creating a definitive list where individuals will not be able to carry firearms. public transportation. shannon: learning new details about the human smuggling tragedy in san antonio that left 33 people dead. citizens there are on edge. we have texas republican congressman chip roy standing by. record crime rates and soft on crime policies. record retirement by police officers and prosecutors. we begin with the state of the u.s. economy. the president continues to blame russia. white house correspondent kevin corke is taking closer look. great to be with you as always. happy friday. as you can well imagine, there are a record number of americans expected to take to the skies and the roadways to celebrate this fourth of july holiday weekend. they will do so will make skyrocketing airfare and gas prices. while the white house is bringing down those costs remains its top priority, at least one of the president s advisors tonight is taking some major heat for seemingly defe
eastern areas and it will be another cool day. i will have all the details later. it s tuesday the 11th ofjune. the conservatives will promise to cut a further two pence from employee national insurance when they publish their election manifesto today. the prime minister will claim his government would let working people keep more of the money they earn, while labour branded the plans a desperate series of unfunded commitments. our political correspondent hannah miller has the latest. thank you! hoping for a warm welcome. katherine, i m rishi. ..as rishi sunak prepares to set out his party s plans for another five years in government. on the eve of his manifesto launch last night, the prime minister hinted at tax cuts to come. we will have a manifesto that builds on all the things that you ve just gone through that we ve already announced in this campaign that, yes, does continue to cut people s taxes, because i believe in a country where people s hard work is rewarded. aft
welcome to bbc news. in france, the president elect emmanuel macron has been celebrating his victory over marine le pen in yesterday s election. mr macron got two thirds of the votes cast, but there was a low turnout, and a record number of blank or spoiled ballot papers. he s already started work on forming his government, but faces a tough task as his party, now re named la republique en marche. our europe editor katya adler reports on the day s events. it s been a day of reflection in france. paying tribute to world war ii fallen. taking stock of fresh challenges ahead. france s brand new president elect, here at ve day commemorations, taking his cue from outgoing head of state, francois hollande. france s soon to be youngest ever president looked a little unsure last night, too. rehearsing for his new role, as he prepared for his first public appearance. but by the time he took to the stage, emmanuel macron had a confident, for many controversial, message. to the tune of
of this country, you know? and now security, national security, is a main issue for me. meanwhile newsnight has uncovered new details about the background of the bomber. we have information tonight that salman abedi may have fought in libya in the civil war that ousted colonel gadaffi. and we ll be talking about all of this with a former home secretary, and discussing whether the government s anti extremism strategy is working. good evening from manchester. it s not often you hear this city go silent. when it does, the effect is overwhelming. at 11 o clock they came here to mourn, to mark a moment of silence and then to try and pick up their lives. the queen paid her respects to survivors at the children s hospital, thanking medical staff on the front line of this tragedy. and the police investigation closed in on those linked to the killer. this week has been a broadly politics free zone. tomorrow all that changes. jeremy corbyn will invoke manchester s tragedy to talk abo
after he knocked the world s number seven out of the australian open. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the president of the european commission jean claude juncker has told the european parliament that he will do everything he can to ensure that the negotiations over britain s exit from the european union end in a good result for all concerned. but he also admitted the negotiations would be very, very, very difficult. the supreme court will announce its verdict on tuesday on whether theresa may can trigger article 50 without consulting parliament. our political correspondent iain watson reports. if newspapers are had a vote, theresa may would be guaranteed a landslide election victory. they liked her willingness to walk away from a bad deal with the eu. 2a hours later, the foreign secretary co ntroversially hours later, the foreign secretary controversially used rather more colourful language, comparing the french president to a world war ii prison guard. if mr hol