With anger to the flight ban which does not include the uk and ireland. That move by President Trump caused Global Stock Markets to plunge the New York Stock Exchange was temporarily suspended after big losses while in london the ftse 100 tumbled to its lowest level since the 1987 crash. And in ireland, the government has closed down all schools, colleges and other public buildings for more than two weeks. Stay with us here on bbc news in the next few minutes ill be putting your questions about the virus to an infections specialist at the university of st andrews. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Borisjohnson has said the uk faces the biggest Public Health crisis in a generation. The Prime Minister and his senior Public Health advisers have set out how the country should tackle the growing threat from coronavirus and its in stark contrast to what is happening around the world. The uks chief medical adviser said that there was a danger in moving to more drastic measures too early i
From the justices today. First up an affirmative action decision, this comes from a university of texas system, first who graduated in the top 10 of their class just academics, the new group of folks is chosen from a holdestic approach, it allows race. Today the court upheld that, a big win for affirmative action. Imgrigs, that leaves the lower house in place. Block the deportations of immigrants illegally thats been put on hold. President obama said this. I was left little to take in my authority to make our immigration system smarter, fairer and more just. So far the courts dont see he stayed within the constitution boundaries. Gretchen. Very interesting. What about the big cases that were expecting on monday. Okay, abortion, thats the headline, this is out of texas where the state passed a law that has various standards for abortion clinics, first, meet the same standards and they have the admitting privileges for any doctor whos performing abortions within 30 miles. He has to have
Getting more information as it comes in. A barricaded man in Movie Theater in the town of viernhiem. He does have a weapon. Well stay on it it and bring you the latest. Meantime politics in this country. Donald trump stepping off the campaign trim for a few days amid questions about his Campaign Finances and less than a month before the republican convention. And a threatened coup by some delegates who will attend there. Welcome to happening now on this thursday. Im jon scott. Melissa im Melissa Francis in today for jenna lee. Trump leaves in a few hours for scotland, a business trip, to visit one of his golf resorts that is opening up. This is one day after slamming Hillary Clinton as a corrupt liar. His trip comes amid falling poll numbers and revelations that his campaign is woefully short of cash. Meanwhile senator Bernie Sanders may be closer than ever to throwing in the towel, admitting on cspan that he wont get the democratic nomination. And Hillary Clinton preparing to return n
His candor, his integrity and his independence. Years later in may of 2003, judge bell contacted me, i was out of the senate at that stage. Praising chris wray as a rising star and he suggested i recommend him to my former Senate Colleagues as a terrific choice to be confirmed tahead t the Criminal Division of the department of justice. Since that time i followed chris career in and out of government and i satisfied myself fully that my support for chris in 2003 was well placed. I can assure this committee that chris embodies the same traits that enabled griffin bell to rebuild Public Confidence in the department of justice, quickness of mind, candor, integrity and independence. A couple of questions. What is the basis of my confidence in chris . Senator feinstein, i hope to address some of your questions in answering that question i pose. From his service as assistant United States attorney in atlanta 1997 where chris worked with the fbi in the trenches of federal criminal investigati
Multiplying fronts of legal warfare, both criminal and civil, with everyone from the post powerful prosecutor in the country to everyday american citizens. The team of special Counsel Robert Mueller is negotiating for an interview of donald trump even as the New York Times reports the president is laying a reshuffle of his legal team so he can confront mueller more aggressively. The times reporting mr. Trump has weighed allowed in recent days to Close Associates whether to dismiss his lawyer, ty cobb. The paper adds his lead lawyer, john dowd, has contemplated leaving his post because he has concluded he has no control over the behavior of the president. Huh, wonder what made him think that . The Washington Post meanwhile reports the president s legal team recently reached out to star conservative litigator Theodore Olson only to be turned down. Instead the president added former u. S. Attorney joe digenova, whos peddled conspiracy theories that the fbi and department of justice are so