rishi sunak, did not think adults convicted of sexually assaulting children should go to prison. and buckingham palace has invited more than 850 community and charity representatives from across the uk to attend the coronation of king charles, which will take place on the sixth of may at westminster abbey in london. you re watching bbc news. now it s time for ukraine: a year on the frontlines. over the past 30 years or so, i ve covered conflicts in the middle east, in the balkans, and in africa, but this is unlike anything that i have ever known. this is a war that we did not expect to see in europe in our time. there was a sense that the security architecture that we knew, the safety, the security, that we thought we had since the end of the cold war, that was gone. i was here injanuary and february of last year counting down to the invasion. i was sure it would come, but it turned out to be even worse than i expected. we were in mariupol, which is a port city in the east. i
the coast opposite taiwan, following president tsai ing wen s trip to the united states. you are watching bbc news, now ukraine: a year on the front lines. over the past 30 years or so, i ve covered conflicts in the middle east, in the balkans and in africa, but this is unlike anything that i have ever known. this is a war that we did not expect to see in europe in ourtime. there was a sense that the security architecture that we knew, the safety, the security that we thought we had since the end of the cold war, that was gone. i was here injanuary and february of last year, counting down to the invasion. i was sure it would come, but it turned out to be even worse than i expected. we were in mariupol, which is a port city in the east. it s only 30 miles from the russian border. but inside the city, there was this surreal atmosphere of calm. and i remember we went to film in a supermarket. there was no panic buying. the shelves were full. we met a lady called tatiana, who was
we made it. can you tell, we re happy for the weekend. but thanks for being with us today and all week. we re so happy to have you here. it s good to be here. it will be a fun day. five things to know for this friday. former vice president mike pence testified in jack smith s january 6th investigation. we re told that pence testified before that federal grand jury for more than five hours. new overnight, two apache helicopter helicopters crashing in alaska during a training mission. three army pilots are dead. one was injured in the crash. also today, the fed s preferred measure of inflation set to be released. data could be critical in determining what the fed does next with rate hikes. also, tributes and reflections are pouring in for jerry springer. the legendary talk show host lost his battle to cancer at the age of 79. also this morning, roll tide! so happy to say that. so happy to watch this last night. the carolina panthers selected alabama quarterback
major disruption in ukraine this morning after russia fires a wave of missiles on targets across that country. the at least 22 people have been killed. dozens more are injured after several apartment buildings were hit. cnn s team has made it inside of one of the bombed out buildings. we will take you there live. incredible video out of florida. a huge tornado wiped out dozens of homes overnight, and now millions of people are bracing for more severe weather as two major storms are targeting that region. a big win for abortion rights in two republican-dominated states. failing, and failing, because a handful of conservatives helped to stop them. that and more news is coming in for cnn news central. the death toll keeps rising this morning hours after a russian cruise missile hit an apartment building in southern ukraine. one woman who lives there documented the aftermath. we will share the video with you, but it is graphic, and it will be disturbing to watch. tran
president biden s state of the union address. in the meantime, kick up your feet and watch the beat which starts right now. hi, ari. was that a lyric? you re rubbing off on me. i ll see you soon. have a good show. welcome to the beat s state of the union coverage. president biden now just hours away from delivering the annual trace. white house aides are touting that they say could be a positive and almost classy address, taking the high road. we know biden spent the weekend working on drafts at camp david, aides eyeing ways to tout what they see as job growth, navigating this post pandemic economy and laying the groundwork for an official campaign announcement. those are just some of the images we ve seen coming out of the white house operation. there s also the sense of security, extra fences going up at the capitol today. this is just two years after the violent insurrection. all three branches of government represented onsite. it is always a security challenge as