you areor watching "bbc news america."still to come on tonig's program, how one man's efforts are helping those with catastrophic injuries by getting out and about. his story just ahead. nada: u.k. authorities have arrested 41 numeral man -- 41-year-old man on orspicion of teffenses. police say five people were injured when a man with a large knife started lunging and attacking people. 3 of thewere stabbed, but none of the injuries were life-threatening. officers were able to detain the suspect. they believe he was acting along with others. reporter: late morning in the main shopping area of central manchester, the center is being evacuated. inside, please are seen running towards the danger. csometomers are locked in the shops, including one man who was joined by a woman who the attacker has just lashed out at. >> going around r d staffing otople. it was not until police finally came in that they confirmed it was a real life -- real knife. reporter: five people were injured by the attacker as the shop goes into lockdown.

i nada: th"bbc world news america." reporting from washington, i am nada tawfik.te messages between u.s. officials show concern over pushing ukraine to investigate joe biden. the president insihe only had one mission. pres. trump: i don't care about politics. but i do care about corruption. th whole thing is about corruption.da : thousands take part in : unplanned protests in hong kog after a government ban on facemasks comes into effect. ♪ nada: and discovering the rh one music produceras searched the globe looking for and stories which capture a country's tale. th nada: foe watching on pbs and around the globe, welcome to "world news america." it is at the heart of the impeachment inquiry -- did the trump administration put pressu on ukraine to pursue an investigation into joe biden and his son hunter? wly released text messag show there was definitely concern amongst u.s. officials that thahawas the case. democrats published the exchanges after testimony administration's special envoy to ukraine. the presidendenies t

this is "bbc world news america." is made possible the freeman foundation; by judy ter blum-kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for edamerica's neglected and by conions s s t fr viewers like you. thank you. >> this is bbc world news america. rengrting from wasn, i'm laura trevelyan. fighting intensifies along the syrian border. tens of thousands have fled the violence. syrian positionusacross the board are being pounded now and there are announcements being e te telling civilians toak ansh>> the plot thickens. two men who helped rudy giuliani try tonvestigate joe biden or accused of breaking campaign finance laws. plus, 30 years since the fall of the iron curtain across europe, we look at how russia is trying to regain its sense of empe. ♪ laura: for those watching on pbs and around the globe, welcome to world news america. for a second day, turkish forcee have laumajor tax from northern syria as a try to drive kurdish fighters out of the area.pr turkisident says more than 100 kurdish forces have been killed. it is

you are watching "bbc world news america." still to come on tonight'som program, a mul-million-dollar settlement in the opioid crisis. four drug companies to a deal just hours re the trial. laura: prince williahas presd concern for his brother, harry, and wife meghan. nny dymond reports now. jonny: in africa just weeks ago, they looked so happy. they showed off their newborn son they danced and left. but behind it all,wo peopleh struggling witeir roles, their lives, and an onslaught of criticism in britain's best selling papers. harry d meghan are one of the world's most photographed uples, but he made clear his deep discomfort at his very public life. prince harry: every single time i see a camera, every single time i hear a click and see a flash, it takes me back. jonny: harry saw the press tear s down his mother and he s happened to his wife. she reveals her friends warnings to her as she considered marriage. meghan: my british friends said to me, "i'm subu he is great, you shouldi't do it because the british tabloids will

hiyou are wabbc world news america." still to come on toni's program, we go inside mexico's they are packed, a policies keep people waiting longer for a decision. laura: the president of the bulgarian football union has resigned after the monday night qualify between bulgaria and enand was stoppedce due to friends.hanting from home prime minister demanded he step down after the reporter: it began when england's players first heard the "moey chants. >> i heard it before i got to the side of the page in the warm-up. we spoke about it coming o the pitchfter the warm-up. reporter: there were intee scussions between englan players, management, and officials through theirst half. an announcement was ma to the crowd that the referee might suspend the game if the abuse continued. it was greeted by boos. there were nazi salutes in e ground. when e eland's players left of the pit, they discued whether they should carry on with the match. they decided to carry on, and england's captain told me he believes it was the right desion. >

woman: this is "b world news america." the freeman foundation; by judy and peteron blum-kovler founda and by contributions to this pbs statio from viewersike you. thank you. laura: this is "bbc world news america." reporting from washington, i am ura trevelyan. pushing back against impeachment. president trump lashes out over the follow from his phone call with ukraine's le subpoenaseris first lawyor documents related to their investigation. saudi arabia's crown prince deof thisast jni oinrdg o tha erg i: was a heinous crime, but i take full responsibility as leader of saudi arabia especiallt was committed by individuals working for the saudi government. laura: p cngon llsp. how a new law in california would allow student athletes to get laura: for those watching on pbo and around the, welcome to "world news america." as the impeachment inquiry intoo president trump gathers pace, president's personal lawyer rudy giuliani for documents pertaining to the investigation. r ofgiuliani is at t cen an alleged campaign to enlist u

you are watching "bbc world news america." still to come on tonig's program,ritain's prime brexit including customslan for chkpoints for the bor ir with northeland. but it is a tough sell. laura: britain's prime minister far-reaching plans tons end the brexit impasse. ngspeao the bbc, was johnson says he is offerincustoms checkpoints along the border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland. the eu says it has not received any new proposals from the u.k.e repeated studies l red and processed meat with heart disease and cancer. the current guidance says not to eat more than 70 grams of red and processed meat aay, equivalent to two rashers of bacon or one and a half pork sausages. a team has looked at existing data and found only weak evidence that it isth wrying to cutting back. it is worth stressing that they did not find no evidence of ha, simply that it was very weak. the argument here is not so much about thidence, but how it is interpreted.re >> ts agreement on the evidence linking processed meat to cancer risk

you are watcng "bbworld news america." still to come on tonight's program, he is the man at the center of the impeachrama. we look at rudy giuliani's passed from mayor to presidential protector. a row has brokeout on social dia after the wife of a former englandcu player d the wife of another england player leaking information for instagram account to the prs. she said she spent months trying to work out the leak. rt:ri they are med to otballers who played for and, but both women have become well-known figures in their own right. rebecca vardy has treen part in thity show "i'm a celebrity,et me out of here." rooney has been a guest presenter on shows like "the x-factor." she said after years of stories about her appearing in a tabloid newspaper, she decided to lay it oner private durham feed. she told -- pfevate instagram . she told her followers "ei h posted his series of false stories to see if they make their way into 'the sun' newspaper, and they did." she said that one account could access those stories and that accou

woman: this is "bbc world news america." is made possible by... thfreeman foundation; by judy and peter blum-kovler foundaon, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs; and by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. laura: this is "bbc world news america." reporting from washington, i am laura trevelyan. britain's prime minister is gambling on general election. he will give mps more time to debate his brexit deal if they will let the people vote. prime min. johnson: it itime the opposition summed up the nerve to submit themselves to the judgment of our collective boss, the people of u.k. laura: republicans fight the impeachment inquiry by attacking the process, as the president calls for lawmakers to defend him more aggressively. we size up the strategy. plus, what ever happened to union boss jimmy hoffa in 1975? we speak to an author with a personal connection to this unsolved mystery. laura: for those watching on pbs and around the globe, welcome to "world news america." for britain's prime minister, there is n

woman: this is "bbc world news america." made possible by... the freeman foundation; by judy and peter blum-kovler foundation america's neglected needs; and by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. america. rerting from washington. the city of barcelona brought to standsti as hundreds of thousands of people are tes jail sentences given to -- protest jail sentences given to catalan separatist leaders. >> the counown is on in the u.k.. with a prime and be able to rally enough support behind his brexit deal before sa's key vote? and one giant leap for womankind, for the first time an all-femaleeam of nasa astronauts has carried out a spewalk. >> for those watching on pbs and around the globe, welcome to "world news america." throughout the day there been violent classes glass -- clashes with police on the streets of barcelona. trains have been stopped and roads blocked by protesters angry about jail sentencesth impose week on catalan separatist leaders. the latest.n correspondent has >> central barcelona.a parts are t

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orthe bbc news america editor jon sopel reports.on: a single phone conversation whose coequences could bemassiv. the call between the president and his ukrainian counterpart has sparked a bitter impeachment baasle. newly re text messages between senior diplomats showed donald trump's efforts to strong-arm the ukrainians into launching a corrtion inquiry were determined and systematic. the adminiration wanted one in company in particular to be in the spotlight, a gas company that joe biden's son hunter was a directorsof. rt volker, a former political ukraine advisor to the president, says -- jon: but the only career civil servant in these text conversations, bill taylor, raises a red flag over the decision to halt agreed military aid. jon: and the ukrainians are still waiting for a date to be set for the meeting at the white house. >> i want to thank youn invitation to washington. you invited me. hibut i'm sorry, but i you forgot to tell me the date. [laughter]ge jon: to the chhat donald trump has sought help from a h reign power to

woman: this is "bbc world news america." is made possy... the freeman foundation; by jd peter blum-kovler foundation, pursuing solutions fd america's negleceds; and byibutions to this pbs station thank you. laura: this is "bbc world news bbamerica." reporting from washington, i am laura trevelyan. the presidendoubles down as the impeachment inquiry gathers pace. he is urging another country to look at hipolitical rivals. pres. trump: china should start investigation into the bidens. laura: four people at poli headquarters in paris are killed by a colleague. the attack comes amid a protest highligh face.e risks officers plus, the healing power of poems. we visit britain's first p ttry pharmacysee if words can heal the body and soul. t laura: fse watching on pbs and around the globe, welcome to orld news america." president trump called on china to investigate joe biden and his son today as he faces an impeacent inquiry for pressuring ukraine to do the same thing. mr. trump's intervention came as thneformer u.s. envoy to ukr was interviewed be

trprotests rattle the coun laura: for those watching on pbs and around the globe, welcome to "world news america." thpowerful winds are makin raging fires in california even worse tonight. firefighters have been working up and down the state to battle the infernos. a new brush fire in southern california is dangerously close to the ronald alagan presidenibrary. thousands have been evacuated as the wildfires threaten homes and lives. the bbc's sophie long has more. soie: another day, another fire. california continues to burn. as the hot, dry weather delivers the fires forecasters feared it would. this time the strong santa ana winds whipped flames through the simialley. among the buildings evacuated is the ronald reagan prtial library, home to millions of historical documents and the resting place of the former president and first lady. they are calling this the easy fire. anything but. we are just on the hill by the presidential library, wheresi there is a m effort to get this blaze under control. they are fighting it from the air and from the ground. ng verywind is blo strongly. and it is the

woman: this is "bbc world news america." is made possible by... the freeman foundation; pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs; and by contributions tohis pbs station from viewers like u. thank you. laura: this is "bbc worlnews america."re rting from washington, i am laura trevelyan. syrian government forces are on the move towards the border with tuey. risking yet another dangerous confrontatio queen elizabeth lays out the policies of britain's government poin a speech full o and pageantry. looming ovbr everything is it. plus, a search for a half-sister ends up next-door. the amazing story of neighbors found out they were family. >> be kind to your neighbor,yo becau never know, it could be your sister you have been lookinfor. laura: for those watch pbs and around the globe, welcome to "world news america." the civil war in syria could be entering a new and dangerous phase, with government forces on the move to help kurdish fighters under attack from turkey. it comes as u.s. troops are withdrawn and the kurds have t turnedo syria's presi

you are watching "bbc world news america." still to come on tonight's program, a key witness appears before the impeachment inquiry. the top u.s. diplomat in ukraine said everything depended on investigations taking place. laura: the american woman who fled the u.k. after teenager harry dunn was killed in a crash outside a crash outside the royal air force base has been asked to be interviewed by police in the u.s. she was believed to be driving on the wng side of the road when the accident happened. she later left the u.k., claiming diplomatic immunity. her husband was reportedly stationed at the base as intelligence officer. duncan knedy reports on this story for us. duncan: he was just 19 years old, but harry dunn died in august writing his beloved -- riding his beloved motorbike. instant his parents have been everywhere from the white house to whitehall in their efforts to bring the suspect and his case to justice. they say the driver of the car involved in harry's collision should return to britain from the united states.

laura: you are watching "bbc world news america." still to come on tonight's program, breaking down trum's border walls. we speak to reporters who explain why immigration is a defining issue of this presidency. new zealand is preparing for the 250th anniversary ofni the arril of explorer captain james cook from britainri a replica of vision will lend where cook did in 1869. some say the event glorifies a man who was a murder. phil: captain cook's first encounter was marked by bloodshed. a local chief was killed. indigenous activists say it was the start of a brutal colonization led by the brish explorerex >> he was a very cruel man who meted out torture and murder to our ancestors. that is how i see him, as a murderer and imperial expansionist. phil: campaigners say that before the arrival of catherine cooke on these shores in 1769, maori were a free and independent people living in a thriving civilization. they insist that the theft of their land by the british has had long-lasting consequences. indigenous new zealanders suffer high

you are watching "bbc world news america." still to come on tonight's program, the measlesirus may be more dangerous than scientists thought. new studies reveal what could be long-term damage. laura: officials in cambodia say ey have found the body o missing british backpacker. the 21-year-old was last seen at a beach party last week. reporter: this was an island living in hope. thlocals have starter day pleading to their cambodian spirits to help them gnd their miss visitor. cours later, amelia was found, but it was the o everyone feared. her body recovered far out at sea. a 21-year-old on her first tp abroad alone would never return. her sister wrote on facebook, "now we have to get our amelia back home to england so we can lay her beautiful soul to rest and remember the wonderful life she amelia was one of many british backpackers who come here. local officials initially shtd they thoughe drowned here. but her family believes she could have been attacked. earlier, her dad had spent aninher long day in the sear heat looking f

woman: this is "bbc world news america." is made possible by... the freeman foundation; judy and peter blum-kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs; and by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. laura: this is "bbc world news america." reporting from washington, i am laura trevelyan. turkey vows to continue its offensive in syria. with a white house delegation headed to ankara, president trump stands by withdrawing u.s. troops. pres. trump: we are not of ndpolicing agentt is time to come home. laura: elizabeth warren gets the front runner treatment and the most attacks in last night's debate. plus, the parents of harry dunn aspeak to the bbcut the visit to the white house and the bombshell invitation to meet the woman involved in the fatal crash. >> a all of a sudden y in front of the president of the united states a he is trying to do something and there were things we wanted to do our way. laura: for those watching on pbs and around the globe,wo turkey's conflict with syria's kurds have no

woman: this is "bbc world news america." is made possible by... the freeman foundation; by judy and peter blum-kovler foundation, pursuing solutions for america's neglected needs; and by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. laura: this is "bbc world news america." reporting from washington, i am laura trevelyan. president trump lifts sanctions on turkey, saying there is a permanent cease-re in northeast syria. he makes it clear that u.s. forces have noole in the region. pres. trump: let someone else fight overhis long bloodstained sand. laura: a horrific discovery in the u.k. police find the bodies of 39 people in a shipping container in essex. plus, proving einstein right was no easy task. we take you inside the perilous journey that changed our understanding ofofhe universe. laura: for those watching on pbs and around the globelcome to "world news america." president trump says the u.s. has brokered a permanent cease-fire in northeast syria and he is going to lift sanctions against turkey after they told ankara wil

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laura: this is "bbc world news america. reporting from washinghin, i am laura trevelyan.rk 's offensive in northern syria will be paused, says the u.s. vicpresident, after a high-stakes meeting in ankara. we have a deal. there is a new brexiagreement tween the u.k. and t eu, but does it have the votes to get through parliament? ime min. johnson: i hope very much that my fellow mps in westminster do n come together to get brexit done, to get this excellent deal over the line. laura: plus, the president will host the g7 meeting at his very own resort. critics are asking why it came out on top. ura: forhose watching on pbs and around the globe, welcome to "world news america." turkey will suspend its offense of against kurdish fighters in northeastern syria for five days. the deal was announced after edtalks in ankara betweentu the ish president and mike pence. president trump callealit a great day for civilizaon. turkey's foreign minister said "we got what we wanted." jeremy bowen is in ankara with the latest. jeremy: the mee

but in iowa, in new hampshir those are the two states thahe haveirst voting contests in america. he is not leading in the polls. elizabeth warren is. she's leading in new hampshire, which is close to her home state in massachusetts. she has bit of an advantage there. the campaign says thatif they don't win in iowa and new hampshire, they will win in uth carolina, which has a lot of black voters, a constituency that biden does quite wellith, and he will be able to sweep through super tuesday and come through with the nomination. others i talk to say that if he loses the first two contests, it is not clear thapeople will vote for someone who was perceived to be a loser. laura: olivia nuzzi, thank you h so much for joining us w profile of joe biden. before we go, we want to show you a frightening scene fromre mexico city, whe dead are coming to life and crawling the streets, sort of. a giant skeleton has emged in one neighborhood ahead of the city's annual day of the dead lebrations. local artists used consd uction rubble to make it appear to be crawling out from adderneath the mexic

will grant, bbc news, mexico. >> you'reatching bbc world news america. still toph come, in adelphia, some unlikely polo players are saddling up and enjoying the ride. >> scientists have shown for the first time they can spot aed -- massive whale strandings from space. researchers use satellites to detect whales ached on shore. >> they are the giants of the deep, rming the world oceans but when things gol wrong it ca happen on a huge scale. last year in western australia, 150 whales u washedp on shore. by the time rescuers got there, most were dead. time is vital. researchers found a new way to track strandings, from space. usinl powerfu satellites that can scan thousands of kilometers of coast, zooming in on the animals until the body of a beached obredoris revealed --. the body of a beached whale is revealed. >> satellites can reveal strandingsucmore rapidly than people have the capacity to do on the ground. it gives us the opportunity to reacquickly. >> this blue whale skeleton museum.he natural history it is the sheer size of these animals that makes

you're watching "bbc world news america." still to come on tonight's program, the duke and duchess o, sussex end their tour ofa, southern africeading home amid a legal battle with a newspaper. laura: police in hong kong say they have made hundreds of arrests following the most violent clashes seen yet in more than four mof political turmoil. they have fired 1400 rounds of tear gas and 900 rubber buets. stephen mcdonell reports from e scene. stephen: there is bleak news out of hong kong in terms of the escalating level of violence. y especialesterday on the 70th anniversary thear commonest -- communist party coming to power in china. the latest we have heard is tt an indonesian journalist has st the use of her right eye. she was hit in the face, ity seems, ba rubber bullet in y recent days. in terms of other injuries, 104 people were taken to hospital and two of those are in critical condition.cl that does not ude the young activistho was shot in the chest. he apparently is now in a stable l condition, although stil intensive

thk you. >> this is bbc world news america. reporting from washington, i'm laura trevelyan. fighting intensifies along the syrian border. tens of thousands have fled the violence. syrian position just acrosshe board are beingounded now and there are announcements being made telling civilians to take shelter and to get off the street. the plot thickens. two men who helped rudy giuliani try to investite joe biden or accused of breaking campaign finance laws. plus, 30 years since the fall i then curtain across europe, r we look at howussia is trying to regainn i sense of empire. ♪ a:laur for those watching on pbs and around tnd globe, welcome to world news america. for a second day, turkish forcel hanched major tax from northern syria as a try to drive kurdish fighters out of the area. turkish president says more than 100 kurdish forcesavavbeen killed.ivilns have died. ve erdogan is calling on the u.s. and other major allies to back offenses. our inrnational correspondent is in turkey near the syriann bo.er and has this report. reporter: turkey says it is creating a safe zone i

laura: you are watching "bbc world news america." still to come on program, exploring the mistress of the universe and how dark energy could be key to understanding them. ur argentina has a new president, alberto fernandez, whose centerleft macron marks a change in the country's political direction. he beat incumbent mauricio macri the first ballot. he has promised troo i wages and benefits but will inherit negotiations with creditors over here is katy watson. katy: argentina's new president, i meant who was promised newio polilical direfor this struggling nation. >> were going to rebuild the egalitarian support of argentina we all dreamed of. hopefully whver ourpponents are in four years time may be aware of what they have left us and help us rebuild the country from the ashes they left behind. ka: as argentinians went to the polls on sunday, it was clear the economy was the biggest issue at stake. unemployment is rising, inflation is at 50%. when the three people lives in poverty. the past two years have been tough. many blame mr. m

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thank you.yo laura: this is "bbc world news america." reporting from washington, i am laura trevelyan.ev the white house blocks a key witness from giving testimony in the impeachmeninquiry, saying he cpear before a kangaroo court. a major row between the nba and china could cost the league millions. we will bring you the latest on this clash of sport and politics. plus, she has explored some of the world's most captivating ves. now she is sharing stories about the ocean's hidden depths. laura: for those watching on pbs and around the globe, welcome to "world news america." th white house went on the offensive against the congressional impeachment inquiry day, blocking the testimony of a key witness. in response, house democrats leading the investigation say they would issue a subpoena so they can hear from gordon sondland, the ambassador to the eu. democrats are looking into the president's efforts to pressure ukraine's leader to find dirt on his rivals, an inquiry mr. trump calls a sham. here is the man house democrats wanted to hear fr

--thank you so much for joining wahing "bbc world news america." announcer: funding for this presentation is made possible by... the freeman foundation; by judy and peter blum-kovler foundation, pursuinga'olutions for amerneglected needs; and by contributions to this pbs station thank you. ...is ju. up here. that's whe man: she took me out to those weapons. i atink we're off to a gtart. ptioning sponsored by newshour productions, c >> woodruff: good evening. i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight:n the vice president and the secretary of state come face to face with turkey's president erdogan, agreeing to a five-day pause in the syrian incursion. then, the acting white house chief of staff admits that military aid for ukraine was withheld in exchange for a promise to investigate democrats. plus, a brexit breakthrough. the united kingdom reaches a tentative deal with theon european unio prevent a hard crash-out but, questions abound on whether it can get through britain's parliament unscathed.

welcome to new america. such a nice room, comfortable chairs. i'm the director of the political reform program here at new america and i want to welcome you all to a discussion about the possibilities of ranked-choice voting, as folks can revive our democracy in various ways, potentially solving a bunch of differently challenges. this is an event, a a series of events for new america's 20th anniversary which is done in 1999 with the idea of creating a home for new generation of both people and ideas across a wide range of policy questions. i kind of one of the old-timers although it wasn't your in 1999. i saw the creation of it and fundamental ideas about political, reforming the political system, part of the dna of this organization from the beginning. as my colleague lee reminded me, the book that the founders wrote called the radical center which was one of the ideas that they wrote that was not really like a bible but it is kind of hard of that. and that i was here, came back to form theo political reform program in 2014 at our findings idea

again, thank you very much for coming to new america. [applause] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> a new poll shows just half americans are confident that the 2020 presidential election will be open and fair. there is a significant partisan gap on the questions, 72% of republicans are confident, only 39% of democrats share that belief. 58% of americans think that foreign governments are among the threats to the system, only 40's -- 41% of republicans. three quarters of them across and over half of independents believe that foreign governments may interfere with u.s. election . 31% of people believe the federal government is done enough to protect elections from foreign interference. 54% of republicans report having either a great deal or a fair amount of confidence in federal efforts. only 16% of democrats in just over one quarter of independent degree. you can find all of the results, including whether americans think presidential ca

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laura: for those watching on pbs d around the globe, welcome "world news america." the civil war in syria could be entering a new and dangerous phase, with government forces on the move to help kurursh fighters under attack from turkey. it comes as u.s. troops are withdrawn and the kurds have turned to syria'snt presi assad for help. from the turkey-syria border, orla guerin starts our covage. orla: rolling in to a heom's we troops of the assad regime. handed a victory without firing a shot. riving today in a strategic town, look who is back. the kurds say they had to do a deal w washington left them alone too face a turkish invasion. the choice, they say, was compromise or genocide. further along the key highway, another town also back in assad's hands. loyalists resurfacing. tu"i've kept this pic hidden for years, waiting for this day ," he says. for others syrians, this term is a painful blow. we met abu and his family on the turkish side of the border. he planned to go home once kurdish militia were gone. not now. i as shocked when they told me the regime is now

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you are watching "bbc world news america." still to come on tonight's primem, britain's minister says he has a plan for ncluding customs checkpoints for the borde twith northern ireland. buit is a tough sell. laura: britain'sme pinister says he has constructive and far-reaching plans to end the brex impasse. speaking to the bbc, was johnson says he offering customs checkpointong the border beheeen northern ireland and republrn if ireland.an the eu says it has not received any new proposals from the u.k. reporter: there have been repeated studies linking red and processed meat with heart disease and cancer. eat more than 70 grams of red to and processed meat a day, equivalent to two rashers of bacon or one and abaalf pork sausages. a team has looked ating data and found only weak en it irttrngty harm, simply that it was vy weak. the argument here is not so much about the evidence, but how is interpreted. >> there is agreement on the evidence linking processed meat to cancer risk. what is different here is the researchers are re

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heather hurlburt is project director at the think tanke new america.ou for your time. specifically, thank you for your time. specifically, given the emergence of this letter from specifically, given the emergence of this letterfrom president specifically, given the emergence of this letter from president trump, what you make of the mike pence and mike pompeo trip to ankara?m remains to be seen since recep tayyip erdogan has said different things in the last 2a hours on whether he plans to receive them or not. there is no sign of the operations from turkey into syria slowing down and, given that this letter is dated a week ago, it appears that the turks have already discounted it. it is hard, there is no signal that recep tayyip erdogan has any intention of stopping until he reaches his objective. what do you make of the current situation? the president and his defenders with a previous presidents have not had a great success and many american voters wa nt great success and many american voters want american troops out of foreign wars? there is a remark