a who's live for us from capitol hill outside the capitol hill building heidi the security threats as we've said force a consolation of the house session today tell us 1st about the atmosphere there and what the scene is like around the capitol hill building. hopefully the hours are taking by here on this march 4th which is the day that in the conspiracy theory lore of these far right extremists they believe that that this was the day that president trump the former president would come back to the white house while he is in florida obviously none of that is going to happen and the fear that there was a militia group that would try to breach the capitol once again that has not materialized the streets here are very quiet as you see this capitol complex is of course still surrounded by the high fencing the barbed wires with military vehicles at these checkpoints some 5000 national guard troops who have been stationed here around the capital since that insurrection of january 6th while they remain i can see their force presence and of course the capitol dome itself lawmakers not inside

capitol building the f.b.i. bulletin said far right conspiracy theorist had made plans to storm the legislative building in the attempt to return former president trump to power although law enforcement officials said the plans lacked credibility. the house of representatives canceled a session planned for today as a precaution the capitol complex has been on high alert for 2 months now following the january 6th riots that left 5 people dead. are those good or corresponding now all over salad he is in washington d.c. good evening to you can you tell those i mean what's the situation at the capitol building right now and we know. well the capitol really looks like a fortress right now so there is this giant fans that surrounding the whole capital area so you can't get anywhere near the premises there is razor wire on top and quite frankly it really looks almost impossible to client that fans also there is for some 5000 soldiers deployed waiting on the other side of the fence that were carried there this warning s

good evening to you can you tell those i mean what's the situation at the capitol building right now and we know. well the capitol really looks like a fortress right now so if there is this giant fans that surrounding the whole capital area so you can't get anywhere near the premises there is razor wire on top and quite frankly it really looks almost impossible to client that fans also there is for some 5000 soldiers deployed waiting on the other side of the fence that were carried there this warnings i was just they are and looked at the situation myself really more police and journalists than anyone else on the streets near the capital area and it really shows there is a tense atmosphere right now and the draw morris' are enough to put police on high alert right now and the situation there's a lot of fear that the scenarios in the insurrection of january could be repeated and therefore capital police just today requested that the national guard would stay another additional 2 months earlier as the speaker of the house nancy pelosi delivered a press conference let's listen what she h

in washington say they have intelligence of a possible plot by a militia group to breach the capitol building on thursday. the violence escalates in myanmar — 38 people have been killed on wednesday, the united nations calls it shocking. and buckingham palace says it'll investigate claims that the duchess of sussex bullied some members of her staff. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the international criminal court has opened a formal investigation into alleged war crimes in the palestinian territories. the probe will cover events in the israeli—occupied west bank, eastjerusalem and gaza strip sincejune 2014. paul hawkins reports. is this a war crime? palestinian homes in the occupied west bank demolished by israel to make way for israeli homes, homes which the un says are illegal. israel disagrees. the icc will formally now investigated this as a war crime. so too is well�*s military occupation in gaza. this was 2015 when the backlashes on the border with israel. the icc will also look into alleged palestinian war crimes, like hamas firing rockets into israel dur

security after announcing evidence of a potential plot by a right wing militia group to breach the capitol building on thursday the capitol police and others in the u.s. law enforcement had been facing criticism for failing to prevent a probe trump mob from storming the capitol building on january the 6th. berlin's international film festival often showcases documentaries which thanks largely to streaming services have moved from a more nice offering right into the mainstream on the festival's 3rd day we're taking a closer look now at 2 films in particular which use drastically different methods to tell their stories. long before me to a woman in showbiz showed how to deal with harassment and violence from men in 1978 tina turner divorced her husband ike and started a solo career bigger and even more successful than before. describing her marriage to ike turner she said i was living a life of death but the divorce brought her liberation and she triumphantly rose to the heights of pop music fame. in some ways we are telling that story to a new generation. but we are also hopefully exploring it throu

in washington say they have intelligence of a possible plot by a militia group to breach the capitol buildingthursday. the international criminal court is opening a formal investigation into war crimes in the palestinian territories. and buckingham palace says it'll investigate claims that the duchess of sussex bullied some members of her staff. we start with a shocking escalation in violence in myanmar, where the united nations says 38 people have we start with a shocking escalation in violence in myanmar, where the united nations says 38 people have been killed on wednesday alone, marking the worst day of bloodshed since the military coup. security forces opened fire on large crowds in a number of cities and at least two of the victims are believed to be teenagers. mass demonstrations have been taking place across myanmar since the military seized control on one february. a warning that this report from our south east asia correspondent, jonathan head, contains some disturbing scenes. the conflict in myanmar is now a battle for control of individual neighbourhoods. residents and protesters

in washington say they have intelligence of a possible plot by a militia group to breach the capitol building on thursday. the international criminal court is opening a formal investigation into war crimes in the palestinian territories. brazil registers a record covid death toll for the second day running, and it's expected to get worse in the coming weeks. and two rare pieces of armour, lost for a0 years, on display again in the louvre. hello and welcome. just eight weeks after rioters stormed the us capitol, police say they have obtained intelligence showing there is a possible plot to breach the building again today. the plot is linked to a far—right militia group, and march fourth is the day that some qanon followers believe donald trump will return to take power once again. while extra security measures are being put in place, the house of representatives has decided not to convene on thursday. here's an fbi counter—terrorism official warning of the threats posed by extremists in the united states. looking forward, we assess the domestic violent extremists threat will continue to pose a

>>the congressman believes lawmakers will find a way to make the capitol building safe. without the barbed wire and fencing although that could take several months. youtube has announced it will eventually lift the suspension, a former president donald trump. trump was suspended from u 2 on january 12 for breaking the company's rules of inciting violence since then youtube has extended its suspension. the former president will be allowed to post a video again when the risk of violence has decreased. california's employment development department says it's making progress to fix all the problems that have popped up in the last year, but in sacramento, 2 men say they've called the department thousands of times to get unemployment benefits and have yet to hear back. jeannie nugent has that story. >>justin robinson was starting to work in the food and catering industry and right when the pandemic hit he lost his job sometime in november. i got letter threw a td from march to november of 2020 he was getting unemployment from california's employment development department that

so at some point they do move out of the capitol building. i don't know when. >> chuck, one of the questions that, you know -- we have a couple folks who are still interested in this cheese now. and so we have two questions, one, i think is maybe not quite in your venue, but nevertheless, it was called the chester cheese because it came from chester. was it cheddar cheese? what's the relationship between the two? >> i don't know. it begins with the same three letters. it makes the -- the expression mammoth cheese all the more pointed. as i said, to coin the word around the same time. but it was also known as the cheese because it came from chester and it was cheddar. that's all i really know about it. maybe cheddar lasts longer? maybe that's why they opted for cheddar. i don't know. >> your friend from durham has been enjoying the talk and sends you his greetings. but he has a very important question. he said is that where they came up the idea of calling the president the big cheese. >> you would ask that. i don't know when that expression.

to see what sticks what we're talking about is a couple of 100 people that went through the capitol building without authorization with the capitol building when a joint session apparently was guarded less effectively than say the football field at the super bowl for sure it terms of security because the fan 6070000 people could never overrun or have never overrun that yet and they're really except for the one police officer and the woman that got shot in the face or in the head or whatever they're murdered by the police that no one was killed they didn't burn the building down you know they walked off with 0 days and then made a mess out of the place for that the trillion dollar military it's rather got it was how much money we spend on intelligence agencies and the f.b.i. which i would include in that they all of them are being you know turned inside out and reexamined it reminds me of. my concerns about our air defenses that were supposed to protect us against an attack by the soviet union for 50 years there's suddenly were you know easily penetrated by a handful of knuckleheads from the

capitol building tomorrow. capitol police and others in law enforcement have been facing criticism after failing to prevent a pro-trump mob from storming the u.s. capitol building on january 6. germany's federal and state leaders have been meeting today to vote on extending the current coronavirus locked onto the end of march. most nonessential shops have been closed since mid december while bars, restaurants and leisure facility shut their doors a month earlier. it is possible some restrictions could be relaxed in areas where infection rates are relatively low. germany's domestic intelligence agency has placed the country's largest opposition party under surveillance. the office for protection of the constitution plans to monitor the party because of suspicions that extremist positions could violate the country's constitution. the afd says the mood -- the move is politically motivated, it comes in the run-up to the federally scheduled election this september. reporter: the right-wing populist cfd had a triumpha

what is the situation at the capitol building right now, do we know?liver: the capital looks like a fortress. there is a giant fence surrounding the capital area. you cannot get near the premises. there is razor wire on top. it looks impossible to climb the fence. there are 5000 soldiers on the others defense. i was just there. -- other side of the fence. i was just there. more police and journalists near the capital area, really showing the tents atmosphere -- tense atmosphere. it is enough to put police on high alert. the scenarios, the insurrection in january, there are fears that could be repeated, so the national guard has been requested to stay in additional two months. nancy pelosi delivered a press conference let's listen. nancy pelosi: we have to have what we need when we needed, and the numbers, but that is a security decision. we have to eure with our security that we are safe enough to do our job, but not impeding -- i live in san francisco was that people say we are totally protected from earthquakes. we live in an iron igloo, and you are

security after announcing evidence of a potential plot or a right wing militia group to breach the capitol building thursday the capitol police and others in u.s. law enforcement have been facing criticism for failing to prevent a pro crum mob from storming the capitol building on january 6th. and it's been another deadly day for protesters in at myanmar the u.n. special envoy imam maher said $38.00 people were killed in the most recent series of crackdowns on demonstrations citizens protesting against last month's military coup say they were met with live ammunition and tear gas. a peaceful protest of teachers and students soon gave way to chaos. security forces opened fire to break up their citizen demonstration in the city of man to lay sending the crowd scaffolding through the streets. clouds of tear gas filling the air where the protests chance had earlier echoed. among the victims of the violence a 19 year old woman who was shot in the head. friends and relatives gathered in grief around her coffin just hours later to mourn yes another life lost. reports accumulated throughout the day on loca

this as the fbi and homeland security investigate talk of potential attacks on the capitol building. the agency say the threats stem from a qanon conspiracy climbing march 4th is the day that donald trump will be re- inaugurated and returned to the oval office. the house is moving voting on police misconduct bill named in honor of george floyd. supporters of the bill say it would improve law-enforcement accountability at work to root out racial bias in policing. the news comes as the dc national guard commanding general tells congress that it took hours to get approval to send troops to help defend the capitol building during the siege. disputing claims by pentagon officials that guard troops were deployed at "sprint speeds ." >> the approval would eventually come from the acting secretary of defense and be related to me by army senior leaders at 5:08 p.m., about three hours and 19 minutes later. that number could have made a difference. we could have helped push back the crowd. >> general walker said while the request was moving up the chain of command, his troops were ready and wai

capitol building tomorrow thursday the capitol police and others in u.s. law enforcement have been facing criticism for failing to prevent a pro trump mob from storming the u.s. capitol building on january 6th germany's federal and state leaders have been meeting today to debate extending the country's current coronavirus walk down to the end of march most nonessential shops have been closed since mid december while bars restaurants and leisure facilities shut their doors a month earlier it's possible some restrictions could be relaxed in areas where infection rates are relatively low. germany's domestic intelligence agency has placed the country's largest opposition party the far right alternative for germany under surveillance the federal office for the protection of the constitution plans to monitor the party because of suspicions that its extremist positions could violate the country's constitution the f.d.a. says the move is politically motivated it comes in the run up to germany's federal elections scheduled for this coming september. the right wing

security after announcing evidence of a potential ploy by a right wing militia group to breach the capitol building tomorrow thursday the capitol police and others in u.s. law enforcement have been facing criticism for failing to prevent a pro truck mob from storming the capitol building on january 6th. germany's federal and state leaders have been meeting to debate extending the country's current coronavirus walk down to the end of march most non-essential shops have been closed since mid december bars restaurants and leisure facilities they closed their doors a month earlier than that it's possible some restrictions could be relaxed in areas where infection rates are relatively low. germany's domestic intelligence agency has placed the country's largest opposition party the far right alternative for germany under surveillance the federal office for the protection of the constitution plans to monitor the party because of suspicions that its extremist positions could violate the country's constitution. says the move is politically motivated it comes in the run up to germany's federal elections in s

security after announcing evidence of a potential plot by a right wing militia group to breach the capitol building on thursday the capitol police and others in u.s. law enforcement have been facing criticism for failing to prevent a pro trump mob from storming the capitol building on january 6th. in myanmar protesters are back on the streets today after the deadliest day so far last months since last month's military coup $38.00 people were killed yesterday according to the u.n. special envoy on myanmar among the victims of the violence was in 1000 year old woman who was shot in the head despite the increasingly violent crackdowns by security forces demonstrators are showing no signs of backing down. and ayman tonked is a journalist covering the coup and the violent crackdown they join us now from young gone thank you so much for giving us a little bit of perspective here 1st of all i'd like to ask you we just saw protesters are back on the streets of several cities in me on mar do you expect the situation to escalate again today we've already been seeing escalations actually so today a few hours

when the capitol hill police uncovered a plot to attack the capital, it is in their interest to take it seriously, require legislators to leave the building. it underscores the threat of the mastic extremism and their pension for violence. host: going forward, what happens to work on the capitol if these events impact what they do day today? guest: the secret service could neutralize those threats. i think we will have to see fortunately or unfortunately, a perimeter unfold around our government buildings like the u.s. capitol to prevent these kinds of attacks from obstructing the day-to-day process of government. host: a perimeter like we are seeing now or harder? guest: i would venture to guess it would be harder. you might not need the tall chain-link fence with barbed wire on top, there are different ways you could harden the perimeter. domestic extremism is a clear and present danger. what we have seen is these individuals, these groups, they are willing to commit acts of violence to undermine democracy completely. we have to take that threat seriously. host: one of your associates is quoted in usa today, a senior research fellow say

the charges relate to the storming of the capitol building in early january.ged the four conspired to encourage members of the group to join the stop the steal protest. the storming of the capitol building lead to a second impeachment of donald trump, in which he was acquitted. the male off-duty officer can exist -- convicted of assaulting a woman avoided jail today. he admitted a charge of assault by beang. correspondent phil mackey has more. what were the details of the case? >> this was between the lockdowns in july, in the early hours of the morning. emma homan was walking home, as was oliver banfield. he was very drunk and there is cctv footage shown in court today, shown shouting at her, grabbing her, and dragging her to the floor before someone else passes by and intervenes to help. this was reported to the police at the time, but it dragged its heels in the investigation, something for which warwick police have apologized. eventually, criminal charges were brought and the man was sentenced today the sentencing has come under some criticism from emma an

in the american capital on high alert preparing for another possible extremist attack on the capitol building some right wing conspiracy theorists believe the former president donald trump will return to power today the justice department has charge more than $300.00 people over the violent siege of the building on the 6th of january. report a problem for the obvious welcome problem what do we know about this alleged plot. all we know is that the f.b.i. and the u.s. department of homeland security joint released a joint statement saying that there was this at potential threat on the capitol building and according to intelligence and on maimed at militant violent extremist groups have been plotting this since late february and what they said was that they want to take control of the u.s. consul and remove democratic lawmakers on or of by march 4th now the militant group also discussed at persuading their supporters across the united states to travel once again at to washington d.c. to take part in this plot and also they did as well using explosives and they are quote at the quote was to kill

say they have intelligence showing there is a possible plot by a militia group to breach the capitol building on thursday. extra security measures are being put in place and the house of representatives will not convene. the prosecutor of the international criminal court says she's opening a formal investigation into war crimes in the palestinian territories which will examine both sides of the conflict. the palestinian authority called the move a long awaited step towards justice. the israeli prime minister described it as the essence of anti—semitism and hypocrisy. now on bbc news, the sporting l word. clare balding looks at what it means to be a gay woman in sport. hi there, my name is clare balding, i'm a television and radio broadcaster, mainly in sport for the bbc and for other channels as well. it's really interesting looking at lgbt rights and indeed attitudes to lgbt people through the lens of sport. i will particularly focus on women's sport, because since the early 20th century with the record goal—scorer and iconic footballer lily par to the 21st century boxer nicola adams and sup

in washington say they have intelligence showing a possible plot by a militia to breach the capitol buildingagain, on thursday. extra security measures are being put in place and the house of representatives will not meet. united nations officials say 38 people have been killed in myanmar on wednesday, in the worst day of violence since protests began against the military coup on february 1st. deaths are reported in several cities, just a day after asean, the official group of the region's foreign ministers, called on all sides to show restraint. now on bbc news, click. this week — it's a fashion special in which we find that pixels are the new black. leather is reinvented, no cows required. and finishing the look, the big spectacle in al beauty. hey, welcome to click! this week, we're both trying to look our best because it's been london fashion week which, as you may expect, was a bit different this year and which probably explains why lara is currently wearing cardboard. oh, sorry! i'll take these off. i was looking at a collection in virtual reality! put them back on and tell us what it'

in washington say they have intelligence showing a possible plot by a militia to breach the capitol buildingain, on thursday. extra security measures are being put in place and the house of representatives will not meet. now on bbc news, it's hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. it's a month since the military in myanmar seized power and detained the country's elected leaders. if the generals thought the public would quietly accept the return of military rule, well, they were wrong. mass protests across the country have been met with increasing force and the death toll is rising. my guest is khin zaw win, a prominent political prisoner under the previous military regime. what do the people of myanmar want now? and what are they likely to get? khin zaw win, in yangon, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. let me ask, by getting you to describe to me the situation as you see it and feel it today in yangon, is the momentum still with the street protests? or are people reconsidering whether they should and will take to the streets? well, the momentum is very much still with the people, y

in washington say they have intelligence showing a possible plot by a militia to breach the capitol buildingagain, on thursday. extra security measures are being put in place and the house of representatives will not meet. united nations officials say 38 people have been killed in myanmar on wednesday, in the worst day of violence since protests began against the military coup on february 1st. deaths are reported in several cities, just a day after asean, the official group of the region's foreign ministers, called on all sides to show restraint. now on bbc news, wednesday in parliament. hello and welcome to wednesday in parliament, where the chancellor sets out his budget to repair the nation's finances after coronavirus. rishi sunak announces an extension to furlough and higher universal credit, but a freeze on tax thresholds and a tax increase for big business. i recognise they might not be popular, but they are honest. but labour reckons the plans fall short of what's needed. what we got was a budget that papered over the cracks rather than rebuilding the foundations. and in holyrood, ni

capitol police have requested this extension for the national guard to remain at the capitol building what more do we know. well this request wasn't a surprise fully there have been 5200 some national guard troops who have been protecting the u.s. capitol complex since january 6th the day of that rioting and you can still see those troops standing guard today this new request coming from the capitol police is being made to the pentagon for these troops to remain in place here for an additional 2 months originally the plan had been for them to end this deployment on march 12th in 8 days' time but given the continued security threats the high temperature of discourse within the united states again it's comes as no surprise that this request has been made for the troops to remain here longer of course their presence though not likely to be something that's permanent they're still sort of the bandage the banded aid solution to this given that there has been obvious focus on the need for more permanent security measures around the u.s. capitol with a draft report on how to do that pending

of fears of an attack security has been ramped up since donald trump supporters stormed the capitol building in january. the international criminal court's opening an investigation into alleged war crimes in the palestinian territories it says it will take a nonpartizan approach into possible crimes by both israel and palestinians on. police in senegal have fired tear gas and rubber bullets to break up anti-government protests one persons killed $7.00 opposition indorse one song called was arrested for participating in an unauthorized dryly in dakar. nicolas sarkozy's says he'll fight his corruption conviction to the end the former french president was sentenced to 3 years in prison on monday with 2 years suspended for influence peddling and attempting to bribe a judge speaking in french t.v. for the 1st time after his conviction he said there was no proof of any wrongdoing on his part but tasha bottle has more from paris. well former french president nicolas sarkozy was certainly in a very defiant mood on a primetime television news show here in france it was the 1st time that we've seen sa

lawmakers there's no evidence to support a right wing conspiracy theory that the siege on the capitol building was carried out by leftist extremist posing a strong supporters he described the events of january 6th as domestic terrorism and vowed to hold the rioters accountable. the european union and the unit.

of fears of an attack security has been ramped up since donald trump supporters stormed the capitol building in january law enforcement officials have been facing criticism for a delayed response yet in southern separatist say a car bomb has killed and injured people it exploded in aden and is said to have hit security belt forces of the u.a.e. back to southern transitional council. noiseless paramilitary groups in northern ireland have told british prime minister barak's johnson they are temporarily withdrawing support for the peace deal they say it's because trade and commerce between northern ireland and britain has been disrupted by breck says the 1908 good friday agreement ended the 3 decade conflict between catholic nationalists and participant unionists brazil's most populous state is to close all non-essential businesses for 2 weeks sao paulo's governesses the health system is at breaking point with a patient being admitted to intensive care every 2 minutes the country has seen record numbers of people dying from covered 1000 for 2 days now in a row germany has agreed on a plan to gr

the us national guard is being asked to protect the capitol building in washington for another two monthsuary. meghan markle has accused the royal family of "perpetuating falsehoods" about her and prince harry. the duchess of sussex says, she's not afraid of the consequences of speaking out.

train a school bus are planning a new attack on the capitol building for those days u.s. house of representatives session has been canceled because of those concerns groups like your own on believe march the 4th is the day donald trump will return to the presidency alan fischer reports from washington. there's been tight security around capitol hill since the day the complex was attacked high fences razor wire national guard backing up several police services know there's to be increased security after the f.b.i. and others picked up reports of another possible breach the idea is donald trump will be installed as president on march 4th the date of the 1st inaugurations in the u.s. until it was changed to 933 the rumor spread on conspiracy websites on their stock a protest to back it up the current security posture for the capitol and we are working with our long partners as well as the national guard to provide a robust security around the campus of course that security posture is. we have an outer perimeter as well as an outer be seated the new security measures announce

the capitol building only part of the work takes place. here are the house buildings where congress men have their offices and do much of their work. there are meeting rooms for committees, both large and small. this is the library of congress that holds one of the world's largest collections of reference books at the service of our lawmakers. to the north is a senate office building where senators have suites of offices for themselveses and for their assistants. let us go in and walk down one of the corridors. senator margaret smith of main, senator tomas of oklahoma, senator green of rhode island, senator taft of ohio. here is the senator himself. his daily work typifies of all senators. reading and answers letters from his constituents. this is as it should be are his neighbors and those that support made him a senator. this pile of 10,000 letters was received in two weeks. many constituent come to call in person to seek jobs, ask favors to make proposals. letters or people must get personal attention and those that call in person must

there is no evidence to support claims that fake trump supporters took part in the siege of the capitol building on january the 6th christopher a describe the attack as domestic terrorism and promised to hold the rights as to account. the headlines more news here on al-jazeera right off to witness for me to claim it's quite an. to. to. to. do any good. and. kind. of a skeleton discuss. the new album clues to form an issue for the not. modern era not 30 minutes of how much fun lesson in that i'm on a diet you could tell the fun from banal into german funny mocking the country. i decided i didn't like all about going to. be nice to see videos of other things play out stuff. like said around the area when my last album the fish they're flying. first time in barbados has 3. first time in your life. this is my dream. and there are not that. you're getting their plan is going to be alone to ever sing in a plane and we fly with a whole group to. bug. it in our peoples and different countries who come from whole and some street from holland from germany and then the mantra team. a real organize a bull f

before the speech had ended, and they were already fighting on the western wing of the capitol building, with some ferocity. and you know, i had six different researchers watching them penetrate the building. and for them to suddenly go and say, it wasn't our people. we didn't do it. i didn't feel any threat because, you know, they were essentially non-black people, non-antifa people, is just pandering to people who are literally carried out crimes. and you know, i don't know if he actually believes this or if he just thinks that he's going to get re-elected by pushing the trump party line, but it shows you can't trust that man. you can't trust a word out of his mouth. >> yeah, you know, if i was saying i felt safe at a klan rally, it doesn't mean the klan is safe. you know, paul, i want to bring this back because as we have begun these investigations, one of the concerns i have had is that you're already seeing plea deals. you're already seeing examples where people are pleaing out or pleaing to lesser charges. to me, an insurrection is an insurrection. there's no such thing as a littl

capitol after police revealed a possible plot to storm the building the house of representatives has canceled a scheduled session 5 people were killed when supporters of the former president double trump invented the capital in january. you're up to date and keep ferguson will be up next with. stick around she will be right back. can you hear me now oh yes we need you and how often. that we bring you i'm going to back off and even have a surprise to sell with what parts of the policemen who really want a new sat and want. to see people. the way myra's and critics telling us the medical stuff that's. different.

has told us lawmakers there's no evidence to support a right wing theory that the siege on the capitol building was carried out by people posing as trump supporters it described the events of january 6th as quote domestic terrorism and 5 to hold the rioters accountable again. the european union and the united states have placed new sanctions on russian officials and companies connected to the poisoning and the prism and of kremlin critic alexina valmy washington says its intelligence found that moscow was behind the valley's poisoning with a nerve agent last august. now the youngest person to plead guilty to writing during pro-democracy demonstrations in hong kong has been sentenced to a detention center the correctional facility is an alternative to prison for young people the protester was 14 at the time of his arrest during demonstrations in november of 2019 he admitted to throwing a petrol bomb towards police in a tense late night standoff the court convicted him of rioting and arson the identity of the protester hasn't been released because of his age. well for more on this story i'm joine

has told us lawmakers there's no evidence to support a right wing theory that the siege on the capitol building was carried out by people posing as trump supporters he described the events of january 6th as domestic terrorism and survived to hold the rioters accountable we again a strain is attorney general says he categorically denies a rape allegation against him the accusation was made more than 3 decades after the alleged incident when christian porter was 17 and the accuser was 16 years old porter says he had no sexual relations with the woman she took her allegation to police in 2019 but later took her own life. germany's state and federal leaders are meeting today to decide whether to extend or loosen the country's coronavirus lock down until now the germans have supported chancellor angela merkel's cautious approach but opinion polls now indicate that the mood is changing despite warnings from medical experts. how much longer that is the question many are asking at the moment and the town that began in early november is dragging on and many germans are growing increasingly tired of it.

capitol, police and security a on high alert and washington, d.c. they obtained allergens of a possible plot to breach the buildingpolice released this morning wednesday, saying they were increasing security. in response to that, the house of representatives canceled its thursday session, but the u.s. senate decided to go ahead as planned. these are pictures from inside the senate, where senators are considering joe biden's $1.9 trillion relief bill. they felt it was too important to delay. nothing out of the ordinary, but here is what it looked like outside earlier. there was a noticeable police and capitol guard presence, armed. there were extra checks of the perimeter fence and a security for those going into the capitol to work. let's hear from a cbs reporter. >> i come here every day. there are big fences with razor wire all around this huge, sprawling complex. there e national guard members and they are armed. it is not easy to get in here. if you are a lawmaker and get in here, they say don't leave the capitol building. you want to use underground walkways to get from one building to the next. i am trepidat

tonight with officials warning that domestic terrorists could be plotting another attack on the capitol building the capitol is fortified like a compound. >> reporter: intelligence analysts have spent week tracking online chatter who believe donald trump will return to power march 4th, the original inauguration date set in the constitution. abc news obtained a bulletin from police, saying "an unidentified group of me lisha extremists discussed plans to take control of the u.s. capitol and remove democratic lawmakers. even though officials described the threats as aspirational, they're not about to get caught flat footed again. the capitol has been a fortress since the january 6th attack. but tonight, police are stepping up security around the complex even more. >> it's scary. i actually am at the capitol right now. i just learned this afternoon that we've been told not to come to the capitol tomorrow for votes. >> reporter: the house canceled thursday's session, some leaving town. >> these types of threat that qanon continues to inspire impede us from the work we have to do on covid, on voting r

tonight with officials warning that domestic terrorists could be plotting another attack on the capitol building capitol is fortified like a compound. >> reporter: intelligence analysts have spent week tracking online chatter who believe donald trump will return to power march 4th, the original inauguration date set in the constitution. abc news obtained a bulletin from police, saying "an unidentified group of me lisha extremists discussed plans to take control of the u.s. capitol and remove democratic lawmakers. even though officials described the threats as aspirational, they're not about to get caught flat footed again. the capitol has been a fortress since the january 6th attack. but tonight, police are stepping up security around the complex even more. >> it's scary. i actually am at the capitol right now. i just learned this afternoon that we've been told not to come to the capitol tomorrow for votes. >> reporter: the house canceled thursday's session, some leaving town. >> these types of threat that qanon continues to inspire impede us from the work we have to do on covid, on voting right

the police are now running back into the capitol building. this is incredible. >> thousands of rioters are storming the capitol building. these people are convinced that trump's big lie is the truth. they think they have no option but to act using any means necessary. >> i don't want to say that what we're doing is right. i'm probably going to lose my job as a poastor after this, bu what is it going to take? >> we respect the law. we were good people. the government did this to us. we were normal, good, law-abiding citizens and you guys did this to us. we want our country back. >> some members run for their lives. others are still inside of the house chamber. terrified, hiding behind any barrier they could find. >> they broke the glass. everybody stay down. get down. >> we're coming for you, nancy. >> trump's followers are hunting down the most powerful democrat in america. >> a protest actually in the office of house speaker nancy pelosi. >> at the end of all of this horror. >> where is the president of the united states? where is donald tru