britain s new prime minister, rishi sunak, has moved into number ten and spent most of the day appointing senior members of the government. on arriving in downing street tuesday, he said the uk was facing a profound economic crisis , and made a point of saying that he d repair the damage caused by some of the policies of his predecessor liz truss. i will place economic stability and confident at the heart of this government s agenda. this will mean difficult decisions to come. he also named his new cabinet. there are a lot of changes butjeremy hunt will stay in the key post as chancellor. he was appointed just a few weeks ago after the failed mini budget. on monday, jeremy hunt is due to deliver a much anticipated statement on the government s tax and spending plans, along with analysis from the office for budget responsibility. joining me now is melanie baker senior uk economist at royal london asset management. there are some rumours that this fiscal event on 31 october
how is russia s war on ukraine affecting russians back home? welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. north korea has launched three ballistic missiles, according to the south korean military. warnings were issued in some regions ofjapan, but none of the missiles crossed their territory. the news comes after wednesday s launch of around 20 missiles, including one that landed less than 60 kilometres from the south korean city of sokcho. those launches were described by us secretary of state antony blinken as dangerous and escalatory. north korea appears to be retaliating for the joint military drills that the south and the us have been carrying out. both sides will know that their actions are potentially destabilising for the reason so why is it happening? here s our south east asia correspondentjonathan head. there are different perspectives on that. the north koreans have tested more missiles this year than ever before, with the total at well over 60.
rain. this is what happened through the small hours, these thunderstorms developed to the south, pushed northwards. we ve seen around 5000 lightning strikes so far today and a lot of rain as you can see from the radar picture. in some places but not in all places. however, where it has been wet, take this figure, bury saint edmonds, above 70 millimetres of rain so far, that is more than that place would normally expect in the whole month of august, so it has been an exceptionally wet day so far but this rain is now starting to clear eastwards, taking a while to do so i have to say but generally improving through the midlands and eastern england this afternoon. sunny spells elsewhere although cloud bringing showers for northern ireland and western scotland and asked that rain clears through a fresh feel than we have had of late and certainly cooler and fresher overnight. with all the moisture on the ground, could see some fog patches developing across parts of the midlands and
today? well, hallie, if he has any sense and if he s learned anything from his own law experience in law enforcement and someone who has put countless witness into the grand jury himself he should only say one thing, after saying his name he should take the fifth in response to every single question. as you said, he has been notified that he is a target of this investigation, and statements that he makes can be used against him. we are looking i want people to see the left side of your screen, a live shot, what are those reporters and cameras doing right now, we re not 100% sure but this is the door rudy giuliani may be walking out. it looks like there s some activity there. we don t know, like, just to pull back the curtain a little bit of what it s like on the ground there, it s not always clear what entrances and exits people will use, if it s going to be above ground, et cetera. we ll keep an eye on this as we re having this conversation. i think blayne alexander
ahead in a moment. but we re going to begin in buffalo. where in the wake of saturday s supermarket terrorist attack, president biden has just finished delivering remarks about the rise of ideologies in america. the president renewed calls for stricter gun laws and urged americans to reject racism. white supremacy is a poison. it s a poison. [ applause ] it really is. running through our body politic. it s been allowed to fester and grow right in front of our eyes. no more. i mean, no more. we need to say as clearly as we can that the ideology of white supremacy has no place in america. those remarks the president didn t just condemn americans spreading hate, he called those silent complicit. and he also issued this warning about the threat white supremacy posed to our country and the democracy. the american experiment in democracy is in a danger like it hasn t been in my lifetime. it s in danger this hour. hate and fear are being given too much oxygen by those who pr