Good afternoon. Welcome to the Bbc News at One. The us president ial candidates, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, have clashed in their first debate of the election campaign. The pair sparred over immigration, abortion and the economy and traded attacks over each other S Record in government. Vice president harris called the former president a laughing stock on the world stage, and said hed be manipulated by dictators if he returned to the white house. Donald trump criticised american Military Aid to ukraine, as well as accusing Kamala Harris of having no economic plans. Our senior North America Correspondent, gary odonoghue, has the story. The abc News President ial debate. Here now, David Muir and linsey davis. Good evening. Im David Muir and thank you forjoining us for tonights abc News President ial debate. Not just the first debate for these two as president ial candidates, but the first time these two have ever met. That was about as friendly as it got as they came to debate in p
high. iwill average monthly payment hit a record high. i will be looking at why and whether there is an end inside to rising housing gusts. newcastle are edging closer to the champions league with a win at goodison park. that leaves everton deep in relegation trouble. good morning. a bit of a grey and drizzly start. the weather will brighten up today and it will be warmer than recent days. all the details for today and the bank holiday weekend throughout the programme. good morning. it s friday, the 28th of april. our main story. head teachers in england will be balloted for strike action, in a move which could see further disruption for schools and parents. the union last held a strike vote injanuary, which supported taking action but did not reach the required 50% turnout. ministers say the pay deal is fair and reasonable. our reporter frances read has the latest. empty hallways, empty desks, children at home, because the teachers say they aren t getting paid what they need
senate judiciary committee pressed not only on the failed taylor swift sale and whether his company is now a monopoly in the concert business. it is not just about taylor swift. there is something going on. it is about prices, hidden fees that are way too high. site disruptions. dana: chad pergram has more from capitol hill. i have a few friends trying to get tickets for their daughters and their daughters are constantly asking them did we get tickets yet? the answer is no. what could they find out today? fans of taylor swift and ticketmaster are never, ever, ever getting back together after the debacle involving the singer s concert series last year. senate committee is probing antitrust issues for live music events. it should surprise no one that the taylor swift concert pre-sales failed in this way. in fact, what we need is now enforcement of laws and conditions that were envisioned at the time live nation and ticketmaster merged. website meltdown during a pre-sa
our commonwealth, and a poignant celebration of values we hold dear. patriotism, compassion, service. values embodied by her majesty. we thank her yet again. and we welcome her son, thank her yet again. and we welcome herson, king thank her yet again. and we welcome her son, king charles iii, to the throne. the speech was of course already scheduled for september in brighton, but we rightly cancelled our confidence so we could properly mourn her majesty. that does of course mean i have had to postpone the speech for 47 days, or to use the speech for 47 days, or to use the modern unit of measurement, approximately one liz truss. and that says it all, doesn t it? the chaos and incompetence that these conservatives have inflicted on our great united kingdom, all their squabbling, their scandals, their sleaze, it is shameful. this would be unacceptable at any time, but when our country is in the grip of a cost of living crisis, when local health services, when war ravages our con
defense production act over the price of gas. carley: the president s push for a gas tax holiday getting pushback from the democrats, warning this policy would at best achieve miniscule relief while blowing $10 billion hole in the highway trust fund that would need to be filleded if we want to fix crumbling bridges, advance the modern infrastructure system, and griff jenkins is live in washington can more. good morning. griff: good morning. the president s plan is combination of suspending federal gas tax until september and calling on states to suspend their respective gas tax and now issuing war-footing edick that oil companies lower their prices. watch. president biden: to companies running gas stations and setting prices at the pump, this is a time of war, global peril, ukraine, these are not normal times. bring down the price you are charging at the pump to reflect cost you are paying for the product. do it now, do it today. griff: the president s messaging bla