Unforgiving as you might expect and getting over the fence, there might be some fresh grass out there. Live from our studios in london and singapore. This is bbc world news. Its newsday. A full Public Inquiry has been ordered into the devastating fire at a tower block in west london. The number of people known to have died has risen to 17, but that figures is expected to rise as many more are still missing. Our home editor mark easton reports. Slowly, inch by painstaking inch, Fire Officers continue their grim and dangerous work. Amid the soot blackened shell of what was once home to hundreds are some who did not make it out. Exactly how many, we do not know, but police today said they hoped the final death toll would not be in three figures. The scale of this tragedy is yet to become clear. The brother of these two syrians was one of those who lost his life. Mohammed alhajali was an engineering student seeking a better life in britain. Omar was with him as firemen tried to evacuate th
Practice yesterday. But tonight his colleagues, both republicans and democrats will go ahead with their annual game. Its a rare show of political unity. Less unified, President Trump hits back at reports he is under investigation for Obstruction Ofjustice. He calls it the biggest witch hunt in history. And the australian Prime Minister pokes fun at Donald Trumps winning ways. Well let you judge the impersonation. I am Christian Fraser in london, katty kay is in washington. We still dont know how many people died in the Grenfell Tower blaze police say it will be more than the current death toll, which stands at 17. And such is the destruction inside the building it could take firefighters weeks to recover the remains. Today sniffer dogs, much lighter than people, and specially trained to locate bodies, have been sent into the building to help with the search. 37 people remain in hospital, 17 are in critical care. Our Home Affairs Editor mark easton has this report. Slowly, inch by pains
Make his statement at 11 30 eastern. We will be carrying that live. We had a joint News Conference from the f ei. Bloombergs International Economics correspondent in washington in washington today. The press conference will go ahead later on. Questions on this event. It is not clear that it was the majority with being targeted in any way. Accounts would suggest that in fact he was not being targeted. No, it does not appear this was a deliberate attempt to shoot him. Came to the baseball field and began firing indiscriminately. Was on secondtive base. Congressional republicans practicing for the annual charity game against democrats, that was scheduled to take place the baseballt at stadium in washington. A number of people. Because he is the number three Ranking Member of Health Leadership Representatives Police has a Capitol Hill Police detail with him. Those officers opened fire on the gunmen paired at least one was hit. Alexandria Police Responded within three minutes to the call an
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Thank you very much im going to turn it im going to turn it back over to the alexandria chief. Thank you, chief. Were not not folk, were not going to answer any questions at this point, because as the chief pointed out this is an active, Ongoing Investigation. We call the crime scene hot because were collecting information and evidence and it would be premature for us to respond any further in an hour and a half well come back together and give you an update on what we can speak to and perhaps give you answers to some questions. But chief, any indication were done right now. Any other shooters this is a stable situation, theres no additional threat we consider this to be about closed incident under investigation. Thank you very much. Well be back in an hour and half. That was Michael Brown there we continue to monitor this breaking news out of alexandria, virginia, this morning if youre just joining us, a gunman opening fire on a gop congressional baseball practice around 7 15 this mor