Now on bbc news, political thinking with Nick Robinson hello and welcome to political thinking, a conversation with, rather than a news interrogation of, someone who shaped our political thinking about what has shaped theirs. My guest this week is a daughter of what we still euphemistically called the troubles the 30 years or more of violence which scarred Northern Ireland and the british mainland divided communities and claimed the lives of more than 3000 people. Emma little pengelly is the new deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland. She grew up on the border with the south, the place with the highest death toll outside belfast. Her father was arrested and imprisoned in france for involvement in Arms Trafficking for hardline loyalists back in the 1980s, something he still denies to this day, though, he did once say publicly he would oppose compromise to the bitter end, to the death. Compromise that is with people like the First Minister of Northern Ireland, michelle 0neill of sinn
Thank you for being with us. President biden about to leave the white house to capitol hill to deliver a critical address to the nation in front of what may be the largest tv audience hell get this election season. It is a chance for the commander in chief to reframe the political debate about not only the state of this country, but also his stewardship of it. Earlier today, i went to the white house for a conversation with the president about what hell talk about. He is eager to engage politically with republicans. Cbss ed okeefe is at the white house, and ed, the president tonight will use the phrase americas comeback. Reporter thats right, norah, and as he engages with republicans, he plans to call out how they have lost election for supporting the repeal of roe vs. Wade and promise to sign a federal law to protect Abortion Services if it is ever passed. The president is also planning to take at least a few jabs at his likely republican opponent, donald trump. President biden has sp
First, just a short time from now, President Biden will address the American People. It could be his largest audience before the president ial election amid questions about his age and donald trump leading in the polls. The president will address immigration, the economy and tonight the president s new move to help the people of gaza, Building A Port to get humanitarian aid in. And what the speaker of the house mike johnson has asked of his colleagues tonight during the president s speech. Mary bruce live at the white house, rachel scott live on the hill. Also tonight, that alarming sight on the runway. A united flight from San Francisco to japan losing a tire right after takeoff. The Emergency Landing in los angeles. Matt gutman in california tonight. In New York City this evening, the National Guard now taking up positions on the subway. The new storm threat tonight, Severe Weather moving from texas to georgia, then right up the east coast. Rob marciano times this out. Tonight, paren
Good evening. Im bret baier. Bret breaking tonight. President biden begins the Campaign Swing following last nights state of the Union Address. He is actually speaking at this Campaign Event in pennsylvania in walling ford. Lets listen in for a couple minutes. At that little outfit that sets Interest Rates, its going to come down. [applause] its going to come down. Folks were cracking down on big landlords. You break Antitrust Laws by price fixing and driving up rents. Now Congress Need to pass my plans to build and renovate 2 million Affordable Homes and apartments and bring those rents down. [cheers and applause] and by the way, my republican friends cost a lot of money and raise the deficit. By guess what . It cost the deficit 1 trillion. Last guy ballooned the deficit. We passed the budget deal that would cut another trillion dollars over the next decade. They kept trying to get out of it but they finally agreed. But now its my goal to cut the federal deficit by 3 billion more 3 tr
The exceptional warm weather the world experienced last month did not surprise Climate Scientists. It coincides with a near record increase in Co2 Concentrations in the atmosphere. The link between c02 and rising temperatures is well established and this year Global Temperatures got an extra boost thanks to el nino, which brings warmer water to the surface of parts of the tropical pacific. That explains why february was 1. 77 degrees warmer than preindustrial temperatures, and why global average temperatures hit a record 1. 55 degrees above preindustrial levels over the last 12 months. It means we have temporarily at least breached the 1. 5 degrees threshold the world agreed to try and limit Temperature Rise to, to avoid the worst impacts of Climate Change. February 2024 was the warmest february on record globally, with an average temperature of 13. 54 degrees, above the 1991 2020 temperature. While this is remarkable, because, for instance, it is a tenth of a degree warmer than the wa