rachel campos-duffy, and this is a special edition of the engber mingle, new york city tonight. breaking news tonight, major win for donald trump. the supreme court smacking down counsel jack smith and declining to issue an expedited on whether or not the former president has immunity in his 2020 election interference case. boxes. senior congressional correspondent chad pergram is here with all the details chad. rachel, good evening. this is a blow to special counsel jackson as he asked the supreme court to excel consideration of whether the former president was immune from prosecution for allegedly interfering with the 2020 presidential election. but the court denied smith s request. this down smith s prosecution of mr. trump. it could mean there s no clarity on smith s probe until well into 2024. the federal trial was scheduled to start march 4th. this could mean the trial comes amid the political conventions or down the homestretch of the presidential. team trump may
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live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers we begin in moscow, where russia has accused ukraine of trying to assassinate president vladamir putin. ukraine says it had nothing to do with the incident, in which a drone was seen flying over the kremlin, before a small explosion. president zelensky said kyiv only fought russia on ukrainian territory. our russia editor, steve rosenberg, sent this report from moscow. flying in from the left, what appears to be a drone. then an explosion over the kremlin. this footage is unverified, but the kremlin says that, overnight, two drones targeted the residents of the president. moscow blames ukraine but says that no one was injured. on russian state tv, a dramatic start to this talk show. the presenter announces breaking news. there s been an attempt, he says, to assassinate putin. in daylight down at the kremlin, we couldn t see any obvious signs of the explosions. lots
forces are close to encircling bakhmut. the u.s. is downplaying the strategic significance if russia wins this round of the war. also tonight, republicans are presented with the sharpest contrast yet between donald trump and ron desantis. we re breaking down dueling speeches by the former president and the current florida governor as they gear up for a potential 2024 primary showdown. and a series of new airline scares is raising serious questions about aviation safety here in the united states. from a bird strike that caused engine failure and smoke in the cabin to the wings of two commercial jets clipping on the many close cal? welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we begin on the front lines of eastern ukraine right now, where the battle for bakhmut is growing more urgent by the hour. russian fighters making gains as they move to surround the city. cnn s alex marquardt is joining us live
hi there. welcome to asia business report with me, mariko oi. as we told you on newsday, the united states so there was a more constructive economic relationship with china. the comments were made in a speech by the country s treasury secretary, janet yellen. it comes at a time when diplomatic and economic relations between the us and china are increasingly fraught. the bbc s north america business correspondent samira hussain has more. it has been five years since the united states imposed tariffs on billions of dollars of goods coming in from china. since then, not only have trade relations, but diplomatic relations between the two countries have deteriorated. but in a speech at an american university, us treasury secretary janet yellen was emphasizing the need for a more constructive relationship with china. we seek a healthy economic relationship with china, one that fosters growth and innovation in both countries. a growing china that plays by international rules is good