you're watching beyond 100 days. a penultimate trip to brussels for theresa may and one final regret that she didn't manage to deliver brexit. back here at home, the ten conservatives who want to replace her have different views on how they could succeed where she failed. and yet again, the eu tells the prime minister they won't renegotiate the brexit deal she struck. meanwhile, the leadership fight to succeed her focuses around familiar brexit hurdles — no deal, new deal and the spectre of losing power. also on the programme... johnson &johnson, the company that brought us talc and baby shampoo, goes on trial in oklahoma over the role the company played — or not — in the american opioid crisis. just months after finalizing her divorce from the world's richest

man, mackenzie bezos says she will give at least half her fortune to charity. hello and welcome — i'm katty kay in washington and christian fraser is in london. and tonight theresa may is in brussels — the prime minister is in herfinal two weeks in thejob but she's alongside all the eu leaders to discuss the top jobs in the european parliament. the european elections have changed the makeup of the parliament — the big centrist blocs no longer control the majority — we will be hearing more in the weeks ahead from the liberals, the greens, and the nationalists. strictly speaking, the uk still has a vote on the top eu jobs that are coming up — but half in, half out, it's hard to imagine the uk wields much influence, if at all. here is theresa may on her way into the meeting. while i've been prime minister, i've been to something like 15 council meetings or more, and at every one of those, i've been working hard to negotiate the best possible deal for the uk in leaving the european union,

and it's a matter of great regret to me that i haven't been able to deliver brexit. but of course, that matter is now for my successor, and they will have to find a way of addressing the very strongly held views on both sides of this issue, and to do that, and to get a majority in parliament, as i said on friday, i think will require compromise. while this meeting puts theresa may together with all the eu leaders, brussels sources say there will be little or no discussion of brexit. our europe editor katya adler is there and we spoke to her just before coming on air. i would think this is going to be an awkward evening for theresa may, she has promised for three years she would get this deal through parliament, now she is out of a job and there she is sitting in on the discussions about the future. yes, thatis discussions about the future. yes, that is right. and the air of failure over brexit hangs over her at this meeting, of course, all the

prime ministers and eu leaders are in there, they are professionals, they will not go out of their way to make her feel awkward but they will not go out of their way to make herfeel awkward but as they will not go out of their way to make her feel awkward but as she they will not go out of their way to make herfeel awkward but as she is sitting there the people who want herjob are talking about wanting to renegotiate the brexit deal and i was asking the eu leaders how open to that they are and what are my a nswe i’s to that they are and what are my a nswe fs was to that they are and what are my answers was just the irritation or money of theirfaces, answers was just the irritation or money of their faces, they do not wa nt to money of their faces, they do not want to talk about brexit at the moment. jean—claude juncker said to me he has been crystal clear, this deal is not up for renegotiation. i think they will engage much more on this in the autumn because don't forget, the brexit extension runs out on october the 31st, those leaders want to avoid no—deal brexit because it will be costly for them as well, but that said, as i have said many times, they do not want to avoid that no—deal at any cost either. and the horse trading over those top jobs already the leaders scheming, emmanuel macron with the spanish by minister yesterday, transforming alliances and groupings, who will get the upper

hand? i love the word scheming! they would say they are not scheming at all, this isjust politics. the main headline here is the rift this is causing between france and germany, emmanuel macron and angela merkel, they are on opposite sides when it comes to whether they should be a new brexit extension, on opposite sides when it comes to the candidates for the new eu top jobs. they do not agree over euro zone reform other which is that emmanuel macron is talking about. that is why not to expect very much out of this summit. so they don't want to make theresa may feel awkward but they do wa nt to theresa may feel awkward but they do want to focus on the commission presidency, but it's hard to believe they are not sitting in brussels having at least some conversations about what's happening back in britain and the leadership contest. what are you hearing from them about their views on the runners and riders in the conservative party? they want to know that person they are talking to is serious about doing a deal and is not going to see —— say one thing in brussels and something else back home. they are

not convinced by these candidates at the moment, they are worried about somebody like borisjohnson, the moment, they are worried about somebody like boris johnson, they think he is a populist in the sense that he may say something one day, changes mind the next and might be tempted to play to the gallery. this is the big concern with brussels, they want to do a deal and move on with brexit. we stay in or we leave the eu, but they want to get on with it so they can continue and focus and not be disturbed anymore by journalists like me asking about brexit, and focusing on the eu and its future. no one could ever be disturbed by catcher adler! meanwhile, the leadership fight to succeed her focuses around familiar brexit hurdles — no deal, new deal and the spectre of losing power. once the nomination deadline closes in two weeks' time, the party's mps will choose two of them to then put to a postal vote among party members. the next occupant of ten downing street will then be announced by the end ofjuly. earlier today, leadership contender jeremy hunt said the party would face "political suicide" if it tried to take the uk out

of the eu without a deal, as parliament would block a no—deal and trigger a general election. we are running the risk that when parliament then tries to block a no—deal exit, as i think it would, you are then committed to a general election. the only way you can get over parliament blocking a no—deal exit is to change parliament, and that would be a general election. that would be catastrophic. let's speak now to katy balls, deputy political editor of the spectator, who's in westminster. we have got ten candidates, how do we divide them up? who would you of those that are open to no—deal?|j think when it comes to those who are the most open to no—deal, it is borisjohnson, dominic the most open to no—deal, it is boris johnson, dominic raab the most open to no—deal, it is borisjohnson, dominic raab and esther mcvey, they are all seen as the most committed brexiteers. i think leaving the three candidates _by think leaving the three candidates —— by these other three candidates

who when it comes to the end of october, they are basically saying that if the uk currently —— cannot leave with a deal it will still leave with a deal it will still leave the eu without one, they will try and push no—deal brexit. that is easier said than done to some degree because there is a chance for parliament to stop that again, in fa ct parliament to stop that again, in fact it is definite that they will, the question is whether they will be able to. these candidates argue that actually if you had a government thatis actually if you had a government that is determined to pursue no—deal brexit and in doing that might win concessions from brussels, then they could make it happen. some interesting comments tonight from john bercow, who says parliament would get a say in the no—deal option. let's look at the other side of the debate, who are those that would oppose no—deal at all costs with mac the candidates who are completely opposed to no deal, the most obvious is probably rory stewart. he is seen as an outside bet, he only recentlyjoined the cabinet and he is someone who is

very positive about the deal, he is very positive about the deal, he is very rare in this and he said he wouldn't even really serve in a government that actively pursued no—deal. he also —— you also have matt hancock, who has made the case that no—deal is not a good idea because he believes it would lead to an early election. parliament could try and stop it, perhaps with the help ofjohn bercow, which would mean the tories would have to go to the polls to try and get the mandate for a no—deal brexit. joining the pack today is jeremy hunt, the foreign secretary, who has suggested that pursuing no—deal brexit would be similarto that pursuing no—deal brexit would be similar to suicide for the tory party because you would head into a general election. i would sayjeremy hunt's latest intervention has raised some eyebrows in the tory party because he has previously spoken about why you should threaten a noto brexit, why you should prepare for it, so there is a risk he is seen as slightly insincere and his motives for his comments today.

so those other positions, let us talk about frontrunners. everyone speculates borisjohnson is at the top of the pack, is that right and who else would you put in that group? the old adage goes, you never wa nt group? the old adage goes, you never want to be a frontrunner in the tory leadership candidates because you have the other candidates ganging up oi'i have the other candidates ganging up on you, they have agreed they don't like that person being at the front. recently borisjohnson like that person being at the front. recently boris johnson is like that person being at the front. recently borisjohnson is seen like that person being at the front. recently boris johnson is seen as someone recently boris johnson is seen as someone who stands a very good chance, i think he is the favourite of the bookies. a lot could happen, partly because we have so many candidates, you mentioned ten but we are seeing that rise and expected to go further, but it would make it very unpredictable when it comes to the initial rounds of the contest. because mps vote in stages to knock out candidates and if you have the vote spread thinly you might have some surprise people kicked out early on. the other favourites, if we look at the top four, boris johnson, dominic raab, fellow brexiteer also seen as having a lot

of mps backing him, jeremy hunt is seen of mps backing him, jeremy hunt is seen as of mps backing him, jeremy hunt is seen as having good numbers although i think his campaign has taken a hit today for those comments are no—deal, and then if you look in the group, michael gove is also coming up group, michael gove is also coming up as group, michael gove is also coming up as someone who group, michael gove is also coming up as someone who has a lot of support from mps. his pitch is that he isa support from mps. his pitch is that he is a pragmatic laxity, someone who campaigned to leave but has stuck it out in cabinet. —— a pragmatic brexiteer. someone who will negotiate to get a better deal. any wild horses or unlikely contenders? there are many wild horses in this race, kit malthouse has today come forward. if you have been following this closely, you would have heard of the malthouse compromise, i think it comes down to who could cause an upset in the contest. james cleverly is someone to look out for, the deputy, former deputy tory chairman, and here is fairly new, probably the argument for a new generation of tory mps to

lead, but he has impressed in his multiple media appearances and i think there is a sense if you are going to try and have a less experienced pair of hands, he is someone who voters might be able to relate to, who has a message that he can communicate very well. and finally when it comes to what people are looking for in a litre, there is always a tendency to over correct and theresa may wasn't a good communicator. —— looking for in a leader. thank you very much. the labour party doesn't have a leadership contest to deal with, but the european election results have put a lot of pressure on the party to clarify its position on brexit. essentially, the question is whether or not to come out in support a second referendum. but the party remains deeply divided on the issue, and its official policy agreed last year is still try to force parliament to call a general election before it looks at other options such as a second referendum. let's speak now to the labour mp rupa huq. nice to see you. so, interesting

dynamics surrounding the second referendum, many of the frontbenchers today, tom watson, the shadow foreign secretary emily thornberry, john mcdonnell all saying we have to shift the position, we have to but —— get behind the second referendum. and the other side, len mccluskey, the biggest union leader in the country saying no, you've got it wrong. labour isa saying no, you've got it wrong. labour is a member led party, we have half a million members, the most successful membership of all the political party in the whole of western europe. so it should be the members who decide what the policy is, not individuals. there was that co nfe re nce is, not individuals. there was that conference policy that was unanimously passed in september in liverpool, hundreds of people locked ina room liverpool, hundreds of people locked in a room for hours thrashing out this compromise, and it is a sequential thing so the idea is to try and push for a customs union and a close alignment with the single market, when that doesn't work, you know, it's a bit like banda snatch,

if you know what that is. all those different consequences that can happen. i found different consequences that can happen. ifound it different consequences that can happen. i found it complicated to expand to people on the doorstep and there was frustration, what is our policy? the bit at the end was that all options remain on the table, including a public vote. but that doesn't work. if you're running out of things, the only sensible option isa of things, the only sensible option is a people's vote. can you say this is a people's vote. can you say this is our policy, this is it, tell us what it is. what is the policy brexit? the cross-party talks failed andl brexit? the cross-party talks failed and i was even part of those, i had half an hour with theresa may in april, she talks about compromise but doesn't demonstrate the ability to budge from any of her red lines. because we failed in that, that was a sensible argument for a general election. you have been losing numbers. you are not set up for an election. if we take out parties and interest, democratically it is not a

goodidea interest, democratically it is not a good idea to have another unelected tory prime minister foisted on us. the conservative party has got about a fifth of our membership, and i think demographically they are very unrepresentative of their mostly over 70, they favour the death penalty, so those people are choosing our next prime minister. in a way that is an argument for a general election because it should be the people. remember, the will of the people, or that be the people. remember, the will of the people, orthat thing. realistically, with these very disappointing election results for both big parties, we are not going to get that, in that case, we should move to a public vote. you need a clear position and mandate because the position is too complicated to sell on the doorstep as it sounds. what is the route to a second referendum or a people's vote we had john bercow suggesting parliament will have a say on that but how does it actually work? i mean, before we

broke for easter, before the meaningful vote was postponed because the eu give us another extension to an extension, there was an amendment, the wilson amendment, and it was gathering in numbers, we had these indicative votes that indicated nothing in the end, but the largest number of mps coherent around a policy to have whatever is decided, whether it be theresa may's deal, now you have this tory civil war, soap opera where lots of people wa nt war, soap opera where lots of people want gnomic deal macro together, whatever people decide, it should be put to voters with the option to remain. there isn't a majority for that in the parliament. this is the thing about the sequential and exhaustive... well, you could say exhausting, policy. so at that time there were talks, there was goodwill, we were trying to thrash out something where you meet in the middle. it is not snappy, is it? we

have to be quick! i personally think... i know there are at least 150 labour mps who say they wouldn't allow a ny 150 labour mps who say they wouldn't allow any deal to pass unless it had allow any deal to pass unless it had a confirmatory vote, so that means you have an actual proposition, not just leave or remain and you say, do you want this or what we have got? you can enact it the next day. all this thing about, will there be a third or fourth, you can say right, this is eight. we are out of time, thank you very much. i'm not sure it isa cup thank you very much. i'm not sure it is a cup of tea, it seems more like a three course meal! we have ten of the conservative potential leaders appearing at a hustings on the bbc, then it will be whittled down to two and another televised debate. i think it is quite niche, why should the rest of

the country need to be involved in this election of a future tory leader? but this is one of the biggest decisions this country has faced. so i think we are going to see all that and set out their positions, they will have to take a positions, they will have to take a position on deal or no deal and of course that will be made tojune, then you have your televised debate your side. effectively, though, this isa your side. effectively, though, this is a debate for conservative party members, not for the general public, because they don't get to decide who the next conservative party leader is a. in the question time format in which the candidates will appear, but you're right, it will inform 120,000 members, they will have the vote ultimately but we need to hear, given it affects us all, what their policies are. and they need to be tested on those. yes. to the degree that debates actually manage to do that, which of course people have questions about that here, whether they naturally manage to sort out winners and losers in the end. it is

never too late, partly, to embark on your political career. my favourite story of the day. in germany, 100—year—old lisa heise was elected this weekend as a councillor for her town, having only decided to run for office this spring. the retired gym teacher is a passionate swimmer who vowed in her campaign to reopen the town's outdoor pool, which has been shut for years. but she's turned her attention to more than just local issues. frau heise has also criticised brexit and told voters that she's a fan of emmanuel macron's vision for the eu. she did say is an older woman, she tended to have her microphone turned off but now she is 100, people cannot tell her to shut up! it is 525 days until the next us presidential election, but it's only one month until the first presidential debate. onjune 29th the democratic

candidates will be on stage in miami in their first appearance together as they try to become their party's candidate to unseat donald trump. at this stage, most of them are running on pretty similar platforms — promoting universal health care, pushing for regulations to curb climate change, reducing inequality, and improving conditions for the american middle class. the list of democrats staking their claim — there are 21! people confirmed in the race, and our north america reporter anthony zurcher has been following five of them. bring in your reporter's notebook! you have been in several states, all of them critical ones in this campaign, is there a common theme?” think when you talk to individual candidates, you hear a lot bernie sanders about revolution, elizabeth warren about the plans, pete

buttigieg about the generations, but there is a desperate need to be donald trump next year. they all see their candidate is the best way of doing that, but they say what is the most important thing to them, they say beat donald trump, particular when you talk to supporters ofjoe biden, they view him more than any specific policy he embraces that he is the candidate who can win in the midwest, pennsylvania, wisconsin, michigan, the states hilary clinton loss to donald trump, he can experience and he can carry it over the finish line. let's talk about some of the rallies you have been to, elizabeth warren, what did people they talk about? they like her because the policies she has, she has a slogan now she is running on, i have got a plan for that. she has rolled out policies addressing the big tech firms, income inequality, wealth tax, she is probably the most in—depth candidate. if the democratic nomination was decided based on

one—on—one interview formats, that is the place where she really shines and should be the frontrunner. of course it is not but she has been getting traction and eating into a little bit of bernie sanders' progressive base. we are wholly impartial in this but we do talk about pete buttigieg quite a lot because he came on the programme. he goes up in our estimation! but when we talk about the tory candidates, we talk about the tory candidates, we we re we talk about the tory candidates, we were talking about people sometimes want a new candidate, someone sometimes want a new candidate, someone from the younger generation and he fits the bill. he does, beto o'rourke does as well and he capitalised on that last year when he was running for the senate in texas. when you talk to pete buttigieg because my support as they are much about the idea of generational change, the boomers have had their moment and now it's time for their kids to take over. ignoring generation x people like me of course! but he is a candidate who is good on tv, good with policies. when i talk to his supporters they say they love the fact he answers

not in sound bites but in paragraphs, he has given thought to a lot of these things and comes across as someone who is knowledgeable. he is just across as someone who is knowledgeable. he isjust a mayor of a mid—sized town in indiana so if there is a big knock on him it is there is a big knock on him it is the experience question but at some point people decide they want someone who gets them going, gets them motivated more than someone who has a great resume as far as offices they have held. and went on that live audience on fox news, which many candidates wouldn't do. talk to me about one of the others that we seem me about one of the others that we seem to never talk about, cory booker. he is fancied in some quarters, does he buck the trend? i read quarters, does he buck the trend? i rea d q u otes quarters, does he buck the trend? i read quotes from him look, donald trump has to be the benchmark here, we have to talk about policy in the primaries. exactly, cory booker, if you look at his resume, senator, a rhodes scholar, a mayor of newark, newjersey, he has a lot of the same

qualifications as pete buttigieg and i think there is some resentment directed towards that. but i have seen directed towards that. but i have seen him on the stump in iowa are a couple of times and cory booker is great on the stump, he really connects with the audience. probably the best small forum, small event candidate out there. it's almost like a church revival, he has people clapping and cheering, on the edge of the seats, that doesn't come across, like when he was a keynote speaker at the 2016 convention, on the big stage, but in a place like iowa where it is a lot about retail politics, i think you may see him start to make some ground. it'sjust a question of money and getting the facetime. but put him on a big stage, you may see him make a move. great to hear your reporting. great to hear these tales, we wouldn't have known about cory booker, great to hear how good he is on the stump.

the other thing we were talking about before the programme, the issue of winning is very important, something your healing —— like hearing from all the candidates, that you are not hearing in the american election two and a half yea rs american election two and a half years ago is the issue of climate change, they all have policies on it, particularly for some of the younger voters and younger candidates themselves, climate change a driving issue for them and just something that wasn't talked about in american politics until a few years ago. it is coming through and the greens doing so well at the european elections. finally! something people are taking seriously. even republicans are saying you have to have a sensible policy on climate change. so cross— party policy on climate change. so cross—party support for doing something about that. here is the most extraordinary story about money. a california cafe is serving what it calls the world's most expensive coffee. each cup is $75 and it's only available in two shops — one in southern california and another san francisco.

now, it's all about the beans — only 100lb of this brew exists. the chain selling these cups of coffee secured 10lb — it's the only chain in north american to have some. here's what the owner says about his steep product. this won the best of panama competition, which is really like the grammys of coffee. we have sold about 20 cups. and how many cups have you given away in tastings? about 20 as well. for your $75, do you get pastry thrown in and a mug? it smacks to me of being a symbol of equality.” can't think coffee without sugar! this is beyond 100 days from the bbc. coming up for viewers on the bbc news channel and bbc world news —

one of the world's largest drug manufacturers goes on trial in a multi—billion dollar lawsuit — prosecutors in oklahoma accuse johnson &johnson of downplaying the risk of addiction. that's still to come. good evening. it was a little on the chilly side today thanks to more of a northerly breeze that brought a lot of showers earlier on for many eastern parts of england. some heavy ones and even ponder as well. further west where we saw the showers tending to fade away, moving —— leaving us with blue sky and sunshine by the weather here will look different on tuesday. that is because instead of the north to north breeze, the cooler air will replace it with something much warmer, that is coming from the mid—atlantic in the tropics, that will bring humid air and a good deal of cloud. some of the cloud will bring in some rain as well, especially this lot coming in from the atlantic right now. i had of that, clearer skies, a few showers

for a while, but those tending to fade away even from eastern parts of england. then we look to those atla ntic england. then we look to those atlantic winds bringing in the cloud to northern ireland and wales and the south west, even a bit of rain by the end of the night. so much milder here. where we have clearer skies in scotland, in some rural areas we may it a pinch of frost. some sunshine to start the day for scotland, much of eastern england, where we have the cloud we will continue —— it will continue to push eastwards through the day, bringing some misty weather over the hills in the west and some rain and drizzle, wetter over the hills of north wales and north—west england later in the day. northern scotland seeing sunshine and showers, a bit colder here with the cloud, temperatures around 1517. most of the rain is on that weather front, a around 1517. most of the rain is on that weatherfront, a good chunk of it pushes into the north sea during tomorrow evening. but that weather front get stuck across the northern half of the uk, warm air scooped up to the south of those weather fronts. this humid air will contain

a lot of cloud, may be a bit damp and misty around some western hills and misty around some western hills and coasts. most of the rain further north into scotland and northern ireland. as it brightens up, temperatures getting up to 21 or 22. quite a contrast with the cold air we still have in the northern parts of scotland. heading towards the end of scotland. heading towards the end of the week, we will find for scotla nd of the week, we will find for scotland and northern ireland while temperatures may rise a little, there will be thicker cloud and outbreaks of rain in many areas. for england and wales, the cloud should tend to break up more and more. more in the way of sunshine and more warmth by the weekend in the south east, it could be 27 celsius.

this is beyond one hundred days with me katty kay in washington, christian fraser is in london. our top stories. back in brussels — theresa may takes part in another eu summit. brexit‘s not on the agenda — but the prime minister still gave her take in light of the eu elections. what it shows is the importance of actually delivering on brexit. i think the best way to do that is with a deal but it will be for my successor and for parliament to find a way forward. brexit plays a big part in the tory leadership contest — already 10 people have entered — with most stating whether or would not support a no—deal brexit. coming up in the next half hour. jared kushner heads back to the middle east as he continues

to work on the donald trump's long—awaited israeli—palestinian peace plan. newly divorced billionaire mackenzie bezos says she has a ‘disproportionate amount of money‘ — so she's giving half of it away. 130 americans die from an opioid overdose every day and now the us state of oklahoma is taking a major drug manufacturer to court — saying they share the blame. today the trial began againstjohnson & johnson, the target of a multi billion dollar lawsuit alleging that the deceptive marketing of painkillers downplayed the risk of addiction. the case is just the first of more than two thousand which are being filed across the united states — so the outcome could be a key indicator for what's to come. the company denies any wrong doing and says its products were marketed appropriately. here's oklahoma's attorney general mike hunter explaining the reason for the case.

there is a responsibility here that we believe is clear with respect to public nuisance law in the state. these companies we believe made no effort when this process began 20 years ago to ensure that they were providing in a clear and informed way what the downside was to opioid analgesics. for more on the legal fight ahead i am joined by law professorjonathan turley. in america tobacco companies were held to account for deceiving the public about the addictive properties of tobacco so are we about to start saying" manufacturers held to account in the same way?m is early to say to what extent, they've already been held to account in terms of settlements, we had a couple of major settlements brought

down in oklahoma amounting to almost $350 million from companies that did not want to stand trial and that is just one state. but tobacco and opioids are different in one respect, opioids are actually good for you to some extent, you cannot really do modern medicine without some type of painkiller. that distinguishes it from tobacco. and also there are more moving parts, the manufacturer, the generic manufacturers, the retailers, doctors, the patients themselves, it isa doctors, the patients themselves, it is a more complex issue facing these challenges. do you see areas of illegality, oklahoma is saying they deceive the public about the addictive nature of opioids and pressured doctors to prescribe more opioids than were needed.” pressured doctors to prescribe more opioids than were needed. i think there is a legal case but the question is whether this is it, this is essentially a products liability claim refashioned into what is called a public nuisance claim and

normally all the things you heard the state attorney general say, that is usually a product liability case but they did not want to do that because it is more difficult, you face the statute of limitations and it is easier to call it public nuisance. but we never had a successful public nuisance case like this. they tried it with paint and with that comes and they failed. it was reversed better with the higher courts. i'm struggling to see how you can apportion blame in this when these drugs that they supplied which people freely took, they had free choice to take or not, there were government approved and had government approved and had government certificates. the manufacturer argues that we make painkillers, we do not prescribe them, doctors do that and if you have a problem with addiction you have a problem with addiction you have to look at those prescribing it but the numbers are just staggering.

in oklahoma alone 102 descriptions for opioids for every 100 citizens. so you're talking in that state alone, one small state, 326 million hills every year that have been prescribed. the size of any type of settle m e nt prescribed. the size of any type of settlement or damages would probably do with tobacco. so as we said, this case, the litigation has not been seen, we will see more of it if it isa seen, we will see more of it if it is a televised trial, to sense that this will up much more in other states around the country, more legal challenges for pharmaceutical companies? it could and there is a fascinating dynamic there was an effort to consolidate these cases in a fascinating dynamic, there was an effort to consolidate these cases in ohio in front of one judge but a number of we want to go on our own and get our own damages. so if oklahoma succeeds and they have already succeeded in getting these

large settlements, it will encourage other states to go it alone and that will make it more difficult to have a multistate settlement as you had with tobacco. thank you very much. this will be a fascinating trial. there is the legal side but also a public opinion site, you have the case of the sacre family commit the family that fully owns the pharmaceutical company that produced oxycontin which you will remember is the drug synonymous now with the upload crisis. and they have been big donors, that family, to art institutions are run the country but now these art institutions are saying we do not want their money anymore you have the metropolitan museum of art, any visitor to new york would go there but now you have these famous art institutions saying we do not want your money anymore. so you have this legal strategy but also a public opinion strategy which

is looking closely at these former companies because of the number of people dying from opioid addiction. and think back to our visit to huntington in west virginia, we parked the car and there was a drug house next to the radio station and the damage that it does to small communities is quite staggering. yes you mentioned new hampshire and people were asked to judge how many had been affected personally by the upload crisis and more than half of the audience raised their hands. a big issue in the election as well. white house senior adviser jared kushner will meet top foreign officials in morocco, jordan and israel this week before unveilling the economic part of his israeli—palestinian peace plan at a conference next month. white house oficials have said jared kushner will travel alongside special representative for international negotiations jason greenblatt and the us special representative for iran — brian hook, and will also meet

officials in montreux, switzerland and in london — where president donald trump will arive for a state visit next week. our state department correspondent barbara plett usherjoins us from washington. and the timing is interesting. and the timing is interestingm and the timing is interesting. it is because jared kushner will arrive in jerusalem in the midst of this political crisis faced by benjamin netanyahu political crisis faced by benjamin neta nyahu struggling to political crisis faced by benjamin netanyahu struggling to form a coalition and he has until wednesday night to get that done so would the visit of jared kushner help tip the scales in his favour. i think probably not or at least that is unlikely to be the intent because jared kushner is focused on building up jared kushner is focused on building up the first phase of his peace plan meant to happen next month. but what raised eyebrows was the intervention at the weekend of donald trump, yesterday he said he wanted mr netanyahu yesterday he said he wanted mr neta nyahu to form yesterday he said he wanted mr netanyahu to form a coalition and of

course mr trump has been an important cheerleader for mr netanyahu. important cheerleader for mr neta nyahu. but his important cheerleader for mr netanyahu. but his intervention in coalition negotiations garnered strong opposition from the main party. from what we know of any reports of the planet seems to rely on economic incentives for palestinians pushing back some of the thorny political issues. are you getting a sense of any early reaction to it's? the first part is a business proposal which is to raise billions of dollars for palestinian economic development which presumably is meant to make the political side more easy to roll out because if you show the benefits of potential peace in us credibility for it and then the difficult parts may be are easier to swallow. we understand almost certainly the political side of that will not pull foran political side of that will not pull for an independent palestinian state which is the core demand for the

palestinians. now they do need an arab buy in, they have many gulf states at least willing to attend their first event which will be in barry next month. they are visiting jordan on this trip and jordan has many concerns. it is afraid it will be asked to absorb the palestinian refugees living inside jordan be asked to absorb the palestinian refugees living insidejordan of which there are many and this is a political and economically sensitive time forjordan so they worried about stability. so presumablyjared kushner will try to reassure them. the palestinians have rejected the plan and say that the trump administration tilts too close to first is really the israelis are not ina first is really the israelis are not in a position to make any risks for peace either. mr netanyahu talks about annexing parts of the palestinian west bank and if it is to form a coalition it would be hardline. a man carrying two knives has attacked a group of schoolgirls injapan as they waited for a bus.

at least eighteen people were injured in the incident in the japanese city of kawasaki near tokyo, and a 12—year—old girl and an adult have died. the suspect fatally stabbed himself. japanese prime minister shinzo abe has condemned the attack, saying he felt "strong anger" against it. a four—day effort to move a banksy artwork — painted across two external walls of a garage — has begun. banksy‘s seasons greetings mural in port talbot in wales is worth over a hundred thousand pounds. contractors have spent weeks preparing its move to a new art gallery in the town. ajapanese man has died on a flight from mexico city after ingesting nearly two hundred and fifty bags of cocaine. the flight, bound forjapan's narita international airport, had to make an emergency landing in mexico's sonora state after he began to have seizures. sonora's attorney general said the bags, measuring 2.5cm long and 1cm wide, were found in the man's stomach and intestines.

all children have the right to protection — but, they are society's most vulnerable and it's a challenge for any country. but here's some good news. according to save the children, more children have a better chance now of growing up healthy, educated and safe than at any time in the past two decades. the charity has just released its global childhood report for 2019. and it found that circumstances for children have improved in nearly all but three countries — or 173 out of 176 nations — since 2000. the most dramatic progress has been in the world's poorest countries — like sierra leone and rwanda. but how do other countries rank? a quarter of children are still denied a safe and happy childhood. singapore tops the list — as the country best protecting and providing for children. scandinavian countries sweden, finland and norway also made top three — as did slovenia. how did the uk go? it sits at 22, and although conditions for children have improved, it stills sits behind some of western europe including portugal, and germany. canada and denmark are close

behind, tied at 23. but this is interesting. conditions for children in the world's three most powerful countries have actually fallen. china and the united states both sit on 36th, with russia is just behind at 38th. well lets put this all in perspective with the ceo of save the children in the us — carolyn miles. thank you for coming in. just to look at some of the incredible progress children have made around the world and these numbers are amazing, 11.5 million fewer children dying every year for the 150 amazing, 11.5 million fewer children dying every yearfor the 150 million fewer out of school every year. 94 million fewer children child labourers around the world commit great news and how did we get there? it is great news and in the report this year we looked at 18 years of data which is the span of a childhood. and there is fantastic news as you said. some really big

drops, child mortality down 49%, stunting of children, malnutrition rates down 33% and what it shows is particularly in poor countries, and you know a few of them but also in ethiopia where i havejust been, over that time period 59% drop in child mortality rates under the age of five. i think what is so important is you see that when countries make a commitment to children and they actually say we are going to stop our kids from dying and make sure kids get into school and we was. child labour or child marriage, then things get so much betterfor children child marriage, then things get so much better for children and that is what we've seen over these 18 years. so it just what we've seen over these 18 years. so itjust in a generation for kids the news is very good in many places in the world. you make an important point because we talk a lot about warand point because we talk a lot about war and displacement but sometimes it is just simple political

decisions like banning forced marriage or child labour or stepping up marriage or child labour or stepping up nutrition programmes in rural areas, as simple as that sometimes. that is right and i was recently in india which is a country that has massive numbers of children and child marriage is still a big issue but organisations like save the children are working with the government in india to put an end to girls getting married at 1314 because that issue is not only an issue for that girl but also for her future children. so a 14—year—old who has a child, that child is much less likely to survive to the age of five and much more likely to be malnourished as a child. so it is making that commitment but you mentioned crisis and conflict and thatis mentioned crisis and conflict and that is the one area i would say in the report this year really stood out to me, that in places where kids are caught in conflict and war all

those gains have either been turned back or they are very stagnant. so some of the worst countries in the report and two of the three that did not improve, syria and venezuela. so there is particularly syria which was a middle—class country, now really those statistics have gone com pletely really those statistics have gone completely the other way. child mortality rates are way up and millions of kids out of school. mortality rates are way up and millions of kids out of schoolm we wa nt millions of kids out of schoolm we want to make sure this progress is not lost in those countries that are not in conflict, what to policy makers need to do? i think a couple of things, the report talks about ten different factors but the first really is making a commitment to things like the goals and putting governments, government is putting a priority in children. things like a focus on women and girls and women in government actually makes a big difference. policies that are good

for kids are often at the top of the list for women politicians for example so there is a set of political issues and then giving kids a voice in any country, children do not vote so making sure there are people standing up for their rights and the right to survive and to go to school and to be protected from harm. thanks very much forjoining us. great news for kids around the world. and of course conflict affecting children but good news otherwise. this is beyond one hundred days. still to come. a right royal nailbiter — prince william's football team aston villa make it back to the premier league after a playoff triumph. the number of people with a physical disability, who are homeless in england, has increased significantly in the last decade — according to homelessness charities.

new government figures show that thousands of vulnerable people are struggling because of a shortage of suitable accommodation — with many living on the streets. our disability news correspondent nikki fox has the story. this is birmingham. are you all right, though? yeah, just a bit cold, love. are your hands hurting? believe it or not, this is not dirt on my hands, like, you know. i tried to get this off, it'sjust ground into my fingers. all these men are homeless and disabled. are there times when you feel extra vulnerable? yeah, all the time, ifeel vulnerable all the time. yeah. change for something to eat, please? and their lives are hard. last week, i actually got beat up, and they nicked my last wheelchair. i‘m just getting to my wits‘ end, to be honest. if i make £20 every day, yeah, lam 0k. i don't ask for too much. carlos is at this spot most days.

when the people ask, "carlos, where i can see you?", i say, "i am in my office". he says he‘s too proud to ask, but people give him money. oh, thank you very much, ma'am. thank you. god bless you. ten years ago, he had a good job, but a spiral of addiction, prison time and health problems have led him here. the government says disabled people have priority need for accommodation and that it‘s providing £1 million over the next two years to adapt properties. hola! carlos now has somewhere to stay... welcome! but it‘s temporary. this is no life here. what i have at the moment is just survival, yeah? come this way... but this place has given him hope for a different life, free from addiction and having to spend time on the streets. nikki fox, bbc news, birmingham.

the ex—wife of the world‘s richest man, amazon founderjeff bezos, is promising to give half of her fortune to charity. mackenzie bezos is a newly—minted billionnaire following her divorce this year — and is now worth an estimated $37 billion. she acquired more than 4% of amazon in the settlement and is now one of the richest women in the world. she ranks 22nd on bloomberg‘s billionnaires index. but now she‘s giving half of her wealth away under an initiative called the giving pledge. in this letter she says that in addition to whatever assets life has nurtured her — she admits she has a disproportionate amount of money to share. jeff bezos has sent a message of support on twitter. "mackenzie is going to be amazing and thoughtful and effective at philanthropy, and i‘m proud of her. her letter is so beautiful. go get ‘em, mackenzie." well, samira hussain joins us from new york. is it simple to give away money at

that level? the giving pledge is just a commitment to do so that they‘re going to give away half of their wealth either in their lifetime or in their will. some of the criticism that has been lobbied against this kind of giving pledge is that many there is no kind of accountability but remember that this was started about nine years ago with these somewhat famous billionaires bill gates the founder of microsoft and warren buffets the head of berkshire hathaway are very impressive investor and really it was to try to get billionaires to donate a lot of their funds. but there has been some criticism of that. that said i would just add that. that said i would just add that famously her husband of former husband tim never signed onto the project but less than two months after the divorce was finalised she signed up right away. do we know what her interests are, where she wa nts to what her interests are, where she wants to give the money? she has not

made that clear yet, we heard about some projects that they were interested in, combating homelessness is one and another project she has been vocal on has been anti—bullying so there is some suggestion that you may see her put some of the money in that direction as well. a very generous tweet from him and! as well. a very generous tweet from him and i was looking for the next to state that he would give some of his money away as well but no sense of that is that what you‘re saying? and for the longest time they never really made any of the philanthropic effo rts really made any of the philanthropic efforts clear at all and as i mentioned in 2018 that was one of the first times we heard of any other efforts. and then he only pledged $2 billion to try to combat homelessness. so there has been an increase in the art of pressure on some billionaires who had not made some billionaires who had not made some kind of commitment in that way.

especially when you considerjust the kind of criticisms that amazon is facing now when you look at some of their business practices. there more progressives on the left are saying no, this is not going to fly for much longer. it is a high—profile commitment, to give back, we speak a lot about the wealth gap and i suppose that the hope is the summer mike are coming forward there are other billionaires around the world thinking that pla nts around the world thinking that plants is something they need to get involved in. welp we had another few tech executives who signed on to the giving pledge at the same time, and they have not got attention. the founderfor they have not got attention. the founder for example of this is, social media group whatsapp. but there are other projects as well but have also come up on the scene as

well that are trying to do the same kind of thing. thanks very much, interesting, flank three is a much bigger thing in the united states amongst billionaires. — philanthropy. going back to andrew carnegie and this tradition of him giving away all his wealth before he died. there is a tax incentive as well. i do not think it isjust that, i spoke to philanthropists in the country and many of them are immigrants have come to the country and said! immigrants have come to the country and said i came here with nothing and said i came here with nothing and made a fortune and now i feel i should give back. there‘s also a tax incentive but if you give away all your money to charities on that kind of scale than they would be a question about why you do not see it as much in other areas of the world. front of the is easier to get money given on that kind of scale from wealthy americans than it is in europe or asia or the middle east where it is just not so much of a tradition. someone else getting a

load of money, aston villa! now there was a big win on at wembly stadium for aston villa — the club beat derby in the championship play—off final — and that secured a place back in the premier league. and one of aston villa‘s supporters, yes, that‘s prince william celebrating in the stadium — a well known supporter of the club. he really went mad. but it struck me he has chosen the wrong claret and blue. but aston villa aren‘t the only team to play in claret and blue who are supported by a member of the royal family. prince charles is an avid follower of fellow premier league side burnley. not the only royalty to have a claret and blue shirt from burnley?

i wear claret and blue shirt from burnley? iwear mine claret and blue shirt from burnley? i wear mine with pride! but did they not give him a free season ticket?” am waiting for mine! it was a little on the chilly side today thanks to quite a northerly breeze which also brought some heavy showers. further west the showers fading away through the afternoon. but here at the weather will look different on tuesday because instead of that north, north westerly breeze we replace that with something much warmer coming all the way from the tropics and that will bring in a good deal of cloud and humid air. that will bring in some rain as well. the head of that we have clearer skies, some showers for a

while but those are tending to fade away. then we look to the atlantic wind bringing in cloud to northern ireland and wales and the south—west. where we have those clearer skies in scotland in some rural areas we just could get some frost. some sunshine to start the day for scotland and much of eastern england but cloud pushing east through the day bringing with that some mist over the hills in the west and some rain and drizzle across north wales. the north of scotland think some sunshine and showers. most of the rain coming in is on weather front and a good amount of it pushes away into the north sea during tomorrow evening. quite humid aircontaining a lot during tomorrow evening. quite humid air containing a lot of cloud and we

could have some missed around western hills and coasts. brightening up through the midlands and east of england. quite a contrast with the colder air is still in northernmost parts of scotland. heading towards the end of the week for scotland and northern ireland, temperatures may arise a little but we will have some outbreaks of rain in many areas whereas for england and wales the cloud breaking up more and more in a way of sunshine and warmth and in the south—east by the weekend it could be 27 celsius.

this is bbc news. the headlines at eight jeremy corbyn comes under pressure over labour‘s position on another brexit referendum alastair campbell — tony blair‘s former spin doctor — is expelled from the party — for voting lib dem in the european elections. i don‘t believe i‘ve voted against the labour party, i believe i voted in the best interest of what the labour party should be doing. contenders for theresa may‘s job are split over whether to leave the eu with or without a deal — she says she still wants an orderly exit. i've always taken the view that the best option for the uk was the leave the european union with a deal. the inquest into the london bridge attacks has heard how the ring leader became radicalised.