The Justice Department what is the latest . You are correct. TheJustice Department is confirming todayjeff sessions, the attorney general was interviewed by Robert MuellersTeam Investigating alleged collusion between russia and the donald Trump Campaign. That took place last week. The interview with the special counsel, Robert Muellers team, was conducted, it is being reported, in the presence of the lawyer ofjeff sessions. He is the lawyer ofjeff sessions. He is the attorney general, the first member of the donald trump cabinet to be interviewed by Robert Muellers team. That team, as well as investigating allegations of collusion between Trump Campaign and russia, is also, of course, looking into whether the president obstructed justice by firing former fbi directorjames comey. One of the thingsjeff sessions was involved in was a meeting in the oval office to discuss the firing of james comey, apparently. So, that is certainly an area of interest to Robert Mueller and his team. Meanwhile at the suggestion here is very much the investigation is moving closer and closer to the white house. Unconfirmed reports, as you mentioned, that the special counsels team made the looking to interview the president , possibly quite eminently, as part of this investigation. May be. Quite eminently, as part of this investigation. May be. Those rumours have been going on for some time. The white house has been trying to shut down the investigation. They made it clear they will be fully cooperative. That is right. The president himself has said that in the past, although he seemed to backtrack a little bit recently when he was asked point blank if he would sit down with the team in an interview. He said there was no collusion, and such an interview would likely be unnecessary. He has described the enquiry as a witch hunt and a hoax. And clearly there will be a call for ground rules to be laid out very carefully in advance if the president is to sit down with a member of Robert Muellers team. Thank you very much for that, david. On wednesday, judges in brazil will decide whether or not to uphold a corruption conviction against former president Lula Da Silva. Hes been found guilty of accepting a penthouse apartment as a bribe. But he has millions of supporters, who say the charges against him are politically motivated. Our south america correspondent, katy watson, reports from brazil. Jose points out his old house. For more than 20 years he lived in this favela. Banks to a Housing Programme created when president Lula Da Silva was president , he moved on to a new block of flats next door. He is grateful. Translation his government was good when it comes to housing to be many people have no means to live world and now they live in their own house. But in general, politicians are dirty. I will notjudge if he is innocent, but if he has not done anything wrong, he has not done anything wrong. On the other side of sao paulo, this man is angry. He owns a construction company. He is ashamed of the corruption scandals engulfing the politicians of brazil for many yea rs the politicians of brazil for many years and believes president Lula Da Silva was the symbol of what has gone wrong. Translation resilience are fed up with the Political Class in brazil. Brazilians. They are all millionaires and billionaires. President Lula Da Silva started as a trade unionist fighting corruption. He managed to institutionalise corruption. No one has done anything worse. Bite here, members and supporters of the Workers Party are out in force. But. The presence in face of president Lula Da Silva is everywhere to pick people have come from all over brazil to be here for lula. They are notjust here to support his court battle, but also to support his running for president later this year, a race is currently leading. His supporters say there is no evidence against him and it is just a way to stop him becoming president against. He represents nowadays the only political option that the working class have in brazil. Translation i am pretty sure you will not be sent to prison, but if the is found guilty, he will become a martyr. If he. But if the is found guilty, he will become a martyr. If he. No one knows which way the judges will vote on wednesday, but whatever the decision, authorities are preparing for strong actions on both sides. Kitty watson, bbc news, brazil. Katy. Tens of thousands of people in the philippines have been forced to flee their homes as the countrys most active volcano continues to fire huge plumes of ash and lava into the air. The army has been drafted in to help clear the danger area around the mayon volcano, with experts warning that a hazardous eruption could happen at any time. Andrew plant has the latest. Timelapse footage of indonesias most active volcano. Its latest eruption shooting molten rock climb into the air. Its ash cloud billowing across the landscape, just a taste, scientists believe, of what is to come. An eruption is now rather imminent in the next few hours or days and it also means the danger zone around the volcano has been increased from 6km to 8km. Over the past few days, more than 50,000 people have evacuated, with soldiers drafted in and trucks ferrying villagers to 46 camps outside the danger zone. But some have risked returning, despite the increasing activity. Translation my house is about 2km inside the danger zone. When not allowed back because its dangerous but i need my livelihood, i have no choice. The volcano is in a largely agricultural region of the philippines, about 300km south east of manila. No reports of injuries but schools have been closed and flights cancelled. Mayon is a near perfect cone, popular with tourists, almost 2. 5 kilometres tall and highly volatile with 51 recorded eruptions. Officials are closely monitoring this latest activity, warning people to wear face masks and goggles as they wait to see what this volcano has in store. Andrew plant, bbc news. The bbcs howard johnsonjoins us now from the capital, manila. As andrew was saying, people like keeping a close eye on the volcano. What is the Current Situation . Yes. It has not been letting up overnight. It has been emitting smoke and lava. People describe the rumbles as a jet plane coming in to land. In the past week, it has gone up land. In the past week, it has gone up from when it first started erupting more than a week ago until now on the scale from three to four, with five being the highest. The fear is it could explode in the next few days. If it does happen, the current exclusion zone which is now nine kilometres could be extended further. And we have had thousands of people evacuated, of course, but also other people coming back, some in this largely agricultural area because they need their livelihoods, as was said in the report, but also just some for tourism, tourists. That is correct. This exclusion zone of nine kilometres was extended yesterday from eight kilometres, to give an extra kilometre buffer zone to stop people returning to villages. Apparently there is a big animalfight villages. Apparently there is a big animal fight and people were interested in seeing that. People need to tend to their land. Apparently, amateur photographers and tourists have had to be kept backin and tourists have had to be kept back in the past, with peoplejust wanting to see. It is popular with filmmakers and photographers. Lets ta ke filmmakers and photographers. Lets take a look at some of the other stories making the news. At least 22 people have been killed and many others wounded after two car bombs exploded in quick succession in the libyan city of benghazi. The attack hit worshippers leaving a mosque. Both military personnel and civilians are among the victims. Its not yet clear who was behind the attack. Two children have been killed and i7 injured in a shooting at a school in the us state of kentucky. A suspect believed to be is years old has been led away by police. Scores of children were seen running out of a building at Marshal County High School in the town of benton. The governor, matt bevin, said it was unbelievable that a shooting could happen in a small close knit community. The venezuelan government has ordered fresh elections before the end of april. President Nicolas Maduro told thousands of his supporters at a rally that hes ready to seek another six year term. Mr maduros potential challengers are in self imposed exile or injail, allegedly for inciting violence during Anti Government protests. Stay with us on bbc news. Still to come well be exploring the mysteries of the antarctic from what could be the Worlds Largest wildlife sanctuary. The people of saigon have just heard that, at last, there is to be a ceasefire. The reaction of american servicemen was predictable. Im going home. Demonstrators waiting for mike getting and his rebel cricket team were attacked with tear gas and set upon by police dogs. Anti apartheid campaigners say they will carry on the protests throughout the tour. They called him the butcher of lyon. Klaus altmann is being held on a fraud charge in bolivia. But the west germans want to extradite him for crimes committed in wartime france. There, he was the gestapo chief klaus barbie. Millions came to bathe as close as possible to this spot, a tide of humanity that is believed by officials to have broken all records. Will this is bbc news. The latest headlines the us attorney general, jeff sessions, has become the first member of president trumps cabinet to be questioned by the special counsel investigating alleged russian interference. Supporters of brazils former president , luiz inacio Lula Da Silva, have demonstrated in the city of porto alegre, urging an Appeals Court to overturn his conviction for corruption. More than 100 young women have now spoken up in a court in michigan to tell their personal stories of sexual abuse. Several of them were members of the us olympic gymnastics team. The molester was the teams doctor. Larry nassar sat in court day after day listening as one victim after another took the stand. He has admitted ten criminal counts and could face life in prison. The Bbcs Rajini Vaidyanathan has been following the proceedings. Do that i think there has been a sense of collective empowerment in over the last seven days as women have been sharing testimony that it what started as Something Like 98 women who signed up to either submit a written statement all appear before thejudge here now a written statement all appear before the judge here now turned into 158 women who wanted to come forward and tell their stories. The judge has described these women as survivors. Every day if the women feel they can share their stories, let alone relive their ordeal while they were attacked getting caught a few metres away from them. A Research Mission to the depths of the antarctics waters has revealed unique ecosystems so rare that Scientists Say they deserve special protection. Campaigners hope this will help build the case for the creation of the Worlds Largest wildlife sanctuary. The proposal would ban all fishing in a large part of the weddell sea and around the antarctic peninsula. Our environment correspondent Claire Marshall travelled to the area on board a greenpeace ship and sent this exclusive report. Antarctica, the most remote continent in the world, encased in glacial ice thousands of feet thick. Its still largely unexplored and we know even less about the icy seas that ring it. Now, machines are making it possible for us to catch a glimpse. A mini submarine is taking marine biologist dr Susan Lockhart down into the antarctic deep. Above is a land of frigid ice, below is a thriving mass of life. Thats really pretty. No light penetrates this deep. Plants cant grow, these are all animals. Then it was my turn to go down with pilotjohn. We dropped much deeper. More than 1,000 feet down we find a wall of life. But then the crane breaks, were stranded for an hour. It feels good to finally be down. Thats nice. Yeah, yeah. We gathered evidence of a unique ecosystem that deserves protection. Its really exciting, a really dense sea bed full of life and huge diversity. And also, organisms living together creating a 3 d structure, so more organisms can move and these can be very vulnerable to disturbance and they need special protection. No one could deny that this region needs protecting, but what is the best way to do it . Is a line on a map really going to make much difference, and who is going to Police Anything out here . The proposal to protect all these creatures and their world will be heard by the antarctic nations in october. Claire marshall, bbc news, the antarctic peninsula. Its awards season in hollywood and the nominations for the 90th Academy Awards have been announced. Leading the field is the American Fantasy romance, the shape of water, with 13 nominations, including for best picture. The best actor category is dominated by british stars with gary oldman, Daniel Day Lewis and Daniel Kaluuya all in the running. And meryl streep who already has three oscars to her name has been nominated for the 21st time in her career this time for her role in the post. Our arts editor Will Gompertz has more. Guillermo del toros amphibian fantasy love story, the shape of water, leads the way, with 13 oscar nominations, including best picture. This is the most sensitive asset ever to be housed in this facility. So, mildred hayes, why did you put up these billboards . A category which also sees the critically acclaimed dark comedy thriller, three billboards outside ebbing, missouri nominated. Saw an actual crime. I want to go where culture is. As well as the coming of age drama, lady bird. Good to see another brother around here. Also short listed is the horror mystery, get out. Ah, yes. And a couple of british World War Two films. Christopher nolans dunkirk. When will the lesson be learned . and joe wrights the darkest hour, which sees Winston Churchill struggling in his early days as britains wartime prime minister. You cannot reason with a tiger when your head is in its mouth several of the scenes in the darkest hour were shot in a replica of this place, the churchill war rooms in westminster, where i am joined by terri white, editor in chief of the film magazine, empire. Terri, welcome. Thank you. Were going to go through the runners and riders, starting with the best film. Will the darkest hour win . I dont think it will. I think were looking at a win for shape of water, the Guillermo Del Toro fantasy monster epic. But actually, the film i think should win is get out. Which has a british rising star, Daniel Kaluuya, in the lead role. He gets a best actor nomination. Im certain i was never meant to marry. Along with Daniel Day Lewis, for phantom thread, Timothee Chalamet for call me by your name. Im tired of doing the impossible for the ungrateful. Denzel washington for romanj israel, esq. Really, yes, sir and gary oldman, for the darkest hour. It is the reason i sit in this chair well, terri, thats quite a list for the best actor and quite a lot of stories. Will Daniel Day Lewis win yet another oscar in what may be his last film . Will gary oldman win for churchill, for darkest hour, in the cabinet war rooms . Or will it be somebody else . I think this is gary oldmans year. How hes never won an oscar is beyond me. And darkest hour feels like his finest moment. The best actress category is going to be really competitive. So, who will win . Sally hawkins for the shape of water . Or Frances Mcdormand, for three billboards outside ebbing, missouri . Maybe Margot Robbie for i, tonya. Or Saoirse Ronan for lady bird. Or even perhaps meryl streep for the post. Again, so thats a really great list. Are you going to say were going to get another british winner, Sally Hawkins in the shape of water, or maybe meryl streep . fraid not. No way. This year, its all about Frances Mcdormand in three billboards outside ebbing, missouri. One of the great dramatic performances of the year. I suspect shes right. Well find out on the fourth of march, when the oscars are awarded, and possibly make history. If Rachel Morrison wins for her film work on mud bound and becomes the first woman to ever win the cinematography category. One of south africas most famous musicians, the jazz trumpeter Hugh Masekela, has died at the age of 78. He fled the country in 1960 and became a prominent campaigner against the system of white minority rule known as apartheid. His song bring him back home, calling for the release of Nelson Mandela from prison, became an International Anthem for the anti apartheid movement. Today president zuma said Hugh Masekela had kept the torch of freedom alive, as Pumza Fihlani reports from south africa. The trumpet has fallen silent. The passing of Hugh Masekela has shocked many across the country and around the world. Bra hugh, as he was affectionately known, has been described as the epitome of a life lived in full. He was a family man, a world renowned artist, a philanthropist and a political activist. The 78 year old was diagnosed with Prostate Cancer in 2008 and had put up a fierce fight until then. But last october he was forced to cancel all of his concerts and focus on his health. Fellow musician and friend Yvonne Chaka Chaka says africa has lost its greatest treasure. I think uncle hugh was a living legend. He may be gone but his music will always be there. The world has lost a great icon. The world has lost a leader. The world has lost a comedian, because he was hilarious. Where there was uncle hugh there was laughter. I dont know what to say. I am heartbroken, i am upset. Dont know what to say. I am heartbroken, iam upset. I heartbroken, i am upset. I try to remember all the good things he did. Whether you are a king, a diplomat, young, leader or a street person, we are all equal to him. I lived in guinea, i lived in liberia, i lived senegal. At the height of white oppression in south africa, for many black musicians, jazz became the soundtrack of the resistance. Masekela was forced into exile as political and racial tensions intensified. But once he had returned, he was determined to make a difference. I had sourced so much from africa, and i need to pay it back, and the only way to pay it back i think is by making the people see how wonderful they are and how excellent they are. Hugh masekela described himself as a troublesome child and spoke openly about the many times music saved this life, even later on at the height of a drug addiction. This picture marks one of the moments it all began when a missionary who was stationed here in south africa, father trevor huddleston, gave him his first trumpet. With that, the music legend was born. He was an unlikely ally at the height of racial oppression here in south africa. Masekela continued to use his voice over the years to speak truth to power. Pumza fihlani, bbc news, johannesberg. The musician and campaigner Hugh Masekela whos died at the age of 78. Sad to report another cultural star is gone to the american author Ursula K Le Guin has passed away at 88. Best known for her the series and her books the left hand of darkness about a society with our gender. The earthsea series. Hello there. Wednesday is going to bring some fairly disturbed weather across the country, courtesy of what the Irish Weather Service have named storm georgina. Across the uk it will bring gales and heavy rain, which could cause travel disruption. Your local bbc Radio Station will keep you up to date with that. Heres the storm drifting across the north west of scotland. Notice all the white lines, the isobars on the chart. That shows we will have pretty strong and gusty wind, showers feeding in around the low across scotland during the first part of the morning and these, to give you an idea of the wind gusts were expecting, 50, 60, 70 miles an hour in exposed spots. Gusty winds and showers into northern ireland. As we drift down across england and wales, a band of heavy rain, and intense downpour accompanying particularly squally and gusty winds. That rain band with the gusty winds will only track slowly eastwards as we head on through the day. Lets run wednesdays weather through. Windy wherever you are, a band of rain sinking south and east across england and wales with gusty wind. Behind the rain band, bright skies. Spells of sunshine. Showers chasing along into western areas, they could be wintry showers over high ground in the north because you will get into some slightly chilly air. 6 10 degrees by the end of the afternoon, actually one of those days where the temperature drops away as the day goes on. Into wednesday night, it will be a cooler night generally, a fresh feel and still some still showers flinging in from the west and temperatures by dawn on thursday will be between two and seven degrees. Thursday itself, actually not a bad day for many. Spells of sunshine around. Still some showers drifting in from the west. A little area of low pressure drifting across the country, acting as a focus for those showers moving eastwards. As far as the temperatures go on thursday, still that slightly fresher feel, 5 9 degrees. Although actually for the time of year, thats not too bad. That area of low pressure responsible for showers should drift away on thursday night and then we try to bring in this bulge of high pressure, this little ridge toppling in from the west. If the timing is right it could give some frost to start friday morning, but it should bring a decent day. Spells of sunshine. A bit of rain into the far north west later perhaps and temperatures of 4 9 degrees. What about the weekend . Well, actually after a slightly chillier couple of days to end the week, those temperature should start to climb again. Therell be a lot of cloud, some rain particularly in the north west but hopefully some sunshine too. This is bbc news. The headlines. The us attorney general, jeff sessions, has become the first member of president trumps cabinet to be questioned by the special counsel investigating allegations of russian interference in the president ial election. Us media is reporting that the special counsel is seeking to interview the president , as well. Judges in brazil will decide later whether or not to uphold a corruption conviction against the former president Lula Da Silva. Hes been found guilty of accepting a penthouse apartment as a bribe. Thousands of his supporters have held rallies, saying the charges against him are politically motivated. Tens of thousands of people in the philippines have been forced to flee their homes as the countrys most active volcano continues to fire huge plumes of ash and lava into the air. The army has been drafted in to help clear the danger area around the mayon volcano. Now on bbc news, tuesday in parliament