boxt >> good afternoon. it's midday >> good afternoon. it�*s midday on saturday, the ist of march and this is the weekend on gb news and a happy saint david's day to you all. now the stories this hour for you. meltdown in the oval office. president trump accuses zelenskyy of playing with fire when it comes to risking world war iii. >> you�*re gambling with the >> you're gambling with the lives of millions of people. you're gambling with world war iii. you�*re gambling with world war iii. >> then the government looked into radical texas style prison reforms that could see inmates earn their freedom in a bid to ease overcrowding in our jails. and don't go anywhere for this and don�*t go anywhere for this unmissable sitdown interview. former tory opposition chief whip stuart andrews has sat down with our very own gloria de piero to discuss the terrible homophobic abuse he experienced as a young man. >> but by the time. >> but by the time. >> i got to the house, they had

surrounded me. >> so you were about to open. >> so you were about to open. >> the door, literally about to put the key in the door. and, you know, i sort of turned round and one of them smacked me in the nose. and then another one hit me on the temple. >> you don�*t want to miss that. then a top law firm is claiming their gen 2 workers are lazy and need hand—holding as they fight against long hours and refused to accept criticism. that's despite the £180,000 salary. bless them, and a very happy saint david�*s day to everyone celebrating in wales. and if you're not in wales, if you�*re celebrating any excuse for a party. our reporter steve bennett is out and about for us in wrexham today. >> happy st david's day from >> happy st david�*s day from hollywood, wrexham, where the locals are out in force to celebrate their patron saint. >> oh, lovely. and dawn neesom. and the weekend starts right here and now.

so it's the first day of spring. officially winter finished yesterday. thank god for that. and as you might have noticed, i have come dressed as a welsh daffodil today. not a teletubby as someone's just said, i look as someone�*s just said, i look like. thank you very much for that one. but if you want to share your story, what you're up share your story, what you�*re up to this weekend, if you're celebrating, if you're not celebrating, if you�*re not celebrating, if you�*re not celebrating, if you want to talk about zelenskyy and trump, all of that, let me know your thoughts on all the stories we're discussing today. it's really easy to get involved in the conversation. simply visit gbnews.com/yoursay and join in our chat. brilliant panel for you. now keep me company. today is writer and journalist clare muldoon looking fabulous, and labour activist chris warrell looking slightly rural. it has to be said, considering you're to be said, considering you�*re from east london, that's not from east london, that�*s not a bad guy. but before we get stuck into today's stories, here's the news with tatiana sanchez, who

always looks gorgeous, doesn't she? yes she is. >> donna, thank you very much. and good afternoon. the top stories. u.s. and good afternoon. the top stories. us. president donald trump says volodymyr zelenskyy can come back when he's ready for peace after a heated meeting at the white house. mr zelenskyy travelled to washington, dc, as he attempted to secure a ceasefire agreement with russia and a mineral deal with the us. but the visit ended prematurely with the signing of an agreement and a joint press conference with mr trump cancelled following their clash. >> is in big trouble. >> is in big trouble. >> can i. >> can i. >> wait a minute? n0, >> can i. >> wait a minute? no, no, you�*ve done a lot of talking. your country is in big trouble. >> i know. >> i know. >> you�*re not winning. you�*re >> you're not winning. you�*re not winning this. you have a damn good chance of coming out, okay? because of. >> us president. >> us president. >> and your men are brave. but they had to use our military. >> what about. >> what about. >> if you didn�*t have our >> if you didn't have our military equipment? >> you invited. >> you invited. >> you invited. >> you didn't have our military equipment. this war would have been over in two weeks. >> in three days. i heard it from putin in three days.

>> mr president, with respect, i think it's disrespectful for you think it�*s disrespectful for you to come into the oval office and try to litigate this in front of the american media. right now, you guys are going around and forcing conscripts to the front lines because you have manpower problems. you should be thanking the president for trying to bring an end to this conflict. >> since last night, volodymyr zelenskyy says it's very important that ukraine is heard and not forgotten. after the rally, president trump spoke to reporters, saying the talks did not work out great from zelenskyy�*s standpoint and stressed the desire for peace. >> we had a meeting today, as you know, with president zelenskyy, and i would say it didn't work out exactly great from his standpoint. i think he very much overplayed his hand. we're looking for peace. we�*re not looking for somebody that's going to sign up a strong power and then not make peace because they feel emboldened. and that's what i saw happening. i'm looking for peace. we're not looking for peace. we're not looking to go into a ten year war and play games. we want peace.

>> and some breaking news this houn >> and some breaking news this hour. number 10 says sir keir starmer and volodymyr zelenskyy will meet in downing street this afternoon after the ukrainian president arrived in the uk by plane today. european leaders have come out in support of their ukrainian counterpart after yesterday and of course, ahead of a major summit in london tomorrow hosted by sir keir starmer. counter—terror police are assessing complaints about a bbc documentary on gaza, which featured the son of a hamas official. the bbc said independent production company hoiho films, which made the documentary gaza how to survive a war zone, told the broadcaster the boy�*s mother had been paid a limited sum of money for the narration. culture secretary lisa nandy met the bbc's chairman yesterday after saying she wanted assurances that no stone will be left unturned dufing stone will be left unturned during a review into the documentary. the bbc has apologised for, quote, serious flaws in the making of the film. elsewhere, the vatican says the

pope elsewhere, the vatican says the pope had a peaceful night and now is resting after suffering an isolated breathing crisis. the vatican says pope francis received non—invasive mechanical ventilation to help him breathe as he continues to battle double pneumonia. the latest episode comes after a couple of days in which vatican statements have been slightly more positive, talking of a slight improvement in his condition. a statement says he is alert, but his prognosis remains guarded. pope francis was admitted to rome's gemelli hospital on the 14th of gemelli hospital on the mth of february with a severe respiratory infection that triggered other complications. in other news, police say it's a reasonable assumption that actor gene hackman died when his pacemaker had its last event on the 17th of february. that's ten days before being found. hackman and his wife, betsy arakawa, were found dead in separate rooms of their home in a gated community in santa fe, new mexico, on wednesday. one of the couple�*s three pet dogs was also found dead near two arakawa, an official said the condition of the bodies indicated the pair

had been dead for several days, possibly even up to a couple of weeks. and the prince of wales has used his first message, delivered in welsh, to wish wales a happy st david's day. >> hello! have you? our five joel cauchi arade dam andrzej duda e tam fry clive myrie a harness and i phorbol and oil. and hoggle my. heavy heidel and gomery. the bubble camry rakib cbd oil dow. >> and those are the latest gp news headlines for now. more from me in half an hour. >> for the very latest gb news direct your smartphone. sign up to news alerts by scanning the qr code or go to

gbnews.com/poll. >> chris billam—smith. >> chris billam—smith. >> thank you very much, tatiana. right. okay. let's actually before we get straight into today�*s story, i've got to read today�*s story, i�*ve got to read this message out. this is from well, i think it's from his wife, actually, chris looks like he's been on the beer all weekend and needs a sleep. chris, is that from your wife? i have to ask. >> you surprised? >> you surprised? >> well, actually, that one is your wife called dan? >> no. >> no. >> no, no. dan, thanks for that message. do keep them coming in. anything you want to talk about, especially our outfits today. okay, now let's get straight into the story, shall we? our top story. obviously only one story in town, actually, in the world. actually, us military support for ukraine is hanging in the balance. after a heated debate, a heated meeting between donald trump and zelenskyy at the white house. it resulted in the white house. it resulted in the ukrainian leader dramatically leaving washington after a verbal slanging match in the oval office. let's have a listen, shall we? >> i was in big trouble.

>> i was in big trouble. >> can i. >> can i. >> wait a minute? n0, >> can i. >> wait a minute? no, no, you�*ve done a lot of talking. your country is in big trouble. >> i know. >> i know. >> you�*re not winning. you�*re >> you're not winning. you�*re not winning this. you have a damn good chance of coming not winnin