ukraine hasn t declared any involvement. also in the programme, the latest trial of the hollywood film producer harvey weinstein has begun at a court in los angeles, where he is facing 11 further charges of abuse. and good news for sea life in britain, as the uk begins recycling fishing nets dumped at sea. a bumpy ride for the iphone m as roller coasters reportedly trigger the latest apple product to make emergency distress calls. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in ukraine, where russia has launched a wave of missile strikes across the country. president volodymyr zelensky described the escalation as an effort to wipe ukraine off the face of the earth. president biden says the us will provide ukraine with advanced air defence systems in response. killing at least 11 people and damaging infrastructure. the capital kyiv has been targeted for the first time in
santos is facing scrutiny after admitting he lied. and now federal prosecutors are getting involved. plus, more troubles for southwest airlines. the airline cancelled thousands of flights again today. also this morning, a new round of russian missile strikes targeting ukraine s energy grid, officials say it appears to be one of moscow s largest attacks to date. good morning. and welcome to way too early. on this thursday, december 29th. i m sam stein in for jonathan lemire. congressman-elect george santos is now under investigation by law enforcement for the lies he told regarding his background and experience. an essex county district attorney who is a fellow republican called revelations about santos is nothing short of stunning, quote, if a crime is committed in this county, we will prosecute it. santos lied about his college or personal life that could land santos in hot water. dan coleman is calling for investigation into campaign fraud after a business that s
hello. this is bbc news. i m shaun ley and these are the headlines. as the british prime ministerfights for her political life her new finance minister admits mistakes were made in rolling out the government s new economic policy and that some taxes will rise. at least forty turkish miners are now known to have died following an underground explosion dozens of others were injured. manchester united footballer mason greenwood is arrested for allegedly breaching bail conditions that were set after he was taken into custody on suspicion of rape and assault injanuary. exchange of fire ukraine continues to push back russian forces but the invading troops aren t giving up. and.the delayed rugby league world cup will finally begin later, when hosts england take on samoa in the first of 61 games of the tournament. now on bbc news click today we are literally stepping into history. we are at alexandra palace and this place has seen it all. today we are literally stepping into
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justice department to cover their tracks. you will find out at noon and you are watching fox & friends first friday morning and i m todd piro. ashley strohmier in for carley shimkus a deadline to explain its request for a special master to review the documents taken from the former president s home, brooke singman has all the breaking news, good morning, brooke. hey, good morning, guys we can expect more inside a former rate of former president trump s mar-a-lago home. to unseal the redacted affidavit to the public today. the judge stating in part, he finds the government has met its burden of showing the proposed reductions are newer filmic narrowly tailored with it intege ongoing investigation and are the least onerous alternative to seal the entire affidavit in. they have fought to keep the document under seal claiming a compromise of the investigation pure the former president slamming the justice department for playing political games saying, the radical left d