and the indian adaptation of the hollywood classic forrest gump is released next week we talk to the bollywood superstar aamir khan. it kind of feels like a dream now because it s been such a journey and we ve come to the end, it s about to release any kind of feels unreal. it s seven in the morning in singapore, and eight am in tokyo where japan is demanding an immediate end to china s military exercises around taiwan after five chinese missiles landed in the country s exclusive economic zone. beijng you ll remember is conducting live firing exercises in the sea around taiwan for the next several days, in response to a recent visit there by the senior us politician, nancy pelosi. rupert wingfield hayes. it began with this barrage of rockets streaking into the sky from the south east coast of china. it s thought these came down somewhere in the middle of the taiwan strait. but this was just the prelude. further inland, rocket forces were preparing to launch these much bigge
hospice. china launches several ballistic missiles into waters around taiwan following a senior us leader s divisive visit to the island. the bbc announces an independent review into the allegations surrounding tim westwood, and his conduct when he worked for the company. and how disposable face marks are affecting birdlife in 23 countries around the world. the bank of england has given a very downbeat assessment of the state of the economy, warning that it will fall into recession this year. it forecasts the economy will shrink in the final three months of 2022, and keep on drinking until the end of next year. inflation, the rate at which prices rise, which the bank forecasts will rise to over 13%, driven by the sharp rise in energy bills. in an effort to curb soaring prices, the bank of england raised interest rates by 0.5% to i.75%, the biggest in 27 years. our economic editor has this report. prices are inflating, interest rates are going up and the economy in general is
Traffic jams, flight delays, and Severe Weather. The Memorial Day Travel rush is off to anything but a smooth start tonight. Good evening, and thank you for being with us. Im Maurice Dubois in for norah. Nearly 44 million americans are heading out of town by road and by air, and they are having their patience tested for two reasons. First, there is a near recordbreaking number of travelers. The tsa says today could be the busiest day ever for passenger screenings. And then, there are the widespread storms thunder, heavy rain, and strong winds from the great plains in the midwest to as far south as georgia. All complicating the holiday getaway. We have Team Coverage of the weather and travel, and cbss Kris Van Cleave will start us off. Reporter major gridlock on an l. A. Freeway, halting the memorial day getaway, shut down for three hours during a police standoff. And those pulling into lax just found another traffic jam. Brake lights outside. Look at this line. Reporter and these long
Good afternoon, and good to be with you. Im jose diazbalart in for katy tur. Court has wrapped in new york city. It was a day of routine appearances from a slate of custodial and lesser known witnesses, all setting up the major testimony we expect to be hearing on monday from the other man at the center of this hush money case, Michael Cohen. Multiple sources tell nbc news Donald Trumps former fixer is expected to take the stand for several days. What todays testimony about cohens Phone Records could tell us about the prosecutions strategy next week and what cohens appearance signals about the overall timing of this trial. Could he be the final person we hear from . Or could donald trump himself take the stand later as he has suggested he could do. The prosecution knows when it might rest. We have a whole lot to cover. I want to get right into it. Joining us now, is nbc news Legal Correspondent lisa rubin who was inside the courtroom today. Senior judge and professor at Florida Interna
Im katie tur. Sunday, october 8th. Right now, its eight a. M. In gaza, eight a. M. In new york, three pm in gaza and israel, where airstrikes continue, following the surprise or scale attack by hamas earlier yesterday morning. Overnight, gaza residents reported a stream of rockets hitting multiple sites, plumes of smoke could be seen over Gaza City Skyline earlier. And in israel, more Rocket Attacks and the Border City Of and now, new attacks and the north. Hezbollah Firing Rockets on a long contested area and the golan heights. The fighting has shocked much of the world. The death toll is already high and it is still rising. The Palestinian Health ministry in gaza says 313 palestinians have been killed, and 1990 others injured. Israel reports at least 200 israelis are dead and more than 1800 are injured, making this the deadliest conflict at least for israel in decades. While Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus vow to gaza in the rubble, pulling back wont be easy as hamas could nap a n