how the border crisis not only affects texas but impacts the entire country. essentially every state is a border state. we re seeing record number of immigrants coming across that border. record number of deaths from immigrants not only crossing the river but being smuggled and being killed during the high speed chases and also in different situations like we saw in san antonio, where we lost 53 immigrants smug nulled a smuggled in a trailer. migrants continue being smuggled into the country in staggering numbers and dangerous ways. for the migrants themselves as well as the people in these texas border communities. a group of 300 migrants just crossed the border into eagle pass. right before the sun rose this morning a group of 300, mostly single adult men from cuba. something we have seen every single day this morning. in fact, we re seeing two groups per day, which is the case again today. i want to show you the video you just teased with. an exclusive video from a pol
from washington because the color to tell you, this is something that will have a devastating impact on the nation s economy echo amtrak, the nation s cross-country railway system, is canceling all of its long distance trains ahead of a plant workers strike that really threatens to do damage on a scale that we have not seen in quite some time back of that announcement effectively cancels all planned trips except for those along the northeast corridor between boston and washington, d.c. the companies as our changes are all trains can reach the destination before the strike, which could begin as early as friday, and in case you re wondering, yes, we are talking about major cost because tthe strike could cost up to $2 billion per day per, we are talking about 60,000 workers plotting a walkout for better conditions. there s still time to get this resort, but there s only a few days left or they have a construct that is available that frankly needs to be adopted, but if this goe
days, 30 of them, into the investigation into the attack on january 6th. now, the question is, who has been insnared by all this and what it could ultimately mean for donald trump and really our nation next. we ll talk more about that in just a few moments. but you can t lose the irony here, the idea that we ve been talking a lot about january 6th, about the election-related lies, about the idea of how the u.s. democracy is in peril because there was not this expectation that was met of a peaceful transition of power. and then you ve got this idea of over across the pond, as they say, the fact that, as they say, no king ever dies. once somebody has passed in the monarchy, the next person is able to take up that position immediately. and it s 2:00 a.m. in scotland right now, and you re looking at this unfold, as live pictures are coming in at the scenes of the very public payment of respect. that to the late queen elizabeth whose coffin lies in rest in st. gi giles cathedral
the reason is simple, russia is for big. ukraine is too simple. russia itself is the largest country on planet earth with a relatively huge economy for the region and 145 million people who live there. ukraine has a population of about 40 million. it s the poorest country in europe. it s got an average annual income that s much lower than albania s. so just by looking at the most basic wikipedia numbers, if ukraine remained a sovereign country, ukraine it would have to reach a negotiated settlement with russia. pitch battles were not going to do it. that s not a moral judgment. you can root for the ukrainian military all you want. it s still a fact. the second thing that was immediately evident about this war was how unusually destructive it was, and was going to be. it wasn t just ukraine that was getting pummeled, though it certainly was, it was the entire western economy, including our economy. russian energy fuels europe. a recession in germany was certain to lead to a re
live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to newsday. it s six in the morning in singapore, and six in the evening in washington dc, where a group of 20 senators from both sides of the us political divide have announced proposals for limited measures aimed at curbing gun violence. the developments come after the tragic mass shootings in texas and new york. ten republican senators have backed the legislation potentially enough numbers for this to be voted into law. let s have a closer look at what s in the guns proposal. the framework agreement includes support for state red flag laws, where guns could be kept from those who might pose a danger. also included, tougher background checks for gun buyers under the age of 21. there would also be measures to prevent what s known as straw purchases where people buy guns for others who are restricted from purchasing them. but what s not included are measures that the democrats and presidentjoe bi