BBC Breakfast's Naga and Charlie announce heartbreaking news minutes into programme

BBC Breakfast was back on TV screens on Thursday (22 May), with Charlie Stayt and Naga Munchetty back at the helm. The programme opened with some heartbreaking news, as the two presenters revealed that a shooting had taken place in Washington DC, the night before.

Opening Thursday's BBC Breakfast, Charlie announced: "Good morning, it's Thursday, May 22nd. Our main news story, two members of staff from the Israeli embassy have been shot dead in Washington."

Naga provided further details of the tragedy, saying: "A man and woman were shot at close range as they left an event at the Capital Jewish Museum, just after 9pm local time. President Trump said the attack was 'based obviously on anti-Semitism' and Israel described it as a 'depraved act of anti-Semitic terror'."

Naga and Charlie then handed over to Breakfast's North America correspondent Nomia Iqbal, who was reporting live from near the Capital Jewish Museum.

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BBC Breakfast airs on weekdays at 6am on BBC One