this is a letter shabana mahmood _ there. this is a letter shabana mahmood sent _ there. there. this is a letter shabana mahmood sent out to - mahmood sent out to constituents which has now been published online. it has long been known she was against assisted dying, particularly on religious grounds so that is not particularly a surprise. it has long been known that she was against assisted dying, particularly on religious grounds, that is not particularly a surprise, but i think this letter is particularly detailed, it is three pages long, it goes through the provisions in the bill, particularly in relation to coercion, how to stop someone from being coerced into going ahead with the process of assisted dying. and she describes that as particularly weak, she says the bill is silent on how they should be done and claims that a judge would be expected to discover for themselves that someone had been coerced. she also cites previous scandals such as the post office horizon scandal, the hillsborough disaster as proof, she says, that those acting on behalf of the state are n

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mahmood has 52% of the vote at this point. 52.7, to be precise. mahmood is more moderate now, likely representing one of the city's most progressive districts, including the tenderloin, haight-ashbury and the western addition. he spoke with our partner, the san francisco standard, tonight, saying his victory shows that voters want, quote, a progressive who's going to get results. new developments tonight in the clergy abuse scandal within east bay catholic churches. the roman catholic diocese of oakland is facing significant pushback over its plan to settle hundreds of lawsuits. the diocese entered chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings last year, overwhelmed by lawsuits over sexual abuse. tonight, advocates for those survivors tell abc seven news reporter j.r stone the diocese is offering far less than others in california. >> it's a definite message. the message is you are not important. the message is we don't care. >> that outrage comes from attorney rick simmons and is directed at the diocese of oakland. simmons represents numerous church sex assa

the ukjustice secretary, shabana mahmood, has attacked the assisted dying bill as a state death service, ahead of a vote on the proposals by mps on friday. if it passes, it would give some terminally ill people the right to choose to end their own life. faith leaders have also voiced their opposition to the measure, as simonjones reports. those backing the bill in parliament argue it would stop some terminally ill people having to endure harrowing deaths. those against warn that people could be put under pressure to end their lives. now 29 faith leaders have published a letter. among them, the bishop of london, the roman catholic cardinal of westminster and the chief rabbi and in it they say... it is a view shared by the bishop of bath and wells. i'm very concerned that, as it stands, the bill does not have sufficient safeguards to ensure that no—one can be pressurised into choosing an early death, either because they feel a burden themselves or potentially that they are caused to feel a burden by others. the bill would give someone expected to die within six months the right to choose

last night, thejustice secretary, shabana mahmood, warned the bill could be putting the country on a on demand. in a letter to her constituents, she wrote... mps will vote on the issue on friday. simon jones, bbc news. let's get more on storm bert, the powerful weather event that swept across the the uk and ireland yesterday. as we go to air, more than 80 flood warnings are still in place. flooding in south wales has led to a major incident being declared. killybegs, in the north west of ireland, was hit hard by the storm, with major flooding. thomas pringle is a councillor in killybegs and told me how the town was coping. i got a phone call from one of the other business owners at about 7:00 yesterday morning and got up and went down and wasn't expecting to see what i saw. basically there was a river had burst its banks and was flowing down the street. and in the town itself and where it is, is on the coastline is a fishing port. and there's a river that runs down the back of our street into the...into the tide. and it was running down the road and flooding all the premises along th

mahmood has 52.7% of the vote at this point. mahmood is more moderate now, likely representing one of the city's most progressive districts, including the tenderloin, haight-ashbury and the western addition. he spoke with our partner, the san francisco standard, saying his victory shows that voters want, quote, a progressive who's going to get results. >> today, president biden and vice president harris will make their first public appearance together since the election. the two leaders will attend a veterans day ceremony at arlington national cemetery. and this morning, president elect trump has picked an ally and new york representative elise stefanik, to be a un ambassador. he is set to nominate several more people in the next few months to join his cabinet. over the weekend, trump made it clear that some former members of the administration will not be returning that includes nikki haley, who served as u.n. ambassador and former secretary of state mike pompeo, former presidential candidate and trump ally vivek ramaswamy says

the ukjustice secretary shabana mahmood has attacked the assisted dying bill before next week's voteation could lead to a "slippery slope "towards death on demand", and said she was "profoundly "concerned" about the bill. the vote on friday will be the first in the commons on assisted dying since 2015. the polls have just opened in romania's presidential election, which has been dominated by concerns about inflation, emigration, corruption and the war in neighbouring ukraine. while more than a dozen names appear on the ballot paper, there are only four or five serious contenders. polls suggest that prime minister marcel ciolacu, of the social democratic party, is the favourite but will probably have to face a run—off vote. the president in romania has considerable power and influence, especially over foreign policy. the incumbent, klaus iohannis, has already served two terms, and cannot run again. a number of unidentified drones have been spotting flying over a number of british airbases that are used by the us air force. the incidents involving the unmanned aerial systems took place

now, the latest numbers show mahmood with 52% of the vote and preston with 47%. the progressive lawmaker acknowledged his likely loss in an instagram post. that post reads in part, i have spent a lifetime fighting for underdogs, often against the odds. i wouldn't change a minute of it. we can't win every battle but will continue the fight. an election workers in alameda county spent all weekend counting ballots. tomorrow, we're expecting to get an update on where the effort to recall gia pamela price stands right now. 65% of voters say yes, she should be recalled, but there are still too many ballots left to count to make a definitive call. we're tracking all of those local races on our website to get updates anytime. be sure to download our free nbc bay area app. president biden will sit down with president elect trump on wednesday for a traditional post-election meeting. the customary meeting is meant to convey the appearance of a peaceful transfer of power. now, mr. trump did not host president biden for such a sitdown in 2020, when trump lost his reelection b

his challenger bilal mahmood is currently in the lead after ranked-choice voting. preston told his supporters in an instagram post they cannot win every battle, but he'll continue the fight. >>> there are several events across the bay area today to honor our veterans, including this one at the uss hornet museum in alameda. some veterans serve as tour guides here and tell us volunteering helps with the healing process. >> i was on the uss as my cap indicates. we enlisted to protect this country. this country owes a lot to the veterans. >> the event goes on until 5:00 this evening. >>> the wet weather didn't stop veterans from participating in the annual veterans day parade in downtown san jose. it started at almaden boulevard and santa clara street and wrapped up at san carlos and market. >>> words can't express the symbolism what this uniform means and for me personally, it's family. you have family coming out on a day that's not perfect, they understand it and get it. i am very honored, blessed and humbled to participate in today's veterans day parade. >>> it was

closely watched race in district 5 incumbent dean preston falling further behind challenger bilal mahmood trailing by more than 1,000 votes. >>> president-elect trump is preparing to return to the white house working to put his staff in place ahead of the inauguration. meanwhile his legal problems are fading into the background at least for now. nicole scanga has the latest from washington. >> reporter: the department of justice has taken the first steps to end the criminal cases against president-elect donald trump. special counsel jack smith filed a motion to vacate the remaining pretrial deadlines in order to give the government time to assess how to comply with doj policy. that policy prohibits prosecuting a sitting president. judge tanya chutkan immediately granted the motion and asked for an update by december 2nd. trump takes office january 20th. thursday night he made his first hire of the new administration. >> the ice lady we call her. >> reporter: trump tapped campaign manager susie wiles to be his new chief of staff. sources close to trump tell cbs news' robert costa wiles is

former tech executive and obama administration alum bilal mahmood appears poised to win the district five seat, which includes alamo square, the panhandle and the western addition. all right. it is a bittersweet change for an award winning restaurant in san francisco. its last day of service. plus, its plans for the future and wet weather here in the bay area and snow up in the sierra. and all of it making for a very tough drive for some. >> and we are tracking the raindrops. they have ended for now, but there's people out in san francisco. as you see here, you can see the rain coming down pretty steady earlier today. the rain left behind slick roads for this morning's commute in berkeley. in fact, the ashby avenue underpass there at seventh street was closed due to some roadway flooding. this is video from around noontime today. that road reopened just a couple of hours later. okay. rain here. well, you know what that means. up in the sierra snow. and it caused some hazardous travel conditions. roads have been reopened, though, along portions of highway 50 and interstate 80. caltran

this couple lives in mahmood's district. they tell me they sold their car after it was broken into four times in eight months. >> it's just not safe around to walk and walk around at night, and it's often not safe to walk around during the day. not to mention the cleanliness. my goal as supervisor is to have the rest of the city see what i see in this neighborhood, which is the community, the diversity, the small business. >> mahmoud says he's looking forward to working with the other supervisors and the new mayor. he is scheduled to be sworn into office on january eighth in san francisco. amber lee ktvu, fox two news. >> several races in the east bay are still too close to call in the berkeley mayor's race. we're seeing a remarkable turnaround. adina echi tonight pulled ahead of sophie hahn, taking her first lead in the race. she has 51% support. hahn has 48.8% support. just 1200 votes separate. these two candidates in this ranked choice election. >> on this week's episode of the politics podcast, former pro footballer mars

the ukjustice secretary shabana mahmood has attacked the assisted dying bill, saying it could lead toarge parts of the uk as storm bert brought high winds, torrential rain and heavy snow. officials in lebanon say more than 50 people have been killed in israeli air strikes on beirut and baalbek. hello, i'm karin giannone. just hours after delegates from several countries walked out of talks at the un climate conference, it appears delegates are now moving towards an eleventh—hour agreement. but in the last couple of

another close race in san francisco's district six between dean preston and bilal mahmood. francisco does have ranked choice voting, as i mentioned, and so we are not we don't know the official results just yet. it may still take a while, marcus and laura, but you can continue to follow the latest of those numbers at nbcbayarea.com in san francisco, ginger conejero saab. today in the bay. all right ginger, thank you. and voters across california deciding on ten propositions on this year's ballot today in the bay's kira klapper is here to break down some of those results for us. kira. hey, marcus and laura, you likely have heard a lot of chatter about proposition 36, which would increase penalties for drugs and theft. so far, prop 36 is passing overwhelmingly. it will increase those sentences for repeat shoplifters and drug dealers. under prop 36, judges can also mandate drug treatment. supporters include small business owners who have been victims of repeated burglaries and smash and grabs. major retailers like walmart, target and home depot also support prop 36. too soon t

former tech executive and obama administration alum bilal mahmood appears poised to win the district five seat, which does include alamo square, the panhandle and the western addition. >> the associated press now projects that oakland mayor shengtao will be recalled from office. the mayor already conceded that she would that she lost this race on friday. in a statement released late friday night, mayor tao said she's proud of the progress her administration made in creating a safer, cleaner and more vibrant oakland. she also vowed to support a smooth transition. towns term will end this year once the mayor position is declared vacant, a special election will be held within 120 days. during that time, according to the city charter. council president nikki fortunato bass will serve as acting mayor until the election is held. and we are learning more about the next steps after the successful recall of alameda county district attorney pamela price. county supervisors must now pick an interim replacement who will serve in that role until the next election. ktvu crime reporter henry lee li

former tech executive and obama administration alum bilal mahmood appeared poised to win the district five seat, which includes alamo square, the panhandle and the western addition. >> all right, now to our weather. rain returning to the bay area this morning, some slick roads out there made for a wet morning commute. at times the rain was coming down pretty steady in berkeley. the ashby avenue underpass at seventh street was closed due to some roadway flooding. this is video from about noontime today. the road did reopen just a couple hours later and heavy snow is making a mess of the sierra today. >> there have been multiple spinouts reported, and that's prompted the chp to close interstate 80. they did that in both directions at about 130 this afternoon from drum forebay to the donner lake interchange. and right now, there's actually no estimate on when those roads are going to reopen. you got chain controls also in effect for much of the freeway, those chains required on highway 50. chief meteorologist bill martin joins us. >> great to see the spinouts, but i like to see the snow.

former tech executive and obama administration alum bilal mahmood appears to be poised to win the district five seat, which includes alamo square, the panhandle and western addition. ballot counting in santa clara county has resumed after a bomb threat forced election workers to evacuate this weekend. authorities investigated the threat at the registrar's office and determined it was a hoax. on saturday morning. despite the scare, election employees quickly resumed the ballot count. >> it's not easy being election workers. at this time, we lost about five hours of processing time, but that's not going to impact our certification date. >> the office said it would bring in extra workers to make up for lost time. ballot counting locations across the country have reported receiving similar e-mails this election season. >> california voters have rejected a measure that would have ended forced labor in state prison. updated statewide numbers show proposition six has failed by a margin of 53 to 46%. it would have ended mandatory work assignments for prisoners. now, supporters of proposition six c

there's also another close race in san francisco's district five between nadine preston and bilal mahmoodan follow that closely on nbcbayarea.com. and as san francisco has ranked choice voting, we still have to wait a little bit longer to get the official results, guys. but those are the latest coming in in from san francisco the morning after the election. always really gives us all these results as they trickle in. thank you ginger. a windy one. yes you can tell. go bundle up. well, we know voters across california are deciding a total of ten propositions. and today in the bay kohler kira klapper is here as well. she's breaking down some of those results for us, kyra. how's it looking? wel, laura, people likely have heard a lot of chatter about proposition 36. it would increase penalties for drugs and theft. and so far it is passing overwhelmingly. prop 36 will increase sentences for repeat shoplifters, drug dealers in under it. judges also can mandate drug treatment. supporters include small business owners who have been victims of repeated burglaries and smash and grabs. major retaile

former tech executive and obama administration alum bilal mahmood appears poised to win that district five seat. it includes alamo square, the panhandle and the western addition. well, the ballot counting continues in santa clara county after a bomb threat forced election workers to evacuate over the weekend. authorities investigated the threat at the registrar's office and determined it was a hoax. this was on saturday morning. despite that scare, the election employees quickly got back to work, counting the ballots. >> it's not easy being election workers. at this time, we lost about five hours of processing time, but that's not going to impact our certification date. >> now, this office said it would bring in extra workers to make up for the lost time. the ballot counting locations around the country have reported getting similar e-mails during the election season. >> california voters have rejected a measure that would have ended forced labor in state prison. now, updated statewide numbers show proposition six has failed by a margin of 53 to 46%. it would have ended mandatory work

but justice secretary shabana mahmood has branded the bill a state death service.letter to her constituents, she said that mps will be placing the country on a slippery slope towards death on demand at this historic commons vote on friday. what are your thoughts, then, as keir starmer vows to crack down on the bulging benefits bill blighting our society in the great british debate this hour , great british debate this hour, i'm asking is the prime minister's right to target benefit cheats? and is rashford ready to raise his wages? cyber war on the uk in a major speech next week, senior cabinet minister pat mcfadden will warn nato members that moscow could target british businesses and leave millions without power. stay tuned. a very busy hour. all of that coming up. send me your thoughts, post your comments gbnews.com/yoursay . comments gbnews.com/yoursay. right. so let's start with the new poll reveals that two thirds of the country back assisted dying. the study of more than 17,000 people found that those who had 17,000 peop

last night, the justice secretary shabana mahmood i months.y shabana mahmood warned the bill could be putting the country on a slippery slope towards death on demand, in a letter to her constituents she wrote? — —... mps will vote on the issue on friday. simon jones, bbc news. here's louise with a look at the weather. it is all important this morning but storm bert this morning was really throwing it down when i got up! it is still there, roger. at the moment different conditions today. we don't have to be concerned about the snow but the strength of the wind is a significant feature and look at some of the wind gusts we had yesterday, in excess of 70 mph across south and west facing posts with the highest getting 282 mph. yes, it is all rain and wind today for many of us and the main area of renal be moving its way across england and wales. storm bert will anchor up in the north and west of the uk so there will be severe gales along the southern flank of centre but the trailing front is producing wet weather. this is what has been happening o

it comes as justice secretary shabana mahmood made a strongly worded intervention in the debate, sayinghe state should never offer death as a service. in a letter to constituents, miss mahmood said she was profoundly concerned by the legislation, not just for religious reasons but because it could create a slippery slope towards death on demand. prime minister sir keir starmer has declined to say whether he will back the bill, arguing that he doesn't want to pressure mps . doesn't want to pressure mps. and finally , musical blockbuster and finally, musical blockbuster wicked has surpassed gladiator two and paddington in peru to secure the biggest opening weekend of 2024 for vue cinemas. the cinema chain said. the film, which stars oscar nominated actress cynthia erivo and grammy and grammy winning pop star ariana grande, has had the largest opening weekend for a stage musical adaptation in its history. the two part film, which was released in the uk on friday, is up 60% on les miserables opening weekend in 2012 and three times larger than the 2022 film adaptation of matilda . those are

in a letter to constituents, mr mahmood said she was profoundly concerned by the legislation, not just for religious reasons but because it could create a slippery slope towards death on demand. she has previously made clear she would vote against the bill alongside health secretary wes streeting, who faced backlash after suggesting the changes would cost the nhs more. a group of faith leaders have signed a letter opposing the bill ahead of its debate by mps, and prime minister sir keir starmer has declined to say whether he will back the bill, arguing that he doesn't want to pressure mps . doesn't want to pressure mps. those are the latest gb news headlines. now it's time for free speech nation for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code, or go to gbnews.com/alerts . or go to gbnews.com/alerts. >> a british institute is butchered and given a woke rebrand. segregation returns to universities and a woman is branded a nazi for saying men shouldn't be in a breastfeeding group. this is free speech. nafion group. this is free speech.

in a letter to constituents, mr mahmood said she was profoundly concerned by the legislation, not just for religious reasons but because it could create a slippery slope towards death on demand. she has previously made clear she would vote against the bill alongside health secretary wes streeting, who faced backlash after suggesting the changes would cost the nhs more. a group of faith leaders have signed a letter opposing the bill, ahead of its debate by mps and prime minister sir keir starmer has declined to say whether he will back the bill, arguing that he doesn't want to pressure mps. those are the latest gb news headlines for now. more from me in an hour for the very latest gb news direct to your smartphone, sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code or go to gb news. >> com forward slash alerts . >> com forward slash alerts. >> com forward slash alerts. >> good morning and welcome to the camilla tominey show on gb news. don't go anywhere because we've got the best 90 minutes of punchy politics ahead. chief executive of labour together jonathan ashworth will be joining me. i'

in a letter to constituents, mr mahmood said she was profoundly concerned by the legislation, not justeligious reasons but because it could create a slippery slope towards death on demand. a group of faith leaders have signed a letter opposing the bill ahead of its debate by mps, and prime minister sir keir starmer has declined to say whether he will back the bill, arguing that he doesn't want to pressure mps . and just briefly, pressure mps. and just briefly, musical blockbuster wicked has surpassed gladiator two and paddington in peru to secure the biggest opening weekend of 2024 for vue cinemas. the cinema chain said the film, which stars oscar nominated actress cynthia erivo and grammy and grammy winning pop star ariana grande, has had the largest opening weekend for a stage musical adaptation in its history. the two part film, which was released in the uk on friday, is up 60% on les miserables opening weekend in 2012 and three times larger than the 2022 film adaptation of matilda. those are the latest gb news headlines. now it's back to for mark the very latest gb news direct to y

shabana mahmood made the comments in a strongly worded intervention over the assisted dying bill, aheadf an historic commons vote next week. in a letter to constituents, miss mahmood said she was profoundly concerned by the legislation, not just for religious reasons but because it could create a slippery slope towards death on demand. she has previously made clear she would vote against the bill alongside health secretary wes streeting, who faced a backlash after suggesting the changes would cost the nhs more. a group of faith leaders have signed a letter opposing the bill ahead of its debate by mps. the prime ministers declined to say whether he will back the bill, arguing that he doesn't want to pressure mps. chief executive of labour together , executive of labour together, jonathan ashworth, told gb news it's not a good idea. >> there are two things that would concern me . first of all, would concern me. first of all, i just worry about the pressure that this would put people who are in the most desperate of circumstances, the pressure they would be under. i just think it would be

in a letter to constituents, miss mahmood said she was profoundly concerned by the legislation, not justr religious reasons, but also because it could create a slippery slope towards death on demand. while she has previously made clear she would vote against the bill alongside health secretary wes streeting, who faced a backlash after suggesting the changes would cost the nhs more. prime minister sir keir starmer has declined to say whether he will back the bill, arguing that he doesn't want to pressure mps. chief executive of labour together, jonathan ashworth, told gb news it's not a good idea. >> there are two things that would concern me. first of all, i just worry about the pressure that this would put people who are in the most desperate of circumstances. the pressure they would be under. i just think it would be under. i just think it would change societal norms about that. and i'm not sure that we're ready for that. as a society . and secondly, we all society. and secondly, we all know that end of life care in the country is just not satisfactory. the hospice movement are phenome

prime minister gordon brown, as well as cabinet ministers including the justice secretary shabana mahmoodhealth secretary wes streeting, the education secretary and science secretary peter kyle. but while the government may be split on the issue, mps sponsoring the bill are confident there is enough support for it to pass through. and davina mccall says her short term memory is a bit remiss as she recovers from brain tumour surgery. the tv presenter looked visibly emotional as she posted a video of herself in bed, updating her instagram followers on her condition , saying it had on her condition, saying it had been a mad time. she expressed an enormous, heartfelt thank you to people who had messaged after the 57 year old revealed this month she had a benign brain tumour. a colloid cyst, which she described as very rare. >> i think when something like this happens. i just feel so grateful . i've always been grateful. i've always been grateful. i've always been grateful. i've always been grateful. i've been really lucky in my life, but i feel unbelievably grateful right now . unbelievably g

it comes as justice secretary shabana mahmood made a strongly worded intervention in the debate, sayingte should never offer death as a service. prime minister sir keir starmer has declined to say whether he will back the bill, arguing that he doesn't want to pressure mps . doesn't want to pressure mps. elsewhere, the father of a former british soldier has expressed his complete shock to hear that his son has been captured in a video circulating online. a man dressed in military clothing identifies himself as 22 year old james scott rhys anderson and says he formerly served in the british army while dressed in that combat clothing. he speaks with an english accent while appearing to have his hands tied. russian state news agency tass quotes a military source saying that what they call a uk mercenary had been taken prisoner in the kursk area of russia , part of which ukraine russia, part of which ukraine has held since launching an offensive in august . and some offensive in august. and some sad news that barbara taylor bradford, the best selling novelist who wrote a woman of substance,

the ukjustice secretary shabana mahmood has attacked the assisted dying bill, saying it could lead to a slippery slope towards death on demand. there's been travel disruption across large parts of the uk as storm bert brought high winds, torrential rain and heavy snow. officials in lebanon say more than 50 people have been killed in israeli air strikes on beirut and baalbek. hello, i'm karin giannone. just hours after delegates from several countries walked out of talks at the un climate conference, it appears delegates are now moving towards an eleventh—hour agreement. but in the last couple of in israeli air strikes on beirut and baalbek. hello, i'm karin giannone. just hours after delegates from several countries walked out of talks at the un climate conference, it appears delegates are now moving towards an eleventh—hour agreement. but in the last couple of minutes, we are hearing from our reporter that the meeting had been returning to action but it was suddenly suspended by the kop president. he had spent a few minutes passing procedural items and banking delegates, high expecta

i'll be talking to former mp khalid mahmood of labour to hear more on labour's defence of their raidmers . and that's next. this farmers. and that's next. this is patrick christys tonight with me. martin daubney only on gb. news . thank you very much. you're too kind. welcome back. since patrick christys tonight with me martin daubney only on gb news. now we've heard a