top of a new hour on cnn newsroom. i m victor blackwell. it s good to be with you. president biden is in pennsylvania again giving remarks against the backdrop of a crumbling bridge. now undergoing repairs. the president said it s just one of the examples of how his administration has improved aging infrastructure across the country. as a result, pennsylvania has been able to repair fern hollow bridge in less than a year and by christmas god willing, we ll be walking. i m coming back to walk over this sucker. although my staff said to me, do you realize how many times you have been to pittsburgh? i said, no. they said, 19. i said, bobby, don t tell them scranton. the president is now heading to philadelphia for a private campaign event with john fetterman who is locked in one of the nation s most contentious midterm races. cnn s senior white house correspondent phil mattingly is at the white house. cnn congressional correspondent jessica dean is in philadelphia. all rig
critical tory mps and the public? also tonight. the energy regulator ofgem warns of a significant risk of gas shortages this winter. the man accused of murdering nine year old olivia pratt korbel appears in court in liverpool. cheers for the king and queen consort on their first public engagement since the end of the period of royal mourning. coming up in sportsday later in the hour on the bbc news channel: there s always pride at stake in the east midlands derby, but there could be jobs on the line as well, as leicester face nottingham forest. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. it s been a tough day that s how the chancellor began his speech to the party faithful at the conservative party conference this afternoon. it follows a dramatic u turn this morning when the government suddenly dropped its plan to scrap the 45p top rate of income tax. only yesterday, the prime minister had insisted the tax cut would stay. but now kwasi kwarteng says criticism of
iran s supreme leader accuses the united states of orchestrating widespread public protests over the death of a young woman in police custody. we re going to start here in the uk and politics. the row over giving a tax cut to some of the richest people in the country. to some of the richest for ten days the conservative government said it was the right thing to do. now they say they re not going to do it. here s the chancellor kwasi kwarteng saying that particular tax cut is not now going ahead. the 45p rate was simply a distraction from what was a very very strong set of measures and with the prime minister i decided not to proceed with the abolition of the rate. to be clear, what we re talking about is a huge u turn on one of the government s flagship economic policies, scrapping the top rate of income tax. let s take a closer look. currently, the highest earners pay 45% tax on their income over £150,000. some 660,000 people are thought to pay the highest tax rate. so if t
insisting the policy would stay, despite the widespread criticism. and tonight, another shift by the government, forced by events to make it, they are bringing forward their plan for dealing with debt to later this month, to try to reassure the markets. we will have the latest from birmingham on what the chancellor admitted had been a tough day. also tonight. raising the flag. ukrainian forces retake a village in one of the region is annexed by russia last week. a warning that the uk is facing a serious risk of gas shortages this winter, which could affect electricity supplies, too. cheering. and a warm welcome in fife, as the king and queen consort attend their firstjoint engagement since the end of formal mourning. and leicester strike early as they look to move off the bottom of the table with victory against nottingham forest at the king power. good evening. at the conservative conference in birmingham, party members have of modern times. abrupt policy u turns the chancel
Tonight, several developing stories as we come on the air. 18 days now until the election. Tonight President Trump and joe biden in a race to the finish. President trump knowing he needs seniors, with another appeal to them in florida. What he promised today. And with hospitalizations for coronavirus increasing in 39 states now, the president saying we are rounding the turn on the virus. Joe biden, meanwhile, in michigan saying the reality is much different, the situation is getting worse, as scientists warned heading into fall. And the Dueling Town Halls overnight and the reaction. The fight against coronavirus tonight. The u. S. Hitting that new milestone today, more than 8 million confirmed cases now in this country. And tonight after coming down with the virus, former new jersey governor Chris Christie
saying it was a big mistake not wearing a mask at the white house for that rose garden event and for debate prep. What he now says every leader should be urging, describing his sympt