legally carry firearms in public. counting is underway in two key uk by elections for the conservative party, in the first test of voters opinions since the partygate scandal. we will have live updates ahead on the programme but for now, a quick check of more news making headlines. ukraine moves a step closer tojoining the european union as it s given official candidate status. and how a heroic coach made a dramatic rescue after a swimmer fainted to the bottom of the pool at the world aquatics championships in budapest. asi as i swam as fast as i could to grab her and pull as i swam as fast as i could to grab herand pull up as i swam as fast as i could to grab her and pull up to the surface, and once i pull her up, so i wasjust, my goal was only to make her breathe. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to the programme. taliban officials in afghanistan say the main search for survivors from wednesday s devastating earthquake in the south
growing since the time that these hearings started? i think these hearings started? i think the political these hearings started? i think the political impact that - these hearings started? i think the political impact that we - the political impact that we are seeing now and perhaps there will be a crescendo over there will be a crescendo over the coming weeks and months will be on the stance of republicans as to who should represent them, who should be the presidential candidate in 2024. clearly the mid term elections are crucial, especially for republicans later on this year but people are looking further ahead than that and i think there are some republicans now questioning, perhaps previously supporters of donald trump, as to whether he is indeed the best person to lead them into that 2024 election. perhaps persuaded by some of the evidence, some of the allegations, strong allegations made against donald trump during these hearings. european union leaders have approved both ukra
will keep an eye on things in plano, texas. donald trump will return to the national stage tomorrow with a rally in arizona. he says he will use this rally to address the years after the attack on the capitol after abruptlycanceling a news conference he had planned on the anniversary of january 6th. axios reports that the speaker s list for the rally includes republicans who tried to overturn arizona s 2020 election result, a result that flipped the state from red to blue. joining me now is nbc news politics reporter jonathan allen. jonathan, trump hasn t said whether he would run in 2024. clearly he wants to remain part of the national conversation. do you get the sense, do national republicans want him to stay part of the conversation right now? reporter: when you look at polling, the answer to that is yes. certainly a plurality of republicans want him to run for