us later in this hour to score the lawyers in today s senate trial. and oh, by the way, on this day where there were so many my cousin vinny comparisons, it should be noted it is joe pesci s 78th birthday. so, couldn t be a better day. also should be noted that s fantastic. i watched my cousin vinny not that long ago, and i would say that mr. castor would not have made it into the movie. well, and i know being a credit reader the way you are, you know that every word vinny said was written by dale low ner, who deserves credit because his work got so much attention today. is there nothing you don t know, lawrence o donnell? a lot. is there nothing you don t know? writing credits, my specialty. thank you, rachel. thanks, lawrence. thank you. well, today 56 senators representing 60% of the american people decided that a senate impeachment trial of a former president is, indeed, constitutional, as all precedent suggests it is. six republican senators voted
it is described in the indictment, fuelled by lies. lies by the defendant targeted at obstructing a bedrock function of the us government, the nation s process of collecting, counting and certifying the results of the presidential election. the men and women of law enforcement who defended the us capital onjanuary the 6th are heroes. they are patriots and the very best of us. they did notjust defend a building, or the people sheltering in it they put their lives on the line to defend who we are as a country and as a people. they defended the very institutions and principles that defined the united states. since the attack on our capital the department ofjustice has remained committed to ensuring accountability for those criminally responsible for what happened that day. this case is brought consistent with that commitment. our investigation of other individuals continues. in this case, my office will seek a speedy trial so that our evidence can be tested in court and judged
traders were also encouraged by new inflation data forjanuary that showed the smallest increase in goods and services prices for three years. that has added to bets that the federal reserve is on track to start cutting interest rates injune. our north america business correspondent erin delmore reports from new york. all three of the major us stock indexes closed out february with a bang. the tech heavy nasdaq hit an all time high and it is the first time we have been able to say that since november 2021. another new high for the s&p 500. both indexers enjoyed their best february high for the s&p 500. both indexers enjoyed their best february since 2015. the dowjones industrial average for its part was up as well. that makes february the fourth straight month in the green for wall street and the leap day boost was helped by some new inflation data. well, the market today is reacting to a favourable continuation of inflation coming down in a trend towards the federal reserve
arrive in antarctica to test a new drone that will help forecast the impact of climate change. this is bbc news. it is time to take a look at the sport. hello and welcome to sportsday i m hugh ferris. here are this evening s top stories. scotland squeeze a first win in cardiff for 22 years. they start the six nations by holding off a furious wales fightback. blown away by bumrah. england have another pickle to get out of in india. everton rescue a dramatic draw in the premier league and they re not the only ones. hello, again. welcome. scotland have added their name to england and ireland in posting opening weekend wins in the six nations. but they did so after being forced to hold off a wales fightback in cardiff. their victory 27 26 in a game they led 27 0. 0lly foster is at the principality stadium for us. they tried to upend the assumptions we were making in the early stages of the second half. we were making in the early stages of the second half. yeah, they were home