won t say. but we will just blame the lawyers. now not you, charles coleman. you are good lawyer [laughs] ! have some fun this. morning thanks, katie. always good to see you! good morning. it is saturday november 25th, you are watching velshi on msnbc. i m charles coleman junior filling in this weekend for my friend and colleague, ali velshi. we have got a lot to talk about. first off, we are following breaking news this morning on day two of our fragile pause in the war between israel and hamas. nbc news is reporting 13 more israeli hostages are expected to be released today by hamas. 42 palestinian prisoners are also expected to be released as well according to israel channel 13. we are awaiting word on when this exchange is actually going to happen. if it is successful, it will be the second batch of hostages and prisoners released by the two countries as part of a deal that involves a four-day pause in fighting. over the course of these four days, hamas has a agreed t
good morning and welcome to bbc news. every sample of cladding from high rise buildings in england has so far failed to meet fire safety standards, according to the government. the samples examined have been taken from 3a blocks of flats in 17 local authority areas. cladding from up to 600 blocks across the country is being tested in the wake of the grenfell tower tragedy. in north london, residents have spent a second night in temporary accommodation after camden council evacuated four high rise blocks because of fire safety concerns. this morning the council released a statement, saying it had worked through the night to secure accommodation for those affected. nick quraishi reports. testing around the clock. the government says as many as 600 high rise blocks will need to be checked for fire safety. councils are being urged to prioritise buildings they re most worried about. so far, 3a samples of cladding examined across 17 councils in england haven t met the required stan
the circumstances around the disappearance of journalist kim wall, last seen on his submarine. what do you think happened? i have no idea, i have. i mean, it s really bizarre, it s really bizarre. i mean, he s been out there a lot with people, i ve been sailing with him in the submarine. obviously, he had girls out with him sailing and all that, but what happened that particular day, i ve absolutely no idea. today, the government published another position paper in the long running brexit negotiation saga. buckle up we with have at least two more years of negotiating positions to go. this briefing, following hot on the heels of proposals regarding the customs union, concerns the uk s position on the irish border and focuses on the need to avoid a hard border. northern ireland is the only part of the uk that will share a land border with an eu state post brexit. the government stresses that there should be no new physical infrastructure such as customs posts or cctv at t
citizens have a right to clarify important questions. the judges have no right to interfere with the democratic wishes of the electorate, let s stop wasting time and get on to repealing the european community act. as always, really keen to hear from you do get in touch throughout the morning. that ruling is in 30 minutes hello, welcome to the programme. we re live until 11. as you d expect, the programme will be dominated by reaction to that supreme court ruling, due in just under half an hour s time. as always, do get in touch use #victorialive, and if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. our top story today in half an hour s time, the supreme court will deliver its ruling on whether the prime minister needs parliament s approval before she can start the process of leaving the eu. the long awaited judgment will decide how the eu s article 50 exit clause is triggered. the government argues that ministers have the power to do that, but opponents sa