hello, i m sumi somaskanda, thank you forjoining us. a day after he was found liable by a new yorkjury for sexual abuse and defamation, donald trump has faced questions in a live town hall in the us state of new hampshire. the frontrunner for the 2024 republican nomination for the presidency demeaned his accuser, ejean carroll, reiterated his position the 2020 election was rigged, and if he returned to the white house, mr trump said would he pardon many of his supporters who have been jailed for taking part in the six january attack on the us capitol. just after the town hall, i spoke to hannah muldavin, who was the spokesperson for the house six january committee, and bryan lanza, who served as director of communications for mr trump s presidential transition team. it is great to see you both. right off the back i want to hear what you thought of what you saw. i hear what you thought of what ou saw. . , hear what you thought of what ousaw. ,, you saw. i was the spokesperson
pictures from gaza city, hours ago the israeli military carried out areas, targeting areas belong to the al shabab group. three members were among at least nine killed. civilians are reportedly among the dead. explosions were reportedly heard throughout gaza city and in a factory on the south, causing panic among residents. in statements, the military wing of islamichhad said resistance to israel would continue. this is a developing story and we will continue a little later in the show. to the us state of texas, where the driver of a car that struck a group of people at a bus stop, killing eight, has been charged with manslaughter. it happned in the city of brownsville, texas, which is right near the mexico border. police have identified the driver as george alvarez, a 34 year old brownsville resident with a lengthy criminal history. investigators have not yet determined if the incident was intentional or accidental. and further north in texas, more details have been released
where a pivotal presidential election is heading to the wire. with more than 91% of ballots counted, neither current president recep tayyip erdogan nor his most fierce rival kemal kilicdaroglu have cleared the threshold to win outright on sunday. the head of turkey s high election board said not long ago that mr erdogan was leading with a9.49%, while kilicdaroglu had 4a.49% of votes. now, if neither can clear 50%, there will be a run off election. our international correspondent orla guerin is in ankara, and has more on what s at stake in this election. people talk excitedly a tense moment in a tight election. here in ankara, voters spotted two people in one polling booth. the police were called in. the ballot box matters in turkey, and the opposition are on the lookout for fraud. this is a pivotal vote which could mean the end of the erdogan era. president erdogan s supporters insist he is going nowhere. this man tells us he will still be president tomorrow because he always
along with 20,000 others, were treated to a 90 minute musical spectacle at windsor castle near london. performances by british pop group take that, katy perry, and lionel richie even brought the king and other royals to their feet. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell was there. five, four, three, two, one! from the intense formality of westminster abbey to the energy of the coronation concert on the east lawn of windsor castle. with an audience of 20,000, charity volunteers, nhs workers and guests chosen by public ballot. watching from the royal box, the king and queen, the prince and princess of wales, princess charlotte and prince george, and other members of the family. there was music from the coronation choir, 300 singers from many walks of life in different parts of the uk. and palm to palm is holy palmers kiss. there was drama from shakespeare s romeo and juliet. ..dance from the royal ballet. ..and humourfrom miss piggy. wait a second. kermit, it s him! a lord!
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