secretary of ukraine's national security and defense council exceed the has announced that the ukrainian commission is investigating up to 7 different possible reasons for the crash 4 of which he made public they include a potential missile strike a collision with some kind of a drone or other flying object a large explosion on the engine in the engine caused by technical issues and also possibly some kind of terrorist attack additionally he said that the ukrainian commission would like to go to the site of the crash to look for shards from a russian made tor missile system this is rather interesting because it was based upon some photographs that were circulated in the internet but have certainly not been confirmed to be necessarily from the site of the crash it's a pretty big development in that sense. ok matthew so that's a perspective there in kiev how does that line up with some of the other information that has been emerging about the possible cause of this crash. it certainly complicates that information yesterday the ukrainian embassy in tehran initially said that they had excluded the poss

statement doesn't necessarily say that the cause is not engine failure it simply says that a ukrainian commission perhaps an international commission will look into the cause of the crash and that any statements about the causes before that commission makes its conclusion are are not official and so basically they just have stepped back they've walked back from providing any information about the cause of the crash. so that matthew in kiev before i leave you here's a recap of the top stories that we're following feel u.s. president on a trump is expected to make a statement shortly about iran's missile attacks on u.s. bases in iraq iran claims that 80 americans were killed at the donald trump is treated that all is fair. and more than 170 people are dead after a ukrainian and i never crashed at the head. you don't even state stevie says or 1000 just and crew aboard the plane were killed when it bent down shortly after takeoff. you're watching the diving news coming from above and i'll have more ahead glancing at the top of the aisle but up next we have a business news business asia with as 1st to

statement doesn't necessarily say that the cause is not engine failure it simply says that a ukrainian commission perhaps an international commission will look into the causes of the crash and that any statements about the causes before that commission makes its conclusion are pro little are not official and so basically they just have stepped back they've walked back from providing any information about the cause of the crash and not to what's been the reaction in kiev to this plane crash with devastating consequences not a single survival. will initially the reaction was muted because today is the day after or 3 stern orthodox christmas meeting many people were just sort of waking up after the holidays returning from returning to work now however there's been a strong outpouring of condolences from different official representatives different ambassadors different international officials who are friends of of ukraine there's been the foreign minister of ukraine would improve cycle has even been posting in social media about getting calls from countries that don't there who don't have passengers

statement doesn't necessarily say that the cause is not engine failure it simply says that a ukrainian commission perhaps an international commission will look into the causes of the crash and that any statements about the causes before that commission makes its conclusion are prolife are not official and so basically they just have stepped back they've walked back from providing any information about the cause of the crash and not to what's been the reaction in kiev to this plane crash with devastating consequences not a single survival. will initially the reaction was muted because today is the day after or thesis or an orthodox christmas meaning many people were just sort of waking up after the holidays returning from returning to work now however there's been a strong outpouring of condolences from different official representatives different ambassadors different international officials who are friends of of ukraine there's been the foreign minister of ukraine with interest icas even been posting on social media about getting calls from countries that don't there who don't have passengers on

out this new statement saying any statements about the cause prior to the commission are not official it looks like the ukrainians are still looking into it. it is quite a coincidence to have a plane crash in the same area where the missiles were fired last night >> there are a lot of moving parts today. is there any sense from folks in washington, d.c. right now that this kind of a response from iran with the two air base attacks or base attacks was what they were looking for. was that a likely scenario >> exactly this was the top of the list the u.s. side new once the president ordered the killing last week, there would be an iranian response of some kind. this was among the response here aside from the tweet from the president last night, we don't know what we are looking at in terms of casualties. the american casualties at these two facilities still being determined if the casualty count was relatively small and americans killed in the attack was possible that makes the president's decision making a little more latitude in the case we'll see. >> president trump speaking later. thank you. >> futures indicatin

don't get mad get e*trade and start trading commission free today. >>> the ukrainian government has been of the world's most corrupt for a pretty long time, according to watchdog groups that track that sort of thing. lev parnas, who is negotiating the corrupt backwaters of ukraine on the president's behalf to make it even more corrupt, describes it this way. >> listen, it's a different environment over there. unless you live it, unless you do business there, unless you visit there and understand it, bribery is just a way of life. regular people at the store do it. they bribe the butcher to get a better piece of meat. it's normal. or to get better seats at a concert. it's like a way of life. >> one of the things that has become clearer and clearer is that rather than make ukraine less corrupt, our president made the u.s. and ukraine more corrupt. i wanted to talk to someone who know this is terrain extremely well. a reporter who has spent years reporting in russia and was kidnapped and held by russian-backed ukrainian separatists. good to have you here, simon. first, i guess that assessme

commission free today. >>> this morning, ukrainian investigators are looking into whether an anti-aircraft missile took down the boeing 737 jet just minutes after it took off from an airport in iran in the midst of those missile strikes. all 176 people on board were killed in the crash. this is just one of the possible theories investigators are discussing with iran's aviation authority. also, new reports from witnesses say they saw the plane on fire, and here's some video showing that as well, as it was plunging to the ground. it also changed direction. it seemed to be turning back towards the airport. joining me now, scott mclean and business editor at large richard quest with an enormous amount of experience on aircraft, crashes, et cetera. i've spoken to a u.s. official who says the u.s. intelligence as well as taking a look at this crash to see what brought it down. how seriously in your view are investigators taking the possibility that this was a missile? >> initially, they were not. initially there was talk of an engine fire and the plane turning back. the significance is the way the ukrainians reve

probably not only going to be looked at by iranian authorities but the commission investigating the air crash as well. the ukrainians are involved, ntsb of the u.s., canadian and french authorities are involved because they made the engines for the plane. that will be one of the issues coming up, michael. >> absolutely. good to have you there on the spot, fred, in tehran. let's go to kiev now where we find scott mcclain. we have been waiting to see what the response will be. it is morning where you are. vladimir zelensky, the president, has issued a statement. fill us in. >> that is right. a statement from the president saying this morning was not a good one, but it brought the truth. for the last couple of days the ukrainians were put in a difficult position with the u.s., u.k. and canada saying it was shot down by a missile and the iranians denying it strongly. they have 45 investigators on the ground there and they are choosing their words carefully. the foreign minister was asked about access to the site for investigators and saying the investigators always complain about access and how quickly they have access

he said 138 of the 176 passengers on board the ukrainian plane were connecting to canada. the new president of the european commissionid that britain will find it "basically impossible" to negotiate all aspects of its future relationship with the european union by the end of this year. she's been holding talks with britain's prime minister, borisjohnson. she said the transition time is very tight for a long—term post—brexit relationship. the world bank is forecasting a slight increase in global economic growth for the coming year following a marked slowdown in 2019. the bank predicts that growth will reach 2.5% so long as there's a substantial improvement in some large emerging and developing economies. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: with temperatures expected to peak again in australia, authorities issue fresh warnings and advise people in so—called danger zones to evacuate. the japanese people are in mourning following the death of emperor hirohito. thousands converged on the imperial palace to pay their respects when it was announced he was dead. good grief! after half a century of delighting fans around

he said 138 of the 176 passengers on board the ukrainian plane were connecting to canada. the new president of the european commissioner leyen, has said that britain will find it "basically impossible" to negotiate all aspects of its future relationship with the european union by the end of this year. she's been holding talks with britain's prime minister, borisjohnson. she said the transition time is very tight for a long—term post—brexit relationship. the world bank is forecasting a slight increase in global economic growth for the coming year following a marked slowdown in 2019. the bank predicts that growth will reach 2.5%, so long as there's a substantial improvement in some large emerging and developing economies. the former boss of nissan has appeared in public for the first time since his dramatic escape from bail injapan. carlos gown claims he's innocent of charges of financial misconduct, and blamed japanese prosecutors and nissan for his downfall. our world affairs editorjohn simpson was at the press conference, and sent this report. it was chaos. everyone wanted a first glimpse of the international motor

he said 138 of the 176 passengers on board the ukrainian plane were connecting to canada. the new president of the european commissioneyen, has said that britain will find it "basically impossible" to negotiate all aspects of its future relationship with the european union by the end of this year. she's been holding talks with britain's prime minister, borisjohnson. she said the transition time is very tight for a long—term post—brexit relationship. the world bank is forecasting a slight increase in global economic growth for the coming year following a marked slowdown in 2019. the bank predicts that growth will reach 2.5% so long as there's a substantial improvement in some large emerging and developing economies. australia's prime minister has been outlining his plans to deal with the country's bushfire emergency. he also confirmed 27 lives had been lost and over 2,000 properties destroyed by the wildfires. scott morrison also told reporters that more money would be allocated to help towns rebuild. we have been blessed with the amount of support and assistance provided to us from countries all around the world. and

president selenski this morning announced that a team of ukrainian experts had been dispatched to tehran to take part in the iranian commission investigation these are 40 specialists and possibly even more individuals from ministries like the ministry of defense the interior ministry of ukraine. is against he did not really say anything more concrete than that just that the investigation would go forward that they expected cooperation from iran and that he encouraged people not to draw any preliminary conclusions until the crash had been fully investigated and we're hearing that iran does not plan to turn over the black box to boeing for example are ukrainian authorities really confident that they will get full cooperation from their reign in counterparts in investigating this crash. so far they appear to be confident in his message to the public which he released on face the video message president today said that he expected the ukrainian specialists and the many experts would have access to the black box or would be involved in the process of opening the black box so right now that does seem to be the case it should be men

ukrainian authorities. ukraine and iran have set up a joint commission.as seen some of the evidence, although they have said not all of it. there is going to be a real question about access to the degree and there will obviously have two -- there will have to be a return of the bodies. joe: on the question of sanctions, could you specify the difference between primary and secondary sanctions? bill: they are sanctions that are involved with companies doing direct business in tehran, and then there is sanctions involved with companies that are doing that but also have ties with the u.s.. the u.s. has tried to set is broader a definition of sanctions as possible, so that if you are doing business with tehran war somehow working through an intermediary that you can potentially be blocked from access to the financial system. caroline: thank you -- scarlet: thank you so much for clarifying. let's get you a quick check of the headlines. you have casper sleep going public. filed for anive -- ipo today. casper has not said how many shares it plans to offer. the lu

ukrainian sovereignty and territorial integrity. we have maintained support of ukraine's efforts to join nato and move closer to the european union. we provide the u.s.-ukraine strategic partnership commission. in july of 2018, we release to the crimea declaration, which clearly stated that crimea is part of ukraine, and the united states will never recognize russia's attempt to an exit. last month, in partnership with our partners in canada and the eu, we denounce the attack wethe hormuz strait, and discussed the north rim to pipeline, which we have given a free hand to destabilize ukraine. since january 2017, we have provided more than $1 billion in assistance. we will maintain financial support for ukraine's security. anythingever accept other than full ukrainian control over its sovereign territory. the president and i discussed trade and investment opportunity that continue to expand. more american investment will be attractive. businesscome a great partners, because they embrace the prayer things that president zelensky and ukrainians are fighting for. i know they are confident to grow as ukraine complies with its imf commitments. finally, i was pleased by the recent decisions by the

i don't know that anything has been built since it was commissioned and opened a few years ago, but i do think that the attention of the ukrainian security officials would help to make sure that there wasn't a danger being posed to the new facility. that's the -- it is the case that in many older facilities around the world, they're located in places that are a lot more vulnerable, but i don't think the one in kyiv is in that category. >> ambassador mehlville, thanks so much for joining us. thanks for your service over the years as well. >>> the chief justice of the united states john roberts has arrived at the capitol. any minute now he will be sworn in, and then he will swear in all 100 u.s. senators for the president's impeachment trial. we will take you there when it happens. stay with us. ok everyone! our mission is to provide complete, balanced nutrition... for strength and energy! whoo-hoo! great-tasting ensure. with nine grams of protein and twenty-seven vitamins and minerals. ensure, for strength and energy. quitting smoking is freaking hard.st, like quitting every monday hard. quitting feels so big. so, try making it s

house correspondent thank you commissions across that story for us well moving on now and pressure is building on iran to fully disclose details of the downing of a ukrainian plane over terror on last week foreign ministers from 5 countries whose citizens were killed have now held a memorial service in london they want tehran to cooperate with foreign investigators ukraine and canada demanding compensation for families all 176 people on board diet after an initial denial iran's military admitted that it shot down the jet by mistake while back i was at that meeting are going to says unarmed and he says all the countries hit by the tragedy one more details about the final moments of that flight. but hope is that it's the end of all of this with the investigation finally wraps up that they will be on susan that they will be justice as well the ministers from the 5 nations that lost nationals in the downing of flight p.s. 75 to began this be seeing with a moment of reflection a moment of silence they they lit candles are now locked in talks behind closed doors canada has been very much in the forefront in calling for accountability and for justice and eventual

ukrainian passenger jets the leaders of canada and ukraine are demanding iran takes full responsibility for the disaster. now a strain is prime minister says he'll recommend establishing his country's most powerful inquiry a royal commission into the ongoing bush 5 disaster scott morrison has faced a fierce criticism for his response meanwhile 3 bushfires have combined to create what's being described as a mega fire it's along the state border between new south wales and victoria 27 people have been killed since september and more than 2000 homes have been destroyed the fires are likely to keep running for weeks as the hot dry summer continues. now venezuela's opposition leader one glider is trying to kick start his campaign to remove president nicolas maduro a year after he was declared by some countries as venezuela's interim president has lost momentum from caracas our last in america at ascendancy in human examines why . a middle class neighborhood was the scene of opposition leader one why does 1st rally this year he came back to the us i guess if there are great fences or wall to jump we will jump them and if we cannot jump over them we will knock them down. on tuesday the majority opposition faction that he leads f

ukrainian president into helping him cheat in the next election. the white house meeting of course was not the only official act president trump commission on the announcement of investigation into biden in the conspiracy theory meant to exonerate president trump from russia's interference on behalf in last election. in a farmer recounting step, the president withheld $391 million in military aid. several weeks before the phone call with president zelensky, but after giuliani was already pressing ukrainian officials to conduct the investigations his clients sought, president trump ordered the hold on ukraine's military aid. significantly this was after congress had already been notified that most of it was prepared to be spent. ukraine had met all the critical conditions for anticorruption and defense reforms in order to receive the funds. we conditioned the funds. they met the conditions. the funds were ready to go. at the time and even today, witnesses uniformly testify that the order to hold the funding came without explanation to the foreigforeign policy and nationl security officials responsible for ukraine. the only message from the office of manageme

commission president. it's expected borisjohnson will say he wants a future trade deal with the eu to be finalised this year. a ukrainianre on board the aircraft. the boeing—737 was bound for the ukrainian capital, kiev. the ukraine international airlines plane crashed just after take—off from iran's imam khomeini airport in tehran, iran and ukraine say there are no survivors. ukraine's tehran embassy initially blamed engine failure but later removed the statement. iranian state tv has broadcast interviews with local emergency services, who said the aircraft burst into flames after crashing. james waterhouse reports. a fiery trail of devastation. this is where the 737 came down close to tehran airport, leaving the grim task of searching for bodies and belongings. medics say it is impossible that any of the 176 people on board could have survived. ukraine's foreign minister says that three britons were among the dead, along with iranians, swedes, canadians, afghans, ukrainians and germans. it was on its way into the ukrainian capital kiev and the government there says it has sent a crisis group to investigate. in a state