Practice yesterday. But tonight his colleagues, both republicans and democrats will go ahead with their annual game. Its 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 Trumps winning ways. Well let you judge the impersonation. I am Christian Fraser in london, katty kay is in washington. We still dont 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, inch by pains
there s no excuse for the way the north koreaps treated our son. and no excuse for the way they have treated so many others. i call on them to release the other americans being held. no other family should have to endure what the warmbiers have. emotional to say the least ron mitt in cincinnati this afternoon. first of all, do we have an update at all on otto s condition? not at this hour, craig. the hospital is holding a news conference here at 3:00 eastern time. the medical team that is caring otto is going to update the public and we ll get details about whether these professionals believe that his coma was caused by the bot chew his m sleeping pill explanation given by the north koreans. you mentioned his father fred holding a news conference this morning. his wife cindy was at the hospital with otto. he he was very matter of fact throughout the conference but got emotional towards the end of
the north koreans treated our son. and no excuse for the way they have treated so many others. i call on them to release the other americans being held. no other family should have to endure what the warmbiers have. thank you. now i would be happy to answer questions. before you begin asking questions, state your name and news organization you re from, please. yes, sir. [inaudible question] that s a loaded softball question. obviously otto is an amazing kid. what he endured, the brutality and the terror that he went through. he made it back to the united states. the performance he did. but that doesn t really speak to who otto really is.
the north koreans treated our son and no excuse for the way they have treated so many others. i call on them to release the other americans being held. no other family should have to endure what the warmbiers have. thank you. now i d be happy to answer questions. before you begin asking questions, please state your name and the news organization you re from, please. yes, sir. [ inaudible question ] that s a loaded softball question. obviously, otto s an amazing kid. what he endured, the brutality and the terror that he went through, and he made it back to the united states, and the performance he did. but that doesn t really speak to who otto really is.