former president donald trump s name is taken off the ballot in a second state this. time in maine where the unprecedented decision is now threatening the front-runner for the republican presidential nomination. hello, everyone, i m anita vogel in los angeles and bryan, as john roberts likes to say, happy friday to you. bryan: i m in new york, sandra and john are off today. 34-page ruling, maine s secretary of state says her unilateral decision to remove trump from the primary ballot is because he engaged in an insurrection. the trump campaign firing back with plans to appeal and calling it a hostile assault on american democracy. anita: the decision follows colorado s historic ruling last week and similar cases are playing out in more than a dozen states across the country. joe concha is standing by with reaction on this. bryan: lucas tomlinson is travelling with the president in st. croix. lucas, any reaction from the white house? bryan, no reaction from the whi
angeles. i m trace gallagher in for bret baier. the crisis at the southern border spreading beyond major cities. we will look at how businesses are contacted by the record surge, plus, whatever happened to the russian military contractor the wagner group? and bret baier explains what additional infrastructure the u.s. may need to meet the biden administration s electric vehicle goals. but, first breaking tonight, president joe biden prepares to win over voters after what many say was a tough year. the president is on a family vacation in the caribbean amid the expanding conflict in the middle east, the war in ukraine and as the prices at the border as well as to record numbers these challenge also remain flash points in 2024. as a new fox poll shows how voters think this year has gone. just 24% think 2023 was a good year. while that number has steadily risen since 2020, it is still 13 percentage points lower than it was in 2019. lucas tomlinson is traveling with the preside
and which festive favourite is the christmas number one? and coming up on bbc news. we ll be at villa park where sheffield united are the visitors on a night when victory can take aston villa top of the premier league. hello and welcome to the bbc news at six. in the last hour, the united nations security council has passed a resolution to address the continuing conflict in gaza and the appalling conditions faced by around 2 million people there. it follows days of argument at the un in new york. the resolution calls on asians to create the conditions for the cessation of hostilities and the unhindered delivery of assistance to gaza calls on nations. the resolution the uae has put in blue this morning responds to the calls for a sustainable cessation of hostilities and a massive scale up of humanitarian aid. often in diplomacy, the challenge is meeting the moment in the world we live, not in the world that we want, and we will never tire in pushing for a full humanitarian
side sheffield united. it s 0 0 after 30 minutes. if villa win they will leapfrog both arsenal and liverpool to the top of the table. you have to go back 25 years to the last time they led the way at this stage of the season. a win for sheffield united would see them move off the foot of the table, but they would still be three points from safety. all six of the premier league sides that originally backed the breakaway european super league have now re affirmed their committment to playing in uefa s european competitions. it follows yesterday s ruling by the european court ofjustice that the ban by uefa and fifa on clubs from joining the european superleague was unlawful . arsenal and liverpool have followed tottenham, manchester city, manchester united, and chelsea who issued statements yesterday. all six were founder members of the breakaway league in 2021 before quickly withdrawing their support after a backlash from fans. liverpool say their involvement has discontinued,
the united nations security council passes a resolution to bring more aid into gaza, but stops short of calling for an immediate truce. over 20,000 that since israel s attacks according to a health authority. the entire population there faces starvation. police in prague release body cam footage from thursday s deadly mass shooting. making off with the banks he installed on a own sign. last christmas is your official christmas number one today. and george michael s dream of the top christmas song finally comes true. bbc news, continuing coverage and analysis from our team of correspondents in the uk and around the world. good evening. after days of argument over the precise wording, the united nations security council has passed a resolution on the conflict in gaza calling for the unhindered delivery of humanitarian assistance but stopping short of supporting an immediate ceasefire. instead it urges the creation of the conditions for a cessation of hostilities. 13 council