Thousand homes are under mandatory evacuation. Frances biggest rock star Johnny Hallyday has died after a battle with lung cancer. Good morning. Its wednesday the 6th of december and im ben brown. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The Prime Minister has just been speaking on the phone to the leader of the Democratic Unionist Party in northern irealand to try and salvage a deal on the future of the irish border. But Arlene Foster has also said in a newspaper interview her dup party will not be rushed, even though the deadline is looming if the uk wants to move on to crucial trade talks with the eu. Meanwhile, the government has admitted that it has not carried out so called Impact Assessments of how leaving the eu might affect the british economy. Appearing before the Brexit Committee this morning, david davis claimed it would be hard to predict the economic effects of brexit, but said officials would do the work at some stage. Our assistant Political Editor norman smith is in westminster. Let us talk about those talks on the phone between theresa may and Arlene Foster. A short phone call we gather . Some relief but at least a phone conversation has taken place because there was a lot of hope that they would at least have spoken to each other yesterday, it did not happen for another day to pass without any phone call would be a pretty ominous sign. So at least they are talking. It is quite clear when you speak to those around Arlene Foster that they are in no hurry. I was talking to one dup person this morning and he said to me that we are talking about issues which will matter for generations to come. So it is important we take our time to get this right. So they are not in any hurry to meet the timetable of the eu council next week. That is a problem for mrs may because she has to get a shift on if she is to nail down a deal by next thursday because the danger if she does not is she gets pushed towards simply having to walk away without a deal and already some key tories are saying to her, if dublin is not going to back off, then you have got to think about calling it a day and leaving without a deal. Meanwhile, we have heard from the brexit secretary david davis today and he was questioned about this idea of Impact Assessments on the different sectors of the british economy of brexit and he said there had not been any Impact Assessments. Let mejust give been any Impact Assessments. Let me just give you a brief reminder, remember last week there was a right old guha after david davis refused to hand over what were thought to be 58 separate assessments of the impact of brexit on different areas of the economy. He was hauled before the committee and this morning he said to them, there are not any. You could almost see the labour chairman of the committee hilary benns mouth dropping open that these assessments had not been done. Mr davies said we are aiming foran had not been done. Mr davies said we are aiming for an overarching trade deal, we do not want to get bogged down with all these individual assessments and it would take up an awful lot of work, what ive given you instead is 850 pages of sectorial analysis of the impact on areas of the british economy. He was then asked, have you read any of those . I was given two chapters but no, idid those . I was given two chapters but no, i did not read itand by those . I was given two chapters but no, i did not read it and by the way, some of the work was not very good. Already a number of the labour mps on the committee are saying this isa mps on the committee are saying this is a staggering dereliction of duty but just have is a staggering dereliction of duty butjust have a listen to the opening exchanges between hilary benn and david davis. So, there is not one for the automotive sector. No, not that i am aware of. Aerospace . No. Ithink automotive sector. No, not that i am aware of. Aerospace . No. I think the a nswer aware of. Aerospace . No. I think the answer is going to be new to all of them. Does it not strike you rather strange given its fronts around the committee that you have, the gum and undertakes and the government undertakes and the government undertakes Impact Assessment on the fundamental change we are taking of the country, your have dogged the garment has not taken any Impact Assessment that all. The first thing to say, mrchairman, assessment that all. The first thing to say, mr chairman, is when the sectorial analysis, they were done to understand the effect of various options. What the outcome will be. You do not need to do an Impact Assessment, for more Impact Assessment, for more Impact Assessment to understand that if there is a regulatory hurdle between producers and the market, they all have an impact, they will have an effect. Why he has got into hot water over this is because the idea that there might be 58 Impact Assessment seemed to come from him in the first place in previous Television Interviews over the summer, but i suspect it will provide ammunition for the governments critics to argue that not nearly enough thinking and preparation and detail has gone into the planning of our departure from the planning of our departure from the eu. Mr davies is saying we are focused on getting this overarching trade deal, that is what were looking at and i think you said at one point that if they had to compile all these different Impact Assessments, it would take ten and 50 yea rs of assessments, it would take ten and 50 years of Civil Service time and he simply did not have the resources about. Norman, many thanks indeed. Norman smith. Let us get more on the phone call between the Prime Minister and Arlene Foster, chris page canjoin us Arlene Foster, chris page canjoin us from belfast. Chris, what more you hearing about that phone call . We gather it was pretty short and that Arlene Foster is say i do not wa nt to that Arlene Foster is say i do not want to be rushed on all of this. Yes, i think that is the message we are getting from the dup. Arlene foster and theresa may have spoken by phone. Yesterday, Arlene Foster was invited to talks in london with the prime minster which he decided not to travel. We understand there are no plans i had to travel to london today either. I do not think the phone call is an indication that a breakthrough, a significant breakthrough is imminent. It is a sign of conduct between the dup and the government are continuing. We get a sense that the dup are not going to be bounced into anything on this. Yesterday the deputy leader, when he spoke to reporters, he was very careful to say that the dup we re very careful to say that the dup were going to work for as long as necessary to make sure that everything was right. The dup do regard all these issues around brexit, particularly the possibilities they would see as any arrangement a room would result in a separation of Northern Ireland of the uk in trading terms and political terms as a very fundamental point for them and they are certainly not going to be rushed. Not going to be rushed, you get the feeling that they kind of sense they are in the driving seat on this. They have all the cloud. That is right, they are maximising their influence. They are aware of the cards but they have. There have been others looking at it a different way and saying it came down to a face off between the dup and the government, with the dup really withdraw their support and then risk a general election . The dup said yesterday, again, in the form of nigel dodds, that they did not think it would come to that, that they would continue to work with the government, very good discussions with them and they did not think the government will go down the route of trying to impose something that would separate politically and economic in Northern Ireland from the rest of the uk. Another subtle bit of pressure on the gum, the dup will be focusing very strongly on the wording of any draft agreement. The problem they had with the agreement on the table was this phrase continued regular tory alignment, matching up on routes between Northern Ireland and the irish republic. They know from their long years of experience the value of analysing every word, weighing every word and trent understand how every word and trent understand how every word and trent understand how every word will be interpreted. I think it will be about finding some form of words that will address the dups concerns, there will be no new barriers between Northern Ireland and the rest of uk while same time addressing the irish governments concerns that there has to be guaranteed there will not be return of border post on the island of ireland. It is not an easy task. Thank you very much indeed. News coming in and man has been remanded in custody accused of a plot to kill the Prime Minister. This is naaimur zakariyah rahman, who is 20 years old, he has been remanded in custody accused of that plot to kill theresa may in a bomb and knife attack on downing street. Be much about the police had been saying he would appear in court and also another man, Mohammed Aqib imran, 2i, accused of trying tojoin islamic date. We are hearing naaimur zakariyah rahman, aged 20, has been remanded in custody, accused of a plot to kill be Prime Minister ina accused of a plot to kill be Prime Minister in a bomb and knife attack on downing street. More from our correspondent as it comes into its abbey court. As it comes into us from the court. The white house says President Trump is to break with decades of american policy on israel and is to recognise jerusalem as the capital of israel. Hes also due to begin the process of moving the us embassy tojerusalem from tel aviv, a process which may take several years. Already middle east leaders have condemned the decision and warned of grave consequences. In the past hour, the pope reacted, calling forjerusalems status quo to be respected. 0ur north america correspondent peter bowes reports. Donald trump is venturing into uncharted territory. The president will recognise jerusalem as the capital of israel, making the us the first country to do so since the foundation of the state in 1948. He has already indicated that he intends to move the American Embassy to jerusalem from tel aviv and he has informed regional leaders of his plans. The reaction has been heated. The Palestinian LeaderMahmoud Abbas has warned of dangerous consequences for the peace, security and stability of the region and of the world. Jordans King Abdullah said the decision would undermine efforts to resume the Peace Process and provoke muslims. Saudi Arabias King Salman told mr trump the relocation of the embassy or the recognition ofjerusalem as israels capital would constitute a flagrant provocation of muslims all over the world. The status ofjerusalem goes to the heart of israels conflict with the palestinians. Political observers say the president is treading a fine line between acknowledging a historic reality and alienating the palestinians. Israels intelligence minister has said the country is preparing for every option, including an outbreak of violence. Us citizens have been warned by the state department to avoid areas with crowds. Britain is among a number of countries to have expressed concern. The foreign secretary, borisjohnson, gave his reaction. Lets wait and see what the president says exactly. But, you know, we view the reports that we have heard with concern because we think thatjerusalem obviously should be part of the final settlement between the israelis and the palestinians a negotiated settlement that we want to see. And we have no plans ourselves to move our embassy. That is boris johnson. With me is firas khatib from bbc arabic. What has been the reaction . Donald trump called the palestinian president and told about his decision to the embassy to jerusalem, the capital of israel. They called for three days of rage, the conflict, the heart of the conflict is very dangerous to be there. We are talking about one of there. We are talking about one of the most problematic point in a negotiation between palestinians and israelis. You have from the examiner quad, the turkish president who threatened to cut diplomatic relations with israel and he also said the problem, it is not the problem of palestinians, the problem of the islamic world, they did not say exactly what happened with the phone call the king got from President Trump. However, they oppose the recognition ofjerusalem as the israeli capital. Just explain to us from the arab point of view, this decision if we do get this from the white house today, how will that affect the Peace Process in the middle is . First of all, two things here. The problem is not that the United States is recognising jerusalem, it is the mitigation between the palestinians and israel. The United States played a big role in the Peace Process. When donald trump says druce is the capital, it means he is biased for the israelis side. Jerusalem he is biased for the israelis side. Jerusalem is the capital. Britain and france, they do not recognise jerusalem as the capital, so the thing is, the arabs and the palestinians in a way, they felt i hope to continue the Peace Process because america does not recognise it and because america does not recognise itand in because america does not recognise it and in 1974, when the israeli prime is the backbone, you promised us prime is the backbone, you promised us to recognise the rights as the capital, he said what i see from the other room, from the white house, i cannot see from outside. You should be passengers about it, i am not going to do it right now. It is very problematic. This sort of recognition, not recognition of the embassy, recognition of the jewish history injerusalem, embassy, recognition of the jewish history in jerusalem, it embassy, recognition of the jewish history injerusalem, it is very problematic to accept it. Do you think arab leaders all surprised by this decision . Donald trump has talked about this before. Maybe it has been in the pipeline. But people in the region surprised it has come to this . Donald trump chose the right timing and now, fragmentation of the arab states, they are busy with yemen, syria has her own problem. A lot of destruction. Serves. Distraction. They welcome Donald Trumps announcement. I think we should wait and see but now according to donald trump the situation is not that good and the timing, even with the fragmentation of the arab states, still problematic. Thank you very much for being with us. Thank you. The headlines on bbc newsroom live the Prime Minister husband speaking on the phone to Arlene Foster as the government tries to salvage a brexit deal. The brexit secretary david davis admits for the first time the government has not carried out any formal assessment of the impact of leaving the eu on the different sectors of the british economy. The white health says donald trump or break with decades of american policy and recognise jerusalem as the capital of israel. Let us go to the bbc Sports Centre and find out what is going on. We will run through quickly top stories transport. England go two down in the ashes. The batsmen are blown away as australia bowl them out for 233 to wind by 120 runs. 22 russian athletes are going to the court of arbitration for sport to challenge the decision by the International Olympic committee to disqualify them from next years winter games. And Serena Williams is planning on entering the Australian Open injanuary four months after giving birth. The 36 year old won the melbourne event injanuary for a seventh time while in the early weeks of pregnancy. That is all the sports news for now. We will see you later on. Let us stay with that theme. Russia has been banned from taking part in next years Winter Olympics in south korea following an investigation into systematic doping at the 2014 games. Individual athletes will be allowed to take part if they can prove a doping free background, but must compete under a neutralflag. The Deputy Speaker of the Russian Parliament has called the ban a humiliation and an insult. 0ur moscow correspondent, Steve Rosenberg has been looking at the reaction to the decision reported in russias morning newspapers. Well, the russian government paper doesnt hold back today. It says that with its monstrous decision, the ioc has broken the main symbol of sport, the olympic rings. It goes on to talk about political games, it talks about a planned attack on russian sport. It criticises attempts to make out that russia is the sourc