johnny irwin died at the age of 50. he was diagnosed with terminal cancer in 2020. a statement on his instagram account said it is with a heavy heart that we share the news of his passing. a truly remarkable soul, he brought fought bravely against character with the strength and courage and touch the lives of so many with his kindness and warmth and infectious spirit. presidentjoe biden is to take part in a ceremony for the repatriation of the bodies of three american soldiers killed in a drone attack in jordan. the plane carrying their bodies will arrive at an airforce base in delaware. the first lady and the president pay their respects along with us armed forces. the three soldiers, sergeants williamj rivers, kennedy sanders and breonna moffett died in the strike near the border with syria on sunday. the white house has said the attack on its military base which wounded a0 others was carried out by an iran backed militia called islamic resistance in iraq. iran has denie
the lead starts right now. this hour, hunter biden is going into court, donald trump is coming out of court, we are following it all. the lead starts right now. donald trump gets a second chance, he is allowed to speak at the closing arguments in his civil fraud trial. what you said and why a judge and then shut it down and one day after hunter biden s shop appearance on capitol hill, he is now back home in california facing federal charges. and now, the first lady, his mom, is weighing in. and a stunning rise in public officials targeted and dangerous swatting incidents, that s when hoax 911 calls report fake violent crimes to get a police response and possibly real police violence against innocent victims. i am going to speak with a republican who has faced threats and ask them what needs to happen for these cases to stop. [ music ] welcome to the lead, i am jake tapper. we start with the final moments of donald trump s civil fraud trial, playing out right now in a
thank you very much. we start with the shipping crisis in the red sea. yemen s houthi militant group has claimed responsibility for yet another attack on a container vessel, this one belonging to the french shipping line cma cgm. it happened late on tuesday despite the presence of the us navy in the area and it s the latest in a series of attacks which are prompting major shipping lines to take alternative, longer routes. the international chamber of shipping says that one in five commercial vessels are now ships are now avoiding the red sea, which accounts for 12% of global trade. it s led to a near doubling in the cost of container shipping. the attackers say they ll continue to target vessels until palestinians in gaza are allowed sufficient food and medicine. ami daniel is the chief executive of the martime intelligence and analytics firm windward, among other things, they help companies reduce risks at sea. thank you for being with us today. one in five ships choosing
this is bbc news, the headlines: more than 100 people in iran die in two explosions near the grave of a top revolutionary guards commander. the united nations peacekeeping mission in lebanon says it is deeply concerned about rising tensions following the killing of a senior hamas figure. aftershocks and heavy rain complicate rescue efforts injapan. at least 64 people now confirmed dead. sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here s tanya arnold. the sport of darts has never seen anything like it 16 year old luke littler, on his debut, is preparing for the world championsip final. he ll take on another luke, luke humphries, who himself became world number one after his victory in the semi finals. well, matt graveling is at alexandra palace for us, we ll talk about luke humphries in a moment, matt, but luke littler, in the space of three weeks, has taken the sport by storm. relative unknown to a fan fan favourite, that is for sure. the tension feels like i
this is bbc news. the headlines. more than 100 people die in iran in two explosions near the grave of a top revolutionary guards commander. warnings of higher prices and a delay on goods as commercial ships avoid the red sea because of rebel attacks. on verified today, we have been investigating one hospital under attack in gaza in a series of health facilities which have been affected by the war. and this history making teenager is on target for further glory. 16 year old luke littler could tonight become the youngest player to win the world darts championship. returning to events in the red sea. the governments of the uk, the us and ten other countries have released a joint statement warning yemen s houthi rebels that they will bear the responsibility of the consequences if they continue to attack ships travelling through the red sea. the governments warn that the attacks are a direct threat to the freedom of navigation that serves as the bedrock of global trade and