Bbc news. We begin in westminster, where the Prime Minister is resisting pressure for the conservatives to return £10 million donated by the businessman frank hester who allegedly said the mp diane abbott made him want to hate All Black Women and should be shot. Rishi sunak told the commons that the alleged remarks were racist and wrong frank hester has apologised for making what he called rude comments about britains first black female mp. The row dominated Prime Ministers questions as labour has called on the conservatives to give the money back. Heres our Political Editor chris mason. Will you give the money back, Prime Minister . I the Big Questions ringing in the ears of rishi sunak today. Would the party take more money from mr hester . After a morning in which two senior conservatives answered these questions rather differently. I would think about the company i kept, and i would give that money back. I have to give you my view, rather than what the party should do, but ive tho
Through the desert every day, often in dangerous temperatures. Arthel just a few minutes of talk to Arizona Congresswoman. First we have Fox Team Coverage for you, cb cotton on the overcrowded hotels in New York City. And Christina Cole but with the latest on what is happening at the southern border we will start with christina. Cox high arthel per border sources tell us theres more armed smugglers and violent incidents happening along the border lately. Especially in california and San Diego County but theres also a surge of illegal Border Crossings and arizonas desert. This outdoor holding site for migrants hot conditions is getting back lash but some called the structure a cage, spokesperson for customs and Border Protection tells me single adult men are rotated to this outside facility in the tucson sector on a needed basis and transported to other locations for processing as rapidly as possible. But some advocates are critical of this outdoor sites. Tucson based Nonprofit Humane B
Latest on our top story. Jon, the 11 russian chinese warships near alaska represent the largest combined armada from both countries to ever sail so close to the United States and history. The pentagon says there is no interaction within the u. S. Military assets. General keane spoke earlier offer the following warning progress china has considerably warships vent our navy does they have more airplanes, they have more missiles we have got to catch up we have to move with a sense of urgency. Quickly u. S. Navy dispatch for warships in a pa Reconnaissance Plane to shatter the russian and chinese Flotilla Course the u. S. Military routinely does the same thing to both russia and china sailing warships and sending spy planes near both countries while keeping just outside territorial waters but we call that chinese Fighter Jet Buzz the u. S. Air force wsrc 135 Reconnaissance Plane in the South China Sea back in may wasnt exactly sightseeing russians and chinese are just returning the favor w
Lucas has more from delaware. 11 warships in all. InterNational Waters off the coast of alaska early last week. The largest in u. S. History. There was no reaction between the chinese warships that a spokesman went on to say in a statement to fox north come acty monitored the naval patrol that operated near alaska early last week. Aaron maritime assets under our command conducted operations to make sure that the defense of the United States and canada that patrol ended up in National Waters and the patrol is not a threat. Guiding Missile Destroyers to shadow that appeared the u. S. Navy routinely does the same thing to russia and china sailing warships and Flying Spy Tray spy planes towards each country. Rc 135 our aircraft back in the South China Sea in may. Officials say the russian and chinese are just returning the favor. Dan sullivan says he is concerned about this saying this is unprecedented in terms of the size and scope of this joint naval tax force between russia and china wo
A federal courthouse in d. C. Becomes the center of the legal and illegal universe today. What is about to unfold in the courthouse, and we will have it for you. The socalled fake elector scheme which is so crucial to the Special Counsel case, and why this is going to create some of the greatest legal peril for donald trump. A brandnew cnn poll shows that 70 of the Republican Voters believe that joe biden did not legitimately win the 2020 election. Im john berman with kate bolduan, and this is cnn news central. Last hour, our cameras spotted Special Counsel jack smiths motorcade entering federal courthouse in d. C. Former President Donald Trump is going to be arriving in that same courthouse in hours to face a judge and to be arraigned for charges related to his attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, and efforts that prosecutors said that would lead to the insurrection, and this is just in, cnn caught up with President Joe Biden while on a bike ride this morning. Listen