our washington correspondent chris buckler reports. package is carrying these pipe bombs were addressed to some of

chris buckler, in washington for us. the authorities in indonesia have now set a deadline of friday to find any survivors of last week's earthquake and tsunami still trapped under rubble. after that they believe there is little chance of finding survivors in the city of palu and the surrounding region. so far, at least 1,400 people are known to have died. jonathan head is in palu and has been to some of the worst affected areas. even now, five days after the earthquake, the tsunamis, and the mudslides, the damage wrought on this part of indonesia still has the power to shock. some buildings crumpled... others were literally swallowed by mud. it was the mud that did for petobo, a neighbourhood to the east of the city. fields of rice, shaken

chris buckler, thank you. you're watching bbc news.ncellor, philip hammond, to find extra money in the budget to support universal credit. the new system involves merging existing benefits into a single payment. this morning, one conservative suggested around 30 of her colleagues are concerned about how universal credit is working. the work and pensions secretary has admitted that some claimants will be worse off. 0ur political correspondent matt cole explained how the system is changing, and where the chancellor might be able to find the money for it. all existing claimants of the six benefits that will be rolled into universal credit will be moved onto the new all in one system next year but despite government promises of money to ease the transition there are fears some families could lose maybe £1800 per year perfamily. it is claimed they could be a need for up to £2 billion to be pumped in by the chancellor to fix that. today we heard from the conservative member of the work and pensions committee heidi allen who said she and at l

let's get the latest now with our washington correspondent, chris buckler. ty strong from president trump, but what can he actually do? he says bad, bad, bad and there will be consequences, but what options does he have on the table? the question is what those consequences could be. the obvious a nswer consequences could be. the obvious answer is to take sanctions and put them in place against saudi arabia, but he already seems to have ruled that out on the bays it would damage the american economy and threaten jobs here because they realise saudi america is a big economic player and they don't want to threaten lucrative arms sales —— on the basis. with sanctions of the table it leaves donald trump real question is. it could be expelling diplomats real question. he does value the relationship with riyadh and he doesn't want to jeopardise it partly because they are america's arguably most important ally in the middle east —— it could be expelling diplomats —— real question. at the same time there's the question globally and inside washington for president trum

chris buckler, bbc news, washington.t secretary dominic raab says the uk should boycott proposals to delay leaving the eu unless brussels relents on the irish backstop. his comments come after campaigners claim around 700,000 protestors marched for another referendum. 0ur political correspondent chris mason has the latest. a day on from this — hundreds of thousands of marchers demanding another referendum on brexit — it's back to the political slog for the government of trying to reach a deal with the european union. up pops this man, dominic raab, in the sunday telegraph, with a fresh suggestion to kick—start the stalled negotiations. the sticking point in these complex discussions is the border between northern ireland and the republic — how to ensure it remains open after brexit even if there's no trade deal arranged in the next few years, and keeps the uk and the eu happy. it's what's known as the backstop and it has caused row after row. "we can fix these issues" mr raab writes, before suggesting... this would see t

chris buckler reporting. ali al ahmed of the gulf institute joins us now from washington. for speaking to us on bbc news. from what you know about saudi arabia and how the ruling family operates, you think these accusations being levelled are remotely plausible? absolutely, they are plausible. every week basically you have similar condition when the saudi government choose to execute people in the streets instead of inside prisons because, and this limit them. sometimes leaving them today. so this kind of behaviour is common to send a message. it is to use this type of killing to control the population and spread terrifying fear, andi the population and spread terrifying fear, and i think this crime and basically the isis style murder was lent to send a message to other followers of the royal who dare to ci’oss followers of the royal who dare to cross them. you think they would wa nt to cross them. you think they would want to send a message despite the international embarrassment that is now bringing? i think sometimes people take risks, and here, they a p pa re ntly peop

chris buckler for us there chris bucklerfor us there in washington. some of the day's other news. mexico is resisting pressure from donald trump to deal forcefully with a caravan of central american migrants travelling to the us. he has talked of sending the us military to defend the border, and has sent secretary of state mike pompeo to talk to the mexican government face to face. ministers there have talked of seeking a humanitarian solution instead. the us department of justice has opened an investigation into accusatons of child abuse against hundreds of roman catholic priests in pennsylvania. a grand jury report in august found credible evidence that more than a thousand children had been abused by 300 priests across the state, and that church officials covered it up. the wife of interpol‘s former president, meng hongwei, has called for more freedom in china, weeks after her husband was detained there. in her first interview with british media, grace meng told the bbc that she's had no updates on her husband. the chinese authorities have since co

chris buckler in little rock, arkansas.s tallest statue with a 182 metre—high memorial in gujarat state. the statue of unity depicts sardar valla—bhbhai patel, a hero in india's independence struggle. but the cost of the project has led many to ask is it really worth it? six months ago, wayne rooney moved to the us and joined the football team, dc united. since then, the club, which was at the bottom of the league, has experienced a remarkable turnaround, and is now in the major league soccer play—offs. wayne rooney spoke to our sports correspondent natalie pirks about life in washington. as england's all—time record goalscorer, wayne rooney has always played at the highest level. but, at 33 years old, he's just taken on his toughest career challenge. all right, dc. let's get to work. he told me he's notjust in america for a vacation, though. of course you have people who maybe compare you to other players who've come over here and not done so well. you know, people who make their opinion on you have to be... to see you pla

chris buckler, bbc news, washington.ofessor malcolm chalmers who is the deputy director general of the royal united services institute, an independent think tank on international defence and security. thanks forjoining us. . rising is this? we knew that it was maybe in the offing but it is quite a big move by president trump —— how surprising is this? this is an important development, is not entirely a surprise. american complaints about this russian violation have been around for the last four years and under the 0bama administration in swell as the rump administration. the are growing indications that doing the nato summit it was going towards the —— at the is it's disappointing that the having the more discussions with the having the more discussions with the russians about how to out ride it. but one of the important parts of background to this is that the russians have been very sceptical about this for some time. president putin saw the treaty as a legacy of gorbachev‘s weakness, his unequal treaty from a russian p

thank you, chris buckler in washington. one person has died in a landslide as wales suffers its worst flooding in 30 years. the heavy rain and strong winds have also left 2000 homes and businesses in england without power, with some flood defences breached. more than 30 flood warnings are still in place. people in one village in south wales are ready to evacuate because of the rising water levels, from where tomos morgan reports. yes, so it's streaming through the middle of the house at the moment. vickie leclerc‘s home in aberdulais has been ruined by storm callum. 0vernight, the torrential rain that caused havoc across south wales has decimated her family's home. ijust don't know how long it's going to take for it to all go down. so it's just waiting for everything to dry out, i guess, and see what happens from there. but i know a lot of people on the street haven't got insurance or anything so i don't know what they are going to do or i'm going to do. i'm not sure. the 29 houses on canalside, where vicki lives, were offe

chris buckler, bbc news. there is already talk of a kanye west wing.eturns. how one of america's most revered former presidents is making a — sort of — comeback. parts of san francisco least affected by the earthquake are returning to life. but in the marina area, where most of the damage was done, they're more conscious than ever of how much has been destroyed. in the 19 years since he was last here, he's gone from being a little—known revolutionary to an experienced and successful diplomatic operator. it was a 20lb bomb which exploded on the fifth floor of the grand hotel, ripping a hole in the front of the building. this government will not weaken. democracy will prevail. it fills me with humility and gratitude to know that i have been chosen as the recipient of this foremost of earthly honours. this catholic nation held its breath for the men they call the 33. and then... bells toll bells tolled nationwide to announce the first rescue, and chile let out an almighty roar. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: a trail of destruction left by o

chris buckler, bbc news, washington.evels of nitrogen dioxide in eight areas of england are much worse than previously thought, the government has revealed. the poisonous gas, emitted from cars and other vehicles, can cause serious heart and lung disease. several councils have been told they must reduce nitrogen dioxide levels at pollution hotspots. as sophie long reports, they far exceed legal limits. air pollution in our towns and cities has been linked to health issues like heart disease and asthma. the government's uk plan for catling roadside concentrations says councils with the worst levels of air pollution must take robust action. it says it will ensure funding is there to enable ten local authorities to implement new measures. they include fitting hundreds of buses with technology to reduce emissions, changes to traffic signalling to limit congestion, and campaigns to get people to take individual action and reduce their own contribution to a pollution. client earth, and environmental law authority, labelled the

chris buckler talking to was from minnesota.on the korean peninsula began at an under—15's football tournament in december last year, when a south korean governor met his north korean counterpart. the football tournament is being held again this week in the south korean province which borders the north. 0ur correspondent laura bicker was there — as north played south. cheering and applause every touch of the ball is fought for. every run at goal brings eager screams. cheering the rivalry on this pitch is fierce. but this hardfought match has also helped push two countries, technically still at war, to the brink of peace. this time last year, the tournament was being held in china, just as donald trump was tweeting about raining down fire and fury in pyongyang. the governor of this province in south korea, however, took a chance. he travelled to china and, on the sidelines of this match, tried to persuade the north koreans to come to the pyeongchang winter olympics, and, well, he succeeded. translation: even when north and south

that was chris buckler in washington. other sharp have confirmed one person has died ina sharp have confirmed one person has died in a landslide as wales suffers its worst flooding in 30 years. —— police in caernarfonshire. 0ver its worst flooding in 30 years. —— police in caernarfonshire. over 2000 homes and businesses in england have also been left without power, as flood defences were breached. more than 30 flood warnings are still in place. people in one village in south wales are readying to evacuate because of rising water levels. it is streaming through the middle of the house at the moment. this home in aberdulais is has been ruined by a storm callum. 0vernight, the torrential rain which caused havoc across south wales has devastated this family's home. havoc across south wales has devastated this family's homelj don't know how long it will take for a two or go down. we arejust waiting for it to dry out, i guess, and see what happens from there. lots of people on the streets don't have insurance anything so i don'

that was chris buckler reporting from washington.o date all with the latest developments on our website. you'll find plenty of analysis, as well as reaction from international leaders and officials. just go to bbc.com/news, or download the bbc news app. let's brief you on some of the other stories making the news. some pictures coming in to us now. these are pictures coming from sydney. you can see the sydney harbour bridge. leading up the field, as you can see, with a pair of sunglasses, is none other than prince harry. he's going up... the duke of sussex is going up with the australian prime minister, scott morrison, and invictus competitors, we understand, they are climbing the syd ney we understand, they are climbing the sydney harbour bridge to raise the invictus flag. that's happening live in sydney as we speak. this is part of their royal tour, harry and meghan e, going around the world. they've been on bondi beach doing a little bit of bonding with the locals earlier in the day. as you can see, pictures coming in of the duke

here's our north america correspondent chris buckler.r forces treaty was seen as a landmark accord when it was agreed by russia and the us 30 years ago. it led to the destruction of hundreds of missiles by both countries, but the white house insists that russia has ignored the inf treaty by producing, testing and deploying banned cruise missiles. president trump now says that he is no longer prepared to let the kremlin violate an agreement that america has honoured. we're not gonna let them violate a nuclear agreement and go out and do weapons and we're not allowed to. we're the ones that have stayed in the agreement and we've honoured the agreement, but russia has not unfortunately so we're gonna terminate the agreement. we're going to pull out. his national security adviserjohn bolton is holding meetings in moscow at the start of the week and is expected to tell russian leaders that the us is withdrawing from the treaty. chris buckler, bbc news, washington. the headlines on bbc news. a car ferry has crashed into two yachts and run agro

chris buckler, bbc news, washington. our correspondentjane o'brien is in washington. expect? in the next couple of hours or so, senators will decide whether or not to move ahead with this confirmation vote. if they do, then they'll have 30 hours to actually do that vote, so we could see something happening perhaps on saturday. now, all eyes are still on four or five key senators who are undecided, even at this late stage, even after all the testimony and extended background checks by the fbi, they are still undecided, and they are two female republican senators, and crucially, a democratic senator who is defending his seat in the deep red state of west virginia. and he still wants to see the fbi report, he wants extra time to look at it again. protesters slept outside the senate steps last night. we are expecting more demonstrations from them, and all morning, we've had a parade of senior republicans coming through, making their last pitch, describing democratic efforts to prevent brett kavanaugh from being confirmed as demolition derby. this is an extraordinary situa

chris buckler, bbc news, wisconsin. in the united states, to pay tribute to the eleven people shot dead at a synagogue on saturday. the man accused of the attack, robert bowers, is due to appear in court later today. gary o'donoghue is in pittsburgh for us this afternoon. there is some suggestion this court hearing might not take place. yes, if you remember, he was shot a number of times before he was taken into custody by the police. there was a firefight on the third floor of the tree of life synagogue before they got him. he has been treated in hospital in the last couple of days and there is some suggestion he may not be in a fit state to go to court. however, it is possible that a federaljudge could go to his bedside to administer the initial legal proceedings. if that happens, there will be 29 charges he is facing, a number of them related to hate crimes. we are now told the prosecutor in pittsburgh is formally seeking the death penalty from the attorney general if he gets a conviction against him. hydrogen—powere

chris buckler reports from washington.estigations and searches finally discover, there seems to be a growing acceptance that jamal khashoggi will not be found alive. inside the saudi consulate in istanbul, he disappeared and the claims he was interrogated, tortured and murdered here, are becoming more and more difficult for saudi arabia to simply deny. as a turkish crime scene investigation team left the saudi consul‘s istambul residence, the washington post published mr khashoggi's last column, an article which its editor said showed his passion forfreedom, freedom they believe he gave his life for. in the opinion piece, mr khashoggi writes of the jailing ofjournalists and attacks on the media in the arab world, no longer carry the consequence of a backlash from the international community. and he goes on to say that arab governments have been given free rein to continue silencing the media at an increasing rate. the us secretary of state has now visited both ankara and riyadh and offered reassurances to turkey's presiden

bill is there with a g at the end and emphasising in the final syllable of the name, i'm mike chris bucklerse walls jamal khashoggi was lured to his death. the variations don't end there. was the hard k in the name there, khashoggi, correct? or should it be more of a soft sound? here by james mandell and frank gardner. these are the latest pictures ofjamal khashoggi and his fiancee. lurid details ofjust how khashoggi died have been leaked to turkey's pro—government media. all this inconsistency did not impress a viewer called lindy loo... but what is the right version? this telephone caller was pretty clear. this is a friend of the khashoggis. i'm asking to change the pronunciation. it is not kah—show—gee. it's ka—shoggy. however the name advised to be said in the last two examples we played reflecting a gulf arabic rather than a standard arabic pronunciation. one final thought on the reporting of his death comes from kevin west, who posed this question. thank you for all your comments this week. if you want to share your opinions on bbc news current affairs, you can call us. 0r e—mail news

bill there with a g at the end, and emphasising in the final syllable of the name, unlike chris bucklerhoggi was lured to his death. but the variations don't end there. was the hard k at the start of the name there, khashoggi, correct? or should be more of a soft sound as demonstrated here byjames mandell and frank gardner. these are the latest pictures ofjamal khashoggi and his fiancee. lurid details ofjust how khashoggi died have been leaked to turkey's pro—government media. all this inconsistency did not impress a viewer called lindy lou. but what is the right version? this telephone caller was pretty clear. this is a friend of the khashoggis and please can you change the pronunciation. it is not kah—show—gee. thank you. however, the name advised to be said in the last two examples we played reflecting a gulf arabic rather than a standard arabic pronunciation. jamal khashoggi. one final thought on the reporting of his death comes from kevin west, who posed this question. thank you for all your comments this week. if you want to share your opinions on bbc news and current affairs, or

from washington, our correspondent chris buckler reports. the system is corrupt!illed with protesters. whether to support brett kavanaugh‘s nomination to the supreme court. christine blasey ford decades ago, when they were both teenagers. finally decided she would vote in favour ofjudge kavanaugh. the more likely than not standard. to say she couldn't support him. stop this, it's not too late! they intend to keep up the pressure on america's politicians. or leave the streets. they're not listening to women and are not listening to survivors. and divisive political fight. on america's highest court. that vote is due around 9. here on the bbc news channel. of a brexit deal have increased in recent days. eu summit in november. good" for either the uk or the eu. with me now is our political correspondent, tom barton. you have looked at this interview. is this a conscious attempt to send a signal? i think it is. becoming a bit more tuneful certainly a bit more up heat. certainly a bit more up heat. between the eu and the uk has increased in recent days. increased in re

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thank you very much, chris buchler in wisconsin. —— buckler.and their partners in the federal government, the spd, went back by about ten percentage points. the outcome is likely to increase tensions in the governing coalition in berlin. syria‘s national museum has partially reopened in damascus for the first time in six years. much of its collection had been moved to protect it from damage during the civil war. the reopening is another attempt by the government to try to show that syria is returning to some kind of normality. the bbc‘s tim allman has more. applause opening the doors on the past, after yea rs of opening the doors on the past, after years of conflict. this museum, established nearly a century ago, was shut in 2012. the country‘s civil war far too close for comfort. translation: it was hard work at the beginning. we put a strategy in place to protect the syrian museum. we emptied all the museums and move their content to safe places. we saved the majority of the pieces in the syrian museum. these were years of brutalfighting, the

chris buckler, bbc news, washington.increased by 9% in the year to the end ofjune. the office for national statistics says the number of violent and sexual offences recorded by police went up by nearly a fifth, with robbery increasing by almost a quarter. and murders are now at their highest level for a decade, with 719 homicides recorded during the period. meanwhile, calls and messages to crimestoppers are at a record high, with many people saying they made contact with the crime—fighting charity because they couldn't reach the police. the charity, crimestoppers, says it's handling a record number of phone calls. with me is mark hallas, the chief executive of the charity. thank you for coming in. let's talk about those crime figures published by the office for national statistics. when we hear about crime figures and get updates on them, we often hear that increases are in pa rt often hear that increases are in part due to more people reporting, better recording of crimes but there comes a point when you have to say, th

chris buckler, bbc news, washington.n the bbc newsroom with a summary of the rest of the day's news. thank you. good morning. the number of rail passengers falling victim to crime has increased in the last year. figures from the british transport police show that more than 60,000 offences were recorded in the year to the end of march — a i7% rise. ben ando reports. until last year, crime on the railways was going down but british transport police, who cover the network in england, scotland and wales, say that has changed. 0verall, crime is up 17% to 61,159 and the proportion of violent crimes is up by more — nearly one in five. sex crimes are up, too, by 16%, and now comprise one in 25 of all crimes committed on the network. so, why the increase? the police say they've got better at recording crime and all new trains have cctv cameras on board, meaning there's more likely to be evidence that can be taken to court, so victims and witnesses have the confidence to come forward. these figures are worrying but it's important

chris buckler is in washington. chris, incredible relief, i imagine, for the family? yes.icular case. firstly there is the family. his wife was in court with him whenever the verdict was delivered. ultimately he was convicted of these charges of alleged espionage and also eating what turkey described as terrorist groups. but at the same time, they said that he could be immediately be freed. as you can imagine, that was a huge thing for him and his wife. he said he was an innocent man camila isjesus, he lost turkey. they were allowed to return to their home to get their belongings and finally make their way to the airport after a long time. but there is also the political dimension to this as well. america has been putting huge pressure on turkey to try to get his release. is ultimately this is something of a victory for donald trump. they have been some reports of us media that is part of those attempt to get released that a secret deal may have been done to try to encourage turkish authorities to let him travel back to america. that has been denied by donald trump, who in

our correspondent chris buckler is in washington. resident is trying to smooth over the situation given how important and allies saudi arabia is, but if this tape turns out to be what it is claimed to be, that will be hard to ignore? and critics feel he's not addressing the issue head—on. if you listen carefully to him, he talks time and time again about the importance of relationships with saudi arabia, both financially and also in terms of the middle east as a region. they need an ally, they need a partnership country and both the president and the secretary of state, mike pompeo, have been very careful in what they've said, saying let's wait for the outcome of this investigation. but there are some critics, democrats in particular, who feel so far he's given some cover to saudi arabia. that something of course he denies. but they're pushing for him to give stronger language against the saudis, and indeed asking him if he has any financial links of financial potential ties to saudi arabia, something i think the president again will

here's our north america correspondent chris buckler, and a warning there is flash photography in hisnt and an image that let the world know that the cold war was coming to an end. three decades ago, the then american president and soviet leader agreed the intermediate—range nuclear forces treaty that led to hundreds of missiles in both countries being destroyed, but that was a different era. while the nuclear threat isn't what it once was, for years, america has been concerned about russia's testing and deployment of a cruise missile that it says breaches the treaty. and with concerns that other countries including china aren't tied by the accord, donald trump says he's had enough. we're not going to let them violate a nuclear agreement and go out and do weapons and we're not allowed to. we're the ones that have stayed in the agreement, and we've honoured the agreement, but russia has not unfortunately honoured the agreement, so we're going to terminate the agreement and pull—out. the president has spent the week campaigning ahead of next month's crucial congressional elections. he h

the very latest from moscow injust a moment — but first, here's our washington correspondent, chris bucklerthat let the world know that the cold war was coming to an end. three decades ago, the then american president and soviet leader agreed the intermediate—range nuclear forces treaty that led to hundreds of missiles in both countries being destroyed, but that was a different era. while the nuclear threat isn't what it once was, for years, america has been concerned about russia's testing and deployment of a cruise missile that it says breaches the treaty. and with concerns that other countries including china aren't tied by the accord, donald trump says he's had enough. we're not going to let them violate a nuclear agreement and go out and do weapons and we're not allowed to. we're the ones that have stayed in the agreement, and we've honoured the agreement, but russia has not unfortunately honoured the agreement, so we're going to terminate the agreement and pull—out. the president has spent the week campaigning ahead of next month's crucial congressional elections. he has visited troop

chris buckler is live for us from washington. chris, a change of tone from the president.the president is still pushing for a pause. he says he wants to see the outcome of these different investigations that are ongoing, and we know that there are still very active investigations in turkey at the moment, but there is definitely a hardening of language. and you get a sense that that is partly because donald trump has seen the details of multiple intelligence reports. he said that to the new york times, and he says that if saudi arabia were involved, then ultimately there will be severe consequences. arts, again, he is still not saying what those will be. what i think there is pressure growing not just on what i think there is pressure growing notjust on saudi arabia but also on president trump to be seen to act on this. because he has talked about the potential of it being rogue killers, of really wanting to stop and take a break and not point a finger at saudi arabia at the moment. but at the same time, there does seem to be growing suspicions that saudi arabia could have

chris buckler, bbc news, washington.secretary dominic raab says the uk should boycott proposals to delay leaving the eu, unless brussels relents on the irish backstop. his comments come after campaigners claim around 700,000 protestors marched for another referendum. let's talk now to our political correspondent tom barton. hejoins us now he joins us now from hejoins us now from central london. we've seen the huge numbers, but will this march make any difference? yes, hundreds of thousands of people on the streets yesterday, their voices very much being heard. whether or not they are being listened to, well, that is unlikely when it comes to the people in power and that is the two main reasons. firstly britain's exit date the 29th of march next year is laid out in law. second, the government has repeatedly said it is opposed to the idea of holding another referendum and so unless something dramatic changes, it is unlikely the policy will change although at course at the moment as we know politics is so febrile that somet

chris buckler, bbc news, washington.t secretary dominic raab says the uk should boycott proposals to delay leaving the eu unless brussels relents on the irish backstop. his comments come after campaigners claim around 700,000 protestors marched for another referendum. let's talk now to our political correspondent tom barton. we've seen the huge numbers — but will this march make any difference? the reality is that while those hundreds of thousands of people did make their voices heard yesterday, it is unlikely that the call for a referendum is going to be listened to. by those in power. that's four to. by those in power. that's four to being reasons, firstly the date of british exit from the eu in march next year is set in law and will be difficult to change but the second is the government has made it clear they are just not interested in the idea, so unless something dramatic changes then the policy is probably unlikely to change for although of course as we've seen so much recently, politics is so changing at the mome

let's go live to washington now and our correspondent chris buckler.ationwide investigation and all authorities say they are working diligently. they say it involves dozens of agencies and organisations but it does seem to be there are focusing very carefully at there are focusing very carefully at the moment on florida. they have been to a facility north of miami conducting searches there and it's a sign of their concern that the bomb squad from miami police were called and they were there throughout that search. it gives you a sense they are narrowing down where there focuses. they believe these packages we re focuses. they believe these packages were sent from florida to critics of donald trump and that is why their main investigation is taking place at the moment. none of these bombs have gone off but it's become a hugely political issue. it's less than two weeks to the us midterms. if both sides. democrats and republicans saying there needs to be a different tone to political debate. they have called for it to bea debate. they have called for it t

here's our north america correspondent, chris buckler.mpaigners have made clear they intend to keep the pressure on america's politicians.” intend to keep the pressure on america's politicians. i am so angry, ido america's politicians. i am so angry, i do not want to leave this place or leave the streets. they are not listening to women and they are not listening to women and they are not listening to survivors. four days, the senate's corridors of power have been filled with protesters, each one trying to influence the few senators still wavering over whether to support brett kava naugh‘s nomination wavering over whether to support brett kavanaugh‘s nomination to the supreme court. he is angrily denied claims that he sexually assaulted christine blasey ford decades ago when they were both teenagers. after wrestling with her political beliefs, it is a simple question of who to believe. susan colleagues —— susan collins finally decided she would vote in favour ofjudge kavanaugh. the facts presented do not mean that professor ford was not s

we've sent sent chris buckler to anoka — the minnesota town which calls itself the halloween capitalhere are some flashing lights at the beginning of this report. people scream scare tactics are nothing new in politics. but given how often american voters are being warned about what could be just around the corner, it seems rather appropriate that these elections are being held within days of halloween. that's an occasion that is taken quite seriously in anoka. for almost a century, a trick or treat parade has been held here. and this minnesota town is now known as the halloween capital of the world. yet what some of those lining the streets here find truly frightful are politicians. i am kind of sick of them. why? i am sick of the division that is coming across our country. the ads need to be positive rather than saying that this is what he does and he is going to take away insurance. how about just saying what you are going to do and what you are for rather than saying what he will not do? anoka's annual ghost run may be a friendly race but the mid—term elections are anything but t

for more on this we can speak to our washington correspondent, chris buckler.hment but in reality how far can president trump go? it's a good question. you said he says severe punishment but he doesn't say what it is. many would argue the greatest beverage washington has over riyadh is to stop arms sales to the country. you got clearly there from the president but he doesn't want to stop the tens of billions of dollars of arms that could be sold to saudi arabia because ultimately it could affect jobs in the usa. that is one thing that could potentially be off the table. at the same time, you have real political pressure going on the us, particularly if the turkish authorities produce more evidence of how jamal khashoggi was killed. you have senators in the us putting pressure on donald trump, saying he has to be seen to act. at the same time, he has to try to foster a relationship with saudi arabia. we got the strongest comments from president trump today, but at the same time no commitment of what he will actually do in terms of taking action. this is a high p

when he appeared last week before the senate judiciary committee. 0ur washington correspondent chris buckler the document won't be published but will be circulated to every member of congress. they have a chance to see it, from what we understand, effectively on thursday in america. so from the morning they will be able to look at the report and get details. there are indications that there are only one copy of this report, but essentially republicans will go in and see it, and that will be followed by the democrats, and they will see it effectively back—to—back. those details are still to be cleared up. but it seems that the fbi have now finished their report, which looks into allegations of sexual misconduct by brett kavanaugh. it is essentially the reopening of a background check, and as a result it is extremely limited in what it looks at. we understand that although we have spoken to a number of individuals, including a second woman who has accused him of sexual misconduct, there a number of other people who have not been spoken by the fbi. as a result, you already have the sense that t

now staying with that story, earlier i spoke to the bbc‘s chris buckler in washington, who told me thatrecautions are being taken not only at politicians‘ houses and media organisations. there's also been a warning to those who actually deal with packages, particularly mail services in certain buildings, that they need to be aware of potentially suspect packages. and that goes down to two reasons. first of all, there's concern that there can also be some other packages in the mail, but secondly, they know that they have not got the person who was responsible for this attempt to send a series of packages yet in custody. the investigation still at a relatively early stage. and as a result, there is the danger of more suspicious packages being sent. however, that investigation is now very much getting under way. we understand that all the devices will be sent to the fbi lab in quantico. essentially they are going to be investigated and forensically inspected together. two reasons for that, first of all, they want to compare the devices, but secondly, they want to try to gather any evidence

earlier, i spoke with our correspondent chris buckler in washington.etails of pastor brunson‘s release. this case has been at the centre of a huge diplomatic row between turkey and the us. president trump mike pence have been personally involved, they have publicly protested pastor brunson‘s innocence. they have publicly protested pastor bru nson‘s innocence. it they have publicly protested pastor brunson‘s innocence. it has been convicted of espionage and aiding terrorist groups in the country. there is a jayde —— terrorist groups in the country. there is ajayde —— charges terrorist groups in the country. there is a jayde —— charges that we re there is a jayde —— charges that were laid against him. however, he has been released without actually going to prison, effectively because of time served and what was described as his good conduct. he is continually protested his innocence and us officials have done that as well. nbc, one of the us media broadcasters here, it said there was a secret deal that had been done in return for his release. you heard t

here's our north america correspondent chris buckler.clear forces treaty was seen as a landmark accord when it was agreed by the us and russia 30 years ago. but the us has insisted that russia has abandoned the treaty by deploying banned cruise missiles. president trump now says that he is no longer prepared to let the kremlin violate an agreement that america has honoured. russia has violated the agreement. they have been violating it for many years, and i don't know why president obama didn't negotiate or pull out. and we're not going to let them violate the nuclear agreement and go out and do weapons, and we're not allowed to. we are the ones that have stayed in the agreement, and we have honoured the agreement. but russia has not, unfortunately, honoured the agreement. so we're going to terminate the agreement, we're going to pull out. his national security adviser, john bolton, is holding meetings in moscow at the start of the week, and he is expected to tell russian leaders that the us is withdrawing from the treaty. let's get some

for more, i've been speaking to our washington correspondent chris buckler. if he thought the president was being ironic in his comments about the media. i don't think he was being ironic. this was an attempt by president trump to take the moral high ground. in other comments, he also went on to say that those engaged in the political arena must stop treating political opponents as being morally defective and no one should carelessly compare political opponents to historical villains, which is done often. just to give you a sense of that, some of those have received these pipe bombs include maxine waters, who he regularly refers to in these rallies as "a low iq individual", another person was hillary clinton, who he constantly refers to as "crooked h illa ry". while trump is now calling for a more civil tone in politics, some would argue the president really needs to take his own advice. indeed, and one was reminded of the events when he actually praised the actions of a gentleman who attacked a reporter. greg gianforte, i think his name was. he actually body

our correspondent chris buckler is in wisconsin, which he told me is very much trump country, even thoughst one vote. it is a section of different votes that take place, and in each state it is very different. but, in current america, president trump is a dominating figure. he stands above all of it, and he has been here in recent days in order to try and rally the base and get people out to vote. he knows it‘s very important that he hangs on to congress, and that‘s why he wants to ensure that wisconsin stays republican—red. well away from washington, it is voters living in the middle of america who will decide whether democrats or republicans win the midterms. wisconsin is one of the so—called swing states, a place where both parties believe they have a chance of getting people to turn to them when they enter the ballot box, and that will help set the direction of politics in this country for the next couple of years. this election isn‘t about the presidency, but it really matters to president trump. currently, his republican party control both the senate and the house of representatives

our washington correspondent chris buckler reports. the system is corrupt! senate's corridors of power have been filled with protesters. each one trying to influence the still wavering senators over whether to support brett kava naugh's wavering senators over whether to support brett kavanaugh's domination to the supreme court. he has angrily denied claims that he sexually assaulted christine blasey ford decades ago when they were both teenagers. after wrestling with her political beliefs and the simple question of who to believe, the republican senator susan collins finally decided she would vote in favour ofjudgement grow one. the fa cts favour ofjudgement grow one. the facts presented do not mean that president, professor ford was not sexually assaulted that night. or at some other time. but they do lead me to conclude that the allegations fail, to me —— meet the more likely than not standard. but another republican broke party lines to say she could not support him. stop this, it's not too late! the tower -- final this, it's not too late! the tower —— fi

let's speak to chris buckler who is in washington for us, how will the conversation take shape?more denials from saudi arabia but there are pressures now on president trump to be more critical of saudi arabia. america has a arms sale deal with saudi arabia were tens of billions of dollars which is worth manyjobs inside america. donald trump was asked what he would do to saudi arabia if they were found guilty but he has not said anything specific. he has fostered a relationship with riyadh but at the same time there is growing pressure inside washington and around the world for him to show leadership on this issue. you have touched on the economic ties spark geopolitically this relationship is very precious to both parties? —— but. if you look at the middle east there is no doubt america needs an ally and a partner, and saudi arabia is fulfilling that role at the moment. partly why there are strong diplomatic ties between the countries and some would argue why abuses in the past have maybe been ignored by america. at the same time the knotted sites cannot ignore this and there ar