peter towers, sam taylor, thank you very much. do let us know your thoughts on that or any aspect.t the end of the programme. now, the battle over brexit. late on monday night, the government's bid to extract the uk from eu law passed its first parliamentary test. the eu withdrawl bill, which will end the supremacy of eu law in the uk passed its second reading stage after midnight. when viewer elizabeth was fast asleep. the next day she was keen to catch up on the news but she was disappointed. we put that point to bbc news and they told us... victor is another viewer who thinks the bbc is anti brexit and he e—mailed us this week with a touch of sarcasm. thanks for all your comments this week. if you want to share your opinions on bbc news or current affairs, or even appear on the programme, you can... that's all from us. we'll be back to hear your thoughts about bbc news coverage again next week. goodbye. hello. after several days of quite cool, showery weather, only subtle changes taking place this weekend. there will be fewer showers around by the time we get to sunday. througho

another viewer who contacted us about the coverage was peter towers and he is in our newcastle studioeter, is it the danger to reporters and presenters that most concern shoe? yes. the actual presenters concern shoe? yes. the actual p rese nte i’s we re concern shoe? yes. the actual presenters were at risk, if anyone was watching the news channel in the united states, they might have concluded that it was actually safe for them to do with the reporters we re for them to do with the reporters were doing because they would not have had a safety team hanging on to their ankles or any other part of them to stop them from being affected by the weather. sam taylor, how dangerous is it? are the people making sure that the presenters are secure? yes, we have clear training plans and we do risk assessment and you do that particularly intensively ona you do that particularly intensively on a story like this. where people ask why do reporters go to places at all, that is ourjob, to get close up all, that is ourjob, to get close up to things and tell people what is going on. it is theirjob to fin

peter towers, sam taylor, thank you very much.ernment's bid to extract the uk from eu law passed its first parliamentary test. the eu withdrawl bill, which will end the supremacy of eu law in the uk, passed its second reading stage after midnight, when viewer elizabeth davison was fast asleep. the next day she was keen to catch up on the news but she was disappointed. well, we put that point to bbc news, and they told us... victorjones, though, is another viewer who thinks the bbc is anti—brexit, and he e—mailed us this week with a touch of sarcasm. thanks for all your comments this week. if you want to share your opinions on bbc news and current affairs, or even appear on the programme, you can call us, or email. you can find us on twitter, and do have a look at our website. that's all from us. samira will be back to hear your thoughts about bbc news coverage again next week. goodbye. hello, this is breakfast, with charlie stayt and steph mcgovern. the uk terror threat is raised to critical — its highest level — as the manhunt fo

tower. >> category a personnel. we made a decision peter have that number here.uess who made a decision. we have the number here. decision. a we have that number here. [indiscernible] they flew out and went all the way to illinois which is safe. normal number of employees? >> total people for everybody is about 5500. >> oh my goodness. did all of your surveillance residence -- all of his civilian residences waited out? >> not all of them. realized the storm is going to be as powerful as it was. some of them did not. they did not listen. the good news is i have no reported injuries. >> hallelujah for that. >> could you share your name and your rank? >> captain bobby baker. >> i have been here for a week. >> you are the only one. >> i am the only coast guard. [indiscernible] senator.an, what's this is captain jeff, i am the commander for key west. .ooks like our driver >> the navy has been doing a phenomenal job. theob is up in orlando in -- and they got out of here before the storm hit. >> [indiscernible] >> he has been great. >> we were just here the other day, w

i've got the best team in the business here to break it down, starting with nbc's peter a lexen der at trump tower in new york. peter, help us out here. give us an idea of what is on the president's plate starting with this meeting on u.n. reform. i mean, he has said a lot of negative things about the u.n. in the past. yet nikki haley, many people have said, is doing a great job. >> yeah, no, i think that's exactly right, stephanie. he had great criticisms about the u.n. as a private citizen, again as a candidate and even after his election, just a matter of months ago. in effect saying that the u.n. doesn't solve problems, it creates them. which will make his first meeting a very interesting one. as he hosts some leaders here. focusing on united nations reform. this kicks off what is going to be a dizzying week of meetings and meals with foreign dignitaries and leaders. it's going to be a visit with the prime minister of israel, beng benjamin netanyahu. they'll be focusing on the middle east peace process. perhaps more importantly on iran. beyond that, he'll meet with emmanuel macron of france. t

. >> peter a alexander here in the united nations as peter was giving his report there the president left trump tower he's headed back to the u.n. for a lunch meeting with antonio gutierrez, the secretary general of the u.n. again we've got eyes and ears on that. we'll go there if there are some news worthy comments made. >>> christopher hill has served ads an ambassador four times. including south korea. -- parses being with me on this afternoon. chris. what do you make of the president's, shall we say, combative talk about how we could again totally destroy north korea? >> i think the president thinks that using these kind of terms will get the north koreans to think twice, perhaps back off. i think the danger is it really spooks the south korean publicatipublic, the people living within range of the north korean artery. he's trying to be making a supportive statement how we will handle things with our allies. he's trying to tell the north korean, look you are playing with fire. but in the fullness of time i think there will be a view that maybe he actually stepped over the line with this. i think

peter alexander is outside of trump tower for us this morning. >> reporter: the president waking up in his trump tower home this morning. this kicks off an important week for president trump. his debut at the u.n., where the world will be watching. and it will be listening. how will the president balance his america-first vision, with his world-first fe loss if i. his administration is warning that time for a peaceful solution is wearing out. the president is ready to address the general assembly, an organization he's never shied away from criticizing. >> when do you see the united nations solving problems? they don't. they cause problems. on the details of north korea and meeting with mt. moon of south korea. and giving kim jong-un a nick anymo name, rocketman. firing off another long-range missile test last week. >> this regime is so close to threatening the united states and others with a nuclear weapon, we have to move with a great deal of urgency. >> reporter: on-tap for the president, a dizzying list of meets. tomorrow, his centerpiece address, where aides say mr. trump will be t

nbc national correspondent peter alexander is live at trump tower here in manhattan. >> good morning to you. the president just moments ago making his united nations debut, arriving over at the u.n., just blocks away from his home here at trump tower. as we speak, he's now hosting a gathering focused on u.n. reform. this is an important week for this president. the world isn't just going to be watching, they're going to be listening. how will this president balance his america first vision with the u.n.'s world first philosophy. and all of this against the backdrop of north korea with the administration signaling that the time for a peaceful solution with north korea is running out. back home in new york this morning, president trump preparing to host the world at the united nations general assembly. an organization he's never shied addway from criticizing. >> when you see the united states solving problems? they don't. when do you see the united nations solving problems? they don't. they cause problems. >> reporter: also with president moon of south korea, and slapping the dictator

remember those that died when two planes crashed into the towers, followed by the reading of the names of the nearly 3000 people that died that day. >> peter craig altman. >> my uncle, charles williams. >> there were ceremonies at the pentagon, in pennsylvania where the other two planes crashed september 11. >> [ bells ringing ] >> the bell rang the exact moment that the first plane hit the world trade center 16 years ago with the president and first lady leading the moment of silence. >> a somber ceremony held aboard the uss hornet in alameda and we are live with more on the ceremony in alameda. >> reporter: for those of us that watched these tragedies unfold before our eyes on television, those images stay with you. you do not forget them or how you felt watching those towers collapse. it stays with you 16 years later, evident as what we see here. >> reporter: the crew of the uss hornet reflecting on this day 16 years ago, and that morning the hijackers flew two planes in the world trade towers in a terror attack that change the world, and this nativeew yorker remembers watching those towers being built. >> i knew someone that was a line

. >>> joining us now from outside trump tower here in new york city, nbc news national correspondent, peteror. president this week? >> reporter: the president waking up back home at trump tower this morning. this will be a big week when the public will be watching and listening. they will focus on how this president will balance his america first vision with the u.n. world first philosophy. after his election, he was complaining about the united nations saying they don't solve problems. they create kroproblems, and hen take those complaints to the body, and the meeting will be tomorrow. the meetings kick off in earnest today. just shy of 10:00, in fact, he will be hosting a gathering on united nations reform. a point he has focused on in the past. still unclear among other things is, in fact, the u.s. will commit to the financing of the united nations, but of course, the overriding topic front and center here will be north korea. the president sort of gearing up for this event by tweeting that mocking tweet of the erratic north korean leader. he will be meeting at a lunch with the leaders o

towers 16 years ago. after relatives read off the names of the nearly 3,000 people who died that day. >> peter craig alderman. >> and my uncle. >> there were also ceremonies this morning at the pentagon and in shanksville, pennsylvania, where the other two planes crashed on september 11. >>> at the white house, president trump and first lady melania led a moment of silence at 8:46 a.m., the time at which the first planes hit the north tower. the president spoke at a 9/11 memorial ceremony at the pentagon. of course, the site of one of those attacks. he pledged support for the families of those killed that day, saying though we can never erase your pain, we can honor their sacrifice by pledging our resolve to do whatever we must to keep all people safe. >>> closer to home in alameda, a ceremony was held aboard the uss hornet. ktvu's lee martinez was there. >> reporter: the crew of the uss hornet, the morning hijackers flew two planes into the towers. remembers watching the towers being built. >> i knew somebody who worked as an iron worker and i watched it from the whole being built, all the way to the toppin

peter baker, robert costa, thank you very much. >>> coming up, the president's son is heading to capitol hill just hours from now to finally answer some questions about that trump tower meeting that came with the promise of dirt on hillary clinton. that and more when "the 11th hour" continues. >>> the critical part of his testimony will be following the financial dealing, the approaches and promises that were made about the meeting, and other meetings that may have occurred, and what he hoped to gain apparently dirt on hillary clinton. he said "i love it" when he was promised it, and how it tied to the trump campaign, and what he knows about obstruction of justice by possibly the white house and others. >> that's an important bit right there. senator richard blumenthal, democrat from connecticut, eager to hear from donald trump, jr. has to say. he's going appear tomorrow for a private meeting with the judiciary committee. the eldest trump son will be grilled on his trump tower meeting with that russian lawyer, the firing of fbi director james comey, possible collusion between the trump team and the russians in an attempt to sway the election to his dad. despite calls

peter baker, robert costa, thank you very much. >>> coming up, the president's son is heading to capitol hill just hours from now to finally answer some questions about that trump tower meeting that came with the promise of dirt on hillary clinton. that and more when "the 11th hour" continues. when only the best will do... tempur-pedic delivers. tempur material provides up to twice as much pressure relieving power, so you wake up feeling like a champion. through september 17th, save up to $500 on select adjustable sets. tempur-pedic sleep is power. when i walked through for a cigarette, that's when i knew i had to quit. for real this time. that's why i'm using nicorette. only nicorette gum has patented dual-coated technology for great taste, plus intense craving relief. every great why needs a great how. >>> the critical part of his testimony will be following the financial dealing, the approaches and promises that were made about the meeting, and other meetings that may have occurred, and what he hoped to gain apparently dirt on hillary clinton. he said "i love it" when he was promised it, and how it tied to the trump campaign, and what he knows about obstruction of

peter: the gentleman in the front here. >> attorney veteran of the army. 16 years ago my sister had just left a job in the north tower, no one she worked with survived. i'm particularly touched by what went down on 9/11, and i tried to understand it and i have done a lot of work since then on the counterterrorism problem. thinking about people and plots, i wonder each of you if you discuss a little bit of the panel what you think it says about the counterterrorism effort that we can't find either baghdadi or zawahiri, and here we're 16 years into this and we don't know where the leaders of the organizations that we're fighting even are. and then secondly, i think that both al qaeda and isis are looking at wmd. they have it on a long time frame, with you i'm concerned if john brennan thinks that this is a 100-year war we're embarked on o, that time is on the jihadi side and party was very on the money over time saying that the threat was really a low grade, nonexistential threat, thrick focused on aviation, everything has born out his prognosis so far. everyone missed the wrong devices. however i do feel that zawahiri in

and we'll be speaking to a former resident of grenfell tower about his hopes for the inquiry just after seven. also, we are talking to the peterl visit florida today to see the destruction caused by hurricane irma. the number of people who died at a nursing home in the state has now risen to eight. (pres2) meanwhile, borisjohnson has defended the aid response to the damage in the british virgin islands, as sarah corker reports. hit by the full fury of the hurricane, the british virgin islands will need extensive humanitarian support. it's taken a week the sum to get basic supplies and after days of criticism that the uk's response has been too slow, the foreign secretary arrived on the island of tortola to see the full scale of the damage. we just talked to the premier, 0rlando smith, who says they have food and water for two months supplies and obviously what we are doing is intensifying oui’ what we are doing is intensifying our efforts. but the government can't use money from the international aid budget to fund the recovery. british overseas territories are deemed too wealthy to qualify and so the treasury will have to foo

peter dowd, atjust after 7am. we will also speak to david livingstone. a bbc breakfast investigation has found thatjust 2% of council—owned tower blocks in the uk are fullyh sprinkler systems. the findings are from a freedom of information request covering around half of the tower blocks in the uk. a public inquiry into the fire at grenfell tower, which didn't have a sprinkler system fitted, begins tomorrow. breakfast‘s graham satchell is in west london for is this morning. i support retrofitting. if you can save one life, it is worth doing. this cannot be optional not nice to have, it is a must have. it must be in place in the future to protect people. in 15 minutes you can see the whole of the special report about that on breakfast. the foreign secretary, borisjohnson, has arrived in the caribbean to visit the worst hurricane—hit british overseas territories. mrjohnson will see the relief effort first hand, visiting affected communities and meeting local officials. it's understood he will travel to the british virgin islands and anguilla. the trip follows criticism from people in the caribbean and senior mps that the uk's response was too slow. meanwhi