Astronaut doug hurley said he could understand why and how everyone involved is a little bummed. Tropical storm bertha surprised forecasters, making landfall near charleston, south carolina. They expected nasty weather but didnt think it would be Strong Enough to become a named storm before the start of next weeks hurricane season. The storm flooded streets and strong wind gusts blew the rain sideways before dissipating and moving inland. Radar shows more showers for the area today but theyll be less severe. Actress Lori Loughlin and her husband will be sentenced in august for their roles in the College Admission bribery scandal. The pair have pleaded guilty for their role in efforts to get their daughters into university of southern california. People magazine reports they are disappointed with their august 21st court date because they want to put this scandal behind them. Beloved playwright and pioneering aids activist larry kramer has died at the age of 84. Kramer galvanized the Gay
With two murders and a kidnapping is finally captured. How Police Tracked him down. President trump taking on twitter promising an executive order aimed at social media. How twitter is responding. Plus, meet a generous 7yearold boy and see why he earned the title of prom king. And the story behind the 103yearold grandma and her much deserved bud light. Good thursday morning, everyone. We do begin with that breaking news from minneapolis where protests over the death of george floyd have turned deadly overnight. People took to the streets for the second night demanding justice for floyd. Some protesters were seen looting businesses including a target store, and another store was set on fire. The city is now asking the National Guard for help responding. The outrage comes after video showed a Police Officers knee on floyds neck during an arrest minutes before his death. This morning the mayor is calling for that fired officer to be charged as President Trump reveals details about the fed
Will prioritise interactions between family and friends, over media and business content. As the queen marks 65 years since her coronation, her majesty left the lead for the first time on what life is like when you have two win a heavy crown. You youre watching bbc news on friday 12th january, im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. Donald trump has confirmed he wont be visiting britain next month. It had been thought that the us president would come over to mark the official opening of the new American Embassy in south london. It replaces the existing us embassy in the centre of the city. But in the early hours of this morning President Trump tweeted that he had cancelled his planned visit because he was not a big fan of the new embassy, which he said had been commissioned by his predecessor, barack obama. The move was actually initiated in 2008 under the George W Bush administration. Meanwhile, the president is facing backlash over reported comments he made out during talks
What have witnessed over the last couple of nights is the pentup frustration. And finally, what was it like to read the president saying when the looting starts the shooting starts. Unfortunately, what were seeing in the society, whether its a Public Health pandemic, individuals feel they have a license to harm africanamericans or harm individuals in the Jewish Community its the result of the 2016 elections and this president using social media platforms to spew hate and division. I am glad to see that finally jack dorsey and twitter beginning to take a more aggressive approach on their platform and i encourage all of the social media platforms to begin to censor the way you and i would be if we used a platform to spew hate speech and misdirection. Derek johnson, president , ceo of the naacp, thank you, sir, for finding time to talk with us today. Another break in our coverage. When we come back the former commissioner of the new York City Police department, bill bratton will be our gu