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hello and welcome to "inside politics." john king in washington. a busy news day. a damning finding. the justice department says louisville police department had a practice of stomping on civil right, using excessive force, conducting illegal searches, making unlawful stops and discriminating against black and brown ztszs. officials pull back the curtain on the biggest challenges to national security. the take aways, expect china to amp up pressure. time is on its side in ukraine. also...

top of the hour this wednesday. im jim sciutto. >> and i am erica hill. right now several key hearings happening on capitol hill. a pretty busy day in washington. this hour lawmakers will grill active administrator billy nolan after multiple close calls on the runway and some of the aviation incidents sparking safety concerns. also federal reserve chairman jerome powell appearing before lawmakers for the second day defending his decisions to raise interest rates in an effort to tamp do...

address, days after russias invasion of ukraine. tonight, his speech is going to be heavily focused on reminding americans what his administration has accomplished over the past two years. it comes as ukraine is now preparing for a major russian offensive. well have more on the mobilization of troops in putins army. meanwhile, we are learning more about the chinese surveillance balloon that was shot down, and other incidents that went undetected by u.s. force. also ahead, the lates...

theres no way around it, thats just the best one. believe me, ive tried it every which way, and it really doesnt get better than pete butt. but this would have never happened under my administration. people are saying i made the trains less safe. not true, okay? not true. i did a lot for trains. i made them bigger, faster, less safe perhaps, but -- >> yeah, perhaps you did. >> perhaps. >> "saturday night lives" take on donald trumps recent trip to east palestine, ohio. meanwhile, presi...

western scotland and northern ireland. a few spots of result for the hebrides and shetland this afternoon. its quite mild, temperatures ranging between eight and 10 degrees, some of the higher temperatures where it is cloudy. in the south of the uk meanwhile, with clear skies its a cold night. a widespread frost across most of england and wales with temperatures down as low as —6 in the countryside but as well as that we are looking at some fog which will become quite dense and wides...

months earth quakes. meanwhile, internationalaid agencies say reaching survivors is proving to be very challenging. now on bbc news, the travel show. this week on the travel show, fire — and fairness — on a scottish island. im a woman, and i have a daughter, who is three, and i would love to see her participate on her own terms. fancy a holiday for free? well, almost. we are looking at canny ways to travel on the cheap. i was earning very good money, putting frozen pies in a box. y...

ukraines vast farms were feeding the world, but the country is now reliant on billions of dollars of help just to get through every month. ukraines finance minister tells me how hes kept the economy functioning despite the missiles and the deliberate targeting of infrastructure, including the power grid. also, im going to be hearing from a leading business voice on how private companies have managed to keep doing business in a war zone and how theyre supporting their staff through it a...

action in what will be the biggest ever nhs walk—out in england. we are still hopefully on track and getting waiting lists below a year at the end of march. the more strikes we have, the more challenging that becomes. at the moment, ourstaff challenging that becomes. at the moment, our staff are working incredibly hard to get the waiting lists down. let us know how the strikes are affecting you and do you support them? you can get in touch with your thoughts on this story and the res...

this is bbc news, the headlines. at least 58 people have died — after a boat carrying migrants sank near the coast of southern italy. officials say it crashed against rocks in rough weather — and several people are still missing. talks between the eu and the uk are continuing, to try to strike a new deal over post—brexit trade rules for northern ireland. both sides say an agreement is coming closer. counting is under way in nigerias presidential election. saturdays voting was lar...

this is bbc news, the headlines. the prime minister, rishi sunak will meet with european commission president ursula von der leyen on monday as he tries to secure a new brexit deal for northern ireland. at least 59 people have died — after a boat carrying migrants sinks near the coast of southern italy. one local official has suggested as many as 150 people had been onboard. the israeli government and the palestinian authority say they will take immediate steps to end a deadly upsurg...