what they had to say, the lead starts right now. special counsel rejected. turns down by the u.s. supreme court to hear immunity for the former president right now as opposed to later on. the decision as we learn of new evidence of trumps efforts to try to overturn the 2020 election. a reported audio tape of him pressuring to officials. and american hostage killed by hamas. the news broke this morning making at least 54 americans killed by hamas since and including october 7th. is president biden doing enough to bring home those americans still captive? a number of immigrants coming across the border as biden makes an urgent call to mexico to help manage the situation. welcome to the lead. we start with breaking news that could and will have major legal and political implications when it comes to the 2024 presidential race. the u.s. supreme court has just rejected a request by the special counsel jack smith. he wanted to have them urgently decide the matter of whether d
crash saying republicans will crash the economy if they win control of congress in 12 days. plus the january #th committee closing in, new this hour, the key testimony the panel is pursuing which could be its final act. the new data that should quiet questions about the u.s. in a recession but can it stop the federal reserve from a new big hike in interest rates. hello and welcome to the lead. i m john berman, 12 days left until the midterm elections and president biden is sharpening his closing argument. you re looking live pictures talking about his administration s toefrts get the economy back on track, he s expected to poimt to new data showing that economy bounced back in third quarter and it grew at an annual 2.6%, biden has called the economy strong as hell and he s trying to convince voters who believe the opposite that democrats should stay in p power. cnn white house correspondent jeremy diamond is live on the scene in syracuse, jeremy, what can we expect from
my administration will continue to individually monitor violent threats from al-qaeda, no matter where they emanate from. as commander-in-chief, it is my solemn responsibility to make america safe in a dangerous world. the united states did not seek this war against terror, you came to us. we answered with the same principles and resolve that has shaped us for generation upon generation. to protect the innocent, defend liberty, and we keep the light of freedom burning a beacon for the rest of the entire world. this announcement today was rather unexpected, but quite huge in significance. and to understand just how pivotal zawahiri was to al qaeda, it is worth looking at some of his history. he was born into a prominent egyptian family, but in the 1960s, he joined up with the muslim brotherhood, and was eventually arrested as part of a plot to overthrow the government in the early 19 80s. and it is the torture that he experienced in that prison, that fully radicalized the yo
hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the political commentatorjo phillips, and the political editor of the sunday people and the sunday mirror, nigel nelson. good evening to you both. thank you for being with us. let s have a quick look at some of the papers. the sunday telegraph leads with plans of liz truss who is said to be thinking about what s decribed as a nuclear option of a 5% cut in vat. in the express borisjohnson says a huge package of measures is on the way to protect people from the cost of living crisis. the observer leads on trade union plans to join forces for a wave of strikes in the autumn. the devastating floods in pakistan is on the front of the independent. the mirror leads on allegations of bullying on the x factor. and finally the sunday times leads on polling on the nhs which says the majority now expect delays in treatment. let us begin and jo phillips, let me start with you. the su