development on a story which has dominated the headlines for the past week thanks to a tv drama. the prime minister has announced new legislation, to make sure that hundreds of post office branch managers convicted in one of the biggest miscarriages ofjustice the uk has ever seen are swiftly exonerated and compensated. more than 700 sub postmasters were given criminal convictions for fraud and false accounting over a period of around 16 years after it introduced a faulty it system. some went to prison. many were bankru pted. we ll get reaction from one sub postmaster in a moment but first our political correspondent iain watson reports. the post office told us over and over. you re the only one. that was a lie, actually, because. itv made a drama out of a crisis, a scandal that started more than 20 years ago came to public and political prominence. fewer than 100 sub postmasters have had their wrongful convictions overturned and there s pressure to clear more names and pa
thanks for joining us. fear not. nicolle will be back tomorrow. the beat with ari melber starts rite now. hi, ari. thanks so much. i m ari melber. after all this breaking news coverage of trump s indictment we have been at the table. all of our colleagues following this. tonight we turn from this fast fluid first draft of history to a wider view of how history may absorb this historic precedent breaking week, because tonight pulitzer prize winning journalist bob woodward who you see on the right will analyze what you see on the left. he s known for best selling books, including about now defendant donald trump. he is our exclusive guest tonight on the beat. we begin as the nation absorbs the fallout of something many thought was impossible, even recently, something donald trump said would roil the country, the former president arrested by the same government he once ran. that was yesterday. jack smith spoke out through his filing, through his team in court, and today
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looking back at the that was and what it can tell us about where we are heading next. up first, from the world at war, to female change-makers. and the promise and peril of artificial intelligence. how the biggest stories this year will shape our world next year. it feels like it has been one of those perfect storm years where everything is just piled on, one after another. also, this hour, freedom calling. we re-visit my unprecedented interview with iranian american implement, inside the infamous prison. i know what it feels like to be left behind. and i wouldn t wish it upon my worst enemy. then the citizen soldiers of ukraine s drone school. taking the fight right to the russians. and, swapping presidential palaces for planet earth. why the great outdoors is yo-yo ma s most rewarding setting ever. the time that i spend in nature is what brings me back to something much bigger than myself. welcome to the program, everyone. i m christiane amanpour in london. mu
for shannon bream. report card in for a tumultuous 2023, 2020 for promising to be a year of surprises and a history making election. fireworks usher in the new year down under. america awaits 10 nights, wall street celebrates a hot streak for stockholders. mortgage rates drop, inflation slows. but most americans still feel the pinch. we were less economic council of advisors chair jared bernstein about the disconnect in an exclusive interview. plus spirit clicks are at a time of the year we are seeing more at the border. it is not unusual but this is an immigration system that has been broken for decades request migrant encounters for the year crash records as congress remains split on security talks. we will get reaction from to two border state congressmen. texas democrat henry cuellar texas republican tony gonzalez. then. lexa came to the conclusion that i could not unfortunately or fortunately, wait for the united states supreme court perplexed at main it becomes the se