It is good to be back with you for this second hour of Chris Jansing reports. At this hour, Donald Trumps private conversations with Mike Pence in the weeks and months before a mob swarmed the capitol. The neverbeforeseen evidence unsealed by a judge and trumps reaction when he was told his Vice President escaped the violence. The former president prepares to take the stage in michigan after attacking special Counsel Jack Smith as deranging. What else hes saying about a filing detailing his increasingly desperate bid to remain in power. The apocalyptic scenes in lebanon, more than A Million people sleeping on the streets, israel keeping up its Air Strikes. A live report on that, and the stunning claims the agreement Hezbollahs Leader made just days before he was killed. And the growing desperation after hurricane helene, A Thousand active duty troops now in areas without power or clean water. And with the fate of hundreds still unknown, President Biden visiting the Storm Zone right now
And what would you do with a spare 25 Billion Euros . Thats the question facing the irish Government Today as it delivers its budget following a huge Tax Windfall from Tech Firms. Live from london, this is business today. Im lukwesa burak. We start in the us where in the last 30 minutes tens of thousands of East And Gulf Coast Port workers have started striking for the first time in nearly 50 years. This comes after the international longshoremen s association and the us Maritime Alliance were unable to reach an agreement on the terms of their contract. The strikes will halt trade in a wide range of goods and disrupt the Countrys Economy just as we enter the final weeks before the president ial election. Our North America Business correspondent Ritika Gupt the two major sticking points between international longshoreman s association and the us Maritime Alliance are wages and automation for the workers are unhappy with the current contract which spanned the pandemic and dockworkers st
From raw materials and pharmaceuticals, clothes and toys, accounting for more than half import in containers. If it extends for weeks, it could lead to shortages and high prices ahead of the presidential election. That is something the new york governor rained in on. The something the new york governor rained in om rained in on. The potentialfor disruption rained in on. The potentialfor disruption is rained in on. The potentialfor disruption is significant. Rained in on. The potentialfor disruption is significant. We. Disruption is significant. We have not had an event like this in our port since 1977 and that lasted 12 days. We are deeply concerned about the impact that a strike could have on our supply chains, especially when it comes to critical goods like medical supplies and others. Under the 19110 78, president biden has the authority to order workers back to work but the current administration said it would not intervene and encourages all party to keep negotiating in good
Hurricane helene continues right now our viewers in the united states and All Around The World for our special coverage of Hurricane Helene. Im michael holmes. Thanks for being with us tonight. Now, Hurricane Helene is the strongest storm ever to make landfall. Full in floridas Big Bend, sweeping across those less than two hours ago as an extremely dangerous category four with winds of 140 miles an hour. The national Weather Service describing it as unsurvivable up to 20 feet of Storm Surge expected in some areas. There have been at least two deaths reported in georgia and one in florida we have had a report of a fatality on the roadway. Car driving on i94 near Ybor City in tampa was hit when a sign fell onto onto the highway. So that just shows you that its very dangerous conditions out there. We are going to see downed Power Lines. Those are very hazardous as well, please do not mess with any down Power Lines in and around your home or anywhere. You may come in contact with them now.
Northward. It is currently getting strength in the Gulf Of Mexico. Landfall expected later this evening. The Governor Desantis will bring us updates. A big morning on capitol hill. The Task Force on the first Trump Assassination Attempt about to hold its first hearing. With It Nevoses are state and local police out of pennsylvania. It begins 30 minutes from now and well watch that as well. First time weve heard from The House side, okay . This is one of the rare times we have heard from her, watch. Can we trust you . Yes, yes. Am i perfect . But i will tell you i will always put the needs of the people first. Bill more from Kamala Harriss first Solo Sitdown Interview coming up. First live to tallahassee. The governor is on time as he normally is. Here we go. Make landfall as a major hurricane, as a category 3 or 4. It is moving fast. More rainfall is expected and it could lead to significant Storm Surge in our coastal areas. So we are prepared for that, of course. And well see what hap