you're watching beyond one hundred days. countdown to mid terms. with one week to go we're in the swing state of pennsylvania. these elections will be a referendum on the president and polls suggest his popularity is dipping in the final days. and with the voting in mind, donald trump gets tough on immigration. he now says he'll do away with the constitutional right to us citizenship for everyone born in this country. but real, brutal, tragic life disrupts the campaign. the president takes time away from political mega rallies to visit mourners in pittsburgh. but do they actually want him there? also on the programme: a german nurse who says he was motivated by boredom and vanity, has admitted killing 100 patients under his watch. niels hogel becomes germany's most prolific post war serial killer. and where are the world leaders who would save our planet? not only are we facing climate change catastophe, but today we learn that 60% of global wildlife populations have disappeared since 1970. hello and welcome.

i'm katty kay in philadelphia. christian fraser is in london. one week today, americans will go to the polls to send a verdict on donald trump. although the president is not on any ballot paper, he is on everybody‘s mind. this mid term election that votes in members of congress, is both a referendum on america's unusual president and a potential check on his agenda and the result may well be decided in the swing suburbs of cities like this one. in these closing days, mr trump hasjust made a radical promise on an issue that excites his supporters — immigration. he says he's going to do away with the constitutional provision that gives anyone born in the us the right to be an american citizen. it's legally complex and he may not be able to do it, but with just seven days to go until election day, the proposal is political dynamite. how ridiculous, we are the only

country in the world where a person comes in, has a baby, and the baby is essentially a citizen of the united states for 85 years with all of those benefits. it's ridiculous, it's ridiculous, and it has to end. fact check — the us is not the only country with this system. there are 33 other countries where citizenship is given as a birth right. they include most countries in north, central and south america. and the number increases if you take in those countries where children are born to one parent who is also a citizen or has a residence permit. beyond that glaring error, there is the legal issue of whether the president could even do this. birthright citizenship is enshrined in the 14th amendment of the us constitution which reads... "all persons born or naturalized in the united states "and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, "are citizens of the united states and of the state "wherein they reside." constitutional law is an extensive subject in america and many lawyers will tell

you the president can't simply do away with a constitutional amendment with the stroke of a pen. so is this purely politics? ron christie, a lawyer and former advisor to gw bush is with me in philadelphia. can the president do this? he has said by executive he is going to do away with it. i don't think so. the executive order the president can issue only really deals with his powers as the head of the executive branch so the notion that he can wipe away something in our constitution, i don't think it is a legally binding move. so why is he raising this as an issue? he is trying to get his base out. he is trying to get his base out. he is trying to get drunk voters out, saying he is strong on the constitution, he doesn't —— he is trying to get his trump voters out,

saying he is strong on the contribution. i think coming out of the confirmation hearings, republicans were very much energised and now people are feeling less enthusiastic about the election. from your point of view? ican from your point of view? i can see it is red meat to its political base but didn't he say the travel ban that he was going to implement, everybody scoffed at that one, and then he went ahead and did it, so are we right to dismiss it out of hand ? it, so are we right to dismiss it out of hand? no, i don't think so. the difference is, the president of the united states has brought power in terms of allowing people to enter the united states. but you can't ta ke the united states. but you can't take away a constitutional right. there is new constitutional right to come into the country but there is a constitutional right if you are born in the united states. one of the

things that he has also been doing, raising the issue, and i think it is all part of the piece, this issue of birthright citizenship, and this ca rava n birthright citizenship, and this caravan of migrants, sending troops down to the border, let's have a listen to how this issue is playing on fox news. we have got to stop it. it is a full—scale invasion by a hostile force and it requires our president and our commander—in—chief to use any means necessary to protect our sovereignty. it is an invasion. it is not a caravan. it is an actual invasion and they are coming in with diseases such as smallpox and leprosy. i think most medical records suggest that smallpox was actually eradicated from the face of the earth about 30 years ago. why are we hearing this? i think a lot of extremists are trying to drum up a lot of support for keeping these people out. i am a lawyer, i do not

believe you should have the right to come here without going through the proper channels but the notion that we have an invasion or these terrible diseases is a little bit overboard. but it is that language we know they shouldn't use in his blog and the president is due to touch down in about half an hour in pittsburgh. the words he has used, i ama pittsburgh. the words he has used, i am a national list. a lot of people are saying this is the kind of language that is the dog whistle for people who have extremist tendencies. i was watching television earlier this morning and there was a rabbi who said, when was there was a rabbi who said, when was the last time we heard about nationalism? we the last time we heard about nationalism ? we heard the last time we heard about nationalism? we heard about it when we we re nationalism? we heard about it when we were talking about adolf hitler. the president definitely did use dog whistle language and he definitely does appeal to a certain constituency. there is a way that he can constituency. there is a way that he ca n ex press constituency. there is a way that he can express what he wants to say but

u nfortu nately a lot can express what he wants to say but unfortunately a lot of people think it is very divisive and very racist. idid it is very divisive and very racist. i did notice from your tweet last night that you were travelling on the ron christie consultancy budget. shall we show people the picture from your hotel room? look at this, city hall. who is that at the top of the city hall? it is william penn, the city hall? it is william penn, the founder of the commonwealth of pennsylvania. i am so glad you had the opportunity to share the view of outside my hotel room.|j the opportunity to share the view of outside my hotel room. i have a fun fa ct outside my hotel room. i have a fun fact for you guys, william penn died in 1718. that was 50 years before america was actually find it as a country —— founded as a country, and that means he was never an american citizen. he was given posthumously in 1984. that was my fun fact. i want plenty

more of those as the programme goes on. we are expecting president trump to arrive shortly in pittsburgh. this morning, the first funerals were held for the victims of saturday's shooting at the tree of life synagogue. jane o'brien is in pittsburgh now. there is a lot of controversy around the visit, there was a letter signed bya the visit, there was a letter signed by a thousand people, and that is really because when you have a presidential visit, you have to devote a lot of resources to it. and we are seeing those resources being put into full flow right now. as i speak, a policewoman is coming around asking to see our press passes. there has been a security sweep. these barriers went up in the last hour or so and security is definitely tightening. there is a strong secret service presence here as well. so the indications are that the president will come here. that has not been confirmed. he hasjust taken off so he is en route. we do

know that he is going to be visiting some of the wounded in hospital, particularly the police officers who we re particularly the police officers who were wounded. but as you say, this isa were wounded. but as you say, this is a highly controversial visit and there are a lot of strong feelings on both sides, from those who say he shouldn't be here at all, to those who say he is the president of the united states and it is entirely fitting that he should be paying his respects at the scene of one of the worst tragedies in american history. i think we are up to something like 70,000, perhaps even more than that now, people who signed the petition saying they did not want the president there, but i understand you have been speaking to people who wa nt you have been speaking to people who want president trump in pittsburgh today. that's exactly right. and the overwhelming view that i have had is, it is not that the president is unwelcome by everybody, but they wish he wasn't coming today because

today we are seeing the first funerals, four funerals being today we are seeing the first funerals, fourfunerals being held, and we are learning more about the victims. two brothers in their 50s, they had learning disabilities, their lives revolved around that building there. they were gunned down. a 66—year—old local doctor, according to a post on facebook by his nephew, he actually ran into the building when he heard gunfire to try to help the victims. his funeral was today. and there was a private service. but everyone is saying the focus should be on those people, the 11 victims, whose names are inscribed on these white stars of david behind me. that should be the focus, not the president and not depoliticisation, which is inevitable when donald trump is in town, that will bring with him.

especially a week ahead of those mid—term elections. thank you very much. so what is the role of a mayor in these situations? i am joined by the mayor of london the. pittsburgh, —— the mea of philadelphia. it puts the city in a difficult position. what is the traditional role of the make ina what is the traditional role of the make in a situation like this?” agree that you should not meet with him buti agree that you should not meet with him but i would meet with him if we had not had a tragedy like that. i don't have any respect for him and he speaks using an english term, he isa he speaks using an english term, he is a bit daft, and can you imagine the forefathers of this country allowing a single individual to change the constitution on a whim? no one would ever let one person

change the constitution. so it is all the events of the lark we —— of the last week, is it playing into his hands before the midterms? we are going in a direction with trump toa are going in a direction with trump to a place we don't want to be. when an individual who survived the holocaust can't survive a service, there is something wrong. there is something wrong with our ability to control guns. it is terrible. this is one of the criticaljunctures in our country's history, both the midterms and 2020, and hopefully robert muller will do what he has to do and we will be rid of him. thank you so much for welcome at her. explain to our viewers around the world why we are in pennsylvania.

why pennsylvania is so key in these midterms. i thought you meant historically. i have just come back from london. i remember, and i supported hillary clinton. i wanted her to be president, supported hillary clinton. i wanted herto be president, but supported hillary clinton. i wanted her to be president, but i said at one of the events, why are you here? you should be in pittsburgh, 0hio, minnesota. we are all voting for you. and yet the suburbs of this city could be critical next week. they will be critical because they are smart thinking women, people don't like this environment that we are in, this hatred environment. it is not conducive to anything can —— constructive and it is all about his egomania and about holding onto power and egomania and about holding onto powerand trying... he egomania and about holding onto power and trying... he is actually conning his own supporters into thinking that he is for them. he

wouldn't take them off his shoes. there are a lot of good citizens of your state, pennsylvania, who voted for donald trump and will vote republican again in the mid—term elections. they feel he is giving them their country back again? from who? the native americans? america is changing, the races are mixing and people are becoming more, when i was in london for four days, one of the most beautiful cities i have ever been in, and why is it beautiful, notjust the ever been in, and why is it beautiful, not just the architecture but the diversity. i met with people at wembley. we can't wall ourselves off like a medieval country. we need to bea off like a medieval country. we need to be a global country and that is how we were successful. to take is backwards, to build walls and make divisions, it isjust wrong for our

country. thank you forjoining us. and thank you for having us in philadelphia. as he was saying, this will be a critical stage in these mid—term elections because there are district here that voted for donald trump, that may well be the districts that flipped a voting democrat, and a male well be the districts that change control from republican or democrat. when you are over here we are going to be watching these districts. the simple truth is that democrats are going to have to recapture those districts that went to trump in the 2016 election. they have got to make incursions into trump territory, but where are we a week out from the midterms, when we look at his approval ratings? if he is on the ballot, his approval ratings become that much more important, don't they? that is a good question because when we we re that is a good question because when we were speaking about this two

weeks ago, the height of the brett kavanaugh weeks ago, the height of the brett kava naugh confirmation issue, weeks ago, the height of the brett kavanaugh confirmation issue, the republicans had this surge of energy, they really felt things were moving in their direction. it is amazing how quickly politics can change in this country. i don't know if it is the pipe bomb issue, what has happened in pittsburgh and away the president has responded to that, but in the space of one week, the approval ratings have fallen by four points. if president trump is the issue in this mid—term elections, his name is not on the ballot but if this is a referendum on donald trump, that decline of four points over the course of one week in a gallup poll, that is not good news for republican candidates. which is why he wants to switch the conversation with a week to go. we will have more from philadelphia injust the we will have more from philadelphia in just the second. a former nurse in germany has admitted he murdered 100 patients while they were under his care, a confession that makes him one of the world's most prolific serial killers.

41—year—old niels hogel is accused of intentionally administering medical overdoses to patients, in order to be able to bring them back to life at the last moment. he rarely succeeded. so far the investigators have exumed 134 former patients who were known to have died on hogel‘s watch. jenny hill reports from berlin. niels hogel hazard from childhood he wa nted niels hogel hazard from childhood he wanted to become a nurse, just like his grandmother. but in a confession that has horrified this country, today he admitted to what are almost unimaginable crimes, targeting the elderly and vulnerable. hiding his face, post—war germany's most prolific serial killer. niels hogel preyed upon the elderly and infirm. he is now known to have killed more than 100 people, and investigators say we will never really know the true scale of his crimes. hogel found his victims

on the wards of two north german hospitals. he systematically administered fatal doses of medication before trying to resuscitate the very patients he had attacked. among the victims, this man's grandfather. christian told us he wrote to niels hogel in prison to ask why. he just said that he lost the contact of people, to human beings lying there. it was just bodies for him. he was killing everyone he could get. just playing with them, like someone who is using something mechanical, like a computer. he switched the body on and off. in court for the confession, the families of the dead. many had no idea their loved ones were murdered until investigators exhumed their remains. they have accused the hospitals of turning a blind eye to high death rates. by doing so, they say, managers facilitated the murderous

ambition of a man whose crimes have shocked this country. perhaps one of the most disturbing details to emerge from this case is that even when niels hogel was caught red—handed by a colleague with the medication with the patient, there was very clear evidence as to what was going on, he was allowed to remain in post for a further two days, during which time he killed another patient. investigations are now on going into just how and why he was able to deal with such apparent impunity. theresa may has been in norway for a day of meetings with her scandinavian counterparts at the northern future forum in oslo. unsurprisingly — the topic of brexit came up in conversation. mrs may rejected the possibility

of agreeing on a so—called ‘norway—style' deal, as the bbc‘s ben wright explains. theresa may came to an already wintry 0slo for a meeting of the northern future forum. an informal gathering of leaders from the baltic countries and also scandinavia. it is just countries and also scandinavia. it isjust a countries and also scandinavia. it is just a chance to swap ideas. they wa nted is just a chance to swap ideas. they wanted to hear about brexit. theresa may made it clear that she wants to see a continued close relationship between the uk and eu countries after brexit. she completely ruled out a second referendum, she com pletely out a second referendum, she completely ruled out another general election, but one issue she was asked about is this idea that if she can't get a deal of the sword she wa nts, can't get a deal of the sword she wants, maybe the uk could end up having a relationship with the eu like norway currently does. many tory mps are now talking about this in westminster as a way of breaking the deadlock. norway is pretty much

in the single market, it pays for access, but it doesn't have a say in writing the rules. theresa may says that will not work for the uk. the norwegian prime minister seemed pretty cool about the idea too. that's interesting. but what will be critical is how her mps in westminster approach that question if there is a deal and if they decide to vote it down. drones and sonar technology have been deployed in indonesia to search for the wreckage of a passenger plane which crashed into the sea on monday with 189 people on board. the boeing 737 which was operated by the airline lion air plummeted only 13 minutes after taking off from jakarta bound for the western city of pangkal pinang. the cause of the accident is not yet known but data from flight—tracking sites show erratic speed, altitude and direction in the minutes after the boeing 737 took off. eleven people are now known to have died in italy as fierce storms batter the country, leaving roads blocked and thousands without power.

it's estimated nearly three quarters of the italian city of venice is submerged in water after heavy rain battered the city. rising floodwaters overwhelmed st mark's square, and many of the narrow streets and walkways in the city. the water levels are the fourth highest ever recorded in venice. james "whitey" bulger, who lived a double life as one of boston's most notorius mobsters and a secret informant to the fbi, has been killed in a prison in west virginia. the 89—year—old was convicted in 2013 of 13 murders and his life inspired many hollywood films. he was found unresponsive in his cell at the maximum security facility shortly after being transferred there from a florida jail. he was originally captured in california in 2011 after a 16—year manhunt. the driver of a transit agency car in toronto was forced to swiftly disembark from his vehicle after it nearly got devoured by a sinkhole. video footage showed the car appearing to get stuck in water before falling into the sinkhole.

the driver is said not to have suffered any injuries. what i am quite impressed about is the lights that keep flashing as it sinks into the hole. quite extraordinary. iam not extraordinary. i am not sure that would happen on your electric car. pharrell williams has banned donald trump from playing his music at his political events. his lawyer howard king sent the president a cease and disist letter, after the song happy was played at a rally on saturday, just hours after the mass shooting in pittsburgh. in the letter, mr king wrote, "0n the day of the mass murder "of 11 human beings at the hands of a deranged nationalist, "you played his song happy to a crowd at "a political event in indiana. "there was nothing happy about the tragedy inflicted "upon our country and no permission was granted for your use of this

"song for this purpose." not the first artist to oppose donald trump's use of their music. aerosmith, adele, the rolling stones and queen have made similar demands. look, it is pretty tone deaf as a choice of song and a choice of title after the shooting in pittsburgh but it is not the first time this president has been told not to play music. in 2008, abbott told john mccain to stop playing take a chance on me. they didn't take a chance on him, by the way, the american public. and there was a song tom petty, he said they could not play i won't back down under george w bush. we have had a look to see if there are politicians across the board and it does seem that music artists seem

to say to more republican candidates, don't play my music. david cameron, i don't think he actually ever used a smiths song, but in her interview he said he liked their music, to which the guitarist responded, david cameron, stop saying you like the smiths, no you don't, iforbid you to stop saying you like the smiths, no you don't, i forbid you to like the smiths, which is often what my daughter says to me when i start dancing. this is beyond 100 days from the bbc. coming up for viewers on the bbc news channel and bbc world news... a disastrous decline in the world's wildlife. new research suggests 60% of wild animals have disappeared in recent decades and it's all due to human activity. and we hear from wayne rooney on his new life living and playing football in the united states capital. that's still to come. it was wales and south—west england

that had the lion's share of today's sunshine but if you were close to the east coast of england, it was not just cloudy, it the east coast of england, it was notjust cloudy, it was wet the east coast of england, it was not just cloudy, it was wet at times. the rain is pulling away eastwards as the night goes on. clear skies will follow and allow temperatures to drop away to give a colder night than last night. some of us could get some outbreaks of rain in northern ireland and the western fringes of scotland. but with a blue is, in the welsh valleys, made and southern england, we will see some of the lowest temperatures tomorrow morning. we might even see mist and fog patches too. there is a different look to the weather tomorrow because these wea k atla ntic fronts the weather tomorrow because these weak atlantic fronts will be here. some rain clipping the far

south—west of england. these two rain bands will come together and start to move away eastwards. elsewhere we will see plenty of sunshine, particularly across the eastern side of the uk. temperatures edging up, especially across england and wales. more places getting back into double figures. through wednesday evening, we will see this area of rain towards the north and west of the uk edging east. another one coming into south—east england and east anglia. they come together so and east anglia. they come together so that by thursday it is just an area of rain slowed to clear away. a few showers followed towards the north—west. but for many it will be a dry, fairly sunny day, if a little cooler. beyond that we are looking to this in the atlantic, harry kane 0scar. as it moves northwards, it will move towards the british isles

as we head towards the weekend. it will mean a spell of wet and windy weather. there is still some uncertainty about the detail but late on friday and into saturday, what is left of oscar comes our way. some wet weather but windy across all parts. and then another area of low pressure coming towards the uk later in the week. this is beyond 100 days. i'm katty kay in philadelphia. christian fraser is in london. our top stories... the first funerals are under way for the victims of saturday's shooting at a synagogue in pittsburgh. the president and first lady are due to arrive in the city shortly, amid some controversy over their visit. president trump has vowed to end the automatic right to citizenship for children born in the us to non—citizens. he said he could make the change by signing an executive order but there are major doubts over whether such a move would be legal. also coming up in the next half hour... wildlife on the wane — a new report warns humans are to blame for a steep decline in the world's species. and wayne rooney on his new life

living and playing football in the united states capital. a bit more relaxing for us as a family, i think. if you want to go to the supermarket or if you want to pop out and get a coffee then it's quite easy to do. the us mid—term elections are just a week away, and democrats will need big wins in some vital races if they hope to retake the house. pennsylvania's seventh district is one such battleground. the demographics in that district have been shifting, with more and more democrats registering to vote in this election. nada tawfik has been to the area's lehigh valley to look at the candidates vying for the seat, and what victory could mean for either party. pennsylvania's seventh district is a microcosm of america. from its industrial heartland and booming suburbs to its expensive rural lands.

democrats must win in mixed areas like these if they have any chance of taking back the us house of representatives. this long—time republican seat is now open so voters have been getting to know the fresh faces vying for their support. democrat susan wild, who leads in the polls, and republican marty nothstein, an olympic gold medallist. at this debate, the candidates faced questions from voters. marty nothstein focused on the economy and its strength under president trump, while susan wild hoped her and the democrats' position on health care would help flip the seat. do you feel, finally, democrats can take this seat? i don't take anything for granted. i know that i have to work for every vote that i get. the polls have you down. how are you feeling? i'm feeling good. you know, these are the same pollsters that did not predict donald trump was going to win. just days until the election, most in this room have already made up their minds, thanks, in part, to president trump.

ijust can't believe his moral background and the way he talks, that people are supporting him. i don't get the mentality. if the democrats win the house, they are going tojust impede trump, that's our whole mission. it is notjust the national political environment helping democrats. shifts in demographics could also help push this region more to the left. this district is moderate at its core but there are signs that could be changing. voter registration is way up and new democrats outnumber republicans four to one. professor chris borg is an analyst who has been closely monitoring the race. new registrants are usually younger voters and they tend to be democrat but, in this particular cycle, that is accentuated. it has been pushed up. so, democrats, if these new voters do turn out, and there are some signs they are more likely to turn out, it really does give a boost to the democrats.

this is matt connelly calling from the marty nothstein campaign. how are you? in the final days of this campaign, it will come down to which candidate can get their message out best. we are just reaching out to voters from susan wild's campaign. and which party can turn out the votes. nada tawfik, bbc news, pennsylvania. that truism of election, who goes out to vote. let's talk again to ron christie, who's here with us in philadelphia. you went to universityjust you went to university just west you went to universityjust west of here in delaware county pennsylvania. how much has that district changed because it is a key election district? it has changed a lot, a lot wealthier and a lot more educated people living there. so many universities. you are looking ata many universities. you are looking at a highly educated and well the set of constituencies that have a strong impact. what impact does it have in terms parties? you have a

lot of people who originally would not have voted for a republican but gave donald trump a chance. they wanted strong jobs and economy and two years on they are saying, the economy might be good but do we like what the president is saying? do you think that, increasingly, looking from over here, the united states is moving to a parliamentary system like ours in that they vote for the president in the midterms rather than the local candidate in front of them? it's an interesting perspective. i don't think we will ever switch to a parliamentary syste m ever switch to a parliamentary system but i can certainly tell you that the american people use the mid—term election as a referendum on the president. as we had said earlier, while donald trump is not in the ballot box, his face will be in evidence in peoples minds when they cast their ballot. thank you very much. stay on the roof in the wind because we are going to talk about wayne rooney galeta! —— later.

i've covered five mid—term elections here and i have never seen so much interest from people around the world. usually i mention midterms and our editors fall asleep or pretend they haven't heard me. this year is totally different, viewers are gripped. why is that? is it alljust trump? certainly the huge interest on this site. to get a sense of how these mid—terms compare to others in history, we're joined now from new york is michael beschloss. he is a presidential historian and author of the book presidents of war. it is good to have you with us. before we talk about the book, let's talk about the point we made about the midterms. can you remember back in recent history when the midterms have excited not just in recent history when the midterms have excited notjust the american public but the public around the world ? public but the public around the world? certainly not since 1945. the reason is that if donald trump is confirmed next week in the midterms and continues to own both houses of

congress, you will see a president who is riding for power in the way we may never have seen who is riding for power in the way we may never have seen before in the us also you saw what he has said about trying to change the 14th amendment by executive order. that may be the president who figures he now has a long—standing majority on the supreme court, conservative majority with his new appointment of brett kava naugh majority with his new appointment of brett kavanaugh and he might start to test authors of things that test our legal system, things that might go all the way to the supreme court. if he also owns both houses of congress, i don't know where the checks on his power will come from and we will see a donald trump flexing his muscles more than we have seen with any president in american history and that is why the interest is so great. one of the central themes in your book is about the consolidation of power within the consolidation of power within the presidency. will people read it and worried about how much power

modern president have? as we see from the nine presidents you have written about they are flawed individuals with weaknesses. at the moment, in answerto individuals with weaknesses. at the moment, in answer to your question, it is the number three bestseller in the us and i'm not saying that to gloat but i'm saying that people in this country are very worried about presidential power and that is what the book is about. in the united states, presidents get power and they abuse power more during wartime than any othertime. they abuse power more during wartime than any other time. michael, you also write about this president's attitude to america's allies and alliances in general and how it is different to those of his predecessors but i was wondering, is it inevitably different the further we get away from the second world war? is it trump who has this appreciation of america's alliances with other countries or we are that much further away from 1945 and that

was bound to happen?” much further away from 1945 and that was bound to happen? i think it is trump. can you think of any other human who would have been even remotely possible to be president, taking office in 2017, who would have had views even close to this? anyone on the republican side or democratic side? there might be the exception of rand paul. this is pretty much trump. he sage disruptor and ina pretty much trump. he sage disruptor and in a category of his own. —— he isa and in a category of his own. —— he is a disruptor. and what about the divisiveness in this country? i wonder if that ties into the point i made earlier, i tried to make mention of midterms to editors and now all they want is midterms. trying to even explain what it is to people! now they know more than is good for them! how new is that? this

country has always been divided. we are a large country, a lot of different people and views. geographically, people have different interests and that has been true all the way back to the beginning. what our system envisioned when our founders met in philadelphia in 1787 and wrote the constitution, the idea was that the president would be there to unite us in every way possible also unlike england, we have a head of state and a prime minister in the same human being, the president of the united states. the president is expected to bea states. the president is expected to be a tough political leader is proposing all sorts of policies that will make a lot of people angry, a lot of people will disagree with, but that same person is expected to use every opportunity he has to unite the country. every president has understood that and try to do it in one way or another, from george washington or the way through barack

0bama. i don't see any evidence that donald trump realises that is part of hisjob. i don't think he has the capacity to do it and i don't think he wants to do it and he is a one trick pony. his one move in politics is to divide the country for his political advantage, two pit groups against one another. maybe the last couple of days in america have been the acid test of that. you have this tragedy in pittsburgh, these jewish americans who were worshipping and we re americans who were worshipping and were killed. that was close on the heels of a widespread attempt to assassinate prominent americans including the 0bamas and the clintons by mail. any other president would have approached this with some humidity and realised it was a sacred time and in donald trump's case, in the hours after that tragedy in pittsburgh, he made jokes in public, he talked about maybe it would not have happened if the people in the synagogue were

armed. he went ahead with a political rallies in illinois. i don't know of any other president in american history who would have done that. we have a very different president who is not carrying on a significant part of hisjob. president who is not carrying on a significant part of his job. we can show viewers pictures of donald trump arriving on air force one into pittsburgh. he will be paying his respects this afternoon. the founding fathers, you write in your book, wrote the constitution to stop president becoming like the kings of europe, contriving fake wars and yet here we have a president who is contriving a fake war against immigrants, deploying the army to the border. he is talking about an invasion across—the—board. what would the founding fathers make of that do you think? they would have been completely disgusted and would feel that theirjob had been

thwarted. donald trump is sending thousands of our armed forces to the border also that is not what they are there for. they are there to protect us from real dangers and not fa ke protect us from real dangers and not fake ones. this is melodrama that he is staging to get his party a victory in the mid—term elections. it is an abuse of power and to my mind it is disgusting. it also foreshadows the much graver possibility that, in the tradition ofa possibility that, in the tradition of a couple of our bad presidents, donald trump may fabricate a counterfeit international incident to get america are involved in a major war for his own political purposes. the times, as i said earlier, when presidents abused power and became closer to authoritarians, they are wartime. when you have donald trump doing that, i think it is a big danger. michael, always a pleasure. the book is presidents of war, some incredible titbits in it but notably, the idea that lyndon

johnson, who of course was criticised so much for the vietnam walker went against his commanders who called for tactical nuclear weapons to be employed in the south of the country —— with the vietnam war. just some extra ordinary stuff from the lyndon johnson war. just some extra ordinary stuff from the lyndonjohnson tapes. always worth reading michael's books. this is beyond 100 days. still to come... as his goals take washington by storm, wayne rooney talks to us about his new life in america. a british think tank has hit out at the uk chancellor philip hammond's budget. the institute for fiscal studies says it gambles with public finances, and may lead to borrowing more. here's leila nathoo out on the factory floor this morning, the chancellor, philip hammond, keen to hear how yesterday's budget has been received. he's lifted the brakes on public spending, insisting poorer households would feel

the greatest effect. if you look at the whole package of measures that we delivered yesterday — notjust personal income tax cuts, but all the other measures — and you analyse how they affect people across the income scale, it's people at the bottom end of the income scale that benefit the most, and the analysis clearly shows that. out of his red box came more money for the health service, for defence and for those on universal credit. he needed to fulfil the promise of his downing street neighbour. the prime minister, this morning in norway, maintaining a new economic era was approaching. what we saw in the budget yesterday was, yes, austerity is coming to an end. what those that mean? we will continue to ensure that debts falls and give more support to our public services and we'll set out our new approach in the spending review next year. the budget yesterday was an attempt to redraw the dividing lines in westminster, to reposition conservative economic strategy. but labour have dismissed the claim that it truly heralded the end of the squeeze. it wasn't even a start. as i said, in key areas of public services, like schools,

like police, local government — nothing for local government whatsoever. it's not the end of austerity for them. and, speaking to the bbc, the head of a leading independent research institute had this assessment. the big winner yesterday was the health service. for other public services, there wasn't much extra money at all. we might be at the end of cuts, but we are not going to be offsetting the cuts that have happened over the last 7—8 years. so the government has loosened the purse strings, but the forecasts in this budget assume a smooth brexit and, if no deal is done, there would need to be a set of whole new economic plans. leila nathoo, bbc news, westminster. you're watching beyond 100 days. "exploding human consumption" has caused a massive drop in the global wildlife population, with only a quarter of the world's land still free of damage caused by human activity. the new data from the conservation group wwf paints a bleak picture of what's happening to the animal

kingdom right now. a reminder — perhaps the ultimate indicator of the pressure we put on the planet. the losses in vertibrate species — that's animals with a backbone, so mammals, fish, birds, amphibians, reptiles — averaged 60% between 1970 and 2014. south and central america are particularly hard hit with a loss of 89%. and there is an 83% decline in the numbers of freshwater species across the world. we're joined now by mike barrett, director of science and conservation at wwf. let's be clear about the numbers, this is not a 60% drop in the number of vertebrates that the average populations within the group. precisely that, there are fewer individuals within particular species than there were so than 60% average decline in the numbers of individuals in the populations since 1970. it is not great news from the point of view of speeches either

with average rate of extension up to 1000 times greater than the normal rate. —— extinction. as you said, these losses of wildlife, this is a broader indicator of the overall state of the environment. the environment is so crucial for us as people. it is our life—support system, it provides us with fresh air, clean water, food, fueland fibre and that is why we are calling now ‘ a fibre and that is why we are calling now . a new fibre and that is why we are calling now. a new global deal. people now for a new global deal for people and nature. are you somewhat depressed as a conservationist? two weeks ago we had this damning report from the un about the catastrophic climate change that we are experiencing and now we get this report and i don't detect from our world leaders a robust response. there is piecemeal talk about what they will do but where is the real action? somewhat depressed and frankly there was not time to be depressed because what is important

is the reaction. this is now the point where people are, collectively, have to start to fight for our world, for the future of our planet. coming up in 2020 will be a series of crucial meetings in the un for climate change, the parrot —— paris agreement, looking to ratchet up paris agreement, looking to ratchet up commitments, but also the convention for biological diversity where they will need to formulate a new plan to help the loss of biodiversity in the future and the crucial point at this stage is that politicians and critically heads of state at the dig ownership of this problem and step up to the mark and deliver a global deal for nature and people that reverses the declines in nature. that is the point i'm making. if you look at the news, you have a new brazilian president in favour of relaxing environmental protections in the rainforest, the chinese government announcing it will reverse 825 year ban on the use of rhino horns and tiger bones. these are big countries that are going in completely opposite direction. yes, but what we have to

bearin direction. yes, but what we have to bear in mind is the role that we can play from this end and not least as consumers. if you think about what is happening in brazil, a lot of the losses of wildlife are as a result of deforestation and that is being driven by increasing use of land conversion for agriculture. much of that grows products such as soy and that grows products such as soy and thatis that grows products such as soy and that is exported to countries like as in the uk where we feed it to pigs and chickens to provide meat we eat. 0ur behaviour hip, changing our patterns of consumption, can have a real impact in other parts of the world —— our behaviour here. we had to address our global footprint. world —— our behaviour here. we had to address our global footprintm is as it was last week with the climate change report, we have to do our own bit. and this is why we're calling for people to fight for your world now. the choice choices all of us world now. the choice choices all of us make, every day, they add up. we can make choices for our planet and not against it. thank you very much for coming in. six months ago the former england

captain and star footballer wayne rooney moved to the us and joined the soccer team, dc united. since then the club, which was at the bottom of the league, has experienced an extraordinary turnaround, and is now in the major league soccer‘s play offs— six months ago katty kay promised to get us an interview. six months on wayne rooney has been speaking to our sports correspondent, natalie pirks about his new life in the american capital. well done her! as england's all—time record goal—scorer, wayne rooney has always played at the highest level. but, at 33 years old, he hasjust taken on his toughest career challenge. right, dc. let's get to work. he told me he is notjust in america for a vacation, though. of course you have people who maybe compare you to other players who have come over here and not done so well. you know, people can make their opinion on you after they see you play. i couldn't really take my foot off the pedal. rooney's arrival has

been big news here. when wayne rooney arrived in dc back in late june, the team was in last place in the eastern conference. he was the spark they needed to get on a major run and reach the play—offs. with a basic wage of more than £2 million a year, but with total earnings reportedly more than double that, he is the highest—paid player in the club's history. shirt sales and ticket sales are up but so is the level rooney demands. last week we won a game and it was not our best performance by any means and he came in and said it wasn't good enough and everyone was kind of thrown off. we just won a game and he's like, that's not going to last in the play—offs. so, it was a nice, little, i guess kick in the butt, it was a wake—up call for us. well, dc is known for its fast pace and politics and yet life in the capital has afforded rooney something he has not had in 17 years. the land of the free is living up to its name. i think it isjust a bit more relaxing for us as a family.

if you want to go to the supermarket or if you want to pop out and get a coffee, it is quite easy to do. at times in england it could be a bit difficult. i thinkjust to be able to walk round and have a bit more space and a bit more time to enjoy with your family is something a bit different to what i'm used to. he is living a different life now, albeit without premier league pampering. rooney is now flying economy and sharing hotel rooms. i think it's important that you are part of the team. i wouldn't come in and start demanding things. it's not a big issue, to be honest. he watched england's world cup run as a fan for the first time since he was a kid. that childlike exuberance is coming through in his football again. the smile is back. against all odds, trophies could be too. natalie pirks, bbc news, washington. the first game in the play—offs is

on thursday night, my son has ticket and he can tell us how it goes. that is the rap on wayne rooney in washington, that he is extremely generous and very humble and it is going down very well with the team. he said he goes to the supermarket, i happen to know it is the same supermarket i go to, right next to his kids school! and you still didn't get the interview! i'm really sorry i did not get the interview! however, i have a bonus for you. ron has a bonus. this being the scene of brotherly love, we have to have swag. now you have your own filly fanatic to go and sit. ok! christian, we're not leaving the out. this is the mascot for the

philadelphia phillies. christian, over here is the steps where rocky ran up famously in a movie. we got you a rocky t—shirt! ran up famously in a movie. we got you a rocky t-shirt! come on, ron christie! i love it! we can't have you guys without any swag. you can wear that to west virginia.” you guys without any swag. you can wear that to west virginia. i like it. i would survive in west virginia with that on! you, on the other hand, no. aside from the swag, filly sta kes, hand, no. aside from the swag, filly stakes, the liberty bell, the declaration of independence, what else does the good state of pennsylvania have? i knew you were going to do this! they have towns with strange names. every schoolboy

joke goes, the town of intercourse isa joke goes, the town of intercourse is a seven minute drive from the town of paradise but a three hour drive from the town of climax! we will leave it there! good night. it was wales and south—west england that had the lion's share of the sunshine today but if you were close to the east coast of england it was not just cloudy to the east coast of england it was notjust cloudy but wet to the east coast of england it was not just cloudy but wet at times and there was a cold wind. the area of lapadula brought some of us rain is moving eastwards —— the area of low pressure. it will be a cold night than last night. the weather fronts coming into western parts, some of us coming into western parts, some of us could get under the cloud and rain, in western scotland and northern ireland, you could avoid the frost but in the blue areas,

this is where going into tomorrow morning we will have some of the lowest temperatures. maybe one to mist fog patches. a different look to the weather tomorrow. these weak atla ntic to the weather tomorrow. these weak atlantic funds will be here, one from the western isles into the west of northern ireland initially, and edging further east. another from cumbria, anglesey, pembrokeshire and the far south—west of england. they will come together by the evening and start to move eastwards. elsewhere, plenty of sunshine, particularly in the eastern side of the uk with winds turning to a southerly. temperatures edging up, especially across england and wales, more places in double figures. through wednesday evening when trick or treat activity will reach its peak, this area of rain in the north and west will move eastwards and another comes into south—east england and east anglia. they come

together and by thursday it is one area attracting eastern england and slow to clear. a few showers in the north—west, but for many it will be dry and fairly sunny, if a little cooler. beyond that we are looking at this in the atlantic, what is left of hurricane 0scar is it wea ke ns left of hurricane 0scar is it weakens and moves northwards and gets caught up in the jet stream as it heads towards us by the weekend at that means there will be a spell of wet and windy weather on the way but still some uncertainty about the detail. late friday into saturday, what is left of it comes our way, especially in the north and west with some wet weather but windy in all parts and another area of low pressure comes in later in the weekend. this is bbc news. the headlines at 8pm: the chancellor is warned over his budget. an influential research group says he's taking a gamble and that many public services will continue to feel squeezed. we might be at the end of cuts, but we are not going to be offsetting the cuts that have

happened over the last seven or eight years. if i was a prison governor, a headteacher, running a local authority, i wouldn't be breaking out the champagne just yet. president trump arrives in pittsburgh, where the first funerals are taking place for the victims of the synagague shooting. 32 years after estate agent suzy lamplugh went missing in london, forensic teams start digging up a garden in the west midlands. the search is taking place at a house once owned by the mother ofjohn cannan, the prime suspect in suzy‘s killing.