you're watching beyond one hundred days. china hits back fast and hard against american tariffs. donald trump says it's not a trade war — the financial markets aren't so sure. beijing makes it clear it's not to be messed with — if its exports are hurt it will fight back. russia convenes a chemical weapons meeting in the hague — but britain says it's just trying to escape blame for salisbury. also on the programme. i have seen the promised land. 50 years ago today, dr martin luther king was shot dead in tennessee. what would he make of modern day america? and the small white dingy tailed by the great white shark. and quite a big one at that. get in touch with us using the hashtag ‘beyond—one—hundred—days‘. hello and welcome — i'm katty kay in new york

and christian fraser is in london. if anyone thought china would take donald trump's protectionist threats lying down — think again. beijing has announced huge tariffs against us products — day three of a growing trade fight that is spooking financial markets and wiping billions from people's pension plans and investments. the big losers today — boeing, mcdonalds, chevron, caterpillar, the blue chip companies that trade with china. a trade war with china would have big consequences for everyone — which may be why the president says it's not happening. "we are not in a trade war, that war was lost many years ago by the foolish, or incompetent, people who represented the u.s." quite a change from the tweet he sent out month ago. "trade wars are good, easy to win." easy? not 50 easy! just hours after the white house published its third list of chinese goods to hit with tarrifs, beijing responded in kind. 25% will be levied on 106 us goods, including soybeans, cars and orange juice.

lets discuss the fallout. sudeep reddy is the managing editor of politico and is in our washington bureau. it sounds like the white house today is trying to calm financial markets. we have the new chief economic adviser saying donald trump is not rejectionist and anyway that these terrorists may never happen. what other market meant to make of this. this is the white house staff again trying to walk back some remarks from the president, this is the fight with seen throughout this administration. there are forces obviously trying to play a protectionist stance and forces trying to be more multinational, multilateral and global in their thinking. and they recognise some of these forces, they recognise the risks. this is a dangerous game the us and china are playing and

probably there will be no winners. but they definitely are losers on both sides and there are just starting to figure that out. aunt also losers amongst ordinary people who have money invested in the stock market as of their pension plan order an investment. does donald trump really want to run the risk of hurting those people who might be potential voters? that has been the puzzle all along, we thought president trump might avoid going down this road because it would spook stock markets. the american stock market is built around multinational corporations with sales not just in multinational corporations with sales notjust in the us but everywhere. these companies have been built on a trading system for decades that involves the rules made any more traditional manner. so seeing as a tramp institute these ta riffs seeing as a tramp institute these tariffs and china are fighting back with its own tariffs on businesses and industries in places were

trampled voters reside, this is what the markets are concerned about. but it looks like a downward spiral where both countries keep fighting and that by definition is a trade war. those tit—for—tat tariffs is exactly how trade wars have begun before. so we are in the very early stages and just need to see whether at some point these countries declare a truce and go to the negotiating table or take this further to see who can withstand a bit more pain than the other in this kind of fight. looking back over the past three months, january 26 was the high—powered in the dow industrial index and that was coming off the back of tax reform, things are looking pretty good for the republicans and now we're down that kind of 23,900 as we speak. 0ur republicans going to start to get concerned about this? absolutely, they are looking at this and

wondering how they turned a big tax cut when that actually lowered taxes for many people across the country, and really was favoured by businesses in particular, businesses where the cheerleaders for the republicans in pushing this tax cut plan and now they recognise they have a problem. businesses now wondering if this administration is going to undo the gains of those tax cuts and of course republicans who are going to face the voters in the autumn are also worried about this. they may have just given up a lot of the games that they spent much of last year building up. thank you very much. a good point about the markets, they were down and have recovered through the day largely because yet again the white house seems to be walking back what it has put out there. yes and i think this

is the problem. we even had people in the white house saying that these ta riffs in the white house saying that these tariffs may not even be lamented. and at the moment they are lists of ta riffs and at the moment they are lists of tariffs and threats of them are still need to go through various procedures on the chinese and american side. they not implement it instantaneously. but even that amount of uncertainty is difficult for investors. and for america and its allies, they do not know if we're heading for a full—blown trade warand we're heading for a full—blown trade war and then they're told maybe it will not happen after all. we should put it in context because you look at the year for the dow and it has record rises. looking at where it is today, it was at that stage november the 29th when he was celebrating position. so we're still talking about a fairly positive economic fundamentals. and that is what the white house is saying, the economic

fundamentals are good but we have come down off the height and that is what is of concern to markets. the nerve agent was novichok, weapons grade and so sophisticated it was most likely state produced. russia manufactured novichok — that much, scientists at porton down laboratory d0 know. what they cannot confirm is that it was russia that planted the chemical in salisbury. today — at the request of the russian government — the chemical weapons watchdog the 0pcw met for an emergency session, in the hague. russia put forward a proposalfor a a newjoint investigation in the uk. but lost the vote on the motion by 15 votes to 6, china and iran backed the russian motion. 0ur diplomatic correspondent james landale reports. more than one month on in salisbury, the investigation continues into a nerve agent attack that britain believes was carried out by russia. no other country has a combination of the capability, the intent and motive to carry out such an act. but the head of the porton down military laboratory

has muddied the waters, saying in an interview that it was not the job of the scientists to say where the novichok a nerve agent had been made. contrary to what the foreign secretary appeared to suggest a few weeks ago. the people from porton down, they were absolutely categorical. i asked the guy myself, i said, are you sure? he said there was no doubt. today the foreign office deleted an inaccurate tweet from the last month which also suggested porton down pointed the finger at russia. that gave russian diplomats another chance to question britain's evidence, calling at short notice a meeting with the chemical weapons watchdog, the 0pcw, demanding a joint investigation with the uk. they have accused britain of an anti—russian campaign, but today struck a less controversial tone... translation: we are waiting for common sense to prevail so international relations are no longer damaged in the way that they have been, as we have seen recently. british diplomats and ministers

insisted that the job of porton down was to identify the nerve agent, and it was for police and intelligence services to establish who used it, and why. porton down identified fairly quickly the strain of nerve agent. when identified you remove from the list of suspects 99.9% of people. we know the russians designed it and that they were the only people to make it and stockpile it. for now, at least, the international coalition behind the uk appears to be holding. the eu issued a statement saying they had full confidence in the uk's assessment and investigation, and attacking russia for what it called a flood of insinuations. but the labour leader remains more sceptical, questioning what he sees as the foreign secretary's rush to blame russia, when he believes other explanations could emerge... borisjohnson seems to have completely exceeded the information that he had been given,

and told the world in categorical terms what he believed had happened. and it is not backed up by the evidence that he claimed to have got from porton down in the first place. but mrjohnson hit back, accusing mr corbyn in a tweet of playing russia's game. 28 countries had backed britain, he said, butjeremy corbyn sided with what he called the russians spin machine. the diplomatic and political fallout from salisbury continues. russia is calling for a meeting with un security council on thursday. james landale, bbc news. at today's meeting in the hague, this is what russia's representative to the 0pcw had to say about what happened in salisbury. translation: there are all reasons to believe that the father and the daughter, the skripals, were victims of the actions which in their appearance resemble a terrorist attack. well boris johnson

well borisjohnson has just responded to that thing that the 0pcw responded to that thing that the 0 pcw vote responded to that thing that the 0pcw vote which russia lost shows the international community has robustly defeated russian attempts to derail the proper international process. alastair hay is professor of environmental toxicology at the university of leeds — and has worked on chemical weapons issues for a0 years. he's with us now. just tell us a little bit with the novichok agent that the scientists in porton down and from the 0pcw are looking at, is there anything in terms of signpost that would specifically point them towards russia? quite a lot of intelligence information is not in the public domain andi information is not in the public domain and i do not know all of it. they have been allegations in various books and other places that the russians have had a programme but nothing specific in the open

literature about this. the russians never declared a programme so much of what is talked about in regards to the russians having stockpiles and so on is really rather speculative. but we do know that this is a nerve type agent, and clearly of a very pure preparation. and it would suggest that considerable work has gone into making this and this implies probably some state activity. but nothing specifically within the substance itself that would say it is from this laboratory in russia? no, when you look at samples what you hope to find are some of the progress are chemicals used to make an agent, maybe some of the solvents that might have been used to dilute some of the chemicals to ensure an efficient reaction. maybe even some u nwa nted efficient reaction. maybe even some unwanted reaction product as well of course as the nerve agent. and this

can help identify a process so that then tends to narrow the options. but really if you want to be absolutely sure you will need to have a sample from the source to compare with. there has been some speculation that this may have been actually produced in the ukraine or iran, how much credibility do you give to those theories? i've no idea where this might have been produced, asi where this might have been produced, as i said earlier it is speculative andi as i said earlier it is speculative and i have no idea about that. so then to get beyond speculation, uk we re then to get beyond speculation, uk were to want to make a concrete case in public, will it be pushed, the government come into revealing its intelligence sources?” government come into revealing its intelligence sources? i think the uk probably must reveal more than it has. at the moment you just have the russians denying everything in the uk saying there is evidence pointing towards the russians at land of course in the public domain. some

people cannot make a judgment and it is one version of events against another. people believe what porton down has found, it is is a very reputable laboratory and i'm sure the investigations from 0pcw will confirm what porton down has found but will not point to the source. thank you very much. memphis tennessee today is a scene of solemn prayer and lively song. is a scene of solemn a commemoration of the dark day martin luther king was killed there 50 years ago and a joyful celebration of his life and work. no figure from america's painful racial history has as much global recognition as dr king. he came to symbolise both the hope and the limits of change. america today is what it is, in part because of king's legacy. joining us from memphis to reflect on this day is ron christie, former strategist in the bush white house. and a good friend of the programme.

good to see you. tell me first what it has been like they are today and what this atmosphere has been. good afternoon. it has been a celebration, a day of many happy people coming out to peacefully celebrate the life and legacy of doctor martin luther king. behind me there is room 306, where doctor king was assassinated 50 years ago and as you can hear there's a lot of music and happy faces, a lot of people here to celebrate his great life.“ they also discussion down there in memphis and maybe today is not the day for that discussion, if there are also discussion of the work that has not yet been done to achieve the vision that martin luther king had for america? yes, many people have a lot of signs saying the dream is not yet accomplished, more to do, there

have been a number of political activists out today demanding justice, demanding police accountability and also looking to have better educational opportunities for their children. so they commemorate 50 years of progress but still 50 more years to go for a lot of the people we have spoken to today. thank you very much. also in memphis today is pastor derwin l gray. i first met the former football player and now leader of the transformation church in sourth carolina before the 2016 presidential election and spoke to him again a short time ago. pastor gray, it sounds like they are having a party down there in memphis. this is a commemoration of course of the assassination of martin luther king. but it is also a celebration of his life, right? it is a tremendous celebration commemorating the work of doctor king, the energy, his electric, the speeches were phenomenal. and it is really encouraging to see so many young people that are here. it is awesome. you have spoken at the lorraine motel before, i think

it was back in 2014 you spoke at a religious event there. and i was just wondering what that place, what that motel means to you. the first time i was here i couldn't believe how small it was but yet the smallness of the hotel did not dampen the effect of this larger—than—life event that took place that literally, history was changed at this little hotel. so when i look at room 306, and when i see the hotel itself, that literally a man with incredible christian conviction, incredible courage, gave his life so that liberty and justice could be experienced for all. which is the american dream. you are of course a pastor in a church in south carolina, i visited you during the course of the election campaign there. what does martin luther king mean today to your congregation? we are an embodiment

of what doctor king called the beloved community and doctor king got that from revelations chapter five verse nine. it says every nation, tribe and tongue will worshipjesus. but our goal is not simply to be a community within the four walls of the church. but to take that love into every facet of society, to tear down systems of oppression and injustice and to be that embodiment of love. so that is what he means to us. but when you look at the poverty that is still in america, the violence that is still in america, the racism that is still in america, do you feel there is still a lot of doctor king's work left to be done? i think if doctor king could come back he would be excited about some facets of american life and change, but i think a lot of it would make him incredibly sad, particularly the political divisiveness, the rampant gun violence, the reality that education and economic division between white people and blacks, the immigration issues that we're going through.

i think there's a lot that he would say, "wow, we haven't come very far." and so that is our motivation, and for me as a pastor, to unleash and equip and train and mobilise people to go into the world, to be that beloved community, to say no, i want to make an impact. and doctor king's courage inspires me because i couldn't imagine being a man in my 30s doing what he did with the darkness that tried to stop him. it is incredibly amazing. pastor gray, thank you very much forjoining us. so great to speak to you again. thank you very much. ron christie is in memphis. i want to come back to what he said about if martin luther king was

alive today he would be excited about something and certainly the black middle classes in america have come on enormously since the i960s. but he spoke about political divisiveness and america under the republican party today and this particular president. well on april four 1968 when he was assassinated doctor king was aged 39. fast forward 15 years if he were still with us he would be impressed by the level of education many african americans have and that we have had the first african american president. so his marching against police brutality, those issues are with us still but there is much to be thankfulfor with us still but there is much to be thankful for and a lot of positive progress that has taken place. thank you very much for joining us there. it is interesting when you look at martin luther king, winnie no one in american history on

this issue has replaced him, there is no one person that has the stature of martin luther king. and he was just 39 when he died and yet he was just 39 when he died and yet he is the icon, there have been several people around who have done some of what he has done but i think you would be hard pushed to think there's been another martin luther king. obviously a great figure in history but i wonder if the reason america mourns doctor king hath a century on is because of the unknown, what they do not know about what he might have achieved or indeed how events might have changed him. it is the fact that he was, change was coming so quickly and then of course we had a spate of assassinations that that time, we spoke yesterday about robert kennedy, jfk, malcolm x. and maybe there is a feeling within the black community that the change that he was seeing at that time suddenly stopped and maybe the trajectory

change would have continued had he survived. that is hard to know but certainly martin luther king had a great promise for america and at one point he said given the vote and we will feel the legislative halls with men of goodwill. he met also men of colour, you look at american politics today and it is still largely white, hard to imagine any one person could have had much more impact on african americans being given the kind of access that would have equalled that of whites in the halls of congress. but certainly i think there was a sense that that was a moment of promise, a moment of great violence and clearly a moment of great tragedy but it was the moment that african—americans could look at america and say we can take our rightful place. and in many ways they have but there are still areas. whether you look at education, employment income, the number of men in prison, and compare those data for black africans and african—americans, the

for black africans and african—america ns, the white americans, it is startling the difference in the data. yes, proportionately stacked against african americans. the us president has agreed to keep american troops in syria for a little while longer to help in the fight to defeat isis, according to a senior administration official. president trump has signaled his desire to pull them out, and, according to officials, was pressing his national security advisers for an early withdrawal. earlier the white house said the operation to defeat isis was coming to a ‘rapid' end, but didn't announce a timetable for a full withdrawal. meanwhile, the presidents of turkey, iran and russia have been stressing their desire to find a political solution to the conflict in syria. the three leaders set out their priorities for syria during a summit in ankara. turkey, russia and iran are all directly involved in the war, which has been raging for seven years. the woman who shot three people before killing herself at the youtube headquarters in california was angry at the company's treatment of her video postings, according to us media. police have named 39—year—old nasim aghdam as the suspect in the gun attack on tuesday.

she reportedly posted a number of videos on youtube, some highlighted animal cruelty. the duke of edinburgh has had an operation on his hip and is said to be in ‘good spirits'. buckingham palace says prince philip — who is 96 — was admitted to king edward vii hospital in central london on tuesday, for the planned procedure. he's likely to spend a few days in hospital to recuperate. i like boats and whenever i go on a boat trip, i like to peer over the side and see what i can see on the bottom, spot a fish or two. which is presumably what these two south australian policemen were doing while out checking boat registations the other day. and suddenly they noticed there just beneath the boat — was — oh look, a whopping great white shark. just wondering whether that giant plastic crouton, floating above his nose, was worth the effort. in the end he thought better of it, swimming off to find something perhaps a little more appetising.

0ur editor who is quite australian was saying that they are quite inquisitive, these sharks, the marine equivalent of the nosy neighbour. adam is very tough and i'm sure he would have just hit the sharp on the nose. he reckons it would have flipped about, no problem. so i think the austrian policeman were very calm under fire. this is beyond 100 days from the bbc. coming up for viewers on the bbc news channel and bbc world news — reflecting and remembering — we return to memphis where the city is stopping to honour the memory of dr martin luther king. and a family feud of royal proportions — queens clash at church in what's an awkward moment for the spanish royals. that's still to come. good evening. i think we could all

do with a bit more sunshine in our lives and that is under way tomorrow for many. after another day of winter in scotland but up still some snow this evening and overnight on the tops of the pennines and parts of scotland. we were seized some snow in the laws of england and perhaps north wales for a time. clear skies into scotland and northern ireland later on and temperatures set to. —— set to drop. frost three towards east anglia and the south east. — frost free. a few wintry showers across northern scotland, but for most it is a pleasa nt scotland, but for most it is a pleasant day, lots of sunshine around, turning hazy in the west later on. and a good post and

temperatures, milder certainly than recent days across scotland and northern ireland. saying fine into the evening although cloud will increase in the west link to this area of low pressure out in the atlantic. that brings wet conditions on friday but is to areas drag up that southerly wind. so quite breezy but still with some good sunny spells. temperatures up into the teens across south—east england. rain on off in northern ireland with some brighter spells. the weather front wishing eased through friday night and into the start of the weekend. some very mild air on the eastern flank. we will avoid the mildest of the conditions. separating us from that will be this weather front. the rain separating us from that will be this weatherfront. the rain easing off in the afternoon but any breaks in the cloud in the south—east, highs of around 70 degrees. but elsewhere

isolated showers, some good sunny spells, a pleasant day at last. a bit of a misty start from monday but again just bit of a misty start from monday but againjust some bit of a misty start from monday but again just some isolated showers here and there. and for all we stay on the mild side of things. goodbye for now. this is beyond 100 days, with me katty kay in new york, christian fraser's in london. our top stories: fears of an american trade war with china send markets tumbling, we'll get the latest from the new york stock exchange shortly. russia demands an apology from the uk after the government's research lab couldn't determine exactly where the nerve agent used in the salisbury attack came from. coming up in the next half hour: the us mission in syria is coming to a rapid end, mr trump wants troops home, but there's still no clear timetable. and, he's famous for saying, "you're fired."

but the number of white house departures have put donald trump's tactics to the test. let us know your thoughts by using the hashtag, #beyond100days. sometimes we get conflicting messages about us policy and it's hard to know exactly what's happening. that's the case today on syria. yesterday, the president said he wants to get american forces out of syria. today, the white house said it's reached a decision on a possible withdrawal but with no timetable. yes, we're confused, too. meanwhile, the leaders of turkey, russia and iran have been meeting in ankara to discuss the future of the country. in a joint statement, the leaders said they are committed to securing a "lasting ceasefire between the conflicting parties". the us is not part of those discussions. robin wright is a senior fellow at the us institute of peace and joins us from washington. robin, what's your understanding, is

america pulling the remaining deep american forces out of syria, and if so, when? because that is the critical point. president trump has made clear he doesn't intend to withdraw us troops, but the timetable is being fight. remember, the president during his campaign criticised president 0bama for signalling when he was going to poll out troops from iraq. he doesn't wa nt out troops from iraq. he doesn't want to telegraph exactly the timing of it, but it's quite clear to many of it, but it's quite clear to many of america's allies now that what had been, whether it was 12 or 24 months continued deployment in iran, to wipe up the remains of ices, tried to stabilise that sector of syria that is under control has now diminished to whether it is 6—12 months, a shorter time frame. the challenge president trump has issued two allies, particularly countries like saudi arabia, is, if you think the deployment is so important, help

us the deployment is so important, help us pay for it. a couple of elements are on the table now that could change the us eventually. robin, the general‘s argument has been 24, one, if america withdraws, iran and russia stepped up their presence even more so in syria. two, there is the risk that ices forces that have been pushed back find a way to creep back again, as they did in a rock. do you think those are real, substantial risks? they are terrible risks if america withdraws, and the idea of a vacuum. this is what happened in the aftermath of the iraq withdrawal in 2011. the fact that you didn't have a political formula that would have incorporated a power—sharing medical and economic arrangement in iraq, leading to the rise of an extremist movement. there isa danger rise of an extremist movement. there is a danger that if you don't have a

political settlement in a place like syria, which is far more complex, far more dangerous, there is the possibility of not only the rise of another variation of islamic extremism, but also the erosion of the state. i can't think this is going to please the kurds, robin. when you think back to what happened in iraq when george bush was there, they abandoned the kurds in northern iraq, won't they be seen to be abandoning the kurds at a difficult time with the pressure coming from turkey? it's a big question, and unfortunately, it's not one that's been seriously debated in washington. the kurds have been repeatedly abandoned, not just washington. the kurds have been repeatedly abandoned, notjust in the 215t—century, but throughout the 20th—century as well by the united states and the west in general. the kurds have been the pivotal forces, both in iraq and syria, now face the possibility that the us allies,

pivotal in training, pivotal in providing a strategy to force isis out of its capital will now walk away from them or give them minimal support. good to see you, thank you for being with us. if you are watching the markets today, i hope you are strapped in. it is quite a wild ride. china hitting back quickly with tariffs on american imports, including soybeans, planes and cars, just to name a few. president trump's top economic advisor says there is no trade war with china. but with every attack and counter attack, it begins to feel like one. joining us with the latest is our business correspondent kim gittleson. how are markets feeling today? markets are having quite a bit of a wild ride. we saw the dow plunged 500 points, now it is up again. nobody knows how the trade war will end. but honestly, it is particularly focusing on companies that traders are doing now. boeing

isa that traders are doing now. boeing is a company that has been in the cross hairs of china. they have seen significant moves in their share price. if you look at how wall street feels, how do they feel about the companies impacted by them if they go into effect? i do want to mention that president trump has proposed $50 billion on chinese imports, there is a 60 day period, during which there will be comments and a hearing, so there is room for negotiation. larry kudlow has been out today and wilbur ross, saying, we are putting tarus out there, we don't know if we will impose them at the end of the day, it is a cooling off period, has that dampened down anxiety on the markets? that is one factor. another interesting thing whether comments from james bullard, the saint lewis fedor reserve.

there is a possible economic consequence as a result of these moves “— consequence as a result of these moves —— saint louise. we we re we were expecting the interest rate around three times this year, if for instance, it puts off the rate moves, that is something wall street would like to see, because it gives them more time to adjust portfolios if the us central bank decides to tighten at a slower pace. there are factors at play on wall street. it is always anyone's gas, but it is causing volatility. it is difficult to predict on any given day what the market will be —— anyone's gas. british companies employing more than 250 staff have just a few hours left to submit figures showing the average difference in pay for male and female employees. the deadline is midnight tonight. more than 9,000 companies have already published their data,

as our business correspondent emma simpson reports. how much we earn. it's long been a stubborn problem between the sexes. but now for the first time, our biggest employers have been forced to reveal the pay gap between their male and female workers. and the results aren't pretty. now, this isn't about equal pay. take bobby and laura here. they do the same job for the same pay. that's the law. the gender pay gap is the difference between average salaries of all men and women in a workforce, whatever theirjob or position. here at the tsb, that gap is 24%. not as high as some other banks, but the boss says it's going to come down. we have fewer women in senior roles. this is the real issue for us. we need to focus on getting more women into senior roles across tsb. we think that's good for our business, we think it's good for our customers and ultimately it's good for the uk economy. lunchtime in croydon, a pit stop for workers. in every sector of our economy,

men get paid more than women. the construction industry has a 25% gap. the biggest, followed by finance and insurance at 22%. industries where men dominate at the top. it's the same at ryanair with its 72% gap. it says that that's because most of its pilots are men. but in hotels and restaurants, there's just a 1% pay gap. that's because most staff are working for the same hourly rate. infact, kfc, starbucks and mcdonald's say they don't have a pay gap at all based on the middle earners. it's interesting to know but you always want to know what they are going to do about it. i'm not surprised. disappointed, but not surprised. the problem is that we've not promoted women higher up the ranks where the big gaps arise, and until we do, we won't create equality throughout. that's what they have managed to do at this technology services company. it's a record they are proud of.

we can't get away from the fact that women are still taking time off to raise families, and often women have to come back in a part—time basis. employers have to be cognisant of this and have to be much more flexible, i believe, in order to shift the dial. it's not going to be easy or quick. but with the numbers laid bare, companies will now be under pressure to do better. emma simpson, bbc news. we will realise this is a bottom line issue, companies that employ women in senior positions, they make more money. "you're fired" is the phrase donald trump made his own, in the make believe boardroom of the apprentice. and he liked the image. in the election campaign, he promised to live up to that reputation. indeed, in his white house the revolving door has almost spun off its axis. but it's the way he fires people which has people talking. the secretary of state rex tillerson

was reportedly fired on twitter. jim comey learned he was fired on tv. last week, mr trump fired veterans affair secretary david shulkin, by announcing his successor on twitter. is the president ducking the responsibility, or is this actually the modern way to let people go? let's talk to mike mcdermott who is a professor at georgetown university and has a phd in clinical physcology. thanks very much forjoining us. is this a good way for the president to be firing people? i think firing people by tweet or tv, or any other way than in person and having a conversation is probably less than good practice. robert lui below what we expect of a good leader. —— probably below. what is the benefit in terms of human resources, human relations, of doing it in person

that the president has always said he prides himself on being able to fire people, but it looks like he prefers to have it on twitter or a television screen? the advantage of doing it in person is to maintain some form of relationship with the person. it's also to communicate respect for the person that you're letting go. and in so doing, you're giving a message to the people who work for you, which is, "i value you, i will treat you with respect, i will treat you with dignity, and if we part ways, that does not mean ican if we part ways, that does not mean i can treat you with a lack of dignity or i respect you any less. it simply means we have to part ways because of different views, different ideas of performance," and what it does in doing it personally, face—to—face, it tells people that you care about them, that your

vision is a vision you want them to bea vision is a vision you want them to be a part of. and when they can't be a part of them, that vision, you're not going to simply cut them out, you want to maintain their dignity and professional relationship. and reputation. if i was firing katty, and sitting down with her, there might bea and sitting down with her, there might be a lot back. the president is busy... no! he might not want all the aggro of having to sit down and explain all of that to the person on the other side of the table, may be getting down and dirty is the way to do it? you know, first, if you were firing katty, you would be making a big mistake. did she pay you to say that?! secondly, he is busy. all leaders are busy, ce05 of any company are working 16, 18 hours a day. we do

rely on people. we can call it human capital, if you like. but today, in this economy that we have, work gets done through people. and you really wa nt done through people. and you really want to be able to align people and motivate people as a leader, to again, enact your vision. motivate people as a leader, to again, enact your visionlj motivate people as a leader, to again, enact your vision. i was going to say... may be it is not about the way he fires, maybe it's about the way he fires, maybe it's about the way he fires, maybe it's about the way he hires, he hires people without qualifications. hiring doctor ronnie jackson, people without qualifications. hiring doctor ronniejackson, his personal physician, to run a department of 200,000 people. anthony scaramucci wasn't qualified for thejob. if he did his research, maybe he wouldn't have to fire them? there are many ways of running a company from command and control to democratically. but if you look at his method of hiring and firing, i think they share one common

characteristic, and that is what i would call "chaos". there is no company in the world, where the board of directors or the stockholders, or other stakeholders would put up with this degree of chaos, in terms of people leaving. and chaos in terms of hiring people who are not qualified to do the job very hired to do. thank you for joining us and for the vote of confidence. christian, clearly, some people have more confidence than you do. i wasn't really going to fire you, despite yourform of do. i wasn't really going to fire you, despite your form of chaos on this programme... laughter the fact i can't see the programme half the time because the pictures aren't working... it is interesting... i think that point is the one that is interesting, no ceo would get away with this. you could not get away with running a company like this. there is too much chaos and you cannot get away with this technique. what message does it send to people that want to join? that is

the thing that ron has said to us, they have a problem hiring people in they have a problem hiring people in the west wing, and maybe this is why. if he treats people poorly and doesn't have the wherewithal to treat them with some respect, people aren't going to sign up, are they? year, full disclosure, i have a huge amount of respect for you, christian. here comes the bullet... let's move on. psa, the owner of vauxhall, says its new range of vivaro van will be built in the uk, securing 1400 jobs for more than a decade. psa says it made the investment despite ‘brexit uncertainties'. the move has been welcomed by the british business secretary, greg clark, as a vote of confidence in the uk's automotive sector. austria's government has announced that it wants to introduce a ban on headscarves for girls in early education. chancellor sebastian kurz says he wants to avoid the development of ‘parallel societies'. but members of austria's muslim community have denounced the move, calling it ‘counter—productive'. the draft law is expected to be ready by mid year. new zealand has passed legislation to allow people

previously convicted of homosexual offences to have their criminal records wiped. justice minister andrew little says the government has ‘expunged unjust historical homosexual offences'. currently, men convicted before homosexuality was decriminalised in 1986 still have the offence on their records. the former chelsea and england football captain, ray wilkins, has died at the age of 61. he was being treated in hospital in london after suffering a cardiac arrest on friday. his family has thanked his fans and friends for the ‘goodwill messages‘ they've received. this is beyond 100 days. still to come: memories of dr martin luther king, 50 years after he was killed. this is the view of commemorations right now in memphis, we'll be live there shortly. here in the uk, a pensioner from south east london

has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a suspected burglar was fatally stabbed. 0ur correspondent jessica parker reports. residents watch on as emergency crews try to revive a man in the early hours of this morning. police say a 38—year—old suspected burglar was stabbed after a struggle with a 78—year—old homeowner. earlier reports said a suspect had forced the pensioner into the kitchen with claims that the intruder was armed with a screwdriver. the neighbour who filmed the footage says she saw one suspect flee the scene in a van, leaving the other, injured, behind on the road. we ran over to him and he was just staring at us going... imitates gasping and i knew he was going to go because of his pupils were dilating and i thought, "he's going to go." and then the police turned up. a frightening experience?

yes, very. very. i'll not forget that because he was staring right into my eyes. now the incident happened at a property on south park crescent but the injured suspect was actually found collapsed down on further green road. he was taken to a hospital in central london where he was pronounced dead atjust after 3:30 this morning. the man who lived in the house is now being held on suspicion of murder. it is a case that will remind some of tony martin, the norfolk farmer who was jailed for killing a burglar at his home in 1999. people in this area of south london say burglary is a long—standing concern, but this incident will stand out for its fatal consequences. jessica parker, bbc news. the liberal democrat leader sir vince cable launched his local election campaign and said his party is a "well—kept secret" that's set to defy opinion polls. he said the lib dems were winning local council by—elections in all areas, which had gone unreported. voters go to the polls across england on 3rd of may

third for local elections. you're watching beyond 100 days. it isa it is a special day in america, 50 yea rs it is a special day in america, 50 years since the murder of doctor martin luther king. narrations are going on around the country to order him. here are the latest pictures from washington. the biggest event is being held in memphis, where our colleague clive mhairi spoke to civil rights activistjesse jackson. 50 years on, his legacy was that people need to stand up and fight. how far have african—americans, do you believe, since ‘68? you know, he bequeathed us the right to vote. we went from the balcony in memphis to the balcony of the white house in 40 years. the willingness we organised, but we never stop fighting. we would not let one bullet kill the movement. so, from this balcony to

the balcony in the white house in 40 years is quite a journey. and yet, today, we're facing fierce right—wing reaction, and we'll win again. we're optimistic and hopeful about that. let's stay in memphis now, and get ron christie, a former advisor to president bush, back with us. listening to jesse jackson, it listening tojesse jackson, it makes me think of something christian and i were talking about, no one has replaced martin luther king since his assassination 40 years ago. jesse jackson is important, but he is not martin luther king. what strikes me, it is quite loud here, what strikes me about doctor king and his legacy, there has been a vacuum and his legacy, there has been a vacuum of a civil rights icon to ta ke vacuum of a civil rights icon to take his place. in that vacuum, a lot of people have struggled for power and struggled to have the mantle to speak for black leadership in this country. that is much to our

detriment, something doctor king would never have wanted as a part of his legacy. you have written a lot about african—america ns his legacy. you have written a lot about african—americans in politics, and black leadership in the country, ron, ona and black leadership in the country, ron, on a personal note, being down there in memphis, what does martin luther king mean to you? what it means to me is an opportunity to achieve the marketing. a lot of young people today wouldn't have had the chance to go to school or couege the chance to go to school or college and achieve the american dream. my grandparents didn't have a high school education, my parents put my brother and i is the first generation in our family, and it has given me a shot at the american dream which i am eternally grateful for. he was a peaceful activist, and i'm not saying that the black lives matter isn't a peaceful protest, some of it gets rowdy, as we know, but what would he have made of the current civil rights movement in

america? identity he would like it, christian. his famous line, "not to set from the cup of bitterness." he would look at the divisiveness and say, we can do this peacefully. we can assemble and march, but be peaceful about it. there are a lot of signs in memphis both on the grounds behind me and around this campus of black lives matter and people with the obvious black fist and black power movement, but he would be pleased people are still marching, but the violence aspect he would never agree with. he was also an intensely savvy politician, wasn't he, ron. he didn't espouse violence, but he did realise, particularly down in selma, that if the police would respond with violence, and the images of struggle would be broadcast around the world, and that would help his movement. no question about that. the brilliance of what doctor king did was he realised the new medium

to listen. the police hadn't seen what was going on in birmingham, and doctor king very bravely led people. they got exposed to the brutality of the police, and presidentjohn f. kennedy, and right after him, lyndon b. johnson, react to pass the civil rights act. doctor king brearley used communications to get out his non—violent message. we should make the point, ron, he was fighting for legal justice for african—americans, but fighting economic justice, african—americans, but fighting economicjustice, and african—americans, but fighting economic justice, and not just african—americans, but fighting economicjustice, and notjust for black people in america, but also for white people. indeed. the fact he was here on the 3rd of april 1968, he was here to march for sanitation workers, people making less than a dollar a day here in memphis. the sanitation workers weren'tjust black memphis. the sanitation workers weren't just black folks, memphis. the sanitation workers weren'tjust black folks, he was also marching for agriculture people, for labour. all across the country, he sought to unite the

united states, for people whose voice had not been heard, he was lending power to voice had not been heard, he was lending powerto their voice had not been heard, he was lending power to their important message back in the late 19605 in america. good to see you and good to get your perspective on a very important day there in memphis. thanks very much. it seems even the royals have problems with the in laws at times. this is queen sofia of spain — the former queen — posing for a picture in majorca with her grand—daughters. up walks her daughter—in—law queen letizia who gets in the way of the photo call and there seems to be some kind of verbal altercation, which ends ultimately with one of the daughters removing her grandmother's hand from her shoulder. there you go. you can see the bit where she gets the lock around the neck, then... look at husband, the king, saying he can officiate and keep the two apart. i'm sure it went

quickly away over an easter drink. spanish tenner vision has made a big deal of this. if i looked at it the first time around, —— television. i can see it has been running over spanish television is a great family dispute. maybe they are not getting given a break. the granny bearhug! get out of the way! see you tomorrow. don't fire katty kay! good evening. we could do with more sunshine in our lives and that is on the way tomorrow form any of you, especially after another day of winter in scotland. winter is a stone's throw away from edinburgh in the afternoon. still a bit of snow this evening and overnight. these are the shower clouds, the odd rumble of found in england and wales. a covering of snow over the tops of the hills in northern england, may be for a time. northern and western

england and wales, temperatures set to drop. maybe as low as —6 or —7 over college and northern ireland. frost free in the south east, early risers and commuters, still a bit of cloud. showers across norfolk, which will depart. a few wintry showers across northern scotland, not too many forecast. turning hazy in the west later on, but after that chilly start, a good boost in temperatures, milder than recent days across scotla nd milder than recent days across scotland and northern ireland. it stays fine into the evening, cloud increasing in the west, all linked into this area of low pressure out in the atlantic. that is good to bring wetter conditions in the far uk and ireland. in eastern areas: dragging up southerly winds. thursday will be a breezy day, good, sunny spells around in central and eastern england, and at times in eastern england, and at times in eastern scotland. temperatures in the teens, 15 across south—east

england. rain on and off in northern ireland with bright spots, but wet end the day, and that weather front will push eastwards through friday night into the start of the weekend. mild air in the east of it. avoiding the mildest conditions. separating us from that will be the weather front in easton in gun. a bit of rain to stop the day, easing off into showers in the afternoon. we could see highs of around 17 or 18. elsewhere, isolated showers and good, sunny spells and a nice day at last again for the weekend compared to last weekend, sunny spells for me. a misty and murky start for sunday, one or two isolated showers here and there. damp conditions in east anglia and the south east, but for all, we stay on the mild side of things. this is bbc news. i'm carole walker. the headlines at 8. russia demands an emergency meeting of the un security council to discuss britain's allegations

into the poisoning of a former spy and his daughter. meanwhile, the foreign secretary borisjohnson hits back at comments from the labour leaderjeremy corbyn of exaggerating the evidence against russia. borisjohnson seems to have com pletely borisjohnson seems to have completely exceeded the information that he had been given and told the world in categorical terms what he believed would happen. buckingham palace says the duke of edinburgh has undergone a successful hip replacement operation, and is in good spirits. a 78—year—old man is arrest on suspicion of murder, after an intruder was stabbed in a suspected burglary. vauxhall announce it will build a new van at its plant in luton, safeguarding 1,400 jobs.