hollywood mogul, harvey weinstein, faces charges of rape and sexual assault in los angeles. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the uk s formerfinance minister rishi sunak will formally become prime minister later on tuesday, after an audience with king charles at buckingham palace. he was named conservative leader, after his only challenger, penny mordaunt, pulled out of the contest. mr sunak promised to work to bring the party and the country together. it is the greatest privilege of my life to be able to serve the party i love and give back to the country i owe so much to. the united kingdom is a great country, but there is no doubt we face a profound economic challenge. we now need stability and unity, and i will make it my utmost priority to bring our party and our country together. so what do we know about britain s soon to be prime minister? here s our deputy political editor, vicki young. addressing the nation during a pandemic, a month afte
profits but the money is rolling in as it benefits from high interest rates. and qatar looks to cash in on the world cup to boost its economy we have a special report from doha. financial markets reacted calmly as it emerged that rishi sunak is set to be the uk s next prime minister. the pound is broadly unchanged against the dollar and government borrowing costs stayed lower after commons leader penny mordaunt dropped out of the leadership race. but the new prime minister inherits a daunting in tray with the cost of living crisis soaring energy prices and rising inflation. not to mention the war in ukraine and brokering a good relationship with europe. our business correspondent theo leggett has more. the news that rishi sunak is the new leader of the conserve the new leader of the conserve the party and will therefore become the next prime minister of the uk is something international investors seem to have taken in their stride. there has certainly been no return to th
according to u.s. intelligence the missile tests do not pose an immediate threat to the united states. let s go to seoul and bring in paula hancock. give us the latest. reporter: john we re hearing here from the south korean side that the u.s.s. ronald reagan is off the east coast, carrying off navy drills as north korea fires yet more missiles. as north korea continues to break its own missile launch record. south korea says trilateral naval exercises are back in the water. holding drills to track and intercept missiles, a response to the north s launches. american aircraft carriers cruising around, pretty much nothing. it will probably make some people in the united states and republic of korea happier. but it will have zero impact on north korea s behavior and decision making. reporter: north korea blamed the flurry on the u.s. calling them counter measures against last week s naval drills. it will increase the condemnation, isolation, increase the steps that are
prejudice and paranoia. he is taking hate groups main stream. and helping a radical fringe take over the republican party. and now that radical fringe has taken over. what used to be known as the republican party. we know it today as the cult of trump. politician, diplomat, and prognosticator, hillary clinton, joins me next. plus, isn t it funny when an 82-year-old man is violently attacked with a hammer? arizona s kari lake apparently thinks it s just hilarious. and later, the daily show s jordan klepper, who is actually hilarious, is here with the downlow on his new midterm special premiering tonight on comedy central. we begin with fears of rising political violence in the united states. late today, in his first court appearance, the suspect in the brutal attack on paul pelosi pleaded not guilty to attempted murder and other charges. he s currently being held without bail. let s be clear, america does not relish in this type of political violence. but a whole lot of re
a fifth general election in four years could benjamin netanyahu return to office? hello and welcome. the chief inspector of prisons in the uk says that the government the chief inspector of prisons in the uk says that the government must the chief inspector of prisons in the uk says that the government must get the chief inspector of prisons in the uk says that the government must get a the chief inspector of prisons in the uk says that the government must get a grip. the chief inspector of prisons in the uk says that the government must get a grip. a report saying the centre was working reasonably well but since then it has deteriorated significantly with conditions are described as rigid. once an airfield now a migrant centre stretched before its capacity. it was designed to hold up to 1600 migrants for 2h hours, it is now struggling with almost three times that. a report today from the prison watchdog raising fresh questions over how the home office has managed arrivals si