with two more hopefuls officially launching their bids. the florida governor ron desantis and senator tim scott. mr scott has represented south carolina in the chamber since 2013, promising to revive america s culture of greatness. at a launch event in his hometown of north charleston on monday, mr scott used his personal story as an embodiment of the american dream. this was shortly followed by ron desantis long expected entry into the race and, while he trails donald trump in the polls, he is widely seen as his main rival. but his launch made headlines for other reasons. he chose to announce on a twitter livestream, which was hit by technical glitches. let s listen to how they both announced their candidacy. iam running i am running for president of the united states to lead our great american conduct. look, we know our country is going on the wrong direction. we see it with our eyes, and we feel it in our bones. our southern border has collapsed. drugs are pouring into
and a criminal investigation is still ongoing of the slow response by law enforcement. our north america correspondent will grant first reported from the scenes of the massacre last year, and has gone back to revisit the parents of ten year old alithia ramirez. just a warning, some viewers may find this report distressing. we wanted to make this room alithia s room. alithia ramirez s parents are recreating her old bedroom in their new home. such was the pain of living in uvalde, the city where she was murdered in her classroom a year ago with 18 classmates and two teachers, they decided to move away. this is our reality, and we re going to be carrying this for the rest of our lives. the memories of their vivacious daughter are everywhere, and anything can transport them to that awful, heartbreaking day. just hearing an ambulance, anything with sirens is just. school buses kind ofjust triggers us sometimes where it brings us back to that day where we re trying to figure out wh
hello, i m lukwesa burak. president biden has said a deal with republicans to raise the us government debt ceiling is very close and he s optimistic it will be achieved. the two sides have a little more breathing room after the treasury secretary, janet yellen, extended the deadline slightly, saying the government would not run out of money untiljune 5. they re working on an agreement that would ensure no repeat of the stand off before next year s presidential election. as the clock ticked down to the midnight deadline which hasjust passed mr biden hinted a deal might be not be too far away. with regards to the debt limit, things are looking good. i m very optimistic. i hope we ll have some clearer evidence tonight, before the clock strikes 12:00, that we have a deal. but it s very close and i m optimistic. and our north america correspondent nomia iqbal sent us this update. lawmakers have now been given a little more time to find that much needed solution. many of them h
into a building knowing that there is going to be an enemy threat inside there, it s what else is in there as well. lara puts chatgpt through its paces. no time to stop between the super sets, although i do need to quickly look at my phone. we look at how ai is helping doctors diagnose neurological diseases. and we meet an inspiring sportswoman who s using tech to help her stay at the top of her game. i can put the glasses on and obviously watch training as normal, but as my coach is speaking, obviously i get live captions as well. rigorous training to hone modern soldier skills is essential, as at any time they can be thrown into the heart of a war zone or humanitarian crisis. yes, so mark cieslak has been to meet the soldiers of 16 air assault brigade to see how technology is helping to train troops. for these soldiers from second battalion, the parachute regiment, anything could be waiting behind this door. i have always wanted to join the army, ever since i can remember.
instituitionally racist and sexist in what s thought to be the first admission of its kind in the uk. household energy bills for many will fall for the first time in almost three years this summer, but they ll still be much higher than before the war in ukraine. and how hundreds of strangers gathered in london today for the military funeral of a black world war ii veteran who died alone. coming up on bbc news. have spurs missed their slot? the dutch manager says he s staying at feyenoord. the latest being linked with a vacantjob in north london turns down the chance to join tottenham. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. net migration in the uk soared last year, reaching record levels. have a look at this, it gives you a clear picture ofjust how much migration to the uk has changed over the past 31 years from tens of thousands in 1991 to more than 600,000 last year. the dotted line refers to the change in the way that the figures were collected. and just to explai