bbc news. studio in singapore, this is bbc new- welcome to bbc news. our top story today: the us defence secretary says he had a rare phone call with his russian counterpart in the aftermath of a collision between a russian fighterjet and a us drone. the race is now on to recover the wreckage of the drone which is thought to be 1,200 metres deep in the black sea. russia has also said it will try to find the wreckage. meanwhile, america s top general said the whole incident was a result of russia s increasingly aggressive behaviour in the area. us defence secretary lloyd austin gave this update earlier. asi as i have said repeatedly, it is important that great powers be models of transparency and communication. the united states will continue to fly and to operate wherever international law allows. and it is incumbent upon russia to operate as military aircraft in a safe and professional manner. our diplomatic correspondent, james landale, has this report from kyiv. this is t
i m michael smerconish in philadelphia. for the second time in less than a week, u.s. fighter jets have shot down an object in u.s. airspace. on friday president biden gave the order to shoot down a, quote, high altitude object hovering ten miles off the coast of alaska. of course, last saturday fighter jets shot down a suspected chinese spy balloon in the atlantic ocean after flying across the entire country. joining me to discuss the retired air force lieutenant general, the air force s first chief of intelligence, surveillance and reconnoissance. he s a fighter pilot with more than 3,000 flying hours. he was the principal attack planner for the operation desert storm air campaign, commander of no fly operations over iraq and served on two congressional commissions focused on america s future defense strategy. these days he s the dean of aerospace studies. so what is norad s responsibility and what s the framework through which it determines a course of action? well, mich
i m jose diaz ballart. with less than three weeks to the mid-term elections president biden is expected to make another major announcement today addressing gas prices. i also spoke with award winning artist lin manuel miranda and the importance of getting younger voters to the polls. it was really inspiring to hear from the young people, their bodies are on the ballot. gun violence is on the ballot. immigration is on the ballot. also breaking this morning, russia s vladimir putin declares martial law in the four regions illegally annexed last month. new explosions rocked ukraine s capital. we are live in kyiv. today former president trump is set to be deposed in a defamation lawsuit from a writer who alleges he raped her in the 1990s. this morning new york city is opening an emergency relief center that will house migrants seeking asylum. controversial effort meant to ease the overwhelmed shelter system. and with 20 days left until the mid-term elections and president b
peter doocy brought it up yesterday. somebody unvaccinated comes over on a plane and that s not okay. somebody walks into texas or arizona unvaccinated they are allowed to stay. why? that s not now it works. that s not what you guys want to happen but that s what s happening. it is not like something walks over, that s now how it works. that s exactly what is happening. thousands of people walk in in a day. some turn themselves over, some are caught. tens of thousands of week are not. that s what s happening. fox news correspondent bill melugin echoing that and tweeting, peter doocy is 100% correct. exactly what s happening on the border. not sure how many times we have to show the video to get that point across. dana: griff jenkins is following this from washington that must have been quite something for you to hear yesterday, griff. well, it certainly blew up my text messages from border patrol agents actively on duty. dana and trace good morning. the onl
what would make a difference to the cost of living crisis to you? do get in touch. the prime minister under pressure more mps call for his resignation after the fallout from the publication of a report into lockdown parties at downing street. tributes are paid to the 19 children and two teachers killed in the texas school shooting, as parents criticise the police for not taking faster action against the gunman. and it emerges that the husband of one of the teachers killed by the attacker in texas died of a heart attack shortly after dropping off flowers at her memorial. economists are warning that the treasury is likely to face further calls to help people pay their energy bills into next year despite the chancellor unveiling a £15 billion support package. industry analysts are predicting that the price cap for england, scotland and wales will remain around £2,800 when it is re calculated in april 2023. we will hear from the chancellor in a moment, who said the treasury