first tonight — let‘s join our north america editor jon sopel at the white house.be greeted with a stifled yawn, voter apathy and low turnout. not this time. in some states before the polling stations even opened today voter numbers had already exceeded the total is cast four yea rs exceeded the total is cast four years ago. americans don‘t agree on much when it comes to politics but maybe they can rally around this. donald trump seems to have made voting great again. my colleague nick bryant is in pennsylvania. this is the day when the american people have their say, when their voices, not just the people have their say, when their voices, notjust the president‘s finally get to be heard and despite the ugly whether the lines at this polling station on the outskirts of philadelphia were the longest they have seen in ten years. for many it was donald trump who drew them to the polls. sometimes i don‘t agree with some of his antics and i don‘t agree with his texting for twittering, but other than that i think the country‘s in a better place than it was two years ago.

and jon sopel is at the white house. he's sacked his attorney he's sacked his attorney general, general, jeff sessions. a lot of turbulence still unfolding. i think the president felt emboldened to fire jeff i think the president felt emboldened to firejeff sessions because he had done well in the senate and he had got people in the senate and he had got people in the senate to help him reappoint a new attorney general. the two men have been getting on terribly virtually sincejeff sessions been getting on terribly virtually since jeff sessions became been getting on terribly virtually sincejeff sessions became attorney general and stood aside from the russia investigation. nancy pelosi, who we heard in my report talking about how we can maybe work in a byte atherton —— bipartisan way, put out this tweet, it's impossible to read this firing as anything other than another blatant attempt to undermine and end special council mueller‘s investigation into whether there was russian collusion. so this bipartisanship, started th

that is a question we closed no the bbc neth america editor jon sopel in argentina. jon: well, that is what the white house is saying, but consider this --10:45 this morning when donald trump left the white house he was asked by reporters if the meeting would ahead and he said it was an opportune time for a. 45 minutes later he will be no meeting. what has changed in the interim in terms of the ukraine situation? nothing. what has changed in terms of the mueller investigation? michael cohen has gone to court and said he liked to congress. that is a big deal. donald trump issued a statement on twitter blind the russiays completelyg that the meeting wouldn't go ahead but that he hoped it would soon. not a word of criticism about vladimir putin or of russia's role in this. ifou consider the leaders that donald trump has attacked you are go aires, theresa may, emmanuel macron, angela merkel,si pnt xi, presidenthe erdogans not shy of a fight. but with vladimir putin he has t said a word of criticism. that leaves many people fascinated to see what if anything robert mueller

that is a question we closed to the bbc news north america editor jon sopel in argentina. jon: well, that is what the white house is consider this --10:45 this morning when donald trump left the whiteby house he was aske reporters if the meeting wouldai ahead and heit was an opportune time for a. 45 minutes later he says there will be no meeting. what has changed in the interim in terms of the ukrain situation? nothing. what has chang in terms of the eller investigation? tochael cohen has gone to court and said he likeongress. that is a big deal. donald trump issued a atement on twitter blind the russians completely saying that the meeting wouldn't gohead but that he hoped it would soon. not a word of criticism about vladimir putin or russia's role in this. if you consider the leaders that nald trump has attacked you are going to be here in buenos aires, theresa may, emmanuel macron, angela merkel, president xi, president erdogan, he is not shy of a fight. but with vladimir putin he has not said a word of criticism. that leaves many p tple fascinatsee what if anything rober

jon sopel, bbc news, washington.ra: the democrats' victory in the house was in part because ey won educated suburban votricts that previously republican, while it was mainly that puters republicans in the senate. nick bryant explores the divisions in america. nick: the prosperous suburbs of america's major cities have litraditionally been a repn stronghold. this is golf club country. ct this seat went democrat because of a whilar revolt against donald trump among more affluent and highly educated voters. >> we either organize or we fail. nick: suburban women have been energized, many like this group t lenders who decided to involved in politics in reaction to his presidential victory two years ago. >> i'm not sure donald trump is able to take much of a message from this, but i hope that other leaders in congress and other national political leaders will recognize that this meof hate and racism doesn't work. >> what we have seen since his election is that a lot of suburban america that didn't feel it needed to be invo

the president gave his stint at take at a wide-ranging press conference jon sopel reports. >> the presidentthe united states -- jon: not very bloody, and certainly unbowewa donald trump the model of defiance at his post-midterm news conference. tired, yes, but he was aglow with his own achievements. pres. trump: i think it was a great victory. i will be honest i think it was , a great victory. some of the news was that it was in fact a grt victory. jon: not all the press, though. it is a new political reality, with democrats having a powerful oversight role on usw the white operates. questioned about this, he rounded on the media in general and cnn in particular.it as rough have stuff. pres. trump: that's enough, put down the mic. are you worried about indictments? pres. trump: i tell you what, cnn should be ashamed of itselfw having yking for them. you are a rude, terrible person. you shouldn't be working for cnn. >> in jim's defense, i've traveled with him and he is a dilige -- pres. trump: well, i'm not a big fan of yours, either. >> i understd. jon: but to the democrats he offered an ol

f time ago i discussed a of these developments with our north american editor jon sopel, who is no stranger to covering british politics. is there se houdini-like chce that the prime minist can get her brexit deal through parliament? jon: well, she is clearly still fighting to get that through at the moment it is a question of athmetic and the arithmet is not there for her. you have people on the right of the conservative party and you have other people, democratic stuniooliticians from northern ireland, some labor politicians, who are saying that this brexit deal is nowhergonear enough. you have the labor party, her main opposition, saying this deal is not good enough. you have very few people saying ohyes, this is great. and so you have got three choices,t seems to me. hard brexit, cliff-edge brexit. you have the theresa may plan. or you have got a referendum. second at the moment -- there are a lot of pieces in motion, but at theoment there is no majority for anything, and it is fiendishly complicated. my twitter has been fabulous today. this one i love -- "my wife has swched off the new

jon sopel, bbc news, washington.i: for more on that spat as well as esident trump saying he had written answers to robert mueller's questions, i spoke a brief ti ago with north america reporter anthony zurcher. anthony, jon saying acosta 1, trump 0. why did the judge rule in cnn's favor? anthony: he ruled on due process grounds. in other words, he said there wasn't sufficient justification to take away acosta's pressti creds. basically, that was all there was to it.ot he didule on the first pamendment freedom ss grounds, just very narrowly that there were no rules and they did not give acosta a chance to there will be more hearings, more considerations to get to the merits of the case. rajini: what does this say about the current state of relations between the white house and the trump presidency and the media, which have always been pretty bad? thony: well, not good, obviously, and it is still going to stay that way. donald trump when he was asked earlier today said it wasn't a big deal, they would change practices,

jon sopel, bbc news, washington.oughts on this from the broadcaster and conference host henry bonsu. thank you the coming in. what are your immediate reactions? he is using the pulp it in the most egregious way. he is stoking fear, getting a space out to the polls, he fears losing the house if not the senate and his project for the next two years could be derailed in his own presidency will be under threat because it big democrats get an up in the house of representatives, they could start impeachment proceedings. the kind of fears that is stoking, using this appalling video, focusing on brown skinned men who are that —— invading the southern border. he has —— it has echoes of a previous campaign by the first george bush 30 years ago, and he could say something positive about the economy, it's going great guns on deregulation is, but he doesn't think that is as effective which is meat and drink for those in the red states you think america is under threat from a horrible invasion. this is a risky strategy because peo

our north america editor, jon sopel reports.ugh america is going on to a war footing. thousands of troops are being mobilised. destination — the southern border. the enemy — men, women, and children winding their way up through mexico. 15,000 soldiers are being deployed to stop immigrants on foot from entering the united states — illegally, says the president. and with five days to go until crucial congressional elections, this issue has taken on a deeply political hue. at this very moment, large well—organised caravans of migrants are marching towards our southern border. some people call it an invasion. it's like an invasion. they have violently overrun the mexican border. you saw that two days ago. these are tough people in many cases. a lot of young men, strong men, and a lot of men that maybe we don't want in our country. but, again, we'll find that out through the legal process. there have been allegations from the president and his surrogates that this straggling caravan of people from central america have members of isla

our north america editor jon sopel is in buenos aires.s not the most catchy acronym but the usmca, or the united states mexico canada agreement, shows that donald the disruptor. .. this has been a battle. ..can also be donald the builder. the usmca is the largest, most significant, modern and balanced trade agreement in history. all of our countries will benefit greatly. it is probably the largest trade deal ever made also. but his protectionist "america first" instincts are causing deep unease, and though they were all smiles, listen to the words of the canadian prime minister... make no mistake, we will stand up for our workers and fight for their families and their communities. and, donald, it's allthe more reason why we need to keep working to remove the tariffs on steel and aluminium between our countries. the key meeting of this 620 will take place tomorrow evening, when most of the other world leaders are already on their way home. with donald trump threatening further tariffs against the chinese, meeting with president xi is absol

jon sopel who will get the biggest fright. jon sopel, bbc news, northern virginia.many where the first collective lawsuit against volkswagen is expected to be filed for vehicle owners, affected by the emissions scandal. an hour later in sri lanka a rally is planned calling for parliament to convene following political unrest, after the appointment of mahinda rajapakse as prime minister. and finally in leicester, there'll be the first pre—match conference at king power stadium since a helicopter crash killed five people, including the club's chairman, on saturday. now it's time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre. hello. i'm chetan pathak with thursday's sport briefing. coming up simone biles targets another record, pakistan beat new zealand — just — and things get a bit scary for paris—st germain. it's women's finals day at the world gymnastics championships in doha where four—time olympic champion simone biles is hoping to make history. the american has the chance to become the first female gymnast to win four all—around world titles. and she already h

jon sopel, bbc news, washington.es should be allowed to focus more on catching thieves and violent criminals — than recording instances of misogyny and other hate crimes. chief constable sara thornton also warned that a lot less policing was going on in england and wales, as a result of years of cuts. our home editor mark easton went to see if the claims resonated with north wales police. when it comes to defining core policing, this is the front line in north wales. the emergency call handlers know resources are limited and mustjudge what the priorities should be. the chief constable says it is very different from when he started in the force. years ago, people would have asked for the police and the police would have attended. now we have significantly less resources. we've lost £30 million in north wales over the last seven years. less than 20% of the calls are actually about crime. it is more about the vulnerability in our communities and how we deal with that effectively. the former home secretary, now prime min

our north america editor jon sopel reports.feels as though america is going on to a war footing. thousands of troops are being mobilised. destination — the southern border. the enemy — men, women, and children winding their way up through mexico. 15,000 soldiers are being deployed to stop immigrants on foot from entering the united states — illegally, says the president. and with five days to go until crucial congressional elections, this issue has taken on a deeply political hue. at this very moment, large well—organised caravans of migrants are marching towards our southern border. some people call it an invasion. it's like an invasion. they have violently overrun the mexican border. you saw that two days ago. these are tough people in many cases. a lot of young men, strong men, and a lot of men that maybe we don't want in our country. but, again, we'll find that out through the legal process. there have been allegations from the president and his surrogates that this straggling caravan of people from central america have mem

the bbc‘s north america editor, jon sopel, reports.ht, donald trump's attorney general and punchbag. after months of public abuse, the president finally moved from ridiculing his senior law officer to firing him. and it was a glassy—eyed jeff sessions who bade farewell to staff. sessions‘ crime in the president's eyes had been to step aside from overseeing the russia investigation into whether there was collusion between the trump campaign and moscow. no—one can be surprised thatjeff sessions was made to walk the plank. he was living on borrowed time. what's raised eyebrows and caused concern is the man who's now the acting attorney general. he's been openly hostile to the mueller investigation, and that leaves a burning question — is donald trump planning to axe the inquiry altogether? in the short term, the man now running the justice department is matthew whitaker, a trump loyalist. so i can see a scenario wherejeff sessions is replaced with a recess appointment, and that attorney general does not fire bob mueller but he just reduce

our north america editor is jon sopel. his report does contain some flashing images. unbowed, donald trump was the model of defiance at his post mid—term news conference. tired, yes, but despite losing the house of representatives, he was aglow with his own achievements. i think it was a great victory, i'll be honest. i think it was a great victory. and actually some of the news this morning was that it was a great victory. but not all the press. it's a new political reality, with democrats now having a powerful oversight role on the white house. questioned about this, he rounded on the media in general, and cnn in particular. it was roughhouse stuff. that's enough. put down the mike. mr president, are you worried about indictments from this investigation? cnn should be ashamed of itself, having you working for them. you are a rude, terrible person and you shouldn't be working for them. jim is a diligent reporter. i am not a big fan of yours either. to the democrats, an olive branch of sorts, don't investigate me and we can work together, he said, play nasty and i'll

jon sopel, bbc news, washington. newsnight is on bbc two.re we join this year's children in need once again. have a good night. hello and welcome to sportsday. i'm hugh woozencroft wales miss out on a spot in the top tier of the nations league after defeat by denmark in cardiff. claudio ranieri is back in the premier league with fulham. he says they'll never give up in their bid for survivial. and sweet like kandy... joe root puts england on top in the second test but is it his best century ever? he thinks it might be! hello and welcome to sportsday. wales manager ryan giggs expressed his pride in his players, despite their 2—1 defeat by denmark in cardiff this evening. his side had been hoping to reach the top tier of the nations league but narrowly missed out in an eventful match, watched by patrick gearey. land of my fathers sung by one of the favourite sons, garrett returned to wales bring a notch as excellence but confidence and energy that really should've given the lead against denmark, james will feel bad enough about the mess, wait

jon sopel, bbc news, washington. broadcaster john stapleton, and kate proctor, who's a political correspondent at the london evening standard. that's coming up just after the headlines at 11:30. now it's time for the weather with sarah keith—lucas. the past week has been exceptionally mild, we have seen temperatures in the high teens, well above average for the state in november. —— this stage. friday we had some low cloud cover mr fogg, this picture was taken in east sussex but many parts of the country had similar scenes, not everywhere, this was inverness on friday. there was some sunshine breaking through at times. through the next ten days the trend is for dry settled weather to continue at first, this will start to turn cold through the course, there could be some winderlich —— wintry showers as well, particularly over the course mountains in the north. we start with cloud to the south—east and northwest, the sunshine makes its way to the north—west during the day, it will brighten up for most places, perhaps n

our north america editor, jon sopel, is in washington. what was the main thrust, man?d theresa may taking a kicking in the house of commons and what do you find? your closest ally putting on his size 12 boots and joining in. and don't think this was in anyway accidental, off—the—cuff, misspoken, i think donald trump knew exactly what he was doing with these remarks. there is a very open line of communication i understand between senior members of this administration prominent eurosceptics, and .org trump has expressed these doubtful views before. in some ways his comments are evocative. when he says that the eu has got a very good deal, but is provocative. when he says the uk may not be able to trade with us, then thatis not be able to trade with us, then that is also a bit provocative because trade will carry on in much the same way as before. but what is a statement of fact is that if britain is tied to eu rules and therefore has to accept eu rules, it cannot just negotiate therefore has to accept eu rules, it cannotjust negotiate a trade deal on everything. downing

jon sopel, bbc news, washington.as pleaded not guilty to 44 charges against him. robert bowers, who is a6, is guilty to aa charges against him. robert bowers, who is a6, is accused of murder and hate crimes. some of the charges carry the death penalty. the 11 people were killed and six others were injured in the attack on the tree of life synagogue on saturday. an extended family gang carried out more than 250 burglaries during any 11 month crime spree in the east of england. the extent of the east of england. the extent of the enterprise can now be reported, after three of them work and it did at norwich crown court. nine others admitted conspiracy to commit burglary. in the summer they stole jewellery, cash, cars and guns worth a total of £2 million across five counties in 2017. the bank of england has decided to keep interest rates unchanged, at 0.75%. the bank's governor, mark carney, said brexit uncertainty was preventing some firms from investing. but he also said there could be a rebound in investment if the u

jon sopel, bbc news, buenos aires. paying more for their tickets from january with fares rising by an average of 3.1%. about 40% of fares, including season tickets, will be affected. the rise comes after a year of timetable chaos, strikes and delays on some parts of the network. sophie long reports. sorry for the cramped conditions on board today... chaos and cancellations as services were scrapped in the summer. 6ovia thameslink had to apologise for the fiasco that followed the introduction of its new timetable. autumn brought more disruption. passengers were stranded, after a test train damaged power cables. and yet, as winter arrives, commuters are told theirjourneys will cost more next year. so, how will the average rise ofjust over 3% affect ticket prices? well, an annual season ticket from brighton to london will go up by nearly £150. if you're travelling between manchester and liverpool, you'll be paying £100 more, while tweedbank to edinburgh will be £88 more expensive from january 2nd next year. the hike didn'

jon sopel, bbc news. the president and cnn reporterjim acosta. from the white house. been denied entrance to the wh. for my 8pm hit. until further notice. placed his hands on a woman. the footage however doesn't bear this analysis. placed on her. asia bibi has been released from prison. prison. protests and fears she would be killed. killed. acquitted by pakistan's the —— supreme court. supreme court. imran khan agreed to bat asia bibi to leave the country. to leave the country. say the government has faced down extremists to assure her safety. extremists to assure her safety. this is really a big deal but it is very risky. very risky. be really significant and volatile in pakistan. in pakistan. the protists could return to the streets. return to the streets. asia bibi is a mother of four. a mother of four. in following an argument with her neighbours. neighbours. they accused of insulting the prophet mohamed. insulting the prophet mohamed. something she has always denied. member of the christian minority, she became a target for extremists. she became a target for ex

jon sopel, bbc news. access to the white house for the usual 8pm live spot. usual 8pm live spot. womanat is not going to be tolerated in the white house. tolerated in the white house. access to the white house briefing, which he has held for many years. at president trump's request. on the attorney general‘s removal. the frantic pace of this presidency picked up once again. mid—terms was very much mistaken. the announcement that the attorney generaljeff sessions was fired. no great surprise, the president had been threatening this. taken thejob. the president had been criticising him for more than a year now. saying that he was weak and embattled. that russia was meddling in the 2016 election. was doing so independently. will be maintained. they are worried about the threat to that investigation now. what about the timing of this? of the results of the mid—term elections. quite a strategic move by donald trump. yes. it is no surprise that jeff sessions was on the way out. the question really was only about the timing. but surprising that he has done it straight afterwards. to be approv

jon sopel, bbc news. the legal advice it's been given about its brexit proposals.t has been promised a vote on the final deal. for leaving the eu to members of her government for their approval. the funeral for an anti—corruption activist has taken place in ukraine. kateryna handzyuk died after an acid attack injuly. who ordered the attack. in madagascar. there were long queues at some polling stations. the european union's observerfound no anomolies in the polls. provisional results are expected by november 20. to confirm them within a week. asia bibi has been released from prison. of blasphemy charges. she had spent nearly ten years on death row. and fears for her safety upon release. at the national defense university in washington dc. he's the author of pakistan's drift into extremism. what you make of this news? it took a week for her to be released from jail. released from jail. court was able to overturn the decision by the lower courts. decision by the lower courts. she has to flee the country is giving into it? giving into it? yes, in a sense the governmen

jon sopel, bbc news, washington. given about its brexit proposals.ent has been promised a vote on the final deal. the eu to members of her government for their approval. the funeral for an anti—corruption activist has been held in ukraine. kateryna handzyuk died four months after an acid attack injuly. been made to find those who ordered the attack. election in madagascar. turnout has been reported at around a0%. there were long queues at some polling stations. the european union's observerfound no anomolies in the polls. provisional results are expected by november 20. them within a week. drug lord joaquin "el chapo" guzman. including murder, trafficking, and money laundering. to and from court by us marshals. asia bibi has been released from prison. of blasphemy charges. she had spent nearly ten years on death row. that she would be killed on her release. bill hayton reports. they insists she is guilty and should die. to bar asia bibi from leaving the country. faced down the extremists to ensure her safety. this is really a big deal. it is very ris

jon sopel, bbc news, buenos aires.m oxford analytica, an international global analysis firm, he joins us from our 0xford studio. thank you very much forjoining us. watching that report is very evident that there are tensions on all fronts at the summit. how a effective do you think this summit is? it started out ten years ago to sort up the climate crisis and a dozen eight, and it promoted an internationalforum, but dozen eight, and it promoted an international forum, but it has failed to stop the spread of protectionism. —— stood up the climate crisis in 2008, and it was an internationalformal... climate crisis in 2008, and it was an international formal... it climate crisis in 2008, and it was an internationalformal... it was climate crisis in 2008, and it was an international formal... it was to join the condemnation of trade something that happened at the g sevenit something that happened at the g seven it is not the form that it was. “— seven it is not the form that it was. —— forum that it was. seven it is not th

the bbc's north america editor jon sopel reports. jon: jeff sessions until last night donald trump's at rney general, and punching bag. after months of public abuse, the president finally moved fr ridiculing his senior law officer to firing him. it was a glassy-eyed jeff sessions who bade farewell to staff. sessio' crime in the president's eyes was refraining the russian investigation into whether there was collusion between the trump campaign and mosce . no one canrprised jeff sessions was made to walk the plank. he was living on borrowed time. what has raised eyebrows is the man who is now the acting attorney general. he has been openly hostile to the mueller investigation, and that leaves a burning question -- is donald trump planning to ax the inquiry altogether? in the short term, the man now running the justice department mp matthew whitaker, a t loyalist. >> i can see a scenario where jeff sessions is replaced with a recess appointment and theto ey general doesn't fire bob mueller but reduces the budget so low that his investig

jon sopel, bbc news, buenos aires.aylor at the london school let's speak to our south america correspondent, katy watson, who is in downtown buenos aires where protests are taking place. protest a nd protest and summits go hand—in—hand. talk is through how big this one is. there are thousands of people here on the widest avenue in the world. they are headed towards congress, there are seven different protest groups who will meet in congress in just an hour or two. yes, protests area big just an hour or two. yes, protests are a big thing 4020 meetings, they go hand—in—hand. but it is also particularly angry and frustrating here in ad tina because the president himself is facing a lot of frustration back home. the country is in an economic crisis, inflation is in an economic crisis, inflation is 40%, the county has had to take a massive loan from the imf and that has angered a lot of argentinians. we seeing a lot of people who feel that you 20 don't have a place here, they don't care for the majority, they don't care for

jon sopel, bbc news, washington. jane you are watching "bbc world news america." still to come on tonight's program, a century after the armistice, how germanye s approachinniversary and the legacy of two world wars. jane: prince charles says h will keep hi views on controve when he becomes the british king. in the past he hasampaigned strongly on several issues. nicholas witchell reports. olni: for half a century charles has tried as he puts it to make a differerce for the be as prince of wales from he has environment, the inner opportunities, to name a few of the causes he has pursued. as he approaches his 70th birthday, charles knows better than anyone that a new goal beckons. takes the throne, public interventions must stop. >> it is vital to remember that there is only room for one sovereign, not two. you cannot be the same as thou sovereign ifre the prince of wales. will beidea that i exactly the same way if i'm to succeed is complete nonsense, becaus the two situations are completely different. won't be able to do the same things i have done as heir. so of

jon sopel, bbc news, washington.not the president who would fire robert mueller but the attorney general or acting attorney general who would do that but presumably doing so at the behest of the president. joining us now is caroline polisi. she is a federal and white—collar criminal defense attorney. nice to meet you in person. for our viewers around the world, explain to them what an attorney general does, what powers do they hold over the special counsel? he has ultimate power. we can't forget, this is not ken starr, an independent counsel investigation, those were separate regulations. under the special council regulations, mueller is part of the doj, reporting directly to the attorney general soap whitaker effectively has complete control over this and mueller has to get his sign up to expand the scope of the investigation, to issue subpoenas and obviously a big question is whether donald trump will be subpoenaed himself. that would be a question that whitaker would weigh in on. the only fault i can see that jeff

jon sopel, bbc news, washington. you're watching newsday on the bbc.th anniversary of the end of the first world war. i'll be talking the author of the world war i in southeast asia. also coming up in the programme: age no object. we hear about the dutchman fighting a legal battle to become 20 years younger. the israeli prime minister, yitzhak rabin, the architect of the middle east peace process, has been assassinated. a 27—year—old jewish man has been arrested and an extremist jewish organisation has claimed responsibility for the killing. at polling booths throughout the country, they voted on a historic day for australia. as the results came in, it was clear — the monarchy would survive. of the american hostages, there was no sign. they are being held somewhere inside the compound and student leaders have threatened that, should the americans attempt rescue, they will all die. this mission has surpassed all expectations. voyager one is now the most distant man—made object anywhere in the universe, and itjust seems to keep on going. tonight, we prov

jon sopel, bbc news, washington. the bbc‘s danjohnson in washington says voting turnout is high.erican politics has been very polarising of the koster readers. many are very much in favour of him or against —— ebi jamaat—e—islami rears. they are likely to come out and vote in record numbers —— two years. about 35 million americans have already done a postal vote. that is up on the last mid—term elections four yea rs the last mid—term elections four years ago. there is an excitement and energy that no one can remember at any other previous midterms. american opinion is polarised. it is a cliche. but it absolutely is. there is very little middle ground be found. the strategy from both sides of being just to just to appeal to their core natural supporters and try to get as many of those who actually turn out and vote as is possible in the hope that that will enable the democrats, in their rain to turn over the house of representatives and take control that, that would let them frustrate the president's lands of the next couple of years, they would have the control of key committees

the bbc‘s north america editor jon sopel reports. not on the ballot anywhere across the united states, but the forthcoming elections are all about donald trump. he's put himself at the absolute centre of this campaign, hurtling around the country energetically. and so it's impossible to avoid the conclusion that the results of tomorrow's midterm elections will be a referendum on his presidency. today he was in ohio. everything we have created and achieved is at stake on election day, it is. if the radical democrats take power, they will take a wrecking ball to our economy and to our future. the issue that's grabbed more attention than any other is this, the caravan of immigrants making their way up from central america and heading towards the us border. the president has deployed thousands of troops and fearsome rhetoric. "america is about to be invaded," he says. fear mongering, say his opponents. getting fewer headlines is health care, but arguably of far greater concern to many more americans. the administration stands accused of

jon sopel, bbc news, washington. let's return now to our top story: brexit.s‘ last general election campaign. in the last twenty—four hours the town's only tory mp, chris green, revealed he has submitted a letter of no confidence in the prime minister. judith moritz has been to bolton to find out what people there think of the prime minister and her leadership. the conservative party can come together and under my leadership it will. am i going to see this through? yes, it takes strong and stable leadership in the national interest. brexit means brexit. the sound bites are well—known, the quotes often repeated, but in bolton they have their own versions. she said brexit means brexit and now it feels more like fudge. i would not say is strong. in the 700 years since bolton became a market town they have seen plenty of leaders come and go and some here like dave would not be sorry if theresa may went as well. he has voted tory for years but he has run out of patience with the prime minister. i think she was doing all right until she started dancing. we do not l

jon sopel, bbc news, washington. this, i am joined now by the bbc‘s danjohnson in washington. barack obama and donald trump exhausting just watching them go from one rally to another. i think donald trump is making his way to missouri for the final one for the day? yes, indeed. one last chance to get his voters to turn out to the polling stations tomorrow, if they have not already voted. early votes, postal votes is a record already. 35 million americans have a ready—made vets —— of their choice. this has generated more interest and excitement than any mid—term election that anyone can remember here. what are the key points they have been focusing on? donald trump's message has been the same at all the rallies, he has talked about how strongly the economy is performing, record numbers ofjob, record low unemployment, tax cuts for the middle—class are promised, and talking about immigration and the threat it pauses on law and order and fairness. he promises that morejobs, lower crime order and fairness. he promises tha

jon sopel, bbc news, washington.e ago i spoke with our north america reporter rajini vaidyanathan. what do you make of the time because it sounded more like a stump speech than a policy speech to me quizzical and that is what some people have seenin and that is what some people have seen in the wake of scene that a just. a lot of people touted this is a big policy coming from the president but there was no meat and bones. it was a lot of the same things we here at his campaign rallies. as said in that report a lot of fear mongering and stoking fear and quite of the language she was using was strike wing talking of invasion and migrants rushing across the border. but that was the sort of thing we heard during the 2016 campaign rally after rally and indeedin campaign rally after rally and indeed in his 2016 convention speak which painted a bleak picture as well. he knows this works with his base was what he is doing it. well. he knows this works with his base was what he is doing itm this going to driveway more moderat

this from the bbc‘s north america editor, jon sopel.ame is not on the ballot anywhere across the united states, but the forthcoming elections are all about donald trump. he's put himself at the absolute centre of this campaign, hurtling around the country energetically. and so it's impossible to avoid the conclusion that the results of tomorrow's midterm elections will be a referendum on his presidency. today he was in ohio. everything we have created and achieved is at stake on election day, it is. if the radical democrats take power, they will take a wrecking ball to our economy and to our future. booing the issue that's grabbed more attention than any other is this, the caravan of immigrants making their way up from central america and heading towards the us border. the president has deployed thousands of troops and fearsome rhetoric. "america is about to be invaded," he says. fear mongering, say his opponents. getting fewer headlines is health care, but arguably of far greater concern to many more americans. the administration stand

was good news for freedom of speech and the independence of the media. 0ur north america editor jon sopelundreds and hundreds of miles away. honestly, ithink those. hundreds and hundreds of miles away. honestly, i think you shouldn't let me run the country, you run cnn. it started as a badtempered exchange between an angry president and a provocative cnn correspondent. that the bridge arising when the white house justified removing jim acosta's hard part, saying he laid hands on an intel. you are a rude, terrible person, you should be working for cnn. then released and edited video that was put out by a right wing conspiracy which website. when it was outlined, they changed tack and said it was when they didn't change —— to back microscopic cnn took legal action and significantly, all of the other broadcasters here joined in, including fox news, normally a cheerleader for the president. this was now about press freedom and two day in court, it was jim acosta one, trump neil. we are extremely pleased with the ruling today, a great day for the first amendment and journalism, excited to have

live to buenos aires and jon sopel. is this cancellation only to do with the ukraine?ying. when donald trump left the white house at 10:45am he spoke to reporters and said the meeting probably would go ahead and it was an opportune moment for it. he then gets on air force one and 45 minutes later says there will be no meeting. what has changed in the interim in terms of the ukraine situation? nothing. what has changed in terms of the robert mueller investigation? michael cohen has got up in court and said he lied to congress. donald trump then issued a statement on twitter blindside siding the russians completely, saying the meeting wouldn't go ahead but he hoped it wouldn't go ahead but he hoped it would do soon. not a word of criticism about vladimir putin of russia's role in this. if you consider the leaders donald trump has attacked who will be here in buenos aires, theresa may, emmanuel macron, angela merkel, president xi, he's not shy of a fight. but with vladimir putin he hasn't said a word of criticism. that leaves many people fascinated to see what robert muel

our north america editor jon sopel reports. they are hundreds of miles away, though.ds of miles away. you know what, honestly, i think you shouldn't let me run —— should let me run the country, you run cnn... it started as a bad—tempered exchange between an angry president and a provocative cnn correspondent. that's enough, put down the mic. the temperature rising when the white house justified removing acosta's hard pass, saying he laid hands on an intern. you are a rude, terrible person, you shouldn't be working for cnn. and released an edited video that had been put out by a right—wing conspiracy theory—rich website. when this was ridiculed, the white house change tack and said it because he hadn't given back the microphone. this spat grew when the president threatened to take away the credentials from other journalists he thought were rude. cnn took legal action and significantly, all of the other broadcasters herejoined in, including fox news, normally a cheerleaderfor the president. this is now about press freedom and today in court, it was acosta one, trump nil

on the agenda, at a gathering where there are plenty of disagreements. 0ur north america editor jon sopelbrief time on the world stage donald trump has been seen as the disruptor in chief. not this time around. the 620 is a chance for world leaders to discuss matters of mutual interest. speed dating for the ruling class if you like. after the ruling class if you like. after the murder of jamal khashoggi the ruling class if you like. after the murder ofjamal khashoggi they would quite like to be able to cold shoulder the saudi leader mohammed bin salman. the problem is they love his lucrative defence contracts and his lucrative defence contracts and his country‘s or elmore. ian donald trump exchanged pleasa ntries his country‘s or elmore. ian donald trump exchanged pleasantries but had no meeting. vladimir putin on the other hand looked overhead does make overjoyed to see him. theresa may had a sit down with him where she raised the murder of the saudi journalist and demanded full transparency in the investigation. president macron of france had this tense exchange. donald trump was due to

jon sopel, bbc news, washington. the bbc‘s dan johnson in washington says voting turnout is high.ally, we just know american politics has been very polarising over the last two years, many people feel very strongly even in favour of donald trump or against him, and the signs are whichever side they're on, they're likely to turn out and vote tomorrow in record numbers, if they haven't already cast their ballot in early voting or through postal votes, because about 35 million americans have already done that, that's way up on the last mid—term elections four years ago. there's an excitement and energy about these elections that no one can remember at any other previous mid—terms. it's become a cliche to say american opinion is polarised, but it absolutely is. yes, there's very little middle ground to be found in any of this campaigning. the strategy from both sides and seems to have been in the last few days just to appeal to their core, natural supporters and try and get as many of those to actually turn out and vote as possible in the hope that will enable the democrats in their a

jon sopel at the white house.d much more on the us midterm elections on our website, and you'll be able to follow the results there after the polls close tomorrow night. after the fourth fatal stabbing in london in less than a week, the city's mayor has warned it could take a decade to bring knife crime under control. in the past week, two men and and two teenage boys have been stabbed to death. so far this year, 118 people have been killed in london, and 73 of those deaths were caused by fatal knife attacks. more than a third of all recorded knife crime in england and wales happens in london. and as our home editor mark easton explains, the changing nature of london's gang culture is also a major factor. hundreds of extra police are on the streets of the capital tonight as officers respond to a wave of deadly stabbings thought to be driven by drug gangs. this arrest in a graveyard is connected to the latest killing in croydon. tragically we've had four murders since the middle of last week across a number of boro