ready to form a new executive. a new election will be called at one minute past midnight if no executive is formed that s 2a weeks since the last poll. in other news: the oil giant shell reports quarterly profits of nearly $9.5 billion its second highest on record but pays no windfall tax in the uk. and now we know the title of prince harry s much anticipated and controversial memoir. it s called spare, and it documents his move to america. the elected assembly which runs northern ireland is hours away from collapsing, over the region s post brexit trade arrangements. politicians have until one minute past midnight uk time that s around five hours from now to restore a power sharing agreement before a new election is called. political parties met at stormont today in a last ditch effort to try to form a new executive nearly six months after they were elected. procedures though are being blocked by the democratic unionist party the dup which objects to the no
of all time, kathy whitworth, has died at the age of 83. she won a record 88 ladies professional golf association titles. hello and welcome to bbc news. a russian air base hundreds of kilometres from ukraine has come under attack for the second time in less than a month. the russian defence ministry says the engels base in the southern saratov region was targeted by ukrainian drones during the night. russia says it shot down the drones, but that three of its servicemen were killed by falling debris. the base is host to long range russian strategic bombers, the type of which have launched numerous missiles strikes on ukraine. from moscow, our russia editor, steve rosenberg, reports. caught on cctv. an explosion at a russian airbase. russia says it shot down a ukrainian drone but that three russian soldiers were killed. engels airbase is deep inside russian territory, hundreds of miles from the ukrainian border. the base hosts long range bombers which are believed to have launc
as we first reported last night, an extraordinary escalation of the investigation into former president trump s handling of certain documents from his presidency. tonight, we re following the major political and legal implications of this truly fast moving story. cnn s senior crime and justice reporter katelyn polantz is here with us in the situation room. she s got the latest on the search of the resort in florida. wolf, republicans are attacking the justice department and fbi today. but this is a serious federal criminal investigation. everything we know about it so far really does appear to be by the book. the justice department is following protocols including keeps things secret at this time. what we know about what played out on monday is that it wasn t the sort of thing that you would call a raid, where fbi agents go in guns blazing, knocking on doors, yelling. instead, it was agents going to mar-a-lago and working, beginning in the a.m. with lots of people looki
emerging as republican congressional leaders cry foul about the target and the timing. i know doing this 90 days before an election reeks of politics. reporter: kevin mccarthy tweeting the department of justice has reached an intolerable state of weaponized politicization, warning about investigations if republicans take the house in november, writing attorney general garland, preserve your documents and clear your calendar. merrick garland, chris wray, come to the house judiciary committee this friday and answer our questions about this action today which has never happened in american history. what was on the warrant? what were you really doing? what were you looking for? why not talk to president trump and have him give the information you re after? reporter: trump was in new york at trump tower when the search began monday morning. his son eric said he alerted trump about what was unfolding in florida. the purpose of the raid from what they said is because the n
Its actually 2 30 in the afternoon in tehran right now. It is friday, april 19th, 2024. This is fox friends. The reason i mention tehran, if you are just waking up. A fox news alert. Israel has carried out retaliatory strikes against iran overnight inside a providence containing Nuclear Facilities putting the entire region edge. Brian general jack keane joins us in moments to break it down. We are also awaiting comments from the Secretary Of State tony blinken here at Home Cheers Erupting outside a Police Station as protesters are released and this shocking chant. Were hamas. Youre what . Youre hamas. Yes we are all hamas, pig. [bleep] brian show your face. Were all hamas . Former President Trump due back in court. What for as the search continues for alternate jurors who can be impartial. The second hour of fox friends starts right now. Brian fox news alert. A fox news official confirms israel has launched a strike against iran. It happened overnight. So far no comment from tel aviv.