this is definitely news from belinda as one use an analysis at our website, www. dot com. donald trump once famously said that when you're a star, you can do anything on a hot light, came brag about taking whatever you want, kissing women without their consent. and even grabbing them by their genitals journalist aging carol accuses trunk of having done precisely that in the 1990s of cornering and raping her. and the changing room of a department store closing statements or heard at in new york court today. and although trump denies the charges of battery and definitely the locker room talk from back in the day, could give the jury a hard time believing his claims of innocence on nichol fairly in berlin. and this is the day the

that is amazing. as it was supposedly abused by that when i have no idea who she is . so i checked, i think she said it was sexy taken. she was very sexy to be raped trial and customizing that we all testified. i think that that is problem and you consider yourself to be a star. i think you can say that also on the day and a controversial movie era league lives, it's 11 years, suspension of syria, the decision these many people worried about the growing normalization of a regime accused of mass atrocities. initially, the rest of it was a big unfortunate shock for us syrians living in camps in the north instead of arab leaders helping us and getting us out of those comes where we suffer and live in pain. they white washed the criminal and killers hands of our blood efficient. yeah,

they moved to now, you know, welcome to the show. it's good to have here with us. close to 30 women have publicly accused donald trump of sexual misconduct. the allegations spend decades and include anything from harassment to assaults. now, one of the women who have spoken out about their experiences is hoping he'll face the consequences. closing arguments for her today in the civil case of calling miss aging carol against the former president, she accuses him of raping her in a department store and of harming her reputation by calling her a liar. when she came forward. over the 2 week trial, the plaintive presented evidence aimed at exposing a pattern of predatory behavior replicating an image, trump himself, as proudly cultivated over the years, and that might well get him into hot water. now. at the trial,

carol's lawyer contracted her clients testimony with drums deposition, she noted that trump, who had derided carol as not his type, was shown a photograph of carol from over 3 decades ago and repeatedly missed identified her as his 2nd wife. marla maples. let's listen. i don't even know who the woman, let's say, i don't know who it's marla marbles and the photo that tomorrow. this is my wife, which was wondering if i need something else here. said ortiz this point, it was always carol, who is it through this point? and the parts of the woman on the right is your then why i don't know this was the picture. i assume that's john johnson is that town because it's very blurry from our on try this trial and spring in our washington correspondent. i mean, as if, i mean, why is this a civil case and not a criminal case?

well essentially, because you didn't, carol did not go to the police and 19 a late 19 ninety's or in the 199 is when the legit incident occurred. she instead waited until 2019 to go public with this. so that means the statute limitations that expired for a criminal case. she couldn't even have brought a civil case against trump, except for a law passed. and just recently in new york state that allows adults survivors of sexual assaults to file criminal suit. sorry, i'd filed a civil suits against the perpetrators of that sexual assault. this passed just last year. it took effect in november and within hours easy. and carol had submitted this lawsuit against trump, and the burden of proof here is different, isn't that that's right. for a criminal case, you have to prove that beyond any reasonable doubt that the sexual assault occurred, that's what the jury has to stay at the end with a civil trial like this one is just suing trump. the,

the jury just has to believe that it's the most likely scenario. so the burden proof is a lot lower and this case, which could be bad news for trump. so what have we learned during the past 2 weeks as well? you know, it's not so much that we didn't know before the trial. eugene carol's case, depends largely on her own testimony. she was the only witness of the legend sexual assault. what we did see though, was testimony from 2 of her friends. one of the friends described this phone call that she actually called this friend right after the ledger to solve the occurred very emotional. she was distraught. her friend actually encouraged her to go to the police saying, you were raped, you need to report this criminally. but carol testified herself that she was worried that this would ruin her career, ruined her life. if she came out against this famous new york tycoon associate decided not to go to report this to police back then that was the thinking behind

it. and this was backed up by 2 people who said they receive calls from her after the incident occurred. so that's what's the new information has come out of this trial so far on her side. as far as trump, he did not testify in court himself, be called in the witnesses on his behalf. they're basically relying on the argument that as he said, she said, and the only thing that trump has contributed was this deposition that we heard. clips from. this is a prerecorded cross examination from lawyer, so again didn't appear in court. i was actually at the opening of that of this trial in new york city and everybody's waiting to see if he would make a sudden appearance but did not happen. only carroll arrived on the scene. i think it's worth mentioning that um 2 witnesses were also brought up by carol who testified to having had similar experiences with trump there in the past. now, the plaintiff's lawyer argued that trump acted as a witness against himself. we heard a bit of that before we started the interview there. how damaging could the remarks

he made in his deposition become for him? the most observers say that his deposition certainly didn't help him. we saw him mistake. you didn't care for his ex wife, that's a problem to even have a photo of them together because he said he did not know her. now all of his, his argument rests on this idea that he doesn't know her that it's completely made up to the legit incident. not only did not occur, but he never actually encountered this woman. that's certainly not true. if he, if she seems so familiar to him that it looks like his ex wife. he also made statements regarding the access hollywood tapes, which can remember his record in 2005, but it came out 2016 right before he was elected president. and did not affect his election because he won that election. but what he said in those types of said he admitted to groping women. and he said this was kind of a privilege awarded to stars. and he considered himself a star. so a meeting that he groped women and that certainly does not help you when you're

making a deposition, saying that you're innocent of sexual assault me if found guilty by the jury. what could be the consequences for trump? well, this is really interesting. the consequences that he would be legally liable for sexual assault. we're looking at some of, in the millions of dollars that he would have to pay for retribution to aging carol . but trump is not a poor man. so this fact that does not contain any criminal charges probably puts his mind at ease because, you know, he's been accused of things like this. he's admitted to groping women himself. so i think for trump is reputation is the biggest thing at stake in this trial. yeah, um these are not the only legal troubles he faces. um we have the criminal case in new york and we also have an investigation in the state of georgia and there are assign this investigation in particular is gaining traction. what can you tell us about that? it's right, it's been a 2 year investigation into

a legend meddling in the election in georgia on from on the part of trumping his team. after 2 years, they're finally ready perhaps, to file charges against certainly several republicans close to trump, but maybe even trump himself. and this goes back to the close election in georgia where several things happened. and this is what the investigation is looking into. they've alleged, in part that a team of people around trump had conspired not only to influence the election by a, put a setting up bogus electors to send the electoral votes for trump, even though biden won the state by an error majority. but they are also looking at a phone call. he made to a reference burger, his the secretary of state of georgia, and which trump asked him to find votes for him so that he could win the election there. um and the charges might be a racketeering. uh, we're also looking at the legal access to folder information. so these are all

things that are in the air right now. we have to see what the attorney general fulton county in georgia is going to actually bring against the trumpet that could be coming up in the next few days or weeks. i mean, is any of this likely to the rail has passed or the republican presidential nomination? so i think that's why so many people are watching this trial. it certainly would be the 1st time he see, or any former president or the yeah, would be legally liable. for the sexual assault, which is a serious charge here. but just judging from the fact that in 2016, the access hollywood tape came out just a month before the election. he won that this seems unlikely that his hard core voters are going to turn it against him, so i don't think it will de rail his chances. but what's interesting is that fewer and fewer women have been voting for trump in the last election. only 42 percent of women voted for trump, and this is really uh, this is really serious for him. if he doesn't get

a majority of women on board here, then he could be looking at if he runs for president, if he makes it that far, he could be looking at a loss here because of all these trials put together. nasa washington correspondent, thank you so much. i the, and the 12 years since it broke out, serious civil war has left more than 3 150000 people dead. and over 14000000 displaced. the german foreign ministry says that bizarre allah sides regime continues to commit egregious human rights violations on a daily basis. and still, a powerful era league has decided to welcome stereo back to the fold after over a decade of regional isolation. agents foreign minister announced that decision after meeting with his counterparts in cairo, they are lee had suspended serious membership in 2011 following assad's crack down on the street protests and led to

a devastating civil war. the decision is widely seen as a push to normalize ties with assad, but the move was non welcome news and it left the last to be still held by serious opposition. some 2000000 syrians displaced by the find now live in it live and a sprawling camps was really the bathroom. it was a big, unfortunate shock for us syrians living in camps in the north instead of arab leaders helping us and getting us out of those comes where we suffer and live in pain. they white washed the criminal and killers hands of our blood lessons. yeah, they moved to know, you know, and it, and it must have it. we didn't have benefits when the regime was enough in the arab league. so loss of assets back in, we were displaced and forced to leave our town. they're just like him. this is why they took him back, they're all useless. i'm allowed to be. i knew, i think i don't know about them. must be excited even though the moment any that i know you don't sell. i'm a southern that'd be we were shocked. but this wrong decision will run it that way

and we ask arab leaders describe this and we'll, i'll let her go. i'm not, i'm not the people like us. sure. who are unable to do anything the best. but where are we headed? not really. i a news also thing reactions from serious opposition bothers or moves is the head of the opposition is negotiating team at the united nations and its weights. he said the decision to allow the assad regimes returned to the arab league, represents quote, for getting the regimes crimes against human rights and to shock for the syrian people struggling for freedom, democracy, and justice, and continued. we haven't been consulted about this decision and it appears to be a clear disregard for the syrian people's demands and aspirations. let's look at the background and wider implications of this move and bring in journalist and middle east expert christian help arguments help her get to see you . why do you think the lead decided to bring a sign back in from the cold?

how do we get here? to i think the leaders realized that the assad would stay in power for the time being and the isolating him really hadn't brought the region anywhere. so i think there are basically 3 reasons for this step. because however, we get destroyed syria, maybe at present, it is very important because of its due political position in the middle east. it lies between turkey and the results between israel and iran, so it's at across thoughts. ultimately, the 2nd reason would be that they don't want to leave syria until the influence of others, especially to the influence of russia, of iran, or possibly even turkey, where president avalon is willing to reconcile with a thought. so they wanted to bring back a soft and see we got to the era sphere of influence. and then the, the reason the reason is that the tangible interest because the human crisis has very negative effects, especially on the neighboring country. when we talk about refugees, when we talk to but want to issues, border security, drug smuggling,

i mean the sooners in controls and promotes the trade off cap to go into a stimulant that is margaret into saudi arabia via jordan. so all these issues are supposed to be solved now with a thought. and this is the main reason why the arab states no fee. they have to re engage with them. i suppose, to handle all these issues. how is unified? was there a link in reaching this decision, or what sort of a for use of a different positions at font? see we especially saudi arabia and cut off with strong opponents of assad because they were supporting the student a position. and the surgeons, especially the, the, some of forces among them. so these people obviously not feel betrayed and let down by this rehabilitation. but then we have since 2018 basically we have some countries we had begun to draw closer to the mosque was especially the united arab emirates, which last you became the 1st country to officially welcome also in the countries. then we had other countries and followed pass, oman, iraq live and on

a jerry. yeah. so we had embassies that the open ministers were received. we had working meetings, so it will slow but a continuous process that finally dental. this find the move of the admittance into the early let's look at it from the sarah and science and how big a win is this for bush are all a side. well, it is a big success for us not. it's mainly on the diplomatic and the political level, but at the same time, i think we shouldn't over estimate it because syria has been isolated regionally and internationally. it is still being sanctioned by the west, but it had always had all the allies, russia, iran, his ballade china video suite. so i think the biggest win for us on really is that you didn't have to give anything in exchange contrary to what the u. s. kept on saying that if you want to engage with a stop, make sure that you get something concrete in return. so it seems that this re admittance into the arabic really comes somehow unconditional. and this is a big win for us. talk to where does this decision leave the west because several

states including the u. s. and germany, i've already said they will not resume tie as with aside is the west united in that view or couldn't you see a shift towards, you know, a normalization of taiser as well to will until now the, you as a may changes isolation, isolation, visa v a side it disapproves the reproach mode of its partners in the book, but it doesn't really do anything concrete against it. in europe, to the contrary, there are calls for a more pragmatic approach to them. not just especially in eastern europe countries . we have a poland. we have hungry romania, but even all 3 of the signaling, the willingness to reach an understanding with syria somehow, especially in view of sending through and rescue cheese backs of germany really is one of the very clear critics of the regime who's crimes of being twice here in front of germany ports because we have crimes against humanity in the form of systematic state torture. we have leading that intelligence officials from syria

who wanted by international arrest warrants so they cannot be made putting those by a government like the german one. so the moved within the e u is no longer as clear as a few years ago. there is a yes, there's kind of 2 different positions even within europe. i know. yeah, that shift doesn't mean that via stock regime is here to stay by sing for the time being behind a site, it will stay where he is and on the long run. and he might even be able to regain even more control within the country. he controls 3 thoughts of the country, but i think for the time being now it's me a diploma next step. it does not change too much on the ground because it is an international conflict that cannot be resolved regionally. and as hot as hoping for money for reconstruction, he needs investment from the gulf countries. but even that, i think the companies will be hesitant in the face of massive corruption in the phase of mismanagement from the side of the machine. so i think it's of

a high symbolic importance, but it will not change much, especially about the miserable situation of the syrians on the ground within the country. trusting have are many thanks for those insights. thanks to you to the 2 great now which issued a nationwide air alert hours after russia launched a wave of air strikes. ukrainian officials say the attacks injured at least 5 people in the capital, and at least 4 other cities keys, mayor called the biggest strong attack on the capital in the entire war. the zillow added, mayor of keys, inspects the ruins of this apartment after a terrifying night in the capital of the massive press x 2 off on top of the 6. can we get to draw on the flights of directions? and now i'm tom. and thanks to the nissan systems,

everyone wants to go. but not before the attack, drones entered this build up residential neighborhood. several people were hurt by falling drone debris, sleepless locals. no, it could have been much worse. for him was little way there was nothing i could do . i sheltered in the corridor behind the 2 walls. so there must do them with us to the bank. then there was a flash on the sound of the we wasn't as if you can and a across the room is all was firing, then a back to you without your so this is the can see when little land, the worst thing is that we have learned to live with it, we got up in the morning, slept, took the child to school. it's frightening. the price in the port city of odessa official said, russian air strikes,

head of food warehouse firefighters battled through the night to contain the damage . by daybreak ukraine had accused russia of breaking the terms of a green export deal. official said moscow was refusing to register vessels entering the black sea, effectively blocking ukraine from supplying grain to the world. doctor j mcclain is with the department of war studies at kings college london. and i asked for whether this unprecedented wave of russian drone strikes against civilian targets is a distraction from the lack of meaningful progress before russia's victory day or the kremlin. returning to his old tactics and i think he said this advice i think is also a response to a wiley, c, a not cri within a russian to social media and online about the gaps between the rhetoric from the states and the outcomes as the ministries in as a need to,

to show know we are serious about this for me. let's talk about the rhetoric because tomorrow marks victory day and russia, the data country celebrate the winning one. they called the green patriarch war and the kremlin in going to great lengths and has been for, since this war started to draw parallels between world war 2. and it's so called special military operation. why is that? this is actually something this easiest is essential team and which was when the evaluation, dignity, or your life or is this happened. preston, you agree that you sent me of institutions favor? david's dreams is perhaps it flatt and new power and ways to taste it. as this is a fascist to you by the premium nazis and we all unexplained crimea in order to

defend premiums from a sort of genocide in the time consuming. and don't last and this is a point that the russian government, the she media resignation. so every it's rates, if you for a year. so it probably is, should be a surprise that it's, it's still there now, and i suppose it's a reminder of the importance of updating this will, that to, to 2014, i would just out there as well. that in terms of why not so we need more domestic, the russian and the memory of the great visual to cool rushes time for the 1941 science includes 5, save the war against nazi germany as opposed to the broader world will to that is probably one of the ways, definitely the mistakes memory, and one of them is unifying elements of russian coach. i know a few of these, it's one of the very few unifying elements. so to such an extent version per se, the items t 3 found it around this price in the memory of world war $2.00. well,

the great page multiple victory, but also in the need to defend that legacy which is against i mean, state propaganda uses the idea that the west and ukraine trying to destroy the legacy of memory of the great feature of the cool. but the anniversary may, 9th, is very likely to come and go without the russian leadership having any significant progress to boast about in this war. so how are they planning on continuing to sell this ongoing grinding, costly, bloody war effort to russian society as the i'm not entirely sure that they completely need to sell it. so in the sense that the russian society is, is quite authentic and quite a glitch school and just tries to kind of it and all of which the able to do to some extent in the major european cities as the government's been very careful not to sort of to target relations, although areas i the rule and under pool um, but in terms of how they justifying it, justifying it as yes this,

especially that your impression ukraine. but it's part of a wind, a war against the west. and reflective of the fact that the russian government does not afford any agency premiums the entire, the entire, their entire war on, on ukraine is depicted as really just a war against the last ukraine is not seen as having a sort of a mind of it. so our independence is just seen as being a boss will state that, you know, nazis came to power and then they chose to align with the west. and now the west is funding not seasonal to take the russian. that was dr. jay from glen in oxford. always great to get your take on things. thank you so much. thank you. the announcer time, but make sure to stay informed. stay engaged and stay in touch. spell are 2 on twitter at me that were you news? i myself. nicole underscore fully for now from the entire team on the day. thank you so much for spending part of your day. the

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