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over the last couple of hours in the middle east. middle east hamas says its deputy leader has been killed in an explosion in lebanon. hezbollah says his kidding will not go unanswered . saleh al arouri was deputy chairman of hamas s political bureau but is also known to have been deeply involved in its military affairs. hamas is designated a terrorist organisation by many western governments. this is the aftermath of the explosion thought to be hamas office in beirut. reports six people killed. local media have described this as an israeli drone attack. the bbc hasn t verified that. the israeli military has told the bbc that it will not comment on reports in the foreign media. the un has described the beirut strike as extremely worrying . a spokesperson for the un secretary general. we know that the secretary general urges all parties to exercise maximum restraint and take urgent steps to de escalate tensions in the region. i mean, he was very clear in mentioning t ....
are the closest estimation to its sales figures. 0ur north american business correspondent reports. byd calls itself the biggest car brand you have never heard of. but that may be about to change. the chinese automaker sold more battery powered electric vehicles in the last three months of the year than tesla did. that is a first. the american company is facing headwinds. higher borrowing costs in the us led to slowing demand but its lesser known chinese rival is enjoying tail winds, including a massive domestic market, cheap labour, and strong government support. and unlike tesla, byd makes its own batteries. so controlling that part of the supply chain gives byd more flexibility to cut prices, which it did in the last part of the year, sending sales spiking. as my colleague has just reported, tesla s latest number puts byd ahead of the curve. the chinese ev maker reported around 3 million in sales last year but that number comprises both electric cars and hybrid vehic ....
the northern ireland of hokkaido. the coastguard said it was on its way to deliver aid to the earthquake hit peninsular. let s go live to john strickland, an error aviation consultant. we were talking earlier about the scale of the fire and it does seem as though the fire crews have started to get it under control, they are a bit closer to the plane now. control, they are a bit closer to the plane ow- control, they are a bit closer to the plane now. that s right. my ictures the plane now. that s right. my pictures are the plane now. that s right. my pictures are not the plane now. that s right. my pictures are not quite the plane now. that s right. my pictures are not quite as - the plane now. that s right. my - pictures are not quite as up-to-date pictures are not quite as up to date asjurors, but it pictures are not quite as up to date as jurors, but it seems they are able to get closer to the aircraft. they have 75 vehicles on the scene, thatis they have 75 v ....
from actual voters and caucusgoers instead of faceless polling percentages. what will they say and how much say will they have? there s so much swirling around the republican primary this year. so much that could change everything and yet so much that could change nothing. let me explain. the accepted wisdom right now is that donald trump will be the nominee. but what happens if he can t get on the ballot? there are two states, maine and colorado, saying someone who incited an insurrection can t run for federal office. will other states follow? and if they do, will the supreme court be forced to get involved? there s also the issue of the other legal cases against donald trump. the federal criminal cases. the election interference case is still technically scheduled for march 4th. will it still happen? briefs are due today at the d.c. appeals court where a three-judge panel is going to decide whether donald trump immune from prosecution. if they say no and the case does ....
your dvr. america reports now. this has done nothing but helped donald trump which is ironic given the nature of the people filing the actions in the states. they hate donald trump and yet they are helping him ee enormously. to impeach me for doing my job is wrong. the story is wrong, just dead wrong and hoping the court will put it to bed. john: the ballot battle on all sides await challenges from former president trump s legal team could come as early as today. two states booted trump from their primary ballots and several more consider taking similar action. and with that, welcome back to america reports this tuesday of the new year. i m john roberts. good to spend it with you. gillian: you too, john, gillian turner in for sandra. this is america reports . the former president is set to appeal the colorado decision up to the supreme court and also under maine. they claim he engaged in insurrection during the january 6th riot. john: it could have im ....