aide said after an abrupt end to his closed door testimony. and the united kingdom generally known to be prim and proper, but this time it seems like it could be a drag-out fight to be the uk s next prime minister. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start in the politics lead on capitol hill. members of the january 6th committee are preparing for tomorrow s primetime hearing. the hearing is expected to cover the actions or lack thereof of former president trump during the three-plus hours that rioters were storming the capitol and the president s activities were unknown. but as committee members try to get to the bottom of the past attempt to teal the election, our democracy remains under attack by the same forces. let s start in wisconsin. cnn affiliate wism reports that donald trump called the top lawmaker in the wisconsin state assembly, republican robin voss, and asked him to overturn the 2020 election results. when did that call happen? that call happened las
Oj simpson was once one of americas top football players, but was later accused of the murder of his wife, nicole brown simpson. His televised trial was followed Around The World. He was acquitted but was later found liable for her killing in a civil case. His family announced the news. He was surrounded by his children and grandchildren. Ed gordon was the first journalist to interview oj simpson after his acquittal and in the past few minutes. Ed has been speaking to our colleagues on cbs news. I just got off the plane and checked my phone. Needless to say, i was getting all kind of calls and text and it is a bit surreal. I mean, we all can go at any moment, but to think about as you read who oj simpson was, this star running back arguably at his time, the greatest running back of all time in the nfl, then to become a pitchman and a movie star. And then, you know, the tragedy that befell the Goldman Family and what its become. And so i think that, gale, as you know, how divided this c
This is bbc news, the headlines. The former nfl star oj simpson has died aged 76, after a battle with cancer. Israel warns its prepared after iran vows punishment for the killing of its commanders in syria. Russian missiles and drones hit Power Facilities in russian missiles and drones Hit Powerfacilities in ukraine. Also coming up its time to roll out the red carpet the Bafta Gaming Awards take place tonight in london. The family of the American Football 0j the family of the american football oj simpson say that he has died, he succumbed to cancer, surrounded by his children and grandchildren. He was once one of americas top Football Players but was later accused of the murder of his wife nicole Brown Simpson. His televised trial was followed around the world. He was acquitted but later found liable for her killing in a civil case. The family posted. That is a statement on x, formerly twitter, from oj simpsons family. Ed gordon was the firstjournalist to interview him after that huge,
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Irans Supreme Leader has vowed that israel will be punished for the attack, which he said was a strike on iran itself. Bbc verify has found evidence the iranian authorities have given notice to pilots to avoid the tehran area as rocket launches could be taking place between the 10th and 12th of april. Its s also possible an attack on israel could come via irans proxy hezbollah which has forces in lebanon. The israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned his country is ready for what he calls scenarios other than gaza. President biden has pledged iron clad support for israel over iran. So far iran has played no direct role in the conflict but the country does have a network of allies across the region called the axis of resistance , which it says is united in its opposition to israel and the us. The uk Prime Minister rishi sunak has commented on iran s threats. Here s what he s said. The threats from iran are unacceptable and we, like the americans, fully support israel s righ