the busiest time of yearfor the royal mail.s place alone will handle 2 million cards, letters a nd alone will handle 2 million cards, letters and parcels today alone. i will show you how they do it and crucially, how those last—minute dash last—minute dates make sure your post is good. chelsea football club have spoken out after fresh allegations that their fans were involved in offensive behaviour. they drew their match in hungary last night in the europa league but uefa will now look into the claims of anti semitic chanting a frosty start this morning across the uk. this weekend, it's not the snow and ice that causes problems, it will be the wind and heavy rain. it's friday december the 14th. our top story. theresa may's attempts to , after the european union said the withdrawal agreement was "not open for renegotiation". the prime minister flew to brussels in an attempt to get concessions to help push her deal through parliament. but eu leaders made their position clear in a news conference late last night. in a moment we'll

royal mail says it offers its sincere apologies for the error. going on weather—wise for the rest of this year. high pressure firmly in charge of things. it was going to be quite cloudy, quite settled, really. a bit of sunshine from time to time. this was the scene in wiltshire. we had quite a bit of mist and fog affecting southern areas of england and south wales. a few missed and —— mist and fog patches. sunny spells for northern ireland. elsewhere, there could be a few glimmers of sunshine, mostly cloudy for england and wales. a mild afternoon, temperatures getting up to about nine or 11 degrees. through tonight, there will be a few clear spells but rain will clear through northern ireland and into scotland. it will seem quite heavy overnight. eventually it will push into northern part of england. temperatures staying up about three or7 temperatures staying up about three or 7 degrees. a frost free start to saturday morning. the weekend looks mostly cloudy. the best of the sunshine will be across eastern areas of scotland, eastern parts of eng

the royal mail paid its new chief executive rico back a seven point three million dollars signing on fee despite seventy percent of shareholders objecting and a shareholder revolt that bt failed to block a two point nine million dollars package for gavin patterson the departing chief executive remuneration committee stepping the quite a long time now to take into account paying conditions elsewhere in the company when setting executive pay and they have absolutely failed to do this from january twenty ninth listed companies with more than two hundred fifty employees must calculate unpublicized the pay ratio between the boss and the average worker the institute of directors supports the new rules although it says some comparisons will be more useful than others but if for the same company you'll seeing say the pay ratio increase from one year to the next so topics. moving upwards at a faster rate than that of the average employee that could give rise to legitimate questions in the sense that you're describing and if companies refuse to moderate themselves there is scope for further go

let me introduce you to the royal mail. good morning.ave talked about cards and the dates. let‘s talk about parcels. increasingly important is the letters, the parcels business going up, that brings challenges, doesn‘t it, because they don‘t fit through letter boxes? some do, and actually retailers are getting increasingly clever to make sure that they provide their stuff in packages that fit through letter boxes because i know you are a busy chap, like many viewers, probably you dread getting anfunny viewers, probably you dread getting an funny that you have missed delivery, so we been putting a lot of extra effort into making sure that we deliver first time. now whether that is delivering through your letterbox, delivering to a neighbour, or encouraging people to organise safe space where we can deliver your item to, but also making sure that you can collect easily from the post office or the local collection delivery point if need be. you do have a lot of competition in that business, the market has been opened up, you are no longer t

the royal mail paid its new chief executive rico back a seven point three million dollars signing on fee despite seventy percent of shareholders objecting and a shareholder revolt that bt failed to block a two point nine million dollars package for gavin patterson the departing chief executive remuneration committee said being acquired a long time now to take into account paying conditions elsewhere in the company when setting executive pay and they have absolutely failed to do this from january twenty ninth listed companies with more than two hundred fifty employees must calculate unpublicized the pay ratio between the boss and the average worker the institute of directors supports the new rules although it says some comparisons will be more useful than others but if for the same company you'll seeing say the pay ratio increase from one year to the next so top exact a moving upwards at a faster rate than that of the average employee that could give rise to legitimate questions in the sense that you're describing and if companies refuse to moderate themselves there is scope for furth

it's the busiest week of the year for royal mail as it endeavours to deliver millions of cards and parcels. this morning our business correspondent, ben thompson, was at a sorting office in swindon. this place is clearly pretty busy. they will deal with 2 million parcels and letters every day until christmas. they have taken on extra staff to make sure they have enough to cope with it. paul is one of the bosses. amanda is from the greetings card association. how do you get this right every year? it is a massive undertaking. it is. we have a great operational team. we start planning injanuary ready for the special event. we bring in 23,000 support workers to support our core 120,000. we take on extra parcel facilities. dedicated centres to support the christmas peak. a huge amount of planning and a huge effort. what is interesting is we are told we are sending fewer letters but christmas cards are still big business. we senti billion christmas cards last year in the uk. the british send more than any other nation. 18—34—year—olds are sending more cards than a generation ago. cards are the w

the royal mail paid its new chief executive rico back a seven point three million dollars signing on fee despite seventy percent of shareholders objecting and a shareholder revolt that bt failed to block a two point nine million dollars package for gavin patterson the departing chief executive remuneration committees have been required for a long time now to take into account paying conditions elsewhere in the company when setting executive pay and they have absolutely failed to do this from january twenty ninth listed companies with more than two hundred fifty employees must calculate unpublicized the pay ratio between the boss and the average worker the institute of directors supports the new rules although it says some comparisons will be more useful than others but if for the same company you'll seeing say the pay ratio increase from one year to the next so top exact a moving upwards at a faster rate than that of the average employee could give rise to legitimate questions in the sense that you're describing and if companies refuse to moderate themselves there is scope for furthe

britain's royal mail has apologised after a stampede issued to commemorate d—day in france showed thetch new guinea, today's indonesia, thousands of kilometres away from france. 0h, thousands of kilometres away from france. oh, dear. i'm lewis vaughan—jones. this is bbc news. hello there. here comes your weather forecast for the rest of this year and i have to say, for many of us, it doesn't bring any huge changes. it's going to stay pretty mild through the next few days. mostly dry as well although northern parts of the uk are going to see some bursts of rain and some brisk winds at times as well and that's certainly the case during saturday. this little area of low pressure moving across northern scotland. providing wet weather through the first part of the day. some windy weather too and the wind for all of us coming from the south—west, bringing this mild air in our direction. so we start off saturday morning with outbreaks of rain in parts of scotland but the worst of it looks likely to have cleared away by the time it gets light. still a few hefty showers through the morning and

the royal mail paid its new chief executive rico back a seven point three million dollars signing on fee despite seventy percent of shareholders objecting and a shareholder revolt that bt failed to block a two point nine million dollars package for gavin patterson the departing chief executive remuneration committee setting the quite a long time now to take into account paying conditions elsewhere in the company when setting executive pay and they have absolutely failed to do this from january twenty ninth listed companies with more than two hundred fifty employees must calculate unpublicized the pay ratio between the boss and the average worker the institute of directors supports the new rules although it says some comparisons will be more useful than others but if for the same company you'll seeing say the pay ratio increase from one year to the next so topics. moving upwards at a faster rate than that of the average employee that could give rise to legitimate questions in the sense that you're describing and if companies refuse to moderate themselves there is scope for further gov

laughter britain's royal mail has apologised after a stamp design it planned to issue, commemoratinge. the design in fact showed us troops landing in what was dutch new guinea — today's indonesia — thousands of kilometres from france. the stamp was supposed to show the normandy landings and was due to be released as part of a best of british collection. social media users have called the preview embarassing. don't forget you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter — i'm @lucyegrey. thanks very much for watching. good evening. a lovely day for most of us, lots of cloud but nevertheless beautiful weather watcher pictures and dramatic evening sunsets as well. the cloud will stay with us through the night and it will be thick enough with a spot of bristle and some poor visibility along south west facing coasts. —— spot of drizzle. some weather moving through scotland accompanied by a brisk wind and that rain will nudge into the north of england by the early hours of saturday morning. the rain is moving through at quite a pace, often to the north, the gusts will be an iss

the royal mail paid its new chief executive rico back a seven point three million dollars signing on fee despite seventy percent of shareholders objecting and a shareholder revolt that bt failed to block a two point nine million dollars package for gavin patterson the departing chief executive remuneration committee setting the quiet for a long time now to take into account paying conditions elsewhere in the company when setting executive pay and they have absolutely failed to do this from january twenty ninth listed companies with more than two hundred fifty employees must calculate unpublicized the pay ratio between the boss and the average worker the institute of directors supports the new rules although it says some comparisons will be more useful than others but if for the same company you'll seeing say the pay ratio increase from one year to the next so top exact a moving upwards at a faster rate than that of the average employee that could give rise to legitimate questions in the sense that you're describing and if companies refuse to moderate themselves there is scope for fur

britain's royal mail has apologised after a stamp design it planned to issue, commemorating the d—dayact showed us troops landing in what was dutch new guinea — today's indonesia — thousands of kilometres from france. the stamp was due to be released as part of a best of british collection. just before i go i want to bring about breaking news again. we have news from reuters news agency of a 7.2 magnitude earthquake off the philippines, specifically off the southern island of mindanao. a tsunami wave as a result of this earthquake are a possibility within 300 kilometres of this site, that is according to the civics in army warning centre. although so far, i should say, we have had no reports of any damage or casualties. —— pacific tsunami warning center. we will keep you up—to—date on that. you're watching bbc news — do stick with us. and don't forget you can get in touch with me and some of the team on twitter — i'm @lvaughanjones. ali back with the headline are shortly. bye—bye. —— i will be back. hello there. here comes your weather forecast for the rest of this year and i have to

royal mail has apologised after a stamp design it planned to issue, commemorating the d—day landingsct showed us troops landing in what was dutch new guinea — today's indonesia — thousands of kilometres from france. the stamp was supposed to show the normandy landings and was due to be released as part of a ‘best of british‘ collection. a small spanish town has once again become the scene of a giant food fight — part of an annual celebration that dates back to roman times — when social roles were reversed for a day. kathryn armstrong has more. all geared up and ready for battle. these men might look like extras on a set of a film but they're about to take part in an important tradition stretching back hundreds of years. and as far as traditions go, this is one of the messy ones. the battle of els enfarinats takes place every year in the small town of ibi in spain's alicante region as part of a religious festival. the main weapons of choice — flour, eggs and fire extinguishers. during the mock skirmish, a coup is staged, and new ridiculous laws are declared, with fines for anyone who

royal mail has apologised over a stamp produced to commemorate the d—day landings which actually showedn a beach in asia. it was said to depict the normandy landings but was actually taken in what is modern—day indonesia. the stamp was due to be released next year in a "best of british" collection. more than half a million potholes were reported by members of the public to local authorities in the uk last year, according to new research. the rac says the figure proves road conditions are worsening. in october's budget, the government pledged more than £400 million to tackling the problem. our transport correspondent, tom burridge, reports. they're a hazard, sometimes huge, almost impossible to count. so, this is a typically damaged wheel. we see no less than six a day. sometimes as many as ten cars a day, which are only here because of pothole damage. just one garage, in one area. for the last two or three years it has been getting worse and worse. the scale of the problem nationwide, it must run into millions and millions in terms of the cost of damage to the road user at the moment, i

britain's royal mail has apologised after a stamp design it planned to issue, commemorating the d—day in fact showed us troops landing in what was dutch new guinea — today's indonesia — thousands of kilometres from france. the stamp was supposed to show the normandy landings and was due to be released as part of a ‘best of british‘ collection. a massive solar—powered battery has been switched on in china's gansu province on the plant will provide 390 million kilowatts of electricity per year and could become feasible replacement for traditional thermal power, with china having some of the worst ever pollution but investing more than any other country. and though they are. here comes your weather forecast for the rest of this year and have to say, to many of us, it doesn't bring any huge changes. it's going to stay pretty mild through the next few days. mostly dry as well although northern parts of the uk are going to see some bursts of rain and brisk winds at times as well and that's certainly the case during saturday. this area of low pressure moving across the northern scotland. pro

royal mail has apologised over a stamp produced to commemorate the d—day landings which actually showedpolice in new york have sought to reassure residents after a bright blue light illuminated the night sky over the city. officials have explained the glow was not an otherworldly phenomenon but was caused by a transformer explosion — as rhodri davies reports. alien, the almighty, or apocalyptic? new yorkers were asking the question when the night sky turned blue on friday. it was freaky. it was like independence day, the movie, where you just look up and a weird blue colour that you haven‘t seen, lighting up the clouds in the sky. it looked like something was above the clouds. it stunned residents. 0n social media, one person spoke of a vibrating noise. another said she was shocked to the core. another suggested the presence of ghostbusters, or extraterrestrial beings. the answer was far more down to earth. a hot electrical fire in the city‘s largest borough of queens in fact caused the cool blue shade that cut through the sky and disrupted some residents‘ plans. a surge at a local elec

royal mail has apologised over a stamp produced to commemorate the d—day landings which actually showedy taken in what is modern—day indonesia. the stamp was due to be released next year in a "best of british" collection. some rather unusual pictures from new york overnight.... the city skyline was turned blue, the result of an explosion at a power plant in the east of the city. police bought the fire under control and nobody was injured. there were also power outages across the city, which caused some flight cancellations and delays. power and services have now been restored. lifeboat crew in cornwall say a fisherman who fell overboard near newlyn whilst adjusting his nets has been "amazingly" lucky to survive. nathan rogers managed to cling onto his nets forfive miles, while the boat took him back to shore on autopilot. he was treated for severe hypothermia and is now recovering at home. i spoke by telephone to the coxswain of the penlee lifeboat patch harvey — who played a crucial role and ascribed him as amazingly ducky. —— described him as amazingly lucky. one of the world's rarest

royal mail has apologised over a stamp produced to commemorate one of the world's rarest birds has beene rare ducks at a lake in the north of madagascar. as our science correspondent victoria gill reports, it's the first step in the recovery of a species that was once thought to be extinct. 0n the brink of extinction. the madagascar pochard was thought to have been wiped out completely, but a tiny group of the birds was rediscovered just 12 years ago, at one remote lake. wetland habitats here have been so polluted and damaged that the birds were forced into a last untouched area. but as pristine as it looks, this final refuge is actually too deep and too cold for the pochards to thrive. they are clinging onto existence in a place that isn't really suited to them. the threats that they face across the rest of madagascar — which is why they've been wiped out so extensively — are vast and range from sedimentation, invasive species, pollution, poor agricultural practices. a whole suite of different things that combine to make the perfect storm that really make it hard for a species like the

royal mail has apologised after a stamp design it planned to issue, commemorating the d—day landings design in fact showed us troops landing in what was dutch new guinea, today's indonesia, thousands of kilometres from france. the stamp was supposed to show the normandy landings and was due to be released as part of a ‘best of british' collection. with 2019 just around the corner, it's set to be a challenging and unpredicable year in the world of business. with brexit looming, there are real fears over no deal. there's also no clear outlook on the high street. but with record numbers of us in work, it's not all bad news. our business editor simon jack looks ahead. business is going to start 2019 where it left off in 2018, under dark brexit clouds of uncertainty. and you'll see in the first three months those businesses that haven't got ready for it beginning to think what they thought was unthinkable, that we might leave with no deal. so a crash course in customs, vat, cash flow, infantry, that kind of stuff is going to keep businesses very busyin is going to keep businesses very bus

it's the busiest week of the year for royal mail as it delivers millions of cards and parcels in time a waita minute, wait a minute, whereas my christmas card? it's in the post. i'm sat next to you! you should give it to me and stay —— make a save on the stamps, they're expensive. ben, have you got they're expensive. ben, have you got the christmas presents at the sorting office in swindon? i think this is all for her because thatis i think this is all for her because that is what —— she likes to shop online. we are at the swindon sorting office, one of many across the country and this place is clearly pretty busy right now, they will deal with 2 million parcels, cards and letters every single day until christmas, a really busy time. they take on extra staff to make sure they got enough to cope. let me introduce you to paul and amanda. full, you are one of the bosses, and amanda is from the greetings card association. paul, how do you get this right every year? it is a massive undertaking. it is and we have got a great operational team. we start planning back injanuary, ready for this

royal mail has apologised after a stamp design it planned to issue, commemorating the d—day landingsops landing in what was dutch new guinea, today's indonesia, thousands of kilometres from france. the stamp was supposed to show the normandy landings and was due to be released as part of a best of british collection. could release it as a best of dutch new guinea collection. time for a look at the weather with helen willetts. hello, it's brightening up from the north behind the weather front that has brought drizzle through the morning. behind the weather front, it looks like mostly dry weather will prevail, notjust today but indeed for much of the rest of 2018. any rain we have will be light and patchy, mostly in the north. this is today's rain courtesy of low pressure. we also have a weakening weather front sinking southwards, so it is bringing drizzle to southern parts of england and wales, but that is all but dying out. the rain is leaving scotland and the northern isles and then the sky is brighter in the afternoon. drierfor most. the winds will take a little longer to ease down

royal mail has apologised for a stamp produced to commemorate the d—day landings which actually showedtion. 0besity costs the nhs billions of pounds every year. many people have followed medical advice and lost large amounts of weight, potentially saving the nhs money in the long—run. but some are left with folds of excess skin and they want the health service to pay for the operation to remove it. getting this surgery depends on where you live and some argue that treatment of this kind shouldn‘t be available on the nhs. 0ur health editor, hugh pym, has the story. at his largest, jack was nearly 34 stone, living on a diet of takeaways. that was then, but this is now. he has lost 18 stone. that was after doctors told him he was at risk of dying young. but the dramatic weight loss has left him with another problem. so i have a lot of loose skin, especially around the torso area. i think at my age, being only 22, it‘s something quite difficult to live with. jack told me he was in a dark place when things got out of hand with his diet and lifestyle. eating was a comfort and it‘s a vicious

the royal mail paid its new chief executive rico back a seven point three million dollars signing on fee despite seventy percent of shareholders objecting and a shareholder revolt bt failed to block a two point nine million dollars package for gavin patterson the departing chief executive remuneration committee setting the quiet for a long time now to take into account paying conditions elsewhere in the company when setting executive pay and they have absolutely failed to do this from january twenty ninth listed companies with more than two hundred fifty employees must calculate unpublicized the pay ratio between the boss and the average worker the institute of directors supports the new rules although it says some comparisons will be more useful than others but if for the same company you'll seeing say the pay ratio increase from one year to the next so top exact a moving upwards at a faster rate than that of the average employee that could give rise to legitimate questions in the sense that you're describing and if companies refuse to moderate themselves there is scope for further

the royal mail paid its new chief executive rico back a seven point three million dollars signing on fee despite seventy percent of shareholders objecting and a shareholder revolt that bt failed to block a two point nine million dollars package for gavin patterson the departing chief executive remuneration committee setting the quiet for a long time now to take into account paying conditions elsewhere in the company when setting executive pay and they have absolutely failed to do this from january twenty ninth listed companies with more than two hundred fifty employees must calculate unpublicized the pay ratio between the boss and the average worker the institute of directors supports the new rules although it says some comparisons will be more useful than others but if for the same company you'll seeing say the pe ratio increase from one year to the next so topics. moving upwards at a faster rate than that of the average employee that could give rise to legitimate questions in the sense that you're describing and if companies refuse to moderate themselves there is scope for further

royal mail has apologised over a stamp produced to commemorate the d—day landings, which actually showed taken in what is modern—day indonesia. the stamp was due to be released next year in a "best of british" collection. one of the world's rarest birds has been given a new home. a british team of conservationists has released a small group of the rare ducks at a lake in the north of madagascar. as our science correspondent victoria gill reports, it's the first step in the recovery of a species that was once thought to be extinct. 0n the brink of extinction. the madagascar pochard was thought to have been wiped out completely, but a tiny group of the birds was rediscovered just 12 years ago, at one remote lake. wetland habitats here have been so polluted and damaged that the birds were forced into a last untouched area. but as pristine as it looks, this final refuge is actually too deep and too cold for the pochards to thrive. they are clinging onto existence in a place that isn't really suited to them. the threats that they face across the rest of madagascar — which is why they've been

just a few weeks ago, royal mail urged people posting empty crisp packets to start putting them in envelopesnching the first national scheme to collect and recycle crisp bags, hoping that it will prevent millions of them from going to landfill. tim muffett reports. crunch time for the recycling of crisp packets. lots of people are asking when they can start to bring them in. sudz cleaners in lancing, west sussex, one of 200 crisp packet recycling points launching the scheme across the uk. as a nation, we seem to eat a huge amount of crisps. actually, it's quite shocking. local volunteers like sue are helping to run this scheme. we collect them from the drop—off points, box them up, send them off. we're running out of space in landfill. we need to recycle more. inside most crisp packets is a silvery film that's made of plastic. it keeps the crisps fresh, but it's hard to recycle. crisp packets have been found intact after 33 years. so campaigners say that, if nothing is done, in 33 years' time, there will be 200 billion of them in landfill and in the ocean. why has it taken so long for a majo

just a few weeks ago, royal mail urged people posting empty crisp packets to start putting them in envelopese packets weren't recyclable. today, walkers is launching the first national scheme to collect and recycle crisp bags, hoping that it will prevent millions of them from going to landfill. breakfast‘s tim muffett reports. crunch time for the recycling of crisp packets. lots of people are asking where they can start to bring them in. suds cleaners in lancing website —— west sussex, launching across the uk. as a nation we seem to eat a huge amount of crisps actually, it is quite shocking. local volunteers like sue are helping to run the scheme. we collect them from the drop—off points, we block them up, send them off. we are running out of space in landfill. we need to recycle more. inside most crisp packets is a silvery film that's made of plastic. it keeps the crisps fresh but it is ha rd to recycle. it keeps the crisps fresh but it is hard to recycle. crisp packets have been found intact after 33 years. so, campaigners say that if nothing is done, in 33 years' time there will be 200 bi

we all make mistakes but royal mail made a historic blunder.miles away from normandy beach, the royal mail apologized for the incorrect image understand will not be printed. it was supposed to be released for the 75th anniversary of d-day. definitely want to get that one right. >> the guy who always gets it right, better than others. our chief meteorologist. >> someone was screaming the whole time. a lively crowd out here. [screaming] >> they are ready for you. look at the weather map. really chilly across the northern plains-30 is what it feels like. it will not warm up a bit today, tomorrow even better, it is not long-lasting cold spell to end this year. we had rain across the southeast and eastern seaboard. most of that is gone details legal that is across the central gulf and northern parts of florida and it will stay much of the day. watch future radar. rain moving through across mississippi, georgia and towards monday a huge rain across parts of the central plains and that will set us up for a rainy new year's eve temperatures today, tomo

it's the busiest week of the year for royal mail as it endeavours to deliver millions of cards and parcelse enough to cope with it. you are one of the bosses. you are from the greetings ca rd bosses. you are from the greetings card association. how do you get this rate every year? it is a massive undertaking. it is. we have a great operational team. we start planning in january ready for the special event. we bring in 23,000 support workers to support our core 120,000. we take on extra personal facilities. dedicated centres to support the christmas peak. the huge amount of planning and the huge effort. what is interesting as we are told we are sending fewer letters but christmas cards are still big business. we spent1 billion christmas cards last year in the uk. the british send more than any other nation. 18—34 —year—olds are sending more cards than a generation ago. cards are the way to send aid, a special message. we buy those cards on the high street so thatis those cards on the high street so that is good news as well. 9496 of cards are both on a high street store. online is obviously

just a few weeks ago, royal mail urged people posting empty crisp packets to start putting them in envelopestually, it‘s quite shocking. local volunteers like sue are helping to run this scheme. we collect them from the drop—off points, box them up, send them off. we‘re running out of space in landfill. we need to recycle more. inside most crisp packets is a silvery film that‘s made of plastic. it keeps the crisps fresh, but it‘s hard to recycle. crisp packets have been found intact after 33 years. so campaigners say that, if nothing is done, in 33 years‘ time, there will be 200 billion of them in landfill and in the ocean. why has it taken so long for a major manufacturer like yourselves to embrace recycling in this way? crisp packets have been challenging to recycle within our current waste system, both in terms of collecting them and segregating them and then giving them a market. we have a target by 2025 for all of our packaging to be recycla ble, com posta ble or biodegradable. however, that‘s proving a really difficult challenge to crack. some campaigners have been so exasperated, they

it's the busiest week of the year for royal mail as it endeavours to deliver millions of cards and parcelsbusy. they will deal with 2 million parcels and letters every day until christmas. they have taken on extra staff to make sure they have enough to cope with it. you are one of the bosses. you are from the greetings card association. how do you get this right every year? it is a massive undertaking. it is. we have a great operational team. we start planning injanuary ready for the special event. we bring in 23,000 support workers to support our core 120,000. we take on extra parcel facilities. dedicated centres to support the christmas peak. a huge amount of planning and a huge effort. what is interesting is we are told we are sending fewer letters but christmas cards are still big business. we sent! billion christmas cards last year in the uk. the british send more than any other nation. 18—34—year—olds are sending more cards than a generation ago. cards are the way to send a special message. we buy those cards on the high street so that is good news as well. 94% of cards are bought in

e-mail addresses or something that they shouldn't have had. the royal bank of canada wasn't using those things, but they had the ability to use them. the question is why are they giving away the store and what's the reason for it and what's the advantage and where is your consent in this whole thing. >> one of the consequences of their policy of weaponizing data is that the russians got to use this weaponized data and there's a new report from the senate intelligence committees. >> there's two reports that came out, stuff that people had an idea of is how this data is used by russian trolls and the government, russian directed propaganda against the u.s. and the u.s.electorate. there's a whole range of things they tried to do, essentially to create a mess within the u.s. society. that's the goal. >> can facebook crack down on things like this? >> i think they could. the thing that you don't realize is the russians used facebook exactly the way it was built. they used twitter exactly the way it was built. they were customers of facebook and twitter and y

the district 9 congressional race has beeen royaled by allegations that republican mark harris' campaign may have benefited from a fraudulent collection of mail to say about this entire investigation. >> if this investigation finds proof of illegal activity on either side to such a level that it could have changed the outcome of the election, then i would wholeheartedly support a new election to ensure all voters have confidence in the results. as we move toward resolution, i look forward to participating in a transparent, factual, and fair process. >> so harris' comments come amid new federal election filings that show his campaign still owes the political consulting firm red dome group more than $34,000 for their specific absentee work in bladen county which is at the epicenter of the probe. the vice-chairman of the board of elections resigned friday because, quote, things have gotten way out of his. harris' opponent dan mccready withdraw his concession from the house race. the state elections board has twice delayed certifying harris' win and could call for a new election depending on the outcome of the probe by the end of this month. >> d

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the district 9 congressional race has been royaled by allegations that republican mark rice' campaign may have benefitted from a fraudulent collection of mailning us now is the democratic contender in that disputed race dna mckra dan mccready. kasie hunt is with us. she has the first question. >> you withdrew your concession in this race late last week. i'm wondering what your plans look like in the event that do you have to run another special election here for this seat and also if you've gotten any indication that that's the direction that the board of elections may be heading? >> we're gearing up right now in case we do have a special election. this is in the hands of the north carolina state board of athletics that's launched an investigation. a week or so ago they made an unprecedented move to -- they decided in a 9-0 bipartisan decision to refuse to certify the results of this election based on the fraud and tier regularities and the illegal activity that are there. so we're gearing up to be in this fight. ultimately this is in the decision of the board of elections. >> let's go to elise jordan. elise, in this race, the data is fairl