congress meantime out for the holidays, but they left a whole lot behind, including aid for israel and ukraine, funding to keep the government open, and border security. and just in to cnn. harvard s president under scrutiny. what she is doing as congress launches an investigation. this hour of cnn this morning starts right now. we begin with the supreme court facing hugely consequential decisions at the moment that could determine the fate of donald trump and the presidential election. trump using a delay tactic in one those major cases, asking the supreme court to hold off on deciding whether he has immunity from prosecution. perez special counsel jack smith is asking for an answer because trump is about to go on trial. they are urging the court, slow down, stay out of the dispute. they say the supreme court shouldn t be rushed into making one a decision so soon. going straight to the supreme court next week to appeal that historic ruling that kicked him off the bal
challenges for customers to earn bonus points could be pushing people to spend more than they can afford. that s the warning from consumer groups. i ll be taking a look. in sport it s the start of a new adventure for emma hayes. we hear how she s settling in to her new manager role in the united states as she prepares to lead them into the olympics this summer. to lead them into the quite to lead them into the a cloudy start this morning. some quite a cloudy start this morning. some outbreaks of rain out there, but things should brighten up. a bit of sunshine developing in the afternoon. all of the details shortly. it s thursday 30th may. our main story. the conservatives and labour have both ruled out increasing vat if they are elected in five weeks time. the promises have raised questions about how the parties will fund their spending plans, and deliver on their commitments if they win the elction. our political correspondent damian grammaticas has this report. midnight
giving us rare access. but [inaudible] having thought it military hudson s. they aren t even admits this is firepower that no other. what was it like the first time? there was a blast. it also be challenging, especially heavy fog or volcanic smog. you can see the gases. those acidic gases show that the concentration levels are too high. on the, ground officials closely watching the lava s potential impact on saddle port. the main highway that connects the east west of the island. erupting last sunday for the first time in 38 years. mauna loa, the world s largest ike double keno, is one of five the makeup wipes big island. and it s not the only ones currently erupting. neighboring kilauea also active, though no longer shooting lava to the surface like it did in
on the eastern side there, about the 1:00 position, that is the plume there. reporter: having flown in military hot zones, darren even admits, this is fire power like no other. what was it like the first time through open lava. it was a blast. reporter: it can also be challenging, especially with heavy vog, or volcanic smog. those acidic gases dangerous if the concentration levels are too high. on the ground, officials closely watching the lava s potential impact on saddle road, the main highway that connects the east and west of the island. erupting last sunday for the first time in 38 years, mauna loa, the world s largest active volcano, is one of five that make up hawaii s big island. and neighboring kilaeua also active, though no longer shooting lava to the surface, like it did in 2018. we re on cal keeley street,
30 miles out. there you see it, the red orange glow, mauna loa erupting. to give you a better view, we go up in the morning dark. paradise helicopters, darren, are piloting by giving us where access. i seem we ll know when we hit a volcano? yes, just off the i want to clock position, up there. having flown in military hot sounds, darren admits, it s firepower like new other. i was like the first time you flew up? it was a blast. they can be challenging, especially with heavy volcanic smog. today you can see the gases. those acidic gases are dangerous at the concentration levels are too high. it s not the only one currently. erupting near callaway is active. though no longer shooting lava to the surface like it did in 2018. whereas where my house as that. but it s that way. on the opposite side of the subdivision. dorothy invited us to where her home now sits, buried under 60 feet of lava. you can see a medal streetlight fused into the rock. four years after ki