so that�*s the kind of place that bedford is.lation, is currently running in some instances at more than three times the national rate. on average, 25% compared to about 9% average for inflation. so what�*s driving that? a whole range of things from machinery hire, transport costs, shortage of labour and seasonal workers, but also the cost of things like food, fuel, energy, fertiliser as well. this is all meaning it�*s becoming increasingly difficult to stay in the business. those that are toughing it out, arable farmers, so they�*re producing crops — wheat and the like, but also things like fruit and veg, they�*re saying, one in three, are saying they�*re actually cutting back on the amount of land that they�*re cultivating as a direct result of the cost—of—living crisis and inflation they are facing. dairy farmers, the situation isn�*t much better, if i�*m honest. one in 20, according to the nfu, are not going to be in dairy at all in the next two years. so, times are increasingly difficult. let�*s talk to steve hook who is the

i have to move on because we are just hearing and updates following that fire in bedford that we wereo and it took hold in a back—up —— block of flats this morning. please have been holding a news conference in the last little while. fire crews saying the blast involved a 3—story building and that a large part of the roof collapsed. i should stress the roof collapsed. i should stress the incident is now under control, but as we say, just in the last few moments, that update, that at least one person has died in that fire at a block of flats in bedford. the time edging up to five to 6pm. a new species of giant water lily has been discovered by scientists — and it breaks the record as the largest in the world. the huge plant had been hiding in plain sight for 177 years — but it was mistakenly identified as another species. that was until the team at kew gardens in london, realised there may be more below the surface. our science editor rebecca morelle reports. they're a marvel of the botanical world — giant water lilies dominating the pond in kew gardens. but these aren't just extraordi

at least one person has died in a suspected gas explosion at a block of flats in bedford.n. moments after a huge explosion ripped through this block of flats in bedford, it started a fire and those inside made a run for their lives. elaina was one of them. flames started go through window. so i said, it's time to leave. so i grabbed my cat and a document, that's all. there was a teddy right there. yeah? yeah, it's just all gone. that's our bedroom, kitchen. that's lounge area. adrian tried to help others in the block to escape. the gentlemanjustjumped out of the window, after... i'm guessing he was trying to find out the way through his flat. and maybe a minute later, he came back to the same window. and just, two gentleman below the windowjust encouraged him tojump down and he did jump out. ijust rushed over that way and there was two gentleman with him at the moment, and so we just tried to move him out of the way. bedfordshire police has now confirmed at least one person has died. they say it's also possible they may discover more fatalities. the ambulance service says

she's lived in the bedford. well, she said once she took the new office and that's the only valuable thing about her . and that's the most it all she wants us to know about her. and when asked to, what by doing was doing for 2 days. she said, well, he was thinking about the american people. well, and the western leaders are just all the stepping down. many of them are stepping down and many of them are showing signs of world here. i'm a woman, so i can't really, i can't really say the exact words with whatever, but you will probably say it better because they are showing signs of limited just unable to me yet use intelligence. i guess they're not really new. they don't look more adequate enough to me and may be those who will replace them, will be more adequate. what do you think are the rules of that? but we can describe it differently. we can say that doesn't go to class. that is training. now in the west they are restricted adequacy issues, so they are adequate in their own eyes, but they are restricted from

in harlem bedford stuyvesant, it has almost always been used against him. and he would elaborate on this point and speeches before white groups. noting that he was not only talking about the police. he said the law did not protect african-americans from unscrupulous landlords substandard living conditions and merchants who cheated black customers. quote we have a long way to go before the law means the same thing to a black man as it does to us. kennedy went to watts with his aid peter edelman just a two of them. they were in la he said to peter let's go to watts. they jumped into taxi and they rode to the center of watts and walked around saw peter said it was like seeing a burned out area a war-torn area in your own country. i mean, it's the record was throughout and they talked to people and ask them about their lives and what and the really the every almost everyone talked about. no jobs low paying jobs, you know that that condition persisted no changes after after watts. he began supporting a group that was founded in the aftermath of the rebellion. th

and another is in hospital with serious injuries after a gas explosion at a block of 20 flats in bedford a large part of the roof collapsed. thousands of motorists held go—slow protests against rising fuel prices on several motorways and a roads today. police set up rolling roadblocks as agreed with protestors before their action, but traffic was still bought to standstill in places. 12 people were arrested during a protest on the m4 for driving below 30 miles an hour. in april the bbc said it was not aware of complaints against the former radio 1 dj tim westwood after the revelation of claims of bullying and sexual misconduct — but now it's emerged that it was aware of at least one. accounts of the dj's allegedly predatory sexual behaviour came out after a bbc news and guardian newspaper investigation. the bbc now says it has received a total of six complaints — but it hasn't confirmed when all of those were made. tim westwood, who left the bbc in 2013, has previously denied allegations of sexual misconduct. 0ur correspondent chi chi izundu reports. these are some of the seven women who

you very much- _ an investigation is continuing into yesterday's explosion at a block of flats in bedfordvered in the coming days, with a number of people unaccounted for. dozens of people spent the night away from home unaware if their flats in the three storey block in redwood grove were destroyed. mousomi bakshi reports. the explosion investigation. it has been an eerie 16 hours or so, fire crew still trying to dampen down the fire was trying to piece together just what happened yesterday morning. 0ne together just what happened yesterday morning. one person died in the suspected gas explosion, police admitting that death toll could rise. all of the families affected by the explosion have now been taken into temporary accommodation, be that friends homes or hotels. the temporary respite centre set up yesterday while people try to find the beds overnight help 60 people which gives you an indication of the number of people directly involved. the borough council, the red cross, samaritans are on hand to offer if nothing else, words of comfort to help people who are still visibly in shock.

so he need to go to you. bedford's amoeba, it seems just as can wait between afar. so is battling a surge of attacks from arm groups linked to isolate al qaeda, forcing millions of people to flee their homes. robbery is part of the solution, lunch. he could help bring an end to divisions and enabled military leaders to regain control. during his time in office, he was an ally to the west and dealing with armed groups and negotiating the release of western hostages. with no end in sight to the violence compar his supporters or perhaps astound chic about the peace and stability of his regime. nicholas hawk al jazeera, now hundreds of protest as opposed to this month referendum on to his ears, constitution that had been stopped from reaching the officers of electoral commission. i militant, sees as police force bank demonstrators in the capital tunis, the new constitutional proposed by president high side would limit the role of parliament and expand to the executive powers of critics say it amounts to a paragraph. thousands of opposition. supporters of rallied in alba

here in bedford, 30% of tetteve. — here in bedford, 30% of five —year—olds don't have the expected levellower vocabulary at age five do less well in literacy at age 11. it is even linked to sort of economic status at age 30, so it is really important. we know that during the pandemic that it has had a negative impact on the most disadvantaged children, so that god has even widened. bud disadvantaged children, so that god has even widened.— has even widened. and that's why programmes _ has even widened. and that's why programmes like _ has even widened. and that's why programmes like this _ has even widened. and that's why programmes like this exist, i has even widened. and that's why programmes like this exist, to i programmes like this exist, to encourage those early, everyday conversations, giving these children the confidence to express themselves. nicola haseler, bbc news. we were talking more about this. the effect of the pandemic, as a parent you know it is important to reach your children, but it absolutely underlines really how important it is, it never really occurred to me just

bedford, who is a likely candidate, were sitting at the 12th hour and were thinking there's usually ahear someone that the democrats can rally behind and say something other than will wait until 2024 to figure it out. who is a likely person. i'm hearing names like gavin newsom floated around and being a resident of california i tell you that the terrible terrible opposition i give you a number of reasons why who do you see as a likely candidate and what are your concerns. >> this is the weakness of having a political system or leaders making it look young they haven't groomed the talent that they need to have in the democratic party there's a bunch of young folks like alexandria ocasio-cortez that get some kind of notice there's no middle age bench except for gavin newsom he is one of the more likely names especially after pete buttigieg hasn't had a good standing in the federal government and the congressman record hasn't gotten better. newsom has a serious problem just like you said right now is running as fast as he can from his own states district attorneys and the rampant crime i

. ~ about the 'udgment of the prime minister. ., ~ , ., firefighters in bedford are tackling a largescue service described the blaze at three storey block of 20 flats, as a "major incident". adam fisher, a sales worker whose office is nearby, said he heard a "huge explosion" before witnessing "an inferno". two people who have been taken to hospital, one with serious injuries. protesters have been targeting motorways in wales, essex and devon, in a demonstration about high fuel prices. beeping. calling for cuts to fuel duty, protesters clogged motorways in england, scotland and wales with convoys of slow moving vehicles driving in two lanes — leaving the "fast" outside lane free. police have warned there could be "serious disruption at least eight protesters had been arrested on suspicion of committing arrested on suspicion of committing a public order offence. ukraine's president zelensky has promised to win back control of the eastern region of luhansk — with the help of new western weaponry. the area's capture by russian troops was confirmed yesterday, when ukraine withdrew its for

brian bedford is petitioning the faa.aining is just as good as the military's. >> using more technology, more flight simulation. we can do the exact same thing. working with the military, we can build a better model than what we have today. >> republic's lift academy trains 200 students a year in both planes and simulators. kayleigh price's dad was a ups pilot. now she's learning to fly. what does this career offer that entices you? >> the freedom, honestly. it really is the most freeing feeling in the entire world being up in the air. >> reporter: after 12 months graduates typically become instructors or charter pilots to rack up the required flight hours. becoming a pilot isn't cheap, typically costing $100,000 to $200,000. as a flight attendant, satrina simmons dreamed of becoming a pilot. now she's a first officer. >> honestly, it is the best decision i think i've ever made. it was the right career decision for me. >> reporter: how good is republic's academy? republic says its training is far more intense and far more

. >> throughout the pandemic, emily bedford was tracking how states were handling evictions. >> much of a tense experience during the pandemic was completely dependent upon the zip code that they lived in. >> whether or not you stayed in that home depended almost entirely upon whether or not your landlord was going to comply with the cdc moratorium. or local moratorium, for that matter. what sheriff showed up at your door and what judge you appeared before. >> and bonnie bertram, the narrator saying that alexis hatcher, one of the first evicted under texas law, how did you connect with her and were able to be there when the day she was being essentially evicted? >> so, we have been in touch with mark milton, who is an amazing attorney in dallas, and he was a tax attorney. but he quickly realized that tenants had so many questions about how to navigate the moratorium on evictions. he assembled a group of dozens of attorneys who are all volunteering and working pro bono to help answer peoples questions. so, we had been in touch with mark and mark said, there is an eviction going on rig

here in bedford 30% of five—year—olds don't have the expected level of vocabulary by the time they reachthat children that have a lower vocabulary at age five do less well in literacy attainment later on. it is even linked to economic status at the age of 30. it is important. we know during the pandemic that that has had a negative impact on the most disadvantaged children, so that gap is even wider. and that is why programmes like this exist, to encourage those early everyday conversations, giving these children the confidence to express themselves. thousands of people take part in their local park run every weekend — but one man really has gone the extra mile. 92—year—old arthur already has 51 marathons and four world veteran championships under his belt but he's not stopping there as suzanne hailey has been finding out. he's here every week. today is an amazing milestone for him. today is his 300th park run, which i think you can agree, is phenomenal. cheering and applause. phenomenal and inspirational. cheers and applause for 92—year—old arthur ahead of his 300th park run. he likes t

firefighters in bedford are tackling a large blaze at a block of flats following a gas explosion.blaze at a three—storey block as a major incident adam fisher, a sales worker whose office is nearby, said he heard a "huge explosion" before witnessing "an inferno". two people have been taken to hospital, one with serious injuries. the labour leader sir keir starmer is to use a speech later today to explain how he believes he could make brexit work better for the uk. he's expected to renew pledges not to take the uk back into the eu single market and customs union, or restore freedom of movement for workers, if he becomes prime minister. our political correspondent ben wright looks ahead to the labour leader's speech. you will remember back in december 2019, borisjohnson won that general election emphatically, with a promise to get brexit done. well, now, labour's leader keir starmer wants to win, he hopes, the next election with a promise to make brexit work. that has been his slogan for some time and tonight in a speech, he is going to flesh out what that slogan means. i do think i

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going suffer -- which they do on the 54% and one man who is involved in this assault is sergeant from bedford likely a freedom speak or someone escaped enslavement settled -- he was color barrier and he had safety aside went through hail of gunfire and he was shot multiple times he make it is back to his master they're shocking -- and pull out the flag tells his men boys i did my duty i did not let the flag touch the ground. ♪ ♪ lawrence: so beautiful because they believed in the idea of america. and even though we weren't living up to it they were willing to fight to make sure we got to that moment. tell me why this location why did we pick this place to honor these soldiers because there's a lot of people that don't know about these soldiers? >> yeah. so the monument itself initially commission in 1883. it is placed here for a reason right across the street massachusetts safe house. seat of the government here in massachusetts -- the commission did not choose to place by accident they chose it when people came to work -- addition anyone working in the state house -- they would see this monu

federalist senior editor chris bedford. great to see you, more information comes off the laptop.ore evident of the ties hunter biden had to china but now you bring this google piece into it which i think is so interesting, right? because you need cash to fund these ventures and some of these people end up working for the obama-biden administration? >> this is some of the stuff we kind of assumed from the very beginning but the white house and hunter both dodged it or denied it and it is coming out drip, drip. really clear whether with ukrainian gas companies or with the chinese here that hunter was paid for his access, access to the upper echelons of society. his dad was vice president of barack obama. barack obama was the big tech president. people wrote books how closely he worked with google, facebook, twitter, other places to really capture that election that was considering something groundbreaking and amazing. he brought a lot of those folks in. when donald trump did later it was considered evil and attacking democracy but with obama it was very close. so closely tied to th

people are in hospital, one with serious injuries, after a gas explosion at a block of 20 flats in bedforde people at a shopping centre in denmark's capital copenhagen has been charged with murder. police say the suspect had mental health issues and there is no indication of a terror motive. premier league and championship football clubs will be able to apply for safe standing areas next season. there's been a blanket ban on standing in the top two divisions in england and wales for more than 25 years, following the hillsborough disaster. several clubs successfully trialled standing areas, with barriers or rails, last season. and a new species of giant water lily has been discovered by scientists after hiding in plain sight for 177 years. the plant is the world's largest water lily — with leaves more than ten feet wide. it's been in the archives of the royal botanic gardens at kew since 1845, but was mistakenly identified as another species. the labour leader, sir keir starmer, is preparing to make a major speech outlining his party's stance on brexit, as he seeks to draw a line under his

and we have that right here across our neighbors to the north to reading in bedford at one. 0, 5, today, interior of oregon and washington also climbing above 105 degrees. this is shattering records, 90's all the way up to the coastline in these spots makes those upper 80's to low 90's that we have that are very warmest inland, not seem so bad in the 60's at the coastline, especially not we will hold on to gray at the coast for most of the day today. while the rest of us the ample sunshine tomorrow, we will see another push of fog with some mist and drizzle followed by more afternoon. sunshine into your wednesday. today's highs not so bad, especially not after last week's see 60's for san francisco and the coastline. and it's mostly 70's for the bayshore burlingame, down through foster city at 76 palo alto mountain view down to sunnyvale only in the upper 70's while san jose at 81 fremont hayward up to oakland. 70's for you. a tease for livermore through conquered and only one, 90 on the map today for vacaville. the really nice. 75 sander fell barely making the low 80's tomorrow and thu

weekend is all about the political messaging pretty is gearing up next month make this incredible bedforddented third term in a series of commonest party meetings, just a few weeks from now for this is messaging to his potential voters inside china. quick court on pelosi's not usual for lawmakers to try to subvert the president conduct their own foreign policy, plus he did to president bush when she would sierra. i forget what year may be see mid thousand when she did this. what is different because obviously this president is her party. for democratic speaker of the house to potentially do a workaround when the president of the united states is not fully on board with her going to taiwan is a bit of anomaly. >> the fact this is public. the fact this is a negotiation kind of publicly, it's really strange isn't it? and if she does not go doesn't president biden or the administration look weak in some way? >> absolute look like the united states of america takes its marching orders about where our senior officials can travel the world from communist china which is completely unacceptable. i

person has been killed for a gas explosion destroyed, and the poem a block in the english city of bedford are reports that some people jumped from my windows in the 3 story building 5 service that's an investigation is now underway. schools in full anchor, staying close for an extra week because of a shortage of fuel to get children and staff to classrooms. the government, facing an unprecedented economic crisis is run out of foreign currency and doesn't have enough to pay for imports as lead to shortages of fuel medicine and food. and now prices are soaring. the cost of food is increased by more than 80 percent and inflation hit nearly 55 percent last month. the government says it has only one days worth of fuel left at regular levels. and now they're rolling blackouts to and hospitals of warned they're now rationing medicine and supplies of annie reverence fonseca as senior researcher, as of the center for policy alternative, she says the crisis is impacting also, lincoln's things are quite bad i need so i can, i know she shall curse, you are knocked down here, hardly anyone's on the st

bedford said mayor libby schaaf continues to work hard to try to get an agreement and arrangement todevelop the howard terminal site. i'm hopeful that can still happen. i said this recently and i'll repeat, it needs to happen now. it needs to be done. well no one won last night's mega million jackpot, which means it's getting even bigger. the jackpot is now $630 million that will likely by the way grow before friday's drawing. last night's numbers were 2 31, 32, 37 70 and a mega number of 25. while no one got all six numbers, someone in the san joaquin valley town of turlock did get five of those numbers, right? so that means i gotta check and see if i know anyone in turlock means they'll win over $600,000 was i interlock yesterday? no, unfortunately. is that clear in that area, your friends, your friends. thanks so much for joining us today at noon. our next newscast is coming up on the form between now and then. of course we have you covered on ktvu. com and the ktvu news app. ktvu. com and the ktvu news app. ♪ >> we're dishing with drew barrymore. >> i would seat a shoe if it was

we have nbc's aly -- and moira -- is that the white house and liz -- is in bedford, new jersey.welcome. all will start with you ali. democrats are hard at work in both chambers. where did these major initiatives stand this weekend? >> in a really surprise move yesterday house democrats made good on a vow for more gun reforms. they say better reflect how americans want to combat the country's gun violence epidemic. they also open left the door open for more action in the coming weeks. >> the bill is passed. >> house democrats kicking off a month long recess with the first step to a legislative victory for the biden administration. >> the yays are 217, the nays are 213. >> narrowly passing up ban on assault weapons for the first time since 1994. after a string of mass shootings with ar-15s. congressman kings chris jacobs, whose district includes parts of the still reeling buffalo, one of just two republicans voting yes. >> 13 in total shot by ar-15. >> president biden president the passage in the statement friday night, urging senators to move quickly. but the bill is likely doome

they might exist in a local park, like the nathan bedford forrest monument existed in memphis at one point. there was -- and so, those also should be common ground. even along monument avenue in richmond, before anything was removed, it was supposed to be a public space. it was meant to be a shared space, but it's not really. i was visiting a friend last november and she said, black folk never felt comfortable in those spaces. she's african american. she said, we just didn't feel comfortable in those spaces. and so it's not common ground, it's not shared. it isn't shared. and some people are okay with that. there are people who say that's fine we don't need you anyway. but not on a city scale. not in these cities that say that they are talking about being models of diversity, for example. those sorts of things. and they are not really looking at the ways in which their city might be marked by confederate memorials, by confederate street names. and so i think that some cities, like even the one i live in in charlotte, have been reckoning with that. what do we do? what do we do with th

the east coast main line will also close along with services to bedford.we have reduced some of the services across the region. we are trying to run a service that people can rely on, but we are saying to people, please, only travel if it's absolutely essential, because there will be disruption. we are running with speed restrictions and there are a number of ongoing challenges out on the network. as the end of the school term approaches, research suggests parents are paying more than double the amount for childcare during the holidays as they do during term time. a study by the children's charity coram found summer childcare prices have risen by 5% compared with last year. it also found availability is patchy, especially for children with additional needs. travel now — and lots of issues. there's no service on the hammersmith and city line due to heat related speed restrictions. there's no service on the metropolitan line between baker street and aldgate. there's no service on the overground between willesden junction to claphamjunction and romford to upm

let's bring in chris bedford, senior editor at ""the federalist"." yeah, this is just a bad taste.ican and we are still bringing our independence thanks to those men and women, brave soldiers, who have given their lives, and we they are not here to celebrate with their families for our sake. that sacrifice is what we celebrate today and i think it's disgusting for anyone to see any different. >> i think you're totally right. the reason we get this particular rage coming from the democratic party in arizona, someone at the city government in orlando, we are talking about sacrifice and they are angry they are no longer allowed to sacrifice our children. their anger is over the roe v. wade overturning. i was also talking to my family last night about how this would be the first independence day, the first american birthday, in 49 years where roe v. wade has been struck down. that's hitting a really strong chord with people. it's absolutely enraging them. but it is strange to look back through human history and see there are societies in the distant past where they sacrifice children f

chris bedford this morning. anthony beelineen sits and listen -- blinken sits and listens to the chinese communist party he berate the united states again. general jack keane is here. we will talk with him coming up. an out-of-this world view, stunning i'm packages from the james -- images from the james webb telescope. what we're looking at coming up when we come right back. stay with us. ♪ i've never seen anybody do that thing you do before. ♪ move for me, move for me, move for me, hey, hey, hey,. ♪ and when you're done -- only at vanguard you're more than just an investor you're an owner. that means that your priorities are ours too. our interactive tools and advice can help you build a future for the ones you love. that's the value of ownership. throughout history can help you build a future for the ones you love. i've observed markets shaped by the intentional and unforeseeable. for investors who can navigate this landscape, leveraging gold, a strategic and sustainable asset... the path is gilded with the p

and three others were taken to hospital after a major gas explosion and fire at a block of flats in bedford. about 50,000 australians have been urged to evacuate their homes after parts of sydney received about eight months of rain in four days. roads have been cut off, some houses are underwater and thousands have been left without power. the downpour is expected to begin easing in sydney today, but gale—force winds are also forecast, bringing a risk of falling trees and powerlines. here's the bbc�*s shaimaa khalil with an update. the rain has not been letting up and the waterjust keeps rising. i'm in a neighbourhood in south windsor, a town north—west of sydney, and this is the third major flooding event they've had in the last 18 months. if ijust move out here, just to show you. this is actually one of the main roads, connecting this side of the neighbourhood to the other and the only way to get through now was by boat. earlier, one of the locals on this side was rowing his boat, getting food and supplies for people who were stuck on the other side. he said, "this is the only way to get

half the hours required for nonmilitary pilots republic's ceo brian bedford is petitioning the faa.ing also that your training is just as good as the military's >> using more technology, more flight simulation, and we can do exactly the same thing so working with the military we can build a better model than what we have today >> reporter: republic's lift academy trains 200 students a year in both planes -- >> going through -- >> reporter: and simulators. kayly price's dad was a u.p.s. pilot. now she's learning to fly. what does this career offer that entices you? >> the freedom, honestly it's really the most freeing feeling in the entire world being up in at the air >> reporter: after 12 months, graduates typically become instructors or charter pilots to rack up the required flight hours. but becoming a pilot is not cheap, typically costing $100,000 to $200,000 a big reason for the shortage. republic offers deep discounts and jobs to students who finish and is reaching out to underserved communities for students as a flight attendant, citrina dreamed of becoming a pilot. now she is

ashley: what a pretty picture, new bedford massachusetts near cape cod, very nice indeed on the firstod, 11 great white sharks have been seen in the area over the last week, one of those sightings even forced a beach to close like the jaws movie. the sharks come to the cape in warmer weather to eat seals. look at that. we need a bigger boat as they say. as we head into 4 july weekend a new fox poll shows 39% of americans are proud of their country, down 12 points from june of 2,017. at this point i will toss it back to the studio. those metal american flags. >> reporter: two gentlemen are proud of the country they live in. justice henderson, the owners of metal art of wisconsin. these are gorgeous flags that you welded to, made of metal, you came up with this idea in your garage. >> father and son project on a saturday and put them on instagram and woke up. and all by accident and it has been -- he works with me every day and it is awesome. >> how many do you sell? >> thousands. the freedom cabinet. >> it says varney, doesn't say ashley webster or even warren. >> the freedom cabinet,

caller: hello, i'm george bedford.ing to express my displeasure with the republican at large. their willful spread of disinformation about covid is beyond, beyond, beyond. 90% of the republican party should be brought before a commission to determine sedition. that's my statement, thank you very much. host: how do you connect this to covid? caller: i was told this is an open forum, anything goes -- host: i am wondering how you connect those two things? caller: the republican party willfully put out disinformation on covid, making the situation much worse than it currently is. there statement, you know, and statements of disinformation on covid are treasonous. that's all. host: how does that ride to sedition? caller: let me put it this way. that's a good one. very simple. if you are going to put out disinformation from the highest level of government, that is sedition. if you are purposefully spreading incorrect information. host: ok. that's george there in st. paul, calling on our independent line. the house of represe

host: next up is john in bedford, new york. good morning. caller: hey. i love this show, i really appreciate it. we need a party -- the equality and justice and safety improvements. crit nissan witnessed was a disgraceful choice because she was responsible for 1000 -- after 9/11. as a part of the npa, she noted -- she knowingly lied that it was safe to reenter when they had testing equipment at the epa office on 57th street showing that there -- showing that they were extremely toxic. the fact she has reemerged as a public figure and andrew yang chose her shows his terrible judgment. and they think know people have idea that she did this. she could shut up and disappear or pay for the crime she committed against the 11 -- against the american people 9/11. host: here is one from anthony miller in new york. a democrat. "the establishment for a third party sounds reasonable. what will be more reasonable if politicians would follow their oath of office. stop accepting bribes and obey the laws that already exist. align themselves with policy manipulatives, ca

and three others were taken to hospital after a major gas explosion and fire at a block of flats in bedforded for, so more bodies could be discovered in the coming days as emergency services work through the wreckage. you are watching bbc news, the headlines: more heavy rainfall predicted for sydney — as people are warned the flooding is far from over. president putin orders his forces to push on with their offensive in eastern ukraine, after seizing control of the entire luhansk region. and the world's first fully working sand battery is installed in finland, with developers calling it a major breakthrough for green energy. back now to our top story here in the uk — borisjohnson is facing further scrutiny over what he knew about mp, chris pincher, when he appointed him as deputy chief whip in february. a former top civil servant at the foreign office, lord mcdonald, now says mrjohnson was briefed in person about a formal complaint and investigation into mr pincher�*s behaviour. mr pincher resigned as deputy chief whip last thursday and was suspended as a conservative party mp after being a

i had a constituent say to me from bedford county just outside lynchburg where i live, nothing this president and this majority in congress is doing makes sense unless they hate the country. nothing they're doing makes sense unless they hate the country. what would you do differently over the last year and a half, if it was your purpose, your desire, your intention to ruin the country? mr. good: maybe you would undermine police. maybe you would reduce funding for police. maybe you would stop arresting violent criminals. maybe you would stop prosecuting violent crimes. maybe you would allow violent criminals to have no-cash bail. maybe we release violent criminals from our prisons. and, you know what, all of those things happening, the democrats seem surprised that crime has went up across the country. violent crime is up 30% in the last year across the country. american citizens ton recognizable, people don't -- unrecognizable -- cities unrecognizable, people don't want to go there anymore because of these policies. mistake people don't want four million illegal aliens coming into the country

and expressing my deepest condolences to those injured at the explosion on the block of flats in bedfordch his support for the firefighters of our country who do an incrediblejob, and overall, it is a testament to their work that deaths from fire over a long period have on average been decreasing thanks to the work that they put in and we will do our best to look at the public sector pay review body offer and do our best to fund it as much as we can, but everybody knows the inflationary pressures that the country is now under and we don't want to have pay increases that are simply swallowed by price increases. north malton in my constituency was dubbed britton's kind this village because... wait for it, because this 160 home village committed to take 50 ukrainian refugees and they are all with them now. in the gallery today there are a group of the hosts and some of the ukrainians they are hosting, including two young people who hope to go into ukrainian politics in the future. well my right honourable friend join me in welcoming them to this place and in thanking north malton for their