and the independent trade economist rebecca harding. we start here in the uk where the economy is expected to do worse than every other major advanced country this year, including russia which has been hit by a barrage of economic sanctions from the west. that s according to the international monetary fund, the imf. it said the uk economy will shrink by 0.6% in 2023, rather than grow slightly as previously predicted. here s what they ve had to say. we have a very challenging environment in the united kingdom. we have a large terms of charts meaning that an energy crisis is very strong and in a country where there is a high dependence on liquid natural gas in the high pass through of the wholesale price to the retail price and this is heading towards the cost of living crisis and we have an environment as a response to this high inflation, there was a tightening of monetary policy by the bank of england and in the uk, this fits quickly into mortgages because a lot of mortgag
second meeting after yesterday. this is xi s first visit to russia since putin launched his unprovoked war on ukraine. today they will get to the main topics with ukraine a key item. kristie lu stout is joining me from hong kong. so what is on the agenda today in moscow? reporter: this is the main day of the talks. the agenda, you have an official meeting ceremony with negotiations, there will be signing of documents, a media statement and then a formal lunch. and so far the leaders of china and russia have been presenting this united front in moscow just days after the icc that arrest warrant for vladimir putin. they greeted each other, calling each other dear friends, they held informal talks that lasted nearly 4 1/2 hours. and xi jinping said that russia and china have similar goals. listen to this. translator: it is true we share the same or similar goals. we have exerted efforts for prosperity of our respective countries. we can cooperate and work together to achieve
with less tha 48 hours until us midterm elections, president biden and donald trump continue on the campaign trail, in the push to win crucial votes. and elon musk threatens a permanent ban for twitter users who create false orfake profiles. we will tell you all you need to know. a very warm welcome to the programme. at the cop 27 climate conference in egypt, world leaders will highlight the steps they are taking to tackle global warming, as developing countries hope for reforms of the climate finance system. richer nations are to outline their programmes for reducing carbon emissions. poorer countries have welcomed the prospect of a debate on setting up a compensation fund. our climate editor, justin rowlatt, has the latest from the conference in sharm el sheikh. cyclones ripped through madagascar earlier this year. floods displaced more than a million people in nigeria last month, while another year of low rainfall pushed parts of somalia and elsewhere in east africa even c
until the mid-terms. things are tightening up out here. here s a look at the focus sharpening to abortion and the economy and both sides try to turn voters their way. 40-year high inflation, ripping away your savings. dr. oz would vote to elimination abortion rights here in america. the economy, inflation and gas prices are the top three issues. anti-choice maga republicans. biden and the democrat congress keep spending us further and further into oblivion. extremists so-called leaders are passing laws to criminalize health care providers and punish women. you get the idea. senator lindsey graham on the hot seat over the timing of a bill that he launched to ban most abortions in the united states after 15 weeks. we ll talk to him about his commitment to the bill as the senate hangs in the balance. for to david asman and the strapped united states economy. david, good afternoon to you. good afternoon. martha: let me start with this sound bite from jerome powe
that the next press conference regarding the mass shooting in mass casualty event out in monterrey park, california, will take place 11 am eastern. msnbc will be covering it and i want to thank you for watching the katie phang show. we ll be back next weekend saturday and sunday and velshi starts right now. good morning, i m ali velshi. we are following breaking news right now out of california. law enforcement sources they re confirmed at least ten people are dead after a shooting in monterrey park just east of los angeles. ten others were injured and taken to an area hospital. it happened last night around 10:30 pm local time. li county sheriff s homicide captain andrew meyer described the scene at a press conference just a few hours ago. when officers arrived on scene, they observed numerous individuals with location pouring out of location. screaming and the officers made entry to the location and located additional victims. the monterey park fire department responded