group of smart people and break down the big stories in our own way. today, we re asking, with ron desantis and nikki haley both making a lot of news is, either of them now a serious threat to donald trump? plus, hunter biden s strategy shift, getting aggressive with house republicans, did he outsmart the gop. and the aarp, our panel, yea or nay, from rocking on nur 80s. everyone is here and ready, so sit back, relax, and let s talk about it. up first, crunch time in the republican presidential race. the iowa caucuses are now just six weeks away, which means the clock is ticking, for top challengers to donald trump, to start gaining ground, and find some way to cut into his big league. and two of those candidates are making some noise. the next president of the united states, nikki haley! first, nikki haley, the super pack, americans for prosperity action, announced it is backing her, bringing massive resources to her campaign. they like my economic plans and my pla
. happening now, tens of thousands of people are on the national mall here in d.c. to rally in support of israel and condemn anti-semitism. security is at the highest levels as tensions over the israel-hamas war surge. in the meantime president biden express something new optimism about the hostages that hamas is holding. he says a deal is going to happen. we have new details on the negotiations. and we know they throw insults, but now elbows? one congressman accusing former speaker mccarthy of that. all of this three days before the government shuts down. we are following these major developing stories and many more coming in right here to cnn news central. for 239 hostages being held in gaza, today is day 39 in captivity. a short time ago, president biden said a deal to release them is, quote, going to happen. a senior u.s. official telling cnn israel and hamas are moving closer to a deal for release, which could include a day s long pause in fighting. right now in
We have a special investigation. It has been for months been since those Business Rate changes affected millions of companies. Didcot has seen some of the biggest rises. In sport, as usain bolt get set to race for the final time, a time 0lympic race for the final time, a time Olympic Champion has told us the sport will die if athletes keep doping. And plans to rip up speed bumps in a an effort to tackle speed bumps. For many of us its a dry and bright start, with a couple of showers. But we have rain coming to the south west. That will be moving north east. Some will be heavy and possibly thundery as well. It will be accompanied by casting wins. More details on 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. The duke of edinburgh will carry out his final Public Engagement before he retires from royal duty this afternoon. Prince philip, who is 96 years old, will attend a parade by the Royal Marines. In may it was announced he would be retiring after spending more than six decades suppo
Bowlers channelling australian bowlers chanbeling beyonce. Good morning. Its wednesday, 2nd august. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live recent unrest in english and welsh jails is causing grave concern, according to the Prison Governors Association. In an open letter, the president of the organisation said governors were facing unacceptable stress. The letter comes after two days of unrest at the mount establishment in hertfordshire. Mark lobel reports. There have been days of disorder at prisons in wiltshire and hertfordshire where riot trained officers were deployed to subdue unruly prisoners. This past year has brought an average of 20 attacks a day on staff in prisons in england and wales, following a decline in the number of Prison Officers over the past few years and complaints over pay. Now the president of Prison Governors Association is publicly blaming the government for what she calls a crisis in many jails and unacceptable stress and anxiety amongst workers. In an open letter to P
A £198 million deal for Neymar Tojoin Paris Saint Germain from barcelona. Good afternoon, and welcome to the bbc news at one. Four men from the West Midlands have been found guilty of plotting an attack similar to that carried out on the soldier lee rigby. A gang calling themselves the three musketeers, along with one other man, were planning to attack police and military targets on british soil. Some of the trial had to be held in secret, at the old bailey. Our midlands correspondent, phil mackie, reports. The raid at Hero Couriers in birmingham last august. An area near the city centre was evacuated and the bomb Disposal Unit called in. It was the culmination of an elaborate undercover operation in which the four men were observed meeting each other in birmingham and in stoke. They were already well known to the authorities. Naweed ali and Khobaib Hussain had been jailed after travelling to a terror Training Camp in pakistan in 2011. In prison, they met mohibur rahman, who had been