ok, sarah l rainsford in kyiv and sarah smith right across ukraine. ho was responsible for what is the worst terror atack in russia in many years? gordon corera, our security correspondent, is with me. it seems like the finger of blame is being moved away from ukraine and we heard the americans, sarah smith suggesting it was islamic state —— is a mistake. suggesting it was islamic state -- is a mistake-— suggesting it was islamic state -- is a mistake. and we have had this statement from _ is a mistake. and we have had this statement from them _ is a mistake. and we have had this statement from them saying - is a mistake. and we have had this - statement from them saying they were responsible and their attackers had somehow got back to their bases safely, that was the language they used but we cannot independently confirm that at this point. occasionally we have seen false claims from the group in the past so we have to have some caution however i think it was always a strong possibility. why? because of the nature of the attack, marauding gunmen going

sarah smith, bbc news. wage goes up tomorrow, rising byjust over a pound, to £11.44 an hour, paid to anyone over the age of 21. the government says it'll boost the wages of the lowest paid by £1,800 a year, as marc ashdown reports. barista sam loves hisjob, but after paying his essential bills he's often left with just a few hundred pounds a month to live on. pay rises just help him stay afloat. i think they balance, because obviously everything else goes up in price so it sort of evens out every single year. maybe for, like, a month you'll be like, "0oh, i've got money this month!" and then it'lljust be, like — the next month will be a bit of a rough one. workers across the uk in some of the lowest—paid jobs are about to get a boost in their pay. the minimum wage will rise from tomorrow. anyone from the age of 16 will see their weights rise... if you are aged 18, 19, or 20, it will go... and the national living which will now be paid to anyone aged over 21 instead of 23. that is going up... that is the lar

sarah smith, bbc news, new york.he capital, kyiv, but that falling debris injured at least five people. a bbc documentary brings home the stark reality of the bitter fighting taking place. it follows a single ukrainian infantry batallion, whose troops, led by commander vovan, wore body cameras, showing their efforts to defend a railway line in the kupyansk forest. if the russians were to seize the line, they could use it to launch an attack on the major city of kharkiv. you may find some of this report distressing. a fascinating documentary — do have a watch. it's ukraine: enemy in the woods on the bbc iplayer. the father of a woman murdered by her abusive partner has told bbc news that a mistake by the probation service "probably signed her death warrant". michaela hall was killed by her partner weeks after he was released from prison and wrongly categorised as posing a medium risk. in his first broadcast interview, peter hall says the system designed to protect victims of domestic abuse is "bankrupt", as angus craw

sarah smith, thank you.th yorkshire after being found at the wheel of a car on the mi. our north of england correspondent danny savage joins us from thirsk. danny, what more can you tell us? well, it was mid—afternoon yesterday when police received reports of a caravan being stolen from a holiday park here in thirsk, it came in quite promptly, and on their traffic cameras they soon tries to the vehicle, a black bmw going south down this road behind me towards leeds on the aim. about 45 minutes later, and more than 30 miles away, police pulled that vehicle over towing the caravan on the hard shoulder of the mi near leeds, and they say they were staggered to find an 11—year—old boy behind the wheel of the vehicle, alongside a selection of number plates. he was arrested on suspicion of theft, burglary, and motoring offences including dangerous driving. he has been questioned and since been bailed, the police was caravan it was have been told that it has been recovered. but one very experienced traffic sergeant

sarah smith, bbc news. that tune would win today, i'm sure. for one british man, railway departure boards have become big business. russell pirie was so fascinated with them as a child, he decided to make his own at home. and now, they're so popular, he's quit his job and enlisted his family to help him produce them. 0ur reporterjonathan holmes has the story. they're a familiar sight in stations up and down the country, the glowing panels telling you where you need to go and perhaps how late your train might be. russell used to commute to reading daily, and he spent a lot of time staring at these boards. i was fascinated with the departure boards. i really liked everything about them. so i decided i'd try and build my own one just for fun. he puts a video of his homemade board on youtube and was flooded with offers to buy it. now he's quit his old job just to build them. it's so niche and it's just something you'd never think would even exist or people wouldn't even want. ijust basically built it for fun myself and it just appears that other p

sarah smith, bbc news, new york.r claims of methods that emerged. it was reportedly transferred from shohei ohtani bank account to a bookmaker. ojai said he found out about it in a meeting this week. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. president putin has conceded for the first time that the deadly attack on a concert hall in moscow on friday was carried out by islamist extremists — but he maintained that it was likely that ukraine was behind the it — an accusation kyiv describes as absurd. at least 137 people were killed in the atrocity for which the islamic state group claimed responsibility. four people have been charged with terrorism and three remanded in custody. our russia editor steve rosenberg reports now from moscow. in court, the men russia says committed mass murder. four suspects. battered. blooded. and, in one case, barely conscious. all four were charged with terrorism. just days after this. islamic state had been quick to claim it was behind the attack on the crocus city hall concert

sarah smith, bbc news, new york. ohtani has denied betting on sports, saying his former interpreter ippei mizuhura had stolen money from his account to fuel a gambling habit. the dodgers fired translator mizuhara last week after claims of "massive theft" emerged. at least $4.5 million was reportedly transferred from ohtani's bank account to a bookmaker. ohtani says he found out about the alleged theft in a meeting last week. homeland security rudan saraid of the los angeles home of music mogul sean �*diddy�* combs in connection with the sex trafficking investigation. last year the r&b singer cassie sued the founder of bad boy, alleging years of abuse with the parent agreeing on a settlement the following day. —— the pair. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. you're live with bbc news. president putin has conceded for the first time that the deadly attack on a concert hall in moscow on friday was carried out by islamist extremists — but he maintained that it was likely that ukraine was behind the it —

sarah smith, bbc news, eagle pass, texas. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news.ng is continuing with the rochdale by election and this was the scene the rochdale legislature where the votes are being counted with a final declaration expected in a few hours. voters in the greater manchester area choosing a new mp following the death of sir tony lloyd injanuary. there are another set of candidates for the green party which were disowned by the parties and two former labour mps and simon dance standing infor former labour mps and simon dance standing in for the workers party of britain and uk respectively and galloways team think they have one and we will be live at half past midnight by the suspect live page continuous on the bbc news website you can find that on bbc dot com. we can find it on the bbc news web app. leaders from the rochdale by election. you're live with bbc news. it was a crime that shocked britain, in 2021, an off—duty police officer kidnapped, raped and murdered a young woman in london. now an inquiry has found that he should never have been allo

sarah smith, bbc news, washington.nded, because of "significant concerns" about the unit. the regulator says it's ordered the homerton fertility centre to halt any new procedures while investigations continue. 0ur health editor hugh pym is there. how much more do we know tonight? the trust running the fertility centre ten health care trust has said in a statement there were three separate incidents involving errors in freezing processes. a tragic small number of cases embryos either didn't survive orjust became undetectable. what that means in practice is an embryo stored in frozen solution after the process of thawing could not be found and one woman has told bbc news today she came in for treatment here and was told on the day that one of embryos couldn't be found and she was distraught and emotionally drained. the trust says it has tightened up security, insisted that staff work in pairs in the centre, and are supervised two health care professionals, and has reported the situation to the regulator, the hfea, as wel

sarah smith, bbc news, milwaukee, wisconsin.f redbridge community school has apologised to parents over the state of the school meals their children are being served, sharing this picture on social media. in a letter to parents about the school's catering company — jason ashley asked, "how difficult is it to bake a potato?" zoe conway has been finding out. is it chicken or is it turkey? it's got about the texture of a rubber. what are those hard lumps? i taste more fork and cardboard than the actual food. so, like, i feel if ijust put some salt and pepper on this fork, i would enjoy it more. the pupils of redbridge community school often struggle to understand what's even in their dinner. n-s cow. — iwouldn't even say it's warm. and yeah, the potato... what did you get? it's rock solid on that side. it's cold, isn't it? they don't really want to eat it and they've had enough. some kids, they might not have enough money to get a proper meal when they go home so they're relying on this meal to keep them going throughout the day. t

sarah smith, bbc news, milwaukee, wisconsin.the us elections. you can watch _ run-up to the us elections. you can watch the — run-up to the us elections. you can watch the nr _ run-up to the us elections. you can watch the nr channel- run-up to the us elections. you can watch the nr channel as - can watch the nr channel as well as our website. —— news channel. ajapanese rocket carrying a small government test satellite has exploded shortly after lift—off. this is the moment it happened. tokyo—based start—up company space one had hoped to become the first japanese private firm to succesfully put a satellite into orbit. the company said it is investigating what happened. hello there. the rain has been pouring down on wednesday in snowdonia, in wales — there was about a third of a month's worth of rain injust 12 hours. things are not looking quite so dramatic over the next few days. there will be some further wet weather, rain or showers, and for many parts of the country, it's going to be mild — particularly across england and wal

and our north america editor sarah smith is in new york and can tell us more. sarah.s, mr throuple be back here in three weeks' time for _ sarah. yes, mr throuple be back here in three weeks' time for the _ sarah. yes, mr throuple be back here in three weeks' time for the start - in three weeks' time for the start of that trial. he had hoped to delay it for much longer, you heard it is not fair to have to spend what will be weeks and week sitting in court when he could be campaigning to be reelected. in fact, when he could be campaigning to be reelected. infact, he when he could be campaigning to be reelected. in fact, he had hoped he could push all four criminal trials into after the election in november, so he did not get his way on that today, but there was better news for him out a different court, today was the deadline by which he had to come up the deadline by which he had to come up with $464 million which was the penalty incurred on him after he was found guilty of fraud in a separate case last month. if he couldn't come up case last month. if he couldn't com

sarah smith, bbc news, philadelphia.christian horner says it's "time to draw a line" under claims he acted inappropriately towards a female member of staff. he was speaking after it emerged that the woman who made the claims has been suspended from the team on full pay. mr horner said the intrusion on his family had been "very trying" since he was accused of inappropriate and controlling behaviour — which he denies. 0ur sports news correspondent laura scott reports. for all that christian horner tries to block out the noise, the controversy continues — all stemming from allegations made against him by a female colleague, which he denies. in saudi arabia today, every question from the media —— he credited his spice girl wife for standing by —— he credited his spice girl wife forstanding by him. figs -- he credited his spice girl wife for standing by him.— -- he credited his spice girl wife for standing by him. as far as i'm concerned. _ for standing by him. as far as i'm concerned, as _ for standing by him. as far as i'm c

sarah smith, bbc news, philadelphia.now by our correspondent helena humphrey, is there on capitol hill in washington. this is an opportunity for a bite into this thing was himself. do you know what areas he's going to target? we himself. do you know what areas he's going to target?— he's going to target? we have some early — he's going to target? we have some early releases _ he's going to target? we have some early releases of - he's going to target? we have some early releases of some l some early releases of some sections that we know president biden will address in his speech to begin with. reproductive rights. he's expected to say that some people have been bragging about their role in over toning role versus wade —— roe versus wade. we know that president trump appointed three conservative supreme courtjustices to the bench who had that key role in overturning roe versus wade. president invited will say american women have been underestimated. they came out in the midterms on this issue and will do this again in 20

sarah smith, thanks forjoining us. president biden is focused on standing in november but what does he need to do to make sure he stays in the white house? emma vardy reports from colorado. clawing your way up the approval ratings. essential, if you want to persuade people to put you into the white house. but a problem forjoe biden is a lack of enthusiasm on his own side. cat meows i know. i think he's done a decent job as president. but i do feel like there's a lot of doubts about his leadership ability, considering his age. i do worry about that's the guy we've put up. is it enough to make you want to vote republican? i would maybe consider it if it was nikki haley. how worried do you think democrats are about losing to trump? i think they have already defeated themselves. away from the ballot boxes, a cat cafe offers a little more comfort. whatever your politics, voters on all sides here are unenthused about a trump versus biden rematch. i'm completely uninterested in politics. probablyjust because i lack enthusiasm

sarah smith, bbc news, milwaukee, wisconsin. the first japanese private firm to succesfully put a satellite into orbit. the company said it is investigating what happened. that's all for now — stay with bbc news. residents of uchiyama have been warned not to approach or touch a missing cat that warned not to approach or touch a missing ca— missing cat that might have fallen into a vat of _ missing cat that might have fallen into a vat of toxic _ missing cat that might have fallen into a vat of toxic chemicals - missing cat that might have fallen | into a vat of toxic chemicals before wandering off. these are the only images of the cat in question as it disappears into the night. there have been no sightings of the animal since then. locals have been told to call the police and stay away if they come across the abnormal looking cat. smelly cat, smelly cat, it's not your fault. looking cat. smelly cat, smelly cat, it's not yourfault. that's it looking cat. smelly cat, smelly cat, it's not your fault. that's it for us on bbc news,

sarah smith, bbc news, washington.ic of supporting hamas. she agreed to pay damages and legal costs with the taxpayer footing the £15,000 bill. damian grammaticus is at westminster pulled what is the background to this? th pulled what is the background to this? ., pulled what is the background to this? . , , this? in a nutshell, the minister saw a tweet _ this? in a nutshell, the minister saw a tweet from _ this? in a nutshell, the minister saw a tweet from the _ this? in a nutshell, the minister saw a tweet from the academic, this? in a nutshell, the minister- saw a tweet from the academic, she misinterpreted it, did not make any checks, but wrote to this science body where the individual had an advisory role saying she was outraged and disgusted that they had been supporting hamas and they should be swift action and then published that on social media. an investigation about months cleared professor kate sang, she brought a libel action, the minister had to retract in full, her department has said it has paid about £

sarah smith, our north america editor. 0pposition parties are expressing outrage tonight that taxpayerslsely accused of supporting hamas by ms donnellan last year was that the department renovation, science and technology says the sum was paid without admitting any liability. back to our main story tonight — the budget. the chancellor announced today a significant devolution announcment for north east england. 0ur north east political correspondent luke walton, is here. is it good news? the chancellor has announced a — is it good news? the chancellor has announced a so-called _ is it good news? the chancellor has announced a so-called trailblazeri announced a so—called trailblazer deal for the north—east. announced a so—called trailblazer dealfor the north—east. that will mean extra power and £100 million of extra funding for a new north—east mayor who will be elected across seven local authorities for the first time in may. we believe some of that money may go to a new film studio plant down the coast in sunderland. it could attract blockbusters and newjobs. local councils welcomed the

a little earlier i spoke to our north america editor, sarah smith who's in washington.. gave this analysis on us reaction to the attack. yes, so we are hearing that us officials — yes, so we are hearing that us officials have confirmed that they have intelligence which they think backs _ have intelligence which they think backs up — have intelligence which they think backs up the claim of responsibility from islamic state. they think it was that— from islamic state. they think it was that group are carried out this attack _ was that group are carried out this attack and — was that group are carried out this attack. and the bbc's news partner, cbs, has _ attack. and the bbc's news partner, cbs, has spoken to an intelligence source _ cbs, has spoken to an intelligence source who— cbs, has spoken to an intelligence source who has told them that this been _ source who has told them that this been a _ source who has told them that this been a steady stream of intelligent dating _ been a steady stream of intelligent dating as— been a steady stream of intelligent dating as far

sarah smith, bbc news.ana plants at home. the government says decriminalising weed will hit the black market and reduce the spread of contaminated cannabis. a tech investor has bought a burial crypt close to where the film star marilyn monroe was laid to rest, at an auction in the united states. the one—space mausoleum in los angeles cost nearly $200,000. the buyer said he'd "always dreamt of being next to marilyn monroe". many of us have seagull horror stories — from having our chips nicked at the seaside, to being dive—bombed by adult birds protecting their young. but scientists say gulls should be seen not as pests but as clever, adaptable birds which are being forced into cities by the loss of their natural spaces. here's our environment correspondent, helen briggs. seagulls showing off their flying skills on a winter's day. they may be a common sight near the coast, but, hit by bird flu and the loss of wild spaces, some populations are in trouble. i don't think people realise that the numbers, especial

i talked to sarah smith, the bbc�*s north america editor.ll drive them into the polling stations, and once they're in there, they will tick the box for president biden, along with voting in favour of reproductive rights. so that's one section of the electorate that the democrats really hope will be galvanised by that particular issue. the other two issues that voters talk about the most are the economy, where that favours president biden a lot less, and immigration, which is, of course, donald trump's signature issue. now, the economy is really important because, actually, all the major economic indicators in america are very positive at the moment. if you're an economist, you argue that the us economy is doing very nicely, thank you. if you're a consumer, which is of course what the voters are, you still feel as though you have been hammered by inflation and immigration is climbing up as an issue, as more and more migrants are coming across the southern border. well over 2 million last year, 250,000 in december alone. these are, i mean, alm

sarah smith, bbc news, washington.of odesa, has been hit in a missile strike, during a visit by president zelensky and the greek prime minister. local media say five people are dead. zelensky had been showing kyriakos mytsotakis tributes to 12 victims who had been killed by a russian drone attack there four days earlier. according to greek media, a missile landed about 150 metres from the two leaders, but fortunately neither were injured. our ukraine correspondentjames waterhouse has more from kyiv. kyriakos mitsotakis and volodymyr zelensky were hosting a joint press conference in the port of odesa when tonight the kremlin said it carried out a precision strike, in its words, on a hangar containing drones, on the same site. now, this is an area that is routinely hit by russia. we just don't know whether both world leaders were deliberately targeted. but what we do know is that this was a near miss. when you look at what witnesses were saying, when you look at verified footage of the explosion, we're likely talking abo

sarah smith, bbc news, eagle pass, texas.of the biggest wildfires in us history. 0ne of the biggest wildfires in us history. one person has died in the fires, which have now burned 1.1 million acres of land — that's larger than the entire us state of rhode island. texas officials believe the smokehouse fire, as it has been named, is a result of dry grass, high temperatures, and strong winds. it's currently only 3% contained, and governor greg abbott hasissued contained, and governor greg abbott has issued a disaster declaration for 60 texas counties. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. now it's time for a by—election update. counting is continuing in the rochdale by—election. this is the scene live at the rochdale leisure centre, where the declaration will be made maybe in the next few hours. turnout was 39%. voters in the manchester seat are choosing a new mp following the death of sir tony lloyd in january. mp following the death of sir tony lloyd injanuary. there are 11 candidates. in the last hour, georg

sarah smith, bbc news, washington.o ship have been killed and at least four injured in a houthi strike — the first deaths to be caused by the group's attacks on merchant vessels. the greek—operated ship was hit off the southern coast of yemen this morning. the us central command, which oversees operations in the middle east, also released an image of the vessel. a houthi military spokesman has confirmed the attack. the us says it will hold the houthis to account. earlier i spoke to firas maksad, senior fellow at the middle east institute. i asked him how these deaths have changed things there is a clear escalator recycle here. this is yet another data point. we did have the first ship being sunk earlier this week, with potential catastrophic environmental situation in the red sea. we also had come a couple of days ago, cable is vital for the glo's internet connection, that path through the red sea, damage, possibly also an act of sabotage by the houthis and the us efforts to deter the houthis is clearly not succeeding.

our north america editor sarah smith joins us from washington.mocratic and republican primaries. donald trump already today has said he expects to win all 15 states where republicans are voting and on this occasion, that's probably not an idle boast and is correct. there are even signs his sole remaining rival, nikki haley, might be preparing to pull out of the race, and if she does that, it leaves donald trump is the official republican nominee and that could happen at some point later this week, setting up that rematch between him and joe biden, the same candidates that ran in 2020. despite the fact that polling suggests more than 70% of american voters like they would much prefer to see fresh, new faces, different candidates, and evenif new faces, different candidates, and even if we can predict the results, there are going to be interesting things to look for in today's boats. who is turning out for donald trump, what sections of the electorate? —— votes. easy winning over hispanic and black voters, and he is he holding onto the women voters

earlier we spoke to our north america editor in washington, sarah smith. she gave this analysis on the us�* reaction we are hearing that us officials have confirmed that they have intelligence which they have intelligence which they think backs up the claim of responsibility from islamic state. they think it was that group which carried out this attack. the bbc�*s news pardon here in america cbs has spoken to an intelligent source who told them there has been a steady treat stream of intelligence dating back as far as november, saying islamic state want to strike in moscow. also that information was passed on to the russian authorities under what is known as the duty to warn, that some of it was highly specific and they did to the russian government about that so we are not for sure but we assume that morning put out by the state departmentjust morning put out by the state department just over two weeks ago telling americans to stay away from large gatherings including concerts, that warning which spoke about the fact that the us was monitoring reports tha

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i talked to sarah smith, the bbc�*s north america editor.t particular issue. the other two issues that voters talk about the most are the economy, where that favours president biden a lot less, and immigration, which is, of course, donald trump's signature issue. now, the economy is really important because, actually, all the major economic indicators in america are very positive at the moment. if you're an economist, you argue that the us economy is doing very nicely, thank you. if you're a consumer, which is of course what the voters are, you still feel as though you have been hammered by inflation and immigration is climbing up as an issue, as more and more migrants are coming across the southern border. well over 2 million last year, 250,000 in december alone. these are, i mean, almost inconceivable numbers from a few years ago. of course, it's the issue on which donald trump made his name. he is proposing some very strict, draconian immigration policies, and they're going down quite well with a lot of voters who think the biden administ

sarah smith, bbc news.t was a bit windy. it could tip - would have to tow it out. or if it| was a bit windy. it could tip over if ou was a bit windy. it could tip over if you went _ was a bit windy. it could tip over if you went round _ was a bit windy. it could tip over if you went round a _ was a bit windy. it could tip over if you went round a certain - was a bit windy. it could tip overl if you went round a certain corner the wrong way. if you went round a certain corner the wrong way-— if you went round a certain corner the wrong way. definitely not a car for me. the wrong way. definitely not a car for me- oh. _ the wrong way. definitely not a car for me- 0h. l _ the wrong way. definitely not a car for me. oh, i think— the wrong way. definitely not a car for me. oh, i think it _ the wrong way. definitely not a car for me. oh, ithink it is. _ time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. hello, good morning from bbc london. i'm victoria hollins. police are appealing for witnesses after a m

it with one of the defendants was of course, in the white house smith, sarah, this is almost as was scripted by his attorneys, the very beginning to delay delay, and have the uncertainty 200 days away from the election. >> i think that's right. and i think it also tells you what a loss it is is to the district attorney's office to have lost the last few months in this sort of back-and-forth about district attorney fani willis is personal life because she had a little momentum out of the gate but she had that indictment that she was notching these guilty pleas from these former trump election attorneys, and then it was a huge break in this case to spend months wrangling over her personal life, her relationship with nathan wade, to have this judge decided she could stay on nathan wade had to step down. and so forth. and so i think that we're waiting to see i think from this hearing is its back on track. but what does that mean? is there going to be any discussion of a trial date? are we ever going to hear from this judge about what he has in mind as far as the trial date or do these trials all

exports could have catastrophic fall on k-fold when my john berman, sarah is out today, this is cnn news central >> morning, how will jack smith respond? donald trump's legal team has laid out its full argument for absolute immunity in a new filing to the supreme court. they claim virginia objecting his bid would quote incapacitate every future president with the facto blackmail and extortion while in office. the supreme court has already given from much of what he wants here by effectively delaying the federal election subversion trial against him the high court plans to hear these arguments on april 25th and decide whether donald trump is immune from january 6 related charges. cnn's kaitlan, poland's is in washington with the latest this morning, kaylen john, the wording of donald trump's team in this brief to the supreme court is quite stark. they are warning the justices of a ruinous situation in america if there isn't immunity around the president and that a president could not be charged with a crime that's what they want. they want the justices to dismiss the case against donald trump and say, he is totally immune from

exports could have catastrophic fall on k-fold when my john berman, sarah is out today, this is cnn news central >> morning, how will jack smith respond? donald trump's legal team has laid out its full argument for absolute immunity in a new filing to the supreme court. they claim virginia

included uncapped rangers forward sarah ewens in their squad for the euro 2025 qualifiers against serbia and slovakia next month. celtic�*s amy gallacher and kirsty smith sport website and app. at the other end of the international football scale, you'll find nauru. in fact, the micronesian island isn't even on the scale, given they've never played a game. off the coast of australia, it has a population of 12,500 and now a former premier league player as their national team manager. dave kitson has gone from reading and portsmouth to a place with only one pitch, as lewis coombes reports. an island about as remote as they come, known primarily for its lucrative phosphate mines, its use as an immigration detention centre, and now dave kitson. i knew a little bit about the history of the island and what it's been through and it's an incredible story. made a fortune from selling phosphate, billions and billions of dollars, but it's had a bit of an issue in terms of distributing that wealth. and, of course, a lot of people stopped working. that led to an importation of food and has led directly to an obesity crisis. and this is part of the reason for trying

smith throw in the towel? that argument was sort of quoting a lot of big time democrat sarah goods and also commentators, legalding through the c, they should give up and it looks like it will not make it in time. it almost seems resigning themselves to the transparency of it was simply strategy the whole time to prevent the american people from having that choice in their own pen. it was not about justice but about getting president trump off of the ballot. at the end, maybe jack smith will provide a report like the mueller report. it will be in the form of investigative reports that they submit to the attorney general so at the end of the day, no trials and i guess it is up to the american people after all. it poses as a question, perhaps the democrats, perhaps the prosecutors are seeing the light, which is that of the supreme court illustrated today, there really isn't a lot there there. this is frankly a boldfaced attempt to remove a candidate from the americans choice. ultimately after all the rigmarole it will not be for nothing but indeed, have that power be given to the people for him to be on the ball

dash 007 sonia smith versus department of building inspection, planning department approval subject property 163 28th street appealing the issuance on january 12th, 2024 to sarah ahmadian and andrew swerdlow of a site permit, two story top floor addition on two story single family house, new third floor with two bedrooms, two bathrooms, washer dryer, new fourth floor with one bedroom, one bathroom and one roof deck. this is permit number 2021 0129 3667 and we will hear from the appellant. first, miss smith is joining us on zoom. i believe. hi. hi. welcome you have seven minutes. thank you so much. i'm sorry. i wish i could be there in person, i have a number of small children running around. if you hear them. that's. that's what's going on. i was hoping to, get there in person, and i had a child care, situation. so, thank you for taking the time, you know, to hear some of my concerns about the building, i am the property owner of 170 valley street, so i'm diagonally adjacent to the rear of the property, and i was concerned that the property was going up two floors, which seemed, sort of extreme for me, for the neighborhood, although that's not my area of exper