fraser as dr. frankenstein is not correct. that's not person i saw. >> well, when we get to the end of the book, it's sort of a cliff hanger because we're still in the middle of trying to get to an artifical heart. before i ask you about where we are now, i wanted you to give us the numbers so that everyone has a sense why the quest still matters. sort of as heart surgery developed, the heart transplants came to be, and so, and a lot of people have figured into having a heart transplant and then there's also this idea of preventative medicine. so heart disease is rampant, but people can exercise with exercise and diet and why go to the length of the artificial heart. and the numbers to know why. >> i'm trying to remember the number. there are 2500 hearts available a year for something like-- available for transplant a year, there's something like 4,000 people a month or so. i've got to check the number, i apologize. it's in the book. waiting for hearts. there's an enormous waiting list so you could die waiting on the list for

we will attempt to rejoin christian fraser ina attempt to rejoin christian fraser in a moment.e bit of the foreign secretary jeremy we can show you a little bit of the foreign secretaryjeremy hunt. he has acknowledged it will be a challenge for theresa may. if there was gridlock in parliament there will be a huge degree of uncertainty and for the british want is for us to get on and deliver brexit. there are a lot of things that any of us have to do that they don't like and also a huge amount that they have achieved, notjust the ending of free movement of people and the ending of large annual payments coming out of the common fisheries and agriculture policies and largely ending the jurisdiction of the european court ofjustice. it gets us a lot of what we wanted. not everything. but the question is this can this be the staging post the get is the point ruby could get everything? and i think with a lot of hard work it could be. amber rudd says the house of commons can start there being no deal. the house of commons would have to bring down a conservative government. if there was

. >> what effect does the work with franklin fraser to hire as an investigator? so the prosecution began before the prosecution of luciano. and to have a role with the other harlem numbers guys so let's do the first one for. >> fraser. in 1945 there was a riot in harlem and after the riot mayor laguardia appointed a commission and it was said of the majority of members. so that was part of the commission there are some accounts that say the great sociologist he was the research director. and there is a story but fraser did not get paid until they big city hall but they came very close in the book some private correspondence that goes back to the commission's report so the raids that led to the arrest of heinz and then usually directed and as your great uncle was popular on the streets and then when he was finally arrested it actually cost something on the streets. so he was great and colorful and wonderful man and owner of the cubans games. but to testify against heinz. so when eunice was prosecuting gangsters partly because it was popular because the residents o

i don't like the fact that the press has adopted the fraser fake i'iews press has adopted the fraser i prefer to think about viral perception, which you want to certainly cure. you don't want that and you don't circulate it further. going back to jim acosta, i made my feelings clear, i think he should have given way to the president but i'm glad they've challenged it because i think a dangerous precedent. if you ta ke think a dangerous precedent. if you take away a press pass for something you like in a press conference it isn't a long step to taking passes away for asking the wrong question. we seen that in the sporting world, where the sports journalists are nervous about asking questions in case they are banned. perhaps just as well that they are challenging? yes, it is one thing to say thatjim acosta's behaviour wasn't appropriate as it should have been, he should have ceded the floor, but another to say that... it is dangerous to say that the president can determine which reporters can cover him and which will not. carry that to its conclusion and you'll only have sycophants in

that was christianng fraser speao me from westminster in london short while ago.u's chief brexit negotiator has responded to developtents in westmi michel barnier said decisive progress had been made, and he outlined his some of the key points of the thdrawal deal. nier: the united kingdom will leave the european union as the united kingdom wished and leave all the institutions on the 29th of march, 2019. but for 21 months from the 30th of march to the 30th of december 2020, we have agreed tpreserve the current situation with respect to the internal markets, with respect to the customs union, and with respect to thean euroolicies and the rights and obligations that go along with that. jane: michel barnier there. the bbc's ros atkins is in brussels and he joined us a short time ago. what has been the reaction ther laura, it has been fascinating to be here all day because the majority of the day, all the main figures in the european union were sayi absolutely nothing. not going to comment until we have heard how the u.k. cabinet meeting has gone. but as soon as ther

laura: katty kay and christian fraser reporting there from west virginia.ef time ago i spoke to our political analyst ron christie, who was an adviser tpresident george w. bush. ron, the president has made this election about him. he is barnstorming the country tonight. but is he helping those in danger, the house republicans in suburban seats? is he helping use republicans? ron: i don't think so -- good evening to you, laura. there are a lot of people, --ublicans and sgestions, in his swing districts, suburban philad washington, d.c., in virginia, that want the president to stay as far away from them for fear of what they will see other -- at the ballot box tomorrow, which could be them losing if they are too closely associatedu with president. the president't osing his campaign on the economy? why is he closing in on this fear of mobs and the migrant invasion? ron: i think it plays very well with his face. there is no accident t has refocused his efforts on immigration. this is something he campaigned on. he campaigned on building the wall.us now we see t

hello and welcome — i'm katty kay with christian fraser here in london.aid the prime minister tonight. which is why the british people just want us to get on with it. despite the overwhelming rejection of her plan in the house of commons today she vowed she would deliver a brexit for the whole of the uk. that is what they expect she said and that is what we owe it to them to deliver. no question that outside this bubble — and all the naval gazing that goes on within in — there is national fatigue setting in. frustration. and as all this has been playing out in the uk, today the members of the european parliament began having a look at the draft agreement. let's speak then with german mep hans 0laf henkel, to see what he thinks about it. you have been urging and grammatical to give written something favourable. is this agreement a favourable. is this agreement a favourable one? certainly not from my perspective. well i really appreciate the enormous tenacity of your prime minister, i have always been of the opinion that any brexit is a lose lose situation

jane: just a short time ago i spoke to the b's christian fraser outside parliament to assess today'sopment. i asked him what the most significant advance was. christian: just the very fact that theresa may has it in her hand, and she sa it is the best deal she could have got given the parameters she was working in, and in return forfr tionless trade into europe, there had to be some concessions . the one word you will not have heard in that speech is that she had the unanimous bicking of the t, because we are hearing tonight that there were 10 or 11 ministers who have deep, deep reservations about what they were hearing. there wasn't a vote in cabinet, but certainly there are grave concerns not only about what is in the document, but whether it can pass the house of commons, because there is an l lot stacking up against the prime minister. the dup, which she depends on, decratic unionist party of northern ireland, they hav already walked. we heard from the labor party and the lib dems, they will not back it. we have heard from remainders and brexiteers in the conservative party that

stay with us, because very soon, we willjoin katty kay and christian fraser for beyond 100 days.ore coverage of these us mid—term elections. there have been some very heavy showers today, with some of the west in northern ireland. 25 millimetres in the space ofjust six hours. that isa in the space ofjust six hours. that is a picture of belfast who threw the afternoon. tomorrow, it looks much prior, but it still will be much prior, but it still will be much breezy. there is a big area of low pressure here, it is swirling into the atlantic like a snail shell. it will continue to swing weather fronts around its shell. it will continue to swing weatherfronts around its periphery towards us in the coming days. through this evening and overnight, there will be a gap between these two weather fronts and we eyes of ours will open up. the wind will fall lighter and with clear skies, it is november, temperatures will start to come down. by the end of the night, it will be a chilly story. lows of 3—5d, in the north of scotla nd story. lows of 3—5d, in the north of scotland could be down to

christian fraser reporting.our are backing a cross—party bid to try and stop the uk leaving the eu without a deal, if the prime minister's brexit plan is defeated in a parliamentary vote. let's get more now from our political correspondent, iain watson. so, iain, how significant is this support from labour? it could be very significant. do bear with me as i take you through some of the political manoeuvrings of this here at westminster. as you have been hearing, on 11th december theresa may will put forward her deal to parliament. but there are six alternative options, up to six alternative options will be allowed. labour will put forward their own plan for a customs union with the european union. it's unlikely to pass. so the labour mp hilary benn has a plan of his own, chair of the ci’oss has a plan of his own, chair of the cross brexit committee, he has been talking to other opposition parties like the snp, plaid cymru and the green party, so his option might have more support than the official labour option.

the area is currently a crime scene, around the fraser haque road area in edmonton.o hospital, north london hospital. —— fraser road. more information as and when we get it. president trump has said it's premature to conclude that saudia arabia's crown prince, mohmmed bin salman, ordered the murder of the journalist, jamal khashoggi. he was killed last month at the saudi consulate in istanbul. mr trump said he'd been "fully briefed" on an audio recording of the murder, provided by the turkish authorities. but he told fox news that he had not listened to it himself... we have the tape. i don't want to hear the tape, no reason for me to hear the tape. why don't you want to? but i've been fully briefed. why don't you want to hear it, sir? because it's a suffering tape. it's a terrible tape. i've been fully briefed on it. there's no reason for me to hear it. in fact, i said to the people, "should i?" they said, "you really shouldn't, there's no reason". i know exactly, i know everything that went on in the tape without having to hear it. and what happened? it was very vi

>> no. >> so simon fraser, thank you very much much indeed.e're going see whether there's going to be a leadership contest. whether she'll get the deal through her own parliament. >>> as the brexit drama continues to play out in britain, president donald trump is stewing over his own divided government woes, democrats of course have picked up 33 seats in congress so far. and even as mid term votes are still being counted in florida and georgia, attention is already turning to the 2020 presidential race. new york senator kristen gillibrand is at the top of just about every list of democratic prospects. she has just crushed her re-election campaign. she has the name recognition, fundraising credentials and policy bona fides to make her a serious contender out of the gate. she's also just written a timely children's book. it is called "bold and brave." ten heroes who won women the right to vote. and it celebrates the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage in america which is coming, wait for it, in 2020. kirsten gillibrand joined me from washingto

we will be joining christian fraser and adam fleming.hat withdrawal agreement. make no mistake, this might be the end of the first part of the process but this whole brexit debate, both in brussels and across europe and here in the uk is far from over. anything could happen. a lot of people thinking about the future. a man has been charged with the attempted murder of a police officer after a knife attack in east london. the incident happened at ilford railway station on friday night. daniel adeyemi — who's 24 — will appear before magistrates tomorrow. the officer involved has been discharged from hospital. nine in ten people who've bought newly—built homes say they've found some kind of defect in their property, according to research seen by bbc radio 5 live investigates. the figures come from an annual report called the new homes review, which also shows a third of people aren't happy with their properties overall. last month, the government announced plans to help those facing problems. south american football officials were forced to

here is christian fraser struggling with some noises—off on thursday evening. today's trammell is the draft withdrawal agreement. loud shouting from backgroud. that is about how the uk leaves the eu, not about any permanent future relationship. what is in it has caused so much controversy? loud shouting from backgroud. let's speak to our correspondent chris morris. he has been reading the detail of the 585 pages of the withdrawal agreement. dorothy edwards had this reaction. the bbc‘s director general, lord hall, spoke out this week against what he called the "disgraceful attacks" made on social media againstjournalists. he said they were getting constant anonymous threats on twitter due to reporting on opinions that some people might not want to hear. but it was at tweet sent by a bbc journalist which caused a big stir on tuesday. at 3:15am, andrew neiljoined in a twitter discussion about the award—winning investigative journalist carole cadwalladr, describing her as a "mad cat woman" and calling her "karole kodswallop". after widespread criticism on social me

i'm christian fraser. the headlines at 7pm: the british prime minister arrives in brussels as the eu says it's ready to sign the brexit withdrawal agreement. the spanish prime minister says britain has given him assurances over the future of gibraltar — mrs may insists she'll always stand by the territory. the uk's position on the sovereignty of gibraltar has not changed and will not changed. i'm proud that gibraltar is british and i will a lwa ys gibraltar is british and i will always stand by gibraltar. i'm here in brussels where theresa may has met eu leaders this evening. we'll bring you live reaction from spain and gibraltar. i'm martine croxall in london — the other news this evening. in belfast, the dup renews its attack on theresa may's brexit deal, saying it could separate northern ireland from britain. french police use water cannon and tear gas against demonstrators in paris who are demanding a cut in fuel prices. 130 protesters were detained across the country. and nicolas roeg, the director of

christian fraser in brussels. the headlines on bbc news...c to back her brexit deal after it's endorsement at today's eu summit. jean—claude juncker, president of the european commission, warns mps that the agreement is the best and only deal on offer. parliament has seized documents as part of an ongoing dispute between facebook and a committee of mps investigating the technology giant's use of private data. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's 0lly foster. good afternoon. after a run of three draws in a row in the premier league, arsenal won 2—1 at bournemouth. pierre—emerick aubameyang scored the winner with 25 minutes to go. they took the lead through a first—half own goal but the cherries equalised with a brilliant strike from joshua king. after aubameyang's goal, bournemouth hit a post and wasted other chances but the gunners hung on and are now 17 matches unbeaten. they are still fifth but only three points behind spurs ahead of next sunday's north london derby. iam very i am very happy with every player, ho

i'm christian fraser live in brussels where eu leaders have been meeting for a special brexit summit. theresa may urges parliament and the public to back her brexit deal after its endorsement at today's eu summit. the british people don't want to spend any more time arguing about brexit. they want a good deal done that fulfils the vote and allows us to come together again as a country. jean—claude juncker, president of the european commission, issues a warning to those mps who think the eu can be persuaded to make further changes. this is the best deal possible for britain, this is the best deal possible for europe, this is the only deal possible. donald tusk, who chaired the summit, says the european union wants to remain as close as possible to the uk after brexit. regardless of how it will all end, one thing is certain. we will remain friends until the end of days. throughout the hour, we'll be turning to our reality check correspondent for clarity on what exactly has been agreed, and where we go from here. eu leaders have given theirformal backing to britain leaving the european u

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i'm katty kay with christian fraser in washington.s 28 years old, a marine corps veteran, he'd had run—ins with the law and a history of mental health problems. last night, armed with a glock handgun, he killed 12 people in a bar in california. your first reaction may be, how could this happen so soon after the shooting in a synagogue in pittsburgh less than a fortnight ago? two in as many weeks. but, in fact, since that pittsburgh attack on october 27th, there have been 11 serious shootings across the country, with multiple victims. the bbc‘s james cook is in thousand oaks, california with this report. keep moving down this way. for the united states, this is the nightmare that never ends. it could be las vegas, orlando, virginia tech or sandy hook. but this time it is thousand oaks, the borderline bar and grill. it was a college night and the place was packed with young people enjoying country music and dancing when the shooting started. i saw the gunman with his gun drawn at the front, where you pay, and i was really, really close

christian fraser is in london.id donald trump have a conflict of interest in his business dealings with russia during the 2016 campaign? was his praise of vladimir putin in anyway linked to the fact that he was engaged in real estate negotiations with moscow while he was a candidate for president? those are key questions that arise from the news that mr trump's former lawyer pled guilty today to a charge he'd lied to congress. mr cohen had said previously that business dealings over a prospective trump tower project in moscow ended in january 2016. but, in fact, they continued throuthune 2016, which suggests mr trump was engaged in real estate negotiations with russia in the midst of a campaign, and in an election in which moscow had interfered in order to help elect him. the president says he is not worried at all. i was allowed to do whatever i wa nted i was allowed to do whatever i wanted during the campaign! i was running my business, a lot of different things, during the campaign. so very simply, michael cohen

and then, from midnight, katty kay and christian fraser will bring you all the results throughout the laughing as they burnt a cardboard model of grenfell tower on a bonfire. the men aged between 19—55 handed themselves in to police last night after the video was widely circulated on social media. they've been arrested on suspicion of intentionally causing harassment, alarm or distress. our home affairs correspondent june kelly reports. this afternoon, a house in southeast london became the focus for police gathering possible evidence. 24 hours on from the appearance of the video, the investigation was well under way. this is a still from the video, which shows a model of grenfell tower on a bonfire. the footage emerged on social media, and today, neighbours near the house being searchjoined the chorus of outrage. how can anybody wake up in the morning and think that it's 0k to make a box in detail, cutting out windows and the outlines of people with their hands in the air? the men being questioned are being held under the public order act, which says that, "a person is guilty of an o

christian fraser is in london.he us secretary of state has dismissed criticism of the killing of jamal khashoggi as "cat mike pompeo made it clear that there woud be no further punishment of saudi arabia, despite the fact that the cia has reportedly concluded that the saudi crown prince ordered the journalist's murder. mr pompeo was on capitol hill both briefing senators on the khashoggi case, and berating them for their calls for tougher sanctions against the saudi leadership. his argument is that getting tough on mohamed bin salman wouldn't help us interests — and wouldn't help end the war in yemen. we are on the cusp of allowing the us envoy martin griffiths to, in december, gather the parties together and hopefully get a ceasefire in yemen. it is something we have been diplomatically striving for for months and we think we are right on the cusp of that. so the view of the administration secretary, mattis and myself, the passing a resolution at this point undermines that. our state department correspondent barba

he had got out of the car first and was walking away from fraser, the commission decided he easily could have been mistaken about oswald carrying the package. you can decide whether fraser walking some 50 feet behind might have missed the few inches of the package sticking up past his shoulder. walter: despite the dispute about how he carried the package, the reasonable act is that he did take a rifle to the book depository building. a cbs news inquiry, the warren report continues. walter: our next question concerns oswald's whereabouts when the shots were fired. these men witnessed the assassination of the president. they are coworkers of oswald, photographed by a photographer from the "dallas morning news" within a minute of when the shots were heard. >> we've reinterviewed the men who watch the tragedy from the windows before me. later on we will be hearing the their story of the assassination itself. for now, we wanted to know what oswald was doing and where he was doing it through the morning of the member 22nd, 1963. 1963.november 22, we spoke first this man, harold norman. >> we w

i'm christian fraser. the eu summit on brexit will go ahead tomorrow.rime minister drops his threat to derail the summit saying britain has given him assurances over the future of gibraltar. we will always negotiate on behalf of the whole uk family including gibraltar and of the whole uk family including gibraltarand in the of the whole uk family including gibraltar and in the future relationship we will stand up for their interests. the sovereignty of gibraltar has not changed and will not change. but in belfast, the dup renews its attack on the deal, saying it could separate northern ireland from britain theresa may has just completed a meeting with

at the mountain top fraser fir farm.iven what the warriors endured last week, bay area sports fans on high alert for any sort of drama. so it's natural to think something was going wrong when derek carr and jon gruden were seen going back and forth yesterday. but it seems there's no reason to worry. --raiders- cardinals in the desert. although the silver and black squeaked out the 23-21 victory on a last second field goal for their first road win of the year, yet one of the main takeaways is what happened between gruden and carr. --the coach and quarterback were seen going back and forth with each other on the sidelines. both parties involved reinforced that there's no feud and it's all part of the game. "i don't have a no yelling sign on the sideline...things happen you know we get excited down there, i get excited when we get a first down... you know get excited when you work on something all week and it doesn't work out." "im surprised its the first time that they've caught us, its not the firs

the official weight house christmas tree, it will be presented by the smith family of mountaintop fraseror from north carolina. the farm was chosen after winning a national annual christmas tree contest. those things can get competitive, did you know that? it's been a tradition since 1966. it will arrive, traditionally, as it does by horse and carriage before ultimately being put on display in the white house blue room. i want to mention, it is not always the case that the president will show up for this but we are told president trump will be here and that sets forth an exciting hour for us. we will bring it live as it happens. and then with the news, we will begin with a fox news alert, the florida recount showdown has finally come to an end with republicans prevailing in two big races. this is "outnumbered overtime," i'm harris faulkner. the senate race that triggered two recounts, rick scott defeated bill nelson with republicans expanding their majority to 52 seats in the senate. versus 47 by democrats. in the florida governor's race, republican ron desantis be democrat andrew gillum

us election special starting here on bbc news at midnight tonight — with katty kay and christian frasere results throughout the night. five men remain in custody, having been arrested on suspicion of a public order offence, after a video was posted online showing a cardboard model of grenfell tower being burned as part of a bonfire party. the metropolitan police said the men handed themselves in at a south london police station last night. in the footage, people can be heard laughing and joking as the model is set alight. the men have been arrested under section 4a of the public order act, which covers intentional ‘harassment, alarm or distress' caused by ‘threatening, abusive or insulting' words or signs. well, the victoria derbyshire programme spoke to rukayet mamadu, one of the grenfell tower survivors and asked her how she felt when she saw the video. i feel very ifeel very bad. i feel very bad. particularly when there are people going through the enquiry now. going through what they went through during the fire and some people are making like a joke. there are children in the backg

tonight, fraser is dead, stabbed to death in the driveway of an ohio home on saturday and mason has beenwith the killing, though he has yet to be charged with her death. >> i need the police immediately. my brother is attacking his ex-wife. >> reporter: among the evidence, this 911 call, a woman who says she is mason's sister tells the dispatcher mason admitted to the crime. >> he stabbed her and he said she's dead. >> reporter: frazier's murder in ohio might never have garnered any attention in washington, d.c., but tonight, there's a twist in the case involving ohio congresswoman marcia fudge whose name was being floated as a possible challenger to nancy pelosi for speaker of the house. >> it has been heartwarming and humbling to know how many people think that i should do this. >> reporter: so, what does a prominent congresswoman have to do with a man who may soon be charged with murdering his ex-wife? it turns out they've known each other a long time, and in 2015, after the incident where mason smashed his wife's face into the dashboard of their car, fudge wrote this letter of suppor

hello and welcome to this bbc news special with me, christian fraser in westminster and ros atkins in brussels. our top story: in the last hour, theresa may says after a long, detailed and impassioned debate, her ministers have agreed to back the draft brexit agreement. cabinet ministers spent five hours studying the details of the draft agreement, with what was said to be difficult choices. the choices before us were difficult, particularly in relation to the northern ireland backstop, but the collective decision of cabinet was that the government should agree the draft withdrawal agreement and the outlined political declaration. here in brussels... eu ambassadors earlier were left waiting for hours to get their first sight of the document. and here it is — in the past couple of minutes, finally, after years of negotiation, the much anticipated withdrawal agreement has been published. this is the scene live in brussels, expecting michel barnier to speak any moment. they are very good evening. a very good evening. it has been a day where europe has been waiting and watching, watching

hello and welcome — i'm christian fraser in london. jane o'brien is in washington.nia is burning — along the palm—fringed shoreline near los angeles and in the evergreen forests of the sierra nevada foothills. it is bone dry and this year an area the size of belgium and luxembourg has been set ablaze. this weekend at least 31 people have died, hundreds more are missing. right now there are three major wildfires. and with strengthening winds threatening to spread the flames, emergency workers are struggling to bring them under control. an estimated 250,000 people have been forced to flee their homes. dan johnson reports. they are called the devil winds, and they are doing the devil's work. a hot dry breeze carries a wall of flame over these hills, destroying anything in its wake. thousands of homes have burned to the ground, some gone in a of minutes. here in malibu, coastal have been charred to ash. —— coastal neighbourhoods. the winds blew across, and the firestorms it started coming down, and we had to run to the ocean, then they just blew through here like a torn

in half hour, we'lljoin katty kay and christian fraser in washington for beyond 100 days as america buildsp to the crucial mid—term elections. at 8pm, we'll be speaking to a former gang member about how to tackle knife crime — that's after four stabbings in five days in the capital. and later on, a look at tomorrow's front pages in the papers. joining me tonight — dawn foster, columnist for the guardian, and liam halligan, chief economics commentator for the daily telegraph. now on bbc news, it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm azi farni. coming up: "bolder" and more "courageous" — that's what captain joe root wants from his england test side against sri lanka. rooney's returning, but not all of english football is behind it. and james mcclean says the fa are turning a blind eye to sectarian abuse. also coming up in the programme: floyd mayweatherjunior is heading back to the ring, but not for boxing. ican i can wrestle a little bit, i can box a little bit. hello and welcome to sportsday. thanks forjoining us. plenty to come on the programme, but let's start with cr

i'm christian fraser live in brussels for a bbc news special. after 18 months of negotiations, european union leaders are about to meet to decide whether to accept the terms of britain's withdrawal from the eu. the jointly agreed withdrawal agreement and declaration on the future relationship will outline the terms of britain's relationship with the eu for years to come — but there's little enthusiasm from eu leaders. we will agree today, we will endorse the brexit agreement, but there is nothing good for any side because it's a withdrawal from the european union. if it's approved, the deal will face a much tougher vote in westminster. theresa may has written an open letter to the british public appealing for support. throughout the hour we'll be turning to our reality check correspondent for clarity on what exactly is in both agreements — and where we go from here. hello and welcome to brussels. european leaders are here for a special summit, to sign off on the deal that will see the united kingdom leave the european union. after months of inte

i'm katty kay in washington, and christian fraser is in london. in the case of who ordered the murder of saudi journalist jamal khashoggi, donald trump appears to trust the word of an autocratic ruler — even though his own intelligence service reportedly disagrees. in an interview with fox news yesterday, mr trump was asked whether he believed the cia's reported conclusion that mohamed bin salman, the saudi crown prince, ordered the killing. here's the president's reply. he told me he had nothing to do with it. he told me that, i would say, maybe five times at different points, as recently as a few days ago. do you just live with it because you need him? well, will anybody really know? but at the same time we do have an ally and i want to stick with an ally that in many ways has been very good. those comments come as saudi arabia's king salman bin abdulaziz addressed the kingdom's shura council today. in the speech, he lauded his country's judiciary and public prosecution for "carrying out their duty in the service of justice". but, tellingly, the

hello and welcome to this bbc news special, with me, christian fraser in westminster, and ros atkins in brussels. our top story: a major milestone in britain's path out of the eu — theresa may says after a long, and impassioned debate, her ministers have agreed to back the draft brexit agreement. cabinet ministers spent five hours studying the details of the draft agreeement, with what was said to be difficult choices. the choices before us were difficult, particularly in relation to the northern ireland backstop, but the collective decision of cabinet was that the government should agree the draft withdrawal agreement and the outline political declaration. here in brussels... eu ambassadors earlier were left waiting for hours to get their first sight of the document. no news came from the uk cabinet, so they carried on waiting. but now, it has been published. here it is. in the last hour, the new‘s chief negotiator michel barnier has spoken. today, in my responsibility as the eu negotiator, i consider that we have achieved decisive progress. they very good evening and welcome to wes

i'm katty kay in washington and christian fraser is with me.in three states this evening as his presidency is put to the test for the first time. with the democrats hoping to take control of the house of representatives, their star campaigner, barack obama, steps up the rhetoric in virginia. coming up in the next half hour: iran's president vows to defy sanctions imposed once again by the us, declaring that his country is in a state of "economic war". and back on the campaign trail, we've been to arizona to meet the people voting on a single issue — health care. here's a tweet president trump sent out on friday. it is an image taken from the game of thrones. a play on their theme, winter is coming. well, those sanctions have arrived. today, the united states reimposed all the sanctions on iran it had lifted as part of the 2015 nuclear agreement with some temporary exemptions. president trump says they are "the strongest sanctions that our country has ever issued." in a letter to the un chief, antonio guterres, iran said the sanctions were "irre

welcome to this bbc news special, with me christian fraser in westminster and ros atkins in brussels. our top story... taking the right decisions, not the easy ones. the prime minister vows to continue with her plan for brexit despite strong opposition from all sides in westminster, promising it will deliver on the promises made in the referendum. i believe that this is a deal which does deliver that, which is in the national interest and am i going to see this through? yes. earlier today, a series of ministerial resignations, including that of the brexit secretary dominic raab who said the prime minister's brexit plan had fatal flaws. the leading brexiteerjacob rees—mogg submits a letter of no confidence in the prime minister and says he expects there'll be a vote on her future. here in brussels... michel barnier says the deal is fair and balanced and lays the ground for an ambitious new partnership. but the german chancellor warns against any changes to the plan at this late stage. translation: we now have a document on the table that britain and the eu 27 have agreed to. so for me,

hello and welcome — i'm katty kay with christian fraser in washington.mericans are voting and the world is watching. in what may well be record numbers, democrats and republicans are going to the polls today to deliver their verdict on donald trump. some love him, some hate him. they started voting 8 hours ago on the east coast of the us. and here is a look at how things will evolve through the night as each state closes its polls — we will be here to take you through the results from east to west. key states like florida and virginia will come in early and then we'll have to wait for the critical races in the midwest before we finally get the tally from california. right now we do not know the results. but what we do know is that today's election will have a huge impact on donald trump, america and the rest of the world. here's the bbc‘s nick bryant. this is the day when the american people get their say, when their voices, notjust the president's, finally get to be heard. and despite the ugly weather, the lines at this polling station on the outskirts

i'm katty kay in washington, christian fraser is in london.d trump is sticking by saudi arabia, even if crown prince mohamed bin salman knew about the killing of journalist jamal khashoggi. in a statement titled simply "america first," the president effectively gives the prince a pass, in the name of us national security interests. mr trump makes the case that iran is the bigger problem and the us should continue to back saudi arabia — whatever the facts of the khashoggi killing. his statement says the relationship with the kingdom is too important to jeapordise, and mentions specifically the value of defence and oil contracts. mr trump repeats mohamed bin salman‘s own denials to him but tellingly he adds this... joining us now is robin wright, a staff writer at the new yorker magazine and an expert on middle east policy. thank you for coming in. you have had the chance to read the 2—page statement. the president is in utter denial. it's shocking given intelligence assessments by his own people, that the crown prince had possibly a decisive ro

hello and welcome to this bbc news special — with me christian fraser in westminster and ros atkins inrussels. our headlines... taking the right decisions, not the easy ones. the prime minister vows to continue with her plan for brexit despite strong opposition from all sides in westminster, promising it will deliver on the promises made in the referendum. i believe that this is a deal which does deliver that, which is in the national interest and am i going to see this through? yes. earlier today, a series of ministerial resignations, including that of the brexit secretary dominic raab who said the prime minister's brexit plan had ‘fatal flaws‘. the leading brexiteerjacob rees—mogg submits a letter of no confidence in the prime minister and says he expects there'll be a vote on her future. here in brussels... michel barnier says the deal is fair and balanced and lays the ground for an ambitious new partnership. but the german chancellor warns against any changes to the plan at this late stage. translation: we now have a document on the table that britain and the eu 27 have agreed to.

i'm christian fraser live in brussels where eu leaders have been meeting for a special brexit summit.after its endorsement at today's eu summit. the british people don't want to spend any more time arguing about brexit. they want a good deal done that fulfils the vote and allows us to come together again as a country. jean—claude juncker, president of the european commission, issues a warning to those mps who think the eu can be persuaded to make further changes. this is the best deal possible for britain, this is the best deal possible for europe, this is the only deal possible. donald tusk, who chaired the summit, says the european union wants to remain as close as possible to the uk after brexit.

christian fraser in brussels has been asking our europe correspondent, adam fleming, about the spanishrime minister's backing down of his threat to derail the process. this was an exercise in reassuring the spanish that their agreement, —— their argument, which was that the withdrawal agreement as it is now, would somehow mean that the future relationship between the uk and the eu have to brexit would automatically apply to gibraltar and he has got a confirmation in black and white that the spanish government will have a say over how that final future relationship is applied in gibraltar, which is effectively what they had before, but pedro sanchez has the piece of paper he can wave in the andalusian elections in the next few days, and if you are the spanish foreign minister, you can send a tweet saying, "this is the biggest thing to happen to gibraltar since the treaty of utrecht in 1713," which the british would say is a bit over the top. for a restatement of their existing position. we have just seen pictures of theresa may going to the meeting withjean—claude juncker this evening.

katty kay and christian fraser from the bbc's "beyond 100 days" program have been to west virginia to how the message is going down there. e ofy: west virginia is donald trump's favorite states. back in 2016 he won the election lmhere, he gott 70% of the vote. christian: you know why, it is coal country. you go through charleston, you see the rolling hills. i guess they believe that theut policy he isng in place are reviving the state. istty: which may be why donald trump has been to tate 8 times since he got elected and why he is here again in the final days of the midterm campaign. christian: a radio host --do you remember h on the show? wchu. katty: yeah, that is a conservative talk-radio host. that is something people are concerned about? >> they are concerned about three things -- coal, god, and guns. katty: tom has a daily morning show and gets a lot of callers, gso he isd barometer of the republican mood. god, guns, and coal, but i will throw another one in there, donald trump. >> he has moved into the top four, maybe the top three, and i think that is beca re what he saonates

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and so on september 7th, 104 days after michelle le's disappearance, inspector fraser ritchie went toisit. >> we showed up on that september morning, waited for her to come out of her house. i pulled up in front with two other investigators. we got out of the car. she looked at me very nonchalantly, dismissive. "what now?" you're under arrest. not -- for what? anything, it was just like a matter of fact, she was waiting for it. it wasn't -- there was no sign of guilt. there was no sign of remorse. there was nothing. she was just -- okay. >> and when the news was announced, michelle's family knew giselle, knew her as one of michelle's closest friends. and they were stunned. >> i never suspected her until we knew for sure. >> i didn't think it was her. when giselle was having problems, michelle had counseling sessions with her always because she felt giselle would always be her friend. that was her last text to giselle, no matter what you'll always be my friend. >> and now with giselle esteban's arrest the le family found themselves in a strange paradox, glad someone would finally be he

i'm christian fraser. the eu summit on brexit will go ahead tomorrow. the spanish prime minister drops his threat to derail the summit saying britain has given him assurances over the future of gibraltar. we will always negotiate on behalf of the whole uk family including gibraltar and of the whole uk family including gibraltarand in the of the whole uk family including gibraltar and in the future relationship we will stand up for their interests. the sovereignty of gibraltar has not changed and will not change. but in belfast, the dup renews its attack on the deal, saying it could separate northern ireland from britain theresa may has just completed a meeting with jean—claude juncker and is now with donald tusk in a meeting. i'm lukwesa burak in london, the other news this evening: french police use water cannon and tear gas against demonstrators in paris who are demanding a cut in fuel prices. a us government report warns that unchecked climate change will cost the country hundreds of billions of dollars and damage human health and quality of life. an

i'm christian fraser live in brussels as eu leaders gather for a special brexit summit. as theresa may arrives at the summit, donald tusk says european union leaders have endorsed the terms of britain's withdrawal from the eu. they've also agreed the text which will outline the terms of britain's relationship with the eu for years to come — with negotiators now hoping they will be able to move on to the next stage of the brexit talks. we need to build to the next phase this unprecedented and ambitious partnership. we will remain allies, partners and friends. with the deal approved, next it will face a much tougher vote in westminster. theresa may has written an open letter to the british public appealing for support. throughout the hour we'll be turning to our reality check correspondent for clarity on what exactly is in both agreements — and where we go from here. hello and welcome to brussels. european leaders gathered here for a special summit, to sign off on the deal that will see the united kingdom leave and the european union have endorsed it. the announcement came