this is a once deep red state that is starting to look a lot more purple lately. joe biden won in 2020, along with not one, but two democratic senators, and because of that upheaval, it is also a state where republicans are trying to claw back their political power. donald trump s allegations of fraud still loom large here. in an effort to overturn the election. it failed and he is under investigation for it. and his lies and voter integrity have widespread changes in how georgia votes, fewer drop boxes and voter i.d. and restrictions who can give you food and water inline and perhaps most importantly a new law that gives the state legislature more power over elections, taking some of it away from the secretary of state. right now, there are around 7 million active voters on the rolls, down roughly 700,000 from the high water mark in 2020, but still, a remarkable number in the midterm year. do they all show up? and if they do, will they vote on party lines? or split the ticke
and the head of the women s fa cup final, we joined the chelsea football stars inspiring the new generation. the government has defended this year? results for sats tests, saying they are meant to stretch most able pupils. it comes after parents say the sats reading paper left some pupils to be stressed during the exam and in tears. 0ne mother told the bbc that her child, who loves reading, was unable to finish the paper. a head teachers union says even some staff struggled to understand the questions. here s our education editor, branwyn jeffreys. practising for the end of primary school tests, reading and then answering about a0 questions in an hour. but this year, many children struggled to finish. at this halifax primary school, they encourage children to aim high. 11 year old aniah is letting off steam with her sister.
they encourage children to aim high. 11 year old aniah is letting off steam playing with her sister. her mum and others at the school say the reading test was tough. she came home and she struggled. she was upset and teary about it. it was more the reading, to be honest. she didn t expect it to be that hard. she s a really good reader. she enjoys reading. she has practised sats papers that she has done and she has found them ok. but this particular paper, she found really difficult. the tests are meant to measure the school s standards, not the pupils , but teachers say some children were left in tears and this birmingham head teacher fears that their confidence could be affected. it was incredibly tough. children who normally absolutely blitz these tests when they practise and get 90% and above were struggling. you could see the colour
in prison. brianna. in court, five of the six suspects arrested in connection with a deadly shooting of a sweet 16 birthday party in dadeville, alabama. they were all young. 15-year-old was not part of today s hearing, has not been named at this point. we have cnn s nick valencia following this for us. nick, this was a bond hearing what did the judge decide to do? hey, there today s hearing was known as aniah s law. making it easier for the judge to deny bond for violent offender until trial. there were no cameras court, no cell phones allowed either so it s been incredibly difficult to get reported information out of the courtroom. the local affiliate is reporting that the judge will decide in the next 48 hours whether or not he will allow or deny bond. you mentioned just five of the six suspects were in court. all of them have been charged with reckless murder but they do include a minor, 15 years old. of course, those details from