being there for us. let s bring in brigadier general patrick ryder. thanks so much for being here. it was just a few days ago that we heard about how these m1 abrams tanks were too labor-intensive, too complex, too hard to refuel, and too hard to send to ukraine. what changed in the past couple of days? well, it s important to highlight too, that what we have been focused on is the near-term ri requirements for ukraine on the battlefield, the capabilities that they need to be immediately effective to address the things that sam highlighted. however, we do assess that ukraine requires a combination of armored personnel carriers, fighting vehicles, and tanks to be able to have the maneuver capability that will need to be successful, both in the near term and in the longer term in this fight, and so really what you are seeing here is the united states making a commitment, demonstrating its commitment to ukraine for the long-term, combined with the near-term capabilities that
we want it? now! more strike action is announced by ambulance workers in england, wales and northern ireland one of the dates will coincide with a strike by nurses. the family of 17 year old yousef makki, who was fatally stabbed, win their fight to have a fresh inquest into his death. a surprise fall in the amount spent by shoppers in december, as people cut back on their christmas spending. #it # it would be, it would be so nice. and fans are paying up to £1,300 to see madonna on her career spanning greatest hits tour. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news channel. ukraine s western allies have failed to reach a consensus on the provision of battle tanks to kyiv. more than 50 countries have been meeting at the us air base in germany. neitherthe meeting at the us air base in germany. neither the us or germany have decided to deliver their respective advanced tanks, which was one of kyiv s main demands. earlier today, volodymyr zelensky appeared via video link to make
with a strike by nurses. the family of yousef makki when the fight to have a fresh inquest into his death. a surprise fall in the amount spent by shoppers in december, as people cut back on their christmas spending. # it would be so nice. # and tickets have gone on sale for madonna s good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news channel. the ukrainian president volodomyr zelensky has appeared via videolink to make a direct appeal for tanks, at a meeting of western defence chiefs in germany. representatives of more than 50 countries are discussing the co ordination of stronger military support for kyiv. president zelensky called on the allies to agree the delivery of tanks and other advanced weapons as a matter of urgency. germany is under pressure to allow its leopard two tanks to be exported to ukraine, which isn t a member of nato. the uk has commited to sending 1a challenger 2 tanks to the frontline. here s our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. for western defence chie
with more missiles and other weapons after widespread strike killing 19 people. the united nations calling the attack particularly shocking and amounting to potentially war crimes. testimony has begun in the trial of a russian national who is accused of playing a major role in the fabrication of a document. used in the trump-russia probe. igor is accused of making false statements to the fbi. remember that this is the john durham investigation. stocks were mixed today, the dow gained 36 common s&p 500 and the nasdaq fell with a technology lead retreat on fears, the s&p down 24, the nasdaq lost 116. it is a midterm watch four weeks from tonight, and we have a new round of power rankings with ships benefiting both parties as we look at the governor s races, the one shift we have in the governor s race is maine. moving to lean democrats, a battle between income and democrat mills and the former republican governor paul lepage, if we take a look at the shifts in the house, th
oh, my gosh. this is the nightclub district in seoul. it was a halloween party. it s being described in local media as a stampede. we want to show people how narrow this street is. the husband of nancy pelosi violently attacked with hammer. he kon fronted mr. pelosi shouting where is flan si. nancy. this is what happened when you convince a third of the country the election was stolen. candidates are bringing out big name surrogates. every republican politician seems obsessed with two things, owning the libs and getting donald trump s approval. we ve seen something of a momentum shift towards dr. oz. trump is still very popular in pennsylvania. i m pamela brown in washington. you are live in the cnn newsroom on this saturday. heartbreaking scene has been unfolding all night in the south korea kran capital. 146 people died in a nightclub district. many others are injured tonight. some of the video we re getting in is graphic. it appears the people got trapped i