hello, i m christian fraser. you re watching the context on bbc news. a late morning commute with a twist rail passengers in newjersey are delayed due to a bull on the tracks. just a couple of lines of breaking news. we have just heard from the la department of medical examiner that the friends star matthew perry s death has been ruled an accident from the effects of kata mean. you will remember his body was recovered from the jacuzzi in his la home. the examiners are saying that he was suffering acute effects of ketamine. he long talked about his drug problems and addiction, very open about that. we heard from some of his co actors on friends, they said they d spoken to him in the morning he died and he was in fairly good spirits. so something obviously went wrong between that moment and when he was found the next day. and he seemed to have ketamine in his system. and from the bbc, question of sport which has been running for 53 years has been axed due to funding challenge
abuses of those in power to take your liberty, your property, your reputation, and, inin deed, your life. he promised a humility so often found with the powerful embrace fairness as their foundation. it sure doesn t seem that way, does it? gary sappily is a supervisory special agent for the irs where he s worked for 14 years. in january 2020, he was assigned to what he calls a high profile investigation. who s the subject of the investigation? i can t confirm or deny the subject of this investigation. why not. because part of the tax secrecy laws don t allow it. he can t say it but cbs news learned the investigation was the probe of hunter biden by the trump-appointed us attorney if delaware. cbs news has obtained this letter his lawyer sent to congress monday alleging irregularities in doj s handling of the investigation. schapley is seeking legal protections from congress so he can share specifics of his allegations. there were multiple steps that were slow-wa
hu. if you know you know. thank you for jojoining me t to. i i ll see youou next satuturda 8:00 a.m. smerconish is up next. there s an election coming, but you ll never hear jack smith say so. the supreme court is about to have more influence on the outcome of a presidential election than at any time since is the 2000 decision in bush verv. gore. jack smith asked the court to bypass the appellate level and make a decision about whether donald trump is entitled to immunity. and separately, this week they agreed to hear a challenge to a law used to prosecute hundreds of january 6th defendants for obstructing or impeding an official proceedingsing, which could impact smith s prosecution against trump on those charges. here s what s interesting to me. nowhere in the government s petition is there any specific reference to the 2024 presidential election, but that s clear ly what is driving smith s request. in making his case, here s what he told the court. quote, this case prese
barry humphries. hello from the bbc sport centre. erling haaland could miss manchester city s first ever appearance at the club world cup because of a foot injury that manager pep guardiola says is being assessed day by day . the striker has missed city s last two games and won t be back for the premier league match tomorrow against crystal palace. after which the team flies out to saudi arabia for a semi final at the club world cup againstjapanese side urawa reds on tuesday. i think he is going to travel with us and we will see if he is able to play in the first or second game and when we come back. no fracture, just to stress and sometimes his play recover is quicker, some by longer so, like i said, day by day, week by week we will have to see how he feels. the moment he does not have symptoms and does not feel pain he will be ready to play again. the premier league weekend begins tonight with two teams who managed to end a run of poor form last time out. nottingham forest
a kia borings pill is now once again in court. oral arguments are set to begin soon before the fifth circuit court of appeals. a case brought by anti-abortion activist who is want to ban mifepristone nationwide. on the state level the focus is in the carolinas where two separate efforts to further restrict abortions in both states have hit a critical juncture. in north carolina nearly all abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy are now banned. as a republican super majority in the state legislature voted to override democratic governor roy cooper s veto of their bill. shouts of shame could be heard from the gallery after the gavel fell there. and in south carolina republican lawmakers are at it again after debating for more than 12 hours yesterday on a near total ban on abortion. they are heading back into session to continue the fight. let s start in north carolina, cnn s dianne gallagher is in raleigh, north carolina, for us. after having his veto overridden what is the g