Plumes of smoke over the capital still over beirut. In central beirut, a massive overnight Air Strike killed nine people, in a multistorey building, Housing A Hezbollah affiliated health centre, near the lebanese parliament building. Lebanon says paramedics are among the dead. While the World Health Organization says 28 Health Workers have been killed in the past day. As the conflict escalates, more people are on the move well talk in a few minutes to the Un Agency organising aid in beirut. Meanwhile, the Lebanese Army says, that two of its soldiers have been killed, by israel in separate incidents in southern lebanon. I want to return to Whatjoe Biden has been saying because he responded to questions thrown at him yesterday saying of course the us did not support any potential israeli strikes on nuclear facilities. He was asked today whether there are discussions about israel and Irans Oil facilities and his answer was we are discussing that possibility and that resulted in a spike of
Maine to texas. It could cost the economy billions of dollars a day while the team may not feel the pinch right away if it extends always a good style supply chains and we to shortages and higher prices out of the presidential election. Food prices are likely to react first according to economists. Ryan pedersen is the balde chief executive of flex port. He is a sense of the impact of the strike on consumers. This will be a the strike on consumers. This will be a massive the strike on consumers. Ti 3 will be a massive disruption, thus far you haven t seen it will not act the consumer unless it lasts more than another week or two but then you will see big shortages and really high prices of all kinds of goods that will result from this. . , , ~ of goods that will result from this. . , a i. Of goods that will result from this. . , i. . , of goods that will result from this. . ,. , , of goods that will result from this. . ,,. , this. I ll ask you a bit about c stal this. I ll ask
The banking system. The banking system. And as the bbc s and as the bbc s Michelle Fleury reports, it could face even more tense relations with the us depending on who wins the race for the White House. When the measures were first announced back in may, the White House said it was in response to chinas unfair Trade Practices and to protect us jobs. At the time the chinese said they opposed the hikes and would retaliate. Analysts said the tariffs, which include a 100 duty on electric vehicles made in china, well, that they are largely symbolic, especially since chinese evs are not currently sold in the united states. As well as a rise on ev tariffs, levies on solar cells will increase to 50 , while rates on Steel And Aluminium products will more than triple to 25 . Tariff hikes on other products, including semiconductor chips, are set to take into effect over the next two years. The increases, which impact a relatively small amount of us imports, come as Vice President Kamala Harris an
Im sally bundock. We start here in the uk, where the Chancellor Rachel reeves will pledge A Budget To Rebuild Britain in her speech to the Labour Party Conference in liverpool today. Shes under pressure to provide some optimism after labours gloomy messaging on the state of the economy they inherited from the conservatives. But her controversial decision to Axe Winter Fuel payments for 10 Million pensioners threatens to overshadow her speech, with a vote challenging the move also expected today. Lets get more now from joe nellis, whos economic adviser to mha a Uk Accounting Firm And Professor of Global Economy at cranfield university. Good morning. There good morning. There was good morning. There was a good morning. There was a lot good morning. There was a lot of pressure on Rachel Reeves to change the music, to be more optimistic, what do you think . I think she will struggle to change the mood music. We are in a difficult position, the economy has been flatlining for the last coupl
Welcome to one nation, i am brian kilmeade. Thanks for dating early or dating plate. They crossed her guest including pete hegseth breaks down media matters most this week. Ai to be feared or larded? role could play in the selection. Robert, superstar over 150 movies, should celebrities and singers way and? they seem to be. We ll talk about his perspective but first, we begin with the race the white house with only 45 days to go, the polls continue on both harris and trump neck and neck the only just and national polls a crucial critical battleground states but harris campaign continues to surprise me with the way they approach the selection. They are trying to develop their own candidates parking lot her strengths and her policies and continue to delegitimize trump or try to instead of talking about their candidate fixing the country s economy, fixing a broken border which by the way, they broke and continue to ridicule past accomplishment of the former president and not minimize the