state showdown. we begin with the fox news alert and we are awaiting the white house briefing next hour where karine jean-pierre will be pressed for the president s massive $6.8 trillion tax and spend budget plan. a lot to unpack in america reports in the next two hours. i m john roberts in washington and, s sandra, weather correspondent made it to washington. i m sandra smith, glad to be with you, john. this massive new tax and spend plan as inflation remains stubbornly high and as a brand new jobs report is just released by the labor department. it did show payrolls rising by 311,000 last month. that was higher than expected and as the wall street journal references what they see as evidence of resilient economic economy. the unemployment rate meanwhile ticked up to 3.6%, that s from the record low in january. but there s still a big question on what s coming down the pike as more rate hikes could be on the horizon. so with that in mind, let s get right to it wi
north myrtle beach. and it is rising here in new york city. it s actually a beautiful day. ainsley: and, if you live in chicago, go vote early in the morning. i think they are expecting bad weather later this afternoon. steve: but, if it s chicago. ainsley: for mayor. steve: if it s chicago vote early vote often. ainsley: is that the slogan? steve: for many years. ainsley: polls just open. brian: important election in wisconsin as well. everyone is talking about what is happening in new york. steve: couple hours away from former president donald trump s unprecedented arraignment here in new york city where he will be arrested. brian: one report indicates he will have 34 felony counts it however the indictment remains under seal. a press conference from alvin bragg later. sources say he is not expected to be put in any handcuffs. ainsley: our fox news senior correspondent laura ingle got up early. she joins us outside of the court house. when i was dri
The mayor of kharkiv, ukraines second city, said a missile narrowly missed a hospital with 1,000 people inside. Attacks also took place in the dnipro region in central ukraine and in the Western Areas of lviv and ivano frankivsk. Ukrainian Officials Say equipment has been damaged and at least one Energy Worker injured. Russia has repeatedly targeted Ukrainian Energy infrastructure over recent months. Its attacks such as these that have led to more us aid to ukraine. The United States has outlined what will be included in a 6 billion package of military assistance. Its part of a larger 60 billion commitment which was approved by congress a week ago following six months of delays. The package will focus on air defence and includes interceptor missiles, anti drone systems and artillery ammunition. Whats not included are the new Patriot Air Defence Batteries, which ukraines president Volodymyr Zelensky says are critical. The us defence secretary, lloyd austin, has been speaking about the i
Will focus on air defence. This includes interceptor missiles, anti drone systems and artillery ammunition. Whats not included are the new patriot air defence batteries, something ukraines president Volodymyr Zelensky says are critical. The us defence secretary lloyd austin has been speaking about the importance of the aid. Take a listen. The outcome in ukraine will determine the trajectory of our times. If putin prevails in ukraine, the Security Consequences will be grave and global. Europe would face a Security Threat that it hasnt seen in our lifetimes. As President Biden has noted, russia will not stop in ukraine. If the kremlin gets its way, if putins war and imperial aggression succeeds, every tyrant on earth will take note. Americas top diplomat is warning china that washington will act, if beijing doesnt stop providing russia with supplies, for its war in ukraine. Antony blinken says hes made it clear to his chinese counterparts that theyre helping fuel the biggest threat to Eu
Maybe they. Maybe they were cheering, cheering me. It was an achievement that won him the nobel prize. Professor peter higgs at university of edinburgh. On behalf of a modest man, he avoided the fuss by going to a nearby restaurant when the award was announced. The former neighbour congratulated me on the news and i said, oh, what news . And so she told me that her daughter had phoned from london to alert her to the fact that i had got this prize. As a young theoretical physicist, he was fascinated by the behaviour of the Subatomic Particles that lay at the heart of atoms. He went on to develop a theory of how these particles gain substance oi mass. Summed up in this equation, Professor Higgs predicted a field which permeates the entire universe. Five other scientists also came up with similar ideas at around the same time. But in this historic paper from 1964, peter higgs was the only one to have predicted the existence of the particle through which it operated. The only thing i, i th