you're watching beyond 100 days. the british prime minister brings her brexit plan b to parliament — but the labour leader says nothing's changed. after the crushing defeat last week, theresa may said she had been listening — and brexit had to happen. she would seek changes to a key sticking point — the irish backstop but the eu shown no sign of moving. you might not know her yet — but you will. kamala harris becomes the eighth democrat to say she wants to run against donald trump. also on the programme: a syrian rocket is shot down above the ski slopes of the occupied golan heights. israel confirms they have since targeted iranian positions near damascus. and red sky at night — stargazers‘ delight. the "super blood wolf moon" that was visible across the northern hemisphere. the last we will see for ten years. hello and welcome.

i am katty kay in washington, christian fraser is in london. anyone expecting the british prime minister to announce a dramatic change of course will be disappointed. mrs may's "new" brexit plan appears to be very similar to the "old plan." she is trying to get further concessions from brussels on the irish backstop border issue — but the eu failed to give her those last time. the one concession that was made today is that a £65 fee that eu citizens in britain were expecting to pay for settled status, has been scrapped. perhaps, in truth, mrs may had no option but to dig in. to concede to the softer brexit some are demanding, might win her support on opposition benches but it would split her own party irrevocably. and is she any different to the opposition labour leaderjeremy corbyn, who appears to be champion of leave up north, and of remain down south. the right way to rule out still deal is for this house to approve a deal —— the right way to rule out no deal is for this house to approve a deal

with the european union. that is what this government is seeking to achieve. the only other guaranteed way to avoid a no deal brexit is to revoke article 50, which would mean staying in the eu. the prime minister seems to be going through the motions of accepting the result but in reality is in deep denial. the logic of that decisive defeat is that the prime minister must change her red lines because her current deal is undeliverable. well, joining us now are dia chakravarty in london — she is the brexit editor for the telegraph — and in brussels is james randerson — he writes for politico. are we being fear to suggest plan b looks a lot like plan a and stands about the same chances of getting through parliament?” about the same chances of getting through parliament? i think you are absolutely right about the first bit and it looks very like plan a and one of the big concessions, one tangible difference is this £65 waiverfor european

tangible difference is this £65 waiver for european union citizens already here. i welcome it, i think thatis already here. i welcome it, i think that is a good gesture to send out to brussels and i hope the other eu 27 would reciprocate. weather or not anything has changed in parliament, thatis anything has changed in parliament, that is a slightly more interesting question i think because some of the more positive noises coming out today, as i wasjust more positive noises coming out today, as i was just coming more positive noises coming out today, as i wasjust coming into more positive noises coming out today, as i was just coming into the studio, the dup have sent out a press release saying what the polish premier has suggested, that there might be some sort of limit in the backstop, he was suggesting it might be five years, they were saying it was a step in the right direction. does it mean therefore that if brussels now understands that there are certain concrete things that can be changed about this backstop which the dup might welcome and drg might stand behind, that is a slight

chance, an increased chance, of getting this deal through parliament. perhaps the eu might be willing to offer something though that sounds very, very optimistic because backstop and isn't the time limit or it is really at insurance policy. it is part of the legal agreement. so why does the prime minister think it can be reopened. these comments from the polish foreign minister might give some hope to brexiteers who have been saying all we have to do is stand firm and they will make concessions. it doesn't really feel like that. eu 27 ministers today are sticking firm to theirline and 27 ministers today are sticking firm to their line and reacting with the kind of weary consolation at this

five—year suggestion put up there by the polish foreign minister. it is important to understand something about the place of volunteer. it is about the place of volunteer. it is a bit on the outside, it is seen as pa rt of a bit on the outside, it is seen as part of the eu awkward squad and is in open warfare with brussels on a numberof other in open warfare with brussels on a number of other issues. in a weight is not that surprising. poland all along has been a little but more sympathetic to the uk. i don't think it's the start of the dam breaking, if you like. james, the feeling with 67 days to go in brussels, frustration, willingness to negotiate at the very last minute, standing firm until day one? what is your take? there are certainly a lot of frustration. ultimately they

really wa nt of frustration. ultimately they really want a deal and maybe that means later in the process some movement will become evident that at the moment they are reallyjust watching with some horror, really, what is going on in london, trying to hope that something settles down and they get a kind of clear position from london. at the moment they are just not confident that anything they offer some sort of compromise olive branch will actually be accepted and mp5 will vote for it. tomorrow we will get a number of amendments to the motion the prime minister has set down and that will be an attempt by the backbenchers to wrestle control of the process. this seems to be collaboration going on between some of the remains supporting backbenchers. we were hearing that there would be separate amendments put forward to parliament but i think the latest we're hearing is

that dominic grieve and yvette cooper will may be in cross—party co—operation and putting forward some amendments. this is where the test out what the mood is in parliament and what could get majority support. exactly what the legal implications would be and exactly how much the government would feel bound by those amendments, to add to whatjames was saying about what poland might play an important part in these discussions and might be interested in what is going on, you have the highest amount of polish people outside poland in the uk. more so than in any of the other european countries. what i hearfrom my lobby collea g u es countries. what i hearfrom my lobby colleagues is it was definitely a very last—minute concession, the £65

waiver. there are some fees going on in twitter how much of a role that polish foreign minister intervention played in theresa may deciding £65 can be waived. thank you. 67 days. shall we put the clock up? four minutes less since the beginning of the programme. it is ticking away. this could have looked the same on day 167 and 867. it is not changed much. but i suppose she is the only one in the know. she has spoken to and must have some reason to think there will be something, figleaf some addition to the

legislation of political part that might make some difference. these are days and hours and minutes and seconds. i guess, first of all the likely that your optimistic that she knows that is the plan here because the doesn't look like there has been much of a clear plan up until now that she knows much more of what you will get from the eu than anyone else does, but my question would be if that was just six days to go away ina if that was just six days to go away in a different position of the same position was six days to go before brexit as we have been for the last two and a half years? i don't think we will be because i think either no deal will have been taken off the table or something will have given already. either we will be into a general direction or had deal will have gone through parliament. but i'm monotonous. iwill have gone through parliament. but i'm monotonous. i will remind you of that with six days ago. —— i am an

optimist. kamala harris wants to be america's first female president, its first president of asian heritage and its first non—white woman president. that's a lot of firsts. but then, the senator from california is used to breaking barriers. she's the daughter of an indian mother and a jamaican father. she was the first female attorney general of california. and, when she was elected in 2016, became the country's first indian american senator. she enters an already crowded field of democrats who are running to unseat donald trump. eight so far with many more still to declare. kamala harris is getting attention because she's already made a name for herself, on the judiciary committee, with her rigorous, and lawyerly cross examinations. i will point out to you thejustice neil gorsuch was nominated by this president. you both extended very prestigious law schools, you both clerked forjustice kennedy. you were both circuitjudges. the only difference is that you have been accused of sexual assault. how do you reconcile your statement about a conspiracy against you? i explained that in my opening

statement, senator. under what scenario would you imagine that you would not follow the recommendation of the career ethics officials in the department ofjustice or excuse yourself from the mueller investigation? if i disagreed with them. we are talking about people taken an oath to serve the public who are now out standing in lines for food banks. it is just wrong across the board. to put a fine point on it, the president cannot hold the american people hostage over his vanity project, which is what that wall is. kamala harris will be campaigning nonstop for the next two years. and for more on the growing democratic field we are joined by alexis simendinger, national political correspondent for the hill. what chance does she have of

securing the democratic nomination? not only will be a very large field but we will see a large group of female senators and in some ways thatis female senators and in some ways that is history making and you can tell from the desire of senator harris to get in on martin luther king harris to get in on martin luther kinng. anniversary harris to get in on martin luther king jr. anniversary day and she cold him one of her great inspirations. she wants to get in early because she knows it will be a crowded field and wants to emphasise which she thinks she can make a difference. it is a very progressive left—leaning field. she will be in a pack, all of them scrambling to get national id and she was to outline what makes are somewhat different. you can see her emphasising her multiethnic routes and her african—american heritage. she wants to tap into that place of the progress of electorate to see if she can tap into that. of the eight who have declared so far kamala harris

is getting the most attention of the stage. but there are other big names who have not yet had he will run. we're hearing —— waiting to hear whatjoe biden is going to do. in south carolina is bernie sanders and corey booker. she has gotten fast. what does that tell us? it tells us this is the way that a lot of those who need to get recognition i've been advised to do it. they are doing and some of the modern way which is getting on television which is the way she announced without a whole lot of play around the whole concept with the after raise a lot of money. she has been doing a tour

about her lawn mower and trying to describe a professional routes. raising recognition and raise a lot of money and trying to build support and recognition in her base and she believes california will play a very large role in the election of the primary is and she wants to tap into that california advantage. stay with us. democrats this weekend rejected a proposal by president trump to reopen the government. his proposition involved getting money for his border wall in exchange for temporary protection for dreamers — the young people brough to america illegally by their parents. democrats said that wasn't a fair trade — since mr trump was the one who took away dreamers' protection in the first place. the other people who were really not happy with the deal were mr trump's own base who felt it was too soft on undocumented immigrants. conservative commentators rounded on the president, suggesting

he was betraying his supporters. so we are stuck with a shutdown — now 31 days old. and remember, it's a shutdown mr trump said he wanted. if we don't get what we want, one way or the other, whether it is to you through the military or through anything you want to call, i will shut down the government. 0k, fairenough. i am proud, and i tell you what. we disagree. i am proud to shut down the government for border security, chuck. but with polls suggesting the public does indeed hold mr trump responsible for the fact that 800,000 government workers aren't getting paid, the president tried this weekend a new tack. more conciliatory. in order to build the trust and goodwill necessary to begin real immigration reform, there are two more elements to my plan. number one is three years of legislative relief for 700,000 daca recipients are brought here unlawfully by their parents at a young age many years ago.

and alexis simendinger is still with us. after months of this shutdown it sounds like president donald trump is changing his june. he is changing ischaemic lesions dynamic. this week he has given the senate something among republicans to vote for. they we re among republicans to vote for. they were under extreme pressure to actually have something to react to. what we're going to deal with this week is senator mcconnell, the majority leader of the senate will bring this plan to the floor and they are very hopeful with quote marks around it that they can get as many as 65 votes which is probably unlikely but he says he needs at least seven, he wants to see the canberra cup democrats and divide them. on the high side speaker

pelosi is not budging. if there is no deal and nothing enacted federal workers this week will face the second paycheque of no money. it's a zero on the picture. if the president was suffering in the polls, part of me thinks that is because he didn't really have a strategy of his strategy kept changing any move the goalposts. now he has put this proposalforward changing any move the goalposts. now he has put this proposal forward and mitch mcconnell will put it on the senate floor, does that ramp up pressure on the democrats because they have to say no to something? pressure on the democrats because they have to say no to something ?m does, but the president so far have not barged and splintered apart. speaker pelosi has been able to hold her conference together. the point about the pressure is as the electrolux is what is happening and get smaller and more disturbed as

the month goes on and economic impacts become clearer potentially thatis impacts become clearer potentially that is much more pressure on both parties to try and come up with some sort of reconciliation. in this case though the strategy of the president has been all over the map and has been somewhat improvisational. this can solitary attitude that came at the weekend, why does this happen? why do we get to size the president? i think it depends who is talking to him and who has his ear in the white house. when we had him a week or so ago and it came to give that slightly apocalyptic view of immigrants in america and the crime they were committing and how there was a crisis on the border of national security and humanitarian issues, that sounded like stephen miller had with that speech and more like his inaugural address who stephen miller was an old stone. —— was involved in. he is a hardliner

and the migration in pushing this tough line. the president son—in—law has taken a softer position over immigration over the last couple of yea rs immigration over the last couple of years and that was a position we we re years and that was a position we were hearing over the weekend. what was remarkable about the deal was how quickly was condemned notjust by democrats but by the president's own conservative base. almost the first in his presidency donald trump risk the raft of his base. conservative commentators said the steel amounts to amnesty to illegal immigrants. ann coulter to do this would be amnesty and the president does not like hearing this. we voted for trump does not like hearing this. we voted fortrump and we does not like hearing this. we voted for trump and we gotjeb bush. that

isa for trump and we gotjeb bush. that is a problem for the president to cannot afford to alienate his base. police are dealing with two security alerts in londonderry in northern irleand, less than than 48 hours after an explosion in a hijacked pizza delivery van in the city centre. officers are investigating reports that masked men hijacked two vehicles then abandoned them, in separate incidents about two hours apart. people have been ordered to leave houses within range of the vehicles; bomb disposal experts have been called in. a reminder of why keeping the border open and ireland is so important. the venezuelan government says a number of military officers have been arrested after they allegedly stole weapons and kidnapped four officials in the early hours of monday. footage shows residents and security forces clashing in the area. in earlier videos the leader of the group called for the removal of president nicolas maduro from office, and appealed for the public support for the revolt. the european union has imposed sanctions on four russians over the salisbury nerve agent attack on sergei and yulia skripal last year.

it said two agents at russia's military intelligence agency, the gru, as well as its head and deputy head, were responsible for "possession, transport and use" of the nerve agent used on the former spy. the russian government continues to deny it was behind the attack. the "super blood wolf moon" was visible around the world last night. it happens when the earth gets between the sun and the moon, which prevents direct sunlight from reaching it, and so it appears red. it is going to be another ten years before we get the next one. here's our science editor david shukman to explain. an experience that left everyone amazed. the moon closer to earth than usual and hour by hour being transformed, from its normal brilliant white to a darker and more mysterious red. amazing. as you can see, it's a party atmosphere, but everybody is just enjoying the spectacle.

this sequence of pictures shows how the shadow of the earth gradually fell across the moon. 0ur atmosphere casting a reddish light on the lunar shadow of the earth gradually fell across the moon. 0ur atmosphere casting a reddish light on the lunar surface. it produced a mesmerising sight for millions. this image was taken in argentina, but dozens of different countries were also blessed with clear skies. the czech republic had some exceptional views. as did many in germany, where photographers braved freezing temperatures to get these remarkable scenes. in northumberland the remote observatory captured this picture. the astronomers gathered there in the early hours were astounded. it was a really magical experience actually because the whole observatory team were there, watching it, and some of our team have never seen a lunar eclipse before, so just watching the moon turn this deep red colour, and the entire night sky went pitch black...

from conisbrough castle in south yorkshire, to brightlingsea essex, and seaford in east sussex... in los angeles, an excited crowd chanted while the moon was red. total lunar eclipses like this come around roughly every year, but it's not often that so many people in so many parts of the world get to enjoy one david shukman, bbc news. you look in google and it has the blood moon in chile and brazil and jerusalem and all over the world. my directors tellingly in the year that you have lots and lots of fun facts. i have one fun facts. i was reading

in the farmers almanac today that it is coal a super blood wolfman because normally it appears in january when the wolves used it: hunger —— super blood wolf moon. read sunday gave way to blue monday. this is the most depressing day of the year. there's still two thirds of to go to everyone still a bit down on the mouth. so for those of you feeling a lot of grey and elizabeth blue monday, here is the superfluous pigeon that dances. —— a little bit blue monday. he sings and plays

i sort of wondered what she would going far with the dancing pigeon thing. happy monday, everyone. this is beyond 100 days from the bbc. coming up for viewers on the bbc news channel and bbc world news: china's economic growth drops to its slowest rate in almost 30 years — we look at what it means for the rest of the world. and with no end in sight to the us shutdown — we'll hear from a work who's not been paid since before christmas — that's still to come. the favoured few got to see little

bit of sunshine today but for many more skies have been turning increasingly clouded. this is from a weather watcher in the scottish borders earlier on. that cloud brings with it admits of rain but also some sleet and snow in places. you can see this cloud here on the satellite picture. quite an active frontal system continuing south—east across the uk as we go through tonight into the early hours of tuesday. some heavy rain and squally winds on the weather front. behind it some pretty chilly air with someone it some pretty chilly air with someone to show is pushing and across western areas. the setup for tomorrow is for this rain to hang around for the first part of the morning across the far south—east. behind it we are all into this brisk north winds bringing cold a and a scattering of wintry showers. the gigging ef wmtzy-chamelc—ihm is from 3.71737 77777 7777 777 77777 77 ;;.717.77 77777 7777 777 77777 77 side of ecre== the-“9m war-ef sflfit'iflf fairly

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three and 7 degrees. a scattering showers across north and western areas. thursday dry with spells of sunshine. clouds thickening across northern ireland later on. something milder in the west and all of us will have something a little milder on friday. a bit of rain in the north but that won't last. it turns cold again through the weekend. welcome to the programme. 0ur welcome to the programme. our top stories: after crashing defeat, theresa may brings her plan b the parliament but the opposition leader says it is more than a rehash of plan a. he says nothing has changed. china's economy is growing at its slowest rate in more than three decades and there are worries it could make a global slowdown even worse. coming up in the next half hour, as the partial us government shutdown hits the one—month mark, we speak to one worker who is among the many missing out on a second paycheque. it is two years since donald trump stood on the steps of the us capitol

to be sworn in as america's 45th president. china's economic growth has dropped its slowest rate in almost 30 years as the us trade war on policy in beijing start to bite. spending is down and that is bringing down the growth. a 6.6% growth rate is something most western economies would give their eye teeth for but in china, is a different story. we looked on with envy. 6.6% is a level of healthy growth in any economy but it confirms that china continues to slow down and it is already having an impact globally. 2018 saw demand for new cars here for the first time in two decades. something jaguar land rover said will lead to thousands ofjob cuts at the uk car—maker. apple as well

has warned of an impact on its cash flow because china is buying fewer new iphones. china's leaders now there is a slowdown, the big question now is how to their managers? in 2019, our economy faces a possible risks but with steady progress, with foundation and certain conditions, and with confidence, it is capable of maintaining a reasonable economic growth. and achieving sustained and healthy economic development. that phrase possible risks is an understatement. trade war with the us continues. all the evidence here is that manufacturers, shoppers, politicians are all nervous. there is always deep suspicion about china's officialfigures is always deep suspicion about china's official figures they always match the government targets. even if the true numbers are lower, china's leaders have acknowledged the need to do something to try to manage a slowdown that is here and

which may be made a lot worse is that trade war goes on. earlier we spoke to the former manager and asked him what the rate means for the rest of us. it is not a true number which doesn't have any volatility at all. in fact, deep down i think the growth rate is substantially down i think the growth rate is su bsta ntially lower down i think the growth rate is substantially lower than the official number suggests that it is going to affect us all because if you're a commodity producer or a commodity company, you have already been on high note that things are going a little bit pear shaped. but for most countries, china is the biggest export partner and this is now a $13 trillion economy so if china catches cold, we will all suffer a little bit fresher. some of

this is beijing's own economic policy but to what extent is the trade conflict with the united states ca m e trade conflict with the united states came into this slowdown? to be honest, i don't think the trade war has so far had very much impact on china. what impact it might have had has probably been offset in 2018 by incremental policy, interest rates, and so on. the real danger would have been, and might be, if donald trump takes these higher ta riffs donald trump takes these higher tariffs that this year out of the deep freeze, if the trade talks don't result in some kind of agreement, then i think china really will begin to ache on top of the other problems it has domestically. so there is not a an effect on consumer confidence because of this trade tension? there is an effect on confidence, is very hard to measure but the real hurt that i think the chinese economy is exhibiting is in

car sales are down for the first time last year in 28 years and sales are weak, retail sales across the board are softer, investment in decline in manufacturing and now in real estate, so the only real area where there is a little bit of this going on is in infrastructure which the government is trying to crank up again. i don't think the trade situation has yet had a dramatic impact on china but it could. the partial shutdown of the us government is now a month old and the hundreds and thousands of federal workers and millions more contractors whose main source of income comes from the government, that means four worrying weeks with no pay. lots of those affected live in or around washington, dc. this is also around washington, dc. this is also a nationwide issue. beyond the capital, the worst affected states or south dakota, new mexico and alaska. democrats have rejected mr

trump is likely just alaska. democrats have rejected mr trump is likelyjust offer so there is no prospect of the government reopening soon and that means that this friday, government workers will miss their second paycheque. 0ne this friday, government workers will miss their second paycheque. one of them is the meteorologist, rebecca anderson, who is member of the the national weather service based in alaska. rebecca, welcome to the programme. thank you so much for having —— having me. programme. thank you so much for having -- having me. tell us about yourjob and what you have been doing while government has been shut? i am a meteorologist and through the government shut down, we have been maintaining a constant state of weather watch. we are still putting out a forecast the daily and our warnings and advisories. we worked 2a hours a day, seven days a week so you have some of the best forecasters on staff who are continue to work on behalf of the

american public to protect life, property. this is now going to be four wigs. if you don't get your pay on friday, you will not have been paid since before christmas. what does that mean for you in practical terms? it is costing a big physical, emotional and mental stress. many of us are emotional and mental stress. many of us are wondering how we are going to pay our rent. i have co—workers who are taking out loans just to pay their mortgage and medical bills. me personally, i plan on getting married this summer and one of my venues is a national park so not only is it impacting my paycheque but also my wedding venue and having to pay our vendor as soon as impacting us who are the co—workers but also spreading into our local economies and i think that is the most stressful part. yes, we worry about ourselves but we are more concerned about our family and communities. you are trying to plant

this wedding and you cannot pay the people meant to be organising the wedding. how you managing day—to—day to pay essential bills? are you digging into savings and how much longer do you have that you could survive of those savings?” longer do you have that you could survive of those savings? i am using my savings. i am very fortunate, having lived fairly frugally, i have a savings account that i have nicknamed my shutdown savings account to prepare for such a situation. based on my savings, i have only worked in the agency for 18 months. i graduated and went straight to work so my savings, i have been ray fortunate that i have saved and i can live off that a couple of months at this point, we don't know when the shutdown will end and that is the scariest part of this entire thing. it strikes me that from here, american workers, they put up with much more than i dare say workers in europe was put up dare say workers in europe was put up with. if you are not getting paid, even for a week, they would be

out on strike. why are american federal workers still going to work? well, we truly love ourjobs and especially in our agency, we have a mission and each one of us is so dedicated to that mission. we also have the technicalities of our contracts but that really is the decisive point. we believe in what we do and especially in alaska, weather and whether products are a of life. our communities rely on accurate weather information and we feel, especially in alaska, a strong duty to protect the people we serve and while it may be true in other countries, obviously we have that aspect of the limitations of being government employees. thank you very much forjoining us. we hope you get your paycheque certain. good luck with the wedding. you raised such a good point there

because after 2008, we saw demonstrations in greece, spain, london and we didn't see workers getting out onto the streets here in america and there is the kind of social contract in europe where people pay higher taxes and they expect the government to look after them. here in america, people have a more individualistic view, didn't expect so much from the government andi expect so much from the government and i think that is why you don't see people demonstrating. they have been small protests in front of the lighthouse most fridays but they are a little parents and in comparison to europe and when you hear someone like rebecca saying she is using her savings to live. we are now in a president at times, date 31. you cannot go without for ever. at some point, federal workers will walk away. 0r will walk away. or will they stick on the job like rebecca because they have the sense of duty which is just extraordinary?

that feeling of community she has and she will carry on working. let's move on to israel which says it has hit brilliant targets in damascus. the israeli defence force says the overnight operation targeted syrian air defences. syrian military says it shot down most of the israeli missiles that went out the other way but a monitoring group reported that at least 11 pro—government fighters we re least 11 pro—government fighters were killed. the israeli military says its targets were armed stories, a position at damascus airport, an intelligence site and a military training camp. all operated, it says, by iran's elite force. the idf says, by iran's elite force. the idf says when syrian air defences target israeli planes, it returned fire. syrian state media said this was an

intense attack. it talked about an hour of loud explosions. russia which has been backing syria's president in his country's civil war, said some edgy cruise missiles and guided bombs were destroyed. israel says on this was in response toa israel says on this was in response to a rocket fired at a ski resort packed with this release opinions. here in the occupied area on sunday. the rocket was intercepted by israel's missile defences system. israel's missile defences system. israel's prime minister, who is also the defence minister, gave a strong warning. translation: paper tries to hurt us, we heard them. whoever threatens student destroy us all they are the full response body. he has made clear that israel has carried out hundreds of attacks over the past year. from a passing

sophisticated weapons to the lebanese laws and group, another of israel's sworn enemies. the prime minister is speaking increasingly openly at stopping iran's entrenchment in syria. right now, israel is getting ready for a general election so perhaps that is pa rt general election so perhaps that is part of the reason why. the stores also reflect the dangerous moment we are at. tehran has made clear it has no plans to leave syria at the end of it civil war and that means the threat of open confrontation between israel and iran. can we see those pictures again? we cannot. weren't they extraordinary? it takes all concentration to ski there. i'm not sure i could do that. it looked slightly surreal with those

missiles. still to come, two years on, we take stock of the trump administration at the half—point of his first term, where do things stand? victims of domestic abuse could receive a wide range of new protection under what the government is controlling landmark legislation for englund and wales. when you are talking to a child you so, one, two, three, and expect them to finish macro backstop what they are doing. i thought he would use it, he used the same thing, the threat of violence. sarah, not her real name, survived years of non—physical domestic abuse. it really traumatises you. you

believe them within yourself because they are allowed to tell you how to think and he was allowed to tell me how to think the three years so by allowing him to cross—examine me in court for three hours, it took me back to a place i thought i had got away from. a draft of domestic abuse bill now aims to stop this practice. it includes a ban on abusers cross—examining their victims, economic abuse were victims have no control over their finances, and new orders that could force abusers into beer dilatation programmes. polygraphs will also be piloted in domestic abuse offenders who are at high risk of reoffending check they have not under conditions of pearl. the purpose of the bill is great but i think we need to see the fine detail, we need to know where the money is coming from because we're a lwa ys money is coming from because we're always being told, we have asked

with these issues to be raised and for these measures to be brought in but there is no money. it is not going to happen without a massive cash injection. some including sarah see further steps could still be taken to focus on the prevention, rather than dealing with the consequences. two years ago today, donald trump stood on the steps of the us capitol, put his hand on a bible and was sworn in as america's 44th president. in that time he has been one of the country's most controversial figures. one of the country's most controversialfigures. either one of the country's most controversial figures. either the subject of adoration or contempt. few presidents have been as talked about as much as him. two years in, his approval rating is pretty much where they were when he started that mattered inaugural address announcing a new direction for the country, promise to put america

first. from this day forward, it is going to be only america first. the united states has just announced tariffs on another $200 billion in chinese made goods. with a total so far of $250 billion. we are very proud of what took place today. i think our whole relationship with north korea and the korean peninsula is going to be very much different situation than it has in the past. ididn't it has in the past. i didn't know the president, there was no body to collude with. there was no body to collude with. there was no body to collude with. there was no collusion with the campaign. the federal government remains shut down for one reason and one reason only. because democrats will not fund border security. joining us now to discuss the

president's record over these past two years president's record over these past two yea rs is president's record over these past two years is robert christie who served as an adviser to george w bush. let's just put up this graphic the start of this conversation. it is the dowjones and it takes you from january 2017 to january 2019. make america great again, it looks pretty great to me. good evening to you, it certainly does. for all the detractors of president trump who think he is an abrasive style and he has not done much, the economy here in america is very strong. 0f course, what do people look at heading into a re—elected president? doi heading into a re—elected president? do i feel better, do my neighbours feel better about their economic stat and letting president trump has largely presided over a very strong economy for us here in america. largely presided over a very strong economy for us here in americam he has presided over such a strong economy, and it is all about the economy, and it is all about the economy, by his approval rating is

way above 38 or 40%? economy, by his approval rating is way above 38 or 4096? well, there is this little device known as twitter and the president seems to take to this device at every opportunity to insult just about everybody on this device at every opportunity to insultjust about everybody on just about anything. people look at their president and they want to have a certain moral clarity, they want to have a certain stature and let's just say president trump as issued the traditional media outlets in using social media. a lot of people like that, many people don't. we have a world leader who is on twitter and he is available in the form a day, there is not a two a period that goes by where we do not hear from donald trump. period that goes by where we do not hear from donald trumplj period that goes by where we do not hear from donald trump. i have to say, it is sad that when i wake up in the morning, the first thing i do is reach for my phone and see what donald trump has tweeted and before igoto donald trump has tweeted and before i go to bed, i look to see if it president has said anything that i need to think about. i think people wa nt need to think about. i think people want separation from their president and trump is just

want separation from their president and trump isjust in ourface all the time, he goes not sleep. you we re the time, he goes not sleep. you were on capitol hill include a publican party during the clinton administration, you worked in the white house during the george w bush administration. both of those presidents had their fair share administration. both of those presidents had theirfair share of controversy is and yet i can't think ofa controversy is and yet i can't think of a president in modern times who is out talked about and solicit such strong feelings here in america and abroad as well as donaldj trump. not a question about that. there we re not a question about that. there were those who thought george w bush was not the smartest guy or that bill clinton was slick willy but there was never this level of saturation, never this devil of on talk radio and television, editorial pages, everybody is talking about donald trump. truly, ourfirst celebrity president who is a former top show host, he knows exactly what he is doing. he is the question everybody wants to know, he is a

republican but he is not of the republican but he is not of the republican party, so is he, in your view, going to be the republican candidate come 2020 and is he going to get re—elected ? candidate come 2020 and is he going to get re-elected? to be privately honest with you, i can see a scenario that donald trump says, you know what? i have done more in four yea rs know what? i have done more in four years and most have done in eight yea rs, years and most have done in eight years, i have a contest what you wa nt to years, i have a contest what you want to do, i am leaving. the other half of me thinks his ego is such that why would he give away the plane, the helicopter and all the things you get with being president of the united states, so i think it could go either way. will he get re—elected? if the economy is as strong as now, donald trump will be the guy to beat. it is amazing watching him there coming off the helicopter, how important all of those symbols are and i agree with you. i'm completely divided, he is either going to decide this is a nightmare job and he wants to go back to running his business or he is going to decide, i have to run

andi is going to decide, i have to run and i have to win again and that will vindicate my performance over the last four years. it is perhaps symptomatic of the trump era that tempers run high and social media fuels but love him, hate him debate. a teenager involved ina hate him debate. a teenager involved in a controversial encounter with a native american elder this weekend has spoken out. he is defending himself after this video and barrel. to link and seareaehsd them eateids thatine 7n7= in washington. the footage was 0riel in washington. the footage was shared online and it led to widespread of these“ , ssfleéazfi but now new footage complicate that narrative, showing a third group at the scene, a group of black men who call themselves hebrew israelites and in this footage, they are shouting insults and including at the native americans and the schoolboys. for me, we were talking about this this morning, it is a bad

totally indicative of our age is. we have a row over disputed facts, we have a row over disputed facts, we have total strangers who seem on facebook and twitter to care so much about a confrontation they did not witness, they are primed for outrage and everybody jumps in witness, they are primed for outrage and everybodyjumps in and then we're all rolling back because there isa we're all rolling back because there is a different side to the story and thatis is a different side to the story and that is the age we live in. sadly, that is the age we live in. sadly, thatis that is the age we live in. sadly, that is the age we live in. sadly, that is the exact case were in. i looked at this student's statement. he said at no point did these boys confront the native americans, they we re confront the native americans, they were being taunted by this group of black protesters that were there. all we saw was a group of young stu d e nts all we saw was a group of young students wearing those hats and the narrative that they are racist and narrative that they arexacist and native find journalists who running 7777; story running their ’ story 7:7 running their the}??? 7 77 7 running their 'the students 77 7 not only are we in an fgf is 77, so mm

to put up ever image you want easy to put up ever image you want on the screen but the reporters out there talking about it suddenly take down those tweets and those posts and of course the students now are caring for their lives, they have had many death threats.” caring for their lives, they have had many death threats. i think that was shared couple of million times and was viewed widely across television networks here in america as well. i'm not sure how we stop this. how do we stop people sharing videos, wait until the facts come m, videos, wait until the facts come in, slow down because the problem is, social media is very fast. i bet lots of people who share that video didn't even look at it and of course didn't even look at it and of course didn't give it 24 hours' time in order to find out whether there was an alternative point of view. we are in god you journalism. whatever happened to verifying sources or making sure the content of the underlying story was true? anybody with an eye or anybody with her smartphone can become their own journalist without the integrity or

standards that the bbc and other media outlets adhere to. u nfortu nately, media outlets adhere to. unfortunately, people job editions and their lives can be destroyed by irresponsible people who are just looking to advance their own narrative. i was not watching this video, i was watching the football! shall we talk? the new england patriots on their way to a third super bowl? tom reidy, he looks like buzz lightyear. he can carry the whole of boston on his shoulders. there is another picture of him, they will play the la rams in the final. look at that, he's already slaughtered one of the sheep, is around his shoulders! here is a map of america, who they are supporting in america. nobody wants the patriots to win. except for me! tom brady is the man, i am in my 40s, he

is in his 40s. who does not want a quy is in his 40s. who does not want a guy going to his ninth super bowl gergo lovrencsics to win it. 41 yea rs gergo lovrencsics to win it. 41 years old. kristin fraser is only three years older, he should be out on the football field, what are you doing with your life? a favoured few got to see some sunshine today but for many more, the skies have been turning increasingly cloudy. that cloud brings with it some aspects of rain but also some sleet and snow in places. you can see the cloud here on the satellite picture. but an active frontal system that continues its journey south eastwards across the uk as we go through the night into the early hours of tuesday. some heavy bursts of rain and squally bursts of wind and behind it, some chilly air with wintry showers pushing in across western areas. the setup for tomorrow is

this rain to hang around through the first part of the morning across the forest south east and then behind it, we're all into this brisk north—westerly wind, bringing cold airand a north—westerly wind, bringing cold air and a scattering of wintry showers. they're there from the words go across the western side of scotland, these falling as snow on modest hills, about 100 metres or see some the just about where ever your showers. just about where ever your across the country, there is the potential for some across the country, there is the potentialfor some in northern ireland, some of those wintry showers. through the south east, after that early rain has cleared away, she see a decent amount of dry weather as we go on through the day with spells of sunshine. those wintry showers initially in the west will spread further east through the day and if you get a shower that is heavy enough, even at low levels, they could be a dusting of snow, a few centimetres over the hills. with that over the mountains in scotland. a chilly day and then through

tuesday night into wednesday morning, temperatures will plunge. widely below freezing and perhaps as low as —10 degrees across parts of scotland. a decent living day with the wind is not as strong by this stage. it might be little bit better even though those temperatures on the face of it will be stuck between three and 7 degrees. but there is the, another mainly fine and dry day with some spells of sunshine. the cloud thickening across northern ireland later on with some outbreaks of rain eventually arriving here. milderair in the of rain eventually arriving here. milder air in the west and all of us will have something a little milder on friday. a bit of rain in the north but that won't last. it turns colder through the weekend. this is bbc news, i'm clive myrie. the headlines at 8pm... theresa may has returned to the commons, to spell out how she hopes to break the parliamentary deadlock over brexit, including a promise of further talks on the irish backstop. savea will be talking further to

collea g u es savea will be talking further to colleagues this week, including in the dup, to consider how we might meet our obligations to the people i'll northern ireland and ireland. but the labour leaderjeremy corbyn, accused her of being in "deep denial" and said her deal is "undeliverable. " what makes her think that what she tried to renegotiate in december will succeed in january? mr speaker, this really does feel a bit like groundhog day. the prime minister also announced the 65 pound fee eu nationals