joining success oakland county prosecutor karen mcfor alleged. thanks for being with us this morning. you heard the defense saying the gun was locked. did ethan probably have a key to it? it s not clear. i know, what we know is that he had free access and based on the social media posts and other comments and evidence that i can t comment on, the gun was considered his and it was purchased as a present for him. so michigan doesn t have a safe storage law. does that hurt the case here? well, it does not have a safe storage law and hopefully that will change soon, but no, it doesn t. this is a charge based on gross negligence and failure to perform a duty. there s a lot of evidence and some has been made public and some has not. i do want to say these are mere allegations. they are innocent until proven guilty. however, i can comment on what has been made public and swear to in open court. there was absolutely evidence to suggest that there was an indication he might ha
bill: during the eight years from 1980 to 1988. great to be back. we re here for the reagan defense forum. great guests coming up at a critical time for the world. think about the threat from putin and the issues in ukraine. think about china and so many other things that fall from that tree so we ll be on that today. it is great to be back in california, believe it or not, here in simi valley. dana: it might be warmer there as well. it was cold with the november jobs numbers falling far short of expectations. the u.s. added 210,000 jobs. analysts expected more than double that. unemployment falling to 4.2%, though. bill: president biden is scheduled to address those numbers an hour from now and take it live. expect to talk about the stalled agenda and urge the senate to move forward the massive expansion of the social safety net. dana: republicans saying more spending is the last thing we need and counting on manchin and sinema to stop the bill dead in its tracks.
spring now comes three weeks earlier than it used to in the 1940s. hello to you, a warm welcome to bbc news. the bank of england has increased interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point, to 1%, as it tries to damp down rising prices. it predicts inflation will rise to more than 10% this year the highest rate since 1982. in a gloomy assessment, the bank has also forecast the economy will contract next year, leaving the uk facing a period of so called stagflation when prices rise quickly, but economic growth is slow. here s our economics correspondent, andy verity. the global economy reopening after a pandemic and a war in ukraine don t ask what that has got to do with the price of cheese. the answer is everything. prices are going up weekly, you know? milk prices have gone up vastly in the last three or four months, butter is going up £5 a case, and then it has gone up another £5 a case. which 0k, it is good forfarmers, they are getting a decent price for their
a u-haul truck crashed outside the white house. police say it was no accident. plus late night talks at the capitol, are the two sides any closer to a debt limit deal. and sabotage inside russia, kremlin blames ukraine as a group of russian citizens say they did it. good morning, everyone. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m christine romans. we begin with what police are treating as an attempted attack on the president. a u-haul panel truck crashed into a security barrier in la fayette square. the vehicle then backed up and slammed into the barrier again. the driver arrested right away. he faces charges including threatening to kill or harm the president, vice president or a family member. police have not yet released the man s name and there is no word on a motive. video shows park police taking inventory of the truck, packing up evidence including a flag with a swastika. time is running short this morning for the white house and re
gaza but acknowledge some collateral. and plus vladimir putin s parade celebrating victory day moments ago in moscow as his troops struggle to defeat ukraine. and just hours from now in washington, joe biden and kevin mccarthy face-to-face, can they strike a debt limit deal before america defaults. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m christine romans. we begin with fears of dangerous escalation in the middle east. israel says that the operation was aimed at eliminating kingpin terrorists. three islamic jihad commanders were killed, palestinian medical official said at least 13 died in those strikes including four women and four children. hadas gold is live in front of an iron dome battery in southern israel. what are the two sides saying about the airstrikes? reporter: yeah, i m in front of these iron dome batteries and all expectations that these types of batteries which are all around southern israel will be used in the coming hours a