chairman mason: that is roughly half. i have already started to change my resource allocation with my charges on how we handled my decisions and hearings, annexed like that will have an impact going forward. start to go -- as you implement those changes, i will be happy to report back to you all on how we are doing. again, the board reports information on his website on a regular basis, usually we are clear on how we are doing the decisions dispatched, as well as the hearings held. it is my job to make sure we get those results to the veterans. >> and our job is to make sure you have the resources to do that. so i am just trying to do the math in my head. if he will sound as be a would to process the backlog while you keep up with half the new cases requesting hearings. so i would just recommend to the chairand to the incoming next session, that we consider additional resources to help you get through this. -- >> thank you. recognized.u are >> thank you, mr. chairman. ramp pilotson, the was implemented to implement many a

chairman mason, the -- chairwoman mason, the r.a.m.p. pilot was implemented to test the new appeals process prior to full implementation. your testimony indicates r.a.m.p. has been successful, noting over the past year 74,399 appeals were processed using r.a.m.p. which reduced the legacy appeals inventory. what percent of these r.a.m.p. appeals met quality standards? specifically, how many appeals, decisions received a quality review to ensure accuracy and identity errors that would warrant retraining for employees? >> so first i'm going to answer the question as to r.a.m.p. appeals at the board which just started in october and then i'll hand it over to mr. mclenachen because he has that data and is in charge of that base. as far as r.a.m.p. appeals at the board, we have our quality review system in place and we are running quality review. we did quality review on the first 40 r.a.m.p. appeals that were issued and since then we have run the statistical standard on that. if we -- we have not yet seen any indications of a need for trainin

mason. >> case flow is operational, has been operational from the point that vba puts the cases into in the process, into the board, into intake, and then case flow queue manages the cases. so pieces of it have been built and operational, so, we started with the intake at the board and dispatch. so, all of our dispatch cases for at least i want to say the last six months -- i leave to double-check that but i'm pretty sure the let's six amongst oz fy18 were handle through the program and the intake part where the -- where vba send thursday cases into the board, that has been, i believe, operational from vba for about the same time period, maybe a little bit more. the case flow queue program at the board, which manages the dockets, that has been fully operational for the past couple of months. we phased it in as well. a user tester period and then we continued to phase in. we're currently in user -- final user testing and phase-in for the -- how the cases within ama and legacy will be used thr

those that know you, all three people you are distinguished professor of economics from george mason they know you as a syndicated columnist and author of numerous books and essays. is that right? of course you write for townhall with hundreds of newspapers across america. so let's start with fundamentals andho the basics how do you definee liberty? to make people being able to engage peaceable voluntary exchange without interference byng others. and that is not the normal state of affairs and throughout maine - - mankind's history subject to abuse and controlled by others. so the amount of liberties that americans have and europe as well and the danger that we face is that a historian 200 years from now will say the normal state of affairs is arbitrary abuse and controlled by others and there is a curiosity were relatively few people with a large amount of liberty for a short amount ofme time i'll go back to the normal state of affairs. mark: do you think liberty has a paradox because people who don't support liberty instead of using it they use that to destroy liberty if you look a

chris mason, bbc news, at westminster.children who died following a house fire in nottinghamshire have been named asjustine, isabella and harvey collison. gerry jackson reports. justine collar son and her eight—year—old daughter, isabella, died in the fire at their home yesterday. today, five—year—old harvey died in hospital. husband and father, gavin, is fighting for his life. the flames broke out at breakfast time in this quiet village lane, leaving no time for most inside to escape. the child ren‘s grandmother was led to safety. close neighbours had battled to rescue the others. it's an adrenaline rush, to try and get in, to help them, because i saw my dad and his other bloke who are trying to get in so i thought, all efforts to get through the door and help them. but obviously we couldn't. it wasn't until we saw the fire brigade, you know, open the front door that we saw the inside wasjust thick with smoke. from learning that they were first in a serious condition to what's happened today, got more and more upsetting,

freight was loaded on to ships and then they made their way home again accompanied by workers and stone masons willing as they were to serve the fair on. the journey along the nile took seven days and seven nights then the boats glided along the canal built by human hands towards peace in the city of the dead acropolis of memphis. there in stunned disbelief they saw a vast monument rising up out of the desert and even though they had heard of the legendary pyramid affair of who from none of them had been able to imagine or believe in sun. each side measured two hundred thirty meters it was one hundred forty six meters high more than two and a half million blocks of stone piled one upon the other to create the most impressive construction of its day the sandstone blocks weighed up to fifteen tons and were so tightly fitted together that it seemed impossible to slip a piece of the pirates between them. next to this monument stood another a little smaller at one hundred forty three meters dedicated to khufu son conflict and because that was not enough to symbolize the godlike importance of the eg

anthony mason goes behind the music. ♪ >> reporter: more than 20 years after the jackson five were inductednto the rock 'n' roll hall of fame, they'll be joined by their younger sister. ♪ rhythm nation >> reporter: janet jackson headlines the hall of fame's class of 2019 announced this week. ♪ already a hall of famer as a member of fleetwood mac, stevie nix is the first woman to be inducted twice. this time as a soloist. >> reporter: nix reacted to the honor on twitter writing, i have been in a band since 1968. to be recognized for my solo work makes me take a deep breath and smile. it's a glorious feeling. ♪

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i serve as dean of the charter school at george mason university. we host the michael hayden center for intelligence policy and international security. welcome this promises to be a wonderful program. if you don't know one of ten schools of colleges at george mason 2000 student strong with 11-degree programs in arlington virginia and fairfax virginia and among those programs and international security studies us news and world report ranked as number three in the country. we have a very diverse faculty that makes us quite unique that has been michael hayden himself an absolute gem in the classroom as he has been a public servant throughout his whole life we are very honored to have them on the george mason faculty in to be hosting the michael hayden center there we all wish him of course a speedy recovery to get back to the public square. he is such an important and powerful voice in the sphere of public debate and discourse during difficult times. i would like to introduce the executive director of the michael hayden center who i believe has a mess

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let me echo what lisa said, thank you to george mason to the hayden center.i want to give a shout out to director hayden who took a chance on me and make me a spokesman at the agency after having never spoken to a reporter in my life. it was a real gamble. secondly, he is the son of pittsburgh. i want him to know for the remainder of this football season i am switching my football allegiance from the washington redskins to the pittsburgh steelers. that is out of deep affection for him but also the rest of the performance. i certainly hope he is watching in one of those towns. what was the question again, michael? >> how do you view your job in making sure the public understands? >> one of the great lines director hayden had in one of his speeches was the twin imperatives of openness and secrecy. there used to be a button of people long before i got there, some stashed, a red line through it. that was no longer tenable because there is no natural constituency for the cia, and executive officers support the agency, and following an routine support from other br

the cucumber shouldn't isn't this good enough paul mason it's amazing to me because you're saying the left is failing so they need to go toward the center and braced. and of course we've had the experiment it's called tony blair and bill clinton. and it was called the third way and what we're. seeing is that they once you take that step toward neo liberalism you become neo liberal there is no happy medium there is no third way there's only really neo liberalism and in this market environment and the penitentiary right those are the two choices for people in the thing about paul mason is that he's saying that the left has no other alternative because the left have two schools of economics to draw from marxism keynesianism ok what the left needs to embrace if they want to truly restore social justice is to embrace the concept of hard money only through hard money can the left be at power pursue with the right you need to have hard money in the economy that's the problem is the neo liberals have access to infinite debt and everybody else is has a limited credit goldman sachs' you can bor

high school students like mason kingery started classes by picking up laptops at the chico mall to study remotely for the rest of the semester... he says he's confident his home town will rebound from the camp fire.. (mason kingery- paradise high school student)) "i feel like it is going to rebuild pretty quickly because people do care about the town."((nats--))as schools try to return to some form of normalcy.. butte county's office of education gets boxes and boxes of gifts and letters of support from across the country...an email to the superintendent tuesday talked about kids in france fundraising for fire victims... he says he hopes the support keeps coming. "((tim taylor - butte county superintendent)) this town has been totally decimated, we need ongoing support and connections."((ashley)) the superintendent says he hopes the next step for the near future is getting the parents of these students back to work. tag. (catherine) coming up.. what's wrong with saying 'bring home the bacon?" the advocacy group that wants toban even uttering phrases that sound violent toward animals... (

i need to let the doctors hp me. >> and today, santa's helpers are pitching in to make sure mason and other boys and girls. are just as amazing as they are. >>r did you bethan me. >> i love doing this. my greatest joy is knowing that i can bring anyon a smile or a little bit of joy. news4.o, >> that fire helmet was bigger than the kid. >> that looked like real santa. >> special to see mason there. >>next, tracking a winter storm that will be a bigroblem for that will be a bigroblem for some people this ekend. james: this is alana, a very busy mom. she and her husband reginald wanted to grow their family. but alana is one of thousands in the dc area with kidney disease. thanks to a kidney donation from reginald, alana is healthy and enjoying a full life. i'm james brown and meet my friends, - alana and regina soon to be parents of two. to learn more abou kidney donation, visit the gw ron and call 1-833-kidney3.terat gw kidr hey, batter, batter, [ crowd cheers ] like everyone, i lead a busy life. but i know the importance of having time to do what you love. at comcast we know our custom

mason, g.t. haywood and richard allen.and live together as brothers and sisters in god's promised land, in jesus' name we pray, amen. >> amen. >> he is the president of the progressive national baptist convention. please welcome dr. james c. perkins. >> may we bow to pray. god of grace and god of glory, god of our weary years, god of our silent tears, on this solemn and sacred occasion and at this holy season, we gather here beneath this sacred dome to remember the life and legacy of your prophet and servant, dr. martin luther king jr. we remember with awe and reverence his courage to face the injustices of racism, of poverty and violence, and how he challenged us to transform this nation into a beloved community where every person is treated with dignity and respect, and where every person has the opportunity to live up to their god-given potential. and yet here we are, o god, 50 years after his apotheosis and the nation seems to have gone backwards. racism has again lifted its serpentine head. violence is everywhere and

george mason. justin, he's a flier. not going to point multiplier. george mason wins.inspired. i apologize to everyone for that. too long, too long.ey th play in cleveland tomorrow, but second round picks also involved. smith played parts of three seasons with washington, but yeah. >> i want y'all to give a big round of applause for stephen curry cough,cough today we're going to do some drills stuff like that steph you don't look so good sneezes are you sure you can play basketball? uh... lets bring it in cough,cough alright, everyone. santa will be right back, but i just got to say, if you're going to ask him for tech this year, you got to ask for fios too. sorry, why is that? because fios is a 100% fiber-optic network. don't you guys want all of the tech on your wish list to work as awesomely as you dreamed? i'm back! and he's back. 100% fiber-optic network. 100% phenomenal. switch to fios gigabit connection, plus tv and phone with a 2-year agreement and get a year of amazon prime on us. >>> all together now. the tonight show is headed your way next. way next. >> alr

mason murguia on the left...rig.ily members sharing this precious memory with us...they say each twin had their own special personality.but on thursday morning, tulare police say heather langdon drowned her twins in a bathtub at the twins in a drowned her langdon say heather tulare police morning, thursday but on personality.own special twin had their they say each us...memory with precious sharing this family members right...murguia on the maddox on the left...mason murguia twin boys...ten-month-old shelter.kicked out of a she had been moments after happened only tells us this justin lum reporter (jrs) a motel.in a bathtub at drowning them is accused of twin baby boys a mother of (justine) next weekend. beginning around next weekend. (justine) a mother of twin baby boys is accused of drowning them in a bathtub at a motel.(jrs) reporter justin lum tells us that this happened only moments after she had been kicked out of a shelter. ten-month-old twin boys... mason murguia on the left... maddox murguia on the right...

it's hosted by george mason university and the michael hayden center. this is live coverage on c-span2. .. >> and among our very highly ranked academic programs, actually is our master's degree program, international security studies that u.s. news and world report last year ranked as number three in the country. we have a very diverse faculty of scholars and practitioners which makes us quite unique, and among those faculty for the past ten years has been michael hayden himself. he's been an absolute gem in the classroom as he has been a public servant throughout all of his life. we're very honored to have him on the george mason university faculty and to be hosting the michael hayden center there. we all wish michael of course a speedy recovery so he can get back to the public square. he is such an important and powerful voice in the sphere of public debate and discourse during some very difficult times. so i would like to introduce the executive director of the michael hayden center, who i believe has a message from michael as well, larry pfeiffer. l

we have been talking about this attack, it happened on tuesday on mason street, there is a very clear picture. the suspect punched the 38-year- old him, knocking him to the ground. he then stomped on the man's head the man was lying on the sidewalk. the suspect then took off, walking more found on mason street, anyone with information about this or that man's identity is asked to contact san francisco police. >>> the police officer accused of robbing a bank is due in federal court this morning for a detention hearing. i want to show you a mug shot of the officer. he is charged with stealing more than $9000 mabank on irving street in the sunset district. investigators say they recognized him from surveillance video. he was already on leave from the department and facing charges in san mateo county, accused of stealing $24,000 from the bank accounts of a 76- year-old neighbor in burlington. >> we are held to the same standards as everyone else, if not a higher standard. the case will go to the wheels of justice just like any other case. >> san francisco police searched his home and said

i've played violin since i was five and then switched to be a lot it's always been here a mason music that you get to play with so many amazing people and get to travel everywhere and so it's always been so attracted there so i have had this passion for it so long and then at some point i guess i couldn't do anything else. this festival has so much kind of hype it's like a big festival it's a big thing for certain kinds of it's really great for us to get to come here and play. and like several years in a row we get to come here and that's very exciting to come back in play for this audience because it's always a packed hall and it's so much like energy from the audience as well. the us us . the. a little the play a role. or world. the or. the. the. the. world. will. say. the boy was in the hole in the belly of the scale . it's really amazing to play with this many young musicians it gives me a certain fire. brings me back to my roots it brings me back to the times where i felt vulnerable where i was scared where i was afraid and i empathize with them that also brings a certain excitem

chris mason, bbc news. a son or a daughter — decades after they say their child was stolen at birth and given up for adoption or sold. over a period of more than 30 years under the dictatorship of general franco, babies were frequently taken away from political opponents, single mothers or simply just the poor, and given to otherfamilies. in some places, cases of baby theft and baby trafficking were reported well after the death of franco and the democratic transition. here's the story of adelina, who had a son in madrid in 1975, and has been looking for him ever since. the story of adelina, one of hundreds of mothers searching for their children, suspected of being stolen during the franco era in spain. 38 same—sex couples have been married in a group ceremony in the brazilian city, sao paulo. the ceremony is part of a project to enable as many gay couples to get married before january when president—elect, jair bolsonaro, comes into power. mr bolsonaro has publicly positioned himself against homosexuals a

chris mason, bbc news.re've been scuffles in paris, between police and so called ‘yellow vest‘ protestors, during a fifth weekend of anti—government demonstrations across france. however, the number of people taking part is said to be significantly lower than before. president macron announced a series of concessions earlier this week, to try to defuse the crisis. lucy williamson reports from paris. the tactics were the same as always but the tension here has waned. the number of protesters in paris today less than half that of last weekend. there are far fewer people gathering here in paris today but there are still a few confrontations between protesters and police, like here on the champs—elysees. i think the security forces will be hoping this is the last final stand of the hard—core. this was a test of whether president macron‘s concessions this week have worked. 10 billion euros to help those on the lowest incomes. not enough for some. translation: the president is offering us peanuts. we are not monk

chris mason, bbc news.pected migrants has been picked up off the coast of dover by the border force. in the last three months, more than 100 migrants are known to have attempted crossing the english channel, the world's busiest shipping lane. several thousand people have taken to the streets of rome to protest against racism, and oppose the government's tough new anti—migrant law. the bill, passed last month, makes it easier to expel migrants and limits residency permits. italy has become the main entry—point for migrants crossing the mediterranean to europe. caroline rigby reports. singing. at times, it seemed more like a carnival than a protest. thousands marched through rome to the soundtrack of bob marley, drawing on the singer's lyrics to make their point. they called for unity and an end to racism. translation: we cannot accept indifference. we remind the government that giving dignity and rights to the invisible people means building italy's future. chanting. italy has seen a surge in racist attacks

chris mason, bbc news, at westminster. talk about that further in five minutes time with the analysis book brexit. —— for brexit. north korea has turned its anger on the us state department, denouncing new sanctions and warning of a possible permanent block on any de—nuclearisation plans. the us imposed the sanctions on three north korean officials last week for alleged human rights abuses. relations between the two countries seemed to improve after an historic summit between leaders donald trump and kim jong—un. but since then talks have stalled. let's talk to one of our correspondence who is a cross this story, who has more details. tell us more about this latest line from north korea, they are very concerned about the sanctions, what it means for future talks. the statement was carried out by north korea's news agency, it said that the road to denuclearisation will be blocked and also said that maximum pressure won't work with north korea. however, what we want to take note of his who issued this statement and usually w

i'm mark roselle, i serve as dean of the school of policy and government at george mason university. we host the michael hayden center for intelligence, policy and international security. so welcome to spy watchers, this promises to be a wonderful program. if you don't know, the school of policy in government are one of ten schools or colleges at george mason university. we're about 2,000 students strong and 11 different degree programs in arlington, virginia and in fairfax, virginia. and among our very highly ranked academic programs actually is our masses degree program in international securities studies that u.s. news and worpd roworl report ranked as number three in the country. among our faculty for the past ten years has been michael hayden himself. he's been an absolute gem in the classroom, as he is been a public servant throughout all of his life. we're honored to have him on the george mason university faculty and to be hosting the michael hayden center there. we all wish michael of course, a speedy recovery. so he can get back to the public square. he is such an important

here's our political correspondent, chris mason.ard to find divisions over brexit outside parliament. protesters with different views fight for attention. and it is not much different inside. at least the prime minister has found someone willing to play ball today. and yes, she still hopes she will get her deal through parliament, but many are now discussing what happens if she fails, with growing talk of another referendum. the international trade secretary, liam fox, campaign for brexit and hates the idea. —— campaigned for brexit. supposing we had another referendum, supposing the remain side won it by 52—48, but it was on a lower turnout — entirely possible. let me tell you that if there is another referendum, which i don't immediately demanding it is best—of—three. where does that end up? today, two of the prime minister's closest allies denied they were toying with another public vote, her chief of staff said he wasn't planning one and her effective deputy said he has long thought it was a bad idea and would be divisive. those

here's our political correspondent, chris mason.nd divisions over brexit outside parliament, protesters with different views fight for attention. and it's not much different inside. at least the prime minister's found someone willing to play ball today, and she still hopes she'll get her deal through parliament but many are now discussing what happens if she fails, with growing talk of another referendum. the international trade secretary, liam fox, campaigned for brexit, and hates the idea. supposing we had another referendum, supposing the remain side won it by 52—48 but it on a lower turnout, entirely possible. by 52—48 but it was on a lower turnout, entirely possible. let me tell you that if there is another referendum, which i don't think there will be, people like me will be immediately demanding it is best—of—three. where does that end up? today, two of the prime minister's closest allies denied they were toying with another public vote, her chief of staff said he wasn't planning one and her effective deputy said he has long

chris mason, bbc news.in political gridlock for nearly two months since mahinda rajapa ksa was appointed prime minister by the president. mr rajapaksa was unable to command a majority in parliament. there are suggestions that mr rajapa ksa‘s resignation could lead to mr wickremesinghe returning to power on sunday. archaeologists in egypt have made an exciting tomb discovery — the final resting place of a high priest, untouched for 4,400 years. it‘s located in the sakara pyramid complex just south of cairo. experts are calling it "one of a kind". nick marsh has more. ina yearof landmark in a year of landmark discoveries, egyptian archaeologists have one more trick up their sleeve— this private term buried beneath the sand, untouched and a mooted for almost a500 years. sand, untouched and a mooted for almost 4500 years. the upper level we found niches with 24 statues. in the lower level we found 26 niches with 31 statues. escalate to say that to belong to a high priest is served in the 25th dynasty rain. what

hello — this is breakfast, with louise minchin and chris mason. good morning.ere's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. it's saturday the 22nd of december. our top story. police have arrested two people on suspicion of illegally flying drones over gatwick airport. flights were halted for more than a day after the first sighting on wednesday night. thousands of people have had their christmas travel plans disrupted. sussex police released this statement overnight: let's take a look at the live departure board for gatwick airport. the first flights left just after half past five this morning. the airport says that it is expecting to run a full schedule today, but it warns passengers should expect some delays and cancellations. as has been the case over the past three days, the advice is to check with your airline before travelling to gatwick. we can speak now to ourr reporter ben schofield, who's at gatwick for us this morning — what's the latest ben? tell us about the disruption and anything more about these arrests. welcome to the south terminal at

chris mason, bbc news. after a 33—year—old woman and her eight—year—old daughter died in a fire at their home in nottinghamshire. a five—year—old boy and 34—year—old man remain in hospital with serious injuries. police say the emergency services were called to the property near newark, at around 7:00am this morning. five people, thought to be from the same family, were in the house at the time. staff at chester zoo say it may take some time to account for all of the creatures being housed in a building partially destroyed by fire. the blaze broke out this morning in the monsoon forest habitat, the largest indoor zoological building in britain. emergency teams were unable to stop most of the building's roof from being destroyed. one person was treated for breathing difficulties. several thousand people have taken to the streets of rome to protest against racism and oppose the government's tough new anti—migrant law. the bill, passed last month, makes it easier to expel migrants and limits residency permits.

good morning welcome to breakfast with louise minchin and chris mason.disruption at gatwick. today more delays are expected but flights have resumed in the past few hours. we'll be live at the airport with the latest. also this morning: the defence secretary, gavin williamson, tells the bbc the arrival of a royal navy warship in ukraine sends a strong

good morning — welcome to breakfast, with louise minchin and chris mason.ur headlines today: a man and a woman are arrested by police investigating the drone disruption at gatwick. today, more delays are expected but flights have resumed in the past hour. we'll be live at the airport with the latest. also this morning: the defence secretary, gavin williamson, tells the bbc the arrival of a royal navy warship in ukraine sends a strong message to president putin. natasha ednan—laperouse was just 15 when she killed by an allergic reaction to a pret a manager sandwich. as they fight to change food labelling laws, her parents tell us how she'll never be forgotten. christmas for us isn'tjust christmas. also her birthday. it will never be the same really because we find it too difficult to because we find it too difficult to be here on christmas day because she is missing. liverpool top of the tree — jurgen klopp‘s team will be top of the premier league for christmas after beating=. good morning. some sunshine on the way today. more cloud and some rain tomorrow. w

chris mason, bbc news.the streets of rome to oppose racism — and the government's tough new anti—migrant law. after eight months on the run, saddam hussein has been tracked down and captured by american forces. saddam hussein is finished because he killed our people, our women, our children. the signatures took only a few minutes, but they brought a formal end to three and a half years of conflict, conflict that has claimed more than 200,000 lives. before an audience of world leaders, the presidents of bosnia, serbia and croatia put their names to the peace agreement. the romanian border was sealed and silent today. romania has cut itself off from the outside world in order to prevent the details of the presumed massacre in timisoara from leaking out. from sex at the white house to a trial for his political life, the lewinsky affair tonight guaranteed bill clinton his place in history as only the second president ever to be impeached. this is bbc world news. the latest headlines: representatives from over 2

she was a television anchor at a cbs affiliate in mason city, iowa.ared on her way to work in 1995. police discovered signs of a struggle outside her apartment building, but her body was never found. jim axelrod spoke to police about new potential leads in the investigation for 48 hours. >> you are watching news channel 3 daybreak, the time is 6:00, 64 degrees, light showers following in north iowa. >> this was the last viewers saw of her before the popular mason city, iowa, anchor vanished on june 27, 1995. >> we need your help. one of our news anchors is missing. >> reporter: co-workers knew something was very wrong when jodi failed to show up for her 6:00 a.m. newscast at kimt tv. when police arrived at her apartment complex, they discovered evidence of an abduction. >> there were, in fact, a pair of shoes, some keys, a hair dryer and other items found in the parking lot in the vicinity of her car. >> good thursday morning, welcome to daybreak. >> reporter: jodi's bubbly personalnalty won over her viewers. >> way to go! >> reporter: could it have m

we turn to jeff mason, white house correspondent for reuters. good morning. how optimistic as a white house and is congress that the shutdown can be avoided on friday night? jeff: there is still a big question mark over that so far. they have five days.

small in stature but big in hearts, mr mason?” conclusion.nt, alison holt. want a cup of tea? no? what about a glass of bitter lemon? this is a day when 89—year—old dottie harmon simply doesn‘t want to get out of bed. she has alzheimer‘s and needs constant care. it means her daughter sam has seen first—hand the pressures on the care system that today‘s analysis of spending reveals. mum is dancing in my garden to a song called happy. the contrast shows what life is to be like. but when they needed help, it was hard to get. her mother spent three months in a hospital ward before they found a bed in local authority funded home. there is lots of expensive places for people to go. if you don‘t have £5,000 a month, well, between a000 and £5,000 a month, then you have to wait for a local authority bed. it is crucial that as families, we find somewhere that is spot—on. because it is really tough? yeah. the bbc‘s analysis shows council spending on care for each person aged 65 and over has fallen in the last eight years, with the biggest drop in englan

chris mason, bbc news, westminster.from our assistant political editor, norman smith, at westminster. after all the speculation she may call off the vote, it looks like she has. why? blu ntly, vote, it looks like she has. why? bluntly, she vote, it looks like she has. why? blu ntly, she could vote, it looks like she has. why? bluntly, she could see a runaway express train coming running towards her in the form of a potentially massive backbench revolt by tory mps, some suggesting maybe even up toa mps, some suggesting maybe even up to a hundred voting against her, and that would have killed her deal stone dead. it would also potentially have ended her premiership. and that, despite weeks of cajoling and argument and meetings and talk of concessions, trying to put pressure on mps through appeals to their local parties, none of which seems to make any difference. if anything, the report appeared to be hardening, and so report appeared to be hardening, and so mrs may has chosen to do what we know so often she does in the s

joining me now, reuters white house correspondent, jeff mason and kevin barron, editor of defense onewe read these tweets from the president less than 24 hours after we heard this from lindsey graham outside the white house. let's take a listen. >> the wall has become a metaphor for border security and what we're talking about is a physical barrier where it makes sense. >> feels, jeff, like messaging is a little bit all over the place the last couple of days. >> well, indeed. and, you know, number one, you certainly can't blame the media for something that president trump's outgoing chief of staff has said. it's clearly a sense of, a bit of sensitivity for president trump right now. the wall in general, because he's shut down the government over that issue and number two, somebody leaving his administration with whom he's had some disagreements seemingly contradicting him which never goes over well. it's true that the president changed his rhetoric a little bit or his vocabulary about the wall. he's used the term steel slats more often than not in his tweets lately. he obviously is st