the uk s formerfinance minister rishi sunak will formally become prime minister later on tuesday after an audience with king charles at buckingham palace. he was named conservative leader after his only challenger, penny mordaunt, pulled out of the contest. mr sunak promised to work to bring the party and the country together. it is the greatest privilege of my life to be able to serve the party i love and give back to the country i owe so much to. the united kingdom is a great country, but there is no doubt we face a profound economic challenge. we now need stability and unity, and i will make it my utmost priority to bring our party and our country together. so who is britain s soon to be prime minister? here s our deputy political editor, vicki young. addressing the nation during a pandemic, a month after becoming chancellor. you will not face this alone. rishi sunak helped lead to the government s economic response. the furlough scheme paid 80% of millions of people s sal
of an investigation into beijing s activities in america. and disgraced former hollywood mogul harvey weinsteen faces charges of rape and sexual assault in los angeles. it s seven in the morning in singapore, and midnight in london where rishi sunak will formally become british prime minister on tuesday morning after an audience with king charles at buckingham palace. he was named conservative leader after his only challenger, penny mordaunt, pulled out of the contest just before the deadline for nominations. mr sunak made a short statement in which he promised to work day in, day out to bring the party and the country together. here s our political editor chris mason. cheering today s new conservative leader, this week s new prime minister. rishi sunak arrived at conservative party headquarters this afternoon, his party s third leader this year. waves, smiles and handshakes done, he wanted to talk to the country but didn t want to face questions i d like to pay tri
in. also, the storms moving in. the front set to collide with this record heat. tonight, severe thunderstorm watches in the northeast from washington, d.c., philadelphia, up through new york. damaging winds, large hail, lightning all possible. rob marciano standing by to time this out. news coming in, an eighth possible sighting now of this fugitive. the manhunt for an escaped killer, breaking free west of philadelphia, climbing up that wall with his hands and feet to get out. where they now believe he is. trevor ault on the ground. the emergency landing, the plane that took off from raleigh, headed to florida. the bird strike, losing an engine. the well-known actor, danny masterson from that 70s show, tonight sentenced to 30 years to life in prison for raping two women. his victims confronting him in court, and what they said. the verdict late today. former trump aide peter navarro found guilty of contempt of congress. pierre thomas with late reporting. the amer
expected. the new potential pathway just in. also, the storms moving in. the front set to collide with this record heat. tonight, severe thunderstorm watches in the northeast from washington, d.c., philadelphia, up through new york. damages winds, large hail, lightning. rob marciano standing by to tyke this out. news coming in, an eighth possible sighting now of this fugitive. the killer breaking free west of philadelphia, climbing up that wall with his hands and feet to get out. where they now believe he is. the emergency landing, the plane that took off from raleigh, headed to florida. the bird strike, losing an engine. the well-known actor, danny masterson from that 70s show sentenced to 30 years to life in prison for reigning two women. his victims confronting him in court, and what they said. the verdict late today. former trump aide peter navarro found guilty of contempt of congress. pierre thomas with late reporting. the american explorer now trapped more
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — A San Francisco man is facing 50 years to life in prison after being convicted of multiple child sex assaults over a 10-year span, the San Francisco District Attorney’s Office said. Robert Thomas pleaded guilty and was convicted of the assaults, which took place between 2001 and 2011. Thomas, 56, pleaded […]