members of his family, including the first lady, in that courthouse. the prosecution aware of that during closing arguments, and what the prosecutor told the jury about the family sitting in those front rows. also breaking tonight, donald trump s interview with a new york probation officer. that interview required of all convicted felons. what that probation officer will now do with the judge set to sentence trump in weeks. the chilling new images here from inside the israeli operation to rescue four hostages in gaza. the moment soldiers find three of them. coming under fire while getting them out. israeli special forces posing as palestinian refugees. saying, we got the diamonds. when they found the hostages. you ll see these harrowing images from the inside. here in the u.s. at this hour, the severe weather threat and the record heat across multiple states. then all of this heading east. and florida bracing for potential flooding, up to 20 inches of rain. also, th
And 50 years after pink floyds debut album the new exhibition at londons victoria and Albert Museum celebrating one of the worlds most famous rock bands. And coming up in the sport on bbc news england are handed a tough draw for the 2019 rugby world cup. Theyll play france and argentina in the tournament in 2019. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. President trump has defended his decision to sack the head of the fbi without warning, saying hed lost the confidence of almost everyone in washington. James comey learnt of his fate last night when he was handed a note as he briefed fbi agents in los angeles. Mr comey had been leading an investigation into alleged links between mr trumps Election Campaign last year and russia. But the white house insists he was dismissed for mishandling an inquiry into Hillary Clintons emails last year. From washington, heres aleem maqbool. Absolutely explosive news out of washington tonight. This is a fox news alert. Fbi Directorjames Comey
Trump needs a new fbi director after his sudden sacking Ofjames Comey as head of americas director america pars mac security agency. Lets show you the latter that he sent to mr comey. It is brief and fairly brutal. He says in this letter, you are not able to effectively lead the bureau and he goes on to say, its essential that we find the leadership for the fbi that restores public trust and confidence. There has been a lot of criticism of this move but asjohn sobol now reports, donald trump has defended his decision. This is a fox news alert. Fbi Directorjames Comey has been fired by the president of the United States. The term Breaking News is bandied about with abandon but last night it was justified. At fbi offices the first they knew their director had been fired was when it flashed up on their tv screens. And james comey, who was in los angeles addressing staff, knew nothing about it either until an aide handed him a note. The letter sent by President Trump was brutal. You are he
Trump needs a new fbi director after his sudden sacking Ofjames Comey as head of americas director america pars mac security agency. Lets show you the latter that he sent to mr comey. It is brief and fairly brutal. He says in this letter, you are not able to effectively lead the bureau and he goes on to say, its essential that we find the leadership for the fbi that restores public trust and confidence. There has been a lot of criticism of this move but asjohn sobol now reports, donald trump has defended his decision. This is a fox news alert. Fbi Directorjames Comey has been fired by the president of the United States. The term Breaking News is bandied about with abandon but last night it was justified. At fbi offices the first they knew their director had been fired was when it flashed up on their tv screens. And james comey, who was in los angeles addressing staff, knew nothing about it either until an aide handed him a note. The letter sent by President Trump was brutal. You are he