overhaul of u.s. elections while two democrats refuse to take the steps necessary to force it through. the question is what s next in this fight? and the supreme court rejects a request by donald trump, clearing the way for the house committee investigating january 6th to receive records from his time in office. the question is what hidden information will now come to light? it s way too early for this. good morning to way too early, a show that underpromises and overdelivers. as expected senate democrats came up short last night in their bid to overcome republican opposition on voting rights legislation. an attempt to change senate rules to pass a sweeping election overhaul with only democratic support also failed after senators joe manchin and kyrsten sinema broke ranks and joined all 50 republicans to vote against it. senator manchin said changing the rules would, quote, pour fuel on the fire of political whiplash while senator sinema said it would, quote, dee
malawi with more than 200 people now confirmed dead after storm freddy hit southern africa for the second time any man. and a small number of wolves have started to settle in belgium in more than 100 years as numbers increase across europe. hello and welcome to bbc news. let s begin today with the latest from pakistan, where the police appear to have stopped the operation to arrest the former prime minister imran khan. it appears to be due to a cricket match taking place. they say they will resume trying to arrest him afterwards. unrest continued through the night as imran khan s supporters clashed with security forces after police made another attempt to arrest him on a court order. he has accused the authorities there of acting outside the law and trying to arrest him. pakistan s information minister said the government had nothing to do with the arrest order. joining me now from islamabad is our correspondent. what is the latest from in and around the compound where imran
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london. hundreds of thousands witnessing the queen s coffin. her crown resting on top. the final procession. the long walk to windsor castle. then, removing the crown from the coffin, and symbolic breaking of the wand of office, signifying the end of the queen s reign. and in a final solemn image, queen elizabeth s coffin lowered into the royal vault at st. george s chapel. reunited with prince philip. james longman and deborah roberts right here with me tonight. the other major news this monday night, the catastrophic hurricane in puerto rico. the deadly storm causing widespread destruction. up to 30 inches of rain possible in some areas. more than 1,000 people rescued from dangerous flooding. utility crews tonight racing to restore power after the entire island went dark. what the u.s. can expect later this week. rob marciano tracking the storm. there is also news tonight about a prisoner exchange between the u.s. and afghanistan. the last-known american hostage held by
holiday. freeze warnings still in effect in several states at this hour. blizzard conditions, at least 26 people have died in the actic blast, across eight state. in a hard-hit erie county, new york, roads remain impassable. still, a very dangerous situation. driving bans are still in place. this was the first time in buffalo fire history that they were unable to respond to calls. we want to remind everybody, there was a period hours straight in which we could not send out emergency service crews, because it was too dangerous. we will talk to that official in just a few minutes. plus, bitter-cold icing over the christmas celebrations in the midwest, east coast and southeast, even florida is feeling the chill, much of the state experiencing its coldest christmas since 1983. let s start in buffalo, new york. polo sandoval is braving is the cold temperatures there. merry christmas. reporter: merry christmas. it is in a recovery process right now, the sun finally came o