course today, and then the shock, the parallel world in which the republicans in the legislature live, doing what they were doing in the midnight hours. of the closing section of that legislature, which doesn t need to get rid until 2025. they are out. yeah. two years. they are. out two years. thanks, chris. out > thanks to at-home for joining us this hour. so today was the big day. the day the man who was widely seen as the strongest potential competitor to former president trump in the 2024 republican primary, today was the day this guy entered the race. it is the biggest day of florida governor ron desantis s political career so far. the biggest state, certainly, since he first stepped out into the national stage in 2018 as a candidate for florida governor. everyone knows my husband ron desantis is endorsed by president trump. but he is also an amazing dad. ron loves playing with the kids. build the wall. he read stories. that mr. trump said, you are fired
debt ceiling negotiations drag on as a key credit rating agency puts the u.s. on watch. and an important conversation about kids and social media. a new warning from the surgeon general. you are going to want to hear this. the 11th hour just getting underway on this wednesday night good evening once again i m stephanie ruhle. we lost an unforgettable performer today. legendary singer and entertainer tina turner has died at the age of 83. fans and fellow entertainers across the world are mourning. we will have more on her extraordinary life and legacy in just a moment. but first, florida governor ron desantis has officially jumped into the republican race for the white house. he launched his 2024 campaign with an audio only livestream on twitter. along with ceo elon musk. those big rallies or introductions from veteran republican leaders. but before desantis could make his big announcement, there was a major technical mount down, things got off to a very rocky start. now it
start. but if you are not on twitter, you might have missed it. we will break down how it is all going to play out on the campaign trail. and then, down to the wire, debt ceiling negotiations drag on as a key credit rating agency puts the u.s. on watch. and an important conversation about kids and social media. a new warning from the surgeon general. you are going to want to hear this. the 11th hour just getting underway on this wednesday night good evening once again i m stephanie ruhle. we lost an inventor . , first, florida governor ron desantis has officially jumped into the republican race for the white house. he launched his 2024 campaign with an audio only livestream on twitter. along with ceo elon musk. those big rallies or introductions from veteran republican leaders. but before desantis could make his big announcement, there was a major technical mount down, things got off to a very rocky start. now it s quiet. yeah, we want to welcome you to the store tw
shooting in texas. # is simply the best, better than all the rest. and tributes to the queen of rock and roll, tina turner, who has died at the age of 83. if great to have you with us. we begin with the us presidential race. ron desantis has launched a bid for the 2024 presidential nomination and the chance to challengejoe biden. he is widely seen as donald trump s maine republican rival in the race for the white house. the former president remains the dominant force in the republican party. his announcement wasn t a surprise, but the way he made it was unorthodox, a conversation on twitter spaces with elon musk. i am running for president of the united states to lead our great american comeback. we know our country is going on the one direction, we see it with our eyes and we feel it in our bones, our southern border has collapsed, drugs pouring into the country, city is hollowed out by spike in crime, the federal government making it harderfor the average family to make end
my guest today is the leader of the biggest opposition party, the democratic alliance, john steenhuisen. could he become south africa s first white leader since apartheid? john steenhuisen, welcome to hardtalk. great to be with you, stephen. well, it s great to be here in cape town. let s start with a very simple question. when you said not so long ago, there is a changing of the guard coming in south africa, the anc s decline is terminal. it s just a matter of how fast, did you really believe that? of course i believed it then. i think it s a fair assessment about where the anc find themselves, in the last local government elections, in 2021, they, for the first time in post democratic south africa, lost their majority and fell below 50%. this obviously allied with the fact that our economy s not growing, we ve got 30 million people living in poverty, 12 million people unemployed, and loadshedding, rolling blackouts, which have reached into every home and switched off the