and in the air. a humanitarian crisis getting worse by the hour. also following breaking news out of florida. chaos after a shooting at a halloween event. at least two people are now dead, one of them a teenager. we are getting some troubling information about warning signs missed involving the main mass shooter. we are also following major political news this hour. the fallout from the biggest drop out so far from the 2024 presidential race, former vice president mike pence finding out that refusing to overturn an election is an unforgivable sin in today s republican party. plus, as house speaker mike johnson gets ready to get to work this week, we are taking a special look at some of the extreme views he holds on the 2020 election, abortion, lgbtq rights, and more. views even those who voted for him may not have fully realized. all that plus fans around the world in mourning today after the death of friends star matthew perry. oh, come on. don t be mad. we both said somet
Sport on bbc news the sternest test yet for the lions they take on the Maori All Blacks tomorrow, as Warren Gatland calls for reinforcements to his squad. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. The number of people known to have died in the Grenfell Tower fire has risen to at least 30, and police say they believe the final total will be higher. This morning the queen and Prince William visited the scene this morning they went to a Relief Centre which has been helping victims of the Grenfell Tower fire. They spent time speaking to local residents, volunteers and members of the emergency services. Also this morning theresa may has been to chelsea and Westminster Hospital to visit the injured there. Richard lister has our first report and a warning that it contains distressing images. The queen came today to join a community in learning. Mourning. Many said they felt betrayed before and after this tragedy. At times the pain was overwhelming. In the background the queen could h
Im not going to get an answer. It matters because the trial appears to have gone wrong just weeks before her new government asked mps to approve billions of pounds to keep the weapons. We are launching this strategy here. Having failed to answer yesterday, today on a cabinet visit, the Prime Minister had to admit she did know. Im regularly briefed on National Security issues, i was briefed on this successful certification of Hms Vengeance and her crew. We dont comment on the operational details for National Security reasons. This Spectacular Misfire in the Late 80s Of An American Trident Missile is rare. The vast majority of tests have been successful. Urgent question. And its not clear what went wrong with this weapons trial. But labour has found a lot wrong with the governments handling of the facts. At the heart of this issue is a worrying lack of transparency, and a Prime Minister who has chosen to cover up a serious incident rather than coming clean with the British Public. This h
Also in the next hour abuse by home carers. There have been more than 20,000 allegations made against Home Care Workers over the last three years, according to data obtained by the bbc. Prison officers in england and wales are to withdraw from riot duty in a dispute over pay and pensions. And private Rocket Company spacex has announced that two private citizens have paid to be sent around the moon. It is the final day of the inquest into the deaths of the british citizens who died in sousse when a gunman carried out a massacre at the hotel where they were staying. The coroner at the inquests into the deaths of 30 british tourists in tunisia has begun delivering his conclusions. The families had been asking for neglect by the Holiday Company to be considered. The coroner has said that he can and can do that because he said that would have meant a gross cannot do that because it would be a gross failure by the company. But he had very severe criticism for the Tunisian Police. An arms pat
So theres no training behind this. Theres no standard attack in any of this. So, actually, we can see it going any way. But i think the i think the longer it goes on without violence the more likely there wont be any. Welcome back, everybody. Im john vause at the cnn center. Im natalie allen. Thank you for joining us. Weve been here several hours with this breaking news out of australia. And we will continue to bring you the latest now. And wed like to welcome our viewers in the United States and all around the world. Wed like to give you the update now. A gunman is Still Holding an unknown number of people at a lindt coffee shop in sydneys Main Business district. Sky News Australia reports that the Hostage Taker, seen here, is calling himself the brother. He has forced hostages to speak with three Media Outlets over the phone. He apparently has two demands. He wants an isis flag. He also wants a conversation with australias Prime Minister. We also have video of five hostages who manag