the greek transport minister resigns and a station master in charge of signalling has been arrested after at least 36 people died and dozens injured following a train crash in northern greece. as the search continues, police fear a missing two month old baby has come to serious harm. the parents, constance marten and mark gordon, have been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter. new data shows hundreds of sex offenders slipped off the police radarjust by changing their names. good afternoon, and welcome to bbc news. the former health secretary matt hancock has been accused of rejecting key advice on care homes during the pandemic. the daily telegraph says it s obtained thousands of whatsapp messages he sent and received at the height of the covid crisis. the paper says they show mr hancock decided against advice to test all residents going into care homes in england. mr hancock s spokesperson has called it a distorted account . our political correspondent,
questions about the integrity of americans banks. she says americans are not on the hook for paying back the depositors. john: critics call it a bailout, the biden administration refuses to call it that. and why some think we are headed for a banking tsunami caused by woke obsessed bankers. sandra: but first, it s going to be a breaking news two hours ahead, waiting two separate briefings from the white house and the pentagon how the u.s. will handle russia. all this after dramatic new video showing moments a russian war plane downed a u.s. drone over international air space. hello, welcome, sandra smith in new york. john: happy friday eve to you. america reports. in the 42-second video clip, you can see the plane dumping fuel on the reaper drone before colliding with its propeller over the black sea, russian ships are at the crash site trying to obtain debris, the u.s. does not have any ships in the area. sandra: not only are we there, we are told they rushed ther
happening now, cnn is near the tense front lines in eastern ukraine right now with just a few hours to go before russia s war hits the one-year mark. ukrainian forces bracing for the possibility of new russian strikes tonight. also this hour, a top safety official declares the toxic train wreck in ohio was 100%, 100% preventable as initial findings in the federal investigation are revealed. the transportation secretary, pete buttigieg, visiting the scene where frustrated residents are growing more and more concerned about their health by the day. alex murdaugh takes the stand in his murder trial. the disgraced south carolina lawyer admitting under oath to lying and to stealing while denying he killed his wife and son. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we begin with a grim milestone for ukraine and the world, for that matter, a full year since russia s brutal invasion. ukrainians bracing f
the legal definition of a landlord is to be debated in the supreme court today in a bid to help tenants in some of england s worst rental properties. if you want to get in touch with a comment about any of the stories we re covering today you can do that on twitter @annitabbc and use the #bbcyourquestions. in sport, manchester united beat nottingham forest 3 0 in the first leg of their league cup semi final. hello, good morning, and welcome to bbc news. russia has hit back at ukraine with a wave of missiles the day after two western countries confirmed it would send tanks to help kyiv s forces repel the russian invasion. one person has been reported killed and two injured in kyiv as around 30 missiles were fired at targets across the country. in his nightly address, president zelensky thanked germany and the united states for agreeing to send tanks, but said his country now needs more long range artillery and aircraft. for months, he s campaigned for these, in public, and i
strike over pay. scotland s first minister says a trans woman convicted of rape won t now be imprisoned at the women only jail where s she currently being held. and scouring our coastlines for waste why some of the plastic that s washing up is decades old. coming up on the bbc news channel, controversy at the australian open after novak djokovic s father is filmed posing for photos with the vladimir putin supporters. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at 0ne. russia has hit ukraine with another wave of missile strikes, this time during the morning rush hour, killing at least one person and injuring several others in the capital kyiv. ukrainian officials also said critical infrastructure was damaged in the black sea region of 0desa. the strikes come the day after germany and the us confirmed they would send leopard and abrams tanks to the country. this morning the german defence minister said he wanted his country s vehicles there by the end of march. russia has cond