Good to be with you. Im katy tur. Leave or die, thats the warning for hundreds of thousands across tampa and beyond this hour as Hurricane Milton, now a monstrous category 4, takes direct aim on floridas third largest city. Right now, almost all of floridas West Coast is under an Emergency Warning as Crews Race to clear the debris from last weeks hurricane, that one helene, before milton makes landfall sometime tomorrow night. It is dangerous eye is set to unleash a once in a Century Damage and record Storm Surge. The national Hurricane Center is warning of up to 15 feet of water in tampa alone. As we speak, thousands are still trying to get out, residents rushing to escape the storms path, have clogged highways, and interstates. And adding to all of that chaos, all of that concern is politics. And the rampant disinformation that is being peddled by Donald Trump and some republicans including false claims about Fema Funds and not so subtle Social Media posts that say they control the w
Hi everyone and thanks so much for joining me this afternoon. Im in dc and we are following two Major International stories this afternoon. The first of them out of israel or the us and jordan have conducted more humanitarian aid drops into gaza. And the first equipment to build a Temporary Port In Gaza for aid is now in route to that region. Were going to get to more on that in just a moment. Again, in haiti, where the us military has evacuated Nonessential Personnel from the us embassy in portauprince. The Airlift Operation was ordered as the Gang Violence in that Island Nation worsens. Gang leaders are now threatening civil war if the Prime Minister does not leave office. And now at is under a State Of Emergency until april 3, cnn chief National Security correspondent Alex Marquardt is joining us by phone and cnns Patrick Oppmann is live from cuba with the latest details. Alex, lets start first with you. Tell us more about this evacuation well jessica significant concern growing abo
The truth is taxes are still going up. People feel worse off because they are worse off. So this morning, we have one big question in what direction would labour drive the economy . The woman in charge of the partys calculator, Rachel Reeves, who wants to be the next chancellor is here. The budget promised extra cash to get more bang for taxpayers bucks in the Health Service. Well ask the health secretary, victoria atkins, what difference that will make. And whats it like when your body wont do the Amazing Things you used to do the lead singer of del amitri tells us how parkinsons hasnt stopped him taking to the stage. Morning, morning. Helping me out at the desk for the next 60 minutes, chef and green campaigner Hugh Fearnley whittingstall, john lewis boss dame sharon white, and lord michael howard, former conservative leader, and one time Shadow Chancellor, too. A very warm welcome to all of you. Making the news this morning. The sunday times says Boris Johnson went to venezuela, and
A persistent Gender Pay Gap and sexism in the city as bad as ever, is there much for the Business World to celebrate . And, groomed for success how the pampered pooches at crufts are part of a booming pet economy tipped to hit half a trillion dollars by 2030. A very warm welcome to the programme. The greatest Comeback Story never told thats how President Biden has described his handling of the us economy, as he delivered his state of the Union Address in the last few hours. It is a Comeback Story for sure. Since the president took office in 2021, the us has put the pandemic firmly behind it, performing better than most other developed economies, with strong jobs growth and buoyant consumer spending. But that is not how Many Americans see it. Soaring inflation means the cost of living is simply much higher than when he took office. And the polls reflect that. President biden s average Approval Ratings are at a record low ofjust 38 . When asked in an nbc poll who would do a betterjob ha
experts and commentators to guidance through the day. welcome to viewers on bbc one northern ireland and viewers on bbc news, this is a stormont special, in which history is about to be made. let s cross to parliament buildings. talk is through the significance as you see it as to what will happen. i through the significance as you see it as to what will happen. it as to what will happen. i don t think ou it as to what will happen. i don t think you could it as to what will happen. i don t think you could understate - it as to what will happen. i don t think you could understate the l think you could understate the symbolic significance today here after 100 years of northern ireland, we are going to get our first nationalist republican first minister here and we have had 11 other leaders in northern ireland, so this will be a significant moment is notjust because titles matter, michelle o neill will have a new title, but we will see within the assembly chamber that visual