2020 election results. if they are denying about the past while seeking power you can bet they will act on those lies in the future. you can see the quote here from the washington post. they are running in every region of the country and nearly every state. over half, 174, are running for what are called safely republican seats, while another 51 are in tightly contested races. a sobering account from the washington post. the reason those numbers matter is if you follow politics you probably know while we hold these elections across the country, the midterms have every house seat for example up for grabs, the numbers, the way the districts are drawn and other factors mean of the races are all by decided. when they refer to safe seats they re referring to republicans who are vowing in the future to do what they failed to do in the past in some sense, which is act on the lies and say, whether they win or lose, they ll work to keep their party in power. if that lie becomes a
leadership. but boy, was this a test. and there s video from inside. it is real. it is authentic. it is striking. we should note as journalists, that it was not captured independently. it was captured by her daughter. you can factor that into the context because i always want you to know where we re getting what we show you. but no one is denying the authenticity, the vigor, the seriousness of these moments. house speaker pelosi and chuck schumer dealing with a physical security emergency. you have to remember, i m about to show you one of the new pieces of footage. no one in that room knew what was going to happen. no one knew whether these calls were going to bring in the help that was urgently needed. or whether more people would be attacked, hurt, like some of those police officers who were tragically wounded. or whether politicians would start to be assassinated by donald trump s mob. here s new video. well it s still not safe enough for us to go back. they re even sti
and more than 60 years after its first flight, the uk s last airworthy vulcan is looking for a new home. hello and welcome to bbc news. we ll start in somalia, where security forces say they re searching a hotel in the capital mogadishu for explosives after ending a 30 hour siege by islamist militants. at least 13 people died at the hayat hotel during the attack, but officials warn that number could rise further. al shabab militants stormed the hayat hotel on friday. emily brown reports. gunfire. the crackle of gunshots penetrating the mogadishu air. a crumbling hayat hotel in the somali capital under attack after it was stormed by an islamist militant group on friday night. al shabab attackers detonated at least two bombs outside the hotel before making their way in. the deadly siege lasted for 30 hours. the hotel is known for being popular with journalists and politicians. gunmen held hostages inside. some were rescued. many needing hospital treatment. al shabab is the main
hello and welcome to bbc news. we ll start in somalia, where security forces say they re searching a hotel in the capital mogadishu for explosives after ending a 30 hour siege by islamist militants. but there has been no independent confirmation. al shabaab militants stormed the hayat hotel on friday. the group said some of its fighters managed to escape. emily brown reports. gunfire. the crackle of gunshots penetrating the mogadishu air. the crumbling hayat hotel in the somali capital under attack after it was stormed by an islamist militant group on friday night. al shabaab attackers detonated at least two bombs outside the hotel before making their way in. the deadly siege lasted for 30 hours. the hotel is known for being popular with journalists and politicians. gunmen held hostages inside. some were rescued. many needing hospital treatment. al shabaab is the main islamist militant group in somalia. it s engaged in a long running conflict with the federal government. some