Believe we are still living in the United States. The america i grew up in was a place we dont put our political opponents in prison, we let Voters Decide who is best to lead the nation. Nor did we politicize differences, that is what they do in. A Russian Court finding him guilty of founding and funding extremist organization. Laura after i read the latest indictment of trump, i found myself asking, how can we really say that were any better than what were seeing in old former soviet union . Well get to the legal farce that is the indictment in a moment. Right now, all of you need to know something important about the liberal da in Fulton County, fani willis. After dragging this out for 21 2 years, she was suddenly in this huge rush, desperate to get the indictment out there, so much so, she took the rare step of keeping a new grand jury after regular business hours. She did this for one reason and one reason only, for Maximum Pr Effect in prime time, no less. I cant believe this. Thi
here are the top stories we re covering this hour. israel says its war effort to eliminate hamas is entering a new phase with the new year. but is it going to reduce civilian casualties as the question has been questioning. this as prime minister netanyahu suffers a major political setback from his country s supreme court. i ll teak to ambassador mark regev and the democratic senator. and in tokyo, a five-man crew of air national guard claimed dead but all 400 on board a wide-body passenger plane escaping safely in just minutes after their plane exploded on the runway. and we ll look at the surge of respiratory illnesses over the holiday season. as flu, covid and rsv give families a rough start to 2024. and good day, everyone. i m andrea mitchell in washington. israel is starting the new year by launching intense attacks against central and southern gaza, even as the idf begins the process, it says, of bringing the first several thousand of its troops home. that includ
industry for you. no. the bbc has spoken to somebody since your arrest who says exactly those things that with you, it s all manipulation. there s an ulterior motive to everything. is this sophie? 0h, sophie. the fake name. no face. i was so intent on wanting to please him and wanting him to be happy that i was just kind of, yeah, 0k, do whatever you want.” has she accused me of a crime, this imaginary sophie? she s making the point that there. has she accused me of a crime? ..emotional or psychological manipulation. i ve asked you a question. and i allowed you into my house. i m asking you a question. correct. but you re not the boss here because i ve allowed you into my house. i m asking you the questions. correctly, and i m telling you. you get to decide the answers. no, we are equal here. i ve allowed you into my house. you don t come here with a position of authority. i m doing you the favour as legacy media, giving you relevance by speaking to you. and i m telli
at the end of the season. there has been speculation that messi could move to saudi arabia or the mls. it s a big night in germany as either stuttgart or hamburg will move a step closer to confirming their place in the bundesliga next season. it s the first leg of their relegation play off. currently, stuttgart are leading 1-0. a currently, stuttgart are leading 1 0. a goal in the first minute from konstantinos. stuttgart trying to maintain their status in germany s top division for a fourth successive season while hamburg are looking to return for the first time in five years. england s cricketers are in complete control of their one off test against ireland after the opening day s play at lord s in london, after winning the toss and choosing to field england struck early thanks to stuart broad. he finished with figures of 5 51 as ireland were bowled out for 172. and in response, england closed just 20 runs behind on 152 1, with ben duckett unbeaten on 60. ultimately,
and at why so many workers in other sectors are also still at loggerheads with the government over pay. also on the programme: ten month old finley boden, murdered by his parents after being placed back into their care. 21 year old us guardsman jack teixera appears in court, charged with espionage over a huge leak of secret government documents. deux, un.top! and coming up in sport on bbc news. her second title this week britain sjessica gadirova wins all around gold at the european artistic gymnastics championships in turkey. good evening. nurses in england who are members of the rcn have voted to reject the government s pay officer. the move has been described as concerning for patients. the rcn says what has been offered today to simply not enough. a five percent pay rise from april was offered as well as a one off payment of at least £1,655 to top up the past year s pay award. but 54% of members who voted rejected the deal. and so the union have announced a 48 hour str