Are leading the hunt for those who disrupted the Build Up to the Opening Ceremony by sabotaging high Speed Rail lines into paris. In coordinated night time attacks, cables and Signal Boxes were vandalised. Around 800,000 passengers are expected to be affected, including on eurostar between london and paris. The uks independent office for Police Conduct says a constable with the greater Manchester Force is under criminal investigation for assault, after a video emerged of a man being kicked in the head as he lay on the floor at manchester airport. An officer was suspended on thursday. The Chief Constable has expressed regret at the shock and upset caused by the incident in some communities. Israels Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu has met former president and republican president ial Candidate Donald Trump in florida. The warm tone was in notable contrast to Mr Netanyahus talks with democratic president ial contender, Kamala Harris, on thursday, after which she said she couldnt stay s
Opportunity and justice, not for some but for all. And so we have 106 days until election day, and in that time we have some hard work to do. And so over the next 106 days we are going to take our case to the american people, and we are going to win. We are going to win. Thats Vice President Kamala Harris making her first visit to Campaign Headquarters after taking over the democratic president Ial Campaign. Well have more of her comments straight ahead. Meanwhile, her candidacy is simply shattering fundraising records. Restocking the democratic war chest, which had seen far fewer donations in the final weeks of President Bidens reelection bid. And this all comes as Donald Trumps Campaign Scrambles to shift its focus from biden and his age to a completely different and younger candidate. Good Morning And Welcome to Way Too Early this tuesday, july 23rd. Im jonathan lemire, and thanks for starting your day with us. And this morning the Democratic Party is coalescing around Kamala Harris
We must all band together for the sake of humanity itself. Today many of the concerns cannot be solved or even addressed through the force of arms. Bombs and bullets cannot defend against covid19 or its future variants. To fight this pandemic we need a collective act of science and political will. Ending this pandemic, addressing the climate crisis, managing the shifts in global power dynamics, shaping the roles of The World on vital issues like trade, cyber, and emerging technologies, and facing the threat of terrorism as it stands today. Where we apply and strengthen the core tenets of the international system, including the Charter And Declaration of human rights as we seek to shape the emergence of new technologies and deter new threats. Or will we allow those universal principles to be trampled and twisted in the pursuit of naked political power . Simply put, we stand in Inflection Point in history. An Inflection Point and also a threatening point in the u. S. , with seeking relat
The destructive Storm Crashing on shore as a category four. One of the strongest hurricanes to make landfall in the state of louisiana. On the same day as the 16th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. The storm so powerful, it reversed flow of the mississippi river. Hears what we know. One person is dead. Louisiana State Health says a 60yearold Man died outside Baton Rouge after a tree fell on his home. More than A Million homes and businesses are still without power across the state and that includes all of the city of new orleans. We are Hearing Reports of catastrophic damage. 911 experiencing technical difficulties in certain areas, reports of people still trapped. President Biden Foegsly approving Emergency Declarations for louisiana and mississippi. We have a team of Expert Reporters safely across the region now. I want to start with Jay Gray in new orleans. What is the scene like there this morning . Reporter Finally A Little Bit of sunshine after what has been two days of hell. You
Helicopters have rescued 169 americans from a hotel outside the airport in kabul. This comes hours after President Biden claimed americans were not having issues getting through the taliban blockade. We have no indication that they havent been able to get in kabul through the airport. We have made an agreement with the taliban thus far. Shannon other parts of the biden administration have conceded that does not line up with the reality for some on the ground, as the White House admits it is unsure how many americans are in need of evacuation from afghanistan, and the pentagon corrects the commander in chief on his claims that Al Qaeda is gone, and the u. S. Will be able to monitor the Terror Threat to americans from afar. Look, lets put this thing in perspective here. What interest do we have in afghanistan at this point, with Al Qaeda gone . Al qaeda is a presence, as well as isis, in afghanistan. And we have talked about that for quite some time. We do not believe it is exorbitantly