And there is still so much at, the storm devastation, and daunting recovery along with trumps false claim that the federal government doesnt have the money to help because it stole funds from fema to house migrants. The economy and the changing Poll Numbers on it, along with more good news, more jobs Data Today that was good. Helping to fuel a democratic comeback on economic vibes. Theres also another difficult abortion story. This one out of california where the States Ag says a woman was illegally denied Emergency Care along with melania trumps Surprise Endorsement of a womans right to choose, and then there is the election itself, along with Donald Trumps stubborn refusal to accept the results of the last one, and his continued claims that the system is already rigged against him this time around. Again, a lot at issue. Joining us now, nbc News Correspondent Garrett haake who is in flint, michigan, for us, covering harris for a change. And in columbia county, georgia, Nbc News Corre
submersible which has less than 20 hours supply of oxygen left. also on the programme tonight. more worrying economic data for the uk. inflation the rate at which prices are rising didn t fall last month as expected. that s left many expecting the bank of england to raise interest rates yet again tomorrow heaping more pressure on many people with mortgages and loans. president zelensky tells the bbc that the battle to defeat russia is not a hollywood film and while things are moving slowly, ukraine s counteroffensive will be successful. and the bbc uncovers evidence that hundreds of sick and mentally ill people from the windrush generation were wrongly deported from the uk and returned to the caribbean. less than 20 hours of oxygen remain for the five people who are trapped inside a submersible after they went missing on sunday morning in a remote part of the north atlantic. search and rescue teams have been monitoring underwater noises that were picked up by a can
the global monetary pivot that was what some commentators were declaring on wednesday, after the us federal reserve said it had probably finished raising interest rates, and signalled it was planning to start cutting them next year. but clearly, neither the european central bank nor the bank of england got the memo. they left their rates on hold and said it was too early to talk about cutting them. in fact, here in the uk, three members of the bank of england monetary policy committee actually voted to raise the interest rate above its current level of 5.25%. the bank is worried that inflation the rate that prices are rising is still not under control. our economics editor faisal islam reports # last christmas, i gave you my heart.# liverpool s christmas market the festive spirit is here, but little sign of a marked upturn in the economy. people here continuing to have to cope with new surges in the cost of living, even as inflation slows. i sold my car last week. car
the economy is coping with the cost of living crisis when we get first quarter gdp figures in just over an hour s time. it s expected to have continued growing by 0.2% in the first three months of the year. hardly booming, but a far cry from the record breaking recession that the bank of england was predicting six months ago. on thursday, the bank announced a major rethink of its forecasts, saying the uk will now avoid going into recession. but it warned that the battle to get soaring prices under control is taking much longer than expected. the bank also raised its main interest rate again by 0.25%, to 4.5%. that s the 12th rate rise in a row, and it puts the cost of borrowing here in the uk at a 15 year high. the bank is trying to take spending power out of the economy to stop prices rising so fast. inflation is currently running at over 10% a year. that s the highest rate in a0 years, and five times the bank s target of 2%. our economics editor faisal islam reports. red gr