warm welcome to bbc and news, broadcasting to our viewers in north america and around the globe. out of stories that this is the imf ‘s ‘s new support for argentina and crisis talks as the economy slumps to a new low. another departure from ken trump. the president at the top white house lawyer is leading. is being revealed he cooperated extensively enquire into russian interference. air canada suppers a massive data breach, thousands of customers personal details are thought compromised. the president, the prayer meeting and an appeal for support. are american evangelical christians the key to america's midterms? and women's wrestling conquers the world. meeting a new generation of wrestlers thrilling sell—out crowds. argentina's of an facing growing

economic crisis has asked for the early release of a $50 billion international bailout. in a televised address, the president ‘s aggregate accents to funds would restore market confidence that it had of the imf has set its economists will act swiftly but it is as tough call for argentinians, many have bad memories of past interventions. this is an announcement president probably didn't want to make, announcing that he was asking for a $50 billion loan. translation: want to announce that we have agreed with the imf to events all of the necessary funds to guarantee compliance with the year's financial programme. last week there were new

expressions, highlighting a lack of confidence in the markets, especially concerning our capacity to obtainfunding especially concerning our capacity to obtain funding for 2019. argentina's economy has been struggling. the peso has lost more than 40% of its value against the us dollar this year. attempts to control spiralling inflation have led to the highest interest rates and the world. is not the only emerging market suffered currency devaluation recently, but its situation is a particular worry. if the president thought his announcement would help steady the markets, initial reactions suggest he was wrong. the peso dropped at a record low against american dollar and there are concerns the country cannot pay back heavy borrowing. translation: his message wasn't strong enough. baby the markets would have been waiting for a much better signal and simply advancing the imf that were already involved

in calculating everything doesn't change the situation. there were protests when he asked the imf for help back in may, many argentinians hate organisation, lending it for the 2001 economic collapse. for a president who came to power promising to revive the economy, this is a difficult position to be in. yet, in a country that has seen economic crises almost every decade in recent times, the fear is that things are about to get much worse. lebo diseko, bbc news. let her lie to our deputy chief economy “— let her lie to our deputy chief economy —— economist. you are previously an economist with the imf. -- previously an economist with the imf. —— let's go now. lot of people will not be happy the imf is coming in here again. good evening. good evening to you, as you may be aware, a lot of people will not be happy that the imf is coming in again to

help argentina. some bad memories of 2001, particularly. yes, indeed. a long history between argentina and the imf which is always difficult times for the country. what is the medicine likely to be this time? so, this time around, argentina is entering, entered 2018 with a large fiscal deficit that was financed with a lot of international borrowing. and the president wanted to reduce this deficit slowly, with market support. but this market support wasn't there are around march or so and that is when they had to seek some imf support, which initially made markets more confident. but as the situation in the global economy gets more difficult and investor confidence

wea ke ns a difficult and investor confidence weakens a bit, argentina needs more of the imf money that was agreed upfront. the initial plan was to disburse about $3 billion every month under the assumption that market confidence would improve a lot. but this hasn't happened yet, so argentina now needs more of the package agreed with the imf upfront. ifi package agreed with the imf upfront. if i understand, mr macri, his banker was supposed to sort this out. the debts of the country are bigger and harder to surface. just what you expect the imf to do this time? last time i know, an internal audit in 2004, the imf acknowledged it made some pretty bad mistakes in 2001. i think in this case what the imf and argentina are trying to do is to reduce slowly fiscal deficit,

so argentina need to borrow less from abroad, and make sure the central bank has a right framework to operate in a way that allows it to operate in a way that allows it to reduce inflation. and i think that the high policy level, there is a lot of agreement between the market administration and the imf on what needs to be done. but the market, of course, is cautious in ensuring that argentina can do everything that it wants to do, especially with elections ahead next year. briefly, are there warning signs that two big emerging markets, argentina and turkey, are struggling? yes, so they are both in a difficult situation. they are two emerging markets where in balances are the largest, whereas been the most borrowing from abroad. in a world where interest rates are going

up, trade tensions between the us and china continue to flower up, investors get more cautious, especially countries in a vulnerable condition such as argentina or turkey. thank you very much. thank you. the most senior white house lawyer is set to step down, this donald trump media announcement on twitter, a p pa re ntly trump media announcement on twitter, apparently surprising he himself. it happened after it came to light that he made lots of contact with the russian meddling investigation. he has been talking to mueller over about a nine—month period and it is important to realise he did that with the approval of the president. there was a strategy pretty early

on that ran something like this, the best way to shut this whole thing down is to be as open as possible, to flood the special counsel with documents, give him as much time with the white house counsel as possible. so he set down, we think, for about 30 hours with robert mueller. now, clearly, that strategy did not work in the end, and the president may have decided that there are other ways to approach this now, with his new legal team, in the shape of rudy guiliani, the former mayor of new york. but mr mcgahn's departure has been trailled for some time. we think he will stay on for another couple of months because, at the moment, of course, there's the process going on of appointing a new supreme courtjustice. he has been intimately involved in drawing up the list for the people and the new nominee, brett kavanaugh, and i think he would want to see that through. certainly that is what the president implied in his tweet this morning. air canada's app has suffered a data breach that has resulted in the suspected loss of thousands of its customers personal details. the cove na nt — — customers personal details. the covenant —— the company said it

detected unusual behaviour between august 22 to 24th. users to enter their passport details may have had that data stolen. to speak to a cyber security specialist in toronto right now. what happened here? they have had reaches before, but not with the app. of course, air canada like any other airline in the world is a direct target for cyber criminals. there have been problems in the past that air canada, but this is the latest and most public this year. we are talking about 20,000 users directly affected, but is it 1.7 million customers have been locked out? are is an estimate of 1.7 to 1.8 million that have been locked out of that app, air canada says 20,000 are affected but there are still not parameters around it to provide evidence for that. it could

be more. 0ver provide evidence for that. it could be more. over the next couple of days some of —— some evidence that will surface. what about the wider implications of this? the us security services could be pretty unhappy about it. absolutely. another unfortunate part with this particular app, although it has somebody‘s consumer first then, last bank, phone number and e—mail, somebody‘s consumer first then, last bank, phone numberand e—mail, it also doubles into sensitive details such as passport number, nexus number, date of birth and driver information associated to an individual. i know the us security commissions are not very happy, as some information has been breached that affects travellers into the us. yet again that we have a big corporation without 2—stage password access, is that the reason it was vulnerable? absolutely. two factor authentication is a great way to minimise any risk or any

unauthorised access into somebody‘s account. unfortunately it does not have two factor authentication, like you said, and it creates a great vulnerability for an attack from the outside. daniel, thank you very much. thank you to you for being with us. stay with us if you can. much more to come. including this, americans pay their respects to john to come. including this, americans pay their respects tojohn mccain, the politician and war hero died on saturday. he's the first african—american to win the presidential nomination of a major party, and he accepts exactly 45 years ago to the day that martin luther king declared "i have a dream." as darkness falls tonight, an unfamiliar light will appear in the south—eastern sky. an orange glowing disk that is brighter than anything save the moon — our neighbouring planet mars. there is no doubt that this election is an important milestone in the birth of east timor as the world's newest nation.

it'll take months and billions of dollars to repair what katrina achieved injust hours. three weeks is the longest the great clock has been off duty in 117 years, so it was with great satisfaction that clock maker john vernon swung the pendulum to set the clock going again. good to have you with us on bbc news. the headlines: pims has promised it will step up support for argentina and speed up crisis talks, the economy has slumped to a new low and has called in the imf again. the white house top lawyer is to quit

since the revelations that he has been extensively core operating with the enquiry into russian interference in the 2016 election. the body of the former us presidential candidatejohn the body of the former us presidential candidate john mccain has been brought to the capital in arizona, the state he represented. among those paying tribute, his wife. the vietnam veteran, his body will lie in state before travelling on to washington. we can speak with sharon harper on the line, close family friend on the phone from arizona. welcome. i gather you are gathered for what would have been his 82nd birthday? that is right, we are all gathered here together this evening to pay tribute to senatorjohn mccain on his birthday. we didn't think the birthday would be like it is today, but here we are, family and friends together, to pay a mac respects to our hero. and the connections

between your family and the mccain family are long and close, aren't they? the harper and mccain families are best friends. we have raised our children together, we have spent holidays and travelling together, we are side—by—side on a ranch in the northern part of arizona and have loved the opportunity to be so close. i am particularly thrilled about my family, my children, having senator mccain, such an inspiration to all of them. how will you remember him? i wonder... many of us know he had long—term physical injuries from his time in the military and under torture as an pow, was it evident, day by day was he in pain, restricted in his movements, did it factor into his personality? he never ever complained. as a matter of fact, we used to tease about 7am in the

morning it is the horse march up the mountain, out of bed ready to go, he had them leading the way. he loves life. he was inspirational, whether it was for the world or the nation or ou state or, in our case, our families, he was the same person, excited, out in front, moving forward. it is right, he couldn't lift his arm to comb his hair, he had a hard time walking — never complained about it, just marched on. mind over matter.|j complained about it, just marched on. mind over matter. i know your family were involved in all his campaigns. you know the politics of all this. we are likely to see this very unusual scene at his funeral, where the former teams, republican and democrats, will be there to give eulogies, but not the sitting president, at his request, he is not invited. how did he deal with the open hostility and disrespect from

the white house? senator mccain a lwa ys the white house? senator mccain always focuses on what he wants to get done, the message he wants to give and make, and i think you've heard these last speeches, and he is passionate expression of getting a long, working together, crossing the aisle. 0f long, working together, crossing the aisle. of course it was difficult to lose the elections. to president bush and then president 0bama. and i remember those nights that we were devastated. he was the first to lead the way and to say this is a our new president, we will stand behind him and work together. because it was about the country and the world. what is pouring in from around the world and the country is literally phenomenal. coming here to the state of arizona to pay respects, then eve ryo ne of arizona to pay respects, then everyone going to washington, dc and ultimately we will go to annapolis.

he was clearly making the point, stipulating that trump should not be invited to the funeral. i guess there would be a difference between who he would like to see succeed him and who mrtrump who he would like to see succeed him and who mr trump would like to go in instead. who do you see succeeding john mccain in the senate?” instead. who do you see succeeding john mccain in the senate? i really don't know. our focus john mccain in the senate? i really don't know. 0urfocus now john mccain in the senate? i really don't know. our focus now is on honouring him. we have a fantastic governor, governor doug ducie in arizona, he will make those decisions and talk about it only after the burial and after we have paid our respects to the senator. i admire governor doug ducie, his approach and leadership in handling this. sharon harper, thank you so much for giving us your time at this difficult time. thanks for talking to us. thank you very much. and the pictures you are seeing right now on your screen i should

say are from arizona, wherejohn mccain's body is lying in state at the capital wrote .ina . in a meeting, president trump says if republicans lose control in congress in the midterms, democrats will overturn everything the gop has accomplished quickly and violently, accomplished quickly and violently, a message delivered to a group which has stood by the president through a number of stories about pawn stars, playboy models and much else. the bbc looks closer at that support. at over seven feet tall, this former basketball pro is now a prominent player in washington. he leads a bible study in the white house. player in washington. he leads a bible study in the white houselj like to influence the leaders of the institutions of state. ralph frohlinger is one of 82% of white evangelicals who voted for donald trump. in return he has granted them

a weekly gathering at the heart of american power. who attends, the vice president? yes, vice president, secretary of state, attorney general, the head of nasa, which is just across the street here, just after coming. i will faithfully execute. for many christians, voting for donald trump provoked a crisis of conscience. found —— family voters voting for a man bragging about sexual assault. as a minister i have to give people a lot of grace and a lot of hope and hope that they will grow from things that are definitely biblically sinful. and i have those hopes for the president. but as president, donald trump is accused of pathological lying, paying off a porn star and encouraging a draconian immigration policy with hundreds of parents separated from their children. hallelujah! green leaf christian

centre, a black evangelical church in north carolina. the reverend doctor william barber says many christians have dumped their principles in return for access to power. the leadership of evangelicals and people like franklin graham and others say that god put donald trump in the white house. do you agree with that? they can say anything, you know. the slave master said god ordained slavery. it was untrue. the greatest critique on donald trump is not his personal vices. what is worst is his political vices, his political agenda. we bless you, we love you. members of his congregation agree. agenda. we bless you, we love you. members of his congregation agreelj members of his congregation agree.|j think it is disgraceful, the way he is treating people of colour. his

ideas don't match up with anything of what the bible is saying. ralph frohlinger says donald trump just needs time to grow. any person that's young in christ is going to haveissues that's young in christ is going to have issues with their demeanour, outwardly measurably especially if your whole life is on camera. but peter wernher, who worked for three republican presidents says donald trump is less a christian and more hypocrite. oh, i think trump is less a christian and more hypocrite. oh, ithink the trump is less a christian and more hypocrite. oh, i think the damage trump is doing to christianity and damage to christians, which trump supporters are doing, is catastrophic and a harsh indictment on the people who stood by him, who wore his sword and shield. the christians. the christians. with some now questioning their support, donald trump planted seeds of fear during a dinner with evangelical leaders at the white house on

monday, warning that if they don't vote republican and the mid—term elections in november then there would be civil unrest, even violence. a handbrake turn for you, women's wwe wrestling hasn't been more popular with a generation performing around the world, and hit comedy drama of course, glow, nominated for ten emmys and with some of the biggest names in the industry in london this week, babita sharma went to meet with alexa bliss and her partners. we have got us a new champion! women, you know, have become a big forefront in wwe and to see the fans accept our women's evolution the way they have and push the way that they have, it is amazing. i remember my first time i was with nxt and no—one really knew my name, it is cool to see how things have changed and i don't think it would have been possible if it wasn't for how wwe has been highlighting how our women lately.

commentator: bailey may have her here. you have got millions and millions of followers around the world, women's wrestling is very much on the map now. what is it about women in the ring that you think has got people so excited? i think it is the fact that, you know, we changed the way that people look at our female superstars. you know, ten years ago we had this stigma and now wwe has made sure that that has changed. back in the day, our matches were 30 seconds long, we have certain stipulation matches that you are not going to see any more today, and i think the fact that our fans saw that things needed to change for our women and wwe heard it and have made our women the forefront of wwe and you know, women are at the forefront of sports today. it's just, it's so amazing to see how much it has changed. even outside of wwe, we have glow, which is very popular on netflix. we get opportunity after opportunity

and we deliver each time. showing that our women are athletic and capable of doing what the men do just as well, if not better. do you all get on, though? i know you have a rivalry with many of the big stars, including the riot squad, that is a long stand fued, right? did we hear our names? hello. hi. how you doing? i was asking her if you are all friends? being a champion, you don't need friends. the women are taking off at the moment with glow, i wish you guys all the success, what is going to happen in the next few years for you guys?

maybe i will teach some stuff to you! laughter. i am a fan of bad guys, these guys are bad guys, so i get it. have i got what it takes, maybe? maybe, you have got a leather jacket. that's a pretty cool leatherjacket. leather jackets. monday night raw, you will see. wishing you all the best of luck, thank you very much for talking me enjoy the rest of your time in london. thank you. alexa bliss and friends with babita sharma — lucky she wore thatjacket. much more on all of the news anytime on the bbc news website. you can reach me and most of the team on twitter. i am reach me and most of the team on twitter. iam bbc reach me and most of the team on twitter. i am bbc mike embley. thank you for watching. good morning. there's a lot of fine weather to be

had across the british isles today. most of us will start the day sunny and although a little bit of cloud will develop as the hours go by, we will remain fine. a few showers possible, though, in the west. one thing to note, though, when you are heading out the door is that it will be quite a cool start, thanks to the clear skies overnight. some of the scottish glens, the north—east of england, where you see the pale green there behind me, could be just three or four degrees at the day gets under way. but the sunshine will get to work quickly and that will help temperatures to recover. a bit of cloud bubbling up through the day, turning the sunshine hazy, giving the odd light shower in the west. but, eventually, temperatures peaking in the high teens to the north of the uk and in the low 20s further south. 0vernight thursday into friday, again, much of the cloud thinning, breaking, clearing away, allowing the temperatures to fall, again, we could be looking at rural lows of two or four degrees, these are the temperatures of course

in towns and cities. into friday and straightaway at change in the way it looks behind me as we have got a more organised of cloud to the west, it will bring some rain in with it, most of it will run into the continent, into france, could pick up a few showers for the south—west. 0verall friday, hazy sunshine, a fine day, high teens in the north, low 20s in the south. there's that weather front come friday night on into saturday. it drifts away to the north of the british isles, bringing some rain briefly into scotland and northern ireland, quite a weakening feature, though, by the start of the weekend. so this is the way saturday is shaping up. quite cloudy in the north and west, any rain, though, likely to be drizzly and patchy, mostly perhaps confined to the higher ground. southern and eastern areas getting the best of the sunshine and temperatures creeping up further in that sunshine. 23, maybe even 24 degrees possible. for sunday, a similar story: to the north and west, thicker cloud, perhaps on sunday a greater chance of rain on sunday

for scotland and northern ireland, but southern and eastern areas, still with the best of the sunshine, and still getting the top temperatures. and, if anything, come monday, we mayjust have a last dance with summer, if you like. notice the map behind me, still temperatures in the high teens to the north, this hot spot here though across east anglia and the south—east may even takes us up to the promise of about 27 celsius somewhere across the south—east of england. that high, though, i think, likely to be short lived, temperatures tapering off again as we move further into the week ahead. this is bbc news. the headlines: the imf has pledged to step up support for argentina, and speed up crisis talks, after the country's economy slumped to a new low. argentina's government has

unexpectedly asked for the early release of a $50 billion bailout in a bid to restore confidence. the president has a quicker access to funds from the international monetary fund will respond —— restore market confidence. it is a tough call for the country. many argentines have bad memories of the earlier interventions and pass crises. the white house's top lawyer, don mcgahn, is to quit following his cooperation with the probe into alleged russian election meddling. president trump made the announcement in a tweet. it was reported earlier this month he cooperated extensively with the robert hill investigation into interference by russia in the 2016 election —— robert mueller. air canada app has suffered a data breach resulting in the suspected loss of thousands of its customers' personal details. the company said it had detected unusual login behaviour with its mobile app and warned users who entered their passport details that data may have been stolen.