the icc people think the icc was opened toy investigations. that is not true.n the case of the united states come the situation of afghanistan lasted for over a decade where was under so-called the luminary investigation. -- preliminary investigation. not useprosecutor would its investigative powers but rely on media reports, on u.n. reports come other ngo's reports, etc. and once it comes to the conclusion there is reasonable believe there were crimes committed in violation of the icc and it h has a jurisdiction and it has to also satisfy other requirements -- admits ability because this one was initiated by the prosecutor's office, it would have to get an authorization from the pretrial chamber, three judges of the icc , then examine the role of evidence. the evidence she has is relying heavily, we don't have access to that information, but we believe her evevidence is based on the senate torture report. it will document it investigation of this cia involvement in the most brutal -- gruesome acts of human humiliation and torture against prisoners. and that to

the icc is attacking america's rule of law. it is not too late to change course and we urge them to do so immediately. thank you. >> the secretary has time for a few questions. associated press. reporter: very briefly on the icc decision, are you doing this because they have not closed for -- closed or dropped the pending afghanistan investigation, or is there some other reason? secondly i'm wondering if you , had a chance to see and if you could respond to what the north korean deputy foreign minister said overnight about the u.s. giving up a golden opportunity by walking away in hanoi and blaming you personally and mr. bolton for creating this atmosphere of hostility. sec. pompeo: with respect to the reason for the actions we are taking today, it is part of a continued effort to convince the icc to change course with his -- with its potential investigations and potential prosecutions of americans for their activities and our allie'' activities in afghanistan. stop them trying to prevent them from taking actions that are deepl

the icc might be worth it for you day. thank you. >>> happening today, a former member of president trump's inner circle will learn his fate. >> in a matter of hours, paul manafort will stanbefore a judge in virginia. he's been convicted of multiple financial crimes and faces u the 20 years behind bars. >> tracie potts joins us this morning. >> kristen welker looks at what the pagesve al. >> coming up on wednesday. michael cohen was supposed to report to prison. he was behind closed doors testifying to congress. cohen giving lawmakers new up ments aimed atki b his explosive claim last week, that the president's lawyers made changes in hittestimony tower scrpeapd trump project in moscow. he has pleaded guilty of lying to congress. and the president'srn at, jay sekulow, firing back. saying testimony by michael cohen, that attorneys for the president edited orhaed his statement to congress, to alter the duration of the trump tower moscow negotiations is completely false. back to you. >> our thanks to kristen welker. >>> it's

england can head to colombo for the final odi knowing the series is done and all that is at stake is more iccn't underestimate anyone in world women's cricket at the moment, the standard is getting better and better, and sri lanka have some brilliant players, so we haven't underestimated them. we came in as favourites and it is brilliant we have won in such good fashion. england would have expected to win this series with ease. they have done just that. perhaps disappointing for the hosts, they haven't managed to make things a little closer in the first couple of one—day internationals, sri lanka very much one of the emerging sides in the women's game. next up is the final odi, and the hosts will hope that perhaps a few more spectators will be able to make it in, and perhaps they can perform just a little bit better against the dominant england side. england's men will be aiming to emulate the women by winning the world cup on home soil later this summer. australian great shane warne believes they're one of the favourites. he's been speaking to rob bonnett about who will be in the mix for the

in more news about the icc, the philippines officially withdrew from the court sunday. the international criminal court is investigating whether the thousands of murders committed as part of president rodrigo duteterte's war r on drugs amouo crimes against humanity. at least 5000 people have been killed by y the police since 20, with many more killed in extrajudicial raids attacks. students around the world left the classroom and took to the streets frfriday for thehe youth climate ststrike, callining for decisive action on climate change. the international day of action was inspired by 16-year swedish activist great thunberg, who started a weekly friday strike outside the swedish parliament building last year. this is thunberg speaking at the stockholm demonstration. we, the young people, have not contributed to this crisis. we are not going to accept it. we're not going to let it happen , and that is why we are striking. we strike because we want a future and we will continue. has beena thunberg nominated for a nobel peace prize. here in new york city, democracy now!

the icc thinks making players more easily identifiable will help more people engage with the test gamen england will be the first of the new test cricket championship. while names and numbers have been used in the limited overs format for some time, test match whites have remained relatively unchanged. cricket commentator alison mitchell can give us more details. we might see a little bit of colour introduced as well into those numbers. i do think that is something that we might see, perhaps it might be that england say do you know what, we can go darkly will navy with our number on our back. perhaps south africa might go green, the west indies might go maroon. that is an additional thing that we might see that there will be regulation around those numbers, the numbers will only be allowed to be double figures, so two numbers only, it will have to be below the shirt. they will not be any room for a sponsor's logo or anything like that, it is a name above a number but certainly, it is something that i think if you go to the ground for the first time in you're watching a game of test cri

this is all part of the icc's like this.lans around the test championship. there is a lot of people who do not like this. let's ta ke people who do not like this. let's take a look at the history of cricket and what players have looked like in the past. this is the 19305, a woolly jumper and a like in the past. this is the 19305, a woollyjumper and a button up shirt. in along came the world series tour and, importantly, colour tv. along came the world series tour and, importantly, colourtv. and along came the world series tour and, importantly, colour tv. and we had there are some against it. quite 5imply there are some against it. quite simplyi there are some against it. quite 5imply i don't like this idea at all. when a his supporters here, i'm all. when a his supporters here, i'm a traditionalist on this one. a big no for me. placing numbers are te5t cricketers. michael vaughan is very different. it is more than potentially. it will happen. what about the guy who broke the story? i think it is a good idea. let's talk to a

it happened yesterday afternoon on the eastbound side of the icc at colombia pike in silver spring. the crash involved two cars and left several people injured. no word on how badly they were hurt. the crash scene was so large that police hado use a no word on what may have caused the crash. the investigation shut down that area for hours. >>> it is 4:35. here's a look at our top stories. one robbery suspect was arrested after a police chase and crasat began at the corner mall in virginia after the three men robbed a sunglass hut. they made it into the district, but at the 295 exit, the driver lost control. the driver was arrested and police are searching for two other suspects. >>> president trump is expected to release his budget for 2020. in it, he will ask for $8.6 billion for funding for a border wall. democrats and a number of republicans vow to vet the bill and can set the country up for another government shutdown. p tracts will join us live with more on the cuts included in this budget. >>> happening today, a heads-up for your evening plans. major changes to the arlington m

the networks until teddy roosevelt became president and led the country to reframing the power of the icc to around judgments as to what's just and reasonable. and the idea of open access to networks on just and reasonable terms is exactly what we enacted in 2015 in the open internet rules. peter: so if net neutrality, as enacted by the f.c.c., under your chairmanship, does not exist, is it ok, in your view, for california to develop its own net neutrality rules? tom: well, i think it's a consequence. it follows as the night the day. or is it the day as the night? i never can get that straight. but if the federal government has stepped aside and the agency responsible for america's networks says, no, we don't have this responsibility anymore for internet networks, and we are a federal system, then why should we be surprised if the states step up? and, you know, the interesting thing here, peter, is that -- one of my favorite oscar wilde quotes is that there are two great tragedies in life. not getting what you want and getting it. and i think with the trump f.c.c., that those networks reg

the icc thinks making players more easily identifiable will help more people engage with test cricketries have bid to host the women‘s world cup in 2023 with a joint offer from north and south korea among them. the usa will defend the title in this year‘s competition in france, but the next tournament won‘t be back in europe. the other bids come from argentina, australia, bolivia, brazil, colombia, japan, new zealand and south africa all offering to host. a decision will be made by fifa next march. germany‘s footballers head into a new era after head coach joachim loew said he wouldn‘t pick thomas mueller, jerome boateng and mats hummels again — that followed their relegation from the uefa nations league. germany play serbia in a friendly in wolfsburg on wednesday ahead of their opening euro 2020 qualifier away to the netherlands on sunday. germany haven‘t won any of their last five competitive matches and have ten players in their revamped squad with less than ten caps each to their name. translation: some young players will make mistakes and have difficulties. it is important we hav

the icc thinks making players more easily identifiable will help more people engage with test cricket test cricket championship. while names and numbers have been used in limited overs cricket for some time, test match whites have remained relatively unchanged. and finally to steph curry — a three time nba champion, two time mvp, and this is why... right at the end of the first quarter of the golden state warriors against the san antonio spurs — from 60 feet away. curry is famous for his shooting from range — but not that much range. even more incredibly he'd missed seven of his first eight attempts before it... from inside his own half. although it didn't help the warriors win. that is unfortunate for him. i'll have more for you in the next hour. police investigating the deaths of three teenagers in a crush outside a st patrick's day disco in cookstown in northern ireland have traced more than 160 witnesses. the three died as they queued for the event on sunday evening at a hotel — police now say cctv footage shows there were more than 400 people in the queue or the car park at the t

the icc thinks making players more easily identifiable will help more people engage with test crickett of the new test cricket championship. thats all the sport. enjoy the rest of your evening. hello there, good evening to you. well, this week will feel very springlike because we are importing mild airfrom the springlike because we are importing mild air from the south—west. we could see quite a bit of cloud around because the air we import from the atlantic will be moisture laden. you will really notice how mild it will be even if you get cloud or sunshine, temperatures will be above seasonal average. the reason is high—pressure building in the south—west, bringing south—westerly winds. we will have low pressure to the north of the uk. this will bring unsettled weather to the far north and west of scotland. 0vernight, temperatures shouldn't fall below 9—10 degrees for western areas. further east, 5— eight degrees. we start off on a mild note tomorrow. a lot of cloud around, likely sore today. hopefully we see brea ks likely sore today. hopefully we see breaks developing for central,

israeli supreme court with concrete evidence of this, including the someone who is at the trial of the icc for war crimes. hey had his diary, in which catalogued all the training and weapons transfer to them. israel's high court rejected the petition, arguing that the classifying documents exposing israel's role in the bosnian genocide would harm israeli interests. injury, israelo is now engaged in revising the history of this genocide. israel supplied weapons to serbia while it was known they were committing genocide. and while there was a u.n. embargo in place. israel's high court covered it all up. , we know israel continue to transfer weapons to the burmese army long after they were accused of committing war rape,, including murder, torture and the burning of villages that left thousands dead and at least 700,000 displaced. israel was selling arms to myanmar well after the european union and the united states imposed an arms embargo on the country. activists addition to the israeli high court to stop these weapons sales but the ruling was kept classified. we know that israel continued

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it happened yesterday afternoon on the eastbound side of the icc. it left seral people injured.as the scene was so large e that polichad to use a drone. no word on what may ha caused the crash. >>> the stafford county sheriff's office is wantinroto hearanyone who recognizes this tattoo. this tattoo is on the body of a man who was found along river road. >>> day, president trump wil release his 2020 budget. he's asking for $8.6 billion to pay for a border wall. that could set up the countrgo for anothernment shutdown. more on e budget at 6:45. >>> this morning, r. kelly is potentially fatrng more legal bles. a man in pennsylvania said he turned over a tape to law enforcement, that allegedly shows the singer abusing underaged girls. cory smith the newsroom.is from >> another twist in the ongoing story. that man says he found out the vhs tape while caning out his home. his lawyer says the tape was turned over to the u.s. attorney of new york. someone made a child support payment on his behalf. 24 hours later, kelly's attorney is denying saying the sing

israeli supreme court with concrete evidence of this, including the diary of a man on trial on the icc for war crimes. they had his diary in which he cataloged all the training and weapons that were transferred to them. israel's high court rejected the petition, arguing that declassifying documents exposing israel's role in the bosnian genocide would harm israeli interests. adding insult to injury, israel is now engaged in revising the history of this genocide. israel supplied weapons to serbia while it was known that they were committing genocide and while there was a u.n. embargo -- arms embargo in place. israel's high court covered it all up. in myanmar, we know that israel continued to transfer weapons to the burmese arm long after they were accused of war crimes. israel was selling arms to myanmar well after a european union and the united states imposed an arms embargo on the country. the ruling was kept classified to stop the sales. we know israel continued to supply armored land and water vehicles and artillery to the burmese military. once again, israel supplied arms to myanma

it happened yesterdayon after on the eastbound side of the icc and columbia pike. several people injured. the crash scene was so large that police had to use a drone. no word on what may have caused the crash. >>>he stafford county sheriff's office is wanting to hear from anyone who recognizes this tattoo. this tattoo is on the body of a iver ho w found along road. >>> today, president trump will release his 2020 budget. a he'sing for $8.6 billion to pay for a border wall. that could set up the country for another government shutdown. still ahead, news 4's tracie potts will joinns with more the cuts included in the budget. >>> the university of maryland women's basketball team may have lost the big ten tournament. but don't countt them ouof march madness yet. the lady terps fell to iowa. a tough loss. expected to have a high speed in the ncaa tournament. the official rankings will be released this sunday. >>> better news for the capitals fans this morning. the team's win streak is holding strong at seven games in a rowht after last n win over winnipeg. >> it was a

there are large numbers of members of the icc who say it is time to indict israel. and the pressure because of this report, the pressure on the two prosecutor is going to be enormous. to indict israel. amy: just to be clear, prime minister benjamin netanyahu, , f indicted, the attorney general says, is not being indicted for this buffer corruption? >> that is correct. like i said, it is like al capone being indicted for tax evasion. in the great scheme of things, that was the least of his crimes. but that is the way the judicial system works. amy: has the u.s. responded to the report? , no. my knowledge the full report will come out march 18 i think. callis is what you would an executive summary. 22 pages. i imagine the full report will be c considerably y larger. amy: sara hohossain, what do you wawant to sesee come out o of ts reportrt? to seeenk we would like some action, actction by isrl and d the palestinian authority and the internationanal communi. i wawant to mention n one thingn terms of the findings, we did also make findings that on two of the incidents w

we're talking about northbound 95, first of all, a crash problem before the icc. then a second one near 198 rht now chopper kind of tracking some of the response headed to one of those scenes. so chopper showed up here, saw one crash and then saw another. going to hav lot of delays northbound and therefore some delays southbound as folks are oking over. bw parkway through a similar stretch really does not lookba this morning. might be a good idea for you. northbound 95 here in virginia prince william parkway main lanes slowed because of an accident. disabled vehicle and 270 fromed frick to the spur 45 miles per hour takes you 40 minutes slow there through germantown. aaron? >> melissa, tha you. > 6:31. breaking news now the search is on for the thieves behind a atm heist in prince georges county stolen from the local 711 on n'sane in lanham happening just before 2:00 a.m. news 4 megan mcgrath will have the latest live report in a few minutes. >>> police in prince georges county worked late intothe nifter a woman was gunned down in hyattsville. this was the view fr

the icc thinks making players more easily identifiable will help more people engage with test cricketes and numbers have been used in limited overs cricket for some time, test match whites have remained relatively unchanged. that's all the sport for now. chris mitchell will have a full round up in sportsday at 6:30. back to brexit now, and theresa may is to write to european union leaders, requesting a short delay to brexit until the end ofjune, with an option of delaying the process for as much as two years. this evening, the eu's chief brexit negotiator michel barnier said eu leaders would have to decide whether a delay would be in the interests of the grouping. any delay will have to be agreed by all 27 eu member states. we've just spoken to the chancellor, philip hammond. i think ithink we're i think we're all in the same place, we want the shortest possible delay, get this done, so we can get on with our lives and get on with building britain's future. what we've got to get from the european union is an extension that allows us to get to the deal through parliament and get the de

the icc thinks making players more easily identifiable will help more people engage with test cricketampionship. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in sportsday at 10.30pm. back to you. yes, see you then, holly. thank you. in an emotional address to the new zealand parliament, the country's prime minister, jacinda ardern, has vowed never to say the named of the gunman who killed 50 people and wounded dozens of others at two mosques in christchurch last friday. instead, she asked people to remember the names of those whose lives were lost in the terror attack. hywel griffith reports from christchurch. bereft of a son, a brother, a friend, hussain al—umari's family want to celebrate his life. witnesses saw the 35—year—old confront the christchurch gunman, moments before being shot. born in abu dhabi to a family from iraq, they say he lived and died a new zealander, and the country should honour him. that's what he did in the mosque, he sacrificed his life. he is a giver, he gave his soul. he immediately stood up and tried... tried tojump and grab the gun from him, and

the icc property and casualty, seeing that stock close to 3% lower.ngs bad, credits now downgrading the stocks. following the earlier downgrade, the reverend but we saw from citic securities not too long ago. plenty more to come. watching not just the bond market, but the spillover effect to the equities. this is bloomberg. ♪ you. all of you. how you live, what you love. that's what inspired us to create america's most advanced internet. internet that puts you in charge. that protects what's important. it handles everything, and reaches everywhere. this is beyond wifi, this is xfi. simple. easy. awesome. xfinity, the future of awesome. ♪ >> 10:29 a.m. in hong kong, 10:29 p.m. in new york. i have the first word news. let's start with italy. it has joined china's belt and you'reade project, attending the u.s. and western allies in the process. withinarking tension rome. italy is the first g7 nation to join china's initiative, citing deals potentially worth $23 billion. washington and brussels urged caution and the decision has strained relations between

i would say dohe icc instead. >>> melissa, thank you. we'll take a break.below freezing. 31 at the national airport through much of the shenandoah valley and outlying suburbs. highs around 40 degrees with a mix of cloud andsu cloudy tomorrow. rain and wet snow around the area. dry for most of the weekend with most of the rain chances coming saturday night when you'll be moving your clock ahead. >> chuck, thank lyou. get theatest news and weather any time in the nbc washington app. have a great day. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is "today," live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >>> good morning, everybody. welcome. i'm al here with sheinelle, craig. dylan has the day off. we're yined again maria shriver, who is here on time. >> i was late yesterday. and jacob soboroff. >> they carpooled for valet, i hear. >> exactly. >>> we're starting off with something on the sad side. we're pulling for everybody, i think, across the country and the world, pullingor "jeopardy" host alex trebek. last night, bravely announcing he hastage 4 pancreatic cancer in a vide

the icc thinks making players more easily identifiable will help more people engage with test crickete on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that‘s bbc.co.uk/sport. dutch prosecutors have said they are seriously investigating a possible terrorist motive for a gun attack on a tram in utrecht after they found new evidence in the main suspect‘s getaway car. turkish—born main suspect gokmen tanis, 37, and two unnamed men from utrecht aged 23 and 27 remain in custody after three people died in the shooting. our correspondent anna holligan is in utrecht. there has been speculation around what the motive was and police are now saying they are looking carefully at terrorism. what is the evidence they found ? carefully at terrorism. what is the evidence they found? this is a statement in the past hour from the dutch prosecutor in which they say first, it seems as though the victims were chosen at random, which indicates the shooting may not have been linked to a family dispute as was speculated over night. we have found out more about who those people were and there was a 19—year—old