trump s political strength is still evident at the polls. overnight south carolina republican congressman tom rice was defeated by a trump endorsed candidate. rice was one of ten republicans in the house who voted to impeach the former president and one of the first to face republican primary voters. another race in south carolina did not go trump s way, congresswoman nancy mace at times a trump critic survived a primary challenge. in another significant development republican mayor flores flipped a democratic house district in south texas, this is a pretty significant special election victory that builds on republican gains among latino voters in the region in the 2020 election. joining me now is cnn senior data reporter harry enten. harry, i think the marquee race last night was in south carolina, people looking to see what would happen to this republican that voted to impeach donald trump. looking to see what exactly would happen and here is what happened, look, it s
if he s to leave office. the former foreign secretary, jeremy hunt, has said he ll vote against the prime minister. i m victoria derbyshire, we are live on college green this afternoon in front of the palace of westminster. we will bring you the latest and get reaction from conservative mps to the vote this evening, and ask them how they are going to vote. wherever you are in the country, as a voter, let me know what you think about this confidence vote in the prime minister this evening. hello and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister borisjohnson will tonight face a vote of confidence in his leadership by conservative mps. if he loses, he will stand down as party leader. it follows anger over sue gray s report detailing lockdown rule breaking in downing street. let s cross straight to college green in westminster now and my colleague victoria derbyshire. thank you, rebecca. let s talk about the dramatic events of this morning. at about 6:30am my colleague helen catt was o
shooting. and the platinum jubilee celebrations in the u.k. minus the guest of honor. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with michael holmes. welcome, everyone. the war in eastern ukraine now being described as a grinding slog with neither side appearing to make any significant gains in recent days. ukraine concedes russian troops have made some modest in roads in and around the key city of severodonetsk but were pushed back from nearby towns. britain s defense ministry says it expects russians will control all of the luhansk region within two weeks. the international red cross said the scale of destruction defies comprehension. but ukraine claims its forces have progressed into the southern kherson region. as the conflict surpassed 100 days ukraine s president, volodymyr zelenskyy, remained confident of the outcome. translator: we have been dedefending ukraine for 100 days. victory shall be ours. glory to ukraine. now, the human toll in ukraine
the special ukrainian spirit. 100 days ago, the front line came to kyiv s doorstep. towns like irpin bore the brunt with people and pets desperate to get out. the russian troops ultimately couldn t get in. there is still, though, a giant question mark over whether they will come back for kyiv. that hasn t put the city off, though, trying to heal. for some families, that will take time. 0ne ukrainian soldier killed while defending the city of slovyansk is taken to his final resting place. followed by his mother, vladyslava. bogdan was 26 years old. his first name means, given by god , because his parents had waited so long to have a child. translation: we have to win, there is no other way. - there is no other way. we are going to win. this collective grief has not killed the fight. translation: we don t need the sky, ground or sea to be closed. let them come here. it will be easy to kill them on our land. we need weapons, we will take care of the rest. now it s time for a
justin trudeau, said there was no reason anyone needed guns in their everyday lives, except for hunting or sports shooting. ahead of the platinum jubilee celebrations this week at super size images of queen elizabeth have been projected onto stonehenge and in the south west of england and each of those images marks a decade of those images marks a decade of her rain. for many, queen projects and enduring image of britishness around the world and thisjubilee week our royal correspondent looks at the queen s iconic public image. one of the most photographed and painted people in the world. sometimes a vivid presence in public life, orjust a quiet part of our everyday. being king or queen is an exclusive club. jordan s king abdullah is in a unique position to understand the pressures and privilege of monarchy. his father, king hussein, became king in 1952, the same year as the queen s accession. a close family bond that continues today. when you look at her majesty, you look at