i know people are very upset and rightly so about inflation. but there s nothing to suggest that inflation is it? it s recession is in the works. i believe there is a path through this that entails a soft landing with the economy essentially stabilizing. well, how s that sock landing feeling to you guys out there tonight? how does that woman still have a job when so many americans are now at a risk of losing their jobs? well, we know why she became the first woman in the two hundred and thirty two year history of the u.s. department of treasury to hold that position. oh, come on . being a first was always more important to biden than someone actually being the best. and now we re all suffering for all the incompetence. now, the dow is seven hundred and forty six points lower than it was on inauguration day for biden. so that means all the gains that we made under trump, we re totally wiped out. and that s before you account for inflation. and by the way, things are about
in winter storms sweeping across north america, which are being described as the blizzard of the century . thousands are still without power and there is ongoing widespread travel disruption nearly 20,000 flights have been cancelled in recent days. now on bbc news, it s hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. where do you get your news from? do you trust it to be true? for many of us, the answers to these questions are changing. social media is an increasingly dominant source of information. long established news sources, like us at the bbc, are in a fight for audiences and, yes, for trust, too. my guest, david dimbleby, became, in the course of a long broadcasting career, the face and voice of the bbc on the biggest occasions, from elections to royal ceremonial. can his journalistic values survive in a world where opinion so often trumps truth? david dimbleby, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. in the course of your broadcasting career, you have seen a massive tra
people to pray for his predecessor, pope emeritus benedict, whose health has worsened. officials say his health has deteriorated overnight. now on bbc news, it s hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. where do you get your news from? do you trust it to be true? for many of us, the answers to these questions are changing. social media is an increasingly dominant source of information. long established news sources, like us at the bbc, are in a fight for audiences and, yes, for trust, too. my guest, david dimbleby, became, in the course of a long broadcasting career, the face and voice of the bbc on the biggest occasions, from elections to royal ceremonial. can his journalistic values survive in a world where opinion so often trumps truth? david dimbleby, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. in the course of your broadcasting career, you have seen a massive transformation in the way news and information is produced and the way it s consumed. do you think, for the better?
but there should be some sunshine around in places. increasingly wintry. factor in the northerly winds, it ll feel colder than this. for next week, turning much colder for a time, increasing risk of frost and ice where we have had all of the flooded fields. things could be disruptive on monday, so stay tuned to the forecast. thanks, stav. that s it. there s more analysis of the day s main stories on newsnight, just getting underway over on bbc two. but the news continues here on bbc one, as wejoin our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. have a very good night. this is bbc news. we ll have the headlines and all the main news stories at the top of the hour, straight after this programme. welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. where do you get your news from? do you trust it to be true? for many of us, the answers to these questions are changing. social media is an increasingly dominant source of information. long established news sources, lik
tonight, more classified documents from biden s time as vice president found at a second location. first telling cnn, the president s legal team discovered this batch during a search conducted after the other classified documents were found back in november. it s just adding to the chaos and maybe the delight of some in washington d.c. tonight. if you look down pennsylvania avenue from the white house to congress, investigations are brewing. you can argue that some are absolutely warranted. you can argue some are absolutely not. but this is president biden s new reality, as he navigates the next two years with republicans controlling the house. i want to bring in former republican congressman, joe walsh, cnn political commentator, ashley allison, and téa mitchell, washington correspondent for the atlanta journal constitution. look, biden does not have the smoothest of paths ahead of him. we can say that with a straight face and perhaps a little bit of a smile or a friend. as