Hello and welcome to political thinking, a conversation with rather than an interrogation of someone who shaped our political thinking about what has shaped theirs. My guest today was told that he has a reading age ofjust eight. His dyslexia was so bad he had to return to school to study in his 20s for the exams that he simply couldnt pass when he was there the first time. He is now dr peter kyle, a close ally of keir starmer s and the shadow Northern Ireland secretary, who, if labour comes to power, may find himself having to take a very important decision whether there should be another referendum about the future of the uk. This time it would be about whether Northern Ireland should leave and become reunited with the republic. Peter kyle, welcome to political thinking. Thanks, nick. I say that in the introduction that you have a reading age of eight. Really . And if so, how on earth do you do the job youve got now . Well, ive never known any difference, so i cant describe i cant com
under flash flood warnings. that after nearly a half a foot of rain fell in just under an hour yesterday. killing at least four people in bucks county. several more are missing at this hour. among those missing a nine -month-old baby. wesley believe approximately 11:00 o clock or three swept away bright star teams have actively search the riverbank and creek banks up to the flood site on 532. we are continuing to do that operation today. most important with the families of those who are lost, they are in our hearts we will work tirelessly until we locate their loved ones we cannot imagine how difficult it has been for them in this time. arthel: fox news has a live team coverage on all of the severe weather with matt to fit on the furnace out west and cb cotton on the flooding in the east to print we are going to start with matt fitted he is live in santa monica, california. hi arthel a lot of people on the beach trying to escape their hot and stuffy neighborhoods inlet in l
in pennsylvania. i am bryan llenas in for jon scott and this is the fox report. . bryan: at least five people are now dead from the storm and several more are missing among them a nine month old boy and his 2-year-old sister. a search and rescue efforts will continue through the night. but more storms may hamper those efforts. cb cotton is here at the latest. hi brandy family had traveled all the way from charleston, south carolina to visit family and friends in southeastern pennsylvania. officials say the family tried to think quick as heavy rain flooded the roadway picked as they tried to escape the fierce floodwaters that took us 4-year-old son, the mother and the grandmother grabbed the two additional children ages nine months and two years. miraculously dad in the sun were able to get to safety. however the grandmother, the mother and the two children were swept away by the floodwaters. we are all grieving. however, our commitment to finding the two children will stil
and more shocking pictures coming out of vermont. rapid flood waters pounding that area following those massive storms. so much damage that the federal government has now officially declared a state of emergency there. so lots to get to, but we begin with the high stakes nato summit in lithuania. members making decisions that could change the course of the war in ukraine and that are already reshaping the alliance itself. this as the man with arguably the most at stake, ukrainian president zelenskyy here, you see him arriving ending speculation on whether he would even be invited or show up to this summit. well, he will meet, as we said, with president biden tomorrow less than three days after the president poured cold water on the idea of ukraine joining the transatlantic alliance. and ahead of his speech, where he ll make his case for his country s membership. zelenskyy tweeted earlier today uncertainty is weakness. nbc s monica alba is traveling with president biden in lit
areas seeing nine inches, higher than hurricane irene. the p.g.a. tour and saudi-backed liv golf teed up for a merger. congress is stepping in. 9/11 families, betrayal to the community. obesity is body positive. neo-nazi and white supremacy ideology. if you are woke, be out of shape, fat, antifa. ainsley: president biden and leaders of g-7 will huddle up on the sidelines of the summit. todd: nato declined to invite ukraine into nato for now. steve: griff, day one got a deal with his best friends. griff: best way to describe what is about to happen is the consolation prize to not join nato. what we re watching any moment is president biden and g-7 leaders will have an official announcement. it wasn t on the schedule. they will announce joint declaration of support, similar to what we give to israel annually and it comes after we just heard president zelenskyy expressing frustration that the summit will end even without a conditional invitation to join nato.