plus, living at the extreme. major flooding on the east coast, explosive wildfires out west, and fears of blackouts due to record heat and stress on the power grids. and companies call on employees to return to the office after labor day, but that s not what many workers want. might their push to work from home motivate your own conversation with your boss? welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we begin this hour on democracy watch in our politics lead. monitoring the latest evidence of the pernicious and growing threat against the american experiment itself. former president trump continuing to endorse and help election liars win. republican primaries for offices that are relevant to your vote s integrity. trump s pick for the republican primary in massachusetts today is someone who falsely said that the 2020 election was, quote, rigged. and who will, trump says, quote, rule with an iron fist. trump is also talking about pardoning those who violently attacked the cap
ferdinand bongbong marcosjunior, son of the late dictator ferdinand marcos, will soon be sworn in as president of the philippines. and novak djokovic cruises into the third round at wimbledon, but it s the end of the road for britain s andy murray and emma raducanu is also out of the tournament. welcome to the programme. a french court has concluded the country s longest ever trial, for the 2015 terror attacks, by handing down prison sentences to 20 men. an islamist gang killed 130 people in paris in 2015. they targeted the bataclan concert hall, the national football stadium, bars and restaurants. the only gang member to survive the night, salah abdeslam, was handed a rare whole life sentence. mark lobel reports. guilty. facing a full life prison term, france s most severe penalty for criminals, the only survivor of the gun and bomb attacks that killed 130 people, and the biggest trial in modern french history following the country s worst peacetime attack. it shook paris
chancellor of the exchequerjeremy hunt has described his autumn budget statement. 27 million workers will see their main national insurance contributions cut from 12% to 10% from january. and a tax break for companies that invest in new equipment will be made permanent, which mr hunt claims is the biggest business tax cut in modern history . also announced the news that from april, universal credit and disability benefits will go up by 6.7 percent. but those on welfare will have to take a work placement within 18 months or risk losing their benefits. the state pension will go up by 8.5% to 221 pounds 20 a week. the minimum wage for those aged 21 and older will go up to 11 pounds 44 an hour. pouring some cold water on all this however, a report out from the uk s independent spending watchdog, the office for budget responsibility. it warns that despite the new cuts, overall tax as a percentage of national income will soon be the highest since the second world war. here s our p
an eat all you can buffet. fantastic. let s go to canada. you may have seen the niagara falls but not like this. this is from a tunnel on the canadian side of the falls, first built in 1905 as a hydroelectric power plant, now transformed into a viewing platform. tourists descend in a glass elevator and go to the edge of the platform where they can take in this spectacular view of the falls. absolutely beautiful. don t forget, you can access all the latest news on our website, including our main story. 20 men have been convicted of involvement in the worst islamist attack in france that killed 130 people in paris in