away from heading to the polls. over the number of.

the race for the. chief. so we're not just about four hours americans go to the polls for what critical elections with the country divided over the ministration and the democrats desperate to wrest control of congress from the republicans painting.

you cannot be civil with a political party that wants to destroy what you stand for and use the. angry left wing mob and that's what the democrats are but. two words are going to define the night of the two thousand and eighteen election one which kavanagh and the other is caravan supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh brett kavanaugh witches that are placing a hat on brett kavanaugh caravan invasion or about the caravan caravan. and a series of suspicious packages sent across the country mail by mail bombs fire alarm here will keep you posted on that. believe me over. the last.

midterm elections in the us are held every four years half way through the presidential americans choose a long list of officials including all four hundred thirty five members of the house of representatives thirty five seats in the senate and thirty six state governors but this time around it's all about one man who's not even on the ballot . reports. usually the midterm elections in the united states are about as exciting as watching the grass grow low public interest and low voter turnout and the ads have a very amateurish quality to them. for the agenda a vague and. then mr trump said you're right.

that part. so why is the biennial snooze fest suddenly turned into a political extravaganza well it's apparently about one man i'm not on the ticket but i am on the ticket because this is also a referendum about me so let's go over what's at stake. the big one is impeachment if the pollsters are to be believed the democrats could regain control of the u.s. house of representatives with a majority they could then gain the ability to bring formal charges against the president impeachment has been on the minds of some democrats that he is impeachable the democrats want to retake control of the house so they could move to impeach the president telling me it impeachment you think that trump should be impeached i would vote yes you would have to take

a vote i would vote. now the democrats could get the ball rolling with the u.s. house but whether or not they'd be successful is a different story let's remember no president in all of us history has ever been removed through the impeachment process richard nixon came close but he actually resigned before the senate could put him on trial but impeachment fears aside a blue wave could put the brakes on the presidency. so trumps policies that's what's really at stake here if the democrats regain control of the house they could block and delay the donald's plans he can kiss that big beautiful power. wall goodbye plus if the house goes democrat but the senate remains republican we're going to have some good old fashioned washington gridlock two words for you government shutdown.

in the case of a democratic surge we can expect an onslaught of investigations into the trumpet ministration with the house majority the democrats could subpoena witnesses and get their hands on key documents this means that all things from business transactions to furniture purchases and sexual assault allegations all of that could come under scrutiny so we are going to have oversight committee hearings on their presence use of the cell phone the democrats take over the house then he's going to be subpoenaed and investigated to do we want to see the truth now results are hard to predict but one pattern from the post twenty sixteen world seems to be playing out pretty well at the polls americans get to choose between chaos and more chaos cable mup and artsy washington d.c. . all the while some u.s. officials have been raising the alarm of a possible foreign interference in the midst of the trump administration has accused china russia and now even iran of meddling in the road in the

us is the latest allegations. i want to make sure everyone's been warned i'm going to switch off the maddening madness. it just won't turn off there's no way to turn this off even the ideas of madness and if it wasn't for the for the twenty thousand vote journalists would have this doubt on some big breaking news breaking news tonight what appears to be the first identified case of russian election interference in the twenty thousand midterms quote the russian intelligence agency targeted senator claire mccaskill as she began her twenty eight. election campaign unharnessed plenty of air time would have to be filled with other top stories russia is added again interfering in the two thousand and ten midterm elections been controlled of congress and stakes do we know what they are doing what is russia's goal you can just create

a whole new army try to sell any kind of mayhem or a disk or if they can just openly and publicly shames these election tallies and spread false information here in the us if it wasn't for the meddling madness comedians would have had to work on finding inspiration do you think the russians will meddle in the two thousand and eight elections the offer was made and we've accepted. their russian so they were all messed up inside one b. . if it wasn't for the meddling madness politicians wouldn't have had the chance to prove they got the guts to stand up to like the senator from missouri whose reelection attempts apparently made her a target for russian scheming. i will not be intimidated i said it before and i will say to get put in and don't believe me go bomb a someone who is no longer bothered by putin now that he's out of the game or is he

what happened to the republican party's central organizing principle was the fight against communism and now they're closing up to the former head of the k.g.b. if it wasn't for the meddling not the election wouldn't have hit america for an extra few hundred million dollars see what are you talking about who cares if the folks busy with the meddling probe said none of it really affected the actual result we can. prove were affected with the tallies directly. anyway sure we could. oh through that dairy some of the points people say that slap around the face of america was almost as bad as nine eleven we have been attacked by a foreign power and have done nothing i mean would be like after nine eleven george

w. bush said well we will rebuild new york from the pentagon but we're not going to worry about it well at a certain point that's what this is turning into if we're going to talk about the real meddling issues this year the real trouble is totally off your radar regrettably we've found that china has been attempting to interfere in our upcoming twenty eight. election against my administration what the russians are doing pales in comparison to what china is doing across this country although you do know words and proof or not the same thing come on we haven't even heard exactly what the chinese meddling masters have been up to but that didn't stop some republicans from doubling down on their china bashing campaign run china study history and they started a long time ago that systematically weaponized the free trade system really.

just for your information mr hall he's running for the same senate seat as someone i've already told you about. what was it won't be intimidated by that thug. so if you still don't get it the twenty terms is actually just a rush versus china showdown and the meddling madness league season. from the anonymous group of taking to the streets of london lashing out at the politico to stop. the demonstrators marched from trafalgar square it's a picket to me so. because squaring the anonymous movement signature a guy fawkes mask is really english and american flags to a bunch at the rally but. it all proceeded without incident with a heavy police presence on the streets the so-called million mosque march coming started with guy fawkes night

a centuries old tradition often seen as an opportunity to vent anger at politicians . and the only thing going through a recession i wish we were going to be so thankful to god i know you are going. was another victim of the feeling i was going trying to jump on the rabbi given me. a little reminder well new york right out of london was far from the only place in the u.k. where people expressed their dissatisfaction with the current state of affairs amid concerns of a no brainer to deal revolution in the town of louis swipe it to reserve may and boris johnson by parading mock. the mayor of london saudi khan says it could take a generation to tackle the violent crime epidemic gripping the british capital according to the metropolitan police there have been one hundred and eighteen homicides in that city since the start of the appalling boyko picks up the story.

it's being called an epidemic and the british capital is bearing the brunt four men have been stabbed to death in the british capital in the space of just five days the youngest to die was only fifteen years old and that brings the total number of murders in london to one hundred eighteen since the start of the year. crime knife crime knife crime epidemic an average of three killings a week londoners don't feel safe to quell public concerns about the rate of violent crime london's metropolitan police have deployed five hundred extra officers on street patrols one senior police officer has said that children as young as nine and ten are now carrying knives and compare the situation to the wild west with attacks taking place in broad daylight in front of pass' by c.c.t.v. cameras but the reasons behind the surgeon violent crime are now the subject of fierce national debate police federation's blame cuts to police funding there are

around twenty thousand fewer police officers now than there were eight years ago while the rate of violent crime has shot up the reason that it's all exploded out of control on the streets of the you can especially in the streets of london is very simple and straightforward for the last eight years the government has cut the numbers of police officers by cutting twenty five to thirty percent of the budget for the police service the home office is own leaked documents though suggest that there is a link between cuts to police budgets and serious violent crime london's mayor says that it's a deadly combination we have fewer officers than any time since two thousand and three at a time when the population is going up it's more and more difficult and yet a government minister has denied the link between cuts and crime pointing to other factors instead like social media. the claim about police numbers does isn't

supported by the evidence or for previous spikes in serious violence the late show of crime is changing the gangs or using social media to communicate they're using mobile communications and ways that ten years ago even five years ago simply was not possible drill music which is a u.k. style of rap has also been blamed for the spike in the stabbings level to finish change. through the streets during the london police chief has cited trail as a reason behind the growth in attacks glamorize violence. talk about targeted attacks on other individuals inevitably that leads to a rise in tension while over the summer the mare of london warned that the heat out of the school holidays could contribute to the violence as well the last few decades of shown that in july and august is what these some young people stand on

the street corner getting involved into antisocial behavior and criminality back in twenty fifteen an award winning senior police officer warned to resume a who was home secretary at the time that cutting funds for the police would risk national security we run the risk of watching communities down. officers at risk. and ultimately risking national security so up until now the government's managed to deny that slashing police budgets would put public safety at risk but as the death toll mounts and public concern increases arguing that there's no link between budget cuts and violent crime it's going to be more difficult absolutely no idea. who was home secretary for most of the last. before she became prime minister i've no idea. so washi didn't listen to

the warnings the governments did know and there's a link between the rises in crime the levels of violent crime on our streets and the number of police offices for the very simple reason that they know that if there is a link established they will be held responsible they are responsible the whole thing is a total shambles and it will take at least ten years if not longer to back out if we start to morrow and they've given no indication of stuff since o'meara. are plenty more stories to come here when our international a base a few well what have we are back just. this is neo. all countries competing with all countries globalization no more central bank domination no more on national monetary fund world bank united nations

colluding in back rooms and down to continue to corrupt the global. seemed wrong. to me. to say proud to stay active. and engaged equals betrayal. when find themselves worlds apart. just to look for common ground. join me every thursday on the alex salmond show and i'll be speaking to us from the world of politics school or business i'm showbusiness i'll see you then.

thanks for joining in for the program today the world's attention has been drawn to the plight of starving children in war torn yemen where fourteen million people face imminent famine that's after the new york times published a powerful picture of a dying girl and this is her story. while i'm a mass mother our situation is getting worse and we're suffering from malnutrition and passed away from our new tradition after twenty days in hospital one of my neighbors call to say that one of my children was sick i dropped my daughter and went home after two days she died a monitor her brother is also l.

before she died and left her brothers at home and ran with her to hospital but she died on the way. each person has to manage by themselves and this is one of the tragedies of the aggression and one of the tragedies caused by the war which is why us and day by day children are for tonight and all term so far ten children suffering from severe malnutrition have died dozens of children are suffering from diseases and medical complications and they have no funds for treatment. despite the fact that she was sick i loved her more than her brothers whatever she

needed i did my best to bring that to her but i had no money to send her to had or santa and. her father went to borrow money for her burial my cetacean is bad my hope has gone after margaret. the photo all the outpouring of concern on social media over the humanitarian crisis in yemen which has largely been ignored by the mainstream media but after the new york times posted the photo it was quickly removed by facebook which then cited its rules concerning images of naked children and over fifty thousand people have been killed in yemen since twenty sixteen saudi led strikes are the main cause of civilian casualties however cholera and polio are also putting the lives of millions on risk two thirds of the entire country is in dire need of humanitarian aid and saudi

arabia claims it only targets fighters and not civilians. in germany now where the secretary general of. party has reportedly stepped down as she prepares to run for the party's leadership replacing the outgoing merkel the jury is still out as to who will come out on top in this race is there are other major contenders for the post as peter all of our reports. yes is often nice in business for good active fastball at the next cd you party convention in december i will not run for the chair of the party secondly this fourth time is the last one for me i will not run for a chance and i join the twenty twenty one election the queen is dead long live well that's the thing we don't exactly know who is going to step into angola merkel shoes as the sun begins to set on her career and front line politics her coalition has taken a pounding in popularity polls of late and those campaigning to try and be the next

leader of the christian democratic union a just sling for position so let's have a look at who the front runners are. the c.d.u. is the start it's not about which single person is shining within the city but the party as a whole has to shine. on a greater. abbreviated to just a k.k.k. is the current general secretary of the christian democratic union party and frequently talked about as angela merkel's chosen one a default catholic she is culturally conservative opposed to gay marriage and to abortion however when it comes to migration she's on side with angela merkel's policy saying that they are in step with her religious beliefs she's also on side with angela merkel's policies internationally skeptical when it comes to russia but very keen on e.u. cooperation same old same old big problem a.k.k. could be though the people got sick of the same old same old and that's the very

reason that i'm glad merkel's job is up for grabs. spahn is a completely different story however the thirty eight year old health minister seems to hate everything mrs merkel stands for her migration policy is the white elephant in the room according to mr spann he opposes limited dual citizenship for young foreigners criticized attempts to loosen laws on advertising abortions and called for banning the book or in public he is liked by the right wing conservative element in the party to an extent his homosexuality and marriage to his long term partner last year thought to count against him with traditionalists though when it comes to international affairs he's seen as more nationalistic and some even speculate he's the one most likely to get on with u.s. president donald trump it is now do. you think this club intend to keep. making up the triumvirate of front runners is

a blast from the c.d.u. past frederick metz was part of a group opposed to anglo-american becoming leader back in two thousand and two they viewed the twenty first century's iron chancellor as just helmut kohl's girl from the east merkel defeated him and then ousted him from party leadership cd you need progressive political discussion and in my opinion this means the c.d.u. needs to get things straight about its image fiscally conservative he once famously wanted to digest germany's labrinth fine tax laws so they would fit on a big popular with traditionalists when it comes to international matters he's very much in favor of e.u. ever expanding union and after the greece debt debacle that's not so hot with the old guard when it comes to germany's place on the international stage it's very clear. european trends atlanticist.

cosmopolitan germany. and the european. enlightenment who's most important political allies of the democracies. with whoever gets the job being set up is the logical successor to one glimmer as chancellor how do those candidates fare. we have two competing models here one of them is represented by two alpha males who are clearly quite conservative compared to most of their ambitious and power hungry up against me is in some ways another merkel like figure who continue with her line will be a hard sell though who wins will have less to do with which side of the political spectrum the candidate comes from a more to do with her personality and drive to fill the position the papers here are suggesting that could be as many as twelve hats in the ring for the top job at the c.d.u. however the smart money is going on the eventual leader of the party be one of those three front runners we just talked about the c.d.u. will elect their new leader at their party conference at the beginning of the september and whoever gets that job well they're going to be charged with leading

german politics into the post merkel era peter all of the berlin in his r.t. international for a wonder recently announced a gender balance to cabinet with women now constituting fifty percent of it though that's not particularly well reflected elsewhere in society though with only thirty six percent of all the wonder university graduates being female documentaries latest film to be aired in twenty four hours delves into this issue for now a quick preview.

it's a minus this is. what could have been in the cup. if the outcry happening i know could be gotten. to the end of. the but it gets to live in the. single. file that. powerful so in. a minute that you know balloon boy if you're over time.

are plenty more of your choose day world like you said last year a ton of the top of the hour you can join us now. make manufacture consent to public wealth. when the ruling class is protect themselves. with the finest. lifts and be the one percent. in the middle of the room sick. in the real need.

readings and salutation is one of the main rules laid forth in the universal golden rule book of capitalism is that you get what you pay for the idea being that the more you pay the better the product and converse leave you know the less you can converse leave the less you pay the lower quality of product and more likely to cause problems or breakdowns or whatever now normally that rule stays genuinely true unless of course we're talking about the us government and defense contractors like case and point the thirteen billion dollars us as gerald ford super carrier which paralegal was delivered last year with some pretty major shall we say issues bloom.