the bbc‘s nada tawfik has been to nashville, tennessee, to find out.e washington, politics is not the topic in the bars. in the capital of country music, the tunes belt out the concerns of the everyday american, paying bills and finding love. and to be those who voted for donald trump brush off the image of a white house in crisis. they view the headlines as simply noise. you cannot tell me that all of these leaks and comments in the press come through daily and hourly not because they are trying to subvert this president. the near daily revelations, including how possibly the president has interferred into the election with russia, do not raise red flags with voters. obviously we care about whether he is colluding with russians and influencing elections. if hard evidence comes out about this we will have to reassess. but in terms of donald trump, donald trump is doing exactly what he has done for the last year, and people love him for that. when you speak to donald trump's most ardent supporters, their views on him have not changed. instead, they are

here's nada tawfik with some of mr trump's supporters there.it is the twang of the guitar that moves this music city. and unlike washington politics is not the topic in the buyers. in the capital of country music the tune is spelt out the concerns of the everyday american. paying rent and finding love. and those who voted for donald trump brushed off the image of the white house in crisis. they view the headlines as simply noise. you cannot tell me all these leaks that come to almost daily, hourly, are not because people are trying to subvert this president? the near daily revelations, including how the president has possibly interfered with the investigations into his associates' ties to russia, do not raise red flags to his supporters. obviously we ca re flags to his supporters. obviously we care whether he is colluding with the russians and trying to affect the russians and trying to affect the election and if real hard evidence comes out about that, then we will have to reassess. but in terms of donald trump, he is doing exactly what he has

nada tawfik went to nashville, tennessee, to ask some of them.ang of a guitar that moves this music city. and unlike washington, politics is not the topic in the bars. in the capital of country music, the tunes belt out the concerns of the everyday american: paying rent, finding love. and those who voted for donald trump brush off the image of a white house in crisis. they view the headlines as simply noise. you cannot tell me that all these leaks and all these kinds of comments in the press that come through almost daily, almost hourly, are not because people are trying to subvert this president. the near daily revelations, including how the president has possibly interferred with the investigations into his associates' ties to russia, do not raise red flags with voters. now, obviously we care whether he is colluding with russians and trying to effect the election and those kind of substantive matters and, if real hard evidence comes out about that, then obviously we will have to reassess. but in terms of trump, trump is doing exactly what he ha

i spoke with the bbc‘s nada tawfik a short time ago — and asked her how serious sally yates' testimony the knowledge of what happened leading up to general michael flynn's resignation at how much the white house knew about his conversations with the russian ambassador have that. she says she met with the white house twice a january 26 and january 20 seven. really, just days after the inauguration. in that meeting, she said she gave them a clear warning that general michael flynn had lied to them about his conversations with the russian ambassador and possibly lifting sanctions on russia. the white house chief of staff has said that this wasn't a warning, it was a heads up that she was unequivocal that this was a warning and that she thought the white house needed to step in and take action. she said she was willing to provide them evidence that he had lied that she was then fired by the administration over her refusal to defend trump's travel ban in court. she didn't know what the white house decision—making was because if you remember, it took them two weeks after that fact to force t

nada tawfik has more.was the hearing that many, not just in washington but across the country, had waited months for. sally yates, the former attorney general, speaking in public for the first time regarding her numerous warnings to the white house about general michael flynn. she testified that she spoke three times with white house counsel, saying that general flynn had lied about conversations he had with the russian ambassador before donald trump became president. general flynn said he did not discuss sanctions issued against russia by the obama administration. but that appears to have been untrue, and yates told the white house it made him and the country vulnerable. this was a problem. not only did we believe that the russians do this, but they likely had proof of this information. that created a compromising situation, one where the national security adviser essentially could be blackmailed by the russians. she said officials asked her whether or not he should be fired. they asked me whether general

the bbc‘s nada tawfik was on the scene and has this report.immediately makes new yorkers fear the worst. a car ploughing into pedestrians in crowded times square. eyewitnesses described how the out—of—control car sped the wrong way along seventh ave, travelling three blocks and hitting 23 people before crashing and bursting into flames. one young woman did not survive. reports say a bouncer from a nearby restaurant and a ticket agent were among those who helped police subdue the driver as he tried to flee the scene. authorities believe the incident is not terror related. they have identified the driver as a 26—year—old us citizen from the bronx and a former member of the navy with two prior arrests for drunk driving. new york police do believe this is an isolated incident but they are reinforcing key sites around the city out of an abundance of caution and more likely to reassure nervous new yorkers. this man is a ticket officer in the area. he described the aftermath. i had them scream, oh, my god, people were running. this will always be a c

grace for someone with links to hillary clinton's presidential campaign. 0ur north america reporter nada tawfikted federal court, trying to ignore the throngs of press gathered to cover the fall of a once rising star of the democratic party, now soon to be sex offender. in court, the ex—congressman broke into tears as he admitted sexting and sending lewd images to a teenager who he knew was a minor. he apologised, saying he had a sickness, but not an excuse. mr weiner became infamous and a regular tabloid spread after similar scandals in the past. in 2011, after posting a graphic image publicly to his twitter account in error, he resigned from congress after serving for 12 years as new york was a representative. i make some big mistakes and i know i let a lot of people down. two years later he would try to make a political comeback, with a run for mayor of new york. but again his pension for exchanging lewd messages with women online would ruin him and make him a pariah of the democratic party. but no one anticipated that his actions would append the 2016 presidential race. after the daily mail

nada tawfik is in new york. it's a scene that immediately makes new yorkers fear the worst.n the afternoon in times square went the wrong direction on seventh avenue in the heart of times square, going out of control and ploughing through 23 pedestrians. it eventually hopped a metal ballard and stopped there. and what we know from officials is that they very quickly were able to apprehend the driver. he is a 26—year—old former navy member, and what they say is he has two prior arrests for drunk driving. the nypd says it believes this is an isolated incident, not terrorism—related, but it has certainly caused a lot of chaos and fear here in new york. one young woman has died, they have confirmed. the other 22 people have been sent to local area hospitals. times square has been replaced from a flood of people to a flood of emergency services and vehicles that have barricaded this area off. the new york mayor and governor did give details on this investigation and they have said, despite believing this was not something more nefarious, more a emergency services and beefed up ke

nada tawfik, bbc news, the met gala. well something extremely different is going on in russia. of preparations for a news conference involving the german chancellor and the russian leader, vandermeer putin. there is the picture. they arejude to putin. there is the picture. they are jude to speak putin. there is the picture. they arejude to speak to the media after having discussions on various areas such as ukraine, and terrorism. —— bayard due to speak. —— they are due to speak. it's the first time that the german chancellor has been in that part of the world for at least a couple of yea rs, the world for at least a couple of years, so the world for at least a couple of yea rs, so we the world for at least a couple of years, so we are keeping a careful eye on events there and we hope that scene is the leaders come we will come back and bring you the pictures straight. let's just see. come back and bring you the pictures straight. let'sjust see. you can't retell people like bladder may putin, it will be at his pleasure but we will bring you back those pictures as soon as we sta

nada tawfik, bbc news, nashville.ms over recent years. but like in a lot of places there's growing demand for internet access. and now for the first time, commuters will have access to wifi when they're on public transport. a local company is rolling out the service throughout the country. from the capital harare, shingai nyoka reports. they are noisy, overcrowded and rickety, and yet these commuter minibuses known as kombis are the public bone of the transport system in zimbabwe. —— backbone. commuters are tuning out of long hours spent waiting for the bosses to fill up and get home on their mobile phones. —— buses. it motivated a little internet company to produce a product to keep the travelling public reductive. —— the local internet company. installing wi reless internet company. installing wireless internet, or wi—fi, internet company. installing wireless internet, orwi—fi, in internet company. installing wireless internet, or wi—fi, in the mini buses. people these days are connected, and they want to stay conne

inaudible the bbc‘s nada tawfik is on the scene for us and has an update.more do we know about the driver? what the nypd has said is that this was a 26—year—old man from the bronx, here in new york, new york native, former member of the navy, they say that he does have a criminal history, he had two arrests for drunk driving, criminal history, he had two arrests fordrunk driving, and criminal history, he had two arrests for drunk driving, and after this incident happened, very quickly the nypd arrested him and they say he is now being questioned. obviously, if this happened in some other location, we might not be leading the programme with it, it might not be such important news, but this is a city still on edge from the prospect of terror attacks and looking at other countries were similar terror attacks have happened, what are they saying specifically about any link to possible terrorism? it isa it is a scene that automatically brought up the biggest fears in the minds of new yorkers, the authorities say that this is an hour and a half after the incident,

nada tawfik was there. just a warning that her report contains flash photography.ute is honouring japanese designer rei kawakubo, who famously blurs the line between fashion and artwork. rei isn't so much out of the box. for rei, there is no box, and she did that so early on. when rei started, you would never believe fashion could be as influential and as powerful as music. well, it is. you know, a lot of people say, like, how do you wear that? you don't wear those clothes, those clothes wear you. sleeves need not apply, and cotton candy hair and face coverings are just a few of kawa kubo's signatures. and the bravest dress the part. the met ball is not the place to play it safe. and that unspoken rule, combined with this unconventional designer's contribution, has led to a night of unique looks. amazing outfits. apple, blue ivy, saint — the entertainment world has given us some interesting baby names over the years, and it seems new parents cheryl and liam payne are the latest to look for something out of the ordinary for their recent arrival. some of this morning

nada tawfik, bbc news, the met gala. time for a weather update with matt.st of scotland and central england, some cloud has been sitting there all day. there will be a few breaks appearing. elsewhere, central eastern england will see some showers. a better day in the channel islands. sunny spells, 18 celsius possibly in some places in the west. showers, you and far between. certainly not enough of the gardens at the moment, even fewer showers in the north. much of north west england stays dry, as for northern ireland, 18— 19 celsius. ten across the east here. this is where we could perhaps see a little bit of frost overnight, taking us into wednesday morning. no frost towards east anglia and the south—east. more breeze. 18 celsius tomorrow and diffuse bashes of rain and drizzle. the cloud will rush across the country westwards, but still a lot of sunshine in the far west. scotland, northern ireland, temperatures down. steel 18 celsius in western scotland. temperatures struggling along the eastern coasts. the reason is down to the sea temperatures. they are

joining us live now from new york is the bbc‘s nada tawfik.icularly at this case which involves the president's's son—in—law and an internet —— influential senior adviser in the white house. the first time we know ofa white house. the first time we know of a person in the white house being looked at by the fbi. american media outlets have said that jared kushner met with the russian ambassador and proposed setting up a secret channel directly from the transition team to the kremlin. even suggesting it should be in russian diplomatic facilities to avoid monitoring by american intelligence agencies to which the russian ambassador says he was taken aback by intercepted russian communications that intelligence agencies saw. jared kushner allegedly wanted to have the former adviser flynn discuss security matters but it is unclear why they thought that needed to be secret. setting up the communications channel. jared kushnehs communications channel. jared kushner‘s lawyer says he is willing to speak to congress and other places about it. he is not b

. —— nada tawfik. calendar, and the biggest night in fashion, that draws out only the stars. stepping onto the met gala red carpet is to enter a runway, but one with a very specific theme. this year, the met costume institute is honouring japanese designer rei kawakubo, who famously blurs the line between fashion and artwork. rei isn't so much out of the box. for rei, there is no box, and she did that so early on. when rei started, you would never believe fashion could be as influential and as powerful as music. well, it is. you know, a lot of people say, like, how do you wear that? you don't wear those clothes, those clothes wear you. sleeves need not apply, and cotton candy hair and face coverings are just a few of her signatures. and the bravest dress the part. katy perry and pharrell williams along with his wife wore the designer's pieces and rihanna stood out from the crowd with this floral look. of course, if you are a madonna you arrive in camouflage with your own fashion statement. what stateme