At the salon nancy pelosi now says she was set up by the owner of the salon pelosi got her hair done here inside on monday which is not allowed yet under the citys covid restrictions. The owner soon after release video to fox news showing the House Speaker inside the salon without a mask over her face was hanging around her neck. The man who styled her hair says the owner has been providing services to customers during the whole pandemic basically an believes pelosi was set up to. Police pelosi says she deserves an apology were about to hear from her and mayor london breed who supports her. I take responsibility for trusting other word of the neighborhood salon that ive been to over the years, many times and that tone when they said what were able to accommodate people one person at a time. And that we can set up that time i trusted that as it turns out it was a setup. So i take responsibility, 4 falling for a set up. You know this conversation has kind of blown up in the way that it h
Did focus in part on Law Enforcement biden was talking to the community. He was meeting with members of jacob blakes family. Those are some of the relatives just after the meeting blakes relatives apparently did not want to meet with the president earlier this week. I asked our political analyst for their thoughts on todays visit. This was a tale of 2 can oshas into campaigns, donald trump was all about law and order and wreckage. And today, joe biden talked about healing and unity and rebuilding in meeting with jacob blakes family which trump refused to do. Thats the kind of contrasts that biden wants to have from between now and election day. So today, joe biden went to kenosha wisconsin weeks frankly i find can change. Ive never seen one president ial candidate. Follow another. Usually you try and lead on an issue not fall and now joe biden is going to be following. President trump to pennsylvania as well i think thats good form for joe biden makes it look like a follower not a lead
As shes seen embracing the man who stands accused of her murder. A Police Officer has been charged with the murder of retired footballer Dalian Atkinson who died after being tasered. Coming up on afternoon live all the sport. Good afternoon simon. The former england captain, Dylan Hartley has announced his retirement from professional rugby. Northampton saints where hes played at for m years say the hooker had been unable to recoverfrom a knee injury. And you have the weather at your fingertips. Persistent rain across england with the risk of flooding. We were also the casting our eyes towards india we have a couple of cyclones to look at. Also coming up would you pay £5 99 a month to be able to binge on british classic Television Series . The Election Campaign has turned attention onto the economy with both labour and the conservatives setting our their spending priorities. And they re planning a big spending spree. With the shadow chancellor, John Mcdonnell, setting out plans to bor
Was found. In the last minute or so, it has been driven away from here by police who say they want to take it toa police who say they want to take it to a secure location so that the bodies can be identified and in time removed, with respect and dignity. More from ben in a moment and well be talking to a former head of the uk border force. The other main stories on bbc news at 5pm. The Prime Minister goes to meet the labour leader to try to agree a timetable for a brexit deal after mps backed the plan, but rejected the three day limit on debate. They said that we couldnt open the withdrawal agreement, and we did. They said we couldnt get rid of the backstop, and we did. They said we couldnt get a new deal, mr speaker, and we did and donald trump has said he will lift the sanctions he imposed on turkey, following its military action against the syrian kurds. Its 5pm our main story is the discovery of 39 bodies in a lorry container in essex. The vehicle, which is thought to have crossed
Borisjohnson and Jeremy Corbyn meet to try to find a way through the brexit stalemate. Is fracking finished in the uk . The government and a highly critical report casts doubt over its future. And one of the team the prince of wales meets the welsh rugby squad ahead of their world cup semifinal in japan. Coming up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news, well have reaction to the death of Paralympic Champion marieke vervoort, the belgian wheelchair racer who has ended her life through euthanasia. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at 6pm. 39 people have been found dead in the back of a lorry in essex. Its not known who they are or where they came from. One was a teenager. The lorry driver, whos 25, from Northern Ireland and and named locally as mo robinson, has been arrested on suspicion of murder. The victims were discovered at1. 1i0 this morning. The police say identifying them is their number one priority but its expected to be a lengthy process. The lorry was registered in