we were watching the report and you said you knew sadiq khan was going to make this choice?t admit, i think he was quite clear when sadiq khan took over, he didn't extend the commission's contract more than a year so i think the writing was on the wall that he wanted a new lead in the police. you cannot get anyone different from cressida dick. i worked with her when she was a commander on the race and violent crime task force so she knows the value of working with communities andi value of working with communities and i dare say i will get a chance to work with her because i'm doing some work on a london advisory board to an all—party parliamentary group on youth violence and that commission work is ongoing. i would like to think net police is a key element of that. —— the met police. i know from working with colleagues in bbc london that knife crime and racism are still problems. trust continues to be a problem. between communities and the police. she has got a lot of work to do. she also has her own trusts or lack of it to do with as well because ofjean charles de menezes.

i spoke with the london mayor sadiq khan.ake a listen to what he said. >> at a time when people are putting up ban, they're trying to motivate people by fear there's talk of walls being built, we want to send a message of hope, building bridges and showing the world that you can bring people together by, you know, by being positive and uniting people. that's what this film is about. showing the world we're open. >> reporter: so this isn't just about donald trump. this is about london, as well. this is all coming together under sadiq khan's slogan of #londonisopen. he's trying to send a message and trying to deal with some of britain's own demons. if you remember, just almost a year ago britons voted to leave the european union in the so-called brexit. a lot of that vote was motivated by fear of immigration and a lot of the same conversations that have been going on in the united states. sadiq khan is saying this city, london is voting overwhelmingly is still open to immigrants and it's still a center of culture and a truly gl

sadiq khan is saying that the home office is not contributing enough to that.ing she might consider taking up, but it is a concern because sir bernard hogan—howe said recently that he was struggling to keep officer numbers at the level they're at and he saw warning lights flashing when it came to increases in crime, specifically violent crime in london and so that's going to be one of the big challenges in her in—box. that's going to be one of the big challenges in her in-box. and she was one of four candidates? she was. she was up against a fellow female senior officer, sarah thornton. it is the governing body of police chiefs. and two male candidates. mark rowley, a senior met officer and the chief constable of essexment she would have gone through a serious selection process and involving interviews with the home secretary. we saw her giving evidence to the leveson inquiry. she has been at the heart of big inquiries for the met? some of the most difficult things the met has dealt wfor most difficult things the met has dealt w for example, the met had to deal

sadiq khan is one of 1.7 million people in the uk who want mr. trump's visit to be canceled.called the trump administration a threat to the european union. let's get more on this. nina, our viewers will know this. thousands have taken to the streets here in london, really, calling for an end to president trump's policies. and now we're hearing about this petition. what are the chances this petition can stop the president from coming here? >> well, it's better to answer that in the sense of the chances that it will be debated in the house of commons. we already know now a hundred percent because we have a date for that. this petition, i should point out, duelling petitions, one pro-trump's visit, and one anti-trump's visit, have both garnered signatures and they will be debated february 20th when lawmakers will talk about the two petitions. the one against donald trump coming here for a state visit is already well passed 1.6 million signatures. the one for donald trump is only at about 110,000. but still that's above the threshold over which it should be debated. and there's a

before the movie began, explaining why he was here and why he made this film and i spoke with mayor sadiq khannd the one who convened all of this and he gave us an explanation about why people are turning out today. take a listen. >> some people are coming here because this is their way of showing their unhappiness with the policies of president trump. there are some people who are coming because they want to see a great film in trafalgar square. there are some people coming because they're disgusted with what their leader is doing with the travel ban. my motivation for showing the film is to show the world that we are the cultural capital of the world, to show the world that where others are talking about bans, we're going to welcome people. >> reporter: so this big event is coming under #londonisopen and this is what mayor sadiq khan is trying to impress upon not just the american public, and not just donald trump and the british public, that this is about opening up to cultural differences and making an inclusive london and projecting that to the world and just one more thing, alex. what's

in addition, former nasa official, and sadiq khan hosted a free screening of the film in trafalgar square tonight. a syrian cinematographer who shot the oscar nominated netflix documentary "white helmets" will also be a no-show at tonight's awards. the film which profiles the civilian team of first responders behind iconic images of rescues like these, was nominated for best documentary short. khaled khateeb was granted rmrmission by the u.s. to attend it the awards but according to i a statement his passport was revoked by the syrian government. the film's director and other crew members are expected to attend. syrian president bashar al-assad has accused the white helmets as being a front for al-qaeda. and of faking footage of the aftermath of air strikes. charges the group themselves deny. elaine. >> quijano: jonathan vigliotti, thanks. natalie portman is sitting out the oscars tonight, nominated for best lead actress for her portrayal of jacqueline kennedy in jackie. portman says her pregnancy will prevent her from attending. she is in her third trimester. as hollywood celebrates its

and sadiq khan says it's important that senior politicians and world leaders the world over speak upor people who will be affected by this ban and speak up against what he calls prejudice. andel rudd the home secretary has also called this move divisive and wrong, the travel ban. that echoes the words boris johnson used earlier on in the week. he's gone so far as to say this travel ban could help i.s. because it creates the message of division and that's exactly what terrorism feeds off. >> that's what ben was talking about as well. it's the same debate in iraq, isn't it? in terms of what the public feel, we saw the demonstrations, we've seen this petition calling forts state visit to be called off. rising all the time. but we've also got a poll out today. so are you making sense of how the public does feel about -- >> yeah, the numbers tell very different stories here, max. you'll remember earlier on in the week we saw thousands of people take to the streets in a rather impromptu protest. that came just two weeks after the women's march had tens of thousands of people gathering on t

we know the mayor of london, sadiq khan, is to introduce a toxicity charge.of the most polluting diesel cars will have to pay £10 a day to enter the city from october, a move no doubt widely looked at by other authorities around the country. thank you. the former labour foreign secretary, david miliband, has said that the party is further from power than it has been at any time in the past 50 years. in an interview with the times newspaper mr miliband said he was deeply concerned about labour's future under jeremy corbyn after the party lost the copeland by—election to the conservatives. here's our political correspondent chris mason. jeremy corbyn went to stoke yesterday to look and sound like a winner. his man had won the by—election there, activists were delighted, but labour's vote slid in stoke and the party suffered a cumbrian humbling 140 miles north in copeland as the conservatives triumphed. enterfrom new york the man people in the labour party see as the best leader they never had, david miliband. he now runs a charity, the international rescue comm

we know the mayor of london, sadiq khan, is to introduce a toxicity charge from october.ns that motorists with the most polluting diesels will have to pay £10 a day to enter the city. it is a move that will be watched by other local authorities around the country. the former labour foreign secretary, david miliband, has said that the party is further from power than it has been at any time in the past 50 years. in an interview with the times newspaper mr miliband said he was deeply concerned about labour's future under jeremy corbyn after the party lost the copeland by—election to the conservatives. jeremy corbyn went to stoke yesterday to look and sound like a winner. his man had won the by—election there, activists were delighted, but labour's vote slid in stoke and the party suffered a cumbrian humbling 140 miles north in copeland as the conservatives triumphed. enterfrom new york the man people in the labour party see as the best leader they never had, david miliband. he now runs a charity, the international rescue committee, and this is not the first time he has been

what he did with sadiq khan in london. i will make very tough points. london. >> they had a video and statement and screening over there but i want to bring something, i will tell the audience what i am about to say something you need to hear and understand full context. iran is the world's largest funder of terrorism. rgc, iranian revolutionary guard corps, largest trainer of terrorists in person and exporting around the world. when using terms like fascism he talks about trump and united states he lives in fascist state run since 1979 by the mullahs where there is no freedom. younger generation which is 65%,0 seeks real freedom. go to is a cook khan and his hop hypocrisy. there is report out in the "daily mail" for those looking up. there are 200 cases female geital of self-report in london. there were 242 new cases reported to the national institute of health. 29900 females anticipated hospitals, what i'm pointing to, real fascist behavior and real issues to deal with. these hollywood types are making plouffe statements which are false. sadiq khan sh

i think we should let him come to the country, he greeted by sadiq khan, after waiting for an hour and they should take out for a sour chicken masala. almost 200,000 people have signed a petition to say he should be allowed to address parliament. the rights and wrongs will be in westmead today, but again our audience is deeply divided. i would love to see him here, iwould be happy deeply divided. i would love to see him here, i would be happy to greet him here, i would be happy to greet him personally, iwould him here, i would be happy to greet him personally, i would like to see him personally, i would like to see him having a drink on broad street the same as bill clinton did. not in my name. he shouldn't come? no, not at all. ifjustin trudeau, the liberal prime minister of canada, is willing to reach out, i think he should as well. —— prime minister true though. we could be seeing a real division, not the unifying effect that state visits are supposed to have. wu makes a much under too much but certainly we have to do the right thing, whatever that is. to be pragmatic? to be pragmat

ashley: sadiq khan, he says, president trump's travel restriction, shameful and cruel immigration policies the red carpet for president trump. parliament also is debating this petition to stop president trump's visit from being a state visit. what a state visit mean? you get all the pomp and circumstance. it involves reception by the queen. now the petition says it will be too much of an embarassment for her majesty to meet with president trump. now there is counterpetition saying the uk is a, one of the strongest believers in free speech. donald trump is leader of the free world. he absolutely should have a state visit. stuart: cheryl. >> is this the same country that wanted to leave the european union because they were tired of immigration and problems with regards to immigration? just checking if i missed something. ashley: yes. stuart: sadiq kahn, the mayor of london was all in favor of brits staying in europe. ashley: of course. stuart: they voted to leave europe. >> the people voted like they did here so. stuart: they did. got it. and this. florida, miami-dade county voting to drop i

siddique khan, the london mayor, talking about a tax for diesel cars. the whole diesel myth has been exposed here. —— sadiqds away from this studio oxford street is the most. is the highest in europe, if not the world. banks, bbc. -- thanks. you like to say yes because you like to get things done. i am in no man. i think no, it's not for me. you are the yin and yang of newspapers. i am you are the yin and yang of newspapers. iam rodley you are the yin and yang of newspapers. i am rodley a bit more ofa newspapers. i am rodley a bit more of a yes—man. this story in golf news is really making a point that the start of your career, being a yes person is a good idea. —— gulf news. there is a point made here that actually, as your career develops, you need to learn to say no. frankly, otherwise youjust don't get a whole bunch of stuff done. yeah, a bit of yes is important that learning when and how to say no in your career is just as important. communications. there is a valid point there. the older i get, i'm getting betterat a valid point there. the older i get, i'm getting better at saying fio. get, i'm getti