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at the european indoor athletics, led by neil gourley who had gold in his sights on the final bend, couldnt quite get past the olympic champion, and settling the 1,500 metres. good morning, we are going to be under a cloud this weekend, a few showers around and it will feel quite chilly budget next week it will be even colder, we have snow and ice in the forecast, joined me laterfor all and ice in the forecast, joined me later for all the details. its saturday the 4th of march. our top...

legalise same—sex marriage. the new family code which is the culmination of efforts by a coalition of lgbtq activists, would help gay couples adopt children and also allow surrogate pregnancies. now on bbc news, it is time for dateline london. hello and a warm welcome to dateline london. im ben brown. were looking at two of the weeks big stories — whats happening in russia as men flee the country after president putins call—up of reservists to fight in ukraine and his threat to u...

something, tucker, i have never seen before or heard of, an electronic sniffing dog and they took all of the electronics from my house. >> new fallout this morning from revelation that is six republican lawmakers sought preemptive pardons from former president trump before and after the attack on the capitol. that is according to emails and testimony revealed by the january 6th committee. >> was representative gaetz requesting a pardon? >> i believe so. a pardon that he was discussing,...

statements or about holding a press conference. the justice department declined all of those requests that i was just referencing because we did not think that they were appropriate based on the facts and the law. >> repeated attempts to over turn the election. much of yesterday hearing focused on jeffrey clark who played a central role in pushing trumps false election frauds and who trump wanted to install as the acting attorney general. just hours before yesterdays hearing, federal a...

>> these are the rest of the electors. >> the rest of the electors? there is no such thing. it may seem ludicrous watching that. the testimony that we will hear more of tomorrow, this was part of a multi-scheme for the president to overturn the election. its unprecedented. some members of a january 6 committee. he said he received at his home. addressed to his wife had mentioned how she and her husband and their child would be executed. the division of whats to come in the politics and...

side. the truth is what we as a country moving forward, will we continue to operate the truth? do we continue to be the place where the truth matters or will we fall to the lies where we succumb to the biggest lie of them all? you know the big lie i am talking about, thats the lie of the stolen election of the big fraud. it is not hyperbole to say the january 6th hearing thats hours away of what comes out of them will be an indication of whether we can keep our fragile democracy right ...

constitutional right to abortion. states will now define abortion laws. and 13 states have abortion bans that were triggered into law by this mornings ruling. in all about half the states in this country are expected to implement abortion bans. its a monumental victory for abortion opponents and conservatives. but many liberals and moderates fear that the court could target other landmark presidents like same-sex marriage and contraception. justice clarence thomas explicitly called for...

one of the most consequential decisions in supreme court history was just handed down. the conservative majority of justices overturned roe vs. wade, ending the constitutional right to an abortion. in a narrow 5-4 vote, the landmark decision reverses nearly 50 years of court precedent. this is sparking a range of emotions from victory celebrations to outrage. you see some vocal protesters gathering outside of the supreme court at this hour. president biden called the decision a, quote,...

on girls and womens reproductive autonomy. cnn is live as crowds swell outside the supreme court. plus, the widespread impact, where trigger laws now or soon will make abortion entirely illegal for any girl or woman regardless of circumstances. >> also on this monumental day, the first major gun safety legislation in decades on its way to the white house for president bidens signature. how democrats and republicans came together to compromise. welcome to "the lead." im jake tapper....

politics reporter at "the washington post." also the co-author of the book "his name is george floyd." so happy to have all of you on. why dont i start with you. good evening to everyone. to the trump pressure campaign. last week the committee focussed on the intense pressure on pence and how much danger that put him in. this week it is the pressure on state officials to overturn the election. remember this call that trump made to georgia secretary of state? here it is. >> so, look, al...