to focus on other kinds of music. special occasion, maybe, just like elton. he said last night he will probably do the odd gig but no more touring with rock and roll. everything comes to an end sooner or later. in weather, it is set to get warmer and more humid but this weekend comes a chance of storms. the full forecast coming up. it s friday, 9th ofjune. our main story. donald trump has been charged over his handling of classified documents after he left the white house. it is the second indictment of mr trump, and the first ever federal charge of a former president. mr trump said he was innocent and had been summoned to appear in court on tuesday. our washington correspondent jessica parker reports. the bombshell post on social media that set headlines running. earlier this evening, the news came from the defendant himself donald trump told his millions of followers on truth social that he was going to be indicted. a sealed indictment as charged the former president of
okay, guys, could see about, i don t see a lot more of, you thank you much. in the meantime, in our next hour, how a neighbor is coming to russia s rescue as the world tightens sanctions. what are the, dopamine we see world headquarters here in new york, welcome everyone to alex witt reports, we begin the hour with a new reaction from russia. two new g7 sanctions and president biden s plan to send f-16 fighter jets to ukraine. president zelenskyy flew to japan today, meeting with world leaders in the city. where the u.s. dropped two atomic bombs in 1945 to end world war ii. russia s foreign minister said today, sanctions from the g7 appear to be aimed at the double containment of russia and china. the plan to send american fighter jets to ukraine now raising questions about the risk of potential escalation of the wars. here s what former national security adviser told us last hour. clearly, the uss believes that there is an escalation risk in providing f-16s. off they would
we start at the border of the united states and mexico, and concerns there will be a surge of migrants following the expiration of title a2. that s the measure put in place three years ago, and it was invoked during the trump administration to slow the spread of covid 19 across the us mexico border. while in doing so, us authorities were allowed to turn away asylum seekers, and while title 42 was in place, around 2.8 million people were expelled that s according to us customs and border protection. but with the end of the us s health emergency, title 42 has now also officially expired. well, a potential surge of migrants to the us mexico border could strain local communities and present a humanitarian challenge. and us officials said on friday they quote did not see a substantial increase in migrant crossings. but many have pointed out that this is only the start of a new reality at the border, and not the end. mexico s government is trying to deter migrants from maki
hello, i m gareth barlow. thank you so much forjoining us. pakistan s former prime minister imran khan has been welcomed by cheering supporters as he arrived back in his home city of lahore after the high court granted him bail. his arrest over corruption allegations sparked violent protests. our pakistan correspondent caroline davies sent this update. defiant probably sums up imran khan s attitude today. when he arrived at court, he was met by some of his supporters who were chanting slogans. also, there were journalists and his lawyers there too and, of course, the paramilitaries were there to protect him in riot kit, as well as police officers. now, this was quite an unruly crowd as it made its way through the court complex, occasionally even knocking people off their feet. when he arrived in court, he then, during the times that the court was not in session, allowed journalists to come have a conversation with him. so, i was speaking to him and asked him whether he cond
hello. welcome to the programme. we start with the latest situation in sudan. three updates. the un top official to the region is on his way. this is a crucialfigure, martin griffiths. he is there to effectively coordinate aid and tried to help it get in safely. we are looking at live pictures of khartoum. the smoke rising there. i will get to the causes, we think, of those explosions in a moment. we can first get the latest on martin griffiths who has arrived in nairobi. he said the situation unfolding is catastrophic. and that. we can look at the situation on the ground. this is khartoum. air strikes have continued despite the ceasefire. the army said it had been attacking the city to flush out effectively paramilitary rivals the rapid support forces. 500 deaths have been reported and the actualfigure deaths have been reported and the actual figure believed to deaths have been reported and the actualfigure believed to be higher. we will not get official counts for while. mi