Started. I am the senior associate and i wanted to thank everybody for coming out today and joining us on this cold morning but the sun is out. I want to recognize two coalitions for helping organize this event. The not above the Law Coalition which is a group of over 150 organizations committed to protecting our democracy and fighting for accountability and the rule of law. I would also like to thank the declaration for american democracy which is a coalition of over 250 organizations dedicated to the passing reforms including the freedom to vote act, the john r lewis Voting Rights act ndc statehood. Tomorrow marks three years since the attack on the very Capitol Building that stands behind us. Not only was it an attack on the building but in a larger sense, also an attack on our democracy. It was an attack on the concept that a free people can elect its own leaders in pursuit of life, liberty and happiness and that that peaceful transfer of power will occur when the time comes. Three
Good afternoon. King charles has been meeting the Prime Minister, liz truss, at Buckingham Palace in the last hour, as final preparations continue for Queen Elizabeths State Funeral tomorrow. Hes also hosting a reception for hundreds of World Leaders and royals this evening. Officials are now advising people thinking ofjoining the queue not to set off, with the line expected to close later this afternoon. Last night, the queens eight grandchildren, led by Princes William and harry, stood vigil around her coffin. Its the First Time Ever that the grandchildren of a monarch have taken part in the ceremony. And the us president , joe biden, arrived yesterday, as World Leaders continue to arrive in london for tomorrows funeral. James lendel reports. The funeral may be tomorrow but World Leaders are gathering already. The us President Joe Biden and his wife touched down late last night. One of more than 500 foreign dignitaries assembling to pay their respects to a woman in the world knew as
To stick to its promise . As to stick to its promise . As a tory mp reveals , he was arrested tory mp reveals, he was arrested on suspicion of rape, the number of conservatives embroiled in Sexual Misconduct allegation grows to a total of nine. How damaging will this be to a party already on the back foot . Well have the latest. And as israel gears up for a full Ground Invasion and the west throws its weight behind them, Vladimir Vladimir putin wades into the conflict, inviting senior hamas and iranian leaders to moscow for talks. Mark white will have all the latest. Well it comes as us forces carried out a strike against what they said were Iranian Revolutionary guard positions in Eastern Syria. 20 us soldiers have been injured in recent clashes , 18 injured in recent clashes, 18 dead, 13 injured, and three in Critical Condition. Critical condition. Even as police in the us state of maine continue their manhunt after a deadly mass shooting. Well have the latest shooting. Well have the
This thick white smoke indicates what ukraine says is a successful strike on the headquarters of russias black sea navy in crimea. Russia illegally annexed the Southern Ukrainian Peninsula of crimea in 2014. This month, ukraine has carried out several attacks on the region, destroying a Russian Air Defence system and damaging a ship and a submarine in a dry dock. Kyiv is also trying to cut off russian supply lines as it continues with its Counter Offensive further north. 0ur Senior International correspondent 0rla guerin is in kyiv. Kyiv could hardly have picked a more high profile target than the headquarters of russias Black Sea Fleet in crimea and a source in the Ukrainian Air force told the bbc that the type of missile used was a storm shadow Cruise Missile and those are supplied by the uk and france. We have seen footage showing a massive impact on the building and tonight they have been claims in the past half an hour on social media that the commander of the Black Sea Fleet was
Correspondent orla guerin is in the ukrainian capital, kyiv tonight, and joins us now. Is the counteroffensive intensifying . Is the counteroffensive intensifying . Is the Counteroffensive Intensi Inc . ~ ,. , intensifying . Well, it has been a bus da , intensifying . Well, it has been a busy day, sophie. Intensifying . Well, it has been a busy day, sophie. From intensifying . Well, it has been a | busy day, sophie. From ukraines point of view, a successful one. It has managed to hit the headquarters of russias Black Sea Fleet in the Crimean Peninsula with a missile. We know there is damage to the building. We are not sure how much. One ukrainian spokesman has said on social media, we wanted a bigger hole. But undoubtedly, ukraine could hardly have picked a more symbolic target. Its a headline grabbing attack, it is a showy attack. It is not the first time that ukraine has struck at Russian Military and the structure in premier. As ukraine faces into the second winter of war, we know i