The president of france says that nato is brain dead and that terrorism is now the enemy of not russia and the neo mccall wants his criticism to be a wakeup call for the military alliance so what does it mean for nato his future and organization the us president also once described as obsolete this is inside story. Hello welcome to the program im Adrian Finnegan after world war 2 and facing a rising threat from the soviet union a group of european and north american countries banded together and signed up to the north atlantic treaty they believed a collective defense was the best way to ensure future peace in the is that followed the organizations membership and goals expanded there are now 29 countries committed to protecting the security of nato as members but on the alliances 70th anniversary some a questioning its effectiveness just weeks after calling nato brain dead frances president Emmanuel Mccraw but the organizations boss for talks in paris and as erasmus russia butler repor
Hello again and welcome back we have crossed parts of Southern California it is still going to be the winds of big concern over the next few days were talking Hurricane Force winds and those are the santa ana winds for california though for los angeles it is going to be still very very dry across the region where the temperature there of 25. 00 degrees out here towards the east we do have a big storm system that is making its way up here towards the northeast heavy rain anywhere from boston all the way down towards atlanta and by the time we get to friday that system makes its way more towards the northeast but down towards the south it is going to be improving but those temperatures are going to be dropping we do expect to see atlanta at 13 degrees there well from mexico city it is going to be a rainy day here on thursday the temperature a few 18 degrees friday looks a little bit better and were going to be seeing those clouds still stay in place but most of the rain pushing over here
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Trump . Should it be trump. Were going to get stuck into all of that and more. But before we do, lets cross live for tonights latest News Headlines as. Latest News Headlines as. Michelle, thank you and good evening to you. Its 6 01. Im Polly Middlehurst in the gb newsroom. And the top story tonight the chancellor looks set tonight the chancellor looks set to unveil a £0. 02 in the pound. Cut to National Insurance contributions he prepares to contributions as he prepares to set out britains budget tomorrow. Jeremy hunt will tomorrow. Jeremy hunt will attempt to put the uks economy back on track and revive rishi sunaks popular rmt, despite the fiscal watchdog giving the government little headroom for tax cuts. Analysts are suggesting the nhs could be facing real terms. Funding cuts of £2 billion annually amid rising costs and a promise to tackle waiting lists. And also tackle waiting lists. And also in the news today , the leader of in the news today, the leader of the labour led Birmi
Brexit. In the last few hours the uk government has launched a Brexit Business Task force to help industry prepare for life outside the eu. It promises that Business Leaders will meet with senior ministers every week to discuss the challenges and opportunities ahead. The governments own research has found less than a quarter of Companies Just 24 say they are fully ready. Remember, existing trading arrangements expire on december 31st, with the end of the transition period. But what companies are supposed to be preparing for is still unclear. The uk and eu remain unable to reach a trade deal following talks this week, with a deadline of the middle of november now looking certain to be missed. Alex veitch is general manager of Public Policy at logistics uk, the trade body for the transport industry. Thank you for being on the programme. From your perspective, what are the key issues as we head, as we hurtled issues as we head, as we hu rtled towards issues as we head, as we hurtled towar