to account. all of that while lula faces a mountain of economic, social and political challenges. my guest is celso amorim, former foreign minister, now lula s foreign policy advisor. is brazil becoming ungovernable? celso amorim in brasilia, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, stephen. mramorim, i believe you are talking to me from your office in the presidential palace. just a few days ago, that building was invaded by a mob. how safe and secure do you feel right now? 0h, personally, i feel very safe now. i don t think anything will happen these days or the next days. but of course, that was a very worrying situation, to say the least. not very much unlike what happened in the capitol hill two years ago. we didn t expect, of course, that to happen, but certainly there were failures in the security apparatus. part of it was omission, part might be incompetence, but part might have been connivance. but when you came in to work today and you showed your security pass and i dare sa
ahead of more action planned on thursday. they re calling for fresh elections. now on bbc news, it s hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. brazilian democracy was shaken to its foundations earlier this month, but it is still standing. now, president lula has to try to fix the cracks. his government must figure out whether another assault on government institutions is likely, and hold those responsible for what looked like a half baked coup attempt to account. all of that while lula faces a mountain of economic, social and political challenges. my guest is celso amorim, former foreign minister, now lula s foreign policy adviser. is brazil becoming ungovernable? celso amorim in brasilia, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, stephen. mramorim, i believe you are talking to me from your office in the presidential palace. just a few days ago, that building was invaded by a mob. how safe and secure do you feel right now? 0h, personally, i feel very safe now. i don t think an
campaign trial today. plus, in pennsylvania s senate race, dasha burns sat down exclusively with democrat john fetterman. what he is telling our team in his first in-person tv interview since his stroke. plus, in ukraine, president zelenskyy is asking for help from ukraine s allies in the west. military aid to be specific. better air defense systems and those massive russian strikes on ukraine s major cities continued today. and later on this hour, we re going to ask the national security council s john kirby if the white house is ready to give mr. zelenskyy what he wants. i am katy tur in for hallie jackson. we re going to start this hour with ali in carrollton, georgia, and atlanta journal constitution holly mitchell. what have you been hearing on the trail about walker and the folks who came out to support him? reporter: after i left you guys last hour, he spoke here at the podium with senator rick scott and senator tom cotton. they spoke for about 15 minutes. abor
we are watching several stories developing at this hour. it s a moment of sadness for millions of catholics around the world. pope emeritus benedict xvi has died at the age of 95. the former pontiff passing away after what the church calls a period of ill health. benedict was the first pope to resign as the leader of the church this nearly 600 years, stepping down in 2013. also this morning, mourning the loss of a tv legend. good evening, i m hugh downs. i m barbara walters and this is 20/20. trailblazing tv news anchor barbara walters has died, known for her insightful, tough interviews. she became the first female anchor of a network evening news program and paved the way for women in broadcasting. a spokesperson says she passed away surrounded by family at the age of 93. but there are also celebrations this hour. the world welcomes in a new year. several nations already celebrating as the clock strikes midnight ushering the start of 2023. right now live pics you ar
tonight cnn will join the global celebration live from times square with our hosts anderson cooper and andy cohen. the action gets started at 8:00. and today we are honoring the life and legacy of trailblazing journalist barbara walters. she passed away in her home at the age of 9 3. she is of course known for her decades-long broadcasting career and interviews with world leaders and celebrities. walters interviewed every u.s. president and first lady since the nixon administration, and the first female news anchor when she joined nbc. here s a look back at some of her memorable interviews. are you sorry you didn t burn the tapes? you have been described a she duck tres, stal knowledger, bimbo. why did you kill john lennon? i never put on a seductive face. does he hit you? he shakes. he pushes. he swings. some people smiled when he said that. what do you think he saw in our soul? tributes pouring in including connie chung. chung tells cnn she not only pa