come in and supply ukraine with so much money, and so many weapons. but this is a significant escalation from vladimir putin. the fact that he s calling up the reservists shows that he has no intention of backing away from this war. in fact, in his comments, he framed the war not against ukraine, he described this as a war against the west. and that the west, he didn t mention the united states, but clearly, that s the main power he s referring to, has been propping up ukraine and intends to bring down russia and bring down the russian federation the same way that the west primarily the united states, toppled the soviet union. so he is framing this very much as an existential fight for russia. and in order to fight this fight, he s calling up the reservists and making nuclear threats to show that he is serious and that he has no intention of backing down. so, richard, is there a sense this could lead to some sort of nuclear standoff? i think that is where this is heading.
where the skies are clear and the winds are light, east anglia and the south east. some of the countryside is close to freezing tomorrow. it will feel cold but a lot of sunshine continues during the day. northern ireland and scotland, the rain moves through with strong winds, even severe gales in the western isles. some of the rain reaching cumbria and anglesey in the afternoon. most of england and wales will be dry and a touch milder here. the headlines. police say ten people have been killed and eight injured in an explosion at a petrol station in county donegal, in the republic of ireland. a massive fire has severely damaged the strategically important road and rail bridge connecting occupied crimea to russia. ukrainian officials say they ve found two mass burial sites in the recently liberated town of lyman one with around 200 graves. now on bbc news, talking business. hello, everybody. a very warm welcome to talking business weekly, with me, aaron heselhurst. let s tak
santos is facing scrutiny after admitting he lied. and now federal prosecutors are getting involved. plus, more troubles for southwest airlines. the airline cancelled thousands of flights again today. also this morning, a new round of russian missile strikes targeting ukraine s energy grid, officials say it appears to be one of moscow s largest attacks to date. good morning. and welcome to way too early. on this thursday, december 29th. i m sam stein in for jonathan lemire. congressman-elect george santos is now under investigation by law enforcement for the lies he told regarding his background and experience. an essex county district attorney who is a fellow republican called revelations about santos is nothing short of stunning, quote, if a crime is committed in this county, we will prosecute it. santos lied about his college or personal life that could land santos in hot water. dan coleman is calling for investigation into campaign fraud after a business that s
who s at the center plot to overturn the election. the man whose lies about the results pose a threat to democracy to this day. the ex-president himself, donald trump. that subpoena promises to add to his mountain of legal trouble and peril. the ones he already faces. multiple investigations into his handling of government records, family businesses and his attempt to overturn his defeat. it sets the stage for a number of big decisions for the january 6 select committee. abc news is reporting this. on internal deliberations within the committee on what his testimony could look like. there s been talk for months about whether they want trump to testify in a live setting. no doubt they want him to testify under oath. some members are hesitant to give him a live stage while others view it as beneficial to the investigation as they would get to question him under oath and there appears to be more of an openness to committee members having him appear live. should he refuse, the co
what they are applying to themselves and that is the truth. you can t hide from. that was good to see you, my friend. great monologue there as well on mlk, remembering his legacy as it was and how he conveniently wants to remember him. well then, my friend. coming up on ayman, targeting trump s special counsel jack smith s investigation kicks into high gear as the georgia election probe enters its final stage. plus, supreme four year. democrats are calling on the courts liberal justices to retire. yes. we will explain the rationale. and gop in disarray after a messy first week in charge. house republicans threatening even more chaos over the debt limit. i m ayman mohyeldin. let s get started. all right, so after releasing a trove of bombshell witness transcripts in its final days, and now seems like the january six committee was still holding back. according to new court filing from the justice department and its prosecutors, 30 gigabytes worth of more evidence from the commi