hello and welcome to bbc news. the vatican says pope francis has spent a good night in hospital after being admitted with a respiratory infection. a spokesman said he had been experiencing breathing difficulties, but they also confirmed he was not suffering from covid. the bbc s davide ghiglione is outside the hospital in rome. a spokesperson informed journalists that he spent a peaceful night at the hospital. so his condition remains stable at the moment. the vatican is trying to reassure journalists, people and catholics all over the world. according to italian news agency ansa, the pope should be discharged within the next couple of days. and he should be able to celebrate next sunday s mass. everybody knows at the vatican that the pope has been particularly weak over the last couple of months. we do know already that he was forced to use a wheelchair. so it could be quite tiring for him even if he is able to attend all the ceremonies and easter celebrations. we can get mo
at the u. s army base, fort campbell have confirmed the crash of two blackhawk helicopters, and it s believed that the incident could be deadly. we re told the aircraft went down in nearby trigg county around 10 p.m. wednesday night local time these photos from the crash site just into us now they were obtained by wkd z radio. in kentucky. the helicopters were with the 101st airborne division , and we re told that they were doing routine training when the crash occurred as of now, the official status of the crew members is unknown, but in a tweet earlier from kentucky governor andy beshear, he said that fatalities are expected and asked for prayers for those affected. stay with cnn for the very latest will bring you any updates as they come in. it s been four days since three children and three adults were killed in a school shooting and for many in nashville, tennessee , and across america, that pain and recovery will last a long time. the mayor says that the city s heart is
and she broke barriers as the youngest woman in congress. now, almost three decades after she left public office, this fighter wants to get back in the political arena. welcome to the lead. i m kasie hunt in for jake tapper. we start with our politics lead and another major development in what has been a monumental week for january 6th investigators. the latest twists, more missing text messages from the period leading up to the capitol attack. according to the washington post , texts from donald trump s acting homeland security chief, todd wolf, and ken cuccinelli, or m.i.a. department of homeland security said texts were lost in a reset of their government phones at the end of the trump administration. today a source tells cnn that the january 6th committee did interview chad wolf several months ago the same time they met with cuccinelli. that was before they learned of the possible deletion of records. these revelations come on the heels of exclusive cnn reporting that
an unprecedented wave of hunger and destitution. and the image that s gone round the world of a 16 year girl old in her prom dress in front of her bombed out school. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to the programme. it s 6am in singapore, ”pm in london, and 6pm in washington where lawmakers have been hearing searing testimony from the victims and families of those caught up several recent mass shootings. among them was an 11 year old girl, mia cerrillo. a student at the robb elementary school in texas, she described how she smeared herself in blood and played dead to avoid being killed along with 19 other children and two teachers. the shooting, carried out by an 18 year old gunman, has provoked a nation wide debate about the sale of firearms. our north america editor sarah smith has more from washington this is the last photograph of lexi rubio, getting a school prize just hours before she was shot dead, the last time her pa
after controversial remarks about the prophet muhammad by officials from the governing bjp. the party has now suspended two officials. hello and welcome to our second and last look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are kevin schofield, political editor of the huffpost uk, and martin bentham, home affairs editor at the evening standard. have pretty much got a set of front pages now. here are the highlights. the times leads with new plans from the prime minister, which could allow housing benefit claimants to buy a home. he ll also cut bills left, right and centre according to the daily express, which claims he will ease the cost of living crisis. the price of filling up the average car will hit £100 that makes the front page of the mirror. the guardian also leads with rising fuel prices and adds that the worsening economic situtation in the uk will prevent the pm from reseting what they call his troubled premiership . the mail reports on th