to beach. hi there. welcome along, thank you forjoining us. all season, the question asked of the premier league leaders arsenal has been, what happens when they play the champions manchester city? tonight, you get to find out when the top two go head to head in the fourth round of the fa cup. it could give a big psychological edge to whoever who comes out on top for the season ahead. our sports correspondent andy swiss is at the etihad for us ahead of kick off. yes, welcome to the etihad. it should be some atmosphere here later on, because this is a tantalising matchup in so many ways. as you say, first against second in the premier league title race, and of course pep guardiola against mikel arteta, two managers who know each other very well indeed, because before he went to arsenal, arteta of first was an assistance to court he will hear at city for three years, three very successful years during which city won two premier league titles, two league cops and an fa cup
how far will u.s. and allies go to try to calm rising tensions in the region? plus, a heartbreaking find. the california family that was kidnapped, found dead. the youngest victim, only 8 months old. what detectives are saying about the person they believe is responsible. welcome to the lead. president biden taking his first steps possibly towards the decriminalization of marijuana on the federal level. he is pardoning all prior federal offenses of quote simple marijuana possession. this will clear convictions for several thousand americans. president biden is now also encouraging governors to follow his lead and pardon those convicted on similar state charges. the biden administration also says it will continue to review the federal classification of marijuana. right now, it is still a class 1 drug alongside heroin and lsd which means according to the government, cannabis has no accepted medical use at the federal level despite study after study. it is legal in 37 states
the top stories tonight, a former wisconsin judge is killed and we re learning the suspect had a list of other targets including two sitting governors and senator mitch mcconnell. 11 days after a gunman entered a uvalde, texas elementary school, a young student wounded in the attack finally goes home. the gun violence epidemic in america. a look back at the week that was. gas prices nearing $10 a gallon at one station in california. when could drivers see any relief? you re in the cnn newsroom. amid the heartbreak in uvalde, texas, we have a small but very welcome bit of good news. university health in san attorney just tweeted that a 9-year-old girl injured in the texas school shooting was been discharged from the hospital. this news comes as funerals are being held this weekend for three more victims, all fourth graders. what can you tell us about this 9-year-old who was just discharged from the hospital? reporter: good evening, pa pamela. we know we got an update
There has been growing concern in washington that the deal was being worked on by russia and north korea, it followed a visit to north korea by the Russian Defence minister. And so now in the last few hours we have confirmation from officials in washington that it is believed as you say that kim jong un and Vladimir Putin will meet at some point at a place to be decided it seems or at least revealed in russia over the next few weeks. A very high stakes meeting, they had met before 2019 was the last time in russia but clearly the situation is different now. We know that russia needs more Artillery Ammunition with very few friends around the world. It is perhaps telling they are turning to a pariah state, like north korea, too it seems source this weaponry that they crucially need to pursue the war in ukraine. That would not be one sided, what we understand and this is been reported by the new york times, this would come at a price and the price for north korea would be advanced technolo
Ahead of the world cup semifinal with south africa. Freddie steward is in, as marcus smith misses out. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc s news at one from southern israel, where this war edges closer towards its second week with no sign of the crisis easing. The Prime Minister, rishi sunak, has arrived in israel and condemned what he called the horrific acts of terrorism by hamas which sparked this latest crisis, when more than 1,300 israelis were killed 12 days ago. His arrival comes amid some diplomatic success by us President Biden yesterday. He has reached a deal with israel and egypt to allow a first convoy of aid, 20 trucks, to enter gaza, possibly as early as this evening. I eat, food, water, medicine, but not fuel, will enter gaza through the Southern Rafah Crossing from egypt that aid. The Gazan Health Ministry has said that at least 3,000 gazans have been killed in retaliatory air strikes by israelis, and the un said the humanitarian access is urgently needed. It has urg