funding for social care. hello and welcome to bbc news. we go straight to new york where donald trump will be in court in the next few hours, to face criminal charges. that has never happened before and as you d expect, there s huge focus on the former president. these are live pictures from manhattan outside the courthouse. there s a heavy security presence as you d imagine. the charges relate to hush money paid to a porn star just before the 2016 election to keep quiet about an affair. the full details of the charges will become clear when the indictment is unsealed. let me show you pictures from trump tower. in terms of what we are likely to see in the coming hours, it will not be donald trump when he is there but the judge has it will not be donald trump when he is there but thejudge has ruled it will not be donald trump when he is there but the judge has ruled the media will be allowed to take still pictures in the courtroom, but cameras will only be allowed in t
likely to see in the coming hours, it will not be donald trump when he is there but the judge has it will not be donald trump when he is there but thejudge has ruled it will not be donald trump when he is there but the judge has ruled the media will be allowed to take still pictures in the courtroom, but cameras will only be allowed in the corridors outside. let s get the latest from our correspondent gary o donoghue who is live from outside the court in manhattan where donald trump is due to appear later today. just set the scene for us. you have the world media just set the scene for us. you have the world media to just set the scene for us. you have the world media to my just set the scene for us. you have the world media to my left - just set the scene for us. you have the world media to my left and - just set the scene for us. you have the world media to my left and to l just set the scene for us. you have i the world media to my left and to my right. you cannot see this spo