from claiming asylum or seeking citizenship. and the dutch government says it will restrict the export of some equipment used to make microchips, citing national and international security concerns. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we begin in the former soviet republic of georgia, where large crowds have been protesting against new laws which critics say will limit freedoms. the biggest demonstrations are in the capital, tbilisi where police have been using water cannon and tear gas to try to disperse the crowds. our correspondent rayhan demytrie is in tbilisi and she sent us this update. every big moment in history has its iconic image. this may be georgia s. on tuesday, thousands of protesters stood for europe, and stood their ground against water cannons, tear gas and pepper spray. and they even fought back. 55 police officers were injured. protesters have been outraged by what s been happening in parliament pro government mps spoiling for
president biden has declared a major emergency in the state of mississippi, where a tornado has left hundreds homeless. this is the moment on friday when the wind barrelled through a school in the area, captured by cctv cameras inside. and these are the latest drone pictures after the tornado struck carving a path of destruction 170 miles long. at least 26 people were killed in mississippi and one person in alabama. dozens have been injured. our north america correspondent sophie long reports from mississippi. this is rolling fork, a small, close community in mississippi. there is little left. they ve lost loved ones, their homes, everything. we get storms like bad rain or, you know, probably high winds or something. but we never experience nothing like this where it can wipe out a whole town. you know, schools, children, you know, parents, loved ones. it wiped out everything. these girls said they came back to look for their belongings. they didn t find much. this is what
hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. we start here in the uk where the bank of england is poised for the biggest rise in the cost of borrowing for 27 years to rein in the soaring cost of living. economists expect the central bank to raise its main interest rate by half a percentage point something it hasn t done in one go since 1995. that would take it to 1.75% the most expensive borrowing costs the uk has seen for almost a decade and a half with further steep rises expected. it comes as a leading think tank has warned inflation could hit 15% before it starts to ease next year. george buckley is chief uk & euro area economist at the investment bank nomura. i assume you are with the majority and you think is half a percent rise today is a given? i a percent rise today is a civen? ~ , a percent rise today is a civen? ~ , ., a percent rise today is a . iven? ~ , ., ., given? i think it is going to happen. given? i think it is going to happen.