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we ll look at what we ve learned so far. we start in the uk where prime minister rishi sunak has acknowledged a disappointing series of local election results after the conservatives suffered big defeats across england. votes are still being counted in the local elections. the results are seen as the last major test of public opinion, before a general election later this year. there s little good news for prime minister rishi sunak. at a by election in blackpool south, his party suffered its third largest swing to the opposition labour party since the second world war. at a local council level the results are no better. the conservatives have lost half of the seats announced so far. experts say, they could be on track to lose a staggering 500 councillors a staggering 500 councillors, one of the worst performances at the polls in four decades. here s our political editor, chris mason. cheering. northallerton in north yorkshire this afternoon. the prime minister lives a few ....
trump throws his support behind jim jordan for speaker, but will it make it easier for him to claim the gavel? and the jobs report stunner, the big numbers that economists didn t see coming and how the markets are reacting. plus, two people charged in a fake elector plot in michigan try to argue they re not guilty. just brain washed. how that worked out for them. and why the new jersey s attorney general s office is re-examining a deadly car crash from years ago involving senator menendez s wife. our nbc news reporters are following the latest developments. first we want to go to capitol hill where nbc s gary grumbach has more on the endorsement that could shake up the speaker s race. you ve got jim jordan reveling in the endorsement from the former president, steve scalise seems to be playing more of an inside game. talk us through it. reporter: jim jordan and steve scalise are really spending the day on friday here on zoom calls. they re meeting with different p ....
over the years. again, i m not a law enforcement tactician, but it is strange that how long we have waited here and decision-making protocols a part of that. the unfolding situation as they discover more intelligence about the way the encampment is set up, what if any weapons are in the encampment. law enforcement are confused as to why this is taking so long. that is the bottom line. it s taking a long time. more than 24 hours since we saw a riot in that very spot take place and nothing in effect has been done since then. todd: we re all confused. jonathan hunt, thank you. 2:01 pacific time. this is thursday morning, you are looking live at campus of ucla, right now lapd and california highway patrol are c confronting protesters on the campus of ucla. the most recent information it appeared the lapd was retreating after initially moving in on some of the ucla protesters. bring in william at the ucla campus for the latest on what he s seeing. william. todd, they m ....
conservative mp found her words. let us know whether you agree that the bbc is tory hating, brexit bashing free speech denies we welcome your views on the eternally controversial subject of whether news presenters interrupt too much of the full glass subjects, particularly when the politicians feeling at some length to answer a question. take these exchanges between the prime minister and laura goons broke. irate between the prime minister and laura goons broke- between the prime minister and laura goons broke. we have seen labour run whales and my goons broke. we have seen labour run whales and my question goons broke. we have seen labour run whales and my question is goons broke. we have seen labour run whales and my question is a goons broke. we have seen labour run whales and my question is a 20 - goons broke. we have seen labour run| whales and my question is a 20 mouse press speed limit and thousands of people have risen up and it gives you a sense of the ....
i am ending this long running saga. i am cancelling the rest of the h52 project. and in its place. ..and in its place, we will reinvest every single penny, £36 billion, in hundreds of new transport projects in the north and the midlands, across the country. this means £36 billion of investment in the projects that will make a real difference across our nation. applause ijust want to remind you exactly what hs2 actually is. it s a high speed railway which is what the hs stands for and it was touted as the uk s biggest infrastructure project, aiming to transform public transport between london, the midlands and the north. the first part, between west london and birmingham, is already under construction and will be completed. but the length stretching further north from birmingham to manchester has now been officially scrapped. a separate leg from nottingham to leeds had already been canned. the last official estimate on hs2 costs, excluding the cancelled section, ad ....