explaining why he allowed the uk to take part in military action in yemen without first holding a commons debate. rishi sunak has faced criticism for not allowing mps to hold a discussion before britainjoined the us in bombing raids on houthi rebels who have been targeting commercial shipping in the red sea. our political correspondent leila nathoo has the story. rishi sunak has made his case that joining us air strikes on houthi targets in yemen on thursday night was an act of self defence to protect global shipping, that britain could not stand by while fighters defied warnings to stop their attacks on commercial vessels in the red sea, like this one they filmed. there has been broad political support for this limited action, but today mps will get their first chance to question the prime minister about his decision and what happens next. he ll have to address concerns about the escalation of tensions in the region, about the uk being drawn into a longer military campaign a
I am still in trauma right now. The body of the late senator Dianne Feinstein arrives in San Francisco, as the debate over her replacement heat up. That stop decision Governor Newsom is facing. I think if he appoints her, she earned the spot. It is not smooth. It is not clean. I dont know who you would put in. The governor vetoes a measure that would have given Financial Support to workers who are out on strike, why newsom says the state cannot afford it. Good morning and thank you for starting your day with us. Today is sunday, october 1st, i am max darrow. And el sobrante Convenience Store clerk is recovering from horrible was after an attack where someone set him on fire. We want to one, the Surveillance Video is about to be disturbing. It happens quickly. And man comes in on the left side of your screen. Pours lighter fluid on the clerk and sets him on fire. This happens right before other people in the store wrestled him to the ground. Betty yu spoke with the clerk and has the lat
Nice orange tie. That would make me Bill Griffeth the end of the month, which z stocks are the big winners and big losers for the month of october. What a year it has been for the stock market today the cme looking to launch Bitcoin Futures before the end of the year. A wall street expert says it reninds hr reminds him of the financial crisis all over again. Terry duffy will join us to discuss that on a first on cnbc interview coming up. Kind of like christmas music, you can only play it that one time right . Then tomorrow its too late. All right. Lets get to washington where executives from facebook, twitter, and alphabet are testifying right now before the Senate Judiciary committee about social medias role in last years president ial election Kayla Tausche has the latest on whats going on right there. Kayla . Reporter bill, youve seen the ceos and chiefs of these Companies Pushing out prepared testimony on their various platforms but its the general counsels who are here in washingt
Then he apparently, according to multiple sources who told wnbc, he deliberately targeted a bus with schoolchildren on it. That is why the front of the truck is so damaged. He got out of the truck. We suspect that is the suspect he ran across the west side highway, multiple lanes, stopping traffic if you look closely at the video it appears as though he has something in his hand. Police are identifying that as a weapon that they now know is a fake weapon, it was not a real gun. But they were far enough back so that they could not tell they fired on this gentleman who we believe is the suspect, wounding him he is still alive and in custody. We do not believe there are any other suspects it is considered and being investigated as an act of terrorism. The west side highway south of 20th street is closed as they continue to investigate the situation. All of the feeder streets that lead onto the west side highway have been closed and will remain closed for some time the two main schools tha
Hes the president s nominee for the Supreme Court but democrats say hes too hardline and unlikely to command confidence. Three generations of one family killed in a Terror Attack in tunisia. The inquest hears from the grandson who survived. Why building new homes on Green Belt Land would ease the Housing Crisis, according to one of britains Biggest Builders. A nice view. The best seat in the house. And not everywheres like the emirates. The Premier League is told to stop making excuses about Disability Access at football grounds. Coming up in sportsday on bbc news, well have the results from Tonights Premier League matches as Manchester City looked to close the gap on the top four with a win at west ham. Good evening. Members of parliament at westminster have taken the First Step Towards invoking article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty the start of the process of leaving the European Union. The House Of Commons voted by an overwhelming majority 498 to 114 in favour of the bill drawn up by mini