got within a0 feet of the vice president. uk interest rates hit their highest level for 13 years, in a bid to stem the pace of soaring prices. and in central africa, the race to stop the plunder of rich peatlands and the release of damaging carbon dioxide. 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 russia. one of president vladimir putin s closest advisers, the foreign minister sergei lavrov, has told the bbc that russia has not invaded ukraine and he s repeated the official line from the kremlin that there is no war, but it s a special military operation . mr lavrov has been at the heart of power in russia for over 20 years and represented the country on the international stage for nearly two decades. earlier today, he spoke to our russia editor steve rosenberg. it was the first time sergei lavrov had agreed to meet since moscow launched its offensive in ukraine.
Joining me today. Ill see you back here next saturday at eight Easter Smerconish starts right now a republican and an independent walk into a libertarian establishment. Youre going to have to wait for the punchline. I, Michael Smerconish in philadelphia. Thank you for joining me. This Memorial Day Weekend in an unusual move tonight, former president donald thatll trump will address the Libertarian National convention in washington, dc and independent rfk junior spoke there on friday after having flirted with running as a libertarian earlier in the cycle this morning, the Drudge Report leading with his appearance saying rfk jr. Slams trump locked down standing o from libertarians. He spent a lot of his hourlong speech criticizing both president s trump and biden President Trump said that he was going to run america like a business. He closed down 3. 3 million businesses with no due process, no just compensation in violation of the Fifth Amendment with a lockdowns, the mask mandates the
Starting with this, another move to expand the maga coalition. Trump is set to address the Libertarian Party Convention Today in an appeal to their voters. This as his veep stakes sweep heats up. Senator tom cotton is now reportedly on the short list. Yeah joe and its a question more americans are asking themself, is College Worth it . A new study shows mixed feelings as a more americans are buckling up their tool belts. Will its Memorial Day Weekend and the unofficial kickoff to summer, so chip wade has the grills and the gear for the perfect barbecue. The second hour of fox Friends Weekend starts right now. I just came the say hello hello, hello will if pete were here, hed want to play guess the skyline, but its not, its water. Much harder to do. Rachel i dont know where were looking at right there. Will thats a river or inlet that you feel like is close to the coast. Oh, look, i got one of the words. Joey thats pretty good. Rachel very good, will. Are you good at this game, or joey
Heads into unchartered territory. Donald trump could potentially learn within a few days if these the first former president of the United States to be convicted of crimes at the same time, hes gearing up for the early he is president ial debate between General Election candidates in modern history, cnns Kristen Holmes as more on trumps efforts to rally support at this critical moment former President Donald Trump training the courtroom for the campaign trail this Holiday Weekend, were going to win so big as the jury in his criminal hush, money trial is poised to begin deliberations in his case next week. As he continues to try and make inroads with black and hispanic voters. I did criminal Justice Reform at a level that nobody told was fine. Us all again. And i did that dr. Julie for the black and hispanic community, trump making a Campaign Stop in the bronx thursday night. The simple fact is joe biden is not getting the job done for the bronx at that event, trump weighing in for the
Start off the hour with a fox news alert. Former President Donald Trump diving right into the deep blue bronx bureau of New York City. In a neighborhood that isnt used to hosting republican president ial candidates. It is part of the former president s push to court black and latino voters. It seems to be paying offs he gains ground with both blocs that democrats have taken for granted for decades. He said biden didnt come to the bronx. Minority voters are souring on bidens economy, border and foreign wars. Trump getting cheers on the most pressing issues. What a crowd. [cheers and applause] this is something. [crowd chanting bring back trump] the minute Biden Shuffles out the door well get africanamericans are getting slaughtered. Hispanic americans are getting slaughtered. And these millions and millions of people that are coming into our country, the biggest impact and the biggest negative impact is against our black population and our hispanic population. Dont assume it doesnt matt