from california, here's peter bowes. california's new normal.size and ferocity. about 150 miles north of san francisco, two fires have merged to create this monster. its sheer size is overwhelming, about the same area as the city of los angeles. fuelled by intensely hot weather, strong winds, low humidity and tinder dry brush, the flames are consuming everything in their path. what can you say? it makes you sick to your stomach. everything they worked for all of their life gone in a heartbeat. the firefighting effort is intense. we are hitting it with the aircraft, cooling it down and that is allowing the ground crews in there to put out the fire. throughout california, more than 111,000 firefighters, some from overseas, and hundreds of us army personnel are battling at least 16 major wildfires. weather forecasters are warning of no letup in the searing temperatures, it could take weeks to bring the current fires under control and the long, hot summer is far from over. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. brooklyn is known worldwide for its hipst

earlier, the bbc‘s peter bowes gave me more details on the story.t of a two—year grandjury this is the result of a two—year grand jury investigation. incredibly detailed in terms of the many many documents, around half a million documents, around half a million documents over the past 70 years or so documents over the past 70 years or so that they were looking at, detailed accounts by some of the young people involved describing in really horrific detail what happened to them. those cases go back, as i say, for some seven decades. in many cases you're talking about children, some babies, some teenagers, sometimes in the same family talking about how they were plied with alcohol, drugs, they were groomed before the abuse happened. this was rape, this was molestation. the worst kind of abuse. and these details coming out now, of course, some of these stories are not new, there have been many, many other cases and this is one of the worst affected states for this kind of abuse from the catholic church in the united states. so, peter, what happens next

peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles.n championships in berlin. dina asher—smith won the 100 metres, while zharnel hughes took gold in the men's race. with all the action from berlin and glasgow, here's natalie pirks. the world—famous olympic stadium is the scene for many a record and britain's sprinters were about to do something special. dina asher—smith said she knew her legs felt good. in the balmy heat of berlin they seemed to contain rocket fuel. dina asher—smith is clear and gone. it is gold for dina asher—smith! notjust gold but a british record to boot. the nation's fastest woman is a history graduate. she is now writing her own. there are so many talented women alongside me and when you're in that kind of field, you have just got to go out and put together your race and you've got to ignore what they are doing because they can run fast in their own right. so, i'm really happy. britain had never won both the women and men's100 metres at the european championships. they had three chances in this race. it is zharne

peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles.o an air strike on a bus in yemen that killed at least 29 schoolchildren. earlier, the saudi—led coalition, which carried out the attack on thursday, said it would investigate what it called "collateral damage". donna larsen reports — you may find some of the images in her report distressing. preparing to bury the dead. nearly 10,000 people have died in more than three years of war in yemen, but thursday's attack stands out. children, apparently on their way back from a picnic, hit by an air strike. it happened near a market. un officials called it a new low in the conflict. what happened will change the lives of these children for ever. they are now receiving what help is available in yemen's overstretched hospitals. translation: the blood bank doesn't have enough blood. thank god we are doing what we can. there are multiple injuries to the brain, to the bones. at first, saudi arabia which leads the coalition fighting with the rebels in yemen said the attack was legitimate, targeting

peter bowes, bbc news. the case continues, as they say.ing tennis players in the world head to north america as they prepare for the us open. the question was whether we want to save our people, and japanese as well, and win the war and taking a chance to win the war by killing all our young men. the invasion began at 2am this morning. mr bush, like most other people, was clearly caught by surprise. we call for the immediate and unconditional withdrawal of all the iraqi forces. 100 years old and still full of vigor, vitality and enjoyment of life. no other king or queen in british history has lived so long, and the queen mother is said to be quietly very pleased indeed that she's achieved this landmark anniversary. this is a pivotal moment for the church as an international movement. the question now is whether the american vote will lead to a split in the anglican community. you're watching the briefing. 0ur headlines: nearly 100 people are now confirmed dead in sunday's powerful earthquake on lombok island. indonesian aid agencies say mo

peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles.d he won't have to leave the uk when his father's work visa expires next month. shreyas royal learned to play the game after moving to south london six years ago — now he represents england at international level. his father had been told he didn't earn enough for his visa to be extended, but now the uk home office has stepped in, as chi chi izundu reports. this is shreyas royal. he may be only nine, but he's ranked fourth in his age group in the world. he's a silver medallist, and, according to a former chess grand master, the greatest chess prospect in a generation. he only started playing chess three years ago, but was told he would have to return to india with his family, unless his dad could get his work visa renewed by next month, and immigration rules state that that can only happen if he earns £120,000 a year — which he doesn't. he grew up here and when we heard that, it's really sad for us and surprising for us. his dad, jitendra, appealed to the home office who they told him

peter bowes reports.tures, gusty winds, and tinder dry brush. named after a local hiking trail, the holy fire broke out on monday, about 70 miles south—east of los angeles. dangerously close to homes, the flames leave residents with no choice. the police told us just a few minutes ago that it's time to leave. yesterday was mandatory evacuations. i left for the night and came back up. in the matter of about an hour were they were driving around with their sirens on and forcing residents to leave, so all of us are down here at the park. steep, inaccessible terrain has hampered firefighters and the blaze is still out of control. officials are warning that worsening weather conditions with thunderstorms in the forecast will lead to extreme fire behaviour over the next few days. there are a lot of resources available nationwide, but we're in competition with a number of fires up and down the state and also nationally. but as those fires wind down and they release firefighting resources, we're able to get them

peter bowes, bbc news.p's attacks on the media — in particular his description of the press as the "enemy of the people". hundreds of us newspapers have launched a coordinated campaign stressing the importance of a free press. let's speak to cbs correspondent john schiumo, in new york. is this the us press fighting back, ina sense? is this the us press fighting back, in a sense? i suppose so, least is by design. at latest count nearly 350 news organisations pledged to be involved in this, pledged to participate. it's meant to be a show of solidarity as journalists push back against trump's claims of fake news, and it all started when the boston globe invited newspapers across the country to stand up for the press and many are, the dallas morning news, the denver post, the chicago sun times are all taking part. a show of solidarity as you say but i suppose the question is does donald trump really care? it's interesting, doubtful of course. most of the editorial board is overwhelmingly opposed to the election

victims out there. we don't think we got them all. they heard somethjing about abuse. correspondent, peter bowes. law enforcement quiet about all of this for so long is staggering. this for so long is staggering. scale is enormous and the details are quite horrific. are quite horrific. this abuse is said to have taken place. place. elderly now, talking about what happened to them as young children. happened to them as young children. the implied with drink and alcohol. abuse, which included rape and various acts of molestation. various acts of molestation. blame on the church — systematic abuse and a cover—up, as it puts it. abuse and a cover—up, as it puts it. the name of the institution that they represent. they represent. you going back to the i9a0s, that his way back in time. his way back in time. justice, that the law simply isn't on their side. on their side. things can be changed or improved in the future thanks very much indeed. —— thanks very much indeed. let's brief you on some of the other stories making the news. for crashing his car into barriers outside parliament. to the security

peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles.'s earthquake has left more than 80,000 people needing shelter on the island of lombok. rescuers are continuing to search through the rubble to look for survivors. several days after the quake, the second to hit the area in a week aftershocks are still being felt. the number of dead stands at 105. a 31 year old man has been charged with the murder of the rapper sidique kamara, who was stabbed to death in south london, last week. mr kamara, also know as incognito, was part of the controversial "drill" music scene which is thought to glamorise violence. kenneth umezie is due to appear at bromley magistrates court later today. elon musk has said he's considering taking the electric car company, tesla, back into private ownership. the billionaire said he'd secured the more than $70 billion needed to buy back the shares. trading in tesla was briefly halted on the new york stock exchange after the announcement, but shares eventually ended the day up 11%. a project being launched today is att

let's get more now from our north america correspondent peter bowes. ctly has president trumped unless, or why does he say he has done less? well, he is citing a number of reasons. national security, but specifically he says that mr brennan's erratic a heavier, wild outburst and frenzied commentary. as you said, mr brennan has on several occasions criticise the president, but he is hitting back at this, saying this is really trying to curtail his right to free speech. in his response to mr trump, he said the move is part of president trumped's broader effort to suppress freedom of speech and punish critics. he said it should gravely worry all americans, including intelligence professionals, about the cost of speaking out. he finishes his tweet by saying my principles are worth far more than clearance. i will not relent. and peter, how important is the security clearance? is ultimately it seems to me that it is more of a symbolic thing than anything else. to some extent it is symbolic. it is certainly traditional, this is how things have been done, with

peter bowes.e in the alpine region of chamason was hit by a huge mudslide that raced down a mountain stream. you can see it here slamming into a roadside, with a surprised local looking on in shock. local media say heavy rains generated the slide, which hit the village of grugnay on tuesday, damaging cars and buildings in its path. thankfuly no injuries were reported. we are back in a few minutes, stay with us. good evening. many parts of eastern england were treated to a little rain today, in fact more than a splash. parts of east anglia had over an inch. half an inch fell in london, and i'm sure many of the gardeners and farmers breathes a sigh of relief. that rain came up from the south as we went through the early hours of thursday morning, and it still starting to move out of the north sea, but behind me is the next source of rain already brewing up, and that has some tropical air as well, giving us a bit of a headache. between now and the rain arriving for the weekend, it is showery, but the

target of our adversarial, who seek to sow discord and undermine our way of life. 0ur correspondent peter bowesark warning from within the white house. yes, and this is a very high—powered group of officials, the director of national intelligence, director of the fbi and others all coming together with the stark warning that once again, foreign adversarial is, russia in particular, trying to influence voters of the upcoming american elections. the mid—term elections in just three months time and the next presidential election in 2020, that there are hackers trying to steal information about candidates and local officials, that they can influence voters once again through social media. it was striking to me, the level of, the high—powered nature of this news conference, that they were all coming together with they were all coming together with the same message and quite a blunt warning to americans that this is likely to happen again. does that create a bit of a gulf in rhetoric between mr trump's advisers and is the trump himself, given what he has been saying over the last year or so? it certa

our north america correspondent peter bowes reports.owers and framed by photos, the queen of soul's star on hollywood's walk of fame, a place for fans to pay tribute to a superstar. i am a baby of the '60s, so superstar. i am a baby of the '60s, so in my household aretha franklin was a well—known name, she was the queen of soul, she was everything that glamour and divatude personified. i loved her music and also as i became older i realised how powerful and important she was asa how powerful and important she was as a humanitarian, and activist, someone as a humanitarian, and activist, someone involved in the civil rights. # they tell me that you aint no good. she captured the hearts of millions with her music, distinctive and powerful, a voice that was unique. she inspired and empowered like no other. this is the church in detroit where aretha franklin first started singing. now it is the focus ofa started singing. now it is the focus of a growing memorial. started singing. now it is the focus of a growing memorialli started singing. n

from california, here's peter bowes. california's new normal.rocity. about 150 miles north of san francisco, two fires have merged to create this monster. its sheer size is overwhelming, about the same area as the city of los angeles. fuelled by it intensely hot weather, strong wind, low humidity and tend it dry rush, bush, the planes are consuming everything in their path. what can you say? it makes you sit to your stomach. everything they worked for all of their white pawn in a heartbeat. the firefighting effort is intense. we are working with the aircraft, cooling it down and that is allowing the ground crews in there to put out the fire. throughout california, more than 14,000 throughout california, more than 111,000 firefighters, some from overseas, and hundreds of us army personnel are battling at least 16 major wildfires. weather forecasters are warning no letup in the temperatures, it could take weeks to get the current fires under control and the long, hot summer is far from over. commemorations will take place in the french city of ami

let's speak to our north america correspondent, peter bowes.o is being investigated for possible structure and of justice, it is a dangerous strategy to put out a tweet which seems to be suggesting obstructing justice?m is. and it is as close as he has come to call in to an end to this investigation and here we are once again with a tweet from the president that is ambiguous in its meaning, at least to some people, and his close eight struggled to explain what he means by the word should. saying that the attorney general should end the robert mueller investigation, all the rigged witch—hunt, as he puts it. with sarah sanders saying that this wasn't an order from the president, it would seem —— it was simply him expressing his epping in. jet sessions has reduced himself from the robert mueller investigation, he has nothing to do with it. so it isn't in his power to end it. has been some repositioning by the white house. they have moved from this there is no pollution, to pollution isn't illegal, isn't a crime, anyway. yes, this is a phrase we ha

well, joining me now from los angeles is our correspondent, peter bowes. this is a terrible tale.e about the background and the details. this is the result of a two—year grand jury investigation. incredibly detailed in terms of the many, incredibly detailed in terms of the any incredibly detailed in terms of the many, many documents. about half a million documents over the past 70 yea rs million documents over the past 70 years or $0 million documents over the past 70 years or so that they were looking at detailed accounts by young people involved, describing in horrific detail what happened to them. and those cases go back, as i say, some seven decades. in many cases you are talking about some children, some babies, some teenagers sometimes in the same family, talking about how they were played with alcohol and drugs before it happened. this was raped, molestation, the worst kind of abuse. these details coming out now. some of the stories are not new, there have been many other cases and this is one of the worst affected states for this kind of abuse from the catholic church in t

let's get more from our north america correspondent peter bowes., the announcements from the two separate courtrooms coming minutes apart. tell us about reaction since. well, it has been an extraordinary few hours, when you have in two separate courtrooms two men very closely associated with donald trump either being found guilty or admitting to serious charges involving tax on bank fraud. and there could be future implications for the president. the reaction has been, well, to some extent reaction has been, well, to some exte nt d own reaction has been, well, to some extent down political lines. many of donald trump's based supporters say they are sticking with him. in fact, they are sticking with him. in fact, the president was addressing one of his typical campaign style rallies. he didn't address what is happening in the last few hours directly, although he did allude to the investigation into russian meddling in the 2016 campaign, which again he described as a witch—hunt. but significantly, he hasn't talked about what happened to michael cohen

peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. say the army could be deployed to help farmers as the worst drought in living memory continues to take its toll. the state government says the miltary could be called in to help transport animal feed and water to badly hit communities in the outback. a warm, dry winter has left many farmers struggling to survive and little rain is expected in the months ahead. more on this now with our sydney correspondent phil mercer, who has spent time in the drought zone this week, near the city in tamworth in new south wales. it was extraordinary to see prime agricultural land that has been laid to waste. many farmers haven't seen decent rain for the best part of two years. we went to a small community and met kate james. she is a beef farmer, struggling to stay on the land, determined to beat the drought but she says the daily grind of life on the farm is a challenge. you wake up and you think, 0k, we've got to do this all again. there's no room for a break, no room to be sick, there's no room to

mr manafort, has instead pleaded not guilty on 18 counts. 0ur north america correspondent, peter boweswas arguably one of the most crucial days of this trial because rick gates was, for a decade, his right—hand man, his business associate. working closely with him on the election campaign during 2016 and of course, these charges were to their work outside of that campaign, largely predating the election campaign of donald trump and the whole thing has come to light because of the investigation into possible collusion with russia over the election of donald trump and whether any of his aides worked with the russians during that campaign that the serious charges of tax fraud, hiding income from overseas, are very important for paul manafort because if found guilty, he could go to jailfor the rest of his life. rick gates appearing as the star witness today being asked directly by the prosecutor whether he committed crimes, for paul manafort, and the answer was yes, he was involved in hiding bank accounts of mr manafort overseas, hiding income from overseas sources as loans so he would not

i asked our north america correspondent peter bowes if it is a risky move for a president to put outcould be interpreted as obstructing justice. it is, and it's as close as he has come to calling for an end to this investigation. and here we are once again with a tweet from the president that is ambiguous in its meaning, at least to some people, and his close aids have been scrambling to try to explain what he means by the word "should", saying that the attorney general should end the robert mueller investigation, or the rigged witch—hunt, as he puts it. with sarah sanders saying that this wasn't an order from the president, it was simply him expressing his opinion. and of course, jeff sessions has excused himself from the mueller investigation, he has nothing to do with it, so it isn't in his power to end it. there has been some repositioning by the white house. they have moved from there is no collusion to collusion isn't illegal, isn't a crime, anyway. yes, this is a phrase we have heard a lot of the last few days. the president's lawyer rudy guiliani has been on television saying

let's get more now from our north america correspondent, peter bowes. people like the whole list of threats, what has been the response to all of this? there has been, in some quarters, a very angry response to this. john kerry, for example, the former secretary of state in the last administration said mr trump was behaving like the ruler of a ba na na was behaving like the ruler of a banana republic. vista brennan himself sending out a tweet very quickly after hearing this news with his own views are suggesting that donald trump is trying to stifle free speech. he says the move was pa rt free speech. he says the move was part of president trump's broader effo rts part of president trump's broader efforts to suppress freedom of speech and punish critics. it goes on, he says it should greatly worry all americans, on, he says it should greatly worry allamericans, including intelligence professionals about the cost of speaking out. principles, he says, are worth far more than clea ra nces, says, are worth far more than clearances, i will not relent. it is

for more on this i've been speaking to our north america correspondent peter bowes. quarters, a very angry response to this. john kerry, for example, the former secretary of state in the last administration said mr trump was behaving like the ruler of a banana republic. mr brennan himself sending out a tweet very quickly after hearing this news with his own views, suggesting that donald trump is trying to stifle free speech. he says the move was part of president trump's broader efforts to suppress freedom of speech and punish critics. it goes on, he says "it should gravely worry all americans, including intelligence professionals about the cost of speaking out. "my principles," he says, "are worth far more than clearances." i will not relent." it is true that he has been strong critic of the president, describing him as treasonous after his meeting with president putin. as we have heard, there are other names on the list. this may not be the end. james comey, for example, who has described the president as "morally unfit to lead." he is one of the president's harshe

peter bowes reports from los angeles.ed with flowers and framed by photos, the queen of soul's star on hollywood's walk of fame, a place for fans to pay tribute to a superstar. i'm a baby of the ‘60s, and so in my household aretha franklin was a well—known name. she was the queen of soul, she was everything that glamour and "divatude" personified. loving her music but also as i became older i began to realise how powerful and important she was as a humanitarian, an activist, someone involved in the civil rights. aretha franklin was bigger than music. she became a symbol for civil rights in the ‘60s, performed at the funeral of martin luther king, and the inauguration of america's first black president. in his tribute, barack obama said aretha helped define the american experience. the civil rights leader, jesse jackson, knew the singer for more than 60 years. a singer whose music impact of the world but whose sense of globaljustice was global. she also fought for doctor king, she fought for nelson mandela, she fought for

peter bowes, los angeles. hi, peter. iguess hi, peter. against the other. yes, this is extremely competent and of course bearin extremely competent and of course bear in mind that she was a key part of the movement making the allegations against harvey weinstein about a year ago, and this young actor who says that they had both been friends for some time it was not until she went public about her claims that he says it brought back memories of what he claims happen to him that she was the person who assaulted him as a 17—year—old in a hotel in los angeles just outside of la. he didn't make a statement of the time he was ashamed as you would say and basically he was saying in his statement that they did not want initially to speak publicly about it but clearly he's faced a lot of questions and recent days and he's now given part of his side of the story. and the age of consent is 18 in california when some other countries would be lower than that. gas, correct. he was 17 at the time that this allegedly took place. she would have been 37 ye

peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. left more than 80,000 people needing shelter on the island of lombok. rescuers are continuing to search through the rubble to look for survivors. several days after the quake, the second to hit the area in a week aftershocks are still being felt. the number of dead stands at 105. argentina 5 senate will vote today on whether to allow abortion in the first 14 weeks of pregnancy. abortion is currently illegal there, except in the case of rape or if the woman's health is in danger. if the bill passes, argentina would become only the fourth country in latin america to broadly legalize abortion, and by far the largest. elon musk has said he's considering taking the electric car company, tesla, back into private ownership. the billionaire said he'd secured the more than $70 billion needed to buy back the shares. trading in tesla was briefly halted on the new york stock exchange after the announcement, but shares eventually ended the day up ii%. that's a summary of the latest bbc news — more

let's speak to our correspondent in los angeles, peter bowes.ow worried are they about the decline in audiences? i think the worry is coming from the tv network that broadcasts the oscars in the us, abc, who stand to benefit if more people watch the oscars, the advertising costs more and they make more money so there is concern about falling audience. the academy has also been under pressure to make the oscars more relevant and reflect the tent pole movies that earn a huge amount of money and fill cinemas and they haven't been doing that recently and this year's audience reflected that. there were some great art house movies in contention but it didn't necessarily reflect what people are seeing. and a mismatch between the academy, whose members are in the film business, are members are in the film business, a re interested members are in the film business, are interested in and what audiences are interested in and what audiences a re interested are interested in and what audiences are interested in. that's not good news for movie—making. are int

peter bowes reports from los angeles. she was the queen of soul. leader jesse jackson knew this and never more than 60 years. a singer whose sense of soul souljustice, she fought for martin luther king, she fought for martin luther king, she fought for martin luther king, she fought for nelson mandela, she fought for nelson mandela, she fought for nelson mandela, she fought for barack 0bama. she had a sense of community service which was as broad as her music. her final performance last november a gala in new york for elton john performance last november a gala in new york for eltonjohn aids foundation. higher loss was a blow for everyone who loves real music. sir paul mccartney says the memory of her greatness as a musician and define fine human being would live with us for ever. the queen of soul, respected by so many and missed by all. in a moment it's time for the one o'clock news, but first it's time for a look at the weather. it was a pretty cool start this morning, certainly for the time of year, but we saw quite a bit of sunshine for centra

let's get more reaction from the us now — 0ur north america correspondent, peter bowes has more detailsraordinary few hours, when you have to separate court rooms, two men very closely associated with donald trump either being found guilty or admitting to charges, serious charges, involving tax and bank fraud. there could be future implications for the president. the reaction has been, to some extent, down political lines. many of donald trump's bay supporters say they are sticking with him. the president was addressing one of his typical campaign style rallies, he did not address what has happened in the last few hours directly, though he did talk about the investigation into alleged russian meddling in the 2016 campaign, which again he described as a witchhunt. significantly he has not talked about what happened to michael cohen and the allegation that michael cohen made in court that he had been directed by, he did not name him, but it clearly was the president, someone but it clearly was the president, someone seeking federal office to breakfederal someone seeking federal office to

peter bowes reports. good afternoon.at the white house. historically, top officials keep their security credentials once they have left the job, in case they are called upon to advise the current administration. but donald trump sastohn brennan will no longer have access to classified information. any benefits that senior officials might glean from consultations with mr brennan are now outweighed by the risks posed by his erratic conduct and behaviour. second, that conduct and behaviour has tested and far exceeded the limits of any professional courtesy that may have been due to him. mr brennan has a history that calls into question his objectivity and credibility. john brennan has been a strong critic of donald trump, calling him treasonous after his meeting with russia's president putin. the former cia chief hit back at mr trump in a tweet. he said the move was part of a broader effort to suppress freedom of speech and punish critics. he goes on, it should greatly worry all americans, including intelligence professiona

our north america correspondent peter bowes reports. good afternoon.viously unscheduled media briefing at the white house. historically, top officials keep their security credentials once they have left the job, in case they are called upon to advise the current administration. but donald trump says advise the current administration. but donald trump sastohn brennan will no longer have access to classified information. any benefits that senior officials might glean from consultations with mr brennan are now outweighed by the risks posed by his erratic conduct and behaviour. second, that conduct and behaviour. second, that conduct and behaviour has tested and far exceeded the limits of any professional courtesy that may have been due to him. mr brennan has a history that calls into question his objectivity and credibility. john brennan has been a strong critic of donald trump, calling him treasonous after his meeting with russia's president putin. the former cia chief hit back at mr trump in a tweet. he said the move was part of a broader effort to supp

peter bowes reports. good afternoon.rity credentials once they have left the job in case they are called upon to advise the current administration. but donald trump says john brennan will no longer have access to classified information. any benefits that senior officials might glean from consultations with mr brennan are now outweighed by the risk posed by his erratic conduct and behaviour. second, that conduct and behaviour has tested and far exceeded the limits of any professional courtesy that may have been due to him. mr brennan has a history that calls into question his objectivity and credibility. john brennan has been a strong critic of donald trump, calling him treasonous after his meeting with russia's president putin. the former cia chief hit back at mr trump in a tweet. the white house says others could face the same treatment. they include james comey, the former director of the fbi, sacked by donald trump, who has called the president morally unfit to lead. dramatic footage has emerged of about a hundred pil

peter strzok is out, fired from the fbi for those text messages the president loves to claim undercut the entire russia investigation. so is the fbi cleaning out a bad agent or bowingcal pressure? does it matter? joining me now is peter strzok's attorney aitan goelman. good to see you, counselor. >> good to be here, chris. >> are you really surprised that they fired strzok? >> at the end of the day, i was really surprised that they fired pete, mostly because we had an agreement with the fbi opr, office of professional responsibility, which is their main caretaker for internal discipline, that pete would get a 60-day suspension and a demotion. and at the last minute that was countermanded by the higher ups, and he was fired. so, yeah, we were surprised. >> you don't believe it's wrongful. you just don't believe it was right. i'm talking about the difference of you don't think this is illegal. you just think it was the wrong call. >> i guess we think that they had the power but not the right to do it. >> distinguish. >> certainly the deputy director and the director can countermand a decision by opr, but it doesn't happen very often, and in this case it is hard to re