postings on social media welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. britain s new prime minister, rishi sunak, has moved into number 10 downing street, and spent most of his first day in office appointing senior members of his government. on arriving in downing street he said the uk was facing a profound economic crisis , and he made a point of saying that he needed to repair the damage caused by some of the policies of his predecessor liz truss. here s our political editor chris mason. 11:50, this morning, downing street s security gates had swung open, the motorcade swept in, heralding another new arrival here. here he comes, rishi sunak, walking up downing street alone to the podium to address the country for the first time as prime minister. i have just been to buckingham palace and accepted his majesty the king s invitation to form a government in his name. it is only right to explain why i m standing here as your new prime minister. right now, our c
britain s new prime minister, rishi sunak, has moved into number 10 downing street and spent most of his first day in office appointing senior members of his government. on arriving in downing street, he said the uk was facing a profound economic crisis and he made a point of saying that he needed to repair the damage caused by some of the policies of his predecessor, liz truss. here s our political editor, chris mason. 11:50, this morning, downing street s security gates had swung open, the motorcade swept in, heralding another new arrival here. here he comes, rishi sunak, walking up downing street alone to the podium, to address the country for the first time as prime minister. i have just been to buckingham palace and accepted his majesty the king s invitation to form a government in his name. it is only right to explain why i m standing here as your new prime minister. right now, our country is facing a profound economic crisis. a businesslike, sober tone, a blunt, direct
rishi sunak has appeared before mps in parliament on his first full day as prime minister, and announced yet more unravelling of liz truss s plans. the government s economic statement due to be delivered on monday has now been pushed back by almost three weeks to november the 17th. the delay did not trouble the financial markets. in fact, the pound rose again against the dollar and is currently trading at $1.16 up around 1.2% although that s also being driven a weakening dollar. the ban on fracking in england is back in place after it was briefly lifted by the former prime minister, and the decision on whether to link a rise in pensions with inflation is up for discussion again. rishi sunak had to defend his decision to reappoint suella braverman as home secretary, less than a week after she was forced to leave the role for a data breach. let s hear their exchange. he asked about the home secretary. the home secretary made an error ofjudgment, but she recognised that, she
change chang changing day by day. john fetterman and mehmet oz, their first and only debate just got underway. everett sturm pulled out of the race. quoting from his tweet announcing the decision, i am polling 3% which places democracy at risk. it s not clear what pennsylvania voters will make that have notion but it s one more thing for them to consider along with what they see from the two main candidates in race that could decide rcontrol of the senate ad perhaps congress the next two years. it s true that voters nationwide have more factors to weigh than most midterms, not just the economy or all the other domestic and foreign challenges at the moment. but things never seen before like armed civilians in camouflage lurking in polling places in pennsylvania or candidates they will only consider the outcome legitimate if they win. new reporting later on the voter intimidation as well as a conversation with a top arizona republican about the threat he sees to democracy. the
reported phone call between the white house and one of the rioters involved in the attack. the u.s. is warning russia to stop what antony blinken calls loose talk about nuclear weapons as vladimir putin continues to face military challenges in ukraine. also this hour, we will get an update from iran where the leader is issuing a new warning in the wake of historic protests after a woman died in police custody. we begin this hour with the latest on hurricane ian which is intensifying quickly. the national hurricane center says it expects ian to rapidly strength especially today and produce significant wind and storm surge in western cuba. it is expected to make landfall between tonight and tomorrow morning, bringing more than 13 inches of rain. in florida, governor desantis declared a state emergency across the entire state. and president biden approved a state of emergency already. tampa is now at a higher risk for heavy rainfall, storm surge and strong winds. residents