mississippi. at least 23 people are dead and officials say more are likely trapped in the rubble. we will have the latest on the rescue mission, another hour of velshi begins right now. good morning to you, it is saturday march 25th, as 11 a.m. in the east atm in the west. i am ali velshi. for the past, week donald trump has been relentlessly attacking alvin bragg, the manhattan district attorney investigating the stormy daniels hush money payment for which the former president could possibly face a historic indictment. let s jump that aside for a moment because despite the attention and the vitriol, that trump percent alvin bragg s way since last saturday, there actually were not a lot of developments in that investigation in the past week. trump was not arrested, as he claimed he would be one week ago today. their grand jury only met once this week on that matter but in contrast, a pair of recent other court rulings in other cases found that trump may not be as privileged a
hello and welcome to bbc news. cities around the world have been welcoming in 2023 with the latest new year celebrations taking place across the united states, canada, the caribbean and latin america. this is rio dejaneiro in brazil crowds gathered on its copacabana beach watching the spectacular fireworks display there. this year is in contrast to the previous two, when celebrations were scaled back because of the pandemic. the bbc s louisa pilbeam looks back on how the world has been seeing in the new year. crowd: 5, 4, 3, 2,1. big ben bongs. times have changed and with covid restrictions lifted in most parts of the world, fireworks lit up skies with crowds able to watch below. in london, 100,000 people on the banks of the thames and a moment of royal reflection. i declare before you all, that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service. people came from around the globe, happy to watch the tradition in person again. amazing, i have goos
and croatia begins the new year with a new currency switching from the kuna to the euro. pope francis is addressing worshippers in the vatican this morning. here merged a matter of moments ago, it is poignant this year, following the death of his predecessor, pope benedict xvi. the pope is lying in state inside, will be lying in state from st peter s basilica on monday, tomorrow, to allow mourners to pay their respects. his funeral will be held on thursday. there was a mass held on thursday. there was a mass held earlier inside st peter s basilica on what is the 56 world day of peace. the pope appealing for peace and also asking holy mary to accompany the former pope. let s hear. translation: this is a mary s greatness, as the angel celebrate, the shepherds come and praise god for what is happening. mary doesn t speak, she does not entertain her gas, explaining everything that had happened to her, she doesn t steal the show, we like to steal the show. she puts the child in
and croatia begins the new year with a new currency switching from the kuna to the euro. welcome to the programme. cities around the world have been welcoming in 2023 with the latest new year celebrations taking place across the united states, canada, the caribbean and latin america. this is rio dejaneiro in brazil. crowds gathered on its copacabana beach watching the spectacular fireworks display there. this year is in contrast to the previous two years, when celebrations were scaled back because of the pandemic. the bbc s louisa pilbeam looks back on how the world has been seeing in the new year. crowd: 5, 4, 3, 2,1. big ben bongs. times have changed and with covid restrictions lifted in most parts of the world, fireworks lit up skies with crowds able to watch below. in london, 100,000 people on the banks of the thames and a moment of royal reflection. i declare before you all, that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service. people c
reporter: following the supreme court s decision to overturn roe v. wade, the administration criticized by some for lacking urgency. of course, the white house continues to deal with the fallout from the supreme court overturning roe v. wade. earlier today we saw president biden signing the second executive order on this front since this historic decision, and the executive order today would, in part, support women who now need to travel out of state to get abortion services and other health care services. though it is very clear the white house is still figuring out the details of how exactly they would execute this. jake, there s no question that this is an issue that this white house hopes will continue to energize voters heading into the midterms. they believe that is exactly what they saw last night in kansas. m.j. lee at the white house, thank you very much. an issue still dogging the white house, the fallout from house speaker nancy pelosi s trip to taiwan. the c