hello and welcome to the programme. we begin in the us. donald trump has spoken publicly for the first time since he was charged with 3a counts of falsifying business records, saying the legal action is an insult to america. the former us president earlier pleaded not guilty to hiding damaging information during the 2016 election. speaking to his supporters, mr trump said his only crime was to fearlessly defend the nation from those who would destroy it. in a campaign style speech, he lambasted the biden administration and repeated the false claims that he d been cheated out of office in 2020 by voting fraud. the only crime that i have committed is to fearlessly defend our nation from those who seek to destroy it. cheering and applause. from the beginning, the democrats spied on my campaign, remember that? they attacked me with an onslaught of fraudulent investigations, russia, russia, russia, ukraine, ukraine, ukraine, impeachment oaks number one, impeachment oaks number o
good morning. with the price of food and raw ingredients getting more in spreads of this easter, we are in a bakery in bolton expected this easter, we are looking at what it means that the sweet treats you might be buying this year. in sport this morning. racism in rugby union. former england rugby star luther burrell says he s proud for speaking out after an rfu investigation found his claims of racism in the sport were true. good morning. i ll start to the day to day for most of us to yesterday, away from the south east where it is called it is a milder start. cloud and rain pushing from the west to east but it should brighten up much later across northern ireland and western scotland. it s wednesday, the 5th of april. donald trump has spoken publicly for the first time since his arrest and appearance in court to face criminal charges. the former us president told a packed hall of supporters in florida last night that legal action against him was an insult to ameri
And by the alfred p. Sloan foundation. Supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Performance and Financial Literacy in the 21st century. Carnegie corporation of new york. Supporting innovations in education, democratic engagement, and the advancement of International Peace and security. At carnegie. Org. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Sreenivasan at least 41 dead, more than 80 wounded thats the toll in todays bombing attack in kabul, afghanistan. It was the latest in a series of strikes by the Islamic State group. John yang begins our coverage. Yang cries of grieving relatives echoed through the wreckage of a shiite cultural center. Most found only shoes on a bloodstained floor. translated i saw many dead in the area. I was looking for my cousin but i could not find his body. Im not sure wh
And by the alfred p. Sloan foundation. Supporting science, technology, and improved Economic Performance and Financial Literacy in the 21st century. Carnegie corporation of new york. Supporting innovations in education, democratic engagement, and the advancement of International Peace and security. At carnegie. Org. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and individuals. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Sreenivasan at least 41 dead, more than 80 wounded thats the toll in todays bombing attack in kabul, afghanistan. It was the latest in a series of strikes by the Islamic State group. John yang begins our coverage. Yang cries of grieving relatives echoed through the wreckage of a shiite cultural center. Most found only shoes on a bloodstained floor. translated i saw many dead in the area. I was looking for my cousin but i could not find his body. Im not sure wh
Moments ago. Theyre trying to reassure fans by giving us and the fans more details on why they think the turf will be ready inside levi stadium for sundays preseason game, which keep in mind, is just over 48 hours ago. Now, here you can see whats been going on in the stadium, from chopper. This is the view from chopper. This has been going on in the stadium since before dawn. But the past few hours, the ground crew has been installing new rolls of their bandera bermuda grass. Weve counted about six truckloads of that sod so far. The reason why this sod should be ready for sunday is that its double cut. Its twice as thick as regular sod, which means its heavier and has a more established root system. The 49ers are using a special machine that compresses the turf into the sand below and pushes it together, so there are no seems for the players to trip on. The 49ers tell us that this is a Standard Practice in the nfl, a plan theyve had in their back pocket for a while. We confirmed with t