documents issue. lucas tomlinson from the white house, lucas, what is the reaction? well, bill, for days we have been hearing from republicans, they want to see this matter investigated fully and now some democrats are joining the course. i want the facts, i want the department of justice to be completely thorough, completely honest and i want we need to know who knew and when did they know and why did they chose to keep it secret for two months and before an election. lucas: two democratic senators facing tough campaigns also want to see matter investigated. manchin telling, quote, reports of mishandling documents are extremely irresponsible and disturbing. the allegations should be investigated fully. president biden spending time in beach other house in delaware. no documents discovered in that place unlike wilmington home. sent a letter to biden s director of na of na of nationag similar assessment. quote, this discovery of classified information would put preside
policy is working at cross purposes. what s your reaction to what liz truss has said this morning? what impact is the turmoil in the economy having on you? get in touch with your concerns via twitter @annitabbc and use the hashtag #bbcyourquestions two million people are left without power as one of the most powerful storms in us history hits florida s southwest coast. the gangsta s paradise rap star, coolio, has died at the age of 59. and scientists find evidence that dogs can read our mood by using their powerfull sense of smell. the prime minister, liz truss, has been speaking to the media about the economy for the first time since her government s tax cutting mini budget. she s defended her strategy, saying decisive action had to be taken, and the measures were needed to get the economy moving. however she conceded that growth wouldn t come immediately. her comments came as the former governor of the bank of england, mark carney, criticised the way the government promised
to give a lecture reads the guardian. the telegraph also leads with the stabbing of salman rushdie reporting that he was airlifted to hospital. and the daily express describes the attack as frenzied . some other stories featuring this evening the ft leads with the news that the new prime minister will face a public finance crunch, with debt payment and the nation s welfare bill set to soar. a picture of a very dry field is on the front of the i warning that drought will shrink food crops in the uk. but the star has a positive slant on the drought story reporting that rivers that are home to beavers are less likely to dry up. so, let s begin. with salman rushdie. it s like a holding statement of the moment from the newspapers. the police in new york say really what we ve been taught now for about five hours is that salman rushdie is in surgery and that is all we know. the front of the telegraph is perhaps the biggest selection of images and although the images appear
sandra: america s energy crisis, president biden will ask congress to suspend the gas tax for summer. critics say it will have little impact on american wallets and could make the inflation situation worse. hello, welcome, everyone, i m sandra smith in new york. hi, john. john: i m john roberts in washington and this is america reports. the president will request a three month suspension of the gas tax through september, currently $0.18 a gallon for gasoline. $0.24 a gallon for diesel. studies show a move like this does not save people all that much money but does cost the government billions of dollars in revenue. sandra: former president obama famously called it a gimmick in 2008, and all of this as we expect president biden to pin the blame once again on his favorite bogeyman, vladimir putin. jacqui heinrich is live at the white house. hi, jacqui. jacqui: good afternoon to you. the president is expected to call on congress to extend a federal gas tax holiday, som
patient. just in the past hour officials told reporters the shooter bought an ar-15 style weapon a few hours before going into the hospital and found a letter making clear he came in to kill a specific doctor for pain after a back surgery. the mayor detailing the horror of minutes. i spoke with an officer yesterday who s a seasoned veteran of the department and he was one of the first people to get here. and he said, mayor, it was like the beaches of normandy out there. everywhere i looked to my left and right officers jumping over bushes. getting there police say it was a catastrophic scene. yet again amping up the pressure on the white house and president biden. will it move congress to action? democrat chris murphy driving gun legislation talks in the senate right now was asked about the chances to get something done today on morning joe, specifically ten republican votes in the senate. i cannot say i m confident. i m confident in the negotiators and the question t