Newscast from the bbc. Hello. Its adam in the studio. Hello, its alex in the studio. And there is a chris mason shaped hole just on that side of the table because hes off on his travels. Hes in Washington Dc where hes been for the last day or two with rishi sunak, the Prime Minister who has been visiting joe biden. And on thursday evening they had a Press Conference. And alex, the centrepiece of this visit is this communique theyve put out where theyve talked about this new, new trade relationship. But dont call it a trade deal. Because theres definitely not a trade deal. But what is not the trade deal that the conservatives promised theyd get with the us and clearly havent got it is. The atlantic declaration. So what effectively this is is them talking about how theyre going to continue to strengthen their economic ties and Work Together and do some like deals which arent trade deals theyre little deals to help each other s economies work in tandem, particularly when it comes to thing
newscast from the bbc. hello. it s adam in the studio. hello, it s alex in the studio. and there is a chris mason shaped hole just on that side of the table because he s off on his travels. he s in washington dc where he s been for the last day or two with rishi sunak, the prime minister who has been visiting joe biden. and on thursday evening they had a press conference. and alex, the centrepiece of this visit is this communique they ve put out where they ve talked about this new, new trade relationship. but don t call it a trade deal. because there s definitely not a trade deal. but what is not the trade deal that the conservatives promised they d get with the us and clearly haven t got it is. the atlantic declaration. so what effectively this is is them talking about how they re going to continue to strengthen their economic ties and work together and do some like deals which aren t trade deals they re little deals to help each other s economies work in tandem, particularl
there is so much of that video to look at. new hour begins now on monday morning. a i m owe bill hemmer. sandra smith is with us. sandra: good to be here. at least 25 people were killed across mississippi, another died in alabama. hundreds were left without homes. the towns of rolling fork and silver city absolutely destroyed. the stunning satellite images of rolling fork taken before and then after the storm showing the extent of this devastation. bill: the latest weather radar shows more storms on the way. president biden issued an emergency declaration. survivors recall moments of absolute terror. things started flying and i had my back against that door trying to hold it. we made it to the tub just in time. by the time we got over in the tub it was right on top of us. this is he have -devastating. this is so many friends, family, memories that have been destroyed. bill: robert ray is live in rolling fork, mississippi where he has been for a couple of days
district attorney bragg claims the former president misrepresented the payments as legal services. a fact, his attorney did pay daniels. top house republicans are again demanding that bragg hand over documents related to the investigation and testify in person on friday of this week. house oversight chair james comer calls the case a political stunt and says alvin bragg cannot defy congress. unfortunately for mr. bragg he doesn t have the luxury to determine whether or not he can comply with congressional requests. if there was a reason for prosecution, it should be done by the department of justice on the federal level. we believe it s a political stunt by mr. bragg. when you look at what we believe the role of the manhattan d.a. should be is to fight crime. harris: with this will they or won t they indict tumble phase dragging on some watching this unfold say it is all helping trump. i think this is a colossal mistake if they bring these charges. it is not going
katherine, i m rishi. ..as rishi sunak prepares to set out his party s plans for another five years in government. on the eve of his manifesto launch last night, the prime minister hinted at tax cuts to come. we will have a manifesto that builds on all the things that you ve just gone through that we ve already announced in this campaign that, yes, does continue to cut people s taxes, because i believe in a country where people s hard work is rewarded. after cutting national insurance last autumn and in the spring the manifesto will promise to cut it by a further two pence for employees. it will also pledge that the state pension will not be taxed, and make permanent an existing cut to stamp duty for first time buyers, as well as promising that parents will only have to start paying back child benefit when their household income reaches £120,000. the manifesto will also contain pledges to raise defence spending, reform the welfare system, and double down on plans to se