good evening, we begin tonight on this martin luther king jr. day by first recognizing those who took a moment today to honor dr. king s life and legacy. also, to those who perpetuate that legacy in their day-to-day lives, whether by doing for others which is so vital now or by doing the difficult work of bending the arc of history, as dr. king said, toward justice. at the same time, it is hard not to notice the evidence these days his vision is far from complete. to some, in fact, its fulfillment might seem farther off now than just a few years ago. where nearly 39 years ago, when senator jesse helms of north carolina used the filibuster in his attempt to scuttle the bill making today a national holiday. that was broken with an overwhelming 78-22 vote in a republican-controlled senate. it is hard to imagine such a vote now. tomorrow, the senate will begin debate on legislation combining two bills already passed by the house, the freedom to vote act and the john lewis voting
breaking news out of texas where all hostages have been rescued after a standoff at a texas synagogue. this happened at the congregation beth israel in colleyville near fort worth. the hostages held for nearly half a day after an attacker stormed into a small worship service on saturday. late saturday, cnn crews on the scene heard a loud bang and then gunfire. the attacker was killed. all remaining hostages freed. moments later, governor greg abbott tweeting out, prayers have been answered, announcing all hostages were out alive and safe. here s how a police official described what led to the rescue. the fbi called out the hostage rescue team, which is an elite hostage rescue force out of quantico, virginia. they immediately when the s.a.c. called, they flew out here. i think they brought 60 or 70 people from washington, d.c. to come and help with this situation. sometime around 9:00 p.m. today, this evening, the hrt, hostage rescue team, breached the synagogue. they rescue
and we begin with the breaking news. tennis star novak djokovic has lost his bid to stay in australia and defend his hitle in the australian open tennis tournament. he now faces deportation. we want to go straight to our paula hancocks who s been watching all of this unfold from melbourne. paula, obviously dramatic moments there and yet the judges were categorical saying, look, we re not here to decide the merits of the government s case, that s not for us to decide, but they looked at what the government had put forward and found that, in fact, it was reasonable and that means that right now at this hour, right, paula, novak djokovic isn t exactly a freeman. he needs to be deported. reporter: that s right, paula. the very fact there were three judges hearing this case and it was a unanimous decision as you say. it wasn t up to them to decide the merits of the argument. they were just there to look atz the legalities. this is what we had beforehand, that the best chance for
tennis star novak djokovic has lost his bid to stay in australia and defend his title in the australian open. he now faces deportation. the hearing was djokovic s last attempt to stay in the country despite having his visa revoked now twice over his covid vaccination status. but the court ultimately sided with australia s immigration minister, who revoked the visa over concerns the unvaccinated star s presence could spur a rise in anti-vaccine sentiment. cnn is covering every angle of this story around the globe. scott mcclain is standing by in belgrade, serbia, with reactions from djokovic s home country. we also have reporters on the ground in australia. we want to go first to our own phil black who s been following all of this from melbourne. the judges a little while ago making that announcement. and i think beyond the actual decision, they really had some interesting things to say about what they were deciding in this case and what they weren t deciding in this case. p
hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are benedicte paviot who is the uk correspondent at france 2a and sebastian payne, the whitehall editor of the financial times. ican i can remember. i think it s the stack next. the row over downing street parties continues the metro leads with the headline downing it street as email evidence emerge of a drink party held in the number 10 garden during the first lockdown, when groups were banned from meeting outdoor. the story is on also on the front page of the i it says that the invitation was sent by one of the prime minister s top aides to more than a 100 people, with borisjohnson and his wife carrie also attending. the guardian has a photo of tennis start novak djokovic back on the tennis court after winning the legal battle in australia against his visa cancellation. in the financial times, there was no breakthrough in the us russian talks aimed at calming tensions over