On the books and what implications would that have for trump were he convicted. Thank you so much. Got to leave it there today. Very busy day. Jose diazbalart picks up our coverage right now. Good morning, it is 11 00 a. M. Eastern, 8 00 a. M. Pacific. Im jose diazbalart. We begin with Breaking News from the u. S. Supreme court, which unanimously ruled that states cannot remove former President Trump from the ballot over his actions leading to the january 6th attack on the capitol under the 14th Amendment to the constitution. As the justices wrote in their opinion, quote, because the constitution makes Congress Rather than the states responsible for enforcing section 3 against federal officeholders and candidates we reverse. Colorado Secretary Of State Jena Griswold reacted on x saying she was disappointed by the decision ask that colorado should be able to bar oath breaking insurrectionists from our ballot, and donald trump reacted on his social media website calling it a big win for
i ll be back to continue our special coverage of the indictment of donald trump, joining my colleagues alicia and then the, simone sanders hand sound, and me, at eight pm eastern for more in-depth reporting. and analysis, but first, there s still two more hours of velshi on this saturday morning. coming up next, the latest on the trump indictment. what we know, what comes next, and what effect it s going to have on the 2024 election. another hour of velshi begins, right now. good morning. saturday, june 10th. i m ali velshi. for the second time in just a little over two months, the twice impeached ex president, donald trump, has been indicted. this, time by the federal government. yesterday, jack smith made his first official public appearance as special counsel to announce the historic indictment. he also underlined why it s so important that this case moves forward. adherence to the rule of law is a bedrock principle of the department of justice. and our nation
it s the hottest day of the year so far in the uk, with 30 degrees recorded in southern england, and heat health alerts for some areas in the south and east. djokovic, martina, all of us. do you eat the grass? just put it in our pockets, it s for good luck, it s great! tennis legend billiejean king, now also famous for her social campaigning, talks to the bbc about issues she believes are important today. every generation has to fight, because things are fragile constantly. i think it is really important to think about things being in a tenuous position always. and coming up on the bbc news channel, salt peppers the netherlands with runs as he claims his first century in an england odi match in the first of the three match series. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. britain s second busiest airport says it will limit the number of flights across the peak summer period because it hasn t got enough staff. gatwick airport said it was aimed at creating a more relia
temperatures across the uk rose with a level three alert, and some rider means the uk could be hosting next year s eurovision contest. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the uk s second busiest airport says it will limit the number of flights across the peak summer period because it hasn t got enough staff. gatwick airport said it was aimed at creating a more reliable service for passengers. usually 900 flights run a day, but it ll be 825 injuly, and 850 in august. it comes after the government and regulators wrote to airlines telling them to make sure their summer timetables were deliverable . the decision means thousands of people will have their holiday plans disrupted, as theo leggett reports. this is what airlines and airports want to avoid. over easter and around the jubilee holiday, hundreds of flights were cancelled. some while passengers were preparing to board. people want to travel, but staff shortages at airlines and ground handling companies have become a s
a ceremonial dagger has been found guilty of murder. the founder of the wikileaks website can be sent to the us for trial following the home secretary s approval. he is 14 days to appeal. if the hottest day of the year so far in london. heat warnings are issued. coming up on the film review, come up coming up on the film review, come up with find out with mark kermode s take is on the week s big releases at 5:45 p:m.. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. borisjohnson has arrived in kyiv on his second visit to demonstrate the uk s support for ukraine in the war against russia. he tweeted that it was good to be back in the ukrainian capital; back in the ukrainian capital. ukraine s president volodymyr zelensky responded by calling the prime minister our country s great friend and saying that britain had proved that its support was firm and resolute . the ukrainian president has been speaking in the past hours between the talks. translation: we also took our work fur