jon sopel, bbc news, washington.georgia and our correspondent at the rally larry madowo. larry, the president marks 100 days in office, and also trying to sell this for trillion dollar plan to the american people. i gather he has just arrived there where you are. he has just arrived there where you are. he: hasjust arrived. just arrived there where you are. he hasjust arrived. you should be has just arrived. you should be speaking any moment now. here outside where he is speaking at the drive—in rally, there are supporters of the former president to her here to express their displeasure. they have signs, one of them says biden lied and jobs died. another says thanks for nothing, biden. that's the opposition he is facing. they are not onboard with this plan. the white house and biden team are hoping that his plan is much more popular with the rest of americans, even republicans that if he bypasses washington politicians republicans in washington, that can be successful.— in washington, that can be successful. , :, , .

jon sopel, bbc news washington. >> here on outside source we follow the story of brexit since 2016. have been looking at whether promises of what brexit would be have been kept. in the last of our special report, we turn our attention to how much the u.k. has moved away from the european union's rules. >> brexit's message of taking back control rested on the idea that the u.k. should make its own rules. >> the majority of our laws are now made in brussels by politicians and bureaucrats who are not accountable to you. we can only truly be masters of our own destiny if we vote to leave the eu. >> to support this, two arguments were repeatedly used. first, eu regulations got in the uk's way. no one made this case more than boris johnson. in this example, he talks about an exporter. >> after decades of sending campers like this through the post, he had his -- sending campers --kippers like this through the post. >> that was not true, nor were numerous other examples mr. johnson gave over the years. but it is true that he and brexit supporters did not want to rules. >> the european court

let's go to our north america editor, jon sopel. jon.ta, there's a palpable sense of shock at the capitol tonight that once again it has come under attack, once again it has come under attack, once again it has come under attack, once again another capitol policeman has been killed. he was billy evans, who'd been serving with the capitol police for many years, and in the past few momentsjoe biden and his wife had issued a statement saying they are heartbroken at the news. the suspect was driving the car has also been named as noah green, a 25—year—old from indiana, african—american stop but why did he do it? that is what police are now investigating. we've been here before. lunchtime on a cold easter day, and another emergency at the capitol. a man in a blue car rams two us capitol police officers near a barrier. as he gets out of his vehicle, knife in hand, he's shot and has now died. immediately, congress goes into lockdown. a helicopter�*s summoned and lands in front of the capitol building. and the national guard, which has been on d

, jon sopel, and he has just tweeted in the last few minutes describing this as breaking news.ed a video of what looks to be a helicopter landing or coming in somewhere around the capitol building. we've only had a few reports so far from the likes ofjon sopel reports so far from the likes ofjon sopel, and of course from other news reports as well. as we said, the area that this is in of washington, dc is where congress is situated. it's where the us government is situated. it also contains other key sites around the capitol building, including the us supreme court, the library of congress as well as office buildings in the area of lawmakers and their staff. so this is the live shop of the capitol building. we haven't got a shot that takes a closer to what's happening, but we do know that reports are suggesting that the area around their is currently in lockdown. what we know so far from reports their is currently in lockdown. what we know so farfrom reports is their is currently in lockdown. what we know so far from reports is that a car has tried to crash a barrier into one o

jon sopel, bbc news, washington.group that's taking him to court over ppe contracts awarded during the pandemic. the good law project, which has taken action against mr hancock, said it was unable to fairly mount a challenge because "critical information" had not been disclosed by the government. the government disputes that — and the case as a whole. new data released this afternoon by the environment agency has shown that excess levels of hydrogen sulphide are still being released from a landfill site in staffordshire. although public health england says it's unlikely to cause long—term health problems, it's making life a misery for people who live nearby. phil mackie reports. this is walley's quarry in silverdale. it's used as a landfill site, and here's the problem — it's right next door to hundreds of homes and is giving off a terrible smell. since it was allowed to increase the amount of waste it takes, the stink has got worse, and if you're downwind it's horrible. we obviously knew there was a landfill there w

jon sopel, bbc news, at the capitol.peaking to barbara plett usher, our us state department correspondent, who has been monitoring events from outside the us capitol. she now gives us a sense of how the country has been reacting to the incident. over the past weeks, i think the city had begun to relax a bit more because since january sixth, there'd been a massive security increase around the capitol building, as you know. there had been some warnings about possible attacks, but nothing had happened. and now something has, so people are on edge again and nervous about what to expect. now, this is nothing like on the scale, of course, of what happened onjanuary 6th, which was a mob storming the capitol building with arms, hunting down congresspeople, attacking police officers. this seems to be a one—man attack. at this point, it appears that he acted alone. it's also not at all clear that he might be, you know, connected to some kind of political or other cause. the officers who spoke to us earlier said that they were not

jon sopel, bbc news, at the capitol.o barbara plett usher, our us state department correspondent, who's been monitoring events from outside the us capitol. once events from outside the us capitol. again the us c attack once again the us capitol under attack in a shocking situation for the country. attack in a shocking situation for the country-— the country. yes, it is. in fact i have to say — the country. yes, it is. in fact i have to say that _ the country. yes, it is. in fact i have to say that over - the country. yes, it is. in fact i have to say that over the - the country. yes, it is. in fact i have to say that over the past | have to say that over the past weeks, i think the city had begun to relax a bit more because since january the 6th there have been a massive security increase around the capitol building as you know. there had been some warnings about possible attacks but nothing had happened. and now something has swivel are on edge again and nervous about what to expect. now this is nothing like on the scal

jon sopel, bbc news, washington. appeared in court in moscow via videolink — the first time he has been seen in public since ending his 2a day hunger strike. he launched a scathing attack on president putin calling him an emperor with no clothes whose crown was slipping. at the same time, another court in moscow was clamping down on mr navalny�*s supporters, as sarah rainsford reports. his head close shaven and face gaunt, this is the first glimpse of alexei navalny since his three—week hunger strike. the opposition politician transformed as a prisoner. this video link to court is now his only platform. the one official camera won't film his speech but audio does get out. and today navalny denounced vladimir putin as a president whose only care is clinging to power eternally. but since navalny�*s arrest, the pressure on his supporters has intensified. irina used to run his office in st petersburg. they've cleared out because the prosecutor now wants the whole navalny network banned as extremists. translation: the ris

let's get an update from our north america editor jon sopel.e already been 11,000 gun deaths so far this year in america. so 11,000 deaths at the hand of a gun injust over three months. now, you have to say that whatjoe biden has proposed is pretty cosmetic. he has said you should no longer be able to buy gun kids where there —— you can assemble a gun and there is no serial number and it is untraceable. an accessory for a revolver should be banned from cell. this is at the edges of the scale of the problem. injoe biden would consider. he was more far—reaching legislation. but what he can do byjust assigning a paper is very limited. he needs to get congress to act and he says they should act now, but they won't. there are the numbers that you get this legislation through. so the american public saying, for example, on whether anyone should have a comprehensive background check before they are able to buy a gun,, well, the american public says yes they should, by the power of the gun lobby means that's not going to happen. the president is callin

studio: thank you, jon sopel. trump, has had his manhattan home searched by federal investigators. the raid was ordered as part of a probe into mr giuliani's dealings with ukraine, officials say. federal prosecutors have been investigating mr giuliani's role in attempting to sway ukrainian officials to dig up political dirt onjoe biden. two metropolitan police officers have been charged over photographs allegedly taken at a crime scene where two sisters were stabbed to death. the photographs relate to the deaths of bibaa henry and nicole smallman, who were found in wembley, lastjune. pc deninaffer and pcjamie lewis have each been charged with misconduct in a public office, and they will appear in court on the 27th may. nestle has announced plans to close its factory in newcastle—upon—tyne, with the loss of 475jobs. the plant in fawdon, which makes more than a dozen products including fruit pastilles and rolos, is expected to shut by the end of 2023. almost 100 otherjobs will be cut at a second factory in york. a m

years, well, that is a big question. jan 50% in the next few years, well, that is a big question. jon sopelple over the age of 50 in england, wales and scotland have now had their first coronavirus jab. the number of people dying from coronavirus fell so sharply between february and march that alzheimer's and heart disease are now the leading causes of deaths in england and wales. here's our health editor, hugh pym. moving down through the age groups — 45 to a9—year—olds among those getting theirjabs today. and in england, nearly 60% of that age range have already had theirfirst dose. a lot of my friends had the vaccine already, and now it is my turn, so i am happy. everybody is very easy going. and they look like they really want to be here and be helping. there is an element of the wartime spirit. it is actually very inspiring. it seems relatively quiet today at this large vaccination centre. the message from officials is — there are slots and vaccine supplies available and anyone eligible who wants a jab should get on and book it. the latest figures for those aged 50 and over show that i

jon sopel, bbc news, washington. larry madowo is in atlanta.o build on last night's speech. he president is planning to build on last night's speech.— last night's speech. he needs to beain last night's speech. he needs to begin selling — last night's speech. he needs to begin selling that _ last night's speech. he needs to begin selling that package. - last night's speech. he needs to begin selling that package. he l last night's speech. he needs to | begin selling that package. he is calling it the blue—collar blueprint for america to reinvest trillions of dollars into the us economy and create good paying jobs. but republicans are really pushing back and their immediate response after that, the only black republican senator called it a radical left wish list which will killjobs and raise taxes. he believes that this is popular. when you bypass the republicans in washington, they want betterjobs, the americans, and he is starting here in georgia because georgia is at the first democratic president to have won the state and 28 years and at the

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