could go out of business as the government scales back its energy support this weekend. good morning from manchester, where i will speak to businesses facing a huge increase in their bills. good morning, a wet start across england and wales in particular. we have coastal gales through the english channel. in scotland and northern ireland, cloud with showers. temperatures lower than yesterday. good morning it s friday the 31st march. our top story. donald trump will become the first us president in history to face criminal charges after a grand jury voted to indict him over a payment made to a former porn star. stormy daniels claimed she had an affair with him and was given a hush payment during the 2016 presidential election campaign. mr trump says he has been the victim of a witch hunt. our correspondent john sudworth reports. the masssed ranks of the media say it all. donald trump s provided plenty of big moments in american politics, but few bigger than this his own immi
The top stories this hour, markets lower across major make decisions across the g20, oil added to inflation risk, with chevrons ceo telling us 100 is on the way. The pboc, see improved conditions in a rare beat for banks and companies, and instacart cuts its ipo, ranging up at 606 2 Million Dollars on its fifth marquee listing anyway. U. S. Futures pointing high in an early going, after an absolutely lackluster day in the United States with fractional moves to the downside for the most part for major indexes. Really, stocks and investors waiting for the fomc decision on wednesday, the summary of Economic Projections and what comes after that, 36 hours of Central Banks meetings around the world. Kicked off by the Federal Reserve. Now a bear market all the way, bonds maturing at 2050 trading below . 50 on the dollar today, says bit about the debt ceiling but also the bond market in general. It looks as if when we look at bond futures that we might get a tiny bit of relief tomorrow but we
Personal mission and how it touches so many military families. This is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. Im craig melvin in for lester. Believe it or not, in just three days we will celebrate the start of a new year. How we ring in 2018 will be shaped largely by things that happened in 2017. Mass shootings nationwide and a suicide bombing attempt just steps away from where that iconic ball will drop are changing how Law Enforcement keeps everyone safe. Were not just talking about more officers on patrol and bombsniffing dogs. We start tonight with Stephanie Gosk at the site of americas biggest new years eve party. Reporter tonight as the risers and barricades go up in times square, the new York Police Department announced it is taking new steps to protect the estimated 2 Million People expected on new years eve. As a result of the events of december 11th, we have prepared ta response to suicide bombers. Reporter the attempted suicide bombing on december 11th took place j
And im richard lui, in for frances rivera. We begin today with tragedy out of new york city. 12 people dead including several children after a massive fire ripped through a five story Apartment Building in the bronx. Four others were critically injured. Now fighting for their lives. Authorities now say this is the citys worst fire in terms of loss of life in a quarter century. Heres nbc new yorks ray have i era with the latest. Reporter when firefighters arrived around 7 00 thursday night, they were met with a chaotic scene near prospect avenue. Nearly a dozen people on the fire scape and when they worked their way inside they were met with heartache, people dead inside, several units including a person found dead inside the bathtub. While its too early to tell what the cause of this fire is, the heart break is starting to set in. The fire started on the first floor and Authorities Say it worked its way up like a chimney to all five floors, killing 12 people in its path. The youngest o
And im richard lui, in for frances rivera. We begin today with tragedy out of new york city. 12 people dead including several children after a massive fire ripped through a five story Apartment Building in the bronx. Four others were critically injured. Now fighting for their lives. Authorities now say this is the citys worst fire in terms of loss of life in a quarter century. Heres nbc new yorks ray have i era with the latest. Reporter when firefighters arrived around 7 00 thursday night, they were met with a chaotic scene near prospect avenue. Nearly a dozen people on the fire scape and when they worked their way inside they were met with heartache, people dead inside, several units including a person found dead inside the bathtub. While its too early to tell what the cause of this fire is, the heart break is starting to set in. The fire started on the first floor and Authorities Say it worked its way up like a chimney to all five floors, killing 12 people in its path. The youngest v