they confirmed that lenka hlavkova the head of the university s institute of musicology was one of those shot dead. outside the university, people have been leaving flowers and candles. saturday has been declared a day of national mourning across the czech republic. in a friday morning news conference, police showed bodycam video from their officers. it shows them entering the building to find the gunman. there had been some criticism of their response, but the police said the time between receiving the first emergency call and officers stepping into the building was four minutes. police said the gunman took his own life following the attack. he s been named by local media as 24 year old student david kozak. let s get more from that news conference where prague s chief police officer gave his reaction to thursday s shooting. translation: i was there on site. i was severely impacted by and shattered to see it. and i ve been with the police force for a0 years. around 220, 2
abroad for safety. evan s friends collect and translate letters of support for him from all over the world, helping keep his spirits up and their own. evan is not a spy. evan is a journalist. and my greatest hope is that evan is released as soon as possible and can go home, can go back to work and go back to his family, can come and spend time with all of us again, as he should be doing right now. that s the greatest hope. the conditions in the camp have declined seriously. the barracks have black mold. but paul whelan is now facing his fifth christmas as a prisoner. are you worried that there s going to be another deal that you re going to be left behind again? yeah, i am worried that there ll be a deal to leave me here. with each case, my case is going to the back of the line that s being left in the dust. it is russia that put him here, but paul whelan wants america to push harder to get him home. sarah rainsford, bbc news. some breaking news. the irish government has deci
at the united nations security council, wording of a truce is still being discussed, but timelines have come and gone. the hamas run health ministry says 20,000 people have now died since the start of the conflict in gaza. 1,200 israelis died, and 240 hostages were taken, when hamas invaded israel on october 7th. here s our middle east correspondent, yolande knell. in khan younis, drones and shelling are the soundtrack of this war. a new day in gaza brings no escape from the relentless bombardment. for little riyan, the attacks have taken a cruel toll. her uncle now cares for her in a local hospital. when herfamily s home was hit by an israeli strike last month, she lost her parents and her brother and sister. she was crushed and has had a brain haemorrhage. her situation s very difficult, he says. she really needs to be taken abroad for treatment, but so far, we ve not managed to send her out. deep in gaza, israeli troops take on hamas fighters in fierce urban battles. i
we begin in the us where in colorado, the supreme court has ruled that donald trump cannot run for president next year in the state. the ruling is based on a rarely used provision of the u.s. constitution that bars officials who have engaged in insurrection or rebellion from holding office. it says he s in eligible to appear on next year s ballot because of his role in instigating violence onjanuary 6 of 2021 the day of the attack on the us capitol building. the ruling does not stop mr trump running in the other states. in a statement, the trump campaign said the court had issued a completely flawed decision, adding they will swiftly file an appeal to the united states supreme court. in a campaign speech, the former president said no one will silence him. every time the radical left democrats, marxists, communists and fascists indict me, i consider it actually a great badge of honour. thank you very much. i appreciate it. thank you very much. because i m being indict
incredible things. mainly to win the champions league. when we are here, it s a trophy you play once in a lifetime. against fluminense a, a brazilian team, to experience a lot of quality. later, liverpool take on west ham at anfield for the last place in the league cup semi finals. newcastle united manager eddie howe says he s sticking by defender kieran trippier despite the mistakes that contributed to their league cup quarterfinal defeat on penalties against chelsea. newcastle had led 1 0 going into injury time when chelsea substitute mykhailo mudryk pounced on a mistake by trippier to send the game to spot kicks. the newcastle defender then missed newcastle s second penalty in the shoot out. matt ritchie s was then saved which meant chelsea joined middlesbrough and fulham in the semi finals. trips is an incredibly strong character, as i said many times, it is a transformative signing. someone who s taken the group onto a different level. he s been the heartbeat of that. he