12/05/2017

:00:11. > :00:13.Hello, it's Friday, it's 9am, I'm Joanna Gosling,

:00:14. > :00:20.Caitlyn Jenner is the most famous transgender person in the world.

:00:21. > :00:23.She is also an Olympic gold medal winner, reality TV star from

:00:24. > :00:25.Keeping Up With The Kardashians, and she is with us this morning

:00:26. > :00:29.to talk about her life and what she says is her time now,

:00:30. > :00:33.Get in touch with us if there is anything

:00:34. > :00:40.That's what Donald Trump thinks of James Comey,

:00:41. > :00:45.who was head of the FBI until the president sacked him.

:00:46. > :00:49.In his first interview since the sacking Mr Trump insisted

:00:50. > :00:51.he was not under investigation and that the probe into alleged

:00:52. > :00:53.Russian meddling in the US election was a "charade".

:00:54. > :01:03.You know that, I know that, everybody knows that.

:01:04. > :01:06.You take a look at the FBI a year ago.

:01:07. > :01:09.It was in virtual turmoil, less than a year ago.

:01:10. > :01:16.We'll show you more of that interview later in the programme.

:01:17. > :01:19.Swords, axes and air guns, just some of the weapons seized

:01:20. > :01:22.from children in schools across the country.

:01:23. > :01:24.Police chiefs are warning that there has been a worrying rise

:01:25. > :01:37.in the number of young people carrying knives.

:01:38. > :01:47.Caitlyn Jenner is with us this morning.

:01:48. > :01:49.Is there anything you'd like to ask her about her life,

:01:50. > :01:57.We are also talking about the rise in the number of children carrying

:01:58. > :01:59.knives, as police seize thousands of them from schools.

:02:00. > :02:02.If you have school age kids, are you worried for them?

:02:03. > :02:05.If you're getting in touch, use #VictoriaLIVE and text,

:02:06. > :02:10.you will be charged at the standard network rate.

:02:11. > :02:14.Donald Trump has been defending his decision to sack

:02:15. > :02:19.In his first extensive television interview

:02:20. > :02:22.since he sacked James Comey, he told the American network NBC

:02:23. > :02:25.News that the former FBI boss was a showboat and a grandstander

:02:26. > :02:27.and reiterated that he wasn't under investigation himself.

:02:28. > :02:29.Our Washington Correspondent Laura Bicker reports.

:02:30. > :02:38.When did Donald Trump decide to sack the towering figure from the FBI?

:02:39. > :02:43.This presidential handshake not an act of friendship, it seems,

:02:44. > :02:45.but the beginning of the end for James Comey.

:02:46. > :02:48.He's a showboater, he's a grandstander.

:02:49. > :02:50.It wasn't on advice from the Deputy Attorney-General,

:02:51. > :02:53.as the White House stated, it came directly from the President.

:02:54. > :03:08.The White House claims that James Comey had little or no

:03:09. > :03:12.The rank and file of the FBI had lost confidence in their director.

:03:13. > :03:15.Not so, said the Acting FBI Director, who was sitting

:03:16. > :03:19.in for his sacked boss before the Senate intelligence committee.

:03:20. > :03:32.Director Comey enjoyed broad support within the FBI, and still does.

:03:33. > :03:34.At the heart of this row is the alleged collusion between

:03:35. > :03:39.The President admits that Russia was on his mind

:03:40. > :03:46.And in fact, when I decided to just do it, I said to myself,

:03:47. > :03:49.you know, this Russia thing, with Trump and Russia,

:03:50. > :03:52.it's a made-up story, it's an excuse by the Democrats

:03:53. > :03:59.Donald Trump denies any collusion with Russia and insists that,

:04:00. > :04:02.despite sacking the head of the FBI, he wants any enquiry done

:04:03. > :04:14.Now to the BBC Newsroom with a summary of the rest

:04:15. > :04:20.The Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, will this morning give

:04:21. > :04:24.Mr Corbyn will insist he isn't a pacifist and he's prepared to use

:04:25. > :04:29.He will also pledge a "robust", independent foreign policy and says

:04:30. > :04:32.there will be "no hand holding" with US President Donald Trump

:04:33. > :04:39.Brazil has declared an end to a national emergency over

:04:40. > :04:43.the Zika virus after the number of cases dropped 95%

:04:44. > :04:45.between January and April, compared to the same period

:04:46. > :04:49.The virus has been linked to microcephaly where babies are born

:04:50. > :04:56.The threat was at its peak as Brazil prepared to host the 2016 Olympics,

:04:57. > :04:59.and the Zika virus has been linked to severe birth defects

:05:00. > :05:06.Detectives investigating the death of a businessman,

:05:07. > :05:09.who was shot dead during a suspected burglary at his home in Dorset,

:05:10. > :05:14.Police say a 45-year-old man from Poole is being questioned

:05:15. > :05:16.on suspicion of conspiracy to commit aggravated burglary.

:05:17. > :05:19.Three men have been charged with murdering Guy Hedger

:05:20. > :05:23.during the May Day Bank Holiday weekend.

:05:24. > :05:27.A Mexican businesswoman who was known for successfully

:05:28. > :05:30.investigating the kidnap and murder of her daughter by a local

:05:31. > :05:34.drug cartel has been killed by armed intruders.

:05:35. > :05:37.Miriam Rodriguez Martinez headed a local association of 600

:05:38. > :05:40.families who were searching for their disappeared relatives,

:05:41. > :05:43.and the information she gave the police ensured some gang

:05:44. > :05:48.The UN mission in Mexico condemned the attack.

:05:49. > :05:51.Thousands of weapons have been seized in schools

:05:52. > :05:55.They include swords, axes and air-guns.

:05:56. > :05:58.Some of the cases involved children as young as five.

:05:59. > :06:01.Police chiefs said there had been a "worrying" increase in young

:06:02. > :06:11.Some schools have taken to using metal arches to make sure

:06:12. > :06:13.no weapons are brought on to their premises.

:06:14. > :06:16.But figures obtained by the Press Association show

:06:17. > :06:19.that the number of seizures in the last year is up about 20%

:06:20. > :06:28.32 out of 43 police forces in England and Wales responded

:06:29. > :06:30.to Freedom of Information requests about weapons found in schools.

:06:31. > :06:36.The figures showed that 2,579 weapons were found in the two

:06:37. > :06:42.Among them were samurai swords, axes and air guns.

:06:43. > :06:46.At least 47 children were below the age of ten,

:06:47. > :06:50.and one five-year-old was caught with a knife.

:06:51. > :06:55.Just one stab wound, that went straight in his heart.

:06:56. > :06:58.The National Police Chiefs Council said the increase in young people

:06:59. > :07:04.It said it wanted to educate people that carrying a weapon illegally

:07:05. > :07:15.We'll have more on that story at 10:15am.

:07:16. > :07:19.We will speak to several people who work to deal with the issue with

:07:20. > :07:48.children in schools. Proposals to ban parents

:07:49. > :07:51.in Scotland from smacking their children have been put out

:07:52. > :07:55.for public consultation. The move is ahead of a proposed

:07:56. > :07:58.member's bill put forward by Highlands and Islands Green MSP

:07:59. > :08:01.John Finnie in the Scottish Parliament which aims

:08:02. > :08:03.to give children equal The consultation will

:08:04. > :08:08.run until 4th August. In England, Wales and Northern

:08:09. > :08:11.Ireland there is no ban on smacking and parents are allowed

:08:12. > :08:14.to use "reasonable chastisement". However, hitting a child so hard

:08:15. > :08:16.that it leaves a mark, or causes bruising, swelling, cuts,

:08:17. > :08:19.grazes or scratches could result Under Scottish law,

:08:20. > :08:24.parents can claim a defence of "justifiable assault"

:08:25. > :08:29.when punishing their child. The United States says it

:08:30. > :08:32.will consider its own interests first, as it reviews

:08:33. > :08:34.its climate change policy. The US secretary of state,

:08:35. > :08:36.Rex Tillerson, told a meeting of the eight nations with land

:08:37. > :08:39.in the Arctic, which has been meeting in Alaska,

:08:40. > :08:41.that America would not rush to make a decision, but would take

:08:42. > :08:44.their views into account. It comes as President Donald Trump

:08:45. > :08:47.said he may pull the US out of the Paris Accord because he has

:08:48. > :08:50.doubts over the human A London firm which makes virtual

:08:51. > :09:07.reality games has had a massive boost, a ?400 million investment

:09:08. > :09:09.from a Japanese bank. It's one of the largest ever

:09:10. > :09:12.investments in a British The business, called Improbable,

:09:13. > :09:17.was only set up five years ago. I think it is a big vote

:09:18. > :09:19.of confidence in the talent pool that we have here

:09:20. > :09:21.and in the potential for this country to produce

:09:22. > :09:24.world leading technology, and if we are able to enter that

:09:25. > :09:26.category that would be a great ambition for us,

:09:27. > :09:29.and something I would be very One of the UK's oldest

:09:30. > :09:34.swimming baths will reopen for its first public swim in 24

:09:35. > :09:36.years this weekend. It's part of a fundraising mission

:09:37. > :09:39.to reopen the Edwardian Victoria The pool first opened in 1906

:09:40. > :09:44.but the council closed the baths in 1993 because of budget

:09:45. > :09:47.pressures. That's a summary of

:09:48. > :09:49.the latest BBC News. Caitlyn Jenner is live

:09:50. > :09:58.in our studio from quarter past. If you've a question

:09:59. > :10:01.you'd like to ask her, or an experience you'd like to share

:10:02. > :10:04.with her, do get in touch with us Use #VictoriaLIVE and if you text,

:10:05. > :10:11.you will be charged Let's get some sport now with Tim,

:10:12. > :10:20.and Manchester United are through to the Europa League

:10:21. > :10:30.final in a couple of weeks, Yes. I am looking forward to that

:10:31. > :10:33.chat. It was a nail-biter at Old Trafford last night, united

:10:34. > :10:39.squeezing through 2-1 on aggregate in the 96th minute. Sell the vehicle

:10:40. > :10:46.had a great chance to is that it on away goals but it is Mourinho's men

:10:47. > :10:54.who will travel to stock on for the final. This goal proved crucial. A

:10:55. > :11:06.brilliant pass from Rushyford to set him up. United looked through but

:11:07. > :11:13.this got Vigo level. United through after six minutes of injury time.

:11:14. > :11:23.Really upsetting, tears for Vigo, Dominic but celebrations for United.

:11:24. > :11:31.I am pleased for the final. Their league finishes on Sunday and they

:11:32. > :11:37.will have 12 days to prepare. Hopefully Crystal Palace does not

:11:38. > :11:44.need the last game. Because in the last game I am going to make a lot

:11:45. > :11:48.of changes. A busy end to the season for Mourinho but one of his former

:11:49. > :11:53.side Chelsea can relax tonight if the win at West Brom. If they do the

:11:54. > :11:58.Premier League title will head back to Stamford Bridge. Not many were

:11:59. > :12:03.predicting that at the start of the season but they are seven points

:12:04. > :12:08.clear with three games remaining. Tickets are going for nearly ?2000.

:12:09. > :12:13.Chelsea fans they did is happening tonight. It could be the first part

:12:14. > :12:19.of a really special season. They are also into the FA Cup final against

:12:20. > :12:24.Arsenal later this month. They beat Tottenham in the semifinal at

:12:25. > :12:30.Wembley in April. The manager loved it. He will love it tonight if they

:12:31. > :12:34.can win. It is the league title that is the first priority and to win

:12:35. > :12:38.that alone would be impressive because it is his first season in

:12:39. > :12:45.English football and only three other managers have won the title in

:12:46. > :12:51.their first season. Fielding practice for a BBC Nottingham

:12:52. > :12:57.commentator. This was fantastic. Durham beat Nottinghamshire by four

:12:58. > :13:01.wickets in the One-Day Cup but it was a huge six from England opener

:13:02. > :13:08.Alex Hales that stole the headlines. He got the Mack sixes in total

:13:09. > :13:12.during an innings of 104. In this one he found the only open window in

:13:13. > :13:16.the Trent Bridge media centre and the ball was picked up by one of the

:13:17. > :13:24.two commentators from the BBC covering the match. That is how it

:13:25. > :13:32.looked. Here is how it sounded. Alex Hales hits this towards me. It is

:13:33. > :13:44.coming towards me! It has come to me. I have got it! How about that?

:13:45. > :13:52.I love it. No swearing at all. Very clean.

:13:53. > :13:55.Olympic gold medal winning decathlete, reality TV star,

:13:56. > :13:57.and over the last two years she's become the most famous transgender

:13:58. > :14:02.Caitlyn Jenner changed her name and transitioned fully to living

:14:03. > :14:07.She's written a book about her own experience

:14:08. > :14:10.of being transgender and how it took her a lifetime to finally

:14:11. > :14:22.How exciting to be in town. How are you? Great. It has been a long road

:14:23. > :14:26.to say the least. I have to admit that after all these years I am

:14:27. > :14:33.probably in the best place I have ever been in my life. I am happiest,

:14:34. > :14:37.most content, people are surprised, my life is so much simpler now. You

:14:38. > :14:43.wake up in the morning and you can be yourself. It is nice. How

:14:44. > :14:48.important is it for you to tell your story? Really important. Every

:14:49. > :14:54.journey is different. If I have learned one thing over the past two

:14:55. > :15:00.years, because two years ago I came out, and I had never met another

:15:01. > :15:05.person who was trans. I did not know anything about the community. In the

:15:06. > :15:13.two years Ireland that every story is different. They put me as a

:15:14. > :15:18.spokesperson for the trans community. I am a spokesperson for

:15:19. > :15:24.my story. Every time I'd tell my story either to my children or

:15:25. > :15:28.friends or to God it is like taking thousands of pounds of weight off of

:15:29. > :15:30.my shoulders. It is freeing and I feel good after it because I do not

:15:31. > :15:44.have to lie to that person anymore. I worked on the book. It was a

:15:45. > :15:49.lifetime in the making. But two years, almost 8000 pages of secrets,

:15:50. > :15:53.memoirs, of experiences I've been through that my family didn't even

:15:54. > :15:57.know. When you struggle with this, you struggle with it in the shadows.

:15:58. > :16:01.I didn't want to be in the shadows any more. I wanted my entire family

:16:02. > :16:09.and the public to know my story. Did you keep meticulous notes? In my

:16:10. > :16:25.head. I'm good at remembering things. I sat down with Buzz and we

:16:26. > :16:30.had a great time writing it. We will on the bestsellers list. I grew up

:16:31. > :16:34.as a poor little dyslexic kit. I am sure my high school English teacher,

:16:35. > :16:39.if she is still around, but probably not, is rolling over in their graves

:16:40. > :16:44.saying, wait a minute, I'm a New York Times bestselling author, that

:16:45. > :16:50.is amazing to me. It was the final chapter that I needed to tell to the

:16:51. > :16:55.public. To tell my story honestly. What was your first memory of not

:16:56. > :17:00.being comfortable as Bruce? At a very young age. I see that picture

:17:01. > :17:07.on the monitor over there. I was looking at it. I'm thinking, wait,

:17:08. > :17:13.there I was, about 18 months old. Maybe that collar was the problem. I

:17:14. > :17:21.keep looking for answers. What was it? Maybe I really liked it. I don't

:17:22. > :17:27.know what it is. When you deal with something like this you deal with it

:17:28. > :17:32.your entire life. It is just how you deal with it. Every person does it

:17:33. > :17:37.differently. Some can identify at a very young age. I did. But when I

:17:38. > :17:45.was growing up in the 50s and 60s, there isn't even a name for it. The

:17:46. > :17:52.only thing you had was a big tabloid thing about a man from Holland, who

:17:53. > :17:58.had surgery done, but I could not identify with that. You point out in

:17:59. > :18:04.the book that the first time the term was used was in 1974. When you

:18:05. > :18:10.were born it wasn't even a term. Yes. I didn't know what it was. I

:18:11. > :18:16.just knew I was different. I found sports. That is a place where I

:18:17. > :18:29.could hide, or could be my distraction. I was good at it. I

:18:30. > :18:34.didn't have any gender issues, I could go out on the football field.

:18:35. > :18:41.That was it. That was at my high school. It was a way for me to cope

:18:42. > :18:45.with myself. To prove my masculinity. Never knowing how far I

:18:46. > :18:53.would go with it. I went a long way with it. I remember the day after

:18:54. > :18:58.the Games. I was in a hotel room in Montreal, I didn't have a strip of

:18:59. > :19:04.clothes on, I had the medal on the bathroom counter. I put it on. I

:19:05. > :19:08.looked in the mirror. And I thought, what have I just done? Because as I

:19:09. > :19:16.looked in the mirror I knew it wasn't me. But I built this

:19:17. > :19:21.character up so big, so masculine, that I am stuck with him for the

:19:22. > :19:26.rest of my life. And it was kind of scary. Did you feel you were

:19:27. > :19:32.trapping yourself? In a lot of ways I was. I note that character so big.

:19:33. > :19:39.I loved playing Bruce. Bruce was a good person. He raised a tremendous

:19:40. > :19:45.family, did a lot of good things. I'm very proud of what I was able to

:19:46. > :19:49.accomplish that way. But I got to the age of 65, after struggling with

:19:50. > :19:53.these issues for so many years. And I was right back where I was

:19:54. > :20:02.starting from. In Malibu, where I was living, me and Kris had gone our

:20:03. > :20:07.separate ways, I raised my wonderful children. I'm still dealing with the

:20:08. > :20:10.same issues I had when I was five. I thought what on earth am I going to

:20:11. > :20:17.do with my life? After long conversations with Lord, with my

:20:18. > :20:25.pastor, with all of my children, I thought, you know what? In God's

:20:26. > :20:31.dies, how does he see how I am doing? And I thought, finally, maybe

:20:32. > :20:38.this is the reason he put me on this earth. -- in God's eyes. I couldn't

:20:39. > :20:43.do it in the 80s when I was really struggling. I couldn't do it. I said

:20:44. > :20:49.maybe I can come forward, number one, live my life honestly, but also

:20:50. > :20:54.in doing that, in having a platform, maybe I can bring some understanding

:20:55. > :20:57.to the world on this issue. And it was very fulfilling. That is what I

:20:58. > :21:07.have been doing for the last couple of years. Take us back to the little

:21:08. > :21:14.boy Bruce, and the first time you... Cross dressed? Yes. That is going

:21:15. > :21:20.way back. I didn't know what I was fascinated by my sister or my mum's

:21:21. > :21:27.closets. I remember going in, fascinated by all of this stuff. But

:21:28. > :21:32.what age? Just getting some clothes. My hair was short, because we are

:21:33. > :21:38.talking the late 1950s. I put a scarf over my head, threw on some

:21:39. > :21:43.lipstick, got into one of my mum's outfits, whatever it was. I went out

:21:44. > :21:47.of the house, we lived in an apartment complex, I walked around

:21:48. > :21:54.it, and little did I know that would be something I would do until I was

:21:55. > :22:01.65 years old. I didn't know why I felt so comfortable in doing that.

:22:02. > :22:08.It felt like me. But it was also the great taboo. I couldn't tell

:22:09. > :22:16.anybody. That set up the pattern. And when you go through something

:22:17. > :22:24.like this, always wonder why is it the excitement of it, is that what

:22:25. > :22:32.it is all about? Am I really trans? Am I a cross dresser? Is this a

:22:33. > :22:36.sexual thing? And I came to the point of realising that this is me,

:22:37. > :22:40.this is who I really am. What was the first conversation you really

:22:41. > :22:45.had with anybody about it? Probably my first ex-wife. After we had been

:22:46. > :22:49.married for a while I said I had some issues. These are the things

:22:50. > :22:54.going through my head. And that was the first time you spoke to anybody?

:22:55. > :22:57.Yes. I couldn't speak to my sister, my family. I think I just saw a

:22:58. > :23:04.picture of you with your family, you were very close. Yes, I am very

:23:05. > :23:08.close with my sister. Even as I went on with Linda, my second marriage,

:23:09. > :23:15.we were only married for four years, I had two wonderful children. I was

:23:16. > :23:18.really struggling at that time during the 1980s. Really, really

:23:19. > :23:26.struggling. We went our separate directions. Then for the next six

:23:27. > :23:31.years, I just dropped out of life. I lived in my house, by myself, I

:23:32. > :23:36.didn't go out, I didn't do anything, I went out to work once in a while.

:23:37. > :23:41.I became a hermit. Secluded. I didn't feel like I fit in anywhere,

:23:42. > :23:45.I did not fit in with the guys, I did not fit in with the girls. That

:23:46. > :23:48.first conversation, when you had to put into words how you were feeling,

:23:49. > :23:54.and the fact you had been in private, just talk us through what

:23:55. > :23:59.you were doing and the fear of somebody actually finding out,

:24:00. > :24:05.potentially, because obviously you were actually going out... That was

:24:06. > :24:13.good, I was good, I never got caught, I am proud of that. After

:24:14. > :24:16.many years of struggling, when Kris and I met, I had been on hormones

:24:17. > :24:23.the years, I had a couple of little things done, because I thought I was

:24:24. > :24:28.going to do this before I was 40. You had taken the decision, hadn't

:24:29. > :24:34.you? Yes, I'm all in, I got started, I was in therapy for five years,

:24:35. > :24:38.preparing for this. I got to 39 and I couldn't go any further. 1989. I

:24:39. > :24:45.just couldn't go any further. How far had you gone? You had the

:24:46. > :24:54.electrolysis. Yes, things like that. You were growing breasts? Yeah, all

:24:55. > :24:58.that kind of stuff. Why did you feel at that point you couldn't go any

:24:59. > :25:04.further? It wasn't time. That's the simple answer. It just wasn't time.

:25:05. > :25:18.Why not? Because of society, because of everything. The only person who

:25:19. > :25:23.had been out there as trans was Renee Richards. At that time I was

:25:24. > :25:29.trying to play on the women's circuit. It wasn't in society. It

:25:30. > :25:36.wasn't accepted. Many years later, after Kris and I had been together

:25:37. > :25:41.for 23 years. We've raised a beautiful family. Wonderful, smart,

:25:42. > :25:45.intelligent, hard-working kids. Really did a great job. Then there I

:25:46. > :25:53.was back in Malibu. The Times had changed at that point. We had other

:25:54. > :26:03.trans people before me. Transparent came out. Laverne Cox from other

:26:04. > :26:07.trans activists out there, who were great, intelligent, articulate

:26:08. > :26:11.women. I thought myself, maybe it is time for me to add my voice to that

:26:12. > :26:18.conversation. Maybe I can make a difference too. So I finally had the

:26:19. > :26:23.courage to get through it. It has been wonderful. As you have

:26:24. > :26:30.described, it has been stopped start throughout your life. Throughout my

:26:31. > :26:36.life. I never thought I would be here living my authentic self.

:26:37. > :26:41.Really? I never thought I would have the guts. I was getting destroyed in

:26:42. > :26:45.the tabloids for years and years. As life went on the stakes got higher.

:26:46. > :26:51.Of course. Because your fame just grew. The reality thing, as well.

:26:52. > :26:56.Absolutely. I did not do it for me. I did it for my children. To give

:26:57. > :27:01.them a platform. In opportunity. They have grabbed onto it done

:27:02. > :27:05.extremely well. Yeah... Again, I built this character, I built it up

:27:06. > :27:10.and built it up, then there I was kind of stuck with it. Effectively

:27:11. > :27:20.you sort of found yourself in that by accident. I know when you met

:27:21. > :27:27.Kris she was introduced to you as a mum from Beverly Hills. Exactly. I

:27:28. > :27:31.was honest with her. Did I downplay it? My conditions? Absolutely, I'm

:27:32. > :27:35.sure I did at the time. Because I had been through six years of hell

:27:36. > :27:38.and I was coming back. And he decided he wouldn't do it. And at

:27:39. > :27:42.that point you invested in the marriage. I invested in the

:27:43. > :27:50.marriage. More children. For the next 20 years I had kids around all

:27:51. > :27:59.over town, I was a good parent, I loved it. It never leaves you, who

:28:00. > :28:05.you are. At 1.I said those were distractions that I had. Boy, did I

:28:06. > :28:16.get in trouble with the kids. They could not believe they were just a

:28:17. > :28:22.distraction. -- at one point I said those were distractions. I had to

:28:23. > :28:27.reword it, because they were not really distractions. But I'm sure

:28:28. > :28:34.they knew. How did they know? There was a picture of me, my face on a

:28:35. > :28:40.woman's body, that is what they saw in the tabloids. When do you think

:28:41. > :28:48.they first had an inkling? Well, one time... You know how technology will

:28:49. > :28:55.get you, Kylie, I think it was Kylie or Kendal, one of them had been

:28:56. > :29:00.stealing clothes from the other. Being the sneaky sister they turned

:29:01. > :29:03.on their computer, put that security alert on, so if there was any

:29:04. > :29:09.movement in the room the security would go. And you even know it was

:29:10. > :29:15.going off. Then they would come home. Everybody was gone for six

:29:16. > :29:20.hours, so I had my time to be myself. Kylie had a full length

:29:21. > :29:24.mirror. I took a look at what I had on and I walked back out. Two hours

:29:25. > :29:32.later I hear this screaming from the other room. And I thought, oh no, I

:29:33. > :29:38.got caught, technology got me on this one. Everybody brushed it off.

:29:39. > :29:44.Did they realise, did they speak to you about it? No. Everybody stayed

:29:45. > :29:51.quiet. We didn't speak about it, about two, three years before I came

:29:52. > :30:00.out. Besides my sister who knew, a couple of people knew, a long time

:30:01. > :30:04.before, was Kimberly. Kimberly, who is wonderful, she is always very

:30:05. > :30:09.nosy, she wants to know everything that is going on. She came up to me

:30:10. > :30:15.one day. She had moved out. Had her own house. She said, what the hell

:30:16. > :30:18.is going on with you? At that point I thought, it is time to start

:30:19. > :30:24.talking. Be open. Because everybody knew something was up. I said, I'll

:30:25. > :30:27.come over to your house, we will sit down and talk and I talked about the

:30:28. > :30:32.operations and all of the things I dealt with. She was great talking

:30:33. > :30:38.about it. But for the next two years, we never brought the subject

:30:39. > :30:41.up again. Every time you confess in somebody, pour your soul into it, I

:30:42. > :30:47.thought, finally I can talk to somebody in the family. But we never

:30:48. > :30:51.did again. It always bothered me. I thought, does she think I'm crazy?

:30:52. > :30:57.This and that. Until a couple of years later, we were discussing it.

:30:58. > :31:01.I said, you know that hurt me that you never, I brought it up that

:31:02. > :31:05.time, and you never talked about it again, you never called to ask how I

:31:06. > :31:09.was doing. She said, you know what, I just didn't know if I should. I

:31:10. > :31:14.thought, it's been a secret for so long, maybe I should continue to

:31:15. > :31:18.keep it a secret. I thought, OK, I get that, I understand that, I can

:31:19. > :31:23.see why, she has been a great ally, a great friend. Through all of this.

:31:24. > :31:32.Everybody doesn't quite know how to handle it. The book is called The

:31:33. > :31:37.Secrets Of My Life. We will take a pause for the news, but we will be

:31:38. > :31:41.back with you. There is a very moving scene in the book where you

:31:42. > :31:45.are clearing out your closet later and she comes along and wants to go

:31:46. > :31:49.through it with you. So many moving things and moments in my life. Lots

:31:50. > :31:57.more to talk about. Do stay with us. We will be back to you. We love your

:31:58. > :31:58.experience -- we would love your experiences, and we will put them to

:31:59. > :32:19.Caitlyn. The US president has defended his

:32:20. > :32:22.decision to sack James Comey. He was investigating possible collusion

:32:23. > :32:28.between the Trump campaign officials and Moscow. Mr Trump insisted he is

:32:29. > :32:35.not under investigation by the FBI over alleged links with Russia.

:32:36. > :32:38.Jeremy Corbyn will insist he isn't a pacifist and he's prepared to use

:32:39. > :32:41.military force as a last resort in a major speech on

:32:42. > :32:47.The Labour leader will also pledge a "robust", independent

:32:48. > :32:49.foreign policy and says there will be "no hand holding"

:32:50. > :32:59.with US President Donald Trump if he's Prime Minister.

:33:00. > :33:02.Brazil has declared an end to a national emergency over

:33:03. > :33:05.the Zika virus after the number of cases dropped 95%

:33:06. > :33:07.between January and April, compared to the same period

:33:08. > :33:12.The virus has been linked to microcephaly where babies are born

:33:13. > :33:18.The threat was at its peak as Brazil prepared to host the 2016 Olympics,

:33:19. > :33:21.and the Zika virus has been linked to severe birth defects

:33:22. > :33:25.Detectives investigating the death of a businessman,

:33:26. > :33:28.who was shot dead during a suspected burglary at his home in Dorset,

:33:29. > :33:33.Police say a 45-year-old man from Poole is being questioned

:33:34. > :33:36.on suspicion of conspiracy to commit aggravated burglary.

:33:37. > :33:39.Three men have been charged with murdering Guy Hedger

:33:40. > :33:42.during the May Day Bank Holiday weekend.

:33:43. > :33:45.Thousands of weapons have been seized in schools

:33:46. > :33:51.Figures provided by 32 police forces to the Press Association show that,

:33:52. > :33:54.in the last two years, more than 2,500 weapons had

:33:55. > :33:59.Police chiefs said there had been a "worrying" increase in young

:34:00. > :34:00.people carrying knives including swords, axes and air-guns.

:34:01. > :34:07.We will have more on that at 10:15am when we speak to people who deal

:34:08. > :34:10.with the issue with children in schools.

:34:11. > :34:13.A Mexican businesswoman who was known for successfully

:34:14. > :34:15.investigating the kidnap and murder of her daughter by a local

:34:16. > :34:17.drug cartel has been killed by armed intruders.

:34:18. > :34:20.Miriam Rodriguez Martinez headed a local association of 600

:34:21. > :34:23.families who were searching for their disappeared relatives,

:34:24. > :34:26.and the information she gave the police ensured some gang

:34:27. > :34:34.The UN mission in Mexico condemned the attack.

:34:35. > :34:37.That's a summary of the latest BBC News.

:34:38. > :34:48.Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho says winning

:34:49. > :34:50.the Europa League would be the "perfect end"

:34:51. > :34:56.United drew 1-1 with Celta Vigo at Old Trafford last night meaning

:34:57. > :34:59.they're into the final 2-1 on aggregate.

:35:00. > :35:02.Victory in Stockholm against Ajax would see them qualify

:35:03. > :35:08.Chelsea can win the Premier League title tonight.

:35:09. > :35:11.A win at West Brom would give them an unassailable ten point lead over

:35:12. > :35:16.Victory would make Antonio Conte only the fourth manager to win

:35:17. > :35:18.the Premier League in his first season in England.

:35:19. > :35:21.Andy Murray says he's "concerned" after his latest defeat

:35:22. > :35:27.He was knocked out of the Madrid Open in straight

:35:28. > :35:30.sets by Borna Coric, a player ranked 58 places below him.

:35:31. > :35:33.And Masters champion Sergio Garcia hit the shot of the day

:35:34. > :35:36.at the Players Championship at Sawgrass.

:35:37. > :35:39.He hit a hole in one on the 17th hole.

:35:40. > :35:59.But he finished the day six shots behind the leader on 1-over par.

:36:00. > :36:06.You were talking about Kim who asked to two years before you came out

:36:07. > :36:13.what was going on. Sometime later you were out your closet. It was a

:36:14. > :36:17.conversation you had and you did not talk about it for some time

:36:18. > :36:24.afterwards. She came to you when you were clearing out Bruce's clothes.

:36:25. > :36:28.Yes. That was... I knew when her father passed away that she had kept

:36:29. > :36:35.some of the clothes because I remember moving those clothes from

:36:36. > :36:41.one storage area to the next. For me it was kind of tough because first

:36:42. > :36:45.of all I did not think it would be difficult clearing out my closet. I

:36:46. > :36:49.wanted to clean out my closet and bring in fresh stuff all my life but

:36:50. > :36:53.when I got there to clear out the closet it was like, I am throwing

:36:54. > :36:58.away this person who has been part of me all these years. The clothes

:36:59. > :37:01.kind of symbolised a lot of that, and Kim wanted to have some of the

:37:02. > :37:06.clothes that she could distribute within the family, anybody who might

:37:07. > :37:17.wanted, and surprisingly a lot of the kids did want the stuff. It was

:37:18. > :37:22.kind of tough on me. To do that. Those were the milestones. The next

:37:23. > :37:27.was getting name and gender marker change. All the way to, I was born

:37:28. > :37:31.in the state of New York, there are 31 states you cannot change your

:37:32. > :37:36.birth certificate gender marker. Fortunately in New York you could

:37:37. > :37:41.and so I was able to get everything changed all the way back to my birth

:37:42. > :37:45.certificate. I remember when all of that was going on it was almost like

:37:46. > :37:52.you were throwing this person under the bus. He was kind of gone, and

:37:53. > :38:00.honestly I liked Bruce, he was a good person. You felt that. I felt

:38:01. > :38:05.that and the family felt it. How are the leash and ships now? You talked

:38:06. > :38:10.about there being a void with some of the kids. Yes. Relationship is

:38:11. > :38:15.different. I have a lot of kids. In some cases it has got a lot better

:38:16. > :38:22.and in other cases for now it has made little death and. Who has got

:38:23. > :38:28.better with? I would rather not put names or labels on that. A lot of

:38:29. > :38:36.the kids I have gotten closer to. Other ones have struggled more with

:38:37. > :38:44.it. Why? They are facing a loss in the family, loss of Bruce. What I

:38:45. > :38:50.have tried to say to my kids as you did not lose old Bruce, you got me.

:38:51. > :38:53.I am a better person today than Bruce ever was. More understanding,

:38:54. > :39:01.more giving, bigger heart, more comfortable with yourself, happier

:39:02. > :39:06.than Bruce ever was, plus I do not have any secrets with you. I am not

:39:07. > :39:10.hiding anything. I am totally open and that is a wonderful feeling to

:39:11. > :39:15.be in your life, and that is what the book is all about, getting to

:39:16. > :39:24.that point in life. Everybody has staff, things they have to deal with

:39:25. > :39:28.the life that are tough. This is my stuff and the book is about how I

:39:29. > :39:32.dealt with it in all those years in good reason badly then getting to

:39:33. > :39:37.the point where I can live my life honestly. That is a hard transition

:39:38. > :39:42.to make. In the book you say that a couple of the kids asked if they can

:39:43. > :39:50.still call you dad. Do they? Yes. I will always be their dad. Do they

:39:51. > :39:57.all call you dad? It's kind of gets tough dad for that is tough on them,

:39:58. > :40:04.but I am not going to hung up on that. I am there father and have

:40:05. > :40:08.been their father all their life. In the trans community they fight about

:40:09. > :40:14.getting the pronouns right. I am probably more lax than most people

:40:15. > :40:19.because I didn't later in life, I got more baggage, more kids. I am

:40:20. > :40:25.very open with them. If they mess up the mess up. I have messed up in the

:40:26. > :40:31.last two years. We have a question which refers to that. Does anyone

:40:32. > :40:36.ever accidentally referred to you as he or Bruce? How does that make you

:40:37. > :40:41.feel? Of course. Within the trans community that is a no, get it

:40:42. > :40:49.right, I am not that strict. The other day I was at Starbucks and I

:40:50. > :40:59.was walking out and this guy comes walking up, because I take about 30,

:41:00. > :41:03.40, 50 selfies everyday with people, and he actually said, Bruce, can I

:41:04. > :41:09.have the picture? Obviously he messed up. Nobody has called me that

:41:10. > :41:15.in a while. At first I backed up a little bit. I thought that is kind

:41:16. > :41:22.of strange. On the other hand this is kind of the way I feel. Probably

:41:23. > :41:27.95% of the people that come up and say something have never met anybody

:41:28. > :41:32.who is trans. They do not understand the subject. They do not know

:41:33. > :41:38.anything about it. They think we are kind of crazy people on the fringe

:41:39. > :41:43.of society. We are not. We are an integral part of society. I have met

:41:44. > :41:47.some of the most wonderful great smart intelligent people in my

:41:48. > :41:53.community. It is great. When I have something like that I am not going

:41:54. > :41:57.to be confrontational. I said, great, I took the picture and I

:41:58. > :42:00.never mentioned it and moved on. I want that first and maybe only

:42:01. > :42:06.impression of somebody who is trans to be something positive and good.

:42:07. > :42:11.What are the ways you think improvements can be made? We look at

:42:12. > :42:18.the Trump administration, you voted for President Trump. I did! He has

:42:19. > :42:22.withdrawn a piece of federal guidance which allowed students to

:42:23. > :42:29.use whatever bathrooms or changing rooms match the gender they

:42:30. > :42:33.identified with. OK with. I have always been on the Republican side

:42:34. > :42:37.because they are more conservative than my thinking. I am not into

:42:38. > :42:41.massive government. I think the people of her country make the

:42:42. > :42:47.country strong, not the government. The Republicans have been more on

:42:48. > :42:50.that side than the Democrats although they have obviously

:42:51. > :42:57.disappointed me lately. Trump was our candidate so obviously I am

:42:58. > :43:03.going to vote that week but I am not a big supporter of the Republican

:43:04. > :43:07.party or of Donald Trump. I am a big supporter of my community. That is

:43:08. > :43:13.what I am fighting for. Does that make you regret voting for him, what

:43:14. > :43:16.he has done? It does not make me regret my vote but it is very

:43:17. > :43:23.disappointing. I have been very verbal about that. I thought Trump

:43:24. > :43:37.would be better on these issues. Why? Because I talked to him. What

:43:38. > :43:43.conversations did you have? He spoke about the LGBT community and he

:43:44. > :43:53.spoke about a woman who he was in support of and he said that she was

:43:54. > :43:56.totally welcome. He hires a lot of gay people in the LGBT community. I

:43:57. > :44:02.thought he could make some changes. He came in and I think he has

:44:03. > :44:06.probably been influenced a lot by a lot of the people around him not to

:44:07. > :44:13.take away any of his responsibility, because he is the president, he

:44:14. > :44:19.eventually signed that, but Barack Obama had put into place something

:44:20. > :44:28.when the North Carolina bathroom issue came in and hear is indeed

:44:29. > :44:31.that which upset me. I do go back to Washington, DC and I talked to

:44:32. > :44:38.people. Do his actions undermine what he said to you and therefore

:44:39. > :44:43.your faith in him? There is other things... No. For my community, I

:44:44. > :44:51.have to keep a close eye on the sky, yes, but other things he has done,

:44:52. > :44:56.since I am conservative,... Will you have more conversations with him

:44:57. > :44:59.about... Make it easier to do business rates in our country

:45:00. > :45:03.instead of the highest tax rate in the world. Would you try to have

:45:04. > :45:13.more conversations with him about the LGBT community? I will. How? Do

:45:14. > :45:18.you want to be there. My loyalties with my community. Can you pick up

:45:19. > :45:25.the phone to him and have a conversation? I cannot tell you all

:45:26. > :45:30.of my secrets! Can I? I do have communication. I work very closely

:45:31. > :45:39.with a group called the American Unity fund whose mission statement

:45:40. > :45:43.is to help the Republican party do a better job when it comes to LGBT

:45:44. > :45:47.issues. They do a wonderful job. They are on the ground all day long

:45:48. > :45:52.and now where the bodies are buried in the Republican Party and I worked

:45:53. > :45:55.very closely to change the thinking of the Republican Party. I think the

:45:56. > :45:58.best thing the Republican Party can do is do a better job with LGBT

:45:59. > :46:13.issues. Would you go into politics? I have

:46:14. > :46:18.been asked back. I do contribute. As far as my issue, in issues where I

:46:19. > :46:23.have dealing with the Republican party, I could do a better job

:46:24. > :46:26.behind the scenes. I have been asked that question a bit. Over the next

:46:27. > :46:31.year I'm looking into it, to be honest. I have to be smart about

:46:32. > :46:37.this. Where can I do a better job for my community? In bringing the

:46:38. > :46:43.Republican party around all LGBT issues. Is it from the outside?

:46:44. > :46:46.Working in the perimeter? Working with everybody to get the

:46:47. > :46:50.Republicans to change their thinking? Or is it better off to

:46:51. > :46:55.begin the inside? Running the Congress, a Senate seat, wherever it

:46:56. > :47:00.may be, and doing it there? Those are the things I am evaluating. When

:47:01. > :47:04.I did mention that a couple of weeks ago on a show, the next thing you

:47:05. > :47:11.know, of course, the media, I'm running for president, OK? That's

:47:12. > :47:17.cleared up. Could you see yourself ever running for president? I was

:47:18. > :47:23.starting about maybe the Mayor of Malibu. And work my way through the

:47:24. > :47:28.political ranks. Start somewhere. Would you, sort of, say now that

:47:29. > :47:36.that is potentially a goal for you, running one day? Not so much a goal.

:47:37. > :47:40.My goal is to do a better job for my community. I had to figure out where

:47:41. > :47:47.that is. Where can I be to do a better job, to bring understanding

:47:48. > :47:55.to the LGBT community, especially the T portion of that. Rosie has

:47:56. > :47:58.tweeted a question. What would you say to people who look to you as a

:47:59. > :48:06.trans-role model and want to go through it? You know what... I read

:48:07. > :48:20.this report over the last couple of years. The amount of trans people

:48:21. > :48:26.have doubled. And I'm going, Oh! The entrance is very, very difficult. It

:48:27. > :48:29.is a personal decision, what you do. Have I brought a little bit more

:48:30. > :48:35.understanding, besides the people that went before me, did I bring

:48:36. > :48:43.more understanding and maybe show some courage, and how good it is to

:48:44. > :48:50.be able to live your authentic self, and because of that has it inspired

:48:51. > :48:54.other people? Yes, it has. Honestly, people come up to me almost on a

:48:55. > :49:00.daily basis and tell me that. But it is a personal decision. For anybody.

:49:01. > :49:10.It is a major decision. We have such issues in our community. The murder

:49:11. > :49:14.rate for trans people. Nine since the beginning of the year, already

:49:15. > :49:20.this year, 12-macro weeks ago in Miami. Mostly on trans women of

:49:21. > :49:31.colour. That is where a real problem is. -- there was one, that was two

:49:32. > :49:36.weeks ago in Miami. Major, major issues we have out there. We have to

:49:37. > :49:41.solve those problems. Make people feel good about who they are. Being

:49:42. > :49:51.trans-is part of humanity. It does not have borders. -- being trans-,

:49:52. > :49:55.it is part of humanity. Being people, it is who we are, it has

:49:56. > :50:01.been around forever. It is nothing new. Maybe in the last 30 years it

:50:02. > :50:06.has come forward a bit more, but it is nothing new. It has been around

:50:07. > :50:10.forever. I don't want to be responsible for people going through

:50:11. > :50:15.this. Because when you transition it isn't just you. It is the entire

:50:16. > :50:20.family. Every loved one you have. It is a huge, major, major decision in

:50:21. > :50:26.your life. But I would also like to show that if that is what you do,

:50:27. > :50:29.that you are going to make it, it is going to be OK. And hopefully

:50:30. > :50:35.society will accept you and your family will accept you. I am

:50:36. > :50:54.admiring your necklace. Tell us the story of that. Right after the

:50:55. > :51:00.awards were over, the ESPIES, the head of it gave it to me and we've

:51:01. > :51:04.been friends ever since. When you go to bed, what is the last thing you

:51:05. > :51:07.think about that night? You told me earlier in the interview that you

:51:08. > :51:12.did not think you would ever get to this. I had lost enthusiasm for

:51:13. > :51:19.life. Back in the old days when I was training. I wasn't making any

:51:20. > :51:25.money. I was living on a poverty level, $10,000 per year, training,

:51:26. > :51:29.but I would get up every day and I was so excited to get started, I had

:51:30. > :51:34.training to do, competitions coming up. And I thought myself, when I was

:51:35. > :51:38.on my long runs, I never want to lose enthusiasm for life. I always

:51:39. > :51:46.wanted to wake up excited for the day. I lost that. I lost that for

:51:47. > :51:51.many, many, many years. Now I have that enthusiasm for life back. I

:51:52. > :51:56.could live my life authentically. I can put my head on the pillow at

:51:57. > :52:01.night. I know that I have had a good day. I am in a position where I can

:52:02. > :52:05.make a difference. I'm playing the fourth quarter of life. What a great

:52:06. > :52:10.opportunity in life, to be able to play the last quarter of your life

:52:11. > :52:13.with a very, in a lot of ways, with a very marginalised community that

:52:14. > :52:18.is out there which is totally misunderstood. It changed people's

:52:19. > :52:22.lives. Going around the US, going around the world, present yourself

:52:23. > :52:28.in a way, in a very positive way, that can make a difference. Are you

:52:29. > :52:31.scared of anything any more? No, what I've been through, I can handle

:52:32. > :52:36.anything, yes. Great to meet you. Thank you for coming in. Thank you

:52:37. > :52:41.for having me. I am glad you enjoyed the book. It is funny, isn't it? As

:52:42. > :52:47.well as dark moments. We must show the humour in this. Thanks very

:52:48. > :52:48.much. If you would like to see the full interview again, it will be on

:52:49. > :52:52.the web page. Those were the words

:52:53. > :52:55.President Donald Trump used to describe the former FBI

:52:56. > :52:57.Chief James Comey, Mr Comey was leading an inquiry

:52:58. > :53:01.into alleged Russian meddling in the US election and possible

:53:02. > :53:03.collusion between Trump campaign Mr Trump has dismissed

:53:04. > :53:06.the probe as a "charade", a claim directly contradicted

:53:07. > :53:08.by Mr Comey's successor. The FBI's new acting leader

:53:09. > :53:10.contradicted the president's account that the FBI had been in turmoil

:53:11. > :53:13.before he fired Comey. Donald Trump gave his first

:53:14. > :53:15.interview since the sacking to NBC. We talk about that interview -

:53:16. > :53:25.and more - with Blanquita Cullum a Republican journalist

:53:26. > :53:26.and broadcaster, Margie Omero, a Democratic pollster

:53:27. > :53:28.and strategist, and here in the studio with us

:53:29. > :53:30.is Alana Horowitz who's the assignment editor

:53:31. > :53:42.at the Huffington Post. Thank you all very much. Alana, the

:53:43. > :53:48.first, sorry finding my way through the studio to you. It has been quite

:53:49. > :53:52.a week, hasn't it? James Comey got the letter when he was addressing

:53:53. > :53:55.members of his team. How do things stand now finally with Donald Trump

:53:56. > :54:01.speaking about what he did it and how he sees James Comey. Quite

:54:02. > :54:04.chaotic. There have been mixed messages all week from the White

:54:05. > :54:12.House. They have placed the blame on the decision. It was said that while

:54:13. > :54:15.Donald Trump was working from a recommendation he got. Then he said

:54:16. > :54:19.it was his decision and that he was going to do it anyway. People are

:54:20. > :54:22.confused about where this decision is coming from. What is behind it.

:54:23. > :54:46.Americans are concerned about it. How about you? You are a Republican.

:54:47. > :54:50.I thought it was an opinion piece. Unlike what you did, and I enjoyed

:54:51. > :54:53.your interview, by the way, the difference was you allowed a

:54:54. > :54:58.discussion. What they did, what happened with Lester Holt, is, first

:54:59. > :55:11.of all, it was, kind of,'. It was edited. It was cut. -- it was, kind

:55:12. > :55:14.of, edited. Instead of going to a commercial and coming back and

:55:15. > :55:18.continuing with the interview, they went to a White House correspondent

:55:19. > :55:24.who played a lot of excerpts of opinions from people. Away from the

:55:25. > :55:27.style of the interview. When President Trump comes out and says

:55:28. > :55:33.what he said about the former head of the FBI, how do you see that? Do

:55:34. > :55:37.you think he has done the right thing? Do you have some sympathy

:55:38. > :55:43.with James Comey? The difference I have is I was said it confirmed. I

:55:44. > :55:47.had to go through a Senate confirmation. When you were at that

:55:48. > :55:50.level you understand that you serve at the pleasure of the president.

:55:51. > :55:57.The president can fire you any day of the week for any reason. James

:55:58. > :56:02.Comey was different. I know other directors of the FBI. There was

:56:03. > :56:10.Louis Freeh, Sessions, others that have been in place, and they were

:56:11. > :56:14.fired. Sessions was let go. What James Comey did which was

:56:15. > :56:20.different... Sorry to interrupt you, because I would like to bring in

:56:21. > :56:26.Margie who is Democrat. How do you see the sacking? It is embarrassing.

:56:27. > :56:29.The first explanation, they have an aftermath after the firing, it

:56:30. > :56:35.wasn't credible, it wasn't believable. Over the course of the

:56:36. > :56:37.week we have got to a point where there is a believable scenario,

:56:38. > :56:42.which is the president simply did not want him there any more because

:56:43. > :56:47.of the investigations into Russia. That is more believable than a

:56:48. > :56:50.Deputy Attorney General saying, I have a recommendation everybody

:56:51. > :56:56.asked for come here it is, let's go. That wasn't believable. The answer

:56:57. > :56:59.is better. The answer is worse. The answer may be believable, but it is

:57:00. > :57:04.something which is so incredibly inappropriate. Yes, he is allowed to

:57:05. > :57:10.fire the FBI director, that does not mean he should have done it in this

:57:11. > :57:15.case for this reason. Trump's poll numbers were already taking a hit. A

:57:16. > :57:22.new poll came out yesterday and it showed that Trump has a record low

:57:23. > :57:25.approval rating. We will see what happens. There has been no news this

:57:26. > :57:29.week. This is the only thing which has been in the political news this

:57:30. > :57:37.week. Very different respective there, Alana. Undermining what we

:57:38. > :57:40.already knew, Trump has divided America. Polarising in the way

:57:41. > :57:45.people will look at this. Definitely. If we have learnt

:57:46. > :57:50.anything from Trump, he really garners very strong opinions. People

:57:51. > :57:56.love him and people hate him. Right now it seems like he is turning in

:57:57. > :58:04.the direction of disapproval. Just because of the disapproval ratings

:58:05. > :58:09.and what is going on. I think we will see if the Russian

:58:10. > :58:13.investigation affects his polls. How dependent is it on who comes in to

:58:14. > :58:18.replace James Comey? I think that is part of it. With the FBI

:58:19. > :58:23.investigation. I think the White House will probably avoid, as much

:58:24. > :58:29.as they possibly can, trying to, at least, give the appearance they are

:58:30. > :58:34.interfering in it. The don't forget, the FBI was responsible for just one

:58:35. > :58:42.investigation. The Congress and Senate are also investigating it.

:58:43. > :58:46.And they are pretty determined on seeing it through, particularly the

:58:47. > :58:52.Democrats. Right, I think we are going to catch up with the weather.

:58:53. > :58:55.Good morning. Farmers and gardeners will be happy with the forecast.

:58:56. > :59:04.There has been a dry spell across much of the UK. Some areas have had

:59:05. > :59:09.18 days without rain. But that changed last night. And there is

:59:10. > :59:14.more rain to come. It is coming from the south. It has been a wet start

:59:15. > :59:20.for many. Particularly for Wales and West of East Anglia. In its wake

:59:21. > :59:24.there will be brighter skies by nasty thunderstorms for Wales, the

:59:25. > :59:31.Midlands and East Anglia. They could drift into northern England. For

:59:32. > :59:35.parts of Scotland, another sunny and warm one. 21 is possible in the

:59:36. > :59:39.Highlands. That will change. Outbreaks of rain for Scotland,

:59:40. > :59:41.Northern Ireland, West Wales and Northern Ireland. It'll be a mild

:59:42. > :59:47.and muggy night. Especially across Scotland. A great start to Saturday

:59:48. > :59:51.here. Outbreaks of rain in the morning for Scotland, Northern

:59:52. > :59:55.Ireland and northern England. The further east, the brighter the

:59:56. > :59:58.skies. There are showers around. Mainly light. Mainly passing through

:59:59. > :00:06.with the breeze. Lots of sunshine to the south-east coast. Temperatures

:00:07. > :00:11.between 14 to 19 degrees, and not as humid as it has been. There will be

:00:12. > :00:14.a spell of overnight rain pushing off into the North Sea coming into

:00:15. > :00:19.Sunday. But then sunshine and showers for the day. Those showers

:00:20. > :00:21.in the north-west could be heavy and thundery. A full forecast on the

:00:22. > :00:31.website. Enjoy your weekend. Caitlyn Jenner tells this programme

:00:32. > :00:36.how she's now living as her "true self" after her transition to living

:00:37. > :00:39.as a woman. As Bruce she won an Olympic gold

:00:40. > :00:41.medal, raised ten children and became a reality TV star

:00:42. > :00:44.in Keeping up with the Kardashians. She's been telling us

:00:45. > :00:52.about her struggle. I just dropped out of life. I love

:00:53. > :00:59.that my house by myself. I did not quite. I did not do anything. I went

:01:00. > :01:01.out to work every once in a while. I became like a hermit. I did not feel

:01:02. > :01:06.like I fit in anywhere. We've a special report

:01:07. > :01:08.from Baltimore in the United States, where murder rates, especially those

:01:09. > :01:11.of young black men, have been It's like you feel you're teaching

:01:12. > :01:23.in some disenfranchised country that there's this war going on out there,

:01:24. > :01:25.it's like this war that's being waged against our

:01:26. > :01:27.young people, especially It's 20 years since we last won

:01:28. > :01:33.the Eurovision song contest, so what are our chances

:01:34. > :01:35.this time round? Will UK hopeful Lucie Jones

:01:36. > :01:43.lead us to victory? I don't care what I have to do.

:01:44. > :02:03.You're the one that I'm running to # Now to the BBC Newsroom

:02:04. > :02:08.with a summary of today's news. US President Donald Trump has

:02:09. > :02:12.defended his decision to fire former FBI director

:02:13. > :02:14.James Comey, who he called In an interview with NBC News,

:02:15. > :02:19.the president said it was his decision alone to sack Mr Comey,

:02:20. > :02:23.who was leading an inquiry into alleged Russian interference

:02:24. > :02:26.in the US election and possible collusion between Trump campaign

:02:27. > :02:31.officials and Moscow. Mr Trump also insisted he is not

:02:32. > :02:34.under investigation by the FBI over Jeremy Corbyn will insist he isn't

:02:35. > :02:41.a pacifist and he's prepared to use military force as a last resort

:02:42. > :02:44.in a major speech on The Labour leader will also pledge

:02:45. > :02:49.a "robust", independent foreign policy and says

:02:50. > :02:51.there will be "no hand holding" with US President Donald Trump

:02:52. > :02:55.if he's Prime Minister. Brazil has declared an end

:02:56. > :02:58.to a national emergency over the Zika virus after the number

:02:59. > :03:02.of cases dropped 95% between January and April,

:03:03. > :03:04.compared to the same period The virus has been linked to

:03:05. > :03:09.microcephaly where babies are born The threat was at its peak as Brazil

:03:10. > :03:16.prepared to host the 2016 Olympics, and the Zika virus has been linked

:03:17. > :03:18.to severe birth defects Detectives investigating

:03:19. > :03:24.the death of a businessman, who was shot dead during a suspected

:03:25. > :03:27.burglary at his home in Dorset, Police say a 45-year-old man

:03:28. > :03:33.from Poole is being questioned on suspicion of conspiracy

:03:34. > :03:36.to commit aggravated burglary. Three men have been charged

:03:37. > :03:38.with murdering Guy Hedger during the May Day Bank Holiday

:03:39. > :03:41.weekend. Thousands of weapons have

:03:42. > :03:43.been seized in schools Figures provided by 32 police forces

:03:44. > :03:51.to the Press Association show that, in the last two years,

:03:52. > :03:54.more than 2,500 weapons had Police chiefs said there had been

:03:55. > :03:58.a "worrying" increase in young people carrying knives including

:03:59. > :04:03.swords, axes and air-guns. A Mexican businesswoman

:04:04. > :04:06.who was known for successfully investigating the kidnap and murder

:04:07. > :04:09.of her daughter by a local drug cartel has been

:04:10. > :04:13.killed by armed intruders. Miriam Rodriguez Martinez headed

:04:14. > :04:16.a local association of 600 families who were searching

:04:17. > :04:20.for their disappeared relatives, and the information she gave

:04:21. > :04:22.the police ensured some gang The UN mission in Mexico

:04:23. > :04:30.condemned the attack. An untitled Harry Potter prequel,

:04:31. > :04:32.which was handwritten on a postcard by JK Rowling,

:04:33. > :04:35.has been stolen in a The 800-word manuscript,

:04:36. > :04:41.which was written for a charity auction and sold for ?25,000,

:04:42. > :04:44.was stolen along with jewellery This is the Orange County

:04:45. > :05:16.Sheriff's Department. Be advised, State Parks is asking us

:05:17. > :05:18.to make an announcement to let you know you are paddle-boarding

:05:19. > :05:21.next to approximately 15 They are advising that you exit

:05:22. > :05:26.the water in a calm manner. The sharks are as close

:05:27. > :05:35.as the surf line. A woman was bitten in the area at

:05:36. > :05:43.the end of April. How quickly would they have moved? Quite incredible.

:05:44. > :05:49.That made us stop and focus. Can you imagine? You have been getting in

:05:50. > :05:57.touch on the conversation of Caitlin. Jane says it is great to

:05:58. > :06:01.see you on the programme, a beautiful person inside and out.

:06:02. > :06:08.Someone else says we think you are very brave, thank you for making it

:06:09. > :06:12.real. Mark says it is fascinating to hear Caitlyn talks candidly about

:06:13. > :06:20.what it was like to keep her secret so long. Also KT says she is a

:06:21. > :06:27.transgender women aged 64 who only began transitioning three years ago.

:06:28. > :06:30.She says I have had for Catholics support but sadly many transgender

:06:31. > :06:38.Biba do not have the happy transition -- the fantastic support.

:06:39. > :06:43.A difficult life long journey but telling us that in her 60s she is

:06:44. > :06:49.the person she was all is meant to be and she is very happy for it. The

:06:50. > :06:55.interview is on the web page. Also your comments are always welcome.

:06:56. > :06:58.Do get in touch with us throughout the morning.

:06:59. > :07:00.Use #VictoriaLIVE and if you text you will be charged

:07:01. > :07:08.Leave the water calmly with 15 great white sharks, I think not!

:07:09. > :07:10.Manchester United fans hoping to watch their side take on Ajax

:07:11. > :07:13.in the Europa League Final in Stockholm on May

:07:14. > :07:15.24th will have a tough task getting tickets.

:07:16. > :07:18.That's because, while the Friends Arena in Stockholm has

:07:19. > :07:20.a capacity of 50,000, United have been told they'll get

:07:21. > :07:22.fewer than 10,000 tickets for their supporters.

:07:23. > :07:24.Well, here's how they secured their place in that final last night.

:07:25. > :07:27.United were a goal up from the first leg and a fantastic header

:07:28. > :07:29.from Marouane Fellaini doubled their lead.

:07:30. > :07:34.But Facundo Roncaglia nodded Vigo level with a few minutes remaining

:07:35. > :07:37.before he and Eric Bailly were sent off shortly after.

:07:38. > :07:41.A tense final few minutes but United hung on.

:07:42. > :08:07.Their league finishes on Sunday and they will have

:08:08. > :08:12.Hopefully Crystal Palace does not need the last game.

:08:13. > :08:15.Because in the last game I am going to make a lot of changes.

:08:16. > :08:22.Tickets for Chelsea's match at West Brom this evening

:08:23. > :08:25.are being sold for nearly ?2000, that's because a win would make them

:08:26. > :08:30.Not many were predicting that at the start of the season.

:08:31. > :08:33.But Antonio Conte's side are seven points clear of Spurs,

:08:34. > :08:38.And if they do get the victory, it could be the first part

:08:39. > :08:43.The Blues are also into the FA Cup final

:08:44. > :08:52.Only three other managers have won the title in their first season,

:08:53. > :08:54.and Antonio Conte could become the fourth tonight.

:08:55. > :08:57.There was a bit of fielding practice for a BBC commentator yesterday.

:08:58. > :09:02.Durham beat Nottinghamshire by four wickets in their One Day Cup match,

:09:03. > :09:05.but it was a huge six from England opener Alex Hales that

:09:06. > :09:13.He hit three sixes in total during his innings of 104.

:09:14. > :09:16.But with this one, he found the only open window

:09:17. > :09:19.in the Trent Bridge Media Centre and the ball was picked up by one

:09:20. > :09:22.of the two commentators from the BBC covering the match.

:09:23. > :09:27.Here's how it sounded for Radio Nottingham's Dave Brace-girdle.

:09:28. > :09:30.COMMENTATOR: Hales hits this towards me -

:09:31. > :09:35.It's coming to our commentary position!

:09:36. > :09:51.It never gets boring. He should have packed his cricket helmet.

:09:52. > :09:55.I love how well-behaved he is. No swearing.

:09:56. > :09:58.It's the end of a busy week of campaigning for all the political

:09:59. > :10:00.parties with 26 days to go until the general election.

:10:01. > :10:02.Our political guru Norman Smith is in Westminster.

:10:03. > :10:13.What is the round-up of the week? It has been a one bam weeks,

:10:14. > :10:17.remorseless. I am worn out and it is weak one. The parties have been

:10:18. > :10:21.going at each other like the clubbers trying to land killer

:10:22. > :10:25.blows. We are beginning to see a pattern emerging were Michael Labour

:10:26. > :10:34.Party are desperately pumping out big policy announcements, unveiling

:10:35. > :10:39.their national education service to stand alongside the NHS. We had

:10:40. > :10:41.their manifesto the other day unfortunately leaked but they tried

:10:42. > :10:46.to take advantage of it with the holistic policies about

:10:47. > :10:51.nationalisation, and today we have Jeremy Corbyn setting out his vision

:10:52. > :10:58.of Labour's foreign policy. Labour putting out big policies and yet

:10:59. > :11:01.Theresa May and the Tory party have been remarkably silent. There have

:11:02. > :11:07.been no major announcements from the Tory party all week and I think that

:11:08. > :11:11.tells us that the Tories are quite happy for Labour to get all the

:11:12. > :11:14.headlines, they want to give them enough rope in the hope that Jeremy

:11:15. > :11:21.Corbyn might hang Labour's election prospects. We have this strange

:11:22. > :11:26.situation where Labour are out campaigning, putting out about

:11:27. > :11:29.policies, getting Jeremy Corbyn making big speeches, quite the

:11:30. > :11:32.reverse of the Tories who want to keep it quite quiet because they

:11:33. > :11:38.know they are miles ahead in the polls and do not have to do much at

:11:39. > :11:45.they are hoping Jeremy Corbyn will trap up. What sort of a week has it

:11:46. > :11:54.been for Jeremy Corbyn? In today's papers, they looked dreadful. But in

:11:55. > :11:57.a funny sort of way the team around Jeremy Corbyn are relaxed because

:11:58. > :12:02.they never expected to win over papers like the Daily Mail and The

:12:03. > :12:07.Sun. Their theory is that the more people get to see and hear him they

:12:08. > :12:12.will see that he is honest, not trying to hide anything, he has his

:12:13. > :12:20.convictions and he is not hiding them. He does not tailor everything

:12:21. > :12:25.to a particular sound bite. He just tells everything as he sees it. They

:12:26. > :12:29.think despite the dismal headlines in the mainstream media is the fact

:12:30. > :12:35.of getting him out there they think might begin to cut through a bit

:12:36. > :12:39.more with the electorate. It is not the sort of general election

:12:40. > :12:46.campaign we are used to. The focus seems to have been mainly on Labour.

:12:47. > :12:51.What can we expect going forward? Next week we get the manifestos or

:12:52. > :12:54.we expect to get all the main parties setting out the manifestos.

:12:55. > :12:59.This is where parties can no longer avoid difficult questions by saying

:13:00. > :13:03.you have to wait for the manifesto. We will have the manifestos and we

:13:04. > :13:08.will be able to see what they are going to do and how they are going

:13:09. > :13:12.to be followed. We will get the entrails of the policies the parties

:13:13. > :13:17.are proposing. There will be no hiding place from now on. We know

:13:18. > :13:21.exactly what they are promising, who is going to have to pay. There will

:13:22. > :13:25.be a moment of clarity I hope next week when we can finally say this is

:13:26. > :13:31.what they are proposing and this is how they think they are going to do

:13:32. > :13:38.it. That would be good. Every day until June 8th we'll be

:13:39. > :13:41.highlighting the best gaffe or highly amusing moment

:13:42. > :13:43.from the election We need a general election and we

:13:44. > :14:16.need one now. What do you have for us? The first

:14:17. > :14:19.Boeing is my kind of ABC for people in the general election campaign

:14:20. > :14:26.appearing before the media. Less than one, if you are making a big

:14:27. > :14:40.entrance or exit, do not repeat do not fall down the stairs. Watch.

:14:41. > :14:49.Ouch! You know that has they have parts. He is a big man and he has

:14:50. > :14:56.taken a big fall. It is one of those moments when you trip over and you

:14:57. > :14:59.cannot say anything. You know sometimes the doorbell goes and you

:15:00. > :15:04.do not answer because you think it is going to be somebody pestering

:15:05. > :15:11.you for money or you are in your pyjamas or you cannot be bothered?

:15:12. > :15:15.Unfortunately this chapter does not answer the doorbell but when he

:15:16. > :15:28.looks on his security camera he has an important visitor. Yes, that is

:15:29. > :15:39.right, it is the Prime Minister. Hurry, tried to get the front door!

:15:40. > :15:43.She is not there any more. I guess the lesson is when someone rings the

:15:44. > :15:49.doorbell you better answer because you do not know who it might be.

:15:50. > :15:56.You know when we want to show how parties are doing, we have brilliant

:15:57. > :16:02.people like Jeremy Vine dancing around on some sort of lit up

:16:03. > :16:06.floorboard. Emily pointing us to where the share of the vote is

:16:07. > :16:12.going. And who can forget Peter Snow with his arms flailing around? They

:16:13. > :16:27.are trumped by the election people of career. I love this. -- election

:16:28. > :16:31.people of Korea. I don't understand this. We need to have this sort of

:16:32. > :16:38.thing. But it needs to be more differentiated. It comes across as a

:16:39. > :16:42.PE class going mad. I think it is fantastic. We should do that our

:16:43. > :16:51.election coverage. Maybe we should get the crazy Koreans into newsroom.

:16:52. > :16:58.Isn't that a dab question mark I absolutely love it. -- isn't that a

:16:59. > :17:01.dab? We're going to be in Bedfordshire

:17:02. > :17:04.on Monday 29th May for a big who you're going to vote for,

:17:05. > :17:09.still deciding or don't think you'll bother -

:17:10. > :17:11.and would like the chance to share your views and grill senior

:17:12. > :17:14.politicians on their policies - Victoria@bbc.co.uk More details

:17:15. > :17:18.on our facebook and twitter pages. Thousands of weapons have

:17:19. > :17:20.been seized from schools across the country -

:17:21. > :17:22.with samurai swords, axes and air The majority of cases

:17:23. > :17:25.involved children - and in very rare cases some

:17:26. > :17:27.as young as five. That's according to figures released

:17:28. > :17:30.to the Press Association by 32 At least one in five

:17:31. > :17:37.incidents involved knives. Police chiefs said there had been

:17:38. > :17:40.a "worrying" increase in young people carrying knives,

:17:41. > :17:41.but said they're working with schools to help educate young

:17:42. > :17:44.people about why carrying any One of our reporters,

:17:45. > :17:50.Lesley Ashmall, made a film She spoke to Malika -

:17:51. > :17:57.who knows two people who've been stabbed, as well as one person

:17:58. > :18:05.who stabbed someone to death. It's really difficult to the young

:18:06. > :18:10.person and see the victim, and the murderer, to know them both, and do

:18:11. > :18:13.not know what to say. You are saying rest in peace to the person who

:18:14. > :18:17.died. But also the person who did it, you don't know what happened,

:18:18. > :18:20.and how the argument started. Then it is just a little argument, and

:18:21. > :18:25.somebody has died, and the other one is in prison. Dante has never been

:18:26. > :18:29.in a gander admits he has carried a knife in the past. He says boys do

:18:30. > :18:34.it simply because they are scared each other. Everyday, you know you

:18:35. > :18:40.will not be with your friends all the time. You won't have people to

:18:41. > :18:43.back you. It might seem like an alternative to other people. That's

:18:44. > :18:48.probably why they carry in the first place. If they think there is a sign

:18:49. > :18:53.of danger, they will pull something out, and get rid of it. If you are

:18:54. > :18:59.caught with a knife you could go to jail. Does that not put people off?

:19:00. > :19:06.There is people out there who would rather risk it and actually get this

:19:07. > :19:10.in -- would rather risk it and actually get physically hurt. They

:19:11. > :19:11.would take the risk. We can speak now to Damian Castello,

:19:12. > :19:14.who works with kids in schools dealing with the issue of knives,

:19:15. > :19:17.Rob Jackson, a nurse clinician in the emergency department

:19:18. > :19:19.at the Royal Liverpool Hospital who also presents in schools

:19:20. > :19:22.about his work and Carl Ward, the Chief Executive

:19:23. > :19:24.of the City Learning Trust - a group of 10 schools

:19:25. > :19:31.in Stoke-on-Trent. Thank you all for joining us.

:19:32. > :19:38.Damian, kids as young as five, really? Shocking, isn't it. We are a

:19:39. > :19:41.charity organisation that work with young people with a focus on

:19:42. > :19:47.reducing violent behaviour, anti-social behaviour, and reducing

:19:48. > :19:53.crime. Many of the young people we work with talk openly with us about

:19:54. > :19:57.the fact that they do carry weapons. If it is to school, their local

:19:58. > :20:03.community... What we consistently here as a message as they do not

:20:04. > :20:08.feel safe. They are carrying these weapons as self-defence or

:20:09. > :20:14.protection. Not to use them for any criminal activity as such. Or for

:20:15. > :20:20.any gang activity. We hear a lot about young people feeling unsafe.

:20:21. > :20:25.You go into schools and tell kids about the potential impact of what

:20:26. > :20:31.will happen, Rob, or what can happen if knives are carried and used. What

:20:32. > :20:36.sort of things have you seen? In the emergency department in Liverpool we

:20:37. > :20:39.spoken to nearly 70,000 people across Merseyside. We've seen a

:20:40. > :20:44.reduction in the number of people coming in with injuries. Anecdotally

:20:45. > :20:47.we are hearing reports that there is a reduction of people carrying

:20:48. > :20:52.knives. It is important we educate people about the reality if you are

:20:53. > :20:56.involved in a knife attack. We show unpleasant photos to people with

:20:57. > :21:02.their hands hanging off. People who have been stabbed. People who have

:21:03. > :21:05.been killed. We show people and tell people the stories and the reality

:21:06. > :21:10.of what it would be like if they were involved in a knife attack.

:21:11. > :21:13.Also, what it is like the their family, the hospital, the

:21:14. > :21:16.applications. We've spoken to around 700 people. I was in a school

:21:17. > :21:23.yesterday. We started with 150 people. By the time we finished 40

:21:24. > :21:27.had walked out. The pictures you describe our graphic. Incredibly and

:21:28. > :21:33.I think they have to be. Do they make a difference? The information

:21:34. > :21:37.we get told, yes, we think they do make a difference, we cannot see how

:21:38. > :21:42.they don't. We are not naive, we won't get rid of knife crime, but in

:21:43. > :21:45.Liverpool, with the work of the police officers and the hospital

:21:46. > :21:48.workers, we are making inroads into making people aware of the reality

:21:49. > :21:54.of what is involved in a knife attack. It has to be making a

:21:55. > :21:58.difference, yes. Damien says that kids carry knives because they don't

:21:59. > :22:01.feel safe. That is terrible if they don't think they are safe in

:22:02. > :22:08.schools. What you think the issue is? -- what do you think the issue

:22:09. > :22:12.is? I'm not sure people would say they feel unsafe in school.

:22:13. > :22:15.Safeguarding is one of the top priorities of every school in the

:22:16. > :22:20.country. This is a shocking report. I am a parent. We should all be

:22:21. > :22:27.worried about it in the UK. However, there are 8 million 500,000,

:22:28. > :22:33.approximately, students in the UK as we currently stand. -- however,

:22:34. > :22:39.there are 8.5 million, approximately, students in the UK as

:22:40. > :22:43.we currently stand. A very small percentage have experienced a

:22:44. > :22:49.scenario like this. The student population is growing in the UK by

:22:50. > :22:54.140,000 students... It is a small proportion. But for any kids to be

:22:55. > :22:58.carrying something like a samurai sword, and acts, however few it is

:22:59. > :23:05.deeply shocking and it will be worrying parents. -- and axes,

:23:06. > :23:10.however few it is, it is deeply shocking and it will be worrying

:23:11. > :23:15.parents. Yes. Education and prevention is the answer. Damien,

:23:16. > :23:22.you raised your eyebrows when he said that children do not feel safe

:23:23. > :23:26.in schools, do you think they are? There was a percentage that don't

:23:27. > :23:30.feel safe in school. Many people who attend schools come from different

:23:31. > :23:33.areas which may be in conflict. And therefore feel the need to carry

:23:34. > :23:40.weapons to school. How do you fix that? Education is the key. We need

:23:41. > :23:44.to give young people, first and foremost, the space and opportunity

:23:45. > :23:49.to be heard, to hear what it is like for them. Also, we need to identify

:23:50. > :23:57.what the underlying issues are as to why people are carrying. Who are you

:23:58. > :24:00.hearing from? Within schools, in the community, and the media. A safe

:24:01. > :24:06.environment for young people to talk about how they feel and their

:24:07. > :24:09.experiences. Also what we feel is important is that this problem

:24:10. > :24:13.cannot be tackled by one organisation, one community, and

:24:14. > :24:19.needs to be tackled by everybody as a whole. You describe it as a

:24:20. > :24:21.vulnerable children, children feeling vulnerable, people will look

:24:22. > :24:27.at those children carrying knives and think, no, tough kids, how do

:24:28. > :24:32.you get through to these kids? Giving them a space. Educating them.

:24:33. > :24:38.Raising the awareness of the dangers of carrying weapons. Many children

:24:39. > :24:42.who have carried weapons never intended to hurt anybody. But

:24:43. > :24:48.because they feel a threat this has led to some of them carrying out

:24:49. > :24:53.acts of violence. Karl, what about things like metal detectors, ways

:24:54. > :24:56.actually just not allowing it to happen? These shouldn't be in

:24:57. > :25:04.schools. Surely it should not be that difficult to stop it. It's not.

:25:05. > :25:10.The key point was just made that schools are part of communities.

:25:11. > :25:13.Schools reflect what happens in communities. We work hard to make

:25:14. > :25:19.schools safer places. We should use any means in our -- at our disposal

:25:20. > :25:25.to make sure they are kept safe. If that means a school thinking they

:25:26. > :25:28.need to use a metal detector, that will be up to that individual school

:25:29. > :25:35.to try and ensure that school is kept as safe as humanly possible. In

:25:36. > :25:40.terms of the work you do, Rob, and the difference you say you are

:25:41. > :25:42.making, you said that the beginning, actually, that you are seeing a

:25:43. > :25:50.reduction in your hospital. Talks around the picture, specifically

:25:51. > :25:55.your area. -- talk us the picture. I work in a city centre emergency

:25:56. > :25:59.department. We are busy. The trauma centres up the road in Aintree. The

:26:00. > :26:06.work we have done is showing that we have fewer people and 18 presenting

:26:07. > :26:10.with knife stab wins. We are not naive. The majority of people in

:26:11. > :26:14.cities are good people. The majority of kids are good kids. To tackle the

:26:15. > :26:20.problem we think education is the way forward. We have to show people

:26:21. > :26:24.the reality. The reality is that the majority of these people will not

:26:25. > :26:27.get involved. But we do this to keep people safe by showing them these

:26:28. > :26:32.horrible images and Callum Booth horrible stories. We will continue

:26:33. > :26:38.to do it if it helps. -- by showing them these horrible images and tell

:26:39. > :26:44.them these horrible stories. Do you tell them stories, show images? We

:26:45. > :26:50.don't. We give them a space to talk about their experience. Is it a

:26:51. > :26:55.helpful part? If you don't, this is the consequence... We absolutely

:26:56. > :26:59.talk about the consequences. Many young people are aware of them. They

:27:00. > :27:03.sometimes do not see any other way in which they can keep themselves

:27:04. > :27:10.safe. We work with young people to identify, teach them to raise

:27:11. > :27:14.awareness of how to defend themselves, as opposed to carrying

:27:15. > :27:17.knives. Thanks very much. Some comments on the interview with

:27:18. > :27:22.Caitlyn Jenner, lots of people getting in touch. Jane says my

:27:23. > :27:25.husband of 37 years came out as transgender 18 months ago. There has

:27:26. > :27:32.never been any signs before. When it comes to Mother's Day they get upset

:27:33. > :27:36.because they want to be known as -- because he wants to be known as mum,

:27:37. > :27:41.my son gets upset because it is his dad. Another message says a very

:27:42. > :27:48.honest account and so important to talk about LGBT issues. An e-mail

:27:49. > :27:55.from Marjorie, I was very impressed with her intelligent, articulate,

:27:56. > :27:58.response. I have a more positive image than I had before where I

:27:59. > :28:03.sometimes felt imitated by the preciousness of some trans-people.

:28:04. > :28:08.She should emphasise, as she did in your interview, the massive decision

:28:09. > :28:14.it is and it isn't to be taken lightly. Thank you for your

:28:15. > :28:16.comments. Keep in touch. Coming up: A special report from Baltimore in

:28:17. > :28:21.the United States where murder rates, especially of young black

:28:22. > :28:27.men, have been described as out of control. Sometimes you feel you are

:28:28. > :28:34.teaching in some disenfranchised country. That there is this war

:28:35. > :28:37.going on. And it is like this war that is being waged against our

:28:38. > :28:45.young people. Especially our young black men.

:28:46. > :28:47.For a summary of today's news, let's go to the BBC Newsroom.

:28:48. > :28:50.US President Donald Trump has defended his decision to fire

:28:51. > :28:52.former FBI director James Comey, who he called

:28:53. > :28:56.In an interview with NBC News, the president said it was his

:28:57. > :28:58.decision alone to sack Mr Comey, who was leading an inquiry

:28:59. > :29:01.into alleged Russian interference in the US election and possible

:29:02. > :29:06.collusion between Trump campaign officials and Moscow.

:29:07. > :29:10.Mr Trump also insisted he is not under investigation by the FBI over

:29:11. > :29:15.Jeremy Corbyn will insist he isn't a pacifist and he's prepared to use

:29:16. > :29:18.military force as a last resort in a major speech on

:29:19. > :29:21.The Labour leader will also pledge a "robust", independent

:29:22. > :29:24.foreign policy and says there will be "no hand holding"

:29:25. > :29:32.with US President Donald Trump if he's Prime Minister.

:29:33. > :29:35.Thousands of weapons have been seized in schools

:29:36. > :29:38.Figures provided by 32 police forces to the Press Association show that,

:29:39. > :29:41.in the last two years, more than 2,500 weapons had

:29:42. > :29:48.Police chiefs said there had been a "worrying" increase in young

:29:49. > :29:58.people carrying knives including swords, axes and air-guns.

:29:59. > :30:03.Tony Blair says he hopes the border between Ireland and the Irish

:30:04. > :30:07.Republic remains much the same when the UK leads the EU as it does now.

:30:08. > :30:11.Speaking to Irish media he said there was a consensus in British

:30:12. > :30:15.politics that the gains of the last few years in Northern Ireland should

:30:16. > :30:16.be retained. He is due to make a major speech in Ireland in the next

:30:17. > :30:18.half an hour. Brazil has declared an end

:30:19. > :30:21.to a national emergency over the Zika virus after the number

:30:22. > :30:23.of cases dropped 95% between January and April,

:30:24. > :30:25.compared to the same period The virus has been linked to

:30:26. > :30:29.microcephaly where babies are born The threat was at its peak as Brazil

:30:30. > :30:35.prepared to host the 2016 Olympics, and the Zika virus has been linked

:30:36. > :30:38.to severe birth defects A Mexican businesswoman

:30:39. > :30:44.who was known for successfully investigating the kidnap and murder

:30:45. > :30:47.of her daughter by a local drug cartel has been

:30:48. > :30:51.killed by armed intruders. Miriam Rodriguez Martinez headed

:30:52. > :30:53.a local association of 600 families who were searching

:30:54. > :30:55.for their disappeared relatives, and the information she gave

:30:56. > :30:57.the police ensured some gang The UN mission in Mexico

:30:58. > :31:10.condemned the attack. Detectives investigating

:31:11. > :31:13.the death of a businessman, who was shot dead during a suspected

:31:14. > :31:17.burglary at his home in Dorset, Police say a 45-year-old man

:31:18. > :31:22.from Poole is being questioned on suspicion of conspiracy

:31:23. > :31:25.to commit aggravated burglary. Three men have been charged

:31:26. > :31:27.with murdering Guy Hedger during the May Day Bank Holiday

:31:28. > :31:32.weekend. An untitled Harry Potter prequel,

:31:33. > :31:35.which was handwritten on a postcard by JK Rowling,

:31:36. > :31:37.has been stolen in a The 800-word manuscript,

:31:38. > :31:44.which was written for a charity auction and sold for ?25,000,

:31:45. > :31:46.was stolen along with jewellery Join me for BBC

:31:47. > :31:55.Newsroom live at 11am. Manchester United fans hoping

:31:56. > :32:03.to watch their side take on Ajax in the Europa League Final on May

:32:04. > :32:06.24th face a tough They'll get fewer than a fifth

:32:07. > :32:10.of the places available United made it there

:32:11. > :32:16.after drawing 1-1 with Celta Vigo at Old Trafford last night,

:32:17. > :32:20.winning the tie 2-1 on aggregate. Victory against Ajax in 12 days

:32:21. > :32:22.would see them qualify Chelsea can win the Premier

:32:23. > :32:29.League title tonight. A win at West Brom would give them

:32:30. > :32:33.an unassailable ten point lead over Victory would make Antonio Conte

:32:34. > :32:37.only the fourth manager to win the Premier League in his first

:32:38. > :32:42.season in England. Birmingham City have confirmed that

:32:43. > :32:45.Harry Redknapp has signed a one year deal to stay on as manager

:32:46. > :32:47.at the club. After Redknapp took over

:32:48. > :32:51.from Gianfranco Zola, Birmingham avoided relegation

:32:52. > :32:56.from the Championship. Andy Murray says he's "concerned"

:32:57. > :32:58.after his latest defeat He was knocked out of

:32:59. > :33:05.the Madrid Open in straight sets by Borna Coric,

:33:06. > :33:15.a player ranked 58 places below him. Murder rates in many US cities

:33:16. > :33:18.are on the rise, particularly Close to half of those killed are

:33:19. > :33:23.from the African American community. In the inner cities, young black men

:33:24. > :33:27.are particularly at risk. Baltimore's mayor has

:33:28. > :33:29.asked the FBI to step in. He's called the situation

:33:30. > :33:31."out of control". Charlotte Pamment has been

:33:32. > :33:34.to Balitmore to meet the family and community affected by one

:33:35. > :33:38.of these tragic deaths. I just heard this scream,

:33:39. > :33:41.and it was like a howl They blurted out, he

:33:42. > :33:45.was here last night. And Miss Higgins, one

:33:46. > :33:48.of his favourite teachers, Of all the students,

:33:49. > :33:56.I was like, not him. # If you ain't happy here then

:33:57. > :34:00.you should take a flight. # To a happy place,

:34:01. > :34:03.and you should stay the night. # Life is great when you ain't

:34:04. > :34:06.scared of heights. # How are you supposed to fly

:34:07. > :34:09.if you are scared of heights? # And on a surface level,

:34:10. > :34:20.it's really basic, right? # I ain't scared to fail,

:34:21. > :34:28.I ain't scared to fight. You know, this was just

:34:29. > :34:33.like the ultimate storyline. The kid who dropped out,

:34:34. > :34:37.he came back and he came He just said, I'm going to try

:34:38. > :34:49.and go back to school. He said, there's

:34:50. > :34:52.nothing out here to do. We all fall, but we

:34:53. > :34:55.all can get back up. And his slogan to all the kids used

:34:56. > :34:57.to be, slow progress He used to talk about how

:34:58. > :35:02.he was going to show He would say, please,

:35:03. > :35:07.hold your applause, wait to the end. I said, Marco, we'll all be up

:35:08. > :35:09.shouting yes, yes, yes! I can't find a reason in this world

:35:10. > :35:36.why my son did not get I've thought about his mom,

:35:37. > :35:46.and I think one of the things that hurt me more than anything

:35:47. > :35:55.was thinking about his mom. I still can't get over,

:35:56. > :35:57.and can't imagine the pain He was a kid that could have went

:35:58. > :36:05.on and did brilliant things. The potential, we see

:36:06. > :36:13.their potential, and... Unfortunately, there are people out

:36:14. > :36:17.there who don't see that. There's people out there who,

:36:18. > :36:20.you know, they hate themselves, and because they hate themselves,

:36:21. > :36:25.they would rather take This was the fourth student,

:36:26. > :36:36.male student, that I had lost this school year,

:36:37. > :36:38.and it had became a bit To just watch brilliant young

:36:39. > :36:50.men's lives be taken. If I had to just speak

:36:51. > :36:53.about the reality of our existence as teachers in an inner city,

:36:54. > :36:57.well, so be it. It's like you sometimes feel

:36:58. > :37:07.like you're teaching in some disenfranchised country,

:37:08. > :37:10.you know, that there's this war going out there,

:37:11. > :37:12.and it's like this war that's been This past couple of months,

:37:13. > :37:24.all he desired was to get his high school diploma, walk across that

:37:25. > :37:27.stage and talk about what he was going to wear

:37:28. > :37:30.under the cap and gown. He's probably going to still do

:37:31. > :37:33.it, like, for real. He's probably going to walk up

:37:34. > :37:37.to the man and be, like, Even though my mom

:37:38. > :38:02.can't see, I can see. Caitlyn tenor has told this is

:38:03. > :38:12.loving as herself following her transition. I made that character so

:38:13. > :38:16.big. Not that... I loved playing Bruce. Bruce was a good person. He

:38:17. > :38:23.raised a tremendous family and did a lot of good things. I am very proud

:38:24. > :38:27.of what I was able to accomplish that way but I got to the age of 65

:38:28. > :38:38.after struggling with these issues for so many years and I was right

:38:39. > :38:46.back where I started from, in Malibu, I had raised ten wonderful

:38:47. > :38:49.great children, Kris and I had gone our separate ways, and I was still

:38:50. > :38:55.dealing with the same issues I had had since I was ten. What was I

:38:56. > :38:58.going to do with my life? After long conversations with God, with my

:38:59. > :39:06.pastor, with my children, I thought, you know what? In God's eyes, how

:39:07. > :39:12.does he see how I am doing? And I thought, finally, maybe this is the

:39:13. > :39:17.reason he put me on this earth at this time and at this place in

:39:18. > :39:24.society because I could not do it in the 80s when I was struggling. I

:39:25. > :39:30.said, maybe I can come forward, live my life honestly but also in doing

:39:31. > :39:35.that and having a platform maybe I can bring some understanding to the

:39:36. > :39:40.world in this issue. It was very fulfilling. That is what I have been

:39:41. > :39:47.doing for the past couple of years. Take us back to the little boy Bruce

:39:48. > :39:55.and the first time you... Cross dressed? Yes. That is going way back

:39:56. > :40:00.because I did not know why I was fascinated by either my sister or my

:40:01. > :40:07.mum's closet and I remember going in there fascinated by all of that

:40:08. > :40:13.stuff. At what age? Just getting some clothes, my hair was short, it

:40:14. > :40:19.was in the 50s, I put a scarf over my head, through on a little

:40:20. > :40:25.lipstick, got in my mum's outfits or whatever it was that walked around

:40:26. > :40:30.the apartment complex. Little did I know that would be a pattern I would

:40:31. > :40:40.do all the way until I was 65. I did not know why I felt so comfortable

:40:41. > :40:48.doing that. That it felt like me but it was also the great taboo, I could

:40:49. > :40:50.not tell anybody. That kind of set-up the pattern. When you go

:40:51. > :40:58.through something like this you always wonder why? Is it the

:40:59. > :41:06.excitement, is that what it is about? And I really trans? I might

:41:07. > :41:09.just a cross-dresser? Is it sexual? You go through for all of those

:41:10. > :41:14.years everything in your head and eventually I came to the point where

:41:15. > :41:20.I realise this is me, this is who I am. What was the first conversation

:41:21. > :41:25.you had within a body about it? Probably my first ex-wife. After we

:41:26. > :41:30.had been married for a while I told I had some issues and these were the

:41:31. > :41:35.things going my head. That was the first time you had spoken to

:41:36. > :41:40.anybody? Yes. I could not speak to my sister. We just saw a picture of

:41:41. > :41:47.you and your sister Pam, you were very close. Yes, we continue to be

:41:48. > :41:53.close. Linda, my second marriage, we were only married for four years, we

:41:54. > :41:59.had two wonderful children. I told to her, I was struggling in the 80s.

:42:00. > :42:06.We went our separate directions and for the next six years I just

:42:07. > :42:13.dropped out of life. I lived in my house by myself. I did not go out, I

:42:14. > :42:18.did not do anything, I went out to work once in a while, I became like

:42:19. > :42:25.a hermit, I did not feel like I fit in anywhere. The guys did not fit in

:42:26. > :42:29.with the girls. That was Caitlyn Jenner. You can see the full

:42:30. > :42:33.interview on the programme page. Robert says she comes across as a

:42:34. > :42:40.genuine person, it has definitely opened my eyes. Someone else says it

:42:41. > :42:46.is fascinating to listen to her. She obviously these all sides of

:42:47. > :42:54.people's problems and speaks warmly on life. Well done you. Keep your

:42:55. > :42:57.thoughts coming in. We are expecting to hear from Tony Blair shortly

:42:58. > :43:01.because he has spoken of his desire to get back into politics with

:43:02. > :43:07.Brexit and he is going to be speaking shortly. We are hoping to

:43:08. > :43:12.bring you some coverage of him delivering a speech on Brexit at a

:43:13. > :43:19.meeting, the largest political grouping in the European Parliament,

:43:20. > :43:24.there he is. At the moment we have a common travel area where people can

:43:25. > :43:33.travel freely between Southland north, north and south, on the

:43:34. > :43:39.island of Ireland. The open border between the north and south is, in

:43:40. > :43:45.terms of trade, as on an immense amount for UK Irish trade and

:43:46. > :43:48.commercial relationships and it is important, although there will be

:43:49. > :43:52.difficult challenges in relation to this, that we safeguard as much of

:43:53. > :43:59.that as possible and minimise potential damage. I explained to the

:44:00. > :44:03.EBP that I think whatever disagreements I have with the

:44:04. > :44:07.British government over Brexit or more generally there is a real

:44:08. > :44:13.consensus across the British political system that we must do

:44:14. > :44:18.everything we possibly can to keep the present situation between the

:44:19. > :44:24.Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, south and north, as similar

:44:25. > :44:29.to what we have at the moment as we possibly can, and do all we can to

:44:30. > :44:32.minimise any potential disruption. This is of vital importance for the

:44:33. > :44:41.economic relationships and the political relationships. It was

:44:42. > :44:45.enormously beneficial to be able to talk to the EPP and speak to them

:44:46. > :44:52.about that and broader questions about Europe. I know from what was

:44:53. > :45:01.said yesterday, what Michel Barnier said yesterday as well, and in a

:45:02. > :45:05.sense my presence here today is to say, I think there is a really

:45:06. > :45:08.common desire, whatever other issues there are in relation to Brexit, to

:45:09. > :45:12.make Northern Ireland a special case and make sure we do everything we

:45:13. > :45:15.possibly can to protect the Good Friday Agreement and the peace

:45:16. > :45:19.process and protect the strong relationship between the Republic of

:45:20. > :45:25.Ireland that the UK going forward. Thank you.

:45:26. > :45:30.But Tony Blair speaking at a meeting in Ireland to a gathering of

:45:31. > :45:38.pro-European politicians from across Europe. He was interviewed this

:45:39. > :45:42.morning on Morning Ireland. He was asked about the leadership of the

:45:43. > :45:44.Labour Party. He said it would be best for him to keep a diplomatic

:45:45. > :45:49.silence for the time being. It's that time of the year again,

:45:50. > :45:52.and tomorrow night Ukraine's capital Kiev will play host to the 63rd

:45:53. > :45:55.Eurovision final. It's 20 years since we last

:45:56. > :45:57.won, so what are our Last year Ukraine snatched victory

:45:58. > :46:01.at the last moment with a song by Jamala about Crimean ethnic

:46:02. > :46:03.cleansing under Josef Stalin. The UK's entry "You're not Alone"

:46:04. > :46:06.by Joe and Jake came a pretty disappointing 24th out of 26

:46:07. > :46:19.countries Former X Factor contestant Lucie Jones

:46:20. > :46:52.is our hopeful for this year. Here's a taster of her song

:46:53. > :46:55."Never Give Up On You". # Together we're dancing

:46:56. > :47:31.through this storm She has her work cut out. This is

:47:32. > :47:35.the first Eurovision since we voted out of Brexit. Even the Prime

:47:36. > :47:43.Minister is concerned. I am sure you are behind Eurovision. We're not

:47:44. > :47:47.leaving that, as well, are we? No. CHUCKLES

:47:48. > :47:50.Although in current circumstances I'm not sure how many votes we will

:47:51. > :47:53.get. It'll be very interesting indeed.

:47:54. > :47:56.Let's talk now to four superfans all in Kiev for the final.

:47:57. > :47:58.William Lee Adams runs one of the most popular Eurovision fan

:47:59. > :48:00.sites and is hosting parties across Europe to celebrate

:48:01. > :48:04.Alasdair Rendall is head of OAGE International -

:48:05. > :48:12.Lisa Jayne Lewis is a Eurovision expert out in Kiev, who says

:48:13. > :48:16.she's been "married" to the competition since 1993.

:48:17. > :48:19.Samantha Ross, is an American superfan who is working in the press

:48:20. > :48:34.Lisa Jane, you've been married to the competition for a very long

:48:35. > :48:39.time. Why are you such a fan and what does it take to win it? What I

:48:40. > :48:46.say about that statement, I feel like I'm that Eurovision in 1991. We

:48:47. > :48:52.fell in love in 1992. In 1993, since then I've been connected to the

:48:53. > :48:55.contest. What does it take to win? Some of the entries, you could

:48:56. > :49:00.describe them as surreal, some of the winners are, I guess,

:49:01. > :49:07.interesting. What is it? What is the X Factor for a winner in Eurovision?

:49:08. > :49:10.It is a combination of things. It is not just a case of coming with a

:49:11. > :49:15.really good song, or coming with a really good back story, maybe if you

:49:16. > :49:19.are an artist, or staging or styling. You have to get everything.

:49:20. > :49:24.You have to get all of the planets align. That is what makes a winner

:49:25. > :49:32.at Eurovision. It is impossible to say what that thing is. Because it

:49:33. > :49:39.shifts every year. Who knows? All of the planets have to ally. It is a

:49:40. > :49:43.big deal. Alistair, can Lucie do it? We got the best song we've sent in

:49:44. > :49:48.many years. All of the elements are there. It is the 60th song, the 20th

:49:49. > :49:54.anniversary since we last. The first time in many years we have the

:49:55. > :49:58.magical package Lucy Jane was alluding to. We have a great

:49:59. > :50:03.performance. It is a TV shows you that standout performance. She

:50:04. > :50:09.delivers every time. She has been doing fantastic at rehearsals. Good

:50:10. > :50:11.chance last -- good chance this year, much better than

:50:12. > :50:19.you joined the fan club when you attend. You have been watching for a

:50:20. > :50:27.long time. How does she compare to previous entries? It is our best

:50:28. > :50:37.song since 2009. It is a strong song, strong performance. It is a

:50:38. > :50:43.world away from the Eurovision cliches. It is a contemporary sound.

:50:44. > :50:52.That is what we need. William Lee, you will be vlogging, you will be

:50:53. > :50:59.Eurovision, you will be, what do you think? We are really making the most

:51:00. > :51:04.of this. My personal favourites are Portugal. They avoid Eurovision

:51:05. > :51:07.cliches because there are no explosions, they are singing from

:51:08. > :51:13.the heart. When he sings he closes his eyes, the audience is with him

:51:14. > :51:22.all the way. Samantha, you are American but a Eurovision super fan,

:51:23. > :51:27.how did that happen? I basically started as just familiar with the

:51:28. > :51:30.words Eurovision Song contest growing up in a household that

:51:31. > :51:36.watched a lot of Monty Python programmes. Every single spring all

:51:37. > :51:39.of my European friends at university would start talking about who has

:51:40. > :51:48.the better song. I started watching one year. I ended up surpassing them

:51:49. > :51:52.with my fandom for it. I started a personal website. And in 2010I

:51:53. > :51:57.attended it for the first time. Now I am on a delegation for it, so

:51:58. > :52:01.dreams can come true. Lisa Jane, are you worried about the impact of

:52:02. > :52:06.Brexit on voting? Not at all. It'll have absolutely no effect whatsoever

:52:07. > :52:11.on any of the votes coming to the UK. What Alistair said, this is the

:52:12. > :52:16.strongest overall package the UK have brought this year. That is what

:52:17. > :52:20.people will see that is what people will vote on. How can you be so

:52:21. > :52:26.sure? Everybody says voting gets political. That is a misnomer. It is

:52:27. > :52:31.an political voting, it is more cultural voting. You get groups of

:52:32. > :52:35.countries who vote for each other. That is because the singers who are

:52:36. > :52:40.famous in, say Denmark, are likely to be famous in Sweden and Norway.

:52:41. > :52:44.Scandinavian countries. A singer famous in Serbia is likely to be

:52:45. > :52:48.famous in Croatia, Monty Negra, as well. It isn't so much political

:52:49. > :52:55.voting as the British country have been led to believe, it is more of a

:52:56. > :52:58.shared culture and shared music industry, though. -- a singer famous

:52:59. > :53:06.in Serbia is likely to be famous in Croatia and Montenegro. What do you

:53:07. > :53:11.Brexit will not be on your mind. People will be voting for the song

:53:12. > :53:16.they like the most. -- what do you think, Alistair?

:53:17. > :53:20.Some people who may vote in a Brexit way to make a point. But the vast

:53:21. > :53:26.majority of people will be voting for their favourite song. We have a

:53:27. > :53:31.democratic process of choosing our Eurovision entry. How does it work

:53:32. > :53:47.elsewhere? It varies from country to country.

:53:48. > :53:56.INAUDIBLE I'm struggling to hear you.

:53:57. > :53:59.I will go back to Samantha. Samantha, you said you were part of

:54:00. > :54:03.a delegation, you are with the Bulgarian entry. We haven't heard

:54:04. > :54:09.it. Tell us about your entry and what your hopes are. We are

:54:10. > :54:16.incredibly proud of our song. Kristian, 17 years old, he was born

:54:17. > :54:24.after the start of the year 2000, wonderful landmark. The song is a

:54:25. > :54:28.modern ballad with a influence about bringing the world together and

:54:29. > :54:31.accomplishing goals through unity. A Eurovision message with an

:54:32. > :54:35.exceptional singer. We are so proud of him. Seeing our name pulled out

:54:36. > :54:38.of the envelope last night was a massive thrill for the entire

:54:39. > :54:43.delegation. I might be biased, but go bog area. Samantha, a final

:54:44. > :55:03.point. -- but go It takes up a lot of time. It is a

:55:04. > :55:07.massive Saturday night. For most people. I report on the contest year

:55:08. > :55:12.round. I follow the national selection. There is the junior

:55:13. > :55:17.contest in Georgia which I will be going to. There is lots going on.

:55:18. > :55:21.I'm fortunate to be able to turn it into a part-time job, which is

:55:22. > :55:29.wonderful. If you enjoy your job you will never work a day in your life,

:55:30. > :55:33.they say. Absolutely. Enjoy it tomorrow. Thank you very much. We

:55:34. > :55:37.will be in Bedfordshire on the 29th of May for a big election audience

:55:38. > :55:41.debate. If you have already made up your mind on who you will vote for,

:55:42. > :55:45.you are still decide to come all you do not think you will bother, if you

:55:46. > :55:48.would like the opportunity to grill senior politicians on their policies

:55:49. > :55:56.do get in touch to apply for a place.

:55:57. > :56:01.We have some breaking news. The coroner has said a 14-year-old boy

:56:02. > :56:05.died as a result of an allergic reaction to a school lunch. He was

:56:06. > :56:11.being kept back after school when he collapsed. Our correspondent has

:56:12. > :56:15.been at the inquest and has the latest. What happened, Richard? Very

:56:16. > :56:21.sad story. This happened last November. 14-year-old, at a school

:56:22. > :56:25.in east London, he collapsed a couple of hours after having a

:56:26. > :56:30.school lunch. He had a wide range of food allergies. He was also severely

:56:31. > :56:36.asthmatic. When he collapsed he said to the staff he was unable to

:56:37. > :56:40.breathe. They eventually got the medical pack which he had at school,

:56:41. > :56:44.which contained items which should help him in case of an emergency

:56:45. > :56:49.such as this. The coroner found staff didn't really know about his

:56:50. > :56:55.condition. And also that the school nurse had incorrectly listed his

:56:56. > :57:00.condition as mild to moderate when in fact it was severe. The fact that

:57:01. > :57:05.condition had been listed in the way it was meant there was no record is

:57:06. > :57:10.made of the use of an adrenaline shot which was in his first aid kit.

:57:11. > :57:13.When staff got the first aid pack they did not know how to use the

:57:14. > :57:18.adrenaline shot, whether it should be used, they asked for advice from

:57:19. > :57:21.paramedics who also suggested it shouldn't be used just yet. Five

:57:22. > :57:27.minutes later when the paramedics arrived, it still had not been used,

:57:28. > :57:31.four days after that he died of what was listed as a hypoxic brain

:57:32. > :57:35.injury. The coroner made clear this was down to the allergic reaction he

:57:36. > :57:43.suffered from food and the lack of treatment he had after that. Thank

:57:44. > :57:46.you very much. If you want to see the Caitlyn Jenner interview again

:57:47. > :57:51.it is on the programme page. Fascinating to talk to her. She has

:57:52. > :57:55.written a book about transitioning in her 60s, about the struggles

:57:56. > :57:59.through her life, the secrets she kept, but now in her 60s she is

:58:00. > :58:05.completely open with those around her. She talks about the journey,

:58:06. > :58:10.with the comedy aspects of it, as well, that she talks openly about.

:58:11. > :58:14.She wanted to bring the humour through in the way she talks about

:58:15. > :58:18.her life. Great to have her on the show today. Thank you for your

:58:19. > :58:20.company. Enjoy your weekend. Newsroom live is coming up next. I

:58:21. > :58:23.will see you soon. Goodbye.