hello, i'm karin giannone, this is outside source. donald trump's son has released emails implying he knew about russian efforts to influence the us elections as early as june last year. it was revealed in a series of messages he posted online from last year showing he was eager to accept incriminating information about hillary clinton promised by a russian source. in a white house statement donald trump has said his son is a high quality person, and he applauded his transparency. a day after the iraqi prime minister proclaimed mosul liberated, bbcjournalists on the ground find that fighting is still ongoing. the sound of music is mixing with the sounds of bombing coming from the sounds of bombing coming from the western side, where there are still pockets held by the extremists in the old city. more than 200 million women worldwide who want access to family planning services still don't have it, we'll be finding out what's being done to change that. and if you want to get in touch

#bbcos is the place to go. welcome to outside source. donald trumpjunior has released emails confirming that he was eager to accept what he was told was damaging information about hillary clinton provided by the russian state, during the presidential campaign. this is all relating to a meeting he had with a russian lawyer who he thought had compromising material about his father's opponent in the presidential race. here are the emails, you can find them on his twitter account, and here are some key parts. and to this donald trumpjnr replied:

donald trumpjnr says he released them in the name of transparency but it might also have had something to do with the fact that @nytimes the new york times was just about to publish it. and we've just had this reaction from the white house. trump says his son, donald trump junior, is a high quality person and applauds his transparency. these emails were sent between donald trump jnr and a publicist, rob goldstone, who set up a meeting with this woman, natalia veselnitskaya. rob goldstone referred to her as a russian government attorney. ms veselnitskaya denies that. here she is speaking to nbc earlier today. have you ever worked for the russian government? to have connections to the russian government? translation: no. they had the impression, it appears that they were going to be

told some information that you had about the d&c. how did they get that impression? translation: it's possible they were looking for such information and wanted it so badly. we're looking at this from washington, and what we have here and is at the smoking gun so many are looking for? it's hard to tell what a smoking gun is these days. every time we think we've got some major revelation, donald trump seems to find a way of surviving at. this is very big and points to what donald trump jnr was thinking is very big and points to what donald trumpjnr was thinking when he went to this meeting, and he thought he was meeting with someone who was a russian government lawyer, thatis who was a russian government lawyer, that is the way it had been presented, a natalia veselnitskaya denies that. he was posted get information that was damaging to hear clinton. there is a possibility

that rob goldstone went into this trying to blow some smoke and try to make this meeting seem more important than it was, that there really wasn't an effort to reach out to the trump campaign. that could be beside the point because it's still the fact that donald trumpjnr and high—level members of the trump campaign sat down in meetings where they discussed hillary clinton and possibly damaging information about her in the heat of the presidential campaign witha her in the heat of the presidential campaign with a russian national. where does this fit in into all the other investigations about possible rings to the russian government? it's only a matter of time before donald trump jnr is it's only a matter of time before donald trumpjnr is called before congress, the house intelligence committee want to see if this really is something that draws ties between the trump campaign and the russian government itself. then you have the independent counsel investigation, who have been very tight—lipped so

far but i think they're going to be very interested in these e—mails, and in donald trumpjnr because they we re and in donald trumpjnr because they were looking into possible ties between the trump campaign and the russian government. i think those are the ones that will be particularly interesting but i think it'll be a while before we hear the results of those investigations. anthony, thank you very much. let's talk to richard painter, a white house ethics lawyer under president george w bush. welcome. what do you make of what we've seen and heard? well, this is very troubling. it is yet more evidence that the trump campaign was willing to work with the russian agents to obtain damaging information on hillary clinton, even though there are laws that prevent and prohibit foreign nationals from contributing anything

to american political campaigns. and also laws against computer hacking, and we know how the russians get their information because they've been doing it for a considerable period of time. and yet everyone in the trump administration denies contacts with the russians, denies collaboration with the russians and one by one we are seeing these stories start to fall apart. donald trumpjnr had stories start to fall apart. donald trump jnr had several different explanations for what happened, each one shot down by additional facts. we are very concerned about this in the united states because our elections are supposed to be for the american people without foreign interference and someone who works with a foreign government in order to win an election here is really viewed as having betrayed their country. it is treason, whether it is prosecuted under a treason statutes or another statute. just to

be clear, sorry to interrupt you, you're saying this is treason? be clear, sorry to interrupt you, you're saying this is treason7m is. to undermine your own government to help accomplish the objectives of a foreign adverse rave. it is well known the russian government wanted this election to go against hillary clinton in favour of donald trump. no american should be assisting a foreign government with that type of work inside the united states. they we re work inside the united states. they were conducting espionage inside the united states, they were engaging computer hacking and other crimes and when that type of call comes in from a foreign country, particularly an adverse research is russia, you call the fbi. that is what he should have done, call the fbi. let'sjust say these are people inexperienced in politics, new to it presidential campaign, they don't know the protocols, this is donald trumpjr simply doing what he thinks all

campaigns do, trying to get opposition, and he's well killing them thinking they are going to be helpful but the campaign. what is wrong with that? well, donald trump jnrandjared wrong with that? well, donald trump jnr and jared kuschner and paul manafort, the top three people are all going to this meeting! i can't believe that nothing came out of the meeting. that doesn't make any sense. why would all three of them go to this meeting? were not talking about inexperienced people here. paul manafort had plenty of experience, they had good lawyers working for the campaign, they wa nted working for the campaign, they wanted to meet with the russians in order to obtain damaging information about hillary clinton and they were willing to do anything to win. that includes betraying our country into the hands of a foreign power which was trying to determine the outcome of our elections. once again, our elections our our business to be determined by the american people, which has been ever since the american revolution and that is what oui’ american revolution and that is what our constitution sets forth, and

foreign countries are supposed to stay out and there are specific criminal statutes what they did. ledley should be assisting them with their conduct in the united states. one brief question, where do you think this leaves the investigations going on currently? we have the criminal investigation by robert mueller, the special counsel and we also have investigations in congress which are investigations that need to be stepped up because we need to make sure that everyone in the white house, everyone currently serving in this administration has been loyal to the united states and is not somehow beholden to russia because russia, of course, has what of additional evidence there is of collaboration. they may well have the heads of some people of this government and read to find out the fa cts government and read to find out the facts as soon as possible. we could have a government chosen by the american people that serves the interests of the american people and

has a meaningful role in the global community. thank you very much for your time community. thank you very much for yourtime and we community. thank you very much for your time and we will be speaking in a short while to support of donald trump, a lawyer which says this is a storm in a teacup. this mansion is a russian diplomatic compound seized by president obama last year and now russia says it is time to give it back. translation: the situation is outrageous and i find it is shameful for such a great country as the united states, an advocate for international law, to leave this situation hanging in midair. we are aware of the russia phobic feelings in congress and understand the decision to expel our diplomat and confiscate our property was taken by the bomb administration. in the final weeks of the obama administration the us took the diplomatic property and expelled russian diplomats as retaliation for alleged russian interference in the us election. sergei lavrov also hinted

at russian retaliation, but all this leaves president trump with few easy options, as olga ivshina from the bbc‘s russian service explained for me. 0h, oh, definitely he is in a tricky position because he claimed a number of times he wants to re—establish relations with russia in this cold period. but now if he gives russians back their diplomatic premises, then he will be criticised for his actions. specially bearing in mind today's news. he will be criticised for having special relations with the russians for depending on them, and so on. if he doesn't do it, then it will be very hard to renew dialogue with mr putin in a positive tone. when president obama took this action at the end of his administration, what was he basing

his act on? what evidence do they have? he said his intelligence community have provided him sufficient evidence of alleged russian interference into us elections, so there was this open source report and also there was a classified report into intelligence where they listed several grounds on which they based their findings. and russia to this day is said where is the evidence that we interviewed in the evidence that we interviewed in the us election? obviously, russians keep denying it. they say it is a witchhunt and that american politicians have their internal struggle, which they are trying to solve by pointing attention to what they call the russian problem. russian argument have changed over time. at first they said there was noted fearon ‘s. and they say of course the ambassador was meeting politicians because it's hisjob and

also mr putin noted that of course we have no state funded hackers but some hackers have pay trotter promoted and they may interfere and they may try to threaten someone they may try to threaten someone they perceive as enemies. also he gave a hint talking to one of the us journalists, he said have you seen those classified reports? i've read them and there's nothing sufficient in them. which is quite stunning. stay with us on outside source, still to come. nearly $400 million of extra funding to go towards family planning programmes in some of the world's poorest countries, as a major international conference on contraception is launched in london. the government has announced there will be a uk—wide inquiry into the contaminated blood scandal, following a long campaign on the issue. at least 2,400 people are thought to have died after being given nhs blood products infected with hepatitis c and hiv during the 19705 and 1980s. the prime minister theresa may has been outlining her reasons for calling the inquiry.

contaminated blood scandals of the 70s and 80s was an appalling tragedy and should never have happened. thousands of patients expected the world —class thousands of patients expected the world—class care from the nhs that it is famous for but they were failed. at least 2&00 people died and thousands more were exposed to hepatitis c and hiv. often with life changing consequences. the victims and their families have suffered pain and hardship and they deserve a nswe i’s. pain and hardship and they deserve answers. and the inquiry that i've announced today will give them those a nswe i’s announced today will give them those answers so announced today will give them those answers so they will know why this happened, how it happened, this was an appalling tragedy and it should never have happened. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story. donald trump's son has released emails implying he knew about russian efforts to influence the us elections as early asjune last year, and was offered

incriminating information on hillary clinton from a russia source. other stories from around the bbc right now, the bbc world service reports that 16 people have been killed after a us military plane crashed in mississippi. it's thought it exploded in the air before crashing into a field. police say the plane was loaded with ammunition. bbc arabic reports that the united states and qatar have signed an agreement on fighting terrorism and its financing. the deal came during a visit to doha by the us secretary of state, rex tillerson. he said qatar had been taking "very reasonable" positions in its dispute with its neighbours. among the most read on our website a 22—year—old colombian man has been arrested, on suspicion of threatening to attack an ariana grande concert in costa rica. he was detained early on sunday. security's been tightened at grande's concerts, since the attack at one of her shows in manchester in the uk. a major international conference

on contraception has been launched in london today. and with it, the announcement that £300 million of extra funding will go to family planning programmes in some of the world's poorest countries. the money's being provided by the bill and melinda gates foundation. tulip mazumdar reports. uganda is one of the most difficult places in the world to get access to contraception. and this is your brother? yes. suilana was 16 when i met her in 2014. after three days in labour on the floor of her home, she gave birth to a little girl. the baby didn't survive. translation: i didn't even get to hold my baby. i didn't even see her before she died. when i see other women carrying their babies, i feel so sad. suilana pulled out of school, limiting her chances even further for a better life. 10,000 miles away in london,

the british government is hosting a global summit to try to help girls like suilana, together with the bill and melinda gates foundation, it has today pledged hundreds of millions of pounds to get contraceptives to more than 200 million women by 2020. but there is a major stumbling block. earlier this year, president trump announced he wants to stop funding all international family planning projects. it is a significant blow, given the us is the biggest donor to be services. but campaigners are trying to remain optimistic. that is his proposal but i know what's right for the world and when i stand on the stage and i see the uk government, canadian government, indian government, bangladesh, indonesia, all increasing their money, i know that is where the world is going. back in northern uganda, the cycle of poverty continues

in suilana's family. but it is hoped the commitment made in london today will help millions more women break the cycle by choosing when they have their babies. the theory ‘s efforts to fight diseases like hiv aids will be jeopardised, which is especially concerning for south africa which is the highest number of people living with hiv in the world. this popular tv show was one of the great success stories of us funding for hiv aids but if the storyline strays into reproductive health or abortion issue the producers have to look from a knee elsewhere. it is about complying with tight us funding rules. those rules havejust

complying with tight us funding rules. those rules have just got tighter. next is the policy... president trump has brought back old restrictions in during no us money is traced to abortion services. dubbed the global gag rule doctors say funding for hiv is now included and worry all health services could be compromised. i don't see how people can sit in washington and think they can influence me. and restrict you in terms of giving you health information that you have a right to to make an informed choice. it interferes in the doctor—patient relationship in a negative manner. when i tested hiv positive, i don't think it is a barrier for me. this woman, and inspiring young businesswoman, owes her survival to us hivfunding. businesswoman, owes her survival to us hiv funding. i collect my medication every three months. the

money to keep a healthy now comes with strings attached. it cannot be linked to abortion in any way. the problem is modern day health care is all integrated whether it is children's vaccinations or sexual health. activists warned there could be affected by this rule is simply because they are on the same site. with a children's clinic here and reproductive health and hiv services down the corridor, this one—stop shop is the gold standard that international health agencies are trying to promote but there is a fear that the global gag rule could impose guilt by association, the services that have got nothing to do with abortion. go out on the streets and you reminded that despite being illegal in south africa more than half of all abortions are still done it is the key because of stigma and that could get worse. our secret camera shows how easy it is already to buy abortion drugs illegally. and actress poses as a client. watch the

man in the brown jacket. he is the dealer. he tells her no medical supervision‘s needed. look at the supervision's needed. look at the man sitting down. he's the accomplice and slips the drugs out from under his sleeve. then, in minutes, the pairare from under his sleeve. then, in minutes, the pair are gone. doctors now face a hard choice. use us funds to battle diseases such as hiv but stay silent on abortion or turned their back on the biggest donor in their back on the biggest donor in the world. it is a delicate balance. the taxpayers in the united states have a right and the health care workers in the women in south africa have a right also obtained their highest level of care based on the laws their country. but many still believe the us is overstepping the mark. self—sufficiency is still not an option for many african states. china's new silk road

is president xijin ping's project of the century. he plans to spend around a trillion dollars on projects to connect 60 countries. china claims its win—win for all. but some countries feel his bid for strategic influence could leave them with serious debts. the bbc‘s china editor carrie gracie has been travelling the new silk road, and reports from western china. this is the face of the new silk road. behind the stage make—up, this girl is a muslim from a farming family. the her people left behind by china's growth. here, the state fears radical islam. and ethnic unrest has kept many way. translation: tourists i met had heard this place was unsafe, that they couldn't be sure to get out unharmed if they came here. some people did some bad things

and it has affected all of us. china is trying to rewrite the script. at this theatre, a grand narrative of ethnic unity and opportunities for all. there's a lot of ground to cover. the wealth gap between west china and the coast, a challenge as immense as the terrain. this economy is addicted to building. but the coast now has as much road and rail as it can absorb so china is seeking new frontiers at home and abroad. first stop, west china. to solve economic insecurity problems with one blow. the silk road was once unimaginably remote for most chinese, not any more. in less than a decade, china has built twice as much high—speed rail as the rest of the world combined. and pushed it out to the far west.

towards this fabled silk road oasis. a magnet for the biggest tourist board in the world. one the government hopes will kick—start growth and stabilise the region. heading west to troubled xinjiang, do they fear becoming targets for terror? translation: i am not afraid, there are people looking after our safety everywhere we go. a small group of people are causing trouble but 99% are good. at the grand theatre, they are spending $250 million on a silk road centrepiece. but the more china invests, the more it has to protect. the ancient silk road story has moments of danger.

and china's grand new narrative is fraught with peril. deliver on the spin of opportunities for all, or forever scan the crowd for the enemy within. more on the bbc website. stay with us, we will have plenty more, we will be hearing from a lawyer about those e—mails released by donald trump junior, and she those e—mails released by donald trumpjunior, and she says it is a storm in a teacup. stay with us. coming up tonight we have talk of

heat building around the mediterranean, a winter storm in new zealand, flooding in parts of china, and of course as we've mentioned wildfires in the western us and western canada. those scenes were from santa barbara in california. these are from british columbia in western canada where thousands have been evacuated to escape the fires. let's show you the satellite imagery. the satellite showing the cloud mainly east, into central parts of the us and canada, clear skies in the west. temperatures well above where they should be for this time of year with frequent days over the past two or three weeks of temperatures in the south—west above 40 celsius. notice no blue in the chart in these areas so no quenching reins to dampen down the fires and by friday, there could be stronger winds fanning the fires. the stormy weather, head east. it is toronto,

washington and denver likely to see a scattering of storms in the next few days. storms have been frequent handling the in china, swelling the rivers. it hasn't just handling the in china, swelling the rivers. it hasn'tjust been vehicles disappearing into those. entire apartment blocks, too, have been failed by the rivers. south—west china has been affected by this. the monsoon front is focused here. notice that front has broken up a bit and the rain not quite as heavy. we will still see showers in the south—west where the flooding was but it looks like beijing could see some of the most intense storms over the next few days. the winter in new zealand, over 30 centimetres of snow causing travel chaos in the south islands, severe gales hampering ferry services and it is through this zone where we continue to see severe gales. not just this zone where we continue to see severe gales. notjust severe gales but rain which could cause flooding across the southern portion of the

north island. back into summer, sporadic storms over europe, some of the wettest weather to take us into tomorrow is what we've got tonight. that will spread in over france, belgium, denmark and eventually germany. wet and windy. some storms in finland, and north romania. gusty winds with the hail. across northern europe, temperatures down on where they should be. 185 or low 205. contrast that with the mediterranean. it is getting hotter, with parts of spain, portugal and greece close to 40 celsius. it 5tays cooler further north, greece close to 40 celsius. it 5tays coolerfurther north, including us here in the uk, and we have the weather ahead coming up in half an hour. hello, i'm karin giannone, this is outside source. donald trump's son has released emails implying he knew about what seemed to be russian efforts to influence

the us elections as early a5 june last year. it was revealed in a series of messages he posted online from last year showing he was eager to accept incriminating information about hillary clinton promised by a russian source. amnesty international accu5e5 iraqi and coalition forces of using excessive force in mosul — leading to the deaths of thousands of civilians. the coalition di5agree5. i reject any notion that coalition fires were in any way imprecise, not lawful, or excessively