legally carry firearms in public. counting is underway in two key uk by elections for the conservative party, in the first test of voters opinions since the partygate scandal. we will have live updates ahead on the programme but for now, a quick check of more news making headlines. ukraine moves a step closer tojoining the european union as it s given official candidate status. and how a heroic coach made a dramatic rescue after a swimmer fainted to the bottom of the pool at the world aquatics championships in budapest. asi as i swam as fast as i could to grab her and pull as i swam as fast as i could to grab herand pull up as i swam as fast as i could to grab her and pull up to the surface, and once i pull her up, so i wasjust, my goal was only to make her breathe. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to the programme. taliban officials in afghanistan say the main search for survivors from wednesday s devastating earthquake in the south
family but everything was under| the rubble, even my shovel, so i couldn t do anything. when we took my family out, they were already dead. and how a heroic coach saved her swimmer after she fainted and sank to the bottom of the pool at the world aquatics championships in budapest. as i swam as fast as i could to grab her and pull up to the surface, and once i pull her up, so i wasjust, my goal was only to make her breathe. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the us supreme court has struck down restrictions on carrying guns in new york which have stood for a century. those restrictions limit the ability of people to carry weapons openly, but the highest court in the land effectively overturned that position by upholding the right of americans to carry guns in public. and it s a decision which could have ramifications for other states with similar regulations, such as california and new jersey state. the c
counting is underway in two key uk by elections for the conservative party, in the first test of voters opinions since the partygate scandal. the latest january the 6th committee hearing in washington has focused on the pressure they say former president trump put on thejustice department to overturn the 2020 election results. donald trump wanted to fire the acting attorney general at the time and replace him with jeffery clark. three formerjustice department officials testified before the committee earlier, one of them was richard donoghue. point thatjeff donoghue. point that jeff clark donoghue. point thatjeff clark is i made the point thatjeff clark is not even competent to serve as the attorney general. he has never been a criminal attorney or conducted a criminal investigation and his life. and he kind of retorted by saying well, i ve done a lot
in one tiny village alone. prayers needed too for those who have survived. secunder kermani, bbc news, paktika province. the latest january the 6th committee hearing in washington has focused on the pressure they say former president trump put on thejustice department to overturn the 2020 election results. donald trump wanted to fire the acting attorney general at the time and replace him with jeffery clark. three formerjustice department officials testified before the committee earlier one of them was richard donoghue. i made the point that jeff clark is not even competent to serve as the attorney general. he has never been a criminal attorney or conducted a criminal investigation and his life. he has never been in front of a grand jury, he has never been in front of a grandjury, much he has never been in front of a grand jury, much less a trial jury. and he kind of retorted