alexei navalny has become the face of the anti—corru ption alexei navalny has become the face of theyoung activists on social media, streaming protest online. he served a15 streaming protest online. he served a 15 dayjail term after being detained at a rally in march. but that has just energised the campaign ofa man that has just energised the campaign of a man who says he will run for president next year. alexei navalny was due to be at a rally in moscow today. it is one of a number of demonstrations across russia. instead of addressing the crowds with his accusations of corruption in the putin government, he is instead in a moscow police station. but hundreds of people supporting his call for change have continued to protest without him. danny araf, bbc news. as mike daniela ralph. let's go live now to moscow and our correspondent sarah rainsford. it sounds like tensions are rising in moscow? well certainly there are huge numbers of protestors pouring into central moscow. there have been large numbers of riot police as well in the last hour or so. we have heard a lot of shouts from

the demonstrators are responding to the call of alexei navalny, a long-standing critic of vladimir putinvalny was detained himself this morning, so his rally went ahead without him. the white house has condemned the crackdown. they called for the release of all those contained -- detained. reporter: sandbags inside the kremlin as things ground to a halt. at one end of the street come historical reenactments and celebrations. at the other, and unsanctioned street protests. amid tight security, thousands stood waiting before please eventually moved to close off access. the protest had been intended to take part at a location approved by the government further from the center. navalny alleges authorities put pressure on contractors not to supply sound. his response was to up the ante, returning to the center of moscow. russia without thieves, the protesters chant. navalny and his team are channeling anger at russian government. in a youtube video see more than 10 million times, -- among the protesters are many young people. navalny's savvy social media campaign has allowed him to overcome a

politician alexei navalny has been jailed for 30 days following demonstrations gci’oss 30 days followingons across the country. hundreds of people were detained following a day of anticorru ption protests. people were detained following a day of anticorruption protests. the golf news business section looks at how shares in technology companies have seen their shares slide as global investors seem to be concerned that the sector which is behind recent record gains is now running out of stea m. record gains is now running out of steam. —— gulf news. and a zoo in tokyo has announced the birth of its first giant panda in five years. the picture on the front of the japan times shows mother shin shin: her as yet unnamed cub in her mouth. ueno zoo hopes that the new pandas will help boost visitors to the park by more than 50%. should we get some suggestions for the name? tweet us your thoughts on the name for the baby your thoughts on the name for the ba by of your thoughts on the name for the baby of shin shin. joining us as richard griffith, akinetic ‘s adviser. good to see you. —— eight comm

alexei navalny has become the face of the anti—corru ption alexei navalny has become the face of ther of young activists on social media, streaming protests online. he served a15 streaming protests online. he served a 15 dayjail term after being detained at a rally in march, but that has just energised the campaign ofa man that has just energised the campaign of a man who says he will run for president next year. alexi navalny was due to be at a rally in moscow today. it is just one of a number of demonstrations across russia. instead of addressing the crowd with his accusations of corruption in the putin government, he is instead in a moscow police station but hundreds of people supporting his call for change have continued to protest without him. daniela relph, bbc news. a little earlier, al moscow correspondent sarah rainsford who's in the capital brought us the latest. certainly there are still huge and asa certainly there are still huge and as a protest is pouring into social tah central moscow and there has—been lundstram was of riot police coming in the next hours as well. we

as for the man who set all this in motion, alexei navalny, scott, he was whisked through his court hearing today, and he's been h 30 days. >>> the state of maryland and the district of columbia sued president trump, accusing him of violating aichbt corruption clauses in the constitution. margaret brennan is at the white house. >> never in the history of this country have we had a president with these kinds of extensive business entanglements. >> reporter: the democratic attorneys generals of d.c. and maryland accused president trump of breaking a promise to separate his private business interests from private duties. >> it puts democracy at risk when the president is corruptible. >> reporter: president trump retained ownership of the trump organization through a trust, managed by his sons. the lawsuit alleges the president is in violation of two anticorruption provisions o emoluments clauses. >> i deal with the chinese all the time. the largest banks in the world is in one of my buildings. >> reporter: one example cited is that the president's company still receives lease payments from a c

politician alexei navalny has been jailed for 30 days following demonstrations across the country.re detained following a day of anticorruption protests. the golf news business section looks at how shares in technology companies have seen shares in technology companies have seen their shares slide as global investors seem to be concerned that the sector which is behind recent record gains is now running out of stea m. record gains is now running out of steam. —— gulf news. and a zoo in tokyo has announced the birth of its first giant panda in five years. the picture on the front

when you see the pictures on your tv screen, whether you're in moscow or in berlin of alexei navalnyise an anti—corruption demonstration across the country, he wants 100 towns and cities to be involved, arrested before he can leave his own apartment building. the people who go on his demonstration are arrested too, it is impossible for them to voice his strong opinions, do you believe that is a sensible way of approaching governance in your country, or is it damaging? listen, you know, the answer is simple, whether you like the law or not, law should be obeyed. that is correct, for great britain, for the united states of america, for russia. remember occupy wall street, what happened to those people? remember those protests against trump. but if you know, for example, the authorities accepted the possibility of this demonstration, there were no accidents here. why on earth somebody should not obey the law, i don't think there is anybody immune from the law. the problem in russia, dissent is often a matter of, if not life and death, then certainly freedom or imprisonment. navalny, i h

as for the man who had organised this nationwide protest, the opposition leader alexei navalny, he was vladimir putin said nothing today about the protests. instead, he played tour guide at the kremlin to a group of children. this is how president putin would rather be seen. not as a corrupt leader but as father of the nation. and certainly not everyone today was in the mood to criticise the government. in moscow, this patriotic festival on the same street as the protest was celebrating russian military might. protests don't make life better, he says, not one revolution has ever brought anything good. up the road, this was no russian revolution but it was a display of defiance from those people, many of them young russians, who believe their country needs change. the pressure on president trump over alleged links between his campaign and russia just isn't going away. on tuesday, it's the turn of his attorney generaljeff sessions to face lawmakers live on television. he's denied acting improperly. the white house press secretary, sean spicer, says the presidentjust wants to get the issu

alexei navalny was due to be at a rally in moscow today.ations across russia. instead of addressing the crowd with his accusations of corruption in the putin government, he is instead in a moscow police station, but hundreds of people supporting his call for change have continued to protest without him. daniela relph, bbc news. problem with sound. i was sailing along happily. the wind was blowing a lot, it was occasionally nine. that is fine. that doesn't bother me. and then it freshened up a bit more. i took the sails down. i went to bed. about two o'clock in the morning, the boat inverted basically. the mast went right down into the water. she didn't roll, she came back up again, but by then, she was full of water. the window had broken, about a metre long window broken. fortunately, i'd had the hatch closed with a board in but still some water came in through there. all the floorboards came up, there. all the floorboards came up, the engine cover, all the food was out of the lockers and swimming around. soi out of the lockers and swimmin

the whole thing was organised by the opposition leader, alexei navalny.lice car in moscow earlier. we also have these pictures from one of the demonstrations in moscow, this was in the city centre am not at the venue was in the city centre am not at the venue that the authorities had sanctioned. that upset the head of the russian security service who said the move was a provocation. we believe hundreds of people were arrested. sarah rainsford was there. there have been dozens of people detained here and police are moving into the crowd and it seems that are pulling people out pretty much at random. we have seen quite a lot of young people being detained but it seems fairly random. they are trying to clear this main street here where thousands of people came out to protest against corruption. they we re protest against corruption. they were heeding a call from the opposition leader, alexei navalny, who called on them to take part in this protest. it did not have permission, it is an illegal rally and that is why so many people have been pulled out and take

navalny himself, his team, his his detractors, alexei navalny has said that the this -- these call-up proceedings have come back to the fore in recent times kremlin thehe option of not allowing him to run in the presidential 2018.ons of in march next year. an ongoing legal saga that started in 2013 with his first embezzlement, which he labeled then as being way relatednd in no to reality. the european court of human rejected that court 2016, but that was reinstated at the start of this year, as you said, in february. was appealed in may. so a long-going legal saga that said is really tied to political reasons. does this mean for navalny? is this the end of the road then ambitions,sidential am do you think? >> well, we've heard nothing navalny himself. he's halfway through a 25-day jail sentence. organizing unauthorized protests against corruption, where well 1500,000 people were arrested. this is a man who has been the country, opening campaign headquarters in across russia. drumming up support amongst like his callho for higher wages, who like his fight that he's going to against cor

the opposition leader alexei navalny is placed under house arrest.ear ago this week, 49 people were shot dead in the pulse nightclub, orlando. we will hear from the choir that is helping the community heal — through music. hello and welcome. i'm katty kay in washington, christian fraser is in london where the pound has fallen to a seven—month low against the euro and a new survey suggests business leaders are fast losing confidence in the state of the uk economy. theresa may — britain's prime minister, at least for the moment — has been meeting conservative party leaders and she had a lot of explaining to do. may apologised repeatedly for last week's election result. according to one mp who was in the meeting, "she said, i'm the person who got us into this mess. i'm going to get us out of it. i will serve she told them as long as you want me." we can speak to rob watson in westminster. i will serve you as long as you want me? that doesn't suggest she will be around for long. probably not long enough to fight idolater election. for those who do not kn

as for the man who had organised this nationwide protest, the opposition leader alexei navalny, he was nothing today about the protests. instead, he played tour guide at the kremlin to a group of children. this is how president putin would rather be seen. not as a corrupt leader but as father of the nation. and certainly not everyone today was in the mood to criticise the government. in moscow, this patriotic festival on the same street as the protest was celebrating russian military might. protests don't make life better, he says, not one revolution has ever brought anything good. up the road, this was no russian revolution but it was a display of defiance from those people, many of them young russians, who believe their country needs change. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: after james comey‘s explosive testimony to the us senate intelligence committee, it's the turn of us attorney generaljeff sessions. he's to testify in public on his role in the russia investigation. also on the programme: how indian wedding videos may never be quite the same agai

as for the man who set all this in motion, alexey navalny, scott, he was whisked to his inurt hearingay, and he's been handed a sentence of 30 days. >> pelley: liz palmer at the kremlin for us tonight. liz, thank you. in orlando today... >> bianca, drayton. eddie jamal justice. eddie sotomayor, jr. >> pelley: they read the names of the 49 dead one year after america's worst mass shooting at the pulse nightclub. mark strassmann spoke to those who have suffered so deeply. >> a girl gets shot right behind me, and she falls on the floor. >> reporter: two days after the pulse massacre, demetrius naulings told scott pelley about the mayhem inside. >> you could hear the bullets. i even hear the clip fall on the hioor. and for him to just reload again and then the rings of shots just keep going. >> reporter: naulings and his best friend eddie justice had walked in at 2:00 a.m. for last call. mae next person to enter the club was gunman omar mateen. it was only when you got outside you said, "where's eddie?" >> right. otalizing he's not behind me. >> you can hear shots fired in the background.

now, the russian opposition politician alexei navalny has just spent his first night in jail followingwas preparing to leave home to attend one of the protests. later, he was handed a 30 days prison sentence. 0ur moscow correspondent steve rosenberg witnessed what happened in the capital. one mile from the kremlin, a public holiday turned into a public battle. russia day is supposed to be a national celebration. but riot police were sent in to clear anti—government protesters from moscow‘s main street. thousands had come to accuse is the russian leadership of corruption. "putin is a thief", they shouted. and "one, two, three, putin, it‘s time to leave." families accidentally caught up in the violence fled. police detained hundreds of protesters. the police have been telling the crowd that people don‘t have the right to protest here. the protesters have been saying they don‘t need permission, that it‘s russia day, it‘s their day too. there were anti—corru ption demonstrations in more than 100 russian towns. as for the man who had organised this nationwide protest, the opposition leader

now alexei navalny will be in jail again for 15 days.n for president next year. it's unlikely that that will happen. he has suspended sentence on him for fraud. he claims that is trumped up. again, this will all be developed in the course of the next few weeks. how do? >> amy kellogg life for us. thank you amy. >> jon: we are going to take you to the white house, where the president has a meeting with his full cabinet for the first time. let's listen in. >> this is the first cabinet meeting with the entire cabinet in the present. the acclamation process has been record-setting long. i mean record-setting long. with some of the finest people in our country and delayed and delayed and delayed. but that is much over. now, we are going to go through the regular process of people with other levels and government, and that is a very long process also. it includes ethics committees, which has become a very to deal with. all that being said, we now have our cabinet approved. i know when a welcome secretary of agriculture, purdue. secretary of la

as for the man who'd organised this nationwide protest, opposition leader, alexei navalny, he was detainedts. instead he played tour guide in the kremlin to a group of children. this is how president putin would rather be seen, not as a corrupt leader, but as father of the nation. and certainly not everyone today was in the mood to criticise the government. in moscow, this patriotic festival, on the same street as the protest, was celebrating russian military might. "protests don't make life better," he says. not one revolution has ever brought anything good." up the road, this was no russian revolution, but it was a display of defiance, from those people, many of them young russians, who believe their country needs change. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. in france, president macron‘s new centrist party — en marche — looks set to win a landslide victory in this weekend's final round of parliamentary elections. the party is on course to win more than two—thirds of the seats in the national assembly. our paris correspondent, lucy williamson, reports on the diversity of the party's candida

the opposition leader alexei navalny is placed under house arrest.

as for the man who'd organised this nationwide protest, opposition leader alexei navalny, he was detainednt. in moscow, this patriotic festival — on the street as the protest — was celebrating russian military might. "protests don't make life better", he says. "not one revolution has ever brought anything good". up the road, this was no russian revolution, but it was a display of defiance from those people, many of them young russians, who believe their country needs change. steve rosenberg, bbc news, moscow. more now on our top story. over the weekend people across the uk have been mulling over the election results and some of the surprises that emerged. one of those was bristol north west, where constituents ousted the sitting tory mp and gave labour a majority of more than 4,000. our correspondentjon kay has been speaking to grassroots supporters about what they want the party to do in response to the election result. politics is a brutal business, and here, things have already moved on. this conservative seat has been claimed by labour. could you feel it immediately? oh, absolutely. t

scores of people were detained and the russian opposition leader, alexei navalny, has been arrested.test. one mile from the kremlin, a public holiday turned into a public battle. russia day is supposed to be a national celebration. but riot police were sent in to clear anti—government protesters from moscow's main street. thousands had come to accuse the russian leadership of corruption. "putin is a thief", they shouted, and "one, two, three, putin, it's time to leave". families accidentally caught up in the violence fled. police detained hundreds of protesters. the police have been telling the crowd that people don't have the right to protest here, that they don't have permission. but the protesters have been saying they don't need permission, because russia day is their day too. there were anti—corru ption demonstrations in more than 100 russian towns. as for the man who'd organised this nationwide protest, opposition leader alexei navalny, he was detained as he left home. not everyone today was in the mood to criticise the government. in moscow, this patriotic festival — on the st

as for the man who set all this in motion, alexei navalny, scott, he was whisked through his court hearingand he's been handed a sentence of 30 days. >>> closer to home, russian meddling in the lek election to center stage at capitol hill. attorney general jeff sessions will testify. and sessions himself requested that the hearing be open to the public. >> i did not have communications with the russians. >> reporter: the last time sessions testified was at his confirmation hearing in january. since then, he has acknowledged meeting with the russian ambassador in 2016. >> two meetings. one very brief after a speech. >> reporter: and has recused himself from his own agency's russia probe. >> i should not be involved investigating a campaign i have been involved in. >> reporter: but the former fbi director suggested last week that there might be more to it than that. >> we were also aware of facts that i can't discuss in an open setting that would make his continued engagement in a russia-related investigation problematic. >> reporter: senators on the intelligence committee will push sessions

arrested across russia as they defy the authorities by taking to the streets — opposition leader, alexei navalnys among them. it was a peaceful protest and this is how it's ending with dozens of people being drag aid way by riot police. a lucky escape for passengers on this china eastern airlines plane it makes an emergency landing after taking off with a large hole in one of its engines. the duchess of cambridge visits kings college hospital to meet staff and patients affected by the london bridge attacks. ged away by riot police. the queen's speech next monday is now expected to be delayed by a few days amid the turmoil caused by the election result. theresa may is insisting that it's back to business in westminster, despite losing her commons majority and this afternoon she's expected to face tough questions from her backbenchers about her leadership style. there's also some unease about the possible pact with northern ireland's democratic unionists. our political correspondent chris mason reports from westminster. one after another this morning, the question for cabinet ministers was this...

and then at the last minute, alexei navalny said to his protesters, to his supporters, that he didn't want to hold some of these protests in the places where they had been allocated, evidently because he couldn't get any service providers to provide p.a. systems, sound stages, platforms. so he said, we can't really hold the demonstrations in the places where we're allowed to hold them, so we're going to change course. so what he did is he called on his demonstrators, on his supporters, to join festivities taking place in the country already. today is russia day, a national holiday where russians go out in the streets and celebrate the rebirth of russia after the collapse of the soviet union. it's a patriotic holiday. there were lots of carnivals, street fairs, food being sold on the streets, historical reenactments. navalny told his people to go out and take part in these events, and they did. when the protesters learned that navalny wasn't going to be able to join them, some of the protests turned violent. the demonstrators starting shouting anti-putin slogans and then they were quic

alexei navalny had been on his way to anti-government, anti-corruption protests that he helped organizeay. he walked out of his apartment to go to this rally. he was scooped up by police right at the front door of his apartment building. his wife tweeted out this photo of him being taken into custody. the arrest of navalny did not stop anti-corruption protests are from turning out in force today. in central moscow and across the country, as well. . hundreds of sites across the country. lots of people turned out. thousands of people turned out in cities all across russia. riot police also turned out in force. hundreds of people were arrested at multiple sites including a lot of young people who reporters said police appeared to just pluck out of the crowd at random no matter what those individuals were doing at the moment. it's unclear exactly how riot police targeted the people who they had did arrest and unclear how many people they took in. one russian website that independently tracks arrested is reporting about 750 people were arrested today in moscow. and even more than that, 900 p

alexei navalny himself never made it to his own protest, arrested at his home in moscow.could now be detained for up to 30 days. across moscow, as across russia, these were the official independence day celebrations, the kind the kremlin wanted people to see. and let's face it most russians. putin remains hugely popular. navalny's support runs at just two percent. >> ( translated ): i don't think protesting today makes any sense. people are celebrating. they're happy. why spoil the mood? >> reporter: this was vladivostok-- demonstrations and arrests well before most of moscow had even got up this morning. north to siberia, novosebirsk, and another of more than 200 cities where anti-corruption protesters gathered. and west to st. petersburg. the same pattern: gathering chanting and arresting. >> woodruff: back in this country, newly elected montana congressman greg gianforte will not go to jail after all, for assaulting a reporter. the republican pleaded guilty today to a misdemeanor charge, and was sentenced to 40 hours of community service. he'll also attend 20 hours of

the leading russian opposition figure, alexei navalny, is reportedly arrested, as he urges his supporters

the russian opposition politician alexei navalny has beenjailed for 30 days following demonstrationsthe country. earlier hundreds of people were detained during a day of anti—corru ption protests. the rallies were called by mr navalny, a strong critic of president vladimir putin. in france, president macron‘s new centrist party seems likely to win by a landslide in the upcoming, final parliamentary elections. after this weekend's first round of voting, en marche is on course to win more than two thirds of the seats in the national assembly. let's have a quick look at some of the front pages. we start with the metro where the headline is the admission the prime minister is said to have made to the 1922 committee yesterday evening, that the party's disastrous election result was her fault. the telegraph claims senior cabinet ministers are in talks with labour counterparts to come up with a plan to force the government to soften its brexit strategy. the ft focuses on the warning from the eu's chief negotiator michel barnier to get on with brexit talks, or face the prospect of the uk fai

as for the man who set all this in motion, alexei navalny, scott, he was whisked through his court hearing

the flash mobs answered the call on social media from opposition leader alexei navalny, but he neverrested outside his home, sentenced to 30 days in jail. navalny's rallying cry is anti corruption. he has a hugely popular youtube show designed to show the fabulous wealth of kremlin insiders, but he has been banned from running for president here because of corruption charges against him which he says are trumped up. in many ways he's the last critic standing, two shot debt, activist va late mere core vot is a, poisoned twice, but survived. richard engel, nbc news, moscow. >>> still to come, can you guess this year's highest paid celebrities? we've got the list for you, and how these firefighters say moments after the bride and groom said i do, today's trending stories up next for you. but why go back there, when you can stay home... ...with neulasta onpro? strong chemo can put you at risk of serious infection. neulasta helps reduce infection risk by boosting your white blood cell count, which strengthens your immune system. in a key study, neulasta reduced the risk of infection from

the russian opposition politician alexei navalny has beenjailed for 30 days following demonstrations across the country. hundreds of people were detained during a day of anti—corru ption protests. the rallies were called by mr navalny, a strong critic of president vladimir putin. in france, president macron‘s new centrist party seems likely to win by a landslide in the upcoming, final parliamentary elections. after this weekend's first round of voting, en marche is on course to win more than two thirds of the seats in the national assembly. it's time, now, for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i am stephen sackur. the western world, for so long the dominant force in global politics and economics, is confused and uncertain. in the past week, elections in the uk and france have pointed to fractures in europe. donald trump's worldview and angela merkel‘s are poles apart. the western consensus on liberal economics and globalisation is no more. my guest is stephen king, influential economist, writer, and chief economist to hsbc bank. is globalisation stuck in reverse gear? stephen king, welc

the russian opposition politician, alexei navalny, has beenjailed for 30 days following demonstrationscross the country. earlier hundreds of people were detained during a day of anti—corru ption protests. the rallies were called by mr navalny, a strong critic of president vladimir putin. now on bbc news, it's hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i am stephen sackur. the western world, for so long the dominant force in global politics and economics, is confused and uncertain. in the past week, elections in the uk and france have pointed to fractures in europe. donald trump's worldview and angela merkel‘s are poles apart. in the west consensus is no more. my guest is stephen king, influential economist, writer, and chief economist, writer, and chief economist to hsbc bank. is liberalisation stuck in reverse gear? —— globalisation. welcome to hardtalk. given the dramatic nature of events in the uk, we have to start with britain and moved to the world as a whole. the uk. we have just moved to the world as a whole. the uk. we havejust seen moved to the world as a whole. the uk. we have just seen

the russian opposition leader alexei navalny has called on protesters to converge in moscow's city centre to hold an anti—corru ption protest at another site, but says he was forced to change plans after what he said were attempts by the authorities to "humiliate" protesters. people in the us territory of puerto rico have voted in favour of becoming america's 51st state, but on a turnout of less than a quarter. the result is non—binding and any change in status would require approval from the us congress in washington. the move is supported by the territory's governor, who hopes it might help solve the island's deep economic crisis and heavy debt. it is not just it is notjust politics going on around the world, loads of sport over the weekend. firstly to the french open where rafael nadal beat 2015 champion stan wawrinka in straight sets. it makes him the first man to win the same grand slam on ten occasions in the open era. alex ewing takes up the story. no one has ever no one has ever won no one has ever won the same grand slam ten times in the open era and it was rafael nadal about to

cakewalk for putin after the russian election commission ruled that his most prominent opponent alexey navalnyot be allowed to run. navalny was sentenced to 30 days in prison after organizing monday's nationwide protest that sent demonstrators into the streets of more than 100 cities. navalny's sentence is nothing compared to what happened to other opponents of putin. leslie stahl has that story for "60 minutes." >> reporter: vladimir kara-murza was an opposition activist on the front lines, protesting putin's policies, organizing demonstrations and town hall meetings. he knew he was on a dangerous mission. when we met him last year, he told us that one day in y >> i was in a work meeting with my colleagues in moscow when i suddenly started to feel really sick and i went in about 20 minutes from feeling completely normal to feeling like a very sick man. and i don't remember anything for the next month. >> you were out for a month? >> i was in a coma for a week and i don't remember anything for a month and had basically a cascade of all my major life organs failing one after another, just switc

alex alexei navalny's wife tweeted he was detained outside of the apartment as he was leaving to comethe protest. like the last protest in march this has drawn young people who support navalny's main anti-corruption message but who are also angry about everything from unemployment and low wages to state control of the media. navalny, who is a lawyer, is also a populist and provocateur with a genius for drawing attention and hoping to put pressure on the kremlin building wide grassroots support for a run at the presidency next year. he has virtually no chance of winning, but his supporters love the fact that he would be the first serious opposition candidate to challenge vladimir putin at the polls. norah? >> all right. elizabeth palmer thank you so much. >>> a passenger jet landed safely in sydney, australia, after a large hole appeared in its engine casing. the crew of the china eastern flight noticed the more than three foot long gash shortly after takeoff last night. the plane was headed to shanghai. the air bus has two engines and can carry more than 200 passengers. people on boar

russia's national election commission has barred opposition leader alexei navalny from running for presidente commission says a criminal conviction for embezzlement makes him ineligible. the anti-corruption activist maintains the case was politically motivated. back in this country, u.s. military leaders will seek a six-month delay before allowing transgender people to enlist. the associated press reports service chiefs are sending that recommendation to defense secretary james mattis. he will make the final decision. a ban on transgender troops serving openly ended last year. the service chiefs want more time to develop policies on the change. president trump has signed a bill aimed at making the government more accountable to military veterans. vets and their families looked on during today's ceremony. the bill gives the department of veterans affairs more power to fire employees, and it protects whistleblowers. and on wall street, stocks struggled to make any headway. the dow jones industrial average lost two points to close at 21,394. the nasdaq rose 28 points, and the s&p 500 added thre

. >>> russian opposition leader and top critic of vladimir putin alexei navalny was just arrested, il like i'm saying yet again, outside his home on his way to major demonstration in moscow. russian police have reportedly arrested hundreds of protesters today at opposition rally ace cross the country. >>> generajen general electric announced ceo jeff immelt is stepping down in august and will be replaced by the current president and ceo of ge health care john flannery jo uber's board of executives have voted to accept all recommendations in the investigation into allegations of sexual harassment but not clear what those are. the board is considering a leave of absence for ceo and co-founder travis kalanick. >>> and the pittsburgh penguins have claimed the stanley cup title for the second year in row beating the national predators last night in nashville. >>> and it is time for money, power and politics. president trump's legal issues are about to get a bit more complicated that is because the attorneys general of maryland and washington, d.c., plan to file a, quote, major lawsuit aga

the russian opposition politician alexei navalny has just spent his first night in jail following a seriese detained him as he was preparing to leave home. later, he was handed a 30 days prison sentence. our correspondent sarah rainsford is in moscow. what reaction? a tough sentence. after the last protest,... now, he got 30 days. he did not make to the protest. thousands of people dead. the official figure is 5000. organisers believe it was more than that. certainly, a huge number of people detained. the unofficial but reliable figure is more 800 detentions. most of them were not held overnight. harsh tactics by the police, dragging people randomly into police vehicles. people here at angry and an angry response to those newspapers who think that the people who organised the protests were trying to steal the holiday, steal the party, a lot of families out celebrating on the central street in moscow. criticism from the newspapers and some commentators saying that the organiser of the protests was irresponsible to call an illegal rally right in the centre of moscow. his supporters said it w