at least 28 people have been killed in two bomb blasts in pakistan. the explosions took place at political offices in the baluchistan province on the eve of the country s general election. the united nation s humanitarian coordinator has warned that the crisis in sudan is being forgotten by the international community. martin griffiths said at least 25 million people were in urgent need of aid because of the civil war. the un is appealing forjust over four billion dollars to fund aid operations. the british dental association has called the government s plans to give bonuses to dentists who take on new nhs patients in england rearranging the deckchairs . the measures include one off payments to those who practice in under served areas, incentives to take on new patients and more help for children. labour says the plans don t go far enough. prince william has returned to royal duties, after taking some time to be with his wife, the princess of wales, as she recovers from s
it is the ethics committee in the house. they already investigated this. still, clearly, facing is federal probe. the question is where does it go next? they spoke to reporters after, saying that she did nothing wrong. as a rank-and-file member of congress, not entitled to personal protection by the house. instead, i have used campaign funds as permissible to retain security services. i have not used any federal tax dollars for personal security services. in accordance with our applicable rules, i retained my husband as part of my security team because he has had extensive experience in this area. now, jake, she said that she has now acknowledged this investigation in the interest of transparency, although she did not answer questions for me and other reporters about what exactly is happening in this investigation and the scope of it, whether she has spoken to federal prosecutors, whether she is being interviewed by the grand jury in any way. she said she would cooperate
Mitchell reports, House Republican leader Kevin Mccarthy 24 hours from the biggest moment of his political career and still no closer to securing the votes he needs to become the next speaker of the house. Also this hour, i will speak to dr. Zeke emanuel about a tough holiday flu season along with new concerns about a new strain of covid19 in the u. S. And we will have a live report from rome as catholics travel to the vatican to Pope Emeritus Benedict during the three days he will lie in state ahead of thursdays funeral mass. Good day, im andrea in mitchell. Happy new year, everyone. Well, the pressure is on republican leader in this in you year, Kevin Mccarthy has to win over the hard line House Conservatives that he needs to become the next speaker of the house. Tomorrow the new Congress Returns to washington with the speaker vote as the top item on the agenda. But at this hour no one knows how long its going to take for republicans to secure the Majority Vote needed to appoint a le
coast, 9 pm in the west. we are continuing our live special coverage right here on msnbc. i m stephanie ruhle. here is my dear partner, and powell ali velshi, who is finishing off the job. that was the core at president by the state of the union. tonight in his first beat before the biden congress, he not only talked with what his administration is already done but where he wants to take the country going forward. i stand here tonight, after the help of many people in this room after creating 12 million new jobs, more jobs created in two years than any president is created in four years, because if you. all because of the american people. [applause] we came together to pass the by partisan infrastructure. law the largest infrastructure law since president eisenhower s highway system. a republican voted against it as well but i still get to fund the projects in those districts as well. don t worry, i promised i would be a president for all americans. we will find these proje
tyre nichols case has been relieved of duty. the lead starts right now. memphis police take another cop off the streets. what we know about this officer s role in the death of tyre nichols and what his body cam shows. new calls for calm in the middle east. a path to peace from the biden administration as america s top diplomat visits the region. plus, a woman kidnapped beaten and tortured. the man responsible may be using dating apps to find his next victim. welcome to the lead. jake tapper is assignment. a sixth officer involved in the arrest of tyre nichols has now been relieved of duty. memphis police say the officer has not been fired. he s on leave while the investigation unfolds. a source confirms that he was part of the same s.c.o.r.p.i.o.n. police unit as the other five officers who were fired and charged with murder and the local district attorney says this officer could face charges as well. his lawyer confirms this footage is from his body camera. it shows him