show, trump versus desantis. fascism versus fascism. is this what the grand old party has been reduced to in 2024? really? but, congressman jamal bowman, one of the lone defenders of tiktok, will be with me to argue against congress trying to ban it. and filmmaker an activist michael also join me on the show tonight. 20 years off from his famous anti-iraq war oscar speech. good evening. i m mehdi hasan. as we read the tea leaves ahead of the next election, the 2024 presidential election, the week we ve just enjoyed have proven to be most clarifying. well the democratic presidential nominee is almost certainly gonna be joe biden, not a lot of internal party infighting for him incite the republican nominee will be certainly one of two men. donald john trump golf club slash wedding venue mar-a-lago, and ron desantis out of tallahassee. that s it. that s the choice. forget about nikki haley, mike pence, its former president trump versus ron desantis. this week has ser
time for a look at the weather prospects with helen willetts. ferocious was the word to describe the winds last night in the south, but i want to look at october s rainfall because although it has been average, we are heading in the right direction, if you like. it has actually been well above average in northern ireland and the rainfall figures for last night and yesterday are still being collated. changeable describes our weather for the next few days, another area of deep pressure barrels and tomorrow. that rain hangs around in the south. more low pressure on thursday before finally, a drier day on friday, but it doesn t last, with more rain waiting in the wings. heading in the right direction, as i say. this chart shows the accumulation of rainfall over the coming few days. the blues get deeper as that rainfall the total up, perhaps as much as 50 millimetres in many places by the end of the week, particularly higher ground, but a good 20 or 30 at lower levels. the showers
willing to testify before the january 6th committee. what impact if any does testimony could have on his criminal contempt try oh. plus, we will break down what to expect at tomorrow s january 6th hearing. in the next hour, president biden will pass a gun safety law and what it means for the national gun violence epidemic. gun violence activist and father of highland park shooting victim will be with us this morning. meanwhile, it s been one year after a crackdown on protest for freedom in cuba. the crackdowns by the regime continues. we will talk about what is next in cuba s fight for freedom. right now out west, firefighters are working around the clock to contain a wildfire at yosemite national park. we will bring you a live report. report. we begin this morning with the latest on investigation into the january 6th attack on the u.s. capital. attorneys for donald trump stan steve bannon and eight courtroom hearing. he is facing contempt of congress charges for refusi
probably be the wetter day of next week. there is nothing particularly strange about the weather for next week. we are going to find some sunshine at times and temperatures will look very similar to what we had today. thanks, darren. that s it. more analysis of the day s main stories on newsnight with mark urban just getting under way on bbc two. but they are looking at the impact of rising energy prices on business. the news continues on bbc one as we join my colleagues in the nations and regions. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are benedicte paviot, who s uk correspondent for france 2a and chair of the uk advisory board of reporters without borders. also with me is adam payne, the political editor at politics home. lovely to have you both, thanks for being with us this friday evening. thanks to you for being with us as well. let me bring you the front pages as we have them. on the front of the times, some strong w
minisler challenges facing the next prime minister in the few weeks time. benedicte minister in the few weeks time. benedicte? minister in the few weeks time. benedicte? . , ,., . benedicte? yeah, it is somewhat surreal, benedicte? yeah, it is somewhat surreal. it benedicte? yeah, it is somewhat surreal, it does benedicte? yeah, it is somewhat surreal, it does mean benedicte? yeah, it is somewhat surreal, it does mean that - benedicte? yeah, it is somewhat l surreal, it does mean that possibly there will be a 10 20% increase in sales of firewood. the things that people already cutting out are quite worrying. i read a story yesterday of a woman who was eating one meal a day and who had collapsed already once or twice in front of her children and had to be taken to hospital because she was suffering from malnutrition. that was somebody who was starving herself, basically, because she wanted to be able to feed her children. so the hardship that we are onlyjust reall