you're watching beyond 100 days. democrats are about to vote on whether to impeach donald trump because of his racist tweets. the vote isn't expected to pass, but it could fracture the new unity in the party. the president tweeted again today about a group of democratic congresswomen — endorsing the notion that they are the "four horsewomen of the apocalypse." boris johnson and jeremy hunt hold their final hustings as theresa may offers them advice — leave the eu in way that's "in the national interest". also on the programme: on capitol hill, the families of those who died in the two crashes involving the boeing 737 max are testifying for the first time.

and the mexican drug lord el chapo is sentenced to life in prison plus 30 years. joaquin guzman must also hand over $12 billion of the enormous profits he generated. hello and welcome — i'm katty kay in washington and christian fraser is in london. democrats will vote in a couple of hours on whether to impeach donald trump because of his racist tweets. it's not something speaker nancy pelosi is in favour of, so it's unlikely to pass. but it shows the anger in the party over the president's attacks on four democratic congresswomen of colour. last night the house did pass a resolution condemning the attacks as racist. and it was a bitterly divided chamber. all democrats voted against the president — only four republicans joined them. at one point the proceedings got so contentious, the democratic chair simply walked out in disgust. this morning, the president

responded on twitter — endorsing a republican senator who called the congresswomen "the four women of the apocalypse and whack jobs". the congresswomen themselves, who are also known as the squad, say it's all political gameplaying. this is a distraction. this is a person that really wants to vilify, demonise not only immigrants but even communities of colour, as many of my sisters have been talking about. it is very much... a distraction, getting us unfocused. earlier i spoke to democratic congresswoman from california, jackie speier. congresswoman, do the president's tweets and what he said about some of your democratic colleagues increase grounds in your mind for launching impeachment proceedings against mr trump? actually, i don't believe so. those are actions that are not representative ofa president, certainly, but do they rise to a level that

would be an impeachable offence? i would say not. what does rise to that level are evidence of cover—up or efforts to obstructjustice. those are instances where we will be talking to special counsel mueller next week about, and that is the basis on which any impeachment action should be brought. so, in terms of what the president has said about some of your colleagues, the racist tweets that he sent out, do you think they should be new sanctions, any further sanction democrats should take against him? we've just passed a resolution that condemned his racist comments, and i am starting a new hashtag, which is #stoptweetingstartleading, because whether you are a republican or a democrat, everyone winces every time the president takes time out of his work schedule to yet another divisive comment. and the reason we are not getting anything done here because he is not leading.

leading requires building consensus, leading requires sitting down and negotiating with those that have power on the house side, along with those that have power on the senate side, to come to an agreement on issues. he has no interest in doing any of that. you were elected with 79% of the vote in your district in california. are you concerned that, by making some of the more progressive members of your party the face of the democratic party, as the president has succeeded in doing over the last couple of days, you riskjeopardising democratic control of the house in the next election because people in moderate districts, democrats in moderate districts cannot get elected if the party swings too far to the left? so, katty, what's really important is for us to deliver to the american people. and we are going to have to work with our republican colleagues on the senate side to get some of this legislation passed.

we want to lower prescription drug costs, we want to increase infrastructure spending in the country, we want to get rid of corruption. those are the three legs of our stool in terms of what got us elected. you can only do that if you keep control of the house of representatives, and nancy pelosi's fear is you will lose it if aoc and other progressive members become the face of the party in the next election. well, you know, i don't believe any one group of people is the face of the democratic party. what makes the democratic party great is that we are a big tent, that we are inclusive of a number of particular political persuasions, we have the blue dogs, we have the new dems, we have the progressives, we have any number of caucuses. that's what makes oui’ caucus so strong. you know, there was the effort on the republican side, with the freedom caucus, that was a group that started making noises. they are still a republican party, they are part

of the republican party, they have a particular perspective. i think that is the case with what has been dubbed the squad. 0k, congresswoman jackie speier, thank you so much forjoining us. thank you, katty. seemingly in response to all this controversy, the white house today put out a new video reinforcing the image of mrtrump put out a new video reinforcing the image of mr trump as commander—in—chief. # probably stand up and defend her still today # there ain't no doubt i love this land # god bless the usa # one squad under god. that was fast! joining us to discuss is former advisor to president george w bush, ron christie. if you are in the can indication shopping white house right now, i

reckon you'd be pretty happy with that video —— if you are in the communication shop. afternoon. this looks like what it is, a campaign add. ifi looks like what it is, a campaign add. if i am the democratic party right now, i'm going to say the president has been on twitter all the time and has used taxpayer dollars for a campaign add. one squad? the campaign... president has a manager get the whole of the democratic party and the country focused on race is an issue. —— the president has managed. is that good for him? i don't think it is. i think the president wanted to focus on these women, the face of the democratic party he would run against, but there are so many people of moderate, progressive, republicans saying, 82nd, are you attacking people on the colour of theirskin or attacking people on the colour of their skin or ethnicity? this is something that is going to backfire on the president if he continues on this discourse. something reported in the new york times today, putting

up in the new york times today, putting up on in the new york times today, putting up on screen here. in the new york times today, putting up on screen here. he... we had jackie speier telling kathy she does not believe four women could become part of the democratic party, but if you look at polls and swing states this week, that is happening —— can become the face of the dimmick arctic party stop lou there is there is no doubt about that. what he thought he was going to get out of this, i think is going to boomerang and people are going to question some of his motivations.” wa nt to question some of his motivations.” want to get your reaction to what we signed the house last night. democrats managed to pass a resolution condemning the president's tweets as racist. here was nancy policy responding just a few minutes ago. this was as gentle

as it could be considered inappropriateness and discussed nature of president said. were the democrats right to pass that resolution? no. i think it democrats right to pass that resolution? no. ithink it mixed democrats right to pass that resolution? no. i think it mixed the house of representatives make it look like it's a chaotic mess. we should not be talking about race and racism every 30 seconds from donald trump or the democrats. and don't forget, one of these four women in the so—called squad called nancy policy a racist last week, so think right here in america right now, we are ina right here in america right now, we are in a terrible row talking about race and racism. these women in an interview on cbs thought the presidents office is a distraction. it isa presidents office is a distraction. it is a reminder, just the stranglehold this president has on public opinion, and that is going to tell in 2020. how do you fight

donald trump for airspace? you better get yourself a twitter account and put a hashtag up there and see where that takes you to make christian! i think he has the social media space really mapped out for himself. it will be interesting for me to see how the democrats counter that. will they have a very core donated strategy for social media? ifi donated strategy for social media? if i were them, i would pick up that ball right now and try to figure a way to run with it? why? you don't wa nt way to run with it? why? you don't want to give that much space to president trump. ron christie, thank you. talking about a distraction, there isa talking about a distraction, there is a new video out by nbc news. we cannot show it because of a rights issue. it is a video that shows him with jeffrey epstein,

issue. it is a video that shows him withjeffrey epstein, the accused six trafficker, partying down in mara lago. you have to think yourself if that video was about president obama or president george w. bush, it would be the only thing that we were talking about today. theresa may has a week left in downing street and has used her last major speech as prime minister to warn that she is worried about the state of politics. mrs may said she fears there's a growing strain of "uncompromising absolutism" in uk politics, an unwillingness among politicians to find the centre ground. today, an inability to combine principles with pragmatism and make a compromise when required seems to have driven our whole political discourse down the wrong path. it has led to what is, in effect, a form of absolutism, one which believes that if you simply assert your view loudly and long enough, you'll get your way in the end, or that mobilising your own faction is more important than bringing others with you.

she was asked whether those remarks were in reference to the man who many expect will succeed her. and however reticent she might be to point the finger, many will see it as a parting shot at the favourite to be her successor, borisjohnson. in a few minutes, the final hustings of the leadership campaign will get under way. let's speak now to our political correspondent iain watson, who is there. maybe they might react to those comments tonight. yes, let's see. it remains to be seen. i think the difficulty theresa may has, she had her heavy artillery outcome of this talk of bitterness come and she did not say who these are marks were about. we can assume she was giving about. we can assume she was giving a message to her potential successors. it will be interesting ifjeremy her potential successors. it will be interesting if jeremy hunts, her potential successors. it will be interesting ifjeremy hunts, if he strikes a conciliatory notes

tonight. talking of political and populist rhetoric ahead of real solutions, she also talked about whether some people were making assertions not backed by evidence. certainly, borisjohnson's opponents, and i've spoken to a few of them here, are worried if he beats jeremy hunt how stable he would be in downing street, how much attention to each they would be. i assume it was a parting shot at borisjohnson even assume it was a parting shot at boris johnson even if she would not say so. the slogan he has during this venue, he can unite the country and unite his party. this is the la st and unite his party. this is the last time he will get questions from the potential voters from the conservative membership. perhaps you'll be more conciliatory than has been this campaign. if she was taking a potshot at borisjohnson, i

cannot imagine there are too many of boris johnson's supporters particularly affected by that.” think certainly because the new prime minister will be in place this time next week, the announcement will be made next tuesday, i think most people have already made up their minds and i think the one thing which supporters of boris johnson seem to have in mind is, with the government having no over majority, with the deadline for brexit approaching, who might win a snap general election if it is called? lots snap general election if it is called ? lots of snap general election if it is called? lots of people are taking the view that boris's campaigning skills, making up for his other flaws which his opponent have pointed out, whether his campaigning skills might see them through under that eventuality. i think that's probably the case. what people are talking about here is not whether he wins but the margin of victory. right. ok. iain watson, thank you

very much forjoining us. we'll be watching those hustings too. one of the world's most feared drugs baron, joaquin ‘el chapo' guzman, has been jailed for life plus 30 years by a new york court. the el chapo nickname translates to "shorty" but his crimes are huge and his sentence is long. he is a former head of the sinaloa cartel, which officials say was the biggest supplier of drugs to the us. the life sentence was the minimum he was facing, and as part of the ruling, he was ordered to pay $12.6 billion in fines. speaking outside the court, one of guzman's lawyers said his client's sentence was a denial ofjustice. i'm not here to tell you that joaquin guzman is a saint. i'm not here to tell you that what occurred, that the witnesses were unusual than any other american trial. all we asked for was fairness, and no matter what you think ofjoaquin guzman, he still deserves a fair trial. everybody does in america. nada tawfik is outside

the court and joins us now. what faces el chapo now for the rest of his life plus 30 years, whatever that actually means? what kind of circumstances is he going to be held in? he is going to likely go to the maximum—security facility in colorado known as adx. no one has ever escaped from there he will likely face the same conditions he has been facing here in manhattan in which she has complete about during the sentencing hearing —— he has complained about for you will be in solitary confinement, he will not be able to see his family and loved ones which he complained about today because his confinement liking —— likening it to psychological and emotional torture for by thought it was interesting, during the entire hearing, because he entered knowing his entire fate, he was looking at his entire fate, he was looking at his wife and family constantly throughout this hearing knowing we'd probably be the last time he would

see them. the cartel he built, the sinaloa cartel, control about 60% of the mexican drug trade. does anyone there really thick with him out of there really thick with him out of the picture, sinaloa cartel is going to end or get out of business? there has been so much discussion about how much this verdict, this sentencing will impact the drug trade which is created in —— created an epidemic here in this country. and we saw after el chapo was extradited to the united states that it got more violence in mexico, more tumultuous, because there was a fight over who would control the sinaloa cartel. now it stabilised a bit and as we know, there are billions of dollars to be made in the drug trade, and so it's very easy to swap out el chapo for someone easy to swap out el chapo for someone else. it is a very well organised drug organisation, the

sinaloa cartel, and so prosecutors tried to say this would bea prosecutors tried to say this would be a warning to others who tried to traffic drugs into united states but i think they know as well is a very tough task, and while this was the largest drug traffic and trial in the united states, we are already seen the united states, we are already seen them trying to after others, even indicting el chapo's sans. because they knew so much about him. bringing in spyware to his associate's phones, given the ear to what he was doing, so they probably know more about what has gone awry him then what came out in court.” think that was what was so interesting about this trial full of it really kind of lifted the cover off of el chapo the myth, but also his whole organisation. they not only had testimony from some of his closest associates, his drug

suppliers, his right—hand man who helped carry out a lot of his assassination attempts, but they also had detailed drug ledgers, they also had detailed drug ledgers, they also had detailed drug ledgers, they also had intercepted text messages and videos, and there wasjust so much evidence in this case that the defence really was struggling during all of this to defend el chapo, and did you say they are going to appeal but i think that is going to be really interesting to see they base that appeal off of. one down... nada tawfik, thank you so much. let's have a look at some of the other dave's news. the world health organisation has confirmed a new case the victim is woman from the democratic republic of congo who had crossed into uganda to sell fish. it comes as the who holds a meeting in geneva, to decide whether or not to declare the ebola outbreak in the drc an international public health emergency. it's claimed more than 1,600 lives there since it began.

bulgaria's finance minister has apologised after admitting hackers have stolen millions of bulgarians financial data. the suspected hacker has been arrested and is a bulgarian cyber—security employee. investigators say the motive for the attack may have been for the hacker to prove his abilities. demand for electric cars in the uk is growing, but many people still have concerns about battery life and the time it takes to charge them. the uk's fastest charging station for electric cars was launched today, off the mi — one of its busiest motorways. it promises full—power in under 20 minutes and is part of a network of new plug—in—points across the country. the government is aiming to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2040 — to reduce carbon emissions. did i tell you i had an electric car? not going there. anyway. europe could try to stop facebook‘s launch of a crypto currency. the italian foreign minister told

reporters at a g7 meeting that "concern" will translate into action to keep the intiative in check. the social media giant announced its intention to enter the cryptocurrency market last month — with a currency called libra. meeting today in chantilly, g7 finance ministers and central bankers insisted that tough regulatory problems would have to be worked out before the currency can go into digital circulation. here's the french finance minister bruno le maire. we have spent many years before addressing that issue and being able to fix that issue of money laundering and funding of terrorism. how could we except to have now a new currency how could we except to have now a new currency which would not stick to the same kind of issues when we spent some much time to define the very strong laws and apply them... let's talk to our north america technology reporter, dave lee, who joins us. what is the italian minister mean they're going to translate their concerns into

initiatives? does this mean their crypto currency is dead now and on arrival? i would not say it is dead on arrival. what we are seeing is that perhaps a facebook, going to be a lot more difficult than perhaps they realised to get this off the ground full stub when they announced this last month, as you mentioned, they said they hoped to introduce it by next year, but will we are seeing is widespread concern from france, from italy, from here in the us as well about how disruptive this currency might be in terms of whether it could be used for legal purposes, money laundering, funding terrorism, weather could have a negative impact on the sovereign currencies like the dollar and the euro and so forth. these countries want to step in and say before you knew —— before — — before you —— before you do that, we want to know how exactly this works and what protections are in place for the people who use it and the global

banking system. they are not launching it in france or in italy, dave. they launching it in switzerland, which has highly —— a slightly different relationship with the european union. they say there launching in switzerland because they civilly wanted an international base for all the stakeholders in libra, partnering with 20 other groups to do this, and they said it was just a good place to do, run it, but that has slightly different implications. a swiss bank account has slightly different trading. facebook say that is not why they're doing that, but of course, this, based in switzerland but still a global currency perhaps for the first real—time, sol but still a global currency perhaps for the first real—time, so i think thatis for the first real—time, so i think that is where there is a lot of unknowns here, and suspicion because is facebook. there are suspicions about crypto currency anyway and when you add facebook into that mix, suspicions about them as a company, layers on top of that. to what

extent is this a real genuine concern about security and to what accent is this just central banks and governments wanting to protect their patch, as it were?” and governments wanting to protect their patch, as it were? i think for many central banks, this might be a fear of the unknown more than anything else, because it's not really known how much of a disruptive force this could be because facebook has more than 2.5 billion users, and one of the hearings they're having today in washington, one of the house members said, what if every person on facebook had $1000 in libra? that could be a huge impact on how the global banking system works. that is why there is an unknown here. 0k, dave lee, think you very much for joining us. i deprive you all, and i'm sorry, christian, you did not get to talk about your electric car. however, we do have an animal story to tell you about.

yesterday, we told you about a fisherman's surprise when he caught a great white shark in san francisco bay. today, we cross back to the other side of the atlantic to show you some magical pictures from ireland, of a young boy who came face to face with a whale — perhaps a closer encounter than he might have thought. thomas deane and his dad terry were on their rib boat, just off the coast of county kerry, where they had been following a pod of humpback whales when this happened. whale, i never! giving you the eye. it doesn't get much better than that, does it? in fact, this is known as spyhopping, a trick that whales and dolphins use to get their heads out of the water, to better understand their surroundings above the water line. very,. this is beyond 100 days from the bbc. watchers on bbc news will get

coverage of the leadership postings. for bbc world news, we are going to talk about the political prisoner... all coming up on the programme. it has been a pretty cloudy and damp day for some of us today. how about tomorrow? a lot more sunshine on offer, but there will be some showers and some of the showers across scotland could be fun to read. there is that cloud across the uk but a definite back edge to the uk but a definite back edge to the weather front here. that is the clear weather moving into northern ireland and other western parts of the uk. it is actually going to try out this evening overnight as this weather front moves east but i think a lot of us will get patchy rain overnight. this is the forecast as we head through the early hours of thursday. you can see that one front they're stretching from southwestern england through the midlands northern england, book of the rain at this stage in the north sea and

you can see the cloud their... much of western britain here. but he freshening atlantic when —— but a freshening atlantic when —— but a freshening atlantic when —— but a freshening atlantic wind is bringing... some of the showers making their way to aberdeen sure. possibly a scattering. the midlands come after a cloudy start, it looks as of thursday itself is going to be sunny and still very warm. 25 in london made closer to 17 in the lowlands. this weather front further south, the southern half of the uk getting the bulk of the rainfall on friday, and for many of us friday is going to be a cloudy day and it will be raining on and off all through the day. here it is, friday, that rain. you can see many areas cutting some patchy rain. it could be quite heavy for a time and that rain is just going to come and go right to the course of friday and into friday

night. the temperatures are little bit lower in the south. closer to 18 in the lowlands of scotland. and friday nights, into saturday, those pulses of rain keep coming and going across many parts of the uk. on saturday, expecting a mixture of sunshine and showers. some of them thundering right across the uk. but sunday is looking a lot brighter, at least across england and wales, and then after that it is all change. the current thinking visit that monday and tuesday, temperatures are expected to rise to dramatic levels across the uk.

you're watching beyond one hundred days... the top stories on bbc news. boris johnson and jeremy hunt begin their final hustings event in the race to become the next conservative leader and prime minister. this is the scene and prime minister. this is the scene live at the excel centre in london where the candidates will ta ke to london where the candidates will take to the stage shortly. in her last major speech as pm, theresa may says she is worried about the state of politics and public debate here and abroad. the brother of the manchester arena suicide bomber is extradited to the uk to face multiple charges in connection with the attack. a student from birmingham is found guilty of attempted murder after

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