this is the impact that we will see as a result of those strikes. at least a quarter of a million appointments and operations affected, but that number could be higher. it could be as high as 350,000 appointments affected. 250,000 appointments. let s look at the uk in terms of doctors and nurses compared to other 0ecd nations. so you have austria at the top and the uk at the bottom. when we look at the number of doctors and nurses, compared to western europe. of course, this is the uk as a of course, this is the uk as a whole, notjust england. but it paints the picture with the uk is the bottom here, also with nurses as the bottom here, also with nurses as the bottom. we can see no way very high at the top of both lists there. so the uk is already dealing with a shortage when compared to western european nations. we can see norway. we have also had this morning, from 2022, the who said it described the situation as a ticking time bomb, saying that without immediate acti
intervene. sandra: you see how absolutely brutal and scary that was, and new concerns over crime and disorder, not just in chicago, but across america. so, how can leaders prevent the culture of lawlessness from overtaking these once great cities? we ll good giano caldwell, he says soft on crime policies are to blame and will join us live what we are learning out of chicago and coast to coast crime on the rise. begin, though, with the fiery hearing from the house oversight committee hearing, disastrous withdrawal from afghanistan. good wednesday to you, sandra. sandra: about halfway there, sandra smith in new york. hearing comes two weeks after the biden administration released the report blaming the shocking collapse of the afghan government on the trump administration. john: a group of inspectors general who wrote a separate report says president biden deserves a large amount of the blame for his exit strategy, removed american resources supporting the afghan govern
k kyiv to show support for ukraine without a large military presence. without that military presence, of course, it is different from other presidential visits to afghanistan or iraq for instance, and the air raid sirens as biden is walking side by side with volodymyr zelenskyy and it is the first trip to the country since the russian invasion. he made the decision friday to make this visit to ukraine, and the president had invited him prior, and he was informed hours ahead of the arrival there which tended to deconflict to make sure that russia would not fire on kyiv while he was there. in a news conference this morning, there was a new round of sanctions including another $500 million assistance and more weapons, and biden s trip gets them closer to victory. freedom is priceless. it is worth fighting for, for as long as it takes, and that is how long we will be with you, mr. president, for as long as it takes. for as long as it takes. kaitlan collins is in warsaw in kyi
The ukrainian first lady, waters said extreme nationalists have set their country on the path to a disastrous war. Now on bbc news, our world. Stephen mcdonell travels across china and meets people struggling to stay afloat, with their country showing no signs of abandoning zero covid policy. When it comes to the fight against the coronavirus, one country stands alone. Elsewhere, vaccines have meant learning to live with the virus. Not in china. No income. This is my lowest point and, you know, as a man i cant do anything. Each outbreak is still being met with strict measures to return an area to no new infections. It has held back the death rates and stopped hospitals from being swamped. But its also exhausting the population and hammering the economy. With no clear exit strategy, how long can china keep this up . This is the outskirts of beijing, and when you cross that river you are actually crossing into neighbouring Hubei Province and the town of yanzhou. Now, yanzhou is a popular
search warrant. a preview of president biden s one on one with kevin mccarthy as they make their opening moves on the looming debt ceiling showdown with no compromise on the horizon. the memphis community today along with the nation saying good-bye to tyre nichols in a service this afternoon with thousands of mourners, including kamala harris paying their respects and renewing calls for police reform. former president trump about to get his first declared primary challenger as his former u.n. ambassador nikki haley gets ready to announce she s running for the republican nomination in 2024. good day. i m andrea mitchell in washington. breaking news of another extraordinary development in the classified document saga. the fbi conducting a planned and consensual search on president biden s beach home in delaware this morning. the president consenting, aware and cooperating with his third fbi search of his homes and former private office for missing classified documents a