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district attorney calls a special grand jury. and for the second time in three years lawmakers on capitol hill are talking about police reform following a black mans deadly encounter with officers. plus president joe biden sends a message to speaker kevin mccarthy, show me your budget. thats all ahead on "way too early." good morning and welcome to "way too early" on this tuesday, january 31st. im jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. well begin with a move that ...

the attorney of the officer said he was not present at the scene where the five officers were seen beating nichols. all this plays out in memphis. on capitol hill theres new movement around potential police reform. can it get bipartisan backing in a divided congress? meanwhile, breaking news on the house fire surrounding embattled congressman george santos. extreme cold and dangerous conditions across a dozen states. 37 million people are under some sort of winter weather alert. th...

showers today or snow melt, there could be icy stretches first thing. in towns and city centres we are looking at below freezing, even colder where we had lying snow. early fog could be slow to lift across northern ireland, elsewhere a brief ridge of high pressure will build. some crisp winter sunshine to look out for on friday. a few scattered showers and a brisk breeze across the east coast, but generally speaking temperatures between four and 6 degrees, milder out of the south—wes...

welcome. we start with news from the us. the actor alec baldwin has been charged with involuntary manslaughter over a fatal shooting on a film set in october 2021. heres a quick reminder of the case. the cinematographer halyna hutchins was killed when alec baldwin fired a prop gun during rehearsals. the films armourer has also been charged. to hear more about the charges, heres sierra gillespie from the law and crime network. the first charge here is involuntary manslaughter. its prett...

and coming up — getting ready for blast—off — preparations are underway in cornwall for a rocket launch that could mark a breakthrough in the uks space race. good afternoon. unions say they have made little progress with the government in talks aimed at bringing an end to long—running strike action in the nhs to an end. ministers are holding meetings with health, teaching and rail unions to try to resolve the walk—outs, over pay and working conditions. strikes in the health s...

sta rs stars from the controversial tv drama the crown are on the red carpet this evening for the premiere of the fifth series. hello, welcome to bbc news. americans are voting in the crucial midterm elections which will decide who controls the two houses of the us congress. the house of representatives is the lower house and the senate, the upper house, which revises legislation. there are 100 senators and each one serves six—year terms. for the past two years, the democratic party ...

we are watching several stories developing at this hour. its a moment of sadness for millions of catholics around the world. pope emeritus benedict xvi has died at the age of 95. the former pontiff passing away after what the church calls a period of ill health. benedict was the first pope to resign as the leader of the church this nearly 600 years, stepping down in 2013. also this morning, mourning the loss of a tv legend. >> good evening, im hugh downs. >> im barbara walters and this...

anchor of a news program in 1976, and her journalism career spanned more than five decades. walters passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by family. but there is also joy and celebrations around the world as countries are starting to ring in the new year. were counting down until 2023. but its worth noting, the biggest bash, new york city, always, of course. new york city, come on. its happening in new york city. gloria is in new york city, is in times square, has been watchi...

lets now get down to business and starting in the uk. how attractive is the uk as a place to do business? later today well find out when the ons releases its latest data on the level of foreign direct investment into the uk in 2021. a recent survey conducted by the accountancy firm pwc suggests britain was the third most important place in the world for businesses to invest, behind the us and china. but the head of the cbi is not so optimistic. in a speech today tony danker will call o...

liz truss, has been addressing the un general assembly. in her speech — she said her country would give military aid to ukraine until it prevails in its war with russia. she also stressed her support for democracies around the world. now on bbc news, its hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. like a gambler desperate to reverse a losing streak, vladimir putin is raising the stakes as he loses ground in ukraine. he has announced a partial mobilisation fo...