nick bryant reports. nick:ashington without john mccain is a lesser place. he h wasan landmark, an american hero who is broken body

nick bryant reports from maine.he waters off maine has become an unexpected theatre of the trade war. with the local lobster fishermen in the defenceless victims of the battle that is intensifying between washington and beijing. china has targeted lobster imports with a 25% tariff.

nick bryant, bbc nws, washington. laura: earlier today rickav, who was john mccain's cpaign manager, read out a letter from the late senator with this message. >> do not despair of our present difficulties. we believe always in the promise and greatness of america, because nothing is inevitabl here. americans never quitsu, we never ender come we never hide from history. we make history. farewell, fellow americans. god bless you and god bless america. laura: rick davis there. for more on senator mccain's life and legacy, i'm joined by a u.s. diplomat who served as the second of director of the mccain institute. how will you personay remember jo mccain? >> john mccain was someone who always stood up for the right thing to matter how hard it was, no matter what he faced in doing so, he was quick to judgment and he knew the right judgment and he just went after it. laura: what did the tributes coming in from around the world tell us about how he was feared? k-- viewed? think that is extraordinary. i travel a lot around th

nick bryant traveled to tennessee to test the pulse of evangelical voters who backed l trump ge numbersn 2016. nick: it was not just the postindustrial landscape of the rust belt that provided lush tepoliticaain for trump, but the southern bible belt as well. congregations such as the thousand hills cowbochurch in central tennessee. >> bacon, sausage,ll of it. nick: white evangelicals who in the presidential election gave the new york billionaire higher support than ronald reagan or george w. bush. >> we likeomebody will say what is on their mind and speak whatever it is you want to say and say as plainspoken as y can. >> i don't agree with some of the words he uses, but he is doing more than any other president has done in the past. nick: you think he is one of the truly great presidents? r >>lly do. i think he is going to be. nick: his behavior, a lot of people think, isn't that christian. el>> as christians we all fail. that is why we need jesus christ in our lives. ♪ olck: many white evangelicals feel besieged and ed in what they fear is becoming an increasingly godless america. man

nick bryant, bbc news, maine. rajini: for more on the trade troubles between the u.s. and china, i spoke earlier with our reporter paul blake, who is on theaterfront in new york ci . you have been traveling across america speaking to people to find out what the impact is of tariffs for them. what have they been telling you? paul: we have not just been talking to companies that are against the tariffs. we are talking to companies innc favor of them,ding tire companies in cincinnati, ohio, who say they are facing unfair competition from east asian tire companiesiahat are essey undercutting their pricing and business because they are able to manufacture the tires at cheaper rates than whac th manufacture in the u.s., and they are puttingn pressuree president and the u.s. congress to impose greater and greater tariffs on china. they are hoping that the next tranche of tariffs, $200 billion worth of tariffs, will include tires and protections of for thei hoping that the president will see those througnext month. rajini: we just heard from the president -- he told reuters th

nick bryant, bbc news, tennessee. rajini: before we go, let's get an update on the top story. president has said the paul manafort case has nothing to do with russian collusion, and once again he has called the special prosecutors probe a witchhunt. mr. trump also says he feels bad for his former campaign chairman. this afternoon a jury in virginia found manafort to the of8 -- guilty on 8 charges tax and bank fraud. they failed to reach a verdict on 10 other councils of mr. lawyer michael cohen hlt pleaded guito violating campaign finance laws. mr. cohen ss he did so at the direction of what he called the candidate, but he did not mention donald specifically. you can find more on those stories on our website and the rest of the day's news as well. i'm rajini vaidyanathan. you can find me twitter. thanks for watching "world news america." >> with the bbc news app, our vertical videos are designed tor work around ifestyle, so you can swipe your way through the news of the day and stay up-to-date with the latest headlines you can trust. download now from sorected app stes. >> fun

nick bryant, bbc news, washington.emely provocative and dangerous military moves in pacific waters. they also warned that the thaw in the relations with the us following the meeting between the two presidents injune could be in jeopardy. and there are indeed signs that relations are strained, president trump announced that his secretary of state, mike pompeo, would cancel a planned trip to pyongyang. for more on where the us and north korea might go next, i've been speaking to andray abrahamian from the griffith asia institute's pacific forum csis think tank, who hasjust been to north korea. they're at a difficult moment right now. i think both sides are struggling to articulate what they want in the long—term, and what steps need to come in the short term in order to keep momentum from the singapore summit. in the long—term, the us wants denuclearisation, but they're struggling to say what kind of denuclearisation, what that means exactly. and for the north koreans' part, they say they want an end to the nuclear umbre

nick bryant, bbc news, washington.olent attacks by far—right protesters in the eastern city of chemnitz, where police are tackling a second night of demonstrations. hundreds of people have taken to the streets and attacked anyone they believed to be foreign after a german man was stabbed to death. a syrian man and an iraqi man have been arrested on suspicion of murder. as the prime minister arrives in africa to discuss trade, britain is facing an increasingly bitter tug—of—war with one of its former african colonies — mauritius. the two countries are divided over the chagos islands a former british colony in the indian ocean, which used to be part of mauritius but which was detached in 1965 and is now home to a us airbase. next week mauritius will argue before the united nation's top court — the international court ofjustice — that britain should return the chagos islands. andrew harding sent this report. it's a serene setting for a diplomatic storm. today, the tiny tourist paradise of mauritius is taking on the britis

from pennsylvania, nick bryant reports.nia child abuse scandal has shocked and appalled — a report alleging that 301 priests preyed on as many as 1,000 children over a 70—year period, and that church leaders hid the allegations away in a secret archive. who would have believed me — a priest?! last week, the attorney general‘s office in pennsylvania released a video with testimony of three victims. i was groomed, starting young. the day i met him, i was around 18 months old. the pennsylvania report is deeply disturbing. it includes allegations that a ring of priests manufactured child pornography, and gave victims gold cross necklaces to identify them to other predators as optimal targets. pope francis didn't mention the pennsylvania allegations during his sermon yesterday at the vatican. but he did so today, in an unusually forthright letter to the world's 1.2 billion catholics. because i'd lost that trust. juliann bortz was abused by her priest as a child in the 1960s. the pope's letter offered her no comfort. i don't beli

nick bryant, bbc news, pennsylvania.an state of kerala, which has been hit by the worst monsoon floods in a century. although the weather has improved, some areas are still under water and indian military helicopters are airlifting stranded people, and dropping food supplies to those they cannot yet reach. more than a00 people have died in the floods and thousands have been marooned. from cochin, kerala's commercial capital, yogita limaye has sent this report. as the water recedes, people want to go back home. but it isn't dryjust yet. praveen and his family left their house in thrissur five days ago. today, he has returned to take a look. but the water level has only gone down a few inches. these low—lying areas, there are many pockets like these where you still find water. it is completely cut off from the mainstream. for us, it is going to take at least a week to kind of get back to complete normalcy. but some don't have a house to go back to. chandra's home has been swept away. he is a tailor and struggles to make en

nick bryant, bbc news, staten island. for a series of visits with relatives they haven't seen since the end of the korean war, 60 years ago. this report by laura bicker contains flash photography. this is why some call these reunions ‘the second separation‘. after brief moments together, they're once again torn apart. "let's meet again when our countries are reunited," she says. but north and south korea are still at war, divided — and look likely to remain so. earlier, the families were given one extra hour over lunch. they've had 12 hours in total together over three days. precious time for this 82—year—old to spend with her sisters, or this uncle to teach his niece this about the family tree. and for a father to hear one last story from his daughter. "i hope whenever i pray for you, you will hear it" says his mother. but when they leave this resort, all further contact will be impossible. it was a moment few thought about when they were first reunited, especially this 92—year—old who flung herself in her estranged son'

nick bryant, bbc news, pennsylvania.me of the day's other news: president donald trump has said he would most likely have a further meeting with north korean leader kim jong—un. he said he believes north korea has taken specific steps towards denuclearisation, despite widespread doubts about kim's willingness to abandon his arsenal. mr trump also complained that china has not been helpful because of its trade dispute with the united states. also making news today: venezuelans are getting new banknotes as inflation in the country is predicted to rise to a million percent by the end of the year. the new sovereign bolivar slashes five zeroes off the old currency. president maduro says the change will revitalise the venezuelan economy, but many economists believe his plan won't succeed. after eight years of tough austerity measures, greece has emerged from its bailout programme. the european union's economics commissioner has said greece's reforms lay the groundwork for an extensive recovery. the government says it can now s

nick bryant, bbc news, staten island.t to the pacific island chain. officials have warned of flash flooding and landslides. the west it is ready coping with the eruption of the killer whale volcano on the big island that has been going on for three months. european space agency has launched a satellite to measure wind speeds across the earth. the spacecraft blasted off from french guiana on wednesday. it will fire a powerful laser into the earth's atmosphere, it is to trace the movement of air particles. it is to improve weather forecasts. it is being reported that saudi arabia has called off plans to list its vast state oil company on domestic and international stock markets. the leadership had been talking up selling at 5% stake in the company to find ambitious economic plans to reduce the kingdom's reliance on oil. some analysts have described this as unrealistic. the hugely controversial issue of so—called gay conversion therapy is the subject of a new film receiving critical acclaim. the miseducation of cameron post

nick bryant, bbc news, staten island. of the unfolding economic crisis. the introduction of a new currency just days ago has failed to curb massive inflation and millions have fled the country since 2015. many have crossed into colombia over the simon bolivar international bridge which straddles the border in the eastern andes. from there, our correspondent katy watson reports. the sun hasn't yet risen but rush—hour has begun. this bridge has become a lifeline to buy food, get medical treatment, or to escape, once and for all. this woman says the economic crisis has taken its toll. she and her family are heading to columbia's capital bogota to find work. translation: we are leaving lots of things behind. you lose everything you ever worked for. we have to start from scratch. for many, venezuela has become unliveable. erica is just 17 and a single mother of three. translation: when my baby was born, the hospital had no needles, nothing. hospitals are contaminated, too. when i gave birth, i wanted to leave so badly because

nick bryant, bbc news, staten island. their reunions were joyous, if bitter sweet.ng. nearly 90 south koreans have been visiting the north for a series of visits with relatives they haven't seen since the end of the korean war, 60 years ago. but those gatherings have come to an end, and they've been separated once again. this report by laura bicker contains flash photography. this is why it some call these reunions the second separation. after brief moments together, they are once again torn apart. let's meet again when our countries are reunited, she says. but north and south korea are still at war, divided — and look likely to remain so. divided — and look likely to remain so. earlier, the families were given one extra hour over lunch. they have had 12 hours in total together over three days. precious time for this 80 key role to spend with her sisters, or this uncle to teach is this about the family tree. —— this att year old. 0r this about the family tree. —— this att yearold. 0ra this about the family tree. —— this att year old. or a father to hear one last sto

nick bryant, bbc news, washington. to cambodia where local tuk—tuks drivers face tough competition which draws its inspiration from india. he's the first african—american to win the presidential nomination of a major party, and he accepts exactly 45 years ago to the day that martin luther king declared "i have a dream." as darkness falls tonight, an unfamiliar light will appear in the south—eastern sky. an orange glowing disk that is brighter than anything save the moon — our neighbouring planet mars. there is no doubt that this election is an important milestone in the birth of east timor as the world's newest nation. it'll take months and billions of dollars to repair what katrina achieved injust hours. three weeks is the longest the great clock has been off duty in 117 years, so it was with great satisfaction that clock maker john vernon swung the pendulum to set the clock going again. this is bbc world news. one main headline: after a year of talks, the united states and mexico have reached agreement on a new trade

nick bryant, bbc news, tennessee.re... good evening. england capitulated on day two of the third test at trent bridge. all out for 161 runs they lost ten wickets in a single session to leave india, who are batting again, well placed to win the match and reduce england's lead in the series. patrick gearey reports. not a glorious sunday morning scene unless you have a cricket ball in hand. cloud cover is the preferred climate of the english swing bowler. few understand by the ball looks like this. one of four indian wickets to fall before lunch. 329 all out. england had to bat. clearly not easy after a decent start alastair cook was first of all, the next ball, new over, keaton jennings, 54—2. 0llie pope went and it was felt thatjoe root was next that he disagreed. he did not think the ball had carried to the field. sometimes the more you see something the more confusing it is. they stuck with the umpire, unpopular but unsurprising. as was what happened next, england collapse. ben stokes went out for ten as trent bridge

nick bryant, bbc news, pennsylvania.se, a jesuit priest and senior analyst at the religion news service joins me now from santa clara, california. thank you very much were talking to us thank you very much were talking to us about this. i realise these are not easy things to speak about. you will have heard people in a report saying the pope is doing this because he is coming to ireland at the weekend and is trying to avoid a greatest in bed. he has sent letters before to chile and australia, why would you say this one is so significant? well, what i like about this particular response from the pope is that he is so blunt and direct, and acknowledging the great pain and suffering of the victims of abuse and also the terrible job that bishops did in protecting children. this is just atrocious, bishops did in protecting children. this isjust atrocious, what happened to these children. and the fa ct happened to these children. and the fact that the bishops did not do their job, fact that the bishops did not do theirjob, did

nick bryant, bbc news, washington. reached the outline of a new trade agreement after months of difficult negotiations. it would mark a success for donald trump's attempts to renegotiate us trade deals, including the north american free trade agreement, nafta. but a final deal would need a sign—off from canada, the third country in the nafta treaty. in new york, markets ended the day stronger on the news. i've been speaking to our correspondent there, nada tawfik, who explained why this is a significant moment. well, it is a major step forward in a possible future nafta deal. the united states and mexico had been negotiating tirelessly for months to try to get over some of the key hurdles. they've now made an agreement in the automobile industry, and some of the issues there, which president trump has really been pushing, so now they've agreed that 75% of auto components have to be made in north america, and that 40% of vehicles have to be manufactured in high wage manufacturing facilities that pay at least $16 an hour

nick bryant, bbc news, tennessee.y're all pregnant at the same time. max gorden reports. it wasn't like they planned it. they're wondering what's in the water! and they sure weren't counting on this. 0ne after another, after another, after another. 16 intensive care unit nurses at banner desert medical center in mesa, all pregnant at the same time. did we have some kind of pact going on? the boon of burgeoning bellies has increased trips to the cafeteria. simple, you know, soups, making sure the kids all right. and it has some patients a little confused. he was like, "are you all pregnant?" though there are a few limitations to the cases these nurses can now treat. certain infections, and also chemotherapy drugs can be very toxic to the foetus. but don't fear — a maternity—leave—induced nurse shortage isn't on the way. we've been planning for this for months. it's left some of these nurses learning a lesson. you find out how supportive your co—workers are of you, and your management team. it's been a good experience.

nick bryant, bbc news, staten island.s begun to fall considerably, with just over three million marriages recorded in the first three months of this year. that's down almost 30% since 2013, when the figure stood at about 4.2 million, according to official numbers. and while the marriage rate is decreasing, the divorce rate is increasing. government figures released in 2016 showed that the divorce rate had doubled over the previous decade — a trend that is on track to repeat itself. but what's behind the changing attitude to marriage? joining me via webcam is drjieyu liu, deputy director of the soas china institute. thank you so much forjoining us. why are divorce rates rising in china? there are several reasons contributing to this trend. first, young people in china are under great pressure to get married from their peers, parents and the society. as a result, many people get married in their 20s because they get married for the sake of marriage. many of them do end up making a choice they are not entirely sure about. se

nick bryant, bbc news, staten island.former us attorney general — under president george w bush. i asked him what he made of this situation and what advice he might have given where he and the white house today. it is distracting for the president himself, but also distracting for the staff. having worked in the white house for four yea rs, worked in the white house for four years, i know how bad news, particularly about the president, and personal actions by the president, can be very demoralising and distracting to the staff. chief of staffjohn kelly has a special burden to try to maintain the morale of the staff, to make sure the staff understands that the best way to serve the president is to continue to serve the people of the united states. but nonetheless, it is externally distracting for the president, and for the white house, 110w. president, and for the white house, now. the question about that. we we re now. the question about that. we were speaking to david rivkin, who is worked under president reagan, and the

nick bryant, bbc news, staten island. 0ur north america editor jon sopel is outside the white house foro much going on in relation to all this, what could happen next? well, let's separate the two parts, the political path i will come to the second and the legal path. michael cohen's lawyer has said he is willing to help the special council robert mueller in looking into the whole issue of collusion over the donald trump campaign and whether the russians helped. we don't know if robert mueller will accept that invitation. we are also waiting for the long—awaited report which has been going on now for almost 18 months, what's it going to say, what bombshells might it contain? ultimately any decision over whether you're going to impeach the president, though it's about high crimes and misdemeanours it's really a political decision. you have got mid—term elections in november and the democrats hope they are going to reta ke the democrats hope they are going to retake control of the house of representatives. if they do that was going to be a lot of pressure from grassroots supporters that w

nick bryant, bbc news. pennsylvania.ing a car at pedestrians, cyclists and police officers last week outside the houses of parliament has appeared in court for the first time. 29—year—old salih khater, who's a british citizen born in sudan, was charged with two counts of attempted murder. our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford, was in court. it was last tuesday, at 7:37 in the morning, that a ford fiesta ploughed through a group of cyclists on the edge of parliament square. it was last tuesday, at 7:37 in the morning, without stopping, it drove up the access road to the house of lords car park and smashed into the security barrier. because of the location and the use of a vehicle, counter—terrorism officers led the investigation. salih khater, the driver of the car, has now been charged with attempting to murder cyclists at the junction of parliament square and with attempting to murder the police officers who leapt out of the vehicle's path. this morning, he was brought to court for his first appearance in the

nick bryant, bbc news, tennessee.atson at the bbc sport centre. good evening. england were bowled out for 161 runs, as they lost all ten wickets between lunch and tea on day two of the third test. it leaves india in control and well placed to reduce england's lead in the series with victory at trent bridge. patrick gearey reports. not a glorious sunday morning scene unless you have a cricket ball in hand. cloud cover is the preferred climate of the english swing bowler. few understand by the ball looks like this. one of four indian wickets to fall before lunch. 329 all out. but england had to bat. clearly not easy — after a decent start alastair cook was first to fall, the next ball, new over, keaton jennings, 54—2. 0llie pope went and it was felt thatjoe root was next but he disagreed. he did not think the ball had carried to the field. sometimes the more you see something, the more confusing it is. they stuck with the umpire, unpopular but unsurprising. as was what happened next, england collapse. ben stokes went ou

nick bryant, bbc news, staten island. 0ur north america editor, jon sopel, is at the white house.the white house insists he has done nothing wrong but the question is, has donald trump broken the law? well, if it is, as michael cohen swore on oath yesterday, that he was directed to infringe campaign finance laws, then donald trump has broken the law. you have the white house today hitting back, saying there was no breach of the law. the white house problem, though, is that there have been three different accou nts there have been three different accounts from donald trump. there is accounts from donald trump. there is a tape that michael cohen released seeming to suggest that michael cohen knew about it from the beginning. then there is the interview he has given this afternoon in which he seems to say, i knew about it, but later on. then there is what he said on air force 0ne there is what he said on air force one where he said he knew nothing about it at all. i was at the briefing that sarah sanders gave and i have got to say that the white house look exhausted by the events of

nick bryant, bbc news, staten island. is writing about the reaction of trump supporters for our website and joins us now. you have been speaking to trump supporters all morning, what are you hearing, the same as the people nick brya nt hearing, the same as the people nick bryant was speaking to? it is, impassioned support for donald trump. 0ne quote from a trump supporter called james who says it is more important to get new north korea to give up their nuclear arms to worry about whether he had sex with somebody years ago. kathy in new hampshire said, i don't care if he paid off a porn star or a playboy bunny, it doesn't impact his policy—making. people say tax cuts, building the wall and the policies his base support love, they say let's talk about this because everything else is a distraction. where this will matter is in the blue and red states, among suburban voters and particularly white, suburban voting women, are you getting a feel about them? yes, a number of white women who voted for donald trump in key states,

nick bryant, bbc news, maine. rajini: for more on the tradeou es between the u.s. and chrepopo irtinerar pau sl blaken the waterfront in new york city you have been traveling across e america speaking to peo find out what e im ipa s tariffs for em. what have telling you? paul: we have not just been n eeeytalking to companies thate against the tariffs. we are talking to companies in favoof ttihere i,ngdipanies ncin cinlucinnat ohio, who say they are facing unfair competition from east asian tire companies that are essentially undercutting their pricing and business because they are able to manufacture the tires at cheaper ratesatn twh ey are puttingu.s.ongrs to impor ter and greater tariffs on china. they are hoping that the next tranche of tariffs, $200 ion worth of tariffs, will include tires and protections of for their business and they are hoping that the president will seehose through next month rajini: we just heard from the h president told reuters that he does not expect any timeframe for ending the trade war with cnas .end? week, then? paul: that's right,

from washington, nick bryant reports. washington withoutjohn mccain is a lesser place.emained at half staff in honour of his sacrifice and service. but at the white house where the flag was lowered at the weekend, no such act of ongoing remembrance today. ordinarily when a figure of the stature ofjohn mccain passes away, the us president issues a proclamation, ordering flags to remain at half—mast until the burial. but donald trump chose not to do that, and he also stopped white house aides from issuing a written statement calling the former pow a hero. in a tweet, donald trump paid his deepest sympathies and respect to the mccain family, but had no kind words for the man himself. thank you and congratulations, that's a fantastic thing. and today he praised the mexican president as they announced a new trade deal but refused to pay tribute to one of america's most revered figures. shouting. john mccain survived nearly six years as a prisoner of war in vietnam and turned down the offer of early release even though he was being tortured. but when donald trump ran for the

our correspondent nick bryant reports. washington withoutjohn mccain is a lesser place.rifice and service. but at the white house where the flag was lowered at the weekend, no such act of ongoing remembrance today. ordinarily when a figure of the stature ofjohn mccain passes away, the us president issues a proclamation, ordering flags to remain at half—mast until the burial. but donald trump chose not to do that, and he also stopped white house aides from issuing a written statement calling the former pow a hero. in a tweet, donald trump paid his deepest sympathies and respect to the mccain family, but had no kind words for the man himself. thank you enrique and congratulations, and congratulations, that's a fantastic thing... and today he praised the mexican president as they announced a new trade deal but refused to pay tribute to one of america's most revered figures. shouting. john mccain survived nearly six years as a prisoner of war in vietnam and turned down the offer of early release even though he was being tortured. but when donald trump ran for the presidency

nick bryant bbc news, staten , island. jane: our correspondent has been speaking to other trump supporters around the country. she joined me earlier. i know you've been speaking to them because i have bee listening to your conversations. what have they been telling you are the reasons they are still supporting president trump? regina: i spoke to about half a dozen of them across a number of different states. they believe this is all a conspiracy against the president. many of those who i talked to squarely fccusing the of corruption. the president has not been favorable toward the fbi in the first place. e other thing they are all saying is that peoe focusing on the wrong issue. let me read you two quotes. this one is from james in virginia. "this is the sort of stuff that should be in 'people magazine.' it's more important to get north korea to give up their nuclear arms than to worry about whether he had sex with someone years ago."se a similaiment from kathy in new hampshire, who says, "i don't care if he paid off a poo

for more on this, i've been speaking to our new york correspondent, nick bryant.oday was quite remarkable. i was in court to hear michael cohen admitted guilt to those eight fines, five of them about tax evasion, two of them about tax fraud, and then there are really politically explosive crimes. to win paying off two women, including a porn star stormy daniels, which she said was that the direction of the candidate. he did not mention the candidate's name, but the candidate's name, but the candidate's name, but the candidate's name of course is donald trump. so what is likely to happen next? well, michael cullen left court just a next? well, michael cullen left courtjust a short next? well, michael cullen left court just a short while next? well, michael cullen left courtjust a short while ago to cha nts courtjust a short while ago to chants of lock him up from a the new yorkers who had gathered outside the court. he has been sentenced today. pa rt court. he has been sentenced today. part of the plea agreement with prosecutors was that he would get a more lenient

for more on this, i've been speaking to our correspondent nick bryant in new york. today was quite remarkable. i was in court to hear michael cohen admitted guilt to those eight crimes, five of them about tax evasion, one of them about bank fraud, and then there was two really politically explosive crimes. he admitted to paying two women, including a porn star, stormy daniels, money, which he said was at the direction of the candidate. he didn't mention the candidate's name, but the candidate's name of course was donald trump. so what's likely to happen next? well, michael cohen left courtjust a short while ago to chants of "lock him up" from a couple of new yorkers who had gathered outside the court. he has been sentenced today. part of the plea agreement with prosecutors was that he would get a more lenient sentence than he would have got if it had gone to trial, for example, saving the government the expense of a trial. but the judge in the case, this is what michael cohen got very nervous and his voice started to break, he said he didn't have to regard, he didn'

it's a chance for him to connect with his base ahead of november's elections. 0ur correspondent nick bryantevangelical voters, who backed mr trump in large numbers in 2016. it wasn't just the post—industrial landscape of the rustbelt that provided lush, political terrain for donald trump, but the southern bible belt as well. congregations such as the thousand hills cowboy church in central tennessee. white evangelicals, who in the presidential election, gave the new york millionaire a higher level of support than ronald reagan or george w bush. we like somebody who just says what is on their mind, speak whatever you want to say and be as plainspoken as you can. yeah, i don't agree with some of the words that he uses, but he's doing more than any other president's ever done in the past. you think he's truly one of the great presidents? i truly do. i think he's gonna be. his behaviour, a lot of people think, is not very christian. well, as christians we all fail, that's why we need jesus christ in our lives. many white evangelicals feel besieged and isolated in what they fear is becoming an i

i spoke to nick bryant in new york earlier.'t think though is that michael cohen is going to co—operate with prosecutors. this seems to be a plea agreement to avoid a trial to keep down his legal costs. but it doesn't seem to be in agreement that michael cohen has agreed to co—operate with federal prosecutors including the mueller probe looking into russian collusion and looking into the possibility of donald trump's involvement in that. might he go to prison? well these are very serious charges, so is that strong likelihood indeed michael cohen is now in the custody of the fbi. he apparently voluntarily gave himself up to the fbi as part of this agreement, a short time ago and it's the fbi who's going to be bringing him to court. so he is in custody already, the question is on white—collar crime, sometimes you get released on bail before sentencing, but we will wait to see and will listen very carefully to what he has pleaded guilty. especially pleaded guilty to, especially if they involve a possible campaign—finance violation

nick bryant reports from maine.ers off maine has become an unexpected theatre of the trade war. with the local lobster fishermen in the defenceless victims of the battle that is intensifying between washington and beijing. china has targeted lobster imports with a 25% tariff. putting a barrier in the way of the industry's second—biggest export market and reducing the price locally of each catch. for fishermen such as chris, that has made a gruelling business even tougher. this is a real concern for us for the simple reason that at the end of the week we don't know where our product is going to end up. with 20% of our product normally going to china, we have to find a new home for that now. this company usually exports up to $100,000 worth of live lobster to china each day. a customer base that took 20 years to build. between five and 7,000le per day. seven days a week. today? zero. yesterday? zero. the day before? zero. right. before the imposition of tariffs, china accounted for 30% of sales. in this processing fac

let's bring in our correspondent nick bryant.rnout and this is an off year election, president trump not even winning and yet we have high turnout on both sides of the political spectrum. we talk about this blue wave and people energised for hatred against donald trump who will turn out but in florida we had evidence of this red wave that donald trump has been talking about and the turnout in the republican primary, the race to decide who will represent the republican party in the governor ‘s race, turnout on the republican side was declared them the democratic side. i think a state—wide race is a bit different from the localised races we will be seeing in the congressional midterms in november. i think you will get different levels of republican turnout in the suburbs that will decide that election rather than these state—wide races but it was interesting to see so many republicans turning up yesterday to vote for a trump candidate. i watched the campaign closely, watched the campaign closely, watched it time and again. one of t

michael cohen previously admitted to arranging hush money for a woman 0ur correspondent nick bryant is. bring us the latest, what is going on there and what is the significance was ? cameramen gathering outside of this courthouse, we have been waiting all summer, so much speculation, the lawyer would enter into a plea agreement and that has happened. he is now on the custody of the fbi, you'll be brought to the court appearance and less than an hour's time. and he will guilt we understand, the bank and tax fraud charges and also, campaign finance violations. what we do not think he is going to do is agree to co—operate with prosecutors. this is a plea agreement that has avoided a trial and the cost of all the lawyers involved, but it does not seem to include cooperation with federal prosecutors. the campaign violators, if they have been violated, that will probably relate to the $130,000 payment he made for the pornographic actress stormy daniels. the presidential election and 2016 that she claimed was hush money to stop her from talking about the affair she was alleged to have had wit