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How did U.S. forces escalate strikes around Bandar Abbas to target Iran’s resupply routes?
Hitting Iran even harder. I'm Dave Anthony, Fox News. That's what the U.S. did on a sixth consecutive night of bombing. Central Command says they hit military targets from air defense to infrastructure. Iran State TV says bridges were taken out. Fox's Peter Doocy reports.
The war planners here at the White House are trying something different. They started bombing overnight roads and bridges around Bandar Abbas. The U.S. is trying to take out these bridges and roads, hoping to isolate the IRGC so they cannot resupply their people near Bandar Abbas, which is the key to controlling the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran trying to control that shipping waterway and has retaliated again today, launching missiles and drones at Gulf countries with U.S.
What retaliatory missile and drone attacks did Iran launch against Gulf countries and U.S. bases?
bases, including Kuwait, where a power plant and water desalination facility were hit, causing widespread damage. China is denying it interfered in U.S. elections, especially in 2020, like President Trump claimed in an address last night.
Eighteen states have been bought. Stolen or hacked by China.
Fox's Aisha Hosni reports.
He has announced that he's declassifying a trove of documents that he claims reveals vulnerabilities in our election system. Those documents are not posted on the White House website. He's alleging that China hacked and gathered voter information on some 200 million Americans over a number of years.
Democratic Senate leader Chuck Schumer called the Trump speech a pathetic attempt to deny the president lost the 2020 election. Two people are now dead in the Texas flooding disaster caused by more than two feet of rain this week, sending rivers and creeks overflowing in communities including Uvalde.
Water rushing through all of the main roads in that town.
What are the allegations about Chinese interference in U.S. elections and what evidence was claimed?
Everything, shut businesses and homes being inundated. First responders moving as fast as they could to get evacuations going. and rescues. Over 200 people are rescued in the past several days across the region.
Fox weather's Robert Ray in San Antonio.
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How severe is the flooding in Texas and how have first responders conducted rescues?
Change is coming in Britain, where the Labour Party has just confirmed Andy Burnham, a new Member of Parliament, will be the party's leader and later become the next British Prime Minister.
Andy Burnham's rise to the top of British politics has seemed as inevitable as it has sudden, making no secret of his ambition. The Mayor of Manchester manoeuvred himself back into Parliament while Prime Minister Keir Starmer struggled to hold on to power. When Burnham won a special election last month, Starmer announced within days that he would resign. Only one name was put forward as a potential replacement. That means today's special Labour Party conference is a formality. On Monday, Burnham will achieve his ultimate goal and receive the keys to 10 Downing Street. In London, Jonathan Savage, Fox News.
Who is Andy Burnham and how did Labour leadership change lead to a new UK prime minister?
It'll be a sombre evening on New York's Long Island, remembering a disaster in the sky on this date 30 years ago.
Families of the 230 people who were lost aboard TWA Flight 800 will gather at Smith Point on New York's Long Island to remember their loved ones 30 years after the tragedy. The crash happened 12 minutes after takeoff from John F. Kennedy International Airport on the evening of July 17, 1996. The Boeing 747 was headed to France and Italy when it exploded and went down in the Atlantic Ocean. A memorial sits at the Smith Point County Park, and families mark each anniversary by placing white roses in the water. Among those set to attend are the TWA Association president, who lost his niece in the crash, as well as a group from Pennsylvania who suffered the loss of teenagers who were on a school trip.
In New York City, Tanya J. Powers, Fox News.
More selling is in store on Wall Street the day after losses.
What are the notable anniversaries and market updates covered, including TWA Flight 800 and Wall Street futures?
Dow futures are down no more than 200 points.
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Chapters
6 chapters
1
How did U.S. forces escalate strikes around Bandar Abbas to target Iran’s resupply routes?
0:03–0:44
2
What retaliatory missile and drone attacks did Iran launch against Gulf countries and U.S. bases?
0:44–1:42
3
What are the allegations about Chinese interference in U.S. elections and what evidence was claimed?
1:42–2:16
4
How severe is the flooding in Texas and how have first responders conducted rescues?
2:16–3:03
5
Who is Andy Burnham and how did Labour leadership change lead to a new UK prime minister?
3:03–3:57
6
What are the notable anniversaries and market updates covered, including TWA Flight 800 and Wall Street futures?
3:57–4:13