Fringe. Welcome to the world today an hour of international news from the bbc. The us vice president, kamala harris, has chosen the governor of minnesota, tim walz to be her running mate for november s presidential election. Posting on x, harris wrote. Walz says it is an honour of a lifetime for him. He has now landed in philadelphia, where kamala harris is going to hold a rally later today. Us presidenjoe biden also reacted to the news calling the vp pick great decision. So who is tim walz? the 60 year old is minnesota s 41st governor, elected to the role in 2018 and re elected in 2022. He has a reputation as a progressive governor, citing free school meals, goals for tackling climate change, tax cuts for the middle class and expanded paid leave for minnesota workers among his achievements. Mr walz is an army veteran, a former high school teacher and football coach. So why has kamala harris chosen him, and what will he bring to the race for the white house? 0ur international edito
A shocking and dangerous dynamic is at play in washington tonight with the afghanistan debacle unfolding it is obvious we have no one in our government competent enough to manage the situation and answer simple questions. What i m finding is the more president biden speaks on this the less reassured we are. s top pentagon brass are no better. They continue to dazzle us with ineptitude. From covid to couple we will hit all angles tonight but first meet president biden is the focus of tonight s angle. President biden may sit in the oval office today but it is worth remembering that for most of his political career he has been an unserious laughingstock. Up until 2020 his own party never took him seriously as a potential presidential candidate. Is first failed presidential bid was in the 1988 election but he only ended up providing fodder for johnny carson back then and when biden tried running again in 2008 he was almost totally ignored. s most memorable moment was insulting the man wh
Feature defined offensive images. Could your information be at risk? now they are suing the governor for causing anxiety and distress. First, and promo could be arrested of sexual assault allegations against him are proven true. That s according to the albany county sheriff, the department formally opening criminal investigation after executive assistant number one filed a criminal complaint at the sheriff s department. She claimed he groped her at the governor s mansion last november. Accusations that could lead to a misdemeanor charge. This is obviously highprofile investigation. A lot of information out there. We have a lot of factfinding to do, a lot of interviews to do and i m not going to rush it because of who he is. Conduct criminal conduct that could lead to arrest. 61% of the state assembly supports moving forward with impeachment, 62% of the state senate support the end right now 82% of all new york lawmakers support him resigning. The covenant is deny accusations and refuse
Dana: check this out. Optimism took a nosedive. 55% of voters, all across, now say they re pessimistic about the direction of the country. Bill: covering this from all angles marc thiessen on the poll we mentioned. Mike tobin, another awful weekend in chicago and bryan llenas the news from new york. This video released by the nypd is difficult to watch. It shows the assault of a 68yearold man in brooklyn. A thief riding on a bicycle stopped to rob the man not before punching a dozen times an kicking him in the face. His body goes limp on the ground. The thief checks his pockets for any valuables and reportedly walked away with the man s cell phone and silver necklace. The 68yearold man suffered a broken wrist and nose. No arrests, in ypd is asking for the public s house. The detectives, a new york city police union tweeted this. New york city streets. What used to be the safest city, failed laws have no consequences. We need to keep new yorkers safe. The nypd releasing new pictures of
Homeland security issued a new threat bulletin friday reaffirming the risk posed by domestic extremists. The second time since biden took office that dhs issued a warning of attackers. The homeland is facing threats that have evolved fantly and become increasingly complex and volatile in 2021. These threats include those posed by domestic terrorists, individuals and groups engaged in grievancebased violence and those inspired or influenced by foreign terrorists and other foreign influence just the new bulletin comes as the sprawling federal investigation into the capitol attack continues. The fbi having charged more than 400 suspects. Among them a marine corpse officer allegedly one of the first to break into the capitol building. He becomes the first active duty service member to be charged for the insurrection and new reporting from the washington post highlights how the federal probe is linked to the domestic extremist threat facing the country. From that post piece, quote, some of