Hes a really high profile tv presenter for Iran International. Thats a Persian Language tv news station. Its based in london, but its available all around the world, including in iran. And i should add, iran denies any involvement in this attack but previously it has said it considers Iran International a terrorist organisation. And Pouria Zeraati is now out of hospital and he and his wife are said to be in a safe place under the police s supervision. But clearly, the whole story raises broader questions about the safety of iranian journalists. And weve got one of them with us here. Sima sabet used to be a presenter on Iran International. Shes also worked on the bbc world service. Thank you so much, sima, for coming on the media show. Thanks for having me on your show. Youre very welcome. I wondered first, in terms of your situation, what impact did fridays attack on mr zeraati have on you personally . Whats your Current Situation . Pouria was attacked around 4 45, 2 45 on friday last
penalties. at least in my former office we would not bring a criminal case under those circumstances. so when someone s already paid back the taxes, it doesn t seem that the prosecution really brings back that much in the door. this idea he wouldn t be charged if his name wasn t hunter biden has ring to it. that was barbara mcquade pointing out a possible political motivation behind the new tax charges against hunter biden. we ll break down those allegations against the president s son. we ll also recap donald trump s day in court for his civil tax fraud trial as the former president is expected today be the last person to take the stand. plus an update on the bipartisan negotiations in the senate on border security. the issue that s holding up critical aid for ukraine. good morning and welcome to way too early on this friday, december 8th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for being with us. we begin today with news from the west coast. hunter biden is facing a major new l
emerging, horrendous hamas attack and the taking of hostages, but now that the united states is working with israel and trying to assist in locating hamas and understanding hamas structure, we understand they have a gap in capabilities. that s republican congressman mike turner of ohio with a candid assessment of israel s strategy. it s a sign more hostages could soon be freed. we ll have the latest out of the middle east just ahead. plus a preview of an important hearing today in washington that could determine what donald trump can say about his federal election interference case. and also ahead, we ll remember the life and legacy of former first lady rosalind carter. good morning and welcome to way too early on this monday morning. i eemg jonathan lemire. thank you for joining us for this short thanksgiving week. with less than one year to go until the 2024 presidential election, for the first time ever new np be c news polling shows donald trump leading job.
it was a victory that sends a loud, clear message, a message that candidates should run for something and not against someone. democratic governor andy beshear of kentucky wins re-election in an otherwise deep red state. we ll have much more from that race and the other major results from election day straight ahead. also we ll bring you the latest out of the middle east. israel says its troops are in the heart of gaza city. it comes as the biden administration is warning the country about reoccupying the gaza strip at the end of its war with hamas. plus, we ll preview ivanka trump s testimony today in the civil fraud trial against her family s business. good morning and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, november 8th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. we will begin, of course, with last night s election. after a historically strong showing in the 2022 mid-term elections, democrats continued their winning ways yesterday with major vic
in its war against hamas. we ll have the latest developments out of the middle east in just a moment. plus, what the new speaker of the house is saying about aid packages for israel and ukraine and how soon the funding could pass in the lower chamber. and also ahead, we ll look at the state of the republican presidential primary now that former vice president mike pence has bowed out of the race. good morning and welcome to way too early on this monday, october 30th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day and week with us, and we ll begin this morning with israel, expanding its ground operation in gaza. on saturday, prime minister benjamin netanyahu announced that israel is in its second phase of its mission to destroy hamas. netanyahu described the assault as israel s second war for independence. the operation began overnight friday with an intense wave of air strikes and ground raids. at the same time, phone and internet service to the region was sev