A Key Campaign Promise through a sweeping tax reform bill with the biggest tax. Goes on trial accused of carrying out a bomb attack. Team boss. Had nothing to do with terrorism and everything to do with money. Thomas a very warm welcome to the show we begin with this program with some breaking news police in australia say a vehicle has been driven into a crowd of people outside a train station in the city of melbourne Authorities Say at least seven people have been taken to hospital the incident occurred at the flinders street station during. Thursday evening rush hour that area was packed with people doing Christmas Shopping police have arrested the driver they say they have not yet established whether this incident is terror related it seems to be similar to one in january when a car was driven into the destiny and south the very same spot was going to live today to be a correspondent peter ham and he joins us from melbourne a date of what to tell us this point. Well its so far uncle
A barometer of support for independence from spain all the region seats are up for grabs after madrid dissolved a separatist parliament and its leader. And the trial opens for the man charged with carrying out a bomb attack on football team. Bus investigators say it had nothing to do with terrorism and everything to do with money. Good to have you with us police in australia say a man intentionally crashed his vehicle into a crowd during rush hour in South Central melbourne at least fourteen people have been injured several seriously the driver and a second man were taken into custody soon after the incident that occurred just after four forty five local time in an area packed with holiday shoppers. The tragedy in the center of. A white s. U. V. Barreled at high speed and to pedestrians just off to four thirty pm local time with Authorities Say more than a dozen people injured many have been taken to hospital including a toddler with serious head injuries. The driver of the car and a p
And london. This is bbc world news. Its newsday. Its 8am in singapore, 1am in london and 5pm in las vegas, where the girlfriend of the gunman, who killed 58 people and injured hundreds more at a music festival, says she had no idea he was planning an attack. Marilou danley flew back from the philippines and is being questioned by the fbi about Stephen Paddocks possible motives. Meanwhile, President Trump has been in las vegas meeting survivors, victims families and the Emergency Services who responded to the attack. Heres our north america editor, jon sopel. Its just after itsjust after 10pm its just after 10pm and the first shots have been fired. Police body can images capture the panic that is starting to spread in the concert ground. Police are trying to identify the source of the firing. And to shepherd people to safety. Today the president and first lady arrived in las vegas to meet some of the survivors and first responders. At Police Headquarters he was briefed on the investigat
The fed decision is coming today. A decision that has already been made by this point. Right. Any visurprises today . The market is discounted fully. The real issue is what the chair says in her press conference. It will either be a nonissue because its already discounted or whatever she says in terms of the future path and the key operative words are slow and gradual. Do they change from that or not . Well see. If you are sitting in the room today or you have been advising or around the table over the last several days, put into context what the trump rally means to that conversation. Thats a great question because weve seen rates come up. It started after brexit. Remember, the tenyear treasury was at 136. 6. Thats the lowest since hamilton. Not the musical. The real guy. The british rate. Things started to rise. It was at 188 before the election. Im talking about the tenyear treasury, and now its up bobbing its head. Whats interesting is that weve seen equities rise against that back
Item 11 i remind you yet again of the seasonal increase in suicide, aggravated assault, and your everpopupur homicide. Pursuant to these grim realities, i give you item 12. Now, lets exhibit sound judgment out there today and hold to a a nimum the nuisancetype busts. Neither this precinct nor the courts it serves looks kindly on a lastminute frenzy of mickey mouse arrests and attending paperwork. And the day before christmas is no time to p p your collar count. Item 13 the Christmas Gift drive for the patients of alalangels Childrens Hospital under the personal supervision of lieutenant Howard Hunter lastminute gifts for these young unfortunates are being wrapped near the front desk even as we speak, and delivery of same is scheduled at 4 30 p. M. Belklk, and goldblume will convene at 4 15 sharp in the parking lot for transport to childrens hospitit. Carpooling is recommended. Appropriate wardrobe for santas helpers has been provided free of charge by kowalskis costume and partysupply