0:00:06 > 0:00:09You're watching Beyond 100 Days.
0:00:09 > 0:00:11Donald Trump threatens legal action against Steve Bannon
0:00:11 > 0:00:14after his former aide is quoted in a disparaging book
0:00:14 > 0:00:18about the White House.
0:00:18 > 0:00:20The President's lawyers are now trying to stop the book
0:00:20 > 0:00:22from being published, but lots of people
0:00:22 > 0:00:27already have copies.
0:00:27 > 0:00:31Welcome to the latest episode of the reality TV presidency. Reporting in
0:00:31 > 0:00:33this book has angered the administration and taken everyone by
0:00:33 > 0:00:37surprise.
0:00:37 > 0:00:40What's it like to get hit by a bomb cyclone.
0:00:40 > 0:00:43Well, it looks like this and it's freezing the east coast of America.
0:00:43 > 0:00:53Also on the programme:
0:00:54 > 0:00:57If America first is the slogan under Trump, and the US stops
0:00:57 > 0:00:59being the world's big brother, which country is waiting
0:00:59 > 0:01:00to step in its place?
0:01:00 > 0:01:02The winner will be in the first canister.
0:01:02 > 0:01:11And the fickle finger of fate in Virginia. The tide vote that came
0:01:11 > 0:01:16down to a lottery. Finally, we have a result.
0:01:16 > 0:01:18Get in touch with us using the hashtag, #Beyond100Days.
0:01:18 > 0:01:19Hello and welcome.
0:01:19 > 0:01:21I'm Katty Kay in Washington, Christian Fraser is in London.
0:01:21 > 0:01:24We are just four days into the new year
0:01:24 > 0:01:26and there is already full drama in the White House.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28Donald Trump's lawyers are furiously trying to stop
0:01:28 > 0:01:31the publication of a tell all book which disparages the president.
0:01:31 > 0:01:33In a dramatic statement, Mr Trump has dumped his former ally
0:01:33 > 0:01:39Steve Bannon for his quotes in the book.
0:01:39 > 0:01:42Fire and Fury, is by journalist Michael Wolff and there
0:01:42 > 0:01:48are questions about his sourcing.
0:01:48 > 0:01:50But the image of a chaotic administration, where even
0:01:50 > 0:01:53the cabinet members don't think the President is up to the job,
0:01:53 > 0:01:54corroborates a lot of other reporting,
0:01:54 > 0:01:57which is why this book has triggered big loud alarm
0:01:57 > 0:01:58bells in the White House.
0:01:58 > 0:02:03Here's our North America editor Jon Sopel.
0:02:03 > 0:02:06Hell hath no fury like a Bannon scorned, it it would seem.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09Steve Bannon, who was described as the brains behind Donald Trump,
0:02:09 > 0:02:11is now out in the Washington cold after his extraordinary attack.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14The warm words of last summer but a distant memory.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17I like him, he's a good man.
0:02:17 > 0:02:20He is not a racist, I can tell you that.
0:02:20 > 0:02:23He's a good person.
0:02:23 > 0:02:26He actually gets a very unfair press in that regard.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29But we'll see what happens with Mr Bannon, but he's a good
0:02:29 > 0:02:31person and I think the press treats him frankly very unfairly.
0:02:31 > 0:02:35But Bannon was fired soon afterwards and has now had his revenge,
0:02:35 > 0:02:41rounding on the President and President's son-in-law
0:02:41 > 0:02:47during the campaign, saying:
0:02:53 > 0:02:58And that's provoked rage and fury in the White House.
0:02:58 > 0:02:59The President issuing this unprecedented statement
0:02:59 > 0:03:03about a close colleague.
0:03:03 > 0:03:11When he was fired, he not only lost his job, he lost his mind...
0:03:20 > 0:03:26Today at the White House, they're lawyering up,
0:03:26 > 0:03:28orders to Steve Bannon to cease and desist.
0:03:28 > 0:03:31Threats to the publisher too.
0:03:31 > 0:03:33And the response from Mr Bannon last night, why,
0:03:33 > 0:03:36to declare his unfailing support for the President.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45And that brought this response from Mr Trump today.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48He called me a great man last night, so he obviously changed
0:03:48 > 0:03:50his tune pretty quick.
0:03:50 > 0:03:54The White House is pushing back hard on the contents of this book,
0:03:54 > 0:03:56describing the author, Michael Wolff, as an unreliable
0:03:56 > 0:03:58witness and a fantasist.
0:03:58 > 0:04:03That despite him being given unprecedented access
0:04:03 > 0:04:06to the workings of the West Wing and recording hours and hours
0:04:06 > 0:04:10of conversations.
0:04:10 > 0:04:12And even if only 50% of the book is accurate,
0:04:12 > 0:04:16it still paints a damning portrait of a White House
0:04:16 > 0:04:18that's dysfunctional and a president who's paranoid.
0:04:18 > 0:04:25No wonder Donald Trump is so angry. Jon Sopel, BBC News, Washington.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29And for more on the fallout we are joined now by Alexis Simendinger,
0:04:29 > 0:04:35national political correspondent for The Hill.
0:04:35 > 0:04:40Thank you for coming in. There will be questions about the sourcing, and
0:04:40 > 0:04:43there will be questions about the tapes and whether he needs to
0:04:43 > 0:04:45corroborate his evidence, but how damaging is this book and the
0:04:45 > 0:04:50contents of it for the White House? In real terms, it is very damaging.
0:04:50 > 0:04:54Not just because the president gets upset when he is criticised or
0:04:54 > 0:04:57denigrated in some way, but it poses questions about what the president
0:04:57 > 0:05:01may have known or what his team might have known about the Russian
0:05:01 > 0:05:07investigation. That is something the president is animated about. Another
0:05:07 > 0:05:11element of this that I think the president maybe has forgotten that
0:05:11 > 0:05:18there are more books being prepared. Other books are coming, as we know,
0:05:18 > 0:05:22and will be treading the same ground and beat corroborating the same
0:05:22 > 0:05:27details, maybe not in the same way. The White House can stop one book,
0:05:27 > 0:05:32which is only selling more books, but it is not going to be able to
0:05:32 > 0:05:35rewrite the narrative about this administration with other books are
0:05:35 > 0:05:40following.One of the striking things about the claims in the book,
0:05:40 > 0:05:42a number of people close to the president question his capacity for
0:05:42 > 0:05:47the job.This is something that has been described about President Trump
0:05:47 > 0:05:53since the very beginning, since I started covering him in 2017, the
0:05:53 > 0:05:58beginning. One concern is, all President's have styles, this
0:05:58 > 0:06:01president has never been in government, what did he know about
0:06:01 > 0:06:06government? What did he know about the legislative Roige? This book is
0:06:06 > 0:06:10very damaging because it describes the president as incurious, not
0:06:10 > 0:06:15interested in learning more. We have seen the president combat his
0:06:15 > 0:06:18intelligence committee, the Justice Department, this book adds more
0:06:18 > 0:06:22detail to the President's unwillingness to learn, even when
0:06:22 > 0:06:28other people are winning to teach. It was said the president is
0:06:28 > 0:06:31paranoid, but perhaps he is right to be. Skimming through the reports,
0:06:31 > 0:06:35the number of people that have called the president stupid, an
0:06:35 > 0:06:39idiot, vacuous, or a description of that ilk, it is long. Some of them,
0:06:39 > 0:06:47Rupert Murdoch, Katie Walsh, the Treasury Secretary, the Secretary of
0:06:47 > 0:06:54State Rex Tillerson, chief of staff, if 50% of those said he was stupid,
0:06:54 > 0:06:58that is a problem. Those are his closest allies.I cannot underscore
0:06:58 > 0:07:04how unusual this is. Someone covering the fifth president of my
0:07:04 > 0:07:08career, I have covered Presidents who described as the smartest person
0:07:08 > 0:07:12in the room, asking the sharpest questions, it is very, very unusual
0:07:12 > 0:07:19to have a White House West Wing team and a cabinet going one, two, three,
0:07:19 > 0:07:25questioning the President's intelligent and curiosity. It is one
0:07:25 > 0:07:29thing for your enemies to describe you in very low terms, but this is
0:07:29 > 0:07:33part of what is really, really unusual about this book.Alexis
0:07:33 > 0:07:37Simendinger, thank you for joining us. That is one thing that is
0:07:37 > 0:07:43interesting about the book. If this was a book that said the White House
0:07:43 > 0:07:47was organised and calm, that the president was a good manager of the
0:07:47 > 0:07:52White House and informed about the process, we would say, wow, that is
0:07:52 > 0:07:56a departure. But this book corroborates the reports we have had
0:07:56 > 0:08:01during the course of the year. Even if only some of it is proven to be
0:08:01 > 0:08:06accurate or 100% accurate, the portrait it paints of the president,
0:08:06 > 0:08:11as you suggest, is not flattering. What about Michael Wolff? He puts it
0:08:11 > 0:08:18in the author's note, he went how he came by the information. He sat down
0:08:18 > 0:08:23and hoovered it all up, and because it was so chaotic, nobody noticed he
0:08:23 > 0:08:27was there for ten months.That is how the West Wing operated. I was in
0:08:27 > 0:08:31there one day, somebody said to me, do you want to swing by the oval
0:08:31 > 0:08:34office and say hello to the president. That never happens, there
0:08:34 > 0:08:39is protocol for getting access to the president, but it is a fair
0:08:39 > 0:08:41reflection of how chaotic this presidency is. Certainly in the
0:08:41 > 0:08:48first few weeks and months.
0:08:48 > 0:08:51From France to Florida, winter is here with a vengeance.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53Storm Eleanor has killed three people in Europe -
0:08:53 > 0:08:55two drowned in Spain after being swept out to sea
0:08:55 > 0:08:56by an enormous wave.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59And a skier was killed by a falling tree in the French Alps.
0:08:59 > 0:09:02The region is on avalanche alert, with many ski resorts
0:09:02 > 0:09:06closed for a second day.
0:09:06 > 0:09:11Meanwhile, it is freezing here in America.
0:09:12 > 0:09:16You saw it on John Sopel's face early on.
0:09:16 > 0:09:18A massive storm with subzero temperatures is hitting
0:09:18 > 0:09:19the east coast.
0:09:19 > 0:09:22You know it's bad when it even snows in Florida.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25Gusty, snowy and bitterly cold. Winter has hit America in a big way.
0:09:25 > 0:09:28A massive storm, which goes by the ominous name of
0:09:28 > 0:09:31a bomb cyclone is rolling up the eastern seaboard.
0:09:31 > 0:09:34Millions of Americans could lose power, thousands of flights have
0:09:34 > 0:09:36already been cancelled.
0:09:36 > 0:09:40The truth is, I have no idea what a bomb cyclone is.
0:09:40 > 0:09:42I had never heard of one before.
0:09:42 > 0:09:44All I know is we've been freezing for a week,
0:09:44 > 0:09:46and I don't like it.
0:09:46 > 0:09:49And the bad news is, it's about to get worse.
0:09:49 > 0:09:53That's because we're about to be hit by the evil weather twins,
0:09:53 > 0:10:00the bomb cyclone will usher in a polar vortex, which makes
0:10:00 > 0:10:01you wonder, are these tourists on Washington's mall,
0:10:02 > 0:10:03Hardy or crazy?
0:10:03 > 0:10:07It's pretty cold out. Freezing!
0:10:07 > 0:10:09My nose is numb, and so is my right hand.
0:10:09 > 0:10:11My fingers are frozen. I'm cold.
0:10:11 > 0:10:13We're from Florida, so it's cold for us.
0:10:13 > 0:10:17Yeah, we're not used to this. I think I'm wearing four layers.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19Actually, things haven't been much better in the Sunshine State,
0:10:19 > 0:10:23it snowed there for the first time in nearly three decades.
0:10:23 > 0:10:27But at least these students know it will get hot again soon in Florida,
0:10:27 > 0:10:30while we in the North East still have months of bitter
0:10:30 > 0:10:34winter to get through.
0:10:34 > 0:10:41I hope it doesn't continue like this. It is miserable. It is colder
0:10:41 > 0:10:46in some cities in America than it is on Mars.I saw that today!Put that
0:10:46 > 0:10:50in your pipe and smoke it!
0:10:50 > 0:10:54The BBC's Nada Tawfik is in New York.
0:10:54 > 0:11:00She is the poor soul out on the streets to show how cold it is. Look
0:11:00 > 0:11:09at it! Terrible! Tell us all! Honestly, it is the wind that is
0:11:09 > 0:11:12making these conditions even worse. Authorities have thousands of
0:11:12 > 0:11:17ploughs and personnel out to clean it up. The wind blankets the
0:11:17 > 0:11:22roadways again with snow. Those wind gusts are getting up to 50 mph at
0:11:22 > 0:11:28certain times in this City, so creating really, really cold wind
0:11:28 > 0:11:33chills. Thousands of flights have been cancelled, two busy airports
0:11:33 > 0:11:40have had to cancel flights because of visibility. Of course, with the
0:11:40 > 0:11:43cold temperatures coming in over the next several days and into the
0:11:43 > 0:11:47weekend, getting the City cleaned up is essential, so that all of this
0:11:47 > 0:11:52doesn't turn to ice. That is what authorities are focusing on now. We
0:11:52 > 0:11:57hope that tomorrow schools will reopen, and the City can get up and
0:11:57 > 0:12:01running. The storm hasn't completely paralysed the City, but has
0:12:01 > 0:12:09certainly slowed it down.The hot chocolate 's are on us. Go and get
0:12:09 > 0:12:13warm.
0:12:13 > 0:12:16Well, to explain this streak of freezing temperatures
0:12:16 > 0:12:18I spoke a brief time ago to Dr Marshall Shepherd,
0:12:18 > 0:12:24a former NASA scientist who is now at the University of Georgia.
0:12:24 > 0:12:29Remember I'm a layperson who does not understand the injury sees
0:12:29 > 0:12:33of weather technology, but what on earth is a bomb cyclone?
0:12:33 > 0:12:35This bomb cyclone, that's the new buzzword, it was polar
0:12:35 > 0:12:38vortex a few years ago, it's really just a storm that
0:12:38 > 0:12:46intensifies really rapidly.
0:12:46 > 0:12:48It drops in pressure, 024 millibars a day.
0:12:48 > 0:12:54A minibar is how meteorologists measure pressure.
0:12:54 > 0:12:57When you hear the term "bomb", think of a rapidly intensifying storm.
0:12:57 > 0:13:00And it's something that's been around in our field for some time,
0:13:00 > 0:13:03but it seems to be quite new to the media and public.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06OK, so does that explain why it's so very, very cold
0:13:06 > 0:13:07up here in Washington.
0:13:07 > 0:13:10It's cold in Washington for a couple of reasons.
0:13:10 > 0:13:12The simple answer is, it's winter and we certainly
0:13:12 > 0:13:14expect it to be this cold.
0:13:14 > 0:13:17But we have an Arctic air mass that has been entrenched in the eastern
0:13:17 > 0:13:19part of the United States for several weeks now.
0:13:19 > 0:13:29And because of the differences in air mass between an arctic
0:13:29 > 0:13:31air mass and warmer air, we see the rapid
0:13:31 > 0:13:32development of a storm,
0:13:32 > 0:13:35the so-called bomb cyclone we have been hearing about in the media.
0:13:35 > 0:13:37It is the combination of a unique weather event,
0:13:37 > 0:13:39winter and an arctic air mass.
0:13:39 > 0:13:41OK, it's meant to be cold in winter in Washington,
0:13:41 > 0:13:44but it's not meant to be cold in winter in Florida,
0:13:44 > 0:13:45why have they got snow?
0:13:45 > 0:13:48Again, this particular storm system was so unique and the arctic air
0:13:48 > 0:13:52mass moves so far south into Florida that we saw snowfall as far south
0:13:52 > 0:13:54as parts of Florida, into coastal Savannah, Georgia.
0:13:54 > 0:13:58That is unusual. It's not unprecedented.
0:13:58 > 0:14:03We certainly can see those types of events and snowstorms.
0:14:03 > 0:14:05It's just indicative of this particular system and the fact
0:14:05 > 0:14:08that it is intensifying so fast off the east coast and moving up
0:14:08 > 0:14:12into parts of the north-east.
0:14:12 > 0:14:16Last time we spoke, it was before the hurricane in Florida, we spoke
0:14:16 > 0:14:20about global warming and the impact of global warming on extreme weather
0:14:20 > 0:14:24conditions, should we be looking at global warming when we look at this
0:14:24 > 0:14:29extreme weather pattern at the moment in the east coast of the US?
0:14:29 > 0:14:32The link between climate change, global warming and extreme cold is
0:14:32 > 0:14:36interesting, because you have some people that say, "What are they
0:14:36 > 0:14:41talking about climate change, look at the cold weather?" It
0:14:41 > 0:14:43demonstrates the misunderstanding between weather and climate. Weather
0:14:43 > 0:14:46is your mood, climate is a personality. There is some research
0:14:46 > 0:14:53that suggests that the jet stream patterns, the dips and waves in our
0:14:53 > 0:14:57atmosphere, because of changes in the Arctic because of warming, it
0:14:57 > 0:15:02may be causing an amplified or wavy jet stream pattern, and
0:15:02 > 0:15:05counterintuitively, that may lead to colder events like we see and
0:15:05 > 0:15:10extreme drought on the one side.My personality is sunny, but my mood is
0:15:10 > 0:15:13rather blue at the moment because of the freezing to bridge! What can we
0:15:13 > 0:15:20expect in the next few days?We will continue to watch the bomb cyclone
0:15:20 > 0:15:27as it impacts, we are looking at a foot of snow in some places, perhaps
0:15:27 > 0:15:32more. Strong hurricane force wind, coastal flooding, so people in those
0:15:32 > 0:15:35regions need to be aware. Eventually, the storm will move into
0:15:35 > 0:15:40parts of Canada and the cold air will stay in trench for a few days,
0:15:40 > 0:15:44then we will see a slightly moderating warm pattern.I feel bad
0:15:44 > 0:15:48for Canada, but I cannot wait for it to go. Thank you for joining us,
0:15:48 > 0:15:52again.Thank you. You have to deal with the slush when
0:15:52 > 0:15:59it goes on your shoes and in the car. Terrible.What are you talking
0:15:59 > 0:16:04about?! It is freezing, there is no slush, there are icicles. There were
0:16:04 > 0:16:08icicles hanging from my eyelids when I was filming earlier. Not very
0:16:08 > 0:16:14attractive.The evil weather twins. I like it!
0:16:14 > 0:16:16One aspect of foreign policy on which Donald Trump
0:16:16 > 0:16:18and Steve Bannon certainly do see eye-to-eye is China.
0:16:18 > 0:16:21Both are wary of Beijing's growing clout and they want to punish
0:16:21 > 0:16:23what they see as China's unfair trade practices.
0:16:23 > 0:16:25China meanwhile sees Mr Trump's abdication of global
0:16:25 > 0:16:27leadership as an opportunity to expand its own role.
0:16:27 > 0:16:31A new report in the New Yorker this week says China thought
0:16:31 > 0:16:35the opportunity wouldn't come so soon.
0:16:35 > 0:16:37Perhaps midway through this century it could project
0:16:37 > 0:16:42its own values abroad.
0:16:42 > 0:16:45But in the age of "America First," that time has come far
0:16:45 > 0:16:47sooner than expected.
0:16:47 > 0:16:51And in case you doubt it look at the figures the New Yorker
0:16:51 > 0:16:52published in that same article.
0:16:52 > 0:16:55In 2000, the US accounted for 31 % of the global economy,
0:16:55 > 0:16:56China accounted for just 4%.
0:16:56 > 0:16:58Today, the U.S.'s share is 24 % and China's 15 %.
0:16:58 > 0:17:01If its economy surpasses America's in size as experts predict,
0:17:01 > 0:17:03says the magazine, it will be the first time in more
0:17:03 > 0:17:06than a century that the world's largest economy belongs
0:17:06 > 0:17:07to a non-democratic country.
0:17:07 > 0:17:09The journalist who wrote the piece is Evan Osnos
0:17:09 > 0:17:11and he is with me in the studio.
0:17:11 > 0:17:14This is a fascinating piece, you spend a lot of time in China, you
0:17:14 > 0:17:16say they see the Trump administration as an opportunity for
0:17:16 > 0:17:18China.How? They didn't expect it to be, for one thing. They thought it
0:17:18 > 0:17:21would be a tough administration on them. They discovered that because
0:17:21 > 0:17:23Donald Trump is so determined, to pull back from global commitments,
0:17:23 > 0:17:25things like contributions to the UN, participating in the Paris climate
0:17:25 > 0:17:28agreement, this opens a runway for China. China has begun to invest in
0:17:28 > 0:17:32those kind of institutions and relationships. One of the first
0:17:32 > 0:17:36things that happened after the inauguration, Xi Jinping said it was
0:17:36 > 0:17:41time for them to be the guarantor for global trade. He did not say it
0:17:41 > 0:17:44was because the United States is pulling back.No one disputes that
0:17:44 > 0:17:49the last century was the Americans entry, and the question is who this
0:17:49 > 0:17:53entry belongs to. If China expands its role around the world, is it
0:17:53 > 0:17:56looking to fill America's shoes as the global leader in the same way
0:17:56 > 0:18:00that America has done since the Second World War?I would say was to
0:18:00 > 0:18:10be a leader with the same footprint as America had, setting the standard
0:18:10 > 0:18:15around trade and the things that matter to China. They don't want to
0:18:15 > 0:18:18have to be the global policeman, as they have accused the United States
0:18:18 > 0:18:23of being. It would be different.In concrete terms, why does it matter
0:18:23 > 0:18:28if America retreats and China advances?In some ways, it is about
0:18:28 > 0:18:31which country will cast the longer shadow over the 21st century. The
0:18:31 > 0:18:39United States experiences have hardly been perfect. The truth is,
0:18:39 > 0:18:46if China set those rules, it will be up to them to say, this is the
0:18:46 > 0:18:49emphasis we put on environmental protection, workers' rights or human
0:18:49 > 0:18:53rights. They stand to gain from this experience.And of course, they
0:18:53 > 0:18:57stand to advance very quickly in things that America has taken for
0:18:57 > 0:19:00granted like technology. Reading your article, I was struck by the
0:19:00 > 0:19:05huge advances they have made in things like face recognition, even
0:19:05 > 0:19:08to the extent, there was one anecdote where you said somebody
0:19:08 > 0:19:13went into a toilet, and their face was recognised. This was a way of
0:19:13 > 0:19:18stopping people stealing toilet paper. Terrifying! One of the big
0:19:18 > 0:19:25questions is, who will shape the technology of the future.At the
0:19:25 > 0:19:30moment, the Trump administration is proposing a 15% cut on research.
0:19:30 > 0:19:35China is not making those cut and stand to gain on that.You say they
0:19:35 > 0:19:40have a new cultural confidence as well. It is not just about
0:19:40 > 0:19:44confidence, I thought it was fascinating.There is a swag of Ayr
0:19:44 > 0:19:47that they didn't have a few years ago.They are managing to play
0:19:47 > 0:19:51Donald Trump by using their history and confidence.They discovered, if
0:19:51 > 0:19:55you go back to the 19th century, the playbook is there, the way you deal
0:19:55 > 0:20:00with barbarians, just meaning foreigners, the vanity and
0:20:00 > 0:20:06receptions you give. They quite literally laid out that playbook for
0:20:06 > 0:20:11Donald Trump when he came to Beijing, and it worked beautifully.
0:20:11 > 0:20:14One of the anecdotes you picked up from the Chinese side was that when
0:20:14 > 0:20:19they went to the first meeting between Xi Jinping and President
0:20:19 > 0:20:24Trump, they were struck by how much he didn't know about the sensitive
0:20:24 > 0:20:27topics, things like Taiwan, Tibet, North Korea, and they were able to
0:20:27 > 0:20:32exploit that.What they said was they expected him to push back in
0:20:32 > 0:20:38the way an American president usually does when China asserts its
0:20:38 > 0:20:41position. Donald Trump didn't have enough knowledge at his disposal to
0:20:41 > 0:20:45do that. He said as much. He gave an interview, and said, I learned after
0:20:45 > 0:20:50ten minutes that North Korea was more corrugated than I thought.
0:20:50 > 0:20:58Beyond 100 Days, thank you for coming in.My pleasure.
0:20:58 > 0:21:06There has been a slew of reports here, all of them describing the
0:21:06 > 0:21:12same phenomenon of foreign leaders that me Donald Trump and surprised
0:21:12 > 0:21:15about how little he knows about their area of expertise or their
0:21:15 > 0:21:19country. That has been concerning for some of them.OK, we will go
0:21:19 > 0:21:23more into that in the programme.
0:21:23 > 0:21:26There's been an explosion in the Afghan capital, Kabul,
0:21:26 > 0:21:27killing at least 20 people, according to reports.
0:21:27 > 0:21:30A spokesman for the interior minister has told the BBC that
0:21:30 > 0:21:32a suicide attacker on foot detonated explosive devices.
0:21:32 > 0:21:34Local media say police were trying to contain a demonstration
0:21:34 > 0:21:38when the attack took place.
0:21:38 > 0:21:41At least 14 people have died and more than 200 injured
0:21:41 > 0:21:42after a train caught fire in South Africa,
0:21:42 > 0:21:46following a collision with a truck.
0:21:46 > 0:21:48Officials fear the death toll could rise.
0:21:48 > 0:21:49The collision happened near Kroonstad city
0:21:49 > 0:21:50in Free State province.
0:21:50 > 0:22:00The train had been travelling from Port Elizabeth to Johannesburg.
0:22:02 > 0:22:06You remember the local congressional race in Virginia that Christian and
0:22:06 > 0:22:09I got excited about before Christmas, the tie between
0:22:09 > 0:22:13Republican and the Democratic candidates.
0:22:13 > 0:22:16As we told you back then they were going to have to decide it
0:22:16 > 0:22:18by drawing names from a hat.
0:22:18 > 0:22:22Well, a couple of hours ago they did just that.
0:22:22 > 0:22:24Though actually, it was a rather tasteful blue potter bowl.
0:22:24 > 0:22:27The name that was drawn first was the Republican
0:22:27 > 0:22:28candidate's and so he wins.
0:22:28 > 0:22:30But the democratic candidate - Shelly Simonds -
0:22:30 > 0:22:33who we spoke to last year - now says she could challenge
0:22:33 > 0:22:38the result of the lottery.
0:22:38 > 0:22:44Maybe it goes on. The reason she might challenge is now, given the
0:22:44 > 0:22:49Republican has won, and if he was seated, it would be 51-49.And if
0:22:49 > 0:22:53she had won, and when we spoke to her, she was making this point to
0:22:53 > 0:22:58us, it would have been a tie in Virginia, the first time in 17 years
0:22:58 > 0:23:02that Republicans had not been the majority in the Virginia State
0:23:02 > 0:23:06house, and that affects a slew of legislation in what is a populist
0:23:06 > 0:23:11big state in America. And also a swing state. Virginia is a state
0:23:11 > 0:23:13that shifts from being reliably Republican to more reliably
0:23:13 > 0:23:19Democratic, and what Shelly Simonds's point was, if she got into
0:23:19 > 0:23:23office, it would have been easier for Democrat in the State house to
0:23:23 > 0:23:26pass laws in Virginia that were moored democratically leaning. This
0:23:26 > 0:23:32now makes that difficult. David Yan CE is a name that was drawn out. How
0:23:32 > 0:23:40crazy is that? Drawn out of a blue Ceramica bowl from the Virginia easy
0:23:40 > 0:23:44fine art. And the little pieces of paper or were put in film canisters,
0:23:44 > 0:23:51so no one see what they were.It was like the World Cup. I saw an
0:23:51 > 0:23:55interview with Shelly Simonds. I felt in my bones she would lose.
0:23:55 > 0:23:59Yesterday, apparently, she offered a deal to the Republicans, saying,
0:23:59 > 0:24:03whoever winds, that's it. And he didn't take it. Now, all options are
0:24:03 > 0:24:10on the table. We have seen what the weather is like on your side of the
0:24:10 > 0:24:15Atlantic, this is what it is doing here. This is not far away. An
0:24:15 > 0:24:18inflatable Christmas decoration came loose above busy Oxford Street. We
0:24:18 > 0:24:23have been watching this all day. It has been flapping around outside the
0:24:23 > 0:24:30BBC studios in London. Like a giant gobstopper, it is lose. It is an
0:24:30 > 0:24:35tethered, possibly due to high wind. It has forced traffic to stop as
0:24:35 > 0:24:40repair work was carried out to make it safe. You have evil weather
0:24:40 > 0:24:44twins, we have funny... I don't know what it is, but it is a Christmas
0:24:44 > 0:24:48decoration.Excuse me. You have a big balloon, look at this, I am
0:24:48 > 0:24:53going to one up you stop this is what I have got.
0:24:53 > 0:24:57It is really, really cold in New York City. In my lap with, it is 80
0:24:57 > 0:25:01degrees, in your language, it is minus six degrees. In honour of the
0:25:01 > 0:25:08freezing temperatures, I have done you a classic word cloud, cold,
0:25:08 > 0:25:21fridge, freeze your nose off, and I am not -- I am the only person out
0:25:21 > 0:25:25it.You need to pull your head around your ears, you have to pull
0:25:25 > 0:25:31it tight. Awful.
0:25:31 > 0:25:36This is Beyond 100 Days from the BBC.
0:25:37 > 0:25:40Coming up for viewers on the BBC News Channel and BBC World News,
0:25:40 > 0:25:42we've more on Donald Trump's battle with Steve Bannon,
0:25:42 > 0:25:44and those explosive excerpts from a controversial book
0:25:44 > 0:25:47which the President's lawyers are now trying to stop.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50And Sweden's very own fake news fight, with an election looming,
0:25:50 > 0:25:52security officials know who's to blame.
0:25:52 > 0:26:02We report from Stockholm. That's still to come.
0:26:13 > 0:26:16Good evening. Our spell of unsettled, wet and windy weather
0:26:16 > 0:26:19will come to an end to gradually over the next day or so as high
0:26:19 > 0:26:23pressure starts to take over into the weekend.There were a few
0:26:23 > 0:26:29princes of sunshine to be seen out there today, this in London, but not
0:26:29 > 0:26:32so in eastern Scotland, Saint Andrews and Fife with a soggy one.
0:26:32 > 0:26:37As we move through this evening and overnight, outbreaks of rain. Across
0:26:37 > 0:26:41the southern half of the country, heavy and squally winds, windy
0:26:41 > 0:26:46conditions for a time across parts of the south-west of England, Wales,
0:26:46 > 0:26:51too. Friday morning, around two or three, in the north, five or six.
0:26:51 > 0:26:56Icy stretches in northern parts of the country. Tomorrow, a mix of
0:26:56 > 0:27:03rain, hill snow in eastern Scotland, North East England, too. Further
0:27:03 > 0:27:08south, showers moving from west to east. Equally, sunshine reappearing.
0:27:08 > 0:27:11Northern Ireland and southern England, too, temperatures for or
0:27:11 > 0:27:19nine. Sunday, -- Friday, hill snow easing, overnight into Saturday,
0:27:19 > 0:27:24fairly widespread mist and fog forming, and a sharp frost. The
0:27:24 > 0:27:29coolest night for quite a while. The odd icy stretch as well, to start up
0:27:29 > 0:27:32your Saturday morning. A change in weather tight as we head into
0:27:32 > 0:27:37Saturday. We see the wind coming from a north or north easterly
0:27:37 > 0:27:40direction, feeling bitterly cold around the east coast on Saturday.
0:27:40 > 0:27:44Sunshine reappears in the north, further south we hold onto more
0:27:44 > 0:27:50cloud, and a few showers. Mild at six or seven, but temperatures two
0:27:50 > 0:27:59or three across Scotland on Sunday. Saturday night, cold, temperatures
0:27:59 > 0:28:04below freezing, colder in the countryside. Sunday, a few icy
0:28:04 > 0:28:07stretches and widespread frost around. High pressure will dominate
0:28:07 > 0:28:11the weather as we move through Sunday and into the start of the new
0:28:11 > 0:28:16working week, too. Sunday, after the cold, frosty, potentially icy stock,
0:28:16 > 0:28:20a return to sunshine across the country. Feeling chilly,
0:28:20 > 0:28:24temperatures around 1-7, but lighter wind than we have seen recently. The
0:28:24 > 0:28:31cold pressure continues into Monday. Goodbye or now.
0:30:08 > 0:30:10This is Beyond 100 Days, with me Katty Kay in Washington.
0:30:10 > 0:30:12Christian Fraser's in London.
0:30:12 > 0:30:14Our top stories: Donald Trump's lawyers are trying to stop
0:30:14 > 0:30:18the publication of a book containing explosive allegations
0:30:18 > 0:30:20about his Presidency, revealed by his former chief
0:30:20 > 0:30:23strategist Steve Bannon.
0:30:23 > 0:30:25A severe winter storm is hitting the eastern US,
0:30:25 > 0:30:30bringing strong winds and blizzards.
0:30:30 > 0:30:33It's the tenth day of record-breaking low temperatures.
0:30:33 > 0:30:37Coming up in the next half hour: We hear from the former British
0:30:37 > 0:30:39prime minister who's campaigning for a new Brexit referendum.
0:30:39 > 0:30:42Is Tony Blair too late?
0:30:42 > 0:30:44Rare royal jewels owned by the Qatari ruling family
0:30:44 > 0:30:47are stolen in Venice in a daring raid at a museum
0:30:47 > 0:30:48during visiting hours.
0:30:48 > 0:30:52Let us know your thoughts by using the hashtag.
0:30:58 > 0:31:00Let's get more now on our top story...
0:31:00 > 0:31:06Lawyers for Donald Trump are threatening legal action
0:31:06 > 0:31:13against his former chief strategist, Steve Bannon, and trying to stop
0:31:13 > 0:31:15the publication of an explosive book about the President.
0:31:15 > 0:31:18Mr Bannon is quoted at length in the book.
0:31:18 > 0:31:22For example, he describes a meeting between Trump's son,
0:31:22 > 0:31:25Don Jr, and a Russian operative as treasonous.
0:31:25 > 0:31:28And that's just one of the things that's angered the White House.
0:31:42 > 0:31:43The book's author
0:31:43 > 0:31:46Michael Wolff also claims that Trump
0:31:46 > 0:31:47did not enjoy his own inauguration.
0:31:47 > 0:31:49He was angry that A-level stars had
0:31:49 > 0:31:51snubbed the event And visibly fought with his wife,
0:31:51 > 0:31:53who seemed on the verge of tears.
0:31:53 > 0:31:54The First Lady's Office rejects this claim.
0:31:54 > 0:31:56The book also Ivanka Trump has secret political ambitions.
0:31:56 > 0:31:59It says that she and her husband Jared Kushner accepted roles
0:31:59 > 0:32:04in the West Wing over the advice of almost everyone they
0:32:04 > 0:32:09knew, and it says that if an opportunity arose,
0:32:09 > 0:32:15Ivanka would be the one to run for President.
0:32:15 > 0:32:22This is what was said that the
0:32:22 > 0:32:26This is what was said that the White House briefing.I a lot going to go
0:32:26 > 0:32:31through every single page of the book, but numerous examples,
0:32:31 > 0:32:35falsehoods, taking place. I will give you one. It is really easy. The
0:32:35 > 0:32:45crime that the President did not know who some were, did not know who
0:32:45 > 0:32:49some were, some of you have said that the president had not know
0:32:49 > 0:32:54them, he has played golf. It is pretty simple and pretty basic. Ages
0:32:54 > 0:33:02of employees. Super easy to fact check. I am not going to waste my
0:33:02 > 0:33:09time, the country's time, going page by page, talking about this complete
0:33:09 > 0:33:14fantasyland tabloid gossip. Sad. Pathetic. The focus of the
0:33:14 > 0:33:17administration is moving the country forward.
0:33:17 > 0:33:19The BBC's Anthony Zurcher is watching it all unfold
0:33:19 > 0:33:22and he's with me now.
0:33:22 > 0:33:29The President's spokesperson said this is total fantasy. How seriously
0:33:29 > 0:33:32should we take this?I think we should have a somewhat sceptical
0:33:32 > 0:33:37eye. Donald, critics could look at this and think this confirms
0:33:37 > 0:33:43suspicions. Everything that we thought. And when you say that, you
0:33:43 > 0:33:49want to make sure that you have got substance behind these things. With
0:33:49 > 0:34:00that chaos in the White House, the staff top murder, the more gospey
0:34:00 > 0:34:05stuff, we're going to have to look at the tapes. Anti-Steve Bannon has
0:34:05 > 0:34:12not said that those quotations are not true. That is damaging. It can
0:34:12 > 0:34:17undermine the defence is that the Waitrose has constructed.Calls to
0:34:17 > 0:34:22look at the tapes... Some sort of verification progress. I am sure
0:34:22 > 0:34:28that the White House would like to be talking about the fact that the
0:34:28 > 0:34:32Dow Jones has broken records. First time ever that the stock market is
0:34:32 > 0:34:37booming. Unemployment down. The economy is doing well. But the story
0:34:37 > 0:34:46derails that?Absolutely. Trying to get that message out. But this story
0:34:46 > 0:34:53has derailed the message. Donald Trump's tweets about North Korea,
0:34:53 > 0:35:00Pakistan, Hillary Clinton's aides. And Congress has got a lot of work
0:35:00 > 0:35:06to do this month. Immigration solution. Child health insurance.
0:35:06 > 0:35:11Raise budget caps. And every day that they do not spend talking about
0:35:11 > 0:35:15that, advancing goals, going to get closer to these deadlines.We have
0:35:15 > 0:35:29just seen a clip of the press briefing. Apparently the president
0:35:29 > 0:35:32was beamed in to talk about tax reform. He was 20 feet away! Does
0:35:32 > 0:35:37that suggest he does not want to appear in front of the press?It was
0:35:37 > 0:35:40interesting. He was on the television monitor, essentially
0:35:40 > 0:35:44boasting about the economy. That is the message that they want to get
0:35:44 > 0:35:51out. Beat and control exactly what he says, pre-recorded messages, she
0:35:51 > 0:35:56does not have to worry about taking any questions. Earlier today, he had
0:35:56 > 0:36:03comments some in the White House, questions if he communicates with
0:36:03 > 0:36:06Steve Bannon. He said he does not talk to her murder. That contradicts
0:36:06 > 0:36:11what procedure study, the conversation as recently as
0:36:11 > 0:36:21December. This was a controlled environment.Thank you. I suppose
0:36:21 > 0:36:30the so what depends on how he reacts. He is furious. Sometimes,
0:36:30 > 0:36:32those tweets are not controlled. Depends how he keeps himself in
0:36:32 > 0:36:39check. That is interesting he appeared in that press briefing. Dow
0:36:39 > 0:36:47getting to 25,000. Big deal. It is an important economic story. White
0:36:47 > 0:36:52House could tout it as a victory. But the Washington press machine is
0:36:52 > 0:36:57talking about this book. So much drama. So much, surrounding this.
0:36:57 > 0:37:02They need to get back to talking about the economy. The danger they
0:37:02 > 0:37:07over-read. Anyway...
0:37:07 > 0:37:10In the 18 months since the EU referendum, we have heard talk
0:37:10 > 0:37:13of a 'hard and soft' Brexit - we know there are both
0:37:13 > 0:37:15Remainers and Leavers on the Conservative and Labour
0:37:15 > 0:37:18benches but overall the two main parties say they are committed
0:37:18 > 0:37:20to honouring the referendum result and leaving the European Union.
0:37:20 > 0:37:24But today, the former Prime Minister, Tony Blair said
0:37:24 > 0:37:27the Labour party should back his call for a second
0:37:27 > 0:37:29referendum on whether the UK should stay in the European Union,
0:37:29 > 0:37:36and said that the public should be allowed to "think again".
0:37:36 > 0:37:41Is all that I am arguing for, it is extraordinary that this should be
0:37:41 > 0:37:44contentious. When we know the new relationship, and we could not know
0:37:44 > 0:37:52that in June 2016, we should compare what we have just now and this new
0:37:52 > 0:37:55deal. I think the reason why the government do not want us to have
0:37:55 > 0:38:03this debate is because they know when they come up with terms of the
0:38:03 > 0:38:07new relationship it is going to result in either people saying we
0:38:07 > 0:38:13are not actually going to be much better off than inside the European
0:38:13 > 0:38:18Union. Going to have to accept most of the migrants from Europe, end up
0:38:18 > 0:38:27abating by European rules. Or... Hard Brexit. Economic damage. My
0:38:27 > 0:38:30point is that you have different scenarios on the sprigs of
0:38:30 > 0:38:35negotiation. When you see what the government calls for we should be
0:38:35 > 0:38:39able to have our say.
0:38:39 > 0:38:42With me now is Anand Menon from the UK in a Changing Europe.
0:38:42 > 0:38:45He's watching every twist and turn of this Brexit process.
0:38:45 > 0:38:50Happy new year. On my way home last night, I was reading something you
0:38:50 > 0:38:56wrote. You said the main reason that dossiers like the ones Tony Blair
0:38:56 > 0:39:01has produced are not trusted, not necessarily because they lie, it is
0:39:01 > 0:39:11because the country they refer is not inhabited by many voters.
0:39:11 > 0:39:16Aggregate economics works as a basic for describing the economy but when
0:39:16 > 0:39:22the economy series slightly, it does not speak to everybody. We saw that.
0:39:22 > 0:39:26George Osborne said it was doing well. For those suffering from
0:39:26 > 0:39:32posterity, wages falling, he was talking about a different country.
0:39:32 > 0:39:36Secondly, the result of the referendum campaign is that people
0:39:36 > 0:39:38have become suspicious about forecasting predictions. People who
0:39:38 > 0:39:46believe we should leave can say that they had forecasted doom after we
0:39:46 > 0:39:51left. Wrong again now. That is something that the people who want
0:39:51 > 0:39:57to remain, are finding it difficult to get a credible answer to.Those
0:39:57 > 0:40:00who want to remain, losing sight of the people that people were not
0:40:00 > 0:40:10voting because of economic argument, but voting to take back control?
0:40:10 > 0:40:16That is what Tony Blair is trying to deny them?People voted for a week
0:40:16 > 0:40:22variety of reasons. Many had nothing to do with economic. But even those
0:40:22 > 0:40:31who voted on economic issues, thought he was dead cash back, wages
0:40:31 > 0:40:38up, migrants leaving - more jobs. Economic arguments on both sides.
0:40:38 > 0:40:42But many of us not necessarily cutting through the electorate, the
0:40:42 > 0:40:52way that the campaign hoped that they would.For Remainers... Tony
0:40:52 > 0:40:55Blair, the best messenger?I cannot speak for everybody in the country.
0:40:55 > 0:40:59He has a reputation. Some people because it is Tony Blair would think
0:40:59 > 0:41:07yes, he would say that. But he has still got a way with words. Lovely
0:41:07 > 0:41:11phrase. One choice. He said it was later general election when you said
0:41:11 > 0:41:17I do not like the government, I do like the government. What are we
0:41:17 > 0:41:23voting for? He said when we get the deal from the European Union, the
0:41:23 > 0:41:27people should get the chance to vote on what is on the table. As it
0:41:27 > 0:41:33stands, it is a convincing case. The problem is partly the messenger. The
0:41:33 > 0:41:39country is so divided that you end up with Remainers talking to
0:41:39 > 0:41:48Remainers. Remainers have not been able to talk to Leavers.That is the
0:41:48 > 0:41:52critical point. Thank you.
0:41:52 > 0:41:54After the 2016 election, Donald Trump said millions of people
0:41:54 > 0:41:57had voted illegally in America and that was the reason he didn't
0:41:57 > 0:41:58win the popular vote.
0:41:58 > 0:42:01So incensed he was he by this, that he set up a commission
0:42:01 > 0:42:02to investigate voter fraud.
0:42:02 > 0:42:05Last night that commission was disbanded - it found no evidence
0:42:05 > 0:42:06to support Mr Trump's allegation.
0:42:06 > 0:42:09But the White House isn't taking that as proof
0:42:09 > 0:42:12that the President was wrong - indeed Mr Trump is pushing
0:42:12 > 0:42:15for stronger laws regulating who can and can't vote and says the only
0:42:15 > 0:42:17reason the commission didn't come up with anything is because democratic
0:42:17 > 0:42:27states didn't cooperate.
0:42:28 > 0:42:39Actually blaming states. Democratic but Republicans as well. They have
0:42:39 > 0:42:49said that voter fraud is not a big deal. The real problem has been the
0:42:49 > 0:42:57small-town life. Most Americans do not bother to go to the polls. If
0:42:57 > 0:43:01you impose restrictions on how difficult it is to punch your
0:43:01 > 0:43:04ballot, you have to have certain forms of identification. You're
0:43:04 > 0:43:10going to diminish that even more. The minority groups might think that
0:43:10 > 0:43:15is the President's whole point. Trying to expand these regulations,
0:43:15 > 0:43:19making it more difficult for people to vote, buy producing
0:43:19 > 0:43:29identification, that hits minority voters. They tend to vote Democrat.
0:43:29 > 0:43:31Many states would think it is getting people to vote in the first
0:43:31 > 0:43:34place that is the problem.
0:43:34 > 0:43:37Theresa May has challenged the call by her local council leader
0:43:37 > 0:43:39for police to clear rough sleepers from Windsor ahead
0:43:39 > 0:43:40of the royal wedding.
0:43:40 > 0:43:43The Prime Minister, who is a local MP, said she "did not agree"
0:43:43 > 0:43:45with the Conservative council chief Simon Dudley's claim that beggars
0:43:45 > 0:43:49on the streets could cast the event in a "sadly unfavourably light".
0:43:49 > 0:43:57Thousands of people are expected to descend on the Berkshire town
0:43:57 > 0:44:00when Prince Harry and Meghan Markle marry in St George's Chapel
0:44:00 > 0:44:02in Windsor Castle in May.The BBC's Adina Campbell has more.
0:44:02 > 0:44:04It's been home to British kings and queens for
0:44:04 > 0:44:07more than 1,000 years.
0:44:07 > 0:44:12Windsor Castle is a popular tourist destination overlooking high-end
0:44:12 > 0:44:21shops in one of the country's most affluent areas.
0:44:21 > 0:44:23But, a stone's throwaway is Stewart's home, a bus
0:44:23 > 0:44:24shelter where he's been
0:44:24 > 0:44:26living for the last four months.
0:44:26 > 0:44:28It's the Royal Borough, isn't it, the Queen lives right
0:44:28 > 0:44:31behind me and the castle, I think they say with the Royal
0:44:31 > 0:44:34wedding coming up, they don't want us on the street.
0:44:34 > 0:44:36Now people like Stewart are being targeted by the council.
0:44:36 > 0:44:41In a three-page letter to Thames Valley Police,
0:44:41 > 0:44:46leader Simon Dudley says, "there's evidence that a large
0:44:46 > 0:44:49number of adults begging in Windsor are not in fact homeless
0:44:49 > 0:44:55and if they are, they're chosing to reject all supporting services."
0:44:55 > 0:44:58He goes on to say, "This is creating a concerning and hostile atmosphere
0:44:58 > 0:45:00for residents and the seven million tourists who come to
0:45:00 > 0:45:02Windsor each year."
0:45:02 > 0:45:06But for those out in the cold, it's a different story.
0:45:06 > 0:45:10James has been homeless for the last 12 months.
0:45:10 > 0:45:13He says he never aggressively begs for money, but is
0:45:13 > 0:45:16grateful when people do.
0:45:16 > 0:45:18The council has said that they have offered support
0:45:18 > 0:45:21accommodation to people like you.
0:45:21 > 0:45:24Why haven't you taken that up?
0:45:24 > 0:45:26It's only over the Christmas period, for four days.
0:45:26 > 0:45:30After the four days, you're kicked back out on the streets.
0:45:30 > 0:45:32Windsor Castle is one of the country's most popular
0:45:32 > 0:45:34tourist destinations and on the 19th of May,
0:45:34 > 0:45:35when Prince Harry marries
0:45:35 > 0:45:41Meghan Markle here, tens of thousands of people are expected.
0:45:41 > 0:45:44Police and the local authorities will want to make sure everyone
0:45:44 > 0:45:49from all different communities are safe and secure.
0:45:49 > 0:45:52For years, Windsor has been home to the rich and poor,
0:45:52 > 0:45:54but some local businesses say begging is increasingly
0:45:54 > 0:45:59becoming a problem.
0:45:59 > 0:46:01There's been a large influence of these beggars coming
0:46:01 > 0:46:06in and, at the moment, it's becoming a little bit a nightmare.
0:46:06 > 0:46:08The Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner says
0:46:08 > 0:46:10the homeless community should be treated with kindness,
0:46:10 > 0:46:12but today's letter has created more unease and uncertainty for those
0:46:12 > 0:46:19living here on the streets.
0:46:29 > 0:46:31Still to come: Guarding against fake news.
0:46:31 > 0:46:33As an election approaches in Sweden - they aren't shy
0:46:33 > 0:46:36about saying who they think is behind the misinformation.
0:46:40 > 0:46:41Here...
0:46:41 > 0:46:43The Environment Secretary, Michael Gove, has set out proposals
0:46:43 > 0:46:47for what farming might look like after Brexit.
0:46:47 > 0:46:51It would see the current EU subsidy, based on how much land you own,
0:46:51 > 0:46:53replaced with one based on what you do with the land.
0:46:53 > 0:46:59Here's our Business Editor Simon Jack.
0:46:59 > 0:47:02For 45 years, those who work on this green
0:47:02 > 0:47:04and pleasant land had been regulated, protected and paid by the
0:47:04 > 0:47:05EU.
0:47:05 > 0:47:073 billion a year in subsidies is paid out
0:47:07 > 0:47:08to farmers, determined by
0:47:08 > 0:47:11how much land they own, that will change according to the Environment
0:47:11 > 0:47:12Secretary.
0:47:12 > 0:47:16What I want to do is to move away from the current method of
0:47:16 > 0:47:18subsidy which doesn't really reward efficiency to a method of
0:47:18 > 0:47:21agricultural support which make sure that good bombers have new markets
0:47:21 > 0:47:23for their products and at the same time
0:47:23 > 0:47:24that the natural environment is
0:47:24 > 0:47:25enhanced.
0:47:25 > 0:47:27Under proposals announced today, the Government would limit
0:47:27 > 0:47:28payments to the largest landowners.
0:47:28 > 0:47:30It would reward environmental protection measures such as flood
0:47:30 > 0:47:35prevention and support high standards in animal welfare.
0:47:35 > 0:47:38We are very pleased with the Gove announcement today because it
0:47:38 > 0:47:43provides a level of certainty for the bombing.
0:47:43 > 0:47:45It gives is a chance to adjust our
0:47:45 > 0:47:48businesses and study the impact of Brexit and plan accordingly.
0:47:48 > 0:47:49Farming is a long-term business.
0:47:49 > 0:47:51The cattle we have on the farm, many will not
0:47:51 > 0:47:55be sold until we leave the EU so any chance to plan ahead is really
0:47:55 > 0:47:56valuable.
0:47:56 > 0:47:58Cut-price competition from overseas like chickens treated with
0:47:58 > 0:48:00chlorine from the US, is banned in the EU.
0:48:00 > 0:48:03Some worry that in a rush to make new trade partners, UK farmers
0:48:03 > 0:48:09will be undercut.
0:48:09 > 0:48:11There is perhaps no other sector where
0:48:11 > 0:48:14opinion is so divided between those who think Brexit will be the making
0:48:14 > 0:48:17of and those who think Brexit will be the breaking of an industry.
0:48:17 > 0:48:19Can you make an agricultural policy tailor-made for Britain's economy
0:48:19 > 0:48:22and environment, or are you taking a massive gamble by stepping outside
0:48:22 > 0:48:27the fence of subsidies and protection?
0:48:27 > 0:48:29The farming landscape may change with Brexit, but
0:48:29 > 0:48:32subsidies for farmers are not going anywhere for six years, proved
0:48:32 > 0:48:42perhaps of how hard some habits are the break.
0:48:47 > 0:48:49You're watching Beyond 100 Days.
0:48:49 > 0:48:52Western democracies are increasingly alarmed by foreign
0:48:52 > 0:48:56manipulation of information - particularly around election time.
0:48:56 > 0:49:01In an oped in the New York Times, Fusion GPS, the company that
0:49:01 > 0:49:04commissioned a collection of intelligence reports
0:49:04 > 0:49:07about Donald Trump's campaign ties to Russia, says:
0:49:14 > 0:49:16Fusion GPS also said:
0:49:30 > 0:49:32Across the Atlantic in Sweden, where elections are being held
0:49:32 > 0:49:33this year, authorities are also concerned.
0:49:33 > 0:49:35Our Security Correspondent Gordon Corera has travelled
0:49:35 > 0:49:44to Stockholm, to find out more.
0:49:44 > 0:49:49As little one fake news and four in Paul Ince start to spread, Sweden
0:49:49 > 0:49:57has been the target. A general election is due here this year.
0:49:57 > 0:50:08Officials have said the country is already under attack. Head of the
0:50:08 > 0:50:13security service, its version of MI5, told me where he thinks the
0:50:13 > 0:50:20threat comes from.We are not shy. We think the biggest threat comes
0:50:20 > 0:50:28from Russia. If they want uncertainty, they will do that. We
0:50:28 > 0:50:33have seen that from different ministers. We have seen fake news.
0:50:33 > 0:50:37It has been going on for a long time.This is one example.
0:50:37 > 0:50:44Supposedly about arms deals with Ukraine, it used the forged
0:50:44 > 0:50:47signature of the defence minister. Allegations of Russian interference
0:50:47 > 0:50:51have been growing and a number of countries, including the United
0:50:51 > 0:50:54States and United Kingdom. But Sweden views closer, with Russia
0:50:54 > 0:51:02just across the Baltic Sea. It is thought that year, Russian fears
0:51:02 > 0:51:07over Sweden's closer relationship with Nato could influence and even
0:51:07 > 0:51:13intimidate. It is not just about disinformation. Three years ago, a
0:51:13 > 0:51:18Russian submarine was thought to have been seen in Swedish waters.
0:51:18 > 0:51:21Today, the concern is about fake news. This false story about a
0:51:21 > 0:51:29church being vandalised by Muslims was spread by social media accounts
0:51:29 > 0:51:35known as bots. Bart now proven link to Russia. They monitor the risk and
0:51:35 > 0:51:41it has seen the problem extend beyond the country's borders. This
0:51:41 > 0:51:45story about a former Swedish Foreign Minister, setting up a group to
0:51:45 > 0:51:52battle you risk it takes was set up -- picked up weeks before the
0:51:52 > 0:51:58referendum.Reading this article you can see the link. Fake photoshopped
0:51:58 > 0:52:05page. From one of the major newspapers.Swedish society is
0:52:05 > 0:52:11trying to confront the threat. Media organisations are supporting
0:52:11 > 0:52:16independent fact checking. And the government wants primary school
0:52:16 > 0:52:21children, taught how to spot fake news. This year's collection could
0:52:21 > 0:52:25be a taste of how far this works.
0:52:25 > 0:52:31Does evidence like that, and what we talked about, the stuff that we have
0:52:31 > 0:52:34got from the book this week, does that make it more difficult for
0:52:34 > 0:52:40these congressional committees to try to shop this then? Clearly
0:52:40 > 0:52:43concerned about disinformation. Looking at social media. Trying to
0:52:43 > 0:52:52put pressure on his part, Google, to say where they advertise and the
0:52:52 > 0:52:57source of content. I think on the Fusion GPS, plenty of sceptics.
0:52:57 > 0:53:01Especially those intelligence committees. They have said it is not
0:53:01 > 0:53:04a reliable organisation Mrs Sally and we do not created everything
0:53:04 > 0:53:09that they have as being the gospel truth. Taking Fusion GPS with a
0:53:09 > 0:53:18pinch of salt, certainly the Republicans.
0:53:18 > 0:53:21Jewellery thought to be worth several million dollars has been
0:53:21 > 0:53:22stolen in a daring heist in Venice.
0:53:22 > 0:53:25Police say at least two thieves delayed the alarm system
0:53:25 > 0:53:26at the Doge's Palace, before breaking into
0:53:26 > 0:53:29a reinforced cabinet to take a broach and some earrings.
0:53:29 > 0:53:32The jewels had been on loan from the royal family of Qatar.
0:53:32 > 0:53:33James Reynolds has the details.
0:53:33 > 0:53:35The exhibition held at the Doge's Palace in Venice
0:53:35 > 0:53:38was called Treasures of the Moguls and Maharajas.
0:53:38 > 0:53:41The jewellery on display, some of it on loan from the ruling
0:53:41 > 0:53:44family of Qatar, was worth millions of pounds.
0:53:44 > 0:53:47For one criminal gang, this was all too tempting.
0:53:47 > 0:53:50At least two thieves helped themselves to a golden brooch
0:53:50 > 0:53:53and a pair of earrings.
0:53:53 > 0:53:58Incredibly, they did so during normal visiting hours.
0:53:58 > 0:54:06TRANSLATION:While the exhibition was open to the public,
0:54:06 > 0:54:08one of the glass cases of jewels on display was open.
0:54:08 > 0:54:11Some jewels were stolen and the thieves made their getaway
0:54:11 > 0:54:14by mixing with the public.
0:54:14 > 0:54:16Officials suspect the gang may have spent several
0:54:16 > 0:54:23months planning the theft.
0:54:23 > 0:54:26Investigators are now trying to work out exactly how the thieves managed
0:54:26 > 0:54:29to switch off the museum's alarm system and how they managed to walk
0:54:29 > 0:54:32away while hiding among visitors.
0:54:32 > 0:54:36Experts from Rome have been sent to help find out who did it.
0:54:36 > 0:54:38The police describe the gang, with some understatement,
0:54:38 > 0:54:42as very skilled professionals.
0:54:42 > 0:54:44James Reynolds, BBC News, Rome.
0:54:53 > 0:54:58Beautiful Venice. Out of a movie! We had been speaking about the weather
0:54:58 > 0:55:06affecting people. This is one rescue that ended well! It is a group of
0:55:06 > 0:55:13people in Canada, coming across a moose! Stuck in deep snow. Grabbed
0:55:13 > 0:55:22shovels! Freed the animal! It took about 15 minutes. I love this. Just
0:55:22 > 0:55:31look at that. Rescuing a moose! Moose on the loose! Before we go...
0:55:31 > 0:55:37A tweet from George
0:55:45 > 0:55:55Sending them out!? The publishers definitely want this to get out.
0:55:55 > 0:56:02Journalists will carry on going through it. Just