Finances were in a dire state. Hang on. There was this 22 Billion black hole. We spend 1200 Billion billion black hole. We spend i200 billion pounds every year in this 22 Billion so called black hole, a mere accounting device. In this whole debate, what the Labour Government are trying to do was to make the political point that the Conservative Party ran the country into the ground and therefore weve got to punish therefore weve got to punish the pensioners. It is absolute and complete rubbish. And what those we represent cant understand, these people who worked hard all their lives, have done their bit for the country, their total package is perhaps 13 or £14,000 a year. What they cant understand is that this so called saving of public money is actually going to go to Train Drivers who own £70,000 a year. Theyjust dont understand it. So for god sake, lets have a serious debate. Lets try to unite on this issue and lets not keep taking away benefits from people just above the Pension
measured in feet. so much snow, some ski resorts close. cars buried, roads shut down, some people trapped in their homes as another major system barrels towards the state today. a high-profile hearing on china s threat to america, a new host panel meets in primetime, as global tensions are rising amid the spy balenciaga. and fears china will provide lethal support to russian forces in ukraine. plus, at least 32 people are dead after two trains collide head on in greece. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. good to have you with us. while, california under blizzard warning, parts of the golden state have been buried in up to seven feet of snow over the past few days, as a freezing cold system moves inland over the u.s.. on tuesday, 23 million americans were under winter weather alerts, with many those in california. the surprise snowstorms also bringing high winds, streaming across the southwest. and more snow tracking up across the pacific nort
just ahead, epic snowfall in california, measured in feet. so much snow, some ski resorts closed. cars buried, roads shut down, some people trapped in their homes as another major system barrels towards the state today. millions of americans will wake up this morning without a pandemic era benefit that helped them buy groceries, even as inflation has caused food prices to soar. plus at least three dozen people are dead after two trains collide head-on in greece. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. thanks for being with us. well, california under blizzard warning. parts of the gelden state have been buried in up to 7 feet of snow over the past few days as a freezing cold system moves inland over the u.s. on tuesday, 23 million americans were under winter weather alerts with many of those in california. the surprise snowstorms are also bringing high winds streaming across the southwest, and more snow tracking up across the pacific northwes
top fox executive rupert murdoch under oath admitted election lies peddled on his network were simply a business decision, saying, quote, it is not red or blue, it is green. what else did murdoch admit? plus, when winning the battle does not end the danger. cnn treks across a booby tracked land littered with mines in ukraine. but first, the supreme court on the record. hear what the justices said about president biden s plan to cancel billions of dollars in student loan debt, and whether biden even remotely has the authority to do so. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we re starting today in the money lead in fate of president biden s plan to wipe out $400 billion, that s b with a billion now rests with the supreme court. justices today heard oral arguments in two cases challenging biden s plan. the biden administration argued yeah, they have the power to forgive financial loans in order to protect americans brought in by the covid pandemic. six republican states and
us now from new york. good evening, connell. good evening, bret. the dow after four downed days in a row now finds itself at lowest level since november of 2020. now, investors have pretty much concluded at this point as interest rates rise that the economy will have trouble growing. not just here in the u.s. but all around the world. one of those days on wall street where it was sell first and ask questions later in a friday session. all the worries seem to be magnified right now in the minds of investors from the war in ukraine to the energy crisis in europe. but, really more than anything, it s the higher interest rates that we are seeing in the u.s. but also in places like britain, sweden, switzerland and norway. the day started with a report showing a sharp decline in european economic activity, which raises the risk of recession over there and the new government in the u.k. led by prime minister liz truss now unveiled a plan for tax cuts that really was not well recei