catch collapses. night time rehearsals for the coronation of the king and queen, as thousands of ceremonial troops get ready for the role in the procession on saturday. on bbc london, 20,000 council homes started, but is it enough to solve the housing crisis? and the mp trying to force a change in the law on ultra low emission zones. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. russia has accused ukraine of trying kill president putin by launching two drone strikes on the kremlin. unverified footage on social media appears to show an object flying over the kremlin before a small explosion. ukraine said it had nothing to do with it. russian officials say they disabled the drones and have described it as a terrorist act. our russia editor, steve rosenberg, is in moscow for us. steve. it was strange, earlier today, the kremlin spokesman held his daily conference call. he made absolutely no mention at all of what happened last night to journalists. but a couple of hours later
we begin in sudan, where the us says warring parties have agreed to a 72 hour ceasefire. us secretary of state anthony blinken said the agreement between the sudanese armed forces and the paramilitary rapid support forces came after 48 hours of intense negotiations. earlier, the united nations secretary general warned the violence is at risk of causing a catastrophic conflagration that could engulf the whole region and beyond. here s our africa correspondent andrew harding. khartoum today, still burning, as civilians, locals and foreigners hunt for ways to escape from sudan s hellish capital. at a bus station, this man said, we re afraid that civilians may be used as human shields, especially after foreigners have been evacuated. it s still going on. this is for the last 20 minutes. many people still can t get out of the city, like the man who filmed these images. he s from dunfermline in fife and was visiting relatives in sudan s capital when the fighting began, trapping
children due to covid. plus, monarchy and popularity. a new bbc poll suggests less than a third of young adults in the uk want the royals to continue. we begin in sudan where the us says warring parties have agreed to a 72 hour ceasefire. us secretary of state antony blinken said the agreement with the sudanese armed forces and the para military rapid support forces came after 48 hours of intense negotiations. earlier, the united nations secretary general warned the violence is at risk of causing a catastrophic conflagration that could engulf the whole region and beyond. here s our africa correspondent andrew harding. khartoum today, still burning, as civilians, locals and foreigners hunt for ways to escape from sudan s hellish capital. at a bus station, this man said, we re afraid that civilians may be used as human shields, especially after foreigners have been evacuated. it s still going on. this is for the last 20 minutes. many people still can t get out of the city,
i . storm after storm rips through the state causing flash flooding. it s not over. we re tracking another round of heavy rain moving in. plus, days from hitting the debt ceiling president biden and the new republican led house could soon be sparring as the country inches closer to defaulting on it debt. how kevin mccarthy s concessions to become speaker could complicate talks. and the death toll continues to climb in dnipro after a russian missile struck an apartment building. we are live in ukraine this morning. it s very difficult. we just got over paying back the landlord. you re just a hamster spinning on a wheel. for millions of small business owners who took out loans to stay afloat during the pandemic, it is time to pay up. we ll tell you how many are fighting to stay open. can you believe it? it s already mid january, sunday, january 15th. thank you so much for waking up with us. good morning to you, boris. great to be with you as always. time flying by i
We want to begin tonight with more than 95 million americans in the path of severe storms from texas to pennsylvania with the danger said to last well into tomorrow. 19 states are under the threat of wild weather, Tornado Watches are already up in five states with more expected as the night goes on. Hail the size of grapefruits could damage cars and homes from san antonio to st. Louis. This massive storm system brought flooding to the west coast this weekend, and now charges east bringing flooding and even snow to the northeast. Cbss Omar Villafranca will start us off, tracking this powerful storm. Reporter tonight, the countrys midsection is bracing for severe spring weather. A storm system with heavy rain flooded roads in Oklahoma City this afternoon. But thats not the biggest threat. The Tornado Threat is definitely there today. We are concerned about some large potentially very large destructive type of hail. Reporter kansas also on alert, as ominous dark clouds crawl across the pl