catherine burns, bbc news.hich continues to cause travel chaos at gatwick airport. this is the briefing from bbc news. the latest headlines: passengers at london‘s gatwick airport are facing a second day of delays. police say they‘re considering shooting down the drone that‘s grounded nearly 1000 flights. us defense secretaryjim mattis is to quit his job. the news comes just a day after president trump said he planned to withdraw us troops from syria. president putin has accused the british political establishment of "disrespecting" the public by not wanting to implement the result of the brexit vote. now it‘s time to look at the stories that are making the headlines in the media across the world. we begin with the new york times, which reportsjim mattis, the four—star marine general turned us defense secretary, has resigned in protest of president trump‘s decision to withdraw 2,000 american troops from syria, where they have been fighting the islamic state. meanwhile, the arab news says us president donald tru

catherine burns, bbc news. t women wearing burkas. he had written that they looked liked "letter boxes" or "bank robbers" in a telegraph column in which he argued against a ban on full—face veils. it prompted dozens of complaints but it is understood an independent panel established by the party has decided he had been " respectful and tolera nt". at the time, the tory chairman brandon lewis and theresa may called on him to apologise. the conservative party has been accused of not doing enough to tackle anti—muslim prejudice in its ranks, despite an initiative to boost tolerance and diversity. russia says it will launch an investigation into whether the bbc world news channel and bbc websites comply with the country's laws. the russian government says it's responding to an announcement by the broadcasting watchdog ofcom yesterday that the moscow—backed tv channel, russia today which broadcasts here in the uk was in breach of impartiality rules. in response to ofcom's ruling, president vladimir putin's spokesman

catherine burns, bbc news.' code of conduct with comments he made about women wearing burkas. he had written that they looked liked "letter boxes" or "bank robbers" in a telegraph column in which he argued against a ban on full—face veils. it prompted dozens of complaints but it is understood an independent panel — established by the party — has decided he had been " respectful and tolera nt". at the time, the tory chairman brandon lewis and theresa may called on him to apologise. the conservative party has been accused of not doing enough to tackle anti—muslim prejudice in its ranks, despite an initiative to boost tolerance and diversity. thousands of pro—independence demonstrators in catalonia have taken to the streets of barcelona to protest at a spanish cabinet meeting taking place there. these are live pictures from the city of barcelona. riot police were engaged in a tense stand—off with protesters as the meeting started. today's date is significant — as it's a year to the day since the elections imposed

catherine burns, bbc news.tcher plants, and exotic orchids. scientists say some could lead to new types of medicines or crops, as helen briggs reports. plants have been on the planet for hundreds of millions of years, but we're still discovering more of them, some in the most unlikely of places. this tiny herb was found clinging to the edge of a waterfall in sierra leone. the scientist who found it sent a specimen to kew for identification. it's got unique characteristics that are unlike any other plant in that particular family. and that, straight away, indicated to me that we had come across something very unique. the plant now bears his name, but under threat from development, its future looks bleak, and that's the case for many plants which could have hidden potential. it's important that we discover these new species to science, work out their conservation risk and manage them for their survival. if they become extinct, we lose opportunities to discover new medicinal applications, new foods, new fibres tha

catherine burns, bbc news. attractive. good to have you with us. do you agree with dame sally that the food industry isn‘t doing enough, as she claims, on cutting sugar and salt in food? what is clear looking at some of the reports that have come out in the last few years is where there is most progress is where there is a level playing field for business, where there are mandatory targets rather than voluntary. so it is no surprise you are seeing 10% or 11% drop in sugar in terms of soft drinks and much lower reductions in other areas where there are not those mandatory standards. so, mandatory is the way to go rather than voluntary in your opinion?” think certainly we should try volu nta ry think certainly we should try volu ntary first think certainly we should try voluntary first but where it doesn‘t work you need to have those threats hanging over. what was really, really interesting looking at the chief medical 0fficer‘s report, she comes out with this every year, is her wish list to santa. what is really

. >> harris: captain catherine, thank you very much. now i bring in doug burns, prosecutor. want to get some thoughts from you because there's a lot of news developing on this. >> come yes, there is. we read the tea leaves. the experts have been doing this for 30 years. when people are going to be sentenced, that telegraphs that they are done with their cooperation, essentially. but to hang a fairness footnote, some people agree to continue on. michael cohen and his filing that i read through, harris, said he wanted to go forward and didn't want any further delays. but he would remain available for them. the point is, there are exceptions to every rule. this case obviously is an exception. the point is, it does look as it's being speculated that they are coming to the end of the probe, basically. >> harris: tying up loose ends come out of the gift to speculate. >> it's pretty clear, exactly. it's interesting that three individuals, flynn, manafort, and cohen, are going to be proceeding forward to sentencing. >> harris: i don't know if you cut any of it -- we had a pretty imp

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catherine, good morning. caller: yes, good morning. . i grew up in the 1960's and the 1970's, and i remember when the cuyahoga river actually was burning.ers that are caused by people's drinking water that had a lot of chemicals in it. we are going backwards, and we need help, and i don't know, you statementave this that actions have consequences, and it is pretty serious, i think. guest: i mean, certainly be burning of the cuyahoga river in 1969, it was a major impetus behind the passing of the clean water act, which actually congress passed, president's vetoed, and they had to override it to get after. host: acting epa administrator andrew wheeler discussed his goal for the clean water act rule change at a signing ceremony earlier this week. here is what he had to say. [video clip] wheeler: when president trump took office, he immediately began in process to remove and replace undue burdens to stifle economic development. at the top of the list with the obama administration's 2015 water united states definition. today, the epa and the water or are proposing a new definition to put an end to the previous administration's power grab. th