I cannot believe it. We are now just 50 days out from the election. I do not know about you sitting at home or wherever you may watch, the ground is kind of never felt shakier beneath my feet, just 50 days out from an election that it does right now. There is a lot happening all of the time. The days do sometimes feel like weeks and weeks feel like years. And the stakes just feel impossibly high because they are. Tonight we will do our best to make sense of this moment. We are all living in together with two very smart and sensible people. Elizabeth warren and jon ossoff are both going to be here at this table and i cannot wait to talk with both of them. First, i want to get you up to speed about where we are right now. Starting with the fact that for the second time in two months, authorities are investigating what the fbi is calling an apparent assassination attempt. Here is what we have been able to piece together so far. Yesterday afternoon a secret service agent posted at trump s
Hello and good evening, it is 11 00 here in New York. Were following the breaking news out of West Palm Beach. Where former President Donald Trump is unharmed and at home. Hours after what the fbi is calling an apparent attempt on his life. At his maralago resort. It was at his Golf Course, earlier today. Vice president harris just responded with a statement saying she is disturbed by The Incident. Condemning political violence and thanking the Secret Service officers who protected trump. President biden and harris Running Mate governor Tim Walz have also issued statements of gratitude for the secret Service And Relief for trumps safety. Right now there is one person in custody. This is his pingture, ryan wesley routh, age 58 according to three senior Law Enforcement officials briefed on the matter. Lets go now to West Palm Beach and kathy park, whats the latest kathy. Reporter outside of the Golf Course this Evening And Security is still very tight several hours removed from this inci
Unharmed and at home hours after what the fbi is calling an apparent attempt on his life it is merrill lago resort. Earlier today. Actually, it was at his Golf Course earlier today. Vice president Kamala Harris just responded with a statement saying she is disturbed by the incident, condemning political violence and thinking the Secret Service officers who protected trump. President biden and governor Tim Walz have also issued statements of gratitude for the Secret Service and really for trumps safety. There is one person in custody. This is his picture. Ryan wesley routh, age 58 according to three senior law officials. Ak47 rifle and a scope were recovered from the scene at mar alago. Lets go to West Palm Beach and correspondent kathy park. What is the latest . Reporter outside of the Golf Course this Evening And Security is still very tight, several hours removed from this incident. I can tell you there has not been a lot of activity. Some Law Enforcement Passing by, but we know acco
But a report from the Scottish Fiscal Commission says while Uk Government policies have contributed to the pressure, much of it comes from the Scottish Governments own decisions. Heres our scotland editorjames cook. This is the reality of life less than four miles from the scottish parliament. A Community Centre handing out free bread to help the residents of muirhouse make ends meet. And yet, now, here and across scotland, the tough times could be about to get worse. Prolonged westminster austerity, the economic damage of brexit, a global pandemic, the war in ukraine, and The Cost Of Living crisis, have all placed enormous and growing pressure on the public finances. I must take further and more urgent action now to ensure that we can balance the scottish budget in 2024 25. And i call. There is also £800 million of additional spending for new pay offers, and all that means £500 million in direct service cuts, plus a raid on the Proceeds Of Offshore Wind and publicly owned scottish w
Band of Snp Mps at westminster, took the Election Defeat on the chin. In this room we all know and understand that hiding from that harsh reality will fix nothing because the right response never lies in easy excuses, the only right response is rooted in reflection and responsibility. Flynn also attacked the new Labour Government in westminster, saying they were opposing austerity. He said the snp has to reroute itself in the priorities of the scottish people, priorities and we believe the party has moved away from. John swinney will take that on when he takes the stage, he also wants a less polarised national debate, claiming he wants to intertwine the Snps Independence Campaign with those priorities. Andrew kerr, Bbc News. We will hear that speech in full on the Bbc News channel at around 3 30pm. It is 10 32am. Injanuary, the uns top court, the international court ofjustice, ruled that israel must take all measures to prevent genocidal acts in gaza, including public statements that c