sir david amess. after all, he was an mp for almost a0 years. first elected back in 1983 and serving this constituency, south and west, since 1997. when he set off from home yesterday, he went to do something he had done countless times over those decades, go to meet constituents at one of his regular constituency surgeries. the difference was, yesterday he did not return home. leaving a family, colleagues, friends and a community here sadly grieving his loss. the coverage will continue throughout the day here on bbc news, but for now let s pause and take a look at the weather. good afternoon to you. extensive cloud so far today across many parts of the uk. that cloud has been producing outbreaks of rain, certain spots moving across east anglia and the south east, continuing to move eastwards at the moment. heavy rain approaching in northern ireland, western parts of scotland. there have been a bright spots, that was the scene for a weather watcher in the scene for a weather
country. in 2009, 77% of americans said they considered themselves to be believing christians to continues, over the course of the obama administration, that number dropped by 12 points. over the same period, the number of atheists and self identified nonreligious people in america jumped dramatically. that was before covid. politicians used the pandemic across the country to close thousands of churches and throw christians in prison for practicing their faith. here s the scene, for example, lester falcon idaho. police arresting the congregation for singing hymns outdoors. [singing] [indistinct] [singing] tucker: socially distanced hymn singing outside. what exactly were these people s crimes. that tape will be studied by future generations to figure out what is going on? what did these people do wrong? well, they publicly affirmed their belief in a. harridan government. you are not allowed. fewer and fewer american even think to do that. that does not man and this
they considered themselves to be believing christians. over the course of the obama administration, that number dropped by 12 points. over the same period, the number of atheists and self identified nonreligious people in america jumped dramatically. that was before covid. politicians used the pandemic across the country to close thousands of churches and throw christians in prison for practicing their faith. here s the scene, for example, last fall in idaho. police arresting the congregation for singing hymns outdoors. [singing] [indistinct] [singing] tucker: socially distanced hymn singing outside. what exactly were these people s crimes? that tape will be studied by future generations to figure out what is going on? what did these people do wrong? well, they publicly affirmed their belief in a power higher than government. you are not allowed. fewer and fewer americans even think to do that. that does not man and this is the critical point that does not meantr th
and we learn who president trump was talking to just before the attack. and the united states marking another milestone in the pandemic. the hopeful signs we re seeing across the country. three, two, one, yeah, go, move, move, move. going on the offensive, the intense irv active training some congregations are going through in the wake of an attack at places of worship. the end of an era, nasa planning to retire the international space station in lefts that ten years. going to come crashing down to earth. we re going to tell you where and what this means for the future of space and space exploration. we re so grateful that you re waking up with us this february 5th. good morning. good morning to you, christi. good morning, boris. let s talk about what s happening, in particular with former vice president mike pence. he caught a lot of people off guard, let s say. they weren t sure what to expect from him. but he called out his former boss by name saying that, quot
how insurance companies are raking in record breaking billions by their critics say, gouging their customers. welcome to the lead. we start today in the sports lead. that explosive lawsuit alleging racism and bribery in the nfl. the former miami dolphins coach brian flores is suing the nfl and teams for racial discrimination in the hiring process of coaches and executives and alleging sham job interviews. the 58-page lawsuit said he sat for an interview with the new york giants even though a white coach had already been selected by the giants, and flores accused the dolphins owner steven ross of offering him $100,000 for every game he intentionally lost. also, the team could get the number one draft pick after the 2019 season. but today as jason reports, the nfl said these claims are without merit. the sports world reeling from allegations of systemic racism in the nfl by former miami dolphins coach brian flores. obviously, brian will become the rosa parks of the nfl.