Downgrade is forthcoming and what are the reasons behind it . Are the reasons behind it . This is a warnin are the reasons behind it . This is a Warning Signal are the reasons behind it . This is a Warning Signal and are the reasons behind it . This is a Warning Signal and i are the reasons behind it . This is a Warning Signal and i think are the reasons behind it . This is a Warning Signal and i think the Warning Signal and i think the message they are trying to send is that you have to take this seriously. We have seen what happened recently, it issued a warning saying it would downgrade the us governments Credit Rating and then it followed through on the threat so that is the situation the banks are in. There are concerns circling and we saw higher Interest Rates and the problems caused from regional banks but on top of that there are other concerns looming, notably from the commercial real estate sector, worries that high Interest Rates are causing real problems and the trend of re
white house walked back the president s declaration on 60 minutes that the pandemic is over. tonight, there are more mix messages from the white house on covid-19, only this time they could democrat the democrats priorities. a letter sent to president biden urging him to directly engage with vladimir putin, offer sanctions relief and end the war in ukraine. now lawmakers said the letters was sent by mistake. matt is live with the debate. good evening, trace, it is one of the most watched senate races in pennsylvania. both candidates faced off in their first and only debate. dr. mehmet oz and fetterman s fitness to serve has been a big focus. fetterman appeared to struggle to complete some sentences. so, it is about supporting and helping young earners excuse me young, young students that give them a break. i believe that supporting all right. fetterman was asked if he ll release his full medical records. he did not give a yes or no answer but said his doctor
idiot is watching it. at this point in time, what is known as the platinum age. our obligation is to entertain and if we have something to think about, so much the better. television should not be just entertainment. charges were leveled at commercial television networks. congress has no right to interfere with the media. you have a responsibility to give the audience what it tendon to say. for years, the 60s, which end in a few hours have a reputation which is not entirely justified. some things got worse, obviously, but tv news coverage is better, not worse, we developed more demanding standards. when i look at the tv, i think of the 70s. what is this world coming to? the american public was hungry for more. mort was allowed than had been before. it was the last decade where it was a camp fire television, there was one in the living room. i m going to watch an all- black show for a change. where will you find one? here s one. young people were
Now it is time for the turn of newswatch with samira ahmed looking at the role of language in news headlines. Hello and welcome to the first newswatch of 2017 with me, samira ahmed, where well be rounding up some of the comments youve made about bbc news since we went off air before christmas. Coming up jill saward died this week, but should the bbc news website have described her in its headline as a campaigner rather than as a victim . And the year of Celebrity Deaths ended with several more, including that of George Michael. Did the bbc lose perspective over the extent of its coverage . First, the new year has brought no respite from the Terrorist Attacks that have become a regular feature of news broadcasts. On sunday came the latest atrocity, targeting those enjoying a night out at the reina nightclub in istanbul. News reader less than two hours into the new year, a gunman opened fire outside, Bullets Ricocheting as he shot a policeman and a civilian. Another camera showed people
Coverage which did appear was the new years honours list. Much of the focus was on sports stars, as described by andy swiss, and pop stars and actors, reported on by lizo mzimba. At the end of a glittering yearfor british sport, for five of its greatest stars the greatest of honours. Patricia routledge has been made a dame. Kinks frontman ray davis said he felt humility and joy to become sir ray. Victoria beckham becomes an obe for services to the fashion industry. Anthony hainsworth took exception to the balance of the reporting, writing on new years eve. And Celebrity Culture was at the heart of another series of complaints on whats sadly become a very familiar theme in 2016. Heres the start of bbc ones late bulletin on christmas day. Hello, good evening. In the last hour the death has been announced of the singer George Michael. He was 53. George michael shot to fame in the 1980s as half of the band wham and went on to have a hugely successful solo career. He sold more than 80 milli