agenda next deputy editorial page editor, dan henninger, a columnist, chemist rasul and mary anastasia o grady. let me start with you, dan. these inflation numbers are mind-boggling if you don t have to tell people on main street because if you like washington d.c., the irony is on one hand, president biden want to take victory laps for economic achievement and yet keep the pressure on for emergency spending. that s for sure, charles. finally free visiting the wonderful world of inflation. in that world, an economist talk about push inflation and demand, we are not going to talk about that. we are going to recognize that prices are being pushed higher and yet you have the white house and federal reserve in the chairman jerome powell trying to pull back expectations inflation is going to go much higher or persist in the economy. the struggle here is between consumers out there worry about the effects of inflation on their budget and conceivably pulling back their spending. r
on key parts of president biden s agenda including infrastructure. in the coming weeks and more. we re going to look at what lies ahead. over at the white house, the president brought in local leaders and police chiefs to talk about ways to curb rising crime and gun violence in the country. we rise we have to come together to fulfill the responsibility of democracy, keep each other safe. that s what the american people are looking for when it comes to reducing violent crime and gun violence. and one of the leaders who attended that meeting, washington, d.c., mayor joins us later this hour to talk about what came out of today s session. the president also says that he stands with the cuban people after rare protests against the government over a lack of food, fuel, and other important items. we re going to look at what this could mean for cuba with a reporter live on the ground in havana. we ll have a live report what is going on in texas where dozens of state house democr
government and sadly it has created unnecessary disruption and stress for hundreds of thousands of british families. are you one of the thousands of britons currently in portugal or have you booked a holiday, and are unsure what this decision means for your travel plans this summer. please do get it touch with me on twitter @annita mcveigh and use the hashtag #bbcyourquestions. a leading hong kong pro democracy activist is detained by police, as authorities ban a vigil to mark the anniversary of the tiananmen square massacre. the detained belarussian journalist roman prostasevich appears on state tv saying he helped to organise anti government protests. his family say he was speaking under duress. and coming up remembering the british heroes of d day, the final preparations are made at a new normandy memorial ahead of its opening this weekend. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the travel industry has described the changes to england s trave
the teenager who murdered two sisters in what he believed was a satanic sacrifice is sentenced to life in prison, with a minimum of 35 years. the man who organised the plane that crashed killing footballer, emiliano sala, is found guilty, of endangering the safety of an aircraft. a major incident is declared in the scottish town of hoik, over fears of widespread flooding. and coming up wrexham s new hollywood owners, vow to take the club, all the way to the premier league. researchers say millions of people are set to be finacially worse off next year, despite wage increases and benefit changes announced in yesterday s budget. analysts from the independent body, the institute for fiscal studies, say inflation and higher taxes will hit low income households, who ll feel real pain, as the cost of living rises faster than benefit payments. the ifs also says the number of higher rate tax payers, is set to dramatically increase. here s our economics editor, faisal islam. ra