to be. this morning, his widow joins us live. bolton bombshells. the first excerpts from the former national security adviser s explosive memoir go public. president trump accused of asking china to help him get re-elected, and offering his own help to dictators. overnight, the justice department seeking a new emergency order to block the book s release. and the president weighing in. he broke the law. very simple. super spreaders. it was just one positive after another after another after another. new fears over the spike in coronavirus cases, and where people are being infected as the nation reopens. deepening jobs crisis. shocking images in kentucky. thousands lined up for hours in the hopes of receiving unemployment benefits. another 1 million americans expected to file for jobless claims today. those stories, plus, music s legend. we could all use a lift right now and some love right now and some joy. john legend opens up to willie, sharing an uplifti
again. the pound has slumped after the uk prime minister confirmed a crucial vote planned for today will now be postponed. in an address to parliament, theresa may said she was confident of getting reassurances from the eu on the northern ireland border plan. the eu is saying the deal on the table, negotiated for more than 18 months, is as good as it gets and there is no wiggle room. so what is it? both the eu and uk government have committed to ensuring the border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland remains as frictionless after brexit as it is now. the trade across it is significant, worth more than $3.1; billion in 2016. the uk government s deal contains an insurance policy to avoid the return of a hard border if a solution cannot be reached through a wider trade deal. known as the backstop, it has sparked political backlash amid claims it could lead to the break up of the united kingdom. that is because if the backstop were to take effect, northern irelan
the project will provide a new rail line running east west through the heart of london. our transport correspondent tom burridge reports. it is a feat of british engineering years to bore a tunnel underneath central london. but the new rail line, east to west, could cost up to £2 billion extra. the whole project was supposed to come in at around £15 billion. the chairman, sir terry morgan, forced out last week, and while trains sit idle, there is disagreement over when london s mayor knew the project was delayed. we ve still got to fit out all the stations, we ve still got to complete the tunnels, we ve still got to do the testing, both static and dynamic. and while it s incredibly frustrating, which is why i ve not hidden my anger and frustration since i was told that 9 december date would be missed. this is the new crossrail bond street station, by no means finished. and to think that this was supposed to be ready and open to passengers this week. delays to the infrastr
at the arc de triomphe, covered now in anti macron graffiti, police fired water cannon to clear the crowds. and here in the gardens by the louvre, one protester is now in a coma after they tore down the metal grille. this evening, the arc de triomphe is back under police control but there are still knots of protesters out there, there s still the tang of tear gas in the air. and in the streets around here, a trail of destruction cars burned out, shop windows smashed, bank windows smashed. parisians are used to protest, but this has been of a rare violence. all day, there were running battles between riot police and yellow vest protesters. though how many of these were actually agitators of the far right and the far left is one unanswered question. they tore rock cobblestones to fling at police and set alight to cars and buildings. and amid the scenes of destruction, ordinary people who d come from across france to demonstrate peaceably they didn t want the violence to div
of violence in paris and still, it went on. at the arc de triomphe, covered now in anti macron graffiti, police fired water cannon to clear the crowds. and here in the gardens by the louvre, one protester is now in a coma after they tore down the metal grille. this evening, the arc de triomphe is back under police control but there are still knots of protesters out there, there s still the tang of tear gas in the air. and in the streets around here, a trail of destruction cars burned out, shop windows smashed, bank windows smashed. parisians are used to protest, but this has been of a rare violence. all day, there were running battles between riot police and yellow vest protesters. though how many of these were actually agitators of the far right and the far left is one unanswered question. they tore rock cobblestones to fling at police and set alight to cars and buildings. and amid the scenes of destruction, ordinary people who d come from across france to demonstrate peac