Im lukwesa burak. We start here in the uk because the uks national debt is on course to triple over the next half a century. Thats the warning from the governments official forecaster, the office for budget responsibility. An ageing population, climate change, and rising geopolitical tensions will all put increasing pressure on the Public Finances according to the 0brs report. And it says without extra Tax Revenues or a return to post War Productivity levels, the Public Finances are not sustainable over the long term, and something has got to give. Uk national debt is currently at almost 100 of the size of its annual Economy Output or gdp. The 0br says its Base Scenario is a national debt of 274 of gdp in 2071. Risks from war, disease, cyber Conflict And Trade tensions could push that even higher. By 2071, the 0br expects the uk to be spending more than £200 Billion extra per year on things like health, Social Care and pensions. The chair of the 0br Richard Hughes spoke to the bbc ear
We have nice bit of an orange glow over the bay ahead of what will be a hot and pretty breezy afternoon. Were already in the midst of red flag warnings those take effect this morning at 05 00am for the Santa Cruz Mountains. Inland east bay and all across the north bay as winds are now beginning to pick up these will remain in effect all the way through friday at 11 00am so really the remainder of your workweek we are impacted by this high or higher fire danger. North bay areas starting to see increased winds not near a breezy us just yet though that will be tonight into tomorrow morning. This is 04 30pm today outlets peak vacaville, callous toga sonoma even down to Livermore Hayward and san jose really seeing wind speeds picking up here by the time we work into early tomorrow morning vacaville regularly seeing wind gusting to 40 to 50 Miles Per Hour range areas like out was p calistoga even upper elevations, the east bay right there with you. Now into thursday evening and into friday m
His killing was racially motivated. Im tired. Im tired of pain. Im here to ask you to make it stop. This as one of the former officers charged with aiding and abetting in the killing of george floyd is released on bail, as we learn former officer derek chauvin, charged with murder, has been negotiating a deal with prosecutors. Jaywalking while black. The shocking encounter caught on camera. Two teens arrested crossing the street. This as a new abc news investigation uncovers disturbing new information about black americans and arrests, and we speak this morning to a police chief who was forced to dismantle an entire city police force. Breaking overnight, covid cases surpass 2 million in the. With infections rising in at least 20 states, the new surge in hospitalizations overwhelms icus in arizona. This as the race for the vaccine takes a huge step forward. And driving force for change. Were no strangers to moving fast. Nascar banning the Confederate Flag from all its events. The man be
Good morning and thanks for oining us, lets get first to the breaking news this morning that fatal crash 4 people were killed and only the driver survived in a crash on highway 85 in san jose that driver arrested for dui covers will tran is at the scene of the crash and we could still see some vehicles in activity there whats going on. The vehicle is still here is an suv we do know that this scene will not be cleared earlier than 9 oclock this morning we heard in the overnight hours that possibly it would be cleared at 8 but now theyre saying its a bigger scene and they thought because the sun is up they can clearly see what theyre tackling at this time it is a massive scene which is why southbound 85 just south of cala road will not be open at least for another couple of hours as theyre still investigating the latest Development James and darya you can see theres a tow truck driver on the right side of your screen so they are cleaning it up taking measurements and then they will remov