signal disappeared. let s get the latest from kyiv now, where our correspondent, james waterhouse, gave me details of where the air strikes had happened and what had been hit. it s the first time in more than a year, i think, since a russian missile was able to penetrate kyiv s air defences, for example, and i think that is a reflection of air defences across ukraine being overwhelmed in the way they have. you have heard what the air force is saying and i think that is really telling something. more than 18 strategic bomber aircraft were used by russia, it said, almost every type of missile was launched, the only ones that wasn t used were the ones that were launched from the sea and i think if you take all of these things together. we have seen lviv in the west, somewhere that so often feels far from the conflict it was once a city where millions of ukrainians escaped to, to go on to either the borders of poland or romania we have seen damage to a high rise building in t
under maine law, if a candidate qualifies for the ballot, any registered maine voter may bring a challenge. that is what happened here. i qualified trump for the ballot and there were three challenges brought. by citizens of maine, and in a couple cases, two former democratic state senators. that requires me under maine election law to hold an administrative hearing to review the evidence and facts. both parties may be presented by counsel, indeed mr trump was represented by an attorney, as were the challengers i mentioned. they brought forward witnesses, exhibits. i was then required to review the evidence and hearing record, the law and constitution and ultimately that is my sacred obligation. it is my duty to uphold the constitution. that was the main secretary of state speaking earlier on. live now to daniel lippman, a reporter covering the white house and washington for politico. thank you forjoining us. first of all, talk is through this latest development and how it is
which was nearly destroyed by fire four years ago. the restoration is expected to be finished on schedule. those are your headlines. you re watching bbc news. now it s women in hollywood: the producers. a warm welcome. i have come to hollywood to the women in film headquarters, where i m joined by keri putnam and stephanie allain, two women who are working to reshape the industry. they are both part of an initiative founded and led by women in film and the sundance institute called reframe. the aim is to advance gender equity. keri putnam is a film executive and producer and the founder of putnam pictures, she has served for 11 years as the ceo of the sundance institute, which runs the sundance film festival. prior to that, she worked as a senior executive at miramax and hbo and is also the co founder. welcome. thank you, it s great to be here. stephanie allain is a film producer and writer and the newly elected copresident of the producers guild of america the first woman
fisher has died aged 60. she suffered a cardiac arrest while on a flight suffered a cardiac arrest while on a flight between london and los angeles last week. lizo mzimba has a look back at her life. what the hell are you doing? somebody has to save our skins. clever and confident, occasionally caustic. i take orders from just one person, me. it s a wonder you re still alive. will somebody get this walking carpet out of many i way? carrie fisher s leia wasn t your typical princess waiting to be rescued. her most famous character was outspoken on screen. i should have expected to find you holding vader s leash. i recognised your foul stench when i was brought on board. carrie fisher was often equally plain speaking in real life, sharing details of her volatile relationship with her mother, screen legend debbie reynolds, and her own struggles with addiction. people used to ask me, right after i got sober initially, so are you happy now? i would say among other things, happy is