this is all so disturbing. good morning, everyone. thank you so much for joining us this morning. the memphis officer who said that he wanted to stomp tyre nichols off the streets along with another officer and several emts. we re going to have more on the firings and the fallouts continue to grow here. millions of americans across the south waking up to a brutal ice storm. we ll tell you when and where to expect treacherous conditions, including sub zero temps. and former president trump facing the real possibility of criminal charges over hush money payments to the adult film actress stormy daniels. we re going to begin with what poppy told you about, dangerous ice, the governor of arkansas declaring a state of emergency. a live look near fayetteville, arkansas, 40 million americans from texas to virginia are under winter weather alerts this morning. dallas preparing for another round of freezing rain and sleet, and nearly a thousand flights have already been cancel
and stay with us here on bbc news for continuing coverage and analysis from our team of correspondents in the uk and around the world. good evening from carmarthen. more than half way through this general election campaign, we re in wales tonight, looking at the political landscape of the nation and how it may change after polling day. we ve been also been asking you to get in touch and tell us about the issues you want the bbc to cover through your voice, your vote. we ll be hearing about green energy and the possible impact of its infrastructure on this beautiful landscape. we ll have more on that in a few minutes but first, reform uk launched its manifesto today, or contract, as the party calls it. the launch took place by chance in south wales. as well as policies on immigration, nigel farage outlined pledges on tax and the nhs. with more details, here s our political correspondent alex forsyth. there was something of a stir outside this community club in merthyr tydfil
up there across paris. one of the big questions is going to be how many people they can get out on the streets. the 19th of january was the last big demonstration against this pension reform, more than a million people came out on the streets. this time the trade unions say they intend to get more. their plan to have emmanuel macron back down from this reform that he s pledged to get through by this summer. it s extremely ambitious, given the levels of opposition out on the streets. the unity of the french trade unions but he s determined that it will be through by this summer. by the autumn, poppy, the french retirement age will be raised by two years. the point of the trade unions is to cause enough trouble, enough disruption over the coming weeks that the most reformist of prosecutes is obliged to back down on what was always one of his key reform pledges, poppy. always was. melissa bell, live in paris. also this morning in the