:00:08. > :00:12.Let's look through some of the main stories here in the BBC Newsroom.
:00:13. > :00:14.The White House says that Donald Trump's National Security
:00:15. > :00:16.Adviser Michael Flynn discussed nothing illegal in his contacts
:00:17. > :00:18.with the Russian ambassador, but resigned over
:00:19. > :00:30.There was not a legal issue but a trust issue.
:00:31. > :00:33.Now, the Trump administrations ties to Russia are once
:00:34. > :00:38.We're also looking at Benjamin Netanyahu.
:00:39. > :00:41.Israel's leader meets with Donald Trump on Wednesday.
:00:42. > :00:44.So, what's on the agenda, and how could it shape
:00:45. > :01:13.Lance Armstrong is being hit by $100 million lawsuit.
:01:14. > :01:28.Donald Trump is not happy with the media coverage of the resignation of
:01:29. > :01:33.Michael Flynn. On twitter, he says: Leaks are one story but not the only
:01:34. > :01:41.one. Michael Flynn's resignation is centre stage at the moment in the US
:01:42. > :01:44.media. He had to go because of a conversation with the Russian
:01:45. > :01:50.ambassador before the end of the Obama administration, and the
:01:51. > :01:53.allegation is that sanctions against Russia were discussed. We have this
:01:54. > :02:03.report. Day 25 in the first casualty
:02:04. > :02:06.of a Trump White House scandal. Michael Flynn, a retired
:02:07. > :02:08.US Army three star general is no stranger
:02:09. > :02:15.to controversy. In 2014, President Obama
:02:16. > :02:17.fired him because of his Flynn said it is rational
:02:18. > :02:20.for Americans to fear Muslims and called the Islamic
:02:21. > :02:22.world and epic failure. Before the election,
:02:23. > :02:24.the general made his views Radical Islamism is like
:02:25. > :02:27.communism or Nazism. We are facing it right
:02:28. > :02:29.now, it is for real and we have seen it
:02:30. > :02:32.expand around the globe. He was one of the first and only
:02:33. > :02:34.senior national security Former director of the
:02:35. > :02:39.defence intelligence At the Republican
:02:40. > :02:48.national convention, red-blooded speeches,
:02:49. > :02:51.criticising Hillary Clinton. If I did a tenth of what she did,
:02:52. > :03:02.I would be in jail He hosted conspiracy theories
:03:03. > :03:09.on social media and compared Clinton to the Al-Qaeda militants
:03:10. > :03:17.in Iraq and Afghanistan. But what finally pushed him
:03:18. > :03:19.out was his too cosy General Flynn lied about his
:03:20. > :03:22.pre-inauguration discussions with And then he put the vice
:03:23. > :03:25.president in the awkward position of also lying
:03:26. > :03:27.on national television. Never a great way
:03:28. > :03:29.to protect your job. The story of Michael Flynn
:03:30. > :03:31.suggests confusion Over the weekend,
:03:32. > :03:35.the president said he knew His top policy adviser
:03:36. > :03:41.declined to say the boss still backed Flynn and then hours
:03:42. > :03:46.before he was kicked out, trump counsellor Kellyanne
:03:47. > :03:47.Conway said this... He does it enjoyed a full
:03:48. > :04:04.confidence of this President's Mac this is a story of national
:04:05. > :04:06.security, this President's curious relationship with Russia and what it
:04:07. > :04:06.means for America. Well, it's been interesting to note
:04:07. > :04:09.the reaction to the story in Russia. The Kremlin's spokesperson had
:04:10. > :04:31.previously denied that TRANSLATION: We don't want to
:04:32. > :04:35.comment on this in any way. These are internal matters of the
:04:36. > :04:39.Americans. These are internal matters of President Trump's
:04:40. > :04:42.Administration. This is not our concern. Regarding this matter, we
:04:43. > :04:46.have commented on this several times, answering your question come
:04:47. > :04:47.and have nothing to add at the moment.
:04:48. > :04:50.That was mild compared to some Russian politicians.
:04:51. > :04:53.Alexei Pushkov, head of the Foreign Affairs Committee -
:04:54. > :05:04.@Alexey-Pushkov "the target is not Flynn, it is relations with Russia."
:05:05. > :05:07.And this from another MP on his facebook page.
:05:08. > :05:16.He says: "Russophobia might have infected the new administration."
:05:17. > :05:23.Here's Olga Ivshina from BBC Russian.
:05:24. > :05:30.It's interesting to see that, you know, the Foreign Ministry, for
:05:31. > :05:38.example, they are not commenting on what is happening. The usual media
:05:39. > :05:43.figures are commenting. MPs and them in the upper chamber of the Russian
:05:44. > :05:47.parliament, they are usual. The people who do foreign policy at the
:05:48. > :05:50.moment are keeping quiet. That may be a hint that the Moscow
:05:51. > :05:55.administration is trying to figure out what is going on, because there
:05:56. > :05:58.are conflicting messages coming from the Trump Administration, so they
:05:59. > :06:05.are reading the signs and waiting for new signs to come. Did they see
:06:06. > :06:09.Mr Flynn as a useful bridge into the Trump Administration? We don't know,
:06:10. > :06:21.but it seems he was an important bridge because he has been appearing
:06:22. > :06:30.on RTE for a while -- RT for a while. It feels as though it is an
:06:31. > :06:33.important thing for Moscow, and I think they wish they had such a man
:06:34. > :06:40.who could connect them. On the other hand, union now that's right you
:06:41. > :06:44.know, they are waiting for a sign from the Trump Administration. There
:06:45. > :06:49.is a lot of uncertainty, and Putin is trying to calculate the outcomes.
:06:50. > :06:58.He has some trump cards and he is waiting for Trump to do his bit.
:06:59. > :07:01.Lance Armstrong has lost a bid to block a $100 million
:07:02. > :07:08.lawsuit filed against him by the US government.
:07:09. > :07:18.Let's bring in the BBC's Tim Hague. Why are they going after him? Good
:07:19. > :07:22.evening. This just began over format years ago when Armstrong was
:07:23. > :07:27.stripped of his Tour de France titles and was banned from competing
:07:28. > :07:36.for life. When he can -- confessed to doping, six of those seven yellow
:07:37. > :07:42.jerseys was sponsored by the US Postal Service. Armstrong ran into
:07:43. > :07:45.trouble because the US Postal Service is a public body, and
:07:46. > :07:50.because he admitted to cheating, they are obliged to try to recover
:07:51. > :07:54.some of the many millions they spent on sponsorship. Armstrong has fought
:07:55. > :07:58.for years to keep this out of the courts, but what happened today is a
:07:59. > :08:06.federal judge refused his attempts to block it, so the $100 million
:08:07. > :08:09.lawsuit will now go to trial. Where does Floyd Landis fit into this,
:08:10. > :08:15.another man who was stripped of a Tour de France title for cheating?
:08:16. > :08:21.He is going after Lance Armstrong as well, right? He denied for years
:08:22. > :08:26.that he doped, and then finally admitted it. Because he blew the
:08:27. > :08:34.whistle on Armstrong, he can possibly benefit by a certain
:08:35. > :08:38.percentage of this lawsuit, between 15 and 25% of a $100 million
:08:39. > :08:44.lawsuit, do the maths, could be a very nice income indeed. And give us
:08:45. > :08:53.an update on the Champions League. You would think it is
:08:54. > :09:09.run-of-the-mill. Tit games -- two games. 4-0 between Paris N'Djamena
:09:10. > :09:15.and Barcelona. -- Paris St Germain. You'd have to say that the five-time
:09:16. > :09:19.winners need to look out. If any team can come back from 4-0, you
:09:20. > :09:31.would suspect it would be Barcelona at home. Borussia Dortmund were
:09:32. > :09:40.beaten by Benfica. That is quite something, Barcelona losing 4-0 to
:09:41. > :09:41.PSG. You can follow that on the sport page.
:09:42. > :09:44.If you watched Wimbledon last year, you may remember a British guy
:09:45. > :09:45.called Marcus Willis playing Roger Federer.
:09:46. > :09:48.At the time Willis was ranked 772 in the world.
:09:49. > :09:51.Well, he's up to 445, but it's still a tough slog at that level.
:09:52. > :10:10.It's not grand on the outside, unlike Wimbledon, there are no
:10:11. > :10:15.queues to get in, just a polite notice to say that spectators are
:10:16. > :10:22.welcome. The shrews beat club hosted a star Wimbledon 2016 today. Marcus
:10:23. > :10:28.Willis was today's main attraction, and he drew a small crowd. It was a
:10:29. > :10:32.big story, and I have got a lot of support, which is awesome.
:10:33. > :10:37.Ultimately, I have to go out there and win tennis matches. I want to
:10:38. > :10:44.make Wimbledon more frequent, not just a one-off. At Wimbledon last
:10:45. > :10:47.year, ranked 772 in the world, Willis created headlines by coming
:10:48. > :10:57.through qualifying to play Roger Federer on Centre Court.
:10:58. > :11:01.COMMENTATOR: Yes! His world ranking is now 445 but he wants to be higher
:11:02. > :11:06.still. His wife Jenny was watching on. They are expecting a baby
:11:07. > :11:10.daughter in four weeks. That spurs me on. Through the year, I will make
:11:11. > :11:16.it happen. I have a lot of belief in myself. My wife is very supportive,
:11:17. > :11:23.I have great people supporting me. In that sense, I am happy. I have
:11:24. > :11:29.got a reason to succeed now. At this level of tennis, every pound of
:11:30. > :11:35.prize is hard earned. -- prize-money. The total prize money
:11:36. > :11:41.this week is $15,000, which means the winner only gets ?1600. It is
:11:42. > :11:47.tough to make a living. 26-year-old Willis was all was in charge of
:11:48. > :11:54.today's match, winning in straight sets up this -- straight sets. Put
:11:55. > :12:00.this was an Wimbledon but a small step in the right direction.
:12:01. > :12:05.A fight between the biggest name in Mixed Martial Arts,
:12:06. > :12:08.Conor McGregor, and the in-theory retired Floyd Mayweather continues
:12:09. > :12:17.According to the Irish Sun, the camps have agreed terms.
:12:18. > :12:22.This would be boxing, by the way - Mayweather is not going
:12:23. > :12:31.All sorts of hurdles - McGregor being contracted
:12:32. > :12:38.McGregor having never had a pro boxing bout.
:12:39. > :12:48.Australian cricketer Adam Voges has retired from Test Cricket.
:12:49. > :12:51.He's not one of cricket's big names, but this is worthy of a mention.
:12:52. > :12:53.He'll retire after over 30 Tests, and finishes with
:12:54. > :13:01.That's the second highest of any Test player.
:13:02. > :13:04.Top of that list - out of sight and over the horizon -
:13:05. > :13:30.More sport on the BBC sport app. Benjamin Netanyahu is heading to
:13:31. > :13:36.Washington on Wednesday. We will look at what is on the agenda.
:13:37. > :13:39.The father of a British soldier killed in Iraq in 2007 has
:13:40. > :13:41.criticised proposals by the Government to scrap the legal
:13:42. > :13:43.duty of care to service personnel in combat.
:13:44. > :13:55.How old was he when he first after playing the drums? About nine or
:13:56. > :14:14.ten. In 20 put-mac 2007,... : Fought a six-year legal
:14:15. > :14:17.battle against the Ministry of Defence, eventually winning the
:14:18. > :14:22.right at the Supreme Court to bring an action against the Government
:14:23. > :14:27.under human rights law. The MoD's new proposals cover battle and the
:14:28. > :14:32.preparations for it and include stopping legal claims for negligence
:14:33. > :14:39.against the MoD in the courts, a no-fault compensation scheme for
:14:40. > :14:44.forces personnel. Assessors to decide the value of injuries and
:14:45. > :14:49.loss. Nobody disputed is a really good idea for service personnel
:14:50. > :14:52.injured in the course of combat and the families of those who have been
:14:53. > :14:56.killed to be spared long and frustratingly legal battles through
:14:57. > :15:00.the courts, but there are real concerns about the Ministry of
:15:01. > :15:05.Defence scrapping the duty of care that it owes to soldiers. Fire
:15:06. > :15:09.Brigade, the police, the Ambulance Service - they'll have to go out
:15:10. > :15:14.with equipment that works, and the right equipment. The same should be
:15:15. > :15:17.the case for a soldier. The lawyers worry that bypassing the courts
:15:18. > :15:24.creates unfairness. You have suffered injury, you think that the
:15:25. > :15:29.MoD is at fault, and yet you are asked to rely upon the MoD to assess
:15:30. > :15:34.the compensation that it should pay you for the damage it has caused.
:15:35. > :15:40.That's not right. But the MoD and Defence Secretary remain convinced
:15:41. > :15:43.of the need for change. We are consulting on a way of getting them
:15:44. > :15:47.faster and better compensation so that if the ministry has done
:15:48. > :15:53.something wrong with a piece of equipment, they don't have to spend
:15:54. > :15:57.years suing us through the courts. The MoD's consultation on its
:15:58. > :16:01.proposals ends in just over a week. Colin Redpath hopes that for the
:16:02. > :16:07.injured and families of the fallen, the new system ensures maximum
:16:08. > :16:16.safety and fairness. Clive Coleman, BBC News.
:16:17. > :16:18.This is Outside Source live from the BBC newsroom.
:16:19. > :16:22.The White House says that Donald Trump's National Security Adviser,
:16:23. > :16:24.Michael Flynn, discussed nothing illegal in his contacts
:16:25. > :16:25.with the Russian ambassador but resigned over
:16:26. > :16:38.That is related to his description of those conversations to vice
:16:39. > :16:43.president Mike Pence. This is Venezuela's Vice President,
:16:44. > :16:47.Tareck El Aissami. The US thinks he's
:16:48. > :16:49.an international drug trafficker This chart on the US Treasury
:16:50. > :16:59.website outlines companies and assets that he owns
:17:00. > :17:01.and which have been frozen It also highlights this man -
:17:02. > :17:07.Samark Lopez - a wealthy businessman and associate,
:17:08. > :17:10.who's accused of Mr Lopez' website says:
:17:11. > :17:18."The listing provides no factual evidence or legal justification
:17:19. > :17:22.as to why Samark Lopez should be "The listing appears to be
:17:23. > :17:26.politically motivated." No comment so far from
:17:27. > :17:30.the Vice President. Earlier, I spoke with
:17:31. > :17:41.the BBC's Yolanda Valery. There had been a number of
:17:42. > :17:47.high-ranking officials named in a number of different investigations.
:17:48. > :18:02.Tareck El Aissami came up in 2011, when drug dealers, so he has been
:18:03. > :18:05.convicted for drug dealing. It is alleged that a large amount of money
:18:06. > :18:08.was paid to Tareck El Aissami for allowing the passing of drugs
:18:09. > :18:12.through the country, so it is not the first time his name has come up.
:18:13. > :18:19.The Government denies he is involved in wrongdoing. How powerful is he in
:18:20. > :18:34.Venezuela? He has been named as the successor of Nicolas Majuro. --
:18:35. > :18:42.Nicholas Maduro. He is likely to be the new face, Tareck El Aissami.
:18:43. > :18:45.Will this announcement that he will be sanctioned have a political
:18:46. > :18:52.impact inside Venezuela? It is another episode where the Government
:18:53. > :18:57.is going to be saying that it is the United States trying to do as wrong,
:18:58. > :19:06.trying to bring back the revolution -- bring down the revolution.
:19:07. > :19:11.Normally when we talk, we talk about the economic pressures on
:19:12. > :19:16.Venezuelan. Are they easing at all? Not really. Even if oil prices go
:19:17. > :19:19.up, analysts are saying there is very little that can contribute to
:19:20. > :19:23.an improvement of the situation in the country, because it is so bad
:19:24. > :19:31.and so structural that it is really hard to see a way out of it.
:19:32. > :19:33.The last time these two men met, Donald Trump was still
:19:34. > :19:36.This was taken in New York in September.
:19:37. > :19:38.On Wednesday, the two men meet again.
:19:39. > :19:39.Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister,
:19:40. > :19:42.@netanyahu: "Flying now to DC to meet
:19:43. > :19:46.The alliance between the US and Israel has always been strong
:19:47. > :20:06.Here's Barbara Plett-Usher on what we should expect.
:20:07. > :20:12.Here are the four priorities. This is a chance to reset American-
:20:13. > :20:18.Israeli relations at the top. Obama did not get on well with Netanyahu,
:20:19. > :20:24.but now: He has always been strong and I admire him. Donald Trump has
:20:25. > :20:30.been declaring himself as pro-Israel, so prepare for mutual
:20:31. > :20:38.admiration. I want to speak to Donald Trump about the Iranians
:20:39. > :20:43.regime. Both leaders are fierce critics of Obama's deal to cart
:20:44. > :20:49.around's nuclear programme. It is a very bad deal. Yaw it is the worst
:20:50. > :20:52.deal I have ever seen negotiated. Netanyahu wants to scrap the
:20:53. > :20:58.agreement, but Trump is likely to take an overall hardened line. Then
:20:59. > :21:02.there is the battle against so-called Islamic State. Trump has
:21:03. > :21:06.vowed to crush the group in Syria. Benjamin Netanyahu is all for that
:21:07. > :21:11.but does not want any of this to spill over Israel's shared border
:21:12. > :21:15.with Syria, plus Israel may want help to foster a covert cooperation
:21:16. > :21:20.with some Arab countries on counterterrorism and a shared desire
:21:21. > :21:25.to counter Iran. Finally, the hot ticket question: Trump's policy of
:21:26. > :21:28.appeasement the Palestinians. He wants to know Benjamin Netanyahu's
:21:29. > :21:34.plan. He is still forming his own, and it seems to stray from bedrock
:21:35. > :21:38.US positions, which are: Support for a Palestinian state and opposition
:21:39. > :21:47.to settlements built on Israeli-occupied lands. Trump has
:21:48. > :21:50.been cautiously running back. We don't believe that the existence of
:21:51. > :21:54.current settlements is an impediment to please, but the expansion of
:21:55. > :22:00.existing settlements beyond Borders will not be helpful moving forward.
:22:01. > :22:05.Soap Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking a better read on Trump's decisions.
:22:06. > :22:08.Campaign promises are one thing, complicated realities are another,
:22:09. > :22:15.especially of the president is a businessman who holds a hope of
:22:16. > :22:17.having a peace deal. Disney has cut ties with the highest
:22:18. > :22:20.paid of all Youtubers. Felix Shellberg - or PewDiePie,
:22:21. > :22:22.as everyone knows him - is accused of including Nazi references
:22:23. > :22:24.and anti-Semitic imagery. He says he's not anti-Semitic,
:22:25. > :22:27.and the images were a joke. Mr Shellberg rose to fame
:22:28. > :22:42.playing games on YouTube. With more than 53 million
:22:43. > :22:50.subscribers he's the world's highest paid YouTuber,
:22:51. > :22:52.reportedly earning ?12 million Recently, his videos have been
:22:53. > :23:00.extremely controversial. Containing Nazi references
:23:01. > :23:03.or anti-Semitic pictures. He asks these two boys
:23:04. > :23:09.to hold up a sign saying, Disney cut its ties with the star,
:23:10. > :23:23.calling the videos inappropriate. The challenge comes, his ability
:23:24. > :23:25.to reach a massive audience. Brands at your peril work
:23:26. > :23:31.with people like him because he is provocative, he can be
:23:32. > :23:34.a dangerous proposition for any The 27-year-old responded by saying
:23:35. > :23:38.he was trying to show how crazy the modern world is,
:23:39. > :23:40.but he's in no way supporting any What does that mean
:23:41. > :23:49.for him on YouTube? They told us he didn't
:23:50. > :23:53.break any of their rules. However, his up-and-coming
:23:54. > :23:55.subscription feature He's been taken off the Google
:23:56. > :24:03.preferred list, which means top advertisers won't be posting
:24:04. > :24:11.on his void Yeos. -- advertisers won't be
:24:12. > :24:12.posting on his videos. You need to shout the loudest and be
:24:13. > :24:16.the most controversial so these new broadcasters write
:24:17. > :24:17.about what you are doing With more people heading online
:24:18. > :24:28.to do just that, it's yet to be seen whether successful YouTubers can
:24:29. > :24:52.remain controversial That's it for today. Thank you for
:24:53. > :24:55.watching. I'll be back tomorrow at the same time. Goodbye.