dramatic new video just in, showing the deadly ambush on connecticut police officers. new tonight, a cofounder of donald trump s new media company says it violated securities laws. did the former president try to strong arm an executive to turn over shares to his wife, melania? overseas, russian soldiers under attack, at least 11 new recruits shot to death at a training facility. plus, we re in kyiv where civilians are training for war and preparing for a possible nuclear attack. the fatal fire erupting in iran s most notorious prison, where anti-government protesters and at least two americans are being held. what we re learning about possible victims and who started it. with the midterms weeks away, former president barack obama plans to campaign in key races. how georgia and pennsylvania could determine which party controls the senate. and united against breast cancer. marches coast to coast. we meet a survivor who is now dedicating her life to helping patients.
term in office at the communist party congress. and the husband and wife team behind one of the most successful covid vaccines believe the same technology could help transform cancer treatment. we begin in iran where a large fire has been blazing at evin prison in the capital, tehran. hundreds of political prisoners and dozens of dual nationals are held in the prison, as well as many protesters arrested during the past four weeks of riots around the country. in a tweet the us state department says: gunshots officials say that seven people have been injured, and that the situation is now under control. but recent videos posted online show the fire still burning, and gunfire and sirens can be heard. we can now speak to jared genser, who s a lawyer representing siamak namazi an iranian american, whose family said he was taken back into custody to the prison, this week after a temporary release. thank you for talking to us. have you had any contact with your client? your clien
santiago sees the return of the zombie walk after a three year gap due to coronavirus. hello and welcome to bbc news. we begin in iran, where a large fire has been blazing at evin prison in the capital tehran. hundreds of political prisoners and dozens of dual nationals are held in the prison, as well as many protesters arrested during the past four weeks of riots around the country. officials say that eight people have been injured, and that the situation is now under control. but recent videos posted online show the fire still burning, and gunfire and sirens can be heard. in a tweet the us state department says: jared genser is a lawyer representing siamak namazi who is a jailed iranian american, whose family say they haven t heard from him. we haven t had contact with him since word came out about the clashes, gunfire, explosions, etc. we have no idea where he is or how he is doing and we would call on the government of iran to immediately enable him to call his family i
i ll talk to one woman trying to make a difference for the young girls and women in the country. there are so following a developing story the arrest of a suspected serial killer in the state of california. the latest developments on that are moments away. we want to begin though with the latest that we re hearing on the possibility of the former president actually testified before the january six committee. joining me now at politico kyle cheney. what reporting do you have on this, kyle, the possibility, the room or whatever you want to call it the former president may actually agree to testify if he gets to do it live. and if the committee is willing to negotiate with him on this testimony? look, i think he s the one witness they d make a lot, they d agree to conditions to get him in front of them. i don t think it s actually a real expectation that it will happen. if donald trump says, i m doing, it going and no one can stop him. we ve seen him often go against the advic
watching. i am sam stein. katie fang will be back next week, do not worry, 7 am eastern. all will show online. though she is starting right now. ng right now. and good morning to you from beautiful detroit, michigan. it is sunday, october the 23rd. i m ali velshi, this is a very special edition of velshi across america. i am in belle isle state park in detroit, michigan, within 16 days until the most consequential midterm elections in recent memory. michigan is arguably the leading edge of a combustible trumpist, anti-democratic movement which includes fringe political figures, self styled militias and the potential for violence. i saw that with a group of michigan residents and voters from across the political spectrum to talk about this, plus women s reproductive rights, which is actually, literally on the ballot in michigan this year. and how they should think we can move forward as a country, full of people with different views, and the same set of facts. more of that c