this is cnn breaking news. hello, outpost in jordan near the border with syria and iraq. this is the first time u.s. troops have been killed by enemy fire in the middle east since the beginning of the war in gaza, october 7th. it also marks a significant escalation of an already precarious situation in the middle east. president biden reacting a short time ago, vowing the u.s. will hold those responsible to account. we have got full coverage of this breaking story, natasha bertrand is in washington, priscilla alvarez is with president biden in south carolina, and ben wedeman is in beirut. natasha, you first. what are we learning about the attack? reporter: a very serious moment for the u.s. military, for president biden, for the administration writ large because this is the first time u.s. service members have actually been killed from hostile fire since the war in gaza began. and sparked all of these tensions throughout the middle east. now, we re learning that these thr
the north east of scotland but elsewhere it is pretty warm. generally in the mid to high teens. this is the next feature living in for saturday. it could be a dry start for many for saturday. some early sunshine in central and northern areas but the rain will get going into central and southern areas and heavy bursts moving north, and that will be followed by further showers across the south into the afternoon. it really is quite a mixed day. temperatures may be a degree or so down, with more cloud around and the outbreaks of rain. for sunday, possibly at the moment sunday looks like the best day for england and wales. it could be dry with good spells of sunshine, showers for scotland, northern ireland and for the bank holiday monday looks like we will see early rain clearing to sunshine and showers into the afternoon. to recap, saturday, rainforsome, could be wet for some, sunday probably the best day of the weekend. stay tuned. monday, rain followed by sunshine and showers.
were killed in turkey and syria by massive earthquakes as the search for survivors continues. cheering. dramatic footage emerges of one success. a family of six are pulled alive from the rubble, in the syrian city, of idlib. many in turkey say the government isn t doing enough as the president sees the destruction for himself, and counts his country s dead. as of now, unfortunately the number of deceased is 8,574. the number of injured is 49,133. the number of collapsed buildings is 6,444. hello there. welcome to bbc news. president volodymyr zelensky has met king charles at buckingham palace. the ukrainian leader is in the uk on a surprise visit. this is the moment of that historic meeting. a warm handshake before conversation with king charles iii. a little earlier during lunch time, the president addressed the pa ct westminster pact westminster hall. in his address he said he was confident that the effect of winning the war will be a warning to future enemies, he s now lef
tv. like, did you get a haircut? we re glad you are with us. and it is wow. very busy news friday . let s get started with the five things to know for this. friday april 7th 2023, tennessee republican led tennessee s republican led house has expelled two of its democratic members for violating house rules during a gun reform protests. one of them is justin jones. and he will join us live this morning. a story that is we have so much to cover on that plus escalation in the middle east israel launching airstrikes into southern lebanon and the gaza strip. the move comes after a barrage of rocket attacks were reported in israel. biden administration proposing a rule that would forbid a ban on trans athletes. the rule, however, would allow some exceptions to be made also story. daniels speaking out, saying she is quote absolutely willing to testify in the manhattan district attorney s case against former president trump. she s telling piers morgan. she doesn t think the charges ag
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