Ukraine, President Trump it was said, has a negative view of ukraine, and president zelensky would have a difficult time overcoming it. Senator johnson further expla explained he had been quote, shocked by President Trumps negative reaction during an Oval Office Meeting when he and the three amigos proposed that trump meet president zelensky, and show support for ukraine. On september 8th, ambassador taylor told me, quote, now theyre insisting zelensky commit to the investigation in an interview with cnn. Which i took from the three amigos. I was shocked their request was so specific and concrete while he urged our counterparts to follow the rule of law, and generally investigating corruption allegations, this was a demand that president zelensky personally commit on a cable news channel to a specific investigation of President Trumps political rival. On september 11th, the hold was finally lifted after significant press coverage and bipartisan coverage. We were still concerned that pr
Yearin companies. Thats review 2017 a year in business. Good morning, welcome to bbc news. High winds and snow have caused disruption for much of england and wales. 111,000 properties are without power in the midlands, the south west and parts of wales , after power lines were brought down overnight. Birmingham airport closed for a time to allow for slush and snow to be cleared from the runway. And collisions on the m1 and m25 caused by treacherous driving conditions left parts of both motorways closed. 0ur news correspondent joe inwood is here. Pretty chaotic overnight in parts of the country. Those hoping to travel and many people are today what do they face . Fairly widespread disruption, treacherous conditions. The most severe incident was the one on the m1, a jackknifed lorry by junction 19, which closed large sections of the motorway. We understand the lorry has been cleared. But delays will go on for a long time because of diesel on the road. Nearby, the a14, reports of multiple
Phil has the rest of the weather for the uk. A very good morning. A cold, bright day to many cup parts of the British Isles but in the nicks, snow has been falling and continues to fall in some areas. In the mix. Good morning. First, our main story. Thousands of homes are without power in england and wales, as overnight snowfall has brought down power lines. Western power says 14,000 properties are affected, from cornwall to sheffield. Meanwhile, parts of the mi, m5 and m42 motorways are also affected by snow. And some flights were diverted from Birmingham Airport after the runway was shut for a short time. Lets get more from our news correspondent andy moore. This really has happened in the last few hours but its causing a lot of chaos in certain areas. Overnight, an unusual combination of heavy rain turning to snow and that has caused quite a few problems. First of all, with the western Power Distribution company dealing with lots of different problems across the south west and midla
Are closing in on the draw they need to keep their hopes of regaining the ashes alive. Theyre just two wickets down on the final day of the test at the north sydney 0val. And we meet the woman behind these amazing images and hear how she made the transition from top athlete to professional photographer. And susan has the weather. The sunshine more widespread across the uk today for remembrance sunday and there is a price to pay, it will feel particularly chilly. Thank you, susan. Good morning. First, our main story. Thousands of services will be held across the uk to remember those who died in two world wars and other conflicts. In london, veterans and military personnel willjoin members of the royal family for the National Service of remembrance at the cenotaph. For the first time, the queen will watch proceedings from a nearby balcony. 0ur royal correspondent Sarah Campbell has more. The queen and the duke of edinburgh attending last nights festival of remembrance. This weekend is on
Alexander announced he will hold hearings now talking about Bipartisan Legislation to strengthen the individual markets in 2018 so lets start there so what is your sense . I think there is a lot of consensus on what is needed to shore up or strengthenre the Affordable Care act marketplace. Into going into 2017 there is a lot of evidence that Insurance Companies are starting to find their footing but the policy of sir in the coming out of washington if they will repeal the aca all of that uncertainty is causing Insurance Companies very nervous about participation so Going Forward is we dont know those key decisions to give that confidence. But first that announcement that sabrina mentioned. Now they have some decisions to make so the biggest is if they commit to a monthly Insurance Companies that is called cost sharing reduction that basically means instead of paying 6,000 1,000 deductible it might be much lower that is big money. That is several billion dollars it is also a matter of g