congressman hakeem jeffries, chair of the house democratic caucus and thrilled to have him on the show this morning. you just heard me go over this long laundry list of things to do in the house that s going to have a disproportionate impact of black and brown people in this country. so i want to start with police reform. what went wrong there and is our hope gone in passing some sort of police reform in the house or senate? well, the majority of police officers i ve encountered here in brooklyn and queens and across new york city and the nation i believe are hardworking individuals who are in the community protecting and serving, but it cannot be denied that we have a police violence problem in america, a police brutality problem in america and a police use of excessive force problem in america that disproportionately impacts black and brown communities. and so we can t simply wash our hands of the issue at the congressional level notwithstanding the fact that senate repub
good morning. we got another day of sunshine and showers today. the showers will be heaviest and most frequent in the east. the could be some sunshine around as well. some drier interludes as well, but i will have more details coming up shortly. it s sunday 27 august. our main story: the prime minister faces another difficult by election after the conservative mp nadine dorries finally handed in her resignation. the former culture secretary said she was stepping down with immediate effect 11 weeks ago but stayed on to make inquiries about why she had been denied a peerage. she has accused rishi sunak of whipping up a public frenzy against her. our political correspondent iain watson reports. last year she was a cabinet minister, but now nadine dorries has said she will be leaving parliament for good. if you think you ve heard that before, well, she initially announced she d go back injune, but then decided to stay on to try to find out why she had been apparently blocked from
en is on capitol hill in the u.s. house of representatives. yesterday the senate. all of it is hot for blinken. a lot of heat on him for giving iran warm condolences over the death of a stone cold mass killer of the iran s president, raisi, died in a helicopter crash over the weekend and known as the butcher of tehran. also there are demands for answers on what the administration will do about the international criminal court s warrant for the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu s arrest. on the same charge it issued for hamas terrorists. i m hair use faulkner and you are in the faulkner focus. today s hearing kicked off this way. i was really prepared to discuss the specifics of the budget request today but i m so deeply concerned by frankly the dangerous policies being pursued by this administration. don t take my word for it. the world is up in flames. most notably i want to focus towards israel and this critical moment in history. this administration is playing
to generate his own voice, complete with yorkshire accent. and nick has the weather. it is icy see in a few spots this morning and some patches of fog around i have this full report. good morning. first, our main story. train passengers in britain are being let down by the way the government oversees the railways, according to a report by mps. the commons transport committee says customers are less and less satisfied with the service they get, and yet they are paying more for it. they re calling on the department for transport to give up some of its powers. rob young reports. dissatisfied passengers, rising ticket prices, poor performance. mps are scathing about the way the government oversees the railways. they say passengers have been failed by the way ministers award franchises to train companies. the commons committee says competition is meant to drive improvements, but warns there is dwindling interest from potential operators. national express used to be the biggest tra