03/03/2016 Outside Source

Hello, I'm Philippa Thomas, this is Outside Source.

Donald Trump has come under fire from the last Republican politician

to be nominated for the White House - Mitt Romney, who challenged

Now Romney has made this dramatic public criticism of the man likely

The Foley, a fraud. His promises are as worthless as a degree from Trump

University. But Donald Trump met in salt with insults, sneering at

Romney's failure to oust President Obama. I am not a fan of Barack

Obama and that was the reason I backed Mitt Romney. I backed him.

You can see how loyal he is coming he was begging for my endorsement. I

could've said, drop to your knees and he would have done.

One of the EU's most senior officials has warned that

economic migrants should not try to come to Europe.

North Korea responds with defiance to new UN sanctions,

by firing a volley of missiles into the sea.

And we have a report from Mexico where our correspondent met one of

the leading politicians vowing to take on the drug lords.

The last official Republican candidate for the US presidency has

said this year's Republican frontrunner Donald Trump would be

very bad for American workers and the American family,

and would plunge the United States into "grave recession".

A foreign policy magazine put it in a tweet:

Mitt Romney said that a Trump presidency would be very bad for

American workers and families. And that it would plunge the United

States into grave recession. Let's listen. If we make the right

choices, America's future will be even better than our past and better

than our present. On the other hand, if we make improvident choices, the

bright horizon I have described will not materialise. And let me put it

plainly, if we Republicans choose Donald Trump is our nominee, the

prospect for a safe and prosperous future is greatly diminished. But as

the Guardian's Paul Thomas got it right when he said this:

Could be. Trump as some high-profile backing. Let's look at this.

Sara Bayman, that is, who was running as vice president in 2008.

Then again, the man who picked as a running mate, McCain, has also been

tearing into Donald Trump, saying: And off a lot flying around. What

has Donald Trump had to say about it all tonight?

I backed him, and you can see how loyal he

is, he was begging for my endorsement.

I could've said, Mitt, drop to your knees and he would have

He was begging me, and did you see...

He said, I'm not big like him, he's a great businessman,

Well, since then I have done much better.

Catty Quay, it just gets more dramatic. What exactly is Mitt

Romney trying to achieve? Just when you thought this campaign could not

get more outlandish, you have these two Republicans, Donald Trump and

Mitt Romney, behaving more like my kids in the school yard. I think for

Mitt Romney, as for the GOP establishment, there is a sense of

panic setting in. What can we do to try to stop Donald Trump from

becoming the nominee? They do not like the guy, they do not like what

he is saying, and more importantly they feel that he cannot beat

Hillary Clinton and that they would lose the White House to the

Democrats for at least four years and any Supreme Court picks along

with that. They see this as an important moment in the political

process and he wants to weigh in on it. The trouble is, Mitt Romney is

not the most ideal messenger because four years ago he said the Donald

Trump was a fabulous businessman who had done great things for the

economy and America. And I can only issue that Mitt Romney laying into

Donald Trump will enrage Trump's supporters even more and they will

rally around him even tighter than they have done. And isn't that the

danger? The Trump narrative is, look, everyone is out to get me and

the establishment hates me, I am not an insider. This could actually

increase his support base. Yes. That specific thing could. The caveat is

that the establishment Republicans, people like John McCain and Mitt

Romney and others who have got together to fund an organisation to

try to stop Donald Trump are now actively pouring in money against

Donald Trump in two of the key states coming up in primary on March

the 15th in Florida and Ohio. The strategy for Republicans want to

stop Trump now seems to be, listen, we will deprive him of the 1237

delegates he needs to have a majority to be our party's nominee

and we will do that by keeping the other candidates in the race and

letting them chip away at Donald Trump's lead. It is a risky bet but

I think they have not got many other options at the moment. And I guess

they have to take that bet with a thought about the convention in July

which is normally a prime-time coronation of the candidate and it

could look really nasty. Yes. Everyone is talking about chaos in

Cleveland at the moment at the end of July we will all be there. And,

there may or may not be by that stage a clear Republican nominee. If

we get to that stage and Donald Trump does not have the 1200

delegates he needs, potentially you could have what is called a brokered

or open convention. Then all hell breaks loose because Republicans

have to negotiate over who they want to be a leader to be. And there is a

risk, a real risk for the Republican party that is Donald Trump's very,

very enthusiastic supporters, of whom there are millions in this

country, feel that this nomination has been snatched from them, they

will be furious with the Republican Party and that could lead to the

disintegration of the party. This is a highly volatile, highly risky time

for the Republican Party. You have to feel for Republicans at the

moment because they are watching this and thinking, what is the

future of our party? Katty Kay, thank you very much.

'Don't come to Europe in search of a better life.' That's

what the President of the European Council Donald Tusk

Our correspondent, Danny Savage is on the Greek -- Macedonian -- is on

the Greek and Macedonian border. At the border camp were grease meets in

Macedonia, growing number of people have had enough. They want to move

on but they cannot so today they protested.

This could go one of two ways, either red bricks are peacefully or

the police move in and shift them. My brother is sick and everything

here is disgusting. I do not feel like a human being any more because

I sleep in the middle of nowhere. Most here are Syrians and Iraqis who

say they are refugees fleeing war. But these mainly Moroccan men I met

at a service station are described by EU leaders as economic migrants.

They were told today not to waste their time and money trying to get

to Europe. They agreed. This 26-year-old wanted to remain

anonymous. I would say to the people who would like to come here, don't

come, don't lose your money and time and job. Back at the border, the

demonstration ended peacefully but the primitive living conditions here

are taking their toll. Children especially are falling sick. About

40% of people here are under 15. This Syrian family have a 9-year-old

who is diabetic. And six-month-old twins who they have been told should

not travel any further. They are thinking of going back. A trickle of

people cross the migrant trail, just about keeping hopes alive. But this

crush developed this afternoon with children caught in it. It is

terrible. Everybody just wants to get across so they are just pushing.

It is making it tough for everyone. Discouraging economic meet Prince is

one thing but nearly all of these people do not fall into this

category. They are Europe's problem and current plans to deal with them

are not working. -- discouraging economic migrants is one thing.

Let's turn to North Korea now and its continuing pursuit

We talked yesterday about new international

Well North Korea's response was to fire short-range projectiles

Those missiles were fired from Wosnan and disappeared

Now let's show you Dandong over on the other side of the peninsula

where the enforcement of the sanctions could bite hardest.

That's one of the main routes for trade in and out of North Korea.

John Sudworth has been investigating how it's all kept under scrutiny,

If you want an illustration of the major flaw in all this talk about

tougher sanctions on North Korea, will there is none better than this.

This is a small Chinese port, full of trading boards and barges like

this one mirrored up alongside me. A stones throw from North Korea on the

other side of the watcher. And all day long, we have seen these waters

teeming with boats, many of them carrying North Korean flags and

bringing goods to and from. Just a short distance along the water we

have seen a large shipment of coal being unloaded. That is significant

because coal is a major source of hard cash for the North Korean

economy and it is now, as a result of the UN Security Council boat,

meant to be one of the newly sanctioned items. -- North Korean.

The new sections allow for the import of coal as long as the

proceeds do not go to fund the military but to assess that, you

would need China to have begun the new, tougher inspection regime they

have also promised. But there is little sign of that yet either. We

have even seen North Korean Coast Guard vessels tethered in friendly

embrace with the Chinese barges, exchanging goods. These bags, we're

told, contain some kind of metal were. Brought in from North Korea in

consignments of up to 1000 tonnes of time. -- metal ore. When we ask the

traders if they were worried by the toughened sanctions, one of them

laughed. This, he told us, will never stop. You have to say, if this

is evidence of China getting tough, then North Korea probably doesn't

feel too troubled by what has been decided by the UN Security Council.

The South African athlete Oscar Pistorius has been denied

the right to appeal against his conviction for murder.

Prosecutors say that the country's constitutional court ruled

that the former Olympic champion had no chance of successfully

He was found guilty of shooting dead his girlfriend,

Pistorius will return to court in April for sentencing and faces

a minimum of fifteen years in prison for murder.

In a moment, I'll show you a report about a referendum in New Zealand

over a new national flag - but not everyone thinks the vote

A report from the Geneva motor show, where our correspondent says he is

feeling a little bit old. David Cameron has met the French

president in Paris for talks with the upcoming EU referendum the

topics at the top of their agenda. When it comes to terrorism,

security, reporters, I am absolutely convinced we are better off with a

stronger reformed European Union. And I will go on making those

arguments, drawing on my experience, not making hypothetical claims, but

dealing with the reality. And that is the point. People can compare

what we have now and the certainty of what we have nabbed with the

risks of the alternative. And it is simply not good enough for people to

want us to leave the European union not to ask question about what our

security relationship and trading relationships will be, about how we

will work from the outside of the European Union with the countries

inside the European Union. And that is the choice, between the certainty

we have today and risks coming from people who will not answer

questions. This is Outside Source live

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Republican Mitt Romney has issued a scathing denunciation

of the frontrunner for the party's presidential nomination,

Donald Trump. Mr Romney said that he isn't

fit to be president. Trump says he is relevant. -- key is

irrelevant. Turkish police have shot and killed

two women who attacked officers with gunfire and a

grenade in Istanbul. A militant left-wing Turkish

group said in a statement A Ukrainian helicopter pilot

who is accused of murdering two Russian TV journalists says

she will go on hunger strike. Nadia Savchenko had planned

to deliver her final address to a Russian court today,

but was denied the chance when her BBC Ukrainian has

more details on that. These dramatic pictures

are on the BBC News app. They show at least 10 masked robbers

breaking into a gun store in Texas After pulling down the doors,

they run in, grabbing weapons from cases and stuffing

them into bags. The head of the British chamber of

commerce has said he believes the UK's long-term economic future could

be brighter outside the EU. He says that choosing to leave or not will

be tough. Let's show you what he said. You might say it is a choice

between the devil and the deep blue Sea is how he put it. The chamber of

commerce says it will not officially side with either side of the debate

because its membership is split on the issue.

Anthony Gould remembers the last time Britain voted on membership

of what was then the European Economic

The media entrepreneur from Kent voted yes 40 years ago but this time

he will be dancing to a different tune.

EU membership in the early years, it definitely helped.

But recently, there is so much regulation and difficulties

and that is why unfortunately I have come to the conclusion that it

would be in the interests of our business to

When it comes to the question of the European Union,

At today's conference of leading small

Yes, the majority still believe in is best but out might not

The negotiations the Prime Minister came back with were actually

inadequate and far short of what the BCC wanted.

Actually, on the balance of probabilities now,

Britain could have a bright future outside of the European Union,

as it would have done if we had stayed in with a reformed deal.

Both sides in the referendum debate would love to grab

But although there have been sceptical voices,

for other businesses, the tone is very

Carmaking in the UK employs 800,000 people.

Today, the SMMT trade body said 77% of their members backed Britain

We think being part of a reformed Europe and playing a role

in that reformation is really important for not only Europe

In London today, the German Finance Minister

was asked for his reaction should the UK leave.

LAUGHTER. BUT I HOPE WE WILL NOT. But I hope we will not.

Look, it is the decision of the British people, of course.

Business leaders left tonight after a day dominated by Europe.

Of course, they are also voters and will have their say on June

This is a story we have covered a lot. Apple's continuing battle with

the FBI over the iPhone from the San Bernardino shooter. Just to remind

you, 14 people died when the man and his wife attacked an office in San

Bernardino. Apple has now refused to release data from the phone. Apple's

business rivals have stepped into the fray on their side. It has been

reported that Google, Microsoft and other tech companies will be asking

a judge to support Apple. More now from Michelle Fleury in New York.

This means that all the tech companies are basically on one side,

and they all have this common interest, I suppose. It is

interesting to see competitors, the rest of the time, but on this issue

they are presenting a united front. It shows you the breadth of support

for Apple on this issue. It reads like a Who's Who of the tech world.

You mentioned Google, Twitter, Microsoft, and I can add Whatsapp,

snap chat, and Intel is expected to get involved. It is an amicus brief,

a filing often made by companies that might have an interest in the

outcome of a specific trial, where they can lend a specialist knowledge

to help the judge reach a decision. In this case, we are talking about

Sherry Perma, the judge who will rule on whether or not Apple is

right to appeal the decision that could force it to create a piece of

software that will allow it to disable its own password protection

system. The government says this is needed. They are relying on a

specific law, a fairly old law who will put together an argument that

the law, dating back to 1789, which was treated before the invention of

the light bulb and therefore is not appropriate and should not be used

in this case. I can tell it is going to get more and more obligated. We

brought you some pictures from the Geneva motor show today and we can

update you on a bit of retail therapy going on in there. Here we

are the Geneva motor show and quite frankly it is a great place to come

if, like me, you are getting on bit. Let's have a little bit of a look

around and see if there is anything here that might help me feel young

and energetic again. This might do the trick. The new begat it. Almost

as much power as two Formula 1 cars, with a top speed of 260 mph. But it

does cost 2.4 million euros. Better not. Maybe this is a better bet. The

new Alfa Romeo. It is beautiful, sleek and sporty. But for my

purposes, maybe it is a bit too civilised.

This is more like it. Just look at that styling. Pretty fast, too. But

where would I put the kids? OK, it is beautiful but let's be honest, if

I draw that I would look ridiculous. And I have spoken to my bank manager

and he says the best I could afford is something more like this. But you

can't fault a man for dreaming, can you? But there is something over

here I really like. Mexico's war against drug cartels have claimed

the lives of 160,000 people and a recent report states the authorities

are failing to investigate the brutality and violence of the

cartels. We recently travelled to Mexico to meet one of the leading

politicians who is willing to take them on.

In January of this year, less than 24 hours after taking office as the

mayor of a small-town 100 kilometres from the capital, Mexico City,

Gisela motor was shot dead. Her crime, speaking out against the

drug cartels. She has joined a long list of mayors executed for a very

to take on the cartels. 40 others have also been murdered. This is a

country under siege, traumatised by Joe Vallance. Enter Al Bronco, the

rebel. The new recollected Governor of Mexico's wealthy estate. With a

unique popular style, he has really engaged many disillusioned voters

tired of corrupt party politics. But whilst we are here, we are

offered an interview with a man who claims to be in charge of local

operations for one of the cartels. I am the head of the area, I am the

head of this territory. Have you be headed people? Assassinations? Yes,

yes. Executions? Yes. Extortion? Yes. Do politicians, in order to

survive in this country, work closely with groups like yours?

100%. El Bronco denies any collusion with the cartels and told me he does

not do deals. He is confident that they can be defeated. The rest of

Mexico is closely watching his governorship, hoping for signs of

success. But days after we left, 50 prisoners died in a jail in cartel

related violence. The battle for control of the state is clearly not

over. Stay with us. I will be back in just a few minutes with sport,

including use of a very unusual team being invited to the Rio Olympics.

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