harry is in the african country of botswana working on wildlife conservation. the country is where he took her camping just a month into her relationship. meghan's engagement ring also came from botswana and he took her there last summer for her 36th birthday. meghan has already said yes to the dress and has had a fitting with a top secret designer, her friend, stylist jessica mulroney, helped her choose it. >> we brought so many princess dresses. >> both meghan and harry are very involved in planning their i dos. a source tells "e.t." it will reflect their love for their friends and family. the couple's next appearance is this coming thursday at a gala event honoring injured veterans. hopefully we'll see them for the first time together in black tie and an evening gown. will sir elton perform at the wedding? he said maybe.

is you know the place of hopelessness so a lot of kenyans are insulted we have the president of botswana who is the first president to directly address this particular issue with from the continent and but so on is a south african country which is a very strong economy it's considered one of the strongest in the continent and he has summoned the u.s. ambassador in that country to explain this particular statement and how that affects relations going forward so quite a backlash there not donald trump is of course suggesting that immigrants from africa are a burden on the u.s. system if you want to take the example of kenya where you are is there anything which supports this view. his statement is not really supported by fact given the fact that a lot of african immigrants all those who make it to america going for professional reasons or are going to study or have won a green card which have specific criteria when you look at kenya specifically the number of kenyans living in america their remittance in two thousand and seventeen was at one hundred eighty five million dollars combine that

ambassador to explain what that means for botswana and what that means going forward but when is the south an african country which is one of the strongest african economies that we have on the continent let's bring in the conversation cost of a moment in washington well cost and the president facing accusations of racism today on a day when he was actually set to all of the civil rights leader martin luther king jr how is the white house reacting to these criticisms. much. trouble by reporters a bold those alleged remarks during that ceremony he didn't react to it we've seen the tweet in which you denied that he used those exact words but one of the leading members of the democratic party senator dick durbin a was in. in the room during the conversation went on a trump was said to have made those comments he said he did it he just said this he used those words and not just once other people have also confirmed this if you have also denied it but whatever you believe the crisis management of the u.s. government is really not that strong i just saw the best of haiti a few moments ago

are botswana nationals residing in the u.s. we no know there are at least 6,000 u.s. troops deployed in africa. we saw the death of sergeant la david johnson in niger. we know we have active operations on the continent to combat terrorism. there is a national security risk that countries in africa would come to doubt the commitment of the united states to mutual defense and cooperation given the president disparaging them? >> joy, we have special operators in the large numbers throughout those african countries, as well as elsewhere in the world, that the president disparaged. and we need their cooperation. we are working hard for the hearts and minds of their people, for their support using our soft power. and the greatest soft power we have is the example of our democracy. our openness and tolerance. and we put those special operators, our men and women in uniform, and others in harm's way when we increase hostility to them. we should be reaching out and highlighting, as you did with your story, the great american immigration

california's political leaders are also reacting on twitter: "the botswana government has al botswanaondemned the remarks saying the government has also inquired from the u.s. government through the ambassador to clarify if botswana is regarded as a "shááthole" country giving there are botswana nationals residing in the u.s. the government is wondering were president trump must use this descriptor and talking about countries. t trump is signing a declaration to honor dr. martin luther king jr. state senator tony mendoza is still at the capitol despite his leave of absense over >> reporter: president trump is signing a declaration today to honor dr. martin luther king, jr. >> thank you. >>> state senator tony mendoza is still at the capital despite his leave of absence over harassment allegations. the state senator is supposed to be on a month long paid leave of absence. he recently agreed to step aside pending an investigation into allegations that he harassed two young women who worked for him. but he denies any improper conduct. a spokesman says the senator was there to meet with le

ambassador to explain what that means for botswana and what that means going forward.hat is one of the strongest african economies we have on the continents. phil: let's bring into the conversation carsten in washington. welcome. the president is facing charges of racism on a day when he was set to honor the civil rights leader martin luther king jr.. how is the white house reacting? reporter: not that much. when donald trump was asked by reporters about those alleged remarks during the ceremony, he did not react to it, and we have seen between in which he denied that he used those exact words, but one of the leading members of the democratic party, senator dick durbin, who was in the room when donald trump was said to of made those comments, he said he did it. he said -- he used those words and not just wants. other people have also confirmed this. if you have denied it. whatever you believe -- a few have denied it. whatever you believe, the crisis management of the u.s. government is really not that strong. i just saw the ambassador of haiti a few moments ago talk ab

ambassador to explain what that means for botswana and what that means going forward but one is a south african country which is one of the strongest african economies that we have on the continent a list of the common social cost of all normal in washington well cost and the president is facing accusations of racism today on a day when he was actually set to all of the civil rights leader martin luther king jr how is the white house reacting to these criticisms. much. donald trump was asked by reporters of both those alleged remarks during that ceremony he didn't react to it we've seen the tweet in which you denied that he used those exact words but one of the leading members of the democratic party senator dick durbin who was in the room during the conversation when donald trump was said to have made those comments he said he did it he just. used those words and not just ones other people have also confirmed this a few have also denied it but whatever. so you believe the crisis management of the u.s. government is really not that strong i just saw the best of haiti a few moments ago t

and i'm impressed other african countries should take a leaf out of their book what is botswana in your opinion doing right to be doing so well i guess in the corruption stakes. yes i think what's one of the long tradition of good leadership good governance and especially if the extractive industries you know that's one is a diamond rich country but ever since the founding fathers actually reached scene in botswana root systems in place where you don't see now the countries and a country like iran now for example also where the leaders have taken it upon themselves to fight corruption it doesn't mean that it always trickle down but. i think they are definitely based practices that could be shared amongst african countries when you go to a summits like this one how do you feel about the the will to try to fix this up it just without being too negative it does feel like corruption is an issue which is comes up every year comes up all the time and well maybe with this new panel headed up by muhammadu buhari maybe this is some sort of turning point or at least the right. yes it is very diff

uganda and the outrage in africa with botswana uganda and the african union all condemning his alleged words we discussed the incident with investigative journalist patrick hannifin and shaheen from the u.k. labor party i certainly don't believe the president i certainly do believe. has said some very strong very harsh very cruel and very undiplomatic what about other nations trump has been relatively safe disgraceful message in a state comments that he made in the run up to the election he still managed to win but. he is not he's certainly not going to make america great again by making these ridiculous gaffes on the world stage if you look at the media reporting over the last eighteen months with anything related to donald trump dossiers that are presented to the media of things that he supposedly did or things he said i wouldn't trust anything coming out of the mainstream media much less any democrat senator or congressman clearly there's a partisan agenda here but clearly this is a president much like the foreign minister of britain boris johnson who continually will put his foot i

in response to the comments, the government botswana wrote in a statement -- "the botswana government has also inquired from the u.s. governrnment through the ambassador, to clarify if botswana is regarded as a 's-hole' country." this all comes as president trump has denied being a racist, duriring an ininterview with repoporters onon sunday. pres. trump: no. no, i'm not a racist. i'm the leaeast racist person yu have ever interviewed, that i can tell you. amy: meanwhile, on saturday nigh activists projeeded ont the trump teternatnal l hol in washington, c.c., the words -- "need a plactoto sta trthisis sole."" spelli o out t whoholeord. t theyeytoo, like the president, ud d the ll four-letter ear before "hole "the walstreet jrnal" s repoed predent trum's lawyers portedly paid $130,0 a former or and stato ke her from ing publ about her sexu encouer with dold ump in 200 the ney was ported paid to stephanicliffo, known as stormy danls, in oober o 2016, ly a monthefore th genel ection. thsexual encnter alledly occred shtly after esident manierrd hisife anhile sheas pgnant wi thr son barr.

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official, all african nations expressed outrage, while botswana summons the u.s. ambassador.affairs correspondent elise labott. nice to see you. we saw the ambassador of panama say he's leaving his post because he can no longer work with the trump administration. what is the reaction from inside the u.s. diplomatic corps? >> just to be clear on the ambassador to panama, he had given his resignation in december, but clearly because of his problems with the trump administration. he had said that, you know, if he was duty bound to resign if he couldn't follow the president no matter what part he was for many years. but on these comments by the president, look, it's very difficult for u.s. diplomats right now. they are being called in by the host governments. not only botswana and haiti, but also senegal and others, the african union putting out a very tough statement. i think what u.s. diplomats are trying to tell their host governments is we affirm the u.s. commitment to your country. we respect all nations, and, you know, the relationship, the cooperation the u.s. has with the

at the swearing in ceremony there were people won't take a look at them because the president of botswana for one in karma he said it pretty clearly i don't see why i should wish him mugabe well if he cared nothing for his own people why should i care for him and then there were the crowds that booed the police commissioner general augusto ensuring the calls for him to step down using gave you talk about rose petals for everybody rose petals it's all this i'm sure you didn't actually check the relationship between the people's republic and the police commissioner general the generals the rest of the army or the letter of the second secular kratz and the general indian. jury why do you think the police were metal strip to stand down why are they want to know right now as i'm talking to your talking train patrol patrols or the army because the police were not trusted by the people they were not trusted by the army they were not trusted by this and they were trusted by only president mugabe why because the person that was second in command of the police is this person and and the war point w

the botswana government called the comments reprehensible and braces.e just words, but on this continent, that word is an insult. bill the wall is a cry of voters who love donald trump. we are going to build the wall, the quarry. he was said to be doing a victory lap believing this row will brave up his base. donald trump launched this campaign with an attack on mexican immigrants and rose to prominence by claiming falsely that barack 0bama was not an american. this latest racial controversy will doubtless please at least some of his supporters at home but it undercuts us leadership abroad and shows again how america first can mean america alone. a surgeon who branded his initials onto the livers of two transplant patients has been fined £10,000 and given a community service order. simon bramhall pleaded guilty to two counts of assault in december. his crimes — carried out at queen elizabeth hospital in birmingham — were discovered when the patients returned to hospital for further surgery as sima kotecha reports. reporter: mr bramhall, what's your reac

in africa, the president of botswana going in. they also want to know am i in there as the president said, a shithole country. today the state department is advising ambassadors to go into the countries and go to your host country and reaffirm the u.s. commitment to africa and all nations and say i'm honored to serve here and i'm honored to serve your country. >> i want to read another tweet from the president from overnight. late last night he tweeted this. the reason i canceled my trip to london is i'm not a big fan of the obama administration of selling the finest embassy location for 53 nut only to buy one in an off location for $1.2 billion. bad deal. wanted me to cut ribbon and he blames president obama for the awful deal. >> first of all, as everyone knows, this was a decision made by the bush administration. >> to move the embassy. >> for good reasons, we couldn't secure it adequately. we had to find a new place for it and they did that. >> under law, by the way. >> we have gone unfortunately from a first president who cou

they would like to know if botswana is regarded as a s-hole country.not what you want to get from your ambassadors who are based overseas, that they've been summoned by the foreign ministers. but the other issue is it is disparaging to talk about pacific way but we also have about 6,000 soldiers base in the africa that are carrying out all kinds of operations. if you're demeaning these countries that are hosting our soldiers, if you're antagonizing them, you are creating a sense of animosity that not only puts our diplomacy at risk but puts the lives of american soldiers and american personnel at risk as well. >> there's also the image issue. we're supposed to be the face of democracy, of human rights. and this is, then we have the head of our government talking in this way about other countries. it just makes us look ridiculous and this isn't the first time we've looked ridiculous since the election and since the campaign. this is part of a pattern. and i think all of this is eroding our standing abroad as a serious nation. the other thing is it shows

a ministerfrom a minister from botswana.there was widespread condemnation for the reported comments and social media reaction was typically robust. many chose to show the president he's wrong by tweeting pictures of the most beautiful parts of their country. there were tropical beaches and glittering blue waters from haiti, others in the states spoke of africa's cultural heritage. we've been speaking to people in nigeria and kenya. i believe if you want to talk about any country, you should have a visit or you should visit such country, to be able to have your own clue. instead of you staying somewhere and just giving, you know, rubbish talk, if i'm going to put it that way. that's nothing america can say to us. we have money, we have resources, we have everything. what he said is an insult to me. we have to come back home, make our home a better place to be. we can attract people to come to africa, too. we have to come home, think of how we can make and enjoy a greater nation. i personally think what trump said is very deme

foreign aid like botswana.ince 2004 they have received more than $750 million in aid relief because it is the third highest incidence of the disease in the world. he was sponsored donald trump's comments about the pots won in government, the summer of earl miller to quote "express its displeasure at the alleged utterances." despite of the crisis they have a lot to be proud of. ranked in the freest economy and considered the continents least corrupt. wanted our ambassador to qualify whether botswana is a s-hole. not everybody in africa disagrees with the president. 30-year-old says this. president donald trump is absolutely right. when you have heads of state who mess with the constitution to protect you weight their power. when you have rebel factions that killed children, disembowel women and who mutilate innocent civilians. before he was asked whether he was a racist by one of the press pool as garrett tenney reported. the president signed a measure creating a new national historic park for martin luther king

. >> haiti and botswana addressed trump's remarks. botswana demanding to say, are we an s-hole?hey wanted to know and called the ambassador in. how difficult is this for the u.s. diplomats around the world, who are now supplened in to answer that question, to represent their president? >> it's the most difficult day you -- any of these ambassadors could have. you can imagine what it was like today. they're our personal representatives to the president. their job is to support and defend our government, our country but also our president. i think today, especially our career ambassadors, who know what they're doing, who know what the oath of office is, i think they had to go into those governments to say this is not what americans believe. this is not who we are. we don't believe these vile things that the president has said. it's difficult to do that. but you have to represent our country. and the ethics of our country, as well. and i hope and believe that's what a lot of our ambassadors did today. >> we learned today that the u.s. ambassador to panama, a career diplomat, is ret

the botswana government called donald trump's comments "reprehensible and racist".y be just words, maybe in another part of the world, but on this continent, that word is an insult. chant: build the wall, build the wall. "build the wall" was the cry of voters who loved donald trump's hardline stance on immigration during the election. we are going to build the wall, folks, don't worry about it. and he was said to be doing a victory lap at the white house last night, believing this row will rev up his base. donald trump launched his campaign for the white house with an attack on mexican immigrants and rose to political prominence by claiming, falsely, that barack obama was not an american. this latest racial controversy will doubtless please at least some of his supporters at home but it undercuts us leadership abroad and shows again how america first can mean america alone. nick bryant, bbc news, washington. president trump has warned that he'll re—impose sanctions on iran in less than four months, a move that would undermine the agreement under which tehran curbed

botswana has not only condemned it but has actual p championship administration to find out whether thispresident allegedly used applies to them —— but has contacted the trump administration. the white house has administration. the white house has a different view. there are some people in the white house who told reporters that they think this alleged remark will work well with his republican base. i have to tell you there are a lot of republicans who are horrified by some of what comes out of donald trump's mouth and his twitter feed. comes out of donald trump's mouth and his twitterfeed. but comes out of donald trump's mouth and his twitter feed. but there comes out of donald trump's mouth and his twitterfeed. but there is this political sense at the white house that this is a plus for the president with some of his supporters. 0ne reporter has been told that last night in the west wing the president was doing a victory lap. what has been under discussion at the white house this week, president trump at a televised meeting for almost an hour where he brought together lawmakers from bo

the botswana and government called his comments reprehensible and racist. words on otherst parts of the world, but on this continent, that word is an insult. reporter: "build the wall" was the cry of voters who loved donald trump's hard-line stance on immigration. mr. trump we will build the : wall. >> he was said to be doing a victory lap at the white house, believing this row will rev up his base. donald trump launched his campaign to the white house with an attack on american immigrants -- mexican immigrants, and launched his prominence by claiming falsely that barack obama wasn't an american. this racial controversy will doubtless please some of his supporters at home. it undercuts leadership abroad and shows how america first can mean america alone. anchor: a short time ago i spoke with nick in the studio. president trump is known for his unfiltered comments. how damaging will this episode be? nick: as i said, one of the reasons why donald trump believes he is in the white house is because he took a hard-line stance on immigration. there were reports,

ambassador if botswana is in the s-hole category also. asking that question. there's obviously real-world fallout and impact to this, michael. >> there is. particularly for most of the countries on the continent of africa who have had over the years a very good relationship with the united states. certainly going back to the b h bush bubush era where all this work is now called into question. is this how you feel about our people that come from our continent to yours? that's one level. i think, though, on a broader level, just to put it on the street, the fact is, why are we walking around so shocked and awed by this? this is who the man is. the question we have to ask ourself as citizens is, does he represent us? is this us reflected in him? because if it is, america has a problem. if it isn't, we have to do something about it. and i think it's more important now for those members of my party who were in that meeting to step up. don't start this ducking and hiding. get your butt in front of a camera and relate exactly what was there. just because dick durbin

botswana called the comments reprehensible it. >> may be just words, maybe in another part of the world but in this continent, that word is an insult. >> "build the wall" was the cry of voters who loved trump's hard-line stance on immigration. he was said to be doing a victory lap at white house for believing this row will rev up his base. he rose to political prominence by claiming falsely that barack obama wasn't an american. this latest racial controversy will doubtedly please at least some of his supporters at home but undercuts u.s. leadership abroad and shows again, how america first can mean america alone. bbc news, washington. anchor: president trump has warned that he'll reimpose sanctions on iran in less than four months. he wants the u.s. and european allies to impose new restrictions on the iranians and iran has said the deal isn't negotiable. >> is it goodbye to the iran nuclear deal? as president trump departed for another weekend at his florida estate, he left the fate of the 2 and a half-year-old agreement hanging in the air. in a statement he announced this was the last

. >> reporter: the governments of haiti, botswana and senegal summoning their ambassadors to clarify the president's remarks. mr. trump, not the first time he's broken decorum with comments on race and ethnicity. nbc news learned last fall the president inquired about a translation intelligence analyst. inquiring why isn't the pretty korean lady negotiating on behalf of the u.s. the white house did not immediately respond to a request for comment. tonight martin luther king jr.'s nephew who attended that ceremony today said he doesn't believe president trump is a racist but does think he's, quote, racially ignorant. >> peter alexander at the white house, thank you. >>> meantime tonight as that controversy rages, president trump headed to the doctor today for his first annual checkup as president as questions continue to swirl from critics who question his fitness for office. we get details tonight from our chief white house correspondent hallie jackson. >> reporter: president trump shaking hands with his doctor after his first official physical as president. >> i think it's going to

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we have had african countries like botswana condemning it and even contacting the trump administration that apply to us? but the white house, in the aftermath of the first reports of this alleged slur came out with a statement last night that didn't deny that the president had said it, indeed, it almost seemed to double down. some were telling reporters that the president believed this would play well with his base and that he was taking a victory lap in the west wing. it's another example of where this america first rhetoric often of where this america first rhetoric ofte n m ea ns of where this america first rhetoric often means that america is alone. nick bryant at the white house, thank you. families searching for missing relatives after the manchester arena bombing were subjected to intrusive media attention, according to a report. it's part of a progress review by lord kerslake into the response to the bombing in may last year in which 22 people were killed. 0ur north of england correspondent has been speaking to one of the families affected. with in within moments of the with in

ambassadors serving in several countries including botswana and haiti were summoned to explain the remarks. at the united nations, ambassadors from african nations issued a statement calling the remarks "racist and xenophobic." in addition, the president of ghana tweeted, "we will not accept such insults, even from a leader of a friendly country." in an open letter obtained exclusively today by the newshour, a group of haitian- american diplomats in the state department expressed their "heartbreak and despair" with the president's reported remarks. president trump denies using the expletive, but senator dick durbin, the only democrat present at the meeting, said yesterday that trump did indeed use that expletive. this controversy comes as haiti marks the eighth anniversary of the earthquake that killed an estimated 300,000 people. in november, the trump administration announced it was ending a special immigration status for nearly 60,000 haitians affected by that quake. president trump, who is spending the holiday weekend at mar-a- lago in florida, blamed democrats for the stalemate on imm

country's former president accused of ignorance be instant was also met with rage in africa with botswana uganda and the african union all condemning his alleged words we discuss the incident with investigative journalist patrick henningsen summoned shaheen from the u.k. labor party. i certainly don't believe the president i certainly do believe. that some very strong very harsh very cruel and very undiplomatic words about other nations trump has been relatively safe disgraceful message and it's the comments that he made in the run up to the election he still managed to win but. he is not going to make america great again by making these ridiculous gaffes on the world stage if you look at the media reporting over the last eighteen months with anything related to donald trump dossiers that are presented to the media of things that he supposedly did or things he said i wouldn't trust anything coming out of the mainstream media much less any democrat senator or congressman clearly there's a partisan agenda here but clearly this is a president much like the foreign minister of britain boris j

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. >> reporter: governments in haiti, botswana, and senegal, requested meetings with u.s. embassy representatives in those countries to formally complain about mr. trump's remarks, and the african union said the president's remarks dishonor respect for human dignity. jeff. >> glor: major, thank you very much. it was eight years ago today that haiti was hit by a magnitude 7 earthquake that killed well over 200,000 people. more than 50,000 refugees from that disaster were given temporary protection status here in the u.s. the administration is end tag status in july of 2019. in this country, the flu has reached epidemic proportions. the c.d.c. reported today that the virus is now wide spread across the entire continental united states. 20 children have died, just over 100 died last flu season. here is our chief medical correspondent dr. jon lapook. >> reporter: in ohio, richard and valerie rieben are mourning the death of their four-year-old son, jonah, from flu. he had underlying health conditions. >> one of the most difficult things that i've ever had to do was tell my oth