Hed been under growing pressure after he ripped up a Power Sharing Deal with the Scottish Green Party and faced two separate votes of no confidence. There are renewed hopes tonight of a breakthrough in the ceasefire negotiations between israel and hamas after weeks of stalemate between the two sides. The us secretary of state, antony blinken, who is in saudi arabia, said he is hopeful hamas will accept what he described as a very generous proposal. At least 45 people have been killed in kenya after a dam collapsed during the night following torrential rainfall according to local officials there. Video footage from near the Rift Valley Town of mai mahiu shows a vast area covered in mud, flattened houses and uprooted trees. A trial has got under way in the city of stuttgart over an alleged far right coup plot to overthrow the german government. Nine men appeared in court, accused of Planning A Coup with the aim of installing an aristocrat as head of state. It is the first of three trials
we ve also seen security ramping up on the ground in anticipation of that. meanwhile, president biden continues to tout bidennomics in the hopes of persuading americans the economy is improvingch the president attended a groundbreaking ceremony for a wind tower manufacturing facility in new mexico yesterday. while there he highlighted the efforts his administration has taken to boost the economy. that includes the chips and science act, which president biden signed into law one year ago yesterday. you know, we ve created over 13 million brand new jobs since i took office, 13 million in less than three years. 90,000 new jobs right here in new mexico. 800,000 manufacturing jobs nationwide. 800,000. i know you re tired of hearing me say this but where is it written that america can t lead the world again in manufacturing? because we re going to do just that, lead manufacturing in the
twitter account targeted by the special counsel. the evidence jack smith was searching for and new details on twitter s resistance to the probe. and president biden touting his economic agenda, but are americans onboard? what new polling shows about the impact of his economic policies and chances in 2024. good morning and welcome to way too early on this thursday, august 10th. i m ali vitali in for jonathan lemire. we start with breaking news. officials in hawaii say at least 36 people have been killed by the fast moving wildfire sweeping across the western part of the island of maui. dozens more injured and treated for burn. hundreds of homes and businesses are destroyed, and communications on the island are crippled. thousands of residents have evacuated with some even diving into the ocean for safety. the devastating wildfires have
world. biden s visit to new mexico is part of a three-state swing in the southwest. the president will be in utah today. and joining us now to talk about president of public affairs for the polling firm ipsocclifford young. thank you for waking up with us. i want to start not with biden but the former president and these indictments, plural, that we ve been talking about. can you talk about in the data you see and the work you re doing, do people care? yes and no, right? democrats are really focused. they re paying attention to it. this is an issue for them. this is the primary issue perhaps of this electoral cycle, but the rest of americans know it s sort of something very distant, it s not in their head. they re worried about the economy, worried about making ends meet and this is not the central issue. but that said when you look at this issue, you can t understand this issue without looking through partisan lenses, right? it s a tale of two americas, red
most americans only aware of inflation, not the inflation reduction act. square that a little bit. it s about making ends meet, it s about being able to pay for things. the price for basic foodstuff and gas has been high. and people feel that and they do not feel the connection. in addition the branding has been poor. that s difficult for people to understand once again in their day to day live and the polling bears that out. i think that s right. this is a conversation i ve been having with democrats now for two years or a year since the inflation reduction act and everything that would have been in build back better. keep track of that because i m personally fascinated by the way it s manifesting. clifford young, thank you for joining us. and still ahead florida governor ron desantis suspends an elected democratic prosecutor. and an update on senator diane feinstein s health after she was taken to the hospital this week. those stories and a check on sports and weather when we c