hello, i m matthew amroliwala. welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories and checking out the truth behind them. now to a big political story in the uk, with the main opposition labour party being accused of a major u turn. the party is to announce that it will no longer spend £28 billion a year on environmental projects if it wins the general election. the party made the pledge 2.5 years ago. let s get more on this major political move. sir keir starmer has just been speaking about labour s green plans to our political editor chris mason. keir starmer, let s be clear. what are you binning today and what are you keeping? since we ve announced the green prosperity plan, we ve made a number of very important commitments, like green steel so we continue to make steel in this country, giga factories so we can do the next generation of cars, a national wealth fund so that we can have investment coming in for the jobs of the future, and green energy, which will be
to violate un resolutions, and sow instability throughout the region. maritime agencies say there s been another missile attack on a cargo ship off the coast of yemen. a maltese flagged vessel is said to have suffered minor damage. the oil giant shell says it s suspended all shipments through the red sea indefinitely. iraq has recalled its ambassador from tehran after describing iranian missile attacks on targets in iraqi kurdistan as a flagrant violation of sovereig nty . the united states described the missile attack, fired into iraq by iran s revolutionary guards, as reckless and imprecise . the us military said it had tracked the strikes which iran claims, had destroyed anti iranian targets, including what it called an israeli spy headquarters. israel hasn t commented. this was one of the buildings hit near erbil, in north of the country. local officials said, four people were killed. these pictures from iranian television, purportedly show the missiles taking off and
ballistic missiles that were prepared to launch from houthi controlled territory in yemen. that is just coming into us. controlled territory in yemen. that isjust coming into us. we controlled territory in yemen. that is just coming into us. we will bring you more detail as we get it. the united states says it s seized advanced iranian weapons that were being transported to houthi rebels in yemen. the operation took place five days ago. the materialfound onboard a dhow sailboat included components for ballistic and cruise missiles, among them, warheads and guidance systems. parts for air defence equipment were also seized. the us military said initial analysis indicated the houthis had been using the same kinds of weapons in attacks against commercial shipping in the red sea. it added the seizure showed how iran continued to violate un resolutions, and sow instability throughout the region. maritime agencies say there s been another missile attack on a cargo ship off the coas
it through enforcement, professor american history at yale university, and steven levitskiy is a professor of history at harvard university. two days before judge michael luttig got a phone call that may have changed the course of history for this nation. then, a capitol police officer who risked his life on january six is hoping to serve his country to different way, this time as an elected official. plus i will talk to california colorado secretary of state janet griswold on the heels of the decision to see whether trump is eligible to be on the stage primary ballot. another hour of velshi starts right now. good morning, it s saturday december the six. i m ali velshi. it s been three years since that mob attacked the united states capitol as part of donald trump s desperate attempt to cling to power after losing the 2020 presidential election. that attack lasted only a few hours, but the long shadow of the violent insurrection continues to loom large over american dem
and on that note, i wish you all a very, very good night. it is an honor to be back with you. from all of our colleagues across the networks of nbc news, thank you for staying up late with me. i will see you at the end of tomorrow. with news out of colorado, the state supreme court has ruled that state donald trump should be removed from the 2024 republican primary ballot. since january 6th, there has been plenty of discussion and legal circles and even some excitement about section three of the 14th amendment of the constitution, which bans insurrectionists and people who have aided insurrectionists from holding office. there has been a whole lot of interest into whether this section of the amendment might bar donald trump from running from office because of his role in the january 6th insurrection. the minnesota state court dismissed the idea. over in michigan, a judge ruled trump could not be taken off that state s ballot. in total, 14th amendment suits to disqualify t