Can be dampened, and a wider escalation averted. Ourfirst report is from our north america correspondent will vernon. Its been just over 2a hours since iran came under attack. Us Officials Say israel fired at least one missile into iranian territory, no major damage or casualties were reported. This was a relatively small scale strike by israel. Earlier, the us Secretary Of State Antony Blinken would not comment on reports the white house was informed in advance about the israeli assault. The United States has not been involved in any offensive operations. What we are focusing on, what the g7 is focusing on and its reflected in our statement and in our conversation is the work to de escalate tensions. And this is why the us and its allies want to calm tensions. Last sunday iran attacked israel with more than 300 missiles and drones causing little damage. The fear in the west is that a cycle of retaliation between israel and iran could ignite a wider war. And there is hope too that the
Reports from tees valley. An icon of a vibrant an icon of a vibrant industrial an icon of a vibrant industrial past, now out of action, symbolising area struggling to find its feet. Tees valley, and infinite hercules in its day, a white capital of imake income is now clearing a site of past glories and looking for new ventures. A painful process with economic decline, alongside pockets of affluence. That has placed this area on the national map, and now a mayoral contest with high stakes mayoral contest with high sta kes from mayoral contest with high stakes from the two main parties. A poster boy of the red bull, after his narrow win here in 2017. Re elected in a landslide in 2021, ben houchen is now hoping to buck the national trend. A local labour stalwart, hopes to win back what was once a heartland for his party, and a winnerfor heartland for his party, and a winner for chris heartland for his party, and a winnerfor Chris Mcewan Heartland for his party, and a winner for chris mcew
serve.com. i hanako montgomery and tokyo. and this for joining me this sunday on for greek, a whitfield. and we begin with gun violence across the us weekend, mass shootings across three states have killed two people and injured dozens there s more from massachusetts to michigan and texas. a short time ago, police in massachusetts said eight people were injured after an overnight shooting, were hundreds of people gathered at a spontaneous meetup, organized over social media seven young people were shot, two of them are in critical condition. one other person was seriously injured while trying to escape and fell official say no arrests have been made and they do not have a suspect at this time and hours earlier in rochester hills, michigan, nine people were shot at a random attack at a splash pad park, including four and 8-year-old brother s. and their mother authorities say the gunman pulled up to the brooklands plaza splash pad and open fire nearly 30 times under no circ
To her suicide. How leading former athletes could be written out of the record books as part of a new anti doping strategy. And the story of the surfer rescued after 30 hours adrift in the irish sea. And coming up in sportsday on bbc news. It was an all Madrid Champions League Semifinal Tonight and a familiar face who gave real the lead in the first leg against atletico at the bernabeau. Good evening. The deepening tensions between the Prime Minister and the president of the European Commission ahead of the brexit negotiations have been laid bare. Theresa may has warned Jean Claude Juncker that she will prove to be a Bloody Difficult Woman during the brexit talks. It follows reports that mrjuncker had accused her of being deluded about the brexit process. Mrs may, campaigning in the South West Of England today, told our Political Editor Laura Kuenssberg that she always knew the brexit negotiations would be challenging. Who wouldnt like a day by the cornish coast . Who could be coming t
away the southern vote from president obama. the president this morning struggling and refocusing. security scramble. new information this morning on that u.s. airways plane diverted. you would be surprised how often f-16s are sent up to follow passenger planes. nancy reagan now 90 resting after breaking a number of ribs in a fall. the former first lady recovering. newsroom begins right now. good morning. i m carol costello. high profile investors may have got an insider view of facebook s future before the social network s stock went public. if you didn t have big bucks, you were probably left in the dark. if that is true, it reinforces some of the worst stereotypes about wall street as time magazine put it, it means the entire game is a casino rigged for the house with a sucker played by the average investor. that s the controversy surrounding a name we all know. morgan stanley which served as facebook s lead underwriter and now investigators reportedly want to kn