request from borisjohnson to delay brexit for three months. mr tusk said he would start consulting eu leaders on how to respond. mrjohnson also sent a second letter telling european leaders that a further brexit delay would be a mistake. he was forced to ask for a delay after mps voted not to approve his dealfor the uk to leave the eu until all the legal steps had been completed. this is how he reacted to that defeat. i will tell our friends and collea g u es i will tell our friends and colleagues in the eu exactly what i have told everyone in the last 88 days that i ve served as prime minister, that further delay would be bad for this country, bad for our european union, and bad for democracy. it s an historic day for parliament, because it has said it will not be blackmailed by a prime minister who was apparently prepared, once again, to defy a law passed by this parliament. here s our political editor, laura kuenssberg, with the latest from westminster. the government has
hello and welcome to bbc news. president trump has said he is abandoning his plan to host the 2020 g7 summit at his florida golf resort. it comes after democrats and others said the decision was evidence of the president misusing his office for personal gain. in a series of tweets, mr trump said he would drop the plan which was announced on thursday. he cited what he called the crazed and irrational hostility from democrats and the news media. brett samuels is the white house reporterfor the hill. i asked him why the president has backed down. this is certainly a bit of a shakeup for a saturday night, the president making some big news here. he, you know, he put himself in a difficult position by choosing to host the g7 summit next year at his own family property near miami. democrats, as you mentioned, had obviously been piling on with the criticism, accusing him of attempting to use his office to profit and to feed his family s company with brand exposure and with monetar
in the past hour president trump has said he is abandoning his plan to host the 2020 g7 summit at his florida golf resort. it comes after democrats and others said the decision was evidence of the president misusing his office for personal gain. in a series of tweets, trump said he would drop the plan which was announced on thursday. he cited what he called the crazed and irrational hostility from democrats and the news media. brett samuels is the white house reporter for the hill, hejoins me now on the line. very good to speak to you, particularly given the fact that these tweets came out so late. the president has backed down. why? yes, well, thanks for having me on, james. this is certainly a bit of a shakeup for a james. this is certainly a bit of a sha keup for a saturday james. this is certainly a bit of a shakeup for a saturday night, the president making some big news here. he put himself in a difficult position by choosing to host the g7 summit at his own family pr
and objects found on satellite that may be linked to malaysia flight 370. five days after a mudslide buried a small washington town authorities are still sifting through the debris looking for dozens of missing people. we re also getting a look at the dramatic rescue of a four-year-old boy you can see here in the corner of the picture, who was trapped. but as you can see here was rescued. at least 16 people have died, and that number will rise much higher. al jazeera s abby gibbs is in arlington, washington, for us. reporter: we just finished hearing from emergency response officials, and we ve got good news in all of this. first off the river levels dropped easing fears of flooding this week, and those rescued this week are all improving at the hospital, all great news, but we re now into day five of this search. there are 200 search and rescue people on the ground trying to find anyone who is still alive. they re seeing federal assistance from the national guard and fem
missing malaysian flight 370. president obama is now in rome where he will meet with pope francis. the president said russia must not be allowed to run roughshod over its neighbors as it s done in the ukraine. mike viqueira has more now from brussels. reporter: well, it s day three in europe for president obama making the case to european leaders and european citizens that they have to remain vigilant in the face of russian aggression. if it means enduring economic pain in terms of sanctions, if it comes to that, if russia escalates this crisis then the case is well worth it. in a broad speech lasting 35 minutes to a group of young be belgiums, he invoked freedom and democracy. let s listen. russia s leadership is challenging ruths that only a few weeks ago seemed self-evident. that in the 21st century the borders of europe cannot be redrawn with force. reporter: now that speech that the president gave to young belgiums here in brussels was similar in town to other sp