Higher. Titled newsnight now. Stop. Now on bbc news, its time for newsnight. Now on bbc news, its time for newsnight. This programme contains some strong language. Tonight, the strongest hurricane to hit the us for 13 years. And its also a test for their president. As thousands evacuate their homes amid rising floodwaters, donald trump makes landfall in texas. This was of epic proportion. Nobodys ever seen anything like this. Gabriel gatehouse has followed one family as they try to evacuate the most vulnerable from the middle of the floods. We were in evacuating patients for around three hours. And we ask the Texan National Guard what measures are being put in place to contain the damage. Is borisjohnson in trouble . The pm has defended her foreign secretary. Butjust how popular is he . Ive spoken to one figure who said that working with Boris Johnson is like walking a few feet behind a horse shovelling its shit. As japan awakes to nuclear sirens, we look at the countrys complicated hi
We have a combination of cloud cover on top of us and a light westerlily breeze help little warmer than they would otherwise be. But it is tough to call it warm. You see the temperatures updated in the upper 30s and now a check on traffic with joel. We have a little trouble spot this morning. This is i76t is not on i76 itself. Well take a look at some of the drive times out there. The temperatures are dropping. Thank you. And we could get an update on accused of plotting a murderious attack at Mountain Vista high school. We have been following this developing case for you. And were live at the courthouse working on the latest. Jamie . Reporter brook higgins will appear in court this morning. So far a date for her reverse transfer hearing has yet to be set. And there have been delays in some questions that went all the way to the Supreme Court. But the questions have finally been answered. So the hearings can continue. And the Supreme Court made a decision on the Mental Health evaluatio
President ial elections are prepared for in egypt. Thats the subject of the week ahead our sunday night special. I know its a little late, but i was in the neighbourhood and thought id stop by. Im here on a Single Mission that is to thank you for your extraordinary service. Well, he was in the neighbour hood and u. S. Troops in afghanistan were in for quite the surprise. They got a visit from president obama who thanked them for their sacrifices and the sacrifices of their family. They addressed the question on everyones minds, which is when are the troops coming home. Mike viqueira has more. Reporter it was president obamas fourth trip to afghanistan. Each and every time its cloaked in secrecy for security purposes much the first trip in almost two years, visiting the troops, their commanding officers, the American Ambassador there, speaking to the troops at bagram. It was decidedly focused on american troops, this memorial day weekend, not getting involved in meeting with afghan offi
Policy on Face Coverings in schools under review. In future Face Coverings, there may be, if prevalence of the value of the virus increases, management teams may encourage a further strengthening of use of Face Coverings in the event of local outbreaks. We expect my staff and young people will have their own Face Coverings, but where anybody is struggling to access a Face Covering, or they are unable to use theirFace Covering, or they are unable to use their Face Covering because they have forgotten it of because it has become unsafe, schools should take steps to have a contingency supply available to meet such needs. I am working with partners to monitor the supply and demand for Face Coverings in schools and local authorities on a daily basis. It will be important for schools to support young people to ensure Face Coverings i used hygienically and safely. A revised policy on Face Coverings does not change the need for the other key mitigations in the School Reopening guidance such as
For the second time in three weeks, the vote on the Health Care Bill gets postponed, this time its because of the absence of senator john mccain recovering from surgery. The question now will be, will republicans have the votes to pass the bill when mccain returns . I believe as soon as we have a full contingent of senators, that well have that vote. Its important we do so. And after serving nine years behind bars, o. J. Simpson could soon be a free man. First up for you on this sunday, President Trump let one lawyer take all the questions today about russia and his sons meetings with russian nationals last year at trump tower. Jay sukalow at times tried to distance the president s actions from his sons. He tried to shift the focus to ousted fbi director james comey, and called Robert Muellers investigation a witch hunt. Most of the interviews focused on the meeting that has dominated the headlines for a week now. Take a look. Do you know for sure everyone that was at that meeting with