we have an important program for you today with the president of the united states, joseph r. biden. i sat down with the president in the roosevelt room of the white house on friday for an exclusive president biden is headed to europe for a trip that will take him to lithuania for nato s summit. holding nato together is really critical. it has been 500 days since russia invaded ukraine. is there any sign of an end to this war? and will nato offer ukraine membership? also, is there a thaw in relations with china or are we going to see an even more intense rivalry? and when can bibi netanyahu expect an invitation to the white house? all this in a special interview with america s 46th president. i think we have enormous opportunities, and i just want to finish the job. i ll bring you my take later in the show, but first, president biden is headed to europe today for a five-day, three-country tour. the main focus of which will be a stock in lithuania for n
which is more cruel and unusual? one of the most influential appellate courts erupted in public disagreement over one of the most difficult issues of our time, homelessness. having recently decided matters of affirmative action, student loans and adoption, on top of last year s rulings concerning abortion, guns, religion and climate change, scotus might soon have the final word here, too. at issue, ordinances in grants pass, oregon, which would impose fines on homeless people for encampment on public property. a trial court was faced with this issue, whether cities can impose criminal penalties for sitting, sleeping or lying outside on public property for homeless individuals who cannot obtain shelter. it held the ordinances were unconstitutional and constituted cruel and unusual punishment under the eighth amendment. the matter came before the powerful ninth circuit court, which has jurisdiction for much of the western united states and all of california. the ninth circuit
the boss of british gas joins us to talk about that, and to answer your questions. jordan henderson cuts short his stay in saudi arabia. the england midfielder has arrived in amsterdam tojoin struggling dutch giants ajax afterjust 19 games in the middle east. cold today. could it change at the weekend? we are about to go from snow to storms. all the details in breakfast. the indian steel company, tata, will confirm plans today to cut up to 3,000 jobs in the uk. most are expected to be at britain s biggest steelworks in port talbot, at britain s biggest where two coal fired furnaces are set to be closed. unions called it a crushing blow and the worst case scenario. 0ur reporter, lucy vladev, has more. after years of questions about the future of steel making, the answers being provided for workers here are about as bad as they get. both blast furnaces in port talbot will close, as part of major changes to the way tata produces steel. jobs will go across the uk, but south w
last month in new york. more on those in a moment. first story making headlines in australia. now to a story which is making headlines in australia and around the world after broadcaster antoinette lattouf was sacked by the abc network for reposting a human rights watch report about gaza. the company has denied it succumbed to external pressure from an israeli lobby group citing a breach of its social media policy and referencing the importance of impartiality. hundreds of staff at the abc have threatened walk outs, unless they get assurances about support to staff in the spotlight. i ve been talking to antoinette lattouf who s now launched legal action against the broadcaster i started by asking how suprised she was, when she was fired. i was floored, not only how i was fired, but how quickly things escalated. one minute i was taking talkback calls about christmas playlists don t include michael buble, the next thrown under the bus in a very public way and within a
with the loss of up to 2800 jobs. tata steel in a statement said that. a government spokesperson said the uk is determined to secure a sustainable and competitive future for its steel sector. the government has committed £500 million towards the cost of a new electric arc furnace. here s the tata steel ceo speaking about the cuts. it’s furnace. here s the tata steel ceo speaking about the cuts. speaking about the cuts. it s not something speaking about the cuts. it s not something we speaking about the cuts. it s not something we would ve - speaking about the cuts. it s not something we would ve liked - speaking about the cuts. it s not something we would ve liked to | speaking about the cuts. it s not - something we would ve liked to have happen. i think we ve tried really hard over the years to preserve the site and keep it going despite all the challenges over the last 15 years, i think we ve invested something like £5 million to keep the business going. so it s n