nomia iqbal- will change. we will leave it there. nomia iqbalthank. will change.here. nomia iqbalthank you there. nomia iqbal thank you for putting that in perspective and getting those highlights from the resident address to the nation. let's get more perspective on that. we can now speak to cassandra crifasi, who's deputy director of the center for gun violence prevention and policy, atjohn hopkins. she joins us from annapolis. thank you very much for your time here on newsday. it was rather an impassioned speech from the president and a rare one as well, talking about the priority the establishment has. do you have a sense this will have the likely impact? hat have the likely impact? not 'ust have the likely impact? not just what — have the likely impact? iirrt just what president biden is saying what other members of both parties are saying in response to these shootings that are happening, it is great to hear republicans coming out in support of policies but we have seen in some states republican governors coming out in support of raising the minimum age for

ou washington correspondent nomia iqbal reports. our washington correspondent nomia iqbal reports.hours after the supreme court threw out roe v wade, the protests continued. i'm here because i think america has digressed several decades since this ruling. the answer to pro—life his pro—death. and so does the ideological divide. you're being shouted at by someone who's... the things we're saying aren't going to change those people's minds. the constitutional right to an abortion will end, leaving it to the individual 50 states of america to make their own laws on it. i know how painful and devastating a decision this is for so many americans, and i mean so many americans. the decision is implemented by states. my administration is going to focus on how they administer and whether or not they violate other laws by deciding not to allow people across state lines to get public health services. and we're going to take action to protect women's rights and reproductive health. the country mr biden now leads is even more split. around 26 republican—led states will ban abortion except for w

— nomia iqbal. what will be the consequences? nomia iqbal. what will be the conseruences?cause that has been a misunderstanding and a lot of circles. underthe misunderstanding and a lot of circles. under the heartbeat law that we passed last year, under current law, underthe that we passed last year, under current law, under the law today, in texas, there is no criminal prosecution of mothers. there is no civil action against mothers, mothers other victims of abortion. they are not going to be affected by the texas laws. a doctor that performs an illegal abortion, that doctor should be concerned because their medical license will be on the line, as well as criminal and civil liability, so let�*s talk about those mothers. we love those mothers who want to support them, they will not be targeted by these laws. 50 want to support them, they will not be targeted by these laws.- be targeted by these laws. so 'ust to beccean1 — be targeted by these laws. so 'ust to be clear, any i be targeted by these laws. so 'ust to be clear, any medical�* to be clear, any medical professional

nomia iqbal reporting on that story for us.has erupted between moscow and washington over america's decision to supply advanced rocket artillery to ukraine. russia has accused the united states of adding fuel to the fire by providing ukraine with advanced rocket systems. the weapons, which have been described as game changers, have a longer range than russia's. russia has called the move a provocation. russian forces are now said to be in control of around 70% of the strategically important city of severodonetsk. james waterhouse has the latest from kyiv. faces of anxiety, wives and mothers of ukrainian soldiers on the front line, brought together by a frustration of their lack of support. translation: i'm very worried. i know he's sitting in the trenches there. i know there are wounded and killed. i believe that if they receive proper weapons, they're real warriors and they will fight for the serenity of ukraine, defend our country and get our seized territories back. olga's son was called up to fight two months ago. today is

thank you, nomia iqbal. _ also in the us, the most significant gun control bill in nearly 30 years hasmposes tougher checks on young gun buyers and encourages states to remove guns from people considered a threat. congress approved the legislation with bipartisan support this week, following a spate of mass shootings. police in norway have charged a 42—year—old man with murder, attempted murder and terrorist acts after a shooting which left two people dead and 21 others injured. shots were fired at a popular gay venue in the capital oslo. the man had been known to the security services since 2015. duncan kennedy reports. the police were quick to seal off the area, but the gunman's attack lasted several minutes. the targets included a bar popular with the lgbtq+ community called the london club. translation: so i got to london and went both inside, _ outside and upstairs, and there were several injured and there were people already helping out with those who had been shot. this is norway's worst terrorist attack in 11 years. a norwegian man of iranian descent has been charged with murde

nomia iqbal, bbc news, washington.ukrainian city of severodonetsk — a key location in the war in the east of the country. ukraine's army has already pulled its troops out from there. let's go live now to our correspondent, joe inwood, in the capital, kyiv. a significant moment? yes, a significant _ a significant moment? yes, a significant moment _ a significant moment? yes, a significant moment but - a significant moment? yes, a| significant moment but maybe a significant moment? yes, a - significant moment but maybe not a surprising one, given ukrainian said they were withdrawing forces and we understand they have gone across this crucial river to the city of look assurance. president zelensky said this was a difficult moment both morally and emotionally and he also spoke about 45 cruise missiles fired into his country over the last 20 for hours. what is interesting as many were fired from belarus, their northern neighbour, not officially involved in the water. there are fears in kyiv they could be drawn in by the rus

nomia iqbal, bbc news, washington.y at penn state university in the us. she said today's supreme court is similar to how it was in the 19th century. well, the history of the court is a history of politics because the court has always been made up of political appointees and in the 19th century, especially, from the earliest years of the supreme court through the 19th century, you had justices who were nominated for their political and partisan proclivities. so, in many ways, it is a return to the way things were in the 19th century and early years of the united states. has it always been that way, though? yes, it has. it has always been political. the difference now is that americans tend to believe that the court should be apolitical, so all of the opinion polls about the supreme court rely a lot on the idea that the court must operate outside of politics. but of course that is really hard to do when the appointees come from presidents who come from particular political proclivities, and so the members of the court ar

i'm joined now by nomia iqbal, who's outside the court house in fairfax, virginia. ings throughout. this rather dramatic day, nomia, i have to say, just listening to what david was reporting there. i know you've covering this trial since the start as well in speaking to supporters outside the courthouse from either side of the debate. what have they been telling you?— side of the debate. what have they been telling you? yes, we had about an hours notice _ been telling you? yes, we had about an hours notice before _ been telling you? yes, we had about an hours notice before the _ been telling you? yes, we had about an hours notice before the verdict i an hours notice before the verdict came through, and it was pretty quiet, but then over the course of the hour, lots of fans made their way outside court. there has been a huge amount ofjohnny depp supporters throughout this trial. most of the fans arejohnny depp supporters, and many hold signs in which they make that clear and they make it clear they don't like amber heard. if you can actually find the amber heard fans,

nomia iqbal, bbc news, washington.jennifer kerns who is a republican strategist, and conservative national talk show host — a little later in the programme. staying in the us, the most significant gun control bill in nearly 30 years has been signed into law by president biden. it imposes tougher checks on young gun buyers, and encourages states to remove guns from people considered a threat. congress approved the legislation with bipartisan support this week, following a spate of mass shootings. our north america correspondent peter bowes explained the details of the bill. the democrats would have liked to have seen much further, tighter restrictions on done ownership, and this was quite a hastily written bill, now law, written in the wake of these terrible atrocities, these massacres that we saw in texas and new york state last month. so what is in this new law includes tightened up background checks for people under the age of 21 that want to own a done, there is money for mental health programmes, money for school s

nomia iqbal, bbc news, washington.d trump has responded to his daughter ivanka's comments in the hearing, saying she has "checked out". our correspondent barbara plett usher has been explaining about mr trump's reaction to the testimony given by his daughter. he has had a flurry of responses on social media, some of them directed at the testimony that was given. so, about ivanka trump, he said, well, she had never looked at or studied the election results, that she had long since checked out and that he felt she was simply being respectful of attorney general william barr and his position. about mr barr, he was quite disrespectful. he said that his former attorney general had been weak and frightened and scared stiff of being impeached. he also responded to that claim by the committee that he had cheered on his supporters who were chanting "hang mike pence", that he had said perhaps they had the right idea and that mr pence deserved it. he said, no, he hadn't done that, he had never thought or said or even thought of s

nomia iqbal, bbc news, washington. american civil liberties union. louise is deputy legal director at the aclu and the director of its ruth bader ginsburg center for liberty. louise, thank you for coming on. clinics closing already, what impact is is having across america? . , ., ,, ., america? the decision issued on frida , america? the decision issued on friday. as _ america? the decision issued on friday. as you — america? the decision issued on friday, as you can _ america? the decision issued on friday, as you can imagine, - friday, as you can imagine, devastating. the courts declared that the federal constitution retired —— provides no protection for abortion and states similarly begin to ban abortion and clinics on friday started to send people away and cancel appointments. the right to access to abortion which has been so critical for so many, now it has no protection in the federal constitution. the im act federal constitution. the impact has _ federal constitution. the impact has been - federal constitution.

nomia iqbal, bbc news, washington.a republican strategist, and conservative national talk show host. i asked her reaction to the supreme court ruling. i have been tracking the popularity of abortion in america and it has been falling in popularity. you look at national polls in america from the associated press, which states that the majority of americans now believe a politician should happen only in the most egregious cases and 65% of americans, surprisingly, believe abortion should be limited to the first trimester —— believe an abortion. the supreme court, often does reflect the will and sentiment of the people and support for abortion has been falling for the last decade, and that has been fuelled by generation z, very pro—life, which i think has made a difference in the country. has made a difference in the count . ., , u, .,, country. how significant was the former _ country. how significant was the former president - country. how significant was the former president donald trump in making this happen? look, wit

nomia iqbal, bbc news, washington.respondent, barbara plett usher, who's at capitol hill. this is the first of six congressional hearings. what more do you think we can expect? the committee — you think we can expect? the committee framed _ you think we can expect? tie: committee framed their findings as having found a methodical conspiracy from mr trump having found a methodical conspiracy from mrtrump to having found a methodical conspiracy from mr trump to remain in power. the republican co—chair, liz cheney, called it a sophisticated seven part plan. that is what we are going to be hearing about. she told americans what to expect. she said the committee would show how mr trump tried to steal the election, that he knew he had lost, because members of his inner circle told him so. we heard from some of them last night. so it was a calculated campaign of lies. they are going to show, she said, how he tried to replace adjustment department officials with those that would do his bidding, although that ultimately failed.

nomia iqbal, bbc news, washington.from the american civil liberties union. i asked her what impact this latest ruling is having across america. the decision issued on friday as you can imagine isjust devastating. the court declared that the federal constitution has no protection for abortion and the immediately began to ban abortions. clinics on friday were turning people away, sending people away, calling and cancelling appointments. the right to access abortion has been so critical for so many lives for the ability to control our bodies are now has no protection in the federal constitution. 50 protection in the federal constitution.— protection in the federal constitution. so the impact has been immediate. _ constitution. so the impact has been immediate. what - constitution. so the impact has been immediate. what is - constitution. so the impact has been immediate. what is yourl been immediate. what is your message in the united states are affected and scared right now? , ., . , are affected and scared right now? ,

nomia iqbal, bbc news, washington. just the first in a series of hearings, what more can we expect? of hearings, what more can we exect? , , ., expect? they will flesh out the kinds of things _ expect? they will flesh out the kinds of things they _ expect? they will flesh out the kinds of things they put - expect? they will flesh out the | kinds of things they put forward expect? they will flesh out the i kinds of things they put forward in their overview during their hearing. so they are saying this was a meticulous conspiracy, methodical conspiracy, the republican co—chair liz cheney talked about a sophisticated seven part plan, then mentioned those parts that they'll look at. so for example, how mr trump tried to steal the election results, claiming that he knew that he'd actually lost because members in his inner circle told him so, so it was a calculated campaign of lies, according to the committee. we will also be looking at how he tried to replace hisjustice department officials with some people who would be mor

nomia iqbal, bbc news, washington.rently on display in new york. along with the iconic furniture and instruments, irsay�*s most prized position is the original scroll jack kerouac�*s, �*on the road' which he purchased in 2001 for more than 2 million dollars.the traveling exhibit is scheduled to next stop in indianapolis and chicago. hello. there will be some showers to dodge through the rest of this jubilee weekend. most places today seeing some spells of sunshine but some scattered showers through northern ireland, parts of south—west scotland, north—west england, wales, the midlands, south—west england, the odd ones towards the south—east corner. temperatures here 22—23. a little cooler for some eastern coasts, where we see areas of low cloud lapping onshore from time to time. through tonight, showers and storms will develop down to the south. could be quite a lot of rain from these across southern counties of england. mainly dry for the north, the best of the clear spells out towards the north—west. that's where we'

nomia iqbal, bbc news, washington. the cost awards are to end.are to end. emit price and it was established in 1971 as the awards, recent high—profile winners include hillary lynn trail, william boyd and in the 2021 ceremony held this year former london teacher hannah low was named overall winner. shejoined us now. it's a bittersweet victory, isn't it? to see this wonderful prize that is meant so much to so many authors and then find that you are going to be the last. and then find that you are going to be the last-— be the last. yes, absolutely. that is the sentiment. _ be the last. yes, absolutely. that is the sentiment. i _ be the last. yes, absolutely. that is the sentiment. i feel _ be the last. yes, absolutely. that is the sentiment. i feel incredibly| is the sentiment. i feel incredibly lucky to have won the prize for 2021 and very sad about the ending of this process up is a really unique rise, precisely because it drew attention to notjust adult fiction but also poetry and children's writing. there's not another prize like it. it's a rea

nomia iqbal reports from washington.56 candles burned behind him, each representing victims of gun violence in all us states and territories. is that everyday places in america were now killing fields, and enough was enough. let were now killing fields, and enough was enough. let there be no mistake _ enough was enough. let there be no mistake about _ enough was enough. let there be no mistake about the _ no mistake about the psychological trauma that gun violence leaves behind. imagine being a little girl, that brave little girl in uvalde, who smeared the blood on herface to life skill — i still among the corpses to pretend you were deadin the corpses to pretend you were dead in order to stay alive. this comes after president biden visited uvalde in texas, and the families of the school and the families of the school and teachers murdered in their classroom. previously, he had visited matt buffalo in new york where people were shot dead last month and a supermarket. on wednesday, or people were shot at a medical centre

nomia iqbal, bbc news, washington.king an urgent injunction at the high court this morning, to try to stop the home office sending asylum seekers to rwanda from as early as next tuesday. campaigners say more than 100 people have been earmarked for the first flight, including afghan citizens who have recently arrived in the uk after fleeing the taliban. dominic casciani reports. a bed with a roof over it, but is it safety and sanctuary? this is one of the reception hotels waiting in rwanda's capital kigali for asylum seekers from the uk due to arrive on flights leaving next tuesday. legally controversial as a political priority for home secretary priti patel who struck the deal with the country's government to receive asylum seekers that the home office does not want to consider for refuge at home. people like these. migrants crossing the english channel this year. 10,000 since january, double the rate of last year. targeted for removal from the uk because the home office has claimed they have no legal right to seek asy

let's go straight to our correspondent on capitol hill, nomia iqbal, for the latest.they know what happened on january the 6th, we all saw it on tv. how is the committee going to add to our knowledge about that day? to going to add to our knowledge about that day?— about that day? to quote the chair man — about that day? to quote the chair man you _ about that day? to quote the chair man you mentioned - about that day? to quote the i chair man you mentioned there, they want to remind americans that the reality of what happened that day as you say, tell them things they didn't know, they think they might know, they think they might know what happened and they are promising this unseen footage which if you think about it, is quite extraordinary given how we start ourselves, we watched it play out in real time, there's so much that has been covered byjanuary there's so much that has been covered by january six of a sense. this is the culmination of 11 months of work by the committee. they are basically going to show us what evidence they have. they want to prove to ameri

our north america correspondent nomia iqbal watched what the president had to say. is that he is calling for this ban on assault weapons. it's not a new proposal, i should add, but it is a significant one because the assault weapons and the high—capacity magazines that he talks about, these are the main weapons used in mass shootings. so he's calling for a ban on that. but also, what was interesting in his speech was that he called on the republican senators to also do something only called unconscionable that they were not taking any action because of course it is all well and good president biden making that speech, pleading for something to be done, but in orderfor any of these new restrictions to be brought in, he has to get the support of republicans. so far, despite the recent tragedies that we have seen, and there's been so many of them, you almost lose count, despite that, there is still no sign that the republicans will meet him on those proposals he suggested. do you think this address that the americans have seen tonight, and politicians as well, will mak

nomia iqbal reports from washington.e podium, 56 candles burned behind him, each representing victims of gun violence in all us states and territories. he said everyday places in america were now killing fields and enough was enough. let there be no mistake about the psychological trauma that gun violence leaves behind. imagine being that little girl, that brave little girl in uvalde, who smeared blood off her murdered friend's body on to her own face to lie still among the corpses in her classroom to pretend she was dead, in order to stay alive. this comes after president biden visited uvalde in texas and the families of school teachers and children murdered in their classroom. previously, he had visited buffalo in new york, where ten people were shot dead last month in a supermarket. on wednesday, four people were shot dead at a medical centre in oklahoma. some swift action is happening. house democrats have voted for a bill of tougher gun restrictions, which would take into account many of mr biden�*s proposals. but r

well, for more on that trial we can hear now from our north america correspondent nomia iqbal, outsideur's notice before the verdict came through, and it was pretty quiet, but then over the course of that hour, lots of fans made their way outside court. there's been a huge amount ofjohnny depp supporters here throughout the six—week trial. most of the fans are johnny depp supporters, and many of them hold signs in which they make that clear and they make it clear they don't like amber heard. and you can actually find the amber heard fans — there's a few of them — and that, i think, says a lot in and of itself. but when i stopped to talk to people... we're talking about young women here who... there was one teenager who said to me she came here because she felt this was a once—in—a—lifetime opportunity, she felt that it was important to see johnny depp�*s name be cleared. one woman i also spoke to was here for amber heard. she had this banner that said, "we stand with amber heard." and it had messages on it from lots of amber heard supporters. and she said to me that she was worried tha

i'm joined now by the bbc�*s nomia iqbal in washington.ou? he what stood out the most from the speech for you?— the speech for you? he was incredibly — the speech for you? he was incredibly passionate - the speech for you? he was incredibly passionate and i the speech for you? he was| incredibly passionate and he said enough is enough many times. i think that is the word that really came out. president biden is been here many times before in his speech there and since the president, and as the vice president and as a senator, he is always trying to push gun reforms and all of the different shootings that happened in recent weeks and days, i was in uvalde for the shooting that happened in texas and that is hugely weighed on peoples minds that the murder of 19 children and two teachers in the classroom is just terrific. but since then, there been so many more shootings it's almost become a regular occurrence. i can tell you as a journalist, usually about shootings and not all of them did notice. it's almost become an everyday part of america

nomia iqbal, bbc news, washington. professor sarah churchwell is from the university of london.erican literature, culture, and history in the 20th century. those images, the testimonies, they lose none of their power, and we have five more hearing still to come about what happened in the capitol riots. is this watergate 2, at a time when donald trump is talking about potentially having another run at the presidency?— at the presidency? absolutely, i think it is much _ at the presidency? absolutely, i think it is much bigger- at the presidency? absolutely, i think it is much bigger than - think it is much bigger than watergate, and i don't think i am alone in saying that now, and i think that last night made that clear. as you say, the video, not only does it lose its power, it gained a lot of power, because they were able to juxtapose and overlay, so you hear trump saying one thing and you watch the video showing something else. the way that they put those pieces together, so that they unravel each other, i think thatis they unravel each other, i think that is incredibly importa

straight from cassio, we have nomia iqbal.get you on a more stable line. we'll be hearing from some of the's former team, now, the's formerteam, now, does the's former team, now, does not bear much resemblance from what we're hearing from the team back then. it we're hearing from the team back then. , ., ., , �* then. it is almost a u-turn, isn't it? i remember— then. it is almost a u-turn, isn't it? i remember when _ then. it is almost a u-turn, isn't it? i remember when we - then. it is almost a u-turn, isn't it? i remember when we were . then. it is almost a u-turn, isn't - it? i remember when we were covering the election at the time, to the same people that you are hearing from, pretty loyal to donald trump, and backing him at the time, but now under oath, and giving a different insight into what can's closest allies were thinking that site, if we think back to the election night, in the early hours of the money went donald trump went on stage and said that he had won the election and it was stolen, it is giving us an ins

i'm joined now by the bbc�*s nomia iqbal, in washington.artfelt address with detail there. what do you think are the main headlines from that address?— are the main headlines from that address? . ., that address? the main headline is that he is _ that address? the main headline is that he is calling _ that address? the main headline is that he is calling for _ that address? the main headline is that he is calling for this - is that he is calling for this ban on assault weapons. it is not a new proposal, i should add but it is a significant one because the assault weapons and the magazines he's talking about, these are the main weapons used in mass shootings. he is calling for a ban on that. what was interesting in his speech was that he called on the republican senators to also do something only called unconscionable that they were not taking any action because of course it is all well and good president biden making that pan speech, pleading for something to be done but in orderfor any of these something to be done but in order for any of

i'm joined now by our correspondent on capitol hill, nomia iqbal. thank you for coming up for us. much anticipation over these hearings. can you take us through the expectations people have. there is. expectations people have. there is- there's _ expectations people have. there is. there's huge _ expectations people have. there is. there's huge media - expectations people have. there is. there's huge media interest. is. there's huge media interest in this media coverage happening. there will be footage in this hearing for the opening video which is quite extraordinary to think about because what happened on january six is arguably one of the most documented events in modern history and it happened live at the time of the us network, we were there, the bbc to cover certifications of the election results and when the riots broke out, we saw it in real time and tightens of coverage in the last 18 months and so, will be interesting to see on—screen footage for the committee is to present. it will be effectively presenting 11 months of work that they've donein 11 months of work that th

i'm joined now by the bbc�*s nomia iqbal, in washington. the last time, you might want me to — the lastight want me to correct others, the last time — me to correct others, the last time was _ me to correct others, the last time was self an appeal like this was_ time was self an appeal like this was from barack obama. he failed. this was from barack obama. he failed- you _ this was from barack obama. he failed. you are _ this was from barack obama. he failed. you are right. _ this was from barack obama. he failed. you are right. it - this was from barack obama. he failed. you are right. it is - failed. you are right. it is uuite failed. you are right. it is quite rare _ failed. you are right. it is quite rare for— failed. you are right. it is quite rare for president i failed. you are right. it is - quite rare for president biden to make these sorts of addresses to the nation anyway. the last time you made this sort of address was during the pandemic so it gives you a sense of the gravity of the situation. this is following a spate of shootings — actually, there's been more than 200 mas

nomia iqbal reports from washington.um, 56 candles burned behind him, each representing victims of gun violence in all us states and territories. he said everyday places in america were now killing fields and enough was enough. let there be no mistake about the psychological trauma that gun violence leaves behind. imagine being that little girl, that brave little girl in uvalde, who smeared blood off her murdered friend's body on to her own face to lie still among the corpses in her classroom to pretend she was dead, in order to stay alive. this comes after president biden visited uvalde in texas and the families of school teachers and children murdered in their classroom. previously, he had visited buffalo in new york, where ten people were shot dead last month in a supermarket. on wednesday, four people were shot dead at a medical centre in oklahoma. some swift action is happening, house democrats have voted for a bill of tougher gun restrictions, which would take into account many of mr biden's proposal. but republica

nomia iqbal reports from washington.podium, 56 candles burned behind him, each representing victims of gun violence in all us states and territories. he said everyday places in america were now killing fields and enough was enough. let there be no mistake about the psychological trauma that gun violence leaves behind. imagine being that little girl, that brave little girl in uvalde, who smeared blood off her murdered friend's body on to her own face to lie still among the corpses in her classroom to pretend she was dead, in order to stay alive. this comes after president biden visited uvalde in texas and the families of the school teachers and children murdered in their classroom. previously, he had visited buffalo in new york, where ten people were shot dead last month in a supermarket. on wednesday, four people were shot dead at a medical centre in oklahoma. some swift action is happening. house democrats have voted for a bill of tougher gun restrictions, which would take into account many of mr biden�*s proposals. but

president biden described the ruling as a tragic error. 0ur washington correspondent nomia iqbal is outside supreme court where demonstrations are continuing. for anti—abortion activists, there are still quite a few of them here, i spotted two girls earlier, they say there is so much misconception about the anti—abortion groups. one of the criticisms that you tend to hear is that anti—abortion activists don't care about that child once it is out of the womb, that there are no real protections in place in this country to help women afterwards, in terms of maternity services, maternity pay, that sort of thing, and they said that is not true. one of the fears, then, that there is by pro—choice groups is that the end of roe v wade isn't the end game for anti—abortion activists, we are hearing some lawmakers now talking about banning contraception, about making it harder for women to leave those states where abortion is illegal to travel to other states as well. but i should emphasise, no law has been passed like that at all, but there is concern that this might just be the beginning of curtaili

our north america correspondent, nomia iqbal, was outside the court a little earlier.stars airing their dirty laundry. over the six weeks we saw everything because the trial was televised. we saw the trial was televised. we saw the good, bad and ugly. both johnny depp and amber heard had accused each other of violence and bolster their claims with evidence of photos and audio recordings and videos. but, the jury recordings and videos. but, the jury of five men and two women have ruled in favour ofjohnny depp, which is a resounding victory for him. it is really hard to win defamation cases in the us because — especially if you are a public figure because you are a public figure because you have a real high threshold to get over. and he got over that threshold. the jury, amongst the questions they had to answer found that she did act with malice when she wrote this article in which ——he claims he was different. it was said she had a reckless regard for the truth. she did win an element of the defamation case that she brought against him, but overall he is the biggest win

our washington correspondent nomia iqbal is outside the supreme court where demonstrations are continuingey were yesterday when that ruling came through but there are hundreds of protesters. i would say they are a largely pro—choice group. earlier, there were anti—abortion protesters as well and there was a slight stand—off between them where you had pro—choice groups surrounding those anti—abortion ones and shouting, my body, my choice. but people are still coming here to express their and over the ruling that was handed down by the supreme court. remember, people were expecting it. ever since the draft was leaked in may which showed the intention of the supreme court two and roe v wade, the ring that has been placed only half a century, that constitutionally gives the women writes to have an abortion. despite the fact they knew it was coming, they were still sharp about it and the pro groups say they will continue to fight. let's talk to rachel shelden, professor of history at penn state university in the us. when he was president, donald trump said he wanted to shift the us supreme cou

nomia iqbal is outside the supreme court.e very different reactions that you are encountering there.— different reactions that you are encountering there. yes, there have been protesters _ encountering there. yes, there have been protesters from _ encountering there. yes, there have been protesters from both _ encountering there. yes, there have been protesters from both sides - been protesters from both sides outside the supreme court. they have been coming here nearly every day whenever we know that the supreme court is issuing an opinion because americans knew this was going to happen said the draft opinion was leaked that show the intention of the supreme court to overturn roe v wade early last month. and outside the court it is getting busier. every few minutes. the crowd doesn't tend to move. they are very fixated right outside the supreme court. they have got anti—abortion protesters, pro—choice protesters with signs on noise. earlier there were some pushed up against the black fence which fortifies the whole of the su

nomia iqbal is outside the supreme court.ut this divisive issue. it’s both sides feeling strongly about this divisive issue.— both sides feeling strongly about this divisive issue. it's been about six hours since _ this divisive issue. it's been about six hours since that _ this divisive issue. it's been about six hours since that ruling - this divisive issue. it's been about six hours since that ruling came . six hours since that ruling came down by the supreme court. 0verturning roe v wade and the protesters keep coming. this probably about a thousand people set outside the supreme court instead of the supreme court at the start of anti—abortion protesters were celebrating and playing music that they largely left and it's mainly pro—choice protesters and to say, it's not an aggressive mood, it's just people holding speeches, chanting, saying that this is not the end they will continue fighting and other tourists are coming in as well for taking in the moment given that such a seminal moment in america and whilst we've been

a short time ago i spoke to our washington correspondent nomia iqbal.that ruling came down from the supreme court. overturning roe v wade and the protesters keep coming and there has been probably a thousand people sat outside the supreme court, stood outside the supreme court. at the start of when that ruling came in there are many anti—abortion protesters. they were celebrating, playing music. they have largely peeled off and it is now largely pro—choice vote testers. i have to say, it is not an aggressive mood. it is people just holding speeches, chanting, saying that this not the end, that they are going to continue fighting and tourists are coming here as well her taking in the moment given that it is such a seminal moment in america. and whilst we have been standing here, just over the last six hours we have seen states banning abortion bit by bit. they are automatically banning it now that roe v wade has been overturned. these are 13 so—called trigger states which have moved to ban it so ijust want trigger states which have moved to ban it so i j

nomia iqbal, bbc news, washington.leslie vinjamuri who is the director of the us and americas programme at the think tank chatham house. i would like your thoughts on the significance of the hearings, given how polarised american society still is? i how polarised american society still is? ~' , ., ~' , ., , is? i think the stakes are very hiuh, is? i think the stakes are very high. the _ is? i think the stakes are very high, the real— is? i think the stakes are very high, the real question - is? i think the stakes are very high, the real question for - is? i think the stakes are very| high, the real question for the hearings is whether more members of the public will come together and coalesce around a common understanding of what actually happened, the significance of its implications, because many people still believe that the so—called big lie that the election was not fairly conducted, that the result was not accurate. through this really extraordinary testimony, with the video footage, some of which has not been s

nomia iqbal, bbc news, washington. methodical conspiracy for mr crump to remain in power, the republican co—chair liz cheney called it a sophisticated seven part plan. that's what we're going to be hearing about and she told americans what to expect. she said the committee which will how mr trump put try to steal the election, that he knew he had lost because members of his inner circle told him so and we had from some of them last night so it was a calculated campaign of lies. they are going to show, she said, how you tried to replace justice show, she said, how you tried to replacejustice department officials with those who would do his bidding, though that ultimately failed. they will spend a bit of time and how he tried to pressure mike pence to overturn the election result even now that's unconstitutional. and they are going to try to link to these far right extremist groups because these groups were motivated by his tweets and statements and came to the capital with a clear plan of attack and all throughout that,

nomia iqbal reports from washington.ctims of gun violence in all us states and territories. he said everyday places in america were now killing fields and enough was enough. let there be no mistake about the psychological trauma that gun violence leaves behind. imagine being that little girl, that brave little girl in uvalde, who smeared blood off her murdered friend's body on to her own face to lie still among the corpses in her classroom to pretend she was dead, in order to stay alive. this comes after president biden visited uvalde in texas and the families of school teachers and children murdered in their classroom. previously, he had visited buffalo in new york, where ten people were shot dead last month in a supermarket. on wednesday, four people were shot dead at a medical centre in oklahoma. some swift action is happening, house democrats have voted for a bill of tougher gun restrictions, which would take into account many of mr biden's proposal. but republicans are against this move, some even brought their own

nomia iqbal, thank you. former i over half of the country. nomia i iqbal, thank you. as being? well, i think it's a really important _ ruling as being? well, i think it's a really important moment i ruling as being? well, i think it's i a really important moment actually for the uk to stand up and condone what happened in america. and make a clear stance on the absolutely fundamental role that reproductive choice, access to abortion, place in women's lives. it is the linchpin of women's lives. it is the linchpin of women's rights. without access to abortion, all the other hard won rights and freedoms fall away, so this is an incredibly significant moment, a devastating moment. we knew this was on the cards but to see it happening has shocked us all to the car. it is a very dark days. —— shocked us all to the core. what about the impact on other countries around the world, the impact on abortion? now that abortion is effectively going to be illegal in half of the united states. figs effectively going to be illegal in half of the united states. as your revious half of th

nomia iqbal there on capitol hill, thank you.ald trump has said but if the statement... crosstalk. this came _ the statement... crosstalk. this came from _ the statement... crosstalk. this came from a _ the statement... crosstalk. this came from a deposition. | this came from a deposition. this came from a deposition. this came from a deposition to the committee.— the committee. sure, but it didn't come _ the committee. sure, but it didn't come from _ the committee. sure, but it. didn't come from somebody, the committee. sure, but it- didn't come from somebody, you know, nobody has been able to prove that donald trump said it. you are saying that a third party said that donald trump said this in court, which is what they are trying to do, it is hearsay and that is my point. if they can definitively prove that trump said that statement, it is gross and disturbing and has other issues but i think the challenge is, they are trying to make this legal case against trump and i think they are coming up short. it's early. i think liz che

nomia iqbal is in washington.ctionable that may come of it? . , there anything actionable that may come of it? ., , , come of it? that is the big question- _ come of it? that is the big question. if— come of it? that is the big question. if you _ come of it? that is the big question. if you think - come of it? that is the bigi question. if you think back come of it? that is the big i question. if you think back to come of it? that is the big - question. if you think back to the worst school shooting that ever happened in america, sandy hook primary school in 2012, after that, there was a similar flurry of action, there were hearings on course to do something, and nothing ever really came of it. i would say there is a momentum here of course because you have this congressional hearing where you have heard so many awful horrific testimonies of people impacted by gun violence, also in the shooting that happened in buffalo ten days before, and they are saying to lawmakers to do something, this is the time to do someth

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for more on this, i'm joined now by our washington correspondent nomia iqbal. tell us a bit more aboutoday. today we really got a sense of— have been hearing today. today we really got a sense of that _ have been hearing today. today we really got a sense of that pressure | really got a sense of that pressure that the vice president was under to overturn the election results, not just pressure but the abuse he faced by donald trump when he would not go along with the plan. a while ago we had a bit of testimony from the event that trump, the eldest daughter of donald trump who has already given prerecorded evidence and said in the morning ofjanuary the 6th, herfather and mike pence had conversation that was heated. another witness in that room has also given evidence in which they said they overheard donald trump, mike pence a wind and another slayer and basically saying to them that he made a mistake choosing him as vice president. so the committee is really painting a picture using footage, using the c5 testimony from two republicans and also prerecorded evidence as well from another.

let's speak to our north america correspondent nomia iqbal who's outside the us district court in new. it started around about an hour and a half ago, so at the moment, they are going for all the technicalities. you've got the counts on both sides, the prosecution presenting their arguments, and then we will hear from some of the victims who are in the trial and gave evidence last year, so they will be getting impact statements as well, and then we aren't sure if kelly will speak. he's been given an opportunity to speak. he declined the opportunity to take the stand in his trial, so we are waiting to see what will happen, but to remind him a eskimo prosecutor assigned to face up to 25 years injail. they say prosecutor assigned to face up to 25 years in jail. they say that he shown a callous disregard for his victims, nevershown shown a callous disregard for his victims, never shown any remorse for what he has done. this criminal ring of sexual abuse they say that he ran for decades, and they believe he should get 25 years, whereas the defence has said he is not a monster, they have tr

let's talk to our correspondent, nomia iqbal, who's in washington. in the same election. he said people voted down the ticket but not the presidential contest. they kind of abstained from voting. that sounds a perfectly rational explanation. what these election officials were showing, and worth noting that all three are republican, the arizona state official and the two from georgia, they were essentially the gatekeepers of american democracy. they were talking about this huge pressure from donald trump and his aides to overturn the election result. we heard during the start of the hearing from rusty bowers, from arizona, a state thatjoe biden narrowly won. he talked about a couple of phone calls he had with donald trump, who said to him, "just do it,". mr bowers gave a very matter—of—fact testimony in which he said he refused to do anything illegal. despite that, donald trump still pursued it. the committee is trying to show through its evidence and testimony from these live witnesses are no pre—recorded evidence that despite the fact that donald tr

for more on this, i�*m joined now by our washington correspondent, nomia iqbal.re that might contain | that pressure that might contain space that day to overturn the election results. he was in the captain and his role president and president of the senate and hisjob president and president of the senate and his job was a very ceremonial one. it is a constitutional role which essentially count the electoral votes. but he was facing huge pressure by trump and his team to not do thatjob. to throw the election his way and we are going to hear more about that file three people who were part of mike pence�*s team that will give evidence to talk about that pressure. the commission believes that that product was part of a bigger criminal planned by donald trump and some of his aides to basically steal the election. we will see lots of footage as well of that day again if you can remember back to january the 6th donald trump had to eat at that mike pence had the power to get rid of fraudulent votes as he described them and use the members of the pro—trump mob shouting h

i'm joined by our north america correspondent nomia iqbal.behind you. the sentencing hearing is under— courtroom behind you. the sentencing hearing is under way. _ courtroom behind you. the sentencing hearing is under way. we _ courtroom behind you. the sentencing hearing is under way. we know - hearing is under way. we know ghislaine maxwell is inside the courtroom, she entered wearing navy scrubs and ankle shackles. she's wearing a facemask and has taken it off several times in order to take glasses of water. what she will be facing are her victims. now the trial itself revolves around the stories of four women who were abused by epstein and maxwell between the years 1994—2004. we will now be hearing victim impact statements from two of them. also, over the last 17 years, scores of women have come forward to say they were abused by the pair as well, and they described maxwell as being really central to the abuse — something which her defence has always denied, continues to deny, they say she was not part of what epstein was up to, that she