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Speaker Kevin Mccarthy trying to appear unfazed by the latest failure in the house to avoid a Government Shutdown. Well go through the rebellion from the farright thats raising concerns about whether a deal can get done. Plus defense secretary lloyd austin confronts republican senator Tommy Tuberville over his blockade of Military Promotions a day after the senator claimed that his stunt is not causing any harm to National Security. And also ahead well have a recap of the Ukrainian President s return to washington where he pressed lawmakers for more military aid. Good morning and welcome to wa...

Morning. yes, unless you're lucky enough to have had a massive pay rise this year, chances are your wages aren't going anywhere near as far as they used to. wages are going up. they grew by an average 6.1% in the three months to october. but when you take into account rising inflation, which means you're paying more forfuel, food and energy, the value of the those wages actually fell by 2.7%. and where you work has a big impact on how much you're feeling the rising cost of living too. at the last count, private sector employees saw their pay go up by almost 7%, compared to the increase ofjust ...

On month is that that chasm between public sector pay and private sector pay continues to grow. private sector pay went up by 6.9%, public sector pay went up by 6.9%, public sector up by 2.7%. when you factor in inflation above 10%, the chunk it is taking from the money in your pocket is greater statistically if you work in the public sector. something neatly learned in the statistics this morning, in october, 417,000 working days lost to strike action. overthe 417,000 working days lost to strike action. over the period overall, the most days lost to strike action since the 1990s. that is gett...

12.4%. your employer pays half and you pay half. for a single earning $38,000 a year, you will pay 548. that's up $570 a year or $11 a week. if you earn 90,000 you will pay 20,000 over the year or 2400 more than last year. while f.i.c.a. taxes may anger you, all but the wealthiest people get their money back and more. the average worker pays about $345,000 a year -- excuse me over their life anymore f.i.c.a. taxes they will will get 417,000 back in benefits in retirement. >> a pretty large majority of people will see that drop in their net pay in their first paycheck and the others pay be in t...

More than last year. if you make $185,000 the government is going to withhold 50 ground, that is an increase of 6/thousand dollars. in you make over 400,000 your payroll taxes will increase by $270 a week, or $14,000 a year. now remember, these are payroll taxes, that is the fica deductions on your paycheck, that pays for social security and medicare. this is money you will get back and moreover a lifetime, bill. the average worker will pay $345,000 in fica taxes and they'll get back $417,000 in benefits. so somebody is subsidizing your retirement. bill: taxes are going up on everyone, just ab...