hello there. let s talk more about our top story, the energy crisis. over a million more british households face being plunged into fuel poverty this year. this is according to a uk charity. national energy actions is up to 1.5 million additional households will struggle to heat and power their homes by the spring. bills are pushed up by the soaring cost of wholesale gas. the bbc s economics editor has more. price rises are flowing direct from international markets into people s homes from drill to grill and soon on to everyone s bills. already this has it the likes of susan, a pensioner from bradford whose energy company has just hiked her monthly bill from £85 to £125. i am conscious that i put less water in the kettle, i have already started putting an extra layer on if it gets cold. there is only a limit to what you can do, i have changed the lightbulbs to economic ones. the money has to come from somewhere that i am not quite sure where yet and it is a lot of money to
subpoenas two more people, this as trump allies face their subpoena deadline. plus, the covid vaccine could be available for children within weeks. we have all the details for you. announcer: live from london, this is cnn newsroom. with isa soares. welcome, everyone. it is friday, october the 8th, and we begin with a crisis averted for now. two senators, u.s. senators have voted to temporarily extend the nation s debt ceiling. that basically means they avoid what everyone agrees would have been a disastrous default. that means the u.s. government will have more money. in fact, it will have another $480 billion in about two more months to pay its bills. the house of representatives still has to agree. but this is only a temporary fix because come december 3rd, they will have to face a vote on this again. now, the stopgap measure brings u.s. debt limit to a whopping $28.88 you can see there, trillion dollars. that s the amount the government can borrow to pay the bills
steele in for my friend ayman mohyeldin. let s get started. tonight, we begin with a major legal setback for donald trump. after seeking to delay his classified documents trial until after the 2024 election, the twice indicted ex president has been met with major pushback from special counsel jack smith. trump s legal team had argued that under smith s proposed timeline for the trial, which they called unreasonable, a fair trial would not be possible and considerations should be paid to the fact that much of the presidents schedule will be consumed with campaigning. in effect, trump wanted to postpone the trial indefinitely and was using his presidential run as an excuse. but in a court filing this week, assistant special counsel david harbuck did not mince words saying, quote, many indicted defendants are demanding jobs that require a considerable amount of their time and energy, or a significant amount of travel. the speedy trial act contemplates no such factor as a b
here are tonight s headlines. the once a day oral contraceptive will be available with no prescription or age restrictions. officials have not yet provided a price or timeline. the secret service has now closed its investigation into cocaine found at the white house. officials were not able to identify a suspect in the inquiry. norah: extreme weather from coast-to-coast. the area around chicago is cleaning up from a series of tornadoes that left a trail of damage. >another near o hare and international airport forced hundreds of people there to take shelter. there is no end in sight to a dangerous heat wave. at your own risk. norah: beachgoers at the northeast warned to stay out of the water due to high level of bacteria. with the changing climate we are going to continue to see these types of closures. the union representing 160,000 hollywood actors announced they will be going on strike at midnight. if we don t stand tall right now,
the once-a-day oral contraceptive will be available with no prescription or age restrictions. officials have not yet provided a price or timeline. the secret service has now closed its investigation into white house. officials were not able to identify a suspect in the inquiry. norah: extreme weather from coast-to-coast. the area around chicago is cleaning up from a series of tornadoes that left a trail of damage. another near o hare international airport forced hundreds of people there to take shelter. there is no end in sight to a dangerous heat wave. please swim at your own risk. norah: beachgoers across the northeast warned to stay out of the water due to high levels of bacteria. with the changing climate, we are going to continue to see these types of closures. the union representing 160,000 hollywood actors announced they will be going on strike at midnight. if we don t stand tall right now, we are all going to be in trouble.