january 6th investigation. steve bannon, a powerful player in the trump white house, now says he s willing to testify. the reaction from committee members and what we re learning about the key testimony of former white house counsel pat cipollone. the omicron subvariants are surging. nearly three-quarters of the u.s population now live in areas with medium or high risk for covid. what we re learning about a new variant now identified in the u.s. new york city once again urging people to mask up, and when the next generation of omicron targeted vaccines might be available. the fire scare for a spirit airlines flight. flames and smoke billowing from the landing gear moments after touching down in atlanta. passengers told to stay in their seats. the deadly strike in ukraine. civilians trapped in the rubble of their apartment buildings. the urgent search for survivors. new details on the investigation into the assassination of former japanese prime minister shinzo abe,
security adviser, highly involved in international priorities from the trump/kim summits to china policy. will be impossible to dismiss as a low level staffer. and steve bannon s contempt of congress trial, the former white house senior adviser is charged with defying subpoenas from the january 6th committee, for months. we begin with new information we re learning about the former trump national security official, who will testify in thursday s january 6th primetime hearing. cnn justice correspondent jessica schneider joins us now. high level, one of the most senior trump administration officials to resign in the wake of january 6th. what more do we know about what s going ting to happen on thursday? we know the two former officials will be testifying, not only pottinger, but matthews, both resigning shortly after january 6th. matthew pottinger was the deputy national security adviser and we re told at the time of his resignation that he stepped down in response to trump
allowed girls to go to secondary schools and most of afghanistan, the only country in the world to do so. china military launches fresh drills off taiwan. it s in response to a visit to the island by a new group of american lawmakers. and world leaders meet in an attempt to reach an agreement on a treaty to protect the world s oceans from exploitation. welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. broadcasting to viewers in the uk we begin in britain, which has become the first country to approve what its manufacturers are calling a next generation covid vaccine. the uk s medicines regulator has approved a new version of moderna s coronavirus vaccine the first to target both the omicron variant as well as the original strain of the virus. ministers say the vaccine will now form part of the autumn booster campaign. here s our medical editor fergus walsh: this is the start of a new era in covid 19 vaccines. until now, they ve all been designe
former advisor to hillary clinton. welcome to the programme. it s been one year since the taliban seized power in the afghan capital kabul. the world watched in shock, as the country s government collapsed. thousands of afghan citizens and foreigners fearing taliban rule descended onto kabul airport, hoping to leave, some clinging onto planes. for the taliban and its supporters, today is a national holiday and a day of celebration for them, but not for everyone. we know that for those left behind, the humanitarian situation is dire. 95% of the population do not have enough food to eat. and more than a million children under the age of five sufferfrom prolonged malnutrition. before the taliban takeover, international aid accounted for 80% of the afghan state budget. but countries don t want to legitimise taliban rule so that aid has been cut off. this is the un. we are talking about the chronically half of the population, 20 million people, in constant need of some sort
in the world to do so. china s military launches fresh drills off taiwan in response to a visit to the island by a new group of american politicians. the uk becomes the first country to approve a covid vaccine that fights both the original strain and the omicron variant. and check mate, with a difference how this underwater version of chess is helping competitors stay cool in the hot weather. hello and welcome to the programme. us officials have warned of an increase in violent threats to law enforcement following the search of donald trump s florida estate, mar a lago. the fbi and department of homeland security issued a memo to law enforcement around the country. in a separate development, prosecutors in the us state of georgia have told rudy giuliani he s a target of their criminal investigation into attempts to overturn the result of the last presidential election. as donald trump s lawyer, mr giuliani helped lead legal challenges to the outcome of the vote. he s repe