profits but the money is rolling in as it benefits from high interest rates. and qatar looks to cash in on the world cup to boost its economy we have a special report from doha. financial markets reacted calmly as it emerged that rishi sunak is set to be the uk s next prime minister. the pound is broadly unchanged against the dollar and government borrowing costs stayed lower after commons leader penny mordaunt dropped out of the leadership race. but the new prime minister inherits a daunting in tray with the cost of living crisis soaring energy prices and rising inflation. not to mention the war in ukraine and brokering a good relationship with europe. our business correspondent theo leggett has more. the news that rishi sunak is the new leader of the conserve the new leader of the conserve the party and will therefore become the next prime minister of the uk is something international investors seem to have taken in their stride. there has certainly been no return to th
oh. oh. don t goes goodman. bret. jesse: in politics it can be the kiss of death. remember thomas dewey holding up the dewey defeats truman newspaper? remember that? if you were born later you probably don t. i have seen it. it looks like they had fake news back then, too, didn t they? it looks like joe biden had his dewey moment this summer. remember when he declared victory over inflation? actually, i just want to say a number zero: today we received news that our economy had zero percent inflation in the month of july. zero percent. zero inflation last month. jesse: just like he declared victory too early over covid, same thing happened with inflation because, today, just like the rent is too damn high, so are prices. this just in, the august inflation report chief business correspondent christie romans has the numbers what are you seeing? forward cooling but too high. you have the overall inflation number 8.3%. you get inside these numbers, some of the year over
You by meso book if you or a loved one have mesothelial, will send you a free book to answer questions you may have call now and well come to you 808 to one 4,000 all right. Donald trump and joe biden agreed to finally face off twice, no less but was not there are hey, junior, could they come to maybe regret this decision . Ill explain. Also, tonight will take you inside the other criminal trial in manhattan. How senator bob menendez is trying to explain away those gold bars and stacks of cash in his bribery trial plus, after years of silence, he tweeted one image and sent meme stocks soren, the bizarre comeback of the one they call Roaring Kitty. Tonight and Laura Coates Live well, its one of the longest president ial campaigns ever but whos counting with the oldest candidates ever . Everyones counting. And now well feature the earliest debates ever. Welcome to the latest twist in this 2024 race, donald trump and President Biden have now freed to face off in june and september, the ju
Good evening, its 5pm, the main stories. Severe Flood Warnings are in place along much of englands east coast, with thousands of homes at risk, as snow and strong winds continue to hit the uk. The risk of high tides and storm surges has led to the warnings which mean there is a danger to life. This is the Environment Agency map and as you can see, there are dozens of locations at risk. Down the east coast and down towards the south east. Evacuations are under Way Injaywick in essex, and Great Yarmouth in norfolk. In total there are 17 severe Flood Warnings in place across england and wales. There are also 90 warnings where flooding is expected and immediate action is required. And 64 alerts where flooding is possible and individuals should be prepared for rising water levels. Ben brown is in Great Yarmouth. People here in Great Yarmouth busy as you can see behind me, collecting sandbags. The sand and bags provided by the council. People have to come here with spades, fill up sandbags a
Contact us by the disgust he felt watching Media Coverage of the russia story. Not only were most reporters getting it wrong, they were getting it backward. The russians were in fact deeply involved in american politics, but the real story had almost nothing to do with the 2016 president ial campaign. Intrigued, we agreed to meet with at source today. He just left our offices here in washington a couple of hours ago. The story he told us is astonishing. We will be following up on it, confirming more of it and bringing you details about it this week and after. At first, heres an overview of what he told us. Media reports describe Paul Manafort as a central figure in the russia investigation due to the several months he spent as Donald Trumps campaign chairman. According to our source, thats only half true. He is indeed at the center of this investigation, but not because of his ties to trump. In fact, Paul Manafort spent years working with the Podesta Group on behalf of russian governme