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Live from london, this is bbc news. yevgeni prigozhin, the wagner mercenary group leader who led a failed mutiny in russia, is presumed dead after a plane crash near moscow. he backlog of asylum cases in the uk rises to a record high. the first republican presidential debate sees rivals clash over the us economy, culture wars and the absent frontrunner, donald trump. we are live in georgia, where trump is expected to surround himself after being indicted in an election interference case. and the...

The deadliest u.s. wildfire and more than a century. 850 people still missing tonight. im kaitlan collins, and this is the source. we have now hit surrender week, and tonight donald trump has confirmed he will be arrested for a fourth time in georgia on thursday, asking anyone who is reading his social media post from just a few moments ago if they can even believe it. this is where its going to happen. we have been keeping a very close watch on the fulton county jail all day, upgrading the arri...

That other election interference case. theyre accusing trumps lawyers of exaggerating the time it will take to do this document review. are they right? >> theyre absolutely right. but thats also incredibly common when parties negotiate over when a trial, or anything, is going to happen. one party, to the defendant, will say, no, we need plenty of time. the volumes, stacks and boxes we need to be able to go through. and the prosecution will set, you know, will push back on. that the judge will fi...

Anyone who was reading his social media posts from just a few moments ago if they can even believe it. this is where its going to happen. we have been keeping a very close watch on the fulton county jail all day, awaiting the rival of not just trump but also his codefendants in the election interference case. prosecutors allege is a criminal enterprise negotiated their bond agreements today. trumps bond was set at $200,000. his former attorney, john eastman, and also kenneth chesebro, who was th...

That, which is why i suspect that he is not openings coffers to pay for the fees of everyone else, knowing that indictment, because he needs the money himself for his own defense. >> if you had mark meadows talking to the prosecutors about the classified documents case, what does that tell you about what prosecutors think about the election interference case? >> the better question is what does it tell us about january six. the reason i say that is because people have said that jack smith may no...

Office if theyve synced engaged in insurrection or rebellion, or given aid or comfort to those who have. joining me now is richard paint, former chief ethics lawyer to president george w. bush from 2005 2007. hes one of the legal scholars who signed on to the -- endorsing jack smiths trial date for trump in the election interference case. professor, great to see you again. thank you for making time for us. as i said, you 11 former republican appointed judges and senior legal officials have endor...

So they could be an opportunity for the american people to watch this all play out, which will will really significant in terms of all the indictments. >> in the federal special counsels election interference case, prosecutors are pushing back against former president trumps request for a 2026 trial. what are you learning about this? >> yeah, no surprise here they are rejecting that date that was suggested by trumps legal team last week. of course, jack smith has said he wants this case to start...

We saw the effect that the january 6th hearings had on the american population. and now we have an opportunity to recapitulate that, for people to remember just what he put this country through. >> thats such an important point as well, because he plays so much to the public audience. not specifically to the court, so itll be important that that is counter waited by the fact that the american people will be able to see directly for themselves the case made against donald trump. david, let me ask...

Not specifically to the courtroom. so, it will be important that is counter waited by the fact that the american people will be able to see directly for themselves the case made against donald trump. david, let me ask you, just from a legal strategy here, in the dojs election interference case, trump is the only one facing charges in georgia. that is not the case. and because he cannot pardon -- if hes elected or if i republican president is elected in the next cycle -- they cannot pardon any of...

So itll be important that that is counter weighted by the fact that the american people will be able to see directly for themselves the case made against donald trump. david, let me ask you just from a legal strategy here, in the dojs election interference case, trump is the only one facing charges in georgia. that is not the case, and because he cannot pardon if he is elected, or if a republican presidents election in the cycle, they cannot pardon these folks. if they do get convicted. could th...