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caroline, elie honig and elana, i want to start with you. i think when you look at what is happening on capitol hill, the balancing act that the house speaker kevin mccarthy has, the fact they may go down this path and it seems inevitable at this point. politically, what does that mean for a slim majority for house republicans? >> it's tough. i think that right now mccarthy knows that he doesn't have the votes needed to formally launch this. they may not need that, to vote on it in order to move forward with an impeachment inquiry. i think they will. i have been covering these house investigations very closely for months now. it's what the chairmen have been building forward. and everyone, particularly those on the far right section of the party and house have been expecting. mccarthy knows he needs to move forward with this. it's interesting speaking about,
is that going to happen? i don't know. >> reporter: anyone stands out to you at this point? >> i am learning about all of them. i have been really interested in desantis, haley. interested in her. >> reporter: so i think that shows the opportunity here for many of the candidates on stage. really who are introducing themselves to voters, who are making their case. of course, the balancing act here is how much the former president dominates the conversation from the questioners. but voters we talk to are interested in hearing from the candidates who are going to be here. >> david, are we going to get substantive questions and answers on issues tonight? or is it beigoing to be all tru in. >> reporter: oh, no. the fox moderators indicated they are certainly going to ask about donald trump. donald trump going to be a character on this stage despite his being absent from the stage. but no doubt we are going to
it is not impeachment. it allows congress and investigators, by giving congress the full power to get the information they need. it is the way people should go about investigating. so let me -- put yourselves in our place, doesn't matter if you're in the majority or not. >> reporter: it does matter who is in the majority because republicans have had the power of the gavel, thusly they had subpoena power, they had the ability to go through the investigations that they wanted to do as they see fit. that doesn't mean people have to go with the subpoenas. we saw some of these very congressmen ignore subpoenas from the january 6th committee when they got theirs. nevertheless, the fact that this is something mccarthy is talking about, of course, would mark an escalation, but it also marks, again, a reminder of the balancing act that he's trying to do within his conference, the idea that some on the ultra right fringe of the republican conference and the house right now want to push forward on impeachment of the president. and then, of course, moderate members who have to go home to
would be a serious problem, but she doesn't have a date for the operation. she uses her drum set to keep his spirits up, but the waiting is getting harder. hugh pym, bbc news. there have been warnings of soaring public debt in the uk as the cost of borrowing surges and the population ages. it gives you an idea of the balancing act facing the government. 0ur economics editor faisal islam is here to explain thanks, sophie. the backdrop to this set of decisions was revealed this morning by the office for budget responsibility, the government's official forecasters for tax and spending policy. and the projections were pretty grim. here is the current situation — the national debt now is the same size as all the output in the economy in one year, or 100% of gdp — the result of pandemic and energy crisis. these are levels not seen
people compromising. - more. any negotiation involves people compromising. the - more. any negotiation involves. people compromising. the race, more. any negotiation involves - people compromising. the race, the balancint people compromising. the race, the balancing act — people compromising. the race, the balancing act of— people compromising. the race, the balancing act of governing _ people compromising. the race, the balancing act of governing and - balancing act of governing and opposition, it's about choices. labour is desperate to be seen to be careful with money and so is careful in its promises too. the political back—and—forth is heating up. chris mason, bbc news, in kent. the time isjust mason, bbc news, in kent. the time is just after quarter past six. an eight—year—old girl has been killed after a land rover crashed into a primary school in south—west london. a woman in her 40s has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. coming up on bbc news — as england fight for the ashes, scotland's attempts to reach the 50—over world cup later this year are over. they lose their final qualifier in dramatic fashion to the netherlands, who make the tournament instead.
and to run the case sxtz prosecutions in the moment in which we live, to respond to jim jordan's subpoenas and to be aware of calls to get rid of chris wray what is sort of the balancing act that has to be done to acknowledge the moment but not bend the rule of law to pander to it? >> so i actually think one of the things that's terrific about having a special counsel right now is essentially the bifurcation of those two tasks in terms of lisa monaco and merrick garland. they have to deal with the incoming from the house and all of that and defending the department and keeping the department on an even keel where jack smith has to keep his head down and do his job. and to the point that i was making in the last segment about it's not just that he came from overseas, so he's not as steeped in the sort of day to day that we're all involved in in terms
do. shamima begum had little hope of getting back to speaking some time before today's announcement, shamima begum had little hope of getting back to the uk any time soon. listen to this bbc interview. what you think you'll be doing in seven years' time from now? still in this camp- — seven years' time from now? still in this camp- you _ seven years' time from now? still in this camp. you don't _ seven years' time from now? still in this camp. you don't think - seven years' time from now? still in this camp. you don't think you'll i seven years' time from now? still in this camp. you don't think you'll be | this camp. you don't think you'll be home? no- — this camp. you don't think you'll be home? no. that _ this camp. you don't think you'll be home? no. that it _ this camp. you don't think you'll be home? no. that it all? _ this camp. you don't think you'll be home? no. that it all? no. - this camp. you don't think you'll be home? no. that it all? no. why i this camp. you don't think you'll be i home? no. that it all? no. why not? because isis — home? no. that it all? no. why not? because isis was _ home? no. that it all? no. why not? because isis was the _ home? no. that it all? no. why not? because isis was the worst _ home? no. that it all? no. why not? because isis was the worst thing i home? no. that it all? no. why not? because isis was the worst thing of i because isis was the worst thing of the 21st century and i was a part of it and not have to face the consequences of my actions and this camp is the consequence of my actions. she was being interviewed there byjosh baker — "the shamima begum story". he explained what happens now. i think everyone expected it to go this way, — i think everyone expected it to go this way, if— i think everyone expected it to go this way, if i'm honest with you. i don't _ this way, if i'm honest with you. i don't think— this way, if i'm honest with you. i don't think many of us expected that she would _ don't think many of us expected that she would be able to challenge the governments decision. that said, as i governments decision. that said, as i was _ governments decision. that said, as i was leaving, member of the legal team _ i was leaving, member of the legal team was— i was leaving, member of the legal team was clear in saying that this is not _ team was clear in saying that this is not over~ — team was clear in saying that this is not over. so what i would imagine
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decided they had to act upon it at that moment. it was a time when the city was very busy and some of the social media footage which the israeli military said they are investigated, you can see there are people who are unarmed smelling around but then bullets are flying and they are running from them and at least one person at fault to the ground. we are from one of local militant groups known as lands then saying that six of those kids belong to militant groups. we believe that others were civilians. we had, our response from the palestinian authority but also from the islamic militant group based in the gaza strip. how massive from its military wing, says it's losing patience as it monitoring the crimes of its
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