my guest is deputy prime minister of belgium, alexander de croo.oes europe view britain's travails with sympathy or relish? alexander de croo, in brussels, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. there you sit as a senior minister in a european government and, as luck would have it, in the institutional capital of the european union. be honest with me, how much attention do you pay to what is happening in british politics right now? well, we do pay a lot of attention to what is happening there, because we know that the discussion on brexit is one where time is of the essence. we have a two—year period to negotiate a good deal with the united kingdom, but three months have gone already and the time is ticking. so we are ready to go to the table to have a good negotiation, but i think now the moment has come to really start talking, to get beyond the theatrical rhetoric and to get down to business. you say that, if i may say so, with such gentility, but i get the sense that frustration is creeping into the european position. i can quote to you the eu parliam

do not allow for stability. —— you in belgium.not, and you are going to have to live with that just as the british people. it may require a second election soon. but you cannot say we demand coherence and stability and a strong government position in britain if it is simply impossible. but we do not demand anything. there has been a request for brexit. this was not something that the rest of the eu had asked for. but the united kingdom as a sovereign country and makes its own choices. a letter referring to article 50 has been sent, three months ago. it is true that we have been waiting for the last three months, but let's forget about why this happened. what is important for me is that we get to the table and that we start talking. that we start talking about negotiating a good deal. a deal will not be done in two years. would you at least agree on that? well, to figure it out, we should at least start. up to now, what we have heard too much is rhetoric about hard brexit, soft brexit, about being generous, one relating to another.

so, arash, it's just about quarter until 10:00 your time in belgium.ow busy is the train station right about now? >> well, right now, of course, i can't tell. like i said, it's evacuated but usually this is a very busy time at this kind of train stations, and i can confirm that right now i'm looking at an explosive, what is that, one of these with a unit to dismantle explosives and a command car of the police and there's a lot of military here. but the situation seems to be contained. there's no -- there's no sign of panic on the station square. >> that is a good sign. that is a really good sign. arash, thank you. michael weiss just got seated. you know, terror expert here and just listen, no one's calling this terrorism, michael. but you know, when you hear, especially in the wake of what's happened in paris and london and when you're hearing eye-witnesses describe bangs and explosions inside a train station a lot of people's minds go there. >> and talso it's brussels. we saw all of the paris attackers had essentially plotted their attacks from brusse

violence erupts inside a maximum security prison in belgium. >> he's a crazy man, a murderer, but i'm not scared, you know? >> but in this prison when tensions rise, inmates can cool off in the sex room. >> two hours for sex. >>> to americans, it's a country best known for ccolate waffles and beer, belgium. roughly the size of maryland, it's considered to be one of the safest nations in europe. but criminals do exist here. and the most hard core can be found 50 miles east of brussels in the town of hasselt. it houses 470 men and, in a separate unit, 30 women. >> this is unique. the other prisons in this country, they are old prisons. they are more than 100 years, 150 years old and have a culture. bad or good culture but they always have a culture. we started from zero. >> as the nation's newest high security prison, hasselt employs a wide array of technology to manage inmates. but many of the prison policies are nothing at all like we've ever seen in the u.s. from 9:00 at night until 6:30 in the morning, correctional officers are not allowed to go inside cells without special permissi

belgium media. and here's some video just coming in, so we apologize if it's a little jerky.old this is a live picture, actually. the belgium media is reporting that police has neutralized a person wearing an explosive belt at the brussels train station. has been evacuated, police have cord end off the area, and right now, let's just take note of the markets and of course we hope that everybody's okay. but we don't care about the bomber, certainly the alleged bomber. but we are seeing right now is live picture with multiple vehicles that are of course related to police. they have cut off that entire area and hold on. i'm just getting this news that there are has been one guy shot, the military has the scene under control, the military actually shot at what appeared to be a bomber. shots were heard, immediately the area was evacuated, and the national railways have tweeted they don't know what's going on. but supposedly there is a suspect down. as soon as we are able to get more on this, we will. we do get this picture certainly in our live control room to make sure we have a

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not just for belgium.e the numbers, but you're looking at thousands of people coming through that train station on any given week. i'm sort of struck by the timing. it's quite late in the evening at the train station. it wouldn't traditionally be sort of a peak commuter period because that would have long passed. it's quite late in the evening there. another six hours plus where we are on the east coast. so you're approaching about 10:00 p.m. you have a number of overnight trains that run throughout europe, so you can get from brussels to eastern europe as well as other parts in western europe. if you're looking at the profile for a terrorist group, they remain focused on soft targets, civilian targets and transit hubs. i don't think we want to get too far ahead of ourselves because we don't know who the suspect is on their motivation is. >> shepard: correct. the grand place, a major tourist site. evacuated with the train station. so about 650 feet away or so. you probably know, belgium has remained on hig

bible goes straight to belgium. police in brussels have shot a suspected attacker after the small explosion in the central station. authorities say the situation is under control. all eyes are on the us state of georgia as voter heads to the polls in a special election. it's already the most expensive congressional race in us history. it is seen as a referendum on the presidency of donald trump. manchester united manager jose mourinho has been accused of tax fraud in spain. i'll speak to bbc sport. and we'll be looking at the issue of child bride's in sri lanka — in case you are justjoining in case you arejustjoining us, a feud minutes ago, we started getting information about the security and from —— incident in brussels. and explosion was heard at the train station prompting an evacuation of the main square. . more information started coming in. the brussels news for the bbc told us the brussels news for the bbc told us that the train station had been evacuated. the story started to develop. we were told by reuter

well it just emerged through the prosecutor's office in belgium has confirmed that the man who carried out that attempted attack at brussels central station on tuesday evening was moroccan national he was known to police but was not suspected of any terrorism offenses we also understand that he was carrying a rucksack that had nails inside it and gas bottles and that's what caused that explosion when he apparently ran at soldiers crying out which is the arabic term for god is great now we also have been told that he was living in the mall and back district of brussels this is an area very poor and also notorious for its high concentration of ice and sympathizers including a very high number of jihadi foreign fighters that have gone to syria and iraq and then come back to europe and carried out some significant major terror incidents here on the mainland including one cell that was linked to eisele which was behind the attacks here in paris in november two thousand and fifteen that killed one hundred and thirty people now four months later another cell that was linked to that cell then

london city back to belgium.u and your wife i believe saw a lot of what happened because you were on one of the other bridges, on the millennium bridge? yes, we came from a cosy restaurant, we had really a good evening, we were coming back by foot to our hotel, 100 metres from here, and when we came here, nearby the bridge, we saw people running away, a little bit in panic, saying to us, don't go further, there is something happening there, but we did, we came here and this corner, already on the millennium bridge we saw the flickering blue lights and police driving to it, and at this point here we realised it wasn't normal, police were shouting to us, 90, 90, normal, police were shouting to us, go, go, just run, run, go away from this place, and then we ran to our hotel and when we were sitting at the window to look outside at what happened, we heard three shots and a group of people in panic, running away, and at that moment there was also a bit of panic in the hotel. people were really running away from the wi

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a zoo in belgium has a new exhibit that to lego lions. a zoo in belgium has a new exhibit that you have to see to believe. it's called "art with lego bricks". and it features amazing lego renderings of some of the zoo's most famous patrons. lions, leopards, and polar bears-- are all among the 28 statues scattered through the park. all of them are the work of american artist sean kenney. if you happen to be planning a trip to brussels-- the exhibit runs through september. at xx time for weather. toss to eileen 1st day of meteorological summer & start of the atlantic hurricane season - delightful weather through saturday - more humid, unsettled sunday & monday with storms - nice midweek next week today: mostly sunny. comfortably warm. highs: 79-83 winds: nw 5-15 mph tonight: mainly clear. comfortable. lows: 53-59 winds: nw 5 mph friday: partly to mostly sunny. another gorgeous day. highs: 78-81 winds: w 5-10 mph z2cpsz zi0z y2cpsy yi0y this time the thieves were not after money or jewels take a look. the bandits crashed right into a warehou

reporter: vervoort is one of belgium's most famous and successful athletes.he and her dog zenn have become cult figures in the country. vervoort held the wheelchair sprint world record for a long time. last year, she took part in the rio paralympics after spending three days in the hospital in excruciating pain -- and won silver. but that was probably her last medal. afterwards, the athlete announced that she was ending her career, and also said that she had signed euthanasia papers in belgium back in 2008. marieke: i put my limits always further and further, because i've got those papers in my hands and i know when it's too far, when it's too much for me, then i have my own life in my hands. reporter: vervoort has an incurable spinal disease that causes her acute pain. her vision is failing, and she now frequently loses consciousness. several doctors consented to her wish for assisted suicide when she so decides. this didn't stop a wave of criticism after she made her announcement in rio. marieke: for a lot of people, euthanasia is murder. but look at me. i'

of course, police -- prosecutors here in belgium not confirming that.u'll remember from the attacks last year that they like to keep a pretty tight handle on the information they give out to the press. we'll have to wait for more information. >> you said the gentleman at the hilton heard bangs, plural? >> that is what he told me. that's from one witness who i spoke to before we came on air. it happened 45 minutes ago. i was on the other side of the grand plaza. i couldn't ascertain how many bangs there were, if there were indeed multiple bangs. we'll get more information over the course of the next few hours. >> i was just talking to keir simmons in the london bureau who had been in belgium during the attacks last year. we're trying to determine, the hour this would have taken place, around 9:00 p.m. brussels time, what would the central station and the center around it be like? james, sorry. i meant that for you, james. >> indeed. a late summer evening in brussels. obviously, there are huge tourist hot spots, hotels where many americans come here on th

brussels, belgium, . man believed to have had a bomb. no casualties besides the suspect. the latest attack in a week of terrorist and extremist assaults in the capitals of europe. amy kellogg is watching the developments from london. >> belgian soldiers prevented what appears good have been a deadly attack at the central station in brussels. details are emerging but what it appears happened is that these soldiers approached a man who looked suspicious. he had a suitcase and an explosive belt. as they approached, he detonated the bag and ran. police then shot him. >> we do not know if the man is still alive or dead. there were no other victims. this incident is considered as a terrorist attack. >> the station was evacuated. eyewitnesses say the suspect shouted allahu akbar before he blew up his suitcase. police later carried out a controlled explosion on his belt. here's an image of the scene. this occurred in an underground part of the station. belgium has seen a significant increase in security patrols since attacks on the airport and the metro station in march of 2016 w

police van before bursting into flames the driver who was known to police died in the assault will belgium and france remain on high alert we spoke to a number of experts who fear more at such incidents in the e.u. . i think that what you're going to be seeing is an increase in these activities we're only halfway through ramadan for one thing but on the other hand you also have anywhere from fifteen hundred to two three thousand returning. frenchmen. from syria who need to be occupied with and that's going to be their duty now and as long as they've lost the caliphate they're going to be going back to their to their countries and they are going to attempt to wreak havoc and create this kind of thing so that these kind of terrorist activities then become the new normal it does seem like a very you know regular occurrence we're hearing it but. it's obviously it's becoming hard to keep track of all of them and they're helping with such frequency and there are so many similarities between them i think your use in this particular case what we find out about it was you know under the raid or did

hazard will miss belgium's friendly on monday against the czech republic and their world cup qualifier looks like virgil van dijk could bejoining liverpool from southampton this summer... the dutch defender has indicated that if he was to leave st mary's this summer, anfield would be his preferred destination. liverpool refused to comment on renewed speculation surrounding van dijk but it's expected they'll will intensify their efforts to reach a deal british and irish lions coach warren gatland has named an entirely different starting 15 for the second match of the tour of new zealand. the lions face the blues in auckland on wednesday wales hooker ken owens will captain the side. fellow welshmen rhys webb and dan biggar are the half—backs, with the england pair of marc itoje and courtney lawes in the second row. there's also a start for james haskell at flanker. there are eight all blacks in the blues side. we will have to create momentum game on game and improve leading into the test match. 50 new guys are starting, is the opportunity to put our hands up, and obviously raise the stan

cheryl: overseas right now, security very tight in belgium train stations. on high alert after a man blew himself up in an explosive device after central station. batman has died. >> the suspect neutralized. there were no other guns. this is considered a terrorist attack. cheryl: security agent said he shouted all the while bar. central station. heavy presence this morning. europe's third attack in three days. belgium on high alert. on the subway station march of last year. lauren: we begin in asia. the shanghai composite. finally added after several attempts to the emerging market index. rather as for the hang seng hong kong done half of 1%. and the cost in south korea. >> even after the incident in belgium have a european stocks started to see a little bit of weakness here. the ftse down by 20. the dax down almost 77. transfer the third starting to test the market will bear. u.s. stock prices or ferry this morning. dow futures down 15, s&p down five at nasdaq down 21. oil is a big reason for the receipt. cheryl: yesterday moving into bear market territory.

. >>> suspect in the explosion at a train station in brussels , belgium has died, hours after he was shot by police. this is video from inside one of brussels busiest train stations after that explosion. belgium authorities say they stopped a terror attack when they shot the suspect but medics were unable to tend to him for several hours for fear that he could be carrying explosives no one was injured in the explosion, despite the attack, belgium has in the yet raised its terror level. >>> emergency response teams rushed to the bucks county home after police found and stockpile of explosives. bomb squad was called to the home on the 8700 block ofe ton road in on theville. >> police were conducting a mental health check on an elderly man living inside the home there yesterday afternoon that is where authorities found guns, ammunition, and chemical explosives, and neighbors say there is a propane company just yard away from that home. homeowners have been taken into custody while police continue the investigation. >>> unless bucks county an investigation into what caused train cars to

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this is from belgium. soldiers shot and killed the suspect when the bombing went off under ground, police evacuated the busy square from above. no one else is hurt and damage from the explosion is limited. belgium on high alert since last year. >> a deadly wildfire in portugal. 90 miles north of lisbon. temperatures 109 degrees. authorities are launching a full investigation. >>> getting rid of obamacare is a primary goal for president trump but getting it done not so easy. democrats and even republican leaders are asking leaders to push for a vote. >> reporter: yeah, no secret that a lot of senators are unhappy with the way this process is going. keep in mind this is the senate's first real crack at repealing obamacare. so it would affect millions of people. but right now it appears only a handful of senators know what is in the bill they are expected to vote on next week. for many it is a secret bill on capitol hill. >> we have no details on what they are cooking up behind closed doors. >> reporter: leav

it has been pretty hot in belgium and a lot of people will be out in that area, it isa people will behave cordoned off the area after local media reported a small explosion. belgian media quote the police say they have neutralised a person with an explosive belt. we will have more on that when we get it. stay with us for that. we are currently on course for the longestjune heatwave in 20 years — with tomorrow predicted to be the hottestjune day since 1976. in some parts of the uk, it's been hotter than the maldives, as temperatures nudged into the mid—30s. the met office has issued a health warning for those most vulnerable, to ensure they keep hydrated and cool. with me now with a little more detail on the heatwave is our weather presenter, tomasz schafernaker. pretty hot today and a picture suggesting a lot of heat right across the country? it has been mostly southern areas. in the north the folks are wonder what the fuss is about. there is no heat in scotla nd is about. there is no heat in scotland and northern ireland. you see scotland and northern ireland in the yellow colours an

it became known that four countries were prepared to take us, and these were the netherlands, belgiumited kingdom. the sad thing is that those people who made it to france, the netherlands, belgium, those who were still there once the nazis conquered them, they were the first to be arrested, because they were german jews. lucky is a word i use many times. if my father and i had not come to the united kingdom in 1939, i wouldn't be here now. gerald granston at his home in london. next, to post—warjapan, where the musician, shinichi suzuki, developed a revolutionary method for teaching violin to very young children. it would later take off around the world. our next witnesses are brothers, hideya and toshiya taida, who were two of his first pupils. the idea here is that from the age of three, japanese children can be taught to play simple tunes by ear. as the japanese teacher suzuki himself says, they learn to speak with the violin at the same time they learn to speak with their mother tongue. the taida brothers, still playing violin decades later. now, we are going back to 1967 and the

>> leslie: because luck, there are people right now in belgium belgium -- >> eric: there are 100 countries that are predominately muslim as well. >> melissa: it goes to governments that are failed. they can't verify the background of people coming over. >> leslie: have stronger vetting. >> meghan: i would love to keep watching this. the u.s. is gathering intel out of the middle east saying the assad regime in syria might be planning and other heinous chemical attack on its people. president trump's stern message for the syrian government. plus, democrats are unhappy with the replays and for obamacare and on the left is doing whatever i can to get in the way, but are they helping or hurting? will be right back. yeah, my dad says our insurance doesn't have that. what?! you can leave worry behind when liberty stands with you™. liberty mutual insurance. pain is sometimes in my hands, be a distraction. right before a performance especially. only aleve has the strength to stop minor arthritis pain for up to 12 hours with just one pill. this is my pain. but i am stronger. aleve. all day strong. t

police raided the man's home and announced his name but was not on a terror list in belgium after heeft a suitcase full of explosives at the station. nobody was injured. it's unclear what kind of evidence was taken from the home. >>> britain's prince phillip is in the hospital being treated for an infection. it's a precautionary measure and the print is in spirits. he recently announced he would stop attending public events earlier this year. >> and they are once again rallying over critical issues for patient safety. the employees want medical holdings incorporated for patient safety and health care for the community. they held a strike for similar reasons last march. they claimed that the for profit failed to pay $20 million as part of the sale of the health system. >>> for the first time ever the delaware memorial bridge run will raise money for special olympics in delaware. the organizers announced the run for acceptance. organizers hope the event will be safe and not create significant delays for bridge commuters, it will be limited to 2500 participants and only first responders

. >> we're following developing news in belgium. someone has been shot after explosion in brussels. a bomb squad performed a control explosion of a bomb belt that the suspect had central station photos posted on social media showed a small fire in the station. it is unclear right now if the suspect survived. it appears no one else was hurt. the damage was limited, a belgium federal prosecutor says it continues considers the explosion a filed terror attack. >> mike pence was among the people who parts participated in a blood drive on capital hill. patrick mack henry organized the event in honor of steve scalise a number of democrats also took part in today's blood drive. we're going to use this as an opportunity to race awareness, have the blood drive obviously and we all -- we're touched and moved by what happened last week to our friend and colleague. you know, i wanted to make sure that i got over permitting. happy to be here and take part. the blood drive resumes on thursday of the it will run from nine:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the ray burn house office building. meantime the ball fi

. >>> belgium authorities say they foiled a terror attack when soldiers shot and killed a suspect after a small explosion at a busy train station. authority saz the suspect was wearing a back pack and explosive belt at the brussels central station, the bomb set off a small blast, no one else was hurt. belgium has been on high alert since suicide bombers killed 32 people on the brussels subway and an airport in march of 2016. >>> the trump administration is considering strict travel rules to north korea, following the death of an american student named otto warmbier. molla langy reports from the white house. >> total disgrace what happened to otto. that should never ever be allowed to happen. >> reporter: president trump criticized north korea for the death of 22-year-old otto warmbier in response the white house said to be considering a ban on americans traveling to north korea. the university of virginia student was accused of trying to take a propaganda poster while towering north korea, detained, and sentenced to 15 years harb labor, believed to have sustained a catastrophic brain in

the african-american office could figure out what to make of that, in france and belgium but at the same time they are being terrorized at home and also white politicians are getting a lot more nervous about training african-american men in warfare because they had seen what happened, they are worried this would take place on a huge scale, many training camps were in the south, worried this would be something across the country. these are the early issues that are taking place. only half of the african-americans that served, that was true, to be enlisted, 200,000 made the trip. and the most important things than the heart of the nation, the international experience does. this was something that bothered white racists, mississippi senators, african-american troops, the attention they had from white women was forever unfit to live in the south again. and there was an uptick, in 1919, sometimes called the red summer for race riots that took place in that year. and in the previous years, 16 of those were service men still in uniform, and these communities, where and raging and conflict were

tonight, breaking news out of belgium. poce in brussels say they have shot a man inside the city's main train station. there are reports of an explosion being heard. the area around the station has been evacuated. we will go live to brussels for more. coming up, russia's foreign minister accuses the united states of russia-phobi beyond ala beyond all bounds. christians and condemnation after the death of the 22-year-old american student otto warmbier. he died barely a week after being sent home from north korea. today, president trump imply barack obama -- impleied barack obama was responsible for the tragedy. ♪ >> item brent god. -- goff. it is good to have you with us tonight. police shot a man at brussels central staon. there was also a sll explosion causing panic inside the station, which has since been evacuated. the area around the station and the area around the city's main square have been quartered off. the situation is under control, police say. belgium has been on high alert since suicide bombers killed 32 peopl

well it just emerged through the prosecutor's office in belgium has confirmed that the man who carried out that attempted attack at brussels central station on tuesday evening was moroccan national he was known to police but was not suspected of any terrorism offenses we also understand that he was carrying a rucksack the. nails inside it and gas bottles and that's what caused that explosion when he apparently ran at soldiers crying out akbar which is the arabic term for god is great now we also have been told that he was getting in. the street this is a very. i think you. should. be very. anxious to hear. how she. made including one. which would be. the key. to. now for months later another cell that was linked to that cell then carried out a series of coordinated attacks in brussels in which thirty two civilians were killed here's a reminder of those attacks in belgium just over a year ago. that attack on tuesday evening in brussels came just a day off but yet another attempted attack a in the heart of paris on the show a man in a van that was full of petrol and also contained was ra

of france and belgium? reason is the mainstream youth cannot get access to education. harris: interesting. so these are some of the same things that were said, and talking about belgium where we saw the paris attackers massing in that community when authorities were looking for them, and right there in open sight some of them. but i want to move onto this country and talk a little bit about what's happening in america, because i visited minneapolis, i was on the air there for many years, i knew about certain neighborhoods in minneapolis and what they've done to attack the things you're talk about to get people in the communities to actually work with police. it's very difficult to do. you brought up theresa may saying finally enough is enough. we want to play that and bring you back in. let's watch together. >> since the emergence of the threat from islamist inspired terrorism, our country made significant progress in disrupting plots and protecting the public. but it is time to say enough is enough. everyb

belgium is on high alert since suicide bombers killed 30 people on the subway in march of 2016 and more on this breaking news as we get it in this newscast. >>> testimony is underway in the trial against philadelphia's top prosecutor, a health care employee spent most of the afternoon on the stand testifying about money, seth williams, allegedly spent on himself instead of his mother's care. it is tuesday afternoon i'm sharrie williams. >> and i'm brian taff. the big story on "action news" is the beginning of the corruption trial against seth williams. vernon odom is joining us live at the courthouse in center city philadelphia. vernon you have the story from there. >> reporter: brian and sharrie, good afternoon. day one of the trial is about to wrap up the defense say that seth williams is guilty of poor judgment and decisions but not crimes. the prosecution says he is lining his pockets since taking office 7.5 years ago. in his opening statements to the jury. prosecutor said that the case against seth williams is one of freud, corruption and concealment. selling the power and concealm

well it just emerged through the prosecutor's office in belgium has confirmed that the man who carried out that attempted attack at brussels central station on tuesday evening was a rock a national he was known to police but was not suspected of any terrorism offenses we also understand that he was carrying a rucksack that had nails inside it and gas bottles and that's what caused that explosion when he apparently ran at soldiers crying out akbar which is the arabic term for god is great now we also have been told that he was living in the mall and back district of brussels this is an area very poor and also notorious for its high concentration of ice and sympathizers including a very high number of jihadi phone fight is that have gone to syria and iraq and then come back to europe and carried out some significant major terror incidents here on the mainland including one cell that was linked to eisele which was behind the attacks here in paris in november two thousand and fifteen that killed one hundred and thirty people now four months later another cell that was linked to that cell t

the short answer is, we don't know, but i spoke to the prime minister of belgium earlier and i askeds and he said, we can have smart cooperation once brexit occurs. there is a willingness to make it work. ali says, what is eu status mean? regarding citizens, it means if you are a citizen of a european union country other than the uk and have been in the uk forfive union country other than the uk and have been in the uk for five years, you will be able to remain beyond brexit. eu status means if you are a member of the european country not the uk regarding what theresa may has been saying. i will get more of your questions in a minute. we will also talk about security and defence regarding the european union because those are issues which are coming up a great deal. an independent review has found that senior figures in the church of england helped to hide historical sexual abuse by a former bishop. here's our religious affairs correspondent, martin bashir. and what hurts our hearts most... charismatic and ambitious, peter ball, like his twin brother michael had been a bishop in the c

bible goes straight to belgium.explosion in the central station. authorities say the situation is under control. all eyes are on the us state of georgia as voter heads to the polls in a special election. it's already the most expensive congressional race in us history. it is seen as a referendum on the presidency of donald trump. manchester united manager jose mourinho has been accused of tax fraud in spain. i'll speak to bbc sport. and we'll be looking at the issue of child bride's in sri lanka —

attacks in november were carried out by a belgian cell and so there is this relationship between belgium and france when it comes to models. u.s. military advisers in afghanistan are finding themselves increasingly under fire from the very people they've been training until recent incidents alone three u.s. soldiers were killed and seven more injured. points. that camp a joint afghan and nato military base it's here that's a taliban infiltrator turned his gun on coalition troops injuring seven american soldiers everyone who knew him or was friends with him is now. under investigation being questioned though the base itself is still operational and training continues what we can safely say is that from now on after this latest incident american troops will be looking at their afghan allies with just that little bit more suspicion. green on blue attacks when afghan forces either infiltrators with defectors purposefully fired on coalition troops it's been a taliban tactic for years this is an achievement for the mujahideen who have managed to create mistrust among the enemy forces such atta

but belgium ofilthss are calling this a terrorist attack. this is europe's third attack in just three days. sunday night a white man drove his van through a crowd of muslims leaving their late night prayers outside a mosque in london. and yesterday in paris when a suspect set his car on fire and rammed it into a police van hoping to cause an explosion. >>> and a close call in the sky when an armed russian jet came within five feet of a u.s. military plane. the pentagon says the plane was intercepted in internationa airspace. they call it unprofessional. russia claims the u.s. spy plane made a quote provocative turn over the balti sea. just yesterday russia warned the u.s. aircraft in specific regions in syria would be considered targets after a u.s. navy jet shot down a proregime fighter jet. >>> newly released dash board camera video shows the minute a minnesota police officer shot and killed filando custeel. abc news reporter has a new view of what happened. we're warning some that may consider the following video graphic. >> reporter: ton

belgium is a bicultural state divided between flemish and woman's. they barely get along. there is barely any kind of functioning belgian state, there's basically two states in the capital city. the idea that somehow you can take in huge numbers of muslims and not have consequences is preposterous. we've now had in the space of 48 hours, we had an attack in london, and attack in paris and now in brussels. the three european capitals in three days because of the islamic-european tension. >> tucker: i have to ask you, speaking of countries divided by language and religion about canada. there's a new law in canada that apparently will criminalize the misuse of pronouns. you can go to jail for calling someone by opponent he, she, or whatever it doesn't prefer. am i misreading this law, does it actually suggest that that could happen? >> they've added gender identity to the canadian human rights act. i'm proud to have played a small part in getting one section of the canadian human rights act repealed. section 13, the hate speech thing. one step forward, two steps back. as soon

but he was so bad it turns out that the belgiums would never give him a visa. so the state department picked up the residence and that is where i lived. i had these local intelligence authors tell me this was the safest residence in the entire european system. we know of the radical cell that lived in belgium that was responsible for the attacks in paris. >> i should make clear that was only a joke. but now that i know about the russian connection, if it were true and if i had been offered that job, then i am glad to know what boyden just related. >> well you don't know the full of it. [ laughter ] the intelligence expert said that i had the highest in safety equipment. windows, electronics that no one could make work. but the centerpiece of my safety were huge, thick 6-inch doors protecting my bedroom. think of what you missed. these were known as fourth century doors. i didn't have courage to ask what on earth is fourth century. and why fourth? fourth century doors, you might wonder what it is, and it is a door for you to have a half an hour to call the polic

but he was so bad it turned out that belgiums would never give him visas. so the state department picked up the residence and that's where i lived. when i was introduced to it, i had these local intelligence officers tell me this was the safest residence in the entire european union system. we know the radical cell that lived in belgium that was responsible for the attacks in paris -- >> i should make clear just so an urban myth doesn't get started. that was only a joke. but now that i know about the russian connection, if it were true and if i had been offered that job, then i'm glad to know what boyden just related. >> you don't know the full yet. the intelligence experts said that i had the highest in safety equipment, triple mylar windows. but the center piece of my safety were huge, thick, six inch doors protecting my bedroom. just think of what you missed. these were known as fourth century doors. and i didn't have enough courage to asking is a fourth century door and why? why not third, fifth or 21st? fourth century. you might wonder. it's that door