washington says it s horrified by the execution, whilst the british prime minister, rishi sunak, said the hanging of alireza akbari was callous and cowardly and would not go unpunished. the uk has imposed sanctions on iran s prosecutor general, accusing him of being at the heart of iran s use of the death penalty. our diplomatic correspondent, caroline hawley, reports. news of the execution came on state run television early this morning, despite repeated last minute appeals from the uk. alireza akbari is thought to have acquired british citizenship after investing here and to have lived in the country for several years. his brother told bbc persia he had been enticed back to iran by his former boss, under whom he once served as deputy defence minister. the government responded swiftly, the prime minister saying he was appalled by a callous act carried out by a barbaric regime. and we have made it absolutely clear that the actions of the iranian regime has taken are com
we begin in ukraine, where russia has launched missile strikes across the country, hitting residential areas as well as energy infrastructure, plunging much of ukraine into an emergency blackout. this is the scene in the city of dnipro, where at least five people were killed and dozens injured when an apartment building was struck on saturday. according to the regional governor, several children were among those hurt. rescue workers are still combing the rubble for survivors. ukraine s president zelensky spoke earlier. translation: in the city of dnipro, | a residential building was destroyed i as a result of this russian strike. dozens of injured and traumatised people were rescued and are being treated. clearing operations are ongoing and will continue throughout the night. how many people are under the rubble is still unknown. unfortunately the list of the dead is growing every hour. our correspondent, paul adams, is in dnipro with the latest. this was one of the worst att
hello and welcome to you if you are watching in the uk and around the world. we begin in ukraine, where russia has launched missile strikes across the country, hitting residential areas, as well as energy infrastructure, plunging much of ukraine into an emergency blackout. this is the city of dnipro, where at least five people were killed and dozens injured when an apartment building was struck on saturday. according to the regional governor, several children were among those hurt. rescue workers are still combing the rubble for survivors. ukraine s president zelensky spoke earlier. translation: in the city of dnipro, | a residential building was destroyed i as a result of this russian strike. dozens of injured and traumatised people were rescued and being treated. clearing operations are ongoing and will continue throughout the night. how many people are under the rubble is still unknown. unfortunately, the list of the dead is growing every hour. our correspondent paul adams
today joe biden did just that. you all know i m a car guy. i m here because the auto show and the vehicles here give me some reasons to be optimistic about the future. i really mean it. just looking at them and driving them, they just give me a sense of optimism although i like the speed, too. jesse: once you r reel in a sucker that s when you try to sell theme clunker. investing $7.5 billion to build electric vehicle charging stations all across america. so today. [applause] i m pleased to announce we are approving funding for the first 35 states, including michigan, to build their own electric charging infrastructure throughout their state. [applause] look, folks, you know the great american road trip is going to be fully electrified whether you are driving coast to coast along i 10 or on i-75 here in michigan. charging stations will be up and easy to find as gas stations are now. jesse: he says the great american road trip is going to go completely electric and h
absolutely right the president and talk about the on going investments in electric vehicles. we ve seen the president touring the floor getting a sense of the cars that are out and even driving an electric cadillac, wanting to use the remarks when he takes the stage again behind me in a few minutes to talk to the important work and the focus that the administration has had on electric vehicles. now, one of the announcements that we do expect to hear from the president is a new $900 million investment in building electric vehicle charges stations across the country across some 35 states including here in the state of michigan. now, of course, no need to emphasize that this is obviously a very important battle ground state so this is an opportunity for the president, too, to meet with local elected official leaders, union leaders and talk to the folks on the ground and again, this is an issue where he could really talk about a couple legislative victories for democrats includin