ukraine hasn t declared any involvement. also in the programme, the latest trial of the hollywood film producer harvey weinstein has begun at a court in los angeles, where he is facing 11 further charges of abuse. and good news for sea life in britain, as the uk begins recycling fishing nets dumped at sea. a bumpy ride for the iphone m as roller coasters reportedly trigger the latest apple product to make emergency distress calls. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in ukraine, where russia has launched a wave of missile strikes across the country. president volodymyr zelensky described the escalation as an effort to wipe ukraine off the face of the earth. president biden says the us will provide ukraine with advanced air defence systems in response. killing at least 11 people and damaging infrastructure. the capital kyiv has been targeted for the first time in
to put democrats over the top this november. and that while the nations at strategic will reserve remains in those, we have not seen sinc 1984, the president is planning to tap those reserves once agai in an effort to bring down soaring gas prices. it is a move his critics call political. we decided to have the politica panel way and and it wouldn t d no, three weeks before the midterms that there is an effor to get a handle on the optics o the border crisis fox new @ night investigates how the whit house is turning up the pressur on local politicians. plus the world s leading superpower, that s awesome. has a quote weak military it s an alarming analysis of our military mike and it s raising some big time questions by some big time generals. we begin tonight with the president s top legislative priority and how it is vastly different from the issues of voters is essay is in their top concern. at the white house corn kevin corke s live in nations capital. good evening this
home internet shouldn t be a luxury. everyone should have it and now a lot more people can. so let s go. the digital age is waiting. do you think the red wave is come something. yes. yes. if it were to happen, if it does happen, or if it doesn t, what about the impact of twitter now? it was such a big part of the former president the ability to speak. what impact will it have? i don t think it will have any impact on this election. but i think it will have an impact of trump s future. do you want him back on twitter? absolutely not. i think if he s on for the mid-term, i think it is good for them, if he gets on after the mid-terms, i don t think he ll be the republican nominee in 2024. he will not be able to access the 20 million followers that he had access again. but it will remind people of the chaos that he created. do you think he should be back on twitter? i think that free speech is whatever the owner of twitter wants it to be. . elon musk spent 4
pete: that s what s at stake and likely not to have the gavel because if you look at the most recent power rankings, not only could it be a red wave but a red tsunami if you re looking at fundamentals across the country. will: it was a beautiful weekend here in new york. it s 70 degrees, it s new york city marathon. it s a big day in college football. could set up for a beautiful week. rachel: i m still impressed with how quickly you got out for the doughnut segment. like you must have sprinted. will: told you i like doughnuts. pete: you made your way out there quickly. did you know it s the first blood moon in three years on election morning. rachel: wow. pete: there ll be a big red blood moon on election morning, november 8. tell me that s an accident. just saying, i read a lot of random things. will: should have seen his eyes. i don t know if you could see his eyes as we described that . rachel: we ll all be in a different state, each of us. florida, wisconsin and pennsylv
florida? sean: i didn t see it but i heard it. i heard it on the radio and commenting how big it was, but i didn t see it. will: my wife called and said if there s an official rankings or record book, this should have an asterisk. he was at a bar and everyone was drinking mimosas and beer. we re bacon and eggs. but it was awesome. it was a huge turnout. steve did a great job obviously. rachel: i m heading to a diner in wisconsin, next week, and i m going to have to put out the word. maybe we should have mimosas. will: you ll be inway, you re going to be in pennsylvania? sean: i m going to be in pennsylvania. let me give you the exact warminster, pennsylvania. will: i can t give you the town as quickly as you did. rachel: there should be pressure to get the same turnout as steve doocy. sean: there s no pressure. never know with diner. sometimes there s five people and sometimes there s 50. he was around the corner from his house. maybe packed with his neighbors. should ask s