christmas vigil was held last night with him s and prayers for peace in the region as the israel-hamas war continues unabated. israeli defense forces are continuing to embark gaza city with fresh air strikes. this includes one of the deadliest so far, which claimed the lives of 70 members of an extended family. accordin to the palestinian health ministry, more than 20,000 people have been killed in gaza since october 7th. among the dead, approximately 8000 children. the staggering loss of life has already surpassed the toll for any of their arab conflict. israel yesterday, president biden spoke with israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, after their longest stretch without speaking since the war began. the white house says the president emphasized, quote, the critical need to protect the civilian population including those supporting that humanitarian aid operation and the importance of allowing civilians to move safely from areas of ongoing fighting. netanyahu also ex
are no stranger to the disgraced, twice-impeached, four-times indicted ex president saying the quiet parts out loud. it is basically his calling card. often it meant speaking in code using dog whistles telling the proud boys for instance to stand back and stand by or saying there are good people on both sides after white supremacists marched through the sheets of charlottesville chanting, jews will not replace us. but now? now, donald trump has dispensed with the dog whistles. he is going for. . as a rule we don t air video of donald trump lightly on this show but we thought it was important that you hear this, that we all bear witness to what the ex-president and current leading republican candidate is saying here. we re like a rocket ship, who s like a rocket ship sent by kim jong-un, just like that. who is very nice, i will tell you. he is not so fond of this administration, but he s fond of me, and we had a very good relationship. vladimir putin of russia says that bi
i migrant facility, killing eight people. and in northeast texas, outside of dallas, investigators zero in on the motive for yet another mass shooting. this time at an outlet mall in the town of ral len, texas, where eight people including a child were killed. plus, republicans and democrats are digging in the debt ceiling, ahead of their critical meeting at the white house tomorrow. good day, everyone, i m andrea michelle in washington. flags are flying at half-staff at the white house after yet another mass shooting in texas, followed bun day later by a horrific act in the same state, leaving 16 people dead from the two incidents. in browns isville, texas, an update just moments ago on the city s police chief on the man facing manslaughter charges after plowing his vehicle into 18 people outside of a migrant shelter. the driver of the vehicle identified as george alves november 9th, 1988, had attempted to flee thee driver o vehicle i m sorry george alvarez has an
pace since june. and that could have major economic and political fallout. lucas tomlinson is live at the white house with more on this. lucas. reporter: jon, jp mayor began ceo jamie dimon thinks the fed has lost some control over inflation. a chemming contact congressman representing joe biden s home hometown in scranton responded earlier on fox. i wouldn t go that far, but what i will say is i think they got a late start. i think they should have started ticking interest rates up a little bit much earlier, maybe six months earlier than they did. reporter: new economic data shows inflation is getting worse. the personal if consumption execs pendtures price index, the fed s preferred gauge for inflation, rose .6% in january. the annual inflation rate also rose to 5.4%, the first increase since it peaked in june making some wonder if the fed is behind on inflation. president biden reacting to the economic news in a statement which read in part: annual inflation in janua
welcome to the programme. cities around the world have been welcoming in 2023 with the latest new year celebrations taking place across the united states, canada, the caribbean and latin america. this was rio dejaneiro in brazil crowds gathered on its copacabana beach watching the spectacular fireworks display there. this year is in contrast to the previous two years, when celebrations were scaled back because of the pandemic. the bbc s louisa pilbeam looks back on how the world has been seeing in the new year. crowd: 5, 4, 3, 2,1. big ben bongs. times have changed and with covid restrictions lifted in most parts of the world, fireworks lit up skies with crowds able to watch below. in london, 100,000 people on the banks of the thames and a moment of royal reflection. the queen: i declare before you all, that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service. people came from around the globe, happy to watch the tradition in person again. ama