31/10/2016 Outside Source

Hello, I'm Ros Atkins, this is Outside Source.

Really only one place for us to start.

Things are getting tighter in the States.

If the focus Hillary Clinton and heard the e-mails it is not on

Donald Trump on his scandals, good news for him. Iraqi forces are

approaching the city limits of Mosul, trying to seize the city back

from the Islamic State group. Our Johnny I'Anson is with them and we

will send you his latest report -- our reporter is with them. Costs for

repairs run into the billions. We will run you a report from here. And

the story of a Bangladeshi woman who is being shamed online for a rape

that happened 15 years ago. We will play you that ends well. Across the

our we will return to the BBC newsroom in Washington is BBC and

Anthony Zurcher so if you have anything to do with the FBI story or

any other element of the campaigns, you can reach us here, by e-mail or

on social media as well. It might just before we go to the

USA, outside source is not on at the usual time, to do with the fact that

times change in the UK and the USA at different times in the year so

for one week only for some of you in a different place, we will be back

at the right time wherever you are in the world, soon. As we mentioned,

things are getting tighter in the race for the next president of

America. This is the latest poll of polls -

Hillary Clinton's lead You can see how the gap wading

through September and October and is now tightening up. Donald Trump is

on 46%, Hillary Clinton on 49%. A 3-point gap.

And this does not take into account the story that's dominating.

The FBI announced on Friday that it's investigating a new cache

of emails that may be connected to Hillary Clinton.

Other candidates have turned to the issue in their rallies today.

I'm sure a lot of you may be asking what this new e-mail story is about,

and why in the world the FBI would decide to jump into an election with

no evidence of any wrongdoing, with just days to go... That is one side

of things. Use the other. You have to give the FBI credit. It was so

bad what happened originally and it took guts for the director to make

the move that he made in light of the kind of opposition he had where

they are trying to protect her from criminal prosecution. You know that.

It took a lot of guts. I really disagreed with him. I was not his

fan, but I tell you what, what he did, he brought back his reputation.

Let's bring in Anthony Zurcher live from the BBC newsroom. You will be

with us across the hour on Outside Source. But Hillary Clinton says she

wants to understand why this was done days before the election. Are

we any closer to understanding that? I don't think so. We are getting

leaks from inside the FBI giving some details and apparently the FBI

had discovered these e-mails that may or may not be related to the

investigation to Hillary Clinton's private e-mails. The only got a

warrant to look at it earlier today so they had not looked at it. Or a

late last night, so they do not know what these e-mails are or have any

idea. All we know is that they might be related. James Corby sent a

letter to Congress saying he was keeping them up to date on it and

that is where we stand. All of this avalanche of speculation is coming

from that. Because there were so many questions, everybody was

surmising and guessing from the language of his letters. The whole

thing is just a big mess and this has happened so close to an

election. I think the concern is the FBI director would have had is that

this may have leaked out ahead of him, so without him putting his

letter and his side of the story out it could be an even bigger disaster.

But it is a pretty big mess right now anyway. What we have been

learning from you over the last few weeks, it is not so much about

support for one side or the other but more about turnout and the

impact these kind of stories can have? Exactly. That is what these

last few weeks are about, getting people to the polls. Both campaigns

know who their supporters will be and they will not see too many

shifting from one to the other. What could happen is some supporters

could get discouraged and stay home or could decide, I will not vote for

Hillary Clinton, I will vote for victory, Green Party, and avoid the

two major candidates. But some people are undecided between the two

camps, but they are so few that it is almost not relevant, for that

vote on November the 8th. We will be with you throughout the hour live

from the Washington newsroom of the BBC. Another question, what happens

if Hillary Clinton becomes president and is then found guilty of an

offence flitting to these e-mails whilst she is in the White House? A

question coming into us. -- relating to these e-mails. Yes, her husband

Bill Clinton was impeached by the House of Representatives and tried

in the Senate. The procedure for removing a president from office. A

simple conviction or simple charges brought by the FBI would not be

enough. That is something that has to be handled by Congress.

Conceivably, if Hillary Clinton wins, she gets sworn in, then this

becomes a huge deal and all this new information comes out and there is

grounds for charging her with a crime, it would have to be handled

by Congress which, conceivably, will still be controlled by Republicans

and the House of Representatives, and perhaps by Democrat in the

Senate, but it would be at the enormous mess, the bottom line. And

Vinny, thank you for answering that question. Anthony will be live for

us across the hour. -- Anthony, thank you for answering. We have

comments from Belfast, from Warsaw, from lots of you watching the BBC

News channel from elsewhere in the world or the UK. You can use the

hashtag address you see in front of me on the screen. Or you can find me

on social media as well. We will be back with Anthony in ten or 15

minutes' time. In the meantime we must turn to Iraq because there are

significant developments there. Iraqi forces are now

under 2km outside Mosul. They city's been held

by the Islamic State This approach is

coming from the east. Ian Pannell was with the Iraqi

troops as they attacked the last The final battle for

Mosul is getting close. Many expected these troops to pause,

but that isn't what happened today. It has just gone 6am,

and as you can see, a large military We are with one section

of the counterterrorism force, and we are told there

was an armoured division that will move its way

through the desert. There a column of Special Forces

and a counterterrorism unit who will advance on the last two

villages before Mosul. We are also told that if they have

enough momentum and are able The roads have been laced with IEDs,

home-made bombs that The convoy picks its own path

through the desert. The armoured column has now moved

out of the desert in a flanking manoeuvre,

just going round the town of Bazwaya, which they

are trying to get to. We are in the lead vehicle

here with the commander Over there is the town of Bazwaya,

where they are going If they manage to get through there,

they will move even further We are moving along now

inside a heavily armoured vehicle. There are two soldiers in the front

here, and this man's foot belongs to a gunner up in the turret,

carrying large calibre weapons, into what they think

are Islamic State positions. We are now moving into the town

of Bazwaya, which will put us The troops fought

their way into Bazwaya. The last town standing

between the Iraqi government And the closer they get,

the fiercer the resistance. Units within the counterterrorism

unit have just advanced They have just opened attack

on what they think IS positions. We've just been told to get back

into the vehicles. They have another unit coming

from the other side of the town. Fighter jets are trying to give

them cover overhead. A very confused and dangerous

situation. The few families left

here have been trapped If they are ever to live in peace,

this campaign needs a plan Today has been a successful mission

for the counterterrorism forces. They managed to take the last town

before the city of Mosul. The operations have

stopped for today. They are now less than a mile

away from the heart More families homeless,

more lives lost, and the real Iraqi forces are now

less than a mile outside If you want to see that report again

or share it, you can find it on BBC News.

Geert Wilders is one of the most high profile Dutch politicians.

He's known for his anti-immigration policies.

Today he went on trial for for inciting racial hatred.

The charges relate to a rally 18 months ago when he led

a chant for fewer Moroccans in the Netherlands.

Geert Wilders wasn't in court today - but he's been on Twitter.

"NL has huge problem with Moroccans. To be silent about it is cowardly.

43% of Dutch want fewer Moroccans. No verdict will change that."

Anna Holligan covering the case for us.

The judge began by addressing Mr Wilders's absence. He was

represented in court by his lawyer. The judge said he was aware of

comments Mr Wilders had posted on social media and also a video

statement he released before the trial saying his comments were

justified. The Netherlands does want fewer Moroccans. They were

protected, he said, by his right to free speech, and should be judged in

Parliament, not caught. Then they played the footage. You can see Mr

Wilders onstage addressing a cafe full of supporters. He asks them...

TRANSLATION: He says this is a political trial and he is using it

to promote his political agenda which is antiestablishment and

anti-immigration and that matters because we are four months before

elections here and some pollsters say this trial could actually boost

his popularity -- he says this is not a political trial. The judge

could ask Mr Wilders to attend the hearings which are expected to last

for three weeks with the verdict due in December and they are being

hurled here at Schiphol airport in the maximum security court because

of fears for the politician's safety. A couple questions on the

European elections -- US elections coming in and we will return to

Anthony Zurcher in a few minutes' time. When Hillary Clinton and

Donald Trump are not speaking about the FBI, it is free trade and about

how that fits into their plans. I will play you this report from Samir

Hussein infill, looking at the American jeans industry and what

traders doing for it. -- in full. The UK's Home Secretary -

Amber Rudd - has provoked an angry reaction from campaigners

and Labour MPs by ruling out a public inquiry into

the violence which took place at Orgreave in Yorkshire

during the miners strike in 1984. She said she'd taken the decision

because ultimately there were no deaths or wrongful convictions

as a result of the clashes But campaigners insist that

South Yorkshire Police lied This was what Amber Rudd told MPs

in the House of Commons. This Government has taken the time,

has looked at the documents. I have been in post for three months, I

have met with the families and with the campaigning MPs. The fact I have

reached a different decision to the one he holds does not mean it is in

anyway dishonourable. This is a difficult decision make. I have made

it considering all the facts and I believe it is the right one.

This is Outside Source live from the BBC newsroom.

The US Justice Department has obtained a warrant to search e-mails

held by an aide to Hillary Clinton. Donald Trump said the FBI has done

the right thing whilst the Hillary Clinton campaign says it is passed.

BBC Arabic have spent a lot of time covering the fact that Lebanon on's

Parliament has elected Michel Aoun as president.

A political stand-off has meant no-one's done the job

for the last two years - but it was sorted when MPs

convened for their 46th attempt to make a choice.

South Africa's chief prosecutor has dropped fraud charges

against the country's finance minister.

Pravin Gordha described the allegations as

The finance minister has been seen as standing up

to President Jacob Zuma in cabinet and has warned against corruption

In Australia police are investigating snake theft.

This video was shared by Macarthur Pets in Sydney

after an albino python was taken on Sunday -

Italy's Prime minister Matteo Renzi has been leading

the planning of how to rebuild after the earthquake on Sunday.

MAP Aftershocks were felt in Rome but the

In the tranquillity of the Umbrian countryside, lives are in ruin. It

is hard to believe no one was killed there. The earthquake was Italy's

strongest in nearly 43 years. Thousands of people are now

homeless. In Norcia, this camp, set up the house then after earthquakes

last week, is closed. They have all been told to leave the area. More

shocks are predicted. TRANSLATION: We spent the last 24 hours here. We

slept the night in the car. There is nothing left working in Norcia, no

shops, no facilities. Whatever you need is not there. No toothbrushes,

no food. No one except emergency workers can go into the old walled

talent. Norcia's ancient buildings are now rubble. A structural -- as

structural engineers assess the damage, the Italian government

reckons the cost. The Prime Minister has promised the region hundreds of

millions of euros but now the focus is on rebuilding communities. There

is a big as yet unanswered question. How do you protect towns and

villages like this which lie in an area notoriously vulnerable to

seismic activity? For this woman, history repeats itself. Her father

helped to reconstruct the town after an earthquake almost 50 years ago.

Today, she says, we find ourselves reliving that catastrophe. My father

says it is worse than it was back then. It has been a shock for us,

for all the people who live and work here. Norcia's medieval walls were

built into the shape of a heart. Broken now, one woman told us, but

strong enough to survive. Now it is time for Outside Source

Business. The world's biggest

advertising company is WPP - and its warning that slowing revenue

growth in the UK may indicate Its third quarter results

showed worldwide sales up 3.2% on a year ago -

the equivalent UK figure is 2.1%. Here are the thoughts of the head

of WPP, Sir Martin Sorrell. If you look at it on a like-for-like

basis year to date, we are up 3.8% on revenue, 3.4% in net sales, a

little slower in the third quarter, it is true, on a like for like

basis, looking at revenue or net sales, but there were strong

comparatives last year. Geographically, the US continues to

be strong. Continental Europe is strong. Places like India are

strong, Brazil, better than expected. On Brexit and the UK, the

UK has softened a bit in the third quarter, but overall we have done

well, up over 3% whether looking at revenue or net sales, and I think

the possible reason is uncertainty over Brexit. Whenever you have a

conversation with the client on the UK, the first thing that comes out

of their mouth is the potential impact on the UK of Brexit. If

watching in the UK you will know there has been a lot of speculation

around Carney, the governor of the Bank of England, and how long he

will stay in the job. That appears to have been cleared up because we

have heard in the last few hours that he will stay until 2019. That

is one year longer than he was contracted to. He's talking about

wanting to secure an "orderly transition" to Brexit. So Mark

Carney is not going anywhere as governor of the Bank of England.

Turning back to the USA... A major oil merger

has been announced. It's between General Electric

and Baker Hughes. This screen seems to have given up,

so we will abandon that, but good news, Michelle? Tell us about the

two countries and what they specialise in. General Electric is

seen as something of a bellwether company, with its finger in many

pies, from health care to oil and gas. It is the oil and gas side of

the business that is drawing the headlines today because it has

announced a deal with Baker Hughes, and issues side of the company is

related to Howard Hughes who originally set up the company. The

thinking behind the deal is that it oil price is low it is a good time

to try to consolidate, save costs but also position yourself for the

future when oil prices eventually go up again. Michelle, thank you very

much indeed. We will stay in the USA and look at the issue of trade now,

through the experience of its jeans industry. Samira Hussain reports. In

its day this was known as the textile capital of the South, but

here is what is left of one of these mills in Georgia. Kimberly started

working here when she was just 16 years old. Everyone loved their job.

Everyone was proud to do their job. We were happy, we worked hard. We

made sure it got done right. We produced quality stuff. But enter

the North American Free Trade Agreement and the textile jobs that

built this city disappeared. I think why Donald Trump initially grabbed

so many people's attention, particularly mine, was his stance on

trade, and he signalled out how that deal transformed industry in this

country. It dead, don't let anyone tell you different. He had me right

there. Donald Trump's message of jobs moving overseas resonates in a

community that used to employ 20,000 people in textiles. Now it employs a

few hundred, and they all work here. Columbus today has a charming small

town feel. The downtown pays tribute to it textile history, old mills

having been turned into a pep lofts, and even the river, the reason so

many textile mills came here in the first place has become a place for

play -- us. This city's resilience is due to people like Jimmy who is

attracting industries outside of textiles to Columbus and was doing

so long before any trade deals were made. When you have over 50% of your

workforce concentrated in one industry, that could become an

unhealthy situation. None of us anticipated we would lose all of our

textile jobs, but when it did happen we were down the road towards the

diversification we were seeking. This is a city that has largely been

able to survive the decline of the manufacturing industry. But many

cities have not. The challenge for the next president will be to move

past trade deals which have hurt many Americans whilst still

confronting the realities of this country's increasingly global

economy. Samira Hussain, BBC News, Columbus, Georgia. Thanks to Samira

for that. I have had a word with the screen and I think it will behave

itself no for our move to the newsroom in Washington, DC. A couple

more questions for Anthony. Mike in the UK asks, why is the FBI

announcing this investigation now? Why was it not aware of these

e-mails? Apparently the director of the FBI only became aware of these

e-mails recently. The FBI itself discovered them about two weeks ago

in an unrelated investigation, and to draw the lines here, it was a

former member of Congress's estranged wife who was... He was

apparently using a laptop to send messages to a 15-year-old girl which

is what sparked the investigation. When they looked at that laptop they

discovered e-mails that may be related to Hillary Clinton's server

then they inform their higher ups in the FBI and it worked its way all

that the chain to the director who made the call on Friday and he

decided he was going to announce this 11 days before the election. So

apparently reopened this when no one apparently reopened this when no one

was expecting it. We will leave it there and come back to you in the

next hour with more questions. Thank you very much, Anthony live with us

from Washington, DC. I can see questions coming in about the

electoral college, and also about the tone of this campaign and

whether perhaps it is worse than previous campaigns we have seen so

we will speak about that. If you have questions on any part of the US

election, this is the hashtag. If you are on Twitter, and you can also

reach me with the e-mail address or on social media. The e-mail address,

you will see that on the screen as we go along. I will be back with you

in a couple of minutes'