let s take a look at the week s top stories. as you know, i can t talk about particulars of this or any other ongoing criminal manner. as i said when i appointed mr. smith i did so because it underscored the justice department s commitment to an oath independents and accountability. mr. smith is a veteran career prosecutor. he has assembled a group i ve experienced and talented prosecutors. and agents, whose share his commitment to integrity and the rule of law. any questions about this matter will have to be answered by their filings in the court. attorney general, merrick garland, with some breathe where it s for the first time since donald trump s federal indictment. is it just may or willie are we starting to see again. not a complete breaking of ice. but a more thawing of ice? this is horrible. it s bad, but i m gonna pardon him. day three, too early to talk about pardons. because you know the news came out. i m sure mike pence saw the new jersey nightmare. the p
politicsnation. tonight s lead, justice for all. . tonight, from a president and current candidate donald trump. responding to news of his federal indictment. special counsel jack smith unveiled of the charges yesterday which included 31 counts of willful retention of national defense information as well as making false statements and conspiracy to obstruct justice. trump is accused of holding on to sensitive documents that he had no right to keep. and resisting requests from the national archives to return them, even against the advice of his own lawyers. the charges are serious and consequential and yet trump s response is all too familiar. in georgia today he called the indictments baseless and accused to the biden administration of weaponizing the justice department. the former president is hoping that once again he can dodge a counter ability about riling up his maga army of supporters and pressuring the republican party to rally behind him. but when donald trump v
right now, president biden is flying back to washington with a deadline looming. nbc news is reporting tonight that republican house speaker mccarthy had what he said was a productive call with the president earlier today. the two leaders agreed to sit down one-on-one tomorrow in pursuit of a bipartisan compromise on the debt ceiling hike. before leaving the gc some of this morning in japan. we are seeing this right now on capitol hill. i think there are some maga republicans in the house who know the damage this would do to the economy. because i am president, and presidents are responsible for everything. biden also announced another round of military aid to ukraine. reiterating support for ukraine s defense with russia. i will be talking about it with senator bill cardin, he joins me just a minute. plus the gop presidential field grows even larger this week. south carolina senator tim scott making his 2024 white house bid official tomorrow. florida governor ron desantis
interviews and reaction. and interviews and reaction. we start with the death of disgraced and we start with the death of the disgraced former entertainer and convicted sex offender rolf harris at the age of 93. he was jailed in britain for nearly six years in 2014 for a series of indecent assaults on girls. the assault happened between the late 19605 to mid 19 girls. the a55ault happened between the late 19605 to mid 19 805. for his crimes came to light, harris was a well known figure in the entertainment industry in britain and his native australia. helen wilkinson reports. rolf harris, the tv star who was a fixture on screens in britain for decades, later revealed to be a serial sex offender. this is his final public appearance walking into court his bag packed for prison. why don t you apologise, mr harris? a convicted paedophile guilty of indecently assaulting women and young girls. born in australia, rolf harris arrived in britain in the 505. he quickly found fame on
this section of this road, here, nearly. the people living on this side, they are blocked off, essentially. you can see there are cars here that have been smashed, the windows have been smashed in. they are stuck in the middle of the road. prince harry loses a legal challenge, in his attempt to be allowed to pay privately for police protection when he s in the uk. scientists warn of serious health risks after a bbc news investigation found vapes confiscated from school pupils contained high levels of lead and other metals. and the ban on ivory plans to extend the law to cover other threatened animals hunted for their tusks and teeth. and coming up on bbc news. 0llie robinson has given england a pre ashes boost after being declared fit to face ireland in a warm up next week, he had been struggling with an ankle problem. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. police divers are searching a reservoir in southern portugal this lunchtime as part of an investigation