documents folded up? and one of biden s old bicycle basket s million or maybe stuffed in one of his dogsdogs beds? i mean , anything s possible. and during a week when the biden administration has hoped had hoped to be celebrating lower inflation numbers, it s insteambers,d havg to make inconvenient announcements. now, just look at the pained expression on merrick garlan md face today when he announced the appointment of a special counsel to investigate biden suo possession of classified documents. now, garland was painted intofter a corner here first after the u.s. attorney investigating this matter recommended a special counsel. what was he going to do? sec buont second, because he appointed one and the trump matter and august, the doj seized on trump stories of classified documents at tha mar-a-lago, claiming that this raised serious questions overpb everything from possible criminal wrongdoing to compromis wrongdoe intel sos to even treason. but understand this. merrick g
anti government protests continue in the sri lankan capital as the new prime minister names his cabinet. and the more you look at the stars, the more you discover! we ll explain how a powerful new space telescope is expanding our view of the universe. hello and welcome. the former trump strategist steve bannon has been found guilty of contempt of congress by a court in washington. the charges were brought after he defied a summons to testify at the congressional hearings into the january the 6th riots at the us capitol building. he ll be sentenced in october he could face up to two years in prison. but, speaking outside the courtroom, he remained unrepentant. i want to start by thanking the jury. we respect their decision today. i really want to thank the hard working citizens that had to take an entire week off. we respect their decision. we may have lost a battle here, but we re not going to lose this war. in the closing argument, the prosecutor missed one very important
birmingham and the commonwealth games, where it s a huge morning ahead in athletics and netball, while the premier league season got under way, with a convincing win for arsenal 2 0 away at crystal palace. and while we have a bit of rain again today in scotland, most places after a fresh start will be dry sunny and warm. getting even warmer next week and i will have the details to sixth of august. a campaign group supporting the family of archie battersbee say his parents have been told his life support will be withdrawn this morning. christian concern says it follows the exhaustion of all legal routes. the royal london hospital, which has cared for the 12 year old since april, has made no official statement. vinnie mcaviney reports. for nearly three months, archie battersbee has been at the centre of a lengthy legal battle over the withdrawal of life support. it has been in a coma withdrawal of life support. it has been in a coma since withdrawal of life support. it ha
east. for the 19 children and two teachers gunned down inside their classroom one week ago there s growing anger now over the police response as the justice department prepare tuesday launch a review how law enforcement responded. reporter: we re now getting our first glimpse add some of the information related to officers outside robb elementary school as a massacre was unfolding on the inside. abc news obtained a portion of video that appears to be audio from one 911 operator relaying information from a child inside the classroom. you have a child on the line. reporter: cnn has not been able to independently confirm the audio or at what point in the incident it was heard. on friday the texas public safety director said there were at least eight 911 calls from two callers in the school pleading for help. investigators now say 19 officers waited outside the classroom where the gunman was for about 50 minutes until a customs and border patrol team decided to go in with
36 years later the wait is overfor top gun fans and tom cruise is lauded with the highest honour at the cannes film festival. this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello and welcome to newsday, broadcasting live to you today from sydney, australia. in just 2a hours, australians will head to the polls to choose their next government. iconic images, of course, for people here in australia, but around the world as well, this week, australia has been in the global headlines, hasn t it? it sjust has been in the global headlines, hasn t it? it s just a day before the election. we will talk you through some of the main issues in just a moment, but first let me talk you through the facts and the figures. the liberal national coalition has been in power since 2013 and is seeking another three year term. going up against them are the opposition labour party, minor parties and independent candidates. all 151 seats in the lower house of the house of representatives will be up for grabs. th