a ziplock baggy filled with cocaine found just steps from the west wing where guests are often ushered through the white house. now the question who dropped it, setting off sunday s hazmat evacuation. then, the phenomenon unique to the united states, gun violence in america reaching a new level of horror. 356 mass shootings so far this year. a stunning 15 of them just this past holiday weekend. coming up, why these tragic shootings always seem to spike in the summer months and what can be done about it. plus, a federal judge slapping the biden administration with new restrictions on social media saying the biden administration cannot decide what is and is not misinformation. welcome to the lead, i m jake tapper. we begin with something of a mystery in our political lead. who left a baggy of coke at the white house? there was a brief evacuation sunday night after the powdery substance was found in an area of the west wing that is accessible to some tour groups. this
ronson is reporting. he s just returned from a six month fellowship in the uk. he s returned to hong kong to face trial. a journalist has been detained. it struck a chord with ronson. ijust came to say we can try our best to survive. ijust miss hong kong too much. ijust love hong kong too much. i never think about future, maybe jail, maybe persecution, maybe something like that. but i still think that. i take responsibility for my decision. so i stay here. danny vincent in hong kong. that s all from us tonight. kirsty s here on monday. till then, have a good weekend. goodnight. this is bbc news. we could hear fireworks being this is bbc news. we could hear fireworks being laid this is bbc news. we could hear fireworks being laid off - this is bbc news. we could hear fireworks being laid off and - this is bbc news. we could hear fireworks being laid off and a - this is bbc news. we could hear fireworks being laid off and a lot| fireworks being laid off and a lot of vandali
instrumentalisation of the death of a teenager which we all deplore that this time should be about contemplation and respect in the face of a firmly condemned those who use the situation in this period to train create disorder and target our institutions. they are responsible for these harrowing acts in a firmly condemned and we all do, the spear and unjustifiable violence that has no legitimacy. meanwhile, france s main police union also released a statement earlier. in it, the alliance police nationale talks about war. they say that against this wild gang, we must impose calm calling for it is not enough. our colleagues, as well as the majority of france, can t stand the diktat of this minority anymore. this is not time to strike, but to fight and eradicate these pests. in the last hour i spoke to our correspodent rajini vydeeanathan is in paris. swe s we heard about inside the scenes of chaos and where is it like where you are right now? it is remarkably calm here in
to get involved. one third of people arrested last night where young people. so it is the responsibility of parents to keep them at home. that is something which we all ought to do. well, in a bid to reach out to those taking part, the french national football team has put out a statement tonight. posted to twitter by captain kylian mbappe, it read: but added: it comes after this statement from france s main police union. in it, the alliance police nationale talks about war. they say: earlier, my colleague carl nasman spoke to our correspondent rajini vaidyanathan. what is it like week you are right now? it is remarkably calm here in paris. we are driving through nanterre. things are quite quiet. we have seen people speak by on motorbikes and milling on the road but mostly the streets have been empty but that does not mean that things will stay empty because it was a similar picture last night where things were quiet and then around 3am, thorium, we started to hear noises fro