02/02/2018 World News Today

President Trump has approved

the release of a memo,

thought to reveal bias on the part

of the FBI in its handling

of the inquiry in to alleged Russian

meddling in the US election.

And dramatic scenes in the US

courtroom where the trial of sex

abuser Larry Nassar continues.

Educated view of polar bears

struggling to survive on the

shrinking Arctic ice. -- a unique

view.

A controversial memo that accuses

DFB I BIA and justice department of

bias against US President Donald

Trump has been released. The

document suggests that the FBI and

the Department of Justice have shown

anti-Trump bias in the investigation

into alleged confusion with comp's

election campaign and Russia. The

President chose to release it and

has two is this to say to reporters.

I think it is terrible. It is a

disgrace what is going on. The memo

was sent to Congress, declassified,

Congress will do whatever they are

going to do. I think it is a

disgrace what is happening in our

country. When you look at that, and

you see that and some of the other

things that are going on, and a lot

of people should be ashamed of worse

than that. I sent it over to

Congress, they will do what they are

going to do, whatever they do is

fine. It was declassified. Let's see

what happens. A lot of people should

be ashamed.

John McCain has slammed

a Donald Trump's actions. He said,

our nation's elected officials,

including the President...

Jade O'Brien is in Washington. Just

explain where the releasing of this

memo put the investigation and all

these stories about Donald Trump and

allegations of involvement with

Russia?

I don't think it has any

effect on the so-called Robert

Mueller probe, the investigation

carried out by special counsel

Robert Mueller into whether or not

the Trump campaign colluded with

Russia and the level of Russian

interference. That investigation

continues. It will do so. What

Donald Trump and Republicans have

tried to do with this memo is raised

serious questions about the bias and

prejudices of senior Department of

Justice officials and senior FBI

officials in the methods that they

have used to conduct their

investigation. This particular memo

talks about an application for

surveillance on a member of Trump's

campaign team. It was about a

warrant that the guy wanted to carry

out surveillance, the allegation is

that they misused their powers in

obtaining that word. That they

relied on information from a dossier

that had been put together by a

former British spy who was being

paid for by the Democrats, and that

in using that information, knowing

that was the source, they showed

bias. The Democrats say that as an

incomplete picture, an inaccurate

picture, and there is far more to

this than a 3-page memo.

Let's go to

New York where former 21 year

veteran of the FBI joins us live.

What is your take of the releasing

of this memo?

It was expected

because as with President Trump

operates, but the content of the

memo was really not much of

anything. It was very lacklustre and

made no charges.

The allegation is

that the FBI misused their power in

a nonpartisan way. If that something

that is feasible in your view?

I

would say that the FBI, 21 years in

the FBI, and every agent has their

own political beliefs and religious

beliefs. But we've the FBI carry out

our job in a very nonpartisan

manner. The call of duty is to

because the cost of choosing and the

lovelorn. Having said that, do I

think that this is partisan? That

the FBI's in litigation is partisan?

No, I don't.

You have the never seen

anyone behave any partisan way, but

is it possible that someone could

have gone so, are there enough

checks and balances on every member

of the FBI, that they would have

done everything correctly in order

to make sure they had checked on the

boxes and they could not be seen to

be doing something wrong?

Yes. The

application is an odourless

application, this 4-page memo and

dudes that basically the entire

application was written based upon

one person's statements. The steel

.co. The application is going to

happen many facts that need to be

proven and documented. The dossier

may have been one of dozens or

hundreds of facts that needed to go

into that application.

Clearly there

is no love lost between President

Trump and many members of the

intelligence community. You think

this ongoing investigation and this

throwing mud in all directions as

they independently damage the FBI?

The FBI has been the target of

attacks in the past, and it will be

again. The FBI personnel are

professionals, they will continue to

do their jobs. That said, it is not

good and it does not help the FBI to

the general public when the

President of the United States is

attacking them. Their credibility,

trustworthiness, that is very

detrimental not just do the FBI but

in the American public.

Who to talk

to you, I give your thoughts. --

good to talk.

Chaotic scenes at a court in

Michigan as Larry Nassar has been

found guilty of 60 abusing girls in

his tale. Standing alongside his

three daughters who were preyed on

by the adults are, their father

asked for some time alone with Larry

Nassar.

I would ask you as part of

the sentencing to drag me five

minutes in a locked room with this

demon. Would you do that?

That is

not how our... No, sir, I cannot do

that. You know that I can't do that,

that is not how our legal system

works.

SHOUTING

The judge herself said that she of

the cannot understand the pain that

the barber was feeling, and I think

it is just worth pointing out that

he had three of his daughters

sexually assaulted by Larry Nassar,

two of them, Lauren and Madison,

spoke out today's hearing, and

Lauren, when she confronted Larry

Nassar said that her parents had to

live with what had happened to them,

as you said, it you cannot imagine

the guilt that they are living with.

Then we saw the father clearly

distraught, doing what I am sure

many of the families love this

sentencing hearing could only have

imagined wanting to do. You see the

father they are saying, to those pay

who took him down, just imagine if

this was due, a question that will

resonate with many people. We have

seen so many emotions flying high in

these hearings as the young women

bravely have confronted Larry Nassar

Collie and Satan himself, saying

they hope that he stays in prison

for ever, to think about what he has

done. Some even offering for giving

us to Larry Nassar, but I think this

moment with this barber so clearly

distraught, trying to take down the

man who violated his three young

daughters, was certainly remaining

people's my eyes when a think of

this case for ever.

Two weeks ago, 16 Syrians including

several children died trying to

travel across the mountains from

Syria into Lebanon. They used a

route used by thousands before them,

but were caught in an icy blizzards.

Only a due survived. Our Middle East

corresponded has been to beat one of

them, a three-year-old girl.

Meet little Sarah,

just three years old.

The black marks on her face

are caused by frostbite.

Smugglers abandoned

Sarah during a blizzard

as she was crossing the mountains

from the war in Syria

to join her dad.

She only survived as the man

who dumped her was forced

at gunpoint to go back and get her.

But Sarah's mum, big Sister

and granny all froze to death.

Now, in a Lebanese hospital, Sarah's

dad watches overheard day and night.

TRANSLATION:

I do my best to be

a mother and a father to Sarah.

I'll do everything I can

to help her get over this.

She's all I have now.

16 Syrians died trying

to reach safety that day.

For the rescuers, it was the worst

thing they'd ever seen.

But there is some good news.

A couple of days after first

meeting Sarah and her diet,

we went to see them again.

-- heard that.

-- heard that.

Sarah's had an operation

on her face.

She's got her appetite back.

The doctor says the

surgery was a success.

So you're hopeful there

won't be too much scarring?

Yes, yes, I hope.

That her face will be...?

Yes, will be normal,

like a normal baby.

Fantastic, it will looked normal?

Yes.

Sarah's dad captured her first

moment after the operation.

She's got a long way to go,

but she still smiling.

Hopes are fading that any more

survivors will be found after a

migrant boat capsized off the coast

of Libya. At least 90 people are

feared to have drowned. The body 's

ability and have been recovered so

far. There were just three no

survivors. A reporter is following

the story from Tunisia.

It capsized off the Libyan coast of

the world, and looking around really

see how these Calum Waters seem to

represent a risk that is worth

taking. Those on board included

Pakistanis as well as Libyans,

according to some of the survivors.

We do know that most of the migrants

that often take a journey from Libya

are often from sub-Saharan Africa.

This group of people represent

perhaps a shifting trend, according

to some observers in the region.

Even from where I am standing into

knee jerk, we're seeing a Martin

Klizan locals taking that journey

from their own country to southern

Europe. The political and economic

turmoil in the region, particularly

in Libya, is contributing to this.

We know that the EU strategy to curb

illegal migration from North Africa

to southern Europe is largely

focused on each additional groups

that make that journey. This

includes asylum seekers and refugees

from countries like Syria, Eritrea

and the Sudan, as well as economic

migrants that some believe make up

the largest portion of those who

make the crossing, from sub-Saharan

Africa. If there is a shift or a

potential shift in this trend,

Europe will have to rethink their

strategy. They are likely to be

watching the latest developments in

with some concern.

Around the world,

when you have is security, economic

problems, people feeling like they

do not have enough, they deftly do

not have enough to support their

families, there are not

opportunities at home, and you have

smugglers and armed groups and

criminal gangs who are able to sell

them an idea of what Europe is our

any destination country, then people

do feel compelled to go. If you like

they have no other option.

For

migrants, the central Mediterranean

route represents hope and the

prospect of death. For most who are

willing to attempt this dangerous

illegal crossing, the rest of

perishing and sea his mind they are

still willing to take.

In Calais, the north of France, for

Eritrea migrants are in critical

condition after clashes erupted with

Afghans. Rightly sapping deployed to

deal with what France's into the

minister says is an increase in

violence due to smuggling gangs.

Hundreds of migrants still sleep

rough around Calais any hope of

crossing the Channel to England.

The French authorities say a series

of fights broke out and Afghan and

Eritrea migrants yesterday. It is

not clear what sparked the classes

but clearly tensions have toiled

over among the hundreds who have

gathered in Calais in an attempt to

cross the Channel into the UK.

France's interior minister has

visited the scene near a food this

division centre. He said the area

had never seen such violence. He

urged the mag is not to come to the

area.

area. TRANSLATION:

We see that we

have reached a new level of violence

tonight. An escalation of violence

that has become completely

unbearable for the people of Calais,

and funny migrants. We can not allow

a sense of survival of the fittest

in our country, so we will do things

every way we can.

Extra riot police

have been set, and officers are

searching for an Afghan in his 30s

who is suspected of shooting some of

the injured. A local host Walker

says migrants are living in

conditions.

conditions. TRANSLATION:

There are a

lot of tensions relating to it being

went out. They were the hostel is

not open. There are police Russia to

stop cancer been set up. There is

the work of the smugglers who try to

do their trafficking.

Many migrants

in the area are feeling increasingly

desperate, and events Government

does its best to make Calais as

unattractive as possible. In an

attempt to stop and other

large-scale camp re-emerging.

Nearly 1000 miners have been rescued

after being stuck underground for

more than 24 hours in South Africa.

It happened when storm knocked out

power lines supplying electricity to

the gold mine. In a painstaking

rescue, each worker was hoisted to

the server is one by one of the

temporary power pylons were

installed. In Shanghai, 80 people

injured when a minivan caught fire

and ploughed into pedestrians

outside a Starbucks. Police say the

fire was caused by the 40 run driver

who was smoking a cigarette inside,

while illegally transporting highly

flammable substances. The US economy

created more than 200,000 new jobs

in January, continuing a trend that

goes back to 2010. The largest gains

were in the service industry, but as

the US population is also growing,

the deployment rate stayed unchanged

at 4.1%.

-- unemployment rate.

Scientists studying polar bears have

watched him to use more energy. They

have higher metabolic rate than

previously thought and are unable to

catch enough prey to meet their

energy needs.

A polar bear's view of the Arctic.

These remarkable images were

captured by cameras inside tracking

collars that site is fitted to nine

solitary female polar bears. --

scientists fitted. The researchers

set out to understand whether the

animals were getting enough to eat

during the critical spring thaw.

Satellite studies have shown that

Arctic sea ice is decreasing and 14%

every decade. The Bears need the

highest hard and eat their main and

most calorie rich prey. Seals.

most calorie rich prey. Seals. As

well as fitting them with GPS

tracking, camera containing collars,

the resurgence in checking the Bears

with a metabolic rate. -- the

resurgence. This revealed that while

Bears have a higher metabolic rate

than previously thought. -- polar

bears. Most of them were unable to

catch enough food to meet their

energy needs. The scientists say

that this new technology, following

their every move and every meal,

reveals just how these predators

survival will be affected as their

eyes environment transforms around

them. -- icy environment.

American police say the actor Robert

Winder is being treated as a person

of interest in an investigation to

the death of his wife, the film star

Natalie Wood. She was found drowned

in 1981 during a California yachting

trip with Wagoner, and her death was

ruled to have been an accident.

Natalie Wood, star of the west side

story. She won an Oscar for Rebel

Without A Cause. In 1981, she was

found dead. She had been sailing

weather husband, Robert Wagoner. The

ship is by Captain Dennis Taverne.

And remember people coming on about

saying that they had found Natalie

Wood floating. I just couldn't

believe it. Just like the Berdych,

accidental drowning. The actor Chris

Walton was also one board at the

time, but how it all happened was in

mystery.

30 years later, new

information emerged about the couple

that night. The captain now said he

had heard arguing.

had heard arguing. The

and believe

he was whether a puppet of the

management into the water. But back

in 2011 the case was reopened.

Evidence of bruising lead the cause

of death being changed to drowning

and other undetermined factors.

Recently we have received

information which we felt was

substantial, enough to makers take

another look this case.

And now

detectives say to more people have

come forward saying they also heard

raised voices on the night. One said

she got back

sought figures in the

back, a male and a female, whose

voices they recognised that a Robert

Wacker and Natalie Wood. Arguing in

the back of the boat.

Back in 2011,

the biker family issued a statement

saying it supported the police boss

's efforts, and the detectives at

the time had this to say about

Robert White now.

Is Robert Winder

is suspect was likely might know.

Just like six years on...

I think

the suspicious enough to make a

think that something happened. I

don't think she got in the water

herself, I don't think she fell into

the water. As we have investigated

the case over the last six and, at

the key is more of a person of

interest now. We know now that he

wanted last person to be with

Natalie before she disappeared.

Let's meet Robert Meitner. That's

like Robert Wagoner. But I'm not a

purse ditty-mac suspect, a person of

interest. Robert Winder has made no

comment.

37 years on, the story of

this golden Hollywood couple and the

investigation into the death of

Natalie Wood is still very much

ongoing.

Snoring in the cinema is normally

seen as quite rude, and you can

imagine having some next EU doing

that while you are trying to enjoy a

film. A visual artist from Thailand

is positively encouraging it. He has

created a sleep Cinema hotel. The

audience stay overnight in a

specially designed dormitory

featuring beds, hammocks, showers

and breakfast. It is all taking

place in Rotterdam.

If

anything is natural, including

sleep. For here, it is more a

celebration of sleeping, closing

eyes and moving, crossing borders to

another territory, together.

For me, I always sleep on my own

movies, and other people but like

movies, no matter how spectacular

they are. I just feel that the best

cinema is here. I am fascinated by

this closed eyed visions, and I

wanted to the guests to witness

different memories from the past.

The thing is about freedom and

communal activities that you dream,

maybe can share some teams. In a

sense, I do not have any patience.

-- expectations.

-- expectations.

I naturally had a

bloody good sleep. I am an

insomniac. I just cannot sleep very

well when I am travelling, and not

on my bed. But I slept a lot. Pleat

I had many dreams. I think there

were mixed with the images I was

seeing. Because I would wake up,

look at some images and then sleep

again.

I've never waking up at one

time and I was thinking, I had this

really nice team. I was really

remembering it in detail. So that I

could write it down later. I have

gotten it now.

Cinema and sleeping

belong together for me. When I go to

the cinema, I am mostly falling

asleep.

The Israeli embassy said it has

experienced a surge in anti-Semitic

incidents following a diplomatic row

between Israel and Poland over a

controversial Polish bills related

to the Holocaust. The proposed

legislation would criminalise anyone

accusing Poland of complicity with

Nazi Germany during the Second World

War. Warsaw says the bill aims to

stop the country being blamed for

Nasa crimes, but Israel has strong

condemned the move, with one Israeli

minister Colin it de facto Holocaust

the Nile. For more, I am joined by

Adam Easton and Walsall. The Polish

by minister has been speaking in the

past, about this.

The Polish Prime

Minister is saying what he has been

saying for a view days, that the

Polish Government is completely

against this because...

LOSS OF SOUND

Responsible for the Nazis during the

Second World War and the Holocaust,

particularly this quite often

repeated phrase, LOSS OF SOUND

Who designed, built and operated the

death camps.

Green I'm sorry, the sound is not

fully audible.

We'll can speak to

you later. Thank you.

The United States, we are told, is

going to have to brace itself for

more weeks of winter, the prediction

of this very little thing. He is a

groundhog called Punxsutawney Phil.

He is named after his hometown, in

Pennsylvania. Immortalised in 1993

classic film Groundhog Day. It is an

annual tradition for him to predict

the weather, if he does not catch a

shadow, that means thing has

arrived. This time he saw his shadow

as guy back in the soul, made

America can expect six weeks of

winter. Maybe who knows? To stay in

touch, I am on Twitter.