going mainstream in countries around the globe? i ll talk to two experts. but, first, here s my take. president biden says that combating inflation is his top domestic priority. but he certainly isn t acting that way. he has in plain sight several members that would reduce inflation significantly, and yet appears hesitant to do them. as many distinguished economists have noted, the repeal of most or all of donald trump s tariffs would be the single most effective way of reducing inflation 2349 near future. as a reminder, a tariff is a tax on goods paid by the american consumer who buys those goods. it is by definition inflationary. it raises the price of the good like an imported car. but it causes even more inflation than that because it raises the price of the domestically made equivalent good as well. if a mazda sells for more, ford and general motors also raise prices on their cars. the reverse logic applies as well. if you cut tariffs, that also has a broader effect.
Price. If you move that to where you are, where i am, i mean, were talking 10 plus. It is a fantastic reno job. Im envious. That price will get me about 30 square feet. Different markets. Different markets. But maybe ill visit one day. The next hour of cnn this morning starts right now. Good morning. Welcome to cnn this morning. If youre just joining us, saturday september 23rd, im omar jimenez in for amara walker. Im victor blackwell. Thank you for spending part of your morning with us. Here is what were watching for you this morning. Tropical storm ophelia is moving up the east coast this morning and its bringing strong winds and heavy rains. And now thousands of people are without power as this storm is hit the carolinas. We have the track for you and the potential impacts. Plus, the clock is ticking. And the country is quickly barrelling toward a shutdown as talks among republicans to fund the government have broken down. What were learning about the talks happening today to try to
in the centre of pyongyang. the two leaders signed what the russian president called a breakthrough agreement. so what does that mean for global security? good evening. the scottish national party has launched its election manifesto in edinburgh today, putting independence and the nhs at the forefront of their campaign. the first ministerjohn swinney said he would push for a second independence referendum, if his party won a majority of seats in scotland at this election. he claimed that future independence would allow scotland to re join the european union. among other pledges, a commitment to end the two child benefit cap and to abolish the house of lords. here s our scotland editor, james cook. applause. the snp leader, john swinney, promised independence would be front and centre of this manifesto, and it is. at the very heart of our beliefs is the principal that decisions is the principle that decisions about scotland should be made by the people who live in scotland. no
you re watching bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in the middle east and the us secretary of state has said that american and other mediators will work over the coming days to see if they can reach an agreement for a ceasefire in gaza. the us has come up with a plan, but there s a blame game about why it hasn t been accepted. speaking in qatar on his latest trip to the region antony blinken said that israel had agreed to the deal, but hamas had proposed a number of changes, some of which he described as unworkable. but a senior hamas official has denied this, saying they did not put forward new demands, and are still committed to the proposal. hamas claims israel has rejected the deal and argues america is covering up for its ally. israel has not commented. let s take a look at the plan, which involves three phases. the first would see an initial six week ceasefire, when hamas would release some of the hostages including women, t
Being on. Lets reset at the top of the hour now. Im anderson cooper. Thank you for joining us. Were following two major breaking stories that the hour. The downing of Malaysian Airlines flight 17 that killed 298 people in ukraine. And im wolf blitzer reporting from jerusalem. The other major story, the breaking story we were following, the crisis in gaza, where israel launched a major ground offensive and it continues. A lot to get you up to date on in this hour. President obama today laying out the priorities and the aftermath of the Airline Crash in the ukraine. The priorities, learning the truth first, he say then acting. There has to be a credible International Investigation into what happened. The u. N. Security council has endorsed this investigation and we will hold all its members, including russia, to their word. In order to facilitate that investigation. Russia, prorussian separatists
and ukraine must adhere to an immediate ceasefire. Evidence must not be tampered with. Inves