florida and texas where two controversial incumbents are leading in the polls. great britain has a new prime minister again. after boris johnson failed to meet the threshold to run for a comeback. despite rushing back from the caribbean vacation. i ll talk to brittney griner s russian lawyer on the eve of greiner s appeal of her nine-year prison sentence. good day. our poll reveals democrats are fired up, but republicans are even more enthusiastic about their efforts to take over the house and senate. joining me now, steve kornacki, our research partner, washington post political correspondent, ashley parker. there is so much to dig through here. let s start by where likely voters are leaning with two weeks to go. two weeks, one day, and early voting underway in a number of places. here you can see the generic ballot. this is among likely voters here in our new poll. 48% for the republicans. 47% for the democrats. a one-point advantage there for republicans. so obviou
and overnight if anything the weather fronts wave northwards. heavy and persistent rain being taken northwards and you can see the trailing fronts associated with that area of low pressure. winter picking up area of low pressure. winter picking up across england and wales especially and a mild night once again. tomorrow we start with persistent rain in the north, this low pressure pulls away into the north sea, we have to fronts, the second one week, we take the rain south eastwards and see blustery showers behind. some will be happy and thundery, sunshine in between but the wind will feature. even in land we are looking at gusty winds with gales around the coasts, feeling fresher in the north, 11 to 13, but hanging on to about 18 degrees in the south. a man has been arrested in five american bulldogs destroyed after a woman died following a dog attack in liverpool. the 63 year old woman died yesterday at the scene of the attack at her home in the kirkdale area. merseyside po
country s pre pandemic preparations before 2020. north korea fires a suspected missile overjapan, in what appears to be a deliberate escalation to get the attention of tokyo and washington. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the first preliminary hearing of the uk covid 19 inquiry is about to begin. there will be an opening statement by the chair of the inquiry, baroness hallett, followed by a minute s silence. the session will focus on how prepared the uk was for a pandemic before 2020. joining us now from the inquiry is our health correspondent, jim reed . hello. just tell us a little more, if you would, about this first phase of the inquiry? of the inquiry? yes, this inquiry was announced of the inquiry? yes, this inquiry was announced by of the inquiry? yes, this inquiry was announced by boris - of the inquiry? yes, this inquiry| was announced by boris johnson of the inquiry? yes, this inquiry - was announced by boris johnson back was
bret: we begin tonight with breaking news the u.s. is condemning north korea s firing of a ballistic missile over japan as dangerous and reckless. the weapon reportedly had enough range to reach u.s. troops in guam. so what now chief national security correspondent jennifer griffin tells us what else the u.s. is doing about this action. good evening, bret. the missile flew 17 times the speed of sound. president biden reached out and spoke with his japanese counterpart to assure him of u.s. commitments the defense secretary reached out to his japanese and south korean counterparts. kim jong un is again sending a message don t forget about me. sirens alerted japanese citizens to take cover in basements and bomb shelters after north korea launched a ballistic missile over northern japan its longest range yet. the ballistic missile firing by north korea was an outrageous act that was absolutely impermissible. we will respond as soon as possible with the utmost vigilance.