inventory. plus, the future of the most commonly used abortion method in the u.s. remains up in the air. inside the latest legal developments as federal judges could issue a ruling over access to the pill, mifepristone, at any moment. and flooding the streets, thousands of israelis marching through jerusalem s old city in annual parade that raises tensions in a divided city. we ll have a live report on the ground. the fbi revoked security clearances of three agents who took part in the insurrection on january 6th or expressed views that raised serious questions about their allegiance to the u.s. hear what two of them had to say while testifying on the hill today. our nbc news reporters are following all of the latest developments. we begin with that testimony on capitol hill from those two fbi agents who claim the government is being weaponized against conservatives. ryan nobles, you re following the story for us, what did we hear today? reporter: well, we heard a long
iranian state television says that the supreme leader ayatollah ali khamenei has pardoned a large number of prisoners linked to protests. iranian media outlets say that a letter from the head of the judiciary said that a number of people, especially the young, had committed wrongful actions and crimes because of incitement and propaganda by the enemy. taraneh stone, from the bbc s persian service, joins me now. thank you for coming in. talk us through, first of all, what we know about what has happened here. figs through, first of all, what we know about what has happened here. as you mentioned, about what has happened here. as you mentioned. the about what has happened here. as you mentioned, the supreme about what has happened here. as you mentioned, the supreme leader - about what has happened here. as you mentioned, the supreme leader has . mentioned, the supreme leader has agreed to pardon and commute sentences of tens of people who are imprisoned or who are waiting
of a blackmail plot. the midfielder, who left united forjuventus this summer, claims he s being targeted by an organised gang. it comes after his brother posted a video online in which he promised to publish great revelations about the player. french police are investigating. gibraltar can officially call itself a city, 180 years after it was first granted the status by queen victoria. the british overseas territory had bid to become a city earlier this year as part of the queen s platinum jubilee. but when researchers looked through the national archives, they found it had already been recognised as one in 1842. i m joined now by the head of the government, chief minister of gibraltar, fabian picardo. welcome, thank you forjoining us. this is an extraordinary turnabout in events? it this is an extraordinary turnabout in events? , ., , ., this is an extraordinary turnabout inevents? , ., , ., ., , in events? it is really not anything new. the gibraltar in events? it is re
hello this is bbc news. the headlines: mission to the moon america prepares to test launch a rocket, heralding a new era of space exploration. pakistan is set to launch a global appeal for the flooding catastrophe that s killed more than 1000 people and affected 30 million. the head of the institute for fiscal studies labels some of liz truss s tax cutting policies as worrying and inadequade for dealing with rising energy costs. french police launch an investigation after former manchester united footballer paul pogba claims he s the victim of a blackmail plot by an organised gang. and gibraltar can officially call itself a city, 180 years after it was first granted the status by queen victoria. now on bbc news, click. this week, we will catch up with an olympic superstar hoping to help women exercise smarter. i m trying to run for a gold medal here, but i m also very aware that i ve just started my period. chris is braving the cold. still, he has some furry friends to ke
dealing with rising energy costs. after a two year pause due the pandemic, europe s largest street party kicks off its final day at the notting hill carnival in west london. nasa has cancelled today s launch of its most powerful rocket, artemis i, which had been due to take off for an unmanned test flight to the moon. the us space agency said one of its engines developed a bleed that could not be fixed in time. the next possible launch date is not until friday. the artemis programme is aimed at returning humans to the moon. if successful, the plan is for astronauts to be on board the flight in two years time. let s show you some live pictures from the scene right now. huge disappointment, really, with nasser cancelling artemis i. the window for the launch had begun about half an hour ago, but the us space agency said one of its engines had developed a bleed, which could not be fixed in time. let s talk to dr becky smethurst, astrophysicist at the university of oxford and aut