dozen tornadoes hit the south. the keng s daughter gone. lisa marie presley has died suddenly. what might be the biggest political crisis to the biden administration, a special counsel appointed in the document crisis scandal. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. good morning, everyone. i m christine romans. we begin with dangerous and deadly storms tearing across the south. 35 tornadoes reported in alabama, kentucky and georgia. at least seven people have been killed. six of the deaths in alabama. the in georgia, a 5-year-old child died when a tree fell on top of a car. selma, alabama, one of the hardest hit areas, a confirmed ef-1 leaving a trail of destruction causing widespread damages to homes and businesses in the historic city. we at the tax office. lord, look at our vehicles. lord, we ain t worried about them. y all, we just thank god for this structure and the lord for blessing us. lord, we could have been gone, y all. we had
around 40% of the vote, while former president jacob zuma s newly formed mk party exceeded expectations to finish third. but the party says it is considering challenging the results in court. and so begins a new era in south african politics as well as new challenges for president cyril ramaphosa, who himself helped negotiate the end of apartheid. the bbc s africa correspondent, barbara plett usher, reports. it had been a slow and steady day, and then, this. the former president, now the head of the upstart mk party, an unexpected challenge to the anc. ..already reeling from voter anger over economic mismanagement and corruption scandals. jacob zuma has created quite a stir here. he s made a rock star entrance. his party came third, with an unexpectedly strong showing, taking a lot of votes away from the anc. ..and still trying to take more. he announced he had evidence of election rigging, said he was considering a demand for a full revote. the results aren t official yet, b
jacob zuma s newly formed mk party exceeded expectations to finish third. but the party says it is considering challenging the results in court. and so begins a new era in south african politics as well as new challenges for president cyril ramaphosa, who himself helped negotiate the end of apartheid. the bbc s africa correspondent, barbara plett usher, reports. it had been a slow and steady day, and then, this. the former president, now the head of the upstart mk party, an unexpected challenge to the anc. ..already reeling from voter anger over economic mismanagement and corruption scandals. jacob zuma has created quite a stir here. he s made a rock star entrance. his party came third, with an unexpectedly strong showing, taking a lot of votes away from the anc. ..and still trying to take more. he announced he had evidence of election rigging, said he was considering a demand for a full revote. the results aren t official yet, but they re clear. the anc has lost the outright
jacob zuma s newly formed mk party exceeded expectations to finish third. but the party says it is considering challenging the results in court. and so begins a new era in south african politics as well as new challenges for president cyril ramaphosa, who himself helped negotiate the end of apartheid. the bbc s africa correspondent, barbara plett usher, reports. it had been a slow and steady day, and then this. the former president, now the head of the upstart mk party, an unexpected challenge to the anc. ..already reeling from voter anger over economic mismanagement and corruption scandals. jacob zuma has created quite a stir here. he s made a rock star entrance. his party came third, with an unexpectedly strong showing, taking a lot of votes away from the anc. ..and still trying to take more. he announced he had evidence of election rigging, said he was considering a demand for a full revote. the results aren t official yet, but they re clear. the anc has lost the outrigh
probably be looking over their shoulders, maybe indefinitely. and as the cost of just doing theirjob. it s sort of what happened to law enforcers onjanuary 6. it s really pernicious. indefensible, but it s a feature, the autocratic impulses that trump brings to the political landscape in the us. there is no way, i think, to fully eliminate it, and it s really a shame. an attempt to get flight crews into space on the boeing starliner spacecraft had to be postponed moments before takeoff because of a computer system error. it s the latest setback for the boeing space programme which has already faced years of delays, as our science correspondent pallab ghosh reports. sta rliner. . . boeing s long delayed starliner.