second defamation trial brought by e. jean carroll. what trump told jurors when he took the stand in a case that could be in a jury s hands by this afternoon. plus, breaking news from the u.n., the top court stopping just short of ordering an immediate cease fire in gaza. what that court is now demanding that israel do in its war against hamas. and later, alabama puts a man to death using nitrogen gas, the inmate s stark finals words and the heated debate over the first new method of execution in more than 40 years. hello, thank you for being with us. it is friday, 10:00 eastern. i m ana cabrera reporting from new york. we begin with donald trump back in a courtroom this morning for closing arguments in the second e. jean carroll defamation case, and a jury could get this case as soon as this afternoon. this after the former president took the stand in his own defense for just minutes yesterday after days of delays and speculation. let s get right to the courthouse a
thanks, ari. thank you. we re tracking these two big legal breaking news stories. we have just learned the controversial new york republican congressman george santos has been indicted by the justice department. that s a federal indictment. we re tracking the story, as you heard nicolle just say in the handoff. this is as breaking as it gets. we don t have exact details, don t have the paper, but we do have reporting that that very controversial member of congress known, if nothing else, for his many lies that he was busted for, is now indicted. indeed, this is a fast moving story because he s expected to appear in court as soon as tomorrow. we re tracking that story as well as the other big legal development a jury finding donald trump liable for sexual abuse and lies the defamation this jury says he found he committed against e. jean carroll. that s a huge story, an important one. we have been covering that trial continuously, and i have two essential experts to lea
but the most fervent support. i m samantha simmonds. in other news this morning: a warning the health and social care system in england is gridlocked putting vulnerable people at risk. the chancellor vows to do anything that may be necessary to protect the economy with government borrowing up and people shopping less. oscar winning actor kevin spacey has his sexual assault president zelensky of ukraine says russian forces have planted mines in a dam upstream from the city of kherson. oscar winning actor kevin spacey has his sexual assault allegations dismissed by a jury in new york. good morning and welcome to bbc news live from westminster. liz truss moved into downing street when she became prime ministerjust six weeks ago. and now she is gone. welcome to our viewers overseas and also here in the uk, of course. in a weak s time we are expecting now to have another prime minister. liz truss will move out of number 10 downing street, making her the shortest serving prim
new figures paint a gloomy picture for the uk economy people are shopping less and government borrowing has hit its highest september figure on record. there s gridlock in the health and social care system in england, says the regulator as it warns about the impact of staff shortages. i v e i ve been doing 60 hours. time off is a sleep day. i ve been doing 60 hours. time off is a sleep day- is a sleep day. how long can you keep doing is a sleep day. how long can you keep doing that? is a sleep day. how long can you keep doing that? not is a sleep day. how long can you keep doing that? not long. - and we meet the first wild bison to be born in the uk for thousands of years. coming up in the sport later in the hour on the bbc news channel, can scotland take the final spot in the super 12s? we ll have the very latest from the t20 world cup in australia. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc s news at one. senior conservatives hoping to become prime minister have begun
good morning from birmingham wholesale market. i ll be getting reactions from traders. we ll speak to the parents of teenager harry dunn after their three year battle for justice which yesterday saw an american woman plead guilty to causing his death by careless driving. steven gerard is sacked by aston villa. he lost his job, after villa s defeat at fulham last night, with the club 17th in the premier league. and it s the final day for the children in need rickshaw challenge team. we ll be with them as they set off on the last leg of the journey. hopefully much drierfor hopefully much drier for them as well and certainly a dry day for eastern areas compared with yesterday. heavy showers in the west. details on that and your weekend forecast coming up here on your friday morning edition of breakfast. good morning. it s friday 21st october and i m outside number 10 downing street. liz truss moved into this famous building when she became prime ministerjust six weeks ago. by th