Others express caution. Hello, im matthew amroliwala. Welcome to todays bbc verify. We start with the crisis in the middle east. Irans Supreme Leader, ayatollah khamenei, has defended his Countrys Missile Attack on israel earlier this week as a minimum punishment in a rare public speech, as He Led Friday Prayers in tehran for the first time in five years. He told a huge crowd of supporters that iran and its allies must prepare for action as He Led commemorations for the Hezbollah Leader, Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed by israel last week. Iran fired nearly 200 ballistic missiles into israel on Tuesday Night in retaliation for his assassination, and israel has promised to hit back. Overnight, there were more huge explosions in beirut, close to the main airport. Us officials say israel was targeting the potential successor to nasrallah. There have also been reports of 20 rockets being fired from lebanon into israel. Lets go to the live pictures from beirut. Smoke can be seen rising ov
We asked the campaign and they have not responded to our request. Bill might be a good question for one of these Local A Filliate reporters and anchors that may get a shot of sitting down with her as We Saw at The End of last week. Well see. William La Jeunesse on that story in l. A. Dana the live look at the Federal Courthouse in West Palm Beach, florida, where the suspect for the attempted Assassination Yesterday of former President Trump is about to make his first Court Appearance. Welcome to a new hour of americas newsroom, im dana perino. Bill quite a story as we begin a new week. Im bill hemmer. The second attempt to try to take out the former President Taking Place at his Golf Club in West Palm Beach, florida. Secret service spotting a sniper with an Ak47 Rifle Hiding in the bushes along the Clubs Fenceline with a clear shot 300 yards at the course where trump was playing. The attempt was interrupted and the suspect is now in custody and will be in Federal Court in minutes, as w
Injuries he sustained when he was hit in the head by members of the rightwing maga mob during the Capitol Insurrection Last month. Just four other private citizens have laid in honor in the rotunda, including two other Capitol Police officers killed in the line of duty, rosa parks and reverend billy graham. Today House Impeachment Managers laid out a searing argument for why the disgraced former occupant of the white house should be convicted by the senate for his role in inciting the riot that led to the death of officer sicknick and four others. With an impassioned trial brief saying simply his responsibility for the events of january 6th is unmistakable. Arguing the senate can try the former president because his conduct endangered the life of every Single Member of congress, jeopardized the peaceful transition of power and line of succession and compromised our national security. Adding that instead of accepting the will of the american people, the man whose name we would love to e
What it stands for in the aftermath of the trump presidency. Kevin mccarthy expected to meet very soon with representative Margery Taylor green who is under a lot of fire right now for spreading dangerous and false Conspiracy Theories and lies. Senate Republican Leaders including the republican leader Mitch Mcconnell is now condemning what he calls greens looney lies saying theyre a cancer on the gop as democrats are working to throw her off committees. All this comes a week before the second trump Impeachment Trial. House democrats laid out their case today saying the former president s blame for the deadly riot at the u. S. Capitol is unmistakable. Trumps lawyers are resorting to the argument that the senate has absolutely no Constitutional Authority to try him after leaving office. Also tonight, the white house says President Biden hasnt budged on his 1. 9 trillion price tag for covid19 relief after meeting with republican senators last night. This hour, ill talk with the White Hous
Two developments in the last hour should be processed with that fact in mind. First, his sudden decision to cancel a Press Conference. Trump had promised a, quote, conclusive report and he would once and for all be proven right New York Times says its a document of more than 100 pages compiled, at least in part by liz harrington, a Trump Communications aide often described as among the True Believers in his false claims that the 2020 election was stolen from him through widespread fraud. At least on this one issue, trump appears to have listened to the advice of his lawyers. Abc news reported yesterday, trumps Legal Advisers have told him holding such a Press Conference with dubious claims would only complicate his legal problems. Which wrings us to the second development. An audacious request filed in Court Last Night to push back trumps trial in the federal case regarding his efforts to overturn the 2020 election to april of the year 2026. Yeah. Thats more than five years after the d