china officials as the two nations re-open diplomatic talks. we re not looking for a new cold war. can the u.s. counter rising global threats? i ll speak to two republican chairman congressman michael mccall of foreign affairs, plus u.n. ambassador linda thomas greenfield will join us. and desperate for answers. ohio residents on edge after a train derailment unleashes toxins. we need help. how to pro vent the next crash. sherrod brown joins us next. laying the field, former president trump gets his first official challenger for the gop presidential nomination. if you re tired of losing put your trust in a new generation. who is next? hello. i m pamela brown in washington where the state of our union is trying to keep our friends close and you know the rest. tensions between the u.s. and china on high this morning after a blunt meeting between the two nations top diplomats, the first since the u.s. shot down a suspected chinese spy balloon earlier this mo
Interview later in the programme. Swords, axes and air guns, just some of the weapons seized from children in schools across the country. Police chiefs are warning that there has been a worrying rise in the number of young people carrying knives. Hello. Welcome to the programme. Were live until iiam. Caitlynjenner is with us this morning. Is there anything youd like to ask her about her life, her family, her relationships . Get in touch. We are also talking about the rise in the number of children carrying knives, as Police Seize Thousands of them from schools. If you have school age kids, are you worried for them . If youre getting in touch, use victorialive and text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. Our top story today. Donald trump has been defending his decision to sack the director of the fbi. In his first extensive Television Interview since he sacked james comey, he told the American Network nbc news that the former fbi boss was a showboat and a grandstander and
kind of a day will it be? another wild ride? well, some won t mind if it s wild in the right direction. though, we have seen a historic week of volatility. also huge changes at the u.s. postal service. administrators there are asking congressional approval to lay off 120,000 people. you heard me right. also across in great britain and all across great britain now the riots die down a little bit now and maybe life getting back to normal in london. nearly 2,000 people have been arrested in in connection with the violence and looting there we have seen over the past week. maybe you didn t stay up and catch the republican presidential debate last night, but let me tell you what you missed. you missed a doozie. it was a heck of a night with high tensions and stakes for some, it could have been a make or break event of their campaigns and some will even tell you today that maybe at least one person on that stage was broken last night. we will get back into that. meanwhile, th