the economy is coping with the cost of living crisis when we get first quarter gdp figures in just over an hour s time. it s expected to have continued growing by 0.2% in the first three months of the year. hardly booming, but a far cry from the record breaking recession that the bank of england was predicting six months ago. on thursday, the bank announced a major rethink of its forecasts, saying the uk will now avoid going into recession. but it warned that the battle to get soaring prices under control is taking much longer than expected. the bank also raised its main interest rate again by 0.25%, to 4.5%. that s the 12th rate rise in a row, and it puts the cost of borrowing here in the uk at a 15 year high. the bank is trying to take spending power out of the economy to stop prices rising so fast. inflation is currently running at over 10% a year. that s the highest rate in a0 years, and five times the bank s target of 2%. our economics editor faisal islam reports. red gr
And will have a report on how this major funding fight could be setting the stage for epic battles and the new congress. The America Public does not want to see this, they want to see accountability in washington and we will provide it. After nearly a year of war in his homeland ukrainian president zelenskyy comes to capitol hill to make the case for more help, financial and otherwise from the u. S. Its a matter of time when they will strike against your other allies. Will bring in the sunday panel in ukraine in the weeks biggest stories, plus my conversation with Cardinal Dolan on faith, the holidays and the hope for reconciliation in the polarizing times. Do think we can find a place where there is Mutual Respect and understanding for the other side . Yes shannon, we cant give up. Shannon plus singersongwriter Michael W Smith on his decades in musics new album and the joy of bringing people together on his latest tour. Then across america fullcircle for Fox News Sunday as we sit down
alaska, the major general saying the fort waynewright community is one of the tightest i ve seen in 32 years of service, i have no doubt they will pull together and provide comfort to families of our fallen. the apache helicopters were part of the 25th aviation regimen returning from a flight heading to fort waynewright base. they went down near fairbanks, where the base was located. two soldiers were declared dead at the scene and a third died on the way to the hospital. a fourth soldier is being treated for injuries. in february, two soldiers were hurt when a helicopter was involved in an accident and it is nearly a month to a day nine soldiers were killed innen can tucky when two blackhawks collided midair before going down. we ll continue to monitor last night s crash as officials begin investigating what went wrong. todd: prayers to those families. thank you. americans stranded in sudan hiring private security companies to help get them to safety. some say it is simila
i m martine croxall in the studio in london. also in the headlines this morning. more than 60 people are now confirmed dead including 12 children after a boat carrying migrants sank off the southern coast of italy. fresh calls for the uk government to stop energy bill rises in april as the energy regulator announces a new price cap. early results from the nigerian elections show support for the governing party is holding firm. observers say it s still too early to predict who ll win the presidency. and big wins ahead of the oscars for the fantasy adventure film everything everywhere all at once, at the screen actors guild awards in hollywood. hello and welcome to bbc news. we are in windsor, about an hour outside london, not in westminster, which has seen of course so much of the brexit drama, but we are here today because we are told that ursula von der leyen and rishi sunak will be here in a couple of hours time, also, in orderto will be here in a couple of hours time
flight attendant attacked a passenger as he tried to open the door in flight. i m kate bolduan, and we are looking at the breaking news. officials say they have located four americans abducted last week. sadly, two of them are dead. the video of the kidnapping is so troubling and terrifying, that you can see what investigators believe are members of the drug cartel loading the group into the back of the truck. this happened in broad daylight as you can see after a shooting that left one bystander dead. a source close to cnn said that the kidnappings here are a case of mistaken identity and the families were traveling from south carolina to mexico for a medical procedure. we go to josh campbell who has the very latest coming in. what are the official saying now? i have been talking to the officials familiar with the investigation since the investigation began and though they were holding out hope to rescue the four american victims they said it is looking very grim, becaus