now david blair filed for the recount that will start on monday. news4's darcy spencer le for us in takoma park to explainat appens next. >> jim, i'm told there's not been a recount here in montgomery county in about 20 years. but this is something that is notex cted. so over at the board of elections they are ready and prepared to start counting. >> everything isone very carefully and according to letter of the law. and it is open for observers. and we know that, of course, mr. blair will have his reesentatives there t make sure that everything's done properly. >> reporter: businessman david blair is asking for that partial recount. it's going to involve provisional and absentee and some precincts. memberost to council mark he will rich by just 79 votes. that's not a lot. i glitch in voter registration affected 80,000 voters and blair says votersnc also exper trouble registering and casting their ballots. blair was not available tpeak to us on camera this even. we caught up with mark he will ridge wh this al not change the outcome of the election.

mark elrich has a lead over david blair. the final count won't be certified until july 16th. a count could be requested by either sheriff's office. >>>he frederick county offe has aontract to house the detainees while they ait deportation or court hearings. this sheriff's office gets $83 per day. it costs less than $53 per day to house the detainees. last year, just over 300 people for ice. >>> the list is out and there's three filiar faces for nats fans. this is the second career all-star selection for sean doolittle. max sher s max sher ser will have his gexth-straight. ing to play in front of the hometown, even better. >> for us representing the nationals here in the home park, will be an experience unlike any other. that has you issuing to get out there and pitch and play. go out and compete for his fans. >> think bryce harper said he would do the home run and the festivities start on friday, leading up to the game at's tuesday. we'll be at nats park. i'm down there the morning of the yall-star game. it's a big deal. >> i didn't know that. >> yeah. all right. >>> behind t

david blair lost tha race t mark elrich by just 79 votes. david blair said that affected some 80,000 voters and could have an effecttc on the e of the race. the board of elections anticipates the recount wil ly take one day. the winner of the democratic republican ill face robin fixer and independent nancy flourine. >>> today will be dr. monica goldson's first day on onas the interim ceo of prince george's county schoils. shebe appointed this afternoon. goldson is the second woman to lead the princegeorge's county school system. the former ceo kevin maxwell stepped down in may, this following several scandals. >>> metro rider are working around a big shutdown because two station on the red line are closed for repairs. and will be this way for week. justin finch has details. >> reporter: red line service out from now until september, affecting the rhode island avenue and brooklyn stations. crews actually get off the upper track. perhaps you can hear the hammering. and no trains will be on the tracks for several weeks. now, meantime, workers a

now to decisn 2018 and the recount for the race for montgomery county executive begins onay mo david blair lost by just 79 votes. could the mva glitch have had an effect. el rich expected the >> he has every right toe ask. if i was in a race this close and i thoug there was a chance that a recount would change it, i'd file for it too. i'm not surprise kind of expected it to happen. elections board of will begin that recount at 9:00 monday morning. t should only take one day but could stretch into two. >> here are other top stories this morning. a gop staffer who lives ins woodbridge s "new york times" reporter broke into his apartment this week. he says a friend caught the reporter inside his apartment on wednesday afternoon. according to the friend, he was leaving a note for him. "new york times" says that is not what happened. in a statement the paper insists the reporter left the note with the friend and never went inside the unit. >>> the report of an active shooter made for scary moments in the hospital after a man threatened to shoot doctors. it was only a verbal threat. police swept

right now, marc elrich and david blair basically tied. the provisional ballots are playing a big role because a computer issue at the maryland motor vehinle atration left 80,000 people improperly registered. >>> a part of the popular u street corridor in the d.c. area could soon be known by a differentname. d.c. council will consider emergency legislation to rename the 12 hundr00 block of u stree ben's chili bowl wa t the goal i get it renamed for the 60th anniversary that's coming up next month. you mi ben chili's bowl unveiled a new mural featuring news4's formerc jim vance. coming up, megan v. grath will have details on howou can help council members decide on the name change. >>> the days of strolling into the national zo without a lot of security around you could be ending. hsonian institution has a proposal to the national planning commiion calling for serious security increases. it includes more perimeter fencingnd reducing the 13 pedestrian entrances to just three security checkpoints. the proposal will be reviewed next week. >>>

david blair lost to mark elrich.oard of elections suggests that recounts will only take one day. the process begins at 9:00 this morning and anyone can come by to watch. >> everything is done carefully. it's opened for observs. mr. blair will have his represents there. >> the winner of the democratic nam nation nomination will face two in november.to >>y will be monica goldson's first day of a job of interim ceo of county schools. goldson is no longer to the school superintendent for teaching and learning.go son is the second woman to lead t school system. kevin maxwell stepped down in ie may after a sof scandals. >>> christian broder washe sistant manager of willies. he wasaiting for an uber in atlanta. they thought the car drove up, they were robbed and broder was shot. the suspect has been arrested and charged with a crime. i >>> a communit in mourning of theg shoot of a recent church. o'connorir at the church member. the alleged shooter was taken into custody at his home. a second victim was shot in the leg. poli

easy for mewhil te ito details s morning in the montgomery county nominee david blair isor now askingartial recount after losing to long time county cncil elrich take pe monday morning. elrich is set to facean republic robin thicker in november. in howard count parts of main street in eicott city will reopen to then public. it has closed to trafficsi e a flash flood back on 27comauny th. executive allan kittleman is also expected to sign an executive order ending a state of emergency 10 days earlier than expected. main street iset to reopen at 5:00 tonight. >> ♪ time now is 5:09. we're following developments from israel. more protests a eected today in gaza. comes after israel launched an air strik against the gaza crew launching incendiary devices killing a hamas member. continued demonstrations have killed about 135 people so also trending fro israel the israeli parliament passing a controversial it defines the country as a nation state of jewish people and promotes the develment ofalay iest downitint rab minority.s inn, new evacuations are under way promptingmewhile a trr operatort

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our news partners say council member mark helrich a narrow lead over david blair in the primary. finount will be certified on july 16th. >>> a stretch of"u street could be named after ben's chillily bowl. today, there will be a public hearing on whether to namebl th k in front of the restaurant, ben's chili bowl way. it's the 60th anniversary of that location. they want to speed up the process so all of the signs a changed for the celebrations. >>> good news for drirs who take beach drive through northwest d.c. >> a year-long construction project is ending but another beginning. all this can affect your commute. justin is out there to expl >> reporter: if you've driven beach drive, i segments, it can feel like you're off-roading with all of the crars and the bumps. we have been seeing results out here, we'll see some by tuesday, just tomorrow morning, your morning commute. i want to show youo the map see how it's laid out here. the yellow strip, that's beach road, between broad branch to joyce road northwest. that's a mile and a half of roadway that will reopen in time for tuesda

mark elch has a lead over david blair in the primary.hey werese reviewing ee ballots one at a time. a count could be requested by either candidate. >>> new video out of haiti, showing why the u.s. embassy is warng americans to shelter in place. violent protests over the to raise 's attempts fuel prices have turned deadly. the people have died over past two days. the airport in port-au-princes packed with stranded passengers right now. american airlines had to cancel ten flights since turday. church groups are waiting to return to the u.s. >>> we have some breaking news out of california. this brush fire shut down an interstate highway for hours yesterday. ght now, investigators are trying to determine how it started. some drivers saw the grant fire burning off of the side of the road and did a complete u-turn to escape theraic mess it created. some of the big rigs could be seen backing their way down the freeway. the smoke and the fire was so thi thic it made visibility an issue for some drivers. >> chris, thank you.al >>> sev wildfires

mark elrich has a slight lead own david blair. that's according to the latest tally.nal ballots one at a time. the final count will not be certified until july 16th. >>> new details rightnow. president trump's legal team wants new conditions met befored agreeing to sn for an interview with robert mueller. rudy giuliani told "the new york times" two conditions must be met. the special counsould have to prove mr. trump committed a crime and must show trump's testimony is vital to finishi the russia probe. >> back in march president trump tweetedhat the tradears can be in his words, good and easy to win. we may be about to find out if it's true. president trump's administration imposed tariffs on $34 billion worth of chinese products. beijing immediately launching what it calls the biggest trade war in economic history. china hit a range of american products with new tariffs. produc include steel, pork, and soy>> beans. coming up, it's a phrase we've all heard before. you see something, you say t something. >>uld be overused at times. it's meant to keep you safe. now one

. >>> now, to decision 2018, the recount i the race for county se.ive mond david blair lost to elrich votes. the glitch that affected some 80,000 maryland voters could have had an affect on the outcome of the race. >> if i was in a race this close, and i thought there's a chance that a recount would change it, i'd file for a recount, too. i'm not surprised. i expected it to happen. >> the board of elections will begin the recount at 9:00 a.m. monday morning. it should only take one day but could stretch into two. >>> today is the day life could change a you know . that's if you hit the mega millions jackpot. the big prize up to 422 million bucks. >> nicole jacobs is covering the mega millions ania forus. she's breaking down your chances of winning and taking home all that cash. nicole, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, eun. this just happened about four months ago in march. a gentleman from new jersey won $530 million. so, it really can happen, if you match all six numbers, $422 million could be yours. uncle sam will get his cut. ifou choose the lump sum of $254 million,

right now councilember mark elrich is leading businessman david blair by a razor thin margin.ewer than 200 votes. the fate of the race hangs with thousands ofrosional ballots. news 4's chris gordon is there as election officials started this tedious countg process. the montgomery county board of canvassers is counting more than 3,200 provisional ballots cast by unregistered voters in last tuesday's primary. >> i'm estimating that we'll be working over part or all of the weekend to get this all. do >> reporter: just before last tuesday's maryland primary, the mda revealed it failed to send registration information to the board of elections for thousands of drivers who thought theyere registering when they changed information on their licenses. state lawmakers want to hold hearings to determine how this mistake was made. >> we have a lot of races that care still toose to count and every vote council. >> reporter: the two are still neck and neck more than a week after the democratic primary for montgomery county executive. since the primary, council member nancy florine has signa

council member mark elrich has a slight lead over david blair. the board of elections is reviewing provisional ballots one by one. they hope to have most of them counted by the end of today, and they hope to finish counting all provisional andal absentee bts by sunday. the final count won't be certified until july 16th. >>> remember back in march president trump tweeting then that trade wars can be in his words, good and easy to win. we may be about to find out if that's true. just after midnight, president trump' administration imposed tariffs on $34 billion worth of chinese products. beijing immediately iaunched wh called the biggest trade war in economic history. china a hit range of american products with new tariffs, products including ksteel, p and soybeans. even the lobster market could pinchhe >>> coming up, the resignation of president trump's epast chie the tip. iceberg in a by week at the whitecouse. ews political director and "meet the press" moderator chuck todd breaks it all down with us next. >>> aob aing reality check in the effor

david blair blocked the result . of elections will begin the recount by 9:00 a.m. >>> some big changes coming to metro tomorrow. >>> if you're a frequent rider m ro's red line, this story is important to you. for 45 days, part of the red line will be shut down for repairs anmaintenance. you can get around it by taking the greeline to ft. totten to gallery place. more capacity will be added to the green and yellow lines during the shutdow shuttle buses will also be provided. service is expected to ratume at those ions on september 3rd. >>> it's 6:50. storm team 4 chuck bell is here with your forecast. >> it is a fine day, everybody. tgif. sun's out, soak it in. ayjoy it, because there not be much sunshine in your future arnold the washington area. double areas o low pressure, one around south carolina and georgia. that's our saturday rain chance. the one out over the upper midwest, a little slower to get here. but ldait will impact your s and monday. a big blocking area of high pressure offshore that's going to khp th

to call until now including the county executive race in montgomery county where mark elrich and david blairan 80,000oters were forced to file provisional ballots after a motor vehicle administration computer problem. the board of elections says that some races may not be certified until july 16th. >>> warning for drivers after a woman pumping gas becomes the victim of a carjacking. >> that's really crazy video. jim handly is here with that and what's coming up at 5:00 >> reporter: that video may have you looking over your shoulder the next time you pump gas. comingtop at 5:00 ght, what we're learning this evening about the victim in this case and what police say you can do to keep yourself fromin becoma victim. plus, nbc 4 respond to a woman who says she bought baby wipes online for 20 bucks but then was charged more than $400 for them to be shipped. our susan hogan working to help get that money back and what y need to know so that you don't end up in a similar kind of situation. all about helping you tonight right here at 5:00. got a busy thursday coming up. back to you guys. >> that's in

david blair officially filed a petition for a recount. earlier this week the board of elections certified the race for challenger mark ulrich but he has only an 80-vote lead blair believes a recount is appropriate because of the narrow vote margin and the numerous voting issues caused by an mva computertc g >> spokes with a new business model. >> and a hard foul and police called in a ckup game of basketball. doug? >> we're tracking a storm system. tornadoes that have made their way on the ground. got some video of that tt joiks we've got a reminder if you ride metro. red line closures arroyave this weekend. the brooklyn and anue stations will stay closed and closed until labor day. part of the red cineapital mprovement projects and next weekend the work zone will extend to the silver springs station closing the tacoma station and red line platform at ft. totten. free shuttle buses will be in place where you can avoid t closures by use the green line between ft. totten and gallagher's place. >> we've been talking about this week about the

as a sult, councilman mark ri and businessman david blair are still waiting for final rhiults to see of them will win the democratic primary for montgomery couy executive. the republican candidate robert ficker says his proposal for term limits shows he w can in the heavily democratic county. >> i'm saying that the term limits vote was vote for change and that's what we're going to have in montgery county. >> reporter: representatives foc both demrats are closely watching the provisional ballot counting. there are also at least 3,7 absentee ballots still to be otcounted. the totals will be updated every evening on montgomery county board of elections website. the final vote will be certified on july 16th so we may have to wait until then to learn the winner of the close democratic primary for count executive. >> and there may be yet another candidate about to enter the covety execu race before november. chris will have more on that coming up at 6:00. >>> turning now to the weather. let's get the wetth late on the storms outthere. >> yeah. the storms out there are north and west of wa

enter the race assin independent and will face fellow council member mark el rid or businessman david blair. the two are separated by less than 500 votes after last week's democratic prim a finally tally of provisional ballots and final vote teals expected this friday. >>> still to come tonight at 6:00, a tragic discovery in a local park. >>> a young girl just 3 years with scovered dead along herather. police investigating it as a murder-suicide. tonight a look at warning signs for domestic violence. >>> also ahead, getting youy reor one of the biggest holidays in d.c. street closures, security and concerns about heat for the fourth of july on the national mall. >>> and tomorrowill be another storm team 4 weather alert day with dangerous heat in the forecast once aga take a look. this is 4:00 where it's feeling close to 110 degrees in manylo tions. i'll let you know how this heat and humidity impacts your fourt of july planming up in my forecast . >>> fourth of july in the district. this is notng like it, but come prepared. >> we're not just talking about the crowds and security. this year

david blair and his lawyers are challenging, tryinget to below that 880 number by derfling, they'rerial to -- he tells me he willdeseed asly es monday. >> we have got nancy flouree. >> whoht bro up term limits and so a lot of councilmembers are out ernment service, nancyflooree next -- l. rich is known as a progressive. so you've got eldridge. >> i thinkyt's rea interesting that as democratic as mtgomery county, l. rich is seen as very far left. i think youaw with that recent nonpartisan group survey that show montgomery county lagging over the last 15 years. i thin 's a concern in montgomeryco unty as the -- the kind of chairman they need if they're going to generate more business. >>> moving across theo border washington. will d.c. do an about face on the minute muj wage. the new law requires businesses to phase in a 15our raise. tstaurant groups and some servers and mayor rejchted s lawrence. do you think we could see another fight or does it lookke upporters might be willing to throw in the towel and compromise? >> i don't know, they discussed this at the lastmeeting, but there was

fewer than 100 votesow separate elrich from david blair in thatal race. the f count will be certified next monday. either candidate could were a recount. >> after 30 years in business thve be american city diner in northwest d.c. is now closed. jeffre gildenhorn opened that diner on connecticut avenue in 1988ynd fam members say it was his passion, but he passed away last year and relatives say it'seen a struggle to keep the business going it. never quite recovered from that recent elect call outage. >> it was out, you know, biggest wish that we kept this going for as long as we could and i hope we did him proud. so heartwarming, so heartwarming to know it touched so many peoplellnd so many people miss it. >> what happens to that space now in the fily tells new 4 they would be happy inmeomeone cos and reopens the dine they are to keep the legacy alive. >> it was at sight tha was too close to comfort and the frightening scene for drivers ter this bru fire shut down a highway. >> and the big change being made by starbuckshe to help environment. ahead, what's

. >>> right now, marc elrich and david blair are still locked in a neck-and-neck race to become montgomeryounty's next executive. maryland voting officials plan to work through the weekend counting provisional ballots to break the tie. provisional ballots are playing a big role because a computer issue at the motor vehicle administration left 80,000 people improperly registered. >>> beloved d.c. restaurant ben's chili bowl wants to celebrate their upcoming anniversary in a big way. >> news4's megan mcgraths live on u street with details on a potential name change for the street there near ben's. megan? >> reporter: yeah, that's right. well, it's a landmark. asben's chili bowl h been here on u street since 1958, but the address may soon be changing from u streeto n's chili bowl way. the d.c. counc is considering an emergency resolution that woul change the namf the block in front of the restaurant to ben's chili bowl way. so, we're talking about the th etch from 12th to 1 streets. now, ben's chili bowl stayed open and survived the 1968 riots and haseen aathering place for so many people for

right now, marc elrich and david blair are basically tied.he provisional ballots are playing big role because a computer issue at the motor vehicle administration left 80,000 people improperly registered >>> beloved d.c. restaurant ben's chili bowl wants to celebrate their upcoming anniversary in a big way. >> mnews4'san mcgrath is live on u street outside the first reaurant for ben's. she has details on a potential street name change near the restaurant. hey, megan. good morning, guys. ben's chili bowl is a d.c. landmark. it's been located here on u street since 1958, but the address may soon be changing. it may soon become ben's chili bowl way. d.c. council is considering an emergency resolution that would change the name of the blockonn of the restaurant. we're talking about the stretch between 12th and 13th street now, ben's chili bowl stayed open and survived the 1968 riots and has been a gathering place decades.ny people for our own recently departed jim vance is on the mural on the side of the building. now, the restaurant is anniversa

david u blair hasil the end of the day to ask for a recount. he lost byme 79 votes. >>> we have new video in a sexual assault investigation in northwest d.c. police say the man running in this video had just assaulted a woman in her home. the man assaulted her at knifepoint and took off. >>> the aclu of d.c. has filed a lawsuit for a questionable stop and frisk. he said thate felt like the officer sexual assaulted him. >> humiliating. something i relive over and over again. it happened on my birthday. it's a memory that i will never forget. he says he wants the officer fired. at a d.c. council meeting, he said the officer was disciplined for this incident and removed from titt particular >>> first responders in the district are seeing a big increase in overdoses. >> they believe a bad batch of s.drugs is to blame with t >> we go to megan mcgrath. good morning. what happened here? >> reporter: it's causing a lot of ern. there's a concern about this drug that's out there on the streets and the potential harm that it can do. d.c. fire and ems resp

let's talk now to tom fletcher, a former adviser to tony blair, gordon brown, and david cameron. stair campbell, former director of communications for tony blair. the mood between america and europe is pretty poisonous at the moment. why? let's be clear, the election of donald trump created a vacancy for a leader of the free world and you could see that the day of the election and that is spilling out summit by summit. we build these institutions. nato, the g8, the g7, the un. with huge patients, sacrifice, and he is quite systematically undermining them. sacrifice, and he is quite systematically undermining themm he undermining them? absolutely. he is doing it deliberately. with what purpose? because ultimately it is the slogan, america first. he is a nationalist. i am the slogan, america first. he is a nationalist. lam halfway the slogan, america first. he is a nationalist. i am halfway through madeleine albright's book on fascism, and it makes you think he is heading in that direction in terms of his psychology and mentality. i think he has a real problem with women and he has

supported by jeremy corbin's opponents today tony blair defending the widely derided hutton inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of dr david kelly but british war is characterized as wars of aggression by the critics of a continued since iraq in libya and in syria so when will the u.k. be held accountable for perceived guilt at the hague well in the past few days u.k. prime minister theresa may has defacto tried to block legislation that could have either prevented the iraq war or maybe yog. really brought tony blair to justice the lack of international agreement over the crime of aggression led to a verdict on a private prosecution this time last year the high court in london has attempted or rejected an attempt to prosecute former prime minister tony blair over the iraq war the high court said blair's de facto acquittal was in part because of no formalized crime of aggression well now there is one and one of its architects is christian when i say he's lichtenstein's ambassador to the un and joins me now from the u.n. in new york city ambassador thanks so much for coming on the show is what is a crime of aggression and is

. >> joining me now is tara dell, president of the tara dell group, linda blair, trump biographer, and davidnston, author also. what's your thoughts of trump's trip so far? >> in trump fashion, it's embarrassing. we're heard a lot about the protests in london. there's a major protest going on all over scotland, which is where he is right now. he's alienated scotland actually prior to him becoming. the. this continues the first minister there, he refuses to meet with her because she's been a vocal critic of him. her deputy minister is actually leading a protest against trump in scotland. a deputy minister is leading a protest against the american president in scotland. >> wow. >> and then on top of it, you know, trump is doubling down on the big lie. so, he's talking about -- and he's doing it with repetition, which is how i know it's strategy. he's tweeting it, saying it every event, talking about the fact that the u.s. is contributing 90% to nato. that number is actually 22%. he also made his other big lie, trying to take credit. if he's not undermining obama, he's taking credit for somethi

blair house was a place that they enjoyed living. it's a risk a story. david mccullough told it so i could probably get away with it. my grandmother as i said, she went home a lot. she was being pulled in two directions my grandfather wanted her here and his mother- in-law my great-grandmother and i wanted her home to help with the house. she relied on my grandmother a great deal. grandpa, she was being pulled back and forth but she was away for a long time and when she got back to blair house, the enjoyment was infectious. they were so happy to see each other that the staff got caught up in it because everyone was in a good mood. my grandmother came down and took mister fields, the head butler aside, she said mister fields, we had a little upstairs, there is a, oh hell, one of the slats on the bed is broken. that's as close i want to know anything about that but anyway. it was a good story. but when it came to the restoration and as i mentioned earlier, abby wrote took hundreds of pictures of the original restoration he worked for the bureau of public roads a

government scientist david kelly after he tried to warn the british people they were being lied to about the reasons to bomb iraq here was former u.k. labor prime minister tony blair when asked about the need for a further inquiry into the circumstances of his apparent suicide. the attorney general on the greens expected to make an announcement today as to whether there should be a new inquiry into the death of dr david kelly and that i think you've written some of that has weighed heavily on your mind of over the years would you welcome a new. i think i'll let him make a statement on this i mean there was a lot.

government scientist david kelly after he tried to warn the british people they were being lied to about the reasons to bomb iraq here was former u.k. labor prime minister tony blair when asked about the need for a further inquiry into the circumstances of his apparent suicide the attorney general grange expected to make an announcement today as to whether there should be a new inquiry into the death of dr david kelly and that i think you've written some of that has weighed heavily on your mind over over the years would you welcome a new car i think i'll let him make a statement on this i mean that was all the was an inquiry which went for six months headed by a senior law lord. so. i mean he loves to make a statement i really don't know what the question was answered sufficiently for you at the last incline well as far as i know they were but maybe he has different information but frankly i doubt it but i'll wait and see what he says and i honestly don't know i have no information that is different from the information given to that inquiry that went as i say for six months the man supported by jeremy corbin's opponent today johnny blair defending the widely deri

blair house was some place that they really enjoyed living. and it's a slightly risque story, but david mccullough told it so i can get away with it my grandmother went home a lot. she was being pulled in two directions, my grandfather wanted her here and my great grandmother wanted her home to help on the house she relied on my grandmother a great deal. she was away for a long time and when she got back to blair house, the the enjoyment was infectious, they were so happy to see each other that the staff got caught up in it. everybody was in a good mood. and my grandmother came down the next day and she took mr. fields, alonzo fields, the head butler aside and she said mr. fields, there's, we have a little -- up stairs there's a -- oh, hell, fields, one of the slats on the bed is broken. >> that's as close as i want to get to knowing anything about my anyway good story, david digging that un. when it came to the restoration. i mentioned them earlier. abbey rowe took hundreds of pictures of the eventual restoration of the white house. he worked for the burg of public roads -- bureau of p

blair. i was thinking when we heard about boris johnson's of resignation i was thinking when we heard about borisjohnson's of resignation or that davide did. i think if he was ever going to resign, david davis made it inevitable that was going to be today. otherwise, there was no way he could straddle this position. the reality is that these two resignations have been inevitable for some time, and from one simple reason, that theresa may, throughout this process, has gone for this creative ambiguity to try and maintain unity, a fiction of june 88, with and the cabinet. that has done has damaged the national interest by wasting so much time in the negotiating process. it is unbelievable and it is taken us two yea rs unbelievable and it is taken us two years to get to a position that has unravelled in two days. when you we re unravelled in two days. when you were with tony blair, did you have a situation like this? freddie had a number of resignations? there was certainly dipping it towards the end of tony blair's time when people are agitating for hand to set a date to leave. we saw a coordinated stream ofjunior ministers leave. we sa

david trimble and john hume, ian paisley and martin mcguinness have made history and my predecessors as prime minister have played their part. sirjohn major helped to start the peace process. tony blairto fruition, making power—sharing which for so long seemed a prize beyond reach a reality. gordon brown saw the overseeing of policing an devolution power and i saw how hard david cameron worked on the stormont house and fresh start agreements. i think everyone who has the honour and responsibility of holding the office of prime minister of the united kingdom feels a special responsibility to the people of northern ireland. the historic achievement that the belfast agreement represent is something we should all be proud of. i am determined to protect it, and to up hold the rights it enshrines. the fa ct hold the rights it enshrines. the fact that the current deputy chief co nsta ble of fact that the current deputy chief constable of the psn. it will shortly become commissioner. is an amazing symbol of the progress made over the last 20 years. and we will continue to work with our friends in the irish government, who have been our close partners in that progress, including at next week'