tonight at ten. the rise in albanians crossing the channel in small boats, lured by higher wages and gangs recruiting them for the drugs trade. the numbers have gone up sharply this year we report from albania on what s behind it. locals in this neighbourhood say 70% of the community has already left, and many of those living here now are thinking ofjoining them. also on the programme tonight. staff at twitter find out if they ve been sacked, as the firm s new owner, elon musk, drastically cuts costs. a series of rail strikes due to start tomorrow has been suspended, but the late notice means services tomorrow will be extremely limited. a major shift in money for the arts. the english national opera will move out of london, as blackpool illuminations wins funding for the first time. and the facial recognition technology that s helping to identify photos of holocaust victims and its survivors. on bbc london, the growing numbers of child trafficking victims disappearing from
tomorrow morning. jose diaz-balart picks up live coverage right now. good morning. it s 10:00 a.m. eastern, 7:00 a.m. pacific. i m jose diaz-balart. 13 days before the midterms. candidates across the country face-off on the debate stage, including in pennsylvania where senate candidates john fetterman and mehmet oz sparred on a host of issues. in fetterman s first debate since suffering a stroke. on capitol hill, a key member of donald trump s inner circle testifies. plus, the president of the united states warning the leader of russia as the kremlin is insisting ukraine is planning to use a dirty bomb. and we re keeping an eye on the white house as the president is set to speak later this hour about what the white house calls new actions to provide families with more breathing room. and we begin with our top story. in 13 days voters will head to the polls for the pivotal midterm elections. candidates made high-stake pitches in four intense debates last night. pennsylva
the sound of artillery fire. you can tell every minute that this is a city that is being intensely fought over. we start here in the uk, where the prime minister rishi sunak has set out his priorities for 2023 in his first major speech of the year. let s have a listen to some of what he had to say. first, we will have inflation this year to ease the cost of living and give people financial security. second, we will grow the economy, creating better paid jobs and opportunity right across the country. third, we will make sure our national debt is falling so that we can secure the future of public services. fourth, nhs waiting lists will fall, and people will get the kjaer they need more quickly. fifth, we will pass new laws to stop small boats, sunak making sure that if you come to this country sunak illegally, you are detained and swiftly removed. rishi sunak spent the first few weeks of his premiership last autumn trying to restore stability after the turmoil of liz truss go
settling in. killing at least 47 people across nine states. that number is, sadly, expected to rise. buffalo, new york, has been happens the hardest hit. they are used to storms, but not like this. this is a hurricane whipping up heavy, blinding snow, and many roads are still impassable. people were trapped in their car, people are still being pulled out of their car. people are being found dead in their car. that s how crippling this storm was. the storm has also made a mess of post-holiday travels. plus fountains as star south as new orleans still frozen over, but warmer temperatures, they re coming. we have crews covering every aspect of this crippling weather. first, let s guess to miguel marquez, who is on the phone trying to drive through this storm to buffalo right now. miguel, tell us what you are seeing on the road there, what are you hearing from officials. reporter: try as i might, i do not think we ll gets to buffalo. buffalo is synod in. for a city so accus
some dying in snow buried cars, others in homes with no power. conditions so bad rescuers needed rescuing. and the travel nightmare continues for thousands of americans, so far more than 3,000 flights have been canceled today, the majority are southwest flights. plus, how a toy and a car led police to find a kidnapped baby. welcome to the lead i m phil mattingly in today for jake tapper. we begin with the rising death toll from the vicious winter weather across the country. at least 49 people across nine states have died from storms, at least 27 of those deaths are centered in buffalo, new york, and surrounding erie county which were hit with a blizzard, winds so fierce they reached hurricane strength, rescuers had to be sent out to help stranded rescue crews facing, quote, some of the worst conditions that any of us have ever seen. many roads around buffalo remain impassable, driving bans still in place in some areas as crews try to clear the streets to restore power