i m katty kay in washington. clive myrie is in london. a judge in washington sounded ready to sentence president trump s first national security advisor to prison but at the last minute agreed to postpone the sentencing because general michael flynn is still cooperating with special counsel robert mueller‘s russia investigation. at one point, thejudge said mr flynn s actions bordered on treason. here s a reminder of how the former army lieutenant general got into this mess. in february 2016, hejoined the trump presidential campaign as an advisor on national security issues. and after trump s election victory, he was named national security advisor. butjust three months later, flynn resigned, after it transpired he lied about discussing sanctions with the russian ambassador to washington. in december 2017, flynn pleaded guilty to lying to the fbi and enters a deal to cooperate with special counsel robert mueller. fast forward a year and today trump s former national security
sending images back to earth following its successful landing on the red planet. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. i mjoanna i m joanna gosling. theresa may is battling fresh criticism of her brexit vision, this time from a recent ally. the former defence secretary sir michael fallon said her proposed brexit deal is doomed and that he will vote against it in the commons on december 11. his criticism comes after a warning from president trump last night that her brexit agreement could threaten a future us uk trade deal. the prime minister is in wales this morning, and visits northern ireland later as she tries to sell what she sees as the benefits of the deal. our assistant political editor norman smith is at westminster. norman, as far as michael fallon is concerned, she is fighting a losing battle. what fallout has there been from his comments? the risk is really that so michael fallon is one of those mps who is a bit of a weather vane on the backbenches, in the se
also today, re forging an old alliance. as brexit negotiations begin, the uk government travels to india to begin the early work on a future trade deal. and picture perfect? or is itjust too perfect? what melania trump s first official portrait tells us about the new first lady. i m katty kay in washington, christian fraser is in london. the pictures are appalling, the pattern all too familiar, and the international response predictable. civilians in a rebel held area of syria have been gassed and murdered. it has happened before, with red lines crossed by both sides with impunity. today, in the seventh year of the syrian civil war, it seems president assad s regime can do what it wants. so far, at least 58 people are known to have died in this latest attack. the syrian observatory for human rights said the air strikes in khan sheikhoun, in the north west of the country, came early in the morning while many were still sleeping. our correspondentjames robbins has the repor
count them. i m anna edwards live in london. it is 6:00 in the morning. the broader equity picture in asia is quite stable. they posted stimulus from a central bank, entering into the market psyche. let s have a look at what is happening with the pound. the pound catching his breath its breath after the dreadful selloff we have seen over the last couple of days or so. down to 1985 levels. the relative index perhaps signaling the plunge may slow. let s bring up our risk radar justin at you just to show you where the markets are. it is up around half a percent in the asian session. the yen fairly flat at 102.02. pause for thought. abe will be watching foreign-exchange and stock markets closely. lots of talk of cooperation between central banks and finance ministers from the japanese. a fairly substantial pickup of 1.4%. the nigerian cease-fire seems to be having an impact. we will take a look at supply data later. let s get the bloomberg first news. central banks have bee
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