Clashes between police and anti police protesters have turned violent on the streets of Bolognia. >> You know, these things are sort of uh symptomatic of years and years of allowing migrants to come in, >> take their revenge upon the world for their own inadequacy. This is what radical leftism is. There are lots of excuses made and lots of uh coverage that never occurs when a left-winger does something. >> Hello, I'm Gabriella Power. Welcome to Power Hour. Thank you for joining us. We'll be crossing to the US in just a moment. But first, let's turn to Italy where chaos is unfolding. Clashes between police and anti- police protesters have turned violent on the streets of Bolognia. Just take a look at this. something on you. Wild, very ugly scenes there. Demonstrators were reportedly hurling firecrackers, bottles, and chairs at police officers, leaving dozens of officers injured. And police responded, as you could see there, with with tear gas and water cannons to disperse crowds. Now, these protests began breaking out after a 42-year-old migrant from Morocco died after being arrested by police. Now, prosecutors in Bolognia have opened an investigation into the circumstances surrounding his death. According to reports, in the leadup to this arrest, he was allegedly acting erratically, damaging vehicles and threatening people around him. Police were called to the scene by locals who were concerned by his behavior. Now, this man had a criminal record for drug offenses, resisting arrest and assault. Officers reportedly used pepper spray before pinning him down to the ground and handcuffing him. Again, this is being fully investigated. But this incident and vision of it has sparked plenty of anger in Bologna. Hundreds of anti police protesters have taken to the streets chanting anti- police slogans. some kneeling with raised fists and some comparing the incident to the 2020 death of George Floyd. Some demonstrators were also reportedly waving Moroccan flags around and directing plenty of anti police chants at authorities. Italy's Prime Minister Georgia Maloney has slammed protesters for their behavior that has left 56 officers injured according to police. Georgia Maloney said those who chose to use this incident as a pretext to lay waste to the city, attack officers, and spread violence were not seeking truth. They were seeking confrontation. Come back to >> Joining us now is political analyst Joseer. Josea, thank you for joining us on Power Hour. Really appreciate getting your time today. Can we just start with what we are seeing in Italy? Of course, violence has erupted in Bolognia after a Moroccan man died on Sunday while being restrained by police. Now, protesters have broken out and demonstrators have been reportedly throwing shares at officers, damaging property, some waving the Moroccan flag. Let's just take a quick look. pretty confronting vision. Can I get your assessment of what we're seeing in Italy? >> Well, what you've seen in Italy is typical of the European reaction to the millions of migrants who've come over the last 30 or 40 years. And sometimes when you have these uh police on migrants and you know you can't resist the the longer explanation for these things, you know, is it is it a problem with strangers in the land? Is it like George Floyd? And George Floyd was the other, of course, he was a a real criminal. This guy is just a petty criminal maybe, but he had a dist distribution logistics company. Look, uh Gabriel, it's very hard to see uh somebody die in real time. You know, we we we all live in fantasy worlds until we have to see this and everybody's got an opinion. I saw it, you saw it, and it looked like a clean arrest, but I grew up at the Chicago Police Department, so everything looked like clean arrested to to me back in those days. Look, um the man died. He had a couple of uh uh adults sitting on his back, a third person tying his legs. He probably had a heart attack or something. And he just happened to be killed in a town run by a left-wing mayor. And not unlike the case of uh Minneapolis, St. Paul where uh maybe the the the politics there allows people to protest like this and so we we get this reaction and u you know we we get protests all over the world for every all kinds of things and something like this this galvanize galvanizes a a certain kind of person you know to take out authority and you don't want to really take on the police I mean they got the guns you don't have the guns and so they they're taking them out anyway and Italy has a long history of social protest now look Maloney who is the the leader of Italy came out and said, uh, you know, you got to give these cops a chance to do their job, etc. And that these people who are bl who are, uh, you know, rioting, you know, they're very unhelpful and doesn't look very good. But look, it's a it's a tragic incident all around. And, uh, keep in mind, you know, when, uh, George Floyd was, uh, was killed by the police officer, uh, he he his family was awarded a $6 million check on the same morning the jury came in on the guy who uh, who had the chokeold. I doubt this guy's family's going to get a $6 million check, but there's still still that kind of umbrage. Look, the problems with Italy and Germany and these places that brought in that allowed or brought in, you know, millions, tens of thousands of these these migrants is going to be be around for a long time because uh these things bring up these old memories and did we do it right and uh what do we do with these people now? I mean, it's uh it's very very confronting. But look uh when you have a stranger in the land and you have your police department or what your authorities making, uh going about their their normal business, their lawful business, and you have a death like this, it's going to raise all kinds of uh concerns. As I said, I saw it. It looked like a lawful arrest. Poor guy probably had a heart attack or something like that. Certainly, a lot of people would. And so, you know, these things are sort of uh symptomatic of years and years of allowing migrants to come in. I mean, you either accept him as as as one of your own or you treat them differently. And in this case, when a man dies, people are saying, "Well, look, uh, he was maybe he had a bit of an arrest record." Uh, though I understand his his papers were in order and all the rest of it, it's pretty hard to tell. But, uh, look, I think this is very confrontational when in the modern era when you can see a death in real time, it's hard not to have an opinion and it's hard not to remember other things. Now you mentioned uh we we mentioned Floyd or you in in your package other things like that there are other Italians who have died in custody as in in other places in the world it's always a very confronting issue and it tends to be very complex but you know at the end of the day in Italy they kind of boiled it down to this protesters are defending the rights of a migrant who was killed at the hands of the police and the authorities are defending the police who are that very thin blue line between anarchy and everybody body else. >> Well, the circumstances surrounding his death is being investigated. What did you make of Georgia Maloney's statement defending police officers and also kind of condemning the protesters, saying that those who chose to use this incident as a pretext to lay waste to the city, attack officers, and spread violence were not seeking the truth. They were seeking confrontation. Is that a fair statement to make? >> I think the Italian prime minister got it just right. you know, it's not very helpful to respond to this kind of an incident by uh tearing the city down or or going to going to war with the police. Uh she uh she took the position, it's a rightful position and she also said, "Let's investigate this. Let's see let's see what happened." And u you know the um and and the truth will come out or what version of the truth will we can possibly get. You never know the circumstances if you're not there actually. So you know she's doing the right thing and she's saying that these uh people are using this as a pretext. This is the uh there's always in in every generation a core group of anti-establishment people. You know, it could have been this guy or somebody else or, you know, some other incident and they would have come out rioting anyway. It doesn't take much to uh for the mob to take over in a city for a night and we've all seen that in different places. And so, but I think she did the right thing. She said, you know, let's just cool this. This is not a good idea and it's all very unhelpful. And um she's not just sticking up for the police because she's uh she's the prime minister. She's sticking up for the process. She says, "Let's have a look at this thing." And in the meantime, she's telling the other side just to cool it. >> Let's turn to the conflict in the Middle East. Now, the US military has launched strikes on Iran for the 11th consecutive night. Donald Trump says that the US will bomb Iran's Pickax Mountain, a deep underground site that the US and Israel suspect could be used for nuclear activity. Let's listen to Donald Trump. Do you believe that Iran has moved nuclear centrifuges into Pickax Mountain? And when you say we're not done yet, what is left to finish? >> Well, I think that they they may have. We don't have it on record. Follow the material. That's where the action is. And uh we'll be hitting that area very probably pretty soon. And there's not not a thing they can do about it. You know, normally I wouldn't say that. If I thought they could do something about it, I would never say that. But we'll be hitting that area pretty soon. Uh and and very heavily. >> Joe, what did you make of that? What can we really expect? >> Well, he probably will hit the mountain. You know, um people don't, you know, whether you like Trump or not, a lot of Americans are very lot a lot of Americans are quite unhappy with Trump's policies, his economy, his war in Iran and all the rest of it. But he he you can't fault him for being completely transparent about what he's doing. He's he's literally telling you that he he may have to go here now. He uh he wanted this memorandum of understanding the stick. Of course, we've now had 11 days of strikes. And um you know, he's he's going to ramp it up because that's what he can do. He can do this on a unilateral basis. When he got in there, he wanted to sort of resolve this problem with Iran. And I thought that was a terrific idea. He wanted to do it in sort of a spectacular way, historical way and and very flashy. Well, that didn't work because, you know, the resistance didn't rise up and throw out the uh the clerics. So, we had to do it the hard way. We had to uh sort of compel them. There's a phrase uh Gabriela called compellance uh diplomacy or coercive diplomacy. You know, sometimes you have to use military force to get other people to uh come to the table or to agree to things. and and Trump is using the assets that he has. The only thing that I'm worried about here is that uh this war is so unpopular in America, and I mean unpopular, it's going to drag the Republicans down in the midterm elections, etc. The president's going to have to show not an exit policy, but some some benefits. Uh every war has a costbenefit kind of thing going on. And uh today, the Secretary of Defense, Secretary of War, went before Congress and said, "This war has only costed, I don't know, $32 billion." That's not true. Actually, it's closer to hundred billion dollars according to all the major think tanks around America. They're going to have to be a little more forthcoming about what this thing is costing. And the other thing the president has to do is make it very clear that this is about making sure that the straight of Hormuz is opened and that the regime lays off its neighbors that is the Iranian regime plays a decent role in their neighborhood. Otherwise, the US is going to keep coming after them. And that's why this is a forever war because it's neither war nor peace. I don't care if they sign a uh another uh ceasefire while you and I are on air here. It doesn't mean anything because they'll be back at it again in a week or two. President uh is going to punish them every time they they move on this. And of course, now we have a new dimension, Gabriela. We have the the Hoodies who are firmly under uh Iranian control threatening to uh uh close the Red Sea which is that uh body of water between Suez and uh and um and and and u the the the uh the straits at the other end of that and so you know it's another 7% of the world's oil and gas supply being cut off. So if we bring the hoodies in we're going to widen the war and worsen the economy around the world. And uh you know what this this this is going to require some uh some very clever diplomacy. You know, no war ever ended without diplomacy. And so we're going to have to sort of double down here about how we're going to do this and what is acceptable to the American people. Uh the problem is the president keeps getting caught in this trap. You know, if you kill one of our eyes, we're going to kill 10 of yours. That kind of talk doesn't go very far. I mean, you have to do what you have to do. And if he goes after the bridges and he goes after the infrastructure, they'll go after the allies in the region. Uh can you imagine the billions of dollars worth of damage already done to the Iranian economy and infrastructure and the billions of dollars that they're causing on American bases and American allies in the region. I mean, this thing is just sort of out of control. And of course, at the end of the day, you're going to run out of bullets. You're going to run out of missiles. And then you're going to have to do something else. I mean, this is a a war. I hope it's not a war of exhaustion, but it's a war that sort of uh uh lost its meaning. You know, in the beginning, it was a great idea to liberate the the the Iranian people, the Persians, they could rise up. Well, that didn't happen for a lot of reasons. And then it became something else. And there's also this this fairy tale that there are hardliners in in Iran. I mean, they're all hardliners in Iran. They're all devoted to the clerics and the revolutionary guard. These guys have been inconstant power now for embedded in power now for, you know, 47 years. They ain't going to give it up tomorrow. And they're prepared to do something Americans aren't prepared to do, and that is to throw as many Iranians into the meat grinder as they have to. I mean, they don't care if they lose a million people. They lost a million people in the war against Iraq in in the 1980s. I mean, they don't have midterm elections. They don't have to answer to anybody. That's the problem here is that we have to answer to people. People like you, me, and the American public. We all ask you what's going on here. And in Iran, if you ask a question like that, you might find yourself uh uh hanging on a poll some night. >> Yeah. Well, those are the double standards, aren't they? So, government waste, Washington dysfunction, and the kinds of bureaucratic messes that we speak about on Power Hour all the time have more in common with Medicare enrollment than you'd think. You turn 65 and the government mails you what amounts to a phone book of plans, deadlines, and fine print. Does that actually help one person? I don't think so. With nobody sitting down and walking you through it, most people shove that envelope in a drawer not knowing they could get hit with penalties they'll pay for the rest of their lives for missing a window nobody explained. 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I think um look u uh let's face it when you when you have a cancer you have to uh cut it out. They're not going to cut it out with a regime change because any regime change they get will be people who have uh grown up during the revolutionary guard or were part of the clerical thing. I've always thought the secret here from the very get-go was to decouple the clerics from political control of Iran. you know, they could be head of state and all that stuff, but you know, they're in charge of finances, military, and political life, and social life. I mean, and until you cut the the clerics out of out of the political picture, uh we're never going to have any any peace in that area. And it's going to be a problem for a long time for America's friends and allies in the region. And we do have friends and allies in the region. And you know, and Israel is going to be America's friend for a long time. And you know, at the end of the day, Americans may get a little upset with Israel about this and that, but uh you know, the Israelis are the only people in that region, uh Gabriel, who count the votes one at a time. I always thought that was very important. We like democratic regimes. We may not like what they do all the time, but we like the fact that they have elections and all the free elections and all the rest of it. So, uh look, it's a very complicated situation. Regime change, of course, is uh up there with the fairy dust. I mean, that's not going to happen. We tried that on day one. It didn't work. Uh so at the end of the day, we're going to do what we did in Vietnam and Iraq and Afghanistan. We're just going to bomb the hell out of them until we see what we can see. And the president has uh forebodingly said the other day, and I I just cringed when I heard it. He said that this war may go on to next year. I hope not, but that looks like that may be the case. >> Tracer accuser, thank you so much for joining us on Power Hour. Always appreciate getting your insights and analysis. >> Thank you. Let's go to New York now. Joining us is US political journalist and commentator John Fund. John Fund, thank you so much for your time. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is warning about a resurgence of far-left political violence that's occurring around the world, not just in the United States. He cited recent acts of political violence in America, as well as recent alleged leftwing violence in Europe. Now, Marco Rubio warns that the problem is growing. Let's just listen to him. >> This is a distinctive and unique evil. It has always been driven by a hatred above all else. A hatred for civilization itself. It is a revolt of the worst against the best. A revolt of the weak and the cowardly against the strong and the good. It is perpetrated by those who cannot build, who cannot create, who cannot achieve great things and take their revenge upon the world for their own inadequacy by seeking to destroy those who can. This is what radical leftism is. >> John, can I get your reaction to Marco Rubio's speech? Well, I think this is very important because the legacy media in every country, including yours, constantly refers to right-wing violence, right-wing extremism. And of course, there is some of that, and we have to stamp it out. But there are lots of excuses made and lots of uh coverage that never occurs when a left-winger does something. And we've seen this over and over again. Uh, initially the Brit the British police declined to say there was any political motive at all in the murder of a British cabinet, former cabinet member named Anne Whitikome just a couple weeks ago. It turns out that there was. Um, he had left-wing propaganda all over his house. He drove 300 miles to bash her in with a hammer 21 times. And we've also seen this in the execution of the United Healthcare CEO in New York City a few bits times ago. So this is finally some I think emphasis that what we are dealing with is a problem on both sides of the spectrum and the left-wing part of the problem is almost never noticed. >> Yeah, you make such a good point there and you reference of course the killing of former British cabinet official ankome uh in her home. The suspect that's been arrested was found to contain far-left propaganda. Last week there were also threats against Nigel Farage. We see a lot of extremist content on social media as well. Plenty of people that are, you know, working um educated members of society can post pretty violent extreme messaging on social media that we are seeing, you know, quite quite often. Is is what Marco Rubio is saying right now is it having an impact? >> Oh, I think it is because we're seeing more and more of this happen. I think it's part of it is trunk during engine syndrome and part of it is that much of this behavior isn't really con unconventional leftright terms. Uh it's nihilism. Uh it's an opposition to everything that's civilizational. You know the new congresswoman from East Harlem who's going to be elected in November u is from Columbia University. She founded a group there um against you know the problems in Gaza. And that group was basically founded not just to oppose Israeli policy in Gaza, but as its opening statement, which was co-written by this new congresswoman said, "We are opposed to Western civilization in all of its forms, and we want to eradicate it from the earth." So this is not a normal political debate or ideological dispute. This is about Western civilization and its supposed inherent evil. M last October, the Trump administration designated Antifa, a domestic terrorist organization, also uh issued executive orders which granted broader tools to the Justice and Treasury Departments, the IRS and the FBI to investigate nonprofit and taxexempt organizations for links to terrorists acts. Uh so that took place in October. Since then, are we seeing an impact as well? Well, it's interesting that um the media has basically said for the last few years there is no Antifa. It's just a loose collection of people who sometimes use that term. There's no organization. There's no structure. Nothing to worry about. Well, a bunch of people have been indicted and convicted since October as being members of Antifa. In fact, they've testified in court. Yes, we are members of Antifa. So, this is a case where the criminals have not only confessed, but the media continues to say there's nothing to see here. Move on. >> Yeah, we are seeing that far too often. Well, thank you for your uh honest assessment and analysis right here on Power Hour. Let's turn to what else is happening around the world. And of course, the UK now has a a new prime minister that is Andy Burnham. And US President Donald Trump has spoken to Andy Bernham over the phone. Trump posted on Truth Social saying, "I had a very good conversation with the new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Andy Bernham. We discussed many subjects including the outstanding relationship we have had with UK. We'll be meeting in the not tooistant future for topics of mutual interest. The prime minister has got a big job ahead of him, but he will be able to do it. And of course, the USA will be there to help." We discussed North Sea oil trade, the military alliance, uh the straight of Hormuz and many other topics. The call was interesting and went very well. I wish the prime minister Bernham good luck and God speed. Okay, what does this mean for the relationship between the US and the UK? It's been a little bit rocky over the past few months. >> It has. I think there's good news and bad news for Britain here. Uh the good news is look, Andy Burnham at least has a personality. Uh here star was the cold he was the coldest fish I've ever seen. He he alternated between looking like a statue and looking like a mummy. And there was nothing. There was no charisma. There was no spark there. Andy Burnham is a real bloke and he has a personality that'll help him with Donald Trump. The bad news is Andy Burnham wants to come in and go far to the left of where Kier Starmer had been. He says Thatcher was a complete mistake. I'm going to have the most fundamental transformation in British economy in 40 years. We're going to nationalize industries again. Uh we're going to have enormous spending programs. This is simply going to drive Britain into the ground. Uh Britain in the 70s before Thatcher was the sick man of Europe. It's going to be the dead man of Europe if it follows Andy Bernham's policies. >> We'll be watching it very closely closely rather. Andy Bernham has invited Donald Trump to the UK. Do do you think Donald Trump will be accepting that invitation? And I suppose what could we expect from a face-to-face meeting? >> Well, given all of the pomp and circumstance and all of the uh incredible reception uh that Trump was given the last time he went because he loves the royal family, Donald Trump would an invitation from anyone in Britain because he just loves the place. He has roots from his family there and of course they put on a big show for him. >> Yes, they certainly do. Now, Trump has imposed a 50% tariff on a range of goods imported from Canada in what the president has labeled retaliation for unequal treatment of US cars, dairy, and alcohol. Everyday consumer products, including wine and hockey sticks, as well as industrial items are on the tariff, the tariff rather, list. Let's just take a listen to Donald Trump. >> Canada's been very, very tough on us over the years, for many years, and no other president's done anything about it. I I love Canada. I love the people of Canada. Many friends that live in Canada, but their leadership from Trudeau to the current leadership. Um I mean in all fairness to them, they need us to survive. >> What's the reaction been to this? >> Oh, not much. Um I do think though that look, Canada is our longest friend and it's been our most significant trading partner for many years. Uh I'm not a big tariff fan. I don't think bullying Canada necessarily is the best approach. On the other hand, uh Trump does a point there are some discriminatory practices Canada has long had dairy products, uh forest products, and uh that has been beyond the NAFTA and other trade agreements that we've had with them. So if this forces Canada to have more free trade with the United States, I may not like the tactics, but if there is this to happen, then I think both countries will benefit and maybe we can go back to a normal relationship where we're not hurling names at each other. >> Let's talk about the midterms. Republicans are gaining on Democrats lead heading into the midterm elections. According to the latest polling, Democrats have a 48% to 45% edge for registered voters on the question of which party should take control of the House of Representatives. This is according to a Washington Post Ipsos poll. But that is a a slip from May when 49% of registered voters backed Democrats. So compared to to 44% who backed Republicans in an ABC News Washington Post Ipsos poll. What's your read on this? Well, I think there is some tightening, but u the Republicans have had a bad year and certainly the gasoline prices and the other turmoil in the Middle East have not helped it. The biggest problem the Republicans have is enthusiasm gap. Uh Democrats are really fired up as partly because of Trump derangement syndrome and they really want to vote. Republicans are a little bit uncertain. uh they're you know Donald Trump has shall we say gone in several different directions at once at the same time in the last few months. So the clear ma message I think has been a little muddled. If Republicans can do things that convince people that Donald Trump is focused on the issues that they really care about the kitchen table issues I think the Republicans can survive and perhaps even keep the house. Uh the problem is that we're running out of time. And I think what Donald Trump should do, for example, is issue an executive order saying that any any capital gains tax that that you pay if it has an inflation component because you've held the asset, your house, your car, uh your stock portfolio, if you've had it for so long, you don't pay tax on the inflationary gain because that's an illusionary gain. And I think if he did that, that might convince people Trump is actually doing something that benefits people in their daily lives and makes it easier for them to sell their house, move, and have more portable assets. >> And does he desperately need to do something like that, especially as this conflict in the Middle East is is continuing to play out? >> Well, no. I think as you point out, he hasn't done that. And yet he's, you know, Republicans are within striking distance. But if you want to have some enthusiasm, if you want to have some people believe that the Republicans are doing something that is affecting people here and now, not something that they did last year or the year before, then I think that this would be a perfect reason to do something. And it would also help the economy and frankly would make sense. I mean, in Australia and the United States, most things are indexed, tax brackets and other things. It makes sense that if you sell a house, you shouldn't pay tax on the part of the house that is went up in value only because of inflation. >> Yeah, we have a few problems here in Australia. Finally, I want to get your thoughts on Sunonny Host because she's in the spotlight for this interaction with a police officer. So, this is of course The View co-host Sunonny Host repeatedly telling police that she was a former federal prosecutor after her son was was caught trespassing on a railroad property and she had to remind officers that he was Harvard educated. Let's look at the body cam uh footage. >> Put your hands behind your back for a second. Hey, what's going on? >> Tell them your mother is a federal prosecutor. Are you are you are you arresting my son? >> Wait a minute. >> What happens if you're like this? Well, you know, um, >> we have cameras everywhere. Normally, it's a misdemeanor charge. We're dumbing it down to a violation. Okay. >> I know you're upset. >> I'm a former federal prosecutor. He knows he's a Harvard grad who teaches fourth grade geometry to kids. >> God bless. >> This is not a kid who's ever in trouble. I >> mean, reminding officers that he's a Harvard grad. What did you make of that? Well, first of all, she started out by saying that she was a federal prosecutor before she changed her mind. U that's misrepresenting herself. Look, Sunonny Host sits on that show and talks about white privilege all the time. She is marinated in privilege. She talks about it all of the time. I went there. I did this. You know, and of course, at the same time, she wears the most expensive jewelry. for her to talk about privilege and then to claim just because her kid got into Harvard, I'm not going to say how he got into Harvard. I'm not gonna say if there was any thumb on the scale, but let's just say and and therefore because he went to Harvard, he can't get into any trouble. Come on now. There are fraudsters all over America who went to Harvard who are sitting in jail right now. So this is pure cish celebrity privilege that she's exercising. And at the same time, she claims that, you know, white people are just inherently born with privilege. Give me a break. Hypocrisy is thick. This is so thick, you can't even touch it with a knife. >> That is absolutely fair enough. I think it's been pretty humiliating seeing that body cam footage go viral. John Fund, US political journalist and commentator, thank you so much for your time and joining us on Power Hour. High prices are here to stay. Gas, groceries, insurance. As a homeowner, you've thought, "Should I refinance to pay off credit card debt?" Then you second guess yourself because of your low mortgage rate. Well, that low rate isn't saving you if you're drowning in interest at 25%. That math is costing you thousands. Making minimum payments means that debt will follow you for years. And that's why people are calling American Financing. They're saving customers an average of $800 a month by using equity to break free. See what's possible. No upfront fees, no pressure. It costs nothing to find out what you could save. Start today and you may delay two mortgage payments. Call American Financing 866891-4811. That's 866891-4811 or americanancing.net/powerhour. Joining us now for all the royal news is News Corp columnist Angela Mullard. Angela, great to see you again. >> Good to see you, too. >> Now, Andy Bernham has marked his first hours as the UK's new prime minister with a visit to the passage. And this is, of course, a homeless charity, but it holds a particularly close royal connection. Is that right? >> That's right. Prince William is the uh patron of the passage. And he was first taken there to meet homeless people by his mother, Princess Diana, when he was 11. and he in turn has taken Prince George to the passage. So, the fact that Andy Bernham went there, even before he went to Downing Street on his first day as prime minister is a massive signal, not only that he uh supports the homeless uh homelessness charity that Prince William is the patron of, and of course, William has talked about the fact that um homeless should be short, brief, and non-reoccurring through his Homewoods program. But it also signals the relationship that you're going to see between um crown and uh and parliament. I think you know that's to choose to go and do something that's very royal aligned suggests that he wants to really make a difference not just in that sphere but to have a good relationship with the palace. >> Yeah, very significant indeed. Now some exciting news within the royal family. Prince George is about to become a teenager. Can you believe it? He's going to be turning 13, marking a major milestone for the family. This is a big moment for for them. Of course, you know, his whole life he has been in front of people. The um Kate was outside the Lindo wing within hours of him being born. And of course, they've delivered pictures every year to show us how he's growing up. And look, things have changed around royal reporting. We used to see a lot more of say William and Harry. Of course, George is going to start at Eaton uh in September where his father was a pupil. Apparently, he's very good at history, according to his mother. Remembers dates better than William does. Uh, but of course, Prince George, the real challenge is that he's going to becoming, uh, a teenager and somebody of note and and someone we want to watch in the digital phone era, which of course, uh, Harry and William didn't have to face that. So, Eaton is in the middle of Windsor. Of course, it's very close to his parents' home. It's very close to Windsor Castle, so he can go and see the king when he wants to. But what it also means is that he's going to be out and about in the village as Eton or town. Sorry, Windsor is a town in the same way that um that William and Harry were, but this time there's going to be people with mobile phones in every shop on every corner. And so it's going to be more pressure. It's also going to be pressure on Kate and William, of course, because of they have to monitor George's social media. Luckily for them, uh Eaton has a brick phone policy for the first year. your kids are only allowed to have a a a non-s smartphone. Uh but the pressure will increase after that. Pretty tricky times for them. >> Yeah. No, that will be challenging to navigate. Absolutely. Now, Prince Harry is back in in the spotlight and he's kind of gone viral after this TV appearance where he said he clashed with James Cordon over the word soccer. Let's just take a look. >> Now, are you a soccer fan? I always think I always thought that that you went to a school that was too posh to play soccer. Do you know what I mean? >> I like to play football. >> Yes. >> Why are you calling it soccer? >> Because we're in the United States, baby. >> Um, yeah. I always thought that you would have gone to a school, rugby, cricket, polo. >> I think it was such a posh school that everything was an option. >> Yes. Oh, really? So, there was a there was a football team. >> There was a football team. >> Were you any good? >> You know what? At prep school, I was in the first team and then I went to the bigger school and I ended up in the E team. >> Ah, >> big A team. >> A team to team. Yeah. That didn't feel very >> Yeah. >> Somewhere between five and 10 letters. >> Yeah. Someone You found that really funny, didn't you? >> Angela, what's the reaction been to this? >> Look, I think it's funny because he's lived in America now since 2019. James Cordon has assimilated. He's calling it soccer. So, it shows where Harry's heart lies, doesn't it? I mean, interesting. It really to me it does. And we we're hearing more and more that he wants to make remake that connection with the UK. Obviously, he was just there recently. Uh there's even been talk that that Megan isn't necessarily against the idea. Look, I can't see that happening anytime soon. But when you say things like that, you annoy Americans. Stick with the words they use. If you're in an America, in front of an American audience, use the rowers. But interesting to know that uh he had such a plummet from grace. He talks about in terms of his uh soccer career, soccer, football, whatever you want to call it, career. Um but he was you know look they played a lot of sport at at Eaton and you know by all accounts he had quite a fun time there. Not the most academic hit apparently but uh but very personable. >> You can't imagine Megan saying something like that that he went from A to E. That's >> no no she would have gone from E to she would have just been a I went from A to A+ >> overnight. Now we will get to Megan in a moment but there's been some some pretty major news here with Andrew Mountbatton being spotted on horseback at Sandringham after months away. What are the details around this? >> That's right. He's been seen out riding uh at Sandringham and remember he was moved from Windsor because he was keep kept being photographed being out on a horse and people were thinking, you know, you've got this um investigation out against you. You're out there, you know, doing the posh person sport, you know, enjoying yourself on a horse. So, he was moved to uh Sandringham and then he, you know, kind of not strictly forbidden from going horse riding, but we certainly didn't see it. the fact that we are now people just do not want to associate his name with him having any enjoyment in life. He has apparently been to a sporting event where uh the Duchess of Edinburgh was also attending. There were no I we haven't seen any pictures of that. If you remember the last time we saw him, he was getting into a car and he had that bruise on his face that uh there was no explanation for. But for the sake of the royal family, you do not want to have pictures of them. That said, he's a man in his mid60s. What do you do? sit in front of the TV all day. I mean, he goes to a golf course, he'd get photographed. If he goes horse riding, he gets photographed. It's a really tricky one for the royals to manage. And you know, if he has the longevity of his mother, they could be managing it for the next 30 years. >> Absolutely. Now, Megan Markle, her Netflix series with Love Megan has scored an Emmy nomination. This is, of course, despite ratings being pretty average. The season was really cancelled. There was no additional season. But Megan of course wrote on Instagram saying, "A huge congratulations to the amazing crew, producers, and team who worked on With Love, Megan on Netflix. We are nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Lifestyle Series." Are you surprised by this one? >> I'm massively surprised by it because Megan's content was is benal. Well, I'd say more banal than your average mom influencer or cooking influencer on uh Instagram. Honestly, I've seen better pictures and and more interesting food there. But I've I've got to the bottom of this. I think this is the case that the daytime Emmys don't get a lot of attention. You nominate Megan, you get your name out there. Whether or not she deserves it or not, whether it's a legitimately brilliant series, I don't think so. I think that the daytime Emmys just needs some attention. And guess what? We're talking about them. Absolutely. So, I I I don't think Look, most of Megan's work isn't highly credentialed. you know, the the her uh podcast didn't make it past two either two or three seasons, but that, you know, the Spotify deal fell over, the Netflix deal fell over. Things haven't worked out. I watched that series with Love, Megan. There was nothing special about that. So, I'm very surprised myself. Surely, the Americans can find something better to award a trophy to. >> I watched it, too, and I can say I'm very surprised. And I think um your assessment that maybe it's to do with the Emmys getting some publicity absolutely makes sense. Angela Mard, news cop columnist. Thank you so much for joining us. >> Thanks, Gabriella. >> And that is Power Hour. Thank you for your company. We'll see you again tomorrow. Make sure you subscribe to Sky News Australia on YouTube. And Sky News Australia is becoming News24, launching Monday, July 27.