is. welcome to you. i m yasmin vossoughian in for christian sing live at msnbc headquarters. today authorities in a pair of texas towns are grappling with a ton of unanswered questions as they investigate the deaths of 16 people, half guild in a hail of gunfire in the city of allen, the other half killed when a vehicle drove into a crowd in brownsville. we got an update on the second incident near the border. we ll bring you that in just a moment. meanwhile, the attack at a mall in a dallas suburb underscoring this chilling reality, that we re seeing more americans every single day who have had to live through a mass shooting. in a minute i ll speak to one man whose decision to go shopping on a saturday afternoon nearly cost him his life. with a potentially historic default looming 3 1/2 weeks ag way, the president and kevin mccarthy brace for a meeting at the white house. what is the president s new plan to pressure republicans into cutting a deal? we ll get into that.
i m geeta guru murthy live in westminster bringing you the latest reaction to the vote. in other news, a man who remained a member of the banned group national action after the ban in 2016 has been jailed for action after the ban in 2016 has beenjailed for eight and action after the ban in 2016 has been jailed for eight and a half years today. monitoring groups call for government intervention to ease rising fuel prices. they rac says it cost £98 to fill the average car with petrol now. good afternoon. borisjohnson has told the cabinet the government can now draw a line under the issues their opponents want to talk about following last night s vote of confidence in his leadership. the prime minister survived despite a significant rebellion by 41% of his own mps. mrjohnson said it was a decisive result but his tory critics maintain that his days are numbered. let sjoin my colleague geeta guru murthy in college green. thank you very much indeed. we are gathering reac
because of the war in ukraine. the first in person gcse and a level exams begin for many after the pandemic stopped them from taking place. i ve made timetables to keep myself organised. i feel prepared but at the same time i m just really nervous. and the queen attends the first of the celebrations of her platinum jubilee, her delight evident for all to see. and coming up on the bbc news channel. the former british number one laura robson has confirmed her retirement from tennis at the age of 28 after three hip surgeries. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the prime minister is on his way to belfast to urge the main parties there to resume power sharing. the unionist dup is currently refusing to share power with sinn fein because of the post brexit trading deal known as the northern ireland protocol. it s expected government will introduce legislation to allow ministers to override parts of that protocol. the trade border between great britain and norther
The torture of a mentally disabled man in chicago, streamed on facebook live, as a despicable hate crime. Also, the winner of the bbcs sound of 2017 has been announced. Ray burke. Greg burke. 22 year old south londoner, ray black, has been described as embodying female black britishness. And a more ancient noise. How stonehenge may have sounded, thousands of years ago. Good morning. Its friday 6th january. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. The us President Elect, donald trump, has voiced fresh scepticism about claims that russia tried to interfere in the american president ial election, just hours before hes due to receive a detailed briefing from intelligence chiefs on the alleged cyber attack. He appears to be sticking to the opinion. The in a series of tweets overnight, he said the three intelligence heads have collectively insisted the kremlin ordered the attack to undermine mr trumps opponent, Hillary Clinton and have warned the President Elect against disparaging t
Also wheres the evidence . Congresss House Intelligence Committee demands from the president that his phones were wiretapped just before the election. After turkeys ministers are blocked from attending some european rallies, president erdogan threatens to take the netherlands to the European Court and accuses germany of supporting terrorists. Diplomatic freeze. Blizzards in americas north east forces german chancellor merkel to reschedule her trip to the white house. Im katty kay in washington, Christian Fraser is in london. It is 53 days since donald trump took office, its 233 days since britain voted to leave the European Union. So much has happened since then and yet nothing at all has happened at least in terms of the formal brexit negotiation. But things are about to hot up. Tonight, the Uk Parliament takes its final vote on the brexit legislation, which should clear the way for the Prime Minister to begin the process. It has just rejected both of the amendments. And on the eve of