and he is spewing blatant racism, claiming he wasn t afraid of the capitol rioters, because, well why don t you take a listen for yourself. criticized because i made the comment that on january 6th, i never felt threatened. because i didn t. and mainly because i knew even though those thousands of people, there were marching on the capitol were trying to pressure people like me to vote the way they wanted me to vote, i knew those are people that love this country, that truly respect law enforcement, would never do anything to break the law. so i wasn t concerned. had the tables been turned, this could mean trouble. had the tables been turned and president trump won the election and those were tens of thousands of black lives matter and antifa protesters, i might have been a little concerned. did you hear him? he wasn t afraid of those people maybe because they re white? not maybe. that s the reason. because if they were black, he would be afraid of them. he said the
Its thursday, 15 june. On breakfast today well bring you the latest on the fire and well be asking how such a tragedy could have struck in the heart of the capital. Also this morning reports in the us that the man investigating russias involvement in the american president ial election is looking at whether President Trump attempted to obstruct justice. The days of coming home to a big mobile bill after a european holiday should now be over. From today Roaming Charges are being dropped across the eu. Ill have all the details shortly. In sport, englands hopes of winning the champions trophy are over. Eoin morgans men were favourites to win the tournament but they were thrashed by pakistan in their semi final in cardiff by eight wickets. After eight muggy start it will be fresh with a mix of sunshine and showers. I will have a full forecast in about 15 minutes. Good morning. Im in west london where almost 30 hours after fire swept through the Grenfell Tower behind me. It is shocking, the
Well look back on the end of black and White Television 50 years ago. And louise has the weather. Good morning. Its a chilly start in the far north of the country but not a bad weekend in prospect. Mostly dry with decent sunny spells. More throughout the morning. Good morning. First, our main story. Kensington and Chelsea Council is facing more criticism over its handling of the Grenfell Tower fire. The mayor of london, sadiq khan, is calling for commissioners to be brought in to take over the running of the authority, which he says is not fit for purpose. The Council Leader, Nicholas Paget brown, and his deputy, both resigned yesterday. Simonjones reports. After angry protests at the Council Offices and after a meeting of the council was cut short following an attempt to ban the public and press. Reporter were you pressured by number 10 to resign . The pressure for the leader got too great. This is a huge Human Tragedy for so many families. The task for my successor is to ensure that
Well look back on the end of black and White Television 50 years ago. And louise has the weather. Good morning. Its a chilly start in the far north of the country but not a bad weekend in prospect. Mostly dry with decent sunny spells. More throughout the morning. Good morning. First, our main story. Kensington and Chelsea Council is facing more criticism over its handling of the Grenfell Tower fire. The mayor of london, sadiq khan, is calling for commissioners to be brought in to take over the running of the authority, which he says is not fit for purpose. The Council Leader, Nicholas Paget brown, and his deputy, both resigned yesterday. Simonjones reports. After angry protests at the Council Offices and after a meeting of the council was cut short following an attempt to ban the public and press. Reporter were you pressured by number 10 to resign . The pressure for the leader got too great. This is a huge Human Tragedy for so many families. The task for my successor is to ensure that
Well look back on the end of black and White Television 50 years ago. And louise has the weather. Good morning. Its a chilly start in the far north of the country but not a bad weekend in prospect. Mostly dry with decent sunny spells. More throughout the morning. Good morning. First, our main story. Kensington and Chelsea Council is facing more criticism over its handling of the Grenfell Tower fire. The mayor of london, sadiq khan, is calling for commissioners to be brought in to take over the running of the authority, which he says is not fit for purpose. The Council Leader, Nicholas Paget brown, and his deputy, both resigned yesterday. Simonjones reports. After angry protests at the Council Offices and after a meeting of the council was cut short following an attempt to ban the public and press. Reporter were you pressured by number 10 to resign . The pressure for the leader got too great. This is a huge Human Tragedy for so many families. The task for my successor is to ensure that