A full summary of the national and international news of the top of the hour. Now on bbc news, its time for hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. Who holds the reins of power in pakistan . Prime minister Imran Khan leads a government elected in 2018. If pakistan is a genuine democracy, then that is where power resides. But many government critics say the Military Dictates much that happens inside pakistan, particularly when it comes to Silencing Opposition to the covert power of the so called Deep State. Well, my guest is Information Minister Fawad chaudhry. What happened to Imran Khans pledge to deliver clean, transparent governance . Fawad chaudhry in islamabad, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you for having me. Minister, do you accept it is a basic obligation of any government which claims to be democratic, that it protects Freedom Of Expression and it protects independent journalism . Do you accept that . Of course. This is one of the fundamentals of Pakistans Constitution i
Good morning to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world. Its friday, june 11th. This morning, there are stunning new allegations of abuse of power by the trump White House. And the Trump Administration. Just how far did Donald Trump, Bill Barr, Jeff Sessions push the Justice Department To Go To Go after trumps perceived political enemies . New reporting this morning reveals, pretty far. Definitely. Prosecutors subpoenaed apple for Iphone Records of at least two House Intelligence Committee democrats, chairman Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell along with their Staff And Family members, including a child. The new york times first reported the story that prosecuted were hunting for leakers trying to find out who was behind media reports about contacts between trump associates and russia. According to the times, even after investigators thought they hit a Dead End and discussed closing the inquiry, Bill Barr told them keep digging. Thats one of the Big Red flags in all o
everything, he was eating and dining out at the most expensive restaurant. a professional golfer breaks down in tears while telling his dad he qualified for his first pga tournament. i made it. [sobbing] live from new york city and kansas city, missouri where right now they have 66 degrees and some drizzle. they are going for a high of 70. ladies and gentlemen, you are looking at the best city in america for barbecue. ainsley: how far away from that city did you grow up? steve: 180 miles. ainsley: very specific. steve: i say barbecue. they have great barbecue there. my wife and i kathy had our rehearsal dinner at gaetz barbecue in kansas city. ainsley: vinegar based or mustard based. steve: neither. red based. it s great. brian: it s fantastic. the rehearsal went well because it worked out. if things go well we might have that cookout on july 4th that we were hoping for. we could use some of that barbecue. ainsley: maybe, maybe. don t have to wear a mask now. brian:
fallen behind on their rent and for struggling small businesses as well as money for food relief and child care. for americans like these who are bearing the brunt of the crisis. there s a lot of people that do need help and need it bad. there s people in here that will come in, and they re paying with food stamps, and they re not even enough money on their food stamps to pay for their whole entire order. and it breaks my heart because you see them with little kids and you re just wondering, like, are they, you know, getting food at school because, you know, the covid is shutting down schools. i see a mask, you know, and it reminds me of, you know, my father dying. covid is the main thing, you know, i want a solution for right now is covid. covid is really ravishing and breaking the hearts of a lot of americans. the senate is expected to pass its own version of the bill with one important and not so great change. it won t include an increase in the federal minimum wag
following the tragedy in boulder, colorado. earlier in evening in a police briefing now two hours ago, there was much consternation on the news media because the police forth and prosecutors were less than forthcoming about what we knew what was a large death toll. they said they had to complete their investigation, and the dicey business of notification of the next of kin. in the second briefing, worst fears were confirmed. indeed, the death toll inside that one big box grocery store in boulder, colorado, is ten. that includes a 11-year veteran of boulder police force whose death was confirm the tonight, officer eric talley has been lost in this. you see the pictures of the robust police response. all we know the gunman wounded in this is alive and in custody. the same cannot be said for the ten souls lost in this attack inside this grocery store. nbc news gaudy schwartz has been updating us. let s go to more. reporter: you were talking about reporters pressing for more i