The movement has confirmed that fuad shukr, one of its top military commanders was in a building targeted by israel, but hasn t confirmed his fate. Israel said he was responsible for an attack that killed 12 youngsters in the israeli occupied golan heights. Our correspondent injerusalem, yolande knell, sent this report. State media in iran reporting the assassination in its capital of this top hamas leader. A vip guest, ismail haniyeh, had been in tehran, along with the heads of other regional armed groups backed by iran, for the inauguration of the country s new president. But these were to be his last ever public appearances. In gaza today, news of the killing worried many palestinians about the implications for ending nearly ten months of war with israel. Translation: if the leaders die, the political leaders, where are we going? children are dying. The elderly are dying. The youth are dying. No one is looking out for us. I hope this will be the last assassination. And god willing
While she battles breast cancer. Bill: we re watching it. Cb cotton. Thank you for that. Dana: fox news alert and another day, another defection at this hour 17 lawmakers are calling on president biden to drop his bid for a second term. Cnn is reporting that obama and pelosi are working behind the scenes to build an off ramp for biden and the white house working overtime on damage control. More defections are expected in the coming hours of days. Welcome to america s newsroom, i m dana perino. Bill: i m bill hemmer. Good morning. Democrats support for the president bleeding out after that highstakes news conference we all watched last evening. The president, however, says he is not going anywhere despite a growing chorus of lawmakers in his own party saying he should bow out. I don t know what his aides are telling him. He is in a very tough spot right now to win this election. If they aren t telling him that they are doing a disservice to them. I gave them more time will for the camp
Taliban leaders arrive, as the militants negotiate with politicians on forming a government. Let me know your thoughts on this by getting in touch on twitter at bbcjoannag. In other news, the cost of living rose by 2% in the year tojuly. That s lower than most economists were expecting, suggeting upward pressures on inflation should prove temporary. Nando s says it s been forced to close stores after running out of chicken, blaming supply issues. Half a million children in desperate need of shelter and drinking water in haiti, after the earthquake which has left nearly 2000 dead. And the trial is due to begin of the singer r kelly, accused of racketeering, bribery and sexual abuse. Good morning and welcome to bbc news. Mps will begin debating the unfolding crisis in afghanistan in the next half hour, as parliament is recalled from its summer break. The government is expected to face questions about why the uk and its allies underestimated the speed at which the taliban would recapture
Good to have you with us. The man who may become afghanistan s new ruler has returned from a 20 year exile. Baradar was cheered by the taliban as he arrived tuesday. He cofounded the militant group almost three decades ago and looks said to take charge again. The taliban have been settling into kabul after taking the capital, and this comes as the u. S. Tries to cut off their access to cash. Officials say the bulk of assets at the afghan central bank, billions of dollars, are not even in afghanistan. And the u. S. Treasury is working to effectively freeze them. Meantime with thousands of people still trying to escape at the airport in kabul, u. S. Officials are in talks with the taliban. Pentagon spokesman john kirby was asked about that on tuesday. Do the discussions include talk about allowing americans or afghans through some of the taliban checkpoints or potentially expanding the perimeter around the airport so more people can get there safely? that is one of the things that we re
as they hunkered down and saved a ton of money that is pent up right now once the economy gets out and moving. despite the realities and a reopening of the economy in a number of places and a declining virus, the president believes politically that passing this bill is crucial and this is important to his largest agenda. it s a show of strength and a first step toward restoring their faith in the capacity of government. to have their backs. if we deliver on this, it also builds momentum and builds real enthusiasm as well. and i will make everything else we want to deliver, this will make everything more possible to get it done. martha: you hear that? he added it all starts here. it starts by bringing this, the $1.9 trillion home. so here s some of what else is probably in the pipeline starting with a call for healthcare for a now vastly increasing migrant population. look back at these wish list items. raise your happened if your government plan would provide coverage f