is a u.s. president above the law? the lead starts right now. donald trump s day in court, as his legal team argues by the former president cannot be prosecuted, even if his actions were criminal. site i have skepticism from the judges will not decide how this case proceeds. six days before the crucial contest in iowa. a new cnn poll from another key primary state, chose a candidate gaining ground on the gop front runner. the defense secretary, treated for prostate cancer. the pentagon has been pressed on his hospital status. or the president didn t know one of his top cabinet members was in the hospital, and couldn t do his job. welcome to the lead. on pamela brown, in for jake tapper. getting ready for tomorrow s cnn republican presidential debate. we start today with our law and justice lead. donald trump, in a federal courtroom. lawyers say that he should be immune from facing charges for any alleged crimes that he committed while in office. the three appeals court
the ukrainian president urges world leaders gathered for a security conference in munich to speed up their support for his country. a former security guard at the uk embassy in berlin is sentenced to 13 years in prison for spying for russia. and a qatari consortium bids to buy manchester united ahead of the deadline which has just passed, meaning there are now two contenders. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. we begin in memphis, tennessee, where five former police officers have pleaded not guilty to second degree murder and other charges in the case of tyre nichols. mr nichols, a young black man, died after a police beating in memphis, tennessee last month. videos showed the officers repeatedly kicking and punching nichols in a traffic stop close to his home. the five officers, all out on bail, entered their not guilty pleas during an arraignment hearing in shelby county criminal court. tyre nichols mother made this statement outside the court.
say it is a destiny. no, it is not. bulgarian police make four arrests after 18 migrants, including a child, were found dead in a truck. president zelensky urges world leaders to speed up their support for ukraine in the fight against russia. and a qatari consortium bids to buy manchester united. a british businessman has already put in a rival offer. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. we begin in memphis, tennessee, where five former police officers have pleaded not guilty to second degree murder and other charges in the case of tyre nichols. mr nichols, a young black man, died in hospital three days after being beaten in memphis last month. videos showed the officers repeatedly kicking and punching mr nichols after he d fled a traffic stop. the five officers, all out on bail, entered their not guilty pleas during an arraignment hearing in shelby county criminal court. tyre nichols mother made this statement outside the court. i know my son is go
bulgarian police make four arrests after 18 migrants, including a child, were found dead in a truck. play on: how finland became the computer gaming capital of the world. we have a special report from helsinki. a qatari consortium bids to buy manchester united. a british businessman has already put in a rival offer. dramatic music. and the latest marvel superhero movie sets out to conquer the us box office over the presidents day weekend. we begin in memphis, tennessee, where five former police officers have pleaded not guilty to second degree murder and other charges in the case of tyre nichols. mr nichols, a young black man, died in hospital three days after being beaten in memphis last month. videos showed the officers repeatedly kicking and punching mr nichols after he d fled a traffic stop. the five officers, all out on bail, entered their not guilty pleas during an arraignment hearing in shelby county criminal court. tyre nichols mother made this statement outside the