by the federal chair. based on the meeting today, i would tell you that i don t think it s likely that the committee will reach a level of confidence by the time of the march meeting to identify march as the time to do that. but that is to be seen. mr powell s words disappointed us on wall street who believed that the first cut would potentially happen in march. this is after policymakers back in december hinted at rate cuts in 202a. however, mr powell said officials wanted greater confidence that inflation was falling back to its 2% goal first. with prices coming down but still high and with the economy doing well, david ross at trade station believes that this is the right call telling mejerome powell has no reason to show his hand at this point. the rate decision comes after fresh data showing us economic growth slowed down in the last quarter, but performed much better than forecasters expected. now to other stories making headlines. boeing boss dave calhoun has admitted
to texas for his first visit since taking office to the us southern border with mexico. he ll discuss the situation on the border which has seen record numbers of migrants and asylum seekers. you are watching bbc news. it s the travel show. no turning back now. ijust need to get there. even if it isjust the debris field, i will be very happy, paying my respects in the debris field. radio: talk about comms. .. co . so, it was just weird, almost like he. radio: diver s comms, titan i was surprised when they made a turn as they departed the platform, i let them know he snagged a buoy. yeah, roger that, comms. this is diver one. just a heads up, it looked like he was heavy and possibly dropped a thruster because he started spinning really weird when he came off. he bounced a bunch of times when he was trying to leave the platform. radio: copy. which direction did he spin? er, starboard. so it would have been his starboard thruster? yeah. checked it and said it was good. we will f
tha thanks. right below you. right below you! that s a great shot! there s a shark. i think they like my feet. they like it. it s exactly what he went for. they re staying deep and they re coming up and hitting. just keep pulling them out, you know. i ve already had two bumps now that have been pretty deliberate. they look like they re getting a little bit more fired up what was that ? jimi, hello. thank you so much for joining me this afternoon for a chat. it s lovely to have you. it s a pleasure! it s a pleasure! this is the perfect time to do things like that, now that we re all at home. what makes you love working with sharks and going back year over year? the sharks, really. it s also a lifestyle, which i m slightly addicted to it, perhaps. nothing wrong with that, jimi. next question, have you ever been attacked or bitten by a shark? no, i don t think i have? well, definitely nothing serious. nothing serious. it s early. all right. ready? so in th
president volodymyr zelensky has called for ukraine s candidacy tojoin the european union to be speeded up. he said membership should be quick and not take decades. earlier, his chief of staff accused russia of waging a war on ukrainian civilians, in response to military defeats. there were missile strikes overnight on a resort near the black sea port of odesa. the emergency services say 19 people died and more than 30 others were injured in the attacks. a block of flats and a recreation centre were hit. our corresppondent in kyiv, joe inwood, has the latest. today we had another attack, once again using these old soviet era missiles which hit a resort town just to the west of odesa. it was a nine storey apartment block that was hit as well as a holiday complex. a 12 year old boy is amongst the dead. now, what s interesting about the odesa attack today is it happened maybe 12 hours after the russians had been pushed off an island called snake island in the black sea. now, tha
and it s all or nothing for arsenal manager mikel arteta, as he speaks to us about the importance of family, discipline and passion ahead of the new season. good morning from the commonwealth games, where adam peaty has his spark back. after he reached the lowest of the lowest earlier this week, he roared back to form with gold in the 50 metres breaststroke. good morning. today will be less windy, good morning. today will be less windy, less good morning. today will be less windy, less humid. more sunshine than yesterday. still a few showers in the than yesterday. still a few showers in the full than yesterday. still a few showers in the full cast and i will tell you where in the full cast and i will tell you where later in the programme. it s wednesday, the 3rd of august. our main story. the most senior american politician to visit taiwan in 25 years, nancy pelosi, has met the island s president and addressed its parliament, during a trip that s been condemned by ch