and a hollywood comeback the golden globes return to television screens after being dropped due to a lack of diversity. and twilight of the tigris. why climate change is having a devastating impact on one of the world s most famous rivers. the globe. western leaders are warning president putin not to attempt areas of the country said they would hold referendums on becoming part of russia. there are plans for votes to take place in donetsk, luhansk, kherson and zaporizhzhia regions here in red but a chorus of leaders at the un general assembly in new york said such ballots would be a sham. more on the implications of such a move in a moment, but it does come as russia has suffered a series of setbacks on the battlefield in ukraine recently. and in areas newly liberated by ukrainian forces, disturbing accounts of torture by russian soldiers are continuing to emerge. our senior international correspondent orla guerin reports now from the city of izyum a warning, orla s r
hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. president putin has announced a partial military mobilisation to help fight the war ukraine. in a television address, president putin said the west wanted the end of russia just as it had brought the soviet union to an end. it comes a day after russian occupied territories in ukraine announced votes on joining russia. that mobilisation the first since world war ii is aimed at those with previous military experience and begins today. 300,000 reservists will also be called up to reinforce the russian military in ukraine. mr putin also said that he would support independence in areas of eastern ukraine currently controlled by russia backed separatists. here s some of what president putin said in his address on russian television. translation: | repeat, | we are talking of a partial mobilisation only. 0nly people in the military reserve will be drafted. the priority will be on people who served in the armed
whatsoever. okay. thank you. it sound like they re bringing in the jury right now. the jury is coming in and getting situated and then we are waiting. joey, are we going to hear guilty or not guilty? are we going to hear that? this is a civil trial. it s assessed in terms of liability or not liable. liable or not liable. if you re liable you get to the issue of damages which are monetary. if not liable, there s nothing further to discuss. whether amber heard is liable or not liable. first johnny, are you defaming johnny depp and is johnny depp liable to amber heard. the standard of proof is not reasonable doubt. it s a preponderance of the evidence meaning is more likely or not. let s go back into the courtroom. can i have the attorneys roach for a moment. they re discussing something, and we done know what it is, and that s why they do it at side bar. i just want to mention there are seven members on this jury. it s not like a criminal trial. we know that there a
before. we are told that some clerks are so alarmed, they re exploring seeking counsel. let s bring in cnn s joan biscupic with the exclusive reporting. joan, tell us what you re learning. sure. first of all, remember, this is the most important case of this term, in many years, potential to roll back a half century of abortion rights, privacy rights. midway through negotiations of this case a draft document was leaked, as we all know, it was leaked from last february. so not only did the public see where the court was headed to roll back roe v. wade but seriously disrupted negotiations in terms of justice where is they were going to head by june. chief justice john roberts launched an unprecedented investigation four weeks ago today. apparently that has made absolutely insufficient progress, i would say. and they have taken this new step to have clerks sign affidavits. i m not sure exactly of the wording. but there would be denial of any responsibility. and also starting
A new week of testimony looms for donald trump. Why a trump insider says the process is the punishment for the former president. Plus, the author of this new piece explains how a Tabloid Publisher became a trump trial witness. A very good day to all of you from msnbc world headquarters. Welcome to alex witt reports. Another round of tornado devastation across parts of the midwest and the plains states overnight. Oklahoma hit hardest with 35 tornadoes reported across that state in the small town of sulphur near oklahoma city. Officials say the entire downtown was destroyed. Several were hurt. This comes one day after more than 100 tornadoes ripped through six states. 14 Million People are facing the risk of Severe Weather today with strong wind, large hail, possibly more tornadoes. We have a report coming up for you shortly. Lets go now to Donald Trumps busy week ahead of the Hush Money Trial. There is no hearing on monday. Trump will be back in the defendants chair tuesday. Michael coh