currently we have got some rain pushing across the south east, clearing through this morning. behind it, a mixture of sunshine and showers, some of the showers heavy and thundery in northern and central scotland. another breezy day. details later. the parents of a young person at the heart of allegations against a bbc presenter are standing by their account, according the sun newspaper, after a lawyer representing the individual said their claims were rubbish. the newspaper first reported that the unnamed presenter had allegedly paid a teenager for sexually explicit photos last week. our correspondent charlotte gallagher has the latest. after days of damaging headlines, allegations and rumours, this story of a bbc presenter allegedly paying thousands for sexually explicit images is still dominating front pages. now a statement on behalf of the young person at the centre of this. they ve called the allegations, by their mother, rubbish. their lawyer says, nothing inappropriat
this is gps , the global public square. welcome to all of you in the united states and around the world. i m fareed zakaria. today on the program, from the czars in czarrinas to soviet air come issars, to president putin. we delve into the nature of power in russia. looking at the past to help us understand the present. i ll talk to the new yorker s david remnick and professor nina khrushcheva. and also the prime minister of barbados on getting the west to pay for damage from climate change rising seas and wild weather. two degrees is a death sentence. and the president of kenya on why many nations in the global south are not taking a side on the war in ukraine. but first, here is my take. in his important book the third wave, samuel huntington pointed out the division among the ruling elite is a key sign of weakness in authoritarian regimes. when members of the establishment break with the system, it triggers a larger set of changes. conversely, when you do not se
world. i m fareed zakaria. today on the program from the czars and arenas to soviet-era com czars to president putin. we delve into the nature of power in russia looking at the past to help us understand the present. i ll talk to the new yorkers david remnick can professor nina krus efa. also the prime minister of barbados on getting the west to pay for damage for the climate change s rising seas and weather. two degrees is a death sentence. and the president of kenya on why many nations in the global south are not taking a side on the war in ukraine. but first, here s my take. in his important book the third wave samuel huntington pointed out the division among the ruling elite is a key sign of weakness in authoritarian regimes. when prominent members of the establishment break with the system it often triggers a larger set of changes. conversely, when you do not see such defections it means the autocrat will probably be able to survive. syrian dictator bashar al ass
i m bret baier. we are just a weekend away from the first voting in the 2024 presidential election cycle. we will check in on iowa ahead of monday s caucuses. and we ll speak with iowa senator joni ernst. plus, how iran s so-called ghost armada is helping skirt sanctions as americans endure a tax from iranian taxies. and plenty of complaining from congress after uneventful briefing on ufos. but, first, breaking tonight, president biden says iran backed houthi rebels are terrorists. this goes against current u.s. policy changed by the biden administration. the houthis have already responded to yesterday s airstrikes against facilities in yemen with new attacks today. white house correspondent peter doocy starts us off tonight life from the north lawn. good evening, peter. peter: good evening, bret. pentagon officials believe there will be some sort of retaliation for last night s strikes. we know the houthi rebels have already launched at least one ballistic missile toward
a handgun. so, this is an absurd, outdated, outmoded loophole, but this is a first step in recognizing our problem, where we allow 18-year-olds to buy weapons of war. news of this framework coming on the somber six year anniversary of the pulse nightclub shooting in orlando, florida, 49 people murdered in cold blood, targeted about because of who they live. many mass shootings in this country, the attacker used an ar-15 style guy on, the senate deal comes after communities of uvalde, texas, and buffalo, new york, were changed forever by gun violence. all together 31 americans killed in both shootings. the shooters and both shootings were 18 year old boy legally obtained obstacles to carry out their crimes. the steel wall imperfect is something, comes up after last week s testimony from the children killed in uvalde. they sidelined their grief to going through what they re going through. the deal comes as demonstrators hit the streets, demanding action. we ve seen this bef