Page 6 - 55 News Today

By a 24 hour strike. And passing the baton the queen starts the relay which will end at the Commonwealth Games next year. And coming up in the sport on bbc news we look ahead to the last of the fa cup quarterfinals. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Nicola sturgeon has announced plans for a second referendum on Scottish Independence. Its two and half years since the last one, in which scots voted 55 to 45 to remain in the United Kingdom. Scotlands First Minister says she wants the...

trying to take gun-control off the table. what little they are saying, both of them differ sharply from positions they once held. it isnt for us to decide what is wide or long when it comes to gun control but that is you to decide. we believe that of you. keeping them honest tonight, both president obama and former governor romney heavy their flip-flop on the show or back away from it. see if you can spot any difference between the 2 met candidates. >> i still believe the second amendm...

talking today about toughenings gun laws in response to the shooting. most politicians, especially president obama and mitt romney trying hard not to talk about it. trying it seems to take gun control, whatever you think about it, off the table. the same time what little they are saying, both of them differ sharply from positions they once held. and again, it isnt for us to decide whats right or wrong when it comes to gun control. thats for you to decide. keeping them honest tonight, t...

do. a local who came with us told them to to, to stop torturing the birds. they said, were only going to stop if you give us soccer balls. its sort of a hard thing to talk about because its an awful image. it made us think were going to give them soccer balls. thats really a temporary solution. we hope that more people will pay attention to the crisis weve all seen tonight. thanks so much for watching. "a.c. 360" starts now. erin, thanks. good evening, everyone. there are new and rem...

accusation that the united states that the obama administration is being hypocrite kal about syria. youre going to want to hear what she has to say. and alarming news about what the drought across much of the midwest may do to the price of milk. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." my interview with john boehner coming up this hour. youre going to want to hear what the speaker of the house has to say on a whole range of issues, the presidential campaign, how he really ...

president obama today paid tribute to americas war dead, laying a wreath at the tomb of the unknowns, he then spoke at the vietnam veterans memorial on the 50th anniversary of their bloody conflict. and milt romney led a tribute at the veterans memorial center in san diego. it was a somber break from the election campaign, but politics has a way of seeping into one of the most somber occasions, dan lothian is standing by, but first lets go to cnns dana bash. and a slight political unde...

-- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com anyone cheering president obamas new stance on same-sex marriage has vice president joe biden to thank. the president himself is now confirming what many had suspected that the vice president forced the presidents hand when biden announced his support for gay marriage over the weekend and now were hearing thats a sore subject at least among some white house insiders. our chief white house correspondent jessica yellin is working the story for us. ...

international norm that we believe in and for us to provide strong support to continue to talk to the russians, the chinese, and others about why it is that they need to stand up on behalf of people who are being shelled mercilessly and why it is important for them to join us in a coalition, thats the most important thing that we can do right now. there may be immediate steps to discuss to make sure that humanitarian aid is being provided in a robust way and to make sure that an opposi...

overseas an entirely different story. syrians fighting for their lives, more killings, people runni running. president bashar al assad refuses to cede the presidency. and chilling 911 calls before the man set the house ablaze killing his entire family. stunning moments right before that tragedy. and we go one on one this morning with donald trump. he is one of the wealthiest men in america. no one would dispute that. what does he think about mitt romneys tax rate and the whole idea...

so lets get to it. as you heard here, about 90 minutes ago on cnn, the president said that the federal government has gotten too big and complicated. thats not a revelation but he says he can fix it by streamlining, consolidating, simplifying. he said a leaner government would create a leaner and better national security. >> congress didnt consolidate on its side so now the department of homeland security reports to over 100 different congressional panels. thats a lot of paperwork. tha...