tonight on the reidout there s something dangerous happening in america. there s an extremist movement that does not share the basic beliefs in our democracy. all of us are being asked right now, what will we do to maintain our democracy? history is watching. the world is watching. president biden s powerful new ad on the trump threat to democracy amid new polling that shows a shocking number of americans don t believe what they saw with their own eyes on january 6th. plus, two new challenges to trump s place on the ballot. this time in florida and illinois. as a deadline looms for the u.s. supreme court to decide on his disqualification in colorado. also tonight, the scandal that the republican-led oversight committee won t be investigating. the millions of dollars trump raked in from foreign governments while he was president. we begin tonight with the 2024 election cycle that s already under way. nearly three years after a heavily armed trump incited mob atta
john: we are awaiting the first white house briefing of 2024 as president biden begins the new year blaming congress for the chaos happening at our southern border. and while the white house takes to the podium, house republicans are in texas in what is expected to be the largest congressional delegation to visit the border. welcome back, hope you had a great holiday. sandra: good to be back with you. house speaker mike johnson and more than 50 republicans will be in eagle pass, where they have been sidelined by failed policies. instead of the president pivoting on those policies, his team is setting up a potential showdown in the courts. john: biden administration asking the supreme court to allow border agents to get rid of nearly 30 miles of razor wire that the state of texas used to prevent migrant crossings. it comes after more than 300,000 migrants crossed illegally in december. marking the highest single month ever recorded. bill melugin has been covering it sinc
donald trump attacks the very definition of insurrection in an appeal that will set up a supreme court clash. that s tonight on news night. good evening. i m abby philip in new york. tonight, a question of paramount importance to your vote lands at the feet of nine justices. donald trump wants the u.s. supreme court to answer two questions, once and for all, one, did he engage in an insurrection, and two, is he ineligible to run for president of the united states? trump s lawyers say that the now, their filing submitted today asserts that what the world witnessed on january 6th was, quote, not insurrection, and president trump in no way engaged in an insurrection. his lawyers write, in the context of the history of violent american protests, january 6th was not an insurrection. reading through the document, it almost sounds like the lawyers, lawyered lifting from their own client. they were there with love and their heart. it was an unbelievable and a beautiful da
obes go to the radio presenter and dj tony blackburn; and the singer leona lewis. and the mbe is awarded to the bake offjudge paul hollywood, and the bbc sports presenter hazel irvine. and in a great year for women s football, there s recognition for three of england s lionesses. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba has all the details. her books have sold in their millions. noinlly cooper has been made a dame for services to literature and charity. i can t quite believe it, it s so lovely. when they told me, i got the letter and i thought, gosh, this can t be me. me? blockbusterjill? but it was lovely. i m thrilled to bits. we re open! michael eavis has been welcoming festivalgoers to glastonbury for more than half a century. he s been knighted for his music and charity work. also receiving knighthoods, wetherspoons boss tim martin, who says he never expected to be recognised for services to hospitality and to culture. god save the king! and justin welby, the archb
this is uzbekistan. once part of the enormous soviet union, uzbekistan is a country of arid deserts, lush mountains and ancient cities. in its long history, it s been home to many civilisations, remnants of which can still be seen today. and now its more recent past is as much of a draw. i m starting myjourney here in tashkent, the biggest city in the whole of central asia. it s dynamic, full of young people with almost half under the age of 30 and it s booming. though wherever you look, you are reminded of its soviet past. so what s this impressive building? incredible. this is our circus. munis nur has been studying the unique blend of soviet and islamic architecture that tashkent is known for. after a massive earthquake in the 60s, the soviets rebuilt the whole city. at that time, as you know, many different architects came from the soviet union, and all the architects tried to build the ideal city here. the circus is one of the many examples of the era s modernist arc