d rosenberg, bbc news.did yevgeny prigozhin rise to such influence in russia and to lead a mercenary group with a presence in many countries? our analysis editor ros atkins is here with more on his story. yevgeny prigozhin took an unorthodox route to becoming a powerfulfigure in russia. in 1981, he was sent to prison for robbery and theft. and when released in 1990, he became a hot dog salesman in st petersburg. lucrative catering contracts. those brought connections to the top. prigozhin even served food to world leaders. and to putin himself. and prigozhin�*s role was becoming about much more than food. in 2014 russia annexed crimea and launched an insurgency in eastern ukraine. prigozhin was involved. of that time, he's said "a group of patriots was born", which later acquired the name wagner battalion. and soon the wagner group reached far beyond ukraine. the fbi accused prigozhin of interfering in the 2016 us election. in syria, wagner fighters supported pro—government forces. more recently there are m

rosenberg: that's right. continue as if they are in state court, and they are, should we decide to remove it. and he might. that is a different matter, it is a different book with a whole different story. it will be a different procedural posture. but right now, they are in state court. they are defendants in a criminal case in state court in fulton county, georgia, and they have 10 that until otherwise geoff: chuck rosenberg, you make everything so much clearer. [laughter] dr. rosenberg: only occasionally. geoff: thanks for coming. dr. rosenberg: yes, sir. ♪ amna: a federal hate crime investigation is underway after a gunman, who embraced racist, white supremacist ideology, shot and killed three black people at a dollar general store in a predominantly black neighborhood in jacksonville, florida. the victims of saturday's shooting include angela carr, a 52-year-old uber driver who was waiting outside the store, dollar general employee a.j. laguerre, who was only 19 and had recently graduated from high school

steve rosenberg joins us.reporting that prigozhin was among the people on this plane, we can confirm he was on the passenger list, we can't confirm he was on the plane, just talk us through that. he was on the plane, 'ust talk us through that he was on the plane, 'ust talk us through math through that. that's right, and that's important _ through that. that's right, and that's important to _ through that. that's right, and| that's important to emphasise, through that. that's right, and - that's important to emphasise, there is still a lot we don't know about what happened. the circumstances of this crash, we know according to the russian aviation agency, we know that mr prigozhin was on the list of passengers for this flight. we know no more than that. we don't know the circumstances of the crash, but interestingly this happened two months to the day since the start of the wagner mutiny. if you go back to june and the remarkable events, where we saw the paramilitary group led by prigozhin, beginning when he ca

>> anne sebba's powerful biography coming seven years after the trial is the first time ethel rosenberg's story has been told with a dramatic and tragic that her psychotherapist over a three-year period. hers is a resident story of what happened when a government motivated by fear trampled on the rights of its citizens. anne sebba is a prize-winning biography lecture and former foreign correspondent and has written several books including woman and later re-cn. a former chair of society of authors and now on the council anne is a senior fellow at the institute of historical research. she lives in london and is staying up quite late to talk with us this evening and it's a thrill to welcome you tonight at gramercy books to share your extraordinary biography with their central ohio community. >> thank you. i'm absolutely thrilled to be with you. thank you for hosting this event. >> we are excited for the conversation that we will have and with david as professor of history at ohio state university. he teaches courses in 20th century america ranging ranging from world war i through the 60s. h

steve rosenberg with the latest on that — ends today.t story, thank _ ends today. steve rosenberg with the latest on that story, thank you - ends today. steve rosenberg with the latest on that story, thank you very i latest on that story, thank you very much, and there will be more on that throughout the evening on bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's tomasz schafernaker. of massive scoring runs, those you just mentioned, jos buttler, throughout the competition, 37, 62, 43. would have various state allocation to defence and securities, not only reaching the necessary slots, i think that they will try to find new leadership because they find it quite useful to use these mercenary private groups to have flexible arm to deploy in various locations of the worlds, but it is clear that if there is any loyalty to people like him around him, it will be very difficult because there is a personal relationship that was established between parts of... catering to their needs. it was also, let's remember, business and player that plays fi

many thanks, steve rosenberg. _ criticise him. many thanks, steve rosenberg. our— criticise him.ussia _ criticise him. many thanks, steve rosenberg, our russia editor. . meanwhile, president putin has had to contend with an attack on a russian navy ship which ukraine says it carried out, using an unmanned sea drone which was carrying nearly half a tonne of explosives. the ship was docked in the port of novorossiysk, which is a major hub for russian exports. a video released by the ukrainian security services appears to show such a weapon hitting the side of a russian naval vessel. from kyiv, our ukraine correspondent james waterhouse reports. in waters dominated by russia, ukraine relies on stealth. under the cover of night, this sea drone moves towards the 0lenegorsky gornyak. a russian warship — typically used for carrying supplies — meets a hunter, designed to detonate on impact. under the light of the next day, the vessel appears to be badly damaged, leaning to the side or being towed to shore. novorossiysk is a major russian export hub for oil and grain. ukraine has claimed

steve rosenberg, bbc news.y prigozhin rise to such influence in russia — and to lead a mercenary group with a presence in many countries? our analysis editor ros atkins has more on his story. in 1981, he was sent to prison for robbery and theft. and when released in 1990, he became a hot dog salesman in st petersburg. but by 1997 he was running a top restaurant and winning lucrative catering contracts. those brought connections to the top. prigozhin even served food to world leaders. and to putin himself. and prigozhin�*s role was becoming about much more than food. in 2014 russia annexed crimea and launched an insurgency in eastern ukraine. prigozhin was involved. of that time, he's said "a group of patriots was born", which later acquired the name wagner battalion. and soon the wagner group reached far beyond ukraine. the fbi accused prigozhin of interfering in the 2016 us election. in syria, wagner fighters supported pro—government forces. more recently there are multiple reports of wagner's military and com

as well as chuck rosenberg, former u.s. attorney, senior fbi official and an msnbc contributor. so we've been looking at these live pictures from the sky over bedminster. we know that he needs to be here in d.c. by 4:00 this afternoon which is three hours from thousand. what can you tell us about the schedule and anything you know about the moves behind closed doors there? >> reporter: we're expecting him to depart at any moment here. and while we here are anticipating this moment with real serious gravity here, these charges really saying so much about the state of our nation right now, what we've learned, what our colleagues are reporting from sources behind closed doors here at bedminster, the mood is south of shrugging off the charges, that trump has largely been resigned but defiant. and that this is not an indictment that has come with any sort of shock, that he was expecting this. this is an indictment that was very predictable and that the flavor of this has felt different for the inner circle because it is now indictment number three with a fourth one coming. some allie

steve rosenberg, bbc news.eed dead, he willjoin a long list of vladimir putin's enemies who met their deaths in mysterious circumstances. like these two — the former politician—turned businessman pavel antov and the oil boss ravil maganov, who both died last year. they had openly criticised russia's war in ukraine, and both reportedly fell to their deaths from windows. this man, boris berezovsky — another putin critic who fled to the uk — was found dead a decade ago in his mansion in berkshire. and the former spy alexander litvinenko was fatally poisoned with radioactive polonium in 2006. the european court of human rights found that russia was responsible for his death. our analysis editor ros atkins has been looking into what we know so far about the crash that may have prigozhin�*s death. thank you very much indeed. here are four possible explanations for why prigozhin�*s plane came down. the first is a bomb. this footage, confirmed by bbc verify, shows the plane falling to earth rapidly. this could have bee

this is a picture of ethel and julius rosenberg. they were arsted in the summer of 1954 for allegedly stealing the secret of thatomic bomb. this a case that came out of british investition. the british had discovered that of their scientists in the manhattan project to build a bomb during the war had been giving information to the soviets. so british were able to identify this scientist. he then name some names that led them eventually to ethel and rosenberg. the information from the british scientist probably helped soviets get a bomb quicker than they would have otherwise. maybe 1 to 4 years faster than if they had not gotten information. so the british spy in the project was important. ethel and julius rosenberg were really not important in that story. julius a spy and ethel knew that he was a spy. he stole some important military. right. but wererrested in 1950. they're accused of stealing the secret of the atomic bomb. and they were executed in 1953. okay. so for people who are afraid of government, of communists in the governm

thank you for that analysis, steve rosenberg, | for that analysis, steve rosenberg, our russian editorf ukraine's most celebrated fighter pilots and two other airmen have been killed in a mid—air crash. andrii pilshchykov won fame taking part in close—range aerial battles over kyiv during the early phase of russia's invasion, flying under the call—sign juice. the ukrainian military called the airmen�*s deaths "painful and irreparable" losses, and paid tribute to pilshchykov as a young officer with "mega knowledge and mega talent". the crash involved two l—39 training planes flying over northern ukraine. well, last year andrii pilshchykov spoke to the bbc about the work he and his fellow pilolts were doing, especially the difficulty of shooting down russian cruise missiles. let's listen to some of what he said. your mission is to save the lives on the ground, to save the city. you're not able... it's a terrible feeling that somebody will die. somebody will die in minutes, and you didn't prevent that. after school, i entered into the air force university. it was a dream from childhood, f

rosenberg, thank you, sir. mr. vice president, welcome back to meet the press.start with your and reaction to the attorney general's decision to appoint david weiss, who was an appointee of the trump and pentz administration. his decision to make him a special counsel in the hunter biden probe. do you approve of that decision? >> let me say, chuck, i'm running for president because i think this country is in a lot of trouble. i think joe biden has weakened america at home and abroad. but frankly, the pattern of the justice department during our four years in the white house and sense has undermined public confidence in equal treatment under the law. while i welcome the apartment of a special counsel, which is of course appropriate and is a minimum where the attorney general has a central conflict of interest. i'm also comforted by the fact that congress is going to continue to do its work. i'm confident that house republicans will bring forward the facts in this case. the american people have a right to whether or not president biden's family benefited or that h

rosenberg says democrats will likely be energized by the indictments as well. seeing them as confirmation of their worst fears about what former president trump could do if reelected. but rosenberg says the biggest impact could be with independent voters who he says are more likely to see the legal system as operating more or less impartially because they are more likely to see the judicial process as operating more or less impartially, as it is supposed to. and therefore, the fact of these indictments and certainly any conviction will negatively impact their attitude toward trump. and those independent voters will once again be critical going forward in that general election in 2024. guys christian, those legal experts you spoke to told you this latest indictment in some ways poses one of the biggest legal risks for the former president. why yeah, that's exactly right. he could face his most serious legal case out of georgia, because this is different than some of those previous indictments that he's faced, particularly the federal indictment indictments. now,

david rosenberg of rosenberg research. i think that's an interesting look at debt and the argument that consumers are okay, because they've got the 3% mortgage and they're locked in. >> yeah, and corporates with floating rate debt, too, are paying a lot more. that's going to hit margins. and he's right to talk about the sequencing of this market. i just think -- no one has been able to really make a call on just how this was going to continue to roll out. i don't think there's any question. we haven't begun to see the consumer fight. and therefore, it's really just been about where in the market you want to be. it's setting up for a place to really want to own health care, which is going to go into this period, after being underappreciated and we know what the head winds are right now. i think it's an interesting time to build those positions. >> so, defensive. >> yeah. >> it's funny, here we are and tim had a great call into jackson hole on the broader market. and i was saying to you guys earlier today, i mean, i just was

chuck rosenberg, power panel, and i will start with you if i can.hen i read this social media post by donald trump, he promised a large complex and detailed report by monday, to refute this indictment. is it bound with footnotes and where you could go, i wonder, is his team now scrambling to come up with the report? what do we know about it? >> very little. i mean look, tolkien wrote large complex and detailed volumes too and they were fiction and i can't imagine anything in this report would be anything other than that and the facts that donald trump wants here just don't exist, there were dead people in florida, or georgia, or florida for that matter, voting in the numbers that he would need to make this work, there were young people that weren't out of state people, and there weren't ballots stuffed in machines, i mean if you go back and listen to the hour-long phone call that donald trump and mark meadows made to the secretary of state here in georgia, which has been kind of reduced on air so many times about finding the 11,000 plus votes needed

steve rosenberg, bbc news, russia.in reaction to the sentence extension of an outside navalny, the u.s. state department sai "for years the criminal has attempted to silence aleksei navalny and prevent his calls for transparency unaccountably from reaching the russian people. by conducting this latest trial in secret, russian authorities demonstrate again the basis of their case and the lack of due process afforded to those who dare to criticize the regime." a video has emerged showing a siege run driving into the side of a russian naval vessel in the black sea. the bbc has not verified this video, but the nighttime footage appears to show a drone driving into the side of a large ship and tting out on impact. the video was released by ukrainian security services claim this ship suffered a serious breach, but russia's defense ministry says it repelled an attack and did not admit to any damage. james waterhouse filed this report. correspondent: unlike these drone attacks we have seen deep inside russia around moscow for

>> this is straight out of wood david rosenberg said.s a lag between when the fed raises rates and we see the impact on the economy. i think we will probably see the impact of excess savings going away for sure. that will be in the not-too-distant future not to mention all of the additional liquidity that the government has been pouring in with respect to differing payments on rent and deferring the limits of unemployment. all these things are the stragglers from the covid emergency fund, they are just now really being pulled out. i think we will see the impact of those being taken away toward the end of the year that's going to change the dynamic as well. this is not mean, we are not talking at the end of the world but it means the meme stock phenomenon and the overpriced stocks, there could be a lot of pain for people who haven't done their diligence and make sure that when they choose a technical strategy, it's supported by fundamentals, not just the fomo. sonali: coming up next, we will talk about walmart raising its profit forecast

. >>> all right, joining me now is chuck rosenberg. he's a former federal prosecutor and an nbc news legal analyst chuck, good to see you. there's a couple themes coming from the defense in this case. one is that there was no intent, that mr. trump was simply relying on the advice of counsel what do you make of that argument? >> well, advice of counsel is a real defense. you see it from time to time, but for mr. trump to rely on it, he would have had to have been completely candid with his lawyer and relied on his lawyer's advice in good faith. candor and good faith could prove to be stumbling blocks for mr. trump here. >> and what about the other theme that they're pushing, which is that it's a matter of free speech, that the president could say what he wanted to say? >> well, speech designed to commit a crime or to commit a fraud is not speech that is protected by the first amendment. you can't lie on your tax return or solicit money for your ponzi scheme or instruct a colleague to destroy documents subpoenaed by a grand jury and cla

joining us now is chuck rosenberg former u.s. attorney, former senior fbi official. chuck, it is great to see you. thanks for being here tonight. >> my pleasure, rachel. >> what do we know about how mark meadows did today, how good his case is that his trial should be moved to federal court? >> yeah, so there's a three part supreme court test that's important that i want to talk to you about. in order to get plucked out of state court as you described, he would have to show that he was a federal official. he was. that part's easy. that he was acting within the scope of his federal authority. that part's hard. and the third piece, rachel, that he would have a colorable federal offense if the case were removed from state court. let's focus on number two was he acting within the scope of his federal authority? i think that is a hard thing for him to show. chiefs of staff do lots of things and the chief of staff to a president of course does lots of things. but this was a political effort to thwart a fair and free election. and if mr. meadows is going to get tripped up o

steve rosenberg, bbc news, st petersburg. the time is 6:16.e nurse lucy letby, giving it greater powers. coming up on sportsday in the next 15 minutes on bbc news, we will head live to flushing meadows in new york where great britain�*s lily miyazaki is looking to reach the third round of the us open. identify early signs of conditions like parkinson�*s? and one londoner tells us the secrets of surviving four decades of market trading. a powerful hurricane has hit florida, with evacuation orders in place for people living in its path. some areas on the gulf coast have been hit with winds of 110mph as the hurricane continues its path into georgia and towards south carolina. the winds are also carrying seawater inland, with warnings of storm surges reaching 16 feet in height. some residents have already seen their streets submerged. our north america correspondent john sudworth has the latest from the town of hudson, in florida. the storm surge was always the biggest threat and, as expected, idalia has brought serious flooding to florida�*s west

professor sean rosenberg studies political psychology and the rise of populism. he says for trump supporters, this latest indictment will only strengthen their resolve. he says for trump supporters, they want a strong leader, unencumbered by the usual checks on the executive branch. for them, he says, the purpose of politics is to get things done for the people and to that end, there should be no constraints placed on the judgment or action of leaders who are acting on behalf of the people. rosenberg says democrats will likely also be energized by the indictments, seeing them as confirmation of their worst fears about what the president could do if reelected. but rosenberg says the biggest impact could be with independent voters who he says are more likely to see the legal system as operating more or less impartially because they are more likely to see the judicial process as operating more or less impartially as it is supposed to. and therefore, for the fact of these indictments and certainly any conviction will negatively impact their attitude toward trump. as

thank you for that, steve rosenberg in st petersburg. the time is 6.15pm. uk airports sees flights cancelled. and coming up, warning that student —— student housing shortages will only get worse in the coming years. and on bbc london: day1 of the expanded ultra low emission zone. a warning to drivers who are paying the ulez charge to not fall victim to scammers who are using websites to con drivers. in war, governments and armies don't like to give out casualty figures. the numbers might boost the morale of the enemy or sap the will of your own side. it's partly why after 18 months of bitterfighting in ukraine, it's unclear how many troops have died on either side, probably many tens of thousands. died on either side, what we do know according to us estimates is that there has been a dramatic rise in the number of dead since ukraine's counteroffensive began a couple of months ago. hundreds of new graves are being dug every day. quentin sommerville and camera journalist darren conway have visited the frontline in the east of the country where sunflower field

notice chuck rosenberg?for being here tonight. >> my thanks rachel. >> how do we know how well meadows did today? how get his cases that his trial should be moved to federal court? >> it is the three part supreme court test that is important. that i want to talk to you about. in order to get plucked out of state court as you described, he would have to so that he was a federal official. he was, that part is easy. that he was acting within the scope of his federal authority. that part is hard. and the third piece rachel, that he would have a federal defense of the case if it were moved from state to federal court. and at least for the state of the proceeding. its focus on number two. is he acting within the scope of his federal authority. i think that that is a hard thing for him to show. chiefs of staff do lots of things. and the chief of staff to a prison of course does lots of things. but this was a political effort to thwart f fair and free election. and if mr. meadows is going to get tripped up over ever

steve rosenberg reporting there. well, let's turn now to the fighting on the ground in ukraine.ent state of the conflict — with the areas in red, controlled by russia. the yellow circles indicate where the fighting has been most intense recently, with reports from the south, suggesting kyiv�*s armed forces have broken through some of the toughest russian lines, after months of fierce battles, and only modest gains. here's paul adams. picking up the pace. could ukraine's counter—offensive, slow—going sincejune, be gathering momentum? in recent days, a few tentative signs. some units do appear to have broken through russia's formidable first lines of defence, south of zaporizhzhia. translation: further on, that's |where we see their supply roads. i they use these roads. i'm sure we'll go faster from here. i don't want my guys to think that they can relax now. they know we're moving on to liberate all of our territories. he says he's looking forward to leading his men all the way to the sea. but that's a long, long way. and this fighting is really hard. success is still far from gu

our russia editor steve rosenberg was there. and counter rumours and speculation about where exactly prigozhin would be buried. on social media, at least four different cemeteries were being talked about as possibilities. in the end, it was none of them. at the end of the day, mr prigozhin�*s representatives revealed that he would be buried in the cemetery behind me. no military honours for the head of the wagner paramilitary group, and reportedly only a few people attended. now, we have been told by police here that the cemeteries officially closed for the day. we can't go inside. and to make sure that the media that is gathered here doesn't try to get inside, the place is pretty much under lockdown. lots of police here all along the perimeter fence and inside the cemetery. so the ceremony itself was low—key, the security certainly isn't. and you can understand why, because the mutiny that mr prigozhin organised was seen by the kremlin as treachery as far as the russian authorities are concerned, the lesser tension, the better.

steve rosenberg, bbc news, st petersburg.he inquiry, into the circumstances surrounding the murders and attempted murders of babies by the neo natal nurse, lucy letby, will now be a statutoryjudge led inquiry. it means potential witnesses can be forced to give evidence. michael buchanan, has that story. hello, lucy, is it? yes. hello, my name's... cheshire police. can i step in two seconds? yes. yeah? thank you. lucy letby seemed bewildered by her arrest, but what she did and why she killed, she has never explained to the families of her many victims. over 12 months, the nurse killed seven vulnerable babies and attempted to murder six others. the scale of her crimes is such that the health secretary says the inquiry into what happened will now have greater powers. we will have a statutory inquiry into the letby murders, into the events at chester. that will be a judge—led inquiry, as the prime minister has confirmed, and that reflects the wishes of the families, which i discussed with them. those who worked alongside lucy let

steve rosenberg, bbc news, russia.murdering his io—month—old stepson. craig crouch was told he will serve a minimum term of 28 years. jacob crouch was found dead in his cot with dozens of injuries at his home in derbyshire in december 2020. his mother gemma barton was jailed for 10 years, for allowing his death and for child cruelty. you may find some of the details in this report from phil mackie distressing. a family member who spoke in court today said that since jacob crouch's murder, no holidays, birthdays or christmases would ever be the same again. another said the pain of his loss would be with them for a lifetime. his stepfather, craig crouch, inflicted the injuries that killed him. his mother, gemma barton, allowed him to die at crouch's hands. he was a happy, smiling, bubbly baby, who never complained about the horrific treatment he was receiving. he had to put up with it, and he did, often with a smile and laughter in defiance of his tormentor. even those of us who never knew jacob personally will miss him.

steve rosenberg, bbc news, in the town of melekhovo, russia. being arranged in his third criminal case amid his campaign to return to the white house. the former us president wavied his notice to appear in florida court next week for an arraignment hearing connected to to his mishandling of classified documents after leaving the white house. on thursday, mr trump plead not guilty to charges related to the january 6th attack on the us capitol building and efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. and — trump will face his first hearing in that case — just five days after the first televised debate of the election season. live now to washington post national columnist, philip bump. we have seen the former president using the indictments he's faced as part of his campaign. are we going to see the two merge as we head into election year — and the trials begin? unquestionably. eye—mac at this point in time is reporting this effect and sees his political fortune as being his best way of resolving legal problems. he understands if you beco

steve rosenberg, bbc news, russia.aramurza, who is the wife of russian activist vladimir karamurza who is surrently imprisoned in the country. thank you so much forjoining us here on the programme. let's talk first about about navalny, because of course we knew it would be a harsh sentence and that, you know, this would be the case today. but it is still difficult to process and fathom when we see the sentences. thank you very much for having me here today. you know what? after my husband's 25 year prison sentence in a strict regime, i am not surprised by anything. and my husband's case, 25 years was what the prosecutor asked and this is what vladimir received. so navalny of course is yet another example that the russian authorities want to give the russian population. they want to show that this is what is going to happen to anyone. adair opposed the official narrative who adair stands up to the resume and not only publicise but denounce its crimes. i5 resume and not only publicise but denounce its crimes.— denounce i

rosenberg about is bill versus note. three-month t-bill dynamic.the two year yield which was a lot. that is the spread that has really moved. jonathan: apple is lower in the premarket. nadia level coming up. looking forward to this. lisa: especially as we part out -- as we parse out the data in this newly dependent world. are we talking about data? no one is talking about it. at one point you could shrug it off and stayed is because the federal get other data. that has not been the story. people saying we will stick to our guns, and because the fed is moving to a neutral stance that is tacit acknowledgment that inflation will remain higher for longer. that is the story of the week in addition to the financing. jonathan: the interview i really want to see is michael mckee, chairman powell. a special on bloomberg tv. 30 minutes. lisa: soft lighting. jonathan: you can be in charge of the lighting. i want to see that. we have been starved a real interviews with the fed chairman. futures just about unchanged. this is bloomberg. ♪ the chase ink business

steve rosenberg, bbc news.ve rosenberg is visiting london and i'm pleased to say he is here with us in the studio. the statement seemed rather abstract and devoid of what had gone on in the last two months. what do you make of it?— you make of it? vladimir putin's statement. _ you make of it? vladimir putin's statement, condolences - you make of it? vladimir putin's statement, condolences and - statement, condolences and complements to yevgeny prigozhin, talented man, talented businessman, someone who would try to achieve things for himself and for the common cause, so lots of compliments. that does not change the fact, i think, that many people if not most people in russia and certainly abroad will conclude or have concluded that the russian authorities were behind what happened to the plane. why is that? well, we know what vladimir putin has said for years now about treachery. he said treachery is the one thing he cannot forgive, and he made it clear two months ago that he viewed the perpetrators of the wagon

simon rosenberg and political news of the day. al, sarah chamberlain talks about campaign 2024, key congressional races and the future of the republican party's moderate wing. washington journal is next. host: welcome to washington journal, one of the nation's three big credit rating agencies recently downgraded the u.s. credit rating, citing concerns including deterioration in standards of governance over the last 20 years and eroding confidence in the u.s.'s fiscal management. in the next hour, how much confidence do you have in the nation's economic leadership? call and let us know. (202) 748-8001 for republicans, (202) 748-8000 free democrats in independents (202) 748-8002. if you want to post on social media, you can do that on facebook and twitter. you can text us at (202) 748-8003 and follow the show on instagram. the fitch credit agency made the announcement. fitch downgrades the u.s. long-term rating, outlook stable. when it comes to some of the reasonings for the downgrade, you can find online, here it is in part. there

steve rosenberg, bbc news, saint petersburg.s mercenary group has been central to russia's war effort in ukraine, where it's been impossible to calculate how many troops on either side, have died. official figures are never released, but it's likely to be tens of thousands. us estimates suggest there has been a dramatic rise in the number of dead, since ukraine's counter offensive began a couple of months ago. hundreds of new graves are being dug everyday. quentin sommerville, and camera journalist, darren conway, have visited the frontline in the east of the country, where sunflower fields give way to graveyards. a warning, their report contains some distressing images. singing. the lament for the fallen grows louder with each passing day of war. the song is of battles gone by, but resonates again far and wide in every corner of ukraine, where a new generation is learning the pain of grief and sacrifice. maria's come here to pay her respects and pray for a relative missing in action. it's the second summer of war, and its toll

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow.herlands are all looking to seal a place in the knockout stages later. day 13 of the tournament sees portugalface the usa, vietnam against the netherlands, then later china play top of the group d table england, whilst bottom of the table haiti face denmark. live now to ines braga sampaio, sports journalist at portuguese radio station, renascenca. good to have you on the programme. so, iam assuming you programme. so, i am assuming you are programme. so, iam assuming you are gunning for portugal, a very important match today against the usa. m0 very important match today against the usa.— against the usa. no doubt. portu:al against the usa. no doubt. portugal have _ against the usa. no doubt. portugal have a _ against the usa. no doubt. portugal have a slim - against the usa. no doubt. | portugal have a slim chance against the usa. no doubt. - portugal have a slim chance but it is still a chance so we have to beat the usa or hope for a cataclysm for the novellas and is —— for the nether

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professor shawn rosenberg studies political psychology and the rise of populism. he says for trump supporters, this latest indictment will only strengthen their resolve. he says for trump supporters, they want a strong leader, unencumbered by the usual checks on the executive branch. for them, he says, the purpose of politics is to get things done for the people and to that end, there should be no constraints placed on the judgment or action of leaders who are acting on behalf of the people. rosenberg says democrats will likely also be energized by the indictments, seeing them as confirmation of their worst fears about what the president could do if reelected. but rosenberg says the biggest impact could be with independent voters, who he says are more likely to see the legal system as operating more or less impartially because they are more likely to see the judicial process as operating more or less impartially as it is supposed to, and therefore, the fact of these indictments and certainly any conviction will negatively impact their attitude toward trump. as for

steve rosenberg, bbc news, st petersburg.ze while answering a reporter's question at a news conference in covington, kentucky. what am i talking about? reporter: running for re—election in 2026? oh, that's it. silence did you hear— the question, senator? running for- re—election in 2026? silence aright, i'm sorry, y'all, - we are going to need a minute. senator. a spokesperson said mr mcconnell felt �*momentarily lightheaded' and that he will consult a physcian. that's it for the moment. thank you very much for watching. i am caitriona perry in washington. to stay with us on bbc news. take care. hello. for those of you that enjoy a big moon, there's a real treat outside at the moment — a super blue moon. what's one of those? well, the "super" bit is when the moon's closest to the earth for the year, and the "blue" bit is the second full moon of the month — so a super blue moon. and this is how sam's house spotted the rising moon here in derbyshire, just over the last few hours. now, looking at the weather picture at the momen

professor sean rosenberg studies political psychology and the rise of populism. for trump supporters, this latest indictment will only strengthen their resolve. the purpose of politics is to get things done for the people and to that end, there should be no constraints placed on the judgment or action of leaders who are acting on behalf of the people. rosenberg says democrats will likely also be energized by the indictments, seeing them as confirmation of their worst fears about what the president could do if reelected. but rosenberg says the biggest impact could be with independent voters because they are more likely to see the judicial process as operating more or less impartially, as it is supposed to. and therefore, the fact of these indictments and certainly any conviction will negatively impact their attitude toward trump. as for the critical issue of the timeline of these issues, our legal expert says the former president will likely try to delay those federal cases for as long as possible, hoping he wins and can make them disappear. fulton county district