the pair were on separate stages in arizona. and no sick days for president biden at the white house while recovering from covid. we ll have the latest on his health. a very good morning to all of you. welcome to way too early. on this monday, july 25th. we begin this morning with the latest developments from the january 6th select committee over the weekend. vice chair liz cheney one of only two republicans serving on the committee went on fox news yesterday to defend the committee s work, she exposed the network s audience to former president trump s role in the capitol riot, even noting a key editorial from the right wing new york post which is the same owner as fox, slamming trump as unworthy to become president again and pushed back on a talking point some republicans have been using to shift the focus on the law enforcement response to the riot. questioning house minority leader kevin mccarthy s motives and placing the blame squarely on trump s role that day.
It is the privilege of my life, and i look forward to dedicating my future to serving the people of scotland as i have done so for so many years, and to do that as First Minister. What are your priorities for government . My overriding priority will be to work to eradicate Child Poverty in scotland. Cameras click. The formalities over, the focus has now shifted here to bute house, the official residence of the First Minister, Wherejohn Swinney is appointing his cabinet. The big change last years snp leadership contender kate forbes is back in government as deputy First Minister is back in government. It is an enormous privilege and i look forward to supporting the First Minister as he pursues the priorities of the Scottish People eradicating poverty, ensuring Economic Growth and ultimately uniting the country behind the great opportunities of our day. It all brings back memories for this man, labours jack mcconnell, now in the house of lords. So, what advice does the third First Minist
Closed their airspace. An official in the region also tells our partners at cbs news that anything that passes overjordanian territory is a problem and will be intercepted. Tehran has said the attack is quote punishment intercepted. Tehran has said the attack is, quote, punishment for israeli crimes. Iran had been threatening to retaliate for a deadly israeli air strike on an iranian diplomatic compound in syria two weeks ago. Earlier, we heard from daniel hagari, spokesperson for the Israel Defence forces. Iran has launched a direct attack from iranian so you looked towards the state of israel. We are closely monitoring iranian killer drones that are en route to israel send by iran. This is a severe and dangerous escalation and are defensive and offensive capabilities are the highest level of readiness at of this large scale attack from iran. Together, with our partners, the Israel Defense forces are operating at full force to defend the state of israel and the people of israel. This
morning, including the lest on the temporary truce in gaza. israel and hamas agreed to extend it one more day, but there are signs those talks are becoming more contentious. we ll get a live report from jerusalem in just a moment. also ahead, president joe biden was on the road yesterday pushing his message on the economy, jobs, and the contrast between his administration and former president trump. but he s dropped a key phrase from his speeches. we ll tell you what it is and why he may not be using it anymore. it comes as donald trump continues to rail against a policy that is popular with many americans. plus, we ll take a look at the life and legacy of former secretary of state henry kissinger, who passed away yesterday at the age of 100. along with joe, willie, and me, we have columnist and associate editor for the washington post, david ignatius. white house editor for politico, sam stein. and nbc news chief foreign affairs correspondent and host of andrea mi
yes, sadly, this is a statement that has come in from buckingham palace within the past hour on this incident, as they put it, yesterday evening at the home of princess anne, the princess royal. it reads: the princess royal has sustained minor injuries and concussion following an incident on the gatcombe park estate yesterday evening. her royal highness remains in southmead hospital in bristol as a precautionary measure for observation and is expected to make a full and swift recovery. the king, of course, her elder brother, has been kept closely informed and joins the whole royal family and sending his fondest love and well wishes to the princess for a speedy recovery. we understand the princess was walking on the perimeter of her gatcombe park estate yesterday evening when she came into some kind of contact with some horses on the estate. it is understood that that contact, perhaps from a horses head or legs, caused minor head injuries and concussion. she had her husband wi