welcome to the programme. we start this hour with the latest on the uk general election. the leader of the scottish national party, john swinney, has launched his party s campaign ahead of the vote onjuly the 4th. at an election rally in glasgow, mr swinney pushed for independence, celebrated his party s record on fighting the cost of living as well as attacking both the conservatives and labour. he said people in scotland wanted rid of a disastrous tory government, and he accused labour of giving an awfully good impression of them. let s take a listen to some of what the snp leader said. look, there are some people telling me to forget about independence at this election. but you know what? after looking at sir keir starmer s serial u turns in the pursuit of power, i think people are crying out for political leadership that sticks to its principles. applause ..for leaders who argue for what they believe in. and i passionately believe independence is the best opportunity
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country, even as lawmakers gathered in the house chamber to hear the president, some key members had already been briefed on the intelligence, what the department of homeland security calls, quote, specific, credible, but unconfirmed threat information. an intelligence official telling us both new york and washington were mentioned as possible targets, ten years after the 9/11 attacks on new york and washington. abc news is reporting tonight that at least three people, including one american citizen, entered the country last month with the intent of launching some kind of attack using vehicles around the 9/11 anniversary. abc news, and again we stress this is their reporting, we can t independently confirm it, they cite intelligence officials as sources for these details. one official saying at least two rental trucks are being sought nationwide. former homeland security white house adviser have been working their sources. fran, what are you hearing? you have just spoken to a