historic boston marathon. i had been kind of catapulted through the open doors inside, it was just full chaos at that point. first responders rushing over not knowing if the third or fourth or fifth bomb was getting ready to go off. umar thinking i could die here clearly an attack . we don t know who is responsible for this. but we have now concluded this is a terrorist attack. hello and welcome to how it really happened. i m hill, harper. every year on patriots day revelers from all over the world take to the streets of boston for the marathon. but in 2013, this iconic event was brought to a shocking end. 2 49 pm two brothers unleashed a horrendous, unforgivable attack on the unsuspecting crowds near the finish line. twin bombs were ignited instantly. hundreds of people were brutally injured in three killed, federal and local investigators teamed up to track down the perpetrators of this appalling act and in less than five days using state of the art text, some old fashioned
happy holidays. we begin the special edition of the readout with a look back at what has been a monumental year for the democrats historic performance in the midterm elections, to the january six hearings, to the supreme court overturning roe v. wade. the fbi rating the home of a former president, and everything in between. 2022 has been incredibly consequential for and politics. i hear that s left us rights as human beings, and whether you have more of those rights if, say, you re a former president. or if you are if you have a uterus and live in a red state. well, 2023 maybe the air we finally got some answers. to start, we ll learn who exactly will be running for president in 2024, and, who if any in the republican party, will stand up to donald trump. though, maybe don t hold your breath on that one. speaking of which, we could find out if the twice impeached disgraced former president will actually be held accountable and any of the laundry list of investigations that
to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are the parliamentary journalist, tony grew and journalist and broadcaster, caroline frost. tomorrow s front pages starting with the metro leads with the heavy snow that s caused travel chaos in many areas of the uk today. it also has news that the average house price has dropped. the ft leads with brexit it says britain s chemical and pharmaceutical industries have asked the government if they can remain within eu rules. the foreign secretary borisjohnson is also pictured in iran as he tries to secure the release of britons jailed there. the times focuses on brexit and ireland s unhappiness over comments by david davis that a hard border on the island is a statement of intent‘ rather than a cast iron guarantee. the daily telegraph leads with news that 10 year olds are being asked if they feel comfortable with their gender in an official nhs health study. and the express warns of more cold weather to come it says
before you stand up. yeah. 0k. 0k, scooch ahead. up, hips back. chest up. chest up, chest up. good, good, 0k? good. it s a little sore. it s like needles on my legs. you look awesome! good job, jeff. it looks amazing. keep going. i can t, i can t. i ve got to sit down. good job, good job. now the story s extraordinarily, not least because when he wakes up in hospital the first thing he does is say, i saw the bombers. he wants to pass on that information. but what the film is really, really interested in is the way in which his struggle to recover works. and also his relationships with his originally on off girlfriend and his mother and his family. you saw miranda richardson as his mother, who is really, really terrific. and i think what s central to it is the film doesn t play him as a hero, it plays him as somebody who is in a position, you know, which they had nothing to do with. and suddenly find themselves in the centre of this great personal struggle and suddenly find
for bloomberg and cnn. with me in new york, is dan senor. i m pleased to have all of them future talk about this. tell me what happened. it was a huge meeting for the president. he had a really rough first seven or eight months. now he goes into september where there were a lot of chips stacked against him. he had to reach a deal to fund the government, avoid a shutdown, get money for the recovery of hurricane harvey, and convince lawmakers to extend the debt ceiling. this is a debt ceiling he repeatedly, before he was president, said should not be raised. he goes into this meeting with republican leaders and democratic leaders. he walks out cutting a deal with ethical and chuck schumer. to extendo they agree the debt ceiling into early december and fund the government until then, but he makes a gentleman s agreement with chuck schumer to consider forever of the debt ceiling votes that have played congress since the 1990 s. it would remove the requirements every year or two