from january 6th. she s part of a bipartisan effort to overhaul a very old law that the former president tried to exploit to stay in power. meanwhile, donald trump s attorneys are making last minute objections ahead of today s hearing on the special master. we ll take you through the latest legal developments tied to the mar-a-lago documents. plus, an update on the truly catastrophic damage in puerto rico caused by hurricane fio in. fiona. it comes five years after the island was decimated by another storm. good morning. welcome to way too early on this tuesday, september 20th. i m jonathan lamiere. attorneys for the justice department and donald trump are set to appear this afternoon at a hearing before the court appointed special master in the mar-a-lago documents case. the hearing will take place at a federal courthouse in brooklyn before judge raymond deery. that s where deery currently serves as a senior u.s. district judge for the eastern district of new york. typ
in los angeles. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the uk s formerfinance minister rishi sunak will formally become prime minister later on tuesday after an audience with king charles at buckingham palace. he was named conservative leader after his only challenger, penny mordaunt, pulled out of the contest. mr sunak promised to work to bring the party and the country together. here s our political editor chris mason. cheering na applause today s new conservative leader, this week s new prime minister. rishi sunak arrived at conservative party headquarters this afternoon, his party s third leader this year. waves, smiles and handshakes done, he wanted to talk to the country, but didn t want to face questions from reporters. i d like to pay tribute to liz truss for her dedicated public service to the country. she has led with dignity and grace for a time of great change and under exceptionally difficult circumstances both at home and abroad. it is th
now on bbc news, talking movies: bbc centenary special. hello from london, i m tom brook. the bbc is 100 years old, and as part of the bbc 100 celebrations, talking movies is going to look at the contribution the corporation has made to the british film industry over the decades, through five top directors who have picked up their skills here at the bbc. i went to meet these filmmakers who ve shaped modern cinema. the multi award winning ken loach whose credits include the landmark movie, kes. mike leigh known for his legendary use of improvisation in films that have brought him seven 0scar nominations. james marsh who won an academy award for his celebrated documentary, man on wire. mary harron who made the modern american classic american psycho starring christian bale, and sally el hosaini, a rising star in british cinema, having just launched herfilm, the swimmers, a story of two syrian refugee sisters to considerable acclaim at the toronto and london film festivals. the
the us attorney general merrick garland has accused china of trying to undermine the american justice system, as he announced indictments against thirteen of its nationals. in one case, the department ofjustice accused two chinese intelligence agents of attempted bribery and espionage in america. now on bbc news, the travel show. this week on the show: pulling down the past. i believe that the monuments would not give a tribute to the regime but they should preserve the history and the memory. ..feeling the heat. . .. we re getting major fires every year now, and multiple ones. oh, my god! ..and up to our knees in an estonian bog. there s a lot there. there s a lot. for 300 years, on and off, estonia was part of russia. ruled first by the czarist empire, then the soviet union. links between the two are many and deep in fact, around a third of the people here have russian as theirfirst language. but since the invasion of ukraine in february, the government has steered a cour
the uk s formerfinance minister rishi sunak will formally become prime minister later on tuesday after an audience with king charles at buckingham palace. he was named conservative leader after his only challenger, penny mordaunt, pulled out of the contest. mr sunak promised to work to bring the party and the country together. it is the greatest privilege of my life to be able to serve the party i love and give back to the country i owe so much to. the united kingdom is a great country, but there is no doubt we face a profound economic challenge. we now need stability and unity, and i will make it my utmost priority to bring our party and our country together. so who is britain s soon to be prime minister? here s our deputy political editor, vicki young. addressing the nation during a pandemic, a month after becoming chancellor. you will not face this alone. rishi sunak helped lead to the government s economic response. the furlough scheme paid 80% of millions of people s sal