Welcome to hardtalk. Im stephen sackur. President biden has reportedly paused arms sales to saudi arabia as his administration reviews relations with his long time strategic ally. Not long ago, candidate biden described the kingdom as a pariah, but is there any prospect of external or internal pressure challenging the authority of saudi arabias De Facto Leader, Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman . Well, my guest is exiled saudi opposition activist, madawi al rasheed. What next for saudi arabia reform, repression or maybe both . Madawi al rasheed, welcome to hardtalk. Hello. You have become one of the highest profile saudi critics of Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman. I just wonder how you felt a couple of weeks ago when we saw the crown prince so warmly welcomed at the World Economic forum, the online davos event, where he was selling saudi arabia as an Investment Opportunity for the entire world. What did you make of that . Well, its a familiar image and a familiar trick. Saudi arabia ha
Back in a florida Courtroom Today For Another Showdown with special counsel jack smith. But the judge denying mr. Trumps bid to throw out the charges over the documents the fbi seized from maralago. And in new york, word that mr. Trumps Hush Money Trial could be delayed, but by how long . Also tonight, the massive tornadoes in the midwest. Millions under severe threats from texas to ohio. Plus, the major winter storm slamming the west. Up to four feet of snow in colorado. After five months of war in gaza, some of the sharpest criticism yet from a top u. S. Official. Senator Chuck Schumer urging israel to hold new elections and oust benjamin netanyahu. Americans stranded as chaos grips haiti, and could the u. S. House migrants fleeing the violence at guantanamo bay. Allout search for a missing 22yearold College Student. The last known videos of him. Was he overserved alcohol before disappearing . His family speaking out to us. The biggest rocket ever built, successfully launched by spac
Top u. S. Official. Senator Chuck Schumer urging israel to hold new elections and oust Benjamin Netanyahu americans stranded as chaos grips haiti, and could the u. S. House migrants fleeing the violence at Guantanamo Bay allout search for a missing 22yearold College Student. The last known videos of him was he overserved alcohol before disappearing his family speaking out to us. The biggest rocket ever built, successfully launched by spacex, but breaking up during reentry now the faa investigating. And meet the new class of astronauts training to take america back to the moon announcer this is Nbc Nightly News with lester holt good evening and welcome. There are big developments in the criminal cases faced by former President Donald Trump the first related to the federal classified documents case a judge late today denying mr. Trumps request that the case be dropped on grounds of unconstitutional vagueness. It was the first of two motions argued by the former president s lawyers during
consequence opportunity a war crime. here s what she said. there s records of illegal cluster bombs being used by the russians. if that s true, what is the next step of this administration, and is there a red line for how much violence will be tolerated against civilians in this manner that s illegal and potential a war crime? it would be. i don t have any confirmation of that. we have seen the reports. if that were true, it would potentially bell a war crime. this is something the administration has grappled with for months and months, especially since ukraine started asking for the munitions saying they could make a difference, particularly baas russia has been using them. as jake sullivan said today, the u.s. had been deferring, making a decision on this, kind of punting this down the road until it became absolutely necessary. now they feel ukraine does need it on the battlefield, because they were running low on ammunition. president biden said that in an bur view e
retaining any evidence a former allies now say that trump is a threat to nationa security and, president biden kicks off his 2020 foreign setting the tone of this campaign, focusin on policy over his potential opponent then, ukrainian forces recapture a village in the southeast with this counte offensive means for the future of the war and democracy abroa as the 11th hour gets underway on this monday night what good evening once again i am alicia menendez, in for stephanie ruhle. the former president s hit wit new restrictions in hi criminal trial as he prepares to fight charge that he mishandled the nation most sensitive secrets today, a federal magistrat judge issued a protective orde borrowing in trump and his c defendant walt not up fo revealing or keeping any trial evidence that also means no posts o social media and they are no for allowed to review evidence unless a lawyer or staff membe from the defense team is present. the ruling follows a request from jack smith s