Saturday, March 1, 2025

Massive dust storm rips through ‘Burning Man’ festival in Nevada; Epstein accuser’s family blasts Ghislaine Maxwell testimony release; Kilmar Abrego Garcia notified by ICE that he may be deported to Uganda; and more on tonight’s broadcast. 

DOJ releases transcripts and audio from two days of interviews with Ghislaine Maxwell; Lyle Menendez argues for parole, a day after his brother was denied; Children plant forest of sequoias in Detroit; and more on tonight’s broadcast. 

Hurricane Erin brings violent waves and flooding to East coast; Appeals court throws out $500 million civil penalty in victory for Trump; Erik Menendez denied parole; and more on tonight’s broadcast. 

A mid-air collision between a passenger plane and a military helicopter over Washington DC leaves sixty-seven people dead. So how could the paths of the two aircraft cross so disastrously? We hear from a former air accident investigator.Also in the programme: chaotic scenes as se ... Show More

The collision of American Airlines flight 5342 and an Army helicopter is the deadliest aviation disaster in the U.S. in 23 years. But there were warning signs. WSJ's Benjamin Katz reports on recent safety concerns about D.C.'s increasingly busy airspace and explains where the inv ... Show More

Hurricane Milton is hours away from landfall in Florida but has already caused damaged with life-threatening storm surge and a tornado outbreak. Disaster relief is sparking a political fight over misinformation. Former President Donald Trump hit the campaign trail in Pennsylvania ... Show More

We begin with breaking news of a passenger plane crashing in India shortly after take-off. Police have been working through the night to break up crowds as ICE raid protests spread across the country. Rising tensions in the Middle East have led the US to withdraw some of its dipl ... Show More

The US Army has rebuked former President Donald Trump’s campaign over an incident at Arlington National Cemetery this week. A Justice Department watchdog released a report about the FBI’s handling of child sexual abuse allegations. A US-made F-16 fighter jet crashed, killing a to ... Show More

Investigators in Washington, DC will try to retrieve the wreckage of a passenger plane and military helicopter that crashed into the Potomac river on Wednesday 

Three US troops have been killed in a drone attack on a base in Jordan. The UN's main agency in Gaza is in turmoil over accusations some of its staffers were involved in the October 7th attacks. A bipartisan border deal could reach the Senate floor this week. A Chinese property g ... Show More

UN chief leads condemnation for New Orleans truck attackIsraeli strike on ‘humanitarian zone’ kills three brothers in Gaza tent as harsh winter rains fallVenezuela in human rights spotlight ahead of Presidential inauguration 

Tony Capaccio, Bloomberg Pentagon Reporter discusses how the US hit Iran, possible retaliation tactics, and next steps from the US to deter further conflict.Iran pledged to respond “proportionately and decisively” to US strikes at the weekend and Qatar suspended traffic over its ... Show More

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