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for the republican party and donald trumps hold on it. wildfires like this one in spain are getting worse. a report says 16 football pitches of trees were lost to forest fires per minute last year. and here in the uk the cost of living worsens as inflation hits double—figures for the first time in a0 years. it for the first time in a0 years. is a central issue int for it is a central issue in the battle for the tory leadership. welcome to the programme. were going to start with that ...

well bring you all the latest on the cost—of—living crisis this hour, including the response from politicians. todays other headlines — horrific and shocking — police describe the murder of 87—year—old thomas ohalloran, stabbed while riding his mobility scooter in west london. officers call it an "unprovoked attack". more than 4000 people given contaminated blood in the �*70s and �*80s will receive compensation of £100,000 each, but campaigners say many grieving famili...

its six in the morning in singapore, and 2.30am in kabul where a huge explosion has ripped through a mosque in the centre of the afghan capital. the blast is thought to have ocurred during evening prayers, killing at least three people and injuring dozens more. reports suggest the imam of the mosque is among those who died. the wounded are said to include a seven year old child. its not yet clear who was behind the attack which comes a week after the death of a prominent taliban cleric...

about running for president. rolling out the rocket that could pave the way for astronauts to return to the moon. after one venue cancels his latest production, over comments on trans rights and the metoo movement, monty pythons terry gilliam, says british theatre, needs to be more courageous. i think the whole artistic community has to be brave. it is what art is about, pushing the limits. its hello and welcome to the programme. officials in ukraine are warning that the situation at t...

requirements currently remain at the premises. there is also cause to believe that evidence of obstruction will be found at the premise. the affidavit revealing startling details about improperly handled documents that were marked with the highest levels of security clearance. >> a former cia guy. it sends chills up and down my spine when i hear there is information in somebodys basement. not secured as it should. >> hcs standing for human intelligence control system which is a classif...

powell. taming inflation, powell warns, will require some painful lets get straight to the business correspondent. powells warning really led to a jolt on wall street. thats a pretty significant drop. >> really spooking wall street and main street in terms of the messaging we heard here. we havent seen a day like this in the market since mid june. every sector in the s&p closed lower today. it was a broad-based sell-off as investors parse through what the federal reserve chairman was t...

speech is the reason she lost. >> two years ago, i won this primary with 73% of the vote. i could easily have done the same again. the path was clear. but it would have required that i go along with president trumps lie about the 2020 election. it would have required that in-abl enable his efforts to unravel our system and attack the foundations of our republic. that was a path i could not and would not take. >> so cheney will be out of office come january. until then, she continues at...

that i enable his ongoing efforts to unravel our democratic system and attack the foundations of our republic. that was a path i could not and would not take. >> so if she is going to continue this fight the question this morning, how, where and in what office does she plan to do that? this was her trump-backed rival, harriet hageman in her victory speech. >> wyoming has spoken on behalf of everyone who is concerned that the game is becoming more and more rigged against them. and what ...

republican congresswoman liz cheney lost her house seat in a huge defeat. the three-term congresswoman and the gops most forceful critic down more than 37% this morning to trump endorsed candidate herriot hagueman. cheney had been sidelined by her party is hinting at a presidential run. >> are you thinking about running for president? >> thats a decision that im going to make in the coming months, savannah, im not going to make any announcements here this morning but its something im t...

jonathan karl and pierre thomas standing by. severe storms slamming parts of the northeast. nearly 14 million on alert for powerful thunderstorms. rob marciano timing it all out. also developing, tonight, the plunge on wall street. investors reacting to tough words from the fed chair. the dow dropping more than 1,000 points. jerome powell saying more pain and rate hikes are ahead to bring down inflation and hold back a possible recession. rebecca jarvis breaking it down. the batt...