otto had been sentenced to 15 years ha rd otto had been sentenced to 15 years hard labourfor otto hadntenced to 15 years hard labour for allegedly stealing a propaganda site. we were told north korea failed to tell him the student was ill. i met with the north korean is 20 times in the last year. i set the delegation to try to get otto otto out in exchange for humanitarian assistance. i lent a year later that he was in a coma. this was a crime of humanity. the gross human rights violation, a cover—up. this botulism excuse, sleeping pill, he might have been tortured, abused. this is wrong and there should be some kind of punishment to the north koreans. also making the news, the chancellor says he wants to leave the eu in a way that prioritises british jobs and prosperity. he was saying those words when he also said immigration would be managed rather than shut down. liam fox welcome to his speech but said that people who wanted to put immigration policy ahead of economic policy were losing the argument. a balance in the best interests of the country. clearly we wa nt to interests of t

that's otto. >> reporter: so far, the north korea trip is everything otto had dreamed of. t in pyongyang, there are places you just don't go. and one of them was right here. the mysterious fifth floor of otto's hotel. >> we were kind of given full reign of the hotel, except for one floor. >> the elevator skipped floor number five. one, two, three, four, six, seven, eight, nine, ten. >> so, we were told, don't even try to get to the fifth floor. >> reporter: and those acced of trespassing learn the hard way. you can check out any time you look, but you can never leave. stay with us. ason that these two should not be wed, speak now. (coughs) so sorry. oh no... it's just that your friend daryl here is supposed to be live streaming the wedding and he's not getting any service. i missed, like, the whole thing. what? and i just got an unlimited plan. it's the right plan, wrong network. you see, verizon has the largest, most reliable 4g lte network in america. it's built to work better in cities. tell you what, just use mine. thanks. no problem. all right, let's go live. say hi to

north korea claims otto had fallen into a coma. t american doctors say it was unresponsive wakefulness. otto suffering from extensive loss of brain tissue, unable to walk, talk, or respond to verbal commands. >> i'm able to talk to you on otto's behalf, and i'm able to wear the jacket that he wore when he gave his confession. >> reporter: on monday night otto passed away. his family alleging he endured torture that led to his death. but today north korean officials deny they cruelly treated or tortured otto saying "we provided him with medical treatment and care with all sincerity of a humanitarian basis until his return to the u.s." the mystery behind his death adding to the already tense situation between the united states and north korea. negotiations to free american prisoners have mostly been kept under wraps, leaving a selective few with rare access into the kim jong un regime. individuals like former nba player dennis rodman, who has become the united states' most visible unofficial diplomatic presence. >> sort of open the do

. >> at the airport me and otto were the last two through security. and he simply had a tap on the shoulder. >> reporter: danny graddon was otto's roommate during the trip. >> two guards took him away and i sort of laughingly said to him, well, that's the last we'll ever see of you. and because we got on so well, otto turned around and just chuckled at me. >> reporter: gratton says that was the last time he saw otto. >> please save my life. please think of my family. >> reporter: what followed was otto's tearful so-called confession and a sentence to 15 years of hard labor. a 17-month saga that would eventually bring him back to north korea claims otto had fallen into a coma. but american doctors say it was unresponsive wakefulness. otto suffering from extensive loss of brain tissue, unable to walk, talk, or respond to verbal commands. >> i'm able to talk to you on otto's behalf, and i'm able to wear the jacket that he wore when he gave his confession. >> reporter: on monday night otto passed away. his family alleging he endured torture that led to his death. but today

you know, yesterday, america was heartbroken when we all learned otto had been passed away shortly after being restored to his family. it broke our hearts. the president and milan you karen and i, offered our to olences and prayers otto's family and friends as they grieved the loss of this brave young man. as the president said yesterday, the united states of america condemns the brutality of the north korean regime as we mourn and weatest victim deepen our administration's conviction to prevent such tragedies from the following and are sent people in the future. innocent people in the future. [applause] in the midst of that tragic news, earlier this week we learned that seven american sailors lost their lives on duty in the ocean in japan. not long ago, my wife and i put our arms around the families of three army rangers who fell in the line of duty in afghanistan. so i close with this thought, among the manufacturers that are gathered here today, in this time of widening challenges and unknowable threat i want to assure you you have a president who understands. we do not build navy shi

otto had visited north korea as part of a group tour.n tuesday and doctors treating him in cincinnati say they have found no signs of botulism. his neurological condition can be best described as a state of unresponsive wakefulness. he has spontaneous eye opening and blinking, however, he shows no signs of understanding language. it comes as tensions between the united states and north korea are mounting over pyinyang's nuclear and missile programmes. the us diplomat who negotiated otto's release also met this week with three other us citizens being detained by the authoritarian regime. i call on them to release the other americans being held. no other family should habve to endure what warmbiers have. doctors said otto suffered extrensive loss of brain tissue and his family described it as a bittersweet feeling to finally have him home. sarah corker, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: the funny side of his annual phone—in — russian president vladimir putin offers former fbi director james comey asylum. there was a bomb i

north korean officials now say otto warmbier had been in a coma for more than a year, claiming it wasors say there's no evidence for that. look at otto, beautiful otto. he went over there a healthy, wonderful boy, and you see how he came back. as this funeral takes place, there are now fears for three other american nationals also being detained in north korea. well, as people from his hometown say their final goodbyes to otto warmbier, there are people across this country who are asking how north korea is now going to pay the price for what many see as the murder of an american citizen. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: more than enough — the plague of crickets besieging a peruvian city. members of the neo—nazi resistance movement stormed the world trade centre, armed with pistols and shotguns. we believe that, according to international law, that we have a right to claim certain parts of this country as ourland. i take pride in the words "ich bin ein berliner." cheering and applause. chapman, prison pale and slightly chubby, said not a single word in open court. it was left t

north korean officials say otto warmbier had been in a coma for more than a year. e is no evidence of botulism. look at otto, beautiful otto. he went over a beautiful, wonderful boy and you see how he came back. as this funeral takes place, there are now fears for three other american nationals also being detained in north korea. well, as people from his hometown say their final goodbyes to otto warmbier, there are people across this country who are asking how north korea is now going to pay the price for what many see as the murder of an american citizen. bbc news, ohio. prince harry has suggested that no—one in the british royalfamily wants to be king or queen. in a candid interview with an american magazine he said the royals were acting for "the greater good of the people." here's our royal correspondent, peter hunt. it's a moment seared on the nation's psyche, the funeral of a princess killed in her prime. her 12—year—old son on unforgiving display. 20 years on prince harry is critical of those who put him there. and he has voiced his considerable discomfort in

beenin otto out when they found out he had been ina otto out when they found out he had beennt that for all the strong words we've heard from john mccain, what do they do because it seems for all the pressure that donald trump is put on the chinese to start ramping up put on the chinese to start ramping up the pressure on north korea, it is not working, they'rejust ignoring it. china has put in a little more pressure than they have in the past but they need to do more, they need to step up. they need to realise that there is turmoil in the korean peninsula and it is not an interest from these missile tests destabilise the region where they want to be paramount. they should also be concerned about the human rights case, right on their own border with otto warmbier. notjust their own border with otto warmbier. not just because he's their own border with otto warmbier. notjust because he's an american but because the north koreans take these prisoners, they detain these individuals and use them as bargaining chips. possibly torture. mishandle the whole situation. china needs to

north korean officials say otto warmbier had been in a coma for more than a year. ce of botulism. look at otto, beautiful otto. he went over a beautiful wonderful boy and you see how he came back. as this funeral ta kes pla ce how he came back. as this funeral takes place there are now fears for three other american national is also being detained in north korea. well, as people from his hometown say there final goodbyes to otto warmbier there are people across this country who are asking how north korea is now going to pay the price for what many see as the murder of an american citizen. papua new guinea will go to the polls in a general election starting this weekend. the country has one of the world's most diverse electorates. 7 million people spread across hundreds of islands who speak more than 800 languages. previous selections have been marred by violence. this time leaders of seven christian churches in papua new guinea are calling for a peaceful process. i spoke with the correspondent for abc news in port moresby and asked what the factors are behind the vi

otto had spent nearly a year and a half imprisoned in north kore north korea. he had been sentenced to 15 years hard labor for, according to the north koreans, stealing a propaganda poster. the world watched his tearful confession. he was wearing a jacket that made it home to the u.s. with him. here is his father speaking to reporters last week. >> i am able to wear the jacket that he wore when he gave his confession. i'm not confessing. i am speaking. otto, i love you and i am so crazy about you and i am so glad you're home. you're such a great guy. >> mark: >> otto's father praisd president trump for the role his administration played bringing his sean home. moments ago, the president released a statement. he offered deepest condolences to the family and said: "otto's fate deepens my administration's determination to prevent such tragedies from befalling innocent people at the hands of regimes that do no respect the rule of law or basic human decency. the united states once again condemns the brutality of the north korean regime as we mourn its latest victim.

brought the release of his son, even though they just recently in the last week or so learned that otto hadpparently been in a coma all this time. we are awaiting remarks from the president on this new internship program he's pushing, that's just ahead you don't let anything keep you sidelined. that's why you drink ensure. with 9 grams of protein and 26 vitamins and minerals. for the strength and energy to get back to doing... ...what you love. ensure. always be you. , i'd like to take a moment for sending our thoughts and prayers to my friend and the front of most of us in this room, steve scalise and his great family, as he continues his very brave fight. it's been much more difficult than people even thought at the time. he's in some trouble. he is a great fighter and he's going to be okay, we hope. i visited steve and his family at the hospital last night, and i reassured them that the entire country is pulling for them, praying for them, and that we are here for them every single step of the way. america's hearts, and we mean this in the truest sense, sends his love. there are a lot of

. >> they realized otto had serious medical issues. e might even be facing death.hey wanted to make sure he was transported out of the north korea. so if there is an ultimate consequence it doesn't take place physically in their country. they have to bear all responsibility for the medical condition of this young man 237. arthel: how do they pay for that. >> it behooves the u.s. to make this a global human rights case, not just for otto but the other three americans who are prisoners in north korea. this ought to be a u.n. issue, amnesty international, to sigma ties north korea and isolate them to make sure they fully understand if they monkey with americans, they are going to pay a price. point number two. we need to shut down these tour companies that take college kids into north korea. they earn money off these trips. there will be more ottos if we don't do something to stop it. it behooves the u.s. government to go after the airlines and travel agents facilitating these journeys. arthel: this raises the issue of not paying ransom for american hostages. >> if yo

otto warmbier had been imprisoned for tearing down a propaganda poster. his family called the 22-year-old's death murder. michelle: caught on video. the mosque where isis declared its caliphate three years ago is now destroyed. the iraqi military shared night video of the explosion at the historic mosque. they say they blew it up because collision forces were closing in which they say amounts to acknowledge. isis has been defeated. jonathan: the f.b.i. says a man who stabbed a police officer in flint, michigan, tried unsuccessfully to buy a gun. amor ftouhi has dual citizenship. he is held on a bond hearing but he was able to buy ani stab a police lieutenant who is expected to survive. michelle: a leesburg man faces charges of transmitting secret documents to china. he was in federal court hours after the arrest. they show federal agents raiding the home this afternoon. traveled to chi,and received $25,000 for people he thought were operatives. jonathan: a boom in the d.c. rat population has the city scurrying for an answer. the high-tech solution centere

the president today said that if otto warmbier had been brought home sooner, the results would have been a lot different. does the president believe that the obama administration is partly responsible for what happened to otto warmbier? >> the president was pleased that he was able to work with the state department and get otto home as soon as he could, but i think when you -- when you realize what happened, the president knows -- believes that had it happened sooner or quicker, potentially there might have been additional medical resources that could have been provided. he's just obviously saddened by this entire situation, and just would have hoped that it could have been resolved earlier. >> just wanted to ask, the house caucus and there he is three gop senators have suggested that the -- either be scrapped or just greatly shortened into more business can be done. at least make the first steps on tax reform. is that something -- could the president support either scrapping or shortening the august recess? >> i think that's going to be up to the house and the senate to determine their

example, they are saying otto warmbier had tried to overthrow the state.harge against him was simply that he engaged in a student prank, really, that is the best way to describe it, for which it got 15 yea rs ha rd describe it, for which it got 15 years hard labour. we do not know when he fell into a coma. there must bea when he fell into a coma. there must be a suspicion that he fell into a coma quite recently. his parents we re coma quite recently. his parents were only told at the beginning of this month and the us was only told at the beginning of this month that he was in that situation and american diplomats or and american diplomat and to doctors went to pyongyang and discovered him in that dire situation,, toast but with some evidence of life, apparently. —— comatose. there must be their suspicion that it happened just before the north korean realised there was a possibility of an american citizen and dying in in their hands, something which would present them with a lot more difficulty than they already got. that is simply me surmising. what seems

otto warmbier had been sentenced to 15 years' hard labour for allegedly stealing a propaganda poster.ichardson, who helped negotiate his release, told the bbc that north korea failed to tell him the student was ill. i met with the north koreans 20 times in the last year. i'd sent the delegation there to try to get otto out in exchange for humanitarian assistance. so i learned a year later, after he was in a coma. this was a crime of humanity, what the north koreans did. they've done a gross human rights violation, a cover—up. this botulism excuse, sleeping pill, he might have been tortured, he might have been abused. this is wrong and there should be some kind of punishment to the north koreans. also making news this hour — the chancellor, phillip hammond, has said he wants the uk to leave the eu in a way that prioritises british jobs and prosperity. in a speech in london, he also said immigration would be managed, rather than "shut down". the international trade minister, liam fox welcomed mr hammond's speech but said that people who wanted to put immigration policy ahead of economic

otto warmbier had been released earlier that he would still be alive today.e implied that former u.s. president barack obama is responsible for this tragedy. has there been any reaction in washington? >> not really. of course, we do not know if that is really true. clearly, this whole case is a mystery because, according to reports of other u.s. prisoners who had been held in north korea and were released, normally, these kinds of prisoners are kept in isolation, but they are not physically harmed or tortured or anything like that. for the regime in north korea, those are bargaining chips, if you excuse that rather cynical term. normally, the regime has no interest in harming these people, but of course, there are exceptions, and this is a very brutal regime. otto warmbier is a victim of that regime. >> all right. our correspondent on the story for us tonight in washington. thank you very much. you are watching dw news live from berlin. still to come, in a world of self driving cars, would be to blame for a crash? should a computer decide whose life is more i

otto warmbier had only returned home last week — but it emerged he had been in a coma for a year.th korean court had sentenced him to 15 years of hard labour for attempting to steal a propaganda sign from a hotel. our correspondent in washington — barbara plett—usher — explained more about what happened to him. he returned home in terrible condition. he had been in a coma for more than one year. he had a lot of loss of brain tissue and they figured that may have happened because of the cardiac arrest they we re because of the cardiac arrest they were speculating on the scans they had done. they couldn't say what it was that could have caused it. certainly, in a statement his family had put out, they blame to what they said was the awful torturous mistreatment at the hands of the north korean. they want to focus on the time they were given with him in the time they were given with him in the end rather than everything they had lost and they said when he came home, he was in such a bad condition and he didn't respond to verbal commands. he even had these are uncomfortable almost ang

have spoken out, senatorjohn mccain, himself a prisoner of war during the vietnam crisis, said that otto hadis. we even heard from the deputy attorney general, who said that hard labour in north korea is equal to torture. so a lot of outrage here, president trump, you heard his statement, but he has issued a written one in which she suggested that he may take further action of some kind. he said that otto's eight at only strengthen the determination of the administration to prevent any further such tragedies. the state department has been considering the possibility of banning american travel to north korea, or at least banning tourism, so we may see some moves on korea, or at least banning tourism, so we may see some moves on that, but this tragedy may prompt that to happen. and then of course you have the other americans still in prison in north korea, there have been calls for their release, and the state department says it is concerned about their welfare. on the response and the possibility, as some people were talking today, on social media, some politicians talking about retaliation i

otto warmbier had been sentenced to 15 years of hard labour last year for stealing a propaganda banner. the news of his release was confirmed by the us secretary of state. at the president's direction, the department of state have secured the release. he is on his way en route home, to be reunited with his family. we continue our discussions with the north korean regime regarding the release of the three other american citizens that have been detained. we have no comment on his condition out of respect for him and his family. and that was the statement that was released. so, as you heard there, american officials are not commenting on his condition. the bbc‘s steve evans is in seoul with more. within the last two weeks, it seems that north korea got in touch with the united states — and remember these two countries do not have any diplomatic relations — and said that otto warmbier, a 22—year—old student, was seriously ill and what then happened very recently was a state department official plus two doctors from the us went to pyongyang and discovered that otto warmbier was in a coma. t

otto warmbier had been sentenced to 15 years of hard labour.ma and was medically evacuated from north korea. at the president's direction be state department has secured the release of him from north korea. he is on his way home to be reunited with his family. we continue our discussions with the north korean regime, regarding the release of the three other american citizens that have been detained. we have no comment on his condition, out of respect to him in the family, and thatis respect to him in the family, and that is the statement that was released. so, as you heard there, american officials are not commenting on his condition. the bbc‘s steve evans has been telling us more about the timeline between warmbier detention and his release. within the last two weeks, it seems that north korea got in touch with the united states. member, these two countries do not have any dip at collations. north korea said that otto warnbier, a 22—year—old student, was seriously ill. what happened more recently was that a state department official and to thi

otto warmbier had been sentenced to 15 yea rs ha rd warmbier had been sentenced to 15 years hard labouror allegedly stealing a propaganda poster. mr richardson who had helped to negotiate his release said this... i met with the north korean is 20 times in the last year. i'd sent the delegation there to try to get otto out in exchange for humanitarian assistance. so i learned a year later, after he was in a coma. this was a crime of humanity, what the north koreans did. they've done a gross human rights violation, a cover—up. this botulism excuse, sleeping pill, he might have been tortured, he might have been abused. this is wrong and there should be some kind of punishment to the north koreans. north korea's new president has said pyongyang should bear a heavy responsibility for otto warmbier‘s death. we can talk to steve evans. bring us up—to—date to what you are hearing coming from north korea? allowed silence, i am afraid. there has been a reaction to the call from president moon to have access to the remaining prisoners in north korea. three us citizens and south koreans. things are

american officials who had negotiated for otto warmbier to be released said the north koreans had neverur companies like the one that took him to north korea are now reevaluating whether they would continue to do so. tell us about that and also on a more official level, what the us is considering in response to the death of the student. a few days ago, us secretary of state rex tillerson said donald trump was considering an outright travel ban against americans going to north korea. but even since then, yes, tour companies, including the tour company which otto warmbier used, they have issued a statement saying they have issued a statement saying they will no longer take americans, other companies are being a little bit more cagey, they are considering a plan to stop taking americans into north korea. frankly, 90% of tourists who go to north korea are chinese, 90,000 chinese tourists go to north korea every year, and i do not think they will stop any time soon. there are some south koreans currently in north koreanjails and other american citizens, presumably the pressure is on to get a

otto warmbier had been sentenced to 15 years hard labor. sent home in a coma. tonight, doctors explains his condition and the mystery now, what did the north kroreans do o him? >> reporter: tonight, after 18 months held captive in north korea, otto warmbier's doctors say he has extensive brain damage. >> he has spontaneous eye-opening and blinking, however, he shows no signs of understanding language. awareness of his surroundings. >> reporter: but how and why is still a mystery. but what they do, his brain was deprived of oxygen. how that happened is unknown. >> in general, respiratory arrest in is rare event. generally caused by something like intoxication or a traumatic injury. >> reporter: the north koreans say he contracted botulism and fell into a coma after taking a sleeping pill. >> we see no ed of an eye cute or healing pack church including the skull. >> reporter: it's a devastating prognosis for the university of virginia student who was accused of stealing a propaganda poster -- and sentenced to 15 years hard labor after a one-hour trial warmbier's

otto warmbier had been sentenced to 15 years hard labor. returning home, carried off a medevac plane, sent home in a medevac plane, sent home in a coma. tonight, doctors explains his condition and the mystery now, what did the north koreans do to him? abc's linzie janis in cincinnati. >> reporter: tonight, back on u.s. soil, after 18 months in north korea, otto warmbier's doctors say he has extensive brain damage. >> he has spontaneous eye-opening and blinking, however, he shows no signs of understanding language. responding to verbal commands or awareness of his surroundings. >> reporter: but how and why is still a mystery. what they do know, his brain was deprived of oxygen. how that happened is unknown. >> in general, respiratory arrest in a young, otherwise healthy person is a rare event. generally caused by something like intoxication or a traumatic injury. >> reporter: just days before he was released, the north koreans say warmbier contracted botulism and fell into a coma after taking a sleeping pill. doctors saying today, they have

otto warmbier had visited north korea is part of a group talk.rs treating him in cincinnati said they have found no sign of botulism. his neurological condition can be best described as a state of unresponsive wakefulness. he has spontaneous eye opening and blinking, however, he shows no signs of understanding language. blinking, however, he shows no signs of understanding languagem blinking, however, he shows no signs of understanding language. it comes as tensions between the us and north korea are mounting over north korea is missile programme. a meeting this week with three other us citizens being beaten an way the authoritarian regime. being beaten an way the authoritarian regimelj being beaten an way the authoritarian regime. i come here to release the other americans being held. no other family should release the other americans being held. no otherfamily should go through otto warmbier what's family has gone through. his family described it as a bittersweet feeling to finally have him home. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: the fun

north korean officials now say that otto warmbier had been in a coma, for more than a year.mystery of otto warmbier‘s death remains. and washington now assesses its response to a regime that continues to provoke american anger. in the town where he grew up, residents are saying their final goodbyes to otto warmbier. right across this country people are asking what his death means for already incredibly tense relations between america and north korea. it‘s gold cup day at ascot — day three of the royal festival — the signature race happens at 4:20 this afternoon, with last year‘s winner order of st george starting as favourite. our sports news correspondent, richard conway, is at ascot. that is the feature race, the gold cup, at 4:20pm. order of st george is the favourite, 11—10 on with bookmakers to repeat last year‘s victory. he is trained by aidan o‘brien and ridden by ryan moore, and i‘m sure that bookies will not wa nt and i‘m sure that bookies will not want that on to win today, but there are others in the field that could rival him. it is ladies day at royal ascot. we

the family of otto warmbirkser,e 22-year-old who had been held in north korea, has died. marcos joins us now with more. miguel? >> the family announcing he has passed on at 2:20 this afternoon. they said otto warmbier had died. they don't go into details about how this happened. obviously he had been, according to the north koreans, in a coma or some type of coma state for the last year and a half. the family, though, clearly was distressed when they saw him on the plane, the father saying he had dropped to his knees, spoke to him. he was not conscious, though. the doctors at university of cincinnati medical center saying that he had suffered extensive brain damage. it's appeared to be in april of 2016 that the brain damage occurred. he clearly had had a feeding tube when he was taken off the plane and had to have some sort of life support in order to survive. the family announcing today that after some beautiful days with him, they had to let him go. there's one piece of this statement that i'd like to read to you about what they've said. he returned on late june 13. he

doctors had at the time that 22-year-old otto warmbier had suffered extensive loss of brain tissue to all regions of his brain. and the news today that he died a few hours ago, 2:20:00 p.m. his family has put out a statement that also said: "when otto returned to cincinnati late on june 13th he was unable to speak, unable to see and unable to react to verbal commands. he looked very uncomfortable -- almost anguished. although we would never hear his voice again, within a day the countenance of his face changed. he was at peace. he was home and we believe he could sense that. should be noted that he was sentenced to a 15 year prison term for what north korea described as hostile acts against the state. accused of stealing a propaganda poster. sentenced to 15 years of hard labor. turned out now to be a death sentence. >> trish: that's really sad. our hearts go out to his family. very sad news. thank you so much, and thank you, everyone for joining me here. don't forget to join me every day on fox business network on the intelligence report. i will be there, as i always am at 2:00 p.m. e

otto warmbier. the 22-year-old's parents announced yesterday their son had died. warmbier arrived home in ohio last week in a coma with extensive brain damage after being held prisoner in north korea for a total of 17 months. president trump also weighed in. >> a lot of bad things happened, but at least we got him home to be with his parents. it's a brutal regime. and we'll be able to handle it. >> brutalkristen welker is at t house. president trump is not atrade to use aggressive words yesterday it was john mccain who called it murder, president trump didn't. last month he said he'd be honored to meet with kim jong-un. >> reporter: i was here when news broke yesterday that otto warmbier had, in fact, passed away, and i can tell you it was somber and frankly a lot of top officials were angry. one top official telling me this is a big deal. let me read you the president's statement and then do some analysis on the other side. in addition to what you just played, he released a statement saying "otto's fate deepens my administration's determination to prevent such tr

captivity in north korea. 2,500 mourners attended the service at wyoming high school in ohio, where otto warmbier had prison for 17 months. when he was released and returned to the united states, he was in a coma, which north korean officials claim was caused by botulism poisoning. the un cultural organisation, unesco, has condemned the destruction of the great al—nuri mosque in iraq, which was blown up by the so—called islamic state group. the bbc‘s team in mosul has sent us these pictures of what's left of the al—nuri mosque and its famous leaning minaret. the iraqi prime minister described the destruction of the great mosque of al—nuri as "an official declaration of defeat" by is fighters. it was where the leader of is made his only public appearance. exactly a month on from the bombing at manchester arena, a teenager whose photo became an iconic image of the night has been speaking for the first time about what happened. 14—year—old eve suffered 1a shrapnel wounds and a picture of her featured on many newspaper front pages in the aftermath of the attack. 22 people were killed and many more injure

otto warmbier had been serving a 15-year prison term with hard labor, for allegedly stealing a propaganda poster during a visit to north korea last year. his family said in a statement to the associated press that he is in a coma. north korea claimed he fell ill with botch limp in march of last year and he's now on a medevac flight headed back to his family home in ohio. his parents say they've been told he was in a coma for more than a year and yet they are only hearing about it -- heard about it last week. virginia senator tim kaine released a statement, saying in part, my thoughts and prayers are with otto and his family, following this terrible ordeal. he goes o korean regime should be condemned for otto's unjust imprisonment. >>> now to the latest from capitol hill where attorney general jeff sessions is in the hot seat this evening. the senate intelligence committee is grilling sessions on his involvement in the firing of fbi director james comey and the russia investigation. chris lawrence has been monitoring the latest for us. >> jeff sessions says he can't recall if top trump cam

otto warmbier had been held since january 2016.esn't look like he was physically beaten, but his injury suggests he lost blood supply to his brain for quite some time. joining us now with reaction to all of this is anthony rue jeer row, thanks for joining us today. there is a very, very difficult situation to talk about because we see an american citizen who left here as a 22-year-old college student, and he's returned in a very desperate state for survival due to his brain injuries. we're talking about otto warmbier, a nice young man who's loved by his family, and now we find out that this regime has caused a lot of trouble. what do we say about the atrocities committed by this regime? >> well, it's -- thanks for having me. it's definitely a heartbreaking story of otto warmbier, and there are three other americans that are being held by north korea right now. it's a dangerous escalation by the kim regime. they see americans as bargaining chips in their standoff with the united states. it's not clear why they treated otto warmbier

fred warmbier thanked the trump administration for all it did to secure otto's release. she hadwords for the previous administration. >> we received a very nice phone call from president trump who told us that secretary of state rex tillerson worked hard to help bring otto home. we are extremely grateful for their effort and concern. do i think the past of administration could have done more? i think the results speak for themselves. >> juan: mr. warmbier described his reunion with his son an exclusive interview with tucker carlson tonight. >> being able to see otto for the first time in 18 months, it's fantastic. it's great to have him with us. i'm very proud of him. he's with his family. >> juan: if you missed at the interview, very emotional. catch it again at 11:00 p.m. eastern. what do you think about -- he seemed to indicate he thought the obama administration could have done more. >> kimberly: certainly. that's what he's saying. look at his son. the state in which his son returned. trying to get from all the reports and information's, the administration was quite forceful

even if they had returned otto warmbier in good condition, i don't think that would have had any affectd certainly this is obviously not going to lead to any improvement. quite to the contrary, there's a sense in the trump administration that there is nothing that can be done with north korea. i think you will see them doubling down on china, notwithstanding with the president's tweet. charlie: david? david: i think they will double down. i read the tweet a little bit differently than chris did. i read it that the president who had said to me in an interview last year that he thought the chinese had complete control over the north koreans, is now coming to the conclusion that every one of his four predecessors came to, which is the chinese control may not be complete and even if it was, they're unwilling to use it because they don't want to destabilize north korea and have a collapse of north korea on their border and perhaps absorbed by the south and have a u.s. ally on their border. the warmbier tragedy i think adds a little bit more to the emotional impact here. remember when the pre

. >> let me say how pleased we are to have otto warmbier back in the united states. we had difficulty as you all are very well aware in reaching him. we had to go to the government to get any kind of information and even then it was extremely rare. heather: he was arrested in pyongyang in january last year for a political poster at a hotel. in 2016 shortly after the communist regime claims he contracted botulism and went into a coma after he was given sleeping pills. the white house is putting pressure on north korea to release otto warmbier was a big priority for donald trump. >> could not allow an american to die in detention. and american dies in north korea the question becomes is this a murder and that is not a conversation north korea wanted to hear. >> dennis rodman at fifth visit to north korea to see his friend dictator kim jung un, maybe he helped in getting otto warmbier home but he had nothing to do with it. he reacted an exclusive primetime interview for tucker carlson. >> glad he is back home getting to medical care. happening right now a desperate nationwide

but there's no doubt in my mind that these trips and me asking on his behalf was -- had a lot to do with it. >> otto'sid -- >> dennis rodman had nothing to do with otto. you know, it's a diversion, you know, they just released otto. it's a diversion. >> we wanted to meet with them when we came back but we were told that it just couldn't happen. >> have you talked to anybody there in north korea and said what happened with this kid? >> no, we haven't heard anything. >> but it's just mysterious a 21-year-old healthy kid all of a sudden is in a coma. that's not normal. something apparently happened and no one wants to say what happened but something happened. >> well, like i said i'm not into all that. like i said, i was just so happy to see the kid released. later that day that's when we found out he was ill. no one knew that. i was so happy he got released. jumping up and down, all right man, all right, man, good things came out of this trip, okay. great. >> so with three more americans being held over there, are you going to lobby for their release as well? >> if we could get more trips going over the