as a result of the horizon scandal are swiftly exonerated and compensated. and rishi sunak also announced a £75,000 up front payment to those postmasters who hadn t been convicted but who took legal action against the post office because their livelihoods had been affected. we will make sure that the truth comes to light, we right the wrongs and the victims get the justice they deserve. prosecutions took place notjust under a conservative government, but a coalition, which included the lib dems, and initially under labour. sir keir starmer welcomed today s announcement. people lost their lives, their liberty and their livelihood and they have been waiting far too long for the truth, forjustice, and for compensation, so i am glad the prime minister is putting forward a proposal. we will look at the details and think it is the job of all of us to make sure that it delivers the justice that is so needed. and yes, mps sought to blame westminster for the delay. the reality is, th
escape, but with security rapidly deteriorating in the country, president daniel noboa signed an executive order declaring an internal armed conflict. our south america correspondent ione wells has more. a moment of utter horror, broadcast live on television. armed men with balaclavas over theirface broke into the set of this public television channel in ecuador while it was live on air, brandishing guns and what appears to be explosives. it comes a day after the country s new president daniel noboa declared a state of emergency yesterday. ecuador has been rocked by a series of attacks after the apparent escape of a powerful gang leader, jose adolfo macias, from prison. police and military were ordered to intervene in controlling prisons in attempts to control violence but the violence has exploded further since then. explosions in the streets, police officers carrying out stop and search, some reportedly being abducted. for ordinary people in ecuador, terror on the streets
our business correspondent in new york, is erin delmore. if you re in the crypto world or curious about getting into it, then a spot bitcoin etf has been on your radar. it allows people to bet on bitcoin s gains and losses, even if they do not own bitcoin themselves. us regulators are widely expected to approve the new exchange traded funds this week. so, when a tweet was posted from the sec gov account, saying essentially that, it was noteworthy. it was also wrong. the sec and its chair, gary gensler, quickly posted on x that the sec account was compromised and the regulator had not yet approved the listing in trading of spot bitcoin exchange traded products. the erroneous tweet also included graphic with a quote from chair gensler, a second tweet that also said $ btc . bitcoin s ticker symbol was also posted but was then almost immediately deleted. for bitcoin s value, a bit of a ride. the cryptocurrency climbed to nearly $48,000 on the false news and fell back down to $45
we hear from those onboard i feel the plane drop, i started freaking out now, the investigation into what went wrong. is this model of plane safe? the storm system now pushing into the northeast snow and ice triggering a series of crashes nearly 50 million americans bracing for a serious snowfall will some major cities get their first significant snow in nearly two years? why was the defense secretary s health scare kept secret lloyd austin was in the icu for four days this week. the pentagon not telling the president or the public for days we have new details. countdown to iowa. all the major candidates crisscrossing the state. and on the anniversary of january 6th attack, president trump defending those in prison. the never before seen video. security officers with guns drawn, staring down rioters. and inside the secret world of retail returns. how you can buy them for pennies on the dollar. this is nightly news with jose diaz-balart good evening, i m pete