Shake. Sit please dont leave to go private. So we. Are broadcasting live. This is R T International im john thomas certainly glad to have you with us. Right in one of the most closely watched sideline of meetings at the u. N. General assembly the u. S. And ukrainian president s face reporters about a now infamous phone call that has led to an impeachment inquiry being launched against donald trump the us president meanwhile is claiming that it was not him but rather his rivals who threatened ukraine they wanted to force the new president to do things that they wanted under the form of political threat they threatened him. If he didnt do things now thats what theyre choosing me of but i didnt do it i didnt threaten anybody yes democrats claim that the president instead abused his powers by attempting to get the ukrainian leader to help investigate a potential election rival in return for funds. Sure that we had. I think good cold he too was normal we spoke about many. And the so i think
Another weather system moving in tuesday night. People might be contacted again. We remain under unofficial not the Weather Service red flag warning for the next two days across a vast area. Across much of Northern California many of our counties all the way up north are facing flag want to conditions. Reporter there usually require high temperatures, low humidity and strong wind regardless of power shut off because plenty of things beyond power lines can cause fires. In the last few years it has been these high wind events that fueled is really large and damaging fires. Reporter the Fire Department says this is only the beginning of heightened fire danger from power lines to cigarettes, from dragging change the barbecues and accidents and arson. Especially october, november and december if you look at the top 20 for most destructive and deadly is fires they are about 17 of the 20 in the month. Reporter so we remain in serious fire wash mode until at least wednesday morning so trim up
Grade red flag warning it is being forecast to see 35 and 40 we will see you back here with the fiveday forecast and what you can expect as we move forward. About one hour ago pg e started turning off our the 21,000 customers, the Public Safety power shut off will affect customers in butte county due to temperatures in the forecast, the power will stay off until it is safe to restore service. Nearly 21,000 customers including homes and businesses could be without power throughout the night. I will be working until after five so i will just be here i guess. This is the fitit me we heard it and im very happy they have this progress and benefit for our safety. Reporter county should be on standby for another shut off tomorrow. This is the current outage map, those purple circles you see indicate the Public Safety outages, they include a large area as well as the town of bangor both in butte county. Pg e says power will not be shut off and three n. Bay communities at least for now. They is
Another 2 cut in the pound in National Insurance , the National Insurance, the centrepiece of his pre election budget. But figures suggest expected rises in council tax will wipe out any benefits felt by households. Speaking after his statement in the commons today, jeremy hunt said his budget marks a big reduction in the tax bill for ordinary families. Families. What you see is that after a four percentage point cut in National Insurance , there is National Insurance, there is a big reduction in the tax bill for ordinary families , and that for ordinary families, and that is because the economy has turned a corner. Weve stuck to the plan we have. The forecasts are much more optimistic for the economy going forward. And as conservatives, we believe that if we bring down the tax burden that will fire up the economy, create more jobs, more money for pubuc create more jobs, more money for Public Services like the nhs, one more. So what are the key elements of other parts of the Spring Bud
Turned a corner. Weve stuck to the plan we have. The forecasts are much more optimistic for the economy going forward. And as conservatives, we believe that if we bring down the tax burden that will fire up the economy, create more jobs, more money for pubuc create more jobs, more money for Public Services like the nhs, one more. So what are the key elements of other parts of the Spring Budget . Well, the non dom tax status is to be scrapped and replaced by what the chancellor calls a modern residency system. The Great British pub will also get a boost from freeze on alcohol duty child benefit threshold goes up to £60,000 a yean threshold goes up to £60,000 a year, and the £0. 05 cut to fuel dufies year, and the £0. 05 cut to fuel duties locked in for another 12 months. Also in the budget, the vat registration threshold goes up from 85 to £90,000 a year. The pensions regulator will get new powers to make sure people get defined contributions and better value from their investment