david willis is our north america correspondent in washington. now it is ongoing, but what can you tell us? it is auoin but what can you tell us? it is going and _ but what can you tell us? it is going and it _ but what can you tell us? it is going and it is _ but what can you tell us? it is going and it is quite - but what can you tell us? it is going and it is quite a - going and it is quite a cliffhanger, i have to say. this final, this 14 vote in the course of the last four days hanging now, it would seem, on the vote of one matt gates. ease a republican from florida and he has a consistent opponent of kevin mccarthy. should his vote go against mr mccarthy, then he will have failed for a 14 time. for a 14 vote, to secure the speakership that he so badly desires. there were about 20 republicans who were about 20 republicans who were rebels, holding out against kevin mccarthy, and the word came down earlier on that that had whittled down to about 5 or 6. and that about 15 of them were now persuadable after a lot of concessions were offered to ba

. 0k, david willis in la for us, thank _ one happened. 0k, david willis in la for us, thank you. - wes reporter josie huang who has been covering events from monterey park throughout the day. thank you very much for talking to us. its not even 2a hours yet since this shooting happened, what have people been saying to you?— saying to you? people are 'ust aenerall saying to you? people are 'ust generally shocked i saying to you? people are 'ust generally shocked that i generally shocked that something like this could happen in monteray park and sadly that's the kind of thing everyone says when they have been a mess shooting in america, there is a lot of sadness too that this attack happened at the start of the lunar new year which is a joyous time for people across asia and also for the asian—american dyas broke, a lot of asian—americans in the la area no monteray park for its wide array of chinese restaurants and many choose to come here to celebrate the new year with dim sum but the people i've talked to today said they were in no mood to feast and be with friends, they felt very somb

an independent lawyer has been appointed to investigate. 0ur north america correspondent david willisowing this story. david, can you hear me? i think he is not with us. we will keep trying and come back to him in a moment. four women and two girls have been injured after a drive—by shooting near a church in central london. one of the girls, who's seven years old, has life—threatening injuries. the victims had been attending a memorial mass near euston station when the attack happened. laura trant reports from the scene. this afternoon during what should have been a peaceful memorial service, six people were injured after gunshots were fired outside a church near euston station. a seven—year—old girl is said to be in a life—threatening condition in hospital. a 12—year—old girl was hurt along with four women aged 21, 41, 48 hurt along with four women aged 21, a1, 48 and hurt along with four women aged 21, 41, 48 and 54. the 48—year—old may have life changing injuries. the condition of the 21—year—old is not known. the mayor of london sadiq khan described the shooting as deeply distress

i'm joined now by david willis in los angeles. vid, we are expecting a press conference to start very shortly where we can probably hopefully find out more about the suspect that talkers through the latest, what we know so far. figs through the latest, what we know so far.— through the latest, what we know so far. as you say, more details are _ know so far. as you say, more details are due _ know so far. as you say, more details are due to _ know so far. as you say, more details are due to be - know so far. as you say, more details are due to be released | details are due to be released at that news conference mariko but a short while ago, our partner network here in the united states, cbs news, can earn one of their sources that the suspect in this shooting is indeed dead, that source said the suspect killed himself inside the van, the white van that police descended on earlier in the day in the suburb of torrance which is a few miles from monterey park where the massacre took place last night. they smashed the passenger side windo

david willis. executed a british—iranian citizen, accused of spying. washington says it's "horrified" by the execution of alireza akbari, and the british prime minister, rishi sunak, described it as "callous and cowardly", and that "it would not go unpunished". the uk has imposed sanctions on iran's prosecutor general, accusing him of being at the heart of iran's use of the death penalty. 0ur diplomatic correspondent, caroline hawley, reports. news of the execution came on state—run television early this morning, despite repeated last—minute appeals from the uk. alireza akbari was once a deputy defence minister in iran, but became a british citizen after investing here, and lived in this country for several years. his family say he was enticed back to tehran in 2019 by his former boss. the british government responded swiftly to his execution. the prime minister calling it a "callous act", by a "barbaric regime". we take this incredibly seriously. and of course, we will make sure that we respond to

joining me now is our washington correspondent, david willis. iss between what happened in washington where you are two years ago and what is happening in brazil. ~ , ,., , ., ., , in brazil. absolutely, and it was onl a in brazil. absolutely, and it was only a couple — in brazil. absolutely, and it was only a couple of— in brazil. absolutely, and it was only a couple of days _ in brazil. absolutely, and it was only a couple of days ago - in brazil. absolutely, and it was only a couple of days ago of - in brazil. absolutely, and it was i only a couple of days ago of course that president biden was giving out presidential medals to people who had suffered particularly on that fateful day just over two years had suffered particularly on that fateful dayjust over two years ago, when there was that insurrection, deadly insurrection at the us capitol building, which claimed the lives of several police officers and of course wreaked havoc, protesters wreaking havoc throughout the capitol complex. it was all very eerily reminiscent, what we have been se

joining me now from washington is our correspondent, david willis. ing that the united states definitely had respond to?— that the united states definitely had resond to? , . ., _ had respond to? very much so, nancy, and president — had respond to? very much so, nancy, and president biden, _ had respond to? very much so, nancy, and president biden, as _ had respond to? very much so, nancy, and president biden, as we _ had respond to? very much so, nancy, and president biden, as we have - had respond to? very much so, nancy, and president biden, as we have beenl and president biden, as we have been hearing, has arrived in the last hour or so in el paso, texas. he has been attempting to deal with the situation down there on the border, a completely different topic, but he expressed his concern, he said that what is happening there is outrageous. meanwhile, his national security adviser, jake sullivan, told reporters via twitter that the president is being briefed on the situation in brasilia and in brazil in general and he said the united states condemn

our north america correspondent, david willis, has been following this story. hello, david.d. i wonder if we could start first with what do we know about this particular batch of documents? when do they relate to? they are classified, but what can you tell us. 17 they are classified, but what can you tell u— they are classified, but what can you tell ve— they are classified, but what can you tell us-_ they are classified, but what can outellus. a . , , , you tell us. ? as far as republicans are concerned, _ you tell us. ? as far as republicans are concerned, this _ you tell us. ? as far as republicans are concerned, this is _ you tell us. ? as far as republicans are concerned, this is the - you tell us. ? as far as republicans are concerned, this is the gift - you tell us. ? as far as republicans are concerned, this is the gift that l are concerned, this is the gift that keeps on giving. it really is. further revelations today of five additional documents found atjoe biden�*s delaware home, in addition to one that was discovered in the garage of that home earlier in the week

david willis there.r—old boy has shot and wounded a teacher at a school in the us state of virginia. police say the teacher — a woman in her 30s — suffered serious injuries in an altercation at richneck elementary school in the city of newport news. mechelle hankerson, the news director at whro public media in virginia has been following the story. we know the six—year—old child is in custody. we also know that the teacher is, has life—threatening injuries, that they are being treated for that, but nothing else has come from the police department. i think parents are scared, especially initially, in some facebook groups, community facebook groups, parents were seeing a bunch of emergency vehicles racing towards the school, going towards there, and obviously it takes a bit of time to communicate what was going on, so i think there was a lot of fear, especially considering we, our area of virginia just experienced a mass shooting in november. the prime minister will hold emergency talks at downing street l

david willis reporting.y come out as being gay. 43—year—old campbelljohnstone was a prop who played in three test matches in 2005 and in a television new zealand interview said he hoped coming out would take away the pressure and stigma surrounding the issue. new zealand lgbt rights activist, max tweedie explains just how momentous this occassion really is for the country. it is really significant for us here in aotearoa, our communities have been talking about this for a while, when will we see the first all—black who is gay, so that as a mark of how much they are role models back here and aotearoa, and also the significance as head of the reach of the all blacks into notjust urban communities here but also in a rural communities as well, how important that visibility is in these regional centres in new zealand. ~ . these regional centres in new zealand. . zealand. what has been the reaction. — zealand. what has been the reaction, max, _ zealand. what has been the reaction, max, not- zealand. what has been

david willis reporting.s being gay. 43—year—old campbelljohnstone was a prop who played in three test matches in 2005 and in a television new zealand interview said he hoped coming out would take away the pressure and stigma surrounding the issue. joining me now to talk about what breaking that stigma looks like in new zealand is lgbt rights actvist and director of auckland pride, max tweedie. wonderful to get you on the programme. just to start by asking, how much of a moment is this and how significant is is that this is happened? it’s that this is happened? it's reall that this is happened? it�*s really significant for us here. i think culturally our communities have been talking about this for a while of what we get to see the first gate all black? i think that's up mark of how much they are viewed as role models. it also the kind of significance this has on their reach the all blacks have it notjust urban communities here in rural as well and how important that visibility is in those regional centres in

david willis. reporting.after a drive—by shooting near a church in central london. one of the girls, who's seven years old, has life—threatening injuries. the victims had been attending a memorial mass near euston station when the attack happened. laura trant reports from the scene. this afternoon, during what should have been a peaceful memorial service, six people were injured after gunshots were fired outside a church near euston station. a seven—year—old girl is said to be in a life—threatening condition in hospital. a 12—year—old girl was hurt, along with four women aged 21,41,48 and 5a. the 48—year—old may have life—changing injuries. the condition of the 21—year—old is not known. the mayor of london, sadiq khan, described the shooting as "deeply distressing". the labour leader, keir starmer, who is the mp for holborn & st pancras, has condemned the attack and says his thoughts are with the victims. it happened here, outside st aloysius church, just before 1:30 this afternoon. police responded to report

we heard david willis call it embarrassing forjoe biden. haw embarrassing forjoe biden. forjoe biden. how embarrassing do _ embarrassing forjoe biden. how embarrassing do you think this is considering he has already criticised donald trump many times for his involvement in similar matters?— similar matters? that is definitely _ similar matters? that is definitely the _ similar matters? that is definitely the key - similar matters? that is definitely the key thing | similar matters? that is - definitely the key thing here. you have the president criticising donald trump extensively last year when after the fbi had to search ma largo and carting away boxes. you heard the president say how could you be so careless. you have to be very careful with classified information. everyone knows i take it very seriously and then in this past week you saw this drip drip of embarrassing disclosures from the president and it turns out that, hey, he happened to have a similar situation on his hands where he had classified information that he did not realise was there, stored away in his

you very much for the update. 0ur| very much for the update. 0ur north america correspondent, david willisile interviews in the uk and in the us, in theory, to promote his new book. but some are seeing it as an opportunity for him to voice his concerns about the royal family. among the claims, a need for there to be some accountability for what happened to him. his brother and father, prince william and king charles, have yet to respond. we should warn you — this report from our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, contains some flashing images. it is in large sections a cry from the heart. it never needed to be this way, harry says. but there are barbs of family members and sustained criticism of the british press. so much can be traced to the death of his mother in the car crash in paris. harry was 12 at the time. he was at balmoral. in the audiobook of his memoir harry describes how his father broke the news. his harry describes how his father broke the news.— broke the news. his voice was soft. he broke the news. his voice was soft- he was _ broke the news. his voice was soft. he wa

david willis.theory, to promote his new book. but some are seeing it as an opportunity for him to voice his concerns about the royal family, with many incendiary claims being made. the prince's memoir, spare, is out in the uk, us and canada on tuesday, but it's already out in some countries, including singapore. let's speak to the bbc�*s katie silver who's at a book shop in singapore. thank you very much forjoining me, what is it like where you are? is there much business? there is definitely some business. we saw one man running up outside the bookshop for almost an hour and a half to buy his book. they have about 200 books printed here and they are going for about 60 singaporean dollars, which is about 45 us dollars stop it is about 45 us dollars stop it is a markup from what they will go for in other markets. where the edgard popular, they are expecting it to sell out. one man who has bought two of those books is this man, nav, what interests you about this bill? the entire story, we grow within

david willis, bbc news, los angeles.mes will come into effect between five and six o'clock this evening. the measure aims to avert the risk of blackouts, relieving pressure on the national grid. kevin peachey, our personalfinance correspondent, is here. how does the scheme work? one of a series of announcement _ how does the scheme work? one of a series of announcement today - how does the scheme work? one of a series of announcement today which i series of announcement today which could have a pretty significant effect on our bills. ultimately this is the most immediate one, which is “p is the most immediate one, which is up to1 million households in england, wales and scotland who are being paid to delay their electricity use. when they get home tonight between five and six o'clock, maybe they won't put on their washing machine, the oven, the idea is it reduces that energy use during those peak times, so they will use those things later on. these households have already signed up these households have already signed up

live to los angeles and our north america correspondent david willis. david, good to see you.ore than four years to two tweets that elon musk put out saying that he had reason to believe that he could acquire a tesla floated, basically, acquire it privately and that funding had been secured for that. $70 billion in fund that was necessary. those two tweets caused the share price of the company to soar only for it to plummet ten days later when it became clear that funding had, indeed, not been secured. now, that group of shareholders are suing elon musk and otherformer and musk and other former and current musk and otherformer and current directors of musk and other former and current directors of tesla for undisclosed damaged claiming that basically they committed fraud in share price manipulation. so what we have here is elon musk being sued by his investors for remarks that he made on social media platform that he himself later acquired to the shack gran to many of those same investors. to many people, you don't have to be a tesla investor to find that all a little bit biza

let's speak to our north america correspondent david willis. david, what do we know?atest?— the latest? there is a press conference _ the latest? there is a press conference ongoing - the latest? there is a press conference ongoing at - the latest? there is a press conference ongoing at the i the latest? there is a press - conference ongoing at the scene but what we do know is this is an area known as half moon bay, it's about 30 miles to the south of san francisco, largely agricultural area, a population of around 11,000 people stop the seven people are said to have died in this incident at two separate locations, one of which is thought to be a mushroom farm. this is a very rural area as a mention, to me people were injured in the first location and the officers found four people dead and a fifth person wounded at the other location about two miles away stop it has been ported that all of the terms were chinese farmworkers and a 67—year—old asian—american man has turned himself in to the police, about two hours after the incident took place at these two separate, ve

laura: david willis in los angeles, thank you.ainian forces have acknowledged stepping back from a dundas town that was captured last week by russian -- donbass town that was captured last week i russian forces. -- it by russian forces. our correspondent, andrea haen, has been to the frontline. a warning, this wil work contains scenes you may find very difficult to watch. >> incoming artillery fire as we arrive close to the front line. a quick run for cover. we are in an area where russian and ukrainian infantry appear to be fighting at close quarters. >> we are moving through the remains of the house here. moving towards the ukrainian position. there's small arms fire and heavy artillery fire, which means the russian lines, they are maybe just a kilometer away in the fields bend me. >> ukrainian troops firing from the outskirts of a nearby town, where they are clinging on. so let are itself is now in russian hands. the kremlin's gaining a significant victory, its first in months. >> we have a very tough situation here. sometimes

david willis is our north america correspondent in washington. e extraordinary scenes on capitol hill. tell us what you saw from your perspective. what you saw from your perspective-_ perspective. yes, it is breathtaking, - perspective. yes, it is breathtaking, isn't - perspective. yes, it is breathtaking, isn't it i perspective. yes, it is - breathtaking, isn't it really? you avert your gaze for more than 15 seconds and it all changes, it would seem. they were going to adjourn after kevin mccarthy lost that 14th vote over the course of the last four days, of course, these votes have been going on on the floor of the lower chamber. then word reached mccarthy's people that matt gaetz, the republican congressman who has been a holdout, he is a firm supporter of donald trump, was willing to cast his vote in favour of kevin mccarthy. so they then had a vote not to adjourn. and now they are going to have this 15th vote. and this vote is likely to see kevin mccarthy voted in as speaker. on the 15th occasion. after what has been a really bewildering nigh

david, thanks very much- _ david willis in los angeles.make—or—break moment for president macron�*s agenda. a day of mass strikes is under way, in protest against the french president's bid to raise the official age of retirement from 62 to 64. this was the scene in the southwestern city of bordeaux earlier. similar rallies are taking place across the country. translation: it's degrading - when you reach the end of your life. you have to leave a few years for people to enjoy. and then, as many unions have explained, what they are proposing is not really compatible with the arguments that they're putting forward. translation: i think what they're doing to us is very violent - translation: i think what they're doing to us is very violent and it's. no longer tolerable. we already have the cost of living increasing, which we can't manage any more because we have an average salary. we're those who are most taxed, so i don't know what to do, and i think it's time to show the government that we don't agree with their way of doing things. so, let'

david willis, bbc news, los angeles.more do we know about the suspect in this mass shooting and the latest on the police investigation? well, authorities are so far have not _ investigation? well, authorities are so far have not had _ investigation? well, authorities are so far have not had any _ investigation? well, authorities are so far have not had any media - so far have not had any media briefings this early in the morning, so a lot of the information we have right now is over the last 2a hours. it is a very quiet scene here at monterey park. authorities have left. it is a stark difference from 24—hour ze gao. again, authorities have identified the suspect as a 2k year —— is a 72—year—old man. in the weeks and months ahead they will be digging into his background, to find out exactly more about him. some of the relationships, why he showed up at this particular dance studio, and another one not too far from this location here in monterey park. any location here in monterey park. any more details on the sequence of

i'm david willis.der, lula da silva is sworn in as brazil's new president in front of a crowd of 300,000 people. brazil has gotten through a few difficult years, it was hit hard by the pandemic, by political divide. but you speak to people here, they say this is a new beginning. after another wave of russian attacks, nato's secretary general says support for ukraine is long term. thousands gather at the vatican after the death of benedict xvi to hear pope francis pay tribute to his predecessor. translation: let us all join i together with one heart and one soul, in thanking god for this faithful servant of the gospel and the church.

with the latest here's our north america correspondent david willis.ea known as half moon bay, it's about 30 miles to the south of san francisco, largely agricultural area, a population of around 11,000 people. seven people are said to have died in this incident at two separate locations, one of which is thought to be a mushroom farm. this is a very rural area as i mentioned there, two people were injured in the first location and the officers found four people dead and a fifth person wounded at the other location about two miles away stop it has been ported that all of the victims were chinese farmworkers and a 67—year—old asian—american man has turned himself in to the police, about two hours after the incident took place at these two separate, very rural locations. there is footage of that man being pinned to the ground and taken into custody by sheriff's deputies. now, a short while ago as that press conference got under way, the police officer in charge of the investigation said that there was no clear motive for this attack although it does appea

a short time ago i spoke to our north america correspondent, david willis, and asked him what he madeconcessions made to finally get mr mccarthy elected to the speaker's post. he had no option, kevin mccarthy. he was boxed in. there were 20 members of his party, right wingers all, who were dead set on foiling his long—held ambition to become the new speaker of the house of representatives, so he had to give these concessions. he has conceded mightily, it would appear, including promising some of the rebels, key seats on key committees going forward in the next congressional session. you mentioned the reinstatement of the one—vote rule, by which a speaker can be dumped out of office. all these sorts of things, the hand of kevin mccarthy forced over this and as we now know, it took 15 votes and four deadlocked days before he actually managed to tie this down. this rule about any individual lawmaker being able to begin proceedings to remove the speaker, doesn't that leave him in hock to the hardliners on his side of the aisle as well as those who are maybe dissatisfied with his policies

david willis is our north america correspondent in washington. voting resumes in a couple of hours. are we likely to see an outcome? i think we are. although it is fair to sa i think we are. although it is fair to sa that i think we are. although it is fair to sa that there i think we are. although it is fair to sa that there is i think we are. although it is fair to sa that there is some fair to say that there is some fairly convincing arm—twisting, some fairly desperate arm twisting going on right now in the building just behind me here. kevin mccarthy does believe that he can get the votes that he needs. we have had 13 votes, haven't we, over the course of four days? and now, as you say, the house is in recess until ten o'clock tonight, which is two hours from now. there were 20 rebels if you like, holdouts, conservatives, who did not want to see it kevin mccarthy be the next speaker of the house of representatives. it appears that he has won over about 1k that he has won over about 1a or 15 of them, two who have been absent and they are on th

by giving too many concessions to the right wing of his party. 0ur north america correspondent david willist day. kevin mccarthy has passed the first test of his new role. he has got this rules package past the lower house in the last few hours, and that will govern basically the procedure of the 118th congress. it includes such arcane matters as decorum on the house floor and so on, but there have been some considerable concessions, as you just said, in order to get the speakership for mr mccarthy, and he has had to make concessions in regard to the rules package — those concessions include cuts in us defence spending, that could have implications for us aid for ukraine. also, some changes to matters such as the creation of a committee to look into the workings of the usjustice department, particularly in regard to its investigations of the former president donald trump. and there are also measures that will make it more difficult for mr mccarthy to hold onto his position as a speaker, enabling just one vote to get him thrown out of office. the big question — how much does all this undermi

this is bbc news — i'm david willis.ur top stories: 20 years after first becoming leader, lula da silva is sworn in as brazil's new president, in front of a crowd of 300,000 people. brazil has gotten through a few difficult years, it was hit hard by the pandemic, by political divide. but you speak to people here, they say this is a new beginning. after another wave of russian attacks, nato�*s secretary general, says support for ukraine is �*long term'. thousands gather at the vatican after the death of benedict the sixteenth — to hear pope francis pay tribute to his predecessor. translation: let us all join i together with one heart and one soul, in thanking god for this faithful servant of the gospel and the church. a6,000 migrants tried to reach the u across the english channel last year a new record and a 60% rise. australia refuses to let a cruise ship dock after a marine growth�*s found on its hull, leaving hundreds of passengers of the viking 0rion stranded off the country's south coast. brazil's new president luiz

our north america correspondent david willis has the latest. the associate dean for academic affairs at the george washington university. thank you forjoining us. interesting we've heard a lot of these classified documents found from people who work at the white house. how is this latest finding do you think going to influence what is going to influence what is going to influence what is going to happen with investigations elsewhere, with former president donald trump and the current presidentjoe biden? and the current president joe biden? . ~' ,, and the current president joe biden? ., ~ ., ., biden? thank you for having me on the show — biden? thank you for having me on the show. i _ biden? thank you for having me on the show. i think _ biden? thank you for having me on the show. i think the - on the show. i think the revelation of unintentional receipt, and maintenance of classified materials found in vice president mike pence's home, will figure in the calculus, with respect to special councils and and their documents against president bide

further two have been suspended from their roles a little earlier our north america correspondent david willisgave me this update. on friday that the pictures were released, of course, the circle of discipline has been widening, and two more memphis police officers have now been disciplined in regard to their involvement in that confrontation. they are a white officer, preston hemphill, and another officer whose name and ethnicity have not been revealed. that on top of the five black officers who were sacked from the force and have subsequently been charged with second—degree murder. now, preston hemphill is said by his lawyer to have fired a taser at tyre nichols, but to have not been present at the scene of the second confrontation where the beating was administered, and that, of course, is perhaps one of the reasons why he has not been charged as yet with a crime. now, the family of tyre nichols, nonetheless, reacted angrily to that news. they say that he has been shielded, this white police officer. why, they are asking, has his involvement only just been released 7 and they are calling fo

i'm david willis.la da silva is sworn in as brazil's new president in front of a crowd of 300,000 people. brazil has gotten through a few difficult years, it was hit hard by the pandemic, by political divide. but you speak to people here, they say this is a new beginning. after another wave of russian attacks, nato's secretary general, says support for ukraine is "long term". thousands gather at the vatican after the death of benedict xvi to hear pope francis pay tribute to his predecessor. translation: let us all join i together with one heart and one soul, in thanking god for this faithful servant of the gospel and the church.

let's speak to our north america correspondent david willis, who has more on the discovery of those classifiednd these documents?— latest bit of information and these documents? after he left these documents? after he left the white house _ these documents? after he left the white house mike - these documents? after he left the white house mike pence i the white house mike pence insisted he had not taken any secret documents home with him but the revelation that documents have been found at joe biden �*s residents prompted mike pentz�*s aids to look a little closer and they came across about a dozen documents with classified markings at mr pence's home in indiana. following the discovery of those documents, not only a joe biden �*s residents and garage but also at mara lado, the florida residents of donald trump, that is prompt questions about whether another special prosecutor should be appointed to look into what is going on here. there has already been a special prosecutor appointed to both the trump and biden cases. this is a serious matter, make no mistake because classified documents sup

david willis, bbc news, los angeles.in his honour. luke hanrahan has this report. a place to forever honour the bravery of their son. 20—year—oldjimi 0lubunmi—adewole jumped into the thames here in april 2021 to rescue a complete stranger — a woman who'd fallen into the river and was calling out for help. hearing the scream of a woman, he went down the stairs, undressed, knowing how dangerous the thames is. no training, no support, no back—up. he knew he was risking his life to help another. and he paid the ultimate price. bernard kosia wasjimi's best friend, and was walking home from work with him that night when they heard the shouts for help. every time i'm here, ijust feel as if...like a part of me is gone. but i'm very much grateful because, at the same time, when i do come here, i feel at peace with myself, and i can connect with him. jimi was walking across london bridge with his friend bernard when he heard the 21—year—old woman's cries. he turned to his friend and simply said, "i have to save her," and jumped in

an independent lawyer has been appointed to investigate. 0ur north america correspondent, david williss howjoe biden�*s political opponents have reacted. if you're a democrat, or you're in the white house at the moment, this drip—drip of allegations isjust embarrassing. the gift that keeps on giving, though, for republicans, it has to be said, and they've seized on this, as you can imagine. the white house is trying to draw a distinction, between the documents that were found in mar—a—lago, for example, and those that were discovered atjoe biden�*s residence and former office. they're saying that president biden has voluntarily handed over all these classified documents and has sought to cooperate fully with government investigators, as distinct from donald trump's behaviour. and he had to basically be coerced into parting with hundreds of classified documents that were found in a raid by the fbi on his florida residence, mar—a—lago. but as i say, it is this drip—drip that keeps coming up and keeps embarrassing president biden. it's preoccupied his agenda over the course of the last we

i'm david willis with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. 20 years after first becoming leader, lula da silva is sworn in as brazil's new president in front of a crowd of 300,000 people. it was hit hard by the pandemic, by political divide. but you speak to people here, they say this is a new beginning. the body of brazilian football legend pele will lie in state in the coming hours ahead of a massive funeral in the city of santos on tuesday. thousands gather at the vatican after the death of benedict xvi to hear pope francis pay tribute to his predecessor. translation: let us all join i together with one heart and one soul, in thanking god for this faithful servant of the gospel and the church. australia refuses to let a cruise ship dock after marine growth�*s found on its hull, leaving hundreds of passengers of the viking 0rion stranded while it's cleaned. welcome to bbc news. brazil's new president, luiz inacio lula da silva, has promised to rebuild his country, and restore protection to the amazon rainforest. two decades after he first held the job, th

our north american correspondent david willis has the latest.te house, mike pence insisted he had not taken any secret documents home with him, but the revelation that documents have been found atjoe biden�*s residence prompted mike pence's aides to look a little bit closer and they came across about a dozen documents with classified markings at mr pence's home in indiana. now, following the discovery of those documents, not only ajoe biden�*s residence and garage, but also at mar—a—lago, the florida residence of donald trump, that has prompted questions about whether another special prosecutor should be appointed to look into what is going on here. there has already been a special prosecutor appointed to both the trump and biden cases. but this is a serious matter, make no mistake, because classified documents supplied to the senate intelligence committee, for example, only leave the offices there in locked bags and that has also prompted some to question whether, given that there are millions of documents that the federal government mark �*cla

i'm david willis.l's new president, in front of a crowd of 300,000 people. brazil has gone through a difficult few years being hit hard by the pandemic political divide. speak to the people here and they thousands gather at the vatican after the death of benedict xvi to hear pope francis pay tribute to his predecessor. translation: let us alljoin translation: let us all “oin toaether translation: let us all “oin together with i translation: let us all 'oin together with one i translation: let us all 'oin together with one heart h translation: let us alljoin together with one heart and l translation: let us all join i together with one heart and one soul in thanking god for this faithful servant of the gospel and the church to take after another wave of russian attacks, nato's secretary

i'm david willis. our top stories: 20 years after first becoming leader, lula da silva is sworn in as brazil's new president, in front of a crowd of 300,000 people. brazil has gone through a difficult few years being hit hard by the pandemic political divide. speak to the people here and they thousands gather at the vatican after the death of benedict xvi to hear pope francis pay tribute to his predecessor. translation: let us alljoin translation: let us all “oin toaether translation: let us all “oin together with i translation: let us all 'oin together with one i translation: let us all 'oin together with one heart h translation: let us alljoin together with one heart and l translation: let us all join i together with one heart and one soul in thanking god for this faithful servant of the gospel and the church to take after another wave of russian attacks, nato's secretary general, says support for ukraine, is long—term. a6,000 migrants tried to reach the uk across the english channel last year. a new

our north america correspondent david willis has the latest. documents with him, but the discovery of classified documents atjoe biden�*s home and former office prompted mike pence's aides to look a little closer and they came across a small number, thought to be about a dozen documents, with classified markings. now, following the discovery of classified documents at donald trump's mar—a—lago home, as well as president biden�*s delaware estate, that has caused some to wonder whether a special prosecutor should be employed to look into the discovery of the documents in the pence household following the appointment of special prosecutor to look into both the biden and the trump cases. all of this raises the question, of course, how many classified documents are there floating around out there? these matters are taken very seriously at the highest levels of government. the senate intelligence committee, for example, only allows classified documents to leave the building in locked bags. but some here are making the point that maybe there are just

our north america correspondent david willis has been watching all of this.s been a dramatic night. it's been a breathtaking few hours, hasn't it, and kevin mccarthy has finally got the votes he needed, on the 15th attempt. that was the 15th vote within the space of the last four days, and it was achieved around about midnight, just after the house had voted to adjourn until monday, because there weren't enough votes to secure kevin mccarthy's victory. then there came an intervention from one of the hard liners, matt gaetz, the florida congressman. he has been staunchly opposed to kevin mccarthy's speakership, the prospect of it. he believes mr mccarthy is way too mainstream, and as a trump supporter himself he wants to lead the republican party in a different direction, along with about two dozen other members of the current republican caucus. so, a vote was then taken to not adjourn the house and to have that 15th vote this evening, friday evening, and that, with matt gaetz�* vote gave kevin mccarthy the majority needed by a single vote. it has come down to

our north america correspondent david willis in los angeles gave us the latest update.ame out of that conference as well as the name and the age of the suspect in this case. we also learned that police are currently searching for a motive in this attack, originally reports or suggestions this might be some sort of hate crime. there have been many here over the last years involving the asian—american community in this country. but that appears to rule itself out, bearing in mind the fact that the gunman was himself asian, as we heard there, 72—year—old huu can tran. and what officers were saying in a press conference a short while ago is they are now trying to establish the motive, what could have prompted this man to undertake this terrible massacre on the day of the lunar new year? ten people were shot and killed, five women, five men, ten others injured, seven of those, we hear, are still in hospital.— still in hospital. this obviously _ still in hospital. this obviously will - still in hospital. this obviously will be - still in hospital. this| obviously will be very

an independent lawyer has been appointed to investigate. 0ur north america correspondent, david williseps on giving, it really is. and further revelations today of five additional documents found atjoe biden�*s delaware home, in addition to one that was discovered in the garage of that home earlier in the week, in addition to the ten or so that were found at an office that the former vice president occupied when he was serving as vice president under barack 0bama. it�*s all terribly embarrassing. joe biden has said he wants to be open, that he has full respect for classified documents, but under the presidential records act, it is against the law for individuals who are not authorised to actually retain possession of these sorts of documents. these sorts of documents have to be referred to the national archives, that�*s the law. so president biden finds himself bogged down with questions about why they didn�*t declare the initial ten or so documents earlier. they date back, you may remember, to the 2nd of november last year, the day before the mid—term elections and to make life all th

i'm david willis with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. 20 years after00 people. it was hit hard by the pandemic, by political divide. but you speak to people here, they say this is a new beginning. the body of brazilian football legend pele will lie in state in the coming hours ahead of a massive funeral in the city of santos on tuesday. thousands gather at the vatican after the death of benedict xvi to hear pope francis pay tribute to his predecessor. translation: let us all join i together with one heart and one soul, in thanking god for this faithful servant of the gospel