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that event in just a few minutes. but, first, breaking tonight, ♪ the average price for a gallon of gasoline in this country is soaring past the $5 mark, a figure never before seen in the u.s. wall street took the skyrocketing inflation hard. the dow losing almost 3 percentage points today. the s&p 500 dropping nearly 4. the nasdaq losing four and two thirds. president biden continues to put the blame on others, vladimir putin, oil companies, but an increasing number of americans are...

gasoline. peter doocy starts us off with a complete picture of the economy live from the north lawn, good evening, peter. >> good evening, bret. officials around here saying two things that sound like they both cant be true at the same time. on the one hand they say they think the presidents economic plans are working. but, observed they say they know that people are paying more than ever for essentials. >> fighting inflation is my top economic priority. >> and despite rising prices on...

were missed. and the shooter should have been stopped. but, in the back drop of all of this, joe biden, the candidate, ran on uniting the country and bringing us out of a funk but thats not whats happened. record high gas prices and inflation have shattered the countrys confidence and pocketbooks. a crime wave it and an open border are among our top concerns and now a baby formula shortage has pushed this presidents approval rating into the 30s. tonight, he has an opportunity to strike...

texas rangers and theyre looking into the uvalde police department that responded here yet as we know weve said in the past, this is jurisdiction of the school police of which pete arredondo is the chief. meanwhile, this week pete arredondo has been sworn in as a new city council member in uvalde despite some criticism because of the investigation, willie. >> gaud venegas, thank you so much. mike, you were watching that sound bite from the mayor and a bit of disbelief if you go back to...

we take to the skies with the what red arrows as they prepare for the fly—past at buckingham palace. hello and welcome to bbc news. flight cancellations are continuing at british airports as the industry struggles with staff shortages. british airways has dropped 124 short—haul services from heathrow today, but says passengers were given advance notice. the transport secretary, grant shapps, is meeting with airline bosses this afternoon, after saying he hasnt seen enough progress i...

about the ongoing effort to overthrow the last one, well, this is news you want to know about. politico reports there are tapes, video recordings of republicans meeting with grass roots activists to do something that cuts against how elections are supposed to work here. theyre supposed to be nonpartisan at the machinery side. the plan, however, is to install these partisan and party trained volunteers who can challenge voters at places where democrats tend to vote, what they call democ...

is likely in the autumn, says the head of the industry watchdog, after a £700 rise last month. the faces of thousands of members of the uighur community in china, the bbc obtains a huge data leak about their detention and harsh treatment by the authorities. good morning, everyone, and welcome to the brand—new elizabeth line service. and it is three years late and four million pounds over budget, but the elizabeth line on londons tube network open to the public today. and coming up o...

7018, for sunshine and showers. temperatures 70 18, for many, not sunshine and showers. temperatures 7018, for many, not feeling too bad if youre out in the breeze in that strong may sunshine. 0n if youre out in the breeze in that strong may sunshine. on thursday were looking at a river bank moving into central regions of the uk. it could go further northwards or southwards. to the south—east of that it should be dry with quite a bit of cloud but some sunny spells, and for the north�...

retiring. mo brooks is hoping to advance there without trumps endorsement after brooks said that voters should move past trumps 2020 defeat. and in arkansas, sarah huckabee sanders is favored to win the republican nomination in what is a deep red state. >> but the spotlight will be on the race for governor in georgia today. the popular incumbent governor kemp faces david perdue. kemp was a target of trump after he refused to help overturn the 2020 election results, that race also pitti...

people and their past. [speaking foreign language]. >> umbrian food isnt about expensive restaurants or tricky techniques. its all about the skill and hard work that goes into producing precious raw ingredients, from innovative farmers to noble hunters. and lets not forget the chefs and butchers preserving the traditional ways to cook these treasures of the land. [speaking foreign language]. >> and a note for any vegetarians watching. umbrian eat a lot of meat. a lot of pork. like a lo...