Whether to cut Interest Rates from five percent. Hello, im martine croxall. We begin with the latest in the Middle East, following two days of explosions in lebanon. The united states says its involved in intensive diplomatic efforts to prevent the conflict between Israel And Hezbollah escalating further. The comments come after explosions triggered in pagers and Walkie Talkies used by hezbollah killed at least 32 people and injured thousands. The leader of hezbollah, which some western states have designated a terrorist organisation, is expected to address the events in a speech later today. Israel hasnt confirmed it was behind the blasts, yet the Defence Minister Yoav gallant has said its opening a new phase in the war, with the centre of gravity shifting to the north. Our reporter simonjones has more. A funeral in Southern Lebanon is about to be interrupted. Explosion an explosion, injuring a hezbollah soldier, causing panic and fear. Screaming in beirut, another blast caused by a w
More than 50 lives. Almost 2,000 buildings. In moments, well talk to a local pastor about what the church is doing to help, but first to the Senior National correspondent William Lajeunesse live for us on the ground in maui with the very latest. William. Reporter trace, were in the harbor about ten miles south of la hind a and this is also where the Police Roadblock is and the check point. People cant get into lahina because theyre still looking for bodies but if you want to go you have to go by boat but thats supposed to be illegal. We heard some incredible stories today from people who were in the water for eight hours or more, waited to be picked up and had jumped to avoid the flames in lahina per se. One thing i heard today over and over, the speed of this fire was so great, people could just not they couldnt get out in time. They couldnt even see the flames, the smoke was so thick. Traffic was backed up. People literally died in their cars. Now, lahina is of course the hardest hit
this line from an op-ed might be most telling, not a word president biden said will pardon his party from a reckoning next week. this afternoon he will deliver remarks on student debt relief and heads to mexico to no word on whether he will visit the southern border. carley: brooke singman has more fallout from biden s speech, brooke. brooke: president biden will avoid the main battleground straights as he heads to new mexico and california, this trip after he blasted maga republicans in a dramatic speech last night. listen. president biden: we the people must decide if rule of law will prevail or if we will allow the dark forces to thirst for power put ahead of principles that have long guided us. american democracy is under attack because the defeated president of the united states refuse to accept the results of the 2020 election. brooke: biden attacking trump supporters. the president also tying the attack on nancy pelosi s husband to january 6. president biden:
. fox & friends weekend. it is july 17th, year of our lord, 2022. i saw the born on 4th of july picture there. that was a cute one. pete: that means that baby is now 20. makes all of us fee older. welcome, carley. in for rachel campos duffy. carley: first time hosting fox & friends weekend out on the planter. that is what this area is called. pete: welcome to new york city. carley: sounds and smells of that of new york city. will: three of us a few rats and you watching us on fox & friends. pete: could we get someone to trim the hedges here? a little uneven. carley: skip bedell could come out here. workshopping some segment ideas live on fox & friends. pete: we are complaining. carley is in for rachel campos duffy, that more babies show up on. carley: that is food request. pete: my favorite, starting top five list of course the is football pictures. will: i enter the cowboy on a tall horse with the american flag picture. i love americana, you know what, not far b
Not so fun. Hours from now, former President Trump will be sitting in a manhattan courtroom as his Hush Money Trial is set to resume. This as the judge overseeing the case has yet to rule if trump violated his gag order. In washington, d. C. , the Supreme Court will hear Oral Arguments over trumps claim that he is immune from criminal prosecution in the d. C. Election interference case. Plus, arizonas Attorney General has charged mark meadows, rudy giuliani, and other key trump allies, as well as 11 socalled Fake Electors with state crimes after they attempted to keep trump in power following the 2020 election. I dont know. Did you see that coming . I did not. I didnt see that coming. I really didnt. Good morning. Welcome to morning joe. Willie, did you see that coming . Not this one. I mean, we suspected it was coming sometime, but didnt see it coming yesterday. And some boldfaced names apparently among the group of aides to donald trump. Giuliani, meadows, eastman. Yeah. Apparently a