robert hall has been talking to him.t. during his career, mostly on the russian front, hugo broch was credited with 81 victories in 324 missions. every german squadron had heard of the spitfire, herr broch had waited most of his life to fly in one. translation: the spitfire was greatly respected. with these machines you have a great chance of feeling free and being able to do what you want. and i expect to get that feeling again today. the spitfire gained its iconic status during the summer of 1940 when the raf fought to hold off an invasion. there is still debate whether whether the planes or the pilots won the battle. as his ground crew hurried to scramble this spitfire ahead of the approaching rain clouds, herr broch clearly remembered the drill. herr broch‘s delight as he soared above the kent hills. he declined an offer to take the controls, saying that in this case he was just a back—seat driver. then, all too soon, it was over. summed up in one word. "wonderful." translation: the spitfire is an excellent aircraft

robert hall has been talking to him.ctories in 324 missions. every german squadron had heard of the spitfire, herr broch had waited most of his life to fly in one. translation: the spitfire was greatly respected. with these machines you have a fantastic feeling of being free and being able to do what you want. and i expect to get that feeling again today. the spitfire gained its iconic status during the summer of 1940 when the raf fought to hold off an invasion. there is still debate whether the planes or the pilots won the battle. as his ground crew hurried to scramble this spitfire ahead of the approaching rain clouds, herr broch clearly remembered the drill. the flight was captured by documentary cameras, so we can share hugo broch's delight as he soared above the kent hills. he declined an offer to take the controls, saying that in this case he was just a back—seat driver. then, all too soon, it was over. summed up in one word. "wonderful." translation: the spitfire is an excellent aircraft and i had an excellent pil

robert hall, bbc news, biggin hill. time for a look at the weather. here's thomaz schafernaker.lling over the next few hours especially across southern areas in the uk. there is a lot of heavy rain on the way. it has been heavily on the south eastern portion of the country, and here is the radar. you can make out some lime green colours which represents maybe heavy rain. this mass will be moving north into east anglia eventually, the midlands as well. the rest of the country is not too much in the way of rainfall. more patchy further north and west. so standing water surface spray through the evening and right through the evening and right through the evening and right through the night across many areas of the uk. so that rain area expands, the heaviest of the rain again in the south—eastern quarter. mild if not warm in the south, 15, 16 degrees, a bit fresher in scotland. and this poor weather is with us to stay through most of this week. this low pressure with weather fronts spiralling in towards it, thatis fronts spiralling in towards it, that is here through wednesday. at t

robert hall was there.hine and a great pilot. during his flying career mostly on the russian front hugo brock was credited with 81 victories in 324 missions. every german squadron had heard of the spitfire, hugo brock had waited most of his life to fly in one. translation: the spitfire was greatly respected. with these machines you have a fantastic feeling of being free and being able to do what you want. i expect to get that feeling again today. the spitfire gained its iconic status in the summer of 1940 when the raf fought to hold off an invasion. there is still debate over whether the plains of the pilots won the battle. as his ground crew hurried to scramble this spitfire ahead of the approaching rainclouds, hugo brock clearly remembered the drill. the flight was captured by documentary cameras so the flight was captured by documentary cameras so we can the flight was captured by documentary cameras so we can share hugo brock‘s delight as he soared above the camp hill. he declined an offer to ta ke abov

our correspondent robert hall has been to biggin hill to see the flight.ssions, earning him his country's ties military honour. today, his first encounter was with one of the machines he flew, a messerschmitt fighter, now being painstakingly rebuilt at this hangar. the best was yet to come. the spitfire was a legend on both sides of the channel and he had waited most of his life to fly in one. the spitfire in general was held in high regard, especially in germany. i am very happy to be here and look forward to meeting everyone later. the spitfire gained its iconic status during the summer of 19a0, when they are of‘s young pilots fought to keep at the's forces at bay. alongside the hurricane, it became a symbol of courage and resilience, so much so that another gem fighter ace fame said he would like a squadron of spitfires. with rain clouds looming, the grand cru prepared for today's scramble. it may have been decades ago, but he knew the drill. the flight ago, but he knew the drill. the flight was captured for a documentary about the man and the machines.

our correspondent robert hall looks at the overview of labour gains. election fatigue forgotten.re scenes of celebration which many labour voters might not have anticipated when this electoral race crossed the start line. the days when political observers and members of his own party doubted jeremy corbyn‘s ability to turn round what appeared then to be a foregone conclusion and to defy predictions ofa conclusion and to defy predictions of a tory landslide. i breakfast time today, the labour leadership believed they were winning... within touching distance of forging a government. we have consolidated our position and the conservative party 110w position and the conservative party now seems to be falling apart. the prime minister and a number of conservative mps are saying that her position is untenable. the labour party is now the only party that can offer sta ble party is now the only party that can offer stable governments we are offering ourselves as a minority government to start brexit negotiations and starts to transform and rebuild our society. so what caused such a drama

which was awarded in recognition of extreme bravery and military leadership. 0ur correspondent robert hall roar of a merlin engine. during his career, hugo broch was credited with.81victories in 324 missions, earning him his country's highest military honour. today, his first encounter was with one of the machines he flew a fighter being painstakingly rebuilt at biggin hill's heritage hangar, but for hugo broch, the best was yet to come. the spitfire was a legend on both sides of the channel and he had waited most of his life to fly in one. the spitfire was held in high regard and high esteem. i'm happy to be here. i'm very much looking forward to be meeting everyone later and to the spitfire flight. the spitfire gained its iconic status during the summer of 1940 when the raf‘s young pilots fought to keep hitler's forces at bay. alongside the hurricane it became a symbol of courage and resistance, so much that another german fighter said he would like a squadron of spitfires. with rain clouds looming, the ground crew prepared for today's scramble. it may have been decades ago, but hugo bro

robert? >> well this -- >> reporter: oakland's top leaders including the mayor and police chief showed up at city hall to face the music. a critical report issued today by a count appointed team investigating the city's response to alleged officer sexual misconduct involving teenage sex worker. the investigation blasted former police chief sean wintz after finding out several officers had sex with the minor and several officers also failed to follow up. although subsequent investigations by opd and the da's office implicated about two dozen officers and led to four criminal convictions, the report credited the court's investigation being the only real reason progress was made. >> i accept that criticism. those months we were very focused on the gohost ship fire recovery and unboarding the new police chief. >> reporter: jasmine's attorney called the report devastating. >> none of it works and soon to be a concerted effort to demonize the victim and at the same time protect the officers. >> reporter: now burris and his legal team are demanding the city say every officer involved in this and say what pun

andcompleted her masters has had a very -- her first job was at stratford and hall, the birthplace of robert e lee. recently, she is the deputy education director at the hampton roads naval museum. she works as an educator and does special event. she also worked at fort munro museum. today, she will be speaking to shipwreck.vil war in my seven years here, i don't think we have done any naval operations. she will be talking about shipwrecks of the uss cumberland before she comes on page. note that laura and her husband have recently published a book. you can see a copy of it just in front of the podium. the title of the book is never .all me a hero me introduce laura lawfer. [applause] afternoon. how is everybody? good. they went after lunch. i have to start out with a matter of disclosure. at the united states naval museum, everything here is my opinion. it is not endorsed by the u.s. navy. i think you see why as we go to this talk -- through this talk today. things we will focus on his civil war battlefields in a different way than you usually do. we are losing the fight to preserve some ci

. >> jon: as john roberts reported, president trump agrees with the strategy. glenn hall joined is no. mitch mcconnell and the senators are throwing up their hands, the republik and senators have gone home for the break while they regroup. >> some of them have town halls back home that they change their minds, but they will try to figure out how they can get to a deal if they can get to a deal. as we were just talking about, some of the senators are putting down the market. >> jon: the fascinating thing is this health care bill would not change people who have employer-sponsored health care plans, which is the bulk of the population. >> there are some effects that could impact the employer-sponsored plans, but nothing on the way that we see the impact on medicaid or some of the other parts of the affordable care act that we have now. you think about ohio where they have a big opioid problem, there are others who might be swayed by that. there's a lot of dealmaking like that that goes back into what can i get you that's not related to the health bill that gets you on here?

robert. >> reporter: well, it was a very electionle time in and out of the courtroom here at the hall of justicespecially after those guilty verdicts were announced in the murder trial of the three santa clara county correctional officers. the three officers were rafael rod rigds, jereh lubrin and matthew farris. and they were az accused of

also today the special counsel, robert mueller, whose silent presence has been felt in the halls of congress the last few days, he will sit down with the leaders of the senate judiciary committee who say obstruction of justice is an investigation very much on the table. cnn's manu raju. >> reporter: in a few hours former homeland security secretary jeh johnson will detail steps he and the administration took once they learned about the extent of the russian cyber attacks during the last year's elections. and also according to prepared testimony, going to talk about disagreements between the federal government and state governments about how to secure infrastructure -- election infrastructure to prevent these attacks from going forward. one thing is he going to say is, he had no knowledge that any ballots themselves were affected in november's elections. but he says he has no way of judging whether or not public opinion was influenced in any way. he will also say what the white house would not say yesterday, that vladimir putin in his view -- and there is no doubt, according to jeh johnson --

hall of kensington and chelsea, and q. some real grief, anger, resentment and raw emotion there we could see. we can speak to a member of kensington and chelsea council. councillor robertower hall, is that right? no, i am nearby ward where i am trying to give practical assistance. i do not know if you heard... i have heard some of this... you heard some of the points being made. iam this... you heard some of the points being made. i am sorry to cut across you. people were demanding that survivors be relocated as soon, as near as possible to their houses. they wanted information on the numbers of those deceased that they wa nted numbers of those deceased that they wanted more representation from the council. of course. i can understand perfectly well why this neglected and unlicensed to population are angry, furious, and what has happened. absolutely i understand where they are coming from. it is extremely important the council actually gets a grip of their situation and houses people and provides information as quickly as possible. one of the points being made is where i card the council leaders? did you feel you have seen enough of them on the ground? no. i do not und

robert. >> reporter: well, it was a very electionle time in and out of the courtroom here at the hall of justice especially after those guilty verdicts were announced in the murder trial of the three santa clara county correctional officers. the three officers were rafael rod rigds, jereh lubrin and matthew farris. and they were az accused of kicking an inmate to death in his cell. of course the inmate was michael tyree who had a history of mental illness appear the district attorney and sheriff called it justice. >> it's a sad day when law enforcement officers are convicted when those sworn to uphold the law and protect others instead choose to victimize and in this case kill the inmate. >> the acts carried out by the individuals have tarnished the reputation of this profession and of our entire agency. conversely, i stand behind the hard work and dedication of the 1400 deputies who perform their job every day -- >> the attorney for michael tie re's family told me by phone the family members are grateful but not comforted. >> it's bittersweet because it's absolutely tragic. michael is dead and

halls of congress, absolutely. host: washington post says the president is decrying the probe by special counsel robert mueller.s as a heightened sense of an asase with the white house president trump lashed out at reports that he is under scrutiny over whether he obstructed justice. aids deflected questions about the probe and vice president pence acknowledged hiring a private lawyer to handle the fallout of the investigation into russian election meddling. the decision to hire the richmond-based lawyer who served as a u.s. attorney in the eastern district of virginia came less than one month after donald trump hired his own private lawyer. the ongoing investigation into .he probe of russian meddling heather is calling from carson city, nevada on the democratic line. what are your thoughts? caller: my thoughts are about, like, gun safety, even when someone is trained to use a gun, there can be accidents, human failings, when dick cheney accidentally shot his friend. ?where do you draw the line can bring it into the chambers of congress or just outside of the building? i do not think it is a good idea. host: wh

hall is that. if we don't have him back when we want to at least he will be in the room and still have a major influence on the team and the defense. roberteports say kevin durant declined the player option for next season with the warriors making him a free agent. but he will re-sign with the team. i think he will take less money to keep the team together. jonathan: that is what he said. he wants another championship? or enjoying the chemistry? >> he wants a ring and chemistry. he'll make $30 million instead of $35 million. jonathan: how will he get by? doug: the storm that went through here, line of storms that turned severe over northern sussex county, delaware, a tornado warning is in effect. that's where the heavy duty stuff is heading out. we have additional period of rain but generally the skies will clear overnight. tomorrow is beautiful, less humidity, warm, 87. 86 on wednesday. maybe isolated shower. then the heat and the humidity returns for end of the week. steve is tracking that, lingering showers and the weekend beach outlook. he will have that in the forecast as well as we finish up the last day and a half of spring. summer

hall and talk a little more about the civil war. as i said britannia rented out , rooms to borders during the civil war and she was a cousin by marriage to robert e. lee. lee stayed here at to her place when he came back to washington to meet with general grant when grant was president of the united states. during the civil war, britannia had a number of family members who were fighting for both sides. one story that is especially interesting is the story of william warden williams and his cousin. we walk over here to see an image of them in their confederate uniforms. williams was in the union army for a time and was on general winfield scott's staff, but was suspected because of the close family relationship with the lee's, of ferrying information to them and was jailed. after he was released he joined the confederate army. fast-forward to the summer of 1863 when they are down in tennessee. union uniforms. into a union fort in franklin, tennessee and say they are here to inspect the fortification. the commanding officer is a little suspicious but let's them complete their inspection. after the inspection they leave and someone realizes they a

hall. her mother was described as one of the most beautiful women i ever met and it is said that once, when she was having her portrait painted the poet robert browning asked if he might be allowed just to sit for a while and gazed at her, she was that compelling. anna came from a socially prominent family that was known for beautiful women. their family home was in a state on the hudson called oak terrace. anna and elliott were married december 3, 1883, at calvary episcopal church at 21st street and park avenue in the gramercy park area where elliott was born. historians have not been kind at all to and a hall roosevelt. the agent of use recently to describe elliott's loving, anna is referred to as cold. it is true that she was the product of a family in which social acceptance and good looks were what mattered most and if she ever questioned this way of looking at things we have no record of it. elliott was spontaneous, anna believed nothing was to be desired as much as self-control. historian kenneth davis suggested the real problem was a lack of selves to be controlled. eleanor roosevelt's memory of her mother is a portrait of a woman wh

robert. and right in the center of where the historic neighborhood is only a few steps down the street from independence hallbut we who live in the boston area sort of take the reality of the miracle of the era as part of our -- our environment part of our world and that's good . that's great. but i love kennedy's profile. and i read that when i was -- still young and not red really e of what i wanted to do with my life. i love his roord for john quincy adams for example. quote fr3m the beginning. >> yes. but what i like in that quote and i'm not here to comment on anything but what i like so much in that quote is word civility had is a lost art in the public discourse of america today. and the sense of comedy that existed among people who -- who share a common goal and a common and know there needs to be a common ends. it's gone. toc gone. and and you write that we -- have many instances had had deep chasm, division in this country. but we come out of it. >> yes. >> what's going to bring us out of this one? two sides seem so opposed when politics trumps policy. when the sense of the national, national goals

robert stern, excuse me. right in the center of where all the historic neighborhood is. it's only a few steps down the street from independence hall, but we lived in the boston area sort of take the responsibility of the miracle of that era as part of our environment, part of our world and that's good, that's great, but i love kennedy's profiles of courage, i read that when i was still young and not really aware yet of what i wanted to do with my life. i love his regard for john quincy adams. >> what i like in that quote and i'm not here to comment on anything, what i like from that quote is the word civility which is a lost art in the public discourse of america today and the sense that existed among people who share a common goal and a common and know that there needs to be a common end, it's gone, it's gone, and you write that we we have in many instances had deep division in the country but we've come out of it. >> yes. >> what's going to bring us out of this one? the two sides seem opposed. when politics trumps policy, when the sense of a national -- national goals is gone and party goals matter more than national goals, what