welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is lewis vaughanjones. our top stories: donald trump's supreme court choice, brett kavanaugh, says he won't step aside, after another allegation of sexual misconduct. i'm not going to let false accusations drive us out of this process, and we're looking for a fair process, where i can be heard defending my integrity and my lifelong record. speculation about the future of us deputy attorney general rod rosenstein, as a crunch meeting with the president is set for thursday. raised hopes of a second summit between north korea's leader, kim jong—un and the us. the white house says details to be announced "pretty soon". and a lucky escape. the indian yachtsman rescued over 3000 kilometres off the australian coast during the golden globe race. more allegations and more denials

are increasing the political drama surrounding brett kava naugh's supreme court nomination. a day after another woman came forward accusing judge kavanaugh of sexual misconduct in college, he hit back, saying the allegations are smears and a character assassination. he and his wife ashley have been speaking to fox news. here's some of what he had to say: did you guys ever look at each other and say, "i'm out, this is enough, this just isn't worth it"? i'm not going to let false accusations drive us out of this process. and we're looking for a fair process, where i can be heard defending my integrity and my lifelong record — my lifelong record of promoting unity and equality for women, starting with the women who knew me when i was 14 years old. i'm not going anywhere. stronger knile sir.

—— strong denials of there. the bbc‘s chris buckler is following developments as more allegations are expected. asi as i watch brett kavanaugh sit with his wife and give these denials, there will be many who feel sympathetic towards him. others will feel sympathetic towards his accuser, or as it turns out now, his accusers. but what is really remarkable about all this is you're watching a man who is nominated to become a us supreme courtjustice, who now suddenly finds his character on very public trial, and that is what we're seeing here. he chose to give this interview to fox news ahead of giving evidence on thursday to the senate judiciary committee. of course he's going to testify, and we're also going to see one of his accusers, christine blasey ford, give evidence, as well. and essentially what they'll have

to do is test what she says against what he says. that is a very sensitive process, and the senators are very aware of that, but it's going to be watched very carefully. and you have to say that really, even listening to that interview that took place with fox news, some of it was really quite remarkable, incredibly personal. they talked, for example, about when he lost his virginity, at some stage. and also, with this suggestion that there is a third accuser to come forward, michael avenatti, the lawyer who also represents stormy daniels, says he represents that woman, and he's planning to go public in 48 hours. he even had to deny allegations coming from michael avenatti that he may have been involved in gang rape. it's really quite an extraordinary interview, and an extraordinary set of circumstances. and of course, this is donald trump's choice, and he has come out and said that these allegations were totally political. yes, and i think there is undoubtedly a political element to all of this. because the supreme courtjustice is incredibly important in terms

of american law. mr kavanaugh is a right—wing — he's a conservative judge. he's somebody, who, for example, has very strong views on lgbt issues, on abortion, and that's partly why president trump has nominated him. so it's political in the sense that democrats and republicans have very defined views on him. but aside from all of this, this has become a deeply personal issue, and for an accuser and the accused, it's going to be a very difficult process whenever they face thisjudiciary committee on thursday. and chris, ijust want to change tack slightly. it is a mark of the political climate over there where i can rarely talk about one major story. but i want to switch to rod rosenstein, the us deputy attorney general — questions all day about his position. yes, and it gives you a sense of the many issues that are swirling around the white house at the moment. rod rosenstein essentially went to the white house today with speculation that he was either going to resign or be fired, following comments he made

in the new york times, or were reported by the new york times last week. it was suggested that in a private conversation with other members of the department ofjustice, officials, he had suggested perhaps secretly taping president trump to show that he was unfit for office. now, that's something he says is factually incorrect. there were others who are close to him who suggest that he was only joking, it was never intended to be taken seriously. but president trump, i suspect, did not find it funny, and it looks like he is now facing real questions about his future as deputy attorney general. already president trump was, i suppose, angry towards rod rosenstein because he's an individual who is currently looking after and overseeing this whole investigation into russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. as it is, they are set for a showdown on thursday as well. all eyes will be on washington that day. that was chris buckler in

washington. richard painter was the chief white house ethics lawyer for president george w bush. he's now a law professor at the university of minnesota. he joins me now from mendota heights in minnesota. thank you for being with us. donald trump has said that he would like to see his man, brett kavanaugh, confirmed as soon as possible. well, the way to do that is to have the fbi continue its investigation. the fbi continue its investigation. the fbi does an investigation on the background of any nominee for the president or senate confirm position, including supreme court justice. we have dealt with many such nominations when i was in big bush white house. indeed, brett kavanaugh bush white house. indeed, brett kava naugh was the bush white house. indeed, brett kavanaugh was the stuff secretary. allegations such as this, the

obligation is called and they immediately start to investigate, figure out what happens at that party back in 1982 and whether the accusedmixed is accurate or not. the fbi investigation may not be decisive. there are witnesses who don't want to be identified. collaborating witnesses, on both sides, that they want to be identified. and varying accounts. the fbi investigates. they can do this quite quickly, in a matter of days, if president rajoyjust tell them to investigate we would have a lot more information going into this hearing —— president trump. there would be more chance if brett kavanaugh is innocent of these charges, in particular, of his being confirmed. but, unfortunately, i don't think the republicans on the

committee or the white house understand the importance of the fbi investigation being undertaken. sorry to jump investigation being undertaken. sorry tojump in investigation being undertaken. sorry to jump in there, but that sounds extraordinary. if what you're saying is that this would happen as a standard practice when you are bad, how unusual than it is the fact that this is an seemingly being allowed to happen now? well, it is not unusual for the trump administration, because they don't wa nt to administration, because they don't want to do business the way that previous administrations have. 0nce again, the bush administrative, we had fbi background checks on every single nominee. it not like this came up single nominee. it not like this came up we single nominee. it not like this came up we would have someone get on the phone with the api and update the phone with the api and update the investigation. the fbi can do that very quickly —— fbi. for some reason, people don't seem to want to do it. they don't seem to want to investigate. that is unfortunate. it has been a theme of this administration. with respect to the russia investigation, what is going on here, they don't trust the fbi, they attacked the fbi. the democrats do the same. they are covering for

their own. there was a congressman from minnesota with allegations. and the democrats that he had went investigate. it is notjust the republicans... but the republicans, some republicans and donald trump, especially, dismissing this as politically motivated. that is why, presumably, he doesn't want this process to go through as are describing. well, the best way to deal with politically motivated accusations is bring in the fbi. because anyone who lies to the fbi commits a criminal offence. robert hill has already prosecuted some people under this. there would be a lot less horsing around if the fbi investigation proceeded. people who wa nt to investigation proceeded. people who want to falsely accuse somebody would think twice about it, as well as those who lied in order to protect someone from a true allegation. it is very unfortunate that politicians don't want to allow

the fbi to investigate these types of masses. they would rather play politics and mitigate everything on fox news whatever. indeed. we will see how the developments unfold over the next two days. professor richard painter, thank you very much your insights. thank you. president trump has said he expects a second summit with north korean leader kim jong—un to be announced "pretty soon", but that the location has yet to be determined. speaking during a meeting with south korean president moonjae—in at the united nations, mr trump said mr kim "wants to see something happen". it will be similar to the format we had before, most likely a different location. again, it will be announced pretty soon. i think a lot of progress has been made. i see tremendous enthusiasm on behalf of chairman kim for making a deal, and i think that's something that is very good. we're in no rush. most of the world's leaders are in

01’ most of the world's leaders are in or heading to new york, the united nations, web donald trump was speaking from there. the bbc is also there. the bbc is there too, of course, our chief international correspondent lyse doucet has been speaking to the un's high commissioner for refugees. she asked about his hopes for the 2018 general assembly. year in, year out, the issue of world refugees is on the agenda of the united nations when world leaders meet here in new york. and year in, year out, the situation just seems to get worse. in the last year, since world leaders met here in new york, there are 2 million more refugees — 68.5 million worldwide. and, with destructive wars continuing, what are the chances of finding some solution to the plight of refugees, particularly when for many of the world leaders meeting here, the issue of refugees has become so politically sensitive? joining us here is filippo grandi, the high commissionerfor refugees. filippo, it is a tough week for you. what are you expecting to get from the world leaders gathered

here, whose support you need if you have any chance of helping the world's refugees? i was going to say some attention for the refugees, but no. i would say rather some attention on the conflicts that provoke the flight of the refugees. this is the place where those 68.5 million people look at — hoping, at least in some of those situations, there will be meaningful cooperation, real cooperation, between states to try and address some of the wars that cause the flight of millions every year. but some of the wars, be it libya, be it yemen, be it syria, are intractable wars. in the meanwhile, you have the money going to keep refugees in camps and displacement centres is going down. what is the solution to that? yes, and two years ago here in new york, at the same general assembly meeting, there was a commitment to create a global compact on refugees. now, this seems at odds with other trends, politicisation of conflicts.

but actually, this is an important one. states committed to creating new instruments, finding new resources, new ways to respond to the refugee crisis, paying more attention to things like education, local communities, environment, and so forth. so paradoxically, in this difficult environment, something good is growing. and this year, i hope, after this general assembly meeting, we will be able to have adopted, in the same institution, this global compact. and, of course, the global compact came in the last months of president 0bama's administration in the united states. a very different approach now for president trump's administration, but are you still hoping that this kind of compact, for people to share the burden, share the responsibilities, is going to show progress? i think that no matter their political colour, governments, and it's clear from what they say here in new york,

want solutions, want a way forward in addressing this complicated issue, that is causing a lot of political problems to some of them. so i count on that preoccupation to urge them to work together. i really hope, i really trust that, at least in these important matters, that everybody is talking about, this does not become simply a parade of the powerful, right, this big general assembly meeting, but a place for people with humility, with determination, with concrete ideas to find a way forward to address this global phenomenon. filippo grandi, high commissioner for refugees, talking about some glimmers of hope in what is otherwise a very, very difficult, demanding, and sometimes dangerous environment for the world's refugees. we will see what the week brings for resolving one of the most important of the crises facing the world today. we will keep you up—to—date with

everything happening at the un general assembly. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: the pioneering electrical implant — undergoing trials in the united states — that's helping paralysed people to walk again. ben johnson, the fastest man on earth, is flying home to canada in disgrace. all the athletes should be clean going into the games. i'm just happy that justice is served. it is a simple fact that this morning, these people were in their homes. tonight, those homes have been burnt down by serbian soldiers and police. all the taliban positions along here have been strengthened, presumably in case the americans invade. it's no use having a secret service which cannot preserve its own secrets against the world.

and so the british government has no option but to continue this action, and even after any adverse judgement in australia. concorde had crossed the atlantic faster than any plane ever before, breaking the record by six minutes. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: donald trump's supreme court choice, brett kavanaugh, says he won't step aside, after another allegation of sexual misconduct. intense speculation about the future of us deputy attorney general rod rosenstein, as the white house says the president will meet him on thursday. next, the disgraced american comedian bill cosby has been in a sentencing hearing in pennsylvania for drugging and molesting a woman in 200a.

he was found guilty in april of three counts of sexual assault against the former basketball player, andrea constand. nada tawfik has more. andrea constand made a very brief statement in court. she said, all i ask is forjustice as the court sees fit. but we also got to hear from her mother, herfather and her sister, who spoke about how their lives have been altered by her attack. her father says that they have been living and breathing her discomfort, and her mother questioned whether bill cosby has ever considered the pain that he has caused them. now, the judge will decide on tuesday morning what sentence he will impose. he said the prosecution and defence have agreed to seek a maximum of ten years in prison. he, of course, could get much less. but certainly, this will be a big moment not just for andrea constand, but for the other accusers, the more than 60 women who also say they were sexually

assaulted by bill cosby. this is, of course, a stunning downfall for a man who was once affectionately regarded as america's dad. a sailor stranded in the indian ocean for several days has been rescued. abhilash tomy from india injured his back when his boat hit 80 mile an hour winds, nearly 2000 miles off the coast of western australia. he was picked up by a french patrol vessel, despite concerns that bad weather would delay his rescue. rachel wright reports. a confident, capable sailor, this was abhilash tomy as he set off on the golden globe race back in july. 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 2m seas, 25 knot winds. they got on board, they applied immediate first aid to tomy, and were able than to put him into the zodiacs, get him back to the ship. the rescue mission was an international operation, co—ordinated here in australia, some 2,000 miles from the damaged boat. it's one of the most remote areas of 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. the rescuers also picked up the irish sailor gregor mcguckin roughly 30 miles away, who'd been on his way to help his co—competitor, after his yacht was also damaged in the storm. both men will be taken to hospital on nearby amsterdam island. only then will the full extent of abhilash tomy‘s injuries become clear. but, for now, the sailing fraternity is simply relieved that he has been found alive. an american man who was paralysed from the waist down after crashing his snowmobile has made medical history by walking with the aide of an electrical implant. doctors in the us used an electrode to stimulate nerves in the spinal chord, allowing the patient to walk by issuing commands from his brain. well, earlier i spoke to dr kendall lee, one of the neurosurgeons who co—led the research from the mayo clinic in rochester, minnesota.

i asked him what this breakthrough would mean for people with spinal injuries in the future. i think this gives great hope to, really, over a million patients, at least in the us, who have spinal cord injuries, who are paralysed, to be able to in the future, regain at least some of their motor function back. and, feel free to be honest here, when you are going through this and designing it, we are in the early stages, did you think this would actually work? you know, this was a study that i think was quite, almost miraculous. no. to be honest, when we first initiated this study, we would have been very happy if all we got was for the patient to getjust a little bit of contraction with the control from his brain.

but indeed, what we got was much more than what we expected, which is that the patient was able to stand from the stimulation and take independent steps using a walker. and just tell us the reaction of the patient here. i think the patient was also extremely happy and certainly more emotional about this finding. and just from the patient‘s point of view, is it a case of thinking and it happening, is that all that happens? yes. we have done numerous studies to verify that, that this is indeed that the patient‘s brain or mind is controlling the movement and not just simply the contraction of the muscle from the electrical stimulation. i see.

and the way we can confirm that is that we ask the patient to do different kinds of movement, controlled by either vision control, auditory control and simply us asking him to do different kinds of movements, which he was able to follow. and just very, very quickly, how widespread do you think this technology could be used? i think this is still early, to make sure patients recognise that. —— however, the results are quite striking in that we were able to get a very functional response back with the electrical stimulations. what we have reported is that even the first day that we turned it on after the surgery,

the patient was able to get voluntary control. another aspect of this study that was very important is that the patient continued to improve and the part that was important in that improvement, in addition to the electrical stimulation, was the multi—motor rehab, and the intense rehabilitation that he underwent at the hospital. and you can find much more on this new development on our website, with more information from the university of louisville. just log on to bbc.com/news. police are used to emergency callouts, but they usually involve human beings. in peru, officers have come to the aid of two rather different creatures — found lost and bewildered in a rural town. lebo diseko has the story. to the to queue the kind. police a brew on the traore two runways, a pairof brew on the traore two runways, a pair of humboldt penguins found wandering the streets of the town and taken in by someone who lived nearby. —— police on the trail of

two runways. they're not eating anything and i do not have time to watching them, so called the police. the officers collected the two rather disorientated looking birds, who locals nicknamed after cartoon penguins in the film madagascar. it is not the first time penguins of this kind have been found on the streets of this area. it is on the coast, just by the pacific ocean. at this pair certainly seemed to have made a lasting impression. they were taken to alternative accommodation, even something to eat and a bit of tlc. they are now being looked after by officers from the national forestry and wildlife service, before being released back into the wild. they look like they are enjoying themselves. you can reach me on twitter. i'm @lvaughanjones. and this is bbc news.

hello. for a time this week, temperatures will be on the rise. not just yet. it's a cold night for much of england and wales, under clearer skies. meanwhile, this stream of cloud in the atlantic continuing to extend across parts of northern ireland, northern and western scotland, strengthening the winds through tuesday and also bringing outbreaks of rain. but away from the far north and west, after a cold start, there will be plenty of sunshine. some early—morning mist and fog to clear. that will soon lift, and then for much of england and wales, plenty of sunshine to be found. just light winds, and very little cloud, even into the afternoon. somewhat different further north and west. more on that in just a moment. here's a closer look at a:00pm on tuesday afternoon. as you can see, lots of sunshine, very little cloud, temperatures generally across england and wales between 15 and 17 celsius. but notice how our wind symbols are turning to black. this is indicating the strength of the gusts across northern ireland, western and northern scotland through the afternoon. quite widely a0 to 50 mph, with outbreaks of rain pushing their way eastwards.

perhaps dryer across the far east of scotland, with some sunshine, but still a windy day here, and temperatures not much higher than 13 or 1a celsius. and it's this area, really, from northern ireland, northern and western scotland, which will keep further outbreaks of rain and some strong winds into tuesday night and through into wednesday morning. eventually, some of that rain just sinking its way further southwards and eastwards into the far north of england. ahead of this, not quite as cold at night, but some rural parts of southern england perhaps getting down to two or three celsius. through the middle part of the week, we've still got high pressure across much of england and wales, those fronts still to the north and the west bringing strong winds and outbreaks of rain, again slowly starting to sink its way south and eastwards. so a bit more cloud, with the odd spot of rain across northern england, maybe the far north of wales. still quite cloudy for northern ireland, the lion's share of the rain across scotland. and still quite windy here. these are average speeds, gusts will be higher. holding onto the dry, sunny weather across southern and eastern parts of england

and wales, where temperatures on wednesday could get up to around 20 or 21 celsius. and that front continues to make its progress south and eastwards through wednesday and into thursday. as it runs into our area of high pressure, all that becomes left on it isjust a band of cloud. but what it will do later in the week is slowly start to replace the one that we find across england and wales with something much cooler further north and west, so some changes to come through this week. some warmth for a time through wednesday and thursday, but slowly being replaced by something cooler and fresher, but mainly dry by the weekend. bye— bye. this is bbc news. the headlines: president trump's choice for supreme courtjustice, brett kavanaugh, has been forced to defend himself again in public, against accusations of sexual assault. judge kavanaugh insisted he was completely innocent and that he would not step aside. mr trump says he hopes the confirmation will happen quickly. amid intense speculation about the future of us deputy attorney general rod rosenstein, the white house has announced the president will meet him on thursday. mr rosenstein was responsible for appointing robert mueller to head investigations into allegations of russian interference in the 2016

presidential election. hopes of a second summit between north korea's leader, kim jong—un and the us. have been raised after president trump said he expects a further meeting to be announced "pretty soon". the president was speaking during a meeting with south korean president moonjae—in at the united nations. on sunday night, more than ten million viewers watched the final episode of bodyguard on bbc one, making it the most watched drama