the bbc's nick bryant reports. this wild day in washington began with a meeting of democrats on capitol hillg amidst increaslls for an impeachment inquiry into donald trump.se democratic houpeaker nancy pelosi opposes that, thinking it would backfire politicbut she did level this explosive charge against the president. rehe pelosi: no one is above law, including the president of the united states, and we believe the president of the unitedtates is engaged in a cover-up. in a cover-up. nick: the next scene played out at the wte house, where a planned meeting on infrastructure between nancy pelosi and the president lasted less than five minutes. donald trump was apparently seething, and soon after stepped into the rose garden, not to mend fences, but to mount a barbed attack. pres. trump: things are going well, and i said let's have a meeting on infrastructure, that is one of the easy ones. and instead of walking in , happily into a meetiwalk in to look at people who have just said that i was doing a cover-up. i don't

nick bryant starts our coverage from caracas. a gun they marched on the streets of caracas -- again they marched on the streets of caracas, but the demonstrators were smaller in number today, in protest. a lull aay from the fury, numbne quietude of grief. her daughter was killed in yesterday's demonstrations. 27-year-old mother of two campaigning for a better future for her children. her family says she was struck in the back of the head by a bullet, a live round. "i feel indignant," she says. "i don't have the words.re weiving in hell." this is the area where she was killed, outside the military airbase in the center of caracas. it has been the focus of antigovernment protests. it was early evening. she joined the demrstration afte work. she was stood away from this antoy frontline. y the same highway was clogged with traffic, normalcy after days of disruption. often the death of a protester can have a galvanizing effect, the anger bringing more protesters onto the streets. but that hasn't happened here today in caracas, and if t

nick bryant of our broadcast partner bbc reports from inside venezuela. >> reporter: they're calling for protests. proud patriots like caped crusaders said that their beloved country is becoming like a failed state. with conviction, we'll gain freedom. businessmen such as carlos gonzalez vowed they would keep taking to the streets. >> we're looking for the freedom of our country. . it is a mess. we've got to do everything we can. >> reporter: in the midst of this, juan guaido desperate to keep up the momentum, but he's calling for military leaders to switch their allegiance appears so far to have backfired. soon the march became a confrontation. this highway that cuts through the middle of the capital for a second day, a battlefield. both sides are calling for a mass mobilization as a way to influence the military. these are targeting an air base right in the heart of caracas. authorities were determined to hold the line and so far they haven't been overwhelmed. what we're witnessing here is the battle for hearts and minds and there haven't yet been defections that anti-government pr

nick bryant, bbc news, caracas.ulgarian capital, sofia, on the first day of his trip to the country. he also met the head of the bulgarian orthodox church, patriarch neophyte, and on his arrival urged bulgarians to open their hearts and homes to migrants. pope francis' three—day visit will also take him to north macedonia. roman catholics make up less than 1% of the population in both countries. holly hamilton has all the sport. it's been another dramatic day in the premier league — one that's ended manchester united's dreams of champions league football next season. they were held to a 1—1 draw by huddersfield, which means they can't finish inside the top four and will have to settle for europa league football next year. we haven't deserved to be in the top four. we have chased the pack, we have been given chances. the league is so tight. it's a good league, loads of good teams, and when we got the opportunities we weren't able to really gra b the opportunities we weren't able to really grab them. today was just a

nick bryant, bbc news, for cbs news, caracas, venezuela. >> glor: a california couple who paid $600,000get their daughters into college today tcame the first parents to plead guilty in the admissions bribery scandal. acuce and davina isackson appeared in court in boston. they have agreed to cooperate with investigators now. more indictments are expected. and there were reports today that a chinese family paid t.5 million to get their daughter into stanford. we turn now to our series on america's student debt crisis. 0any people aged 60 and older nre struggling to pay an estimated $86 billion in student dean debt. they are racking up student debt faster than any other group. mark strassmann has more in our "eye on america" series, "life & debt." >> i'm 76, going on 77 soon. this is a mountain that i will never be able to climb. i am terrorized. the truth is, it's a terror. >> reporter: we met seraphina galante on the campus of san diego state. is it fun to be back? >> yeah, i like this. >> reporter: she got her masters degree in her late 50s here. 19 years later, she still owes almost $4

nick bryant, bbc news, caracas.ay's other news: president trump plans to sharply increase tarrifs on a wide range of imports from china. in a tweet, he said that negotiations with beijing had been moving too slowly. mr trump said the higher tariffs would apply from friday. the sultan of brunei has said a recent islamic ruling introducing the death pentalty for adultery, rape and gay sex will be reversed. new legislation introduced last month meant these acts could have been punished with death by stoning. but, after a worldwide outcry, sultan hassanal bolkiah said a 20—year general suspension of the death penalty would now apply to this new legislation as well. us air accident investigators looking into why a charter plane skidded off a runway into a river in florida have identified a number of possible factors. they say one of the aircraft's reverse thrusters didn't work. the boeing 737 also landed on a shorter runway than originally planned. all 143 people on board escaped without serious injury. the opposition la

nick bryant, bbc news, caracas.britain has said it doesn't trust the prime minister, theresa may, and has accused her ofjeoparding a cross—party deal for an orderly withdrawal from the eu. the shadow chancellor, john mcdonnell, said mrs may had broken the confidentiality of the talks after several newspapers reported she's preparing to give ground in discussions this week. our political correspondent chris mason reports. every sunday begins with church for the prime minister, and ends with questions about the potential for progress on brexit. "let's do a deal," she said to labour today. but, after apparent details about the private talks became public in the sunday times... do you trust the prime minister? no. sorry, not after this weekend, when she's blown the confidentiality i had, and i actually think she's jeopardised the negotiations for her own personal protection. and that's not the end of it. labour fret that, even if they can do a deal with theresa may, it could get ripped up by her successor. trying to ent

the bbc‘s nick bryant is encouraging us the bbc‘s nick bryant is encouraging us with this update. —— to be the week that president maduro was swept from office, that the opposition leader, juan guaido, would take charge, but after claiming early on tuesday morning that he had significant military support for a public uprising, thatjust failed to materialise. there weren't the defections amongst the military top brass that were needed and, within 48 hours, the mass demonstrations had fizzled. earlier, i caught up with the self—declared interim president, who's recognised as legitimate leader of venezuela by the united states and some 50 other countries, and i asked him whether this week he'd blown it. mr guaido, did you miss your chance this week, sir? did you miss your chance? "venezuela hasn't lost the chance," he replied. "we are closer to freedom." mr guaido is calling for his supporters to gather at military bases on saturday morning. the idea is to hand in letters to commanders of the armed forces, asking them to change sides. this is basically turned into a battle for the heart

the bbc‘s nick bryant is in caracas. opposition promised to make this the largest march in venezuelan history, and the country's future could well be determined by whether that prophecy turns out to be true. tens of thousands answered the call to protest — proud patriots, some who looked like caped crusaders, angry their beloved country has become a failed state. "we must stand firm", shouted this man, "with the conviction we'll gain freedom". and demonstrators such as businessman carlos gonzalez vowed they would keep on taking to the streets. we are looking for the freedom of our country. that is the message. we've got to do everything we can to get the freedom. that is the most important, today, tomorrow, and forever. in the midst of these crowds, the opposition leader, juan guaido, desperate to keep up the momentum. but his call yesterday for military leaders to switch their allegiance appears so far to have backfired. "we need more military support," he admitted. soon the march became a confrontation, this highway th

nick bryant sent this report. on capitol hill amidst increasing calls for an impeachment inquiry into donald trump. the democratic house speaker, nancy pelosi, opposes that, thinking it would backfire politically, but she did level this explosive charge against the president. no—one is above the law, including the president of the united states. and we believe that the president of the united states is engaged in a cover—up. in a cover—up. the next scene played out at the white house, where a planned meeting about infrastructure projects between nancy pelosi and the president lasted less than five minutes. donald trump was apparently seething, and soon after stepped into the rose garden — not to mend fences but to mount a barbed attack. things are going well, and i said, "let's have the meeting on infrastructure, we'll get that done easily, that's one of the easy ones." and instead of walking in happily into a meeting, i walk in to look at people that had just said that i was doing a cover—up. i don't do cover—ups

the bbc‘s nick bryant has more.as dubbed the american taliban following his ca ptu re american taliban following his capture in afghanistan in the aftermath of the september the 11th attacks. in december 2001, the fact that there then 20—year—old who'd been raised in san francisco fought alongside caliban fighters shocked and already traumatised nation, then in the early days of the bush administration's war on terror. in his trial in 2002 he confessed he made a mistake joining his trial in 2002 he confessed he made a mistakejoining the his trial in 2002 he confessed he made a mistake joining the taliban and told a federaljudge he never supported terrorism, but there's been strong criticism of his release from this prison in indiana after serving 17 years of a 20 year sentence serving 17 years of a 20 year sentence because serving 17 years of a 20 year sentence because government documents suggest he still harbours extremist views. the government report into thousand 17 claimed that too continue to advocate for glob

thank you, nick bryant, at the white house.he london bridge attacks in 2017 have heard how one of the victims tried to stop the attackers by hitting them with his skateboard. ignacio echeverria, a spanish banker who was living in london, was killed after stepping in to try to protect a woman who was being repeatedly stabbed. the inquest also heard about a junior doctor who rushed to help the wounded. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford has more. a keen skateboarder, ignacio echeverria was 39, spanish and a financial crime analyst at hsbc. on the night of the attack, he had been educating with two he had been out skating with two friends near the tate modern. they pulled over on their bikes when they noticed one of the injured and then, looking up the road, they saw the attack continuing outside a tapas restaurant. his friend, guillermo sanchez—montisi, told the coroner... when the manager of the lobos restaurant realised how serious the situation was, he got his staff back inside and locked these doors to keep his cu

nick bryant, bbc news, washington.ons —— in the european elections — a contest that was never meant to take place because of brexit, and its expected both the conservatives and labour could lose votes to smaller parties. 0ur deputy political editor john pienaar has been looking at the numbers. who's excited about the european elections? ok, maybe the wrong question for a lot of people. three years on from the referendum, these elections which were never meant to happen have got top politicians, from theresa may down and on both sides, feeling fearful. others are smiling in anticipation of what we all decide to do on polling day. the country's choosing 73 meps. they'll be among 751 members of the european parliament. they approve eu laws alongside the commission they appoint and scrutinise, and they approve the eu budget. as always, you put your x in a box for a party or an independent candidate, and the seats are allocated by region or nation according to the party's share of the vote. but in northern ireland, you mark

our correspondent in washington, nick bryant, sent this report. day in washington began with a meeting of democrats on capitol hill amidst increasing calls for an impeachment inquiry into donald trump. the democratic house speaker, nancy pelosi, opposes that, thinking it would backfire politically, but she did level this explosive charge against the president. no—one is above the law, including the president of the united states. and we believe that the president of the united states is engaged in a cover—up. in a cover—up. the next scene was played out at the white house, where a planned meeting about infrastructure projects between nancy pelosi and the president lasted less than five minutes. donald trump was apparently seething, and soon after stepped into the rose garden — not to mend fences but to mount a barbed attack. things are going well, and i said, "let's have the meeting on infrastructure, we'll get that done easily, that's one of the easy ones." and instead of walking in happily into a meeting, i walk in to look at people that had jus

nick bryant, bbc news, caracas. will not face the death penalty, in effect reversing a recent decree. following global protests, the country's ruler, sultan hassa nal bolkiah, said a 20—year delay on the death penalty would be extended. edinburgh closed its some of its streets today to motorised traffic, allowing the public to enjoy the city by foot or bike. it is the first uk city to join the open streets movement, which is committed to improving air quality in a number of the world's biggest cities. joanne macaulay reports. it is not usually possible to play badminton in the middle of edinburgh's royal mail, but today, pedestrians enjoyed a newfound freedom, as traffic was banned from several streets in the historic centre. it is part of a plan to make city less car dominated. just allows people to see how the cities can differently, and it puts a greater emphasis on health outcomes, people walking, cycling, being healthy in their own city, helping to reduce some of the air pollution issues. the council is plannin

nick bryant of our broadcast partner the bbc reports from inside venezuela. >> reporter: tens of thousands answered the call to protest. proud patriots, some who looked like caped crusaders, angry their beloved country has become a failed state. "we mustcoice'll gai freedom." demonstrators such as businessman carlos gonzalez vowed they'd keep on taking to the streets. >> we are look for the freedom of our country. we've got to do everything we can. >> reporter: in the midst of these crowds the opposition leader juan gado, desperate to keep up the momentum. but his call yesterday for military leaders to switch their allegiance appears so far to have backfired. soon the march became a confrontation. this highway that cuts through the middle of the capital, for a second day the battlefield. both sides have called for a mass mobilization as a way of trying to influence the military. and these protesters are targeting an air base right in the heart of caracas. the authorities were determined to hold the line. and so far they haven't been overwhelmed. what we're witnessing here is a battle for h

our north america correspondent nick bryant joins us now from washington.y further than that original indictment? it really does, up until nowjulian assange has been charged with just one indictment, of computer hacking. so this is a dramatic expansion of the legal case against him. the us justice department charging him with 17 new accounts under the espionage act. significantly they are charging him not as a hacker of information but as a publisher of information. that raises first amendment freedom of speech issues, because the tradition in america has been to go after the leakers tradition in america has been to go after the lea kers of tradition in america has been to go after the leakers of classified information, rather than the publishers of classified information. so, a lot of concern in the news media tonight, from organisations such as the new york times, the washington post, who regularly publish classified information, that this is an attack also on the press. it also raises questions for the british courts, are these new charges justified and

we will get the view from john sudworth in china, but first, here is nick bryant in washington. : a global battle is underway over 5g, the next generation wireless technology, superfast networks connecting our phones and workplaces, cars, every aspect of our lives. it is bidding agait each other the two countries that will likely shape the rest of the century, america and china. here in washington, the fight has produced the rarehing, bipartisan agreement on the threat posed to u.s. national security if the chinese is evlogy giant huawei allowed to run american networks. >> huawei is definitely a bad actor. it sends a strong message and integrityhore up the of our infrastructure by not including them in our networks. nick from the trump administration has, double-breled assault. not only is it stopping the company from establishing a foothold in the unit states, it is threatening to block american companies from supplying essential components to huawei such as semiconductors and optical cables. that will make it hard for the company to operate anywhere. coming in e midst of an an

our correspondent nick bryant sent this report from caracas.s first president, george washington — the leader of a successful uprising. but venezuela's self—styled operation liberty is clearly losing momentum. "we have to wait a little bit longer," said this student, "and see if we can reach our goal." "we want the government to leave," said this woman wearily. "we don't have anything, we can't be happy." protesters presented petitions to the security forces, words demanding change, that were quickly reduced to cinders. midweek, they were calling for the largest demonstrations in venezuelan history. by the weekend, they've been reduced to these roadside protests. another indication of how this popular uprising has petered out. for a fleeting, fiery moment this week, it looked like the uprising might succeed. but in what has essentially become a battle for the hearts and minds of the military, the key power player in venezuela, the armed forces remain brutally loyal to the president. so, no wonder the mood of triumphalism from nicolas maduro,. t

the bbc's nick bryant has more from caracas nick: the opposition promised to make this the largest marchelan history. the country's future could be determined by whether that prophecy turns out to be true. tens of thousands answer the call to protest. proud patriots sounded like cape crusader's. angry that their beloved country has become a failed state. we must stand firm, shouted this man, with a conviction we will gain freedom. the demonstrators such assi bussman carlos gonzalez vowed they keep on taking to the streets. >> we are looking for the freedom of oure ountry. we h do everything we can to get the freedom. that is the most important. today, tomorrow, and forever. nick: in the midst of this crowd, the opposition leader juan guaido sperate to keep up the momentum. his call yesterday fomilitary leaders to switch their allegiance appears so far to have backfired. we need more military support, soon the march became a confrontation. this highway that cuts through the middle of thcapital, for a second day, the battlefield. both sides have called for a mass mobilization as a way of t

the interim president, obama, has been speaking to our north america correspondent, nick bryant.dent maduro and you have failed three times. are you worried this is undermining your personal leadership? translation: i think the only one that really hurts himself is maduro. he has been losing again and again. he is increasingly weak, increasingly alone. he has no international support. on the contrary, we gain acceptance, support and future options. but he has the support of the military? translation: partially, obviously. part of them, not all. the trump administration has said it is considering military action, but at the end of the week, president trump himself spoke about humanitarian aid. are you worried that washington's position is softening? translation: president trump's position has been decisive at this time without half measures. but simply, accusing not only what has been the most severe, complex humanitarian emergency in the region, seven million venezuelans, 25% of the population at risk of death. recognise that figure, indeed by the united nations. what specificall

nick bryant,bc news, caracas. a short time ago i spoke with ourre condent barbara plett usher, who is also in caracas. h opposition overplayed its hands? barbara: it is beginning to look like that, jane. you are hearing in nick's package what venezuelans woke up to this morning, these tv images of president maduro at the main military base in caracas expounding on the theme of the tyalty within the army. he was surrounded military commanders including the defense minister, who the americans had said was in conversation with the opposition in order to oust mr. muro. well, there he was beside the president expressing his they thinkying, "did they could buy us like mercenaries? this is an indignity." position leader lopez is hiding out and the court has put out an award for his arrest. he was set free to join juan guaido on tuesday when they called for a rebellion in the army, but that has not hap and we have not heard from mr. guaido publicly. jane: barbara, what do people mthere make of the u.day when they said tha

nick bryant reporting from caracas.rney—general, accused by democrats of misrepresenting the findings of robert mueller‘s report on russian election interference, has said he will not testify before thejudiciary committee of the house of representatives. democrats are now threatening to subpoena him for thursday's hearing. on wednesday william barr faced tough questioning from a senate committee about his decision to clear president trump of obstruction ofjustice. mr barr dismissed accusations that he'd downplayed the conclusions of the special counsel's report to protect the president. he said he'd "stuck to the bottom line." us judiciary chairman jerry nadler argues attorney—general barr stonewalls the congress and makes the mueller investigation more difficult. the attorney general has the nerve to try to dictate, or the administration has the nerve to try to dictate our procedures, it is pa rt to dictate our procedures, it is part of the administration's com plete part of the administration's complete stonewalling o

nick bryant, bbc news, caracas.n the americas and clearly frustration in washington that nicholas majuro has not gone already. the plane ready to ta ke not gone already. the plane ready to take him to cuba but russia told him to stay put. so how far is the trump administration prepared to go to put guaido in? mike pompeo said the military action was a possibility but he also said that the americans would prefer a peaceful transition of power. the problem is, that transition is not happening at the moment. julian assange has been sentenced to almost a year in prison for breaching his bail condition. he took refuge in the ecuadorean embassy in london seven years ago to avoid extradition to sweden over sexual assault allegations which he has denied. in mozambique, almost a week since cyclone kenneth struck with winds of up to hundred and 75 miles per hour, much—needed aid has started to reach remote areas. villages have been almost completely destroyed and more than 200,000 people have been affected and more than a0 ar

our correspondent nick bryant is in caracas.ed to make this the largest march in venezuelan history, and the country's future could well be determined by whether that prophecy turns out to be true. tens of thousands answered the call to protest — proud patriots, some who looked like caped crusaders, angry their beloved country has become a failed state. "we must stand firm", shouted this man, "with the conviction we'll gain freedom". and demonstrators such as businessman carlos gonzalez vowed they would keep on taking to the streets. we are looking for the freedom of our country. that is the mission. we've got to do everything we can to get the freedom. that is the most important, today, tomorrow, and forever. in the midst of these crowds, the opposition leader, juan guaido, desperate to keep up the momentum. but his call yesterday for military leaders to switch their allegiance appears so far to have backfired. "we need more military support," he admitted. soon the march became a confrontation, this highway that cuts through th

nick bryant reports from washington.lobal battle is underway over 56, the next—generation wireless technology, superfast networks connecting our phones, workplaces, cars — every aspect of our lives. and it is pitting against each other the two countries that will likely shape the rest of this century, america and china. here in washington, the fight has produced that rare thing, bipartisan agreement, on the threat posed to us national security if the chinese technology giant huawei is ever allowed to run american networks. huawei is definitely a bad actor. i think it certainly sends a strong message, and helps shore up the integrity of our infrastructure, by not including them in our networks. from the trump administration has come a double—barreled assault. not only is it stopping the company from establishing a foothold in the united states, it is threatening to block american companies from supplying essential components to huawei, such as semiconductors and optical cables. that will make it hard for the company to op

the bbc‘s nick bryant is in caracas with this update.sident maduro was swept from office, and opposition leader juan guaido would take charge but after claiming early on tuesday morning that he had significant military support for a public uprising, thatjust failed to materialise. there weren't the defections amongst the military top brass that were needed and within 48 hours, the mass demonstrations had fizzled. earlier, i caught up with the self—declared interim president who's recognised as legitimate leader of venezuela by the united states and some 50 other countries. i asked him whether this week, he'd blown it. mr guaido, did you miss your chance this week, sir? did you miss your chance? "venezuela hasn't lost the chance," he replied. "we are closer to freedom." mr guaido is calling for his supporters to gather at military bases on saturday morning. the idea to hand in letters to commanders of the armed forces asking them to change sides. this is basically turned into a battle for the hearts and minds of the military, an incredibl

beijing with our correspondent john sudworth and the uk perspective from frank gardner, but first nick bryantal battle is underway over 56, the next—generation wireless technology, superfast networks connecting our phones, workplaces, cars — every aspect of our lives. and it is pitting against each other the two countries that will likely shape the rest of this century, america and china. here in washington, the fight has produced that rare thing, bipartisan agreement, on the threat posed to us national security if the chinese technology giant huawei is ever allowed to run american networks. huawei is definitely a bad actor. i think it certainly sends a strong message, and helps shore up the integrity of our infrastructure, by not including them in our networks. from the trump administration has come a double—barreled assault. not only is it stopping the company from establishing a foothold in the united states, it is threatening to block american companies from supplying essential components to huawei, such as semiconductors and optical cables. that will make it hard for the company to opera

nick bryant reports from the venezuelan capital caracas.enezuelan history and the country's future could well be determined by whether that prophecy turns out to be true. tens of thousands answered the call to protest — proud patriots, some who looked like caped crusaders, angry that their beloved country has become a failed state. "we must stand firm", shouted this man, "with the conviction we'll gain freedom", and demonstrators such as businessman carlos gonzalez vowed they would keep on taking to the streets. we are looking for the freedom of our country. that is our mission, we have got to do everything we can to get the freedom. that is the most important, today, tomorrow and forever. in the midst of these crowds, the opposition leader, juan guaido, desperate to keep up the momentum, but his call yesterday for military leaders to switch their allegiance appears so far to have backfired. "we need more military support," he admitted. soon the march became a confrontation, this highway that cuts through the middle of the capital for a sec

we'll have reports from china and our security correspondent, but first nick bryant in washington. is under way over sg, the global battle is under way over 56, the next—generation wireless technology. superfast networks connecting our phones, workplaces, cars, connecting our phones, workplaces, cars , every connecting our phones, workplaces, cars, every aspect of our lives. it's pitted against each other at the two countries that will likely shake the rest of this century, america and china. here in washington the fight has produced that rare thing. bipartisan agreements on the threat posed to us national security if the chinese technology giant huawei is ever allowed to run the american networks. huawei is definitely a bad actor. i think it sends a strong message and help shore up the integrity of our infrastructure. from the trump administration has come a double—barrelled assault. not only is it stopping the company from establishing a foothold in the united states, it is threatening to block american companies from supplying essential components to huawei, such as conductors a

the united states based on an earlier indictment over hacking. 0ur north america correspondent nick bryantrges are so significant. up up until now, julian assange has been charged with just one indictment of computer hacking so this is a dramatic expansion of the legal case against him did the us justice department charging him with 17 counts under the espionage act significantly they are charging him not as a hacker of information but asa not as a hacker of information but as a publisher of information and that raises what i called here first amendment freedom of speech issues because the tradition in america has been to go after the leakers of classified information, rather than the publishers of classified information. so a lot of concern in the news media tonight from organisations such as the new york times, and the washington post who regularly published classified information that this is an attack also on the press difficult also raises questions for the british court. of these new charges justified and do they warranties extradition to america? the headlines on bbc news: under gro

hopefully, that scenario never happens. juan guaido has been speaking to the bbc‘s nick bryant.is looking for change. the only intervention that exists today in venezuela is that of the cubans which makes intelligence and counterintelligence to our armed forces and also intervention of russian military aircraft on venezuelan soil. i believe it is not and responsible to avoid it, even the crisis and tragedy venezuelans have been through but to maintain an alternative if the regime intends to continue radicalising a process that has brought us to this disaster. i as the president in charge of the national parliament will look at all options if necessary. barbara plett usher is following developments for us from venezuela's capital, caracas. when we look at president maduro's hold on power how do we assess how strong that grip is? well, if you look at the last week, i think you would say he is definitely one the latest round. the uprising that was attempted last tuesday fizzled out and we have seen show across from him since then he has visited various military bases, he has seen e