murder awaits a felony hearing set for thursday according to the erie county district attorney. this evening, buffalo is still reeling from the horror with vigils throughout the day, and city mayor brown, pulling no punches about the shooter s motivation. this individual came here with the expressed purpose of taking as many black lives as he possibly could. earlier today, president biden weighed in on the tragedy from the rose garden with the federal response. jill and i, like all of you, pray for the victims and their families and a devastated community. i ve been receiving updates from my team at the white house that is in close contact with the justice department. we are still gathering facts were already the justice department has stated publicly it is investigating the matter as a hate crime. civil civil rights activists like myself as head of the national action. sending thoughts prayers and resources to the community. i ve talked to some of the family members
now on bbc news the week in parliament. hello there, and welcome to the week in parliament, where the chancellor sets out his budget to repair the nation s finances after coronavirus. rishi sunak announces an extension to furlough and higher universal credit, but a freeze on tax thresholds and a tax increase for big business. i recognise they might not be popular, but they are honest. but labour reckons the plans fall short of what s needed. what we got was a budget that papered over the cracks rather than rebuilding the foundations. angry exchanges in the scottish parliament as the row over the alex salmond case continues. there s no argument. if nicola sturgeon broke the ministerial code. the argument is only- about how badly she broke it. this is just about desperate political games for the conservatives. also on this programme, cross party condemnation of a planned cut in aid for yemen. and, in a rare appearance before mps, david cameron says his government did plan for
To thank the police and Emergency Services. She has described the attack as devastating. It is an absolutely barbaric attack that has taken place to cut off young lives in this way, and it is absolutely devastating. Police are said to know the identity of the Suicide Bomber and they say theyve arrested a 23 year old man in south manchester. We will have the details of the terrible events in the city for you. In other news, the actor sir roger moore, best known for playing james bond, has died at the age of 89. Its five oclock. Were in manchester, where the the worst Terror Attack Britain has seen in 12 years took place last night at the end of a pop concert at the Manchester Arena. 22 people are known to have died and 59 people were injured, some of them very seriously, when a Suicide Bomber detonated a device as people were leaving the concert. Many of those whod come to see Ariana Grande in concert were young people. Among those who were killed was an eight Year Old Girl, saffie rose
Weve a special breakfast this morning, with Charlie Out In Manchester and me in the studio as we assess the impact of mondays Terror Attack which left 22 dead. Well be hearing the latest on the investigation, the thoughts of those affected, and well have the latest on that heightened Terror Threat from the Home Secretary. And in sport, Manchester United have expressed their shock at the Terrorist Attack In Manchester, holding a minutes silence before flying to stockholm ahead of Tonights Europa League final. And carol has the weather. Good morning. A mild start to the day. It will be a warm day generally. A fair bit of clout around, but that will break and some of us will see some sunshine. I will tell you where in 15 minutes. Good morning from the centre Of Manchester. Our Main Development this morning is that the uk Terror Threat level has been raised to its highest level, meaning further attacks may be imminent. The move came after Prime Minister theresa may said investigators were