Beirut, lebanon. Weve been watching this picture for several Hours Today as the israeli military warns people to evacuate southern Lebanon Signaling a possible broadening of its operation there. Were live in the Middle East all morning long here. First, however, there is this. Mark the calendars, america, 33 days to go. The candidates are back on the trail now and three major stories threatening to upend the race for the White House as we Say Hello to october and all the surprises that could come with it. Hello, im bill hemmer, welcome to our coverage in New York city. Dana im Dana Perino and this is americas newsroom. A lot of news. When we get back on monday it will be under 30 days. I did the math. Very good Math Skills this morning. Kamala harris has issues at home or abroad. Is Vice President is backing Dock Workers in the standoff despite fears it could reignite inflation. Bill israel vowing to retaliate against iran because of an historic missile. The White House is asking them
Blocs most politically sensitive issues plus more than 200000 americans have now died after testing positive for coated 19th highest death toll in the world what does that mean for the president ial election just weeks away and an environmental disaster looming in the right seat for the 200000000 liters of oil are on this leaky tanker stranded off the coast of yemen but the cleanup is locked but the ship now a bargaining chip in the ongoing civilian. Im sorry kelly welcome to the program we begin with the breaking news doctors treating russian Opposition Leader alexina vali they say that he has been treating him after an alleged poisoning attack say that he has been discharged from the hoss. Spittal in berlin doctors say that a full recovery may be possible involvement was airlifted to germany last month after becoming sick during a visit to siberia german chancellor Angela Merkel has described the case as attempted murder after lab analysis showed that he was poisoned with a novi chuc
A nerve agent his case has triggered another diplomatic crisis between russia and the west what will he do now. And this leaky oil tanker stranded off the coast of yemen could explode at any time and cause widespread devastation but the cleanup is blocked with a ship now a bargaining chip in the ongoing civil. Im sumi so misconducts good to have you with us in Bellerose Salix and a look i shant go has been sworn into office in a surprise and moderation ceremony state media say he assumed his 6th consecutive president ial term on wednesday in the capital minsk the mass protests are brought the country since last months disputed president ial vote the opposition and bellaver say the poll was rigged the European Union has also said the election was. Neither free nor fair government has launched a crackdown on the protest movement. And were going to be getting an update on the situation in minsk right now our correspondent Nick Connelly is there will get him on the line a little bit later
Go for it. Bill makes you think about Election Night more than two months ago when david perdue in georgia fell by 3 10 of a vote to avoid a runoff. This is the payoff. Dana a lot of republicans didnt show up to vote. Thats what happens. More on this with Newt Gingrich in a moment. Griff jenkins live in washington will they go it alone . I think they are. Dana. Happy friday. Looks like a purely partisan path. History was made when Vice President Kamala Harris cast the tiebreaker advancing the 2 trillion relief plan. The yays are 50, nays are 50. The senate equally divided. The Vice President votes in the affirmative and the concurrent resolution as amended is adopted. This after 15 hours of votearama The Republicans forced a majority to add amendments. More than 850 were filed. In the end 41 roll call votes were taken. Among the ones that passed joni ernst to prohibit increasing the minimum wage during the pandemic. Another blocking Illegal Immigrants from getting Stimulus Checks as we
Decades. Her class lasts about an hour. Today were going to talk about topic 18 which is Southeast Asian refugee migrations. If youve been following the news, i imagine, you like me, have found it difficult to ignore the topic of refugees. This is an image of a refugees experience fleeing communist vietnam in 1975, but in many ways, it reminds us of images that we might see on the news today. Its hard to ignore the human stories of families perishing at sea, refugees are suffocating in meat trucks, theyre crowding onto leaky boats, theyre drowning the bodies of those who are unable to cross to safety, are washing up on mediterranean beaches. And refugees have been in the news for the past few years particularly related to the crisis in syria, but refugees are being uprooted by conflict all around the world. So were not just talking about refugees coming from syria, but from other wartorn regions. Especially in the past couple of years, its been difficult to ignore the public response t