This is bbc news its newsday. Welcome to the programme. Starting with news in the us where its been a busy day for politics, with President Biden at the centre of events both willingly and unwillingly. The day began with the republicans in Congress Launching impeachment hearings. They accuse him of profiting from his sons Business Ventures while serving as vice president. Its worth noting that several previous investigations, including one by thejustice department, hasnt found any evidence of that, but the republicans say there is a case to answer. The House Oversight and Accountability Committee has uncovered a mountain of evidence revealing howjoe biden abused his Public Office for his familys financial gain. The years, President Biden has lied to the American People about his knowledge of and participation in his familys corrupt as schemes. Business. While that was happening in washington, President Biden was making his way to arizona, where he made the latest of his set piece speec
Live from our studio in singapore. Welcome to the programme. Starting with news in the us where its been a busy day for politics with President Biden at the centre of events both willingly, and unwillingly. The day began with the republicans in Congress Launching Impeachment Hearings they accuse him of profiting from his sons Business Ventures while serving as vice president. Its worth noting that several previous investigations, including one by thejustice department, hasnt found any evidence of that but the republicans say there is a case to answer. The house has uncovered amount of evidence Thatjoe Biden abused his Public Office for his financial gain. For years hes lied to the American People about his knowledge of and his participation in his familys corrupt business schemes. While that was happening in washington President Biden was making his way to arizona, where he made the latest of his set piece speeches as he campaigns for re election. This one was about threats to democrac
Costar and dear friend Miriam Margoyles about his legacy. He was deliuhtful, margoyles about his legacy. He was delightful, mischievous margoyles about his legacy. He was delightful, mischievous with margoyles about his legacy. He was delightful, mischievous with a delightful, mischievous with a marvellous sense of humour, witty, just completely adorable, and everyone who knew him will be mourning him today. Tell everyone who knew him will be mourning him today. Mourning him today. Tell us, obviously. Mourning him today. Tell us, obviously, for mourning him today. Tell us, obviously, for the mourning him today. Tell us, obviously, for the younger i obviously, for the younger generation, its his famous, is as indeed you were, those roles in harry potter that brought him to the masses. Tell us about his earlier work and his Olivier Awards and baftas. He work and his Olivier Awards and baftas. ,. , work and his Olivier Awards and baftas. H,. , , , baftas. He came into the business uuite b
Once up and coming political star in San Francisco accused of raping or abusing three women. Today, after our media partner, the San Francisco standards year long investigation, was published. He resigned, but first six jurors were seated today in the hush money trial of former president trump. Opening statements could start as soon as next week. How will this affect his president ial campaign . Youre watching, getting answers. Im kristen sze on this day two of jury selection. Half the jurors spots have been filled in his hush money criminal trial. This after 100 potential jurors were brought in. But half were quickly excused after saying they could not be impartial. As this trial in new york proceeds, the u. S. Supreme court heard arguments in a different case, a january 6th rioter case, but one that could ultimately affect trump. Abc News Reporter reena roy has the latest. A pool of new yorkers being questioned in a Lower Manhattan court for a second day, as lawyers tried to determin
Of us bleakest reports yet on human rights and singles out myanmar for its treatment of the. International pressure mounts on syria to end the bombing in eastern good. I dont understand why i could still go in a store and buy a weapon of war. Wrong motions from survivors of the Florence School shooting as they share their anger and grief when the president tries. The latest news from the Winter Olympics including the usa and a twenty year wait to win the womens ice hockey gold after a tense shootout with canada. Global leaders including donald trump and change in paying undermining human rights thats the warning from Amnesty Internationals makes us report it said the man joined a number of other World Leaders and rolling out progressive policies last year or trump was singled out for his controversial travel ban for people from six muslim majority countries other report also highlights atrocities including myanmars military crackdown on the hunger Patty Culhane has more from washington