steve, as ever, thank you, steve rosenberg. l different story. er, - thank you, steve rosenberg. jonathan beale is at that nato summit, to what extent do these dreadful attacks today change the discussion, the debate that will be had there? well, ukraine was already top of the agenda for this 75th anniversary summit of the military alliance, and no doubt about it, these attacks to give it a sense of urgency, particularly with the arrival of president zelensky, who has been appealing to nato allies to give him more air defences. he has been given some patriot batteries, but not in the quantity he says his country needs. that is one of the issues that will be addressed here. jens stoltenberg, they head of nato, has managed to get allies to commit to spending another £30 billion, $40 billion on support for the next day. what he has not been able to do is turn that into a five year commitment, what is being called trump proving that military support, and that is because of the political uncertainties. he has strong support from sir keir starmer, this

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow.n and east european studies at georgetown university. from your perspective, what you think richter or ben is doing in russia? he think richter or ben is doing in russia?— think richter or ben is doing in russia? ., ., , ., in russia? he wanted to show that hungary _ in russia? he wanted to show that hungary has _ in russia? he wanted to show that hungary has taken - in russia? he wanted to show that hungary has taken over l in russia? he wanted to show. that hungary has taken over the presidency of the european council force for six months. he has his own ideas, he has always been disruptive in the european union and nato, so he wanted to show and make his mark, and i don't think he really believes that he is going to be able to make peace between ukraine and russia. after his talks with putin, he said ukraine and russia were very far apart said ukraine and russia were very farapart in said ukraine and russia were very far apart in the way they see things and in the possibility of an

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow.ssian and east european studies at georgetown university. from your perspective, what do you think viktor orban is doing in russia? so, i think he wanted to show that hungary has taken over the presidency of the european council for six months. he has his own ideas. he's always been disruptive in the european union, in nato, so he wanted to show — to make his mark. i don't think he really believes that he is going to be able to make peace between ukraine and russia. after his talks with putin, he said ukraine and russia were very far apart in the way they see things and in the possibility of ending the war. i mean, he didn't need to go to moscow or kyiv — which he was in three days ago — to understand that, but it is showing that he is a force to be reckoned with. european leaders have been at pains to point out that although hungary is holding the presidency of the eu at the moment, viktor orban is not speaking for them in these meetings in moscow. but how problematic is it for the eu

steve rosenberg, bbc news.: for some analysis on this visit and what it means, i have been speaking to the director of the center for eurasian, russian and east european studies at georgetown university. from your perspective, what do you think victor orban is doing in russia? >> i think he wanted to show that hungary has taken over the presidency of the european council for six months. he has his own ideas. he's always been disruptive in the european union, in nato. he wanted to show to make his mark. i don't think he really believes he's going to be able to make peace between ukraine and russia. after his talks with putin, he said ukraine and russia were very far apart in the way they see things and the possibility of ending the war. he did not need to go to moscow or kyiv to understand that. i think it is just showing that he's a force to be reckoned with. caitriona: european leaders have been pointed out that although hungary is holding the presidency of the eu at the moment, victor orban is not speaking fo

steve rosenberg, bbc news, yekaterinburg.nt donald trump. the pair spoke by phone on friday — their first call in five years. in a statement on truth social, mr trump vowed to "end "the war," saying that under his leadership, quote: mr trump's bid for the oval office has renewed fears that us commitment to ukraine could falter if mr trump is elected president in november. on thursday, mr zelensky told the bbc he was willing to work with anyone who commands the white house. stay with us here on bbc news. much more to come. i will be back at the top of the hour. of course, you can look at our website. you can catch up with anything you are looking at on your favourite social media apps as well. hello there. warm with plenty of sunshine on friday — temperatures widely into the mid to the high 20s in celsius. in fact, it was the hottest day of the year so far with nearly 32 degrees reported in stjames's park in london. but the heat is not set to last because it will be turning cooler through the weekend. distinctly fresher by sun

steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow.ef mouser of downing street. now 17 years old, he was adopted by the former prime minister david cameron in 2011 from a rescue centre. larry stuck around after mr cameron stood down — as the cat is technically a civil servant. he's served underfive prime ministers — sir keir starmer will be his sixth. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. friday was another pretty unsubtle day, but at least many areas saw at least some sunshine for a time and through the afternoon, it didn't look too bad here in flamborough in east yorkshire — some hazy sunshine, a bit of high cloud and the seas looking quite calm. won't look like that, mind you, for saturday because further southwards, we ended friday with this band of rain moving in and this area of rain is actually going to develop into a whole new area of low pressure. so, that's notjust going to be bringing some wet weather our way but also, it'll be quite windy at times as we go through saturday — particularly for england and wales, where w

steve rosenberg, bbc news, yekaterinburg.id that israel's occupation of palestinian territories is against international law. at issue is what happened since 1967 after the six—day war, when israel gained control of the west bank, the gaza strip, and eastjerusalem, almost tripling the size of the territory under its control. well, our middle east editor jeremy bowenjoins us. these occupied territories have never been recognised as israeli by much of the international community, so why is today's judgement by the court significant? yes, virtually the entire international community, actually, and it's a significant, because it is the first time this top un court has laid out its stance on these issues. israel, of course, condemned it roundly, with some contempt and angen it roundly, with some contempt and anger. netanyahu, the prime minister, said, how can we occupy our own land? and one of the ultranationalist in his cabinet said the answer is to annex it all, have sovereignty now. palestinians, of course, i very happy with th

steve rosenberg, bbc news, yekaterinburg.ers without borders, rebecca vincent. she told me what we can take from the speed of mr gershkovich�*s trial. first of all, your reaction to the sentencing?— first of all, your reaction to the sentencing? well, today's sentencing — the sentencing? well, today's sentencing is _ the sentencing? well, today's sentencing is completely - sentencing is completely outrageous, perhaps not a surprise after the past 16 months of detention that evan has already endured. but to be accused in this way, to be subjected to a sham trial that took place at lightning speed, behind closed doors, without a shred of evidence presented to the world, and now to face 16 years in prison for doing his job as a journalist, is frankly outrageous. that's the best word to describe it.- word to describe it. you mentioned _ word to describe it. you mentioned the - word to describe it. you j mentioned the lightning word to describe it. you mentioned the lightning speed. it was very fast indeed. is there anything that

steve rosenberg, bbc news, yekaterinburg.n ukraine with former us president donald trump. the pair spoke by phone on friday — their first call in five years. in a statement on truth social, mr trump vowed to end the war, saying that under his leadership, "both sides will be able to come together and negotiate a deal that ends the violence". mr trump's bid for the oval office has renewed fears that us commitment to ukraine could falter if mr trump is elected president in november. on thursday, mr zelensky told the bbc he was willing to work with anyone who commands the white house. before we go let's bring you some live pictures of angeles national forest in california, where an evacuation order has been issued. more than twice the usual acreage burning in california for this time of year. stay with us on bbc news. much more to come. with us on bbc news. much more hello there. one with plenty of sunshine on friday. temperatures widely into the mid—to high 20s and celsius. in fact, it was the hottest day of the year so far, wit

steve rosenberg, bbc news, yekaterinburg.ic senators urging the him to drop out, doubled , from two to four. new mexico senator martin heinrich, on the left, released a statement this morning. and injust the past hour, 0hio senator sherrod brown became the latest to do si. he said in part: "i agree with the many 0hioans who have reached out to me." "i think the president should end his campaign." also on friday, at least ten more democrats in the us house of representatives called for mr biden to step aside. they are among more than 30 house democrats who say publicly that they want biden replaced. reuters�* white house correspondentjeff mason gave us his latest insight. my my reporting and reporting from other colleagues yesterday and in the last few days has been that she is and was soul—searching about whether or not to stay in the race and was taking the calls to exit seriously. taking seriously does not mean biden will step away or step aside. he clearly has not made that decision to stop i�*ve had sources tell me that s

steve rosenberg, bbc news, yekaterinburg.esident biden to withdraw his bid for re—election in november. that brings the total number of democrats in congress who have publicly called on the president to step aside to more than 30. the flurry of calls today came after mr biden's team insisted he'd return to the campaign trail next week. he's currently isolating after contracting covid—i9. in an update earlier — the president's doctor said his symptoms have improved, and his vital signs were normal. speaking to msnbc�*s morning joe — the chair of the biden campaign said the 81—year—old was up to the job. he is tested, he has beat donald trump before. we have the path forward and our pathway to get to 270, and we know thatjoe biden has to do the work to reassure the american people that he's in it to win it — and he can do that. we know that we've slipped a bit from the debate and we know that the president has to prove to the american people exactly what he believes, that he is in this to win this, he can do this. let's cross l

steve rosenberg in moscow. to beating donald trump, despite what he described as speculation in the press. he called on democrats to unite around his re—election bid. this is the american president�*s latest attempt to quieten critical voices after his lacklustre debate performance. our north america editor sarah smith reports. everybody! she sings seeking salvation for his presidential campaign, joe biden started at a church in philadelphia yesterday. and followed up with a busy schedule of events, specifically designed to show he�*s got the stamina required for this election. and to showcase some of his biggest supporters. this is the president, this is our guy, this is our nominee, and he is entitled to take this to november, because he has been a great president and is the only person that has ever beaten trump. but as democrats come back to capitol hill today after a holiday break, it�*s expected more of them will call forjoe biden to step aside. this morning, he sent a letter telling them he�*s not backin

there you go, i solved the mystery of what sergei lavrov was telling steve rosenberg, russia editor.oral success, including the green party, which starts number of mps increased from one to four. the party held onto brighton pavilion and one in bristol central, wins in bristol central, north herefordshire and in waveney valley — where our reporter alex dunlop has been to find out more. adrian ramsay has just made history. the eastern region's first green member of parliament. it's such an exciting morning. and hasn't it been a great campaign to be part of? so what do voters in dyce make of their new mp? very excited. did you vote green? idid indeed. i voted labour, but i do wish i'd voted green. 0h, why�*s that? i think it's great that they've got in here. i really do think it's a good idea. even though you voted labour? yeah. well, you voted green. yes. what made you do that? because, um, ithink we need around this area. as votes were counted in the new waveney valley seat, early talk was that it could be tight, but a glance at the green piles rising above the blue ones gave a hint

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here's our russia editor steve rosenberg. the trial was behind closed doors.to 16 years in a high—security penal colony. whatjust happened in this courtroom is unprecedented in the history of modern russia — an american journalist convicted of espionage in a trial that was held behind closed doors, a trial that us officials have dismissed as a sham. in a joint statement, the wall streetjournal�*s publisher and editor in chief called it a "disgraceful sham conviction". they added... mr gershkovich was arrested at a steakhouse on a reporting assignment in yekaterinburg. he was accused of collecting secret data about a defence factory nearby. his employer has accused moscow of stockpiling american citizens in russian jails to trade them for russians jailed abroad. is a prisoner swap likely? it's happened before. in 2022, russia freed us basketball star britney griner. she'd beenjailed on a drugs charge. in return, america released convicted russian arms dealer viktor bout. as soon as i win the election, i will have that reporter out. donald trump promises big, bu

our russia editor steve rosenberg sent this report.: the trial was behind closed doors. but the verdict -- for the verdict, we were allowed in. but where was evan gershkovich? there, almost hidden from the cameras, in the far corner of the glass cage that is the dock in a russian courtroom. he looked like he had lost weight. the judge found him guilty of spying. and sentenced the wall street journal reporter to 16 years in a high-security penal colony. what just happened in this courtroom is unprecedented in the history of modern russia, an american journalist convicted of espionage in a trial held behind closed doors, a trial that u.s. officials have dismissed as a sham. evan gershkovich's employer condemned the verdict. >> he isn't a spy. he's a journalist. he was on a reporting trip. this is completely cooked up. it is a total sham. the whole thing is utterly appalling. correspondent: evan gershkovich was arrested at this steakhouse. he was accused of gathering secrets about a local defense factory. the wall street journal has accus

our russia editor steve rosenberg has more.l, us officials, evan gershkovich supporters, call this a sham — a bogus process, it's important to keep in mind. it was held behind closed doors, so that means the media weren't allowed in during the proceedings. um, uh, friends and family of mr gershkovich wouldn't have been allowed in, diplomats, foreign diplomats weren't allowed in. we were allowed in, in a group ofjournalists, for the verdict. we went into the courtroom and evan gershkovich was standing there in the metal and glass cage, which is known as the aquarium in russian courts. in came thejudge read the verdict — guilty. he was sentenced to 16 years in a high—security penal colony. now, i suspect that that's the kind of verdict and sentence that evan gershkovich would have expected from a russian court. certainly his supporters were expecting something like that. as i say, they say that this was a sham trial, but i think we should pause for a momentjust to think about what just happened inside that courtroom. an american

in general, the bbc correspondent in moscow, steve rosenberg, analyzes how russia comments on the shelling of ukrainian cities. the ministry of defense of russia issued a statement. here it is: they actually deny that they targeted civilian infrastructure in ukraine. the ministry stated that... russian military fired missiles at military-industrial facilities and ukrainian airbases, it claims that the damage seen in the photo and video, i.e. damage to civilian objects, was caused by the ukrainian air defense system. i can't confirm this, but of course there is no mention in the statement that if russia had not launched the missiles at all, then ukraine would not have had to use air defenses to try to shoot them down. it's very much like one of those days when you feel the chasm between appearance and reality. on friday. i was in the kremlin when viktor orbán flew in for talks with vladimir putin, and i was in the room when vladimir putin talked about how committed he was to a diplomatic solution to the ukrainian conflict. he was talking about his the so-called peace initiative, and three d

our russia editor steve rosenberg has reaction on the attacks from moscow.ormally says — we do not target civilians. we did target military industrial sites and air bases. and as for the destruction in kyiv, it blamed that on a ukrainian air defence missile. now ukraine insists that it found remnants of a russian cruise missile. now, what has the russian president been saying about these devastating attacks? absolutely nothing in public. i mean, earlier this afternoon, russian television showed vladimir putin marking what is known here as the day of russian family and love. and then his guest arrived, the prime minister of india. now it was prime minister modi who told vladimir putin to his face two years ago that this was not a time for war. and i wonder what mr modi will have been saying to vladimir putin tonight in the light of these attacks. but really, this is one of those days where i feel most acutely the chasm here between reality and appearance, because only on friday i was in the kremlin listening to vladimir putin, claiming to be committed to a di

here's our russia editor, steve rosenberg in moscow. a country of 1.4 billion people, he was inc. has asked on, the leader of china, another 1.4 billion people, so this is all things that the russians can use to say, attempts by the west to isolate russia have failed and you hear that point being made regularly by russian officials. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. it's being reported that at least 29 people have been killed and dozens injured, in an israeli air strike on a camp for displaced people in gaza this footage was shot by a camera crew working for the bbc. doctors say a blast hit tents outside a school. there's been no immediate comment from israel. meanwhile, a palestinian activist who's been outspoken against hamas in gaza, is in hospital in a critical condition, after being kidnapped near his home. amin abed is now said to be in a stable condition. 0pen dissent against hamas appears to have increased in recent months, as suffering in the territory has grown, since the start of the war with israel. lucy

our russia editor, steve rosenberg gave us this update from moscow. for example at the court session today, the second hearing, it had been scheduled to take place in mid—august but it was unexpectedly brought forward. that is unusual. tomorrow's hearing will start with closing arguments, ready closing arguments. that is incredible when you think that if evan gershkovich is concluded dell were convicted, the maximum possible sentence is 20 years in a penal colony and after just two court hearings if you set this trial is near end. what does that mean? does that mean that there is some kind of deal already between russia and the us to bring evan gershkovich home after the trial? short answer is, we don't know for sure. the long answer is, we know there have been discussions between russia and america over a possible deal, we know that moscow is open to a possible prisoner exchange. russia doesn't hide the fact that it views jailed americans as kind of currency, bargaining chips release jailed russians abroad. the key point here is that evan gershkovich

our correspondent steve rosenberg is in yekaterinburg with more.als, evan gershkovich�*s supporters call this a sham, a bogus process. it is important to keep in mind it was held behind closed doors, so that means the media were not allowed in during proceedings. friends and family of mr gershkovich and foreign diplomats were not allowed in. we were allowed in any group of journalist for the verdict. we went into the courtroom, and evan gershkovich was standing there in the metal and glass cage, known as the aquarium in russian courts. in came thejudge, read the verdict, guilty, and he was sentenced to 16 years in a high security penal colony. now, i suspect that is the kind of verdict and sentence that evan gershkovich would have expected from a russian court, certainly his supporters were expecting something like that. as i say, they say this was a sham trial, but we should think about what happened inside that courtroom, an americanjournalist convicted of espionage in russia and sentenced to 16 years in prison, that is unprecedented in modern ru

here's our russia editor steve rosenberg.ian defence ministry issued a statement — here it is— basically denying this. they said the russian military issued strikes at ukrainian airbases. it claims that the damage shown in videos — damage to civilian sites has been caused by ukrainian air defence systems. i can't confirm that. but no mention in the statement that if russia hadn't been fired missiles in the first visit, then ukraine would not be deployed is air defence system to be shooting them down. this very much feels like one of them days where you feel the chasm between appearance and reality. on friday, i was at the kremlin when victor orban flew in for tools with vladimir putin and i was in the room where putin was talking about how committed he was for a diplomatic resolution of the ukraine conflict. he was talking about his so—called peace agreement and here we are some three days later with these deadly attacks on ukraine. the image we are bringing to you is the image we are bringing to you is the live shot of kyiv,

getting mr gershkovich home is a top priority for the biden administration. 0ur russia editor steve rosenberg this is an example, of course, of russia engaging in these practices of state hostage—taking, which have impacted otherjournalists and civilians beyond journalism as well. perhaps it's part of their political manoeuvring to try to force the us position, but the impact on this journalist and journalism is devastating. when anyjournalist is targeted in this way, it's notjust a matter of that person, of course, but about freedom of the press, freedom of information. and this is taking place against the backdrop in russia of a very serious press freedom situation. evan is one of 46 journalists currently detained there, and in fact there is another americanjournalist held, too. so we would call on their own government, the us, to do everything in their power to bring both of them home. and the world needs to take note of this broader situation and stand up forjournalists in russia beyond just these americans who have been targeted as well. ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky said on fri

here's our russia editor steve rosenberg on the russian response.ence ministry issued a statement — here it is — basically denying targeting civilian infrastructure in ukraine. the ministry claims that the russian military had fired missiles at military—industrial sites and ukrainian airbases. it claims that the damage shown in photos and videos — in other words, damage to civilian sites — are being caused by ukrainian air defence systems. now, i can't confirm that, but certainly, in the statement, no mention of the fact that if russia hadn't been firing missiles in the first place, then ukraine would need to employ its air defences to try to shoot them down. let's bring in our panel — european analyst nina dos santos and brett bruen, former white house director of global development. nina, this issue is bound to come up at the nato summit. i suppose the question is whether zelensky can get any more movement from his allies. this is obviously the big question because everybody will be in washington, dc at a pivotal time to talk about exactly this. t

steve rosenberg, bbc news, yekaterinburg.ramme. thank you for having me, this verdict is — programme. thank you for having me, this verdict is outrageous _ programme. thank you for having me, this verdict is outrageous so _ programme. thank you for having me, this verdict is outrageous so we - programme. thank you for having me, this verdict is outrageous so we are . this verdict is outrageous so we are doing everything we can to campaign for evan's release. 50 doing everything we can to campaign for evan's release.— for evan's release. so what was your reaction when _ for evan's release. so what was your reaction when you _ for evan's release. so what was your reaction when you heard _ for evan's release. so what was your reaction when you heard the - for evan's release. so what was your reaction when you heard the guilty l reaction when you heard the guilty verdict come through?— reaction when you heard the guilty verdict come through? frankly, we are an: verdict come through? frankly, we are angry - — verdict come through?

we can speak to steve rosenberg who is outside the court. ed to hear. no, but i think the result _ family wanted to hear. no, but i think the result that _ family wanted to hear. no, but i think the result that they - family wanted to hear. no, but i think the result that they would | think the result that they would have expected. remember, his supporters, friends and family, the wall streetjournal, us officials wall street journal, us officials had wall streetjournal, us officials had described what was going on behind me, that trial, is a sham trial, a bogus process, so they would have expected this. we went into the courtroom, the trial itself was held behind closed doors, we were allowed in for the verdict. the judge came in, said guilty, delivered this 16 year prison sentence. unprecedented, really, an americanjournalist sentence. unprecedented, really, an american journalist working sentence. unprecedented, really, an americanjournalist working in american journalist working in moscow americanjournalist working in moscow arrested, conv

our russia editor steve rosenberg is in moscow. has there been any response from the kremlin?l not spoken publicly about the devastating missile attacks including the strike on the children's hospital in kyiv but when he sat down for talks in moscow earlier with the indian prime minister, prime minister narendra modi alluded to what happened and he said the death of innocent children in war conflicts or a terrorist attack is very painful and he said we believe war is no solution, bombs and missiles and rivals cannot bring peace, we stress dialogue. narendra modi had been under pressure to raise this, president zelensky had fiercely criticised him for going to moscow and talking to vladimir putin and as far as the nato summit is concerned, the kremlin says it will watch with maximum possible attention but it is also watching us politics with maximum possible attention and it knowsjoe biden is in trouble and donald trump could return to the white house.- return to the white house. thank ou. at 1.30 our bbc verify team will be looking at the claims and counter claims around that

a short time ago, we spoke to our russia editor steve rosenberg.ent. basically denying targeting civilian infrastructure in ukraine. the ministry claimed that the russian military had fired missiles at military industrial sites and ukrainian air bases. it claims that the damage shown in photos and videos, in other words, damage to civilian sites, have been caused by ukrainian air defence systems. now, i can't confirm that, but certainly in the statement, no mention of the fact that if russia hadn't been firing missiles in the first place, then ukraine wouldn't need to employ its air defences to try to shoot them down. i mean, lucy, this feels very much like one of those days where you you feel the chasm between appearance and reality very much. i mean, on friday, i was at the kremlin, um, when viktor orban flew in for talks with vladimir putin. and i was in the room when vladimir putin was talking about how committed he was to a diplomatic resolution of the ukraine conflict, he was talking about his so—called peace initiative. and here we go, what,

live broadcasts, sit on the floor and write texts to the editor, for example, bbc correspondent steve rosenberg victims of the confrontation with russia, as we see the state of affairs, including taking into account what we heard today from mr. prime minister in kiev. still ready, not ready to give up the idea of ​​leading war to the bitter end. in my opinion, the kiev regime does not allow the very idea of ​​cessation of hostilities because in this case the pretext for extending martial law disappears, and if martial law has to be lifted, it means that elections will have to be held, which were not held on time for the presidential elections, but the chances of winning them for... the ukrainian, ukrainian rulers who have lost their ratings and legitimacy, are close to zero. russia stands for a complete and final end to the conflict. the conditions for this are as i have already said, as stated in my speech at the ministry of foreign affairs. we are talking about the complete withdrawal of all ukrainian troops from the donetsk and lugansk people's republics from the zaporozhye and kherson regio

steve rosenberg there in moscow.ift the temperature into the low 20s. but no such luck in wimbledon today, it will be cloudy with a chance of a few more showers. possibly some showers tomorrow, but it should be largely dry with some sunshine. so, a little better tomorrow. now, as we head through tonight, we are going to see that rain just curl around into eastern scotland, we will see some heavy downpours of rain here, and further south it is dry it with the chance of some showers. it is a muggy feeling start to the day on wednesday, a very mild start, temperatures generally 13—15 degrees. the area of low pressure is going to keep piling into eastern scotland, too, during the day tomorrow rainfall totals are really starting to rack up. we could see as much as 60—78 mm, possibly more over at the higher ground here. further south, some cloud and some showers, but i think the best of the sunshine tomorrow will be across southern england and for much of wales. again, temperatures here could reach the low 20s in celsius.

our russia editor steve rosenberg joins us now. steve, how significant is this visit?als with him. isolation? what isolation? i think vladimir putin and narendra modi will be talking trade and talking about boosting economic ties. already russia sense usable huge volumes of oil to india at a discount —— russia sends huge volumes of oil. but there's also a geopolitical aspect to this as well for narendra modi, because india is watching and it can see that relations between moscow and beijing are getting deeper, are getting stronger, and that makes india nervous, because india's relationship with china has been quite tense. so i think the indian premier still want to make sure during his talks here that the russia china relationship does not adversely affect the relations between russia and india. hater? between russia and india. very interesting. _ between russia and india. very interesting, steve, _ between russia and india. very interesting, steve, thank- between russia and india. very interesting, steve, thank you very much indeed. a lot of football fans go to extrem

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steve i reminded rosenberg of a saying about pudding, they have some kind of pudding, or jellied meatnister, firstly, in fairness to him, for the sake of prodink, they spoke in the context of the british choice, the british , but i just remembered that the situation is similar in in britain, in france, in europe in general, so who can it be, and there are interesting figures there, the leader of the socialists, olivier faure, very anti-russian, but how do you like such a leader of the dancing public? britain, which you recalled, the labor party, a historical maximum, gained the number of seats, this is a left turn, well, the labor party on a formal basis is a left party, and where they have a super left agenda, now why the left coalition won, well, because there was this conspiracy of anti-lepinism, so -called, yes, they agreed in 200 districts out of 577 were withdrawn in favor of the most popular candidate of their candidacy, that ’s how they won, this is such a victory, you know, now in europe, this is a protest vote, it’s not necessary, but everything that we observe is all exactl

steve liesman. >>> let's get the street's take ahead of the fed. joining us now david rosenbergsenberg research. give me your take. again, do you think the fed, david, should cut, even though, of course, as steve said, they're not going to? >> well, i think that alan blinder was right if the journal "today." i think the fed should go. it may be too much of a mea culpa for them to do it as soon as wednesday. eye so i think at the minimum they'll set the table for a september move and strengthened further by what powell is going to say at jackson hole. i'll tell you the truth, i don't think you can rule it out entirely. it's not my base case scenario. the odds are higher than the minuscule probabilities that markets have priced in right now. >> and why do you believe that the economy, you know, deserves or is at least in need of, perhaps, a cut sooner than september? >> well, i think that what's happening here is that what powell was talking a couple months ago, which he abandoned, which was the earlier inflation hiccup was idiosyncratic and refined to insurance, home insurance, a