Refusal to take part puts the clock in uncharted legal territory. And u. S. President Donald Trump Tells a reelection rally in florida that the impeachment inquiry has been going well for him the swing state is a battleground for votes well get you the latest from our correspondent there. I am. I ever. On and on for a clarity you could join me we start in malta where a series of high level resignations has shaken the government amid a growing scandal surrounding the murder of the investigative journalist ethnic heroin and its over 2 years ago 3 senior government figures have resigned another says that he has suspended himself the opposition is calling for Prime Minister joseph miscount to step down saying that the only decisions hes taking to protect those around him. Making a short sharp exit and angry crowd through accusations and eggs at multis Prime Minister Joseph Muscat as he escaped parliament shrouded by tight security hours earlier his chief of staff and 2 ministers resigned t
Why fewer shoppers and more closures made july an especially tough time for retailers. Ill have the details. A Fabulous Four and a perfect start to the new premier League Season for Manchester United, who thump chelsea at old trafford and inflict a first defeat for Frank Lampard. Good morning. Today we are looking ata good morning. Today we are looking at a mixture of sunshine and showers. Showers in the north and west, have very heavier and thundery showers in the south east, in between some sunshine, and this weeks weather remains unsettled. Ill have more in 15 minutes. Its monday, august 12. Our top story drug crime has risen in rural areas but fallen sharply in major city centres. A bbc investigation has found that in some villages in england and wales it has more than quadrupled in five years. The findings highlight concern about the spread of so called county lines gangs which traffic drugs using children and vulnerable people. Dan johnson reports. The latest frontier in the figh
Briefing and said the 800,000 Government Employees who are out of work or working without pay are okay with that pretty much. He threatened to declare a National Emergency and build the wall without congressional approval and according to new reporting from the wall street journal. The president cold lawmakers he doesnt like the word shutdown but prefers the word strike. Let that sink in. While you do, lets go to manu raju. And what between congressional leaders and the president . I dont go productive. The president said in the meeting that this could go on for years if this is not resolv resolved. Theres a price over process and policy. Democrats made very clear they dont want to negotiate on issues such as the president s wall and other related matters, immigration and the like until the government is reopened. The president said he wants funding for his wall before the government is reopened and thats not even close to were talking about policy which the two sides are opposed on th
Military in the world. Tehran does not want war, but we will defend our territory. Inside politics, the biggest stories sourced by the best reporters now. And welcome to inside politics. Im john king. To our viewers in the United States and around the world, thank you for sharing your sunday. President trump is leaving the white house for houston any moment now. Were watching to see if he stops to talk to reporters and if he does, well bring you the tape asap. We begin with a big weekend in iowa. 17 of the president ial contenders are there and we have new numbers that prove that the Elizabeth Warren surge is dramatically reshaping the race as we move into election year. Lets take a look at those numbers. This is iowa, democrats, likely caucus goers. Elizabeth warren is on top and the Vice President is second. Warren and biden in top in iowa, senator harris 6, senator booker 3, senator klobuchar 3. A top tier of warren and biden in iowa. Warren has had a great summer, not just in iowa
Democrat, no surprise here, says mueller should ignore that guidance. Justice correspondent, Jessica Schneider is with us. This was something that Robert Mueller actually requested and this is somewhat of a stern page and a half letter from the doj. It does lay out for Robert Mueller what he can and cannot testify and it comes after mueller asked for the guidance. The Justice Department warning mueller that his testimony must stay within the boundaries of his report and those were the parameters that mueller was planning to stick with anyway. But theyre also reminding him that he can not testify about any redacted material from the report. That includes grand jury material, information about ongoing investigations. And he also cant talk about the conduct of any uncharged third parties. And that is a crucial directive, because that could really thwart the democrats plan to repeatedly question mueller on this question of if donald trump wasnt president , would he have been charged with o