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hello and welcome to 100 days. after the tomahawks, now what? america's policy on syria is confusing. the monday after the bombing, there's no evidence of further us engagement. so, as foreign ministers from western powers huddle at the g7 talks in italy, it's not clear the american attack has changed their thinking. the us supreme court has a new justice. neil gorsuch is sworn in at the white house and now could help shape american law for decades to come. iam humbled. to those much is given, much will be expected. the balance of power between the populists and the realists appears to be shifting. the funeral service for keith palmer, the police constable stabbed to death in the westminster terror attack. thousands of officers lined the route of the funeral cortege to southwark cathedral in london. and, it is one of the natural wonders of the world, but for how much longer?
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scientists now say two thirds of australia's great barrier reef has been destroyed by rising sea temperatures. this is 100 days, with me, katty kay, in washington and christian fraser in london. four days after donald trump launched cruise missiles against syria, it's not clear what else he wants to do in that war, if anything. america today certainly doesn't feel as if it's on war footing. and different members of the trump team are saying different things about america's syria policy and the future of president assad. here is the us ambassador to the un nikki haley on sunday. there is not any sort of option where a political solution will happen with assad at the head of the regime. if you look at his actions, at the situation, it will be hard to see a government that is peaceful and stable with assad. but not everyone in the administration seems to advocate regime change. here's us secretary of state rex tillerson with another.
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what we are hopeful is through this syrian process, working with coalition members, un and through the geneva process, we can navigate a political outcome, and we wish the syrian people will determine bashar al—assad's fate and his legitimacy. it is also not clear how this leaves relations between the white house and russia. mr trump himself hasn't mentioned russia once since the chemical attacks last week. the us bombing of an airfield near homs does demonstrate that this new american president is prepared to draw a line and abide by it, at least on chemical—weapons attacks. for the past six years, western powers have achieved almost nothing in syria. today, theirforeign ministers meet in italy. america's secretary of state is in italy to turn up the international heat on syria's president assad and his russian backers. rex tillerson very deliberately joined an international wreath laying at the memorial to a nazi atrocity here in 1944, the massacre of local villagers.
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we remember the events of august 12th 19114, that occurred. then he drew a direct parallel to last week's gas attack in syria's idlib province. we rededicate ourselves to holding to account any and all who commit crimes against the innocents, anywhere in the world. then, president trump's foreign minister, the man who will go to moscow later this week, met borisjohnson, the foreign secretary who cancelled his visit to be here instead. they are working together to get the widest possible internationally—agreed challenge to the russians. immediately afterwards, borisjohnson told me he is pressing for new sanctions against russia as well as syria. and we will be discussing the possibility of further sanctions, certainly on some of the syrian military figures and, indeed, on some of the russian military figures who have been
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involved in coordinating the syrian military efforts, and who of course are thereby contaminated by the appalling behaviour of the assad regime. what we're trying to do is to give tillerson the clearest possible mandate from us as the west, the uk, and all of our allies here to say to the russians, "this is your choice. stick with that guy, stick with that tyrant, or work with us to find a better solution. " president assad's major backers, iran and russia, have now warned of military retaliation if president trump repeats last friday's cruise—missile strikes, although iran's president rouhani, seen as a moderate, seemed to contradict his own hardliners today, saying change within the assad regime should go hand—in—hand with fighting his opponents. translation: terrorism in syria should be eradicated and, of course,
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some reform should be permitted in syria within the syrian regime. this evening, g7 ministers, all but one of them nato members too, are starting to explore new pressures they could apply, knowing full well that russia has so far stuck firmly with president assad and his regime. for more from the g7 summit, we spoke with james a brief time ago. there has been a lot of sound and fury. very powerfully, rex tillerson has drawn a comparison between nazi atrocities in italy at the end of the second world war and what has been happening inside syria. will that make any difference? who knows. vladimir putin has resisted all pressure. there is at least a discussion of additional sanctions being applied to russia if it does not moderate its support for assad,
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but that may have been undermined by something that rex tillerson repeated over the weekend in a series of interviews on american network tv. he made clear that it is not the number one united states priority, to remove him from power. that remains the elimination of so—called ices within syria. so you can see that flood amir putin may feel he can go on resisting whatever pressure may be agreed in italy, in talks which will go on deep into the evening and resume again in the morning. the view in washington after the strikes what that there was broad international support for this, and that american credibility and military credibility had been restored around the world. is that your takeaway from the g—7 meeting? to some extent it is. this is a reversal of ba rack 0bama's to some extent it is. this is a reversal of barack 0bama's policy of non—aggression in syria. it is
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clearly sending a strong signal that the new administration is conducting things ina the new administration is conducting things in a different way. but that is tempered by the clear statements from the administration that this was a limited, targeted strike, which was only a response to the use of banned chemical weapons. and that no such strike would be repeated, u nless no such strike would be repeated, unless there is another use of chemical weapons within syria. there is no question of a general american engagement in syria, with significant military might, nothing much in what the russians are using to bolster resident assad. america's allies are grateful for what the united states has done, particularly to enforce the global century—old ban on chemical weapons, but whether it isa ban on chemical weapons, but whether it is a game changer in syria remains to be seen. the white house press secretary has been speaking about the american
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military action in syria last week and about trying to create the conditions to bring about new leadership. the action that we took last week has been widely praised, domestically and internationally, is a great step to ensure the deterrence and preparation of chemical weapons and action against innocent people. when you watch babies and children being gassed and suffering under barrel bombs, you are instantaneously moved to action. the president has made it clear that if those actions were to continue, further action will be considered by the united states. we continue to urge the world community to join us in this, in both stopping the deterrence and preparation of the use of those weapons, but in further trying to create the political environment that will result in new leadership. those are very important, they go hand—in—hand. so what are the military options now? i'm joined by andrew exum, who was president 0bama's deputy
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assistant secretary of defence for middle east policy. the white house seems to be making the argument that defeating islamic state can lead to the conditions for the removal of president assad. has this action that the us has taken in syria complicated the fight against islamic state? yes. that was what the risks, it is worth keeping in mind that the us—led coalition over syria has been flying in and around ina syria has been flying in and around in a syrian air defences over the past two years, and so syria and russia can come to get the fight against islamic state. what you are seeing, and sean spicer was all over the map... i did not come out of that any clearer. that is not the first time that has been the case. what rex tillerson and the ambassador said yesterday was signalling that political transition
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remains a priority, the fight against the islamic state has to come first, because they are in a bit of tension. you will see the white house tried to prioritise the fight against the islamic state while seeing whether or not this strike against syria gives rex tillerson anymore leveraged in the geneva process. in terms of the options america could have, they we re options america could have, they were options that were on the table when you were in the administration tom what are they and which do you think are the likely once america might take next? friendly, they not going to want to telegraph their options might be, ourfocus remains on the islamic state, they will go to rack and the euphrates river valley. there will not want to telegraph any intent with respect to the syrian regime. that is —— that ambiguity makes sense, because when you have assad going to geneva, he will want to do that with the sense that maybe the president would do
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something, without getting into the specific details. i want to see if i can use some of specific details. i want to see if i can use some of your specific details. i want to see if i can use some of your expertise, because you were a former ranger and captain in the army, and rex tillerson has been confident in the american intelligence, they said the russians must have known, because there were people at these bases. when you put conventional weapons on an aircraft, is it very different from putting chemical weapons on an aircraft? would you be that spot it easily? i had a bit of difficulty with the earpiece. 0verall,... could they have moved chemical weapons without the russians at the airbase knowing's that was what they were getting out yesterday when they made the statement. this serves the administration politically, to be able to call the russians out to say, look, you were the
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international guarantors for this deal in 2013, you were present at the airbase, we are not buying the idea that you were not at least witting of some of the movements that the syrian regime were doing. it is canny and wise to put that pressure on the russians. in all likelihood, it is possible that there may be a disconnect between there may be a disconnect between the russians on the ground in syria and the russians in moscow. polls have been done here over the weekend, donald trump has seen a bit ofa bump weekend, donald trump has seen a bit of a bump in weekend, donald trump has seen a bit ofa bump in his weekend, donald trump has seen a bit of a bump in his approval ratings, but the things that came out most clearly, there is not political support via for taking this action further. they will live with this attack, they do not want further attacks. you said you do not know if there is a strategy. they said last week that there was a suite of options that was put to be president, so if there isa was put to be president, so if there is a suite of options, there must be
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some sort of strategy, you would think? but maybe it is not palatable. they were drawing up the options, but the administration has to decide, does it want regime change or not, is it a priority? day 81 for the trump administration. and today, president trump fulfilled one of his key election pledges. the swearing in of a new conservative, supreme court justice neil gorsuch. this was the smaller, private ceremony earlier on monday. and then, there was this, the more—public swearing—in within the white house rose garden. 49—year—old justice gorsuch was finally confirmed on friday after a bitter struggle between republicans and democrats in the senate. and whatever this president does over his first 100 days, this will be seen as his most—significant achievement. the past two months, the american people have gotten to know and respect and truly admire our newest member
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of the united states supreme court. injustice gorsuch, they see a man of great and unquestioned integrity. they see a man of unmatched qualifications and, most of all, and most importantly, they see a man who is deeply faithful to the constitution of the united states. he will decide cases based not on his personal preferences, but based on a fair and objective reading of law. we have talked a lot about the problems the administration has had, this is a huge successful donald trump, this man will shape american legal opinion and american life for decades to come. he is young, by the standards of the supreme court. many of them are elderly.
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donald trump could easily get one more pic. the justice donald trump could easily get one more pic. thejustice at the end, only a9, he has a long time left on that bench. two of the three oldest art liberal democrat justices. two of the three oldest art liberal democratjustices. appointed by bill clinton. so it shows how long they can stay on the bench. and the kind of impact, if some of the liberals, if either of the old ones were to be replaced during trump's term, that could change the outcome. a piece i read today, from one of the justices, the last youngest, she spoke to the washington post about this ina spoke to the washington post about this in a sanctum, the conference room where they meet to discuss theirjudgments, room where they meet to discuss their judgments, and there room where they meet to discuss theirjudgments, and there is a
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defined pecking order. if you go in asa defined pecking order. if you go in as a junior, you are in charge of cafeteria duties, you are in charge of answering the door, you have to ta ke of answering the door, you have to take notes at the meetings. you think you are hot stuff when you go m, think you are hot stuff when you go in, but they pull you down to earth as soon as you walk through the door. just like on this programme! i was just just like on this programme! i wasjust going just like on this programme! i was just going to say! the funeral of the british police officer keith palmer, killed in last month's westminster attack, has been held in london at southwark cathedral. thousands of police officers from all over the country lined the route of the funeral cortege, which set off from the palace of westminster, where his coffin had laid in rest overnight. pc palmer, who was married with a five—year—old daughter, was guarding the houses of parliament when he was stabbed by khalid masood. a floral tribute on top of the hearse read "no 1 daddy". at the gates of the palace of westminster, police constable keith palmer's coffin paused, at the very spot where
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he was killed 19 days ago. the place where, unarmed, he moved towards a man brandishing two knifes, where he put himself in harm's way, where he protected parliament to protect our democracy. police officers from every force in the country lined the route. thousands of men and women who did not know keith palmer, but know what it means to wear the badge. you never really know what you're going to face when you go out there. so it is with incredible bravery that he did that. i think it brings home what the job is about, the risks that you take. it shows what a family we are, really, that we all look out for one another and we all do the same thing at the end of the day. the global police family came together in london today, including officers from new york's police department. we have had so much support from officers around the country,
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around the united states, as well as from other places in the world when we have had officers die in the line of duty, so we have felt a need to be supportive back. as the cortege headed across the river, police officers paid tribute in the air, on the water and along the route. two of pc palmer's colleagues spoke of the friend they so admired. if you could paint a picture of a perfect policeman, you would be painting a picture of keith palmer. he sounds like a pretty extraordinary man. he was, he was so down—to—earth and normal. he came to work because he had a family to support. he was a fantastic dad and a fantastic husband. and... he is going to be missed so much. as the coffin passed through the capital, london stopped what it was doing to remember all those who lost their lives on that appalling day, pc palmer and the four men and women killed on westminster bridge.
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pc palmer symbolises the public service and sacrifice that underpins our society, a debt we owe to all those who put their lives on the line defending ourfreedoms. but he was also a husband, a father, a family man, and so today is about both national reflection and private grief. pc palmer's wife asked that the family's privacy be respected inside southwark cathedral. but the sound of the service was relayed to the streets outside. keith laid down his life for each one of us here. each one of you who have lined the streets and filled the bridges of this city today. in her first public engagement in her new role, metropolitan police commissioner cressida dick honoured a fallen colleague. an amazing life. he was clearly very kind, very good—hearted, very hard—working, a very,
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very talented police officer. police constable keith palmer's name has been added to the national police roll of honour. the grief will lessen, his bravery will endure for generations to come. some of the other stories we're following today. swedish police are confident they hold the man responsible for the truck attack last friday which killed four and injured 15. the main suspect in custody is 39—year—old uzbek national rakhmat akilov. he applied for political asylum in 201a but was refused in 2016. he was given four weeks to leave the country but then disappeared. the rumours swirling around the white house at the moment suggest two of the main men in the trump administration are locked in a power struggle. 0n the left is steve bannon, the right—wing nationalist and neophyte who serves as the president's chief strategist.
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the much—younger man on his right is the president's son—in—law, jared kushner, who has an expanding portfolio. he seems to serve as the secretary of everything. last week bannon was removed from the national security council and was later overruled on the military action in syria. i was thinking about this, the action in syria was 180 degrees away from where steve bannon would be. yes, steve bannon was the chairman ofa campaign yes, steve bannon was the chairman of a campaign which talked resolutely about america first, he was the author of the inaugural address that did not even mention america —— american engagement in humanitarian activities around the world, and he was the head of the news network that has been furious about those strikes against syria. 0n about those strikes against syria. on that, he seems to have been losing out. what he needs to learn three words, blood is thicker.
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nobody is going to bet against the husband of the daughter of donald trump. if there is going to be a power struggle between them, they will win it, i am pretty sure. we're going a bit further afield now, to australia and the great barrier reef, one of the seven natural wonders of the world. it is so big, you can see it from space. but scientists say rising water temperatures have stripped the colour from two thirds of the reef, and it's now in danger of being destroyed altogether. mass bleaching happens when the coral get stressed. it becomes fragile and can eventually kill it, with devastating consequences. the reef is an enormous habitat. it's home to more than 130 species of shark and 1,600 varieties of fish. a world of brilliant colour, teeming with life. this is the great barrier reef at its best. the largest single biological structure on earth. but vulnerable to the slightest change. this is how part of reefs
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look, a ghostly white. the coral‘s more like a graveyard. a new survey has found long stretches of reef have turned pale for the second year running, giving the corals no chance to recover, and the scientist in charge says he is worried. it seems likely between this event and last event roughly 50% of coral will have died in a period of less than 18 months. that binding measure is a huge blow to the reef. what is happening to the great barrier reef is shocking to scientists. this gives you an idea of what is at stake. this is healthy coral, on the right coral that's turned white, and it is at risk. healthy coral provides energy from algae, but if the water is too warm, the algae is expelled.
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last year, scientists found the northern third was most badly hit. that is where the waters are usually warmest. this time, the central section has suffered, and usually the waters there are cooler. being bleached two years running makes it harder for coral to recover. it can take at least a decade. some corals are weaker, and scientists are trying to find out which ones may recover. it can bleach but it does not necessarily die. if a coral bleaches year after year, that is going to reduce its ability to recover. so, two years in a row is worrying. the reef faces a lot of threats, from pollution to industrial development.
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but on top of that, there is climate change. bringing higher temperatures, that makes bleaching more likely. i have never been, have you? ido i have never been, have you? i do not spend all my time on holiday! some of us are working! nor does david, i havejust seen him outside! that would have been a good assignment! you're watching 100 days from bbc news. still to come for viewers on the bbc news channel and bbc world news. what is america's next move when it comes to north korea? we will put that to a former cia analyst. the masters champion who joins an exclusive club of spanish golfers. why this victory was especially sweet for sergio garcia. he kept me up sweet for sergio garcia. he kept me up until the early hours! that's still to come on 100 days, from bbc news. after the warmth some of you
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experienced yesterday, the weather has been reset. we will not see 25 degrees again for the rest of this week. instead, it will be west or north—westerly wind, and north—westerly wind, and north—westerly as we head into next weekend. these are the temperatures weekend. these are the temperatures we are expecting to see, much closer to where it should be for the time of year. it will not be a horrendous weekend by any stretch, fairly typicalfor this stage in weekend by any stretch, fairly typical for this stage in april. a few showers, but a lot of dry weather as well, so there will be some sunny spells. the sun is gaining strength. in the sun, it will negate some of the chill. it is turning chile tonight. clear skies, lighter wind across southern areas. a touch of frost in shetland as well, but elsewhere across northern
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scotland, lots of cloud. rain will be setting in. it will be raining on and off through the day. one or two spots of rain for the northwest. cloud will build elsewhere after a sunny start, much like it did today. sunny spells for the afternoon, a bit more clout for the southern counties. 0nce bit more clout for the southern counties. once the sun is out, it should feel pleasant enough. a breeze further north. the breeze picks up for all of us as we go into wednesday, ringing a weather front after a wet night. further south, we start with rain for northern england and wales, on the western side of the health. it fizzles out and pushes southwards. not much rain across the south, still some sunny spells, and feeling coolerfor all. by spells, and feeling coolerfor all. by wednesday night and thursday morning, the temperatures are low enough for a touch of frost in rural
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areas. it is driest and brightest across southern and eastern areas. it is cloudier in the west. 0ccasional showers, the most prolific in western scotland. a bright day across the northern half of the country on friday to stop the cloud threatening rain, but some dry weather to enjoy. it is turning colderfor weather to enjoy. it is turning colder for all. welcome back to one hundred days with me katty kay in washington and christian fraser in london. 0ur headlines — foreign ministers from the g7 group of industrialised nations are debating what to do next in syria — after an apparent chemical weapons attack by government forces. and still to come — the masters champion who joins an exclusive club of spanish golfers — why this victory was especially sweet for sergio garcia. the british foreign secretary borisjohnson says the message from the g7 meeting in italy today should be crystal clear —
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president putin must be made to abandon his support for president assad. but can western allies find a unified strategy, that would focus minds in moscow? 0ne senior european diplomat told reporters the us was "navigating aimlessly in the dark" in the search for a transfer of power in syria. fore more, let's speak to sir christopher mayer — former uk ambassador to the us. borisjohnson were supposed to be in moscow today, is it better that he is in italy negotiating with the g7 ministers or should he be in moscow? ifi ministers or should he be in moscow? if i was 20 years younger and was one of his advisers in the foreign 0ffice, one of his advisers in the foreign office, i would have said, one of his advisers in the foreign 0ffice, iwould have said, do one of his advisers in the foreign office, i would have said, do both, go to moscow and take the temperatures and then fly to italy, and thenjoined temperatures and then fly to italy, and then joined the g7 meeting and enrich the discussions with your personal observations that would also help rex tillerson when he is
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also help rex tillerson when he is also there tomorrow evening. it is not a big deal, but i would have said there is a marginal advantage in yourgoing to said there is a marginal advantage in your going to moscow. but they have decided they are not going to do that, and so be it. most people are recognising that the air strike last week was limited, we have seen pictures of the c arun f or is taking off from that airfield. —— pictures of the syrian air force full stop what was the point of it? the damage caused was not minimal, and it might be that syrian aircraft are flying from the airfield, but it was none of the 59 cruise missiles, we re was none of the 59 cruise missiles, were actually aimed at the runway, they were aimed at the facilities around the runway. i think it was the right thing to have been done by donald trump and he might have done the right thing for the wrong reason, but it was the right thing to have done. and it was a very sharp punch on the nose for assad
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and a warning to the russians, because if you look at the russian role in this, rex tillerson said this already, and he is right, either they were taken for falls by the syrians or they were complicit in the attack last week which horrified everyone —— taken for fools. the russians come out of this very badly and the lasting assad would like is to invite another nato retaliation if he were to use weapons like that again —— and the last thing. i think it was a punitive strike by the americans. now, the big task for the g7, for the west and for the international community, having done that, which has given the united states far more credibility than they had under barack 0bama, for this reason, how'd you get to the basic objective? ceasefire followed
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you get to the basic objective? ceasefi re followed by you get to the basic objective? ceasefire followed by peace agreement, internationally agreed, and at the same sign the carry on whacking isis and the so—called caliphate. —— the same time. whacking isis and the so—called caliphate. —— the same timelj whacking isis and the so—called caliphate. -- the same time. i want to go back to when you were in washington, when president bush went into iraq. rex tillerson was talking about america dedicating themselves to holding to account anyone who commits crimes against innocent and it sounded like president bush when he promised tomography and support for the innocent around the world, is this the new america? —— when he promised democracy and support. we haven't a clue, to be honest. rex tillerson has said that but we don't what those words mean. was it a statement of purpose which will emerge from a new american foreign policy? we don't know. all we can
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say is that there is the possibility that out of the chrysalis of chaos that out of the chrysalis of chaos that has been the trump administration since inauguration day, there might be something more coherent and strategic than has been the case so far, but we don't know yet. if it is the case that trump is happy to leave the development of a foreign policy strategy to the wise heads of the defence secretary and the national security adviser, we might see something a hearing with which we, the allies, can work. we don't know if this will happen and whether this is something that trump once today. the parallel with george w bush might emerge but it hasn't emerged yet. thanks forjoining us. pleasure. syria isn't the only foreign policy
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problem for president trump. in fact some would say the north korea's rush to develop a nuclear missile programme is a far more dangerous development. at the weekend the us announced it had sent a naval strike group to the korean peninsular, a clear sign of the escalating tensions. it comes on the heels of mr trump's meeting with the chinese president on friday. north korea was front and centre in those talks. joining us now is bruce klingner, former cia deputy division chief for korea who is now at the heritage foundation. how much do you read into this strike group heading to the region? continuing the theme from the previous guests, there is uncertainty we don't know. it could be as benign as the expected missile tests during upcoming important anniversaries for north korea, and the united states would like to make sure it has sufficient deterrence abilities, especially when the
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missile defences down for repairs, so it's only prudent to have the navy there, but you could spin a story of how after the c arun attacks and numerous comments from other officials, that all options on the table —— after the serious attacks. —— syria attacks. it is far more likely to be the former than the latter, but there is uncertainty and unpredictability and a bit of nervousness. she ginned north korea and donald trump have said they will work together a bit better. if you still had yourjob, what would you be looking forward to see if they were able to do something more on north korea? because the trump administration did not come out with a list of chinese entities that it would impose secondary sanctions on, i would like
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to think that china has said they would take action against chinese entities that are breaking us law, and maybe the us is giving them time to ta ke and maybe the us is giving them time to take action against the chinese by laters, and if that doesn't occur, then i think president trump will be willing to impose secondary sanctions unilaterally using us law. we have spoken about leveraging how you get this level it, but when you are dealing with the north koreans, they have put out a statement that they have put out a statement that they are prepared to go without electricity and food because in their view this missile programme guarantees their survival. it is impossible to negotiate with a country like that. we have seen any number of times that we have tried negotiating, we have tried aid international agreements, there have
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been any number of attempts at engagement and they have all failed, and so right now country to perceptions that north korea is the most heavily sanctioned on earth, thatis most heavily sanctioned on earth, that is simply not correct, the trump administration has a lot of room where they could more fully in force us law including by secondary sanctions against chinese entities. thanks forjoining us. i spent my time recuperating in the garden this weekend. but you went to spend your time with a00 teenage girls? weekend. but you went to spend your time with aoo teenage girl57m wasn't quite, but it was extraordinary, we hosted a conference in baltimore for a00 local teenage girls and we did this because there is so much evidence... you have a daughter, that girls lose confidence. between the ages of nine
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and 15, girls confidence that they can achieve as much as boys absolutely plummets. so i spent the weekend talking to these incredible girls and we had many great speakers talking to them about things like girls and science and girls and finance and sport, it was noisy but wonderful. we have an issue with this. it is not that my daughter doesn't want to try, she just frightened of failing. so she will only try at those things she thinks she can succeed at. interesting. this is a problem, girls are perfectionists and they want to be perfectionists and they want to be perfect at work and about the way they look and with their friends, and the trouble is, if you want to be perfect all the time, it is hard to ta ke be perfect all the time, it is hard to take risks and file and that is pa rt to take risks and file and that is part of the process of building confidence. —— fail. part of the process of building confidence. -- fail. it is a tricky issue for all parents. i will keep you updated. much of the talk on this side of the atlantic today christian is about spanish golfer
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sergio garcia — and that incredible win at the us masters in georgia yesterday. he's still living that victory — and this morning had this to say: "thank you very much to all my fans, sponsors and all the people that made my dream come true!! #masterschampion2017". you were up all night? yes, and then it went to a play—off and i thought, oh god. this was the moment garcia beat england'sjustin rose in a playoff — the spaniard winning his first ever major title and his reaction shows just how much it means. he has tried 7a times. he has tried 74 times. 73 majors he had played before this one. i honestly thought, and i don't want to go shot by shot, but he played the 13th and he hit a christian fraser shot and it went into the trees, and i thought i could go to bed, but somehow he made par and that catapulted the rest of his round and he completes a trio of
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spaniards who have won this tournament. seve ballesteros, it was supposed to be his 60th birthday yesterday. he is a hero for all spanish golfers, especially sergio garcia and 0laza bal. spanish golfers, especially sergio garcia and 0lazabal. i remember all of those victories, action, that shows i'm getting on a bit. —— actually. sergio garcia said five yea rs actually. sergio garcia said five years ago that he was just not good enough, to win a major, so has his play changed ? enough, to win a major, so has his play changed? it is mind over matter, but behind every good golfer isa matter, but behind every good golfer is a good woman, and he has a new fiancee who was there last night and she said she believed he could do that. she was walking down the last
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with him. she ran onto the green to congratulate him. you are such a romantic. my wife has never done that to me, though. laughter that is one hundred days for now — if you'd like to get in touch with us, you can via twitter — just use the hashtag, bbc—one—hundred—days. goodbye. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines: foreign ministers from the g7 nations are meeting to find a unified approach to tackling the syria conflict, after last week's suspected chemical weapons attack. the chief executive of barclays, jes staley,could lose his annual bonus after two regulators opened an investigation, into his conduct in a whistleblowing case. the funeral of pc keith palmer, who was murdered in last month's westminster terror attack, has taken place at
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southwark cathedral. an update on the market numbers for you — here's how london's and frankfurt ended the day. the ftse is up and the dax is down, ever so slightly. in the united states, in trading, the dowjones and the nasdaq are both up slightly. reports coming in from california say 2 people have died and at least two have been injured after a shooting at a school in the town of san bernardino. police are attending the incident at north park elementary school. the san bernardino police chief tweeted that two adults have died in a classroom, with two students transported to hospital and that their condition remains unknown. and we can show you live aerial pictures we're seeing now of san bernardino.
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the ambulances and police in attendance. the police chief said on twitter that two people have actually died. and the suggestion is from early reports that this is some kind of murder—suicide. we will get more on that, hopefully, in the next few minutes. many of the students about elementary school have been evacuated into the grounds of the premises while police continue to try to establish what happened. it seems as if, according to the suggestions, it was some kind of murder—suicide, that the perpetrator of this gun attack has died in this incident. some aerial shots of the campus. this is the place where last year, san bernardino, where we have
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the attack by husband and wife, the terror attack, killing several people in that town. but this is the situation at that school in california.
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