welcome to inside politics. . i m john king in washington. the attorney general facing a barrage of questioning from the judiciary committee. republicans and democrats willing the attorney general on a host of issues including hunter biden. chicago s mayor is out. she falls short in her reelection bid. is this a warning sign for democrats? and a trump slauump, new reporting on donald trump s allies are pressing to get house republicans to endorse his 2024 bid. so far, they are not getting what they want. we begin the hour with the attorney general on capitol hill facing sharp questions on a range of critical issues. merrick garland defending the integrity of his justice department at a time some suggest it s weaponized against conservatives. the attorney general agreeing much more can be done, including getting tougher on social media companies to deal with the fentanyl scorch. he said he was keeping husband promise to stay walled off from the investigation of the presi
congress. merrick garland answered questions about everything from gun violence to tech giants to child labor and much more. he gave an early sign that he would not go into detail about some of the justice department s most politically fraught investigations. that includes the classified dork found at the home of current and former president it requires as much as possible we speak to our work and our filings in court so we do not jeopardize the viability of our investigations and the civil liberties of our citizens. as expected, the attorney general received his toughest questions from republicans. texas senator ted cruz slammed garland for failing to arrest any protester opposed to the overturning of roe v. wade who demonstrated outside the homes of some supreme court justices. in my judgment, the department of justice has been politicized to the greatest extent i ve ever seen. i vigorously disagree. i believe the men and women of the department pursue their wor
thursday, a little bit like spot the difference. they hide to the north again. the isobars open up a little bit. what does that mean? lighter winds and that means it may not feel quite as chilly. some signs we could pull in some slightly clearer heir to the south of the uk from the continent. there might be more in the way of sunshine. just a chance thursday will feel more springlike but by the time we get to the end of the week, that area high pressure wriggles around to the west of us again, swings and winds around to northerly direction and if anything it looks like we will be set in some arctic air by the time we get to the weekend, with the prospect of something a bit more wintry on sunday. thanks, susan. and that s bbc news at ten on february 28th there s more analysis of the days main stories on newsnight with faisal islam which is just getting under way on bbc two. the news continues here on bbc one, as now its time to join our colleagues across the nations and regi
john kerry speaks exclusively to the bbc to outline what the us is doing to help save brazil s amazon rain forest. it will cost all of us much more money not to respond and make this transition now. it s seven in the morning in singapore, and 6pm in washington where a powerful house committee is debating wether to allow president biden to completely ban the chinese owned app, tiktok, which is used by more than 100 million americans. the white house has already ordered government agencies to wipe tiktok off federal devices within 30 days. and it s notjust the us. the european parliament has also banned the video sharing app from staff phones citing security reasons, following canada which imposed a similar ban. but china has hit out at the us and this is what a government spokesperson had to say. |translation: the united states, | the world number one superpower, is so afraid of a mobile phone application that young people like so much that they completely lack any self conf
primary transport helicopter, they are also used in special operations. the two black hawk helicopter were conducting training exercise 10 p.m. last night when the crashes occur. status of all crew members is unknown at this time. the crash is under investigation. emergency medical personnel have responded to the crash site, including east golden pond fire department. the crash is between bobby light and lan caster road. kentucky governor releasing the following statement on twitter. we have tough news out of fort campbell with early reports of helicopter crash and fatalities. officials are responding and we ll share more information when available. please pray for all those affected. press conference is scheduled for 10 a.m. todd: lucas tomlinson live this morning, thank you. ashley: we know the covenant school shooter manifesto will be made public, it is just a matter of when. police are combing through it and other evidence surround ing audrey hale. yesterday hundreds