week and begged to the administration to take action. but instead of biden being empathetic, the president was more concerned than the congresswoman got one of her facts wrong. isn t she amazing? [laughter] she was very specific in saying that a mom who lost two kids to fentanyl, that i killed her sons. the interesting thing is, that fentanyl they took came during the last administration. don t even get me started. jesse: to keep this in mind, biden gave a half-hour speech and that was only mention of fentanyl or the board. the grieving mother now taking the comments not taking lightly. what a horrible human being. how can he sit there and joke about it. somebody asked me, oh, did he misspeak? this shows his heart. you don t have to think about what you say in a moment like this. to me this shows why he just opened the border so wide. he just doesn t care. he is completely heartless. the president owes me an apology and all of the other parents who have lost their child
plus. the service has been losing money in the face of strong competition from rival companies. now on bbc news, it s hardtalk. sally is here at five p.m.. she will keep you company. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. the first anniversary of russia s all out invasion of ukraine is fast approaching, there s both a feeling here and in moscow that it would herald a new phase in the war. president zelensky is visiting european allies with his focus firmly on the challenges to come. a new russian offensive is seemingly imminent. the west is arming ukraine but still not and scale they would wish. my guess is ukrainian mp kira rudik. can ukraine win a long war? kira rudik in kyiv, welcome. thank you so much for having me. a pleasure to have you. i would like you to reflect on president zelensky s message here in europe. do you think the focus from the ukrainian government is more on the gratitude for what european partners have already delivered or more on the urgency to give
out in the dry and bright weather by the weekend. thanks ben. theres more analysis of the days main stories on newsnight with christian which is just getting under way on bbc two, the news continues here on bbc one, as now its time tojoin our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are, but from the ten team it s goodnight. hello, i m 0lly foster with the latest from the bbc sport centre. the indian premier league is back. ben stokes and moeen ali were the first england stars on show, but their chennai super kings were beaten by reigning champions gujarat titans in the opening match of the tournament s 16th edition. michael redford reports. of the big stadium in the world to come of the biggest of occasions, so much more thanjust come of the biggest of occasions, so much more than just a cricket condiment, it s full of global stars and plenty of home grown talents. that was mohamed s 100 and plenty of home grown talents. that was mohamed s100 ipl and
at the biggest stadium in the world, of the biggest of occasions, so much more thanjust a cricket condiment, it s full of global stars and plenty of home grown talents. that was mohamed s 100 ipl wicket. the perfect start for the titans. but this wasn t his story. instead, step forward a batterfull of a batterfull of potential and potency. full of power, too. a super king producing super shots, the titans needing 179 to win. a daunting total, perhaps, but the titans have talent oozing through their team. led by giland led by gil and a half century put the titans in control. led by gil and a half when he went for 63, the runs it suddenly dried up, but this is 2020 and big hits changed everything. the titans off to a winning start, but onlyjust. michael redford, bbc news. the former yorkshire bowler azeem rafiq says he feels vindicated after a cricket discipline commission found charges had been proved against five former players of bringing the game into disrepute through th
ukraine stands and democracy stands. a vital message delivered by president joe biden today. made more significant when he delivered the words from kyiv itself. he walks side-by-side with president zelenskyy and the ukrainian capital. it s a moment filled with symbolism with an american president ineffectively a war zone with daily bombardment from russia s forces. two presidents who visit war zones like iraq or afghanistan. president biden delivered a message not just to president zelenskyy and the ukrainian people but to western allies as well as the russians. the message is that america the financial a military backer of ukraine is in it for the long haul. for you and all ukrainians, your mind the world every single day with the meaning of the word courage is. all sectors of your economy and all walks of life and it is astounding. astounding. it is priceless and worth fighting for for as long as it takes and that is how long we will be with you mr. president, for as long