0:00:11 > 0:00:17Hello, I'm Ros Atkins, this is Outside Source.
0:00:17 > 0:00:19It is one hour of international news.
0:00:19 > 0:00:29We'll begin with an insight into Harvey Weinstein's world.
0:00:29 > 0:00:33He said nothing at all had happened and he swore on the life of his wife
0:00:33 > 0:00:38and his children, which was his best get out of jail card that he used
0:00:38 > 0:00:46quite a lot. That is President Trump's national-security adviser.
0:00:46 > 0:00:52And this was his message for Kim Jong-un.All options are on the
0:00:52 > 0:00:57table and we have to be prepared, if necessary, to compel the
0:00:57 > 0:00:59denuclearisation of North Korea, without the cooperation of that
0:00:59 > 0:01:03regime.
0:01:03 > 0:01:05The Saudi military says it's intercepted another
0:01:05 > 0:01:07rocket that was fired into Saudi Arabia from Yemen.
0:01:07 > 0:01:08We'll talk to BBC Arabic.
0:01:08 > 0:01:11And we'll report from Seoul - after the death of one
0:01:11 > 0:01:21of South Korea's biggest pop stars, in a suspected suicide.
0:01:32 > 0:01:36You will know that every time, we bring together the best of the
0:01:36 > 0:01:40international journalism, and the biggest global stories.
0:01:40 > 0:01:42Two big interviews to bring you.
0:01:42 > 0:01:47The first is with a former colleague of Harvey Weinstein.
0:01:47 > 0:01:50She sat down with Emily Maitlis and gave details of what it was like
0:01:50 > 0:01:52to work with the former Hollywood Producer.
0:01:52 > 0:01:54The second is with President Trumps's National Security
0:01:54 > 0:02:00Advisor, HR McMaster.
0:02:00 > 0:02:07About North Korea, alleged Russian interference and the election.
0:02:07 > 0:02:09Let's begin with Harvey Weinstein, because a former
0:02:09 > 0:02:11colleague of his has told the BBC she was warned about
0:02:11 > 0:02:14about his behaviour - and tried to warn other women
0:02:14 > 0:02:19he could behave in an inappropriate manner.
0:02:19 > 0:02:23It seems so recent, given how much has happened, but it was only
0:02:23 > 0:02:25back in October that the New York Times detailed
0:02:25 > 0:02:27many allegations of sexual harassment against Harvey Weinstein.
0:02:27 > 0:02:29And the allegations have kept coming.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31Among his accusers are the actresses Rose
0:02:31 > 0:02:32McGowan and Ashley Judd.
0:02:32 > 0:02:40To date, 80 women have come forward with allegations.
0:02:40 > 0:02:44This has become a much broader story,
0:02:44 > 0:02:45the "metoo" campaign.
0:02:45 > 0:02:48More than 100 powerful and influential men across a range
0:02:48 > 0:02:50of industries faced claims of sexual harassment.
0:02:50 > 0:02:51Including big Hollywood stars like Kevin Spacey
0:02:51 > 0:02:55and Dustin Hoffman.
0:02:55 > 0:02:56Well, this is Zelda Perkins' story.
0:02:56 > 0:02:58She was a colleague of Harvey Weinstein -
0:02:58 > 0:03:04and has spoken to Emily Maitlis.
0:03:04 > 0:03:10It came to a head when he sexually assaulted, attempted
0:03:10 > 0:03:13rape on your colleague?
0:03:13 > 0:03:16Yes, we were at the Venice Film Festival and he tried to rape her.
0:03:16 > 0:03:23What did you do?
0:03:23 > 0:03:28She was extremely distressed.
0:03:28 > 0:03:34She were shaking, very distressed, clearly in shock. She did not want
0:03:34 > 0:03:35anyone to know.
0:03:35 > 0:03:41She was terrified of the consequences.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43What would happen. And I spoke with her.
0:03:43 > 0:03:49I tried to calm her for about half an hour.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51Then I went straight downstairs to where Harvey was having
0:03:51 > 0:03:54a business meeting on the terrace, and told him he needed
0:03:54 > 0:03:55to come with me right away.
0:03:55 > 0:03:59For me to have broken into a meeting like that was unusual
0:03:59 > 0:04:02and he did not question me, he came with me straightaway
0:04:02 > 0:04:09because he knew why I was angry.
0:04:09 > 0:04:14And so serious.
0:04:14 > 0:04:16So you accused him of attempted rape?
0:04:16 > 0:04:17Yes.
0:04:17 > 0:04:18He denied it?
0:04:18 > 0:04:20Yes.
0:04:20 > 0:04:24He said nothing at all had happened and he swore on the life of his wife
0:04:24 > 0:04:26and children, which was his get out of jail card.
0:04:26 > 0:04:28He used that quite a lot.
0:04:28 > 0:04:30Here's the BBC's Entertainment correspondent Colin Paterson
0:04:30 > 0:04:34with more on this story.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37The two women secured legal representation and they were hoping
0:04:37 > 0:04:41to bring down Harvey Weinstein by revealing his behaviour to the Walt
0:04:41 > 0:04:47Disney Co. Because they owned his company, Miramax. But the lawyers of
0:04:47 > 0:04:50the women said this was not a realistic option and the only option
0:04:50 > 0:04:57was damages agreement. This was to include the creation of procedures
0:04:57 > 0:05:03at Miramax and therapy for Harvey Weinstein. This was not known if
0:05:03 > 0:05:11these stipulations were carried out. Zelda Perkins signed a nondisclosure
0:05:11 > 0:05:15agreement and received £125,000 in payments. In interview, she calls
0:05:15 > 0:05:20for Britain to follow the example of a number US states and end the
0:05:20 > 0:05:25practice of allowing sexual assaults to be hidden behind nondisclosure
0:05:25 > 0:05:29agreements. A spokesperson for Harvey Weinstein says he
0:05:29 > 0:05:35unequivocally denies any allegations of nonconsensual six.
0:05:35 > 0:05:40More details of that story on the BBC website.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42Donald Trump is on the brink of his first major
0:05:42 > 0:05:43legislative victory.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46In the last hour, what is being described as the biggest overhaul
0:05:46 > 0:05:49of the US tax system in 30 years was voted through the House
0:05:49 > 0:05:50of Representatives.
0:05:50 > 0:05:55Here's Speaker Paul Ryan making that announcement.
0:05:55 > 0:06:03PDAs are 227 and the nays 203. It is adopted and the motion to consider
0:06:03 > 0:06:09is laid upon the table.Speaker Ryan looking pleased about that
0:06:09 > 0:06:13development. The next test is the Senate. It will be a close vote, but
0:06:13 > 0:06:17it looks like it could go the way of the Republicans, partly because of a
0:06:17 > 0:06:22decision made late on Monday by these two senators, Susan Collins
0:06:22 > 0:06:26and Mike Leigh, who had been holding off from saying they would support
0:06:26 > 0:06:28it but have in line.
0:06:34 > 0:06:39The Republicans are looking happy, needless to say, the Democrats are
0:06:39 > 0:06:44not. They are concerned about an estimated $1.4 trillion that could
0:06:44 > 0:06:47be added to America's deficit. And it is the principles behind this,
0:06:47 > 0:06:57the Democrats criticising Bernie Sanders. On Twitter, he says this...
0:07:03 > 0:07:06Rajini Vaidyanathan is in Washington.
0:07:06 > 0:07:11How is it the Democrats can say it will not help working families, the
0:07:11 > 0:07:16Republicans say it will? Can we not look at the legislation and work
0:07:16 > 0:07:19this out?If you look at the way the House of Representatives voted, it
0:07:19 > 0:07:25certainly is very much divided down party lines and not a similar --
0:07:25 > 0:07:29single Democrat voted for this tax reform, although 12 Republicans did
0:07:29 > 0:07:33vote the other way, but they still were able to pass the bill. In
0:07:33 > 0:07:38answer to your question, this is very much ideological eat a divided
0:07:38 > 0:07:42issue. You have Republicans who believe cutting taxes, one of the
0:07:42 > 0:07:48landmark things in this bill, is to reduce corporation tax to 21%.
0:07:48 > 0:07:53Republicans believe by reducing cuts like this, it will stimulate growth
0:07:53 > 0:07:57in the economy, increase jobs and boost GDP. Republicans have that
0:07:57 > 0:08:01view and on the other side, Democrats look at this tax plan and
0:08:01 > 0:08:06they see it is poorer Americans who will not be making the most games.
0:08:06 > 0:08:10Rich and wealthy Americans are the ones, according to independent
0:08:10 > 0:08:15analysis, who will make the most in this plan. And there are concerns
0:08:15 > 0:08:20tax cuts come at a cost. Democrats concerned entitlement and welfare
0:08:20 > 0:08:25programmes could in the next year be cut in order to pay for this.And
0:08:25 > 0:08:28aside from the finances, the politics of this are fantastic for
0:08:28 > 0:08:33Donald Trump, a great way to finish the year.Yes, he has described this
0:08:33 > 0:08:37as a Christmas gift for the American people. And you could say it is a
0:08:37 > 0:08:43Christmas gift for him and for the Republican Party. This is his first
0:08:43 > 0:08:48major legislative victory. I spent a long time during the election
0:08:48 > 0:08:50campaign travelling across the United States and two big things
0:08:50 > 0:08:54people said they wanted changed were repealing and replacing ObamaCare
0:08:54 > 0:08:59and also reducing taxes. But one thing voters would say, will
0:08:59 > 0:09:04Congress ever be able to get anything done? We have not seen
0:09:04 > 0:09:08bipartisan agreement on this, but Republicans have rallied behind this
0:09:08 > 0:09:13tax plan eventually and this will be seen as a huge victory for Donald
0:09:13 > 0:09:17Trump and something he can say to his base as he completes nearly his
0:09:17 > 0:09:22first year in office.Thank you very much indeed.
0:09:22 > 0:09:26And we will go back to the States to look at what this new tax
0:09:26 > 0:09:30legislation will mean for America's biggest companies. Staying in the
0:09:30 > 0:09:31US...
0:09:31 > 0:09:33President Trump's National Security Advisor, HR McMaster, has
0:09:33 > 0:09:34been speaking to the BBC.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37It was a wide-ranging interview - he talked about North Korea,
0:09:37 > 0:09:39alleged Russian interference in the US election -
0:09:39 > 0:09:45and his boss, Donald Trump.
0:09:45 > 0:09:46Yalda Hakim was asking the questions.
0:09:47 > 0:09:48We'll hear from her in a moment.
0:09:48 > 0:09:53First, here's HR McMaster on North Korea.
0:09:53 > 0:09:57You committed to a peaceful resolution to this.Of course, that
0:09:57 > 0:10:01is what we want, but we are not committed, we are committed to a
0:10:01 > 0:10:05resolution. We want the resolution to be peaceful, but as the President
0:10:05 > 0:10:08has said, all options are on the table and we have to be prepared if
0:10:08 > 0:10:13necessary to compel the denuclearisation of North Korea,
0:10:13 > 0:10:15without the cooperation of that regime.
0:10:15 > 0:10:18Yalda gave us her thoughts on the interview
0:10:18 > 0:10:22with HR McMaster.
0:10:22 > 0:10:26It is difficult to work out exactly what they intend to do and when I
0:10:26 > 0:10:30pushed on whether war was imminent, HR McMaster did not go as far as
0:10:30 > 0:10:34saying it was, but he said, all options are on the table. What they
0:10:34 > 0:10:39are trying to do, from what I gathered from the conversation with
0:10:39 > 0:10:41HR McMaster, they want to make sure that they maintain the pressure on
0:10:41 > 0:10:46North Korea, and that is why they say talks are not something that
0:10:46 > 0:10:50they want to entertain at this point. But they must ensure that
0:10:50 > 0:10:55countries like China, Russia and themselves, the United States,
0:10:55 > 0:11:00maintain the pressure on North Korea, to ensure that they do not
0:11:00 > 0:11:04obtain any weapons. He said it was absolutely intolerable for the
0:11:04 > 0:11:09United States and for North Korea to have weapons, to use against any of
0:11:09 > 0:11:13the countries in the region and, indeed, the world.On that issue of
0:11:13 > 0:11:19talks, stay with us please. You got in the US policy on whether to talk
0:11:19 > 0:11:23directly to North Korea and you could be forgiven for being
0:11:23 > 0:11:28confused. Is Tuesday, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said this, grow
0:11:28 > 0:11:34within 24 hours of saying that, but the White House and the State
0:11:34 > 0:11:37Department was saying, North Korea has to abandon its nuclear weapons
0:11:37 > 0:11:43or commit to do that before any talks.
0:11:43 > 0:11:49What the President has said and the Senate of state, if I just last
0:11:49 > 0:11:53week, now is not the time to talk. What we have to do is see a
0:11:53 > 0:11:56fundamental change in behaviour. A fundamental shift in conditions.
0:11:56 > 0:12:01Because we cannot afford any more, because of how far down the road
0:12:01 > 0:12:04they are in these capabilities, to repeat the mistakes of the past.
0:12:04 > 0:12:09Would you be willing to talk to the North Koreans and talk across the
0:12:09 > 0:12:15table bilaterally?Under what conditions, is a question?If there
0:12:15 > 0:12:20was no agenda, just talk.That is really going to be up to the
0:12:20 > 0:12:24President to decide. What is clear now is that we cannot in any way
0:12:24 > 0:12:28relent on the effort to continue the isolation, the regime,
0:12:28 > 0:12:33diplomatically and economically.To what extent it is you feel HR
0:12:33 > 0:12:38McMaster was speaking on behalf of Mr Trump or just someone separate
0:12:38 > 0:12:43but an adviser to the President?It seems they want to present a united
0:12:43 > 0:12:48front after that confusion that the Secretary of State created last week
0:12:48 > 0:12:54when he said the door was open. He said they would talk to the North
0:12:54 > 0:12:57Koreans and sit across the table, that there were no preconditions or
0:12:57 > 0:13:01agenda and they could talk about the weather if they wanted, but at least
0:13:01 > 0:13:06talk. So he wanted to clarify that. I said there was confusion and can
0:13:06 > 0:13:10he understand the mixed message from the White House? He wanted to
0:13:10 > 0:13:15present a united front, that the White House has one message, the
0:13:15 > 0:13:19denuclearisation North Korea. And now is not the time for talks. The
0:13:19 > 0:13:22door might open at some point, and that was not the case at this point
0:13:22 > 0:13:27in time.One other thing from your interview is to do with Russia. Not
0:13:27 > 0:13:32relevant just because of those alleged interferences in the US
0:13:32 > 0:13:38election, but there is a greater global struggle. America must --
0:13:38 > 0:13:42Donald Trump admitted such yesterday, he said...
0:13:50 > 0:13:59This is what HR McMaster said about Russia.What we endeavour to do with
0:13:59 > 0:14:03Russia, three things. Of course we have the counter Russia's
0:14:03 > 0:14:07destabilising behaviour and the sophisticated campaigns are
0:14:07 > 0:14:09propaganda and disinformation. Efforts to polarise communities and
0:14:09 > 0:14:13pit them against each other, especially in the democratic world
0:14:13 > 0:14:17and in a free and open society, and we also need to prevent war with
0:14:17 > 0:14:20Russia and so we need a more holistic view of deterring conflict
0:14:20 > 0:14:27with Russia.And find areas of cooperation. And do you believe
0:14:27 > 0:14:31Russia medalled in the 2016 elections?I believe that Russia has
0:14:31 > 0:14:36engaged in a very sophisticated campaigns version to affect our
0:14:36 > 0:14:39confidence in democratic institutions, in democratic
0:14:39 > 0:14:47processes. Including... Including your elections? What they used as
0:14:47 > 0:14:51propaganda and disinformation, on both sides.He did not want to
0:14:51 > 0:14:56answer that question, did he?No, as you can imagine, this is something
0:14:56 > 0:15:00that has been the focus of so much in the United States. And globally.
0:15:00 > 0:15:05Whether President Trump will acknowledge whether Russia
0:15:05 > 0:15:11interfered in the 2016 elections. And so HR McMaster was really quite
0:15:11 > 0:15:16reluctant to go as far as saying that Russia had interfered. But in
0:15:16 > 0:15:20the end, he said the President had acknowledged publicly and he
0:15:20 > 0:15:24acknowledges it and he acknowledges what the US community has said for
0:15:24 > 0:15:28well over a year now, that the Russians had been involved in some
0:15:28 > 0:15:32form of interference. But he went back and reiterated that really it
0:15:32 > 0:15:35was cyber tools the Russians are using to challenge the democracy is
0:15:35 > 0:15:40not just in Russia, but other places like Mexico and Catalonia, he
0:15:40 > 0:15:44pointed out as well. But I really had to pushing to get an answer on
0:15:44 > 0:15:53that.
0:15:53 > 0:15:57had to pushing to get an answer on that.He is hugely influential, what
0:15:57 > 0:16:02impression did you leave of what this man wants to create?The sense
0:16:02 > 0:16:05that I got is that
0:16:05 > 0:16:07this man wants to create?The sense that I got is that he is known to be
0:16:07 > 0:16:10a soldier and scholar, he is a strategist who thinks long-term.
0:16:10 > 0:16:15When I asked him if his life would be easier if Donald Trump stopped
0:16:15 > 0:16:25treating you said I can only control what I can control. He said his
0:16:25 > 0:16:29focus was on the national security of the American people and to
0:16:29 > 0:16:33present all the options for the president weather on Russia, China
0:16:33 > 0:16:40or North Korea. You really want to serve his country. That's the sense
0:16:40 > 0:16:47I got. If you'd like to see a full interview it will play out on
0:16:47 > 0:16:57Friday.You will also find it online as well. In a few minutes we will go
0:16:57 > 0:17:02to the west Coast on the latest investigation into that train
0:17:02 > 0:17:07derailment. It was going almost three times as fast as it should
0:17:07 > 0:17:17have been.
0:17:19 > 0:17:23A man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for throwing acid into the
0:17:23 > 0:17:28crowd at a packed nightclub. Arthur Collins, the former boyfriend of a
0:17:28 > 0:17:36reality TV star, was seen squirting the liquid into a group. The
0:17:36 > 0:17:43commander of Hackney police says the sentence is appropriate.It's a very
0:17:43 > 0:17:47clear message that anyone who carries or uses acid will go to
0:17:47 > 0:17:54prison for a long period of time. The trauma and psychological
0:17:54 > 0:18:00distress of those people is huge. This was a predetermined attack. He
0:18:00 > 0:18:05knew exactly what he was taking into that they club. For whatever reasons
0:18:05 > 0:18:14he used it three times. His intended victims were burned with acid but
0:18:14 > 0:18:17lots of innocent people were there and he did not care about what he
0:18:17 > 0:18:31did.We're live in the BBC newsroom. Donald Trump's national-security
0:18:31 > 0:18:35adviser has been speaking to the BBC about the threat posed by North
0:18:35 > 0:18:42Korea and Russia's meddling in the US election. First of all, at least
0:18:42 > 0:18:4711 people have been killed in Mexico when a bus carrying foreign tourists
0:18:47 > 0:18:54crashed. The bus was travelling to the eastern tip of the peninsular
0:18:54 > 0:18:58when it veered off the road. The nationalities of the dead have not
0:18:58 > 0:19:06been established. A mass grave has been identified. 650,000 Muslims
0:19:06 > 0:19:15have fled an offensive by the military. Let's talk about that
0:19:15 > 0:19:21train which derailed in the US. It was doing almost three times the
0:19:21 > 0:19:28speed limit. Here's a statement we heard from the authorities.The
0:19:28 > 0:19:30information we have, the investigator in charge has obtained
0:19:30 > 0:19:40the download of the data recorder. Preliminary investigations are that
0:19:40 > 0:19:47it was travelling at 80 mph in a 30 mph track.This train was travelling
0:19:47 > 0:19:53at 130 kilometres when it was supposed to be doing 50. The
0:19:53 > 0:19:59derailment happened so far Seattle. Three people died and 70 were
0:19:59 > 0:20:04injured. It was heading towards Portland but it never reached its
0:20:04 > 0:20:07destination. It left the tracks on a bridge over the interstate high
0:20:07 > 0:20:16five. This is one picture we have of the scene. You can see this arrow.
0:20:16 > 0:20:22This is the front of the train, a long way from the tracks. You can
0:20:22 > 0:20:26see the devastation between the front and the back of the train. Let
0:20:26 > 0:20:31me show you some of the latest pictures to come into the scene. You
0:20:31 > 0:20:35can see some very heavy lifting as the carriages dangling from the
0:20:35 > 0:20:41bridge are being moved and placed on particularly large lorries which
0:20:41 > 0:20:46have the facility to take these carriages away. Let's speak to James
0:20:46 > 0:20:51Cook, who is following this story from Los Angeles. Some people might
0:20:51 > 0:20:55be surprised to hear that a train can be driven at three times the
0:20:55 > 0:21:01speed limit without some system or another kicking in.Yes, that has
0:21:01 > 0:21:05been a matter of some controversy for several years. The technology to
0:21:05 > 0:21:10prevent a train from exceeding the speed limit or at least reduce the
0:21:10 > 0:21:14speed has been available for many years and safety campaigners have
0:21:14 > 0:21:18been agitating for it to be introduced for a long time. They've
0:21:18 > 0:21:24had some success, in that it is now legal that it must be introduced but
0:21:24 > 0:21:31not until 2018. The campaigners said if it had been introduced on this
0:21:31 > 0:21:37track and train it would have saved these lives, possibly.In terms of
0:21:37 > 0:21:42the situation that played out on the road below, do we know how many were
0:21:42 > 0:21:47in the car is and how many were in the trains?We don't have a final
0:21:47 > 0:21:50breakdown of those numbers but we know that there were several
0:21:50 > 0:21:58injuries on the motorway. As we see from the picture you were pointing
0:21:58 > 0:22:02out, the train has gone essentially straight on that curve. It has
0:22:02 > 0:22:07crashed over that bridge, landed on the motorway and hit seven vehicles
0:22:07 > 0:22:14including a lorry that was on the road and several cars and trucks.
0:22:14 > 0:22:18Nobody on the motorway was killed. There were injuries but the three
0:22:18 > 0:22:25deaths all occurred on the train itself. In a sense it could been a
0:22:25 > 0:22:31lot worse but clearly there are no a lot of about this new routes, was
0:22:31 > 0:22:35the driver unfamiliar with the route? Was he distracted? Clearly
0:22:35 > 0:22:43there is a debate about whether railways in the US are up to
0:22:43 > 0:22:47scratch. This is the latest in a string of accidents. The focus is on
0:22:47 > 0:22:51the behaviour of the driver at this stage.President Trump tweeted this
0:22:51 > 0:22:56was evidence of underinvestment in the infrastructure of America. Is
0:22:56 > 0:23:02there any evidence that that played a role?It's complex. The president
0:23:02 > 0:23:08has a point in the sense that if this technology had been available
0:23:08 > 0:23:14it could have prevented this crash but the point he tweeted, nobody
0:23:14 > 0:23:17really knew for certain what had happened. Is this a case of a
0:23:17 > 0:23:23crumbling track with an old train? It doesn't seem to be the case. This
0:23:23 > 0:23:29was a new stretch of track. It was a stretch that had been upgraded to
0:23:29 > 0:23:35carry this train on its inaugural run. It was designed to shave ten
0:23:35 > 0:23:42minutes of the journey time from Seattle to Portland. Some have
0:23:42 > 0:23:48criticised the president for jumping to conclusions.We will stay in the
0:23:48 > 0:23:53US but come back to the east Coast. It looks like the biggest tax
0:23:53 > 0:23:57overhaul in 30 years is going to go through. It's been approved by the
0:23:57 > 0:24:02House of Representatives. The Senate looks likely to approve it. One of
0:24:02 > 0:24:07the biggest challenges it will take is corporation tax. It will bring it
0:24:07 > 0:24:14down to 21% from 35%. That is seen as being a good thing if you're a
0:24:14 > 0:24:16Republican, kick-starts businesses, a bad thing if you're a Democrat,
0:24:16 > 0:24:27worried about the deficit. The hope is some of that money will come back
0:24:27 > 0:24:37on shore. Is that right?Yes. The big hope is the savings the company
0:24:37 > 0:24:41will make full be reinvested here and create more jobs. Another part
0:24:41 > 0:24:48of the bill is when US companies move profits overseas, what is
0:24:48 > 0:24:56currently happening, they are taxed in the US as well. Now they will not
0:24:56 > 0:25:02be taxed for profits made overseas. Any cash or asset they are holding
0:25:02 > 0:25:06overseas, there will be a one-time tax rate for them to repatriates
0:25:06 > 0:25:11that to the US. So president Trump obviously hopes that money flows
0:25:11 > 0:25:19back into the US. There will be more jobs here. There are questions being
0:25:19 > 0:25:23asked about that because even if the company has extra money it does not
0:25:23 > 0:25:26mean it will reinvested in a way that will actually create jobs on
0:25:26 > 0:25:38the ground.We've got to leave it there. Apologies. We will have
0:25:38 > 0:25:40further opportunities because while that legislation has been signed
0:25:40 > 0:25:46through and you sort Paul Ryan announcing that a few minutes ago,
0:25:46 > 0:25:52the Senate must still vote on that. We expected to approve but we will
0:25:52 > 0:26:03bring you further coverage.
0:26:10 > 0:26:14I thought I would start this by talking about the weather conditions
0:26:14 > 0:26:23across North America. This quite a lot going on. We've got a
0:26:23 > 0:26:30possibility of thunderstorms in the next few days. We've got this big
0:26:30 > 0:26:38winter storm ringing heavy rain and snow. A little bit might reach
0:26:38 > 0:26:44northern California but the South is expected to remain dry. The windows
0:26:44 > 0:26:50light which is good news for the firefighters. It will increase from
0:26:50 > 0:26:56a northerly direction to 60 mph. We will keep you up-to-date on that.
0:26:56 > 0:27:03This is what I was talking about earlier on in the bulletin. It will
0:27:03 > 0:27:07bring thunderstorms to the south-east of the United States on
0:27:07 > 0:27:11Wednesday. Still capable of producing strong downdraughts of --
0:27:11 > 0:27:24of torrential rain. A cross into the south-east of Asia this tropical or
0:27:24 > 0:27:32am has brought up to a metre of rainfall. It will give us some heavy
0:27:32 > 0:27:38rain with this glancing blow to southern Vietnam. More heavy rain
0:27:38 > 0:27:43moving into central and southern Philippines and this could cause
0:27:43 > 0:27:49further flooding problems. Into Europe, we've got quite a contrast.
0:27:49 > 0:27:58To the south we got heavy rains and storms. To the north and the West,
0:27:58 > 0:28:01wintry conditions. I pressure is controlling the weather. Largely
0:28:01 > 0:28:10fine unsettled but for problems across parts of France and Germany.
0:28:10 > 0:28:13We've got this weather front slowly moving southward. It will bring
0:28:13 > 0:28:19outbreaks of rain in central areas. Find it it will be a little bit
0:28:19 > 0:28:25colder with some sunshine for Northern Ireland and Scotland. To
0:28:25 > 0:28:35the south skies will remain cloudy. Other values here. As we head into
0:28:35 > 0:28:40Thursday it will be a pretty benign picture. Rather cloudy skies in
0:28:40 > 0:28:47southern and western areas. By Chile across this corner. There will be
0:28:47 > 0:28:52some sunshine in the south. The milder air will spread across the
0:28:52 > 0:28:58UK. You can see a fool weather forecast rate here in about half an
0:28:58 > 0:29:08hour.
0:30:12 > 0:30:13Hello, I'm Ros Atkins.
0:30:13 > 0:30:16This is Outside Source.
0:30:16 > 0:30:20Harvey Weinstein's...
0:30:20 > 0:30:22His former personal assistant has spoken to the BBC
0:30:22 > 0:30:25about how he would respond to allegations of sexual misconduct.
0:30:25 > 0:30:29He said nothing at all had happened and he swore on the life of his wife
0:30:29 > 0:30:33and his children, which was his best get out of jail card that he used
0:30:33 > 0:30:36quite a lot.
0:30:36 > 0:30:38In another BBC interview, President Trump's National Security
0:30:38 > 0:30:42Advisor has this message for Kim Jung-un.
0:30:42 > 0:30:48All options are on the table and we have two be prepared, if necessary,
0:30:48 > 0:30:53to compel the denuclearisation of North Korea, without the cooperation
0:30:53 > 0:31:01of that regime.And we will report on Saudi Arabia.
0:31:01 > 0:31:02The Saudi military says it's intercepted another
0:31:02 > 0:31:05rocket that was fired into Saudi Arabia from Yemen.
0:31:05 > 0:31:06We'll talk to BBC Arabic.
0:31:06 > 0:31:08And we'll report from Seoul after the death of one
0:31:08 > 0:31:18of South Korea's biggest pop stars, in a suspected suicide.
0:31:28 > 0:31:32That story now in Saudi Arabia.
0:31:32 > 0:31:35The Saudi military says it's intercepted a rocket that was fired
0:31:35 > 0:31:37into Saudi Arabia from Yemen.
0:31:37 > 0:31:43Houthi rebels have confirmed they were targeting a gathering
0:31:43 > 0:31:46of senior figures here.
0:31:46 > 0:31:55At King Salman's official residence in Riyadh.
0:31:55 > 0:31:59Remember, last month, a similar missile came close
0:31:59 > 0:32:02to hitting Riyadh's airport.
0:32:02 > 0:32:07This is one of several unverified videos.
0:32:07 > 0:32:11A lot of people saying this is the smoke caused by the interception of
0:32:11 > 0:32:12that rocket.
0:32:12 > 0:32:15And then these are people who witnessed what happened.
0:32:16 > 0:32:20I heard a big bang.
0:32:20 > 0:32:23Suddenly, after around 30 to 45 seconds, I heard a next sound,
0:32:23 > 0:32:26a little thud, then I came up here up the tower and then
0:32:26 > 0:32:32I saw some people here looking at that place.
0:32:32 > 0:32:42It's a road leading to the airport, and we saw white smoke.
0:32:43 > 0:32:51I see the big explosive outside and icy outside the people coming out.
0:32:51 > 0:32:54We saw smoke up here on the rooftop.
0:32:54 > 0:32:58The context to all of this is that on one side of the conflict
0:32:58 > 0:33:00in Yemen is the government - supported by a Saudi-led coalition.
0:33:00 > 0:33:05On the other side are Houthi rebels, who are backed by Iran.
0:33:05 > 0:33:07But Iran denies Saudi claims that it supplied
0:33:07 > 0:33:08the rebels with these rockets.
0:33:08 > 0:33:15BBC Arabic's Rasha Qandeel.
0:33:15 > 0:33:21The potential that the Iranians are helping the Houthis rebels is more
0:33:21 > 0:33:30than the other times. This rocket that was fired today, it is
0:33:30 > 0:33:35basically a rocket that has been modified and the rockets made in
0:33:35 > 0:33:40Russia. So if you trace back the history of this rocket, there is a
0:33:40 > 0:33:46big potential that according to the Saudis, Iran has been providing the
0:33:46 > 0:33:51Houthis. Newsnight Arabic speaking to a Saudi official thinks that the
0:33:51 > 0:33:55rockets are not being smuggled as one piece, but in three pieces, and
0:33:55 > 0:34:00this makes it easier to smuggle. So the evidence of Saudi saying Iran
0:34:00 > 0:34:04has provided the Houthis with the rockets, this time is stronger than
0:34:04 > 0:34:08other times.That Saudi official you are talking about, did he talk about
0:34:08 > 0:34:12the blockade the Saudis have been putting in place?He was not, he was
0:34:12 > 0:34:16just talking about this is the third rocket fired from Yemen by the
0:34:16 > 0:34:23Houthis towards Saudi Arabia, and Riyadh. And the blockage has been
0:34:23 > 0:34:26talked about by the UN big time because the UN has recently released
0:34:26 > 0:34:31another report saying that the Coalition, led by Saudi Arabia,
0:34:31 > 0:34:38killed in one month 126 civilians. A huge toll compared to the entire
0:34:38 > 0:34:42history of this conflict in 2015.I mentioned the blockade because this
0:34:42 > 0:34:47is the primary justification for it, the fact that the rebels are getting
0:34:47 > 0:34:51weapons smuggled in.They are, the Houthis are pushing towards that
0:34:51 > 0:34:56this is reaction, not an action, to the blockade provided by Saudi
0:34:56 > 0:35:00Arabia and Yemen recently, especially after the assassination
0:35:00 > 0:35:09or targeting of Assad.How do we see this behaviour of the Houthis in the
0:35:09 > 0:35:14context of the former President of Yemen a couple of weeks back?The
0:35:14 > 0:35:20hugest escalation because even the Houthis themselves that used to be
0:35:20 > 0:35:25subtle about the targeting Saudi Arabia inside Saudi Arabia, this
0:35:25 > 0:35:31time it is like pride. They say that this moves the battle one stage up
0:35:31 > 0:35:36and they are ready for the reaction of the Coalition in Yemen by the
0:35:36 > 0:35:41armies and the forces that Saudi Arabia is leading. So it might be a
0:35:41 > 0:35:46new phase, a new stage, worse, the conflict between Saudi Arabia and
0:35:46 > 0:35:51the Houthis on the ground.And the ambition of the Houthis is to defeat
0:35:51 > 0:35:56the Government and control all of Yemen, or most of it?This is what
0:35:56 > 0:35:59they say, especially that in the last few days, there have been
0:35:59 > 0:36:03reports that one of the very important points in Yemen has been
0:36:03 > 0:36:07lost to the Coalition by the Houthis, and that means that the
0:36:07 > 0:36:19battle is getting fiercer. And since there is no other support by the
0:36:19 > 0:36:23others, the Houthis runaround. If there is support by Iran, Lebanon,
0:36:23 > 0:36:27it will show on the ground in the coming months, I suppose.You can
0:36:27 > 0:36:32get more on that through BBC Arabic. And if you would like more
0:36:32 > 0:36:36background information in English, go to the BBC website all BBC News.
0:36:36 > 0:36:42Kim Jonghyun is one of South Korea's biggest pop stars,
0:36:42 > 0:36:45and he was found dead at his home on Monday.
0:36:45 > 0:36:48It's believed he committed suicide.
0:36:48 > 0:36:51He was the lead singer in a group called SHINee.
0:36:51 > 0:36:52This is one of their tracks.
0:36:52 > 0:36:57MUSIC
0:36:57 > 0:37:01SHINee has a huge following around the world.
0:37:01 > 0:37:05And Kim Jonghyun had been open about his struggle with depression.
0:37:05 > 0:37:07He's even written songs about it.
0:37:07 > 0:37:09His sister reportedly raised the alarm with police,
0:37:09 > 0:37:13after receiving a number of text messages from her brother,
0:37:13 > 0:37:23including one saying, "This is my last farewell".
0:37:23 > 0:37:25There has been an outpouring on social media.
0:37:25 > 0:37:30This is an account devoted to K-pop:
0:37:30 > 0:37:32"Sending our deepest condolences to Jonghyun and those
0:37:32 > 0:37:34who known him well.
0:37:34 > 0:37:36Talk to someone and take care of yourself."
0:37:36 > 0:37:39This is the reaction of his fans in Seoul.
0:37:39 > 0:37:49The fans, they called shiny world. Not only have we lost a member, but
0:37:49 > 0:37:55we have lost someone of our family. A member of our family. Not only me,
0:37:55 > 0:37:59but for everyone, it was hard to accept. But it leaves me to think
0:37:59 > 0:38:04that he was with his fans on his way to heaven. My heart is broken, but I
0:38:04 > 0:38:06am now trying to accept.
0:38:06 > 0:38:08Sophie Long went to a hospital in Seoul, where fans
0:38:08 > 0:38:14are paying their respects.
0:38:14 > 0:38:18The hospital in Seoul where the bodies resting has been open to the
0:38:18 > 0:38:22public for some hours and hundreds and hundreds of teenage girls have
0:38:22 > 0:38:27come here to queue, to pay their respects. There are queues snaking
0:38:27 > 0:38:33round the hospital complex. Jonghyun was the lead singer of a band called
0:38:33 > 0:38:37SHINee, one of career's biggest pop bands. K-Pop, as it has become
0:38:37 > 0:38:41known, has increased in international recognition recently
0:38:41 > 0:38:45and there has been an outpouring of grief from fans around the world on
0:38:45 > 0:38:52social media. One of his friends, a member of another K-Pop band posted
0:38:52 > 0:38:56a note that she says he sent her on social media and in it, he says, I
0:38:56 > 0:39:02feel broken from the inside. The life of fame was never meant for me.
0:39:02 > 0:39:08The depression was devouring me. At last, it has consumed me. The death
0:39:08 > 0:39:13of this pop star at just 27 years old has refocused minds and reopened
0:39:13 > 0:39:17the debate about how mental health and the depression is handled, in a
0:39:17 > 0:39:21country with one of the highest suicide rates in developed
0:39:21 > 0:39:26countries. Let me show you the scene here at the hospital in Seoul. You
0:39:26 > 0:39:32can see the queues processing around the stairs. This room is where the
0:39:32 > 0:39:35body of Jonghyun is resting. You might be able to make out the
0:39:35 > 0:39:40photograph of him at the end. This is a very difficult time for many
0:39:40 > 0:39:45people who have come to pay their respects and they do not want us to
0:39:45 > 0:39:48film inside. We are told that a private funeral will take place on
0:39:48 > 0:39:51Thursday.
0:39:51 > 0:39:54Don't forget, you can get much more detail on our top stories
0:39:54 > 0:40:04on our website.
0:40:07 > 0:40:10The UK Government has had its first full cabinet meeting
0:40:10 > 0:40:12on what it wants the UK's final relationship with
0:40:12 > 0:40:19the EU to look like.
0:40:19 > 0:40:21The referendum was back in June 2016.
0:40:21 > 0:40:23Given that the referendum was almost 18 months ago,
0:40:23 > 0:40:25some have suggested this might have happened sooner.
0:40:25 > 0:40:26Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon tweeted
0:40:26 > 0:40:33that the delay is negligent.
0:40:33 > 0:40:36We know a bit more about the nature of this meeting.
0:40:45 > 0:40:48You can do the maths, none of them would have been able to talk for
0:40:48 > 0:40:49that long.
0:40:49 > 0:40:54The meeting took place at 10 Downing Street.
0:40:54 > 0:40:58With the Christmas tree just outside.
0:40:58 > 0:41:02Prime Minister Theresa May told the ministers 'a deal
0:41:02 > 0:41:04which secures the best possible trading terms with the EU,
0:41:04 > 0:41:07enables the UK to set rules that are right for our situation,
0:41:07 > 0:41:13and facilitates ambitious third-country trade deals'.
0:41:13 > 0:41:17Iain Watson is in Westminster.
0:41:17 > 0:41:22I guess the catch here is that the European Union is already saying,
0:41:22 > 0:41:27you can't have your own regulations if you want to do business with us.
0:41:27 > 0:41:32That is right, clearly. While this Cabinet discussion was taking place,
0:41:32 > 0:41:37one and three quarters hours, the chief negotiator of the EU Michel
0:41:37 > 0:41:43Barnier publish something circulated the EU leaders, which is best. This
0:41:43 > 0:41:47little chart. Effectively, he says, we cannot have a Norway type trade
0:41:47 > 0:41:52deal because we will not accept freedom movement. And we cannot have
0:41:52 > 0:41:56easily steal because we do not want to pay a great deal of money into
0:41:56 > 0:42:00the European Union. We cannot have a Turkish deal because we want to
0:42:00 > 0:42:04strike our own trade deals and we cannot have the same customs
0:42:04 > 0:42:08relationship as Turkey, which he says leads to a logical conclusion,
0:42:08 > 0:42:12we become the British version of Canada. The problem with becoming
0:42:12 > 0:42:18Canada that trade deal which is seen as ambitious seven years to
0:42:18 > 0:42:20negotiate with European Union, it says very little about financial
0:42:20 > 0:42:25services. In a separate interview with the Guardian newspaper and
0:42:25 > 0:42:30subcontinental newspapers, Michel Barnier made it very clear these
0:42:30 > 0:42:35type of trade deals do not include financial services and that is a
0:42:35 > 0:42:38vital sector of the British economy. The response from Downing Street is
0:42:38 > 0:42:45simply this, that they would expect this type of approach as an opening
0:42:45 > 0:42:48gambit in negotiations, based two ahead of the formal trade talks, but
0:42:48 > 0:42:54they say is that everything is up for negotiation and the Prime
0:42:54 > 0:42:58Minister was emphasising a part of the agreement this morning was an
0:42:58 > 0:43:03ambitious trade deal which would be much better than a trade deal that
0:43:03 > 0:43:05Canada has and would include financial services, that is the sort
0:43:05 > 0:43:10of thing she wanted. As she has done before, she ruled out becoming a new
0:43:10 > 0:43:14Norway because she does not want simply to accept EU rules. We are
0:43:14 > 0:43:19now getting a clearer idea of the relationship between Britain and
0:43:19 > 0:43:24Brussels. What the Prime Minister had to sort out was the real inch --
0:43:24 > 0:43:27relationship between her own ministers. On the surface, it looks
0:43:27 > 0:43:31like an agreement, but a bigger debate to be had and Maude
0:43:31 > 0:43:41discussions, no final decisions take -- taken today. Do we want to get a
0:43:41 > 0:43:46massive divergences, if need be, between EU rules and regulations at
0:43:46 > 0:43:50the end of a transition period? Something the Foreign Secretary is
0:43:50 > 0:43:55said to favour. Some unity within the Cabinet, which may come under
0:43:55 > 0:43:58strain later, but differences between the Cabinet's position and
0:43:58 > 0:44:02the position in Brussels.Help out the viewers thinking, how is this
0:44:02 > 0:44:08conversation not happening considerably earlier in the process?
0:44:08 > 0:44:11Two different points of view on this. The official line from Downing
0:44:11 > 0:44:16Street is simply this, they were discussing Bay is one issues about
0:44:16 > 0:44:20the money and relationship with Ireland -- phase one. They said
0:44:20 > 0:44:24there was no point having a wider discussion about the end point until
0:44:24 > 0:44:28negotiations officially moved on to the second phase. More cynical
0:44:28 > 0:44:32people would say because of those differences in the Cabinet that I
0:44:32 > 0:44:36mentioned between the Chancellor and the brand secretary and others,
0:44:36 > 0:44:43Theresa May was making sure she did not have to have a big argument and
0:44:43 > 0:44:52possibly Cabinet resignations before she had to.
0:44:52 > 0:44:57Members of Parliament have widely criticised social media companies
0:44:57 > 0:45:04for not doing enough to combat hate crime. They are accused of providing
0:45:04 > 0:45:10a platform for extremism.
0:45:11 > 0:45:12Harmful content online takes countless forms,
0:45:12 > 0:45:15but not all of them are illegal.
0:45:15 > 0:45:17There is the hate speech that attacks individuals
0:45:17 > 0:45:20on the basis of attributes such as disability or gender.
0:45:20 > 0:45:23That is quite separate from extremist content,
0:45:23 > 0:45:25which propagates the worldview of those ranging from neo-Nazis
0:45:25 > 0:45:27to so-called Islamic State.
0:45:27 > 0:45:29How easy is it to find this material online?
0:45:29 > 0:45:34Very easy indeed.
0:45:34 > 0:45:37One campaigner working with MPs on the issue believes social media
0:45:37 > 0:45:41platforms you're vulnerable adults into the extremist Web.
0:45:42 > 0:45:46How big an issue is soft extremism?
0:45:46 > 0:45:49It is a significant issue because actually the material
0:45:49 > 0:45:52clearly is not removed, it is not illegal in the eyes
0:45:52 > 0:45:58of social media providers.
0:45:58 > 0:46:00The other factor is their algorithms are diverging individuals who may
0:46:00 > 0:46:03have an aggressive worldview, and the algorithms direct them
0:46:03 > 0:46:07to join other groups who may have similar content.
0:46:07 > 0:46:09Today MPs called Tech companies as part of
0:46:09 > 0:46:14an enquiry into hate crime.
0:46:14 > 0:46:17The committee chair set Twitter still had not removed a --
0:46:17 > 0:46:20an offensive to eat it was warned about in March.
0:46:20 > 0:46:21That is still on your platform.
0:46:21 > 0:46:22Why is it?
0:46:22 > 0:46:28I don't know the answer to that question.
0:46:28 > 0:46:30"I really do all think we should kill a Tory."
0:46:30 > 0:46:39"Think of the benefits were we to kill just one Tory."
0:46:39 > 0:46:41That is on Twitter.
0:46:41 > 0:46:43Your home say she will not tolerate violent threats
0:46:43 > 0:46:44of individuals or groups.
0:46:44 > 0:46:48How does that comply with your code?
0:46:48 > 0:46:56We have 500 million tweets a day, 330 million users.
0:46:56 > 0:46:58Twitter is used in multiple languages.
0:46:58 > 0:47:00You are actively recommended what is effectively raises material
0:47:00 > 0:47:08into people's timelines.
0:47:08 > 0:47:18We will look at that and get back to you with a good and solid response.
0:47:18 > 0:47:26Isn't the truth that your algorithms and the way you want to attract
0:47:26 > 0:47:33people is doing that grooming and radicalisation?That is not how
0:47:33 > 0:47:39Facebook sees it. I recognise we have a problem which is a shared
0:47:39 > 0:47:47problem with civil organisations of addressing that person who may be
0:47:47 > 0:47:53going down a channel which can lead to them being radicalised.
0:47:53 > 0:47:55MPs have a personal stake in the fight against
0:47:55 > 0:47:56harmful content online.
0:47:56 > 0:47:59But it's not clear that turning tech giants into centres is the best way
0:47:59 > 0:48:03to safeguard democracy.
0:48:03 > 0:48:04Next, a new study.
0:48:04 > 0:48:06The number of cheetahs in the wild in southern
0:48:06 > 0:48:07Africa is falling.
0:48:07 > 0:48:10Researchers analysed two million pieces of data across six
0:48:10 > 0:48:12years in Namibia, Botswana, South Africa and Zimbabwe.
0:48:12 > 0:48:18This is what they found.
0:48:21 > 0:48:28For instance, the cheetah population is around 3600, it might sound like
0:48:28 > 0:48:38a lot but it is down and as you can see, one of the biggest issues is
0:48:38 > 0:48:42only 18% of the animals are in places where they can get the
0:48:42 > 0:48:47protection they need. Here is the lead author of the study.The
0:48:47 > 0:48:55situation is a bit complicated. They are rare and lucid and competing
0:48:55 > 0:49:03with larger predators. A majority of their range is unprotected. They are
0:49:03 > 0:49:07facing a risk from habitat loss. That is from agricultural expansion
0:49:07 > 0:49:13and lifestyle production. It reduces the availability of wild prey and
0:49:13 > 0:49:18increases the likelihood of conflict with humans. Our study found that
0:49:18 > 0:49:22while the majority of farmers do not persecute the animals, those that do
0:49:22 > 0:49:27have the potential to cause serious impact on the population. This could
0:49:27 > 0:49:32be framed in a hopeful way. It could be the future of the cheetah rather
0:49:32 > 0:49:36than that by creating and maintaining tolerance for the
0:49:36 > 0:49:41species.
0:49:41 > 0:49:43maintaining tolerance for the species. This has the benefit of
0:49:43 > 0:49:47raising awareness in the general public about the precarious nature
0:49:47 > 0:49:55of the population of cheaters in the wild. There is more long-term
0:49:55 > 0:50:01increase potential for stakeholders to create policies and regulations
0:50:01 > 0:50:05that ensured the survival in the wild. Some of the ways we can do
0:50:05 > 0:50:12that is encouraging farming practices, creating opportunities
0:50:12 > 0:50:20for ecotourism, and it is important to note that they are wide-ranging
0:50:20 > 0:50:27and need areas with low human impact, low density of livestock to
0:50:27 > 0:50:34create availability. We can do initiatives, ranged wide like remove
0:50:34 > 0:50:38predator and prey and fencing that allow these animals to move across
0:50:38 > 0:50:48large areas. We will finish with a report about super agers. It is
0:50:48 > 0:50:52about people living longer. New figures suggest one in eight will
0:50:52 > 0:50:54live to 100 or beyond.
0:50:54 > 0:50:57This of course creates challenges - and they are far from
0:50:57 > 0:50:58specific to the UK.
0:50:58 > 0:50:59Fergus has been to california.
0:50:59 > 0:51:01New York Public Library, one of the city's grandest
0:51:01 > 0:51:03buildings, which has one of the city's oldest employees.
0:51:03 > 0:51:06Hilda Jaffe is still going strong at 95, so what's her
0:51:06 > 0:51:16secret to a long life?
0:51:18 > 0:51:19Pick your parents, it really is.
0:51:19 > 0:51:22It's got to be genetic because both my parents lived long.
0:51:22 > 0:51:24Good morning, Fergus, I'm glad you could meet me here
0:51:24 > 0:51:25in this absolutely beautiful room.
0:51:25 > 0:51:28Hilda gives tours of this historic building when she's not
0:51:28 > 0:51:36at the theatre, music concerts, opera or her two book clubs.
0:51:36 > 0:51:38I don't exercise, I walk, I walk a lot.
0:51:38 > 0:51:42If I had to give anybody advice I would say, just keep moving.
0:51:42 > 0:51:47Samples of Hilda's DNA are stored in this freezer in the Bronx,
0:51:47 > 0:51:51part of a study into longevity.
0:51:51 > 0:51:55They found only one in 10,000 people has protective superager genes,
0:51:55 > 0:51:59but say drugs might be able to help the rest of us.
0:51:59 > 0:52:01Metformin is an old, cheap diabetes drug,
0:52:01 > 0:52:06but a major trial is planned to see if it can delay ageing.
0:52:06 > 0:52:12I can get you 690 of those for $60.
0:52:12 > 0:52:14Scientists here believe it may slow the biological processes that
0:52:14 > 0:52:24trigger key diseases.
0:52:32 > 0:52:34We have data in humans that metformin would delay cardiovascular
0:52:34 > 0:52:37disease and will delay diabetes and is associated with less cancer,
0:52:37 > 0:52:39and seems to delay Alzheimer or cognitive decline in people.
0:52:39 > 0:52:42Ageing is an inevitable process which begins as we reach adulthood
0:52:42 > 0:52:44and continues through the decades as our muscles, bones
0:52:44 > 0:52:47and organs gradually wear out.
0:52:47 > 0:52:50This tai chi group in San Francisco show that we can delay that decline,
0:52:50 > 0:52:52it helps with balance, core strength and provides
0:52:52 > 0:53:00a social network.
0:53:00 > 0:53:02It makes me feel so young, I have so much fun.
0:53:02 > 0:53:05I feel like I'm in the kindergarten of the universe.
0:53:05 > 0:53:06My mother lived to 103.
0:53:06 > 0:53:09I don't desire to live that long, but I want to be as healthy
0:53:09 > 0:53:11as I can, as long as I can.
0:53:11 > 0:53:13That's an ambition we can all share.
0:53:13 > 0:53:15Imagine a future where it didn't hurt to get old,
0:53:15 > 0:53:23where our joints didn't wear out?
0:53:23 > 0:53:26It would have a huge impact on our quality of life as we age.
0:53:26 > 0:53:29This biotech company in California has developed a drug to counter
0:53:29 > 0:53:39one of the key diseases of ageing, osteoarthritis.
0:53:39 > 0:53:42Human trials of this experimental compound should begin next year.
0:53:42 > 0:53:45This is an area of the cartilage that is now diseased.
0:53:45 > 0:53:53You can see the cartilage is damaged.
0:53:53 > 0:53:56It works by clearing cells which build up in the knee joint,
0:53:56 > 0:54:06which maybe a trigger for the painful condition.
0:54:11 > 0:54:14A single injection that we believe and hope will alleviate their pain
0:54:14 > 0:54:17and begin the restorative process in their knee to perhaps at least
0:54:17 > 0:54:20halt, regress and even completely repair the knee in the end
0:54:20 > 0:54:22is what our wildest hopes would imagine.
0:54:22 > 0:54:24That would mean more people could age like Hilda,
0:54:24 > 0:54:26free of aches and pains and independent well into their 90s.
0:54:26 > 0:54:29Fergus Walsh, BBC News, New York.
0:54:29 > 0:54:32I thought this would end the programme but there has been a
0:54:32 > 0:54:37twist. That major tax legislation. This is a statement from Bernie
0:54:37 > 0:54:46Sanders. He says it is our intention to raise a point of order to remove
0:54:46 > 0:54:54certain provisions and require the host to vote on this bill again.
0:54:54 > 0:54:59Here is a statement saying that may have to happen. We may see another
0:54:59 > 0:55:03vote. You will hear about it here. Thanks for watching.