government services of slovenia and of course i specifically it is to have been the shaped and played and coordinated by germany that's why it's gaga and other journalists demand the same constitutional protection as their german counterparts they believe the intelligence services surveillance techniques are making journalists jobs more difficult. investigative journalists already have quite a difficult walk a lot of pressure a lot of threats a lot of legal issues and systemic a systemic surveillance is making our war much more difficult because many possible sources they are just too afraid to conduct us. 20. years ago germany's constitutional court turned down a similar legal action but this time the judges will hear the case and there are signs that they'll take a more nuanced approach. that's very weather across parts of pakistan and pakistan a missed administered kashmir have left nearly $100.00 people dead and more missing one valley in the mountains was hit by several inches one hit a village killing at least 19 people authorities a launch rescue me missions but access to the a

and all those are specifically in the intelligence right and all that better than surrogates of slovenia specifically it is to have been shaped and played and coordinated by a germany that's why it's gaga and other journalists demand the same constitutional protection as their german counterparts they believe the intelligence services surveillance techniques are making journalists jobst more difficult. investigative journalists already have quite difficult walk a lot of pressure on us a lot of threats a lot of legal issues and systemic stanek surveillance. making color or much more difficult because many possible sources they are just too afraid to contact us. 20. years ago germany's constitutional court turned down a similar legal action but this time the judges will hear the case and there are signs that they'll take a more nuanced approach. i'd like to welcome now former judge or current colleagues to the show he is his area of legal expertise includes matters related to enjoy all of intelligence gathering law enforcement and military like he's also a law professor professor at a very

bush to name president of slovenia and others.narrative was, this guy is so dumb that he doesn't know who the president of slovenia is, and i can't remember the other ones. it just reminds me of that. unnecessary. i don't love the idea, we could be an ad, right? they could take clips from us. because everything will be fair game. >> katie: using our show was a bad example. >> greg: i think i was in an elizabeth warren ad. we've been in ads. >> katie: i was in a jerry nadler fund-raising email. >> greg: oh, wow, that is a great brag. >> katie: yeah, i don't know how much money he may but i think i should have a cut. >> jesse: juan donated. all right, hundreds of americans are evacuating china right now because of the coronavirus outbreak. and you won't believe the democrats' new plan to fight it. you know, new customers save over $1,000 on average when they bundle home and auto with progressive. wow, that's... and now the progressive commercial halftime show, featuring smash mouth. ♪ hey now, you're an all star ♪ get your game on,

one of slovenia's best-known investigative journrnalists, his researarch into the finish armss dealer helped put a former prime minister in prison for two years on corruption charges. but his sensitive findings atattracted thehe interest of intelligence agencies. he believes that includes germany's intelligence service. that is why he is in germany's constitutional court fighting with other journalists against surveillance. >> any intelligence agency -- i am doing it in the public interest. i think we generally think, , wy should they y spy on us?s? >> while the surveillance of journalists in germany is restricted, germany's intelligence services may spy outside the country. they can collect data, what happens to the information they collect is unknown, but in and era of international terrorism, intelligence agencies are cooperating more closely than evever before. >>>> eveverybody knonows a litte about the contemporary history knows about t the intelligigenc, the intelligence serviceces havv been shaped and coordrdated by gegermany. >> that is why he and other journalists demand the

investment services of slovenia and of course i specifically dish to have been shaped and play and called united by a germany. that's why it's gaga and other journalists demand the same constitutional protection as their german counterparts they believe the intelligence services surveillance techniques are making journalists' jobs more difficult. investigative journalists already have quite a difficult walk a lot of pressure on us a lot of threats a lot of legal issues and systemic stanek surveillance is making our or much more difficult because many possible sources they are just too afraid to contact us. 20 years ago germany's constitutional court turned down a similar legal action but this time the judges will hear the case and there are signs that they'll take a more nuanced approach. we shift our focus now to the biggest humanitarian crisis in the western hemisphere the worsening situation in venezuela people are there are leaving their country in droves to stay violence and security and threats as well as lack of food medicine and essential services with more than 4600000 vets who i

slovenia's povich was winning her qualifying match when this happened on court the umpire and other officials rushed to help. complaining she was really scared and could not catch her breath a problem she later said she'd never had before. this in the run up to a tourney meant that is wary of too many scheduling shifts. despite the dubious air quality organizers plowed ahead on tuesday after a short delay then they fended off a storm of criticism. but the equality was told this morning and so based on the equality in the ratings on saw it we made the decision to suspend ply and push back qualifying and continually monitor equality on saat but then we took the advice the medical advice as well as the sciences advice and that of the myriad ology and made decision to continue continue with play government scientists advised that the air quality was hazardous on tuesday the state environmental agency forecasting it to be the same on wednesday then improved to moderate later in the week. povich is reaction to the air quality was not an isolated one on the courts of melbourne nor was the fewer over

the world's most powerful are ambivalent towards him blush gaga one of slovenia's best known investigative journalists his research into the finnish arms dealer pantry and help put a former slovenian prime minister in prison for 2 years on corruption charges. but it's gaga sensitive findings attracted the interest of intelligence agencies he believes that includes germany's intelligence service the b m d that's why he's now at germany's constitutional court fighting with other foreign journalists against possible surveillance by the b n d. there is really no need if an intelligence service in that agency we are so very me and my war i'm going to the public interest. for kong local for the fighting so hard to. regenerate on the right side so why do they why should they spy on us. while the surveillance of journalists within germany is restricted germany's intelligence services may spy as much as they like outside the country they can collect massive data for example what happens to the information the b.m.d. collects is unknown but in an era of international terrorism intelligence agencies

on tuesday slovenia's dalila jakupovic had to be helped off court when she retired from her qualifyingearlier this week. i have no asthma or breathing problems. i never experienced something like this, like i had yesterday. i mean, it was really scary. i, like, couldn't breathe. i didn't know what to do. i had the feeling like i'm gonna collapse on the court and i was really scared, i have to say, and the whole match was tough for me to breathe, to get some fresh air — to get some air at all — so, yeah, it was — was tough conditions. the devastating bushfires in australia have once again highlighted the potential dangers of climate change. a little less dramatic is the future of the wine—growing industry. grapes are very sensitive to their environment — and now a team of french and new zealand scientists are trying to work out how vineyards should be managed in an age of climate change. the bbc‘s tim allman explains. just north of christchurch is the waipara valley. they have been growing wine here for decades. but it is an industry, like so many others, facing a serious long—term chal

frontal system and it's marching east through its early in the next 24 hours and then slowly to slovenia north lay dramatic snow on the northern edge the blue is rain this march of course start to nudge the fog out of the way it has been sitting in the balkan valleys recently now that is the picture for saturday not extreme in any event but if we go into sunday and look again at spain in the western men down here that is developing system which i think eventually one into quite a storm once again for the barracks and the north of africa and the east of spain at the moment it's the 2 ends the measure trade it will see active weather it's been pretty nasty here through cyprus and the levant in the last 3 or 4 days and of course in the next couple was that slowly disappears and it will be slowly with that breeze to cry stronger into libya and egypt it's the western side where you'll find the effect is felt in morocco algeria and eventually to micio. what went wrong in society that opened up the space for him it got a bridge is the european problem and it's not a political and it's impossibl

on tuesday, slovenia's dalila jakupovic had to be helped off court when she retired from her qualifyingshe is talking about that moment earlier this week. i have no asthma or breathing problems. i never experienced something like this like i had yesterday. i mean, it was really scary. i couldn't breathe. i did not know what to do. i had the feeling like i'm going to collapse on the court and i was really scared, i have to say. the whole match was tough for me to breathe, to get some fresh air, to get some air at all, so, yeah, it was tough conditions. we can talk live now to tennis journalist lucia hoff, who has been following the controversy closely from new york, and will be flying out to melbourne in a couple of days. yes, that's right. what are you expecting to find there? this is highly unusual for this event obviously to take place in these conditions and they have been so many complaints already, haven't they? yes, but i think the big thing is they have been getting a break and the air quality seems to be better so those are good news so i expect next week to... i think it will b

difficulties caused by smoke from the bush vi$e and talking i believe that yeah cup of h. from sloveniasays. it was a very scaryry moment for. i have no asked by our breathing problems i never experienced someththing like this like i had yesterday. i meaea it was really scary i couldn't breathe i didn't know what to do i had the feeling like i'm going to collapse on thehe court. we aree used to o pollution like a plane china we playing more polluted countries but-- i meann this is. something different and- for susure we are not used to it. ad the i think i mean citizens and everyone was advised to stay inside and i'm- we didn't expect that we will be playing yesterday. so yeah was a bit shocked. the tennis star deli that yet cup of it she was full struck out of the australian open becauause of breathihing difffficulties. at least twenty eight people h have beenen killd in thehese vi$e two thousand sx hundred. properties of been lost. over a billion a animals killed powerful looks at how australia's famous qualify as a being can't. for a special animal hospital right now overwhelmed. th

they did eventually start with thankfully no repeat of the previous day's drama when slovenia's dalilans had been dangerous. we are used to pollution. like, we play in china, we play in more polluted countries, but, i mean, this smoke is something different and for sure we are not used to it. citizens and everyone who is advised to stay inside, and we didn't expect the tour would be playing yesterday. thunder and lightning. at last, though, some good news. rain, which forced qualifying to be suspended, but which should help the air quality. encouragement for organisers and players. after raising more than £2 million, they will now be hoping the weather can offer some welcome relief. andy swiss, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's susan powell. the day improved quite nicely on the start of the week. today we saw sunshine in many areas but i'm afraid tomorrow the wind and rain will return. compared to this time yesterday, it is quieter for many of us yesterday, it is quieter for many of us just now. the area of low pressure pulling away to the continent. we still have the re

slovenia's prime minister has announced his resignation as the minority government there struggles with a political deadlock. has called for early elections his center left party has been unable to pass legislation in a coalition shared between 5 parties the government has faced several scandals and 6 resignations since taking power in september 28th. mathers supporting world is paying tribute to basketball legend kobe bryant the former l.a. lakers star was killed in a helicopter crash in california on sunday along with his daughter jana and 7 other people david still reports. the. l.a. lakers from chanting the name of greatest of a player outside the staples center in los angeles the arena for kobe bryant that's a lot so many times during his career his supporters still in a state of shock. you know. you feel like you. can't believe it but i guess is where everybody has respect for this man and his family and his daughter it's painful we really lost somebody legendary today while bryant's friends congregated outside inside there was no basketball game but instead the grammy music award

slovenia's from minister has announced his resignation as the minority government there struggles with a political deadlock and sorry china's call for early elections his center left party has been unable to pass legislation that coalition shared between 5 audi's the government has faced several scandals and 6 resignations since taking power in september 28th. in italy the far right league party has lost a regional election that its leader my tail salvini campaign relentlessly to win the former deputy prime minister hoped victory would help propel him back into national politics al-jazeera sonia gago has more from below. he campaigned hard trying to turn this left wing heartland far right but mateo salvini his hopes of victory in the red belt region of immediate online faded almost as soon as the voting had ended the exit polls indicated that his opponent for the democratic party was ahead. but the media but for me it's very emotional but after more than 70 years of a left us government at least this time we were serious contenders. he put himself front and center of the regional campa

slovenia's dalila jakupovic was forced to retire from her qualifier with breathing diffciulties.one and reigning championjudd trump is out. he was beaten 6—3 by shaun murphy at alexandra palace. murphy won four frames in a row to move through to the quarterfinals, where he will facejoe perry. two—time winnerjohn higgins is also through after he breezed past barry hawkins, 6—1. jack leach is heading home from england's tour of south africa to fully recover from the illnesses he has had over the last few weeks. the spinner suffered from sepsis in new zealand before christmas, and he hasn't played at all in south africa because of a bout of gastroenteritis, followed by flu. that's all the sport for now. hello there. tuesday was a very windy day across the board, including england and wales, thanks to another area of low pressure which moved up from the south. it stays quite blustery today as well, but the strongest of the winds will be across scotland, england and wales should see plenty of sunshine, with just a few showers. you can see low pressure anchored to the north of the uk,

stir the air up a little bit in croatia and serbia this blue here suggests thunderstorms around slovenia and it's cold enough for snow once that stuff reaches. austria but it's not really your coat nowhere is subzero and we're in the heart of winter now the eastern med that still cold enough air to produce thunderstorms in cretinous cyprus and this cloud circulating here would suggest that it's been reported already yet more cloud of rain or thunderstorms in eastern libya and the farmer also egypt that's the case for both friday and saturday is only slowly moving eastwards. frank assessments the one good thing about these bushfires is that it's really wiping out the politics of climate change informed opinions economy i think is actually what's keeping domino trouble float right now critical debate sequel on those days don't even know what the law is all about this argument is astonishingly patronize a in-depth analysis of the day's headlines this is the beginning of a new iraq of a new conscious and aware use of that struggle against an ethnic sectarian kotor inside story on al-jazeera.

. >> a statue >> reporter: a statue mocking donald trump has been burned to the ground in slovenia. one of the newer nato members, the president calling for greater role for the online to the middle eastern signatories to the iran nuclear deal like france and the uk to walk away. we will talk all things foreign-policy. >> happy new year. >> i want to play something the british prime minister said about walking away from the nuclear deal. >> it is a review the jcp oa remains the best way of preventing nuclear proliferation and encouraging iranian is not to develop a nuclear weapon. it has been pointed but remains a shell into which we could put substance again. >> doesn't sound like a signatories intend to walk away. they want to put this back together it sounds like. >> it does it is shocking to hear that from boris johnson who i agree with on so many issues. the thing that is at the heart of this which is sad to say, as in so many things to do with government and policy these days it is a swamp. what is really going on his these european countries, britain, germany and france in pa

one country where the president is as popular as a pine cone suppository is slovenia, where vandals burnedooden statue of him. police are still investigating and they have released this security footage of the slovenian woman they believe is behind the attack they can't identify her. they have no idea who she is, none! >> jonwall out melania. >> stephen: with the iowa caucus less than a month away, candidates are making a big push to get voters' attention, including massachusetts senator and tourist going in for a closer look at michelangelo's "david," elizabeth warren. warren has a new interview with "elle" magazine, where she covered topics from policy to relationships or, as she plugged it in a tweet, "you deserve better. dump the guy who ghosted you, convince the roommate to let de" well, first off, first off, senator, that sounds lovely, but "dump the guy who ghosted you"? "ghosted" means they're already gone! everyone knows that as soon as they ask "the late show" interns to explain it to them. warren also did an interview with "cosmo," where she dished on her skincare routine. >> yo

consumed, nearly 6 million hectares of land, roughly the size of the countries offer switzerland and sloveniar european audience. an incredible scenario playing out here. the next couple days some better weather across the region. >> well, fingers crossed. interesting to put it in that context, give people a sense of the size of this. pedram, good to see you. pedram javaheri there. >>> there's no knowing when families can start rebuilding their lives in australia. so many locked in limbo with no hope in site at the moment. anna karen with the grim outlook from the fire zone. >> reporter: an erie glow hangs over eden harbor as residents walk through thick smoke in the middle of the day. this is where they come to seek refuge for what's now known as the border fire extra swept into victoria from new south wales wiping out townships in its wake. more than 200 blazes burning across southeastern australia. >> one comes through, you know, the house, they can be rebuilt. preservation and loss more important to everyone around here. that's what we're trying to do. >> reporter: police have told reside

a statue mocking president trump has been burned to the ground in the first lady's birthplace of sloveniait's one of the newer nato members and the president is calling for a greater role for the alliance in the middle east. he's calling for signatories in the deal like france and the uk to walk away. welcome in steve to talk about all things foreign policy. always good to have you with us. >> hi, happy new year. >> to you as well. i want to play something that the british prime minister had to say about the idea of walking away from the news deal. >> it's our view that the jcpla remains the best way of preventing nuclear proliferation in iran, the best way of encouraging the iranians not to develop a nuclear weapon. is it a shell that's been voided. but it remains a shell into which we can put substance again. >> it doesn't sound like any of the other signatories have any intention to walk away. they want to salvage what's left and try to put this thing back together, sounds like. >> yeah, it does. and it's shocking to hear that from forrest johnson who i agree on on so many issues. real

in slovenia and 2 refugee sentiment has boosted the far right. but it's a simple for the put price says philosopher sluggish if he got going to be. good with this. i think it is optional clee cool sure for example when you talk about caught off new. immigrants and so on did you read eat as a shim dumb as a reaction of what dish but i won't in today's baek global capitalism dead sticky don't moralize don't just accuse ordinary people how can they be shallow and so once mission i can don't tell me understand a french ordinary who feels threatened don't talk just. properly but the question what went wrong in society that opened up the space for. immigrant rights you. know because possibly europe smokes and afford the park. and the turks largess in the hunger in parliament but this is. like a shock when you meet that little one that i was there many people you're going to go to is that somebody that knew you when i was there and talk i got x. which is a lot going to look at me. i wasn't going to get your knee. the uk or something new . and like most

yesterday, the conditions at the australian open yesterday were so bad that the slovenia collapsed.ardous. and the environmental protection agency had urged residents to stay inside. jakupovic forced to retire from the match saying it was unfair with players competing in such poor conditions. >> let's go to a quick check of the weather. >> hey, good morning, we've seen that nasa satellite image where the australia smoke has made it around the world. that's crazy. >> that's crazy. >> and the pyrocvs clouds, producie ing tornado-force wind that's impacting people across the world so watching that pretty closely. also, closer to home, we have the next storm system, that's a short cold front that will bring a burst of rain and also a little snow for the upper midwest. so, behind that is a lot cooler air. we could see significant snow for the higher elevations from northern new england, up to 6 to 8 inches, now i've been talking about it all week. this long-awaited storm system. great news, the models are out, and this will not have a severe weather side to this storm. but heavy rain goi

frontal system and it's marching east through its early in the next 24 hours and then started to slovenia northern a dramatic snow on the northern edge the blue is rain this march of course start to nudge the fog out of the way that's been sitting in the balkan valleys recently now that is the picture for saturday not extreme in any event but if we go into sunday and look again it's. by in the western men down here that is developing system which i think eventually one into quite a storm once again for the barracks and the north of africa and the east of space at the moment it's the 2 ends the metroid it will see active weather it's been pretty nasty here for cyprus and the levant in the last 3 or 4 days and of course in the next couple was that slowly disappears and it will be slowly with that breeze to occur stronger into libya and egypt it's the western side where you'll find the effect is felt in morocco algeria and eventually tunisia. but of. the 21st century began with extraordinary economic growth across much of latin america. but since this halted in 2008 there's been a political

it did get on the way one player was forced to retire from her match because of poor air quality slovenia's the your cup of it was given oxygen at one point but that didn't work out and she was clearly in some distress struggling to breathe she was unable to continue and was helped off the court hugely bouchard also needed medical treatment before winning her qualifier and across town an exhibition match involving maria sharapova was called off early because of the conditions means world number one rafa nadal practiced indoors because of the smoky conditions but webber prospects are looking better for when the tournament starts on monday organizers have already said play can be confined to the 3 roofed stadiums and 8 indoor courts if necessary and defended the decision to allow outdoor play on tuesday. so we have measuring devices on side on the equality on top of that so we follow the independent part of the medical experience as well as the advice of the of the environmental specialists and scientists probably comes in place and so this is the advice of the medical stuff we have and so on

this blue here suggest thunderstorms around slovenia and it's cold enough for snow once that stuff reaches austria but it's not really that cold nowhere is subzero and we are in the heart of winter now the eastern med that still cold enough air to produce thunderstorms in crete and cyprus and this cloud circulating he would suggest there has been reports already yet more cloud of rain or thunderstorms in eastern libya on the farm also egypt that's the case for both friday and saturday is only slowly with the swedes. frank assessment the one good thing about these bush bars is that you really wipe them out the politics of climate change informed opinion the economy i think is actually what's keeping donald trump afloat right now critical debate sequel on both through school you've been told what the law is all about this argument is astonishingly patronize a in-depth analysis of the day's headlines this is the beginning of a new iraq of a new conscious and aware youth about stood up against an ethnic sectarian cult or inside story on al-jazeera the big stories generated thousands of headlin

go to slovenia now with the prime minister has resigned then is urging the country to hold an early general election martin savidge says he's stepping down because of the crumbling support for his minority government his center left party has been unable to pass key legislation in a parliament dominated by the right wing opposition the government has faced the several scandals and high profile resignations since taking power in september 2018 the president of catalonia is regional parliament has been stripped of his seat the announcement comes a month after quitting torah was found guilty of violating spain's rules on election propaganda he refused to remove banners in support of jailed separatist leaders from public buildings there in spain's general election last year the move has let the tension on the streets of barcelona with protesters setting a number of bins on fire. u.s. prosecutors involved in the jeffrey epstein sex trafficking inquiry want to interview britain's prince andrew but new york attorney general geoffrey berman says the prince has provided quote 0 cooperation he said p

slovenia's delilah was forced to retire from her qualifier with breathing difficulties, she sufferedpse. playing conditions are a huge concern for the organisers, they say they will continue to monitor the situation on ebay by day basis. this is new for all of us and you can go into a is new for all of us and you can go intoa number of is new for all of us and you can go into a number of different websites and different apps and get readings and different apps and get readings and in order to count them we have taken the decision earlier before we started qualifying for the last several weeks to make sure that on—site had real—time raw data that we can collect so we have measuring devices on site for air quality. first round of the master snuka continues as alexandra palace. it is what's happening right now. and our status as an invitation event for the top 16 players in the world, you can the top 16 players in the world, you ca n follow the top 16 players in the world, you can follow this one on the bbc sport website. hawkins at the table at the moment. earlier, well number one defe

slovenia's dalila ya kupovic was forced to retire from her qualfier with breathing diffciulties.o take a medical time out in his qualifier. he lost his match and said he couldn't breathe because of the smoke over melbourne park. so the playing conditions are a huge concern for the organisers. they say they're going to continue to monitor the situation on a day—by—day basis. this is new for all of us and you can go into a number of different websites and get the readings. in order to counter that, we have taken a decision earlier before qualifying to ensure that, on site, we have real—time raw data that we can collect so we have measuring devices on site. the world number one and reigning championjudd trump is out of the masters. he was beaten 6 frames to 3 by shaun murphy, who won the tournament in 2015, he won four frames in a row to move through to the quarterfinals where he'llfacejoe perry. trump joins some of the other top seeds to exit at the first round stage, mark selby, neil robertson and ding junhui tyson fury says he is going to knock deontay wilder out in the second ro

melbourne and when it did gets underway one player was forced to retire from how much because of smoke slovenia's delila cooper which needed oxygen midway through how much that it didn't work and she was clearly in some distress struggling to breathe she was unable to continue and was helped off the colts canada's also needed medical treatment before winning her qualifier and across town an exhibition match involving maria sharapova was called off early. men's world number one rafael nadal was forced to practice indoors because of the smoke organizers last week said there's little chance of delaying the main told meant and that if necessary play would be confined to the 3 roof stadiums and 8 indoor courts tennis australia bosses defended the decision to allow play on tuesday. this morning when you got up the smoke haze was significant and and based on that advice we made a decision to suspend practice. and as a result to start the match as the qualifying matches in l.a. to then it was originally scheduled during the period when it's been a practice and we started the matches there was an improvem

ambassador yovanovitch has served as ambassador to slovenia and serbia is embassy in moscow. his chairmanship there earlier. she has served in some dangerous places around the world on behalf of all of our interests and the interests of the american people. president trump's undersecretary of state for political affairs described ambassador yovanovitch as and i quote and exceptional ambassador doing exceptional work at a critical embassy in kyiv but during ambassador yovanovitch's public testimony president trump tweeted everyware marie yovanovitch went turned bad pitch he started off in somalia. how did that though? then fast-forward to ukraine where the new ukrainian president spoke favor of -- unfavorably about her in my second phonecall with him. it is a u.s. president absolute right to appoint ambassadors. at that same hearing chairmanships asked ambassador yovanovitch for her reaction to the presidents attacks during her testimony before the house. let's listen to that exchange. >> ambassador you have shown the courage to come forward today to testify. notwithstanding t

ambassador yovanovitch has served as ambassador to slovenia and serbia is embassy in moscow. his chairmanship there earlier. she has served in some dangerous places around the world on behalf of all of our interests and the interests of the american people. president trump's undersecretary of state for political affairs described ambassador yovanovitch as and i quote and exceptional ambassador doing exceptional work at a critical embassy in kyiv but during ambassador yovanovitch's public testimony president trump tweeted everyware marie yovanovitch went turned bad pitch he started off in somalia. how did that though? then fast-forward to ukraine where the new ukrainian president spoke favor of -- unfavorably about her in my second phonecall with him. it is a u.s. president absolute right to appoint ambassadors. at that same hearing chairmanships asked ambassador yovanovitch for her reaction to the presidents attacks during her testimony before the house. let's listen to that exchange. >> ambassador you have shown the courage to come forward today to testify. notwithstanding t

in slovenia who is waiting to take hisjob.” programme to one in slovenia who is waiting to take his jobt who will walk away with the big prizes. it's the allegations facing the recording academy, the organisation that runs the awards. a former employee deborah dugan says thejudging is rigged and the academy is riddled with corruption. dugan claims she was claims she was sacked because she was about to lift the lid on what was going on. the academy has questioned why she didn't raise these allegations until she was accused of bullying herself. let's get the thoughts of bill werde from billboard magazine, who joins us now. so she was very senior, deborah, and in the recording academy, but the allegations she's made are pretty serious for the academy and how they go forward. well, i mean, yeah, just to be clear, deborah was the ceo of the recording academy. she was hired in fact, in response to the ceo, neil, stepping down after i think 19 years on the job. that was hastened by his comment that famously sort of made the rounds worldwide where he suggested that women needed to step up sugge