Youre watching bbc news at 9 with me, annita mcveigh. The Headlines Police investigating the murder of the journalist lyra mckee in londonderry arrest four men. The entire hs2 rail line will be given the go ahead by the government an announcement is expected at lunchtime. A transport overhaul the government is pledging £5 billion to buses and cycle links across england. There is all sorts of investment we need in transport infrastructure in particular across the country. I mean, i have long said i dont think successive governments have invested enough. And coming up at 9. 15 well be speaking to the Green Party Co leader at westminster. As the coronavirus
death toll hits 1,000 the World Health Organization will begin a two day meeting to speed up research. A deportation flight to jamaica has left the uk despite a last minute legal challenge, but with fewer people on board than planned. The row between finn russell and Gregor Townsend continues. Russell hasnt played any part in scotland
Reporting tonight, lester holt. Good evening. The identity of the britishaccented executioner, the man whos become the face of isis brutality, has apparently been unmasked. Until now hes been known by the nickname jihadi john but a senior u. S. Intelligence official confirms to nbc news that a londonraised former University Student is a sinister figure whose videotape beheadings of western hostages have horrified people around the world. And tonight with the real name we are beginning to unravel his journey from the neighborhoods of west london to syria to the hierarchy of isis. With more, heres nbcs keir simmons. We are an islamic state. Reporter his british accent was one of the few clues to his identity. Isis prop gand ta videos only his eyes showing from behind a hood. But today he was identified. He is Mohammed Emwazi mid20s, came to the uk in 1994. The son of a welltodo family that reportedly lives in this middle class london home where police and reporters gathered today far fro
Specific thing, how unusual was this scene . Across america from mainstreet to the smoky mountains, the Government Shutdown misery index is growing, but some iconic sites may be open for business soon. And the most and least affordable places in america to buy a house. Hello, everyone. Its high noon here in the east, 9 00 a. M. Out west. Welcome to weekends with alex witt. A rare saturday session for the house and senate as lawmakers try to reopen the government and raise the debt cerealing to avoid default. Heres part of the back and forth in the house from a short time ago. We need to fund all of the federal government. Its long past time for this shutdown to end, so lets release all the federal employees that have been taken hostage, lets reopen the peoples government. For the past 11 days, the house has been attempting to reopen parts of the government without further delay and without trying to extract any further concessions from the senate or the president. Mr. Speaker, you cant
Last night, donald trump easily won the Washington State primary pulling within 40 delegates of clinching the gop nomination. But that was overshadowed by a violent night in albuquerque. Antidonald trump protesters clashed with the Police Outside the presumptive gop nominees rally in new mexico and some in the crowd waved mexican flags while others set fires and even more chanted obscenities marching through the streets. Things really escalated when protesters threw rocks at the officers who used smoke canisters and what appeared to be pepper spray to disperse the crowds. The Albuquerque Police Department Said several were treated for injuries from being hit by rocks and at least one person was arrested. Trump had reportedly left the area by the time the clashes escalated. On his way to l. A. , where he will hold a major fundraiser. But it was inside the Albuquerque Convention Center Protesters sporadically interrupted the event to hear his respond to attacks in 2006 when he said that
Seeking criminal charges against the russian individuals who carried out the hacking and leaking of the private information as part of the Putin Campaign to meddle in the 2016 elections and purportedly to help trumps candidacy according to those familiar with the matter. P does that case include any americans . Does it include wikileaks or putin. U. S. Intelligence said he directed at takz attacks. But this does show the Mueller Investigation is moving quickly. Remember it was just two weeks ago that mueller indicted the russians that were behind the revealing and sprawling and Sophisticated Campaign to disrupt the election via social media as a way to support trump. Campaign chief Paul Manafort was hit with more charges. Rick gates also flipped at that time. And dont forget yesterday we learned that mueller team is asking questions about whether the president himself was aware of the democratic emails being stolen before anybody else knew and whether he was involved or at least knew o