Former diplomats as part of the house impeachment inquiry. Good afternoon, everyone. I have several statements i want to make today. Starting with a statement about the Islamic Republic of iran. Condemn strongly any acts of violence against the iranian people and are deeply concerned about several fatalities. The Islamic Republic must cease violence against its own people and should immediately restore access to a free and open internet. The world is watching. The iranian people will enjoy a Better Future when the government begins to respect basic human rights, abandons his revolutionary posture and its destabilizing foreign policy. This was a fortified underground bunker to conduct a secret uranium enrichment work. Iran should reverse its activity there immediately. Iran possibly later is reverting to his tried and true method to restore the international this. Ity to accept forward isable way. Hrough programs of negotiation iran passed most recent action is another attempt at nuclea
We have seen issues that are pertinent to this testimony today who have refused to come in. It is with gratitude that we want to thank him for coming in today and providing useful testimony. Always, when witnesses come and we learn more and today we learned more because he honored his duty to cooperate in our investigation. [indiscernible] mr. Sandys testimony relates that the administration placed on Security Assistance to ukraine. I will not go into what he testified to. This investigation is most importantly about 391 million in taxpayer money that was leveraged to ask the ukraines to look into the president s political opponent. This was authorized by congress, signed into law by the president by wheny day that went that money was not given to the ukrainians, the ukrainians were dying. By when [indiscernible] the question is whether he was reluctant. I will say he cooperated and answered all of our questions. We learn more about this investigation and as a former prosecutor, what i
Emmer, the chair of the National Republican congressional committee. Thanks for joining us this morning. Along with the questioning is the National Journals highlight editor and a campaign manager. Go ahead and start. Lets start with the current news. How has the last week of impeachment hearings altered the trajectory of the 2020 race in terms of messaging or outcome . The messaging issue is interesting on the republican side. Both sides, it is a little different. The republican side, i have not changed my opinion the democrats, the socialist democrat majority in the house literally gave away its majority the day it started this impeachment proceeding. The polling over the last week shows it. Since they have socalled made it socalled public, independent voters, they are losing quickly. We knew from polling that voters, this was done shortly after this began, two thirds of the voters in battleground states Want Congress to work on the things they sent them to work on. Two thirds of tho
Months so reconstruction can begin. It took an evening to burn through this building. It will take much more than a single night to really save it. Lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. Thats it. Newsnights starting right now over on bbc2 with katie razzall. Now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. Have a very good night. Hello and welcome to sportsday im katie shanahan. On the programme tonight. Rafa nadal survives a scare in a thrilling comeback to beat Daniil Medvedev and edge closer to the last four of atp finals. A ban for bernardo. The Manchester City midfielder is punished over a tweet to a team mate. Shes conquered australia and the usa, now sam kerr is hoping to impress in europe after signing for chelsea. Welcome along to the programme. Well bring you the very latest from the england camp after a tricky start to their International Week shortly. But we start with the tennis and yet another incredible comeback from rafa nadal. He was just one point away from being knocked
Well have the latest on that cobra meeting, and well be speaking to a Church Warden in fishlake, one of the worst hit communities. The other main stories on bbc news at 5. The labour party says its foiled a cyberattack on its campaign, from hackers based in russia and brazil. Im in Bishop Auckland, a town that has voted for labour since 1935 but is it about to change . A warning from one teen who almost died after using e cigarettes and is now urging people not to take up vaping. And Raheem Sterling is dropped from the england team ahead of a euro 2020 qualifier after a bust up with his team mate joe gomez. Its 5pm. Our main story. The Prime Minister is chairing a meeting of the governments Cobra Emergency Committee to discuss the flooding in yorkshire and the midlands. Earlier, Jeremy Corbyn accused the government of failing to act quickly enough and said the response from ministers had been woeful. About 400 homes have been flooded and 1,200 properties evacuated. Five severe flood wa