prime minister, shinzo abe, a transformative figure and an important ally to american presidents, has been assassinated by a gunman at a campaign rally this morning. the killing sending shockwaves through a country completely unaccustomed to gun violence. on capitol hill right now, donald trump s white house counsel pat cipollone testifying at a closed session of the january 6th committee about those key moments described by previous witnesses where he was warning the white house and the president against illegal efforts to overturn the 2020 election. that panel is preparing to hold two more public hearings next week. at the white house this hour, president biden taking executive action to defend abortion rights, trying to ensure access to abortion medication as well as emergency contraception. this in the aftermath of the supreme court s decision overturning roe v. wade. even as the last abortion clinic in mississippi is shutting its doors. and a strong jobs report out t
we start with the soaring cost of living because there s a warning home energy bills here in the uk could rise even higher than previously feared this winter. wholesale gas prices have jumped back to near record highs after a further squeeze on europe s gas supplies by russia. our global trade correspondent dharshini david has the details. this is being claimed as the first truly global energy crisis, the result of moscow weaponising fossil fuels in europe has been the key target. this is the wholesale price paid for gas there. 4a8% higher than a year ago because traditionally it got to 40% of its gas from russia. that latest rise reflects a focus on this, this is nord stream one, the pipeline carrying bird of europe s russian gas supply all the way to germany, that flow has now dropped to just a fifth of normal levels, russia blames that on the impact of sanctions on vital equipment, opponents say it s an attempt to blackmail by turning down those taps. those concerns have a
the target of the georgia special grand jury investigative ef ef efforts to overturn the 2020 election. his lawyer confirmed that to cnn saying that a prosecutor from the fulton county d.a. s office informed him of that today. giuliani is expected to go before the same grand jury on wednesday, and it s not clear if he will invoke the 5th amendment. giuliani met with georgia state legislature three times in december 2020, this is right after the election, and during those meetings, he spread conspiracy theories about widespread irregularities and fraud and also the fallacy that two atlanta election workers smuggled fake biden ballots in with suitcases. none of that was true. let s bring in former federal prosecutor to discuss, your view of the legal exposure that giuliani faces, he now obviously is a target of this investigation. that s very big news, bigger than it might seem at first glance, victor. the term target has a very specific meaning in the context of criminal i
through extremely turbulent times, and she has remained constant. i think the respect and adoration that remains for her and it is widespread throughout all those huge upheavals is really testament to the way she s carried herself and responded to people throughout her reign. and it is a more respective representation of the monarchy s role to be custodians of the past but look toward the future. aircraft coming over, representing the battle of britain. we also have very modern aircraft as well. the military very keen to emphasize that everyone you see involved in the military today are working members of the military. and the ones that are on it in particular, the guards, are involved in the covid response. the queen is head of the armed forces. this is a tribute to her and it is quite something. this aircraft coming over us today, emily, i want to bring in a couple of absences on the balcony today. when we talk about the core monarchy, ten years ago prince harry was very