after this weekend's attack. world leaders urge restraint. i'm helena humphrey. glad you could join me. monday marked the first day of a historic trial against donald trump. arriving at court in new york — mr trump became the first us president, current orformer, to face criminal charges. donald trump has been charged with falsifying business records to cover up a �*hush money�* payment he made to adult film actress stormy daniels a month before the 2016 presidential election. he made the payment to keep ms daniels from publicly discussing an alleged affair the two had in the 20005. mr trump denies falsifying records — and denies any relationship with ms daniels.but today in court — 60 of 96 potential jurors said they could not be impartial in a case involving

the former president. speaking after day one of the trial, mr trump sought to cast doubt over the legitimacy of the court. it's a scam trial. if you read all of the legal comments, from all of the legal scholars today, there's not one that i see that said that this is a case that should be brought to trial. it's a scam. it's a political witchhunt. it continues for ever and we are not going to be given a fair trial and it is a very, very sad thing. live now to new york to speak to our correspondent john sudworth. john, bring us up to date with what happened today? when donald trump's motorcade left the precinct here in a man well used to breaking the norms of political life hit another

milestone, this time a legal one, becoming the first us president to face a criminal trial. when it did get under way, as is often the case, the business was pretty humdrum, procedural discussion, the defence raising a number of issues and discussions over the timing. donald trump suggesting he needed a day off at some point to attend his youngest son is high school graduation but that is what makes this also remarkable, it is a criminal trial and donald trump has to be here. this is one of the most powerful people in the world being judged according to the letter of the us law and by 12 of his peers, 12 ordinary citizens and it's with that in mind that the real business of the day got under way, the task of sifting through hundreds of potentialjurors of sifting through hundreds of potential jurors true try to find those who do not have strong preconceived opinions about a man who has wielded

such enormous influence over american life for a decade or more. that in itself no easy task. . live now to temidayo aganga—williams, former federal prosecutir and senior investigative counsel on the house january 6th committee. let 5 start with jury selection. it seems finding 12 new yorkers who can swear they will be fairand impartial is quite a challenge. how do you go about asssesing something like that? and i think how you go about it is exactly what it is going on here. he's asking extensive questions to get against political bias and how media consumption and where people get their information from and giving the government and defence counsel lots of

information points to gauge whetherjurors information points to gauge whether jurors will information points to gauge whetherjurors will potentially be fair and i think today the fact so manyjurors raise their hand and said they could not be fair is a good sign. it shows people are taking it seriously which in my experiencejurors do. they take it as a solemn duty and i suspect they will find it hard to find a fair and impartial duty.— find it hard to find a fair and impartial duty. donald trump has to agree _ impartial duty. donald trump has to agree to _ impartial duty. donald trump has to agree to the _ impartial duty. donald trump has to agree to the jurors - impartial duty. donald trump| has to agree to the jurors and has to agree to the jurors and has been present at the side bar conferences, the initial examination of the jurors. what you make of that? he examination of the “urors. what you make of that?_ you make of that? he has a limited amount _ you make of that? he has a limited amount of- you make of that? he has a limited amount of strikes i you make of that? he has a i limited amount of strikes with his believers —— lawyers believe that durin cannot be fair because of something they said or cannot be present for the trail they can get that juror struck but there are also peremptory challenges which means whatever reason assuming it is not race or something else not permitted, they can have an additionaljuror struck

so it doesn't mean the remaining jurors will be people he affirmatively wants but it means he has the opportunity to get rid of those he strongly feels against.— get rid of those he strongly feels against. get rid of those he strongly feels aaainst. ~ ,, ., ., ~ ., feels against. when you look at this case through _ feels against. when you look at this case through your- feels against. when you look at this case through your legal- this case through your legal lens, this is about business abroad but amounting to campaignfinancing abroad but amounting to campaign financing violations. how strong do you think the case is? i how strong do you think the case is? ~ �* , ., case is? i think it's far stronger— case is? i think it's far stronger than - case is? i think it's far stronger than a - case is? i think it's far stronger than a lot - case is? i think it's far stronger than a lot of | case is? i think it's far - stronger than a lot of people in the community have given it credit for. the prosecution here doesn't have to prove the underlying campaign finance crime. they have to prove donald trump engaged in falsifying business records and hid it for the purpose of concealing another offence and i think here they have a lot of strong evidence. they have michael coley and under stormy daniels, people who can narrate what happened and why the former president would have done this but they have corroborating evidence and can show the payments on how the

money transferred when you put that together there is a high chance the former president could be convicted. certainly some star — could be convicted. certainly some star witnesses. - could be convicted. certainlyj some star witnesses. donald trump has said he is ready to testify and he has in civil cases but this is the first criminal case. what do you think the chances are that we see him take to the stand here? i think it's incredibly unlikely he will testify. he can be cross—examined on his history of not telling the truth because his credibility will be at the centre of the testimony and when you testify, to some degree you take on a burden that you have has the prosecution has to prove their case beyond reasonable doubt but when the defending gets on the stand you are in a sense presenting your own counter narrative and that will be put to the test, so i strongly doubt he will testify. i think he is bluffing, which defendants do all the time

here. ~ . ., ,, , here. whatever happens here, how do you — here. whatever happens here, how do you think— here. whatever happens here, how do you think the - here. whatever happens here, j how do you think the american public will react? do you think that they have faith in the justice system? i that they have faith in the justice system?— that they have faith in the justice system? i think today is art justice system? i think today is part of _ justice system? i think today is part of restoring _ justice system? i think today is part of restoring faith - justice system? i think today is part of restoring faith in i is part of restoring faith in the justice system and restoring faith in american institutions. donald trump again and again has tried to tear down of many sacred american constitutions but today was historic, a sad day but in a historic day because someone who has disregarded the law again and again is now facing accountability. he walked the halls of the courthouse like any other defendant. he was asked when to speak and told when to speak and had to sit there and be quiet while thejudge controlled quiet while the judge controlled the room quiet while thejudge controlled the room and quiet while the judge controlled the room and not him, so what we are seeing todayis him, so what we are seeing today is a restoration of the faith in american justice that he can try is to tear down but it's still strong so far. briefly if you don't mind with 30 seconds on the clock, but if you zoom out here i know you have worked on the january six

committee with donald trump facing four criminal trials. which one do you believe could be the most consequential? i think the dc case, the federal case that deals with the events surrounding january 60 is the most consequential because it goes at the heart on the attack of american democracy but i think all of the cases have a through trend which is donald trump not obeying the law and not respecting the law. all of these cases whether it's the documents case, the defamation case, the civil case or the new york hush money case for the january six election case, they all about donald trump lying and disregarding american law and disregarding american law and i think all of that should be treated equally importantly because of that reason which it is holding power to account and thatis is holding power to account and that is what all this is about. we really appreciate your legal expertise. thank you for being with us. officials in australia,

say a stabbing attack at a church service on monday is now being treated as a terrorist incident. four people have non—life—threatening injuries, including a bishop, after the incident at a church outside of sydney. a fifteen year old boy has been arrested — police say the suspect was known to them, but was not on any terror watch lists. there is no suggestion the event is linked to a stabbing attack at a sydney shopping mall that saw six people killed this weekend. the assailant was shot dead by police. his father says he wants to apologise for his son's actions, adding his mental health problems made him quote a �*very sick boy'. the commissioner of new south wales police gave this update about the church stabbing a short while ago. the things that influenced my decision to declare this a terrorist incident was the actions of the individual who attended. we allege that he attended that church with a knife, armed with a knife and stabbed the bishop, the priest and others were also injured.

we believe there are elements that are satisfied in terms of religious motivated extremism, and, of course, the intimidation of the public through that person's acts. live now to sydney and our correspondent phil mercer. phil, this is now being called a terrorist attack ? what more can you tell us? as we heard from the police they believe that the alleged attacker was motivated by religious extremism and the incident at the syrian 0rthodox incident at the syrian orthodox church in the western part of sydney was being live streamed, and what the video shows his individual wearing a dark jacket calmly walking up to the altar before apparently repeatedly stabbing a bishop. members of the congregation

rush in to help and the upshot of all of this is for people have been taken to hospital with nonlife threatening injuries and a 15—year—old boy was also detained. he's been taken to a secure location and there are investigations first into the alleged act of terror perpetrated by what the police believe as a teenage boy. and also a police investigation of serious disturbances outside of the church, a large crowd having gathered, very angry at what had happened inside the church and there were clashes with the police so now to investigations into this alleged stabbing at a church in sydney. alleged stabbing at a church in s dne . ~ . , alleged stabbing at a church in s dne .~ . , sydney. what is the mood in australia _ sydney. what is the mood in australia amongst _ sydney. what is the mood in australia amongst people i sydney. what is the mood in i australia amongst people after a very difficult few days? it’s a very difficult few days? it's been an awful _ a very difficult few days? it�*s been an awful time in australia for so many different reasons. the attack at the church is

about a0 kilometres from the bondi junction about a0 kilometres from the bondijunction shopping about a0 kilometres from the bondi junction shopping centre in the eastern part of sydney where six people were killed after a rampage by a lone knifeman on saturday. the attacker was shot dead by a police officer and we understand that a nine—month—old baby girl was stabbed in the attack and is recovering in hospital. there is an enormous sense of unease in this country. the sorts of occurrences are extremely rare if not unprecedented so i would imagine the attack in the church on monday night will amplify these feelings of distress and dismay that so many australians are feeling at this time. ., ., ., ~ , ., this time. for all, thank you very much- _ around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at another story making news. the former british prime

minister liz truss has told the bbc she hopes donald trump is re—elected as us president and she would welcome nigel farage becoming a conservative mp. 0ur political editor chris mason sat down with her and asked her what she would say to those who think her time as leader left the uk an international laughing stock. well, i don't... i don't think that's true. but you lasted... all the stuff about lasting less time than a lettuce... this is just pathetic point—scoring. would nigel farage be a welcome addition to the party? i would nigel farage be a welcome addition to the party?— addition to the party? i think it would be _ addition to the party? i think it would be good _ addition to the party? i think it would be good if _ addition to the party? i think it would be good if he - addition to the party? i think it would be good if he joined| it would be good if he joined the conservative party. find the conservative party. and became an _ the conservative party. and became an mp? _ the conservative party. and became an mp? if- the conservative party. and became an mp? if you - the conservative party. and became an mp? if you joinl the conservative party. and i became an mp? if you join the became an mp? if you 'oin the conservative * became an mp? if you 'oin the conservative party _ became an mp? if you join the conservative party support - became an mp? if you join the conservative party support in l conservative party support in becoming an mp. why? i think he believes in conservative values and it's a shame he's not in the conservative party. ms truss added that she can't see a purpose for the united nations — saying it's had a �*positively damaging' effect on dealing

with international situations. you're live with bbc news. israel says iran "will be met with a response", as retribution for the islamic republic's attack over the weekend. israeli officials had said they reserved the right to respond, but today's remark — by israel's army chief, is the strongest indictation yet that they will go ahead. prime minister benjamin netanyahu's war cabinet met on monday for the second time in as many days to discuss specifics. an attack would fly in the face of warnings from many of israel's allies, including the united states, which have urged retraint. tehran, meanwhile, asked western leaders to "appreciate iran's restraint" towards israel, given what it calls �*war crimes' being committed by israel in gaza. but he added the overwhelming success of israel's air defenses made the attack �*an embarassment�* 0ur correspondentjames landale has more from jerusalem. it's clear now that israel is going to retaliate against iran for the missile and drone attack that it launched over the weekend. the question only

is how and when. the prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, issued a statement on social media in which he said that iran was conducting a full scale campaign of aggression that threatened not only israel, but also the whole of the middle east. and he urged the entire international community to stand united in resisting that aggression. earlier, the head of israel's army visited neveteen air base, the one that was hit, one of the two bases that was hit during the attack. and he said in terms that there would be a response to that attack. israel's cabinet, its war cabinet, has been meeting to discuss its options. it's still not clear what the final decision, if any decision has been made. but the mood music, the noises that we're hearing from that meeting are that,

a, yes, there will be a response, but b, it will be a response that will be calibrated. people are saying that, yes, it will be clear and decisive, but it will be a decision that will be wise and quotes, "not from the gut." now, that means that a range of options have been put before the cabinet and they are slowly but surely working through them to try and work out which is one that they consider to be proportionate, but also one that does not result in escalation, that does not result in a full scale regional war. that's the frame into which their thinking appears to fall. precisely what that means in military and diplomatic terms remains to be seen. but it does mean that iran's attack at the weekend is going to be met with the response. with me is david hale, previously us undersecretary of state, as well as ambassador to pakistan, lebanon, and jordan. he's now a global fellow at the wilson center, a think tank partly funded

by the us government. we know israel is weighing its response. what do you think we could see? will this be a diplomatic response, a military one? thank you for asking me to join you. we don't know. israel is a democracy and has a complex cabinet and a coalition government and the prime minister is first amongst equals and we will see what they decide. i think if i were advising them i would suggest a pause for now but not declare their intentions. if you're going to re—establish a deterrent which is what is necessary now for israel and the us, a certain level of security about how we behave is important. so the iranians understand there could be further costs to aggression. what is your assessment of benjamin netanyahu's intentions here. for example there was a

recent opinion editorial in foreign policy saying that benjamin netanyahu had been seeking to have a broader war with iran for two decades, and we know this is a time where he is embattled at home. what do you make of that?— you make of that? over my career i've _ you make of that? over my career i've worked - you make of that? over my career i've worked with - you make of that? over my career i've worked with the | career i've worked with the prime minister and while the us and benjamin netanyahu have not always seen eye to eye i don't believe he is a person who actually seeks aggression. i think he is a cautious leader in fact and i also believe any plausible prime minister of israel today would be acting more or less the same as prime minister netanyahu is. first and foremost they have to account to the israeli people as to why the catastrophe of october the 7th happened and what they will do and our way to prevent it from happening again. that is what i think is guarding the political leadership today and i think they are going through enormous debates about what that means an entirely military approach the problem is not going to resolve it. they also have to take into account political and

diplomatic equations as well. internationally we know that the united states has said in the united states has said in the wake of what we saw from iran, support for you is ironclad but at the same time urging restraint. iwonder what position you think it puts washington in if benjamin netanyahu does go ahead with a military attack, then where would it leave washington in its support for israel? irate would it leave washington in its support for israel? we are not there _ its support for israel? we are not there yet. _ its support for israel? we are not there yet. if _ its support for israel? we are not there yet. if it _ its support for israel? we are not there yet. if it happens. l its support for israel? we are not there yet. if it happens. i | not there yet. if it happens. i would say — not there yet. if it happens. i would say public _ not there yet. if it happens. i would say public support - not there yet. if it happens. i would say public support and| would say public support and private advice is the way to go about it and privately encouraging israelis to consider all options and how the game will play out in the end is important, but if we signal publicly that we encourage the israelis to exercise self restraint, we are signalling to iran they can do whatever they want so this is a time we need to work together. i wonder if you think there is a riskier that this goes one

step further. iran has said it will respond and that was put out by the revolutionary guard, and there is the riskier of the us being drawn into a broader war in the middle east. i would advise a pause _ war in the middle east. i would advise a pause at _ war in the middle east. i would advise a pause at this - war in the middle east. i would advise a pause at this stage . advise a pause at this stage but not a public signal of a pause but i look also at what the iranians have said, and they want this phase to end, not because they want the conflict to end but they want the conflict to continue but at the conflict to continue but at the level it was before this weekend. they want a proxy war to continue because that's an area where they have a comparative advantage and the area where the iranians don't pay the price, their proxies do and that is why i would advise ambiguity about how we will proceed right now.— ambiguity about how we will proceed right now. what do you think it all _ proceed right now. what do you think it all means _ proceed right now. what do you think it all means for _ proceed right now. what do you think it all means for the - proceed right now. what do you think it all means for the war i think it all means for the war in gaza? �* , ., think it all means for the war in gaza? �*, ., in gaza? it's not good. if we were all— in gaza? it's not good. if we were all focused _ in gaza? it's not good. if we were all focused on - in gaza? it's not good. if we were all focused on a - in gaza? it's not good. if we i were all focused on a ceasefire or hostage exchange release,

then i don't think in the current climate that is very likely right now, and i also believe the israelis remain determined to put an end to hamas, whatever that means. 0ur hamas, whatever that means. our goal should be less about how to conduct a war but how to conduct peace. how do you transition from the military operation to help influence the political and diplomatic landscape after and that is where we have our best influence.— where we have our best influence. �* , , ., influence. briefly, is that the kind of advice _ influence. briefly, is that the kind of advice right _ influence. briefly, is that the kind of advice right now- influence. briefly, is that the kind of advice right now you | kind of advice right now you think benjamin netanyahu will heed? i think ben'amin netanyahu will heed? ~ , w heed? i think he will listen to that more _ heed? i think he will listen to that more than _ heed? i think he will listen to that more than how - heed? i think he will listen to that more than how to - heed? i think he will listen to l that more than how to conduct his war. ., ., ~ that more than how to conduct his war. . ., ~ , ., his war. david hale, thank you so much for— his war. david hale, thank you so much forjoining _ his war. david hale, thank you so much forjoining us - his war. david hale, thank you so much forjoining us here. i his war. david hale, thank you | so much forjoining us here. we appreciate it. 202a is the year of elections. but in terms of sheer scale — no election will be as big as the general election in india.

it's the worlds most populous country, and has 969 million people eligibile to vote. the elections will be held over six weeks between april 19th and june 1st. the favourite to win is incumbent prime minister narendra modi, who hopes to secure a third consecutive term.but india's main opposition alliance says another victory for modi could put some freedoms at risk, as our south asia correspondent samira hussain reports. drumming up support. blessings in return. in india's southern states, regional parties dominate. here in tamil nadu, the dmk won a clear majority in the last election, while prime minister narendra modi's party, the bjp, did not win even a single seat and has limited presence anywhere else in the south. mr modi is desperate to change that because, for the bjp, every single seat matters. however hard the bjp tries, they will never be able to make inroads here.

what we stand for — the values of self—respect, you know, respect for our culture, a great love for our language, our identity. this is antithetical to the notion of hindutva and far right and kind of strife causing and rabble rousing and, you know, percentage politics. so there's a profound conflict of the values that will succeed in tamilnadu and the values that the bjp espouses. the bjp may disagree. nevertheless, the prime minister has made eight trips since january. and then there is kay amali young and tamil speaking, a strong orator, able to connect to the people in their own language. hundreds have come out in support of the bjp's men here in tamil nadu. the party is hoping that with the prime minister's support and his charisma that he'll be able to crack the south. do you think you're going to win?

i'm the person we are going to win. we are very confident. we are doing our hard work. we are doing our groundwork. and more importantly, modiji is there. he's a brand that has entered every house. he's the brand for integrity. he's the brand for honesty. he's the brand for hard work. that brand doesn't work for voters like saraswati. she gets 1,000 rupees a month from the state government, which she uses for house expenses. both her kids get money for school. these welfare benefits have changed her life. do you think that you could ever vote for the bjp? i am very decisive about voting for dmk. even if others have done good work, i have always voted for dmk. that is what i wish to do. regional parties like the dmk will likely continue to dominate because the message the bjp is peddling ofa pan—india hindi speaking identityjust doesn't

resonate with the people here. samira hussain, bbc news. remember, plenty more on all the stories covered — head to our website. or to the bbc news app. i'll be back at the top of the hour. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. it was a very unsettled day on monday, very windy for many of us with widespread gales and a whole mixture of weather conditions. tuesday looks a little bit quieter. it'll still be quite blustery. there'll be sunshine, a few showers around, but it'll stay on the cool side for the time of year. in this cooler air mass, which was introduced

across the uk by monday's area of low pressure, will be sitting to the east of the country for tuesday. so it's here where we'll see most of the showers, the strongest of the winds, the further west you are, closer to this area of high pressure, then it'll be a little bit quieter. so we start off on a chilly note for tuesday morning. quite a bit of sunshine around. a few showers from the word go across northern and eastern areas, and these showers will affect northern scotland, wintriness on the hills. into the afternoon, some heavier showers, perhaps some hail and thunder affecting the midlands into southeast england. and a fairly breezy day to come, not as windy as monday — those are mean wind speeds. temperature wise, probably a little bit better than monday, up to 13 celsius in the south. so with some light winds, some sunshine, it won't feel too bad, but cooler along north sea coasts, single digits there. tuesday night, we continue to see clear spells, further bands of showers, especially across northern scotland, where it'll turn quite windy again and stay cool as well with some snow on the hills there. touch of frost in some sheltered glens, otherwise, it's quite a chilly night, i think, to start wednesday morning.

so wednesday itself, we'll have some showers draped across eastern areas. these weather fronts may bring some cloud and rain to the far west of the country. and once again, we're in a slightly cooler air mass. wednesday, could be a little bit cooler than tuesday. so we start off on a chilly note, plenty of sunshine around. there will be showers again across northern and eastern scotland, eastern england, more cloud here. and these weather fronts could bring cloud outbreaks of rain to northern ireland. a bit of a question mark to how far eastwards it moves, but it could affect parts of wales and south west england through the afternoon, the best and the brightest through the spine of the country. temperatures range of nine to ii or 12 celsius, so a bit below average. thursday into friday, we see a spell of wet, windy weather across the north of the uk, something drier in the south. and then this area of high pressure wants to build in in time for the weekend. so that will bring a very much needed quieter, drier spell of weather as we push towards the end of the week. and with a bit more sunshine

around, light winds, it'll feel a bit warmer as well.

trouble at tesla — a former engineer says

she was accused of stealing after raising concerns on safety. oil prices are flat after iran's weekend attack on israel, but uncertainty is still concerning the markets. hello, and welcome to asia business report. i'm steve lai. a tesla whistle—blower who has battled elon musk and tesla through the courts for a decade has told the bbc she is still seeking a public apology for how she was treated after raising a safety concern about its vehicles. until 201a, cristina balan was a rising star within the electric car firm in the us. she spoke to our technology editor zoe kleinman. i was the only woman in the team, like engineering. and in the beginning, it was great. in the early days, cristina balan was doing so well at tesla, her initials were engraved on the car's batteries, but she says it wasn't long before things took a turn for the worse. everything went south when i realised that they were hiding some

critical safety issues. she claims they pretended that they didn't know.