he was hiding out as a pizza chef. and covid, vaccines, and those conspiracy theories. we speak to the microsoft founder bill gates. i guess people are looking for the bogeyman behind the curtain their over simplistic explanation. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. and we begin in the us, where the department of defense says a chinese surveillance balloon is hovering over the northern us. officials at the pentagon say the balloon had flown over the state of montana but haven t revealed its current location. these are the first pictures we have received, which are believed to be of the balloon. the department of defence says the balloon was most certainly launched by china, but there s been no word yet from beijing. the pentagon press secretary brigadier general pat ryder posted a statement on the department of defense website, saying, our north america correspondent, peter bowes, has been following the story and gives us some more detail. this is
we have a special report from taiwan where the government is taking steps to protect itself against what it sees as a growing threat from china. and nasa unveils the four astronauts who will prepare for a return to the moon the crew of artemis ii. it s six in the morning in singapore, and six in the evening in new york, where donald trump is spending the night ahead of his arraignment on tuesday. this is the seen life in new york. he s in his suite in the trump tower in manhattan, presumably conferring with his lawyers for what will be an unprecedented moment in us legal history. that s because never before has a us president, sitting orformer, faced criminal charges. the case is complex and hasn t yet been made fully public. we ll look at what could happen next and we ll be live with our correspondent in new york injust a moment. but we begin with this report from our north america editor, sarah smith. it s not quite a presidential motorcade, but as donald trump leaves h
everyone you are watching symone, we are following breaking news out of michigan. new details about a fourth object shot down by u.s. forces in just over a week. this happened a short while ago. we want to have a very live update for you this hour. also the death toll from that devastating earthquake in turkey and syria. now more than 30,000 people. it s hard to even imagine rescue efforts are still underway in the ruins, as thousands forced from their home are in desperate need of aid. we are live on the ground with the latest. and are living black history series. we are talking to civil rights leader, author, and president of the national newspaper publisher association. i am symone sanders-townsend, it s a busy sunday and i have something to say. greetings, everyone. we begin with breaking news a native elephant story out of lake heron, michigan. a nbc news has learned the united states military has shut down a fourth aerial object today. the sheer scope. we will hav
an emotional appeal to the public from the family of nicola bulley to help find her. and a warning that mammals such as foxes and otters are contracting avian flu after eating dead birds. and coming up on the bbc news channel: the countdown is on to the six nations, as england s new coach steve borthwick goes for a more youthful side. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the bank of england has rasied interest rates to 4%, their highest level for m years, as it continues its attempts to curb soaring inflation. the latest rise, the tenth in a row, will mean higher mortgage payments for homeowners with a typical tracker mortgage. but people with savings should benefit. the bank also said that the uk is set to enter recession this year though it could be shorter than was previously forecast. and it also predicted a significant fall in inflation by the end of this year. our economics editor, faisal islam, has all the details. sophie, rates have been raised consistentl
british gas admits there s no excuse for using debt agencies who broke into homes to fit prepayment meters. and, we speak to microsoft s bill gates about covid, vaccines and conspiracy theories. i guess people are looking for the bogeyman behind the curtain, the over simplistic explanation. and coming up on the bbc news channel. manchester united say they will conduct their own process before determining the future of their player, mason greenwood, after assault charges were dropped against him today. good evening. the bank of england has raised interest rates to the highest level for more than 1a years, with inevitable consequences for people with mortgages, credit card debt and other borrowing. the rise by 0.5 percentage point to 4% is yet another attempt to control inflation. the bank confirmed that the economy is set to enter recession this year, but it said the recession could be less pronounced than previously thought, as there are early signs that the economy is st