to the negotiation table over ukraine. the economy it was also high on his agenda and during his three day visit deals have been struck including on green and nuclear energy. i spoke with a professor earlier from the business school we explained the balancing act that france needs to strike with beijing. what is happening is that president or an invited ursula von der leyen to come with him and they are looking at the different speeches that have been given in beijing. micron is playing the soft parts while ursula bandar lyon is playing the hard part because has warned china several times because of the alleged meddling of china and russia or in ukraine. so president micron is playing this card in order to say we can corporate with china. we are the biggest chinese partner in the economy field so there are ways we can corporate no while the european commissioner was given warnings. commissioner was given warninqs- commissioner was given warninus. . ., , ., warnings. that was
elections. and house speaker kevin mccarthy trading partisan political fights for a diplomatic one, meeting this hour with the president of taiwan mccarthy says the meeting will help make the world safer. china says it s doing just the opposite so a lot to get to we start with today and donald trump embarking on an effort rarely tried in american history running for president while simultaneously fighting criminal charges. his late night speech at mar-a-lago gave us a glimpse of what s to come, a defiant trump surrounded by a loyal band of ardent supporters thumbing through a well-worn political playbook lashing out at his perceived enemies and seeming a little stunned by what happened. i never thought anything like this could happen in america never thought it could happen. the only crime that i have committed is to fearlessly defend our nation from those who seek to destroy it one of many things that need fact checking. i want to bring in nbc s vaughn hillyard outside
just days away from being seated, despite an avalanche of lies about almost every facet of his life. helping him, out the fact that kevin mccarthy needs santos and every single vote he can get to win his bid for speaker of the house. we will have a bit the latest on that battle ahead. but first, millions of people around the world already saying, hello to 2023. here are some live pictures from dubai where the clock is striking midnight. just a beautiful spectacular display at the world s tallest building. the burj khalifa. and, earlier australia rang in the new year with fireworks along the sydney harbor. and, crowds in new zealand were among the very first to enter 2023. here is a look at how they ring in the new year on pretoria island in, victoria harbour i should, say in hong kong. gorgeous colorful display there. and, here in new york we have still got several hours to go, but revelers are getting excited for the times square celebration with no covid restrictions for th
yasmin vossoughian. new, deadly attack in a city of kyiv as the residents of the ukraine capital running for cover. two major deaths were following this afternoon. pope benedict, the man who gave up the pope, passing away just hours ago. and tributes also pouring in for a giant and broadcasters, barbara walters. we also have the latest information on a suspect arrested in the murders of fort university of idaho students. and on trump facing new revelations from his just released tax returns, and depositions from the january six committee. i m also gonna be talking with the two men who have spent a year with trump s true believers. do you think that trump is still in power right now? what do you think? you think biden is not the current president. no sir, no sir. i don t believe it. the good buyers, coming up with the best of what they heard this year. all of that, we are following new year celebrations around the world as more countries are already crossing into 202
more than £8 billion the second largest result in its history. and australia s national football team criticises qatar s human rights record less than a month before the emirate hosts the world cup. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky has accused russian commanders of craziness in their efforts to capture a town in the east of the country. bakhmut which sits in the donetsk region has been the centre of russian attacks for months. meanwhile, in the south, ukrainian forces advancing on the city of kherson have been hampered by heavy rain. russian forces are building fortifications and bringing in extra reinforcements. the area has been at the centre of the fiercest clashes in recent weeks. our correspondent hugo bachega is in kyiv and hejoins me now. let s start off with the comments from president zelensky about the tactics of russian commanders. what does he mean by craziness? he said the most sev