king charles has carried out his first state opening of parliament as monarch. the speech, written by the government, has set out the plans for year ahead. proposed laws include tougher sentences for some crimes, a phased ban on smoking and more licensing for oil and gas fields in the north sea. our political correspondent helen catt has more. just before 11.15, the royal carriage drew into the sovereign entrance, carrying for the first time in seven decades, the king, to formally open parliament. while the monarch had changed, the pageantry remained the same. as is tradition, black rod went to the commons and had the door slammed shut against her by mps. before she summoned them to the lords. on the way, the prime minister and the leader of the opposition appeared to be having a friendly chat but this speech, written by the government, was in part about drawing dividing lines between them ahead of an election. but first, the king acknowledged the significance of this moment
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Welcome to world news. Tonight the situation out of control. That fast moving crisis in iraq. Extremists taking control of city after city. What danger do they pose to the United States . And could america be drawn back into war . Here at home more than 25 Million People threatened by storms and this mess is marching east tonight. Game on. The world cup. Half of the planet is watching. And youll meet team america hoping for a miracle. And 90 years young former president george h. W. Bush. Is a 6,000 foot leap, a hard landed but sealed with a kiss. Good evening to you on this thursday night. We begin with the breaking news in overseas. Americans are being evacuated in iraq as militants linked to al qaeda storm toward the capitol of bagdad. After nine years of war would u. S. Forces go back in . Abcs Foreign Correspondent terry moran leads us off with the developments right now. Reporter ferocious fighting in northern iraq. Iraqi soldiers trying to hold off the jihadists. Sweeping down t
Notified and on our way. Also the devastating 6. 2 magnitude earthquake that took place in italy last night. More than 70 people killed. Weve got reports on the ground and at this hour, donald trump expected to speak in tampa, florida, at a rally. Were going get to all of that in a moment, but first, i want to go back to what we were covering at the top. Our own matt bradly is monitoring that attack in kabul, what do we know right now . Thats right, stephanie. Nbc news is hearing from senior u. S. Intelligence officials that attackers have indeed penetrated the walls of this heavilyguarded university compound and they are now inside. And this is what we referred to as a complex attack. Multiple gunmen, using multi. Means of attack including bombs and small arms. The skufrts security are engaging the attackers, but we have no word yet on casualtyings. Ofg, local Afghan Forces are also engaging the attackers,
that will be forthcoming. Youll remember, this is the Second Attack on this uni