we start in washington, where the us supreme court is hearing a case, that could potentially stop donald trump running in the 2024 presidential election. it is a legal first those bringing the case are using the 14th amendment of the constitution, it is a legal first. those bringing the case are using the 14th amendment of the constitution, arguing he is disqualified from standing because he commited insurrection on january the 6th, trying to overturn the result of the 2020 election. that was successfully argued in the state of colorado in december, where he s been removed from the ballot. donald trump and his attorneys are arguing that any effort to stop him running is antidemocratic. the us supreme court is hearing about 80 minutes of oral argument today. we ve been bringing you details from inside the court as proceedings continue. they have about 20 minutes to go, we think. thejustices have given little indication over the last few weeks where they stand on the issue,
this is bbc news, the headlines. high stakes in the us as the supreme court hears an unprecedented case whether to kick donald trump off the 2024 presidential ballot. polls close in pakistan, after millions vote in general and provincial elections. a new study suggests erectile dysfunction drugs could also reduce the risk of alzheimer s disease. the biggest mass migration in the world is under way in china as millions of people head home for new year with their families. sport and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. first to the news that uefa president alexander ceferin has made the surprise decision to step down in three years time. at the annual congress on thursday, a motion was passed that allowed him to stand for a fourth term the english fa voted against that, by the way, but he says he made the decision six months ago. i have decided, let s say around six months ago, that i am not planning to run in 2027 any more. the reason is that after some time, ever
Or support from democrat martin o mally, because of a snowstorm, only one voter showed up at an o malley event in iowa. even that voter would not commit to him. we had a whopping total of one person show up. by god he was glad to see me. and donald trump responded to gowdy s endorsement by tweeting, i hope he does better for rubio than the benghazi hearings. trump once tweeted gowdy could make a good attorney general some day. doug? ed, a report has just surfaced about one gop candidate planning to drop out of the race. what do you know about that? george pataki, we ve got an statement from his campaign saying he s going to have a special message on tv affiliates in the key markets of iowa, new hampshire and south carolina. the boston globe says he s going to say that he s getting out. they haven t confirmed that yet. he s the respected former governor of new york. helped get the nation through 9/11. but even in his time of the renewed terror fears he could not get any moment