the employee who hasn t taken off his name tag since that awful day. tonight, children and covid in this country, and the cdc panel now recommending tonight pfizer booster shots for children 5 to 11. pfizer now says it increases antibodies against the original omicron variant 22-fold. just as new child covid infections hit their highest point since february. the abortion battle in this country, and tonight, the oklahoma legislature passing the most restrictive abortion ban in america. banning abortion beginning at conception, with few exceptions ad sending it to the governor tonight. president biden meeting with leaders of finland and sweden at the white house today, supporting their bid to join nato, defying threats from vladimir putin. the abc news exclusive tonight. martha raddatz on board the uss maine. one obvious 14 ballistic missile submarines protecting the u.s. from potential nuclear threats. and what they kept secret there martha even while she was onboard
there s new guidance for health professionals to spot eating disorders after hospital admissions rose by 84% in the last five years. the number of young men affected is higher than ever before. the line up for the queen s platinum jubilee star studded concert has been revealed, and it includes soul legend diana ross. rangers suffer an agonising penalty shootout defeat in their fifth european final as eintracht frankfurt picked up their second europa league trophy. ministers are facing growing calls to bring forward large increases in benefits and the state pension which will be paid from next april. charities want benefits to increase now to help people struggling with the cost of living, particularly energy bills. last night the chancellor rushi sunak warned the next few months will tough as he spoke to business leaders about the rising cost of living. our political correspondent jonathan blake reports. high and getting higher. prices are rising faster than they have for dec
mccormick that is still too close to call. trump is urging oz to declare victory anyway. sound familiar? the former president once again attacking the process and casting doubt on the results. steve kornacki is standing by at the big board with the latest on where that race stands right now. plus, president biden takes new steps to address the baby formula crisis, including invoking the same law that used to increase the medical supplies at the height of covid. another market meltdown as the dow suffers its worst day since 2020. retailers grapple with the pain of inflation. the latest on the war in ukraine as a russian soldier pleads guilty in the first war crimes trial of the conflict so far. the president turns his attention to asia, as he departs today for a visit to south korea and japan. but there s no question, this trip is all about china. good morning. welcome to morning joe. it is thursday, may 19th. joe is off. with us, we have former aide to the george
this is the business stories from around the world, and i will try and pronounce that correctly in a let s start with a stark warning from the governor of the bank of england. andrew bailey has warned the uk and many other countries are facing apocalyptic food prices, due to supply problems caused by the war in ukraine. bailey warned inflation could hit 10% by the autumn, well above the central bank s 2% target. uk inflation is currently at 7%, which is its highest level in 30 years. another sign of the rising cost of living was shown at petrol pumps yesterday, with one litre of diesel costing £1.80, which is a record high. joining me now is swetha ramachandran, an investment manager at gam investments. thank you for being with us, we know that rising prices are a huge problem, but it really did underlinejust how bad huge problem, but it really did underline just how bad this could get without warning from the bank of england just yesterday. yes, indeed, and there are lots o
at the foot of the brooklyn bridge. this is the very first wave of demonstrators. this is a live picture of protesters who began on the brooklyn side, marching over the brooklyn bridge, now mere yards from setting foot on the manhattan side of the bridge. there was a powerful moment 30 minutes ago when we captured a second pro-choice protest that was brooklyn-bound, a powerful moment when there were demonstrations on both sides of the bridge standing in solidarity here. nypd has been basically clearing the way for these demonstrators to be able to peacefully march over the brooklyn bridge and essentially take over the lanes of traffic that are usually dedicated to vehicle traffic. so again, as you take these pictures in here, it s definitely an impressive size crowd that began their march not just against that leaked memorandum from the supreme court a little under two weeks ago, but also, according to one supporter, one man from queens who told me, this is also an effort to