welcome to the programme. iraq s president has said an early election could resolve the political unrest gripping the country. to those who have taken their eye off iraq, the violence that broke out in baghdad yesterday, might have looked like a sudden eruption of rage. in fact, the sectarian anger has been simmering for years. the country is riddled with corruption, it has not had a functioning government since the october elections and the spiralling cost of living is pushing iraq towards an existential crisis. the spark that ignited these protests yesterday was the sudden announcement by the shia cleric, muqtadr al sadr, that he was withdrawing from political life. sadr has been a major player in iraq since 2003, when his supporters known then as the mehdi army, began attacks on coalition troops. in october, the sadrists won the most seats in parliament but refused to form a coalition with the mostly shi ite iran backed parties. injune, sadr asked all of his mps to resign
there s another storm in the eastern atlantic that could race to that name but here s where we are now. it forecast to get into the very warm waters of the caribbean and possibly take a right. i think this is a much more accurate forecast than the computers had any idea of yesterday. mod els were here and here. no idea. now we do have a cone and there are the there are the models today. a lot different. they look a lot more organized today. hurricane hunters are in the storm right now. that s a lot of possibility for u.s. landfall there. oh, sure. chad myers, thank you very much. the ukrainian president calling on russians to revolt as vladimir putin faces an uprising from his own people this morning, hours after putin shocked his people by announcing a draft. the russian leader continues to face major turmoil at home. his order has sparked angry protests across the country and let to more than 1,300 arrests. the move now causing some russians to leave. here you see
they will present what they are calling recently obtained evidence. january 6 select committee is ready to hear publicly from a very important member of the trump white house. the fact that the committee has rushed to add a hearing that was not previously scheduled shows that hutchinson may have new information to reveal. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with isa soares. welcome to the show. it is tuesday, june 28, 4:00 a.m. in washington where we re just hours away from a surprise hearing held by the house committee investigating the january 6 capitol riots. the key witness cassidy hutchinson is former aide to this man, trump white house chief of staff mark meadows. hutchinson s testimony is expected to be significant due to her close approximate imit i to trump s inner circle. ryan nobles has all the details. reporter: the january 6 select committee is ready to hear publicly from a very important member of the trump white house who has the potential to revea
Maine on edge tonight as Law Enforcement work round the clock trying to catch robert carr. Hes a suspect in the Mass Shootings that killed at least 18 people. He should be considered armed and dangerous. Based on our investigation, we believe this is someone that should not be approached. We will work day and night alongside our Law Enforcement partners to get the answers to the questions this community deserves. No rest. Law enforcement in maine as the manhunt continues. Welcome back, everybody. Im kevin cork. Hey, kevin. And im Griff Jenkins on this early, busy friday morning. Were keep an eye also on the middle east where u. S. Fighter jets have struck iran linked sites in syria. A short while ago in retaliation for attacks on american troops in the middle east. Now the strikes following 19 attacks on u. S. Bases in iraq and syria, thats injured at least 21 u. S. Personnel. Just hours ago, President Biden ordering two f16 fighter jets, Strike Weapons and ammunitions, facilities asso
With lebanon we are now in a doubled Double Battle as hezbols up the taxpayers this as israeli warplanes reportedly hit targets across the gaza strip and the west bank. And in syria at meantime idf troops prepare for a Ground Invasion into gaza that could come at any moment. Welcome to a new hour of Fox News Live i am molly line in for arthel neville. Eric hello everyone thank you for joining us im eric shawna for the Gaza Ground Offensive looms to south north idf is trading fire with hezbollah militants and lets lebanon. Sending more troops and tanks up north like hamas, hezbollah backed by Iran Military experts fear tehran is trying to orchestrate a broader conflict. I think hamas, hezbollah are taking pages from those books and making sure everything now focuses on this is going to get bigger if israels goes in. I think it is important that western leaders to include the United States stand firm in their support. Eric will there be a two front or que quest mixing of Foreign Affairs