plus, we have new details about the death of former japanese prime minister shinzo abe. what we re learning about the weapon used in the attack and the reaction coming in from around the world. deal or no deal, elon musk walking away from twitter, what the twitter board might have to say about that. we re so grateful to have you this saturday, july 9th. appreciate you starting your weekend and morning with us. jessica, great to have you. thanks for having me. it s always great to stop by and spend some hours. quite a few hours. we start with the january 6th interview with one of the most important witnesses. former white house counsel pat scipollone testifying for hours. he provide a great deal of new information. and keep in mind yesterday s closed door testimony is going to be made public in upcoming hearings, potentially even on tuesday. cipollone was among a handful of people who spent time with then president donald trump as the riot at the capitol un unfolded,
at a 4th ofjuly parade near chicago has been charged with seven counts of first degree murder. lake county state s attorney said these were just the first of many charges yet to come. now on bbc news, it s hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. rugby at the grassroots or elite level should be a joyful celebration of athletic prowess. but there is no joy in learning that rugby may be doing irreparable damage to some of the players on the pitch. that may be the case too in other high impact sports like american football. my guests today are steve thompson and his wife steph. he is a former england rugby international who won the world cup in 2003. he has recently learned that he has early onset dementia. seemingly linked to years of high impact collisions. what happens when the game simply isn t worth it? steve and steph thompson, welcome to hardtalk. if i may, i want to begin with that moment when you were diagnosed. an elite former sportsman, r
we begin here in the uk, where borisjohnson has another difficult day ahead. critics, some from within his own party, say it s over for the prime minister after the resignation of chancellor rishi sunak and health secretary sajid javid. other senior ministers have thrown their support behind borisjohnson, but the bbc understands somejunior ministers are still considering their positions. from westminster, here s our political correspondent david wallace lockhart. two influential cabinet ministers who decided they had had enough. within minutes of an one another, rishi sunak resigned as chancellor and sajid javid resigned as health secretary. he was tightlipped when he returned home yesterday evening. just going to spend some time with my family. but the reasons were there when they submitted resignation letters. the outgoing chancellor said. while the outgoing health secretary said. their experts along with variousjunior their experts along with various junior government digg
universe from the nasa department. we will tell you how old and how far away it is. more of that. good evening. long time trump allies suddenly reversing course and saying he is now willing to testify before the committee. this is really stunning. he refused for months to appear even though he has had a subpoena. the justice department calls it a stunt and says his sudden wish to testify is not a genuine effort to meet his obligations but a last-ditch attempt to avoid accountability. he of course was the one who said this the day before the insurrection. all is going to break loose tomorrow. all is going to break loose tomorrow. loud and proud to anyone who would listen. robert reported he was also the one who convinced trump to come back to washington. so he can attend the rally in person. they quote him messing you have to return to washington. people are going to say what is going on here? it is unclear if he will appear in this stunt. if he does, whether he will tur
politician up ahead of reelection this monday. now the nation will be holding his funeral. president biden paid a visit to the japanese embassy yesterday saying he was stunned, outraged and saddened by the former prime minister s killing. and he had this to say about the assassination on japan s security. we re going to learn more about, as time goes on, about motive, about the whole japanese, prime minister is a stable ally and we, do not believe it s likely to have i don t know yet likely to have any profound destabilizing impact on japanese security or japanese solidarity. when we look at this, japan one of our key allies, particularly in this region and particularly militarily with all that goes on with chinese efforts to expand. and a lot to talk about on a global scale. absolutely, and i think that hearing the outpouring from so many world leaders about the legacy of abe, japan s youngest prime minister when he took over and the longest serving when he was don