Hello to you, matthew. Its a long second day at the masters. Some of the players have not long since finished their first rounds after bad weather delayed play on thursday. Lets take a look at the leaderboard as it stands at the moment. There are nowjoint leaders. The overnight leader, bryson dechambeau, is under way in his second round. Max homa Hasjoined Him at 2 under. Rory mcelroy has still not gone out and the contenders still show the danish player hojgaard. The overnight leader, bryson dechambeau, is under way in his second round. Max homa is doing quite well so far with two birdies so far, doing better than his Playing Partner tiger woods. A birdie on the third and three off the leaf for danny willett. Anotherformer winner, jordan spieth, has had a day to forget so far. Started his second round with a bogey and is falling off the pace. Scottie scheffler had a good first day, finishing on 6 under par, but he wont commit to playing the whole tournament. The american s wife is exp
Lets return to our top story fears of an iranian attack on israel. The white house says its a real and viable threat, and that theyre watching as closely as they can. Earlier today, a us official told our broadcast partner cbs that strikes could start as early as today although nothing is certain and other outcomes are possible. We can talk to the director of the middle east security initiative. Welcome to the programme. In terms of what we have heard from that us official, what is your take on this . It sounds on the surface, on the face of it, quite concerning, quite alarming . Face of it, quite concerning, quite alarmina . ~ face of it, quite concerning, quite alarmina . , ~ , face of it, quite concerning, quite alarmina . ~ , face of it, quite concerning, quite alarmina . ~. , alarming . Thank you so much for havin alarming . Thank you so much for having me alarming . Thank you so much for having me. Yes, alarming . Thank you so much for having me. Yes, i alarming . Thank you so m
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