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security. these campaign events by nature are very open. it is a chance for members of the public to come face-to-face with politicians. and in this particular case, a man in his 60s went up to mr. lee, asked for an autograph and then talked him with a knife. one of the images we saw after was of mr. lee on the ground with someone applying a handkerchief to his neck to help quell the bleeding. as far as the man in his 60s, we don't know, but what is clear, this is a very politically sensitive time in south korea. if you look at the political landscape, there is pretty much a 50/50 split between the conservative movement of things and the liberal movement of the political landscape. for that reason after this attack, we've heard condemnations from south korea's
then restrained by several people. in fact, i saw one photo of him earlier where mr. lee is lying on the ground. someone has a handkerchief to his neck, presumably to stem the bleeding. so, right now, he is supposedly being transferred to a hospital in seoul, where of course there is talk about medical facilities here, in this major city here in south korea. it is important to give you some context as well, the political atmosphere right now in south korea is extremely divided. lee is a liberal current president, yoon is a conservative. in fact, lee lost to you in the bid for the presidency in 2022, in a very slim margin. so these politicians, they are both very prominent. the president of south korea, it is notable to point out, is very quick to respond to all of this. emphasizing that violence
vein in his head and some of the bleeding that is taking place. doctors, we are told, will give us an update once he is out of surgery. i cannot stress enough just how visible of a figure mr. lee is here in south korea and on the political scene. he is the leader of the opposition party, the liberal democratic party, and like so many party leaders do, he was on a campaign trip, helping other candidates as south korea looks ahead to its general election. he was touring a construction site. there were reporters there when a man in his 60s came up to him, asked for an autograph, and then attacked him with a knife. shortly after, we saw a photo of him lying on the ground. someone had taken a handkerchief, applied it to his neck, possibly to stem some of the bleeding taking place. this attacker, a man in his 60s, has been taken into custody. but at this point there is no clear motive being released by police. i should also stress that this is a very politically tense
this morning we're also following breaking news out of south korea. the leader of the country's main opposition party is in the hospital after being stabbed in the neck during a brazen daytime attack. disturbing video shows hum walking through a crowd of journalists. when a man posing as a supporter approaches for an autograph and suddenly strikes him in the left side of the neck. >> lee is then seen on the ground with his eyes closed and looking pale with a handkerchief pressed against his neck. lee suffered suspected damage to his jugular vain but the wound is not life threatening. the attacker a man in his 60s was immediately overpowerend an arrested. a massive rescue operation is under way in japan after that powerful and devastating 7.5
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it is the hay fever and we can find out why. pollen levels have been the high or very high. when the sun comes out, it comes back up again so keep your handkerchief close by. good morning. these are the levels we are talking about. very high or high more or less across the board. we also have heavy rain. it has been pushing in from the south—west in the early hours and drifting further east. we are looking at large rainfall totals in a short amount of time. it will drift northwards. in scotland, we are looking at a mostly dry start with sunshine. 17 by nine o'clock in aberdeen and the same in northern ireland and northern england. but rain is continuing to push northwards. behind it, it will brighten up and we will see sunshine
>> i don't really care for that. i don't think it is necessary. i don't think it is necessary. >> i cried through his whole presentation and i didn't have a handkerchief. his presence was great. his message, where he came from, where he's going, where he wants to take us. >> reporter: jose, keith, who you heard from there, told me he wore a trump hat for seven years, but yesterday he took that trump hat off and came into that event with his mind open and it is voters just like that that pence is focused on in the hawkeye state where there is a huge religious evangelical base he hopes state or come close in order to carve a path forward here. >> chris christie was on fox news this morning and was asked about the potential criminal case against trump for handling classified documents. here is part of what he had to
manchin who's facing a very tough reelect and is suddenly reasoning to his voters, other than -- listening to his voters, other than joe manchin, no democrat has any interest in passing this bill. biden is saying we must have a clean debt ceiling. kevin mccarthy cannot pass a clean debt can ceiling in the house. the votes are not there. that's not going to happen which means biden is wasting everyone's time with this brinksmanship. and you know who bears a big part of the fault of that? the corrupt corporate media because biden is counting on even if he fear mongers, takes us to the edge of the cliff, even if biden drives us over the cliff like thelma and louise with a handkerchief on his hair, he's quite confident the media will happily blame republicans and it's why he's being so reckless with your economic future and mine. maria: meanwhile, let me move on to this: three conservative supreme court justices are are under investigation for ethics.
>> brian: want to be more approachable. as i sat there by the way, something about a dog. [dog barking] >> brian: does something wrong and doesn't care. what are you doing? [growling] >> brian: i have no regrets. i said to myself i will never be able to get a color like this what what's it called again? >> ainsley: turquoise. >> brian: certainly as close as it may get. vineyard vines mailed me four shaded ties so i'm not going to wear this one anymore and hope i loop it right. >> steve: they are beautiful neckties but not close to the same color. >> ainsley: chewed it right in the middle. not even on the end. i can't even make it a handkerchief. >> steve: remember, brian, we did a thing where we cut them off and then we put them as pocket squares. >> brian: created a craze. >> ainsley: remember we cut. take this part and that could