This is bbc news, the headlines a dramatic escalation in the war of words between President Trump President Trump has stepped up his furious attacks and his opponents in on the democrats running the democratic party, the impeachment inquiry. On the question of impeachment. He lashed out at adam schiff the president has given a series chairman of the house intelligence of irate news conferences. Without offering any evidence, committee calling him a low life who should be he accused adam schiff, investigated for treason. The leading democrat who chairs the House Intelligence Committee, of being a low life whod committed treason. He also revisited discredited mr schiff said the Trump Administration was trying allegations againstjoe biden, to frustrate the investigation. The leading president ial theres been a cautious hopeful for the democrats, response from the eu, after the British Government and claimed mr biden and his son delivered its new brexit proposals. Were stone cold crooked.
Missile attack was mistakenly sent to people in hawaii says the state didnt have reasonable safeguards in place to prevent the mistake. The false alarm on saturday led to widespread panic. President trump has, until now, remained silent on the incident and faced criticism over his muted response. But a short while ago he was asked about what happened and gave this response. That was a state thing. We are going to do it involved with them. I love that they took responsibility. They took total responsibility. We are going to get involved. Their attitude and what they want to do is terrific. They took the responsibility. They made a mistake. What will you do to make sure Something Like that doesnt happen again . We hope that wont happen again. Part of it is that people are on edge. Maybe eventually we will solve the problem so they would have to be on edge. Questions still remain over the whole incident, which caused widespread panic on the hawaiian islands. Tiffany wertheimer reports. 38
The crisis in lebanon has intensified with the leader of the militant shia group, hezbollah, now accusing saudi arabia of declaring war on his country. It comes just days after the lebanese Prime Minister saad hariri announced his resignation while in the saudi capital. The un and others in the International Community have warned other countries against using lebanon as a pawn. In a wider regional confrontation between the major sunni power saudi arabia, and shia dominated iran. From the lebanese capital beirut, martin patience sent this report. For a region in turmoil, beirut served as a sanctuary from the violence. But now it finds itself at the centre of the growing struggle between saudi arabia and iran. Speaks arabic. In a move that has stunned lebanon, the Prime Minister resigned suddenly last weekend. Not at home, but in saudi arabia. He lashed out at iran, accusing it of destabilising the entire region. Today, irans proxy in lebanon shot back. The leader of hezbollah claimed ri
Irans media are reporting that 120 people have been killed and more than 300 injured in an earthquake with a magnitude of seven point three. The quake hit the border area between iran and iraq, around 30 kilometres south of hala bja. In iraq it has caused extensive damage with at least 16 deaths in the kurdistan region. The quake was so powerful, it was felt as far away as lebanon and turkey. Andrew plant has more. The aftermath of an earthquake here, that struck after dark. For rural villages in the affected areas, the searches beginning in torchlight for any survivors that might be buried in the fallen buildings. The shocks were felt in towns, too. People out for the evening running to safety, finding a way outside, away from the danger, scared there could be more to come. The first reports are that the centre of the earthquake was near the border between iran and iraq, somewhere close to the village of halabja. The Us Geological survey said the epicentre was 20 kilometres south west
Resigned secretly yesterday. Blake berman is standing by at the white house. But first lets go to charlie bass a relationship oh. Charlie way heard from my what i heard from my sources in washington was neat was done. I didnt know he already announced his resignation other deed was done then. But it was imminent. Today we knew it would happen or over the weekends. I did find it strange that he was on the plane with scaramucci, his nemesis in the white house. It did pass through my head that it was sadistic and to have a guy fired and on the plane with you have with his nemesis. Its pretty insane. But we dont know exactly how this went down. Did he just quit because he sees the writing on the wall . Did he quit because hes sick of the dysfunction in the white house or did trump ask for his resignation. He saw the writing on the wall, basically you have a Communications Director thats acting as the chief of staff on his first day in the job who is openly calling you out, and your boss is