Also on the programme. Taking on trump 25 Democratic Candidates are in the race. We hear from them in South Carolina before they debate head to head in florida. The womens world cup is into the knockout round it was a nail bitter for hosts france and the same today for the us team. Hello and welcome im jane obrien in washington and Christian Fraser is in london. Theres no let up of pressure on iran as President Trump signs an executive order preventing access to billions of dollars of assets and imposing sanctions on the Supreme Leader himself and other officials. After reversing course on military strikes at the last minute mr trump is making it clear his maximum pressure strategy will continue despite escalating tensions. Iranian leaders say the Trump Administration is waging Economic Warfare on their nation, and some analysts say the sanctions, which have been done with no substantial diplomatic outreach, strengthen the hand of hard liners in tehran who are arguing for retaliatory m
Heads for boundaries of a Protective Order issued friday by the Federal Judge presiding over the julk by attacking the Special Counsel and judge over the weekend. But it was Star Treatment for the former president at the Iowa State Fair this weekend. Upstaging ron desantis and the rest of the field. Plus, Hunter Bidens attorneys main prosecutor and the plea deal. They say a trial for him could still be avoided as controversy grows over why the Attorney General grows. And the overwhelming tragedy in maui has victims furious with the rescue and recovery as the death toll nears 100 in the deadliest wildfire in a century. Where were you guys . No. Where were you guys to try and get us out, evacuate us . No. Were mad. Were mad. We lost homes, towns. Good day, everyone. Im Andrea Mitchell In Washington Where Former President Trump is already testing u. S. District judge Protective Order against him, lashing out on sunday in a string of social media post, slamming jack smith as a Quote Low Li
let s move to france now and big numbers have taken to the streets again the 11th day of mass protests against the change in pension age in france. a meeting between the prime minister and labour unions failed to break the deadlock yesterday. france s constitutional council will decide next week on the validity of the governments move after the change was rammed through parliament with no vote. unions have called for a new round of protests and strikes on april 13th. you join me at the end point of today s march year in paris. the curious street theatre, relay for that were in an elevated position overlooking the square and over the last half hourjust been a chewing and firing of police movie and coming clearing out section of the class of two crowd chants bays going off, lots of booing and chanting, people saying everyone hates the police. slightly anarchy for you can see behind me. movement of police down there to put out a fire or something like that. at some point ple
Pro russian candidates into the european parliament. Large numbers of people have been leaving their homes in the southern russian city of orenberg, where floodwaters are rising. Officials have warned that the situation along the swollen ural river is critical. The un Refugee Chief has warned of a crisis in europe, if displaced sudanese people dont get more assistance. Filippo grandi said criminals were poised to exploit refugees by bringing them towards the continent. Researchers have discovered the cause of the brightest burst of light ever recorded. The burst of light, spotted in 2022, is now known to have had an exploding star at its heart. President biden has given iran a stark message after us officials warned that tehran could launch a major attack on israel and that it could happen soon. These warnings follow an air strike in syria last week on an iranian diplomatic compound in damascus, that killed several military advisers, including a top general. Us officials have told cbs
Senior member of the iranianbacked Popular Mobilization force. Keep in mind, that is the same group who supporters tried to storm the u. S. Embassy in baghdad earlier this week. The pentagon says it launched the attack on soleimani on the direct orders of president donald trump. It blames the iranian general for the deaths of hundreds of american troops and says the strike was a defensive action. Irans spiritual leader, Ayatollah Khomeini says that harsh revenge awaits the criminals who killed soleimani and the foreign minister javad zarif blasted what he called the brutality and the stupidity of the United States, vowing resistance in the region would only grow stronger. Cnn has extensive coverage of this story. Our arwa damon is in baghdad. Alex marquardt is in washington. We start with arwa damon and the latest details on this u. S. Strike. Reporter this targeted assassination is a monumentous escalation. One that can only be viewed by iran as an act of war. Now we have entered unch