the disappearance of the 15 year old british girl nora quoirin as abduction. the government pledges £850 million for 20 nhs hospitals in england, but critics warn it won t be enough. india says it s revoking the special status of kashmir amid heightened tensions with pakistan. and coming up in sport, england s cricketers have a battle on their hands after another stunning century from australia s steve smith, leaving the hosts chasing 398 in the first ashes test. good morning and welcome to the bbc news at nine. president donald trump has said hate has no place in the united states after 29 people were killed in two mass shootings over the weekend. an attack on a walmart store in el paso, texas left 20 dead, while nine died in a shooting in dayton, ohio. critics of the president have said he bears some responsbility, citing his anti immigrant rhetoric and opposition to gun control. texas prosecutors say the el paso shooting is now being treated as a domestic terrorist case
infringe on lgbtq rights in this country. there is the hamas attacks on october 7th and israel s indiscriminate retaliation, which have, quote, put loyalty and humanity to a test. and we have seen a republican primary field that is providing moments of absurdity. and let s face it, a lot of levity. let s get started. we begin tonight with a rare warning about our democracy. it is in dire straits, and that is not according to just one or two, but rather, 13 presidential libraries dating back to herbert hoover, all of which on thursday released a joint statement calling for every commitment to the country s bedrock principles, including the rule of law, and respecting a diversity of beliefs. i can t say this enough. this is an unprecedented move, never before had the presidential libraries engaged so directly in political affairs. while their joint message stopped short of calling out individuals by name, the subject of the warning was clear, the declaration read i
supreme court and the gop continuing to infringe on lgbtq rights in this country. there is the hamas attacks on october 7th and israel s indiscriminate retaliation, which have, quote, loyalty s inhumanity to a test. and we have seen a republican primary field that is providing moments of absurdity. and let s face it, a lot of levity. let s get started. we begin tonight with a rare warning about our democracy. it is in dire straits, and that is not according to just one or two, but rather, 13 presidential libraries dating back to herbert hoover, all of which on thursday released a joint statement calling for every commitment to the country s bedrock principles, including the rule of law, and respecting a diversity of beliefs. i can t say this enough. this is an unprecedented move, never before had the presidential libraries engaged so directly in political affairs. while their joint message stopped short of calling out individuals by name, the subject of the warning wa
house. president biden meeting with ukrainian zelensky. we ll be hearing from both soon. the pentagon announced another $325 million in military aid for ukraine. this follows a series of meetings that zelensky has had with lawmakers that are not as generous. he s been arguing that we need the doe, it s good for you, good for us and good for the world. we ll take with one of the lawmakers with whom mr. zelensky was meeting with today. we also have leon panetta with where he thinks this goes from her. welcome. i m neil cavuto on a busy date. the ukrainian president now trying to herd support in the united states for more aid. but there s a lot of strings attached to the aid. a number of top republicans that used to be for writing off on that aid but increasingly are not. let s take a look. the president with the president of the united states. mr. president, an honor to welcome you back to the white house and the oval office. earlier this week at the u.n. general assembly i m
in sport.swansea s premier league future is in their own hands, as they win and the teams around them slip up. and louise has the weather. good morning. it s another quiet day of weather mostly dry and yet again, west is best in terms of the sunshine and the warmth. more details from me later on. good morning. first, our main story. with just over a month to go until the general election, the political parties are making key pledges today. labour says if it wins, it will not raise income tax for those earning less than £80,000 a year. the conservatives are planning to reform mental health services, while the liberal democrats are vowing to protect pensions. 0ur political correspondent ellie price, can tell us more. ellie, the parties are making big promises today? absolutely. labour will be pleased with what they see as their pitch to low and middle income earners, that it s on the front pages today. they ve essentially saying they will not raise the standard rate of vat,