200 students, all of whom have had to find new temporary accommodation and as you said the university of boltonudents at least a week's worth of new accommodation and grants of £500. iam new accommodation and grants of £500. i am told that the emotional and mental health support will be starting for those students, many of whom are very traumatised, from tomorrow. will this have any impact on the university's handling of a future students? are they looking now at having more students in their own accommodation than relying on private landlords? they haven't talked about that yet but i'm sure thatis talked about that yet but i'm sure that is something they are going to look out over the next few days. this was a privately owned block and they are supporting their students and putting them into either hotels or temporary accommodation. olivia, thank you very much. time for the weather. matt, it was misty, foggy and murky this morning. it is now bright and sunny here. how was looking for the rest of the country? still a bit misty and murky in some spots. very good morning. a bit of wet weather aro

the university of bolton says it is finding new accommodation for its students and offering them supportey are all gone. and how are you feeling? traumatised. tonight, there is a warning from the fire brigade's union. they described the videos as alarming, and say urgent action is needed. the labour party has reached a "unanimous agreement" over the contents of its manifesto and will publish it next week. labour has already announced a number of policies, including a pa rt—nationalisation of bt, to make broadband free for everyone, and extra spending on infrastructure. jeremy corbyn said the document will "change the lives of the people of the country for the better". that is partly how this system works here. a huge document, perhaps 130 pages and some people have disagreements with it but they are relu cta nt to disagreements with it but they are reluctant to throw the whole thing out. they are also very keen to show some kind of unity. withjeremy corbyn emerging from this building arejust corbyn emerging from this building are just about an hour ago, he said the document would be very

the university of bolton says it is finding new accommodation for its students and offering them support and how are you feeling? traumatised. tonight, there is a warning from the fire brigade's union. they described the videos as alarming, and say urgent action is needed. the headlines on bbc news — the duke of york says he "let the side down" by staying at the home of convicted sex offenderjeffrey epstein in new york. the education secretary orders universities to review fire safety in all their buildings after a blaze rips through a student hall in bolton. jeremy corbyn has led a meeting of senior labour and trade union figures to decide which policies will go in the party's manifesto. competing on green policies — the conservatives say they will plant 30 million trees a year by 2025, but the lib dems say they can plant twice as many. michelle 0'neill has been re—elected as sinn fein‘s vice—president, seeing off a challenge from the former stormont education ministerjohn 0'dowd. the vote took place at the party's annual conference in londonderry. michelle 0'neill will continue in the

the university of bolton says it's finding new accommodation for its students and offering them supports all gone. i don't know what to say. how are you feeling about it all? traumatised. tonight, there's a warning from the fire brigades' union, who describe the videos as alarming and say urgent action is needed. 0livia richwald, bbc news, bolton. after six hours of talks, senior labor party figures have reached an agreement on the party's manifesto for next month's general election. jeremy corbyn hailed the set of policies as "transformative". it will be a once in a generation opportunity to vote for a more egalitarian society that cares for all and egalitarian society that cares for allandi egalitarian society that cares for alland i am egalitarian society that cares for all and i am very proud of the contents all and i am very proud of the co nte nts of all and i am very proud of the contents of it and they can't wait to ta ke contents of it and they can't wait to take those contents and its promise of a better britain to eve ryo ne promise of a better britain to everyone all around

the university of bolton says it's finding new accommodation for its students and offering them supportl my belongings, it's all gone. i don't know what to say. how are you feeling about it all? traumatised. tonight, there's a warning from the fire brigades‘ union who describe the videos as alarming and say urgent action is needed. olivia richwald, bbc news, bolton. now on bbc news, there are hopes in washington and beijing that an agreement to help resolve the us—china trade war could soon be in sight. but this is a rivalry about much more than just trade. washington is designed to impress, to convey notjust prestige but permanence. solid, enduring, american power in architectural form. but behind the marble and granite, policy is always in flux. the current administration has shifted the position on china 180 degrees. a few years ago, the country was seen as a potential partner. now, it's a deadly rival. this is a play for global supremacy. it really is as stark as that? i believe it is, absolutely. i think it's the most consequential existential threat since the nazi party in world w

the university of bolton says it is doing all it can for all those affected.ccommodation. they have got money in the pocket. they have a guarantee that we are going to sort their accommodation out going forward. this wasn't our building. it was a private provider's building. but we stepped in to help the students because that is the most important thing. greater manchester mayor andy burnham revealed yesterday that cladding on the cube had to be adapted following the grenfell disaster. valeo urban student life, which managed the building, says it's commuitted to help with any investigations. firefighters are expected to remain here at the scene for the next few days as work continues to assess the safety of the building. it is not known when the students will be able to get back into their homes but the fire service says access will be reviewed tommorow. ian haslam, bolton. a 13—year—old girl is in a critical condition after protecting her 11—month—old nephew from a gang of men armed with machetes in northern ireland. the teenager suffered serious stab wounds

the university of bolton says it's finding new accommodation for its students and offering them supportall my belongings, it's all gone. i don't know what to say. how are you feeling about it all? traumatised. tonight, there's a warning from the fire brigades‘ union who describe the videos as alarming and say urgent action is needed. olivia richwald, bbc news, bolton. now on bbc news, our world. as australia wrestles with the effects of climate change, nick lazaredes meets those who are fighting to preserve the reef and those being blamed for its sudden decline. australia's great barrier reef has lost a third of its coral and is now in danger of collapse. australians are caught in the grip of a bitter culture war over climate change and its impact on the reef. i don't believe the lies they have been telling us to do with the great barrier reef. i don't believe in all that rubbish. cheering and applause there are elements out there in australia community that don't agree with climate change. chanting: galilee, galilee, galilee! they‘ re not understanding, or they don't want to understand

the university of bolton says it's finding new accommodation for its students and offering them support it's all gone. i don't know what to say. how are you feeling about it all? traumatised. tonight, there's a warning from the fire brigades union, who describe the videos as alarming and say urgent action is needed. 0livia richwald, bbc news, bolton. after six hours of talks, senior labour party figures have reached an agreement on the party's manifesto for next month's general election. jeremy corbyn hailed the set of policies as "transformative". it will be a once in a generation opportunity to vote for a more egalitarian society that cares for all, and i'm very, very proud of the contents of it, and i can't wait to take those contents and its promise of a better britain to everyone all around this country during our election campaign. let's speak to our political correspondent iain watson. do we know what was agreed? what will be going in the manifesto? what will be going in the manifesto? what we can say tonight, taken together the policies of labour would signal a stronger role for

the university of bolton says it is finding new accommodation for its stu d e nts finding new accommodationm support. all of my belongings, there are all gone. and how are you feeling? traumatised. tonight, there is a warning from the fire brigade's union, he described the video is as alarming and say urgent action is needed. there have been skirmishes in paris, between police and yellow vest protesters, a year on from the first of the movement's weekly demonstrations. demonstrators threw projectiles at riot police, who responded with tear gas. they first took to the streets to protest against president macron‘s fuel tax hike, but the movement went on to challenge his wider reforms, even demanding his resignation. hugh schofield has sent this report. one year on, not the champs—elysees time, but the place d'italie in the east of the city, and the rioters are out again. maybe they are only a minority among the yellow vest protesters but they are certainly setting the tone. this was supposed to be the starting point for a peaceful march for gilets jaunes through the centre of paris. instead,

the university of malton says its finding new accommodation for its students and offering them support. —— university offering them support. —— university of boltoned. tonight, the fire brigade union described the videos is alarming, and they say urgent action is needed. seniorfigures in the labour party have been meeting to finalise the party's manifesto for next month's general election. the party has already announced a number of policies, including a pa rt—nationalisation of bt to make broadband free for everyone, and extra spending on infrastructure. 0ur political correspondent, iain watson, is there. iain, how significant is this meeting likely to be? presumably very significant, because they are still meeting. it is grossly overrunning but, taken together, you mention some policies already announced, what is important is that different wings of the labour movement, the unions and mps, get together to decide labour's direction of travel, and that suggests a future labour government would envisage a much bigger role for the estate in the economy, they would say championing consumers over the vested interests of corporate concerns. some of th

the fire service said the flames spread across all six floors of the university accomodation building in boltonto new research. scientists at the university of dundee conducted a month—long study, but they warned that vaping is not safe, merely "less harmful" than smoking. the british heart foundation said that stopping smoking was the single best thing people could do for their heart. the bbc‘s children in need has raised almost 48—million—pounds this year. celebrities from the world of tv, music and sport all took part in the annual telethon, to raise money for disadvantaged young people. sport now. how are you going? it has been a fantastic tournament so far at the w —— at the atv. been a fantastic tournament so far at the w -- at the atv. atp. the men's number one, rafael nadal, is out of the season—ending world to that's because alexander zverev beat daniil medvedev to claim the last semi—final spot at the o2 arena in london, where he'll play dominic thiem. zverev is the defending champion and he certainly looked the part, winning in straight sets. nadal was awaiting that result, after bea

fire fighters have been tackling a huge blaze at an accommodation block for university students in bolton. crowds ofwere evacuated from the cube when the fire broke out at about 8.30 last night. it took 200 fire fighters nine hours to put the fire out — which had spread to every floor. two people were treated by paramedics. the fire service spoke at the scene this morning. we have identified and we do know everyone that resided in the building, and we are still working through trying to contact everyone that lived in the premises. at the minute we cannot confirm that everyone is accounted for. one thing that i would like to confirm and allay any fears was this cladding on this building was not the same cladding that was on grenfell. 0livia richwald is in bolton for us now. a large part of the centre bolton remains closed this afternoon, you cannot see the cue from here but it is adjacent to those fire engines. i can describe it, the top has been com pletely can describe it, the top has been completely burnt away, all you can see is the struts. it was covered with a cladding which has been totally de

the fire service said the flames spread across all six floors of the university accomodation building in boltonne. now it's time for a look at the weather. some will stage right across scotland, northern ireland and parts of england. still some heavy showers east of scotland and running through northern england and in parts of wales. a cool day for all with temp just for the vast majority in single figures. cloud and outbreaks of rain likely to continue through the night, western scotland and northern ireland not as cold as last night but with clear skies there might be some frost. the same areas should be dry and sunny times free parts of the day. showers in the west of scotla nd the day. showers in the west of scotland and northern will gradually fade but one or two will continue. cloud remains in northern england and parts of wales and the south—west with some rain. to the south—west with some rain. to the south of that some sunshine and a chilly day hello this is bbc news. the headlines... prince andrew speaks publicly for the first time, about his friendship with the convicted sex offender

firefighters have been tackling a huge blaze at an accommodation block for university students in bolton. crowds ofn the fire broke out at about 8.30pm last night. it took 200 firefighters nine hours to put the fire out, which had spread to every floor. two people were treated by paramedics. the fire service spoke at the scene this morning. we have identified and we do know everyone that resided in the building and we are still working through, trying to contact everyone who lived in the premises. so, at the minute, we cannot confirm that everyone is accounted for. one thing that i would just like to confirm and allay any fears was that this cladding on this building was not... was not the same cladding that was on grenfell. 0livia richwald is in bolton for us now. bring bolton for us now. us up to date, 0livia, what is the bring us up to date, 0livia, what is the situation as we speak? well, much of the centre of bolton remains closed as the firefighters continue to tackle the aftermath of this blaze, which started at around 8p last night. at its peak, there were 200 firefighters involve —— 8pm. y

firefighters have been tackling a huge blaze at an accommodation block for university students in bolton. crowds of from the cube when the fire broke out at about 8.30pm last night. it took 200 firefighters nine hours to put the fire out, which had spread to every floor. two people were treated by paramedics. we will go live to bolton. we just watching the prime minister who just got into that car and you can see the row of firefighters behind that area that was cordoned off by the police. the prime minister hasjust arrived in bolton to speak some of the firefighters who had been attending that fire. he had already expressed his concern for what had happened overnight in bolton via a tweet. there was some speculation that he might head to the scene. it would appear that he has just done that, having been campaigning in the east midlands a little bit earlier on today. that was the prime minister getting into that car that you saw moving away, having spoken to those firefighters. to give you a sense of the scene, we were talking about it an hour ago, you can see still a large area of the centre of bo

(tx the fire service said the flames spread across all six floors of the university accomodation building in boltoninjuries at the scene. afnan gohar is a student at the university and lives in the block. she told bbc breakfast what happened last night. i was just in my room at first with my friends and we had ——heard a fire alarm go off. we didn't really like take notice of it until a girl came running and, like she banged on the doors and screamed, telling us to get out. we didn't believe her at first and my friend went outside and checked and she confirmed it was true. so all of us ran away as soon as we could. then we just saw, basically, that building, the shared apartments, the actual building on fire. i live in studios but they are pretty close to each other. while we were going down the stairs, we saw the entire shared apartments going down in flames, basically. the greater manchester fire and rescue service have issued a helpline number for anyone concerned about welfare friends or relatives —— it's 01204 903733. that's 01204 903733. voting is under way in sri lanka to elect the country's

the fire service said the flames spread across all six floors of the university accomodation building in bolton the university and lives in the block. she told bbc breakfast what happened last night. i was just i wasjust in my i was just in my room at first with my friends and we had a fire alarm go off. we didn't really like take notice of it until a girl came running and, like that she banged on the doors and screamed, telling us to get out. we didn't believe her at first and my friend went outside and checked and she confirmed it was true. so all of us ran away as soon as we could. then we just saw, basically, that building, the shared apartments, the actual building on fire. i live in studios but they are pretty close to each other. while we we re pretty close to each other. while we were going down the stairs, we saw the entire shared apartments going down in flames, basically. crowds are gathering in paris for a rally marking the first anniversary of the french yellow vest movement. the demonstrations, which have turned violent during some weeks, were sparked over a planned fuel tax rise.

the fire service said the flames spread across all six floors of the university accomodation building in boltonir injuries at the scene. the bbc‘s children in need has raised almost £48 million this year. celebrities from the world of tv, music and sport all took part in the annual telethon. 0ur entertainment correspondent, lizo mzimba has the highlights. three, two, one! cue the totaliser! the evening's huge total. the end of a fun—packed night... i wish for this year's children in need to be really, really big! ..that began with a performance from the cast of hit musical big. # do what i do, fake if you don't know how #. some of the uk's most famous faces were on hand to help with the fundraising efforts. a group of eastenders stars took to the strictly come dancing dance floor. jodie whittaker and the dr who team made a young fan's night with an unexpected appearance. what are you going to say to an actual time lord? laughter. um, you're amazing. applause. and some of england's top football players had a surprise for a group of children from the england amputee football association. great to

minister has been here in the last half an hour or so visiting the scene of the fire, the student block and visiting bolton universityall that has been set up as a refugee centre essentially. so the prime minister went to see where students are sheltering and where people are bringing donations of food, quilts and blankets, that sort of thing. because there is a whole block of accommodation for students that is 110w accommodation for students that is now not available while the fire service continue damping down here and start to investigate what caused this fire. the prime minister didn't touch you make any comment. he met people at that centre, he spoke briefly to some of the volunteers, some of the students who are taking refuge there. just congratulating them on the effort that people have shown in pulling together and bringing things to be donated for stu d e nts bringing things to be donated for students who may have lost things in this fire or at least can't access their belongings because this accommodation is going to be sealed off for some time as this investigation get straightened away. but the prime mini

bolton university is providing temporary accommodation, food and clothing for those affected. in the meantime, an investigation is under way to establish how this blaze began. kevin fitzpatrick, bbc news, bolton. hundreds ofhe teenager whose death led to a diplomatic row with the united states. the bikers took to the streets close to the spot where harry died after the motorbike he was riding was struck by a car. the main suspect in the crash, the wife of an american diplomat, left the country and returned to the us claiming diplomatic immunity. harry's family said the support from the public was "the only thing keeping them going." in some of the most dramatic scenes since protests in hong kong began more than five months ago, protesters have shot arrows and thrown petrol bombs at police as fresh violence erupted at the polytecnic university. riot police responded with teargas canisters and water cannon. 0ur south asia correspondent, robin brant, is there and explained earlier how the situation unfolded. it has been a week where the protesters have changed their tactics, some have been demonstrating on a daily bases on their lunch hours, others have been more aggressive. it has been protesters, some stud

bolton. >> betsy devo finalizing on how universities should handle allegations of sexual assault. vision that requires universities to allow cross-examination of anyone who alleges sexual harassment or assault. >> bet sea devos said the rules will be fair to victims and those accused of wrong doing said it would make ledge campuses less safe for women. >>> right now 6:19. back over to allie who is covering traffic. >>> it's not too bad for this tuesday morning commute. maybe that's why it's a little lighter than usually. usual let's start where there is a problem. heavy traffic as you get to 580 in the westbound direction. that commute looks good. a little bit of slowing and the usual slowing on westbound highway 4 from pittsburgh to bay point. but overall not too bad. your mndz. that's a pretty short drive. we do have some pretty heavy traffic at the richmond bridge. just a lot of people triesing to get over across the bridge you can see some of the pretty faint clouds there. it's a sign of things to come. >> yeah, and nice sunrise increasing clouds coming in this afternoon you'r

bolton university is providing temporary accommodation, food and clothing for those affected. in the meantime, an investigation is under way to establish how this blaze began. kevin fitzpatrick, bbc news, bolton. hundreds ofof harry dunn, the teenager whose crash death led to a diplomatic row with the united states. the bikers took to the streets close to the spot where harry died after the motorbike he was riding was struck by a car. the main suspect in the crash, the wife of an american diplomat, left the country and returned to the us claiming diplomatic immunity. harry's family said the support from the public was "the only thing keeping them going." a fragile ceasefire seems to be holding in gaza after an outbreak of the worst fighting in months. it was triggered when israel killed a leaderfrom the palestinian militant group, islamichhad, saying he posed an imminent threat. the fighting also sparked internal tensions and led to a deadly airstrike on civilians — which israel said it's investigating. barbara plett usher reports from gaza. in a split second, life changed forever. they lost parents, home, brothers, sisters — struck by israeli missiles while they slept. this is a family member. "i can't d

secretary has ordered all universities to review fire safety in their buildings, after two people were hurt when fire ripped through student halls in bolton. jeremy corbyn has led a meeting ofenior labour figures to decide the party's manifesto — promising a vision for a "better britain for everyone". a battle over the environment — the conservatives pledge to plant 30 million trees a year by 2025 — but the lib dems say they would plant twice as many. now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello. you're watching sportsday on bbc news with lizzie greenwood hughes and ben croucher. our top stories this saturday... wales ensure their euro 2020 qualification campaign will go down to the wire with a win in azerbaijan. could this be a changing of the guard in tennis? as stefanos tsitsipas knocks roger federer out of the world tour finals. and rugby's european champions cup is back. we'll have all of today's results. also coming up in the programme... ten years on, we remember the life and career of the german goal keeper robert enke through the words of his closest friends and colleagues. it's a busy weekend of international football with all the home nations in action, but ton

secretary has ordered all universities to review fire safety in their buildings, after two people were hurt when fire ripped through student halls in bolton. jeremy corbyn has led a meeting ofior labour figures to decide the pa rty‘s manifesto, promising a vision for a better britain for everyone. a battle over the environment — the conservatives pledge to plant 30 million trees a year by 2025 but the libdems say they would plant twice as many. now on bbc news — what makes a great city? leading cities takes a look at what makes london tick. from edge cutting engineering and fiscal brilliance to world—class food and iconic green spaces, london has it all. i'm tamison ford in the uk capitalfor a special edition of leading cities. we'll be finding out how this historic supercity continues to reinvent itself to meet the needs of the people who live and work there. the financial district the world knows. nowhere like london links are so many global markets together. but the city is running out of space. this is london's answer to its rapidly growing finance and tech scene. basically, a brand—new mini city alongside the river thames. this new complex is set for completion in seve

bolton university is providing temporary accommodation, food and clothing for those affected. in the meantime, an investigation is under way to establish how this blaze began. kevin fitzpatrick, bbc news, bolton. hundreds ofkers took to the streets close to the spot where harry died after the motorbike he was riding was struck by a car. the main suspect in the crash, the wife of an american diplomat, left the country and returned to the us claiming diplomatic immunity. harry's family said the support from the public was "the only thing keeping them going." the photographer terry 0'neill has died at the age of 81. married to the film actress faye dunaway for four years — he took this iconic photograph of her after her 0scar win in 1976. he had a long association with david bowie, and he captured some of the most famous images of film and music stars of the ‘60s and ‘70s. he rose to fame in the 1960s, photographing the rolling stones and the beatles long before they were famous. he died at home after a long battle with prostate cancer. now it's time for a look at the weather with stav danaos. cloud and patchy rain will become more confined to the eastern side of england as we head through tonight. a few sho

one of the residents, kyra rivett, joins us. bolton university alarm, it is not a problem. i walked up to my flat and one of my flatmates came out of my door, screaming, it is a realfire! and when you walked across the decking you could see the smoke coming out of this one flat. you could just see loads of student screaming, knocking on doors to get everybody out of the accommodation. we all gathered in the end... you have lost everything. most of us have, especially people who lived on the top floor, all their belongings have gone. people's flats that haven't been damaged, there is water damage and smoke damage. if a there is water damage and smoke damage. ifa plan there is water damage and smoke damage. if a plan —— place gets declared unsafe, we're not sure. what is the first you heard of it?” made a report yesterday and they said the fire broke out at 8:29 and i got the call at 8:35. the thing which i admire the most about the student is even after this time of turmoil, as she said, they were still knocking on the doors to make sure their fri

universe of our government, or otherwise, that can advise the president on the ukraine? could someone like miss williams also advise on ukraine? >> that's not typically what would happen. it would typically be ambassador bolton. >> so other people can advise on the ukraine besides you. you said i understand all the nuances and context and so forth surrounding these issues. i on my judgment went and expressed concerns within the chain of command which i think to be as a military officer is completely appropriate and i exercise that chain of command. the lieutenant colonel said i forward my concerns through the chain of command. they'd then decide the actions to take. mr. morrison is your senior. he didn't know about it. how can he decide an action to take? but that's what he said. on the deposition page 60, what question -- he said about the 25th phone call. and he said yes in the course of reviewing for this proceeding, reviewing the open will record. the next question, so eisenberg neighbor came to you and relayed to you the conversations? and he said no. ellis never did either? not to the best of my recollection. so he was skipped in the chain of command about other concerns. so mr. morrison said he is the

story john bolton willing to testify in the impeachment inquiry into president donald trump and speak with the clyde wilcox in richmond virginia is a professor of government at georgetown university could have you with us once again professor. i was supposed to testify today in the closed door hearings he's a no show and yet he's indicated his willingness to testify if a court allows him to do so what's going on here well so this is a position of several people in the administration and they claim that the court has to clear them from executive privilege claims in order to be able to cast of i think it's pretty clear the courts will clear them to do that and so he will be able to go forward and testify but i think it gives them a little protection against the argument that he's being disloyal ok the washington post says that if you testified bolton is expected to confer. the that the statements. and describe his conversations with trump what sort of witness will he make. we'll leave the high ranking very conservative band he's a little bit of a loose cannon but i think that conservative republicans will have a really hard time attacking his credibility he was apparently very much

universe of our government or otherwise that can advise the president on ukraine? couldn't someone like ms. williams also advise on ukraine? it's in her portfolio. >> that's not typically what would happen. frankly it would be ambassador bolton-- >> other people can advise on ukraine besides you. going on in your testimony, you said, i understand all the nuances, the context and so forth surrounding these issues. i on my judgment went, expressed concerns within the chain of command which i think to me as a military officer is completely appropriate and i exercised that chain of command. lieutenant colonel vindman, you said, i forwarded my concerns through the chain of command and the seniors then decide the action to take. mr. morrison is your senior. he didn't know about it. how can he decide an action to take? but that's what you said. in mr. morrison's deposition, page 60, the question is, at what point did you learn that lieutenant colonel vindman went to eisenberg, about the 25th phone call. he said, yes, in the course of reviewing for this proceeding, reviewing the open record. so the next question, so eisenberg never came to you and relayed to you the conversation? he said no. ellis never did either? not to the best o

universe of our government or otherwise that can advise the president on ukraine? couldn't someone like ms. williams also advise on ukraine? lt. col. vindman: that is not typically what would happen. it would be ambassador bolton -- >> so other people can besides you. going on in your testimony you said i understand all of the nuances and so forth surrounding the issues. on my judgment i went and expressed concerns within the chain of command which i think to me as an officer is completely appropriate and i exercise the chain of command. in your deposition on page 259 you said you forwarded your concerns through the chain of command and the seniors decide the actions to take. mr. morrison is your senior. he did not know about it. how could he decide what action to take? but that is what you said. in mr. morrison's deposition, the question is at what point did you learn that the lt. col. went to eisenberg, and about the 25th phone call? he said yes. it was in the course of reviewing the open question. so, next question, eisenberg never came to you and relayed to you the conversations? you said no, and you said not to the best of my recollection. so mr. morrison was skipped in the chain of command. so mr. morris

universe of our government or otherwise that can advise the president on ukraine? >> couldn't ms. williams also eradvise on ukraine is in her portfolio. >> that's not typically what would happen, and beat ambassador bolton >> so other people can advise on ukraine beside you. >> going on in your testimony is doesn't understand the nuance, context surrounding these issues, i on my judgment went and expressed concerns within the chain of command which i think to me as a military officer is completely appropriate in an exercise that chain of command. . . . i forwarded my concerns through the chain of command and the seniors then decide the action to take. mr. morrison's your senior. he didn't know about it. how can he decide an action to take? but that's what you said. in mr. morrison's deposition, page 60, the question, at what point did you learn lieutenant colonel vindman went to eisenberg about the 25th phone call. yes. reviewing the open record. next question, so vindman never came to you and relaid to you the conversation? he said no. ellis never did either? not to the best of my recollection. so mr. morrison was skipped in your chain of command about your other concerns. so mr. morrison said he's the

universe of our government oral the portfolio? >> that's not how it would happen. typically it would be dr. bolton. >> others can besides you. going on, you say, i understand the nuances and contexts and so forth surrounding these issues. i went but expressed concerns, which to me as a military officer is completely appropriate, and i exercise that chain of command. in your deposition, page 259. the seniors then decide the action to be to sdplz he didn't fwnly houchlt. at what point did you learn that lieutenant colonel went to eisen berg. sfwh the 25th phone kpaully. so eisenberg never came to you and relayed the conversation? no. so mr. morrison skipped in your chain of command about your other concerns. so mr. morrison said he's the final clearing authority. he said he saw your edits. do you remember if all of the edits were incorporated and he said, yes, i accepted all of them? that's on page 61-62. so he believes all your edits were accepted. let me ask you, were, in your edits, do you believe that they entered the room. >> but you did say that in your opening statement today. thank you, sir, and a yield back. >> thank