the president orders strikes. the united states will step up and respond when our forces are attacked. we ll take further action. and comes under fire from republicans. this doesn t have to happen. why did it take so long. plus border battle. the senate s deal is trash. the details of the immigration deal emerging and republicans are the hill are more divided than ever. you have to read the bill. don t be ignorant. read the bill. as the crisis continues, what comes next? and replacing george santos. we taraveled to new york for a look at a election with national implications. it is tough. if you voted for the former vez, why not. and santos joins us to share his thoughts on the race. inside politics, the best reporting from inside of the corridors of power starts now. good morning and welcome to inside politics sunday. i m manu raju. the u.s. pounded iran backed groups in the middle east for a third straight day today. following waves of air strikes
they re all gone, so why is she still here? cheers mr speaker. jeers mr speaker, lam a fighter, not a quitter. and in other news. harrowing and callous a damning report is published into maternity care at east kent hospital trust. the chief investigator says women weren t listened to. we had 202 families that came forward. in 97, deaths, injuries or other harm could have been different if care had been given to the standards accepted nationally. russian president vladimir putin declares martial law in the four regions of ukraine which it annexed last month. they ll be expected to work with russia to boost the war effort. and, how long do you sleep? researchers say that at least five hours sleep a night may cut the chances of multiple chronic health problems if you re over 50. hello and welcome to bbc news with me, joanna gosling, in sunderland and ben brown in westminster. we re here today to talk about the rising cost of living and how it s affecting you and your family. w
minister and a wake-up call for america s schools, how far behind kids have actually fallen during this pandemic. this is what we re watching at this hour. thank you for being here. i m kate bolduan. it is 15 days to election day and the numbers show there has been a surge in early voting so far. already 7.3 million americans in 39 states have cast their ballot. another state, florida, is kicking off early voting as we speak. today. that state is also set for a very big debate tonight between ron desantis and his democratic challenger charlie crist. this is the first and only debate of the campaign. so let s get started in florida. cnn steve canner is in florida. what are people expecting with this big debate tonight. the takes tonight could not be higher. 1.2 million people have already voted by mail in florida. that is almost half as many as we saw four years ago for the entire election or as you said early voting starts today and this is the only debate so the states