lisa franchetti is a former head of the us 6th fleet and us naval forces in south korea, and has also says her nomination by mr biden must still be confirmed by the us senate. the woman has risen expect no woman has risen this time the ranks of the us military. lisa franchetti, a 38— year military veteran, would not only be the first woman in the history of this country to serve as navy chief, she would also be the first woman in history to serve on thejoint chiefs of staff, that's the top military advisers who dispense advice on advisers who dispense advice on a daily basis to the president of the united states. she is the former head of the us sixth fleet and of naval forces in korea and today, in a statement, president biden paid tribute to what he called her extensive expertise, both at sea and onshore. but her nomination, she was not the first choice as far as the us defence secretary lloyd austin was concerned. he would rather have seen the top gun graduate samuel paparo, who has been appointed head of the us pacific fleet. lisa franchetti's nomination is yet to be approved by t

lisa franchetti is a former head of the us 6th fleet and us naval forces in south korea. nomination needs approval by the senate. now on bbc news: blood brothers — the pro—russian serbians. after russia's invasion of ukraine, countries around the world were forced to take sides. but for one country, the choice has not been straightforward. unlike most european countries, serbia has resisted imposing sanctions on russia. a fringe hard—line ultranationalist group is pushing for closer links with an old ally. believing the country is at a tipping point, they turn on serbia's president. i was shocked to watch as the war in ukraine reopened old wounds from our own balkan wars. and now serbia's nationalists are on the rise again. with exclusive backstage access, i spent the last year investigating some of the most extreme voices. there's a prison sentence hanging over this man. he's charged with calling for the violent overthrow of the government. he's given us unprecedented access to his world. nationalists like him believe that now is the time to act. we have war in ukraine,

lisa franchetti is a former head of the us 6th fleet and us naval forces in south korea. nomination needs approval by the senate. now on bbc news... the day that shook brazil. shouting we're going to begin with some breaking news. we're hearing that thousands of supporters of the former president of brazil, jair bolsonaro, smashed their way... have stormed... ..the country's national congress, stormed by shutting down the government compound, the government buildings. sunday, january 8th, 2023. around the world, people are waking up to the extraordinary events taking place in brasilia. demonstrators are refusing to accept that he lost last year's election and want the military to intervene. leaders from around the world condemn the storming of brazil's congress by supporters of jair bolsonaro. the events of january 8th, 2023, were born of both the global right—wing populist movement and years of transformation in brazilian politics and society. a decade before massive and unprecedented street protests against a long list of grievances from corruption scandals involving th

lisa franchetti is a former head of the us sixth fleet and us navalforces in south korea. nomination will still need to be approved by congress. hi, i'm ellis with the catch up. there were three elections in england on thursday with three very different results. the tories narrowly held their london seat of uxbridge and south ruislip, while the lib dems overturned a conservative majority of 19,000 in somerton and frome in somerset in south west england. and 25—year—old keir mather is now parliament's youngest mp. he has been nicknamed the �*baby of the house�* after winning his seat in north yorkshire for the labour party by over 4,000 votes. it was a previously a tory safe seat and mather said he understood the enormity of what has just happened. england goalkeeper mary earps says it is hurtful fans can't buy a replica of her nike goalkeeper shirt. earps says she wasn't told her kit wouldn't be available to the public and only found out when the outfield kit went on sale. it has been reported that producing women's goalkeeper kits for the public is not part of nike's plan

based on this fact the president of the united states of america joe biden nominated admiral lisa franchetti to the position of commander of the naval forces, this is the first time when the main position of the navy is held by a woman, in addition to franchetti, the second in the history of the united states is a woman in vani admiral's decision came as a surprise the pentagon expected admiral samuel paparu to lead the forces in the pacific if the appointment is approved by the senate frank kathy will become the first woman on the joint chiefs of staff a former journalist did not leave the navy after graduating from the naval college she is currently the deputy chief of naval operations when i joined the navy in 1985 many doors were closed to women i could not even imagine that i would be the commander of an aircraft carrier strike group or vice chief naval operations all 83 thousand women sailors can make a difference every day in every crew i think they are our shipmates they are daughters they are spouses they are sisters the ministry of culture of greece temporarily closed the acropolis

admiral lisa franchetti, the second woman in our navy ever to achieve the rank of four-star admiral,ho i chose to be -- made history again as the first woman as chief of naval operations. i've also nominated other outstanding leaders of all backgrounds. we need them. right now, tens of thousands of america's daughters and sons are deployed around the world tonight, keeping us safe from immense national security challenges. but the senator from alabama is not. for the first time in more than 100 years, we don't have a sitting confirmed commandant of the marine corps. by the fall, we may not have a chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. we might not have the military leaders for our army and navy either. this partisan freeze is already harming military readiness, security, leadership, and troop morale; freezing pay; freezing people in place. military families who have already sacrificed so much, unsure of where and when they change stations, unable to get housing or start their kids in the new school because they're not there yet. military spouses forced to take critical career decisio

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us presidentjoe biden on friday nominated admiral lisa franchetti to lead the us navy, which would make military�*s joint chiefs of staff if she is confirmed. franchetti would replace chief of naval operations admiral mike gilday, whose term ends this fall. franchetti's nomination willjoin the list of hundreds of military appointments being held up by republican senator tommy tuberville, who is blocking military nominations due to the pentagon's policy concenring abortion. in england, the governing conservatives suffered two heavy defeats, but narrowly held onto former pm boris johnson's old uxbridge seat. that one victory means that british prime minister rishi sunak was spared the prospect of being the first prime minister for 55 years to lose three by—elections in one day. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. bbc news bringing you different stories from across the uk. 20 years ago you had to head south to see these birds. black winged stilt. so slightly literal name, perhaps what is undoubtedly one of the world's most elegant birds. wildlife presenter bill oddie brou

president biden nominates admiral lisa franchetti to run the us navy — if confirmed, she'll be the firstoman to serve in the post and the first to serve on the us joint chiefs of staff. hello. let's start with the women's world cup. one of the tournament favourites, england are facing theirfirst opponents. the european champions are taking on haiti who are playing in the world cup for the first time. they've been playing for around 65 minutes in brisbane and the latest score is 1—0 to england. georgia stanway scored with a 29th minute penalty. let's cross live now to kevin morris, who is a lioness fan and a girl's football coach. he's watching the game at hereford pegasus football club with his team and their families. thanks forjoining us. what you make of the game so far? it thanks forjoining us. what you make of the game so far?— of the game so far? it has been a tou~h of the game so far? it has been a tough opener— of the game so far? it has been a tough opener for _ of the game so far? it has been a tough opener for england, - of the game so far? it has been a tough opener for engla

us presidentjoe biden on friday nominated admiral lisa franchetti to lead the us navy, which would makelljoin the list of hundreds of military appointments being held up by republican senator tommy tuberville, who is blocking military nominations due to the pentagon's policy concerning abortion. campaigning is wrapping up in spain ahead of its general election this sunday. the incumbent prime minister, pedro sanchez, has been trailing in the polls, and called the snap election in hopes of wrong—footing his centre—right opponents. but as guy hedgecoe reports, mr sanchez is still the underdog. as spain's election campaign comes to an end its the conservatives of the people's party led by alberto nunez feijoo who are the favourites to win sunday's election ahead of the socialists of prime minister pedro sanchez. however, is not necessarily the winner of this election will go on to form a new government. the really key issue here is whether the parties on the left overall will be able to form a majority in congress or whether the parties on the right overall will be able to do that and that

president biden nominates admiral lisa franchetti to run the us navy — if confirmed, she'll be the firstoman to serve in the post and to be the first to serve on the us joint chiefs of staff. hello i'm celia hatton. have started their world cup campaign in the next half an hour. the european champions take on haiti who who are playing in the world cup for the first time. the latest score is 1—0 to england, georgia stanway with the 29th minute penalty for that goal. early holders, the us, begin their quest began their third quest for a third straight title with a 3—0 win over vietnam, while zambia's first ever game saw them lose 5—0 against japan. i spoke to kevin morris, who is a lionesses fan and a girls football coach and he's watching the game at hereford pegasus football club with his team and their families. i think england are going to get off to a great start and i am confident it will be a 5—0 win for england, three points for the first game. what do you think, girls? i am a coach and _ what do you think, girls? i am a coach and we — what do you think, girls? i am a coach and we

president biden nominates admiral lisa franchetti to run the us navy — if confirmed, she'll be the firstan to serve in the post and to be the first to serve on the us joint chiefs of staff. hello. one of the tournament favourites, england, start their world cup campaign in the next half an hour. the european champions take on haiti who who are playing in the world cup for the first time. the lionesses might be european champions but they've had a dip in form in recent months and they head into the tournament with a host of players missing through injury. katie gornall reports. england's players have been enjoying their down time down under. they have been whale watching, meeting the locals, and experiencing the culture. the lionesses are nowjust hours from their first game of this world cup. as european champions there is a weight of expectation on their shoulders. so the return of their captain millie bright to full fitness is a welcome sight. she's fit, she's going to play. we will see how long that will be, but she has done everything we wanted her to do to get ready for this game. sh

. >> gio: and president biden nominating admiral lisa franchetti to be the next chief of naval operationse senate, admiral franchetti would she would become the first woman in the navy's history to hold the job, as well as the first female member of the joint chiefs of staff. >> whit: we do begin this half hour, though, with the investigation into a suspected serial killer now expanding. abc's jaclyn lee joins us with the latest. jaclyn, good morning. >> reporter: hey, whit, good morning. authorities say they are happy that rex heuermann is off the streets, but now this investigation is expanding to other states including las vegas, nevada, where he and his wife owned a time share. this morning, nine days after his arrest, the investigation deepening at the home of a suburban dad now accused of being a serial killer. authorities seen here going into the massapequa park home of 59-year-old rex heuermann. law enforcement sources say investigators are trying to determine whether heuermann allegedly killed any victims inside his home. >> they're going to look for anything they could potential

. >>> in a historic move president biden has chosen admiral lisa franchetti to be navy's top officer.on to serve in the joint chiefs of franchetti has been the vice chief of naval operationsince 2022 and was the commander of u.s. naval forces korea among other key naval positions. she's also commanded two carrier strike groups and been the recipient of multiple service medals. >>> her official name, barbara millicent roberts, may not ring a bell but say her nickname, "barbie" -- i didn't know it was her official name. >> saying barbie's government name all over. she doesn't want everyone to know that. >> created by mattel in 1959, she is getting new life in the live action movie making its debut this weekend. >> it is distributed by cnn's parent company warner brothers discovery. the film allows barbie to question her own reality, something consumers have been doing for her for decades. cn cnn has more. >> reporter: "barbie" mania. barbie curious fans strutting into theaters on opening day in what could be one of the biggest box office weekends since the pandemic. >> it is a love stor

lisa franchetti is a former head of the us 6th fleet and us naval forces in south korea. nomination needs approval by the senate. now on bbc news it's time for talking business. hello, everybody, a very warm welcome from me, aaron. one leading investor tells me how he's going to get returns from orbiting the earth and from dishwashers by day to explosives by night, the boss tells me how he is going to get his company flying. i will catch up with the boss of nasa. the former astronaut tells me how important private companies will be as the us and china hurry back to the moon in the 21st century space race. wherever you arejoining me from around the world, a warm welcome to the show. it is the final frontier. space. what lies out there could help answer many of the problems we face here on earth from energy to climate change and then, of course, there is the fun of it as well. a growing number of wealthy people are booking tickets just to have a view of the planet from above. it all means that the space economy is taking off. the space economy is taking off. the space econo