professor matthew schmidt thank - fabric of america.ofessor - matthew schmidt thank you very much for your time. if you have justjoined us here, we're covering the assassination attempt the former president donald trump into the early evening of saturday and this took place in butler, pennsylvania, where donald trump was holding a presidential election rally. he is expected to be the republican presidential nominee for elections come november. let's speak to our correspondent in los angeles, david willis. i wonder, first of, if you can just describe the reaction in america to what took place on saturday evening? it is america to what took place on saturday evening?— saturday evening? it is late at niaht, saturday evening? it is late at night. early — saturday evening? it is late at night. early in _ saturday evening? it is late at night, early in the _ saturday evening? it is late at night, early in the morning . night, early in the morning here and i think people are as stand here as they are perhaps in every other corner of the world.

let's bring in my guest, matthew schmidt, from the university of new haven in connecticut.ats on the major story of the dre, kamala harris and herfirst mats on the major story of the dre, kamala harris and her first public appearance since president biden stood down and endorsed her. she looked very comfortable, didn't she? she sounded very at ease and she looked very happy with a lot of smiles. �* . , , looked very happy with a lot of smiles. �* ., , _ ., , ,, smiles. i'm happy to be here. she was very comfortable _ smiles. i'm happy to be here. she was very comfortable and - smiles. i'm happy to be here. she was very comfortable and i - smiles. i'm happy to be here. she was very comfortable and i think. was very comfortable and i think that the speech writer did a great job of positioning her with this venue saying these are first—time winners, there are plenty of them and i'm going to be a first—time winner too. and i'm going to be a first—time winnertoo. so and i'm going to be a first—time winner too. so she comes out of the gates looking strong and ready to take on joe

matthew schmidt, in connecticut. as the party's new presidential nominee for the november elections will stop it follows mr biden has �*s decision to withdraw from the election process just four months before the vote takes place. the latest to fall in line as gretchen whitmer, who is now being touted as a potential vice presidential pick. the governor of illinois has also endorsed her. californian governor gavin newsom, another contender, has also endorsed kamala harris. in the next hour, we expect to hear from kamala harris. in the next hour, we expect to hearfrom kamala harris. she will be speaking in a round about five minutes or so. of course, we will bring you that live as it happens. another story that is breaking now — the cost of the uk's now decommissioned rwanda scheme has been revealed. yvette cooper described it in the house of commons is the most shocking waste of taxpayer money she had ever seen. the former conservative's government plan to deport asylum seekers to rwanda was scrapped by sir keir starm

we've lost matthew schmidt for the moment. we will return to that congress hearing that the oversight and accountability committee, we will return to that because they are hearing from the us secret service director kimberly cheatle. in the meantime, we will go back to the white house lawn in a moment when kamala harris makes her payments, for now let's go back to congress and we can hear kimberly cheatle facing those questions from the house committee about the failures of the secret service during that assassination attempt of donald trump. g assassination attempt of donald trum. �* , . . assassination attempt of donald | trump-_ yes- assassination attempt of donald trum. �* , . . yes. ~ , trump. a perceived threat? yes. why do ou trump. a perceived threat? yes. why do you think — trump. a perceived threat? yes. why do you think they _ trump. a perceived threat? yes. why do you think they didn't _ trump. a perceived threat? yes. why do you think they didn't use _ trump. a perceived threat? yes. why do you think they didn't u

as we do, let's bring in my guest, matthew schmidt, associate professor of national security at the university of new haven in connecticut. i should say, if things get started, i will have to interrupt you and go straight to it. for now, let's get under way, and just talk to us about this criticism that she has been facing, and the failings she has been having to address. thanks, lu , it been having to address. thanks, lucy. it is _ been having to address. thanks, lucy. it is great _ been having to address. thanks, lucy, it is great to _ been having to address. thanks, lucy, it is great to be _ been having to address. thanks, lucy, it is great to be here. - lucy, it is great to be here. director cheattle is under a lot of pressure. there are a lot of culture her resignation, and there are a lot of things that she has submitted that the secret service have to address. she has also said, to her credit, that this is her responsibility, the end. i think this is critical, and she seems to be committed, and her argument seems to be that she is going to stay in this position through this investigatio