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michelle fleury i reporting there in new york. thank you michelle. studio is our us correspondent katty kay, bryan lanza, formerly the communications director on donald trump's transition team and the third guest we have had with us tonight is stephanie rollins break mayor of baltimore. she has been listening into this with us. —— stephanie rawlings—blake. we stephanie rawlings—bla ke. we know stephanie rawlings—blake. we know that donald trump's next court date is in december. what happens to now and then for donald trump? his happens to now and then for donald trump?— happens to now and then for donald trump? his team will be comilin: donald trump? his team will be compiling all — donald trump? his team will be compiling all of _ donald trump? his team will be compiling all of the _ donald trump? his team will be compiling all of the defence - compiling all of the defence and the prosecution will be doing theirjob on their side as well. it is unlikely that we will hear very much from this case but there are three other investigations ongoing into t

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my colleague michelle fleury has more. for months we — michelle fleury has more.chelle fleury has more. fr?" months we have been talking about the red—hotjobs market in the united states. data released earlier this week suggests that boom is starting to show signs of age not is losing momentum, job cuts are mounting and notjust in the tech sector. mcdonald's became the latest company to announce thatis the latest company to announce that is downsizing its work force and just how far the labour market has slowed to become clearer when the government releases its jobs report for march the economist are predict being companies hired close to 240,000 workers last month, a sharp drop from the 311,000 jobs in february and an even bigger reduction from the more than 500,000 jobs created injanuary. a gradual slowdown would be welcome news for america's those inside the federal reserve are worried that the tight labour market and higher wages have contributed to inflation. the fed has raised its benchmark rate to 5% from near zero but it may not share those who are worried

michelle fleury, bbc news, new york.that common — twins who are business partners, well, that's rarer still. we've been catching up with two dutch sisters who have started a drinks business in the uk, who reckon twins make for a powerful combination in business. let's take a look. doing business as twins... is a very powerful thing. i think it is such a great thing to have your sister as a co—founder because your highs are so much higher and the lows are so much less low, because if someone is a bit down, or stressed at work, then the other one is always the optimistic one and there is always one that has the glass a bit more fuller. we have a really special emotional bond, which makes working together very easy and very efficient. for example, in meetings, we know each other inside out, so we kind of know what we are thinking. even as little kids, we always dreamt and talked about having our own business together, the two of us, and i couldn't be gladder and our parents couldn't be more proud that we actually did so. on

michelle fleury reporting on that story for us.epublic have tumbled nearly 30% to a new record low amid renewed fears the us bank could be the next to collapse. the selloff extended steep declines from a day earlier after the bank said customers had pulled $100 billion in deposits in march. first republic has been under pressure since a series of us bank failures last month sparked fears of a wider crisis. chinese police have visited the office of the us management and consultancy firm bain & company in shanghai and questioned its staff. a statement from bain�*s spokesman said the company is cooperating with chinese authorities but offered no further information. chinese authorities last month raided the office of the american corporate due diligence firm mince group and traders are increasingly pessimistic about their prospects there according to a survey by the american chamber of commerce in china. to india now because the country is estimated to overtake china as the world's most populous country by the end of april, with more

let's get more from michelle fleury who has been following the i fleury who has been following the storye heard it before. the internet and online shopping e55entially has done for this company. it wasn't able to adapt enough and i think when you look back, its heyday wa5 enough and i think when you look back, its heyday was back in the 19905 and the early to thousands and it was known as a leader in the kind of retailer that was considered a category killer because it specialised in one area. in this case, bed and bath, as the name suggested. and much like another rival, david's bradl, which specialised in bridal wear, that kind of specialism seems to have had a tough time adapting to changing tastes. ~ ., ., ., , ., , ., tastes. what now for their stores to 'ust tastes. what now for their stores to just briefly? — tastes. what now for their stores to just briefly? well, _ tastes. what now for their stores to just briefly? well, you _ tastes. what now for their stores to just briefly? well, you know, - tastes. what now for their stores to just briefly? well, you know, they l just briefl

michelle fleury there in new york.the uk, millions of new banknotes featuring the image of king charles are being made — and the bbc has been given exclusive access to the printing process. the portrait is the only change to existing designs of the bank of england's five, ten, 20 and £50 notes. but there's still a year or more to wait before they enter circulation. here's our cost of living correspondent, kevin peachey. here's your change. a new monarch means a new portrait on new banknotes. on this day alone, six million tenners carrying the image of king charles are being printed for the bank of england in this highly secure site. they're ready to begin replacing nearly five billion notes out there featuring the queen, but only as the older ones become worn or damaged. up until now, she's been the one and only monarch shown on the bank's circulating notes. portrait of her majesty the queen. currency which will still be accepted in the shops. the king is already on 50p coins, but the monarch doesn't appear on banknote

i'm michelle fleury with the latest promise of the courthouse in delaware where the trial was due to today. and making a move in mobile gaming, the japanese giant sega agrees to buy angry birds maker for $750 million. hello and welcome a long, this is world business report, i'm ben thompson. starting in the us where one of the most closely watched media trials in decades has been delayed. ajudge in delaware announced late on sunday that the $1.6 billion defamation trial by dominion voting systems against fox news and its parent company would start on tuesday instead. that has now been confirmed. the lawsuit alleges that the broadcast of the reputation of dominion by repeatedly airing lies about its vote counting machines and election fraud in the 2020 us presidential election. let's cross live to wilmington where michelle fleury is in delaware where the trial was due to start. we say was due to start, lots of people keeping a very close eye on this but they will have to wait possibly a bit longer. this is very high stakes media trial, people are calling this one of the biggest media

michelle fleury, bbc news, new york. now it�*s time for a look at the weather with carol kirkwood. be some sunshine, but it is going to be wetter than it was last week. it�*s also going to be windy. the met office has yellow weather warnings out for these areas covering the wind, between 40 to 60 mile an hour gusts. and this is from tuesday afternoon, overnight tuesday into wednesday and all of wednesday. today, though, pollen levels and we�*re talking tree pollen, are moderate or high across much of the uk and they�*re going to remain so as we go through much of this week. so we�*ve got this morning�*s rain continuing to push away into the north sea, lingering for a time in shetland and then we�*ve got two bands of organised showers. now these are likely to be heavy and thundery, blustery as well. these are the average wind speeds, but on either side of them there�*ll be a bit more sunshine and just the odd shower. temperatures up to about 14 or 15 degrees, but not feeling as cold along the north sea coastline because today there will be a bit more sunshine and less cloud. now, th

michelle fleury, bbc news, new york.eekend. later on monday, the traditional egg—rolling event will take place at the white house in washington. but in one town in western germany, when it comes to easter eggs, they do things a little differently, as the bbc�*s tim allman explains. normally, this time of year, you eat easter eggs. but not here, in the town of horhausen. instead, theyjust chuck them, as far as they possibly can. contestants of all ages take part, throwing hard—boiled chicken eggs, and the rules are remarkably simple. translation: the egg must remain intact and it should i fly as far as possible. the best thing is to hold it between your index finger and your thumb. every participant has only one go and some throws are a little less impressive than others. the record, dating back more than 20 years, with 78 metres. mind you, it's not about winning, more the taking part. "i threw mine 55 metres," said this competitor. "i didn't apply any specific technique, ijust used three fingers and then i threw it." the

michelle fleury there.—election, the core of his offer is his claim to be transforming the us economy, bringing new life to left behind manufacturing areas in the famous rust belt of america. under the inflation reduction act and other infrastructure plans, the us is now pouring hundreds of billions of dollars of public money into the green industries of the future. but the sheer scale of the investments is so big that allies such as the eu and the uk are concerned that it will threaten jobs in their economies. our economics editor faisal islam has this special report from kentucky. in the fields of western kentucky, the farms are giving way to a different type of green harvest. the spades on the ground. the excavators are shifting tons of soil. united states of america is digging for victory in the green high—tech industries of the future and they are in a hurry. literally we are shovel ready to go with our project when we receive the support from the us government. it is like a gold rush, it is so big.— r

michelle fleury is in wilmington — delaware — where the trial was due to start. closely watched, couldn't it? just explain why. yes. this is a case _ couldn't it? just explain why. yes. this is a case in _ couldn't it? just explain why. yes. this is a case in which _ couldn't it? just explain why. yes this is a case in which people are watching for several reasons. on the one legal experts are calling this potentially the most important media trial in decades because of its implications for media rights, press freedom, freedom of speech, first amendment which is being tested here in this particular case. then there is the implications it has full political coverage going forward for the 2024 us presidential election, because a victory or a loss here could sort of embolden or make media companies more cautious moving forward. the other thing to bear in mind is this is about disinformation as it relates to the 2020 us election. and so far very few people have been held accountable for that. so this is an attempt to do that. so across all of these areas it is signif

let's get the latest on this with our north america business correspondent michelle fleury who's in newff today, further falls today, what is going on where you are? so further falls today, what is going on where you are?— further falls today, what is going on where you are? so the first the first republic— on where you are? so the first the first republic bank— on where you are? so the first the first republic bank has _ on where you are? so the first the first republic bank has seen - on where you are? so the first the first republic bank has seen its i first republic bank has seen its share price under pressure for a second straight day. if you think back to tuesday, its share price halved in value. then we saw the start of trading today, it came under renewed pressure again and thatis under renewed pressure again and that is what led to these series of temporary faults in trading, at least four times, pretty unusual to see this sort of frequent stops start trading in the share price. the reason sometimes can be either because there is an announcement pending or in this particular ca

the bbc�*s north america business correspondent michelle fleury reports from new york. potential white house contender is now headed to court. disney filed its suit on the same to the officials appointed by governor rhonda santos voted to block development plans for the florida theme park. the entertainment time and claims it is a victim of a relentless campaign to weapon eyes government power against disney. a spokesman for mr d santos dismissed the lawsuit as an attempt to undermine the will of the voters in his state. this battle started last year after the firm spoke out against a law banning discussions of sexual orientation or gender identity in primary schools often referred to as the don't say 93)’ referred to as the don't say gay law. the florida governor and likely presidential candidate has clearly decided that taking on a company perceived by his face as woke is good for politics, but still a fight with one of the states biggest employers and taxpayers comes with costs, of which this lawsuit may only be the first. shares in first republic have tumbled nearly

michelle fleury, bbc news. so, we love pet pictures on this programme. i have to say, he demands them, so send us yours. later this week, investors and the financial markets will be keeping a close eye on the latest us inflation figures. any slowdown in consumer prices may lead to the federal reserve halting its recent interest rate hikes. in recent weeks, here in europe, we've seen inflation slow in spain and germany. so, is the same likely in the us? joining me now isjustin urquhart—stewart, who's the founder of investment platform regionally. he's one our regulars. justin, come on, we have a pet theme and your cat is nowhere to be seen! i and your cat is nowhere to be seen! ~' ., and your cat is nowhere to be seen!- where - and your cat is nowhere to be seen!- where is - and your cat is nowhere to be seen!- where is she? | and your cat is nowhere to be seen!- where is she? seen! i know! where is she? i am shocked. _ seen! i know! where is she? i am shocked. if— seen! i know! where is she? i am shocked. if i _ seen! i know! where is she? i am shocked.

michelle fleury went to meet some of them. my pup, willy, is what led us there. parkside pups, a dog walking service. it was a side hustle that naturally started to pick up more, and i was having so much fun with it and meeting the people he's the pup who started it all. and helping out the pups. today, he makes more money walking dogs than he did as a special needs teacher in downtown manhattan. they're probably going to go into the water annually. we're over six figures this year. over the last two years, we've grown 250%. and there's no shortage of customers. part of that has to do with all those pandemic puppies. michael says with work from home winding down, more pet owners are calling him. i have so many puppies that i've picked up in the last year, which has really helped the company grow. demand for dog walkers has skyrocketed. this year alone, the dog walking business in america is expected to grow 3%, and it's already worth an estimated $1 billion. come on, let's go, kid. but could a cooling economy change that? i think we are recession proof. nick rodr

the bbc�*s north america business correspondent michelle fleury reports from new york.n one of america's biggest companies and a potential white house contender is now headed to court. disney filed its suit on the same day that officials appointed by governor ron desantis voted to block development plans for the florida theme park. the entertainment giant claims it is a victim of a relentless campaign to weaponize government power against disney. a spokesman for mr desantis dismissed disney's lawsuit as an attempt to undermine the will of the voters in his state. this battle started last year after the firm spoke out against a law banning discussions of sexual orientation or gender identity in primary schools, often referred to as the don't say gay law. the florida governor and likely presidential candidate has clearly decided that taking on a company perceived by his base as woke is good for politics. but starting a fight with one of the state's biggest employers and taxpayers comes with costs of which this lawsuit may only be the first. now, we know there's a push to

here's our correspondent michelle fleury with more. as america is navigating some pretty in certain economic waters, whether us president can gloat is on the jobs fronts. look at this chart. you can see employment rising nicely until the pandemic. that's when the job market cratered. sincejoe biden took office, it has steadily increased under his watch over 12 and a half millionjobs have i2 and a half millionjobs have been created. the unemployment rate is at a 50 year low. of course, you have to remember the context in which these jobs were created, in the middle of the pandemic. policies hit administration put in place softening the economic blow from covid—i9. but the bounce back has been far from smooth. the worst economic metric and biden�*s watch has been inflation. this chart shows inflation. this chart shows inflation pretty steady until 2022 when inflation hits the highest rate in a generation over that summer. that's because as the us economy emerged from the pandemic committee struggled with supply chain issues that pushed u

michelle fleury was at the courthouse for us.was billed by some as the defamation trial of the century but at the 11th hour, both parties reached a settlement to avoid trial, which will see rupert murdoch's media empire pay out nearly $800 million. dominion had been seeking double that, arguing that lies broadcast by fox news hosts and guests about the company involving the 2020 us election had damaged its reputation. the voting technology company did not get an apology but dominion had plenty to say outside of the courthouse. 0ne lawyer saying that truth matters and lies have consequences. leaving court, the fox legal team were tight—lipped but issued a written statement stating that the settlement reflected its continued commitment to the highest journalistic standards. despite putting this case behind them, fox's legal woes are not over and the network must defend itself in a 2.7 billion dollar meth —— defamation case brought by another election technology company. 0ne case brought by another election technology company. one t

let's cross to wilmington, delaware, where our north america business correspondent michelle fleury isplace, speculation that fox news was looking to try to strike a deal. what has happened today so far? this mornin: , what has happened today so far? ti 3 morning, they were finishing jury selection, now 12jurors have been sworn in. they are going through some legal housekeeping if you will, and we are off to the races, as it were, and opening arguments are beginning with dominion lawyers expecting to go first. they are going to try to argue that fox news hosts and guests spread lies about the company, including that it helped to wreck the 2020 us election in favour ofjoe biden and against then president donald trump. and we are expecting as you suggested something of a spectacle in the six—week trial in part because high—profile figures like rupert murdoch, the billionaire head of this media empire, and his son lachlan are among those expected to testify, including some of the stars of the network like tucker carlson and sean hannah people who are more used to asking the questions and

michelle fleury is in wilmington, delaware, where this all unfolded and told us more: it was very abruptn in. we were awaiting opening statements and on the clock kept ticking and nothing happened. ultimately, the judge nothing happened. ultimately, thejudge came into nothing happened. ultimately, the judge came into the courtroom and announced that a settlement had been reached by these two sides and that rupert murdoch cosmic media empire had agreed to pay nearly $800 million. you heard from the lawyers representing dominion and also the ceo of the company. let me ready this statement from fox, saying "the settlement reflected its continued commitment to highest journalistic standards and that it was hopeful that our decision to resolve this dispute with dominion ended amicably rather than the acrimony of a divisive trial allows the country to move forward from these issues because remember, at the heart of this trial was the idea of accountability of disinformation in the 2020 election, dominion accusing the company of spreading, the company, of fox news's�* �*s of spreading lies abou

nada tawfiq, bbc news, new york. 0ur correspondent, michelle fleury, in new york gave more details onrs for donald trump are going to push to file certain motions. one of them could be to have the case thrown out entirely. another could be to move it to a differentjurisdiction, perhaps one that has been floated is at staten island, because it is more favourable towards trump, the idea being that it will be easier to find a jury pool there that might be favourable to him. i think there's a long way to go. we've all been following the events of the last 48 hours and the drama of watching a former president being arrested and fingerprinted and going through the arraignment process. but now you get to the typical grind of the legal process and that can be quite slow. as you mentioned, the next court date is in december, and that is when donald trump has been ordered to appear. but in future hearings, it mightjust be the lawyers behind closed doors. wall—to—wall coverage by the us media, of course, of this huge story in us politics. what has the analysis over there been? has it only served

michelle fleury has more from the courthouse in wilmington, delaware. delay wasn't unusual and that things happen. the extra time, though, has fuelled speculation of a last—minute settlement between the two parties here on the courthouse steps to avoid trial. not only would that reduce the risk each side takes by putting this matter in the hands of a jury, it would also spare rupert murdoch from being compelled to testify. it could be by midweek that the billionaire chair of fox news is on the stand, answering questions from dominion�*s lawyers. mr murdoch, who is likely more used to asking questions than answering them, well, he will have to defend the network's decisions to allow its hosts and guests to make false claims about the election in 2020 which he knew to be untrue. tucker carlson and sean hannity, two of the network's stars, could also be on the stand in a matter of days answering questions, but if settlement talks are getting serious, one possible stumbling block — fox and dominion are hundreds of millions of dollars apart on estimating dom

let's join our correspondent michelle fleury in delaware.ome had and how damaging could it be to rupert murdoch and fox news? this damaging could it be to rupert murdoch and fox news? this was very abru t, murdoch and fox news? this was very abrut, we murdoch and fox news? this was very abrunt. we had — murdoch and fox news? this was very abrunt. we had got — murdoch and fox news? this was very abrupt, we had got to _ murdoch and fox news? this was very abrupt, we had got to the _ murdoch and fox news? this was very abrupt, we had got to the stage - abrupt, we had got to the stage where lawyers and the jurors had been sworn in, they were sitting at the table and waiting to begin opening arguments, and then the delay and the weight, and after about three hours, thejudge came back and announced a settlement had been reached thanks in part to the jurors and he mentioned them, saying that added pressure for these two parties to reach a deal, one that sees rupert murdoch's media empire payout $800 million but crucially avoids the spectacle of him

let's go live to new york and talk to our correspondent, michelle fleury.ry 2a hours. talk as through from your perspective how this has been rolling out?— rolling out? well, if it felt like a campaign _ rolling out? well, if it felt like a campaign rally - rolling out? well, if it felt like a campaign rally in i like a campaign rally in florida, it was nothing like that in new york city. when donald trump left his trump tower and made the journey to the courthouse, it was a very sombre donald trump, a serious looking donald trump. he was pretty subdued and none of the usual provider we come to expect from him as he surrendered into court and then later, once he was processed, thatis later, once he was processed, that is fingerprinted, he appeared in court for the reading of the charges against him and we now know, 3a felony charges, accusing him of falsifying business documents. all of these related to hush money payments made to the aduu money payments made to the adult film star stormy daniels by his sort of fixer come lawyer michael cohen, we understand

let's get more now from our correspondent, michelle fleury, whojoins us live from new york.d trump, as we would expect. what did you make of his comments?— expect. what did you make of his comments? , , . , ., comments? this is a trump we are familiar with. _ comments? this is a trump we are familiar with. he _ comments? this is a trump we are familiar with. he went _ comments? this is a trump we are familiar with. he went through - comments? this is a trump we are familiar with. he went through a i familiar with. he went through a list of grievances, some of which we have heard before, whether it was claiming that the election in 2020 were stolen from him or attacks on president biden. but where it was new is, he added to that list issues with the da, the district attorney alvin bragg, and also thejudge with the da, the district attorney alvin bragg, and also the judge who presided over the arraignment here in new york city. the question is whether, by expressing that publicly, that will land him in trouble. thejudge said publicly, that will land him in trouble. the judge s

let's get the latest from michelle fleury in manhattan.onald trump has travelled to new york where he is spending the night in his namesake tamme behind me and he is reportedly meeting with lawyers going through last—minute arrangements. the team boosted by the appointment of tom blanche who is familiar with what colour cases and brought in for his expertise to beef up donald trump's legal team ahead to what is expected to be a historic day. the fact we sell cable news cameras following him all the way from his resort in palm beach to right here in new york city. police presence has been ramped up and as you can see they have been barricades in anticipation of tomorrow when donald trump makes that journey to the courthouse in lower manhattan. he will be read his miranda rights, he will be fingerprinted, we do not know yet if it will be among shop and eventually will proceed to the court room where they will be the hearing and where he will learn the charges he is facing. —— a mug shot. like i say, right now we do not know what charges he i

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live now to michelle fleury in new york.d to see you and no surprises that disney and ron desantis are going to end up in court.- going to end up in court. yeah, i mean these _ going to end up in court. yeah, i mean these two _ going to end up in court. yeah, i mean these two have _ going to end up in court. yeah, i mean these two have been - going to end up in court. yeah, i i mean these two have been feuding going to end up in court. yeah, i - mean these two have been feuding for a while as you said there, this bechtel began a year ago when disney under pressure, really from its customer base came out against, in opposition of a law that was supported by the republican governor of florida and now we are seeing a potential white house contender, and one of america's biggest companies, headed to court. it seems to be a test of how far this new republican mantra can go in terms of taking on corporations who are deemed to be woke. how successful they can be and we are seeing a test of that here. disney has said that robert ——

michelle fleury has more from the court house in wilmington, delaware.delay wasn't unusual and that things happen. the extra time though has fuelled speculation of a last—minute settlement between the two parties here on the court house steps to avoid trial. not only would it reduce each side takes by putting the matter in the hands of a jury, it would also spare rupert murdoch from being compelled to testify. it could be by herdwick that the millionaire chair of fox news is on the stand, answering questions from dominion public lawyer. mr murdoch who is usually more used to asking questions rather than answering, he will have to do leave it to them to decide that the claims of a full selection retreat. two of the network stars could also be on the stand within a matter of days answering questions. if settlement talks are getting serious possible stumbling block — fox and dominion are hundreds of millions of dollars apart on estimating dominion's worth and the dollar amount in damages. plus, it is not the first time that the two considered settling. they

let's go live to new york and talk to our correspondent, michelle fleury.not much action going on at the moment but take us through how the day is expected to unfold. we moment but take us through how the day is expected to unfold.— day is expected to unfold. we are exectin: day is expected to unfold. we are exoecting the _ day is expected to unfold. we are expecting the next _ day is expected to unfold. we are expecting the next chapter- day is expected to unfold. we are expecting the next chapter in - expecting the next chapter in american history to be rewritten. this is the former president of the us who is going to be booked and fingerprinted, all of this before any historic hearing, we keep using those words but really we have never seen a former or current present in america everfacing criminal charges. after that he is expected to return to his resort in palm beach florida where he will speak to the public but before that there is this hearing will be the charges against him. all of this stemming from an investigation that has been very long running

michelle fleury was at the courthouse for us.y some of the definition because of the century but at the 11th hour both parties reach a settlement to avoid trial which was the rupert murdoch's empire pay—out nearly $800 million. dominion had been "bugging lies broadcast by fox news hosts and guests about the company involving the 2020 election damaged its root reputation. the voting technology company did not get an apology but dominion had plenty to say outside the courthouse. 0ne lawyer saying for dominion, truth matters and lies have consequences. leaving court, the legal team for fox news a tight—lipped but did however issue a written statement stating the settlement reflected its continued commitment to the highest journalistic standards. despite putting this case behind them, fox news legal woes are not yet over, it must defend itself in a $2.7 billion defamation case brought by another election technology company, smart matt. 0ne technology company, smart matt. one thing is certain, today's outcome stops fox news from airin

first president of the united states to be charged with a criminal offence. 0ur correspondent michelle fleuryngerprinted, all of this before a historic hearing, we keep using those words but really we have never seen a former or a current present in america ever face criminal charges. after that he is expected to return to his resort in palm beach, florida where he will speak to the public but before that there is this hearing where we will learn the charges against him. all of this stemming from an investigation that has been very long running into his business dealings. michelle, some parts of the media had wanted to have this televised, the court proceedings but they did not get their way so what will we get a sense of what happens in court? you know, thejudge had been asked whether or not he would let people in given what was at stake here and the significance of this day and it was interesting, the judge acknowledged the importance of what would be taking place but he said he had other things and other considerations he had to take into account. so the compromise, if you like, is that th

let's speak to michelle fleury in new york.m? it has been a mixed bag. us president has a lot to gloat about in some measures when it comes to thejobs market when he is on his way to becoming the greatestjob is producing president in us history. if i can show you this chart, it will show you what i am talking about and if you go back to 2016, when donald trump was president, employment was actually going up nicely, untilthe employment was actually going up nicely, until the pandemic. that is when thejobs nicely, until the pandemic. that is when the jobs market in america had issues and unemployment reached 13% but since joe biden issues and unemployment reached 13% but sincejoe biden took office the jobs market has steadily recovered and increased under his watch creating over 12 point —— 12.5 millionjobs but you have creating over 12 point —— 12.5 million jobs but you have to remember the context of some of thesejobs, it remember the context of some of these jobs, it was the middle of the pandemic. policies in his administrati

the bbc�*s north america business correspondent michelle fleury reports from new york.er is now gone to court disney filed a suit on the same day officials appointed by ron de santis blocked development plans for the florida theme park, they say they are a victim of a relentless campaign to relentless ca m pa ig n to weaponised relentless campaign to weaponised government power against disney. a spokesman for ron de santis dismissed the disney lawsuit is an attempt to undermine the well of voters in his state. the battle happened last year after the firm spoke out about discussions of gender identity in primary schools often referred to as the don't say gay law, the florida governor and likely presidential candidate has decided to take on a company perceived by his base is woke is good for politics but starting a fight with one of the state's biggest employers and taxpayers comes with a cost. of which this lawsuit may only be the first. let's get some of the day's other news now. samsung electronics says profits were down 95% year—on—year in the three months to march —

speaking just a short while ago in florida at his residence in mar—a—lago's copy let's go to michelle fleury who is covering everything with the court proceedings. ijust want to get your take on what we heard in the scenes in new york and florida. it heard in the scenes in new york and florida-— and florida. it couldn't be more stark, _ and florida. it couldn't be more stark, we _ and florida. it couldn't be more stark, we had - and florida. it couldn't be. more stark, we had donald and florida. it couldn't be - more stark, we had donald trump here in the court room behind me and the typical provider we are used to seeing from him was absent. it was a more sombre donald trump that appeared in court here it you fast for a couple of hours he's in a ballroom, back and florida, his adopted home and this is the trump we are used to seeing, certainly in the political arena and this very much felt like a political speech. here he was right out the gate basically going after the democrats are saying they have been after me from the beginning, harking back to that 2020 election that he still feels wa

here's michelle fleury.ng about the red—hotjobs market in the us stock data released earlier this week suggests that that room is starting to show signs of age. hiring is losing momentum, job cuts are mounting, notjust in the tech sector. after mcdonald's became the latest company to announce its downsizing its workforce, and just how far the labour market has slowed to become clearer when the government releases its monthlyjobs report for march, economists are predicting us employers hire close to 240,000 workers last month, a sharp drop from the 311,000 jobs in february and an even bigger reduction from the more than 500,000 jobs created injanuary. a gradual slowdown will be welcome news for america's central bank. those inside the federal reserve i worry that the tight labour market and higher wages, that they have contributed to inflation. the fed has raised its benchmark rate to 5% from near zero. its benchmark rate to 5% from nearzero. but its benchmark rate to 5% from near zero. but it may not share t

we are also joined live by the former mayor of baltimore, david kelly, and the bbc�*s michelle fleuryand barbara plett—usher who is in mar—a—lago, i don't know if we see barbara just yet, we are going to try to connect with barbara first because she is there at mar—a—lago awaiting that speech, let's see if we have barbara on the line. 0k. have barbara on the line. ok. we don't have barbara at the moment, we're going to speak first of to our guests here in the studio. first of all, katty, what do you think we can expect after the remarkable process today.— expect after the remarkable process today. you never quite know what _ process today. you never quite know what donald _ process today. you never quite know what donald trump - process today. you never quite know what donald trump is - process today. you never quite i know what donald trump is going to come out and say when he decides to speak on these occasions. has lawyers will want him to not say anything that mightjeopardise his case but they have made it pretty clear that they don't think there is a valid case against there is a

michelle fleury has been to the delaware court where the proceedings were meant to take place today. up at the delaware courthouse for the high—stakes defamation trial against fox news that was due to start on monday, but was abruptly pushed back on sunday evening with no explanation. speaking in court earlier, judge eric davis said that this wasn't unusual and that things happen, especially when you're talking about a six—week trial. that hasn't stopped speculation of a potential out—of—court settlement, with one of the newspapers owned by rupert murdoch, the wall streetjournal, reporting on sunday night that fox was pushing for a deal to avoid trial. now, during the four—minute hearing, there was no mention of settlement talks, and lawyers for both parties did not comment. at its heart, this case is about whether or not fox news defamed dominion by spreading false claims that the voting technology company rigged the 2020 us election against then—president donald trump. the trial is being seen as a test not only of press freedom, but also an attempt to hold accountable those who spr

we're joined now by our north america correspondent michelle fleury, who's in new york. ted day in us politics... it's been amazing to watch already. this time tomorrow he will be back in palm beach, florida, at his golf resort, but not before we have seen something which has never been seen before in american history, the criminal charges being unveiled against a former us president. right now donald trump is in the tower which bears his name, he is spending the night they are, and we understand he was meeting with lawyers earlier, perhaps going over strategy for tomorrow. supporters of donald trump were there and several people came past us with trump 2024, trump tower has been where his supporters have based themselves. tomorrow is a different story, he will travel with high security to the courthouse in downtown manhattan for his arraignment. the charges will be unveiled against him and he will be unveiled against him and he will be unveiled against him and he will be fingerprinted, his miranda rights will be read to him, but we don't think there will be a mug shot. t

we're joined now by our north america correspondent michelle fleury, who's in new york. guilty, calling the claim is an insult to america, what happens now and will it affect his political chances? this was a day for the history books, i know that has been said a lot but you cannot overstate this. however, after essentially the drama that we still unfold today, from that we still unfold today, from that trip when midtown manhattan to the courthouse where he had to surrender himself for arrest and then to hear the charges, then to then to hear the charges, then to the ballroom in florida, where he gave the campaign speech, from here on in the legal proceedings get rather humdrum and procedural. the next date he is expected in court is december, at that point you might hearfrom december, at that point you might hear from lawyers for donald trump putting forward motion to perhaps of the case thrown out or maybe move it to anotherjurisdiction, another to another jurisdiction, another court to anotherjurisdiction, another court area, given that new york typically tends to lean