one thing we ve been consistent in saying is, ok, if stormont comes back, so be it. but let s not pretend that a border in the irish sea is a good thing. let s not gloss things. let s be honest about, well, there s brexit and there s this happened and the other thing happened and this is the situation that we re in and we have to manage it. but we re quite clear editorially about that, that a barrier to internal uk trade is a bad thing. i grew up overlooking belfast lough. there were ships coming in and out when i was a child. i remember it clearly. all my life that s been the situation. it was unthinkable. you could see scotland on a clear day. it was unthinkable in my lifetime that there would be any significant barrier or checking on that route. and that s a big deal that there now is. i think really this is now a test of sir jeffrey s authority. he has to bring his party with them. he has to go in and sell that deal and face down his internal critics. an academic sees a m
we are watching several stories developing at this hour. it s a moment of sadness for millions of catholics around the world. pope emeritus benedict xvi has died at the age of 95. the former pontiff passing away after what the church calls a period of ill health. benedict was the first pope to resign as the leader of the church this nearly 600 years, stepping down in 2013. also this morning, mourning the loss of a tv legend. good evening, i m hugh downs. i m barbara walters and this is 20/20. trailblazing tv news anchor barbara walters has died, known for her insightful, tough interviews. she became the first female anchor of a network evening news program and paved the way for women in broadcasting. a spokesperson says she passed away surrounded by family at the age of 93. but there are also celebrations this hour. the world welcomes in a new year. several nations already celebrating as the clock strikes midnight ushering the start of 2023. right now live pics you ar
hello, and welcome to bbc world news. police in california have entered a vehicle that was involved in a stand off with a person who they say could be the gunman that killed ten people in a dance club in monterey park on saturday night. police vehicles had hemmed in a white transit van in a car park 50 kilometres from the scene of the mass shooting. the attack happened at a dance venue in monterey park, around seven miles east of los angeles city centre. the motive for the attack remains unclear. peter bowes reports. the injured, being taken to hospital, at the scene of another mass shooting. a ballroom in this predominantly asian community, on the outskirts of los angeles. the police say when officers arrived, people were pouring out onto the street. many were screaming. ten were pronounced dead at the scene, five men and five women. at least ten others were taken to hospital. this is the suspect, described by the police as an asian man, aged between 30 and 50. he fled the s
this is don lemon tonight, and we ve got news on two big stories tonight. we re live here at buckingham palace in london home to the new monarch, king charles iii. and there s news moments ago back home on the mar-a-lago investigation. they ve submitted their proposals to a federal judge for who should serve as special master to review materials from mar-a-lago and how the process should work. it is the latest legal turn in the criminal investigation into trump s potential mishandling of documents. so i want to bring in now cnn senior justice kraunlt evan perez, and senior legal analyst and former federal prosecutor, laura coates. welcome back to the program, both of you. evan, you just received these documents. tell us more you re learning. they have nominated both sides who they think should be special master, and there s also other details in there. right, don. they ve submitted two names each. obviously they couldn t agree who should be the special master. the judge is
his reign, as the world watches to see what kind of leader he might be. and in the u.s., pressing for answers in uvalde, texas. cnn asking the state s top law enforcement officer why did he allegedly say no one is losing their jobs over the massacre at robb elementary? his answer you ll only see here. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start today with our world lead and the first full day on the job for king charles iii, as the world mourns the death of his mother, britain s longest reigning monarch. he addressed the nation and the world for the first time since queen elizabeth s passing. as the queen herself did with such unswerving devotion, i too now solemnly pledge myself throughout the remaining time god grants me to uphold the constitutional principles at the heart of our nation. that address was followed by a sarceremony of remembrance wh god save the king was officially sung. earlier today, upon returning to london, king charles and his wife camilla