a video announcement from mr. biden could come as early as tuesday announcing his run for reelection but many americans including a large trunk of democrats are concerned for his future. the white house is touchy about the growing drumbeat that he not run again and consider the following the white house is going the extra mile reporters questions about issues where they are left out of unofficial white house transcripts of a rose garden event. why should america give you four more years? stay tuned. well. the past couple of years? at any rate it s all unfortunate somewhat argue. timing for mr. biden with the latest nbc news survey showing the majority of americans just don t think it s a good idea for an 80-year-old to leave the parties bid for a white house. asked if they thought biden should run again an astounding 70 percent said no he shouldn t run and half of those people said his age was a major reason why. and there is more. if, perhaps the driving force behind h
texas a little song by morgan as well but we are glad you re here. we are assuming rachel will be here soon. because it tells to stick with the shop because we love her so much we hope she s listening. we are honest with the audience or ants will and nine. not just a shot of delta back to the capitol. all of it isn t chinese supply balloon is evacuate a highlighter and a sharpie. [laughter] that s all that less. that would be what would be laughed at. speaking too much about the balloon. rachel has disappeared, note cards, sharpie, and heater. looks quite certain she s on assignment will find her tracker and when we identify her will bring her to you. in the meantime good morning dallas, good morning will, good morning rachel wherever you are. we got to fox news alert. pentagon confirming a second chinese spy balint was found hovering over latin america yesterday. caller: versing over montana has now been spotted flying near kansas city, missouri. will remain in the u.s
if you have just joined if you havejustjoined us, good to have you with us. we begin with the soaring cost of energy. as governments and central banks grapple with rising inflation and a cost of living crisis, the world s biggest oil company announces record breaking profits. the saudi oil company aramco revealed it made more than $48 billion in profits in the second quarter of this year. the eye watering sum marks a 90% year on year increase and the biggestjump in earnings for the world s largest energy exporter since its public listing three years ago. but what is the outlook for oil prices this year and beyond? the war in ukraine caused a significant spike in the price of energy worldwide prices have come off the highs reached earlier this year and now with fears of recession on the horizon in europe and other key economies globally, there are differing views out there as to where the price of the oil is headed. let s talk this through with craig erlam senior market an
trade, britain s only surviving cloth hall opens after a multi million pound renovation. good morning. it s tuesday 1st august. i m julian worricker. welcome to bbc newsroom live. british gas has said it will increase the price of electricity for the first time in nearly four years. its owner centrica says electricity prices will increase by 12.5% from 15th september. 3.1 million customers will be affected. but the company s gas prices will be held at their current level. the average annual dual fuel bill for households on a standard tariff will rise by £76, up by 7.3%. ian conn is the chief executive of british gas‘s parent company, centrica. he explained why the price rise was necessary despite a decrease in the wholesale cost of energy. first of all, the last time we moved our electricity prices was in january 2014 and since then they have been held flat. from that time, and you are correct, wholesale prices have fallen, we estimate about £36 on an average bill, that i
the piece hall in halifax has re opened today following a £19 million transformation. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. british gas will increase electricity prices by 12.5% in september, a move which will affect more than three million customers. its parent company centrica said the price rise is a because of the increasing cost of transmitting energy to people s homes, and government environmental policies. the government has indicated that it may still legislate to impose a cap on energy prices. our business correspondent theo leggett reports. british gas likes to say it is putting its customers in control. but even if they turn the heating down, those on a standard variable tariffs will see their bills going up. after the increases announced today, the cost of an average dualfuel energy bill, electricity and gas, provided by british gas, will be going up. it will now cost £1120 a year, an increase of £76 compared to last year. it is not the cheapest among the big