it s way too early. good morning. welcome to way too early. the show that isn t thrilled about adding the word sub variant to the vocabulary. on this friday, january 28th. we will start with the news. president biden is vowing an historic pick as the process of a new supreme court justice is under way. justice stephen breyer happened his retirement letter to the white house yesterday. white house correspondent peter alexander has more. reporter: president biden honoring stephen breyer s judicial legacy, a lose to a perm chapter knowing he ran a lose to a personal chapter, knowing he ran the committee hearing when he was nominated. this is a bittersweet day for me because we go back a long way. and who will replace him. the person i will nominate will be someone of extraordinary qualification, character, experience and integrity. and that person will be the first black woman ever nominated to the united states supreme court. it s long overdue. judge ketanji brown
we begin with the airline industry and hope for staff at the collapsed airline flybe. ryanair and easyjet say they are happy to snap them up. easyjet says it has 250 vacancies for cabin crew, ryanair says it has vacancies in all categories, including pilots, engineers and ground staff. flybe went into administration on saturday putting 277 staff out of work. in about 25 minutes we ll be getting ryanair s third quarter results which are expected to be strong due to pent up travel demand. joining me now isjohn strickland, airline analyst atjls consulting. good morning, lovely to see you. let s start with flybe. the staff were concerned about their future but easyjet and ryanair say they are ready and waiting. ryanair say they are ready and waitinu. ~ ryanair say they are ready and waitin-. . , ryanair say they are ready and waitinu. ~ , ., ryanair say they are ready and waitinu. ~ u, ., ., ., waiting. we could not have a better contrast waiting. we could not have a better c
hello and welcome to bbc news. the us memphis police department has disbanded the so called scorpion special unit whose officers are accused of murdering tyre nichols. the 29 year old black man was kicked and punched by five policemen who are also black. they ve now been sacked and face multiple charges, including murder. a warning nada tawfik s report contains distressing images. all chant: justice for tyre! the familiar rallying cry heard too often after incidents of police brutality. memphis s worst fears never materialised as protesters remained peaceful a considered effort by city officials to deliver swift justice for tyre nichols seems to have worked. small scale demonstrations took place across the country from new york to detroit and los angeles mostly calm, just as the family wanted. five black officers have been charged with murder in the death of tyre nichols, in no small part due to the existence of these extremely graphic videos. (bleep). the officers ag
hello and welcome to bbc news. we begin this hour with some breaking news from scotland, where the prison service has announced an urgent review of all transgender cases in its prisons. it says it will pause the movement of all transgender inmates until the review is complete. it follows the outcry of the case of isla bryson, a trans woman convicted of raping two women before changing gender. isla bryson was initially remanded to cornton vale women s prison before being moved to a male wing at hmp edinburgh. the scottish prison service says that we have commenced an urgent review of all trans gender cases currently manage in our establishment. ourfirst cases currently manage in our establishment. our first concern cases currently manage in our establishment. ourfirst concern is always and remains the health, safety and well being of all the people in our care and that of our staff. we have very robust risk assessment processes and a track record of keeping people safe in ofte
to and from the uk after going into administration. a seven day state of emergency has been declared in new zealand s largest city, auckland, after three people were killed in severe flooding. you re watching bbc news. now it s time for the travel show. this week on the show: the city that never sleeps. we are in brooklyn, new york, and this area in particular has gone through quite a renaissance. ..and why it has taken ages to wake up. let s go! could it be the end for seeing mummies in some of the world s most famous museums? in scotland, a chinese take on an traditional burn s night supper. that s so tasty! i can actually taste the haggis! hi, and welcome to the great court here in the british museum in london. now this apparently is the biggest covered public square in the whole of europe. and what a greeting for the six million visitors who come here every year to see collections gathered from all around the globe. a bit later, i ll be finding out why a growing number of