general sir mike jackson has been giving evidence to a new inquest into the incident in ballymurphy.illings have a lwa ys well, the ballymurphy killings have always been regarded as one of the most notorious incidents of the troubles, ten people shot dead over three days on a mainly catholic housing estate and the families of those killed have always claimed that it was the parachute regiment who opened fire on innocent civilians. today, general sir mike jackson insisted it was the ira who had fired at soldiers with machine gun, and said his role at the time had been briefing the press. he was asked about a newspaper article which appeared at the time in which two of those killed were called gun men when they were later found to have had no weapons of them. now sir mike jackson said it was likely it was him who had given this briefing and he said, in hindsight, he should have said alleged gunmen. he was also pressed on why there was no investigation into what happened, by the soldiers were not asked who they had shot at, who they had been shooting, and he responded to this by saying

but sir mike jackson said any suggestion that there was a cover—up was preposterous.dy. now, the evidence in this inquest is drawing toa evidence in this inquest is drawing to a close over the next few weeks. it is an inquest that families have campaigned for decades for, for them, it is a search for truth, and attempt to get recognition of what happened on that day, really and attempt to address one of the deepest scars of northern ireland's past. the united nations is warning that tens of thousands of children are at immediate risk of being killed or forced to flee for their lives because of intense fighting in northern syria, where presidents assad's army is closing in on the last stronghold of opposition forces. the un says civilians are facing indiscriminate bombing and shelling, acts which could amount to war crimes. it is estimated that as many as 500,000 people have lost their lives since syria collapsed into civil war eight years ago. syrian government troops, backed by russian air power, are attacking idlib province, where rebel fighters are making a last st

general sir mike jackson was giving evidence at an inquest into the killings of ten people in the ballymurphyhe was a captain with 1st battalion, the parachute regiment, at the time. austria has appointed the country's first woman chancellor following the vote of no confidence in the government of sebastian kurz. the head of the constitutional court, brigitte bierlein, will serve as interim chancellor until fresh elections are held in september. she promised to rebuild trust following last week's government crisis over a video sting. a baby born weighing just 240 grams, thought to be the smallest on record to survive a premature birth, has been discharged from hospital in the us. saybie weighed the same as a large apple when she was born at 23 weeks and three days in december last year. despite the slim chances of survival, she has now left hospital and is healthy. horripilation, kentledge and pa rochialism — just three of the words facing children competing in this year's national spelling bee in maryland. can their parents do any better? we asked those brave enough to try, and also got some

jackson. >> reporter: it's the phone call that wchanged his lifeith president trump on the line telling mike behenna, i just want to let younow you're fully pardoned. your record is being expunged. the former army first lieutenant had been sentenced to 25 years for killing a ae suspected al q detainee in 2008, accused of isolating the prisoner, stripping him naked, and shooting him as payback after an explosion that killed two members of behenna's platoon. behenna has insisted he aed in self-defense. after serving five years behind bars, he was paroled by an army iboard as soon as he was el in 2014. his parents asking the president for clemency last year on fox. >> and that's what michaeis asking is for forgiveness so that he can move past this. >> reporter: the grant of clemency comes with controversy. the aclu today calling it a presidential endorsement of a murder that violated the military's own code of justice. but the white house points to plenty of support for the pardon dowith some three n generals and admirals backing the move. so do leaders fromhe a's home state of oklahoma. >> thi

mike lee of utah talks about our lost declaration. journalist mohsen larson examines what socialist system would look like in america and jacqueline jackson and her son overcome his men jesse jackson junior will discuss the letters they were to one another while he wasincarcerated. that's all the night in primetime , check your cable guide for more information. >> good evening. welcome to the enterprise free library what writers series, i am gideon fisher, editor of this department and it is my pleasure tointroduce this evening our guest author, doctor jesse morgan . just morgan owens is a scholar, educator and writer with 18 years experience teaching and practicing participatory writing pedagogy's. he received her ba in photojournalism and creative writing from loyola university and her doctorate in american from new york university. she is the author of the book girl in black and white, the story of mary mildred williams which traces the influence of photography in the campaign to abolish slavery in the us.her research in photography and abolition has been supported by an and ew, national endowment for the humanities grant and a residen

jackson, princess diana and oj simpson. that is a fox report may 25th. thank you for joining us. see you tomorrow. work out mark: this is "life, liberty & levin" i am mark levin mike lindau how are you? it is a pleasure. i wanted you on the program because you have a fascinating background you are a big trump supporter. you're a man of deep christian faith. your remarkable entrepreneur. so explain that to me. . >> my addiction back to children when my parents got divorced and that was not common i was very shy. like watch me jump off this bus. it was a show off and it manifested into using alcohol first then moving into cocaine. mark: how old are you quick. >> late teenagers and then my five year reunion all my brothers had graduated from college or starting families and they kept the same employer that i am all drunk and trying to jump out of an airplane and doing all of these stories which were true but i didn't want to hear about it because i wanted what they had. . >>. >> see you had all those years of addiction. >> how did you get out quick. >>. mark: did you ever get out quick. >>. >> i believe all addiction that things that happen or trauma. and veterans ca

mike lee of utah talks about our lost declaration. journalist mohsen larson examines what socialist system would look like in america and jacqueline jackson and her son overcome his men jesse jackson junior will discuss the letters they were to one another while he wasincarcerated. that's all the night in primetime , check your cable guide for more information. >>

also tonight republican senator mike lee of utah talks about his new book, journalists examines which a socialist system would look like in america and jack lean jackson and her son, former congressman will discuss the letters they wrote to one another while incarcerated. that's all tonight in prime time, check your cable guide for more information. >> please to be joined by author and professor, roxanne, newest book which she edited, it's called not that bad, rape culture, how did this book come about. >> i pitched this book to my publisher after about feminism came out and i wanted to encourage and invite more voices into the conversation about sexual violence and so i thought a good way to do that would be

mike rizzo says, quote, it's the worst we've played probably since we've come off an expansion roster. nats, 9 games under 500. patrick c getting the start tonight. >>> speaking of starts, you might remember pitcher, edwin jacksonw on the blue jays making history. toronto the 14th team jackson is playing for setting an mlb record for most teams played for any player in his 16 years. stay with me. jackson has pitched for dodgers, rays, diamondbacks, nationals, cubs, marlins, padres, oriole, athletics and now be jays. where am i, he says in the morning. >> orioles fans excited, they haven't played since sunday. double-header against yankees. nunez at the takes it deep center, seventh of the season. orioles even this up at 3. bottom of the frame, david hess pitching, trouble keeping itn the park. another so shot for torres. yaees take the lead and six home runs, yankees tame game one 5-3, game two currently under way. >>> washington coming off the first win of the seasonthaising r championship banner and a few players going out into the community inspiring kids to win on and off the field. wide receiver, douglas mcneil spent part of the afternoon at thurgood marshall southeast. they participated in some drills. be

jackson has the mixed reaction from lawmakers on this deployment. >>the uss abraham lincoln's deployment is in response to growing threats from iran. >>according to secretary of state mike pompeo we're taking all the appropriate actions. both from a security perspective and well as. our ability to make sure that the president has a wide range of options hitting on officials redirected us forces to the middle east and called on iran to cease military actions. virginia senator tim kaine says changing the course of the virginia-based carrier could escalate tensions. we do have significant concerns with iran. >>but i'm deeply worried that the us is taking a whole series of actions. that are running the risk of a completely unnecessary war with iran. administration says it does not want to start a war with iraq. >>on but it does want to send a clear message that any attack against the us or our allies will be met with force. >>supporters including republican senator john cornyn say the goal is to prevent military action but protect to the us. no one wants conflict. i certainly don't one a war with iran. >>what we cannot allow them just to run roughshod and threaten american

jackson, princess diana and oj simpson. that is a fox report may 25th. thank you for joining us. see you tomorrow. work out mark: this is "life, liberty & levin" i am mark levin mikere. i wanted you on the program because you have a fascinating background you are a big trump supporter. you're a man of deep christian faith. your remarkable entrepren