00:00:00,001 --> 858993220:38:41,887 you're 858993220:38:41,887 --> 1717986441:17:23,772 watching 1717986441:17:23,772 --> 2576979661:56:05,658 beyond 2576979661:56:05,658 --> 3435972882:34:47,543 100 3435972882:34:47,543 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 days. will get into the low to mid 20s with some sunshine as well. the south, to the low to mid 20s with some sunshine as well. 00:28:22,021 --> 1073741526:09:38,873 this 1073741526:09:38,873 --> 2147483051:50:55,725 is 2147483051:50:55,725 --> 3221224577:32:12,576 bbc 3221224577:32:12,576 --> 4294966103:13:29,428 news. i'm shaun ley. there could be strikes on syria sooner, later or whenever. with one tweet the president throws the in washington, and matthew price in beirut. military retaliation looms over syria... the headlines at 8:00. chemical attack in the city of douma last weekend. a decision on air strikes will be made soon. president trump is now sending mixed messages on how soon. at that whole situation. timetable up in the air. weapons were used. he has proved the assad regime used chemical weapons. chemical weapons. briefed the white house on military options. at that whole situation. and we'll see what happens, folks. and we'll see what happens, folks, we'll see what happens. we will see what happens. i'm in the are reacting to the prospect of military action against syria. to see if farmers there share his optimism. and his daughter in salisbury. let us know your thoughts by using the hashtag... of a raid at his home was a serious invasion of his privacy. in the next hour, the long wait #beyond100hundreddays. in accident and emergency. the prospect of international military action against syria. options for a lebanese capital, beirut.

there is a tally —— retaliation for the alleged chemical weapons attack. also on the programme... this man could be america's new top diplomat. strike. when he disagrees with him. still has chemical international chemical inspectors back the british government. weapons. with a military grade nerve agent. meeting to discuss what to do next. get in touch with us using the hashtag ‘beyond—one—hundred—days‘. hello and welcome. i'm katty kay in washington and matthew price is in beirut. we're joined now from westminster by alex forysth. president trump's tweet suggested it might happen? might with a lot going on, on both sides of the atlantic. on to chemical weapons. happen? those weapons last france and the us when it came to any military action. week.

is firmly against it. could come soon or any military action. could not be very soon at all that any strikes take place. not soon at all. here's our middle east editor, jeremy bowen. in the streets of douma, supporters of president assad paraded. the town has been a no—go any strikes take place. area for them for more than give their backing to that position of the prime minister today. six years. russian troops are close by, alongside their syrian allies. moscow denies there was a chemical attack here. of the prime minister today. this attack, and then they would decide the next apps. in washington, president trump's morning tweet was less belligerent. he posted... later, president trump didn't decide the next apps. give much would have to be in conjunction with britain's allies. more away. at that whole situation. we will see what happens, folks. we will see what happens.

britain's allies. it's too bad that the the rhetoric conducted on twitter is sometimes pretty incendiary. world puts us in a position like that. for evidence from the bomb sometimes pretty incendiary. things are working in a remarkably normal way. site. normal way. diplomat to diplomat, from military to military channel. for the actual evidence. within the week. greeding a top adviser to to military channel. this issue is a relatively normal, serious, sober process? iran's supreme leader. and installations that could be potential serious, sober process? underestimation of the action to be undertaken. targets. undertaken. situation and one that needs to be treated with the proper severity. a western provocation. but we also will not support

false accusations. in syria could lead to disaster. stability in the treated with the proper severity. would have to get the support of parliament first. region. could destabilise the region, to take place. parliament first. of virginia 2a hours ago. will want to do is to work hand in hand with the us. carrier strike team. hand with the us. 6500 of the finest americans you could ever sail with or is deemed to be necessary by the us and france. and france. serve with. not only sit abroad, but at home as well. any where, we are ready to well. will be watching the timetable and that cabinet meeting for us. go. that cabinet meeting for us. still waiting to see what the president decides to do. at sea ahead of them. without a us carrier, probably very president decides to do. retaliation for that an alleged chemical strike. retaliation for that an alleged chemicalstrike.

retaliation for that an alleged chemical strike. soon. the lives of civilians worse will be difficult. want more time to think. chemical strike. beginning of the week and says their teams are working close together. teams are working close together. have been used by the regime of bastareaud a shout. —— jeremy bowen, bbc news. basat targets are or what the timetable is. is. al—assad. it is great to have you on the ground in beirut, matthew. al—assad. ground in beirut, matthew. to do anything, including violating international law. the feeling there in the middle international law. east? east? cosmopolitan city, you can probably make up the traffic behind me. i can't tell you why he was in the classroom, but there you are. make up the traffic behind me. representing president macron‘s party en marche. even though we are just two hours as i said from the mass guess. he also sits on the foreign affairs committee. and hejoins us now from paris. these chemical weapons were used by the assad regime?

i said from the mass guess. the assad with traffic congestion —— from damascus. damascus. are lebanese, we are used to it, we will survive. regime? incident in province of idlette, where sarin gas was used. where sarin gas will survive. prepare for a new security situation. was used. weapons were used, at least chlorine. situation. days of the civil war here chlorine. testifying probably mixed symptoms that could involve other agents. in lebanon. lebanon. we will try to broaden this out to get a perspective. in middle east affairs. thank you forjoining us. that could involve other agents. is about syrians and what is going on in their minds. to be out in front of both london and washington?

on in their minds. from those you talk to, how are they dealing with this situation? dealing with this situation? see it in the same dire way as it is overseas? overseas? are bracing and waiting to see what is going to happen. is going to happen. stop that arter make opposition areas —— there are two remain areas. areas —— there are two remain areas. and washington? people that were in douma wanted to surrender, this was not accepted. idlib in the north. surrender, this was bashar al—assad to go after those areas. areas. the assad the green light for a while. a while. syrians will point to those things and say they were not enough. and say they were

not accepted. go out of douma, that is what they are doing now. not enough. they relied on assad's declared stockpiles. stockpiles. are doing now. clarify the decision is obviously being made in london and washington? we don't know how many weapons he still has. being made in weapons he still has. iran, iran is firmly embedded in syria. syria. israel to the south is very concerned about that. concerned about that. what are the dangers for lebanon? london and washington? dangers for lebanon? dangers, that it is caught in between the games bigger powers. coordination within the coalition active in syria. between the active in syria. games bigger powers. that isjust lebanon's fate in many ways. ok, thank you so much forjoining me from paris.

with me now is rami g. ways. which was believed to be an israeli strike. strike. battlefield bought many great powers. powers. and where do you believe this goes now? this goes now? are we simply waiting to see if the us strikes and how? to see if the us strikes and how? and what the french know and how they know it. they know it. and what your own government is going to do. at the american university of beirut. used by the bash szalai shout —— basat al—assad regime. government is going to do. another indication of how global beat syrian conflict has become. is that beat syrian conflict proof enough? has become. rania abouzeid, thank you for joining us. enough? bush, say things that turned out to be. joining us. and to some syrians i have managed to co nta ct. and to some syrians i have managed to contact. be. have neither the will or the capacity to resist. capacity to resist. different now, that is what makes it so interesting. so interesting. to contact. that there is proof would you say before any strikes happen? the rebel held areas essentially in the

north. before any strikes happen? whatever they want, as they have done for many years, in this region. done for many years, in this the north. with his two young children and wife. wife. that is the humour dimension of region. more legitimacy, like they did when they went into kuwait for instance. this crisis. of this crisis. around the western hemisphere at the moment. about whether to strike and what to strike. they went into kuwait for instance. george w bush was seen as a crusade in many parts of the middle east. in many parts of the middle east. with tony blair actively with him. have a secretary of state at the moment. in for his confirmation hearing. spoke to me about syria and pompeo a short while deed. ago. .. military action against syria and if so, what should al—assad and his —— bashar al-assad... .. they do? driven attack on iran and his brother.

brother. some people in the region would support it. would support it. most ordinary people would not. people would not. some governments would, some wouldn't. would, some wouldn't. of chemical weapons in syria. real wide variety of views in the region. accountable for the use of chemical weapons. russia for facilitating president assad's horrific acts. as far as military action, it needs to be very targeted. it needs to be authorised. region. needs to be measured. grouping that now works as a group in many instances. we don't want to see us getting engaged in a civil war. weapons and go after that capacity. you sit on the foreign relations in many instances. iranians do, his brother do, committee. in retaliation?

retaliation? targets, how does it go on, how many different country's assets are fit. to hide his military hardware? different country's harmful to the end assets are fit. if it hits his brother, it will react more. if it hit iran, much more. result. a very serious response to what president assad has done. you talked about measured military more. there for many years and will continue. action. action against syria. it had almost no impact on the use of chemical weapons. thank you imagined it. with the international is the political calculus and here in america? in support of military action. community. a civil war in syria. so how does he weigh those concerns as commander in chief? who's still with us. trump's base want to launch a strike against syria or not?

that would be a major mistake. using chemical weapons. of the nominee for the next secretary of state, mike pompeo. you were in those hearings, you questioned mr pompeo. notjust in american elections but in european elections as well. against syria or not? and president putin as you think he why would he defy his base on this issue? issue? decency, this is a crisis that needs to be addressed. should be? directly against russia's meddling in the us elections. to be addressed. administration i think is how the president would be looking at this. president would be looking to me that is the litmus test of standing up to mr putin.

held accountable for his actions. mr pompeo does have a close relationship with at this. involved in the middle east which has not gone incredibly well? has not gone incredibly well? i will bring the troops home. bring the the president. as speaking for the man in the oval office. to the president as well. i know you asked him about this in the hearings. troops home. dollars at home rather than fighting conflicts abroad. like iran, apart from russia? there is a couple of points here. conflicts abroad. happen as a result of this particular crisis? on some key issues it appears like he agrees with the president. from the paris climate particular crisis? will be a decision the president makes when he decides to make it. makes when he decides to make talks. and the climate

change issues. it. trump decides to act i think is when it will happen. will he stand up to his staff? the president when he disagrees? we don't know that. no. appetite for a prolonged engagement, if that is what this leads to? than he is disagreeing. if that is what this leads to? senator cardin, thanks very much forjoining me. more precise than a long, protracted engagement. sergei skripal and his daughter yulia engagement. talk about other things later in the programme. thanks for the moment. in salisbury. this is beyond a military grade nerve agent developed by russia. one hundred days. moscow has strongly denied any involvement. from syria where military action appears to be looming. 0ur security correspondent, frank gardner, reports. in england are the worst since records began 14 years ago. into an international task. for a second opinion. with rising numbers of patients.

staff working flat out. the nhs this winter. today it published its report. in march than in previous months. injured three people. identified the nerve agent as a novichok. report does identify the name and structure the pressures as acute as ever. patients are frustrated because they are not getting the care they want. are not getting the care they want. of the poison. it is just a very difficult situation. was the lowest over a year since records verification under the chemical weapons convention. began in england. russia denies any responsibility 6% dealt with in that time. for the attack. 2% within four hours. as being part of an operation to discredit russia. yulia skripal is now in hiding somewhere in britain. russia has suggested she is being held against her will. her father is still in england and scotland.

even in the face of extreme pressure over the hospital. the chemical weapons convention. winter. home as quickly frank gardner, bbc news. the 0pcw has also been kept busy in syria as well. as possible. let's take a look at the day's other news. the treatment they need just slightly quicker. after his parents died in these marginal gains can take a day or two off the length of stay. but nobody denies a car crash. it is a to have a child through ivf. really demanding task. to be allowed to use those there is still relentless pressure. it's what one senior doctor has called eternal winter. hugh pym, bbc news. us farmers embryos. are going that is a story people are going to be talking about an awful lot. be put at risk if countries resort to restrictive to do trade policies. ‘fa ntastically against in us tariffs. well‘. to the taj mahal in

india. at the white house today. of 130 kilometres on agriculture, amid growing fears of a trade war with china. proposals could derail a booming local economy. per hour. tourists a day. of growing political tension for donald trump joe miller reports. will hutchinson's family have been farming near nashville since 1932. farming near nashville since 1932. thanks to a favourable planet, their crop has remained steady. crop has remained steady. what has changed their customers. at home. changed their customers. warning him not to fire the special counsel. production, and probably half of that even goes to china. that even goes to china. so those trade relations are pretty vital. trade relations are pretty followers to watch this fox news show. vital. news, hoping for a thaw in relations between washington and beijing.

between washington and beijing. we really study the market close. to fire rod rosenstein. really study the market that is what he urged people to watch. close. commodity prices that we are already working with. today he tweeted this... 0rrin hatch, to respond with this... working with. so across the country are looking first, for some relief. can some relief. trump trade, tennessee's economy has been booming. legally fire mueller? booming. is now in danger of being caught in the cross hairs of his trade war. second, is he likely to do so? the cross hairs of his trade war. city of chattanooga are sought after around the world. himself a lawyer. can mr trump, there seems to be disagreement, fire mr mueller? disagreement, fire mr mueller? ” think the law is pretty settled. around the world. spanner in the works, by restricting the firm's supply chain.

the firm's supply chain. it is the engine, track assemblies, those are all made out of steel. think the law is pretty settled. those are all made out in his capacity as president of united states. united states. him legally —— the president is able to fire. to fire. sony could do it legally of steel. but politically? protecting us companies from unfair chinese but politically? competition. a —— politically it would be a bombshell. chinese competition. manufacturers moving into the us is a challenge for us. a challenge for us. intellectual property issues, as well. bombshell. well. smoke to this fire and out, it could be good for us, in some cases. pump is in trouble. some cases. trouble. if he fires him, 0rrin hatch was right, don't do this. we really don't know what it's going to be in yet. what it's going to be in yet. has managed to attract the likes of volkswagen and amazon. volkswagen and amazon. trouble. investigation by almost planting roots in other legaljurisdictions. roots in other legaljurisdictions. house don't reverse what is the city's fortunes.

fortunes. going on? district has seized the computer of the president's personal attorney. a practical solution that helps people from chattanooga. the president's personal attorney. at criminality that might be on the computer for any number of things. people from chattanooga. computer for any number of could be the president who will decide the fate of their harvest. decide the fate of their harvest. things. joe miller, on and the president could not stop it. bbc news, it. tennessee. sceptical about the russia solution breaking news on this investigation. particular story. investigation. story. to examine re—entering the 11 nation tpp. tpp. republican lawmakers are saying that today. legal problems that mr trump might be facing. on a number of serious criminal funds. his personal attorney has given $130,000 to a former pawn star. that today.

that he is thinking to get back into it. $130,000 to a former pawn star. the united states you can only paid $2700 in an federal elected office. $2700 in an federal elected office. it. to renegotiate and luck with the way we engage with the world. did his lawyer violate finance laws? that is very serious and significant. significant. computer where mr trump directed attorney to do something not legal? attorney to do something not legal? thank you we engage with the world. trump has now realised his strategy with china has backfired. very much. with china has backfired. came back and said ok, we will show you, here are even more tariffs. it is an investigation that is not going anywhere as we suggested. witnessing thousands of miles away in the you, here are even more tariffs. what, this may not help my base middle east. at all? it is having an impact. you are absolutely right. all?

on china is having a disastrous and securityjuggle. effect on trump country. effect on trump country. threat of air strikes. farmers believe that these tariffs will put them out of business. over the weekend in syria to try to gain access to the site. they were in the area at will put them out of business. states that trump won, these workers are being adversely affected. the time. are being adversely affected. in the ghouta area in the aftermath of the alleged attack. spoke to the steelworkers, they all say they want these tariffs. firstly we smelt the say they want these tariffs. chlorine smell from the bodies. it takes the job away from their friends and neighbours later. friends and neighbours later. we wash them by water, took their clothes out. is what is coming to and after that we started to roost here for the president. treat them. poisoned were actually the president. most important isolationist moves this president has done. died. were the worst days in our this president has done. our viewers, it is a delay, but we're so glad to have matthew there. we're so glad to have matthew

there. after all of this if the west does not strike syria? lives. it is so awful what happened in that attack. not strike syria? trying to understand the inner workings of attack. the white house. there might be a row back on the american side. workings of the white house. groups competing, the regional players, the global players. american side. players, the global he had criticised 0bama the doing it. players. of cynicism and also a lot of concern. concern. the cynicism comes when you talk to syrians from both sides. talk to syrians from both sides. it. president saddam and those who feeling here is that a strike is do not. more likely than not. not. and it is fascinating. all, and that they will achieve anything. anything. believe that they will topple president assad. fascinating. they are going into syria on saturday in a couple of days.

president assad. do not support him, that those who support him are obviously concerned. saturday in a couple of days. the time frame back for any possible attack that the us might launch? support him are obviously concerned. his military vehicles, his edfors and the like. attack that the us might launch? and the like. so when chemical weapons inspectors are there. support and want to see gone are doubly concerned. are there. we saw these problems in the iraq war in 2003. the iraq war in 2003. delay because they are about to get access to the site? access to the site? we just don't know at this stage. this is beyond 100 doubly concerned. dangerous sign indeed to send to president assad. days. the farmers of president assad. tennessee? course syrian opposition groups as well. for action against syria. well. will be some kind of strike against syria. syria.

that's still to come. good evening. matthew and i, we will be back here again next week. a real struggle to lift the gloom in many places. a real struggle to lift the gloom in many places. many places. grey skies persisting overhead close to leicester. overhead close to leicester. many places. very different in well, but very different across the scottish highlands. the scottish highlands. highlands. blue skies and some beautiful spring flowers. beautiful spring flowers. scottish highlands. more of that to come later in the forecast. forced more of that to come later in this forecast. that to come later in the forecast. this forecast. the misty enmities commissioned again. scotland, the odd heavy burst, misty and murky conditions. again. temperatures not dropping too far —— misty conditions. and murky conditions. not dropping too far, it will be mild under the blanket of cloud. mild under the blanket of cloud. across northern england and scotland continuing to push northwards. far —— misty conditions. and scotland, moving northwards but further sub, drier but still cloudy. further sub, drier but still cloudy. something a bit brighter in the far south later in the day.

south later in the day. feeling cool, but that will ease on the north sea coasts. continuing to push northwards. the north sea day, a late burst of sunshine along the south coast. coasts. the south coast. breeze easing a little for these north sea coast of england. are a little higher than they have been in the last few days. north sea coast of england. than they have been over the last few days. few days. been in the last few days. through the weekend with some sunny spells but it will be breezy. temperatures continues as we go into the weekend. the weekend. spells but it will be breezy. there will be some sunny spells. sunny spells. though, and there are still the chance of some heavy showers. is the chance for some heavy showers. chance of some heavy showers. break up to give some spells of sunshine. showers. see that warmer air pushing up from the south. the south. sunshine. that will continue moving into sunday. will continue as we move into sunday. sunday. into sunday. quite windy across northern ireland during the day on sunday. northern ireland in the day on sunday. sunday. during the day on sunday. west and this is where we have the risk of some hefty showers. risk for some hefty showers breaking out elsewhere. risk of some hefty

out elsewhere. those temperatures 17 in london, perhaps 15 in edinburgh. showers. continue to have the warm air coming from the south going into next week. perhaps 15 in edinburgh. from the south going into next from the south as we go into next week. week. week. this is the seven—day forecast for the capital cities. day forecast for our four capital cities. cities. the capital cities.