of commons and we will be bringing you the debate as it happens. i am live in westminster where we will have continuing reaction to that surprise announcement from scotland s first minister. the other main headlines this hour: thousands of commuters are hit by a 24 hour rail strike as union members from three train companies walk out. and the queen launches the baton relay for the 2018 commonwealth games in australia, a 388 dayjourney around the world. scotland s first minister says she wa nts to scotland s first minister says she wants to trigger a second independence referendum in scotland. nicola sturgeon sichuan to devote between autumn next year 2018, and spring 2019, when the terms of the eu exit for britain are clearer. she said scotland was being taken down a road to ha rd said scotland was being taken down a road to hard brexit over which she had and scotland had no control. everyone was caught by surprise by the announcement. downing street announced it as divisive.
at least 11 people have died in a suspected bombing on the metro system in st petersburg russia s second city. local media is reporting that the suspect is from central asia. the explosion happened in a train carriage as it travelled between two stations. within minutes the entire network was closed and police later found and defused a device at another station. three days of mourning have been declared. our correspondent steve rosenberg is in the city with the latest. welcomer 2 million people use the saint petersburg metro every day. this city relies on this underground but earlier today, a metro station left the metro station behind me, entered the tunnel and was rocked by an explosion which rocked not only the city but also this country. a woman is shouting, are there any children? a train carriage torn to shreds and a desperate effort to pull people from the wreckage. from the safety of a passing train, a hint of the devastation it is leaving behind. at least ten passe
at least 11 people have died in what authorities believe was a bomb attack on the metro in st petersburg, russia s second city and president putin s hometown. local media are reporting the suspect is from central asia. the explosion happened in a train carriage between two stations. within minutes the entire network was closed, and police later found and defused a device at another station. three days of mourning have been declared. the bbc‘s steve rosenberg is in the city. well, two million people use the st petersburg metro every day. the city relies on this underground but earlier today, a train left the metro station behind me, entered the tunnel and was hit by an explosion which rocked not only the city but also this country. a woman is shouting, are there any children? a train carriage torn to shreds and a desperate effort to pull people from the wreckage. from the safety of a passing train, a hint of the devastation it is leaving behind. at least ten passengers were
local media are reporting the suspect is from central asia. the explosion happened in a train carriage between two stations. within minutes the entire network was closed and police later found and defused a device at another station. three days of mourning have been declared. the bbc‘s steve rosenberg is in the city. 2 million people use the metro every day. the city relies on the underground. a train entered a tunnel and was rocked by an explosion. a blast shocked not only the city but this country. a woman is shouting, are there any children? . a train carriage torn to shreds and a desperate effort to pull people from the wreckage. from the safety of a passing train, a hint of the devastation it is leaving behind. at least ten passengers were killed today and dozens more wounded. the blast occurred in the tunnel but the wrecked train sped on and managed to reach the next station. this was the scene one stop behind. the platform filled with thick, choking smoke and the st
comes as the administration touts a code, but not great, july jobs report. chief white house correspondent john roberts joins us with the numbers. good evening, john. of the president s chief economic advisor, larry kudlow, said today they traded talks with china are going nowhere, in fact, he says the white house says that even heard from china about it for weeks. there were some promising signs of a continued strong economy today, though, even if those numbers were somewhat tempered. the jobs numbers for july came in lower than expected. 157,000, versus a projected 195,000. but the white house one reason to celebrate. pointing out may and june s numbers were revised upwards, and the outlook for economic growth is good for you to speak strong. professional services, an appointment with don, very nice report. but to the gdp model, preliminaries, predicted 5%. i mean, i would be happy with three. they are predicting five. we are off to a good start.
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