record high, and the office for budget responsibility says it would represent the largest fall in living standards since the 19505. our business correspondent emma simpson reports. these reforms will save around two million self employed people an average of £350 a yearfrom april. better than nothing. tuning into the autumn statement at walthamstow market. a good place to test the mood. pensioners seemed happy. him increasing pension, that s good for me. and young workers like the rise in the minimum wage too. 10% more i m going to win i m going to earn. yeah. who wouldn t like it? but other workers said the cut to national insurance isn t enough. not with the way things are at the moment. the cost of living is too expensive. £450, divide that by 12, divide it by the family that you ve got. is it enough? i don t think so. here are the key details. first, that national insurance cut. it s going from 12% to ten for all employees from january. the self employed will see a
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vehicles and ammunition from allies will arrive soon. there have been russian strikes again in the south tonight and david, there is concern that russia could try and strike eve again. david. david: fascinating view of the u.s. air defense system. thank you. thank your home and the race for the white house on the republican side florida governor ron desantis now taking on former president trump after trump refused to say whether he would sign a national abortion ban. here is jon karl. reporter: as ron desantis moves towards a presidential run, his aides tell abc news he will announce around memorial day. he is now facing off against donald trump on a critical issue for republican primary voters. abortion. it comes after trump criticized santos for signing a law banning almost all abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. if you lo look at what desantis did come a lot of people don t even know if he knew when he was doing, trump told the new site the messenger but he signed six week
might have put himself in legal jeopardy due to the way he detailed last night his conduct related to january 6th, classified records, and his pressure campaign on election officials in georgia. norah? norah: robert costa with all of those new details, thank you so much. severe weather threats are moving across the south tonight, a confirmed ef1win th afternoonn desoto parish, louisiana. that is about 40 miles south of shreveport. and downpours in eastern texas have caused some flash flooding, closing several roadways in the area. for more, let s bring meteorologist mike bettes from our partners at the weather channel. good evening, mike. reporter: norah, good evening. severe weather storms and tornadoes right through the evening, watch not only for tornadoes but a chance for straight-line wind gusts to 70 miles per hour, hale s biggest softballs, not to mention them flooding rain. here is how it pans out, right into the middle of the country, the area we are worried about, special