And around the world. Max foster has the week off. Just ahead on cnn newsroom trumps lawyers arguing that they shouldnt be restricted from talking publicly about some evidence in the election interference probe. The American People have a right to know what the evidence is in this case. Severe thunderstorms with strong winds and heavy rains causing damage across the country. The rain was literally sideways, one of the worst ive seen. Ukraines Intelligence Service says it foiled a russian plot to assassination zelenskyy. No secret that he is al likey a russian target. Live from london, this is cnn newsroom with hmax foster and bianca nobilo. It is tuesday, august 8, 9 00 a. M. In london, 4 00 a. M. In washington where the judge in Donald Trumps Election Sub Version Case seems committed to moving forward with a speedy trial. She wants to hold a hearing this week about the handling of evidence and potential restrictions on what trump can say about the case in public. Prosecutors and trump
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a huge response to the tv drama about the post office scandal that saw hundreds of innocent branch managers wrongfully prosecuted for theft. we ll hear from one who s fought forjustice for 20 years. whilst there are some brighter skies ahead for us all there is still some rain in the forecast today particularly across the south, i will have your full forecast here on breakfast. it s thursday 4th january. our main story. a row about emergency cover has broken out between nhs bosses and union leaders, as a strike byjunior doctors in england enters its second day. yesterday nhs leaders made 20 requests for striking doctors to return to the wards and help overstretched services but the british medical association accused them of misusing the system, which is known as derogation. a number of nhs trusts have reported long waiting times in a&e, with some declaring critical incidents. here s more from our health editor hugh pym. # hey, vicky, ooh, ahh # i wanna know when you ll pay u
it s 8am on thursday morning in singapore. we start in the middle east. iran s supreme leader, says there ll be a harsh response, after at least 95 people were killed by two explosions in the south eastern city of kerman. the blasts were near the saheb al zaman mosque, where thousands of people had gathered to mark the anniversary of the death of a senior general who was killed in a us drone strike in 2020. caroline hawley reports. the roads leading to the cemetery were packed with people who had gone to pay their respects to qasem soleimani. officials say the bombs had been planted in bags and were apparently set off by remote control. whoever did this was clearly aiming to cause mass casualties. the iranian red crescent said their efforts to evacuate the injured were complicated by the size of the crowds. the first bomb was followed swiftly by a second, more deadly explosion. it comes four years to the day since qasem soleimani was killed himself in an american drone attack