it s 4:00 in the east. big day of news today. on capitol hill today a brutal collision between reality and delusion, a republican effort to whitewash the ex-president s ties for russia culminating in a veteran prosecutor under oath seemingly unwilling to acknowledge basic facts in service of republican conspiracy theories. just a few weeks after releasing a 300-page report after an investigation that went on for four years, cost the taxpayers $6.5 million, a report the washington post described this way as, quote, landing with a thud resulting in no new charges and none of the widespread abuses trump and his allies have alleged for years now. special counsel john durham testified today before the house judiciary committee. now, despite all those facts durham described his findings sobering and it was left to it democrats on the committee to point out the truth of his own investigation, an investigation that trump and his hand picked attorney general bill barr setup to inves
La la land. The team behind la la land had already started the victory speeches when the mix up was uncovered. This is not a joke. Moonlight has won best picture. Moonlight, best picture. Its a moment im never going to forget. I dont think its ever happened in the history of the oscars. It was quite extraordinary and i have to say a little awkward. Plans to limit access to a key Disability Benefit should be be reversed according to mp5, including some conservatives. A change to Personal Injury Compensation will increase Car Insurance for millions of drivers. And vintage nokia back with a vengeance why the Finnish Mobile Giant is relaunching an old model. Its five oclock. Our main story is the first public hearing being held today by the independent inquiry into historical cases of child sexual abuse. Over 2. 5 years after it was set up by the government, the inquirys chairwoman, professor alexis jay, said it was an important day for survivors of abuse, who are expected to give evidence
Well look at some president ial errors. Also, unreal and overoptimistic. For the nhs and Welfare State if britain leaves the eu without a trade deal. Thats the opinion of the former Prime Minister sirjohn major. And the greek economic crisis it goes from bad to worse, well speak to the former greek Finance Minister yanis va roufakis. Im katty kay in washington christian frasers in london. Big increases in Defence Spending offset by cuts to domestic agencies and the State Department thats what President Trump wants from his first budget. Hes promised one of the greatest military build ups in american history, and briefings by the white house suggest the increase could be more than 9 . Also today, the defence Secretaryjim Mattis is due to deliver his plan for defeating the self styled Islamic State group. This is what donald trump had to say earlier about the military. We must ensure that our courageous servicemen and women have the tools they need to deter war, and when called upon to f
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there s no shortage, nicolle of watch dog groups that have spent the last decade trying to confirm details of those trips, the fact of which has been largely been a well-known secret in d.c., but nailing down who went on what trips with whom is somebody that s bedeviled watch dog groups for year. none of this is disclosed. so credit to propublica, who did old-fashioned shoe leather reporting, human source investigation, and talked to one of the guides to confirm that detail about the bottle of wine costing $1,000. they found somebody from 15 years ago who remembered that trip and was able to talk about the cost of a bottle of wine. that s amazing reporting. i home they get a pulitzer for