to be charged with a criminal offence. tonight, mr trump is meeting with his advisors in trump tower, no doubt discussing the charges he is set to face connected to hush money paid to porn actor stormy daniels in the lead up to his campaign for the presidency in 2016. the exact charges he faces will be disclosed in full in court tomorrow. mr trump denies any wrongdoing, calling it a witch hunt. and in the city, police are on high alert with barricades erected around trump tower and the manhattan criminal court where mr trump will appear tomorrow. bbc news is covering this story from all angles tonight. joining me live to discuss all this, sarah krissoff, former assistant us attorney for the southern district of new york doug jones, former democrat senator for the state of alabama, and pete king, former republican congressman for the state of new york. but first, let s talk to our correspondent michelle fluery, who s in new york. where all the action is happening right now. yo
a criminal offence. tonight, mr trump is meeting with his advisors, no doubt discussing the charges he is set to face, connected to hush money paid to actor stormy daniels in the lead up to his campaign for the presidency in 2016. the exact charges he faces will be disclosed in full in court tomorrow. donald trump denies any wrongdoing, calling it a witch hunt. the former president s journey from florida to new york was followed across the globe. here s the bbc s nada tawfik and barbara plett usher on the president s day. from mara largo. to manhattan. from mara largo. to manhattan. it - from mara largo. to manhattan. it is - from mara largo. to manhattan. it is a - from mara largo. trr manhattan. it is a familiar journey for donald trump in a dramatic one as the former president prepared to turn himself in to face charges. he started the morning here at his home in florida. around noon he was driven to the palm beach airport with his security detail. supporters cheered him
good evening, and take a look. this is the face tonight of alex murdaugh, convicted killer. his head shaven in a south carolina prison system intake facility on his way within the next several weeks to serving two consecutive life sentences, life without parole for murdering his wife maggie and son paul. this is also the face of a man whose family name was once synonymous with the law and county in south carolina where he lived and multiple generations of the murdaughs in the legal profession and criminal justice system there. at today s hearing in the courthouse where his grandfather s portrait once hung murdaugh was sentenced. he spoke briefly but judge clifton newman had the last word. i would never under any circumstances hurt my wife, maggie, and i would never under any circumstances hurt my son paw-paw. it might not have been you. it might have been the monster you become when you take 15, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 opioid pills. maybe you become another person. well, ton
in russia, the pro war blogger killed by a bomb concealed in a statuette handed to him during a meeting in a st petersburg cafe. ladies and gentlemen, your artemis ii crew! and the four astronauts taking humankind on a mission around and coming upon the bbc news channel. what next for chelsea and their hunt for a new boss as graham potter becomes the 13th premier league manager sacked this season. good evening. the murder of nine year old olivia pratt korbel in her own home in liverpool last year by a gunman who was chasing a fellow drug dealer shocked the entire country. today, her killer thomas cashman was sentenced to a minimum of 42 years in prison, meaning he will be in his mid 70s before he can be considered for early release. cashman refused to appear in the dock for the sentencing but the judge told the court in manchester that olivia s future had been cruelly snatched away and that cashman s actions were chilling. our north of england correspondent judith moritz re
appearance tomorrow. he is clearly defiant and ready to protest his innocence. we ll have the latest from sarah smith in new york where the secret service has been conducting security assessments outside the court building. also tonight. the conservative politician nigel lawson who served as margaret thatcher s chancellor in the 19805 has died at the age of 91. the drug dealer who shot dead nine year old olivia pratt korbel in liverpool is sentenced to a minimum of 42 years in prison. members of england s biggest teaching union will strike for a further two days after voting to reject the latest pay offer. ladies and and in sport, relegation and champions league places both at stake as everton host tottenham in the premier league. at ruslip rugby club. at ruslip rugby club. good evening. a short while ago donald trump landed in new york, where, for the first time in the history of the united states, a former president will be charged with a criminal offence. mr trump is t