chris buckler, bbc news.uckler has given us this update this evening, including details of a suspect‘s appearance in court. yes, strong words and pointed. he talked about there being a poisoning of the country, through bigotry, racism and homophobia and that needed to be tackled, but a lot of that will be politically pointed because he is a democratic governor and democrats are critical of president trump and they feel he has fuelled division in this country. that will be firmly denied by the white house. but democrats have said his words on immigration and other issues, where he has been accused of flirting with white nationalism have done damage to society here. the white house says, in response even last month he signed an executive order on anti—semitism and he wants to bring the country together as best he can. but it gives you an idea of the polarising politics in this society having a real impact on communities. we should just say that grafton thomas, a 37—year—old man has appeared in court, pleading n

our washington correspondent, chris buckler, reports.rk's largejewish community had gathered to celebrate their religion, only to be attacked because of it. they were at the home of a rabbi in monsey to mark hannukah when a man forced his way into the house and started stabbing people, in some cases multiple times. he pulled it out from the thing and he started to run into the big room which was on the left side and i threw tables and chairs that he should get out of here. the injured are still being treated in hospital and this community has been left scarred by these stabbings. monsey is just north of new york city and police there had stepped up patrols because of a series of anti—semitic attacks in recent weeks. across the united states, thejewish community has raised concerns about the increase in hate crimes. just over a year ago in pittsburgh, 11 worshippers were killed in a mass shooting at the tree of life synagogue. in april there was a similar attack at a synagogue in san diego. and another shooting earlier this month, at a ko

chris buckler there.ting a racially motivated hate crime which took place during hanukkah. they found offensive defeat in a number of locations including a synagogue and some shopfronts. dan johnson reports. these are the marks of anti—semitic graffiti that appeared overnight in a part of north london with a large jewish community. the star of david, sprayed on shops, phone boxes and a synagogue. alongside the numbers, 9/11, a possible reference to the warped conspiracy theory thatjews we re warped conspiracy theory thatjews were responsible to the september 11 attack, or it could refer to the kristallnacht, the ninth of november 1938, where jews kristallnacht, the ninth of november 1938, wherejews were rounded up and synagogues were destroyed. 1938, wherejews were rounded up and synagogues were destroyedm 1938, wherejews were rounded up and synagogues were destroyed. it feels very, very personal. if you like a real attack, it is very threatening. and the people of this synagogue to wa ke and the people o

the bbc‘s chris buckler is in washington. let's talk a little bit more about this. vote in the committee. what can we expect when impeachment comes to the full house? this is a predictable process. just as thejudicial this is a predictable process. just as the judicial committee, the democrats have the majority, the means resident truck will be impeached and that is likely to happen on wednesday of next week, although they are still finalising the day. certainly it is going to happen before christmas and it will set up this very difficult senate trial. what you will see though, however, when the full house gets devoting, is the same kind of bitter debate we have seen in all of these hearings up until now. republicans are very much emphasising that they don't feel president trump did anything wrong, while democrats are convinced he has committed an offence that means you should be removed from office. you've talk a little bit about the possibility of a child. from what i understand, senators become the jury. a child. from what i understand, senators become thejury. no

chris buckler, bbc news. warned iran it will retaliate if tehran's actions put american lives in jeopardy. us secretary of state mike pompeo made the comments after us forces carried out air strikes against iranian—backed paramilitaries in western iraq and eastern syria. according to the pentagon, five sites linked to kata'ib hezbollah were struck, including sites in the qaim district, killing at least 18 fighters. mr pompeo said president trump had warned for months that he wouldn't stand by if iran's actions harmed american lives. the attacks that took place against an iraqi facility threatened american forces. this has been going on now for weeks and weeks and weeks. this wasn't the first set of attacks against this particular iraqi facility and others, where there are american lives at risk, and today what we did was take a decisive response that makes clear what president trump has said for months and months and months which is that we will not stand the islamic republic of iran to take actions that put

chris buckler, bbc news.s it has carried a series of strikes against an iranian backed paramilitary group in retaliation for attacks on us forces in iraq. the pentagon says five sites linked to kataib hezbollah were struck in iraq and syria, including sites in the qa'lm district. at least 15 fighters have reportedly been killed. us secretary of state mike pompeo gave further details of the strikes at a news conference. the attacks that took place against an iraqi facility threatened american forces. this has been going on now for weeks and weeks and weeks. this was not the first set of attacks against this particular irawi facility and others, where there are american lives at risk, and today what we did was take a decisive response that makes clear what president trump has said for months and months and months which is that we will not stand the islamic republic of iran to take actions that put for american men and women in jeopardy. we will always honour that commitment to take decisive action when that tak

laura: the bbc's chris buckler and i spoke with him short time ago. what else can you tell me abt the gunman and why he was here? chris: the pensacola trading base is ere a lot of people get training, particularly u.s. pilots. it reaches into many international countries including amera's military lies and that includes saudi arabia. this individual was a saudi anaviation traineesomehow he managed to get access to a weapon. normally when people areoing onto this navy base, they are not allowed to carry guns. he had a handgun. when deputies arrived, they found him inside the classroom building. he shot three people dead and wounded eight others. clearly there is concern not just about the fact that he bumanaged to get a handgun pquestions about tential motive for the attack. laura: chris, as you said, saudi arabia is a y military ally of the u.s., but the majority of the 9/11 hijackers were from udi arabia. what has been the reaction, and what is the u.s. president saying? chris: certainly thea concern about relationships between the u.s. and saudi arab

that is chris buckler in washington.en—year—old daughter, and another seven—year—old girl have been killed by a large avalanche in the italian alps. the accident happened on the val senales glacier, close to the border with austria. it's the latest in a series avalanches affecting ski resorts in the alps, following recent heavy snow. bill hayton reports. a rescue helicopter with a sad burden. the bodies of a 35—year—old german woman and her seven—year—old daughter brought down from the slopes above. another seven—year—old was dug out of the snow and rushed to hospital. tragically, she too later died. all three were among a small party of skiers hit by a large avalanche, 150 metres wide and 500 metres long. there was no way to escape. an 11—year—old boy and his father, also part of the same group, were injured. 70 rescuers from the alpine service and the italian security forces searched the mountain in case others had been buried by the snow. that work continues. a spokesman said the avalanche risk had appeared low at the

chris buckler, bbc news, washington. a fire burning north of sydney is now bigger than the city itself. they're warning that it's currently too big to put out. many residents have been forced to leave their homes, as phil mercer reports. a twisting column of flame, a fire in queensland advances across dry grassland, threatening homes. the crisis in eastern australia is into its fifth week. the authorities are warning that some of the bushfires are too big to put out and will only be extinguished heavy rain. there are 100 blazes in drought—hit new south wales. half are burning out of control. residents and animals have been forced to flee as the flames bore down on their communities. so at any time, it mightjust come over this side, so we will just leave. more than 2,000 firefighters, many of them volunteers, are on the ground in new south wales. their task is exhausting and unrelenting. it's dangerous, too. a water—bombing helicopter has crashed landed near the city of newcastle. the pilot escaped with only minor injurie

chris buckler in washington.search for the bodies of the final two victims of the volcano that erupted last monday. our correspondent phil mercer joins us now from sydney. what is the plan for this operation? a day after the white island volcano erupted, the body was spotted in the ocean so erupted, the body was spotted in the ocean so the authorities have been concentrating their efforts looking for that particular victim. police divers and divers from the navy, the new zealand navy, have gone into the water on friday, they have returned today, saturday, to look for the body but we have got no word so far from the authorities in new zealand as to whether that search has been successful. the body of another victim is thought to still be on white island and there will be no attempt to return there today. on friday, six bodies were retrieved from white island. it was a military operation involving 80 new zealand troops, six men and two women, who went in in hazardous protective clothing and gas masks. it was a very

chris buckler, bbc news.e. paintings by german abstract artist mikailakarare changing hands for more than ten thousand dollars — gracing galleries and private collections the world over. -- $10,000. hailed by critics as a modernist master and dubbed the ‘pre—school picasso' — mikail is just seven years old. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @jamesbbcnews. hello. it may be a windy, showery, and quite cold weekend to come but at least there will be some sunshine occasionally. here is the picture. low pressure dominating the scene, these disturbances moving on through with drier, brighter gaps and the isobars quite close together. it is going to be blustery out there. too much wind, really, to allow too much in the way of frost to start the day on saturday. just a few pockets in scotland, maybe one or two icy patches around as well. for many of us, there will be some sunny spells from the word go but showers are coming. this area moving north and east across england and wales. throughout the day, a feed of showe

chris buckler, bbc news.rgest cities rose sharply in 2019, with new york, los angeles and chicago all setting highs not seen since the terror attacks of september 11, 2001, according to a new report from california state university. george selim, senior vice president at the anti—defamation league, explains why hate crimes could be rising. there are a number of reasons that hate crimes are rising, that are targeting christians praying in churches or muslims in christchurch praying in mosques, orjews praying peacefully in pittsburgh or monsey, new york. part of what we've seen over the course of the past several years is a significant increase in hate crimes and bias—motivated crimes across the united states targeting a number of ethnic and religious minority groups. this is coupled with, really, an increase in polarisation and very divisive rhetoric that we've seen notjust in the united states, but across the globe. when you add into this combustible mix the rate and speed in which violent ideology is spread

our washington correspondent, chris buckler, reports. of new york's largejewish community had gathered to celebrate their religion, only to be attacked because of it. they were at the home of a rabbi here in monsey to mark hanukkah, when a man forced his way into the house and started stabbing people, in some cases, multiple times. he pulled it out from the thing, and he started running into the big room, which was on the left side, and i threw tables and chairs and shouted he should get out of here. grafton thomas was arrested 30 miles away in manhattan. mr thomas, why did you do it? he has already appeared in court where he pleaded not guilty to five counts of attempted murder. police in new york had stepped up their patrols in response to a series of anti—semitic attacks in recent weeks, and across the us, jewish leaders are concerned about what they say is an increase in hate crime. just over a year ago in pittsburgh, 11 worshippers were killed in a mass shooting at the tree of life synagogue. in april, there was a similar attack at

chris buckler, bbc news, harrisburg.s the closest thing to formula 1 but in the air. more than 100 pilots from 31 nations participated, testing their skills and navigating obstacles along the 630—metre long racing track. cruising at speeds in excess of 150 kilometres an hour, they competed for a share of the $125,000 prize money. but might inspire you. some koreas ending this edition of bbc world service. —— careers. hello there. by the time sunrises we will have ticked just about every weather box. gusty winds kept coming overnight by this area of low pressure to the north of us. strong and gusty winds feeding showers across the country. but add into all about some clear skies between them, temperatures will drop low enough for some ice to begin with. the day ahead is actually not looking too bad, lots of dry and sunny weather around but it starts on a cold note. anyway really from north wales, likely to wake up to a coating of snow, too. the cells we have to the start of the day will fade away for many, if you will con

chris buckler, bbc news, harrisburg.me of year, and tonight has seen the final of this year's strictly come dancing on bbc one, with the winner of the glitterball trophy announced following a public vote. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba shares the sparkle. kelvin and oti! a last—minute replacement after another contestant was injured, kelvin fletcher said he was honoured to have won strictly with his dance partner oti mabuse. it's such a privilege to be here. i think this show represents everything that is amazing in this country. i think the people personify what is great and it has just been an absolute privilege to... you're amazing! cheering and applause. announcer: kelvin fletcher and 0ti mabuse. # ain't no sunshine when she's gone...# they may not have been the judges‘ choice for champions, but tonight it was only public votes that counted and they won the viewers over. the judges described their rumba as "sensual and romantic". # and she's always gone too long. # any time she goes away...# they said th

chris buckler, bbc news.e reaction to this now from armin rosen who is a senior reporter at tablet magazine — a jewish news website. he is with us now, we heard it described as domestic terrorism, is that a description you agree with?” think it is labelling these incidents as terrorism is maybe a little reductive. a lot of these attacks over the last couple of yea rs attacks over the last couple of years don't really seem to have any operational rink, they don't seem to be linked to any specific group, pa rt be linked to any specific group, part of the reason it has been so difficult is because it is a phenomenon on and that makes it worrying. terrorism pigeonholes it ina way, worrying. terrorism pigeonholes it in a way, it may not be entirely helpful but it does convey that people are very concerned and there isa people are very concerned and there is a sense of fear. just how serious is a sense of fear. just how serious is it? people have heard and know about an increase of patrols in the last couple of wee

chris buckler, our correspondent in washington. the biggest public sector strikes for years. the strikes have been called in opposition to president emanuel macron's plans to reform pensions. lucy williamson reports. tear gas today masked the real danger facing president macron. not the risk of a vehicle on fire in central paris, but the risk of a silent majority, set alight by opposition to his pension reforms. most marched peacefully against the offer of longer working lives and smaller pensions, their quiet anger directed more at politicians than police. translation: they sit in the national assembly and sleep most of the time, and they earn 5,000 euros a month. we're in the street, breaking our backs, working overtime. ask them how much a baguette costs, they don't know. the big question is whether anger over pension reforms will ignite into wider discontent, both with the economic situation and with president macron himself. the biggest threat to mr macron is the country uniting against him. this battle is likely to be his tou

chris buckler for us chris bucklerfor us in washington.on and the conservatives' victory saw them advance into areas of the country that had previously been out of range. that was the prime factor in achieving a substantial commons majority, which should now see the brexit process speeding up. our correspondentjon kay has been to three former labour seats in the north—east of england. ian levy, the conservative party candidate, 17,000. cheering. would you believe it? blyth valley, in northumberland, woke up with a conservative mp — for the first time ever. so, how are you feeling this morning? good. walking her dog by the north sea, we meet allison — labour born and bred but, this time, tory. and i know a lot of people are saying, oh, well, i was brought up labour and me dad voted labour and me mam. those days are long gone. the labour party then, in its day, was great, but things have changed now. but what has changed? what's different this time? i think it's all around brexit, yeah. people have voted to leave, but jeremy corbyn wanted to

that is chris buckler in washington.ork with anybody" in number10, nine days ahead of a general election. mr trump has been at buckingham palace meeting the queen, before going on to downing street for another reception. greta thunberg has sailed into lisbon for a climate summit — scientists say the last decade looks set to be the warmest on record. a bbc investigation has found that more than 93,000 people suspected of violent crimes and sexual offences have been released by police since 2017, without restrictions on their movements and who they can contact. the figures are based on nearly half the police forces in england and wales. the new arrangements were introduced after a series of high—profile cases, but one expert has told the bbc this is potentially a major scandal brewing. bbc newsnight‘s james clayton reports. # all the kings horses and all the kings men # couldn't put humpty together again... she was just a character, she really was a joy. we are haunted, haunted by what happened to our girl. in september 20

chris buckler.view after a man who was wrongfully freed from jail went on to commit a series of rapes, assaults and abductions. joseph mccann was released earlier this year after an error by the probation service. he was convicted yesterday of attacking 11 people over a two—week period. a woman who'd alleged she'd been raped in northern india has died in hospital after being set on fire. she was attacked earlier this week as she was on her way to court. five men, including her alleged rapist, have been arrested. pratiksha ghildial reports. the 23—year—old woman who died after being set on fire in the northern state of uttar pradesh was on her way to court to testify against her alleged rapists. she was reportedly dragged from near a train station by a group of men to a nearby field and set alight. five men are under arrest over the attack. the woman had filed a rape complaint against two of them in march this year. the main accused was arrested, but later released on bail. the family is now demandin

chris buchler there in washington. —— chris buchler. —— chris buckler.s died in hospital after being set on fire. she was attacked earlier this week as she was on her way to court. five men, including her alleged rapist, have been arrested. pratiksha ghil—dial reports. the 23—year—old woman who died after being set on fire in the northern state of uttar pradesh was on her way to court to testify against her alleged rapists. she was reportedly dragged from near a train station by a group of men to a nearby field and set alight. five men are under arrest over the attack. the woman had filed a rape complaint against two of them in march this year. the main accused was arrested, but later released on bail. the family is now demanding the death penalty for the accused. translation: my sister is no more. the names of these five culprits must also be erased. this comes close on the heels of another brutal gang rape and murder of a young woman in the southern city of hyderabad. the 27—year—old was making her way home after work when she was attacked, raped and s

chris buckler, bbc news, washington.s of low pressure heading towards the uk and it would be a windy few days. the wind likely to have some impact. at times accompanied with heavy rains. all the warnings you can see on line. cloud building in from the atla ntic line. cloud building in from the atlantic bringing heavy rains for the hills of western scotland and it is all wrapped around an area of low pressure out to the west. at the same time as the rain is moving into the uk, the winds are strengthening and that has been happening over the past few hours. we will get a spell of wet and windy area for a time over nine as a reince priebus down towards the south—east. —— overnight. the end west of scotland, gusts of maybe 60 miles per hour towards the end of the night helping towards the end of the night helping to keep temperatures on the mild side. a windy day on sunday. a day of sunshine and mastery heavy showers. not too many showers in the east. rain in northern ireland, western scotland. attach wintry over the hills a

chris buckler, bbc news, harrisburg.hich contain a cannabis derivative, cbd. it's used as an ingredient in a range of products, including shampoo, chocolate and fruitjuice. because it's not psychoactive, it doesn't have to be licensed by the home office, but pharmacists want clearer information about the products. the third and final day of hearings is under way at the international court ofjustice in the hague, in the case against myanmar over the alleged genocide of its rohingya muslim minority. myanmar‘s civilian leader, aung san suu kyi, said military action against the rohingya, which left thousands dead, was a "necessary operation against militants". an analysis by the bbc has shown players‘ wages in football‘s efl championship are outstripping their clubs‘ income. figures seen by bbc radio five live investigates show clubs are posting record pre—tax losses, as they vie to reach the premier league. one former chairman has said the amount of spending in the league is a bubble waiting to burst. andy swiss reports. it

chris buckler, bbc news, washington.horities in the us are investigating the motives of a saudi gunman who shot dead three people at a military base in florida. the air force trainee was shot dead after opening fire in a classroom at the naval air station in pensacola, where he was receiving training. he had reportedly posted comments online, hours before the shooting, criticising us involvement in foreign wars. the us defence secretary said at this point he's not prepared to label the incident a terrorist attack. the fbi gave this update earlier. we are not prepared, at this hour, to confirm what may have motivated the shooter to commit this horrific act today. there are many reports circulating, but the fda deals only in fact circulating, but the fda deals only infactand circulating, but the fda deals only in fact and this is still very much an active and ongoing investigation -- fbi. as an active and ongoing investigation —— fbi. as soon as we can we will share more. we are also not yet officially confirming the shoot

chris buckler there in washington. data breach — which saw the addresses of more than a thousand people on the new year honours list made publicly available online. the files included the details of celebrities , senior police officers and politicians — one of those affected, iain duncan smith, called the leak a "complete disaster". katharine da costa reports. more than 1,000 people will be honoured, among them celebrities, sport stars, and politicians, including musician sir eltonjohn, cricketer ben stokes, former tory party leader iain duncan smith, and former director of public prosecutions alison saunders. there are also security, counter—terror, and justice personnel, as well as chief co nsta bles. but a list containing their home addresses was accidentally published by the government on friday evening. iain duncan smith, who is due to be knighted, described the data breach as a "complete disaster". he told the sunday times... new data protection laws were brought in last year, giving regulators more power to pena

joe biden. 0ur north america correspondent chris buckler explains how the former vice president has beenthis. (sot) in this impeachment trial, donald trump stands accused of abusing his power as president by trying to force ukraine into launching investigations into political rivals, including joe biden, and of also trying to obstruct congress and their investigation by ordering officials in the white house and other parts of the administration to ignore subpoenas — those are legal demands for information or for people to come and give testimony to congress. now, that has been widely criticised by democrats, but in a newspaper interview in the last couple of days, joe biden, who is one of the party's leading contenders to become the presidential candidate to challenge donald trump in 2020, he said that he would defy a subpoena if he was asked to testify during mr trump's forthcoming impeachment trial. now, that has been widely criticised and has led to some allegations of hypocrisy. as a result, mr biden has now released a statement on twitter in which he's tried to clarify his remarks.

our washington correspondent chris buckler reports.tional homecoming for a university professor who was arrested in chicago a year ago, accused

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more from our washington correspondent chris buckler.nd the united states have made the most of this brief thought in their relationship. the iranian foreign minister even pictured himself with massoud soleimani. the professor, on the right, was arrested a year ago in chicago for allegedly violating trade sanctions. as he made his way back to tehran, the us posted a photograph of xiyue wang, starting his ownjourney home. the us academic was charged with spying on iran more than three years ago, and since then his family have made several public appeals for him to be allowed to return to his wife and son. he was barely three when my husband left home for his research. and he is now six years old. he has missed him for half of his life already. us secretary of state mike pompeo tweeted that he would not rest until every american detained was back home. the prisoner exchange does mark a rare moment of an easing of tensions between the countries. at one stage this year, washington and tehran appeared on the verge of serious conflict, followi

here's our north america correspondent, chris buckler. in the us, college sports are big business.hletes not in helmets but headsets. at this pennsylvania college, coaches watch every furious move of the mouse. here, being good at gaming can when you a full university scholarship. my mum took a sigh of relief because she said, all of the time you wasted in your bedroom was for something. university e—sports teams are becoming more common. this collegiate tournament was even covered by espn. it costs the equivalent of £1 million, building this training facility and filling it out with some of the best equipment including some of the fastest computers. harrisburg university is spending another £1.5 million every year on coaching its teams and providing scholarships. competitive video gaming that we have at harrisburg university is night and day different to casual gaming on your couch, eating doughnuts and drinking diet coke. harrisburg is not the only place to see gaming as a future sport for players and spectators. nearby in philadelphia stadium is being built, specifically to hold

let's get the latest on this from chris buckler, our correspondent in washington.are only two days on from this attack but bring us up to speed with what we know about the man behind it? the fbi is deliberately being very careful in what they say and actually that news conference, if anything, they were very cautious but clearly they are investigating the motive for this attack by 21—year—old mohammed alshamrani. he was a second lieutenant in the saudi royal air force was a second lieutenant in the saudi royal airforce and was a second lieutenant in the saudi royal air force and he was training on this site in pensacola florida. he was there and he actually shot people inside a classroom building and there will be two investigations taking place. first of all, how did he manage to get onto the base with a handgun because that is not normally allowed unless people have their gun or their weapon as part of their gun or their weapon as part of their duties? and secondly, they are looking into his background and perhaps we have got more information from mark esper toda

more from our washington correspondent chris buckler.h iran and the us have made the most of this brief thaw in their relationship. the iranian foreign minister even pictured himself with massoud soleimani. the professor on the right was arrested a year ago in chicago for allegedly violating trade sanctions. and as he made his way back to tehran, the us posted a photograph of xiyue wang starting his own journey home. the princeton university academic was charged with spying in iran more than three years ago. since then, his family have made several public appeals for him to be allowed to return to his wife and son. he was barely three when my husband left home for his research. and he is now six. he missed him for half of his life already. the us secretary of state, mike pompeo, tweeted that he would not rest until every american detained was back home. the prisoner exchange does mark a rare moment of an easing of tensions between the countries. at one stage this year, washington and tehran appeared on the verge of serious conflict, foll

let's speak to chris buckler our correspondent who is in washington 110w. correspondent who is in washingtonhe the biden party lines, not making it look like there is much of a consensus emerging on the committee as to whether or not this impeachment process should go to trial. -- impeachment process should go to trial. —— the biden party lines bust up trial. —— the biden party lines bust up any hope of a consensus is long gone. frankly, if you take a look of the democrats and republicans are saying about exactly the same evidence that was given by the same witnesses and 100 hours of testimony, it shows clearly that in washington, there are those who are behind president trump, the republicans, and those who are determined to remove him from office, the democrats. it should be said that the official report that is come from the intelligence committee is the one that is being released today. this is the one from the democrats point of view, but it is because they are in charge of the intelligence committee and basically means that is the official one. it is pretty stark and what it says. ss f

chris buckler is in washington. this is dramatic.ress conference was dramatic and the reports are dramatic for isn't really a ny reports are dramatic for isn't really any different to what we were hearing from adam schiff a week two ago? at the heart of this, all of these accusations have been led out. some of them in public hearings, shown on television across the united states. but there is something about a 300 page report that essentially details all of what the democrats say are the actions of the democrats say are the actions of the president that warrant an impeachment inquiry into the first place. we go through it, they accuse him of intimidating witnesses, trying to stop others from giving testimony, and also come at the heart of it, the fact that he used his position to try and abandon us foreign policy to benefit him from a personal political point of view. specifically, with the eyes on the 2020 election. certainly, that is going to be effective in trying to push this forward and to get an impeachment hearing. a trial ins

and i want this state to be the first state to have a domestic terrorism law. 0ur correspondent chris bucklere from washington. andrew cuomo spoke surrounded by members of law enforcement, as well as members of thejewish community, and there is a real anger inside the jewish community because, as was mentioned, there have been a spate of anti—semitic attacks. there was a real concern in new york in particular about the number of attacks on members of thejewish community and a real feeling they need to be protection. it must be said that new york police had stepped up patrols, the new york city mayor, bill de blasio, had talked at length about his concerns and want people more need to be done, but ultimately the jewish community feels that it is not being protected in the way it should do, and this area has got a very large, ultraorthodox population, and they feel that more still could be done, and andrew cuomo believes more could be done, talking about the idea that potentially there could even be a domestic terrorism state law of some sort put in in new york, in an attempt to tackle these pr

for more on this, we're joined by chris buckler live from washington.uomo. tell us strong words from andrew cuomo. tell usa strong words from andrew cuomo. tell us a bit more about how this has been playing out. very strong words, and andrew cuomo spoke surrounded by members of law enforcement in the states as well as members of the jewish community, and there is a real anger inside the jewish community because, as was mentioned, there has been a spate of anti—semitic attacks and there was a real concern in new york in particular about the number of attacks on members of thejewish community, and a realfeeling they need to be protection. it must be said that new york police have stepped up controls, and the city mayor, bill de blasio, had talked at length about his concerns and want people more needed to be done, but ultimately the jewish community feels that it has not been protected in the way it should do, and this area has got a very large, ultraorthodox population, and they feel that more still could be done, and andrew cuomo believes that what coul

let's speak to our washington correspondent, chris buckler.veremphasise how to loot off unusual it is for the american so anything with your radiance and particularly this president, with his view ofjust how u ntrustworthy president, with his view ofjust how untrustworthy the iranian regime is? it shows that both countries can talk and negotiate and i suppose that will be seen by some as being somewhat significant. although it is important to point out that this is about two individuals, a prisoner swa p about two individuals, a prisoner swap involving an american who was essentially accused of spying in iran whenever he was there, carrying out some doctoral research for princeton university. and on the other case, i really and who flew into chicago airport and is a stem cell researcher who is essentially accused of trying to bring growth hormones into the country. in both cases, if you talk to other country they will tell you that their citizen had done absolutely nothing wrong. that this was in many ways political. but therefore, you can mak