live now to washington and our correspondent laura bicker. e why laura, in a sense the question is why it has taken fox and their advertisers so long to act. first of all they were backed into a corner. the lou reed details of these allegations were widely reported in the press of the much of the last few weeks. —— leurid. in the past few weeks. —— leurid. in the past few days laura bloom, representing some of the women who were harassed by bill o'reilly, one claims he called her hot chocolate and was inappropriate at every opportunity. as the details came forward more than 50 sponsors pulled from the show. the protests outside fox news hq continued. all of this while some we re hq continued. all of this while some were alleging a culture of sexual harassment at fox news after roger ailes, the chairman, was sacked after his own scandal came forward. this at a time when fox is... 21st century fox is trying to secure the remaining 61% of sky, they felt they we re remaining 61% of sky, they felt they were under the spotlight and had to act, and t

short time ago i caught up with the bbc's laura bicker. how many people are still missing, laura? laura: over 100 people still missing, from what we understand. we heard that from president santos within the last hour. he has come here and the entire -- he is due to come here to speak. the entire rescue effort is coordinated in this square , and within the last few minutes, the first of the funerals. a silent parade behind the coffin, where they carried tiny flowers with their heads bowed. just near here as we were coming into the town, a huge queue outside the cemetery, with people with masks on. that is where they have the tough task of trying to identify their loved ones. the search and rescue teams have been working tirelessly to try to find anyone who may be left in the mud. but for days, many of them have been tearing at that mud with their hands. it is a coordinated effort, but with each hour goes by, i'm sorry to say that the chances of finding anyone alive diminishes. this is one of the worst natural disasters colombia has seen, and it is an area very used to disasters. t

listening on to that rally was our correspondence laura bicker in harrisburg, pennsylvania. he so wanted. networks are knight will be carrying pictures of celebrities and heading into the white house correspondence then all lend up, ready for a big dinner. —— glammed up. he is with his supporters in industrial heartland, a place that seemed so important to his win. —— networks tonight. —— correspondents‘ dinner. these are people who voted because they thought he would bring back asperity and jobs to this industrial heartland. —— prosperity. but every person sitting or standing here, cheering for the president, there are others who took to the streets outside the white house in chicago and la to campaign against his presidency. —— the white house, in chicago, and in adelaide. we have seen chicago, and in adelaide. we have seen that a lot in the last 100 days. donald trump will take pride in being amongst his supporters, but when it comes to his critics, he still has not won them over. —— in la. he made a point about not be in washington, but with his supporters. he was talkin

laura bicker, bbc news, mocoa, columbia., diana, princess of wales, for her work in raising awareness of landmines and the dangers of unexploded munitions. in a speech at kensington palace this evening, harry said he wanted help to "finish the job and rid the planet of landmines. " as our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, reports. it was one of the many images of her that caught the world's attention. diana, princess of wales, a matter of months before her death, visiting a mine clearance operation in angola. she met people, many of them children, who'd lost limbs to this most indiscriminate of weapons. she couldn't understand why the world wasn't doing more, and she said so. i am committed to supporting in whatever way i can... her intervention upset some politicians who called her "ill—informed." a few months later, diana was dead. but the world had heard, a treaty was passed, real progress was made. forward now to 2017 and it is her son, harry, who is challenging the world to finish his mother's work. his speech ton

our correspondent laura bicker is at the scene. likelihood of finding survivors? with every passing hour the hopes of finding someone alive is incredibly slim. you mentioned the rescue effort. rescuers have been working with people here in mocoa, sometimes with people here in mocoa, sometimes with their bare hands, wading through the torrents to try and find eve ryo ne through the torrents to try and find everyone left alive. there are still 100 people who are unaccounted for. meanwhile, the process of trying to identify those who have been found has started. as we were coming into the town, there was a huge queue outside the cemetery, almost a mile long, as they wait to go in and perhaps look for someone that they have lost. the first of the funerals has also happened, just within the last few moments. there was a funeral procession around the square, very silent procession that went with their heads bowed. a single flower in each hand. this, as they are coming to terms with the death, there is another threat on the horizon, and th

covering all of this is laura bicker. you have been speaking to jens stoltenberg. that throughout president trump's campaign period he was questioning the significance, important, even purpose of nato, jens stoltenberg must be pretty relieved to hear now donald trump saying that nato is no longer obsolete. that is right. during my interview i pressed him twice on whether or not he felt he could rely on president trump, who once called nato obsolete. and he said during his talks over the last two days he has had with president trump, he feels reassured that donald trump is fully committed to nato, and he said that he would try to urge nato members to contribute more money, which is one thing that president trump has been calling for. he wants countries to spend 2% of their gdp on defence, which is something america already does. he feels that not enough is being spent by nato allies. and he believes that nato, and he thought that, nato should do more to fight terrorism, and it seems the nato secretary general has reassured donald trump on that front, and donald trum

the bbc‘s laura bicker has the latest from mocoa. into the town, there's a huge queue outside the cemetery, with people with masks on, because that's where they have the tough task of trying to identify their loved ones. the search and rescue teams have been working tirelessly to try to find anyone who may be left in the mud, but for days many of them have been tearing at the mud with their hands. it's now a co—ordinated effort but, with each hour that goes by, i'm sorry to say, the chances of finding anyone alive diminishes. this is one of the worst natural disasters colombia has seen, and it's an area very well used to disasters. the mountain you can hopefully see behind me, there are five rivers coming together and they have an unprecedented amount of rainfall. president santos is visiting here. his third day in a row. he is trying to talk to people here who are coming to terms with death, who now need to prepare themselves for the prospect of disease. they are handing out sanitation kits to try to prevent the spread of disease. a

laura bicker reporting from washington.eaking news coming from maryland, where a number of people are being rescued at the moment from a rollercoaster which was stuck in midairata rollercoaster which was stuck in midair at a theme park in the united states. these are the latest pictures coming to us. the writers we re pictures coming to us. the writers were on the rollercoaster at the sixth like spike in maryland. they we re sixth like spike in maryland. they were reportedly suffer an hour. —— six flags park. hydraulic cranes we re six flags park. hydraulic cranes were used to rescue them. children we re were used to rescue them. children were removed —— will be removed first. —— are being used to rescue them. large parts of new zealand have been hit by the worst storms in nearly 50 years. the remains of cyclone cook have left more than 8,000 homes without power and many residents having to evacuate. heavy rain and strong winds lashed bay of plenty and hawke's bay in the north island, causing landslips and widespread floodi

laura bicker, bbc news, washington.ed that the us will honour a promise by former president 0bama — to accept more than 1,200 refugees from australian detention camps. after meeting the prime minister in sydney, mike pence also spoke about north korea's nuclear ambitions. he said an american naval armada would be in the sea of japan "before the end of this month". hywel griffith reports from sydney. in australia they call it the mateship, the special relationship which has seen it fight side—by—side with the us for nearly a century. and, with tension rising on the korean peninsula, america wants to reaffirm those old alliances. after false claims and confusion of the whereabouts of its aircraft carrier, the vice president today said the uss carl vinson was now on the way to the sea of japan, building up its capabilities in the region. the one thing that nations, most especially the regime in north korea, should make no mistake about is that the united states has the resources, the personnel and the presence in this regi

laura bicker, bbc news, washington.orts is the effect of rising temperatures, causing glaciers to melt. sara thornton has travelled to the austrian alps, where experts are going to great lengths to stop them melting. for tens of millennia, this tyrolean glacier has carved its way slowly through the alps. a century and a half ago, it covered almost six square miles. now, it's less than a third of that. well, i'm the on the top of the stubai glacier, in the austrian alps, at around 3,000 metres high. it's an area that is very popular for skiing, and actually, there are about 80 separate glaciers in this area. but there's a problem, because in the last few years, scientists have realised there has been an unprecedented glacial melt. so the question's now are how serious is that melt, and what can they do to stop it? doctor andrea fischer is a world—renowned glaciologist who has made it her life's work to halt the decline of this glacier. and she's hit upon an exciting answer, a blanket, preventing ice melt. on a very small

washington correspondent laura bicker.ondon and singapore. still to come on the programme: prince harry gets an amazing response after opening up about his struggles in coping with the loss of his mother nearly 20 yea rs the loss of his mother nearly 20 years ago. the stars and stripes at half—mast outside columbine high. the school sealed off, the bodies of the dead still inside. i never thought they would actually go through with it. some places have already had nearly as much rain as they would normally expect in an entire year. some places have already had nearly as much rain as they would normally expect in an entire year. for millions of americans, the death of richard nixon in a new york hospital has meant conflicting emotions. a national day of mourning next wednesday sitting somehow uneasily with the abiding memories of the shame of watergate. and lift—off of the space shuttle discovery with the hubble space telescope, our window on the universe. welcome back, you're watching newsday on the bbc. i'm rico hizon in

laura bicker, bbc news, pennsylvania.eople across the united states took part in protests to express their concern about climate change. much of their anger was directed at president trump who has previously called climate change a hoax. 0rganisers said they wanted to put the debate firmly on the agenda for next year's midterm elections. pope francis has called for international mediation to ease tensions between the united states and north korea. he said the crisis over north korea's missile and nuclear programme risked sparking a devastating war in which "a good part of humanity" would be destroyed. he also suggested a third party — such as norway — should mediate in the dispute. translation: i always appeal for a solution through diplomatic means. soap and find a diplomatic solution. then i think the united nations have a duty to resume the leadership because it has become too watered down. in the united states, five people have been killed and dozens more injured after a series of tornados hit texas. at least one powe

laura bicker in washington, thank you.ladimir putin has called for the resumption of six—party international talks. he was speaking after talks in moscow with the japanese prime minister. both leaders called on all sides to show restraint. translation: president putin and why have agreed that japan and russia will continue to co—operate closely and appeal to north korea to fully comply with the un security council resolutions and avoid further provocative actions. also making news today, human rights officers in the philippines have discovered a secret lock—up cell in a police station in the capital, manila. it was hidden behind a bookshelf, where 11 people were being held. the undocumented prisoners said they had been there for a week. they told investigators that police had locked them up to extort money. meanwhile, the philippines is getting ready to host a summit of the association of southeast asian nations. it's expected to tackle terrorism, economic integration and territorial disputes. but president duterte has sai

from washington here's laura bicker. pyongyang is being warned.iking distance of the north korean capital. the message? the us is ready to act, if provoked. north korea is a problem. it will be taken ca re korea is a problem. it will be taken care of. north korea has to change its behaviour. the time for action is now. key to us efforts will be china. these talks with president xi jinping last week laid the groundwork. donald trump said he received assurances that they would help put an end to north korea's ambitions. some believe that is why he has dispatched those waters. perhaps the dispatch of the strike force to the peninsular is really aimed at motivating the chinese to tell beijing that the united states is serious and wants to see china put a lot more pressure on pyongyang. -- pensinsula. china is still putting pressure on at its border and put a ban on imports of north korean coal. donald trump's best hope is in beijing. the us could also push for more un sanctions, but people believe that punishes the people of north korea, not its leade

laura bicker bbc news, washington.emarks from mike pence in south korea he has attended an easter service with troops stationed there. according to reuters he said that the countries revolve a nd reuters he said that the countries revolve and commitment in its alliance with south korea had never been stronger. he will also meet political leaders on his visit to south korea. we will bring you pictures of mike pence in south korea when we get them. still with the easter theme. theresa may has used her first easter message as prime minister to say the uk is coming together after the brexit vote. the pm said opportunities would emerge from britain's decision to leave the european union thanks to the country's shared ambitions and values. she also stressed her belief in the importance of religious tolerance and freedom of speech. let us come together as a nation, confident in our values and united in our commitment to the obligations that we have towards one another. let us work together to build that brighter future that w

let's speak to the bbc‘s laura bicker, whojoins us live from washington.k, is the us looking to china to lean on its neighbour? yes, that we would suggest that's where donald trump is placing his hope. but as you heard from the chinese ambassador to the un, that hope may be slightly misplaced. one thing they may have been discussing this evening, and we understand this from us officials who have talked to the news agency reuters, and that is they may be looking at deploying more ships, perhaps more military aircraft to the region as a show of strength. that's not going to be a strategy that the chinese will like, but it may just forced the that the chinese will like, but it mayjust forced the hand of the chinese. other strategies we understand they are discussing is implementing the new economic sanctions and speeding those up —— force. they could include targeting the likes of banks, north korean banks and perhaps even chinese banks. remember when it comes to the sanctions the reason china is the key is 85% of north korean trade is with china, so if china

laura bicker bbc news, washington.ay has used her first easter message as prime minister to say the uk is coming together after the brexit vote. the pm said opportunities would emerge from britain's decision to leave the european union thanks to the country's shared ambitions and values. she also stressed her belief in the importance of religious tolerance and freedom of speech. let us come together as a nation, confident in our values and united in our commitment to the obligations that we have towards one another. let us work together to build that brighter future that we want for our country. and let us together build a stronger, fairer britain that truly does work for everyone. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn used his easter message to urge people not to stand by in the face of society's problems. he said easter should be a time to reflect on the current challenges both at home and abroad. it would be easy to retreat into our private lives because of challenges that seem overwhelming, or allow ourselves to be divide

laura bicker, bbc news, mocoa, columbia.ent juan manuel santos said the disaster was a direct result of climate change. all the world is vulnerable to climate change. a country like colombia, that is especially vulnerable, because of our geography, our location. what happened, this tragedy, it is a demonstration that climate change has terrible effects. the intensity of the rain, in two hours it rained what usually rains in one month. that intensity produced the avalanche. that is a direct product of climate change. the hungarian parliament has passed a controversial law that could lead to the closure of one of the country's most prestigious universities. the law, fast—tracked by the nationalist government of viktor 0rban, bans institutions registered outside the european union from awarding diplomas without government permission. sarah corker reports. in downtown but a pest, students, professors and supporters surrounded the university buildings, chanting for free university —— budapest. the central european university, and

also there is our correspondent, laura bicker. interesting that the president is in pennsylvania on the 100th day of his presidency, just explain why that's significant. pennsylvania was a crucial swing state. it was a state that helped him win the white house. he turned it into a republican state. when you hear people standing in line waiting to hear from donald hear people standing in line waiting to hearfrom donald trump, what they are telling us as they want their jobs back. this is a coal mining country, a business state. they feel that someone who is separate from politicians and politics that they see and believe is corrupt, they wa nt see and believe is corrupt, they want him to take charge and bring backjobs to pennsylvania. and that is one of the main reasons why people here voted for him. the interesting thing here is the contrast of two main events that will be taking place. this, tonight, is what is known as the white house correspondence dinner, it is an annual affair correspondence dinner, it is an annualaffair in c

laura bicker, bbc news, washington.e been despatched to contain an oil spill on one of the canary islands. that's after a ferry crashed into underwater fuel pipes. a two—mile long slick is threatening the coast around las palmas on gran canaria and telde, which is further south. sarah corker has the latest. the ferry had just left port when it suddenly lost power, adrift and at the mercy of the see it crashed through the harbaugh wall. 140 passengers were on board the friday night crossing from las palmas to tenerife. after the ordeal, one woman is helped off the ship but suddenly drops to the floor. up to five people suffered minor injuries. in daylight the scale of the damage became clear. the collision damaged fuel pipes, releasing oil into the sea. the nearly two mile oil spill is focused around las palmas and stretches down the coast to macro a two, the two main towns on the spanish resort island of grand kaneria —— telde. this is what's left of the ship's bow after the collision. while on saturday the government t

laura bicker, bbc news, pennsylvania.alyst eric ham joins me now from washington. good to have you with us on bbc news this afternoon. at that rally, donald trump continued to attack the media as out of touch and purveyors of fa ke media as out of touch and purveyors of fake news and told his supporters he was giving one promise after another. what is your assessment of theirclaim? another. what is your assessment of their claim? actually, i think it is an alternative universe that donald trump is in when he talks about how successful this 100 days has been and how great it is for him to get out of the washington swamp. he ran on training though washington swamp and after 100 days it looks like he hasn't done enough to cause a ripple in this washington swamp. i think he has a long way to go and we haven't seen donald trump get his political footing. we have seen failure after failure so farand footing. we have seen failure after failure so far and that is why the 100 days is such a benchmark for us here in the dates becau

laura bicker, bbc news, pennsylvania.eric ham told me that he thinks the president has a long way to go. i think it is an alternate alternative universe that donald trump is in when he talks about how successful this 100 days has been and how great it is for him to get out of the washington swamp. remember, he ran on training this washington swamp and now after 100 days looks like he hasn't done much to even cause a ripple in this washington swamp. so i think he has a long way to go and i think we just haven't seen donald trump actually get his political and legislative footing. we have seen failure after failure thus far and i think that is why the 100 days is such a benchmark for us here in the united states because we look at the first 100 days as to get an idea of what the entire four years would look like. so as he creates his narrative, is anyone telling him that there is another narrative out there? is he listening? well, i think if you look at donald trump's approval numbers, i think that is showing what is really

laura bicker, bbc news, washington. stay with us on bbc news.e white blanket. the latest weapon in the battle against a warmer world. the stars and stripes at half—mast outside columbine high. the school sealed off, the bodies of the dead still inside. i never thought they would actually go through with it. some places have already had nearly as much rain as they would normally expect in an entire year. for millions of americans, the death of richard nixon in a new york hospital has meant conflicting emotions. a national day of mourning next wednesday sitting somehow uneasily with the abiding memories of the shame of watergate. and lift—off of the space shuttle discovery with the hubble space telescope, our window on the universe. this is bbc news. the headlines: a huge security operation in france with tens of thousands of police and soldiers on duty. a day of mourning in afghanistan after a deadly attack on an army base that left more than 100 soldiers killed or wounded. the leader of germany's anti—immigration party, alternative fur deutschla

and earlier i spoke to our correspondent laura bicker who was at president trump's rally in pennsylvaniat it went. these are the heads and highlights of the trump campaign all rolled into one now here in pennsylvania. a crucial state as you mentioned earlier, a swing state that managed to tip them over the age and win him the white house. but this is amongst his supporters. this is amongst his real base. and as they were failing to come in, this is what they had come to you. there was " build a wall was quote, " "make america great again"". they heard a list of accomplishments that donald trump feels he has made. he talked about appointing a supreme courtjudge, which hasn't been done 413 years or more. he talked aboutjob killing regulations that he feels he has created, which got rapped —— rapturous applause. a lot of people here today said their parents or cousins or here today said their parents or cousins 01’ someone here today said their parents or cousins or someone used to work at a coal mine. they want those coalmining jobs back. you heard about steel manufacturing, aluminium manu

and that rally in pennsylvania has now emptied out. 0ur correspondent laura bicker is at the rally inarrisburg, pennsylvania. things have calmed down a little bit, but it was a frantic scene earlier. flashes of the campaign trail! donald trump really addressing his base. yep, these are the hits and highlights of the trump can take all rolled into one hour in pennsylvania. crucial state, as you mentioned. a swing state that managed to keep —— tipping over the edge and win the white house. but this is amongst his supporters, his real base. this is what they have come to hear. there was billed the wall, america first, make america great again. we heard a list of the completion of that donald trump feels he has made over the past 100 days. he has talked about appointing a supreme court judge. days. he has talked about appointing a supreme courtjudge. something that he says has been done for 130 yea rs that he says has been done for 130 years 01’ more. that he says has been done for 130 years or more. he talked aboutjob killing regulations which he feels he created. something that got a ra

he wrote: our correspondent laura bicker is in washington.ined the significance of president trump's tweet. well, i think what that tweet suggested that president trump is going to lean on what he sees as his new ally, president xi, in china. those talks in mar—a—lago, in florida just a few weeks ago, he seems to feel he has a rapport with president xi, or an understanding with president xi. and certainly the us has said that china is showing some kind of willingness to participate in this process. other options that the trump administration could be discussing tonight... now, we're hearing this from reuters, who have been speaking to us officials on condition of anonymity, but we have been hearing that they could speed up the process of current sanctions, which are already under way, so these economic sanctions, in that they could start targeting north korean banks, or chinese banks. other options, they could... and certainly next week the house of representatives is voting on whether to, push forward with further sanctions or declare north

and we can talk to laura bicker, who's in washington. mp has said that north korea is a problem that will be taken care of. but, of course, the question remains — how? the policy for now seems to be to exert extreme pressure on pyongyang, deploying diplomacy and weaponry. the key groundwork was laid between donald trump and the president of china during talks last week. china is north korea's only major ally. already china has banned imports of north korean coal, cutting off that key export markets. with the help of china, the us could push for more crippling sanctions. and in contrast to north korea's isolation in the region, the us is proving that it has allies. the vice president will reassure that they will do whatever is necessary to keep the world safe. the pentagon has also enabled stri keforce the pentagon has also enabled strikeforce in the korean peninsula, including any aircraft carrier. donald trump has already proved she is willing and able to act quickly, and act alone. those ships or a warning to pyongyang that the us is re

laura bicker, bbc news, washington. have to be like this. we don‘t have to be so unequal and that doesn‘t have to be such property and such insecurity. things can be very different. here in harlow you have a labour council building council homes for the first time for a very first time we are getting new council housing here in harlow. i have just been to see an elderly couple that have been rehoused in a brown new council home, giving them peace, security, decent housing. something they have always wanted. we want that for everybody in this country. i tell you this. a labour government will not stand by and watch the housing crisis get worse. we will build 1 million homes over the period of a parliament, half of which will be council and housing association for rent, and be totally affordable, because that is the labour away. we wa nt because that is the labour away. we want our country properly housed, our young people growing up with security, so they can achieve more in school, college and go on to university. this

laura bicker, bbc news, pennsylvania. a week, but a man dressed as a gorilla has finally finished the london marathon, after crawling all 26.2 miles of it. tom harrison crawled the streets of london "gorilla—style" for around 12 hours a day, raising more than £28,000 pounds for the gorilla 0rganisation. he crossed the finish line on the mall with his sons and was presented with a trophy by the conservationist bill 0ddie. he was kind of crawling. an interesting technique. look at that. that just looks painful. interesting technique. look at that. thatjust looks painful. and if you wa nt to thatjust looks painful. and if you want to hear a bit more about how and why, walking like that, i'd love to see his hands, he's here tomorrow. send in your questions on twitter or e—mail. just the usual ways. for kate and gerry mccann, life as they knew it ended 10 years ago when their three—year—old daughter, madeleine, went missing while on a family holiday in portugal. in an interview to mark a decade since her disappearance, they've

laura bicker, bbc news, pennsylvania.essed as a gorilla has finally finished the london marathon, after crawling all 26.2 miles of it. tom harrison crawled the streets of london "gorilla—style" for around 12 hours a day, raising more than 28 thousand pounds for the gorilla organization. he crossed the finish line on the mall with his sons and was presented with a trophy by the conservationist bill 0ddie. is that sun is addressed as do this. —— i love that his sons are dressed asa mini —— i love that his sons are dressed as a mini guerrillas. —— gorillas. and tom will bejoining us on the sofa tomorrow morning to talk about his achievement. the first question is from you. does he have blisters on his hands? for kate and gerry mccann, life as they knew it ended ten years ago when their three—year—old daughter madeleine went missing while on a family holiday in portugal. in an interview to mark a decade since her disappearance they've been talking to the bbc about how they've coped, making yearly shopping trips to buy her bir

let's talk to laura bicker who's in washington. to sort of pivot the attention with these new executive order is? sort of pivot the attention with these new executive order i57m sort of pivot the attention with these new executive order is? it has been a rather bruising week, another bruising week for the trump administration. and then he went on to try & two executive orders. perhaps more comfortable territory for the businessman, and these two trade orders are aimed at reducing the half a billion, $500 billion deficit, and also to reduce the number of cheap foreign imported goodsin number of cheap foreign imported goods in america. but as he went to sign them, he went to the podium and said a few words, and then seem to forget to sign them as he went out the door. so it seems that this was because a question was ready about michael flynn. this is something that he cannot shake. he said on twitter that these talks with president xijinping are twitter that these talks with president xi jinping are going to twitter that these talks w

let's speak to the bbc‘s laura bicker, whojoins us live from washington. a, what is the latest on this? we know the pentagon is investigating this $45,000 payment that was made to michael flynn for an appearance at a gala in moscow. when it comes to those payments, the reason this is all under scrutiny is because it's not allowed, both under the constitution and under guidelines. when asked about it, certainly michael flynn's lawyer went ahead and said that he had asked permission. that is allowed if he has asked for permission but the pentagon said so far there's no evidence of this. they're looking for evidence as to whether or not he for evidence as to whether or not he for permission. his lawyer said the documents made available so far would prove his client's innocence but some have been redacted. this could result in criminal sanctions against michael flynn if he is found guilty but the investigation is ongoing. another developing story, some movement on efforts to end north korea's missile and nuclear programme? there have been to developments in the

let's speak to the bbc‘s laura bicker, whojoins us live from washington. ng talk and the exercises, some questioning whether this briefing was really just political theatre. what is the latest from there? what we're hearing is the pressure is being piled upon pyongyang, but it's being done so diplomatically. in a statement from the secretary of state, rex tillerson, what they seemed to be talking about was a path to dialogue. 82 negotiations. rather than really expressly military options. —— a road to. when it comes to that path to dialogue what they really need on their side is china. already china has pushed the sanctions, they have for bidon coal imports from north korea cutting off a real market for north korea, they could go further and that's what the united states hopes. they could also redesignate north korea as a state sponsor of terrorism, that would give them an option to impose further sanctions. this measure of sanctions with international pressure is a wave they hope to force kim jong—un to they hope to force kim jong—un to the table —— a way.

laura bicker, bbc news, washington.t bashar al—assad has given since a chemical weapons attack a week ago in which more than 80 people died. stay with us for that. german prosecutors investigating three explosions which hit the borussia dortmund football team bus on tuesday night say the suspect being questioned was a member of the islamic state group in iraq. detectives say the man was in touch with members of the militant group while he was in germany, but there's no proof he was involved in the attack. 0ur europe correspondent gavin lee is in dortmund for us now. gapping, the authorities are looking for a warrant to detain this individual at the moment, isn't that right? yes, butjust to clarify, a few things are going on. this man is a 26—year—old suspect that the federal prosecutor has partially named as abdul a, he is 26 and from iraq. he has been questioned so far in connection with the attack but the authorities say there is no evidence linking him to it. but he is suspected of a history of being with so—called i

from washington, laura bicker. trump is paying a political price for launching these missiles against the syrian government. relations with russia are at an all—time low. vladimir putin said this us attack was an act of aggression. but donald trump said it was in response to a suspected war crime. the us believes the syrian president was responsible for using chemical weapons against civilians. at a press conference alongside the nato secretary general, mr trump condemned bashar al—assad. that's a butcher. so i felt we had to do something about it. i have absolutely no doubt we did the right thing, and it was very, very successfully done, as you well know. earlier, russia vetoed a un security council resolution that would have compelled the syrian president to co—operate with an investigation into the attack, a response president trump described as disappointing. it would be wonderful, as we were discussing just a little while ago, if nato and our country could get along with russia. right now we are not getting al

laura bicker, bbc news, pennsylvania.the rally, thousands of people across the united states took part in protests to express their concern about climate change. much of their anger was directed at president trump, who has previously called climate change "a hoax." 0rganisers said they wanted to put the debate firmly on the agenda for next year's mid—term elections. pope francis has criticised the role of the united nations in tackling international concerns about north korea's nuclear and ballistic missile programme. he said the un had a duty to re—assert its leadership in global diplomacy which, he suggested, had been watered down. the pope said a third party, such as norway, could mediate in the dispute between north korea and the united states, which had become, in his words, "too hot." mps are calling for best—before dates on food to be scrapped, saying they‘ re unnecessary and contribute towards unacceptable levels of food waste. in a report published today, the environment, food and rural affairs committee also bel

more from our washington correspondent laura bicker. the us is piling on the pressure. military exercise just miles north of the korean border. a message that the us is ready. this is how the head of the us pacific command put it to the house in washington. all options are on the table. we want to bring kim jong—un to his senses, not to his knees. later, all 100 senators were taken to a briefing at the white house with the commander in chief. a highly unusual move to show politicians from both sides of the aisle just how serious the situation has become. north korea is the most dangerous spot on the planet right now, and kimjong—un is a dangerous and wildly unpredictable dictator. unfortunately, he has a significant arsenal of nuclear weapons. donald trump is hoping china will use its political and economic leverage over pyongyang to persuade kim jong—un to end his nuclear programme. other options include designating north korea as a state sponsor of terrorism, which will allow the us to impose greater sanctions. those who have led negotiations with pyongyang in the pas

election promises "every single day" and dismissed criticism of him as "fake news". 0ur correspondent laura bicker celebrate 100 days of a president who calls them "the forgotten of america." i think his first 100 days have been outstanding, myself. he hasn't got enough credit for what he has done. i support him 100%. in the nation's capital, the deliberate contrast. celebrities and journalists gathering for the glitzy white house correspondents' dinner which is usually attended by the president. but he said he wanted to shun the press in favour of his people. i could not possibly be more thrilled than to be more than 100 miles away from the washington swamp spending my evening with all of you! back at the correspondents' dinner, the usual revelry was replaced by a sombre defence. it is ourjob to report on facts and to hold leaders accountable. that is who we are. we are not fake news. but the president kept a determined note, and those who'd waited all day to hear those magic words were finally rewarded. we will make america safe again! and we will make america great again! donald trump has said

laura bicker has more from the city of mocoa.st of the funerals, assignment there behind the coffins were they carried flowers. as we were coming here is the town, there was a huge queue outside the cemetery. they have the tough task of trying to identify their loved ones. the search and rescue teams have been working tirelessly to try to find anyone who may be left in the mud, but for days many of them have been tearing at the mud with their hands. it's now a co—ordinated effort but, with each hour that goes by, i'm sorry to say, the chances of finding anyone alive diminishes. this is one of the worst natural disasters colombia has seen, and it's an area very well used to disasters. the mountain you can hopefully see behind me, there are five rivers coming together and they have an unprecedented amount of rainfall. president santos is visiting here. his third day in a row. he is trying to talk to people here who are coming to terms with death, who now need to prepare themselves for the prospect of disease. they are handing out s

weekend, he says that north korea is his biggest global concern. 0ur washington correspondent laura bickerpresident tom says north korea is his biggest global warrior. the us is can turn —— his biggest global warrior. the us is can turn —— concern his biggest global warrior. the us is can turn —— concern that the pace of zhong yang's nuclear programme, a dispute that donald trump hopes will have a military —— diplomatic solution but military options have not been ruled out. there is a chance that we could end up having a major, major conflict with north korea, absolutely. the us is seeking help from china. after these talks in lorimer, it was hoped president xi would impose tougher shank —— sanctions. donald trump described the chinese leader as a good man who was working hard on the problem. china has stopped imports of north korean coal but the us says paging hasissued korean coal but the us says paging has issued its toughest warning yet to pyongyang. we know that he is -- china is in contact withjohn young. they say the request of the raging conduct no further chests and we we re condu

the bbc‘s laura bicker reports from the rally in washington dc.lly steer clear of politics that just scientists usually steer clear of politics thatjust metres from the white house, thousands gathered to celebrate and defend their work. # stand—up tour, stand—up tour. celebrate and defend their work. # stand-up tour, stand-up tour. this is the first time scientists have presence in the capital. they said the message wasn't solely at donald trump but body was a good time to protest planned cuts to environmental plans. science must shape policy. science is universal. science brings out the best in us with an informed optimistic view of the future together! we can, dare i say it, save the world! cheering. in a statement, donald trump said... he added his view that rigourous science depends not on ideology but ona science depends not on ideology but on a spirit of honest enquiry and robust debate. in london, the star of doctor who joined thousands of visitors, astronomers and biologists to highlight the role science plays in everyday life. demonstrato

laura bicker is in washington and says donald trump has already moved the conversation onto trade.about industry, bringing backjobs, and that is exactly what he has tried to do in the last few hours. after a bruising week, another bruising week, he is trying to move it back to his own kind of comfortable territory. and he tried to do that by signing two executive orders on trade, trying to stop the cheap import of foreign goods and also reduce that half $1 trillion trade deficit. but as he was signing those orders, i think you can see from the pictures, here, as he was signing those orders, a reporter shouted out a question about michael flynn, and donald trump seems to have got a rather distracted and forgot to sign those executive orders. in fact, the vice president, mike pence, had to take them off the table, and they eventually signed off camera. but russia really is the scandal donald trump cannot shake. but he's got to have two shift focus very quickly, because he needs with the chinese president. he did not quite move the conversation on the way that he bought. that he thoug