on running for the white house again in 2024 but his legal troubles are mounting, so republicans face a decision can they afford to remain the party of trump? senator lindsey graham, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much. senator, you are deep in the political trenches with donald trump and right now, that looks like a pretty unhealthy place to be. does it feel that way to you? uh, no. if you re a republican, it s a good place to be because he s very popular among republicans. emerson college not exactly, you know, a right wing polling firm has trump up in pennsylvania and some of the swing states. so, this election coming up in 80 days, they want to make it about trump, republicans want to make it about a failed presidency of biden, and we ll see where it shakes out. but no, the truth of the matter is that president trump and the republican party is seen as successful on issues that matter to the country, to conservatism, the court, the border, strong national secur
britain s governing conservative party and become prime minister, the foreign secretary liz truss has said the country faces serious challenges requiring immediate government action. now on bbc news, hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur and this is lake como in northern italy, venue for the ambrosetti forum, which, every year, brings together politicians from around the world. my guest today is one of them, republican senator lindsey graham, who is perhaps the loudest, most loyal defender of donald trump in the us congress. now, mr trump seems intent on running for the white house again in 2024 but his legal troubles are mounting, so republicans face a decision can they afford to remain the party of trump? senator lindsey graham, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much. senator, you are deep in the political trenches with donald trump and right now, that looks like a pretty unhealthy place to be. does it feel that way to you? uh, no. if you re a republican, it
in the blast. we begin with the extreme weather threat across the central and southwestern u.s. more than 12 million people under flood watches, heavy rains pummeled phoenix, leaving streets and walkways flooded. meanwhile, a storm warning has been lifted for far southern texas, but rain from that system could spread into oklahoma and louisiana through midweek. so let s talk more about this with cnn meteorologist derek van dam. so much going on. what is catching your eye right now? well, some of the new flood watches that have been issued by the national weather service encompass some large metropolitans across north-central texas including dallas, fort worth, 12 million americans under flood watches as we speak. lots going on here. we re trying to get to all of it. i want you to see what s kind of the broader scope of what s happening. there s this low pressure system that s part of the monsoon that s brought the heavier rain and flooding you saw a moment ago across phoe
senator lindsey graham, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much. senator, you are deep in the political trenches with donald trump, and right now that looks like a pretty unhealthy place to be. does it feel that way to you? no. if you re a republican, it s a good place to be because he s very popular among republicans. emerson college, not exactly, you know, a right wing polling firm, has trump up in pennsylvania and some of the swing states, so this election coming up in 80 days, they want to make it about trump. republicans want to make it about a failed presidency of biden and we will see where it shakes out. but no, the truth of the matter is that president trump and the republican party is seen as successful on issues that matter to the country, to conservatism, the court, the border, strong national security. so he s in good standing with republicans. i m going to stop you if i may. because it seems to me politics isn t just about polling, it s not just about appealing
liverpool a couple of weeks ago. detectives are saying they have arrested two men in the relation of the murder of nine year old olivia. one suspect arrested on suspicion of murder. the men were arrested in the runcorn area in the early hours of the morning to stop a 34 year old man from liverpool arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder, he is in police custody and is being questioned by detectives now. and separate the, a 41 year old man from knowsley on merseyside arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender, also in custody. the detective chief superintendent leading the inquiry has said, i continue to urge anyone who s information can help our investigation into the tragic murder to come forward so we can bring those responsible to justice. to come forward so we can bring those responsible tojustice. two arrests and one of them, a suspect on suspicion of the murder of olivia pratt korbel, the nine year old girl who died in liverpool. now on bbc news hardtal