users there monitoring well let's get the thoughts of independent journalist and commentator martin summers now mr summers good to have you on the program what do you make of the allegations that russia linked to cancer using the memo to sow division in the u.s. . well i think the russian linked account seems to have appeared from nowhere the fact that there's a very partisan situation in the us where the f.b.i. quite likely would being used to try and undermine trumpeting as a fairly likely thing that's happened but of course both sides in a digging dirt on each other accusing each other of being russian stooge stooges and of course with the world at large what is this and if the commune creasing the bizarre and ridiculous that these allegations are being flung around in the way that they are both sides seem to be playing playing to the gallery frankly i judging by the reaction of the republicans hey do you think the memo is significant . or think it's not unlikely that elements within the f.b.i. and in these secret states in the us who are pretty hostile to the trump administered were pro

to discuss these threats across life a journalist and commentator martin summers thanks for coming on the program so good to have you on the b.b.c. is being accused by some of censorship by its own staff in fact is there a crisis of trust within the company or just a bit of a fuss over nothing well it's going to obviously going to be difficult when the b.b.c. has to report about itself. because if the b.b.c. is the center of controversy then it's becomes quite difficult to disentangle who's speaking on whose behalf and on what basis they're talking are not very familiar with b.b.c. guidelines but you can see they're getting themselves into a bit of a mess and this or they i mean these claims for a wave of support for the senior female journalists journalist equipped her demands over her demands for equal pay do you think her claim was justified. well the fact of the matter is that a lot of the time we don't really know what people are paid what and i think the needs to be a lot more transparency about what people are paid in general in scandinavian countries everybody's pay is public

over this issue of gender pay inequality and we discussed this issue with independent journalist martin summers i think with b.b.c. in particular because it is a public service broadcaster they've got to show that they're being fair about pay the be the go to show that they're being open about how these decisions are taken and i suppose i would argue that frankly they should let people have their opinions and just say the b.b.c. you know except some people with different opinions about this even when the b.b.c. is the center of the controversy it's going to be a tricky one whatever happens i think by her resignation what she has done is brought all this into the open and no doubt the debate will continue. michelin stars are considered a whole mark of fine dining with recipients of gaining prestige in the cool and airy world there are small mining town in the east of france one chef is being forced to turn in his star although through no fault of his own is his story. i. think over the past four or five years we've seen steady decline internally in fall in business for various reasons many peopl

more high profile resignations over this issue of gender pay inequality independent journalist martin summers told us that transparency is vital to overcoming pay discrimination. well the fact of the matter is that a lot of that's all and we don't really know what people are paid what and i think the needs to be a lot more transparency about what people are paid in general in scandinavian countries everybody's pay is public knowledge because everybody's tax returns all made public and they have been for you know for many years in britain we have a culture of secrecy around pay it's almost embarrassing to ask people how much they earn and therefore you know therefore people don't discuss it is also questions of commercial confidentiality when somebody is being given to do you know doing a deal with that with a company particular the b.b.c. is off and it's often turned out billing closed doors and nobody really knows what's going on but then you've got to ask yourself a why is the senior positions always filled by men and i think that this this kind of question is going to be asked not just at

course of a day among roughly six hundred users that they are monitoring independent journalist martin summers thinks that russia just got caught up in the partisan crossfire think the russian links account seems to have appeared from nowhere the fact that there's a very partisan situation in the us where the f.b.i. quite likely would being used to try and more and trouble things are fairly likely thing that's happened but of course both sides are digging doing this on each other accusing each other of being russian stooges and of course with the world at large what is this and it's becoming increasingly bizarre and ridiculous that these allegations are being flung around in the way that they are what's happening now is that the republicans are turning this russia proved on to their enemies by saying we're not sure it looks like the democrats have been. playing fast and loose and are not playing by the rules both sides actually probably are cheats that's what i would suggest. the u.s. has identified russia and china as america's biggest threat we have all the details on our story of the short

independent journalist martin summers believes sweden is being pushed down an anti russia path by forces both in and outside of the country all over the world we all being to do want to feel. about foreign countries immigration terrorism and this kind of comments being made in sweden a part of the general atmosphere all feel there are a powerful forces in the west that want to push sweden into an unseen russian stunts and this powerful forces within sweden who grieve with us on the more conservative side of politics that. this is all part of the all new going to base and dawoud old within sweden and within you know europe in general we are back with more very soon. is iran must going to fit in to steve jobs by coming up with innovative products you know the electronic gadgets market is a little bit different in the car business because the car business is you know you kind of bound by the highway system and you're bound by the whole infrastructure that is the automotive industry and the lobbying of the automotive industry so it's a bit difficult to be disruptive in the industry in a way

more high profile resignations over this issue of gender pay inequality independent journalist martin summers told us the b.b.c. should be clear and honest about how their payment decisions are taken think with b.b.c. in particular because it is a public service broadcaster they've got a to show that they're being fair about pay and be the go to show that being open about how these decisions are taken and i suppose i would argue that frankly they should let people have their opinions and just say the b.b.c. you know except some people have different opinions about this even when the b.b.c. is the center of the controversy it's going to be a tricky one whatever happens i think by her resignation what she she's done is brought all this into the open and no doubt the debate will continue. michelin stars are considered a whole mark of fine dining with recipients getting prestige in the call an area world in a small mining town in the east of france one share is being forced to turn in a star though through no fault of his own is a story. over the past five years we've seen a steady decline and fa

nor can we exclude military force or such a threat being used against us independent journalist martin summers believes sweden is being pushed down an anti russia path by forces both in and outside of the country. all over the world we're all being fed a dose of fear. about foreign countries immigration terrorism and this kind of comments being made in sweden a part of the general atmosphere of fear there are powerful forces in the west that want to push sweden into an unseen russian stunts and this powerful forces within sweden who agree with that on the more conservative side of politics that. this is all part of that on going debates and dawdled within sweden and within. europe in general your world headlines continue in thirty minutes. the two thousand and eight economic crisis turn some countries into pegs these are the countries with weaker economies that needed austerity policies if you are in a situation of flow growth even the recession austerity is a very bad idea it doesn't work and it makes millions of people very unhappy those who are unemployed see their wages decline almost a de

the course of a day among roughly six hundred users that they monitored independent journalist martin summers thinks russia got caught up in parties on crossfire think the russian links account seems to have appeared from nowhere the fact that there's a very partisan situation in the us where the f.b.i. quite likely would being used to try and undermine trump i think that's a fairly likely thing that's happened but of course both sides are now digging dirt on each other accusing each other of being russian stooges and of course the the the world at large watches this and it's becoming increasingly bizarre and ridiculous that these allegations are being flung around in the way that they are what's happening now is that the republicans are turning this russia probe on to their enemies by saying we're not sure fact it looks like the democrats have been you know playing fast and loose and are not playing by the rules both sides actually probably are cheats that's what i would suggest. the serbian president alexander who chairs arrived in kosovo and joined people laying flowers in memory of murder

martin luther king jr.: we can never forget the fact that just this summer three civil rights workers were brutally murdered near philadelphia, mississippi. all of this reveals to us that we have not achved the level of brotherhood- we have not achieved the brotherhood that we need and that we must have in our nation. we still have a long, long way to go. i mentioned voter registration and the fact that we have been able to add about 800,000 new registered voters in the last two or three years, the fact that it's over two million now. i guess that sounded like real progress, and it does represent some progress. but let me give you the other side, and that is the fact that there are still more than 10 million negroes living in the southern part of the united states, and some six million of the negroes living in the southern part of the united states are of voting age, and yet only two million are registered. this means that four million remain unregistered, not merely because they are apathetic, not because they are complacen-- this may be true of some few- but because all types of conniving methods are stil

martin savidge. >>> two sources tell cnn that president trump wanted special prosecutor robert mueller fired last summer white house counsel don mcgahn threatened to quit and now a top democrat sedan action like that would lead the country into unchartered territory. joining us now to talk about this errol louis the cnn political commentator and sarah westwood, white house correspondent for "washington examiner." great to see you both this morning. >> good morning. >> sarah, let me start with you. white house staffers have repeatedly denied that firing mueller was ever an option that was being considered by the president. now, they're being pretty much quiet. the president called it fake news. some had said this is game changing. where in that broad definition is this real event? is it significant or is it just, well, he didn't actually do it? >> i think it's somewhere in the middle. we already had an understanding that president trump is frustrated with the russia probe. he's always questioned the legitimacy of the investigation. and recall that back in june, this is before ty cobb came into the white

summer day after what we came out with. as we head into the weekend cold air spills back in saturday night to sunday. sunny and bright and martinking day temperatures in the0s. let's check the forecast over to erin for traffic. >> and we'll start you off with good news earlier water main break scene just cleared. all lanes open on east west highway tacoma near new hampshire. use caution and watch for slick spots. if you head to reagan national airport we have important alert for you. current water main break right now closing gw parkway southbound off ramp to air airport. use second ramp or route 120 get around that. give yourself extra time t get to the airport this morning. if you head to bwi or dulles the same story. fog, we have potential for slick spots especially second aires, bridges, overpasses on even off ramps. fog. green sewn beltway to 14 street bridge. use caution. low beams. take it as you make your way outer loop by new hampshire avenue clear there. again you may hit denser patches of fog through gaithersburg and 20 and secondarys and bottom side of the beltway by 295. metro service picking up to be on time 5 a.m

martin luther king day, saying goodbye to his family. it's so cruel.>> another facing on posters is that of heather heyer who was killed while protesting the unite the right rally last summer in charlottesville virginia.>> heather got murdered in charlottesville by a white terrorist. and i want to make sure she's not forgotten.>> thousands of people took over market street as they marched to the plaza. many said they felt energized by the numbers, and hopeful younger generations will take on the fight against white the primacy and inequality.>> i'm on social media lot, we see the post said news it shows up on our phones, we talk about it with each other we take it to school and school discussions.>> this young man will be able to vote in 1 per year. that exercise, will show their real power. this year's march was not expected to be as big as last years. dell, margaret says they do not want people to become apathetic. 1 marchers says she does not want people to forget, how powerful 1 voice can be. into princes go, away -- leah martinez, fox 2 news. >>> now the oakland wire -- were thousands of people are gallery -- gathering. crowd estimates are not out yet but police expec

martin luther king day. i think that is incredibly cool.>> another face seen on poster with this one. she was killed last summer in charlottesville virginia. >> she was murdered in charlottesville by white terrorist. they wanted to make sure -- we want to make sure that she is not forgotten. >> reporter: many say they felt energized by the numbers and hopeful younger generations will take on the fight against white supremacy and inequality.>> we always see all the posts and news. it shows up on our phones. we talk about it amongst each other and take it to school.>> reporter: this young man will be able to vote in one year. that exercise will show the real power. this year's markÃmarch was not supposed to be as big as last year. one marcher says she doesn't want people to forget how powerful one voice can be. back to you. >>> thousands gathered yesterday for the women's march. they walked for rally. 40,000 to 50,000 people were in attendance. >> we gather to march for social equality and justice for all. today, that theme is far from being reached. >> big crowds turned out. tens of thousands participated in sea

summer. former campaign manager cory lewandowski is also expected to meet with the same committee later this ( robin ) one of the largest gatherings to honor doctor martinjr. in the bay area happened in san francisco's south of market. kron4's maureen kelly reports that some of those in the crowd felt that in today's political climate, standing up for civil rights is more important than ever. natsthe mlk celebration train pulled into the caltrain station.....and what started as a trickle of marchers....soo n turned a stream of people joining the large crowd already waiting to walk together and honor the civil rights hero.many held signs with dr king's likeness...and inspirational slogans....like this one reading to ignore evil is to become accomplice to it. this 11 year old girl wearing a mlk sweatshirt said it felt good to make her presence felt. we have had a lot of racism this year this past year so maybe standing up will break the racismlt governor gavin newsom brought two of his daughters to march. he says the presidents recent vulgar and deragatory comments when discussing immigration last week made this attending this celebration even more import

summerizing, if you believe in humanity, you should organize and vote everywhere. have we be fed? have we be norrished? have we been energized? are we here living and listening in the spirit of martinng, jr.? well, if we're going to actualize that spirit then we need to move forward and we need to act. so we're going to get up on out of here so we can get to the acting, but before we do, i want to bring forward our final presenter, reginald mcknight and as he makes his way to the stage, i want to acknowledge all of our sponsors, made the breakfast, 911, 32 bj. air bnn, afge. aft, alphabet soup, right? . at&t, charter communications, comcast, eli lilly & company, essence, macy's, mastercard, pepsico, perennial strategy group. air, uber, verizon, wal-mart, viacom and as reginald mcknight comes to us, a lead partner, facebook. let me say a few words about reginald mcknight before he comes. he is the head of u.s. infrastructure public policy at facebook. he had as more than a decade of experience as a lawyer and policy advisor. he's counseled major corporations on a wide array of matters involving public policy, government affairs and complex investigations, and litigation. and as the