pretty darn good. thanks. the lead with jake tapper starts now. direct quote, stand your butt up then, quote, you stand your butt up. not a schoolyard. that was today in the united states senate. the lead starts right now. i d love to do it right now. well stand your butt up then. you stand your butt up. stop it. heated exchanges on capitol hill. one in the senator and another in the house involving former house speaker kevin mccarthy and actual physical violence. and just down the block, a massive rally on the national mall with a goal. one rally attendee has a brother being held hostage by hamas. he ll join me ahead. plus an emergency request for an emergency protective order after leaked evidence in fulton county, georgia, shows co-defendants of donald trump explaining efforts to overturn georgia s 2020 election results with shocking new details that you have not heard before. welcome to the lead, i m jake tapper. we re going to have much more on
among the worst hit: ididn t i didn t really have much of a choice so i am. iam. thejohn lewis partnership has warned of further store closures after it made a loss of more than 500 million pounds good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. prince william has insisted the royal family is not racist, in his first comments since the duke and duchess of sussex told us television that a member of the family had questioned what colour their child s skin would be. william also revealed he hasn t spoken to his brother since harry and meghan gave the interview to oprah winfrey, but said he would do. the duke and duchess of cambridge were visiting a school in east london when they were asked by a reporter about the controversy. have you spoken to your brother since the interview? no, i haven t spoken to him yet, but i will do. and can you just let me know, is the royalfamily a racist family, sir? no, we are very much not a racist family. our royal correpsondent sarah campbelljoins me no
In sport. Swanseas premier League Future is in their own hands, as they win and the teams around them slip up. And louise has the weather. Good morning. Its another quiet day of weather mostly dry and yet again, west is best in terms of the sunshine and the warmth. More details from me later on. Good morning. First, our main story. With just over a month to go until the general election, the Political Parties are making key pledges today. Labour says if it wins, it will not raise income tax for those earning less than £80,000 a year. The conservatives are planning to reform Mental Health services, while the Liberal Democrats are vowing to protect pensions. 0ur Political Correspondent ellie price, can tell us more. Ellie, the parties are making big promises today . Absolutely. Labour will be pleased with what they see as their pitch to low and middle income earners, that its on the front pages today. Theyve essentially saying they will not raise the standard rate of vat, nor will be pu
In sport. Swanseas premier League Future is in their own hands, as they win and the teams around them slip up. And louise has the weather. Good morning. Its another quiet day of weather mostly dry and yet again, west is best in terms of the sunshine and the warmth. More details from me later on. Good morning. First, our main story. With just over a month to go until the general election, the Political Parties are making key pledges today. Labour says if it wins, it will not raise income tax for those earning less than £80,000 a year. The conservatives are planning to reform Mental Health services, while the Liberal Democrats are vowing to protect pensions. 0ur Political Correspondent ellie price, can tell us more. Ellie, the parties are making big promises today . Absolutely. Labour will be pleased with what they see as their pitch to low and middle income earners, that its on the front pages today. Theyve essentially saying they will not raise the standard rate of vat, nor will be pu