the world championship semifinals continue in sheffield. mark allen was maintaining his two frame lead over the four time champion mark selby. he was 5 3 overnight. let s go to the crucible for live pictures. they are just re racking because mark selby has pinched the frame back. mark allen now leads 6-5. the frame back. mark allen now leads 6 5. the scheme is quite a difficult watch and pretty cagey. mark selby has got the better of the second session. two years ago he won the last of his four titles. it s the first to 17. in the other semifinal sijiahui is well under first to 17. in the other semifinal si jiahui is well under way against luca brecel. the chinese debutant is 11-5 luca brecel. the chinese debutant is 11 5 up after two sessions. the belgian really lost his composure at the end of one of the frames after failing to get out of the snooker. he got a warning. he hasn t come close to the form that saw him stunned defending champion ronnie o sullivan in the quarters
report found that mr sharp failed to properly disclose his involvement in facilitating a loan of almost $1 million for the uk s former prime minister borisjohnson. this morning mr sharp released this statement. have a listen. missed to store s view is that while i did breach the government s code for government appointments he states very clearly that a breach does not necessarily invalidate an appointment. indeed, i have always maintained breach was inadvertent and not material which the facts he lays out substantially at mr heppinstall. the secretary of state consulted with the bbc board who support that view. nevertheless, i have decided that it is right to prioritise the interests of the bbc. i feel that this matter may well be a distraction from the corporation s good work where i had to remain in post until the end of my term. i have therefore this morning resigned as the bbc chair to the secretary of state and to the board. state and to the board. that s richard sh
militia group, the rsf, are pointing at each other. this as thousands of sudanese, as well as many other nationalities continue to attempt to flee the country. these pictures of the situation in the capital khartoum today. at least 512 people and killed and many more injured. figures estimated to be higher. a bus convoy carrying several hundreds of u s citizens has left khartoum, bound for port sudan these pictures are courtesy of cbs news. meanwhile the uk deputy prime minister oliver dowden says uk evacuation flights from sudan will soon end. dowden said the last flight will leave by six o clock uk time on saturday and that there s been a significant decline in the number of british nationals coming forward. in an exclusive interview, our presenter zeinab badawi spoke with rapid support forces leader general mohamed hamdan dagalo, also known as hemed ti. here s what he has to say. the people of sudan particularly in the capital are living in absolute ordeal what would it ta
the judge considers bail for the suspect leaks case. why prosecutors say he is a flight risk. and reports of fighting in khartoum, despite new cease-fires. foreign citizens rushed to evacuate. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. a former vice president compelled to testify about his direct conversations with the president he served. that s a situation mike pence found himself in on thursday before a grand jury in washington former vice president testified before a federal grand jury for more than five hours. that testimony would have been about what happened after the trump the president at the time, at a time when donald trump was pressuring him to overturn the vote. hints pence refused to do so. pence has also spoke about this conversation publicly. he s right about them in his book. the on a tour of really regularly. whenever before as an investigation, as a grand jury and have prosecutors gotten pence under oath to reveal
you watching us in the u.s., canada and all around the world. i m kim brunhuber. ahead on cnn newsroom, a judge considers bail on the pentagon leaked case. why prosecutors say he is a flight risk. a first in modern history. former vice president mike pence testifies about his former boss, donald trump. and reports of fighting in khartoum, despite a new cease-fire, as citizens rush to evacuate. we re learning startling details about the young man accused of leaking documents online. jack teixeira had an arsenal in weapons in his massachusetts home and a history of making violent threats. it came to light in a bail hearing on thursday. jason carol has details. reporter: the detention hearing got under way, with jack tei teixeira s father taking the stand. he said he would not hesitate to report his son if he was released on bail and broke any rules. the air national guardsman is not a flight risk or a security risk and that teixeira did not intend for the classified i