our north america editorjon sopel is in washington. we are used to politicians talking in code.sn't need to go into google translate. he says the flag ra nt into google translate. he says the flagrant disregard for truth or decency by the president, most often for the pettiest and most personal reasons. he's not alone. there was another republican senator standing down, senator bob corker, who said the president seems incapable of telling the truth. does this matter? well, the republicans have the most narrow majority in the senate, 52 to 48 democrats. we have had these standing down and speaking out against the president and others are unhappy. it might not be a stampede against donald trump, but it doesn't need to be. today might be seen as the day donald trump lost his majority in the senate and his ability to get legislation passed. a quarter of a million people are to get compensation from the retailer brighthouse, after financial regulators found the company wasn't acting as a "responsible lender." the firm sells household goods like washing machines and televisions, on hi

let's speak to our north america editorjon sopel. you talk about the president making that tweet.s interesting that the white house was cautious about how it should refer to the attack. the president, not using the phrase radical islamic terror that he has in previous occasions when barack 0bama was president or in response to european attacks. the first tweet, "looks like another attack by a deranged person, law enforcement is following this closely," followed by another one saying that "we should not allow isis to return." in the past few moments: the president has set out kind of his concern and this is, of course, the first terrorist attacks since donald trump became president and also the first terrorist attack in new york where someone has died since september 11. what happens next from donald trump, do you think? i don't know. i am sure he is being briefed by the fbi and national security people around him to try to find out as much information about this individual as possible. it was interesting that the mayor of new york, bill deblasio, who described it as a lone wolf. t

president trump has consistently denied any collusion with russia, as our north america editorjon sopelafort, are you turning yourself into federal authorities today? this wasn't how it was meant to be. mr manafort has no comment. over a year ago the multimillionaire paul manafort was donald trump's campaign chairman and a figure of huge influence. today, he's been ordered to an fbi field office to face the most grave charges. normally talkative, today, much more tight—lipped. the indictment runs to over 30 pages and details are complex web of financial arrangements to keep vast sums secret from the us authorities. it details how manafort was working as an agent for the pro—russia party in ukraine from whom he received tens of millions of dollars in payments for a decade until 2016. it's alleged he laundered $18 million through various accounts and companies $2016. almost one million was funneled through an antique antiques rug store in virginia. $850,000 through a men's clothes store in new york. a mark of how seriously the prosecutors take this case, is that paul manafort has had to s

our north america editorjon sopel reports from washington. this is one of the worst deals ever made by any country in history. my number one priority is to dismantle the disastrous deal with iran. there should be no surprise the president is doing what he is doing. he made clear his distaste for the iran nuclear deal at every opportunity. but finding a simple remedy has proved difficult, so today he refused to recertify it. i am directing my administration to work closely with congress and our allies to address the deal‘s many serious flaws, so the iranian regime can never threaten the world with nuclear weapons. in the event we are not able to reach a solution working with congress and our allies, then the agreement will be terminated. so what are president trump's aims? he wants congress to adopt tough new measures to redefine the agreement. he wants them to include triggers that could see sanctions imposed if iran violates the deal. and if iran is still not in compliance, the us could withdraw from the accord without congressional action o

john kelly had lost his own son in afghanistan. 0ur north america editorjon sopel was in the briefingly spoke. he explained to my colleaguejane 0'brien the politicised atmosphere the chief of staff found himself in. you could hear a pin drop in the briefing room as general kelly, who, as you say, lost his own son in afghanistan, and found that had been politicised earlier in the week when president trump, to justify his claim that he dealt with dead serviceman‘s families better than anyone else said, ask general kelly because barack anyone else said, ask general kelly because ba rack 0bama anyone else said, ask general kelly because barack 0bama did not call him when his son died. so you had john kelly trying to address and talking in painful detail the process of what goes on, of bringing a body back from the battlefield. it being packed in ice, going... the stages through it. it was a harrowing moments and general kelly had a clear agenda. he wanted to blast the congresswoman who had made public what the president had said. and your misguided and impression there that it is perfectl

let's talk now to our north america editorjon sopel in washington.tack in donald trump's home city, and the president has responded tonight? yes, and it is the first apparent terror attacks since donald trump became president. i use the word apparent because that is the phrase the department of homeland security has used to talk about an apparent act of terrorism in new york, saying it seems to follow the pattern of other attacks that have taken place throughout the world. donald trump has spoken about it but not use that phrase at all. he said in new york city at looks like another attack by a very sick and arranged person. law enforcement is following this closely, not in the usa. you just have to compare and contrast that to previous tweets donald trump has made, when previous terror attacks happened under barack obama was teamed quick to label it radical islamic terror. when there have been attacks in london, and london bridge on westminster bridge as well, but he hasn't used that phrase tonight. that said, donald trump is being briefed very clos

criticism in the uk by linking an increase in crime here to islamist terrorism, as our north america editorjon sopel america was still sleeping that the president suddenly tweeted about britain's crime figures. then giving the impression that this was from an official report, the president used quotation marks to say: the figures he referred to were, in fact, just for england and wales, and nowhere in the crime survey is the phrase used "radical islamic terror". nevertheless, his tweet will have a resonance for many people in the united states. because the president's ban on people travelling from several muslim countries has failed again. it will have to come here to the supreme court to be resolved, after it was blocked by lower courts earlier this week. but in the last 2a hours, two former presidents, without mentioning donald trump's name, took aim and fired an unmistakable broadside. bigotry seems in emboldened. 0ur politics seems more vulnerable to conspiracy theories and outright fabrication. we've got folks who are deliberately trying to make folks angry. to demonise people who have differen

for more on this our north america editorjon sopel was asked who was responsible for politicising this imagine there was a single issue that could be hermetically sealed away from the political dogfight politics it would be a a widow... but not in today's washington. -- washington. the white house has reacted furiously and blamed a democratic who was in the car with the widow in the car with a widow and it's her account which has been made public, also backed up by the mother of la david johnson and the white house said it was deplorable but the president politicised this issue first by making false accusations about his predecessors in the way they dealt with families of fallen heroes. the president stands accused of all of this but in the middle of it all, you have a woman grieving over her husband and yet under the political spotlight in a way she could never have imagined. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. the us attorney general, jeff sessions, has denied lying to congress about his contacts with russia during the 2016 election campaign, saying he had

president trump has been in las vegas to meet victims. 0ur north america editorjon sopel has the storythe day. it's just after 10pm and the first shots have been fired. police body cam images capture the panic that is starting to spread in the concert ground. police are trying to identify the source of the firing... ..and to shepherd people to safety. today the president and first lady arrived in las vegas to meet some of the survivors and first responders. at police headquarters, he was briefed on the investigation and then spoke to the people of las vegas and america. we cannot be defined by the evil that threatens us or the violence that incites such terror. we're defined by our love, our caring and our courage. key to the investigation will be this woman, stephen paddock‘s girlfriend. marilou danley was brought back from the philippines last night and is questioned by the fbi. "he never said anything to me or took any action that i was aware of, that i understood in any way to be a warning that something horrible like this was going to happen." donald trump has described paddock as

shootings in america — with the debate over guns once again a divisive issue. 0ur north america editorjon sopeled in the city. in vegas last night — terror, fear and mayhem. in the nation's capital this afternoon, 2500 miles away — a brooding, reflective silence. bell tolls. there is shock as well as anguish, even though this country has been here so many times before. he brutally murdered more than 50 people and wounded hundreds more. it was an act of pure evil. in moments of tragedy and horror, america comes together as one — and it always has. until now, the worst shootings were the nightclub attack in orlando, where 0mar mateen killed 49 people in an act inspired by so—called islamic state. and before that was the killings at virginia tech university, when 32 people were killed. but in terms of shock, surely nothing eclipses sandy hook in connecticut, when 20 children, aged between five and seven, and five teachers were killed at their elementary school — an act of brutality so shocking that it moved the then president to tears. they had their entire lives ahead of them. birthdays, graduati

part of an investigation into alleged russian interference in the us election. 0ur north america editorjon sopeln following the day's dramatic events as they unfolded. paul manafort, are you telling yourself into federal authorities today? this is not how it was meant today? this is not how it was meant to be. mr manna fought has no common. just over one year ago multimillionaire paul manafort was donald trump ‘s campaign chairman, a figure of huge influence. today he's been ordered to an fbi field office to face the gravest charges. normally talkative, today much more tight—lipped. normally talkative, today much more tight-lipped. the indictment runs to over 30 pages and details of a complex web of financial arrangements to keep vast amounts secured from us authorities. it details how paul manafort was working as an agent for the pro—russia party in ukraine from whom he received tens of millions of dollars in payments for decades until 2017. it is alleged he laundered $18 million through various accounts and companies and by any means. almost $1 million was laundered through an antiques rugs st

our north america editorjon sopel has been looking at the response to what happened in the city. capital this afternoon, 2500 miles away, a brooding, reflective silence. bell tolls there is shock as well as anguish, even though this country has been here so many times before. he brutally murdered more than 50 people and wounded hundreds more. it was an act of pure evil. in moments of tragedy and horror, america comes together as one, and it always has. until now, the worst shootings were the nightclub attack in orlando, where omar mateen killed 49 people in an act inspired by so—called islamic state, and before that was the killings at virginia tech university, when 32 people were killed. but in terms of shock, surely nothing eclipses sandy hook in connecticut, when 20 children, aged between five and seven, and five teachers were killed at their elementary school. an act of brutality so shocking that it moved the then president to tears. they had their entire lives ahead of them. birthdays, graduations, weddings. kids of their own. today, lawmakers from connecticut sought to reop

for more on this our north america editorjon sopel was asked who was responsible for politicising thisimagine there was a single issue that could be hermetically sealed away from the two and fro of daily politics it would be a a widow... apologies, a slight technical problem with the recording from jon sopel let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. the us attorney general, jeff sessions, has denied lying to congress about his contacts with russia during the 2016 election campaign, saying he had no improper discussions. appearing before the senate judiciary committee, mr sessions also refused to answer questions about his discussions on russia with president trump. the president of the spanish region of catalonia is expected to announce whether or not he is declaring independence, by ten in the morning local time on thursday. the deadline was set by the spanish government, after carles puigdemon said he was making a suspended declaration of independence.

he could not remember my husband's name. 0ur north america editorjon sopel is in washington.y sign of the president backing down. it seems that he has no intention of letting it go and he cannot even allow a widow to have the final word on this. that has shocked so many people. myeshia johnson revealed that the authorities would not let her see her husband's body before he was buried. within one hour of giving that interview, he said, i had a very respectful conversation and spoke his name from beginning without hesitation, in other words, contradicting her. it has brought condemnation from across the political divide, it has distracted at the white house from the issue it wa nts to at the white house from the issue it wants to be talking about, tax reform. this president does and i foran reform. this president does and i for an eye on the truth for a tooth and is not interested in turning other cheek. football and everton have sacked their manager ronald koeman after yesterday's 5—2 home defeat by arsenal. koeman is the third manager to be sacked in as many months. everton a

register their weapons and there is no limit to how many they can possess. 0ur north america editorjon sopelinuing debate about gun ownership. america has been on alert for an act of terror, but not from someone like this. a 64—year—old white man living ina this. a 64—year—old white man living in a retirement community, who liked to gamble and enjoyed country music. but what turned stephen paddock into america's deadliest mass killer is still a mystery. there is not even anything i can say. i mean... how do you...i anything i can say. i mean... how do you... i mean, my brother did this. this is like it was done, like he shot us. if he had killed my kids, i couldn't be more dumbfounded. from the white house this morning, the president sought to bind the whims ofa president sought to bind the whims of a nation. in moments of tragedy and horror, america comes together as one. and it always has. until now, the worst shootings with a nightclub attack in orlando where 0mar mateen killed 49 people in an act inspired by so—called islamic state. before that were the killings at virginia tech universi

here‘s our north america editorjon sopel.ted about britain‘s crime figures. giving the impression that this was from an official report, the president used quotation marks. the figures he referred to were, in fact, just for england and wales, and nowhere in the crime survey is the phrase used "radical islamic terror". nevertheless, his tweet will have a resonance for many people in the united states. because the president‘s ban on people travelling from several muslim countries has failed again. it will have to come here to the supreme court to be resolved, after it was blocked by lower courts earlier this week. but in the last 2a hours, two former presidents, without mentioning donald trump‘s name, took aim and fired an unmistakable broadside. bigotry seems in emboldened. our politics seems more vulnerable to conspiracy theories and outright fabrication. we've got folks who are deliberately trying to make folks angry. to demonise people who have different ideas. to get the base all riled up, because it provides a short—term

our north america editorjon sopel has the story of the day. get down! go that way! get out of here.over there, go that way. it'sjust after 10pm, and the first shots have been fired. gunfire. police body—cam images capture the panic that is starting to spread in the concert ground. everybody stay down, stay down. where's it at? police are trying to identify the source of the firing. north of the mandalay bay. it's coming out of a window. and to shepherd people to safety. everybody get down, get down. today, the president and first lady arrived in las vegas to meet some of the survivors and first responders. at police headquarters he was briefed on the investigation and then spoke to the people of las vegas and america. we cannot be defined by the evil that threatens us, or the violence that incites such terror. we are defined by our love, our caring, and our courage. key to the investigation will be this woman, stephen paddock‘s girlfriend. marilou danley was brought back from the philippines last night and is being questioned by the fbi. donald trump has described paddock as demente

mr trump has previously called mr flake "toxic." 0ur north america editorjon sopel is in washington.complicated for donald trump. you know, what limited leveraged the white house had over this particular senator is now gone. he can speak his mind and you gave a little taste of it there. we are used to politicians talking in code. this does not need to go into google translate. he says, "the flagrant disregard the truth of decency by the president, the reckless provocations, most often for the most petty and personal reasons". he's not alone. another republican senate that today who is standing down, bob caulker, said the president seems incapable of telling the truth. why does any of this matter? well, the republicans have the most narrow majority in the senate, 52—48 democrats. we have had these two standing down and speaking out against the president. 0thers are unhappy. it may not be a wholesale stampede against donald trump but it does not really need to be and today might come to be seen as the day when donald trump lost his majority in the senate and his ability to get legislat

our north america editorjon sopel reports from washington.ny country in history. my number one priority is to dismantle the disastrous deal with iran. there should be no surprise the president is doing what he is doing. he made clear his distaste for the iran nuclear deal at every opportunity. but finding a simple remedy has proved difficult, so today he refused to recertify it. i am directing my administration to work closely with congress and our allies to address the deal‘s many serious flaws, so the iranians many serious flaws, so the iranian regime can never threaten the world with nuclear weapons. in the event we are not able to reach a solution working with congress and our allies, then the agreement will be terminated. so what are president trump's aims? he wants congress to adopt tough new measures to redefine the agreement. he wants them to include triggers that could see sanctions imposed if iran violates the deal. and if iran is still not in compliance, the us could withdraw from the accord without congressional action or debate.

our north america editorjon sopel is at the white house.ll. sophie, it wasjust before dawn. america was still sleeping when donald trump tweets about the british crime rate but he called it the uk crime rate. it was about england and wales it was using quotation marks, united kingdom crime rises 13% radically among spread of islamic terror". it makes no reference to islamic terror. that is something the president has inserted himself and i am sure has left cabinet ministers in the uk bewildered as to how our closest ally is using and abusing crime figures for the president's own political ends. the president has been frustrated yet again over his attempt to ban a number of travellers from mainly muslim countries from entering the us. the courts have blocked this move yet again. all that comes within the last 24 hours when derry unusually two former presidents have taken aim at donald trump was george w bush saying the bigger dream seems emboldened with ba rack saying the bigger dream seems emboldened with barack obama warning against the po

our north america editorjon sopel is at the white house.ttle bit later on from jon sopel. millions of people are being overcharged for using their mobile phones, according to citizens advice. it says large numbers of customers with vodafone, ee or three could still be getting billed for their handset, even after they've paid for it in full. but the mobile operators say their billing arrangements are fair. our business correspondent emma simpson reports. the latest iphone. a slick launch, but it ain't cheap. you can order it starting on october the 27th... that's why most customers pay for phones, whatever the brand, through a contract. but when it finishes, many are still being charged for the handset, even though it's been fully paid off. clifford whitehouse says his bill should have been £14 but instead... i was charged £64, charging me for a phone i have ready bought and i own. it is not acceptable. it's a rip—off. with phones becoming ever—more expensive, we are hanging onto them longer. in its survey, citizens advice found that more th

it also said the rise was down to better crime recording. 0ur north america editorjon sopel is at theas still sleeping when donald trump suddenly, kind of tweets about the british crime rate. well, he called it the uk crime rate, as you say, it was about england and wales. but it was using quotation marks — quote — united kingdom crime rises 13% annually amid spread of radical islamic terror — close quotes. of course the crime survey makes no reference to radical islamic terror, and that is something that the president has inserted himself. i am sure kind of has left cabinet ministers in the uk bewildered as to how our closest ally is using and abusing crime figures for the president's own political ends, and the political ends are these, that the president has been frustrated yet again, over his attempt to ban a number of travellers from mainly muslim countries from entering the us. the courts have blocked this move yet again, and all that comes within the last 2a hours, when very, very unusually, two former presidents have taken aim at donald trump. george w bush saying that bigotry

automatic, they were capable of releasing at least 90 rounds every ten seconds. 0ur north america editorjon sopel train carriage. this is from an intercity train. hs2 will run at 224 mph, almost twice as fast as the intercity. but the apprentices have to start somewhere. under here is a bearing. you are going to take the bearing. you are going to take the bearing cover off. who is handy with a spanners? there is some competition as to who can take apart the ball bearing and put it together the stress in the voices of the police, evident. they have located where the firing is coming from, and the impact he's having. we have an active shooter. we have an active shooter inside the fairgrounds. we have multiple casualties. multiple casualties. stephen paddock is now dead and police are searching the hotel room on the 32nd floor of the mandalay bay, which had become his armoury. so what do we know about stephen paddock? the 64—year—old was a former accountant who had invested in property and was a serious high—stakes gambler. but he had no criminal record. he lived in this house in the quiet town of m

mr manafort and mr gates havejust pleaded not guilty to all charges. 0ur north america editorjon sopelerage. paul manafort, are you handing yourself into federal authorities today? this is not how it was meant to be. mr manafort has no comment. just over one year ago, multimillionaire paul manafort was donald trump's campaign chairman, a figure of huge influence. today he's been ordered to an fbi field office to face the gravest charges. normally talkative, today much more tight—lipped. the indictment runs to over 30 pages and details of a complex web of financial arrangements to keep vast amounts secured from us authorities. it details how paul manafort was working as an agent for the pro—russia party in ukraine from whom he received tens of millions of dollars in payments for decades until 2017. for a decade until 2017. it is alleged he laundered $18 million through various accounts and companies and by any means. almost $1 million was laundered through an antiques rugs store in alexandria, virginia, millions laundered through a men's clothes store in new york. it adds a substantial