Transcripts For BBCNEWS Breakfast 20180120

Munchetty. Shut down the Us Government grinds to a financial standstill. In the last hour, the senate failed to agree a budget to fund many public services, despite last ditch which went late into the night. The shutdown comes on the First Anniversary of his inauguration. Hundreds of thousands of federal workers will now be told to stay at home. Good morning, its saturday the 20th of january. Also this morning british tourists injamaicas montego bay are warned to stay in their resorts, as violence on the streets leads to a state of emergency. A bespoke brexit trade deal is on the cards insists french president Emmanuel Macron, but he warns access to the Single Market would come at a price. You cannot by definition have the full access to the Single Market if you dont tick the box. Pope francis sounds a stark warning about the future of the amazon while on a visit to peru, criticising big business for exploiting the region. In sport, they may be five time grandslam winners, but britains jamie murray is out of the Australian Open doubles. And philip has the weather. Its a damp start to the weekend for Northern Ireland, parts of england and wales. Brighterfurther north, with still some wintry showers to be had, and some more snow in the forecast for some. All the details in just a few minutes. Good morning. First, our main story many federal Government Services across the United States have shut down after politicians failed to pass a spending bill. Hundreds of thousands of workers employed by federal agencies are being sent home until a compromise can be found. However, essential services, including National Security and air Traffic Control, will continue. The last Government Shutdown in 2013 lasted 16 days. Sarah corker reports. Its a Government Shutdown nobody wanted. It went to the wire but there was no last minute deal. As democrats rallied on capitol hill, inside the Senate Republican leaders couldnt secure enough votes to pass a spending bill to extend the funding of federal agencies. On this vote, the ayes of 50, nays are 49. The motion is not agreed. The motion is not agreed to. Now the Trump Administration faces an embarrassing shutdown. What we have just witnessed on the floor was a cynical decision by Senate Democrats to shove aside millions of americans for the sake of irresponsible political gains. The Government Shutdown was 100 avoidable. President trump if you are President Trump, if you are listening, please ta ke yes trump, if you are listening, please take yes for an answer. The way things went today, the way you turn from a bipartisan deal, its almost as if you were rooting for a shutdown. At the centre of all of this, a row of immigration and the so called dreamers. Democrat said the deal would include protection from deportation for 700,000 young, undocumented immigrants who came to the us as children. After the senate vote, the white house released this strongly worded statement the last Government Shutdown was in 2013 and lasted 16 days. It means federal offices and services will close and thousands of staff placed on temporary unpaid leave as early as monday. Military operations, though, will continue. Republicans and democrats have traded blame for this crisis. Neither side wants to be held accountable for closing the government, but a financial shutdown begins on the First Anniversary of Donald Trumps inauguration as president. Downing street has confirmed the reset may will hold talks with trump next week. The press secretary said the meeting would be used as a chance to further strengthen the special relationship between the us and the uk. British tourists injamaica are being advised not to leave their resorts unsupervised, after a state of emergency was declared in the area around the popular holiday destination of montego bay. The change has been prompted by a recent rise in violent crime. Nick davis reports. For a country that depends on tourism, the pictures of troops on the streets of montego bay, jamaicas biggest resort, isnt ideal, but the government says it is something that needs to be done. The Security Forces are expected and have been directed to treat citizens with respect and protect the dignity and safety of all. Most of the tourists who visit montego bay and much of the north coast stay in gated or guarded secluded hotels. But crime in the city has spiked. Last year saw the 1,600 people murdered in jamaica. 335 of them in stjames, the area where montego bay is. Most of the crime is gang related and focused in a small number of communities. The Foreign Office has advised holidaymakers that they should only travel to and from the airport to their hotels and when they do take excursions to make sure they are arranged by official tour reps. The Authorities Say there will be more roadblocks and vehicle searches as they go after the gangs and their guns. A similar state of emergency in 2010, in kingston, saw the murder rate drop to its lowest levels in years, a statistic that meant lives saved. In montego bay its hoped the same will happen again. The french president has suggested the uk could get a bespoke trade deal with the European Union after brexit, but again warned that britain would not have full access to the Single Market without accepting its rules. In an interview to be broadcast on the Andrew Marr Show tomorrow, Emmanuel Macron said he respected, but regretted, the brexit vote and said the eu would love to welcome the uk back. Lets get more on this from our Political Correspondent emma vardy. Good morning. It is great when we actually hear the words come out of actually hear the words come out of a president s mouth, actually saying what he thinks and being quite candid. Absolutely. Thats why eve ryo ne candid. Absolutely. Thats why everyone has been watching so closely. President macrons visit wasnt really about wrecks it but of course we will all be looking for clues as to how favourably france might look on britain when it comes to this difficult negotiations. Theresa may has alway said that what britain wants is a trade deal with the eu that allows british businesses to continue trading. Inaudible. You businesses to continue trading. Inaudible. You need businesses to continue trading. Inaudible. You need contribution to the budget and you have to accept the freedoms and the four pillows and you have to accept the jurisdiction. Of course this was president macrons first visit to britain since being elected as french president , so his words are important. What we saw was britain and france reaffirming that the relationship as neighbours, friends and allies, but he very much stays with the eus position, that britain cant expect any special favours. Thanks very much. The family of the american rock star tom petty has revealed that his death last october was caused by an accidental drug overdose. He was found unconscious at his home in malibu, days after completing an extensive tour to mark the 40th anniversary of his band, the heartbreakers. The 66 year old was on medication for a range of issues, including emphysema and a fractured hip. Church bells and music venues in england are to be offered extra protection against attempts to silence them by People Living in new properties nearby. The government is changing Planning Guidance so that long standing, but noisy, Community Amenities wont have to make expensive changes because of complaints from new neighbours. Instead, developers will be responsible for addressing any noise issues when constructing new homes. Pope francis has used a visit to peru to sound a stark warning about the future of the amazon and its indigenous communities. The pontiff told the people of Puerto Maldonado that the region had never been so threatened by businesses keen to exploit it for oil, gas, food and gold. Tribal elders called on him to help protect them from being driven from their lands. Virginia langeberg reports. Pope francis arrived on the edges of the amazon rainforest to a resoundingly warm reception. From those perhaps too young to fathom the scale of the issues their communities face. The pontiff was not just a communities face. The pontiff was notjust a guest communities face. The pontiff was not just a guest for these amazonian tribes, but a powerful mouthpiece for their plight, protecting the land they see slipping away from them. This once tranquil part of the world has fallen victim to an illegal gold rush which has spawned a billion dollar black market that is destroying their habitats and has seen the introduction of Human Trafficking and violent criminal networks. The native amazonian people have probably never been so threatened as they are at present. The amazon is a territory that is being disputed on many fronts. Translation i have a feeling of peace and tranquillity. He has comforted us with his soft words, telling us you can change this world and continue with our customs and traditions. Pope francis then travelled to perus capital, lima, but was forced to switch vehicles in the middle of the motorway after the car suffered a flat tyre. The amazon will now be the focus of a world bishops meeting taking place in october next year. I think it is fair to say its been an eventful 12 months since donald trump came to the white house. But what kind of president has he been . According to polls, hes one of the most unpopular of recent times, with Approval Ratings of around 39 . Compare that to george w bush, who had an Approval Rating of 84 after one year in office. This means he has the lowest Approval Rating after one year in office. The previous lowest was bill clinton. But the president has been successful in introducing some of his popular election promises, the sweeping reform of the tax system is one example. So what do analysts make of the president s inaugural year . Joining us now is professor cary cooper from the university of manchester, and the journalist Blanquita Cullum who joins us from texas. Ifi if i can just if i canjust ask if i can just ask you first, blanquita, what are your reflections on this one Year Anniversary . Its been quite interesting, how he won the republican primary. I mean from the republican primary. I mean from the very beginning he changed the narrative. He took centre stage. This year, as you pointed out, the economy is booming in the United States, jobs are up, the stock market is very strong, Companies Like apple are bringing out bonuses, people are getting jobs and so consequently hes doing very well. The interesting thing is that you are right, trump has been a controversial figure. Are right, trump has been a controversialfigure. He has had a lot of critics and people from the Mainstream Press that dont like him. Hes had democrats from the Democratic Party that just him. Hes had democrats from the Democratic Party thatjust cant stand him. At the mainstream, the base of the party, really likes him a lot stop white it interesting, you just touched on this. It interesting. There are big fans who think he is making a difference on the ground. What do you think . Hes choral group that back in, he has reinforced it. His core group. The people we spoke to, one hadnt voted before and the other would have voted for clinton but didnt like her, so switched to trump. So this wont necessarily core supporters. If you have a look at what happened in alabama, where he lost the senate, i know it was unusual because the republican candidate had problems, as i suspect he wont win in november. It will be interesting to see. But take the business bit, the economy is booming, but when did it start to boom . In the last two years of the obama administration. The unemployment started to decline, growth started to occur. It didnt happen. By the way there was no legislation that he did, that trump did, in the last year that would encourage business. Any president in charge when an economy is booming wheel and can claim credit for it. Absolutely, and so he is taking credit for something. The tax thing which he passed is quite profound, and probably will have an impact. But i dont know whether it will have an impact on his core voters in the rust belt. It will be interesting to hear what she has to say. We will give you a chance to react. Let me tell you, and the thing of it is, i think you need to learn how to read this one right. Because i know while you may not like him personality wise, this man is going to get re elected. And tonight, the shutdown of the government, the stupid move by the democrats, just gave him the absolute win for the next election. And let me tell you why. This president understands the people. You know, years ago there was a comedian by the name of george burns, and he used to say, dont forget the folks that by the tickets. This president understands the american people. While the democrats were trying to shut down the government because of the dreamers act, which didnt come up until march, they were funding the military, funding the young people that needed to have insurance. He said americans second and the aly raisman dreamers first. Said americans second and the aly raisman dreamers first. And ask you, as a supporter, and given what you, as a supporter, and given what you have just said, you, as a supporter, and given what you havejust said, where do you, as a supporter, and given what you have just said, where do you draw the lines about his language, for example, his tweeting, and about the way he goes about his business . Are their lines they are, or has he rewritten the rulebook, whereby he effectively can say what he likes . You know, that is a very interesting question. With the tweeting, the only way he has been able to deal with the Mainstream Press which is not his friend is to be able to respond, and people expect that of him. But you know, iasked respond, and people expect that of him. But you know, i asked someone that very question on my programme in chicago, and she said you just dont remember, for example you had lbj, who was very crude, you had harry truman, who used the n word but he was the first person to integrate the military. You even had fdr savings in private which were very crude. What happened out that is an allegation. He may have said it, he may have not said it, but the bottom line is his son said something that was very interesting. His son said that the only colour his father ever saw was green. And for us in the United States, wanting to make our economy better, that is a good colour for to make our economy better, that is a good colourfor us, because that is the colour of money. Coming from opposite sides politically, yet you do agree with some of what she has said, especially when it comes to him getting his people. He gets it when it comes to Blue Collar Workers in the United States, absolutely for sure. Those people love, by the way, him shooting from the hip or shooting from the tweet. He loves that. They love that sort of stuff. But . Anyway, there is not even but here. Politicians dont say what they really feel and believe, most of them in most countries. He has broken the mould and from that point of view he appeals to a really expanding core of blue collar voters, and particularly in the rust belt. Not the east coast, not the we st coa st, belt. Not the east coast, not the west coast, but right at the middle of the United States. However, he is not, quote, residential. Hejust said something that was really. Just one last issue i wanted to ask those of you, if i may. Gary, on the wall, trumps thing is i will say it andi wall, trumps thing is i will say it and i will do it, i am different from all the others. Is the wall going to be a problem . In four yea rs going to be a problem . In four years time, people going to be say you said that . It is not really an important issue, but it may be a symbolic issue, because it is i am going to take action. He said the same thing about obamacare, which he hasnt repealed, nor has he introduced a new one. |j hasnt repealed, nor has he introduced a new one. I am going to talk about that, because actually, in texas, i spoke with someone today who talked about the immense numbers of thousands of Young Children and women who were being human trafficked on this order. You have a terrible situation with crime, with na 1120 terrible situation with crime, with narco trafficking this border. And my mother was a mexican citizen, so and my mother was a mexican citizen, soi and my mother was a mexican citizen, so i have a vested interest in this. Mexico has dropped the ball in dealing with the immense amount of drugs coming across the border, and crime. You cant go across the border like you used to when i was a kid, because so many people are killed. The violence has gone up significantly. You have the ms13 gangs, even in places like chicago and washington, dc, whose rite of passage s assassination. So can we talk about the truth . I mean, why does anybody. Back to the question about the wall, what if the wall isnt built . Well, frankly mexico could fund that if they actually wa nted could fund that if they actually wanted to deal with the actual truth about mexican corruption. Of course they dont, because we have averted oui they dont, because we have averted our eyes to the mexican involvement with the narco traffickers. Frankly, you know, ithink with the narco traffickers. Frankly, you know, i think a wall will work in parts. Not all the way, but remember, it is a long border going from california all the way up to places like texas, and there are a lot of areas, and i have known a lot of people, who have suffered from being brutalised by gangs and. M will cost 25 billion, so that is a problem. You know what . I wish we had the rest of the three hours to chat with you two, but we dont. Thank you very much for talking to us. Here is philip with a look at this mornings weather. And there are plenty of details to be had. At the moment we have warnings for ice and rain and snow, you get the sense that something is going on, and it is happening as we speak across Northern Ireland and through wales, into the midlands and across southern england. This is a slow moving area of whether gradually pushing its way a little bit further towards the north, but not very much. So for scotland it is a mixture of sunny spells eventually, once you get going after a pretty cold start, 7 in one or two spots. As low as minus nine. Right across the south east it is gloomy fare. It is wet. Down towards the far south west, 11 or 12 degrees but very windy as well in the far west of cornwall. That will be the way of it through the course of the day. My real concern is that as this mild air, relatively, moist air, iu ns mild air, relatively, moist air, runs into the cold, we could see a little bit of snow. The hills of north wales, coming into the midlands, may as far over as east anglia, things improving for the day in Northern Ireland, maybe for the far south west, it stays windy and mild, but elsewhere it is one of those days. Until you get into the north of england and up into scotland, then it is brighter and a pretty decent day but it is on the cold side again. Once we get of that area of cloud and rain, slumping afterwards the near continent, the sky is clear and it turns out to be another cold night into the far south west. Into that we push another belt of whether, to the extent that we have issues again with snow and with ice for sunday across scotland, and particularly the north of england. So here comes that belt of weather. Dont be suckered by the dry start in the east, because later in the morning, is that moisture rolls into the cold air, so over the high ground and increasingly into lower levels you will see snow lying for a time. Because, as we get into the middle pa rt because, as we get into the middle part of the afternoon, that snow will have brought just part of the afternoon, that snow will have broughtjust enough in the way of mild air. It doesnt look like it but it is a marginal call, i think we will have enough to convert the snow back into rain, and then the snow back into rain, and then the mild air is back towards the south west. It is this which eventually winds out in the forthcoming week, to turn things milder. In the short term, concerns about some ice in the northern half of the British Isles and there will also be that chance of some snowfall today. But it is that stuff tomorrow which is really beginning to cause us which is really beginning to cause usa which is really beginning to cause us a bit ofa which is really beginning to cause us a bit of a concern, and we will of course keep you updated over the intervening hours. I will tell you what, good contrast between what you are talking about there and those temperatures. We will go to jamaica, which is in the mid 20s. Temperatures. We will go to jamaica, which is in the mid 20s. A bit wet, but at least it is warmer than this. With white, sandy beaches and temperatures in the mid 20s at this time of year, jamaica is a popular destination for holidaymakers wanting to escape the dreary january weather here in the uk. But now, the Foreign Office has warned tourists not to wander away from their resorts on their own. More than 200,000 british tourists visited the country in 2017. Most of them travelled to the popular resort of montego bay, in the north west of the island. But there has been a recent increase in crime. There was an average of six murders a week in the area last year. On thursday, the countrys Prime Minister declared a state of public emergency, and sent troops out on to the streets to deal with what he called general lawlessness. We are joined by travel journalist simon calder, who knows the island well. Those statistics we were talking about, this murder rates, the violence there. They are truly shocking statistics. Yes, if you look at last year, there were about 50 times more murders for the population in jamaica than 50 times more murders for the population injamaica than they were in britain. It is a staggeringly dangerous place, considering it is also incredibly attractive to the tourists, culturally its only other match in the caribbean is cuba. It has great scenery, fantastic cuisine, and of course, wonderful beaches. I have never been, so i am a bit confused. It is not a massive islands. You are saying it is a terribly dangerous place, how does it work when you are on the island . Are you segregated as a tourist . Are you largely protected . Are you segregated as a tourist . Are you largely protected . Most tourists actually go on package deals where they are going to typically an all inclusive resort, and they will just go and stay there for most of the two weeks, only venturing out on official excursions. There are some great trips to do inland. At the Foreign Office is now saying, really, that is the only thing we wa nt really, that is the only thing we want you to do. You are effectively confined to barracks. Dont stray beyond the all inclusive resort u nless beyond the all inclusive resort unless you are on a properly organised trip or you are on a tra nsfer to organised trip or you are on a transfer to from the airport. And for plenty of people, like me, who like to explore independently, that is quite bad news. But they say, while this state of emergency prevails, that is what you have got to do. Talk us through some Practical Implications of that. If you are there, and you walk into town, go and have a cup of coffee somewhere, what happens with your travel insurance . What happens with those things . Yes, i have been trying to clarify travel insurance. At the moment it looks like you will be ok although it might well be that the insurer will say you were told not to stray off the beaten path. I am still trying to get clarification of that. But basically, you have in montego bay, for example, the so called hip strip, gloucester avenue, full of restaurants and all sorts of things there. In theory that should be really quiet now. I talk to adam who got yesterday morning, and he said actually it is the same as ever. You have the usual hustlers, but it is still fairly lively. However, another planeload of people arrived there last night and they have basically been told go to your resort, stay there until we tell you you can leave. If you want to be the sort of traveller who has a look around, can you get your money back . It is very unfortunate, a couple of people have tweeted, one saying i have booked to go on tuesday, can i change destination without penalty . The travel companies i have talked to suggest normal conditions apply, so you cant do that without losing some or all of your money. And susan tweeted me saying, what is the point of going somewhere beautiful if you cant look around . Going somewhere beautiful if you cant look around . I am afraid if youre going to be in that particular area, the Foreign Office says dont explore beyond that, and you have the rest of the beautiful island. We want to pick up on your expertise in relation to the american shutdown of federal workers. What is the impact on that . Visa applications, passport controls, those kinds of things . The Immediate Impact on transport is negligible. Air Traffic Controllers are still working, customs and border protection, they are still on duty, and the security staff at airports are still working, so that well all be normal. What wont be at all normal is when you go to the National Parks that will all be normal. When you go to the museums, the smithsonian in washington, dc and otherfederal the smithsonian in washington, dc and other federal institutions, the smithsonian in washington, dc and otherfederal institutions, they will be quite possibly closed for business. To talk to you, thanks very much. Good to talk to you, thanks very much. Stay with us. Headlines coming up. Hello, this is breakfast, with Charlie Stayt and Naga Munchetty. Good morning. Heres a summary of todays main stories from bbc news. Many Government Services across the United States have shut down after politicians failed to pass a spending bill. Hundreds of thousands of Public Workers are being sent home until a compromise can be found. However, essential Services Including National Security and air Traffic Control will continue. The last Government Shutdown in 2013 lasted 16 days. It is hoped this one will be resolved over the weekend. It is hoped this one will be resolved over the weekendm it is hoped this one will be resolved over the weekend. It was a cynical decision to shove aside millions of americans for the sake of irresponsible political games. The Government Shutdown was 100 avoidable. President trump, if you are listening, i am urging you, please take yes for an answer. The way things went today, the way you turned from a bipartisan deal, its almost as if you were rooting for a shutdown. Downing street has confirmed that theresa may will hold face to face talks with President Trump next week. Theyll meet at the World Economic forum in davos. The president s press secretary said the meeting would be used as a chance to further strengthen the special relationship between the us and the uk. British tourists in the jamaican resort of montego bay are being warned not to leave their accommodation after a state of emergency was declared. The measures are in response to a recent rise in violent crime, including a number of shootings. The family of the american rock star tom petty has revealed that his death last october was caused by an accidental drug overdose. He was found unconscious at his home in malibu, days after completing an extensive tour to mark the 40th anniversary of his band, the heartbreakers. The 66 year old was on medication for a range of issues, including emphysema and a fractured hip. The pope has visited peru and he told a small town on the edge of the arrows on forest at the region had never been so threatened by visitors cling to exploit it for oil, gas, food and bold. Tribal elders called on him to help protect them from being driven from their lands. A huge storm caused havoc across Northern Europe yesterday, resulting in the death of 11 people in germany and the netherlands. This plane struggled to make it on to the runway at dusseldorf airport as it was battered by the winds when it came into land. The rooftop of this Apartment Building was completely torn off in holland, where meteorologists said it was the worst storm since records began in 1990. And pedestrians were blown down the street, with one man having his bike torn from his hands. Extraordinary pictures. It is like the roof was just peeled back. Extraordinary pictures. It is like the roof wasjust peeled back. What have you got for us . Another dramatic night at the Australian Open. Kyle edmund tonight. Jamie murray is out of the doubles, but still involved in the mixed doubles. But when you consider that he and his partner won this competition in 2016, to go out in the second round. It wasnt on the cards. But the champion has fallen only at the second hurdle. Jamie murray and bruno soares have been knocked out in the second round of the Australian Open. They lost in three sets to the indian pair of leander paes and purav raja. But britains dom inglot is through. He and new zealands Marcus Daniell beat the french duo benoit paire and hugo nys. There was huge relief for world number one simona halep, who survived an epic battle with the unseeded american lauren davis to reach the fourth round. She saved three match points, before eventually winning 15 13 in the decider after nearly four hours on court. Remember the heat there as well . That final set itself lasted two hours and 22 minutes. Extraordinary. Chelsea are looking for a striker and theyre interested in signing the former England International peter crouch, whos 36 and hasnt been a first team regular for stoke this season. Apparently chelsea and stoke have been in contact about the 67 tall forward. The problem is chelsea have only scored one goal in their last four games. Theyre away to brighton in todays Early Premier League kick off. Stoke are at home to huddersfield and paul lambert will take his seat in the dug out for the First Time Since he was appointed last week. With his side in the relegation zone, he says his First Priority is improving their defence. As a team we have to do better. Stop conceding goals. Going forward, i think we are really good going forward. We could be a little bit more aggressive and close people down a little bit quicker. If we get that weve got a chance. Its the fourth round of the scottish cup today. Aberdeen versus st mirren is live on bbc one scotland at 12 15. Holders celtic are at home to brechin city who are bottom of the scottish championship. The brazil legend pele is resting at home and has not been taken to hospital with exhaustion, according to his spokesman. Pele is 77 and had been due to travel to london this weekend for a dinner held in his honour by the football writers association, but the spokesman said he didnt want to make the long journey. Theres bad news for the Wales Rugby Union side ahead of next months six nations. Rhys priestland is going to miss most of tournament with injury. The bath fly half had been carrying a hamstring injury and has now withdrawn from the squad to continue his rehabilitation. Waless first game is at home to scotland in a fortnight. In the challenge cup, gloucester were already through to the last eight but they missed out on a home tie, with defeat to pau at kingsholm. It finished 34 24 to the french side. Rory mcilroys return to golf is going well. Hes only three shots behind leader Thomas Pieters at the half way stage of the abu dhabi championship, his first tournament for three months. Mcilroy is nine under par and there were no signs of his rib problem when he closed with an eagle in a second round of 66. He hasnt dropped a shot all week. Ive given myself plenty of chances and thats what im going to have to do over the next couple of days as well if im going to try to win this tournament. But at 66, there werent many fireworks apart from that putt on the last, so it was nice to finish that way. Englands cricketers are looking to wrap up a series victory over australia in tomorrows Third One Day International in sydney. Theyve now got a 2 0 lead in the five match series after another convincing display in brisbane. Half centuries from alex hales and Johnny Bairstow helped them to a four wicket victory. Chris woakes hit the winning runs. Its semi finals day at the masters snooker. John higgins plays mark allen later on bbc two and this afternoon on bbc one you can seejudd trump against kyren wilson. Trump beat shaun murphy, but trump wasnt murphys only foe in their quarter final. He was attacked by a wasp. Rather surprising for the time of year, and the fact that snooker is an indoor sport. Maybe it was hiding throughout the autumn months. His cue made a handy lightsabre. Marvellous pictures. It amazes me that he thinks he is going to get the wasp with the cue. In those circumstances i think you use whatever is at hand. And with the Winter Olympics less than a month away, Lizzy Yarnold narrowly missed out on a medal at the final skeleton world cup event of the season, in germany. She will be hoping to successfully defend her title next month, after a mixed run of results this season. And how about this for a way of ending your career . American downhill skier Julia Mancuso dressed as wonder woman for her final ever run in competition. Wearing a cape and tights, not the most aerodynamic outfit. But she wanted to go out in style. Mancuso has won a gold, two silvers and a bronze over the last three Winter Olympics, but didnt qualify for pyeongchang next month, so shes decided to retire now at the age of 33. They do wear the equivalent of tights, capes that catch in the wind. A lot of resistance. I still dream of a wonder woman of it. Its a big week for the british bobsleigh teams. Mica mcneill and mica moore had their official funding withdrawn in september and have crowd funded their training ever since. For this exclusive breakfast report, ijoined the team at winterberg in germany for a taste of what they go through on a daily basis. Imaginejumping in a dustbin and being rolled down a mountain at 90 mph. Thats how mica mcneill and mica moore describe what they do. And it may be downhill all the way, they hope, to the Winter Olympics, but the last six months have been an uphill struggle after theirfunding was withdrawn by the sport. So theyve been doing it mostly for themselves, from driving their van between world cup venues, helping to maintain their sled, getting their own food and cooking it in their own rental apartment, all thanks to the £30,000 raised in an appeal to the general public. Its a life most athletes of the World Circuit wouldnt recognise. Its like formula 1 on ice, but like the poor version. We make it glamorous. Yeah, you make it glamorous. Every single day living together, eating together, training together and thats notjust at the bob track, but thats in the gym running as well. Before training and then on a race day as well we walk the track. Its paying off. The team have already achieved fifth in one race this season, the best at a world cup for britain this decade. And, having inspected the track, its up to the lightning skills and reflexes on the way down of mish, the pilot, and then at the back of mica, who applies the brakes. Even so, crashes are part of this sport and yet the team are back competing a week after this. You get those moments where youre like, why am i doing this . Do i really want to continue . People getting hurt, people getting upset, you disappoint people and yourself. I wouldnt say its enjoyable. Its not like a nice rollercoaster. You get absolutely bashed around so much. I hop in behind her as gently as possible, cause obviously its in the groove so i dont want to effect that too much. And make sure my head is nice and low. So how much do you see going down . Oh, i see absolutely nothing. If im lucky i get to see through that little hole where the brakes are, but i tend to shut my eyes. Im just waiting for mica to shout brake. Now, theres only one way. To share the girls pain. Im at the back. I dont know if thats good or bad. Its very cosy. This has to be one of the most, oh, terrifying things ive done. Thats it were off oh goodness. Oh, no i joined german pilot Wolfgang Kramer and two of his colleagues for a minute of suffering ill never forget. The g forces were pushing my head down so i couldnt look up. I wasnt told you have to time your breathing. It felt like somebody was squeezing my throat right down into my stomach, while at the same time being whacked on the head by a hammer, side to side. Its so rough on your body. You get out at the bottom and you can have a headache, your back is hurting, your body is hurting, youre bumped and bruised. Its not enjoyable that way at all. The fear on the start line to the buzz at the bottom, the whole experience of it is such an adrenaline packed thing. Only afterwards did they tell me the back of a a man sled is the worst for vibrations. So spare a thought for all brake men and women. Ive never felt anything quite as violent as that. And never before have i been in such need of a good old hot chilli as the team prepare to move on and do it all again. So they have moved on and driven themselves to another part of germany for another cup race. You can watch the bbc red button later on. The ambition and drive theyve got is very unusual, it all comes down to that 50 seconds of pain. Its an all year round effort. In summer its an all year round effort. In summer they train and practice the all important summer they train and practice the all importa nt start summer they train and practice the all important start on the concrete track, which is quite short, in bath. We will keep and i on it and see how they get on in the week. Thank you. Lets find out whats happening with the weather forecast. It is definitely cold and im sure you can say a lot more and you may not want to hear it. It is one of those weekends which is a mixture of rain and snow, that is just the Northern Ireland, wales and parts of england. This band of weather is moving into the cold air, and that is why we are seeing the potential for a bit of a conversion from rangers snow into the far south of Northern Ireland and elsewhere. Wales, the midlands, may towards east anglia. Further north, here is the cold air, red in tooth and claw, or blue in this case, and there are still some wintry showers in the far north. That will be an area seeing some really decent weather. The far south west really mild at the moment, very windy as well. Gusts in excess of 50 mph. If you are anywhere near that great swathe, it is one of those days. It is damp and there is the possibility of that snow coming off the welsh hills, maybe in the peaks. Dont be at all surprised to see it at lower levels, maybe getting towards east anglia. This banner of cloud and rain slumping away towards the south east. Write a sky is therefore for Northern Ireland, sunshine, yes. Warm, no. Showers in the north, mostly over higher ground. And once that area of cloud and rain has moved away, too late in the day for many, the skies will begin to clear. It stays stubbornly culled from any safer the far south west. It is that way again overnight, and heres the next issue. This is some really quite heavy rain at times moving further east. So rather like the start of the day, ice is an issue for some. But it is the snow, and it is over the pennines, the peaks, parts of scotland as well. Dont be fooled by the dry start in the east, because it will not stay that way through the morning. Notice is again we push the moisture into that area of cold air. That is where we get the conversion, for a time. It is not going to be there all day. While it is around, if you were thinking about skipping across the pennines during the course of the morning or later on, getting down to the eastern side of the pennines, up into the scottish cup hills, up into the lowlands as well, there will be disruption to your travel plans. Just bear that one in mind because you will start off the day it really quite decently. And it is cold again across this North Eastern quarter of the British Isles. It takes a while before things turn that bit milder. That milder air as you see is already there across the south western quarter. It is that eventually which pushes up and across all parts of the British Isles. I think next week our themes are going to be more about cloud, wind and rain, ratherthan are going to be more about cloud, wind and rain, rather than snow and ice, which is definitely the flavour of some areas during the course of the weekend. Take care, a lot of warnings around. We will be back with a summary of this mornings news at 8am. Hello and welcome to newswatch, with me, samira ahmed. Flu, a nursing shortage the nhs winter crisis is dominating headlines. But is bbc news overplaying the negative . We ask Health Editor, hugh pym, weather bbc coverage could be damaging confidence among nhs staff and the public. First, its not always what you see on the news which captures the attention of newswatch viewers, but when you see it. On wednesday evening, a football match was showing live on bbc one. If youre interested, an fa cup third round replay between chelsea and norwich city. Unfortunately, not everyone was interested and when the broadcast overran because of the start to the game and they go into extra time and then a penalty shoot out, some of them were pretty angry, as the news at ten became the news at 10 a5pm. Here is deborah. Last night, my husband and i got home after a long day at work and we do like to sit down and watch the ten oclock news. But it turns out a football match was over running and the news had to be displaced by 45 minutes. I just dont think somebodys got their head screwed on. If the football match is that important, put it on a different channel. But i feel news comes before football. Another sport caught the attention of some viewers last saturday, although not all of them might describe it as a sport. Breakfast decided to look at the world of bare knuckle boxing, with this report from johnny ianson. Liam cullan in leeds has spent a lifetime in combat sport, but this weekend, hes fighting for a world title in one of the most extreme of all. When i say the words, bare knuckle boxing, you possibly think of gangsters settling feuds in old victorian times. But there are a group of people but determined to bring the sport back to the mainstream and take it legally to the masses. A twitter user called suzie q objected to that report, writing that she was disappointed the bbc is promoting and endorsing violent sport. Now, not for the first time, we are in the middle of a winter of difficulties and challenges for the National Health service. Bbc news has been reporting them with considerable attention. Tonight at 6 00pm, an apology from theresa may after new figures reveal pressure on the nhs this winter. From ambulance transfer delays, unprecedented calls to the helpline and operations postponed. A stark claim by doctors. Winter pressures have left patients dying prematurely in hospital corridors. They say safety in a e units in england and wales has been compromised at a sometimes intolerable level. There is a clear emergency and what a number of other observers have clearly described as a crisis. One in ten nurses is leaving the nhs in england every year, as the gap between those leaving and joining the profession widens. Hospital consultants in wales say Patient Safety is being compromised and that the nhs and social care are chronically under resourced. Weve got patients that are in the department where we dont have space to see them and then we are coming back the next day and some of the patients are still here. Its getting worse every winter, but this is the worst we have seen it. Viewer mike hill reacted to the coverage hed seen by writing. And robert put it like this. Meanwhile, brian megson declared himself a fan of bbc news, but he echoed those reservations. What i dont enjoy is your constant commentary about the nhs. You start off in december and then you really let rip injanuary. Every day theres a report about how bad it is, people dying in corridors, not enough nurses, not enough doctors. Theres always something wrong with the nhs every day for you guys and you really should stop it. Its a wonderful organisation, why cant you let it be . Its a very big, tough organisation to run for those who are running it and i wish he would stop this obsession and fixation with it. Well, hugh pym, the Health Editor for bbc news is with me now. Thank you for coming newswatch. There is a sense that the nhs in crisis story comes around each winter. Are you too negative in how you focus on it . Well, theres always a balance to be struck, we are very aware of that. The balance between recognising that the nhs does a fantasticjob throughout the year and it is a very popular and well regarded institution. The staff work extremely hard. But also recognising that if is under great pressure and staff are feeling the pressure, and thats often what were being told, then we need to report that. We need to hold the government to account on the performance of the nhs and the management of the nhs in different parts of the uk. Now, this winter, its been made abundantly clear to us by many people on the front line that the pressure is greater than theyve known before, even worse than last year. Many of them think the nhs is underfunded. Weve had stories from patients, as well, about very, very long waits in ambulances outside hospitals, and we have a duty to report that. Youve absolutely made the journalistic case for why this is news. Its about what is abnormal. But is there enough consideration of the cumulative effect of all the stories, that they might actually be hurting peoples confidence, and undermining staff morale, which is what some viewers are concerned about . Well, a couple of the stories we did, just to highlight, as weve seen just a few minutes ago, the letterfrom 68 leading a e consultants. Again, on the front line of the nhs, writing to the Prime Minister, saying they have very serious safety concerns, that people could be dying prematurely because of waiting in corridors. That letter echoed by consultants in wales, writing to the first minister. If thats how they feel in the nhs, then i think we have to report that. And, when it went out on social media, there were a lot of tweets from people in different parts of the nhs, welcoming the fact that senior clinicians were speaking out like that. So, in terms of the negative impact, its hard to tell with morale, but we have done positive stories about the role of nurses, for example. A whole day of coverage on the very valuable role they play. Also positive stories about how some hospitals, in the face of great pressure, are coping and are having to devise ways of streaming people through a e. I highlighted a scheme in ipswich. Weve looked at the performance of lutons a e, hitting all their targets. A video on our website on that. So i think we do always try to highlight the steps which have been taken to mitigate this pressure. It is interesting you mentioned the day focused on nursing, because it wasjeremy hunt, the health secretary, tweeted that while the bbcs focus was good, he accused the bbc of underplaying the increase in nurse training places. Does he have a point . Well, we were highlighting the story, which was that last year, the year to september 2017, more nurses had left the nhs thanjoined it in england. And there was a 3,000 gap, and that hadnt been seen at all in recent years. There was a small gap in the previous year, but it had been positive a few years before that. Highlighting the real recruitment and retention challenges the nhs has. Now, the governments line is, new training places have been set up for a future flow of nurses and we did report that. But theyre, in a way, different stories. Yes, planning for the future is one thing, which the government is trying to do. What was the situation last year . That was illustrated by the facts we quoted from nhs digital. Well, it is very clear from our conversation so far that there is a real political issue in how the nhs is being reported, given the government and the opposition say very Different Things about the funding going into the nhs, and how it is being spent. How much of a challenge is that for you reporting it . Its a great challenge, because the flow of funding is very complicated. Yes, the government can say that theyve put more money into the nhs, and others can say, including labour, that its not enough. And thats of course, in some sense, is a value judgment. But theres an increasing view across different parts of the nhs and royal colleges, trade unions and think tanks, saying that, in england and also the uk, spending is lagging behind what it might be as a share of national income. So getting that balance right and also highlighting the need for the nhs to be efficient, and how it can save money, is always quite a difficult thing to get right. But there is now an increasing debate about the need for a cross party view on this, involving everyone across society, how do they want the nhs to be funded and social care . Wheres the money going to come from, does it need more tax . On this, of course, the 70th year of the nhs. What is interesting, is we started off talking about viewers concern that the bbc is being too negative. But it has also been striking that the bbcs logo for this story is nhs winter, whereas in the past it has been nhs crisis, which the bbc also got criticised for. Some might say, is the bbc being too shy of being as hard as it needs to be on this story . Well, weve been very careful in our reporting not to use the word crisis, and not to brand it as a crisis. Its for others to make that assertion. Many are, many clinicians as well as politicians are saying it is an nhs crisis. I think the best we can do is state the facts, state what is really going on in hospitals, gps surgeries, community health, mental health, right around the uk, state it as it is, make the debate about funding as clear as possible and then leave others tojudge how serious it is. But i think no one can be in any doubt, we have laid out there for viewers and listeners that there is a very serious state of affairs in some parts of the nhs, currently injanuary, with flu being a major problem. But we need to judge things in the months ahead as to where things go from here. Hugh pym, thank you so much. Finally, in advance of president macrons visit to the uk on thursday, mp Tom Tugendhat was speaking to breakfast presenter Charlie Stayt about anglo french relations when he found himself struggling with a croaky throat. Its true that our relationship is incredibly close, and incredibly important for both of us. And we now have both got a responsibility to make it work on every level. Thank you very much for your time this morning. Well allow you to get a glass of water to help your throat. Thank you for your time this morning. Thank you. Always annoying when those frogs appear at the most inopportune times. Its 7 21am. Given that frenchman president macron had just been under discussion, was that reference to a frog, a subtle, if rather questionablejoke, orjust an unfortunate coincidence . A twitter user called the mystery man bought the former, describing it as. An amazing joke and although some were less impressed, a bbc spokesman said, our guest appeared to be struggling with a croaky voice and naga was simply referring to that. Thank you very much for all your comments this week. We welcome all your opinions on bbc news and current affairs, so do please get in touch with us. Thats all from us, we will be back to hear your thoughts about bbc News Coverage again next week. Goodbye. Hello this is breakfast, with Naga Munchetty and Charlie Stayt. Shut down. The Us Government grinds to a financial standstill. In the last couple of hours, the senate failed to agree a budget to fund many public services, despite last ditch talks which went late into the night. The cynical decision by some democrats to shove aside millions of americans for the sake of irresponsible political gains. The blame should crash entirely on President Trumps shoulders. The shutdown comes on the First Anniversary of President Trumps inauguration. Hundreds of thousands of Public Workers will now be told to stay at home. Good morning its saturday 20th january. Also this morning