karl rove, kellyanne conway and mark penn rate these speeches and these men as candidates at this stage of the game. great discussion coming up with them. also, this unbelievable story. we re still trying to figure out what happened here. four americans were assaulted and then kidnapped just inside the mexico border. we expect an update soon on who are these americans that are involved here. now kidnapped, likely by cartel linked individuals on that side of the border. we ll get new information and bring it this hour. president biden hasn t said whether or not he is running for president but he s got two very big moves in the works here. one is a huge tax hike and the other is potentially new drilling for oil in the united states. something he said he would never do. drill he was going to cut back on that. why might he be changing his mind? former texas governor rick perry weighs in. first to the white house, peter doocy with us live on the north lawn. hi, peter. martha,
of the commonwealth games where england s alex yee got the competition s first gold. hello and welcome to bbc news. dozens of people have lost their lives this week in unprecedented flash floods. in iran officials have reported more than 50 people have died in landslides. at least seven people are now known to have died in the united arab emirates. and in kentucky in the united states, at least 16 people have died as president biden declares the situation there as a major disaster. leana hosea reports. floodwaters from days of torrential rain have inundated hundreds of homes and wiped out entire towns in eastern kentucky. bridges have been washed away and roads submerged, sending some residents are scrambling to the rooftops. but worst of all, the floods have taken people s lives, including those of children. four of whom from the same family. search and rescue same family. sea rch and rescue teams same family. search and rescue teams and helicopters and both are still lookin
translator: we don t want to keep going through this. every year there are strikes. this is where the next phase of the war will be won or lost, in trenches like this. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster. it is monday, august 8, 9:00 a.m. here in london, 4:00 a.m. in washington where new life is being breathed into president biden s domestic agenda after senate democrats finally passed their sweeping climate health care and tax plan officially known as the inflation reduction act. vice president kamala harris cast the deciding vote after a deadlock along party lines. on this vote the yeas are 50, nays are 50. the senate being equally divided, the vice president votes in the affirmative and the motion is agreed to. the measure represents the largest climate investment in u.s. history with $370 billion to combat climate change. it also makes major changes to health policy such as giving medicare the power to negotiate some drug prices and it imp
From the president against a member of his own cabinet this week, calling the Attorney General wea k and beleaguered. All this on the very day he struggled to get a major piece of legislation on reforming health care through congress. And into this maelstrom walks the British International Trade Secretary, liam fox. He wants a big International Trade agreement with the United States. He needs it desperately if brexit is to be a success. President trump rolled out Senior Republicans to meet dr fox, including the house speaker, paul ryan. But when trump tweets that a uk trade deal is big and exciting, who does he mean will benefit . Before we came on air, i spoke to liam fox about trump, trade and yes chicken. Well hear his thoughts in a moment. First, The Big Picture of whats at stake. At 4 16am this morning, the president of the United States twitter account enthused over liam foxs visit. Our Special Relationship with the uk is going to be even better, the us Trade Representative and u
Today and something the president himself highlighted at the Press Conference. Take a listen. I think a lot of his views are going to be shaped by his advisers, the people around him, which is why its important to Pay Attention to these confirmation hearhearings. This is a job of such magnitude you cant do it by yourself. You are enormously reliant on a team. How you put a Team Together to make sure that they are getting you the best information and they are teeing up the options from which you will ultimately make decisions. Thats probably the most useful advice, the most constructive advice ive been able to give him. Personnel is policy, in other words. Especially for a Chief Executive who for the first time in the history of this republic has zero experience in Public Service of any kind, not the government nor the military. With policy positions all over the map, even changing from one day to the next, its nearly impossible to predict just what
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