Rest of the country. So why all this crazy weather . The Prime Minister outlines plans to boost gas power to stop possible blackouts. Well be possible blackouts. Well be speaking to the government on this shortly. This shortly. And in the sport this morning. Carl palmer shines as chelsea beat newcastle. Emma raducanu loses it. India wells, whod have thought . And pinnacle of jump racing. The Cheltenham Festival gets underway today. Festival gets underway today. Hello there. Politics leading for us this hour. Plenty of unease on conservative benches as lee anderson takes his place as lee anderson takes his place as reform pm uks first mp. Well, in an interview with Patrick Christys on gb news last night, this is what he had to say about the defection. It was my parents who had a big part to play in this. I know there are some idiots online saying that lee anderson has done what his mums told him to do, but i think your mothers and your fathers give good advice, even get you even when yo
This breaking overnight, at least three people are dead after two helicopters collided mid air while fighting a fire in california. Details still coming in at this hour. Breaking overnight, ukraine has arrested a woman in connection with a plot to assassinate president zelenskyy. She was allegedly preparing an air strike on the Southern Port Region of mykolaiv while zelenskyy visited. 11 hours and counting. Thats how much time donald trump has left to respond to the Special Counsels legal filing. Mat the heart of it, what trumps legal team can and cannot do with the evidence shared with the January 6th Case. Today is one of the most significant changes in blood banking history. The red cross now dropping those Blanket Restrictions based on sexual orientation, clearing the way for more gay men to donate blood. And barbie the billionaire. Just crossed the 1 million threshold, historic feat for a solo female director. Cnn this morning starts right now. Were going to get to all of that sho
Johnson could be deployed to the red wall to campaign for the tories in the next general election. Well be hearing from voters in a tory stronghold and what they think about his potential return. And later in the show, andrea jenkyns, who says this is all absolute codswallop. Thats all coming up in your next hour. Welcome to the show. So yesterday, lee anderson defects to reform, sensationally sending seismic ripples through the tory party today. Oh, call me a cynic. Bofis today. Oh, call me a cynic. Boris johnson is being deployed to the red wall to try and save the conservatives faith. This feels to me like the classic dead cat story. Nothing to see here. Say cc hq , all is fine. Here. Say cc hq, all is fine. Bofis here. Say cc hq, all is fine. Boris will ride in on his white horse with his scruffy hair and save the day, but does the idea have any merit . Would it convince you to stick with the tories after that brexit revolt in 2019, or is it simply curtains for the conservatives
And Lionel Richie. This is entertainment tonight. Its the headline that everyone is talking about. Matt lauer fired from the today show and accused of sexual misconduct. We have been gathering new information all day about the alarming allegation and the turmoil its causing at today. We are grappling with the dilemma that so many people have faced these past few weeks. How do you reconcile your love for someone with the revelation that they have behaved badly . And i dont know the answer to that. I texted him this morning and i said, i adore you, and no person is perfect in this world. Nobody is, weve all sinned and fallen short of the glory of god is what scripture says. You love someone so much and then hear something and you go, wait, they doesnt make sense. Nbc says that on monday night it, quote, received a detailed complaint from a colleague about inappropriate sexual behavior in the workplace by matt lauer. Still dealing with the news of a friend of 30 years and were all trying
Its rumored that lauer was earning upwards of 20 million a year in his contract that wasnt up until 2018. Its not known if nbc will pay him out. Matt lauer was the face of the today show for 20 years but he was more than that, he was also a big part of its editorial institutional voice. Nbc has been so good to me. I have not one complaint with the way ive been treated here. Lauer has not yet commented on the allegations. With this termination, lauer becomes the third news titan in seven months to be taken down by allegations of sexual harassment. Last week, cbs this mornings charlie rose was fired and in april it was fox news bill oreilly. This was a hit job, a political and financial hit job. Oreillys first interview after getting fired was with lauer in september. Many now accuse him of being a hypocrite for his pointed tone. Think about those five women, and filed complaints against the biggest star at the network they work at, think of how intimidating that must have been. However,