byte is and that answer. with us this morning we have mike barnacle, mara gay, georgeway and staff writer david from. a lot going on this morning. we start with that historic decision. the colorado supreme court has ruled donald trump is disqualify ed from holding office again after determining he engaged in insurrection on january 6th, 2021. the fourth ruling keeps the former president off the state s presidential primary lot next year. the court stayed its decision until january 4th to allow for any further appeals, and the trump team is already vowing they will be doing just that. but the fourth is just one day before the deadline for the state to print its presidential primary ballots. colorado secretary of state discussed the tight timeline in an interview last night on msnbc. if they take the case, we will make clear to the court that the deadlines and the timelines. the bigger thing is if the court does not take the case, as of january 5th, if the u.s. supreme court
after much pressure and anticipation, there are reports in the german media that the country will send leopard 2 battle tanks to ukraine. reports suggest olaf scholz will give the go ahead to send 1a tanks, paving the way for poland german made analysts say this could be a game changerfor ukraine in its efforts to repel russian troops from its territory. sofia bettiza has the latest. he has been hesitant for days, but now, after mounting pressure, the german chancellor appears to have finally given the green light. according to german media, he will send at least 1a leopard tanks to kyiv. these are world class weapons stock produced in germany, they are widely seen as the best fit for ukraine. at least 16 european nato countries have them, but until now, they weren t allowed to export them because germany had to give permission. something that caused some frustration. the polish prime minister accused germany of acting in a way that was difficult to understand. in particular,
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we start with the humanitarian crisis in afghanistan. ever since the taliban seized power again in 2021, millions of women and girls have lost access to education and other freedoms. the country is now facing a humanitarian crisis, with its coldest winter in a decade. temperatures are as low as minus 31 degrees celsius. the united nations estimates that 97% of afghans are living in poverty. some 20 million people are facing acute hunger. two thirds of afghans are in need of humanitarian assistance, including clean water and sanitation, and yet the taliban is refusing to lift the ban on female aid workers that ban was confirmed in a statement to the bbc today. our chief international correspondent lyse doucet has travelled to the salang in the hindu kush to see how bad things are. a winter wonderland of aching beauty, but brutal. we are travelling through the masses of the hindu kush, through the world s second hig
we start in the american city of minneapolis and what s thought to be one of the largest pre trial settlements in us history. lawyers for george floyd, the african american man who died while being restrained by police officers in may last year, say the city has agreed a settlement of $27 million in their civil case for damages. the money will be paid to mr floyd s family. separately, a former minneapolis police officer, derek chauvin, is standing trial on criminal charges, including third degree murder, following the incident. here s the floyd family lawyer, ben crump. the financial compensation most directly impacts george floyd and his family, the future of their family, but it is the policy reforms that affects all of us. our north america correspondent david willis told me more about why this settlement is so significant. the death of george floyd sparked protests in major cities here and across the world, it gave rise of course to the black lives matter movement, one of