and the humiliation that s come with that here in front of the whole nation. tonight we begin with how we got here, because everyone s been absorbing the days of chaos, headlines about the failure of the republican majority to get its work start in the its new congress. a story that really goes beyond politics and it s reaching people who don t always follow the swearing in or the speaker s race. if you approach this with fresh eyes as many americans have, saying what s going on over there? you may wonder why the big chaotic fight continues with rolling losses for republicans. why is it happening at the finish line of a win for the gop in the midterms? and why is the big fight in washington within one party, not between one of the typically warring factions between parties? there are many factors but three reasons loom large. first a crop of republicans who are more focused on hijacking than running. second, this trump internet industrial complex that puts the content, the tr
somewhere, and she knows that every single somewhere, and she knows that every single pounding excess profits she chooses single pounding excess profits she chooses not to tax is an extra pound on borrowing chooses not to tax is an extra pound on borrowing that working people will be on borrowing that working people will be forced to pay back for decades will be forced to pay back for decades to come. the first cabinet meeting of the truss premiership took place earlier. it s said to be the most diverse cabinet on record. we ll have more on the new cabinet and on the cost of living crisis, as another warning comes on the state of the economy. as business struggles, little can be done to stop the uk falling into recession that the verdict of the bank of england. in pakistan, the authorities are desperately trying to stop the country s biggest lake from bursting its banks, adding to the devastation caused by the recent floods. and chelsea football club have sacked th
little can be done to stop the uk falling into a recession, that s the verdict of the bank of england. in pakistan, the authorities are desperately trying to stop the country s biggest lake from bursting its banks, adding to the devastation cause by the recent floods. the former manchester united footballer ryan giggs is to face a retrial on domestic violence charges. and chelsea football club have sacked their manager thomas tuchel, prompting anger from many of the fans. welcome to the programme. liz truss has spent her first full day as prime minister appointing more of her front bench team and clashing with the labour leader, sir keir starmer, over her plans to cut taxes and cap gas and electricity bills for households and businesses. details of the scheme to control the cost of energy will be announced tomorrow. it s understood it ll be funded by government borrowing. sir keir told the commons that a windfall tax on energy companies would have been a fairer way of funding
wry directions. the major issues inflation, economy, crime and in some places the border. all four of those the end to work for the republicans. those things are coming into play has we get to the end. as a result not going to be a pleasant night for the democrats. bill: we re on the ground in the key states. we are throughout the united states. starting us off this hour senior national correspondent rich edson live in langhorn, pennsylvania. rich, good morning. good morning, bill. dr. oz has an event at a firehouse tonight here in bucks county. a swing county. look at the last two u.s. senate races, they go for the republican and then the democratic candidate here. both campaigns are vying. we spoke with voters here who say the issues that are playing nationwide really matter here, too. cost of living, you know, with the medical and the food and everything going up. cost of living. it s getting harder and harder to support yourself. people are really upset with the i
amanda renteria and brian taylor, political commentator and columnist of the herald newspaper. hello welcome to the programme. government forces in ukraine are trying to seize the initiative before the arrival of winter. a counter offensive is already under way in the south of the country, around kherson, the only city that russian forces have captured west of the strategically important dnipro river. but the ukrainians are now preparing to expand that operation in the donbas to the east and also around kharkiv in the north. our correspondent quentin sommerville and camera journalist in the donbas to the east and also around kharkiv in the north. our correspondent quentin sommerville and camera journalist darren conway have had exclusive access to a unit of ukrainian troops, near the front line. in donbas, there will be no harvest. as russian shells fall, about us these fields and furrows are instead ploughed gun tracks and fighting men. ukraine s national guard leads us thro