Turns on settled from the west again on wednesday. Hello, this is bbc news. The headlines at 8. 30pm Great Ormond Street Hospital contacts the police after staff received Death Threats and online abuse in relation to the charlie gard case. As some of president trumps family prepare to give evidence to the investigation into his teams possible links with russia, the president tweets a reminder that he has the complete power to issue a pardon. Boots has said it is truly sorry for its response to calls to cut the cost of one its morning after pills. The company faced criticism after saying it wanted to avoid incentivising inappropriate use of the pills. Airline pilots have welcomed Government Plans to introduce a Registration System for privately owned drones. It follows growing concern about the risk they pose to aircraft. Now on bbc news, its time for our world. In the syrian city of raqqa, the group that calls itself Islamic State is under siege. Its fighters are surrounded by a kurdis
Turns on settled from the west again on wednesday. Hello, this is bbc news. The headlines at 8. 30pm Great Ormond Street Hospital contacts the police after staff received Death Threats and online abuse in relation to the charlie gard case. As some of president trumps family prepare to give evidence to the investigation into his teams possible links with russia, the president tweets a reminder that he has the complete power to issue a pardon. Boots has said it is truly sorry for its response to calls to cut the cost of one its morning after pills. The company faced criticism after saying it wanted to avoid incentivising inappropriate use of the pills. Airline pilots have welcomed Government Plans to introduce a Registration System for privately owned drones. It follows growing concern about the risk they pose to aircraft. Now on bbc news, its time for our world. In the syrian city of raqqa, the group that calls itself Islamic State is under siege. Its fighters are surrounded by a kurdis
President trump has insisted he has complete power to pardon people. It comes amid reports that hes been looking at ways of pardoning himself, and his family, should investigators conclude there was collusion with russia during the election campaign. Next week, his eldest son and his Son In Law Are Due to testify before congress. But there was no mention of the controversy when the president spoke at a naval ceremony in virginia. From washington, laura bicker reports. Donald trump is gearing up for what could be one of his biggest battles. Hes clearing the decks to try to fight off claims the kremlin helped him win the white house. His core message has become engulfed by the many investigations as he launched a new Aircraft Carrier in virginia, he gave the kind of sales pitch hed prefer americans to hear. American steel and american hands have constructed a 100,000 Tonne Message to the world. American might is second to none. Donald trump is reshaping and upgrading his team just as the
are languishing in prisons all around the country, people who are serving life sentences for nonviolent drug abuses. and that s who he chooses to pardon? he is using his power to pardon which none of us can question because it s in the constitution, he s using it to serve his own individual purposes. and i think that s really sad. does congress have any oversight at all to avoid what is perceived as abuse of this power? well, you know it would take a change of constitution. i certainly introduced legislation many months ago to prohibit the president from pardoning members of his family. but really, it would take a constitutional change. and i think that this is a power that he could use in such a constructive way. and it s so sad to see him using it just for his own individual purposes. he s trying to send a message. he s trying to send a message for all of the people under indictment or under investigation. don t feel you have to
mueller, has ordered that white house aides not destroy any documents dealing with the trump tower meeting with the russian lawyer. and this new question tonight. can the president pardon himself or his family? here s cecilia vega. reporter: tonight, the white house facing mounting questions about whether president trump is considering the possibility of pardoning members of his family, or even himself. from his lawyers, a firm denial. but the president s new press secretary seems to leave the door open. the president maintains pardon powers like any president would, but there are no announcements or planned announcements on that front whatsoever. reporter: it comes as the white house turns up the heat on special counsel robert mueller. the president, now on the attack, accusing mueller and his team of conflicts of interest, telling the new york times he interviewed mueller for the job of fbi director just one day before he was appointed special counsel. what the hell is this