You look like you are about to start the 11 00 a. M. Shift at the bank of the weekend. Im loving them. Im loving them. You guys have a great rest of your day and i will see you tomorrow. A very good morning to you, it is saturday, march 16th, and we begin today with Big Decisions and more delays all revolving around Donald Trumps litany of legal troubles and the future of american democracy. Lets start in georgia, where nathan wade has resigned from his role as Special Prosecutor in the racketeering case against the former president , donald trump, and multiple Co Defendants over their efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 president ial election. That came shortly after the judge overseeing the proceedings, scott mcafee, ruled that before County District attorney, this woman, fani willis , should not be disqualified from trying the case as a result of her romantic relationship with nathan wade, which judge mcafee wrote caused no quote actual conflict in terms of the prosecution o
Unpunished. The Bbc World Service Latin America regional editor Leonardo Rocha reports. Mr villavicencio was shot dead as he finished a rally in the capital, quito. He was approached by a gunman who shot him in the head three times be or they escape. He was a former union leader, a former journalist who clashed with other politicians in the past for his role as an investigative journalist, and he was a current member of congress. He was running on an Anti Corruption and Pro Environmental campaign. He was one of several candidates running for president. The first round of the election will take place on august 20, he was Opinion Polls put in Third Orfourth place but he had a chance because there would be a second round of votes probably later this year. He is the latest victim of this crime wave in ecuador, he survived an attempt on his life before, and ecuador is going through a serious crisis, triggered mainly by the increasing involvement of mexican drug gangs in the country. There h
Wind direction and we will lose the easterly wind and pick a this is bbc news. A the headlines the European Union says a maritime aid corridorfrom cyprus to gaza could Begin Operating in the coming hours. The first vessel is being loaded. But the us has warned a temporary dock in gaza could take 60 days to build. Thousands of people march in Central London in support of gaza the tenth major protest in the city since the october 7th attacks. The urgent hunt for nearly 300 School Children abducted by gunmen in nigeria continues the governor of kaduna state says at least 28 have managed to escape. A London Fertility Clinic has its Operating Licence suspended after significant concerns were raised over errors in the freezing of embryos. The health 0mbudsman says Cancer Patients in england are being put at risk because the Health Service is overstretched and understaffed. And new life is springing from the sycamore gap tree. Seedlings from the famously felled tree are starting to grow. I ha
Today. Sandra. Sandra thank you, edward. Dana fox news alert. Dramatic series of air attacks targeting American Military and civilian cargo ship In The Red Sea and gulf of aden. Forces shooting down 28 deadly attack drones launching by houthi militants in yemen. One of the largest assaults threatening maritime navigation since the start of the war between hamas and israel. Bill is off. Sandra, great to be with you. Sandra thanks for having me im sandra smith. Backing israels right to defend itself against hamas trying to appease the deeply divided wings of his own party. Growing opposition to israels Military Operations in gaza. Biden contradicting himself and backtracking after calling a Military Incursion into rafah a red line. Netanyahu responded earlier today. There is no red line i will cut off all weapons so they dont have the iron dome to protect them or they dont have there are red lines if he crosses and cannot have 30,000 more palestinians dead as a consequence of going after
The clinic said a small number of embryos had either not survived or had become undetectable. In a major defeat for irelands government, voters reject two Referendum Proposals on family and womens roles. Proponents wanted to amend the constitutional definition of a family to include people who were not married. And new life is springing from the sycamore gap tree. Seedlings from the famously felled tree are starting to grow. Now on bbc news Talking Movies. Hello from hollywood. Im tom brook, and welcome to our special Talking Movies preview of the 96th annual Academy Awards. In todays programme. This is a matter of life and death. Just how many oscar trophies do we think oppenheimer will win . Oppenheimer is definitely going to win at least seven oscars, if not more. And why some new mexicans wont be rejoicing On Oscars Night. The oppenheimer movie winning a trove of awards will not be a celebration for me. And how the Academy Awards is becoming increasingly global, helping germany be