The false guise of an arrest. The chair of the inquiry into his conduct and background, says without a radical overhaul of Police Vetting and recruitment, theres nothing to stop another couzens operating in plain sight. June kelly reports. He was a predatory sex offender in a police uniform. A criminal with state sanctioned powers. Wayne couzens should never have been allowed to become a police officer, and Continualflawed Vetting meant he was able to stay in his role despite a series of red flags. These are among the stark conclusions of todays inquiry report into couzens. It examined his career, his behaviour and the way he was vetted. The metropolitan Police Service told the inquiry in 2022 that it still have recruited him if provided with the same information. I found this astonishing. Now is the time for change. Without a significant overhaul, there is nothing to stop another Wayne Couzens operating in plain sight. The report described how in 2004 and 2008, kent police turned down
taken no more than a single ballot on the first day in session to elect one. today house republicans, who are now in the majority, could not muster the votes needed to make their leader, kevin mccarthy, the speaker. instead, in a test of his capacity for humiliation, he sat there, smiling at times as votes were cast three times and results were read. the honorable hakeem jeffries of the state of new york has received 212. [ applause ] acclimation. the honorable kevin mccarthy of the state of california has received 203. no persons have received a majority of the whole numbers votes cast by surname. a speaker has not been elected. no person having received the majority of the whole number of votes cast by surname. a speaker has not been elected. a speaker has not been elected. well, after the third rejection, republicans moved to adjourn until noon tomorrow. and this could all begin again. in 1923, it took nine ballots to choose a speaker. the record is 133 over two mo
hostages believed to be held in gas ga sa has gone up to 240. this comes as israeli troops and tanks push deeper into the gaza strip. the prime minister benjamin netanyahu is rejecting calls for a cease fire and refusing to halt the ground and air assault to wipe out hamas. calls for a cease fire are calls for israel to surrender to hamas, to surrender to terrorism, to surrender to barbarism. that will not happen. the bible says that there is a time for peace and a time for war. this is a time for war. the israeli military tells cnn special forces operation was able to rescue a hostage held in northern gaza. she is an idf soldier who was kidnapped during the october 7th terror attack. this is video of the emotional reunion, that s her with her grandmother. meanwhile on the ground in gaza, the idf says troops have been battling terrorist cells armed with machine guns and anti-tank missiles. israeli forces advance, hamas released a new hostage video of three israeli women
go to cnn.com/violentearth. i m liev schreiber. thanks for watching. good night. please go to cnn.com, violent earth. i m liev schreiber thanks for watching. goodnight it s hard to imagine the power of mother nature. what s even if you re in a shelter, even if you re exactly where you re supposed to be during a tornado for those 123 minutes. win everything is falling apart around you. it s chaos my god back out and you re just at the mercy of mother nature really is a terrifying experience to go through right and back welcome to violent earth. i m liev schreiber 2023 set an all-time record for weather and climate related disasters in the us 28 events with losses over $1 billion wildfires hurricanes, and floods are more frequent than ever the earth is changing tonight. we delve into one of the most powerful natural hazards in the world tornadoes terrifying vortexes on leave from thunderstorms that can cause unimaginable destruction few examples of their power are more