:00:00. > :00:11.He campaigned on a promise to junk Obamacare.
:00:12. > :00:13.Right now Congress is debating the replacement bill.
:00:14. > :00:17.This is Donald Trump's first real test as President,
:00:18. > :00:30.Will his make or break strategy pay off?
:00:31. > :00:36.More details emerge about the man who carried out Wednesday's terror
:00:37. > :00:39.He was a British Muslim convert, with a string
:00:40. > :00:55.In the splendour of the Vatican, EU leaders put the troubles behind them
:00:56. > :00:59.to celebrate 60 years of the union. And this extraordinary ancient site
:01:00. > :01:03.was under the control of so-called Islamic State. Now they have been
:01:04. > :01:04.driven out and we return to Palmyra to see the extent of the damage
:01:05. > :01:16.done. Donald Trump promised to drain
:01:17. > :01:20.the swamp if he became President. But his first experience of cutting
:01:21. > :01:23.a deal with Congress in Washington has a real sink or swim
:01:24. > :01:31.feel about it. He's been working frantically to get
:01:32. > :01:34.enough support for his replacement for Obamacare to be passed,
:01:35. > :01:36.but it's still not clear And that's because even though
:01:37. > :01:40.the Republicans have a majority, some of Mr Trump's own party are not
:01:41. > :01:48.happy with his proposals. This is the scene live in the House
:01:49. > :01:51.of Representatives in Washington, where the vote is due to take place
:01:52. > :01:54.at any time in the next The live coverage comes
:01:55. > :02:05.directly from Congress. When voting does start,
:02:06. > :02:08.we expect a live tally to appear on the screen,
:02:09. > :02:10.with 216 representing a majority. Live now to our correspondent
:02:11. > :02:24.on Capitol Hill, Laura Bicker. My goodness, it's a real high drama
:02:25. > :02:30.in Washington. What can we expect? When can we expect the thought? We
:02:31. > :02:34.are hearing that the vote has been delayed a little further. It was
:02:35. > :02:40.going to be 3:30pm. It will now be 4pm. He cannot... You can even feel
:02:41. > :02:44.the drama in Capitol Hill because there are a number of people running
:02:45. > :02:48.backwards and forwards. It's not just arm-twisting but are breaking.
:02:49. > :02:56.Republicans are trying to push forward this thought. -- this vote.
:02:57. > :02:59.What is at stake? There are millions of Americans watching this closely
:03:00. > :03:05.to find out how they will be covered by health insurance. We are hearing
:03:06. > :03:10.that maternity care, mental health care will not be in the bill. That
:03:11. > :03:16.means that a number of woman will not be covered by their insurers.
:03:17. > :03:20.There are various people that will be extremely worried about what is
:03:21. > :03:25.in this bill. Then you look at the sticks politically. Republicans and
:03:26. > :03:32.Donald Trump have made this a key campaign pledge. Bradley after
:03:33. > :03:37.rally, he shouted repeal and replace Obamacare. Now the deal-maker
:03:38. > :03:42.doesn't seem to be able to push forward its ultimate steal. His
:03:43. > :03:51.first test as president. --/ ultimate deal. Now they are going to
:03:52. > :04:00.vote on it despite maybe not having the fit to be in hand. It's
:04:01. > :04:05.extraordinary, isn't it? Republicans have control of Washington and the
:04:06. > :04:13.agree that Obamacare has to be changed. Who we have Donald Trump
:04:14. > :04:19.have with this business card saying just vote on it and regarded. It
:04:20. > :04:24.could backfire, it's a cunning strategy because it forces the hand
:04:25. > :04:29.of Republicans. The problem is that there aren't moderates in the party
:04:30. > :04:35.that good at this goes too far. -- that feel that this goes too far.
:04:36. > :04:40.There are conservatives that believe this doesn't go far enough as well.
:04:41. > :04:45.They want to peel back more of the so-called Obamacare measures. These
:04:46. > :04:49.two sides cannot agree. They can't come to some consensus. Donald Trump
:04:50. > :04:53.has tried to meet with both eyes and tried to convince and tinker with
:04:54. > :04:58.the bill. He's been here on Capitol Hill all week. He still cannot seem
:04:59. > :05:06.to find a compromise that would fall. It is a cunning strategy in
:05:07. > :05:09.some ways, handing an ultimatum, it forces the hands of conservatives
:05:10. > :05:15.who for seven years have said they want this bill repealed. Then they
:05:16. > :05:18.have to go back to the conservative districts and say, I didn't do much
:05:19. > :05:23.at all true I wouldn't. There are those moderates that I worried that
:05:24. > :05:28.they have to face their constituents and says, Gloucester health care
:05:29. > :05:31.because devoted to quickly. -- we lost your health care because we
:05:32. > :05:40.voted to quickly. Laura saying that this thought has
:05:41. > :05:45.been delayed by another half hour. We are expecting this in just under
:05:46. > :05:48.one hour's time. The row over the health care fraud is not the only
:05:49. > :05:52.story coming out of Washington at this hour.
:05:53. > :05:56.-- The row over the health care vote is not the only story coming out
:05:57. > :05:58.of Washington at this hour - we're also hearing that
:05:59. > :06:01.the investigation into claims Russia interfered with the US Presidential
:06:02. > :06:03.election is to hear from Donald Trump's former campaign
:06:04. > :06:06.That's causing ripples because of his alleged links
:06:07. > :06:08.with a Russian oligarch before he signed up
:06:09. > :06:10.Here's the committee chairman Devin Nunes.
:06:11. > :06:13.The counsel for Paul Manafort contacted the committee yesterday
:06:14. > :06:19.to offer the committee the opportunity to interview his client.
:06:20. > :06:21.We thank Mr Manafort for volunteering
:06:22. > :06:23.and encourage others with knowledge of these issues to
:06:24. > :06:32.voluntarily interview with the committee.
:06:33. > :06:37.Here in the UK, Police say they've made two more significant arrests
:06:38. > :06:41.as they try to establish whether the man who launched
:06:42. > :06:45.the attack on Westminster was working alone or with others.
:06:46. > :06:47.More details have also emerged about the attacker.
:06:48. > :06:51.He was 52-year-old Khalid Masood, who went under several different
:06:52. > :06:54.names, including Adrian Elms and Adrian Ajao.
:06:55. > :06:59.Here's our special correspondent Lucy Manning.
:07:00. > :07:02.The face of Khalid Masood, the face that confronted police
:07:03. > :07:08.The face that looked out of the car at pedestrians
:07:09. > :07:17.The 52-year-old was known by a number of names.
:07:18. > :07:21.Born Adrian Elms in Kent, by the time he was at this boys'
:07:22. > :07:23.secondary school in Tunbridge Wells, he was called Adrian Ajao
:07:24. > :07:28.School friends remembered him as a sporty pupil who liked
:07:29. > :07:35.Adrian was a nice lad, a fun guy, always laughing,
:07:36. > :07:39.always joking, worked reasonably hard, good at sport,
:07:40. > :07:46.But Khalid Masood was soon developing
:07:47. > :07:51.In this sleepy Sussex village where he lived in his 20s,
:07:52. > :07:54.at the local pub he slashed a man in the face with a knife
:07:55. > :07:57.Didn't have a very good reputation, definitely.
:07:58. > :08:00.I remember he was a bit of a troubled character,
:08:01. > :08:03.I think would be the way to describe it.
:08:04. > :08:12.A family friend said this was not the only time he turned violent.
:08:13. > :08:22.A chap was looking at him, and I were sitting at the pool
:08:23. > :08:25.table, and he took umbrage against the landlord for looking at him
:08:26. > :08:28.like he was, the landlord was looking at him, and he flew over
:08:29. > :08:31.the bar, he got a glass, he was going to do him.
:08:32. > :08:33.Khalid Masood spend time in three prisons.
:08:34. > :08:36.Around ten years ago, he worked in Saudi Arabia.
:08:37. > :08:39.It is not clear when he converted to Islam, but he started
:08:40. > :08:44.using his current surname at least 11 years ago.
:08:45. > :08:47.His mother now lives in a remote farmhouse in Camarthenshire,
:08:48. > :08:53.They have not been in any sort of contact with their sun
:08:54. > :09:01.for well over 20 years, I understand.
:09:02. > :09:03.When it comes to terrorism, unfortunately, nobody can be
:09:04. > :09:10.responsible for the action of their children.
:09:11. > :09:13.We now know he launched his terror attack after staying overnight
:09:14. > :09:19.He seemed happy, staff said, untroubled by
:09:20. > :09:30.That he was about to leave his hotel room to drive to London to kill.
:09:31. > :09:31.He was joking and smiling and friendly.
:09:32. > :09:49.He was a lovely guest, the receptionist said she liked him,
:09:50. > :09:52.and she even put comments in the system as a nice guest.
:09:53. > :09:54.There was nothing in his conduct or demeanour which would have
:09:55. > :09:56.let me get a feeling, there was something
:09:57. > :10:00.And he's just on his way to commit mass murder.
:10:01. > :10:02.Detectives have searched the hotel and there have been
:10:03. > :10:06.In Manchester, a car was taken away by police in Didsbury.
:10:07. > :10:09.Two arrests described by senior officers as significant were made
:10:10. > :10:15.Police are still trying to build a picture of the man who came
:10:16. > :10:20.They say their main aim now is to try and work out
:10:21. > :10:26.if he was acting alone, inspired by terrorist propaganda,
:10:27. > :10:30.or if they are others still out there who encouraged him,
:10:31. > :10:36.supported or even directed this attack.
:10:37. > :10:39.But it's clear there are still gaps in the police chillies knowledge.
:10:40. > :10:43.We are appealing to the public today to say, if even in hindsight now
:10:44. > :10:45.you realise something about Khalid Masood,
:10:46. > :10:48.something about his associates, his movements, now is the time
:10:49. > :10:55.A bright student, turned violent man, turned terrorist.
:10:56. > :11:05.Prince Charles, who's heir to the British throne,
:11:06. > :11:08.has been visiting some of the victims of Wednesday's
:11:09. > :11:13.He went to King's College Hospital in South London to talk to patients
:11:14. > :11:24.and some of the staff who'd treated them.
:11:25. > :11:26.Afterwards, one patient, Travis Frain, tweeted this
:11:27. > :11:28.photograph of the Prince of Wales at his bedside.
:11:29. > :11:30.The father of the pilot who deliberately flew
:11:31. > :11:32.a plane into the Alps killing 150 people has marked
:11:33. > :11:35.the second anniversary of the crash by holding a news conference
:11:36. > :11:46.The official report into the German Wings crash found
:11:47. > :11:48.that Andreas Lubitz may have been suicidal and locked himself
:11:49. > :11:50.in the cockpit before flying the aircraft into the mountainside.
:11:51. > :11:53.But his father, Guenther, told reporters that Andreas was not
:11:54. > :12:04.depressed and may have been overcome by fumes in the cabin.
:12:05. > :12:08.TRANSLATION: We didn't choose today to hurt the other victims' families,
:12:09. > :12:11.we chose today because we think that today people will listen to us and
:12:12. > :12:14.hear that our son wasn't depressed at the time of the crash.
:12:15. > :12:18.With this report we are just looking for the truth.
:12:19. > :12:22.That claim has been badly received by the relatives of those who died,
:12:23. > :12:26.one of whom described it as an affront to all of the parents
:12:27. > :12:29.It's also received a barrage of criticism online.
:12:30. > :12:32.A lawyer for several of the victims' families said Mr Lubitz's actions
:12:33. > :12:39.He said, I imagine that Mr Lubitz wants to promote a theory that
:12:40. > :12:45.would absolve his son of any responsibility.
:12:46. > :12:47.Martin Hoffman, a journalist, asks, Why are the German media
:12:48. > :12:49.giving the father of the German Wings pilot
:12:50. > :12:54.so much room to elaborate on his absurd theories?
:12:55. > :12:57.Let's turn to the conflict in Syria, and in particular the battle
:12:58. > :13:03.The militant group has suffered a series of setbacks,
:13:04. > :13:04.and earlier this month Syrian forces, backed
:13:05. > :13:08.by their Russian and Iranian allies, recaptured the city of Palmyra
:13:09. > :13:11.for the second time in the past year.
:13:12. > :13:13.Our chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet travelled
:13:14. > :13:16.to Palmyra to see what progress is being made in the
:13:17. > :13:26.Syria's desert highway, a straight line through the brutal
:13:27. > :13:32.Until a few weeks ago, all of this was IS territory,
:13:33. > :13:40.IS occupied this site twice in the last two years.
:13:41. > :13:44.But they've just lost this prize, Palmyra -
:13:45. > :13:51.ancient Roman ruins, precious world heritage.
:13:52. > :13:54.IS occupied this site twice in the last two years.
:13:55. > :13:56.Their last target, the Roman theatre.
:13:57. > :14:01.Smashing its centrepiece and staging their grisly executions,
:14:02. > :14:08.slitting throats or shooting soldiers and civilians here.
:14:09. > :14:14.How big is the risk that Syrian forces could lose Palmyra again?
:14:15. > :14:18.TRANSLATION: We no longer face that threat.
:14:19. > :14:21.We've taken back the military airport and the mountains.
:14:22. > :14:25.That's almost 70 square kilometres in under a month.
:14:26. > :14:42.Palmyra matters but the battles which lie ahead, Raqqa,
:14:43. > :14:44.for instance, the IS's self-declared capital, matter more
:14:45. > :14:47.That's because confronting IS in Syria means confronting
:14:48. > :14:56.Are the west and countries of this region now willing to work
:14:57. > :14:58.with President Assad and his Russian and Iranians allies
:14:59. > :15:08.In the basement of a deserted building, we're shown what is called
:15:09. > :15:20.And the paper trail of its brutal rule.
:15:21. > :15:28.Crimes listed in these files include leaving Islam,
:15:29. > :15:40.The city of Palmyra, next to the ancient
:15:41. > :15:47.People fled IS and the ferocious fighting here, including Syrian
:15:48. > :15:54.Russian soldiers are still on the ground demining this area.
:15:55. > :16:03.This is where some of the displaced have taken shelter for now.
:16:04. > :16:08.An abandoned school in the ruins of another city,
:16:09. > :16:18.Including this woman and her five children.
:16:19. > :16:26.She remembers the exact moment when IS fighters came to her door.
:16:27. > :16:30.TRANSLATION: It was 4:45am, we were asleep and heard a knock.
:16:31. > :16:34.I opened the door and saw men shouting at me.
:16:35. > :16:41.They came in, weapons in hand, and took my husband had my niece.
:16:42. > :16:45.I was told they chopped off his head.
:16:46. > :16:49.I was afraid for my daughter and especially my 15-year-old son.
:16:50. > :16:51.They took my nephew, who was only 15.
:16:52. > :17:00.She doesn't know how her family will cope.
:17:01. > :17:08.IS no longer occupies their home but its dark shadow
:17:09. > :17:23.Russia's President Putin has held a meeting with the French far-right
:17:24. > :17:24.Presidential hopeful, Marine Le Pen.
:17:25. > :17:27.Ms Le Pen was invited to the Kremlin, where Mr Putin
:17:28. > :17:29.told her that he attached great importance to Russia's
:17:30. > :17:32.But he added that he did not want to influence events
:17:33. > :17:35.in the run-up to the French election in any way.
:17:36. > :17:38.In return, the National Front leader said that if she won the vote,
:17:39. > :17:46.she would consider lifting sanctions on Moscow.
:17:47. > :17:49.It's the eve of the 60th anniversary of the European Union.
:17:50. > :17:51.Saturday marks six decades since France, Germany, Italy,
:17:52. > :17:52.Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg all signed
:17:53. > :18:00.That treaty paved the way for the modern EU, 28 countries
:18:01. > :18:05.And European leaders are gathering in Rome to celebrate the occasion.
:18:06. > :18:07.But with Brexit about to be triggered and deep internal
:18:08. > :18:10.divisions over migration policy, the future of the union has
:18:11. > :18:16.27 leaders have spent the first part of the evening inside the Vatican
:18:17. > :18:22.just behind me in a private audience with the Pope in the magnificent
:18:23. > :18:25.surroundings of the Regal room, reserved for the most important VIPs
:18:26. > :18:29.Perhaps they were seeking some divine inspiration.
:18:30. > :18:32.We certainly saw Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor,
:18:33. > :18:40.taking notes while the Pope was giving his address.
:18:41. > :18:42.But there was, figuratively speaking, an empty chair,
:18:43. > :18:45.that of the British Prime Minister, Theresa May, who did not attend
:18:46. > :18:47.the events this weekend because of the Brexit
:18:48. > :18:50.And here's what the president of the European Commission,
:18:51. > :18:53.Jean Claude Juncker had to say about Britain's absence this weekend
:18:54. > :18:56.Speaking to our Europe Editor, Katya Adler.
:18:57. > :19:00.I will be sad, as I was sad when the vote for the referendum
:19:01. > :19:14.For me it is a tragedy to be such a long-standing part of the related
:19:15. > :19:24.history of the continent and Britain that I did have an explanation for
:19:25. > :19:27.-- I don't have an explanation for that although I have particular...
:19:28. > :19:33.Well, that was the BBC's Katya Adler speaking to the president
:19:34. > :19:35.of the European Commission, Jean Claude Juncker.
:19:36. > :19:39.Saturday is going to be a huge day here in Rome.
:19:40. > :19:46.The leaders will go to the building on Rome's Catiline Hill
:19:47. > :19:51.where the original Treaty of Rome was signed in 1957 but at the same
:19:52. > :19:54.time as that we are expecting a huge demonstration on the streets
:19:55. > :19:57.of the city and the city is in absolute lockdown.
:19:58. > :19:59.There is a huge security presence for the 27 leaders
:20:00. > :20:01.who are here and the threat of potential violence
:20:02. > :20:10.It is going to be a very big moment for the EU but one
:20:11. > :20:12.where they are analysing where to go from here.
:20:13. > :20:18.They hope to come away from this meeting with some kind
:20:19. > :20:20.of signed document charting a path for
:20:21. > :20:30.She'll have special coverage across the whole weekend.
:20:31. > :20:32.The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have announced that their son
:20:33. > :20:35.Prince George will start at a private school in September
:20:36. > :20:37.He'll become a pupil at Thomas's Battersea.
:20:38. > :20:40.In a statement, the royal couple said they were
:20:41. > :20:43.George with a happy and successful start to his education.
:20:44. > :20:45.The headmaster said he was greatly looking forward to welcoming
:20:46. > :20:55.Let's bring you more now on our main story this hour -
:20:56. > :20:58.Donald Trump's struggle to get Congress to approve his replacement
:20:59. > :21:01.for the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare.
:21:02. > :21:03.Here's Democratic Congressman Steny Hoyer's thoughts on Obamacare -
:21:04. > :21:11.We believe this bill is a very positive bill.
:21:12. > :21:17.It does have problems, as any proposal would have,
:21:18. > :21:19.particularly one that affects so many millions
:21:20. > :21:25.of fact, all Americans, but what your point is then,
:21:26. > :21:27.we ought to come together and fix those parts of Obamacare
:21:28. > :21:30.or the Affordable Care Act that are not working as well as
:21:31. > :21:43.The vote is expected at 4pm Washington time -
:21:44. > :21:46.that's just over half an hour from now - and it will take
:21:47. > :21:53.place here, in the House of Representatives in Washington.
:21:54. > :21:56.If it's passed the bill will then have to go to the Senate,
:21:57. > :22:07.and that may also not be a straightforward process.
:22:08. > :22:15.We've just heard that the speaker has told President Trump Tower the
:22:16. > :22:20.health care bill will not pass the house. Simply not enough votes. That
:22:21. > :22:25.was the issue yesterday and why it was delayed yesterday. Regardless,
:22:26. > :22:32.President Strother says that the slaughter means to go ahead. Those
:22:33. > :22:33.are the images their life. -- President Trump says that the vote
:22:34. > :22:34.leads to go ahead. Niall Stanage, associate editor
:22:35. > :22:46.at The Hill newspaper, My goodness, such a political drama.
:22:47. > :22:51.Who knew that health care could be so complicated? What's going to
:22:52. > :22:55.happen? Well, as you pointed out in your introduction, this bill is not
:22:56. > :22:59.going to get past, it seems. The Republican leadership simply doesn't
:23:00. > :23:04.have the votes. They could only afford about 22 defections. By our
:23:05. > :23:10.count, there are at least 54 sets to vote against. President Trump has
:23:11. > :23:15.indicated that he will leave it there. We don't do if that is a
:23:16. > :23:22.negotiating tactic on his part but the future is uncertain. What does
:23:23. > :23:27.this mean if he does get defeated, his political clout is going to be
:23:28. > :23:32.seriously damaged. I think that's right. Of course, when Donald Trump
:23:33. > :23:36.is a candidate, he makes a lot of play out of this idea that he was
:23:37. > :23:41.the ultimate deal-maker, as a political uncertainty could getting
:23:42. > :23:48.stun. -- he could get things done that other politicians couldn't.
:23:49. > :23:56.That claim will have a significant setback dealt with if that thought
:23:57. > :24:00.fields. -- if that vote fields. This is going to really harm the real
:24:01. > :24:09.election chances in the polls of the mixture. Yes, I think for the
:24:10. > :24:12.Republican lawmakers who are very fervently Republican district, the
:24:13. > :24:20.call to dismantle Obamacare has been especially strong. One of the
:24:21. > :24:25.complications in this process is that the proposed replacement is not
:24:26. > :24:31.particularly populariser. The political calculus here is quite
:24:32. > :24:36.come together. I see. Of course, let's remember that we've got 24
:24:37. > :24:40.million Americans who are looking at this. There are the ones that could
:24:41. > :24:43.potentially lose their health insurance if the reforms go ahead.
:24:44. > :24:49.We are talking about real people, real lives. They had seven years to
:24:50. > :24:55.sort something out. Why have they not done it? Essentially, the
:24:56. > :24:59.Republicans face pressure from both flanks of the own party. The most
:25:00. > :25:05.conservative members believe this proposal does not do enough to
:25:06. > :25:09.completely undo Obamacare. Then you have more moderate members who are
:25:10. > :25:15.worried about exactly the point you just raised, the number of people
:25:16. > :25:24.who have -- who will lose health insurance. It's not just the health
:25:25. > :25:29.care, of course, tax reform. The travel ban issue. It's not looking
:25:30. > :25:34.good for President Trump. It's not. We are getting a report, people have
:25:35. > :25:37.told me within the past 24 of is that supporters of President Trump
:25:38. > :25:41.would have preferred him to do something different first out of the
:25:42. > :25:51.gate. An issue of tax reform could be more palatable. President Trump's
:25:52. > :25:58.approves -- approval rating is already very low for a new
:25:59. > :26:01.president. This could be a blow inflicted on. We will leave it