we ll get you an update on his condition shortly. we know the suspect has been booked on numerous charges, including attempted homicide as we heard from the san francisco police a short time ago. the suspect is 42-year-old david depape who police say attacked paul pelosi with a hammer and it happened after 2:00 a.m. that s when they got the call or the notification that they should head over there. we have fox team coverage ahead and also squeak we planned earlier. now there s a lot to talk to him about. lee zeldin, who is the candidate for governor in new york. crime is very central to this race in new york against the governor who took over when governor cuomo stepped down, kathy hochul. this race is getting very tight. a couple of one attempt on lee zeldin during the course of his running for governor and a very scary incident that happened with a gun and people hiding in his front lawn during the course of the campaign as well. ppening everywhere. first to jonathan hu
mass from st peter s. hello and welcome to bbc news. an icy blast is affecting nearly 250 million people in the us and canada, as one of the most severe winter storms in living memory takes hold with snow blizzards, strong winds and freezing temperatures. at least 19 people have died. more than 1.5 million american households and businesses are without electricity, and thousands of flights have been cancelled. the us state of montana registered a record breaking low of minus 45 celsius. nomia iqbal reports. for much of america, this is the coldest christmas eve. millions of them had plans to get away for the holidays. but the powerful bomb cyclone has thrown everything into chaos, causing car accidents, destroying power lines, leaving millions without electricity. the warning is, don t travel unless you need to. don t travel under these conditions unless you have to. because anything can happen at any moment, and you ve got to be on your toes. some places like new york have
but most staff think it is. so who s right? we ll be hearing from the ceos of microsoft and linkedin. a new era for britain. that is how the new finance minister chancellor of the exchequer kwasi kwarteng is billing his plan for boosting the uk economy. mr kwarteng will be announcing the full details in the coming hours. but we already know the direction of travel. cut taxes, rip up regulations, and encourage more investment by the private sector. the government s already confirmed massive support for households and businesses to limit soaring energy bills this winter to be paid for by more borrowing. but some critics have questioned the affordability of the plan. and others argue lower taxes will do little to help the poorest in society. coletta smith reports. we will sit in here. i will brin: we will sit in here. i will bring it we will sit in here. i will bring it over we will sit in here. i will bring it over for - we will sit in here. i will bring it over for yo
for sean. a rare moment of bipartisanship, as we speak both democrats and republicans agree joe biden is not up for the job. 88% of americans believe the united states is on the wrong track. meanwhile confidence in the office of the presidency is at an all-time low. just 23%. biden s overall job approval is also at an all new low, and according to politico, many top democrats are wondering if biden can rise to any moment. but today during a rambling speech in ohio, biden touted his bold economic vision, and then blamed all of our problems yet again on vladimir putin. watch this. it really is historic. this was $90 billion, okay? but the reality is for so many p moving. unfortunately, that is probably a trump calling peer to. joining me and i was rita lewis. where are you, rita? she is somewhere, i m told. she stepped out, i don t blame her. an economy that grows from the bottom up in the middle out. we have a long way to go because of inflation. because of, i call i
languishes on capitol hill and americans struggle with sky high gas prices. we are all paying the price. i m sandra smith in new york. great to be back with you. john: john roberts in r washington. the president will speak in massachusetts, stop short of declaring a climate emergency. biden facing pressure from the far left to get something done after senator joe manchin shut down his plan in congress. sandra: and a drain on wallets every time they fuel up and gas prices in massachusetts have more than doubled since the summer before biden took office. rick scott will join us in moments. john: jacqui, why did the president not use the trip to declare a national climate emergency? jacqui: we don t know. speculation maybe it s tough timing to roll out the announcement on the trip to the middle east, and concerns about gas prices, state of the economy, recession fears. even some talk and speculation maybe they are holding off with some shred of a hope to get senator joe