it could put alec baldwin behind bars for 5 years. and this interview alec baldwin did is coming back to haunt him. i didn t pull the trigger. you never pulled the trigger? no, i would never point a gun at anyone and pull the trigger. never. the district attorney told judge jeanine that alec baldwin is not being truthful and hutchins would be alive if he had done his job. we believe he pulled the trigger. the fbi lab report confirms that. the trigger was pulled. his statement is not correct under any circumstance. we don t believe it is. mr. baldwin had a duty to never hold a gun and point it at a person while pulling the trigger. he also had a duty as an actor and producer to have the bullets checked. we believe baldwin as a producer knows everything that goes on, on the set. there were a lot of problems. a couple of accidental discharges. there was a lot of safety concerns that were brought to the attention of management. he did nothing about it. this was a
hello and welcome to bbc news. at least 60 people have been killed in winter storms across the united states and canada. president biden has approved an emergency declaration allowing federal support for new york state. the city of buffalo has borne the brunt of the arctic conditions. it lies in the great lakes region and near the canadian border 27 bodies have been recovered there; and more are expected to be found in cars buried in the snow. blizzards have blocked roads and brought down power lines making it hard to get food and medicine. sean dilley reports. forfive days, blizzard conditions have disrupted life and travel across america. dozens of deaths have been reported, more are expected in the coming days. emergency services are among those struggling with the weather. a quarter of a million homes and businesses are estimated to have been hit by power cuts on christmas eve and christmas day. the impact of the storm has stretched from canada to the mexican border.
parents claim universal credit. it s parents claim universal credit. a rather chilly start the it s a rather chilly start the day, the risk of some and snow across scotland and northern england but turning world for all of us. it comes with wet and windy weather. what are the details throughout the programme. it s tuesday, the 27th of december. our main story. two people have been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of elle edwards in merseyside on christmas eve. last night a 30 year old man was held on suspicion of murder and attempted murder, and a 19 year old woman was detained on suspicion of conspiracy to murder. our correspondent fiona trott has this report. a beautiful angel. that s how elle edwards has been described by colleagues. a beautician who was shot and killed whilst celebrating christmas here with family and friends. a man opened fire at the entrance. four others were injured. one is in a critical condition in hospital. at a time of year when rel
at least 60 people have been killed in the winter storms that are sweeping across north america. the city of buffalo in new york state has borne the brunt of the arctic conditions. at least 27 people have died there. president biden has approved financial support for the state. let s talk to our north america correspondent nada tawfik. terrible time for people in buffalo. i have seen it described as the blizzard of the century, a monster storm, the worst weather people have ever experienced. what does today hold for people in new york state? exactly right, lucy, a number of people have said they have never seen anything quite like this. a winter advisory is still in effect in buffalo, until the afternoon they expect another 13 centimetres of snow so while the worst is over they ll still very much in this. the priority at the moment is as the emergency responders start to take out buffalo from this immense amount of snow they are trying to get vehicles that have been trapped,