you're watching beyond 100 days. more allegations of sexual abuse against brett kavanaugh but donald trump says he's sticking by his supreme court nominee. the judge emphatically denies the latest allegation, saying he won't be intimidated into withdrawing from the nomination. the new white house line is actually a twist on an old white house line — it's all part of a vast left—wing conspiracy. there is a chance this could be one of the single most unfair, unjust things to happen to a candidate for anything. are we looking at a rerun of richard nixon's famous saturday night massacre? history buffs will know what we mean. the future of the man running the russia probe is in doubt today. also on the programme: labour moves in the direction of another referendum on brexit. party members will vote tomorrow but what would the question be — and would it offer an option to stay in the european union? paul gosar is my brother. and i

endorse doctor david brill. the attack ad that targets the republican congressman for arizona — all standard fare — except the people calling for his removal are the congressman‘s siblings. hello and welcome. i'm katty kay in washington, christian fraser is in london. it's hard to keep up with the fast moving events in brett kavanaugh‘s supreme court nomination. the new yorker magazine is now reporting that a fellow student of kavanaugh‘s from yale university says he exposed himself to her at a drunken party. the story has graphic detail about debbie ramirez‘s claims. mr kavanaugh is denying the report which he says is part ofa smearcampaign. but democrats now want a postponment of thursday's hearing senator dianne feinstein tweeted "thursday's hearing should be canceled in light of a disturbing new allegation of sexual misconduct against brett kavanaugh.

the fbi must investigate all allegations. the president — having adopted a "she must be heard" approach last week — was noticeably more confrontational today. there is a chance this could be one of the single most unfair, unjust things to happen to a candidate for anything. but i am withjudge kavanaugh and i look forward to the vote. and for people to come out of the woodwork from 36 years ago and 30 years ago and never mention it, and all of a sudden it happens, in my opinion, it's totally political. and this was the argument given by white house counselor kellyanne conway this morning. indeed this is starting to feel like a vast left—wing conspiracy. are we going to put decades of pent—up demand for women to feel whole on one man's shoulders? what exactly is the standard for ruining one man's life based on decades of allegations that have nothing to do with him? and joining us now from

new york is the bbc‘s north america correspondent nick bryant. before we get to you there is a letter that has come in from brett kavanaugh in which she says... i will not be intimidated into withdrawing from this process. the coordinated effort to destroy my good name will not drive me out. so clearly brett kavanaugh saying he will not go and the president also clearly saying he is sticking by his nominee. donald trump called brett kavanaugh a fantastic man and says the allegations are political. worth reading more from that letter that hasjust come out, addressed to the republican chair of the senate judiciary committee, where the hearings for these nominees take place. it says the threats of violence against my family will not

drive me out. there's last—minute character assassination will not succeed. brett kavanaugh absolutely defiance he will not withdraw from this nomination process. the white house backing him up and worth pointing out they have been coordinating their efforts and last big brett kavanaugh spent a couple of days at the white house. these efforts from, the statements from brett kava naugh efforts from, the statements from brett kavanaugh and donald trump definitely seemed to be part of a 2—pronged public relations move to rebut these allegations. the longer this goes on, the greater the risk further allegations will come out. i suppose it becomes less about what is true, and what is problematic for the republicans ahead of the midterms. the california senator dianne feinstein, senior democrat on the judiciary committee, is already calling for a cancellation of that

hearing on thursday where the first woman who came forward with allegations against brett kavanaugh was due to appear. we had a little late breaking report last night in the new yorker with deborah ramirez, a fellow student brett kavanaugh at yale university law school who made allegations against him. we have the lawyer representing the pornography activists stormy daniels who says he is representing a woman who says she has things to say about this. you are right, the further discussed on the more there is good beef —— there could be further allegations. i am struck by the total denial and total pushback and doubling down, notjust from brett kavanaugh, but from the white house and from the president. thank you very much forjoining us,

nick. joining us now is wendy murphy, a law professor at new england law in boston specialising in the area of sexual violence. what do you make of the fact there is now the second named allegation that came out in the new yorker story last night? does it change things? of course brett kavanaugh denying both allegations. from a strictly legal point of view it changes things dramatically because the early defence ofjudge kavanaugh because the early defence ofjudge kava naugh sounded like because the early defence ofjudge kavanaugh sounded like this. no one else is saying he has ever done anything like this so we have a reason to disbelieve this person. well, two victims coming forward makes it a lot harder legally for the republicans to say we cannot believe this because she is the only one. now they have to deal with the fa ct one. now they have to deal with the fact this appears to be at least, to

some extent is a pattern of behaviour. i think the republicans also have a reason to characterise this as driven by partisan politics, there is no question democrats are strongly behind much of what we are hearing about these women's planes and they are supporting the women and they are supporting the women and of course it has a part as an motor. two things can be true —— partisan motive. this is both strongly supported as a partisan move by the democrats and also the women are telling the truth. and that we do not know. that gets to the question of what is the burden of proof? normally it would be the accuser was the responsibility to prove it is true and accurate, does it change things because brett kava naugh and accurate, does it change things because brett kavanaugh is the nominated to the supreme court? —— being nominated? very interesting

question because it is not a court of law, thejudiciary question because it is not a court of law, the judiciary committee question because it is not a court of law, thejudiciary committee for the senate is not subject to any formal rules in terms of having to weigh evidence and decide is that proved beyond reasonable doubt or typical standards of proof for court cases. in fact, the senatejudiciary committee as near total discretion to ask the kinds of questions at once and take evidence or not as it sees fit and there is a very little anyone can do to object to complain. ina sense, anyone can do to object to complain. in a sense, it really is a political court and they will do what they can get away with. that's why i think this question of whetherjudge kavanaugh will will this question of whetherjudge kava naugh will will not this question of whetherjudge kavanaugh will will not to nomination is really based on politics more than law. the greater the appearance this was a pattern of conduct, the greater the chance his nomination will be withdrawn, not

because the evidence is mounting per se, but because he will learn from people in the senate he no longer has the votes he needs to be approved and rather than put him through the process and they will just withdraw his nomination. but this is not a court of law, these allegations, though, so far, corroborating evidence. how much will this depend on the way this is choreographed on thursday and the way she is allowed to present her evidence, the way you do but sit and the way the chair of the committee —— the week she rebut it and the way the chair runs the committee? as the chair, he has a lot of control the process. but there are very strong control the process. but there are very strong women control the process. but there are very strong women prepared to ask questions who have already made their feelings known about what they

think the fair process will look like. in my opinion, the most fair thing to do from the victim was my perspective is let her describe their experience —— from the victim's perspective. she went through a traumatic incident and if she is forced to answer questions in a choppy style which we sought with anita hill many years ago and then it isa anita hill many years ago and then it is a lot harder to determine how you feel about her testimony. letting her and now rates so she can describe her feelings and the surroundings and the details —— letting her narrates. that gives someone, letting her narrates. that gives someone, the ability to describe the details of when the attack happened and similarly, with this new allegation, if she has details and is not forced to submit to brutal cross—examination by the republicans i think people will be able to

assess her statement as well. thank you very much forjoining us, wendy. we will get more of this on thursday and will will see what this rings up. you have to wonder if the democrats were pushing for a delay with the best because we knew this reporting from the new yorker was taking place and they wanted that to come out beforehand. if that wasn't enough today, . .. as if that weren't enough legal drama, today, washington was in uproar over the possible firing of the man in charge of the mueller probe. rod rosenstein was thought to be on the verge of being ousted. he will meet the president on thursday and we may know his future then. rosenstein has been in trouble with mr trump since last friday when an article in the new york times said he had suggested wearing a wire into his meetings with mr trump and questioned the president's fitness for office. if he were to go it could put the entire russia probe injeapordy. joining us now isjonathan turley — a constitutional law professor

at george washington university. i was struck over the course of the weekend by the number of allies of president trump who seem to be saying to the president go very carefully a nd saying to the president go very carefully and do not fire rod rosenstein. why are they urging such caution? because it's a very bad idea, particularly before the election. what would happen is he would fulfil the narrative for many people that he is engaging in obstruction. what's interesting is the paper doll from gloucester kolbe call the failing new york times succeeded in giving him that option —— he calls the feeling new york times. if he believes the deputy attorney general was seriously thinking of wearing a wire. speu wire. spell out for us how important rod rosenstein is in the context of the

russia investigation? what can he agreed to disagree to in that investigation? when jeff investigation? whenjeff sessions investigation? when jeff sessions correctly recused himself after he was confirmed, that left the matter to his deputy who became rod rosenstein. it is to the deputy attorney general determines matters in terms of resources but also the scope of robert miller's mandate. he has been a great champion of robert mueller. he has given him what he wants. there is concern over whether he was fired, resigned or not, he isn't this odd space of the and dead, —— of the undead. he will be there to thursday and we do not know if that is the day he is fired or he resigns or he continues on. ordinarily, if you

said you were going to wear a wire tootsie the president that would give an pretext to fire —— if you we re give an pretext to fire —— if you were going to wear a wire to take the president. but he says he made that comment in jest and of the president knows that and is using this as pretext to affect the investigation, is that obstruction? the new york times has pushed back and their sources indicate it was not a joke and they did not believe it was a joke talking about removing president trump with the 23rd amendment. the new york times saying there was not a joke and that it was serious. rod rosenstein's people say that he meant it in jest but the real question is how the president interpreted it. if he fires him does that allow him to rein in mueller has rod rosenstein put the investigation in

places where it could continue regardless? the first question to a nswer regardless? the first question to answer that is whether he resigns or is fired. there is a thing called the vacancies act which allows the president to appoint an acting replacement for somebody who resigns. what if that person is fired most people believe you cannot just simply appoint someone to replace him, you just go next in line in thejustice department and that would be the solicitor general who would take over the role of having mueller report to him. the assumption is that they would not shut down the investigation, even republican senators said that is a bridge too far and they will not tolerate the shutting down of the investigation. always good to get your thoughts, jonathan. as he was saying, echoes of the saturday night massacre when elliot richardson, president nixon's attorney general resigned in 1973.

that did not play very well for president nixon, will it play badly for president trump? that's why people are invoking history today and white president trump's allies as saying do not know —— do not condone the path of richard nixon because after that saturday night massacre opinion polls shifted heavily against richard nixon. that is when richard nixon said the attorney general to fire the special prosecutor and he refused and so was fired and then repeated this with the deputy attorney general and then with the solicitor general, who finally accepted. that is why supporters of the president of sailing to go very carefully here ahead of the mid—term elections. the last thing you want to do is say to people you're messing with the rule of law and the independence of the justice department. that would not play well

to our supporters. he meets with the president on thursday and i think we will know more then. the labour party has lots of marginal seats in wales, the midlands and the north of england. brexit areas. there is a risk that if the party were to ask the country again, whether or not to stay in the eu, the voters in those marginal seats might see it as a betrayal. yes, the labour party is as divided on brexit as the conservatives. tomorrow at the party's annual conference the members will vote on a motion that would commit labour to keeping the option of another referendum on the table. howeverjeremy corbyn says he would prefer a general election, while his right hand man, the shadow chancellorjohn mcdonnell, said he believed that any future referendum should be "a vote on the deal itself" — not a vote on whether britain should remain in the eu. our chief political correspondent vicki young is in liverpool and we can speak to her now. ido i do not normally the first to al mahdi the pub landlord, —— al

murray. but he said this today. i think that sums it up pretty well. .it sums it up pretty well. . it does show the confusing journey there has been here. it feels like we have gone on this massive journey and ended up in the same place as two weeks ago. the confusion is because jeremy corbyn two weeks ago. the confusion is becausejeremy corbyn said he did not want to have a second vote because he thought it would be a betrayal of those brexit voters and we had to respect the original referendum. they have kept their options open, that is what they are saying but there is a massive question about what would be on the table and what with the question be if you got to that point. len mccluskey, the union leader and shadow chancellorjohn mcdonnell suggesting respecting the referendum

result, you do not have an option to stay in, you just talk about how you get out. that has been knocked back and now we are back with all options open. of course, the main thing labour say is they want a general election but the trouble is they cannot make that happen. as the labour party are debating whether to vote on votes on votes, the government still releasing plans for what might happen if there is no deal, the latest on uk and eu aviation standards. it looks pretty chaotic on day one if there is no deal, what would happen? the problem here is all those agreements in place, whereby pilots licenses are recognised here and in the eu, coach and bus travel, everything is all sorted, none of that would be. the uk and eu say

they would put emergency measures in place but at this point the uk is saying we would recognise all of those things from your side but that is no guarantee the eu would reciprocate. these papers are the government trying to show they are preparing for no deal but the trouble is many people seeing this would think this does not look organised at all, it looks pretty worrying. also things about travelling to the eu with your pets, if there is no deal you would have to start thinking about yourjourney for months in advance. lots of things for people to think about as we get to the stage of whether we get a deal or not. i heard get a deal or not. iheard in get a deal or not. i heard in brussels last time i was there what they were going to do was put on a mattress at the bottom of the cliff to break the fall a little but not make it too easy. so there is, apparently, in the bottom drawer a document that would solve the

problem, you will not take off from heathrow at 11am on the 20th of march and not be able to live in paris, or at least that is what i'm told. but is there a danger that if you can fly to the usa and all your licenses are respected around the world, but not in the eu, does not look like a punishment and does that play well for the eu? i think the eu made it clear that they do want to make it clear to other countries that might be thinking of leaving that it will not be easy. we have no and that would be easy. we have no and that would be the eu's position all along, they do not want to incentivise other countries and their reasoning is the saving of the eu, backlashes against whether they want a good deal sometimes. —— backlashes against. sometimes. -- backlashes against. that marries with what came out of salzburg last week, you got the sense it was

emmanuel macron driving the hardest line and of course he would because he believes in the european project. the only thing, you know, if they are intent on finding a deal, these hard—line positions are intent on finding a deal, these ha rd—line positions like are intent on finding a deal, these hard—line positions like those taken in salzburg, i wonder if it does anybody any good because it alienates both sides and does not get any closer to the deal they say they want. it may all be part of the hardball negotiating tactic. i should want my view is, i'm going to have a quick complaint, there is no air conditioning in my student right now. —— in my studio right now. and i like your new haircut. that is good, three monthly! —— three months late. now, you all may not know this

but christian is an only child. i know — makes total sense, right? it means he doesn't really understand this next story. i, on the other hand, have three siblings, so i know that sometimes you get on with your brothers and sisters and sometimes you don't. but even you were gobsmacked by this unbelievably terrible family dynamic. the siblings of a republican running for congress in arizona democrat have put out an ad, not in favour of him, but against him. six of his nine siblings say their brother paul gosar would be a bad choice. paul gosar the congressman isn't doing anything to help rural america. paul is absolutely not working for his district. if they care about health care, if they care about their children's health care, they would hold him to account. if the care aboutjobs, they would hold them to account. if he actually cared about people in rural arizona i bet he would be fighting for social security, for better access to health care,

i bet he would be researching what is the most insightful water policy to help the environment sustain itself and be successful. he's not listening to you, and he doesn't have your interests at heart. my name is tim gosar... david gosar. grace gosar. joan gosar. gaston gosar. jennifer gosar. paul gosar is my brother. my brother. and i endorse doctor brill. doctor brill. wholeheartedly endorse doctor david brill for congress. i'm doctor david brill and i approve this message. i bet you do! i did like his comeback, the congressman said i guess i really am and's favourite. i share the same philosophy and policies. that one right back in the eyes for the siblings. i think the siblings started falling

out when paul gosar initially came out when paul gosar initially came out for the conspiracy theory about how barack out for the conspiracy theory about how ba rack obama out for the conspiracy theory about how barack obama was not born in the united states, they did not like that. it is thanksgiving in america ina that. it is thanksgiving in america in a couple of months, there are some awkward family gatherings at thanksgiving time. that will be so much fun! this is beyond 100 days from the bbc. coming up for viewers on the bbc news channel and bbc world news — bill cosby is labelled a "sexually violent predator" at his sentencing hearing for drugging and molesting a woman. we'll have the very latest from court. four back surgeries, a personal scandal, and various addictions separated tiger woods from his last major golfing victory. that was until yesterday when he scored his first tour win in nearly five years. we'll be asking how he's managed this comeback. we started today is an autumnal

chill and some frost in places and for some those temperatures are dipping away again tonight, particularly in the south. and the north it is more mild because some cloud north it is more mild because some clou d m oves north it is more mild because some cloud moves in from the atlantic and the strengthening breeze. these are the strengthening breeze. these are the ingredients that tends to bring slightly higher temperatures, whether towards the south where we have clear and starry skies it will turn into a very chilly night. we see the pale green across much of england and wales and south—east scotland. temperatures will reach single digits even any big cities and sunspots in the countryside will reach freezing or below. not as chilly in the north—west where there is asa chilly in the north—west where there is as a cloud and outbreaks of rain in the strengthening wind. that will continue through tuesday when is further south there may be the odd

mist patch to start but it is another beautiful day. temperatures are similar in london with today. the white wind arrows show the steady winds but for north west wales and northern ireland and western scotland in particular the winds are strengthening. these are winds are strengthening. these are wind gusts could reach of perhaps 60 or 65 mph and also quite a lot of rain on western scotland. through tuesday night the white lines on a chart showing the winds will continue to be fairly brisk and we continue to be fairly brisk and we continue to be fairly brisk and we continue to see rain coming in across western scotland in particular. some high ground could see 100 millimetres of rain this week. eastern scotland and england and wales will see sunshine, lighter winds and with the winds coming from the south and south—west temperatures will climb. as we move out on wednesday and into thursday we will see systems plaguing the

north but the rain becoming confined mostly to the far north of scotland. south of this cold front we will be bringing in some very warm air so thirsty is the warmest of the week for many, particularly in england and wales. the cooler air returns for all by the end of the week. this is beyond 100 days with me katty kay in washington, christian fraser is in london. our top stories — president trump's embattled nominee for the supreme court, brett kavanaugh, says he won't be intimidated into withdrawing. it comes as he faces allegations of sexual assault and harassment from several women ahead of his hearing on thursday there's been intense speculation in washington that the deputy attorney—general rod rosenstein is about to leave his post. the white house now says president trump will meet him on thursday. coming up in the next half hour... the us comedian, bill cosby,

is labelled a "sexually violent predator" in the first day of a sentencing hearing in pennsylvania. he is facing up to 30 years in prison. the tiger roars again, after four back surgeries, and overcoming his own personal demons, woods scores his first tour win in more than five years. it is some comeback. just a few lines to bring you an brexit. the prime minister has been meaning meeting with guy verhofstadt at downing street. the interesting pa rt at downing street. the interesting part of the statement is that the prime minister confirmed that the government would bring forward further proposals on the northern

ireland backstop, presuming to refer toa ireland backstop, presuming to refer to a regulatory board that would exist between written and ireland,. they have agreed to resolve ongoing issues in a timely fashion so that the agreement can be ratified both by britain and the european parliament. emmanuel macron said he wouldn't attend a further summit if there hadn't been significant progress on this issue. are they saying what the timeframe is? no. i'm not sure that she can get through with the dup who might not like it anyway and what planned as she attach it to because they said that her original plan, the chequers panel, they said it wouldn't get through. now that has gone, how is

she going to get it through? remain as are saying you are keeping it the eu at arms length and the levers say that they don't like chequers but they don't have a plan. i think it backs her into a difficult position. i don't think the leaders understood the parameters she was working in. the comedian bill cosby should be labelled a "sexually violent predator" said a prosecution expert today, because he has an uncontrollable urge to target nonconsenting women. the 81—year—old is in court in pennsylvania for a two day sentencing hearing, on three counts of sexual assault. he was convicted in april of drugging and molesting university employee andrea constand at his philadelphia home in 200a. more than 60 women have made similar allegations. nada tawfik has been following

the hearing, and joins us now. some of these women were heard in court. i have just some of these women were heard in court. i havejust come some of these women were heard in court. i have just come from inside where andrea constand and her family read their impact stations. —— statements. andrea constand was very brief and said all she asks for his justice as the court sees fit. her mother and father were asked about the lasting impact the attack has had on their lives. they said they doubted bill cosby had even considered the pain they had lived with. her sister talked about how andrea was full of energy and had a zest for life but when she returned from philly back to canada, they

said she was frail, timid, nervous and weak. she said that this family will be living with the impact and consequences of this attack. really powerful statement therefrom andrea constand and her family. the judge has said that he will impose a sentence tomorrow morning but he has said that sentence would probably be a conqueror said that sentence would probably be a conqueror and maximum 10—year sentence, not going for the full 30 years. we see pictures of him there, with the women walking into court, he is smiling as he goes into court. this would be the first sentencing in the context of the #metoo movement. has there been any remorse from cosby in the run—up to this sentencing hearing? it's one of the things that a judge looks for,

expression of remorse but bill cosby has not shown that at all. he and his wife have attacked the judge as being biased. from the start they said they didn't think this was a fair trial and he has said they didn't think this was a fairtrialand he has maintained his innocence. he plans to appeal the verdict and many are saying if he doesn't walk out of the court in handcuffs he could be out on bail for months or even years. accusers who are not going to be able to read impact statements but want to see him lead out in handcuffs, for then it isa him lead out in handcuffs, for then it is a momentous moment and as you say a momentous moment for the #metoo movement. i think it's worth putting that in context. our lead story was about brett kavanaugh. the backdrop of the story is this. we heard kellyanne conway say it is not

fairfor heard kellyanne conway say it is not fair for one heard kellyanne conway say it is not fairfor one man to carry heard kellyanne conway say it is not fair for one man to carry the #metoo movement on his shoulders. but you cannot discount the cultural context and this is a time where women feel they can speak out and be heard in perhaps a way they weren't in the past. does the sentencing affect what happens on thursday? there will be no direct effect but everybody is conscious that the two things are happening at the same time and this is the first sentencing in the context of the #metoo movement. other men like harvey weinstein will stand trial. people are conscious of that. it affects only in the political sense that nobody wants to alienate female voters at the moment, particularly female voters who might be angry about this issue which is why the republicans have to deal with this very careful indeed. rob goldstone —

the man behind a 2016 meeting at trump tower, which is central to the russia collusion inquiry here in the us has told the bbc that he wishes he had never sent the email that set it up. the british publicist also played a pivotal role in president trump's visit to moscow for the 2013 miss universe pageant, after which an unsubstantiated allegation emerged — which he denies — that he had been filmed at a hotel with prostitutes. mr goldstone has been speaking to my colleague, nick bryant. do you think the trump tower meeting provides evidence of collusion between the trump campaign and the kremlin? ithink you'd be hard pushed to believe that that meeting, in itself, in its entirety, was any evidence of any form of collusion. but i'll be interested to see what the mueller report thinks of that. they were offering dirt on hillary clinton? they were offering... i hate that word dirt. incriminating information? incriminating information. not only were they offering it, they presented it but it seemed that it was very generic dirt. you've been questioned for many hours by robert mueller. the special counsel who was looking into allegations of russian

collusion. what did they focus on? what were they interested to find out from you? they were interested in the facts. and this meeting, they wanted to know how it came about, what was said. after all, i think they looked upon me as the only independent voice in that meeting. because you have half the room who have some relationship to russia. and the other half have some relationship to the trumps. i am this bizarre character who has found themselves there in the middle and i have no vested interest in either side. but i felt it was a much bigger issue and i said... the bigger issue being? being the relationship between the trumps, or specifically donald trump and the agalarovs and the relationship between the agalarovs and the kremlin and the relationship, should there be one, between russia and donald trump. let's talk about when your clients brought donald trump over to moscow in 2013.

for the miss universe pageant there. you were with him that weekend. that weekend has become infamous of because of the allegations in the steele dossier that donald trump procured prostitutes while he was in moscow. trump flew to moscow, arrived, began work with as and, within an hour of landing, worked for us for about another eight hours, attended a reception with dignitaries, attended emin's father's birthday dinner. and about two in the morning got back to his hotel at the ritz carlton. at seven that morning, he came down to do emin's music video which i'd setup. then we had him the rest of the day, the night was the contest and then off he flew. so, what i've always maintained is there's about a four and a half hour, maybe a five—hour period between, say, 2:30am and seven in the morning when this, for sure,

could have taken place. but it's odd that no one ever mentioned it. do you regret sending that e—mail? sitting here today, with everything i've learned over the last 12 months, i would write that e—mail, i would read that e—mail, and i would go, no, no. and i would hit delete. let's have a look at some of the day's other news. the italian government has approved a controversial new security decree to deport migrants and strip them of italian citizenship. migrants could now be expelled if they are found guilty of serious crimes such as rape and assault. previously, this had only been possible at the end of a lengthy appeals process. the far—right interior minister, matteo salvini, said it would make italy safer and reduce the costs of what he described as "excessive immigration." the us national security adviser john bolton has said that russia's plan to supply syria with a new anti—aircraft missile system would be a significant escalation —

and said he hopes moscow will reconsider the move. it comes after russia said it would deliver s—3oo missiles to syria in order to boost security for russian servicemen there. a snake trainer in charge of reptiles used at the parisien cabaret, the moulin rouge, died after being bitten by one of his boa constrictors, according to an official report. enrico horn was found dead by his mother at their home in paris ten days ago. a post—mortem examination linked mr horn's death to a bite on his hand from a boa constrictor. at least this job isn't that dangerous. president trump and theresa may willjoin 130 world leaders at the un general assembly later this week. the prime minister says she will raise important global issues, including the iran nuclear deal and the use of chemical weapons by russia following the salisbury nerve agent attack. ahead of her trip to the united states, mrs may has been speaking our colleagues at cbs news about the so—called special relationship

between the two countries. she spoke tojohn dickerson who asked her if she thought the united states was doing enough to support the uk. i think ithinkl i think i was the first leader to come after his inauguration and we we re come after his inauguration and we were able to talk openly about the value of nato and he reconfirmed the american commitment to nato. when he say something, do you trust him? of course i listen to what the american president says to me. you trust him? yes. we have a special relationship. this is to leaders reflecting on the relationship between their countries and has been built up over a number of years and as we work together... let me give you a good example, i spoke to president john let me give you a good example, i spoke to presidentjohn basta the salisbury attack. he said he would expel russian intelligence officers and he did it.

mrs may was also asked about mr trump's decision to abandon the iran nuclear agreement. she said she believed iran was holding up its end of the deal. the question of that deal, of course, is where i have a difference of opinion with president trump because we believe the jcp oa should stay in place and others involved in putting that deal together believe it should stay in place. we agree with the united states that there are other aspects of iran's behaviour that we should deal with, looking at ballistic missile is, looking at ballistic missile is, looking at ballistic missile is, looking at the way in ram is acting in the region to destabilise the region, we should look at them but we also want to have a deal in place that prevents them from having a nuclear weapons. the prime minister was also asked what she thought of the #metoo movement — and whether she'd experienced any kind of harassment during her career. i think this question of what i

would call the abuse of power is a real one which the #metoo movement has uncovered and we see many people coming forward with the experiences that they've had in the past. i want a situation where we don't see that effective abuse of power and we actually see people able to feel comfortable in their employment, to feel comfortable in their relationships and to not fear, not worry about what might be going to happen. and when they come forward they should be listened to? they should and i can only thank those women who have come forward because it can't be easy to do that. they we re it can't be easy to do that. they were brave. a discernible difference in tone from her and what we have heard from president trump today. i also think that her endorsement of him is warmer than his endorsement of her when he came to the uk. he

said that she had wrecked brexit. she has been a little kinder. we have a special relationship but if you told me i was doing myjob badly and told me someone else would do my job better which is sort of what he said when he said borisjohnson was a great guy, i don't think i'd feel that warmly about him, i think. he's going to chaira that warmly about him, i think. he's going to chair a special session tomorrow. he's going to chair the conference on iran. you still get the feeling that european allies just don't know what to make of donald trump and how to approach, certainly on issue. on the iran issue, i've been talking to people involved in the initial negotiations. i've heard that the trump thinks he has got a win here. there had been speculation in the united states that when the us

pulled out of the agreement, other countries might have done more to find ways of working in iran and avoiding us sanctions and they haven't done that. the white house scores that as a bit of a win. the european view is to tread carefully when it comes to the us because they are desperately keen to hang on to article five, and avoid as many sanctions as they can. so they want to not to antagonise the white house. we will be up in new york for the programme tomorrow. this is beyond one hundred days. still to come — one of the amazing comebacks in sport. tiger woods has won game. christian was one of the many

cheering him on. a public inquiry has begun into the contaminated blood scandal which is estimated to have killed more than 2,500 people since the 1970s. our health editor, hugh pym, has more. the experiences of some whose lives have been blighted by the contaminated blood scandal played at an emotional opening of this public enquiry. that's the two of us... barbra's husband ronald was a haemophiliac who developed hiv from infected blood products provided by the nhs. he died 25 years ago. after all that time she told me how she felt having heard the official public enquiry get under way at last. this is the first emotional bit, but i think it's going to get a whole lot worse, particularly if things that people have not thought about are uncovered. in the 1970s and ‘80s, the uk imported blood products from the united states, some were made from donated blood which was infected

with hiv and hepatitis c. donors included prison inmates who sold their blood. patients were not told about the risks, they have always argued there was a cover—up. the high courtjudge heading the new uk—wide enquiry made clear he would get to the truth of whether there was a cover—up. we have already requested a number of documents which we would not have got had this not been a statutory enquiry. it is willing to hold people to account where appropriate, and it will express its views at the end without fear or favour, affection or ill will. it is already set to be the biggest public enquiry of its kind, with hundreds of thousands of documents, and taking two years or more. for those who have suffered for decades, the hope is it will eventually provide truth and justice. an indian sailor, left

injured and drifting after a storm at sea, has been rescued. a huge international operation was launched to find abhilash tomy — who got stranded 2000 miles off the coast of western australia during a round the world yacht race. his mast had been damaged by 45 foot waves. hywell griffiths reports. a confident, capable sailor, this was abhilash tomy as he set off on the golden globe race back injuly. i'm very relieved to be at the start of the golden globe race. it's his second time in the 30,000—mile challenge, which he completed back in 2013, becoming the first indian to circumnavigate the world. but, on friday, his yacht hit a storm and rolled 360 degrees, breaking the mast and leaving him in agony. it triggered a new race to reach the stranded sailor, who was found still conscious

and able to talk. today, just a few hours ago, there was an indian aircraft, navy aircraft, overhead, a french fisheries surveillance vessel arrived on scene. they launched two zodiacs, made it to tomy. the conditions were pretty good. there were two—metre seas, 25—knot winds. they got on board, they applied immediate first aid to tomy and were able then to put him into the zodiacs, get him back to the ship. the rescue mission was an international operation, coordinated here in australia, some 2000 miles away from the damaged boat. it's one of the most remote areas on the planet, almost equidistant from any of the search and rescue facilities so the fact we've got something there as quickly as we have is really good news and we hope for the best possible outcome when we get there.

the rescuers are now trying to reach irish sailor gregor mcguckin, whose yacht was also damaged in the storm, leaving him unable to finish the race. both men will be taken to safety on amsterdam island. only then will be full extent of abhilash tomy‘s injuries become clear but, for now, the sailing fraternity is simply relieved that he has been found alive. hywel griffith, bbc news, sydney. i'm a scaredy—cat so i would just have stayed on dry land on that one. there was a period, very recently, where the only time you thought about tiger woods was to wonder when the official retirement announcement was going to arrive. if you need a reminder of how much he means to the world of golf look at the reaction in atlanta. david leadbetter — the renowned golfer instructor who's coached top people joins us now. it was an extraordinary reaction

from the crowd, all desperate for him to win again. spell out how far he's come and how difficult it's been given all the surgery he has had. i'd probably have to say that this baby is greatest victory. he has 180 tournaments now, 14 majors, you cannot back at many of the tournaments and say this was a great win but for him to come back, it's been truly amazing. a year ago, we we re really been truly amazing. a year ago, we were really writing him off. he had a lot of personal problems and the injuries themselves were amazing. the fact that when you have a bad backin the fact that when you have a bad back in golf, it really is the ability to. for tiger to come back the way he has, it's been a shock for him i'm sure how well he's playing and a shock to many in the golfing fraternity but really how much he's played. in terms of

playing nearly five out of the last six weeks, it really is incredible. just an amazing turnaround and just goes to show there is only one tiger woods. he's obviously resurrected his career now. did he play differently? the crowd were thrilled to have him back. they respect him, they really loved him in the course of this weekend. was he playing any differently after the four surgeries, after this rehab? was his swing different? jack nicklaus said he was probably swinging the best he has ever swung. back in 1949 the great ben hogan had a serious car accident and nearly died. he came back after that and played his best golf, only a year after all his operations. he won 12 tournaments

including six majors. i have a feeling that from a technical standpoint, his swing has got better because of this back fusion. he is an explosive type of player which can be hard to co—ordinated under pressure. we know how wild he's been up pressure. we know how wild he's been up with his stride. he has got it under control now and is swinging with better rhythm and i think his back has helped him to do this. we are not suggesting people should have a back fusion to play golf but i think it has an effect. have a back fusion to play golf but i think it has an effectlj have a back fusion to play golf but i think it has an effect. i have had back surgery and i play golf and i would not recommended. just a comeback from the surgery has been amazing. we are out of time. thank you very much, david. how has it been? this is what i've been looking at while we've been of her. this was the picture. speak to my editors.

you are the person who does your hairand you you are the person who does your hair and you clearly have your own hong kong dollar —— punkawallah in the studio now. the air conditioning is broken. i have been fanning myself to get through the programme. that's all we have time for. good night. we started the day with a real autumn chill and a touch of frost in places. for some, temperatures are really dipping away. in the north, extra cloud from the atlantic and a strengthening breeze are the ingredients that tend to bring slightly higher temperatures. down towards the south, clearer starry

skies it will once again turn into a decidedly chilly night. our temperature profile shows pale green colours. in these areas, temperatures down to single digits, evenin temperatures down to single digits, even in the towns and cities. some spots will get down to freezing. in the north, areas of cloud, rain and strengthening wind which will continue through the day on tuesday. further south, the odd missed patch to start and then another beautiful day. quite similar to where we have been today. the white winged arrows show steady winds. you can see parts of north—west wales, northern ireland and western scotland, those winds really strengthening. the black arrows are gusts which could reach 55—65 mph. as we move through tuesday night, you can see all be

isobars on our chart that shows the winds will continue to be fairly brisk. across particularly the western pa rt of brisk. across particularly the western part of scotland, on high ground here we could see 100 millimetres of rain. further south, some spells of sunshine, lighter winds and with the winds coming from the south or southwest, temperatures beginning to climb. temperatures in aberdeen similar to those in london. on thursday the rain mostly becoming confined to the far north of scotland. to the south of this conference, we are drawing in some very warm air, thursday the warmest day of the week for many. a bit cooler further north and west. then cooler further north and west. then cooler air returns for all of us by the end of the week. this is bbc news, i'm rachel schofield. the headlines at 8pm: theresa may tells her ministers to hold

their nerve in the impasse with the european union over her brexit plans. it comes as new guidance from the government warns airline and coach passengers travelling to the eu could face disruption in the event of a no—deal brexit. a day of confusion and disagreement for labour over their policy on whether there should be another referendum on brexit. we accessed the last referendum, we wa nt we accessed the last referendum, we want a general action, every cannot get that, we want some form of democratic option, that could be a people's vote. a public inquiry begins into the contaminated blood scandal —— which is estimated to have