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to a verdict avoiding government shutdown? ken paxton, he just survived his impeachment trial and the threat of being removed from office over allegations of corruption. one of the states impeachment managers joins me to explain what happened at today s senate vote. i m simone sanders townsend, and i have something to say. we begin with seismic developments this week on capitol hill and in high-profile legal investigations. the latest? a filing from special counsel john smith in the election interference case against former president donald trump. smith has asked the judge to grant an order narrowly limiting trump from making public statements about the identities and testimonies of witnesses. as well as any disparaging or intimidating statements about any party in the case. including attorneys or court personnel. just hours after that filing was unsealed, trump ranted against jack smith on his social media platform. and during his campaign events, calling the s ....
hello. the united states is shocked with another mass shooting incident. at least five people have been killed and eight injured, after a gunman opened fire at fort lauderdale international airport in florida. the man, who s now in custody, is said to have taken the gun out of a bag that he d checked in and then opened fire in a baggage area. he has been named as 26 year old esta ban santiago and was said to be carrying a us military identity card. our north america correspondent, james cook, reports. a mundane task at a busy airport has turned into a scene of horror. passengers, who seconds earlier were collecting their bags, now cower on the ground. some appear stunned, others were dead or dying. survivors say there were desperate attempts to save lives. we heard the noise. we thought it was firecrackers, that wise kids were doing. and then we looked where we came in, and we looked again, and we saw him with the gun going up and down. once he was done with the ammunit ....
to enforce existing laws more strictly and target undocumented people arrested for shoplifting or traffic violations, as well as those convicted of more serious crimes. the department of homeland security plans to hire an extra 10,000 officers. the president needed to give guidance, especially after what they went through in the last administration. there were so many caveats that they had to figure out where each individualfit and had to adjudicate the case. the president wanted to take the shackles of individuals and say, you have a mission, there are laws that need to be followed. you should do the mission and follow the law. david bier is an immigration policy analyst at the kato institute in washington. david, i guess it s fair to say you d be coming from the right of the spectrum on this. what do you think about this announcement? well, i think it s certainly correct that these will take the shackles off, you re going to see a significant increase in enforcement under t ....
as orders for new planes drop. and where is the money going? more s coming into china from foreign investors, but chinese investment overseas is falling. we explain why. as medical treatments improve, our understanding of nutrition gets better, and people embrace healthier lifestyles. they all mean we re living longer. of course it does. but a new study conducted in 35 industrialised countries by imperial college london and the world health organisation has been looking ahead to life expectancy in the year 2030. it s found that many in those countries can expect to get ever closer to living for 100 years. aisling mcveigh reports we all know we are living longer, but by just how we all know we are living longer, but byjust how much? apart from a blip in 2011 and 2012, life expectancy in the uk has gradually been rising. from birth, the average life expectancy for a woman is currently just over 83 years. life expectancy for a woman is currentlyjust over 83 years. for a ma ....
aircraft at airport in california. good morning. it is wednesday, february 22. welcome to bbc newsroom live. the government has won its legal battle to stop thousands of british citizens from bringing their foreign husbands or wives to live in the uk without a minimum income. for the last five years, the uk based spouse has had to prove they earn at least £18,600, for them to support their migrant spouse. that figure is £22,000 for couples with a child. but the supreme court also ruled that the rules, as they currently stand, are defective and need to be changed, because they do not take enough account of the welfare of children affected by them, and do not take all sources of earnings into consideration when calculating income. 0ur correspondent dominic casciani is at the supreme court. it is not an entirely clear decision? no, it is very complicated. there is a belief that the couples have been degraded by this fear income rolling. the supreme court has in practice ....