[playing national anthem] [playing national anthem] [playing national anthem] [playing national anthem] if you are in new zealand, happy new year to you. as you are waking up somewhere around the globe throughout this program, someone is partying their face-off because it is 2024 already. you are looking at the future right there. rachel: we are going to party with everyone celebrated the new year around the globe every hour. nonstop party all day. it s two and a half men it past the new year, we are celebrating, we have noisemakers and hats. all where the guns had. the great late jimmy buffett said it s 5:00 o clock somewhere. right now it is new year s somewhere. pete: here we are straight to new year s all day long. rachel: can i bring this back into the kids. i love it. pete: get more for her we need lots more. joey: that s what i m talking about. pete: the street already blocked here in new york. rachel: it was hard to get to new york. rachel: i almost pree
and inflation falls sharply in the eurozone. will the european central bank change direction as a result? welcome to world business report. i mjagdip cheema. let s start with an important trade deal, because the uk has struck a deal to join a trans pacific trade pact consisting of 11 countries. together, these pacific rim countries which doesn t include the usa account for 13% of global gdp. the pact it s called the comprehensive progressive agreement for trans pacific partnership aims to cut 95% of import charges or tariffs. the initial gains for the uk economy may be only marginal, though that s according to the government s own estimates. we re nowjooined by our global trade correspondent, dharshini david. on one hand these 11 countries account for 13% of the world s income, but for the uk it might only be marginal growth as a result, is this a big deal? this a big deal? really good question- this a big deal? really good question- ct this a big deal? really
dw. strikes by security guards at london heathrow airport will go ahead as planned from today, after last ditch talks failed to resolve a pay dispute. the walkout will end on easter sunday. it threatens disruption at the uk s largest airport at the start of the easter school holidays. i spoke to our transport correspondent katy austin a little earlier. well, it s security guards who work at terminal five at heathrow, which is only used by british airways. they are walking out today, and also security workers who deal with cargo coming in and out of the airport as well. but even though it is only those specific groups of security officers taking part in the strike, it does mean that staffing is stretched when it comes to security, and this is a very busy few days. today, the weekend, is the start of the easter getaway, so lots of passengers expected to be turning up to go on those holidays. and i think the impact on the ground, when we were at terminalfive earlier, to be fair,
was greeted with a ton of applause and cheers in the crowd. now it is more somber. very respectable tone here and when we heard from the king today, he promised to renew the queen s vow of lifelong service. he also said that he sympathized really with the whole world. and he mentioned that the queens selfless service was unequaled induration, but also in dedication and in devotion. and i want to bring into people who really feel that she did in body that. first jeremy, and then pays a. and jeremy, you actually tell me about what this moment means to you, and what you almost remember about. it is an important day for the country. and you can see that many tens of thousands of people we have this evening the little feeling that the people of the uk have got towards the new king, and also the level feeling to wards the late queen. i think for all of us, this is a moving moment and for my me and my family to come out this morning in to see it all is an important part. you s
exactly the worst attack on the u.s. capitol in more than 200 years came to be. who was behind it and how the threat still looms over every aspect of american democracy? the washington post is reporting this about what to expect this. bennie thompson and liz cheney will lead the evening s presentation which will lead testimony from caroline edwards, she is a u.s. capitol police officer who was seriously nnged as pro-trump rioters and members of far-right extremist groups forced their way into the building. here s what january 6th committee member congressman jamie raskin told nbc s garrett haake to have officer edwards testify tonight. 150 officers ended up wounded, injured, hospitalized. the united states capitol has never seen anything like that. we ve had officers who ended up with broken ribs, broken vertebrae, broken arms, legs, feet, missing fingers, contusions, concussions and traumatic brain injuries and post-traumatic stress syndrome that dozens and dozens of the