sanchez for cnn s live coverage of the eclipse across it america. that s going to start monday at one eastern, or you can stream it on macs as well. and thank you for joining us, cnn news night with abby phillip starts now did the unconditional just become conditional? that s tonight on news nine good evening. i m abby philip in new york and tonight, the foundation of the most important allied relationship, perhaps on the planet suddenly look really relief iron clad, and now it looks like the picture of instability this is the image rattling around the globe tonight, the president of the united states, joe biden, intense conversation with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu he cautioned the leader of the middle east, only democracy, the change is required if you wants to keep america on its side. now the two men have been circling these issues for months now, the private disagreements have always had the potential to throw this decades long marriage off track. now,
good morning. a frosty and foggy start to the day to day. some freezing fog will linger for much of the day. the sunnier skies will be the day. the sunnier skies will be the further east you travel. a return to wet and windy conditions in the west. all the details later on in the programme. it s wednesday, the 6th of december. our main story. the former prime minister boris johnson will give evidence to the covid inquiry today and face two days of questions about his time leading the uk during the pandemic. he s expected to apologise to people who lost loved ones but claim that he and his government got the big decisions right. our correspondent ellie price reports. from this evening, i must give the british people a very simple instruction. you must stay at home. in the end, it was his call. he was responsible for the biggest decisions made during the pandemic. that is why people will only be allowed to leave their home. but how he came to make those decisions will be at the
On that bottle, you know. And acid just comes on my face and im totally blind. Andreas christopheros was attacked with acid two and a half years ago. And, a Special Report on a new Project Offering hope to drought stricken parts of africa. Im inna modja. A musician and activist from mali. I campaign for human rights, here in my homeland. In a generation there has been a catastrophic change in the environment. Good evening. Korea and its surrounding region are in a state of high tension tonight. President trump this morning tweeted that us military options were locked and loaded. North korea maintains that it intends soon to fire four missiles in the direction of guam, with its american base. But were also hearing moderating voices. James mattis, the us defence secretary, has stressed that the us is dealing with the north korean threat by diplomatic means and that war would be catastrophic. And it emerged today that talks are actively taking place between President Trumps korea envoy an
For the biggest business stories. Hopes of a european Mega Exchange between london and frankfurt are fading fast. The London Stock Exchange says the regulatory hurdles are too high. Nokie hopes to revive its flagging the classic 3310. Well get a hands on preview from the mobile World Congress in barcelona. Welcome to World Business report. Im sally bundock. In a minute, well look at the potential collapse of the merger between the London Stock Exchange and deutsche. But first the clock is ticking, with speculation mounting the uk Prime Minister may trigger article 50 on the countrys departure from the European Union in early march. Since the referendum, there have been Major Concerns in london it could lose its position as europes financial capital. But one of germanys most senior central bankers tells us why he believes the city will retain its crown. At present, britain benefits from so called Passporting Rights which allow uk based banks free access to the European Union. The City O
Twice as spurs close the gap with chelsea at the top of the Premier League. The former us director of National Intelligence, james klapper, has denied there was any wiretap on donald trump what this election campaign. President trump has alleged that his phones were tapped by the Obama Administration without offering any evidence and has asked congress to examine the claims. For North America correspondent, nick bryant, reports. On the sunday talk shows this morning one main topic of discussion. Trump claiming the Trump Campaign was wiretapped by president obama. In his extraordinary twitter tirade donald trump accused his predecessor, barack obama, of being a sick and bad guy who ordered wiretaps at trump tower in a watergate style conspiracy. This morning, the white house issued a statement asking that as part of their investigation into russian activity, the Congressional Intelligence Committee exercise their Oversight Authority to determine whether Executive Branch investigative po