welcome to today's outside source, the us government says it has no doubt president assad is responsible for the chemical gas attack on syria earlier this week and it says he should not remain in power. the acts he has taken, there is no role for him to govern the syrian people. the secretary of state was also asked if military in action in syria is an option. we are considering the appropriate response for this chemical weapons attack which violates all previous un resolutions. rex tillerson was part of the american grouping who welcomed president xijinping of china to donald trump ‘s florida resort. the start of the meeting will look at the issues on the agenda. and we will explain why this image of vladimir putin has been banned in russia and listed as extremist material. get in touch with question is on any of the stories we are covering. in the

sport in about half an hour are golf correspondent will be live from augusta national. wa nt to want to show you some copy filed into the bbc newsroom by our collea g u es into the bbc newsroom by our colleagues in washington saying the ports that detailed discussions are going on between the pentagon and white house between possible military action in syria. it's all coming since the chemical attack on tuesday which killed 70 people, this is what rex tillerson said earlier. there is no doubt in

oui’ said earlier. there is no doubt in our minds and the information we have supports that syria, the syrian regime under the leadership of president assad are responsible for this attack. i think further it is very important the russian government consider carefully their continued support for the president assad regime. does he have to go? his role in the future is uncertain clearly, with the acts he has taken it would seem there would be no role for him to govern the syrian people. president trump spoke to journalists on this issue on air force one on his way to florida to meet xi jinping. his way to florida to meet xi jinping. i think what happened in syria is one of the truly egregious rhymes and it should not have happened.

i think what happened in syria is a disgrace to humanity. he is there and he is running things so something should happen. you may be wondering, the reason the star wars movie was playing on a screen to the side of donald trump was that was in the area where journalists on board air force one were sitting and evidently that was the choice of film they had made. it has nothing to do with donald trump, he did not put that on screen. this attack he was talking about was only town in the north—west of syria, if we bring up the north—west of syria, if we bring up much more detailed map, the aerial in purple is idlib, it is controlled by the rebels and we are

getting more details about the extent of the loss of life in this attack. new figures from unicef saved 27 children died and another 546 people were injured. that in addition to the fact we already know that over 70 people lost their lives. today the syrian government has come out and said what we expected, it denies it is responsible and russia agrees. it says a government air strike did ta ke says a government air strike did take place but it hit chemicals being produced by the rebels. the foreign minister has also set out conditions for any investigation, saying it had have to involve many countries and start from damascus and on that point we can assume he knows that is not going to happen. let's bring injane 0'brien from washington, can you help us with what military options would be available to the americans if donald trump was minded to support them?

it's a tricky question because all we are being told at the moment is that all options are on the table. we do know president trump is meeting his security advisers including the defence secretary and ahead of national security council. they will not have been making plans suddenly following this chemical attack, we can be pretty certain that all these various options would have been thought out a long time ago. that is the job of the military. but what it comes down to know is what president trump wants to do if anything. he has been pretty vague about it himself, rex tillerson a few moments ago said it required a serious response and they we re required a serious response and they were considering appropriate action but donald trump has said he's not going to tell us what that is. even he's decided. at the moment it's all

up he's decided. at the moment it's all up in the air but what i do notice andi up in the air but what i do notice and i think is most telling at the moment is a very distinct change of tone in the way this administration and rex tillerson and president trump are talking about this. also very strong criticism against russia, again rex tillerson saying russia, again rex tillerson saying russia should consider very carefully its continued support for the regime. how do you assess the comments from rex tillerson that you cannot see a role for assad in the future of syria, is that symbolic or iis it future of syria, is that symbolic or i is it practical? it's an extraordinary turn about, only a few days ago he was seeing the fight was not with president assad it was islamic state and america would have to get used to him being there. this isa to get used to him being there. this is a complete reversal and it's a return to long—standing us policy

that coming from rex tillerson in no uncertain terms and the first time he has spoken about this, he has been elusive, he does not get in front of the cameras often. so that makes it quite something. again how that would happen and what america's role in any kind of removal from office, we just role in any kind of removal from office, wejust don't role in any kind of removal from office, we just don't know. thank you very much, i can see nbc correspondent highlighting that americans are saying they have seen aircraft, syrian aircraft on the radar and watch them drop the bombs and believe they have the evidence to back up the claims the syrian government did this but the syrians and russians say it's not the case and russians say it's not the case and this disagreement is now holding on in the diplomatic arguments on how to respond. more copy telling us britain, france and the united states have asked the un security council to hold a vote on a

resolution demanding an investigation into what happened. do not assume that go through, let's bring in our correspondent in new york, we spoke yesterday and nothing was going through. absolutely, we know diplomats will be holding consultations today the us and uk and french draft and they will see figure move to vote. what is interesting is that russia have proposed own draft but have not called for vote on that. the uk, us and france draft once the syrian government to provide a fact—finding mission work access to flight logs, access to people flying aircraft at the time and access to air bases. what the russian resolution calls for is that the southern government would have permission to veto any member of the team they do not find,

that they don't like —— the syrian government would have permission. it'd be interesting to see if they can bridge the gaps. how does it work at the un, do they put things to vote when they have its own up or might the americans put it forward knowing it will not go through? they put it to a vote when they feel negotiations have exhausted themselves and they want to make a symbolic points to force our russian veto, russia have now vetoed seven resolutions on syria along with china who has vetoed sex. a senior diplomat told me they are trying to get russia on board, they want to show unity in their council but they will not delay this for ever if there are bridges that cannot be bridged, russia think this is a political move, they said they think the resolution they saw yesterday which is not much different was

unacceptable. we may very well see a vote as early as tonight and we'll have to see if it means the eighth russian veto which for the syrian people will not come good news. thank you. while that happens in relation to syria, two of the most powerful men in the world, donald trump and xijinping of china are spending time together for the first time. these pictures came in an hour oi’ time. these pictures came in an hour or $0 time. these pictures came in an hour or so ago, xi time. these pictures came in an hour orso ago, xijinping time. these pictures came in an hour or so ago, xijinping arriving in florida, donald trump his host at mar—a—lago. the exclusive golf resort. they will not be short of things to talk about, donald trump has detailed many of the issues they will talk about during his campaign and since getting into the white house. we can't continue to allow china to rape our country. they have

taken our money, they have taken our jobs. china is a currency manipulator. america has lost 70,000 factories since china entered the world trade organisation. when you look at china, when you look at every country, every trade deal we haveis every country, every trade deal we have is horrible. it's going to be only america first, america first. as with many other issues donald trump has been consistent from presidential candidate to president and on the issue of china just last week he said the meeting will be difficult because we can no longer have a massive trade deficit and job losses, telling american companies be prepared to look at other alternatives. also the chinese perspective on this, and editorial from the people's daily which is

state opened, it says trade ties will benefit the countries and the world. a much more positive spin. the global times which is also state—owned, calling this summit and new start from the two countries. we have not talked about yougov result —— abouta have not talked about yougov result —— about a golf resort as much as this one. he welcomed the japanese prime minister recently and is now welcoming xijinping, let sure prime minister recently and is now welcoming xi jinping, let sure you more about what's coming up. they are going to have dinner tonight and the main meetings will happen tomorrow morning between president xi and president trump, we believe there will be a news conference and that'll be the end of it. it's a full 24 hours of the two of them, first i may have met, getting together at this resort in an informal setting, away from the

busyness of washington, the whole being that in this setting it will give them the best chance to develop a rapport despite the fact they are very different characters. they have come from different cultures and political expediency is. it is hoped they can develop a working relationship because the issues they are having to content with, the economy, trade, security, north korea, these are big issues which can develop into crises if not handled properly. a lot at stake. what is going on behind you, is it pa rt what is going on behind you, is it part of the security operation?” cannot say for sure but i would imagine it is because the security here is very tight. we've seen lots of police cars and security people at the end of the road. we have had helicopters overhead as well so as the leaders arrived the security increases which is a nuisance for the residents who have to put up

with some version of this almost every time president trump comes, not as intense as this because it's a visit from a foreign leader but still he does disrupt their lives. we saw this tweet saying president xi is arriving with a gift basket. what kind of deliverables might these men be able to agree?” what kind of deliverables might these men be able to agree? i think what the journalist is referring to is something to do with the economy. president trump has made the trade imbalance as you have been reporting a huge issue between the united states and china. he says china has lowered its currency, devalued its currency in order to sell its products more cheaply. stealing jobs and that has to stop. they also need

to lift barriers on investment and trade, it needs to be a level playing field. these things he will put to the chinese president. thank you barbara. is the world is watching this get—together of these two men and of course it is incredibly important but probably more important for people in china and the us and bbc teams have been speaking to people in both countries. camaraderie, cooperation, maybe 2 of a little bit of our debt. president trump likes to talk tough on china. throughout the election he promised to bring jobs back to the us and put america first. on the other hand the

chinese president says free trade is the answer and this is what will bring jobs to china and the us. what do you think president trump should be saying to his chinese counterpart? i am sorry, i apologise, i have been unfairto you. i am one of those people who think they should make more here. they are not a true democracy, that is the worst thing about china. social repression. who gets the most out of it? definitely the us. whether they like

it or not when xi jinping and donald trump are sitting across the table from one another this is probably the world's most important connection. but it is notjust money and trade that drives relationships. when it comes to climate change and getting north korea to contain its nuclear ambitions, america needs china onside. thanks to them for that. i have just been told that in a few minutes we will have one of the main winners at the bafta awards for the gaming industry, we will be live in the centre of london in just a few minutes time. 25 years of hatred and rage as they jump up 25 years of hatred and rage as they jump up on the statute. a massive

demonstration of black power. power to influence. today is about the promise of a bright future. today when we hope a line can be drawn with the bloody past. i think that picasso's works were beautiful and intelligent and it is a sad loss to everybody who loves art. we are alive and the bbc newsroom and our lead story concerns the us secretary of state who said the us believes the syrian government is

responsible for the chemical attack on tuesday. he also said president assad should not remain in power. now, we have to start with this meeting between xi jinping and donald trump because these two men lead the biggest economies in the world and trade is expected to top the agenda at the meeting at mar—a—lago. let's put some figures on this. almost $660 billion of goods and services were traded in 2016 solely huge trading relationship. donald trump is not keen on the fact the us has a huge deficit of nearly 336 billion. let's bring in michelle to talk about some of these numbers. having a deficit is not necessarily a problem? that seems to be the suggestion from donald trump. he continues to focus on the trade deficit and has said he

is concerned. if you look at the countries he has spoken out against, mexico and china, it is countries america has a deficit with. he seems to be quoting the fact that america imports more than exports as a sign that somehow america is being taken advantage of what a sign of weakness, an imbalance that he would like to address. you are right in suggesting that is not necessarily the case and that can be a sign of strength, that the us economy is a place that people want to invest in and its consumers are an engine of economic growth, that they want to buy so much. that is kind of the conversation you start here amongst economists, what are the reasons for this deficit, and it is not necessarily a sign that it is bad for the us or the us getting short—changed. for the us or the us getting short-changed. people will be watching in the us, maybe some in china, lots watching elsewhere, to

what degree does the nature of this relationship between the two countries impact on how all other countries impact on how all other countries unable to treat? you are talking about the world's largest and second largest economies, and we have seen together combined her much global trade the accounts for around suddenly becomes clear as to why the significance of all of this. america obviously imports a lot and how it deals with its trading partners has a knock—on effect and likewise for china. adjustable back to what were talking about about about the trade deficit, it is worth pointing out that america has been frustrated at times when it comes to issues of intellectual property with china. china for its part has seen its currency appreciate. this is one of the charges we have seen donald trump level in the past against china of it being a currency manipulator. the chinese currency has appreciated but the only thing as the dollar has appreciated more,

and can you hold china accountable for that? should be talking about reforms instead. we will speak to you next week. let's turn to one of the biggest nights of the year for the biggest nights of the year for the gaming industry, the british academy game awards taking place in london. we have started to get some winners? the whole ceremony has just wrapped up the whole ceremony has just wrapped up so we the whole ceremony has just wrapped up so we now the whole ceremony has just wrapped up so we now know who are the winners and there have been a few surprises, the winner of best british game was 0vercooked. if you are into relaxing games it is not for you, very stressful, you have to man in the kitchen and get meals out to customers. it is known as a coach party game and you get everyone shouting at each other. the area is also pokemon go, nominated for best mobile game and it won a prize for that, a phenomenon on, and the

big—ticket game, best game, uncharted four. a bit of an indiana jones uncharted four. a bit of an indiana jo nes style uncharted four. a bit of an indiana jones style game. i have the creators here and they will correct me ifiam creators here and they will correct me if i am wrong but it is a bit of an adventure game, searching for treasure. globetrotting, action adventure, but with the action set piece moments we also focus on quiet character moments as well. and you are nominated for eight awards, i was getting nervous that he wouldn't win any at all but you finally have it in your hands, how do you feel? we are incredibly honoured to have won this award and it was very unexpected for us, even getting to the end we had no idea, but it is an incredible honour for us to the end we had no idea, but it is an incredible honourfor us to have one. you were nominated against some independent games, meet byjust one person in comparison to yours made bya person in comparison to yours made by a big studio with lots of money. do you think independent games will

offer when something like best game up offer when something like best game up against big—ticket games like yours? absolutely. just the fact you can have games like uncharted four nominated shows the versatility of oui’ nominated shows the versatility of our industry and what makes the different game experience is so powerful. you can have games that you can pick up and put down in 30 minutes and others you stay up all night and call in sick the next workday, so it isjust an amazing time to play games. i think when you look at what people are able to achieve regardless of the team size, people are able to create games that can touch or emotionally and are very innovative in terms of technology and design, and as this yea r‘s technology and design, and as this year's awards demonstrate, it is not about team size, it is a matter of what you are able to do and how passionate you are in making your game. we have heard a lot about virtual reality but not seem that many games nominated, is that

something still to come?” many games nominated, is that something still to come? i think absolutely virtual reality is just in the infancy of what people are beginning to figure out on how to make games. it is reallyjust providing an extremely immersive environment and it is really an all new paradigm of games that we are just figuring out, so i am really excited about the future of that. congratulations on your bafta and i will let you get back to your champagne dinner, and back to you. congratulations to everyone who won a bafta this evening. we have time that well. we will be back in a few minutes with more of the biggest stories from around the world. see you then. welcome to your weeknight round—up of some of the main weather stories

around the world and you may see video on the news of the flooding in new zealand, that is from the re m na nts of new zealand, that is from the rem na nts of cyclone new zealand, that is from the remnants of cyclone debbie. that has had quite a journey impact on parts of queensland and flooding into new south wales, but the moisture fell into a weather system crossing the tasman sea and affecting new zealand and it is the north island that has taken the biggest hit, look at these rain totals, equating to more than two months of rain injust rain totals, equating to more than two months of rain in just two rain totals, equating to more than two months of rain injust two base, easy to understand why there have been so many problems but look at this. for freddie into saturday quite a picture with the remnants of debbie and we are just left with a few showers. following heavy rain the flooding continues though the rain has stopped and another act weather pattern here, the north—east of the us. strong storms and heavy downpours moving through and as that

continues to push through, behind that, stronger winds moving inward we had yesterday storms into the south—east of the usa, and that has made for a blustery first day at the us masters golf in augusta. friday will offer some breezy conditions but not as windy as it has been today, a little easier, a chilly start but over the weekend the wind is much lighter and lots of sunshine and augusta, georgia will look absolutely gorgeous. eastern china, we have this strip of wet weather affecting some areas but that has started to move away from shanghai, but that may not be it for dealing in shanghai, a very big weekend with the chinese grand prix on the way and look at this, something saturday into sunday another lot of rainfall moving through. still some uncertainty about the timing. we can see the start of the next three days

so sunday looks like it may well start raining, but does it clear way? sunday will be significantly cooler. keep an eye on that. this is the picture across europe. central and eastern areas looking unsettled, high pressure and those of sunshine around. if you're planning a european trip, getting closer to easter, this is what it is looking like for friday. showers around 430 and parts of greece, brian in italy, most and parts of greece, brian in italy, m ost pla ces and parts of greece, brian in italy, most places with cloud and sunshine and the ground left up golden with the sunshine through france, spain and portugal. what is in store for the uk? keep watching, and half an hour, goodbye. these are some of the main story is here in the bbc newsroom, the us government says it has no doubt president assad is responsible for the chemical gas attack in syria, they also say they should not remain

in power. with the acts he has taken it would seem there is no role for him to govern the syrian people. the nuclear option means there is a long history of consensus. an enquiry into russian interference in the us election has seen its head step aside.