this is bbc world news today, i'm samantha simmonds, top stories: us congress releases a republican memo alleging that the fbi abuse surveillance powers during the election campaign, the release is approved by president trump. election campaign, the release is approved by president trumpli election campaign, the release is approved by president trump. i think it isa approved by president trump. i think it is a disgrace what is happening in our country, and when you look at that and you see that and some of the other things that are going on, a lot of people should be ashamed of themselves. the disgraced us a gymnastics virgin sticks dr larry nassar is lunged at by a father of one of those that he abused, at his final hearing. abandoned in a mountain blizzard, how one syrian refugees survived after being left for dead by smugglers. unique view of poll and bears struggling to find enough food as they arrive on the shrinking arctic ice. —— polar bears.

controversial 4—page republican drafted memo that accuses the fbi and justice department of bias against us president donald trump has been released, the document suggests the fbi and the department of justice have shown suggests the fbi and the department ofjustice have shown an anti—trump bias in their investigation into alleged collusion between the election campaign and russia. the president chose to release it and had this to say to reporters. president chose to release it and had this to say to reporterslj think it is terrible, you want to know the truth, i think it is a disgrace, what is going on in this country, i think it is a disgrace, the memo was sent to congress, declassified, congress will do what ever they are going to do. i think it isa ever they are going to do. i think it is a disgrace what is happening in our country, and when you look at that and see that and so many other things that are going on, a lot of people should be ashamed of themselves. and much more than that.

i sent it over to congress, they will do what they are going to do, whatever they do is fine, it was declassified, let's see what happens. a lot of people should be ashamed. thank you very much. i asked our correspondent in washington where the release of the memo left the investigation into russian interference. those are very separate matters, this memo has no impact on the russia investigation in that it continues, it does not have any impact on whether robert mueller will be able to talk to donald trump or not. this is about one small part of an ongoing investigation, do not forget, there are many investigations going on at the moment, but this pulls into question the process by which the fbi and the department ofjustice obtain evidence. that is what this is about.

the actual investigation is not necessarily affected, and the white house goes on to say that the main reason they supported its release is because it raises serious questions about the integrity of decisions at the highest level of the department ofjustice and fbi to use the government's most obtrusive surveillance tools against american citizens. in other words, should the fbi have this power to be able to spy on american citizens when there is not any real oversight as to how they obtain it? and in using this information, in knowing the source of information, showed bias. the democrats say that is an inaccurate picture. the republicans and the white house claimed that that shows that there was bias at the very top level of the fbi, and of the department ofjustice, which has opened up a huge war between donald trump and members of his own apartment ofjustice

and the people he appointed to oversee these departments. the democrats say that this memo is incomplete, misleading, does not tell the whole story. the fbi says it has grave concerns but republicans are saying that it shows there was bias that should undermine the russia probe. the release and of the memo was expected because that is how president trump operates, the content of the memo was really not much of anything, it was very lacklustre, really made no charges. the allegation is that the fbi misused their powers in a nonpartisan way, is that something thatis nonpartisan way, is that something that is feasible in your view? every fbi ageing, every fbi employee has their own political beliefs and religious beliefs but we carry out out religious beliefs but we carry out ourjob ina religious beliefs but we carry out ourjob in a very nonpartisan manner. our call of duty is to the constitution and the rule of law. having said that, do i think this is partisan, do i think the investigation was partisan? i do not. you say you have never witnessed anybody behave in a nonpartisan way, to misused their powers, is it possible that somebody could have done so, are there enough checks and balances on every member

of the fbi, that they could have done everything correctly, to make sure they had checked, and make sure they are not doing something wrong? yes, i have to say, the application isa very yes, i have to say, the application is a very own is application, the fisa application, this 4—page memo alludes that basically the entire application was written based upon one person's statements, but the application is going to have many, many, many facts that need to be prove n many, many facts that need to be proven and documented. the dossier may have been one of one dozen, possibly hundreds of facts that needed to go into that application. clearly no love lost between president trump and many members of the intelligence community, do you think this ongoing investigation and this mudslinging in so many directions is going to permanently damage the fbi in any way? the fbi

has been the target of attacks in the past and will be the target of attacks in the future. the fbi personnel are professionals, they will continue to do theirjob. having said that, it is not good and does not help the fbi, or the general public, when the president of the united states is attacking them, credibility, trustworthiness, thatis them, credibility, trustworthiness, that is detrimental notjust them, credibility, trustworthiness, that is detrimental not just to the fbi but to the american public. chaotic scenes at a court in michigan during the sentencing of the former team doctor of the american gymnastics team, larry nassar, found guilty of sexually abusing girls in his care. anotherfamily another family stands like so many before them to confront the disgraced doctor, all three of these children were sexually assaulted by larry nassar, at this final sentencing hearing, two of them, lauren and madison speak of their grief and the parents guilt.|j lauren and madison speak of their grief and the parents guilt. i see

the look in their faces, i know that they want to be able to do something that they cannot, and the guilt they have will never go away, all of this is because of you. to my parents, thank you for all your love and support you through all of this. you have done everything that a parent could ever do. i love you. randy margrave then asks permission, as a distraught father, to speak. you son ofa...we distraught father, to speak. you son of a... we don't want to have profanity. the court room chuckles as he requests time alone. as part of the sentencing, i want you to grant me five minutes in a locker room with this man. that is not how... no sir, i cannot. would you give me one minute? laughter you know that i cannot do that, that

is not how the legal system works. let me at him. stay down, stay down, sir. there have been numerous powerful moments throughout larry nassar‘s sentencing hearings, but this one for the's reaction shows how clearly raw emotions are. when the court resumed, the judge shows compassion. there is no way that this court is going to issue any type of punishment given the circumstances of this case. my heart does go out to you, and your family, because of what you have gone through. the reality that larry nassar‘s sexually abuse close to 300 girls over yea rs nassar‘s sexually abuse close to 300 girls over years has been regarded asa girls over years has been regarded as a failure of society. this case has inevitably led to investigations but more importantly, has forced the nation to take a hard luck at how women are treated and valued. two weeks ago, 16 syrians including

several children died trying to travel across the mountains from syria into lebanon, they were caught in an icy blizzards. 0nly syria into lebanon, they were caught in an icy blizzards. only a few survived. 0ur correspondent has been to meet one of them, a three—year—old girl. meet little sara, just three years old, black marks on herface meet little sara, just three years old, black marks on her face are caused by frostbite. smugglers abandoned zara during a blizzard, as she was crossing the mountains from the war in syria to join she was crossing the mountains from the war in syria tojoin her she was crossing the mountains from the war in syria to join her father. she only survived because the man who dumped her was forced at gunpoint to go back and get her. zara's mother, big sister and granny all froze to death. now, in a lebanese hospital, her father watches over her day and night. translation: i do my best to be a mother and a father to her, i will

do everything i can to help her get over this, she is all that i have 110w. over this, she is all that i have now. 16 syrians died trying to reach safety that day, for the rescuers, it was the worst thing they had ever seen. there is some good news. a couple of days after first meeting za ra couple of days after first meeting zara and her dad, we went to see them again. sara has had an operation on herface. she has got back her appetite. her doctor says that the surgery was a success. herfather her father captured the first moment after the operation, she has a long way to go, she is still smiling.

hopes are fading that any more survivors will be found after a migrant boat capsized off the coast of libya, 90 people appear to have drowned, we are following the story from tunisia. 90 people on board the boat that capsized off the libyan coast, looking around me, we can see how these calm waters seemed to represent a risk worth taking, in these dangerous shores. those on board included pakistanis as well as libyans according to some of the survivors. we do know that most of the migrants that take the journey from libya are often from sub saharan africa. this group of people represent perhaps a shift in trend, according to some observers in the region. even where iam standing, observers in the region. even where i am standing, a marked increase of locals from here taking the journey,

from their own country, to southern europe. the political and economic turmoil in the region, the ticket early in libya, is contributing to this, we know that the eu strategy to curb illegal migration from north africa to southern europe is largely focused on the traditional groups that make the journey. this includes asylu m that make the journey. this includes asylum seekers and refugees from countries like syria, eritrea and saddam, as well as economic migrants, that some believe make up the largest portion of those who make the crossing from sub—saharan africa. —— sudan. if there is a potential shift, then europe will have to readjust the strategy and they will be watching developments with concern. we can speak with a spokesperson for the centre of international immigration, he was asked about pakistani refugees making the dangerous trip. it is an opportunistic thing, smugglers will

go and recruit from wherever they can. the fact it is pakistani ‘s this time is not particularly significant, bangladesh ‘s number three in the running order, through libya, strange as it seems. —— bangladesh is number three. —— pakistanis. it is a journey of exploitation, often they fall into the hands of militia. these people hope and pray that they will get to europe and start a new life. a new el dorado. a lot of this is driven by greed by the smugglers but also inadvertently, social media companies allow this to happen. many lies are told on social media, innocent enough would—be migrants believe what they read on social media platforms. they are then helped to avoid the authorities must to use encrypted messaging apps,

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lay. this is the scene 24 was on, from the violence yesterday, where 20 migrants were injured. -- gavin lee. what we know is that not far from here, on the outskirts of calais, close to the so—called jungle camp, which has subsequently been demolished. five eritrea and men, between 16 and 18, teenagers, shot, four still in hospital. —— 137—year—old afghan suspect, suspected people smuggler, still missing, the french interior minister came here to say they are still looking for him, increased police patrols, talking about this particular area, violence here, into the evening, 22 injured including police officers. what is going on, what has changed? tonight it is a lot quieter, people are relatively

calm, one thing that migrants will not say on camera, off—camera they say they have felt tension rising, issue about clusters of camps have been growing since they have not been growing since they have not been allowed to have the jungle camp. turf war, things have kicked off between afg ha ns camp. turf war, things have kicked off between afghans and eritreans. 300 police officers hope to calm down the situation. the manual off said will be no return to the jungle camp and in one month's said will be no return to the jungle camp and in one months time, you migration plans from him. as you see, this place starts to grow by the day, 700 to 800 people here now, according to charities, increasing by 20 to 50 people everyday. stay with us. coming up: unique insight into the polar bear‘s struggle for survival, on milton polar ice. -- arctic ice. —— melting. this is bbc world news today.

the latest headlines: the us congress has released a controversial republican memo alleging the fbi abused its surveillance powers during the election campaign. the father of three sexual abuse victims has lunged at the disgraced usa gymnastics team doctor larry nassar during his final sentencing hearing. scientists studying the decline in the survival rates of polar bears have observed them expending more energy than they can consume as they hunt. the researchers found that the bears have a higher metabolic rate than previously thought and are unable to catch enough prey to meet their energy needs. victoria gill has more. a polar bear‘s view of the arctic. these remarkable images were captured cameras inside tracking collars that scientists fitted to nine solitary female polar bears. in a study carried out over three

seasons in the arctic, the researchers set out to understand whether the animals were getting enough to eat during the critical spring thaw. satellite studies have shown that arctic sea ice is decreasing at a rate of about 14% every decade. and the bears need that ice to hunt and to eat their main and most calorie—rich prey — seals. so as well as fitting them with gps tracking, camera—containing collars, the researchers injected the bears with a metabolic tracer. this revealed that wild bears have a higher metabolic rate than previously thought. and that most of them were unable to catch enough food to meet their energy needs. the scientists say that this new technology, following their every move and their every meal, reveals just how these predators' survival will be affected as their icy environment transforms around them. the israeli embassy in warsaw

has warned of a wave of anti—semitic statements in poland, in the midst of a row between the two countries over a proposed polish law related to the holocaust. the legislation outlaws references that imply that poland was complicit in crimes committed by nazi germany during the second world war. adam easton reports from warsaw. auschwitz, the concentration and death camp that has come to symbolise the holocaust, 1 million due is people were gassed here, polish, rome and others were killed here, it was designed, built and run by the nazis, in occupied poland. —— jewish people. the polish government wa nts jewish people. the polish government wants everyone to remember that. that is why it has passed legislation that introduces prison sentences for people who accuse

poland of coresponsibility for not see crimes. israel has reacted furiously, accusing poland of denying historical truth. —— nazi crimes. the international council at the auschwitz museum is worried the bill will hinder holocaust research. there is ample evidence that some polish blackmailed and even murdered jewish neighbours during the war. 0ther polish acted heroically, risking their lives to hidejewish from the nazis. the polish prime minister took journalists to from the nazis. the polish prime minister tookjournalists to a museum, commemorating one such family. we will not allow anybody to tell us this, we cannot allow that this is a phrase, polish death camp, we cannot allow that phrase to come about, because this is an affront to all the victims cruelly killed by nazi germans. tensions between

poland and israel are rising, the president of poland now has to decide whether to sign the bill into law. translation: i feel sorry for the polish and it hurts me that i need to dig out these memories, to put them on the table again. i am still hoping, since the new bill still hoping, since the new bill still needs the polish president's consent, that he will delay its. row has caused a row in anti—semitic incidents in poland, the israelis embassy in warsaw says it has been the target of a wave of abuse, and the target of a wave of abuse, and the head of the city'sjewish community has told the bbc it is also witnessed similar incidents. cameron norrie has produced a remarkable comeback to level great britain's davis cup world group first round tie against spain in madaya, there is no andy murray or

kyle edmund. —— marbella. the top two are not available to this. liam broady lost the first match of the day, cameron norrie was two sets down against roberto bautista agut but giraldo brilliantly to win the next three sets and square the time against a next three sets and square the time againsta man next three sets and square the time against a man ranked 91 places above him in the world. roberto bautista agut did seem to struggle with a leg injury in the second half of the match. temperatures in minnesota ahead of the super bowl have been as low as —20 degrees, luckily, the roof will be closed on sunday at the us bank stadium, so it will be considerably warm inside. caroline barker is in minneapolis. anybody would think it is cold, it is, you can probably tell notjust by my breath but that they have built a ski ramp in the middle of the street! that is the kind of thing that happens when super bowl rolls into town, super bowl lii,

just a few miles from here, will kick off as the patriots take on the eagles, it will be on record the cold est eagles, it will be on record the coldest super bowl sunday. temperatures down to —25, will not affect the players or fans or us, fingers crossed, we will be inside. good job they do every build the stadium, the roof collapsed because of the weight of snow at the old one but no such problems come super bowl sunday. the game itself, what do you need to know, perhaps the philadelphia eagles are the underdogs, don't mention their name to often around here, because the minnesota vikings would get to the super bowl. new england, the dream is to do it again, they have done it before, superstar quarterback, tom brady, going for a record sixth super bowl win, six super bowls for his team. they have the edge and the advantage but the philadelphia eagles have come back from adversity, way back in december they lost their quarterback, brought in a new guide, bit of a wobble, now doing the team justice. that is about all you need to know apart

from it is so—called, apparently, 20 minutes is all you need to get frostbite! perhaps maybe with my fingers are still intact i will leave it at that! we will see you at super bowl game days. that is all the sport, we will see you later on. that is all for —— that is all from me for now, thank you for watching. the sphere behind me, more of a hmmfi the sphere behind me, more of a forecast for many parts of the british isles for saturday rather than what has gone on today, there we re than what has gone on today, there were a numberof than what has gone on today, there were a number of showers across the eastern counties, particularly of england, but as drifted towards the west, the skies were fine, dry, wee bit of sunshine as well, things are set to change, simply because this tribe of cloud and weather front moving in will eventually generate

some rain, in northern ireland, then pushing into the western fringes of scotland, rain falling onto cold surfaces. watch out for ice, if you are on the move, first part of saturday, it will not be a warm night by any means, quite widely across the british isles. often running into saturday, leaden skies, still dry in the far north—east, some parts of east anglia. you get the sense by the middle part of the day it is one of those i'm afraid, cold, grey, leaden skies, snow largely confined to the high ground, perhaps the western fringes, maybe the western side of northern ireland bowing the western side of northern ireland popping out into something brighter. there really will not be an awful lot of rain over towards parts of east anglia, once you come back into the midlands, three degrees only in burnley birmingham. not much breeze, behind the weather front, north—westerly picking up, adding to the chill feel to the day. very

little sunshine to speak of. not a great deal of change, on into the re st of great deal of change, on into the rest of the afternoon, stepping out into the evening, that is the sort of thing you can expect, cold and grey and rather damp. better to stay in and watch wales against scotland or france against ireland, i don't think the weather is going to be too much of an issue. sunday, the weather front cannot make up its mind, which way will it go, it has been driven by in the south, a really noticeable cold bitter north—easterly wind. don't be at all prized if some of the show was coming in off the north sea are a wee bit wintry in nature, the best of the sunshine will be further to the west, and certainly scotland and northern ireland, less in the way of breeze, you may get five or 6 degrees, in the south, five or seven, feeling much colder. he was a whisker away from death, but who shot george? none of us could believe it, and still now, we are very angry and upset.

we didn't even know if he was going to make it. and it was totally heartbreaking for all of us. emma britton lifts the lid on our public toilets. oh, it stinks around here! i wonder why. and, we spend a year on a 100—year—old cider farm. we are going to have a drink tonight to celebrate. so, cheers everybody. evening all, welcome to inside out. now, this may seem like a strange question, but who'd shoot a cat? there are people out there who would and we are a nation of cat lovers, but our feline friends face a what pleasure can anyone possibly get from going out, and shooting an animal? i can't believe that someone would actually physically do it, attack someone else's pet. i want to find out what compels anyone to shoot a cat. and what can be done to stop it.

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