Good evening and welcome to politics nation. The punchlines have been delivered and the punch bowls have been emptied after last night white house Correspondents Dinner. In washington, returning to the harsh realities of Election Year politics in 2024. The polls showed the race between President Biden and former President Trump is tighter than ever and in the coming weeks, the direction of the campaign could be influenced by events played out in New York City but i have returned. On tuesday, former President Trump will return to a manhattan courthouse where jurors will hear from witnesses in his hush money case. At Columbia University, administrators will have to grapple with how to deal with propalestinian demonstrators ahead of their upcoming commencement. The decisions they make will be watched closely by other colleges and communities. Protests over events in the east have left americans deeply divided. We are joined by a man who will be at the center of all of this weeks drama, ne
I am haidi stroudwatts. I am. The top stories this hour, elon musk making an unannounced trip to china meeting the premier and seeking to reduce the revenue decline. Bhp is said to sweeney 02 Anglo American after having its offer turned down. Bloomberg learned Elliott Management is to build a large stake in one of Warren Buffetts favorite japan trading houses. Haidi we are looking like a pretty positive set up so far, said futures up by. 3 of 4 , indicating an Early Advance of 1 will be get to the cash open. U. S. Equities getting on friday, strong earnings reports with the likes of alphabet and microsoft under relief when it comes to month inflation lifting spirits at the end of what was ultimately a choppy week. Take a look at how we are setting up when it comes to japan, nikkei futures flat at the moment. We see that yen tumbling pass levels targeted for intervention. We saw the slide gathering pace after a deb fischer boj and lots of questions as to the credibility of policymakers
Changes are coming to gun laws after Governor Newsom signed two major bills aimed at safety. And accountability. The first will double the tax on guns and ammunition sold in the state and that money will be put into violence prevention programs in school safety. The second will ban. Will from tearing firearms and most places putting public parks, churches and anywhere alcohol is sold. The new laws will test the limits of the supreme courts new standard for interpreting the nations gun laws. Daniel lurie has officially entered the mayoral race. He believes he is the right person to solve San Franciscos problems. He is the air to the levi strauss fortune through his stepfather. He is tryiying to position himself as an outsider in the race against mayor london breed and supervisor ahsha safai. The u. S. Is four days away from a possible government shutdown. The senate and house moving forward with their own spending bills. There is no guarantee other plan will pass once the bill heads to
father. this with the house poised to vote today on whether to formally authorize an impeachment inquiry into president biden. also ahead, the president set to meet today with the families of americans held hostage by hamas. and his new warning to israel about the war. and later, rudy giuliani set to testify as soon as today in the defamation case against him as an election worker tearfully recounts the threats that made her fear for her life. hello, everyone, thank you for being here. it is 10:00 eastern, i m ana cabrera reporting from new york, and we begin with this breaking news on capitol hill this morning. hunter biden speaking there moments ago saying he is ready to testify publicly this morning, as house republicans have him scheduled to appear for a closed-door deposition. hunter biden acknowledged his troubled history, but accused house republicans of distorting the facts. there s no evidence to support the allegations that my father was financially invol
A community is coming together. So many people lined up to donate supplies to the victims. Some actually got turned away today. Incredible. Good evening, im lucy nola noland. Im iain page. Investigators have not been able to take close look at that Senior Center burned in that fire on thursday. Brad satin live outside the goodwill fire station in west chester tonight with more. Brad. Reporter iain, a real tragedy here. We know 160 people have been displaced. There are few we dont have an exact number bought few who are still unaccounted for as you can imagine hearts are heavy here in west chester. But locally people did find a way today to help. So often out of tragedy horrible. Absolutely horrible and devastating. Reporter we find compassion. It is beyond belief. It is just so heart touching. Reporter hours after the inferno at Barclay Friends Senior Living Center thursday night, Goodwill Fire Company announce the donation drive on facebook. Sunday from 9 00 to 7 00 the fire companys