the lead starts right now. for the first time since the start of britain s war, ukraine will be getting an aid package from the u.s. that includes cluster munitions, bonds that are banned by most countries. president biden gave an exclusive interview where he tried to defend that controversial decision, and the special counsel zeroes in on an oval office meeting during donald trump s final days in office, a meeting described as nuts. follow-up from the exclusive cnn reporting and what it tells us about the investigation into trump in january 6 and a possible third indictment of mr. trump. there then, he survived the taliban and decades of war working as an interpreter in afghanistan during the war, only to be shot and killed while driving a lift in the united states. the latest on the search for suspects. welcome to the lead. we start today with our worldly deadly cluster munitions or bombs, a lethal weapon that can disperse hundreds of smaller explosives over an area up to
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
is on the table in that case. now, the shooter has pleaded not guilty in the state case, and the trial has not been set yet. all right, rosa flores, thank you so much . turning to the earth matters series. earth is heating up, yesterday set yet another record for the warmest average temperature on planet earth, 63.01b0f. the highest since they have been keeping records. that is alarming, that figure, we consider half the globe is in winter. this is the fourth day in a row temperatures have broken or tied the record, the horses have a degreer tn it was in august 2016 according to the centers for environmental production. partof the u.s. broke heat record yesterday. in arizona and tucson they reached 110b0f, west palm beach florida hit 97. other cities time previous records. experts say temperatures will likely keep rising in the coming weeks. mark zuckerberg giving elon musk 70 million reasons to face off with him, that is next.
are worried about the 2022 temperatures because they show for the eighth year in a row temperatures werei the eighth year in a row temperatures were i degrees or more about the pre average which is a threat to the global paris agreement when politicians have agreed to keep temperatures under 1.5 degrees this century. with temperatures in the emission striving them showing no sense of the climbing, it s looking tough for the years ahead. thank you. tens of thousands of people in several counties of california, have been ordered to evacuate their homes, as heavy rain from a series of deadloy storms continue to hit the region. in the santa barbara area, the severe wet weather has killed at least 11t people, leaving thousands of homes without power. the search for a five year old boy who was swept away by rising floodwaters has been called off. aruna iyengar has the latest. california is getting used to extreme weather, here a rockslide blocks a highway. the state is struggling with torre
6:00 a.m. tomorrow in new york city. exiting off through new england throughout the entire day tomorrow. it s strengthening so the winds are really tightening. you have the very cold air, so that snow is going to be blowing around. visibility near zero in some places. cold temperatures, a lot of cold wind. it s going to feel very chilly outside. temperatures already below normal without the windchill. tomorrow even colder. once you add in the windchill, going to feel like single digits if not subsea row temperatures again. we only have a couple hours before it s here guys. hope you packed. batten down the hatches if you live in the east. let s take a look at the stories making headlines. just now from the white house just announcing that president obama will head to europe in march. he ll meet with pope frances for