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primetime address on threats to american democracy, and what the white house is calling a battle for the soul of the nation. this hour, house minority leader kevin mccarthy is already in california and set to make his own remarks, slamming joe biden for calling some americans semi fascist. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. wolf blitzer is off. im pamela brown, and you are in "the situation room." our top story tonight, a hearing on former president tru...

we appreciate it. stick around. well talk to you again in a few minutes on "morning joe." thanks to all of you for getting up "way too early" with us on this monday morning. "morning joe" starts right now. to do something with 50 votes is rough. to do small things with 50 votes is rough. to pass such a major piece of legislation with only 50 votes, republican minority, a caucus running from bernie sanders to joe manchin, wow. >> senate majority leader chuck schumer after the senate...

united states called the bankers on wall street. the current spike in gas prices is largely the fault of vladimir putin. republicans offer plenty of blame but not a single solution. theyre not drilling. why not? you want to know why prices are so high? there are a number of reasons having to do with war in ukraine, destruction caused by the pandemic. >> bill: gas is down 50 cents over the past 30 days. every bit helps. currently sitting at 4.49 a gallon on average. still up 87% since t...

convoy of ships out of ukraine after russias blockade caused global shortages. warnings that millions of children in england could go hungry this summer because councils have reduced or scrapped free school meal vouchers over the school holidays. and 72 artefacts forcibly removed from benin city during a british military incursion in 1897 will be returned to nigeria by a london museum. good afternoon if you have just joined us. welcome to bbc news. israel has reportedly agreed to a tru...

classified documents at mar-a-lago were likely concealed or hidden. arguing the former president was simply holding on to his own presidential records. in just a few hours, a judge is set to hear arguments on a request for a special master to review the seized documents. also ahead, president biden is set to deliver a major prime time address tonight on the the battle for the soul of america. well get a live preview from the white house coming up. and, the latest on the ongoing water e...

republican congresswoman liz cheney lost her house seat in a huge defeat. the three-term congresswoman and the gops most forceful critic down more than 37% this morning to trump endorsed candidate herriot hagueman. cheney had been sidelined by her party is hinting at a presidential run. >> are you thinking about running for president? >> thats a decision that im going to make in the coming months, savannah, im not going to make any announcements here this morning but its something im t...

in their favourite treat. its a kind of hazelnut butter. and what the scientists are doing is dosing this with contraceptives. the idea is the squirrels will be unaffected, except of course, except of course, they wont be able to produce any young. seventh heaven for novak djokovic as he wins another wimbledon title, his fourth in a row, coming from a set down to beat nick kyrgios in the mens singles final. both england and northern ireland are back in action tonight in the womens hero...

liberal republicans like john cornyn helped write it. so the question is , will the second half, will it makehe community safer? emphatically yes, said joe biden, quote, its going to save a lot of lives. how many lives exactly when the characteristically modestct words of connecticutrd senator chris murphy quote, what we are doings will save thousands of lives, thousands then makes a kind of sense because now that were going to have red flag laws in all l 50 states, laws that allow the...

injury, winning the australian and french opens. and last on centre court is serena williams who has not played a singles match since hobbling off centre court in the first round last year. she said she had a lot of motivation to make sure that was not her last memory. elsewhere, 12 brits in action and an early win for ryan peniston on his wimbledon singles debut. thank you very much, laura. time for a look at the weather. heres chris fawkes. we saw a bit of sunshine poking through the...

for another referendum on scottish referendum? we want to hear from you. you can find me on twitter. im @annitabbc or you can use the hashtag bbc your questions. a man has been arrested on suspicion of murdering 35—year—old zara aleena in east london. police say she was the victim of an "opportunist stranger attack". the song youll be hearing a lot more of as the bbc picks the official track for its commonwealth games coverage. at least 46 people have been found dead in an abandone...