ite bbc's nick bryant has more. nick: today the house looks as stately and elegant as ever, but according to a new book, the mansion is home to a presidency in cg os, a west wffering a nervous breakdown, an administrative coup d'État. etails how senior aides tried to prevent donald trump from wielding his presidenofal pen, hidincial documents from his desk to stop him from withdrawing america from the nafta free trade agreement, and noring his suggestion to assassinate syrian leader bashar al-assad. it quotes white house chief of staff john kelly as saying he's unhinged. "he is an idiot. it is pointless trying to convince him of anything. it has gone off the rails. we are in crazytown."iv what the book so much credence is the authority of its author, bob woodward, whose work alongside carl bernstein during down richard nix. woodward is a washington institution. bob: president trump, how are nick: it is certainly a bad one for the embattled attorney general, jeff sessions, who mr ump apparently describes asal mently r

nick bryant reports.oday, the white house looked as stately and elegant as ever. an administrative coup d'etat. to assassinate the syrian leader, bashar al—assad. describing the president as unhinged. by future presidents... so much to bring down richard nixon. woodward is a washington institution. but only after the book was finished. so help me god. retarded" and "a dumb southerner". robert mueller. "don't testify", his former lawyer told him. "it's either that or an orange jumpsuit". on what looked like an aborted golf trip. and now, yet another diversion. stories, many by former disgruntled employees. a statement saying he didn't call the president an idiot. saying the statement was total bs, in his words. its usual blanket condemnation of the media. for his rigour and fairness. of democrats and republicans. admitted that he was fair. rendering of history. nick bryant reporting there. a senate committee. as a partisan institution. minutes played out. confirmation hearing on the nomination of... mr cha

nick bryant has more.is nick: as barack obama returning to political center stage, using what has always been the strongest weapon in his andry, the power of speech, . ploying it against donald trump. ama: hello, illinois. nick: he addressed the explosive revelations that trump depointees are working secretly to subvert the pre. mr. obama: they are not doing us a service by actively promoting 90% of the crazy stuff out of this white house and then saying, "don't worry, we are preventing the other 10%." that is not how things are supposed to work. this is not normal. these are extraordinary times. and they are dangerous times.ni : these were his strongest criticisms yet of the man who succeeded him, and he was a scathiut donald trump's response to events last year in charlottesville, the clashesit involving supremacists and neo-nazis. mr. obama: we are supposed to stand up to discrimination, and we are sure as heck supposed to stand up clearly and unequivocally to nazi sympatzers. how hard can that be, saying that nazis are bad? [laughter] nick: donald trump is a counterpuncher, and over

our correspondent nick bryant starts our coverage. nick: this stately home is the scene of a washington whunit -- which administration official was in "the new york times" with an article stabbing the president in the back? the anonymous editorial claims some trump employees are working diligently to frustrate parts of his agenda, that he is impetuous, adversarial, pet, ineffective, antidemocratic, that his presidency is definedra by aty. >> god bless you and thank you. nick: the article struck washington like a lightning bolt, and shortly terwards in a meeting with american sheriffs, the president delivered his unsmiling response. pres. trump: if the failing "nen york times" hanonymous editorial -- can you believe it, anonymous -- meaning gutless editorial. we are doing a great job. the poll numbers are through the roof. our poll numbers are great. and gus what, nobody is going to come close to beating me in 2020. thank you very much. nick: the white house issued a statement calling e coward who wrote the article to resign, the presid

nick bryant, bbc news, washington.ok at some of the day's other news: it's a groundbreaking victory for gay rights, and it sparked celebrations outside india's supreme court. the country's highest court, has unanimously struck down, one of the world's oldest bans on consensual gay sex, overturning over 150 years of anti—lg bt legislation. in theirjudgement, the justices said, the indian constitution was not a "collection of mere dead letters" and should evolve with time. divya ayra reports. it is a wave of relief, the end of two decades of legal struggle to take out a victorian law that made gay sex criminal. the court struck off the law and said it was a weapon for the harassment of india's lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans community. two consenting adults have sex of any type, in private. if there is consent and it is in private, it will not be an offence under 377. i haven't come out to my parents, so i'm going to do that tonight. this is a huge turn of events and i didn't expect, like, the whole... ijust came here t

nick bryant reporting.sident trump's latest nominee for the us supreme court, brett kava naugh, has stressed his belief in impartiality at a chaotic confirmation hearing before a senate committee. opponents believe he will make the supreme court substantially more conservative. he said it should never be viewed as a partisan institution. protesters shouting their opposition to his appointment were removed. here is how the first few minutes played out. i welcome everyone to this confirmation hearing on the nomination of... mr chairman... ..judge brett kavanaugh. mr chairman... you're out of order, i'll proceed. we cannot possibly move forward, mr chairman, with this hearing... i extend a very warm welcome to judge kavanaugh, . .. we have not been given an opportunity to have a meaningful hearing on this nominee. ..to his wife, ashley. mr chairman, we received 42,000 documents that we haven't been able to review last night, and we believe this hearing should be postponed. i know this is an exciting day for al

nick bryant, bbc news, florida.tself against accusations that it's not practising what it preaches. earlier this week the archbishop of canterbury criticised the retail giant amazon for paying "almost nothing" in taxes, and described zero hours contracts as "evil." but it's emerged amazon is one of the church's biggest global investments. our religion editor martin bashir reports. packed full of references to scripture, justin welby delivered his speech to the tuc on wednesday. the bible is political, from one end to the other. he took on zero—hour contracts the gig economy and then attacked the online retail giant amazon for paying so little in tax. and, having leeched off the taxpayer once, they don't pay for our defence, for security, for stability, forjustice, for health, for equality, for education. but it's now emerged that amazon is one of the church's 20 biggest investments, out of a total portfolio of almost £12 billion. and, despite the archbishop condemning zero—hours contracts, several churches and cathe

nick bryant, bbc news, at the un.may as the pair met for talks in new york. after the meeting, mrs may said they had discussed "their mutual desire" for a "big and ambitious" uk—us free trade agreement after brexit. the president described the prime minister as being very "hard working", a friend and "doing a very, very good job". a third woman has come forward with allegations of misconduct against president trump's supreme court nominee, brett kavanaugh, accusing him of serious sexual assault. he has denied all the claims. 0ur north america editorjon sopel is in washington for us. he is due to testify tomorrow and one of his accusers. it is easy eagerly anticipated. the first of the accusers is due to give evidence tomorrow. the white house is doing everything it can to support his nomination. donald trump has been speaking at a news conference giving fall throated support to him. the allegations are piling up against him. it will be a critical hearing over someone who him. it will be a critical hearing over someone

nick bryant, bbc news, florida. in the world of basketball, steph curry looms large.allest in the sport but he's the highest paid player in the nba and is considered by many to be an all—time great. our sports editor dan roan has been to meet him. he's the sharpshooting superstar of american basketball. steph curry from downtown! twice voted the most valuable player in the nba, steph curry‘s become one of the biggest names in world sport — king of the long—range three—pointer. today he was the main attraction at a court in london's east end. he told me that basketball will soon grow this side of the atlantic. how big do think this sport could be in britain in the future? i think it'll be extremely huge and inspiring for kids to play, especially at earlier ages. to get that instruction and develop their own passions for the game. curry‘s helped his team, the golden state warriors, dominate the nba, winning the title in three of the last four seasons. the californian franchise recently awarded him a record—breaking contract worth $200 million. are you at the peak of you

nick bryant, bbc news, washington. former member of donald trump's election team thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes after more than a week of fierce fighting between rivalfactions in libya. but now a fragile ceasefire, brokered by the un, appears to be holding. seven years ago, rebel groups backed by a military coalition toppled the dictator, muammar gaddafi. since then, there has been political and military chaos. the bbc has the only international news team there. clive myrie sent this report. we're entering a nervous city. only now after a week of fighting and three ceasefires do we think it's safe to enter tripoli. along this same road seven days ago, fighters from armed groups based outside the capital breached the city walls. but rival factions inside tripoli were ready for the fight. the battles left scores dead, including civilians, and forced thousands to flee their homes. darkness provided no respite. the battles are over for now, but the scars linger. at his family compound, ali el—ama

nick bryant at the white house, thank you.aring for president trump's nominee for the us supreme court has descended into chaos. demonstrators were removed by police, after shouting their opposition to brett kavanaugh inside the committee room. 0utside, others protested in silence. democrats say the white house is witholding information from senators. the governor of the bank of england, mark carney, has said he is willing to stay in thejob beyond his planned leaving date nextjune, if it will help the government to "smooth" the brexit transition. he told the treasury select committee that he was happy to do whatever he could to promote an effective transition at the bank. the chancellor and i have discussed this. i would expect an announcement to be made in due course. obviously, it's a joint discussion and i am not in a position to add to that at this point. so we can't tempt you to make the announcement now? well, i certainly can't make the announcement on behalf of the government. mark carney, the governor of the bank of en

nick bryant, bbc news, at the un.arlier, i asked our correspondent at the united nations, barbara plett usher, what evidence president trump had for what he said about china. he didn't give any evidence here at the un, and he made that allegation in the security council, as you heard, and also he has repeated it at a press conference, saying china doesn't want his republican party to do well at the elections because it doesn't want him to challenge china on trade. but he did tweet out a revealing message. he tweeted a photograph of a newspaper article in the farming state of ohio which was talking about the trade dispute between the us and china, and saying this was hurting local farmers. and he said, mr trump, that this was chinese propaganda, that this was being presented as a regular newspaper article, but it was chinese propaganda directed at a state which voted foertrump, so trying to deplete his voting base. senior administration officials who gave a briefing shortly after mr drug's accusations said there were o

nick bryant, bbc news, washington. a former trump advisor, who was part of the 2016 election team, has been jailed for 14 days. george papadopoulos admitted lying to federal agents investigating whether campaign aides colluded with russia. he'll also have to do 200 hours of community service, and pay a fine of $9,500. british airways could be fined as much as $640,000 for a huge data breach. hackers managed to access details of 380,000 bookings made with the airline over a two week period. ba says personal and financial details were compromised, and many passengers have been forced to cancel their credit and debit cards. alex cruz is the ceo of british airways. this was a very sophisticated criminal attack on ba.com. in the 20 yea rs criminal attack on ba.com. in the 20 years ba.com has been operating, we have not had a bridge like this. we are committed to the integrity of the dart of our customers. as soon as we found out that these records may have been compromised, we began communications through all channels, dire

nick bryant, bbc news, at the un. s leading artists — and it has just been unveiled at westminster abbey. the window was commissioned to celebrate the queen's reign. here's our arts editor will gompertz. choir singing. these are the centuries—old stained—glass windows of westminster abbey, depicting biblical stories and characters. alongside which, as from today, is this... a new, vibrant, bold, very modern 8.5 metre high window by david hockney to celebrate the queen's reign. you have to look up, and you do look up. he hasn't chosen a religious subject but one from nature, a blossoming hawthorn in spring. the hawthorn is celebratory. i mean, it's four days of marvellous blossom. it's as though champagne has been poured over it. a vivid red path separates the abstract shapes of the flowering hawthorns, which are set against a blue sky and lit from above by a bright yellow sun. david hockney started by sketching out the idea on his ipad. he then worked on it in his studio in los angeles, before barley studios in yorksh

nick bryant, bbc news, washington.r member of donald trump's election team to plead guilty to offences during the 2016 presidential campaign, has been jailed for 14 days. george papadopoulos — who admitted lying to federal agents investigating whether campaign aides colluded with russia — will also have to do two—hundred hours of community service and pay a fine of nine—and—a—half thousand dollars. -- $9,500. he was linked with alleged russian go—betweens, including a professor who said he had dirt on mr trump's presidential rival, hillary clinton. president trump denies campaign collusion with moscow. thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes after more than a week of fierce fighting between rival factions in libya. but now a fragile ceasefire, brokered by the un, appears to be holding. seven years ago, rebel groups — backed by a military coalition — toppled the dictator, muammar gaddafi. since then, there has been political and military chaos. the bbc has the only international news team there. clive

nick bryant, bbc news, florida. this is bbc news.rricane florence is pounding the carolina coast with powerful winds and devastating rain. severalfatailities are reported — with predictions of more storm surges to come. super typhoon mangkhut has made landfall in the northwestern philippines, with winds of over 200 kilometres per hour. thousands of people are being moved to safety. the country director for the uk charity christian a in the philippines says disaster relief in the country's resort to promote unity can be complex. you have seen the map of the path of the typhoon and you will see mountainous areas and small islands, and those are the geographically hard to reach areas. and an early warning system, even if it is done in many parts of the part of the typhoon, there will be areas where they will be disasters, so that's what worries us. that will be up—land communities, where indigenous peoples live, and also inhabitants of small islands, so that's what we are worried about. what we've done in the past is to build disaster r

nick bryant, bbc news, washington. former trump advisor, who was part of the 2016 election team has been jailed for 14 days. george papadopoulos admitted lying to federal agents investigating whether campaign aides colluded with russia. he'll also have to do two—hundred hours of community service, and pay a fine of $9,500. thousands of people have been forced to leave their homes after more than a week of fighting between rivalfactions in libya. but now a ceasefire, brokered by the un, seems to be holding. seven years ago, rebel groups backed by a military coalition toppled the dictator, muammar gaddafi. since then, there has been political and military chaos. the bbc has the only international news team there. clive myrie sent this report. we're entering a nervous city. only now after a week of fighting and three ceasefires do we think it's safe to enter tripoli. along this same road seven days ago, fighters from armed groups based outside the capital breached the city walls. but rival factions inside tripoli were rea

nick bryant in washington for us.pondent david willis in los angeles. the books in the relatively short life of this presidency that have entered a less than wholly flattering picture of life in the oval office copy —— have been a number of books. none with quite the credence of this book, coming from a man who has won two pulitzer prizes, one for his work with the watergate scandal, which led to the demise of richard nixon. this is a book full of damning allegations, no wonder then, that people at the white house are already running for cover. we heard from nick that the white house chief of staffjohn kelly is already denying quite strenuously, that he called the president and idiot copied but there are other allegations as well. not least that the former economic adviser gary —— cohen. , he actually kid documents from donald trump. and in a sense that the president was a security risk. this is not going down well at the white house, as you can imagine. as you say, it is not the first and probably will not be the las

nick bryant, bbc news, washington.ears ago that it would scrap some national insurance contributions. our political correspondent, alex forsyth, is in westminster. so, why do you turn? this was a tax cut first announcement just by george osborne but it was delayed and now it has been scrapped altogether. this was because the plan to abolish a class of national insurance contributions which would have seen 3 million workers pay £150 a year less, that by abolishing that class, it would have pushed some of the lowest earners into a higher class meaning they would have had to pay more. the treasury could not find a way to make that fair and so it has ditched the plan. this is not the first time the chancellor has had to go back on a proposed change to the tax system for the self—employed, he did so when he found himself in political hot water after last year‘s budget. labour says the government should not promised things they cannot deliver and has accused them of betraying the self—employed. and has accused them of betray

nick bryant, bbc news, florida. in the world of basketball, steph curry looms large.hest paid player in the nba and is considered by many to be an all—time great. the superstar of american sport has been shooting hoops in east london, and our sports editor dan roan went to meet him. apologies, we seem to have a problem bringing you that report. we will look for that and try to bring it to you later. comic con is in africa for the first time this weekend. thousands of fans will be dressing up and heading to the convention in south africa. the event, which is one of the largest gatherings for fans of gaming, comics, and all that go with them, is usually held in san diego. but the genres are becoming increasing popular on the african continent. lebo diseko has more zombies, superheroes and more. thousands of comic and science—fiction fans all dressed up for comic con in johannesburg. science—fiction fans all dressed up for comic con injohannesburg. it is the first time the convention has taken place in africa and organisers say it has brought in people from all around th

nick bryant, bbc news, washington.in norfolk after its owners went bust and the ship was impounded. they refused to leave — fearing that if they did, they wouldn't be paid. now, their ordeal may soon be over. our correspondent jo black is there now. it is not rare for a crew to be abandoned in this way, but what is unique is the legal battle and how long it has been over the future of this ship. this is where you have been living for the past 18 months? for an experienced sailor like this captain, the past 18 months have been pretty static. he and his crew have been stranded at the docks in great yarmouth since 2017 after the shipping company that owned the malaviya twenty went into liquidation. is that where you sleep? for the captain and his colleagues it's been a tough time away from theirfamilies, enduring it's been a tough time away from their families, enduring a it's been a tough time away from theirfamilies, enduring a bitter winter and waiting for outstanding wages. they have done a lot of reading, watched fil

nick bryant, bbc news, washington.ierce fighting between rival factions in libya, a fragile ceasefire brokered by the un appears to be holding. no—fault divorces could be introduced in england and wales. ministers say they want to reduce the animosity when married couples separate. ba could face a fine of hundreds of millions of pounds for the huge data breach which has affected thousands of customers. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn has said his party speaks for the mainstream in the uk. he hit back, after the former prime minister tony blair told the bbc he's not sure it's possible for moderates in the party to retake it from the left. his comments came as the leader of the liberal democrats, sir vince cable, said he wants to transform his party into a movement for moderates — which would appeal to voters disaffected by the direction of both labour and the conservatives. this report from our political correspondent vicki young contains some flash photography. is british politics in need of a face—lift — or even a tota

nick bryant, bbc news, florida.s labour is unlikely to support any brexit deal the prime minister makes with the european union. she says the party wouldn‘t vote for a ‘flimsy piece of paper‘ because the government says a no deal is the alternative. a party source however said labour‘s position hasn‘t changed, and ms thornberry was being sceptical about the negotiations with brussels. a man has been sentenced to 13 years in prison after being found guilty of conspiring with five others to con dozens of investors out of millions of pounds. michael nascimento ran a call centre where investors were offered shares in fraudulent companies. he spent some of the proceeds of the crime on private school fees for his daughter, arsenal season tickets, and a trip to thorpe park. vital services, from social care to bin collections, could be run differently — as part of a radical overhaul of some local authorities. the conservative leader of leicestershire county council has suggested abolishing eight existing authorities in the

nick bryant in washington, thank you.nvestigating the 99th murder in london this year after a man was found dead in a cemetery in tottenham yesterday. today, in a separate case, five teenagers were found guilty for stabbing to death a father of four, daniel frederick, in january in another part of north london, in what was the third murder of the year in the capital. our home affairs corresponent, tom symonds reports now on efforts to curtail the violence. by by the second week of this year, two people had already been stabbed to death in london. then these men, boys, really, were caught on camera about to kill the city's third victim. when i heard from the witness how they surrounded him, that they circled him, that made me really angry. daniel frederik was 34. he and louise, his sister, grew up 34. he and louise, his sister, grew up in the stoke newington area of north london. his killers were taking revenge on rivals who also live there. a friend of theirs had been attacked in prison. they picked the wrong man. he does

nick bryant, bbc news, at the un.the moment, on the domestic front, he's facing further controversy after a third woman accused his supreme court nominee, brett kavanaugh, of serious sexual assault. the allegations are said to be more serious than those which have already been made by two women. in a statement issued by the white house, mr kavanaugh said the allegations were ridiculous. mr kavanaugh and the first woman to accuse him, christine blasey ford, will both facing questioning in front of the senate judiciary committee tomorrow. tonight, donald trump, speaking at a news conference in new york, appeared to defend his character. judge brett kavanaugh has been, for many years, one of the most respected people in washington. he's been on, i'd guessed you'd call it, the second—highest court. every single person knows him —— i guess. a lot of people know him well. and those people don't believe what's going on. i can always be convinced. i have to hear it. it sounds like what you're saying is there is a situation, t

mr goldstone has been speaking to my colleague, nick bryant. to believe that that meeting, in itself, in its entirety, was any evidence of any form of collusion. but i'll be interested to see what the mueller report thinks of that. they were offering dirt on hillary clinton? they were offering... i hate that word dirt. incriminating information? incriminating information. not only were they offering it, they presented it but it seemed that it was very generic dirt. you've been questioned for many hours by robert mueller. the special counsel who was looking into allegations of russian collusion. what did they focus on? what were they interested to find out from you? they were interested in the facts. and this meeting, they wanted to know how it came about, what was said. after all, i think they looked upon me as the only independent voice in that meeting. because you have half the room who have some relationship to russia. and the other half have some relationship to the trumps. i am this bizarre character who has found themselves there in the m

the bbc‘s nick bryant has more.his american stately home is now the scene of a dramatic washington whodunnit. a search for the identity of a senior trump administration official who says they are part of the resistance to his presidency. the anonymous editorial says that, although they want his administration to succeed, many within are working diligently to frustrate parts of his agenda. it suggests his presidency is defined by trump's amorality, that he is impetuous, adversarial, petty, ineffective, and anti—democratic. god bless you and thank you, mr president. the article struck washington like a lightning bolt and shortly afterwards, at a meeting with american sheriffs, the president delivered his unsmiling response. if the failing new york times has an anonymous editorial — can you believe it — anonymous, meaning gutless, a gutless editorial. we're doing a greatjob. the poll numbers are through the roof, our poll numbers are great, and guess what — nobody is going to come close to beating me in 2020. so thank

nick bryant, bbc news, washington. the white house to find this official? they will try pretty hard. it is probably unlikely they will find them, there's not much to go on in that sense on the article, the new york times described the person asa new york times described the person as a senior administration official and that could apply to an awful lot of people in and outside of the white house across the federal government, so there will no doubt be an attempt but we don't know what methods they are planning on imploring but we will see what happens —— imploring. today you have seen a happens —— imploring. today you have seen a braid of cabinet ministers coming out and saying it wasn't me —— parade. there will be pressure on eve ryo ne —— parade. there will be pressure on everyone at the highest level in the government to do the same because i've never seen the white house racked quite so angrily to something like this —— react. racked quite so angrily to something like this -- react. what evidence is there about the

nick bryant, bbc news, washington rajini: for moron this, i spoke earlier with david frum, former speechwriter for george w. bush and now a senior writer editor at "the atlantic." let's start with the anonymous op-ed. you wrote an interesting critique oit in "the atlantic" fich drew a lot of interest. let me read a lim it. "what the author has done has thrown the government of the u.s. into more dangerous turmoil. he or she has inflamed the paranoia of the president." why did you write this? david: this op-ed will make things worse on the author's own terms. the author says the president is fitful and amoral and paranoid, and the author says don't worry, there are those on the inside seeking to check him. telling him he catrust us. tit of course he can't. what happens nex when a member of the cabinet says, that crazy thing you want to do, for your own sake, don't do it. he will say, you are the author of t article and you are trying to stop me for your own reasons, not mine. than the president will beo ore inclined the destructive thing. rajini: you worked in the white house. if someone had cr

nick bryant, thank you.her there are other chief executives of big companies who are feeling nervous today. the inquests have begun into the deaths in last year's westminster terror attack. four people died on westminster bridge when khalid masood drove at high speed along the pavement before crashing. he then stabbed pc keith palmer to death outside the palace of westminster. at the start of the inquest proceedings, a minute's silence was observed for the victims, who were british, american and romanian. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports from the old bailey. the westminster bridge attack last march was the first in a year of terror. in a few brief moments, the lives of four members of the public, one police officer and the attacker ended. this morning, the chief coroner judge mark lucraft qc opened the inquests of those who died, saying the lives of many were torn apart by 82 seconds of high and terrible drama. among those lives, those of kurt cochran and melissa cochran from utah in th

nick bryant speaking to sophie raworth a little earlier. time to look at the headlines on bbc news.d the party. police ask social media companies for instant access to accounts — after a man suspected of murdering 13—year—old lucy mchugh refused to reveal his facebook password. one of the strongest typhoons to hit japan in 25 years has claimed several lives, and injured over 160. more to come on all of those stores but first time for sport. scotland's women have reached the world cup finals for the first time in their history after her victory in their final qualifier in albania. the wind alone was not enough, the scots result needed to better switzerland's over poland to gain automatic qualification. patrick geary was watching. could this be the team to make scottish sporting history? a question they can only a nswer history? a question they can only answer in part. qualification for a first women's world cup would depend ona first women's world cup would depend on a result in poland, scotland can only affect things in albania. to that end this was a good start. kim little, a forme

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goldstone has been spe'ing to the 's nick bryant. >> do you think the trump tower meeting provides evidence of collusion between the trump campaign and the kremlin? >> i think you would be hard pushed to believe that that meeting, in itself, in its entirety, was evidence of any form of collusion, but i will bt inte to see what the mueller report thinks about it. >> they were offering dirt onin hillary n. >> they were offering -- dirt, that word, incriminating information. not only were they offering it, they presented it. but it seems it is very generic dirt. >> do you regret sendin that >> sitting here today with everythie i've learned over last 12 months, i would write that email, read that email, and i would go, no, no, no, and i would hit delete. laura: rob goldstonen that trump tower meeting. you arein wat"bbc world news america." still to come on tonight's program. atas world leadersr at the united nations, tensions between the u.s. and iran are risingep with their rsentatives exchanging accusations. on sunday, panama stripd a rescue boat of its flag. the ship belonged to docto withou

that's the account in a new book by the distinguished us journalist, bob woodward. 0ur correspondent nick bryantd elegant as ever. but according to the new book, this mansion is home to a presidency in chaos, a west wing suffering a nervous breakdown, an administrative coup d'etat. it details how senior aides tried to prevent donald trump from wielding his presidential pen, hiding official documents from his desk to stop him withdrawing america from the nafta free—trade agreement, and ignoring his suggestion to assassinate the syrian leader, bashar al—assad. it quotes the white house chief of staff, john kelly, describing the president as "unhinged". i think it's going to be a lesson that has to be absorbed by future presidents... what gives the book so much credence is the authority of its author, bob woodward, whose work alongside carl bernstein during watergate did so much to bring down richard nixon. woodward is a washington institution. bob woodward finally managed to speak to the president, but only after the book was finished. it's certainly a bad one for the embattled attorney general, j

nick bryant reports. today, the white house looked as stately and elegant as ever. mansion is home to a presidency in chaos, a west wing suffering a nervous breakdown, an administrative coup d'etat. it details how senior aides tried to prevent donald trump from wielding his presidential pen, hiding official documents from his desk to stop him withdrawing america from the nafta free—trade agreement, and ignoring his suggestion to assassinate the syrian leader, bashar al—assad. it quotes the white house chief of staff, john kelly, describing the president as unhinged. i think it's going to be a lesson that has to be absorbed by future presidents... what gives the book so much credence is the authority of its author, bob woodward, whose work alongside carl bernstein during watergate did so much to bring down richard nixon. woodward is a washington institution. bob woodward finally managed to speak to the president, but only after the book was finished. ..so help me god. it's certainly a bad one for the embattled attorney general, jeff sessions, who mr trump apparently

nick bryant sent this report from washington.rning to political centre stage. using what has been the strongest weapon in his armoury, the power of speech.. and deploying it against donald trump. hello illinois. and he addressed this rev week's revelation that trump appointees are working to subvert the president you are not doing us a service by actively promoting the stuff coming out of the white house and saying we are preventing the other 10%. that is not how things are supposed to work. this is not normal. . these are extraordinary times. and they're dangerous times. these were his strongest criticisms yet of the man who succeeded him and he was scathing about donald trump's response to vent last year in shah lots i have, the clashes involving white supremacists and neo—nazis lots i have, the clashes involving white supremacists and neo-nazis we are supposed to stand up to discrimination and we're sure as heck supposed to stand up clearly and unegive clent to nazi sympathiser, how hard can that be? saying that nazis are bad?

he urged voters to come out in force to support democratic candidates in november, as nick bryant reportstre stage. using what has always been the strongest weapon in his armoury — the power of speech. and deploying it against donald trump.

nick bryant reports from washington. cheering. this was barack obama returning to political centre stage. using what has always been the strongest weapon in his armoury — the power of speech. and deploying it against donald trump. hello, illinois. and he addressed this week's explosive revelations that trump appointees are working secretly to subvert the president. you are not doing us a service by actively promoting 90% of the crazy stuff coming out of this white house and then saying, "don't worry — we're preventing the other io%." that's not how things are supposed to work. this is not normal. these are extraordinary times. and they're dangerous times. these were his strongest criticisms yet of the man who succeeded him and he was scathing about donald trump's response to events last year in charlottesville, the clashes involving white supremacists and neo—nazis. we're supposed to stand up to discrimination. and we're sure as heck supposed to stand up clearly and unequivocally to nazi sympathisers. how hard can that be? saying

goldstone has been speaking to the bbc‘s nick bryant and says he regrets ever sending the e—mail that i think he would be hard pushed to believe that that meeting in itself and its entirety was evidence of any form of collusion, but i would be interested to see what the miller report thinks about. they were offering dirt on hillary clinton. i hate the word direct but they were offering incriminating information and presented it, but it seemed that it was very generic. you have been questioned for many hours by robert mueller who's looking into allegations of russian collusion. what were they interested to find out from you ? what were they interested to find out from you? they were interested in the facts. in this meeting, they wa nted in the facts. in this meeting, they wanted to know how it came about, what was said. after all, i think they looked upon me as the only independent voice in that meeting because you have half the room who have some relationship to russia and the other half have some relationship to the trump the mac. i have this —— eye on this bizarre character in the m

lets speak to our north america correspondent nick bryant. shines through from this is this idea that the top officials in the administration are almost saving the country from the president himself, we can put up a couple of quotes, this from rob porter, a senior staff are... it is that idea that top officials are somehow protecting the country from the president. don't be fooled by the backdrop of bright, sunny weather at the white house because harry kane woodward has just ripped through the city. the recurring theme of fear is that the president's top advisers saw part of theirjob to protect the united states from the president of the united states and repeatedly you have stories of people nabbing documents off his desk, trying to stop him putting his name to policies like unilaterally withdrawing from nafta, ignoring orders like trying to assassinate the syrian dictator bashar al—assad. it's this kind of access of adults sometimes that are doing it, people like the defence secretary james mattis, he's been very strong in his denial. he d