Downtown abbey who has died at the age of 89 years old. He welcome to the World Today an hour of international news from the bbc . The lebanese Capital Beirut has been rocked by a series of powerful explosions after another series of israeli Air Strikes on the city this time reportedly aimed at the leader of his brother, Hasan Nasrallah. Israel said it was attacking hezbollah s central headquarters In Beirut s southern suburb of dahhiyeh there are reports of half a dozen buildings being destroyed, with many casualties. Israeli media are reporting Hasan Nasrallah was the target but a source close to his brother said the leader is alive. Heres the latest on the situation with the bbc s Orla Guerlin explosions. Israel has struck beirut with a series of massive explosions. Its hard to imagine a bigger escalation or a starker picture of war. And here was the aftermath. The Hezbollah Stronghold of dahieh in the Southern Suburbs, now looking like gaza. Many lebanese fear thats where things ar
The Saturday Edition of morning Joe Weekend. It was such a busy week, so lets get right to it, some of the conversations you might have missed. Weve got a lot to get to this morning. Many polls showing a tight president ial race in three Battleground States. pennsylvania, where the latest New York Times Siena College, Philadelphia Inquirer Aisle of likely voters finds Vice President Kamala Harris ahead of former President Donald Trump 50 to 46 . That result polls within the Polls Margin of error. Which again, the New York Times Siena Poll, they usually have her it three and Donald Trump at 97. Still, it is just a snapshot, and it is close. A new poll in pennsylvania finds harris leading trump 51 to 45 . In michigan, here is has a five Point Lead over trump. In wisconsin, it is close. Harris leads trump by just one point, 48 to 47 . Meanwhile, a new Marist Poll has Trump And Harris tying in pennsylvania with harris with a fivePoint Lead in michigan and a one Point Lead in wisconsin. Sim
And hours long session on the critical measure that could pave the way for President Bidens 1. 9 trillion relief package. Jillian Griff Jenkins has a breakdown, you always win. Reporter more exciting than watching the super bowl you can watch your senate hard at work on votearama. Theyve been at this since 2 30 p. M. Yesterday. It is a timehonored tradition where the Minority Party forces the Majority Party to endure endless amendments putting senators on the record. Any senator can offer an amendment to the Budget Measure and so far 850 have been filed and as we have seen overnight more than 30 reached a roll call voice vote on the floor. Unclear when the ends. We are told maybe in an hour or so. We will keep you posted. Some amendments pass, others fail. When it did pass, senators todd young, proposal to block Illegal Immigrants from getting stimulus checks. It was adopted but 42 lawmakers voted against it and some of the issues which range from tax increases on Small Businesses to t
Were happy youre here and enjoying the morning. And theres a lot going on on. Rachel just a little. Will would you say what we exhibited privately behind scene was act of discipline or lack of discipline . Excellent discipline. We did a segment on Mark Zuckerberg fighting and we have a quarter founder, cheese burgers, fries, nuggets. Trying to tell me you didnt eat it. We didnt eat all of it. I thought i was asking you. Like half of the quarter founder and then disciplined or not disciplined . I saw him eat half a burger and put it back down. Pete pretty good. Rachel youre training for this. Will horrific. Rachel why good for zuckerberg but bad for pete more weight to be put on more were trying to look naturally sync. If you take your shirt off it is rachel hash browns down there . Pete sausage egg and cheese we would have been done. We are selectively disciplined. Will two weeks away pete and i will be swimming from new jersey to manhattan with stops at the Statue Of Liberty ending at
Elton, lovely to see you, lovely to talk to you. Congratulations on the book ive thoroughly enjoyed it. Theres something thats not in it. I came to watford with Leicester City a long time ago around 79 80 and one of our players got a terrible gash in his leg and was carried off and had to have stitches in the Dressing Room and you went down to comfort him. Do you have any memory of that . I dont. That was me. Really, i dont. That was me. It was you . It was me. And you came down in the second half to see if i was all right, and thats something thats always stuck with me. And it was a very special moment, yeah. Youve got the book, watford forever. Why now . Why are you doing that book now . I was approached byjohn preston, who wrote the book, and said, its a really interesting subject and i thought, yeah, it has i havent really talked about it and i wanted to get my side of the story out because i think we werent given enough credit for what we did. And also, i think when you read the b