point on both sides because people have anticipated this for so long. some people were itching for a fight. they think war is a glorious thing and let s go and do it. but in the spring, lincoln s overeager young friend from springfield, elmer ellsworth, a short but very dashing commander of a drill team would go with the lincoln boys to the roof of the white house and look out with a telescope. and over the river they saw a confederate flag flying from the top of a hotel. and ellsworth, for one, was offended. ellsworth led a band across the river to tear down the confederate flag. as he was walking down the stairs, the owner of the inn took his shotgun and shot him in the chest. he fell down the last few steps, clutching and wrapped in this increasingly block-soaked flag. lincoln loved this young man so the war came home really fast for lincoln. with the first cannon fired at ft. sumter in april 1861, the country thrust into civil war. and the fate of the united sta
party can call the shots on the hill for the next couple of years. right now we have a split senate right counsel the middle folks, 50 democrats, 50 republicans with the vice president able to cast that deciding vote. now, bun seat here could really change everything. the biden agenda would hang in the balance. bret: voters have been lining up at the polls throughout the day today. georgia s polls close in the next hour and pennsylvania, the hour after that. martha: but not all states count and report their votes the same way. here s where it s going to get pretty tricky and we will guide you through this tonight. georgia, pennsylvania, and wisconsin are known to be historically slow counting states. they start opening the mail-in ballots at 7:00 a.m. on election day. other states like florida and texas, they start processing those ballots that come in before election day. therefore, it will happen there probably much faster. bret: virginia is quick, too. that s why we
In sport, the Manchester Derby is marred by a moment of madness as uniteds Marouane Fellaini is sent off for headbutting Sergio Aguero, as the game ends in a goalless draw. The Brownlee Brothers Have Put Triathlon on the map the uks first purpose built Training Base for the sport has been named after them. Well be live there this morning. And Sarah Keith Lucas has your Bank Holiday Weekend weather. Good morning. Lots of dry weather on the cards. Some of us will see some rain, especially on sunday. I will have the full forecast in about 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. A woman is under police guard in hospital in london, after being shot during an anti terror operation. Two other women, a man and a 16 year old boy were arrested in raids in willesden and in kent last night. It happened hours after a man was arrested for allegedly attempting a Terror Attack near the houses of parliament. Officers say the operation was not connected. Alexandra mckenzie reports. A residentia
Its newsday. Hello and welcome. Police in the uk say they are investigating a network of people in connection with monday nights bombing in manchester. The bomber, salman abedi, killed 22, including children, and injured more than 60 when he set off the explosion at the Ariana Grande a concert. As the investigation gathers pace a total of seven people have been arrested around manchester and other uk cities. 0ur chief correspondent gavin hewitt starts oui correspondent gavin hewitt starts our coverage. Late morning, central manchester, and a raid on a block of flats, part of a huge operation to discover the network of the manchester bomber. Police believe he stayed there as recently as 7pm on monday evening of the night of the attack. Todays operation involved armed units, some wearing military clothing. Got to the front door and was greeted by an armed Police Officer with a helmet, face mask machine gun. I asked him what was happening. Hejust said 0perations, out to gain access to the
The identities of everyone who was killed. Tonight in st anns square in the heart of manchester, more tributes are being left for the victims, their families and friends. And in Tonights Europa League final, a minutes silence led by the players of Manchester United. Also on tonights programme, President Trump goes to the vatican to see the pope. Its their first face to face meeting. Donald trump calls it the honour of a lifetime and vows to use his presidency to promote peace. And coming up later in the hour on sportsday on bbc news, well have the latest reports, results and features from the bbc sports centre. Good evening from manchester, where police have confirmed theyre investigating a network of people in connection with the bombing at a Concert On Monday Night in which 22 people were killed including children and young people and dozens injured. More of the victims have been named during the day, and more details have emerged about the Suicide Bomber, 22 year old salman abedi, a