it s 2018, and rupert murdoch and his wife, jerry hall are vacationing in the caribbean on his son lachlan s, amazing yacht, the sarissa. named after a macedonian weapon of war. it s this exquisite sailing vessel. it s a work of art. as we understand it, they re sleeping on the boat. it s the caribbean. it s peaceful. in the middle of the night, rupert gets up to relieve himself and trips and falls. rupert is lying on the floor of his cabin, and he can t get up and the situation seems serious, he may not survive. a lot is at stake here, his own life as well as his company. he has not yet designated an heir. and the future of his media empire will be up for grabs. stand by. there we go. okay. get ready to roll. tell me a little bit about rupert murdoch. rupert murdoch is the most powerful political force in america. you can put an eagle in a cage and the eagle will not give in. you don t know what they re thinking but you know, it s going to end up well for
publican engineered voter suppression is now online, just in time for our crucial midterm election. the the blueprints have also been there for years, this monster s growth has been accelerated by republican state lawmakers in the aftermath of donald trump s 2020 defeat. the first signs of its havoc is no visible in the battleground state of wisconsin with democrats and voters of color who are on the defensive at the state supreme court ruling this weekend that most ballot drop boxes are no illegal in that state. ahead of the midterm elections. of course, on cue, came the inevitable donald trump we mediately seized the court ruling to pedal the 2020 must be overturned. to undermine democracy for his benefit. as congress prepares for another bombshell hearing, we have new late breaking information tonight about a prominent member of the white nationalist militia group. the oath keepers who will on capitol hill this week. it s all connected. it s all tonight on politicsnati
lori lightfoot is devolving further into lawlessness, yet somehow this disaster of an unrepentant radical thinks she deserves to be reelected. critics complain, her tone is as heartless as her policies are useless. she still hasn t addressed the heinous attack on 23-year-old dakota early who left friday night was ambushed, shot three times in the head and back and left for dead in the streets in an upscale neighborhood called lincoln park. after multiple surgeries he still clinging to life. zero suspects are in custody. last night the bloodshed continued, three young children were shot on the south side. to go boys ages six and 11 standing about a mile and a half away, a 3-year-old girl, this is tragically nothing new. at least 73 people have been shot since last friday in chicago, 14 on wednesday, 21 on tuesday, 14 on monday, and 24 over the weekend. the young thugs are running wild and they are fearless, they re not worried about the consequences and why should they be? lig
Weapons as well as potentially trying to locate hostages taken by hamas. Weve seen jets dropping leaflets that instruct civilians to leave gaza. A warning is included therein that suggests it is for their safety coming with an attack. Leaflets airborne caught by our news cameras. Israel says it called on the u. N. To assist in an effort to get about roughly 1 million potential residents of gaza to leaved from north and go south. The u. N. For its part says it cannot meaningfully assist on that kind of timetable. Thousands of residents have been seen fleeing. Hamas has told people there they should ignore warnings, that by implication, they should stay put. The death toll is rising. 1,300 killed in israel. 3,300 wounded. Over 1,900 killed in gaza. Another 7,700 wounded. Some doctors and gaza warn of the deteriorating humanitarian situation and hospitals that only have days left of energy on their generators. The bombs keep falling, the patients keep flooding in. This is chaos. A confusi
To keep him alive. Donald trumps travel ban takes effect after months of controversy. People from six mainly muslim countries and all refugees will now face a tougher time getting into the us. The president says its designed to stop terrorism. Hello, welcome to the programme, were live until 11am. After a fall in knife crime, levels are now going back up in london. Four People Killed in four days this week. We are talking to a mum whose son was stabbed and killed and also to a man who lost his brother. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning use the Hashtag Victorialive and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top Story Today Cladding fitted to Grenfell Tower during its refurbishment was changed to a version which cost nearly £300,000 less than the original version chosen, a document seen by the bbc has revealed. At least 80 people were killed when the tower block in west london was destroyed by fire two weeks ago. A Council Mee