reporter: has it hit you, what if you were on the other side of the bench with him? how close you guys were? i don t want to think about that. i don t want i don t want to think about that. here in washington the white house is responding to growing outrage over what experts call a russian show trial for wnba super star brittney griner, the administration officials say the president has read the letter from griner, talking about the terror she feels about never being freed from the prison. it s a priority for this president, he is doing everything that he can. he takes this to heart. he take this is job very seriously, especially when it comes to bringing home u.s. nationals who are wrongfully detained, it s a priority. we are going to make it happen. and we are following a big development in the georgia investigation in to donald trump s attempt to overturn the 2020 election. as a fulton county special grand jury hands down the subpoenas to current and former mem
near chicago has been charged with seven counts of first degree murder. lake county state s attorney said these were just the first of many charges yet to come. now on bbc news, our world. china is cracking down on hong kong. it s 25 years since britain handed back control of the city to china. back then, promises were made to protect fundamental freedoms. now, beijing is tightening its grip on those who dare to speak out. we ve spent time with those who will not be silenced. if we stay here, we will be brainwashed. as record numbers leave hong kong, what will life be like for those that remain? i have been reporting from hong kong since 2017 but in the last two years i have witnessed first hand the dramatic transformation of the city. music. this isjennifer, one of thousands who once protested against the government. arrested with a0 others in 2019, she is now preparing for prison life. i don t smoke. ijust heard that in jail you can use these cigarettes as, like, currency,
here in the uk, the government of borisjohnson is in a state of high turmoil after two of his most senior ministers resigned within minutes of one another. chancellor of the exchequer rishi sunak quit, saying that the public expected the government to be conducted properly, competently and seriously. the health secretary, sajid javid, stood down, saying the public considered the tory government to be neither popular nor competent. they were followed by a number of more junior resignations. mrjohnson has been accused of making several misleading statements, most recently about the behaviour of a colleague accused of sexual misconduct. downing street has announced that former education secretary, nadim zahawi, will become the uk s new finance minister. and former brexit secretary steve barclay takes the post of health secretary for england. this report from our political editor, chris mason. are we good? yeah. not according to the man on the right. sitting next to the prime min
at a 4th ofjuly parade near chicago has been charged with seven counts of first degree murder. lake county state s attorney said these were just the first of many charges yet to come. now on bbc news, it s hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. rugby at the grassroots or elite level should be a joyful celebration of athletic prowess. but there is no joy in learning that rugby may be doing irreparable damage to some of the players on the pitch. that may be the case too in other high impact sports like american football. my guests today are steve thompson and his wife steph. he is a former england rugby international who won the world cup in 2003. he has recently learned that he has early onset dementia. seemingly linked to years of high impact collisions. what happens when the game simply isn t worth it? steve and steph thompson, welcome to hardtalk. if i may, i want to begin with that moment when you were diagnosed. an elite former sportsman, r
all welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. here in the uk, the government of borisjohnson is in a state of high turmoil after two of his most senior ministers resigned within minutes of one another. chancellor of the exchequer rishi sunak quit saying that the public expected the government to be conducted properly, competently and seriously. the health secretary sajid javed stood down, saying the public considered the tory government to be neither popular nor competent. what sort of responses that elicited? we will look at the newspapers because it is a common response and let s start with the sun, and it doesn t necessarily reflect every newspaper but the majority. these are the headlines. it is all the same language. and have a look at this. once again, borisjohnson on the brink. the pressure clearly on the prime minister now. downing street has announced that former education secretary nadim zahawi will become the uk s new finance minister. chancell