the scottish government announces plans to hold a second independence referendum in october next year if they can secure legal consent. and bowel cancer campaigner dame deborah james, host of the bbc podcast, you, me and the big c, has died at the age of a0. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. hello and welcome to the programme. the inquiry into the riot at the us capitol last year has been hearing dramatic testimony from a former white house aide. cassidy hutchinson said donald trump knew supporters had weapons when he urged them to march to congress. she also said senior officials had warned repeatedly that mr trump s rally on that day, to try to overturn joe biden s victory, could spiral out of control. our north america editor sarah smith has more. do you swear on. a surprise witness. her appearance, kept secret until today, delivered explosive testimony. describing how trump had been informed that many in the crowd on 6 january were carrying
and bowel cancer campaigner dame deborah james host of the bbc podcast you, me and the big c has died at the age of a0. three near williams suffers a shock first round defeat. she was playing herfirst singles match in more than a year. and serena williams. the inquiry into the riot at the us capitol last year has been hearing dramtic testomony from a former white house aide. cassidy hutchinson said donald trump knew supporters had weapons when he urged them to march to congress. she also said senior officials had warned repeatedly that mr trump s rally on that day to try to overturnjoe biden s victory could spiral out of control. our north america editor sarah smith has more. do you swear on. a surprise witness. her appearance, kept secret until today, delivered explosive testimony. describing how trump had been informed that many in the crowd on 6 january were carrying weapons. yet he was furious about security measures. metal detectors were used to find guns and knives.
more american weapons are on their way to the frontline in ukraine and for ukraine they re supplies that can t come soon enough, with russian troops making advances in the area around the city of kharkiv seizing a string of villages and forcing thousands of civilians to flee. the message that more weapons are coming was delivered in person by us secretary of state antony blinken, who s arrived in kyiv by train for a surprise visit and for talks with president zelensky. it s the first visit to ukraineby a senior u.s. official since congress finally passed a long delayed $61 billion military aid package for the country last month. our ukraine correspondent, james waterhouse, has been following antony blinken s visit. he s described how a free and thriving ukraine is the best way to rebuke vladimir putin. he has described his visit is a real sign of reassurance, and this is not to say visits like this, not from ukraine s biggest military backer are dismissed. these visits be
of a sitting president. the 54 year old denies three criminal charges stemming from his purchase of a handgun in 2018 the prosecution claim he was heavily addicted to drugs at the time and lied about it in registration forms. the first lady, jill biden, attended the jury selection hearing in delaware. president biden was not present. he issued a statement saying he was proud of his son, but he would not comment on the case. our correspondent tom bateman has been outside the courthouse in wilmington. well, five months before a presidential election and a trial here that will throw a very public glare on the personal life and the allegations of drug misuse of the son of the us president. now, hunter biden arrived here first thing this morning along with members of the biden family, including his stepmother, the first lady, jill biden. she satjust behind him at the front of the public gallery in the courtroom all day. i was in the press benches and watched hunter biden turn an