the headlines. our top story. to find a diplomatic solution to to the north korean nuclear the north korean nuclear crisis. and the threat from kim jong—un. crisis. he presents to the to the united states in a matter of world. a handful of months. the mentalfaculties to do hisjob. gordon corera. after months of constant criticism from president trump. i'm united states —— the threat he presents to the world. in london. he was due to retire. also in the programme. it is one of the most famous and yet secret buildings in the world. vehicle emissions tests on secret buildings in the world. this comes after reports suggested president trump wanted him removed. com... headquarters of the central intelligence agency. monkeys. who runs the roman catholic church in intelligence agency. police in indonesia have detained 12 it is in all the movies. china? transgender women. the movies. and the communist authorities. to behave like "real men". year as its head, a tumultuous time around the world and washington. that's all from me now. around the world and washington. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news it's time for hardtalk. saying he has unleashed the agency to take more risks. to take more risks.

world's finest espionage agency and i am proud of that. i am proud of that. from the world economic forum in secrets on the half of the american people. davos. people. cyril ramaphosa. president of the ruling claims it interfered in last american election as well as europe. american election as well as europe. anc. you see signs of very soon, if jacob zuma heeds calls to resign russian activity is lessening? early. lessening? i haven't seen a significant decrease in activity. significant decrease in activity. have concerns they might try and interfere in the us midterms? of course. course. impact they have on our election would be great. would be great. about particularly russian collusion is fake

news? i don't do fine lines. i do the trick. personally to the president the most exquisite truth that we know. exquisite truth that we know. ——i do that truth. that truth. that the president might not have the faculties. the faculties. to that of someone who sits in the room with him on many mornings? it's absurd. absurd. me that someone would have taken the time to write such drivel. time to write such drivel. some tweet about a foreign policy issue. issue. might lead to some kind of excavation? excavation?

the world in the way that he does today. today. to use, there are many audiences for it. it. today, i can assure you, kim jong—un understands the message. understands the message. armed north korea should diplomacy fails. fails. are available, do you think, that are short of all—out war? are short of all—out war? massive destruction and loss of life. they are correct about that. damage and our president and senior leaders are very mindful of that. leaders are very mindful of that. how much time do you think there is? in the past, people have talked about it being an imminent threat. about it being an imminent threat.

united states in a matter of a handful of months. handful of months. on stealing secrets is the cia's mission. mission. marked those who died carrying it out. out. reflected the pap —— always reflected the president. reflected the president. that won't hold back, wherever that might take it. rico and i will be speaking to gordon shortly so stay with us. first though let's look at some of the day's other news. before he was due to retire. although a white house spokesperson denied any involvement. our north america editorjon sopel puts this into context for us.

on one level, you can see what is the big deal? the big deal? andrew mccabe was due to retire in march. to retire in march. he has gone a few weeks early. does it really matter? yes, it does. president thought he was partisan, pro— democrat. pro— democrat. his wife had stood for the state senate in virginia. for the state senate in virginia. andrew mccabe has gone under pressure. pressure. it depends whether you are a democrat or republican. a democrat or republican. justice department in an attempt to undermine the russia investigation. undermine the russia investigation.

corruption in the robert mueller investigation. investigation. from the one that andrew mccabe stood down today. also making news today. because they lead to heart disease. middle—aged and elderly people. are to blame. in addis ababa. the building was a gift from china in 2012. of the night to servers in shanghai.

the tide of the times. this single sensational story by someone. by one newsreader. and the african union will only be further housed. to put in place plans to shut down the city's water supply. of a severe drought. is the world's first major city to run dry. from a broken chair—lift.

mountain. and just like in the movies, the mission was successful. injuries. mike pompeo. to the north korean nuclear crisis. north korea. understand what the timeframe might be for action. be for action.

ran down, if diplomacy, negotiations, failed. negotiations, failed. look like north korea was able to strike the us with nuclear weapons. strike the us with nuclear weapons. pompeo would say was these things were possible. were possible. clearly, they are looking at a range of options. looking at a range of options. —— mike pompeo. mike pompeo. options and he wouldn't go through that detail. that detail. the hope that some negotiated solution might be possible. solution might be possible.

concerns about russian interference in the upcoming midterms. absolutely. activity had decreased in europe as one of the us. one of the us. interference in the us presidential election. election. he was clear he hadn't seen any reduction. seen any reduction. behind it to try and prevent it being used by russia. being used by russia. the mid—term elections that are coming up in the us in november. group to carry out vehicle emissions tests on monkeys.

fumes could cause cancer. damian mcguinness reports from berlin. monkeys were then forced to breathe in the toxic fumes. in the toxic fumes. volkswagen to allegedly improve the safety of diesel cars. safety of diesel cars. dioxide, are potentially dangerous chemical in diesel exhaust foods. —— fumes. fumes. spokesman said that all such tests were unjustifiable. were

unjustifiable. many critical questions about those who stood behind these tests. who stood behind these tests. manipulated software to make diesel emissions seem safer than they were. emissions seem safer than they were. vw has been hit with a fine of $4. 3 billion in the us. billion in the us. are thought to have been equipped with the cheating software. with the cheating software. a seven—year sentence in the us for his role in the scandal. his role in the scandal. car companies have accepted that mistakes were made. mistakes were made. not clear whether the bosses knew the details of the experiments. the details of the experiments.

and doubts that other board members have been in. have been in. translation: it needs to be controversially explained. controversially explained. —— of this kind would be carried out on hermit —— make humans. on hermit —— make humans. disgusting is even more irrelevant when it is being related to humans. when it is being related to humans. managerfound to be involved in the tests will be found responsible. tests will be found responsible. —— held responsible —— vw. you're watching newsday on the bbc. tension among senior religious figures.

how they helped clean up a mural by the graffiti artist banksy. the shuttle challenger exploded soon after lift—off. one of them a woman school teacher. all of them are believed to have been killed. was in the hands of the demonstrators. they were using the word "revolution". the earthquake singled out buildings and brought them down in seconds. has an increasing desperation about it as the hours pass. of the entire republic of uganda. as mcdonald's opened their biggest restaurant in pushkin square. half a day's wages for the average russian. this

is newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in singapore. i'm kasia madera in london. the head of the cia has spoken exclusively to the bbc. needs to move fast on north korea. from president trump. and popular on bbc. i2 transgender women. to behave like "real men". let's take a look at some front pages from around the world.

have stable homes. in the city. had no home to go to. crackdown on drug traffickers, called oplan tokhang. will this time be less bloody but not bloodless. uprising in the south of the country.

movement to hear their demands. has branched out into a rather surprising direction? a new project on the world. take a look at this. yes that's elon musk playing with a flamethrower. of these things, making around three and a half million dollars. called boring, sold fifty thousand baseball caps. it did, and so the rather dangerous equipment went

on sale. details are emerging about moves towards a possible deal. to join the state—approved official church. and they want the right to appoint bishops over them. criticism from china's most respected cleric. david campanale has more. the nations like this one in the side to china's communist party. side to china's communist party. are many like it which are independent protestant. independent protestant.

the chinese church could become the biggest in the world. biggest in the world. authorities are moving to assert control. control. they face persecution for not complying with communist demands. complying with communist demands. one of these, an official catholic church. church. motion in favour of beijing appointed leaders. appointed leaders. they have not done so yet. done so yet. the vatican expects to win out in the end. the end. the call of pope francis is

a majorityjudge. a majorityjudge. he once stake, and the stake is all of china. the stake is all of china. consequence of the economic development. development. liberal class that make ruling class in china needs to lead. in china needs to lead. pope not to submit to communism, are simply different approach. simply different approach. he has also taken into his blog, saying... also taken into his blog, saying... —— not to submit to communism, and suggest a different approach. suggest a different approach.

cardinal zen has shown he can be outspoken. outspoken. obstacle to china and the vatican reaching a deal. reaching a deal. david campanale, bbc news. the bbc did ask the vatican to respond to cardinal zen's comments. it has so far declined to do so. kasia madera, i love street art and graffiti, particularly banksy. graffiti, particularly banksy. appeared on a bridge over a city in hull last week. hull last week. cover what they covered up with white paint. white paint. a local window cleaners save the day. danny savage with this story. it appeared last week on an old bridge

in hull. attached to the end. people flocked to see it, but then it all went wrong. to this piece of culture. it was painted over and potentially ruined. but before it dried, volunteers turned up to uncover it. armed with some ladders and white spirit. he was back at work today, being modest about his achievements. one act of vandalism. it shows that people are better than that. now a plastic screen has been put up over it for protection. of culture of last year, have we learned nothing, you know?

the fact that we are now having to protect something that is art. and i look at all these people, it is brilliant. and it must be looked after. danny savage, bbc news, hull. exhibition here in singapore, and there is a banksy there. an amazing exhibition. you have been watching newsday. stay with us. first state of the union address. on spending. we will have a special programme about that with extended coverage. about that with

extended coverage. here is a suggestion of height you could spend the money on. —— of what. an emerald weighing more than 1. in the russian urals. worth over $70,000. and experts say this stone seems to be of very high quality. quite a sight. if you're looking for a birthday present to me, rico hizon... that is it. goodbye. let's start with a couple of weather watcher pitches. watcher pitches. he was a lovely one from argyle in scotland. from argyle in scotland. very cloudy, drizzly, and windy afternoon. a different tuesday morning. morning. a touch of frost across many parts of the country. many parts of the country.

have been clearing in the last few hours. hours. this is the satellite image from the last 12 hours or so. from the last 12 hours or so. initially we have the cloud. pushes away to the east and now we have this window clear at bear. have this window clear at bear. temperatures have been dropping like a stone. a stone. of town it will be above freezing, two or three degrees. two or three degrees. town, it could be as low as minus five degrees in the south. five degrees in the south. rush hour across the south of the country. country. blue here with the frost still there. there. will be a degree or so above freezing, but outside, still chilly. freezing, but outside, still chilly. lots of sunshine around. in the western isles in northern scotland. scotland. atlantic, with more cloud and showers around as well. showers around as well. many parts of england, particularly in these. in these. norwich, down into london, you will hold onto the centre of the longest. hold onto the centre of the longest.

in the west and south—west, clouds were streaming. were streaming. devon, coastal parts of wales, it will be a nice afternoon. will be a nice afternoon. grey cloud, drizzle, a hill fog, mist, that sort of thing. mist, that sort of thing. 10 degrees there in plymouth. there in plymouth. how are we doing compared to the rest of europe? compared to the rest of europe? in london, it is that nine. paris is 11. 11. it is not looking too bad across many parts of europe on tuesday. many parts of europe on tuesday. there is a big change on the way for the middle parts of the week. the middle parts of the week. low pressure swings in off the north atlantic. this is cold air here. traditionally, we get a cold rush of air. air. into that for tax and low pressure on wednesday. on wednesday. that means that we are in for some wintry showers. in for some wintry showers. scotland, northern england, northern ireland as well. ireland as well. some showers might see further south. see further south.

plenty of sunshine around, as well. sunshine around, as well. alexander, probably, too. probably, too. it would feel colder than six after nine degrees. than six after nine degrees. winchell really might make it quite bitter. bitter. friday, person, it is looking in bit better. —— wind chill. 00:27:14,113 --> 613566586:33:50,586 i'm 613566586:33:50,586 --> 1227133172:40:27,061 kasia 1227133172:40:27,061 --> 1840699758:47:03,534 madera 1840699758:47:03,534 --> 2454266344:53:40,008 with 2454266344:53:40,008 --> 3067832931:00:16,480 bbc 3067832931:00:16,480 --> 3681399517:06:52,953 world 3681399517:06:52,953 --> 4294966103:13:29,426 news.