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hello, i m laura trevelyan in washington. christian fraser is in london. we re about four hours into day one of the prosecution of donald j trump. day two. it s been an afternoon of text book legal strategy laying argument upon argument, fact upon fact, example upon example. house managers aim to prove without a doubt that the former president should be convicted of inciting an insurrection. but as we ve said before, it s notjust a legal matter. there are politics at play. it s not a traditionaljury of one s peers, but a group of 100 democratically elected senators who will decide the outcome. and while the democrats have clearly come out with a strong presentation, it s only day one. and it s not even over yet. anthony zurcher is in washington. hejoins us now. i was he joins us now. i was struck by how house managers have gone all the way back tojuly of house managers have gone all the way back to july of last year to point out that back then, donald trump was ref ....
have now infiltrated every sector of british society. and lights, camera, picket line. the actors join the writers at the barricades, after negotiations with the studios collapse. but first, to the pay award. over a million public sector workers, including teachers and doctors, will get a rise in this financial year of up to 7%. rishi sunak has agreed to honour the recommendations of the independent, pay review bodies. the deal covers 45% of the public sector. and on top of that pay award, the government has committed additional funding for schools above what was proposed in march and in addition to the £2 billion already given to schools in the autumn statement. the four teaching unions said that was a basis to call off strike action. which will be welcomed by parents up and down the land. however the junior doctors, who went on strike today, say it is not enough. their continued absence will make it almost impossible for the pm to meet his promise of cutting waiting ....