hello and welcome. i m katty kay in new york and christian fraser is in london. president trump has his inconsistencies but not when it comes to iran. on the nuclear deal, mr trump has been entirely consistent. it s an embarrasment, the worst deal america s ever made, he s said. so, today, as he prepares to announce the future of that deal, why is there any doubt about what he will actually do? we expect the speech tomorrow, and reports suggest he will say the deal‘s not in america s interest. but he s unlikely to pull out of it, leaving that decision to congress. according to this morning s washington post, the president threw a fit when his secretary of state, rex tillerson, and defence secretaryjim mattis tried to convince him the nuclear deal was working. in a bid to placate him, those closest to the president have come up with a fudge. tomorrow, it is expected he will de certify the deal, but the decision on whether to reintroduce sanctions will rest with congress. n
should start now. also in the next hour, an entire city is evacuated in california as wildfires spread. at least 2a people have died in more than 20 separate blazes, which also destroyed homes and marijuana farms. coming up at 8:45 p:m., meet the author. we talked to simon heffer about his new book. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the european union has warned the brexit negotiations have entered a state of very disturbing deadlock, with disagreement over the money the uk will owe when it departs the biggest cause of the impasse. the eu s chief negotiator, michel barnier, said that as a result he can t recommend to eu leaders next week that trade talks begin. brexit secretary david davis however talked of the significant progress that has been made. our political editor laura kuenssberg s report contains flash photography. she wasn t there to help. eu super girl and anti brexit campaigner had slinked her way in today. but listening to the eu chief negotiator, it will
died in california s wild fires. this is the state s greatest loss of life from a fire event in 84 years. when you look at some of the pictures that have come in you really understand the scale of what s happened and these wild fires in california are still not under control. entire neighbourhoods have been destroyed. these pictures are from one county, residents in one city of 5,000 people in napa county have been told to evacuate. no one is being allowed to stay. if you look at this map we also saw this yesterday, all the orange circles mark different active fires. there are concerns that winds may be fanning those, although in some places the winds have not materialised which is welcome news. yesterday on the programme i showed you pictures from a town called sa nta you pictures from a town called santa rosa. this is two more. this is an aerial picture from before the fires. this is taken from exactly the same place after the fires. it s absolutely shocking. we know 40,000
the growing scandal surrounding the hollywood producer harvey weinstein is now being investigated by police in london and new york. he s facing multiple allegations of rape, sexual assault and harassment, some of which de denies. in his first public comments since the allegations were published, mr weinstein said everyone made mistakes and he asked for a second chance. stars including emma thompson and jane fonda have spoken to the bbc today about the nature of the allegations and the film industry s reluctance to speak out. our correspondent nick bryant reports from new york. harvey weinstein emerged from his daughter s house in los angeles. the movie moguls still trying to direct the scene. i ll take it with me. don t follow. i m being good. it s the first time he spoken on camera since scandal engulfed him. are you doing 0k? since scandal engulfed him. are you doing ok? i m trying my best. thank you, man. but there was no apology to his alleged victims, no evident display
is now being investigated by police in london and new york. he s facing multiple allegations of rape, sexual assault and harassment, some of which he denies. our correspondent nick bryant reports from new york. harvey weinstein emerged from his daughter s house in los angeles. the movie moguls still trying to direct the scene. i ll take it with me. don t follow. i m being good. it s the first time he spoken on camera since scandal engulfed him. are you doing 0k? i m trying my best. thank you, man. but there was no apology to his alleged victims, no evident display of shame. he did, though, talk about himself. guys, i m not doing 0k. i ve got to get help. you know what, we all make mistakes. second chance, i hope, 0k? but second chances seem a long way off right now, given that more than 20 women including angelina jolie and gwyneth paltrow has spoken out. the latest is the british actress kate beckinsale. just 17, when she claims weinstein first harassed her. he opened the d