Weeks end, the senate should take matters into its own hands. Well have the latest on that. Scenes of devastation from australia. Deadly wildfires spreading, forcing more evacuations and leaving others trapped. Tonight the government promising to pour 1. 4 billion into Recovery Efforts. We are on the ground there with the latest. Im melissa francis, in for elizabeth macdonald. The evening edit stars right now. Melissa now the latest development on iran. Hillary vaughn is live in d. C. With the details. Hillary. Reporter melissa, in an ongoing war on words on twitter top iranian officials and the president are trading blows. President trump tweeting earlier today, simply this in all caps, iran will never have a nuclear weapon. But a top advisor to iranian president rouhani, that trump is to blame for deteriorating the relations. We have zero problems with the American People. We achieved deals with u. S. Administration. Our sole problem is the trump. In the event of war he will bear ful
You might find something that you have been wondering about. Mostly all we wanted to be is to be a joyful hour. And ive been to catch up with terrence, to reflect on the overwhelming impact of his personaljourney, highlighting loneliness at christmas. Good morning, Merry Christmas. Its Christmas Day, wednesday the 25th of december. Our top story. The queen will lead members of the royal family at their traditional Festive Service in sandringham this morning. Yesterday, the duke of edinburgh rejoined his family at the norfolk estate after spending four nights in hospital. Its not yet known if Prince Andrew, who recently stepped back from royal duties, will attend todays event. Charlotte gallagher reports. Prince philip arrives back at sandringham by helicopter after spending four nights in a Central London hospital. He walked out unaided and without a stick a huge relief for his family that he is home to spend Christmas Day with them. This hasnt been the smoothest year for the royals. S
Thanks. And well have all the weather. If youre stuck indoors you arent missing much. This is the view, cloudy, murky, pretty wet in places. A lot of muddy fields if youre taking the dog for a walk later. What is in store for the weekend . Ill have all the details. Thanks. Also coming up the underwater treasures of Hms Invincible. The 250 year old captured french warship that revolutionised the royal navy. Hello, everyone this is afternoon live. After weeks of campaigning, voting is underway in the general election. This morning, the Party Leaders were out casting their ballots. Its the third election in less than five years and the first to be held in december for nearly a century. The first results are expected before midnight. Heres our Political Correspondent ben wright. And a warning his report includes some flashing images. Voting at 7am. The prime minister, borisjohnson, had some canine company as he cast his ballot at this polling station in westminster. Have you all got your p
Greetings and sell you take. Despite what the constitution declares the freedom of the press has had a topsy turvy sometimes even brutal history of abuse here in the United States of america while most of the time attacks on us journalism has been through very indirect or opaque means like the influence of the lure of the almighty ratings dollar the or the herd click mentality of beltway ivy league journalists or even newsroom employees putting their climb up the corporate ladder before their journalistic integrity but every so often throughout our long history there is a very direct abuse of the press by members of the government institutions they are. Paid to report on a lot like the exchange that took place recently when defense one news editor ben watson tried to make his way through customs at Washington Dulles International airport the hill reports that watson was harassed and accused by a u. S. Customs and Border Protection agent of writing propaganda when he attempted to reente
Watson tried to make his way through customs at Washington Dulles International airport the hill reports that watson was harassed and accused by a u. S. Customs and Border Protection agent of writing propaganda when he attempted to reenter the United States this week apparently as watson was going through customs after informing the officer of his occupation the officer held onto his passport repeatedly asked him over and over and over again so you write propaganda write. This started of course a volley of well no im a journalist so you write propaganda write well no im a journalist so you write propaganda write until watson finally relented and said yes whereupon he was given back as a passport and allowed to leave the airport finally as watson told the Washington Post with his tone and hes looking me in the eye i very much realize this is not a joke ive honestly never had a human attempt to provoke me like this before in my life this behavior is totally normal now i guess. That my fr