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
helped create the change. what would have become of my mother if a localjournalist would have become of my mother if a local journalist wasn t there to tell the story? and now, it is no different. but thankfully my mother s story was told, she got to complete her degree at delta state, then got another degree and has worked as an educator and administrator. one of those many black colleges needed more funding. to my mum, i say thank you for everything you have done for me and for helping countless students in birmingham have the opportunity to see a college degree and to see an opportunity to grow. applause. my my mother s journey may not have begun if not for brave journalists who chose to chronicle history in real time. i don t know how to ever repay my mum for what she s done for me and what she has done for so many people in alabama. just now, if a white billionaire call you and offer to buy your house, please sell it. because i might want to become nft. thank you all so
more than 200 hostages. jeremy bowen has been embedded with the israel defense forces, inside the territory. while the bbc retained editorial control of the report, the sections featuring the israeli military have been cleared by the idf. like young soldiers in many wars, israeli troops looked excited, not apprehensive, as they made their final preparations tojoin israel s invasion of the gaza strip. they re moving in as the war approaches a critical point. their colleagues already inside the strip have surrounded gaza city. these men might be part of the next stage, locating hamas tunnels and fighting street by street. israel s prime minister promised his country a mighty vengeance against hamas. but with so much firepower, one question is israel following joe biden s advice not to be blinded by rage, to defend itself, but also protect the lives of palestinian civilians? we went into gaza with the israeli army on condition we didn t reveal their positions. video shot after
heading south, away from israeli air strikes. israel says it s targeting hamas, a group designated as a terror organisation by the uk government, and responsible for killing 1,400 people on the 7th of october and seizing more than 200 hostages. jeremy bowen has been embedded with the israel defense forces, inside the territory. while the bbc retained editorial control of the report, the sections featuring the israeli military have been cleared by the idf. like young soldiers in many wars, israeli troops looked excited, not apprehensive, as they made their final preparations to join israel s invasion of the gaza strip. they re moving in as the war approaches a critical point. their colleagues already inside the strip have surrounded gaza city. these men might be part of the next stage, locating hamas tunnels and fighting street by street. israel s prime minister promised his country a mighty vengeance against hamas. but with so much firepower, one question is israel followin
in the segment, this is a caucus and not a primary, so citizens come out to their local public library, sit around and talk politics for an hour before they vote. so that is conducive to an ideological campaign like ron desa ntis. if ron desantis cannot beat donald trump in iowa, i think there is a real good question about whether he can beat him anywhere. when the race moves to new hampshire, independents can vote and it isjust a primary and the primary has almost as many independents as republicans in some years. nikki haley appeals to those independents and that is probably our best shot to break through. the test here in iowa it will be, can ron desantis get close to trump at all. and to follow up on that, brad, if nikki haley were to perform better than expected in iowa and then moves on to new hampshire, is there a pathway to victory for her there, to really win this nomination and take it away from donald trump? pathway to victory is a big statement at this point given trump s a