Skip to main content

tv   Outside Source  BBC News  February 6, 2017 9:30pm-10:00pm GMT

9:30 pm
hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. let's look through some of the main stories here in the bbc newsroom. president trump's battle with the us justice department over the travel ban goes on. they are looking to appeal a decision that would reinstate the ban that critics say is unleashing chaos. the trump legal team is expected to respond in a few hours‘ time. also, i'm sure many of you have seen this... putin is a killer. there are a lot of killers, you think our country is so of killers, you think our country is so innocent? well now donald trump's under fire for his remarks. and the kremlin wants an apology from fox news saying they found the comment unacceptable and insulting. no sign of it yet... french presidential candidate francois fillon has issued an apology — he admits it was a mistake to employ his wife. we'll be live in paris. in sport, we'll bring you the best bits of the greatest super bowl comeback in history. and if you have any questions, use the hashtag #bbcos and we'll try to answer them for you.
9:31 pm
did you see the part of the fox news interview with donald trump? that were released in the last 2a hours. one in particular has generated a lot of comments. shooting is a killer. a lot of killers get a lot of killers, you think our country is so innocent? -- putin is a killer. i don't know any government leaders who are killers. look at what we have done as well. we made a lot of mistakes, i was against the war in iraq from the beginning. a lot of mistakes. but a lot of people were killed, there are a lot of kellett
9:32 pm
—— killers around, believe me. calling vladimir putin a killer was unlikely to go down well in the kremlin. it's spokesperson said "we consider such words from the fox tv company to be unacceptable and insulting, and honestly speaking, we would prefer to get an apology from such a respected tv company." no sign of that apology. for more on this, i spoke with olga ivshina from bbc russian. it is interesting that the spokesman for putin declined to comment. he said that he did not give any profound comments on that, he said it was for the united states to decide. it is interesting because there is a lot of rhetoric from both sides but we are still waiting for any sides but we are still waiting for a ny ste ps sides but we are still waiting for any steps from donald trump. it is still a little bit of crystal ball gazing for russians and the whole world about what mr trump's pose on moscow will be. ukraine came up over the weekend, president perishing coast boat to president trump, and the vice president said that if they
9:33 pm
work together, they could look at sanctions. they've mentioned it before, they said it could be part of the deal with russia, and one of those would be fighting with isis. but these are only words, they need to pay a lot of attention to small details and an interesting detail was when there was escalation is in eastern ukraine, the us department of state made a statement, and they said that they respect the territorial integrity of ukraine, as always, but interestingly, during obama's times, there would be a line blaming russia for pressure on the rebels. but this was missing, an interesting sign. there is crystal ball gazing but in this situation, we need to pay attention for such signs. it is a good sign for moscow, potentially, that they could make a
9:34 pm
deal and could explain these efforts from mr pershing code in relations with the united states —— from the ukrainian president. time for a look at the sport. let's mention at the beginning... alastair cook has resigned as england cricket captain after a record 59 matches in charge. during his five years as captain, he became england's highest run—scorer in test cricket and his team won the ashes in 2013 and 2015. the former england captain michael vaughan said... and approving his choice. alastair cook said... now some sad news from south african by. former south african rugby captain joost van der westhuizen has died —
9:35 pm
he was a5, and had been diagnosed with motor neurone disease six years ago. he was a giant of south african rugby — probably best remembered for throwing the pass that led to the winning drop goal in 1995 world cup in south africa. but he will be remembered for so many amazing achievements. hugh woozencroft at bbc sport centre. take us through his achievements for those who are not aware of them?m is devastating to hear of his death, he was a hero turned both many on and off the field, he was a member of the famous springbok side that won the world cup in 1995, playing ina won the world cup in 1995, playing in a total of 89 tests, scoring 38 tries, a record for his nation at the time, captain of his country for four 2: the 1a": sis; eiéggiif‘igfi cup in1999 and 1a": sis; eiéggiif‘igfi cup in 1999 and ended his world cup in 1999 and ended his 10—year array in 2003. then he was
9:36 pm
diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 2011, sparing him to start his foundation which raises awareness of the illness, providing care and support to sufferers as well. the presidentjacob support to sufferers as well. the president jacob zuma said support to sufferers as well. the presidentjacob zuma said that the country has lost a legend. further tributes from some of the biggest names in rugby union on social media. south africa and leicester tigers wingerjp pietersen said... the former new zealand fly—half dan carter said... really sad news. thank you. further coverage of that story on the bbc sport application. if you go to be bbc sport up, there is coverage of this... last night, super bowl history was made. the new england patriots from boston completed the greatest comeback of all time to beat the atlanta falcons 34—28. they were trailing 28—3.
9:37 pm
this is how it unfolded with the falcons streaking ahead in the first two quarters. interce pted! intercepted! robert alford... and he ta kes intercepted! robert alford... and he takes it in for the touchdown. let's show you this bit from the bbc coverage where a prophetic tweet came in from a viewer in the third quarter... thank you very much to tony, who tweeted me a script for this part. don't be tempted to go to bed, if you are watching, thinking that the balkans have this committee did it for brexit and the us elections! —— the atlanta falklands, you did it for brexit. the patriots began their comeback — and this catch, deep into the fourth quarter, will be talked about for years to come.
9:38 pm
the linejudge said it is the line judge said it is a catch the linejudge said it is a catch by edelmann. he reaches for it... it is a catch, did it hit the ground? no! it isa a catch, did it hit the ground? no! it is a catch! so, we went into overtime. this is the moment that the patriots sealed it. touchdown! and the patriots have won the super bowl. but really, that isjust the start of the story. extensive coverage in us media. as well as through the bbc sport up. soon we will be turning back to donald trump and his travel plans, including his fight to reinstate it. katty kay will be live with us, if you have any questions, use the hashtag and we will get her to give you an answer. the queen has set another record
9:39 pm
today becoming the first british monarch to reign for 65 years. the queen spent the day at her sandringham estate in norfolk. the prime minister says the queen made it clear that she did not want official celebrations to mark the historic milestone — but said she was "truly an inspiration to all of us". 21.11, review... . . it's now 65 years since that moment. so to mark this sapphirejubilee, buckingham palace has reissued this photograph of the queen wearing a sapphire necklace and earrings given to her by her father in 19117. for the queen herself, though she has been seen several
9:40 pm
times in public since that heavy cold kept her out of sight over christmas, today is always a day for quiet contemplation, remembering herfather. she's at her sandringham estate in norfolk. it was here that george vi died quietly in his sleep on 6th february 1952. news of his death was given to a stunned nation by the bbc. this is london... the queen was in kenya at the time. she returned immediately to london to begin a reign that's now the longest in history. it's a role to which she remains fully committed to. the queen will be back here at buckingham palace within a matter of days, for another year, which, despite the fact that she will be 91 in a little more than two months‘ time, shows very little evidence of any significant slowing down. cheering. the younger members of the family, principally kate, william and harry, are now deploying their energy is very much more fully in support of the queen. but britain's head of state still has a busy programme of her own. among the many engagements in prospect for her this year, there is one significant and very personal anniversary
9:41 pm
to look forward to. in november, she and the duke of edinburgh will reach the 70th anniversary of their wedding in 19117. and something else to anticipate, the prospect of that state visit by president donald] trump. how will be queen handle that? well, just like the other 109 state visits she is hosted during a record—breaking reign that began 65 years ago today. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story... the trump administration is fighting to restore its ban on immigrants from seven predominantly muslim nations — after it was overturned in an appeals court on the weekend. it is thought that donald trump's
9:42 pm
lawyers in thejustice department will appear late in the next few hours. —— appeal. francois fillon wants to be french president — but he's is accused of paying his wife and two of his children for nonexistent parliamentary work. today he said sorry — not for doing anything wrong — but because he regrets how this has all been interpreted. he said it was a mistake employing relatives. here he is at a press conference earlier. translation: what was acceptable in the past is no longer acceptable. working with my wife and children, i was mindful of this relationship of trust but today there is mistrust. this was a mistake and i apologise profoundly to the french people. he has apologised to the french people and also said the salary he paid to his wife was justified and ruled
9:43 pm
out reimbursing you money. a key part of this story is that in 2007, penelope fillon gave an interview to the daily telegraph — in which she said "i have never been actually his assistant or anything like that. i don't deal with his communication." mr fillon was asked about that interview today. here's what he said. translation: when she made that statement, it was picked up by a programme which knowingly took bits ofa programme which knowingly took bits of a sentence out of context. it was in english and for an english audience, and the focus of the interview was that i would not be tony blair. the journalist got in touch with my wife to tell her how shocked she was at the use of those bits of that interview. the journalist who did the interview, though, tweeted this: @kimwillsher1 "no, mr fillon! envoye special did not take the statements out of context.
9:44 pm
it didn't shock me." naomi grimley in paris told me more about today's statement. it was very combat if and only a partial apology, to say that maybe in the modern age or did not look right to employ your family members. but as you said, he absolutely stuck to his guns, that the money that his wife penelope has earned over a period of about 13 years is still hers, and that she justified that salary, and she did things like sort out his diary, his visits, and open his mail. so, he really contests the key bit of the story, because critics argue that herjob was fake and she was not busy at all. and she just took the money. another element of the story was this tweet. senior member of the eu parliament
9:45 pm
@guyverhofstadt "putin is trying to undermine democracy in france — by promoting lies about @emmanuelmacron. shame on them." he is another of the main contenders, an independent running for the presidency. he is talking about this article on russian state media website sputnik — "ex—french economy minister macron could be ‘us agent‘ lobbying banks‘ interests". it has caused quite a stir. i asked naomi what sort of reaction there has been in france to the allegations. just to be clear, at the moment, there is no substantive allegations here. the suggestion is, material may come out about his time as an investment banker in the us, and about his personal life, perhaps. i suppose, the worry for those centrists in france is that there could be some sort of disruptive
9:46 pm
influence by the russians. in the same way that there was the hacking of the e—mails and the clinton e—mails in the us. that is why we saw the belgian mep sent a warning shot to the russians, that it won‘t be countenanced if they tried to do the same sort of interference in the french elections. extensive coverage of the french presidential elections here on outside source every evening. an investigation in australia has found that 7% of catholic priests allegedly abused children between 1950 and 2010. all of the data has been posted online. the investigation is part of a royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse. this is the lead lawyer talking earlier. children were ignored or at worst
9:47 pm
punished, allegations were not investigated. priests and religious we re investigated. priests and religious were moved, the parishes or communities to which they were moved to knew nothing of their past. documents were not kept or they were destroyed. secrecy prevailed, as did cover—ups. next — this is francis sullivan. he‘s coordinating the catholic church‘s response to the inquiry. this data, along with all that we have heard in the last four years, can only be interpreted for what it is. and that is a failure on the pa rt is. and that is a failure on the part of the catholic church in australia, to protect children from abusers and perpetrators. misguided determination by leaders at the time, to put the interests of the church ahead of the most vulnerable,
9:48 pm
these numbers are shocking. they are tragic. and they are indefensible. let‘s return to our top story now. donald trump‘s travel ban. that has temporarily been halted although his lawyers are trying to change that. there are other issues, you have sent in a lot of questions. bbc‘s katty kay is live with us from washington, dc. let‘s see how we get on with these questions. holly is asking, at what point do you think that donald trump can create a constitutional crisis, are we getting to that point? well, there are somejudges, getting to that point? well, there are some judges, and getting to that point? well, there are somejudges, and even one supreme courtjustice who was suggesting that is possible, and that america could find themselves ina that america could find themselves in a constitutional crisis, it is not clear over exactly what but the legality of this immigration ban is an issue which is being contested by
9:49 pm
people who say that it runs against the american constitution on the basis that it discriminates against a certain race or ethnicity. the trump administration would say that thatis trump administration would say that that is not a muslim ban specifically and so it has the law on its side. you can see at playing out in the courts in about 90 minutes time, the white house will present their case back to an appeals court to get the immigration ban reinstated. but, this could play out for a long time and well go to the us supreme court. the feeling here is that donald trump, having criticised the judge in question over the weekend, has not necessarily helped his position. here is a question from scott, watching on the bbc news channel, asking if he is approaching being a president as he would approach any of his businesses? we are all tried to work this out! —— we are all
9:50 pm
trying to work it out! it's interesting, if he runs his businesses like this, does it lead toa businesses like this, does it lead to a chaos very in his business management? there‘s a lot of speculation here at the moment that the white house is being run almost deliberately, setting some members of the administration up against the others which is how donald trump likes things to happen. he thinks it produces creativity amongst the chaos but the big question for this administration and populist movements generally now is, can you retain a sense of being an insurgency of being a disruptive, which is clearly what donald trump wa nts to which is clearly what donald trump wants to do when it comes to government and having a government which works smoothly and efficiently, unlike the immigration ban. we will see how it plays out that it ban. we will see how it plays out thatitis ban. we will see how it plays out that it is an interesting lesson for populist movements everywhere. and his latest attack on the media, speaking in tampa to military personnel, he accused media of not
9:51 pm
reporting islamist attacks in europe, i was watching to think of any that we had not reported. do you know what he is referring to? no, there is no evidence for that. i‘ve been scratching my head thinking if there were any attacks that the media has deliberately suppressed, or not reported. i certainly cannot think of any. the great irony in all of his attacks on the media is that he is attacking an organisation that he is attacking an organisation that he is attacking an organisation that he is in regular contact with. he calls those journalists from "the failing new york times" on a regular basis, and feeds them stories. since donald trump was inaugurated, it‘s a curious relationship with both sides appear to be benefiting. katty kay, we will speak to you throughout the week. let me tell you about this
9:52 pm
creature... this is a fall armyworm. scientists say they pose a major threat to food security and agricultural trade. there are even emergency talks being held to discuss how to deal with it. it‘s a caterpillar native to north and south america — the black dots are places it‘s been confirmed to exist. it has now been found in west africa and is also thought to be present in the east and the south of africa, particularly these countries. the problem is that the armyworm destroys maize crops and some of these countries rely on maize for their staple diet. and to give you an idea of how fast it can spread — researchers think it could even reach asia and the mediterranean. helen briggs has written about this on the bbc website — she told me more about it. it is called a armyworm because it
9:53 pm
marches through fields eating things, and destroys up to 70% of crops. it is a big threat, and borrows its way into maize crops and attacks other plants as well. scientists have onlyjust begun to identify this thing. they found it is new to africa, and it is normally found in the americas. it is concerning that it has got to africa. if it is not checked, what would the consequences be in several years?m could spread, it seems to be spreading quite fast, and could spreading quite fast, and could spread into parts of asia, parts of the mediterranean. and, it is a really big threat to farmers livelihoods because it willjust eat most of the crops. the thing is to try and control it, and now it is in africa, what can you do and what tools do you have two combat this? well, what tools are there? chemical controls, some insecticides, but
9:54 pm
also biological controls. you need to use biological pesticides and natural predators of this caterpillar, like wasps, that kind of thing. the first thing is to identify it and decide what can be donein identify it and decide what can be done in africa to combat it, and work with local farmers and scientists to try and assess it, because it can get confused with other caterpillars which is why there is quite a confused pattern and picture of where it actually is. thanks, helen. that‘s all for this edition of outside source we hope that you like the new screen, and going on to twitter now, let me know what you think. i will be back with you at the same time tomorrow, goodbye. the weather was miserable on monday,
9:55 pm
wasn‘t it? rain and gales in the north—west, everybody has had a bit of rain by now. if you were watching yesterday, we talked about changes in the weather patterns, colder weather arrives, that remains the case from wednesday. that is when things get colder. short—term, we still have a weather front crossing the uk. this reaches eastern areas of the country during tuesday. but it is grinding to a halt. so, after travelling 4000 miles across the atlantic, it is slowing down and now it will park itself across the east of the country. on tuesday, early in the morning, it shifts towards the east. leaving some eyes around after some snow in the pennines and the grampian mountains. —— leaving some icy patches. there will be some sunshine around but also some showers, in wales and cornwall. a lot of the west country, some
9:56 pm
sunshine and occasional showers. do not be surprised if you need and brother in cardiff, bristol or plymouth. —— your umbrella. i said that it would not move, it is parking alongside the north sea coasts. one of the reasons why it cannot shift further eastwards is because high—pressure and wind is blowing around it, so they are basically putting a block on it. any weather fronts that swing our way are shooting northwards into iceland. on wednesday, whatever is left over, a bit of cloud and maybe some drops of light rain, nothing more. it is beginning to feel colder now on the eastern coasts, temperatures of three degrees in norwich, not so cold in the west, 7-9d. norwich, not so cold in the west, 7—9d. yesterday, iwas norwich, not so cold in the west, 7—9d. yesterday, i was talking about that blocking high, the block which stops weather fronts coming through. another way of looking at it is
9:57 pm
looking at the jet stream. this is interesting. eight races over the atla ntic interesting. eight races over the atlantic and thinks, i can‘t go through, i can only go north, so it is like a stone. as it sits there, it is not going anywhere, not for a well! on thursday, this weather front might hang around for a while, —— not for front might hang around for a while, —— notfora front might hang around for a while, —— not for a while. these winds lead toa —— not for a while. these winds lead to a frosty morning in the uk, and highs of only a couple of degrees, quite cloudy. friday through the weekend, a selection of temperatures here. watch what happens in the north sea. this is cloud and potentially snow mixing in. a pattern which is not necessarily taking blobs of rain and snow literally, it could be north, south or east, but this overall envelope of the weather pattern. there could be snow, as for how much we will get? whether it is a dusting or more
9:58 pm
across the hills, it is difficult to forecast that at this stage. next week, and probably most of next week, and probably most of next week, the high pressure is still there. remember that block and the easterly winds winning. here is a summary. easterly winds winning. here is a summary. cold and easterly winds, frosty mornings and a chance of snow flurries. whether you will be building those snowmen or not, it is too early for me to say. tonight at ten, a special report on the intense pressure being felt across the nhs. we have first—hand evidence of the reality of one accident and emergency department struggling to cope with demand. there‘s people lined up in corridors on beds, people all stood up in here, not enough seats to sit down, it‘s absolutely appalling. as the paramedics have to join the lengthy queues, we talk to the doctors about the consequences. the problem is we are taking too many risks now. we‘re sending home patients we shouldn‘t be sending because we‘ve nowhere to put them.
9:59 pm
we‘ll have an extended report from blackburn on the nhs under pressure. also tonight, the speaker of the commons has a message for president trump. i would not wish to issue an invitation to president trump to speak.
10:00 pm

58 Views

info Stream Only

Uploaded by TV Archive on