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1a years ago, the us government approved the merger with ticketmaster. since then, live nation has grown into a powerhouse, but the government is sueing and calling it a monopoly to squash competition. in a press conference on thursday, the attorney general marek garland pointed to the exorbitant fees and technological failures that have angered concert goers and artists and cold the company s conduct anti competitive and illegal saying it is time to break it up. metres of ubiquitous and the live entertainment industry. it controls at least 80% of primary ticketing and major concert venues, it directly manages more than 400 artists and controls more than 60% of concert promotions across the country. and it owns or controls more than 60% of large and theatres in the united states. we allege that to sustain this dominance, live nation relies on unlawful and the competitive conduct to exercise its monopolistic control over the live events industry in the us and over defenc ....
expert witness. nobody s ever heard of it before. that s donald trump yet again making false claims, this time doing so yesterday after testimony wrapped up in his hush money trial. the judge cleared the jury out of the courtroom because of the lawyer trump just referenced. we ll have expert legal analysis on that very contentious moment straight ahead. meanwhile, rudy giuliani and other trump allies accused of election interference in arizona are due in court today. we ll explain that case and how prosecutors tracked down the former mayor of new york city. also ahead an update on campaign cash of president biden and donald trump as the rnc ramps up funding to overcome the former president s legal bills. good morning and welcome to way too early on this tuesday, may 21st. i m jonathan lemire. thanks for starting your day with us. and we have a lot to get to this morning, and we ll begin with donald trump s criminal hush money trial, which will resume later thi ....
hello, i m samantha simmonds. welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast moving news, interviews and reaction. america s top diplomat, antony blinken, is meeting with the chinese leader, xijinping, for talks in beijing that are expected to cover several areas of tension between the two superpowers. according to chinese state media, mr xi told antony blinken us and china should be partners not rivals. he called for mutual respect and peaceful coexistence. there is concern that china is making weapons for use against ukraine. if making weapons for use against ukraine. ., ., , ukraine. if our future leaders, if the are ukraine. if our future leaders, if they are going ukraine. if our future leaders, if they are going to ukraine. if our future leaders, if they are going to be ukraine. if our future leaders, if they are going to be able - ukraine. if our future leaders, if they are going to be able to - they are going to be able to collaborate, they want to be able t ....
and happening today president biden heading to battleground, wisconsin to push another student loan bailout. gregg jarrett on the potential legal challenges this one might face. lawrence: plus a country music contribute caught up with toby keith as he as was honored at the cmt awards yesterday. you can use a word to describe him as a father, what would you use. legendary? what do you think? all-american. guy: very touching. the second hour of fox & friends starts right now. remember, mornings are better with friends. lawrence: today millions of americans will be able to see the total solar eclipse and safety is top of mind. brian: experts people, meaning you wear eclipse glasses local stores, libraries, science centers through same day service or can you make your own. guy: make your own solar eclipse projector. brian: we don t do anything ourselves. guy: look how easy that looks. ainsley: travel they are saying could be a concern. in new york ou ....
found vaccine freedom. hello, i am katty kay in washington, christian fraser is in london. it s a year to the day the world health organization declared the coronavirus a pandemic. since then, 29 million cases have been reported here in the us, and 529,000 people have died. tonight, joe biden will address the nation, to remember those who lost their lives, and try to give all those who ve survived this year a sense of hope. yesterday, the president announced the us government has bought another 100 million more doses of thejohnson &johnson vaccine. and in the last hour he signed that enormous $1.9 trillion stimulus bill. thank you, all. appreciate it. let s bring in our north america editor, jon sopel. it is 51 days into the biden administration, he sides into law this huge stimulus package, it has to be seen as an early win for him. yes, i think so and this is very much yes, i think so and this is very much a yes, i think so and this is very much a hallmark of what ....