evening. hi, bill. reporter: hey good morning good evening to you two sisters as well as their friend all disappeared in mexico after crossing two weeks ago as you mentioned to go to a flee market to sell some clothes let s take a look at photos right now this is 47-year-old perez rios her older sister 48-year-old marina perez rios and friend dora alise none of them seen or heard from since february 24th again two weeks ago when they crossed into mexico. as you look at more photos of these women we ll tell you pd confirms us to families are in touch with them that families are worried would these women he been potentially kidnapped somewhere in mexico. local police department says they did contact the fbi. the fbi telling fox news they are aware of these missing women. they are investigating but cannot comment at this point in time an the local police here saying women last seen wearing green 1996 chevy siffled rad doe with texas plates and talk about where they crossed where
good day, i m chris jansing live at msnbc headquarters in new york city. could we be on the verge of the first ever criminal indictment of a current or former president? the signals coming out of the manhattan d.a. s office say yes, but how strong is their case? plus, the february job numbers blew by expectations adding over 100,000 more jobs than economists had forecast. will that help the markets? and the bad week on a good note. and the fda s brand new guidance designed to give women a better chance of detecting breast cancer earlier. but, at this hour, we are waiting for a decision by donald trump, will he make the unorthodox move of agreeing to testify before a grand jury investigating potential charges against him? the simple fact that manhattan district attorney alvin bragg invited him to testify is being seen by legal experts as a sign his investigation into hush money payments made to stormy daniels may be wrapping up, and that an indictment could come soon. i
welcome to the programme. it was budget day here in britain today. a big set piece annual event in which the chancellor stairs into the crystal ball, and tries to predict the future and how best to steer the uk economy through it. the obstacles in his way are common to europe and the united states. high inflation, higher interest rates, and since the pandemic, an intractably acute labour shortage. this graph trackjob vacancies across europe since august 2022, historically high after the pandemic, but you will see the uk, the red line at the very top, is struggling more than most. with 1.1 million vacancies. if more people are employed, more people are paying tax. the good news for the chancellor is that the uk will swerve recession this year thanks to growth returning by the summer. but the economy will still contract by 0.2%. and any brighter news, is tempered by slower growth over the long term. mr hunt said the uk would only grow by 1.8% next year and byjust 2.5% in 2025
the first people to leave since israel s siege began. sport and for a full round up, here s the bbc sport centre. hello from the bbc sport centre. we ll start with the cricket world cup, where south africa are on the brink of securing a semifinal spot. it s after they thrashed new zealand by 190 runs in pune, a win which takes them to the top of the table. new zealand won the toss and must soon have regretted putting south africa into bat. opener quinton de kock tore into the black caps bowlers, racing to a century. he shared a partnership of 200 with rassie van der dussen, who also quickly reached three figures as south africa piled up 357 4. new zealand were never in the hunt and slumped to 167 all out, four wickets for spinner keshav maharaj. it means they drop to fourth after a third straight defeat, with crucial matches against pakistan and sri lanka to come. england s david willey has announed he ll retire from international cricket following the world cup. the bowler i