is an offense to women, this is an offense to everybody. and it is offensive that you have to go celebrate the oppression of women at a church. felicia helton of des moines calling out iowa republicans as the legislature returns for a special session to implement extreme new restrictions on abortion. meanwhile in terms of former football coach will understand, sanity, turberville on military promotions is weakening the defensive lines own team. the united states of america. to score points with his extremist fans on abortion. oversight chair james, talks a lot about getting laughed at on msnbc. after the latest whistleblower embarrassment. the laughs are going to keep on coming. you may know hill harper from csi new york or other performances. now he wants to play a role in america s future as a united states senator. and he joins me tonight. we begin with the republican party forcing a drew carney and and possibly deadly vision on america. more restrictions on abortion
and after the world cup in qatar gareth southgate reveals why he s decided to stay as england manager. i never want to be in a position where my presence is affecting the team in a negative way. and i didn t believe that was the case. lien note will be bidding for a second major title as she moves through the final at the australian open. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. a trans woman, who raped two women before deciding to change her gender, won t be allowed to serve her sentence in a women s only prison. scotland s first minister, nicola sturgeon, made the announcement in the scottish parliament. isla bryson had been remanded to cornton vale women s prison after being convicted of carrying out the rapes when she was a man called adam graham. bryson decided to transition from male to female while awaiting trial. our scotland correpsondent lorna gordon has our top story. isla bryson is a convicted double rapist. the 31 year old started transitioning after bein
incarcerated at cornton vale women s prison, and i hope that provides assurance to the public presiding officer, not least to the victims in this particular case. at least nine palestinians are killed in an israeli raid in the west bank. the us secretary of state is to visit israel and the west bank next week. and in just over an hour s time, an asteroid the size of a bus is passing the earth on one of the closest approaches on record. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. in the united states in the last hour, president biden has called for calm, after five police officers were charged with murder of tyre nichols, a black man severely beaten after a traffic stop earlier this year. the officers in memphis, tennessee who are all black were fired last week, after being accused of using excessive force. their actions were caught on body cameras. that video will be released within the next 2a hours. here s what
with all on this. sandra: a big line-up, but an economy in crisis. americans are looking for solutions to those surging gas prices and the highest inflation in decades. but it has democrats staring down a red wave in november as more and more voters are coming to the conclusion biden administration is not up to the task. hello, and welcome as we begin a brand-new week. sandra smith in new york. john: great to see you back after a long weekend. john roberts in washington, and this is america reports . the price of gasoline setting a record high the tenth day in a row, an average of $5 a gallon. the cost to fill up the tank up 103% since president biden took office. sandra: and people are certainly taking notice. those numbers putting democrats hopes in jeopardy in november, 83% of the american people in a new abc news poll say the economy is the top issue for them heading into the fall. now desperation setting in at the white house as word comes, president biden might
Now auto work hes could be next to walk off the job and demanding more than just higher pay. Their union leader is here after this bold statement online. Billionaires in my opinion dont have a right to exist. Plus a shift in the 2024 race as america comes off summer vacation. And the candidates zero in on the first contest on the calendar. And unplugging kids. Constantly connected. See chinas new minor mode. Could it work in your household . Welcome to this Special Edition of the lead. Im Bianna Golodryga in for jake tapper. And we start with labor day worries and big trouble. Were just ten days away from 140 to you union works possibly going on strike against the Big Three Automakers. Ford, General Motors and stillantis, though jen jeep, ram and chrysler. The contracts expire September 14th and in a video posted on x, sean feign lays down an ultimatum. Were parents. We are siblings. Were active members of our communities. And we demand respect and we demand to be valued. President bid