and welcome to cnn newsroom. i m erica hill. president biden a short time ago laying out his plan to keep energy prices down for americans which includes another push for oil companies to boost production and it comes, that push to lower gas prices as early voting gets under way in some states. we are now officially less than three weeks to go. who is counting? yeah. the president just announced he will release another 15 million barrels from the nation s oil stockpile beginning in december. this is in addition to the 165 million barrels of crude oil that s been put under contract since this past spring. the reserves are at a 30-year low. with my you a nounsment today we are going to continue to stabilize markets and decrease the prices at a time when the actions of other countries have caused such volatility, and i ve told my team behind me here to be prepared to look further look for further releases in the months ahead if needed. we re calling it a ready and
it all, doesn t it? it all, doesn t it? what a fantastic it all, doesn t it? what a fantastic experience. - the sequel to the 2018 oscar nominated, superhero film, black panther, has set a november box office record in its opening weekend in the us and canada. wakanda forever sold 180 million dollars in tickets. the films are set in wakanda a fictional african country with the most advanced technology on earth. the sequel is a tribute to chadwick boseman, the star of the original black panther film, who died from colon cancer two years ago. french electronic dj david guetta, korean boy band 17, and nicki minaj took home trophies at the 2022 mtv european music awards, held in germany on sunday. but the big winner of the night was taylor swift, who collected best video, best artist, best pop and best long form video for her 10 minute version of all too well.
in the us and canada. wakanda forever sold 180 million dollars in tickets. the films are set in wakanda a fictional african country with the most advanced technology on earth. the sequel is a tribute to chadwick boseman, that s all for now stay with bbc world news. hello there. it was an unseasonably mild remembrance sunday for many, not least in the northwest of wales. this temperature, 21.2 celsius, still needs to be confirmed, but if it is confirmed, that would have been a record high temperature for the uk this late in the year. but have a look at the outlook. temperatures in porthmadog dropping away, closer to where they should be for this time of year. with that, though, we will see some outbreaks of rain and some brisk winds. this weatherfront bringing rain for some of us on monday morning. but quite a weak affair, actually, as it staggers slowly east. we start the day across some eastern parts of scotland,
voters in slovenia have elected the country s first ever female head of state, according to initial results. natasha pirtz moo sar won the second round of the presidential election over the former foreign minister, an jey logar. she s a former tv news presenter and the lawyer for the former us first lady, melania trump. in its opening weekend in the us and canada. wakanda forever sold 180 million dollars in tickets. in the united states, the democrats have retained control of the senate in the mid term elections, after winning a pivotal race in the state of nevada. president biden said he was incredibly pleased by the results, which are a blow
department and the wall street journal had a piece today that talked about how, quote, political muscle undermind the rule of law under mr. perez s civil rieghts division. in simple terms, what is the allegation that mr. perez did? one of the allegations is that he interfered and cost the american taxpayers 180 million dollars by getting a case dismissed where he didn t want to face the supreme court decision and gave up two very valid cases again, 180 million dollars of taxpayer money in st. paul. this was unprecedented. it had been set for additional this nominee has been expressed as not having been candid in his testimony. candid is it kind of one of the funny words in politics that means he didn t tell the whole truth. this is also somebody who refused to do his fundamental job which is to fully prosecute voter intimidation that fell under his watch. these are just some of the areas of concern that i think that senators have and they