this particular thing that just happened today is something that has been denied and denied and denied again by the enties in question. but now months down the road, they finally admitted to it and that's potentially a big deal for the robert mueller and congressional investigations into trump and russian. i think it's a big deal for the reporters that were right about this months ago, reporters who have been staring down denial after denial for months who have now finally been proven right. but it started in may of last year, may 2016, american intelligence agencies reportedly intercepted a communication that they didn't really know what to make sense of at the time but it was a communication that they intercepted between two different russian officials. there was a guy who worked toe gru, russian military intelligence, and last may he was overheard on this intelligence intercept bragging to one of his russian colleagues that hillary clinton was about to get a big surprise courtesy of vladimir putin and russian military intelligence. this was first reported by massimo cal breezy in ti

he had to deny knowing satyr, he had to deny the deal.kept the deal he hit this deal from the american public. >> david, i feel like i'm starting to feel like there is is this mountain of not just trump russia connections and trump russia deals and trump russia financial connections but this mountain of documented false denials and it includes this one from the president but it also includes, you know, jeff sessions saying he didn't have russia contacts. he did. paul man fort saying he didn't have russia contacts. he did. flynn saying he didn't have contacts, don junior, jared kushner. whether they said it out loud or they put it in sworn statements and applications for security clearances. over and over and over again the same thing going in the same direction. what does that add up to in the end? lying isn't a crime but consis -- consistently covering up these connections, so many people doing it even after they get caught, where does that go in the end? >> even today they say over and over again, there was no collusion. when we have th

president has denied reports that he warned gulf states against taking military action against qatar earlier in a speech to the u.n. qataris and their denounce the blockade and call for talks correspondent rahsaan jordan has more. the america. dani used his address to the un general assembly to issue a complaint the g.c.c. political and economic blockade against his country is based on lies misunderstandings and made up news reports picked up around the region earlier in the year i think that i don't i think the crime was deliberately committed from a political advantage and was followed by a list of political debate haitians which contracting on sovereignty and cost worldwide astonishment and even the emir said he was ready and willing to negotiate an end to the crisis now in its fourth month during a courtesy call the u.s. president offered his encouragement to wait now in the situation with trying to solve a problem in the middle east and i think it is. the way it will be. pretty quickly trump said something similar when he met recently with the emir of kuwait who has been trying

thank you so much, juan and nelson denis. when we come back, a call for an international inquiry into the devastation of yemen. the mass killings both from the u.s.-backed saudi bombing and the cholera outbreak. we will speak with the first yemeni civilian to address the u.n. security council. stay with us. ♪ [music break] amy: "camino abandonado" by lucecita benitez. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. we turn now to the u.s.-backed saudi bombing campaign in yemen that has been raging for three years, killing more than 10,000 civilians in the arab world's poorest country. the conflict has ravaged the country's infrastructure, stripped the country of social services, triggered a massive cholera outbreak. now there are growing calls from around the world for the creation of an independent probe into human rights violations committed by both sides, and this week, the u.n. human rights council is slated to vote on a resolution to launch an investigation sponsored by the netherland

ryanair denies it has a shortage of pilots after some left tojoin denies it has a shortage of pilotsft tojoin its rival, norwegian. ryanair flies more after some left tojoin its rival, norwegian. ryanairflies more people around europe than any other airline, but it has more unhappy customers now. russian president vladimir putin is at the luga training ground to watch the next stage of zapad. these fictitious war games are taking place in and around belarus. part of a large—scale joint military exercise by russia and belarus, it's one of russia's biggest military exercises since it annexed crimea from ukraine in 2014. the bbc‘s steve rosenberg is in northern russia. here in northern russia, the russian army is under attack from so—called illegal armed groups and the russians are hitting back with all they've got with the air force, with artillery and with infantry. this is artillery and with infantry. this is a huge military exercise, code—named zapad twiggy 17. a huge military exercise, code—named za pad twiggy 17. that a huge military exercise, code—named zapad twiggy17. that means

the election, and he's also denied helping russia undermine u.s. interests. >> evan, why two separate times? why did they get two fisa warrants to monitor him? >> the order that began on manafort began back when he was a subject of an fbi agent in 2014 and that centered on work that was being done by a group of washington consulting firms, including his, for ukraine's former ruling party, according to sources we have talked to. the surveillance was discontinued last year for lack of evidence according to one of the sources. the fbi restarted the surveillance after obtaining a new fisa court warrant that extended into earlier this year. the second warrant was part of the fbi's effort to try and figure out what was going on between these trump campaign associates and russian operatives, and it's unclear when that new warrant was started, and we learned earlier this year the fbi conducted a search of a storage facility belonging to manafort. of course we know in july the fbi raided his home outside of washington. >> in the timeframe here involved here

but the company denied full payment, arguing subsequent reports supported them.h frustration as high as the water marks in their home, the kaibles filed a lawsuit. that suit drew the attention of a texas trial lawyer who had never been to long beach, but got on his plane in a hurry. steve mostyn has won billions fighting insurance companies, and when he heard about bob kaible's case, he says he had a gut feeling the kaible family wasn't alone. sure enough, he says, his houston office is now flooded with paperwork from victims of the superstorm. >> mostyn: there's been a systematic fraud on the policy holders who've filed flood claims from sandy. >> alfonsi: what's the fraud? >> mostyn: the fraud is taking engineers' reports and changing them-- from saying there was structural damage to saying there's no structural damage, or giving the engineers a form to fill out that already has the conclusion of no structural damage. >> alfonsi: why would anyone do that? >> mostyn: save money. the biggest ticket item inside a claim, for a flood claim, is the structural damage.

she's already denied the charges. >> i don't think ethnic cleansing is going on. i think ethnic cleansing is too strong an expression. i think there's a lot of hostility there. it's muslims killing muslims as well. it's a matter of people on different siefds a divide. >> reporter: suu kyi did not respond to our request for an interview but she recently sat down with the bbc and made it clear she does not agree with her critics. >> people would say i said nothing. simply because i didn't make the kind of statement they thought i should make, which is to condemn one community or the other. >> reporter: calls for cooperation and restraint from u.s. ambassador nikki haley, malala, and pope francis have gone unanswered. the rohingya are unwanted in myanmar and restricted to large camps that have been called the world's largest outdoor prison. we saw the deplorable conditions firsthand when we traveled to the camps in 2015. >> why are we going through the back entrance? >> the authorities are not interested in outside attention. >> reporter: you can see the barbed wire

, investigations that have taken place denied, investigations that have ta ken place regarding deniedns as well. richard, for now thank you. our top story. there's a race against time as rescuers search for survivors of the mexican earthquake, including children, trapped under a collapsed school. still to come, jetting off to canada. the uk's biggest team yet heads for the invictus games. coming up in sport there are changes to come at the top of well cycling. brian cookson has lost the presidency of the uci by 37 — eight. he'll be replaced. hurricane maria is continuing on its path of devastation across the caribbean, and is now hitting the dominican republic. on wednesday, it made a direct hit on puerto rico, leaving the whole island without power. homes have been destroyed and catastrophic flooding has been reported. a curfew has been imposed on the 3.5 million people who live there. our correspondent richard lister reports. after the wind, the water. early this morning puerto rico issued a flash flood warning. the massive quantities of rain mean people have been driven out of thei

one person denied due process is one too many. this conversation may be uncomfortable, but we must have it. it is our moral obligation to get this right. campus sexual misconduct must continue to be confronted head on. never again will these acts only be whispered about in closed off counseling rooms or swept under the rug. not one more survivor will be silenced. we will not abandon anyone. we will amplify the voices of survivors who too often feel voiceless. while i listened to the stories of many survivors and their families over his past several months, i could not help think of my own family. i thought about my two daughters. i thought about my two sons. every mother dreads getting that phone call. a despond and child calling with unthinkable needs. child callingt with unthinkable needs. i cannot imagine receiving that phone call. too many mothers and fathers are left at the other end of the line completely helpless. i have looked parents in their tear filled eyes as he recounted -- as they recounted their own stories and each

this young man was denied due process. despondent and without objections or hope, after five years of sobriety, relapsed and attempted to take his own life. he felt he let down everyone who mattered to him, including his grandmother, who was so much looking forward to seeing the first member of her family don cap and gown. whatever you accusers say you are, he told me, what people believe you are. that is the current reality. here is what it looks like. a student says he or she was sexually assaulted by another student on campus. if he or she isn't urged to keep quiet or diskinder from reporting it to local law enforcement the case goes a school administrator who will act that's judge and jury. the accused may or may not be told of the allegations before a decision is rendered. if there is a hearing, both the survivor and the accused may or may not be allowed legal recommendation whatever evidence is presented may or may not be shown to all parties. whatever witnesses, if allowed to be called, may or may not be cross exami

they deny climate change. they deny global warming. and i'm not trying to be political. just trying to ask you, how politicians say on the one hand that they care, but deny the science on the other hand. i don't square those two things. >> so let me step back for a moment. i'm one of those guys that believes that the climate changes all of the time. and i think it's up to a debate how much man might influence that or may not influence that. but i can tell you this, tavis, without any doubt in my mind. that what we do as a society, when we develop these huge swaths of major cities, whether it be houston, dallas, los angeles, new york or just denver, colorado. all of these places have huge developments. and all of those developments in many cases are done without taking into consideration the natural disaster risks that that community faces. and so i always say to my friends, regardless of where they live, i'll ask them, just a simple question. do you know what risks you face where you live? and you know what? even my friends that know i'm the former fema director and that

the syrian regime insists the incident was faked and denies using chemical weapons.francis on the first papal visit to colombia in three decades. in places his car was forced to a halt as the throngs surged forward, cheering and shouting his name. pope francis has said his visit is a plea for lasting peace following last year's accord between the government and farc rebels. the installation of four thaad missile launchers at a site in south korea has prompted clashes between protesters and police. the controversial us anti—missile system is designed to protect the country against mounting threats from the north. the us treasury secretary, steve mnuchin, says he's prepared an executive order to impose sanctions against countries trading with north korea, after the recent missile test. facebook says it has discovered that a russian—funded campaign promoted divisive messages on the website during last year's american presidential election campaign. it says adverts were posted that directed users towards nearly 500 bogus accounts spreading false information. the company

this young man was denied due process. despondent and without options or hope, he relapsed and attempted to take his own life. family e let down his . d mostly his grandmother whatever your asuesers say your he told me, is what people believe you are. that is the current reality. here's what it looks like. a student says he or she was sexually assaulted by another student on campus, if he or she isn't urged to keep quiet or report it to law enforcement, the case goes to a school administrator who will act as the judge and jury. the accused may or may not be told about a decision. if there is a hearing, the survivor and the accused may or may not be allowed legal representation. whatever evidence is presented may or may not be shown to all parties. whatever witnesses, if allowed to be called, may or may not be cross-examined. and washington dictated that schools must use the lowest standard of proof. and now this campus official who may or may not have legal training in adjudicating sexual misconduct is expected to render a

this young man was denied due process. decemb despondent and absent of home, he tried to take his overwhelm life. he felt he let down everyone who mattered to him, including his grandmother, who so looked forward to seeing the first member of her family don cap and gown. whatever your accusers say you are, he told me, is what people believe you are, that is the doesn't reality. -- current reality. here's what it looks like. a student says he or she was sexual assaulted by another student on campus, if he or she isn't urged to keep quiet or discouraged from reporting it to local law enforcement, the case goes to a schooled ed administr who will act as judge and jury, this individual may or may not be told the facts of the case before the decision is rendered. and the accused may or may not be allowed legal representation. what is presented may or may not be shown to all parties, whatever witnesses if allowed to be called, may or may not be cross-examined, and washington dictated that schools must use the lowest standard of

denied citizenship, many were corralled into camps, enduring disease and hunger.sly reticent. over several encounters, i pressed this devout buddhist about the violence against the rohingya muslims. can you promise that if your party win this is election, the human rights, the civil rights, of all people who live in this country, whatever their religion, whatever their ethnic background, that those human rights will be respected ? so if we are able to form a government, certainly we'll abide by our commitment to human rights and democratic values. what hope can you give to those people in this country who have been discriminated against, targeted on the basis of their religion? it's not going to be easy, that they must understand, because prejudice is not removed easily and hatred is not going to be removed easily, but we can work at it together. do you ever worry that you will be remembered as the champion of human rights, the noble laureate who failed to stand up to ethnic cleansing in her own country? no, because i don't think there's ethnic cleansing going on.

google has denied those allegations.ballooning controversy comes just weeks after google fired engineer james de moore for writing internal memo claiming women and men differ in abilities because of biological causes. >> this has potential to impact the way google is able to hire in the future. a big deal. >>> just ahead, the indians looking unstoppable as historic run continues. walgreens is easier than ever. just walk right in and pay zero dollars with most insurance. plus, when you get a flu shot at walgreens, you help provide a lifesaving vaccine to a child in need through the un foundation. it's that easy to get your flu shot and make a difference. so swing by your local walgreens today. walgreens. at the corner of happy & healthy. one laugh, and hello so i tried always discreet. i didn't think protection this thin could work. but the super absorbent core turns liquid to gel. snap! so it's out of sight... ...and out of mind. always discreet. for bladder leaks. i'll take a sick day tomorrow. sleep with this cold. on

how is it to your mind, joan, that the republicans will continue to deny the science? how will they with a straight face continue to say climate change is a hoax? how will they continue to say that global warming is a hoax? it's one thing to have a political view, and deny science but the reality will be what we continue to see in houston, irma, there is another storm, jose, and they will continue with greater force, how will they i ask again continue to make the argument that these realities are not real? that they're unreal? new i thi >> i think they are so beholden to their donors in the petro chemical industry, and extraction industry, categorically, not admitting the truth or seeing the truth. a lot of them are too smart not to see it, tavis, but there is a real industry built around climate denialism, and the american people -- a minority of them elected a president last year who insists it's a great chinese hoax and that it's a matter of the chinese trying to put something over on us when in fact, if there is any kind of putting something over on us, it's the fa

. >> no one is going to deny that that senator all of these trips on his private jet are that campaignibutions were made and nobody will really deny that senator menendez did lobby with various executive officials and it is why he did it. why did it happen? the government is alleging the because of this corrupt relationship so menendez was acting in exchange for the gifts and the senator is claiming week could see is my friend. >> sunday night on "q&a," former federal prosecutor and law school professor randall talks about the ongoing trial of new jersey democratic senator bob menendez and other public corruption cases sunday on c-span's "q&a." >>'s, discussion of counterterrorism strategies since 9/11. a discussion on counterterrorism strategies since 9/11. the panel discusses the counterterrorism policies of president trump and president obama's administration's. >> stop momentarily here. welcome to new america. we're here on the 16th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. the purpose of this panel is to kind of describe where we are and where we might be going. we have an absolutely outst

she denied your plan. she denied your first address.e going to have to investigate your second one. it's to your mom, right? my advice to you would be to contact the parole board because you can get the reason for denial from the parole board. >> i know what they are doing. they are going to make me wait ten, six months, refuse it, another six months, refuse it, another three months, refuse it. you know how it goes, what they do. it's their little games. then when you are three months shy for a discharge, then they let you go. i see what they're doing. that is how all discharges go. i'll just discharge. >> obviously, he's pretty disappointed. he was looking forward to leaving as he thought he would. i think after the initial reaction sets in, he'll probably start pursuing the parole plan later. >> i was doing rounds over here and happened to speak with mr. sanchez. he was expressing his concern that he didn't have a place to parole and he was short. >> short? >> short to the door, meaning his release date was fast approaching. and so, i

, he needed not just a the allegations, which he denied, he needed notjust a result but a performancegot both from england players, this will be a huge relief to him. russia were expected to be the toughest opponents for england in this group but england really dominated from the start and it took just really dominated from the start and it tookjust ten really dominated from the start and it took just ten minutes for them to get off the mark. nikita parris, 23, from manchester city, playing in front of a local crowd, here, at brendan parker, bursting through for the opening goal in the early stages, making a real point in her celebration of running over to the dugout, celebrating with mark sampson, beckoning the other players along with her. it was a statement as much as a goal. —— prenton park. making a point of showing their unity, through what they have described as a tough time in the build—up to this. that got england up build—up to this. that got england up and running, from then, lesson in finishing, mark sampson named an attacking line—up for this game, they were a threat in e

in berlin denis's friends are staging a motorcade to protest his detention. has come from first time for months the network hash tag free dennis has been organizing events to raise public awareness his childhood friend is a member they used to work together at the left wing national daily. hello motorcade it's sunday the paper's a putting their monday dishes to bed without danny's without without two and without one hundred fifty other journalists. is also here the former editor in chief of the turkish paper jim hoodie at nose dennis and was himself imprisoned in the same jail he now lives in exile in ballet and. i know the denny's took part in vigils for me he put a chair outside to leverage president sat out in the freezing cold i only read about it the next day in the paper the news will probably only find out about this tomorrow i hope the papers in turkey cover it such signs of solidarity are vital. signs of solidarity like the motorcade that has become a symbol of the protests against dennis's detention. sharing a ride with one of dennis's friends from

and i saw where it had been denied. there are some reasons a marriage can be denied.nd one of them is the safety and security of the facility. or the department or the individuals involved. what was the reason for them to use safety and security of the facility? >> there was concern because you recently were found in possession of a cell phone. >> actually, i wasn't found in possession of a cell phone. i was found in possession of a cell phone charger. and i gave the cell phone to them after they shook me down and didn't find the cell phone. i brought the cell phone to them. >> but you were found guilty of possession of a cell phone. >> i pleaded guilty. >> first of all, you understand that if this marriage is approved, it will be a non-contact marriage? >> yes. >> and that you and/or your intended spouse will have to bare all costs associated with the marriage. what i will do is i will approve your request to be married. and your intended spouse will be informed by the marriage coordinator at the facility, who is chaplain rogers. >> i'm really excited about getting m

google has also denied those allegations. the ballooning controversy comes just weeks after google fired engineer james damore for writing an internal memo claiming that women and men differ in their abilities because of biological causes. >> this lawsuit has the potential to impact the way that google is able to fire in the future, and that's a big deal. >> reporter: jo ling kent, nbc news, los angeles. >>> there's a new twist tonight in the equifax security breach which is affecting nearly every adult in the u.s. the company is now accused by a software supplier of failing to install a security patch months before it was hacked that it says might have prevented the breach. here's nbc's tom costello. >> reporter: tonight, with reports that mastercard and visa are notifying banks that 200,000 of their customer credit card numbers were among those lost in the equifax breach, public outrage continues to boil. in texas michael whip's information was first stolen two years ago. now with the equifax hack, he and his wife have froz

open. >>> there's been outrage over a pregnant woman denied service.se are some of the headlines and a revised voter law in texas gets the go-ahead. those are some of the headlines on the morning newsstand today. "the texas tribune reports on a federal ruling allowing texas to address a new voter i.d. law in the upcoming elections. it requires voters to present an accepted voter i.d. card but those without acceptable i.d. still can vote, but they'll have to sign a sworn decoration stating there's a reasonable impediment to receiving identification. >>> the "washington post" reports on the start of bob menendez. the prosecution says he repeatedly lobbied for florida eye doctor in exchange for political donations and gifts. both menendez and the doctor deny they did anything wrong. >>> "the charlotte observer" says a confederate has quit. the reverend robert e. lee left. he said he's leaving after some hurch members were concerned he was lifting up the black lives matter movement. >>> washington state's "news tribune" reports on a pregnant woman wearing

this young man was denied due process. despond and and without options or hope -- despond and and -- dent and without options or hope -- whatever your accusers say you are, he told me, is what people leave you are. that is the current reality. here is what it looks like. a student says he or she was sexually assaulted by the student on campus. if he or she is not urged to keep quiet or discouraged from reporting it to local law enforcement, the case goes to the school administrator, who will act as the judge and jury. the accused may or may not be told of the allegations before a decision is rendered if there is a hearing, both the survivor and the accused may or may not be allowed legal representation. whatever evidence is presented may or may not shown to all parties. , if allowednesses to be called, may or may not be cross examined. and washington dictated that schools must use the lowest standard of proof. now this campus official, who may or may not have any legal training, is expected to render a judgment. a judgment

got a god alone is the judge of our no one is denying your religious freedom. you say that it requires you to acknowledge god. he didn't care whether his neighbor believed in 20 god's or no god he doesn't have to knowledge got to be an american. thomas jefferson was talking about religious freedom. let me tell you what he said in the bill for religious freedom which i had right here. except my point yes or no. thomas jefferson said in a head too. the first amendment does not require you to acknowledge god. he have to understand that is right. i would like to talk to you about the ten commandments because you say that they are the purpose of the law. any talk about thomas jefferson and what he believed. there is that bill for religious freedom in the first sentence it says will aware that the opinions and beliefs of men depend not on their own will but their mind that all mighty god has created the mind free and manifested its supreme will by making it all together it's acceptable of restraint. that does not support putting the could christian i disagree with yo

once and for all i now have the time to deny any of these baseless allegations.f karma will operate especially to those... the us credit rating giant equifax says its computer systems have been hit by hackers, potentially affecting 143 million customers across the us. the company says the hacking took place in may and july of this year. the hackers stole data including names, addresses and social security numbers. some british and canadian accounts could also have been affected. the internet retail giant amazon has announced plans to build a second headquarters in north america, kicking off a competition among cities to attract the investment. amazon said it was seeking a city of over a million people with an international airport, a good education system and mass transit. let me bring you live pictures from colombia, where the pope is celebrating mass in the capital bogota. a crowd of more than a million people was expected for the ceremony at simon bolivar park. earlier, pope francis urged colombians to reject vengeance following the country's 50—year war with

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>> let me just say that one sexual assault on campus is one too many but one person denied due process is one too many and that's really what this is all about. we really need to get to a point where it's fair for all students and where it is clear with the process is for all students. there've been too many students wronged in a well-intentioned attempt to ensure that this issue is not swept under the rug and not hidden in back rooms of schools any longer. we have no intention of doing that, we have every intention of continuing to make sure that students feel safe and that they all have a fair and equal forum in which to work through such issues as this. >> martha: tell me, under the new rules that you are working on, what would that form be? if a student is accused of sexual harassment, assault he's brought before a forum under the new situation, how would it change? what would be different? >> as you know we've become a rule making process and this is a process, not an event. it will be a number of months before we have any final guidance. but in the interim we have released a set

once and for all, i now have the time to deny any and all res plus allegations towards me.w of karma will operate especially to those with evil intent. the american credit ratings agency equus fax says its computer systems have been hacked, potentially affecting 140 million people across the us —— equifax. they say it took place between may and july this year, as stealing data including names, and social security numbers. the internet retail giant amazon has announced plans to build a second headquarter in north america, kicking off a competition among cities to attract the investment. amazon said it was seeking a city of over a million people with an international airport, a good education system and mass transit. the person in the middle is the chinese director and producer vivian qu, who has presented her new film, angels wear white, at the venice film festival. qu is the only female director competing for the coveted golden lion award this year. angels wear white is one of 21 international films vying for the golden lion that will be awarded in the italian city on satur

the state department of natural denied funding on the ground that trinity lutheran was church. the department did so relying on the missouri state no moneyion that read: shall ever be taken from the treasury, directly or aid of any church, sect or denomination of religion. trinity lutheran challenged the urging that ruling, exclusion from the grant program ssi and equal ee protection clauses by of riminating on the basis religious status. lower eing with the court, the court held excluding the church from the grant violated the federal constitution. benefit the ilable court reasoned could not be ithheld on account of the identity.ries whether issent, justice sotomayor explained in her view first amendment religion clauses stricter separation of church and state. concern on our docket questions stemming from the in t's 2015 decision obergefell against hodges. same-sex couples must be afforded same rights to heterosexual partners. reversed the decision of the supreme court of birth s concerning certificates. not deny at state may couples the e-sex right afforded by state law to m

it guarantees their participation in political life union feels this is exactly what he's denied. he wants politicians across the spectrum to make this issue part of their platforms. i'm not allowed to vote do you know that. i think we're lagging behind with this issue because for too many years politicians have failed to make it a priority but that doesn't mean it's too late to do what we can to ensure people like you really are allowed to vote in your young do a number of families including the pater's have taken their case to the constitutional court they feel it's a sad reflection on german democracy that the court has to make a decision on a matter that politicians should have addressed. the german government has pledged to look into improving the law before and so far those promises have turned up empty citizens are also fighting for democracy in poland activists concerned about what they view as an erosion of crucial checks and balances in the country have decided to camp out on parliament's doorstep and protest literally since coming to power critics say the conservative l

taken us out of days that no american, very few want us to go back to, the days where people could deny you coverage based on a preexisting condition. the affordable care act created an essential set of benefits that, again, americans from both sides of the aisle think is really important. these essential benefits include things like health care for women having children. it's included things like putting a parity between mental health care and what might be called physical health care. there's been so many improvements in the affordable care act that i've heard about them from constituents all over my state as well as hearing the voices from all around the united states of america. difficult stories about people who have lifetime caps who because their child had an illness as a child, by the time that child was an adult, they couldn't find insurance. or people who are being denied insurance because of a preexisting condition, people who were declaring bankruptcy in this country at rates significantly higher than we're seeing now because they could not afford their health insurance. in

ican i can now deny all baseless allegations made of me. every dog has its day. arrival of hurricane irma, still a category numeric 5 at the minute. stay with first night. good evening. turning into a very active but also very dangerous hurricane season. only one place to start. we have the hurricanes on the scene at the minute because hurricane katia has formed in the gulf of mexico, not as powerful but it will bring heavy rain into mexico in the next few days. let's head back out to the atlantic and this area of cloud is now hurricanejose, following hard on the heels of our big story, a major hurricane, irma, which has been causing all the damage over the last few days. it is now battering the turks and caicos islands, not just with now battering the turks and caicos islands, notjust with the strength winds, but with a storm surge inundating those low—lying islands. it will run over the warm waters staying just to the north of cuba over the coming days, then by the time we get to sunday, it is starting to head up to florida. by then, still a major category 4 hu

the ex—presidents deny the accusations.gainst them point to almost half a billion dollars in bribery from public bodies via the criminal front allegedly set up by the ex—presidents. the lead prosecutor earlier this year told cbs that the overall corruption scandal was "bigger than watergate". he said that so far more than "200 people had already been charged with hundreds of crimes" and the total amount of money paid in bribes, as far as they can tell so far, is "up to two billion dollars". camilla costa is in sao paulo. tell us what dilma and lula barbecue stuff, exactly. the former presidents have been accused with racketeering, plotting to scheme funds from brazil's oil company and they have been accused along with six other members, former ministers and senators from the workers party, of committing a series of crimes using a number of public entities, including petrobras and some of brazil's banks to actually sent money for themselves and for the election campaigns of their own candidates. the prosecutor has said that