police say a 17-year-old student opening fire just as school was starting in perry, iowa, outside des moines. five students and the principal shot. a sixth grader killed. the others rushed to the hospital. and rachel scott is in iowa for us. the major winter storm targeting new york city and the northeast. heavy snow, rain, potentially damaging winds. at this hour, at least 20 states now under winter alerts. the potential snow totals in new york and the northeast, depending on the track. and rob marciano will show us. the jeffrey epstein case. tonight, the newly unsealed court documents linked to epstein, revealing the names of people who had various connections to him, including former presidents clinton and trump, magician david copperfield, michael jackson. none accused of wrongdoing, but what the documents do claim. aaron katersky reporting tonight. former president trump and the scathing new report tonight from house democrats, revealing while he was in office his
first satellite mission launched from british soil malfunctions. home entertainment sales go through the roof as households spend big on videos, music and gaming. and coming up on the bbc news channel, could we see more cup upsets later? newcastle will be hoping to right the wrongs of their fa cup shock. they are in league cup quarterfinal action tonight. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. as strike action today continues for some public sector workers, the government is to introduce a bill to ensure a minimum level of service during periods of industrial action. under the proposals affecting england, wales and scotland, some trade union members would be required to continue working. today in scotland, primary school teachers are closed as teachers strike in their dispute over pay. last ditch talks with the scottish government yesterday, failed to reach agreement. the unions rejected a 5% pay rise, with further walk outs planned tomorrow, hitting state seconda
relations lawyer. also this afternoon. there were more excess deaths than usual in the uk last year. the highest number outside the covid pandemic in half a century. some shops open at midnight to meet demand for prince harry s heavily trailed autobiography, which is now on sale. and a setback, not a roadblock. the team behind a uk space mission which failed to launch say they will keep on trying. and this picture has been causing something of a stir on social media today, because someone or something is missing. we will be revealing all. good afternoon. in the last few minutes, the government has been introducing draft legislation to limit future industrial action in the public sector. the bill would cover health, fire and railway workers. ministers say it would introduce a minimum level of service. unions have reacted angrily to the proposals, which they say potentially are undemocratic and unworkable, and would limit the right to strike. the business secretary grant shapps
in the senate, house republicans are now raising the stakes. we re going to have a plan to secure america s border. house republicans are rolling out their solution to the border crisis. republicans have a plan for a new direction. today g.o.p. conference members got a private, first-hand look at the plan inside minority leader kevin mccarthy s commitment to america agenda. a legislative road map similar to former speaker newt gingrich s 1994 contract with america. on the border, the g.o.p. plans to end catch and release. reinstate the remain in mexico policy. and finish the border wall. democrats are already hitting back. i m not concerned with anything that they are going to present over the next few days because the american people will see through it clearly. democrats are under pressure to do something about migrants being bused to sanctuary cities. but talks on immigration reform are stalled on capitol hill. and congress is just eight days away from a governme