now on bbc news, powering ukraine. russian missiles and drones rain down on ukraine s civilian infrastructure, causing untold damage. it s been happening for months. this is ukraine s energy war, a constant battle for heat and light, with an army of engineers racing to keep the country connected. for ukrainians, it has been a winter of darkness and uncertainty. how does a country respond when the stakes are so high? if the power system collapses, that would mean the suffering of tens of millions of people during wintertime. we cannot allow that, not on my watch. we follow the teams fighting this war. what the missiles destroy, they rebuild, in places where people are living on the edge. this power plant in central ukraine has been hit repeatedly. it s a huge place, but this is what well aimed russian missiles have done to the country s infrastructure. missile fragments litter the place. for security reasons, we have been asked not to identify the plant or its manager. so what
britain s largest energy supplier, centrica, is to reveal record profits today on the back of a surge in wholesale gas prices linked to the war in ukraine, just weeks after suspending the forced installation of prepayment meters over concerns of its treatment of vulnerable customers. many families are struggling to pay their energy bills, with a quarter losing sleep over it. centrica s boss chris o shea has been urged to waive his bonus. kathryn porter is an energy consultant and founder of watt logic. by by any one s numbers, £3 billion, it is a huge amount of money and it s going to mean a huge amount of criticism today as well from people across the board. is centrica profiteering in your view? board. is centrica profiteering in your view? no, i don t think the are in your view? no, i don t think they are profiteering, - in your view? no, i don t think they are profiteering, the - they are profiteering, the record profits are driven by its upstream business, production o
and japan meet for the first time in 12 years, seeking to set aside historic differences. the european central bank has hiked interest rates by half of 1%, despite the impact of rising rates on the banking sector. it comes as central banks and governments around the world are nervously watching whether the crisis surrounding credit suisse will develop into a global banking crisis. shares in credit suisse have stabilised after the swiss national bank offered it a funding lifeline. so how did we get here? credit suisse was already in trouble before its biggest investor saudi national bank announced on wednesday that it could offer no more financial support. that lead to its share price plummetting by 30%. late wednesday the swiss central bank said it would provide financial support to the tune of $54 billion us dollars. that has reassured the markets for now but concerns remain about contagion from the collapse of the two us banks last week. it is all quite complex, it is all q
attorney s alleged financial crimes, a major win for prosecutors who argued murdaugh killed his wife and son as part of a cover-up for stealing millions. gillian: despite the victory for the state, they have yet to present any direct evidence that murdaugh committed the murders. will you will the judge s ruling impact the direction this case takes? we have criminal defense attorney jonna spilbor to break it down coming up. john: fox news alert to start off this monday, the fbi arresting two people, a man and a woman, accused of trying to attack the power grid in the state of maryland. hello, welcome back to a new week of america reports. i m john roberts, hello monday to you. gillian: happy, happy monday to you, gillian turner in for sandra smith. sarah beth clendaniel of maryland and brandon clint russell of florida, they have extremist views and pose a real threat. they are to appear in federal court in the hour. john: david spunt is at the justice department foll
survivors. their cries for help can be heard through the rubble. we need help. we need the international community to do something, to help us, to support us. survivors being pulled from the wreckage including this toddler. i ll speak with a u.n. official about the recovery effort. also this morning, tensions flaerg with china as the u.s. rushes to collect the debris from that spy balloon. china calling it a clear overreaction. the fallout from that hanging over president biden one day out from his second state of the union address. what we know about tomorrow s high stakes speech. we re going to begin with those massive deadly earthquakes rocking turkey and syria. p nbc news foreign correspondent meagan fitzgerald has the latest on the damage. i m joined by senior communications adviser and spokesperson for the u.n. high commissioner for the refugee office for middle east and north africa. the images coming out of the region are horrifying. children being pulled from