we began this weekend with the voting rights march in selma, alabama. commemorating the 50th anniversary of bloody sunday. a short time ago, president biden laid a crowd of hundreds across the edmund pettus bridge. we re still rights leaders were brutally beaten by police on march 7th, 1965. biden was also issuing a call to action as dozens of states pass voting rights protections. salma is a reckoning. a right to vote. a right to vote, to have your vote counted. it s the threshold of democracy and liberty. with that anything is possible. without it, without that right, nothing is possible. and this fundamental right remains under assault. in january, i signed electoral reform acts to protect the will of the people and the people transferring the transfer of power. we know that we must get the vote in congress. to pass the john lewis voting rights advancement act. let s get right to sell not where we find nbc news correspondent antonia hylton. good to see you, this is a
we start here in the uk where investors are now betting the cost of borrowing will have to keep rising because inflation remains stubbornly high. that s despite a pledge by the government to bring it down, and a barrage of interest rate rises by the bank of england attempting to get it under control. just a few weeks ago, we were assuming that after 11 increases in a row, the bank would not have to raise rates much further. but on wednesday, there was a major rethink on financial markets, which are now pricing in three more rises this year, with rates hitting 5%. here s why. prices in the uk are still rising much too fast, with inflation at 10.1% in the year to march. that s a bit less than the 10.4% recorded in in february, but was still much higher than expected. economists were predicting inflation would fall into single figures. one of the biggest factors the soaring cost of food and drink. it s up over 19% in the past year. it s the fastest rise in 45 years accordi
first quarter. its revenues though, fell around 5% as the industry faces up to a supply glut. tsmc remains asia s most valuable listed company, despite a fall in its share price by over quarter last year. the company is under pressure as some western economies seek to diversify their semi conductor supply chains. let s cross live now to malcolm penn, a global semi conductor industry analyst and ceo of future horizons. thank you for being with us. talk to me, first of all, but these figures. not as great as expected, but given what is happening in the industry, a good performance? the what is happening in the industry, a good performance? good performance? the industry is notoriously good performance? the industry is notoriously cyclical, good performance? the industry is notoriously cyclical, it good performance? the industry is notoriously cyclical, it does - good performance? the industry is notoriously cyclical, it does go - notoriously cyclical, it does go through
a crazy republican state legislature. of course they re not gonna pass that. that s never gonna happen in the country, and then before you know it, you look back at something like roe v. wade being overturned and you say, here we are. let me tell you one more thing that strikes me, which is, this is something that is happening in texas, and it would be easy to say, that s only gonna impact texas. no. there was a decision that s going to be made in texas that impacts you regardless of where you are. exactly. and that is why we can t afford to take our eyes off that ball. we can talk about this for two hours, but we won t, alicia mendes, always good to see you, my friend, and enjoy the rest of your evening. good, evening and welcome to ayman tonight. conspiracy central. house republicans have been accused of faking their new weaponization committee. and new allegations against fox raise questions about its future and what it means for our democracy. then, student debt i
on president biden s student loan forgiveness plan. and a special women s history month panel, three state attorneys general from across america on the fight to protect reproductive rights and your right to vote. i m ayman mohyeldin. let s get started. let s go back to the beginning of last month for a moment, when congressman jim jordan gaveled in the first hearing of house republicans newly established weaponization subcommittee. yes. it is called the weaponization subcommittee. he spoke of a political infection taking over intelligence agencies and seized with the help of, quote, dozens and dozens of whistleblowers and jordan vowed to expose and alleged deep state plot aimed at silencing conservatives with in the federal government. now, thanks to a new bombshell report from democrats on the house judiciary committee, the public is getting a better look at those so-called whistleblowers. while jordan promised we would hear from a roster of brave intelligence community vete