First a Welcome Development here in the uk. Inflation fell sharply to 6. 8 injuly, from 7. 9 injune. But it still means prices continue to rise. Prime minister rishi sunak says it shows his governments plan is working, but he cautioned against complacency. The drop was fueled by lower energy costs. But Core Inflation which looks at price rises excluding food and energy remained unchanged. According to the office of national statistics, the rising costs of hotels, air travel, and rents are in Part Keeping Inflation high. Economists are still expecting Interest Rates the tool used by the Bank Of England to control price rises to be raised further. The bbc s economics editor faisal islam has more. The heat may be coming out of rising prices at supermarkets and convenience shops, and that can be seen, for example, in milk prices on the shelves of this shop in walsall. Overall they are still rising, butjust by less than they were. This area was, originally, about two months ago, all a pound
Grade of good. The iihs looked at how these selfdriving systems perform in Monitoring Drivers and reminding them that they need to pay attention. Systems from tesla, mercedesbenz, and volvo were among 11 that the iihs rated as poor. Gm system rated as marginal, and nasas crew seven splashed down under a canopy of parachutes over the florida coast this morning. You see this early today, the spacex Crew Dragon Capsule could be seen streaking across the sky as it crossed over the midwest early today. The vessel successfully returned three astronauts and a cosmonaut after their six month stay on the International Space station. Welcome home. The next hour of Cnn News Central starts now. This is cnn Breaking News. Breaking news. Former Special Counsel robert hur will soon be on the hot seat on capitol hill, defending not only his decision not to charge President Biden for his handling of classified documents, but also why he described the president as an elderly man with a poor memory who c
Ainsley it is 8 00 a. M. On the east coast, tuesday, march 12th, is that accurate . Steve that is what it says is mine. Ainsley this is Fox And Friends. ExSpecial Counsel robert hur will be on the hill in two hours. We have a sneak peek about what hes expected to say about the report on bidens memory issues. Brian big trouble in big easy. New Orleans Police prepping for a wild spring break. We have Intelligence Division that watches social media, were prepared, we always are. Brian lawrence is live on Bourbon Street with more. Steve and a major burn to a New York City staple. Why the left is coming after woodfire pizza, which is delicious. Ainsley again . So good. Steve finally. Final hour of Fox And Friends for tuesday starts now and mornings are better with friends. All right, 8 01. Fox news alert, two hours away from hearing from former Special Counsel robert hur getting information on President Bidens handling of classified documents. We know what he will say in the beginning, we h
And although i will no longer be a candidate, i will not stop using my voice for the things i believe in. In all likelihood donald trump will be the republican nominee when our Party Convention meet in july. I congratulate him and wish him well. I wish anyone well who would be americas president. Our country is too precious to let our differences divide us. That was part of nikki haleys speech yesterday announcing the end of her president ial campaign. It means we are now 242 days away from a rematch between President Biden and former President Trump. But today the focus shifts to washington and President Bidens state of the Union Address. Well go through what hes expected to say tonight to congress and the american people. And meanwhile, on capitol hill lawmakers appear to have another deal in place to avoid a partial Government Shutdown. But speaker johnson again needed support from democrats to overcome dissent from within his own party. Good morning and welcome to Way Too Early on
Congressional republicans are already saying weisss new status makes him a Fire Wall Insulating President Biden and his Justice Department and could actually impede congressional efforts to get to the truth. Look into that. Also tonight, the Justice Department has moved to officially dismiss the now defunked plea deal with the president s son. Correspondent dazed spunt has the details from the Justice Department. Good evening, david. Reporter bret, good evening to you. The legal jeopardy for the president s son only deepens now that this case has Special Counsel status, and we can say tonight that it appears hunter biden is headed for trial. I have concluded that it is in the Public Interest to appoint him as Special Counsel. David weiss, the u. S. Attorney who had been leading the Justice Departments probe of Hunter Bidens tax and Business Dealings now getting a new job title and new legal responsibilities. Reporter mr. Weiss has the authority he needs to conduct a thorough investigat