But as we watch, we have no idea that people on board are dying, including a seven year old girl. To understand how this happened, we need to go back to yesterday afternoon, with crowds jostling at the bus station in calais, anxious to get to the beaches outside town, the smugglers muscling in. The forecast is for a clear, calm night in the channel, perfect conditions for a crossing. Young men from syria, from sudan, none put off by news that they might end up being deported from britain to rwanda. Are you worried that you might be sent to rwanda by the british . No, if it is safe and i can study in rwanda, then thats fine too, he says. You hear that . Yeah. You dont want that . No, i dont want. But its not stopping you today . No. Nothing will stop you . No, no, dont stop me. Waiting for the migrants along the french coast line, a high tech force, funded now by britain, which is spending millions of pounds on drones and other gear to help the French Police find and stop the small boat
The bbc witnessed migrants on several beaches trying to get onto boats to cross the english channel. These are some of the pictures from another attempt just after dawn. The Uk Border Force has brought around 70 migrants, inluding young children, ashore. Of thought there could be around of thought there could be around 300 people. 0ur correspondent Andrew Harding was on the beach where a boat ran aground and left five people dead. Lets take a look at what he witnessed as that ill fated crossing began. Theres a real battle going on on the beach here. Must be more than 100 migrants trying to get to the water. Theyre letting off firecrackers to try and keep the police away from them, but the police are moving in. Theyre trying to stop them from getting to the water. Lets go ahead and see what we can see. You can see the smugglers here. Some of them have sticks. Theyre trying to protect the migrants as they head towards the sea. Lets cross live very briefly to new york, because this is the
One of these witnesses is expected to go first in the trump hush money trial. Who is it and why . And could the Attorney General start to seize assets again if judge voids his bond . Its a new twist that will play out this week. A very good day to all of you. Welcome to alec witt reports. Congress is getting closer to deliver critical aid to u. S. Allies. The senate will vote on the 95 billiondollar foreign aid bill on tuesday. Earlier today Senator Blumenthal and senator graham spoke. I think america is back on offense. This sign of us coming together for our National Security and send a message to the dictators of the world. If you think youre going to be popping your champagne corks, america will defend democracy. This idea, if you pull the plug on ukraine because you dont have the capability, this idea that we cant help taiwan and israel the same time, i reject that totally. New challenges are merging for donald trump as he bounces a campaign and a trial. He had to cancel a North C
Polantz at the federal court in washington, and this is cnn hello again, everyone. Thank you so much for joining me on for greek. A whitfield were following major developments on capitol oh, hell, right now, the House Of Representatives is in session for a rare saturday highstakes vote for the past several hours, lawmakers have been debating milk ill let terry aid bills for ukraine and israel and taiwan totaling 95 and at any moment now, lawmakers are expected to begin voting on the three laws. Longawaited Funding Bills to sweeten the deal for House Republicans, a fourth bill contains sanctions for iran, a seizure of Frozen Russian Assets thats plus a potential nationwide tiktok ban gop House Speaker mike johnson was able to advance the bipartisan bills through congress this week with the help of death democrats. Its a move that could cost him his job as some hardliners in his party have threatened to introduce a measure to remove him from his post and moments so go, House Minority lea
Christiana one poor in london. Thank you for watching and ill see you again next week. Hello everyone and thank you so much for joining me in this saturday. Im fredricka whitfield. All right. Happening right now, the House Of Representatives is in session for a rare high saturday your vote live pictures right now. Right now lawmakers are debating Military Aid Bills for ukraine, israel, and taiwan totaling 95 billion gop hardliners are pushing hard against more ukraine aid, but supporters, both republican and democrat insist the aid packages are critical. For now michelle and Global Security was on fire from putins fullscale invasion of ukraine to chairman sheath threatening taiwan and the pacific to the ayatollah rearing his ugly head, invading israel through his proxies the eyes of the world are upon us and history will judge us by what we do here. And now today with the vote on Ukraine Security aide we rededicate ourselves to who we are we meet today under the white dome above us. A