fire across the lebanon israel border in recent weeks. hezbollah says it is fighting israel to support hamas in gaza. the un secretary general antonio guterres has warned there is real risk that the crisis on the israel lebanon border could escalate. one rash move, one miscalculation could trigger a catastrophe that goes far beyond the border, and frankly beyond imagination. let us be clear, the people of the region and the people of the world cannot afford lebanon to become another gaza. the humanitarian situation in gaza is worsening after eight months of war. on x, the head of the world health organization said more than ten thousand palestinians are in gaza need urgent medical attention. he added that since the closure of the rafah crossing on may seven, no patients have been evacuated from the gaza strip. the us military said on thursday that a temporary pier off the coast of gaza has been re anchored, allowing the resumption of aid deliveries. the israeli army recently
right now we re absent that moral leadership in this country and now is a test for all the candidates to display they have that leadership. i honestly think though the individuals i know that elizabeth warren came out and uttered those words, that s true, but it s going to require a little bit more than that. joe biden gave the best speech of his campaign yesterday, maybe the best speech of his political life yesterday. it was the energy, it was the presidential nature and tone that people thought they were going to get out of joe biden this entire time. the question is can he keep that up. you have to give kudos where kudos are due. also, cory booker, beto o rourke, and kamala harris have been forceful in their tone. beto on the ground in el paso showing leadership that s direly needed in that area, and cory booker giving a rousing speech yesterday at a venue that s very sacred to many of us, highlighting the need for love in this country. there are some candidates
good morning. welcome back to our show, starting point. i m soledad o brien and you are looking at us live inside the airport diner in manchester, new hampshire. that s a very, very good menu, if you re here, find yourself in manchester, that s what you want to see. talking to a man many called the tea party s new kingmaker. congressman tim scott. the road to the gop nomination could well run through her district and home turf in south carolina. we ll hear what he has to say. and casey anthony. a new life, a new dog, but no mention of her daughter caylee. we ll talk about her direly that p diary that popped up on the web. and christine romans, a look at the other day s stories for us. hi there, soledad. deported by mistake and now coming home. the clomp yam government handing over jakadrien turner. deported after running away from
welcome everybody. the battle for new hampshire. the boston globe is backing jon huntsman. the former utah governor offers the country an opportunity to renew itself. talking with eric, who s worked with mitt romney nearly ten years. his senior campaign adviser, and he joins us live from boston this morning. nice to see you. thanks for talking with us. thank you. let s begin with this endorsement. what do you think the impact will be here in new hampshire? well, soledad, boston is a two newspaper town, and the globe has a liberal editorial page. the other newspaper is the boston herald a more conservative editorial page. pleased to get the endorsement of the boston herald and yesterday there were two newspapers in new hampshire that announced endorsement for mitt romney. one was the national telegraph. pleased to get that. the other the eagle tribune. there s a growing sense mitt romney is, one, the best person to lead in the white house on jobs and the econ