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or call off the mob. the committee really driving home the point that he not only failed to act but chose not to. >> did you ever hear the president ask for the national guard? >> no. >> did you ask him ask for law enforcement response? >> no. >> so as somebody who works in the national security space, if there were going to be troops present or called up for a rally in washington, d.c. for example, is that something that you would have been aware of? >> yeah, i would. >> we also learn...

now on bbc news, its time for the media show. hello. the queens funeral was the combination of days of coverage cummination of days of coverage across the british media. the new culture secretary called the bbc�*s efforts "phenomenal" and "spot on". so, did the media get the tone right? were a range of views about the monarchy represented? and amid the pageantry and commentary, was there room forjournalism? im joined by marcus ryder, whos head of external consultancies in the lenny h...

hello and welcome. after the opening ceremony, the games are set to begin. 16 gold medals are due to be decided on the opening day of competition at the commonwealth games in birmingham, with m sports getting under way. the first medals will be decided in the triathlon events, while the womens cricket makes its debut appearance at the event, including a mouthwatering game between india and australia. tim allman reports. there comes a moment in any sporting event where the preparations ...

and government minister welcome to the programme. russia has accused ukraine of organising the assassination of the daughter of one of vladimir putins top supporters. darya dugina was killed on saturday when a car she was driving exploded near moscow. this is a statement from the fsb, russias internal security service, which says the assassination was carried out by ukraines special services. theyve also released footage of the woman — a ukrainian citizen — who they say was respons...

Which could be approved this week. But its far from straightforward. Ben croucher has been looking at some of the unanswered questions. Right, lets take you back to november last year where Manchester United said they were at lowering Strategic Alternatives that included selling the club. It came off the big protest against the owners, glazes, and that ill fated European Super League saga. Yeah big bidders emerge, Sirjim Ratcliffe and owner of ineos and Sheikh Jassim, owner of one of qatars bigg...

And they was chatty, and they played a game of darts. And more than 70 years later, it turns out that Norton Disney truly is disneyland. Colin paterson, bbc news, lincolnshire. Lets see if there is a fairy tale with the weather. Heres sarah keith lucas. It was crisp and pretty this morning with the frost and it was scarves and gloves, but i think we will swap them for the wellies and the waterproofs later in the week. Fine and fairly quiet out there for the next couple of days, but a week of two...

also under cover agents are put in tory to fill out some of the recruits to see if they have extremist views. >> appreciate it very much. top of the hour. a giant sink hole is getting so big and dangerous 150 houses had to be evacuated. lets take a look at this. those trees that you see there, those trees that surround the hole are 100 foot cypress trees, giant trees. here are some of the numbers. the hole is 50 feet deep. in one corner it goes down more than 400 feet. this is not so...

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from bringing home the gold and plenty of chances today. for the women it starts with soccer and then hit the mats for gymnast gymnastics. for the guys, nothing but net and swish. then swimmer michael phelps already a world record holder, but today this is a race like no other. not just going for the gold, hes trying to make history. once again, zain verjee, no pressure for phelps, right? >> no, its just an easy, breezy thing. just a few hours back there in aquatics centre. a name youl...