In the city of benghazi along with three planes full of aid. Another egyptian aircraft is on hand to help evacuate some of the many injured across the storm stricken region. Earlier i spoke to dr hani shennib, an american citizen from the badly affected area of derna. He is president of the National Council on us libya relations. We woke up on the shock of what is happening in 10 too. It took a while for them to recognise that the destruction that occurred in derna is much more pronounced then what was initially reported. So that was a major catastrophe in a country thatis a major catastrophe in a country that is divided, and a country that has zero preparation for disaster relief. And blocked out completely from the world as its roads and communication tools and so on are absent. There is no cell phones, no internet access. No physical access. There are helicopters kind of flying around the city at this point, but as far as i know, as of less than 30 minutes ago, no serious supplies h
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of economic advisors. thank you for being with us on bbc news. what does this tell us? it suggests consumer spending is still pretty resilient right now? i suggests consumer spending is still pretty resilient right now? pretty resilient right now? i think it is resilient, pretty resilient right now? i think it is resilient, but pretty resilient right now? i think it is resilient, but let s pretty resilient right now? i think it is resilient, but let s be - pretty resilient right now? i think it is resilient, but let s be clear, l it is resilient, but let s be clear, the number of 65 billion is lower than what most economists had predicted the average expectation was, that was on the order of 68 billion. ithink it was, that was on the order of 68 billion. i think it is good news for mr powell and the other global central bank shares syria s meeting with. the economy is resilient but it is a step and we are all looking at it and the other global central bank shares he