12/05/2017 Victoria Derbyshire

Hello, it's Friday, it's 9am, I'm Joanna Gosling,

Caitlyn Jenner is the most famous transgender person in the world.

She is also an Olympic gold medal winner, reality TV star from

Keeping Up With The Kardashians, and she is with us this morning

to talk about her life and what she says is her time now,

Get in touch with us if there is anything

That's what Donald Trump thinks of James Comey,

who was head of the FBI until the president sacked him.

In his first interview since the sacking Mr Trump insisted

he was not under investigation and that the probe into alleged

Russian meddling in the US election was a "charade".

You know that, I know that, everybody knows that.

You take a look at the FBI a year ago.

It was in virtual turmoil, less than a year ago.

We'll show you more of that interview later in the programme.

Swords, axes and air guns, just some of the weapons seized

from children in schools across the country.

Police chiefs are warning that there has been a worrying rise

in the number of young people carrying knives.

Caitlyn Jenner is with us this morning.

Is there anything you'd like to ask her about her life,

We are also talking about the rise in the number of children carrying

knives, as police seize thousands of them from schools.

If you have school age kids, are you worried for them?

If you're getting in touch, use #VictoriaLIVE and text,

you will be charged at the standard network rate.

Donald Trump has been defending his decision to sack

In his first extensive television interview

since he sacked James Comey, he told the American network NBC

News that the former FBI boss was a showboat and a grandstander

and reiterated that he wasn't under investigation himself.

Our Washington Correspondent Laura Bicker reports.

When did Donald Trump decide to sack the towering figure from the FBI?

This presidential handshake not an act of friendship, it seems,

but the beginning of the end for James Comey.

He's a showboater, he's a grandstander.

It wasn't on advice from the Deputy Attorney-General,

as the White House stated, it came directly from the President.

The White House claims that James Comey had little or no

The rank and file of the FBI had lost confidence in their director.

Not so, said the Acting FBI Director, who was sitting

in for his sacked boss before the Senate intelligence committee.

Director Comey enjoyed broad support within the FBI, and still does.

At the heart of this row is the alleged collusion between

The President admits that Russia was on his mind

And in fact, when I decided to just do it, I said to myself,

you know, this Russia thing, with Trump and Russia,

it's a made-up story, it's an excuse by the Democrats

Donald Trump denies any collusion with Russia and insists that,

despite sacking the head of the FBI, he wants any enquiry done

Now to the BBC Newsroom with a summary of the rest

The Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn, will this morning give

Mr Corbyn will insist he isn't a pacifist and he's prepared to use

He will also pledge a "robust", independent foreign policy and says

there will be "no hand holding" with US President Donald Trump

Brazil has declared an end to a national emergency over

the Zika virus after the number of cases dropped 95%

between January and April, compared to the same period

The virus has been linked to microcephaly where babies are born

The threat was at its peak as Brazil prepared to host the 2016 Olympics,

and the Zika virus has been linked to severe birth defects

Detectives investigating the death of a businessman,

who was shot dead during a suspected burglary at his home in Dorset,

Police say a 45-year-old man from Poole is being questioned

on suspicion of conspiracy to commit aggravated burglary.

Three men have been charged with murdering Guy Hedger

during the May Day Bank Holiday weekend.

A Mexican businesswoman who was known for successfully

investigating the kidnap and murder of her daughter by a local

drug cartel has been killed by armed intruders.

Miriam Rodriguez Martinez headed a local association of 600

families who were searching for their disappeared relatives,

and the information she gave the police ensured some gang

The UN mission in Mexico condemned the attack.

Thousands of weapons have been seized in schools

They include swords, axes and air-guns.

Some of the cases involved children as young as five.

Police chiefs said there had been a "worrying" increase in young

Some schools have taken to using metal arches to make sure

no weapons are brought on to their premises.

But figures obtained by the Press Association show

that the number of seizures in the last year is up about 20%

32 out of 43 police forces in England and Wales responded

to Freedom of Information requests about weapons found in schools.

The figures showed that 2,579 weapons were found in the two

Among them were samurai swords, axes and air guns.

At least 47 children were below the age of ten,

and one five-year-old was caught with a knife.

Just one stab wound, that went straight in his heart.

The National Police Chiefs Council said the increase in young people

It said it wanted to educate people that carrying a weapon illegally

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

We will speak to several people who work to deal with the issue with

children in schools. Proposals to ban parents

in Scotland from smacking their children have been put out

for public consultation. The move is ahead of a proposed

member's bill put forward by Highlands and Islands Green MSP

John Finnie in the Scottish Parliament which aims

to give children equal The consultation will

run until 4th August. In England, Wales and Northern

Ireland there is no ban on smacking and parents are allowed

to use "reasonable chastisement". However, hitting a child so hard

that it leaves a mark, or causes bruising, swelling, cuts,

grazes or scratches could result Under Scottish law,

parents can claim a defence of "justifiable assault"

when punishing their child. The United States says it

will consider its own interests first, as it reviews

its climate change policy. The US secretary of state,

Rex Tillerson, told a meeting of the eight nations with land

in the Arctic, which has been meeting in Alaska,

that America would not rush to make a decision, but would take

their views into account. It comes as President Donald Trump

said he may pull the US out of the Paris Accord because he has

doubts over the human A London firm which makes virtual

reality games has had a massive boost, a ?400 million investment

from a Japanese bank. It's one of the largest ever

investments in a British The business, called Improbable,

was only set up five years ago. I think it is a big vote

of confidence in the talent pool that we have here

and in the potential for this country to produce

world leading technology, and if we are able to enter that

category that would be a great ambition for us,

and something I would be very One of the UK's oldest

swimming baths will reopen for its first public swim in 24

years this weekend. It's part of a fundraising mission

to reopen the Edwardian Victoria The pool first opened in 1906

but the council closed the baths in 1993 because of budget

pressures. That's a summary of

the latest BBC News. Caitlyn Jenner is live

in our studio from quarter past. If you've a question

you'd like to ask her, or an experience you'd like to share

with her, do get in touch with us Use #VictoriaLIVE and if you text,

you will be charged Let's get some sport now with Tim,

and Manchester United are through to the Europa League

final in a couple of weeks, Yes. I am looking forward to that

chat. It was a nail-biter at Old Trafford last night, united

squeezing through 2-1 on aggregate in the 96th minute. Sell the vehicle

had a great chance to is that it on away goals but it is Mourinho's men

who will travel to stock on for the final. This goal proved crucial. A

brilliant pass from Rushyford to set him up. United looked through but

this got Vigo level. United through after six minutes of injury time.

Really upsetting, tears for Vigo, Dominic but celebrations for United.

I am pleased for the final. Their league finishes on Sunday and they

will have 12 days to prepare. Hopefully Crystal Palace does not

need the last game. Because in the last game I am going to make a lot

of changes. A busy end to the season for Mourinho but one of his former

side Chelsea can relax tonight if the win at West Brom. If they do the

Premier League title will head back to Stamford Bridge. Not many were

predicting that at the start of the season but they are seven points

clear with three games remaining. Tickets are going for nearly ?2000.

Chelsea fans they did is happening tonight. It could be the first part

of a really special season. They are also into the FA Cup final against

Arsenal later this month. They beat Tottenham in the semifinal at

Wembley in April. The manager loved it. He will love it tonight if they

can win. It is the league title that is the first priority and to win

that alone would be impressive because it is his first season in

English football and only three other managers have won the title in

their first season. Fielding practice for a BBC Nottingham

commentator. This was fantastic. Durham beat Nottinghamshire by four

wickets in the One-Day Cup but it was a huge six from England opener

Alex Hales that stole the headlines. He got the Mack sixes in total

during an innings of 104. In this one he found the only open window in

the Trent Bridge media centre and the ball was picked up by one of the

two commentators from the BBC covering the match. That is how it

looked. Here is how it sounded. Alex Hales hits this towards me. It is

coming towards me! It has come to me. I have got it! How about that?

I love it. No swearing at all. Very clean.

Olympic gold medal winning decathlete, reality TV star,

and over the last two years she's become the most famous transgender

Caitlyn Jenner changed her name and transitioned fully to living

She's written a book about her own experience

of being transgender and how it took her a lifetime to finally

How exciting to be in town. How are you? Great. It has been a long road

to say the least. I have to admit that after all these years I am

probably in the best place I have ever been in my life. I am happiest,

most content, people are surprised, my life is so much simpler now. You

wake up in the morning and you can be yourself. It is nice. How

important is it for you to tell your story? Really important. Every

journey is different. If I have learned one thing over the past two

years, because two years ago I came out, and I had never met another

person who was trans. I did not know anything about the community. In the

two years Ireland that every story is different. They put me as a

spokesperson for the trans community. I am a spokesperson for

my story. Every time I'd tell my story either to my children or

friends or to God it is like taking thousands of pounds of weight off of

my shoulders. It is freeing and I feel good after it because I do not

have to lie to that person anymore. I worked on the book. It was a

lifetime in the making. But two years, almost 8000 pages of secrets,

memoirs, of experiences I've been through that my family didn't even

know. When you struggle with this, you struggle with it in the shadows.

I didn't want to be in the shadows any more. I wanted my entire family

and the public to know my story. Did you keep meticulous notes? In my

head. I'm good at remembering things. I sat down with Buzz and we

had a great time writing it. We will on the bestsellers list. I grew up

as a poor little dyslexic kit. I am sure my high school English teacher,

if she is still around, but probably not, is rolling over in their graves

saying, wait a minute, I'm a New York Times bestselling author, that

is amazing to me. It was the final chapter that I needed to tell to the

public. To tell my story honestly. What was your first memory of not

being comfortable as Bruce? At a very young age. I see that picture

on the monitor over there. I was looking at it. I'm thinking, wait,

there I was, about 18 months old. Maybe that collar was the problem. I

keep looking for answers. What was it? Maybe I really liked it. I don't

know what it is. When you deal with something like this you deal with it

your entire life. It is just how you deal with it. Every person does it

differently. Some can identify at a very young age. I did. But when I

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

only thing you had was a big tabloid thing about a man from Holland, who

had surgery done, but I could not identify with that. You point out in

the book that the first time the term was used was in 1974. When you

were born it wasn't even a term. Yes. I didn't know what it was. I

just knew I was different. I found sports. That is a place where I

could hide, or could be my distraction. I was good at it. I

didn't have any gender issues, I could go out on the football field.

That was it. That was at my high school. It was a way for me to cope

with myself. To prove my masculinity. Never knowing how far I

would go with it. I went a long way with it. I remember the day after

the Games. I was in a hotel room in Montreal, I didn't have a strip of

clothes on, I had the medal on the bathroom counter. I put it on. I

looked in the mirror. And I thought, what have I just done? Because as I

looked in the mirror I knew it wasn't me. But I built this

character up so big, so masculine, that I am stuck with him for the

rest of my life. And it was kind of scary. Did you feel you were

trapping yourself? In a lot of ways I was. I note that character so big.

I loved playing Bruce. Bruce was a good person. He raised a tremendous

family, did a lot of good things. I'm very proud of what I was able to

accomplish that way. But I got to the age of 65, after struggling with

these issues for so many years. And I was right back where I was

starting from. In Malibu, where I was living, me and Kris had gone our

separate ways, I raised my wonderful children. I'm still dealing with the

same issues I had when I was five. I thought what on earth am I going to

do with my life? After long conversations with Lord, with my

pastor, with all of my children, I thought, you know what? In God's

dies, how does he see how I am doing? And I thought, finally, maybe

this is the reason he put me on this earth. -- in God's eyes. I couldn't

do it in the 80s when I was really struggling. I couldn't do it. I said

maybe I can come forward, number one, live my life honestly, but also

in doing that, in having a platform, maybe I can bring some understanding

to the world on this issue. And it was very fulfilling. That is what I

have been doing for the last couple of years. Take us back to the little

boy Bruce, and the first time you... Cross dressed? Yes. That is going

way back. I didn't know what I was fascinated by my sister or my mum's

closets. I remember going in, fascinated by all of this stuff. But

what age? Just getting some clothes. My hair was short, because we are

talking the late 1950s. I put a scarf over my head, threw on some

lipstick, got into one of my mum's outfits, whatever it was. I went out

of the house, we lived in an apartment complex, I walked around

it, and little did I know that would be something I would do until I was

65 years old. I didn't know why I felt so comfortable in doing that.

It felt like me. But it was also the great taboo. I couldn't tell

anybody. That set up the pattern. And when you go through something

like this, always wonder why is it the excitement of it, is that what

it is all about? Am I really trans? Am I a cross dresser? Is this a

sexual thing? And I came to the point of realising that this is me,

this is who I really am. What was the first conversation you really

had with anybody about it? Probably my first ex-wife. After we had been

married for a while I said I had some issues. These are the things

going through my head. And that was the first time you spoke to anybody?

Yes. I couldn't speak to my sister, my family. I think I just saw a

picture of you with your family, you were very close. Yes, I am very

close with my sister. Even as I went on with Linda, my second marriage,

we were only married for four years, I had two wonderful children. I was

really struggling at that time during the 1980s. Really, really

struggling. We went our separate directions. Then for the next six

years, I just dropped out of life. I lived in my house, by myself, I

didn't go out, I didn't do anything, I went out to work once in a while.

I became a hermit. Secluded. I didn't feel like I fit in anywhere,

I did not fit in with the guys, I did not fit in with the girls. That

first conversation, when you had to put into words how you were feeling,

and the fact you had been in private, just talk us through what

you were doing and the fear of somebody actually finding out,

potentially, because obviously you were actually going out... That was

good, I was good, I never got caught, I am proud of that. After

many years of struggling, when Kris and I met, I had been on hormones

the years, I had a couple of little things done, because I thought I was

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

you? Yes, I'm all in, I got started, I was in therapy for five years,

preparing for this. I got to 39 and I couldn't go any further. 1989. I

just couldn't go any further. How far had you gone? You had the

electrolysis. Yes, things like that. You were growing breasts? Yeah, all

that kind of stuff. Why did you feel at that point you couldn't go any

further? It wasn't time. That's the simple answer. It just wasn't time.

Why not? Because of society, because of everything. The only person who

had been out there as trans was Renee Richards. At that time I was

trying to play on the women's circuit. It wasn't in society. It

wasn't accepted. Many years later, after Kris and I had been together

for 23 years. We've raised a beautiful family. Wonderful, smart,

intelligent, hard-working kids. Really did a great job. Then there I

was back in Malibu. The Times had changed at that point. We had other

trans people before me. Transparent came out. Laverne Cox from other

trans activists out there, who were great, intelligent, articulate

women. I thought myself, maybe it is time for me to add my voice to that

conversation. Maybe I can make a difference too. So I finally had the

courage to get through it. It has been wonderful. As you have

described, it has been stopped start throughout your life. Throughout my

life. I never thought I would be here living my authentic self.

Really? I never thought I would have the guts. I was getting destroyed in

the tabloids for years and years. As life went on the stakes got higher.

Of course. Because your fame just grew. The reality thing, as well.

Absolutely. I did not do it for me. I did it for my children. To give

them a platform. In opportunity. They have grabbed onto it done

extremely well. Yeah... Again, I built this character, I built it up

and built it up, then there I was kind of stuck with it. Effectively

you sort of found yourself in that by accident. I know when you met

Kris she was introduced to you as a mum from Beverly Hills. Exactly. I

was honest with her. Did I downplay it? My conditions? Absolutely, I'm

sure I did at the time. Because I had been through six years of hell

and I was coming back. And he decided he wouldn't do it. And at

that point you invested in the marriage. I invested in the

marriage. More children. For the next 20 years I had kids around all

over town, I was a good parent, I loved it. It never leaves you, who

you are. At 1.I said those were distractions that I had. Boy, did I

get in trouble with the kids. They could not believe they were just a

distraction. -- at one point I said those were distractions. I had to

reword it, because they were not really distractions. But I'm sure

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

woman's body, that is what they saw in the tabloids. When do you think

they first had an inkling? Well, one time... You know how technology will

get you, Kylie, I think it was Kylie or Kendal, one of them had been

stealing clothes from the other. Being the sneaky sister they turned

on their computer, put that security alert on, so if there was any

movement in the room the security would go. And you even know it was

going off. Then they would come home. Everybody was gone for six

hours, so I had my time to be myself. Kylie had a full length

mirror. I took a look at what I had on and I walked back out. Two hours

later I hear this screaming from the other room. And I thought, oh no, I

got caught, technology got me on this one. Everybody brushed it off.

Did they realise, did they speak to you about it? No. Everybody stayed

quiet. We didn't speak about it, about two, three years before I came

out. Besides my sister who knew, a couple of people knew, a long time

before, was Kimberly. Kimberly, who is wonderful, she is always very

nosy, she wants to know everything that is going on. She came up to me

one day. She had moved out. Had her own house. She said, what the hell

is going on with you? At that point I thought, it is time to start

talking. Be open. Because everybody knew something was up. I said, I'll

come over to your house, we will sit down and talk and I talked about the

operations and all of the things I dealt with. She was great talking

about it. But for the next two years, we never brought the subject

up again. Every time you confess in somebody, pour your soul into it, I

thought, finally I can talk to somebody in the family. But we never

did again. It always bothered me. I thought, does she think I'm crazy?

This and that. Until a couple of years later, we were discussing it.

I said, you know that hurt me that you never, I brought it up that

time, and you never talked about it again, you never called to ask how I

was doing. She said, you know what, I just didn't know if I should. I

thought, it's been a secret for so long, maybe I should continue to

keep it a secret. I thought, OK, I get that, I understand that, I can

see why, she has been a great ally, a great friend. Through all of this.

Everybody doesn't quite know how to handle it. The book is called The

Secrets Of My Life. We will take a pause for the news, but we will be

back with you. There is a very moving scene in the book where you

are clearing out your closet later and she comes along and wants to go

through it with you. So many moving things and moments in my life. Lots

more to talk about. Do stay with us. We will be back to you. We love your

experience -- we would love your experiences, and we will put them to

Caitlyn. The US president has defended his

decision to sack James Comey. He was investigating possible collusion

between the Trump campaign officials and Moscow. Mr Trump insisted he is

not under investigation by the FBI over alleged links with Russia.

Jeremy Corbyn will insist he isn't a pacifist and he's prepared to use

military force as a last resort in a major speech on

The Labour leader will also pledge a "robust", independent

foreign policy and says there will be "no hand holding"

with US President Donald Trump if he's Prime Minister.

Brazil has declared an end to a national emergency over

the Zika virus after the number of cases dropped 95%

between January and April, compared to the same period

The virus has been linked to microcephaly where babies are born

The threat was at its peak as Brazil prepared to host the 2016 Olympics,

and the Zika virus has been linked to severe birth defects

Detectives investigating the death of a businessman,

who was shot dead during a suspected burglary at his home in Dorset,

Police say a 45-year-old man from Poole is being questioned

on suspicion of conspiracy to commit aggravated burglary.

Three men have been charged with murdering Guy Hedger

during the May Day Bank Holiday weekend.

Thousands of weapons have been seized in schools

Figures provided by 32 police forces to the Press Association show that,

in the last two years, more than 2,500 weapons had

Police chiefs said there had been a "worrying" increase in young

people carrying knives including swords, axes and air-guns.

We will have more on that at 10:15am when we speak to people who deal

with the issue with children in schools.

A Mexican businesswoman who was known for successfully

investigating the kidnap and murder of her daughter by a local

drug cartel has been killed by armed intruders.

Miriam Rodriguez Martinez headed a local association of 600

families who were searching for their disappeared relatives,

and the information she gave the police ensured some gang

The UN mission in Mexico condemned the attack.

That's a summary of the latest BBC News.

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho says winning

the Europa League would be the "perfect end"

United drew 1-1 with Celta Vigo at Old Trafford last night meaning

they're into the final 2-1 on aggregate.

Victory in Stockholm against Ajax would see them qualify

Chelsea can win the Premier League title tonight.

A win at West Brom would give them an unassailable ten point lead over

Victory would make Antonio Conte only the fourth manager to win

the Premier League in his first season in England.

Andy Murray says he's "concerned" after his latest defeat

He was knocked out of the Madrid Open in straight

sets by Borna Coric, a player ranked 58 places below him.

And Masters champion Sergio Garcia hit the shot of the day

at the Players Championship at Sawgrass.

He hit a hole in one on the 17th hole.

But he finished the day six shots behind the leader on 1-over par.

You were talking about Kim who asked to two years before you came out

what was going on. Sometime later you were out your closet. It was a

conversation you had and you did not talk about it for some time

afterwards. She came to you when you were clearing out Bruce's clothes.

Yes. That was... I knew when her father passed away that she had kept

some of the clothes because I remember moving those clothes from

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

of all I did not think it would be difficult clearing out my closet. I

wanted to clean out my closet and bring in fresh stuff all my life but

when I got there to clear out the closet it was like, I am throwing

away this person who has been part of me all these years. The clothes

kind of symbolised a lot of that, and Kim wanted to have some of the

clothes that she could distribute within the family, anybody who might

wanted, and surprisingly a lot of the kids did want the stuff. It was

kind of tough on me. To do that. Those were the milestones. The next

was getting name and gender marker change. All the way to, I was born

in the state of New York, there are 31 states you cannot change your

birth certificate gender marker. Fortunately in New York you could

and so I was able to get everything changed all the way back to my birth

certificate. I remember when all of that was going on it was almost like

you were throwing this person under the bus. He was kind of gone, and

honestly I liked Bruce, he was a good person. You felt that. I felt

that and the family felt it. How are the leash and ships now? You talked

about there being a void with some of the kids. Yes. Relationship is

different. I have a lot of kids. In some cases it has got a lot better

and in other cases for now it has made little death and. Who has got

better with? I would rather not put names or labels on that. A lot of

the kids I have gotten closer to. Other ones have struggled more with

it. Why? They are facing a loss in the family, loss of Bruce. What I

have tried to say to my kids as you did not lose old Bruce, you got me.

I am a better person today than Bruce ever was. More understanding,

more giving, bigger heart, more comfortable with yourself, happier

than Bruce ever was, plus I do not have any secrets with you. I am not

hiding anything. I am totally open and that is a wonderful feeling to

be in your life, and that is what the book is all about, getting to

that point in life. Everybody has staff, things they have to deal with

the life that are tough. This is my stuff and the book is about how I

dealt with it in all those years in good reason badly then getting to

the point where I can live my life honestly. That is a hard transition

to make. In the book you say that a couple of the kids asked if they can

still call you dad. Do they? Yes. I will always be their dad. Do they

all call you dad? It's kind of gets tough dad for that is tough on them,

but I am not going to hung up on that. I am there father and have

been their father all their life. In the trans community they fight about

getting the pronouns right. I am probably more lax than most people

because I didn't later in life, I got more baggage, more kids. I am

very open with them. If they mess up the mess up. I have messed up in the

last two years. We have a question which refers to that. Does anyone

ever accidentally referred to you as he or Bruce? How does that make you

feel? Of course. Within the trans community that is a no, get it

right, I am not that strict. The other day I was at Starbucks and I

was walking out and this guy comes walking up, because I take about 30,

40, 50 selfies everyday with people, and he actually said, Bruce, can I

have the picture? Obviously he messed up. Nobody has called me that

in a while. At first I backed up a little bit. I thought that is kind

of strange. On the other hand this is kind of the way I feel. Probably

95% of the people that come up and say something have never met anybody

who is trans. They do not understand the subject. They do not know

anything about it. They think we are kind of crazy people on the fringe

of society. We are not. We are an integral part of society. I have met

some of the most wonderful great smart intelligent people in my

community. It is great. When I have something like that I am not going

to be confrontational. I said, great, I took the picture and I

never mentioned it and moved on. I want that first and maybe only

impression of somebody who is trans to be something positive and good.

What are the ways you think improvements can be made? We look at

the Trump administration, you voted for President Trump. I did! He has

withdrawn a piece of federal guidance which allowed students to

use whatever bathrooms or changing rooms match the gender they

identified with. OK with. I have always been on the Republican side

because they are more conservative than my thinking. I am not into

massive government. I think the people of her country make the

country strong, not the government. The Republicans have been more on

that side than the Democrats although they have obviously

disappointed me lately. Trump was our candidate so obviously I am

going to vote that week but I am not a big supporter of the Republican

party or of Donald Trump. I am a big supporter of my community. That is

what I am fighting for. Does that make you regret voting for him, what

he has done? It does not make me regret my vote but it is very

disappointing. I have been very verbal about that. I thought Trump

would be better on these issues. Why? Because I talked to him. What

conversations did you have? He spoke about the LGBT community and he

spoke about a woman who he was in support of and he said that she was

totally welcome. He hires a lot of gay people in the LGBT community. I

thought he could make some changes. He came in and I think he has

probably been influenced a lot by a lot of the people around him not to

take away any of his responsibility, because he is the president, he

eventually signed that, but Barack Obama had put into place something

when the North Carolina bathroom issue came in and hear is indeed

that which upset me. I do go back to Washington, DC and I talked to

people. Do his actions undermine what he said to you and therefore

your faith in him? There is other things... No. For my community, I

have to keep a close eye on the sky, yes, but other things he has done,

since I am conservative,... Will you have more conversations with him

about... Make it easier to do business rates in our country

instead of the highest tax rate in the world. Would you try to have

more conversations with him about the LGBT community? I will. How? Do

you want to be there. My loyalties with my community. Can you pick up

the phone to him and have a conversation? I cannot tell you all

of my secrets! Can I? I do have communication. I work very closely

with a group called the American Unity fund whose mission statement

is to help the Republican party do a better job when it comes to LGBT

issues. They do a wonderful job. They are on the ground all day long

and now where the bodies are buried in the Republican Party and I worked

very closely to change the thinking of the Republican Party. I think the

best thing the Republican Party can do is do a better job with LGBT

issues. Would you go into politics? I have

been asked back. I do contribute. As far as my issue, in issues where I

have dealing with the Republican party, I could do a better job

behind the scenes. I have been asked that question a bit. Over the next

year I'm looking into it, to be honest. I have to be smart about

this. Where can I do a better job for my community? In bringing the

Republican party around all LGBT issues. Is it from the outside?

Working in the perimeter? Working with everybody to get the

Republicans to change their thinking? Or is it better off to

begin the inside? Running the Congress, a Senate seat, wherever it

may be, and doing it there? Those are the things I am evaluating. When

I did mention that a couple of weeks ago on a show, the next thing you

know, of course, the media, I'm running for president, OK? That's

cleared up. Could you see yourself ever running for president? I was

starting about maybe the Mayor of Malibu. And work my way through the

political ranks. Start somewhere. Would you, sort of, say now that

that is potentially a goal for you, running one day? Not so much a goal.

My goal is to do a better job for my community. I had to figure out where

that is. Where can I be to do a better job, to bring understanding

to the LGBT community, especially the T portion of that. Rosie has

tweeted a question. What would you say to people who look to you as a

trans-role model and want to go through it? You know what... I read

this report over the last couple of years. The amount of trans people

have doubled. And I'm going, Oh! The entrance is very, very difficult. It

is a personal decision, what you do. Have I brought a little bit more

understanding, besides the people that went before me, did I bring

more understanding and maybe show some courage, and how good it is to

be able to live your authentic self, and because of that has it inspired

other people? Yes, it has. Honestly, people come up to me almost on a

daily basis and tell me that. But it is a personal decision. For anybody.

It is a major decision. We have such issues in our community. The murder

rate for trans people. Nine since the beginning of the year, already

this year, 12-macro weeks ago in Miami. Mostly on trans women of

colour. That is where a real problem is. -- there was one, that was two

weeks ago in Miami. Major, major issues we have out there. We have to

solve those problems. Make people feel good about who they are. Being

trans-is part of humanity. It does not have borders. -- being trans-,

it is part of humanity. Being people, it is who we are, it has

been around forever. It is nothing new. Maybe in the last 30 years it

has come forward a bit more, but it is nothing new. It has been around

forever. I don't want to be responsible for people going through

this. Because when you transition it isn't just you. It is the entire

family. Every loved one you have. It is a huge, major, major decision in

your life. But I would also like to show that if that is what you do,

that you are going to make it, it is going to be OK. And hopefully

society will accept you and your family will accept you. I am

admiring your necklace. Tell us the story of that. Right after the

awards were over, the ESPIES, the head of it gave it to me and we've

been friends ever since. When you go to bed, what is the last thing you

think about that night? You told me earlier in the interview that you

did not think you would ever get to this. I had lost enthusiasm for

life. Back in the old days when I was training. I wasn't making any

money. I was living on a poverty level, $10,000 per year, training,

but I would get up every day and I was so excited to get started, I had

training to do, competitions coming up. And I thought myself, when I was

on my long runs, I never want to lose enthusiasm for life. I always

wanted to wake up excited for the day. I lost that. I lost that for

many, many, many years. Now I have that enthusiasm for life back. I

could live my life authentically. I can put my head on the pillow at

night. I know that I have had a good day. I am in a position where I can

make a difference. I'm playing the fourth quarter of life. What a great

opportunity in life, to be able to play the last quarter of your life

with a very, in a lot of ways, with a very marginalised community that

is out there which is totally misunderstood. It changed people's

lives. Going around the US, going around the world, present yourself

in a way, in a very positive way, that can make a difference. Are you

scared of anything any more? No, what I've been through, I can handle

anything, yes. Great to meet you. Thank you for coming in. Thank you

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

well as dark moments. We must show the humour in this. Thanks very

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

the web page. Those were the words

President Donald Trump used to describe the former FBI

Chief James Comey, Mr Comey was leading an inquiry

into alleged Russian meddling in the US election and possible

collusion between Trump campaign Mr Trump has dismissed

the probe as a "charade", a claim directly contradicted

by Mr Comey's successor. The FBI's new acting leader

contradicted the president's account that the FBI had been in turmoil

before he fired Comey. Donald Trump gave his first

interview since the sacking to NBC. We talk about that interview -

and more - with Blanquita Cullum a Republican journalist

and broadcaster, Margie Omero, a Democratic pollster

and strategist, and here in the studio with us

is Alana Horowitz who's the assignment editor

at the Huffington Post. Thank you all very much. Alana, the

first, sorry finding my way through the studio to you. It has been quite

a week, hasn't it? James Comey got the letter when he was addressing

members of his team. How do things stand now finally with Donald Trump

speaking about what he did it and how he sees James Comey. Quite

chaotic. There have been mixed messages all week from the White

House. They have placed the blame on the decision. It was said that while

Donald Trump was working from a recommendation he got. Then he said

it was his decision and that he was going to do it anyway. People are

confused about where this decision is coming from. What is behind it.

Americans are concerned about it. How about you? You are a Republican.

I thought it was an opinion piece. Unlike what you did, and I enjoyed

your interview, by the way, the difference was you allowed a

discussion. What they did, what happened with Lester Holt, is, first

of all, it was, kind of,'. It was edited. It was cut. -- it was, kind

of, edited. Instead of going to a commercial and coming back and

continuing with the interview, they went to a White House correspondent

who played a lot of excerpts of opinions from people. Away from the

style of the interview. When President Trump comes out and says

what he said about the former head of the FBI, how do you see that? Do

you think he has done the right thing? Do you have some sympathy

with James Comey? The difference I have is I was said it confirmed. I

had to go through a Senate confirmation. When you were at that

level you understand that you serve at the pleasure of the president.

The president can fire you any day of the week for any reason. James

Comey was different. I know other directors of the FBI. There was

Louis Freeh, Sessions, others that have been in place, and they were

fired. Sessions was let go. What James Comey did which was

different... Sorry to interrupt you, because I would like to bring in

Margie who is Democrat. How do you see the sacking? It is embarrassing.

The first explanation, they have an aftermath after the firing, it

wasn't credible, it wasn't believable. Over the course of the

week we have got to a point where there is a believable scenario,

which is the president simply did not want him there any more because

of the investigations into Russia. That is more believable than a

Deputy Attorney General saying, I have a recommendation everybody

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

is better. The answer is worse. The answer may be believable, but it is

something which is so incredibly inappropriate. Yes, he is allowed to

fire the FBI director, that does not mean he should have done it in this

case for this reason. Trump's poll numbers were already taking a hit. A

new poll came out yesterday and it showed that Trump has a record low

approval rating. We will see what happens. There has been no news this

week. This is the only thing which has been in the political news this

week. Very different respective there, Alana. Undermining what we

already knew, Trump has divided America. Polarising in the way

people will look at this. Definitely. If we have learnt

anything from Trump, he really garners very strong opinions. People

love him and people hate him. Right now it seems like he is turning in

the direction of disapproval. Just because of the disapproval ratings

and what is going on. I think we will see if the Russian

investigation affects his polls. How dependent is it on who comes in to

replace James Comey? I think that is part of it. With the FBI

investigation. I think the White House will probably avoid, as much

as they possibly can, trying to, at least, give the appearance they are

interfering in it. The don't forget, the FBI was responsible for just one

investigation. The Congress and Senate are also investigating it.

And they are pretty determined on seeing it through, particularly the

Democrats. Right, I think we are going to catch up with the weather.

Good morning. Farmers and gardeners will be happy with the forecast.

There has been a dry spell across much of the UK. Some areas have had

18 days without rain. But that changed last night. And there is

more rain to come. It is coming from the south. It has been a wet start

for many. Particularly for Wales and West of East Anglia. In its wake

there will be brighter skies by nasty thunderstorms for Wales, the

Midlands and East Anglia. They could drift into northern England. For

parts of Scotland, another sunny and warm one. 21 is possible in the

Highlands. That will change. Outbreaks of rain for Scotland,

Northern Ireland, West Wales and Northern Ireland. It'll be a mild

and muggy night. Especially across Scotland. A great start to Saturday

here. Outbreaks of rain in the morning for Scotland, Northern

Ireland and northern England. The further east, the brighter the

skies. There are showers around. Mainly light. Mainly passing through

with the breeze. Lots of sunshine to the south-east coast. Temperatures

between 14 to 19 degrees, and not as humid as it has been. There will be

a spell of overnight rain pushing off into the North Sea coming into

Sunday. But then sunshine and showers for the day. Those showers

in the north-west could be heavy and thundery. A full forecast on the

website. Enjoy your weekend. Caitlyn Jenner tells this programme

how she's now living as her "true self" after her transition to living

as a woman. As Bruce she won an Olympic gold

medal, raised ten children and became a reality TV star

in Keeping up with the Kardashians. She's been telling us

about her struggle. I just dropped out of life. I love

that my house by myself. I did not quite. I did not do anything. I went

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

like I fit in anywhere. We've a special report

from Baltimore in the United States, where murder rates, especially those

of young black men, have been It's like you feel you're teaching

in some disenfranchised country that there's this war going on out there,

it's like this war that's being waged against our

young people, especially It's 20 years since we last won

the Eurovision song contest, so what are our chances

this time round? Will UK hopeful Lucie Jones

lead us to victory? I don't care what I have to do.

You're the one that I'm running to # Now to the BBC Newsroom

with a summary of today's news. US President Donald Trump has

defended his decision to fire former FBI director

James Comey, who he called In an interview with NBC News,

the president said it was his decision alone to sack Mr Comey,

who was leading an inquiry into alleged Russian interference

in the US election and possible collusion between Trump campaign

officials and Moscow. Mr Trump also insisted he is not

under investigation by the FBI over Jeremy Corbyn will insist he isn't

a pacifist and he's prepared to use military force as a last resort

in a major speech on The Labour leader will also pledge

a "robust", independent foreign policy and says

there will be "no hand holding" with US President Donald Trump

if he's Prime Minister. Brazil has declared an end

to a national emergency over the Zika virus after the number

of cases dropped 95% between January and April,

compared to the same period The virus has been linked to

microcephaly where babies are born The threat was at its peak as Brazil

prepared to host the 2016 Olympics, and the Zika virus has been linked

to severe birth defects Detectives investigating

the death of a businessman, who was shot dead during a suspected

burglary at his home in Dorset, Police say a 45-year-old man

from Poole is being questioned on suspicion of conspiracy

to commit aggravated burglary. Three men have been charged

with murdering Guy Hedger during the May Day Bank Holiday

weekend. Thousands of weapons have

been seized in schools Figures provided by 32 police forces

to the Press Association show that, in the last two years,

more than 2,500 weapons had Police chiefs said there had been

a "worrying" increase in young people carrying knives including

swords, axes and air-guns. A Mexican businesswoman

who was known for successfully investigating the kidnap and murder

of her daughter by a local drug cartel has been

killed by armed intruders. Miriam Rodriguez Martinez headed

a local association of 600 families who were searching

for their disappeared relatives, and the information she gave

the police ensured some gang The UN mission in Mexico

condemned the attack. An untitled Harry Potter prequel,

which was handwritten on a postcard by JK Rowling,

has been stolen in a The 800-word manuscript,

which was written for a charity auction and sold for ?25,000,

was stolen along with jewellery This is the Orange County

Sheriff's Department. Be advised, State Parks is asking us

to make an announcement to let you know you are paddle-boarding

next to approximately 15 They are advising that you exit

the water in a calm manner. The sharks are as close

as the surf line. A woman was bitten in the area at

the end of April. How quickly would they have moved? Quite incredible.

That made us stop and focus. Can you imagine? You have been getting in

touch on the conversation of Caitlin. Jane says it is great to

see you on the programme, a beautiful person inside and out.

Someone else says we think you are very brave, thank you for making it

real. Mark says it is fascinating to hear Caitlyn talks candidly about

what it was like to keep her secret so long. Also KT says she is a

transgender women aged 64 who only began transitioning three years ago.

She says I have had for Catholics support but sadly many transgender

Biba do not have the happy transition -- the fantastic support.

A difficult life long journey but telling us that in her 60s she is

the person she was all is meant to be and she is very happy for it. The

interview is on the web page. Also your comments are always welcome.

Do get in touch with us throughout the morning.

Use #VictoriaLIVE and if you text you will be charged

Leave the water calmly with 15 great white sharks, I think not!

Manchester United fans hoping to watch their side take on Ajax

in the Europa League Final in Stockholm on May

24th will have a tough task getting tickets.

That's because, while the Friends Arena in Stockholm has

a capacity of 50,000, United have been told they'll get

fewer than 10,000 tickets for their supporters.

Well, here's how they secured their place in that final last night.

United were a goal up from the first leg and a fantastic header

from Marouane Fellaini doubled their lead.

But Facundo Roncaglia nodded Vigo level with a few minutes remaining

before he and Eric Bailly were sent off shortly after.

A tense final few minutes but United hung on.

Their league finishes on Sunday and they will have

Hopefully Crystal Palace does not need the last game.

Because in the last game I am going to make a lot of changes.

Tickets for Chelsea's match at West Brom this evening

are being sold for nearly ?2000, that's because a win would make them

Not many were predicting that at the start of the season.

But Antonio Conte's side are seven points clear of Spurs,

And if they do get the victory, it could be the first part

The Blues are also into the FA Cup final

Only three other managers have won the title in their first season,

and Antonio Conte could become the fourth tonight.

There was a bit of fielding practice for a BBC commentator yesterday.

Durham beat Nottinghamshire by four wickets in their One Day Cup match,

but it was a huge six from England opener Alex Hales that

He hit three sixes in total during his innings of 104.

But with this one, he found the only open window

in the Trent Bridge Media Centre and the ball was picked up by one

of the two commentators from the BBC covering the match.

Here's how it sounded for Radio Nottingham's Dave Brace-girdle.

COMMENTATOR: Hales hits this towards me -

It's coming to our commentary position!

It never gets boring. He should have packed his cricket helmet.

I love how well-behaved he is. No swearing.

It's the end of a busy week of campaigning for all the political

parties with 26 days to go until the general election.

Our political guru Norman Smith is in Westminster.

What is the round-up of the week? It has been a one bam weeks,

remorseless. I am worn out and it is weak one. The parties have been

going at each other like the clubbers trying to land killer

blows. We are beginning to see a pattern emerging were Michael Labour

Party are desperately pumping out big policy announcements, unveiling

their national education service to stand alongside the NHS. We had

their manifesto the other day unfortunately leaked but they tried

to take advantage of it with the holistic policies about

nationalisation, and today we have Jeremy Corbyn setting out his vision

of Labour's foreign policy. Labour putting out big policies and yet

Theresa May and the Tory party have been remarkably silent. There have

been no major announcements from the Tory party all week and I think that

tells us that the Tories are quite happy for Labour to get all the

headlines, they want to give them enough rope in the hope that Jeremy

Corbyn might hang Labour's election prospects. We have this strange

situation where Labour are out campaigning, putting out about

policies, getting Jeremy Corbyn making big speeches, quite the

reverse of the Tories who want to keep it quite quiet because they

know they are miles ahead in the polls and do not have to do much at

they are hoping Jeremy Corbyn will trap up. What sort of a week has it

been for Jeremy Corbyn? In today's papers, they looked dreadful. But in

a funny sort of way the team around Jeremy Corbyn are relaxed because

they never expected to win over papers like the Daily Mail and The

Sun. Their theory is that the more people get to see and hear him they

will see that he is honest, not trying to hide anything, he has his

convictions and he is not hiding them. He does not tailor everything

to a particular sound bite. He just tells everything as he sees it. They

think despite the dismal headlines in the mainstream media is the fact

of getting him out there they think might begin to cut through a bit

more with the electorate. It is not the sort of general election

campaign we are used to. The focus seems to have been mainly on Labour.

What can we expect going forward? Next week we get the manifestos or

we expect to get all the main parties setting out the manifestos.

This is where parties can no longer avoid difficult questions by saying

you have to wait for the manifesto. We will have the manifestos and we

will be able to see what they are going to do and how they are going

to be followed. We will get the entrails of the policies the parties

are proposing. There will be no hiding place from now on. We know

exactly what they are promising, who is going to have to pay. There will

be a moment of clarity I hope next week when we can finally say this is

what they are proposing and this is how they think they are going to do

it. That would be good. Every day until June 8th we'll be

highlighting the best gaffe or highly amusing moment

from the election We need a general election and we

need one now. What do you have for us? The first

Boeing is my kind of ABC for people in the general election campaign

appearing before the media. Less than one, if you are making a big

entrance or exit, do not repeat do not fall down the stairs. Watch.

Ouch! You know that has they have parts. He is a big man and he has

taken a big fall. It is one of those moments when you trip over and you

cannot say anything. You know sometimes the doorbell goes and you

do not answer because you think it is going to be somebody pestering

you for money or you are in your pyjamas or you cannot be bothered?

Unfortunately this chapter does not answer the doorbell but when he

looks on his security camera he has an important visitor. Yes, that is

right, it is the Prime Minister. Hurry, tried to get the front door!

She is not there any more. I guess the lesson is when someone rings the

doorbell you better answer because you do not know who it might be.

You know when we want to show how parties are doing, we have brilliant

people like Jeremy Vine dancing around on some sort of lit up

floorboard. Emily pointing us to where the share of the vote is

going. And who can forget Peter Snow with his arms flailing around? They

are trumped by the election people of career. I love this. -- election

people of Korea. I don't understand this. We need to have this sort of

thing. But it needs to be more differentiated. It comes across as a

PE class going mad. I think it is fantastic. We should do that our

election coverage. Maybe we should get the crazy Koreans into newsroom.

Isn't that a dab question mark I absolutely love it. -- isn't that a

dab? We're going to be in Bedfordshire

on Monday 29th May for a big who you're going to vote for,

still deciding or don't think you'll bother -

and would like the chance to share your views and grill senior

politicians on their policies - [email protected] More details

on our facebook and twitter pages. Thousands of weapons have

been seized from schools across the country -

with samurai swords, axes and air The majority of cases

involved children - and in very rare cases some

as young as five. That's according to figures released

to the Press Association by 32 At least one in five

incidents involved knives. Police chiefs said there had been

a "worrying" increase in young people carrying knives,

but said they're working with schools to help educate young

people about why carrying any One of our reporters,

Lesley Ashmall, made a film She spoke to Malika -

who knows two people who've been stabbed, as well as one person

who stabbed someone to death. It's really difficult to the young

person and see the victim, and the murderer, to know them both, and do

not know what to say. You are saying rest in peace to the person who

died. But also the person who did it, you don't know what happened,

and how the argument started. Then it is just a little argument, and

somebody has died, and the other one is in prison. Dante has never been

in a gander admits he has carried a knife in the past. He says boys do

it simply because they are scared each other. Everyday, you know you

will not be with your friends all the time. You won't have people to

back you. It might seem like an alternative to other people. That's

probably why they carry in the first place. If they think there is a sign

of danger, they will pull something out, and get rid of it. If you are

caught with a knife you could go to jail. Does that not put people off?

There is people out there who would rather risk it and actually get this

in -- would rather risk it and actually get physically hurt. They

would take the risk. We can speak now to Damian Castello,

who works with kids in schools dealing with the issue of knives,

Rob Jackson, a nurse clinician in the emergency department

at the Royal Liverpool Hospital who also presents in schools

about his work and Carl Ward, the Chief Executive

of the City Learning Trust - a group of 10 schools

in Stoke-on-Trent. Thank you all for joining us.

Damian, kids as young as five, really? Shocking, isn't it. We are a

charity organisation that work with young people with a focus on

reducing violent behaviour, anti-social behaviour, and reducing

crime. Many of the young people we work with talk openly with us about

the fact that they do carry weapons. If it is to school, their local

community... What we consistently here as a message as they do not

feel safe. They are carrying these weapons as self-defence or

protection. Not to use them for any criminal activity as such. Or for

any gang activity. We hear a lot about young people feeling unsafe.

You go into schools and tell kids about the potential impact of what

will happen, Rob, or what can happen if knives are carried and used. What

sort of things have you seen? In the emergency department in Liverpool we

spoken to nearly 70,000 people across Merseyside. We've seen a

reduction in the number of people coming in with injuries. Anecdotally

we are hearing reports that there is a reduction of people carrying

knives. It is important we educate people about the reality if you are

involved in a knife attack. We show unpleasant photos to people with

their hands hanging off. People who have been stabbed. People who have

been killed. We show people and tell people the stories and the reality

of what it would be like if they were involved in a knife attack.

Also, what it is like the their family, the hospital, the

applications. We've spoken to around 700 people. I was in a school

yesterday. We started with 150 people. By the time we finished 40

had walked out. The pictures you describe our graphic. Incredibly and

I think they have to be. Do they make a difference? The information

we get told, yes, we think they do make a difference, we cannot see how

they don't. We are not naive, we won't get rid of knife crime, but in

Liverpool, with the work of the police officers and the hospital

workers, we are making inroads into making people aware of the reality

of what is involved in a knife attack. It has to be making a

difference, yes. Damien says that kids carry knives because they don't

feel safe. That is terrible if they don't think they are safe in

schools. What you think the issue is? -- what do you think the issue

is? I'm not sure people would say they feel unsafe in school.

Safeguarding is one of the top priorities of every school in the

country. This is a shocking report. I am a parent. We should all be

worried about it in the UK. However, there are 8 million 500,000,

approximately, students in the UK as we currently stand. -- however,

there are 8.5 million, approximately, students in the UK as

we currently stand. A very small percentage have experienced a

scenario like this. The student population is growing in the UK by

140,000 students... It is a small proportion. But for any kids to be

carrying something like a samurai sword, and acts, however few it is

deeply shocking and it will be worrying parents. -- and axes,

however few it is, it is deeply shocking and it will be worrying

parents. Yes. Education and prevention is the answer. Damien,

you raised your eyebrows when he said that children do not feel safe

in schools, do you think they are? There was a percentage that don't

feel safe in school. Many people who attend schools come from different

areas which may be in conflict. And therefore feel the need to carry

weapons to school. How do you fix that? Education is the key. We need

to give young people, first and foremost, the space and opportunity

to be heard, to hear what it is like for them. Also, we need to identify

what the underlying issues are as to why people are carrying. Who are you

hearing from? Within schools, in the community, and the media. A safe

environment for young people to talk about how they feel and their

experiences. Also what we feel is important is that this problem

cannot be tackled by one organisation, one community, and

needs to be tackled by everybody as a whole. You describe it as a

vulnerable children, children feeling vulnerable, people will look

at those children carrying knives and think, no, tough kids, how do

you get through to these kids? Giving them a space. Educating them.

Raising the awareness of the dangers of carrying weapons. Many children

who have carried weapons never intended to hurt anybody. But

because they feel a threat this has led to some of them carrying out

acts of violence. Karl, what about things like metal detectors, ways

actually just not allowing it to happen? These shouldn't be in

schools. Surely it should not be that difficult to stop it. It's not.

The key point was just made that schools are part of communities.

Schools reflect what happens in communities. We work hard to make

schools safer places. We should use any means in our -- at our disposal

to make sure they are kept safe. If that means a school thinking they

need to use a metal detector, that will be up to that individual school

to try and ensure that school is kept as safe as humanly possible. In

terms of the work you do, Rob, and the difference you say you are

making, you said that the beginning, actually, that you are seeing a

reduction in your hospital. Talks around the picture, specifically

your area. -- talk us the picture. I work in a city centre emergency

department. We are busy. The trauma centres up the road in Aintree. The

work we have done is showing that we have fewer people and 18 presenting

with knife stab wins. We are not naive. The majority of people in

cities are good people. The majority of kids are good kids. To tackle the

problem we think education is the way forward. We have to show people

the reality. The reality is that the majority of these people will not

get involved. But we do this to keep people safe by showing them these

horrible images and Callum Booth horrible stories. We will continue

to do it if it helps. -- by showing them these horrible images and tell

them these horrible stories. Do you tell them stories, show images? We

don't. We give them a space to talk about their experience. Is it a

helpful part? If you don't, this is the consequence... We absolutely

talk about the consequences. Many young people are aware of them. They

sometimes do not see any other way in which they can keep themselves

safe. We work with young people to identify, teach them to raise

awareness of how to defend themselves, as opposed to carrying

knives. Thanks very much. Some comments on the interview with

Caitlyn Jenner, lots of people getting in touch. Jane says my

husband of 37 years came out as transgender 18 months ago. There has

never been any signs before. When it comes to Mother's Day they get upset

because they want to be known as -- because he wants to be known as mum,

my son gets upset because it is his dad. Another message says a very

honest account and so important to talk about LGBT issues. An e-mail

from Marjorie, I was very impressed with her intelligent, articulate,

response. I have a more positive image than I had before where I

sometimes felt imitated by the preciousness of some trans-people.

She should emphasise, as she did in your interview, the massive decision

it is and it isn't to be taken lightly. Thank you for your

comments. Keep in touch. Coming up: A special report from Baltimore in

the United States where murder rates, especially of young black

men, have been described as out of control. Sometimes you feel you are

teaching in some disenfranchised country. That there is this war

going on. And it is like this war that is being waged against our

young people. Especially our young black men.

For a summary of today's news, let's go to the BBC Newsroom.

US President Donald Trump has defended his decision to fire

former FBI director James Comey, who he called

In an interview with NBC News, the president said it was his

decision alone to sack Mr Comey, who was leading an inquiry

into alleged Russian interference in the US election and possible

collusion between Trump campaign officials and Moscow.

Mr Trump also insisted he is not under investigation by the FBI over

Jeremy Corbyn will insist he isn't a pacifist and he's prepared to use

military force as a last resort in a major speech on

The Labour leader will also pledge a "robust", independent

foreign policy and says there will be "no hand holding"

with US President Donald Trump if he's Prime Minister.

Thousands of weapons have been seized in schools

Figures provided by 32 police forces to the Press Association show that,

in the last two years, more than 2,500 weapons had

Police chiefs said there had been a "worrying" increase in young

people carrying knives including swords, axes and air-guns.

Tony Blair says he hopes the border between Ireland and the Irish

Republic remains much the same when the UK leads the EU as it does now.

Speaking to Irish media he said there was a consensus in British

politics that the gains of the last few years in Northern Ireland should

be retained. He is due to make a major speech in Ireland in the next

half an hour. Brazil has declared an end

to a national emergency over the Zika virus after the number

of cases dropped 95% between January and April,

compared to the same period The virus has been linked to

microcephaly where babies are born The threat was at its peak as Brazil

prepared to host the 2016 Olympics, and the Zika virus has been linked

to severe birth defects A Mexican businesswoman

who was known for successfully investigating the kidnap and murder

of her daughter by a local drug cartel has been

killed by armed intruders. Miriam Rodriguez Martinez headed

a local association of 600 families who were searching

for their disappeared relatives, and the information she gave

the police ensured some gang The UN mission in Mexico

condemned the attack. Detectives investigating

the death of a businessman, who was shot dead during a suspected

burglary at his home in Dorset, Police say a 45-year-old man

from Poole is being questioned on suspicion of conspiracy

to commit aggravated burglary. Three men have been charged

with murdering Guy Hedger during the May Day Bank Holiday

weekend. An untitled Harry Potter prequel,

which was handwritten on a postcard by JK Rowling,

has been stolen in a The 800-word manuscript,

which was written for a charity auction and sold for ?25,000,

was stolen along with jewellery Join me for BBC

Newsroom live at 11am. Manchester United fans hoping

to watch their side take on Ajax in the Europa League Final on May

24th face a tough They'll get fewer than a fifth

of the places available United made it there

after drawing 1-1 with Celta Vigo at Old Trafford last night,

winning the tie 2-1 on aggregate. Victory against Ajax in 12 days

would see them qualify Chelsea can win the Premier

League title tonight. A win at West Brom would give them

an unassailable ten point lead over Victory would make Antonio Conte

only the fourth manager to win the Premier League in his first

season in England. Birmingham City have confirmed that

Harry Redknapp has signed a one year deal to stay on as manager

at the club. After Redknapp took over

from Gianfranco Zola, Birmingham avoided relegation

from the Championship. Andy Murray says he's "concerned"

after his latest defeat He was knocked out of

the Madrid Open in straight sets by Borna Coric,

a player ranked 58 places below him. Murder rates in many US cities

are on the rise, particularly Close to half of those killed are

from the African American community. In the inner cities, young black men

are particularly at risk. Baltimore's mayor has

asked the FBI to step in. He's called the situation

"out of control". Charlotte Pamment has been

to Balitmore to meet the family and community affected by one

of these tragic deaths. I just heard this scream,

and it was like a howl They blurted out, he

was here last night. And Miss Higgins, one

of his favourite teachers, Of all the students,

I was like, not him. # If you ain't happy here then

you should take a flight. # To a happy place,

and you should stay the night. # Life is great when you ain't

scared of heights. # How are you supposed to fly

if you are scared of heights? # And on a surface level,

it's really basic, right? # I ain't scared to fail,

I ain't scared to fight. You know, this was just

like the ultimate storyline. The kid who dropped out,

he came back and he came He just said, I'm going to try

and go back to school. He said, there's

nothing out here to do. We all fall, but we

all can get back up. And his slogan to all the kids used

to be, slow progress He used to talk about how

he was going to show He would say, please,

hold your applause, wait to the end. I said, Marco, we'll all be up

shouting yes, yes, yes! I can't find a reason in this world

why my son did not get I've thought about his mom,

and I think one of the things that hurt me more than anything

was thinking about his mom. I still can't get over,

and can't imagine the pain He was a kid that could have went

on and did brilliant things. The potential, we see

their potential, and... Unfortunately, there are people out

there who don't see that. There's people out there who,

you know, they hate themselves, and because they hate themselves,

they would rather take This was the fourth student,

male student, that I had lost this school year,

and it had became a bit To just watch brilliant young

men's lives be taken. If I had to just speak

about the reality of our existence as teachers in an inner city,

well, so be it. It's like you sometimes feel

like you're teaching in some disenfranchised country,

you know, that there's this war going out there,

and it's like this war that's been This past couple of months,

all he desired was to get his high school diploma, walk across that

stage and talk about what he was going to wear

under the cap and gown. He's probably going to still do

it, like, for real. He's probably going to walk up

to the man and be, like, Even though my mom

can't see, I can see. Caitlyn tenor has told this is

loving as herself following her transition. I made that character so

big. Not that... I loved playing Bruce. Bruce was a good person. He

raised a tremendous family and did a lot of good things. I am very proud

of what I was able to accomplish that way but I got to the age of 65

after struggling with these issues for so many years and I was right

back where I started from, in Malibu, I had raised ten wonderful

great children, Kris and I had gone our separate ways, and I was still

dealing with the same issues I had had since I was ten. What was I

going to do with my life? After long conversations with God, with my

pastor, with my children, I thought, you know what? In God's eyes, how

does he see how I am doing? And I thought, finally, maybe this is the

reason he put me on this earth at this time and at this place in

society because I could not do it in the 80s when I was struggling. I

said, maybe I can come forward, live my life honestly but also in doing

that and having a platform maybe I can bring some understanding to the

world in this issue. It was very fulfilling. That is what I have been

doing for the past couple of years. Take us back to the little boy Bruce

and the first time you... Cross dressed? Yes. That is going way back

because I did not know why I was fascinated by either my sister or my

mum's closet and I remember going in there fascinated by all of that

stuff. At what age? Just getting some clothes, my hair was short, it

was in the 50s, I put a scarf over my head, through on a little

lipstick, got in my mum's outfits or whatever it was that walked around

the apartment complex. Little did I know that would be a pattern I would

do all the way until I was 65. I did not know why I felt so comfortable

doing that. That it felt like me but it was also the great taboo, I could

not tell anybody. That kind of set-up the pattern. When you go

through something like this you always wonder why? Is it the

excitement, is that what it is about? And I really trans? I might

just a cross-dresser? Is it sexual? You go through for all of those

years everything in your head and eventually I came to the point where

I realise this is me, this is who I am. What was the first conversation

you had within a body about it? Probably my first ex-wife. After we

had been married for a while I told I had some issues and these were the

things going my head. That was the first time you had spoken to

anybody? Yes. I could not speak to my sister. We just saw a picture of

you and your sister Pam, you were very close. Yes, we continue to be

close. Linda, my second marriage, we were only married for four years, we

had two wonderful children. I told to her, I was struggling in the 80s.

We went our separate directions and for the next six years I just

dropped out of life. I lived in my house by myself. I did not go out, I

did not do anything, I went out to work once in a while, I became like

a hermit, I did not feel like I fit in anywhere. The guys did not fit in

with the girls. That was Caitlyn Jenner. You can see the full

interview on the programme page. Robert says she comes across as a

genuine person, it has definitely opened my eyes. Someone else says it

is fascinating to listen to her. She obviously these all sides of

people's problems and speaks warmly on life. Well done you. Keep your

thoughts coming in. We are expecting to hear from Tony Blair shortly

because he has spoken of his desire to get back into politics with

Brexit and he is going to be speaking shortly. We are hoping to

bring you some coverage of him delivering a speech on Brexit at a

meeting, the largest political grouping in the European Parliament,

there he is. At the moment we have a common travel area where people can

travel freely between Southland north, north and south, on the

island of Ireland. The open border between the north and south is, in

terms of trade, as on an immense amount for UK Irish trade and

commercial relationships and it is important, although there will be

difficult challenges in relation to this, that we safeguard as much of

that as possible and minimise potential damage. I explained to the

EBP that I think whatever disagreements I have with the

British government over Brexit or more generally there is a real

consensus across the British political system that we must do

everything we possibly can to keep the present situation between the

Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, south and north, as similar

to what we have at the moment as we possibly can, and do all we can to

minimise any potential disruption. This is of vital importance for the

economic relationships and the political relationships. It was

enormously beneficial to be able to talk to the EPP and speak to them

about that and broader questions about Europe. I know from what was

said yesterday, what Michel Barnier said yesterday as well, and in a

sense my presence here today is to say, I think there is a really

common desire, whatever other issues there are in relation to Brexit, to

make Northern Ireland a special case and make sure we do everything we

possibly can to protect the Good Friday Agreement and the peace

process and protect the strong relationship between the Republic of

Ireland that the UK going forward. Thank you.

But Tony Blair speaking at a meeting in Ireland to a gathering of

pro-European politicians from across Europe. He was interviewed this

morning on Morning Ireland. He was asked about the leadership of the

Labour Party. He said it would be best for him to keep a diplomatic

silence for the time being. It's that time of the year again,

and tomorrow night Ukraine's capital Kiev will play host to the 63rd

Eurovision final. It's 20 years since we last

won, so what are our Last year Ukraine snatched victory

at the last moment with a song by Jamala about Crimean ethnic

cleansing under Josef Stalin. The UK's entry "You're not Alone"

by Joe and Jake came a pretty disappointing 24th out of 26

countries Former X Factor contestant Lucie Jones

is our hopeful for this year. Here's a taster of her song

"Never Give Up On You". # Together we're dancing

through this storm She has her work cut out. This is

the first Eurovision since we voted out of Brexit. Even the Prime

Minister is concerned. I am sure you are behind Eurovision. We're not

leaving that, as well, are we? No. CHUCKLES

Although in current circumstances I'm not sure how many votes we will

get. It'll be very interesting indeed.

Let's talk now to four superfans all in Kiev for the final.

William Lee Adams runs one of the most popular Eurovision fan

sites and is hosting parties across Europe to celebrate

Alasdair Rendall is head of OAGE International -

Lisa Jayne Lewis is a Eurovision expert out in Kiev, who says

she's been "married" to the competition since 1993.

Samantha Ross, is an American superfan who is working in the press

Lisa Jane, you've been married to the competition for a very long

time. Why are you such a fan and what does it take to win it? What I

say about that statement, I feel like I'm that Eurovision in 1991. We

fell in love in 1992. In 1993, since then I've been connected to the

contest. What does it take to win? Some of the entries, you could

describe them as surreal, some of the winners are, I guess,

interesting. What is it? What is the X Factor for a winner in Eurovision?

It is a combination of things. It is not just a case of coming with a

really good song, or coming with a really good back story, maybe if you

are an artist, or staging or styling. You have to get everything.

You have to get all of the planets align. That is what makes a winner

at Eurovision. It is impossible to say what that thing is. Because it

shifts every year. Who knows? All of the planets have to ally. It is a

big deal. Alistair, can Lucie do it? We got the best song we've sent in

many years. All of the elements are there. It is the 60th song, the 20th

anniversary since we last. The first time in many years we have the

magical package Lucy Jane was alluding to. We have a great

performance. It is a TV shows you that standout performance. She

delivers every time. She has been doing fantastic at rehearsals. Good

chance last -- good chance this year, much better than

you joined the fan club when you attend. You have been watching for a

long time. How does she compare to previous entries? It is our best

song since 2009. It is a strong song, strong performance. It is a

world away from the Eurovision cliches. It is a contemporary sound.

That is what we need. William Lee, you will be vlogging, you will be

Eurovision, you will be, what do you think? We are really making the most

of this. My personal favourites are Portugal. They avoid Eurovision

cliches because there are no explosions, they are singing from

the heart. When he sings he closes his eyes, the audience is with him

all the way. Samantha, you are American but a Eurovision super fan,

how did that happen? I basically started as just familiar with the

words Eurovision Song contest growing up in a household that

watched a lot of Monty Python programmes. Every single spring all

of my European friends at university would start talking about who has

the better song. I started watching one year. I ended up surpassing them

with my fandom for it. I started a personal website. And in 2010I

attended it for the first time. Now I am on a delegation for it, so

dreams can come true. Lisa Jane, are you worried about the impact of

Brexit on voting? Not at all. It'll have absolutely no effect whatsoever

on any of the votes coming to the UK. What Alistair said, this is the

strongest overall package the UK have brought this year. That is what

people will see that is what people will vote on. How can you be so

sure? Everybody says voting gets political. That is a misnomer. It is

an political voting, it is more cultural voting. You get groups of

countries who vote for each other. That is because the singers who are

famous in, say Denmark, are likely to be famous in Sweden and Norway.

Scandinavian countries. A singer famous in Serbia is likely to be

famous in Croatia, Monty Negra, as well. It isn't so much political

voting as the British country have been led to believe, it is more of a

shared culture and shared music industry, though. -- a singer famous

in Serbia is likely to be famous in Croatia and Montenegro. What do you

Brexit will not be on your mind. People will be voting for the song

they like the most. -- what do you think, Alistair?

Some people who may vote in a Brexit way to make a point. But the vast

majority of people will be voting for their favourite song. We have a

democratic process of choosing our Eurovision entry. How does it work

elsewhere? It varies from country to country.

INAUDIBLE I'm struggling to hear you.

I will go back to Samantha. Samantha, you said you were part of

a delegation, you are with the Bulgarian entry. We haven't heard

it. Tell us about your entry and what your hopes are. We are

incredibly proud of our song. Kristian, 17 years old, he was born

after the start of the year 2000, wonderful landmark. The song is a

modern ballad with a influence about bringing the world together and

accomplishing goals through unity. A Eurovision message with an

exceptional singer. We are so proud of him. Seeing our name pulled out

of the envelope last night was a massive thrill for the entire

delegation. I might be biased, but go bog area. Samantha, a final

point. -- but go It takes up a lot of time. It is a

massive Saturday night. For most people. I report on the contest year

round. I follow the national selection. There is the junior

contest in Georgia which I will be going to. There is lots going on.

I'm fortunate to be able to turn it into a part-time job, which is

wonderful. If you enjoy your job you will never work a day in your life,

they say. Absolutely. Enjoy it tomorrow. Thank you very much. We

will be in Bedfordshire on the 29th of May for a big election audience

debate. If you have already made up your mind on who you will vote for,

you are still decide to come all you do not think you will bother, if you

would like the opportunity to grill senior politicians on their policies

do get in touch to apply for a place.

We have some breaking news. The coroner has said a 14-year-old boy

died as a result of an allergic reaction to a school lunch. He was

being kept back after school when he collapsed. Our correspondent has

been at the inquest and has the latest. What happened, Richard? Very

sad story. This happened last November. 14-year-old, at a school

in east London, he collapsed a couple of hours after having a

school lunch. He had a wide range of food allergies. He was also severely

asthmatic. When he collapsed he said to the staff he was unable to

breathe. They eventually got the medical pack which he had at school,