gentlemen. quick look at the front pages. we will start with the mail. it leads on speculation mps will move to topple liz truss this week. meanwhile, the metro details three separate plots to oust her. the mirror is rather more blunt, saying tory mps want truss to just quit now . the independent says senior tory figures are telling her the game is up . the guardian echoes this sentiment but suggests truss will try to fight on. it might be too late, though the times suggests the party is looking to crown a new leader already. the express, meanwhile, focuses on the economic backdrop to all this, asking if her latest u turn will be enough to turn things around. and there we go, that s the times, we have caught up. and amid all this, a plea for unity by former leadership rival penny mordaunt on the front of the telegraph. let us begin our chat, sebastian and merchant. lovely to have you both with us again. sebastian, it is your round, this one. we are going to start off wi
ainsley: janice dean is tracking ian. she is downstairs. i just saw her. she has been watching this all morning. we start with fox weather. correspondent nicole valdez is she is in tampa bay. steve, ainsley, brian, good morning. every single county in the state of florida now under a state of emergency that includes right here in the city of tampa where hillsborough county schools are officially closed as emergency responders pre prepare nearly 5f those public school buildings into shelters if needed as we look at potential impact from hurricane ian. you mentioned the response and people are doing what they can, which is planning and preparing for what could be some severe impacts as now hurricane ian approaches the gulf coast of florida. and we have already seen some empty store shelves. we have seen water going fast. fuel running low in some areas across the west coast of florida and cars lining the streets. sunday morning was absolutely chaos across some areas of tampa
amin salam in beirut, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, thank you, stephen. always a pleasure. well, it s great to have you back on the show and if i may, i want to start with some words you said just one week after october 7 that is, after the hamas attack on southern israel and at the very beginning of israel s massive military response. you said at that point, we do not want to be here in lebanon a bargaining chip in a larger geopolitical game. isn t that precisely what your country has become? stephen, you ve known me for always my honesty and transparency and we reached a point in lebanon where everything is very clear and there s nothing to hide. and saying the truth and sharing the truth, admitting what is at fault, is the best strategy to follow. so, yes, i was very clear in what i said at that point of time, particularly because lebanon is a small state in this region, has been paying a very, very high price for conflicts around lebanon and in the region for at l
calamity? amin salam, in beirut. welcome to hardtalk. thank you, thank you, stephen. always a pleasure. always a pleasure. well, it s ureat to always a pleasure. well, it s great to have always a pleasure. well, it s great to have you always a pleasure. well, it s great to have you back - always a pleasure. well, it s great to have you back on i always a pleasure. well, it sl great to have you back on the show and if i may, i want to start with some words you said just one week after october 7 thatis, just one week after october 7 that is, after the hamas attack on southern israel and at the very beginning of israel s massive military response, you said at that point we do not want to be here in lebanon a bargaining chip in a larger geopolitical game. isn t that precisely what your country has become? ,, , , ., precisely what your country has become? ,, , ~ ., become? stephen, you ve known me for always become? stephen, you ve known me for always my become?
israeli forces ramp up activity in the gaza saw strip, entering its second phase of the war. translator: we have two goals in this war, to destroy hamas and all its infrastructure and do everything that s possible to bring our hostages back home. will: we re learning more this morning as 230 israelis are still being held by hamas. the idf says they destroyed at least 450 terror sites in gaza over the weekend with a full scale invasion still looming. israeli officials are urgingen innocent civilians in gaza a to save themselves. civilians in northern gaza and gaza city should temporarily move south to a safer area where they can receive water, food and medicine. pete: in response to the latest strikes, iran s president says israel, quote, crossed the red lines which may force everyone to take action. let s now go to senior foreign affairs correspondent greg palkot live on the ground near the israel-lebanon border. greg. reporter: yeah, as we hear artillery rumbling in th