the family's spokesman, radd seiger, said mr dunn's parents — tim dunn and charlotte charles — have alsod northamptonshire police to the independent office for police conduct over the investigation into the crash that killed their 19—year—old son. i'm joined now by the family lawyer radd seiger. thank you very much for being with us. thank you very much for being with us. tell us first about this action against the foreign office you are taking. yes, we spent two or three hours today with geoffrey robinson qc, and mark stephens, the family lawyers, and we have been through everything with a fine tooth comb. we are very clear that the foreign office's decision to advise northamptonshire police that this lady, mrs sacoolas, had diplomatic immunity, was not only wrong but also unlawful. so our first step is to issue something called a letter of claim, a prior step tojudicial review, called a letter of claim, a prior step to judicial review, and we will ask the court to quash that decision. we will ask them to say she never had immunity. if the foreign office where here, i'm sure they would

for the latest from hong kong we're joined by correspondent charlotte charles impel who's on the line from the city charlotte describe to us what is happening right now where you are. mary and really are running high here and i'm not sure i watched that trait that. we're from where we are to the front lines the questions that have been taking place. for a catch this really the big wheel but it. is going to be here it's already been any fine day date but a very quick clear from the 3 hours that was the case here at. the protect people from the. 6 6 6 heat the right that leaving behind. protesters on the front line to carry on the farm. boy very. very fair filled with that guy would create the. was a very potent chemical which. 2 2 wants them to the tear gas. being fired 6 6 6. timing is a very fine and. we seem to be having a bit of trouble with the audio but if you can hear me can you remind us about what happened a few days ago when the pro-democracy activists here in hong kong were attacked have those events impacted the intensity of today's protest. activities the images to this ti

s charlotte charles and phil is monitoring the situation in hong kong and joins us now for the latest so charlotte despite this new emergency law. we've seen more protests today in hong kong what's been the atmosphere like after last night's excessive violence. there and there's a lot of trepidation here on the streets of the member where i'm standing right now is shops boarding up their windows any as shops are believed to have praise beijing sense and enjoy and see protests as been owned by mainland china * risk of being targeted by protesters that is something that we saw last night witness a number of shops including china mobile being vandalized mobile phones thrown to the floor screens scrap smashed there is a lot of concern among people here that we're talking to about how the night indeed how the rest of the weekend will unfold that's because of the sheer anger on the streets here of hong kong in reaction to that protest to that face mask ban we've seen a couple of protests so far today there was a march through hong kong we also saw a human chain as well up until now although

last up, the daily mirror has the story of bereaved mother charlotte charles — she has flown to the uslomat‘s wife who was involved in a crash in which her teenage son died. so so let's take a look at the front page of the daily mail. brexit, third on the running order list tonight, it's some kind of miracle. crackdown on foreign criminals who sneak back into the uk. these are people who have been deported and then come back. and snuck back in and they said they will be imposing harsher sentences with weeks to yea rs, harsher sentences with weeks to years, it's seen as a serious crime as opposed to a postscript of a crime, if you will. crime, nhs, immigration. he's made this all about crime, as tony said earlier. not really the causes of crime. this is just about criminals. lock them up, treat them hard and create in theory a bunch of disincentives from committing the crime again, no matter the state or need of austerity. also the proposed legislation about paedophiles, child abuse. a lot of people will think the law needs to be tougher on that. this is classic tabloid fodder. this wou

joining us now from london are harry dunn's parents charlotte charles and tim dunn and the dunn familyand so sorry that you haven't been able to get any sort of justice or even answers about this. charlotte, what have investigators told you about what happened that night of august 27th? >> it was very clear what happened. the driver of the car pulled out of ref carlton on the wrong side of the road. cctv evidence proves that that's what happened. she traveled 350 to 400 yards, and the first person she came across was our boy harry unfortunately on a hill, and they had no chance of avoiding each other. he certainly had no chance of avoiding her and the size of the car that she was in. and then we were pretty much led to believe it would be a clear cut case. she was on the wrong side of the road. he was riding perfectly safely and in accordance with u.k. british law. >> and tim, tell us what happened when you heard that the driver had fled the country. >> because it took a while for us to get that information, we were devastated. we thought everything was going along smoothly. police had

charlotte charles and tim dunn say they want that diplomat's wife sent back to the u.k.dunn was killed in augment his parents went to the white house for help. but the meeting did not go as expected. >> they arrived in america with one objective. getting anne sacoolas the suspect in the death of they are teenage son back on british soil. seven weeks ago harry dunn was fatally injured on a road in england. this family have had to put grief to one side to seek justice. sacoolas the wife of a u.s. diplomat was interviewed twice by police and say she cooperated and left the u.k. about three weeks following the accident protected under diplomatic immunity. police say they are still investigating and expect to submit a case file to prosecutors. this week she broke her silence in a statement via her attorney and she admitted fault. ann was driving on the wrong side of the road and is terribly sorry for that tragic mistake. harry's parents charlotte charles and tim dunn were invited to the white house and along with a spokesperson hoping president trump would intervene. it was a

. >> reporter: charlotte charles d m nn's 19-year-old son harry died in a wrong-way crash in august. anne sacoolas is the suspected driver of the car that killed harry. the wife of a u.s. diplomat left the uk, claiming immunity. now nearly two months after the tragedy the wife is breaking her silence saying she's devastated and would like to meet with mr. dunn's parents so she can express her deepest sympathies and apologies for this tragic accident harry's parents say they will only meet with sacoolas if she returns to the uk. >> i would just like to ask her if she went to comfort my son after the accident as he was lying in the ditch >> reporter: i understand you were there offering comfort for your son. >> i managed to have some words with him before they sedated him. the british foreign office says diplomatic immunity is no longer relevant for sacoolas since t io charges filed by uk prosecutors. >> we promised harry as a family that we would do what he would have done, which is stand up and fight for justice. >> reporter: a diplomatic tug-of-war only deepening the wounds for a fa

take ownership of them. >> charles, charlotte, tim dunn, we thank you. circumstances bus appreciate you coming to talk to us. >> thank you. >>> and we should note that anne sacoolas' lawyer told cbs news that anne sacoolas was invited to the white house but she wasn't aware of the circumstances of that meeting. and the family seemed really relieved to hear that, to know that she wasn't behind that kind of what -- they're using the word ambush. they're relieved to know she wasn't behind it. through every step they keep showing compassion toward anne sacoolas. >> they did say the meeting felt surreal. they didn't know what to think. >> and spokesperson for boris johnson says that he supports, the prime minister in the u.k., supports the family's decision not to meet with sacoolsa on the terms yesterday. >>> ahead, our cbs news investigation reveals the potential risks of hormone therapy at some clinics. you're watching "cbs this morning." devoid of basset hounds. pletely [ back in baby's arms by patsy cline ] then, it appeared a beacon of hope. ♪ i'm back

. >> reporter: tonight, charlotte charles and tim dunne want justice. >> we've been left with a family that's broken, we've got no answers, nothing to say she's remorseful. >> reporter: not only have they lost their 19-year-old son, harry, the woman driving the car that killed him may never be held to account. she's identified only as a 42-year-old american woman, the wife of a u.s. diplomat. she recently left the country claiming diplomatic immunity. >> we're pauled, disgusted. we haven't started to grieve properly yet. nothing's at rest. >> reporter: not far from the u.s. military base, dunne was riding his motor bike. the suspect was driving on the wrong side of the same road. the two collide, killing dunne. >> you want to see justice. >> of course. >> of course. >> and what would justice mean to you? >> well, i think she needs to come back. >> british authorities asked the u.s. embassy to waive the suspect's immunity, but the embassy declined. a spokesperson told nbc that any questions regarding a waiver of the immunity with regard to our diplomats and their family members overseas

here's charlotte dunn again. —— charlotte charles again.rom or "push it from a different angle" were his words... maybe — not quite an olive branch but maybe has given us a little bit of hope that he may do so, and he may try to do the right thing. inafew in a few minutes on outside source we will turn to hong kong because oui’s we will turn to hong kong because ours after these aquatic scenes in hong kong pots apartment, —— these chaotic scenes in hong kong's parliament. a pro—democracy leader in hong kong has been attacked by men with hammers hours after chaotic scenes in the hong kong parliament. the duke of cambridge, prince wiliam has called for more to be done to tackle climate change. the duke and duchess were visiting a glacier in the hindu kush — mountain range in pakistan. against the backdrop of a melting glacier prince william drew attention to the challenges of the climate crisis — and called for more action. it comes on the third day of the couples trip to the region. on a visit to the flood hit region of chitral he met a woma

president trump offered charlotte charles and tim dunn the chance to meet anne sacoolas.now she was waiting in the next room. mrs sacoolas, who is married to a us diplomat, returned to america days after the crash which killed the 19—year—old, claiming diplomatic immunity. and we'll be speaking to radd seiger, who's representing the family, and went with them to the white house, later in the programme. president erdogan of turkey has insisted he will "never declare a ceasefire" to end the military offensive against kurdish forces in northern syria. he also dismissed the likely impact of us sanctions on the turkish economy, saying he wasn't worried about them. he was speaking before a visit to ankara by a high—level us delegation. four people have been detained by police in the bulgarian capital, sofia, following racist chanting directed at england's footballers on monday night. the bulgarian interior ministry said the people had been held to investigate those who are responsible for improper acts during the match. england's players were subjected to racists chants and naz

she can express her deepest sympathies and apologies for this tragic accident dunn's mother, charlotte charles says this is a start to their healing, as they bring their fight for justice to the u.s >> sorryoesn't cut it. it's just not quite enough but i'm still very, very open to her. i can't promise what i would and wouldn't say but i certainly won't be aggressive >> reporter: with growing international pressure to bring sacoolas back to the uk, the u.s. state department issued a statement saying immunity is rarely waved but now sky news reports in a letter from the foreign office indicates immunity is no longer relevant because sacoolas is back home. adding the u.s. have now informed us that they too consider that immunity is no longer pertinent nbc news reached out to the state department for comment but have not heard back. as the investigation continues, sacoolas' attorney says she will continue to cooperate. dunn's parents hope their plea to americans will give them some closure. >> they're not coming forward. they're not coming to do anything other than tell their story. >> since the s

charlotte charles and tim dunn have called on anne sacoolas, who went back to the us after the accident return to britain and cooperate with police. britain's prince william and his wife, catherine, are on the second of a five—day visit to pakistan. on tuesday they had lunch with the country's prime minister, imran khan, and travelled by auto—rickshaw to an event hosted by the british high commissioner to the country. the visit has been described by palace officials as the most complex trip the couple have undertaken, due to security issues. to hong kong now, where chief executive carrie lam is due to deliver her annual policy address at the reopening of the legislative council. she is expected to announce economic measures in a bid to ease the city's political crisis. but how did hong kong end up here? let's take a quick look back at how the protests unfolded. 0n 3 april, the government introduced plans for a new law that would allow criminal suspects to be extradited to china. the first mass protest against the bill happened on 9june, when an estimated 1 million people marched to gove

but charlotte charles and tim dunn say they've lost something else-- the chance to grieve. >> we can't we can't settle. you know, she killed our boy. anwee need her to come back so weri cdigrng t otan .his o motoe was struck head-on by a car. the 42-year-old driver is the wife of an american diplomat. investigators say she had just rcft royal air force croughton, which the british media are describing as a u.s. spy base, s d was driving down the wrong tde of the road, when she crashed into dunn. days later, she was flown back to the u.s. with diplomatic immunity. >> we want to get her back. we want some acknowledgment from her that she's remorseful. >> reporter: a u.s. embassy spokesperson told cbs news "given the global impact such decisions carry, immunity is rarely waived." it really does sound like for you, this isn't about punishment ab persecution. this is about doing the right thing. >> it's just about being-- showing us that she's hun and not... inhuman. >> reporter: harry dunn's parents wi m t witethr briista winee'sk. lat the u.k.'s top diplomat will have to walk a fine line,

charlotte charles and tim dunn have called on anne sacoolas, who went back to the us after the accident, to return to britain and cooperate with police. we have some pictures of the north korean leader, kim jong—un, as you've probably never seen him before, astride a white charger amid the snowy mountains. these pictures released by the country's official news agency show chairman kim climbing the slopes of mount paektu, revered as the country's spiritual home. the agency described the visit as a great event of weighty importance. to hong kong now, where chief executive carrie lam is due to deliver her annual policy address at the reopening of the legislative council. she is expected to announce economic measures in a bid to ease the city's political crisis. but how did hong kong end up here? let's take a quick look back at how the protests unfolded. 0n 3 april, the government introduced plans for a new law that would allow criminal suspects to be extradited to china. the first mass protest against the bill happened on 9june, when an estimated 1 million people marched to government head

. >> reporter: charlotte charles and tim dunn's love for their son harry is only outmatched by theirness, but they say they have been robbed or their ability to grieve his death properly because of a legal protection for diplomats and their families. >> we can't rest. we can't settle. knowing that she killed our boy. or reporter: the woman allegedly responsible for killing 19-year- old harry dunn is anne sacoolas, the wife of a diplomat. she was exiting a u.s. intelligence and communications base and was driving down the wrong side of this country road heen she crashed head-on into dunn's motorcycle. initially cooperative with investigators, a few days later she abruptly flew back to the u.s. with diplomatic immunity. britain's prime minister, boris johnson, wants that immunity waived. >> if we can't resolve it, then of course i will be talking personally with the white house. >> reporter: harry dunn's parents say they are moved by the high level of support they have received, but all they want t allosure. it really does sound like for you this isn't about punishment or persecution.

yes can i do think charlotte charles has done an amazing job.he does interviews as well, doesn't she? she's doing incredibly well. right. so, did you spot it? in the titles? no? do you want me to play it for you again? yes, the more attentive will have noticed that we are well beyond 100 days. we are at 1000 days of the trump presidency today. and tomorrow , we will be beyond 1000 days. but we are going to stay with the current title we have for now. because strictly speaking michelle it is still accurate? i don't think beyond 1000 days has the same ring to it — and besides the budget doesn't stretch to new graphics. so we will mark the moment 1000 days of donald trump. if you were wondering there are 384 days left until election day 2020. is that it, 384 days? my word, hasn't it flown by? buckle up. still lots to come on the programme. i will see you tomorrow come i will be in brussels, looking forward to that. good evening. even though many of us we re good evening. even though many of us were allowed some china dry weather today, there are st

charlotte charles and tim dunn arrived for the meeting to be told that the woman concerned, anne sacoolasined to see her, saying they didn't want to be railroaded into a meeting they weren't prepared for. they told cbs this morning how the meeting came about. our spokesperson had a phone call from the white house extending an invitation for us to get there as soon as possible to meet with a senior official, that is all we knew. we had no idea who it was and we certainly did not think for a second that it would be president trump. did they tell you that the anne sacoolas would be there? so you're shocked to learn that she was there? he said that she was in the building, but they room next to us was was being highly guarded. you walk in and he says what? he offered condolences and he seemed warm and was welcoming. that was nice, but it did not take long for him to then drop into the conversation that anne sacoolas was in the building. how did you feel when he said that? honestly, we had discussed it on the train going to washington that we thought the scenarios that might have happened, we

. >> reporter: but not so much for charlotte charles and tim dunn, who are here in the u.s. seeking justice for their son, harry, killed in a car crash in the uk in august. because when they got to the white house last night, um had a surprise waiting -- in the next room, ready to meet them, was anne sacoolas, the wife of an american diplomat and the driver involved in the crash that killed harry. claiming diplomatic immunity, sacoolas left the uk shortly after the crash it was all too much for the family, and they declined the meeting, as they told cbs news. >> to be thrown into a room together with no prior warning, that's not good for her mental health, it's certainly not good for ours. >> reporter: president trump, a saw it differently. >> we met right here in this area and i offered to bring the person in question in and they weren't ready for it. >> reporter: the family want anne sacoolas to return to the uk. president trump gave them no signs that would happen. but he said he'd stay on the case. >> if it was your 19 year old son, or your son no matter what age, you wo

tim dunn and charlotte charles met donald trump at the white house to discuss the death of their 19—year—oldcollision be returned to britain. but the president told them that anne sacoolas, who left the uk on diplomatic immunity, would not be returning to the uk. i asked him again. i said if it was your 19—year—old son, or your son, no matter what age, you would be doing the same as me. and he was holding my hand at the time, and he said yes, i would. and holding my hand at the time, and he said yes, iwould. and he holding my hand at the time, and he said yes, i would. and he said maybe we will try and push this from a different angle. a picture of a fox surprising a marmot in china has won the grand title in the 2019 wildlife photographer of the year competition. it featured alongside other deserving winners, including a squid, and a spider pretending to be an ant. with me now is the bbc‘s rich preston. there are some great pictures here. yes, some fantastic photos, and as you say, mike, this winner of the overall prize, it is called the moment, it was taken in china's killian mountains, an

tim dunn and charlotte charles met donald trump at the white house to discuss the death of their 19—year—oldd that the woman who admitted being responsible for the collision be returned to britain. but the president told them that anne sacoolas, who left the uk after the crash in august, claiming immunity, would not be returning to the uk. i asked him again. i said if it was your 19—year—old son or your son, no matter what age, you would be doing the same as me. and he was holding my hand at the time and he said, yes, i would. my hand at the time and he said, yes, iwould. and he said maybe my hand at the time and he said, yes, i would. and he said maybe we will try to push this from a different angle. let's brief you on some of the other stories making the news. turkey's president erdogan has dismissed a us call for a ceasefire in northern syria, and said his military offensive against kurdish forces will continue despite sanctions imposed by washington. his comments come as the us vice president mike pence and the secretary of state mike pompeo prepare to head to turkey to try to broker a t

tim dunn and charlotte charles say that when they were there, the president dropped a bombshell, tellingas in the next room. but they declined to meet her, as duncan kennedy reports. shocking white house meeting. the parents of harry dunn meet with president trump. for the second time in a week, harry dunn's parents are headline news across america. their search for justice now taking them to a meeting with the president. as they arrived at the white house, they had no idea they would be meeting donald trump, and were stunned when he announced that anne sacoolas, the main suspect in their son's crash, was in the room next door, ready to meet them. we've said all along that we are willing to meet her, we are still willing to meet her, but it needs to be on uk soil, and with therapists and mediators, and that's notjust for us, it's for her as well. he did ask two or three times. he did mention it two or three times, because we said, no, we didn't feel it was right. he said again, didn't he, no, she's here, so let's get it on. he mentioned trying to heal it. so it was a bit of pressure, but

president trump offered charlotte charles and tim dunn the chance to meet anne sacoolas — who — unbeknownaiting in the next room. mrs sacoolas, who is married to a us diplomat, returned to america days after the crash which killed the 19—year—old, claiming diplomatic immunity. duncan kennedy has more. arriving at the white house, harry's pa rents, arriving at the white house, harry's parents, charlotte and tim, had no idea they were about to meet president of the united states. they spent 15 minutes with donald trump. afterwards, charlotte said at one point, the president held her hand. but she says they still don't know if the woman who knocked down harry would return to the uk. allan i asked him again. i said would return to the uk. allan i asked him again. isaid if would return to the uk. allan i asked him again. i said if it was your 19—year—old son or your son, no matter what age, you would be doing the same as me. -- he was holding the same as me. -- he was holding the hand at the time and said yes i would. he said maybe we will try and push this from a different angle. harry dunn d

charlotte charles and tim dunn arrived for the meeting to be told that the woman, anne sacoolas, wascouple declined to see her, saying they didn't want to be railroaded into a meeting they weren't prepared for. duncan kennedy has more. arriving at the white house, harry's parents, charlotte and tim, had no idea they were about to meet the president of the united states. they spend 15 minutes with donald trump. afterwards, charlotte said, at one point, the president held her hand, but she says they still don't know if the woman who knocked down harry would return to the uk. i asked him again. i said, if it was your 19—year—old son, oryourson, no matter what age, you would be doing the same as me. and he was holding my hand at the time and said, yes, i would. and he said, maybe we'll try and push this from a different angle. harry dunn died six weeks ago after his motorbike collided with a car in northamptonshire. the car was being driven on the wrong side of the road by anne sacoolas, who later left the uk, despite being the main suspect. in a stunning surprise, president trump told h

the president met charlotte, charles and tim dunn tuesday night.hey're there to make the case that she should be returned to britain to face justice for killing their 19-year-old son, harry dunn. the parents describe their encounter with the president as an ambush. >> a bombshell was dropped after we were in the building. we made it very clear that, as we said all along, we will meet with her. but it has to be on our terms and on u.k. soil. >> after dunn's parents rejected a meeting, the president addressed the situation yesterday. >> my meeting with the family was really -- it was beautiful in a certain way. it was very sad, to be honest. she lost -- they lost their son. i believe it was going down the wrong way. that happens in europe. you go to europe and the roads are opposite. and it's very tough if you're from the united states. you do make that decision to make a right turn where you're supposed to make a left turn. the roads are opposite. >> in the u.k., the roads are opposite. a spokesperson for the dunn family says they're extremely angry

but charlotte charles and tim dunn say they have lost something else. the chance to grieve. >> she killed our boy. hearthly was riding on his motorcycle when he was struck head on by the car. the driver is a wife of an american diplomat. she just left royal air force, which the britt you shall media are diabetesing as a u.s. spy base and was driving down the wrong side of the road. she was flown back to the u.s. with diplomatic immunity. >> we want to get her back. we want some acknowledgment from her that shes remorseful. >> reporter: a spokesperson said given the global impact such prarely waived., immunity is >> it really does sound like for you this isn't about punishment or persecution. it's just about doing the right thing. >> it's just about being shown she was human and not inhuman. >> the parents will meet with the foreign secretary later this week, but the uk's top diplomat will have to walk a fine line most crucial ally and the needs of a family grgrieippe wd itcbs news,h england. >>> straight ahead, she called the police to stop her son's de

harry's mum charlotte charles, and his dad tim dunn, join us now from west london. unusual for the us to waive diplomatic immunity, but are you also feeling a bit more optimistic now? yes, i am. like charlotte said, with borisjohnson coming out and saying what he said yesterday, it was nice to feel we we re yesterday, it was nice to feel we were getting the support we have been trying to get and maybe president trump we look at this. been trying to get and maybe president trump we look at thism you could talk to the president himself, what kind of message would you send him? i wouldjust ask himself, what kind of message would you send him? i would just ask him to think about us as a family and about the way the immunity is set up to protect a diplomat from danger and not the way it is being used to whisker away someone after she has caused an accident. i would ask him to look at it logically and the way they have used it we do not think is right. charlotte, have you had any contact at all from the family? nothing, absolutely nothing. i think thatis nothing, absolute

take a listen to what the mother, charlotte charles, had to say to me. >> it can't be right that somebody -- a diplomat or their family can come over to the uk or any other country, kill somebody, unintentionally or not, and just go away and ignore what's happened. and leave us with nothing. we can't change what's happened to harry. and we can't get him back. but what we will do our absolutely utmost to do is make sure it doesn't happen to another family. >> reporter: harry's family wanted to speak to us because they want our international viewers and our viewers in america to understand what is going on here. they want more pressure put on the u.s. government because they feel they've done all they can in the uk and it's really over to washington here. >> very quickly, anna, as we were reporting at the initial stages, british foreign secretary dominick rabe is getting involved. in what way? is there a sense he could be pushing here for waiving diplomatic immunity? >> reporter: so publicly what we know from the foreign secretary is he's expressed his disappointment with the circumstances

earlier, charlotte charles, harry's mother, told victoria derbyshire that she wasn't ready to forgiven't purposely drive on the wrong side of the road, clearly. we assume she forgot which country she was in. a head—on collision, harry didn't stand a chance on his motorbike. as experienced as he was, having covered over 50,000 miles in three and a half years, he was a very accomplished, very good rider. but being on the brow of a hill, you know, didn't stand a chance, but we know, didn't stand a chance, but we know it was unintentional from her, so know it was unintentional from her, so if she had stayed and faced our justice system and us as a family, we could have found that forgiveness. we would have probably, we said to the police that we would try to get her death by dangerous driving prosecution that they were going for downgraded to death by careless. we would have tried to get her a suspended sentence so she could have carried on being a mum, so could have carried on being a mum, so that she wasn't taken away from her own children. but forgiving her for leaving, i'm nowhere nea

charlotte charles and tim dunn will give a series of interviews for the us national media.at the earliest opportunity to try and see if we can bring the parties together at some point in the future. it's not imminent, there is a lot of work as you can imagine that we need to go into. it would need to be in a controlled environment perhaps with mediators and therapists around. so, best will in the world, that is likely to take some time. but certainly, mrs sacoolas's lawyer and i committed to each other that we we re i committed to each other that we were trying to get together this week. funnily enough i am in new york and she is in london but we will do our best to try and get together and see if we can do something soon. can i ask you specifically on that, do you think that meeting will only take place if there is a chance that mrs sacoolas welcome back to the uk, will that be on the table? yeah, dan, it is a very simple issue, right from the outset, when i got involved, harry's mother charlotte made it clear to me that for her, this was all about mrs sacoolas returning t

joining us now are harry's parents, charlotte charles and tim dunn along with their family spokesperson. great to have you all here in studio. can you just rewind the tape and explain that you came here this week to the united states from britain hoping for justice. hoping that americans or the american justice system or the state department or president trump could help you get justice for your son harry's death. and you were invited to the white house. what were you hoping for when you went there? >> we didn't know what we were hoping for. we were called at such short notice. we were doing an interview one minute, and then the next minute, rad had a phone call asking us to go to the white house as soon as possible. so we jumped on the train. didn't know who we were seeing. we were just told it was a senior official. >> and then what happened once you got in that room with president trump? >> he was very welcoming. i wouldn't say anyone else in the room were particularly welcoming, but he was. he was very calm. but it wasn't long into the conversation, probably just a minute or two whe

joining me now, charlotte charles, tim dunn, the parents of harry dunn, i am sorry for your loss, andigure out how to grieve, but also to resolve this. tim, you met with government officials in youeeting? >> to be honest, it wasgreat. we did not got any sort of answers from him. we were hoping that he could have talked to the american states departments and sort things out, and hopefully have some good news, but he did not really give us any sort of good news at all. >> dana: charlotte, your reaction? >> yeah, i am just really disappointed. i just don't know why we were offered the appointment to go and see him. we did not come out with anything other than what we already knew. so it was a waste of time if i'm honest. >> dana: your lawyer has said that you would be willing to come to the united states. he would love to try to meet with president trump and talk to him, what would you want to say if you could? >> just to give us the waiver. that the two waivers that we believe our country has put in to try and bring her back here that have been declined. i requested dominic raab to put

dunn's mother charlotte charles told reporters following the meeting, quote, the bombshell was dropped not soon after we walked in the room and sacoolas was in the building, and was willing to meet with us. we made it very clear as we said all along, would we still love to meet with her but it was to be on our terms and u.k. soil. dunn's parents say they had come to the white house searching for answers and want sacoolas to return to the united kingdom to face trial. a lawyer for the dunn family told sky news that the trump administration had set up the meeting to quote bring in the press corps to show it was all happy families yesterday. trump commented on the meeting with the families saying he thought they had wanted to meet her. >> it was very sad to be honest. he lost, they lost, their son, i believe it was going down the wrong way, because that happens in europe, you go to europe and the roads are opposite. and it's very tough. if you're from the united states, you do make that decision to make a right turn, where you're supposed to make a left turn, the roads are opposite and sh

make sure you tune into the show tomorrow i will speak again with harry dunn's parents charlotte, charlesn as the family continues search for answers over their son's death. that's tomorrow right here in studio on "the daily briefing." in the battle against america's opioid crisis. federal health officials are doing a total 180. new guidelines are now urging doctors that paper patients off prescription drugs slowly warning an abrupt cutoff could be harmful. bring in former special agent in charge at the drug administration. this had been something frustrating for people worrying about patients who had pain that were needing these medications that all of a sudden were finding themselves in a position of not being able to get the medicine they need and they would seek it out in places that were not as good or legal. >> right, dana. we have a very complex public health crisis and unfortunately president trump inherited it a dysfunctional mess especially in regards to education. poor people addicted to these pills. look at "the washington post" story. 76 billion pills opioid pills were dumped

. >> reporter: charlotte charles' grief is raw. talking about her son in the past tense. a new, terrible reality. >> he was a really, really good lad. fun-loving, big heart, lots of love for not only his family but for lots of friends as well. from the age of 7 had his first motorbike. that was his main passion. he's very, very accomplished rider. knew exactly what he was doing. >> reporter: on the evening of august 27th, the lives of this family changed forever. 19-year-old harry dunn was riding his motorbike to visit his father when he collided with a car driving on the wrong side of the road near this exit of an rfa air base run by the united states air force. >> the hospital had come to harry. they were doing their best to keep him alive. he spoke to a witness on the side of the road. he told the witness that the female driver was on his side of the road. the female driver admitted to a driver witness that she was on the wrong side of the road. she hit harry head-on. they got him as stable as they possibly could. and took him to the hospital where we lost him. >> repo

harry's mum, charlotte charles, gave her reaction after the meeting. just disgusted.nt as to why we were invited to go and see dominic. we are no further forward than we were at the same last week. part of me is feeling like he isjust a publicity stu nt. feeling like he isjust a publicity stunt. on the uk government's side to show that they are trying to help. but although he is engaging with us, we have no answers. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story is? turkey has launched a ground offensive in northern syria, hours after its warplanes and artillery began hitting territory held by kurdish—led forces. some of the stories from bbc world service. the president of ecuador, lenin moreno, has defended the austerity measures that have provoked mass protests against his government. tens of thousands of people from indigenous groups and trade unions have converged on the capital quito. mr moreno told bbc mundo his decision to cut fuel subsidies was designed to benefit poor ecuadorans. three scientists have been awarded the 2019 nobel prize in ch

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tim dunn and charlotte charles say that when they were there, the president dropped a bombshell, telling — as duncan kennedy reports. shocking white house meeting. the parents of harry dunn meet with president trump. for the second time in a week, harry dunn's parents are headline news across america. their search for justice now taking them to a meeting with the president. as they arrived at the white house, they had no idea they would be meeting donald trump, and were stunned when he announced that anne sacoolas, the main suspect in their son's crash, was in the room next door, ready to meet them. we've said all along that we are willing to meet her, we are still willing to meet her, but it needs to be on uk soil, and with therapists and mediators, and that's notjust for us, it's for her as well. he did ask two or three times. he did mention it two or three times, because we said, no, we didn't feel it was right. but he said again, didn't he, no, she's here, so let's get it on. he mentioned trying to heal it. so it was a bit of pressure, but we stuck to our guns, we feel. the family's

charlotte, charles, bruce, tim and tracey.ancer, i am really not going to answer that question." that was tech entrepreneur jennifer arcuri's answer this morning when asked on itv‘s good morning britain if she had an affair with boris johnson when he was mayor of london. the allegation is that boris johnson mis—used money and influence when he was mayor, to help his close friend, ms arcuri's, career. the pm has said he acted in "complete conformity with the code and the rules". this morning jennifer arcuri said she cared deeply for the pm, that he visited her flat in london 5 or 10 times when she lived in the uk. mrjohnson's number was saved in her phone as "alex the great", and the two of them shared a joke over the pole in her flat that she used for dance and exercise. let's hear what she had to say when she was asked by piers morgan about whether she and boris johnson had had an affair: just to put on the record, did you ever have any intimate relationship with boris johnson? yes or no? because the press have made me this o

. >> reporter: charlotte charles and tim dunn refusing to meet with the wife of an american intelligence, anne sacoolas, who killed their 19-year-old son in a wrong way car crash. >> we weren't ready to meet her. we felt rushed. >> yeah. >> i don't think it would have gone too well. >> reporter: president trump surprised the couple by telling them sacoolas was actually in the next room. >> so anne sacoolas was in a different room. yes. >> and he expected you to meet her without warning? >> yeah. >> reporter: it comes as new details were revealed about the crash. admitting she was driving on the wrong side of the road. and had no time to react when she saw the motor bike approaching. the crash happened too fast. but she claimed diplomatic immunity. she returned to the u.s. three weeks after the accident saying in a statement it was too difficult to stay under the circumstances. >> i felt the sincerity that -- all i can do is hope that sincerity will be carried forward to get a result for us. >> reporter: in a letter from her legal team, sacoolas said she was terribly sorry for that tragic

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charlotte charles, harry's mother, spoke after her meeting with the foreign secretary. i can't really see the point as to why we were invited to go and see dominic, we are no further forward than where we were this time last week and part of me is feeling like it was just a publicity stunt on the uk government's side. to show that they are trying to help but although he is engaging with us, we have no a nswe i’s. is engaging with us, we have no answers. just really frustrated that we could spend half an hour or more with him and come out with nothing. with me now is our news correspondent, ben ando. clear angerfrom the clear anger from the family there. or were they hoping for? over the expecting? they went to see the us ambassador yesterday and the phone conversation with the us secretary of state about this but the us isn't necessarily well known for deciding to waive diplomatic immunity of its citizens in a foreign country. i am not necessarily sure to the government here having high expectations that they will do that in this case, even though some will point to a c

charlotte charles and tim dunn met president trump who offered them the chance to meet anne sacoolas.g in the next room. duncan kennedy has more. arriving at the white house, harry's parents, charlotte and tim, had no idea they were about to meet the president of the united states. they spend 15 minutes with donald trump. afterwards, charlotte said that at one point, the president held her hand, but she says they still don't know if the woman who knocked down harry would return to the uk. i asked him again, i said, "if it was your 19—year—old son, oryourson, no matter what age, you would be doing the same as me." and he was holding my hand at the time and said, "yes, i would." and he said maybe we'll try and push this from a different angle. harry dunn died six weeks ago after his motorbike collided with a car in northamptonshire. the car was being driven on the wrong side of the road by anne sacoolas, who later left the uk, despite being the main suspect. in a stunning surprise, president trump told harry's parents that mrs sacoolas was waiting in the room nextdoor, and wanted to mee

harry's parents charlotte charles and tim dunn travelled to the us to publicise the case and appeal foreturn to the uk to face questioning. a "perfect storm" of increased demand and staff shortages means that people with learning disabilities in england are still being locked up in unsuitable secure units, according to a report from the care quality commission. the watchdog also warns that more than half of england's accident and emergency departments are not good enough. the department of health and social care says the government is committed to providing everyone with the best quality care. a british couple are being held by united states immigration officials after they allegedly crossed the borderfrom canada illegally. the pair say it happened accidentally when they swerved to avoid hitting an animal while driving south of vancouver 12 days ago. us authorities have confirmed that the couple was arrested and are still being held in pennsylvania, along with their three—month—old baby. the number of people in work fell 56,000 in the three months to august, according to officialfigures

tim dunn and charlotte charles say that when they were there, the president dropped a bombshell, tellingut they declined to meet her, as duncan kennedy reports. shocking white house meeting. the parents of harry dunn meet with president trump. for the second time in a week, harry dunn's parents are headline news across america. their search for justice now taking them to a meeting with the president. as they arrived at the white house, they had no idea they would be meeting donald trump, and were stunned when he announced that anne sacoolas, the main suspect in their son's crash, was in the room next door, ready to meet them. we've said all along that we are willing to meet her, we are still willing to meet her, but it needs to be on uk soil, and with therapists and mediators, and that's notjust for us, it's for her as well. he did ask two or three times. he did mention it two or three times, because we said, no, we didn't feel it was right. he said again, didn't he, no, she's here, so let's get it on. he mentioned trying to heal it. so it was a bit of pressure, but we stuck to our guns,

. >> reporter: charlotte charles and tim dunn are in agony.a legal loophole for diplomats and their families has also robbed them of their ability to grief. >> if it wasn't for her being under this supposed diplomatic immunity, it would have been a clear-cut case. we would have had justice by now and it's all just turned into an absolute nightmare for us. >> reporter: it started here just outside royal air force crouton, a u.s. intelligence and communications base. that's where they say the wife of the u.s. diplomat was driving down the wrong side of the road when she crashed into harry dunn's motorcycle. >> we've been left to accept the fact that she's got this diplomatic immunity and swept under the carpet. >> reporter: right or wrong it's complicated says law professor david glazier. >> diplomatic immunity has been agreed to by the states in order to protect their foreign diplomats in couries particularly those countries that might have more corruption or scrupulous justice system than ours. >> reporter: boris johnson urged them to rethink

. >> tim dunn and charlotte charles are at the heart of a wiseenning d wi widening displomatic support. san sacoolsa is a mother, she has a driving infraction in virginia in 2006. prime minister boris johnson says that's not the purpose of the protection and wants it waived. >> if we can't respond it, i will raise it myself personally with the white house. >> diplomatic immunity keeps diplomats and their families from prosecution. something harry dunn's family wants to do. >> if we don't get any answers from staying here in the u.k., we still have plans to go to washington. >> try to make our voice more heard harry dunn's parents have poken to mike pompeo about peir death. but the only person they want to talk to is ann scacoolas. situ >> it is very different. you can feel the family's pain erica'and america has to figure out a way to make it right. >>> actress lori loughlin could face a full sentence. if she is convicted, they would stifor a stiffer sentence than what felicity huffman received. but loughlin is fighting the charges. >> the longer the case goes, arges. say she goes thro

. >> charlotte charles and tim dunn meeting with president trump, but refusing to meet with anne sacoolas who killed their 19-year-old son in a wrong way car crash. >> we weren't ready to meet her. we felt a bit rushed and i don't think it would have gone too well. >> president trump surprised the couple by telling them sacoolas is in the next room. >> so anne sacoolas is in a different room, and he expected you to meet her without warning. >> i think that's what he wanted, yeah. >> it comes as sacoolas reveals new details about the crash, admitting she was driving on the wrong side of the road and had no time to react when she saw the motor bike approaching the crash happened too fast but she claimed diplomat immunity. she returned to the u.s. three weeks after the accident saying in a statement, it was too difficult to stay under the circumstances. >> i felt the sincerity, i hope that will be carried forward to try and get a result for us. >> in a letter from her legal team, sacoolas said she was terribly sorry for that tragic mistake, adding she wants to meet with the family to apologi