europe s first black leader, after winning the welsh labour leadership election. the outgoing first minister, mark drakeford, will step down from the post next week. mr gething was born in zambia and is a former solicitor. in his acceptance speech, he highlighted the historic nature of his win. today, we turn a page in the book of our nation s history. a history that we write together. notjust because i have the honour of becoming the first black leader in any european country, but because a generational dial has jumped too. like ken and jane, devolution is not something that i have had to get used to, or to adapt to, or to apologise for. devolution, welsh solutions to welsh problems and opportunities, is in my blood. it is what i have always known through my adult political life and that is the same for a growing number of our citizens and i want us to use this moment as a starting point for a more confident march into the future. a march into the future on behalf of a gener
live in east jerusalem. the united nations and the us have expressed concern about israel s plans for a military operation in rafah. the city, at the south western edge of gaza, has seen the arrival of hundreds of thousands of palestinians taking refuge from the fighting elsewhere in the strip. the israeli military had previously urged civilians to go there but now, prime minister benjamin netanyahu says he has approved plans for an assault on hamas militants believed to be based there. the un issued this warning. i think the consequences of a ground operation in rafah under the current circumstances would be catastrophic for the people of gaza, for the palestinians. it would be catastrophic for the humanitarian situation. it would be catastrophic or around. the us is one of israel s most important supporters but it seems that the israeli government has not shared details of the planned assault on rafah with officials in washington. here s us national security council spo
fox & friends. we begin with a fox news alert. another mid-air scare on a boeing plane, at least 50 people were hurt after a technical event. that s what they re calling it. the former head of the faa joins us in a matter of minutes. ainsley: ains. kayleigh: democrats down playing dismal numbers with the voters. polling has been all over the place. i m confident that the overwhelming majority of african-americans, black voters throughout the country will support president biden. will: ryan gosling bringing the kin energy at the oscars. the top moments. lawrence: fox & friends starts right now. remember, mornings are better with friends. will: straight to a fox news alert. dozens are hurt after another mishap on a boeing plane. lawrence: so the commercial boeing jet was flying from sydney australia to new zealand when it reportedly suffered a technical problem. brian: that s what they re calling it. brooke singman joins us now with more. brook brook 50 peop
he will pay for them calling the case for cutting taxes weak. the chancellor faces continued pressure from within the conservative party to cut taxes in what is likely to be the final budget before the next general election. let s unpack this withjoshua mahony chief market analyst at scope markets. good morning to you. no surprise at all that there is pressure and speculation ahead of next week budget, but what you make of what the institute for fiscal studies is warning? this actually comes in line to something we ve heard from the imf for around two weeks ago where what they similarly warned against any sort of significant cut in terms of taxes. of course, back in autumn, we saw that headline announcement that they were going to cut 2% of the national insurance rate and coming at a time when they were under pressure in the polls, they would love to be able to do something similar in terms of a cut on something like income tax or the like. they have been afforded some wi
stunning defeat for house republicans who failed to impeach secretary alejandro ma yor kas. the senate s immigration deal on the verge of collapse. divisions within the ranks making governing this chamber incredibly difficult. rather weaponize this issue than actually solve it. it s trump s party. they just want to blow everything up. we find the defendant guilty of involuntary manslaughter. mother of a michigan school shooter found guilty. game changer, not only in michigan but throughout the country. the people spoke. that was important. that s our system. it worked. good morning, everyone. it s top of the hour. i m phil mattingly with poppy harlow in new york. thank you for joining us. we have brand new details this morning about a counterproposal from hamas for a potential hostage deal. the deal put together a three-phase plan lasting several months pushing for a full israeli troop withdrawal in gaza and delivery of humanitarian aid in exchange for the