foinr the pledge what america stands for is under threat and it s really serious we see it is this preposterous prosecution of w york, even in ne ex-president you may hate or as it says on the front of thee supreme court equal justicee under law, yes even for presidential candidates you may be desperate to stop, of course no one is above the law but no o one is below it either. all week you ve been hearing thi details of why this case is trumped up and ludicrous weti don t need tmeo spend time on tt tonight only the most demented and cultish hyper- partisan would take any of the seriouslyh unfortunately most of the media seem to be demented and trumpd hating partisans these days. there you go thesans importantoa point, the privacy of the ruleru of law and american life is onem of the thingers that america has most putin buyer for its one ofe the things i most admire america for from afar now democrats are going to throw that away and make us look like a dictatorship w
morning. today s thursday. i know today actually is don t rush time because it moves fast , right too fast too fast. but it is thursday. thank you for joining us. everyone caitlin is off a lot to get to won t we start with five things to know for this thursday, april 20th 2023. we re gonna start with the tornado outbreak striking oklahoma. at least two people are confirmed dead in the town of coal. significant damage, reported the supreme court, delaying its decision on myth of kristen until tomorrow, the justices seeking more time to assure ruling that could impact the accessibility of the abortion pill across the country and a judge here in new york, ordering mark pomerantz to testify today before june. jordan s house judiciary committee, pomerantz is a former prosecutor who once led the manhattan d. a s investigation into donald trump s business dealings also happening today, twitter says it s going to remove you know those check marks. we have one. with legacy blue check
extremist videos that influenced two mass killings in the united states. daniel harris was convicted of encouraging terrorism. us presidentjoe biden urges protesters in tennessee to remain peaceful after five former memphis police officers are charged with the murder of a black man, tyre nichols. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the chancellor, jeremy hunt, has been defending the government s record on economic growth. in a speech, he said there s too much gloom about the economy, and that the uk can be the next silicon valley with a network of investment zones, and brexit a catalyst for growth. but his speech follows recent warnings that thousands of british businesses face bankruptcy and a slump in the uk car manufacturing industry. this report from our economics correspondent, andy verity. uncertainty has made it really difficult to attract investment into the uk, and this is what we need to address. what we need is a plan. a growing chorus of business leaders has b
them? there s really trying to rebuild that city. also wk b a shout out to them our local jacksonville affiliate they do a great job. ainsley: jacksonville is beautiful. brian: i talked more than you did. ainsley: while you had the open at 6:00 with the snow. i talked a lot. i love snow and he loves jacksonville. it s a big deal for brian. neptune beach have ever been there? we used to go on college. such a cool little town. brian: i graduated from college and i still go there. i haven t outgrown it. ainsley: i ll meet you there one day because it s so cute it s on the beach and obviously neptune beach. there are little restaurants. brian: it s fantastic. ainsley: it s great. brian: s one of those places you take an uber or a bike and do you make sure you visit all the bars. ainsley: and you can walk if you are staying in neptune beach opening is walkable you don t even need a bike. brian: enters a margaritaville. ainsley: there is a margaritaville or?
spying charges. he absolutely denies these charges and we have heard as well from the us ambassador to moscow, saying that he is in good health, is strong. she clearly pointed out again that the charges are baseless against him and called for russia to release him. it was a short statement you give outside the court. we have just short statement you give outside the court. we havejust heard, that his appeal by evan gershkovich against his pre trial detention has been rejected. let s return to sudan where fighting between rival forces has killed almost 200 people and wounded 1,800. a few hours ago, the general of the rsf the rapid support forces in sudan has approved a 24 hour ceasefire. general mohamed hamdan daglo tweeted that he had spoken to the us secretary of, state antony blinken, and agreed the pause to ensure the safe passage of civilians and the evacuation of people who are injured. mr blinken had called for the ceasefire during the g7 foreign ministers meeting t