here is our north america correspondent nick bryant. hillary clinton believes the fbi's handling of the e—mail investigation cost her the presidency. donald trump believes the fbi failed to prosecute her because it was politically biased against him. and both believe that the former fbi directorjames comey, fired by trump, castigated by clinton, was out to get them. ..will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help me god. the internaljustice department report says he made a serious error ofjudgement by making public statements about the clinton e—mail investigation, but found no evidence he had set out to influence the election. "we did not find that these decisions were the result of political bias on comey‘s part", the report reads. but it also concluded

nick bryant, bbc news, pennsylvania. simonjack is nick bryant, bbc news, pennsylvania.ere. nick bryant, bbc news, pennsylvania. simonjack is here. tensions are going up in this trade war, how will it affect our consumers? these are the ten page is here, peanut butter, cranberries, oceangoing yachts, kitchen tables. these are not things you buy daily. it is a cleverly done response to the trade tariffs. things like orange juice response to the trade tariffs. things like orangejuice being in florida. swing states like georgia in the election, it's a more calculated response than the blood instrument for filling the election promise in the us —— blunt instrument. clearly as we heard in that piece, people will be worried about the flood of steel but i would say that in the first round of the trade war, its american nil, the rest of the world have one. but by round two, it registers up. cars made in the us coming to the eu get 10%, rather than the other way around when it is 2.5%. at the moment it will not affect businesses and consumers much but escalation is the worry. sim

nick bryant, bbc news, washington.ld a meeting with the italian prime minister tonight to discuss europe's migrant crisis. last week italy's new government closed its ports to the migrant rescue ship aquarius, which was carrying hundreds of people. in the past four years germany has accepted around 1.4 million migrants while around 700,000 have arrived in italy by boat. the issue of migration is proving a challenge to angela merkel‘s leadership as her coalition partners are pushing for tighter controls in germany. our europe editor katya adler is in berlin. in your view, how difficult will it be for the chancellor to find some kind of solution to this? this is a fiendishly complicated issue. donald trump really stirred the controversy today as we heard in nick bryant's report, suggesting the german people we re report, suggesting the german people were turning on their leadership because of spiralling migration and crime rates. this is rather unfair. overall, crime rates in germany are down. and 50%, angela merkel‘s po

amid all this, the first lady made an unexpected visit to s our correspondent nick bryant reports. ck: the rst lady has made herself a central figure in this row, and today decided to make a dramatic journey to a detention center in texas where more than 50 children are being kept. publicly she has calr a h heart.that governs w privately she pressed her husband to reverse the policy of taking children from their parents. today came questions that any mother might ask -- when will families be reunited, and in what being detained?hildren mrs. trump: i know you have children on a long-term basis, and i would also like to see how i can help the children to reunite with their families as quickly as possible. nick: much is being made of the coat she was filmed wearing bearinthe slogan "i really don't care, do u," words which seem to contradict her actions. r office said there was no hidden message. her husband stayed in washington, where he lashed out at democratic critics. pres. trump: they want resources and personnel and to take erybody -- let's run the mostri lus hotel in the world fo

here is our north america correspondent nick bryant. nick: children held in what looked like cages. the trump administration's zero-tolerance immigration policy is being put into actione at thintion center in texas.he it is not justuch vaunted border wall that the administration hopes will act as rentor terence -- as a deter to those who crossed the mexican border illegally, but also this wiremesh fencing. the detainees are calling it the dog kennel. in these dusty facilities, the trump administration isn't just detaining children, but separating them from their parents. nearly 2000 sons and daughters have been tan away from their mothers and fathers in a month-long period. this s meant warated from his teenage son. >> it was hard, the hardest day for me. i felt like i s losing my son. that is what i thought, i wasg go lose my son. nick: this photo of a two-year-old honduran girl crying as u.s. border patrol agents searched her mother hason crystallizedrns and complaints. they have come from former first lady laura bush, who said that the zero-tolerance policy "is cruel, immoral, an

nick bryant has more. nick: a tent encampment close to the mexican border that has become a sweltering detention center for some of the thousands of children ken from their parents. donald trump's zero-tolerance immigration policy has provoked outrage across america and the world. pres. trump: going to have a lot of happy people. nick: today from the president, that rare thing, abd reversal, cln. all it took to end child separation was the flourish of his pen. pres. trump: we are going to have very strong borders, but we are going to keep the family together. i don't like the site or the the feeling of families being separated. nick: this was a political crisis of his own making, and up untitoday, the america first president had fiercely defended the crackdown. pres. trp: we want a great country, we want a country with heart. but when people come up, they have to know they cannot get in. otherwise it is never goin stop. nick: but these images of children in what look like cages were too much for even loyal

the bbc's nick bryant has been to pennsylvania to find out. nick: bethlehem, pennsylvania, used to be a powerhouse of the u.s. steel industry. then it became a rust belt power base of donald trump. after the closure of its main steel plant 20 years ago, many here felt like economic castaways, stranded in a globalized economy that left them behind. in the presidential election, bethlehem voted republican for the first time since the 1980's. >> we have 30,000 people working here at one time. nick: this former steelworker does not even like donald trump, but he loves the imposition of these tariffs. >> i think they are going to the economy, i think they are going to help the general public. i think it is a good thing, and i don't think the sky is going to fall. nick: you're not worried about the impact of a trade war? >> i'm not worried about it. it has been done before. it hasn't hurt. it is actually 34 years too late. rajini: the trump administration claims it is protecting national security, but this is more about the steel industry and rust be

laura: nick bryant, thank you. that is the big news in the u.s., but it has only been a few days since the singapore summit, and the u.s. secretary of stat is still on the road. mike pompeo met with the chinese president and other top leaders in beijing on wednesday explaining what came out of the suadit and what the path ahe will be. he said again that sanctions will stay in place and complete denuclearization remains the goal. secretary pompeo: japan, the republic of korea, and china have ackwledged that we have turned the corner and begun the process away from the threat of war and towas peace on the peninsula. each of those three countries, too, has acknowledged the importance of the work that president trump has undertaken and the commitment that chairman kim has made towards that very end to achieve the denuclearization. laura: a short time ago my colleague rajini vaidyanathan spoke to the u.s. ambassador to china during the obama administration for the bbc program "beyond 100 days." rajini: been qte a week w

from new york, the bbc's nick bryant has been following all of the developments. nick: the kim summit dominated new york tabloids this morning, although this one involved a kardashian rather than a korean. star in ay tv made for instagram moment. pop and political culture are hard to tell apart. this had far less star power but , was more momentuous. mike pompeo meeting korean general kim yong chol, one-time spymaster and his leader's right-hand man. the fact that even this meeting is taking place shows how rapidly and how dramatically relations between america and north korea have changed less than nine months ago, donald trump was just up the road at the united nations threatening to totally destroy that country. today's meeting felt like diplomatic speed dating. it was over quicker than expected. that was a sign of great progress, according to the americans, and also an indication of how much both sides want this summit to take place. sec. pompeo: our two countries face a pivotal moment in our relationship in which it could be nothing short of tragic to let this

nick bryant has more.campment close to the mexican border that has become a sweltering detention centre for some of the thousands of children taken from their parents. donald trump's zero—tolerance immigration policy has provoked outrage across america, and the world. we are going to have a lot of happy people. so today, from the president, that rare thing, a reversal and climb—down, and all it took to end child separation was the flourish of his pen. so we are going to have strong, very strong borders but we are going to keep the families together. i didn't like the sight or the feeling of families being separated. this was a political crisis of his own making and up until today‘s turnaround, this ‘america first‘ president had vigorously defended the practice. we want a great country, we want a country with heart but when people come up, they have to know they can‘t get in, otherwise it‘s never going to stop. but these images of children in what looked like cages were too much even for a loyal republican

nick bryant, bbc news, washington. more on the story now. 0ur correspondent chris buckler is in washington. politicians trying to come up with a solution to this, but still no sign of anything for donald trump to sign, what is going on? in congress there are real problems here. there was one conservative bill that was put forward that was defeated, it was defeated partly because republicans decided they were going to vote against it because they were not comfortable with it. some within the republican ranks really worried about this issue. the compromise bill was delayed to have a vote sometime later tomorrow in washington time on friday, the reality, though, that has been delayed until potentially next week, thatis delayed until potentially next week, that is because of concerns about this bill and the various different parts of it. they want to go through this line by line. it is likely not to get a vote until next week. it means the whole crisis about immigration is continuing to hang over the white house. we heard

nick bryant has this from washington. let the children go now! outrage at children being taken from their parents is now being voiced in the street. this, a protest outside the border protection agency enforcing the zero—tolerance approach to illegal immigrants authorised by donald trump. demonstrators adamant that families should remain together. i find it horrifying. it's just unacceptable, it is evil, it is disgusting and it's an embarrassment to the united states. this is a moral catastrophe and we are breaking up families and it has to end now. for donald trump, the integrity of america's borders isjust as important as the sanctity of its flag. he's portraying himself as the true patriot in this debate and knows that his hardline stance on immigration helped him win in the white house. we want a great country, we want a country with heart but when people come up, they have to know they can't get in, otherwise it will never stop. these images of children detained behind wire mesh in what looked like cages were released by the us government, h

this from the bbc‘s nick bryant.t encampment close to the mexican border, that has become a sweltering detention centre for some of the thousands of children taken from their parents. donald trump's zero—tolerance immigration policy has provoked outrage across america and the world. we're going to have a lot of happy people. so today, from the president, that rare thing — a reversal and climb—down, and all it took to end child separation was the flourish of his pen. so we're going to have strong, very strong borders, but we're going to keep the families together. i didn't like the sight or the feeling of families being separated. this was a political crisis of his own making, and up until today's turnaround, this ‘america first‘ president had vigorously defended the practice. we want a great country, we want a country with heart. but when people come up, they have to know they can't get in, otherwise it's never going to stop. but these images of children in what looked like cages were too much even for loyal republic

nick bryant, bbc news, washington.o larry sabato — director of the centre for politics at the university of virginia. he is also the author of the crystal ball which is an analysis of american politics popular around the world. does he have his eye on those mid—term elections, the reason for the u—turn? mid—term elections, the reason for the u-turn? it was part of it but also he has benefited from these controversy. turnouts are always lower in mid—term elections. his challenge is to keep republicans energised, willing to show up at the polls. he has donejust energised, willing to show up at the polls. he has done just that. energised, willing to show up at the polls. he has donejust that. the vast majority of republicans backed him on this issue. the reason he has had to reverse course and is reversed 180 degrees overnight, no matter what he is saying, is because some influential republicans with access to the media have criticised severely and it appeared that the opposition to his policy was gaining stea m oppositio

nick bryant reports. children held in what look like cages.mp administration's zero tolerance immigration policy being put into action at this detention centre in texas. it's notjust the much wanted border wall that the administration hopes will act as a deterrent to those who cross the mexican border illegally, but also this wire mesh fencing. la perrera, the detainees are calling it, the dog kennel. and in these dusty facilities, the trump administration isn'tjust detaining children but separating them from their parents. nearly 2000 have been taken away from their mothers and fathers this man was separated from his teenage son. translation: it was hard, the ha rd est translation: it was hard, the hardest day from me. i thought i was going to lose my son. this photo of a two—year—old girl from honduras crying as us border patrol officers searched her mother have crystallised complaints. they have come from the firmer —— that former first lady laura bush who says it is cool first lady laura bush who says it is cool, in moral and breaks her he

nick bryant, bbc news, washington.p trying to put pressure on angela merkel over migration. italy's new prime minister has told the german chancellor that european union rules need to change. mrs merkel is also facing an ultimatum from her own interior minister — tighten germany's borders or police will start turning people away. lebo diseko has the story. just a warning — there are flashing images coming up. at that time, it was a source of pride to germany — thousands of people welcomed into the country at the height of europe's refugee crisis. but now, resentment over this open—door policy threatens chancellor angela merkel‘s future. her interior minister, horst seehofer, has given mrs merkel two weeks to speak to other eu countries and come up with a new plan. if not, he'll tell german border police to turn people away if they've already been processed in another eu country. translation: if the european summit oi’ any agreements succeed in reaching our goal, which is to send back migrants as soon as they reach the

nick bryant, bbc news, washington.donald trump trying to put pressure on angela merkel over migration. italy's new prime minister has told the german chancellor that european union rules need to change mrs merkel is also facing an ultimatum from her own interior minister: tighten germany's borders, or police will start turning people away. lebo diseko has the story — just a warning there are flashing images coming up. at that time, it was a source of pride to germany. thousands of people welcomed into the country at the height of europe's refugee crisis. but now resentment over this opendoor policy threatens angela merkel‘s future. opendoor policy threatens angela merkel's future. her interior minister, horse to see proper, has given two weeks. if not, he will tell german border p lease to turn people away. -- horst seehofer. translation: if the europeans summon oi’ translation: if the europeans summon orany translation: if the europeans summon oi’ any agreement succeeds translation: if the europeans summon or any agre

nick bryant, bbc news, washington.r migration will be discussed at a series of meetings in the coming days. on thursday the right—wing austrian chancellor, sebastian kurz, willjoin leaders of four central european countries for talks on strengthening the eu's external borders. let's get get a snapshot from some our correspondents across europe on how different countries are responding to the migration challenge. in recent years, more than 500,000 migrants have made it here to italy. many of them passed through this, rome's main train and bus station, on their way to the rest of the continent. italy's new populist government is now taking tough action. it has already closed its ports to foreign—flagged rescue boats, it now demands that the rest of the eu share the migration burden, and in the long run, it wants to shut down for good the migration route across the mediterranean. here in budapest, the hungarian parliament has just voted to create a new criminal offence. it is called facilitating illegal immigration, and i

nick bryant, bbc news, washington.etained the captain of an indonesian ferry, one of the few survivors of a disaster that's left nearly 200 people missing and feared dead. the captain was one of just 18 found alive. the bbc‘s rebecca henschke reports from jakarta that indonesia's president has called for a review of maritime safety. hopes are fading that any more survivors or even bodies will be pulled from this volcanic lake, one of the deepest in the world. and that means many grieving families won't be able to even bury their loved ones. that includes mothers, children, and many young couples. amongst the grief, there's also anger, frustration at the pace of the rescue effort, and also that the boat was allowed to go out that day, in bad weather, with three times the maximum number of passengers permitted on board. the captain was amongst the few people who were rescued after the boat went down in bad weather, and he is being now questioned by the police, who say he owned the vessel he was operating illegally, witho

nick bryant, bbc news, new york.tlook about the potential us — north korean summit going ahead. but within the last hour north korea's state news agency has said that the country's leader kim jong—un has agreed to hold a summit with russia. the announcement followed a visit to north korea by the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov. earlier i was able to ask our state department correspondent, barbara plett usher, how the us will react to this announcement. i think probably with wariness because it brings another major power into the picture. the foreign minister of russia sergei lavrov has beenin minister of russia sergei lavrov has been in pyeongchang meeting with the north koreans and offered this invitation to visit moscow and a p pa re ntly invitation to visit moscow and apparently it has been accepted. it's not clear when exactly he will go. it would probably be easier for the prospect of a summit success if he went afterwards but it's something the americans will be keeping an eye on. also the north koreans

here's nick bryant.the new york tabloids this morning, although this one involved a kardashian rather than a korean. two reality tv stars in a made for instagram moment, pop and political culture are becoming harder to tell apart. this dinner in manhattan last night may have lacked the same star power, but was far more momentous. a smiling us secretary of state, mike pompeo, meeting a north korean general, kim yong—chol, a one—time spy master and his leader's right—hand man. steak was on the menu, and that summit in singapore. the fact that even this meeting is taking place shows how rapidly and how dramatically relations between america and north korea have changed. less than nine months ago, donald trump was just up the road at the united nations, threatening to totally destroy that country. today's meeting felt like diplomatic speed dating. it was over quicker than expected and that was a sign of great progress, according to the americans, and also an indication of how much both sides want this summit

nick bryant, bbc news, washington. top story today: police have detained the captain of an indonesian ferry after a disaster that left nearly 200 people missing and feared dead. the captain was one ofjust 18 people who were found alive. let's get more on this from our correspondent rebecca henschke, injakarta. she says the indonesian president has called for a review of maritime safety. hopes are fading that any more survivors safety. hopes are fading that any more sui’vivoi’s oi’ even safety. hopes are fading that any more survivors or even bodies will be pulled from this volcanic lake, one of the deepest in the world. that means many grieving families won't be able to even bury their loved ones, that includes mothers, children, and many young couples. amongst the grief is also anger, frustration at the pace of the rescue effort, and also that the vote was allowed to go out that day in bad weather with three times the maximum number of passengers permitted on board. the captain was amongst the few people who were resc

our north america correspondent nick bryant reports.p. after the closure of its main steel plant 20 years ago many people felt like economic castaways. stranded in a globalised economy that left them behind. with the presidential election, bethlehem voted republican for the first time since the 1980s. —— in the presidential election. we had 30,000 people working at one time. former steelworker tom doesn't even like donald trump but he loves the imposition of these tariffs. i think they will really help the economy, they are going to help the general public. it is a good thing. i don't think the sky will fall. you're not worried about the impact of a trade war? i'm not worried about the impact. it's been done before and it hasn't hurt. it's 30, a0 years too late. the trump administration claims its protecting the us security but this is more about protecting us steel industry and protecting rust belt towns. donald trump believes he is rewarding his loyal supporters and doesn't seem that worried about angering his closest allies. but the

nick bryant, bbc news, washington.c are turning against their leader over immigration. on twitter, mr trump said, "crime in germany is way up," and that europe made a mistake "in allowing millions of people in who have so strongly and violently changed their culture." in berlin, the german interior minister has given chancellor merkel until the end of the month to engineer a european deal on immigration, before he begins turning away migrants at the border. 0ur europe editor katya adler has more. this is a fiendishly complicated issue and donald trump really stirred controversy today as we heard, suggesting that the german people were turning on their leadership because of spiralling migration and crime rates. —— spiralling. this is unfair because crime rates in germany are down and that 50%, angela merkel‘s popularity rating is one of many world leaders would dream of but it is true that politically she has been very much weakened by her liberal migration policies and that is why she is convinced that her political fu

nick bryant, bbc news, pennsylvania. new law, which requires all public buildings to display a christian cross in theirfoyer. the man at the centre of the law, markus soeder, says the crucifix is at the heart of bavaria. but critics have slammed him for politicising a religious symbol to woo far—right, anti—islamists. tiffany wertheimer‘s report contains flash photography. this will be a common sight in bavaria from now on. as of friday morning, nearly all government buildings in the south—eastern german state must display a crucifix. as the law came into effect, its mastermind, premier markus soeder, was not even in bavaria. he was at the vatican enjoying a private audience with the pope. soeder says the cross is at the heart of bavaria's identity, but the new law has germans divided. translation: i think it is a good thing because it is part of our tradition and i am a religious person. translation: i don't need to hang one on the wall. sometimes i even feel a bit uneasy about the cross. but i am of the opinion that ev

nick bryant, bbc news, washington.n shown in what melania trump was wearing to that visit to the migrant centre. it wa nted visit to the migrant centre. it wanted a tweet from donald trump himself. this is the guardian. you can see it. there is beheading jacket flak. this is the back of it. what is she referring to? this is what donald trump said. i'm sure they have different views. we will discuss it in the paper review this evening. we have some active guests today from the us. we will talk to them in the papers. and 110w will talk to them in the papers. and now for a story that dominated headlines yesterday which is too important stop —— to leave alone. the chief constable of hampshire police says it must take a "step back" and allow another force to lead a review into how officers handled investigations into the suspicious deaths of hundreds of elderly people at a hospital in gosport. the force and other public bodies were strongly criticised in an independent report yesterday, which found that more than a50 patien

nick bryant, bbc news, pennsylvania. our business editor simon jack is here. ntic industry on both sides of the atlantic is not happy about these tariffs. are they likely to have an impact on prices here? for consumers i think probably not. if you look at some of these items, peanut butter, cranberries, yes, orange juice possibly, but there are other sources of these products. harley—davidson is and yachts are not everyday purchases. in the us with the steel tariffs you have the relu cta nt with the steel tariffs you have the reluctant consumer, some of the most expensive steel in the world so if this is the first round of so—called trade war you could argue that its us aid nil, the rest of the world one, but that's not the point. the point is where we go from here. there's plenty of room to escalate for example on cars, tariffs on eu car is going to the us pay 2.5%, ca i’s car is going to the us pay 2.5%, cars coming back the other way pay 10%. maybe it could even up. that would be a problem for the european car industry. what is interesting at the moment is

nick bryant, bbc news, pennsylvania.on from across the globe, plus five reasons why trade wars aren't easy to win. just head to bbc.com/news or download the bbc news app. the us defence secretary, james mattis, has accused china of trying to intimidate and coerce its neighbours by deploying missiles in the disputed south china sea. speaking to south—east asian defence ministers in singapore, general mattis said beijing's actions call into question its broader goals. china's policy in the south china sea stands in stark contrast to the openness of our strategy. it promotes... what our strategy promotes, it calls into question china's broader goals. china's militarisation of artificial features in the south china sea includes the deployment of antiship missiles, surface—to—air missiles, electronicjammers, missiles, surface—to—air missiles, electronic jammers, and more recently the landing, our craft leanne wood island. despite china's claims to the contrary this is tied directly for military use for the purposes of intimid

immigration policy also provided controversy in the united states from where nick bryant reported onident trump's decision to stop the much—criticised separation of undocumented migrants and their children. zero tolerance immigration policy has provoked outrage across america and around the world. we'll have a lot of happy people. so today for the president, that rare thing, a reversal, a climb—down. all it took to end child separation was the flourish of his pen. miranda diamond felt the full story was not being accurately reported. she e—mailed... three years ago, the bbc launched a new news app that provides us with a more personalised news experience on mobile and tablets. but at the end of last month, those using the app via kindle fire devices suddenly found they could no longer do so, and many of them were not happy. three years ago, the bbc launched a new news app that provides us with a more personalised news experience on mobile and tablets. but at the end of last month, those using the app via kindle fire devices suddenly found they could no longer do so, and many of them

nick bryant, bbc news, washington.it must take a "step back" and allow another force to lead a review into how officers handled investigations into the suspicious deaths of hundreds of elderly people at a hospital in gosport. the force, and other public bodies, were strongly criticised in an independent report yesterday, which found that more than 1150 patients died prematurely after doctors gave them "dangerous" amounts of painkillers. 0ur health editor hugh pym has more details. for tracie, today was the first chance to look at the full report. that's appalling, isn't it? listed, with others, are details of her own father's death. robert wilson died at gosport war memorial hospital in 1998, aged 75. he'd been taken there for rehabilitation after breaking a collarbone and other health problems. like others, he died after huge doses of painkillers. the report said drjane barton was responsible for prescribing on the wards in the 1990s, though other staff were also involved. she was later disciplined, but not barred by

nick bryant, bbc news. the steel industry, and was formerly research director of the united steelworkers of america. he joins me via webcam from toronto. thank you forjoining us. what do you make of what is taking place?” think these are difficult and potentially dangerous times on the steel issue itself between canada and united states this makes no sense at all. during the nafta period, america became canada's biggest steal customer. it goes back and forth each year. this year, the american side is up $2 billion. in still trade with canada. western canada was a bit ahead. but from that point of view while there is some technical issues, monitoring chinese imports, those are quite solvable. the view is on its own terms, the us and canada as you trade this makes no sense. secondly people are left with the inclusion that this is a bargaining trip —— chip being used by america and the larger nafta negotiations which recently thought they were going to come close to being done but have drawn apart again. that

nick bryant reports. bethlehem pennsylvania used to be a powerhouse of the us steel industry.se of donald trump. after the closure of donald trump. after the closure of its main steel plan 20 years ago, many people here felt like economic castaways. stranded in a globalised economy that left them behind. in the presidential election, bethlehem voted republican for the first time since the 1980s. we had 30,000 people working here at one time. former steelworker tom does not like donald trump, but he loves the imposition of these tariffs. donald trump, but he loves the imposition of these tariffsli donald trump, but he loves the imposition of these tariffs. i think they will help the economy, i will help —— they were help general public, i think it is a good thing andi public, i think it is a good thing and i don't think the sky will fall. iam not and i don't think the sky will fall. i am not worried about the impact of a trade war, it has been done before, it hasn't hurt, it is 30 or 40 before, it hasn't hurt, it is 30 or a0 yea rs before, it hasn't hurt, it is 30 or a0 years t

immigration policy also provided controversy in the united states from where nick bryant reported onontroversy in the united states from where nick bryant reported on wednesday on president trump's decision to stop the much—criticised separation of undocumented migrants and their children. zero tolerance immigration policy has provoked outrage across america and around the world. we'll have a lot of happy people. so today for the president, that rare thing, a reversal, a climb—down. all it took to end child separation was the flourish of his pen. miranda diamond felt the full story was not being accurately reported. she e—mailed... three years ago, the bbc launched a new news app that provides us with a more personalised news experience on mobile and tablets. but at the end of last month, those using the app via kindle fire devices suddenly found they could no longer do so, michael ryan asked... but i'm afraid that looks unlikely, as neil mcalpine has written on a blog. monday's good morning britain on itv had a scoop, an interview with thomas markel, whose absence at the recent wedd

nick bryant is in washington.notjust the transatlantic trade war with europe but with china and canada. mexico. india took retaliatory measures. japan and turkey is preparing to do the same. this is broadening and widening. many donald trump supporters, especially those in the old industrial state of the rustbelt love the rhetoric of the trade war but will they like the reality? the european union has been specific about which goods it will target. targets like hali davidson, and they are made in the rustbelt states. they are trying to damage donald trump politically. many republicans fear this will damage america economically. the markets are very itchy tariq but the fundamentals of the us economy are very slow. unemployment at an 18 year low. and donald trump is battling for a position of strength. a service of thanksgiving has taken place at westminster abbey 70 years after hundreds of caribbean migrants landed in essex on the ship, the empire windrush. they came here to help rebuild post—war britain. but the g

the president is discussing legislative plans with us senators, as our correspondent nick bryant reportsdren being taken from their parents is now being voiced in the street. this, a protest outside the border protection agency enforcing the zero—tolerance approach to illegal immigrants. together. i find it horrifying. it's just unacceptable, it is evil, it is disgusting and it's an embarrassment to the united states. this is a moral catastrophe and we are breaking up families and it has to end now. sobs and cries said to be from central american children separated from their parents have cut through this debate. they were released by us media. for donald trump, the integrity of america's borders isjust as important as the sanctity of its flag. he is portraying himself as the true patriot in this debate and knows that his hardline stance on immigration helped him win in the white house. we want a great country, we want a country with heart but when people come up, they have to know they can't get in, otherwise it will never stop. these images of children detained behind wire mesh in what

nick bryant has been to a steel town which has fallen on hard times to see how the measures have been, pennsylvania used to be a powerhouse of the us steel industry. then it became a rust belt powerbase of donald trump. after the closure of its main steel plant 20 years ago, many people here felt like economic castaways, stranded in a globalised economy that left them behind. in the presidential election, bethlehem voted republican for the first time since the 1980s. we actually had 30,000 people working here at one time... former steelworker tom sedor doesn't even like donald trump, but he loves the imposition of these tariffs. i think they're gonna really help the economy, help the general public. i think it's a good thing, and i don't think the sky is going to fall. you're not worried about the impact of a trade war? i'm not worried about the impact. it's been done before and it hasn't hurt. it's actually 30—a0 years too late. the trump administration claims it's protecting us national security, but this is more about protecting the us steel industry and protecting rust belt towns.

nick bryant is in washington.spacific trade war with china, the trans—border trade war with canada and mexico, india took retaliatory measures with the united states and japan and turkey is preparing to do the same. this is broadening and widening. many of donald trump's supporters, especially those in the industrial heartland states of the rust belt love the rhetoric of the trade war but will they like the reality because the european union has been specific about which us goods it is targeting. it's gone to brands like harley—davidson, not because they are iconic or symbolic but because of where they are made, in those rust belt states of the old industrial heartland. they are trying to damage donald trump politically. many worry it could damage america economically. it's a view shared by the chamber of commerce in america but the markets are jittery. although the fundamentals of america are strong, unemployment at an 18—year low and donald trump believes he is entering this battle from the point of economic str