hello and welcome to bbc news. we start this hour with a special report from ukraine, from the southern port of kherson which is under increased bombardment from russian forces, and where today the maternity ward of a hospital was among the places being shelled. kherson is often called the gateway to crimea and, because of its strategic importance, it was one of the first places taken by russian forces at the start of the war. it was liberated last month in a significant gain for ukrainian troops. but civilians are now living with a daily onslaught of russian shelling. our correspondent yogita limaye has spent the last four days in kherson with colleagues imogen anderson, sanjay ganguly and mariana matveichuk, and they sent this special report. i should warn you it contains some distressing images. kherson is being pounded. this is where one of more than a0 mortars fell in a single day. a city haunted by relentless attacks. another shell hit nearby between a block of
manchester united move to within a point of the champions league places after marcus rashford sent them on their way to a convincing win over nottingham forest. we have heavy rain sweeping in from the south west, pushing north east through the day. behind it we see a return to sunshine and showers but wherever you are, it will be windy. good morning, everybody. it s wednesday the 28th of december. our main story: relatives of a 23 year old man stabbed to death on the dance floor of a birmingham nightclub have described him as their best friend . cody fisher, a non league footballer and school sport coach, was fatally injured on boxing day, as greg mackenzie reports. 23 year old cody fisher was in the prime of his life, but his life was cut short, stabbed to death on a dance floor ofa birmingham nightclub on boxing day. described by his family as a best friend, the semi professional footballer and sports coach was fatally injured at the crane nightclub in digbeth. police beli
just days after his speech taking aim at trump and maga republicans. we are following new developments interest in the case of missing a missing heiress who disappeared while jogging. we have new details on the man who stole a plane and turned to crashed into a walmart. he is doing due in court for the first time this hour the democrats who did the impossible will join to discuss her historic win in the state of alaska against former governor sarah palin. you will want to stay tuned for that conversation. we begin, though, with the former president and his first rally since the fbi search of mar-a-lago. he spoke in pennsylvania for nearly two hours last night. it is coming three days after president biden s primetime speech also in the state of pennsylvania. trump lashing out at the fbi, bashed biden for going after, quote, maga republicans. trump was there campaigning for gop senate candidate doctor oz and doug mastriano. hello pennsylvania. hello. former president
the battle over abortion rights is moving to the floor of the u.s. senate. tomorrow, lawmakers are expected to vote on a democratic bill that would make those rights federal law. the first big political test comes just one week after the bombshell leak of that draft opinion, which would overturn roe v. wade. and senate democrats are making it clear, they re linking tomorrow s vote to the midterm elections. we are making sure that every, every senator will have to vote. and every, every american will see how they voted. the republican party, the maga republican party will suffer the consequences electorally, when the american people see that. we are going to remember everyone who votes against the right to an abortion. and this november, we re gonna use our voices and our votes. we re not gonna let anyone forget. they wanted on record for all our eyes to see. meanwhile, pennsylvania senator bob casey, a democrat was long supported abortion restrictions. today, he said he
the long haul in ukraine. as the 11th hour gets underway on this tuesday night. good evening once again. good to be back with you. i am stephanie ruhle. in just a if you hours from now, the battle over abortion rights is moving to the floor of the u.s. senate. tomorrow, lawmakers are expected to vote on a democratic bill that would make those rights federal law. the first big political test comes just one week after the bombshell leak of that draft opinion, which would overturn roe v. wade. and senate democrats are making it clear, they re linking tomorrow s vote to the midterm elections. we are making sure that every, every senator will have to vote. and every, every american will see how they voted. the republican party, the maga republican party will suffer the consequences electorally, when the american people see that. we are going to remember everyone who votes against the right to an abortion. and this november, we re gonna use our voices and our votes. we