Hello, im lauren taylor. Lets go back to our main story this morning, the us Secretary Of State antony blinken, whos on a visit to israel and is currently meeting prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has said that now is the decisive moment to achieve a ceasefire in gaza. Hes also warning all parties against de railing progress towards a potential agreement. And it is notjust the us who Are stressing the importance of reaching a deal. Speaking earlier on radio four s today programme, jordans Deputy Prime Minister and foreign minister, Ayman Safadi said that a ceasefire is key to preventing wider escalation in the region. The last chance has been months in the making. Every day that passes by without an end to this aggression means more people Are being killed and the threat of regional Al Al Escalation becoming more real. Failure will mean more death, more killing, and more possibilities for the all out regional escalation. We Are trying to figure out a way in Co Operation with our part
Latest sports news, here is paul scott. Fast bowler, matthew potts, has been called up by england for the first test against Sri Lanka which starts in manchester on wednesday. He replaces captain ben stokes, whos out of the three Match Series with a hamstring injury. The other change sees Dan Lawrence come in for injured opener zak crawley. Our sports correspondent, joe wilson, says the focus has been on taking wickets with this selection. One of the issues when you are replacing ben stokes, never mind his captaincy, is that he brings that balance to the team. He has been working so hard to get back to being a bowler for england. What is going on behind me is a group of england bowlers are running through their preparations, going through some deliveries with their bowling mentor, a certain james anderson. But if you look at the balance of the English Team now, Chris Woakes Will Bat at seven, then that is as they say, in cricketing circles, a long tail. But you know the old saying, if
Neil taking stock after the shock. Remember when inflation was the big worry . Now it is the beers with over recession. Yeah, recession . Overdone. Try telling that to investors who lost trillions in the global Markets Yesterday and not sure what happens come monday. Our traders finally paying attention to us. Stocks swooning on what consumers have long been saying, this economys a piece of work, as fewer americans than weve seen in years are finding work. Things are tough and getting tougher. No one calling it a meltdown just yet, and Kamala Harris, No Doubt, hoping it stays that way because remember how the the financial crisis doomed the republican Partys Grip on the race then. Dont be surprised if Donald Trump and j. D. Vance make it a big issue in atlanta odd today. Folks already lining up and fired up. All that and a bipartisan look at the Secret Service failing bigtime three weeks ago in butler, pennsylvania. And explanations since arent making critics feel any better. Were winn
Report triggering a massive Wall Street Selloff friday with the dow dropping over 600 points while fears of recession grow. Welcome, im jacqui heinrich. Griff great to be with you, weve Got a packed day of news. Im griff jenkins. And this is as Lloyd Austin was on the Plea Deal with accom accomplices. And unemployment Going up ticking up to 4. 3 , a Percentage Point higher than in july of last year. Not everyone thinks a recession is looming, but people admit the foundations of this country, the economic foundations are shaky. Has it simply been a situation where Wall Street has now caught up to what Main Street has known all the time . People are hurting, inflation is really taking a big bite out of Peoples Pocket books and we see things Going in the wrong direction. Now, speaking of potentially moving in the wrong direction, thats what bidens Defense Chief thought when the administrator of gitmo gave Sheik Mohammed and two others a Plea Deal. And Secretary Austin tore up the Plea Dea
Of delegates needed for the president ial nomination with a virtual Roll Call underway. The voting doesnt close until monday so thats when it would become official, and this, Harriss Campaign says it raked in a record breaking 310 Million just last month after she entered the race. With 2 3 of that haul being made up of first time donors. Its more than double the money the Trump Campaign brought in last month. Harris also has more catch on hand, 377 Million to be exact. A 50 Million edge over the former president. The Money Search comes amid a Tuesday Countdown when harris is set to appear with her yet to be named Running Mate as they kick off a Battleground State Tour starting in philly. Who will it be. A source familiar with the process tells Nbc News, harris is nearing a final decision, and will meet in person with some of her top choices over the next few days. This morning, President Biden told reporters that he has spoken with harris about her possible selection. Well get into th