here's michelle fleury from new york.rovolone and burrata — just some of the cheeses at di palo's fine foods, which has been selling imported italian fair on a street corner, in manhattan's little italy, since 1925. we go back 100 years representing not only the italian immigrant but also the food culture of italy. but lou di palo, who runs the store with his brother and sister, worries that all these products may be about to become seriously expensive. if these tariffs go into effect then i have to raise my prices 50%—75%. my sales will go down and the first thing that is going to happen i am going to have to start to eliminate some employees, people that have worked for me for 30 years plus. the majority of products in this shop would be affected. how did we get here? well, you might be surprised to learn, this is everything to do with a 14—year—old dispute between brussels and washington, over planes. long before donald trump's protectionist trade policies, the us complained that subsidies given to airbus favoured the

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reporting from washicaton, i am michelle fleury. democrats announced the formal impeachment inquiry. president trump says it will be at their political peril. spear pelosi: the actions of the trumpy presi revealed it to dishonorable effective the hisident's the trail of oath of office and betrayal of the integrity of our elections. michelle: boris johnson's suspension of parliament was unlawful, rules the uk's supreme court. the unanimou decision sends shockwaves through british politics. in new york, the prime minister responds. prime min. johnson: i have the highest respecfor thee judiciary and dependence of our courts, but i strongly disagree with this judgment. michelle:th we will hav latest on the controversies brewing in both the u.s. and the u.k. tonight. michelle:ho for watching on pbs and around the globe, welcome to "world news america." tonight we are dealing with two major stories on both sides of the atlantic. in a momentous decision, the u.k. supreme court has red that the government acted unlawfully when it suspended

hello and welcome, i'm christian fraser in london and michelle fleury is in washington. uk supreme court has today begun hearing a case that has the potential to reshape the british constitution and charge forever the relationship between a parliament and a prime minister. within a few days the highest court in the land will decide whether borisjohnson was acting within the law when he suspended parliament for five weeks longer than usual. at the heart of the case is the question of who has greater authority parliament or the prime minister. the 11 judges sitting in the case were told that his act was "improper" and intended to "avoid scrutiny" of the government over brexit. but a government lawyer said it was within the prime minister's rights and not a question for the courts. our home editor mark easton reports. the tim tebow did to leave, didn't they? latest power at live in this troubled land. but the brexit rest and noisy evidence outside of the uk's supreme court today... inside the ii uk's supreme court today... inside the 11 most seniorjudges in the lands that t

this is beyond 100 days — with me, michelle fleury, in washington.e minister repeats his determination to leave the eu by the end of october — saying he'd rather be "dead in a ditch" than ask brussels for an extension. borisjohnson's own brotherjo resigned today as both an mp and a minister. the prime minister said his family, like many others, was divided over brexit. coming up in the next half hour: is it better to be the master of one trade, or more of an all rounder? we'll get the expert view. plus the case of four—year—old maurice — the rooster who has been fighting in a french court for the right to have his voice heard. there have been few moments in british parliamentary life where the unwritten constitution of the uk has been tested as robustly as it is being tested right now. last night opposition parties took control of the house and passed a bill a minority government didn't want. and then refused the prime minister an election. we even had a vote on one amendment, which went through, because even though the no lobby was full, there were

hello and welcome, i'm christian fraser in london, michelle fleury is in washington.cotland's highest civil court has ruled borisjohnson‘s prorogation of parliament was unlawful. a panel of 3 judges found in favour of a cross party group who were challenging the prime ministers move. the court of session judges said they were unanimous that mrjohnson‘s decision to suspend, was for "the improper purpose of stymieing parliament"; that he had misled the queen, and therefore the decision was "null and of no effect." however, in a separate ruling published today regarding the challenge in england before the high court, we got a differentjudgment. even if prorogation was to advance the prime minister's political agenda, namely brexit, rather than the preparation of a queen's speech, said the threejudges, this was political and not an area for the court to enter. so, on tuesday the supreme court will pull all these cases together from england, scotland and northern ireland to make a final decision. notwithstanding that judgment, there have been calls today from all sides of

with me, michelle fleury in washington. christian fraser is in london.t, and though there's no date for a general election yet, party leaders are out on the campaign trail anyway. coming up in the next half hour: why vaping is in the spotlight in the us, where this year there have been at least five deaths across 33 states. plus, a big day for apple as the tech giant unveils its latest round of products. but is the company losing its shine? we'll discuss. now, you may have thought that the us midterm elections were done and dusted in november. think again. today, the last race will be decided in north carolina. it's actually a re—run after the authorities uncovered absentee ballot fraud in the 9th district. the surprising thing is that this is a republican stronghold which donald trump won by 12 points in 2016, and yet the race is a toss up. that's why the president was in the state last night, trying to drum up votes for republican dan bishop. and he has been taking to twitter in all caps today. the state will be key in the general election, and with po

with me michelle fleury in washington, christian fraser is in london.ttack there as an act of war. earlier, the saudis displayed the remains of what they said were iranian—made weapons used in the strike. israel's two major parties are deadlocked after an election that produced no clear winner. is another coalition the only way out? coming up in the next half hour. climate activist greta thunberg testifies to congress with an unequivocal message — "don't listen to me, and yesterday we told you about the hero plumber who refuses to charge elderly people. today, he joins us on the show. the united states and saudi arabia are working together to build a comprehensive case against iran, after the bombing of saudi oil facilities at the weekend. the saudis have put on display piles of wreckage today from the munitions they recovered. on show at least five drones, labelled as iranian delta wing uavs, which are said to be small in size — around a five foot wing span. and alongside them were the remains of two lacms, land attack cruise missiles, which appear not

reporting from washington, i'm michelle fleury. the white house releases fo partial transcript of the president's call with his ukrainian counterpart which helped spark an impeacent inquiry. each party says it makes their case. t pres. trump: the way you build up that call, it was going to be the call from hell. he turned out to be a nothing call. >> what those notes reflect is a classic mafia-like shakedown of a foreign leader. michelle: the u.k. parliament returns after the courts urerturns suspension and mps an archie meets the archbishop. the duke and duchess of dgcambrie pay a visit to desmond tutu during tho r african tour. michelle: for those watching on pbs and around the globe, welcome to "world news america." the white house was quite busy today releasing documents. first came a partial transcript of the call between president trump and his ukrainian shunterpart, which helpe the democrats to an impeachment inquiry. republicans say there was no pressure from the president,ug just astion that joe biden's activities be inves

hello and welcome — i'm michelle fleury in washington and christian fraser is in london. drone attacks this weekend on a major oil facility in saudi arabia, took out 5% of global supply and has triggered a record surge in oil prices. president trump says the united states is locked and loaded to respond and says he will use the emergency oil reserves if necessary to cover any supply disruptions. but how did a fleet of ten drones penetrate so deeply into saudi airspace, who launched them and where were they launched from 7 our diplomatic correspondent james landale has this report. the attacks over the weekend struck at the heart of saudi arabia's economic lifeblood. air strikes on two of the largest oil facilities in the world, knocking out almost half of the country's production. iranian—backed houthi rebels in yemen claimed responsibility. but us officials said satellite images showed a complex and precise assault involving at least 17 missiles and unmanned aircraft, originating from the north or north—west, perhaps from pro—iranian militias in iraq. today, iran's presi

i'm michelle fleury in washington and christian fraser is in london.di arabia says all options remain on the table, after last weekend's attacks on two of its oilfacilities. despite all the denials from tehran, the information so far seems to show iran was deeply implicated in these attacks. and what happens next holds huge implications for the region. britain and france have dismissed any idea that the houthi's any idea that the houthis were responsibe, but they are not yet ready to confirm the attack was launched from iranian soil. the us secretary of state, mike pompeo who travelled to the united arab emirates today, says they will take their lead from riyadh. i think it's abundantly clear and there is an enormous consensus in the region that we know precisely who conducted these attacks was iran. i didn't hear anybody in the region who doubted that for a single moment. but complicating the situation for riyadh is that it has no way to de—escalate the standoff itself. iran is demand that crippling sanctions on its exports be lifted and that is somet

i'm michelle fleury in washington and christian fraser is in london.onald trump made an unexpected but fleeting visit to the un climate change summit in new york today. it's arguably the most important gathering on climate change since the paris agreement was signed in 2015 — a deal that donald trump walked away from. the short time the president spent in the conference hall reflects his obvious indifference and also the scale of the challenge ahead. had he been in the hall for the opening of the summit, he would have heard the un secretary general speak of the "apocalyptic" impact climate change will have on the planet. the swedish environmental campaigner, greta thunberg, told the leaders they had betrayed her generation. "all you talk about," she said, "is money....and fairy tales of eternal economic growth." nick bryant reports from the summit in new york. a sweltering september scorcher in new york city — not much sign of autumn here. and it hasn'tjust been a long summer, but north of the equator, the hottest ever on record. so, today at the river

hello and welcome, i'm michelle fleury, in washington, and christian fraser is in london.sure of these increasingly turbulent political times, that president donald trump was, today, floating the idea that the senior lawmaker, investigating him, be arrested for ‘treason‘ and warning that impeachment could lead to a second civil war. he has been accused by democrats of trying to enlist a foreign power to help dig up dirt onjoe biden, his 2020 democrat rival. last week, the democratic chairman of the house intelligence committee committee adam schiff, delivered a parody of trump's phone call with the president of ukraine, which led to a tweet — one of 1a tweets the president has posted today — asking if schiff should face "arrest for treason?" in another, the president quoted an evangelical pastor, who had suggested in a tv interview that removing trump "cause a civil war—like fracture in this nation from which our country will never heal." with me in the studio is alexis simendinger, national political correspondent for the hill. thanks forjoining us. picking up on that, 14

with me, michelle fleury in washington, christian fraser is in stoke—on—trent. solicit the interference of a foreign country in the 2020 us election. the impeachment drama continues — we find out what are voters making of it in one of the key swing states. coming up in the next half hour: boris johnson tells the bbc that "tempers need to come down" in parliament. the prime minister has been accused by mps of inflaming division in britain by his use of language during heated exchanges last night. christian has spent the day in stoke—on—trent — we'll hear from his panel of voters what they think of the scenes in the commons last night. the us government has published the complaint of a whistle—blower alleging that president trump used his power to solicit the interference of a foreign country in the 2020 us election. the still unidentified intelligence officer filed the 9 page document regarding president trump's behaviour while on a phone call this summer with ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky. it reads, "i am deeply concerned that the actions described belo

earlier myolleague michelle fleury spoke to democratic congressman mike levin california to get his reaction. rep. levin: this undermines decades of bipartisan we have made to improve air quality in california. i grew up in south sn allifornia and we have had a long history h of smog alerts and wacross the aisle to reduce our greenhouse gas footprint and we have had a long long history of getting a geiverl nder the fedeean air act. ve is important to remember that tonald reagan was or in the 1960's in california when we finally said we need to get to the bottom of the air quality issue. t we set standart were tougher than those eventually set by the federal government. in the late 1960's, richard nixon was president wh the deral clean air act wasencl overwhelmingly passed in congress by republicans and admocrats alike. since then we havegreat progress. unfortunately, this move by the president undermines, like i said, decades of work we have got across t aisle to improv air quality. i'm very hopeful we will be able to prevent any further action and we will do everything we can to fight it. w

i'm christian fraser in westminster, michelle fleury is in washington.his british parliament has sat for more days in one session, than any other since the english civil war over 300 years ago. but borisjohnson‘s decisison to bring it to a close tonight, proroguing it as it is known, is not without controversy. the current brexit deadline looms just 52 days away and after parliament is suspended this evening, the house will not sit again forfive weeks. one of the last pieces of legislation to get royal assent today was the backbench bill, approved last week, which will force the prime minsiter to request another brexit extension. ministers said today they will abide by the law, but will test it to its limit. the speaker, john bercow, who facilitated that bill — and has acquired something approaching cult status for his performances in the chair — announced that after 10 years in the job, he will be standing down by the time of the next election. i have concluded that the least disruptive and most democratic course of action would be for me to stand down

the bbc‘s north america business correspondent michelle fleury has more from new york. since 1925. we go back 100 years representing not only the italian immigrants, but also the food culture of italy. but the man who runs the store worries that all of these products may be about to become seriously expensive. if these tariffs go into effect, then i have to raise my prices between 50—70%. my sales will go down and the first thing that is going to happen, i'm going to have to start to eliminate some employees, people that have worked for me for over 30 years. the majority of products in the shop would be affected. how did we get here? this is everything to do with the 14—year—old dispute between brussels and washington. over aeroplanes. long before donald trump is not protectionist trade policies the us complain that subsidies given to airbus favoured the european aviation giant the expense of boeing. the wto upheld the complaint, clearing the way for the us government to retaliate in order to recoup losses. the tariffs are meant to punish the eu, but the president of am

with me michelle fleury in washington, christian fraser is in downing street. our top stories... which i will ask brussels to delay. we're leaving on the 31st of october, no ifs or buts. meanwhile mps opposed to no deal have revealed the draft legislation they will try to pass to extend brexit negotiations until january 31st. coming up in the next half hour..... hurricane dorian barrels towards the southeast us it's already destroyed 13000 homes in the bahamas. in the latest move of the trade war, the us hits china with a new wave of tariffs on shoes, diapers, and food. and not one, but two! the berlin zoo celebrates the rare birth of panda twins. we'll have the — kinda — cute baby pictures let's return to hurricane dorian which has had a catastrophic impact on islands in the bahamas — according to the international red cross — destroying or severely damaging as many as thirteen thousand houses. the hurricane is moving slowly west, with southern states on the eastern us coast bracing for impact. more than a million people in florida, south carolina and georgia have been ordered t

michelle: this is "bbc world news america." reporting from washington, i'chm le fleury.