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jane: wendy sherman speaking to my colleague katty kay and christian fraser for their program "beyond 100 days." president trump incited executive order to impose sanctions on countries or individuals responsible for meddling in u.s. elections. it assigns the intelligence community to monitor and report on at times to disrupt infrastructure as well as propaganda. officials say china, north koa, iran, and russia have the capability to create problems in the run-up to november's midterm elections. you are watching "bbc world news america." still to come on tonight's program, scotlangets its first design museum. we have gone to theecity of dundo have a look at it. police in austrave launched a new forensicth search foremains of a woman who vanish over 30 years ago. the center of a true crime podcasas series which topped download charts around the world. its popularity has given the investigation you invictus. -- new impetus. repoh er: incby inch, a new search to solve decades-old mystery, and the case which has en followed by millions people around the world. she disappeared 36 years ago

louise ellman, the labour mp speaking to christian fraser a little bit earlier on this, morning. of staff being caught smuggling banned items into prisons. figures obtained by the observer newspaper show an increase of more than 50% over the past six years. but the prison service says this still represents a tiny proportion of staff. ben ando reports. in july, inspectors found that wandsworth prison in london, the most overcrowded in britain, had stopped scanning visitors for drugs and other banned items due to a lack of staff. the same month a 25—year—old prison officer was jailed for smuggling contraband into forest bank prison in salford, greater manchester. now the ministry ofjustice has admitted in figures released to the observer newspaper that in the last 16 years the number of prison employees, notjust officers but health workers, trainers or other support staff found smuggling illegal items like drugs, mobile phones, weapons or tobacco into prisons in england and wales has gone up by more than a half. the figures show that in 2012, 45 prison staff were caught smuggling b

christian fraser, bbc news, wolverhampton.r a million or more british citizens who have left the uk to make their home in other eu countries. our europe correspondent damian grammaticas has been to bulgaria where up to 10,000 uk citizens are now living. he asked them what drew them there and what they think the future holds for them now. it's happy hour, saturday party night. brits and bulgarians mixing in the wolf den pub. we're almost 2000 miles from the uk. brexit seems a million miles away. darren wood, a former train driver from portsmouth, opened the wolf den just a fortnight ago. he and his partner sue have sunk their £50,000 savings into it. what's brought the brits here? a life in the sun that's cheap. so are they anxious about brexit? i wanted brexit. yeah, bring it on. we're brexiteers. what do you think the impact will be on your life here? it's not going to have any impact. i think there's a lot of fear mongering going on. yes. and i think, yes, those fears are being fuelled. but darren, who voted for brexit, is n

christian fraser there in salzburg.amme, at 5.35pm, we're giving you the opportunity to ask our europe correspondent damien grammaticas, any burning questions you may have about the uk's future outside the eu. and many of you have been sending us your questions throughout the day, so stay tuned for that. you're watching the bbc news at 5pm. our top stories this afternoon: there's a blunt message for theresa may in salzburg, with the head of the european council warns her brexit plan risks undermining the single market. the world anti—doping agency lifts it's ban on russia, imposed over the scandal surrounding state—sponsored doping. there's a damning verdict on this summer's rail chaos, as a report finds "nobody took charge," as new timetables disrupted hundreds of services. and in sport, a couple of key players were left at home but chelsea still put out a strong side for their opening europa league group game in greece. danny cipriani is left out of england's item training camp at eddiejones says he has as good a chan

welcome to breakfast with christian fraser and victoria fritz. our headlines today: standing firm on brexit. theresa may says she won't give in to those who want another referendum. a big rise in the number of staff caught smuggling banned items into prisons. and video games which allow players to spend money on upgrades and special features will soon carry a warning icon. in sport, under pressure jose mourinho is again in the spotlight as his misfiring manchester united face a tricky trip to burnley in the premier league. good morning to you. a cracking day for some yesterday, pretty warm as well. today is looking pretty warm gci’oss well. today is looking pretty warm across the board but a bit more cloud around and there's some rain forecast too. join me later, i'll have all the details for you. it's sunday september the second. it's sunday september the second. our top story: theresa may says she will not give in to those who want another referendum on brexit. writing in the sunday telegraph the prime minister also insisted she will not be for

i am christian fraser.her chequers proposal is ago. donald tusk, on the way into this european summit, the european council president said he thought there had been a positive evolution in negotiation. in his press conference today he said chequers won't work. he was as blunt as that. but he does hold out for the negotiation. we confirmed there will be no withdrawal agreement without a solid operational and legally binding irish backstop. we continue to fully support michel barnier in his effo rts support michel barnier in his efforts to find such an order. the second, we agree to have a joint political declaration that provides as much clarity as possible on the future relations. everybody shares the view that while there are positive elements in the chequers proposal, the suggested framework for economic cooperation will not work. not least because it risks undermining the single market. work. not least because it risks undermining the single marketm work. not least because it risks undermining the single

with me katty kay in washington, christian fraser is in london.suspicions surround his inner circle after that new york times anonymous op—ed. now his vice president is offering to take a lie detector test to prove his loyalty. 200 days until brexit and theresa may is under serious pressure, as cracks from within her party continue to widen thought the eu chief negotiator is more upbeat. sweden's far right party makes gains in the national election. and she's known on screen as a strong, independent woman, living in manhattan, but can she win new yorkers over? sex and the city's cynthia nixon is going for governor. a woman who's accused donald trump of groping here during filming of the apprentice will now get a response from the president himself. mr trump has agreed to provide written answers in the defamation lawsuit brought by former apprentice contestant summer zervos. it's just one legal battle facing mr trump as his former campaign aide, george popadopoulos, waits to go to prison having been sentenced to jail for lying to the fbi. mr popado

christian fraser is in burnley.oman who accuses him of sexual assault says she's ready to testify. six months ahead of brexit, theresa may says it's either her way or the highway — but the international monetary fund warns a no deal would come with a heavy price. coming up in the next half hour... dozens of people are killed as typhoon mangkhut hits the philippines, hong kong and southern china. politics is more divided and partisan than ever — but francis fukuyama thinks this is not necessarily a bad thing. brett kavanaugh, mr trump's nominee for the supreme court, went to the white house for emergency meetings this morning, shortly after issuing a statement denying allegations of sexual assault. the case raises a lot of sensitive questions. not least, are the allegations that he assaulted a girl in high school true? and if so, what bearing do they have on his nomination 36 years later? if they aren't true, why were they raised now? here to help answer some of those questions is our north america editor, jon sopel.

at seven in ‘beyond 100 days‘ katty kay and christian fraser have details of a book containing explosivebout president trump's inner circle. at 8:30 — we'll look at the row between the police and facebook — after the social networking site refused to hand over the password of a murder suspect. and coming up at 10:40 11:30, we'll be discussing tomorrow's headlines with the journalist daisy mcandrew and politics home editor kevin scholfield. that's all ahead on bbc news. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm holly hamilton. coming up on the programme. scotland's women make history — as they qualify for the world cup finals for the first time with victory in shkoder. geordie at st george's park with news ahead of the england first match since the world cup. also coming up, why nike's new multimillion pound advertising campaign has caused so much controversy in the united states. and we find out why jurgen klopp is looking forward to catching up with brendan rodgers on saturday. so brendan, hope you had a good time and we can sort out a few things that

my colleues katty kay and christian fraser spoke to an rnc spokeswoman for their program "beyond 100 days." katty: thanks very much for coming in. how frustrating is it that you look at eight polls inhe last o weeks that shows the seesident's approval rating decline and yet yothis good economic news? kayleigh: we are not frustrated by it at the republican national committee, and the reason i say that is the rasmussen poll hast the presid points higher. it was the most accurate poll during the 2016 election.ce we don't arily believe those numbers. katty: right, but it is hard to dismiss eight different polls. i would take your point if it is just one poll, but we have eight different falls with a three-point decline over the past two weeks. you cannot dismiss that totally. kayleighwell, there were zens of polls showing hillary clinton winning in pennsylvania and wisconsin and michigan. all of those were wrong. we believe there is a phenomenon where votersino not trust itutions and they don't want to talk to pollsters. they hang up the phone, they don't register support on the record,

i'm katty kay in washington, christian fraser is in london.o keep up with the fast moving events in brett kavanaugh‘s supreme court nomination. the new yorker magazine is now reporting that a fellow student of kavanaugh‘s from yale university says he exposed himself to her at a drunken party. the story has graphic detail about debbie ramirez‘s claims. mr kavanaugh is denying the report which he says is part ofa smearcampaign. but democrats now want a postponment of thursday's hearing senator dianne feinstein tweeted "thursday's hearing should be canceled in light of a disturbing new allegation of sexual misconduct against brett kavanaugh. the fbi must investigate all allegations. the president — having adopted a "she must be heard" approach last week — was noticeably more confrontational today. there is a chance this could be one of the single most unfair, unjust things to happen to a candidate for anything. but i am withjudge kavanaugh and i look forward to the vote. and for people to come out of the woodwork from 36 years ago and 30 years ag

christian fraser is in london.resident trump is standing by his supreme court nominee who's been accused of sexual assault. for the second day in a row brett kavanaugh was in the white house today for emergency meetings ahead of expected senate hearings next week. a few moments ago mr trump said he's sure thejudge would do well before the senate. oh, i am totally supportive, yes. very supportive. he is... i would say, few people that i have ever seen, that i have ever known and i have known people of great success, have been so outstanding as judge kavanaugh. it's not the first time america has been through this brutal spectacle. in 1991 anita hill was subjected to humiliating questioning by a panel of all male senators. thejudge she accused of harassment, clarence thomas, still sits on the supreme court today. next week christine blasey ford has been asked to testify before that same senate judiciary committee. she has accused brett kava naugh of sexually assaulting her 36 years ago. there is an enormous cultural

hello and welcome — i'm katty kay in washington and christian fraser is in london.d helped bring down richard nixon. now the watergate journalist has turned his reporting on donald trump and the allegations in his new book are nothing short of explosive. according to mr woodward's account, mr trump's most senior staff see him as a childish liability who needs constant day to day management. the book titled "fear — trump in the white house," is based on hundreds of hours of deep background interviews with participants — but those interviewees are not named. here are a couple of particularly striking excerpts. white house chief of staffjohn kelly apparently said of trump: "he's an idiot. it's pointless to try to convince him of anything. he's gone off the rails. we're in crazytown. i don't even know why any of us are here. this is the worst job i've ever had." woodward says there are few in mr trump's orbit that are spared from the president's insults. he often mocked hr mccaster, the former national security advisor, who he labelled "a cheep beer salesman". the comme

hello and welcome, i'm katty kay in washington, and christian fraser is in london. spare a thought for anyone who had to turn up to work at the white house this morning, it must have been a very uncomfortable day. the president is determined to find out who wrote the anonymous oped that slams his administration from the inside. on twitter, mr trump suggested the action might amount to treason. his spokesperson called the anonymous source gutless, the article pathetic. but the real question in washington, is who did it? and what impact will it have on the trump presidency? the bbc‘s nick bryant has more. this american stately home is now the scene of a dramatic washington whodunnit. a search for the identity of a senior trump administration official who says they are part of the resistance to his presidency. the anonymous editorial says that, although they want his administration to succeed, many within are working diligently to frustrate parts of his agenda. it suggests his presidency is defined by trump's amorality, that he is impetuous, adversarial, petty, ineffec

the bbc's christian fraser has gone to talk to them wof course, catching a little football. christian: it is one of the oldest stadiums in england, and to fieldest town ev a premier league team. squad loves to upset the established oer, butst reflects the samborn character of men and women who follow them around the country.n her chance to defy the odds. as with football, so it is with brexit' >> if we don'leave now, it will raise its head again. our children will have this in the years to come. it is broken, that is the end of it. get on with it and make the best of it. >> i agree, we voted to leave. we cannot just keep changing our minds like people want to do. do have worries of what is going to happen. it is the fear of the unknown. christian: does that uncertainty lead some people here to reconsider? those who voted for brexit, keep your hands up if yous till think itgood idea. you haven't changed your mind at all? >> t germaling me what to do anyhow. [laughter] >> the thing that has been forgotten about, immigration is a big thin christian: the reasons are complex -- im

i'm katty kay in washington and christian fraser is in london. days before a hurricane hits are always slightly surreal, and so it is with this one. on the beaches of the carolinas, the sun is shining, and the weather is calm. but a few hundred miles off the us east coast, hurricane florence is gaining strength. and she could be devastating. so ignore today's balmy images and focus instead on the fact that four us governors have issued states of emergency, a million and half people have been ordered to evacuate today and grocery shops have been stripped bare. a short while ago we spoke to stav danaos from the bbc‘s weather team to find out what's driving hurricane florence. and these systems thrive off a warm and moist season. in this area, it averages are above 27 or 28 celsius, which is what we need to fill systems. hurricane florence weakened a little bit this morning, but ramped back up to a category four, one level down from a category five, so one level down from a category five, soa one level down from a category five, so a very one level

he is out with a memoir of his special couns k, and he jointy kay and christian fraser for their program "beyond 100 days." yearsian: 20 why 20 years to get it out? ken: [laughter] i wasn't writing it all that i must say. i was occupied and frankly, not eager to write about an unhappy experience for thena entire on, certainly for all of us swept up in it. at the time hadha come. hillar lost the election. we were coming up on 20 years. my memory was in danger of fading, an a memoir, personal account of what happened to our nation now 20 years ago. christian: you say that you felt besieged while you were the special prosecutor, and i'm sure bob mueller, current special prosecutor, feels that as well. did you feel that bill clinton was coming after you in the same way that donald trump is goingro after specialcutor mueller? ken:il yes, in fact, clinton was much more effective, i ththink, thacurrent president. bill clinton is a person of great gifts, charisma, but he also knows how to get nasty work dork primarily through the of others. but at critical times, he would in fact make statements

i'm katty kay in washington, christian fraser is in salzburg. progress? what progress? the head of the european council, donald tusk, says that theresa may's proposed new economic partnership with the european union simply will not work. he was speaking at the end of the eu summit in salzburg where leaders of the 27 remaining member—states discussed brexit. mrs may has urged them to evolve their position on the irish border and back her proposals. but the only thing that both sides could agree on is that they disagree. here's our political editor laura kuenssberg. following her every move, every step matters. in this spectacle, neither side wants to budge. there is no progress. there is only position explained. stand—off still is in place. as long as there is no deal, there is a risk of no deal. don't doubt — this is one against 27. from the german chancellor, a polite rebuff. "substantial progress is needed." the french president said the proposals were not acceptable, and those who said britain could leave easily were liars. then, from the boss of the european leaders

hello and welcome — i'm katty kay in washington and christian fraser is in london. cctv footage shows two men strolling through salisbury on a spring morning. it all looks so innocent. but british police say they are intelligence officers, sent by moscow to murder the former russian spy sergei skripal. the official finding appears to confirm what many suspected all along. but the uk government has now filled in details that it says point the finger at, quote, a senior level of the russian state. the kremlin, predictably enough, denies the charge. here's our security correspondent gordon corera. these two russians now stand accused of the salisbury nerve agent attack. police say they entered the country as alexander petrov and ruslan boshirov but those are thought to be false names used by undercover operatives. the government has concluded that the two individuals named by the police and cps are officers from the russian military intelligence service, also known as the gru. the gru is a highly disciplined organisation with a well established chain of command so this

we will go over to salt for now and join christian fraser. welcome to salzburg.tonight the eu needs, and it is an invaluable moment for theresa may to put her case a cross on what moment for theresa may to put her case a cross on what she wants from the brexit negotiation. she is looking to the october summit, which is just around the corner, and possibly another november summit, a special summit on brexit. not many opportunities now to get this deal over the line. we do sometimes obsessin over the line. we do sometimes obsess in britain about brexit, and it is vitally important to the uk, just as it is to the eu. but there one other issue which obsesses the eu leaders, and that is migration. you look at the problems between the european commission and hungary, or between italy and france, and that at the moment is seen through european eyes as the existential threat to the eu. so the bulk of a conversation this evening will be about migration. theresa may get just ten minutes over coffee to put her case across. and before the summitand she her case across. and b

and christian fraser is in salzburg, where tonight theresa may will have just 10 minutes to sell herrexit proposal to her european colleagues. as if that time pressure weren't enough to bring on indigestion, she also wants to persuade them not to make unacceptable demands on the issue of northern ireland. the president of the european council gave her a cautious welcome earlier, saying there was more hope, but less and less time. donald tusk confirmed there will be a special summit of eu leaders to discuss brexit in mid—november. the austrian chancellor, sebastian kurz, who is hosting the summit, says a hard brexit must be avoided and both sides needed to compromise. we want to do everything possible to avoid a hard brexit, we stand ready to compromise, but we also expect that from the uk. and so i hope that in her speech today, we will hear a step forward. this evening, tomorrow morning, there will be the chance for the eu 27 to discuss what she said this evening. speaking in the last few minutes, theresa may said that while she welcomed michel barnier‘s stressing the need to find a

i'm katty kay in new york, and christian fraser is in london. there were boasts about his own administration, recriminations, jokes, and even a fashionably late arrival as donald trump addressed the united nations general assembly in new york a few hours ago. the us president told the delegation that more had been accomplished in his two years in office than "almost any" time in us history. and he didn't mince his words on iran, accusing the country of sowing "chaos, death and destruction" across the middle east. our north america editor jon sopel was watching the speech from new york. when roads are closed for you and red lights really aren't a thing, there is not much excuse for being half an hour late for a journey of less than a mile. but donald trump missed his speaking slot this morning and made himself even later by stopping to talk to reporters on his way in and when he did get under way, he went on a bit of a victory lap, with unexpected consequences. in less than two years, my administration has accomplished more than almost any other

i am katty kay in washington, christian fraser is in london.johnson has yet to provide us with his own workable solution to the brexit conundrum, but he does have words to describe what he thinks of the prime minister's current plan. in his first intervention since resigning as foreign secretary, he compares the negotiation to a wrestling match. the inevitable outcome will be victory for the eu, he says, with the uk lying flat on the canvas. and for the £40 billion that downing street is handing over? well, mrjohnson thinks britain will get "two—thirds of diddly squat". tomorrow parliament is back, but nothing has changed. the splits on the right and the left as deep as ever. so what is it about the prime minister's so—called chequers plan that both leavers and remainers oppose? the prime minister's proposal is that the uk adopts a common rule book — for all goods including agriculture — which would mean the uk following the eu's regulations. for that reason, brexiteers — and some remainers — think it's the worst of both worlds. no longer would

christian fraser is in london.ime is fast running out for millions of people on the us atlantic coast to finalise their preparations ahead of hurricane florence. they need to use these final hours to get the sandbags in, board windows, stock up on water and petrol and — if they're in the path of a direct hit — evacuate now. out at sea, we're told florence is tossing up monster waves — some 25 metres high. its path has shifted and it could now linger on the coast, dumping huge amounts of rain. america is used to hurricanes but this one is being taken very seriously. good morning. it is wednesday, september 12th, 2018. welcome to cbs this morning. hurricane florence is being called the storm of a lifetime as millions evactuate the carolina coastline. today is your last day to get out of the areas that have been placed under evacuation orders. the storm surge could be between nine and 13 feet and that is higher than some homes. this storm is big and it is vicious. people in north carolina are used to storms but this o

she is out with a new book, "not for the faint of heart," and shl joined my gues katty kay and christian fraser for their ."program "beyond 100 days katty: what more couldrn countries be doing in light of the skripal attack against russia, that would be politicallacceptable? wendy: i certainly think we need to be united and sanctioning russia for this kind of behavior, which has affected europe and the united states as well. but i also think we should be thinking strategically. you mentioned in the introduction, or your colleague did, that i negotiated with iran. the president is about to reimpose sanctions that will sendhe price of oil skyhigh, and that started today. onthe price of oil hasup. with the dollar being cheap and derussian oil companieing with in u.s. dollars for oil trade, that puts russia in a stronger economic position, which is not in our national security interest. i don't mean to harm the russian people. i think they have a right to live decent lives. but we really are not thinking strategically about what we need to do to weaken putin's control over his country. katty: thais

christian fraser has been to find out. it's one of the oldest stadiums in england.ame. this burnley squad looks to upset the established order, with players that seem to reflect the same stubborn character as the men and women who follow them around the country. this time it's a trip to wolverhampton wanderers. another chance to defy the odds. and as with football, so it is with brexit. if we don't leave now, it will raise its head again. our children will have this in the years to come. we have spoken. that's the end of it. get on with it and make the best of it. we voted to leave and that's what we have to do. we can't keep changing our mind. i do have worries. but as i say, it is the fear of the unknown. but has that uncertainty led some to reconsider? those who voted for brexit, keep your hands up if you still think it is a good idea. you have not changed your mind at all? no. no german is telling me what to do any away! they think they have been forgotten about. immigration is the big thing in burnley. the reasons are complex. immigration, sovereignty and yes,

christian fraser will be there for us. christian fraser will be there for us.. there could be some impacts. for the rest of this afternoon, it is going to be largely dry in the southeast. quite warm. some dry and bright weather toward scotland. a very big temperature difference north to south. in the middle here, there is heavy rain developing through this afternoon. look at the dark blues and the greens. it will be heavy torrential rain. mainly across north wells. into cumbria and yorkshire as well. through this evening‘s rush hour. atrocious conditions. it will move away towards the east tonight. it will bring some blustery winds. there could be some impact tomorrow. lots of water on the surface and maybe some trees and branches down. goodbye. this is bbc news. i‘m annita mcveigh. these are the top stories developing at midday. theresa may meets eu leaders to try to convince them her brexit plan is the way forward. but there are still fundamental differences over the future of the irish border. we had a very good meeting this morning with the prime minister a

welcome to breakfast, with christian fraser and victoria fritz. 0ur headlines today: standing firm on special features will soon carry a warning icon. in sport, under pressure jose mourinho is again in the spotlight as his misfiring manchester united face a tricky trip to burnley in the premier league. good morning to you. it was a cracking day for some of us today, pretty warm as well. today‘s looking fairly warm across—the—board, but a bit more cloud around and

i am christian fraser in salzburg, where eu leaders are gathering for what promises to be a criticalng in england. the government says it wants to remove the stigma of social housing.

christian fraser is in london. you have been watching this.s your initial reaction? watching it from over here it is obvious that the democrats have made this an issue of her credibility and believability, and quite successfully. i thought the line of questioning talking about the fight and fightand questioning talking about the fight and fight and what you remember any situation was interesting, certain things you remember, certain things you block out, part of the defence mechanism, i thought that was a smart line of questioning. what the republicans failed to do is to establish what is the fundamental problem in this case, that there is no evidence trail, and very little corroborating evidence. they have not been able to fix that in the public‘s might, largely because of the format they have chosen. five minutes blocks, you do not build the tension, build the line of questioning. this is not a court of law. that they are subject to the court of public opinion and i think people will be more persuaded by what the democrats are doing here, an

and from apm onwards, christian fraser is in burnley. the area voted strongly to leave the eu. ted, and presenting beyond 100 days from there at 7pm. plenty more to come from here and elsewhere around the uk. back to you, joanna. more now on that warning from the imf this morning. it says britain would face a significantly worse economic outlook if it were to leave the european union without an agreement. setting out an annual assessment of the uk economy, the imf‘s managing director christine lagarde said that all brexit outcomes would entail costs for the uk. 0ur assessment is that it would have consequences. it will be to supply and it would inevitably have a series of consequences in terms of reduced growth going forward, increased deficit most likely, the appreciation of the currency and it would, you know, in reasonably short order, mean a reduction of the size of the uk economy. so that is why we think that it would have dire economic consequences. we also believe that any deal will not be as good as the smooth process under which goods, services, people and capital move

christian fraser is in london. the us senatejusticiary committee is a very busy place today.y are preparing for a major hearing tomorrow involving brett kavanaugh and a woman who accuses him of sexual assault. and now, with less than 2a hours to go, they have to deal with another accusation against mr trump's supreme court nominee — the third of its kind. the latest report has been surfaced by the lawyer michael avenatti, who says a client of his called julie swetnick has serious allegations against mr kavanaugh. we should point out that mr avenatti represents stormy daniels, the porn star who alleges she had an affair with mr trump and was paid by him to remain silent about it. in the last few moments, the president responded to the lawyer's claim. the bbc‘s anthony zurcherjoins us now to help go through this. where are we? what is going on? less than 2a hours from the hearing here in dc, we are in a situation where republicans don't know what to do. they are caught off guard bit by this. if you saw in that donald trump tweet, donald trump was drawing a direct line between t

lord skidelsky spoke to my colleage christian fraser still think there is much too much debt, that theugh on equality, all of those things make the economic system very fragile. and some small thing could start a big accumulative downturn. there has been a problem with regulation, there's been no doubt about that. an expansion of what took place, it went way up. and there had been such deregulation on there had been such deregulation on the states, and it affected everyone else, it's huge things that no one understood. no one could get their heads around that and it's not very surprising given that quite a lot of the things are this was happening and they in created light of that, did not know, what in fact was going oi'i. did not know, what in fact was going on. what makes you convinced the governments i'iow, on. what makes you convinced the governments now, the most government, powerful governments to understand the financial products that were being sold and understand the risk that come with them? be seen but it growth in what was happening again right now, what has happened is tha

home town to the bbc‘s christian fraser. he's gone back.a premier league team. this burnley squad loves to upset the established order, with players that seem to reflect the same stubborn character as the men and women who follow them around the country. on you get. this time, it's a trip to wolverhampton wanderers. another chance to defy the odds. and as with football, so it is with brexit. if we don't leave now, it will raise its head again. our children will have this in the years to come. we've spoken, that's the end of it. now get on with it and make the best of it. i agree that we voted to leave and that's what we'll have to do. we can'tjust keep changing our mind like people want to do, but i do have worries what's going to happen, but as i say, it's just the fear of the unknown. so does that uncertainty lead some here to reconsider? those who voted for brexit, keep your hands up if you still think it's a good idea. so you've not changed your minds at all? no. no german's telling me what to do any how. laughter. well, this's what i t

christian fraser is there. because i am from the town of burnley, i am a long suffering burnley fan but in that respect i am a little bit part of the burnley story because this is a town that over the years has suffered from high and implement an over those years, lots of young people left the town looking for opportunity and employment outside. the publishing of the town sank below 80,020 years ago and still it isa below 80,020 years ago and still it is a place that has been recognised for its poverty and lack of opportunity. that is changing because the business enterprise groups been working very closely with the people here in the town hall and i hope the report we are about to show you may change some of those preformed ideas about these northern industrial towns and why they voted for brexit. an integral pa rt they voted for brexit. an integral part of the town is the football club, it is the beating heart of burnley and yesterday felt like a very good time to come and test the mood. burnley were on their

christian fraser is there.ve to change the name of burnley as the milltown, it is now the tech town and one of the most successful tech towns around the country. i left here, the town of burnley as a young boy, about 27 years ago and the place i have returned to this week is very different to the town that i left behind. i think in some ways i'm a small part of that story, because back then, lots of people had to leave to find employment and opportunity. now, there is all manner of business coming back to burnley, the local chamber of commerce has told me they found £50 million worth of private sector investment in just the last year. they have embraced all manner of digital innovation, aerospace and technology and what they really need here in burnley, is more people to work in the offices and the businesses that are settling here. we have been out to find out what people think, there is no better place to go than down to the football club, because the football clu b football club, because the football club is

christian fraser is in salzburg and has been following the days events. hello. welcome back.er chequers plan along the way but perhaps not here in salzburg. perhaps thinking that might have come at the summit in october. but after her ten minute speech last night the first time she's been able to set out our proposal to the other 27 to leaders, what would i today was almost unanimous rejection of the plan from the eu. at least there are by scratching the head. at least everybody scratching their heads wondering where this is going next. let's try and find out what to speak to our... it was both a work—out like this. a bit where they were supposed to talk bluntly how the negotiation is going the right way. they were supposed to throw her under the bus. that's what they were not supposed to. yes but i will put a big but here because it is not news eu leaders rejected parts of the chequers fun. also not correct to say they reject the chequers fine. they were careful at the summit to say there were parts of the plan they liked like on the bg relationship and security between the

christian fraser is in salzburg for the summit.ight, the european union meet us democrats 28, and it is an invaluable moment for theresa may to put her case across on what she wa nts put her case across on what she wants from the brexit negotiation. she is looking to the october summit which isjust she is looking to the october summit which is just around the corner, and possibly another november summit, a special summit on brexit. not many opportunities now to get this deal over the line. we do sometimes obsessin over the line. we do sometimes obsess in britain over brexit, and it is vitally important to the uk, just as important as it is to the eu. but there is one issue which accesses the european leaders, which is migration. you look at the problems between the european commission and hungary, or between italy and france, and that at the moment is seen through european eyes as the existential threat to the eu. so the bulk of a conversation this evening will be about migration. theresa may will getjust evening will be about migr

let's go to christian fraser, who's there for us now.usic fans we could throw at you. the birthplace of wolfgang amadeus, of course the filming venue for the sound of music but when it comes to the meeting we are likely to see tonight, very precious little harmony between theresa may and the other eu leaders. he is coming here really to underline what she has really underlined at home, that the is the best proposal to avoid a no deal scenario. 0n the head of the summit, she has written to mac pieces, one for the domestic audience, in the daily express she says the chequers plan observes the freedoms that they voted for at the referendum, she is also rolling out another referendum, and then she has written a separate piece for the european audience, that has been published today. she said, both sides need to respect the red lines of the other, just as the uk understands it cannot have all the benefits of membership when it is not part of the club, so the european union has to understand that we cannot have external customs checks within t

christian fraser, bbc news, wolverhampton.re a bit lower in this part of the world and there is plenty of space. however, what investors like is certainty and at the moment, there is concern that they don‘t know what the government ‘s plan is going to do. they have asian companies breathing down their neck and they want answers on what the brexit future is going to look like. let‘s get a thought on that with a local councillor. you stood as a burnley mp in 2017. it was one of the best conservative performances around the country. why do you think you did so well? i think that a lot of that has to do with i was the regional director for vote lead in this area and there was a huge leave folk dance people wanted somebody... they wanted somebody that would make sure that happen for them.” they wanted somebody that would make sure that happen for them. i think that listening to do with it. i talked about the positives but in wards in the centre of burnley, there is persistent poverty that has been there and we know that when budget

with a memoir of his special counsel, and he joined katty kay and christiir fraser for t program "beyond 100 days." christian: 20 years! why 20 years to get itut? ken: [laughter] i wasn't writing it all that time, i must say. i was occupi and frankly, not eager to write about an unhappy perience for the entire nation, certainly for all of us swept up in it. the time had come. hillary had lost the election. we were coming up on 20ears. my memory was in danger of fading, and i wanted this to be a memoir, personal account of what happened to our nation now 20 years ago. christian: you say that you felt besieged while you were theor special prosecand i'm sure bob mueller, current special prosecutor did you feel that bill clinton sas coming after you in th way that donald trump is going after special prosecutor mueller? ken: yes, in fact, bill clinton was much more fective, i think, than the current president. bills clintonperson of great gifts, charisma, but he also knows how to get nasty work done primarily through the work of others. but at critical times, he would in fact make statements that were extrely inj