Opposition leader. Hello, im wolf blitzer in washington and youre in the cnn newsroom right now, donald trump is inside a florida courtroom for a crucial hearing. It could decide when the criminal case over his handling of classified documents goes to trial. The judge is set to determine whether it will move forward as planned. In may or be delayed. Trumps lawyers now say they would accept the trial in august. Thats three months before election day here in the united states. Cnns chief Legal Affairs correspondent, paula reid is outside the courthouse in fort pierce, florida for us. Paula, have you heard anything yet from inside the court . Yes. Well, if we just got our first update, a handwritten note from inside the courthouse, were learning from our colleagues who are inside watching these proceedings. Its so far the Special Counsel and trumps lawyers, they have been discussing this larger question of timing such a consequential issue in this case, because we know the Special Counsel
of big ben, where the countdown was projected within the london eye in the lead up to midnight. a spectacular firework display lit up the skies for around 12 minutes in what was thought to be the largest display in europe, with over 12,000 fireworks. there were tributes to the late queen elizabeth, to ukraine s resistance against russian invasion, and 50 years of pride celebrations. the display returned to the banks of the river thames for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic. 0ur correspondent greg mckenzie has been soaking up the atmosphere amongst the many thousands of revellers. i am absolutely speechless. that was a 12 minute spectacular. the biggest firework display in the entire europe having taken place just a few minutes ago, and in an incredible way to start the new year. big ben, the chimes the bongs of the big ben started as did the fireworks over here at the london eye iconic around the world. a 12 minute spectacular extravaganza. i am actually
celebrations to mark the start of 2023 are being held around the world with rio the latest city to welcome the new year in the past hour. earlier, crowds thronged the streets of capitals from warsaw and stockholm in the east, to brussels, paris, madrid and london where the countdown was projected within the london eye as midnight approached. a spectacular firework display lit up the skies for around 12 minutes, in what was thought to be the largest display in europe, with over 12,000 fireworks. there were tributes to the late queen elizabeth, to ukraine s resistance against russian invasion, and 50 years of pride celebrations. 0ur correspondent greg mckenzie was soaking up the atmosphere amongst the many thousands of revellers on the banks of the river thames. i am absolutely speechless. that was a 12 minute spectacular. the biggest firework display in the entire europe having taken place just a few minutes ago, and in an incredible way to start the new year. big ben, the
nato, defending our prosperity. if the economy of a partner is being targeted by an aggressive regime, we should act to support them. all for one and one for all. through the g7 s $600 billion partnership for global infrastructure and investment, we are providing an honest and reliable alternative around the world free from the debt with strings attached. we have to go further to defend our supply chains and end strategic dependence. this is how we will build collective security, strengthen our resistance and safeguard freedom and democracy. but we cannot let up on dealing with the crisis we face today. no one is threatening russia. yet as we meet here this evening, in ukraine, barbarous weapons are being used to kill and maim people. rape is being used as an instrument of war. families are being torn apart. and this morning, we have seen vladimir putin trying to justify his catastrophic failures. he is doubling down by sending even more reservists to a terrible fate. he is d
at least 10 people have been killed following another day of protests in iran over the death of a young woman in custody. the father of the british teenager who took her own life after viewing harmful content online tells an inquest how shocked he was after she died to discover the hideous material she d been looking at. and we have a special report from central china as the government continues with its zero covid strategy. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. president volodymyr zelensky of ukraine has received a standing ovation after addressing the united nations general assembly in new york. in a pre recorded video speech delivered in english, mr zelensky said russia deserved to be punished for stealing ukrainian territory and murdering civilians. barbara plett reports. mr zelenskyy got a standing ovation, strong support was shown for his appearance, and he had to have a special he was the only leader he was able to give a video address, because