Stand off in its final hours . Amid the debris, only a few dispirited protesters remain. More senior officials have appeared before the impeachment hearings, investigating whether donald trump has abused his president ial power, and the white house has attacked its own most senior ukraine official, even as he was giving public testimony. As Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman told congress that a phone call made by the president was improper and left him in shock, the official white house twitter account was questioning hisjudgement. In his evidence, the iraq veteran, who serves on the Us National Security council, said mr trump did make inappropriate demands of the ukrainian leader, to help him, politically, in next years us president ial election. Aleem maqbool was there for us. Many are taking huge risks to testify against their president. For Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman, a military hero and National Security aid still working for the white house, those risks felt acute. D
Gaza. More than 200 rockets are f fird from gaza in response. Venices mayor says the city is on its knees as the highest tide in 50 years of floods its historic piazzas. We begin in the United States where the impeachment inquiry into President Trump entered a vital new phase, the first public televised hearing has seen two senior u. S. Diplomats take the stage on capitol hill for crossexamination by the intelligence committee. It has been a day of competing narratives from the democrats and trumps republicans. Trumps republicans. William taylor and george kent took the stand at the first public hearing of the impeachment inquiry. Career foreign officers called to tally compelling story to the american public. Taylor is the acting u. S. Ambassador to ukraine who upon assuming the post found himself in the middle of a mystery. Once i arrive, i discovered a weird combination of encouraging, confusing and ultimately alarming circumstances. Taylor had begrudgingly agreed to come out of ret
Killed as israel launches for the astronauts on gaza more than 200 rockets are fired from gaza in response. And venices mess says the city is on its knees as the highest tide in 50 years floods its historic katzs. Iowa began in the United States where the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump and to a vital new phase the 1st public televised taring has seen 2 senior u. S. Diplomats take center stage on capitol hill for cross examination by the house of Representatives Intelligence Committee its been a day of competing narratives from the opposition democrats and republicans as hunter castro reports from washington d. C. The whole truth and nothing but the truth so help you god William Taylor and george kent took the stand together at the 1st public hearing in the impeachment inquiry career foreign officers called by democrats to tell a compelling story to the American Public taylor is the acting u. S. Ambassador to ukraine who upon assuming the post in june found himself drop
Bbc has had a terrible week in terms of its coverage of israel weve asking is the bbc biased against israel and well be speaking to roger bolton, the former bbc man, to get his take on whether or not the bbc is indeed biased. And of course, we indeed biased. And of course, we want to hear what you think about all of these stories and anything else thats concerning you. So anything else thats concerning you. So us. Joining the you. So email us. Joining the conversation , conversation, gbviews gbnews. Com. But before all of that, we get stuck into all of that, we get stuck into all of that, we get stuck into all of those things. Heres the latest headlines with the wonderful sophia. Wonderful sophia. Good morning. Its 10 01. Wonderful sophia. Good morning. Its10 01. Im sophia wenzler in the newsroom. Sophia wenzler in the newsroom. Aid has started flowing into gaza with the foreign secretary James Cleverly describing it as a lifeline for palestinians. The a lifeline for palestinians. The
Today is going to be the warmest day of the week weather perfect wise. Not as many 30s as yesterday morning. Lots of 40s in the north shore. Worcester county, one spot in the 30s. Otherwise 40 as youre heading out the door on on cape cod this morning. Clouds are coming out well in advance of a cold front that is going to bring in cooler air tomorrow. Were going to warm it up. By 10 00 a. M. Well be closing in on 60 and up into the 60s and bright sunshine this afternoon as any cloud cover thins out. Mostly sunny skies. It is a pretty nice day. Temperatures take a little tumble down tomorrow. Well feature that and the Holiday Weekend coming up in just a bit. Good morning, olessa. Olessa no problems to report. Lover connector looks ok. Lets get to the map. 93 southbound work. And also work by the south bay mall. And by route 28 and 124. Road work in place on 128 and as you travel on the ramps there, they are closed from the pike to 128 in both directions. There is some construction on the