In this weeks show is family boeing 737 Crash Victims meet with the u. S. Transportation secretary max remains grounded but for how long but 1st afghanistan our biggest longest war is there a success outcome in the meantime whats the real cost home and cook in washington this is the big picture on our t. America. Afghans are now ready to fight against the soviets if they get weapons they say they will win what is u. S. Strategy in afghanistan no strictly speaking we dont have one but we were going around that would mean 3 of the guys here bill is in money the sudden influx of modern weaponry would draw attention drawn attention in Charlie Wilsons war tom hanks plays the flamboyant texas congressman who found the funds to arm the Afghan Resistance that drove the soviets out getting them out was one thing getting us out is another. After failed talks about having talks at camp david with the taliban americans longest ever war drags on 8 teen years later why lets ask former u. S. Marine a
Joining us for the hour stephanie link from nuveen, a tiaa company so we lost the gains is it on fears ha a trade 2k5e8s getting pushed snout is the market expecting a trade deal at this point i think were a little more optimistic about a trade deal most recently and thats why we rallied as much as we did and thats why rates actually increased over the last couple of weeks but yeah, i think the commentary today about trade kind of pushed us down. But i really think were still trying to digest what the fed said yesterday i do think it was a hawkish cut but i also thought that powell walked it back why was it a hawkish cut . Because you have the dissenters and you were talking about it yesterday you were right on it as soon as it came out yesterday about the dissenters and i totally agree with you on that heres the quandary. The Economic Data in the sfats is not bad we had great housing data yesterday, pretty good data on housing, i. P. , retail sales. Jobs continues to be good. So if he
Country , but because a country, but because a generational dial has jumped to like ken and jane. Devolution is not something that i have had to get used to or to adapt to, or to apologise for. Devolution. Welsh solutions to welsh problems and opportunities is in my blood. Drivers in and around the m25 have been dealing with major disruption today as unprecedented closures caused significant delays. Motorists reported miles of tailbacks on the approach to the five mile closure between junctions ten and 11in surrey. Its the first time the motorway has been closed during the day since it openedin closed during the day since it opened in 1986. It will remain that way until 6 am. On monday morning for bridge repairs and rugby union. Ireland have retained the six nations championship after beating scotland 1713, in dublin. A try scotland 1713, in dublin. A try from dan sheehan gave ireland a76 lead at half time. Another try in the second half from Andrew Porter looked to have given ireland
Gb news. And poised with a bit of paper. What have you found . Oh i wondered what you thought of more in royal news. Oh, Prince William has been talked into getting and is now agreed to. In fact, i think we know his name , into having a know his name, into having a valet, his own personal valet. Apparently, Prince Charles always did , and i think prince always did, and i think Prince Philip before him. But william has always really not liked the idea very much, because if you let somebody too close, they get to know you too well. And then years from now, they sort of write a book and become tv commentators and things like that. You could be taken to know too much about your life. So hes always resisted it. But he has now gotten himself a personal valet. And i just personal valet. And i just wonder what you know. Would you have one . No, no, i did a gentlemans gentleman , i didnt i didnt gentleman, i didnt i didnt know someone years ago who worked as a valet for very rich people, and th
Cheltenham relatively cheltenham for two relatively old football managers. And arsenals ben white signed a new contract but will not play for england. Morning out for a bit morning watch out for a bit of thunder today and also a touch of frost tonight. Ill touch of frost tonight. Ill have more details in the full forecast coming up. Forecast coming up. Morning to you. Morning to you. Im Stephen Dixon and im anne diamond and this is breakfast on news. Breakfast on gb news. I just want to kick us off a bit of normality. Sort of Window Cleaning. Cleaning. What about Window Cleaning . What about Window Cleaning . Well, theres a woman here. This is in the mirror this morning. And shes the worlds fastest female window cleaner. Alicia burrows, shes 33. She cleaned three Standard Office windows in 16. 13 seconds. Wow. Wow. Wow. With a squeeze. Shes a natural with a squeegee and a dad. Terry has held the world record for a man for 29 years. Why would it be gender specific , do you think a windo