the cost of a shipping container has slumped since last year. is it a warning sign of a global recession on the horizon? well, we start here in the uk, if you can see me, i am at a slight distance. i m going to sit back down. the cameras aren t playing with us nicely this morning, so let s sit back down and we will start the programme again. let s pretend that didn t happen, shall we? 0k. welcome to the programme. we start in the uk whether has lodged a controversial new push for oil and gas exploration in the north sea. nearly 900 blocks are offered exploration with as many as 100 licences to be awarded. the government says it will burst energy security and support skilled jobs. but the decision is at odds with international climate scientists who say fossil fuel projects should be closed down, not expanded. it comes as households are warned they could face a rolling electricity blackouts this winter if problems with gas suppliers deteriorate further. national grid, overseei
what is the latest? well, certainly a significant, significant development here, something that the families have been wanting. and this is the most important thing really in this story. this community, the parents here, they have suspended, the school district now, moments ago in a press release, announcing they are sus ppending their schl police department. several officers at this police department. of course they have faced an enormous amount of scrutiny in their response for taking no action at all. they were there, had knowledge of the school, stood around and did nothing. so now comes word that this is something the families have wanted. also significant because of our reporting, we discovered they are announcing they are placing the lieutenant, miguel hernandez, the lieutenant he was the commander of this police department after they fired the former chief pete arredondo. what s important about miguel hernandez, he was responsible for vetting officer alejandro. he
this investigation of the police force and their response, the school police force. they have been very unhappy, at times calling for him to resign, for his resignation, as well. finally now word coming that he does intend to start the process of his retirement there in uvalde. he has been someone who s been part of this community his whole life. he was fairly well liked before all this happened. he s been with the community, he s been with the school for 31 years. his father was the superintendent before that. so people thought there was unfair process in terms of how he got the job. but certainly he could never imagine, you know, what he s faced in the last several months. and just the handling of all of this, how poor the school district has handled this, how they ve disrespected these families. again, this is something families wanted. they were protesting outside that school all week. and now finally word comes that he is going to retire. it will be a process. it s not g
let s talk to steve more about this. steve, the problem is inflation is at decades high. recession around the corner. it s a heck of a one-two punch. you better believe it. the good news is that the inflation rate has come down a little bit the last two or three months, charles. that s good news. we went from almost 9% inflation this past summer to now we re down to about 7.1%. as you just said, that is still the highest inflation rate we ve had in 35, 40 years. so americans are feeling the punch. their wages and salaries have only gone up by 5 or 6%. that s one of the reasons that you reported that credit card debt is going up. people are trying to maintain their standard of living but paychecks are not keeping pace. i m nervous. i think inflation will come down in 2023 from the high rates of 2022. but i also think that the economy shows real signs of slowing down. i pray we don t crash into a recession. but we sure could. charles: steve, that s what i m concerned about.
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