possible explosives to deflate the balloon. gillian: in a moment, karine jean-pierre will be asked questions why the president waited nearly a week to shoot it down. john: we will bring you the white house briefing when it begins. john roberts in washington, good to kick the week off with you. gillian: you, too, john. i m gillian turner in for sandra smith. the president said ordered the military to take out the balloon after it had been drifting for days. they say the military should have listened. he projected weakness at this moment. i think the administration lacks urgency. became a situation of argument and everybody wondering what is the administration doing. this is a wake-up call for the country. gillian: john kirby pushed back, said it gave the u.s. time to study the balloon, as well as chinese s motives. john: seems clear china s motive is to replace the united states as the leading superpower. a list of how china has provoked and escalated tension
the sunshine is back today across scotland the sunshine is back today across scotland and northern ireland but england scotland and northern ireland but england and wales, more cloud. and for some, england and wales, more cloud. and for some. it england and wales, more cloud. fific for some, it will england and wales, more cloud. fific for some, it will be england and wales, more cloud. e ic for some, it will be on england and wales, more cloud. el ic for some, it will be on the wet side. it s friday, the 21st of april. our main story. the prime minister is under increasing pressure this morning to make a decision over the future of his deputy, dominic raab. rishi sunak has been accused of dithering by opposition parties, as he considers a report into bullying allegations against mr raab, which he denies. our political correspondent jonathan blake reports. have you always behaved professionally, mr raab?i dominic raab s fate is in the prime minister s hands, as rishi
continues across the continent. music. and finland s prime ministerfaces a backlash after a leaked video shows her dancing and singing at a party with celebrity friends. she says she did nothing illegal. we start with the war in ukraine. the leaders of ukraine, turkey and the un have been holding talks in the ukrainian city of lviv. one the agenda the situation at a nuclear power plant in the south of the country. it s here in the city of zaporizhia. and it s occupied by russian forces. kyiv has called for the plant to be demilitarised this is the ukrainian president. the nuclear security is a clear priority for everyone in the world, so russians should immediately and unconditionally withdraw its forces from the territory of the nuclear power plant, as well as stop any provocations and showings. it is unacceptable that russia is intentionally bringing us on the verge of a catastrophe in a global scale. the nuclear black man on the part of russia is a decisive argument
appearing to show them punching and kneeling on a suspect in arkansas. what arkansas s governor is now saying tonight. the major turn in the search for that missing teenager in california. afterweeks, authorities tonight now confirming volunteers did find the car under water and human remains inside. tonight, what authorities are now saying about their own search teams who spent time at that lake. matt gutman reporting. breaking news as we come on tonight involving former president trump. he s now seeking the appointment of a special master to review materials seized by the justice department at mar-a-lago. so, what could this mean? and what is the likelihood of this? terry moran with late reporting. in russia, the question tonight, who killed the daughter of that well-known putin ally? the images on russian tv of the car in flames, the father, his hands on his head. tonight, russia pointing to ukraine. ukraine s new response tonight. and the u.s. state department now w
appearing to show them punching and kneeling on a suspect in arkansas. what arkansas s governor is now saying tonight. the major turn in the search for that missing teenager in california, after weeks, authorities tonight now confirming volunteers did find the car under water and human remains inside. tonight, what authorities are now saying about their own search teams who spent time at that lake. matt gutman reporting. breaking news as we come on tonight involving former president trump. he s now seeking the appointment of a special master to review materials seized by the justice department at mar-a-lago. so, what could this mean? and what is the likelihood of this? terry moran with late reporting. in russia, the question tonight, who killed the daughter of that well-known putin ally? the images on russian tv of the car in flames, the father, his hands on his head. tonight, russia pointing to ukraine. ukraine s new response tonight. and the u.s. state department now