nick bryant, bbc news, new york. jane: as we just heard in the report, harvey weinstein rnce walked t carpet at hollywood's biggest events. but at last night's golden globes ceremony was largely ignored. the focus was on fires raging in australia and the stars on stag sophie long was on the red carpet and has this report. sophie the first major award ceremony of the decade, and stars came out to shine. and to be ridiculed by ricky gervais's. ricky: let's have a laugh at your expense, shall we? remember, they are just jokes. sophie: the relentless, heartrending first world war epic "1917" was the surprise winner of the nit. it sold the big screen triumph over the streaming giant netflix. >> hopeeo this means thate will turn up and see it on a big screen for which it was intended. ricky: no one cares about movies anymore. everyone is watching netflix. this show should just be em coming out going well do, netflix, you win. sophie: it may have had 34 nods but it ended the night with just two awards, one of which wt to "t

nick bryant reports. nick: kate's awd season i hollywood. -- it is award season in hollywood. the world he is to dominate, he would be wearing a hat seo red carpet. owbut the strir is none. harvey weinstein cut a feeble figure as he arriaed for his trin new york. just watching him enter a court has provided a moment of catharsis for some of his female accusers. ethe women who spok out, the women who sparked a global movement, the women who won't get their day in court ainst the law places time- limit because the law places time limits on one past allegations can be prosecuted. >> dear harvey, no matter what lies you tell yourself, you did this. today,e lady just staring down a super predator, you. you thought you could terrorize me and others into silence. you were wrong. we rose from your ashes. time's up on sexual harassments. in all workpla timetie's up on blaming survivors. time's u on empty apologiue without conses for the and time's up on the pervasive culture of silence. ni: the movie mogul has eaded not guilty and denied all allegations of nonconsensual sex. bunight he

the bbc‘s nick bryant has the story.n media say these images appear to show the moment the ukrainian airliner was hit by an iranian missile shortly after take—off. the plane did not explode immediately and continued flying for several minutes as it tried to return to tehran airport. this video appears to show the boeing 737, which seems to be on fire, as it went down. just before it crashed, a satellite apparently detected the heat trails of two missiles, followed moments afterwards by an explosion. us officials said it was highly likely the plane, with 176 people on board, was mistakenly shot down by iranian anti—aircraft missiles. 63 canadians were among the dead. the country's prime minister, justin trudeau, shared with his people news that he said would shock. we have intelligence from multiple sources, including our allies and our own intelligence. the evidence indicates that the plane was shot down by an iranian surface to air missile. this may well have been unintentional. it was just five hours after iran launche

nick bryant, bbc news, new york.na nasegaram at the bbc sport centre. mishal, good evening. there haven't been any major shocks but there have been some magnificent goals in the third round of the fa cup this weekend, including a stunning strike from 18—year—old curtisjones to give liverpool a 1—0 win over local rivals, everton. natalie pirks reports. five competitions in 28 days, little wonderjurgen klopp made nine changes. his boys against ancelotti's men. everton began piling the pressure on young heads. adrian had perfectly placed feet, though. it had been 20 years since everton last won at anfield, this was their best shot at redemption product but, as a chance after chance went begging, that rivals turned up the heat. skelter —— is curtis jones is just 18 turned up the heat. skelter —— is curtisjones isjust 18 but turned up the heat. skelter —— is curtisjones is just 18 but police is cursing through the club and this was no schoolboy error. an absolutely stunning goal! 0utrageous, audacious, delicious. the fina

he has pleaded not guilty, as nick bryant reports from new york.stage the trial of harvey weinstein, maybe it would look something like this. the once all—powerful movie mogul looking feeble and using a walking frame as he appeared at a manhattan court house in december ahead of his criminal trial. weinstein has been charged with raping a woman in a new york hotel room in 2013 and sexually assaulting another woman in 2006. he has repeatedly denied all allegations of nonconsensual sex. just because a woman makes a claim does not mean that it is true and just because mr weinstein is accused of a crime does not mean he is guilty. some of the biggest names in hollywood have accused him of harassment and assault — angelina jolie, gwyneth paltrow and ashleyjudd among them. i really hope that justice is served. writerjasmine loee is also one of the silence breakers who has accused weinstein of sexual assault. cases are sometimes hard to prove. her fear is he could be acquitted. i would be really afraid if he is not held accountable. and i think a lot of s

nick bryant has the latest from washington.n media say these images appear to show the moment the ukrainian airliner was hit by an iranian missile shortly after take—off. the plane did not explode immediately and continued flying for several minutes as it tried to return to tehran airport. this video appears to show the boeing 737, which seems to be on fire, as it went down. just before it crashed, a satellite apparently detected the heat trails of two missiles, followed moments afterwards by an explosion. us officials said it was highly likely the plane, with 176 people on board, was mistakenly shot down by iranian anti—aircraft missiles. 63 canadians were among the dead. the country's prime minister, justin trudeau, shared with his people news that he said would shock. we have intelligence from multiple sources, including our allies and our own intelligence. the evidence indicates that the plane was shot down by an iranian surface to air missile. this may well have been unintentional. it was just five hours after iran launche

nick bryant, bbc news, new york.r at one of india's most prestigious universities, in the capital, delhi. about 20 students are said to have been injured at the javaharlal nehru university, leading to at least seven being taken to hospital. the indian home minister has ordered an enquiry. rhodri davies reports. this masked mob is wielding poles and sticks at one of india's leading universities. witnesses say that more than 50 people entered the campus at the jawaharlal nehru university in the capital, delhi, leaving results like this. i've been bleeding. i'm not even in a condition to talk. but the motives are unclear. the students union she represents alleges activists from the right—wing body, the abvp, that's linked to india's ruling party, the bjp, carried out the attack. while the abvp accuses leftists of aggression against its members. translation: today, the way in which left has attacked teachers and students and members of abvp linked to bjp is a very shameful incident. several victims are in hospital and po

nick bryant reports.was observing normal, diplomatic protocols, a genial welcome for the greek prime minister. but he's the most unpredictable president ever to occupy the white house, an impulsiveness that sowed so much uncertainty amongst his foes, his allies and even those amongst his own administration. he defended his order to kill general soleimani, perhaps the most consequential foreign policy decision taken by a us president since the invasion of iraq. he's been called a monster and he was a monster. and he's no longer a monster, he's dead. and that's a good thing for a lot of countries, and he was planning a very big attack and a very bad attack for us and other people, and we stopped him. the president stepped back today from his threat to deliberately target iranian cultural treasures, strikes that would have been a war crime. his reversal came after the pentagon and us state department had publicly contradicted their commander in chief by stressing they'd abide by international law. every acti

nick bryant, bbc news, new york.ds in los angeles. the newly—knighted sir sam mendes was named best director for the first world war film, 1917, which also took the best drama award. the other big winners were the eltonjohn movie rocketman and phoebe waller—bridge's ground—breaking sitcom fleabag. our los angeles correspondent, sophie long, reports. it was the first a—list event of the decade and the stars came out to shine. and to be ruthlessly mocked by ricky gervais. let's have a laugh at your expense, shall we? remember, they'rejustjokes. there was a standing ovation for eltonjohn and bernie taupin. they won the golden globe for best song... taron egerton, rocketman. ..and taron egerton won for his portrayal of the rock star in rocketman. it was not the night netflix had hoped for. the streaming giant produced three of the five films nominated for best drama, but it was the relentless heart rending action drama of 1917 that won the golden globe. and sam mendes took their award for best director too. i really hope

nick bryant there.bout the iranian crisis this afternoon. before that, borisjohnson addressed the crisis at prime minister's questions, warning iran not to repeat the "reckless and dangerous" missile attacks on the air bases. he also said general soleimani had the blood of british troops on his hands but called for urgent de—escalation. this report from our political editor laura kuenssberg contains some flashing images. reporter: why have you not spoken about iran, prime minister? not the first day back at work, but the first glimpse of the prime minister this year. the task, to try and cool tempers between the middle east and the man in the white house thousands of miles away. the solemn situation a contrast with boris johnson's conquest of the commons. we of course condemn the attack on iraqi military bases hosting coalition forces. iran should not repeat these reckless and dangerous attacks, but must instead pursue urgent de—escalation. but the labour leader — still at the dispatch box with a new on

nick bryant, bbc news, new york.be awards in los angeles. the newly—knighted sir sam mendes was named best director for the first world war film 1917, which also took the best drama award. los angeles correspondent sophie long reports. the first major award ceremony of the decade, and stars came out to shine... and to be ridiculed by ricky gervais. let's have a laugh at your expense, shall we? remember, they'rejustjokes. the relentless, heart—rending first world war epic 1917 was the surprise win of the night, which saw the big screen triumph over the streaming giant netflix. i really hope this means that people will turn up and see it on the big screen for which it was intended. no—one cares about movies any more, no—one goes to the cinema. it had gone in as firm favourite. everyone's watching netflix. this show should just be me coming out, going, "well done, netflix, you win." it may have had 34 nods, but it ended the night was just two awards, one of which went to the crown and their new queen. completely stumped

nick bryant, bbc news, new york.nty python star terryjones — who died earlier this week at the age of 77. the actor and comedian had been suffering from a rare form of dementia. 0ur correspondent david sillito looks back on a career that helped to reshape and revive british comedy. they can't get the fire brigade, mervyn. will the boys‘ brigade do? hello, mrs rogers? no! oh, i must be in the wrong house! terryjones. in monty python, he was often at his best in a frock. charlie, you come to this mark there. but he also directed their films. he was an historian, a tv presenter, a children's author and friend and writing partner of michael palin. i met him at university in 1962, i think, and we were inseparable for many, many years after that. writing, acting, through the python times. in python, what is terry jones' contribution? when do you know, oh, that's terry? well, i mean, there are certain roles that terry played superbly. a lot of them based on his mother! when he does the mother in the life of brian, "he's not

nick bryant, bbc news, washington. willis came to the house to update ministers. what did you make of his tone? it seemed to me there was no huge criticism of america but there was also no robust defence?” huge criticism of america but there was also no robust defence? i think thatis was also no robust defence? i think that is right and a fair summary of where we were in terms of what an wallace was saying in the chamber this afternoon and pretty much what the government has been seen publicly since the event of last week. in practical terms we learned some things from him. he was talking about urgent measures to protect petition interest in the golf, uk forces are on standby if needed, non—essential staff have been taken out of baghdad and as part of prudent planning, small team has sent to the region to provide additional situation awareness and contingency planning system. on the political rhetoric, there has clearly been a desire from the government here too, frankly, be very careful about what it is they cannot go

nick bryant, bbc news, washington.t editorjeremy bowen who's in the iraqi capital baghdad, but first, our north america correspondent nada tawfik is in toronto. strong words from the canadian prime minister tonight? many of those on board were canadian. yes, this is the national tragedy for canada, particularly in the iranian—american community is here. justin trudeau said there that he's really wanting access to the crash site because he knows that canadians want answers, answers that can say for sure what the cause and intent was of that crash. now, the department, —— the prime minister justin trudeau said he believes iran is open to canadian involvement in the investigation along with allowing visas for consular officials to go and assist with the repatriation of bodies and assist the families, but the key question is what leveraged canada will have if iran tries to tamper at all with their involvement in making sure this is a credible investigation, and of course the community here telling us that despite what the

our north america correspondent nick bryant reports. it's awards season in hollywood. a tuxedo and strutting the red carpet. but the swagger is long gone. he walks now with the help of a frame. harvey weinstein cut a feeble figure as he arrived for his trial in new york. just watching him enter a courthouse provided a moment of catharsis for some of his female accusers. the women who spoke out, the women who sparked a global movement, the women who won't get their day in court because the law places time limits on when past allegations can be prosecuted. dear harvey, no matter what lies you tell yourself, you did this. today, ladyjustice is staring down a super predator — you. you thought you could terrorise me and others into silence. you were wrong. we rose from your ashes. time's up on sexual harassment in all workplaces. time's up on blaming survivors. time's up on empty apologies without consequences. and time's up on the pervasive culture of silence. the movie mogul has pleaded not guilty and repeatedly denied all allegations of nonconsensual sex. but tonight, he

nick bryant, bbc news, new york.urned to the uk from wuhan in china, the city at the centre of the coronavirus outbreak, should self—isolate, even if they have no symptoms. it comes as the number of people in china who've died has risen to 82, with around 3,000 needing treatment. our china correspondentjohn sudworth has the very latest. shouts echo. the eerie sound of a city in lockdown. wu han‘s residents, trapped in their homes, shouting encouragement to each other. ok, here we are, day five of the lockdown. bored. khan lambert is stuck here with his gran. nan, hello! she was only meant to be visiting for a short break, and although there is enough food, her medication is running dangerously low and there is no help in sight. why is it possible that the american government and the french government, the japanese government, can make these deals with the chinese authorities to get their citizens out of the city, but the uk government can't? china's priority is to show it's getting a grip. alongside teams of army med

nick bryant, bbc news, new york. stay with us on bbc news.5th anniversary of the liberation of auschwitz, we talk to one holocaust survivor in jerusalem. donald trump is now the 45th president of the united states. he was sworn in before several hundred thousand people on the steps of capitol hill in washington. it's going to be only america first — america first. demonstrators waiting for mike gatting and his rebel cricket team were attacked with tear gas and set upon by police dogs. anti—apartheid campaigners say they will carry on the protests throughout the tour. they called him ‘the butcher of lyon'. klaus altmann is being held on a fraud charge in bolivia. the west germans want to extradite him for crimes committed in wartime france. there, he was the gestapo chief klaus barbie. millions came to bathe as close as possible to this spot, a tide of humanity that's believed by officials to have broken all records. this is bbc news, the latest headlines: a city in lockdown. chinese officials say the ii a city in lockdown. chinese officials s

nick bryant, bbc news, new york.tralia to hear the latest in the fight against the raging bushfires. the japanese people are in mourning following the death of emperor hirohito. thousands converged on the imperial palace to pay their respects when it was announced he was dead. good grief! after half a century of delighting fans around the world, charlie brown and the rest of the gang are calling it quits. the singer paul simon starts his tour of south africa tomorrow in spite of protests and violence from some black activist groups. they say international artists should continue to boycott south africa until majority rule is established. teams were trying to scoop up lumps of oil as france recognises it faces an ecological crisis. three weeks ago, the authorities confidently assured these areas that oil from the broken tanker erika would head out to sea. it didn't. the world's tallest skyscraper opens later today. the burj dubai has easily overtaken its nearest rivals. this is bbc news, the latest headlines. the unit

nick bryant live in new york.ear, after the uk leaves the european union on friday, but eu officials are more cautious. ireleand's taiseoch, leo varadkar, has told the bbc in a rare interview, that the eu will be the "stronger team" when the talks begin. he's been speaking to our political editor, laura kuenssberg. of course, looking down at you. yeah, this is michael collins, one of the founding fathers of the country, and the founding father of my party. the past and the present have been part of brexit‘s haggling, with one of the leaders in the fight for irish independence supervising him from the office wall. leo varadkar has held many of the cards. yeah, i don't think the uk has yet come to terms with the fact that they are now a small country. he might claim that, but as one phase of brexit closes, another opens. so, does the eu or uk hold the power in round two? we have a population and a market of a50 million people. the uk, it's about 60. so, if these were two teams up against each other playing football,

nick bryant, bbc news, new york.rump has been hearing opening statements in the us senate. the lead democratic prosecutor accused the president of setting up a corrupt scheme to pressure ukraine into helping him win re—election this coming november. the process could — in theory — lead to president trump being removed from office after charges were brought against him in the house of representatives. the 100 senators act as a jury — more than half of them are republicans and a two—thirds vote is required for mr trump to be removed from the white house. 0ur north america editorjon sopel reports from the white house. the theory is that donald trump is taking a back seat. he has appointed his own legal team to take charge of everything and that they will do all the representations in the senate, and asi the representations in the senate, and as i say that is the theory but the idea that donald trump is taking a back seat and just looking out the window and blithely letting his legal team get on with it is of course fanc

our north america correspondent nick bryant hamore. nick: today donald trump was d observing normlomatic protocols, a genial welcome foe the greek prnister. but he is the most unpredictable president ever to occupy the white house, an impulsiveness that sowed so much uncertainty amongst his foes, his allies come and even those within his own administration. he defended his order to kill general soleimani, perhapsenhe most conseal foreign- policy decision taken by u.s. president since the in of iraq. pres. trump: he has been called a monster, and he was a monster, and he is no longer a monster, he is dead, and that is a good thing and he was planning a very big attack and a very bad attack for us, and other stopped in.e and we nick: the president stepped back from his t target iranian cultural treasures, strike that would have been a war crime. hisl reverame after the pentagon and u.s. state department have publicly contradicted their commander-in-chief by stressing they would abide by international law. >> every action we take will be c

bryant has the very latest. nick nick: through a corridor of cameras, harsty weinstein bled his way into court. gone, the bravado and swagger of his red carpet days. he was not just a titan in hollywood, they claimed. he was a rapist. the court heard that weinstein was a seasoned predator who leeward women-- lured to his hotel rooms and pr wate apartmenh promises of work in hollywood. then he sexually assaulted them. the jury was told how he used his power and prestige to silence the accuser's will that this is how the iustry works, he allegedly told one of them. for years afterwards, they internalized t theiruma. his defense teamha said ey weinstein was neither a predator nor a master many later, and claimed onof his accusers had sent him a of females demonstrated a loving relationship--dozens of emails from starting a loving relationship. he has denied allegations of non-conceptual sex. focus of the global media the movement. these protesters chanted an anti-rape and that inspired by protesters in south america. th

our north america correspondent bryant reports fr washington. nick: from the president of the united states, an almost celestial entrance. hisdi military chief st at his soldier. a core belief of the trump doctrine on his teleprompter. pres. trump: president of the united states, iran will never be allowed to have a nuclear weapon. nick: though flanked by his genera from he decided not to respond militarilyo an's attacks. he has opted for more sanctions against iran, a de-escalation. and there were call for america's allies including britain to abandon the iran nuclear deal negotiated by the obama administration. pres. trump: they must break away from the remnants of the iran deal, or jcpoa, and we must work together towards making a deal with iran that makes the world a safer and more peaceful place. nick: christmas 2018. and a surprise visit from donald trump to the al-asad air base in western iraq, one of the targets for last night's iranian attack. the pentagon received what one official called multiplern hours wag from satellites and communicati

nick bryant has more. >> american media 80's images appear to show the momen ukrainn -- mediate 80'sges appeared appear to show thnt mohe ukrainian airliner was hit. it tried to return to the airport. this video shows it as it went down. just before it crashed, the satellite detected the heat trails of two missiles, followed by an explosion. u.s.ia off said it was highly likely the plane with 176 on board was mistakenly shot down by iranian antiaircraft missiles. 63 canadians were among the dead. justin trudeau shared wi his people news he said would shock. >> we have intelligence from multiple sources, including our allies and own intelligence, the idence indicates the plane was shot down by an iranian surface-to-air missile. this may well have been unintentional. >> it was just five hours after iran launched these missile strikes on u.s. forces in iraq at the plane crashed shortly after takeoff. iran's antiaircraft systems would probably have been active, anticipating american retaliatory strikes that never came. speaking before his canadian counterpart, president trump reve >> it

nick bryant, bbc news, new york.and olivia colman winning in the tv categories. rocketman star taron egerton and 1917 director sam mendes were triumphant in the film awards. the bbc‘s sophie long was there. it was the first major a—list event of the season with ricky gervais is hosting for a fifth time. the standing ovation for eltonjohn set the tone for what became a big night for british show business. they won the golden globe for best song. and taron egerton won for his portrayal of the rock star in rocket man, beating leonardo dicaprio and i2—year—old fellow brit roman griffin davies. i'm honoured to be nominated alongside a bunch of legitimate icons and also roman who is the sweetest kid. it was an incredible performance and i'm honoured to be nominated alongside you too. 1917. the first world war epic 1917 won the golden globe for best drama commander sam mendez took the award for best director too. phoebe waller bridge for flea bag. there were two golden globes for phoebe waller bridge and flea bag. this is r

he denies all the charges against him. 0ur north america correspondent nick bryant reports. he used to dominate, he'd be wearing a tuxedo and parading down the red carpet. but the swagger is long gone. he walks now with the help of a frame. harvey weinstein cut a feeble figure as he arrived for his trial in new york. just watching him enter a courthouse provided a moment of catharsis for some of his female accusers. the women who spoke out, the women who upended his world, the women who ignited a global movement, and the women who won't get their day in court. today, ladyjustice is staring down a super predator — you. you thought you could terrorise me and others into silence. you were wrong. we rose from your ashes, we rise together. as we stand here at the beginning of a new year and a new decade, time's up on sexual harassment in all workplaces. time's up on blaming survivors. time's up on empty apologies without consequences. and time's up on the pervasive culture of silence that has enabled abusers. the movie mogul has been charged with raping a woman he's pleaded not g

nick bryant, bbc news, new york.itted he is the father of a former artist born with his affair with a baroness. was forced to give a dna test which was positive. he had been fighting the paternity claim for more than a decade and she is now officially his fourth child. he lost his immunity from legal claims when he advocated in empty 14 because of ill health. american audiences get ready not just for a super bowl but puppy bowl as shelter dogs shine on the field. the shuttle challenger exploded soon after lift—off. there were seven astronauts on board, one of them a woman school teacher. all of them are believed to have been killed. by the evening, tahrir square, the heart of official cairo, was in the hands of the demonstrators. they were using the word "revolution". the earthquake singled out buildings and brought them down in seconds. tonight, the search for any survivors has an increasing desperation about it as the hours passed. the new government is firmly in control of the entire republic of uganda. survivors

europe and the other signatories to the deal to follow his lead. 0ur north america correspondent, nick bryantpresident of the united states, an almost celestial entrance. his military chief standing at his shoulder, a core belief of the trump doctrine on his teleprompter. as long as i'm president of the united states, iran will never be allowed to have a nuclear weapon. good morning. though flanked by his generals, he's decided not to respond militarily to iran's attacks. he's opted for more economic sanctions against tehran, a de—escalation. and there was a call too for america's european allies, including britain, to finally abandon the iranian nuclear deal negotiated by the 0bama administration. they must now break away from the remnants of the iran deal, orjcpoa, and we must all work together toward making a deal with iran that makes the world a safer, and more peaceful place. christmas, 2018. cheering in a surprise visit from donald trump to the al—assad airbase in western iraq, one of the targets for last night's iranian attack. the pentagon received what one official called multiple ho

our north america correspondent, nick bryant, reports from washington.surprise visit from donald trump to the al—asad airbase in western iraq, one of the targets for last night's iranian attack. the belief in the trump administration is that iran's missiles deliberately missed areas are crowded with americans. tehran also appears to have given advanced warning via baghdad that an attack on the bases was coming. for now, the iranians have launched what it looks like a face—saving strike and presented america's commander—in—chief with an off ramp from this crisis. the president appeared with his generals flanked behind him but he decided not to order them to strike back. a de—escalation. instead, he has opted for an economic rather than military response, more sanctions against iran. and there were tough words, too, for america's european allies, britain included, who he called upon to finally abandon the iranian nuclear deal negotiated by the obama administration. they must now break away from the remnants of the iran deal orjcpoa. and we must all work to

he has pleaded not guilty, as nick bryant reports from new york.ein, maybe it would look something like this. the once all—powerful movie mogul looking feeble and using a walking frame as he appeared at a manhattan court house in december ahead of his criminal trial. weinstein has been charged with raping a woman in a new york hotel room in 2013 and sexually assaulting another woman in 2006. he has repeatedly denied all allegations of non—consensual sex. just because a woman makes a claim does not mean that it is true and just because mr weinstein is accused of a crime does not mean he is guilty. some of the biggest names in hollywood have accused him of harassment and assault — angelina jolie, gwyneth paltrow, and ashleyjudd among them. writerjasmine lobe is also one of the silence breakers who has accused weinstein of sexual assault. cases are sometimes hard to prove. her fear is he could be acquitted. i would be really afraid if he is not held accountable. and i think a lot of silence breakers will be, and just, you know, survivors in general. i

nick bryant, bbc news, new york.on of drinking water in the united states with man—made chemicals is more serious than previously and is —— estimated. test have found pf a toxic chemicals in the drinking water of dozens of american cities. some chemicals have been linked to liver damage and low birth weight. schools are staying closed for two days in bangkok because of the high level of air pollution. the burning of undergrowth in surrounding rural areas is believed to contribute to the poor air quality in the thai capital. tributes have been paid worldwide to the monty python star terryjones who died earlier this week. he was 77. he had been suffering from a rare form of dementia. our correspondent looks back on a career that helped reshape comedy. they can't get the fire brigade, mervyn. will the boys‘ brigade do? hello, mrs rogers? no! oh, i must be in the wrong house! terryjones. in monty python, he was often at his best in a frock. charlie, you come to this mark there. but he also directed their films. he was an

provoked but maintained any action would be within international law. 0ur north america correspondent nick bryantdonald trump was observing normal, diplomatic protocols, a genial welcome for the greek prime minister. but he is the most unpredictable president ever to occupy the white house, an impulsiveness that sowed so much uncertainty amongst his foes, his allies and even those amongst his own administration. he defended his order to kill general soleimani, perhaps the most consequential foreign policy decision taken by a us president since the invasion of iraq. he's been called a monster and he was a monster. and he is no longer a monster, he is dead. and that's a good thing for a lot of countries, and he was planning a very big attack and a very bad attack for us and other people, and we stopped him. the president stepped back today from his threat to deliberately target iranians cultural treasures, strikes that would have been a war crime. his reversal came after the pentagon and us state department had publicly contradicted their commander in chief by stressing they abide by international

our correspondent, nick bryant, sent this update from new york.e us attorney heading up the ongoing criminal investigation into jeffrey epstein and his possible co—conspirators. he was speaking outside the late billionaire‘s mansion, just off fifth avenue, close to central park. and he was asked if the fbi and federal prosecutors had yet made any progress in trying to speak to prince andrew, and he said, so far, there had been — in his words — "zero cooperation". now, ordinarily, our office doesn't comment on whether an individual cooperates, or doesn't cooperate, with our investigation. however, in prince andrew's case, he publicly offered — indeed, in a press release offered to cooperate with law enforcement investigating the crimes committed byjeffrey epstein and his co—conspirators. so, i think in that context, it's fair for people to know whether prince andrew has followed through with that public commitment. so, let me say that the southern district of new york and the fbi have contacted prince andrew's attorneys and requested to interview p

nick bryant is in new york.nal investigation intojeffrey epstein and people who possibly were co—conspirators in his sex trafficking operation. it is a guy called geoffrey berman he was doing a press c0 nfe re nce called geoffrey berman he was doing a press conference today in new york outside the mansion of the late billionaire. it is a mansionjust off fifth ave, just close to central park. and he was asked whether prince andrew had cooperated with us authorities, as he promised he would do when he stepped back from royal duties. and geoffrey berman was very explicit and used very strong words when he said, no, there has been zero cooperation from prince so far. and do we know what he was asking a prince andrew? well, the us prosecutors and the fbi have been in touch repeatedly, we have been in touch repeatedly, we have been in touch repeatedly, we have been told, to try and organise an interview with prince andrew. they want to speak to him. now, you remember when prince andrew stepped back from royal duties l

our north america correspondent nick bryant is in washington — he told us how the white house may respond biggest foreign policy test of his presidency so far and the question before him is whether to continue the cycle of escalation with iran or whether to show more circumspection. now, he's been warning on twitter, of course, that he would retaliate very strongly if iran attacked us targets, but after they actually did so, he's been surprisingly low—key on social media. "all is well", he wrote on twitter, after the iranian attacks. "so far, so good," he said about the damage and fatality assessment. tehran sees this as its proportional response to the killing of general soleimani, that it doesn't want war with america, that it doesn't want further escalation. one us official has described that approach as a "now let's call it quits" approach. there are signs president trump has heeded it. there were talks last night that he would address people from the oval office, as has been done in the past, but he decided not to do that. he will speak to the american people later on today. a sign p

some two decades ago — a fresh—faced nick bryant was in washington to report on president clinton's trial haven't aged a day. it was my most extravagant ever student purchase, that code. searching high and low in the hope that i could find it head of the second impeachment trial. the only sadness is that i didn't get to wear it with a polo neck sweater which was my out of office garb. lets move on to the actual trial itself. nick, you haven't changed very much. but american politics has changed considerably. i knew there would be a good segue there. it is not the same senate as it was back in 1998 where you had 100 senators voting together as a block in order to support the rules that were being proposed. how much is the fact that there has been this breakdown in political terms affect what we are seeing at the moment? it was a different senate, but i don't think we should think it was some kind of bipartisan shangri—la back then. it simply wasn't. the clinton years we re simply wasn't. the clinton years were when us politics did start getting toxic and start getting very polarised and cl

for more we can speak to nick bryant who's in new york. how significant step is this?s a bit ofa rebuke ofa how significant step is this? it is a bit of a rebuke of a british royal from the us attorney who is heading up from the us attorney who is heading up ongoing criminal investigation into jeffrey epstein and people who may have been co—conspirators with him ina may have been co—conspirators with him in a sex trafficking operation. the us attorney was speaking outside the mansion of the late billionaire, just near central park just the mansion of the late billionaire, just near central parkjust off fifth ave. during the course of the availability about the problem of sex trafficking in general he was asked about whether prince andrew had cooperated as he promised he would do with us investigators and this is what he had to say. the district of new york and the fbi have contacted prince andrew's attorneys and requested an interview with prince andrew and to date prince andrew has provided zero cooperation. zero cooperation, pretty stiff words from the us attorney. h

our north amercia correspondent, nick bryant, reports from washington. to the airbase in western iraq, one of the targets for last night attack, the belief in the trump administration is that the missiles deliberately missed areas crowded with americans. tehran also appears to have given advance warnings than an attack on the basis was coming. finality now the iranians have launched what looks like a face—saving strike, and presented america's commander—in—chief with an off ramp from this crisis. the president appeared with his generals behind him but has decided not to order them to strike back. at the escalation, instead he has opted for an economic run and military response, more sanctions against iran. britain included, who we called upon to finally abandon the iranian nuclear deal, negotiated by the obama administration. they must now break away from the remnants of the iran deal for a jc now break away from the remnants of the iran dealfor ajc poa, and we must all work together toward making a deal with iran that makes the world a safer and more pe

grieving the loss of kobe bryant, his daughter and the seven others who perished the nba will postpone tomorrow's lakers- clippers game. in was the scene outside the staples center. nick wore a kobe bryant jersey. in spain the soccer team had a moment of silence for kobe with ramos wearing kobe's olympic jersey. >> everyone griers differently. this is one even if you didn't know kobe you're grieving, if you thought you knew kobe you're grieving, if you're a fan you're griering. if you knew him you're crushed. >> green and the warriors are back on the court tomorrow in philadelphia where kobe was born. they canceled the lakers game which was if right thing to do. >> see you later everyone, have a good night. and i heard that she slept over at his dorm. no way. mm-hmm. seriously, are you surprised? do you not know carly? have you seen what she wears to school? girls, let's cool it on the gossip, okay? it's not right, and carly's got enough problems. what do you mean? well, her mom can't get through soccer practice without a thermos of chardonnay, and don't get me started on the dad. that guy is-- (brakes squeal, horn honks) oh! oh, my god! oh, my god! (haley) mom! oh! t

earlier, north america correspondent nick bryant sent this report.r to continue the cycle of escalation with iran or whether to show more circumspection. now, he's been mourning on twitter, of course, that he would retaliate very strongly if iran attacked us targets, but after they actually did so, he's been surprisingly low—key on social media. "all is well", he wrote on twitter, after the iranian attacks. " so far, so good", he said about the damage and fatality assessment. tehran sees this as its proportional response to the killing of general soleimani, that it doesn't want war with america, that it doesn't want further escalation. one us official has described that approach as a "now let's call"" approach. there's signs president trump has heeded it. there were talks last night that president trump would address the people from the oval office, as has been done in the oval office, as has been done in the past, but he decided not to do that. he will speak to the american people later on today. a sign perhaps that he is showing caution and he want