welcome to bbc news. i'm rich preston. our top stories: actor alec baldwin has been charged with involuntary manslaughter over the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on a film set. the white house has expressed outrage over the record annual profit made by the us oil giant exxonmobil. the death toll in the pakistan mosque attack rises to 100 as the authorities call off the rescue operation. the us department ofjustice has charged four men in connection with the assassination of haiti's presidentjovenel moise. and welcome to liverpool! eurovision arrives for its official launch as the city that brought us the beatles stands in for ukraine.

welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the hollywood star alec baldwin has been formally charged with involuntary manslaughter over the fatal shooting of cinematographer halyna hutchins. she was killed on a film set when mr baldwin fired a prop gun. the actor had been rehearsing a scene for the western film rust when the shooting happened at a ranch near sante fe, new mexico. hannah gutierrez—reed, the film's armourer, has also been charged. our west coast correspondent, sophie long, sent this update from los angeles. just under two weeks ago, we learned that they were intending to file these formal charges.

and along with that several documents have been filed to the court, a statement of probable cause and it really details what they alleged or how they allege alec baldwin had failed in his duty of care, both as an actor and producer. he faces two counts of involuntary manslaughter and the list is long, and the reasons they say put forward accusing him of not receiving sufficient training ahead of filming — they were filming a western, so many firearms used in that. they also said he failed to deal with safety complaints on set and pointed a gun at the cinematographer and director which, they said, is the first rule of what not to do regarding gun safety on a film set. they also say a rubber, orfake gun, could have been used and it was not. we have not had any response from alec baldwin today or from his lawyers but when they learned that the charges would be filed, we heard from the lawyers, and they say that these charges distort halyna hutchens�*

tragic death and represents a terrible carriage ofjustice and they will fight the charges and they will win. and there's similar response from the lawyers for hannah gutierrez—reed, the armourer responsible for the firearms on the set. we have been told that neither alec baldwin or hannah gutierrez—reed will be arrested. but if it goes to trial, there will be a preliminary hearing. the white house has expressed frustration at record profits posted by the us oil giant exxonmobil. they reached more than $55 billion last year, largely attributed to the war in ukraine. a government statement said the figures were particularly galling when americans were paying high fuel prices. let's speak to our north america correspondent david willis. good to see you. what has the white house been saying? figs good to see you. what has the white house been saying? as you sa , at a white house been saying? as you say. at a time _ white house been saying? as you say, at a time when _ white house been saying? as you say, at a time when americans i say, at a time when americans are paying almost record prices

at the pumps for fuel, this are paying almost record prices at the pumps forfuel, this has antagonised the white house beyond belief, as you can probably imagine. they have called these record profits recorded by exxonmobil outrageous. this is $56 billion in the last year alone in terms of net profit. that is not only a company record, in the sense that exxonmobil has never seen profits quite as large as that but it is also a record for any of the big oil companies in the western oil industry. the biden administration is saying that a lot of this comes down to the decision by company executives to invest, instead of investing in more areas to drill for oil and increasing supply, they have chosen to as the white house puts it, how the salaries of shareholders and executives at the expense of ordinary

motorists in the united states. arguably, it is a company doing what companies do, looking after shareholders and bottom line. all is fair is love, war and business. what can the biden administration do? there has been talk _ biden administration do? there has been talk of _ biden administration do? there has been talk of the _ biden administration do? there has been talk of the windfall. has been talk of the windfall tax. we have seen such tax is introduced in the eu, in the uk for example, a tax on top of the normal taxes that big oil companies would be paying is basically a contribution to the economies that they are operating in because of the fact that they are achieving such record high profits. the us believes that any more profits that rise, the more incentive there will be for that sort of tax to be introduced here. the eu and their imposition of the windfall tax threatens to cost exxonmobil $2 billion a year by

its own contribution, by its own calculations, they have already come into the fray and said that should be here in the united states and it should not be introduced and would be counter—productive but the big profits will not end any time soon, it seems, for the big oil companies. the very fact that the eu's ban on fuel imports from russia will come into effect in the next few weeks is only likely to decrease supply and hence increase profits. thank you. let's get some of the day's other news. new york's republican congressman george santos says he won't serve on congressional commitees for the time being. he's come under increased pressure after admitting to fabricating parts of his resume and is facing multiple investigations into his background and his campaign finances. nearly a0 million people are under a winter weather alert from

tennessee to texas. the winter thunderstorm in texas is producing sleet, snow and lightening. more than 1,000 homes in texas have lost power and nearly 1,500 flights have been cancelled in the region. pope francis has begun an historic visit to the democratic republic of congo, home to some a0 million catholics. it's the first papal visit to the country in four decades. later in the week, he'll be joined by the archbishop of canterbury when he travels to south sudan. he'll urge political leaders to bring an end to years of hostilities. in pakistan, the number of people killed in monday's suicide bomb attack in a mosque in the city of peshawar has risen to more than 100. the vast majority of those killed are police officers. the blast is the latest sign of the deteriorating security situation in peshawar. the city is in the north—west of pakistan, near the country's border with afghanistan. the mosque where the attack happened is in a compound in one of the most tightly controlled areas of the city, which includes police headquarters and intelligence bureaus. 0ur pakistan correspondent,

caroline davies, reports from peshawar. holding back tears. final prayers for those killed in prayer. fear has risen in the city, and mourners were watched by tight security as hundreds crowded in to pay their respects. this is the funeral of a police inspector that was killed yesterday, and to understand quite how dangerous this job is, he had onlyjust survived another attack on him and his colleagues. the police officer's name was irfan ullah. his brother told us his family were afraid something would happen to him, but he was proud of hisjob. translation: he was kind—hearted, friendly, ready to help others. he was a brave person, never afraid of anything. we always used to tell him

to be careful, but he used to reply, no, it's my duty. throughout the night, the rescue operation continued. this man, just one of the survivors, covered in dust, still conscious, blinking in the torchlight. another, groaning in pain, chipped out from the cement. but by this morning, no more were found alive. translation: we have pulled out about 28 injured people from under the debris. out of the last two, one was pulled out ten hours after the rescue operation started. the second one was rescued almost 12 hours afterwards. this afternoon, the rescue team said they were calling off the search. militant attacks are becoming more frequent, and many are afraid that could continue.

who planned this violence is still unclear. but as the dead are buried, there is rising anger and questions about how, in a secure police compound, something on this scale could happen. caroline davies, bbc news, peshawar. the us department of justice has charged 4 men in connection with the assassination of haiti's presidentjovenel moise. he was murdered in his home injuly 2021. this brings the total number of people who are in us custody for their roles in the assassination up to 7. 0ur reporter, sofia bettiza, has been following the story, and joins me now in the studio. this is a significant development in the investigation into the assassination of the president of haiti, presidentjovenel moise, two years ago. what we do know is that four men have been charged with conspiring to commit murder and providing support and resources resulting in the death of the president. we know their names and

nationalities. three of them are haitian american citizens in one of them is from colombia. we also know they were detained in haiti and transferred into us custody. they will appear in court in miami on wednesday and if convicted, three of them are facing life sentences.- facing life sentences. takers back to july _ facing life sentences. takers back to july 2021. _ facing life sentences. takers back to july 2021. what - back to july 2021. what happened? back to july 2021. what ha ened? , g ., happened? president jovenel moise was — happened? president jovenel moise was shot _ happened? president jovenel moise was shot 12 _ happened? president jovenel moise was shot 12 times - happened? president jovenel. moise was shot 12 times inside his home in the capital, port—au—prince, injuly 2021. port—au—prince, in july 2021. the port—au—prince, injuly 2021. the first lady port—au—prince, in july 2021. the first lady was also shot but somehow she survived. there were multiple theories about why he was killed in the past two years dozens of people have been detained but the motive remains a mystery. now, fred prosecutors in the united states believe that part of the crime was in fact planned in the us and in a statement released on tuesday by the justice department, they said

that the four men arrested, met in 2021 in south florida and talked about regime change in haiti and discussed support for a different political candidate. a few months later, they met at a house near the presidents residents and distributed firearms and equipment and it was announced the mission was to kill the president. in fact, the next day they killed him. the situation _ day they killed him. the situation in _ day they killed him. the situation in haiti - day they killed him. the situation in haiti has - day they killed him. the situation in haiti has taken a downward spiral since. what is the picture in the country now? you are right. the assassination of president jovenel moise through the country into turmoil. he was replaced by an acting president who was not elected and seen as illegitimate. there is in fact a power vacuum and gangs have filled the void, especially in the capital, port—au—prince has become a centre of horrific

turf war with kidnappings, killings and gang rapes. the un is warning that haiti is facing a humanitarian catastrophe with cholera, with famine and to give you an idea of how desperate people are, in the past few weeks, about 115 thousand people fled their homes. that is one in six people. so the situation is the worst it has ever been in the country's history. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: the official launch of this year's eurovision song contest in liverpool. this is the moment that millions in iran have been waiting for. after his long years in exile, the first hesitant steps of ayatollah khomeini on iranian soil. south africa's white government has offered its black opponents concessions

unparalleled in the history of apartheid, and the anc leader nelson mandela is to be set free unconditionally. mission control: three, two, one. a countdown to a critical moment. the world's most powerful rocket ignited all 27 of its engines at once. and apart from its power, it's this recycling of the rocket, slashing the cost of a launch, that makes this a breakthrough in the business of space travel. two americans have become the first humans to walk in space without any lifeline to their spaceship. one of them called it, "a piece of cake." thousands of people have given l the yachtswoman ellen macarthur a spectacular homecoming - in the cornish port of falmouth after she smashed the world record . for sailing solo _ around the world, non—stop. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the actor alec baldwin has been formally charged with involuntary manslaughter, after the fatal shooting

on a film set in 2021. the white house has expressed outrage over the record annual profit made by the us oil giant, exxonmobil. heavy rains have once again wreaked havoc in auckland, just days after saturday's record—breaking rain which left parts of the city underwater. meteorologists say a month's worth of rain fell on new zealand's largest city in the last 2a hours alone, triggering landslides and flooding homes once again. many roads are unusable and schools will be closed for seven days. the city remains under a state of emergency and more heavy rain is forecast. i'm joined now by an auckland community leader efeso collins, who's been out at evacuation centres all morning. mr collins, thank you very much for making time on a very busy period. give us a picture of what things look like today? it

has been quite a night for many aucklanders, we have had trees and power poles strewn across roads and backyards. we have about 375 houses yellow stickered which means you can only temporarily returned to your home and many homes which your home and many homes which you cannot go back to, they are too unsafe. 0ver you cannot go back to, they are too unsafe. over the last four days, there has been a real sense of strife and anxiety into the community and any of us in the community have been working tirelessly and around the clock to ensure everyone is feeling a sense of safety, a sense of belonging and aware of the services available to them. there have been some troublesome times over the last few days and you may know that our school and new zealand �*s largest city are currently close and will be reopening soon. we are making sure we are doing the work to support one another. _, doing the work to support one another. ,., . ~ ., doing the work to support one another. . ~ ., ,. ,

another. going back to schools and hospitals _ another. going back to schools and hospitals in _ another. going back to schools and hospitals in a _ another. going back to schools and hospitals in a moment. . and hospitals in a moment. around 500 houses out of action. how are people being looked after?— looked after? you may have heard, there _ looked after? you may have heard, there was _ looked after? you may have heard, there was a - looked after? you may have heard, there was a bit - looked after? you may have heard, there was a bit of. looked after? you may have heard, there was a bit of a l heard, there was a bit of a medication vacuum on friday night so as people worked out where they could go to, as if actuation centres were set up by as the community organisations, there is some negotiation that has to go on because we go around people's houses and either yellow or red sticker them and negotiations are necessary. we have quite a few evacuations shelter centres. i have come to one of the busiest ones at the moment, in the southern part of auckland, one of the poorer areas of the city. it was set “p areas of the city. it was set up in another part of the area and it has been moved to a much

bigger space and we have public services available, bureaucrats coming together and working so it is like a one stop shop, benefits and any support required. we have the right people set up and a lot of food passes coming and for many of the evacuation centres.- the evacuation centres. let's talk about — the evacuation centres. let's talk about these _ the evacuation centres. let's talk about these public - talk about these public services, schools, hospitals — how have they been impacted? brute how have they been impacted? we have how have they been impacted? - have been hearing a lot from hospitals. we have come through some challenging times given this city in particular was shut down a lot more than other cities throughout new zealand throughout the covid—19 time. quite a bit of debate about whether schools should be shut down. where i am at the moment it is quite sunny and my area has not been as affected by the rainfall last night and we have had abundance worth of rain in just 2a hours. there are some parts of the city that i really

suffering and some parts that have been flooded. it is important that people feel safe and belonged stop there doing everything they can but it is important the community are aware where they can access those services and it is good the information flows a lot better. slow to start, sluggish to begin with but i think we have the routine and, at the right speed, and flood of information coming through. [30 information coming through. do we know when these raids are likely to stop?— likely to stop? they are focus for a few _ likely to stop? they are focus for a few more _ likely to stop? they are focus for a few more days - likely to stop? they are focus for a few more days yet. - for a few more days yet. hopefully we will get some reprieve. people have stood up and we are grateful for the community organisations coming out and supporting us. people felt that leadership vacuum at the beginning of this crisis. i think now, when are you wrestles the local leadership and local groups, that is when you get the results and the community starts to shine.

efeso collinsjoining us community starts to shine. efeso collins joining us from new zealand. in france, huge numbers of demonstrators have taken to the streets to protest against plans to raise the retirement age. transport and other public service workers have been on strike with many schools, post offices and local government buildings closed. the french government insists that changes are needed to look after an ageing population. from paris, our europe correspondent nick beake sent this report. frustration flooded many streets across france. growing opposition to the prospect of being made to work longer before retiring. this engineer and this urban planners say these pension plans have infuriated them. i was very moderate until today, now, this is outrageous. they are taking us for fools. i'm really angry. it's enough. will you keep protesting week

after week if you have to? until they removed this, i will be in the streets. the french government says people should work on they're 64, up from the current minimum of 62. the reason, to keep the countries pension system going when people are living longer. pension reform was at the heart of president macron�*s manifesto when he was re—elected last year. but the latest opinion polls suggest as much as two thirds of the french people are against this plan. it comes at against this plan. it comes at a time when workers across europe are facing rising deals, rising costs and taking their own action. 0nly rising costs and taking their own action. only a quarter train services across countries and teachers, postal stuff and oil refinery workers were among those who want out. the french government insists it's a plan is nonnegotiable. the union say, they will not back down. so we can expect more protests

in the weeks to come. as at the paris march was drawing to a close, there were a few brief clashes between some militant protesters and the police. the teargas soon cleared but the widespread national anger against these reforms is going nowhere. nick beake, bbc news. downing street is warning there will be significant disruption on wednesday, as train and bus drivers, civil servants, teachers, and other workers go on strike. it's the first time in six years that teachers in england and wales have walked out. the trades union congress says it'll be the biggest series of strikes in more than a decade. ambulance staff in five areas of england will also take part in more strikes next month. the organisers of the oscars have decided not to revoke a best actress nomination for andrea riseborough. there was intense campaigning to promote the british star's performance in to leslie, a film which drew

small audiences. the academy of motion picture arts and sciences said some of the lobbying tactics were problematic, but didn't warrant rescinding the honour. there were audible gasps when her name was read out at last week's nomination ceremony. the official launch of this year's eurovision song contest has taken place in the english city of liverpool. ukraine won the competition last year but can't host the event because of the ongoing war. instead, the uk will stage the event on ukraine's behalf in may. 0ur arts correspondent david sillito has this report, and a warning it does contain some flashing images. live from liverpool, it's the handover ceremony... welcome to the official launch of liverpool's eurovision moment. with a ceremonial handshake from last year's host, turin. it's going to be quite some party. cheering and applause. there are around 10,000 hotel rooms here in liverpool, but if you want one

on the eurovision weekend, well, good luck. and some of the prices to rent a flat over that main weekend? you really have to love eurovision. but while some are hoping for a very lucrative weekend, the city itself is in the midst of a £73 million round of cuts. but nevertheless, it and the city region are still spending £4 million on the contest. is that money well spent? oh, gosh, yeah, it's absolutely money well spent. you canjust see, i mean, 160 million people watching your city on the television, doing what it does best, which is culture, you know, showing its compassion, its hope, its humanity to the rest of the world. that is money absolutely well spent. meanwhile, the flag flying above the eurovision banner is a reminder that while eurovision is being held in the uk, it is being held for... ukraine! this is a partnership.

there will be ukrainian artists, who will by themselves bring the culture, the music, the spirit, and i hope they will convey it to the whole world. and so for liverpool, the eurovision countdown begins. yeah, we'll be out, out here, giving it loads. laughter for eurovision! however, not everyone has caught the fever just yet. the eurovision song contest is coming here. yeah. ls in — i didn't know, sorry. laughter so this is news to you? this is news! it is. breaking news. yeah. well, prepare yourself, you're. .. it's going to be like a party here. i can't look shocked because i've had too much botox! david sillito, bbc news, liverpool. that is it for now. much more

on all of those stories are now website. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @richpreston thank you very much for your company and see you next time. bye—bye. hello there. on tuesday, most of us did see some sunshine, but there were certainly quite a few showers across the northwest of the country and, generally for northern areas, it started to get quite windy through the afternoon, and those stronger winds were all tied in with this area of low pressure that's over the next few hours will be crossing around about the faroes. but there will be some very strong winds just buffeting northern scotland. now, so far, the strongest wind gust i've seen is south uist, 76 mile an hour gusts here. but the winds will probably pick up a little bit further across 0rkney and shetland where we could see gusts of around 70, maybe even 80 miles an hourfor a time over the next few hours.

so certainly very, very blowy conditions for northern scotland with those severe gales and with that comes the prospect of some localised transport disruption. so, bear that in mind. now away from those very strong winds just running across northern scotland. across northern scotland, we also have plenty of showers for northern ireland, a few for the north west of england and wales, but drier weather further south, because it's quite windy though, it's not that cold a start to the day as we head into the first part of wednesday. frost free for most with temperatures around three to five degrees. now for wednesday's charts, that area of low pressure is going to be weakening and moving over towards norway. what follows is quite a gusty flow of north westerly winds and a warm front that's going to make its presence felt across northern ireland, the north west of england and wales and south west scotland. it's across these areas where the weather's going to turn damp, some sunshine for northeast scotland and the cloud probably will break to the east of wales, across the midlands, east anglia and southern counts of england. wherever you are, we're looking at a mild day with temperatures quite widely between nine and 11 degrees. now for thursday, we've got

more rain on the way. this time across scotland, for the most part, the rain quite heavy. further southwards, i think you'll notice the cloud tending to build in from the west, but there'll still be probably a few cloud breaks coming along. so, still a little bit of sunshine. the best of that likely across parts of central and eastern england. temperatures on the mild side reaching a high of 13 degrees or so. and really through the rest of the week, high pressure stays to the south of the uk. we continue to get this feed of mild air in until we get to the weekend, where things start to get a little bit cooler. so, temperatures over the next few days will stay into double figures before we start to see that cooler but sunnier weather arriving into the weekend.

this is bbc news, the headlines: alec baldwin has been formally charged with involuntary manslaughter after the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on a film set. in 2021, halyna hutchins was shot in new mexico during a filming rehearsal of the movie rust. the film's armourer, hannah gutierrez—reed, also faces charges. the white house has expressed outrage over the record annual profits of us oil giant exxonmobil. in 2022, the company gained $55 billion, driven by soaring prices caused by the war in ukraine. the biden administration says the business chose the profits over easing customers' burden. newly elected republican congressman george santos will step down from committees in the us

house of representatives.