chris buckler, bbc news, new york. italy's populist five star movement and the centre—left let's get some of the day's other news. the damage was discovered after officials investigated reports of trucks going into get illegal hardwood. a co—ordinated response will start next month. taliban leaders say they're close to finalising a peace deal that will see the withdrawal of us troops from afghanistan. in exchange, they're promising the country will not become a haven for international militants. the two sides have been holding a ninth round of talks in qatar, to end the 18—year war.

i've been speaking to our correspondent chris buckler — who's in washington. phrase he uses time and time again, apartfrom the phrase he uses time and time again, apart from saying that he had beenin again, apart from saying that he had been in discussions with the nra and spoke to them once, their views should be respected and represented in the discussion, that gives you an idea that national rifle association is something that president trump wa nts to is something that president trump wants to pay attention to, particularly with an election coming up particularly with an election coming up next year, that they are very powerful gun lobby, and powerful

chris buckler there.anese yen has risen sharply as investors look for safely and earlier i asked market a nalyst safely and earlier i asked market a na lyst jeff safely and earlier i asked market a nalyst jeff hayley safely and earlier i asked market analyst jeff hayley which safely and earlier i asked market analystjeff hayley which safe haven exits he expects investors to rush into. we've seen the yen rallying earlier this morning in early twilight zone trading. gold has opened up higher as well i look at my screams. there will be a lot of flow into gold, swiss francs and yen during the day, and that's a trend that will continue through the week. a gauge on how all of these trade tensions will play out. we've got us growth numbers out this week. numbers from in india. what are we expected to see? will the us economy for once... there's lots of predictions it could be plunged into a recession. actually the gdp figures in the united states are still going to show consistent both. slowing, but still consis

chris buckler reports. chris: jeffrey epstein's victims came to court to be seandst momportantly, heard. thfae were not expected to the man who abused them -- his death roed them of the portunity. but they told in graphic and upsetting detail the impact of epstein's crimes. >> before i ppew what was ing he grabbed me by the wrist. he was unbuttoning my shorts and pulling my body onto his naked body. all i could say was a meek "no, please stop," but that seemed to excite him more. they continued to -- he continued to rape me, and then hopped in the shower. i pulled my shorts up and ran ck to the villa, my feet bloody from the rocks. i cried myself to sleep last night. >> i want to think the judge for letting us speak, having some closure. it will be a rough road, but i want to thank the survivors who hang reached out to me telli their stories. chris: inside court, many of the women asked for their real names not to be used. but they became emotional and some brokeown in tears as they talked about the crimes t

material involved.ed joining me is the bbc's chris buckler. what was this information that mr. comey is accusedf improperpr leaking? chris: this whole investigatioth dates back taftermath of donald trump's famous firing of james comey. he has given various reasons for dismissing the former i director, begins, has always insisted that as far as he is, it was about t fbi's inquiry into russian interference in the 2016 election. after he wasa fired, he took memo wch detailed private conversations with donald trum and took it to our friend, and that friend passed it on to a reporter for "the new york times." it said that mr. trump had triee toure the fbio stop an investigation into michael then-national securitydvisor. general thing went on to plead guilty to lying to federal agents. in this investigation by the department o justice, they said that was a sensitive c information, nssified material, but the fact that he leaked it was inappropriate and in their words, dangerr s example fohers. laura: but mr. comey is into being punished. how are he and the white house wrecking? --ri re

live now to washington and our correspondent, chris buckler. t more details do we know surrounding his apparent death? well, when us officials made that announcement, they were prepared to give a bounty of $1 million for information that led to the of hamza bin laden. at that stage they believed he was an emerging figure in al-qaeda. however, we understand they now believe he's dead as a result of what's been described as a military operation. from what we know, ben, it was a strike not intended to attack hamza bin laden. he was not the target. there are suggestions the us didn't know he had been killed after that operation. it wasn't until they intercepted communications between members of al-qaeda that they discovered that they believed that hamza bin laden had been killed in the operation. however, so far the pentagon has not released an official statement on this and indeed when president donald trump was asked about it earlier on, a matter of hours ago, he batted away the question and said he wasn't prepared to talk about it. however, from

chris buckler, bbc news. laura: the shootings in el paso have put a new focus on migration policy and gun control.ab to talt those issues, i spoke to the deputy mmications director for the republican national committee. democrats say it is cruel and insensitive and scary to carry out these immigration raids as hispanic families are grieving after the el paso killings. what would you say to that?tw >> they arvery different situations. laura: but they both involve the hispanic community. ays, that's some right, but they are very different from the raids in mississippi. we have to be clear ab this, we have great compassion for the situation so many find themselves in in our country, but we are also a country laws and have to talk about fairness. in thategd, lawlessness is going to do more harm than good, and an open border situation will not solve our crisis and es not make is available to help those in need. we have people exploiting our immigration system. if you want to help these people o need, congress shou

chris buckler joins us with more. what can you tell us? chris: hamza bin laden issh a owy figure and it is not entirely known what his ages, but it is believed he there are military sources saying the has been killed in an operation and they confirm he dead. in recent months u.s. officials haveeen pushing for formation about his whereabouts and offered $1 million award forti infor. they have become concerned about hamza bin laden. they say he has become a key figure in the current leadership of al qaeda and following his father, and he had been using video and audio messages to call for attacks in north america and some of its allies. laura: in011 went osama bin laden was killed i remember going down to ground zero and it was a huge reaction. what do you think the reaction will be now in the u.s.? chris: in america there will be many people who feel that if he is dead, if he was -- numbers of emerging in the leadership can potentially there will be people that the country is safer. if you took a look at some of the messages hamza bin laden

chris buckler reports from the state of maryland. chris: right across rural america, there are towns where people are struggling to putta food on theies and and families who have no choice but to put their faith in the goodwill of nehbors and rangers. >> that one. yes, fresh bread! chris: this is a food bank in western maryland. many who come here rely on what is handed out to feed not just - themselves >> because the granted stay with us most of the time. --ranted stay with us most of the time. >> you want to be able to give them breakfast, lunch, and dinner. when you can't and the child u telling ey are still hungry, that hurts, that hurts a lot. that is the part that makes me cry, that i can't give to them. i have done -- and as a singl' parent, i' done without so that my kids would have. >> it's just hard. it'eys just hard. re making it harder. chris: america's economy is doing well. that is not always obvious in aces like smithsburg. a recent report rned that they should expect to pay another r on everyday items because of tariff

chris: chris buckler, bbc news. laura: how tariffs can be a hidden tax on the very poorest, and more are coming on september 1. our language is constantly changing, and the internet is pushing the transformation. conversations we have online are becoming mainstream,nd so are is the shorthand we use. 20 years ago, who could have foreseen we would all be lol'g? in her new book "because in a ternet," an author and nglinguist has been trac these changes, and she spoke to me earlier. thank you for joining us. what is the key difference between the old languath rules annew internet rules? >> one of the things i think is interesting about the internet is it gives us this explosion of writing by ordinary people that is so mundane and so beautiful, that lets us write t we have been talking and not have these editorial rules that are imposed from on high but rules when you have people interacting with each other. laura: but there is confusion, as you point out in the book, over how different generations read internet language

chris was behind some of those. buckler in washington 1 and chris buckler in washington and if and when that official confirmation comes through, we'll bring it to you on newsday. let's take a look at some of the day's other news. the us central bank, the federal reserve, has cut interest rates from a range of 2% to 2.25%. the 0.25% cut is the first since the financial crisis ten years ago. here's how the chairman of the fed, jerome powell, explained the reasons behind the move. the outlook for the us economy remains favourable, and this action is designed to support that outlook. it is intended to insure against downside risks from weaker global growth and trade policy uncertainty, to help offset the effects of these factors are currently having on the economy, and to promote a faster return of inflation to our symmetric 2% objective. samira hussain is our business correspondent in new york. it seems this is probably going to be a one—off, that we're not going to see a lot of rate cuts and that really from the press confer

chris buckler, bbc news.rnings that some of the words used by american politicians, including the man who occupies the white house, could potentially be dangerous. certainly democrats have been lining up to say that the words he particularly used about rhetoric, race and immigration have given a sense that there is a responsibility that lies with the president himself. that, as you can imagine, has been strongly denied by the white house, who said the president is sickened by what happened, and they have said only the person who fired the shots could bear responsibility for the crimes. it is certainly worth pointing out that the motivations for both of these incidents are being investigated still. in el paso, it looks like this was possibly a hate crime. in dayton, ohio, as you mentioned, it appears that one of the victims was the sister of the gunmen himself. certainly, whenever you take a look at a campaigners, they will say both incidents raise concerns that there needs to be tighter legislation when it co

live now to washington and our correspondent, chris buckler. ongressman pull out so soon after being chosen was yellow yea h, out so soon after being chosen was yellow yeah, john radcliffe hospital sciglio congressman who is regarded by some others as basicallyjunior. he is regarded by the president has been something of a donald trump loyalist. in recent congressional hearings he was one of those who aggressively questioned the former special council robert mueller and impress the president by doing that. but the media have been picking over his cv and they have raised questions about whether he really has the experience to oversee i7 civilian and military intelligence agencies in the united states. and also they have been questioning whether or not he necessarily has the achievements he has put down in his resume stop example, it may be suggested that in his role as a prosecutor he has exaggerated just exactly what work he did in terms of counterterrorism, tried to shine a better light and all of that pressure has come down to the point where

the bbc's chris buckler was there as she arrived and has this report. is: when world leaders travel to the united nationy rarely get a reception like this. the u.n. brought out a flotilla of boats to welcome a 16-year-old schoolgirl. it is a sign of how much of a figurehead greta thunbhas become. greta has come to new york to raise concerns about climate change, but even the journey itself is intended to send a message. she wouldn't fly because of the environmental impact. instead, she spent twoeeks on a yachtowered by the wind and sun. greta: the ground is still shaking for me. but i want to thank everyone so much, everyone whos here. and everyone who was involved in this climate fight, because this is a fight across borders, across continents. chris: the whole trip wasat designed tact publicity, from the online map tracking greta's progress to the twitter account posts from the branded boat.ci it is a rang yacht fitted with underwater turbine panels.de it's gned for long distances, even in rough weather. greta: we are doing between 20 and 25. we are ab

here's our north america correspondent chris buckler.ing of grief and violence in america came a saturday night that brought more of the same. nine people were killed and more than two dozen injured, all in a shooting that lasted less then a minute, as people were enjoying an evening out in the centre of dayton. they started pushing us out the back door, into the alley out the back because they didn't want us coming out the front because they didn't know where the shooter was, or how many there was. when you came outside, as soon as you hit the front street, you've seen the bodies and you knew that this was different. you knew it was something you never thought of experiencing. the gunman has been identified as 24—year—old connor betts. his home is being searched by police, who say he was wearing body armour, using an assault rifle and carrying more magazines of ammunition when he was shot dead by officers. among his victims was his own sister. she was very sweet, had her own opinions, and was loud and kind in a way that her brother was

chris buckler, bbc news.in took to the streets overnight ahead of strikes planned for later. the protests are now in their ninth weekend. at one of the rallies there were more clashes between police and demonstrators — protesters have been throwing stones at a police station in the residential area of tseung kwan o. steve mcdonell has been out on the streets. we can't bring you that report right now. so, i have a lady who is not very happy. as you said, there will be a protest strike later today. some people are not happy about it. we are expecting tens of thousands of people to attend this strike which would affect everything from finance to art. the aviation sector is the most effect did as we expect, hundreds of flights have already been cancelled. this was the week china warned all of this had to stop there would dire consequences. and tonight, this was the message held back to the mainland. far from intimidated, distant discs —— this protest movement is growing more aggressive. it was the police force wh

chris buckler, bbc news.ists are disrupting operations at several key metro stations at the start of the working week in hong kong. they are hoping to persuade commuters to observe their call for a citywide strike. their action follows a weekend of demonstrations and clashes with police as they tried to block cross—harbour tunnels and paint out traffic lights. the hong kong government has warned that any large—scale stoppage would be economically damaging. a similar strike call last week largely went unheeded. in the past hour hong's kong's political leader, carrie lam, has been giving her reaction to today's disruption. the great majority of hong kong people are now in a state of great anxiety. some of them do not know whether they could still take some forms of public transport, while others are right now being blocked on the way into work. the government will be resolute in maintaining law and order in hong kong. well, on sunday, the government cautioned that the protests were bringing the chinese semi—aut

chris buckler reports.targeted raids, immigration enforcement agents searched food processing factories looking for undocumented migrants. and, as they were led away into custody, some of their children were left behind. my dad didn't do nothing. he's not a criminal or something, that's what... immigrants — took him... oh, please, let him be. starts crying. most of the 680 workers arrested were hispanic, and many of their children returned home to find their parents weren't there. they're now being looked after by friends and relatives. he said that his mom was gone, that he's upset with trump. he's — hejust wants his mum back. and they both crying, they've been crying all day since they got home from school. he found out she wasn't at home. i went over to pick him up, and it's — they've been crying all day, just upset. the raids at seven different locations were the result of a year—long investigation that was focussed not just on those who were illegally in the country, but also those employing them. to t

chris buckler, bbc news, new york.early complete in ethiopia. their study, published in thejournal nature, challenges ideas about how humans evolved. pallab ghosh reports. in africa, in the distant past, advanced apelike creatures evolved into the first humans. for decades, scientists believed this specimen, nicknamed lucy, was the apelike ancestor to the first true humans but a dig in the afar region of ethiopian found this object. it turned out to be the near complete skull of an ancestor of lucy called anamensis. using computerised scans, researchers built up this face of what anamensis actually looked like. analysis suggests lucy's kind is a branch of anamensis rather than a direct descendant, and so there are many more contenders to lay claim to being the ancestors of the very first humans to walk the earth. pallab ghosh, bbc news. an urgent battle is taking place in the forests of eastern germany. on one side is the local army. on the other, millions of beetles. after two hot, dry summers, the insects have infest

i asked the bbc‘s chris buckler in washington what is happening? last few minutes of the trading day where volatile and you pointed out that the dowjones volatile and you pointed out that the dow jones is volatile and you pointed out that the dowjones is down more than 700 points and close down 621 points lower and you look across the board losses of more than 2% on the dow jones and s&p 500, the nasdaq down 396 jones and s&p 500, the nasdaq down 3% and when you are seeing here is wall street reacting to these comments by the president and seeing a return that the trade war is escalating and a recession or certainly a downturn may be closer than investors would have liked to imagine. why has donald trump take this fight been given the consequences? it is hard not to see this through the prison of his reelection campaign. —— the prism of his reelection campaign. the economy has been a bright spot for him frankly, you have consumers in america who are standing in the jobs market is looking pretty healthy and that was echoed by comments by the top cen

here's our north america correspondent chris buckler.rning of grief and violence in america, came a saturday night that brought more of the same. nine people were killed and more than two dozen injured, all in a shooting which lasted less than a minute, as people were enjoying an evening out in the centre of dayton. they started pushing us out the back door, into the alley out the back because they didn't want us coming out the front because they didn't know where the shooter was, or how many there was. when you came outside and hit the front street, you saw the bodies and you knew that this was something different, something that you never thought of experiencing. the gunman has been identified as 24—year—old connor betts. his home is being searched by police who say he was wearing body armour, using an assault rifle and carrying more magazines of ammunition when he was shot dead by officers. among his victims was his own sister. she was very sweet, had her own opinions, and was loud and kind in a way that her brother was quiet and...ke

chris buckler, bbc news, washington.ta in the us state of georgia, is republican political strategist seth weathers, who previously served as trump's 2016 campaign director in georgia. seth, thank you very much for joining us. first of all, was it a mistake for the president to retreat this conspiracy theory? would you have advised him to do it?|j this conspiracy theory? would you have advised him to do it? i think what is going to do is bring attention more to the hashtag that had been trending, which was #trumpbodycount, which was supposedly saying that he orchestrated the death of epstein. and he obviously didn't comment on it and it was a comedian who retreated it. you are right in that there have been conspiracy theories from both sides of the political divide, but is it different —— is it different when a us president is seen as buying into it? is there a leadership role in staying away from these things? may be so, but i don't think the media is in a big position to discuss conspiracy theories considering the russ

chris buckler, bbc news, washington.tal is politico's washington and white house reporter daniel lippman. thank you so much forjoining us. thanks for having me. firstly, how unusual is it to see the president of the united states re— tweeting conspiracy theories? well, previous presidents would never deign to do such a thing, because from their office they can give a platform to people who are spreading misinformation and fake news. but for donald trump this seems to be a semi regular occurrence. he has talked about conspiracy theories for a while now. but of course everyone in washington condemns him when he does start from his office. one of the phrases was in that retweet, "how did this happen"? well, trump himself was the president, and this jail itself that epstein killed himself and was managed by the bureau of prisons, federal agency. himself and was managed by the bureau of prisons, federal agencylj am bureau of prisons, federal agency.” am sure an investigation will continue as to how it actually happened, but i

chris buckler, bbc news, new york.l to come: plenty more on borisjohnson's decision to suspend parliament for five weeks. also ahead: why students from top universities in russia are risking it all tojoin from top universities in russia are risking it all to join anti— from top universities in russia are risking it all tojoin anti— kremlin rallies. he's the first african—american to win the presidential nomination of a major party, and he accepts exactly a5 years ago to the day that martin luther king declared, "i have a dream." as darkness falls, an unfamiliar light will appear in the south—eastern sky. an orange glowing disc that's brighter than anything save the moon — our neighbouring planet mars. horn toots there is no doubt that this election is an important milestone in the birth of east timor as the world's newest nation. it will take months and billions of dollars to repair what katrina achieved injust hours. three weeks is the longest the great clock has been off duty in 117 years. so it was with great satisf

chris buckler, thank you very much indeed.ported to have made more than 200 arrests during protests organised by opposition groups. the demonstratons were organised to demand free elections — the fourth big protest in a month. organisers say 40,000 people are taking part, though police estimates suggest the figure is less than half. this is what happened when police arrested one demostrator earlier. translation: they don't care about anything, the riot police don't care and the court does not care, they don't care about the constitution. how old are you? i am 20 years old, they said let's just take one from this site and one from that side. bbc correspondent oleg boldyrev has spent the day covering the protests in moscow. the first and the biggest one gathered, about 50,000 people, if you believe the independent observers, and there was a breakaway protest when the cries dispersed, from the beginning a week ago there we re from the beginning a week ago there were calls to execute a peaceful walk, that is what the activists are

chris buckler, bbc news, washington.ay's other news: china has mobilised thousands of servicemen and women to help with the clean up after typhoon lekima swept across the country's eastern seaboard. officials say 32 people were killed and 16 are missing. the storm system brought winds of up to 187 km/h and heavy rain, causing widespread flooding. brazil's president, jair bolsonaro, has accused the german government of trying to buy the amazon after it said it would withhold about $40 million of environmental funds because of worries about deforestation. last month, brazil's space agency reported a huge increase in the amount of trees being cleared since mr bolsonaro took office. he said brazil doesn't need german money. hundreds of people have been evacuated from their homes on the spanish island of gran canaria due to wildfires. strong wind and temperatures of over 32 degrees celsius are hampering efforts to put out the blaze, which covers ten square kilometres. a 50—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of starti

chris buckler, bbc news.on sopel has been following the latest developments, and gave his take on president donald trump's reaction to the shootings. some of it is very familiar, the talk about gun control again from another people around the country they say they need to be tighter gun laws. i think there is approximately 0% chance of any fundamental change on that score. the thing that is new is the focus on the president's rhetoric. during the presidential election campaign he spoke about the great threat internally to the united states as being radical islamic terrorism, as he cold it. actually the greater threat has been white nationalism. charlottesville, the shooting at the pittsburgh synagogue, another in san diego and now this incident in el paso. and you have a number of people saying that when the country says to four congress women from minority backgrounds that they should go back to where they came from, and you see the alleged el paso shooter using similar language, you have democrats coming ou

chris buckler, bbc news, new york.tre—left let's get some of the day's other news. the damage was discovered after officials investigated reports of trucks going into get illegal hardwood. a co—ordinated response will start next month. taliban leaders say they're close to finalising a peace deal that will see the withdrawal of us troops from afghanistan. in exchange, they're promising the country will not become a haven for international militants. the two sides have been holding a ninth round of talks in qatar, to end the 18—year war. jessi combs has been killed in a crash after trying to set a land speed record. they haven't released further details yet. she has been a strong advocate for women's rights but her campaign failed to gain traction. she failed to qualify for the third aquatic debate next month. italy's populist five star movement and the centre—left democratic party have told the country's president that they're prepared to form a coalition government. the move sidelines the far—right league, whose leader

chris buckler there.erto rico have been celebrating the formal resignation of the island's governor, ricardo rossello. he agreed to stand down in the face of mass protests over vulgar text messages he shared with his advisers. mr rossello said he would be replaced by pedro pierluisi. laura rexach is podcast host for wkaq based in sanjuan. i asked her if people are satisfied with the change in governor. no, sadly, not at all. as we speak there are riots forming and ijust saw police putting on their riot gear as i was searching for a quiet street. do you think that protestors perhaps ought to give the new governor, pedro pierluisi, a chance perhaps to deal with some of their broader concerns? no, honestly, not at all. he appointed himself governor in a completely unconstitutional way. he was sworn in today in secrecy in a private residence. completely ignoring the proper steps that the constitution calls for where the senate is supposed to confirm his naming first is secretary of state and now as governor.

the bbc‘s chris buckler was there as she arrived.ely get a reception like this. the un brought out a flotilla of boats to welcome a 16—year—old schoolgirl. it's a sign of how much of a figurehead greta thunberg has become. greta has come to new york to raise concerns about climate change, but even the journey itself was intended to send a message. she wouldn't fly because of the environmental impact. instead, she spent two weeks on a yacht powered only by the wind and sun. the ground is still shaking for me so, but i want to thank everyone so much, everyone who is here, and everyone who is involved in this climate fight because this is a fight across borders, across continents. the whole trip was designed to attract publicity — from the online map tracking greta's progress to the twitter account posts from the branded boat. the malizia is a racing yacht fitted with underwater turbines and solar panels. it's designed for long distances, even in rough weather. we're currently doing between 20 and 25 knots. last night, we hit 30 knots a

chris buckler, bbc news.irector of pro—gun organisation the texas concealed hand gun association. i asked whether there needs to be a revision of gun control laws in the state. there is a lot of hate floating around. this is not a civil season politically or through the social media due to a lot of hatred out there and we need to stop it. we need to realise that hate is always foolish. according to oui’ hate is always foolish. according to our school boards, we now have about one out of every five school districts have allowed their teachers to carry guns. we are now seeing a reduction in the number of signs posted where those of us who have a valid license can carry guns. i'm not familiar with the mile in question all the walmart in question, i know our local walmart allows us to carry —— the mall in question. that's me is a huge change that has happened in over the last ten or 15 years. ed scruggs is director of anti—gun violence organisation texas gun sense. i asked him what he thought of the argument made

chris buckler, bbc news, washington. you are watching newsday on the bbc.cientists being overlooked on wikipedia? we will hear from one activist who is trying to bring about change. also on the programme: we meet india's growing community ofjain monks, who have renounced all worldly possessions, as well as their families. the question was whether we want to save our people and japanese as well and win the war, or whether we want to take a chance on being able to win the war by killing all our young men. the invasion began at two o'clock this morning. mr bush, like most other people, was clearly caught by surprise. we call for the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of all the iraqi forces. 100 years old and still full of vigor, vitality and enjoyment of life. no other king or queen in british history has lived so long, and the queen mother is said to be quietly very pleased indeed that she's achieved this landmark anniversary. this is a pivotal moment for the church as an international movement. the question now is whether the american vote will lead to

chris buckler reports.tein‘s victims came to court to be seen and, most importantly, heard. they once expected to be able to face the man who abused them. his death robbed them of that opportunity, but they told in graphic and upsetting detail the truth and impact of epstein‘s crimes. before i knew what was happening, he grabbed onto my wrist and tugged me towards the bed. i tried to pull away but he was unbuttoning my shorts and pulling my body onto his already naked body faster than i could think. i was searching for words but all i could say was a meek "no, please, stop", but that just seemed to excite him more. he continued to rape me and when he was finished, hopped off and went to the shower. i pulled my shorts up and i ran as fast as i could back to my own villa, my feet bloody from the rocks. i cried myself to sleep that night. i want to thank the judge for letting us speak. having some closure. it's still going to be a rough road but i also wanted to thank all the survivors that had reached out to

chris buckler, bbc news, washington.s on modern society to becomejain monks. there are an estimated 7 millionjains worldwide. they practice vegetarianism and non—violence, but the monks are much stricter, renouncing their homes and families, and vowing to do everything in their power to protect all life. priyanka pathak reports. would you give up your home, your family and friends, your phone and your shoes, for a shot at salvation? here in india, more people under the age of 30 are deciding to do just that by becoming jain monks. they believe even microscopic life is sacred, so the monks walk barefoot and don't use electricity, to minimise their impact on the planet. dhruvi is about to take that next step. she is preparing to become a monk. this is one of the last times dhruvi will eat with her family. after the ceremony, dhruvi will not be able to call her parents mum and dad, and because the ceremonies are strictly divided, she will never be able to hug her dad or look him in the eye again. the ceremony where she will

chris buckler, bbc news, new york.chancellor sajid javid, will bring forward his announcement on the government's spending priorities. it's fuelling speculation a general election is likely. mrjavid will deliver his spending review in parliament next wednesday with health, schools and the police all expected to receive a funding boost. priya lakhani, founder and ceo of century tech. it does have that feel of building up it does have that feel of building up to it does have that feel of building uptoa it does have that feel of building up to a sort of campaign, doesn't it? spending priorities being set out. boris in his leadership campaign talked about spending money on the right places, he talked about education which was second on his agenda to delivering brexit. here he is now with a one year review, his chancellor coming out with spending review. this is not a long—term spending review and it looks like this is boris saying that he is delivering on his leadership campaign which obviously will set him up in a general

chris buckler reports.e to court to be seen and, most importantly, heard. they once expected to be able to face the man who abused them. his death robbed them of that opportunity, but they told in graphic and upsetting detail the truth and impact of epstein‘s crimes. before i knew what was happening, he grabbed onto my wrist and tugged me towards the bed. i tried to pull away but he was unbuttoning my shorts and pulling my body onto his already naked body faster than i could think. i was searching for words but all i could say was a meek no, please, stop, but that just seemed to excite him more. he continued to rape me and when he was finished, hopped off and went to the shower. i pulled my shorts up and i ran as fast as i could back to my own villa, my feet bloody from the rocks. i cried myself to sleep that night. i want to thank the judge for letting us speak. having some closure. it's still going to be a rough road but i also wanted to thank all the survivors that had reached out to me as well and telli

the bbc‘s chris buckler, reports from new york.ly get a reception like this. the un brought out a flotilla of boats to welcome a 16—year—old schoolgirl — it's a sign of how much of a figurehead greta thunberg has become. greta has come to new york to raise concerns about climate change but even the journey itself was intended to send a message. she would not fly, because of the environmental impact, instead she spent two weeks on a yacht, powered only by the wind and sun. the ground is still shaking for me so, but i want to thank everyone so much, everyone who is here and everyone who is involved in this climate fight because this is a fight across borders, across continents. the whole trip was designed to attract publicity. from the online map tracking greta's progress, to the twitter account posts from the branded boat. the malizia is a racing yacht, fitted with underwater turbines and solar panels. it is designed for long distances, even in rough weather. we are currently doing between 20 and 25 knots. last night we hit 30 knots

our north america correspondent chris buckler has been following developments. oh, my god.ies were out shopping on a saturday morning when they were advised to run. run, run, run. inside the mall in el paso, armed officers moved in, responding to another report in america of an active shooter. it's believed somewhere in the region of 20 people have been shot, however it's not clear how many have been killed. this is a large crime scene, a large area, so we are systematically going through it and making sure that anybody in the area — number one, we're ruling out that no—one is a suspect and we're also making sure that those people who were separated or hurt are getting the care that they need. it's claimed the government started his attack in the car park of the shopping centre before continuing it inside a walmart supermarket. just days ago, two of the company's staff were shot dead in another of its stores in mississippi, and days before that a gunman fired at people at a food festival in northern california. these latest deaths will again raise concerns about how easy it

chris buckler, bbc news, washington.alem, between israeli police and palestinian worshippers at the site of the al aq—sa mosque. stun grenades were fired to disperse the crowds after tens of thousands of palestinians assembled to celebrate the muslim festival of eid al adha. norwegian police say they're treating a shooting yesterday at a mosque in a suburb of oslo as an attempted act of terrorism. police say the suspected gunman appeared to hold far right, anti—immigrant views. one person in the mosque managed to overpower him, but was injured. the suspect is now in custody. ukraine has described a visit by russia's president, vladimir putin, to the annexed crimean peninsula as a "blatant violation of ukraine's sovereignty". mr putin was the guest of honour of a right—wing nationalist bikers' group. crimea was annexed from ukraine by russia in 2014, violating international law. yesterday saw opponents of mr putin stage some of the biggest rallies in years, as tens of thousands took part in nationwide protests, demanding

chris buckler there. the veteran hollywood actor peter fonda has died at age 79., best known for the 1969 film easy rider, which he co—wrote and produced. the actor died after suffering respiratory failure from lung cancer. in a statement, his family said: "we wish for all to celebrate his indomitable spirit and love of life. " hollywood reporter gayl murphy in los angeles. thank you so much for your time. he really was from hollywood royalty, wasn't he? yes he was. he was the son of oscar—winning actor henry fonda, the brother of oscar—winning actress and activist jane fonda and the father of bridget fonda. now, in these moments that we — that i was waiting to come on, jane fonda issued a statement, syria acted to what she called her little brother's passing. she said he was a sweet hearted baby brother and i can only imagine her always calling him baby brother. she said she described him as the talker of the family. she saidi as the talker of the family. she said i have had some beautiful alone time with him in these last few days and she assured all he went out

chris buckler in washington is following the story and says the us president ignited this row from theublicly lobbied the israeli government to ban these congress women from really going to israel. and of course that was subsequently proven to be the case. they then decided that they would allow rashida tlaib to come and essentially visit her elderly grandmother. but she decided she is not prepared to do that because of the conditions that have been placed on her by the israeli government. they says you can only come if she doesn't voice opposition to israel during the trip and she says that would be silencing her, and would be against some of her grandmother's own views as well. she points such asa own views as well. she points such as a member of the us congress and says as far as she is concerned, when she became a us congresswoman, any palestinians, especially her grandmother found a sense of hope, i hope that they would finally have a voice and she is not prepared to have that silence. and actually, she goes on to suggest that her grandmother is being used as a political bargainin

chris buckler, bbc news, new york. club which was formed 134 years ago, has been expelled from the football league, after a last—ditch takeover bid collapsed. they had until 5pm yesterday to complete a deal, sally is at the club's ground this morning. you mentioned tears there last night and that is not surprising. good morning. fans gathered here until late last night because you mentioned the deadline, the 5pm deadline last night and everyone thought that was a firm line in the sand. it turned out it was not really because talks and negotiations went on for past that. was no official extension of the deadline but were several interested parties, people who wanted to purchase the cloud. people i was in touch with late last night who thought that something might happen at the very last minute but quite simply it was not to be. desperately sad scenes here and this is what people will wake up to this morning. bury is a huge part of this town, their football cloud. bury is a huge part of this town, theirfootball cloud. fr

let's get the latest from our correspondent in washington, chris buckler. what we know has taken place. jeffrey epstein was a multimillionaire, a very wealthy individual who moved in the wealthiest of circles, as you mentioned, a list of the great and the good, and on occasions he would hold parties, and those parties have become notorious. it must be said that there are no allegations against a lot of other individuals, but he himself was facing a series of differentjudges which related to the trafficking of underage girls. now, a decade ago he was charged and pled guilty to an offence of prostitution and procuring an underage girl for prostitution, for which he served just over a year in prison. but at the time, and since then, there has been a lot of controversy then, there has been a lot of co ntrove i’sy over then, there has been a lot of controversy over that case, a suggestion, for example, that there area number of suggestion, for example, that there are a number of other cases that we re are a number of other cases that were not taken into account,

chris buckler reporting.—written a book aboutjeffrey epstein — it's called filthy rich: a powerful billionaire, the sex scandal that undid him, and all thejustice that money can buy: the shocking true story ofjeffrey epstein. he's outsidejeffrey epstein‘s palm beach house for us now. thank you forjoining us. in the course of the book you will have looked closely at the life of this man, what do you make of him? what i made of him was a man who is entitled, spoiled and he lived a lavish lifestyle. he was behind these hedges a lot and in general a terrible person who has finally met justice a day at his own hands. and a lot of questions are being asked about how a man can take its own life within a prison in that way? the latest news on that, take it for what it is, as he was taken off suicide watch and two days later he was dead. you must take a hard look at that, the attorney general will launch an investigation with the fbi so launch an investigation with the fbi so this is a strange story with a very weird

that was chris buckler. husband who lost his wife in the shootings earlier this month. with no other family, antonio basco sent an open invitation to the whole town, and 700 people waited in line in 40 degree heat to pay their respects. margie reckard was one of 22 people killed when a gunman opened fire on a walmart supermarket on august the 3rd. the hollywood star peter fonda has died at his home in los angeles. he was 79 and had been suffering from lung cancer. the actor was best known for the 1969 film easy rider, which he co—wrote and produced. our correspondent peter bowes takes a look back at his career. easy rider, the counterculture classic. the open road, sex, drugs and rock and roll. the film was written, produced by and starred peter fonda, along with dennis hopper, playing a pair of long—haired bikers travelling through the american south—west and deep south. it touched a nerve with the country's youth and captured the mood of the times. it also spawned a new era in film—making, focused on young