roosevelt came here to christchurch with prime minister winston churchill.ord halifax, the british ambassador and lady halifax and others in their party to commemorate what roosevelt had called for the national day of prayer. and they prayed for three things. they prayed for strength in the coming conflict. they prayed for a just peace and above all, they prayed for forgiveness of our national of our national sins so that we would be worthy of the victory. they were asking god to grant us and that combination of of the willingness to commit military power in the name of freedom and also the humility to know that we can't prevail with military strength alone is really the trait of these two great leaders that i think has lessons for us today. churchill had crossed the atlantic for the second time. the this was a very dangerous crossing. the the atlantic was infested with u-boats that were taking a tremendous toll on allied shipping. he came here in the previous august in 1941. he met roosevelt secretly off the coast of newfoundland. and even though america wa

day four in christchurch, four wickets, the breakthrough.as one u. , gone up. five in the innings. new zealand _ gone up. five in the innings. new zealand went _ gone up. five in the innings. new zealand went down - gone up. five in the innings. - new zealand went down swinging, pushing the victory target beyond 100. mitchell's 84 was ebullience but in vain. the tenth wicket in the match, the best by an england bowler oversees in 12 years, and only his third test. jacob bethell is playing in his first and waited no time chasing down 104 to win, 12.5 waited no time chasing down 104 to win,12.5 overs it took england. he was enjoying himself, a maiden test 50 and hitting the winning runs. a special start to this three test tour. world champion max verstappen underlined his dominance in formula one as he won the penultimate race of the season in qatar. mclaren started the day with a 30 point lead over ferrari in the constructors' championship, but that's been cut to 21 after a torrid day for lando norris and a good one for charles leclerc in a c

when the 21—year—old made his debut in the opening match n christchurch, it was the first time he�*dten 50. the left hander then backed that up with a 96 in this game. and his captain ben stokes says he�*s proved he belongs in international cricket. a young lad with so much potential and so much talent, why not let him go out there and expose himself to test cricket at its toughest. if it hadn�*t have gone well for him and his first two matches that wouldn�*t have changed anyone�*s mind in our dressing room, or myself or others. he wouldn�*t have come in with the confidence of smacking 50 odd which i�*ve got no doubt has led him into this game with the confidence to go out there and play the way that he did in our second innings. a young lad, i was devastating for him to not get that three figures but i walked in and i said, it�*s only four runs, isn�*t it. if i had got it through." class. it has proved he has a lot of people improved while we rated so highly. meanwhile, it was also a very short test over in adelaide where australia thrashed india by 10 wickets to level their test se

when the 21—year—old made his debut in the opening match in christchurch, it was the first time he'dnd he scored an unbeaten 50. the left—hander then backed that up with a 96 in this game and his captain ben stokes says he's proved he belongs in international cricket. a young lad with so much potential and so much talent, why not let him go out there and expose himself to test cricket at its toughest? if it hadn't have gone well for him in his first two test matches, that wouldn't have changed anyone�*s mind in our dressing room, or myself or baz�*s perception of him as a player. if he hadn't have been batting in the top three, he wouldn't have come into this game with that confidence of, you know, smacking 50—odd, which i've got no doubt has led him into this game with the confidence to go out there and play the way that he did in our second innings. i love what — obviously, a young lad, i was devastated for him to not get that three figures, but i walked in, and i said, it's only four runs, isn't it? his response was "yeah, but it would have been flair "if i smacked that through th

pope filled in for the injured jordan cox during england's eight—wicket win in the first test in christchurchold jacob bethell remains at number three. captain ben stokes is fit to play a full part as an all—rounder despite pulling up with a back injury on the fourth and final day of the victory. england have the opportunity for a first away series win in two years when the second test begins on friday. mvp nikola jokic rallied the denver nuggets to a narrow victory over golden state warriors. trailing by 15 points entering the fourth quarter, the warriors regained the lead with gary payton's 23—foot three pointer. but denver hit back, to take the win 199—115. jokic fell four assists shy of his nba—leading ninth triple—double of the season. tiger woods has had to pull out of playing in the tournament that he hosts in the bahamas after back surgery and says he's not sure when he'll get back to playing competitive golf. woods is hoping that 2025 will see yet another comeback from injury, but the 48—year—old 15 time major winner says he's disappointed that he's not physically ready to play at th

potts will earn his tenth cap, as england look to seal a series clean sweep after the wins in christchurch. the match will be england's 17th test of the year, with the series as a whole being their first away victory in two years. giving opportunities to new bowlers who perhaps do not play quite as regularly is nothing new. i think mathew did well against new zealand in the summer of 2022, he is somebody that england are very keen on, he bowls could quickly and has got a big heart and he can bowl all day. i think it is a selection that we could have seen coming, with his reputational struggle overseas, he has not necessarily done that reputation any harm having had quite a good winter between pakistan and new zealand. and that's all the sport for now. "i'm not unaware of the himalayan sized task that lies ahead of us". the words of francois bayrou, the man named today as the new prime minister of france. he's been a well known figure in french politics for decades. a true centrist and mentor to president macron, in fact he was named in his first government as justice minister. bayrou is th

potts will earn his tenth cap as england look to seal a series clean sweep, after wins in christchurchton. the match will be england's 17th test of the year, with the series as a whole being their first away victory in two years. the third test between australia and india also gets under way later in brisbane. the series is finely poised at one apiece. a win could prove pivotal for either side in the race for a place in the world test championship final next year. i think there's definitely pride in winning in australia. these are our home conditions, the conditions we grew up laying with, so there is definitely that. the hardest thing in cricket nowadays is winning test series away from home. so to make the world test championship, you have to win everything at home and try to pick up some wins overseas when you can. we definitely like to have a home series here expecting to win, which is what this has been one of the cleaner_ this has been one of the cleaner sessions and depending on the — cleaner sessions and depending on the batsmen, every batsman will have — on the batsmen, every

england have wrapped up an impressive eight—wicket victory over new zealand in the first test in christchurchd needed on the fourth day to hand him a maiden test five—wicket haul. the hosts were bowled out for 254 leaving england with a target of 104 — which debutant jacob bethell�*s unbeaten half century helped them to reach inside 13 overs for a 1—0 lead in the three—match series. the second test begins in wellington on friday. american rookie ryggsjohnston claimed the biggest win of his career with victory at the australian 0pen. johnston started the final day level at the top but key birdies like this one on the 15th pulled him clear of the chasing pack. the 24—year—old is ranked 953rd in the world, but carded a final round of 68 to take the title. this new rick savage is currently continuing. there will be more sport a little bit later. syria's ally russia is reported to have carried out further air strikes on parts of syria in an attempt to halt the advance of rebels who have taken control of the country's second city aleppo. the syrian army says it's preparing a counter—offensive again

that was brooks second century in new zealand, after his 171 in christchurch in the first test. test runs on tour, the quickest to reach that mark for england for almost 100 years, this is his 23rd test and he's up to 2,225 runs, more than any other england player at this stage of their career. martin speight, the former sussex and durham wicketkeeper, coached brook at sedburgh school for four years up to the age of 18. he told me how he still keeps in touch with him and how proud he is to see his former pupil flourish for his country it's amazing to see him watch and play, having started at 13 or 1a, and he is fulfilling all the talent and he is fulfilling all the talent and hard work he has put in. what do ou see as and hard work he has put in. what do you see as harry _ and hard work he has put in. what do you see as harry brook— and hard work he has put in. what do you see as harry brook a _ and hard work he has put in. what doi you see as harry brook a 25-year-old you see as harry brook a 25—year—old when he first came to you at 13 or 14 euros at school? he when he first ca

england have wrapped up an impressive eight—wicket victory over new zealand in the first test in christchurched on the fourth day for his maiden test five—wicket haul. the hosts were bowled out for 254 leaving england with a target of 104 — which debutant jacob bethell�*s unbeaten half century helped them to reach inside 13 overs for a 1—0 lead in the three—match series. the second test begins in wellington on friday. george russell will start the qatar grand prix from pole later after max verstappen was demoted for an incident between the two in qualifying. verstappen was judged by the stewards to have impeded the briton by driving too slowly while not on a flying lap and handed him a one place penalty. lando norris handed team mate oscar piastri victory in the earlier sprint race to stretch mclaren�*s lead in the constructor�*s championship to 30 points. in the final of the uk snooker championship in york in the barbican, the best of 19, judd trump is up against barry hawkins. and that's all the sport for now. georgia's prime minister irakli kobakhidze has said the country's president must

you might lock in christchurch or wet day by look of it on tuesday. no harm particularly. it gets but not so much in oakland or the wedding to store quite cool anywhere the engine easier could be where the focus seems to be in west popular and the southern philippines. the violets, particularly rest of them, having the seasonal rain is still dipping through that, symbolize yet. but it's also catching something time where there is still flooding on the ground and the speed of it, your cost is the, the incoming winter. and the last over the next batch of cold will drop temperatures and the drain voltage. i bring snow to home. sure. and how carter maximum 10 for minus 10 in vladivostok. however, that's probably the coldest day for so well, time you get to friday despite the increasing tried, it will be with them. we up again of the israel is setting its embassy in ireland and choosing those governments of anti israel policies. dublin has strongly oppose the war on gauze off and recognize a promise been instinct. it rejects israel's accusations and says that stands for human r

england have wrapped up an impressive eight—wicket victory over new zealand in the first test in christchurchs wickets england needed on the fourth day for his maiden test five—wicket haul. the hosts were bowled out for 254 leaving england with a target of 104 — which debutant jacob bethell�*s unbeaten half century helped them to reach inside 13 overs for a 1—0 lead in the three—match series. the second test begins in wellington on friday. american rookie ryggsjohnston claimed the biggest win of his career with victory at the australian open. johnston started the final day level at the top but key birdies like this one on the 15th pulled him clear of the chasing pack. the 24—year—old is ranked 953rd in the world, but carded a final round of 68 to take the title. former world number one shinji—yai took the women's title, which was played on the kingston heath course at the same time. the south korean secured her 65th career title by finishing on 17 under, two shots in—front of ashleigh buhai. and before we go just time to tell you that the penultimate grand prix of the formula one season is un

so many people call it a right—wing extremist act compared with christchurch already.t was a false flag operation, he is not an islam critic, but in reality, an islamist. so it is so hard, at this moment, to say what was behind it, and i think, we tried to be very careful here, to only state facts, and separate them from speculations. there is a lot of work for the investigative authorities there, isn't there? when journalists are concerned they are looking into reports that the authorities perhaps received warnings about a possible attack, what do you understand about that side of the story? yeah, i mean, the thing, the real, the really special thing was this attack, is that this person, he underwent this radicalisation in plain sight, so to speak. he gained some international recognition, as i said as a critic of islam. he had 16,000 followers on twitter, and mostly about different topics, but then in between all those statements, there were repeated messages when he was actually announcing that he was going to attack germany. that he was going to take revenge, that

front woman of the afd, other, so many people call it a right—wing extremist act compared with christchurch the theory it was a false flag operation, he is not an islam critic but in reality, an islamist, so it is so hard, at this moment, to say what was behind its, and i think, we tried to be very careful here, to only state facts, and separate them from speculations.- separate them from speculations. separate them from seculations. , ., ., ., speculations. there is a lot of work for the _ speculations. there is a lot of work for the investigative - work for the investigative authorities there, isn't there. when journalists are concerned they are looking into reports that the authorities perhaps received warnings about a possible attack, what do you understand about that side of the story?le_ understand about that side of the sto ?le ., ., the story?le yeah, i mean, the thin , the story?le yeah, i mean, the thing. the _ the story?le yeah, i mean, the thing, the real, _ the story?le yeah, i mean, the thing, the real, the _ the story?le yeah, i mean, the thing, the real, the really- thing, t

pope filled in for the injured jordan cox during england's eight—wicket win in the first test in christchurchbethell remains at number three. captain ben stokes is fit to play a full part as an all—rounder, despite pulling up with a back injury on the fourth and final day of the victory. england have the opportunity for a first away series win in two years when the second test begins on friday. meanwhile, jofra archer is "very interested" in playing test cricket that's according to captain ben stokes. the pace bowler has extended his central contract with england which means he could be included in next winter's ashes. archer hasn't played a test since 2021 because of multiple injuries to his back and elbow. he has been able to play white—ball internationals though since may. test captain stokes said he had exchanged messges with archer and that he would have to build up to handle the extra pressure of a test match. mvp nikola jokic rallied the denver nuggets to a narrow victory over golden state warriors. trailing by 15 points entering the fourth quarter, the warriors regained the lead with

after victory in the first test in christchurch by eight wickets, england have opted not to change a that's all of the sport for now. hello there. today, we've had another dose of rain and gusty winds, too, sweeping in from the atlantic. things will get worse, though, for the start of the weekend. this is where we see storm darragh arriving, named by the met office. the biggest impacts will come from the strength of the wind, though there's still the risk of flooding with more rain, and there'll be some snow over the scottish hills for a while. this is where darragh is developing in the middle atlantic from this area of cloud here. now, ahead of that, we've had this cloud bringing the rain across the uk, moving quite quickly thanks to gusty winds. so it's heading out of the way overnight. skies will clear. there'll be a few showers for a while, but generally skies are going to be clearing and it will be a cooler night tonight. shouldn't be too cold because there's still a bit of a breeze through the night. greatest risk of a touch of frost will be across some eastern parts of scotlan

the christchurch shooter emblazoned crusader symbology on his weapons.for many christians, is alarming. and yet these are the ones that hegseth has chosen as his understanding of where christians stand today. laura: let's talk about some of those symbols. a lot of attention has been paid to his tattoos. a dais volt one that has been adopted by white supremacists, a jerusalem cross tattoo. and those were flagged by a fellow national guardsman, which then led to hegseth being pulled from protecting president biden's inauguration in 2021. tell us about those tattoos and what they symbolize. brad: well, those tattoos are, again, symbols that are used by white christian nationalists, those who really think of themselves as a kind of -- those who have adopted these crusader images really see themselves as at war with those trying to take down american christianity and western civilization at large. that means members of the lgbtq community, that means transpeople. that means those who don't see themselves as part of a christian society. there's a temptation, i

people like the columbine shooters or the christchurch shooter, who are embraced by a very small but concerning part of the culture, that kind of lionizes what they've done and kind of creates this mythology around these acts, of these horrific acts of murder that can in some circumstances, inspire others to take violence into their own hands. so i think it's it's a it's a sad commentary about what people are interested in right now, but it could actually be a portent of some threats that we may have to face in the future. >> and it's good to see you as always. thank you so much, sarah. >> all right. this morning we're expecting our first look at the house ethics report that former congressman matt gaetz did not want the public to see what his colleagues found about accusations of sexual misconduct, drug use and bribes. a holiday light show ended with a terrifying injury. a young boy hospitalized after several drones just fell from the sky in florida. plus, dozens of people at a colorado ski resort forced to climb down a rope to get to safety. you can see why there. the gondola lift

potts will earn his tenth cap as england look to seal a series clean sweep, after wins in christchurchsea, the third test between australia and india also gets under way later in brisbane. the series is finely poised with australia having won the second test to level the series. a win could prove pivotal for either side in the race for a place in the world test championship final next year. i think there is definitely pride in winning in australia, these are our home conditions, the conditions we grew up playing with. so there is definitely that. you know, i think the hardest thing in cricket nowadays is winning test series away from home. so to make that world test championship you have kind of got to win everything at home and trying to pick up some wins overseas where you can. so we definitely go into every home series expecting to win, that's what we grew up watching and that is the standards we set ourselves. asa as a team and a batting side we are looking _ as a team and a batting side we are looking to _ as a team and a batting side we are looking to post a big total first up, l

he was a dedicated member of both christchurch frederica and his cherished golf club, sea island. he was pre preceded in death bys two sons, dan and thomas, and his parent, dr. and mrs. wright. mr. wright will be greatly missed by his friends, family and golf partners. my heart goes out to all of them. thank you, mr. speaker, and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from new mexico, mse minutes. ms. leger fernandez: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. leger fernandez: mr. speaker, i rise today to honor the life of fred harris, a senator, civil rights and tribal advocate, presidential candidate, chairman, professor and so much more to the people lucky enough to have known him. the title that i love best for my dear friend is radical optimist. in times when we might despair, like the time we find ourselves in now, fred never gave in to fatalism. instead, fred asked each of us to charge ahead with commitment and courage. his radical o

after victory in the first test in christchurch by 8 wickets, england have opted not to change a winning pope to remain stand—in wicketkeeper — and jacob bethell batting at number three... our cricket reporter henry moeran says it's a series so far, where the new boys have impressed. there are so many positives from that first test match, not least the number of players that a year ago i never even tasted test cricket, ready to perform well. there all offering really valuable contributions. also the likes of ben stokes really showing they have plenty in the tank when it comes to performing for england, particularly overseas. a lot of positives. the one caveat in all of this, the last five overseas test series, england have won the opening test match but only gone on to win ron of the series. we've seen them start brightly, the question is whether they can carry that on. and that's all the sport for now. let's look at the details of the six milestones which the prime minister says his government wants to achieve — with ben chu from he says he is doubling down on promises made let's take a

zealand for the second test in their three—match series later after victory in the first test in christchurchd not to change a winning formula, with 0llie pope to remain stand—in wicketkeeper — and jacob bethell batting at number three. 0ur cricket reporter henry moeran says it's a series where the new boys have impressed. they have so many positives from that first test match not least of number of players that one year ago had never even tasted test cricket really did perform well, all offering very valuable contributions but also the likes of ben stokes showing they still have plenty in the tank when it comes to performing for england particularly in the case of quotes overseas so i think a lot of positives, the one caveat in this is the last five overseas test series england have won the opening test match but have only gone on to win one of the series so we have seen them start greatly but the question is whether they can carry that on. question is whether they can carry that om— question is whether they can carry that on. born with a 1-0 u . carry that on. born with a 1-0 up against — c

potts will earn his tenth cap, as england look to seal a series clean sweep after the wins in christchurchear, with the series as a whole being their first away victory in two years. giving opportunities to new bowlers or bowlers who don't play regularly is nothing new. i think matthew potts, who did well against new zealand in the summer of 2022 is somebody england are very keen on. he bowled quickly, has a big heart, big engine and he can bowl all day. it is a selection we perhaps could have seen coming but chris chris woakes with his reputation of struggling overseas, but he had a good winter between pakistan and new zealand. and that's all the sport for now. news coming in in the last minute or so, a statement from the life of the former england rugby player whose body was found in a flood swollen river. she has issued a statement saying his death leaves a hole in so many of our hearts, adding the main focus now is our son 0scar, having done what he asked comic which was fine daddy. a couple of sentences in a statement. if you are watching this time yesterday, a body had been found yes