here's our political correspondent alex forsyth.t in the past week, nine in total have left the party, each leaving behind stinging criticism of the way it's run. today, labour's deputy leader said more could follow. he warned the party was at a perilous point. there's almost a sort of crisis for the soul of the labour party now and that means that everyone that cares about our future, whatever tradition they represent, has to find it within themselves to work more closely together. he said the party had to be a broad church. 0n brexit, he said labour was moving closer to backing another public vote. 0n anti—semitism, he urged the labour leader to personally intervene. the test for us, the test for him as a leader, is to eradicate anti—semitism. it is not other labour party members that will be the judge of that, it's the britishjewish community, and i think he understands now that if he is ever to be prime minister, he needs to rebuild that trust. tom watson said jeremy corbyn had to take a personal lead and make changes to the lab

alex forsyth, bbc news.girls‘ education. the couple were welcomed to a boarding school, in the village of asni, by pupils who waved flags and sang songs. during the visit, the duchess was given a traditional moroccan henna tattoo, to celebrate her pregnancy. now on bbc news sport today. hello, i'm chetan pathak and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on the programme: unbelievable scenes — chelsea goalkeeper kepa arrizabalaga refuses to be substituted in their english league cup final defeat to manchester city. no drama and no goals at old trafford as the english premier league leaders liverpool are held by their arch rivals manchester united and winning his 20th pga tour title — dustin johnson cruises to a five—shot victory at the wgc mexico championship. hello, welcome to the programme, thanks forjoining us. we start with the extraordinary scenes in the english league cup final where chelsea's goalkeeper kepa arrizabalaga refused to be substituted in extra—time, despite his furio

alex forsyth, bbc news.remy corbyn has said that anti—semitism within his party, and in society, is unacceptable. nine labourmps quit the party this week, with some complaining of a culture of anti—semitism within the ranks. mr corbyn‘s comments came at a rally in beeston — a town in the constituency of the former conservative mp anna soubry in nottinghamshire. the bbc‘s hugh casswell was there. i'm sure it is no coincidence that mr corbyn was here campaigning in what is a very marginal seat, no coincidence it's the seat of a recent tory defector, no coincidence that he had three members of the labour front bench with him. because, of course, there was a pretty huge elephant in the room, in the shape of those nine labour defections in the course of this week. an elephant that didn't go on for long, mind, mr corbyn said he was very sad at what he seems keen to emphasise as a very small number of mps leaving the party. so, a definite attempt at a show of strength, a show of solidarity, a shoring up of his lead

alex forsyth, bbc news. week of betraying voters, claiming that the party would crush them if they had the guts to call by—elections. speaking ata guts to call by—elections. speaking at a rally in nottinghamshire, miss thornbury described her eight former colleagues, who have formed a new independent group, as splitters who are cuddling up to conservatives. the american film director stanley donen has died at the age of 94. his works included musicals such as singin‘ in the rain, funny face and seven brides for seven brothers. donan once told vanity fair magazine that watching fred astaire when he was nine years old had changed his life. he was given an honorary lifetime achievement oscar in 1998. india's first and only professional symphony orchestra is making its uk debut this week. it started its tour at the symphony hall in birmingham — and our reporter satnam rana was there. orchestral music plays. the symphony orchestra of india in rehearsal at the symphony hall in birmingham. it is one of six concerts

alex forsyth, bbc news.dow foreign secretary, emily thornberry, has accused mps who left labour this week of betraying voters, claiming the party would "crush them if they had the guts to call by—elections". speaking at a rally in nottinghamshire, ms thornberry described her eight former colleagues who've formed a new independent group as "splitters", who were "cuddling up to conservatives". the singer r kelly has appeared in court in chicago on charges of sexually abusing women and underage girls. a judge set bail at $1 million and told the 52—year—old not to have contact with anyone under the age of 18. he's denied all the allegations. votes are being counted in nigeria, where millions of people have cast their ballots in delayed presidential and parliamentary elections. officials say logistical problems that forced a week's postponement have been solved, but some polling stations were kept open because of long lines. the president, muhammadu buhari, is being challenged by the main opposition leader, atiku

alex forsyth, bbc news.died after drinking bootleg alcohol. more than 200 others are being treated in hospital. it happened at a tea plantation in assam's golagaat district — about 300 kilometres from the state's biggest city, guwahati. it follows a similar incident in northern india earlier this month. as shaun hassett reports, officials have already started an inquiry into the tragedy. most of the victims in this hospital are tea plantation workers. they'd been celebrating payday by having a drink. but the bootleg liquor they consumed turned out to be toxic. they came to hospital complaining of severe vomiting, extreme chest pain, and breathlessness. in many cases, it resulted in organ failure. translation: they bought bootleg liquor. i said "don't drink it" but they drank, and after drinking, they didn't have their dinner and they slept. in the morning, they said they had a headache. we took them to the hospital. then we heard that they died in the hospital. police say they found a home where the alcohol

alex forsyth, bbc news. the american film director stanley donen has died at the age of 94. in the rain, funny face and seven brides for seven brothers. donan once told vanity fair magazine that watching fred astaire when he was nine years old had changed his life. he was given an honorary lifetime achievement 0scar in 1998. now a report from the bbc‘s witness series — looking at some of the biggest stories of our time, as told by the people who were there. today we're focussing on agent orange — the notorious chemical sprayed by us forces during the vietnam war. witness has been speaking to a doctor who saw the terrible impact of the chemicals on generations of vietnamese people. and a warning — you may find parts of this report upsetting. decades ago, american forces sprayed huge amounts of agent orange over vietnam. it was meant to strip trees bare, exposing enemy positions, but it also contained dioxin — one of the most poisonous substances ever created. in 1965, i was a young medical student in saigon city. i liked very much to be an obstetrician and gynaecologist, as i

our political correspondent alex forsyth reports.closest colleagues, but today three cabinet ministers went against the government line and warned brexit might have to be delayed if there's no deal. greg clark, amber rudd and david gauke wrote in the daily mail... "it would be better to seek to extend article 50 "and delay our date of departure rather than crash out "of the eu on march 29th." it's infuriated brexiteers. one suggested they should quit, claiming it was a plot to force them to back a deal, rather than delay brexit. if ministers or cabinet ministers cannot support publicly government policy and vote with it, then they have to resign, and government policy is very clear. the prime minister's said on over 100 occasions that we're leaving the european union on the 29th of march, with or without a deal. most mps, though, don't want to leave without a deal. this week, they'll vote on a plan to give parliament the chance to delay brexit if there's no agreement, and some ministers have said they could resign to back that move.

alex forsyth, bbc news, surrey.nrise records. the move safeguards 1500 jobs and 100 shops, but 27 stores will close, including the flagship on oxford street in central london. others in bath, glasgow, manchester and bristol will also shut. the new owners say they'll focus on giving customers more of what they want, including a greater selection of vinyl records. here's lizo mzimba. lunchtime — a quick stampede to the record shop. for decades, hmv stores have been a huge part of life for music fans — and for some of music's biggest artists. now, while a hundred stores have been saved, 27 are being shut down, including the one where it all started almost a hundred years ago in london's oxford street. today's would—be shoppers perhaps an illustration of hmv‘s falling relevance to younger, online heavy consumers, and its continuing value to others. people are ordering online, they're streaming, and really there's still a crowd of people who want to come and browse. we rely on so many other things, streaming music, we st

alex forsyth, bbc news.e place later tonight — many millions of people around the world will watch the famous statuettes being handed out. but this year the televised ceremony has come in for significant criticism — as organisers tried to make changes that some saw as too commercial. our arts editor will gompertz is in hollywood for the big night. the winner is cecil b demille... it's 1953 and the first televised oscars ceremony, the annual awards presented by the academy of motion picture arts and sciences — which won't be winning any prizes for the way it has handled this year's tv show. i thank you. what with host kevin hart quitting after past homophobic tweets came to light. and then there was a botched attempt to create a best popular film category, followed by an ill—fated plan to bury the cinematography award in a tv adbreak. added to which, viewers are switching off in their millions. i think that the academy took some ill—considered decisions this year and i think that there will be a price to pay.

alex forsyth, bbc news, beeston.r have been a prime factor for some of the mps who left the party earlier this week. today, a senior labour frontbencher, barry gardiner, apologised to alljewish people, on behalf of the party. the shadow international trade secretary told mps that labour had let thejewish community down, and had to do better. let's get more from our deputy political editorjohn pienaar. after today's events, where are we heading here? you asked the question, could this lead to the formation of a new party? what is your assessment? it's been a dramatic moment we won't quickly forget. you can't ask for a clearer demonstration of how brexit has torn at the fabric of the bigger parties, as it has between the public and politicians. we can't at this moment call this an historic turning point. we had seen splits in the past, not just the big labour split of the early 1980s but other example since then. the dominance of the two big parties has continued however shakily. in context, this is a gripping subplot

alex forsyth, bbc news.d an end to cover—ups of child abuse in the catholic church, saying that victims would now be the priority. he was speaking at the end of a four day conference aimed at tackling abuse after a series of scandals. our religion editor, martin bashir, reports from rome. mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxima culpa. words of repentance by bishops on the last morning of this four—day summit. they've heard presentations on responsibility, accountability and transparency, and there is no doubting the challenge. translation: i make a heartfelt appeal for an all—out battle against the abuse of minors, both sexually and in other areas, on the part of all authorities and individuals, for we are dealing with abominable crimes that must be erased from the face of the earth. one senior bishop at the summit says every church in every country is now on notice. i think we just have to accept that our moral authority and our credibility in more general terms has been massively damaged. it's shot to pieces, isn

alex forsyth, bbc news.nel, a family of seven migrants have been found in kingsdown in kent. uk border force responded to sightings of the vessel, and say they are confident it was used for a migrant crossing. the home office says the number of people attempting to cross the channel by boat has decreased from about two hundred and fifty in december to ninty last month. pope francis has called for the catholic church to give priority to victims of abuse and promised to "spare no effort" in bringing abusers to justice. he was speaking at the end of a four day conference aimed at tackling child sex abuse within the church. our religion editor martin bashir reports from rome. words of repentance by bishops on the last morning of this four—day summit. they have heard presentations on responsibility, accountability and transparency, and there is no doubting the challenge. a mission demanding notjust words, but real, concrete action. this morning‘s preacher, the archbishop of brisbane, says every church is now on n

alex forsyth, bbc news, westminster.apologised for suggesting the party had "given too much ground" in its response to accusations of anti—semitism. senior labourfigures are calling for the derby north mp to be suspended. our assistant political editor norman smith is in westminster. so norman, yet another row for labour of anti—semitism. so norman, yet another row for labour of anti-semitism. and this one perhaps matters more than any of the other rows over anti—semitism. why? because chris williamson is an mp, an elected representative accused of anti—semitism. secondly, although i suspect many people are saying chris who? chris williamson, he may just be saying chris who? chris williamson, he mayjust be another backbencher but he is also one of mr corbyn‘s most prominent backers, one of the sort of most spiky, sharpest elbowed supporters ofjeremy corbyn, and many labour mps supporters ofjeremy corbyn, and many labourmps are supporters ofjeremy corbyn, and many labour mps are saying, if mr corbyn wants to show he is re

alex forsyth, bbc news, surrey.se records says hmv has a bright future and will buy 100 stores but 27 will close including the flagship store in london's oxford street. the new owners say they'll be listening to what their customers want including including a greater selection of vinyl records. lizo mzimba has the details. lunchtime, a quick dip in the record shop. for decades, hmv stores have been a huge part of life for music fa ns been a huge part of life for music fans and for some of music's biggest artists. now, while 100 fans and for some of music's biggest artists. now, while100 stores have been saved, 27 are being shut down, including the one where it all started almost 100 years ago in london's oxford street. the perhaps inevitable consonant —— consequence ofa inevitable consonant —— consequence of a music loving public who like shopping in person, but also embrace consuming music online.” shopping in person, but also embrace consuming music online. i do occasionally look online and if something is way che

alex forsyth, bbc news.c church to give priority to victims of abuse and promised to "spare no effort" in bringing abusers to justice. he was speaking at the end of a four day conference aimed at tackling child sex abuse within the church. our religion editor martin bashir reports from rome. words of repentance by bishops on the last morning of this four—day summit. they have heard presentations on responsibility, accountability and transparency, and there is no doubting the challenge. a mission demanding notjust words, but real, concrete action. this morning‘s preacher, the archbishop of brisbane, says every church is now on notice. i think we just have to accept that our moral authority, and our credibility in more general terms, has been massively damaged. it‘s shot to pieces, isn‘t it? i accept that our credibility is shot to pieces. how will it be restored? over a very long period of time and with great tenacity. no amount of spin in all the world is going to do the trick. as the pope gave his tradition

alex forsyth, bbc news, surrey.unrise records. the move safeguards 1500 jobs and 100 shops, but 27 stores will close, including the flagship on oxford street, in central london. others in bath, glasgow, manchester and bristol will also shut. the new owners say they'll focus on giving customers more of what they want, including a greater selection of vinyl records. here's lizo mzimba. lunchtime — a quick stampede to the record shop. for decades, hmv stores have been a huge part of life for music fans — and for some of music's biggest artists. now, while 100 stores have been saved, 27 are being shut down, including the one where it all started almost 100 years ago, on london's oxford street. today's would—be shoppers perhaps an illustration of hmv‘s falling relevance to younger, online heavy consumers, and its continuing value to others. people are ordering online, they're streaming, and really there is still a crowd of people who want to come and browse. we rely on so many other things now, streaming music, we stream

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four black teachers to integrate winston-salem schools hsm eworked -- worked in the winston-salem-forsyth county schools for 20 years and spent 30 years in various roles at the state university. she was known for her belief that every encounter was an opportunity to impact students in a positive way. additionally she served on numerous boards, including the ymca of northwest north carolina, delta fine arts center and northwest child center. dr. scales passed away last month but her legacy as a dedicated educateor and selfless community leader will endure through the many live she is touched in her 91 years. i yield back, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> mr. speaker, some of the greatest contributions to medicine have been made by african-americans in this country. the first open heart surgery was completed by dr. daniel hale williams, a black man. mr. payn

alex forsyth, bbc news, surrey.y‘s midway point. he won't have a television audience this big again until voting is underway in the 2020 election. sitting behind the president will be nancy pelosi, the democratic speaker who hasjust caused mr trump the biggest political upset of his time in office. he's expected to tout a strong economy and labour market as among his greatest successes. other areas mr trump is likely to address are: the border wall, infrastructure spending plans, plans to tackle the hiv epidemic, and what next with north korea and trade. joining me now is professor capri cafaro. professor cafaro is a former democratic member of the ohio senate and is from the politics & public affairs school at the american university in washington. thank you very much for being with us thank you very much for being with us professor and we had to wait to hear from the us professor and we had to wait to hearfrom the president us professor and we had to wait to hear from the president and will it be worth waiting for

our political correspondent alex forsyth is at westminster. that when he has dinner with theresa may later they will be having discussions, not negotiations, an important distinction so what is theresa may hoping to get from the meeting. the official line from downing street is that she will update leo varadkar on the work i'm going to try to find an alternative to that northern irish backstop which is proving so contentious. it is right there can be no official negotiations because that happens at eu level rather than bilaterals between individual member states but nonetheless of course it will come up and what theresa may is trying to achieve, similar to what she was trying to achieve yesterday when she met the eu leaders in brussels, is pressing them to try to reopen the withdrawal agreement to secure reopen the withdrawal agreement to secure the legally binding changes she thinks she needs to get a brexit deal through parliament despite the fa ct deal through parliament despite the fact they have consistently said until this point they wil

alex forsyth, bbc news, westminster.ng for michael cohen, the former lawyer to donald trump, who is giving evidence to the congressional committee. he is already facing a jail sentence for dishonesty and fraud and taxation that he is under pressure to explain his thinking on the president himself. can you commit under oath that you have not and will not pursue a book or movie deal based on your experiences working for the president? no. you cannot commit to making money off the book or movie deal based on your work? no. there are deal based on your work? no. there a re two deal based on your work? no. there are two parts to your question. the first part you asked me whether or not i have spoken to people regarding a possible book deal and i have. i have spoken to people who have. i have spoken to people who have sought me out regarding a movie deal. i said, can you commit under oath that you will not be that you have not and will not pursue a book deal? i will not do that, no. have not and will not pursue a book deal? iw

who quit today is anna soubry, mp for broxtowe in nottinghamshire. 0ur political correspondent alex forsyth the day in her constituency. it seems serene at beeston conservative club today, but the va ca ncy left by conservative club today, but the vacancy left by anna soubry‘s decision to leave the party has caused ripples. not many were keen to talk, despite their welcome sign, still working out what it might mean here. most people inside say they only heard the news by the media this morning and they are keen to digest it before they make any comment. the local chairman did give a statement about anna soubry plasma departure. she has been a hard—working departure. she has been a ha rd—working and dedicated departure. she has been a hard—working and dedicated mp and we wish her all the best. we will be selecting our new conservative candidate as soon as possible. no mention of brexit which has been contentious. this constituency voted to leave the eu, but their mp has been a vocal critic of how brexit playing out. i think she gets a people's backs up. she will not stand a chance as an inde

let's talk to our political correspondent, alex forsyth.e other hand, you have labour saying, we might support a brexit deal if you meet certain conditions. the most contentious of those is the idea of the uk staying in a customs union. that would really anger a lot of conservative mps because they think it would stop the uk going off to do independent trade deals with other countries. and it has upset a lot of labour mps who actually wantjeremy corbyn to back the idea of another public vote so you have battles on all fronts over brexit. talks carrying on with brussels and the eu leaders, some conversations going on with labour, and all theresa may is trying to do is find something that can build enough consensus to squeeze a brexit deal through parliament. ok, thank you for explaining it. the search for missing student libby squire continued last night. a man who has been arrested on suspicion of abducting her remains in police custody. libby was last seen in the early hours of last friday morning, following a night out. 0ur reporter sarah

. >> i'm joined by democratic congressman ted lou and congressman, this is a fred forsythe novel or sthunge thinks the president might bea russian agent. then the president fires komy to protect himself. they're talking 25th amendment, which cabinet members cougt to. this is scary information we're gettic now. >> let me first say today we had the funeral services for two american hero os, john dingell and walter jones. my prayers. to your question, it is alarming what andrew mccabe is saying. but i'm not all that spruzed. they're looking at what we're all looking at, a president acting strange towards russia. it's not as if it's not something a lot of people were talking about and it's behashta for a long time. >> we got a president that mouth be working for moscow and he fires the fbi director investigating h investigating him on that issue and they go is this president out of control? and getting a majority of cabinet members to yank him as uncopable of service as president. >> it's interesting, complicated and my experience with mccabe, he was a very smart, dedicated, meticulous fbi age

let's bring in alex forsyth from westminster.y likely based on what we saw today? while the prime minister had issued invitations to the leaders of the opposition party, including jeremy corbyn, and he has met the prime minister to talk about exit. there have been letters sent between the two trying ostensibly to establish some sort of cross party consensus. at the point is they remains seriously significant differences between them. the real sticking point is whether or not whether the uk should state long—term in the eu... jeremy corbyn and the labour party said that is needed, enter reason note —— theresa may knows that if she went down that route, she would anger the conservative benches. that is why we are not seeing that cross party consensus, but now the prime minister is sticking to her strategy in trying to renegotiate the existing deal, in particular the tricky issue of the backstop to win over some on the conservative back benches in order to get this deal through. today what she really tried to do was buy herself some

alec forsyth is in westminster. i think we're all getting thoroughly confused.ents. to paint it in the broadest possible terms, theresa may is trying to keep parliament updated at regular intervals. she is trying to save to them, bear with me, intervals. she is trying to save to them, bearwith me, iam intervals. she is trying to save to them, bear with me, i am trying to get my brexit deal renegotiated with brussels so i can bring back to a meaningful vote on the brexit deal. i'm going to keep coming back to the house of commons, putting down these motions were making these statements. each time she does that there is a chance or mps to try and change things the way they want them to go when that is why we have a series of mini votes happening. the first one is tomorrow and the next junction when theresa may has promised a comeback before parliament and update them and there will be more votes is on the 26th of this month. she is trying to get some sort of to her brexit deal to bring that back then that would be the really big meaningful vote on the really big m

let's talk to our political correspondent, alex forsyth.? they keep trying, and i think that is now the aim of some of those on the backbenches because there are moves afoot by some backbench mps because there are moves afoot by some backbench mp5 from the official labour opposition party and conservative backbench mps as well, to try to put some sort of what they call safeguard in place, so if things really don't move in the next couple of weeks, if she doesn't return from brussels with a renegotiated deal before parliament, what they want to do is try either to make theresa may ask permission from parliament to leave without a deal in place, or to try to extend the brexit process, that legal process called article 50 which is the way the uk is leaving the eu, try to stretch that out so negotiations can continue. whether or not they are successful in those manoeuvres, we will find out in a couple of weeks when there are a few more crucial votes in parliament, but certainly there are efforts to stop the uk leaving without a deal on the 29th

the latest on this let's talk to alex forsyth. what's the update?tions but as part of this labor mps push this party executive to publish these figures, they have been dealt with and those figures have just come out and those figures have just come out and spending the figure from april last year up to january this year. the party leaders are keen to point out that over a third of those complaints be related to nonparty members? some of those relate to social media posts and allegations that date back sometime. of those more than 600 complaints and 220 we re more than 600 complaints and 220 were not sufficient evidence to carry on with any further investigation. 96 were immediately suspended from the labour party and 211 were referred for further investigation. there are still some investigations outstanding ongoing at the moment but we know that 12 people have been expelled from the labour party and as you might imagine the general secretary in the root leadership are keen to show this is about transparency and publishing the figures to build trust

our political correspondent alex forsyth is in westminster tonight.ster staring defeat in the face tomorrow? quite possibly although no firm decisions have been taken. as you heard this is one of those complementary parliamentary processes which has become important given where we are with brexit. the idea tomorrow was that theresa may put down a motion saying that the house has accepted where things are at with brexit. the idea being it would not be particularly controversial and fairly neutral. but if mps wanted to make changes with that through amendments, they could try to shape the course of brexit. what has happened is the wording of the motion the government put down means that when mps vote tomorrow, they would be accepting what they have previously voted on, and part of this previous vote was the idea parliament does not want a no—deal brexit, and that is not a cce pta ble no—deal brexit, and that is not acceptable to these brexiteers, which is why they are threatening or suggesting they might not support the government tomorrow, which is why

to find consensus continues but remember, there isn't long left. 0ur political correspondent, alex forsythlentines week, it is all about will being and she needs labour mps all on her side. yes, and much of his breaking out the flowers and chocolates just yet but this is and chocolates just yet but this is an attempt by the prime minister to appear at least conciliatory that she is willing to compromise to find the common ground where she can, because to put it absolutely blu ntly, because to put it absolutely bluntly, the chances are she is going to need some labour mps to get this deal through parliament if and when she bring something back from brussels, because she knows there are some people in a party that quite frankly will not support it because the chances are she won't get enough to bring them on side which is why we are seeing theirs. the dangerfor which is why we are seeing theirs. the danger for theresa may as if she ta kes too the danger for theresa may as if she takes too far, too many steps towards labour she risks alienating people in her own party and the real issueis peo

in the commons this evening on the government's brexit strategy. 0ur political correspondent alex forsythter. parliament is working out the implications of the prime minister's latest plan, the possibility brexit could be delayed if there is no deal in place by the end of next month. some had been pushing for that. are you part of a plot to stop brexit? know i want to back the prime minister and try get the best deal as possible. others are clear that the departure should not be held up. to we do not want to delay brexit. the prime minister said that she could not. the prime minister said parliament will vote again on her brexit deal once she has renegotiated parts with the eu. if it is rejected, and marty 13th, mp5 can it is rejected, and marty 13th, mp5 ca n vote it is rejected, and marty 13th, mp5 can vote on whether we should leave without a deal and if that does not get support, on march the 1ath, they can get support, on march the 1ath, they ca n vote get support, on march the 1ath, they can vote on delaying brexit. pass the date of march 29 when the uk's currently due to leave the

look at the pictures coming out of forsythe county, georgia.only place. we are seeing scenes like this headed into major flooding across better parts -- northern part at least of mississippi, alabama, into tennessee and parts of georgia. it's going to continue to go on today. the flood expanse is really large across parts of the virginias all the way down towards parts of mississippi valley. the other problem we will have today is a tornado threat and we could be looking at few large long track tornadoes anywhere you see these hatch marks but that bulls eye of it there in the red. moderate risk issued by the storm prediction center that doesn't happen all that often. a rough day where the flooding was now we have tornado threat. griff: while jussie smollett claims is he innocent the media is blaming president trump. >> also contributes to the trumpian narrative that anything that is negative about him is not real. >> i feel bad for the people who did not default to that empathy. griff: well, our next guest is not. he is from chicago. even has f

we also just hearing from alex forsyth, our political correspondence, quoting george eustice," ifearce of events culminating in the eu dictating the terms any extension requested, and the final humiliation of our country." the words of george eustice as he resigns from the government over that possible delay to brexit. 0f government over that possible delay to brexit. of course theresa may announcing earlier this week that she would consider extending article 50 if there was a failure to get her deal through. 0ur political correspondent ben wright is at westminster. was this expected? no, this was a big surprise. george eustice, a cornwall mp, very enthusiastic about brexit. he's been in the tory party a long time. he was press secretary to michael howard and possibly also david cameron. a believer in leaving the eu. he's been working hard at the eu. he's been working hard at the afro, one of the most impacted departments. a lot of work going on there —— working at defra. he had his work cut out and seem to be enjoying it but he feels the government made a big mistake in what he feel

alex forsyth, bbc news.etary, emily thornberry, has accused mps who left labour this week of betraying voters, claiming the party would "crush them if they had the guts to call by—elections". speaking at a rally in nottinghamshire, ms thornberry described her eight former colleagues who've formed a new independent group as "splitters" who were "cuddling up to conservatives". the former leader of the english defence league, tommy robinson, has accused the bbc of bias and attacked its editorial standards at a rally of his supporters. an estimated 4,000 people gathered outside the bbc‘s headquarters in salford this afternoon. footage of the panorama journalist john sweeney filmed secretly by one of mr robinson's supporters was played on a large screen. mr sweeney has apologised for making "some offensive and inappropriate remarks" during an investigation into mr robinson. the corporation said the upcoming panorama episode would follow its "strict editorial guidelines". the singer r kelly has appeared in court i

let's speak to our political correspondent alex forsyth, who's in westminster.n expecting this, we were waiting for that series of votes yesterday, for this to be confirmed by the labour party, but what is it mean thou? yeah, it is no big surprise. as you say, mps had another chance to have another say about the process yesterday and as pa rt about the process yesterday and as part of that, jeremy corbyn put forward labour‘s plan for brexit and it was rejected, so as promised, he said that he would now back a public vote. —— now. but there was a caveat, he said that that was one of several options he would be pushing for, as well as trying to get some sort of brexit deal that labour could support and of course, just because labour says it would back a public vote, it does not mean it is going to happen because it really would the going to happen because it really would - the whole of

our political correspondent alex forsyth reports.a may's team, meant to be her closest colleagues, but today three cabinet ministers went against the government line and warned brexit might have to be delayed if there is no deal. greg clark, amber rudd and david gauke wrote in the daily mail... it's infuriated brexiteers. one suggested they should quit, claiming it was a plot to force them to back the deal, rather than delay brexit. if ministers or cabinet ministers cannot support publicly government policy and vote with it, then they have to resign, and government policy is very clear. the prime minister has said on over 100 occasions that we are leaving the european union on the 29th of march, with or without a deal. but most mps don't want to leave without a deal. this week, they'll vote on a plan to give parliament the chance to delay brexit if there is no agreement, and some ministers have said they could resign to back that move. downing street says the prime minister is working hard to try and get the eu to change the current

alex forsyth spent the day in her constituency.te their welcome sign, still working out what it might mean here. most people inside say they only heard the news by the media this morning and they are keen to digest it before they make any comment. the local chairman did give a statement about anna soubry plasma departure. departure. she has been a hard—working and dedicated mp and we wish her all the best. we will be selecting our new conservative candidate as soon as possible. this constituency voted to leave the eu, but their mp has been a vocal critic of how brexit playing out. i think she gets a people's backs up. she will not stand a chance as an independent, not as a conservative to be honest. she has done the right thing. why? we voted for something and now we know the full facts there has been tension between anna soubry and some members of her own party. last summer she said there was an attempt to oust her, and more recently, there have been claims that across the country conservative mps who do not back brexit are at ris

alex forsyth spent the day in her constituency.re keen to talk, despite the welcome sign, still working out what it might mean here. most people inside say they only heard the news via the media this morning and they're keen to digest it before they make any comment. the local chairman did give a short statement about anna soubry‘s departure. she has been a hard—working and dedicated mp and we wish her all the very best. we will be selecting our new conservative candidate as soon as possible. this constituency voted to leave the eu, but their mp has been a vocal critic of how brexit playing out. i think she gets people's backs up. she will not stand a chance as an independent, not as a conservative to be honest. she has done the right thing. why? we voted for something and now we know the full facts which are do it again. there has been tension between anna soubry and some members of her own party. last summer, she said there was an attempt to oust her and more recently there have been claims that across the country conservative mp