Overdrive over harry and megan . Join us overdrive over harry and megan . Join us tonight at 7a at 7 45pm here on bbc news. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. One of President Trumps closest confidants his former National Security advisor, Michael Flynn has pleaded guilty to lying to fbi agents as part of the investigation into alleged russian meddling in the 2016 president ial election. Mr flynn is the most senior former official to be charged in the investigation so far. It has sent political shock waves through washington. General Michael Flynn, Donald Trumps former National Security adviser, turned himself into the fbi, and to a judge admitted lying about his contacts with russian officials. General Michael Flynn Michael Flynn developed a close relationship with donald trump during the election campaign, at one point he was talked of as a potential Vice President. A truly great general. I thank you. At the Republican National convention, he famously led chanting for Hillary Clin
Remarks by the lawyer of congressman conyers regarding the women who accused him of sexual harassment. If you missed it you can find it online at cspan. Org. Starting now, take you live to a discussion about diplomacy and north korea. This is being hosted by the u. S. Institute of peace in washington, d. C. Live here on cspan. I was waiting for a cue. Great. Thanks. I was waiting for a hi sign and we dont need one. Its not like all that. Usually you wait for the guy in the headset to give you like that and we are a little bit less formal today. Thank you for being here to this presentation from america abroad. Its a show that brings social issues at home. Im todd. Ost of the takeaway from international and wnyc. I have been excited as i have been preparing because the issue of north korea is rising to the forefront of americans minds. These are experts here with me and you are well versed in this topic as well and Many Americans for the first time in a long time are starting to think a
Some of the most fascinating technologies weve featured on the show have been the ones that help people with disabilities. As the worlds first bionic games proved, the possibilities now emerging offer so much potential, this weekend sees the International Day of people with disabilities and thats a great chance for us to devote a whole programme to the latest tech developments in the area. Now, in the uk, around 5 of all railjourneys are made by those with a disability or a long term illness. That equates to around 85 million rail journeys every year. A quarter have reported problems with using public transport. The rail Company London midland is hoping to improve accessibility for its disabled passengers with a new app, passenger assist, and we asked emily yates to try it out for us. Im emily yates and im just planning my train journey to birmingham. It requires a fair bit of advanced booking. Im confident travelling by myself, but im not a huge fan of the train, which is actually why
Many americans, for the first time, are starting to think a lot harder about north korea, the potential threat, and what it means for them. Everybody in washington is thinking about it. I am glad you are here and im glad to be part of this. I am joined by four panelists to bring a wide range of perspective on north korea. First is our host, frank, who is the u. S. Institute of pieces expert focusing on issues from 2001 until this year. He served as the Senior Adviser for north korea in the office of secretary of defense. Welcome. [applause] he is your host, after all. Jean lee is here. The First American granted access to north korea. She became the chief of the pyongyang bureau. [applause] she is a colleague in the press. Former reporter. Todd anthony is a senior fellow at the foundation. He is a former government expert on targeted financial measures, sanctions against hostile regimes. He is here to guide us through some of the questions of sanctions. It is good to have you, anthony.
And well have your full weekend Weather Forecast in about 15 minutes. Good morning. First our main story. Us media reports say Donald Trumps former National Security adviser Michael Flynn, who has admitted lying to the fbi about his contacts with russia, is prepared to give testimony that implicates the president s son in law, jared kushner. Mr flynn has agreed to co operate with an investigation into russian meddling in the us president ial election. Its thought hell tell investigators he was taking directions from Senior Members of Donald Trumps campaign team. The white house says mr flynn has implicated no one but himself in the investigation. Our washington correspondent laura bicker has more. Michael flynn, a retired three star general, left the court in washington to a familiar chant. Lock him up. Hed once encouraged donald Trump Supporters to use a similar version against rival hillary clinton. The 58 year old played a key part in mr Trumps Campaign and often travelled with him.