the kumbh mela so big it can be seen from space.a comes a week ahead of donald trump's return to the white house so, yes, if we look at 50% to 60%, this is a higher number, but there's also a few differences. so, number one, it doesn't come as a surprise. so the diversification of trade partners and diversification of supply chains has already taken place over the last year. so, from that angle, if you compute the potential impact these new 60% could have, we come to a point where we see this down to only 35% effective tax rate. and also, of course, then talking about the impact on the economy being also watered down to 0.5%, which is something we have incorporated into our gdp growth target, which is 4.2% for the year ahead. but one more point for the year ahead, as i said, the timing of this is also important. right now we are sitting here, they have the implementation of any higher tariffs. it is a lot rhetoric around it, but there are still a good amount of uncertainty whether these are to come more what the actual timeline of t

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kumbh mela religious festival in northern india. were trampled on. hello, welcome to bbc news now. government will support building a new, third runway at heathrow airport. she insists that the expansion has been blocked for too long and would be at the heart of government plans strict rules on noise, air quality and climate commitments. the announcements come against a backdrop of rising poltical of the economy. critics say rachel reeves's budget battered business confidence big tax rises on employers and gloomy talk about public finances. to new development. and accepted decline. new railway links to cambridge and an ambition to turn the area between a two universities into europe's silicon valley. more controversially, an idea that has been runway at heathrow airport. as our only hub airport, heathrow is in a unique position and we cannot duck their decision any longer. exports and make the uk more open and more connected. she will be battling some of her own mps. a swathe of them here in london don't want to see heathrow expanded and they are sce

all part of the kumbh mela where the ganges meets the mythical river.the first few hours and take a look at how many thousands of people have come to bathe. this isn�*t just about religion, it�*s about community too, people who come here will stay for days or even weeks at a time. makeshift tens dot the expanse. homes for the next month. they�*ve been waiting 12 years for this month. and so, we went with them early in the morning to them early in the morning to the river bank of the ganges. the air is frigid, no sun on the horizon but theirfaith keeps them warm. stars are finally aligned for sacred day. stars are finally aligned for this sacred day. it gives us a sense of peace and prosperity, this is the power to heal anything. salvation for believers _ anything. salvation for believers is _ anything. salvation for believers is what - anything. salvation for believers is what this i anything. salvation for - believers is what this event means. a message that can sometimes get lost in the enormity of this spectacle. these are the live pictures in one pi

yolande knell, bbc news, jerusalem. in a crush at the kumbh mela festival in northern india. to escape offered his condolences. translation: i could never have imagined that something we didn't know we would be stuck behind so many barricades, unable to move freely and left to die. police breaking their own barriers, sprinting to disperse the crowds. wanting to bathe in the holy waters. now what witnesses have told us just over this way is the main bathing area, where everyone over this way and, as ever in this kind of a crowd, one person gets pushed and it ended up that people got trampled on. a festival to celebrate faith has left many grieving instead. samira hussein, bbc news, prayagraj. there are reports that rwandan—backed m23 rebels have seized more territory in the east of the democratic republic of congo after capturing the key city of goma. in an address to the nation, the congolese president, and restore government authority in the east. he said the international community wasn't doing enough to stop the rebels' advance. the drc government accuses rwanda of aiding m23, m23 f

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this has to be a backstop to make sure our streets are safer, then so be it. in a crush at the kumbh melae would be stuck behind so many to bathe in the holy waters. instead, many were whisked away, injured or worse. just over this way is the main bathing area, and there was such a crush of people that they came over this way and, as ever in this kind of a crowd, one person in the last hour, the israeli military said it carried out an air attack in the northern part of the occupied west bank against what it said were "armed terrorists." the bbc has not independently confirmed the details — but these are pictures purporting to show the incidentfrom the town of tamoun, showed chaotic the latest incident. meanwhile, three more israeli hostages are set to be released on thursday in exchange for more than 100 palestinian the incidentfrom the town of tamoun, showed chaotic scenes, and damaged buildings. israel has increased its military operations in the occupied west bank in recent days, particularly in and around the city ofjenin — just to the north of the latest incident. meanwhile, three mo

kumbh mela — the world s largest gathering of humanity — begins as millions of hindus arrive to takethe holy river ganges. hello, welcome to bbc news now, 3 hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. a los angeles fire chief says the battle against the wildfires raging across the region is at a pivotal point. the official said strong winds were increasing after a lull — with gusts expected to reach 100 kilometres an hour by tuesday. the number of people killed has risen to twenty—four — at least another 16 remain missing. a private forecaster estimates losses of at least $250 billion — among the costliest disasters in us history. oh, my house! for 36 years, fighting fires was rich snyder's profession. now retired, when flames tore through his community in pasadena, it was personal. armed with a hose, and with his bare hands, suddenly, he wasn't just saving strangers. he was saving his neighbours and their homes. lord help us. lord, with your hands. whether it was divine intervention, or rich's sheer determination, their lives were saved. among them, a neighbour with addition

kumbh mela, the world's largest gathering of humanity, begins as millions of hindus arrive to take a dip in the holy river ganges. hello, i'm lucy hockings. the remote island of greenland found itself thrust into the spotlight last week with donald trump showing a renewed interest in taking control of it. greenland's geographical position between the us, europe and russia means it has huge value in terms of security and natural resources. our special correspondent fergal keane has been talking to greenlanders about their sudden prominence on the international stage. it is one of the world's last wild frontiers. glimpsed in the short winter sunlight, we're travelling into a place of pristine beauty... this place is so remote that it's hard to imagine it as the front line of a major geopolitical row. but up and down this fjord, in isolated settlements, and across the island of greenland, they're talking about trump. but again and again, i will hear this is their land. welcome to...home! angutimmarik hansen and his family hunt and raise sheep for a living. what do you feel about trump?

over to india which, will be hosting the world's largest religious gathering — the kumbh mela.00 million devotees are expected to converge at a holy city in uttar pradesh for the six—week long festival. archana shukla joins me live from mumbai for more. archana, take us through the economic impact of the event. 0rganising the movement of millions and hosting them in one single place itself generate so much economic activity. a temporary city has been set up where the festival takes place with about 150,000 tenths being set up to accommodate millions, and some of these are in fact luxury temps with hotel chain group like the indian hotels which runs a group of hotels setting up runs a group of hotels setting up luxury tents. some would pay more than 350, $400 per night to stay there, and apart from that, new electricity connections to power these 150,000 homes have been set up, new road lines have been set up in this temporary city, and the government, the government of uttar british, that host this festival, this entire event over 45 days could generate economic activity with $

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kumbh mela, the world's largest gathering of pilgrims, begins as millions of hindus arrive to take auld soon return to los angeles and again fan the flames of the wild fires there. three are still burning around the city. firefighters say they now have a small window of opportunity to contain them, before the arrival of winds of up to 70 miles per hour. planes continue to dump fire retardant on hillsides

think coachella or glastonbury are the biggest festivals in the world, but they have nothing on kumbh melandus taking part. it happens only once in 12 years, and the celebrations will span across 45 days. and here's ten seconds from the edge of the uk. this remote shetland island has a population of under a0 people. today, they are celebrating new year's day, since they follow some customs of the old julian calendar. and that is you all caught up now. see you. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm will perry, here's what's coming up. tyson fury walks away from boxing once again but there are still some who think a fight with anthonyjoshua will still happen. david moyes says the everton job is a "different beast" and rejoining the club was "too big an opportunity "to turn down". and we're on the golf course with peter 0demwingie. once a premier league footballer, now a golf pro. former world heavyweight champion tyson fury has announced his retirement from boxing again. it's not the first time he's said he'll leave the sport — hence scepticism around whether this really is the end. last month

the families of those killed in a crush, at the world's largest religious gathering, the maha kumbh melans reported injured, there are fears this year's festival is at a holy site so far. samira hussein has the latest. the hospital looking for her family. translation: i could never have imagined that something like this could happen. we thought the government would provide us with facilities. we didn't know we would be stuck behind so many barricades, police breaking their own barriers, faith drove them here by the millions, wanting to bathe in the holy waters. instead, many were whisked away, injured or worse. is that there were just hundreds and hundreds of people sleeping here on the river banks. just over this way is the main bathing area, one person gets pushed the state minister has called for an investigation, a festival to celebrate faith has left many grieving instead. the israeli military says it has carried out an air attack in the northern part of the occupied west bank in the attack. but these are pictures purporting to show held by hamas in gaza, are due to be released toda

now this entire mela area is about a0 square km where all the action is, is really all right over here continue. so what does this pause mean? it means no more funding for transgenderism and wokeness taxpayer dollars. that is the position of the white house. review, if you like, of the way that the american government spends its money — how does it spend the billions and is it spending that money on programmes that are consistent with donald trump's agenda? that's the key part here. so in an attempt to discover the answer to that question, what i think will happen here is that we will see by congress for the intended use, and now donald trump than a week ago. injerusalem for us. this is an extraordinarily operation. large humanitarian operation. it is. we are it is. the latest we are hearing united nations hearing from the united nations that more than 370,000 is that more than 370,000 palestinians have made palestin'fians have made that the palestinians�*have made that the south the journey from the south to the north in just the last 48 hours, eversince north in just the last 48 hours

kumbh mela, the world's largest gathering of pilgrims, begins as millions of hindus arrive to take a in the holy river the ganges. hello, i'm matthew amroliwala. there are fears that high winds could soon return to los angeles and again fan the flames of the wild fires there. three are still burning around the city. firefighters say they now have a small window of opportunity to contain them, before the arrival of winds of up to 70 miles per hour. planes continue to dump fire retardant on hillsides across la and firefighters are cutting vegetation to slow the spread of the flames. at least 2a people have been killed in the fires so far. from los angeles, helena humphrey reports. oh, my house! for 36 years, fighting fires was rich snyder's profession. now retired, when flames tore through his community in pasadena, it was personal. armed with a hose and with his bare hands, suddenly, he wasn'tjust saving strangers — he was saving his neighbours and their homes. lord, help us. lord, with your hands... whether it was divine intervention or rich's sheer determination, their lives were sa

chloe melas joins us now. we were looking at it. it's about ten minutes of raw footage released.e we seeing? >> this is a scene they rehearsed, the three takes that baldoni's team -- this is all the takes. the reason this particular scene is what was released yesterday is because this is something that blake lively talked about in her lawsuit against justin baldoni, saying this slow dance scene justin acted incredibly inappropriately with her. that he acted out of character and she should not have been subjected to his unwanted advances that were not written into the scene and the scene lacked an intimacy coordinator. his legal team believes this vindicates him. this footage which appears in "it ends with us" in this brief slow motion montage appears to show the stars discussing how to play the scene as they slow dance. baldoni's team said the takes reportedly shot in may of 2023 showed that what took place onset doesn't match claims of sexual harassment that lively made in a legal complaint last month. according to the complaint, while filming the scene baldoni with caressing ms

it happened at the maha kumbh mela, the world's largest city of prayagraj.ortant, one of six most important, one of the six most important, one of the six most important of 45 day developments on that story and much more on our website i encourage you to check out the live page when it comes to the live page when it comes to the story. it being updated we rtm i we online vi i we onlinejournals. stay with bbc news. —— with ourteam. hello there. across the country. the next few days are looking dry. to bring a lot of dry and sunny weather. a few showers across northern areas passing to the south of the uk. but it will bring a windy, cloudy, wet day throughout the day on wednesday. but it looks like 50—60 mph gusts here. it will be a chilly day, temperatures in single digits for most. showers continue across northern scotland, and that rain in the south will be pulling away slowly from the southeast, and that will greet us for thursday morning. still a few showers and strong breeze later in the day, skies will cloud up for northern ireland and the western isles

i'm going to let him go wild on medicine. largest religious gathering, the kumbh mela in northern india police breaking their own barriers, sprinting to disperse the crowds. instead, many were whisked away, injured or worse. just over this way is the main bathing area, where everyone wants to take a dip in the holy waters. as ever in this kind of a crowd, one person gets pushed and it ended samira hussein, bbc news, prayagraj. which are needed to build proteins, and the molecules that form dna. here's rebecca morelle. a smash and grab in deep space. of asteroid called bennu. a 500 metre—wide space rock. it was packed into a capsule and brought to earth. scientists here have now carried out a detailed analysis of the space rock, and it's proved to be a treasure trove. something new about bennu. it's just this dark rock. but it'sjust incredible how rich it is. before in meteorites, and the combination of them that we haven't seen before. we also found it had this incredible array of organic molecules. we now know bennu contains thousands of carbon rich compounds, including amino acids and

joining us now, nbc news entertainment correspondent chloe melas. >> i do want to start by playing an the other side. >> hey blake, it is 2:00 in the morning. hopefully this does not wake you up. i'm really sorry. i for sure fell short and you worked really hard on that. it is nothing more exciting to me, like that i get to work with blake lively and have her, all of her, it's what i want. >> so chloe, that's just a snippet, i believe, of about six minutes of a voice memo. can you put that in context for us? what is baldoni appearing to apologize for? >> sure. so one of the issues at the crux of this back-and-forth legal battle is this allegation about baldoni and his legal team have made, that blake lively and her husband ryan reynolds tried to take control of the movie, the creativity of the film, the writing, while he was the director, and this was the movie being put out by his production company. and this voice note was sent after blake lively rewrote a scene he had written, a rooftop scene. it's a very famous moment in the book. it's a famous moment in the movie, when they firs

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mahakumbh mela only happens every 12 years and hindus are expected to take part.test from prayagraj. this is where everyone will take a dip. hindus believe taking a dip where the ganges river meets this point, at this particular time it will read one of their scents. that is the religious part of it and what has really brought so many thousands of people here today on this first day. there is a real sense of community here. there are lots of people that are selling different items, there is also food available. there is someone even doing circus tricks and there is a real community kind of feel. people travel far and wide to come to this, don't they? they do. just to give you a sense of how large these programmes are we are talking about 15 square miles, roughly about 40 square kilometres, that is how large this area is. if you think about a comparison, if you think about something like 4000 football pitches. and at each different area you have different sections. there is one area that is full of tents, cotton tents meant for the common man that will be here for

the kumbh mela only happens every 12 years and more than 400 million hindus are expected to take partsamira hussain sent us the latest from prayagraj. you can see behind me that there are all these people that are coming over this way. just a little to my left is where the river bank is and that is where everyone is going to take a dip. hindus believe that taking a dip in where the ganges river meets the yamuna river and meets the mythical saraswati river, to take a dip at this particular time will rid one of their sins. that is the religious part of it and what has brought so many thousands of people here today on this first day. also i think there is a real sense of community here and it is like a festival. there are lots of people that are selling different items, there is lots of food available. there is someone even doing circus tricks and there is a real community kind of feel. people travel far and wide to come to this, don't they? they do. just to give you a sense of how large these fairgrounds are we are talking about 15 square miles, roughly about 40 square kilometres, that

millions of other pilgrims at a huge i2—yearly festival in the north of the country, the maha kumbh melaaters of the river ganges. and these are live pictures from prayagraj in uttar pradesh state where a procession is currently under way. you can see a lot of people there. the religious gathering attracts more than 400 million people and can even be seen from space. we will leave you with these images of people bathing in the waters. hello. we had really big contrasts in weather across the uk on monday. in highland scotland, here in plockton, there was a lot of cloud, outbreaks of rain, but it was very mild, and just along the road from here, we had temperatures up to 111 degrees in achnagart. so a real contrast then to the 3 celsius that was recorded in fylingdales in north yorkshire. the reason for this? well, the cold air that we had last week hasn't entirely gone away from eastern areas, and the winds were blowing over the snow—covered north york moors, keeping those temperatures well suppressed in our coldest parts. now, over the next few hours, there's a little bit of rain to come

. >> members of the military, former members of the mela military list their resumes and exposes theirse. and through that makes targeting by an intlligent services and sophisticated intelligence servli paired. >> reporter: in zhao's case, what started as chats about stock trades veered into sensitive areas. questions about naval exercises in the pacific where china threatens to challenge u.s. strength. >> in the end he received a proximately $15,000. >> reporter: court records reveal zhao to take photographs and videos of restricted areas and told him to destroy evidence of their communications. how does that not raise every red flag available to thomas zhao? >> it should have. and zhao stated he question the intelligence officer occasionally. >> when i try to cut the reltionship with him, it was already kind of light. reported back do you feel like you're trapped? >> yeah. >> reporter: zhao, u.s. citizen since he was 12 was arrested, pleaded guilty in this currently serving more than two years for bribery and conspiracy. but his actions did not rise to the level of espionage. >> i wa

india is hosting what's been described as the world's largest gathering as the hindu festival kumbh melaare expected to take part, bathing at the meeting point of sacred rivers. despite preparations, including 160,000 tents and 150,000 toilets, some pilgrims have raised concerns over inadequate facilities. blue origin's new glenn rocket is set to make its debut launch from florida's cape canaveral. if successful, the heavy—lift rocket will place blue origin in direct competition with spacex, with plans to carry satellites to orbit and test reusable booster technology. the uncrewed mission will also trial the company's blue ring pathfinder demonstration system. hello, there. you'll be pleased to hear this really cold spell of weather is at an end. now, if i show you the temperature anomaly chart, any time you see oranges and reds, that's temperatures above average. so it's getting really mild for scotland and northern ireland — temperaturesjumping up, the snow will be melting. for england and wales, temperatures generally getting back to where they should be for the middle ofjanuary. and

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chloe melas with more on this. good morning. >> good morning.vely was determined to make him the real life villain in her story. it is the full story in a legal war that happened after lively filed her own lawsuit last month accusing him of orchestrating a smear campaign against him, all which she denies. >> i want to see you again. >> now you see him. >> overnight, blake lively speaking out. her legal team saying the lawsuit is, quote, another chapter in the abuser play book. baldoni suing lively, her husband, seeking $400 million. >> promise me. >> reporter: in the suit, baldoni who corrects and stars in the film claims lively used her immense power as a global celebrity to seize control of the film. saying she enlisted the help of reynolds and eluding to the couple's famous friend, taylor swift. >> so you just broke into my building. >> you have a really nice view. >> i do. >> reporter: he says the access summoned him to her new york penthouse where reynolds and a famous close friend praised lively's version of the scene which he says made hi

nbc's chloe melas has been following this story for us. chloe, good morning. >> hey, guys.asking the judge to stop justin baldoni's attorney from talking to the media and halt the release of communications between the former two co-stars. this all comes as additional audio further pulls back the curtain on what might have happened during the production of "this ends with us." >> hey, blake, it is 2:00 in the morning. hopefully this does not wake you up. >> reporter: in a six-minute-plus audio message obtained by thedailymail.com, justin baldoni tells lively he's sorry for a lack of enthusiasm over changes she made to a pivotal scene in "it ends with us." >> i'm sorry. i for sure fell short, and you worked really hard on that. >> reporter: baldoni also telling lively he's sorry about the sexism that she reportedly experienced on other productions, promising to be different. >> hopefully it's not been the experience with me. there's nothing more exciting to me than getting to work with blake lively and have her, all of her. that's what i want. >> reporter: baldoni's team did

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. >> chloe melas, matt belloni, thank you for coming on the show. that does it for us this morning. we will see you tomorrow at 6:00 a.m. sharp. ana cabrera picks up the coverage. up the coverage. >>> winter wallop. whiteout conditions and eo treacherous travel. as a massive snowstorm impacts millions. we are live in kansas city which just saw one of its snowiest days ever. high-security and snow on d capitol hill as lawmakers prepare to certify donald trump selection win. just as congress marks the four- year anniversary. president-elect donald trump trying to block his sentencing in the hush money case set to happen just days before his inauguration. his new arguments and the possibility of yet another delay. >>> justin trudeau set to address his political future this hour after weeks of speculation that he's about to step down. >>> is 10:00 eastern, thanks for joining us. i'm ana cabrera reporting from new york. there is intense security around the capital and the biggest snowstorm in the region in years. lawmakers prepare to gather for a joint session of congress. today they wil

nbc's chloe melas and former state attorney for palm beach county, florida, dave aronberg.uy ins to support those. and we'll be talking about the whole front of with what is going on with the president in terms of how he is trying to, in many ways, demonize his political opponents. >> rev. thank you. that does it for us this morning. we'll be back monday morning, bright and early. ana cabrera picks up the coverage right now.

the hindu festival of maha kumbh mela draws millions of worshippers from across india, and beyond. holy men smeared with ash rode on chariots today as part of a march to the confluence of three sacred rivers. the faithful believe that a dip in the waters will cleanse them of their sins and end the cycle of reincarnation. the festival takes place every 12 years. more than 400 million hindus are expected to take part over the next six weeks. still to come on the news hour we speak to republican and , democratic senators about the contentious nominee for secretary of defense hopes rise for a ceasefire in gaza as negotiatons enter final stages and homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas discusses the biden administration's legacy. >> this is the pbs news hour from the david m rubenstein studio at w eta in washington and from the walter cronkite school of journalism at arizona state university. amna: one of president-elect trump's most controversial nominees was the first to face the scrutiny of a senate confirmation hearing. a new pbs news/npr/marist poll set to be released tomo

of hindu devotees gathered on the banks of the ganges in india to mark the beginning of maha kumbh mela over the next six weeks, 400 million people are expected to attend the festival on the riverbanks of the city of prayagraj. >> firefighters are still working tirelessly to tackle the los angeles fires, but the return of gusty winds could complicate those efforts. meanwhile, in joe biden's final days as u.s. president, he's overseeing the federal response to the fires. fema's role will be especially important in the aftermath, as cnn's julia benbrook reports from the white house. >> president joe biden is entering his final full week in office, and it is going to be a busy one. he is receiving regular updates on the efforts to suppress the fires across los angeles, and on sunday held a virtual briefing with key officials, including vice president kamala harris, department of homeland security secretary alejandro mayorkas and fema administrator deanne criswell. during an interview with cnn's jake tapper, criswell, who has been on the ground in los angeles, emphasized that these fires ar

nbc's chloe melas and former state attorney for palm beach county, florida, dave aronberg. thank you both. rev al, what do you have this weekend in politics nations? it's not going to be the blake lively story. >> no, we'll be talking a lot about dei, how civil rights groups are planning boycotts and buy ins to support those. and we'll be talking about the whole front of with what is going on with the president in terms of how he is trying to, in many ways, demonize his political opponents. >> rev. thank you. that does it for us this morning. we'll be back monday morning, bright and early. ana cabrera picks up the coverage right now. >> right now. >> on ana cabrera reports. >> fear and. >> confusion as president trump's immigration actions. >> take hold. >> the mayor of. >> new jersey's. >> largest city, newark, says. >> ice agents detained. >> multiple people during a warrantless raid. >> what's happening. >> there and in other. >> cities nationwide. and the president's move. >> to block birthright citizenship. >> blocked by a federal judge. so what happens next? >> plus,

. >> we have chloe melas with more. >> reporter: dave chappelle returning to the stage with the show new president taking office. he did it the last time donald trump became the commander in chief as well. >> i didn't know donald trump would win the election. i did suspect it. it seemed hillary did well in the polls and i know the whites. >> reporter: tonight kicks off an exciting few weeks leading up to the 50th anniversary celebration next month. with actor timothee chalamet off the oscar buzz of "complete unknown" pulling double duty next week. he will be the first musician to take on both rolls since deion sanders. snl has been pulling out the stops with the par ade of hosts like martin short who joined the club last month. >> have they taught you the secret handshake? >> of course, they have. >> one, two, three, four, five. >> reporter: snl everywhere you look these days. a new movie. >> ask me again. >> reporter: the coverage of new york magazine and behind the scenes look of 8 h and series snl 50 beyond saturday night. >> snl. >> snl was the biggest show ever. >> live from new

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. >> joining us now, entertainment correspondent chloe melas and the founder and former editor of theth the brutalist. not many have seen this yet but that could change. who else stole the headlines yesterday, including the host? >> reporter: i met the director of the brutalist 15 years ago and if you don't know his name, this morning, now you do. he has done incredible movies but this one put them on the map. he made this $100 million epic. he mentioned in his speech last night that this was a movie people were betting against. 3 hours, 15 minute intermission. people in the ballroom were whispering to each other you have got to see the movie. it is not all over the country right now. it is in select theaters but a lot of people were talking about nikki glaser. she told the line perfectly hosting the golden globes. it is a hard job. i saw her at taylor swift's concert and we were chatting and she said, look, i want a job again. i want to toe the line with making jabs but not going too far she will make enemies. she's getting great reviews this morning. joe? >> matt, i'm curious, we wa

. >> chloe melas has the latest on this. >> good morning. baldoni's attorney released ten minutes of footage showing he did nothing appropriate, they say. but lively's team is countering that saying it shows the exact opposite. this footage, which appears in the finished version film "it ends with us" appears to show the two stars discussing how to play the scene as they slow dance, in this brief montage. bal baldoni's team say the takes shot in may 2023 showed that what took place on set doesn't match claims of sexual harassment that lively made in a legal complaint last month. according to the complaint, min scene, mr. baldoni was caressing her with his mouth in a way that had nothing to do with their roles. the two stars can be heard talking about production details while playing to the camera as a couple in love. the complaint says baldoni, quote, dragged his lips from her ear and down to her neck as he said, it smells so good. baldoni's representatives say it proves that it didn't happen. >> smells good. >> well, it's not that. it's the

entertainment correspondent chloe melas has the latest. >> reporter: the legal battle in the costarse lawsuits filed on new year's eve. justin baldoni suing the new york times for an article reporting blake lively's campaigns he directed a smear campaign against her. baldoni's lawsuit calling it rife with inaccuracies, relying on a self-serving narrative and showing examples of text messages the lawsuit says work misleadingly edited by blake lively and published by the new york times such as indicating an emotive indicating the comment was sarcastic. >> they alleged the times cherry picked and decided to take snippets of negative things, negative text messages out of context and put them in their article, which ended up making baldoni and others look bad. >> reporter: the new york times says it plans to vigorously defend against the lawsuit. meanwhile blake lively filing her lawsuit against baldoni as well as the pr team they hired in new york federal court. the suit laid out in lively's bombshell complaint alleges baldoni and the lead producer engaged in sexually inappropriate behav

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now the mela is held every 12 years.considered the largest human gathering on earth, celebrating india's cultural and spiritual traditions. and those are the latest gb news headlines. i'll be back with more in just under half an hour. >> 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. >> good afternoon britain. at 1:09, we have some breaking royal baby news 1544 00:08:56

at the kumbh mela, which is held every 12 years. considered to be the largest human gathering on earth. it celebrates india's cultural and spiritual traditions. much more to come as we go through the morning. but those are the latest gb news headunes those are the latest gb news headlines for the moment. more from me in less than half an houn >> 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. >> good morning. welcome to britain's newsroom live across the uk with me, bev turner and andrew. if you're listening on the radio, andrew pierce is wearing one of those pathetic blue masks which do nothing. never did anything. >> she's had the flu. >> she's had the flu. >> i got a rumour. >> i got a rumour. >> there's a rumour she had covid and we know her view of covid. >> what's covid? there we are. listen, i worked hard. i played hard in dc. it's slightly caught up on me the last few days of my trip, but i'm fine. i might have a little bit of. no, no, no, keep

tens of millions gathered to take a holy dip at the maha kumbh mela, when chaos erupted around 1:30 ammbh mela, which is held every 12 years, is considered the largest human gathering on earth, celebrating india's cultural and spiritual traditions. and buckingham palace says princess beatrice has given birth to a baby girl named athena several weeks prematurely. the royal was due to give birth in early spring, and was told in december not to travel long distances. in a statement today, the palace said her royal highness and mr edoardo mapelli mozzi are delighted to announce the safe arrival of their daughter. mr mapelli mozzi posted a tribute to his new daughter, calling her tiny and absolutely perfect. those are the latest gb news headunes those are the latest gb news headlines for now. more news in half an hour. >> thank you tatiana. i've got a cracking show. let's get weaving. because rachel reeves has refused to rule out further tax rises in the spring. she confirmed today that the government's backing of heathrow's controversial third runway, in a bid to ignite growth in britain's

kumbh mela, the world's largest gathering of pilgrims begins, as millions of hindus arrive to take a in the holy river — the ganges. hello and welcome to bbc news. there are fears that high winds could soon return to los angeles and again fan the flames of the wild fires there. three are still burning around the city. firefighters say, they now have a small window of opportunity to contain them, before the arrival of winds of up to 70 miles per hour. planes continue to dump fire retardant on hillsides across la and firefighters are cutting vegetation to slow the spread of the flames. at least 2a people have been killed in the fires so far. we are expecting that news conference to start in the next few minutes. officials there and the press all gathered and thatis and the press all gathered and that is due to kick off any time now and we know at least 24 time now and we know at least 2a people have been killed in the fires so far. 16 still missing. we will get an update from the officials in terms of the levels of containment they have on those three main fires they are battling. you