jon sopel thursday before good friday. jon sopel, bbc news, washington. test from jon at the white house, but first, let's speak to our moscow correspondent steve rosenberg. the report was very clear that there had been russian involvement in the elections. what's the response been there? well, tonight, a stern faced announcer on russian tv tried to dismiss 400 pages of robert mueller with one sentence. she said, two yea rs with one sentence. she said, two years and tens of millions of dollars wasted. that's how she summed up the mueller report. i wasn't surprised, because for two yea rs wasn't surprised, because for two years russian officials have batted away every accusation, every piece of evidence that moscow meddled in the 2016 us election and we heard vladimir putin's spokesman doing the same today. of the mueller report he said this is not an object of interest for us, we will flick through it and see if there's anything worthy of analysis, so pretty dismissive. but pretty damning was the conclusion of robert mueller about russia's sweeping interfe

president trump welcomed the report as a complete exoneration, as jon sopel describes from washingtonollow from the firing of the fbi directorjames comey. the then—attorney general, jeff sessions, goes in to see the president to tell him that he's decided to appoint a special counsel to investigate russian collusion and obstruction of justice. donald trump is furious and uses very strong language. the news at ten — and newsnight after it — then proceeded to broadcast some of that very strong language, including a particular explicit verb. and that provoked some angry reactions from viewers, including denise eassom echoed that. well, we asked bbc news for their response to those complaints, and this is what they told us. as well as reporting on the mueller investigation, another ofjon sopel‘s recent activities has come under the spotlight since we were last on—air. buzzfeed news revealed the bbc north america editor addressed executives of the tobacco giant philip morris at a staff conference in miami. jon sopel declined to respond to buzzfeed, and a bbc spokesperson declined to say ho

jon sopel wikileaks, i love wikileaks.with the latest for us at the white house. theresa may has told mps they have a national duty to resolve the brexit crisis, as she defended her decision to accept a further six month delay. but some of her own mps have called on her to resign, accusing her of abject surrender. the uk was due to leave the eu tomorrow, but in the early hours of this morning in brussels eu leaders opted for a new deadline — the 31st of october. but the uk could still leave before then, if a deal is agreed. if it isn't, the uk will have to take part in european elections at the end of may. if the uk doesn't take part, brexit will happen on 1st ofjune with no deal. this afternoon, the prime minister and labour leaderjeremy corbyn held more talks on possible areas of agreement, as our political editor laura kuenssberg reports. the fury isn't so fast any more. 0ur eu exit has slowed right down. the prime minister didn't get her way, so was back explaining to parliament today — we might not leave the european

special jon sopel reports. he queen has welcomed president trump beforee u.k., even if there were moments last summer where it was hard to discern who was hosting whom as they inspected the troops at windsor castle. but this will be a visit with all the bells and whistles, a e banquet at buckingham palace, a gun salute. it will be full ceremonial. what is unclear is whether he will be invited to givdra joint s to parliament as president xi of china did when he visited london. the speaker hased indice is opposed to president trump being given that honor, even though the u.s. iscl britain'est ally. and there will be widespread opposition to the visit. >> many of the things this president has said, people find objectib. the amplification of racist tweets. some of his views people find objectionable. the great thing in a democracy is people ll make their views known. the key is that the protests are peaceful but lawful as well. jon: the last time the president was in the u.k., there were .rge, good-natured protes bu

jon sopel, bbc news, washington.joining us from new york is george washington university law professor nathan turley. it is quite a page turner, this report. jonathan: [laughter] laura: did people around the president actually save him by refusing to carry out orders like firing the special counsel? eyjonathan: ay have. this was a close question for the prosecutorthas to whether was obstruction of justice. ehad he successful in firing robert mueller, that might have tipped the balance. you are left with this zen-like question of if the president ordered obstructive act and no one listened, is it still obstruction? at the end of theue dayer was not fired and the investigation was not delayed. the prosecutors basically punt this one and say we cannot one way or the other. laura: in your reading of the report, jonathan, was robert mueller suggesting thats congr itself take a look at whether the president obstructed justice? jonathan: well, he was leaving it to congress and the attorney general. the attorney general and

a short time ago president lenin moreno sat down america editor jon sopel, who joins us now. president was firehen kicked assange had been out. did he elaborate? jon: yes, he did. he said julian assange was bullying and rude and installed cameras and spied on the staff. then he gave an explanation -- at was the final straw of all of this? it was part banal and part extraordinary. it starts with the banal and then you hear the extraordinary. several, from verbal insults, when here ref to our country as a completely tsignificant country on one hand. even smearingf his eces on our embassy walls. i think this is sufficient reason to revoke andas terminate hium. jane: that is pretty graphic reasons the. did he say anything about ineking assurances from the british before mthe decision? jon: yes, i think they felt that we have been host to this prison for seven years and joan great -- shown great generosity, and he was rude about the country but they were not going to put his life in danger. they did not believe he was a freedom of speech campaigner, open government campaigner. they

jon sopel, bbc news, washington. next month's european parliamentary elections. the party, formerly known as the independent group, was formed nine weeks ago. it's made up of 11 mps who quit labour and the conservatives because of their approach to brexit. at a launch event in bristol, it unveiled candidates including racheljohnson, borisjohnson‘s sister, and the former bbc news presenter gavin esler. 0ur political correspondent alex forsyth reports. there's been a lot of waiting to see what next for brexit. in bristol, some lined up to hear from a new political party that is pushing for one particular outcome. this group, set up by former tory and labourmps, says it wants to change uk politics and start by stopping brexit. this is no rebel alliance. this is the home of the remain alliance. they unveiled their candidates in case there are elections to the european parliament — among them, some familiarfaces, including racheljohnson, the sister of the pro—brexit tory mp borisjohnson, now backing a movement that's call

inti why ecuador revoked jon sopel and explained the reasons why ecuador revoked assange's asylum.or, when he referred to our country as a completely insignificant country, on one hand. and on the other — excuse me that i have to say this here — but even smearing his faeces on our embassy‘s walls. i think these are sufficient reasons to revoke and terminate his asylum. earlier i spoke tojon sopel, who is in washington. it was a kind of a shocking claim, as you can imagine, coming from the country's president, which gives it all that additionalforce. i should say thatjulian assange's lawyer has denied any suggestion that he behaved in that way. the president also went on to talk about his bullying of stuff, attacking stuff, even spying on stuff, putting cameras in the embassy. and what you kind of see there is the breakdown of a relationship, that he had been in that embassy for seven years and i felt, from president moreno, speaking to him, there was a kind of huge sense of relief thatjulian assange was now somebody else's problem and not ecuador‘s. did he say anything more about h

jon sopel, bbc news, washington. 0ur correspondent chris buckler is in washington now. in some ways in some parts of the country they appeal to the same voters. butjoe biden is very deliberately making this a fight about donald trump, about the moral direction of america. when you saw that video that launches campaign, you can see a man who was trying to say, iam you can see a man who was trying to say, i am different to donald trump. and i'm particularly different on moral grounds. the phrase that stuck out to me during all of this was the phrase of this is a battle for the soul of the nation. 2020 election. he was saying very clearly as far as he is concerned, anotherfour years of donald trump and the presidency could change america forever. but, what is worrying the white house and why donald trump is aware thatjoe biden could be a really significant competitor for biden could be a really significant competitorfor him, biden could be a really significant competitor for him, is that he does appeal to some of those places in the midwest, and the likes of pennsylvania f

he's been speaking to our north america editor, jon sopel. country as a completely insignificant country on one hand, and then on the other, and excuse me that i have to say this here, even smearing his faeces on our embassy‘s walls. i think this is sufficient reason to revoke and terminate his asylum. and how did he treat staff? translation: well, pretty bad. very bad. in a despotic way, he even attacked some of the guards, something that definitely cannot be tolerated. i say again, he exhausted our patience and pushed our tolerance to the limit. i've heard reports that he was spying on your staff. what does that mean? translation: well, honestly, yes. he installed cameras and made his own decisions without consulting in any way the embassy staff. it's important to state that the group he led tapped and hacked into my phone. my wife, published in an inadmissible way, he published private pictures of my family, my wife and my daughters. and, honestly, the only thing they found is a united and happy family. ok, but one of the photos showed you

jon sopel, bbc news, washington. the bbc‘s chris buckler is in washington.den‘s launch of his campaign. you got a sense of a man who was trying to say, i am different to donald trump. and i'm particularly different on moral grounds. the phrase that stuck out to me during all of this was the phrase that this is a battle for the soul of the nation, the 2020 election. he was saying very clearly as far as he is concerned, another four years of donald trump and the presidency could change america forever. but, what is worrying the white house and why donald trump is aware that joe biden could be a really significant competitor for him, is that he does appeal to some of those places in the midwest, in the likes of pennsylvania for instance whenjoe biden was launching his campaign today. for people who fundamentally did vote for donald trump in the last election, there is this chance potentially to bring some democrats back and to get them voting once again for the party. and that's whatjoe biden‘s message is for. and it's also why a lot of people are sitting up an

jon sopel in washington, thank you.unced plans to unveil a civilian government this weekend, hoping to put pressure on the army to hand over power. the transitional military council has been in control since seizing power from president omar al—bashir last week. the move comes as thousands of demonstrators gathered in the centre of the capital, khartoum, in the biggest protests since mr bashir was forced from power. our africa editor, fergal keane, reports. whatever happens next, they'll remember this for the rest of their lives. a moment to look back on in old age, when freedom was close enough to touch. arriving in this crowd, it's the discipline, the civility which are striking. "raise your arms and we'll gently search you", they chant. every inch of room is taken and into this unexpected space are flowing the demands of the many. these are lawyers. "this is temporary change", iqbal says, "and the forces of freedom have given their demands to the military council, to form a civilian government." we went to visit the

jon sopel, bbc news, washington. more than 240 local councils in england, with more than 8,000 council seats being contested. in most cases, the most recent battle was in 2015, when the conservatives made big gains. this time, brexit is casting a long shadow over the contest. our political correspondent alex forsyth reports from milton keynes, on the factors dominating the campaign. politics can feel a bit relentless right now. good evening... no, thank you. 0k. next week, there's another election, this time for local councillors. do you normally vote in local elections? no, not normally. not normally? no! dave? hi, my name's ben, i'm your local labour councillor. in milton keynes, canvassing is well under way. here, labour currently runs the council along with the lib dems, and hopes to gain more seats, trying to keep their campaign local. although when people open the door, the first thing they might be thinking about is brexit, actually, when you have a conversation with them, they really want to engage with the f

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jon sopel, bbc news, washington. spoke withe, i sisaac to fair,ff writer for the atlantic magazine.y diverse field. how is he going to do in it? >> that is the big question.ng one of the twe know about joe biden is that he is 76 years old, he is a white man, that puts him a part in many ways for most of the other candidates. but he has incredibly high name recognition, a lot of relationships that are coming out in favor of him now, racking up endorments by the minute. what we will see is whether he can consolide that support and build off of it or whether there -- there is anda old that -- in politics at the first day of your campaign can be the best day of your campaign and the polling may be the high point. he is hoping that because the 23%, 26% he has in the polls is not enough to be the nominee. jane: unlike a lot of the candidates, re also has a rd, something people can measure him by. does it bear scrutiny? >> it certainly will. not only a record, a record as a united states senator. he was elected at 29 old. actually not legally able to become a senator until after -- his bir

jon sopel, bbc news, washington.its campaign for next month's european parliamentary elections. the party, formerly known as the independent group, was formed nine weeks ago. it's made up of ii mps who quit labour and the conservatives because of their approach to brexit. at a launch event in bristol it unveiled candidates including racheljohnson, borisjohnson‘s sister, and the former bbc news presenter, gavin esler. our political correspondent alex forsyth reports. there's been a lot of waiting to see what next for brexit. in bristol, some lined up to hear from a new political party that is pushing for one particular outcome. this group, set up by former tory and labourmps, says it wants to change uk politics and start by stopping brexit. this is no rebel alliance. this is the home of the remain alliance. they unveiled their candidates in case there are elections to the european parliament — among them, some familiarfaces, including racheljohnson, the sister of the pro—brexit tory mp borisjohnson, now backing a move

our north america editor, jon sopel has the latest.atershed moment for this president and maybe the presidency itself. the trouble is that the white house meeting wounded warriors today. but for his two—year long battle with robert mueller, he he has emerged unscathed, with reputation intake. he said his guests reputation intake. he said his gu ests we re reputation intake. he said his guests were having a good time. i'm having a good day as well. it was called no pollution, no obstruction. before publication of this long—awaited report, the president tweeted this with its game of thrones styling. his team, confident, putting out this video. no pollution. no collusion. the 400 page report is riveting and dramatic. it describes the fallout from the firing of the fbi director james comey. the then attorney generaljeff sessions goes into see the president to tell him he has decided to appoint a special counsel to investigate russian collusion and obstruction to justice. to investigate russian collusion and obstruction tojustice. donald to

our north america editor jon sopel reports.hief plays a watershed moment for this president and maybe the presidency itself. donald trump was at the white house today, meeting wounded warriors. but from his two—year long battle with robert mueller, he feels he has emerged unscathed with reputation intake. he said his guests were having a good time. i'm having a good day too. it was called no collusion, no obstruction. before publication of this long—awaited report, the president tweeted this with its game of thrones styling. his team, confident, putting out this video. no collusion. the 400—page report is riveting and dramatic. it describes the fallout from the firing of the fbi director james comey. the then—attorney generaljeff sessions goes in to see the president to tell him he has decided to appoint a special counsel to investigate russian collusion and obstruction of justice. donald trump is furious and uses very strong language. the report conveys an image of a white house in total meltdown with the president angrily dem

well a short time ago, ecuador‘s president lenin moreno sat down with our north america editor jon sopelent behind ecuador revoking assange's asylum. translation: several, from verbal insults and he referred to our country as insignificant. an excuse me ifi country as insignificant. an excuse me if i have to say this, but even smearing his thesis on embassy walls. i think these are sufficient reasons to walls. i think these are sufficient reaso ns to revo ke walls. i think these are sufficient reasons to revoke and terminate his asylum. earlier, i spoke tojon sopel who is in washington. it was a kind of shocking claim, as you can imagine, coming from the country's president, which gives that all that additional force. i should say that julian that all that additional force. i should say thatjulian assange's lawyer has denied any suggestion that he behaved in that way. the president also talked about his bullying, attacking stuff, spying on style, putting cameras into the embassy and what you kind of see is at the breakdown of a relationship. he had been in that embassy for seven he had b

so what did jon sopel make of what president moreno told him?im, as you can imagine, coming from the country's president, which gives it all that additionalforce. i should say thatjulian assange's lawyer has denied any suggestion that he behaved in that way. the president also went on to talk about his bullying of stuff, attacking stuff, even spying on stuff, putting cameras in the embassy. and what you kind of see there is the breakdown of a relationship, that he had been in that embassy for seven years and i felt, from president moreno, speaking to him, there was a kind of huge sense of relief thatjulian assange was now somebody else's problem and not ecuador‘s. let's get some of the day's other news: parts of central london including waterloo bridge and parliament square are blocked to traffic for a second day by climate change protestors. extinction rebellion say they want to shut down london until the end of the month. police have arrested nearly 300 people. new zealand's terror threat level has dropped from high to medium. prime ministerja

james landale, bbc news. 0ur north america editor jon sopel is at the white house and explains the level, in this case. ifjulian assange is extradited from the uk, he will face a single and a quite narrow charge. conspiracy to commit computer intrusion, which carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison. if that sounds quite dry, it follows what potentially has been the biggest breach of confidential materials in the history of the united states. and his co—conspirator chelsey manning has been found guilty of this. and now assange faces similar charges about breaking into the most confidential computers that the us have. his allies in the united states are saying that assange was a journalist performing his duties, and he has rights under the first amendment to do that. he is notjust a hacker causing trouble. the department ofjustice clearly have an interest in bringing this fugitive back to the united states so that he can have his day in court. i suspect in the white house there is a more ambivalent feeling. during the election campaign, assange of wikilea ks dumped thousands of

jon sopel, bbc news, washington.take place for the victims of the bomb attacks in sri lanka, as the death toll rises to 321. it's confirmed that us president donald trump will make a three—day state visit to the uk injune. these are pictures from change uk, which has its list of candidates announced to fight at the end of may if the elections take place. they want, of course, a second referendum on brexit. it's confirmed that us president donald trump will make a three—day state visit to the uk injune. it's a trial of what's been called the world's first malaria vaccine to give partial protection to children has begun in malawi. it's taken more than three decades to develop and the research holds a price tag of a billion dollars. the pilot aims to immunise over 100,000 children aged two years and below and over the next couple of weeks, will be rolled out in ghana and kenya. we can talk now to dr katherine o'brien, director of immunisation, vaccines and biologicals at the world heath organisation. thanks forjoining u

already overcrowded race for the democratic party's nomination for 2020 — as our north america editor jon sopelnited states, joe biden! will it be third time lucky for former vice presidentjoe biden? this is him, 30 years ago, going for the democratic nomination. he tried again 20 years later, when he lost out to barack obama. now aged 76, he is giving it one last shot. unlike many of his competitors, who are trying to ignore donald trump, he is taking the fight straight to him. if we give donald trump eight years in the white house, he will forever and fundamentally alter the character of this nation, who we are. and i cannot stand by and watch that happen. but his pre—launch has been bumpy. accused by some women of making them feel uncomfortable with his touchy—feely approach to politics, he has tried to make light of it. by the way, he gave me permission to touch him! but that backfired, with many saying this is no laughing matter. also, there are now 20 democrats vying for the nomination. they call me mayor pete. early momentum has been captured by this man, pete buttigieg, a mayor from sma

jon sopel, bbc news, washington. not given a crucial measles vaccine between 2010 and 2017, according to new figures from the charity unicef. it comes as nhs chief simon stevens warned measles cases had almost quadrupled in one year and said people rejecting vaccines was a "growing public health time bomb". our health editor hugh pym reports. measles is a highly infectious viral illness. cold—like symptoms are followed by a rash like this. health chiefs around the world are increasingly concerned about the steep rise in the number cases. so why do they say children must be vaccinated? put bluntly, it can be fatal. 110,000 people globally died from the disease in 2017. if enough people are vaccinated, that ensures the whole population is safe. but if too many don't have the jabs, there's the risk of measles spreading to children like alba. she was just too young to be vaccinated. she developed measles and was in hospitalfor nine days. are you jumping? bounce, bounce, bounce. she recovered and was back home last week,

he's been speaking to our north america editor, jon sopel.evoke the asylum of julian songs does makejulian sands. he referred to our country is a com pletely he referred to our country is a completely insignificant country. —— julian assange. and he even dismissed his faeces on our embassy‘s walls. i think this is sufficient reason to revoke and terminate his asylum. that was the president of ecuador. you are with the briefing. still to come: you might call it a ruff sea rescue but the dog found 200 does not 150 miles off the thai coast has been given a hero's welcome on dry land. pol pot, one of the century's greatest mass murderers, is reported to have died of natural causes. he and the khmer rouge movement he led were responsible for the deaths of an estimated 1.7 million cambodians. there have been violent protests in indonesia, where playboy has gone on sale for the first time. traditionalist muslim leaders have expressed disgust. the magazine's offices have been attacked and its editorial staff have gone into hiding. it was clear that p

earlier our north america editor jon sopel, gave us the details i understand in the next 48 hours alsoouse and from downing street. i am also going to mention brexit. these things are normally announced months in advance, planned even further ahead, the reason for this is also last—minute is because of brexit and the political uncertainty in the uk. but as i gather, donald trump will make this state visit, state banquet at buckingham palace, his visit will coincide with his visit to normandy to mark the 75th anniversary of d—day. will there be a joint address to both part —— houses of parliament? that is uncertain. will there be a carriage ride up the amount? those things have not been now down. as things dan connolly planning will go ahead for this state visit in in a few weeks time. john sobel in washington. the headlines on bbc news: sri lankan authorities blame a local islamist extremist group for the series of co—ordinated bomb attacks that killed 290 people. among the dead were eight britons, including a mother and her two children, and a retired firefighter, who was killed along

our north america editor, jon sopel, is at the white house for us.s like the us could finally get their man? yes, and if he is extradited, julian assange will face a single charge of conspiracy to, computer intrusion. that sounds rather dry, what it boils down to is, this was one of the biggest breaches of classified information in the history of the united states, withjulian assange allegedly co—conspiring with former navy defence analyst bradley manning into breaking into those computer systems. his friends in the usa very much this was the act of a whistle—blowing journalist, not a computer haka, and he should be protected under the first amendment, which gives the right of freedom of expression. now, the department of justice may regard him as a fugitive from justice, but it is probably fairto from justice, but it is probably fair to conclude here in the white house with this president, it is a little more ambivalent. in the presidential election campaign, julian assange played an absolutely critical role, with the dub of thousands of e—mails tha

jon sopel, bbc news, washington.nhs is failing to meet its own target for the care of people with learning disabilities and autism. they are some of the most vulnerable people in society and yet many of them — including children — are being treated as hospital in—patients rather than being cared for in the community. the latest figures show that more than 2,000 vulnerable people are still in long—stay hospitals in england. the nhs promised to cut the number of people in these institutions by between 35% and 50% over three years. but, so far, it has only managed a 19% reduction. campaigners say these patients are trapped and at risk of abuse and neglect during their long stays. 0ur social affairs correspondent alison holt reports. jill keeps her daughter's bedroom ready for the day she finally comes home but she has no idea when that will be. the teddy bear she bought her mother. lee has autism and learning difficulties. a year ago she had a crisis, was sectioned and taken to a secure hospital. this was herjust taken

down but as things stand, this plan will go ahead for a state visit injune in a few weeks' time. jon sopel premier league tonight. and chelsea have missed the opportunity to go third in the table, after being held to a 2—2 draw at home to burnley. austin halewood watched the action at stamford bridge. after a weekend of favourable results, the door was ajar for chelsea to break into the top four. but despite the heat of a scorching easter weekend, the blues came out cold. burnley‘s jeff hendrick with a screamer inside the first ten minutes. so chelsea needed a response and after passing a late fitness test, there was only one man to turn to. eden hazard with a trademark weaving run. n'golo kante on hand to finish. desperate not to miss out on champions league football for a second year, now chelsea were in the mood. a rocket from gonzalo higuain blasting them into the lead. but it wouldn't last long. for all of chelsea's attacking promise, their defence was letting them down. ashley barnes was left too open and the finish all too easy. a frantic 24 minutes, in the end, was as good as it go

our north america editor jon sopel told us about president trump's reaction. zero pollution, no obstruction of justice. now that mueller report is the crazy mueller report and the people who gave evidence to it, staff are still work at the white house, some who have left, are people who have lied to the mueller report. that is a big accusation to make because all those people were under oath. the other thing that has happened today is that the chairman of thejudiciary happened today is that the chairman of the judiciary committee happened today is that the chairman of thejudiciary committee which is run by the democrats has issued a subpoena saying it wants to see the full report and has given the attorney general until may one to bring that forward. one other lawmaker has also intervened. republican senator mitt romney has said he is sickened at the extent and evasiveness and dishonesty and misdirection by in the highest office of the land, including the president. donald trump won't like that. he has alsojust president. donald trump won't like that. he has a

jon sopel, bbc news, washington.and speak to george washington university law professor jonathan turley. washington university law professor jonathan tu rley. thank washington university law professor jonathan turley. thank you for joining us. i have not yet read all 448 pages, but i want to bring up one little bit. in the report, he says, if we had confidence after a thorough investigation of the fact that the president did not commit obstruction of justice, that the president did not commit obstruction ofjustice, we would so staid. based on the facts and the applicable legal standards we are unable to reach thatjudgment. what do you make of that it does show that this was a close call for some of the people in this investigation. it is important to note that the attorney general and the deputy did resolve that question and say that there is not obstruction ofjustice. but what makes this a wicked question is that the report talks about acts that some people would view as obstruction that did not occui’. view as obst

he's been speaking to our north america editor, jon sopel, about why he decided to revoke the asylumagainst ecuador when he referred to our country as a completely insignificant country on one hand and on the other, excuse me that i have to say this here, but even smearing his faeces on our embassy‘s walls. i think this is sufficient reason to revoke and terminate his asylum. and how did he treat staff? translation: well, pretty bad, very bad. in a despotic way, he even attacked some of the guards, something that definitely can't be tolerated. i say again, he exhausted our patience and pushed our tolerance to the limit. i heard reports that he was spying on your staff, what does that mean? translation: well, honestly, yes. he installed cameras and made his own decisions without consulting in any way the embassy staff. it's important to state that the group he led, tapped and hacked into my phone, my wife's and, in a miserable way, he published private pictures of my family, my wife and my daughters. and, honestly, the only thing they found is a united and happy family. ok, but one of

jon sopel, thanks for much forjoining us. to the politics of the day, i want to ask you about this visit. i am assuming they are happy at the white house this has been put back on the schedule. they are very happy. we we re schedule. they are very happy. we were at first surprised the president was invited but then of course, president was invited but then of course , you president was invited but then of course, you realised it's and 75th anniversary of d—day. it's very hard not to invite the sitting american president and argued here is also that perhaps trump can bring some good news to theresa may, two brexit, about trade. that is our view here. i am sure we'll see some of these pictures in trump campaign commercials, assuming he does not walk in front of the queen as he did la st walk in front of the queen as he did last time! it was interesting to note the donald trump's tweets, i thing we have got a page that shows you all of the tweets from this morning, there they go, the time we put this together, 12 or 13. not one

he's been speaking to our north america editor, jon sopel, about why he decided to revoke asylum forjuliangnificant and on the other hand, even smearing his faeces on our embassy walls. i think this is sufficient reason to revoke and terminate his asylum. how did he treat staff? translation: pretty bad, very bad. in a despotic way, he even attacked some of the guards, something that definitely can't be tolerated. i say again, he exhausted our patience and pushed our tolerance to the limit. i heard reports that he was spying on your staff, what does that mean? well, honestly, yes. he installed cameras and made his own decisions without consulting in any way the embassy staff. it's important to state that the group he led, tapped and hacked into my phone, my wife's and in a miserable way, they published private pictures of my family, my wife and my daughters. and honestly, the only thing they found is a united and happy family. but one of the photos shows you in a hotel room, on a bed, there was some lobster. was that the final straw? some people suggested that it was because you were embarr

jon sopel declined to respond to buzzfeed, and a bbc spokesperson declined to say how much he had beenpeak at the event, adding... thank you for all your comments this week. if you want to share your opinions on bbc news and current affairs, or even appear on the programme, do e—mail... you can find us on twitter... you can call us on... and have a look at previous interviews and discussions on our website. good morning, welcome to breakfast with rachel burden and ben thompson. our headlines today... cosmetic clinics are accused of fuelling a mental health epidemic. england's top doctor tells firms they need to do more to protect vulnerable clients. sri lanka's security forces say at least 15 people, including some children, have been killed during gun battles with suspected islamist militants. fresh talks to try to break the political deadlock in northern ireland are welcomed by the white house — following the death of lyra mckee. more than 90 labour politicians demand thatjeremy corbyn commits to another referendum in the european election. five—star liverpool go top again. they thra

president trump welcomed the report as a complete exoneration, as jon sopel describes from washingtonobstruction of justice. donald trump is furious and uses very strong language. the news at ten — and newsnight after it — then proceeded to broadcast some of that very strong language, including a particular explicit verb. and that provoked some angry reactions from viewers, including austin kirk, who e—mailed... well, we asked bbc news for their response to those complaints, and this is what they told us. as well as reporting on the mueller investigation, another ofjon sopel‘s recent activities has come under the spotlight since we were last on—air. as well as reporting on the mueller investigation, another ofjon sopel‘s recent activities has come under the spotlight since we were last on—air. buzzfeed news revealed the bbc north america editor addressed executives of the tobacco giant philip morris at a staff conference in miami. health charities and anti—smoking campaigners were not impressed. and nor was clare sambrook, who tweeted. ..

our north america editor jon sopel sent this report from washington.00 pages of it. and it makes for riveting reading. the president using the strongest language possible when he thinks his presidency may have been fatally undermined by deep presidency may have been fatally undermined by the mueller investigation. and then again later, when donald trump tries to have robert muellerfired, he orders his chief lawyer in the white house to kill off the muller investigation, but the chief lawyer refuses and says he would rather resign than do that. what will this report change? well i think for those who never thought donald trump should be president, they will still think he is unfit to be president. and those who admire him and support him will say there was nothing illegal that went on and this has all been a hoax and a witch hunt. a watershed moment for this president and may be the presidency itself. donald trump was at the white house meeting wounded warriors. but from his two—year long battle with robert mueller, he feels he has emerged unscathed, hi