american hostages being held in gaza. that the president or any other leaders would refer to people that are moving through our justice system as hostages. it s just unacceptable. i was there on january 6th. i have no doubt in my mind, margaret, that some people were caught up in the moment and entered the capitol, and they re entitled to due process of law for any non-violent activities that day. but the assaults on police officers, ultimately an environment that claimed lives, is something that i think was tragic that day. i ll never diminish it. mike pence once again taking a stand against his former boss. he also refused to endorse trump for president. those comments from donald trump came during a stump speech for a senate candidate in ohio. trump was more focused on his personal grievances, giving more incendiary remarks. meanwhile, the former president has so far refused to condemn vladimir putin for the death of alexei navalny. but for the first time publicly, putin
israel-hamas war. former president trump expected to win over nikki haley as she sets her sights on super tuesday. just three days left to avoid a government shutdown. the high stakes meeting at the white house. can they cut a deal? the war in gaza after president biden raised hopes of a ceasefire by next week. israel and hamas both casting doubt. the court controversy in illinois. a judge reversing his own ruling and throwing out a man s sexual assault conviction. our interview. why he says he did it. and our on-camera exclusive with the alleged victim. her reaction after learning that judge was removed from the bench. the new images from the odysseus moon lander as we learn the spacecraft s time may be running out. and the queens of the ice who just made figure skating history. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening and welcome, everyone. for many of you watching us tonight, the temperature outside your door right now reads closer
could jump dramatically. the charity, crisis, says the problem may climb by three quarters in the uk over the next ten years. a second chance to gold botswanan athlete isaac makwala will run in the final of tinai s 200m after running his won alone against the clock. i wish to thank the imf for giving me another chance. and two women are rescued from the top deck ofa women are rescued from the top deck of a double decker bus after it crashed into a shop on a busy london high street. the driver has been taken to hospital. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. northumbria police has defended paying £10,000 to a convicted child rapist. 0fficers did it to gather information in an abuse investigation. the force is standing by its actions after 17 mostly south asian men and one woman were convicted of grooming vulnerable girls in newcastle. critics said it could have put victims at greater risk. responding to the convictions, a former director of public prosecutions, lord m
and from despair to delight just two days after being barred from the heats of the world athletics championship 200 metres, isaac makwala gets a chance to run for gold in tonight s final. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. north korea has called donald trump bereft of reason, saying only absolute force can work on him as it gave more details about its threat to an american military base in the western pacific. the regime which is reported to have developed the ability to attach nuclear warheads to its missiles says it s considering firing four rockets towards the american territory of guam. president trump says north korea s threats will be met with fire and fury. south korea has appealed for calm. our correspondent yogita limaye reports. one more fierce message on north korea s state tv. this time, its details of how it plans to attack guam. this us island in the pacific ocean is in pyongyang s crosshairs. north korea says it plans to fire four missiles in the wat
at seven we ll be speaking to aidan mcquade, who s director the of anti slavery international, about the growth of modern day slavery. we ll also have more on the war of words between the united states and north korea with a report from the us pacific island territory of guam, threatened by pyongyang. and we find out more about the dark history of a tiny scottish island which has now been put up for sale. that s all ahead on bbc news. marriage toepfer sports day. hello, and welcome to sportsday, i m 0lly foster. it s day seven at these championships, three more gold to be one and it will be isaac friday in but one if he can take the 200 metres title. the highjump but one if he can take the 200 metres title. the high jump that katerina johnson thompson down in the highjump can she qualify in the individual final. and i m nick marshall mccormack in salford with the rest of the day s sport, including rory mcilroy‘s bid for his third uspga title in north carolina. we ll have th