i have, in my brain, thought, well, if the next scan says nothing s working, i might buzz off to zurich. but, you know, it puts my family and friends in a difficult position because they would want to go with me and that means that the police might prosecute them. so we ve got to do something. at the moment, it s not really working, is it? the scottish government s tax and spending plans will be announced later today. economists are warning that ministers are grappling with a black hole in the budget amounting to £1.5 billion. 0ur scotland editorjames cook has the report. in nearly a quarter of a century of devolution, the scottish state has expanded. university tuition, prescriptions, personal care for the elderly and much more are all free here at the point of use. but every year comes the question, how to pay the bills and balance the books. the scottish government has a limited ability to borrow money. it can cut spending and has already warned of public sectorjob los
thank you so much, senator murphy. good luck. thank you. that will do it for me. deadline: white house starts right now. \s \s hi there, everyone. it s 4:00 in new york. it s a horrific crime, even by the standards of a nation that has been become all too familiar with horrific crimes and gun violence. a nation that often bears witness to more than one mass shooting a day. five people were brutally murdered friday night in cleveland, texas by a gunman with an ar-15 rifle. the spark, if you will a complaint from a neighbor. here s how new york times reports, francisco oropesa was rattling off loud bangs that was keeping mr. garcia s baby awake. he asked his neighbor to stop. mr. ro oropesa said no, his yard, his rules t garcia warned he would call the police. after oropesa walked into his office, he emerged with an ar-15. he killed mr. garcia ace we ve who had called the police. the rampage continued inside the home, where he shot four other people, almost
his grieving mother pleading for action on police reform. so what are lawmakers going to do? and more lies from george santos, the latest having to do with a broadway show. even the great white way can t escape this. the new reporting and what it means for the gop. let s start with the story we are all talking about this evening, the chinese spy balloon flying over the country tonight. cnn s alex marquardt has the latest. reporter: tonight u.s. officials tell cnn the u.s. has not ruled out shooting down the chinese spy balloon once there is no risk to civilians below. but secretary of state antony blinken telling reporters that china s flagrant violation of u.s. sovereignty forced him to postpone his trip to beijing. i made clear that the presence of this surveillance balloon in u.s. air pace is a clear violation of u.s. sovereignty and international law. it s an irresponsible act and that the prc s decision to take this action is detrimental to the substantive discussi
le learned about you is how hard you are on yourself. sometimes there is nobody that holds the leader accountable. it was not always about winning and losing for me. it is about being worthy of winning. and good morning, everyone. we re covering a lot today. we begin with tensions on the rise after the pentagon says a russian fighter jet hit a u.s. spy drone and forced it to crash. two russian jets intercepted the drone over the black sea yesterday. u.s. says one of them dumped fuel on the drone and then collided with its propeller forcing the drone to go down. putin is about to make a public appearance in moscow. we re waiting to see if he weighs in on the incident. following the crash, russia s ambassador was summoned to the state department. he claims there is no collision and that drone crashed on its own. here s what the white house had to say about that to our very own jake tapper. well, it won t surprise you that we refute that the russian s denial. i think any
do? and more lies from republican congressman george santos. the latest has to do with now a broadway show. even the great white way can t escape this. we ll break down the new reporting and what it all means for the gop. but let s start with the story we re all talking about this evening, the chinese spy balloon flying over the country tonight. cnn s alex marquardt has the latest. reporter: tonight u.s. officials tell cnn the u.s. has not ruled out shooting down the chinese spy balloon once there s no risk to civilians below. but secretary of state antony blinken telling reporters that china s flagrant violation of u.s. sovereignty forced him to postpone his trip to beijing. i made clear that the presence of this surveillance balloon in u.s. airspace is a clear violation of u.s. sovereignty and international law, that it s an irresponsible act and that the prc s decision to take this action on the eve of my planned visit is detrimental to the substantive discussions