you re just joining us welcome, if you sticking with us we are thankful for that. this week could mark a major turning point in the 2024 presidential election. nbc s new exclusive reporting that the special counsel s grand jury is set to meet in the days ahead after taking a break, assigned to many that they may have a decision on whether to charge the former president though at least one former trump lawyer, is hoping that s not going to nothing. now that he s convening, that is more likely to be a charging decision? not necessarily. it could be that they are continuing the investigation into other things. it could be that the reason for the break isn t the last guy grandeur simply expired, and there can be a new one. i m not sure specifically, i certainly haven t heard of anything new, that would require new testimony. i can t imagine those anybody else in mar-a-lago to testify. not of speculation there is communities where candidates are set to jump into the former r
let s start in the us where inflation has been falling for the 7th month in a row. the rate forjanuary stands at 6.4% down from a peak of 9.1% injune last year. but the latest report from the us labor department also showed the pace of that slowdown is starting to ease. the bbc s north america correspondent michelle fleury reports from new york. inflation has been coming down on an annual basis. that s the good news. the bad news on a monthly basis, prices for consumer goods actually rose at the start of 2023, despite an aggressive campaign by america s central bank to bring it down. the consumer price index was up 0.5% injanuary, compared to a revised 0.1% increase in december. the cost of housing was to blame for more than half of the increase. higher food and energy prices also contributed. the stronger than expected report, coupled with a tight labour market, could force america s central bank to raise interest rates more than anticipated. and that certainly spooked i
and japan takes its first tentative steps to reopening the country to tourists after a 2 year ban due to the pandemic. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the talktv presenter, daisy mcandrew, and the broadcaster, david davies. i david davies. want to bring you the actual front pages i want to bring you the actual front pages will be seeing tomorrow morning. the times leads with further industrial action on the railways, reporting that the union which represents train drivers aslef plans onjoining the rmt s planned strike. the sun reports on prince william being pictured selling copies of the big issue, and says it was inspired by his mother s undercover visits to help the homeless. millions of people will be given the chance to buy a home under plans by borisjohnson to allow housing association tennants the right to buy. that s according to the express. the guardian highlights the knock on effects of rising
In the south and west. For the rest of us it will be fairly cloudy with sunny spells. But the wind will strengthen widely throughout the day. Details later in the programme. Good morning. Its wednesday, 18th october. Theres been International Condemnation after an explosion at a hospital in gaza is reported to have killed at least 500 people. The blast has raised the diplomatic stakes for President Biden, whos currently flying to israel to try to prevent the violence spreading elsewhere in the middle east. Hamas a group designated as a Terror Organisation by many western governments says the Al Ahli Hospital was hit by an israeli air strike. But israel has blamed the palestinian group, islamichhad, but its denied any involvement, describing the accusations as lies. Wyre davies has the latest. Pictures from Gaza Last Night showed scenes of utter chaos. Bloodied, wounded casualties from the partially destroyed al ahli arab hospital. Videos many too graphic to broadcast showed the broken
Summit injordan with arab leaders has been cancelled. We can bring you live pictures of gaza, where it is just after seven in the morning with more on tuesdays Hospital Explosion, heres our international editorjeremy bowen. Loud blast. The missile hit the hospital not long after dark. Man shouts. You can hear the impact. The explosion destroyed al ahli hospital. It was already damaged from a smaller attack at the weekend. The building was flattened. Very soon video was posted from gaza of bodies laid out near the ruins of the hospital. So many dead and the size of the explosion, together looked to be having a profound impact on what was already the most dangerous crisis in the middle east in a generation. The wounded were taken across gaza city to Shifa Hospital. The israeli armys First Response said hospitals were highly sensitive and not targets of its military and urged caution about what it called the unverified claims of a terrorist organization. That statement will not be believe