The fight between americas Biggest Car Companies and the uaw over pay and Better Benefits is playing out in a key Battleground State in the 2024 president ial election. That is michigan. So this visit by President Biden is no accident. Hes trying to turbocharge the market for Electric Vehicles. That is part of his policy to reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions. His signature legislation, well, its known as the inflation reduction act, and it includes billions of dollars in incentives to get more clean cars on the road. But republicans, including biden s likely president ial opponent, donald trump, who is also visiting michigan on wednesday, well, theyve argued the shift to Electric Vehicles will killjobs because after all, it takes fewer people to make a battery than a combustion engine. And many of the new Battery Plants are being built in states that are hostile to organising. Add to that biden s push for clean energy. Well, it hit another roadblock on monday. That is after ford said it w
Prime minister rishi sunak is due to speak to his israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu today to urge restraint after irans unprecedented missile and drone attack on israel on saturday night. Lets go live tojerusalem for the very latest and our chief International Correspondent lyse doucet. Two days after the skies of israel was killed by iranian cruise and Ballistic Missiles as well as suicide drones, israel is making it clear that it will hit back. The question still is, how and when will it retaliate . What seems clear now is it will, at least it hopes, take many forms. This morning, israels Foreign Minister has said he is leading a political war against iran. He has written to dozens of countries urging them to sanction irans irg sea to isolate iran. We have heard from the military officials as well. Yesterday the israeli Chief Of Staff visited the airbase which was struck by several iranian missiles. Israel says it suffered limited damage but he took that occasion to say that isr
The 181 run winning margin is the eighth highest for england in odi cricket. They lead the series 2 1 and meet in the final one dayer on friday at lords. Tottenham striker richarlison says he will seek psychological help when he returns to england after the international break. The brazilian was pictured in tears after being substituted during his countrys 5 1win over bolivia on saturday. His last goals for his country were at last years world cup. Hes scored just four times in a0 games for spurs since a £60 million transfer from everton last summer. The 45 capped International Said the reaction was nothing to do with his football, but some off field issues hes been dealing with. This is what he said. Two time grand slam champion and former world number one, simona halep, says she is shocked after being banned for four years from the Sport Following Breaches of the tennis anti doping programme. The former wimbledon and french open winner says she intends to appeal against the decision
A surge in the cost of fuel pushed up us Consumer Prices by 0. 6 , but if you strip out the volatile cost of food and fuel, the underlying rate was half that, coming in at 0. 3 . It could give Americas Central Bank some breathing room, encouraging the Federal Reserve to keep Interest Rates on hold next wednesday. Lets speak live to our north America Business correspondent, erin delmore. What do these figures tell us about the state of the us economy . Weill. The state of the us economy . Well, we are seeing the state of the us economy . Well, we are seeing the the state of the us economy . Well, we are seeing the second the state of the us economy . Vii we are seeing the second straight monthly rise in the Consumer Price index here, and that matters because the fed is meeting next week. This is in fact the last day dump they are going to get before they get together and everybody is holding their breath to see whether the fed will continue its campaign of Interest Rate rises or whether
and welcome to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada and all around the world. i m kim brunhuber, with the latest on the coverage of the israel, hamas war. another night of heavy air strikes across the enclave. israel says it s been hitting hamas targets including tunnels and underground combat spaces. the idf is again urging folks to head south as it expands forces inside gaza, in response to the mack aceres of october 7th. israel believes the group is holding 230 hostages. inside gaza there is fear for what happens next. internet and cellular functions have been partially restored. there s not enough fuel water medicine to go around and very little coming in from egypt. scott what are you seeing from gaza and hearing from israel? reporter: hey kim, yes it is difficult to know precisely where we re at with the fighting in gaza given the limitations there. yesterday the israeli artillery did not stop. he also said gun fire could be heard from the easter