the colonial north america was never an anglican bishop. in theory this is an episcopal church in this. it was a landowner's church, and virginia who controlled the local committees that ran the local parishes and peter jeff senn was foremost in all tomorrow. thomas could expect that one day he would be a comet to and there came a time when he was. the fourth bulwark of the jefferson families that is of course was slavery, which meant that the same few land barons who were possessors also as many people were at the top of the demographic latter as well. not thomas jefferson, what does this have to do with him being a radical? thomas jefferson took substantial steps to undermine or eliminate each of those of his class. so first off, we think of him primarily as the president, but next is chief author of the declaration of independence. that was about severing the ties between goodenow state of of virginia and english monarchy. this came as a surprise, the fact that people like jefferson and in places like virginia supported this, came as a s

it's really british north america. things get reappropriated. the 200long ago and anniversary of the war of 1812 -- the government at the time was mobilizing -- which always made me laugh because there is no canada. in retrospect it becomes canada's war. pivotr one of these points could turn out quite differently. americans invaded canada, the british north america. they thought they were going to take it. in retrospect, they were pushed out by the british empire. out for a moment -- that canadian poverty -- was established. that wouldn't be contested after that. there were rebellions in the 1830's, but the americans by that point had no interest in ingey themselves -- ally themselves. that's the last attempt of the theycan revolution -- thought french settlers would rise up in alliance with them. that wasn't the case. but these two things are very much tied together. puticans were continually -- wanting to push west. first they pushed up against the french, then the british government. never want to these restrictions. --y pushed up continually

here's our north america editor, jon sopel. this is a fox news alert.bi directorjames comey has been fired by the president of the united states. the term breaking news is bandied around with abandon. last night, it was justified. because, at fbi offices, the first they knew that their director had been fired was when it flashed up on their tv screens. and james comey, who was in los angeles addressing staff, knew nothing about it either until an aide handed him a note and the letter sent by president trump was brutal. at least they left him the governmentjet to fly back to the east coast, a private citizen, a turbulent career cut short. and today the president was unrepentant. reporter: why did you fire director comey? because he wasn't doing a good job, very simply. he was not doing a good job. james comey, the 68" tall fbi director, was the person who confirmed in bombshell testimony in march that the trump campaign was under investigation for its links to russia during the election. the fbi, as part of our counterintelligence mission, is investigati

that is why a strong nato is good for europe and good for north america. the 9/11 in article five memorial will be a reminder of our vital bond. today, we will commit to do more in our common struggle against terrorism. mr. president, it is a great honor to have you here. president trump: thank you. thank you very much, secretary general stoltenberg. chancellor merkel, thank you very much. other heads of state and government, i am honored to be here with members of an alliance that has promoted safety and peace across the world. prime minister may, all of the nations here today grieve with you and stand with you. i would like to ask that we now observe a moment of silence for the victims and families of the savage attack which took place in manchester. [no audio] [no audio] president trump: thank you. terrible thing. this ceremony is a day for both remembrance and resolve. we remember and mourn those nearly 3000 innocent people who were brutally murdered by terrorists on september 11th, 2001. our nato allies responded swiftly and decisively, invoking for t

that is why a strong nato is good for europe and good for north america. the 9/11 and article 5 memorial will be a daily reminder of our vital bond. and today we will commit to do more in our common struggle terrorism. so, mr. president, it is a great honor to have you here and a great honor to give you the floor. please. president trump: thank you. ter thank you very much, secretary general stoltenberg. chancellor merkel, thank you very much. other heads of state and government, i am honored to be here with members of an alliance that has promoted safety and peace across the world. prime minister, may all the nations here grieve with you and stand with you. i would like to ask that we now observe a moment of silence for the victims and families of the savage attack which took place in manchester. thank you. terrible thing. this ceremony is a day for both remembrance and resolve. we remember and mourn those nearly 3,000 innocent people who were brutally murdered by terrorists on september 11, 2001. our nato allies responded swiftly and decisively, invoking

now once the europeans took the land from the , now they want nobody to come in and be a part of north america just because they don't want, they don't want the people of color to run anything, so that is what is wrong with america. america is sick. host: the last call comes from michigan on the democrat line. how are you? caller: fine here at how are you? host: great, thanks. what is on your mind? caller: i want to talk about indians and african-americans. wealth is not distributed in the african-american communities . one thing that really bothers me is that all the wealth we created in this country on the backs of our slave people, we the problems great we can $40 billion to israel. our cities are crumbling, and there are no jobs, no too much hope, and that is one thing that really bothers me. the only wealth we created was in the backs of slaves, but they can build the african museum for slaves and things like that, but ist is ok, but the wealth not distributed between african-americans and native americans. i don't know why the issue hasn't been addressed and they don't want to talk about

taking place today across the broader north america energy market. byding experts believe that 2020 we could believe -- we could be energy self-sufficient. self-sufficient as opposed to independent because what we mean by that is we have a capability to produce as much as we consume right here in the north american continent. nafta, the stability it is brought in terms of our ability to move across borders with full import and export, has been more beneficial. dead the realthe beneficiary is the american consumer because the more you bring the law supply and demand into play, the efficiencies that come with cross-border trade, even the farming and ranching community get to experience the lower fuel costs. aaa estimates the average american's is over $500 a year at the gas pump because of lower gasoline and diesel fuel prices. what is very important as we enter into this debate is to recognize the way the markets work, the real value for the u.s. in that broader context of the north american free trade agreement. jason: let me ask you to -- we're not

now we are going to go into the colonial north america space of the exhibition. allow me to explain to use some of the design treatment we used to unpack this story. in fact, we break up the sections by region because this is not a monolithic story. africans in america shaped the landscape and were shaped by the landscape. the reasons we break out include the chesapeake, where we look at the making of race. then we move into low countries, down into the carolinas and call -- gulla islands and georgia area. that allows us to look at enslaving skill. then we come to louisiana. finally we come to the north and look at the urban environment and the merchant system. what is important to note is that in each of these spaces the treatments are done in a pattern but they have their unique features. it is important for me to let you know about that pattern. beginning, you see some of the regions of africa where people came from and to the specific regions in the americas. you also see how the laws change over time and start to define whiteness and you start to see how afr

rs. in north america over the next nine years. faced criticism in the us for flying years. many indian firms faced criticism in the us forflying in law paid workers onto every visas. many rely heavily on a visa that donald trump has asked to be reviewed. liberty castle at 300 uk jobs this year. the steel sector is emerging from a crisis that saw around 5000 jobs axed over the last few years. liberty house's speciality steel unit is one of the biggest suppliers to the aerospace oi’ biggest suppliers to the aerospace or industry which with customers like boeing and rolls—royce. us airlines have been threatened with legislation to improve customer service after a passenger was pulled down the aisle of a flight last month. united airlines has reached a settle m e nt month. united airlines has reached a settlement with the paddle, a passenger. at a congressional hearing, the chief executive officer apologised to the incident. here is what he had to say. the safety or security as an issue we will never again aska security as an issue we

today i'm asking dan to pick out patterns and styles for north america.antly, i want to see his process for myself. in the past, his creativity has gotten the company in trouble, and i'm not gonna let that happen again. ♪ charles, what's happening? charles: hey, what's going on, marcus? lemonis: good to see you again. how many reams of fabric are here? charles: i think half a million rolls, at least. -dan: geez. -lemonis: so you should be able to find something. -dan: something. lemonis: okay? dan went to town picking out every fabric in the store. i only asked him to pick out a few. it's no wonder that he's made shoes that have every pattern and every color variation. dan: so, these three are obviously from india. they obviously have a nice ethnic, indian vibe. lemonis: and so why did you pick these three? dan: we don't have anything currently from india. lemonis: were you outside with me? dan: was i...? yes. yes. lemonis: so, what am i missing? before we walked inside, it wasn't to do anything else, other than solve one problem. dan: the north american

system defense for north america is a key partnership. and foster's peace, security and stability in the euro atlantic area. so nato matters to canada, and canada bring value to nato. we do this by contributing high-quality personnel from the leadership, our capabilities to the alliance that deliver real effects on the grown. so like the u.s., we are one of just four countries leading nato's enhance or battle groups in the baltics. carbon dioxi canada's leading. and we are proud to have taken a leadership role. so because we understand that the security environment we face today is more diverse, more complex and demands more of us than any time since the cold war. we also understand that the security and prosperity of europe is directly linked to canada security and prosperity as well. in that vain canada has floied personnel to eastern and southern europe. and canada is capacity building efforts in ukraine as well. we also are making a significant contribution to the global leadership -- this team plays an important accord nation functio

canada,o be strong in we have to be secure in north america. we take that into account, making sure that the canadian ground forces and people are well resourced. we took the advice from our allies to get the costing down properly. we had multiple companies review it to make sure we had the number. approved, the funding has been approved by the cabinet. sustainable and predictable funding for the military for 20 years. piece -- there are two things we did not include, because we need more study and dialogue moving forward. that is norad modernization and the north warning system. these are things we will bow working on. -- we will be working on. we want to put a number into our defense policy for norad. we didn't have the analysis. the prime and assume evidence-based analysis. we will come up with the analysis and determine the cost, and we will be presenting that later. prime minister trudeau and president trump have articulated that norad is important for our two governments. that noradthe view modernization is important for canada-u.s. defen

early warning system for defense of north america is a key part to our efforts. our partnership extends beyond norad through our cooperation with nato which bolsters the transatlantic wand and fosters peace, security and stability in the euro-atlantic area. so nato matters to canada and canada brings value to nato. we do this by contributing high-quality personnel from our leadership, our capabilities to the alliance, that deliver real effects on the ground. so like the u.s., we are one of just four countries leading nato's enhanced forward presence battle groups in the baltics. canada is leading in latvia. this is a critical element of nato strengthened deterrents and defense posture and we're proud to have taken a leadership role. so because we understand that the security environment we face today is more diverse, more complex, and demands more of us than anytime since the cold war. we also understand that the security and prosperity of europe is directly linked to canada's security and prosperity as well. so in that vein, canada has deployed the canadian arme

our top stories: a show of force: america tests its missile defence system over the pacific, as concerns grow over north korea's nuclear ambitions. free speech or die portland. you've got no safe place. this is america, get out if you don't like free speech. in court and defiant: the man accused of the portland double murder. the victims were killed defending a muslim girl. ariane grande will return to manchester this weekend for a benefit concert in aid of victims of last week's bombing. and solar secrets: nasa's historic mission to fly directly into the sun's fiery atmosphere. harlow. —— hello. the us military says it's successfully carried out a test to simulate the interception of an intercontinental ballistic missile aimed at america. it was the first such test of its kind, in response to the growing threat from north korea. peter bowes has been following the story from los angeles. on display for all to see, the complex technology designed to halt a long—range missile in its tracks. the interceptor was launched from vandenberg air force base on california's central coast. its target, a mock—up of

it's just, honestly, i thought that for the longest time ever nothing was really happening in north americashould have something like that during the winter. everybody‘s from, like, up north, and it's called them and they need a place to go. where it's hot and, like, you cannot beat the island vibe. despite this event, still in its infancy, the future looks bright, as organisers are already planning next yea r‘s event. as other festivals around the globe begin to tire, or become too commercial, with the caribbean as its backdrop, music is only part of the reason why sxm has the advantage. greg mckenzie reporting from a very warm looking saint martin. now to end this week's show, let's head to the north of england and the lake district. its landscapes have inspired a thousand artists and painters over the centuries. but now we've met a photographer who captures its rugged beauty with the camera. and sometimes he'll go to extraordinary lengths just to get the right shot. my name's terry abraham. i'm a self—taught, independent film—maker. i've always had an interesting and video. i always want

our north america correspondent james cook reports. free speech or die, portland. ot no safe place. this is america, get out if you don't like free speech. jeremyjoseph christian appeared in court in a city on edge, uneasy about white supremacism. he did not alleviate any fears. you call it terrorism, i call it patriotism. you hear me? mr christian is accused of murdering 23—year—old taliesin namkai—meche and 53—year—old ricky best. the only survivor, micah fletcher, was in court for the hearing, he said he too thought he was going to die and he had this tribute for his fellow passengers. they did what they thought the right thing to do was which was in my opinion the factual thing to do was and they paid the ultimate price for that. witnesses said the men were targeted when they stepped in to challenge anti—muslim abuse on a train aimed at two women, one of whom was wearing a hijab. herfriend, who is not muslim, is still in shock. i want to say thank you to the people who put their life on the line for me because they didn't even know me. and they're all still aliv

welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is gavin grey. our top stories: donald trump says he hasn't ruled out military action against north korea, even if itjeopardises commercial co—operation with china. north korea is maybe more important than trade. trade is very important, but massive warfare with millions, potentially millions of people being killed, that, as we would say, trumps trade. tornadoes hit texas, leaving at least nine people dead and nearly 50 in hospital. emergency services say they fear the death toll may rise. international tributes to ueli steck, one of the world's best—known mountaineers, who was killed in an accident on mount everest. and ten years after the disappearance of madeleine mccann, her parents tell the bbc they'll do "whatever it takes — for as long as it takes" to find their daughter. hello. president trump has warned that a conflict with north korea, which is trying to develop nuclear weapons, could kill millions of people. he argued that getting chinese help to deal with north kore

welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. here's our top stories: more raids and arrests in the uk as police confirm their belief. a network of accomplices helped the manchester bomber. salman abedi's father and brother have been detained in libya. they deny allegations of any connection to extremist groups. leaked photos from the scene of the bombing are published in the new york times. british investigators have expressed "fury" and "astonishment. " more tributes for the victims. so far, 1a have been named. police say they know the identities of everyone who was killed. hello, and welcome. the investigation into monday night's bombing in manchester is moving fast. police say they are looking, notjust at the bomber salman abedi, but a "network" of people. there has been more arrests around manchester and in other uk cities. our chief correspondent, gavin hewitt, starts our coverage. late morning, central manchester, and a raid on a block of flats, part of a huge operation to discover the network of the manchester bomber. pol

welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley. our top stories — changing his story. president trump says he decided to fire the fbi boss even before getting advice from the justice department. i was going to fire him. it was my decision. eight arctic governments call for urgent action to tackle climate change but the us says it won't be rushed on policy. kidnapped by boko haram, freed in a prisoner swap but the nigerian schoolgirls still aren't allowed to meet their families. and remember the ‘love locks' of paris? thousands are now being auctioned to raise money for charity. hello. donald trump has now said he would have fired the head of the fbi, james comey, even if thejustice department hadn't recommended it. that contradicts the original reasons given by mr trump and his officials. and in his first interview since the news broke the president also seemed to draw a clear connection between the sacking and the fbi‘s investigation into links between the trump campaign and russia, though he still insists

our north america correspondent james cook reports from alaska.aditions are very much alive. the songs and stories have been around for generations. but not everything is so certain. the isis venning, even the permafrost is melting. the arctic council it is the big issue. as delegates from around the arctic gather here in the pristine wilderness of alaska for this summit, their conversations have been dominated by one topic. what does president trump think about climate change? what is america's policy? in the end, the us did join other nations in accepting the urgent need to tackle global warming by reducing emissions. but for how long? in the united states, we are currently reviewing several important policies, including how the trump administration will approach the issue of climate change. we are appreciative that each of you has an important point of view, and you should know that we are taking the time to understand your concerns. we're not going to rush to make a decision. we're going to work to make the right decision for the united states

he is north america. look at this explosion of cloud.s. now heading off the eastern seaboard. that area of low pressure moving towards colbeck, keeping it wet and windy here. behind that, showers over the rockies, otherwise, a lot are dry and sunny weather, which is good news. because we have already seen some flooding on the river mississippi. but the peak of the flood will push its way southwards over the next week or even two, threatening more flooding downriver. now, let's head into europe. getting closer to home, wet weather pushes its way across france, into the alps. maybe briefly some snow but heavy rain lightly and more rain to come across central europe. we will find cold earlier digging down and in time for monday, with temperatures really taking a tumble. it is not much of a spring in berlin. could be some sweet in moscow. it could turn cooler in warsaw and stockholm. here at home, warmerfor warsaw and stockholm. here at home, warmer for the west. bit more ), the chance of rain in the channel but are we going to see any more

our north america editor, jon sopel, was there.resident has been on a deep immersion into middle east politics today, and a charm offensive, meeting a host of arab and gulf leaders from across the region. and one central geopolitical subject, the fight against islamist extremism, and how to make good on his pledge to destroy so—called islamic state. but after the trenchant and, some would say islamophobic, language of the trump election campaign, the president chose a much more moderate tone today. we are not here to lecture. we are not here to tell other people how to live, what to do, who to be or how to worship. instead, we are here to offer partnership, based on shared interests and values. and he framed the choice that arab leaders faced like this. this is not a battle between different faiths, different sects or different civilisations. this is a battle between barbaric criminals who seek to obliterate human life and decent people, all in the name of religion. this is a battle between good and evil. and he said that if terror

our north america editor jon sopel reports.his meeting with the russian foreign minister and ambassador was already controversial enough, coming a day after the sacking of the fbi director, who had been investigating the trump campaign's links to moscow. now it is being claimed that, during the meeting, the president shared the most highly classified information with his guests, so sensitive that america's allies, like britain, knew nothing about it. as the white house once again scrambled to put out the fire, the national security advisor emerged to say the story was nonsense. at no time were intelligence sources or methods discussed, and the president did not disclose any military operations that were not already publicly known. and i was in the room — it didn't happen. but then on twitter, from the president, a different story. yes, it did, and so what? he wrote... so, once again, the general was sent out to face the guns and explain the change of story. what the president discussed with the foreign minister was wholly appro

welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe.n to appoint a special counsel to investigate russian influence on his election. well i respect the move but the entire thing has been a witch—hunt, and there is no collusion certainly between myself and my campaign. brazil's president rejects calls for him to resign over allegations of involvement in a huge corruption scandal. a young woman dies as a car hits a crowd of pedestrians in times square. it's not thought to be connected with terrorism. and they're considered one of the most harmful exotic species on earth. so how's peru coping with an infestation of giant african snails?

this from our north america editorjon sopel.kely to judge that this law enforcement officer played a decisive role in determining the outcome of the 2016 presidential election. just days before polling, james comey revealed the fbi had reopened its inquiry into hillary clinton's e—mails from when she was secretary of state. he said he had no good options. so i stared at speak and conceal. speak would be really bad, there's an election in 11 days. lordy, that would be really bad. concealing, in my view, would be catastrophic, notjust to the fbi, but well beyond. and honestly, as between really bad and catastrophic, i said to my team, we've got to walk into the world of really bad. so how does he feel now about the impact his intervention has had? look, this was terrible. it makes me mildly nauseous to think that we might have had some impact on the election. but, honestly, it wouldn't change the decision. what's not in doubt is that his letter, 11 days before america voted, convulsed the campaign. its significance can't be over—s

welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley. our top stories: president trump fires the director of the fbi, james comey, the man leading the investigation into possible collusion between his election campaign and russia. leading democrats say the sacking reeks of a cover up, and call for the appointment of an independent special prosecutor. the american people need to have faith that an investigation as serious as this one is being conducted impartially, without a shred of bias. south korea's new president says he favours more dialogue with the north. he is starting his first day in office after victory in tuesday's election. and fine—tuning one of the world's iconic buildings. renovation gets under way to improve the acoustics inside sydney's opera house. hello. president trump's decision to fire the director of the fbi has been met with widespread shock and a mass of questions. james comey was the man in charge of investigating russian interference in the us presidential election, and whether or not th

we know more about monticello than any other plantation in north america. it is the best documented the state. and because of that, we know more about the enslaved people here than anywhere else, and i think we have been able to put together the most comprehensive portrait of life for enslaved people during jefferson's time, but beyond it as well. i think that really listens a ds a unique and human portrait to what slavery was , as a horrific institution but also as a way of emphasizing the humanity of enslaved people and the fact that they were able to preserve themselves and their families, even within the bounds of enslavement. sally hemings was part of a very large family of enslaved people here at monticello who numbered about 80 people. she was the daughter of the hemings matriarch, elizabeth hemings. we do believe that years after his wife's death, jefferson fathered six children with sally hemings, four whom survived to adulthood. sally hemings was part of an inheritance. i think it is really important to remember that slaves were property, and they

here's our north america editor, jon sopel.he moment at just after two o'clock this afternoon in washington, when trumpcare became a thing. the ayes are 217. the nays are 213. the bill is passed. without objection, the motion to reconsider is laid upon the table. shame, shame, shame, shame. but outside, a rather different scene, as protesters chant, "shame." this fight isn't over yet. getting the measure through the senate is going to be every bit as tough. because, as today's debate showed, this is a deeply divisive issue. so, i ask you, my colleagues, does trumpcare lower health costs? no. does trumpca re provide better healthcare? no. does trumpca re protect seniors and families? no. has panto season come to politics? yes. are we going to be men and women of our word? yes. are we going to keep the promises that we made? yes. or are we going to falter? thank you. in the rose garden this afternoon, the president beamed. a time for fist pumps and hugs with the speaker. this is an important legislative victory. this is a great p

welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. i'm mike embley. our top stories: president trump lashes out at the decision to appoint a special counsel to investigate russian influence on his election. well, i respect the move but the entire thing has been a witch—hunt, and there is no collusion certainly between myself and my campaign. brazil's president rejects calls for him to resign over allegations of involvement in a huge corruption scandal. one person dies as a car hits a crowd of pedestrians in new york's times square — it's not thought to be terrorism related. and trawling the depths of the ocean, as scientists search for some of the strangest—looking creatures on earth. hello. president trump has said the appointment of a special counsel to oversee the inquiry into russian influence on the election "hurts our country terribly" and he called the decision "the single greatest witch hunt of a politician in american history." but he says he wants to get back to running the country, and at a news conference in washington, sa

this from our north america editorjon sopel.was today on the way to the us coastguard academy as his administration seemed to be listing. 0ur commander in chief, donald trump. this has been the most torrid week of the presidency and though he didn't address each individual setback, there was a message. no politician in history, and i say this with great surety, has been treated worse, or more unfairly. you cannot let them get you down. i didn't get elected to serve the washington media, i got elected to serve the forgotten men and women of our country and that's what i'm doing. he has become more famous than me! far and away his biggest problem comes from the sacked fbi director james comey. the disclosuree that james comey kept notes of his meetings with the president, including over the sacked michael flynn, is serious. donald trump is reported to have said to comey... amid allegation that this amounted to obstruction ofjustice, the white house denied any wrongdoing, saying the president hadn't told the fbi director to stop hi