after a high turnout forced them to be extended three times. hello and welcome to the programme. we start with yet more turbulent development in washington, hot on the heels of president from s departure on his first foreign trip, us media published two new revelations. the new york times is reporting that the president described his sacked fbi chief james coney the president described his sacked fbi chiefjames coney as a nutjob. they show document summarising the meeting saying i face great pressure because of russia has taken off. the washington post has also published an article saying a current white house official has been identified asa house official has been identified as a significant person of interest. in the fbi investigation into links between russia and the tramp campaign. we will have more for you with our correspondent in a moment. but both those stories were published only minutes after air force one took off from andrews air base taking donald trump on his f
practice yesterday. but tonight his colleagues, both republicans and democrats will go ahead with their annual game. it s a rare show of political unity. less unified, president trump hits back at reports he is under investigation for obstruction ofjustice. he calls it the biggest witch hunt in history. and the australian prime minister pokes fun at donald trump s winning ways. we ll let you judge the impersonation. i am christian fraser in london, katty kay is in washington. we still don t know how many people died in the grenfell tower blaze police say it will be more than the current death toll, which stands at 17. and such is the destruction inside the building it could take firefighters weeks to recover the remains. today sniffer dogs, much lighter than people, and specially trained to locate bodies, have been sent into the building to help with the search. 37 people remain in hospital, 17 are in critical care. our home affairs editor mark easton has this report. slowly,
unforgiving as you might expect and getting over the fence, there might be some fresh grass out there. live from our studios in london and singapore. this is bbc world news. it s newsday. a full public inquiry has been ordered into the devastating fire at a tower block in west london. the number of people known to have died has risen to 17, but that figures is expected to rise as many more are still missing. our home editor mark easton reports. slowly, inch by painstaking inch, fire officers continue their grim and dangerous work. amid the soot blackened shell of what was once home to hundreds are some who did not make it out. exactly how many, we do not know, but police today said they hoped the final death toll would not be in three figures. the scale of this tragedy is yet to become clear. the brother of these two syrians was one of those who lost his life. mohammed alhajali was an engineering student seeking a better life in britain. omar was with him as firemen tried to
singapore, you re watching bbc world news. it s newsday. good morning. it s 8am in singapore and 1am here in london where the british prime minister theresa may has ordered a public inquiry into the fire that devastated a residential block of flats in west london. 17 people are now known to have died. many residents are missing, with whole families unaccounted for. here s the latest from our home editor, mark easton, and i must warn you, there are some distressing details in his report. slowly, inch by painstaking inch, fire officers continue their grim and dangerous work. amid the soot blackened shell of what was once home to hundreds are some who did not make it out. exactly how many, we don t know, but police today said they hoped the final death toll would not be in three figures. the scale of this tragedy is yet to become clear. sadly, i can confirm the number of people who have died is now 17. we do believe that that number will sadly increase. there are 37 people recei
as questions multiply about the fire that engulfed a west london tower block, there s growing anger among local people about warnings they say were ignored. britain s prime minister bore the brunt of some of that anger today, and london s mayor told a furious crowd at the scene they should not have to wait for answers. police say the current death toll of 17 could rise significantly it will take weeks to search the building. the first victim has been named as mohammed al hajali, a syrian refugee who was 23. mark easton begins our coverage some of his report you may find distressing. slowly, inch by painstaking inch, fire officers continue their grim and dangerous work. amid the soot blackened shell of what was once home to hundreds are some who did not make it out. exactly how many, we do not know, but police today said they hoped the final death toll would not be in three figures. the scale of this tragedy is yet to become clear. sadly i can confirm the number of people