:00:10. > :00:15.Welcome to today's outside source, the US government says it has no
:00:16. > :00:18.doubt President Assad is responsible for the chemical gas attack on Syria
:00:19. > :00:26.earlier this week and it says he should not remain in power. The acts
:00:27. > :00:32.he has taken, there is no role for him to govern the Syrian people. The
:00:33. > :00:36.Secretary of State was also asked if military in action in Syria is an
:00:37. > :00:39.option. We are considering the appropriate response for this
:00:40. > :00:45.chemical weapons attack which violates all previous UN
:00:46. > :00:50.resolutions. Rex Tillerson was part of the American grouping who
:00:51. > :00:54.welcomed President Xi Jinping of China to Donald Trump 's Florida
:00:55. > :01:00.resort. The start of the meeting will look at the issues on the
:01:01. > :01:05.agenda. And we will explain why this image of Vladimir Putin has been
:01:06. > :01:08.banned in Russia and listed as extremist material. Get in touch
:01:09. > :01:12.with question is on any of the stories we are covering. In the
:01:13. > :01:14.sport in about half an hour are golf correspondent will be live from
:01:15. > :01:36.Augusta National. Want to show you some copy filed
:01:37. > :01:39.into the BBC newsroom by our colleagues in Washington saying the
:01:40. > :01:44.ports that detailed discussions are going on between the Pentagon and
:01:45. > :01:58.White House between possible military action in Syria.
:01:59. > :02:07.It's all coming since the chemical attack on Tuesday which killed 70
:02:08. > :02:17.people, this is what Rex Tillerson said earlier. There is no doubt in
:02:18. > :02:23.our minds and the information we have supports that Syria, the Syrian
:02:24. > :02:28.regime under the leadership of President Assad are responsible for
:02:29. > :02:32.this attack. I think further it is very important the Russian
:02:33. > :02:39.government consider carefully their continued support for the President
:02:40. > :02:44.Assad regime. Does he have to go? His role in the future is uncertain
:02:45. > :02:50.clearly, with the acts he has taken it would seem there would be no role
:02:51. > :02:55.for him to govern the Syrian people. President Trump spoke to journalists
:02:56. > :03:02.on this issue on Air Force One on his way to Florida to meet Xi
:03:03. > :03:08.Jinping. I think what happened in Syria is one of the truly egregious
:03:09. > :03:22.rhymes and it should not have happened.
:03:23. > :03:31.I think what happened in Syria is a disgrace to humanity. He is there
:03:32. > :03:38.and he is running things so something should happen. You may be
:03:39. > :03:43.wondering, the reason the Star Wars movie was playing on a screen to the
:03:44. > :03:46.side of Donald Trump was that was in the area where journalists on board
:03:47. > :03:50.Air Force One were sitting and evidently that was the choice of
:03:51. > :03:55.film they had made. It has nothing to do with Donald Trump, he did not
:03:56. > :04:01.put that on screen. This attack he was talking about was only town in
:04:02. > :04:09.the north-west of Syria, if we bring up much more detailed map, the
:04:10. > :04:14.aerial in purple is Idlib, it is controlled by the rebels and we are
:04:15. > :04:18.getting more details about the extent of the loss of life in this
:04:19. > :04:28.attack. New figures from Unicef saved 27 children died and another
:04:29. > :04:32.546 people were injured. That in addition to the fact we already know
:04:33. > :04:37.that over 70 people lost their lives. Today the Syrian government
:04:38. > :04:40.has come out and said what we expected, it denies it is
:04:41. > :04:43.responsible and Russia agrees. It says a government air strike did
:04:44. > :04:50.take place but it hit chemicals being produced by the rebels. The
:04:51. > :04:53.Foreign Minister has also set out conditions for any investigation,
:04:54. > :04:57.saying it had have to involve many countries and start from Damascus
:04:58. > :05:02.and on that point we can assume he knows that is not going to happen.
:05:03. > :05:07.Let's bring in Jane O'Brien from Washington, can you help us with
:05:08. > :05:12.what military options would be available to the Americans if Donald
:05:13. > :05:15.Trump was minded to support them? It's a tricky question because all
:05:16. > :05:19.we are being told at the moment is that all options are on the table.
:05:20. > :05:25.We do know President Trump is meeting his security advisers
:05:26. > :05:31.including the Defence Secretary and ahead of National Security Council.
:05:32. > :05:36.They will not have been making plans suddenly following this chemical
:05:37. > :05:39.attack, we can be pretty certain that all these various options would
:05:40. > :05:44.have been thought out a long time ago. That is the job of the
:05:45. > :05:50.military. But what it comes down to know is what President Trump wants
:05:51. > :05:56.to do if anything. He has been pretty vague about it himself, Rex
:05:57. > :06:00.Tillerson a few moments ago said it required a serious response and they
:06:01. > :06:04.were considering appropriate action but Donald Trump has said he's not
:06:05. > :06:13.going to tell us what that is. Even he's decided. At the moment it's all
:06:14. > :06:18.up in the air but what I do notice and I think is most telling at the
:06:19. > :06:23.moment is a very distinct change of tone in the way this administration
:06:24. > :06:29.and Rex Tillerson and President Trump are talking about this. Also
:06:30. > :06:33.very strong criticism against Russia, again Rex Tillerson saying
:06:34. > :06:40.Russia should consider very carefully its continued support for
:06:41. > :06:45.the regime. How do you assess the comments from Rex Tillerson that you
:06:46. > :06:50.cannot see a role for Assad in the future of Syria, is that symbolic or
:06:51. > :06:54.I is it practical? It's an extraordinary turn about, only a few
:06:55. > :06:58.days ago he was seeing the fight was not with President Assad it was
:06:59. > :07:04.Islamic state and America would have to get used to him being there. This
:07:05. > :07:12.is a complete reversal and it's a return to long-standing US policy
:07:13. > :07:15.that coming from Rex Tillerson in no uncertain terms and the first time
:07:16. > :07:20.he has spoken about this, he has been elusive, he does not get in
:07:21. > :07:26.front of the cameras often. So that makes it quite something. Again how
:07:27. > :07:31.that would happen and what America's role in any kind of removal from
:07:32. > :07:38.office, we just don't know. Thank you very much, I can see NBC
:07:39. > :07:43.correspondent highlighting that Americans are saying they have seen
:07:44. > :07:46.aircraft, Syrian aircraft on the radar and watch them drop the bombs
:07:47. > :07:50.and believe they have the evidence to back up the claims the Syrian
:07:51. > :07:55.government did this but the Syrians and Russians say it's not the case
:07:56. > :08:03.and this disagreement is now holding on in the diplomatic arguments on
:08:04. > :08:07.how to respond. More copy telling us Britain, France and the United
:08:08. > :08:12.States have asked the UN Security Council to hold a vote on a
:08:13. > :08:17.resolution demanding an investigation into what happened. Do
:08:18. > :08:21.not assume that go through, let's bring in our correspondent in New
:08:22. > :08:27.York, we spoke yesterday and nothing was going through. Absolutely, we
:08:28. > :08:34.know diplomats will be holding consultations today the US and UK
:08:35. > :08:38.and French draft and they will see figure move to vote. What is
:08:39. > :08:46.interesting is that Russia have proposed own draft but have not
:08:47. > :08:50.called for vote on that. The UK, US and France draft once the Syrian
:08:51. > :08:54.government to provide a fact-finding mission work access to flight logs,
:08:55. > :09:03.access to people flying aircraft at the time and access to air bases.
:09:04. > :09:06.What the Russian resolution calls for is that the Southern government
:09:07. > :09:12.would have permission to veto any member of the team they do not find,
:09:13. > :09:16.that they don't like -- the Syrian government would have permission.
:09:17. > :09:20.It'd be interesting to see if they can bridge the gaps. How does it
:09:21. > :09:24.work at the UN, do they put things to vote when they have its own up or
:09:25. > :09:32.might the Americans put it forward knowing it will not go through? They
:09:33. > :09:35.put it to a vote when they feel negotiations have exhausted
:09:36. > :09:40.themselves and they want to make a symbolic points to force our Russian
:09:41. > :09:46.veto, Russia have now vetoed seven resolutions on Syria along with
:09:47. > :09:54.China who has vetoed sex. A senior diplomat told me they are trying to
:09:55. > :09:58.get Russia on board, they want to show unity in their council but they
:09:59. > :10:05.will not delay this for ever if there are bridges that cannot be
:10:06. > :10:08.bridged, Russia think this is a political move, they said they think
:10:09. > :10:16.the resolution they saw yesterday which is not much different was
:10:17. > :10:21.unacceptable. We may very well see a vote as early as tonight and we'll
:10:22. > :10:25.have to see if it means the eighth Russian veto which for the Syrian
:10:26. > :10:37.people will not come good news. Thank you. While that happens in
:10:38. > :10:41.relation to Syria, two of the most powerful men in the world, Donald
:10:42. > :10:45.Trump and Xi Jinping of China are spending time together for the first
:10:46. > :10:52.time. These pictures came in an hour or so ago, Xi Jinping arriving in
:10:53. > :10:56.Florida, Donald Trump his host at Mar-a-Lago. The exclusive golf
:10:57. > :11:01.resort. They will not be short of things to talk about, Donald Trump
:11:02. > :11:05.has detailed many of the issues they will talk about during his campaign
:11:06. > :11:10.and since getting into the White House. We can't continue to allow
:11:11. > :11:17.China to rape our country. They have taken our money, they have taken our
:11:18. > :11:25.jobs. China is a currency manipulator. America has lost 70,000
:11:26. > :11:30.factories since China entered the World Trade Organisation. When you
:11:31. > :11:35.look at China, when you look at every country, every trade deal we
:11:36. > :11:46.have is horrible. It's going to be only America first, America first.
:11:47. > :11:50.As with many other issues Donald Trump has been consistent from
:11:51. > :11:55.presidential candidate to president and on the issue of China just last
:11:56. > :12:01.week he said the meeting will be difficult because we can no longer
:12:02. > :12:03.have a massive trade deficit and job losses, telling American companies
:12:04. > :12:09.be prepared to look at other alternatives. Also the Chinese
:12:10. > :12:13.perspective on this, and editorial from the People's daily which is
:12:14. > :12:19.state opened, it says trade ties will benefit the countries and the
:12:20. > :12:23.world. A much more positive spin. The global Times which is also
:12:24. > :12:31.state-owned, calling this summit and new start from the two countries. We
:12:32. > :12:37.have not talked about YouGov result -- about a golf resort as much as
:12:38. > :12:45.this one. He welcomed the Japanese Prime Minister recently and is now
:12:46. > :12:50.welcoming Xi Jinping, let sure you more about what's coming up. They
:12:51. > :12:54.are going to have dinner tonight and the main meetings will happen
:12:55. > :12:58.tomorrow morning between President Xi and President Trump, we believe
:12:59. > :13:03.there will be a news conference and that'll be the end of it. It's a
:13:04. > :13:05.full 24 hours of the two of them, first I may have met, getting
:13:06. > :13:12.together at this resort in an informal setting, away from the
:13:13. > :13:16.busyness of Washington, the whole being that in this setting it will
:13:17. > :13:21.give them the best chance to develop a rapport despite the fact they are
:13:22. > :13:25.very different characters. They have come from different cultures and
:13:26. > :13:27.political expediency is. It is hoped they can develop a working
:13:28. > :13:33.relationship because the issues they are having to content with, the
:13:34. > :13:37.economy, trade, security, North Korea, these are big issues which
:13:38. > :13:44.can develop into crises if not handled properly. A lot at stake.
:13:45. > :13:49.What is going on behind you, is it part of the security operation? I
:13:50. > :13:55.cannot say for sure but I would imagine it is because the security
:13:56. > :14:02.here is very tight. We've seen lots of police cars and security people
:14:03. > :14:07.at the end of the road. We have had helicopters overhead as well so as
:14:08. > :14:10.the leaders arrived the security increases which is a nuisance for
:14:11. > :14:14.the residents who have to put up with some version of this almost
:14:15. > :14:18.every time President Trump comes, not as intense as this because it's
:14:19. > :14:26.a visit from a foreign leader but still he does disrupt their lives.
:14:27. > :14:36.We saw this tweet saying President Xi is arriving with a gift basket.
:14:37. > :14:47.What kind of deliverables might these men be able to agree? I think
:14:48. > :14:52.what the journalist is referring to is something to do with the economy.
:14:53. > :14:57.President Trump has made the trade imbalance as you have been reporting
:14:58. > :15:01.a huge issue between the United States and China. He says China has
:15:02. > :15:06.lowered its currency, devalued its currency in order to sell its
:15:07. > :15:12.products more cheaply. Stealing jobs and that has to stop. They also need
:15:13. > :15:15.to lift barriers on investment and trade, it needs to be a level
:15:16. > :15:19.playing field. These things he will put to the Chinese president. Thank
:15:20. > :15:30.you Barbara. Is the world is watching this
:15:31. > :15:34.get-together of these two men and of course it is incredibly important
:15:35. > :15:37.but probably more important for people in China and the US and BBC
:15:38. > :15:51.teams have been speaking to people in both countries.
:15:52. > :16:03.Camaraderie, cooperation, maybe Z of a little bit of our debt. President
:16:04. > :16:08.Trump likes to talk tough on China. Throughout the election he promised
:16:09. > :16:13.to bring jobs back to the US and put America first. On the other hand the
:16:14. > :16:18.Chinese president says free trade is the answer and this is what will
:16:19. > :16:23.bring jobs to China and the US. What do you think President Trump should
:16:24. > :16:26.be saying to his Chinese counterpart? I am sorry, I
:16:27. > :16:30.apologise, I have been unfair to you. I am one of those people who
:16:31. > :16:46.think they should make more here. They are not a true democracy, that
:16:47. > :17:05.is the worst thing about China. Social repression.
:17:06. > :17:14.Who gets the most out of it? Definitely the US. Whether they like
:17:15. > :17:18.it or not when Xi Jinping and Donald Trump are sitting across the table
:17:19. > :17:22.from one another this is probably the world's most important
:17:23. > :17:28.connection. But it is not just money and trade that drives relationships.
:17:29. > :17:31.When it comes to climate change and getting North Korea to contain its
:17:32. > :17:35.nuclear ambitions, America needs China onside.
:17:36. > :17:40.Thanks to them for that. I have just been told that in a few minutes we
:17:41. > :17:44.will have one of the main winners at the BAFTA awards for the gaming
:17:45. > :17:45.industry, we will be live in the centre of London in just a few
:17:46. > :18:09.minutes time. 25 years of hatred and rage as they
:18:10. > :18:21.jump up on the statute. A massive demonstration of black power. Power
:18:22. > :18:25.to influence. Today is about the promise of a bright future. Today
:18:26. > :18:38.when we hope a line can be drawn with the bloody past.
:18:39. > :18:47.I think that Picasso's works were beautiful and intelligent and it is
:18:48. > :19:02.a sad loss to everybody who loves art.
:19:03. > :19:09.We are alive and the BBC newsroom and our lead story concerns the US
:19:10. > :19:11.Secretary of State who said the US believes the Syrian government is
:19:12. > :19:21.responsible for the chemical attack on Tuesday. He also said President
:19:22. > :19:25.Assad should not remain in power. Now, we have to start with this
:19:26. > :19:30.meeting between Xi Jinping and Donald Trump because these two men
:19:31. > :19:33.lead the biggest economies in the world and trade is expected to top
:19:34. > :19:39.the agenda at the meeting at Mar-a-Lago. Let's put some figures
:19:40. > :19:44.on this. Almost $660 billion of goods and services were traded in
:19:45. > :19:50.2016 solely huge trading relationship. Donald Trump is not
:19:51. > :19:59.keen on the fact the US has a huge deficit of nearly 336 billion. Let's
:20:00. > :20:04.bring in Michelle to talk about some of these numbers. Having a deficit
:20:05. > :20:08.is not necessarily a problem? That seems to be the suggestion from
:20:09. > :20:13.Donald Trump. He continues to focus on the trade deficit and has said he
:20:14. > :20:18.is concerned. If you look at the countries he has spoken out against,
:20:19. > :20:24.Mexico and China, it is countries America has a deficit with. He seems
:20:25. > :20:29.to be quoting the fact that America imports more than exports as a sign
:20:30. > :20:35.that somehow America is being taken advantage of what a sign of
:20:36. > :20:39.weakness, an imbalance that he would like to address. You are right in
:20:40. > :20:42.suggesting that is not necessarily the case and that can be a sign of
:20:43. > :20:49.strength, that the US economy is a place that people want to invest in
:20:50. > :20:53.and its consumers are an engine of economic growth, that they want to
:20:54. > :20:58.buy so much. That is kind of the conversation you start here amongst
:20:59. > :21:01.economists, what are the reasons for this deficit, and it is not
:21:02. > :21:04.necessarily a sign that it is bad for the US or the US getting
:21:05. > :21:10.short-changed. People will be watching in the US, maybe some in
:21:11. > :21:14.China, lots watching elsewhere, to what degree does the nature of this
:21:15. > :21:20.relationship between the two countries impact on how all other
:21:21. > :21:25.countries unable to treat? You are talking about the world's largest
:21:26. > :21:28.and second largest economies, and we have seen together combined her much
:21:29. > :21:34.global trade the accounts for around suddenly becomes clear as to why the
:21:35. > :21:38.significance of all of this. America obviously imports a lot and how it
:21:39. > :21:43.deals with its trading partners has a knock-on effect and likewise for
:21:44. > :21:48.China. Adjustable back to what were talking about about about the trade
:21:49. > :21:52.deficit, it is worth pointing out that America has been frustrated at
:21:53. > :21:56.times when it comes to issues of intellectual property with China.
:21:57. > :21:59.China for its part has seen its currency appreciate. This is one of
:22:00. > :22:04.the charges we have seen Donald Trump level in the past against
:22:05. > :22:08.China of it being a currency manipulator. The Chinese currency
:22:09. > :22:13.has appreciated but the only thing as the dollar has appreciated more,
:22:14. > :22:19.and can you hold China accountable for that? Should be talking about
:22:20. > :22:23.reforms instead. We will speak to you next week. Let's turn to one of
:22:24. > :22:27.the biggest nights of the year for the gaming industry, the British
:22:28. > :22:35.Academy game awards taking place in London. We have started to get some
:22:36. > :22:38.winners? The whole ceremony has just wrapped
:22:39. > :22:44.up so we now know who are the winners and there have been a few
:22:45. > :22:49.surprises, the winner of best British game was Overcooked. If you
:22:50. > :22:55.are into relaxing games it is not for you, very stressful, you have to
:22:56. > :22:59.man in the kitchen and get meals out to customers. It is known as a coach
:23:00. > :23:06.party game and you get everyone shouting at each other. The area is
:23:07. > :23:11.also Pokemon Go, nominated for Best mobile game and it won a prize for
:23:12. > :23:18.that, a phenomenon on, and the big-ticket game, best game,
:23:19. > :23:22.Uncharted four. A bit of an Indiana Jones style game. I have the
:23:23. > :23:27.creators here and they will correct me if I am wrong but it is a bit of
:23:28. > :23:31.an adventure game, searching for treasure. Globetrotting, action
:23:32. > :23:38.adventure, but with the action set piece moments we also focus on quiet
:23:39. > :23:41.character moments as well. And you are nominated for eight awards, I
:23:42. > :23:46.was getting nervous that he wouldn't win any at all but you finally have
:23:47. > :23:50.it in your hands, how do you feel? We are incredibly honoured to have
:23:51. > :23:55.won this award and it was very unexpected for us, even getting to
:23:56. > :23:59.the end we had no idea, but it is an incredible honour for us to have
:24:00. > :24:04.one. You were nominated against some independent games, meet by just one
:24:05. > :24:09.person in comparison to yours made by a big studio with lots of money.
:24:10. > :24:12.Do you think independent games will offer when something like best game
:24:13. > :24:19.up against big-ticket games like yours? Absolutely. Just the fact you
:24:20. > :24:24.can have games like Uncharted four nominated shows the versatility of
:24:25. > :24:28.our industry and what makes the different game experience is so
:24:29. > :24:32.powerful. You can have games that you can pick up and put down in 30
:24:33. > :24:36.minutes and others you stay up all night and call in sick the next
:24:37. > :24:44.workday, so it is just an amazing time to play games. I think when you
:24:45. > :24:49.look at what people are able to achieve regardless of the team size,
:24:50. > :24:52.people are able to create games that can touch or emotionally and are
:24:53. > :25:00.very innovative in terms of technology and design, and as this
:25:01. > :25:03.year's awards demonstrate, it is not about team size, it is a matter of
:25:04. > :25:07.what you are able to do and how passionate you are in making your
:25:08. > :25:10.game. We have heard a lot about virtual reality but not seem that
:25:11. > :25:17.many games nominated, is that something still to come? I think
:25:18. > :25:20.absolutely virtual reality is just in the infancy of what people are
:25:21. > :25:26.beginning to figure out on how to make games. It is really just
:25:27. > :25:29.providing an extremely immersive environment and it is really an all
:25:30. > :25:34.new paradigm of games that we are just figuring out, so I am really
:25:35. > :25:38.excited about the future of that. Congratulations on your BAFTA and I
:25:39. > :25:42.will let you get back to your champagne dinner, and back to you.
:25:43. > :25:48.Congratulations to everyone who won a BAFTA this evening. We have time
:25:49. > :25:51.that well. We will be back in a few minutes with more of the biggest
:25:52. > :26:07.stories from around the world. See you then.
:26:08. > :26:14.Welcome to your weeknight round-up of some of the main weather stories
:26:15. > :26:15.around the world and you may see video on the