Security had been tightened around the republican president ial Election Candidate after an Assassination Attempt injuly. Graham satchell reports. Its blocked. They blocked it off. The I 95 in florida, and pictures taken by a Passing Motorist show a large number of police surrounding a vehicle. Law enforcement officers have just detained a man suspected of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump. He was driving the black car seen here at the side of the road. The former president was playing golf on his own course when a number of gunshots were heard. A secret Service Agent had spotted a Rifle Being pointed from bushes at the edge of the course. They have an agent Thatjumps One Hole ahead of time to where the president was at, and he was able to spot this Rifle Barrel sticking out of the fence and immediately engage that individual, at which time the individual took off. The police recovered what they say is an Ak 47 Style Rifle with a scope, two backpacks containing Ceramic Tiles, and
and that does suggest a real intelligence failure by the russian side. britain, meanwhile, isjust starting to get over the extraordinary last few days when the world s leaders came to london to pay their respects to queen elizabeth ii. i think the leaders enjoyed the fact that they were going to the most extraordinary diplomatic reception in buckingham palace. and how are iran s women responding to the increasingly brutal crackdown on the way they dress? what s fascinating about these protests is seeing these young, brave women who are not scared. president putin has given his clearest warning yet that he could use nuclear weapons if ukraine attacks russian territory. and he s going to turn four regions of russian occupied ukraine into russian territory. the areas, that is, which the ukrainian forces are starting to recapture. and president putin is getting legislation passed to make it possible to introduce partial mobilisation in russia and martial law if necessary. the
welcome to the programme. the sri lankan president gotabaya rajapaksa has formally resigned after days of huge anti government protests. mr rajapaksa sent his resignation letter from singapore, where he fled to on wednesday as protestors took over government buildings. demonstrators are celebrating on the streets of colombo, defying a curfew in place. the governor of sri lanka s central bank says the country now needs a stable government as soon as possible if it s to stand any chance of tackling its economic crisis. we begin our coverage tonight with this report from rajini vaidyanathan in colombo. under curfew. streets once packed with protesters, now patrolled by the military. outside the prime minister pots soldiers back on guard, authorised to use force to maintain order. a day ago, it was different. security forces were overrun by protesters, who stormed the gates and entered. one of a number of government buildings taken over by the masses. the streets outside the pres
Harris we are keeping a very close eye on capitol hill, the house floor has just opened and members of the house could vote on their next House Speaker any time, were told. Republicans are hope louisiana congressman mike johnson will be the man for the job and can get the votes needed. He was named the partys fourth nominee last night. It was eight, then to four, then to two and now to him and it is ticking there. We will be following the action as it unfolds and bring you updates as they happen. We are also waiting for President Bidens first News Conference since october 7. He is set to take News Conference alongside afghanistan Prime Minister. That should happen next hour around the 1 00 hour now. He is facing Mounting Pressure to draw a red line with iran as Tension Mount in the middle east and our men and women have become targets of militias more than ever before. Youre watching outnumbered, im Harris Faulkner here with Kayleigh Mcenany and emily compagno, also ceo of Law Fair Pro
for the second round. it means that in just three weeks there will be more elections, this time for the national parliament with macron gambling the national rally won t pull off a double, but how can he be sure? for the national rally leader marine le pen and her young colleague early elections offer a tantalising glimpse of the possibilities of power. but if they are to repeat their triumph at the europeans, they need to convince the public they are a party of government. translation: we are ready to be empowered if the french - people give us the support in the forthcoming legislative election. we are ready to turn the country around, ready to defend the interests of the french people, ready to put an end to mass immigration, in short we are ready to turn the country around, ready to bring it back to life. this morning president macron was paying respects to french victims of the second world war, blithely confident as ever so he seems, but his rule is at a turning point