a move that critics say is challenging america s commitment to the separation of church and state. barbara plett usher reports. in this divided nation, the christian right has found a new voice. this country belongs to god almighty. this is not a church service, hundreds of people are being baptised after a rally in pennsylvania, some overwhelmed by their experience of god. thousands have turned out because they believe their christian values are under attack, and that god belongs in government. you cannot separate god from politics, you cannot take him out of our government! these events tap into people s anger about covid the man himself dialled in while his son was on stage. we love you all and we are going to bring this country back because our country has never been in such bad shape. they are reframing the american conservative politics as spiritual warfare against a radical left. these people have travelled here from north carolina. they took awayjesus and everything s
Environmental campaigners have already criticised the plans to scrap that key Climate Change targets. Indeed, Friends Of The Earth Scotland branded it the worst environmental decision in the history of the Scottish Parliament. We will be live in holyrood for that statement which we are expecting around 25 past two. But first i want to take a look at some of the days other news. A conservative mp has been suspended by the Parliamentary Party after claims he misused campaign funds. The Times Newspaper alleges he use the local party funds to pay off what he reportedly called bad people who had locked him in a flat. He strongly disputes the allegations. The Conservative Party was made aware of the allegations three months ago and says it is investigating. 0ur Political Correspondent reports. The honesty needs to start now, the lack of clarity needs to stop. This was marked last week urging transparency about the impact locally of a wind farm being built offshore. The allegation about his o
Competition this evening. Liverpool face the toughest task of all in trying to avoid elimination from the Europa League tonight. They go into their second leg against italian side atalanta 3 0 down, after defeat in the first leg at anfield. Thats really not easy for them as well, so we will see who deals better with the situation and all of these kinds of things if it goes through, congratulations, they deserve it, if not, the something would have happened, but i dont know at this moment if this is possible. West ham also have work to do tonight to reach the semi finals. Theyre 2 0 down against the newly crowned german champions bayern leverkusen. Elsewhere, roma face ac milan and marseille are at home to benfica. In just over ten minutes time, aston villa will be aiming to book their place in the Europa Conference League semi finals. They have a 2 1 lead against french side lille, heading into their second leg. If unai emery s side are successful, they will reach their first major eur
Months ago and says it is investigating. Our Political Correspondent Damian Grammaticas reports. Honesty needs to start now. The lack of Clarity Needs to stop. Mark menzies. Of Clarity Needs to stop. Mark menzies, this of Clarity Needs to stop. Mark menzies, this was of Clarity Needs to stop. Mark menzies, this was him of Clarity Needs to stop. Mark menzies, this was him last i of Clarity Needs to stop. Mark menzies, this was him last week urging transparency about the impact locally of a wind farm being built offshore. The allegation about his own behaviour, first reported by the times newspaper, is that last december at three oclock in the morning he called his former Campaign Manager and said bad people had locked him in a flat, adding that he needed £5,000 as a matter of life or death. It is claimed Campaign Donations were later used to cover the payment, and also that he has received £14,000 to cover medical bills. The bbc has not been able to speak to him for a comment but in a
meghan s interview with oprah? cuomo resists calls to resign. the new york governor says he won t step down as two more women come forward with allegations of sexual harassment. george floyd murder trial. no justice, no peace! o donnell: tensions are high in minneapolis as the officer who knelt on floyd s neck goes on trial, why jury selection was suddenly delayed. crisis at the border. documents obtained by cbs news show a record number of unaccompanied minors flooding into the u.s. as the biden administration scrambles to find shelter space. it is international women s day. people around the world commemorate female achievement and fight for the future. and unifying america. how a community came together with get well cards. this is the cbs evening news with norah o donnell, reporting from the nation s capitol. o donnell: good evening to our viewers in the west, and thank you for joining us. we re going to begin with our first real glimpse of what life could soon be