Im norah odonnell, and thank you for being with us. We want to begin tonight with that firestorm on capitol hill. The former special counsel robert hur testifying about his investigation into president bidens handling of classified documents. The special counsel was defiant, standing by his conclusion that no charges were warranted. You may recall, though, it was his final report that angered the white house. The report included personal assessments about the president s age and memory, mentioning his son, beaus, death. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle used the hearing to score political points ahead of the 2024 president ial election. Republicans blasted hur for not charging biden with a crime, while democrats aimed to point out the differences between the current president and donald trump, who is facing charges for mishandling classified documents, saying trump obstructed all investigations. The white house views the matter as over and says the case is closed. Cbss ed okeefe is
Delayed. Rob marciano with whats coming next. The horrific crash. Word coming in of that school bus into a Tractor Trailer in the oncoming lane. Several people dead tonight, including children. The terrifying moments in the air. A boeing passenger jet, passengers saying there was a sudden drop and that many were thrown around the cabin. Reports of panels dislodged in the ceiling. At least 50 people hurt. The alarming images coming out of haiti tonight. The u. S. Embassy evacuating american staffers before the sun came up. The Secretary Of State now in the region tonight. The stark warning on capitol hill today. Americas intelligence chiefs warning of the most troubling Global Threats. Among them, china and the influence over the u. S. Election. Here in the u. S. , the danger on our own border. And the warning about ukraine, if the u. S. Does not help, where russia is getting its weapons. The race for the white house tonight. What former President Trump said today about Social Security
Delayed. Rob marciano with whats coming next. The horrific crash. Word coming in of that school bus into a Tractor Trailer in the oncoming lane. Several people dead tonight, including children. The terrifying moments in the air. A boeing passenger jet, passengers saying there was a sudden drop. And that many were thrown around the cabin. Reports of panels dislodged in the ceiling. At least 50 people hurt. The alarming images coming out of haiti tonight. The u. S. Embassy evacuating american staffers before the sun came up. The Secretary Of State now in the region tonight. The stark warning on capitol hill today. Americas intelligence chiefs warning of the most troubling Global Threats. Among them, china, and the influence over the u. S. Election. Here in the u. S. , the danger on our own border. And the warning about ukraine, if the u. S. Does not help, where russia is getting its weapons. The race for the white house tonight, what former President Trump said today about Social Securit
we ll have the latest. good morning. the heat continues to build over the next few days. today it is looking dry, with strong sunshine, and it will feel very warm, especially in the south. i will have all the details throughout this morning s programme. it s sunday, iothjuly. our main story: eight candidates are now officially running in the conservative leadership contest, following a series of announcements from senior figures within the party. the former health secretaries, sajid javid and jeremy hunt, are the latest to come forward and the foreign secretary, liz truss, is expected to declare in the coming days. our political correspondent, jonathan blake reports. the two newest entrance into the race are the first to set out detailed plans, and both focus on economic policy. entrants. jeremy hunt, who lost a borisjohnson in the final two last time around, promises to council rise in corporation tax, and reduce it further. to cancel. he would also cut business rates
Hello, im ben thompson. Youre watching the context on bbc news. A tense Stand Off In Tbilisi Hundreds Of Protesters clash with security forces, as georgia votes through a divisive law that critics say pushes the country closer to russia. Obesityjabs like wegovy and ozempic could cut the risk of Heart Attacks and strokes in people, even if they fail to lose much weight. Thats according to new analysis of a study, funded by drug manufacturer novo nordisk. The drug, semaglutide, suppresses appetite and has been used to aid weight loss. But researchers now say the weekly jabs could also benefit the heart health of millions of adults. Professorjohn deanfield led the work. It hasnt yet been published in a medicaljournal, but was presented at the European Congress on obesity. I think its a really important discovery. Its an important change because its the sort of thing we got with statins, when we, in the 90s when statins came in, we finally figured out that there was a drug class that woul