as ukraine s forces gear up for battle. and we meet the british teenagers, getting a chance to explore antarctica, thanks to their work in the community. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. thousands of people have been taking part in candlelit vigils in south korea, to remember the 156 people killed in a crush on halloween. the victims, mostly young people, were among around 100,000 people who had flocked to the popular itaewon nightlife district in the capital seoul. 0ur correspondent nick marsh is there and sent this report. it has been organised by one of the groups who are anti government and are affiliated to the opposition party. it is more of a protest than a vigil. the people i have been speaking here want the resignation of the south korean president. they say that he and his government are responsible for the tragic loss of life on saturday night. clearly, we know that there have been police failings were not enough officers were dep
these are the four areas where voting is being held. they include occupied parts of luhansk and donetsk in the east, and zaporizhzhia and kherson in the south and cover around 15% of ukraine s territory. the so called referendums have been widely condemned. president biden described them as a sham and a false pretext to try to illegally annex parts of ukraine. our correspondentjames waterhouse reports from kyiv. russia s version of their so called referendums a free and fair democratic process where ukrainians in kherson decide whether they want tojoin russia. but, on the same spot today in the city centre, it s deserted. ukrainian officials have posted footage like this. apparently, ballots being taken door to door with the support of armed men. on this unverified cctv clip, a man is asked what apartment he s from. i don t live here. are you sure? yes, he says. he carries on down without looking over his shoulder. we ve spoken to several people under russian occupati
[chanting] as a parent, i do not agree with these political theories being taught to my children. [chanting] they will never stop pushing this radical agendas. parents, we will not sleep either. [chanting] we need to get away from all of this indoctrination and gets back to teaching! john: parents around the country pushing back on what is being taught to their children and purists over the damage to kids education. closing classrooms during the pandemic. hello i m john roberts welcome party. good to be with you gillian turner and for sandra smith and those concerned parents are directing outrage during the teachers union accusing them of failing to put kids first. the biden administration remains closely aligned with that union. john: in fact, copresident in person expected in moments from now to address the teachers union and the national education association or nea a group of republicans in congress trying to strip. they accuse the units of a woke ideology. th
federal offenses, obviously the state did not and that explains how determination in this case. we re also on veterdict watc in texas. jurors are deliberating how much alex jones should pay the 6-year-old sandy hook victim for pushing his lies after the massacre of 20 first graders and six adults did not happen. the judge in the case denied jones request for a mistrial after it was revealed that his lawyer mistakenly sent two years of jones cell phone records and text messages to the parents legal team. the parents lawyer said multiple lawmaker groups are seeking those texts including the january 6 committee. i am under request from various federal agencies and lawmaker to provide that. absent a ruling from you saying can you not do that, mr. banks, i intend to do so immediately following this hearing. i believe there is nothing, nothing that he has done to fulfill his obligations to prevent his client from preventing him there doing that. who are you turning it ove
we ve been apart from each other for a good while until now. scatter family and friends. create new memories. let s make a special time of every moment we have. get ready. it s about to be a fun time. where everybody s in the same room. it s gonna be a great christmas day. ready, it s about to be a fun time. oh, yeah. [ applause ] bravo. beautifully done. that was jakailin carr singing great christmas as part of the all american christmas concert series. thank you so much for being beinghere this morning. thank you so much. she will performing oh, holy night coming up. rachel: can t wait for that. we never miss a reason for a concert series. christmas certainly qualifies. rachel: oh, holy night qualifies for sure. i love oh, holy night. rachel: me too. moving to some other topics this morning, starting with this. you may have seen this late yesterday, but the president of the university of pennsylvania has resigned, as has the board, the ch