you're watching beyond one hundred days. china slaps tariffs on 128 different american products — targetting key election states. in the growing tit—for—tat — the white house is expected to respond with more sanctions on chinese technology imports. the prospect of a full on trade war sends the dow tumbling as investors wonder where this financial fight will lead. we bring up the white man's children... tributes for winnie mandela — south africa's controversial anti—apartheid campaigner — who has died at the age of 81. as hundreds of migrants march through mexico to the us border — donald trump says his country is being stolen. also on the programme: emmanuel macron wins plaudits abroad, but now comes the test at home — the start of three months of rolling strike action on the railways, over economic reforms. strikes too, in oklahoma where the teachers have not had a pay rise in 10 years. some schools so poor they have

switched to a four—day week. the annual "eggs—travaganza" on the south lawn. the 140th white house easter egg roll. get in touch with us using the hashtag 'beyond—one—hundred—days' hello and welcome — i'm katty kay in washington and christian fraser is in london. china doesn't actually seem to want a trade war with america, but us actions could make it hard to avoid. beijing's response today to washington's protectionist moves was actually pretty measured, but markets fell anyway because the outcome of this spat is unpredictable. the tariffs will affect 128 us products — worth about three billion dollars to the us every year. 25% will be added to us pork and scrap aluminium. and an extra 15% imposed

on other foods like nuts, fruit and wine. president trump says a trade war would be a good thing and the us would win it. is he right? gary 0 donoghue has more. at the white house today, the trumps were entertaining children in the annual easter egg roll. but all the jollity couldn't mask the fact that on trade, the president's hard line means the chickens are coming home to roost. china's retaliation was never in doubt — but on what, and how much, was the question. now we know $3 billion of us goods will face extra import duties of up to 25%, covering 128 separate items. one of the sectors that will be hardest hit by the new duties will be american pig farmers. they export more than $1 billion worth of pork to china. us pork is the most competitive pork sector in the world. when we can compete on a level playing field, we win. i think that's good for the us, it's good forfarmers. and it's good for our economy.

the us wine industry is also facing big new barriers to trade with china, an area where america saw a 10% growth last year under donald trump. he is right in certain areas targeting different aspect of this dispute. but the broad, sweeping tariffs we have seen have not may be achieved the goals we might want to see in the long run. doing something about the substantial trade deficit with china was a key part of donald trump's election success. but it comes with risks, both economic and political. these are just the opening skirmishes in what threatens to become a full—blown trade war. the us is already planning restrictions on a further $60 billion worth of chinese imports and china in return could hit those midwest farming states hard. in a congressional election year, that could cause the president some serious political problems. gary o'donoghue, bbc news, the white house. and joining us now from chicago is diane swonk —

chief economist for grant thornton. thank you forjoining us. president trump has said that trade wars are a great thing and america will win easily. does he have a point, because countries that export more in this case, china, have more to lose when there are tariffs imposed? they do. the real issue is that everybody loses from a trade war, especially given where we could lose the most is those who have the least. we employ a lot —— import a lot of cheap goods from china, that will hit people with low incomes hard. china have have support and strong global support to rein china in. andi strong global support to rein china in. and i think the rest of the world was hoping we would work with them, because of the potential

domino effect and china's reaction is measured and that is important. because they don't want to escalate this to the point of it being something that spills over to hurting them and more broadly to the rest of world. you're seeing is nervousness within asia, japan's largest trading partner is also china. why did the markets fall so sharply, if as you suggest, the chinese have made it clear they don't want to get involved in a trade war with america? this is the fear of the unknown and the enemy of financial markets it uncertainty and the scope it could get to in term of domino effects it large. so you're seeing big market swoons in relation to the threats and even the measured movements from china have got this response. we have seen the bickering

and the concern about tech firms, is amazon going to get hit and this is a very complex market movement that we have seen the tech sector get hit for a multitude of reasons that go beyond the administration. for a multitude of reasons that go beyond the administrationm for a multitude of reasons that go beyond the administration. it has become personal when you look at what they have targeted. pork, the ambassador to china is the former governor of iowa and they export to china. they're targeting republican states and farmers, things that could hurt donald trump? yes they're bein international institute for —— their being strategic and soybeans are not counted yet. that is one thing they said, brazil, we import

from brazil, we can switch to brazil. that would be another blow. so they're holding back some. this is the first shot over the bow. the question is how far will they go and it is targeted, the agricultural sector has a outsized role in terms of lobbying in washington and not only are we talking of red states, but also they have strong lobbying and almost every country in the world protects their agriculture. and almost every country in the world protects their agriculturem has investors wobbling. thank you. winnie mandela — for many years a figurehead of the anti—apartheid movement in south africa — has died at the age of 81 after a long illness. the former wife of nelson mandela has been hailed as an icon in the struggle against white rule. but she was also a controversialfigure — linked to ‘necklacing' — the practice of burning alive suspected traitors. and she was convicted of involvement in the kidnapping of a teenager. from johannesburg,

andrew harding reports. he was the icon, but she was larger than life. heroic, flawed defiant — winnie, the mother of the nation. her world was transformed at the age of 23, when she met and soon married nelson mandela. he was a lawyer, already active in the underground struggle against racial apartheid, and soon to be sentenced to life imprisonment. my husband has been fighting for the liberation of the african people. for the working harmoniouslyof all the racial groups in this country. in the lonely decades that followed, winnie and her young family were ruthlessly harassed by the white minority government. on the streets of south africa, the fight against apartheid intensified and winnie became a galvanising symbol of resistance, but the brutality of the times rubbed off on her. we bring up the white man's children. we could have killed them any day we wanted to.

we our necklaces we shall liberate this country. she endorsed necklacing — putting a burning tyre 329.515! $52.29 95525295“. . — ~ . w? of betraying the cause. in 1990, winnie was there to greet her husband as he walked to freedom and guided south africa on its miraculous path to democracy. but the years of separation had taken a toll on their marriage and, after a period apart, the couple divorced. in her later years, she would be convicted of fraud, but still bounced back — prominent within the governing anc, its greatness and its bitterness.

winnie mandela — who's has died at the age of 81. there is often a direct link between what president trump watches on cable tv and the topic that fills his twitter feed. that appears to be the case again today. the president is tweeting about immigration — after watching this segment on fox news about a group of central americans who are marching towards the us border with mexico. six minutes after that clip aired, this series of tweets appeared: some of that we might

need to fact check. so let's do that in the company of republican strategist ron christie, who joins us from san francisco. good to see you again. after my very nice week away. look, on this business of the president saying that lots of young people are trying to pour into america tojoin that lots of young people are trying to pour into america to join the da ca to pour into america to join the daca programme is that what is

happening. no the programme was established by president obama and said you had to be here for a certain amount of time. people coming into the united states now wouldn't even qualify for daca. so why do you think it is that during the course of yesterday and the course of today, president trump has been tweeting so much about immigration and the mexican border? i believe he has been been watching fox news and seems to derive a lot of his information from fox and the reporting we have seen in the last 24 hours has had a lot to do with immigration and so goes fox news, so goes president trump. not my way of doing diplomacy. it is worrying given tin influence one network can over the president. he was golfing with sean hannity, the fox host. let's talk about the nuclear option,

that struck me. when he talks of nuclear option, he is talking of getting mitch mcconnell to ditch the filibuster rule and that may seem inside baseball. but mitch mcconnell knows if you get rid of something like that, when the wheel turns, the democrats can get through what they want. that speaks about how he doesn't understand the political game in washington. happy easter to you, i hop you ate a lot. the minority rights have a stipulation you have 60 votes. so you need 60 votes to get something past. the nuclear option that the viewers have heard about will take that threshold down to 51. easier to pass things. as we know what goes around comes

around and the day will come the republicans won't be in power and the it will be easier for the democrats. i would caution the president. i am democrats. i would caution the president. lam happy democrats. i would caution the president. i am happy to do that, i teach a class about american congress. teach a class about american congress. with twitter people will know i went for walk on the river andi know i went for walk on the river and i thought i will log in and there is this chain of tweets about immigration. i thought what has gone on. i thought presumably this speaks of the sort of shrinking inner circle around him. they surely weren't on message. this worries me the most about this administration. it is bad enough he takes to twitter to talk about these things, once you find the president is watching fox

news, if i'm that network or a guest, i might try to say or do things to influence the president. not the best way to do it. he needs to have a strong group of advisors to have a strong group of advisors to say, mr president, put the twitter down, hit the remote p talk to the best and brightest advisors we have rather than those who advise you to watch twitter and fox news. not the best way to do it. thank you. glad you ate a lot. i spent the week in switzerland and there may have been something else in my suitcase apart from chocolate. but i'm not sure we could find it. it is interesting about president trump being surrounded by people increasingly who are reinforcing just one message. it is hard for a president in any circumstance to have a difference of opinion around him. the nature of the presidency is so him. the nature of the presidency is so big you tend to get a lot of people who say yes mr president, but

it is critical for a president to have somebody who will go into the oval office and say that is not a good idea, or if you do that the rules could bring back later. it seems like the president increasingly does haven't that particular key element in this white house? and meanwhile the kremlin and the white house both confirming on that chat that president trump had with vladimir putinjust that chat that president trump had with vladimir putin just after the poisoning in salisbury, here in britain, he was apparently inviting vladimir putin to a summit perhaps at the white house. not only did he congratulate vladimir putin on his victory, and not mention the poisoning, but he was extending the offer of a summit. some people might say, well, you know, at the worst time, that is what you should do. yeah. just looks bad right after

salisbury. i've been reminded, programming note, on wednesday it is the 50th anniversary of the assassination of martin luther king and ron christy will be there for us in memphis. the president has been fweeting. you mentioned vladimir putin. the the egyptian president, abdel fatah al—sisi, has recorded a landslide victory, receiving 97% of the vote. that's exactly the same amount he won in the previous election in 2014. but turnout at 41% was six percentage points lower. there had never been any doubt about mr sisi winning the election, as he only faced one unknown challenger. the first space station china launched into orbit is no more. it's been falling towards earth for two years and finally re—entered the atmosphere above the south pacific early on monday morning. it's thought most of the ten—metre—long tiangong—1 module broke up on re—entry,

but some fragments could still be intact. russia's foreign minister says western countries are playing children's games by accusing moscow of poisoning a former double agent in britain. more than 20 countries have expelled russian diplomats in retaliation for the nerve agent attack. sergei lavrov accused the uk of "putting all decency aside" in blaming moscow, saying there were "other explanations". french rail workers will walk out this evening at the start of three months of strikes. the industrial action is in protest towards president emmanuel macron‘s labour reforms — with the rail strikes just the first in a series of walkouts affecting everything from energy to garbage collection. on the french strikes, do you think

he can tough this one out? that is clearly what he is going to need to do, one in eight trains will be running. two strikes every five days. that is disruptive. i think he will. but i think he needs to be careful. 51% are in favour of his economic reforms. 46% are against the reforms. so it is 50/50 at the moment. part of thing is he will push these through on executive orders, so they won't debate it in parliament. when you look at it he has to push it through, otherwise his economic agenda is dead. i would suspect he will stand tough in spite of the strikes and probably say, you elected me to do this job, i of the strikes and probably say, you elected me to do thisjob, i have the mandate for it, that is why i'm doing it in the first year. it is interesting, this round of strikes 110w interesting, this round of strikes now and the confrontation he is

about to embark on is being considered to margaret thatcher taking on the coal unions in the 80s. she had to stand firm in the face of a huge amount of opposition. you wonder whether macron is prepared to do that. you know from living in paris. other presidents have tried to do this. the french wa nt have tried to do this. the french want change, but they don't want to go through the process of changing. the economic numbers are on his side, the deficit is down and growth up side, the deficit is down and growth up and labour reforms went through. but in france they tend to have a strike somewhere every day. they have more unions than any country, but they have the lowest membership. it is 50 years since may 1968 and the civil unrest. i'm not saying it is getting near that, we have trains, planes, rubbish and energy

and electricity, the students are coming out. we talk about emperor macron. but there is a challenge. you are going to be in france next week? on holiday i think. but couldn't we get you live on the programme? ijust hope our editor is not watching. i shall be on holiday! on holiday! in ireland the pubs now open on good friday, there's same—sex marriage and there's peace in the north — ireland is a very different country today than it was in 1979. the last time the country hosted a pa pal visit. now, almost four decades after popejohn paul the second visited the emerald isle, pope francis is set to make the same trip in august this year. how much has changed? our religion editor martin bashir reports from dublin. phoenix park dublin in 1979. the

largest gathering of irish people in history. one and a quarter million attended popejohn history. one and a quarter million attended pope john paul's history. one and a quarter million attended popejohn paul's mass. young people of ireland, i love you. among the soloists, 22—year—old michael mclaughlin. at the time, 87% of irish catholics went to mass. but following sex abuse scandals, attendance is now at 40% and michael mclaughlin has abandoned the faith. these are people who were in positions of incredible trust and they betrayed that trust. not only they betrayed that trust. not only the acts that were perpetrated on children, but there was the widespread covering up of it by the

hierarchy in the church. the horrors endured compounded the church's recent shame. catholic run work horses incarcerated 10,000 so—called fallen women, who were forced to atone for their pregnancies by working in punitive conditions without pay. samantha's birth mother lived at this laundry from her second birthday, until she died aged 51. the visit would be a great opportunity for the pope to try to atone for some of the sins committed against children and men and women. when pope francis arrives he will find the church whose power is diminished. 40 years ago, divorce, abortion and contraception were against the law. is soon they could be legal. citizens were urged to

vote on the ban on abortion. it will ta ke vote on the ban on abortion. it will take place next month before the pope arrives. but this won't be his first visit to ireland. his name i shown in the recorded when he stayed. a lot of people will be uplifted by him coming. but i have worries, because the catholic church 110w worries, because the catholic church now in ireland is in a difficult place. almost 40 years after that first papal visit, place. almost 40 years after that first pa pal visit, the place. almost 40 years after that first papal visit, the second is likely to be a more sober affair. it's easter monday and at the white house that means it's time for the annual easter egg roll. president trump, first lady melania and the easter bunny hosted thousands of children and parents on the south lawn for an afternoon of fun and games.

as we saw a little earlier it all kicked off with the president's speech on the military and the economy — perhaps a little heavy going for the younger audience gathered. it's all about the chocolate you know! and today's egg roll was the 140th — it first began in rutherford b. hayes's administration. you knew that? i did, yes. katie was there for the first. this is beyond 100 days from the bbc. coming up for viewers on the bbc news channel and bbc world news — the local television anchors who are all reading from the same ‘prepared' script. orwellian — or is it a genuine stand against fake news? and from the backbenches to broadway — the former british mp who is returning to the stage at the age of 81. that's all still to come. most of us will agree the weather

has not been great. right now, it is still snowing across the northern of the uk. certainly the southern uplands of scotland, the lowlands, the highlands further snow to come here tonight. a bit of rain as well. the further south you go into northern england through the lake district that is mostly rain. rain in northern ireland too and further still. this is where we have the mild air, so no snow for you here. these the troublesome areas. if you're travelling at ten o'clock, glasgow and edinburgh some snow. most will settle across the southern uplands and further north in the highlands. it is mostly slushy stuff. to the south of the snow the winds are coming in out of the south west. this is mild air. so tonight there will be a huge temperature contrast between the south of the country and the north of the

country. where it is snowing, that is where the cold air is and temperatures around freezing and the snow will be wet. to the south, 5am on tuesday, ten degrees in london. a mild start in the south. this low pressure, this area of low pressure is with us on tuesday. you can see some breaks. so it won't be all bad. on tuesday some sunshine around. the best of the weather i suspect will best of the weather i suspect will be across parts of wales, england, but even here stock market —— some showers are expected. northern ireland in differentf northern ireland in differentf northern ireland and scotland. five in aberdeen. but 15 in the south of the country. the story for the rest of the week is for things to turn more settled. there will be some showers

around on wednesday. that is probably the really unsettled day for the weather changing from sunshine to rain. but tinge over all trend over the next few days will be for milder air to sweep in from the south and the south—east could become really mild. that is the latest. this is beyond one hundred days, with me katty kay in washington — christian fraser's in london. our top stories: china raises tariffs on american pork, fruit and nuts in a trade dispute — with the dow falling 500 points. winnie mandela, who fought against south african apartheid alongside her husband nelson mandela, dies at the age of 81. coming up in the next half hour: she spoke for hillary clinton during her presidential campaign — nowjennifer palmieri has a message for future women who may reach the top. let us know your thoughts by using the hashtag #beyond100days as we've mentioned — president trump has been busy

on twitter the past two days talking about immigration policy and america's southern neighbour. that followed a string of messages on sunday that said mexico is doing very little, if anything to stop people crossing the border. well for more on these barbs and the state of us—mexico relations we are joined now by arturo sarukhan — the former mexican ambassador to the us. thank you very much forjoining me here in the studio. that sounded overly like a thread that president trump was issuing to your country. he has been doing that since the campaign, since he lodged his candidacy. this has been a constant. conflating immigrants with

criminality has been part of his rhetoric. what is troubling is that this is three weeks after homeland security was in mexico city, signing an agreement enhancing how mexico and the united states confront transnational criminal organisations, and the way we do border controls. the problem is that footie by bureaucracies tying to... and then trump is... one thing that said, nothing gets done, and they don't know how to do it. how is this affecting mexican politics, because we have seen the tramp affect elsewhere in the world. you have got a election coming up next year in july. will president trump swing it

one way 01’ july. will president trump swing it one way or the other? no. unless he does something really dumb before then. for example, withdrawing from nafta. doing something... mexicans will go to the polls, and they will vote, not based on trump, they are going to vote based on the issues of corruption, impunity, public insecurity, lack of accountability and transparency. those are the drivers that will determine who wins july be first in mexico. but, president trump, as you have said, mexico has been the country has had in his crossfire most in the world. it is hard for me to believe that mexicans are actual swayed by someone mexicans are actual swayed by someone who is promoting an american first agenda, proposing that they build a wall, and clamping down on his rhetoric on immigration. again, mexicans are not looking at these issues. foreign policy in very few

places determines the outcome of an election, and mexican is no exception. what will happen is that there's rhetoric will have an impact on who comes into presidency on december one, and the appetite, the willingness to continue building upon the strategic relationship that we have been building for the past two decades, that is where you will feel the impact, but not in terms of how mexicans determine their boat comejuly one. how mexicans determine their boat come july one. do we think that when you talk about the dreamers, these documented migrants who came to the united states as children, do you now think that the deal that would protect them is dead?— will be right, isn't he. there is no timetable. most people are thinking about the midterms, and how this will play in their own respective constituencies, and so, they probably wouldn't want to do a deal, evenif probably wouldn't want to do a deal, even if the president has said maybe we can fight a bipartisan solution. irma there is no doubts that the

fa ct irma there is no doubts that the fact that the supreme court did not ta ke fact that the supreme court did not take this up, and allows people to kickers can danny rose. you could do not have the challenge of doing something before —— kick this can down the road. the issue is important, because we must not forget that at least 67 — 625% of americans, both republicans and democrats, support giving these kids some form of legal status in the united states, and protecting their status. this is going to play out in a very interesting way, despite the fa ct a very interesting way, despite the fact that 32, 30 3% of that hard—core trump fact that 32, 30 3% of that ha rd—core trump vote fact that 32, 30 3% of that hard—core trump vote will not support anything that provides these kids with some sort of legal status, but there are a significant numbers of republicans and democrats who will be trying to make their case as we head into the midterms, come november as to why these kids deserve some form of legal

protection. just on that issue, it's a very quick one, the caravan, these people who are moving towards the american border, is that what they we re american border, is that what they were doing, because there was a lot on twitter this week, that they were actually out on a pilgrimage for easter. do you know anything about that? this is not the first time it has happened. it has happened several years in the past. it is mainly driven as an exercise to bring attention to the plight of transmigration and of migrants. it has happened in years past, it is happening again. many of them are linked to pilgrimage as mexico city in this shrine, this is being driven by ngos who are trying to bring the plight of migrants are plainly news. they're not good to get across the american border? be seen not. many of them are already in mexico, and not pretending to reach the us mexico border. thank you so much. you may never have heard

of the sinclair media group — it's not a household name even here in the us. but it is huge and powerful. the company owns 200 local television stations and advocates a conservative message in strong support of donald trump. in fact, it's so in lock step with the president that for the past year sinclair anchors have been forced to include pro—trump messages in their regular news broadcasts. the scripts are identical for all the tv presenters, leading to this rather odd series of repetitions. the sharing of biased and false news has become all too common on social media. more alarming to some... simply untrue without checking facts first. news presenters speak over each other this is extremely dangerous to our democracy. this is extremely dangerous to our democracy. this is extremely dangerous to our

democracy. this is extremely dangerous to our programme. the attack on fake news is a bit odd when scores of anchors read from the same prepared script! there has been quite a backlash — not least because sinclair is in talks to take over a group called tribune media which would give it access to 72% of us households. not surprisingly the president defended the number of times that i have tried to get you to read from a prepared that? i think we are quite aware that none of this is scripted. idid aware that none of this is scripted. i did there what's going on from one minute to the next. john oliver said that they looked like members of a

brainwashed cult. i am struggled to disagree. you watch that, and you think it is good to raise the point about fake news. we often raise the point about it and the threat it has in democratic processes, but it is something extraordinary when we have 200 different television distance belonging to one group and with the same messages. it is hard to wonder what they were thinking when you are given a script and made to read it. brilliant piece of editing. the bad news is that it doesn't seem to be doing anything to their profits. their profits are still pretty healthy. and listen, if you did not know the name, sinclair media group, you do know it now. it is a big player in the american conservative television market. it's hard to imagine a day when we all stop talking about the 2016 us election. it may be even harder when you'rejennifer palmieri — the communications director

for hillary clinton's last presidential campaign. so it's perhaps not surprising that she's out with a new book. it's called ‘dear madam president', but unlike many campaign books, which offer a post—mortem on the mistakes leading up to election day, palmieri's memoir mostly ignores the "what—ifs" of the clinton campaign. instead, it's full of advice for a future woman world leader. i caught up withjennifer from san francisco a little earlier. jen palmieri, you look around the world and lots of other country has elected female leaders, america is yet to do it. is there is something sticky hard about this problem in america? why have they not got there yet? i think it might have to do with our system. in countries where there have been women leaders, generally, it is in parliamentary countries, and, ithink generally, it is in parliamentary countries, and, i think i generally, it is in parliamentary countries, and, ithink i know generally, it is in parliamentary countries, and, i think i know that this is... the belief i am sharing with you, was articulated to me by hillary during the campaign, says she is the one who first budget in

my head, but her thought was because ina my head, but her thought was because in a parliamentary system, it is easierfor women to get in a parliamentary system, it is easier for women to get their collea g u es easier for women to get their colleagues to support them, not unlike she did when she was in the united states senate, and the leader is selected from irrelevant to be small group of people. say able to be more convincing to get people to support her. when you take that to be mass scale of united states elected, it gets harder. you'd write in the book about a double bind that women are in. when we behave in women are in. when we behave in women we are discredited, when we behave as men, we are seen as inauthentic, so how is a woman to break through that problem?” inauthentic, so how is a woman to break through that problem? i think the encouraging news, though, is hillary did prove that a woman could do it. people voted for her, people didn't. they thought that she could be commander—in—chief. people who

voted for her and didn't thought she could do thejob. and, should it get more votes. but, she did it in the old model, student by showing that we have all the qualities looking for ina we have all the qualities looking for in a male president, she is strong, she is tough, she's unflappable, and i think that what we saw might take away a lot of women in america, but to magic away was, ok, either in america, that is who was meant to win, or we are playing by the wrong set of rules. was there a time during the campaign, when you realise that, that perhaps the role model that you had chosen was the wrong one?” that perhaps the role model that you had chosen was the wrong one? i did. i'm very clearly, i was sitting on the tarmac in florida, on hillary's campaign, in october, and i had this realisation that what we have done is turn her into a female facsimile of the qualities of a male president. it was a gut punch,

because i thought, eight, fundamental flaw in the design, and b, we really robbed her of her own humanity. no wonder people think she is inauthentic. i also saw in that moment, that there probably was not another way for her, i think, because as the first woman, she had to do that. she had to prove that you could do thejobjust to do that. she had to prove that you could do the job just as well as any man. now, what i see happening, from me to the women's movement, and the woman's marches in the united states, and the record number of women candidates running in america, is that women are saying, we are done playing by those at several is. and,... i'm running for congress, as iam, and and,... i'm running for congress, as i am, and not as work at about —— worked up about what my credentials are compared to a man. it is uncharted territory for women, and

it is scary, but it is an exciting time. and there will be another one who runs for president, i am sure of that. i think they can win, yes. thank you so much forjoining me. thank you so much forjoining me. thank you. do you think, another woman candidate? in 2020 cross yes. whether there is one that becomes the nominee, there will be plenty of women candidates. i think what hillary clinton told jennifer palmieri, is absolutely right. it is much harder in the american system, than any parliament to democracy. there is still as a barrier to entry in the us. she is right there will be more women candidates. an investment in knowledge pays the best interest — benjamin franklin once said but right now some states are struggling to afford just basic supplies. today there were massive walkouts in kentucky and oklahoma oklahoma is among the bottom

three states in teachers' salaries and until last week teachers hadn't seen a state raise in a decade. but those who walked out maintain there is more to the story and it's about keeping children safe while actually giving them the tools to learn. the bbc‘s james cook is there with this report. it is sam it is 5am in the morning, but to reason thanks is already teaching. when you do good today you'll get a gold star. has student is halfway across the world, in china. she makes better money teaching him than she does in a classroom, here, in the richest nation on earth. you get a star! i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america... only the furniture in this is provided by the state, everything else is paid for by the teacher, herself. mrs danks says that she is angry, disgusted and embarrassed. she has even resorted

to begging for money for supplies on a street corner. our education system has failed, at least in oklahoma, and it is failing in a lot of places across the united states. it is failing our children. we are begging for our voices to be hurt teachers. we are begging for change. we are begging for a pay rise, and we are begging for the state of oklahoma to put education as a priority, and for the future of our state and this nation. a pay rise —— a pay rise has been approved, but he just walked out today, anyway. they say that the increase of around 50% isa drop say that the increase of around 50% is a drop in a bucket after a decade of deep and damaging tax cuts. they are feeling those cut here at the school, which is now openjust four days a week to save money on buses, electricity and support staff. it isn't enough, though.|j electricity and support staff. it isn't enough, though. i think the kids are missing the art class we

used to have. you used out the really good art programme that we don't have funding for any more. we used to have quiet, and all sorts of music. please do have a band. i would love a school nurse. i would love a full time counsellor. modest tax rises on oil and gas production, fuel and cigarettes are now in the pipeline, but critics say it is too little, too late. oil—rich oklahoma is not the first two increments deep tax cuts. kansas tried to and ran into trouble. now, even some republicans here say it is time to admit that this experiment has failed. we travelled up into the heartland to meet one of them. gary jones is running for governorfor oklahoma, the only one in favour of raising taxes. it seems that everything we do is in crisis. is it your feeling that you can go too far

with lower taxes? i think so. it has got to be a balance. whilst we believe smaller and more efficient, efficient also means that you deliver those core services that the government is expected and had hired to do. some republicans here worry that president trump is repeating their mistake with national cuts. it is an interesting suggestion. nobody is suggesting that you are suddenly going to get democrats elected in oklahoma, but interesting to hear the republican say that we have pushed these tax cuts to far. that is not something you would expect someone from the public and heartland saying. we will watch that one. not something that governors wa nt to one. not something that governors want to have on their record is failing school systems. this is beyond one hundred days. still to come — actress, politician and actress once more —— we'll hear from the british mp who's returning to broadway after a three—decade hiatus. alison saunders — the director

of public prosecutions for england and wales — is to step down from the role later this year — when her contract expires. herfive years in charge have been marked by a series of controversies, as our legal affairs correspondent clive coleman reports. alison saunders, the head of the crown prosecution service, announced her departure, defiantly facing down criticism of her record. our performance across the last five years has been as good as, if not improving, despite the cuts that we have taken over that period. and we have prosecutors up and down the country who come to work every day, who make really important decisions about people's lives, he would do so professionally and well. dealt a tough hand, she inherited stringent cuts, losing hundreds of prosecutors and other staff.

but her time has been dogged by controversy. her decision that his dementia meant that it wasn't in the public interest to prosecute the late labour peer lord janner over allegations of sexual abuse was overturned. he was to face a limited trial of the facts before his death. well, sadly, she has been a very disappointing dpp. it's notjust my opinion, it's the opinion of the profession as a whole, and it stems from this central policy that all complainants are to be believed. they need to be sifted, they need to be considered. otherwise it will lead to the injustices that my family suffered. it was the collapse of a series of high—profile rape cases, like that of liam allen, because of failures by police and prosecutors to disclose critical evidence to the defence, that led to the most recent criticism. it prompted an urgent review of all rape and serious sexual assault cases. after five years heading

up what some call the nation's law firm, alison saunders will leave the crown prosecution service when it's under intense scrutiny. clive coleman, bbc news. you're watching beyond one hundred days. it's the show that's taking broadway by storm and for once we aren't talking about hamilton. instead it is the return to the new york stage of 81—year—old acting legend and former british politician glenda jackson after a three decade absence which has critics and audiences buzzing. the two—time oscar winner abandoned acting in the 1990s to serve as a labour member of parliament — which she did for more than twenty years. now she is back on the stage and recently she sat down with tom brook in new york to talk about this latest production. a big event on broadway, glenda jackson returning to the new york stage. they all think they can treat me like us. rehearsing for her role as an elderly woman looking back at her life, jackson is part of an all female cast of three.

the opportunity to work with two a other actresses is really quite rare. women are still not regarded in the main by contemporary dramatists as being a driving dramatic energy, and so it is just one woman's part, and you've got it, then you don't have any other actresses to work with, so it's such a treat to have, you know, the three of us on the stage. glenda jackson is widely regarded as one of britain's greatest actresses. she won oscars for her work in two movies, women in last in 1971, and a touch of class, three years later. she's been working professionally onstage since 1957. do you find the process of acting is getting easier as you get older? are you kidding me? probably my easiest performance was the first one i ever gave, because i was blessed with total ignorance. every performance, now, is a life and death situation and that doesn't get any easier.

it is like standing on top of a very high diving board, and you don't know if there is any water in the poll. and you do that every night. glenda jackson abandoned acting to run for parliament in 1992, winning a labour seat. left—wing in her views, she had long been driven by fierce animus towards margaret thatcher and her conservative policies. we were told that everything i have been taught to regard as a vice, and i still regard them as prices, under thatcherism, is in fact a virtue. greed, selfishness, no care for the weaker. new york theatre goers aren't that interested in jackson's political views, theyjust want to see her on stage. they haven't been disappointed with her performance. they have been smitten. she was amazing!

she really was, wasn't she! she was astonishing, the way that she... her presence and everything was so powerful. oh, you're hurting me! you're hurting me! will you ever retire? well, i don't know. if no one asked me to do anything, i will be retired, i mean, one of the ironies i found, when i cease to be an mp, i'm the same two girls in my office, oh, how wonderful, i would be irresponsible, i will have no responsibility, and then of course, the minute you stop work, you're responsible as the increases in spades, because who is going to get you out of bed if you don't. so, so much do i know. well, it's working out very well, isn't it? i've been very, very fortunate. superb, monumental, electrifying are some of the words used by theatre critics to describe glenda jackson's performance. a return to broadway could not have gone better. dixon, what did you say, every note

is like standing on the diving board. easter weekend is always a feast of sport. but this surely has to be the stand out moment of the sporting weekend. in the last second, the very last second of the women's national basketball championship in america — arike ogunbowale did this. a three pointer that gave notre dame the championship — 61—58 against mississippi state — the biggest comeback in championship game history. and when that ball dropped through the hoop there was — a tenth of a second left. imagine if she had taken two tenths

ofa imagine if she had taken two tenths of a second longer to catch the ball and then throw it, she would not have scored. and he did the same thing in the semifinal. brilliant! good for her. goodbye, we will see tomorrow. i think most of us will agree that the weather has not been great in the weather has not been great in the next few days. it is still snowing across parts of the uk. southern parts of scotland, the lowlands, the highlands. rain, the further south you go. rain in northern ireland, too, and further south, this is where we have the marked out. so, this is the troublesome area. if you're travelling around, for the end of the easter break. most of the snow would settle,, in the southern

uplands. it is mostly slush. mild air, so tonight, there will be a huge temperature contrast. between the south of the country and the north of the country. to the south, 5am on tuesday, 10 degrees expected. a mild start to the day in the south, and i think this low pressure, this messy weather, the pressure, this messy weather, the pressure is very much with us on tuesday, on tuesday, there will be some sunshine, as well. even here, some sunshine, as well. even here, some showers expected, as well. different from northern ireland, and certainly for scotland, still cold.

five in aberdeen. four in bosnia and edinburgh, but 15 across the south. remember there will be some showers, round, as well. and then, the story across the rest of the week, could turn a little bit more settled. there will be some showers around on wednesday. sunshine, to rain, to sunshine again. the overall trend will be for the milder air to come from the south. the south east could become pretty mild. this is bbc news. i'm lukwesa burak. the headlines at 8 o'clock. winnie mandela — the south african anti—apartheid campaigner and former wife of nelson mandela — has died at the age of 81. her grandson says she'll be missed by all who knew her. it's a tragic loss to us all.

i send condolences to everyone, to all the —— that loved and supported mama winnie mandela and the family. this has been the scene outside winnie mandela's home in soweto where crowds have been gathering. donald trump's trade war with china heats up as beijing slaps tariffs onto american pork, wine and hundreds of other products. doctors warn the nhs is facing a year round crisis — as pressures on services look set to continue.