thank you so much for letting us into your homes during these truly extraordinary times. we re grateful the beat starts right now. hi, ary. hi, nicole. welcome to the beat. this is a top story tonight. fox news firing controversial host tucker carlson today. a total earthquake that comed amidst the rockiest period in the history of the conservative fox news channel, which of course recently folded in that record breaking $787 million penalty in the case of defaming a voting machine and lying about the 2020 election as well as heat on the company s wider reporting and errors in work place practices. now, carlson is one of fox s most watched and until now highest paid stars so by all accounts, today s firing surprised him, his own team, and most of his colleagues fox did not allow him a final show the decision and firing clearly came fast. this was his sign off on friday. we ll be back on monday in the meantime, have the best weekend with the ones that you love, and we
the world spent a record track 7 trillion dollars. the imf report which analysed 170 countries found that direct and in depth indirect subsidies cost the equivalent of 7.1% of gross domestic product, gdp, in va 2022, that is more than government spent on education. the imf said that the governments could save $4.4 billion by simply scrapping the subsidies and suggested instead that targeted support should be paid to the poorest households. backin back in 2009, the g20 governments which produce most of the fossil feels emissions committed to phase out subsidies in line with climate goals but also in line with broader
anyone that s been pulled over for speeding, most of us have, odds are you ve tried to talk your way out of it. that never kind of works. never, ever. even tears don t work anymore. you ve tried? yes, everything. now a california college student has found a way to beat the system, no tears required, thanks to an app on his cell phone. kxtv reports from san jose. reporter: this man is on the cutting edge when it comes to smartphones. the 21-year-old rarely goes anywhere without his htc evo 4g. he has applications for everything. i have over 50 apps. technology has always been a part of my life since i ve been a little kid. i hit menu, record track. reporter: he says he was using a droid app called my tracks last year driving around davis. he says it was mostly for fun to keep track of his average speed and distance traveled. he never thought it would help him get out of a traffic ticket. i usually am in the speed