singular role in inciting the mob that stormed the capitol that day. for the new york times on the new evidence that the house impeachment managers introduced regarding trump s conduct while the siege was under way. evidence emerged about what mr. trump was doing in the hours includes new details about two phone calls with two lawmakers that alerted him to the mayhem on capitol hill and the new information was clear proof of mr. trump s intent to incite the mob and of his dereliction to stop the violence when he knew the life of vice president mike pence was in danger. mcconnell endorsed that evidence as proof of trump s guilt in inciting the riot. watch. there s no question, none, that president trump has practically and morally responsible for provoking the events of the day. no question about it. and in this bipartisan agreement to the facts of trump s guilt turned out to be insufficient to convict trump but may signal the role is under review by other investigators.
early-morning coup. the army detained other senior-government leaders for what are called election fraud. the military also declared a one-year state of emergency. well, will ripley is watching all of this unfold. will, hi. it s difficult, i know, to get information out of myanmar at the moment because a lot of comms are done. what do we know? what are you hearing from sources on the ground? given that tension has been building in recent days, between the military which wanted to delay the start of parliament, and the civilian government, which said the military s claims of widespread election fraud are unfounded and they were going to push ahead with forming the government. well, the military, then, stepped in and, all of a sudden, robyn, you have phone lines cut. internet cut. people finding it difficult to get on social media, even the tv channels that are not aligned with the military have been shut down. and now, they are showing propaganda. military propaganda, on telev
we ll talk about that. this hour also, millions are bracing for a major winter storm. where it s going and when. we re live at the cnn weather center. meet the wealthy canadian couple who skipped the covid vaccine line and incurred the wrath of their country . with just more than a week before his second impeachment trial, donald trump is losing lawyers. sources say five attorneys have cut ties with the former president over legal strategy. we ve learned mr. trump wanted them to argue there was a mass election fraud and that the election was stolen from him. not the legality of convicting a president after he s left office. former u.s. attorney harry litman explains what this could mean for trump s case. it s a disaster for the defense. five is all that there are. it s not simply that they open a week from tuesday. he has briefs due with his basic legal position on tuesday. it s inconceivable to me that he could get any kind of halfway professional lawyer and get toge
live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s 8am in the morning in singapore and midnight in london, where the metropolitan police is now investigating multiple events since 2020 at downing street and across government to see whether there were breaches of covid restrictions. the commissioner of britain s biggest police force confirmed that her officers are now looking into potential rule breaking after civil servants who are also compiling a report on what happened passed on information. the bbc understands the met police has no objection to that report, by sue gray, being published while their investigation is ongoing. here s our political editor, laura kuenssberg. the law applies in every town, every city, every road and every house, and in the sm postcode of number 10. and the police have concluded they ve seen enough about what happened behind closed doors when the law was lockdown that it merits a full and proper look. i can confirm th
in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s 7am in the morning in singapore and 11pm in the evening in london, where the metropolitan police is now investigating multiple events since 2020 at downing street and across government to see whether there were breaches of covid restrictions. the commissioner of britain s biggest police force confirmed that her officers are now looking into potential rule breaking as a result of information provided by civil servants who are also compiling a report on what happened. the bbc understands the met police has no objection to that report, by sue gray, being published while their investigation is ongoing. here s our political editor, laura kuenssberg. the law applies in every town, every city, every road and every house, and in the sm postcode of number 10. and the police have concluded they ve seen enough about what happened behind closed doors when the law was lockdown that it merits a full and proper look. i can confirm tha