A lot to get through this evening. First, the latest headlines. The head of the israeli armed forces, herzi halevi, has said preparations are being made for a possible Ground Invasion of lebanon. Visiting his troops in northern Israel Today he said the Air Force will continue degrading hezbollah to such a point that they can put boots on the ground. President putin has reiterated that russia reserved the right to use nuclear weapons if attacked by any state. He added that aggression by a non nuclear state that was supported by a nuclear power would be considered a joint attack. Democratic president Ial Kamala Harris is scheduled to deliver a speech in pittsburgh laying out her plans for the economy if shes elected as president. Speaking in the Battleground State of pennsylvania, she is expected to announce new incentives to boost domestic manufacturing and to grow the middle class. Earth is set to gain a tiny second moon this weekend. Scientists say a small asteroid is going to be capt
In on that breeze. Not a bad day, actually, for many of us. Some Sunshine Looks like it could break through. And, again, were in that milder air with temperatures up to around about 1a to 16 for most of us. This is bbc news, the headlines redefining extremism at the uk government names groups that are a cause for concern and could face restrictions. Us Senate Majority leader Chuck Schumer says Benjamin Netanyahu is a major obstacle to peace as israel vows to push ahead with its rafah offensive. Elon musk s Spacex Mission is hailed a success even though the Starship Rocket is lost on re entry to earth. Tiktok warrants a us ban could cost us businesses billions of dollars and thousands ofjobs. And for the first time in its history, glastonbury will have to female Headline Acts. Find out which artists get the prestigious sports. Just before we go to business, some Breaking News to bring you involving a plane which was carrying the defence minister grant shapps on his way back from poland
john: speculation is finally over. president biden kicking off his 2024 re-election bid at the age of 80. we are just moments away from the first white house briefing since the president s announcement. sandra: vice president kamala harris is not going anywhere either, staying at the president s side as they team up to run for another term. john: but if they were expecting big excitement over their decision to try for four more years, the polls of voters, even democrat, could show they are in for a disappointment. welcome back as america reports rolls into a second hour. i m john roberts in washington. sandra: i guess sandra: and a lot of news is expected. could be setting up a possible trump rematch but this time around, president biden will have to defend his record as americans are struggling to make ends meet. our economic plan is working. we now have to finish the job and there s more to do. i ran for president to rebuild the backbone of american, the midd
extremists. a phrase you can expect to hear a lot of in the coming months. these two likely opponents and spends zero time on threats from a broad, on china or russia in this particular ad. 60% of americans have low confidence in the president s ability to handle an international crisis, which is likely on the watch of this next president. 80% of americans are dissatisfied with the way that things are going in the country right now. a lot to dig into as we start to get a look at the shape of what is to come over the next several months of this election. we ll talk to bill and brian in just a moment. first to peter doocy standing by. hi, peter. martha, a surprise. president biden s first remarks since the big announcement did not mention the big announcement. instead, he stuck to his recent stump speech with lines like this. it s a fact that our economic plan is working. we now have to finish the job. there s more to do. the republican national committee s first crack a
serious foreign policy challenges from china to russia to ukraine and a sputtering economy here at home. his poll numbers are not good. even a majority of democrats tell pollsters he should not run for a second term. but the campaign is launched. white house correspondent jacqui heinrich starts us off live tonight live from the north lawn. good evening, jacqui. good evening to you, bret. the president hasn t yet commented on his own re-election bid. reporters weren t allowed close enough today to ask. and officials wouldn t weigh in on what factored into his decision-making citing the hatch act. but the white house calculus seems to be that biden can win voter support in 2024 the same way did he in 2020. with a campaign that happens mostly online. >it s time to finish the job. finish the job. the president s first audience since announcing re-election bid giving a warm election. [chanting four more years] but this campaign isn t shaping up to be about what biden has but