are switching accounts for better service for our money. in sport, seven points clear now. chelsea close in on the premier league title with a vital victory over southampton. we ll also be looking at how your garden grows, as a new report says climate change affects the north and the south in very different ways. and carol has the weather. good morning. another cool day in prospect. still some wintry showers in the forecast but there will be some sunshine as well. later, cloud coming in from the north west and the wind eases but i will have more detail in about 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story. labour has promised to increase pay for nhs staff and to restore bursaries for nurses in training if it wins the general election. the party says it will abolish the current cap for staff in england which limits pay increases to i%. it also plans to introduce a law that ensures staffing levels in hospitals are safe. our health editor hugh pym reports. marchers by student
hello and welcome to the program. can the trump administration persuade north korea to abandon its nuclear and ballistic missile programmes? well, that s the aim of its current strategy according to a briefing that the white house gave to all 100 us senators: using economic sanctions and diplomatic pressure to force pyongyang to change course. but there are many who doubt it ll work. more from our washington correspondent laura bicker. the us is piling on the pressure. this is military exercise just miles north of the korean border. a message that the us is ready. this is how the head of the us pacific command put it to the house in washington. all options are on the table. we want to bring kim jong un to his senses, not to his knees. later, all 100 senators were taken to a briefing at the white house with the commander in chief. a highly unusual move to show politicians from both sides of the aisle just how serious the situation has become. north korea is the most dangerous
49 completely on its head. the driver of that red car making a split-second decision. i either had to hit the cars that were turned over, hit the car that was spinning out in front of me or come down this ravine. and i chose the ravine. reporter: tragically, in texas, a deadly mix of speed and weather costing one driver his life. and gio benitez live from a very windy jfk airport. we can hear the wind there, gio. so many flights canceled today. now airlines already issuing waivers for the next storm? reporter: that s right, david. more than 1,000 flights canceled today alone. more than 5,000 delayed. and, you know, those airlines, you re right, those airlines are issuing those waivers before the next storm even hits. you can just see, this wind is really picking up here, david. all right, a messy night still ahead. gio, thank you. as i mentioned a new storm already brewing for later in the week, but first things first, rob marciano live tonight with us on the current system
this coming as president trump does appear to be going ut alone. essentially acting as his own lead attorney. this was according to sources who say the president feels misled and no longer wants anyone else in charge. it is a decision with massive implications, given the fact president trump s personal lawyer and ficker of a dozen years is under investigation and his documents have been seized by federal prosecutors. that means the president, who does not have a law degree, is trying essentially take over his own defense and today he went on offense on twitter about the russia investigation, tweeting slippery james comey, the worst fbi director in history, was not fired because of the phony russia veinvestigation. where by the way, there was no collusion except by the dems. of course, there s a huge problem with the tweet like that. and that is this. the president himself said last year on national television that comey was fired because of russia. regardless of recommendation,