President. Hello and welcome to the news. The Health Ministry of lebanon says an intense Israeli Bombardment has killed at least 180 people. It comes amid speculation that israeli troops could mount a Ground Invasion of Southern Lebanon to create a Buffer Zone so that civilians who have been evacuated from israel can return. There is heavy traffic on the streets of beirut as people rush to leave the area and we can show you live pictures of Southern Lebanon, because from early this morning there have been so many huge explosions as the israelis have ramped up their operations. The most ferocious bombardment yet since October The 7th of last year. With the idf saying that by lunchtime they had launched over 300 strikes and we have seen many more since then. The Prime Minister of israel has been speaking, talking about pre empting any actions of hezbollah. As you can see from that. As well as 182 people killed, more than 700 people have been wounded today. Lets get the latest from our Mi
leaders of the white house. with a historic default looming and the president scheduled to leave the country tomorrow. can they strike a deal with the clock ticking? plus, just one vote. that s what a major battle over abortion access could come down to today in north carolina. the intense efforts by democrats to convince just one republican to flip. and we have some breaking news. the man accused of attacking a virginia congressman staffers with a metal baseball bat is due in court any moment. the suspect was apparently caught on camera just minutes before the attack chasing another woman. we ll have the latest on the investigation now involving the capitol police and how the two staffers are doing this morning. the people inside were scared. they were hiding. someone swinging a bat around i would be scared as well. and yet another mass shooting in america. this time in new mexico where three people are dead. what we have learned about the teenage suspect who police
todd: tributes pouring in over the death of lisa marie presley s death. releasing this statement to people magazine it is with a heavy heart that i must share the devastating news that my daughter lisa marie presley has passed us. wees sat most loving woman i have ever known. thank you for the love and prayers. lisa marie died thursday after being rushed to the hospital earlier in the day. l.a. county first responders were called to the her calabasas home 11:00 a.m. for a woman in cardiac arrest. paramedics arriving six minutes later performing cpr regaining signs of life. presley taken to a nearby hospital but pronounced dead a short time later. celebrities sharing touching tributes for the singer and songwriter leann rimes tweeting how heart breaking i hope she is at peace in her dad s arms. my heart goes out to her family. too much grief in just a couple years. in an emotional post, john travolta says says lisa, baby girl, i m so sorry. i will miss you but i know i wil
done. and i think he will. he did it before, i remember him coming to our house caucus years ago when we were in a very similar position, he s skilled at this, he knows how to make these negotiations work, and i think what is on the table here, permitting reform, you know, capping some spending, like we have just come out of a couple of years of tremendous investments into the country infrastructure, chips act, inflation reduction act. we have an industrial policy now. those are all good things. but moving forward we have to be concerned about the debt and deficit. we need permitting reform in order to unleash the transmission lines that are needed for all the clean energy and investments that are made. and the natural gas lines that are needed through the transition, to export liquid natural gas to our allies, so there is the makings of a deal are here. you re talking about the broader budget, right, and the picture in terms of reducing costs, which is something that is so important