The Confirmation Hearings go on in washington. Today, the senate will vote jeff sessions, who is Donald Trumps nominee to be attorney general. And the president isnt happy about the pace of this. It is a disgrace that my full cabinet is still not in place, the longest such delay in the history of our country. Obstruction by democrats thats not true, by the way its not the longest such delay. Anyhow, it is very likely mr trump will get the cabinet he wants. But he will still face significant challenges if he wants his main policies through. And this next report, by the mark urban from the Bbcs Newsnight programme, looks at just that. You can come here, promising to drain the swamp or dethrone the establishment, but this city has a way of protecting its interests, slowing down those who challenge its ways. So the trump administrations they dont have the numbers to wreck trumps agenda. Rather, its doubts among republicans that could pose the most serious threat to it. Keen to impress the
, 100 meg internet and phone. Switch today. Breaking news is next on Eyewitness News another night of protest in charlotte. Demonstrators taking to the streets. Were live in the queen city with the breaking details. Plus. A state of emergency in eastern North Carolina. Rivers rising and threatening communities. The local rescue team saving flooding victims. And. A disturbing trend caught on camera. A mother overdosing next to a toddler in the toy aisle. The charges shes now facing. breaking news right off the top at ten charlotte on alert and the mayor establishing a midnight to six am curfew. Good evening from the breaking news center. Im steve daniels. The city tweeting out tonight the curfew will remain in effect until the end of the state of emergency. Or until an official proclamation is demonstrations in response to the shooting death of keith scott. Live look at uptown. Hundreds of people marching through the streets. Its a peaceful night no sign of any violence. Take a look at
Free ride or an easy life. Violent clashes in the center of mexico city as thousands vent their fury over the governments failure to discover the fate of 43 missing students. And at least ten people die in the northeastern u. S. As early storms dump two meters of snow in less than 24 hours. And aarons here with all the business, including a look at the economic implications of that immigration change in the United States. Stephen, you know supporters of obamas amnesty say it will bring more workers into the tax system and boost government revenue. But the critics say it will overwhelm social welfare programs. So well take a look at how the total estimated 11 million Illegal Immigrants are considered a key part of the Worlds Largest economy. A very warm welcome to gmt. Its midday here in london, 6 00 a. M. In mexico city, and 7 00 a. M. In washington, d. C. , where millions of Illegal Immigrants can come out of the shadows, as president obama put it. He has used his executive power to f
Federaljudge Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court. A formal announcement from the white house is expected later. Switzerland heads to the polls in a referendum on whether to End Free Movement between it and the european union. Hello and welcome, if youre watching in the uk or around the world. Stay with us for the latest news and analysis from here and across the globe. More than a quarter of the uk population are living under stricter coronavirus lockdown rules, as new measures come into force this weekend. It comes as the rate at which the virus is spreading in britain appears to be speeding up. From today, households in leeds, wigan, stockport and blackpool are banned from mixing in each others homes or gardens. And in manchester, 1,700 students have been told to self isolate for two weeks, after a spate of positive tests. Households will also be banned from mixing in the welsh town of llanelli from 6pm, with cardiff and swansea following suit tomorrow. Elsewhere the worrying tren
Now on bbc news, dateline london. Hello, im shaun ley. Welcome to the programme, which brings together some of the uks leading political commentators, bbc specialists, and the foreign correspondents who file their stories under the dateline london. This week, new pandemic restrictions in the uk as a sharp rise in infection heralds what borisjohnson says will be a difficult six months. In the us, donald trump hogs the headlines again, this time by suggesting he might not abide by the result. See you in the supreme court, mr president . Well, in the words of rowan and martins laugh in, here comes thejudge. Judging the weeks events for dateline london, two podcasters Steve Richards of rock n roll politics, and Michael Goldfarb of frdh the first rough draft of history. And here in the studio, his hands sanitised but certainly not his journalism, mark urban, diplomatic editor with the Bbcs Newsnight programme. Hello. And to both of you, michael and steve. Good to have you back with us. We a