from hong kong have taken up the british government s offer of a new visa route to start a new life in the uk. the world s fifth oldest zoo, bristol zoo gardens, is set to close its gates to the public for the final time, with the animals on the move to a new location. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. president biden has made an impassioned speech in defence of american democracy. he warned that donald trump and what he termed maga republicans represent a form of extremism that threaten the american way of life. he also urged all americans to come together to defend american democracy, regardless of their ideology. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes has this report. an historic setting for a speech that pulled no punches, a prime time address from philadelphia, the birthplace of american democracy. a way of life thatjoe biden says is under threat from donald trump and his supporters. we must be honest with each other and with oursel
Home internet. Catch it on the xfinity 10g network. Capehart. This is msnbcs continuing coverage of tonights Mass Shooting in lewiston, maine. Police sources tell nbc news that 15 to 20 people have been killed and as many as 50 people wounded. The shootings at multiple locations including a Bowling Alley. Officials believe the shootings were the work of one shooter with an Assault Rifle beginning just before seven pm eastern. Enforcement brief reporters a little more than two hours ago, asking the public for help. Track and then A Person Of Interest, 40 year olds robert card. They also believe he has a Military Background and potentially a history of mental illness. They edited, he should be considered armed and dangerous. A shelter in place alert has been issued for the town of lewiston and the nearby town of lisbon, we are a vehicle of interest was found. Police also released this image of a vehicle asking the public for any information they might have on the person of interest or th
but he says even when the pandemic is over, he ll think twice before returning to the festival. fiona lamdin, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here s chris fawkes. thanks a lot. for many of us the weather will stay bright and right through the rest of the day today, quite a bit of cloud around but some spells of sunshine poking through. the satellite picture shows a weather system looking to the north west ultimately bringing some rain, particularly tonight and tomorrow. but we also have rain stretching across parts of eastern england from this line of showers that have developed over the last couple of hours. those showers have formed due to a convergence zone, where the winds bash together, scraping all the moisture together to make this line of downpours and they will continue to affect these areas well over the next few hours. if you live across parts of west yorkshire, nottinghamshire, leicestershire and towards greater london and into parts of east sussex and k
Thousands dead in syria tonight. Some rebels have agreed for the first time to sit down and consider peace. It is a move the United States has long pushed for but will it work . Here is the latest now from istanbul. It was a vote that ripped the coalition apart. Members pulled out before it. More members committed to resign after it. But after days of discussion, the umbrella body representing the political and some military opponents voted yes to go into switzerland to take part in talks for the delegation from the regime. After the vote, the president of the coalition addressed the syrian people. We have traveled a hard involved and you have made sacrifices for your freedom. We have reached a critical point which we will cross together. You are determined to end the suffering that the regime has imposed on you so we can take the syrian congestution to a secure and safe place. Because a decision was so divisive, discussions and consultation ran overnight and included members of the mo