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top of the hour this thursday. i m jim sciutto. i m erica hill. we begin this hour with the new reporting of the chinese surveillance balloon, and the state department is confirming that this device was capable of monitoring u.s. communications. that is likely one of the new details that lawmakers are learning this morning. the biden administration is giving classified briefings on the issue on capitol hill a short time ago, and we will give you more of what we are learning in a moment, and with reclosely following what is happening in europe. the ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy is calling on the european allies to step up the assistance and talking about specifically what they could do in his mind game-changers. fresh off of the sales pitch in wisconsin, president biden is headed to florida to expect to drive home his pledge in particular to protect social security and medicare, and we will have more on that message from the white house ahead. first of all ....
fierce fighting continues in the east of ukraine, we go out on patrol with some of the country s helicopter pilots. and we look at the latest global success story for south korean media. reality shows. voice-over: alive korean media. reality shows. voice over: alive from our voice 0ver: alive from our studio voice 0ver: alive from our studio in voice over: alive from our studio in singapore, this is bbc studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. the uk from minister rishi sunak has announced a revised trade deal that is aimed at fixing problems with a brexit arrangement that affects northern ireland. the agreement will remove checks for goods sent from the british mainland and destined for northern ireland. mr sunak and the president of european commission ursula von der leyen declared the deal as opening a new chapter in relations between london and brussels. the us president biden issued a statement saying it was an ess ....
facility on a business in northeast syria, two of the wounded service members were treated on site while the other three and the injured contractor were airlifted to coalition medical facilities in iraq, we will bring you more on the breaking news as it becomes available. meantime, president biden s approval rating has taken a hit, matching his lowest every, a key reason appears to be the economy with a closer look at the numbers and what thionine, the white house correspondent kevin cork is live in the nation s capital. evening, trace. president biden is actually on a two day swing through canada where he and the first lady will talk about climate change, the war in ukraine, mass migration from several south and central american countries. back home the president is under water with voters especially in the latest national surveys, that s important while he is yet to announce officially he is running for reelection in 2024, his approval ratings are dipping near their ....
justice for tyre. the family of tyre nichols on the eve of his funeral. it comes as there are more accusations against the police unit that beat him to death. meanwhile at the white house today president joe biden will meet with kevin mccarthy for the first time since he became speaker as to try to find a compromise on the debt ceiling. and the most talked about freshman member of congress says he can t get a fair shake not because of the many lies but because of the media s coverage of him. we ll have the latest in the george santos saga just ahead. good morning and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, february 1st. february already. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. we ll begin in memphis where tyre nichols will be laid to rest later today. vice president kamala harris and other white house officials will attend his funeral. nichols mother and stepfather invited the vice president after speaking with her on the phone yesterday ....
florida. the relocation crisis also causing some serious comments from the media to hold them accountable the highs and lows segment coming up en just a bit. plus, ground crown royal, no i m not talking about canadian whiskey, but our very own chad for his -whis unique look about the love of scotch whisky. we begin tonight with a couple of brand new combatants in the burgeoning border battle. correspondent matt finn has the latest for us tonight from the los angeles area. hey, matt. hey, kevin. tonight that boarder battle has exploded from here in california it s where you in washington d.c. to new england and beyond as a growing number of some f the most notable politicians from the top down are increasingly hurling insults and accusations all over republican governors busing illegal migrants from southern states to sanctuary cities. california s democratic governor gavin newsome and florida s republican governor ron de santis in another heated war of words. so, ....