confirming to abc news that israel has begun flooding the hamas tunnels to destroy them and hamas. but what about any hostages who might have been held in those tunnels? first tonight, president biden and president zelenskyy before the cameras late today, pleading for help from congress in passing new funding. but tonight, house and senate republicans blocking that help. president biden warning failing to help ukraine will, quote, give vladimir putin the greatest christmas gift they can possibly give him. mary bruce standing by live at the white house. also this major headline from the israel-hamas war tonight. two u.s. officials now confirming to abc news that the israeli military has, in fact, started pumping water into those tunnels run by hamas. james longman standing by with late reporting from israel. back in the u.s. tonight, and the deeply personal issue of abortion. and the young, pregnant wife in texas. her health in danger. tonight, the texas supreme court ha
it is friday eve. glad you are with us. i am harris faulkner here with emily compagno and kayleigh mcenany. we have also ben ferguson. let s begin with the story gaining national attention. louisiana has become the first state to require the ten commandments be displayed in all public classrooms. it is facing legal challenges from civil liberty groups going after it for a violation of the separation between church and straight. lorne greene is on this for us. the proponents of the bill will believe the supreme court will be on their side in any of the legal challenges and predict other states will start to follow louisiana s lead. the ten commandments are part of the bedrock of judaism and christianity. jeff landry argues they have historical significance as a huge significance on america s documents and legal system. governor landry signed the bill into law alongside several other education measures. they have a poster size display of the ten commandments in large, easil
Is the uk car industry ready to go electric . I will look at what it could mean for us, and for our big carmakers. In sport adam peaty completes the double double at the World Aquatic Championships. He wins gold in the 50 metres breaststroke, and narrowly misses out on breaking his own world record. It is his second title in budapest. And carol has the weather. Good morning. Today is a day of sunshine and showers. Some of the showers will be heavy and thundery, and some of them will merge, giving longer spells of rain across North West Scotland. But it is also going to be pretty windy. I will have more details in 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story it is being described as a major step in developing a new Immigration Policy for britain, post brexit. The Home Secretary, amber rudd, is asking independent Migration Experts to analyse the role of eu nationals living and working in the uk. They will report back next september, six months before the uks deadline to leave the Euro
And the nominations for this Years Mercury prize are announced stormzy, ed sheeran and kate tempest are among the nominees. Good morning. Its thursday 27th july, im ben brown. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. The government has asked independent experts to produce a report assessing the costs and benefits of eu migrants, as part of plans to develop a new Immigration System after brexit. The immigration minister, brandon lewis, said it was a simple matter of fact that Free Movement rules would no longer apply after britain leaves the eu that means new rules to manage migration would be in place by spring 2019. The Home Secretary has written in the Financial Times today laying out her views of a post brexit Immigration System. She said we need the most accurate picture possible of the extent to which the uk economy uses eu labour. She also sought to reassure businesses there would be no cliff edge once we leave. She concluded by saying, put simply, the uk must remain a hub for international
house and the american people know it. reporter: a critical thing to watch is how these candidates try to make the case against donald trump, which most of them have struggled to do without offending his supporters. lester. garrett haake, thank you. also tonight a day long standoff has ended in pittsburgh with a shooting suspect killed by police. authorities said they were trying to serve an eviction notice on the man reportedly a squatter when he began shooting from a home. witnesses said hundreds of shots were fired. people in neighboring homes were evacuated. tonight as so many are heading back to school, class has been disrupted in the midwest by oppressive late summer heat with more than 100 million under alerts with record highs expected. here s maggie vespa. reporter: tonight, the midwest is roasting under an extreme heat wave blanketing the region and stretching south. it s pretty humid. i m pouring sweat. i probably only ran a mile and a half. reporter: 102 milli