terrorist attacks are not made in kyiv but in washington. kyiv is executing what it is told to do. such attempts to disown kyiv and in washington are absolutely ridiculous. to be clear, ukraine has vehemently denied any involvement in the attack but moscow insists ukrainians were trying to assassinate putin. overnight we saw russia unleash a wave of its own drones on kyiv and other ukrainian cities. they had handwritten messages on them reading for the kremlin and from moscow. matthew, such an escalation. the biden administration has been adamant it is not helping or encouraging ukraine to carry out attacks inside of moscow. these baseless claims without evidence from the kremlin in the last 24 hours are striking. yeah, well, striking perhaps, yes, but also typical of the kremlin to say that the attacks against the are not necessarily orchestrated by ukraine, but someone else is pulling the strings. of course, it s the united states and it s the sort of broader west
that case in just a moment. also on capitol hill republicans and democrats are sticking to their demands on the debt ceiling despite a fast approaching deadline. we ll look at the fall back options being discussed at the white house. and the latest from donald trump s civil rape trial as jurors yesterday watched more of the former president s video deposition. good morning and welcome to way too early on this friday, may 5th. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for being with us. we ll begin with the scramble to avoid a first ever government default. with the clock ticking both republicans and democrats are still refusing to budge when it comes to debt ceiling negotiations. according to new reporting in the wall street journal the white house is weighing potential fall back options. people familiar with the matter tell the newspaper administration officials and lawmakers are considering alternatives like a short-term increase in the borrowing limit that would buy them time to f
probably, in how she has really risen to the role. also on the programme. russia accuses the united states and ukraine of being behind this drone attack on the kremlin. moscow claims it is facing an unprecedented wave of sabotage from ukraine. and threatened with bird flu again, why the farne islands will remain closed to the public this summer. and coming up on bbc news, 35 goals in a season so far we ll ask how erling haaland broke a premier league record in place since the mid 90s as his stunning first campaign continues. the dean of westminster says the coronation in the abbey on saturday will be full of pageantry and ceremony and will be jaw dropping. huge crowds are expected on the streets of london. today the prince and princess of wales turned the spotlight on the hospitality industry, which is gearing up for a long weekend of celebrations. prince william and catherine travelled by tube into london before stopping off in soho. 0ur royal correspondent nick witchel
the proud boys group are convicted. and polls havejust the proud boys group are convicted. and polls have just closed after local elections in england. votes for thousands of council seats will now be counted. coronation this saturday. polls have closed. we will have the first reaction from professor sir john curtice. people hoping to get the best in person view on the day are camping in central london this evening as rehearsals and final preparations take place in and around westminster abbey. buckingham palace has revealed that the abbey will be full of seasonal flowers for the occasion and with two yew trees which will be planted at sandringham afterwards. in a series of reports, on tonight s programme we will be looking at the crown that will be used for the first and only time in the king s reign and at the defining moment the coronation will be in the public life of his consort, queen camilla. ourfirst report tonight is from our royal correspondent nicholas witche
government. have been targeted by their covernment. . , ., , ., government. there are serious reform needed in institutions government. there are serious reform needed in institutions like government. there are serious reform needed in institutions like the - government. there are serious reform needed in institutions like the fbi - needed in institutions like the fbi and some needed in institutions like the fbi and some intelligence gathering institutions and the relationship between institutions and the relationship between technology and social media platforms between technology and social media platforms and our intelligence gathering services at the domestic level~ gathering services at the domestic level~ i gathering services at the domestic level. i fear that there is a real -looking level. i fear that there is a real looking back quality to the weaponisation commission that is going weaponisation commission that is going to weaponisation commissio