here in church house where the national farmers�* union is an —— is organising its mass lobby, 1800 peoplee of anger amongst your members at the moment. , ., , , moment. there is a huge sense of betrayal. _ moment. there is a huge sense of betrayal, the _ moment. there is a huge sense of betrayal, the secretary - moment. there is a huge sense of betrayal, the secretary of. of betrayal, the secretary of state stood on a platform almost one year ago and said they would not be changing agricultural property relief. at no point in the run—up to the budget did they talk about this and suddenly the week before we heard rumours it could be within the scope of being changed, the impact on the people of our industry are not being thought about. it is an ill considered policy, the impact on food production have not been thought through, the impact on families, the people of the countryside, it is simply unacceptable. prime minister sir _ simply unacceptable. prime minister sir keir _ simply unacceptable. prime minister sir keir starmer i simply unacceptable. primel minister sir keir starmer has said

i'm martine croxall at church house in westminster at a mass lobby organised by the national farmers�* unionhere the chancellor will be urged to drop the inheritance tax plans for funds. a court in hong kong sentences 45 democracy activists to jail in a controversial national security trial. —— the inheritance tax plans for farms. up to 12 centimeteres of snow has fallen across parts of the uk and more is forecast as the country has its first taste of winter. zoe ball announces she�*s stepping down from hosting the radio 2 breakfast show next month, after six years at the helm. hello, i�*m karin giannone. thousands of farmers are protesting in westminster this morning to oppose the government�*s planned changes to inheritance tax. from april 2026, farms with a value of one—million pounds or more will be subject to an inheritance tax of 20%. let�*s go to central london with my colleague, martine croxall. reporter: thank you very much. thousands of farmers from all over the country are descending on westminster for two events. there will be potentially tens of thousands of farmers at a rally a

union's president. mr bradshaw, why should farmers be an exception?argins we are making from food production are just so low. on average it's about 0.5% return on capital. the sense of betrayal is not going away. and how might that step up? should people be fearfulfood not being on the shelf? i really hope not. hope not? we don't want our consumers to bear the brunt of this. this is an issue of ill thought through government policy. you're not saying no, though. people will worry about that. i want to be working with the government on delivering the food security agenda. richard's a dairy farmer in gloucestershire, wearing an argument of the heart as well as a colourfuljacket. my farm, our family started farming there in 1822 and my 13—year—old son is with me. he was with me, milking with me on saturday morning. i'm sorry... it's all right. i'm part of a long chain that i don't want to see broken. back outside, opposition politicians are revealing whose side they're on. this policy is cruel, it is unfair and it is going to destroy farming as we know i

the president of the national farmers' union is accusing the government of an extraordinary betrayal,armers inheritance tax. sir keir starmer said today, he understands the issue is causing concern. it's, getting noisier by the day and we are nearly three weeks on from the budget. we have a foretaste of what's to come tomorrow, i think, at the weekend, the labour conference in wales, in llandudno on the north wales and, look at this, the motorcade of tractors, noisy tractors and noisy farmers, absolutely livid with the government doesn't have a plan to introduce inheritance tax on farms worth more than £1 million. the government makes the case that some exemptions will apply up to £3 million and they'll be charged at 20%, half the rate others are charged at, but farmers are doing, look, the nature of a family farm as you pass on the whole thing to the next generation and plenty now won't be able to because they have to sell off part of the land. they are coming here and they are going to protest. to give a sense of the strength of their feeling, give a sense of the strength of theirfe

union's president. mr bradshaw, why should farmers be an exception?s have to pay inheritance tax, why shouldn't you? unfortunately, the margins we are making from food production are just so low. on average it's about 0.5% return on capital. the sense of betrayal is not going away. and how might that step up? should people be fearfulfood not being on the shelf? i really hope not. hope not? we don't want our consumers to bear the brunt of this. this is an issue of ill thought through government policy. you're not saying no, though. people will worry about that. i want to be working with the government on delivering the food security agenda. richard's a dairy farmer in gloucestershire, wearing an argument of the heart as well as a colourfuljacket. my farm, our family started farming there in 1822 and my 13—year—old son is with me. he was with me, milking with me on saturday morning. i'm sorry... it's all right. i'm part of a long chain that i don't want to see broken. back outside, opposition politicians are revealing whose side they're on. this policy

the national farmers union has accused the government of "betrayal" — but ministers insist the majority with more analysis on this inheritance tax and what it means for farmers — here's our business editor simonjack. there are nearly 210,000 farms in the uk, and according to figures from the industry and government, around 70,000 of those are worth over £1 million, so potentially eligible to be hit by this new tax threshold. but that's not the full story. inheritance tax exemptions special rules about bequeathing, to family members and spouses, means the threshold could be as high as £3 million. now let's compare that number to what's happened in recent years. in 2021 to 2022, there were 117 farms that came above the £2.5 million threshold. now, not all families are going to get those exemptions depending on different circumstances. but independent economists, government figures suggest that the real number of people going to be hit by this is closer to the mid hundreds, 500 or so or even less. now, there is no doubt that farmers have been hit very hard in recent years. they've been clo

the prime minister has said it won't impact the vast majority — but the national farmers' union have minister sir keir starmer has been addressing that conference in wales in the last hour and had this to say, i will defend facing up to the harsh light of fiscal reality at the top decisions that were necessary to stabilise our economy and i will defend them protecting the payslips of working people, fixing the foundations of our economy and investing in the future of britain and the future of wales, finally turning the page on austerity once and for all. correspondent, damian grammatiacas was watching. there are farm tractors arriving, people with placards outside. just to wind back for people, this is all about inheritance tax as palmer's not having to pay it on their land if they pass the tone. —— mike farmer having to pay it. the government change their mind and said they did have to pay it in the argument then is around where that falls, so as you say the farmers and unions say this will impact many farms, make it very difficult for them and they might have to sell land. the gove

union's president. mr bradshaw, why should farmers be an exception?ately, the margins we are making from food production are just so low. on average it's about 0.5% return on capital. the sense of betrayal is not going away. and how might that step up? should people be fearfulfood not being on the shelf? i really hope not. hope not? we don't want our consumers to bear the brunt of this. this is an issue of ill thought through government policy. you're not saying no, though. people will worry about that. i want to be working with the government on delivering the food security agenda. richard's a dairy farmer in gloucestershire, wearing an argument of the heart as well as a colourfuljacket. my farm, our family started farming there in 1822 and my 13—year—old son is with me. he was with me, milking with me on saturday morning. i'm sorry... it's all right. i'm part of a long chain that i don't want to see broken. back outside, opposition politicians are revealing whose side they're on. this policy is cruel, it is unfair and it is going to destroy farming

westminster for farmers to protest who can't get into this official event organised by the national farmers' unionitan police manage where and when they can take place, they say that they apply the same legislative framework to each and every notification they receive without fear or favour and strongly deny any claims of two—teir policing. there is really deep—set anger among farmers at the changes announced in the budget. i've been speaking to farmers over the last few days, saying this will impact a much wider proportion of farmers than the treasury fear. the treasury say it will only impact the most valuable and most wealthy farmers and it's fair that they pay some inheritance tax. farmers argue that because many farms are large, even if they are cash—poor, they are asset—rich, so that's why they will be taxed. and there are fears from the farming community that will lead to many more farmers being taxed when they pass them on to their children. some breaking news — a british, 22—year—old man has been killed in ukraine. he is from cornwall and the parents of the man have told bbc spotlight, th

the national farmers union has accused the government of "betrayal" — but ministers insist the majority chu has been looking at the numbers. how many farms will be affected by the changes to inheritance tax in the budget? farming groups are claiming up to 70,000 in total, but the treasury estimates fewer than 500 a year. now, that 70,000 figure looks like a considerable overestimate. there were around 1,700 claims for agricultural property relief, for inheritance tax in total in 2022, and only 27% were for properties valued at above £1 million. that suggests a maximum of around 500 farms, which would have been affected by the new tax change, which is the origin of the treasury's estimate that a maximum of 500 a year will be affected going forward. however, one of the claims of farmers is that even if their farm land is worth more than £1 million, the new threshold for inheritance tax to be paid, that doesn't make them wealthy. and there is some truth to this. government figures suggest the average return on capital for farms — essentially, the amount of value farmers can extract from th

union's president. mr bradshaw, why should farmers be an exception?rtunately, the margins we're making from food production are just so low. on average, it's about 0.5% return on capital. the sense of betrayal — it's is not going away. and how might that step up? should people be fearful of food not being on the shelves? i really hope not. you hope not? we don't want our consumers to bear the brunt of this. this is an issue with ill thought through government policy. you're not saying no, though. people will worry about that. i want to be working with the government on delivering the food security agenda. richard's a dairy farmer in gloucestershire, wearing an argument of the heart as well as a colourfuljacket. my farm, our family started farming there in 1822 and my 13—year—old son was with me... he was with me, milking with me on saturday morning. i'm sorry... it's all right. it'sjust — i'm part of a long chain that i don't want to see broken. back outside, opposition politicians are revealing whose side they're on. this policy is cruel, it is unfai

the prime minister has said it won't impact the vast majority — but the national farmers' union have sir keir starmer has been speaking at the welsh labour conference, as the row about inheritance tax intensifies. so i will defend facing up to the harsh light of fiscal reality. i will defend the tough decisions that were necessary to stabilise our economy. and i will defend protecting the payslips of working people. fixing the foundations of our economy and investing in the future of britain and the future of wales. finally turning the page on austerity once and for all. a up to four thousand miners operating illegally in south africa are involved in an extraordinary stand—off with police. they're holed up in a disused mine and are refusing to return to the surface for fear of arrest. so food and water supplies have been cut off to try to force them out. well, currently there are some volunteers who have arrived and they were made to sign indemnity forms before going ahead to go at the shaft to see if there are any of the illegal mine workers who do want to come out. at this stage, it

he won't even apparently meet the national farmers union yet. is that a mistake?that's been made is kemi badenoch. she's come out saying that she's going to reverse the vat on private schools, so she's going to basically take money off state schools and give a tax break to private schools. she said. she's going to reverse the inheritance tax changes in farms . inheritance tax changes in farms. she's going to take that money away from the nhs. that was a real mistake. and i think that, you know, from middle class people who might be watching this, this show, who are paying a 40% inheritance tax when they hear that farms might pay a 20% inheritance tax above £3 million, i'm actually not sure they will think that's fair , but they will think that's fair, but their livelihood is these these farms. >> they haven't got £200,000 on £1 million sitting behind the sofa. they will break these farms up. >> well, as you know, chris, there's a ten year period unlike it being paid immediately as middle class families would have to do on that 40%. there's a ten year period to pay

a lot of farmers are also saying that has brexit and leaving the european union, the amount they geternment. i suppose the catalyst for — government. i suppose the catalyst for this _ government. i suppose the catalyst for this protest - government. i suppose the| catalyst for this protest was the changes to inheritance tax, but when you speak to many farmers here, they say this is the straw that broke the camel's back. as you say, they point to the change in subsidies after brexit. they point to the trade deals with australia that they argue hurt british farmers. and they argue that there are constantly changing targets that they have to hit or that they receive subsidies by. they say all that, as well as difficult weather patterns in the last few years, has added up to a difficult picture for them and this is the straw that broke the camel's back and that is why so many people have come to voice those concerns.— voice those concerns. harry farle , voice those concerns. harry farley. our _ voice those concerns. harry farley, our political - farley, our political correspondent. as ar

some farmers, unions and phones of cold for days of demonstrations to coincide with the g twenties is taking place in for sale because won't say all worried about is an app that g 20 you leaders will sign and finalize the free trade deal with south american countries. and these farm is the same because it's that still go through, it will destroy some of that livelihood. but it's up to 10 more pauses with towed to the opposed to the mode because they were agreement with south american countries. for the simple reason that these countries produced sugar poultry cereals and be with standards that are not, you know, cool to our quality standards in front and in europe. and if this agreement is signed, it would mean the end of some french in european agricultural sectors, which was the manual. my pro says the from is against the american sold deal in his car to for one of the things where he says needs change is a south american farm is need to jesus the same rules and regulations in terms of health and environment as farm is the day to day in faults, and he says that from other places he'

those who can't get into this official event organised by the national farmers' union.re are lots happening quite often in london at the weekends particularly, and they have to be managed somehow. they do. and the metropolitan police manage where and when they can take place. they say that they apply the same legislative framework to each and every notification we receive without fear or favour, and strongly deny any claims of two tier policing. it's worth mentioning, of course, there is really deep set anger among farmers at the changes announced in the budget. i've been speaking to farmers over the last few days, saying that this will impact a much wider proportion of farms than the treasury say will only impact the most valuable and the most wealthy farmers. and it's fair that they may pay some inheritance tax. farmers argue that because many farms are large, even if they are cash poor, they are asset rich. and so that's why they will be taxed. and that there are fears from the farming community that they will lead to many more farmers being taxed when they pass them

the national farmers' union knows a thing or two about a photocall. baby lambs, as well. exactly. there'll be all of that, presumably, because some farmers are very unhappy about this imposition on some farms of inheritance tax at 20%, half the rate that applies to some other people, 40% at death. now, the chancellor, i thought, struggled somewhat to explain the mitigations that she says she has put in place when you challenged her on it. the £1 million allowance that a couple has before agricultural property relief will exist for her family. . in addition to that, the individual claim - for agricultural property relief is £1 million now. | but if the farm is- owned by two people. then of course you could then transfer that allowance - to the other person. so you can pass on- without paying any tax, for most cases, a farm worth £3 million. - after that, the tax rate for inheritance tax - for agricultural property. is 20%, compared to 40% that everyone else pays. and you can pay that over a . ten—year period interest free. interesting this one, because

the national farmers union says so, it is shortly to publish a report showing that 75% of all commercialill fall above the threshold. if the government are not going to reverse this terrible policy, will the right honorable lady at least commit to no further increases to inheritance tax and no further reductions in agricultural property relief or business property relief in this parliament? >> the honorable gentleman talks about the facts, and i absolutely stand by the figures that the government have set out. the vast majority of estate owners will be totally unaffected. the honorable gentleman wants to talk about the figures. i will be crystal clear, the vast majority of estate owners will see no change and pay no tax on land passed on that is valued at £1 million. couples can pass on £3 million tax-free, and those above the threshold will pay only half the normal rate and can pay it over 10 years interest-free. >> this is just another part of the budget that is unravelling. everyone here and all the farmers at home will have heard that there was no guarantee there. we know what that m

in those farmer markets, union hall, veteran hall, school, i could go on. we've got to ensure that the american people know that house democrats are listening to them, that we understand their issues and that we are the ones that are fighting for, delivering for them and are protecting them. that they're getting the facts and we've got to help address the misinformation that's out there. and finally, we've got to make sure we're reaching people that -- at places we haven't been. we're going to be reaching out on those podcasts, meeting with influential, lauren has been trying hard to modernize all of us with the digital media. we're going to make sure every member has the tool, from young to seasoned, there are no old members in this caucus. and it's really an honor. we've got a great team. i think i'm turning it back to our leader, hakeem jeffries. mr. jeffries: thank you so much, chair dingell. theung all of the extraordinary members of the incoming house democratic leadership team. let me also acknowledge robert garcia, who was just elected as caucus lea

doing all of this, these online searches, i found an article from the 1930s from a socialist farmers labor unioner up in dakota, in which inman. jackson says chapter and verse about racism i think he knew what audience he was talking to was okay. and i think he also probably that that newspaper wasn't very widely circulated because i bet abe would have been mad at him to come out. but this is a fascinating article and when i mentioned it to ben green, the the expert on the globetrotters, he never heard of this article. in the article, inman says, you know, everyone talks about the jim crow south and they talk about, you know, how it is there. it's bad up north, too. you know, we went to denver and we were treated badly. we went, you know, he goes chapter and verse about how about how tough? it was all over the country and one of the things that the book i mean the book has a lot of fun to it i mean it has lot of history but it also deals with the fact that this was very racist country back then and people were putting up with a lot of stuff that the crazy is back in those days, people a lot of p

all of this, these online searches, i found articles in the 1930 a he is from a socialist farmer's labor union newspaper up in dakota, in which inman jackson says chapter and verse about racism. i think he knew what audience he was talking to and it was okay and probably knew that that newspaper wasn't very widely circulated because i think that abe would have been mad at him if this came out, but it's a fascinating article and i mentioned to ben green, the expert on the globetrotters, he had never heard of this article and the article inman says, you know, the jim crow south and they talk about how bad it is there. it's bad up north, too. we went to denver and we were treated badly. and he goes chapter and verse about how tough it was all over the country. and one of the things that the book-- i mean, the book has a lot of fun to it, it has a lot of history, but it also deals with the fact that this was a very racist country back then. and people were putting up with a lot of stuff. the crazy thing is, back in those days, people -- a lot of people thought black people weren't good at basketba

going to make sure members are going to meet their constituents where they are in those farmers markets, , unionls, veterans halls, schools. i could go on because saturday's r-14 eventually. we've got to ensure the american people know that house democrats are listening to them, that we understand their issues and that we are the ones that are fighting for them, delivering for them and are protecting them, that they getting the facts. we've got to help address the misinformation that is out there. and finally we got to make sure we are reaching people that come our places we haven't been. so we're going to be reaching out on those podcasts meeting with the influentials, lauren has been trying hard to modernize all of us with the digital media. we are going to make sure every member has the tools from young this season. there are no old members in this caucus. it's really an honor. we've got a great team and you think i'm turning it back to our leader, hakeem jeffries. >> thank you so much, chair dingle and thank you to all of extraordinary members of the incoming house democratic leadership team

i stand with the farmers, food manufacturers, labor unions like the teamsters who support this bill andi think senator braun and senator brown for their leadership in this critical issue. strengthening the buy american provision ensures that children eat not only safe and nutritious food, but it supports the back bone of american agriculture. in conclusion, no safer source of quality nutrition than that produced right here in america. by buying american food for american schools, we are not only supporting our children, but also safeguarding the livelihood of the families who grow harvested and process our food. strengthening these programs and reinforcing by american requirements mean everybody win. students communities and agricultural families who work tirelessly to feed all of us. thank you again. i look forward to your questions >> thank you. >> thank you, chairman. ranking member brought in members of the subcommittee for this opportunity to speak with you today. at my day job i'm a professor registered dietitian and department head of the department of nutritional sciences at pen

it's designed for the hunters leader to stay in power. farmers and brands have been watching roads to protest against a trade deal between european union and several south american nations known as macro sore. the farmers of say it will lead to unfair competition and allow the importance of standard agricultural products. advocates say the deal will boost economic ties and create business opportunities in your the police in central thailand were forced to run for cover and barricade themselves inside their station when hundreds of inmates. or maybe i should say, prime aids broke free from their cages. authorities in the law fury built special enclosures to how's the monkeys after locals complained about their aggressive behavior, but some $200.00 escaped running wild and squatting at the police precinct. the captain said that they'd sealed off the building to prevent the monkeys from destroying property. and documents that's what happens when you live in the k. if you want to do that, but you do is after a short break, i'll be back to take you through today's dig around. we will be right back the, [000:00:00;00] the vin runs, the groun

i stand with the farmers, food manufacturers, labor unions like the teamsters who support this bill andi think senator braun and senator brown for their leadership in this critical issue. strengthening the buy american provision ensures that children eat not only safe and nutritious food, but it supports the back bone of american agriculture. in conclusion, no safer source of quality nutrition than that produced right here in america. by buying american food for american schools, we are not only supporting our children, but also safeguarding the livelihood of the families who grow harvested and process our food. strengthening these programs and reinforcing by american requirements mean everybody win. students communities and agricultural families who work tirelessly to feed all of us. thank you again. i look forward to your questions >> thank you. >> thank you, chairman. ranking member brought in members of the subcommittee for this opportunity to speak with you today. at my day job i'm a professor registered dietitian and department head of the department of nutritional sciences at pen

european union. georgia's a membership application was suspended, also so called for an incident slow was adopted. critics onto the bill is an attempt to crack down on civil liberties. farmers stage protests across france on monday to speak counts against the trade deal. they signed the agreements between the european union and on the latin american trading block methods. so will few unfair competition. many farmers favor an increase of cheap agriculture imports from south america. will damage their margins. k government is planning on introducing a 20 percent tax on some funds. the move widely known as the inheritance tax and get some local farmers who say it will destroy that it is livelihoods. the policy says it's the way to increase much needed revenue. they know this one of which has more from us inside the northwest in good. so more than a century, this land has been solved by the same family pulse down through generations. it's karen custodian is all the harrison but he feels that tradition will end with him under new rules settled by the labor government. his.

french farmers have resumed their tractor protest against a trade agreement between the european unionion is moving slowly towards paris, to put pressure on the government to not sign the deal. the farmers say the deal could lead to a massive influx of south american foodstuffs, which they say would destabilise their domestic markets. president macron has already said he would not approve the agreement in its current form. an international manhunt is under way for the husband of a woman, whose body was found in the boot of a car in east london. the remains of 24—year—old harshita brella were discovered on thursday. police say they're looking for pankaj lamba, who they believe has left the uk. 0ur correspondent aruna ayengar has this update on the manhunt from east london. yes, the body of 24—year—old harshita brella was found here in ilford, just outside this park, valentine's park. ilford is in the east of london. now, police say harshita was actually killed 90 miles away, near her home in corby in northamptonshire, and her body was driven down here and left here in the boot of a car.

paul tompkins is a dairy farmer in york — you might have seen some of him in our top story. he's also chair of the national farming union'sth storm bert. well, the dark clouds that have been looming over this farm since the chancellor's budget have become really ominous today here in the vale of york. the weather is still very chilly and the wind is picking up. the snow is now, though, turning. snow is turning to sleet and now rain. uh, so it's been a cold start to the day. that means for us that we're having to give our cows lots of extra bedding to lie in to keep warm. but it's the deluge. the winds picking up now. behind me. it's the deluge of of rain, which is really the problem. and we're forecast to get a significant amount of rain through today, and it does tend to get into places which are really difficult to manage. so it's when the war and we all know water can cause damage. ——water. it's when it gets into the cows feed and starts ruining feed, and it starts causing me real headaches or blocking up drains and gullies. uh, cleaning out those, that's the sort of things that i've got in store for my afternoon. but

him from inside shouting slogans against the genocide and got a group of farmers have parked their tractors outside the european union commission in brussels to protest the trade deal that they say will reduce the price of their products, they say the deal between a you and the south american trade block merkel sore will allow low cost products into europe. the farmers say the products may not meet the standards. protests have been taking place for months, but the latest comes ahead of a meeting between the trading blocks at a summit in december. the protesters in mozambique will be treated as terrorist that's according to police, chief bernardino, rafael, who demanded an end to nationwide protest against the outcome of the presidential election. groups of activists have been blocking streets and police by a tear gas to disperse them. demonstrations began after opposition front runner of announce to him on line a claimed october's election was wrecked. a police crackdown of protest has already killed dozens of people in the past 3 weeks. for me, the miller is in recess, no garcia, where she has been speaking to some

. >> we brought together veterans and union members, soldiers and steelworkers, farmers and auto workersdads of every race, religion, color, and creed. we're welcoming historic numbers of african-americans, hispanic americans, asian americans, and arab americans. did you see in michigan how well we are doing with the arab americans? >> right on the ground here in dearborn, michigan. i went around this state specifically in dearborn which has the largest arab muslim population, guys in the country. we caught up with imam here who says voters on the ground in michigan are fed up with democrats and angry over vice president harris' stance on israel and gaza. >> how did democrats lose your vote? >> unfortunately, kamala harris and mr. biden turning america, the super power, the greatest power to third world country. breaking broken border, oppression. >> left iraq in the 70s to come to america for democracy. you get here and see the president was nearly assassinated three times. what were you thinking that day? >> i never seen the president of the united states was three times facing assassi

. >>> and in france, farmers escalated protests against the trade agreement with the european union andouth america which they claim is ing unfair competition. they protested traffic. the eu maersk deal was agreed in 2019 has faced opposition from a number of european countries. in the uk, farmers are set to protest today over the inherent tax proposals. under the plan, the government will impose a tax of 20% of farms worth more than 1 million pounds. the environment secretary steve reed, said 200 of the 900 farms would be affected. the union says the government numbers are misleading and around 2/3 of farms will be impacted. staying in the uk, a string of u.s. uk retailers written to rachel reeves over the job losses. they say the costs will be raised by several billion pounds next year alone are seeking discussions with the treasury. >>> staying in the retail space, we are set to hear from major u.s. retailers over the next week as investors look for signals on consumer strength and guidance for the all important holiday period. the biggest name in the sector, walmart, is first up tod

i stand with the farmers, the food manufacturers, the labor unions like the teamsters, who supported this bill, and i thank senator braun and senator brown in their leadership on this issue, strengthening the buy american provision ensures that the children eat not only safe and nutritious food but it supports the backbone of american agriculture. in conclusion, there is no safer source of quality nutrition than that produced right here in america. by buying american food for american schools, we are not only supporting our children, but also safeguarding the livelihoods of the families who grow, harvest, and process our food. strengthening these programs and reinforcing buy american requirements mean everybody wins. the students, our communities, and our agricultural families who work tirelessly to feed all of us. thank you again. i look forward to your questions. >> thank you. and, dr. meg bruening. >> thank you chairman fetterman, ranking member senator braun and members of the subcommittee for this opportunity and honor to speak with you today. my name is dr. meg bruening. in my

. >> we brought together veterans and union members, soldiers and steel workers, farmers and autoworkersriotic moms and dads of every race, religion, color and creed. we're welcoming historic numbers of african-americans, hispanic-americans, asian-americans and arab-americans -- [applause] the did you see in michigan how well we're doing with the arab-americans? yeah, it's great. stuart: did do you with see the guys in the background there wearing garbage worker vests? nice touch there. meanwhile, harris brought out pop star jennifer lopez to campaign for her in nevada. >> i believe that women, women have the the power to to make the difference in this election. [cheers and applause] if i believe in the power of latinos. we know that together we are the difference in this election. we know the man simply does not respect the freedom or the intelligence of women to be able to make decisions about their own lives. he said that he will do what he wants -- now, i'm about to quote it or not. stuart: kid she just say that the trump insulted the intelligence of women where cuban did exactly tha

that way farmers have blocked a road with try this in protest against the european union's plan to free trade agreement with the mecca. see a trading blog. they say that as an increase in agricultural impulse from south america, and that will hurt their livelihoods. natasha butler attended the protest as well. this is a main road into paris and one thousands. the farms of dawn is driven the tractors and that vehicles and call them on this road. effectively disrupting traffic into the city. some farms unions and phones of cold for days of demonstrations to coincide with the g 20. this taking place in personnel because won't say all worried about is an app that g 20 you leaders will sign and finalize to america. so free trade deal with south american countries and these farm is the same because it's that still goes through. it will destroy some of that livelihood. but it's up to 10 more pauses with totally opposed to the mode because they were agreement with south american countries. for the simple reason that these countries produced sugar, poultry cereals and beef with standards that ar

farmers started demonstrating this week. now public sector workers are preparing to join in a teacher's union meeting in paris. members vote to take action. there was only one who strikes the use list. so we want to strike until the government withdrawals to reforms. no one wants and also different knows the 60000000000 budget cuts. so once again, public services will be sacrificed. well, the demands of workers from different sectors may very service, some thinking unites them all a sense, but then lives the getting ahold of the fridge presidency manual. michael's government simply doesn't care about them. the french governments proposed the number of austerity measures. it says a necessary to reduce from says deficit, but it's been a hard sell with some of the public in the yellow invest crisis 6 years ago, social tensions and anti macro sentiment has been simmering. says this on the list and they could boil again, a lot of people consider this government as legitimate and since amendment my crawl decided to solve the national assembly at the beginning of summer. they do consider that they call them and that is in place is n

leadership instead of adding fuel to the fire as they describe it, a group of farmers of park their tractors outside the european union commission and brussels to process the trade deal. they say it will reduce the price of their products. they say the deal between the e. u and the south american trades loc marcus, or it will allow low cost products in through europe. and the pharmacy. the products may not meet you standards. a severe storms and heavy rains of cause flooding and it lea, catalonia, and the eastern sicily, i've seen significant damage. roads have been water laws and vehicles swept into the sea. on flood hit areas in spain are bracing for more to wrench will rain 2 weeks after the worst illusion. and its modern history chilled at least 222 people . those in the valencia region, including high port to city, i've been clearing, roads, and sewers of mud and debris. classes in scored, activities have all been cancelled for a challenge. reports from valencia. how do you count the cost of a catastrophe? lives lost in bodies, broken psychological trauma. is it financial? spending reels from is devastating flash

trade to, let's say, an agreement between the european union and the latin american trading block mattress, a few unfair competition. many farmers fair and increase of cheap agriculture impulse from south america will damage the margins. that's it for me, it carry. johnson news continues to off to talk to al jazeera. thanks very much indeed. the the hello. the weather looks very quiet across much of south asia. at the moment. we are seeing some shop showers, the southern parts of india and sri lanka. but across the move, it is a very quiet picture, but what you can see is the fog and smog that has continued to effect a new deli schools have been shot. we're looking at dangerous, at quality to west in the world for india at the moment, and we're expecting that to last through till friday. so lots of hazy sunshine here is the sunshine, of course, much of pockets down a little bit where to phone at port and me in mall, but the heaviest of the rain on wednesday, affecting southern parts of sri lanka and its southern parts of east asia that will continue see those stormy conditions. thanks to manny which is sitting out in the south c

agriculture brooke will spearhead the effort to protect american farmers who are truly the backbone of our country. on friday pro uniongresswoman lori chavez-deremer as this labor secretary project 2025 co-author russell to lead the office of management and budget trump calling him an aggressive cost qatar and deregulated hud funded ceo scott bessent as a secretary treasurer. turn tootle the number one economic position trumps cabin p ushering trumps tax policies managing tariffs on foreign goods without worsening inflation. here is bessent defending trumps turf plan. >> the idea of bringing back tariffs. alexander hamilton was the original tariff fan why did he like tariffs? two reasons one to fund the treasury to to protect u.s. industries. and donald trump has added a third leg to the stool it is for negotiating leverage. >> interestingly the president-elect choosing bessent even though musk charles howard. his my view for what it's worth is that bessent's business as usual choice as it howard let nick will enact change. president-elect has selected all of his secretary cabinet positions there are still three tradi