he denied he had any intention of using nuclear weapons in ukraine and accused the west of trying to destroy russia. the number of crimes in england and wales that result in someone being charged is now half of what it was seven years ago. figures released today show that the proportion of crimes reported to police that result in a charge has fallen from just over 15% in march 2015 to just over 5% now. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford is here with more details. the good news is that on the best official estimate, the number of crimes in england and wales is still lower than it was before the pandemic. but the bad news is that while we are actually reporting more crimes, fewer people are being charged with those offences by the police. here s a graph of the number of crimes reported to the police over the last seven years, rising from about 3.5 million to 5.5 million. so what has been the outcome of those crimes? well, back in 2015, just short of 600,000 of them
and right to privacy. president biden lays out the threats from maga republicans when one of several speeches in the final six days until the midterm elections. we ll look at what the white house and democrats have planned for the final days of the campaign. plus, republican congresswoman liz cheney is crossing party lines, making good on her promise to help defeat election denying members of the gop. also ahead, the man accused of trying to kill nancy pelosi s husband makes his first appearance in court as more disturbing information is coming out about that attack. we re also following alarming developments in the war with ukraine. there is new reporting this morning on high-level talks inside the russian military about using a tactical nuclear weapon. and good morning, and welcome to morning joe. it is wednesday, november 2nd. joe is back. along with joe, willie and me we have the host of msnbc s politics nation and president of the national action network re
has blamed ill health for the removal of former president shuejintao from the hole during the conference. he said he is attending the closing ceremony. now, on bbc news, talking movies.. hello from london, i m tom brook. the bbc is 100 years old, and as part of the bbc 100 celebrations, talking movies is going to look at the contribution the corporation has made to the british film industry over the decades, through five top directors who have picked up their skills here at the bbc. i went to meet these filmmakers who ve shaped modern cinema. the multi award winning ken loach, whose credits include the landmark movie, kes. mike leigh, known for his legendary use of improvisation in films that have brought him seven oscar nominations. james marsh who won an academy award for his celebrated documentary man on wire. mary harron who made the modern american classic american psycho, starring christian bale, and sally el hosaini, a rising star in british cinema, having just launche
this growing field only helps him because it distracts attention away from him of being the sole target while others are trying to fight amongst themselves. mike pence was trump s vice president, he was loyal to trump for a long time. so anti-trumpers don t love him, but trump supporters don t love him either. we all remember those rioters who stormed the capitol chanting hang mike pence. how might he go about redefining himself in this race? mike pence, he s a good and honorable man, but i think mike pence is trying to stake out his own lane. he s going to run as a traditional, conservative republican, socially very conservative, trying to appeal to evangelicals and frankly, i think that s a difficult road at this point. especially mike pence is well-known on the abortion issue for example. he ll take the hardest position of all the candidates. not a great issue, frankly n a general election, and i don t think it s that great an issue in the republican primary. i think he s going
he almost i hate to say this. this is hard to say but one of the most clutch hitters i ve seen since ortiz. before that reggie jackson for the yankees in these big moments. bryce harper, man, go the to put him there. still got to say, what he did in the national league championship series. one of the great moments in baseball. the eighth inning home run in the rain to give them the lead there. remember harper, who, he s someone came in as the most touted prospect baseball has seen in decades and lived up to the hype. nats fans who don t love him but won two mvps, has put up hall of fame-level numbers. only 30 now. and he is having, right now, an october for the ages. rises to the moment. listening in the car. driving around last night, and dan shulman, espn radio guy says, done a lot of games in this career said the loudest