on a friday night, good evening once again from our nbc news headquarters here in new york. day 554 of the trump administration, and the president escalates the war on his former lawyer and confidante, michael cohen, while denying that he had any advanced knowledge about that june 2016 meeting in trump tower. a source has told nbc news cohen is willing to tell robert mueller that donald trump jr. informed his father about the meeting before it took place. trump s son had that meeting with several russians after he was told they were coming prepared with damaging information about hillary clinton. well, today the president responded with this so, the fake news doesn t waste my time with dumb questions, no, i did not know of the meeting with my son, don junior. sounds to me like someone is trying to make up stories in order to get himself out of an unrelated jam. taxi cabs, maybe? we ll explain that one. he even retained bill and crooked hillary s lawyer.
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showers in makes it feel cool but first up on this week s travel show, simon platts heads to europe s most high pressure building in from the active volcano on the italian west and that means for most it is set to turn dry from tuesday onwards. a few showers in northern and eastern parts of the country island of sicily. through tuesday morning and they will ease away. long sunny spells with temperatures down and windchill good morning. to go with it. still at levels above welcome to breakfast with nina warhurst where they should before this time and rogerjohnson. of year and we stick with that much there s been an earthquake our headlines today: on the south side of etna. more than 300 people have now died of year and we stick with that much of the working week. e la sirena, ecco! from the coronavirus outbreak ho detto che sarebbe tornato. as more britons fly home from wuhan. in one of the most volcanic the first death outside china has regions in europe, an earthquake is detected. b
you re watching bbc newsroom live. it s 11.003m, and these are the main stories this morning. a british teenager is given a four month suspended sentence after being found guilty of lying about gang rape in cyprus. her lawyer says she ll appeal the conviction. an 18 year old man admits killing pc andrew harper, who was dragged along the road by a van in berkshire last year, but denies murder. dozens of people are killed in a stampede in the huge crowd attending the funeral of iranian military commander qasem soleimani. the shadow business secretary, rebecca long bailey, and joker leads the pack with 11
bafta film nominations. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. i m joanna gosling. the british teenager who was convicted of lying about being raped by a group of israeli men in cyprus has been given a four month suspended sentence. it means she s now free to return to the uk. her lawyer told the bbc there was huge relief that she was being allowed to go home but confirmed that
this is bbc news. welcome if you are watching here in the uk or around the globe. i m james reynolds. our top stories: the gunman in the thai mass shooting has been shot dead by security forces. the serviceman killed 20 people and injured dozens more in a shooting rampage. in other news: the coronavirus is now more deadly than sars, as the death toll in china exceeds 800. too close to call exit polls in ireland s general election point to a three way tie between the prime minister s fine gael and two opposition parties. ahead of the oscars and its long running diversity debate, film director spike lee tells us why hollywood still has such a long way to go
within the past hour, police in thailand have said that a soldier who went on a rampage in a shopping mall in the city of nakhon ratchasima, killing at least 20 people, has been shot dead by security forces. he wounded more than a0 other people, ten of them believed to be critically injured. he had taken cover in the terminal 21
now, with lockdown currently testing everyone s patience, it seems to me that we could all do with a little bittersweet sentimentality in our lives. perhaps with an added feel good lift. well, that s exactly what s on offer from astronaut, a film with a small budget, a big heart and a stellar hollywood star. rosie used to say, on every special occasion, you make a wish. and that comet, that s a special occasion. dad says wishes don t come true. he does? richard dreyfuss is angus, the retired widower whose spirits may be down, but whose head is in the stars. a keen astronomer, he s always dreamed of going into space,
a dream which becomes a possible reality thanks to a tv contest to win a once in a lifetime seat on a commercial spaceship. you could look 65. angus may be too old and too infirm to qualify, but in the whimsical wish fulfilment world of sheena mcleod s debut future, he still has a shot. angus stewart. you re going to be an astronaut! it s clear from the outset that thi