the republican nomination. it comes on a day the company he has targeted, disney, decided to hit him with a billion dollar blow. we will have more on what disney just naturally. but on desantis s run sources of telling cnn he will file paperwork next week. medical today were donors and supporters. a new york times report or listened in. i m going to read you a quote from that new york times story. it begins with something ron desantis said on the call. quote, you have basically three people at this point that are credible in this whole thing, mr. desantis told donors on the call, organized by the super pac supporting him, never back down. quote, biden, trump and me. and i think of those three, to have a chance to get elected president. biden and me. now, according to the times he went on to say that he s basing that on swing state data which he described as not great for the former president, quote, and probably insurmountable, because people are not going to change their vie
donald trump dismisses the woman who won a sexual assault case against him as a whackjob as he again claims he s the victim of a political vendetta. and from defending human rights on television to rocking out at night at eurovision, the lawyer turned pop star representing australia. and coming up on bbc news, west ham look to reach their first european final in 47 years as they take on az alkmaar in the first leg of their european conference league semifinal. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. interest rates are at their highest in 15 years, after the bank of england raised them to 4.5%, making it more expensive to borrow but better for savers. the increase is an attempt by the bank of england to curb people s spending and bring down inflation that s the rate at which prices are rising which was just over 10% in march. but the bank also upgraded the prospects for the uk economy now no longer forecasting the economy will shrink but grow modestly over t
eurovision fever heats up with 16 countries taking to the stage in liverpool later for the second semifinal. hello and welcome to the programme. we start with the war in ukraine and confirmation from the british defence secretary that storm shadow cruise missiles are being sent to ukraine. the missiles have a long range capability and are typically launched from the air. the move prompted an instant response from the kremlin saying the decision would require an adequate response from the russian military. we will hear from of the from the russian military. we will hearfrom of the un s humanitarian coordinator in ukraine but first we have ben wallace in the house of commons. in december i informed the house i was developing options to respond to russia s continued aggression and today i can confirm the uk is sending storm shadow missiles to ukraine, storm shadow is a long range conventional only precision strike capability and it compliments the long range system already gifte
heard the name george santos. oh, we do know him now, though. a wild scene today as the republican congressman caught in lie after lie is arrested and charged on 13 criminal counts. will george santos, aka anthony devulder stay in congress, go on his own or will he be pushed out? plus, taking the stage, donald trump now hours away from facing questions at a cnn town hall one day after a jury found him liable for sexual abuse and defamation. and following the money. republicans flagging what they call shady deals as they lay out their case against president biden s family, including son hunter. is there evidence behind these allegations? welcome to the lead. we start with our politics lead, and a defiant congressman george santos saying he has no plans to resign despite facie ing 13 criminal charges. santos pleaded not guilty in a new york courtroom this afternoon before facing the news media where he insisted he is innocent. this is the beginning of the ability for
okay. hello everyone, thanks for tuning in to this hour where we bring you tomorrow s news tonight. we have our great lineup for portis. we have harry enten, kara scannell, jeff zeleny joins us tonight, and eva mckend. great have all you guys hear. let s start with former president donald trump. he was found liable in the e. jean carroll defamation and battery case. the jury awarded carroll nearly $5 million in damages, that donald trump must pay, related to sexual abuse and defamation. e. jean carroll responded today, saying, quote, i filed this lawsuit against donald trump to clear my name, and to get my life back. today, the world finally knows the truth. this victory is not just for me, but for every woman who has ever suffered because she was not believed. cnn s kara scannell has been at the courthouse since the start of this case. she s here with us tonight. so, kara, tell us what it was like in the courtroom when that verdict was read. so, the judge told everyone t