Welcome to the first full weekend of the new 2024 president ial race. Polls are tightening, money is surging as the faceoff between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris is nearing with exactly 10101 101 days until election day, how does Karl Rove see things shaking out . And how much hinges on who the Vp Picks her own vp . Hear from those reportedly in the mix. Maryland democratic governor Wes Moore colorado democratic governor jared to lin and transportation, secretary pete buttigieg. We ask, see what they decide. And two weeks ago the day a shooter came within a millimeter of assassinating Donald Trump. We know what he did, but we still dont know why he did it. What was his motive . Were live in butler, pa pennsylvania, where the former president has promised he will return and where Carlos Gimenez just did. Wonder what he makes of the former president s plan to continue outdoor rallies. Well ask him. All that and the d. C. Cleanup after the antiisrael dustup as the u. S. Visit by prime Mi
i m sarah campbell. we start with the war between israel and hamas, as international pressure mounts for action to address the prospect of imminent famine among palestinians in gaza. we re following a number of developments. the us is said to have authorised the transfer of billions of dollars worth of bombs and fighterjets to israel in recent days. the package, reported by the washington post and reuters, comes despite growing calls for us military aid to be linked to changes in how israel conducts the war. it comes days after the un s top court, the international court ofjustice, ordered israel to allow the unimpeded flow of food aid into gaza. israel says un allegations that it s blocking aid are wholly unfounded . the israeli prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has agreed to send officials to egypt and qatar in the coming days for a new round of talks on a possible ceasefire in gaza. in the past 2a hours both the uk and the us military have airdropped food supplies into
i m bret baier. breaking tonight, the issue of president biden s memory and mental fitness on full display in front of a house committee today. the now former special counsel who wrote controversial remarks concerning the subject was grilled today in a hearing about his decision not to charge the president over his retention of classified documents. correspondent david spunt has all the highlights tonight from a contentious hearing. good evening, david. david: good evening. robert hur took questions for almost five hours and it became clear right out of the gate that this was a proxy fight over who could possibly win the white house in november. i did not sanitize my explanation, nor did i disparage the president unfairly. former special counsel robert hur defending his report and his credibility. the report critical of president biden s handling of classified documents found piled up in tattered boxes in his delaware garage and personal offices. we identified evidenc
direct entry to the australian open later this month. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at 0ne. junior doctors in england have begun a six day walkout in their dispute about pay the longest strike ever to take place in the nhs. tens of thousands of routine operations and appointments are likely to be postponed as hospitals focus on emergency care. the strike started at 7am this morning and will last for six days. it will end at 7am next tuesday january 9th. members of the doctors union, the british medical association, have asked for a 35% pay increase but the government says its demands are unrealistic. let s speak to sharon barber who is at the royal victoria infirmary in newcastle. you have been there during the morning. what is the mood on the picket line? on the picket line? around 50 “unior doctors came on the picket line? around 50 “unior doctors came out i on the picket line? around 50 “unior doctors came out on i on the picket line? around 50 �
Down here in the next few days. just an update to theirs flats you saw earlier, still flooded on the ground floor and a little further back down here you can still see paul s, which probably is a writer. hopefully levels may have peaked but not to say that they may not go up again but at least it has stopped raining and is looking a bit brighter in the next week or so. phil mackie, bbc news. joining me now is simonjones. so what s the situation this lunchtime on the road? the storm has blown through but chaosis the storm has blown through but chaos is felt on the transport network especially on the railway services. pretty much every single railway operator in england and waleses warning people to check before setting off because of ongoing disruption. a huge number of trees have come down on the line and love flooding and power supply issues. even when trains are able to run often the trains and the crews