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Some of the leading tennis players are calling on the organisers to delay the start times of the matches, after a number of competitors struggled in the tokyo heat and humidity — on the opening day of the tournament. world number one, novak djokovic, eased through his first round in straight sets — but said the playing conditions were particularly demanding. lets cross to the bbc sports centre and speak to chetan pathak, whos been watching the action in tokyo. so lets just start off with the...

"the new york times." elie honig is here, and john bresnahan, congressional bureau chief for politico. john, let me lean on what you know happens behind closed doors on capitol hill. what happened with democrats overnight, and what is it with mcgahns empty chair that seems to be something of a tipping point now? >> i think we are close to a tipping point. i dont think were at a critical mass yet where democrats are going to impeach or try to impeach trump. but i think theyre close. i think speak...

Returns. >> all right. and that, obviously, could be very crucial. as i know there has been a lot of debate over how and if that would happen. since obviously, the treasury secretary will fight it. thank you very much. i appreciate your time. >> thank you, erin. next, jeanie moos on the gifts the president got today. [music playing] (vo) this is the averys. this is the averys trying the hottest new bistro. wait...and the hottest taqueria? and the hottest...what are those? oh, pierogis? and thi...

>> thank you very much. i want to go now to gloria borger, our chief political analyst, robbast areno, and joan walsh, national affairs correspondent for the nation. gloria, this is not the way a winning negotiation ends. at least it isnt the way it ends if youre president trump. >> no, i sort of miss this. i was looking at the art of the deal and i missed this chapter about the great negotiation that never happened here. this deal that the president got today is one that he could have gotten th...

So felt fine violating the law because anything that helped the president was okay. as long as it made him more likely to succeed, they didnt care whether it violated the law. and thats whats so upsetting here is michael cohen in his trying to get sympathy basically said i did it out of blind loyalty. but he didnt do it out of loyalty. it was greed for the tax evasion, which is really why i think he got the big sentence. >> yeah, the judge made it clear that his finding was that michael cohen di...

Evasion, which is really why i think he got the big sentence. >> yeah, the judge made it clear that his finding was that michael cohen did it out of greed and ambition, as the judge put it, more than once. barbara mcquade, your reaction to what happened in federal court in new york today in the case against michael cohen and individual one. >> yeah, well, i think the sentence that michael cohen got today was probably appropriate. his sentencing guidelines were 51 to 63 months. thats roughly 4 1/...

Punished in the russia probe so far is as close to the president as michael cohen. >> thats right, wolf. and the three-year prison sentence that michael cohen got today was certainly not the outcome that he was hoping for and, in fact, his lawyers were hoping that he would get no jail time. as a part of their argument for leniency, they pointed to both his cooperation and also made a personal case saying that michael cohen and his family had already suffered so much. the judge that decided micha...

Months it went to 64 people, then like magic, 3,000 people killed. they hired research to tell them how many people died in puerto rico, how did they not know this, this method was never done with previous hurricanes because other jurisdictions know how many people were killed. 50 times last original number, no way. as you can imagine the presidents critic drew a strong response from nancy pelosi. >> im really so sad for the president to add salt to the wounds by making unfortunate statement tha...

>> our tax system is punishing all those qualities that make america great. so we can have a better tax system. >> martha: a young paul ryan there, right? its going to be hard for anything under the tree to tap what paul ryan got today. he wanted it for a long time. >> this is profound change and this is change that is going to put our country on the right path. we spent 2017 working on this legislation and here it is. we are getting it done. this was a promise made. this is a promise kept. >> m...

Ilook forward to having a conversation once you had a chance to talk with the airport . people dealing with the matter. >> miller did have plenty to say about the executive order. he says the white house is currently pursuing all possible options they are also said to be considering additional actions on immigration , possibly an entirely new executive order . as for the president as she will be leaving the winter white house later today to return to the real white house where he will be hosting...