angus crawford reports. killing more than 200,000 people and affecting millions more.gencies from around the world stepped into the chaos. of staff in the field. women for sex. the commission now disputes. 0xfam's leadership denies there has been a cover—up. serious misconduct and that we had taken action. by the government every year. shocking and demanded a full and urgent investigation. about the misconduct. it is clear that it's a cover—up case. authorities in haiti about that, it was a cover—up. how many of those cases are still happening in haiti? we do not know. so justice can be served there. and now threatens its work in the future. angus crawford, bbc news. and writer for the new european. of its jets. over israeli airspace. 0ur middle east correspondent tom bateman reports. advanced fighter jets. amid syrian anti—aircraft fire. 0ne pilot was left severely injured. israeli airspace. it was destroyed. iranian targets in syria. entrenchment in syria. goal of destroying israel. like these hezbollah fighters, back in control of much territory. syria's conflict ha

they believed angus had the qualities and traits to make a good governor.rtunately, the kansas secretary of state's office disqualified angus from the race on monday. they said nothing specifically bans a dog from running for office but angus was ineligible because he is not capable of performing the governor's responsibilities. (pam) that wraps up kron 4 news at 8.(steve) grant lodes is here with kron 4 news at 9...grant? ((grant))that's right steve and vickinext at nine...a terrifying flight for passengers headed from sfo.. to paradise.that's because of this...an engine cover came off midflight leading to some very scary moments as that plane landed.we are live at sfo with reaction from passengers on that plane. plus...loved ones gathered tonight to remember a 19 year-old bay area woman stabbed and left for dead on a rual road in the east bay.what we are learning about the suspects charged with her murder.((grant))plus...bundle uptemperatures expected to drop in the 30's tonightchief meteorologist lawrence karnow has your four zone forecast. keep it here.

angus the dog is not eligible to run for state wide office. that is right, angus cannot run.manager filed papers for him to run. but the governor says angus is not capable of fulfilling the requirements for governor. but you know who can run? teenagers are running for higher office. kansas you have it all wrong, children and pets are not all wrong, they're your solution. dorothy and toto 2018. we're not not in kansas anymore, i mean come on, it is a ruby red state. "the beat" with ari melber starts now. >> woof woof, i'm for any race involving canines. >>> we begin with the most important story in politics tonight. and i have to tell you, it's also the most important story in national security right now. you are looking at the array there. the top six intelligence agency leadersdo s united right now wi the message that i guess they couldn't help it. a message that undercuts donald trump's own claims all year about russia. don't call it a come back, russia, they say has been meddling and could strike again this year. >> there should be no doubt that russia

angus crawford reports.ted haiti, killing more than 200,000 people, affecting millions more. aid agencies from around the world stepped into the chaos. 0xfam, with more than 70 years‘ experience, had hundreds of staff in the field. but an investigation by the times found that in 2011, four staff members were sacked and three others resigned over allegations of misconduct, including paying local women for sex. the ngo says it launched an investigation and kept the charity commission fully informed, something the commission now disputes. 0xfam's leadership denies there's been a cover—up. 0xfam was actually proactive in going to the british public, the department for international development, and the charity commission, to explain that there had been serious misconduct and we'd taken action. more than £30 million of taxpayers‘ money is given to oxfam by the government every year. today, downing street called the allegations truly shocking and demanded a full and urgent investigation. today, fresh claims, some

angus crawford, bbc news. also making news today...e says that the trump administration is open to holding talks with north korea, but stressed that this would not equate to negotiations. pence spoke after attending the winter olympics in south korea last week, at which he avoided contact with a north korean delegation that held talks with the south korean leadership. it's accurate to say we want to make sure north korea understands this, and, if there's an opportunity for talks that can communicate the fixed policy of the united states america to them, the president has made it clear — he always believes in talking. but talking is not negotiation. talking is understanding one another. there is no daylight between the united states of america and south korea and japan on our commitment to continue to intensify our maximum pressure campaign on north korea until they abandon their nuclear weapons programme. donald trump's long—time personal lawyer has admitted privately paying an porn star more than $100,000 a month before the us electio

angus, thank you.s announced a major review of university funding in england, saying that students are paying some of the highest charges in the world. in a speech in derby, theresa may also called for an end to "outdated attitudes" that favour university over technical education. labour says it's not a review that's needed, but instead an entire restructuring of the education sector. 0ur political editor, laura kuenssberg reports. it contains flasher geography. —— flash photography. it's not me learning, it'sjust me coping. i do believe education should be free. it's too much, basically. it's too much. big dreams but big debts. these derby first years aren't paying fees upfront but expecting to owe nearly £40,000 when they're done. we are the next generation. if you want us to have a high—paying job, we need some way of reaching that goal. and university does make a difference. from primary to secondary, then to college, it's absolutely free. why should we have to pay for uni? fees tripled when theres

angus crawford reports.ake that devastated haiti, killing more than 200,000 people, affecting millions more. aid agencies from around the world stepped into the chaos. oxfam, with more than 70 years‘ experience, had hundreds of staff in the field. but an investigation by the times found that in 2011, four staff members were sacked and three others resigned over allegations of misconduct, including paying local women for sex. oxfam says the behaviour of some staff was totally unacceptable. the n60 insists it did inform the charity commission, even issuing a press release at the time, and denies a cover—up. oxfam was actually proactive in going to the british public and the department for international development and the charity commission to explain that there had been serious misconduct and we'd taken action. the government, which gives oxfam more than £30 million a year, says... today, fresh claims some of the disgraced staff gotjobs at other aid agencies because oxfam failed to warn them about the miscond

angus crawford has the latest.ere a small number of aid workers became exploiters. it continues to send shock waves through the entire sector. and today, new revelations from 0xfam about other under—reported cases involving its workers. there were cases in the philippines. there were also cases in bangladesh. there were whistle—blowers coming forward in bangladesh, as far as i know. there was also a case, i think, in nepal. abusers exploit the chaos and confusion of natural disasters, like here in 2013 during typhoon haiyan in the philippines. and lan mercardo says even if they are caught and disciplined, charities are not warning each other about unsuitable staff. not yet. but that's a practice that we need to start. because... you know, the funny thing about cases like this is we always see them as reputational risks, no? but the way to manage reputational risk is not to keep silent. but in disaster zones, speed is key. charities scale up their efforts within hours, employing thousands of new staff in what can be

feels angus has a quality and traits to make a good governor . >> he cares about all creatures other he makes a point. the secretary every state's offers says man's best friends is not capable of the responsibility required of the governor. too bad. >> some may debate that. >> well, they are holding nothing back in the annual battle of the orange ankles. >> and headed to the emergency room, three day carnival consist of two teams one on foot, and one in carriages, throwing oranges at each other about 500 tons of oranges used to re-enact a stand by commoners. the oranges aren't light either. oh, oh. katie walking over here with a orange. katie, what are you doing? >> eighteen people were injured and in just the first day of the battle. katie can be quite vicious when she needs to be. >> got it! coming up in the next hour of cbs-3 "eyewitness news," valentine day is tomorrow. did you go shopping yet? if not we'll tell you what your sweetheart really want, and flowers or chocolates? plus the midwest is frozen, see how some people are having little fun in the icy conditions next. the win

angus crawford, bbc news.his could be a much wider issue were echoed by dr elaine storkey who is the former president of a charity in the disaster emergency committee when she spoke to me earlier. yes, it is a horrible idea that that there might be more revelations that we have not yet seen, and that doesn't surprise me. aid workers are invulnerable places, working their socks up and they are open to temptation. it is very sad but you can imagine them giving in to it. temptation. it is very sad but you can imagine them giving in to itm your experience of haiti, how serious is the problem of exploitation of women, and did that situation get worse after the earthquake? the exploitation there is similarto earthquake? the exploitation there is similar to that across the world. it is barbaric, relentless, women are prostituted, abused and so on. in defence of the aid organisations, if it weren't for them, it would be far worse, the whole issue of the availability of prostitution would be massive. we have to put thi

angus crawford, bbc news.t has crashed after coming underfire, while attacking iranian forces in syria. the two—man crew ejected and one is said to be seriously injured. the f—16 was part of an air raid on a drone base inside syria, after israel claimed an iranian drone entered its airspace. the government in damascus has accused israel of terrorism and has threatened to retaliate. 0ur middle east correspondent tom bateman is injerusalem. what was left on israeli soil. the plane crashed after the two pilots ejected, said it after a syrian anti—aircraft fire. 0ne pilot was left severely injured. israel has said that it scrambled the planes in response to this... a drone sent allegedly by syria into israeli airspace. it was destroyed. if you hit the site that it said the cabaco come from before further strikes against what it called iranian targets in syria. syrian state tv called it a glorious morning and cleaned the country shot down the israeli plane. israel is aware of the threat across its northern border,

our correspondent, angus crawford, has the details.rst haiti, now chad, one of the poorest countries on earth. new allegations that oxfam workers paid local women for sex. the charity says it's shocked and dismayed, but can't confirm the reports. the head of the mission there at the time, roland van hauwermeiren, was the same man who, five years later in haiti, resigned after admitting using prostitutes. four others were sacked. as the scandal grows, the international development secretary, penny mordaunt, has sent a strong warning to all british charities receiving public money. "they'll lose the cash if they can't show a robust approach to safeguarding." i am very clear. it doesn't matter whether you've got a whistle—blowing hotline, it doesn't matter if you've got good safeguarding practices in place, if the moral leadership at the top of the organisation is not there, then we cannot have you as a partner. she said oxfam didn't give her department the full facts about what happened in haiti. it's about, was there any harm done? was

let me bring you some breaking news, the deputy leader, angus robertson.n lost his parliamentary seat at westminster. he remained deputy leader, he is a long—standing prominent figure in the party. he became an mp in 2001. long before that, extraordinary election result in 2015 when they took most of the seats in scotland. they lost some of them last year, including his own. but mr robertson, who i see as the never16 but mr robertson, who i see as the never 16 c —— has been theirfirst 16 years. is leaving. thanks to all collea g u es 16 years. is leaving. thanks to all colleagues and constituents of 17 yea rs of colleagues and constituents of 17 years of public life. it has spread an honour to serve as... will forward to new chopperjantjies —— new opportunities. my eyesight is not good enough to be to tell you what is in the letter. my colleagues will be going through it with a fine tooth comb to find out if they can find what is the background to his decision. it is somewhat unexpected. he says he regrets leaving and will obviously find out in the rest, a

angus crawford, bbc news.rmer aid worker and charity communications director who has spent time in parts of africa. you haven't worked for oxfam, but in your experience, where do you think things might have gone so badly wrong for oxfam in this case? is difficult to assess that because i haven't been there and i don't know. but any organisation needs leadership at every level. we see sexual expedition across every sector. we see it in church, in hollywood and in corporate companies, and it always comes the leadership at the top and on the front line. every person in a position of responsibility needs to know what is expected of them and what they are leading their teams to deliver and especially in the way they treat people with dignity and they treat people with dignity and they respect women and children. cross—cultu ral they respect women and children. cross—cultural management is important, because there will be people in teams who are from different parts of the world were different parts of the world wer

i founched in angus king, my co-leader in this, someone who wanted to find something in the middle. our goal is to provide the president with tools he's asked for, $25 billion, to fund boar border security, to make that wall less porous than it is today. also we wanted to begin the process of ending chain migration. this is not perfect in that respect. but it starts to make the steps. allowing these young people to participate freely at the end of between 10 and 12 years as citizens, yet at the same time respect the fact that their parents who violated the law should not be allowed citizenship was a key part in a -- and a component in this discussion. we'd like to do more. but right now we need something that we could agree on to begin the discussion. we recognize long-term that nothing happens unless the president has a chance to look at it and to offer his suggestions about fixing it, long-term, and can offer support to house members as well. this is a step, it is the first step, but nonetheless this will have some very strong support among both republicans and democrats, a first

angus crawford, bbc news.his story — and many others — are covered in tomorrow's front pages at 10:30pm and 11:30pm this evening in the papers. our guestsjoining me tonight are anne ashworth, associate editor of the times and bonnie greer, playwright and writer for the new european. israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, has said tonight that his country will defend itself against any attack or attempt to violate its sovereignty. his statement comes amid increased tensions between israel and its neighbours, syria and iran. the israeli military says it's attacked targets in syria, including air defence systems and sites linked to iran. earlier, an israeli f—16 fighter jet crashed after being shot down by syria. our middle east correspondent, tom bateman, reports from jerusalem. what was left on israeli soil of one of the country's most advanced fighter jets. the plane crashed after the two pilots ejected, said israel, amid syrian anti—aircraft fire. one pilot was left severely injured. israel has said tha

i have appreciated my working relationship with angus king, independent from maine, who's also stepped forward and said let's find a way, let's find a way to move forward and have something we can actually talk about, modify, and make into the best possible product. the one thing we all know, this bill, regardless of what you say, would be better on border security and better on immigration than the failed system that we have today. it's a step in the right direction. thank you. >> i think susan made one of the most important points. i want to begin by quoting our president a little over a month ago at the white house. he said we're going to come up with daca, we're going to do daca, and then we can start immediately on phase two, which would be comprehensive. i think that's very important. later on in the same meeting, he said, i think we have to do daca first. that's the premise that we've worked on. this is a narrow bill designed to confront two issues and then later that evening, the president tweeted that same evening of january 9th, he said that the border has -- border security

senator angus king made an appeal to try to convince the president that the threat is real. >> i just wish you all could persuade the president as a matter of national security to separate these two issues, the collusion issue over here unresolved. we'll get to the bottom of that. but there's no doubt, as you all have testified today, and we cannot confront this threat with the whole of government response when the leader of the government continues to deny that it exists. >> senator angus king joins us now, member of the senate intelligence committee. good morning, senator. >> good morning. >> what was their response when you asked can you all make a personal appeal to the president and try to convince him that the election meddling is real and they will do it again in the midterms in. >> i can only report body language. there was no real verbal response. i think they understood the point. these are all the leaders. four of six pinted by president trump. in their testimony, in their prepared testimony and what they said to the committee, they said what the russians did was real. it w

angus crawford, bbc news.disabilities about the way that their welfare claims are assessed, according to a parliamentary committee. a new report says assessment work by private contractors is often riddled with errors and that claimants don't trust assessors to record evidence of their health accurately. the government says the system works well for the majority of claimants. 0ur disability correspondent, nikki fox, reports. anastasia is having a good day, but most of the time she's in constant pain and struggles to leave the house. the 24—year—old has multiple sclerosis and used to work full—time. now she relies on disability benefits, but applying for those benefits has taken its toll. i don't know how other people can cope with it. why do i feel so crushed and not believed? when she was assessed at home by a healthcare professional from a private company, anastasia told her assessor she could only walk 20 meters. but when the report came back, it said she could walk further. as a result, she lost part of he

angus crawford, thank you.ter the earthquake in haiti in 2010 were forced to bring prostitutes to the charity's premises or risk losing theirjobs, according to one source who's spoken to the bbc. 0xfam has today published an investigation which found that three of its employees physically threatened a witness during an investigation into sexual misconduct, as our diplomatic correspondent james landale reports. newsreel: ..and its operations have become an industry that's spread into 80 countries. for more than half a century, 0xfam's been helping those in need, such as these victims of conflict in nigeria in the late 1960s. but that hard—earned reputation's been put at risk by the behaviour of some of the charity's staff in haiti in 2011. the internal report says that one was dismissed and three resigned for what it describes as "using prostitutes on 0xfam premises". two more were dismissed for bullying and intimidation, one of whom, the report says, also downloaded pornography, and another man was sacked for f

and senator angus king, it was almost a plaintiff cry that he uttered essentially saying, where is the presidential leadership on this subject? i'm glad you intelligence chiefs are engaged, but why can't the president explain to my constituents in maine, angus king was saying, this is not a hoax, this is not a witchunt. russia interfered in the election and are coming back again. >> and the hearing is breaking up. they will be returning this afternoon for a closed session and a lot of what they can then go into that classified behind closed doors. joining me is the executive director shawn henry. and here with me in washington, john mclaughlin. john, first to you, you have sat through many of the hearings, they are not phofun. and there was a farewell appearance for mike rogers leaving the national security agency. and he said he'll miss these gatherings, which he will not, of course. these are tough hearings, but it's a unique venue in which to tell the american people and the congress of the united states and the white house, if the white house is listening, what are the threats? the

further revelations followed and the bbc has been following up the story with angus crawford reportingvening. the government is 110w sunday evening. the government is now demanding every charity receiving taxpayer‘ money this goes all past and present cases of sexual misconduct. the scandal affecting one charity is now threatening to engulf the entire sector. the government has always defended this budget by saying, look, we are spending it better, we are making it all these kind of things. i think it isa all these kind of things. i think it is a little harder for the government to make that argument when you have some oxfam workers spending taxpayers money on orgies with young prostitutes. james langdale in the studio there. but some members of the audience took exception to the way the story was covered with one viewer who preferred to remain anonymous writing: grace dalton echoed that in this telephone message he left usli really feel that the bbc is not anywhere near careful enough to make clear that this scandal relates to a small number of people who no longer work for oxfam. i m

angus crawford, bbc news.y meeting this afternoon, to decide the future of the south african president jacob zuma. it's understood he's refused to stand down, even after six top anc officials visited him at home in pretoria yesterday to ask him to resign. jacob zuma is facing corruption allegations, and many in the anc want cyril ramaphosa to take over. the only surviving suspect in the 2015 paris terrorist attacks, salah abdelsam, has gone on trial in brussels relating to a gun battle with belgian police. he told the court, "i am not afraid of you, i am not afraid of your allies. i put my trust in allah." gavin lee sent this report. under armed guard and tight security, salah abdeslam, once one of europe's most wanted men, being driven to court this morning in brussels. he was alleged to be the sole survivor of the paris attacks in 2015, when multiple locations were targeted and 130 people were killed. police traced abdeslam's movement in the hours after the attacks to a service station near the belgian borde

angus crawford, bbc news. there will be more on that story throughout the night.ort today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme... 17—year—old american red gerard is the star on day two of the winter olympics in south korea, taking gold in the slopestyle snowboarding. no joy forjose, as manchester united lose at newcastle in the english premier league. and big wave surfing in portugal as 25 to 30 foot waves pose problems for some, but not for others. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start in south korea and red gerard was the star on day two of the winter olympics in pyeongchang. the teenage snowboarder won gold in the slope style on a day when seven gold medals were at stake — as nick marshall mccormack reports. it isa it is a mark of

angus: qantas has historically targeted an eight to 10 year average for planes.ing up toward the 10 year age now. while that is less than delta's fleet in the u.s., it is double the average age of an emirates plane or singapore airlines. old fleet, itt an is not something you can ignore. eventually customers start to notice if a plane is old and they cost more to maintain. it is a bit like not attending to a leaky roof or giving your house paint. thetually you have to and longer you leave it, the more expensive it becomes. it becomes a big bite to accommodate. haidi: particularly if you are trying to keep the premium on travelers. thank you. let's get a quick check of the latest business headlines. uber says it is on course for an ipo next year and is confident it will be profitable. this ceo told the goldman sachs tech conference in san francisco that he joined a company in crisis and has seen no lack of surprises. he said he wants to partner with more ridesharing companies and that uber are ready moves more people than the aviation industry. jumped the most aft

further revelations followed and the bbc has been following up the story with angus crawford reporting evening. the government is now demanding every charity receiving taxpayers money disclose all past and current cases of sexual misconduct. a scandal affecting one charity is now threatening to engulf the entire sector. the government has always defended its budget by saying look, we are spending it better, we are making less fraud, less waste, all those kind of things. i think it is harder for the government to make that argument we have some 0xfam worker spending taxpayers' money on caligula style orgies with young prostitutes. james landale in the studio there. some viewers took exception to the way the story was covered, with one viewer, who preferred to remain anonymous writing: the fact that 0xfam dealt with the case at the time was not portrayed clearly at all by the bbc, which also conveyed the message about the 87 allegations of sexual assault at 0xfam itself reported in its annual report, out of context. it did not make clear that because 0xfam has transparency and safeguardi

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. >> i would like to nominate angus mccarthy for president?> second. >> president mccarthy: thank you again and thank you for your confidence in both of us. thank you. >> secretary: we have motion to continue with president angus mccarthy as president and deb what walker as vice president. is there public comment on this item? seeing none, do we do a roll call vote? >> president mccarthy: yes. >> commissioner walker: yes. >> vice president gilman: yes. >> commissioner warshell: yes. >> secretary: motion carries unanimously. congratulations to you both. [applause] >> secretary: our next item is item five. commissioners questions and matters. inquiries to staff. at this time, commissioners may make inquiries to staff that are of interest to the commission. >> president mccarthy: vice chair walker. >> commissioner walker: thank you so much and thank you for the confidence in our continued leadership of the commission. i would like to put on a future agenda just an update from our department about noticing tenants, especially in the case of seismi

we are joined by eoin angus murray. good morning.ere you surprised that we did not get indigestion last night? >> in terms of the whole, it got away nicely. we've got more to come with 258 billion for the week. we can see white through the whyion -- we can see through the --. that takes us about -- through about 1.5 trillion that we need. anna: do think investors will find this more appealing as yields rise? international investors are going to increasingly say, show me the money. as the dollar has been generally week, that is one of the metrics , that is oneweak of the metrics that will impact it. >> you have the potential downside risk with further weakness in the dollar. thathe time being, i sense international investors will stick with it, pending further moves in the dollar. manus: tell me this, are you worried enough about inflammation -- inflation to buy inflation protection? we have not broken out of a range in terms of the treasuries, the tips market. , soave not busted out above the barth -- bond market is still deliberatin

so angus for people who haven't been there, this is big event.d to be there? >> expecting almost a thousand folks to come out for the day, folks of course expect you to be there, jim, as i'll be there. >> i'll be there. >> entertainers, and our sponsor first trust will be there, over 40 pieces every cake, cake containers, all different kinds of drinks, wine, booze, and some beer, as well, for folks that want to come out and have a good time. just a great time for great cause. >> alcohol and dessert. what a combination that is. and again, the event is this sunday 6:00 at the lowe's hotel in philadelphia. we will have rahel and meisha and katie come over here. you got to give us little idea of creativity. so i can barely draw six figures. so what doofus to do -- stick figures what do you do here? >> first start with palm trees i'll have you use the piping bag. >> oh, okay. >> first you will pipe on some - >> who has the steady hands here? >> a the love coffee. >> so we use this hand to steady the bag. you squeeze. you let go of your pressure, as yo

angus crawford, bbc news. let's talk a little bit more about this interesting case.rs who has been representing lauri love. how unusual is this decision? it's the first time it's been tested. the forum bar was introduced by then home secretary theresa may in 2013. it means that if an alleged offence occurred across two different jurisdictions and if there is a extradition request, the court is entitled to bar it if it wouldn't be in the interest ofjustice for it to ta ke in the interest ofjustice for it to take place. howard theyjudge that? they look at such things as how practical it is for a trial to take place in the requested country, in this case england, could they get thejudges and this case england, could they get the judges and witnesses there? would there be significant delay? are prosecutors here willing to deal with it. also looking at the cuban rights of the person. in lauri love's case, we are looking at his medical conditions and his family. there is the question of whether the prosecution could take place here and separate parameters to do with the we

. >> angus king successfully lobbied for a lobster emoji. it's one of 157 new emojis this year. it includes redheads, aya lacroe stick, mosquitoes and skateboards. >> who lobbied for the mosquitoes? >> no idea. >>> by the way, the study kendis mentioned was done at ucsf. >>> you saw it on tv years ago, now mr. rogers is coming back to your neighborhood in >>> hi there everyone. waking up to 40s and 50s. if you're spending time in the north bay, napa in particular, highs today near records once again. should see about 60. how about 76 today and tomorrow. then cooler weather is on the way. not only for napa but for everyone over the weekend. some gusty winds in the north and east bay hills. but we still will remain well above average. reggie, natasha? >> thank you, lisa. paris known as the city of light. right now it's the city of snow. it's dealing with a cold snap causing traffic jams and disrupting rail service. but isn't it pretty? >> authorities were recommending the people postpone their travel. freezing temperatures were expected to hit the french capital today. >>> a live

there's what are we going to do to protect ourselves -- >> angus king just conflated all together. >>elling you you're conflating it together. and in order for the intelligence agencies to take action, they need direction from the president. the cia takes orders -- the cia does not engage in covert operations on its own -- >> do you think mike pompeo sits around on his hands and just like, thought bubble, i'm waiting for someone to tell me how to do my job. >> wray actually said -- >> the president has to authorize -- >> wray just said there was no directive on how to deal with it. he just said that in the hearing today. >> hasn't there been a lot of reporting about people don't brief the president on russia stuff because they are afraid he will interpret it in the wrong way. >> he has said on the record that i trust these guys and i believe them on this. there's a lot of things off the record. that's an on the record statement of the president. i'm sort of in the middle here. russia is an enemy of this country and they're trying to infiltrate our elections and something has to be don

we just had mike lee of utah and we have angus king. body.n tax reform was passed in 1986, there were some 33 hearings before the finance committee. it took 14 months. and the vote in the senate was something like 90-10. that was a process. the process on the tax bill in december was atrocious. it was an embarrassment. the city council in bangor, maine, would not have amended the leash law using that process. and now tonight people are coming and complaining about process, the people who voted for that bill. i'm sorry. i'm not very persuaded by that. at least now there has been some process in the sense that it's been bipartisan, that our announcer: independent of maine, angus king. you can continue to watch him and all the action happening on the lord in the senate. expecting that probably around 1:00 a.m. eastern time. they'll be one hour beyond the time the federal government will be shutting down midnight eastern time. beyond that, once the senate takes action to move forward on its two-year budget deal, you could see the house take that

our correspondent angus crawford has been in court.h some of the judge's comments on what you have been hearing. the judge sent the jury been hearing. the judge sent the jury outjust before 3pm today and it took less than an hour, 59 minutes, for thejury of it took less than an hour, 59 minutes, for the jury of eight women and four meant to come back with guilty verdict, guilty of murder, guilty verdict, guilty of murder, guilty of attempted murder and osborne in the dock made no reaction at all. what was really interesting about this case was the fact that he didn't come up with any kind of defence until very late in the date. normally a defence is filed early on, very early on, before the case begins at in this case, his defence came very late and it was, in the words of the prosecution, absurd. he claimed that he was the driving the van at the moment of the attack. he told the court that yes, the plan to come to london and had planned mass murder, the plan to drive a van into a march in london and at that march he hoped to killjerem