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i'm sumi somaskanda. welcome to our show. it's been a fiery day in new york where donald trump testified in court. he repeatedly clashed with the judge over the value of his properites, and his role in their appraisals. the former president is facing a civilfraud trial that threatens to upend his real estate empire. he's denied all wrongdoing. during the testimony, mr trump — now running for office again in 2024 — drew multiple warnings for veering off topic. he waived his right to a jury, so the judge has the power to decide mr trump's fate. at one point, the judge asked the former president's lawyers to control their client. speaking outside the courtroom, mr trump called the trial unfair. everything we did was absolutely right. do think we're being sued in spending all this time and money and you have people being killed all over the world that this country could stop. ——to think.
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inflation and all the other problem is that this country has, i think it is a disgrace. the $250 million lawsuit was brought against mr trump and his family by the new york attorney—general�*s office. the judge already ruled that mr trump is liable forfraud, the trial is now exploring what he'll have to pay in damages. after court, new york attorney—general letitia james defended her case, and said mr trump engaged in distractions while on the stand. he rambled. he held insults. but we expected that. —— hurled. at the end of the day the documentary evidence demonstrated that he falsely inflated his assets to basically enrich himself and his family. he persistently engaged in fraud. this civil case isn't the only thing facing mr trump. he has multiple trials getting underway as the 2024 election gears up. but new polling suggests the trials are not necessarily hurting mr trump's chances
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at reclaiming the white house. the latest cbs news and yougov poll shows that among likely voters, mrtrump is up by three points in a head—to—head against incumbent president biden. that number is slightly higher than it was even just last month. let's talk about this with sophia cai, axios national political reporter, from florida, where she will be covering the debate on wednesday night. and joseph moreno, former federal prosecutor. i will not with you, joe, do you think this is bad for the former president that he is attacking a judge who will be deciding the case?— attacking a judge who will be deciding the case? normally i would say _ deciding the case? normally i would say yes _ deciding the case? normally i would say yes in _ deciding the case? normally i would say yes in any - deciding the case? normally i would say yes in any other - deciding the case? normally i i would say yes in any other case it is bad to antagonise the judge, particularly at a bench trial and there is nojury so thejudge describes mike decides everything, the judge describes mike decides everything, both thejudge describes mike decides everything, both guilt and damages. ——so thejudge decides everything. the donald trump, he feels he has nothing
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to lose, and that is the judge's fault with the judge ruling upfront that he has lost. it doesn't give him much incentive to behave. i also think he is getting political traction here. it seems that the poles are cooperating with him. clearly donald trump sees this as politics. this is political theatre for him. in his mind he may have lost legally but he may think he is winning politically. we legally but he may think he is winning politically.— winning politically. we will aet winning politically. we will net to winning politically. we will get to the _ winning politically. we will get to the political- winning politically. we will get to the political side - winning politically. we will get to the political side of| get to the political side of it, butjoe, iwanted get to the political side of it, butjoe, i wanted to follow—up with a question. we have seen donald trump's legal team say we are getting a fair trial, this is a case that has been decided. we might put in a motion for a mistrial. do they have a case to make? i motion for a mistrial. do they have a case to make?- have a case to make? i don't think they'll— have a case to make? i don't think they'll get _ have a case to make? i don't think they'll get - _ have a case to make? i don't think they'll get - no, - have a case to make? i don't think they'll get - no, they i think they'll get — no, they won't get approval of a mistrial motion at the trial judge level. he was a no, i have covered this trialjust fine and thereforejudge fine and therefore judge engoron fine and thereforejudge engoron will review that motion. they will have to raise it on appeal. that is clearly
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where donald trump and his legal team feel that their avenue now for any kind of legal relief is. this is a lost cause at the trialjudge level. that is why i think you can posture all he wants because he feels like his day in court is not so much what is happening now but in the months and years to come when those issues are raised on appeal.— raised on appeal. good point. sofia, coming _ raised on appeal. good point. sofia, coming to _ raised on appeal. good point. sofia, coming to you - raised on appeal. good point. sofia, coming to you in - sofia, coming to you in florida, what is at stake for mr trump and florida, what is at stake for mrtrump and his florida, what is at stake for mr trump and his family, for that matter? —— sophia. fix, mr trump and his family, for that matter? -- sophia. a lot is at stake- — that matter? -- sophia. a lot is at stake. the _ that matter? -- sophia. a lot is at stake. the attorney - is at stake. the attorney general _ is at stake. the attorney general is asking for $250 million. _ general is asking for $250 million, which is a lot not just— million, which is a lot not just for— million, which is a lot not just for him but for anyone. i think— just for him but for anyone. i think you _ just for him but for anyone. i think you take this personally. in think you take this personally. in court— think you take this personally. in court today he is in an environment where he doesn't control— environment where he doesn't control it. _ environment where he doesn't control it, he is told to stand. _ control it, he is told to stand, sworn to tell the truth. hes— stand, sworn to tell the truth. he's in— stand, sworn to tell the truth. he's in a — stand, sworn to tell the truth. he's in a smaller room than he is used — he's in a smaller room than he is used to— he's in a smaller room than he is used to and not with the same _ is used to and not with the same sort of crowd. that is uncomfortable for him and he took—
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uncomfortable for him and he took every opportunity to give what — took every opportunity to give what seemed like a mini speech. this reminds me of how trump like to— this reminds me of how trump like to turn— this reminds me of how trump like to turn the helicopter gables _ like to turn the helicopter gables into many press conferences. at one point he lashed — conferences. at one point he lashed out, calling the attorney general, saying the fraud — attorney general, saying the fraud is— attorney general, saying the fraud is her. for him it was political— fraud is her. for him it was political as much as it was a legal— political as much as it was a legal in _ political as much as it was a legal in court.— political as much as it was a legal in court. and how does this fit into _ legal in court. and how does this fit into the _ legal in court. and how does this fit into the larger - this fit into the larger picture of mr trump's legal battles, sophia?— picture of mr trump's legal battles, sophia? this is one of four indictments _ battles, sophia? this is one of four indictments he _ battles, sophia? this is one of four indictments he is - battles, sophia? this is one of four indictments he is facing. i four indictments he is facing. ithink— four indictments he is facing. i think politically every single _ i think politically every single one of them is an opportunity for him to you know. _ opportunity for him to you know. in— opportunity for him to you know, in his mind kind of up his numbers in the poles. eariier— his numbers in the poles. earlier this week he was speaking to florida republicans saying — speaking to florida republicans saying every indictment for me iwear— saying every indictment for me i wear as— saying every indictment for me i wear as a _ saying every indictment for me i wear as a badge of honour and i wear as a badge of honour and iaru— i wear as a badge of honour and i am delighted for you. —— polls _ i am delighted for you. —— polls you _ i am delighted for you. —— polls. you can see how his team is thinking — polls. you can see how his team is thinking about this strategically. this fits into a
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week— strategically. this fits into a week of— strategically. this fits into a week of campaign activities. earlier— week of campaign activities. earlier today — earlier this week— earlier today — earlier this week he _ earlier today — earlier this week he was speaking at the freedom summit along with most other— freedom summit along with most other republican presidential candidates. latertonight other republican presidential candidates. later tonight after a full— candidates. later tonight after a full day _ candidates. later tonight after a full day in court he will be holding _ a full day in court he will be holding tele—rallies for gubernatorial candidates. then he will — gubernatorial candidates. then he will do a counter programming rally. to him, you can see — programming rally. to him, you can see that this fits into the bigger— can see that this fits into the bigger picture of the political campaign. bigger picture of the political cam aiun. , ., bigger picture of the political campaign-— bigger picture of the political camaiun.., ., ., , campaign. joe, how do you see this? website _ campaign. joe, how do you see this? website on _ campaign. joe, how do you see this? website on our— campaign. joe, how do you see this? website on our previous. this? website on our previous indictments in cases as well. how do you see this fitting into the larger picture? well, -auttin into the larger picture? well, putting aside _ into the larger picture? well, putting aside how _ into the larger picture? well, putting aside how you - into the larger picture? well, putting aside how you feel i putting aside how you feel about donald trump, this actually seems like a solid case in new york. this is a very aggressive law. i don't see a lot of loopholes. so i think donald trump has real exposure here. it may not be the full quarter of $1 billion, but it could be pretty substantial adequate and his
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business after 50 years, right? i kind of get uncomfortable when the attorney general comes before the cameras. if the case really is that strong, why did she feel the need to do that? and officer of the court really should not be tweeting and going before the cameras and talking about the defendant before the trial is even over. i kind of wish you would back off. so that kind of puzzles me because it seems to feed donald trump's role as the victim. so i don't know if they are purposely doing that but i kind of wish, as a lawyer, is a former new yorker, that does make me a little uncomfortable, how the attorney general is conducting herself.- conducting herself. that is interesting _ conducting herself. that is interesting joe. _ conducting herself. that is interesting joe. sophia, i conducting herself. that is - interesting joe. sophia, coming back to you and looking at the political indications, we mentioned the cbs poll. a lot of attention has been paid to this new new york times—siena couege this new new york times—siena college poll, and it has in a head—to—head matchup donald trump leading the current presidentjoe biden in five key
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swing states. if you look at that, sophia, how worried is the biden administration about these numbers? i the biden administration about these numbers?— the biden administration about these numbers? i think publicly these numbers? i think publicly the are these numbers? i think publicly they are showing _ these numbers? i think publicly they are showing it _ these numbers? i think publicly they are showing it off, - these numbers? i think publicly they are showing it off, do - these numbers? i think publicly they are showing it off, do say. they are showing it off, do say we're still a year out. but i think it raises a lot concerns for democrats who, obviously, onejoe biden to be doing well. but the poll shows a couple of things. one of them which is key is all of these five battleground states are states thatjoe biden one in 2020. so firstly, that should be a concern. numbertwo, it also showsjoe biden doing worse than he did previously with black voters and latino voters. these are constituencies that he needs to turn out. the reality is they still are primarily voting democratic. but trump has made some inroads. the poll actually shows trump taking 22% of black voters. that is quite a bit. as
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well as doing better with latina voters. so those two issues combined should be of concern to democrats. —— latino voters. including biden's in a circle. , ., ., ~ voters. including biden's in a circle. , ., ., ,, , ., circle. joe, i would like your take on that _ circle. joe, i would like your take on that as _ circle. joe, i would like your take on that as well? - circle. joe, i would like your take on that as well? look, | circle. joe, i would like your| take on that as well? look, i think democrats _ take on that as well? look, i think democrats are - take on that as well? look, i think democrats are relying l take on that as well? look, i i think democrats are relying on the fact— think democrats are relying on the fact that after the civil trial— the fact that after the civil trial there are as many as four crirninal— trial there are as many as four criminal trials that could be sandwiched in betweenjanuary sandwiched in between january and sandwiched in betweenjanuary and november of next year. so i think— and november of next year. so i think there — and november of next year. so i think there is going to be a torrent— think there is going to be a torrent of conduct about his misdeeds. a year as a long time in politics — misdeeds. a year as a long time in politics. my guess is they are not— in politics. my guess is they are not overly worried. but joe biden— are not overly worried. but joe biden has— are not overly worried. but joe biden has some vulnerabilities and you — biden has some vulnerabilities and you cannot rely on trump's prosecutions to carry over the finish — prosecutions to carry over the finish line _ prosecutions to carry over the finish line. i have to think that— finish line. i have to think that publicly they are putting on a — that publicly they are putting on a brave face but i have to think— on a brave face but i have to think they— on a brave face but i have to think they are a little worried behind — think they are a little worried behind the scenes. an interesting conversation. thank you forjoining us on bbc news tonight, joe and sophia.
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live now to our north america correspondent gary 0'donoghue who's been covering the trial in new york. great to see you. we heard some heated exchanges in court. what stood out to you? i heated exchanges in court. what stood out to you?— stood out to you? i think the tone, stood out to you? i think the tone. as _ stood out to you? i think the tone. as you _ stood out to you? i think the tone, as you have _ stood out to you? i think the tone, as you have been - stood out to you? i think the i tone, as you have been saying, was extraordinary, really, for a legal proceeding. this really wasn't about the law. if you had any kind of legal strategy in a case where the judge is the guy who gets to decide, then going after the judge makes no sense whatsoever. so this was a piece of political theatre, a piece of campaigning, something very much in the mould of what we have seen from donald trump outside the court taken inside the court. and, of course, what we saw in the various times when he came out afterwards, at the end of his evidence, was this message that this was all
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about election interference, this was a political strategy, this was a political strategy, this was a political strategy, this was about getting him, stopping him from becoming president again. and really a sort of rallying call to his core supporters. notjust to keep backing him but also to hand over their dollars. and thatis hand over their dollars. and that is what i think was that the core of this for donald trump today. he knows he has lost this case. the summary judgement is already that there was repeated and persistent fraud. ~ . ., ., fraud. what about the legal side of this _ fraud. what about the legal side of this and _ fraud. what about the legal side of this and the - fraud. what about the legal. side of this and the defence? did thejudge seem side of this and the defence? did the judge seem convinced side of this and the defence? did thejudge seem convinced by what he heard? i did the judge seem convinced by what he heard?— what he heard? i don't think judie what he heard? i don't think judge engoron _ what he heard? i don't think judge engoron is _ what he heard? i don't think judge engoron is convinced. what he heard? i don't think i judge engoron is convinced by anything he has heard from the trump 0rganization anything he has heard from the trump organization or indeed the trump family. the antagonism is on show and clear. in fact there was a point today where the judge suggested to donald trump's lawyers that they should keep them in control, and he said if
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you don't, i will. and bear in mind he is going to make these other decisions about what they call the disgorgement is effectively affiant, and the attorney general is looking for $250 million. but notjust that, it is about revocation of business licenses here in new york, about taking — dismantling those companies they control things like trump tower on fifth and a0 wall st just around the corner from where i am now. those are iconic bases would donald trump. that is what he has built his reputation on, quite literally. while he may have transformed himself into a politician with the presidency etc, one of his core self views is of an incredibly successful businessman, the art of the deal and all that. this would eat away at him a lot. i think thatis why we saw the anger from him.
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our north america correspondent 0ur north america correspondent gary 0'donoghue. always good to talk to you. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news. a man with advanced parkinson's is now able to walk much more easily with the use of a special implant. the technnology stimulates the nerves in his spine. for years, marc gauthier of bordeaux, france, would fall several times a day due to the severity of his illness. but now his walking is almost back to normal. translation: getting into an elevator sounds _ translation: getting into an elevator sounds simple. - translation: getting into an elevator sounds simple. for i translation: getting into an | elevator sounds simple. for me, before, it was impossible. it allows me to walk better. it allows me to walk better. it allows me to do five kilometres without stopping. now, the stimulator sits on the lumbar region of the spinal cord, which sends messages to the leg muscles. marc is still in control — his brain gives the instructions. but the epidural implant adds electrical signals for a smoother end result. the team treating marc described the advances in his treatment in the journal nature medicine. they will now try the device in six more parkinson's patients, using funding from the michaelj fox
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foundation, which is based here in the us. you're live with bbc news. now to israel's continued bombardment of gaza. the hamas—run palestinian health ministry says more than 10,000 people have now died in gaza, after almost a month of israeli air strikes. israel's army insists its operating within international law. israeli officals say a50 hamas targets were hit across the gaza strip in the past 2a hours. israel also expanded its ground operations in gaza city. 0ur international editor jeremy bowen has more from southern israel. a warning that some images in his report may be distressing. israel promised mighty vengeance. it thundered across beach camp in gaza city. israel's justification is defending the living, as well as avenging its dead.
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palestinians call this genocide. this girl from jabalia camp is asked what happened to her. she says, "a missile came down on us. "bricks fell on us. "i asked, where's my dad and where's my mum?" she is asked, "where were you?" "i was here, in the house. "we were at home, and the roof came down on us." we looked in on the war this afternoon from sderot, the closest israeli border town. israel has refused an american request to pause military operations to allow time for humanitarian convoys, or talks to free the hostages. israel might be able to break hamas as a military force,
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but what happens then? history shows israel's army cannot suppress palestinian nationalism and anger. the israelis seem to be making steady progress in terms of territory inside the gaza strip, at the cost of a large number of civilian lives. israel has set itself a very ambitious objective, to make sure that hamas can never again threaten the lives of its citizens. there's a big question — do prime minister netanyahu and the rest of his war cabinet believe that can be achieved by purely military means? 0r, longer term, are israelis prepared to try to get a political deal with the palestinians, to try to end the conflict once and for all? this was beach refugee camp this morning in gaza city, where israeli strikes killed dozens during the night. four weeks of bloodshed has destroyed the illusion that the conflict
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could be managed. 0ther terrible wars produced peace treaties. 0ptimists hope this might, too. 0ptimism, though, is hard to find in khan younis, where some of gaza's more than one million displaced people are living in their cars, hopes of finding a safe place all gone. translation: our home, - where we used to feel comfort and security, was destroyed by rockets in an instant. we came here in hope to find safety and security. but that doesn't exist. we survived death to find death again. from flakjackets in baghdad to handshakes in turkey, antony blinken, the us secretary of state, is back in the region. look, we know the deep concern here for the terrible toll that gaza is taking on, palestinians on, men, women and children in gaza, innocent civilians, a concern that we share and that we are working on every single day.
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we have engaged the israelis on steps that they can take to minimise civilian casualties. the only way out of this for the us, uk and others is an independent palestine alongside israel, an old idea that two decades of talks could not deliver. the horrors of the last months and those to come will make it even harder to achieve. jeremy bowen, bbc news, in southern israel. in gaza the humanitarian situtation is worsening, with the al—shifa hospital in gaza city overwhelmed by the growing number of injuries and fatalities. there have also been developments on the diplomatic front. the french ambassador to the un called for a humanitarian truce in gaza after a closed door meeting of the security council on monday. south africa has recalled all diplomats from israel, following israel's intense air strikes on gaza on sunday night. president joe biden spoke with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu on monday and raised the possibility of a tactical pause in the fighting.
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the us saying it's working very aggressively to get and un secretary general antonio gutteres is continuing to call for a ceasefire, saying the case for one is becoming more urgent as fatalities continue to rise. gazais gaza is becoming a graveyard for children. hundreds of girls and boys are reportedly being killed or injured every day. more journalists have reportedly been killed in a four—week period than in any conflict in three decades. more un aid workers have been killed than in any comparable period in the history of our organisation. in a moment we'll get the view from jerusalem. but first, our correspondent in gaza, rushdi abualouf, sent this update from there. for a second night they have intensified the air strikes. they're targeting an area north—west and south—west of gaza. i have seen footage of
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real destruction in buildings, flames of fire are raising out of huge building in central gaza as the ground operation has been expanding and israel seems to be pushing hard by air strikes to the area around the gaza city, tightening the blockade around gaza city. also in this area, that's the area that israel asked 1.2 million people to flee south, also air strikes were intensified. we heard one in rafah and khan younis. also in gaza, 250 people — the death toll according to the health ministry is over 10,000 people. but tonight they say about 2700 people more are missing. they said most of them were buried under the rubble of their building. and the — the medical crew and the rescue team, they
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couldn't find them, they couldn't find them, they couldn't dig, because there's a lack of equipment. the humanitarian situation is also getting worse in gaza here in the south, but also in the north, where none of the 500 trucks come from egypt reach the area in the north and people are struggling to find clean water, some people are saying they're drinking unclean water and they're digging to find food and bread for their kids. in an interview with abc news here in the us, israel's prime minister said there will be no ceasefire until all hostages taken by hamas are released. benjamin netanyahu also said he anticipates that israel will have the overall security responsibility in gaza after the conflict ends. earlier, i spoke with our diplomatic correspondent paul adams about israel's ground operations. paul, israeli forces have said they have essentially cut gaza in two. what more are they
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saying about their operations today? saying about their operations toda ? f , f today? they're saying they're -aressin today? they're saying they're pressing forward _ today? they're saying they're pressing forward in _ today? they're saying they're pressing forward in the - pressing forward in the northern part of the gaza strip into the most densely built up and populated part of the gaza strip, gaza city and the surrounding area, including two refugee camps. what we've seen in the last couple of days is some scenes of pretty intense urban fighting. as they gradually push in. and the problem the israelis are going to face more and more is the fact there's still 3—maybe a00 , 000 fact there's still 3—maybe a00,000 civilians trapped in the northern part of the gaza strip. and they're going to be very much in the way. and so, as the israelis push in, they have to deal with this problem that in all sorts of strategic locations around hospitals and un schools, places where the israelis believe that hamas are hiding, using civilians as human shields, there's this
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large population of palestinian civilians. that's going to be incredibly difficult for the israeli military to manage. fist israeli military to manage. at the same time we're seeing the hamas—run health ministry in gaza saying more than 10,000 palestinians have been killed. we've seen the calls for a ceasefire are growing, or humanitarian pauses. is any of that having an impact on how israel views its operations? not yet, no. these figures are just mind blowing. i think viewers may think, well, it's the middle east, it's the gaza strip, they've been to war before. it's never been anything like this. 10,000 palestinians killed. that's a figure from the hamas—run health ministry but it's a figure that most observers here think is probably credible and when you look at the images that come out from the gaza strip day by day, it's hard not to think that many, many thousands of people have indeed been killed. but we're still
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not seeing any moves towards a ceasefire. not even the humanitarian pauses that antony blinken and other us officials have been talking for days, little windows, for a short period of time, in a specific location, the fighting may stop so that aid could get in. there was one small example of that last night, when thejordanians managed to air drop some aid to ajordanian hospital managed to air drop some aid to a jordanian hospital in the gaza strip and there was apparently a brief lull while that happened. but that's pretty much the only sign of that so far.— pretty much the only sign of that so far. . , ., ., ., that so far. paul, very good to net our that so far. paul, very good to get your insights _ that so far. paul, very good to get your insights from - that so far. paul, very good to get your insights from the - get your insights from the ground. thank you. for all the latest news from the israel—gaza war, check out our website. that's bbcnews.com. we have the latest news and analysis from our teams on the ground. or you can find us on our app. and before we go, parts of england were treated to a spectacular display of the northern lights over the weekend. and even if you've seen these images already, they're worth another look. this scene greeted st mary's lighthouse
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in whitley bay in the north east of england. in kendal in the lake district, scout scar was bathed in a green glow. finally, dunstanburgh castle in northumberland was the scene of otherworldly skies. an amazing reminder of the wonders of mother nature. i'm sumi somaskanda, thank you for watching. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. after a day of sunshine and showers to start the week, it's not been quite so colourful overnight, there hasn't been as much solar activity. we have seen the northern lights earlier in the night though, across northernmost parts of scotland and with clear skies by the morning in the north—east of scotland, temperatures will be close to freezing. it will be a chilly start in the clearer skies in southeastern parts of england as well. tuesday, though, is going to be a day
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where we see some sunny spells. we see a scattering of mostly light showers. in scotland, most of the showers in the far west. once again, there may be fewer showers than monday in northern ireland. and those showers will get blown eastwards across england and wales, very few are reaching east anglia and the southeast of england on that westerly breeze and temperatures very similar to monday, so 11—13 celsius — and that's near normal for the time of year. so leave the showers aside, though, i want to take you back into the atlantic. this was a satellite picture from earlier. this massive cloud really looming large there. and that's a band of cloud and rain and that's going to whistle its way eastwards overnight in time for wednesday morning. we're all getting the rain overnight and it may well have cleared away from northern ireland by wednesday morning. windy first thing through the irish sea. the heaviest rain is going to be over the hills of wales and western scotland, but the rain soon moves away from here in the morning
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following that band of rain. as it chases away eastwards, we'll see plenty of sunshine but then the showers come rattling in on that westerly wind, and temperatures may be a bit lower actually in scotland, 8—9 degrees. now, there may not be too much rain in the south—east of england, but the rain could linger into the afternoon. and we have seen quite a number of flood warnings across southern parts of england, but river levels have been dropping. the number of flood warnings has been reducing as well. and after that spell of rain on wednesday, we'll get back into sunshine and showers really through the rest of the week. as the weather front is out of the way and the rain band out of the way, we see the low pressure areas that are driving it, drifting down from the north west, bringing the showers. probably bringing some stronger winds as well on thursday. as you can see, the bulk of the showers in the west, but also driving through the english channel and some of those showers will move into eastern areas during the day. the showers could be heavy and there may well be some hail and thunder in there as well. and those temperatures as we head into thursday back to 8—12 celsius.
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the start of a new era. hello. welcome to asia business report, with me, mariko 0i. we wa nt we want to begin with breaking news that we're just getting the flexible space provider wework has filed for bankruptcy protection in the united states. it was reported earlier, with the company didn't confirmed last week, but we have just got confirmation from the company that it has provided for bankruptcy protection in the united states. —— workplace provider. it has been suffering from huge debts since 2019 and in the last few years the company's shares have lost 99% of their value. according to what we are getting, the company's getting, the compa ny�*s liability getting, the company's liability is in the range of $10 billion that is according to the court filing. the company is that they will go through cognitive restructuring. it has been
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