Happy holidays. We begin the Special Edition of the readout with a look back at what has been a monumental year for the democrats historic performance in the midterm elections, to the january six hearings, to the Supreme Court overturning roe v. Wade. The fbi rating the home of a former president , and everything in between. 2022 has been incredibly consequential for and politics. I hear thats left us rights as human beings, and whether you have more of those rights if, say, youre a former president. Or if you are if you have a uterus and live in a red state. Well, 2023 maybe the air we finally got some answers. To start, well learn who exactly will be running for president in 2024, and, who if any in the Republican Party, will stand up to donald trump. Though, maybe dont hold your breath on that one. Speaking of which, we could find out if the twice impeached disgraced former president will actually be held accountable and any of the laundry list of investigations that he is under. Th
tonight on the reidout give the president some money to fight this [ bleep ]. this is going to destroy america. we re going to fight back at the ballot box we re not going to give in how does this end? trump wins in court and he wins the election that s how this ends for their exalted twice impeached indicted leader, donald trump as we learn much more about the charges he likely faces and how his arraignment will play out on tuesday. michael cohen, trump s longtime fixer who went to prison for his role in these same alleged crimes joins me tonight. plus, the same republicans who scream about states rights are now trying to intimidate a local prosecutor manhattan d.a. alvin bragg the truth is trump is being treated just like any other accused criminal and significantly better than, i don t know, say the central park five but we begin tonight on this new day in our country, a day that shows to the world that no one, not even a former president, is above the law. the
straight week protesting benjamin netanyahu s proposed changes to the law. from the suburbs of paris to the river thames, meat the was boat race. the governor of mississippi has declared a state of emergency after tornadoes ripped through the us state. at least 25 people were killed. the authorities say the storm left a trail of damage for more than 150 kilometres. president biden has called the storms heartbreaking and vowed federal support. one of the worst affected towns is rolling fork, where entire neighbourhoods were flattened to rubble. our north america correspondent david willis reports. this is all that remains of the mississippi town of rolling fork. heavy vehicles were picked up and tossed around like toys after the twister touched down, all but wiping this tight knit community off the map. we ve got a new scan coming on as we speak. the storm struck at night, the warnings too late for the residents of rolling fork and nearby silver city. sighs. oh, man. sigh
straight week protesting benjamin netanyahu s proposed changes to the law. the funeral of one of the last black raf veterans of the second world war is to be moved to a bigger venue because so many people wanted to attend. the governor of mississippi has declared a state of emergency after tornadoes ripped through the us state. at least 25 people were killed. the authorities say the storm left a trail of damage for more than 150 kilometres. president biden has called the storms heartbreaking and vowed federal support. one of the worst affected towns is rolling fork where entire neighbourhoods were flattened to rubble. our north america correspondent david willis reports. this is all that remains of the mississippi town of rolling fork. heavy vehicles were picked up and tossed around like toys after the twister touched down, all but wiping this tight knit community off the map. we ve got a new scan coming on as we speak. the storm struck at night, the warnings too late for
this is bbc news broadcasting in the uk and around the globe. president biden has ordered federal aid to be sent to mississippi, as emergency services work to help hundreds of people who ve been left homeless by a tornado. this is the moment on friday when the wind barrelled through a school in the area, captured by cctv cameras inside. and these are the latest drone pictures after the tornado struck carving a path of destruction 170 miles long. at least 25 people were killed in mississippi, and one person in alabama. dozens have been injured. our north america correspondent, sophie long, reports from rolling fork in the mississippi delta. this is rolling fork, a small, close community in mississippi. there is little left. they ve lost loved ones, their homes everything. we get storms, like bad rain, or, you know, probably high winds or something, but we never experienced nothing like this where you can wipe out a whole town you know, schools, children, parents, loved o