this is bbc news. i'm rich preston, with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk, and around the world. alec baldwin has been charged with involuntary manslaughter over 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. the us department ofjustice has charged four men in connection with the assassination of haiti's president, jovenel moise. republican congressman george santos is to step down from committees in the house, after several calls to resign for repeatedly lying about his family background and work experience. and — welcome to liverpool — eurovision arrives for its official launch, as the city that brought us the beatles

stands in for ukraine. hello and welcome to the programme. 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 in 2021. 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. through on through on her, do

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have been used, and pointed it at halyna hutchins. they state this reckless deviation from known standards and protocol directly caused the fatal shooting. joel sousa, was also wounded in the incident, will return as director, and halyna hutchins's husband, matthew, will be an executive producer, to oversee the legacy of her work. sophie long, bbc news, los angeles. the white house has expressed frustration at record profits posted by the us oil giant, exxon—mobil. 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. as you say, at a time when americans are paying almost record prices at the pumps for fuel, 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, and 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. and 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 thereby increasing supply, they have chosen and thereby increasing supply, they have chosen to, as the white house puts it, to pad the salaries of shareholders and executives at the expense of ordinary motorists in the united states. arguably, this is a company

doing what companies do, looking after shareholders and bottom line. all is fair is love, war and business. is thre anything the biden administration do? that's a good question. there has been talk of the windfall tax. we have seen such tax is introduced in the eu, and 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. and 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's imposition of awindfall tax threatens to cost exxonmobil $2 billion a year by its own contribution, by its own calculations,

and so they have already come into the fray and said that shouldn't be introduced here in the united states, that it 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. let's get some of the day's other news. 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 were 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 20 injured people _ 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.

let's get some of the day's other news. myanmar�*s military rulers are facing fresh international sanctions on the second anniversary of the coup that brought them to power. the us, canada, australia and the uk have all announced new measures. there's been widespread violence in myanmar since the overthrow of the civilian government. 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. the organisers of the oscars have decided not to revoke a best actress nomination for andrea riseborough. concerns had been raised about campaigning to promote her performance in "to leslie", a film which drew small audiences. nearly a0 million people are under a winter weather alert, from tennessee to texas. the winter thunderstorm in texas is producing sleet, snow, and lightning.

more than 1,000 homes in texas have lost power, and nearly 1,500 flights have been cancelled in the region. let's stay in the us. the embattled new york 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. let's now speak to rina shah — a political strategist and former senior aide to two republican members of congress. she joins us live from washington dc. an apology, and standing down from committees, is this enough?— from committees, is this enou~h? . , , ., enough? certainly it is not enough. — enough? certainly it is not enough. and _ enough? certainly it is not enough, and it _ enough? certainly it is not enough, and it is - enough? certainly it is not enough, and it is not - enough? certainly it is not i enough, and it is not enough enough? certainly it is not - enough, and it is not enough of the constituents, which he represents. writ large, we are seeing the animosity grow, the fever pitch committee calls for him to just leave. these are people who feel robbed, the

people who feel robbed, the people in new york who feel they were duped by him. this isn'tjust a series of embellishments on a resume, these are large lies, and they tell you about who this person really is trying to be, someone thatis really is trying to be, someone that is certainly not few matches up with a past that is largely unknown.— largely unknown. how is the mood within _ largely unknown. how is the mood within the _ largely unknown. how is the mood within the republican| mood within the republican party, how has it changed towards mr santos? well, he has been outcast. — towards mr santos? well, he has been outcast, that _ towards mr santos? well, he has been outcast, that is _ towards mr santos? well, he has been outcast, that is an - been outcast, that is an important delineation to make, because in the first week of the new congress, as the speaker vote was so contentious, santos was there, doing his support to now speaker mccarthy, and there was the sense that maybe he is united because this republican caucus really needs his one vote. what's most interesting here is how badly they needed. see, he flipped his district from democrat to republican, so he became even more valuable that way, but what we know now is that there is a state, local

and federal investigation on him, and that isjust and federal investigation on him, and that is just something that has never happened before. it's notjust most unusual, it is absolutely historic, and people are really starting to wonder about his finances, not just about his character, which has been called into question by many of his colleagues. mr santos is _ by many of his colleagues. mr santos is not with us to defend himself so allow me to do that on his behalf. he spoke to reporters earlier, he said i am confident i will be cleared, i have nothing to hide, questions will be given —— answer to the appropriate people, media is not trial a jury full stop has he been subject to trial by media here? i he been subject to trial by media here?— he been subject to trial by media here? i think there's something _ media here? i think there's something more _ media here? i think there's something more at - media here? i think there's something more at play - media here? i think there's i something more at play here. when you look at how he campaign committee will see financial potential missteps, there is talk about how he named a treasure on his filing report, when the treasurer in question whose name was put down so please don't put my name down. there is also the question of how he loaned his

campaign from his supposed it own personal bank account $700,000. there is a lot of questions around that too. so again, this goes beyond someone just acting as pinocchio and saying, look, iam not being given a fairshake saying, look, iam not being given a fair shake by the media or by my critics. this is someone who has been proven to be a liar about both small things and very large things for someone who is sitting an elected member of congress. has elected member of congress. as we have mentioned, various investigation is ongoing, what form will those now take? those investigations _ form will those now take? those investigations continue. - form will those now take? those investigations continue. we - investigations continue. we don't know much about those investigations, but one thing thatis investigations, but one thing that is very important to note here is that congressmen santos's own local colleagues sa ntos's own local colleagues in santos's own local colleagues in new york, the local republican committee in nassau county, there republican county has said he is not welcome at our events. if he shows up, we will escort him out, and they are going to redirect constituent casework to another

congressman from another district. that is, again, not just highly unusual, this is just highly unusual, this is just never been done before. we have not seen anything draw parallel to the situation in the modern congressional era. so i think it is really bad when your own people don't seem to want you, and certainly they could be cooperating with local and state authorities, who want to know have there been any financial crimes here committed by congressman santos? we will have to leave _ by congressman santos? we will have to leave it _ by congressman santos? we will have to leave it there _ by congressman santos? we will have to leave it there but - by congressman santos? we will have to leave it there but good i have to leave it there but good to get your insights, thank you forjoining us. stay with us, 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. the us department ofjustice has charged four 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 seven. a little earlier i spoke to our reporter sofia bettiza. 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. take us back tojuly 2021. what happened ? presidentjovenel moise was shot 12 times inside his home in the capital, port—au—prince, injuly 2021. the first lady was also shot but somehow she survived. there were multiple theories about why he was killed and the past two years dozens of people have been detained but the motive remains a mystery. now, federal 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 residence and distributed firearms and equipment and it was announced the mission was to kill the president. in fact, the next day they killed him. 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 the city remains under a state of emergency, as more heavy rain is forecast. auckland community leader efeso collins told us just how extensive the damage is with many in need of emergency housing now.

it has been quite a night for many aucklanders. we have had trees and power poles strewn across roads and in backyards. at the moment we have got about 375 houses that have been yellow stickered, which means you can only temporarily return to your home, and more than 100 homes have been red stickered, which means you cannot go back, they're too unsafe, they are too unstable for people to return. so, you'll understand that over the last four days, there has been a real sense of strife and anxiety in the community and many of us in the community have been working tirelessly and around the clock to ensure that everyone is feeling a sense of safety, a sense of belonging and just aware of the services that are available to them. so, there's been some troublesome times over the last few days and you may know that our schools and that new zealand's largest city are currently close and will be reopening next tuesday. so, some time to get behind everybody and make sure we are doing the work to support one another at the moment. i'd like to come back to schools and hospitals and so on in a moment. let's talk more about houses

for the time being. around 500 or so out of action. how are people being looked after? what is the evacuation operation like? you may have heard that there was a bit of a communication vacuum on friday night and so as people worked out where they could go to, as evacuation centres were set up mostly by community organisations, in the first instance, most people are going there. there is some negotiation that has to go on with people because when inspectors go around to people's houses and either yellow or red sticker them, that means that you've got to negotiate really gently and calmly what families who are been having to leave. some of them just have to get out, they know that, but now they are looking for support. so, we've got quite a few evacuations centres set up. i have come to one in mangere which is probably the busiest one at the moment, that's in the southern part of auckland, probably the poorer area, more vulnerable area of the city, and we've had hundreds of people going through that evacuation centre, which has only recently moved. it was set up in another part of the area, it has been moved to a much bigger space and what we have

got now is public services available, we've got bureaucrats right throughout the city who are coming together and working so that it is like a one stop shop — people get housing support, benefits support, money support, any kind of support that's required. we have the right people set up there and there's a lot of food parcels that are coming and through many of those evacuation centres. you touched on this earlier on. let's talk about these public services, schools, hospitals — how have they been impacted? we have been hearing a lot from hospitals. we do know we have come through some challenging times given this city in particular was shut down a lot more than other cities throughout new zealand during the covid times. we know that schools have been shut down. there's been 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 affected by the rainfall from last night and we have had a month's worth of rain injust 2a hours. there are some parts of the city that are really suffering and some parts that have been flooded. it is ensuring that people

feel a sense of safety and belonging so the services are working 24/7 at the moment. they are doing everything they can but it is really important the community are aware where they can access those services and it is good the information flows a lot better now. slow to start, sluggish to begin with but i think we have got the routine and the right speed and flow of information coming through now. do we know when these rains are likely to stop? they are forecast for a few more days yet. hopefully we will get some reprieve at some stage soon. i think what's important so that the community know that there are people who stood up and we are really grateful to all the community organisations that have come out and supported us. i think people are through the leadership vacuum that was at the beginning of this crisis, where we didn't see so much leadership coming through but i think now, when you resource the local leadership and local groups to get involved, you get the results and that means the community really starts to shine. efeso collins.

chelsea has completed the most expensive signing in british football history. they expensive signing in british football history. they brought a player in a deal worth £106, more than $130 million. the world cup winnerjoins from a portuguese side. chelsea paid vast summers for players since being taken over by a american—led consortium last year. 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. is 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.

you can reach me on twitter — i'm @richpreston that's all for now, 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, 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. and the official launch of this

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