first, i m still filling in for my friend velshi. good man, roughly one year after roe v. wade was overturned, supreme court issued another ruling that said two up and another aspect of american life. on thursday, the supreme court ruled that commissions programs at harvard and university of north carolina violated the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment. it effectively puts an end to affirmative action, a decision that will back decades of progress and president and in fact colleges, universities, and younger generations of students around the country. the 237 includes a dissent written by justice ketanji joao brown jackson the first black woman to be appointed to the supreme court. she wrote quote, with let them eat cake obliviousness, today, the majority pulls the record and announces colin finest for all by legal fiat. but deeming race relevant law does not make it so in life. during his remarks on thursday, biden echoed those sentiments. today, the court on
with laura kuessnberg, paddy 0 connell and henry zeffman. it seems every time you turn on the news, there has been another strike somewhere, there was a strike on an american military base this morning in iraq. so, this hotting up of tensions continues apace, and this morning we had grant shapps the defence secretary on the programme, who said earlier this week we are in a prewar world, who said earlier this week we are in a prewarworld, in who said earlier this week we are in a prewar world, in other words, who said earlier this week we are in a prewarworld, in otherwords, he was anticipating that there will be more conflicts coming down the tracks before too long. which sounds like a pretty alarming message, but i think most politicians you talk to at the moment would say actually thatis at the moment would say actually that is probably true. i at the moment would say actually that is probably true. that is probably true. i heard it summed up that is probably true. i hea
now on bbc news.click hello and welcome to las vegas, sin city, home to big casinos, big hotels and big entertainment. and everyjanuary, it s also home to big tech because this is where ces happens, the consumer electronics show. now, it takes place across the city in hotels like this and also in the massive las vegas convention center. this is where we get a taste of the tech trends to come for the new year. and over the years, we have seen it all here autonomous cars going up and down the strip, even a flying one on the sidewalk. so what s going to be big this year? it is time to find out. the self proclaimed most powerful tech show on earth truly is global, with companies from around the world battling for attention and some splashing out to make a real spectacle. there s even a mini theme park in one of the halls this year, with a hydrogen powered train that goes. ..all of a few metres. so lovely of them to name it after me too! i think that s a different sk. 0h, 0k. bu
but it is warm, not quite as warm as yesterday which was the warmest day of the year so far. but i think easily, even with the hazy skies, temperatures will widely reach the low 20s across england and in other parts of the country i think the high teens can be expected early this afternoon. so, pleasant enough for the next few hours. then, things will change and the weather could get quite dramatic later today, when we are expecting thundery downpours to sweep into parts of the uk. it will be coming in from the south, there is a separate band of rain heading to northern ireland, another one will reach the south of the country. so i think late afternoon, we will see those clouds really starting to increase in the west and the south, and the met office warns that particularly south eastern parts of the country are in for local torrential downpours, frequent lightning, gusty winds and even large hailstones. so, this is for south eastern areas, for a few hours, not everywhere, bu