graham taylor. he s thought to have suffered a heart attack at the ages of 72 the footballing world has been paying tribute. i held him in the very very highest regard, because of what he gave to me, he gave me my england debut, he set me on the road, if it were, and i ll never ever forget that. and we speak to the writer of la la land the man who s brought the art of the musical back to film. two senior figures taking on key roles in donald trump s new administration have given strong endorsements of the us intelligence community just hours after the president elect suggested security officials may have leaked unproven allegations about him. mike pompeo, the man nominated to become the next head of the cia and general mattis, donald trump s choice for us defence secretary have been setting out their view to senators at their confirmation hearings. both men also took a more hawkish view on russia than the next commander in chief, expressing concern about the threat it p
many will be on line there is the hashtag, our e mail and social media contacts hashtag, our e mail and social media co nta cts a re hashtag, our e mail and social media contacts are on the screen throughout the programme. the fall out from leaked dossier with allegations that russia has compromising personal material about donald trump continues to demand our attention. mr trump says he s spoken to the us national intelligence chief. first, the dossier was produced by a private company and its circulation is not illegal. second, if that s how the call went, that s not how mr clapper described it. he earlier released a statement saying us intelligence has not made any judgment that the information in this document is reliable . he also rebuffed the idea us intelligence leaked the dossier. we re also learning more details about the man who wrote this dossier. his name is christopher steele. he runs a private intelligence firm called orbis. he s also a former uk intellig
in some areas. tributes to the former england football manager graham taylor, who s died at the age of 72. and we speak to the writer of la la land the man who s brought the art of the musical back to hollywood. and coming up in sportsday later in the hour on bbc news, west ham s star player dimitri payet goes on strike and demands a transfer, but the club say they won t sell him. good evening. donald trump seems to be at odds with some of his key cabinet nominees on some of the vital questions facing the new administration. his choice for new head of the cia, mike pompeo, has strongly endorsed the work of the us intelligence community hours after it was criticised by the president elect. and generaljames mattis, nominated for defense secretary, accused russia of trying to break up nato and of being a threat to europe in contrast to mr trump s wish for much closer ties with president putin. our correspondent nick bryant reports from washington. a week before inauguratio
with some of his key cabinet nominees on several vital questions facing the new administration. his choice as new head of the cia has strongly endorsed the work of us intelligence agencies, hours after they were attacked by the president elect. and in contrast to mr trump s fond and admiring words for president putin, his nominee for defence secretary accused russia of trying to break up nato, and described it as a threat to europe. nick bryant reports from washington. a week before inauguration day, it is usually an air of expectancy that you ll find on capitol hill, where the stage is being set foertrump to take the oath of office. but the mood now is much more feverish, much more surreal, as front page allegations swirl that russia has compromising information about the president elect which would make him susceptible to blackmail. do you solemnly swear to give the committee the truth. today, donald trump s choice as the new cia director was on capitol hill, claiming the n
facing the new administration. his choice as new head of the cia has strongly endorsed the work of us intelligence agencies, hours after they were attacked by the president elect. and in contrast to mr trump s fond and admiring words for president putin, his nominee for defence secretary accused russia of trying to break up nato, and described it as a threat to europe. nick bryant reports from washington. a week before inauguration day, it is usually an air of expectancy that you ll find on capitol hill, where the stage is being set foertrump to take the oath of office. but the mood now is much more feverish, much more surreal, as front page allegations swirl that russia has compromising information about the president elect which would make him susceptible to blackmail. do you solemnly swear to give the committee the truth. today, donald trump s choice as the new cia director was on capitol hill, claiming the new allegations are unsubstantiated, but agreeing the kremlin tr