chief political correspondent nick eardley. this is another big moment, nick. another prime minister. it is this is another big moment, nick. another prime minister. this is another big moment, nick. another prime minister. it is a huge moment, joanna, another prime minister. it is a huge moment, joanna, partly another prime minister. it is a huge moment, joanna, partly because . another prime minister. it is a huge i moment, joanna, partly because rishi moment, joanna, partly because rishi sunak is someone who will come into this office with some of the biggest challenges that any prime minister in modern history has faced. i said that several weeks ago in downing street when liz truss took over but the challenges that this is scenic is going to face have only gone up over the past few week set the challenges that rishi sunak is going to face. he has to try and steady the ship economically and we have a rough idea of how he wants to do that because he has talked about s
Forecast for the total eclipse just in a new our of Cnn News Central starts now not only can you see it, but you can feel it if youre in The Path Of Totality, tens of millions of americans are preparing to see a total Solar Eclipse. The dramatic celestial show set to begin just a few hours from now and the United States, bracing for the real possibility of a wider war in the middle east, iran vowing revenge for an apparent israeli airstrike right that killed top iranian commander and another big attempt at clearing Student Loan Debt, the Biden Administration unveiling details on a new plan they say could benefit more than 30 million americans. On sara sidner with kate bolduan and john berman. This is Cnn News Central this morning, the existential question, if there is a total Solar Eclipse in the sky, but it is too cloudy to see does it make a sound . We are just about t minus six hours to show time. Everyone scanning weather reports to figure out if they will get a view roughly 32 gil
welcome to the programme and we are tracking the latest on the israel gaza conflict. us secretary of state antony blinken is back in tel aviv. wednesday was the sixth day of a truce between israel and hamas. talks are ongoing in an effort to extend this before it expires. in the past few hours, senior israeli government adviser mark regev told the bbc that israel would agree to an extension as long as hamas continues releasing hostages. earlier, ten israeli and four thai hostages held by hamas in the gaza strip arrived in israel, after being handed over to the red cross. two russian israeli women were freed earlier. this is the sixth group to be released in as many days of the truce. meanwhile, israel announced 30 palestinian women and teenage boys have been freed from israeli prisons in return for the latest releases. also looking at more news on israel, still trying to confirm a claim by hamas that a 10 month old baby the youngest hostage being held in gaza has been k
israel gaza conflict. and the developments over the last few hours now. the us secretary of state, antony blinken, has returned to tel aviv. this is his fourth the that make third trip there since the conflict broke out on october a temporary deal for paul s infighting is due to expire in the next few hours but talks have been ongoing in an effort to extend that temporary truce. senior israeli advisor told the bbc earlier that israel would agree to an extension as long as hamas continues to release hostages. earlier on, ten israeli and four thai hostages held by hamas in the gaza strip arrived in israel after being handed over to the red cross. two russian israeli women were also freed earlier. in exchange, israel announced 30 palace indian women and teenage boys have been freed from israeli prisons in return for the latest round of releases that we are seeing. meanwhile israel are still trying to confirm a claim by hamas that a ten month old baby, the youngest hostage being
fossil fuel leading companies economywide not there. first reaction of heavy fossil fuel leading company economy wide response. scrutiny is good, discussion is good, the more people involved in taking action and engaging in climate change is by far the better. the more private sector engagement in this issue is better than what we saw 10, 20, 30 years ago when it was a very governmental driven process. if we go back, at cop27 a loss and damage fund was agreed upon for richer countries to pay the poorer countries which were suffering the impacts of climate change. how do you see that working out, because that has been one of the numerous sticking points? the private sector needs to get far more engaged in discussion around adaptation to finance too. loss and damage just one element that is going to help build more resilient society. insurance needs to be more engaged, project developments, fiancing and constructing. particularly in asia, as it urbanises and develops economies