about half the health trusts in england are affected by today s industrial action, but the rcn, has guaranteed a minimum level of cover, for intensive care and trauma units. a quarter of the trusts involved have also been given extra exemptions, for services like transplant and cardiac care, which means strikers can be called in, for emergencies. this latest 28 hour action ends at midnight, with the government saying it s pay offer, is fair and reasonable. here s our health correspondent, sophie hutchinson. they say cut back, we say fight back. nurses on the picket line once again. no nhs cuts. determined to have their voices heard, in this dispute over pay and conditions. i ve been a nurse now for 15 years, and it s just got worse and worse. the staffing is cut, our pay is cut, but patient care is always excellent, but we just strive and we give and we get nothing back. we re on strike because i have seen, over my entire career of more than a decade in the nhs, a progressive
illegally. he was here in my county. five people died in my county, and that s where my heart is, in my heart is. we protect our people to the best of our ability. a texas sheriff reacting to the latest deadly mass shooting in america. this time it s five people shot in their home by their neighbor. we ll have the latest on the manhunt for the gunman. plus, former president donald trump is making headlines for hugging a woman who served time in prison for taking part in the capitol insurrection and who has also called for the execution of members of congress. and we ll have an update on the efforts to evacuate americans out of sudan, now more than two weeks since the deadly violence broke out in that country. good morning and welcome to way too early on this monday, may 1st. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day and week with us. we ll begin with breaking news. another american bank has failed. just this morning, financial regulators in california seize
welcome to the programme. we start in sudan where the united nations is sending its top aid official to help co ordinate relief efforts. it comes as the agency s humanitarian coordinator in sudan says that the situation there is turning into a full blown catastrophe warning that more than 800,000 people may flee the country as a result of the ongoing violence. meanwhile, fighting continues in the capital khartoum despite a ceasefire agreed by both sides. evacuation flights are still taking off from port sudan on the red sea those not able to leave there by plane are taking boats across tojeddah in saudi arabia. 0ur correspondent andrew harding reports. 0n sudan s coast, the scramble to escape goes on. with airlifts ending, foreign nationals register for a boat ride to safety. this morning, some 300 of them arrived here injeddah, saudi arabia, having crossed the red sea from port sudan. all sorts of embassies on hand to claim their own. several british families were on
for you, including president biden s nod to a popular meme. also ahead, donald trump praises the january 6th rioter who has said members of congress who certified the 2020 election should be executed. plus, an international trip for ron desantis just didn t generate the headlines he was hoping for. in fact, most of the headlines, well, especially out of britain, were terrible. we ll have new reporting on that. and we re going to dig into the breaking financial news this morning. the third failure of an american bank since march, and who is coming in to save the day? good morning. welcome to morning joe. it is monday, may the 1st. with us, we have the host of way too early, white house bureau chief at politico, jonathan lemire. oh, jonathan, we have much to talk to you about in the boston sports world. also, special correspondent for bbc news, katty kay. the founder of the conservative website, the bulwark, charlie sykes. and columnist and associate editor for t
live from our studio in singapore this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to the programme. we start in sudan, where the united nations is sending its top aid official to help co ordinate relief efforts. it comes as the agency s humanitarian coordinator in sudan says that the situation there is turning into a full blown catastrophe warning that more than 800,000 people may flee the country as a result of the ongoing violence. meanwhile, fighting continues in the capital khartoum despite a ceasefire agreed by both sides. evacuation flights are still taking off from port sudan on the red sea. those not able to leave there by plane are taking boats across tojeddah in saudi arabia. 0ur correspondent andrew harding reports. 0n sudan s coast, the scramble to escape goes on. foreign nationals register for a boat ride to safety. this morning, some 300 of them arrived here injeddah, saudi arabia, having crossed the red sea from port sudan. all sorts of embassies on hand to claim