and supporters of julie the sons react with anger to the british foreign office promotional video of bounds of free speech conference calling to defend the freedom of the facts. hello and welcome you watching r.t. international with me mccarron our top story this hour a military court has cleared and navy seal that you said multiple war crimes of all key charges as well as the controversial nature of his acquittal edward gallegos trial once again raises questions over pentagon conduct overseas collect more pin has the details. the military court in san diego has acquitted gallagher on 6 out of the 7 charges that he faced involving the killing of civilians he was convicted on a charge of posing for a photograph with a corpse which is a violation of the rules however of the maximum sentence for such a violation is only 4 months in prison and he's served 9 months in pretrial detention so at this point he is indeed a free man now it appears that his acquittal was essentially hinged on the testimony of a of a navy seal medic who testified that he himself was responsible for the killing of

the ambassador has received the full support of the british foreign office — in a striking statementd was simply doing hisjob. a sentiment the prime minister echoed. good government depends on public serva nts good government depends on public servants been able to give a full and frank advice. i want them all to be have the confidence to be able to do that.

the british foreign's office has not confirm the content of these tables they areryelf from them and con to nbc ns th there is an investigation. president trump weighed in on the controversy late this afternoon. >> reporter: the president congratulated the u.s. women's national team on their world cup and is now back at the white house. kate >> hans nichols. the president was not alone cheering on team usa today millions of people around the world glued to the tv watching them beat the netherlands to claim their fourth championship. kelly cobiella is in france. what's next for the women? >> reporter:on the u.s. women soccer team is the best in the world. another victoro fight for it not a single goal in the first half against the under dogs from the netherlands then nearly an hour in, a penalty of alex morgan and megan rapinoe with a roaring goal >> reporter: not long after, rose lavelle threw two defenders. the red, white and blue drowning out in a sold-out stadium of nearly 60,000. in the u.s., fans across the country cheering the two win an emotional megan rapinoe won player of th

i asked again today whether the foreign office had any memory of any such event, were a foreign state essentially said, we will not deal with your britishple be confined is in 1886 was of —— chavez's venezuela. this is truly uncharted territory for us. what you make of crispin's point that boris johnson needs to preserve his special relationship with the president and not expend capital at this point on a diplomat whose position had potential become untenable? a diplomat whose position had potential become untenable ?|j a diplomat whose position had potential become untenable? i worry about two elements of this. i remember neville chamberlain thought in the 1930s that his personal charm could somehow overcome all the problems of adolf hitler and with mussolini. he kept writing to his sisters to that effect. and consequently british ambassador, in berlin, kept writing back to neville chamberlain what he thought neville chamberlain what he thought neville chamberlain and adolph hitler wanted to hear. it's absolutely essential that british ambassadors everywhere in the world, especially with our closest allies, are able to send back letter

the british foreign office has specifically confirmed these cable, but they are trying to distance themselves, and they ha confirmed there will be a investigation begun. >> the ambassador has not served the uk well. i can tell you that. >> rorter: the president also great lated the women's team on their world cup victory and now back at the white house. >> thank you. the president was not alone in cheering on team usa. millions of pple around the world were glued to their tv set watches u.s. women's laeam beat the nethernds to claim their fourth championship. kelly cobiella i in lyno, france, with the celebration and what's next for the women? >> repter: tonight they're the best in the world. ctanother viory, and they had to fight for it. not a single goal in the first half against the underdogs from the a penalty on alex morgan. megan rapinoe with a roaring goal. not long after, rose lavelle, threw two defenders, the red ite and blue drowning out the bright eastern dutch in a sold-out satisfiedium. in the u.s. fans across the country cheering the 2-0 win. an emotional meg i rapinoe won the g

. >> the fallout so far, the official line from the british foreign office and they didn't deny the accuracy of the memos. they called them mischievous. and they said the british public would expect our ambassadors to provide ministers with an honest, unvarnished assessment of the politics in their country. the views are not necessarily the views of ministers or the government. but we pay them to be candid, just as the u.s. ambassador here will send back his reading of westminster politics and personalities. a support there for the ambassador. lots of politics in the u.k. amidst brexit. and that's the context when this has happened. the u.k. needs the united state alie and a trading partner. and the timing of this isn't ideal, particularly when the president came here for a state visit a few weeks ago. that trip went without a hitch. it had pomp and ceremony. the president had a state banquet with the queen. this went so well. and then, this lands. all eyes will be on mr. trump's twitter page to see what the fallout is from him. i'm sure the u.k. will be working very hard. it's been a busy n

suspended these flights on grounds of security but we do know that this decision came off the british foreign office updated it suffice to travelers physics in egypt it still mocks the majority of egyptians see it as somewhere that people should seek their advice before traveling but we also don't know why the foreign office decided to update its travel advice including new mentions of increased threats to aviation well written 2015 terrorists bombed a russian airliner that had taken off from the resort of sharm el shaikh in egypt just how good is security at egypt in airports and what is the current risk of a terror attack. well the flight that you mentioned metro jet 7 k 96 a took off from airport in south sinai that airport has seen something of a security overhaul by the egyptian government and some british pop is since the terrorist attack took place the government also hired the british security firm control risks to assess security at all of its airports across the country. now it's been reported that the decision taken by british airways came following a routine security assessment of egypti

and supporters of julian assange to react with anger to a british foreign office a motion video about a free speech conference is going to defend freedom of press. you're watching international bring you your live news update from our studio here in moscow welcome to the program russia's defense minister has described how her roic navy officers sacrificed their lives saving colleagues and civilian experts on board when their deep sea submersible caught fire on monday. join me to discuss the details. well so far the details that we've hired were pretty scarse we know we know that on july the 1st a deep sea vessels submersible caught fire while on a mission and apparently it was the assignment this is what we're getting from the defense ministry in the course of the fire 14 people turned up dead so now the defense minister rushes defense and defense minister sergei show who has offered a bit more has offered an insight as to what happened on board during that fire and apparently the crew 1st they evacuated a civilian we don't know much about who that civilian is whether it's getting dow

now, the british foreign office hasn't explicitly confirmed the content of these cables, but they are trying to distance themselves from them and they have confirmed to nbc news that there is an investigation that will be initiated. president trump weighed in on the controversy. >> the ambassador has not served the u.k. well. i can tell you that. we're not defending that man >> reporter: before leaving new jersey, the president also congratulated the u.s. women's national team for their world cup victory. dara >> hans, thank you >> good news for president trump as the race for 2020 heats up. a new poll shows the president at his highest approval ratings ever thanks to a booming economy. however, over half of americans still disapprove of his performance. and that same poll shows he could be in for a serious fight in the upcoming election nbc's tracie potts joins us live now from d.c. with the latest. tracie, good morning >> reporter: hi there, marlie. good morning, everyone in that poll we saw that while people are increasingly approving of president trump, they also don't always like

and supporters of julian assange react with anger to a british foreign office promotional video about a free speech conference going to defend the freedom of press. a very warm welcome to the program from all of us here at r t h q in moscow thanks for joining us this hour. a military court has cleared a navy seal accused of multiple war crimes of all key charges as well as the controversial nature of his acquittal edward gallagher once again raises questions over pentagon conduct overseas we go live now to our to scale up and for more about philip is gallagher now a free man and what's been the reaction. well the 40 year old special operations chief was acquitted in a military court in san diego california on 6 out of the 7 charges he faced and he was acquitted for all charges of killing civilians and such he was only convicted of posing for a photograph with a corpse which is a violation of military rules for that the maximum sentence would be 4 months in prison however and he's already served 9 months of pretrial detention so essentially at this point he seems to be basically a free

and supports the julia songs react with anger to a british foreign office promotional video about a fleece beach conference calling to defend the freedom of the press. hello and welcome you watching r.t. international broadcasting to you live from moscow and karen our top story this hour a military court has cleared a navy seal accused of multiple war crimes of all key charges as well as the controversial nature of his acquittal edward gallegos trial once again raises questions over pentagon conduct overseas let's go live now to our season caleb maupin for more details it was good to see you now is gallagher a free man now and what's been the reaction to all this. well the military courts in san diego has acquitted gallagher on 6 out of the 7 charges that he faced all the charges involving the killing of civilians he has been acquitted on those charges found not guilty he was convicted on a charge of posing for a photograph with a corpse which is a violation of the rules however of the maximum sentence for such a violation is only 4 months in prison and he's served 9 months in pretrial det

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the mainstream john of have been saying of course not just because trump tweets this the british foreign office is independent of all of that and where would this lead to as regards the diplomatic community but in today's going on the ground we speak to donald trump's former white house communications director who also defended to kim darrick on the same sort of line so what is actually going on here is perhaps a little mysterious i should also add. this is because of a leaked encrypted diplomatic telegram that came to a british newspaper which allowed the public to see that britain's man in washington had a low opinion of donald trump it obvious also he said the sikkim derek was indeed the national security advisor of this country just as cable gate when we. revealed to the world the largest of diplomatic cables in history from washington very timely interview that you have with donald trump for a communications director as you say what was what was said there of notes. well there it was in the scaramucci completely defending gold trumpet at the same time defending sic him derek saying he woul

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passengers who wish to travel to egypt this week of being booked on of the airlines current british foreign office advice on travel to egypt for and against all travel to certain parts of the country. with the news hour live from london much more still ahead marching to remain thousands take to the streets here in london in a show of solidarity with europe 3 months before the u.k. is set to leave the e.u. millions folk for the 1st time in pakistan's former tribal areas a key step in called situationally merging the troubled region with the rest of the country. and in sport algeria given a hero's welcome as they return home after being crowned the champions of african football. the 2 main suspects behind the murder of a turkish diplomat in northern iraq have been arrested and accuses muslim doug and mohammed says cheese of killing the region's deputy consul general and 2 other people on wednesday it's believed the 2 a members of the on workers party also known as the p.k. k. the group is classified a terrorist organization by turkey and the us is the latest from there bill kurdish intelligence is c

the united kingdom to keep out of hong kong's affairs and not to meddle in the protests the british foreign officehad summoned the chinese ambassador over concerns china was breaking its commitment to the 1997 handover agreement prime minister to resign may address parliament on wednesday. it's vital that hong kong's high degree of autonomy and the rights and freedoms set down in the sino british joint declaration are respected i have raised my concerns directly with chinese leaders as has my right and befriend the wrong sector and other ministers and we will continue to do so. south korea is threatening to hit back against japan for cutting exports of materials that are used to make smart phones and other high tech equipment it's faired a long running dispute over wartime forced labor is evolving into a modern day trade fight problem bride reports from seoul. ironically this dispute comes just days after japan hosted the g 20 summit of world leaders went to foster good neighborly relations and promote free trade. and it could harm south korea where it hurts most in its production of semiconductor

the united kingdom to keep out of hong kong's affairs and not to meddle in the protests the british foreign office summoned the chinese ambassador over concerns that china was breaking its commitment to the 997 handover agreement the prime minister to resume a had this to say on wednesday it's vital that hong kong's high degree of autonomy and the rights and freedoms set down in the sino british joint declaration are respected i have raised my concerns directly with chinese leaders as has my right under from the front section of the ministers and we will continue to do so. well in response china's ambassador to the u.k. condemned britain's government for supporting protesters. it has to be pointed out that on this very important issue of a principle the u.k. government chose to stand on the wrong sort of us made in appropriate remarks not only to interfere in the internal affairs of hong kong but also to back up a violent law because it even attempt to upstart hong kong i see our government form from worrying the criminals to justice. still to come here at al-jazeera we examine why some families i

the british foreign office is advising all uk ships to avoid the straightt of hormuz and tha there will be major repercussions if the situation is not resolved quickly. >> this is completely unacceptable. freedom of navigation must be maintained. we are absolutely clear if this situation is not resolved quickly, there will be serious consequences. >> u.s. officials say iran also seized a second ship but iran's military denies that. it says that it did stop a second ship briefly, but it was released. the ship's owner confirmed that it was no longer in iranian waters. in washington the view from the u.s. president is i told you so. >> we'll be speaking with the uk. and this only goes to show what i'm saying about iran. trouble. nothing but trouble. and remember this, the agreement, ridiculous agreement made by president obama expires in a short period of time. it was a short term agreement. when you're dealing in countries, you have to deal in 50 years and 100 years. you don't deal in the short term. that was a ridiculous agreement. and it goes to show you i was right about iran. >> let's

interestingly, the one thing they did do in a statement, the british foreign office did not throw thembassador under the bus. they really came out in support. they said the british public would expect our ambassadors to provide ministers with an honest, unvaur anywhernished as of the politics in their country. their 82s are not necessarily the views of the ministers or indeed the government, but we pay them to be candid. just as the u.s. ambassador here will send back his reading. >> anna stewart, thank you for bringing that to us. let's talk about all of this. with me now to discuss, doug high and bazel smickle. good to see you first. bazel, how would this or could it impact the u.s./uk relations? >> i don't know how it could make it that much worse. but i think the reporting is right there that diplomats are supposed to report home with their unvarnished, very candid assessment of what's going on. the truth is that assessment is not really different from what most of us have been talking about the last couple of years. the question then becomes what does the british government do wi

or the foreign office the british foreign office has just sent me an e-mail saying that the ambassadorin tehran is currently meeting with the iranian or thora he is with the ministry for foreign affairs in tehran where he will reiterate the u.k. government's position and that is that they welcome the firm action to buy the gibraltarian or thought authorities to hold the european union syrian sanctions regime so the government very firm and very supportive of the person they're very supportive of the job brought her in our thirty's or actually carrying out this operation i can say that downing street has also welcomed the operation saying the . successfully carried it. sends a clear message that violation of the sanctions is acceptable and whole we have been hearing certainly the. details from the spanish foreign minister there saying that this was done at the request of the u.s. leading to speculation is this by the is this about the the e.u. sanctions on syria or is this about the us is pressure campaign on iran which are 2 distinct issues.

but this was a private diplomatic cable from the british ambassador in washington to the british foreign officenot sent abroad just to be nice, we're sent abroad to, you know, discern what's happening, tell the truth to your own government. that's what kim darroch did, the british ambassador. he didn't deserve this. there's a british side of this scandal. that is someone leaked his cables. that's a violation of the officials secrets act in britain. there's an american side, don, which you're referring to, our vain, vengeful president couldn't stand this criticism so he made ambassador darroch essentially persona nongrat to. he called him all kinds of names on twitter. we've never had an american president in the last 80 to 100 years lash out at our closest allies like this. >> the leaked cable sid, "we really don't believe that this administration is going to become substantially more normal, less digs functional, less unpredictable, less faction driven, less diplomatically clumsy and inept." he also says the president radiates insecurity and describes conflicts within the white house as "knife

experience in one of the most important diplomatic posts in the world, and certainly for the british foreign office. sending a very clear message back to -- back to london about the state of affairs in the united states. which is of course the most important ally for the ukrainit kingdom. so i think this was a very serious issue and one that would in any normal circumstance be treated as highly classified information. so this is clearly going to the heart of some sort of internal dissent within the civil service, within the administration in the uk. and i think the speculation and, of course, at this point it is purely speculation. there is an investigation ongoing, but the speculation is that this has a lot to do with who will be the next ambassador to washington should boris johnson be made leader of the country and people vying for that position, and to discredit not only the current ambassador but some of the leading candidates for that role. >> yeah, it is important to put all that into context. i guess i was just hoping for more security or military secrets having been spilled there, but i ta

british vessel lansley has the latest from london according to a statement from from the british foreign office they they say 3 iranian ships tried to as they put it impede the passage of a british oil tanker at the top end of the strait of hormuz. and they say it forced the u.k. frigates to in severe pain and the statement goes on contrary to international law i mean maritime law 3 iranian vessels attempt to impede the passage of a commercial vessel called british heritage through the strait of hormuz h.m.s. montrose which is the frigates that was there was forced to position itself between the iranian vessels in the british heritage so to or sort of insert itself in the gap to 2 projects they that they all tanker issued verbal warnings they were only vessels which would which then turned away what they didn't say but i've seen that in other of the reporting is that h.m.s. montrose lowered its guns and pointed them at the iranian vessels which point they they turned tail and scarpered. so that's that's what they say that the iranian side say it never happened but certainly will see because the

it's very unusual for a secret cable like this in the british foreign office to being public.did he say? he said the things we're talking about. you can read them in michael d'antonio's book. you can read them in maximum boots' column. you can listen to don lemon at night and hear all these things. the ambassador was essentially relating things that are on the front page of the newspaper. and of course president trump by throwing him out by tweet it maybe the world's first known instance of an ambassador being declared persona non grata by tweet. he essentially proved the ambassador's point. the president is an extremely insecure and thin skinned leader. it's going to go down one of the telling little moments. was it inappropriate? the british government is standing behind their ambassador and saying that he was merely doing his job which is provide candid information to his colleagues. >> yeah. i want to get these polls in. all of this is happening. his poll numbers are ticking up. let's put them up. he's now polling at 44% in the new "the washington post"/abc news poll. that

according to a statement from from the british foreign office they they say 3 iranian ships tried to as they put it impede the passage of a british oil tanker at the top end of the strait of hormuz. and they say it forced the u.k. sri gets sue in severe pain and the statement goes on contrary to international law they've been maritime law 3 iranian vessels attempt to impede the passage of a commercial vessel called british heritage through the strait of hormuz h.m.s. montrose which is the frigates that was there was forced to position itself between the iranian vessels in the british heritage so to or sort of insert itself in the gap to 2 projects the all tanker issue verbal warnings there on a vessel which would which then turned away what they didn't say but i've seen that in other of the other reporting is that has been chosen lowered its guns and pointed them at the iranian vessels at which point they they turn tail and scarpered. so that's that's what they say that the iranian side say it never happened but certainly will see because the americans said this video of it and as we'

the british foreign office says there's no reason to believe sir kim darroch‘s emails were hacked — insteadon finding whether someone within the system deliberately leaked the british ambassador's communiques. sir kim resigned yesterday as the uk's ambassador to washington after the emails were printed in a british paper. downing street has refused to rule out the possibility of theresa may identifying a new ambassador before she leaves office in just two weeks time. andrew overton was spokesperson and deputy head of communications at the british embassy in washington until last year and joins us now from annapolis. good to see you. let me ask you, if he hadn't resigned yesterday, what with kim darroch‘s legacy have been if he'd made it all the way to the end of the year? thank you for having me. what i will say as it was a wonderful legacy. what is important is the president consistently with these tweets has undermined us diplomacy, he has shattered norms and continues to erode our alliances with every tweet he sends. personally, and i can speak for a he sends. personally, and i can speak

the resignation has wrought a heavy blow on british diplomacy. foreign office the risk is it leaves britain looking like a leaky ship, buffeted by a foreign power, with diplomats fearful in the future of speaking truth to politicians who may not defend them if the truth ever leaked. this afternoon, foreign office staff met to show solidarity with sir kim. their boss told mps it was unprecedented for the head of a friendly government not to co—operate with a british ambassador. i have already been in touch with all the ambassadors this week, stressing that unvarnished, honest analysis is what we need, it's what officials need in order to give the best possible advice to ministers so that their decisions can be as good and evidence—based as possible. the question is who will be the next resident in the british embassy in washington? he or she will have a big repairjob to do. let's speak to nick bryant in washington. mrtrump may mr trump may have broken diplomatic rules but many would say he got his way? he tried to make sir kim's position here untenable, notjust

foreign office staff met to show solidarity with sir kim. earlier, their boss said it was unprecedented for a friendly government not to co—operate with a british what's morale like in the foreign office at the moment? erm, i think people are shaken by what has happened. there is a reason why i've asked to see all my colleagues at four o'clock this afternoon. the basis on which we have worked all our careers suddenly feels as though it is challenged. the question now is who will choose the next resident of the british embassy in washington, theresa may oi’ her successoi’? either way, they'll have a big repairjob to do. james landale, bbc news. our north america correspondent peter bowes has been following this story for us. and i asked what impact sir kim darroch's resignation has had in the united states. for many people around this country, this has not been headline news. some see it as just another day in the trump administration or perhaps the consequences of what happens within the trump administration. it began with critical comments by the ambassador that were leaked and donald trump reacted in the way that only he can. but many america

nbc news has not verified the existence of the cablesment in a statement by the british foreign office said that a former leak investigation will now be initiated. so will the harsh words put even more strain on the u.s. ties between the united kingdom? joining me right now is nbc news correspondent hans nichols and andrew december dario, reporter at politico, and molly hooper, freelance congressional reporter. what you can you tell us about the leaked memos and what we're hearing from the white house. >> reporter: the white house hasn't weighed in yet. the president is about to leave here in new jersey and head back to washington. i imagine it's going to be atop the questions the reporters would ask the president about whether or not he thinks it's an accurate depiction of his administration. the president defends himself when attacked, so we'll see. what we're hearing from the british side of things is basically this was a private view. let's listen to what the foreign secretary had to say. >> our ambassador was doing his job, but it's important to say that this was a personal view.

foreign office staff met to show solidarity with sir kim. earlier, their boss said it was unprecedented for a friendly government not to co—operate with a britishdor. what's morale like in the foreign office at the moment? erm, i think people are shaken by what has happened. there is a reason why i've asked to see all my colleagues at four o'clock this afternoon. the basis on which we have worked all our careers suddenly feels as though it is challenged. the question now is who will choose the next resident of the british embassy in washington, theresa may oi’ her successoi’? either way, they'll have a big repairjob to do. james landale, bbc news. five boats believed to belong to iranian revolutionary guards have approached a british oil tanker in the gulf, asking it to stop in iranian waters but reportedly withdrew, after a british warship warned them over radio. the incident occured in the strait of hormuz, a stretch of water between the persian gulf and the gulf of oman, bordered by iran and the united arab emirates. joining us now for more on this is our north america correspondent peter bowes. i know that details are limited, no comment at

foreign office staff met to show solidarity with sir kim. earlier, their boss said it was unprecedented for a friendly government not to co—operate with a britishsador. what's morale like in the foreign office at the moment? erm, i think people are shaken by what has happened. there is a reason why i've asked to see all my colleagues at four o'clock this afternoon. the basis on which we have worked all our careers suddenly feels as though it is challenged. the question now is who will choose the next resident of the british embassy in washington, theresa may oi’ her successoi’? either way, they'll have a big repairjob to do. james landale, bbc news. let's get some of the day's other news. flights at london gatwick airport were suspended for two hours on wednesday because of an issue with air traffic control systems. 28 flights were cancelled, 26 were diverted to other airports. in december, flights were suspended for more than a day when drone sightings caused chaos for tens of thousands of passengers. a man has been detained for climbing over a fence onto the forecourt of buckingham palace. it's understood he scaled the barrier to the side of

foreign office staff met to show solidarity with sir kim. earlier, their boss said it was unprecedented for a friendly government not to co—operate with a britishin the foreign office at the moment? erm, i think people are shaken by what has happened. there is a reason why i've asked to see all my colleagues at four o'clock this afternoon. the basis on which we have worked all our careers suddenly feels as though it is challenged. the question now is who will choose the next resident of the british embassy in washington, theresa may or her successor? either way, they'll have a big repairjob to do. james landale, bbc news. our washington correspondent said that the resignation exposed the long—standing imbalance in the special relationship. the special relationship has always been a lopsided relationship. americans have always had the upper hand ever since sir winston churchill first coined the phrase after the war, a phrase that has always meant far more to whitehall than washington did and that is especially true now because the trump administration knows that as britain exits the eu it is more diplomatically isolated and need that trade deal

foreign office staff meant to show solidarity with sir kim. earlier, their boss said it was unprecedented for a friendly government not to co—operate with a british what's morale like in the foreign office at the moment? erm, i think people are shaken by what has happened. there is a reason why i've asked to see all my colleagues at four o'clock this afternoon. the basis on which we have worked all our careers suddenly feels as though it is challenged. the question now is who will choose the next president resident of the british embassy in washington, theresa may or her successor? either way, they'll have a big repairjob to do. james landale, bbc news. nick bryant is in washington for us. we are always hearing about this special relationship between the us and the uk, how special is it tonight? the special relationship has always been a lopsided relationship. the americans have a lwa ys relationship. the americans have always had the upper hand, ever since the winston churchill first coined that phrase after the war, a phrase that has always meant far more in whitehall than in washington. you sense that is especially true now because the trump a

coming from the british foreign commonwealth office.nding by the reporting in "the daily mail" and ambassador's perspective saying he is being candid, though his perspective may not be that of the entire uk, ana. >> boris sanchez reporting for us. thank you. with we'll look at what people in california can expect in the coming hours. up next. plus cnn uncovering a second facebook group with ties to border agents. and we hear from one agent who says the vulgar and offensive facebook content isn't much different from what he hears from colleagues on a daily basis. that interview just ahead. ♪ it's funny what happens when people get together. holiday inn. holiday inn express. we're there. so you can be too. you don't really talk about your insurance unless you're complaining about it. you go on about how... ...it's so confusing it hurts my brain. ya i hear ya... or say you can't believe... ...how much of a hassle it is! and tell anyone who'll listen... (garbled)....it's so expensive! she said it's so expensive. tell me about it. yes.. well

. >> i want to read the response to the article from the british foreign office.art of it. "the british public would expect our ambassadors to provide ministers with an honest, unvarnished assessment of the politics in their country. their views are not necessarily the views of ministers or indeed the government, but we pay them to be candid." they went on to add "our team in washington have strong relations with the white and no doubt will not stand for this mischievous behavior." when you look at this response, does that make -- and number two, now that they are, what might be the response from the president? >> i'm sure they're concerned and that would be reflected in the judgements in some of these cables where essentially the ambassador is saying you have to flatter this man. you have to make him feel good. >> this is not flattery. >> no, exactly. this is the reverse. you have to flatter him. you have to make him feel good. you have to be simple and blunt because he's not going to understand any very complex. you need to flood the zone, as he says, quite inte

ambassador a department head for the british foreign and commonwealth office and joins us live on the program now i welcome to the program not soon diplomatic words flying iraq as a former diplomat yourself are you surprised by the content of these messages despite him thinking it was a private situation i'm sure it's in a room full of people the words are quite inflammatory. no not at all surprised by the content i think. most probably if you could read the telegrams that the russian or french or chinese or german ambassadors are being sent into their capitals are probably saying exactly the same thing. does this have the potential to damage that pseudonym special population of europe between the u.s. and the u.k. do you think. yes of course the leak is another matter the leak is very embarrassing because it's going to make the ambassador's life for all the difficult part of his job only part of his job or part of his job is dealing with the president of the media with the white house team and so on and clearly there's going to be a degree of embarrassment perhaps not very serious bu

a spokesperson with the british foreign office says that while they are fully devoted, they need to stop activities inconsistent with its obligations be her last week, the british military seized an iranian tanker is oil. they are demanding their ship back. this is on top of the expanded american presence, shooting down an american drone. bill. >> bill: rich, watching all of that. thank you. back in new york, we are watching the indictments that have been made public on behalf of jeffrey epstein, who will appear this afternoon. apparently, the accounts -- looking at this briefly, including that he sexually exploited and abused dozens of minors at his homes in manhattan, palm beach, florida, among other locations. in particular from about 2002 to 2005, it appears to be the period in question. this runs for the indictment now made public. once for quite a while. so we will go to this throughout the hour appeared throughout the next hour here as well. there is a news conference in lower manhattan around 11:00 a.m. eastern time, so we will keep that on our radar and let you know what we hear