legally carry firearms in public. counting is underway in two key uk by elections for the conservative party, in the first test of voters opinions since the partygate scandal. we will have live updates ahead on the programme but for now, a quick check of more news making headlines. ukraine moves a step closer tojoining the european union as it s given official candidate status. and how a heroic coach made a dramatic rescue after a swimmer fainted to the bottom of the pool at the world aquatics championships in budapest. asi as i swam as fast as i could to grab her and pull as i swam as fast as i could to grab herand pull up as i swam as fast as i could to grab her and pull up to the surface, and once i pull her up, so i wasjust, my goal was only to make her breathe. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to the programme. taliban officials in afghanistan say the main search for survivors from wednesday s devastating earthquake in the south
family but everything was under| the rubble, even my shovel, so i couldn t do anything. when we took my family out, they were already dead. and how a heroic coach saved her swimmer after she fainted and sank to the bottom of the pool at the world aquatics championships in budapest. as i swam as fast as i could to grab her and pull up to the surface, and once i pull her up, so i wasjust, my goal was only to make her breathe. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the us supreme court has struck down restrictions on carrying guns in new york which have stood for a century. those restrictions limit the ability of people to carry weapons openly, but the highest court in the land effectively overturned that position by upholding the right of americans to carry guns in public. and it s a decision which could have ramifications for other states with similar regulations, such as california and new jersey state. the c
thought to have been killed. translation: i ran towards my family but everything was under| you can see their homes and possessions scattered under the debris and their loved ones disappear in this single moment. and the heroic coach who saved a swimmer after she fainted and sank to the bottom of the pool at the world aquatics championships in budapest. i just swam as fast as i could to grab her and pull up to the surface, and once i pull her up, so i wasjust, my goal was only to make her breathe. counting is under way in two key uk by elections for the conservative party in west yorkshire and devon. in wakefield, the conservatives are defending a majority ofjust over 3000. and in tiverton and honiton, the tories have a much larger majority of more than 24,000. counting in wakefield hasjust been completed. both are being seen as a stern test of the conservative government s popularity in the light of partygate and the cost of living crisis. let s talk to bbc newsnight s polic
the us supreme court strikes down restrictions on carrying guns in new york, signaling a shift that will reverberate nationwide. the taliban appeals for international support after wednesday s devastating earthquake in afghanistan, with survivors saying they have no food or sheltera. with survivors saying they have no food or shelter. the panel investigating last year s us capitol riots hears about the pressure former president trump put on thejustice department to overturn the 2020 election result. # upside down, by you turn me. we speak to excited festival goers. hello and welcome to the programme. we start with the news that has broken in the last hour. the conservatives have suffered crushing defeats in two by elections in england. the results will put renewed pressure on prime minister, borisjohnson, who recently survived a leadership challenge. the liberal democrats ousted the conservatives in the seat of tiverton and honiton, in one of the biggest ever by election swi
phone calls and meetings demonstrating how the former president personally and continually tried to convince them to support his fraudulent claims about a stolen election. part of today s hearing focused on someone whose home was actually rated by federal investigators yesterday. former justice department official named jeffrey clark. we are going to have more on that right in just a moment. the committee s interest about clark has to do with the former presidents effort to install clark as acting attorney general so that clark could use the levers of the justice department to subvert joe biden s victory in the 2020 election. take a listen to this incredible moment recalled today of a white house meeting just days before january 6 involving jeffrey clark, today s witnesses, the white house counsel, and then president trump. clark had just explained his plan, and here s how white house counsel eric hirschman responded. a warning, now, some of the language is a little bit sal