This christmas sunday, as we wrap up 2022, we cant ignor the fact that its been a toug year over the past 12 months, theres been a recurring theme and the stories weve covered. The fight for democracy here and abroad we have witnessed th resilience determination of th ukrainian people as they continue to resist russia invasion over in a wrong, the death o mahsa amini sparked mass protests and civil unres against the ruling regime. Here in the u. S. , voters pushe back pushed back at the ballot box. Overcoming ideological differences to reject election denialism. And as we head into the ne year a new poll by ipsos showe that 65 of adults worldwide say theyre optimistic tha 2023 will be a better year for them then 2022 earlier, i spoke with the most reverend Michael Curry and dr. Barry see black. Chaplain of the senate who reminded us that in a worl that can often seem dark, ther is always one thing that can provide light and guidance hope the most reverend Michael Curry presiding portio
dies at age 96. welcome to bbc news. we start in sudan. in the last few hours, the government has urged british passport holders to had to an airfield to join a ventilation evacuation flights. the first plane has landed in cyprus, where onward flights will be organised to the uk. those trying to leave sudan are confronted with a series of possible routes out. those who reached the many living in the east of khartoum involves crossing the nile with at least some of the bridges reported to be under the control of rival russia. one of those trying to escape is a british citizen in sudan. yes, we try to go to a safer place, and then there, we received an e mail. as soon as possible. now we are on the way now, hopefully we will be there in the next couple of hours. this is an incredibly frightening situation. are you travelling by yourself? i know you re in a coach, butjust yourself? i know you re in a coach, but just from your own yourself? i know you re in a coach, butjust fr
forth and i misread your tex [laughter] i thought i was gonna have you on the top of the show and the you are you crossed on the top of my show and i was lik sending everyone on a while it was chase. but it s wonderful to see you. no or you thought i was gonna be on with you an hour ago, just pop up roundly o your show uninvited? no, i was having you on but then i realized afterwards tha i d screw that up and heads an a bunch of embarrassing emails telling people to stand down having revere the text you sen me so it s wonderful to see you here on this very importan day. thank you, chris. hey, and thank you for askin me to be here, i m here unde weird circumstances. i did my own makeup which is hilarious. so i look like we ve all bee talking about nicks nixon an actually here to remind us o the ghost of nixon nixon it s 1960. you do everything including your makeup. before you go, let me jus ask you, chris, because you ve been asking a lot of questions this hour and,
get a briefing on china while members of congress are holding hearings demanding answers about the u.s. response to that spy balloon that floated across the u.s. we ll talk to congressman gregory meeks who attended a house briefing on the matter earlier this morning. president biden is back on the road today heading to a key battleground state to sell his agenda, and he s doubling down on accusations that some republicans want to cut medicare and social security. and migrant crossing borders are up. they re up 700%, but not through the southern border. we ll explain. we begin with devastating earthquakes in turkey and syria where the staggering death toll is now more than 19,000 as workers are going through ruins in hopes of finding more survivors. i want to warn you that the following footage is disturbing, but it is the reality. the reality that people are facing today. right now dozens of unidentified bodies are laying out on the ground in a makeshift morgue in souther