with us this evening, general votel. you, good evenina. "nobody knew who was in charge". "number 10 was completely unsuitable" for handling covid. the cabinet office was a "dumpster fire". colleagues were "morons", "liars" and — a warning, there's a swear word coming up — colleagues were also "fuckpigs". two of the then pm's top aides — ex—chief adviser dominic cummings and former number 10 director of communications lee cain — laid bare before the inquiry claims of sheer incompetence in downing street and sometimes across whitehall. mr cain said the pandemic was "the wrong crisis" for mrjohnson's "skillset". we learned from a whatsapp mr cummings sent that he thought the cabinet at the time were utterly useless and he admitted that in the run—up to the first lockdown in march 2020, none of them thought about vulnerable groups — people who were minority ethnic, those on low incomes and victims of domestic abuse — were all "almost entirely appallingly neglected". we'll discuss the implications of what we've heard today in

. >>> we go now to general joseph votel, former centcom commander overseeing operations in the middleto have you with us. i want to pick up where we left off with the national security adviser. he said the u.s. has elevated threats against u.s. forces, elevated risks of the conflict spreading. what are the trigger points you are concerned about? >> thanks. good morning, margaret. good to be with you. i think the thing i've been concerned about and probably many have been concerned about is that any miscalculation along the line can move this to a different level, so, you know, an attack on an american installation, whether it's military or diplomatic or commercial, that causes casualties, significant casualties and death, i think could significantly change the calculus for us. it's certainly a much broader attack by the so-called iranian threat network, whether hezbollah or whether it's iranian aligned militia groups in syria, to broaden the conflict. i think these are all aspects that could lead to a widening of the conflict. >> there have already been 20 militia attacks. 19 service

jon: retired general, joseph votel, now the middle east institute. thank you for your expertise. >> thank you. >> meantime, protests over the war continue across the world. police breaking up a rally in berlin germany after pro- palestinian demonstrators took over vigil in memory of victims of the hamas attacks. [speaking in native tongue] in the indian capital new delhi locals took to the streets showing their support carrying israel's national flag and holding signs with strong messages against hamas here in the united states, violence erupting at a protest in los angeles. a fight broke out after some people use pepper spray. no injuries or arrests reported. more live coverage of the, ongoing waarr in israel when the fox report returns cuz... cuz you paid too much for those glasses. next time, go to america's best where two pairs and a free, quality eye exam start at just $79.95. book an exam today at americasbest.com. ♪ my name is marie. i'm 49 years old and i'm a business owner. i own a lemonade and ice cream shop in florida, so i can feel and se