this one is asked to appear in trump s defense as the grand jury makes a decision on whether to hand up an indictment. trump set off shockwaves by posting a prediction he would be indicted tomorrow and calling for protests against the new york d.a., law enforcement officials meeting today to prepare, just in case. also ahead, china s president arriving in moscow for his first visit since russia invaded ukraine, a three-day visit where vladimir putin hopes to strengthen ties and hopefully obtain aid for his failing ukraine invasion. we ll talk to ukraine s ambassador to the u.s. and nbc news s richard engel will join us live from baghdad with a view of how the country has changed on the 20th anniversary of the u.s. war in iraq. good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington. thanks for being with us. at the center of this investigation, alleged false filings about rush money payments by former trump legal adviser, michael cohen, to former adult film star stormy daniels
raymond briggs has died at the age of 88. he was best known for his 1978 classic, the snowman. his family say he ll be deeply missed. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are sam lister, political editor of the daily express and kevin schofield, political editor of huffpost uk. tomorrow s front pages, starting with, rocketing energy bills lead many front pages the i says energy firms are being threatened with higher taxes if they don t investment more in renewables and north sea gas. former prime minister gordon brown has told the guardian energy companies that can t offer lower bills should be temporarily taken in to public ownership, to tackle the cost of living crisis. meanwhile the daily star reports comments from consumer expert martin lewis, who told the bbc that what he called a zombie government must provide more help. the daily telegraph claims one spark could cause destruction , with the met office war
it s the very soul of america. that s president joe biden marking memorial day at arlington national cemetery with a somber message about freedom and democracy. we ll have much more of his speech in just a moment. meanwhile, donald trump marked the holiday with angry posts on social media lashing out at the judges in his legal cases. the day comes as his hush money trial resumes today in new york with closing arguments. we ll bring you a preview of what to expect. plus, the latest fallout from israel s air strike that led to deaths of dozens of displaced palestinians in rafah. good morning and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, may 28th. happy birthday. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. in just hours closing arguments are scheduled to begin in donald trump s hush many criminal trial in a new york city courtroom with the case resuming after a long memorial daybreak. the defense will go first with trump attorney todd blanche expected to
Downbeat session in asia. And well be getting the inside track on alipay, the chinese Digital Payment giant owned by ecommerce giant alibaba. The ceo will be joining us later. And as jay zs digital only album goes platinum in under a week we want to know, what was the last physical album you bought . Let us know. Just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Welcome to the programme. In a few hours time, the eu and japan will sign off on a major trade deal in brussels covering everything from cars to cheese. It comes despite doubts around the world about Free Trade Deals and the rise of Trade Protectionism in the us under the trump administration. Japan and the eu account for about a third of global gdp thats over 21 trillion. Both sides believe their Trade Relationship has room to get even bigger. Eu Officials Say the deal will boost the eu economy by 0. 8 and japans by almost a third of a percent. Among the big winners, the car industry. The eu will scrap a 10 duty on japanese car imports, while
Singapore, midnight in london, and 9am in melbourne, australia, where one of the popes most senior advisers has just entered court. Cardinal georgpell has returned from rome saying that he is innocent and will clear his name. And we are seeing these pictures of his arrival from just a little while ago. Cardinal george pell. Phil mercer is outside the court in melbourne. Updaters with what you have seen. We have just seen, updaters with what you have seen. We havejust seen, Cardinal George pell, having to battle his way through a huge Media Contingent, here at the melbourne magistrates court. I dont remember seeing Media Interest in a case quite like this. Cardinal george pell arrive in the last ten minutes or so for a procedural hearing. It is called a filing is hearing here in australia. This will set out the framework for the rest of the court case that he will be involved with. As you say, he has been accused of historical sexual abuse allegations, and we understand that there are m