The streets. Massive womens rallies werealli held this afternoon the largest here in d. C. Where its estimated about 500,000 people gathered. We have Live Team Coverage in the district with live t fox5s ronica clearly and paul wagner. Ronica, we begin with you. What is it like out there. Reporter li let me tell youe have been here all day for this march from where it started by the capital. Now we are at the he lip withh the white house behind us. This entire space was full, stress and blocks of peoplef filled this area. The original route was actually planned to just go down along the mall. L. The crowds were so unexpectedly massive that at one point reports came out that the march itself was canceled, it would just be a recall yes, but the rc crowds continued to move alonge these streets so they said you know what we wont follow that single route. Si multiple streets along d. C. To. End up here at the ellipse. Llip now at the start of it therehere were speeches by politician and cele
Good morning and welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. Downing street has rejected calls to cancel the state visit to the uk by President Trump, which is expected to ta ke President Trump, which is expected to take place this summer. An online Petition Calling on the Prime Minister to withdraw the invitation has gathered more than a million signatures. Government sources say it is in britains long term interest to maintain links with the us. Foreign secretary borisjohnson will give a statement to mps this afternoon after the us says britons who have shared nationality with one of the seven Middle Eastern and african countries would not be stopped from coming into america. The Uk Foreign Office has advised that only those dual nationals travelling from one of the blacklisted seven countries would be subject to extra checks and those travelling between the uk and us would not be affected. Thousands have gathered at us airports in protest at the measures. President trump says the ban is an interi
More than a thousand miles to do so. And coming up in the sport on bbc news. The fa cup fifth round draw is tonight, and who will non League Sutton united and lincoln city get after knocking out leeds and brighton . Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. More than a Million People have now signed a petition calling on the government to cancel a planned state visit to the uk by donald trump. It follows his temporary ban on visitors from seven predominantly muslim countries from entering the usa. The labour leader, jeremy corbyn, said the visit should be postponed. But Downing Street said scrapping the visit would Undo Everything achieved in mrs mays visit to washington earlier this month, and called the campaign a Populist Gesture. Heres our political correspondent, iain watson. The demonstrations in America Against President Trumps Imposition Ofa against President Trumps Imposition Of A Temporary Travel Ban are likely to be repeated here with protests planned outside Downin
Going to new york. A muslim teacher from swansea says he still does not know why he was denied entry to the United States. And after these pictures are beamed around the world, sutton uniteds Reserve Goalkeeper resigns, for a possible breach of betting rules. Its five oclock. Our top story. We have Breaking News before we get into the headlines. A british man who had been detained at once and obey but was released, has blown himself up in a Suicide Attack outside the iraqi city of mosul. Lets talk to our security correspondent. Frank, fill us in on the details . We understand that his real name was ronnie fidler. He was imprisoned At Guantanamo are a from 2002 to 200k. Imprisoned At Guantanamo are a from 2002 to 2004. He imprisoned At Guantanamo are a from 2002 to 200k. He was arrested in 2001, by The Americans suspected of collaborating with the the taliban. After his release, there was no real news about him, but in 2014, ten yea rs news about him, but in 2014, Ten Years After his re
Of a daycarr, the green hoose. Miccael dommer livv nearby. He remembers hearing some kind of commotion outside his home, last night, but wasnt sure what it was. My wife and i, probably sometime after 9 30, we heard like a boom or something. We both kind of looked at each other and said, what was that . On social media, neighbors recall hearing at least six gun shots. Authorities say two crpd officers were exchanging fire with a suspect, after he fled a vehicle during a traffic stop. Police had used a dog to track the man down. Authorities say, when officerswent to make an arre, the man pulled ut a gun and started shooting. Police returned fire, fatally wounding the suspect. Those in the area waking up to the news were startled. Its scary. It seems the shootings ar all that way, toward the Southeast Side and northeast side. Now, theyre starting to move more towards the Northwest Side. Its like everybody says, you never think it happens to you or in your area, until it does. The suspect,