. >> it's not a legal union, you don't get any tax breaks for it or anything, it's just a personal, it'sust a personal union. >> reporter: you're breaking the box entirely. it's not a cliche, and self-marriage say radical invitation to be creative and to create your own ritual. >> reporter: sasha, who has been following the self-marriage trend for more than a decade. >> i think it helps to deepen that commitment to self-love, which just isn't an easy thing in ourselves, where we're constantly comparing ourselves on facebook. >> jimm >> reporter: she knows first happened. her her, a self-marriage was the perfect preparation for a future relationship. >> basically, it makes you more developed as a person. you're committed to treating yourself well. that means you're going to treat another person better too. >> reporter: this concept is slowly going mainstream. >> dearly beloved, we are gathered today to join -- >> reporter: from tv shows like glee, to this lifetime movie. >> and i cherish myself. >> then marry yourself. >> reporter: called "i me wed." >> you know, that's not such a bad ide

. >> it's not a legally binding union but part of a growing moment.s linsey davis. >> by all accounts, erica anderson's wedding was perfect. >> i was like on cloud fine line. it was just delightful. >> she had the wedding dress, the ring, the vows. >> >> i choose you today. >> all the accoutrements of a > i want it to be so easy. got rose. and yeah, had like 20, 30 friends over. >> only thing missing, the groom. >> i will throw the bouquet somewhere. >> reporter: the 36-year-old tying the knot was all about making a formal commitment to the love of her life. herself. >> yeah, i've been told i'm a great catch and today i'm catching myself. >> reporter: but erica is far from alone. she joins a small yet growing number of women from around the world. these ceremonies are just one way in which many women are embracing a modern day reality. there are more single women than ever. roughly half of all adults in the u.s. are married. a record low compared to the 72% of adults in 1960. this concept is slowly going mainstream. >> dearly beloved we are gathered t

if the workers walk off the job and it costs the company $100 million, the union is responsible and can be legally sued and forced to pay the amount of money the unauthorized strike cost the company. which means union officers are now even more in the position of trying to contain any sort of discontent among their members, trying to keep people working and keep reduction going no matter what which means the workers look to the union and say, they are not really fighting for us. it helps to further that division between the officials and the leadership 80 day injunction. thepresident can invoke taft-hartley act so if there is a conflict and it is on the scale at which it has an interest in national purity -- security or broader internet -- interests, the workers can be forced go back to work. >> did the taft-hartley come about because of corporate influence is? >> that's the main factor. it is the top thing on the lobby agenda of all the large corporate bodies. they understood the wagner act was their path toward the naval to tip the scales in their favor. there are people who had ideological supp

if workers walk off the job and it costs the company $100 million, the union is responsible and can be legally sued and forced to pay the amount of money that the unauthorized strike cost the company. that means union officers are in the position of trying to contain any discontent among their members. it helps to further that division between officials and leadership. 80 day injunction, the president can invoke the taft-hartley act and enforce an injunction, a cooling off period between labor and management. if there is a conflict and it is on the scale in which it has an interest in national security or broader national interests, the president can force workers to go back to work. with legal sanction. this was used some years back when the longshoremen on the west coast went on strike and they were first to go back to -- forced to go back to work. >> to the taft-hartley act come about because of corporate influences? >> that's the main factor. this is the topping on the lobbying agenda of all he large corporate bodies, the national association of manufacturers and others. they understood th

right now minors can marry if one parent and a legal guardian approve the union. he believes it would protect women's rights. california has the sixth highest teen marriage rate in the united states. the bill needs to pass several hurdles before it becomes law. >>> well, stay here. jc penney is closing its doors at hilltop mall. it's a loss for richmond but an opportunity for the city and members of the community, what they want to see put in its place. >>> plus, the house that could be yours for a dollar. there is a catch. >>> the creatures that weave through the streets of dublin today. hey, ready for the big meeting? yeah. >>uh, hello!? a meeting? it's a big one. too bad. we are double booked: diarrhea and abdominal pain. why don't you start without me? oh. yeah. if you're living with frequent, unpredictable diarrhea and abdominal pain, you may have irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea, or ibs-d. a condition that can be really frustrating. talk to your doctor about viberzi, a different way to treat ibs-d. viberzi is a prescription medication you take every da

those are the ones that are growing and union leaders, without concern for their members, decided, let's embrace as many aliens as we can get into the country, legally or otherwise, because they'll join the union and that will grow our ranks and we as union leaders will be better off. but our members' wages will continue to go down. our union members will continue to lose jobs. but, gee, we may have more people in our union. we know that there was supposed to be thousands of new i.r.s. agents hired. so that they could help enforce obamacare. it's a travesty, the bill that's been filed is not going to do it. but hopefully our republican leadership will be willing to work things out and not prevent good amendments that will make it palatable so enough of us can vote for it. i've gotten to know president trump a bit. and i feel like he wants the best deal he can get for america. and if this bill were the best he could get, he'd probably scr have to live with -- he'd probably have to live with that. but we can do a whole lot better. and some of us are determined, we're not going to vote for one that doesn't. n the meantime, so much talk by president oba

it has nothing to do with the european union. legally brexit has no affect on that agreement.ly regional politicians around calais, saying, hang on a minute, if the uk doesn't want to cooperate with us and wants to leave the eu, why should we continue cooperating with them on the issue of border checks? it has to be negotiated. if border checks moved back to dover, there would be more gridlock in dover, and certainly if we don't manage to establish a good agreement, an arrangement on future customs arrangements, that would be even worse, because if you have many more border checks in terms of passports, visas and so forth and more customs checks, that will be a massive concern for a port like david. a lot of questions about immigration. would we be allowed to control european immigration if we had associate membership of the eu, like switzerland ? had associate membership of the eu, like switzerland? like switzerland... switzerland doesn't have associate membership. i know what the question means. switzerland is part of the european free trade area, it has close links with the

meanwhile, the aclu, the american civil liberties union, which led the legal charge against the first order, vowing to double down. we will fight trump's des crim nah tri policies no matter how many iterations. in just a few hours, hundreds of protesters are expected to gather outside the white house to voice their opposition to the ban. in france leaders of the right wing party have given unanimous backing to presidential candidate francois fillon. after an emergency meeting in paris the party said it had taken the step after a wide debate. fillon had been under pressure to drop out of the race over allegations that he used taxpayer money to pay his family for work that we know now they did not do. oh, yes. our correspondent is covering the story for us and is standing outside the republicans' headquarters in paris. good evening to you, barbara. so, unanimous support for mr. fillon from the party leadership. now, that sounded different in the last few days. how did he get this u-turn? barbara: oh, we can't call it anything but the miracle of paris, because what must have happened dur

after britain leaves the european union, it will be legal for citizens of 46 other european countriese to the republic of ireland and get a job and claim benefits and use the services. but a few yards in that direction, there would be no automatic right to do any of that. that changes what northern ireland's biggest party, the democratic unionist party, campaigned for. why did the dup back brexit? there's a number of reasons. the european union is very good at creating regulations, it created 2,800 on agriculture alone. ultimately, we believe that power is better invested at the local level, so we want more power to the local authorities, to regional assemblies, and ultimately to westminster. not to be vested into europe whether there's little accountability. do you except that britain's decision to leave the eu poses huge problems for the border between northern ireland and ireland ? oh, it does, yes. do we have a hard or soft border? both britain and ireland have indicated they would prefer to have a free—flowing border. the truth is we had something like 16,000 troops here, and man

interest groups were too powerful and by the end of the soviet union, 1991, the compromised and they were similar to china. the 1986 it walling now legal to work out of the state-owned business in the soviet union. the law in the state enterprise of 1987 strengthened the incentives for interpries to work effective live and by 1988 the law on cooperative legalized private businesses. human steps kurds capital him chinaing china. but one big difference between what the soviet union did and the compromises that gore chef had to cut with -- gorbachev had to cut and he had to promise a huge way of new capital investment, all which was wasted but that what's quid pro quo to buy off support from the industrial interest groups and i have a chart of a number tv industrial production members. they shoot up after 1985 as gore chef summers money into the industrial sector. that the industries demand in exchange for support but the soviet destroys are no mow efficient in 1987 than 1985 sew investment is wasted but stress stretches the budget. the huge cost of the program but no economic benefit. second indication study, agriculture. like in industr

many like to persuade her rule, which chose the ability to retain legal advice during union organizing activities seem destined, designed for the purpose of strengthening the membership and power of labor unions fortunate today to have a presidential nominee for labor secretary who understand how a good paying job is critical to helping workers realize the american dream for themselves and their families. senator rubio and senator cruz will introduce any detail, so i will not. but i do want to recognize after immigrating to miami from cuba, mr. acosta's parents were turned to create more opportunities for their son, the first person in the family to go to college. then on nlrb assistant attorney general for the justice department u.s. attorney, dean of florida international law school. his school's president describes him as conscientious, thoughtful, says he doesn't overreach and they start a band confirmed three times by the united states senate. mr. acosta, we welcome you today and i look forward to hearing more and your ideas about how to help american workers adjust to the changin

much as $20 billion in black money has been pumped out of russia into the european union where they would then back into legalcirculation. that is according to revelations of investigative reporters. several u.k. banks have been part of the scam. we will have one of those reporters investigating and a moment. first, this report. lacks a money-laundering scheme so immense that detectives called the global laundromat. between 2010 and 2014, each enabled over $20 billion to be pumped out of russia. this includes oligarchs and russian criminals with links to this -- the kgb. the money flowed to over 5000 companies and accounts for over 27 thanks. -- thanks -- bamls/ nks. >> the money was also splashed on diamonds. u.s. banks handled a significant amount of the transfers as well. despite the extent of the suspicious of account activity and the systems that banks should happen place. this is leading to questions of why it took teams of local journalists with lesser means to expose a racket of global proportions. >> let's shed more light on the story. paul is the executive director of the organized crime and corrupt

unions can work around that. that is a lot does. we think that's right to work is a phrase, often means all sorts of things about antiunion environments, legal restrictions. all it means is that one piece of union security that are just outlined. they cannot force individual crist to pay union dues. to cap -- there were some of the tricks -- let me say one more thing about that. by creating this right to work laws set up, giving encouragement to states that do not have heavy union density, they helped to take the map of that moment and fix it into place forever. heavily unionized areas were in the industrial midwest and northeast, maybe west coast. the first places that go right-to-work or the interior south and southwest, and eventually parts of the mountain west. it was a deliberate and successful attempt by manufacturers to try to limit the g effect -- geographic spread of unions which would limit their political power because they could not elect people in texas, arizona, other right to workplaces. they banned the sympathy strikes trade one thing workers have done in the 30's and 40's to build power, was if you went on strike at your pla

minister wants permission to seek the legal means from british authority to hold a vote by spring of 2019. sturgeon is frustrated with the decision to leave the european union. theresa may says now is not the time for another vote on independence. derailing a call once that seeks a legally -- a conference that seeks a legally binding band. nikki haley led allies to reject or north korea and iran would be because of the ban neither would comply. a meeting to decide what is next after the failure of the health care plan. president trump tweeted democrats will cut a deal when democrat folds. congressman kevin brady says republicans turned the page and will focus on tax reform. south africa's finance minister appears the on the way out. president zuma says he will fire gordon. cancelred gordon to meetings and return home. he is trying to keep added in check and avoid a junk credit rating. global news 24 hours a day powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. mark? 's outlook drops. we will discuss that in focus. awaiting a news conference from paul ryan and gop leaders following the failure of the health car

right now minors can marry if one parent or a legal guardian and a judge both approve of that union. senate democrat jerry hill of san mateo believes his bill would protect women's rights. california has the sixth highest teen marriage rate in the united states. the bill needs to pass several hurdles before it becomes law. >>> well, you've heard all the jokes about there being too many lawyers. well, now some state lawmakers fear california may some day face an attorney shortage because of the bar exam being too hard to pass. right now only about 48% of law school graduates pass the california bar exam. the heads of 20 law schools asked the state supreme court to lower the pass score to help the legal profession. >> the more lawyers we have, that means we have more lawyers in all of the positions that the breadth of the bar should be. so not just the high and corporate attorneys, but attorneys willing to do the pro bono work, really help the people that need access to the justice system. >> a committee of bar examiners is looking at the current standards and whether they need to be l

several groups suing, including the american civil liberties union argue the revised ban as the same legal flaws as the first. another lawsuit in hawaii will also go before a judge today. president trump's revised executive order is scheduled to take effect tomorrow. the winter whiplash isn't over yet. chilling temperatures and winds making it feel like the single digits today. and that's only making things even worse on the roads. we're tracking it all - next. announcer: while everyone discusses the future of health care, 18 million americans are already choosing it.... with medicare advantage: a proven public-private partnership, where health outcomes are valued over volume. where early intervention and management and costs are more predictable and affordable. why do so many seniors choose medicare advantage? maybe because with age comes wisdom. medicare advantage. leading the way. z2ahdz zstz y2ahdy ysty - feels like the single digits to teens today; very windy - refreeze likely tonight & tomorrow night ice - milder friday into the weekend today: partly to mostly cloudy. unseasonably co

herfear is there will be a mass boycott by those in favour of the union and could be challenged legallyenged legally. she could resign and prompt an election, but what's the point in that, she said she would he has a mandate. so struggling to see what our next move might be. i'm sure nicola sturgeon and seniorfigures might be. i'm sure nicola sturgeon and senior figures in might be. i'm sure nicola sturgeon and seniorfigures in the snp have game plan this. they know this will happen so they must have a plan b. we're going to have to see what nicola sturgeon now does when she comes back to the scottish parliament after easter, to outline their plans. it seems to me theresa may has significantly upped the sta kes, may has significantly upped the stakes, effectively saying you're not having a referendum now or any time soon. john curtice is professor of politics at strathclyde university. he's in our edinburugh studio. can you just underline for us what's at stake now, given what has happened at holyrood and what the response is from westminster? what's at stake ultimately is whether or no

union. in london, parliament prepares to convert thousands of eu laws to the uk legal system. we want a smooth and orderly exit and the great repeal bill is integral to that approach. also... "propaganda on steroids." the senate intelligence committee says russia tried to hijack us democracy with a campaign of disinformation on social media. and, the grand old party at war. the president is spoiling for a fight with the conservative republicans who blocked healthcare reform. day 70 of the trump administration. day one of britain's two year countdown to brexit. european leaders have been setting out boundaries for the beginning of the talks. in paris, the french and german presidents put on a united front, insisting the terms of the uk's withdrawal — including a bill for outstanding debts britain will pay when it leaves — will need to be agreed first before there is any talk of a future relationship. the european council president, donald tusk — who will steer the negotiations — believes brexit will make the eu stronger. he said the remaining 27 countries must fight the populis

queen has granted royal assent to the bill that gives theresa may the legal power to trigger the uk's exit from the european unionassent to the following acts, supply and appropriation anticipation and adjustments act 2017, european union notification 0f withdrawal act 2017. the commons speaker, john bercow. finally, a labour mp used her chance at questions to the leader of the commons to make an appeal for the hearing impaired. i would like to sign my question. will the minister agree... sorry... the 18th of march marks the 14th anniversary since the uk government recognised british sign language? will the minister agree time! to bring and give british sign language legal status like other recognised languages? the leader of the house, mr david lidington! speaker, the honourable lady has very eloquently reminded us of the importance of british sign language to a number of our fellow or severe hearing impairment. the department for work and pensions has underway a review of the provision of signing services in this country, they haveth eeve—rel gig gr=§g= conclusions in due course. i can also say to the house tha

joining us now is legal art of the american civil liberties union.here's a growing list of states challenging this travel ban. do you expect even more states to join in the fight? >> it's hard to know, but i suspect there may be more states and more individuals challenging. and i think no one really is fooled by the fact that they tweaked the bill in response. we're pleased they were treated on some issues. it's discriminatory on the basis of religion. >> how much harder is it to win those court battles now that these what you call tweaks have gone into effect? doesn't that make your job a lot harder? >> well, you know, it's always impossible to predict how cases will come out. we think judges will see behind what's going on. i think one of the things that the supreme court has said over and over and that courts in this battle have said is we have to take into account context. i think the context is fairly clear. the president said he wanted a muslim ban. he has continued to say things that suggest that that's what he's doing. his advisers have said

union, you surrendered your power. that's ridiculous. but it's also historically inaccurate, legally enam accurate, politically inaccurate and constitutionally inaccurate. what does the constitution say about power? the tenth amendment says the power is not delegated. it doesn't say the power is not surrendered. it says the power is not delegated. let me ask you a question, are the words delegate and surrender synonymous? absolutely not. give yourselves a hand. you now know more than the supreme court of the united states. >> i have written opinion bid justice antonin scalia declare that the states have century -- surrendered power state and nose of the happened. have you ever heard of a sovereign government by in the name of germany? some of you don't know germany. okay? didn't germany join in the european union? let's all fly over the germany, hold a big town hall meeting and explain to the german people that because thearound the eu, germany is no longer a sovereign government. how do you think the germans will take that little piece of news? so why do floridians? our states were

jersey pueden respirar un poco mÁs aliviados, las autoridades de union city dieron tarjetas de identidad municipal sin verificar el estatus legal lala oportunidad de identificarse en su ciudad no vivir mÁs en las sombras. >>> el alcalde defiende a los inmigrantes y dice que es gran ciudad gracias a ellos y asÍ que es para todos los inmigrantes o no. >>> elisa llegÓ y lleno el formulario. >>> para comprarme un telÉfono porque piden identificaciÓn. >>> tiene que ser mayor de 14 aÑos traer consigo cualquier identificaciÓn con foto y comprobar domicilio. >>> es el primer dÍa que la alcaldÍa abre para obtener la identificaciÓn municipal como ven el Éxito es total, una vez que llena su formulario, podrÁ salir con una identificaciÓn como esta. >>> para feliciano ayudarÁ a toda la comunidad la identificaciÓn. >>> no tienen que mostrar otro documento el cual les lleve a mostrar si son indocumentados y no lo son. >>> aunque algunos temen dar la nfrments a la ciudad le preguntamos al alcalde quÉ pasarÍa con sus datos. >>> no habrÁ base de datos se eliminarÁ la informaciÓn en cuanto reciban la identificaciÓn nos respondiÓ. >>> union city s

union. green card warrior my quest for legal immigration in an illegals' system.at negotiator as well as communicator will have an opportunity with the republicans in the house and senate to bring them together to support repeal and replace negotiation. >> it all got started and it's about time the legislative process started to work. let's see what happens. it will change and let's see what the end product is. but i'm glad we are going have a replacement. lou: do you have think he will be able to successfully manage that negotiation between the house, the senate, conservative republicans and some democrats? >> i think he's got it in him. lou: we are going to find out. this will be a real test for the president as well as for the congress. let me turn to you -- by the way, it's good to see you again. as we are watching this bids go out to build this 30-foot high wall, as we are talking about all of these drugs crossing that border, are you confident that we are going to see the priority remain, the border security control of our borders so we can actually have the

union. in london, parliament prepares to convert thousands of eu laws to the uk legal system.

union? a house of lords report says the uk has no legal obligation to make any to make any final payment. and the week in parliament looks at clashes betweenjeremy corbyn and theresa may in the commons. that's in half an hour, here on bbc news. good morning and welcome to bbc news. sinn fein are celebrating their best ever showing in elections to the northern ireland assembly. with all the votes counted, they've won 27 seats, just one behind the democratic unionists. sinn fein‘s president, gerry adams, has described the result as "an end to the old status quo". the two parties now have three weeks to try to agree a new power—sharing coalition. for the latest, annita mcveigh is in belfast. a lot has changed in ten months since were elections in northern ireland in may. back then, the dup had a ten seat majority over sinn fein, and that has now been reduced to just fein, and that has now been reduced tojust one, fein, and that has now been reduced to just one, and fein, and that has now been reduced tojust one, and big questions ahead as to what the parties can do now, whether they can reac

union. looks like the british prime minister, who has the legal power over the triggering of another scottishum will try and postpone it as long as she can. let's take a look at some of the day's other news. the north korean ambassador to the un has been defending the countries recent ballistic missile tests, blaming the united states and south korea for escalating tension that he says is pushing the region to the bring of "nuclear war". as you know, the us and south korean forces kick off the giant military manoeuvres aimed at a pre—emptive nuclear strike against the dprk, only to push the situation to the brink of nuclear war. i asked our correspondent in seoul steve evans what he makes of north korea's statement. strong words about the missile tests, and about kimjong—nam, the half brother of kim jong—un, who was murdered last week in malaysia. the line from the dprk, as it calls itself, north korea, is that the murder of the half brother was basically done by the us, and, quote, it's vassal, south korea. that is because it wants to stoke up what it calls international repugnance for north

some say the changes address some of the legal changes but today the american civil liberties union promised to move very quickly to try to stop the order. here in the bay area the new travel ban has many in the muslim community both upset and feeling discriminated against. ktvu's rob ross is outside a mosque in pleasanton. rob. >> reporter: well, frank, here at the muslim community center people here have the same opinion of the new travel ban as they did the old one. they say it's hurtful. here at the muslim community center regular afternoon prayer came with concerns. the new executive order by president donald trump that bans immigrants from six instead of seven predominantly muslim countries once again is bringing pain and anger to many here. >> i am personally hurt because i am refugee. i'm a former refugee. >> reporter: this woman came to the united states from afghanistan when she was 11 years old. she is now a u.s. citizen. she says the travel ban may affect people from the six-ban countries directly but it also after a feck all muslims indirectly. >> it's just hard, because we want

union members wanting higher pay. >>> pennsylvania's auditor general says making pot legal in the commonwealth would solve a lot of its problems. auditor general eugene depasquale says pennsylvania could bring in a lot of green if they legalized marijuana. at a new conference today, he said the state could earn as much as 200 million bucks a year in taxes and regulations on recreational pot. that's what colorado is bringing in for their legal marijuana sales. >>> the regulation and taxation of marijuana train has rumble out of the station across the united states. the question is, whether pennsylvania is going to miss its stop as a the train moves across the country and allow other states to pick up the business opportunities and to cut in services that would be required with this while also the missing revenue. >> the auditor general says that all that money could help pennsylvania easily fund the budget each year. medical marijuana of course was approved in pennsylvania last year. >>> new titles for 170 philadelphia police officers. the men and women were promoted to various ranks like corporal, detective, captain a

union? a house of lords report says the uk has no legal obligation to make any final payment.us economy is booming; and asks about those contacts with russia? that's in half an hour, here on bbc news.

union or bank. when it comes to spot delivery in the district, legal experts tell wusa 9 that there is nothing in the federal law that will allow for spot delivery. virginia has a strict state statute that protects consumers from spot delivery deals. >>> if this has happened to you, reach out to your local consumer protection office. we have a link to help yo >> great story there. best to roll into the car dealerships with as much information as possible. thank you. >>> loudon county public schools will have a delayed start tomorrow after 2 days off this week. thousands have signed a petition calling on the school district to expand spring break because they have had so few snow days this year. sarah cosmo with more. >> reporter: on the second day of the school year, these kids are enjoying indoor fun, something some of them would like more of. >> it would be good to have extra time off because your brain has worked so hard. >> reporter: the loudon county public schools block off 15 days per year for snow days. just 2 have been used because of the water winter weather. an online petition is trying to

union without approval. we have to turn back to common sense and legality at the borders the european union. thank you.encies who have joined forces for the appeal to help those facing famine in the region. the committee says at least 16 million people in somalia, kenya, ethiopia and south sudan are in desperate need of food, water and medical treatment. the disasters emergency committee, tea rfund‘s country director for south sudan is injuba, where they have feeding centres for internally displaced people who‘ve been flocking to the capital to try to find food. and simon nyabwengi, who is the world vision‘s national director for somalia, where the country is at risk of sliding into famine. you have had a good response to the campaign already. what will the money be used for? the money raised so far will go to supply very desperate people in east africa with food, water and medical supplies, for example starving children on the brink of death will be supplied with a miracle cure that gives them the nutrients they are desperately needing to survive. the funding is coming through at a very desperate time

legal support and provide the funds. thank you. >> supervisors, ian lewis, restaurant workers and 80% of us were born overseas and our union pulled resources for a legal fund, but those of us in the private sector can't do this work alone. it's not just a matter of justice and humanitarianism and the money we're talking about is a drop in the bucket compared to the disruption of industries that depend on i am grant workers. immigrant workers. please support this. >> hello committee members, amy aguilar with my co-workers -- listing co-workers. a lot has happened in the last two weeks. we see the new administration further attacking our immigrant communities and the definition of "criminal" has become very, very loose. we'll start to see priorities deportations forpeople of shoplifting and entering illegally, as well as not complying with the final orders of removal. we know that a lot of times that means family separation and returning to countries where people's lives are at-risk. and so for this reason, i also want to thank you for providing funding to various immigration legal organizations and community groups to continue to

theresa may, the prime minister, to push the button on the legal process, article 50, that is likely to take britain out of the european uniontoday, it is abundantly clear that that journey to leave the eu could potentially mean the end of that other union, that union of the uk. not once... to the right, 335... but twice... to the right, 331, to the left, 200 and... the prime minister never wanted them to have a say. but tonight, mps voted for her to get brexit started. ceremoniously, the bill went along the corridor of power, back to the house of lords, who had tried to change it. but resista nce who had tried to change it. but resistance has been fading. only the lib dems were left in theresa may's way. contents, 135, not contents, 274. so the not contents have it. co mforta ble 274. so the not contents have it. comfortable win for the government. westminster is different these days. the uk as we know it could soon be very different, too. the question is whether or not scotland is going to be taken into the abyss with this tory government. we on this side of the house have an alternative. there might not be a real, meaning

union? a house of lords report says the uk has no legal obligation to make any final payment.nd click is at europe's largest tech conference, in barcelona. that's in half an hour, here on bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. sinn fein are celebrating their best ever showing in elections to the northern ireland assembly. with all the votes counted, they've won 27 seats, just one behind the democratic unionists. sinn fein‘s president, gerry adams, has described the result as "an end to the old status quo". the two parties now have three weeks to try to agree a new power—sharing coalition. for the latest, annita mcveigh is in belfast. thank you and good afternoon from belfast. if you were to ask most people here if the dup and sinn fein, the two largest parties could elect a new first minister and deputy first minister and get the devolved government back up and running in the initial three—week time period they have for negotiations then most people would say it would take some sort of miracle to achieve that. there are some long—standing historical legacy issues to

union? a house of lords report says the uk has no legal obligation to make any

union? a house of lords report says the uk has no legal obligation to make any final payment.nd the dateline panel analyse donald trump's claim the us economy is booming; and asks about those contacts with russia? that's in half an hour, here on bbc news. good morning and welcome to bbc news. sinn fein are celebrating their best ever showing in elections to the northern ireland assembly. with all the votes counted, they've won 27 seats, just one behind the democratic unionists. sinn fein‘s president, gerry adams, has described the result as "an end to the old status quo". the two parties now have three weeks to try to agree a new power—sharing coalition. for the latest, annita mcveigh is in belfast. if walking out of government was a gamble for sinn fein, it's paid off. they increased their share of the vote and narrowed the gap between them and their own coalition partners, the dup. but the result leaves major questions about the future of power—sharing in northern ireland. i said consistently throughout the campaign that sinn fein are not interested in going back to the stat

to consider the excellent house of lords report that says we have no legal obligation to pay any money whatsoever to the european union and doeshe share my view that this is an excellent bis for beginning the negotiations >> >> i can assure my honorable friend that i have noted the house of lords report on this particular matter. as he will know when people voted on the 23rd of june last year they were clear they did not want to continue year after year to be paying huge sums of money into the european union. >> mr. speaker, i thank the prime minister for advance notice of her statement. given she's interpreting the will of the people and not enacting it, history will declare that last night she demonstrated contempt for this place and for the british people. the blecks sit deal -- the brexit deal is an unwritten, unknown deal and it is a deal that will be signed off i bisomeone. the only question is, will it be signed off by a handful of politicians or will it be signed off by the whole of the people. will she agree with me it should be signed off by the whole of the people? >> can i say to the right honorable gentle

legal support and provide the funds. thank you. >> supervisors, ian lewis, restaurant workers and 80% of us were born overseas and our union pulled resources for a legal fund, but those of us in the private sector can't do this work alone. it's not just a matter of justice and humanitarianism and the money we're talking about is a drop in the bucket compared to the disruption of industries that depend on i am grant workers. immigrant workers. please support this. >> hello committee members, amy aguilar with my co-workers -- listing co-workers. a lot has happened in the last two weeks. we see the new administration further attacking our immigrant communities and the definition of "criminal" has become very, very loose. we'll start to see priorities deportations forpeople of shoplifting and entering illegally, as well as not complying with the final orders of removal. we know that a lot of times that means family separation and returning to countries where people's lives are at-risk. and so for this reason, i also want to thank you for providing funding to various immigration legal organizations and community groups to continue to

legal support and provide the funds. thank you. >> supervisors, ian lewis, restaurant workers and 80% of us were born overseas and our union pulled resources for a legal fund, but those of us in the private sector can't do this work alone. it's not just a matter of justice and humanitarianism and the money we're talking about is a drop in the bucket compared to the disruption of industries that depend on i am grant workers. immigrant workers. please support this. >> hello committee members, amy aguilar with my co-workers -- listing co-workers. a lot has happened in the last two weeks. we see the new administration further attacking our immigrant communities and the definition of "criminal" has become very, very loose. we'll start to see priorities deportations forpeople of shoplifting and entering illegally, as well as not complying with the final orders of removal. we know that a lot of times that means family separation and returning to countries where people's lives are at-risk. and so for this reason, i also want to thank you for providing funding to various immigration legal organizations and community groups to continue to

effect, several groups are suing , including the american civil liberties union, who said that the revised man has the same legal flaws as the first. a maryland judge will hold a hearing in greenbelt. another lawsuit in hawaii will also go before a judge today. the star of a not so popular netflix show says that donald trump is to blame bad reviews. "i am fist" has been panned across the board but jones -- pannedst" has been across the board, but jones says that that is because he's a white billionaire. riddick's disagree, saying that it is a matter of the show being bad and uninteresting. blame trump for everything. [laughter] the kelly family is back. you have probably seen this childreneo of his interrupting this skype video. the entire family was live today and they explained why it wasn't so funny the first time around. >> we were worried, a little bit more. >> we were worried that the bbc would never call us again. it never gets old. the kelly family will answer questions from press around the world in a news conference today where they live. veronica: i if you walk up to someone like that, they will insta