mike hancock who's been connected with a russian woman accused of spying in the u.k. has quit his role on a defense committee and that announcement came as cultures have to avert his deportation hearing began this week in a london court she's admitted having an affair with a politician her former employer but denies accusations of being a russian intelligence honeytrap for the m.p. for bennett's been following the case. it's been dubbed by the british tabloid press as the spy who loved him and it was really only a matter of time until mike the m.p. catty's the vehicle was working for as a researcher in parliament was swallowed up by this after the details emerged of their affair that was going on for four years and we now know today we've heard from hancock he's stepped down from his position on the defense committee and the reason why is because he feels his position is really untenable and that at least until the trial is over now why the defense committee well that's where the questions are really being asked he denies passing any classified information that wasn't

the british tabloid press as the spy who loved him and is really only a matter of time until mike hancock the m.p. catches the vehicle was working for as a researcher in parliament was swallowed up by this after the details emerged of their affair that was going on for four years and we now know today we've heard from hancock he's stepped down from his position on the defense committee and the reason why is because he feels his position is really untenable and that at least until the trial is over now why the defense committee well that's where the questions are really being asked he denies passing any classified information that wasn't already in the public domain to mr libby yet and nevertheless the government lawyers in this in this trial they accuse her of acting as a honeytrap. for for the russian intelligence services targeting mr hancock specifically a because of his vulnerability determined with the extramarital affairs and b. because of his position on that defense committee and because of his access to what would have been very highly classified information now catches the yet a

intelligence is targeting mr hancock specifically a because of his vulnerability of a term in with the extramarital affairs and b. because of his position on that defense committee and because of his access to what would have been very highly classified information now. she denies acting in this way she says she was not a spy she was never in contact with any intelligence officials never has been and maintains her innocence that's why she's fighting her deportation lawyers actually said that there was quote a genuine feeling between her and mr hancock and also there actually questioned a witness today who is an m i five agent well the agent merely said that because of secrecy laws they could neither confirm nor deny whether any evidence exists at all . on who is a former m i five agent herself so you suggest that there might be an all teary motive to this case i think any decision made on her deportation will be probably down to some sort of political backroom deal thinking because of course there has been friction between russia and the u.k. i suppose for whatever political reasons if

hancock when he was in moscow, attending regent -- met mr. hancock when he was in moscow, attending a meeting the russian would have been interested because of his position in the house of commons, and they say his personal life would have also made him a target. at the tribunal, a government lawyer crossed questioned the 26-year-old russian about whether she had exploited the parliamentarians's weakness for women. you knew his life and would make him potentially vulnerable, the prosecutor said. she responded, i did not know about his private life until our relationship. the prosecution confirmed she had other affairs, including with a nato official and a dutch diplomat. her ability to form intimate relationships could have been very useful to the russians. it is likely some of the evidence will be held in secret because of its sensitive nature. >> of bbc investigation has found children as young as four are being forced to beg on the streets of london. many are being trafficked with full knowledge of their parents. we track the begging team

mike hancock who's been connected with a russian woman accused of spying in the u.k. has quit is role on the defense committee but announcement came as catches a to the voters deportation hearing began this week in a london court she's admitted having an affair with the politician a former employee but denies accusations of being a russian intelligence honeytrap for the m.p. artie's i have a balance to follow in the case i have a good evening so how has the case but i'm folding so far what's been said. well you really couldn't script this one actually has been dubbed by the british tabloid press as the spy who loved him and it was really only a matter of time until mike hancock the m.p. catches the livia to was working for as a researcher in parliament was swallowed up by this after the details emerged of their affair that was going on for four years and we now know from two thousand and six when they met in moscow to two thousand and ten and during that time halfway through that period she started to work for him in the house of parliament now today we've heard from

her deportation her lawyers actually said that there was quote a genuine feeling between her and mr hancock and also there actually questioned a witness today who is an m i five agent well the agent merely said that because of secrecy laws they could neither confirm nor deny whether any evidence exists at all . sean who is a former m i five agent herself suggests that there might be an all teary motive to this case i think any decision made on her will be probably down to some sort of political backroom deal thinking because of course there has been friction between russia and the u.k. i suppose full whatever political. reasons if they deem it to be something they could use to embarrass russia they might well be porter whatever the facts of the case but if they want to sort of trying to fix her approach more. secure some sort of deal then they might well say no she can stay but i would've thought it's probably more likely given the recent meeting between cameron and medvedev. and the lack of willingness of our prime minister to open up communications between our spy agencies and the russian

pell, paula hancocks joins us live from bangkok on where the water is going.he government is facing some difficult decisions it seem. >> reporter: absolutely, charles. the preparations are being made in central bangkok as well in case the water gets this far. the building where we are at this point, the sandbags are coming out and they are making sure that they're taking every precaution in case the water does get this far. now, authorities are hopeful that it won't get to the central business district which is where we are at this point but the waters have been inching forward. we've seen the domestic airport. this is ironically where the headquarters of the flood relief operations command is, that is seeing flooding around the area. they have to move and have their headquarters elsewhere. there's about 3,500 evacuaees bt no plans to move them. another in a university that's now been flooded and they're being moved further into bangkok into a stadium. it looks like according to authorities it could be saved but that's little comfort to those in the suburbs. e

david kerley is out in it in hancock, maryland. good morning to you. and i see the flakes. >> reporter: there are some flakes, dan. hancock is right along the maryland/pennsylvania border. and we are getting some snow. it's the leading edge of the storm. it's a mix of snow and rain right now. but as the cold air continues to move in, we're going to see more of this. hancock, we're in the middle of the section of the storm that's going to go up the northeast. it's supposed to get up to six inches of snow. is this real? whatever happened in texas the other day, this is the storm coming this way. it hit texas. and before that, back on wednesday, it was in denver. surprised them with several inches of snow, which weighted down some trees that still had their leaves. the fall leaves haven't left. that caused power outages all across the denver area. the storm is going to come up there here, through pennsylvania and into the northeast. it's a true nor'easter. and we'll see several inches as it moves in. lara? >> thank you very much. david kerley in maryland.

it was focused on in the trial so far has been cathy is to live yet his relationship with knight hancock a member of parliament she was working for as a researcher up until two thousand and ten shortly before her arrest and you know it's always rumored after her arrest that she was conducting an inappropriate relationship with him because he's married and has emerged as fact yesterday that she was conducting an affair with him for four years from two thousand and six when they met to two thousand and ten shortly before her arrest now it also yesterday in the trial that she was actually writing about this in her diary we heard an excerpt from that about the first night they met which is when she was working as a chaperone for foreign diplomats in moscow he approached her for sex that first night offering her a cd and money even to try and persuade her she said no but their relationship did blossom soon after that when she moved to england to study for a masters it was suggested yesterday by the representative for the government the home office which is trying to deport suggesting that she

her deportation her lawyers actually said that there was quote a genuine feeling between her and mr hancock and also there actually questioned a witness today who is an m i five agent well the agent merely said that because of secrecy laws they could neither confirm nor deny whether any evidence exists at all you have to date up next return to the business news or to entry. thanks very much you dear good morning and welcome to business r.t. dutch electronics conglomerate philips is counting on the russian market after a significant decline in global profits it's looking to continue its expansion in the country including fruit acquisitions. we will continue to invest in russia both in terms of organic growth so we will keep opening new branch offices we want to be closer to the customers in the regions. where traditionally a big part of our business is in st petersburg and moscow we increasingly also shield outside of those cities we have announced earlier this year goods we will increase our investments in innovation as well as in market organizations with around two hundred million euros d

mike hancock bennett's been covering the case. the question this trial is trying to answer is was can't isn't to libya to spying for russia intelligence services was working in the house of parliament as a researcher this is a claim she strongly denies she told the court today that she's innocent and that's why she's fighting her deportation over a key point that was focused on in the proceedings earlier was her relationship with mike can call him a member of parliament she was a working as a researcher it emerged today that she was having an affair with him from two thousand and six to two thousand and ten to shortly before her arrest on suspicion of espionage now hancock was a backbench m.p.'s although he was not a prominent m.p. can get have access to sensitive documents as chairman of the all party russia committee and also as a member of the select committee for defense now this point was focused on by the home office representative they claim is that to live yet it was used as a honeytrap targeting. one for his access to sen

now also today her lawyers actually said that there was quote a genuine feeling between her and mr hancockand so that's the lie. they're going down and also there actually questioned a witness today who is an m i five agent now. identity remained anonymous and it was put to that witness by the live yet as lawyers that the only reason why the security services are interested in this case became interested in it was because of that anna chapman was actually chucked out of the u.s. on spy charges and when questioned what evidence is there for this case against the soviets well the agent merely said that because of secrecy laws they could neither confirm nor deny whether any evidence exists at all. on who is a former m i five agent herself she suggests that there might be an all teary motive for this case i think any decision made on her deportation will be probably down some sort of political backroom deal thinking because of course there has been friction between russia and the u.k. i suppose for whatever political reasons if they deem it to be something they could use to embarrass russia th

and that's the temperatures, 55 at harbor and 47 in hancock, if you head out in the night, it will be colder. we are expecting increasing clouds in the night. and it will be seasonally chilly as we drop into the 40s and 30s. and the winds out of the southwest. and because we have no clouds in the sky, this is keeping us milder. the clouds are advancing from the west ahead of the next storm system. it's clear on the shore and the clouds have over taken the west part of the state. and high pressure is in control, and a cold front moving in. and sparking showers in illinois and back in lower michigan. and will be pushing into maryland tomorrow morning. early on it will stay dry but more clouds. and the western mountains will be first to see the showers. and that could pop up in the early afternoon. and a slight chance for showers in central maryland, the latter half the day. and dry conditions on ocean city and the eastern shore as that front passes by the north. and we head south to where the ravens will playing in jacksonville. and the temperatures will be mild for the game, and that's

the heaviest downpours between hagerstown and hancock and reaching southbound into berkeley springs, but most of us sitting clear around baltimore for the next several hours. temperatures mid-60s eastern shore. into the west cooler obviously in the high terrain. the beach at 61. the winds relatively light out of the south and west a quiet october trend. we'll get the boundary through tonight that could bring a couple of scattered showers and then into the day tomorrow we'll look for clearing around here, decent sunshine. a day where temperatures will not change dramatically there. is cooler hair in the upper great lakes. we've also got mild air sliding up the coast. we'll be in the mix between the two and likely this will be a wash temperature wise. we'll be back in the low to mid-60s tomorrow. there's that slight chance of rain. it does not hold up very long. tomorrow we see clearing and again cooler in the morning but we should warm up into the afternoon. winds -- another boundary comes through and perhaps a couple of showers late wednesday as well. overnight slow clearing after th

paula hancocks, cnn, bangkok. >> a look at the areas affected by the floods. karen mcginest is live at the cnn international weather center. karen, is there any letup in sight? >> it looks like we are starting to see the shift as far as heavy rainfall is concerned but nothing is going to make it improve because the water is already there. so we're looking at several more weeks where that rainfall is going to be fairly consistent, but we do have high pressure expected to move on in and drag that rainfall a little bit further towards the south. you have to remember that these river basins, it all just feed in from the north towards bangkok and lean towards the gulf of thailand have been running high. what we can expect over the next 24 to 48 hours, a continuation of the floodwaters across the region means we'll see situations like this. this man carrying a small dog and helping someone through the flooded waters, this is kind of a typical scenario that we've been seeing across most of the provinces of thailand. here several containers are floating in the floodwa

that's where paula hancocks filed this report. >> reporter: this is a neighborhood, an eastern suburbthe capital. this is a perfect example of many other areas around the inner city of the capital, bangkok, that are affected by the flood. water here has been here for at least three days. the water levels are expected to rise as more than 1 billion cubic meters a day is reaching bangkok. now, for this particular area, it is one of the areas the government is willing to sacrifice so that the business district is not affected. this area is sandwiched in between the river on this side and the flood gates on the other side, which are protecting the inner city. you can see the chaos it has created. the water itself has turned many of these roads into rivers and obviously there are gridlock as people are trying to go about their business but obviously it's very difficult. many cars getting stuck in the water. now, of course, there ask another fear for this neighborhood. this is the time of the high tides as well as seeing a deluge of water coming from northern parts of thailand, from the 13t

as paula hancocks report, the design-savvy south korean market may not be ready for america's gas-guzzling vehicles. >> reporter: jung hang su bought his car three months ago. he even joined a local chevrolet club. he's not convinced the u.s./south korea free trade agreement will not lead to an influx of models into south korea. first of all, he says, parking spaces in korea are made to fit korean cars. european and japanese cars are okay but the big american cars will have problems. the korean mark set an attractive one for the u.s., given the phenomenal explosion in car ownership here. back in 1990, just over 3 million vehicles were on the road. 20 years later, there were almost 18 million. that's an increase of more than 400%. environmental concerns could make some u.s. models undesirable in an increasingly green korea. as part of the fda agreement, south korea agreed to lower its strict emission and safety requirement in some cases. car design is also a factor. one fta expert tells me when koreans buy cars they look for style, design and convenience. big powerful cars like in the u.s.,

we'll go around the world with paula hancocks. she is live in bangkok.hese pictures, paula, you know, the floodwaters around these historical sites are sad. >> reporter: well, carol, i'm not sure if you can hear me. it's a particularly bad line because i'm on the back of a military truck at the moment in the area. this is the eastern suburb of bangkok and it is completely flooded. and it has been for about three days we're being told so parts of the capital are suffering very badly from this rain. the only way to get around these areas is by boat. that's what we've been doing and seeing people evacuating from homes that are being submerged by the waters. it is very difficult for people here to get food and water. there are volunteers in the navy is carrying out donations and jobs to those people that can't get any help. now, this is one of the most difficult areas for residents because they -- the water that is here would ordinarily go into the inner city of bangkok, the business district of bangkok before heading out to the sea but the government has de

you're seeing the wet flakes come down here in hancock. this is where the bulk of the storm is going to run up in the middle part of the new england area. and if you don't think it's coming, look what happened in texas last night. they got several inches of snow. and this is the same storm that started. remember wednesday in denver, a big surprise. it had been 80 degrees on tuesday. they got several inches. heavy snow, hit the trees that still had the fall leaves. branches fell and caused power outages, as well. as this storm moves up into maryland, we're going to see the heavy part of this snow, up to six inches, by later today. then, in the northeast, it's a true nor'easter. and it could be that the kids, come halloween in some of the high areas have to be wearing snow boots around beneath their halloween costume. lara? >> thank you very much. david kerley in maryland. it's real. >>> and for the latest on the storm's path, and how bad it will get, we have meteorologist stephanie roberts from our tampa affiliate, wfts. good morning, steph

measure, or even record near the lower eastern shore where it has remained dry. 58 at parkton. 61 and hancock. the naval air station is still 70 degrees. tonight in baltimore, claudia and mild, holding in the 50's with a few -- cloudy and mild, holding a 50's with a few showers possible. when its front its drive through here tomorrow afternoon, the cold from the west will be filtering in. friday and saturday, temperatures way below normal. heights of 60-65. the days are rapidly getting shorter. the winds on the day tomorrow, west/nw. western maryland, they have the most rain today. scattered showers tomorrow and that it will get chilly out west. tomorrow night it could end as a little wet snow. the one out of the rockies could bring some snow over the weekend as well. not that cool around here, but still cooling down. tamara, highs only in the 50's on the eastern shore. 73 timarron the lower eastern shore. much colder on friday with partly cloudy skies. hurricane irina is a category one hurricane. it is now expected to remain a category one. it is a much weaker version of what we saw yesterda

paula hancocks, cnn, bangkok. >>> and going around the globe, imagine a wave of garbage, wrecked fishingniture, and other debris surging towards hawaii. it is a reality and coming a lot sooner than expected. the debris washed out to sea after a tsunami rushed ashore last march and now 20 tons of trash is floating in the pacific ocean. the researchers say that the currents are carrying it to hawaii and they don't know when the wave will arrive, but they know it is moving faster than they thought. some expected it to arrive next spring, but it is already there. and hawaii could see the trash wash up on the shores in less than two years. >>> and now to the big stories in the week ahead. from the white house to tinsel town, our correspondents will tell you what you need to know. we begin tonight with the president's plans for the week. >> i'm dan lothian at the white house after a big foreign policy week for president obama, he heads west again attending fund-raisers in los angeles and san francisco. during the trip, he will make a stop in denver, colorado, and sit down on late night televis

hancock was a boston delegate. indeed, the commission had elected him as president, but he wasn't attending. he was summoned his magnificent house suffering from an attack of gout. with his cane, a federalist, and get better soon enough when the understands how the convention is going to decide. in other words, he thought it was a political defeat. in any case, what we can see from the documents that these wonderful collections of his have brought together, the deal that put together, the emissary, the way they played to his pride and his political smart, how he responded, and a wonderful scene of when he arrived. they carried amen, wrapped in flannel. can you imagine? people would leave their seats. during the noon hour they have along in our. because lots spirited pro we have a bigger meal costs. the inside was intense. i think alike massachusetts because there is an account of a delegate to comes remain. there is nothing that gives you a better sense of change over time than some give step-by-step an account of

marshall right now, but look at these 48's and 30's just to the north. 39 at hancock right now. notice oakland, 55 degrees. the warm air coming out of the ohio valley will eventually spread across the rest of the state for the weekend. in the morning, 89 in the cooler valley. about 50 at the inner harbor. the high-pressure system of all the way back to the great lakes and the gulf coast. these were the afternoon high temperatures, low 70's. 81 in chicago. 83 in minneapolis. 84 in st. louis. there's a lot of warm air in the middle of the country. we are likely to feel that this weekend. tomorrow, 70-75. on the bay, which will be light and southeast with waves at about 1 foot. really starting to cool off with this to the fall air in place. western maryland will be cool tonight. upper 60's during the day. 30's at night. next weekend, not this one, but next weekend is the autumn festival. the leaves should be turning by then. 76 degrees as we head toward the weekend. on the lower eastern shore, temperatures are down a couple of degrees. other than that, picture perfect conditions on

hancock's private life might make him potentially vulnerable," the lawyer said.she replied, "i did not know of his private life until our relationship." he had other affairs -- she had other affairs. per ability to form relationships would have been very useful -- her ability to form relationships would have been very useful to the russians. naomi grimley, abc news, westminster -- bbc news, westminster. >> hundreds of wild animals have been shot dead in ohio after being released from a private zoo. local residents were encouraged to stay inside as police with assault rifles and did down tigers, bears, and gi -- hunted down tigers, bears and giraffes that escaped near zanesville. a -- >> a bear gets a taste of freedom, but a lion is shot dead. when police arrived at the wild animal preserve, they found the owner, terry thompson, dead. they believe he killed himself after opening all of the cages. and we're not talking about your normal, everyday -- >> we are not talking about your normal, everyday house cats and dogs. obviously, public safety is my number-one conc

s hancock park. we're joined by nbc's conan nolan. conan, he won't be there long, we know that, but he has some high-profile visits down there, correct? >> reporter: certainly does. another trip to the political world's atm machine, the state of california. he was here just a couple of weeks ago and now he's back. this area behind me in hancock park west of downtown being hosted by actor will smith and his wife, jada pink yet smith, $38,500 per person. the dnc, democratic national committee gets a cut of this as well. after this another hollywood actor couple, melanie griffith and her husband antonio banderas for latinos for obama co-hosted by eva longoria and that's $5,000 per couple. 120 people taking part in that. then tomorrow he's going to be on "the tonight show" with jay helpo hoping to raise several million for the campaign before they head north to san francisco. the president, i should point out here a little late. we're told that on his way here from l.a.x. he stopped on peco boulevard to visit a roscoe's chicken and waffle

paula hancocks, cnn, bangkok. >>> well, mixed martial arts was once banned in the united states.'s fastest growing sports. women are getting in on the action. why the support is so addictive for female fighters. >> reporter: they're tough. skilled. and not afraid to be sexy. in an exploding sport dominated by men, these female fighters fight for much more than a win. they want respect. why do you fight? >> it's very empowering. it's the hardest sport out there. there's nothing that you can do to test your limits more than mma. >> reporter: michelle gutierrez is a pro mma fighter. that's mixed martial arts. a full combat sport. we're talking two fighters, in a cage, no pads. once banned akros much of the u.s., today mma is one of the fastest growing sports among men and women. >> let's do it, katherine! >> that's one of four riveting storying you will see next hour. from the merchandise branding of legendary rockers kiss to a shocking alleged hate crime in mississippi. revealing investigations, fascinating characters. it is an hour of television you will want to see because you're

hancock's private life might make him potentially vulnerable," the lawyer said.she replied, "i did not know of his private life until our relationship." he had other affairs -- she had other affairs. per ability to form relationships would have been very useful -- her ability to form relationships would have been very useful to the russians. naomi grimley, abc news, westminster -- bbc news, westminster. >> hundreds of wild animals have been shot dead in ohio after being released from a private zoo. local residents were encouraged to stay inside as police with assault rifles and did down tigers, bears, and gi -- hunted down tigers, bears and giraffes that escaped near zanesville. a -- >> a bear gets a taste of freedom, but a lion is shot dead. when police arrived at the wild animal preserve, they found the owner, terry thompson, dead. they believe he killed himself after opening all of the cages. and we're not talking about your normal, everyday -- >> we are not talking about your normal, everyday house cats and dogs. obviously, public safety is my number-one conc

we're sitting at 60 degrees at the airport, 62 at inner harbor. 59 at hagersertown and 57 at hancock. we did see quite a bit of sunshine across the area today, the clouds are rolling back in from the west. this is with our next approaching storm system, not going to pack a lot of moisture, but it does have a chance to at least bring a couple of showers. right now we have high pressure in control. you can see the round of showers heading in back across the midwest. another area of showers in kentucky and the cold front will move in from the plains. it's heading our way through tomorrow. it's not only going to bring more clouds but a slight channing for rain. still that area of high pressure. the clouds build in overnight. as far as showers go, i think they're a better bet into the later half of tomorrow, not only in the western mountains, but also for baltimore as well. there is not a lot of moisture associated with this, so any showers that we do see will be pretty scattered. we'll be talking about the next storm system, the second half of next week. it will be bringing rain to us. th

rain showers primarily and it is pretty heavy west of hagerstown to hancock and snow showers still into the mountain. but we will watch this stuff here pivot through and i think we see a return of rain and i want to highlight the wind forecast relatively light underneath the low pressure. we need stronger winds to pull this out and i think we get one last wave of low pressure to pull in the wind late tomorrow and on into wednesday and that will dry us out. but mostly cloudy skies mid-40s to mid-50s with rain showers today. and wait until you see the rest of the week i promise, i promise you will like it. that's coming up in few minutes. tanya. >> reporter: i believe you. we are wrapping up an accident on white marsh boulevard at the outer loop. police are on the scene trying to get that out of the way. let's look at our live traffic cameras starting out on the outer loop at frederick road. no problems he to report on your road. your trip from pikesville through catonsville. doing okay there. jfx at north avenue, same deal. southbound traffic is moving well towards fayette street. downto

temperatures struggling to get above the freezing mark. 31 in hancock and it is getting into the upper 30's @ bwi. 42 right now at the inner harbor. the thing to worry about is the wet, slushy snow. temperatures dropped below cruising and black eyes was a major concern. -- below freezing and black ice a concern. toch out ofor the black ice return. monday night after midnight, the chance for rain and there's not enough cold rain in place that will be mostly a rain event. leading us into the holiday forecast, for the kids, very chilly. only in the corps de's. it will stay mostly dry. we will head into the seven-day forecast for this monday night into tuesday. another chance for rain by next friday. >> the ravens are getting ready to take on the arizona cardinals today at 1:00, but there are plenty of other things going on. other joins us live with the details. what is happening inside the stadium? >> it is freezing from october. i am completely in my gear. come out early, tailgate, and enjoy the game. get in early because we will have a lot of should use for the troops today. we will be

posters were sitting peacefully they were taken by these lambs while and we onto the ground and hancock's and criminal way we saw number of protesters arrested while all the fortune sometimes there were trying to film what was going on and despite us saying it was here for us to get a copy of that was being pushed back with us on some hands to use these high tech strobe lights to blinds the cameras. any serious visuals the polls actually going on which was unprecedented in my experience here today meanwhile while these events were happening here in new york just continued to grow across the country here in the united states there were several thousand protesters that are turned out and a hundred forty something up there were arrested by these results are arrested down were in other parts of this time stream all indicative of the baucus makes him mr crow it's a callous remains to be seen but it will be argued for you here. one of the major grievances uniting protesters across the us is i europe a government for putting corporate welfare above that of citizens now that you pick up by watchi