to the country today, this as johnson has been rocked by a new wave of resignations. joining us now from london, nada bashir. good morning, we ve been following these developments the past few hours. what do we know so far about the reports that johnson will step down? reporter: good morning, christine. just gone 10:00 a.m. here in london and clearly a lot has happened. boris johnson now expected to stand down from his post as prime minister. we are expecting him according to downing street to make a statement in the coming hours. we re also waiting for that lectern to come out here to address the press, give that statement announcing his resignation. we understand that he spoke with the chairman of the 1922 committee, that is the committee of back bench members of parliament here in the conservative party who would oversee the process of both the prime minister resigning and of course that potential vote of confidence. but it hasn t reached that stage. the prime minister n
these witnesses begin talking. goodness. an 11-year-old girl. as a small circle of senate negotiators, democrats and republicans continue to work on the possibility of gun legislation. cnn has learned that a larger group in the senate are expected to meet in the next hour to discuss an emerging proposed package, following an emotional plea by actor and uvalde texas native matthew mcconaughey from the white house podium yesterday. can both sides rise above? can both sides see beyond the political problem at hand and admit that we have a life preservation problem on our hands? we ve got a chance right now to reach for and to grasp a higher ground above our political affiliations. the chance to make a choice that does more than protect your party, a chance to make a choice that protects our country, now and for the next generation. my next guest was elected to the senate as a pro-gun democrat in 2007. he voted to allow guns on amtrak trains in 2009 and everything changed
when she saw the gunman come in, saw the gunman shoot her teacher and her classmates and how she needed to, decided to rub the blood of her friend on herself in order to try to survive. as this hearing continues, there are also developments on the bipartisan talks on gun safety. another part of the capitol. cnn learned senate republican leader mitch mcconnell privately expressed openness to raising the age limit to 21 for buying semiautomatic rifles. they ll be back to meet and negotiate again this hour. let s start with cnn s lauren fox live on the hill watching this hearing and seeing this emotional testimony happen. lauren, it was going to be hard to hear a child speak like this no matter what. it was very painful to watch. reporter: yeah, kate, there are always experts that come up to capitol hill and testify but it is so hard to watch and see a fourth grader be an expert on gun violence and carnage in this country and i think that that testimony and the testimony of pa
account of the brisk winds. those winds continue overnight. it is going to be pretty chilly for the time of year with temperatures across northern areas in sixes and sevens. tomorrow, a similar kind of day. we start off with some morning sunshine, a slightly cooler start. this time, the cloud will develop to such an extent that we will see showers for scotland, england and wales. northern ireland should stay dry with sunny spells throughout. top cabbage is down on recent days but still feeling 0k by the may sunshine comes through. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. kick off is delayed in liverpool s match against real madrid in the champions league final, because of issues with supporters getting into the stadium in paris. people travelling abroad are facing disruption at airports, stations and on the roads as the half term getaway begins. us presidentjoe biden confirms he will visit uvalde tomorrow to meet with the families of the 19 children and two teachers kille
continues its offensive in eastern ukraine. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the uefa champions league final is under way, with liverpool taking on real madrid at the stade de france, the kick off was delayed by more than half an hour as fans struggled to get into the stadium. some liverpool fans said french police had used pepper spray and tear gas as they tried to enter. let s go straight to our correspondent danjohnson, who is at the fanzone in central paris. so, paris. the drama started even before the so, the drama started even before the kick off, dan. so, the drama started even before the kick-off, dan. so, the drama started even before the kick-off, dan. yes, we are quite a distance from the kick-off, dan. yes, we are quite a distance from the the kick-off, dan. yes, we are quite a distance from the stadium - the kick-off, dan. yes, we are quite a distance from the stadium here. i a distance from the stadium here. this fan zone