of violent right wing extremism in this country s recent history. first charlottesville, virginia where a partial verdict was announced hours ago in a civil case against some of those involved with the 2017 unite the right rally that left one woman dead. in a moment we ll hear reaction from her mother. first though, what can you tell us about the verdict. reporter: the jury was hung on federal conspiracy charges relating to a law passed in the 1970s to fight the kkk but did find these guys liable under a virginia conspiracy law. the other defendants took great pains to say they never had any contact with james alex fields convicted of first-degree murder for driving his car into a crowd and killing heather heier and is serving a life sentence. the jury found in some part the leaders of the group who glamorized violence or planned for it at the event are in some way responsible for those who came to the event and participated in the violence. you were there in 2017. you ar
also, we re standing by for the first exit polls on this election night in america. and watching the extremely close and consequential governors race in virginia. and we re also expecting a vote at any moment now that could move 28 million american children just one step away from being eligible for a covid-19 vaccine, possibly as soon as tomorrow. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer and you re in the situation room. this is cnn breaking news. we re live in scotland where world leaders have wrapped up their portion of the united nations climate summit. and president biden in his final remarks just a little while ago making breaking news saying for the first time he believes holdout democratic senator joe manchin will back his massive spending plan. our chief white house correspondent kaitlan collins is with me here in scotland. the president said and i m quoting, i believe joe will be there. you heard it. i heard it. this i
secretary of state, issued this statement. laura and i are deeply saddened by the death of colin powell. he was a great public servant, starting with his time as a soldier during vietnam. many presidents relied on general powell s counsel and experience. he was national security adviser under president reagan, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff under my father and president clinton, and secretary of state during my administration. he was such a favorite of presidents that he earned the presidential medal of freedom twice. he was highly respected at home and abroad. and most important, colin was a family man and a friend. a short time ago, defense secretary lloyd austin had this to say about powell s passing. a man who was respected around the globe and who will be, quite frankly, it is not possible to replace a colin powell. we will miss him. again, my thoughts and prayers go out to the family and we re deeply, deeply saddened to learn of this. thank you. with me now
up, providing you have had the jab. and it looks like the red planet but where on earth are these would be martians? a warm welcome to the programme. we begin in the uk where metropolitan police are taking no further action following a review into sex abuse allegations surrounding prince andrew and jeffrey epstein. virginia giuffre claims she trafficked to the prince by the convicted paedophilejeffrey epstein when she was 17 stop the duke of york has consistently denied the allegations. a civil lawsuit in the us is ongoing. our reporter has more. this is the now famous photograph of virginia jeffrey and prince andrew. she claims she was trafficked to the uk and are sexually assaulted by prince andrew, a claim that the prince andrew, a claim that the prince denies. this is her last year with her legal team. she is bringing a civil case against the duke of york in america. the court documents claim he sexually abused her, knowing she was a child. the met police have conducted a
one of the uk s top public health officials once of the threat of catching covid and flu at the same time this winter. it s a knockout britain s tyson fury defeats the american deontay wilder in the 11th round in las vegas. scientists warn that the loss of biodiversity risks tipping the world into ecological meltdown . good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the business secretary says rising gas prices have created a critical situation for many industries, but he s defended the government s handling of the energy crisis. kwasi kwarteng said he is continuing to hold talks with energy suppliers and the treasury about possible support. however, the treasury denies any talks have taken place. our business correspondent katie prescott has the latest. catching up over sunday brunch. on the run up to winter, rising energy bills work by top talking point in this cafe. not least for the owner, as making coffee gets more expensive. i mainly worry that the prices won t change, becau