and the threat to seals from the plastics in the sea. we report on a new scheme in the uk that should reduce the danger. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. we begin in ukraine, where russia has launched a wave of missile strikes across the country. president volodymyr zelensky described the escalation as an effort to wipe ukraine off the face of the earth. france s emmanuel macron said the russian attacks signalled a profound change in the war. president biden said the us will provide us advance air systems in response. the capital kyiv has been targeted for the first time in months, with explosions in other cities including lviv, dnipro and zaporizhzhia. many civilians areas were hit. ukraine officials say at least 11 people have been killed and 64 injured so far. it s the most widespread russian bombardment since the start of the war. paul adams reports from kyiv. ex
Speed we will kick off with and what donald trump is saying about transgender people donald trump is saying about Tra Nsgender People and donald trump is saying about transgender people and services. This is astonishing, and not surprising that a number of people in america are saying, how can policy be made this way . Hes the Commander In Chief but you cannot just say, i am going to decide who serves in the army, just me, one person. Basically, what Donald Trumps seems to be saying is that if you are a transgender person somehow you are a transgender person somehow you are a transgender person somehow you are not fit to serve in the us military. I note that one of the navy seals who served 20 years he was in the group that went to rescue the enlarged and, i believe, or in that same type of unit won the bronze start, the purple heart, he is saying they are saying lets meanie that president straight says let me meet this person face to face. What is interesting is that in this case he i
family friend a different variation of that shower story immediately after the incident in 2002. mike isikoff is msnbc s national investigative correspondent and buzz bissinger is a daily beast contributor. let me start with michael. give me an update on what this new conflict and count is all about. reporter: well, first, chris, it is potentially very important. but it s probably not all that important for what s going to take place tomorrow, which is the preliminary hearing against jerry sandusky. there s going to be multiple victims testifying in public for the first time. jerry sandusky facing his accusers and the problems with mike mcqueary s testimony, most legal experts say, is probably not going to materially affect the case against sandusky, because that s going to rest on the testimony of the victims. but, for those two penn state officials, tim curley and gary schultz, who are charged with perjury in this case and failing
10-year-old boy in a penn state shower reportedly told his father and his family and a family friend a different variation of that shower story immediately after the incident in 2002. mike isikoff is msnbc s national investigative correspondent and buzz bissinger is a daily beast contributor. let me start with michael. give me an update on what this new conflict and count is all about. reporter: well, first, chris, it is potentially very important. but it s probably not all that important for what s going to take place tomorrow, which is the preliminary hearing against jerry sandusky. there s going to be multiple victims testifying in public for the first time. jerry sandusky facing his accusers and the problems with mike mcqueary s testimony, most legal experts say, is probably not going to materially affect the case against sandusky, because that s going to rest on the testimony of the victims. but, for those two penn state officials, tim curley and gary schultz, who are charged wi
we re back now. new developments in the penn state story over the weekend could make the prosecutor s job more difficult, as the credibility of their star witness is now being questioned. mike mcqueary, the former graduate assistant who says he was an eyewitness to the encounter between sandusky and a 10-year-old boy in a penn state shower reportedly told his father and his family and a family friend a different variation of that shower story immediately after the incident in 2002. mike isikoff is msnbc s national investigative correspondent and buzz bissinger is a daily beast contributor. let me start michael. give me an update on what this new conflict and count is all about. well, first, chris, it is potentially very important, but it s probably not all that important for what s going to take place tomorrow, which is the preliminary hearing against jerry sandusky. there s going to be multiple victims testifying in public for the first time. jerry sandusky facing his accusers and t