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grand jury investigating the capitol riot. tonight, we learned marc short, chief of staff to former vice president mike pence, has cooperated with the justice departments investigation into the attack. >> i can confirm that i did receive a subpoena for the federal grand jury, and i comply with that subpoena. that was my only appearance before the grand jury. >> nbc news reports, short testified on friday. he would be the highest ranking, former trump official, known to have testified b...

with other countries that knowingly dont have that, we are telling ourselves we do. but you know, from the very beginning, and from all the most noble americans who have upheld that tradition, separation of church and state is just as good for the state as it is for the church. it protects religion as much as it protects the polity. and giving it up endangers both. giving up that split endangers both. and we play with that line a lot, but its a really dangerous place right now in some ...

china has launched several ballistic missiles into waters around taiwan in response to a us senators divisive visit to the island. and how disposable facemasks are blighting birdlife in 23 countries around the world. the bank of england has predicted that the uk is set to enter a recession this autumn lasting more than a year. the bank says inflation is likely to peak at 13% by december, and today it has announced the largest rise in interest rates for 27 years. the 0.5% hike means tha...

selling? we will ask a member of his administration, as the 11th hour gets this underway on this monday night. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> good evening once again. im stephanie ruhle. a top trump white house insider has now officially appeared under oath, before the federal grand jury investigating the capitol riot. tonight, we learned marc short, chief of staff to former vice president mike pence, has cooperated with the justice departments investigation into the attack. >> i can confirm that i di...

the capitol police, d.c. metropolitan police, other law enforcement agencies were attacked and assaulted before our very eyes, spirit, sprained, stomped on, brutalized and lives were lost. for three hours, the defeated former president of the united states watched it all happen. he sat in the comfort of a private diner next to the office. while he was doing that, brave law enforcement officer subject to for three hours. they were dripping in blood and surrounded by carnage. face-to-fac...

really telling, jake, because it shows that trump is still in command of this party. republicans were afraid to speak up against him. and meanwhile, gop leaders have been absolutely silent, even though they had quite a lot to say in the immediate aftermath of january 6th, and that includes kevin mccarthy, the house gop leader who was cited yesterday in the testimony as being one of the people who was deeply concerned by the idea of trump coming to the capitol on january 6th. >> yeah. a...

would take "weeks worth of rain" to replenish water sources, while experts warn englands drought could last into the next year. now on bbc news, return of the tigers. in 2010, the himalayan nation of nepal was one of 13 countries to commit to doubling its wild tiger populations by 2022. nepal is now the only country to have achieved that goal. tigers are making a remarkable comeback here in nepal. their numbers more than doubling in the last ten years. tigers are the majestic creatures...

>> president biden may not be joking giving the other disaster he has created here at home. a whopping 85% of the country says america is on the wrong track. and that includes 78% of democrats. apparently president biden is irritated by elect of party enthusiasm when it comes to a potential second term for him. the new york times reporting that the president is "irked a" by democrats, going to take yes for an answer on 2024. that times adding "the president and his top aides have been ...

whos lost her sight since she last visited the famous music festival. hello and welcome to the programme. afghanistans taliban rulers have urged aid agencies and other countries to intensify relief efforts after an earthquake in the south—east of the country thats believed to have killed 1,000 people. un agencies are scrambling to get emergency shelter, food and medicine to the worst—hit province, paktika, but access to remote areas has been hampered by heavy rain and flooding. 0ur...

on twitter @annitabbc. a decision is expected today over whether hundreds of gmb union members working as check—in and ground staff at heathrow airport will take strike action. the taliban appeals for international help in afghanistan after a powerful earthquake kills more than 1,000 people. we are desperately trying to work with local partners to get through that rubble and see if there are any survivors that we can administer first aid to get to local hospitals. borisjohnson arrive...