Where the eyes of Tens Of Millions of americans will be trained, in just a few hours time, for the annual State Of The Union address. It could be one of the most important Speechesjoe Biden delivers this year. The concerns about the president s age have intensified in recent months. His average Approval Rating is 38 the lowest mark in his presidency. He is facing a host of International Crises and domestic challenges. So its notjust what he says tonight it is how he delivers it. The white house recognises the significance. They have been rehearsing for days because they know that, right now, the election is a coin flip, and this is a valuable opportunity for President Biden to stake his case to four more years. We are told that in this speech tonight, President Biden will announce to congress that he has ordered the us military to build a Temporary Port in gaza to help with the transfer of humanitarian aid from cyprus. The pontoon on gazas mediterranean coast, which you would think wou
of 3.3% in the last three months of 2023 much stronger than expected. that s raised hopes that the us federal reserve might have achieved a soft landing getting inflation under control by raising borrowing costs without crashing the economy. the strong economic numbers helped stoke an ongoing rally on us stock markets. both the dowjones industrial average and s&p 500 closed at new record highs on thursday. and traders weren t the only ones celebrating. the gdp figures have been seized upon by president biden, who is battling for re election. he s been suffering poor approval ratings for his handling of the economy, as american households feel the impact of higher prices on their finances. from new york, here s michelle fleury. for an economy many said was headed for recession, the us continues to defy expectations. in the final three months of last year, the american economy grew faster than expected, expanding at an annual rate of 3.3% while inflation fell. growth for th
he s an enemy of the state. you want to know the truth, the enemy of the state is him and the group that control him. hello and welcome to bbc news. the president of ukraine, volodymyr zelensky, has called for greater european unity in response to russia s use of energy as a weapon. speaking a day after moscow said it would not restart gas exports through the nordstream 1 pipeline, mr zelensky said russia aimed to intimidate and weaken all of europe and was trying to inflict poverty and political chaos in places it can t yet strike with missiles. ukraine s first lady, olena zelenska has been speaking to the bbc s laura kuenssberg. in an interview recorded in kyiv, mrs zelenska said the economic impact of the war in ukraine may be tough on its allies, but although britons are having to count pennies, ukrainians are counting casualties. translation: we hear that energy is getting pricier, - that life s getting pricier, but people should understand that that is not coming thro
of the state days after the president branded him a threat to american democracy. he s an enemy of the state. you want to know the truth, the enemy of the state is him and the group that controlled him. thousands of people have paid their last respects to mikhail gorbachev the man who brought the cold war to an end. the death of mikhail gorbachev really does mark the end of an extraordinary era in history. a rare period when russia was opening up to the world. and police in the us have charged a man with theft and terror offences after he threatened to crash a plane into a supermarket. hello and welcome to the programme. nasa says the launch of its huge new moon rocket is likely to be delayed by several weeks, after lift off was postponed for a second time. before another attempt can be made engineers have to identify the cause of a fuel leak. artemis, plagued by years of delays and huge budget overruns, is the most powerful rocket ever developed by nasa. it s designed to
on suspicion of murder. and philippine president ferdinand marcosjunior embarks on his first overseas trip since taking office at the end ofjune. welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. it s 6:00am in the morning in singapore, and 11:00pm in the evening in the uk where in less than 2a hours the conservative party will announce who will replace borisjohnson and become the new british prime minister. whoever wins will face a number of challenges chief amongst them soaring energy prices. the frontrunner, liz truss, has promised she ll set out immediate action on energy bills if she s elected. meanwhile contender rishi sunak says he s got a clear plan to help people struggling with bills, including support to insulate their homes. 0ur political editor chris mason has this report. behind millions of doors right now, anxiety about spiraling bills. and behind this door by tuesday afternoon, a new prime minister. is it in the bag now? liz truss