There was also a lot of news, as there has been all week. Theres more today. Lets get started this friday, august 18. This breaking overnight, Hurricane Hillary Intensifying in the pacific. It is now a major category 4 hurricane thats expected to bring flooding and rain to california and the southwest over the weekend. More Breaking News, mauis Emergency Management administrator quit abruptly a day after he defended not sounding the islands sirens as Deadly Wildfires tore through la hadhaina citing health reasons. And also this just in, femas Disaster Fund is slipping into the red and Hurricane Season hasnt even peaked yet. Now pressure is on for congress to pass a spending bill. Former President Trump wants to push back the trial date in the federal election subversion case by a lot. The Special Counsel wants january, months from now. Trumps team wants april of 2026, about three years from now. And federal prosecutors are recommending the toughest january 6 sentence yet for two leader
Im sandra smith in for neil cavuto, and this is your world. Leaving pain in the gas for President Biden. The writing is exemplary. Great to be with you. President biden is back in washington amid new economic concerns that surging gas prices bringing down fears that inflation is back with a vengeance. Make no mistake. Its gas prices that always gets the attention of consumers which in turn means lawmakers pay attention. The news is not good, with prices way up. Its worse than that. There is an overall surge, and The Cost Of Living for amer americans, vegetable costs, up. Gas to get to and from work, also up. Its a devastating report card for president who is more or less hovering around 40 and obviously lower with many other parts of the country. When joe biden was elected president , and inaugurated, looking at 2030 price increases on what counts, and thats stable foods, power, electricity, gasoline, the price of cars. Taking a mortgage out now, so most 7 thats 1,000 a month on the mo
Health workers and civilians are not a target, and must be protected at all times. We urge israel to cease fire. The idf said it had carried out a Precision Strike in the area of the hospital that targeted militants from the islamichhad group. Meanwhile, the us military has carried out its first air drop of food aid, amid a growing humanitarian crisis in the territory following months of war. Us Vice President Kamala Harris will meet with israeli war cabinet member benny gantz on monday as washington seeks to reach a dealfor more aid and a temporary ceasefire. A us official said today the framework for a deal that would establish a six week ceasefire in gaza is in place with israels agreement and depends on hamas agreeing to release hostages. And a un team has found that many palestinans who were injured as lorries were delivering aid on thursday, were wounded by gunshots. Our Diplomatic Correspondent paul adams has the latest. How were so many people injured . Were they shot or crush
Is a rate rise good for you . Really looking forward to speaking to you, to hearing from you this morning, by telephone, by text or social media. Lets get the neatest News Headlines from karishma patel. The Bank Of England is expected to raise its main Interest Rate to 5. 25 at lunchtime. It will be the 14th time in a row its gone up. Inflation has slowed down in the past few months, but is still at nearly 8 four times higher than the official target. Deputy Prime Minister, oliver dowden, says migrants will start to be housed on a barge in dorset in the coming weeks and that inspections are being carried out. They were meant to move in earlier this week but there have been concerns over fire safety and port staff. Ofcom says older viewers are switching away from live tv as part of a record drop in people watching traditional television. The Broadcasting Watchdog says audiences now have an all you can eat buffet of broadcast and online content to choose from. Scientists say a Prehistori