you're watching beyond 100 days. the president makes fun of christine blasey ford but in the last few minutes the white house says he was just stating facts. and the fbi investigation into brett kava naugh could wrap up today, though we don't yet know what it will find. so far republicans have been careful to show respect forjudge kavanaugh‘s accuser. last night at a rally, the president threw that playbook out the window. how did you get home? i don't remember. where is the place? i don't remember. how many years ago was at? i don't know! donald trump sells himself as a self—made millionaire — a new investigation by the new york times paints a very different picture. also on the programme... theresa may will never get high scores for her dancing or perhaps for her chequers plan — but she is sticking to it and she's warning the party they need to back it, too. if we all go off in different directions in pursuit of our own visions of the perfect brexit, we

risk ending up with no brexit at all. and the death toll in indonesia passes 1,400 as rescuers scramble to locate the survivors. at least the aid is now beginning to get through. hello and welcome. i'm katty kay in washington, christian fraser is in london. us senators are getting ready to receive their copies of an fbi investigation into judge brett kavanaugh, donald trump's nominee to the supreme court. depending on what's in that report — and we just don't know yet — the republicans hope to vote on his confirmation as soon as possible. that's the plan — but donald trump may have disrupted the process by making fun of mr kavanaugh‘s accuser. until now the president had been careful to say christine blasey ford was credible and compelling — that changed last night at a rally in mississipi. how did you get home? i don't remember. how did you get there? i don't remember. where is the place? i don't remember. how many years ago was it?

i don't know. cheering. i don't know! what neighbourhood was it in? i don't know. where is the house? i don't know. upstairs, downstairs, where was it? i don't know. but i had one beer. that's the only thing i remember. certainly, she was a very credible witness. .. she was certainly, she was a very credible witness... she was very good in many respects. there was loud criticism to president trump's change of tone last night — even by some republicans. here was senatorjeff flake‘s reaction. well, there is no time or place for remarks like that. to discuss something this sensitive at a political rally is just not right. i wish you had not done that. and to say it is appalling. as you'll remember, jeff flake is the key senator who called for an expanded fbi investigation to take place in a deal struck with his democratic colleague,

chris coons, who you saw there. a brief time ago, senator coons joined me from capitol hill. senator goons, where are we now that this report looks like it might be released any moment? have you got somewhere to work you hoped we would get to when you and senatorjeff fla ke get to when you and senatorjeff flake managed to come to some kind of agreement or understanding last friday? i think it has been a significant step forward that senator flake made possible, he is republican and i am democrat and he is conservative and i am not and if he did not hit the pause button last fridayjudge kavanaugh would already be on the court so the fbi took several days to interview a range of witnesses and i think that was positive. i hope they have not already concluded their investigation, there are still a number of folks that they should interview, i think,

number of folks that they should interview, ithink, but number of folks that they should interview, i think, but this respite of bipartisanship sends an important message to colleagues in the country that when somebody like doctor ford comes forward with incredible allegations of assault, they are investigated and not ignored. what do you anticipate the reaction to be from your democratic colleagues once this fbi report is released? will they just accept it and move forward ina more they just accept it and move forward in a more bipartisan way? that would be helpful. i suspect that depending on the outcome, there will be sharply different views. of the fa cts sharply different views. of the facts and of what is appropriate next. my hope is we have come closer together in terms of having a shared body of facts to work from and i do not know yet anything about what will be in the fbi report to the senate but i am looking forward to reading later this week. republicans accuse democrats of changing the goalposts, having looked at sexual assault, democrats are concerned about the issue of character and

temperament. i will read you something that a republican senator has written in the wall street journal... how do you respond? i think that the senator, a colleague and friend, is mixing keep whites. it is always appropriate to question whether or not someone has the rightjudicial temperament if they have the sort of unmeasured aggressive and clearly partisan outburst that judge kavanaugh had. it was not an outburst, it was a planned, written and fiercely directed address to the judiciary committee last week. implicitly it was there to make the second point, senator hatch is giving judge kavanaugh a pass for being as furious as he was because of the circumstances that led to the

hearing. i think that could excuse his being very angry and agitated but i do not think it excuses the partisan nature of his attacks on the committee. judge kavanaugh would have been better served to leave those arguments to his partisan defenders on the committee as a setting circuit courtjudge, nominated to the supreme court, it was not constructive to inject that sharp edged partisan assault on a number of the committee members. whatever the wrongs or rights of the case, and we do not know the facts yet, i have spoken to some of your democratic colleagues in the senate who are concerned this is hurting democrats and they see their own opinion poll numbers, particularly democrats like claire mcaskill, running in conservative states, they seek approval ratings being hurt. there is the chance of a republican backlash and republican motivator because of this kavanaugh case. are you concerned? because of this kavanaugh case. are you concerned ? i

because of this kavanaugh case. are you concerned? i think what that reflects is our millions of americans who have real problems and issues in front of them and they have family members in the community deeply affected by opioids and heroin addiction and they do not hear that we are actually passing big bipartisan senator is have helped craft and shape. instead they hear about what they view as endless bickering, partisan bickering over judge kavanaugh and his high school yearbook. thank you forjoining us. just a short time ago, the white house press secretary defended the president's comments last night about dr christine blasey ford. the president was stating the facts and frankly the facts were included in special prosecutor rachel mitchell's report, stating facts given during doctor ford's testimony and the senate has to make a decision based on those facts and whether or not they see judge kavanaugh to be qualified to hold the position on the supreme court. in that briefing was april ryan. she is the white house correspondent and washington bureau chief for american urban radio.

good to see you. thank you for joining us. it does seem that by the end of this week, there is going to bea end of this week, there is going to be a vote onjudge kavanaugh? end of this week, there is going to be a vote on judge kavanaugh? yes. and it is going to be a vote on judge kavanaugh but the question is, will the american public be willing to step up and cause the senators to really change their mind? i am hearing from a lot of congressional leaders and i even talk to senator cory booker, who could possibly be a presidential candidate and could possibly run for president, they say it is up to the american public because it is about swaying the opinion of the senators because right now republican senators are really looking to push this through and they feel the democrats did not, they feel the democrats did not do

due diligence like they should have and that is why we are in this moment. there is plenty of evidence and witnesses who have come forward to talk about their beer culture, the frat culture at college, at yale, wherejudge the frat culture at college, at yale, where judge kavanaugh the frat culture at college, at yale, wherejudge kavanaugh was a student. i don't think it's a question over whether that discounts him, you cannot fault a kid forgetting drunk. but it speaks to the evidence that he gave in the committee last week and it comes down to his credibility. do you think there are a lot of people in the country who look at that and wonder whether they want a person like that on the supreme court? irrespective of whether he attacked these women? here is the issue. we don't know. the evidence is in some insta nces don't know. the evidence is in some instances not there but it is going to ta ke instances not there but it is going to take the investigation by the fbi to take the investigation by the fbi to fill out the picture and at the same time, what we have is we have two people who said one thing on the

other and someone is lying somewhere. withjudge other and someone is lying somewhere. with judge kavanaugh, other and someone is lying somewhere. withjudge kavanaugh, the american public, even the president, said that she was credible. and he felt for her. even kellyanne conway came out not long after the testimony of doctor ford saying she was sexually assaulted. but now that the nomination is injeopardy the president made the statement last night and he delivered facts but it is how he delivered it, he was mocking, he delivered that statement mocking, he delivered that statement mocking christine ford. and last time that i checked, women are a pa rt time that i checked, women are a part of the station and they are the largest voting bloc in this nation. and the republicans are losing numbers but when it comes down to evidence, you know, the issue is, thejudge said that evidence, you know, the issue is, the judge said that he... evidence, you know, the issue is, thejudge said that he... he goes evidence, you know, the issue is, the judge said that he... he goes to sleep a lot. that issue is, does this drinking connect to a sexual assault? and that is really an issue

that we just do not know. and we have to wait until we find out. after a ll have to wait until we find out. after all of this is said and done, there is a community and a nation that has to heal and there are people who are living sexual assault through the eyes of christine. people who are living sexual assault through the eyes of christinem people who are living sexual assault through the eyes of christine. it is just a hard time. what are you hearing from the white house on the issue of the drinking? it does seem to be at odds with both the way that he has portrayed himself in a senate hearing, the degree to which we are hearing, the degree to which we are hearing from his friends from university, but he did drink a lot but he could be a belligerent drinker and there are unflattering pictures of him coming out as a drinker when in college and that is not the way he portrayed himself in the senate. is the white house, given the fact that donald trump never drinks, he doesn't touch alcohol, are they concerned? very concerned. that is why they are coming out, the president came out

yesterday because this nomination is in jeopardy yesterday because this nomination is injeopardy and yesterday because this nomination is in jeopardy and we don't know if the president has done more damage than good and we don't know if sarah did more damage today at the briefing. but what i will say is we just have to wait and see what happens. how this plays out. it is an ugly time and judge kavanaugh, the white house is saying thatjudge kavanaugh, his family, it is being attacked by this. this is ugly. in the court of public opinion this is ugly. we just don't know but the white house is standing by him. they acknowledge she did some crazy things as a kid. the drinking. he acknowledged he drank in high school and college. but they say this does not make him a sexual assault. this is another thing, another story and many stories that i have for the next book, i still dealing with the current book, under fire.|j book, i still dealing with the current book, under fire. i wasjust about to name check that! april ryan, thank you very much for

joining us! i am doing that right by! underfire, joining us! i am doing that right by! under fire, you're joining us! i am doing that right by! underfire, you're a kind of covering the white house. thank you! i often see april under fire in those press conferences! take it back to what you said tuque chris goons. you were talking to a couple of senators, democrat senators, concerned about the way this plays in red states? i was speaking to claire mccaskill, and two democratic senators, women who do see that the democrats particularly in red states, opinion poll numbers have suffered, claire mcaskill emissary is one of the most embattled democratic senators, her numbers with independent voters, she was ten points ahead, two weeks ago, only four points ahead today and she said thatis four points ahead today and she said that is entirely to brett kavanaugh. it is an ironic situation that these democratic women are effectively

saying, if the man is going to get confirmed we need him confirmed as soon as possible so we can get onto other issues because this is hurting us other issues because this is hurting us in the run—up to the mid—terms. it is not that they want him confirmed, they will not vote for him, but they are seeing the harm this has done because of a backlash particularly from republican men who feel that he is being put upon and the democrats have done a bait and switch and made this very political. the dancing queen she most certainly isn't. but maybe theresa may did just enough today to keep herself queen of number 10 downing street for a little longer. closing the conservative party conference in birmingham, the prime minister said austerity is over and gave the clear impression she has no intention of ceding power. a day after borisjohnson was given rock star billing at the conference, mrs may needed a big performance. she didn't mention the former foreign secretary by name but she did warn that she will not bend to what she called the blind ideology of her fiercest

eurosceptic critics. we have had disagreements of this party about britain's membership of the eu fora party about britain's membership of the eu for a long time so it is no surprise that we have had a range of different views expressed this week. but myjob as prime minister is to do what i believe to be in the national interest and there are ple nty of national interest and there are plenty of prominent people in british politics, in parliament and out of it, who want to stop brexit in its tracks. we had the people's vote and the people chose to leave. mrs may announced new measures to boost house building — and even declared that austerity is over. the decade after the financial crash, people need to know that the austerity at lead to is over. and that their hard work has paid off. applause. let's get more with our political correspondent, jonathan blake, who's in westminster.

one of the concerns on the fringes of this conference this week has been there enough policy, it is dominated by brexit. saying that austerity is over is quite a bold claim. does she have the cash and the policies to back that up? not at the policies to back that up? not at the moment. the claim that austerity is over is probably a strategic one. it was a promise qualified on the basis of the prime minister being able to get the brexit deal that she wa nts. able to get the brexit deal that she wants. if that happens, she says there are promising times ahead for great britain. but it won't happen tomorrow, it probably won't happen next year and the effects of austerity, the government policy which has been pursued for the last eight years or so now, to cut back on public spending and really tighten the belt of government, will be felt for some time yet. because those policies which have been

enacted, the tighter spending regime which has been enforced by the chancellor, philip hammond, and his predecessor, george osborne, under the cameron administration, those policies have been put in place and the effects will be felt. but it was an attempt by theresa may to say to people in her party and probably to voters more broadly as well, if the country gets through this difficult patch and no one can deny the brexit negotiations are putting a huge strain on government, it simply doesn't have the capacity to get much else done at the moment because she doesn't have a majority in parliament as well. if that goes well, according to her plan, the government will say, look, it has been a very difficult time for the country, we will take a different approach now. yes, we want to eventually get the deficit down and balance the books and not spend more than we take in taxes but we will free things up a bit. jonathan, the reviews are written and they seemed

favourable to the prime minister, she had a better conference in many expected. i don't suspect that was just down to her dancing but wasn't also the fact that boris johnson just down to her dancing but wasn't also the fact that borisjohnson did not seem to have any coherent alternative plan, it was felt? or was it that you just raises the spectre of disunity and if there is no deal, the threat of a new general election that could bring jeremy corbyn to power? what is keeping the party behind? it is undoubtedly the spectre and the threat of a jeremy corbyn government. with no majority, really, in parliament. and with the government looking so precarious at times around the brexit negotiations, having to keep all sides of her own party happy, theresa may is treading a very fine line and there is one reason why those on either side have not pushed her that little bit further or made any attempt to challenge leadership, it is because the alternative is so unpalatable and unthinkable for a

lot of conservative mps. to give way toa lot of conservative mps. to give way to a general election which could see labour of being collected and if there is one person they definitely do not want in number 10, it is him. and you heard theresa may laying intojeremy and you heard theresa may laying into jeremy corbyn today and you heard theresa may laying intojeremy corbyn today in her speech, criticising his policies and his past statements. and making an appeal to moderate voters. she mentioned labour mps who are not happy with their leader, others also an open pitch to labour supporters who are not happy withjeremy corbyn and the direction the party is going m, and the direction the party is going in, to come on board and support the conservatives instead. an optimistic speech but the problems she has are still there. another was a birmingham bounce she will come crashing back down to earth when she gets back to number 10 and looks after injury this week! thank you very much. authorities in indonesia have set a deadline of friday to find anyone still trapped under rubble following last week's earthquake and tsunami. after that they say there is little chance of finding survivors.

1,400 people are known to have died. help is arriving slowly and aid agencies say it's not getting through to the most remote areas. our correspondent, jonathan head, is in palu — one of the worst—hit areas on the island of sulawesi. from there he sent this report. even now, five days after the earthquake, the tsunami and the mudslides, the damage they wrought on this city still has the power to shock. some buildings crumpled. others were literally swallowed by mud. it was the mud that did for petobo, a neighbourhood to the east of the city. fields of rice, shaken loose by the earthquake, that poured down the hillside. it buried the mother and baby sister of fiona, not yet two years old, who was pulled from the mud by her older brother. she's being cared for by her aunt. translation: she often asks, "where's my mum?"

"where has my mum gone?" i tell her we're still looking for her, or i say, "your mother has gone on a long journey." if she hears a loud noise or a plane going overhead, she's scared. she's still traumatised. over here, it was even worse. a road, and all the houses along it, obliterated by mud. astonishingly, this cornfield has travelled more than a mile. and this mad jumble of wreckage is the remains of at least two villages. they scarcely know where to begin recovering the bodies of the victims. this was a christian study centre. there were 200 students there when it was torn from its foundations. just try to imagine the terrible force that uprooted these front pillars of the church and toppled them over and that flattened this massive concrete roof here.

even now, they don't know how many victims may still be underneath. and all of this was dragged by the mudslide from right over there, behind those palm trees. one of the students was martin's 17—year—old son, gabriel rean. he's already resigned himself to the near certainty of his death. "every parent hopes for a son," he said. "now ijust want to recover his body for a proper burial in my hometown." the collective loss suffered by the people of this city is incalculable. help is on the way now — it will be needed for a very long time. jonathan head, bbc news, palu, indonesia. so sad. we will keep covering that.

some other news... cristiano ronaldo has firmly denied the rape allegations made against him by a former model — saying his conscience was clear. the footballer has been accused of rape by kathryn mayorga, who says ronaldo attacked her at a las vegas hotel in 2009. police in las vegas confirmed they had investigated a complaint at the time and said they have reopened the investigation at the request of ms mayorga. in a tweet on wednesday, the juventus forward said ‘rape is an abominable crime that goes against everything that i am.‘ one of china's highest paid actors, fan bingbing, has been fined the equivalent of almost 130 million us dollars for tax evasion and other offences. ms fan disappeared injuly for over 100 days amid speculation that she had been detained by chinese authorities. the x—men star posted an open apology to her fans on social media on wednesday, saying that she accepted the penalty. ms fan has been told she will avoid prison if she pays the fines. the duke and duchess of sussex have made their first official visit

to the english county that features in their royal titles. the couple visited some of the most—well known sites in sussex and spent time talking to crowds. the royal pair also paused to view a copy of the us declaration of independence from the british crown — one of only two known handwritten copies of america's formative text. iam all i am all over this! the parchment! i love this. i did not know much about this parchment. apparently, it was discovered in chichester in west sussex earlier this year. it is one of only two ceremonial copies that exist and the harvard researchers who helped find it within this archive say it is undeniably american, most likely produced in new york or philadelphia. and it

belonged to the third duke of richmond, who apparently was known as radicaljoke because you are supporting the americans during their bid for independence!” supporting the americans during their bid for independence! i was going to ask you who signed the declaration of independence! i don't know! engine and franklin, john adams, thomas jefferson, know! engine and franklin, john adams, thomasjefferson, and the other two? roger sherman... livingston! i feel sorry for them. robert livingston. who has heard of them? what year was at? she has gone! she doesn't know! this is beyond 100 days from the bbc. coming up for viewers on the bbc news channel and bbc world news... the new york times says donald trump helped his parents dodge millions of dollars in taxes. we'll take a look at their report. a lot of cloud today with sunshine

ata a lot of cloud today with sunshine at a premium but if you have been lucky enough to see sunshine, we are starting to get beautiful autumn colours coming through and temperatures peaking at 21 degrees across the south coast for the beautiful afternoon in ealing. the best breaks in the cloud through the day could allow for mist and fog patches to form overnight. across central and southern areas we keep clear skies and further west, always more in away of cloud and more of a breeze for the far north—west and here, outbreaks of rain, particularly by the end of the night. temperature is widely staying in double figures. we start off tomorrow morning with that weather front continuing to push into the extreme north—west and the alice baatz squeezing together and more fabrizio and we continue with rain but for much of england and wales, still under the influence of high pressure and things relatively quiet. the wind direction from the south west and at that time of year that can drag low cloud and coastal

mist and murkiness to the west. the weather front continues to bring rain across scotland and improving for the north—west for the afternoon and rainfrom for the north—west for the afternoon and rain from northern ireland and perhaps north—west england and the isle of mild and north wales. central and southern areas, the cloud should break up and were we get sunshine, just like today, temperatures could respond and one or two places could see maybe 20 degrees. the weather front continues to sink southwards on friday and that will be the dividing line between something cooler and fresher into the far north—west and still quite humid and cloudy at times. that will have an impact on the temperatures, if we get sunshine we could see highs of 21 degrees. but cooler behind that weather front, 10-12d at the cooler behind that weather front, 10—12d at the best. into the weekend, that weather front is quite a player at the beginning and that will continue to drift steadily south and east and then high pressure building for the second

half of the weekend. basically, on saturday we will see wet weather moving across england and wales and eventually into the south—east corner and behind that somewhat brighter conditions and severe conditions as we move into the second half of the get. but if you are doing, take care... —— whatever you're doing. is this is beyond one hundred days... with me katty kay in washington, christian fraser is in london our top stories... after saying she should be heard a week ago, president trump now goes after brett kava naugh‘s accuser and openly mocks dr christine blasey ford at a rally for his supporters. how did you get home? i don't remember. how did you get there? i don't remember. where is the place? i don't remember. how many years ago was it? i don't know. theresa may dances her way to the podium but warns her party that pursuing a "perfect brexit" could result in "no brexit at all". coming up in the next half hour... the death toll from the indonesian tsunami rises to over 1,400 people as the authorities struggle to bring aid to some of the remote areas affected.

the generation forced to spend more and more of their income on rent. the bbc finds people in their 20s are having to pay out "unaffordable" amounts across the uk. prime minister theresa may will be breathing a little easier tonight. the speech went down well with the party faithful. no coughing fit, no interruptions, no party logo falling off the wall behind her — all things considered it was a triumph, compared to the disaster last year. but there are still deep divisions in her party over the brexit plan, another of her backbenchers called on her to go today. and ahead of the crucial summit in brussels in two weeks time, in which she must find a compromise with the eu, this might only be a short reprieve. for his assessment, i have been speaking to the conservativejohnny mercer, mp for plymouth moor view. if you are prepared to look past the divisions

that they're obviously are within the party when it comes to brexit, most people watching that speech would say it is the best the prime minister has given thus far. i completely agree with you. i think that she did a really good job today. i think that is what people like me are looking for, you are going out and advocating for the party every weekend in places like plymouth. i think that was her best moment so far as prime minister and for anyone who hasn't seen it, i think it is really worth a watch. maybe just in time because today another letter from a backbencher to graham brady, the chair of the 1922 committee and i quote, "there comes a point that blind loyalty is not the right way forward." another letter calling for her to go. i don't think anybody can accuse people like me or anybody else who tries to encourage the political direction of the party of blind loyalty. look, we are all in this together, we are trying to make a situation work, people voted for brexit.

52-48. and we are trying to govern the country and get on with it at a very difficult time. clearly there are issues around chequers and i share some of those issues and we have to be really careful that we come up with a team solution on this as a conservative party. but also not push it too far and give those on the european side of the argument, who clearly want to see us come out badly from this deal, too much ammunition. it is a delicate balancing game and i think the prime minister has done a great job today. she has shown a lot of resilience through this process. i think we should continue to encourage the right direction, make sure we honour that brexit vote that took place, in the spirit of it, but get on with it in government. because most people's lives in this country at the moment are really difficult, they are facing very difficult times. we need to, as their government, not our government, as their government, get on and meet those challenges. she said in the speech,

if we all go in different directions in pursuit of our visions of the perfect brexit, we risk ending up with no brexit at all. there is a very real risk, people would say, that if she sticks to her current plan, we will end up with no brexit at all. i think that is a fair point, christian. i think chequers has always been a good start point, it is not a good enough end point. i think that is a very clear view of most people in the party actually. we can get on and meet these challenges, let's work as a team and get through it. that is something that i have been trying to push in the last 48 hours. just a final word on borisjohnson. you have been perhaps a little kinder about boris than some of your other colleagues on the backbenches. is he a future prime minister? borisjohnson has a huge wealth of qualities and all i have been saying is that i think the time for sneering at people who clearly have a power and a talent, i don't think it is wise if we are going to keep ahead of the current changes

in the political system. and that applies as much to borisjohnson as it does to jeremy corbyn and to donald trump. personally, i feel that people who look at us and pay our wages and vote for us, they deserve better than some of the unprofessional behaviour that i have seen going on. it is very easy to stick the boot in when somebody is down. my loyalty lies only to the party and to the people who vote for us. and sometimes i think it is worth saying things that you think are in everybody's best interest. whether they are popular or not, i'm afraid. johnny mercer, we are always grateful for your time. thank you. as you said, plenty of positive reviews for theresa may today. but the warm up act was something else. this is geoffrey cox, the attorney general who was in his pomp today. take a look. me thinks i see in my mind and noble and nation. rousing

herself like a strongman after sleep and shaking her invincible locks. look at that! i was wrapped in the unionjack. look at that! i was wrapped in the union jack. he's wasted, he should be on the stage. it sounded really good. if we go to brussels we need to ta ke good. if we go to brussels we need to take him with us. ijust think if he needs another career he has clearly got one already lined up, a shakespearean actor in the making. in a big new investigative report, the new york times says donald trump helped his parents dodge millions of dollars in taxes. the paper alleges that the president was involved in dubious tax schemes during the 1990s. during the election campaign mr trump billed himself as a self made millionaire but the report says a lot of his wealth came from his father who gave him at least 413 million dollars over the years. the white house has been quick to play down the story, with sarah sanders calling it "misleading attack",

adding that the transactions were signed off by tax authorities many years ago. and of course — the president himself has weighed in today — "the failing new york times did something i have never seen done before. and here was the white house press secretary a short time ago. totally false attack based on an old re cycled totally false attack based on an old recycled news story. i'm not going to sit and go through every single line of a very boring 14,000 word story. i want sarah sanders in my corner if i'm ever in trouble. joining is in the studio is the former adviser to george w bush ryan christie. the gist of it is two things, one

donald trump has misrepresented his ability to do deals make money. the second is he has been a little bit fast and loose when it comes to tax. does this hurting? i don't think so. we know a lot of things about donald trump on one of the things we have known about him is he is a wealthy man. his name is seemingly on every building in the united states would you like it or not and the notion that somehow his father gave him so many ex—numbers of dollars, i think thatis many ex—numbers of dollars, i think that is not that big a deal. although we did go round on the campaign trail saying it his father landed him 1 million dollars. it turns out it was $413 million. if he'd stuck that money into an averagely performing stock fund that naturally he would have been wealthy vinnie is today. it does not problem? 0h, catty, what is a few million dollars between friends?

what he said at the time was the money he was given would have been subject to $550 million in gift tax. yes, you can lend me money any time now use the trump accountant all three others will sail off into the together. i think to be honest with you this only highlights why so many americans on both sides of the political spectrum have asked that the president releases tax returns. it is another one of their self—inflicted stories i think if he had releases returns, we wouldn't be talking about it today. could he be prosecuted for it? zanu—pf i don't think so. i'm not a tax lawyer by trade. it seems to me that you would have to have well—publicised tax forms. there is more to be seen here by don't think there is any legal

jeopardy for the president at this juncture. i think this is one of those stories that falls into the totally partisan camp. if you are a supporter of him... as we get to the end of what has been a pretty bruising week, ron, in american politics with this coming into it as well, how do we get out of this situation? whatever you think of brett kava naugh situation? whatever you think of brett kavanaugh and i know you are as is, the partisan divide that we are in at the moment in the country is deeply depressing and i don't see how americans get out of it. is deeply depressing and i don't see how americans get out of itm is deeply depressing and i don't see how americans get out of it. it is deeply depressing and it seems like we're on the precipice here in america. it is no longer that we talking to each other as american citizens but you are either wearing the red jersey or the blue jersey and not the red, white and blue. the a nyway and not the red, white and blue. the anyway the reagan to get out of this mess that we in is everybody's going to need to take a collective deep breath but stop beating each other

up breath but stop beating each other up on television and having character assassinations. unfortunately, i don't see leaders on either side calling for this moment of civility and calm. they have to step up and call for it otherwise it is not going to happen. iam very otherwise it is not going to happen. i am very naive but when he said last night i look on the week and what we have reported, a man who says he's in love with king john baron, a man who attacks the woman came forward out of... and committed fraud. three things come injust came forward out of... and committed fraud. three things come in just a week —— king john on. fraud. three things come in just a week -- king john on. donald trump famously said this that he would walk out on fifth ave and shoot someone and it wouldn't make any difference. if you love donald trump it doesn't matter what he says, what

he does, is going to do it. he's got about 40% of the country that is going to stick with him. the key factor that we need to look at here is what did the independent voters think and say and how do they react? i think november, just 30 odd days away from our mid—term elections is dead to be a referendum as to what they think. you should not underestimate how donald trump is galvanise. there are people who love him, the idea that he promised things on the election campaign that he is also delivered. he would say look, i delivered a new trade deal for the united states this week. that was very big deal and the us is better off because of this new trade deal with canada and mexico. so he can point that as well. by the way, the answer to question, 1776. do you member this fun fact? the first time i ate member this fun fact? the first time iatea member this fun fact? the first time i ate a hot dog was in 1976 at the bicentennial of the american

independence day in saudi arabia. we we re independence day in saudi arabia. we were invited to the american embassy andi were invited to the american embassy and i had my first hot dog and i decided there and then i had to go to the united states one day because clearly the food was so delicious. that's what my 12—year—old self was thinking. the thing that confuses me though is that it was not at the july four, that was the date was adopted by congress. that was a couple of extra fun facts for you. for the first time in english legal history, a panel of judges for the first time in english legal history, a panel ofjudges with a female majority will hear a case of the uk's highest court. the case has begun today. the uk legal sector is one of the least diverse in the world. interesting is that because we have been talking about physicists and how few of them around the world and then yesterday we get a woman who wins the nobel prize for the research that she did into laser technology. now we have a woman on the supreme court, another woman. and do people think that

changes the nature of the supreme court's rulings then? presumably it would. would it change the supreme court in america? i think there is a feeling that are not necessarily changes it politically, although the three women who are on the court at the moment our democratic leaning. but it might change the nature of the case is that it chooses to hear. as it does in senior boardrooms, the experience that changes the outcomes. not necessarily the political outcomes but the cases that they might choose to hear. this is beyond 100 days, still to come. housing and rent prices simply out of control. we will take a look at some of the forces driving some to return back home. g re nfell tower

grenfell tower survivor says he only knew how serious it was when he saw a photo of the tower. the first—hand evidence of two people amongst the first and last to escape the g re nfell tower first and last to escape the grenfell tower fire. this man first and last to escape the grenfell towerfire. this man lived in the towerfor 27 grenfell towerfire. this man lived in the tower for 27 years. he was woken that night by a call and later this photo from his son outside. antonio took his own pictures of his flat filling with smoke. of the approaching flames is reflected by surrounding buildings and then went to the door of his flat. surrounding buildings and then went to the door of his flatlj surrounding buildings and then went to the door of his flat. i felt like the moment i opened the door i was hit by gas as well as smoke. basically it would stop me from breathing. it was really intense and a killer. to me that was a killer. iwas

intense and a killer. to me that was a killer. i was continuously thinking i would not go to breathe properly. and therefore it is very risky. and that is why stay put. properly. and therefore it is very risky. and that is why stay putm worked. he was rescued just after 6am. when this woman and her husband came home after a night out, by chance the lift opened on the smoke—filled floor of the fire. they left fast with their children, despite the staple policy. today she told the enquiry this. people's could be saved. if they were evacuated. in coming weeks we will hear more from those who stayed put and those who got out. and from those trapped for hours as the fire raged out of control. his authority took another hit last

night when he was forced to accept the resignation of someone who previously described mr macron is like a son. he was one of the pillars of the macron administration, here's yet another... kim, lovely to see you. he was going to be the mayor of leon again, job he held before. no warne goes back to a job before unless they're very goes back to a job before unless they‘ re very unhappy goes back to a job before unless they're very unhappy in the job they've got. yes, it has been a very

strange 24 hours in fact. but he did announce that the job of mayor in france is a biggerjob than we think of it has been in the uk. and he is very fond of the city, he comes from there, as you say he was mayor before and that is the job you want to go back to. he's 71. job of interior minister is the second most important, the first most important after the prime minister. important, the first most important afterthe prime minister. it important, the first most important after the prime minister. it is a very difficultjob, a after the prime minister. it is a very difficult job, a tough after the prime minister. it is a very difficultjob, a toughjob. and having announced that he wished to go back to being mayor of ten might too, there was criticism that his job was not on his currentjob so he decided he would resign. do think this is a reflection of the fact he wa nted this is a reflection of the fact he wanted to go back to lyon, rather than a manual macron has had three ministers resign on them.|j

than a manual macron has had three ministers resign on them. i think he was very unhappy at the scandal that broke in the summer regarding macron's security minister. he felt there was a blame on him and he shifted the blame off him. he had warned recently that the president risked being isolated, that he accused him of lack of humility, huybrechts and he said that —— huybrechts. he said an interview think is probably going to get fed up think is probably going to get fed up with me sooner or later. sol think is probably going to get fed up with me sooner or later. so i do think that there was an unhappiness, there was obviously not very content in hisjob so he decided to go. he did not intend to go quite so soon.

he did decide that he was going after the european elections in may next year. but after the criticism that he would not have his mind on the mainjob, he decided to go. what was curious was the rather bizarre manner in which it was done. thanks very much. the french cabinet having that meeting on the prospects of what happens if there is no deal on brexit. an emergency meeting going on in the french cabinet. sir david attenborough has told the bbc that president trump's view on climate change is out of date and very much in the minority. speaking to newsnight he said it was a temporary set back that the us had withdrawn from the paris climate deal but he remained optimistic because most nations around the world agree that there is no time to waste to protect the planet. we have got that agreement, it is true that president trump doesn't go along with it and to what extent the united states is going to withdraw

from it we will see. my suspicion is that people will realise that actually the united states, that attitude, is outdated. it doesn't apply any more. i think that will be overcome. sir david attenborough. it it's a problem that will surprise absolutely no one — the struggle many young people have in finding a home they can afford to rent, let alone buy. millennials have become known as ‘generation rent‘ — and in many places, they're badly squeezed. the bbc has carried out research into the depth of this financial strain in the uk — based on the national housing federation's assessment that .. if you're spending more than 30 per cent of your salary or income on rent — that's unaffordable. and our data shows that across two thirds of the uk, if you're in your twenties and you want to rent a one—bedroom home — you just won't be able to afford to. and across 12 per cent of the uk, if you've teamed up with someone else and want to rent a two bed home together — that's still not going to be affordable for you.

that's the situation in the uk but what about here in the us, and the so—called american dream. joining us now isjenny schuetz, a senior fellow at the brookings institution who specializes in metropolitan policy the idea here in america is that you can own your own home. and we see in a similar situation here of young people being squeezed out of that goal? absolutely. since the great recession, housing prices have been going up faster than income. housing prices have gone up six and a half percent in the last year, incomes are going up by 3% and the result is it is harder for people to find a place that they can afford to rent. it is sticky harder for younger workers because incomes are low at the start of your career. people in the start of your career. people in the us also have student loans that they're trying to pay off at that point. so what we end up seeing is that people either can't afford to move to the they want to move to, they

can't move to some of the more productive places they have to double up with roommates because they can't afford to live on the run, even if they want to. and we also seen the same thing as in the uk with young people moving back in with their parents, like my son is with their parents, like my son is with me. i we doing that? we are. that started at the great recession people stayed living with their parents but now we're out for younger men they are more likely to be living with their parents now than any points since world war ii. this is bad for individual families but also the country if people are not living out, they're not establishing themselves independently, they are delaying getting married and having kids if they cannot buy a home, they're also not a kuwait in savings so it is a savings deficit for the full country. it seems that the two countries are have similar problems,

and underlying local variation even if you tried to put a national strategy on top of it. the other problem is we need to change the land laws so that you can build in certain areas. that is absolutely right and this is supply not keeping up right and this is supply not keeping up with demand, particularly in places where people most want to live. in the us, new york, san francisco, dc, boston, the most productive places, we're just not building enough houses took no people want to move there. this is also a big problem in the uk, particular because london has so many of the jobs that people starting off in their careers want. it is such a centralised country. if we do not build enough in the right locations then rents just continue to go up and people can't afford to live there. fascinating. i have to say, there is one bonus of having your son back at home. i got back home late last night, i came down early this morning and i saw a note in the fridge is mum, i made you lunch. and a big softy. my son

leaves his close all the floor. earlier weald showed you the unique footage of theresa may's shimmy onstage. here are a few highlights from twitter. this next one is my favourite. this is mrs mabe's performance with a bit of production. this is genius from a multimedia producer. but it is katrina miller who sums up nicely. long live the dancing queen. she does better than theresa may? i

would like to think that i can dance better than theresa may! i add my hair. good for her to have this sense of humour and self deprivation —— we will see back tomorrow. good evening, a lot of cloud around this evening, a lot of cloud around this evening but if you have been looking after season sunshine we're starting to see those lovely autumn colours coming through and temperatures peaked at 20 degrees across the south coast, beautiful afternoon. the best of the breaks in the cloud across the afternoon could allow for mist and fog patches to form overnight tonight. across southern areas we keep clear skies, further west is more in the way of cloud. more breeze in the far north—west and hear outbreaks of rain, particular by the end of the night. temperatures were widely staying up into double figures. we start off tomorrow morning then we doubt whether france continuing to push into the extreme north—west. the isa

bars squeezing together. more the breeze here and we will continue with outbreaks of rain. so things relatively quiet under the influence of high pressure. the wind direction coming from south—westerly and that at this time of year can drag out a lot of low cloud and coastal mist and blurred out the west. our weather fronts will continue to bring rain across scotland, improving its the afternoon across the great glen. rain into northern ireland and perhaps the isle of man and north wales. central and southern areas, the cloud should break up and where we get some sunshine coming through, just like today those temperatures could respond. 12 places could see temperatures in the low 20s. our weather fronts will continue to sink steadily southwards on friday and that will be the dividing line between something cool and pressure up between something cool and pressure up into the far north—west and still quite humid and cloudy at times in the south and east. that will have a an impact on the temperature. again

if we get some sunshine we could see temperatures of 21 degrees. cooler behind the weather front, ten to 12 degrees are best. as we move into the weekend, that weather front will bea the weekend, that weather front will be a player at the start. it will drift its way steadily further south and east and then high pressure builds for the second half of the weekend. on saturday, wet weather moving its way across england and wales, eventually into the south—east corner. behind it, somewhat brighter conditions and sunny conditions as we move into the second half of the weekend. what ever you are doing, take care. this is bbc news.

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