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full hostage, unquote. and he did not tell him truth, as he saw it, he would breaker kneecaps. john berman here in for anderson, those words from the federal criminal complaint spell out an attempt to take how speaker nancy pelosi captive, interrogator, and beat her savagely if the answers did not come out right. the complaint says the suspect -- considered a certainty. today we saw a separate state charges as well, including attempted murder, more on that shortly. but just stop and th...

a cold start to the day in highlands, temperatures overnight falling to three degrees but for many of us it will be dry with some sunny spells, just a few showers around, and into the weekend it all changes as we start to see some rain. its wednesday the 31st of august. our main story. the last leader of the soviet union, mikhail gorbachev has died, aged 91, following a long illness. mr gorbachev was crucial to ending the cold war and is widely considered one of the most influential po...

we are agonizing for these last two years. he was panicked, that turned into torment. i was concerned, she was hurt somewhere. i felt so helpless. >> kelly was always there for others. >> she liked to help people who needed help. >> there are, for her friends, for her country, -- >> this was a good fit for, her the army? >> she wanted to be an officer. >> her personal life was a little more complicated. d. >> were they talking divorce? >> kelli was. mike wasnt. >> had a new boyfriend. ...

tonight. -- how do you solve a problem like george santos? he was only sworn in a few days, ago but the republican congressman lied about, well, where he worked, where he went to school, about being jewish, remember what he said what he meant was to-ish, now he is in hot water with representatives of his own party back in his own state. i will talk to two new york republicans are now calling for him to resign. has it cost from just, uptown it gets much louder, while the congressman is ...

amount that infested with lice. —— on a mat. houses have been washed into the sea and hundreds of thousands of people left without power as a storm lashes eastern canada. good morning. in sport, history for st helens, as they went on record fourth super lee grant final. —— super league grand final. they beat leeds rhinos by 24—12 at old trafford. a chilly start to sunday morning, but the england and wales they should be lots of sunshine today is largely derived. a bit more of...

countrys pre—pandemic preparations before 2020. north korea fires a suspected missile overjapan, in what appears to be a deliberate escalation to get the attention of tokyo and washington. hello and welcome if youre watching in the uk or around the world. the first preliminary hearing of the uk covid—19 inquiry is about to begin. there will be an opening statement by the chair of the inquiry, baroness hallett, followed by a minutes silence. the session will focus on how prepared th...

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more surplus food to those in need after a drop—off in donations as the cost—of—living crisis bites. and the british—built space rover looking for work after its mission to mars was cancelled. good afternoon. the prime minister has refused to rule out a real—terms cut in benefits, despite growing pressure to do so. liz truss faces a fresh battle with some conservative mps who want her to promise welfare payments will rise in line with inflation rather than earnings — a lowe...

breaking news on the midterm elections, now just 16 days away. a stunning revelation in the latest nbc news polling. about 80% of democrats at republicans believe the political opposition poses a threat that if not stopped will destroy america as we know it. were going to get news of that received existential threat in a moment. also new from the polls, abortion remains a top issue for voters with 50% saying they are less likely to vote for a candidate who supports the overturning of r...

msnbc here in los angeles. new reaction today from the january 6th committee after it subpoenaed for president donald trump both through documents and testimony. the vice chair told nbc news today that they will not let trump make a spectacle out of it. >> we are going to proceed in terms of the questioning of the former president under oath. it might take multiple days and it will be done with a level of rigor and discipline and seriousness that it deserves. we are not going to allow ...