Breaking news. Israeli prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is on the ground after just arriving a short time ago in West Palm Beach, florida. Of course, we know he is going there to meet with former President Donald Trump. Netanyahu will now head to trumps home at maralago. The two have not met in person since Donald Trump was president more than three years ago. You see all of this coming in in the last couple of minutes. So we dont have an exact meeting time but we know it is soon. Having been there recently to interview Donald Trump at maralago, the airport is not far from his house. Well cover this stem to stern. Im Harris Faulkner and you are in the Faulkner Focus. We reported to you that President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris met with the israeli Prime Minister separately this week. And just how those leaders are talking about the ongoing war between one of our longest allies, israel, is making huge news. She is running for Bidens Job so maybe thats why they didnt meet to
Dana the largest protest in the capital. Causing chaos, assaulting Police Officers, Defacing National Monuments and burning the american flag. So far it appears the protest is getting a pass as charges are dropped. Welcome to a new hour of americas newsroom, im dana perino. Bill is off today. Welcome back for another hour. Martha im martha maccallum. The u. S. Park police announced 23 arrests, the crowd was pretty large. Many of those cases have already been dropped. The House Oversight Committee is demanding an update from police and prosecutors as republicans call for maximum penalties while democrats have been defending the protest as free speech. Some of it was, some of it crossed the line. Here is what the White House has to say. These are truly condemnable acts ripping down the flag, burning the flag, desecrating the flag in any way is abhorrent. Unacceptable. We support peaceful protests. We dont support this. I Cant Speak for Law Enforcement activities. If laws were broken yes,
Live from are cnn center, this is cnn newsroom, with theres a growing surge in cases as more Health Experts are warning that things will get worse. Here is a look at the seven day average with the u. S. Among the countrys seeing a jump in infections here. To date, theres been nearly 200 Million cases worldwide. More than 4 Million people have died. Now, these new outbreaks and the ease of transmission have some officials reimposing restrictions. And while vaccines have been, and vaccinations have been lagging we are seeing an uptick in shots in parts of the u. S. For sure. This comes as countries are also looking ahead to boosters. The uk is preparing for a possible third Covid Vaccine Shot from september, its all part of an effort to pro long protection especially in those who are the most vulnerable. Now, the Delta Variant is behind a surge in new cases in hospitalizations throughout the u. S. Right now, every state is reporting more new infections compared to the previous week. But
the queue to see the queen lying in state it s close to full capacity, with a waiting time of at least 2a hours. military rehearsals have been taking place in windsor ahead of the queen s funeral on monday. away from westminster, today s other headlines. ukraine says hundreds of graves have been found outside izyum, a city that was recently regained from russian forces. the premier league returned with fans and players paying their own respects to the queen. it s saturday, 17th september. you re watching bbc breakfast from westminster, where her majesty the queen has spent a third night lying in state. people hoping to pay their respects at westminster hall are being told not to travel tojoin the queue, as it s almost at capacity, with waiting times at least 2a hours long. last night king charles, the princess royal, prince andrew and prince edward held a silent vigil by their mother s coffin. in conversation with some of the people who have been arriving here, they have be