range of colleagues have been working on this story all day and have learned the justice department has subpoenaed more than 30 people, people in the former president s orbit. people like bill steppian, donald trump s former campaign manager, dan scavino the former trump chief of staff. these are wide ranging subpoenas seeking things that have to do with the save america pact, donald trump s fundraising and political vehicle, information related to the fake elector spot, any information handed over to the january 6 committee, a number of them seeking documents some also seeking testimony. we also learned in the new york times tonight that investigators appear to have gone another step further with some witnesses including boris epstein and mike roman the new york times reporting both men had phones seized. cnn has not independently confirmed this. it is a sign the justice department s investigation is intensifying particularly as they are about to head into the quiet peri
territory claimed by russia have been liberated. on sunday ukrainian military commander clanld the army had retaken nearly 1200 square miles in two weeks. by monday the official number had doubled. translator: from the beginning of september until today our soldiers have already liberated more than 6,000 square kilometers of the territory of ukraine in the east and south. the movement of our troops continues. the drastic jump in the news is the fact journalists are being denied access to the front lines. u.s. officials refraining from putting out numbers. they say ukrainian soldiers have pushed the soldiers back. clearly we have seen them go on the offensive in the last couple of weeks and actually regain quite a bit of territory. again, i think i ll stay out of quantifying it in too much detail but they are actually taking territory back certainly over the last two weeks during the counter offensive positions. cnn s matthew chance has more from ukraine and russia.
an amber weather warning. drivers at eight rail companies have voted to strike in a dispute over pay, but scotrail drivers accept an improved pay offer of 5%. the president of sri lanka says he will resign after thousands of demonstrators stormed his official residence in protest at the state of the economy. and still to come, we ll be looking at england and northern ireland s chances ahead of both their euro fixtures tonight. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. borisjohnson says in his final few weeks as prime minister, he s determined to deliver what he promised when elected in 2019. in his first public appearance since resigning as conservative leader, he also said he wouldn t want to damage any of his colleagues s chances of getting his job by offering them his support. colleagues chances of getting his job by offering them his support. conservative mps will meet later to draw up the timetable and rules to replace him as the next party leader and prime minister. ro
government to push through those changes. the interesting thing we have seen in the past few days is we have seen in the past few days is we have a loosing much pushback from for example the far right or the right wing media against what has been happening withjenni hermoso, there has been support, a consensus against mr rubiales, if you like. they suggest there is a major shift here that goes beyond football. fiur here that goes beyond football. our re orter here that goes beyond football. our reporter guy hedgecoe earlier. france is to ban students from wearing a type of muslim dress, called an abaya, in state run schools from the beginning of september. there have been months of debate over whether the loose fitting, full length robe should be allowed in schools, where the wearing of headscarves is already banned. the abaya covers the whole body except the head, and can be worn with a head covering such as the hijab or the niqab.
translator: from the beginning of september until today, our soldiers have already liberated more than 6,000 square kilometers of the territory of ukraine. in the east and south. the movement of our troops continues. whether this amounts to a turning point in the wider war is by no means certain. that said a senior american military official tells us this remarkable shift in the battlefield picture signals, quote, low morale, logistics issues, inability to sustain operations, on the part of russian forces. we ll talk about the implications if a moment. first though more on the counteroffensive itself with cnn s matthew chance. reporter: we are one people with russia read this kremlin propaganda poster. no one is reading it anymore. as ukrainian forces tear it down the words of a celebrated ukrainian poet revealed thinly papered over.