and completely overall the fbi and the justice department whe and if he returns to the presidency donald trump announced his candidacy back in november taking up familiar vague lives last campaign. the election was stolen from him and expanding th persecution narrative, claimin that all the investigations of lawsuits in the criminal indictment against him are politically motivated. and by all appearances, th messaging is working for him very well. brand-new nbc news poll this morning shows 68% of republica primary voters believe that th investigations into donald trump are politicall motivated. and are designed to stop him from being president again i think that those voters must support trump now to stop hi opponents from winning meanwhile, nbc news report that president joe biden i expected to formally launch zealot reelection campaign thi coming tuesday, for years to the day after he announced his 2020 presidential bid on a platform of rescuing the country from a president
we start with the news that the australian comedian barry humphries best known for his character dame edna everage has died at the age of 89. he d been receiving treatment at a hospital in sydney following hip surgery. barry humphries was a leading figure on the british comedy scene with his many satirical characters. his family said he never lost his brilliant mind and unique wit. our arts correspondent, david silitto, looks back at his life. dame edna everage! hello, possums! dame edna always said she was born with a priceless gift. the ability to laugh at the misfortunes of others. about weight, you could do with losing a little, success has gone to yourjowls, russell hardy. oh, you re being very, very cruel! for more than 50 years, she took pleasure in saying the unsayable. i ve had a little work done. have you? but not quite as much as some. laughter but the thing is, you are still recognisable. she was so familiar, it was easy to forget that behind the glasses and f
sir? those famous lines ordered by the lawyer, joseph wells, on june 9th, 1954, effectively marked the end of mccarthy-ism, and the investigations that wisconsin senator joseph mccarthy was conducting as chair of the senate permit cup subcommittee on investigations, created initially to investigate government fraud and waste, but he quickly turned into a political pet project to investigate what mccarthy claimed was communist infiltration at all levels of the government. the origins of the mccarthy investigation could be traced back to the post world war i overmine committee, a subcommittee of the senate judiciary committee, and to the house special committee to investigate communist activities in the united states, aka, the fish committee, formed and chaired by new york representative hamilton fish. the fish committee walked into the famous house on american activities committee, formed in 1938, and chaired by texas representative merchandise. much like mccarthy, 12 years
The National Health service this winter. A number of hospitals have declared critical incidents. Three people have died after fire broke out at a hotel in perth in scotland. Emergency services, including 21 Ambulance Crews and nine fire trucks, were called to the incident. Thousands have waited in line to pay their respects to Brazilian Football legend pele, whos lying in state at the ground of his former club, santos. The three time world cup winner died at the age of 82 on 29 december. Hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. With me are Kevin Schofield, whos Political Editor of huffpost uk and eleanor langford, political reporter at politicshome. Tomorrows front pages, starting with. You the ft leads with its annual survey of uk economists, finding a majority believe the recession here will be worse than in other countries. The i reports comments by a leading health boss that extreme pressure on hospitals will continue for at least ano
president biden is taking on a policy issue that republicans have been trying to turn into a dangerous political. weapon the president sending to the southern border this morning and then on to mexico city. we have a live report from el paso coming. a plus, what history tells us about what might be next in a bitterly divided u.s. congress, and why the speaker fight is not democracy at work. i somewhat have you. believe she received one of the highest civilian honor in the united states on friday, for her role in protecting democracy in the aftermath of the 2020 election. but today, the michigan secretary of state tell me about the bottles that still lie ahead. the book club creature has stories, a police brutality, and white allyship. which one suggests should be taught alongside the classic to kill a mockingbird. others wanted. band will talk about why this book is so, important in the incredible story of how it is two coauthors met. velshi begins now. good, morning it is