joined by nathan holman, one of the architects of the paris accord and the obama administration, you watched that, what did you make of it? trump made a case about fairness and in that sense i thought it was relative to the facts of what the paris agreement actually is. i thought it was borderline delusional and apocalyptic. those are strong words, back them up. he sketched a vision of what the paris accord is asa kind vision of what the paris accord is as a kind of international imposition of the united states put it was negotiated as something the united states could argue we wanted to do on our own terms. the president fundamentally does not agree with those negotiation terms? one thing interesting about his vision and he is conflating two important things about paris, one of the structure of the international agreement and wonders will we propose to country. for him they are one and the same and he is certainly not happy with the targets put forth, those targets are negot
and 2am in the iraqi city of mosul where the great mosque of al nuri has been destroyed by the so called islamic state. the announcement came from iraqi forces close to the mosque as they pushed ahead with the offensive to retake the ias stronghold. the us general called it a crime against the people of muscle and all of iraq. let me show you some of the pictures taken by a bbc cameraman just about an hour before the mosque was hit. you can see the famous leaning minaret, with the city nickname, the hunchback. in 2014 the eye as leader made his only public appearance there. the is leader. these images were taken soon after the mosque was destroyed and you can see it is hardly recognisable. a little while ago our correspondent in mosul spoke with my colleague and gave the latest. it is confirmed that the mosque and the historical dome was destroyed a couple of hours ago. i was there in the evening with the counterterrorism force in iraq, which advanced to just 150 metres aw
up one of the most famous landmarks in the city of mosul. the announcement came from iraqi forces who were very close to the mosque as they pushed ahead with their offensive to retake the is stronghold. an image of the past. the al nuri mosque in most all which had stood nearly eight centuries with its famous minarets. from above, drone footage shows it s now flattened one of them old city s most famous historical sites, a shadow of its former self. u.s. led coalition forces claim: however, is claims us aircraft destroyed the mosque. but, no matter who is telling the truth, this is a hugely symbolic moment. the mosque is where that in 2014 isis leader abu bakkar al baghdadi made his only appearance shortly after declaring a caliphate. it comes after this exclusive fitted shop by the bbc shows coalition troops within metres of the site. a few hours ago i was there with counterterrorism forces in iraq, which is the closest we ve gone today. just 150 metres away from the mosque,
angela merkel today, all squarely aimed at donald trump. and all in the context of next week s 620 summit when the world s most powerful leaders will come together. first there was this on climate change. translation: the european union stands fully behind its paris commitment and it will implement the agreement rapidly and decisively. furthermore, since the united states‘ decision to leave the paris climate deal, we are more determined than ever to make it a success. we cannot and will not wait to act until the science has convinced every last doubter. in one word, the paris climate deal is irreversible and cannot be renegotiated. remember, president trump has pulled the us out of the paris agreement. next there was this from angela merkel. translation: those who believe that the problems of this world can be solved by isolationism or protectionism are terribly wrong. solved by isolationism or protectionism are terribly wrong. remember doanld trump is enthusiastic about pr
breaking news coming in from the states. reports of a shooting incident inside a hospital inside the bronx in new york. unarmed man, said to be dressed as a doctor, opened fire at the bronx lebanon on hospital, according to reports. this hit is a 972 bed hospital, at least three people are believed to have been shot, although there are reports of multiple shootings and some reports describe this as an ongoing situation. messages on social media speaking of doctors and nurses having barricaded themselves inside the building and also some reports of a fire in the building. none of this is 100% confirmed. new york forrest has been briefed on the situation and police are going through from each floor to each floor in search of the gunmen. we will keep you updated on this developing story. the leader of kensington and chelsea council, the borough where the grenfell tower fire happened, has resigned. nicholas paget brown said he had to accept responsibility for his role in response