here are tonight s headlines. the once a day oral contraceptive will be available with no prescription or age restrictions. officials have not yet provided a price or timeline. the secret service has now closed its investigation into cocaine found at the white house. officials were not able to identify a suspect in the inquiry. norah: extreme weather from coast-to-coast. the area around chicago is cleaning up from a series of tornadoes that left a trail of damage. >another near o hare and international airport forced hundreds of people there to take shelter. there is no end in sight to a dangerous heat wave. at your own risk. norah: beachgoers at the northeast warned to stay out of the water due to high level of bacteria. with the changing climate we are going to continue to see these types of closures. the union representing 160,000 hollywood actors announced they will be going on strike at midnight. if we don t stand tall right now,
they confirmed that lenka hlavkova the head of the university s institute of musicology was one of those shot dead. outside the university, people have been leaving flowers and candles. saturday has been declared a day of national mourning across the czech republic. in a friday morning news conference, police showed bodycam video from their officers. it shows them entering the building to find the gunman. there had been some criticism of their response, but the police said the time between receiving the first emergency call and officers stepping into the building was four minutes. police said the gunman took his own life following the attack. he s been named by local media as 24 year old student david kozak. let s get more from that news conference where prague s chief police officer gave his reaction to thursday s shooting. translation: i was there on site. i was severely impacted by and shattered to see it. and i ve been with the police force for a0 years. around 220, 2
spill in east palestine. and it s a frustrating night for tottenham as they crash out of the champions league against milan. rat a very warm welcome to the programme. we begin in the former soviet republic of georgia, where large crowds have been protesting against new laws which critics say will limit freedoms. the biggest demonstrations took place in the capital tbilisi, where police used water cannon and tear gas to try to disperse the crowds. our correspondent rayhan demytrie is in tbilisi and she sent us this report. every big moment in history has its iconic image. this may be georgia s. on tuesday, thousands of protesters stood for europe, and stood their ground against water cannons, tear gas and pepper spray. and they even fought back. 55 police officers were injured. protesters have been outraged by what s been happening in parliament pro government mps spoiling for a fight with the opposition, and then backing a controversial foreign agents bill. the law would re
once the book came out, i felt i felt incredibly free. i felt a huge weight off my shoulders. hello and welcome to bbc news. ukrainian forces have come under increased pressure from russian troops in the besieged city of bakhmut which russia has been trying to capture in months of intense fighting. the deputy mayor of the city has told the bbc that the 4,000 civilians still living there out of an original population of 75,000 - have no gas, electricity or water. thousands of russian troops have died trying to take the eastern city. if it falls, it would be the first russian victory of note in more than six months. 0ur diplomatic correspondent, james landale, reports from kyiv. munitions explode this is bakhmut, or at least what s left of it, after some of the fiercest fighting since russia invaded ukraine. for more than six months, ukrainian forces have held off a ferocious onslaught, but now russian commanders are growing increasingly confident, including the leader of t
choosing now to sit down with cnn for an exclusive interview, his first televised interview since returning to power. in recent days the u.s. secretary of state, cia director and the white house national security adviser have all converged here. a clear sign that the biden administration and closest allies realize this region is frankly on the precipes. over the next hour you re hear from prime minister benjamin netanyahu on a number of key topics including how he envisions any sort of peace with the palestinians. the backlash to his new right-wing coalition government, whether israel plans to further help ukraine in its war against russia, including militarily and his relationships with both the current and former presidents of the united states. we started our conversation on the surge of violence between israelis and palestinians, which in recent days set off fears of perhaps a new uprising that could lead to a bloody, deadly war. tonight, the u.s. state department confirm