as they come in on this, the most crucial of election nights. and i m lucy grey with the other main stories this hour. the iranian president threatens decisive action to stop the wave of anti government protests sweeping the country. super typhoon noru has hit the philippines and is set to sweep through the capital manila with winds of up to 175 kilometres an hour. hello and welcome to rome where in the last few minutes polls have closed in an election which many predict could be a political turning point for the country. polling suggests italy will choose its first female prime minister, giorgia meloni, and the first in the modern era to come from the far right. her brothers of italy party look set to top the vote, but are likely to be forced into coalition with other parties to form a government. in the next hour, we ll be trying to make sense of the rapidly shifting sands of italian politics with our correspondents and a range of experts. what s brought the nation to thi
on the saturday afternoon. i m yasmin vossoughian. boy, we have a lot to cover over the next couple of hours. spewing qanon conspiracies, the former president, once again, using these blatant lies at a political rally last night. plus, what his lawyers are doing to stop the federal grand jury that is investigating efforts to overturn the 2020 elections. plus, the fate of the former president and his organization. i m going to ask michael cohen, you see him right there, what he thinks is going to happen to his former boss after that fraud lawsuit was filed against him and his family by new york s attorney general. and then his reaction to laetitia james s shout out and the inside information he gave during a congressional hearing. tracking 20 storms, everybody. right now, more than half 1 million canadians without power, as the nation s east coast takes the brunt of what was hurricane fiona. the dangerous problems residents are facing their and separate from that, by the way,
doesn t get a free pass. if he committed the crime, he deserves to do the time. would the justice system do you favors? you know the answer to that. this morning paul pelosi was due in court to face the music. papa pauly p is too much of a bigwig to show up himself, so he sent the lawyer in his place. the entire hearing was literally over in two minutes. his case got to be heard first, even though it was in alphabetical order. correct me if i m wrong, but does p come before a ? at least we did get to hear from our good friends, allison haley. hey, ali. my name is allison haley, napa county s district attorney. he appeared 977, meaning a dui defendant can appear through his attorney. he was arraigned on the charges of driving causing injury with a blood alcohol level above 8.0. his defense attorney is amanda bevins, and acknowledged real rt of the criminal complaint. they punted the whole thing to august 23rd, thinking i ll be on vacation that week, but i m not. we re n
the right to abortion. the two candidates to be uk prime minister are going head to head in cardiff at the latest hustings for party members. the former health secretary sajid javid is the latest to come out saying he s backing liz truss to win. hello, and a warm welcome to the programme. we start in taiwan a historic visit from us house speaker nancy pelosi has come to a close. but the fallout from it is just beginning. in the last few hours, taiwan s defence ministry says it scrambled jets to warn off 27 chinese warplanes in its defence zone. remember, nancy pelosi is the most senior us politician in 25 years to go to taiwan. and the visit has sparked fury in beijing, which views taiwan as its own. we ll be going into why, as well as all of the reaction. first, here s a little of what ms pelosi had to say. our solidarity with you is more important than ever, as you defend taiwan and your freedom. we are supporters of the status quo, and we don t want anything to happen to
driver s seat in the peach state against his trump backed challenger former senator david perdue and a showdown to come this fall with stacey abrams. we re in a fight for the soul of our state. we win this primary and dana: following a runoff in texas. henry cuellar is fending off a challenge with the backing of the party s progressive wing including aoc and bernie sanders. gillian: another big race is in alabama. three candidates vying for the seat vacated by richard shelby. a late surge by mo brooks is making this a close race now with three strong candidates there again a runoff could be in the cards. dana: that race is interesting to watch. team fox coverage. we re in alabama. and also texas. let s begin in atlanta yeah, georgia with mark meredith is standing by. good morning. there are a lot of notable races to watch in georgia today. perhaps the one getting the most attention the race underway right now to be georgia s republican governor nominee. incumben