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implication for the former president. the supreme court rejected trump s effort to block administration s records from being sent to the january 6th committee. we ll have much more on that coming up. we begin tonight with the united states senate, one step closer to putting themselves on the historical record on voting rights. versus embracing the current phone in version of the filibuster. any minute now the senate is expected to begin a series of votes on voter protection legislation. which is expected to fail. teeing up majority leader chuck schumer s plan to move forward with a vote on a proposed filibuster rule change. that, too, is likely to fail since conservative democratic senator joe manchin in the tradition of the bonnie to his clyde krysten sinema reiterating his support for the 60 vote threshold with no requirement to do it in person. the united states senate has never in 233 years been able to end debate on legislation with a simple majority vote. allowi ....
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a devastating fire that swept through south africa s houses of parliament in cape town has restarted. hello, and welcome if you re watching in the uk, on pbs in the us, or around the world. a legal document which prince andrew s lawyer believes could stop a civil case against him in the us, has been made public. the duke of york, who isn t named in the document, has consistenly denied sexually assaulting virginia giuffre when she was 17. the document, which has been unsealed, is a settlement agreement between the latejeffrey epstein and virginia giuffre, also known as virginia roberts. it dismisses the case for damages brought by ms giufrre, in return for the sum of $500,000, or £371,000. there was no admission of liability from epstein. it also adds that the document is a general release by virginia giuffre for any other person or entity who could have been included as a potential defendant, from all legal actions, including lawsuits both state and federal level. the agre ....
targeted attacks in afghanistan. this film contains scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. afghanistan is in the grip of a new and sinister campaign of violence. young professionals are being deliberately targeted and murdered. it is suspected that the killings are the work of insurgent groups like the taliban and is, who are targeting people, often women, trying to build their country based on democratic values. this year, the united states will withdraw its troops. peace talks have so far failed to reach an agreement and the government accuses the taliban of using violence as leverage, but the taliban deny involvement. the fear is that if these targeted killings continue, the democratic gains of the last 20 years could all be lost. this school, for children with learning difficulties, was born out of tragedy. it was opened in the name of fatima natasha khalil, a human rights activist. aged 2a, she was targeted and killed. natasha was born in pakistan. one of ....
restarted. a hockey fan who spotted a cancerous mole on the neck of the opposing team s manager from the stands is being awarded a scholarship to medical school, in thanks for her life saving intervention. hello. a legal settlement signed between virginia roberts giuffre and sex offenderjeffrey epstein 12 years ago has been made public. the papers show ms giuffre was paid half a million dollars in exchange for committing not to sue anyone connected to epstein. lawyers for prince andrew say the document releases the prince from liability in the civil case brought by virginia giuffre, who accuses him of sexually assaulting her when she was 17. prince andrew has consistently denied the claims. a court hearing will take place in new york tomorrow to discuss whether that case should proceed. our legal correspondent, dominic casciani, reports. a woman seeking her day in court. the unprecedented defendant a prince of the realm. have his lawyer found a way to stop virginia giuf ....