this is bbc news. the headlines at 8pm. the us senatejudiciary committee approves president trump's supreme court nominee, brett kavanaugh, 11 votes to ten, allowing him to move one step closer to being appointed to the us supreme court. but a final vote in the senate may be delayed after a republican senator called for a week's delay, to allow the fbi to investigate sexual abuse allegations against the nominee. i think it would be proper to delay the floor vote for up to, but not more than one week, in order to let the fbi continued to do an investigation, limited in time and scope, to the current allegations that are there. the family of a teenager who died on a flight of an allergic reaction to a pret—a—manger baguette call for new laws on food labelling.

it's clear that the food labelling laws as they stand today are not fit for purpose. and it is now time to change the law. natasha's inquest should serve as a watershed moment. in his first interview since quitting the cabinet, borisjohnson refuses to rule out challenging the prime minister for the tory leadership. do you believe in challenging her? myjob is to speak up for what i believe in, and the vision i've set up today. and europe's golfers come from behind to end day one in front in the ryder cup. it's been a second day of high drama in us politics.

members of the us senatejudiciary committee have voted to approve donald trump's controversial nominee for the supreme court, brett kavanaugh, by 11 votes to ten. but they've also agreed to a proposal by the republican senatorjeff flake who said it would be "proper" to wait up to a week for further proceedings, while due diligence was carried out into sexual abuse allegations againstjudge kavanagh by a university professor, christine blasey ford. here's the moment it was revealed thatjudge kavanaugh had been approved by the senatejudiciary committee, and would face a vote from the full senate. if the chairman votes... the nominee

will be... here's the moment that the republican senator flake told the committee that he thought that there should be a delay to the full senate vote. i have been speaking with a number of people on the other side, we've had ongoing for a while with regard to making sure that we do digital objects are here. and i think that it would be proper to delay the floor vote for up to, but not more than one week. in order to let the fbi do an investigation, limited in time and scope, to the current allegations that are there. and limited in time to no more than one week. and i will vote to advance the bill to the floor with that understanding. coming out of the hearing, republican senator lindsey graham, who has been a strong supporter of brett kavanaugh's nomination during these hearings, seemed a little confused by the turn of events in the committee room

as he spoke to reporters. i think ithinki i think i know what happened. i hope some democrats will say that if we do itjeff said, that will end the process. i don't expect any of them to vote for him. they asked the fbi to vote for him. they asked the fbi to look at what was in front of us no later than a week, and they will say that there'll be better process. he's just trying to bring the country together and vote the best way he knows how. do you expect senator mcconnell to honour this was yellow i'm not sure, that's why i'm going to talk to him right now. last timei going to talk to him right now. last time i looked, you need 50 votes. all i can say right now, whatjeff is saying makes sense to me. do

think that murkowski and collins... i'm not sure, i don't know about mitch. someone has to explain this to trump, so i guess that'll be my job. and in the last hour, president donald trump, who nominated brett kavanaugh to be a supreme court judge, has been giving his reaction to what happened on capitol hill. i'm just hearing a little bit about it because i've been with the president of chile, and we are talking about some very important subjects. but i'm sure it will all be very good. i guess the vote was a positive vote, but there seems to be a delay. i will learn more about her as the day goes on, ijust heard about it. and what did you think of dr ford's testimony? i thought her testimony was very compelling, and she looks like a very fine woman. very fine woman. i thought that brett's testimony, likewise, was... really something i had not seen before.

it was incredible, it was an incredible moment in the history of our country. but certainly, she was a very credible witness, she was very good in many respects. and i think that... i don't know if this will continue or if we will get a vote. but again, i'm here so i'm not out there watching, because i can't be. i have great respect, although maybe we'll go watch it together, 0k? we'll watch it together. but i think it will work out very well for the country. i just want it to work out well for the country. if that happens, i'm happy. have you thought all a replacement forjudge kavanaugh? not even a little bit. what is your message to murkowski and collins? i have no message, they have to do what they think is right. no message whatsoever.

they have to do with a think is right, they have to be comfortable with themselves, and i'm sure that's what they are. would you be willing to reopen up a background investigation into judge kavanaugh? i'm going to rely on all of the people, including senator grassley, who is doing a very good job. but that will be a decision that they are going to make, and i suspect they will be making some decision soon, whether to take a vote or do whatever else they want to do. i will be totally reliant on what senator grassley and the group decides to do. now we can go to washington, to speak to molly reynolds, fellow at brookings institute, an american think tank that conducts research on governance interests. thank you very much forjoining us. a series of extraordinary twists and turns, donald trump unusually saying that he will be leaving up to the committee chairmen decide what to do next. where does this lead brett kavanaugh's nomination? the

nomination has been reported out of the senate judiciary nomination has been reported out of the senatejudiciary committee, so from here, it could come up for a vote in the full senate. but at this point, there are at least two republican senators and one democratic senator who have said that they think that there should be one week of an fbi investigation before the nomination moves forward. and the idea behind this is that those who have concerns about his nomination hope that this might be an opportunity for more allegations, more information about this alleged sexual abuse to come forward? exactly, there are a number of senators who feel like a hearing to happen yesterday, where we heard from both christine blase ford and judge kavanaugh did not uncover

enough information or reveal about what actually happened. they would like more information about the allegations. the question is, is a week for the fbi to do that final investigation enough time, and what kind of information to the fbi actually turn up in the next week that would change senators's minds? if we look at the bigger picture, just explain to us why this is such an importantand just explain to us why this is such an important and such a politically contentious appointment? sure, there area contentious appointment? sure, there are a couple of reasons. first of all, we are weeks away from a midterm election here in the united states that could stand to change control of one or both houses of the us congress from the republicans to the democrats. and this stands to be a potentially major issue in that campaign, especially among democratic voters who are particularly energised going into

those midterms. but more broadly, it is also important to think about what affect this process has had on how americans view the supreme court and whether they see it as a legitimate institution. it is an institution whose power comes from being seen as legitimate, that its decisions are the law of the land. and we are standing on the possibility that some large number of americans, ifjudge kavanaugh becomes justice kava nagh, of americans, ifjudge kavanaugh becomes justice kavanagh, will really see the court as an illegitimate body because they don't trust the process that got him on the court. these dramatic hearings, though, yes, they have been fought over between party politicians, but they have also brought out this whole question of whether people who may have carried out sexual abuse in the past should be allowed to take up the past should be allowed to take up such positions after the meet you campaign, surely that will play into what unfolds maxed ?

campaign, surely that will play into what unfolds maxed? absolutely, they are coming at a particular culture moment here in the united states when these conversations about what men have done in their past and how what that means for their careers and livelihoods are being debated at very high levels here in the united states. so that gives us more power asa states. so that gives us more power as a political issue at this moment. molly reynolds, thanks indeed for joining us this evening. let's go live to capitol hill where our washington correspondent, gary o'donoghuejoins me now. gary, an extraordinary, once again dramatic, and at times confusing process. just take us through what are likely to be the next apps in this process now? -- steps. a

bewildering set of circumstances we have faced here over the last 24—48 hours, that dramatic day of testimony yesterday from christine blase ford, then brett kavanaugh's defiant, tearful rejection of all those allegations. we first heard this morning that the swing vote on the committee, the republican swing vote of the judiciary committee, jeff fla ke vote of the judiciary committee, jeff flake from arizona, was going to back the vote inside the committee to get it out of there and onto the senate floor. he said that at 9:30am this morning, and was then com pletely at 9:30am this morning, and was then completely ambushed in an elevator here by two women who said they have been victims of sexual assault, and that his vote to confirm brett kavanaugh that his vote to confirm brett kava naugh was that his vote to confirm brett kavanaugh was a failure to recognise what had happened to them. that went on for minutes, it felt like hours, he was absolutely penned in this lift with these people shouting at him, accusing him of all sorts of things. and then, several hours of senators inside the committee debating the merits, the partisan

divide as clear as you could see ever during the morning. and at 1:30pm, just before the vote to confirm brett kava naugh, 1:30pm, just before the vote to confirm brett kavanaugh, jeff flake says he would only vote for if there isa says he would only vote for if there is a weak‘s delay and an fbi inquiry. it looks like we were waiting to hear from senate leader mitch mcconnell. here we are. sorry. so does it look like now as if this fbi investigation will go ahead? yes, i've just fbi investigation will go ahead? yes, i'vejust spoken fbi investigation will go ahead? yes, i've just spoken to patrick lea hy, yes, i've just spoken to patrick leahy, a yes, i've just spoken to patrick lea hy, a democrat yes, i've just spoken to patrick leahy, a democrat on the committee, and spoke that chuck grassley, the republican chair will ask the fbi to do that now. it can only take up to a week, and will probably involve the fbi, at least if they do it, going to speak to that key witness that alleged witness, christine blase ford said she was —— he was in

the room at the time. markjudge has given statements to the committee, but he has not appeared or been subpoenaed. he does not have to talk about it, incidentally, and when they have gathered this evidence and information, they do not come to a view or say that this did or didn't happen, or this is worth prosecuting oi’ happen, or this is worth prosecuting or not, they just happen, or this is worth prosecuting or not, theyjust present their evidence back to the senate and have a thing about all over again. so there is an enormous time pressure on the fbi to do this work in the next 7—10 days, and then there will bea next 7—10 days, and then there will be a showdown here probably the beginning of the week after next. gary o'donoghue on capitol hill, many twists to come in the extruder process. many thanks for giving us on this —— up—to—date. and we'll find out how this story and many others are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:1i0pm and 11:30pm this evening in the papers. our guestsjoining me tonight are jason beattie, who's head of politics at the daily mirror, and the political leader writer for the ft, sebastian payne. a coroner has criticised the major food retailer pret a manger for inadequate allergy labelling and for not taking allergy

monitoring seriously. it follows the death of 15 —year—old natasha ednan—laperouse. she suffered a fatal allergic reaction and went into cardiac arrest on a flight after buying a sandwich from pret a manger two years ago. today, her family said food labelling laws "played russian roulette" with their daughter's life. the coroner says he will be writing to the government to express concern about the current regulations. sarah campbell has more. best friends, looking forward to a summer holiday. by the time this was filmed, around take—off, the sesame seeds natasha had unwittingly eaten were already starting to cause an allergic reaction, from which she would never recover. in the two years since natasha died, her family, mother tanya, brother alex, and father nadim, have been waiting to understand why they lost their daughter and sister. they've been at the inquest

every day and today heard the corner‘s conclusions. our beloved daughter died in a tragedy that should never have happened, and we believe that this inquest has shown that she died because of inadequate food—labelling laws. it feels to us that if pret a manger were following the law, then the law was playing russian roulette without our daughter's life. natasha had checked the beget packet for specific allergy information, as had herfather. there was none. reassured by this, said the coroner, natasha ate the sandwich. branches of pret a manger prepare and package theirfood on—site. the current regulations make no distinction between a large chain like this and a small sandwich shop. customers should be made aware that allergens like eggs, sesame, and peanuts may be present. but that doesn't have to be written on the individual item. in 2016, pret‘s policy

was to place warning stickers on tills and on the fridges. the coroner said they were difficult to see. the environment secretary michael gove said today the government is currently reviewing food labelling. in—store warnings in pret a manger are now much more visible. the coroner also wants the company to improve how it responds to allergy concerns in light of natasha's death. we've listened to everything the coroner and natasha's family have said this week. we will learn from it. all of us at pret want a meaningful change to come from this tragedy. we will ensure that it does. this case has struck a chord with many of those who live with serious allergies.

two years ago, amelia ended up in a&e after eating a chicken caesar sandwich from pret which she didn't realise contains sesame. the company has apologised to her. it does seem that they really do need to make a change. if they are as serious as they are, to prevent incidents like this happening again, like natasha and me, and i was fortunate enough to live, i would say this very firmly, we will not be the last if you don't make a change. as well as food labelling, the coroner expressed concern about the effectiveness of audio adrenaline injectors. two epipens were administered to natasha, and questions were raised during the inquest over the dose the epipen contains and the length of the device needle. natasha's family say they want this to be a watershed moment, that her death will lead to changes which will save many other lives. sarah campbell, bbc news. well let's speak to emma amoscato now who is the mother of two children with allergies. emma runs a blog about life

as a food allergy family called "free from farmhouse" and also set up a travel information site with other bloggers to help people with allergies travel more safely and confidently. thank you very much indeed for joining us this evening. you heard there in that report that the family of latos ha a re there in that report that the family of latosha are hoping that this will bea of latosha are hoping that this will be a watershed moment —— that tosha. what would you like to see changed asa what would you like to see changed as a result of this case? —— that the labelling laws need to be more consistent and more clear. as we heard, natasha check the package and did everything she was supposed to do, but like most people, she did not know that pre—packaged foods in a massive change does not have to

have the ingredients or allergens on there. so there needs to be some proper guidance and changes without. because at the moment, the rules say that if you are making sandwiches, you don't necessarily have to say precisely what the ingredients are? imean, in precisely what the ingredients are? i mean, in all places, people have to be able to tell you what the ingredients are. but there is this loophole which was originally set up in small caf s, who did not have the facilities to label everything on the sandwich. but sadly, chains are allowed to follow under that banner. had difficult is it for people like yourself with families who have potentially very serious allergies as you go about your day—to—day life, particularly perhaps when you are travelling? it's tough. you are basically having to put your fate

and trust in the hands of others, people you do not know. you have to be very prepared, often carrying a lot of food around yourself, just so you don't always have to be relying on them. it's very difficult, it is tough to deal with. clearly there is now pressure on the environment secretary, michael gove, to change the law so that there is clear information for families like yours. what would you like to see the government to? two things, i would like to see there be a bigger view of the allergen labelling laws, and make sure that they're clear and consistent, and easy for the consumer to understand, and know what to expect everywhere they go, so that things do not get like that. i think another thing which is really important today is the department of health issued a statement about the shortage of epi—

pens, the main brand of adrenaline injections, which are currently the only things i can stop and anaphylactic reaction. they need to be addressed, they need to address theissue be addressed, they need to address the issue head on. thank you very much forjoining us this evening, emma. sport now, and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's ollie. europe have a 5—3 lead after a stirring comeback on the opening day of the ryder cup. the usa, holders and pre—tournament favourites were 3—1 up after the morning fourballs but europe rallied with a clean sweep in the foursomes. something they had never done before. ben croucher reports. as monuments go, they seldom get grander than this, the ryder cup in all of its iconic majesty. justin rose. this was before a ball was even struck. a morning where nervescan get the better of the world's

best, where more specifically, a got the better of europe's. this tee shot set the tone. it all went swimmingly for our friends across the pond even when they did not find the green, it proved no obstacle. commentator: that is a brilliant shot. when europe did find this stuff and even the hole, the points slipped away. usa won the opening three matches and in full swing. that was until open champion francesco molinari combined to tame tiger woods and patrick reed. time for a reshuffle. foursomes, which means alternate shots. which means this man, ian poulter who epitomizes the ryder cup for some. picking up europe and dragging them back into the contest. this was a french renaissance. a scoreboard painted blue. justin rose and stenson did what they often do. with an unprecedented afternoon,

this do a their morning artistry to take down their competition. commentator: well played indeed. a europe at the end of the day two points ahead. the day started with very little promise. it ended with your orchestrating a comeback the setting of this monumental occasion. incredible afternoon for europe. one we have not really had since gleneagles, i guess. there were a couple of times where we strain to have a great session but it did not materialise. but this has been awesome. there's some rugby league tonight, a couple of matches in the super—eights. this will have no bearing on the semi—finals. st helens are beating castleford wakefield are leading warrington, wigan are trailing to hull, the important

match is leeds rhinos against toronto wolfpack in the qualifiers. a win for leeds would see them keep their place in superleague, wolfpack would take a massive stride towards promotion if they win you can see the latest there is at leedsis you can see the latest there is at leeds is 10—8 up, they've come behind from the early stages there. championship leader lewis hamilton was fastest in second practise ahead of this weeeknd's russian grand prix in sochi hamilton ended the session almost two tenths of a second clear of his mercedes team—mate valterri bottas. they were followed by the two red bulls, but they'll be near the back of the grid on sunday, no matter what happens in qualifying tomorrow after changing their engines. title contender sebastian vettel was fastest in first practise but he was fifth second time round with teamate kimi raikonnenjust behind. england wicketkeeper sarah taylor will miss the world t20 in west indies in november as she continues to manage her anxiety. a decision was made by both the player and the ecb who say taylor's welfare is their top

priority, and that "she hasn't been able to train fully with the squad due to not being as fit as she would want to be from a psychological point of view". that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc. c0. uk/sport. we will be back a little bit later on bbc news. breaking news, we have heard the latest twist in the row over president trump's nominee for supreme court, brett kavanaugh. we have now heard that markjudge, who was a friend of brett kavanaugh's has said that he will answer any and all questions posed to him. that is according to his lawyer. markjudge isa according to his lawyer. markjudge is a potential witness to the alleged cycle —— sexual with the

micro abuse. his lawyer has said he will answer any and all questions posed to him. there is an attempt to get a week's delay before the senate considers that nomination, pending an investigation by the fbi, no final decisions on whether the fbi investigation is going to go ahead. we will bring you more on that as we get it. in his first interview since resigning as foreign secretary, borisjohnson has repeatedly refused to rule out challenging the prime ministerfor the leadership of the conservative party. he demanded that the theresa may ditch her so called chequers compromise plan, and argued for a looser free trade deal like the one with canada. but a government source said mrjohnson‘s plan offers no answers. he's been speaking to our political editor laura kuenssberg. out of government, but he still wants to get his way. the problem with chequers is it still doesn't take back control, if the link wishes, faucets, control. why do you think the super canada deal, as you describe it,

is doable, even if desirable? it is what all countries want to do with the eu, have a big free—trade deal. we were on the right path, then as you know we have the election, the irish issue gained in salience, i think perhaps not quite deservedly, and we have been a bit blown off course. that idea, the canada arrangement, a looser style deal with the eu, it's not going to be accepted by that side without a rock—solid guarantee about the irish border. you signed up to that in december when you were foreign secretary, and that is saying it should not be operable any more. i stayed in cabinet for as for as long as i could persuade myself that was a chance we would go the right way, and we would stick with the original vision the prime minister had. if this is such a good idea, and viable, why does the british government have no

intention of following this course? why does nobody in the eu say it is doable, without significant movement in ireland? if you stick with chequers i think what will happen is the electorate of this country will look at what in the end you have produced, and they will say, "how on earth was that the outcome of voting to leave?" it will do lasting damage to the credibility of this country around the world. people will say, "the uk is a great power, great economy, why are they so passive and so supine?" downing street sources say his ideas are just not workable, but for brexit‘s biggest cheerleader, it is not just about how we exit the eu, but also what might one day see him into number ten. what are you willing to do to stop a deal based on the chequers proposals go ahead? although i spend two years in government wrestling with, as it were, the steering wheel to try to keep us on the right track, in the end, it wasn't

possible, and by chequers, it became clear we were effectively going to stay, both in the customs union, and so my duty now is to make the case for freedom. what many of your colleagues will see here and what many of our viewers may see here is that what you are doing is stirring up trouble for theresa may on the eve of her party conference, putting forward the same arguments you have put forward for sometime now and you are just throwing rocks, and what this is really about is your own ambition. i do care very deeply about this question. i think that unless we change tact now, we will make a mistake, it will be very hard to unpick. you know this argument, it's not the end of the world if we agree to chequers now and sort it out later, very hard to unpick. do you rule out challenging her? myjob is to speak up for what believe in and the vision that i've set out today. and i believe it very sincerely.

you know, i am going to keep going for as long as it takes. people will hear you not ruling out challenging her... the prime minister, as she said to us herself, and as she said to the country, and she's a remarkable person, she will go on for as long as she feels it necessary. always controversial, rarely quiet. this is notjust about what happens now for mrjohnson, but what happens next. laura kuenssberg, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with louise lear. good evening. at least there were some spills —— both of sunshine to compensate. a lot over england and wales, but clouded in northern ireland and scotland, the arrival of a weather front tonight, so the

cloud will thicken and winds will pick up. elsewhere with those clear skies, low single figures, a touch of frost is quite possible, maybe some mist patches do the missed it —— east midlands and south east corner. there'll be some lovely spells of sunshine across the bulk of the country, the cloud thickens and winds strengthened, 40—50 mph gusts. up into the northern isles, highs of 12—18d. this weather front seeks its way further south, weakening all the time, so a band of cloud making its way into parts of wales on sunday. but the start of the moot —— new a month, it looks cooler and fairly dry. hello this is bbc news. our headlines. call the roll. the us senatejudiciary committee

approves president trump's supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh, 11 votes to 10, allowing him to move one step closer to being appointed to the us supreme court. but a final vote in the senate may be pushed back after a republican senator called for a weeks' delay, to allow an investigation in to sexual abuse allegations against the nominee. i think it would be proper to delay the floor vote for up to — but not more than — one week, in order to let the fbi continue, to do an investigation limited in time and scope to the current allegations that are there. the family of a teenager who died following an allergic reaction to a pret—a—manger baguette have called for new laws on food labelling. facebook says it's discovered a security issue that is affecting

50 million users' accounts, but it's not yet known whether user information has been exposed. let's return now to our main story. members of the united states senate judiciary committee have voted to approve president trump's nominee brett kavanaugh, for the vacancy at the supreme court. but they've also agreed to a proposal by the republican senatorjeff flake to delay the full ballot of the senate. mr flake said this would allow for due diligence to be carried out following accusations of sexual assault againstjudge kavanagh — which he strongly denies. well, president trump — who nominated brett kavanaugh to be a supreme courtjudge — has been giving his reaction to what happened on capitol hill. i'm just hearing a little bit about it because i've been with the president of chile and we're talking about some very

important subjects, but i'm sure it will all be very good. i guess the vote was a positive vote, but there seems to be a delay. i will learn more about it as today goes on. ijust heard about it because we were together. and what do you think of dr ford's testimony when you heard that? i thought her testimony was very compelling and she looks like a very fine woman. very fine woman. but i thought that brett's testimony, likewise, was really something that i haven't seen before. it was incredible. it was an incredible moment, ithink, in the history of our country. but certainly, she was a very credible witness. she was very good in many respects. and i think that, i don't know if this is going to continue onward or are we going to get a vote. but again, i'm here so i'm not out

there watching, because i can't be. out of great respect — although, maybe we will go watch together. 0k? we will watch together. but i think it will work out very well for the country. i just want it to work out well for the country. if that happens, i'm happy. have you thought at all about a replacement? not even a little bit. what's your message for colleagues? i have no message. they have to do what they think is right. there is no message whatsoever. they have to do what they think is right. they have to be comfortable with themselves, and i'm sure that what they are. would you be willing to reopen the background investigation? i'm going to rely on all of the people, including senator grassley who is doing a very good job. that will be a decision that they're going to make and i suspect it will be making some decision soon, whether it is to take a vote or to do whatever else they want to do. i will beast totally reliant

on what senator grassley and the group decides to do. donald trump. now let's go to sam erman, associate professor of law at the university of southern california, and former clerk to supreme courtjustice kennedy. thank you forjoining us this evening. we heard president trump there, unusually actually, staying out of this whole process. where do you think this leads the nomination of brett kavanaugh? well, judge kavanaugh's nomination seemed like a sure thing just a couple of weeks ago. and suddenly it seems potentially in jeopardy. ago. and suddenly it seems potentially injeopardy. having ago. and suddenly it seems potentially in jeopardy. having two senators on the republican side demand an fbi investigation opens the door towards more facts against him coming out or even discovery of more incidents. and so it had looked like he might squeak through early next week. now things are up in the airagain. next week. now things are up in the air again. and if that does happen

and there are more allegations, it does seem as though there are enough wavering senators that the nomination could still be blocked. that's right. there appear to be three republican senators murkowski, collins and flake, who are not committed to voting forjudge kavanaugh committed to voting forjudge kava naugh yet. they committed to voting forjudge kavanaugh yet. they have in the past also wavered sometimes and often come around to look there colleagues on the other side of the aisle are doing. but even by stan's of remarkable politically in the united states, this is really a remarkable set of events that we are seeing. it is possible to imagine that one or two or all three of them may not be willing to vote for the judge. yes. you say it was extraordinary events. and yesterday's, when we saw the two

competing accounts of the sexual abuse allegations were gripping and contentious and clearly also very personal. as someone who was a former clerk to the supreme court justice kennedy, have you ever seen anything like this before?” justice kennedy, have you ever seen anything like this before? i have not. in the year i got to spend working at the supreme court, i saw the justices in a variety of different situations. sometimes they would have moments where they were more passionate about something. often the exercise what you expect ofjudges, which is that they are able to step back and think about things ina able to step back and think about things in a somewhat detached way. and i never saw anything like what occurred at the confirmation hearings yesterday with judge kavanaugh, hearings yesterday with judge kava naugh, with that level of hearings yesterday with judge kavanaugh, with that level of anger and hurtand kavanaugh, with that level of anger and hurt and partisan forms of argumentation. and given everything

that has unfolded, just briefly, do you think that brett kavanaugh will end up on the supreme court? well, it is hard to say. it seems almost certain that brett kavanaugh or someone like brett kavanaugh will be on the supreme court because the republicans controlled the government and they are committed to putting someone on to the supreme court. and so far, the senators who seem to be wavering are ones who would have tended to go along with the party in the end, and so if history is our guide they may well end up going along with the republican colleagues and voting for thejudge. on republican colleagues and voting for the judge. on the other hand republican colleagues and voting for thejudge. on the other hand i'm a senators care a lot about their own reelection and about maintaining the majority. and if the weeks delay gives them time to get polls in the

field and it turns outjudge kavanaugh field and it turns outjudge kava naugh has less field and it turns outjudge kavanaugh has less and less popular and the people believe dr ford, then you could imagine some senators deciding that it is in their interest to abandon judge deciding that it is in their interest to abandonjudge kavanaugh and try to ram someone else through. 0k. ok. sam ermanfrom ok. sam erman from the university of southern california. thank you very much indeed for talking to us this evening. the indonesian city of palu has been hit by a tsunami following a powerful earthquake, about 50 miles off the coast. waves of up to two metres were reported in the city but are now receding. officials say at least five people have died. rebecca henschke reports from jakarta. mobile phone footage shows the terrifying moment when waves up to three metres high crashed into the coast of palu, sweeping into the houses closest to shore. other footage that's circulating on social media shows

from the perspective of ships out to sea, and seeing those huge waves hitting the coast. you can hear terrifying screams and people praying in the videos. officials have confirmed that a tsunami has hit the area. but they say casualty figures are not clear at the moment. they're trying to get rescue teams to the area. telecommunications have been cut off. but they're sending in teams to try and sort that out as fast as possible. the area is heavily populated in central parts of the city, and was hit by this huge quake up at around 5pm this afternoon — 7.7 magnitude quake. indonesia is no stranger to earthquakes. they regularly happen here in the ring of fire, but this quake is very strong for indonesia and a clearer picture of what has taken place here is still to come out.

that was rebecca henschke. pricking news on the zombie, we have been hearing this evening on the nomination of brett kavanaugh. we have heard that the senate will vote to consider a motion to proceed on the supreme court nomination vote on saturday. so the latest there is republican senator saying that there will be a motion to proceed on that supreme court nomination and vote on saturday. that is tomorrow. that would be of course a rejection of the call from another republican senator for the call from another republican senatorfor a the call from another republican senator for a weeks delay to allow foran senator for a weeks delay to allow for an fbi investigation. and we will keep you up to date on that unfolding story. facebook has said it has discovered a security issue that is affecting 50 million users' accounts but it's not yet known whether attackers managed to access any user information. the company said hackers were able

to exploit a vulnerability in a feature known as view as to gain control of people's accounts. facebook say the breach was discovered on tuesday and that it has informed police. the uk information commissioner's office says it is in contact with facebook to establish the scale of the breach and whether uk citizens have been affected. it became an anthem and marching song for soldiers of the first world war and it's still well known today. pack up your troubles was composed and written by two brothers from north wales. this weekend, a new version of the work will be performed, commissioned to mark the centenary of the end of the great war. here's our wales correspondent sian lloyd. # pack up your troubles in your old kitbag and smile, smile, smile...#. it was the marching tune written for soldiers in the first world war, becoming one of the most famous songs of its time and which

still endures today. penned in 1915, pack up your troubles was the work of two brothers, felix and george powell, both music hall stars. but their story began here in st asaph‘s cathedral. where a new orchestral version of the wartime hit has been created — commissioned to celebrate the powell brothers' connection with the area and to remember the end of the great war 100 years ago. look carefully in the choir stalls and you can just about make out the young felix powell's name. he and his brother george were both choristers here.