tragedy and yes of violet, but it doesn't matter where you are. you'll have to be able to relate to the human condition. the way i've been covering all of latin america for most of my career, but no country is alike and it's my job to shed light on how and why in the morning government al jazeera as a you know, the. ready former us president donald trump will appear in court on tuesday after our grand jury charged him for

a case involving payments to an adult film star. ah, monro madison. this is all does he rely from dough have also cut me off the bell. russian leader says russia may store tactical nuclear weapons in his country while calling for a cease fire in ukraine. italy becomes the 1st european country to block chat. she beat c, a popular ai chatbox saying is worried about privacy plus. i'm rob mcbride in june . hey, south korea, where the early shore side is spring is an even show or a side of climate change. ah, it's a major moment in us history. for the 1st time, a former president is being charged with a crime. donald trump was indicted by

a grand jury in new york that was investigating a hush money payment made by trump's former lawyer to an adult films stock court. officials say he appeared before the court. on tuesday, gabelle allison to reports. after more than a week of intense speculation and anticipation, manhattan district attorney ivan bragg leaves his office in new york. having just made history minutes later, a spokesperson confirmed that a grand jury bragg convened had voted to indict former president donald trump over alleged hush money to a former adult film star. and that prosecutors were working out the arrangements with trumps lawyers for the former president to turn himself into authorities. it wasn't long before a typically combative. trump responded through a post on social media. trump calling the indictment an attack on our country, the lakes of which has never been seen before. stormy daniels and her alleged sexual encounter with donald trump is at the center of the criminal case against

the former president. after she threatened to go public about the affair in the final days of trumps, 2016 presidential campaign trumps. then fixer michael cohen paid her a $130000.00 to keep quiet. cohen, who testified before the grand jury has said he made the payments at trump's direction, and in 2018 pleaded guilty to violating campaign finance was not revenge. right. what this is, is about accountability. i don't want to see any one, including donald trump indicted, prosecuted, convicted incarcerated, simply because i fundamentally disagree with them. this is all about accountability . he needs to be held accountable for his dirty deeds. trump has always denied the affair, and also initially denied any knowledge of the payment, but now says it took place as a legitimate legal expense ah.

under new york law, it is the falsification of business records, not the payment itself. that would be trumps cr time. a misdemeanor and only of prosecutors can prove he made the payment and falsified records. specifically to hide the affair right from voters or the i r s. would it be a felony or a more serious crime that could come with jail time. the source of occasion of records for the purpose of committing tax evasion would be the addition, specific crime to elevate falsification of business records from a misdemeanor to a felony. the exact charges against donald trump in the indictment are still under seal. if not made public, it's expected early. next week. trump will arrive here in new york to turn himself into authorities. he'll then face a judge and then be released. trump is the 1st current or former president of the

united states to ever face criminal charges. gabriel is on al jazeera new york. the document has drawn strong opinions from americans across the political spectrum . not a which han do something wrong. you just, you should be just like everybody else. just think it, it's going to not get anywhere and it will come back to be bad on the democrat. i'm sick of the whole thing sick of the trop investigations. i'm sick of the biden investigation, get on with real problems and real issues. this is a crime that's happening right now. this should not be going on. i'm here to stand in front of him to defend him. if i get people like bragging the teacher's name, we're going to be live in washington dc for the lasers reaction from the u. s capital 1st we're going to go to new york. we're christians. salumi is standing by outside the manhattan district attorney's office. how are americans reaction to all

of this christopher? well this indictment in many ways was expected, but it wasn't expected to happen when it did happen. so many americans you woke up to the news to day into to headline like this one that this historical advantage. u . s. president has been charged with a crime where people stand on this and how they react largely depends on where they are politically and democrats and new york where we are is a very democratic city. when you speak to them, they say these are charges that were long overdue. they welcomed them. one of my favorite quotes in that newspaper was from someone who said we should be popping champagne corks at this time. although some new yorkers and some democrats do worry that of all the investigations and all the potential charges facing the former

president. that this case may be the least serious. and the hardest to prove. as for republicans, they are rallying behind the president. and you see that in the latest poll numbers, since news of the indictment has started circulating republicans have gotten behind the president. he's increased his lead in the polls over other republicans who are expected to challenge him for the republican presidential nomination in the next election. so it's really divisive. it's a really divisive issue here in the united states. and again, where people stand politically is how they feel about the former president being charged. do i understand that are about 30 odd combs that are related to business fraud and others, the form part of the st diaper that he's going to be facing? tell us more about the case and of course, what trumps defense is likely to be well,

we will know exactly what charges the president is facing when he does com to appear before a judge and be formally charged. the indictment will be unsealed at that time and will have to enter a plea formally into the court. i. we expect that to happen on tuesday. we do know from the witnesses who testified before the grand jury and spoke to media outside of the court house. here that this case does involve the hush money paid to an adult film. actress i in the run up to the 2016 election when i that case 1st came to light. but how the district attorney plans to charge the president is still very much unknown, paying someone to be quiet is not a crime. the crime here would be falsifying business documents and to raise that to

a felony that would warrant, taking up a case against a former president is a bit tricky and he would, they have to show that the president was trying to cover up another crime by falsifying these business documents for the payment, so it gets a bit tricky, a bit complicated, but we'll definitely have more clarity on the situation once those papers are unsealed. as i said, we expect that to happen on tuesday near kristen. thank you very much. chris is sort of me talking to his from new york, gabriella. she albertsons who's live for us in washington dc. kristen was saying that people are reacting to this predominantly on the basis of whatever politics they might follow. what is the political response to all of this amongst the politicians in washington, it's perhaps a little more nuanced and i'll explain that in a moment. but clearly, there are a lot of a relieved politicians, members of congress on thursday night when news of this indictment came through because many of them already left washington congress is in recess for the next 2

weeks for passover and eastern, many of them already on the play on the plains, back to the home constituencies, which means they don't have to face reporters on capitol hill today about the about the reactions. we have heard reactions on social media though, certainly from the house of representatives. republicans saying that this is a wit, trump, that this is politically motivated. the speaker house kevin mccarthy, darkly warning or perhaps some congressional investigation into my da will that nothing has been announced. monitoring taylor green and other key. the key part of the trump fraction in the house of representatives. now saying that she plans to be in new york on tuesday, leading a demonstration saying that i'm calling on her support is to gather in new york to, to demonstrate against the politically motivated prosecution. but this is what a nuance comes in from the senate side, the senate leadership of the republicans. we haven't heard very much and clearly in the senate there's more of a desire to break with trump and move away from truck to the house. that's where

the big trump constituency is. on the democratic side, we understand that there was an edict saying that don't gloat to celebrate this. and so we've seen various are the sober messages from, from democratic politicians, saying justice will be done. the white house isn't commenting biting, has its own way to mississippi to inspect will nato damage, but they're not commenting, commenting either. but as chris said, they're in the background amongst democrats. there is a bit of grumbling and a bit, you know, but, but the baby, this is the wrong indictment to begin with. it will take the energy out of some of the other, the other probes into donald trump's conduct on january. the 6th is election interference, and that's why this actually has the hardest to prove, actually take the spotlight off the more serious charges against them. yeah, i mean, she, how donald trump is effectively leading the field when it comes to the republican candidacy for the 2024 presidential election. i of all, it is all of this likely to play out ahead of that. it's been great for the primary

campaign and the republican party. we've seen that ever since the drum suggested he was going to be indicted. his approval ratings in the primary and the primary polls his position did a street ahead of rome. desantis you've seen as the most competitive potential challenge. he hasn't declared yet, the governor, governor of florida. trump has been fundraising enormously expected to reach $2000000.00, perhaps in march part because his supporters are being energized, but by, by the which hunger as it's as a trunk calls it and support is call it. but then there is again, a bit more nuance because although this is going to be great, so it seems to be great for trumping the primaries. there's also reporting now the, but more and more republicans even losing support and from getting a little bit more we're advice in a general election. this will prove to be a liability among swing voters in particular and the trump made turned out to be damaged goods. but that all the ones who pick the republican presidential

candidates in the next election, it's the base you have. thank you very much indeed that she had a tendency in washington dc. the bell russian president says, talks are still going on with moscow about deploying russian tactical nuclear weapons inside. bella was alexander local shanker as a friend and ally of president blood to be put in. he made the comments during his annual address to the nation. shameka says that our plans to invade his country from neighboring poland, also called for a truce in the war and ukraine, as well as talks without pre conditions. while kovalevsky is a representative of foreign affairs for the united transitional cabinet of bella, bruce and he says, rushes walks are endangering bella luce. the book have spoken about nuclear weapons in the lowest since long, and they oppose this move. we voluntarily refused from nuclear weapons in 1990. and since then there has been a complete consensus that will not do not need the nuclear weapons. we don't want to be part of any major military conflict at the same time. what we have seen with

the statement of put in is that he decides on the deployment of nuclear weapons on a foreign soil in a sovereign country. and this happens only because we get under control of food and interesting, the very, very important mismatch here. when there was a put in a look, is that putting that on february just couple of days ago that russia deployed these weapons on the territory, but does not transfer it under control shameka. and today will consent to repeatedly said that this weapon is mine and that will control it. so this remains to be a very uncertain situation with very, very quickly growing risks that it might go out of control. russia have been violating the n p t clauses. here and at the same time, dragging our country further informed. so there in the conflicts,

that's why the police and there are some people will be took against this. meanwhile, russia has identified china and india as main allies in its new foreign policy strategy. president putin's formally adopted the document in moscow. he says, updates to its foreign policy and needed because of what he called radical changes in the world. lost his relationship with the west has deteriorated since it invaded ukraine last year. brains president vladimir savanski has vowed to defeat what he calls russian evil. it was mocking the 1st anniversary of the can recapture of boucher ukrainian forces. we took control of the town just a month after russian troops invaded. ukraine keeps as rushes occupational boucher resulted in more than 1400 deaths. more than a 175 people were found in mass graves and torture chambers. finland is a step closer to becoming a member of nato. so he is parliament. as pastor bill approving the finish

application to join the military alliance, the turkish votes was the last one required felony and sweden applied for nato membership after the russian invasion of ukraine. and kind of initially blocked both beds, citing disagreements on kurdish groups. it guides as terrorists. federico says low from mr. bos. aiden university says, pressure's been mounting and took it in recent months. i think the turkish government feels quite happy with the latest developments, because the punish government has already fulfilled its commitments to turkey. so toki has been quite ready to give its green light to at least been then before the next upcoming, a summit meeting of the nato allies to be held in july into india. so historically speaking actually took in finland, have been all, all based on good terms. this 2 countries didn't share any conflict jewel or chrome . i think the relationship in the past. so turkey is quite happy because turkish government also want to give a positive message positive signal before the upcoming net. they are leg just

because the pressure on turkey has been piling in recent months are still had on orders era. malaysia's jailed, former prime minister nazi rosa loses his last chance to overturn is corruption, conviction and record low birthrates pushed japan to the brink of what the prime minister was calling social dysfunction. ah with hello. we've got some gorgeous spring sunshine to enjoy the cherry blossom in south career in japan. fine and dry. he high pressure and chas are the winds, lights his settle, and it's sunny. still a few showers down towards southernmost parts and we will see something of a change as we go on through the next couple of days. there's a $26.00 in so low, twenties there in japan fi and to i $22.00 for beijing as well. but increasing

cloud will to start to push its way in as we go into next week, bringing some outbreaks of right. and that rain will be heavy at times, particularly as we make our way into monday and tuesday, big dropping temperatures as it clouds over. and that rain does sat in rain setting into across southern parts of the philippines over the next hour. say some lie, be showers, just pushing back, inhibit ability, some localized flooding. these will, seasonal downpours around the equator, indonesia sinks, and while the wet weather over the next few days. now we have seen some very wet weather recently across northern parts of india, particularly towards the northeast. now that west a weather orange one is in force here. pushing out of westbank go leasing into bangladesh. the far north east of india. still some sherry range is peppering the far north of the region. just round the foothills of the himalayas and still unsettled for northern pass pakistan. ah

ah ah ah ah ah oh, you want to go to 0 reminder of our top stories this our donald trump is going to appear before the court in new york on tuesday to be charged with

a crime the 1st time what's happened to any us president it relates to money paid by his lawyer to an adult film star in 2016 fella. russia's president says, talked underway with moscow about deploying russian tactical nuclear weapons in bella, luce alexander lucas shanker, also called for the truce and peace talks between ukraine and russia. malaysia's highest court has dismissed an attempt by former prime minister and as you present to have as corruption, conviction reviewed now she was serving a 12 year sentence. the case relates to the embezzlement of the states investment fund. and one of the world's biggest financial scandals is the 1st former leader of malaysia to be jailed, foreign slurry has more from puerto jail. this was not deborah's out final chance to have his corruption conviction overturned through the judicial process. now that he has failed, he will have to return to prison to serve the remainder of his 12 year sentence while he seeks a royal pardon. his lawyers had hoped the highest court in malaysia would review it

earlier. decision, not, your browser was found guilty of corruption, abuse of power and money laundering in 2020. that position was subsequently reaffirmed by 2 different appellate courts in 20212022. now on friday, 4 out of 5 judges voted to dismiss nudges application. the majority decision said they were satisfied that there was been that there's been no miscarriage of justice and even said nudge. it was the quote author. a of his own misfortunes, unhook not your faces. 3 other trials related to the one m d b financial scandal. although he was recently acquitted of or did temporary blithely al jazeera who to jaya malaysia. the vatican's, as pope francis will be discharged from hospital and saturday after being treated for a respiratory infection. the 86 year old head of the roman catholic church was well

enough to baptize a baby at the hospital with his being treated in rome. is improving condition means it's likely he'll be able to have the upcoming celebration of holy week and easter . japan's government has released a set of proposals on friday design to reverse the countries fast declining birth rate, including increase subsidies and salaries for young parents. the minister in charge says the next few years could be a last chance for such policies to work. one symptom of the decline in birth or has been schools closing at the rate of $450.00 a year. in our bartlett reports, the classrooms of him were to junior high school stant empty. for years, more students have left here than enrolled. after 7 decades of operating, the small village school in japan's fukushima prefecture is preparing to close its doors for good, cool quarters. se when i 1st heard from the principle that the school was closing

down, it was sad. but i also thought he was such a waste to close a school with a long history like this one. it's a nationwide phenomenon. the government says 9000 schools have shut down between 20022020. as birth rates continue to decline, the cost of education, child care, and the child reason burden on women are cited as some of the main causes. last year, annual birth dropped below 800000 for the 1st time, 8 years earlier than projected. what i hope this is here from the period when the school had the most pupils, they were about a 160 of them while we and ita are the last 2 students who will ever graduate from the school. the see, i don't know if there will be any children left in the village by the time i'm in nursery school teacher. but if there are, i want to come back and teach you. the government has prioritized boosting.

birthrates, promising to double the budget for child related policies and program for the small village, it may already be too late. the question remains whether japan as a whole, still has time to reverse its demographic decline. lena barclay, al jazeera south africa governing african national congress has for years, relied on the support of trade unions to cement its hold on power, but labor activists hit, but the country's economic crisis say they're getting frustrated with the n. c. a task that reports from john, his book protests in south africa happen a lot. sometimes every day, low ages rising poverty, the high cost of living and corruption, a some of the issues raised by workers. the country's biggest trade union group casado to feels the governing african national congress at times, excludes it from crucial decision making processes. we hope that will begin as we

started to reconfigure the alliance board. as the call of course, i to, we want to reconfigure elias reconfigure in dallas means that in the program that these companies good grab, it must have a support of their lives. of course i do calmness, but the amc has governance of africa since white minority rule ended in 1994. but it hasn't. anything. unions have a lot of bargaining power here. the governing african national congress is part of an alliance, along with the congress. also, african trade unions and the south african communist party and the agency needs their votes in con, afford to ignore them. differences about who in house of africa should be run, has seen some unions, place him to pull out of the alliance with the agency and form their own political party. those differences have no loose been there, and they will always been able to resolve those differences is not the 1st time. but some within cassandra might have felt that don't want to leave the alliance and

consistently engage in to refund common ground. a sum into commons, but yet or so fed that killed one to contest the elections? i don't miss the party. those contradictions are there, but consistently we to gait president, sir, my processes as administration is working on turning iraq economy, create more jobs and deal with those implicated incorruption elections. our next year, analysts say if a spit were to ever happen between trade unions answered epoch as governing party, that could hurt the agency chances of holding on to its majority. had with us alger, janice worked. italy's blogs, the artificial intelligence chat bought chant g p t is privacy watchdogs says the app doesn't respect personal data, nor does it check the age of its users is launched. an investigation chat gpc was created by you start up open a i and is backed by microsoft is designed to answer difficult questions, right?

cold or assets, but it's sparked controversy. teachers are worried that students are going to use it to cheat, none in their exams. and policy makers of res concerns about privacy, cybersecurity, and the spread of misinformation. we'll tell a piano is an e, i, a law research fellow at the university of bologna em. she says we're likely to see more government regulation around artificial intelligence programs like church. he p t i think there might be, there might be some follow up from other countries in the chat gpc the open a company doesn't provide more information of how i've written this train. because at the moment the allegations are based on assumption that it's misusing the personal data. but actually we don't know how the data used because there's not enough information given to the public at the same time. if you're in union, there's a lot of new regulation being proposed. there's the, a, i asked, there's data service act, etc. so we will have enough regulation. it will be

a matter of how in flores and how much the company's collaborate and showing the information that is needed to better understand how these technologies i working. so tack j b t is different than a way that is trained on a larger dataset. so it's taking all the publicly available information online, mostly in english, and training. it's algorithm, wires, social media platforms are focused on the data they are gathering themselves. so in that sense, the language model is a lot larger and a lot more powerful. however, that kind of zoning in only on chat, g b, t might be unfair, given that there are other large language model out there and companies will still have to see how they compare in the future. in south korea, crowds have been enjoying the peak of the cherry blossom season after scaled down, or cancelled events during the corona virus pandemic. but a changing climate means the flowers blooming earlier every year. robert bryan

reports, it's the sure sign of springs arrival that is eagerly anticipated in south korea. more so through the pandemic, when from the 1st year in 2020, the cherry blossom season coincided with the end of the 1st surge of the virus. the delicate beauty of the bloom coming to symbolize the hope of new life. and it's great to come back with friends and even better with my baby. i would imagine it's nice coming back to see the flowers after such a long time from now the one blessed with a 3rd of a 1000000 cherry trees or long gold railway lines and streams. the town of gin hay has the longest established blossom festival in south korea. and in this 1st full year of welcoming back the kraus, it's hoping for nearly 5000000 visitors with warming temperatures. this southeast

corner of south korea traditionally seized the cherry blossom 1st before it rolls north, up the peninsula in a wave of color. but it's already bloomed in soul. the 2nd earliest date on record, the earliest being set just 2 years ago. in this district in sole, the annual celebration of the forsythia bloom has been brought forward a week because the flowers have bloomed early. neighboring japan is also experiencing earlier cherry blossom tokyo this year, equalling the record for the 1st bloom and back in the southeast of south korea as the city of young ju prepares for its festival. the blossoms are already falling with several days to go. by listening to him, it seems to be passing earlier each year, which makes you think about the environmental, nature's beautiful, but seemingly ominous barometer of dangerously changing times. rub mcbride al jazeera.