And in some places queues forming at the pumps. One of america s biggest pipelines is still off line, the result of the weekend s ransomware hack. Plus in a chinese city, one of three escaped leopards is still on the loose, but the five zoo keepers who d kept it quiet have been detained by police. Hello, i m katty kay in washington, christian fraser is in london. Those of us old enough to remember the two intifadas know how quickly things can spiral beyond control in the middle east. Tonight it seems it may be happeneing again. Here is the latest. Tonight the palestinian militant group hamas has fired some 130 rockets at tel aviv. Air raid sirens have sounded in the city, a building was hit and once person killed. An energy pipeline has also been hit and set on fire. The israeli defence force has continued its bombardment of the gaza strip. This evening it targeted a 13 storey residential tower, in gaza city, which later collapsed. The residents had reportedly been warned to evacuate
responsibility on to a fifth. president biden announcing when u.s. will come home from afghanistan. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it is thursday, april 15th. along with joe, willie and me, we have white house reporter for the associated press, jonathan lemire. member of the new york times editorial board, mara gay, and washington anchor for bbc world news america, katty kay is with us this morning. a lot to get to this morning. it was we ll start, though, in minnesota, where there was another night of protests following the police-involved shooting of daunte wright. hundreds of people, most of them peaceful, gathered outside of the brooklyn center police department for a fourth night in a row. authorities say some people in the crowd were shooting fireworks and throwing objects at law enforcement, leading police to declare an unlawful assembly. protesters were told to disperse several times, and by 10:30, many had left. authorities say some of the remaining
covid restrictions are to be lifted in wales, over the next two weeks. and a hero s welcome for polar preet, challenging stereotypes after her solo expedition across antarctica. and coming up on the bbc news channel on sportsday. a swashbuckling century for travis head helps australia take hold of the final ashes test in a new venue hobart. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. downing street has apologised to buckingham palace, after it emerged two parties were held at no 10, the night before the duke of edinburgh s funeral last april. a spokesman for borisjohnson, said it was deeply regrettable, that the events took place at a time of national mourning. covid rules had meant indoor mixing was banned, but reports suggest there was drinking and dancing at the parties, until the early hours. the prime minister didn t attend either gathering, but the latest disclosures have amplified calls for him to resign. with the very latest, here s our political correspondent,
us, welcome to bbc news. downing street has apologised to buckingham palace, after it emerged two parties were held at number 10 the night before the duke of edinburgh s funeral last april. a spokesman for borisjohnson said it was deeply regrettable the events took place at a time of national mourning. covid rules had meant indoor mixing was banned, but reports suggest there was drinking and dancing at the parties until the early hours. the prime minister didn t attend either party, but the latest disclosures have amplified calls for him to resign. with the very latest, here s our political correspondent ben wright. it was a moment of national mourning, flags flying at half mast in honour of prince philip, the duke of edinburgh. but inside number 10, on the evening of the 16th of april last year, two parties took place. there was drink and music at a time covid restrictions on indoor mixing in england were in place. ..restrictions the queen followed at the funeral of her husb
to buckingham palace, after it emerged two parties were held at no.10, the night before the duke of edinburgh s funeral last april. a spokesman for borisjohnson, said it was deeply regrettable, that the events took place at a time of national mourning. covid rules had meant indoor mixing was banned, but reports suggest there was drinking and dancing at the parties, until the early hours. the prime minister didn t attend either gathering, but the latest disclosures have amplified calls, for him to resign. with the very latest, here s our political correspondent, ben wright. it was a moment of national mourning, flags flying at half mast in honour of prince philip, the duke of edinburgh. but inside number 10, on the evening of the 16th of april last year, two parties took place. there was drink and music at a time covid restrictions on indoor mixing in england were in place. ..restrictions the queen followed at the funeral of her husband the following day. when i heard about th