the bbc's chris buckler starts r coverage. chris: with president trump,in nothg comes without a little drama, even what some mightan regard apology. pres. trump: i have full faith in our intelligence agencies. oops, they just turned off the light, must be the intelligence agencies. chris: after so much outrage, he had little choice but to shed new light on what he said in helsinki, as he appeared to support vladimir putin's claim that russia did not meddle in america's election. pres. trump: i would like to clarify just in case it wasn't -- in a key sentence in my remarks, i said the word "would" instead of "wouldn't." the sentence should have been "i don't see any reasonhy i wouldn't, or it wou russia." >> what mr. trump did yesterday was to betray the men and women of the fbi, cia, and others, ana to bthe american public. that is why i use the term that this is nothing short of treasonous. chris: former intelligence chiefs, political opponents, and even senior members of donald trump own republican party lined up to criticize

let's speak to chris buckler in washington. nt week for the president. this seems to be another potential problem for him. explain more about the secret recording? yeah, it is never quiet at the white house at the moment, certainly on donald trump's watch. as we all know, donald trump's former personal lawyer michael cullen is under investigation for a range of things, including bank fraud and tax fraud. during a raid they went to his officers and federal authorities seized a lot of evidence and information from his office. now, it seems one of the things they took was a tape recording, and suggestions from the wall street journal say that it is a short conversation, this tape, something like two minutes, and it also ends midconversation. what it appears to have donald trump and michael cohen discussing them potentially buying the rights to a story of karen dougal, from the national enquirer magazine. but the national enquirer had bought this story from a former playboy model, who claims that a decade before mr trump ran for pre

chris buckler, bbc news, washington, dc.n of the strength of feelings on this, this from just a short time ago. cheering: liar! protesters gathered in lafayette park outside the white house in washington to denounce the president's remarks during his joint news conference with vladimir putin, in helsinki on monday. the former us president, barack obama, has appeared to strongly criticise mr trump while delivering the annual nelson mandela lecture in south africa. the speech was given on the eve of the centenary of nelson mandela's birth. mr obama described the world as being at a crossroads with two very different visions of humanity's future ahead. look around. strongman politics are ascendant, suddenly. where by—elections, and some pretence of democracy are maintained, the form of it, but those in power seek to undermine every institution or norm that gives democracy meaning. in the west, you've got far right parties that oftentimes are based notjust on platforms of protectionism and closed borders, but also on barely hidd

the bbc‘s chris buckler in washington has this report.ougal was a model of hugh hefner polls playboy magazine and she claimed she had an affair with donald trump that lasted for months. their alleged relationship took place a decade before mr trump ran the president but in the months leading up to that vote, karen mcdougal sold her story to a tabloid newspaper. the national enquirer, owned by one of donald trump make friends, never published it. his campaign team denied knowing anything about the payment that it seems donald trump did talk about it with this man, his former lawyer and so—called fixer michael cohen who is currently under investigation for a series of possible offences. in a raid on mr cohen's officers, fbi agents apparently seized a secret recording in which mr trump discussed with his lawyer the possibility of paying money to keep karen mcdougal quiet, perhaps by buying the rights to her story. the president left washington for a week and one of his golf clubs without answering that question. but payments to bury embarras

chris buckler, bbc news, washington.kong is marking the 21st anniversary of the handover of hong kong from britain to china with a flag raising ceremony. thousands of hong kong residents are expected to take to the streets today for an annual protest march as tensions continue to simmer over the financial hub‘s democratic future. our correspondent martin yip is in hong kong. this marks the first anniversary of mars carrie lam's office —— of mrs carrie lam's office as hong kong's chief executive. just before she entered this venue for the flag raising ceremony, she was greeted by pro—beijing spectators, waving both hong kong and china flags. according to some pro—democracy legislators, the past year has been more harmonic between them and the government. while they do see those recent sentences against activists involved in the umbrella movement and the clashes as political persecution, while according to government, this is only the exercise of the rule of law. for mrs carrie lam, there next year will still see challenge

thank you very much, chris buckler in washington for us.ay 90 large wildfires have now burned a million acres in 1a states. the deadliest blaze is in northern california where five people have died and president trump has declared a state of emergency. thousands of people have had to abandon their homes in the town of redding, from where james cook has sent this report. the devastation wrought by the wildfire which roared through redding is becoming clear. survivors described an apocalyptic scene as they fled, with swirling tornadoes aflame. some feared they would not make it. homes were exploding, cars were exploding, i have a wife and kids, and i said i had better facetime my wife, just in case. i didn't let her know why, i just wanted to see her face one more time. the inferno left hundreds of homes in ruins, and a boy, his sister and their great—grandmother are dead. two firefighters were killed too, one had been cutting vegetation with a bulldozer, 81 years old. and everyone here will tell you they've never seen anything like this. eve

our washington correspondent chris buckler reports. hefner's playboy magazine and she claims that she had an affair with donald trump that lasted for months. their alleged relationship took place a decade before mr trump ran for president, but in the months leading up to that vote karen mcdougal sold her story to a tabloid newspaper. however, the national enquirer which is owned by one of donald trump's friends never published it. his campaign team denied. it seems he did talk about it with this man. his former lawyer and so—called fixer michael cohen who is currently under investigation for a series of possible offences. ina raid for a series of possible offences. in a raid on his offices, fbi agents a p pa re ntly in a raid on his offices, fbi agents apparently seized a secret recording in which mrtrump apparently seized a secret recording in which mr trump discussed with his lawyer the possibility to keep her and quiet. perhaps by buying the rights to her story. in a statement, michael cohen's own lawyer said... the president left w

chris buckler, bbc news, washington.imed at stopping the fighting between government forces and rebels in southern syria have ended in failure. the opposition forces were attempting to negotiate a ceasefire with the government's russian allies in order to stop a major offensive by syrian military forces in deraa province, which is near the border withjordan. but the rebels have reportedly rejected what they called a humiliating demand to surrender. bill hayton reports. daraa was one of the first cities to rise up against president assad seven years ago. since then it has been a battleground, and now it is being pounded into submission. from the air and the ground, russian jets and government soldiers are close to destroying the last major rebel stronghold in southern syria. around half the city is reported to be in government hands and another eight nearby towns fell to the regime on saturday, according to local reports. translation: we have successfully fulfilled our mission in the region. our soldiers' health, ourfaith

chris buckler, bbc news, washington.sed through the shadow of the earth turning a mysterious red. known as a "blood moon", the eclipse lasted for one hour and forty—three minutes and coincided with the closest pass of mars for fifteen years. stefan levy has more. it was a spectacular sight for stargazers across the globe. the moon bathed night skies with its red glow for one hour and 43 minutes, as it was totally eclipsed by the earth. the display was visible from most of the southern hemisphere, but the best views were across eastern europe, east africa, and asia, where the entire eclipse was visible. the moon is passing right through the centre of the earth's shadow, so it's where the earth's shadow is at its widest, and so it lasts the longest. and the only light from the sun that can reach it is actually the light that's been filtered through the earth's atmosphere, and that's why it goes this beautiful dusky red colour. catching a glimpse of the eclipse was hit—and—miss for stargazers in the uk, due to cloudy condit

chris buckler in washington, thank you go much.t boycott the new parliament. that's despite rejecting the results that show imran khan's party winning. they say they'll fight their cause from the opposition benches. the united states has expressed its concern about "flaws" in the election, including what it calls constraints on freedom of expression and association during the campaign. the bbc‘s secunder kermani is in islamabad. he told us more about the dispute and what the opposition parties plan to do now. yes, it is not quite clear what is going to happen. certainly, according to the results, imran khan's party will be the biggest party in the next parliament. they will easily be able to form a government by forming alliances, either with small parties or with other independent candidates joining them, which we are hearing that they are already in the process of doing at the moment. so depends, really, on what the opposition parties do now, particularly the plmn party which has been in powerfor the past five years. as you said,

let s talk to our washington correspondent, chris buckler.pe be for the president? mr trump indicates he's not concerned but he's clearly angry about the fbi, who sees this tape and michael cohen, who made it. mr coen is often referred to as donald trump ‘s former personal lawyer but in reality he was more than that. he was a fixer, a man who prided himself on making donald trump ‘s problems disappear, and on this tape which was recorded about two months before the presidential election in 2016 they are discussing one of those issues. karen mcdougal had sold her story of an alleged affair with donald to the national enquirer newspaper and they seemed to be discussing on the recording the potential of buying the rights to that story, which would stop it being made public and potentially, if that was done to stop an embarrassing story emerging during election campaign it could breach campaignfinance election campaign it could breach campaign finance laws. mr trump insists that no such was made to stop however, at the same time, there's a change

chris buckler, bbc news, washington. to marissa lang, staff writer at the washington post, and i asked her what sort of people were on the rally. there were a number of people who came from around the washington area. there were just as many who came from various states across the country. we found a young man that had travelled from alabama alone on an ii—hour bus ride to be here today. there were a lot of families. a lot of parents came out with their children, grandparents, people who wanted to come and show support forthe immigrant families at the border. there were some folks who said they had never been to a protest before. i talked to a gentleman who said he is a lifelong republican, had never been out to a demonstration, and this was his first. that was the question i was going to ask you, if there were any newbies, people who would not necessarily be against the republican agenda, or president trump's administration, who were in attendance. there were, yes. what does this say about the president's support? is th

chris buckler, bbc news, washington dc.esters gathered in lafayette park outside the white house in washington to denounce the president's remarks during his joint news conference with vladimir putin, in helsinki on monday. the former us president, barack obama, has appeared to strongly criticise mr trump while delivering the nelson mandela annual lecture in south africa. the lecture was given on the eve of the centenary of nelson mandela's birth. mr described the world as being at a crossroads with two very different visions of humanity's future ahead. look around. strongman politics are a send and, suddenly. whereas some semblance of democracy is contained, the form of it, but those in power seemed to undermine every institution or norm that gives democracy meaning. in the west you have got far right parties that often times are based notjust on platforms of protectionism and closed borders, but also on barely hidden racial nationalism. stephen pomper is us program director at the international crisis group. he served on

our correspondent chris buckler sent this report from washington.elligence agencies have never wavered in their belief that the kremlin interfered in the 2016 presidential election and that, through cyber attacks and campaigns of disinformation, russia remains a threat to democracy in the us. but donald trump's own view has been a little harder to pin down. he said he misspoke when he appeared to back vladimir putin's denials over the word of his own intelligence chiefs. but it is clear that he still wants a relationship with russia. getting along with president putin, getting along with russia, is a positive, not a negative. that being said, if that doesn't work out, i will be the worst enemy he's ever had. but his recent actions have unnerved donald trump's political friends and foes in washington. the resolution is agreed to. the senate unanimously passed a motion opposing president putin's proposal for russia to question us officials, after mr trump seemed to briefly consider it. yet, despite all the fallout from that controversial summit in hel

chris buckler, bbc news, washington. since it was included in the london 2012 olympics it has been growing from grass roots upwards. it's led a club in merseyside to start girls only nights and they're proving a huge success. mike bushell‘s been to knowesley to find out more. a boxing class with a difference that no boy is allowed to. the session was put on to meet the demand of girls what to get fitted through boxing exercises but don't wa nt to through boxing exercises but don't want to be in the minority. got a lot more power, so it's easier to go against somebody who you are a lot better with. it's much better because boys will be sweating around doing stuff. but you think they will when they don't. it's a confidence and can—do attitude. 0ne when they don't. it's a confidence and can—do attitude. one of the mental obstacles is boys being in the gym and looking at me. taking that obstacle at the way and you are one step closer to overcoming your mainfearof one step closer to overcoming your main fear ofjust getting in

chris buckler reports from washington.vladimir putin in helsinki, to some within his republican party it appeared all too cosy, particularly as he seemed to side with the russian president over america's own intelligence agencies. now, after days of criticism, in an interview with america's cbs news, he's taken a deliberately tougher line. you say you agree with us intelligence that russia meddled in the election in 2016. yeah, and i've said that before, jeff. i have said that numerous times before, and i would say that that is true, yeah. but you haven't condemned putin specifically. do you hold him personally responsible? well, iwould, because he's in charge of the country, just like i consider myself to be responsible for things that happen in this country. so certainly as the leader of a country, you would have to hold him responsible, yes. after he returned to washington, the president claimed he misspoke when he said at that now notorious news conference in helsinki that he didn't see why russia would have been invol

chris buckler, bbc news, washington.ngland and wales breaking up for the summer, there could be lengthy delays as more than nine million road journeys are expected to be made between friday and sunday. ben ando reports. if yesterday was frantic friday, today could be standstill saturday. travel experts say more than five million people are expected to set off this weekend on getaway trips at the start of the school holidays, and that means super—busy roads, airports and railways. at this time of year, it's really avoiding the peak times. so over the weekend, it tends to be lunchtime, so if you can go earlier in the morning or later at night. and also, you then get the advantage you're not stuck in a hot car when the sun is bearing down, or indeed the thunderstorms that are predicted in some areas. for staycationers, roads in south—west england, particularly the m5 and a303, look likely to be the worst—hit, while the port of dover is expecting its busiest outbound day of the summer, as thousands head to the continent. and

chris buckler, bbc news, washington.s story we can speak to go live now to marissa lang, staff writer for the washington post, who has been covering a rally in the capital. thank you forjoining us. just curious about who was in attendance. i've suspect, as usual with these things, it is a broad coalition. would i be correct? yes, there were quite a few organisations that came together to form the families belong together coalition will it were they and where were they from? there were people who came from around the washington area. there were just as many who came from various dates across the country. we found a young man that had travelled from alabama alone to be hit today —— various states. a lot of parents came out with their children, grandparents, people who wanted to come and show support for the immigrant families at the border. there were some folks who said they had never been to a protest before. i spoke to a gentleman who said he is a lifelong republican, had never been to a demonstration, this was his firs

chris buckler, bbc news, washington.es. he claimed it was "inconceivable that the government would break into a lawyer s office". the time is 2:16pm. israeli forces have carried out a series of attacks across the gaza strip after a soldier was shot dead at the border. at least four palestinians are reported to have been killed. hamas, which controls gaza, said both sides had now agreed to a ceasefire. injapan, at least 20 people have died in heat—related incidents. weeks after being hit by floods, parts of the country are now experiencing a heatwave. temperatures hsve risen above 40 degrees, and more than 2,000 have been taken to hospital. the headlines on bbc news: mps criticise delays to the £11 billion smart meter roll—out scheme, as a new report questions the value of the technology to customers. fresh investigations into the nerve agent attack in salisbury, as a man poisoned by novichok in amesbury is discharged from hospital. nine members of the same family are confirmed to be among the 17 people who died when an a

chris buckler, bbc news, washington.cision to publicly name two teenagers who were sentenced yesterday for plotting an attack at their school. thomas wyllie and alex bolland were sentenced to a total of 22 years in prison. thejudge said naming them was in the interests of open justice. but enver solomon from the legal charityjust for kids law told the bbc that naming them could have a negative impact on their rehabilitation. we know from representing teenagers and young people in criminal cases and then seeing what happens to them in the future that it serves no purpose whatsoever. it is also important to remember, in the digital age, and the legislation that currently exists was set back in 1933, way before the current digital age, and they could not imagine then the current situation, but once your name remains in perpetuity, it is available online to be found for the rest of one's life. the funeral of a six—year—old girl who was killed while on holiday on the isle of bute is due to take place. the body of alesha macph

chris buckler, bbc news, washington.an, at least 20 people have died in heat—related incidents. weeks after being hit by floods, parts of the country are now experiencing a heatwave. temperatures hsve risen above a0 degrees. more than 2,000 have been taken to hospital. israeli forces have carried out a series of attacks across the gaza strip after a soldier was shot dead at the border. at least four palestinians are reported to have been killed. hamas, which controls gaza, said both sides had now agreed to a ceasefire. roads, ports and airports are set to be extremely busy this weekend, as millions of us embark on oui’ summer getaways. with schools in england and wales breaking up for the summer, there could be lengthy delays, as more than nine million road journeys are expected to be made between friday and sunday. ben ando reports. if yesterday was frantic friday, today could be standstill saturday. travel experts say more than 5 million people are expected to set off this weekend on getaway trips at the start of the s

chris buckler at the white house, thank you. the time isa at the white house, thank you.y this evening. the prime minister is facing another rebellion tonight over her brexit plans, as mps prepare to vote in the commons on trade. and it's headed firmly in. it was one of england's best world cup moments, but how harmful is heading a ball? a team of researchers is testing retired footballers to find out. coming up on sportsday on bbc news, find out how team sky's geraint thomas and chris froome got in stage ten of the tour de france as the race hit the alps. now if you're preparing to head off on your summer holidays, did you know that british holiday—makers are paying more than a billion pounds a year in credit and debit card charges when using plastic abroad? the figures have been gathered for the bbc by the foreign exchange firm fairfx. our personal finance correspondent simon gompertz has been seeing how the charges rack up in malaga in spain. jetting off to the costas. millions of us do it every year, and how do we pay for it? increasingly, with our credit and debit ca

chris buckler, bbc news, washington. the headlines on bbc news...e and misinformation on social media. the chief constable of the west midlands admits his police force is, at times, providing a poor service —— and apologises welcome relief for some, as the cool air arrives — but strong winds could cause travel disruption, as temperatures as temperatures drop across the uk. and settled in europe as well, making what is happening in the tour de france more exciting. mike can tell us about the prospects for geraint thomas and everything else, good morning. yes, good morning. is this the day geraint thomas... all but seals his place in history as the first welshman to win the tour de france. he takes a healthy lead into today's, pivotal time trial — the last competitive stage of the race. drew savage has more. one day more. today's time trial is the last barrier to geraint thomas riding into paris to take his place on the biggest podium of all. he began yesterday with mountains on his mind. 0n the start line in lourdes, welsh cycling fans were hoping th

our correspondent chris buckler sent this report from washington. their belief that the kremlin interfered in the 2016 presidential election and that, through cyber attacks and campaigns of disinformation, russia remains a threat to democracy in the us. but donald trump's own view has been a little harder to pin down. he said he misspoke when he appeared to back vladimir putin's denials over the word of his own intelligence chiefs. but it is clear that he still wants a relationship with russia. getting along with president putin, getting along with russia, is a positive, not a negative. that being said, if that doesn't work out, i will be the worst enemy he's ever had. but his recent actions have unnerved donald trump's political friends and foes in washington. the resolution is agreed to. the senate unanimously passed a motion opposing president putin's proposal for russia to question us officials, after mr trump seemed to briefly consider it. yet, despite all the fallout from that controversial summit in helsinki, the white house press secretary r

chris buckler, bbc news, washington., who endured more than two weeks stranded in a flooded cave in northern thailand, are expected to leave hospital later today. their extraordinary rescue was followed the world over. once they are discharged, they will be meet the media at a press conference at the chiang rai provincial office. howard johnson is there for us now. it is currently really carefully managed to day. that is right. the press co nfe re nce managed to day. that is right. the press conference will take place in this local covenant office here and what we have heard is that questions from the media to the boys will be vetted in advents by psychiatrist to make sure it doesn't generate any sort of trauma with the boys. we have heard their parents will be there, the thai navy seals will be in attendance. it will be around 45 minutes long and will be broadcast around thailand, the programme will be called thailand moves forward. it will be watched keenly by people in this country who have gotten behind this country

chris buckler, bbc news, washington.ilings in the disclosure of evidence in rape and serious sexual assault cases. a number of rape trials collapsed last year after it emerged vital evidence had not been given to defence lawyers. our legal affairs correspondent clive coleman reports. in every criminal trial, the prosecution must disclose any evidence gathered which either helps the defence case or weakens its own. if that fails, innocent people can go to jail, and for years there have been problems. last december, the rape case against liam allan collapsed when text messages were disclosed which proved his alleged victim had pestered him for casual sex. it was the first in a series of collapsed trials. that led to reviews by the police and crown prosecution service, and a national disclosure improvement plan, and now, a damning report from the justice committee. it criticises the director of public prosecutions, alison saunders, for failing to recognise the extent and seriousness of long—term disclosure failings. there's

our correspondent, chris buckler, joins me from washington. apparent resetting relations with europe, it's hard to know, given the president's tendency to say one thing, contradicted 2a hours later and tell you, you never heard him say the first thing. jean-claude juncker did give a briefing to some of us are three spoke alongside donald trump and i was there and we asked specifically about the relationship, whether he could trust donald trump and he said specifically he believed he could and certainly when you take a look at the relationship between the two men, after all, from one side of the atla ntic to men, after all, from one side of the atlantic to the other, things do seem to have changed. he has even published a picture of him giving a kiss or getting a kiss from mr juncker outside the white house as he was talking to him that he has talked in terms of the eu, represented byjean—claude juncker, as represented by him, they are really in love. i'm not sure this goes as far as london. the new talk —— when you take a look at what has been

chris buckler is therefore us. what is the mood tonight? chris: excited is the simple answer to that. no one can deny that donald trump can attract a crowd, and that is truea. in ta hundreds have gathered here with trump t-shirts and making a lot of noise, which is how the president likes it. it is very clear to the rally and tizing the those attending t people have the midterm elections on their minds. >> we are here to support donald trump for all th has done for economy. my son has had two races and $1000 -- rses and $1000 bonus. chris: some of the president trump's most loyal supporters have been queuing up outside the venue in florida from early this rning. they feel strongly that he is important in terms of carrying the election forward and winning the midterms. you have been here for a number of hours. >> 26 hours ahead of schedule. that is my plan, i like to get here to give the locals a lot of love and let everyone in the local town here that the esident is here and we are ready to rock 'n roll. chris: you have met and hugged the pr

our correspondent chris buckler is in washington. f this meeting has come, i presume, out of the blue. yes, with days of fallout from that first summit between vladimir putin and donald trump in helsinki at the start of the week, in which of course we had those rather contradict tree messages coming from donald trump, in which he said he was tough on russia but got on so well with vladimir putin. he appeared to dismiss his intelligence agencies' assessment that frankly russia had interfered in elections and was a threat to us democracy, saying he had been misunderstood and he had misspoken. and of course, these continue to be issues that are being talked about in washington. but he is now inviting vladimir putin to come to the white house, to have a conversation with him, and to continue his discussions. it has taken people are back, and notjust as far as politicians here are concerned. also within the intelligence agencies, as well. dan coats is the director of national intelligence, in washington, he was actually on stage at a secur

the president tweeted... 0ur washington correspondent, chris buckler, assesses whether the tape couldresident. mr trump indicates he is not concerned, but he is clearly angry at both the fbi who sees the tape and michael cohen who made it. he is often referred to as donald trump's personal he was a fixer who prided himself on making donald trump's problems disappear. and on this tape that was recorded about two months before the election in 2016, they are discussing one of those issues. karen mckibbin wanted to sell her story to the national inquirer at newspaper. they seem to be discussing on the recording buying the rights of the story which would it being made public and, if that was done to stop an embarrassing story from emerging during an election campaign, it could breach finance laws. donald trump insists no but at the same time there was a change of attitude coming from michael cohen — a man who once said that he would take a bullet for donald trump. there has been appointed statement from his lawyers in which they say that their client will not be harmed by what is on this t

live now to the bbc‘s chris buckler in washington dc. chris, helsinki the sequel, wow. does seem bizarre and quite remarkable to some of donald trump's political opponents and some in his republican party that he is rolling out the red carpet to vladimir putin so soon out the red carpet to vladimir putin so soon after that helsinki summit that frankly had a fallout that was pretty difficult for president trump. whatever he spoke alongside vladimir putin appearing to back his suggestion that russia hadn't interfered in the election back in 2016 against a word of his own intelligence services. of course donald trump has gone back on that and says he backs his intelligence services. dan coats, who you saw, director of national intelligence, he was at the security forum being interviewed on stage when the news broke and he was specifically setting out what the intelligentsia agencies think. he was being diplomatic but he was making very clear that their assessment is that russia interfered in the election with cyber attacks two years ago and that they remain a threat to ame

house for what appeared to be a routine get—to—know—you session. 0ur washington correspondent chris buckler between the new york times and donald trump was intended to mend or build bridges, well, the relationship is not lasted very long. the first thing we actually knew about the meeting was when president trump tweeted about it, even though it took place over a week ago. he said they had a very good and interesting meeting at the white house and that they discussed, "the vast amounts of fake news being put out by the media" and how that fake news has morphed into the phrase, "enemy of the people." that is what president trump on occasion calls the press and it has led to a very strong statement coming back from the new york times in which they say that is not how they saw the meeting. ag sulzberger, who is a publisher of the new york times, says he went there to speak about president trump's anti—press rhetoric and the damage it was doing. he says that there are concerns that other regimes are using it to justify their own media crack—downs. he says it is proving to be damaging and devisi

our washington correspondent chris buckler has more details.he new york times and donald trump was intended to mend or build temperatures will the relationship is not lasted very long. we heard about the meeting when president trump tweeted about it even though it took place over a week ago. he said they had a very good meeting at the white house and they discussed the vast amount of fa ke they discussed the vast amount of fake news being put out by the media and how that fake news has morphed into the phrase enemy of the people. that is why president trump on occasion calls of the press and it has led to a very strong statement coming back from the new york times in which they say that is not how they saw the meeting. ag sulzberger, publisher of the new york times, says he went to speak about the anti— press rhetoric of president trump and says the row concerns that other regimes are using it to justify their cracker. —— there are concerns. he says it is undermining democratic ideals in the us, particularly those of a free press and free speec

our washington correspondent chris buckler reports. playboy magazine. she claims she had an affair with donald trump which lasted for months. their alleged relationship took a —— took place at decade before trump ran for president but in the months leading up president but in the months leading up to the vote, she stole —— sold her story to a tabloid newspaper. the national enquirer, owned by one of donald trump's friends, never published. he denied knowing anything about the payment but it seems donald trump to talk about it with this man. his former lawyer and so—called fixer, michael cohen, currently under investigation for a series of possible offences. in the offices, fbi agents apparently seized a secret recording in which donald trump disgust with his lawyer the possibility of paying money to keep this macdougall quite, perhaps buying rights to her story. in a statement, michael cohen's own lawyers had obviously there is an ongoing investigation and we are sensitive to that. but suffice it to say, that when the recording is hear

the bbc‘s chris buckler in washington told me more.ally, it is alleged karen mcdougal had an affair with donald trumpa mcdougal had an affair with donald trump a decade before he stood for the presidential candidacy. in 2006 she sold her story to the national enquirer. he has all was denied he has had that effect and also denied he knew anything about a payment by the national enquirer. it seems the national enquirer did not even published a story. it is a tabloid newspaper owned by a friend of bernal trump. it was used as a catch and kill, that is a statement used when a newspaper effectively buries the story. because of an agreement, that person cannot talk to anybody else about the story. michael cohen was donald trump's rawa and seen as mrfix was donald trump's rawa and seen as mr fix it. was donald trump's rawa and seen as mrfix it. —— lawyer. it was seen by fbi officers during a raid at his officers. donald trump apparently described this payment and they talk about potentially buying the rights to the story from the national enq

our correspondent chris buckler is in washington.he misspoke in helsinki oi’ whether it he misspoke in helsinki or not, it sounds like this is a com plete or not, it sounds like this is a complete reversal to what he initially led us to believe. where are we with this? he wants to sound tough about president putin and certainly there has been a backlash from within his party. comments that we re from within his party. comments that were made on the stage, whether it he misspoke or not, in which said he he misspoke or not, in which said he he didn't see why russia would have been involved in election meddling. yes now clarified to say that what he meant to say that he didn't see why it russia wouldn't have been involved. quite a difference. it took 2a hours for the clarification took 2a hours for the clarification to come and in that time you had a line of dairy senior republicans all coming out to say that president trump should roll back on this statement. the fact that he has rolled back is you an idea of the political pressure, be

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house for what appeared to be a routine get—to—know—you session. 0ur washington correspondent chris buckleretween the new york times and donald trump was intended to mend or build bridges, well, the relationship is not lasted very long. the first thing we actually knew about the meeting was when president trump tweeted about it, even though it took place over a week ago. he said they had a very good and interesting meeting at the white house and that they discussed, "the vast amounts of fake news being put out by the media and how that fake news has morphed into the phrase, "enemy of the people." that is what president trump on occasion calls the press and it has led to a very strong statement coming back from the new york times in which they say that is not how they saw the meeting. ag sulzberger, who is a publisher of the new york times, says he went there to speak about president trump's anti—press rhetoric and the damage it was doing. he says that there are concerns that other regimes are using it to justify their own media crack—downs. he says it is proving to be damaging and devisive

he said: more now from our correspondent, chris buckler.troversial choice, to lead america's environmental protection agency, this he questioned claims about climate change and stripped back relations and protections, making him the target for the public angle of protesters. it wasn'tjust angle of protesters. it wasn'tjust an rest that he feared scrutiny, democratic politicians questioned his very appointment and concerns grew as the stories emerged alleging lavish spending and conflicts of interest. including in his renting ofa interest. including in his renting of a room from the wife of an energy lobbyists at well below market rate. it has been reported that at least five ukp please were reassigned, demoted or retaliated against a third they raised concerns about your spending. is that correct, yes oi’ your spending. is that correct, yes or no? i don't ever recall a conversation of that. four months, donald trump remained loyal, but many tabloid tales and a dozen official audits and investigations eventually proved too much. the decision

contradictory statements from president trump by the day, i asked our correspondent in washington chris bucklerg on? well he wants to sound tough about president putin at this stage and certainly there has been a backlash from within his republican party. comments that were made on the stage, whether he misspoke or not, in which said he he didn't see why russia would have been involved in election meddling. he has now clarified to say that what he meant to say that he didn't see why it russia wouldn't have been involved in electoral meddling. quite a difference, that not really matters. it took 2a hours for the clarification to come and in that time you had a line of very senior republicans all coming out to say that president trump should roll back on this statement. the fact that he has rolled back gives you an idea of the political pressure, bearing in mind president trump likes to think he calls the shots and does what he wants to do — but it also gives you an idea, as far as he is concerned, that he doesn't want to upset that particular base within his party. those republican senators and

earlier, our correspondent in washington, chris buckler, said that michael cohen was more than just aawyer to mr trump and had been his fixer for many years. he prided himself on being able to make problems go away for donald trump. however, his business dealings are currently the subject ofan dealings are currently the subject of an investigation by the fbi. they raided his offices in april this year and they see is some documents, phones and computers and it seems as though they also took this taped conversation which dates back to 2016, a couple of months before the presidential election took place here in the us. it seems in this conversation they distil us karen mcdougal selling her story to the national enquirer and they talk about the potential of them buying the rights of that story from the tabloid newspaper. if they were to do that, it means it would effectively silence her because they would own the rights to the story and she wouldn't be able to talk about it until it was published. we have had this tweet from donald trump in which he is very angry at, not just the trump i

the bbc‘s chris buckler in washington told me more. is alleged that karen mcdougal had an affair with donald trump a decade right before he stood for the presidential election here in the united states. that was in 2006 but in 2016 she sold her story to the national enquirer. he has always denied, of course, that he had that affair and he also denied that he knew anything about a payment by the national enquirer. and it seems the national enquirer did not even publish the story. it of course is a tabloid newspaper that is owned by a friend of donald trump, and there have suggestions that what took place was a kind of "catch and kill" — that is a statement that is used to talk about whenever a publication buys a story and then doesn't publish it, effectively it buries the story. but a non—disclosure agreement means that that person cannot talk about it to anyone else. michael cohen is donald trump's lawyer, he was his lawyer during that period and also seen as his "mr fix it". essentially he sorted out problems for donald trump. and it