good evening everyone, and welcome back to our special breaking news coverage, i m laura coates on this a stunning night in american history. as the 45th u.s. president s criminally indicted now for the fourth time. donald trump now accused of leading a criminal enterprise to overturn the 2020 election in georgia. i m kaitlan collins, it s not just trump. 18 others have been charged alongside him in this 41 count indictment tonight, including his former chief of staff, mark meadows. his former attorney, rudy giuliani, and the one-time mayor of new york. all 19 defendants are facing racketeering charges. i mean, the indictment states all, quote, refused to accept that trump lost and they knowingly, and willfully, joined the conspiracy to unlawfully change the outcome of the election in favor of trump. joining me now here in d.c. is cnn s evan perez, also the washington correspondent of the atlanta journal-constitution, téa mitchell and is back as well. tour former house
i m richard louis, in for yasmin o sullivan. canceled on christmas eve travelers scrambling after a wave of flight cancellations, backing those in a rush to get home for the holidays. we are live at one of the airport to the hardest. we are following the breaking news out of gaza. five hostages in hamas tunnels have been found. we will go to tel aviv for the latest on that. this whole election interference case should be stopped in its tracks. this comes after the supreme court refused to hear an expedited appeal in this case and awaits a potential appeal of a colorado state supreme court decision kicking trump off the ballot there. i agree with the colorado supreme court. i said, gosh, for quite some time that donald trump has incited the insurrection. there should not be a loophole for inciting insurrection for the presidency. this colorado supreme court made a political decision. in my view, there is no constitutional basis for the decision they rendered. i think it
other was an executive with the national enquirer. i need to be careful what i say about national enquirer. my grand mother, god rest her soul, would from time to time read that publication. for my part i never believed that aliens came to earth and had children with hollywood stars or elvis was living on an island with jijimi hendrix. one can imagine a jury asked to choose between michael cohen and melania trump in terms of credibility. as for the but, trump is accused of falsifying records with contempt or conceal a crime. all defendants are entitled to know the changes they are face, indictments are not mysteries or dramas. so what is that additional crime which makes this a felony? calls state of new york to go where the u.s. attorney in new york would not go. represents the first indictment of a former president. what you ask is that additional crime? we do not know because alvin bragg will not tell you, either he himself does not know or he is trying to figure it ou
the heavier downpours going into northern ireland later this evening and into western scotland. some not just heavy but thundery weather strengthening wind. ahead of that in eastern scotland, a chilly night to come. temperatures close to freezing. we start with the heaviest downpours tomorrow. northern ireland clearing quickly and then across england and wales. elsewhere in england and wales. elsewhere in england and wales. elsewhere in england and wales, another batch running into northern ireland in the afternoon and then western scotland. i talk a lot about showers and we will see some during the day but there will also be several hours of fine and fairly sunny weather as well. across the uk, things will be turning windier, particularly through the irish sea and adjacent coast. dust is near 50 mass per hour and some gales and places. the lowest temperatures in scotland. if you venture to the highest hills, you venture to the highest hills, you may get to see a bit of snow
years under proposals outlined by england s chief medical officer. sally davies says genome testing would help to create more effective, bespoke treatments for them. world champion peter sagan has been disqualified from the tour de france after appearing to elbow britain s mark cavendish. good evening and welcome to bbc news. north korea has tested what it says is a missile capable of striking anywhere on the planet. the claim, if confirmed, raises the prospect that a country ruled by a dictator may be a step closer to its goal of having a long range nuclear strike capacity. president trump has urged north korea s main ally, china, to intervene. the white house said it only had an intermediate range and could not pose a risk to north america. here s our diplomatic correspondent james landale. this is the moment that north korea says it became a major power. the launch of a missile that it claims can reach across continents and deliver nuclear weapons as far away as the united