the bill is passed. the us senate approves - the bill is passed. the us senate approves aid - the bill is passed. the us senate approves aid to i the bill is passed. the us - senate approves aid to ukraine, the largest aid package since russia invaded. the man behind film scores that mesmerized the millions, composer vangelis has died at the age of 79 years old. this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello and welcome to newsday broadcasting live to you today from sydney, australia. a bit ofa a bit of a grim and gloomy day, the sun is coming up 2a hours before australians had to the polls after a heated election campaign, some of the main issues for you injust campaign, some of the main issues for you in just a moment, but first, let me talk you through some of the facts and figures. the liberal national coalition has been in power since 2013 and is seeking another three year term going up another three year term going up against some of the opposition labour party, minor parties
the race stands at this hour. plus the nba player who took a stand quite literally from the national anthem. jonathan isaac of the orlando magic joins us to talk about his new book on the inside story of what was really happening in the nba. trace gallagher is on the case tonight. good evening, trace? reporter: the white house and the department of homeland security both noted today with a straight face that the dhs information board was shut down because of disinformation quoting the board has been grossly and intentionally mischaracterized. it was never about censorship or policing speech in any manner yet that was exactly the worry of so many republican lawmakers who felt the disinformation board or ministry of truth as many conservatives who refer to it wasn t nearly as concerned as foreign information threats as domestic opinions. utah republican senator mitt romney called the board a terrible idea that communicates to the world we are going to be spreading propaganda
those words shouldn t even compute, they shouldn t fit in the same sentence. a hate crime at a grocery store. this time it was buffalo residents in a predominantly black neighborhood who were just trying to take care of their families when a white gunman opened fire on saturday killing ten people and injuring three others. all of the evidence so far suggests this young man, this suspect, just 18 years old, was poisoned by laws and bs from online message boards. now police members of the media are going through his so-called manifesto, full of hateful memes and ideas and some of the same messages shared by the christchurch mosque killer. yes, it s the great replacement theory rearing its ugly head again, white replacement nonsense that convinces isolated men on the internet that a cabal is replacing whites with people of color. the same conspiracy theory you hear primetime on fox news. it s important no, it s essential to map the media environment that preys on white fear. t
Friend turned foe takes the witness stand. Michael cohen is billed as the prosecutions star witness of the former president s historic criminal trial. But, can cohen convince the courts testimony is credible . Welcome to a brandnew hour of fox news like im arthel neville. Eric hello everyone thank you for joining us im eric sean. Michael cohen previously confessed to lying to congress. Then in trumps New York Civil Trial last of all he was a major witness. The former president branded them as a disgraced liar. Cohen a longtime lawyer and socalled fixer to the former president is expected to detail how he and the former president arrange to pay adult film star actress Stormy Daniels 130,000 dollars to keep quiet about her alleged affair with trump. The prosecution is relying heavily on his testimony. Some legal experts say cohens record could potentially harm the case. Former acting u. S. Attorney general Matthew Whitaker who served in the Trump Administration, this morning. Michael coe
The prosecution has called 19 witnesses so far. The most significant one is expected to take to the stand tomorrow. Michael cohen. Given a stern warning from the judge on friday. The judge said while he cannot subject Michael Cohen and other witnesses to a gag order he did tell prosecutors to let them know key is being ordered from the bench to stop talking about the case. This comes after he repeatedly used tiktok to live stream his commentary on the trial and cant trump despite repeated warnings from the prosecutors to also stop. He stream to from the apple wearing a tshirt with the photo of trump with him behind the bars. The former president has already been fined a total of 10,000 for violating a gag order that keeps him from talking about witnesses. He has been warned that he faces jail time if he violates it again. A perjurer at the center of the prosecution case. Accused of falsifying Business Records to hide reimbursements made to who was made to stormy daniels. Talking about