sarah: sarah, you said that the f.b.i. -- reporter: sarah, you said that a follow-up required more fieldwork on that. was that because something rob porter said in response to that, the allegations weren't true, or what required more fieldwork follow-up? sarah: i wouldn't know the specifics. i can only refer you back to the previous statement. reporter: in an op-ed this morning in "the washington post," the first wife of rob porter said specifically of you, i expected a woman to do better. based on what you know, do you believe you were personally misled and do you have any regret for how you have explained this to the american people? sarah: look, as i said, we do the very best job we can every single day. i would never presume to understand anything going on with that individual nor would i think she could presume what's going on with me or the way that i'm responding. look, we've condemned domestic violence in every way possible. in fact, the president's budget that he released yesterday fully funds the violence against women act. we are looking for ways we can take action to help prevent

thanks a lot, sarah. in the aftermath of the indictment handed down by special counsel bob mueller's office, the president treated quite a bit and tweeted over the weekend. he was critical of the fbi, was critical of immigrants, critical of the ranking member of the house intelligence committee, adam schiff, even critical of his predecessor. but he was not critical of russia. he was not critical of the russian president vladimir putin . i did not get a sense of outrage in what the president put out there in his tweets, saying he is angered another country, russia, try to interfere with the u.s. presidential election. sarah: he actually called out russia by naming his official statement that went out shortly after this indictment came down. he called them that actors and specifically called out russia as the only individual in that statement. that was the first reaction. i would disagree with you. tough onso extremely russia, and we will continue to do that. people are outraged by the fact that russia -- s

sarah: thank you nicholas. the leaders of south africa's ruling party are meeting to decide the future of the country's embattled president. he was replaced by the anc party leader. 75-year-old zuma has been dogged by scandals since coming into power in 2009. he is currently fighting 83 russian charges. -- corruption charges. for more lettuce bring in -- let us bring in a journalist from cape town. what do you think is going to come out of these discussions? >> it has been going on for almost seven hours. the mess should be sorted out today but south africa is still waiting. we know it is a private party while the public wants him to step down because of corruption. he also has a lot of allies. another reason that it takes so long is because zuma is putting restrictions on the leave. sarah: is there any chance he could be refusing to step down? >> yes. in this meeting, he can refuse to step down. the only way is for the parliament to impeach him or fire him. that is why the opposition today has been very vocal.

sarah: i do. the chief of staff has been good about ringing me in if there is going to be a meeting that has a lot of press interest and i have been in the room when the president goes on the hill and i am a part of those meetings there because we know there will be interest and it is easier to answer questions if you can say you are in the room and i agree that the access is incredibly important and i have not had any moments, so far, where it has been a point of contention. >> you keep at it. >> he has not kicked me out yet. martha: the president tweeted to have a reflective president's day. i wondered about the presidents you served and what they learned. mike: i was not there. he totally screwed up the first two years. sarah: right until mike showed up. mike: no, no, but i came in after he got hammered in the midterm election. you may have the opportunity to deal at that. sarah: our numbers are pretty good. mike: we reconfigure the white house and leon panetta came in. i was at the state depar

fdrs parents were jams and sarah and mr. james roosevelt had a wife before sarah. her name was rebecca and she passed, away in 1876 and four years later in 1880 he married sarah. when he married sarah was 52 years old and she was 26. she was half his age. james and sarah had the one child, franklin. >> when mr. james roosevelt fdrs father bought this property in 1867. it was a 17 room farmhouse. 110 acres of land. several out buildings. paid 40 thou dollars, today the price of an expensive car but back in those days it was a lot of money. 1915, by then he had a growing family and he had decided as early as 1907, 25 years before he achieved it that he was going to become president of the united states so he wanted a grander home for a future president. once fdr became active in politics. quite often events would be held here. like when he announced his intention to run for vice president of the united states. it was that big announcement held right here. quite often he would bring dignitaries to the house. during the war years he felt it was a place they can get awa

. ♪ >> i am sarah. welcome to the show. controversial memo critical of the fbi and the justice department has just been released. speaking at a white house really -- event, president trump confirmed that the document had been declassified. it alleges that the fbi used bad evidence to apply for a warrant to spy on a member of the trunk campaign during -- trump campaign. it was based on classical -- classified information. the u.s. department of justice applied unsuccessfully to block its release. trump has been speaking about its memo -- the memo and its content. >> i think it is a disgrace. what is going on in this country, i think it is a disgrace. congress will do whatever they are going to do but i think it is a disgrace what is happening in our country. when he see that and so many other things that is going on, a lot of people should be ashamed of themselves. sarah: james comey called this memo dishonest and misleading. is it? >> we are talking about a three and a half page memo that presumes to describe deficiencies i

keep watching to find out whether or not she clinched it. ♪ sarah: i'm sarah kelly.elcome to the program. thanks for joining us. no words left. the united nations children's agency describes the suffering of civilians in a rebel-held suburb of damascus as beyond what words are capable of expressing. with airstrikes bounding eastern ghouta again today, monitors assay that more than 270 people have been killed since sunday. no, it is not the first time that ghouta has come under attack. back in 2013, the government allegedly bombed it with chemical weapons. we want to warn you that you may find the images in our next report upsetting. reporter: for a war that has been raging for nearly seven years, the images are no less shocking and no less harrowing. this boy's parents' fate is unknown. and what will become of him? in towns already reduced to shells, any hospital still standing is completely overwhelmed. since sunday, the syrian government, reportedly aided by russian forces, have stepped up its bombardment of this enclave, with little regard for those who inhabit it

sarah: thanks so much. pablo: thanks sarah.ah: now we are heading to the berlin international film festival, where scott roxborough and charlotte chelsom-pill are standing by, individuals who get paid all week to watch movies. i am not bitter. i just want to know how you have been enjoying it. what are your favorite so far? charlotte: we have been struggling. scott: my favorite has to be the opening film, wes anderson's " isle of dogs." it is a beautiful movie -- light, funny, upbeat, quirky, as wes anderson films always are. a deeply humanist film. i think anyone except cat lovers maybe will love this movie. it really is, for me, the top film so far. charlotte: i was really excited when i heard wes anderson was opening this festival, and he delivers exactly what you would hope you would. if i were to pick a second film, i would take a more downbeat film, something less entertaining but still very powerful. that is the italian film that is a complex and quite raw story that details women battling at motherhood. a female directo

sarah roosevelt passed away in september of 1941. and they say that right after she died, a giant oak tree fell over on the property. it's almost a symbolism of she's gone, and boom, that's kind of the end of a very important part of the story of this estate, sarah's life here. after sarah died, it was hard for fdr to come back here, because his mom would always be at the front door, on the front porch greeting him when he came up the steps. i mean, it was devastating for him. he was so close to his mother that for him something really important went out of his life. so as much as he loved this house, when he came back here he felt that loss, the empty house of that house without sarah's very strong presence in it. franklin roosevelt died in april of 1945. and she died in september of '41. so she was really around for most of his life. it was a terrific loss when she passed away. fdr loved this home. from the time he was born here until the time he died. he loved it so much that he wanted the american people and people throughout the

. ♪ sarah: i am sarah kelly. welcome to the program. thanks for joining us.e begin in syria were government-backed troops have entered a kurdish enclave in the north of the country raising the specter of deadly confrontation with turkey. columns of fighters were seen moving into threthe r egion. turkey reports that they shelled the area and response of the fighters have been pushed back. the region is enjoyed by kurdish forces. turkey considers them to be terrorists. let us get you the latest on these developments. the syrian pro-government fighters. as you can see, dorian jones is standing by with the latest from istanbul. what are you hearing? dorian: the turkish president says that turkey should successfully repel the column of the syrian government fighters to support the syrian militia. they say the matter is closed, saying the militias were only acting on their own initiative rather than orders from damascus. despite these claims, images on social media show that some, if not all fighters successfully arrived in the main city of afrin. we have recording

sarah: how can he be so sure?alk us through what the next steps might be and what he could be facing. tonya: these are recommendations by the police. now it is in the hands of the attorney general to decide whether to indict the prime minister or not, and that could take some time -- [no audio] we will be looking at the political arena and what will happen there. his coalition partners have already said -- some of them at least -- will waive what the attorney general decides and draw there and conclusions. the israeli public will have a say. there have been demonstrations to speed up those investigations, and it is probably also in the public opinion what the future will look like for the prime minister. sarah: tell us a little bit more about the exact allegations. we have heard about the case 1000 where he is suspected of accepting gifts from billionaire benefactors. what are the details there? tonya: the details are still coming out. but what the allegations are there that he has been for many years taken gifts

we will look at his legacy. ♪ sarah: i'm sarah kelly. welcome to the program.nks for joining us. south africa's president jacob zuma is about to make an address to the nation. it comes after he defied an order by his anc party to resign by the end of the day today or face a no-confidence vote in parliament tomorrow. earlier, zuma called the anc's moves against him unfair. more on that address in a moment. but first, this report. reporter: president zuma remains defiant. in a live television interview , he responded to his party's calls to resign. >> i need to finish what i have done. unfortunately, no one has been able to provide what it is that i have done. i find it very strange that i'm being told by my organization, you now must go because we now have another president who is coming. not following any policy of the anc. there is nothing of the nature. reporter: earlier, zuma's party , the african national congress, agreed to remove him. his refusal sets the stage for a no-confidence vote in parliament. a high-ranking party official said the motion is alread

. ♪ [please stand by] sarah: i am sarah kelly. welcome to the program.isappointment has been -- his appointment has been welcomed with a standing ovation and parliament. cyril ramaphosa was sworn in today as the new president of south africa. his predecessor resigned 24 hours earlier after being ordered to stand down earlier. from a post a will set out his -- cyril ramaphosa will set out his plans. he has said tackling corruption will be his top priority. >> i declare the honorable cyril ramaphosa duly elected president of the republic of south africa. reporter: it was the moment the nation had been waiting for. the new leader promising a break from the past. >> the issues that you have raised, issues that have to do with corruption, issues of how we can issue out our state owned enterprises, are issues that are on our screen. i will work hard not to disappear -- disappoint the evil of south africa. thank you very much. reporter: and on the streets, there was jubilation as south africans welcomed their new president. >> today i am very happy because i ca

sarah: i'm sarah kelly. welcome to the program. thanks for joining us. we begin in syria in the damascus suburb of eastern ghouta, where residents have been living a nightmare, as government forces have unleashed waves of airstrikes. hundreds of people have been killed since sunday, including many children. the un security council is scheduled to vote on a temporary cease-fire that would allow much needed humanitarian aid to reach trapped civilians. russiaas concerns about the resolution. that has led to repeated delays in the vote. moscow wants guarantees that rebel fighters in eastern ghouta will respect a halt to the fighting. reporter: these crackling bright lights have all the hallmarks of a firework display. but they are designed to celebrate. activists say they are proof that the syrian government is hiring indiscriminate cluster bombs into residential areas. and after a fifth night of regime pounding, this rebel-held bastion looks like this. the grieving takes place amid the search for life. >> i knew he would go. i told his grandmother he would

sarah: and with that, you are up to date now on "dw news." i'm sarah kelly and berlin.o not forget. you can follow us on social media. thanks for watching. i will see you again soon. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] ♪ meggin: hi, everyone, and welcome to our highlights show. i'm your host, meggin leigh, bringing you the best picks of the week. here's a look at what's coming up. on its head -- celebrating georg baselitz's inverted style as the artist turns 80. on his way -- maxime simoens sets out to revive the legendary house of azzaro. and on her own -- sarah illenberger's creative 3d illustrations. we start off the show with a portrait of a man considered to be one of the most important contemporary painters of our time -- georg baselitz. his work is deeply rooted in european history and american painting.

. ♪ sarah: i am sarah kelly. welcome to the program, thanks for joining us.he turkish german journalist dennis you chill has been dennis -- deniz yucel has been released, but several journalists have been sentenced for life for their involvement in the queue, but this journalist is facing charges in turkey accused of terrorist propaganda, and you they are saying up to 18 years as part of what has been a major crackdown on free speech in the country. for the time being his supporters in germany and his family are celebrating. reporter: this foreign minister was the bearer of good moves -- news. >> dennis yucel is free. he is on his way to istanbul. reporter: speaking at a press conference at the headquarters of his employer, the german daily, they said this release was a victory for diplomacy. >> we talked extensively to our turkish partners. that started with me asking the former chancellor to open doors for us. he went there twice for us. it was always a particular importance for the german government not to politically influence a court decision, not to inf

sarah: i do. been goodof staff has about bringing me in, particularly if there's going to be a meeting that has a lot of press interest. i've been in the room when the president goes on that hill. i'm part of a lot of the meetings there. you can go because there will be a lot of interested people and what was said and i can say, i was there. i think that access is incredibly important. so far have not had any moments when there has been a political division. at it.eep make sure you let the president know you're there. host: yesterday the president tweeted "have a very reflective president's day." i wondered about both of your presidents and reflecting back on their first year, what they learned about communication. mike: i was not there. he totally screwed up the first two years. host: until mike showed up. mike: no, no. he got hammered in the midterm election. we reconfigured the white house. i came in, i was head man at the sote department, so on and forth. there was a warning about how to adequ

we will go down to the red carpet. ♪ sarah: i am sarah kelly. welcome to the program.begin with reports that russia is blocking a you and security council resolution -- u.n. security council resolution bringing a cease-fire to the eastern edge of damascus. government forces are bombarding the suburb, and you and chief -- the u.n. chief has called this hell on earth. human rights monitor has warner shelley has killed 400 people since sunday including children, and a quick warning, the next report contains exterminate -- deserving images. reporter: even for those surrounded by death it is a crushing moment. he hugs his child one last time. for serious victims, there is no dignity in dying. -- syria's victims there is no dignity in dying, and for the government there is no relenting . every minute bombs are dropped. monitor groups say more than 400 men, women, and children have been killed since sunday, homes and hospitals obliterated leaving doctors to handle matters of life and death amid the ruins. >> we had to conduct one of the surgeries under the rubble. we could no

sarah sanders absolutely is casting blame.sterday, in fact, from the beginning, their whole exclan nation has been, this is, you know, this security clearance review was not over, the investigation was still going on, just yesterday, she specifically said, law enforcement and the intelligence community. and now, after chris wray says, actually, we completed ours, now, she's saying it's this obscure office that doesn't have any investigative capability. she's not even claiming they're still investigating, she just says their process wasn't complete, whatever that means. >> well, and it's our reporting that kelly knew in the fall. don mcgahn certainly knew. and the question i have, and i don't think we know the answer to, is what conversations, if any, did mcgahn have with porter, did kelly have with porter? was this, apparently from some reporting out there, he was trying to sort of downplay this at a certain point, but did those conversations evolve as more and more information piled up from the fbi. we don't know the answer t

sarah: the mood was sleep deprived. you had a lot of senators not used to being up this late and they really blame rand paul for this. this is something he said he was going to take a stand on and not care about the consequences. he wanted to make sure that this massive deficit busting package did not get through without a fight. he certainly put on a fight. he was on the floor from 1:00 or 2:00 in the afternoon until 1:00 a.m. as soon as time ran out and the senate had a chance to vote, they got through very quickly. it was a very quick pace. they had the regular passage vote all within a couple of minutes. the senators were ready to get out of there. greta: so it passed in the senate and went over to the house and passed over there as well. you had democrats objecting in both chambers and republicans as well, but they had the numbers to pass it. what happens now? sarah: we finally have the top line spending levels that everyone on capitol hill has been asking for, for nearly a year now. appropriators can get to work.

sarah: i do. the chief of staff has been good about ringing me in if there is going to be a meeting that has a lot of press interest and i have been in the room when the president goes on the hill and i am a part of those meetings there because we know there will tointerest and it is easier answer questions if you can say you are in the room and i agree that the access is incredibly anyrtant and i have not had moments, so far, where it has been a point of contention. >> you keep at it. >> he has not kicked me out yet. martha: the president tweeted to president'slective day. about the presidents you served and what they learned. mike: i was not there. he totally screwed up the first two years. sarah: right until mike showed up. but i came in after he got hammered in the midterm election. you may have the opportunity to deal at that . sarah: our numbers are pretty good. mike: we reconfigure the white house and leon panetta came in. i was at the state department. there was a learning curve about how

>> thank you, sarah.nyone from the white house instruct not to answer questions from the house intelligence committee about her time serving in the white house? >> as is always the case, i'm not going to comments on any individuals interactions with the committee. but we are cooperating because as the president has said repeatedly there is no collusion. we are going to continue to cooperate and hopefully it will wrap this up. >> answer the question. >> again i'm not going to comment on any individual's specific actions with the committee. i would refer to you outside attorneys for that john? >> thanks a lot, sarah, i want to take off on what jordan was just asking you and that is about this idea of citing executive privilege for conversations that took place during the transition period. we're told that's exactly what hope hicks' communication director cited and refusing to answer questions that were posed to her related to the transition period. is the president aware, is the white house aware that no fe

emily: sarah?: i am very curious how you have seen evan grow from the early days when he was basically a frat boy at stanford and you're watching him party and you describe in your book to now i saw him yesterday at the goldman sachs technology conference talking to a room full of guys in suits. has he grown up as a leader? what techniques do you think he has used to get there? emily: hold on. he did not just party. there were very incriminating emails that he sent. billy: it is interesting what he has managed to add and change while keeping some of the things that make him work as a leader, ceo. he is very good at taking feedback from trusted advisors like michael, the chairman of the board, and realizing, ok, i need to work on this part of my personality, this part of the company while keeping that had strong belief in himself while keeping his understanding of users. who certainly has 20 over to go, but he has done an impressive job of growing the past six years. emily: he does not really court

>> thank you, sarah. did anyone from the white house instruct hope hicks not to answer questions about her time serving in the white house. >> as is always the case i'm not compensating on any individual's sbrrkss with the committee. we are cooping because as the president said repeatly there is no collusion. and we're going to continue to cooperate. >> could you answer the request he. >> again i'm not commenting on individual specific interactions with the committee. i'm referring to you outside committees for that. >> i was picking up on what jordan was asking you, about the idea of fighting executive privilege for conversations taking place during the transition period. we're told that's exactly what hope hicks the communications director cited and refusing to answer questions posed to her related to the transition period. is the president aware -- is the white house aware that that that no federal court at any level granted that privilege person tares to the transition. >> just because we ask the ques

>> thanks, sarah. to put another point on it, will the president sign the budget agreement that was laid out by the senate this morning. >> look, we applaud the steps forward that they have made, but we're going to need to see what is in the final bill. we are certainly happy with the direction that it's moving, particularly that we're moving away from the crisis budgeting that we have been on in the past. >> would you like the house to pass the senate deal? >> we would like to move forward on this front but, again, we want to seat final components but, yes, we are supportive primarily because it meets several of the things that we laid out. including ending the crisis budgeting. and also helps meet the needs of the military and defense spending as were laid out by general mattis. >> one more question, could you clarify the status, security clearance of rob porter and if the president has confidence in him as staff sergeant. >> can i give you two statements as has always been our policy when it comes t

thank you, sarah. did anyone from the white house instruct hope hicks not to answer questions from the house intelligence committee about her time serving in the white house and in the transition? >> as is always the case, i'm not going to comment on any individuals' interactions with the committee. but we are cooperating, because as the president has said repeatedly, there is no collusion, and we will continue to cooperate and hopefully -- >> why do you refuse to answer the question? >> again, i'm not going to comment on anyone's individual specific interactions with the committee. i would refer you to outside attorneys for that. >> i want to pick up on what jordan was just asking you, and that is about this idea citing executive privilege for conversations that took place during the transition period. we're told that's exactly what hope hicks, the communications director cited in refusing to answer questions that were posed to her relating to the transition period. is the president aware? is the whit

when you have a boss like that, that means sarah sanders is in a hard job. avoids even finding out. >> she often says i haven't talked to the president about that. her job is to have information and it seems like often times she has one talking point or not enough information. >> she wouldn't be the first one to declines to find certain things out because she doesn't want to have to lie and plenty of press secretaries in the past who uses that dodge. in some cases the answers that people want from sarah sanders don't exist because the president hasn't made up his minority mind. so she seems to have taken down the temperature from the spicer days. not that sense of performative aggression that spicer brought to the job. but not the sense that every briefing is this must see performance because of the sparring. >> every press secretary does have to lie at some point or miscommunicates or makes up or exaggerates. do you think that sanders has taken it to a different level. >> both have taken it to a different level. her attempts to bring on a surprise guest in

raj shah from last week, filling in from sarah, sarah and the vice president. and then the guy at the center of all of this, one step removed from porter is john kelly, who talks to the wall street journal and says, hey, everything was handled just right. no remorse. >> so amazing. it was such a short, declar attachment iv. sentence to the wall street journal. no, he didn't think it could have been handled any better. it's maddening to a lot of people. the very fact that he we have a story that has gone on for two weeks and the fact that the white house can't talk about actual agenda means that that statement is not true. cleeshly, you know, john kelly at this point would like to stay in his job and is doing what the trump administration likes to do best, which is double down and not apologize. i don't think that that's working in this case, and it's especially not working for john kelly. maybe trump can get away with that. i don't think that's working here. >> coming up next, we'll talk to phil mudd, who will weigh in on how the fbi had its findings, relayed t

sarah got a range of questions about that. she insisted that the department of homeland security is working with state and local officials to try to secure the election process heading into the midterms, but not a whole lot of specifics about that. she was also pressed on that tweetstorm this weekend including the fact that president trump undercut his and national security adviser h.r. mcmaster. you heard sarah sanders say the president still has confidence in his national security adviser despite publicly breaking with him over the weekend after h.r. mcmaster made public remarks saying it was very clear that russia meddled in the election. the president tweeted that he should have added that there was no collusion. so that was sort of the -- all of the headlines when it came to russia, then there were a number of gun-related headlines as well. we learned the listings session on wednesday, ali, will include not only those from the parkland community but those from columbine as well as sandy hook. she seemed to express an indi

because i think sarah did something -- sarah sanders did something that no white house press secretaryts to do, which is basically to say, look, guys, i don't know. i'm out of the loop. you never want to do that because then the people in the room say, what's the point of you being up there? but i suppose if it's true, it's the honest thing to do here, and it gets to the point mike was making before the break, that this white house -- when you say what does the white house think, it's factionalized. there are different camps, and she's basically saying either i was lied to previously. i didn't get the right story, and i don't know what the story is now. it begs the point -- >> the president had two opportunity today to say something about domestic violence. clearly it seems like this is going to be an issue until he does say something about it. why not just get ahead of that, you know, if he believes as the white house says, that domestic violence is a terrible thing and he believes in due process. you can hold both those ideas in your head at the same time. why not say it. >> jason ma

host: sarah ferris? guest: that is something not surprised the all. -- not surprising at all. even members of congress have not had a chance to read it. this is a sex hundred 50 page bill and we got it at 11:55 p.m. -- 650 page coul bill and we got at 11:55 p.m. on wednesday. that is why senator rand paul held it up. this is something that combined several dozen tax extenders. these are a lot of tax breaks that were expired and not included in the 2015 package or the bill that we saw december. there were tax benefits in there for horse racing and tax benefits for when credits. pretty much running the game it everything that did not get included last time. it is difficult to piece apart this 650 page bill if you are not looking precisely for what -- if you're not looking at it for precisely something that you wanted in there. host: that will be the next homework assignment for you and other reporters on capitol hill to dig through this 650 plus pages and figure out what's in it. let's go to tom and hawaii

and father to sarah. i do everything i can to help her get over this. she is all i have now. martin: 16 syrians died trying at day.h a safety for the rescuers, it was the worst thing they had ever seen. but there is some good news. a couple of days after the first meeting with sarah and her dad, we went to see them again.ha sarah haan operation on her face. she has got her appetite back. her doctor says the surgery was a success. so you are hopeful ton't be too much scarring? >> yes, yes. martin: her face will be -- >> yes, will be normal, like a normal face. martin: fanttic, it will look normal. sarah's dacaptured her first moment after the operation. she has got a long way to go. she is still smiling. martin patience, b news, lebanon. jane: high-tech tracking collars with cameras have given us anea incredibl's eye view of like in the arctic. the cameras were fitted to female polar bears in an effort to discover how they are finding enough food on the diminishing arctic ice. victoria gl has more. vis ori

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we're supposed to believe that because sarah sanders said so today. she said it once and again and again and again. she repeated the phrase four times in the briefing, nearly word-for-word. >> the president and the entire administration take domestic violence seriously. and believe all allegations need to be investigated thoroughly. the president supports the victims of domestic violence. >> if that's true, why didn't the president say that? why didn't he tweet that? why has he time and time again, this time included, supported the accused and not the accuser. sanders was asked why we haven't heard him say what she said. >> i spoke with the president. those are directly his words that he gave me earlier today. >> why hasn't he said that. >> it's my job to pespeak on behalf of the president. he relayed that message to me and i'm relaying that to you. i am not sure how i can be more clear. the president has expoused his views on this. >> he wishes porter well. and he believes that people should have due process. but he hasn't addressed the victims of do

>> thank you, sarah. did anyone from the white house sxrukt hope hicks not to answer questions from the house intelligence committee about her time in the white house? >> as always the case ooirm not going to comment on any individual's interactions with the committee. we are cooperating because, as the president said repeatedly, there is no collusion. i would refer to outside attorney force that. >> this idea of citing executive privilege for conversations that took place during the transition period. we're told that's exactly what hope hicks, the communications director, cited and is refusing to answer questions posed to her relating to the transition period s president aware, is the white house aware that no federal court at any level has ever granted that privilege pertaining to the transition period? >> just because we ask the question in different ways i'm still not going to comment on any individual's interactions with the committee. i'm also not going to comment on leaks from what is supposed to b

the story of ski jumper sarah hendrickson has all of those elements and more.st to get in the games. sarah and i got together on a cold night here in pyeongchang for a "sunday sitdown." ♪ ♪ >> there are few places in sports more terrifying than the top of a 400-foot high ski jump. but sarah hendrickson lives for the feeling. what's it like to sit at the top of that ramp? because i'll never do it. what does it feel like? >> i just love coming in the ski jumps. i've taken like 15,000 jumps in my life. i've never had fear. even when i was little starting out, i always loved it. i wanted to go bigger. >> there's first day of skiing, hi, sarah. >> reporter: the 23-year-old hendrickson was only 2 when she learned to ski and 7 when she discovered the thrill of jumping after watching the 2002 salt lake city olympics in her backyard. raised in park city utah, and train ted facility there, hendrickson travels down an ice track at 60 miles an hour before taking flight. >> how many seconds is it? >> about three seconds. >> three seconds of flight. and you're up there, and

but sarah's mom, big sister and granny all froze to death. now in a lebanese hospital, her dadhe watches ove day and night. i do my best to be a mother and father. i will do everything to get over this. she's all i have now. >> 16 syrians died trying to reach sety. r the rescuers. it was the worst t thingy have ever seen. but there is some good news. a couple of days after first meeting sarah and her dad, we went to see them again. sarah has had an operation on her face. and got her appetite back. her doctor says the surgery was a success. >> you are hopeful there won't be too much scarring. >> yes. yes. >> her face will be -- >> yes, will be normal. like normal face. >> fantastic, it will look normal. >> sarah's dad captured the first moment after the operation. as a long way to go, but she's still smiling. >> the father of thr victims of the disgraced u.s. gym team, larry nassar has apologized of trying to attack him. the courts have been hearing from 150 sexually abused by nasr. musgrave told heos control. >> larry nassar was your doctor?

so many things to ask sarah sanders about. unfortunately because this briefing has been put off again and again, not much time as the president is set to speak in half an hour or so at a law enforcement event in the east room of the white house. it's my suspicion that they're delaying this to shorten the length of this news conference. >> that's unfortunate, jeff zeleny. i've still got jamie with me. gloria borger, what seems to be most on the president's mind. this has been what's so all over his twitter page, is russia. one of the biggest questions to me, i ask, why does the president refuse to condemn russia even after these indictments that came down on friday for election meddling? >> at first he was told by people close to him this was good for him because these indictments against these russian russians, bob mueller stated there were some unwitting participants and the president could then say, aha, there was no conclusion. i think, however, the more this played out and people said, look, this is the first layer of the

sarah's dad captured herfirst moment after the operation.ng. martin patience, bbc news, lebanon. the man who drove his van into muslim worshippers outside a mosque in north london has been sentenced to life with a minimum of 43 years in prison. darren osborne killed makram ali, who was 51, and injured 12 other people in the attack in finsbury park lastjune. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports. back! everyone back now! darren osborne was seized at the scene of the finsbury park attack, after ploughing his van into a group of muslims, trying to kill as many as possible. just have a seat for us up there, mate. convicted of murder and attempted murder yesterday, his 102 previous convictions for violence, dishonesty and drugs offences were outlined to the court today. as was the devastation caused to the family of makram ali, the man he murdered. outside court, his daughter, with his tearful wife by her side, spoke of the family's love for him. he will never be forgotten. he will always stay in our hearts. his laughter will ech

we are waiting on sarah sanders. congress back in session today, and the teachers in florida at stoneman douglas high in parkland, florida, back at work. there is no question that those who survived the deadliest high school shooting in this country's history are forever changed. but the question that remains in washington is whether any of this will bring about solid reform or sensible gun legislation. it has stalled for years in the nation's capital. at this point there are no official plans to pass any stricter gun laws. republicans hearing days of pleas of students who survived that massacre are looking to take a lead from the president. just a short time ago, president trump talking about stacked up to the nra before a gathering of the nation's governors. take a listen. >> don't worry about the nra, they're on our side. half of you are so afraid of the nra. there's nothing to be afraid of. you know what, if they're not with you, we have to fight them every once in a while, that's okay. they're doing what they th

sarah's dad captured herfirst moment after the operation.t she still smiling. martin patience, bbc news, lebanon. the time has just gone quarter past six. our top story this evening: after her trade visit to china the prime minister comes under more pressure to spell out the uk's post—brexit future. coming up we are talking six nations by coming up we are talking six nations rugby in cardiff but is a scottish renaissance heading this way? coming up on sportsday on bbc news: can great britain find a way to conquer spain in the opening davis cup singles without andy murray and kyle edmund? families looking after sons and daughters with complex disabilities say they have no confidence in their local authority to look after their loved ones if they no longer can themselves. research by the disability charity, sense, suggests only one in three authorities know how many disabled adults are being cared for at home by their families. our disability news correspondent nikki fox has been speaking to one mother about her concerns. are you ready? you're