Elon musk. He started to post on the platform again today for the first time in a year. Now, our team will listen to that interview, pay attention to it, so you dont have to do that. We will update you later in the show or if anything interesting comes up. Of course, the mere fact the interview is taking place is alarming. The worlds richest man is using his enormous platform to basically give the republican nominee a free ad, and we will talk about that. Conservative Attorney George Conway who never holds back a former white House Aide Sarah Matthews, one of the braver voices out there will join me on set. So is former Congressman And President ial Candidate Beto Orourke will be with me later. We are following major Breaking News. The Washington Post is reporting the fbi is now investigating, expected iranian hack and attempted hacks of both president ial campaigns. What was already a crazy story just got much crazier and the Washington Post broke the story was in two hours ago and is
that will always be associated with rose, thank you for being a friend. a new hour of american voices begins right now. thanks for being with us. i m alicia alicia. this hour, the verdict and the aftermath. what the kyle rittenhouse case reveals about the rule of law and accountability in america. plus, where we go from here, michael tubs, one of the youngest mayors of any major american city weighs in and tells us about his new book detailing his life story with the intersection of politics, race, and proof of what is possible. also ahead, the disconnect between the help democrats are securing for the american people and polling on how the american people view their job performance. when it comes to the party s promises on immigration, reforms have passed the house. we preview what could happen next in the senate. let s begin this hour with the ongoing fallout from the kyle rittenhouse trial. found not guilty on all counts. it is a revealing conclusion to a bafflin
securing for the american people and polling on how the american people view their job performance. when it comes to the party s promises on immigration, reforms have passed the house. we preview what could happen next in the senate. let s begin this hour with the ongoing fallout from the kyle rittenhouse trial. found not guilty on all counts. it is a revealing conclusion to a baffling trial and raises big questions about our justice system and laws regarding self-defense in a country where there are more guns than humans. our country s country culture used to preach gun ownership came with responsibility. no doubt it does. but in the wake of friday s verdict, some argue gun ownership comes with a get out of jail free card if you are white and claim self-defense. it certainly worked for kyle rittenhouse whose jury let him walk free, despite evidence showing him killing two men. in a piece for nbc their next an assistant law professor for the university of wisconsin puts it
earlier, i spoke to dr matt patterson, who s a postdoctoral research assistant in atmospheric physics at the university of oxford and has been following the winter heatwave. he said this is not a common occurance. it s really quite unusual to see a heatwave of this magnitude in the winter. as you said, we ve seen temperatures of 38 degrees in some andes towns when we would expect to see temperatures of 10 15 degrees at this time of year. so really quite unprecedented. in terms of the magnitude, 20 degrees more than average, that s comparable with summer heatwaves that we ve seen in the southern united states, southern europe and china this year. can you explain in basic terms what exactly is causing this heatwave in winter? certainly. it s a high pressure system just to the east of the andes, which is basically dragging warm air down from the tropics and bringing that heat down towards chile and argentina. that high pressure is also compressing the air, much like when you pum
we want you to stay. the cladding used on grenfell tower is withdrawn from around the world. the us supreme court has partially lifted an injunction against president donald trump s travel ban. and a new aircraft carrier hms queen elizabeth sets sail for the first time from the rosyth dockyard in fife. it s 5 o clock. our main story is that after more than two weeks of talks the conservatives and the democratic unionist party have agreed a parliamentary deal to support theresa may s minority government. it will mean an extra £1 billion for health, education and infrastructure in northern ireland. the conservatives have also agreed to keep the so called triple lock on pensions and maintain universal winterfuel payments for pensioners. leaders in scotland and wales have condemned the deal other parties have raised concerns that the deal will cause problems in northern ireland. our political correspondent iain watson reports. why has it taken so long? theresa may had want