wants a long sentence for his son. he claims he did not see a lot of signs of his son s troubles, but police reports prove otherwise. but first, moments from now, president biden will present the medal of freedom, the highest civilian honor, to 17 recipients. the prestigious list includes olympians, actors, lawmakers from both sides of the aisle, and the first american to receive the covid vaccine. cnn s phil mattingly joins us now from the white house. what do we expect from today s ceremony? reporter: it s a buoyant moment to some degree. this is a particularly difficult moment for this white house, but the opportunity to present the highest civilian honor to an array of individuals from former lawmakers, olympic athletes, civil rights kind of people at the highest level of the civil rights movement, is something i think the president enjoys and i think the white house looks forward to, to some degree. yes, there are definitely celebrities here. denzel washington will b
us on that topic and a lot more coming up in just a few moments today. sandra: we begin, america reports with a shake-up across the pond as prime minister boris johnson announces officially that he is resigning amid a string of ethics scandal. and look who came back for more, hello, welcome, everybody. i am sandra smith in new york. happy to have you. i am bill hemmer and for john roberts today, the outgoing prime minister acknowledging defeat after months of defiance with 50 senior lawmakers left office in a revolt against their leader, the final straw for some members of parliament coming after report saying that johnson knew about an investigation of sexual misconduct to a lawmaker that he had promoted. sandra: protesters gathered outside tenth avenue to give the prime minister a noisy send-off as they look for a replacement to lead the conservative party in the country now begins. senior foreign affairs correspondent greg palkot is live on this from london for
steve giffords. but first u.k. prime minister boris johnson is out or at least he s about to be. the scandal-plagued leader says his party doesn t believe in him anymore. themes the breaks, he said in front of 10 downing this morning. i tried to persuade my colleagues it would be eccentric to change governments when we re delivering so much and have such a vast mandate. but as we ve seen at westminster, the herd instinct is powerful. when the herd moves, it moves. my friends in politics, no one is remotely indispensable. johnson was touting his successes on brexit, the pandemic and support for ukraine. ultimately it was one too many scandals that did him him, accused of harassment and groping to a key leadership position and then denying he ever knew about that lawmaker s history of similar allegations. more than 50 ministers in his government resigned over johnson s shifting explanations, a mass exodus in the party intended to finally force the pm out. johnson blamed a
the car. he was hiding under the car like a pet. basically it was just me and jeffrey, like, screaming. we found the 13-year-old rapist. we know he entered the country from ecuador through texas, through eagle pass, texas, back in june 25th of 2021. when he did come into the country, the federal government did take fingerprints and dna from him at the border, so that is still being worked on. sandra: brutal crime in new york city highlighting the unchecked prices at our southern border after a migrant who entered the country illegally is accused of raping a 13-year-old girl. hello and welcome, everyone. i m sandra smith in new york, and it s good have you today. gillian: i m gillian turner intro john roberts. this is america reports. the man charged with a disturbing crime is slated to be in court in the next hour. police say they held that girl in a 13-year-old boy at knifepoint, and then force them into a secluded area of the new york city park. he allegedly tied up
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