pictures from mm m “ust north of pictures from 'ust north of beirut. israel says it is carrying out more 'extensive�* strikes in south lebanon as both sides defy international calls for de—escalation. in the south of lebanon... large numbers of people are continuing to flee the areas close to the border, as fears of war between hezbollah and israel grow. hello, you are watching bbc news, i am anna foster, hello, you are watching bbc news, lam anna foster, live hello, you are watching bbc news, i am anna foster, live in beirut. we start in the middle east — and a significant escalation in the conflict between hezbollah and israel. israeli air strikes on lebanon. we have seen fresh areas in the south struck and we wish are you those live pictures just

north of beirut, where again, an israeli strike this morning has targeted, we are told, a senior hezbollah commander in the north of the country. we had seen pictures of members of the north lebanese red cross searching through the rubble for survivors from the early morning attack. we saw this morning attack. we saw this morning in the early hours people in tel aviv waking up to the news that hezbollah had targeted israel's biggest most populous city with a ballistic missile. it is the first time that one of those really scaled up that one of those really scaled up weapons has been used in this conflict. it has clearly been used to send a message by hezbollah that even after several days of fierce israeli strikes, hezbollah wants to show it still has the capacity to strike back inside israel. just want to show you this footage from the event earlier in the day. you can clearly see and hear the sound of the air raid sirens in this footage,

which shows the missile just after it was intercepted by israeli air defence systems. they say they detected it as it crossed over lebanon. hezbollah say they were targeting the headquarters outside of tel aviv, israel's international security service. they hold them responsible for several senior hezbollah commanders, including yesterday its missile commander the heavy cross—border fire continued again overnight, defying calls from world leaders for an immediate de—escalation to the situation. the lebanese government has called on the us for their help in trying to end this wave of israeli assaults because it is the deadliest, but lebanon has seen since the end of the civil war in 1990, since monday more than 517 people, some of the women and children, have been killed in those new strikes. also we see

still continuing hezbollah rocket attacks into the north of israel. the area that the israeli government has said it wants to return its people too. they added that to their war aims last week. as we continue to follow this story for you on bbc news, we're bringing you all of the latest updates and in the last few minutes, the uk prime minister, sir keir starmer, has been speaking out about the situation here in lebanon. he has already urged thousands, perhaps more uk expat citizens still in lebanon to leave the country while they still can because there are still can because there are still a limited number of civilian flights running. many of them are fully booked. it only seems to be the lebanese national carrier which is still flying into and out of the airport in beirut and that is causing concern that it is going to be difficult to get any british expat cell and the british government is now preparing for a possible military operation to take

people out of the country who need to leave. this is what sir keir starmer had to say in the last few minutes. in keir starmer had to say in the last few minutes.— last few minutes. in relation to lebanon. _ last few minutes. in relation to lebanon, i— last few minutes. in relation to lebanon, i am _ last few minutes. in relation to lebanon, i am very - last few minutes. in relation i to lebanon, i am very worried about the escalation, and and calling for all parties to step back from the brink to de—escalate. we need a ceasefire so this can be sorted out diplomatically. i have a very important message for british nationals in lebanon, which is, the time to leave is now. the contingency plans are being ramped up but don't wait for those. there are still commercial flights. for those. there are still commercialflights. it's very commercial flights. it's very important commercialflights. it's very important that they hear my message, which is to leave and to leave immediately. that is a message that the british government has been passing to people here for several weeks now and i think the hope is that anyone remaining in lebanon who wants to leave will heed it. i spoke a little earlier to our middle east correspondent yolande kneu east correspondent yolande knell specifically about the ballistic missile has vilified

what tel aviv this morning and how it was being in israel. residents in tel aviv were _ being in israel. residents in tel aviv were sent - being in israel. residents in tel aviv were sent crashing | being in israel. residents in i tel aviv were sent crashing to their bomb shelters as these rocket warning sirens went off. we had it confirmed by the israeli military that this was the first time that hezbollah had ever attacked the israeli city of tel aviv using one of these longer range rockets. what happened very quickly afterwards, the israeli military gave us a briefing, saying this was a heavy warhead that had been used and they said that, actually, in their view, this rocket was targeting civilian areas while hezbollah had been talking about aiming at the headquarters there. we then saw israel's military responding, saying it was hitting first of all the launch site for this rocket, pointing out that it was quite deep

inside lebanon and then there was another wave of israeli air strikes in the south and in the east of the country as well. we have also had by rogers of rockets being fired into northern israel this morning and that has left people they are very much on edge. the israeli military told us that something like 1.3 million israelis are now under these sort of military orders, told to listen out for the different restrictions that are being imposed on public gatherings, staying close to bomb shelters and also with children seeing their school lessons, and also with children seeing theirschool lessons, in and also with children seeing their school lessons, in person school lessons cancelled. find school lessons cancelled. and ou school lessons cancelled. and you mentioned _ school lessons cancelled. and you mentioned in _ school lessons cancelled. and you mentioned in the - school lessons cancelled. and you mentioned in the headlines that benjamin netanyahu is delaying his trip to the un general assembly in new york. what has he said about that? there says a statement that was

put out by his office. originally, we had expected him to be going to new york for the week, really taking advantage of the opportunity to meet world leaders. so it is a sign of this escalation that he is now planning, we are told, to go tomorrow to make his address on friday and then come back again quite quickly. of course, at the un general assembly, it has been a big topic for world leaders, what is happening in this part of the world. there are concerns that this could be leading to a wider war in the middle east. that is yolande knell, our middle east correspondent in jerusalem. just some details coming in from the lebanese health ministry, just reading the update they have released on the death toll this morning. it really gives you an idea of the scale and the scope of those strikes that israel is carrying out on day three, as

we have seen, of this escalation. they say: several people in the east of valley have been killed and in southern lebanon four have died in strikes. they say four more in strikes. they say four more in central lebanon, three killed in ain oana. these are all places in the south of the country where hezbollah in lebanon have a strong hold and thatis lebanon have a strong hold and that is why israel say they are targeting these particular areas. they say they are targeting hezbollah infrastructure there. we have also seen in the north of beirut, in a town called al—maaysra, that three people have died. that means the death toll is gradually getting higher and higher day by day. when we look at what is happening across in the us at the moment, of course, the un general assembly, the moment, of course, the un generalassembly, much general assembly, much discussion happening generalassembly, much discussion happening about the situation here in the middle east. president biden has

been urging de—escalation and the secretary of state, antony blinken, who has spent a lot of time in this region in the last 11 months or so, working on hostage release deals, ceasefire talks, de—escalation, he has been speaking to our partner cbs news and says there was a lot of diplomatic work going on behind the scenes to try and make sure that the situation, this new situation between israel and lebanon, doesn't continue to get worse. we have seen since the horrific attacks on october seven, real periods of escalation and the risk of something turning into a full—blown war, including in lebanon, between israel and hezbollah. through diplomacy we have managed to avert that. in the days right after october seven and again now. we are trying to de—escalate, avoid a full—scale war but israel has a legitimate problem here.

starting on october the 8th, hezbollah in the north, from southern lebanon started lobbing rockets and missiles into northern israel foster people had to flee their homes, about 70,000, and israel wants about 70,000, and israel wants a secure environment so people can return home. the best way to get that is through diplomacy, an agreement to pull back forces, allow people to return home in northern israel. we want to get people back home. the best way to do that is not war but diplomacy. hezbollah went to their weapon systems, hezbollah began firing into israel after october the 7th, _ into israel after october the 7th. in _ into israel after october the 7th, in ally shipped with hamas and the — 7th, in ally shipped with hamas and the people in gaza. where do ceasefire talks stand? that is the — do ceasefire talks stand? that is the key— do ceasefire talks stand? that is the key to making them pull back— is the key to making them pull back and — is the key to making them pull back and stop.— back and stop. that would be one of the — back and stop. that would be one of the keys, _ back and stop. that would be one of the keys, an _ back and stop. that would be one of the keys, an ideal- back and stop. that would be | one of the keys, an ideal key, because it would end the horrific situation in gaza, horrific situation in gaza, horrific for the hostages, horrific for the hostages, horrific for the hostages, horrific for so many men, women

and children who have been caught in this crossfire of hamas' making. we have been working on the ceasefire deal for a while. we have an agreement, a piece of paper with15 agreement, a piece of paper with 15 paragraphs, 12 are agreed. the problem we have right now is hamas has been engaging on it for the last couple of weeks. its leader has been talking about an endless war of attrition. now, if he really cares about the palestinian people, he would bring this agreement over the finish line. d0 bring this agreement over the finish line.— finish line. do you believe the israeli prime _ finish line. do you believe the israeli prime minister - finish line. do you believe the i israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu _ israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu truly— israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu truly once _ israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu truly once a - netanyahu truly once a ceasefire? _ netanyahu truly once a ceasefire? if— netanyahu truly once a ceasefire?— netanyahu truly once a ceasefire? �* . ~ ceasefire? if we're talking about gaza, _ ceasefire? if we're talking about gaza, i _ ceasefire? if we're talking about gaza, i think- ceasefire? if we're talking about gaza, i think hard i about gaza, i think hard decisions remain to be made by israel but the problem right now, in terms of bringing this across the finish line, is hamas, its refusal to engage in a meaningful way. we have been out theirs in recent weeks again, trying to... d0 out theirs in recent weeks again, trying to. . .- out theirs in recent weeks again, trying to... do you put any blame — again, trying to... do you put any blame on _ again, trying to... do you put any blame on the _ again, trying to... do you put any blame on the israeli - again, trying to... do you putl any blame on the israeli prime minister? _ any blame on the israeli prime minister? t— any blame on the israeli prime minister? ., �* ~' any blame on the israeli prime minister? ., �* ~ , , minister? i don't think this is a question — minister? i don't think this is a question any _ minister? i don't think this is a question any more - minister? i don't think this is a question any more about . minister? i don't think this is i a question any more about the substance of the agreement because it is very close. it is

a question of political will. that needs to be demonstrated by hamas, we haven't seen at the last couple of weeks. israel would have some hard decisions to make to bring this to a close but we have to see if hamas actually serious. tiara if hamas actually serious. two a . encies if hamas actually serious. two agencies found _ if hamas actually serious. two agencies found israel - if hamas actually serious. two agencies found israel is - agencies found israel is deliberately stopping humanitarian aid from getting two civilians and as you well know, the us government says that it has to restrict supplying weapons to a country that does this type of thing. why have we not done so? so this is why have we not done so? ’sr this is actually pretty typical. we had a report to put out on the humanitarian situation in gaza. what israel was doing to try to make sure people got the assistance they needed. i had different assessments from different parts of the state department, from other agencies that were involved, like usa id. myjob is to sort through them, which i did, draw some conclusions from that and we put out a report. we found israel needed to do a betterjob on the

humanitarian assistance. we have seen improvement since then. it's still not sufficient. the un secretary—general has been speaking in new york and said he didn't want to see lebanon become another gaza. the un has a peacekeeping force who are based on the south of lebanon and they help the armed forces maintain this buffer zone between hezbollah and israel. i have been talking to their spokesperson. the last few days, we have seen one of the most devastating bombing and shelling, especially in the south of lebanon, but not only in the south of lebanon, in the whole country. in beqaa and even beirut. this has been devastating, something unprecedented, especially in the last 11 months. it has been the last 11 months. it has been the heaviest days that we have seen since october last year, but also since 2006. if you think in 2006, 34 but also since 2006. if you think in 2006,31i days of war, a little bit over 1000 people were killed injust a view a little bit over 1000 people were killed in just a view days and now we have reached 600

people killed injust a and now we have reached 600 people killed in just a few days. 1800 injured. 50 children being killed, 98 women. so their proportion is really devastating. the situation is very concerning but we are still working to try and the tension that the situation is definitely very unpredictable, very difficult. we are still deployed, fully deployed in the south of lebanon that there is now a real need for political and diplomatic solutions. what are our and diplomatic solutions. what are your peacekeepers - and diplomatic solutions. what are your peacekeepers able to actually do on the ground at the moment? is it more humanitarian work they are engaged in as these attacks carry on? at engaged in as these attacks carry on?— engaged in as these attacks car on? , , carry on? of course, in these da s, carry on? of course, in these days. it _ carry on? of course, in these days. it is — carry on? of course, in these days, it is important - carry on? of course, in these days, it is important also - carry on? of course, in these days, it is important also to i days, it is important also to keepin days, it is important also to keep in mind the importance of safety and security of our troops, but also the civilian population, with the protection of civilians. but being out and monitoring the areas would not

be beneficial. there is a lot of work being done now by the head of mission in communication with the parties, channel of communication is still open. so we're still trying to de—escalate and mitigate the risk for a wider conflict but reminding the parties is a wider conflict would have catastrophic consequences notjust lebanon consequences not just lebanon and consequences notjust lebanon and israel but for the entire region. so no one can afford it and it is important to put a lot of pressure, especially in these days with the general assembly in new york, where all the diplomacy from all around the diplomacy from all around the world is gathering to try and meet and try to find a solution. and there is a solution, the solution is the full implementation of resolution 17.1, to stop the conflict in 2006 between hezbollah and israel. the resolution needs implementation, needs the commitment of the parties.

just one breaking line to bring you. the israel defense forces have just released a statement. they say they have completed so far today, they say they have completed so fartoday, it they say they have completed so far today, it is 4.15 in lebanon, they say they have completed strikes on 60 targets belonging they say two hezbollah's intelligence directorate. much more to come on this developing story for you. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news.

ukraine's president zelensky will unveil his 'victory plan' to defeat russia when he meets us presidentjoe biden tomorrow after he speaks at the united nations general assembly shortly. we think that will happen in about half an hour or 20 minutes' time.

mr zelensky is on a week long—tour of the us where he's seeking further weapons support for the fight against russia. speaking at a special meeting of the un security council on tuesday, he said that the war with russia cannot be ended by talks alone, and only united, international action can force russia into peace. putin has broken so many international laws and rules that he won't stop on his own. russia can only be forced into peace. and that is exactly what's needed, forcing russia into peace, the sole aggressor into peace, the sole aggressor in this war. we can go live now to new york to the un general assembly. what can we expect over the few hours? �* ., , , , what can we expect over the few hours? �* ., , _ hours? another busy day here, lu . a hours? another busy day here, my a lot _ hours? another busy day here, my a lot of _

hours? another busy day here, lucy. a lot of attention - hours? another busy day here, lucy. a lot of attention will. lucy. a lot of attention will be paid to ukraine. you heard that sound bite from president zelensky and he has come to the un with a specific task, as we had heard from him in recent weeks. he wants to make sure ukraine can use those west and long—range missiles deeper into russian territory. we understand president zelensky will present president biden with a plan for victory. we spoke to the natal general secretary yesterday and he said president biden will be the first person to see that but certainly there is a lot of pressure here on ukraine as that offensive has stalled and as the fighting continues. we have seen a barrage of russian air strikes across ukraine, as well. our colleaguejessica parker has the latest. president zelensky is on a big diplomatic tour in the us. later today, diplomatic tour in the us. latertoday, he diplomatic tour in the us. later today, he will address the un general assembly but i think a lot of people looking ahead to the key meeting he will have tomorrow with the us

presidentjoe biden, when the ukrainian leader is expected to unveil what is being billed here as a victory plan for ukraine. it has been kept under wraps as to exactly what is in that plan. there has been a lot of speculation but it appears that it of speculation but it appears thatitis of speculation but it appears that it is quite likely to make fresh asks in terms of financial assistance, also future security guarantees, weapons, particularly this issue about ukraine wanting to mention that it hasn't yet had to use western made long—range missiles on targets inside russia. now i think ukraine sees this week as a key one and this meeting is a key one as well because while those talks are set to happen withjoe biden, donald trump, the republican nominee who wants to go back into the white house, he has been saying that he would get out of ukraine, as he puts it. the us do not have troops in ukraine but they have been a major backer in terms of

particular weapons aid, military assistance. so i don't think donald trump's comments will necessarily spark surprise but they could spark some fresh alarm here in kyiv and heighten the pressure in terms of trying to get big wins out of this meeting with joe to get big wins out of this meeting withjoe biden. meeting with joe biden. that meeting withjoe biden. that certainly is the view from kyiv but one of the stories today as the un security council meeting on lebanon, we know france called for that meeting. i want to bring in a guest, the united nations representative from the council of refugees. we understand two workers from your organisation were killed by israeli air strikes. can you tell us, have you spoken to israel about what happened, what do you know about what happened? theirs was about what happened? theirs was a tra . ic about what happened? theirs was a tragic event _ about what happened? theirs was a tragic event that _ about what happened? theirs was a tragic event that happened - a tragic event that happened yesterday. but actually, two colleagues of ours perished, one in— colleagues of ours perished, one in a _ colleagues of ours perished, one in a house, the other in a public— one in a house, the other in a public cafe _ one in a house, the other in a public cafe. so it shows how these — public cafe. so it shows how these bombings are carried out and they—

these bombings are carried out and they are part of the over 600 — and they are part of the over 600 people that as we have had lost their— 600 people that as we have had lost their lives yesterday in similar— lost their lives yesterday in similar bombings around the country _ similar bombings around the country. we had said it, we have — country. we had said it, we have said _ country. we had said it, we have said it now four months, if the — have said it now four months, if the war— have said it now four months, if the war in gaza spreads north, _ if the war in gaza spreads north, it _ if the war in gaza spreads north, it will cause further humanitarian tragedies and this is exactly— humanitarian tragedies and this is exactly what is happening now — is exactly what is happening now by _ is exactly what is happening now. by the way, more than 10,000 _ now. by the way, more than 10,000 people, and this is a very— 10,000 people, and this is a very conservative estimate, have — very conservative estimate, have now _ very conservative estimate, have now crossed into syria. so going _ have now crossed into syria. so going from _ have now crossed into syria. so going from lebanon, both lebanese and syrians, into syria — lebanese and syrians, into syria because in spite of the very— syria because in spite of the very fragile situation there, it gives _ very fragile situation there, it gives also a sense of the incredibly difficult choices that — incredibly difficult choices that people have to make under these _ that people have to make under these circumstances. it is that people have to make under these circumstances.— these circumstances. it is a new displacement - these circumstances. it is a new displacement wave. i these circumstances. it is a i new displacement wave. what these circumstances. it is a - new displacement wave. what is the situation for the people who are fleeing. do they have somewhere to go, you said they are entering into syria? tote somewhere to go, you said they are entering into syria?- are entering into syria? we are t in: to are entering into syria? we are trying to organise _ are entering into syria? we are trying to organise ourselves. i trying to organise ourselves. we are — trying to organise ourselves. we are present at four border points, — we are present at four border

points, together with the syrian _ points, together with the syrian red crescent on the syrian _ syrian red crescent on the syrian side and with very limited _ syrian side and with very limited means. humanitarian agencies _ limited means. humanitarian agencies need more help. we are trying _ agencies need more help. we are trying to— agencies need more help. we are trying to set up a response. the _ trying to set up a response. the syrian government has actually _ the syrian government has actually said that people fleeing from this situation are allowed — fleeing from this situation are allowed to cross into syria. not — allowed to cross into syria. not only— allowed to cross into syria. not only syrian or syrian refugees who are currently in lebanon _ refugees who are currently in lebanon but lebanese citizens can take — lebanon but lebanese citizens can take refuge there. it is still— can take refuge there. it is still a _ can take refuge there. it is still a small movement but if this situation continues, we witi— this situation continues, we will see _ this situation continues, we will see this complicated pattern continue. there is almost _ pattern continue. there is almost 200,000 people displaced inside _ almost 200,000 people displaced inside lebanon already. that almost 200,000 people displaced inside lebanon already.— inside lebanon already. that is an astonishing _ inside lebanon already. that is an astonishing number. - inside lebanon already. that is an astonishing number. we i inside lebanon already. that is| an astonishing number. we are at the united nations and you will be speaking with world leaders and ministers, what will you be asking them to do? i am completely backing, of course, _ i am completely backing, of course, what the united nations generat— course, what the united nations general secretary has said. first — general secretary has said. first of— general secretary has said. first of all, in gaza, in lebanon. _ first of all, in gaza, in lebanon, hostilities have to cease, _ lebanon, hostilities have to cease, so— lebanon, hostilities have to cease, so that people that are

displaced, for example in lebanon but also in northern israet. — lebanon but also in northern israet. can— lebanon but also in northern israel, can go back to their honres _ israel, can go back to their homes. then of course all of this— homes. then of course all of this requires a monumental peace — this requires a monumental peace process that has been, certainty— peace process that has been, certainly neglected, or most reviled — certainly neglected, or most reviled in the last few years and — reviled in the last few years and yet _ reviled in the last few years and yet that is the only way forward _ and yet that is the only way forward otherwise we will be in the same — forward otherwise we will be in the same situation over and over— the same situation over and over again. the same situation over and over again-— the same situation over and over aaain. . , ., over again. really good to get our over again. really good to get your perspective _ over again. really good to get your perspective on _ over again. really good to get your perspective on bbc- over again. really good to get| your perspective on bbc news. thank you so much. as you can see, that will be one of the main topics this morning but we will also be following president zelensky�*s speech to the delegates. back to you in london, lucy. the delegates. back to you in london. lucy-— london, lucy. sumi, great to see you- _ london, lucy. sumi, great to see you. sumi _ london, lucy. sumi, great to see you. sumi will— london, lucy. sumi, great to see you. sumi will be - london, lucy. sumi, great to see you. sumi will be with i london, lucy. sumi, great to see you. sumi will be with usj see you. sumi will be with us throughout the day at the general assembly as a way zelensky to address delegates. we will be live in new york throughout the day. let's show your live pictures we are getting from lebanon at the moment, from the south, where there have been, there has been

a new wave of what israel is calling extensive strikes. the idf say extensive strikes in southern lebanon and the beqaa valley. 23 people have been killed in these attacks. you can see there has been a bit of smoke in the sky but that is what is happening in the south of lebanon at the moment. the story earlier today, israel saying it intercepted a ballistic missile fired by hezbollah towards tel aviv. significantly, this is the first such rocket to target israel's biggest city. stay with us on bbc news, we have all the business news coming up and the sport. hello. we saw intense rainfall and flooding for many on monday. tuesday brought a slightly drier day for some of us. but now wednesday, we are seeing the arrival of more rain. it's going to last on and off for many of us over the next few days.

the winds are going to be strengthening too. so a fairly unsettled spell of weather, certainly until friday. let's take a look at the rainfall that we're expecting to accumulate over the next few days. some places, particularly northeast england, but also central and southern england and into wales, could see up to about 80mm of rain and some of that is falling on very saturated ground. so i think we're going to see some further problems with localised flooding later in the week. so low pressure is driving our weather at the moment. it's slowly moving its way in from the west, so for the rest of today we're seeing rain across central and northern parts of england into northern ireland, some heavy showers rattling into wales and southwest england overnight as well. now this rainfall across the north east of england is going to be particularly persistent, blown in by that fairly brisk easterly wind as well. so a pretty damp start to your thursday, i think, for many areas, with some heavy showers, perhaps some thunderstorms towards the south. temperatures 10 or 11 in the south. we're going to see single figures across the north of scotland, which is seeing some of the drier and clearer weather at the moment. now through tomorrow then, we've still got persistent rain pushing in across parts of northern england, particularly heavy in the northeast.

also northern ireland, seeing some heavy rain. wales, central and southern england is going to see a mix of some sunshine, but also some scattered heavy showers and some thunderstorms as well. it is again the north of scotland that is drier but also cooler — temperatures there only around 11 degrees. the teens further south because we've got this colder air as we move towards the end of the week. it's going to be filtering its way in from the north. by the time we get to friday, still a weather front bringing some heavy rain initially for central, southeastern parts of england. that should tend to ease away through the day. so we're into the clearer skies, but colder conditions. the winds coming in from the north, so temperaturesjust around about 9—14 degrees for most of us north to south. perhaps just a little bit milder towards the far south west. but by first thing saturday morning scenes like this, i think — quite a frosty start. even in our towns and cities, temperatures 2 or 3 degrees first thing saturday. colder than that though, in the more rural spots. so into the weekend then we have got high pressure that's going to be keeping the weather fronts at bay, at least for a time. so largely dry and settled. but with that cold air in place, some frosty nights to come.

but for most of us, it is looking drier with some sunny spells. perhaps a bit more rain in the north west later in the weekend.

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after the s&p 500 posted its 41st record of the year. plus, not good enough — boeing workers reject the latest pay offer from the planemaker as strikes continue. and has the humble wallet had its day? going cashless means we're leaving them at home. welcome to business today, live from new york, i m michelle fleury. markets are flat at the open after what has been another period of record highs on us financial markets. the us financial markets may be at record levels but americans are growing more nervous about the economy, especially the slowdown in the jobs market. is that concern warranted? research group s&p global has just released it's outlook for the world's biggest economy. they're expecting real growth to slow down in 2025, accompanied by a further rise in the unemployment rate and lower inflation.

joining me now is satyam panday, chief us and canada