0:00:11 > 0:00:16You're watching beyond 100 days, the US is close to making a decision on
0:00:16 > 0:00:21how to act against North Korea. Then along hearing at the Senate, top
0:00:21 > 0:00:24intelligence chiefs are applying global threats to America. North
0:00:24 > 0:00:28Korea and Russia topped the list. The head of the FBI contradicts the
0:00:28 > 0:00:33White House's version of events surrounding Rob Porter, the White
0:00:33 > 0:00:37House aide accused of domestic violence. We will get the views of
0:00:37 > 0:00:44former CAA chief Leon Panetta. The online fight against terrorism has a
0:00:44 > 0:00:48new weapon. It is software that immediately blocks jihadists videos
0:00:48 > 0:00:56from being uploaded. Bagpipes, tartan and, yes, a pony that baits.
0:00:56 > 0:01:01The colourful backdrop for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on their
0:01:01 > 0:01:06first official visit to Scotland. Clear
0:01:17 > 0:01:21welcome. I felt like Cormack had swallowed the US Capitol today, the
0:01:21 > 0:01:26world would have lost the entire top rank of US intelligence services.
0:01:26 > 0:01:30It's OK, it didn't happen, instead the top six officials and the FBI,
0:01:30 > 0:01:35the CIA and NSA sat before senators for three hours and delivered a
0:01:35 > 0:01:39sobering assessment of threats facing the US which they say are
0:01:39 > 0:01:43urgent, serious and real. They want about North Korea and China and
0:01:43 > 0:01:45asked the question went down this impressive line of America's top
0:01:45 > 0:01:51intelligence brass, every one of them agreed that Russia has not
0:01:51 > 0:01:54stopped interfering in American democracy. Which is pretty striking
0:01:54 > 0:01:59because these men report directly to President Trump and he has yet to
0:01:59 > 0:02:05hold a cabinet level meeting on Russian meddling.Friendly, the
0:02:05 > 0:02:11United States is under attack. Under attack by entities that are using
0:02:11 > 0:02:19cyber to penetrate virtually every major action that takes place in the
0:02:19 > 0:02:23United States. Persistence aren't disruptive cyber operations will
0:02:23 > 0:02:26continue against the United States and our European allies using
0:02:26 > 0:02:31elections as opportunities to undermine democracy, so this court
0:02:31 > 0:02:38and undermine our values.Leon Panetta has helped many post,
0:02:38 > 0:02:41including director of the CIA and White House director chief of staff
0:02:41 > 0:02:46under President Clinton. The message from those intelligence chiefs in
0:02:46 > 0:02:52the Senate today was clear. This has been perfect, if this still a threat
0:02:52 > 0:02:55and it will continue being a threat to American elections and yet the
0:02:55 > 0:02:59president has not yet held a cabinet level meeting on this issue. Why the
0:02:59 > 0:03:04disconnect?Everyone is asking that question, particularly after the
0:03:04 > 0:03:09testimony today which made clear that Russia is continuing to do
0:03:09 > 0:03:13exactly the same thing they did in 2016 elections, which is to
0:03:13 > 0:03:18undermine a relic to election institutions and it's extremely
0:03:18 > 0:03:24important that the president must address this issue because, frankly,
0:03:24 > 0:03:29if he doesn't send a message to the Russians that this is unacceptable,
0:03:29 > 0:03:32then in many ways it's an open invitation to the Russians to come
0:03:32 > 0:03:38in and do exactly what they did in 2016. This is a critical national
0:03:38 > 0:03:49security issue that the president of the United States has two face.The
0:03:49 > 0:03:55message seems to beat in Moscow, go ahead because nothing has been said
0:03:55 > 0:04:01by Donald Trump.Vladimir Putin understands that message. He is
0:04:01 > 0:04:05someone who, if he senses weakness on the part of an Baseri, will take
0:04:05 > 0:04:10advantage of it. I think right now, he senses weakness, that is what got
0:04:10 > 0:04:15him into crime, into Ukraine, into Syria, and to the 2016 election and
0:04:15 > 0:04:22now this year because not facing any kind of deterrence or defence, it's
0:04:22 > 0:04:27almost an open invitation to to again coming and attack our
0:04:27 > 0:04:31institutions.The argument from the White House might be, you are all
0:04:31 > 0:04:34exaggerating this night, there is no evidence that Russia actually
0:04:34 > 0:04:39changed the outcome are affected the outcome of the American election and
0:04:39 > 0:04:42being interviewed on the French election and Marine Le Pen was not
0:04:42 > 0:04:47elected.The president of the United States needs to listen to those
0:04:47 > 0:04:49intelligence chiefs. They are the ones who testified today and they
0:04:49 > 0:04:55made very clear that the Russians are going to attack our election
0:04:55 > 0:04:59institutions. That is a serious issue that the president of the
0:04:59 > 0:05:03United States has to address.Let's turn to another serious issue they
0:05:03 > 0:05:09raised in the hearings, that North Korea and it was interesting to hear
0:05:09 > 0:05:13director courts seeing that a decision is near on what to do about
0:05:13 > 0:05:18North Korea. What is that decision, do you think?I understand you not a
0:05:18 > 0:05:23of the CIA and the longer secretary of the fence. I wish I knew. I think
0:05:23 > 0:05:31the question that has always confronted this president and other
0:05:31 > 0:05:36presidents is, do you continue a policy of deterrence and containment
0:05:36 > 0:05:40and hope that by increasing the pressure you can force North Korea
0:05:40 > 0:05:47to the negotiating table, or do you resort to some kind of military
0:05:47 > 0:05:52pre-entry attack. The reason the military option has never been used
0:05:52 > 0:05:55is because the consequences of that are horrendous. It could take us
0:05:55 > 0:06:00into a nuclear war. For that reason, I would hope that the decision is
0:06:00 > 0:06:04how do we open the door to negotiations with North Korea now
0:06:04 > 0:06:11that South Korea has at least laid some of the groundwork for that kind
0:06:11 > 0:06:15of negotiation.The decision making how we might learn that. I want to
0:06:15 > 0:06:21you something that the director of the CAA said during that hearing.
0:06:21 > 0:06:28Listen to this.Her analysts remain concerned that Kim Jong Un is not
0:06:28 > 0:06:36hearing the full story, that those around him are providing that I are
0:06:36 > 0:06:38providing him with the tenuous nature of his position
0:06:38 > 0:06:42internationally and domestically.Is this speculation from the director
0:06:42 > 0:06:46of the CIA or do you think American intelligence is good on what North
0:06:46 > 0:06:51Korean leader Kim Jong and has access to, information he's getting.
0:06:51 > 0:06:59What's happening them?I would think that what Mike Pompei said today is
0:06:59 > 0:07:02based on intelligence we are receiving with regards to what Kim
0:07:02 > 0:07:08Jong Un is thinking and what he's doing.Human sources on what we have
0:07:08 > 0:07:12inside North Korea?Without going into the sources, I can't help but
0:07:12 > 0:07:16leave that there is better intelligence by then try to
0:07:16 > 0:07:21understand what North Korea is up to.You were chief of staff under
0:07:21 > 0:07:24President Bill Clinton, so I have to ask you about what is happening in
0:07:24 > 0:07:29the White House at the moment and the situation surrounding Rob
0:07:29 > 0:07:33Porter, the White House aide who stepped down after allegations of
0:07:33 > 0:07:38domestic violence. What have you made of this White House's handling
0:07:38 > 0:07:44of the story over the past seven days?I think the deputy press
0:07:44 > 0:07:50secretary, when he said the White House has made mistakes on the
0:07:50 > 0:07:55handling of this whole issue, was correct. We haven't seen him
0:07:55 > 0:08:00recently but I think he was right. This has been handled badly from the
0:08:00 > 0:08:07very beginning and as they try back and fill in all the questions that
0:08:07 > 0:08:10have been asked, they are getting themselves deeper and deeper in
0:08:10 > 0:08:14trouble. I think they ought to be upfront, admit the mistakes that
0:08:14 > 0:08:18have been made and say it will not happen again.The current White
0:08:18 > 0:08:22House chief of staff, General John Kelly, who holds the job you use to
0:08:22 > 0:08:25hold, said in an interview with the Wall Street Journal that he did
0:08:25 > 0:08:31everything correctly.It's hard to believe they didn't make mistakes
0:08:31 > 0:08:36because they had information on Rob Porter, testified to by the FBI
0:08:36 > 0:08:43director today, that, in fact, that information was provided as early as
0:08:43 > 0:08:50November of last year and yet nobody acted on that information.Somebody
0:08:50 > 0:08:54dropped the ball. I want to show you numbers that we have pooled on the
0:08:54 > 0:09:00amount of turnover in this administration of staff compared to
0:09:00 > 0:09:05previous administrations and you can see in there.
0:09:06 > 0:09:119% under President Obama, 34% turnover in this administration in
0:09:11 > 0:09:14its first year.
0:09:14 > 0:09:18What does that suggest to you, they are not competent, they haven't got
0:09:18 > 0:09:22good people, there is not good management, the people don't want to
0:09:22 > 0:09:26work there?I think it's trouble on all fronts because what it indicates
0:09:26 > 0:09:31to me is that initially when the administration came in, they had a
0:09:31 > 0:09:36very haphazard process in terms of how they hired people to work on the
0:09:36 > 0:09:40White House staff. That's reflected in the fact there are so many
0:09:40 > 0:09:44interim security clearances that have not been completed and the very
0:09:44 > 0:09:49fact that there has been that much churn tells me it's very difficult
0:09:49 > 0:09:55to attract good quality people to then staff and that is troubling.
0:09:55 > 0:09:59President Clinton told you up during his administration basically to come
0:09:59 > 0:10:02in and bring a bit of adult supervision, and was also an
0:10:02 > 0:10:07administration that had a certain amount of chaos in the early years.
0:10:07 > 0:10:11If the Trump administration were to call you up and ask what you have to
0:10:11 > 0:10:16do, we have to stabilise this and it's turning into some sort of soap
0:10:16 > 0:10:20opera in terms of personnel. What would you tell them to do?I think
0:10:20 > 0:10:25John Kelly has done a good job in trying to put some kind of
0:10:25 > 0:10:28structured into place, a chain of command, better discipline in terms
0:10:28 > 0:10:33of the way the staff operates, better control over policy but has
0:10:33 > 0:10:40difficulty is that he still dealing with a very unpredictable principle,
0:10:40 > 0:10:44the president of the United States. The President Trump is willing to
0:10:44 > 0:10:47meet discipline, it makes it tough to call together the staff under of
0:10:47 > 0:10:51that everybody is going in the same direction.Of course you are a
0:10:51 > 0:10:55Democrat, is the call came, would you take it and give some advice?
0:10:55 > 0:11:02California for me is a very nice place to be right now.That is why
0:11:02 > 0:11:06you keep your watch on California time! Thank you for coming into the
0:11:06 > 0:11:11studio. Ryan Christie, for an adviser to George Dubya Bush, we
0:11:11 > 0:11:15have talked of an that are not as chaotic, you saw the numbers,
0:11:15 > 0:11:19clearly much less turnover in that administration knew worked on. Less
0:11:19 > 0:11:23turnover in the Clint Clinton attrition but a huge turnover in
0:11:23 > 0:11:29this administration. Is this what is going on, improper vetting and a
0:11:29 > 0:11:33lack of talent in the White House?I think it's likely the case here. I
0:11:33 > 0:11:37can certainly tell you when we came out and they want and the president
0:11:37 > 0:11:40Bush administration, there was already a system in place of how do
0:11:40 > 0:11:46you set the staff at higher the staff, how do you recruit staff and
0:11:46 > 0:11:50a secretary said moments ago, there was very little organisation thought
0:11:50 > 0:11:53on how President Trump would staff his administration and if you don't
0:11:53 > 0:11:56have the staff in place and they don't know who they are reporting to
0:11:56 > 0:12:03and what they should do, it often means chaos in suits.The
0:12:03 > 0:12:06administration seems to have cut out in the early days a lot of people it
0:12:06 > 0:12:09might have fired because they didn't want people necessarily who were
0:12:09 > 0:12:14very tied to Washington and on the foreign policy side they did not
0:12:14 > 0:12:18want people who had in any way criticised Donald Trump when he was
0:12:18 > 0:12:21running as a candidate. That leaves you a pretty small vanish, doesn't
0:12:21 > 0:12:26it?Issued us. From a who work in the White House, if you have
0:12:26 > 0:12:30insulted President Trump said he is not a competent leader or hold his
0:12:30 > 0:12:33leadership and aggression, you are on the list. There are on the list.
0:12:33 > 0:12:36They're not that many people in Washington, DC, Republican or
0:12:36 > 0:12:40Democrat, who have the experience working in the White House. It's
0:12:40 > 0:12:44very stressful, very hard work and you need people who know how it
0:12:44 > 0:12:48should be done and if you limit your White House staff and you limit your
0:12:48 > 0:12:52foreign policy staff, the State Department and other posts, you are
0:12:52 > 0:12:56really putting the country at a disadvantage.What do they have to
0:12:56 > 0:13:01do now over the Rob Porter story so doesn't keep dominating on the news
0:13:01 > 0:13:04coverage?'S poor chief of staff will said you served with the
0:13:04 > 0:13:07closure for the president of the United States for the pleasure and
0:13:07 > 0:13:11it came been cut and when you make it too. Somehow this year need to
0:13:11 > 0:13:15rule, some people have to take responsibility for this. They have
0:13:15 > 0:13:19to say, Mr President, for the good of the country and your
0:13:19 > 0:13:22administration, I'm leaving.Leon Panetta says he is happy being 3000
0:13:22 > 0:13:27miles away in California. If the call came to you, please serve in
0:13:27 > 0:13:31this administration and give us adult supervision, would you take
0:13:31 > 0:13:34it?I love my home state of California and my wife who is out
0:13:34 > 0:13:39there in San Francisco. Let's put it this, I have been giving them cancel
0:13:39 > 0:13:44on the site and the notion of going inside those gates, muscles
0:13:44 > 0:13:49illustrious bakers, but I'm happy in California.
0:13:52 > 0:13:55How to curtail the power of extremist propaganda on the Internet
0:13:55 > 0:14:00is something the UK Government is asking itself? It's unveiling an
0:14:00 > 0:14:04online tool powered by artificial intelligence and it says it can
0:14:04 > 0:14:08accurately detect jihadists content and block it from being viewed.
0:14:08 > 0:14:12There are concerns that groups like Islamic State could that these
0:14:12 > 0:14:21methods in order to new audiences. Our media editor has the story.
0:14:21 > 0:14:22Militaristic, cinematic and off the shop with high-level production
0:14:22 > 0:14:27values, these propaganda videos for Islamic State this post her and
0:14:27 > 0:14:39hatred. They are easy to find on the Internet right now. One is a
0:14:39 > 0:14:46jihadists new Andy Ellis is legitimate the deal. The creators
0:14:46 > 0:14:51claim the technology, which is obviously secret, can spot 94% of
0:14:51 > 0:14:57ODIs contact online with an accuracy of 99.95%. The technology
0:14:57 > 0:15:02distinctions between news and extremism. Examples of the one on
0:15:02 > 0:15:06the right with high probability to be vetted by a human.We are looking
0:15:06 > 0:15:15to try to remove this content from the public. If it requires somebody
0:15:15 > 0:15:20to have ten passwords is propagated browser before they can get access
0:15:20 > 0:15:28to safe as a win. It means it can't just be shared between them are for.
0:15:28 > 0:15:30Attention has focused on Twitter, Google and Facebook but this
0:15:30 > 0:15:36technology will tell if platforms. Islamic State reporters used over
0:15:36 > 0:15:43400 unique platforms last year, 145 of them for the first time. Like
0:15:43 > 0:15:47other forms of modern media, terrorist propaganda has now shifted
0:15:47 > 0:15:51online. What is so striking about this new tool is that it is funded
0:15:51 > 0:15:54by government rather than technology firms and it is covered by
0:15:54 > 0:15:58artificial intelligence. It is an admission that machines rather than
0:15:58 > 0:16:01manpower will be most effective and finding and removing extremist
0:16:01 > 0:16:08material online. One from a jihadists who works in counter
0:16:08 > 0:16:12radicalisation says terrorists will always find new methods to find new
0:16:12 > 0:16:18audiences and the platforms have to be willing to take action. The big
0:16:18 > 0:16:20players in this area are taking a lot of action but the smaller
0:16:20 > 0:16:23companies, they are not necessarily prepared to play ball with
0:16:23 > 0:16:26government some test because they are suspicious or assembly is
0:16:26 > 0:16:27regarded as being part of
0:16:29 > 0:16:32. It's not clear how widely the technology will be taken by the
0:16:32 > 0:16:37government says its instinct is to collaborate with industry.We're not
0:16:37 > 0:16:40went to rule out taking legislative action if we have to do it but I
0:16:40 > 0:16:44remain convinced that the best way to take real action. To have the
0:16:44 > 0:17:10best outcomes is to have an industry led form like the one we have got.
0:17:22 > 0:17:26Technology and government pressure can reduce harm but it is a war
0:17:26 > 0:17:32without end. There is always a concern that the
0:17:32 > 0:17:37terrorists will manage to stay one step ahead with technology. I listen
0:17:37 > 0:17:43to the Senate hearing this morning. They spoke about Russia, China and
0:17:43 > 0:17:47North Korea and there was little mention of the threat of so-called
0:17:47 > 0:17:51Islamic State. It seems to be something people are not so focused
0:17:51 > 0:17:57on here. Let us look at the economy. If you do not like risk you should
0:17:57 > 0:18:01not probably invest in the stock market right now. The Dow Jones last
0:18:01 > 0:18:09week had its two greatest losses in history but it bounced back and the
0:18:09 > 0:18:17markets have traded up in the last couple of days. So is it going to
0:18:17 > 0:18:29last, this volatility? We can talk about this.
0:18:29 > 0:18:36Should I put the $150 in the stock market?Based on coffee break, you
0:18:36 > 0:18:40might need it. On the stock market, it's not rocket science in this
0:18:40 > 0:18:43regard, money has been almost three and when that's the case people buy
0:18:43 > 0:18:47stuff and as interest rates rise, they might by Leicester and will
0:18:47 > 0:18:57have an effect on asset prices, including the stock market. A better
0:18:57 > 0:18:59rate of return with Westwick comparatively than how the situation
0:18:59 > 0:19:04with a couple of years ago, so there will be some transference from bonds
0:19:04 > 0:19:09to stocks on the stock has had a wild run, they needed some
0:19:09 > 0:19:13adjustment. In that regard itself as long as it doesn't tank from here.
0:19:13 > 0:19:17When money is free, people borrow money. I borrow money to buy my
0:19:17 > 0:19:21house and my car and whatever it is I want to buy but country borrows
0:19:21 > 0:19:25money is as well, the USA has borrowed a lot of money and in a
0:19:25 > 0:19:30borrowing frenzy at the moment, they are piling up debt. You are from the
0:19:30 > 0:19:34Republican party, conventionally the party of fiscal discipline and
0:19:34 > 0:19:37responsibility. The Republicans are still believed that deficits are a
0:19:37 > 0:19:40bad thing?I think they believe that, the question for Republicans
0:19:40 > 0:19:45and Democrats is that you have the will to act on it? We have a country
0:19:45 > 0:19:50where we are $20 trillion in debt officially but a few add all the
0:19:50 > 0:19:58things of books at $60 trillion. If it is a Bankview would be
0:19:58 > 0:20:02investigating at shutting it down. The day of reckoning is coming but
0:20:02 > 0:20:04unfortunately both Republicans and Democrats have their heads in the
0:20:04 > 0:20:08sand and frankly the public is giving it a shoulder shrug these
0:20:08 > 0:20:12days and the public isn't ready, sadly, for a discussion on how we
0:20:12 > 0:20:16will fix this.As you mentioned interest rates could rise, which
0:20:16 > 0:20:19means my mortgage will get expensive in the country yet and that will get
0:20:19 > 0:20:23more expensive, is that the day of reckoning for America?I think it's
0:20:23 > 0:20:28good to be when you have so much of our budget focused on interest on
0:20:28 > 0:20:32debt and interest rates go up and that begins to boil over ability to
0:20:32 > 0:20:36keep our finances in some sort of reasonable or depth and could
0:20:36 > 0:20:42trigger all consequences.I'm disappointed in this Congress, ball
0:20:42 > 0:20:47size for shrugging their shoulders for what is an obvious problem. A
0:20:47 > 0:20:50lot of exuberance has been about among investors thinking is a very
0:20:50 > 0:20:54good times and the like what the administration is doing, one thing
0:20:54 > 0:20:58they don't like the prospect of as a trade war. This morning, President
0:20:58 > 0:21:04Trump talked about the prospect of tariffs on quarters on steel and
0:21:04 > 0:21:09aluminium coming from Asia and South Korea in particular. What would the
0:21:09 > 0:21:12business community make of that?I think they would say trade wars are
0:21:12 > 0:21:17not good as shown by herstory. Even Republicans don't like them!They
0:21:17 > 0:21:22would also say this, it's OK to try to get a better deal is and how much
0:21:22 > 0:21:25of what President Trump is threatening is going to be
0:21:25 > 0:21:28implemented or symbolically implemented as opposed to holistic
0:21:28 > 0:21:31were implemented. If just symbolically and doesn't trigger a
0:21:31 > 0:21:35trade war and we get a better deal. That's not a bad thing because the
0:21:35 > 0:21:39United States has been in some bad trade deals and improving them is a
0:21:39 > 0:21:44good strategic goal.Thanks much for coming in. Let's take a quick look
0:21:44 > 0:21:49at other news that's been going on around the world. The Israeli Prime
0:21:49 > 0:21:52Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu has confirmed that police are
0:21:52 > 0:21:57recommending his indictment in a corruption probe. He has been
0:21:57 > 0:22:01questioned several times since the start of 2017 and has spoken on
0:22:01 > 0:22:03Israeli television denying any wrongdoing. The Dutch Foreign
0:22:03 > 0:22:07Minister has resigned after admitting he lied about meeting
0:22:07 > 0:22:14Vladimir Putin in 2006. He has said he has hurt Vladimir Putin planning
0:22:14 > 0:22:18aggressive Russian expansion and admitted on Monday that he'd head
0:22:18 > 0:22:21the account second-hand but maintained the content was true.
0:22:21 > 0:22:23Here's what he told Dutch members of Parliament.
0:22:26 > 0:22:30TRANSLATION:So as not to burden the position of the Minister of foreign
0:22:30 > 0:22:34affairs, I see no other option than to offer my resignation today to His
0:22:34 > 0:22:39Majesty the King.The leadership of South Africa get an ANC has called
0:22:39 > 0:22:43on the embattled President Jacob Zuma to resign for the sake of the
0:22:43 > 0:22:47country. He has so far refused to go, he is due to hold a news
0:22:47 > 0:22:51conference on Wednesday. He had told his party he wanted to stay in power
0:22:51 > 0:22:55for another 3-6 months.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01It's, Royals moment, Prince Harry Meghan Markle have made their first
0:23:01 > 0:23:04official joint visitors call and as part of a round of official
0:23:04 > 0:23:07engagements in the run-up to their wedding in May. This is the fourth
0:23:07 > 0:23:09appeal as the couple have made since their engagement was announced in
0:23:09 > 0:23:18November. Edinburgh Castle and welcome to Scotland on a date when
0:23:18 > 0:23:23the temperature was barely above zero.
0:23:23 > 0:23:26A day, then, for a good warm overcoat and there
0:23:26 > 0:23:28was Meghan Markle, wrapped up in the very thing.
0:23:28 > 0:23:30The coat, patterned in tartan green and blue.
0:23:30 > 0:23:34Offering a welcome, the band of Her Majesty's Royal Marines
0:23:34 > 0:23:36Scotland and the regimental mascot of the Royal Regiment of Scotland,
0:23:36 > 0:23:44a Shetland pony with sharp teeth.
0:23:44 > 0:23:45Watch Harry's left hand.
0:23:45 > 0:23:46Oh, nearly got him!
0:23:46 > 0:23:48Harry moved on, ring finger intact and Meghan amused.
0:23:48 > 0:23:52Bang went the one o'clock gun, out came the thoughtfully-provided
0:23:52 > 0:23:57ear plugs and as Harry and Meghan gazed over the city, those who'd
0:23:57 > 0:24:00come to see them were positive.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03I got to meet Meghan today and she is absolutely beautiful.
0:24:03 > 0:24:07I'm so excited for them to be here in Edinburgh today.
0:24:07 > 0:24:09They're the future of the Royal family, Meghan and Harry
0:24:09 > 0:24:12and William and Kate, they're the future.
0:24:12 > 0:24:15This has been another important introduction on the Meghan Markle
0:24:15 > 0:25:10familiarisation tour of the United Kingdom.
0:25:10 > 0:25:13The union, of course, is a sensitive issue,
0:25:20 > 0:25:26You have the young lady who is going to be a princess who is half African
0:25:26 > 0:25:30American and that is extraordinary. It shows that the monarchy are
0:25:30 > 0:25:35coming up to date and recognise that a lot of young people like the
0:25:35 > 0:25:40monarchy.Do you think they will be as much interest as we had with Kate
0:25:40 > 0:25:47and William?Absolutely, it will be a lot of fun to watch.I do not
0:25:47 > 0:25:56trust you to make the tea! Coming up for viewers on the BBC News Channel.
0:25:56 > 0:25:59Considering the successor to the Queen as head of the Commonwealth,
0:25:59 > 0:26:02the BBC learned it may not necessarily be the heir to the
0:26:02 > 0:26:09throne. And the changing face of clowning.
0:26:10 > 0:26:13throne. And the changing face of clowning.
0:26:14 > 0:26:18Over the last 24 hours we've seen heavy rain and significant snow in
0:26:18 > 0:26:24places. Beautiful scenes here in the Scottish Highlands. In the next 24
0:26:24 > 0:26:31hours we have more of those weather elements. Another weather system
0:26:31 > 0:26:38showing its hand in the Atlantic. That will start to slide in during
0:26:38 > 0:26:43the rest of this evening and tonight. Ahead of that the wind
0:26:43 > 0:26:48picking up, gales in some western spot. And it could start to bring in
0:26:48 > 0:26:54some snow especially over higher ground in Northern Ireland.
0:26:54 > 0:26:59Temperatures generally dipping down to freezing or below. So the frontal
0:26:59 > 0:27:05system pushing in in the first part of tomorrow. Cold enough for some
0:27:05 > 0:27:11snow across northern areas initially to quite low levels. Those snow
0:27:11 > 0:27:18levels tend to become increasingly confined to higher ground but not
0:27:18 > 0:27:23before we've seen a covering of up to 12 centimetres across some high
0:27:23 > 0:27:27ground in the north-west of Scotland. And further south we could
0:27:27 > 0:27:34see five, seven centimetres of snow. Northern Ireland by this stage
0:27:34 > 0:27:38brightening up and then cloud and patchy rain across parts of Wales
0:27:38 > 0:27:46and the south-west of England. Then we take this band of sleet and snow
0:27:46 > 0:27:51east through the day. Behind that things begin to brighten up and we
0:27:51 > 0:27:59introduce something a little bit milder. Moving out of Wednesday the
0:27:59 > 0:28:04weather system moves off into the near continent but low pressure is
0:28:04 > 0:28:10still in charge and delivering some wintry showers. The further south
0:28:10 > 0:28:17you come, fewer showers and more in the way of dry weather. In the
0:28:17 > 0:28:23sunshine in the South, ten or 11 degrees in London. Still colder
0:28:23 > 0:28:29further north but into the weekend and beyond, things should turn mild
0:28:29 > 0:28:41for just about everyone. Some quieter weather on the way.
0:30:14 > 0:30:17This is Beyond One Hundred Days, with me Katty Kay in Washington -
0:30:17 > 0:30:18Our top stories.
0:30:18 > 0:30:20In a long Senate hearing, intelligence agencies say Russia has
0:30:20 > 0:30:24never stopped trying to meddle in US politics - and is a threat
0:30:24 > 0:30:25to November's mid-term elections.
0:30:25 > 0:30:31The former CIA chief gave us his reaction.
0:30:31 > 0:30:35The president needs to listen to his intelligence chiefs. They are the
0:30:35 > 0:30:38ones who testified today and they made clear that the Russians are
0:30:38 > 0:30:42going to attack the election institutions in this country.
0:30:42 > 0:30:44The British government unveils an online tool,
0:30:44 > 0:30:47powered by artificial intelligence, that it says can accurately detect
0:30:47 > 0:30:51jihadist content and stop it from being viewed.
0:30:51 > 0:30:59Coming up in the next half hour.
0:30:59 > 0:31:01Would the Irish economy suffer if no Brexit deal is reached?
0:31:01 > 0:31:03We hear the concerns for Ireland's Border communities.
0:31:03 > 0:31:06As support for the US President weakens among women -
0:31:06 > 0:31:09we check in with Latinas For Trump - are they standing by their man?
0:31:09 > 0:31:11Let us know your thoughts by using the hashtag
0:31:11 > 0:31:19'Beyond-One-Hundred-Days'.
0:31:19 > 0:31:21The Commonwealth is sometimes called a 'post-colonial club.'.
0:31:21 > 0:31:24This hang over from the British Empire
0:31:24 > 0:31:25includes among others, Canada,
0:31:25 > 0:31:28Malta, Kenya and Pakistan and it turns out they all have views
0:31:28 > 0:31:31on who should be their monarch.
0:31:31 > 0:31:36It's an organisation with 53 members states and membership is voluntary.
0:31:36 > 0:31:38It covers about 2-point-4 billion people - a third
0:31:38 > 0:31:39of the world's population.
0:31:39 > 0:31:41It's responsible for the Commonwealth Games -
0:31:41 > 0:31:44the next one due to be held on the Gold Coast in
0:31:44 > 0:31:45Australia in April.
0:31:45 > 0:31:48Queen Elizabeth is the head of the Commonwealth -
0:31:48 > 0:31:50seen here last Friday, accepting The Gambia's application
0:31:50 > 0:31:53to become a member once again.
0:31:53 > 0:31:55But who will succeed her?
0:31:55 > 0:31:57The BBC has learned that the Commonwealth has secretly
0:31:57 > 0:32:02begun considering who will be the next head of the organisation.
0:32:02 > 0:32:05The issue is hugely sensitive because the role is not hereditary -
0:32:05 > 0:32:07and will not pass automatically to the Prince of Wales,
0:32:07 > 0:32:11on the Queen's death.
0:32:11 > 0:32:13In a moment, we'll get the thoughts of Dr Sue Onslow -
0:32:13 > 0:32:16the deputy director of the Institute of Commonwealth Studies -
0:32:16 > 0:32:18but first, let's hear from our Diplomatic Correspondent,
0:32:18 > 0:32:26James Landale, in Westminster.
0:32:26 > 0:32:31This seems almost treasonous to even discuss who should take over from
0:32:31 > 0:32:36the Queen!Absolutely right, it is hugely sensitive. And not a debate
0:32:36 > 0:32:40that people want to have publicly. Since I wrote the story this morning
0:32:40 > 0:32:44there have been a lot of people not answering their telephones and
0:32:44 > 0:32:49insisting this is not what is going on. What is happening, everyone
0:32:49 > 0:32:55knows that the Queen is 91, and there is a big summit of
0:32:55 > 0:32:57Commonwealth heads of government in the UK and a couple of months. They
0:32:57 > 0:33:01note that the issue will come up in the margins. So people are beginning
0:33:01 > 0:33:08to think about that because as you say it is not automatically the
0:33:08 > 0:33:13Prince of Wales who takes over. So the question is what should happen.
0:33:13 > 0:33:16If you talk to most people who have seen your leadership roles in the
0:33:16 > 0:33:20Commonwealth they will say there is no plausible alternative to the
0:33:20 > 0:33:24Prince of Wales but should he automatically get it, should you set
0:33:24 > 0:33:27up a new system so it is automatically the head of state of
0:33:27 > 0:33:32UK or should we just give the job to the Prince of Wales and delay the
0:33:32 > 0:33:37long-term decision for another time. I had no idea this was so
0:33:37 > 0:33:43complicated. He gets to be the automatic leader, head of the
0:33:43 > 0:33:48Commonwealth 15 I think, of the 53 countries, so why can they not just
0:33:48 > 0:33:52all do the same thing.He gets to be head of state in those countries but
0:33:52 > 0:33:55not automatically the head of the Commonwealth of which those
0:33:55 > 0:34:01countries are a member. It is that complicated. So essentially what
0:34:01 > 0:34:04they have to do is to work out should we just make a one-off
0:34:04 > 0:34:10decision or should they set up a new procedure. The problem, the reason
0:34:10 > 0:34:13there is uncertainty is back at the moment it would just be a decision
0:34:13 > 0:34:16made by the people who happen to be heads of the Commonwealth
0:34:16 > 0:34:20governments at the time when the Queen goes. And there is a degree of
0:34:20 > 0:34:25uncertainty about that. I think when people talk about the future of the
0:34:25 > 0:34:29Commonwealth and where it the focus should be they also need to talk
0:34:29 > 0:34:32about the ceremonial leadership. Thank you very much.
0:34:32 > 0:34:35Let's get the thoughts of Dr Sue Onslow -
0:34:35 > 0:34:41the deputy director of the Institute of Commonwealth Studies.
0:34:41 > 0:34:45We know that the Queen is popular as head of the Commonwealth. What do
0:34:45 > 0:34:53they make of Prince Charles, do we have any sense of that?The Prince
0:34:53 > 0:34:57of Wales has been stepping into the role representing his mother for
0:34:57 > 0:35:02some years now. Of course he represented her of the Commonwealth
0:35:02 > 0:35:05Heads of Government Meeting in Sri Lankan in 2013 mark and by all
0:35:05 > 0:35:11accounts he did an excellent job in difficult circumstances. He also
0:35:11 > 0:35:15stepped in to her position hosting Commonwealth events and more and
0:35:15 > 0:35:19more he has assumed a supportive role to her unique position as head
0:35:19 > 0:35:25of the Commonwealth. But I agree that there is discussion privately
0:35:25 > 0:35:31about the possibility of the future head. These have been going on for
0:35:31 > 0:35:36some time, I can think of some discussion going on in the 1990s to
0:35:36 > 0:35:41try to resolve this particular issue. So this is not a new issue
0:35:41 > 0:35:46for the Commonwealth to consider but it is becoming shall we say more
0:35:46 > 0:35:50important given the advancing age of the Queen.In a way if you think in
0:35:50 > 0:35:55the sweep of history no one really can take the place of the Queen in
0:35:55 > 0:36:01terms of the Commonwealth because she has bridged those eras, she has
0:36:01 > 0:36:04come out of the camp colonial era and been there for so long, known so
0:36:04 > 0:36:08many head of state and she knew the world when it was a very different
0:36:08 > 0:36:12place and the Commonwealth had so much more importance in the world.
0:36:12 > 0:36:20You are right because the Commonwealth has evolved since 1949.
0:36:20 > 0:36:25And the Queen, her position originally as a symbolic
0:36:25 > 0:36:26representation of the free Association of the original eight
0:36:26 > 0:36:33member states. Now to the 53 member associations. Of course she stepped
0:36:33 > 0:36:39into the role that had been occupied by her father because he had been
0:36:39 > 0:36:44originally king, Emperor and then when India became independent and
0:36:44 > 0:36:49other sub Asian countries acquired independence from the UK, by 1949
0:36:49 > 0:36:53the monarch then formed this symbolic representation with
0:36:53 > 0:36:59continued free association. And yes there was this differentiation
0:36:59 > 0:37:04between the British monarch as head of state, its constitutional
0:37:04 > 0:37:07responsibilities for the other 15 Commonwealth countries and the
0:37:07 > 0:37:12separate role as head of the modern Commonwealth. Although there appear
0:37:12 > 0:37:16to be points of connection and crossover fundamentally they're
0:37:16 > 0:37:20different responsibilities. The Queen has generally been unique, it
0:37:20 > 0:37:26is very much a People's Association and by her own particular stamp, her
0:37:26 > 0:37:30authority and her own commitment and input and enjoyment of the
0:37:30 > 0:37:33Commonwealth she has also evolved with it. These will be very big
0:37:33 > 0:37:43shoes to fill.Thank you very much. Lovely pictures there of the Queen
0:37:43 > 0:37:46in the earlier days of her reign.
0:37:46 > 0:37:49Let's take a look at some of the other news making the headlines.
0:37:49 > 0:37:51The president of Haiti has condemned the actions of staff
0:37:51 > 0:37:54from the British charity, Oxfam, after the charity admitted
0:37:54 > 0:37:56some of its employees used prostitutes in the country.
0:37:56 > 0:37:58President Jovenel Moise accused the staff in question
0:37:58 > 0:38:00of using an earthquake eight years ago to sexually exploit
0:38:00 > 0:38:02people in need.
0:38:02 > 0:38:12Prostitution is illegal in the country.
0:38:29 > 0:38:31Rescue teams in the Pacific island state of Tonga are assessing
0:38:31 > 0:38:34the extent of the damage after Cyclone Gita hit
0:38:34 > 0:38:35the capital, Nuku'alofa.
0:38:35 > 0:38:37Many buildings have been destroyed, including a Catholic church
0:38:37 > 0:38:38and the main parliament building.
0:38:38 > 0:38:40Thousands of Tongans are in evacuation centres.
0:38:40 > 0:38:42The North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, has praised South Korea
0:38:42 > 0:38:44for its 'very impressive' and 'sincere' efforts
0:38:44 > 0:38:46in hosting his sister, during the opening of the Winter
0:38:46 > 0:38:47Olympics.
0:38:47 > 0:38:50He made the comments after a delegation from the North
0:38:50 > 0:38:52returned from a three-day visit to the host city of the Winter
0:38:52 > 0:39:01Olympics, Pyeongchang.
0:39:01 > 0:39:03Ireland's Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has said he will work hard
0:39:03 > 0:39:06with the British government to avoid a 'hard border' after Brexit,
0:39:06 > 0:39:09but the UK's now commited to ending both the current Single Market
0:39:09 > 0:39:12and the Customs Union and so it's hard to see that's going to work?
0:39:12 > 0:39:15A new report shows Ireland's economy could suffer a 7% hit as a result
0:39:16 > 0:39:17of a no-deal Brexit.
0:39:17 > 0:39:20So what do the changes ahead mean for the people of Ireland?
0:39:20 > 0:39:23One man staring the situation in the face, is Fergus O'Dowd,
0:39:23 > 0:39:28a Fine Gael politician representing the Border
0:39:29 > 0:39:30consituency of Louth.
0:39:30 > 0:39:36He joins me from Dublin.
0:39:36 > 0:39:41Thank you for joining me. What you make of this new economic assessment
0:39:41 > 0:39:46report showing a 7% hit if there is no deal but pretty much a hit under
0:39:46 > 0:39:50any circumstances even if there are variations of staying in the customs
0:39:50 > 0:39:56union but not the customs union or vice versa.I looked at all the
0:39:56 > 0:40:00options between a so-called soft Brexit, as much as we can between
0:40:00 > 0:40:04the UK and Europe and Ireland as we have now and the hard Brexit where
0:40:04 > 0:40:10there is no deal. The worst scenario is a growth rate of 2.2% and that
0:40:10 > 0:40:17the economy would lose out something like 18 billion by 2030. A huge
0:40:17 > 0:40:20problem for everyone and particularly for ourselves. And the
0:40:20 > 0:40:26point is delighted that the Taoiseach before Christmas, Leo
0:40:26 > 0:40:28Varadkar and Theresa May didn't reach consensus that the worst
0:40:28 > 0:40:36option of all is nothing if is arranged properly there would still
0:40:36 > 0:40:43be as Theresa May reiterated yesterday, a border without any
0:40:43 > 0:40:50friction between North and South which is hugely important.Do you
0:40:50 > 0:40:53think that that is what is going to happen, that they really will be no
0:40:53 > 0:40:59infrastructure on the border between North and South that could limit the
0:40:59 > 0:41:03movement of people or goods?That is what we want, obviously what we
0:41:03 > 0:41:08really want is, we accept the UK is leaving Europe but we want as close
0:41:08 > 0:41:14as possible relationship between Britain and Europe as they have now,
0:41:14 > 0:41:18as close as possible. It is best for them and best for us. Why should
0:41:18 > 0:41:23Britain suffer, why should the parts that voted mostly for Brexit
0:41:23 > 0:41:26suffered the greatest lost and why should our country be plunged into
0:41:26 > 0:41:34difficulties as a result of this. Let's work together.It is what the
0:41:34 > 0:41:37British people voted for in the referendum. If there is no
0:41:37 > 0:41:42infrastructure on the border I still do not understand how goods will be
0:41:42 > 0:41:47controlled going from Europe to the rest of the UK. Because if they can
0:41:47 > 0:41:51get across that border they can get into the rest of the UK.The problem
0:41:51 > 0:41:57is two thirds of our exports go through the UK, that is by
0:41:57 > 0:42:01container. But the problem is if you have a hard Brexit or a Brexit where
0:42:01 > 0:42:06you're not part of the customs union that means every lorry going north
0:42:06 > 0:42:14or south must have spent something like 400 UK sterling to be able to
0:42:14 > 0:42:18go through the bureaucracy even digitally. So it will be a huge
0:42:18 > 0:42:24expense. You have 30,000 people travelling north and south each day
0:42:24 > 0:42:29to work. 1.2 million vehicles every month passing north to south. If you
0:42:29 > 0:42:37have delays, customs, police stops, it is going to significantly and
0:42:37 > 0:42:42adversely affect obviously transport, commerce, agriculture and
0:42:42 > 0:42:45ordinary people in the course of their daily lives. We do not want
0:42:45 > 0:42:49that to happen and it will not help anyone north or south if we go
0:42:49 > 0:42:58there.Thank you very much. All the speculation seems to be this will be
0:42:58 > 0:43:02claimed as a technological solution but how long that will take to put
0:43:02 > 0:43:05in place if there is an open border between the Republic and Northern
0:43:05 > 0:43:11Ireland. That is what people do not know.
0:43:11 > 0:43:12This is Beyond One Hundred Days.
0:43:12 > 0:43:17Still to come.
0:43:17 > 0:43:21Why the future of clowns are under threat as they celebrate 250 years
0:43:21 > 0:43:24of slapstick comedy.
0:43:24 > 0:43:27The former football coach, Barry Bennell, has been found guilty
0:43:27 > 0:43:32of multiple sex offences, against young boys in the 1980s.
0:43:32 > 0:43:36Bennell, who's 64, had denied 48 charges, including indecent assault
0:43:36 > 0:43:39and serious sexual assaults, but the jury convicted him on 36
0:43:39 > 0:43:44counts, and has asked for more time to consider seven others.
0:43:44 > 0:43:47During the trial prosecutors described him as a 'predatory
0:43:47 > 0:43:50paedophile', who molested young boys on an 'industrial scale'.
0:43:50 > 0:43:55Danny Savage reports from Liverpool Crown Court.
0:43:55 > 0:43:58Barry Bennell, a football coach who abused many
0:43:58 > 0:44:01young boys in his charge.
0:44:01 > 0:44:03Today, he was convicted of sexually assaulting boys aged
0:44:03 > 0:44:06between eight and 15.
0:44:06 > 0:44:09He was the gatekeeper to a dream world in football,
0:44:09 > 0:44:14but his victims had to silently suffer horrific abuse.
0:44:14 > 0:44:17His trial heard he was a child molester on an industrial scale.
0:44:17 > 0:44:21This afternoon, he was found guilty of assaulting ten of the 11 boys
0:44:21 > 0:44:24this trial centred on.
0:44:24 > 0:44:27The jury haven't yet reached a decision on a number of other
0:44:27 > 0:44:31charges and will continue their deliberations tomorrow.
0:44:31 > 0:44:34He abused the boys at his homes, one of which was in this
0:44:34 > 0:44:35Derbyshire village.
0:44:35 > 0:44:39He had arcade games and exotic pets and always had a reason
0:44:39 > 0:44:40for them to stay over.
0:44:40 > 0:44:43His victims were associated with Crewe and Manchester City,
0:44:43 > 0:44:47where he was involved in the junior setups.
0:44:47 > 0:44:49He was said to have been treated like God at
0:44:49 > 0:44:52Manchester City's Maine Road ground.
0:44:52 > 0:44:55In court, it was said Bennell had groomed the parents
0:44:55 > 0:44:58of the complainants so he could carry on the abuse.
0:44:58 > 0:45:01He offered no evidence in his defence, but his barrister
0:45:01 > 0:45:04accused some of the men, who were boys at the time,
0:45:04 > 0:45:09of inventing stories about him and jumping on the bandwagon.
0:45:09 > 0:45:11Today, the 64-year-old, who has appeared throughout the case
0:45:11 > 0:45:13via video link, shook his head as the guilty verdicts
0:45:14 > 0:45:17were returned.
0:45:17 > 0:45:20Some of his victims were in tears, hearing finally that the man who'd
0:45:20 > 0:45:30abused them when they were little boys has been convicted.
0:45:45 > 0:45:47Elections are underway for a new President
0:45:47 > 0:45:49for the world's clowns - with a Briton among
0:45:49 > 0:45:57the front runners.
0:45:57 > 0:46:07David Sillito has more.
0:46:07 > 0:46:10This face is old-fashioned, in a way, now.
0:46:10 > 0:46:12Hands up if you couldn't care less...
0:46:12 > 0:46:16Over the years the clown numbers have dropped in shows.
0:46:16 > 0:46:18Once upon a time, every circus had its own troupe.
0:46:18 > 0:46:20ARCHIVE FOOTAGE VOICEOVER: As always, the clowns
0:46:20 > 0:46:22bring down the house.
0:46:22 > 0:46:24The facepaint, the big shoes, they were the heart of circus
0:46:24 > 0:46:31heritage, but the wigs and grease paint are in decline.
0:46:31 > 0:46:34Maybe it's the clown horror films, but on this anniversary year
0:46:34 > 0:46:40there is a big issue for the man hoping to be World Clown President.
0:46:40 > 0:46:44I didn't realise there was democracy in clowning.
0:46:44 > 0:46:47There is quite a lot of democracy and quite a lot of politics as well.
0:46:48 > 0:46:49What are the issues at the moment?
0:46:49 > 0:46:51You've already highlighted the main question we asked,
0:46:51 > 0:46:55are people scared of clowns?
0:46:55 > 0:46:57It is the big issue.
0:46:57 > 0:47:00Even here in the heart of clowndom, more and more clowns are giving up
0:47:00 > 0:47:04on looking like clowns.
0:47:04 > 0:47:08If you had seen me back in 1973 when I first started coming here,
0:47:08 > 0:47:12then you would have seen a completely different face.
0:47:12 > 0:47:14You don't look like proper clowns.
0:47:14 > 0:47:18THEY HUFF.
0:47:18 > 0:47:23Children, over the years have got a little bit wary of clowns.
0:47:23 > 0:47:27But there is a fightback against all this anti-clown prejudice.
0:47:27 > 0:47:31I am PC Bibbledy Bobby or Bibbledy Bob the Clown,
0:47:31 > 0:47:33the regional director for the World Clown Association
0:47:33 > 0:47:35for Europe and the whole of Africa.
0:47:35 > 0:47:37I thank you.
0:47:37 > 0:47:40Yes, there really is a regional clown director.
0:47:40 > 0:47:42You press people, you like a negative story.
0:47:42 > 0:47:45Positivity does not sell.
0:47:45 > 0:47:48So unfortunately we keep being busy, we keep getting work,
0:47:48 > 0:47:51and you are obsessed with the fact that we might not be getting work
0:47:51 > 0:47:53because of silly films.
0:47:53 > 0:47:55I stood corrected.
0:47:55 > 0:47:58It seems there is, still, a lot of clown love out there.
0:47:58 > 0:48:00But clown politics?
0:48:00 > 0:48:04I had a chat with Elsie Fanackerpants...
0:48:04 > 0:48:08It is only when it gets to meetings, it can get quite heated.
0:48:08 > 0:48:09There are clown meetings?
0:48:09 > 0:48:10There's a committee...
0:48:10 > 0:48:13SHE LAUGHS.
0:48:13 > 0:48:17I couldn't take it seriously...!
0:48:17 > 0:48:20So Elsie won't be running for World Clown President.
0:48:20 > 0:48:22But someone has to.
0:48:22 > 0:48:24Because when it comes to the future of clowning,
0:48:24 > 0:48:34there is a lot to think about.
0:48:42 > 0:48:48Now every week we listen to politicians give their assessment of
0:48:48 > 0:48:52the jobs being done so far by President Trump.
0:48:52 > 0:48:54Denise Galvez is a founder member of Latinas for Trump
0:48:54 > 0:48:59and joins me now from Miami.
0:48:59 > 0:49:04An issue I imagine you are looking at and some of your fellow
0:49:04 > 0:49:07supporters are looking at is the question of immigration. It has not
0:49:07 > 0:49:14been resolved between Democrats and Republicans perhaps no surprise. The
0:49:14 > 0:49:20president has suggested a pathway to citizenship for almost 2 million
0:49:20 > 0:49:22young people brought to the United States illegally by their parents.
0:49:22 > 0:49:27Is that something you would support? Absolutely, let's give him credit
0:49:27 > 0:49:33for bringing it to the forefront. We had the opportunity back in 1995 and
0:49:33 > 0:49:37he shares the same sentiment President Clinton shared back then
0:49:37 > 0:49:42and here we are arguing the details of Whitley Wood should be a
0:49:42 > 0:49:47completely partisan immigration reform package will be all come to
0:49:47 > 0:49:55the table and finally agree.There are other members of his
0:49:55 > 0:50:00conservative base who hate the idea of people here illegally having any
0:50:00 > 0:50:05path to citizenship?That is catering to the extreme and I think
0:50:05 > 0:50:12the majority of us here are quite moderate on immigration. We agree
0:50:12 > 0:50:15with some sort of path whether it takes five years, eight years, and
0:50:15 > 0:50:19what it looks like, what transition looks like is important to us. But
0:50:19 > 0:50:23that they should have a path to citizenship I think we all agree on.
0:50:23 > 0:50:28And so does his core. What would you like to hear more of and blasts off
0:50:28 > 0:50:36from the White House?I would like to hear less about the memos, I
0:50:36 > 0:50:40think that is just distracting us from actual policy-making. I think
0:50:40 > 0:50:46to me it is tantamount to high school gossip. I think he just
0:50:46 > 0:50:51released today his infrastructure plans so I think we should start to
0:50:51 > 0:50:56pay attention to the details of that and how it will help with the
0:50:56 > 0:50:59economy which I think is so important. We're still feeling the
0:50:59 > 0:51:05results of the tax credits and the tax reforms. So we need to focus I
0:51:05 > 0:51:12think on that and less on all the bipartisan rhetoric.He has been in
0:51:12 > 0:51:16office for a year now and we have not spoken to you for a while, can
0:51:16 > 0:51:23you give him a grading?I would give him a B+. Only because I wish he
0:51:23 > 0:51:30would let things sit more. I think he reacts too much to criticism from
0:51:30 > 0:51:35the media and when he has had really crucial wins he should've let them
0:51:35 > 0:51:38stand alone instead of getting into some argument about something on
0:51:38 > 0:51:44Twitter or at the latest Trump bashing that takes place all day
0:51:44 > 0:51:51long.You're focused on the mid-term elections in November and trying to
0:51:51 > 0:51:59get Republicans in Florida elected. One group suffering, that the
0:51:59 > 0:52:06president is seeing a lack of support amongst is women.So that it
0:52:06 > 0:52:12something that we are championing here locally and I'm trying to use
0:52:12 > 0:52:21the voice of pettiness to support more women. Right here locally we
0:52:21 > 0:52:26have an important election, district 27 and many women are in the race, I
0:52:26 > 0:52:31think we need to separate the true candidates from some of those just
0:52:31 > 0:52:35doing it as a career move. Seafood is going to be best to represent
0:52:35 > 0:52:42women in Congress we are losing a strong woman in that district. So
0:52:42 > 0:52:48right now I wish we could focus more on the mid-term elections especially
0:52:48 > 0:52:53in Florida and pay less attention to all the bipartisan rhetoric on TV
0:52:53 > 0:53:00and the media.Thank you.
0:53:00 > 0:53:03And our political analyst Ron Christie is back with me now.
0:53:04 > 0:53:12The mid-term elections, we've heard talk of a tsunami in favour of
0:53:12 > 0:53:18Democrats, then the tax reform was passed and it seemed the Republicans
0:53:18 > 0:53:24were doing better. How do you see them shaking up now?One thing I've
0:53:24 > 0:53:26learnt in politics is to not pay too much attention to the opinion polls
0:53:26 > 0:53:35this early. I think the House of Representatives could be in play, a
0:53:35 > 0:53:40number of Republicans from moderate districts are retiring, almost 40
0:53:40 > 0:53:45not coming back so the question for me is can the Democrats field
0:53:45 > 0:53:49candidates in these districts that can be competitive. And I think that
0:53:49 > 0:53:53they can.What is the key for the president and the Republican party
0:53:53 > 0:53:58in these mid-term elections, is it expanding their appeal or making
0:53:58 > 0:54:02sure that base we keep hearing about actually turns out to vote?It is
0:54:02 > 0:54:08keeping that case and keeping them voting. It is a referendum
0:54:08 > 0:54:12essentially on the president. You will see a loss typically in the
0:54:12 > 0:54:16range of 25 seeds for the party in power. Republicans control
0:54:16 > 0:54:20everything in Washington so if you're Donald Trump or Paul Ryan
0:54:20 > 0:54:25Mitch McConnell you will say to people you need to stick with us.
0:54:25 > 0:54:29And of course it is only February but we also talk about the elections
0:54:29 > 0:54:33early because you need to start raising the money early. Before we
0:54:33 > 0:54:37go just to show these pictures, watching the Winter Olympics sees
0:54:37 > 0:54:46many competitors reaching new heights.
0:54:46 > 0:54:47But Swiss freestyle skier,
0:54:47 > 0:54:50Fabian Bosch, has taken that meaning to a whole different level.
0:54:50 > 0:54:52Here he is clinging to an escalator in Pyeongchang.
0:54:52 > 0:54:55The daring 20-year-old isn't due to compete until the weekend -
0:54:55 > 0:54:58I bet his team mates are just glad he landed with both feet
0:54:58 > 0:55:02firmly on the ground.
0:55:02 > 0:55:08There he goes, he makes it look so easy. There are many sports in the
0:55:08 > 0:55:12Olympics I do not want to try and that is one of them.He is a
0:55:12 > 0:55:22daredevil! You and I have much more sense.His team-mates must be
0:55:22 > 0:55:27furious! Favourite sport so far in the Winter Olympics?The women's
0:55:27 > 0:55:35snowboarding, awesome stuff.Chloe Kim was fantastic. 17 years old. But
0:55:35 > 0:55:40I have to confess as a mother I just get so sad every time one of them
0:55:40 > 0:55:49falls down, it heartbreaking. Of course I am a big skier and
0:55:49 > 0:55:52Christian is of course skiing this week and we are all worried about
0:55:52 > 0:55:56him. He is going to take a medal!
0:55:56 > 0:55:59Coming up next on BBC World News - Karin Giannone is here
0:55:59 > 0:56:02with Outside Source and for viewers in the UK - we'll have the latest