that went on to describe elon musk as the most dangerous man in the world. musk's tweets are also being monitored by uk counter—terrorism. is all of this a bit of an overreaction or not.7 and much of america has been and still is on fire. i can't help but notice, though, the amount of people who don't seem to have much sympathy is staggering. do you have any or not.7 and the 14 year old, who was killed at the start of this week, was known as gripper and was apparently involved with gang members. his killer is still on the loose. we need to talk about gangland britain and donald trump has been spared prison, a fine or much else, really. some people are delighted by that. others are furious. what says you.7 all

delighted by that. others are furious. what says you? all of that and lots more to discuss tonight. my panel are joining me till seven. charlie downs, a political commentator, and judy d'silva, the broadcaster and commentator. before we get stuck in though, let's cross live for the 6:00 news headlines. >> good evening. i'm sophia wenzler with your headlines. president elect donald trump has been handed an unconditional discharge in the stormy daniels hush money case, meaning he won't go to jail or face a fine. it comes just days before the 78 year old is due to be inaugurated as us president for the second time on the 20th of january. explaining his decision, judge merchan said the protections afforded to the office of the president are a factor that overrides all others. meanwhile, trump said

this has been a terrible experience and he is totally innocent. a night—time curfew has been imposed in the fire hit areas of la, as police warn that anyone involved in despicable looting will be arrested. at least ten people have died in the wildfires tearing through the wildfires tearing through the region, with high winds threatening to spread the flames further. five fires are still burning and a man has been detained, but authorities say there is no conclusive proof they were started deliberately. officials warn the death toll could rise as it's been too dangerous to access some of the worst hit areas. tractors are taking over uk roads as british farmers protest labour's family farmers protest labour's family farm inheritance tax. today marked the final day of the three consecutive demonstrations, timed to coincide with the oxford farming conference yesterday. environment secretary steve reed apologised to farmers in his speech at the conference, but

gave no indication the policy would be reversed. now the owner of british gas has warned uk gas stores have fallen to concerningly low levels amid freezing cold temperatures. centrica says the uk now has less than a week's worth of demand for gas in store. the country's largest gas store site said it could be down to plunging temperatures driving up demand, adding that the need to replenish stocks could lead to rising prices ahead. a spokesman for the prime minister insisted that the uk had enough natural gas supplies to make it through the winter, and said reports that britain had come close to blackouts were not true. in other news, officials are monitoring elon musk's social media posts for potential security risks, according to reports. the home office's homeland security team began the scrutiny after musk's controversial comments about labour's jess phillips calling her a rape genocide apologist.

phillips, who has long campaigned against violence towards women, says threats against her have increased since the post. meanwhile, musk has criticised the uk government for rejecting a fresh inquiry into grooming gangs, sparking heated political debate. the home office has not yet commented on the monitoring claims. office has not yet commented on the monitoring claims . and the monitoring claims. and britain shivered through its coldest night this winter, with temperatures plunging to —14 degrees in scotland. rail services are severely affected, with ice preventing trains from running at london charing cross and delays reported across northern merseyside. rail, scotrail and great western railway networks . and railway networks. and forecasters say it could get even colder tonight, with temperatures in the northeast potentially dropping to —16 degrees. those are the latest gb news headlines. now it's back to michelle for the very latest gb

news direct to your smartphone. >> sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code or go to gbnews.com/alerts. >> thank you very much for that. sophia worringer michelle dewberry and i'm with you till 7:00 tonight alongside me. my panel 7:00 tonight alongside me. my panel, i've got charlie downs, the political commentator, and judnh the political commentator, and judith da silva, the broadcaster and commentator. good evening to both of you. you're very welcome tonight, janet. a gb news member. thanks for that, janet. you've got in touch and said, where's paul embery? it's friday. have you fallen out with him, michelle? no, janet, i've not fallen out with him. i'm such a mild mannered, non—controversial figure. i never fall out with anyone. he's off, i think working on his suntan needs to get a bit of colour into his cheeks, i think so he'll be back in a few weeks. worry not. i definitely haven't had a fallout. you know the drill. there's much we need to discuss tonight, and you can get in touch with me all the usual

ways. you can email gb views @gbnews. com you can go to twitter or x, or of course you can go to the website gbnews.com/yoursay. you can talk to me and to each other. what a treat. look, i do just want to touch on donald trump though. of course, you've just been hearing in the headlines there he's not going to prison. some people are absolutely delighted by that. other people are absolutely devastated. where are you, charlie downs? >> well, i think that the kind of political persecution of donald trump is well, it is political in nature. i think america has a thoroughly politicised judiciary. and i think a large part of the reason that he was being pursued in the way that he has been over the last four or so years, is entirely down to the fear that the american permanent ruling class, the establishment in that country, has of him. and so, broadly speaking, i think that it's good that he's been that he's been, you know, cleared of these charges. but that's not to say that donald trump is not a man with potentially a bit of a seedy past. but, you know, broadly speaking, i think this is good. >> a man with potentially a bit of a seedy past. blimey, that could be many men out there,

couldn't it? joe da silva, where are you? >> i think it's kind of remarkable how things have panned out, that even with him saying that he's gotten off with all the things that could have been really detrimental. but as a guilty record, there's a guilty verdict on his record. he's going to appeal that. but i think it speaks to the kind of impression that historically people had about the corruption within the political system in america. he has consolidated so much power that he could override accountability for things he actually did. so, i mean, it doesn't really help to tarnish the record of the way america runs politics and how its tentacles bleed into the judiciary. but he's a lucky man, and he's got ten days to become president, and he gets to do it on a clean slate. >> you've all got to admit that whatever you think, 2025 is going to be a whole lot more exciting, isn't it? i mean, can you imagine the stuff that we're going to be talking about over the next few years with donald trump at the helm? penny says michelle is simple in her mind. she says the whole thing has been a witch hunt. and you say they're going to get. but you're suggesting they're going to get

bored of donald trump and focus their attention on elon musk. we'll be talking about him before the end of the program. worry not. but do you remember a few days ago i started this program with that story, that awful story of the 14 year old that was stabbed in the middle of the afternoon on the bus in london. well, his killer still remains on the loose. a manhunt is underway for him. kenyan boxer. that's how we know his name. the 14 year old boy there. he is there with his mom. also, i've got to say, he's an aspiring drill rapper known as gnppen aspiring drill rapper known as gripper. his mum reckons that he was groomed by what she calls drug gangsters. she says that she tried very, very hard to stop . it wasn't able to. i was stop. it wasn't able to. i was going to play a clip of the mum there. she's absolutely devastated, as any mum would be. but i think what i'll do is i'll just get straight into the debate here because we've got too many grieving mothers in this country now. what do you think is the answer to all of

this charlie downs? >> well, i mean, the