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madeleine westerhout, the gate keeper, chief of staff of the oval office, knowing everyone who comes in, goes out. she's a potential witness for the prosecution. and tell us what she would know. for instance, she would know if david pecker and michael cohen were in the oval office talking to donald trump if she were on duty that day, correct? she would have to be aware. might she know something about those checks he signed? the very prominent signature. >> i can't attest -- >> proximity. >> right. she would have sat right outside the president's office. the reality was that donald trump was his own chief of staff. so the person who was in that seat did have a lot of say and flow about the office. they certainly, at the end of the administration, one of our challenges was there was not much of a gate keeper there to
saw that last week. you will see it again today. 50 saw that last week. you will see it again today-— again today. so how many people miaht be again today. so how many people might be affected _ again today. so how many people might be affected by _ again today. so how many people might be affected by this? - again today. so how many people might be affected by this? well, | again today. so how many people| might be affected by this? well, it is important to remember that under the illegal migration act became law last year all people arriving in the uk by irregular roots must be removed. the home secretary is now under a legal duty to remove them to a third country. but there is not a third country to send them to, at least not yet, so all those arriving since july least not yet, so all those arriving sincejuly has been sitting in limbo. no cases have been processed, the backlog is nearly 52,000 people with more small boats arriving. legally, the earliest anyone can be put onto a flight is 12 days after this bill is given royal assent. but according to rishi sunak, it will not start happening that quickly because they are expecting some legal challenges. the first flight will leave in 10—12 weeks. now, of course that is later than we wanted, but we have always been clear that processing will take time. so what sort of legal challenge,
this, and their lives will probably never be the same. >> i think it's such a sad state of affairs that jurors have to worry about their safety when they're doing their civil duty. it is so -- >> on a trial for the former president of the united states of america. >> but i think people are trying to apply pre-dump rules or norms. news rooms are trying to have thoughtful conversations about how to handle these questions. it's in open court, it's in open public, share what's happening in the courtroom. we live in an era where security reasons are very real. i want today go to the trump rally last weekend. i think it's important. my credential for the press was denied. >> why? >> i don't know. trump campaign wouldn't tell me. when i thought about going, a couple of friends of mine said you need to wear a disguise. last time i worked a trump rally, cnn sent me with a body guard. that's the environment these
he is a very fair judge and he is a very smart judge and he does move things along quickly. wednesday he has off because he is the presiding judge of manhattan mental health court. in addition to this trial, he has a heavy duty calendar of those cases which requires patience and special attention. so that is why on wednesdays, this court is not in session for the trump trial. >> the pending motions handled by the judge, they were substantiative and interesting. we got to hear arguments about what aspects of x alleged affair could be described in front of the jury. and we got to hear discussion of whether or not the alleged illegal, i will say alleged legal agreement.
while nasa is saying it's nothing, some engineers believe there may be some concern." what if i had done that? i was the one who could have -- should have and could have owned that story in a way that potentially even might have changed the course of events. i definitely failed at my job. just like they failed at theirs. and so, i'm part of the problem. [ applause ] -ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states. - in 2010, the space shuttle, after nearly 30 years of duty, will be retired from service. -the minute columbia evaporated over texas, the shuttle program was ready to be retired. that's when i felt like, "wow, was all this in vain?
people got fatigue of this war, i'm so sorry, but we can't — we can't. all of us ukrainians, we can not get any fatigue on that. you fundraise, obviously, for ukraine, but i think you also must be giving money to help, your own money. i don't want to tell you the number. of course, all of us. i don't want to be a special one or to tell you something... no. but of course. of course. but you're in a position to give a lot. yes, exactly. and that's what i have to do. this is my duty. that's why i decided to carry on being here, you know, and... but, i mean... you don't have to answer... yeah. ..but, you know, i imagine it's more than a million. well, it's probably. probably. i would say it's around that, maybe more. i didn't count. you didn't count. since the invasion, we were all of us, especially, like, international players, ukrainian which plays abroad, we had a lot of different group chats in whatsapp,
the second shuttle craft lost? -it was my worst nightmare. ♪ painful. ♪ such a searing memory of challenger and how much it had defined nasa. this was the very last thing i had thought that i would be reporting to the president, on this day or any other day. i called the white house, told him that "we don't know a lot, but we have just lost shuttle columbia." this was my duty, to be responsible for this accident. ♪ my fellow americans, this day has brought terrible news and great sadness to our country. the columbia's lost. there are no survivors.
we didn't know where we are. we didn't talk with each other. we were always with our phones, you know, following the news and then, like, 0k, what do we need to do? 0k, send money here, send some stuff here, help here people, call the others, bah—bah—bah. we didn't know where we are — like all of us ukrainians living in the country or abroad. but at the same time, like, we felt togetherness like never before. and now, being ukrainian... being ukrainian, ithink it's a very proud moment because i never... i can't be more proudly than i am right now to be ukrainian. and the thing is, like i said to you, what is my duty now? 0k, how can i help as much as i can to my country, to my people over there and all these things? how? being there in ukraine or being here, you know,
i think it's my duty to pick the person i would do would think would do the least harm to the country. >> the real danger to democracy is the progressive agenda trump may be playing russian roulette but a continuation of biden is national suicide. i think this is sincere i don't think he's posturing. i think this is what a good part of this country believes discuss it is what a good part of the country believes. >> it's also a good part of the country's wrong about that as a rational matter. now, politics and rationality are not? complete bedfellows, which is part of the reason for the constitution, is that we were going to give reason a chance to stand against passion. >> what bar is doing, and what so many, i sometimes think of them as the peter malar republicans, right? >> these are republicans who are not full maga people. they're men's grill types who
believes discuss it is what a good part of the country believes. >> it's also a good part of the country's wrong about that it's irrational matter. now, politics and rationality are not complete bedfellows, which is part of the reason for the constitution, is that we were going to give reason a chance to stand against passion. what bar is doing, and what so many, i sometimes think of them as the peter malar republicans, right? these are republicans who we're not full maga people. they're men's grill types who don't want democrats picking judges are setting tax rates. they talk themselves into this twice. in 16 and in 20, and then came december and january of 20202021 and at that point, i believe and i say this with care that it's become evident to me anyway, that there's a patriotic duty to