Authorities. Allen weisselberg is accused of dodging he was marched in Handcuffs To where he was ordered to surrendering his passport, where he pleaded not guilty. Reports indicate he has so far resisted opportunities to cooperate with investigators. Earlier tonight, Michael Cohen says todays excruciating experience may push weisselberg to start talking. I can tell you, the handcuffs behind your back, its not comfortable. And that is when youre being investigated. The 15count Indictment noted the Trump Organization kept a Spread Sheet to track Weisselburgs Fringe benefits. They say the case is politically motivated. These charges are unprecedented in 244 years. We have not had a local prosecutor go after a former President Of The United States. Or his employees or his company. I believe the political forces driving todays events are just that. Its political politically driven. If the name of the company was something else, i dont think the charges would have been brought. As to the man
veer the disease it might cause and also on its impact on vaccine efficacy, but as we ve seen in the last few days these cases are on the rise. we ve just seen in the last few hours the uk and germany both confirming their third cases of the omicron variant alongside a number of other nations, and this is expected to rise. perhaps most troubling we ve seen in the netherlands they had identified 61 confirmed cases of coronavirus on friday from a passengers on a flight from south africa. they have now confirmed that at least 13 of those who tested positive have tested positive for the omicron variant, so there s a real sense of concern and urgency here, but the questions remain, and it will take time to find out more about this variant. we ve heard from the european commission president that we re now in a race against time. take a listen. we re now in a race against time. because we know not a lot about this variant, but it is a variant of concern, and the scientists and man
more reporting on the trump critic s future plans. up first though, house speaker nancy pelosi wants a vote on the biden social safety net, yes, tonight and then a vote on infrastructure tomorrow. this act quickly moved by the reaction to the voter rebuke of president biden and his party. spooky pelosi offering her take on the virginia loss and the near loss up in new jersey. any sign of progress is always good for the public when they understand what it is, and i think they understand infrastructure pretty well, so it would have been better if we had. it was not a good night. let s get straight to the white house and our senior white house correspondent mille mattingly. urgent talk and urgent tone does not guarantee actual votes. what do we know. reporter: in you listen to what the speaker saying it tracks with what white house officials are saying over the course of the last 24 hours, that while they won t take the blame for the loss in virginia and not necessarily at
now on bbc news, it s hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk i m stephen sackur. in all cultures, all languages, there are writers whose imaginations prompt them to challenge the status quo. in democracies, they re called critical voices. in authoritarian regimes, they re labelled enemies of the state. my guest today, the novelist and playwright, ariel dorfman, was forced into exile and saw his books burned in chile after the coup of 1973. he made a new life straddling the us and post dictatorship chile, he s tasted international literary success but his books full of ghosts and foreboding. why? ariel dorfman in north carolina, welcome to hardtalk. i am so glad to be with you. we are delighted to have you. your latest book, the compensation bureau, it is fascinating on many levels but if i had to, i guess i would describe it as a surreal apocalypse fantasy. is that because that s where you believe we human beings are right now? i think we are in danger of apocalyps
the headlines and all the main news stories for you at the top of the hour, as newsday continues straight after hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk i am stephen sackur. in all cultures, all languages, there are writers whose imaginations prompt them to challenge the status quo. in democracies, they are called critical voices. in authoritarian regimes, they are labelled enemies of the state. my guest today yhe novelist and playwright ariel dorfman was forced into exile and saw his books burned in chile after the coup of 1973. he made a new life straddling the us and post dictatorship chile, he s tasted international literary success with books full of ghosts and foreboding. why? ariel dorfman in north carolina, welcome to hardtalk. i am so glad to be with you. we are delighted to have you. now, your latest book, the compensation beaureu. it is fascinating on many levels but if i had to, i guess i would describe it as a surreal apocalypse fantasy. is that because that is where yo