A Key Campaign Promise through a sweeping tax reform bill with the biggest tax. Goes on trial accused of carrying out a bomb attack. Team boss. Had nothing to do with terrorism and everything to do with money. Thomas a very warm welcome to the show we begin with this program with some breaking news police in australia say a vehicle has been driven into a crowd of people outside a train station in the city of melbourne Authorities Say at least seven people have been taken to hospital the incident occurred at the flinders street station during. Thursday evening rush hour that area was packed with people doing Christmas Shopping police have arrested the driver they say they have not yet established whether this incident is terror related it seems to be similar to one in january when a car was driven into the destiny and south the very same spot was going to live today to be a correspondent peter ham and he joins us from melbourne a date of what to tell us this point. Well its so far uncle
To speak their truth to the power of those. But their time is up. Oprah winfrey gives the most a rousing speech of the night and heralds the dawn of a new day in hollywood. Also coming up. Day two of exploratory Coalition Talks between Angela Merkels conservatives and the social democrats they have promised a new style of politics for germany but can they deliver and a story that could be straight out of a spy novel a Vietnamese Oil executive allegedly kidnapped in germany by his country secret service goes on trial in one owing we will talk with his lawyer. Plus it is cape towns worst drought in decades coping with the harsh conditions is one thing but the water shortage is also leading to mass job cuts well tell you why and then soccer f. C. Finally have their man after six months of courtship brazilian midfielder philippe cost the spanish giants one hundred twenty Million Euros so is he worth that hefty price tag. Im sorry kelly welcome to the program and thanks for joining us. Holl
Im filled welcome to the program the crisis between russia and ukraine has intensified to russian t. V. Broadcast statements from three of the twenty four ukrainian sailors detained on sunday a court in crimea today ordered one of them to be held in custody for two months the sailors were captured when russian vessels fired on board it in seized three ukrainian boats i say made very well as they were about to make their way through the castrates on sunday. Reacted by demanding the return of that ships crew and has introduced martial law in parts of the country there are now growing International Calls for a deescalation of the most dangerous crisis between russia and ukraine for recent years. Dont you correspondent nick conley joins us from the ukrainian capital kiev. Welcome nick we heard the Crimean Court has ordered a ukrainian sailor to be held for two months. Ukraine i will how will you crying react. Good afternoon phil well the ukrainian position has and seems to be still that th
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