september poll suggests that if briggs it goes as planned more scots now back independence than they do to stay part of the u.k. it comes amid growing concern over the briggs's terms and where that would leave scotland earlier main sisted that now is not the time to discuss another independence voters the focus should be on working together on briggs it talks for the hundred thousand pro independence protesters hit the streets of the scottish capital on saturday they were demanding a fresh. demonstrators called on leaders to set a date for a new referendum after the previous fake narrow lead back to the state part of the u.k. doesn't shouted from the radical independence campaign told us the momentum is now with those who want to split from the polls remain very close and probably around the fifty fifty mark however clearly the momentum is with those who support independence and the huge demonstrations but hundred fifty thousand people who took part sure caned of activists be there exists to promote the cause of independence in the country if scotland votes to the meetin say the e.u.

manufacturer in ireland is being forced to grapple with an especially weighty burden the fall out of briggs it most of the six thousand forklift trucks produced annually by irish firm condi lived are sent to the u.k. but they've become more expensive for their british customers that's thanks to the pound falling sharply in value against the euro since the break that referendum and that's bad for business we're forced to introduce a four point five percent increase this year the contract some of the currency fluctuation but of course if there's a no t.v. scenario of course that's going to mean we're going to have to increase our prices by another four point five percent after march two thousand and nineteen no brigs a deal that's the nightmare scenario most of the supply pars come from their british neighbor so a new deal brags it would suddenly mean customs duties border controls paperwork and delivery delays fed up with the uncertainty combi live has decided to increasingly avoid british suppliers the most prominent victim the seat for nearly two decades drivers sent in a british made seat

the september poll suggests if briggs it goes as planned more scots now back independence rather than to stay part of the u.k. this comes amid growing concern over the brig's it terms and where that would leave scotland earlier theresa may insisted that now is not the time to discuss another independence vote as the focus should be on working together on briggs it talks more than a hundred thousand pro independent protesters hit the streets of the scottish capital today they're demanding a fresh vote in the state has called on leaders to set a date for a new referendum to the previous vote now really back to stay part of the u.k. jonathan shafi from the radical independence campaign told us the momentum is now with those who want to split from london. polls are mean very close and probably out on the fifty fifty mark however clearly the momentum is with those who support independence and the huge demonstrations but hundred fifty thousand people who took part shows what caned of activists be there exists to promote the cause of the communities in the country if scotland votes to meet i

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hundred forty three veterinarians for the food checks and that would only be the beginning says the briggs an expert at the port of rotterdam. determined also at the border the vet's office we're in the process of getting ready were informing the container terminals in the forwarders but that's not enough because most of the goods twenty five percent of them come from germany and we don't have the feeling that exporters in germany are as aware of bricks of problems as we are here. in fact the dutch ministry of economic affairs has sent a checklist called the briggs of scam to thousands of companies to better prepare them for possible problems run boim and spilled out the questionnaire but it hasn't made his worries disappear the stone dealer imports slate from wales and sells it to garden centers some of them in germany he expects rising prices and a fluctuating british pound he's already made provisions of his own way by storing three times the amount of coveted blue slate from wales now he has all he needs in case britain is slated for a hard break sit. that before we go it started off a

briggs's the british exit from the us giving french customs officials a headache at the moment trucks are still able to travel in and out of the u.k. without hindrance under rules governing the free exchange of goods inside the e.u. bought when britain leaves import or export duties upward in place customs officials at french ports will have to bear the brunt of brakes. most companies opt to cross the channel by ferry it's cheaper than using the tunnel each day up to fifteen ferries make their way from dover to cali carrying british goods to mainland europe two million lorries used the route last year but checks are only carried out randomly this trucks heading to the netherlands. we checked to see if he was carrying more than ten thousand euros because if so he should have declared it sometimes drivers are carrying as much as two hundred thousand and then they need to explain the source of the money it may come from arms trafficking. and will customs have more work post grex it will stricter controls increase congestion. you didn't you didn't there won't be more controls but there wi

i'm dave briggs. >> i'm christine romans.the body of jamal khashoggi allegedly tortured and dismembered has yet to be found. with that story topping the headlines around the world, the president decided to praise greg gianforte for assaulting a reporter from "the guardian" in 2017. >> greg is smart. by the way, never wrestle him. you understand? never. any guy that can do a body slam, he's my kind of guy. i heard he body slammed a reporter. i said, oh, this is terrible. he will lose the election. i said wait a minute. i know montana pretty well. i think it might help him and it did. no, he's a great guy. tough cookie. >> the crowd went wild. the editor of "the guardian" not so much. john mulholland said it runs the risk of assaults here and across the world. here's a reminder of what gianforte did to "the guardian's" ben jacobs. >> just -- >> sick and tired of you guys. the last time you came in here, you did the same thing. get the hell out of here. get the hell out of here. let's not do the same thing. are you with "the gua

i'm dave briggs. we start with the controversy of the disappearance of "the washington post" journalist. president trump meeting this morning with secretary of state mike pompeo. he will get a briefing on the diplomatic swing through the saudi and turkish capitals. a trip focused on the disappearance and presumed murder of jamal khashoggi. cnn has learned beneath the surface of the pompeo's upbeat photo op with the crown prince with all smiles. behind closed doors, pompeo warned the crown prince his future as the king depends on how he handles this issue. pompeo told the crown prince that he must own the situation and every fact is going to get out. >> "the new york times" and "washington post" reporting there is evidence that connects the crown prince to the kill -- killing and several members of the kill team that flew from riyadh to istanbul just as khashoggi disappeared. "the post" reports that the white house and the saudi royal family are searching for an explanation of khashoggi's death that do

i'm dave briggs. >> i'm christine romans. it is tuesday, october 2nd. 5:00 a.m. in the east. a shift for the white house. allowing the fbi wider latitude in the fbi probe. even if the fbi clears the supreme court nominee of sexual misconduct, some suggest the youthful drinking could prove damaging. several senators said lying to the committee would be disqualifying. the fbi has now reached out to one of kavanaugh's former yale classmates. chad ludington said kavanaugh was not truthful about his alcohol consumption. here are kavanaugh last week and ludington last night. >> i drank beer with my friends. almost everyone did. sometimes i had too many beers. sometimes others did. i liked beer. i still like beer. but i did not drink beer to the point of blacking out. >> he testified he did drink and and wasn't proud of everything. >> he did. he also downplayed to a brief degree the possibility he could ever not know what was going on. >> you are saying there were omissions? >> there were certainly many times where he could not remember what was going on. >> ludington says he witnes

. >> i'm dave briggs. i'm playing. she's not. the midterms two weeks from today. the president in campaign mode. he was in texas last night embracing senator ted cruz. the man he called lying ted during the campaign. now labels beautiful ted. >> a globalist is a person that wants the globe to do well, frankly, not caring about our country so much. you know what? we can't have that. they have a word. it became old fashioned. it is called a nationalist. i say really? we're not supposed to use that word. i'm a nationalist. >> the president escalated his receipt ihetoric of the caravan moves through mexico. more than 1,000 miles away from the u.s. border. >> i think the democrats have something to do with it. now they're saying i think we made a big mistake. that is an assault on our country. and in that caravan you have some very bad people. >> again, that caravan more than 1,000 miles away from any port of entry into the united states. migrants say they are fleeing violence and looking for economic opportunity. monday, the president threatened to cut aid to central

hanna al-jazeera washington weather update next year and i was zero then still no sign of a deal on briggs it but the irish border the sticking point again ahead of wednesday's you summit in brussels. hello again welcome back all here in north asia we are watching one from a boundary pushing into the pacific so that means for japan we are looking at better conditions there but it's not really going to last too long because we're going to see more clouds over the next few days and that also means more showers so for tokyo twenty degrees here on thursday or sucker twenty three seoul will be seeing some rain showers but heavier rain and cooler temperatures as well fifteen degrees to tokyo osaka seeing about twenty three and sendai about fifteen degrees there well as we make our way down here towards the southern parts of asia we are going to be seeing expression china here across much of the area that same funnel boundary really lingering along the coast and that means a lot of clouds in that area are going to be staying there that start to shift a little bit more towards the south we do star

i'm dave briggs. >> i'm christine romans. it is friday. on this morning. >> her work is never done. >> it is friday, october 26th. 5:00 a.m. in the east. the manhunt for bhowhoever is behind the biggest political targets in years is focusing on florida. authorities believe several of the pipe bombs mailed to critics of the president and cnn at the postal processing center at opa-locka north of miami. we have rosa flower -- rosa flores near the mail center at opa-locka. >> reporter: christine, some of the packages have been processed in the mail facility behind me. the 24/7 faci

. >> i'm dave briggs. it is october 12th. 4:00 a.m. in the east. we start with breaking news regarding hurricane michael. clean up under way after the worst hurricane to hit the panhandle in florida. the death toll rising to six people. including an 11-year-old girl killed when debris punctured her trailer home. officials say nearly 4,400 people remain in shelters. recovery efforts in florida, georgia, virginia and the carolinas. >> from the air in the coast guard footage, you see the rows of homes, look at that, houses and oceanside businesses in mexico beach, florida, just wrecked. some residents returning to find their homes destroyed. >> so many memories here. i can't describe it. it's terrible. i just can't describe the feeling. i know i'm not the only one here that feels the same that lost everything. >> many survivors who stuck it out in their homes say they feel lucky to be alive. recounting the surreal experience. >> all of the debris in the air. and the wind was so tremendous. so strong. we had furniture in our house that wasn't our furni

i'm christine romans. >> i'm dave briggs.rms, but three weeks ago today is the last time jamal khashoggi was seen at the consulate in turkey. right now, secretary of state mike pompeo meeting with muhammad bin salman or mbs, after the meeting with the king. overnight, turkish investigators left the saudi consulate in istanbul after spending nine hours searching the building. >> the saudis are preparing a report according to cnn sources and expecting to announce his death over an unsanctioned interrogation gone awry. we have cnn correspondent sam kiley. sam, we first heard he left the embassy and now they didn't know anything and now they are prepared to admit something and announce he is dead. what do we know? >> reporter: christine, let's give this a health warning and the sources are saying this is a statement that could change, not least perhaps following the meeting with mr. pompeo. since the weekend we have been hearing they are trying to fashion a form of narrative that does accept a degree of culpability for what did h

know taking a step back there is a shift in global geopolitics right so in twenty sixteen we had briggs and we had the election of donald trump and we saw a more insular approach from the western world china's influence in africa is very well documented and is looking to exploit the vacuum that exists among some western powers and now given kind of. global agenda and the fact that he wants to reassert russia as a global player again. you know africa is emerging as another arena and they don't want to miss out on the scramble it i'm looking here. posting here from the now post russia cancels all debts of african countries in excess of twenty billion dollars poor that if they can't it is a significant amount of debt relief that we've seen africa do and i've even seen figures that are even larger than that over the last couple years but i think just to give a little scale if you look at sort of chinese commercial loans to africa over that same period it's i believe it's in around eighty six billion dollars so i think this sort of highlights a problem that russia is having in that it is hav

i'm christine romans. >> i'm dave briggs. thursday, october 4th. 5:00 a.m. in the east. in a bit, we will tell you which senators will say we all know the president cannot lead us through this time. we start with breaking news. senate republican leaders starting the clock for the final vote on brett kavanaugh's nomination to the supreme court. majority leader mitch mcconnell filing motion to end the debate. the final vote on the nomination as soon as saturday. >> the timing driven by the fbi of the renewed background investigation of kavanaugh. senators will read fbi summaries at 8:00 a.m. the white house has the report already. "the wall street journal" reports that it finds no sexual misconduct allegations against the nominee. >> that does not address if kavanaugh misled senators about his drinking habits and if the fbi was restricted into looking into the drinking and if he lied to the congress about it. all while the president saying the fbi could follow any lead it saw fit. >> the fbi wrapped up the investigation on wedn

i'm dave briggs. >> ie'm christine romans. fbi trying to get to the bottom of what happened in 1982. sources telling cnn the allegations of sexual wrongdoing by brett kavanaugh is narrowly focused. sources briefed on the matter say the white house is controlling the scope of the probe which is limited to questions asked by the senate. here is kellyanne conway on state of the union. >> it will be limited in scope. it's meant to last one week. i believe beginning last friday. not meant to be a fishing expedition. >> kavanaugh's drinking history is not part of the probe and agents will interview a handful of people. one person interviewed yesterday is deborah ramirez. she came forward with the allegation that kavanaugh exposed him sefself to her at a party at yale. >> the fbi has free reign tweeting yesterday. democrats only thinking of obstruct and delay are looking at the time and scope of judge kavanaugh and witnesses is not enough. for them it will never been enough. now the top democrat on the senate judiciary committee want

i'm dave briggs. it feels like monday. >> it is. i'm christine romans. it is october 22nd. 5:00 a.m. in the east. let's get started. attempts by saudi arabia to distance crown prince muhammad bin salman from the killing of the journalist jamal khashoggi have failed to quiet the international uproar. a series of inconsistent stories to explain what happened to "the washington post" journalist is fueling skepticism around the globe. on friday, the saudis admitted khashoggi was killed at the consulate accidentally after the confrontation escalate into a brawl. >> the saudi foreign minister telling fox news that the khashoggi death was a mistake, but a result of the unsanctioned operation. >> the crown prince has denied this. the crown prince is not aware of this. even the senior leadership of intelligence service was not aware of this. this was a rogue operation. this was an operation where individuals ended up exceeding the authorities and responsibilities they had. they made the mistake when they killed jamal khashoggi in the consulate and they tried to c

. >> i'm dave briggs. monday, october 22nd. 4:00 a.m. in the east. we start with the latest on jamal khashoggi. attempts by saudi arabia to distance crown prince muhammad bin salman from the killing of the journalist jamal khashoggi have failed to quiet the international up dpothuproar. the explanation fueling skepticism. on friday, the saudis admitted khashoggi was killed at the consulate accidentally after the confrontation escalate into a brawl. >> the death was a mistake, but an unsanctioned operation. >> even the senior leadership was not aware of this. this was an operation where individuals exceeded the authorities and responsibilities they had. they made the mistake when they killed jamal khashoggi in the consulate and they tried to cover up for it. >> the foreign minister says the kingdom is determined to punish those responsible for his murder. we have international diplomatic editor nic robertson with the latest. nic. >> reporter: christine, when the tur -- turkish officials speak out here, they are concerned over the timeline over when it

i'm christine romans. >> i'm dave briggs.cult day, the question is this morning is it over? series of mail bombs sent to democrats and cnn here in new york. none exploded, but a source telling cnn the fbi is handling the investigation as domestic terrorism. the bureau says more devices could have been mailed to other locations and the police commissioner in new york echoed that concern. >> this is open-ended. we have to operate under the assumption there are more out there. >> law enforcement trying to track down a package addressed to former vice president joe biden. that packaged considered suspicious because of similarities to others. it was misaddressed and sent back to the same address printed on the other packages. debbie wasserman schultz. on monday, a package sent to george soros. >> and another package addressed to the clinton's new york home. wednesday's explosives on the way to the obamas d.c. home. and then maxine waters' with a device at the mail facility. and a package for john brennan addressed here at cnn. jus

. >> i'm dave briggs. wednesday, october 31st. happy halloween. i have a princess, a snow leopard, what have you got -- >> a mallard duck ingilley suit. mitch trebitsky. >> i like it. >>> and tonight, donald trump barnstorming 11 states with six days to go to the pivotal elections. tonight the president will be in ft. myers, florida, trying to boost rick scott and ron disantis locked in tight races. it is the president's third visit to florida with one more rally scheduled in pensacola over the weekend. expect to hear plenty at tonight's rally about immigration. the president's key focus as he tries to drive republican voters to the polls next tuesday. he's certain to talk about that caravan and the more than 5,000 troops he's sending to the border to stop migrants who are still weeks away. >> the president is also claiming he will sign an executive order to end automatic citizenship for all children of noncitizens born on u.s. soil. there are constitutional questions about ending birthright citizenship with the stroke of a pen. it is the 14th ame

i'm christine romans. >> i'm dave briggs. it is 4:30 eastern time. welcome to our viewers in the u.s. and around the world. our breaking news coverage of hurricane michael continues. now hours away from landing a devastating blow on the florida panhandle. in the last couple of hours, michael has grown to a category-four storm. that makes it the most powerful hurricane to hit the panhandle in more than a century. at least 22 counties have nearly 2.5 million residents under evacuation orders at this hour. mandatory evacuation orders in 13 of those counties. voluntary in another nine. florida governor rick scott calling michael a monstrous, dangerous storm that could kill you. >> if you're under an evacuation order, listen to it. leave now. do not take a chance. we're going to do everything we can to help you, but do not wait. >> people across the panhandle preparing as best they can. store shelves cleared out as residents stock up. 34 shelters opening according to the governor. several hospitals closing in the area forecast to take the hardest hit. we

i'm dave briggs. >> i'm christine romans. it is 5:00 a.m. in the east. the president heads to pittsburgh. he will be joined by the first lady and daughter ivanka and jared kushner. both or tthodox jews. >> i will go to the hospital to visit some of the people badly hurt. i would have done it sooner, but i did not want to disrupt anymore than they had disruption. >> the rabbi at the tree of life says the president is welcome, but some in the community are not ready. a group of pittsburgh jewish leaders writing in an open letter that mr. trump is not welcome until he fully denounces white nationalism. the pittsburgh mayor urging the president to hold off for now. >> i do believe it would be best to put attention on the families this week. if he were to visit, choose a different time to be able to do it. our focus on the families this week and the support they need to get through it. >> the president showing no signs of becoming the unifier in chief most americans expect in troubled times. on monday, still blaming the fake news media for social division and

i'm christine romans. >> i'm dave briggs. after a difficult day, it is thursday, october 25th. 5:00 a.m. in the east. the big question this morning is is it over? the series of mail bombs sent to prominent democrats and here to cnn in new york. none exploded. a source tells cnn the fbi is handling the investigation as domestic terrorism. the bureau says more devices may have been mailed to other locations. the new york police commissioner echoing that concern. >> this is open-ended. we have to operate under the assumption there are more out there. >> law enforcement trying to track down a package addressed to former vice president joe biden. that packaged considered suspicious because of similarities to others. it was misaddressed and sent back to the same address printed on the other packages. the florida office of congress member debbie wasserman schultz. on monday, a package sent to george soros. >> and late tuesday, a pipe bomb package was sent to bill and hillary clinton at their new york home. wednesday's explosives on

. >> i'm dave briggs. you would be here if i won -- >> you would not -- >> only because i didn't see the winning numbers until i was halfway to work. >> that's life changing, mul multigenerational -- be careful. >> we'll replay the numbers in a moment. >>> it's wednesday, october 24th. congratulations to someone who's a billion dollars richer. >>> 14 days to the midterms and the president vilified talking about the caravan to energize his base. one problem the president may be having -- he cannot back up many of his claims with facts. after days of asserting unknown middle easterners are embedded with the caravan, the president was asked for proof. >> very good relationship with border patrol and i.c.e. and they say it happens all the time. from the middle east. it's not even saying bad or good. but some real bad ones. but -- >> no proof that they're in the caravan now. >> they could well be. >> but there's no proof. >> there's no proof of anything. there's no proof of anything. but they could very well be

i'm dave briggs. >> i'm christine romans. it is friday. a lot going on this morning. >> her work is never done. >> it is friday, october 26th. 5:00 a.m. in the east. the manhunt for bhowhoever is behind the biggest political targets in years is focusing on florida. authorities believe several of the pipe bombs mailed to critics of the president and cnn at the postal processing center at opa-locka north of miami. we have rosa flower -- rosa flores near the mail center at opa-locka. >> reporter: christine, some of the packages have been processed in the mail facility behind me. the 24/7 facility. i can tell you some of the resources out here that law enforcement has to investigate. as you mentioned, this is a manhunt for clues as authorities try to figure out who is behind this. there are some very visible resources. we have seen the bomb squad out here until late yesterday and k-9 units from miami-dade. some resources are not visible. i can tell you from talking to an employee there are at least 20 inspectors inside the facilities which are

. >> i'm dave briggs. we start with breaking news coverage of michael tearing across georgia and headed for south carolina. the still very dangerous tropical storm at this hour as officials in three states say more than half a million people are without power. nearly 6,700 people in shelters. two people died in separate incidents. a florida man and 11-year-old boy in georgia killed when trees fell on their homes. no telling what first responders will find this morning. sunrise is an hour and a half. they are beginning to search through homes as conditions improve. >> michael made landfall near mexico beach, florida with winds excess of 140 miles an hour. the video just in to cnn. this is the sudden calm in the eye of the hurricane. look at the spectacularly defined eyewall. the storm just shy of category five launched rooftops across the street. the strongest hurricane to hit the continental united states since andrew in 1992. michael leaving devastation in its wake. look at the drone footage of the gym in

the end of the summit leaders emerged wary but optimistic while there was no major breakthrough in briggs and negotiations at least the talks have not yet broken down. german chancellor angela merkel said the situation was a complicated work in progress. yet those months i referred to it is squaring the circle meaning as long as we don't have a solution no one can yet explain exactly how i will get there but i found they believe there is a well there's a way to often be exciting the mother of a big european commission president john claude yoko said he thought a deal would be done. we have to concentrate on to focus. the grievance we have to do sit ups a number of agreements to to sweep missing it was a tribute to them. but they know that british prime minister to resign my is under huge pressure at home from a good many programs that hotline is reacted angrily when she said she was considering extending the post breaks a transition period. speaking to price out of the conference may set an extension would give negotiators more time to find a solution to the sticking point of the irish bo

government says it's getting ready for a no deal briggs's. deal sealed friends again canada and mexico reach a new trade agreement with the u.s. after donald trump this miss the old one as a disaster. now mass graves are being dug in indonesia is ready to welcome international help as it struggles with the aftermath of an earthquake and tsunami officially the death toll has risen to eight hundred and forty four of fourteen days state of emergency has been declared across the island of the with so many remote areas still can't off more than eight hundred of the dead have been in the city of only a handful in the region which remains largely isolated. along the coast around the scene is kilometer after kilometer of debris on the beach president joko widodo has visited palo and on sunday i did the disaster here now and he would now welcome international assistance of a big need is for heavy machinery with reports of people still trapped in many collapsed buildings including a hotel and shopping center in palo but a twenty five year old woman was

helen briggs, bbc news.caught on drivers‘ dashcams have been released by police to discourage erratic driving. forces in norfolk and suffolk said they received about 150 videos a month from the public over the past year — that's double the previous amount. they say about three quarters of the footage has led to drivers being warned, sent on driving courses or dealt with through the courts. seann walsh and katya jones returned to strictly come dancing last night for the first time since they were pictured kissing on a night out. there was no direct reference to the controversy on saturday's show, which saw a warm crowd reaction for their charleston — and a score of 28 from the judges. viewers will learn tonight whether they've survived the public vote. princess eugenie and her new husband, jack brooksbank, have released a set of official photographs from their wedding day. the pictures, taken by photographer alex bramall, include a black and white image of the couple sharing a kiss during the carriage process

among the many headaches caused by briggs it for its exit from the e.u. a very particular one regards the british overseas territory of gibraltar the tiny land strip of barely seven square kilometers is located at the very south of the iberian peninsula bordered to the north by spain now and britain leaves the e.u. next march that border will be more significant than ever as gibraltar which is limited government powers will then no longer be part of the european union negotiations between spain and the u.k. appear to have been fruitful though in the special segment of the break that agreement defining legislation for gibraltar is ready but it can only come into effect as part of the broader briggs's deal so as there was the actions on that proved difficult people in gibraltar are losing some sleep. over eight thousand spaniards cross the border into gibraltar every day to work many are concerned that things won't be so easy once britain leaves the e.u. . that a vast single minute instead of taking five minutes across the border it could take hours three to four hours. and they're worr

. >> i'm dave briggs. big news, christine romans will play the mega millions for the first time. >>> and this morning, mom. just met with turkey's president and is sitting down with the foreign minister to discuss the u.s.-based journalist presumed killed at the saudi con slot in -- consulate in istanbul. yesterday he met with the saudi arabian king salman and crown prince. overnight he told reporters the saudis promised to figure out what happened to jamal khashoggi. >> told me they were going to conduct a thorough, complete investigation. they made a commitment to hold anyone connected to any wrongdoing that may be found accountable for that, whether they are a senior officer, official. they promised accountability. >> including a member of the royal family? >> they made no exceptions to who they would hold accountable. >> three sources tell cnn that a saudi team sent to interrogate and possibly abduct khashoggi from his istanbul was organized by a high-ranking officer in the main saudi intelligence serv

i'm christine romans. >> i'm bloodshot eyes dave briggs. a four hour and 55-minute game. >>> as soon as today the fbi may deliver a report on brett kavanaugh to the white house and capitol hill. that news coming as sources tell cnn the bureau is expanding its inquiry into sexual assault allegations against the supreme court nominee. two sources say the fbi is focusing on other high school friends of kavanaugh. he listed them as attending a july 1st, 1982, party on a calendar he provided to the judiciary committee. it's not clear that the additional interviews will prolong the investigation. >> kavanaugh vehemently denied allegations by christine blasey ford that he assaulted her at a high school party. she has also said she does not remember some of the details. the president seized on that admission at a rally last night, going further than ever in attacking kavanaugh's accuser. senior white house correspondent jeff zeleny was there. >> reporter: president trump in south haven, mississippi, tuesday night for a campaign rally. the second ca

helen briggs, bbc news.released a set of official photographs from their wedding day. the pictures, taken by photographer alex bramall, include a black and white image of the couple sharing a kiss during the carriage procession. another group photograph taken in the white drawing room at windsor shows both the bride and groom's families. eugenie's mother, sarah, duchess of york, is standing next to a seated duke of edinburgh, with the duke of york to her other side. now it's time for a look at the weather with alina jenkins. it is an improving picture for the weather, particular for it is an improving picture for the weather, particularforflooded areas of wales and north—west england. we have further rain to come across southern, central and eastern england. that will slowly work its way north and east over time. the rain may not reach kent or the norfolk and suffolk coast for a couple of hours. 18 or 19 celsius under the couple of hours. 18 or 19 celsius underthe rain, couple of hours. 18 or 19 celsius unde

helen briggs, bbc news. i have a feeling those pictures weren't filmed this morning.sn't been smelling of roses today. it's been smelling of something absolutely different. it is no laughing matter because the damage has been done. we have had flooding from the heavy rain and wind damage to. the good news is that the front is clearing away so we have got drier and sunnier weather on the way. fine for scotland and for northern ireland and the lake district and also for wales as well, where we've had all of that flooding. further towards the east, pa rt flooding. further towards the east, part of the midlands, here in the capital in the south—east, it is still raining. the rain is stubborn to clear away. you can still see some splodges of blue in the south—east so it is not going away completely. whereas in the north it will be cold and clear tonight. tomorrow, scotland, northern ireland, the lake district, west wales and to the tip of cornwall we have sunshine. look at that again, the southeast it is looking soggy. 17 celsius may be in london. to the north, it is looki

helen briggs, bbc news.eased a set of official photographs from their wedding day. one of the pictures shows eugenie in a silk evening gown by the american designer zac posen as she attended her evening reception. a group shot shows the bride and groom's families, with eugenie's mother, sarah, standing between the duke of edinburgh and herformer husband the duke of york. and a black and white shot shows the newlyweds sharing a kiss in the scottish state carriage which took them back to windsor castle after the service. around three million people watched the wedding on friday. seann walsh and katya jones returned to strictly come dancing last night for the first time since they were pictured kissing on a night out. there was no direct reference to the controversy on saturday's show, which saw a warm crowd reaction for their charleston — and a score of 28 from the judges. viewers will learn tonight whether they've survived the public vote. we'll get a full weather forecast in just a moment but let's just retu

european leaders in brussels for another day of meetings to discuss briggs it as negotiations with the u.k. remain deadlocked over the future of the irish border plans for a special briggs and summit in the event of been postponed the e.u. says the britain's prime minister to resign may hasn't provided any new suggestions for resolving the issue voters in bhutan accosting the ballots in a runoff parliamentary election more than four hundred thousand registered voters are electing forty seven members of the national assembly royalist and center left parties a facing each other in the runoff. israeli airstrikes have targeted twenty sites in the gaza strip where the say killing at least one palestinian the israeli military says that it was a response to rocket fire but hamas which controls gaza distanced itself from the attack it says the rockets were an irresponsible attempt to undermine egyptian efforts to broker a new long term truce those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after the stream next after a three year delay afghanistan is finally preparing to hold parl

former foreign secretary boris johnson laid down a challenge the government to in his words chuck briggs a plan don't be fooled by the suggestion that the e.u. will ultimately reject these proposals for this what they want above all is to demonstrate to any other country that might dream of following suit that you cannot leave the e.u. without suffering adverse political and economic consequences and what the check was propose. is that the united kingdom for all its power and might and lit work with influences around the world for all its venerable parliamentary history was unable ultimately to take back control jonathan lists is deputy director of british influence a political think tank he joins us now from london thanks very much for being with us so what are you expecting to hear from the british prime minister theresa may and what does she need to say. in the world those two things are quite different on a very what i'm expecting it to say is to double down on that strategy to appeal to the right wing tory base to say how much of a success breakthrough will be and bush really none o

of the irish island belongs to the united kingdom today there is no border to upset daily life but briggs it would change all that great britain wants to avoid that by any means. hard border would harm both ireland and northern ireland and does the united kingdom. on the other hand leaving the e.u. would not be possible without reestablishing a border both sides have yet to find a solution. if you want to know why the border after breaks it will be such a problem just go to monaghan these ducks from silver hill farm hatch in british northern ireland. then they are brought to the republic of ireland to be fattened and slaughtered. then back to northern ireland where they are packed. crossing the border. to the border has been there for twenty years a lot of business has been. there free access to both during the troubles one of the border was there like this was a tough area. and no one in london wants that either the border between ireland and northern ireland is hotly debated in the bronx at negotiations it's also due to the fact that great britain is divided on the brakes at issue nobod

i'm dave briggs. >> i'm roichristine romans. 31 minutes past the hour. about 30 minutes ago, the secretary of state mike pompeo landed in riyadh to meet with the crown prince and the king to discuss the alleged death of jamal khashoggi. overnight, turkish investigators left the saudi consulate in istanbul after spending about nine hours searching that building. >> two sources tell cnn the saudis are preparing a report expected to acknowledge khashoggi's death and call it the result of the unsanctioned interrogation gone awry. cnn correspondent sam kiley standing by for us in riyadh. sam, good morning. what's the latest? >> reporter: well, we just heard this morning that the attorney general here was ordered by king salman to open an investigation into what is officially characterized as a disappearance. it is also telling, i think, that mr. pompeo is scheduled to meet the king about now, but to spend most of his time and indeed dinner tonight with mbs. muhammad bin salman, the crown prince, who has been the force in the land. it is him who said to the bl

plan for trade across the irish border which would be implemented only in the event that no wider briggs it deal was reached. for years the afghan army has been confronting its biggest challenge how to defeat the taliban thousands of soldiers and civilians to have lost their lives in the long war the army's latest challenge is securing polling stations ahead of sunday's saturday's parliamentary elections following taliban threats to bomb them and kill candidates to serious question about reports from kabul. afghan army cadets celebrating their graduation their excitement may soon give way to anxiety as the new soldiers are likely to be sent to the front line but this is my country and i must defend i had no fears i have taken an oath to serve and defend. this graduation ceremony in kabul was held earlier than planned the army stretched and more soldiers are needed to secure polling stations nationwide through all the years the u.s. and other countries have spent billions of dollars training afghan security forces to lead operations when all foreign troops pull out of the country a goal t