let s get started. mission, the middle east. secretaries of state, antony blinken, and the middle east with the hopes of stopping a full blown war between israel and has allowed before begins. where those tense talks stand now, and what we know but secretary of defense, lloyd austin, s undisclosed state and the intensive care unit in the white house. plus, off the rails. the twice impeached, quadruple indicted, disgraced, one term ex president on the campaign trail in iowa. talking about how he would ve ended the civil war. while taking a discussed a jab at a u.s. senator, mccain. the countdown to the iowa caucus, and donald trump s packed courtroom calendar that could determine the future of his criminal trials. later, keeping the faith. my special commentary on hold on to hope during another tumultuous presidential election year. all of that and more is coming up. a good sunday morning to you. all i m katie phang. secretary of state, antony blinken, is in jordan as part of
i like that a lot for everyone as a santa night i m alison camera am laura coates. we re 20 days away from the all-important midterm elections with key races around the nation tightening up, especially those who decide who controls the senate. though he s not on the ballot, how much of a factor is the former president donald trump in how americans will vote? there are significant developments and, a lot is percolating right now. here are just some of the headlines in the course of just a few hours. this is from cnn politics exclusive. trump considers allowing federal investigators to search mar-a-lago. again a federal john which says trump signed legal documents that he knew included false voter fraud numbers. also you ve got trump appearing for a deposition in the e. jean carroll lawsuit, and in 2021 there is a video where trump is asking is this a good jewish character right here? alison, you think about all the different things they are focusing on, it s almost i
we hear from the secretary of health on how the islands are coping. also in the programme: a battle for the future of the us republican party is under way in the cowboy state, wyoming, as a prominent critic of donald trump tries to fight off a primary challenge. i ve never agreed with one thing liz cheney has ever said but i respected how she fought for democracy. she is standing for principal and she is saying, i don t care if i lose myjob, i m going to do the right thing. # give me a sign # hit me baby one more time and tributes to the former uk pop idol contestant and theatre star, darius danesh, who has died at the age of 41. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news it s newsday. hello and welcome to the the programme. we start in the united states where president biden has signed into law the biggest ever investment to fight climate change in the us. the bill, known as the inflation reduction act, includes more than $400 billion of new spending. it s being s
ukrainian officials say at least 19 people have been killed by russian missile strikes in and around the city of odesa. and more than a million people are expected to take to the streets of london this weekend for pride, as the lgbt+ community marks 50 years since the first march. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the chinese president, xijinping, has led a ceremony marking 25 years since the end of british colonial rule in hong kong. in a speech, he said true democracy began after the territory was handed back to china. mr xi also swore in hong kong s new leader, john lee, who praised the new security law that s been used to crush pro democracy protests. britain and the us have accused beijing of failing to live up to the promises it made in 1997 to respect hong kong s freedoms. mark lobel reports. and half a years since the start of the pandemic, choosing hong kong, two years on since a national security law. it is also 25 years since the b
hello, and welcome to bbc world news. millions of women in the us have lost their constitutional right to abortion. we can take you to live pictures at the moment of the supreme court, where pro and anti abortion campaigners have been standing and campaigning for hours now, after the roe v wade ruling was overturned. you have people there, this looks like the anti abortion campaigners, who are demonstrating against that ruling. they have been there in washington for several hours and we will of course bring you “p and we will of course bring you up to date on that story. that is actually our top story, which we will go to now. the supreme court has overturned a longstanding judgement that legalised terminations nationwide. with me is our news reporter shelley phelps. shelley, talk to us about this. which states will enforce these changes first? changes first? simon, this rulin: changes first? simon, this ruling is changes first? simon, this ruling is of changes first?