but the two senate seats in georgia both went so here s a quick reminder why this race in georgia is so important. the senate currently stands at 50 republicans and 48 democrats. there are two vacant seats. if ossoff and raphael warnock win their races, democrats would have a tie. then vice president elect kamala harris would have the deciding vote and that would give democrats control of both chambers of congress and the white house, meaning mr biden could get more of his agenda passed by the house and senate. he d have more power. in atlanta georgia for us is the bbc‘s larry madowo. you have spent a lot of time in georgia. how is it looking?m is looking too close to call at this stage even though the polls have closed. it is too early to tell who will be the winner because it has essentially been a joint ticket for the republicans, david perdue and kelly left now running together against the what they have been calling radical left, the democratic candidatesjon radical le
ranking republican and has served in congress since 2008. our washington correspondent gary o donoghue has more on the latest developments. the unprecedented removal of the speaker has left congress in chaos. they are taking a week off while they decide what to do next. one rebel was unrepentant. to do next. one rebelwas unrepentant. to do next. one rebelwas unreentant. , ., , unrepentant. this was the right call the american unrepentant. this was the right call the american people - call the american people deserve a lead and speaker who will the tell the truth and the international community need to know the next speaker will be honest and won t go back on the word. ~ , , . , ., honest and won t go back on the word. , word. with republics and is focusina word. with republics and is focusing on word. with republics and is focusing on themselves - word. with republics and is| focusing on themselves the question of funding for ukraine which congress controls remains undec
has been named as 22 year old salman abedi. the big question for investigators was he working alone? one man has been arrested in manchester. the flag at half mast over downing street. election campaigning has been suspended for the day. all acts of terrorism are cowardly attacks on innocent people, but this attack stands out for its appalling sickening cowardice deliberately targeting innocent, defenseless young children. at four o clock this afternoon, the queen led a minute s silence at buckingham palace. we ll be hearing from the fans youngsters who will remember last night for all the wrong reasons. it had been building up for years. when we booked the tickets it was so exciting, but it s turned into the most traumatic thing. this is the scene right now at albert square a vigil to remember the dead and show solidarity. with many people still searching for missing loved ones, we ll have the latest. and in other news tonight, the actor sir roger moore has died at t
the attack last night. nearly 60 more people were wounded in the atrocity at the manchester arena, several with life threatening injuries. tonight police said they suspect 22 year old salman abedi carried out the suicide bombing. the bbc understands he was manchester born and from a family of libyan origin. the attack happened just as thousands of fans were leaving a performance by the american singer ariana grande. there, more pictures from this evening s vigil at albert square, in central manchester. the vigil began with a show of appreciation for the emergency services from the thousands gathered in albert square. speaking at a vigil outside the town hall in city s albert square this evening, the bishop of manchester, david walker, said: inaudible whatever our beliefs, whatever our politics, we will stand together, to say that this city is greater than the force of self against it, we are sending a signal notjust to manchester but across the world. you cannot defeat us, lo
he s understood to have been born in manchester to a family of libyan origin. police and security services launched a wide ranging investigation, as the prime minister shared the outcome of the latest meeting of the cabinet emergency committee. it is now concluded, on the basis of today s investigations, that the threat level should be increased, for the time being, from severe to critical. among the thousands of fans at the arena last night, there were many who d been looking forward to the concert for a long time. it had been building up for me, for like years. since we got the tickets, it was so exciting. it s turned into like the most traumatic thing. we ll be reporting on the remarkable strength of spirit among the people of manchester and how the community has responded. and we ll talk to people who attended tonight s vigil in the heart of the city, where they heard a message of strength and solidarity. and in other news tonight the actor sir roger moore has died at t