symone. we are kicking things off at the u.s. mexico border. at this very hour, president joe biden is in el paso making his first visit since taking office. ahead of biden s visit today, people being arrested outside of church shelter. we will have an update from gabe gutierrez who is on the ground in texas. plus, new congress means new rules. what republicans have proposed, such as banning federal abortion funds and blocking asylum seekers from entering the country, it is a mess that will keep you up at night. we are digging into their proposals and the fireworks ahead tomorrow. the buffalo bills will take the field for the first time since hamlin s life-threatening injury today. teams across the nfl, they are paying tribute to number three. we are talking to a former nfl player about the teams emotional return inspired by hamlin himself. i am symone sanders-townsend, i have something to say. at this hour, president biden is visiting the border in el paso, texas. this is hi
in a statement, harry and meghan said the tv presenter s comments were not an isolated incident. those are our latest stories the seller. this hour. good morning. now on bbc news, global questions: sri lanka rising global civil unrest. welcome to global questions with me, zeinab badawi, from the heart of sri lanka s capital, colombo. i m outside the presidential office, and today, its pristine exterior is well guarded. but six months ago, angry antigovernment protesters stormed this building, as well as the presidential palace, forcing the president to flee the country. they were angry at just how desperate their economic situation had become, and they blamed government corruption and mismanagement for it. sri lanka is saddled with heavy debt, soaring inflation and impossibly high food and fuel costs. and it s become something of a bellwether for other lower income countries. world leaders are looking to see whether sri lanka can overcome its worst economic crisis for mo
now global questions comes from sri lanka. welcome to global questions with me, zeinab badawi, from the heart of sri lanka s capital, colombo. i m outside the presidential office, and today, its pristine exterior is well guarded. but six months ago, angry antigovernment protesters stormed this building, as well as the presidential palace, forcing the president to flee the country. they were angry at just how desperate their economic situation had become, and they blamed government corruption and mismanagement for it. sri lanka is saddled with heavy debt, soaring inflation and impossibly high food and fuel costs. and it s become something of a bellwether for other lower income countries. world leaders are looking to see whether sri lanka can overcome its worst economic crisis for more than 70 years, and whether its experience marks a growing trend of civil unrest. applause. welcome to the magnificent national museum here in colombo, which charts the history of this beautiful i
sat by while donald trump used the rally to go farther than he has before in this cultish alliance with this dangerous sometimes amorphous group called qanon by pushing lies that may sound bizarre and absurdist you can underestimate how serious they are and how they re building a following. i m not going to repeat or amplify all of them, but among them is the claim that certain hollywood actors and democrats are part of some secret pedophile group aligned with satan or who eat children. it goes on like that. i m not going to do much more of it for you tonight. i ll tell you why that is the top story. what does that have to do with midterm campaigns other than villainizing a few democrats? one of the theories is that trump will lead a battle against the forces and by the way, there are many versions and it rations of these conspiracy theories. it matters in many ways. you may recall right after donald trump was elected, a gunman opened fire in a washington, d.c. restaurant und
concerns over the gender recognition legislation passed in scotland last month, as he considers 16 year olds too young to change their legal gender. you are watching bbc news. now, global questions: sri lanka: rising global civil unrest? welcome to global questions with me, zeinab badawi, from the heart of sri lanka s capital, colombo. i m outside the presidential office, and today, its pristine exterior is well guarded. but six months ago, angry antigovernment protesters stormed this building, as well as the presidential palace, forcing the president to flee the country. they were angry at just how desperate their economic situation had become, and they blamed government corruption and mismanagement for it. sri lanka is saddled with heavy debt, soaring inflation and impossibly high food and fuel costs. and it s become something of a bellwether for other lower income countries. world leaders are looking to see whether sri lanka can overcome its worst economic crisis for mor