the romance scams that cost people thousands of dollars the bbc speaks to a former gang member. and ahead of the oscars this weekend newsday speaks to domee shi, director of turning red, nominated for best animated movie. the uk government has unveiled its plan to tackle illegal migration, aimed at stopping people crossing the english channel in small boats. the prime minster, rishi sunak, said the bill was tough but necessary and fair. however, the un refugee agency says the bill would deny protection to many asylum seekers needing protection, calling it a breach of the un refugee convention, and undermining britain s humanitarian tradition. this report from our political editor, chris mason. it s half five in the morning. so dungeness. we re heading for one of the beaches on the south coast where migrants have arrived. this morning we will discuss the prime minister s plans to get tough on small boat crossings. rishi sunak and the home secretary say this is part of
the january 6th investigation later this hour. but we start tonight with a major political battle taking place across the country. as of today, we are just six weeks out from this year s midterms. despite economic and historical trends that could she should favor public, and this election is shaping up to be closer than anyone expected. thanks in large part to republican extremism and states across the country. from the supreme court s decision to overturn roe v. wade and subsequent state abortion bans, to election denialism, to a cruel political stunt using s a silent seekers, to book bans and censorship in the classrooms, republicans are executing on a radical agenda. those efforts are being led by red state governors. governors like texas greg abbott in florida is ron desantis. men who are pushing this extremism while they raise their own political profiles and jockey to inherit trump s mantles as leaders in the next generation of republican presidential hopefuls. on the
to lower the inflation rates, the recession will there is no way out. todd: happy monday, everyone there is no way out. you are watching fox & friends first on this effort mentioned monday. i m todd piro. carley: causing panic inside the democratic party ahead of the elections. todd: in new polling shows republicans a three-point edge on congressional ballot but both sides are equally motivated to vote. alexandria hoff motivated to do this and live in washington with all the details. alexandria, happy monday. happy monday todd, carley and must contend with frustrations from the american people and own party. the effort to resurrect the build back better plan which has been knocked and once again, joe manchin said last week he would not support that. progressives are fuming. [overlapping voices] the president s agenda, people like joe joe manchin, the president s agenda. i don t know why senate majority leader chuck schumer still allows for joe manchin to be
this is newsday on the bbc. i m monica miller. plans to prevent migrants to from crossing the channel will punish the silent seekers. the white horse as it supports a bipartisan bill in congress that will give biden new powers to pay on the chinese owned app tiktok. in recent years, people around the world have lost hundreds of millions of dollars to online romance scams. one of the most lucrative of these, being run by criminal gangs across south east asia, is called the pig butchering romance scam . as the name suggests, the scammers refer to their victims as pigs, whom they fatten up to be butchered or in this case, conned, out of as much money as possible. a bbc world service investigation has spoken
the january 6th investigation later this hour. but we start tonight with a major political battle taking place across the country. as of today, we are just six weeks out from this year s midterms. despite economic and historical trends that could she should favor public, and this election is shaping up to be closer than anyone expected. thanks in large part to republican extremism and states across the country. from the supreme court s decision to overturn roe v. wade and subsequent state abortion bans, to election denialism, to a cruel political stunt using s a silent seekers, to book bans and censorship in the classrooms, republicans are executing on a radical agenda. those efforts are being led by red state governors. governors like texas greg abbott in florida is ron desantis. men who are pushing this extremism while they raise their own political profiles and jockey to inherit trump s mantles as leaders in the next generation of republican presidential hopefuls. on the other sid