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its thursday, the 6th of october. our main story. hundreds of thousands of nurses across the uk are being asked if theyre willing to walk out over pay. the royal college of nursing is balloting its members for strike action for the first time in the unions 106—year history. the rcn wants a payrise of 5% above inflation, but no uk nation has offered close to that. our correspondent, caroline davies, has more. through the darkest days of the pandemic, the uks nurses were some of the na...

responsible for with the prosecutions. manchester united and england footballer mason greenwood is charged with attempted rape, engaging in controlling and coercive behaviour, and assault. we start here in the uk. it seems there will be big changes to countrys entire economic plan. the new finance minister, chancellorjeremy hunt says taxes could rise to help reassure financial markets. on friday the prime minister liz truss sacked the previous chancellor and announced more u—turns on...

southern border. just today after the governor of texas and more buses of my prints to new york city just days after the governor of florida flew migrants to marthas vineyard, this pressure for a probe into these clear -- stunts. ron desantis of florida and doug doocy of arizona say they are doing this to make sanctuary cities responsible for migrants coming to the united states. legally, to seek asylum. are the actions by these governors criminal? not just busing and flying of migrant...

on stage tonight, what might be the most important debate of this entire midterm election cycle, democratic senator raphael warnock versus republican candidate herschel walker in savannah, georgia. a race that could control the party for the next two years. the stakes would already be insanely high even if the republican candidate wasnt facing a major scandal about whether or not he paid for an ex-girlfriends abortion despite running oen an antiabortion platform. heres how herschel wal...

ten years before she died. i havent talked about her publicly much before, but she raised me and was like a mom to me. again, you can point your cellphone at the qr code on your screen right now for a link to it or find it wherever you listen to podcasts. the news continues. "cnn tonight" with jake tapper starts now. welcome to "cnn tonight." im jake tapper. on stage tonight, what might be the most important debate of this entire midterm election cycle, democratic senator raphael war...

in the queue for the queens lying in state. thousands continue to queue for hours to file past the coffin, with the line stretching for miles through the streets of london. im mark lobel in westminster, where mourners have one day left to pay their respects to the queen. ill speak to some of the tens of thousands already have. president biden is the latest world leader to arrive in the uk, ahead of the queens state funeral on monday. in other news — ukraine says more western weaponry...

wrapping up his first term in office with a tradition that goes back decades, hosting the previous president for the unveiling of his official presidential portrait. on that day, in may of 2012. obama made this statement about the point of these portraits, as an enduring member of the presidents temporary time in office serving the people. >> now the white house is many things at once. it is a working office. it is a living museum. it is an enduring symbol of our democracy. but at the ...

and as the queens grandchildren stood together in tribute, so does the public. the line, you have to take a look at these pictures, they are incredible. the line to see queen elizabeth lying in state is extraordinary, it stretches for miles. and this has been going on for hours day and night. the wait reaching longer than 24 hours at times. but some people in line got a memorable surprise as king charles iii and prince william came to greet them earlier today. the new king saying his m...

during todays event, the former president echoed the point he made back in 2012, that presidents are renters at the white house, and that their time there is temporary. >> ive always described the presidency as ays relay race, y take the baton from someone, you run your leg as hard and as well as you can, and then you hand it off to someone else. knowing that your work will be incomplete. the portraits hanging in the white house chronicle theit runners in thatth race. each of us tasked...

disturbing. take a look. >> the eagles are so much better than the eagles. >> sean: i think he meant the steelers. actor alec baldwin is facing criminal charges and an indictment. first tonight democrats are more desperate than ever to distract from joe bidens failures as their mid-term warning signs are flashing brighter. americans are rejecting the destructive socialist agenda. americans are rejecting their radical open borders. they are rejecting their extreme green new deal and cli...