a bloody difficult woman...! i said at the time, the next person to find that out will bejean—claude juncker. that out will bejean—claude juncker. the fight over sanctuary cities has stretched to salem massachusetts, town known for its witch trials at the end of the 17th century now navigating 21st—century immigration policies under the trump administration. why is donald trump spending so much time talking about america's seventh president, andrew jackson, and the american civil war? is history being revived or rewritten? north korea has accused the united states of pushing the korean peninsula to the brink of nuclear war, today, two us bombers flew a training exercise alongside the south korean and japanese air forces. the north's official news agency said it was a rehearsal for a pre—emptive nuclear strike. the pentagon has confirmed its missile defence shield, known as thad, is 110w defence shield, known as thad, is now fully operational, which will antagonise china, as well as pyongyang. maybe there is a twin strategy, over the weekend, president trump called kim jong—un a smart cookie, even said that he would meet with him if the conditions were right. joining us to discuss the rising tensions, the former us defence secretary under the clinton administration, and now bbc world affairs analyst. great to see you. when donald trump says he would be honoured to meet kim jong—un, that was a pretty odd use of the word...! jong—un, that was a pretty odd use of the word. . .! if you jong—un, that was a pretty odd use of the word...! if you -- had to -- it is not a word that you use with kimjong—un, to it is not a word that you use with kim jong—un, to say that you are willing to meet with president kim jong—un, 0k, willing to meet with president kim jong—un, ok, you can say that, under certain conditions, but take that word out of it. he is not entitled to be referred to as an honourable individual. if there was one word donald trump would take back, it would be that. in terms of strategy, can we reconcile on one side the demand for tighter sanctions, further isolate a shin, —— further isolation, and then on the other side, calling him a smart cookie, saying he would be honoured to meet him. that is the way in which donald trump keeps people off—balance, he is showing a steel fist, on the other he is saying, i would be happy to meet with you, not honoured but happy to meet with you, to discuss how we move forward, we had that approach made during the clinton yea rs, approach made during the clinton years, president bill clinton considering whether he should meet with the dictator's father. and we decide at the last moment, the president decided at the last moment that the north koreans were not ready to make a concession upfront, but only wanted to talk without having any attendants, and so it was called off. 0ne having any attendants, and so it was called off. one thing to make a decision like that when talking about the north koreans, one of the most oppressive scenes in the world, but the president has made a strategy of talking favourably about strongmen, but in egypt's president, president erdogan of turkey, kim jong—un, and the filipino president, all of those people, you can work with them but you should not be bracing them. you can work with them, but you have specific conditions, having a meeting is important, what we have to be concerned about, we do not see “ we to be concerned about, we do not see —— we must be sure not to see a demolition of the high office that the president holds, when you say that you are willing to meet under virtually any conditions with another world leader who enjoys a less than stellar reputation, that diminishes the office. meeting under the right conditions, we must spell out what the right conditions are, otherwise you are just meeting with anybody on that basis, doesn't matter what the role in the world is, what danger they may pose, he will meet and talk...? that is to be contained. he said the meeting with chinese president was mendis, getting on like a house on fire. a lot of people whispering, for all the great relationship they have created, the chinese are now starting to talk, you have just come back from china, the chinese saying, you know what, yes, we will uphold all the un resolutions, we will impose the un resolutions on north korea, there is no sign of the unilateral sanctions which washington is pushing for. no, there has not been, that is one of the reasons president trump is starting to ratchet up the military pressure again. that has to be very carefully calibrated. there was also discussion this past week that we we re discussion this past week that we were pondering the possibility of a pre—emptive attack. that kind of talk, wherever it emanates from, anywhere near the white house, can in fact have a very catastrophic consequence, namely, kim jong—un in fact have a very catastrophic consequence, namely, kimjong—un may see this as preliminary and take pre—emptive action himself. the president has to learn as he is going along. his words really do count, even though he may not attach significant meaning to them, other countries and leaders do. getting the whole of the president's —— getting a hold of the president's messaging and making it consistent throughout the administration is important. focusing on other parts of the messaging, in the last hour, he has been holding a phone call with president vladimir putin, these men have not yet met, they have not spoken since the united states bombed the air in syria. there were russian advisers on the ground, when that bombing took place. earlier in the day, vladimir putin met german chancellor angela merkel at the summariser dens in such cheap. they discussed the war in syria. as well as the ongoing conflict in eastern ukraine, ensuring a ceasefire was of key importance, angela merkel said. translation:- the german chancellor, i made clear that we want to want to do everything to supports a ceasefire, and help people who are in acute need. the concept of a security zone is one that one could work on more, andi is one that one could work on more, and i believe we can talk about other challenges as well. angela merkel, for his part, but if putin called for an impartial investigation into last month's poison gas attack in syria. when it comes to allegations of russian interference in the us election, this was his response. translation: we never intrude into the political processes of any other countries. and we would like nobody to intrude 01’ and we would like nobody to intrude or interfere into our own internal political lives. unfortunately, we see the opposite. we see the opposite over decades, we have seen attem pts opposite over decades, we have seen atte m pts to opposite over decades, we have seen attempts to influence political work in russia. through ngos and directly. getting your thoughts, hillary clinton has been talking through the last few minutes, russian interference, interesting, some of the comments he has made, blames latimer putin, also blames james comey of the fbi, director of the fbi. is she right —— vladimir putin. latimer putin issued fake news, that the russians had made no attempt to try to influence the elections of the united states, according to all intelligence agencies, they were clearly responsible for aiding and abetting wikileaks for responsible for aiding and abetting wikilea ks for leaking responsible for aiding and abetting wikileaks for leaking damaging information, certainly at the time, damaging information aboutjohn podesta and hillary clinton. the fbi, it is unfortunate, the fbi, whether intentionally or not, ended up whether intentionally or not, ended up putting a finger on the scale, by releasing three weeks, two and a half week before the election that they were opening up more investigation, i don't think there is any question that they had an impact on the race. whether that would have been positive or not remains a matter of speculation. donald trump is president, that will not be reversed at this point. going back to president putin, this is the leader of a country who has sanctioned the use of poison gas, he is now calling for an investigation, we would welcome that, but we have had more than sufficient evidence on the ground, serin gases being used, and the president he is supporting has been responsible for that. —— sarin gas is being used. i would like to see it made up of truly independent people. are you yet clear what us relations are with russia? we clear what us relations are with russia ? we have clear what us relations are with russia? we have not had donald trump say anything overtly critical about latimer putin but we have seen the tomahawk cruise missiles, and the invocation that russia must have known what was going on in syria. a phone conversation taking place today, are you clear? russia knows what is going on, they have been participating in syria, they have aircraft on the ground and flying in syria, they have troops on the ground, they know what has been going on. with respect to 59 missiles going into syria, it was clear also that the pentagon warned the russians, get out of the way. something is going to happen, we don't want to hurt anybody, any russians, to be sure. it is not as if we were throwing open the gates and attacking russia, and i don't think this issue is ever going to be cleared up, until there is clarification on what russia's influence is in the trump organisation. those investigations have to go forward. the president of russia would undertake a campaign to directly attack the heart of the system by altering the outcome, that accusation, that is something that should not be dismissed. white thank you very much. isn't it fascinating, at the weekend we heard donald trump saying, it might have been russia, it might have been somebody else, maybe the chinese. thank you very much from the fbi we have had definitive work, no, it was absolutely the russians and no one else. you wonder why he goes there, picking up the idea, we showed you that list of leaders he has got close to, it occurred to me, is it because he is a former ceo, a man who always got his way, a sneaking admiration perhaps, for people who are strong in their country and strongmen. there is a strong part of that, he likes decisive men of action, the tough guy image, and the people who can get things done. i also think it speaks of the frustration he feels at the moment, at the democratic constitutional apparatus of the united states, which he feels is porting him, whether it be the courts blocking his travel ban, whether it be congress requiring a supermajority the senate. when he has tweeted today that he only wants it to be a simple majority. i think he is finding some aspects of democracy rather tiresome and irritating. there we are, we live in a democratic system. the league's accounts of a downing street dinner to which jean—claude juncker, european council president, was invited, are worth reading in full, but we will boil it down to just a simple abstained, the prime minister said she wanted "brexit" to bea minister said she wanted "brexit" to be a success, jean—claude junker replied, " "brexit" cannot be a success", in other words, theresa may looking for a story with a happy ending and jean—claude juncker would prefer a greek tragedy, serving as a cautionary tale to any other country thinking of leaving the youth. the prime minister dismissed this story as brussels gossip, over the weekend, this afternoon, in a bbc interview, she was a little more forthcoming. if you look at what we did in triggering article 50 and setting out objectives and the guidelines of the other 27 countries set out, actually there is a lot of similarity there in a lot of areas, and areas in which we agree, what we have seen recently is that at times, these negotiations will be tough. during the conservative party leadership campaign i was described by one of my colleagues as a bloody difficult woman...! i said at the time, the next person to find that out will be jean—claude juncker! we are nowjoined from westminster. do you sense there is a hardening of the town there from theresa may? has she been going to the focus groups and that is what they want to see? probably, further evidence of a dinner date that did not go quite as well as bland and this morning, the tory sources were briefing there would be no briefing war against the european commission after these leaks... as you say, they have wrapped it up this evening, theresa may coming up, still saying that much of what was said in the leaks was brussels gossip but coming up with this strong line that she wants to bea with this strong line that she wants to be a bloody difficult woman in these talks. of course there is election in the air but perhaps this gives us a little more insight that the tone of these talks may be more difficult than she had planned, a tiny morsel more evidence that there might possibly be something like no deal. just to give you one example of the difficulties, in the interview theresa may was asked about the rights of expats, it is felt she wants to be able to say quickly and decisively that eu nationals living in the uk and vice ve rsa ca n nationals living in the uk and vice versa can remain where they are and the deal is done, now she could only say there may be some reassurances atan say there may be some reassurances at an early stage. of course there is an election in the air, but maybe frustration behind—the—scenes as well. do you think there is a sense in which there is strategy here, on the part of the european union, almost to put theresa may on the defensive for this period during the elections before the real negotiations get underway post—election? negotiations get underway post-election? definitely, the french and german elections coming up, the eu not wanting to make leaving the group and attracting option. —— attractive. this may help theresa may on the campaign trail, her reaction tonight, speaking in an area where the overwhelming majority voted to leave, maybe they want to hear this message, she also wants to steal the limelight from labour in another day when they had a big announcement to make, a conservative strategist, former director of communications, for david cameron, said just by using the phrase, bloody difficult woman, she will get ahead of labour and capture the headlines, which she has successfully done, but it has also given the opposition parties the opportunity to say that this is theresa may heading towards a cliff edge, that she has no plan, other saying she should be beginning these talks with a sense of goodwill. that is certainly not the feeling here tonight. for the moment, thank you very much. this week in the french will go to the polls in the second round of the french political election, emmanuel macron and marine le pen trying to win over supporters from round one. yesterday, supporters of francois fillon may have noticed something in the may day speech from marine le pen, notjust the may day speech from marine le pen, not just the the may day speech from marine le pen, notjust the same sentiments but using exactly the same words! put the two speeches side—by—side commuter need to speak french, it as badly as i do, you will see how remarkably similar they are our! —— they are. do you think we could soon have a quiz question, what does marine le pen have in common with melania trump? laughter that is it, it causes the similarities between the republican convention last year, that happened there. —— it calls for. this would be really embarrassing were it not for the fact that there was clearly smart thinking, in front nationale thinking, because it has been said, this was intentional, he owned up to it, what we are trying to do is show francois fillon long's supporters that we think the same. i suspect it did not start out that way! they changed it, but that is the intention, anyway. do you think there is strategy in there? in a sense, they want to do what happened in the us, the populist left, supporting bernie sanders, a lot of those people felt they could not vote hillary clinton and went straight to donald trump? there are some on the hard left who we re there are some on the hard left who were naturally front nationale voters who will probably come back, she needs to pull a lot of those francois fillon voters. even if she did not win on sunday, and she is 20 points behind, she has pulled the debate further to the right, even emmanuel macron is talking about french nationality and french people standing proud, what is going to be interesting is the debate tomorrow night, he has been locked in a bunker all day, apparently, because he knows, really, he must perform tomorrow night, he only has to get through that gate and he is going to become the next president. venezuelan opposition protesters have blocked main roads in the capital city caracas, demonstrators rejecting president madeira's call on monday for a new constitution, and instead demanding an election. the country has been in economic crisis which has seen violent protests over the last month. —— president maduro. us lawmakers are threatening airline executives with legislation to force improvements if meaningful results in customer service are not realised. and passenger was dragged off and overbooked flight last month, and the chief executive officer of united airlines, oscar munoz, has been apologising. since donald trump became the president, the courts have continually stood in his way, the latest setback, a ruling in san francisco which blocked white house attem pts francisco which blocked white house atte m pts to francisco which blocked white house attempts to block of federal funding to so—called sanctuary cities. it is often the large democrat cities where local authorities do not cooperate with the authorities in tracking people down. as we report, smaller communities like salem, massachusetts, are also in the midst ofa massachusetts, are also in the midst of a fierce debate. we are being persecuted as if we we re we are being persecuted as if we were criminals, terrorists, bad people. but immigrants are the foundation of every economy. no matter what country you are in. victoria, not her real name, is one of america's 11 million illegal immigrants. almost two decades ago, she outstayed her visa. she knows she outstayed her visa. she knows she could be taken away from her three children at any time. loads of families have been separated. and not because they are criminals. because he says he is going after criminals but it is notjust them. salem's infamous past as the site of the witch trials in the 17th century isa the witch trials in the 17th century is a huge draw to the million or so tourists who come here each year, the liberal new england atmosphere is also a huge draw to outsiders of another kind, the council says 15% of the 40,000 population were born outside the united states. salem has declared itself a sanctuary for peace, city officials cannot ask residents about their immigration status, it is designed to reassure immigrant groups. somewhere around five, 8%. city residents do not want sailing to be a sanctuary city, they are gathering names to try to force are gathering names to try to force a referendum, they feel it could cost the city money and annoy washington. —— these citizens. cost the city money and annoy washington. —— these citizenslj washington. —— these citizens.” think it is a way to antagonise donald trump. our president is doing nothing other than suggesting that people follow the laws. the salem police department knows any pressure to cooperate further with immigration officials will fall on the shoulders of its officers. its chief sees big problems in alienating immigrants. we have had a few incidents of domestic violence, where the fact that the immigration status was being used against them, and they were reluctant to come forward. they went through probably several different kinds of abuse. the numbers of undocumenteds being deported without conviction has risen, victoria is thinking long and ha rd risen, victoria is thinking long and hard about the future of her own family. i ask a friend to stay with my children and then to send them to me, in my country. we are not safe, practically, practically nobody is safe, and we have to have a plan b. of all the controversies donald trump has walked into, his potted history of the american civil war is one of the more peculiar... in an interview published monday, the us president expressed his view that war might have been averted if the former us president, andrewjackson, had still been around to stop it, he said: president andrew jackson had president andrewjackson had been dead more than a decade and a half before the american civil war started in 1861, last night president trump doubled down: the thing is, john, when i read this, it is... it is his lack of intellectual curiosity, presidents should have a better sense of the history of the nation if they are going to become part of it. you wonder why then, why now, why is this being raised, when you can think of some of the serious issues that the president is dealing with and once the nation's attention on, to suddenly go down this bizarre rabbit hole, the american civil war, still a deeply contested piece of history, and andrew jackson, still a deeply contested piece of history, and andrewjackson, when he was president, kept a large number of slaves, hardly could be considered an abolitionist. that raises allsorts of other issues. was there a hidden agenda? was there some kind of revisionism going on of history, you cannot think there is much upside for the president in raising this in this particular way. he continually does it, notjust on this, it is the fact he fills space, he talks about russia, hacking, talks about things that caused him so much pain and people in his office probably say, stop talking about this, he does not, he keeps going, creating more and more problems for poor old sean spicer. you had to help him out! you are watching 100 days plus, and still to come: residential adviser, designer, mother, author, is ivanka trump the most influential first daughter ever? and, the server found alive after 30 hours at the, it was not the ride of his life, but he will not be forgetting at any time soon. temperatures reached into the high teams to near 20 degrees in the warmest part of western britain today, helped, of course, by the sunshine. swansea to cardiff, as high as 20 today, in north—west scotland. it has been much cooler along north sea coast, with the breeze of the siege is 10 degrees. we picked up one or two showers to end the day across parts of england, drifting west, may clip a few spots, before they die away. a lot of cloud coming, could see a bit patchy rain reaching some of us, clearer skies across the northern and western parts of the uk. turning out to be chilly in rural spots, touch of frost in a few places, more especially in the scottish glens. this is the picture tomorrow morning, apart from the odd fog patch, for many of us it will stay that way. into wales and south—west england at this stage, area of cloud covering much of east anglia and south—east england, and from it, some of us will be on the downside with a bit patchy rain. quite a cool north—easterly breeze holding temperatures down. quite a grave for some, damp day, cool in the breeze, some, damp day, cool in the breeze, some of this cloud will push a little bit further north and west, covering more of england and wales this afternoon, northern counties of northern england and yet again through scotland and northern ireland, we will see plenty of sunshine. warmth further west, temperatures reaching into the high teams, cool along north sea coast, with breeze from the sea. what are we talking about, some of us hanging around nine, 10 degrees. wednesday, showers dotted about, especially england, where cloud is beckoning, and thursday, england and wales team cloudy with a few showers, but still some sunshine spells covering much of northern england, northern ireland and scotland. warmest in the sunshine the further west you are. most of us on friday looking dry, breezy picture, easterly wind, temperature contrast between east and west in the uk. i will show you the picture going into the weekend, high pressure to the knot, maintaining the east or north—easterly flow, keeping places dry, variable cloud, and sunshine spells. welcome back to one hundred days plus, i'm jon sopel in washington — christian fraser is in london. in south korea an american anti—missile defense system is now fully operational — much to the displeasure of beijing. and the dramatic rescue at sea as a stranded surfer survives 30 hours with nothing but his board. presidential advisor, mother, now author — donald trump's daughter ivanka comes in many different guises. but what role does she really fill in the white house? she certainly holds great sway with her father — today she has released a book on the subject of empowering women in the workplace. last week you might remember there were some boos when she suggested her father had championed the same rights. yesterday she gave an interview on the challenges she has faced moving from the corporate world — to the unfamiliar surroundings of the white house. government moves at a different pace. it was constructed to and in some ways intended to. but i think being an entrepreneur and coming from a business perspective that can be challenging. but i think that tension is good. you push to try to get more done and i think bringing an innovative entrepreneurial mindset to government and government initiatives and projects is a positive thing. well, for more on ivanka trump's role inside the white house we are joined now byjudy kurtz, a columnist at the hill. it is worth saying that she has a powerful role. no question. the president greatly values her opinion. at the same time that influenced only goes so far and i think her critics want to perhaps be a moderating force. and she's never going to be that much of a moderating force for her father because she is not the president, not in the oval office and not the one making the decisions. presumably she would be the one person who could say to him you have got to rethink this or you said that badly. is it that she wants to change policy or is she just a bit softer, carnicer warmer around the edges?” think she certainly has the softer appeal as the public face of the white house. her stepmother of course melania trump is in new york right now and in some ways she's filling that role of first lady. that she has rejected that actually saying she's not the first lady but it seems to be the role she is taking. she is going to have an effect and maybe offer some guidance and her opinion on some issues, childcare being one of them. maternity leave. planned parenthood? planned parenthood. she tried to speak with the president on that subject and they then spoke out against terror. but i do not think she is going to be that voice in the room on issues such as russia, international issues. it remains to be seen what her role is and i do not think she completely knows yet. this is uncharted territory by the public and also for her. she has this strange role, not to play the fa ct this strange role, not to play the fact that she's the woman amongst the load of men and therefore she is the load of men and therefore she is the softer moderating voice but she does have this extraordinary relationship which perhaps no one else has ever had, she was in the year of the president and can change his mind but also her husband who is equally very powerful and the white house. that is right and i think she spoke with the new york times, it is a big profile piece on her and not a coincidence i think it came out the same day as her book which she said she's not marketing and all proceeds are going to charity. i think this latest interview is the way for her to maybe, more like a public coming out. there has been a lot of mystery surrounding her lately even though she was a force to be reckoned with on the campaign trail and very out there for her father. lately she has been taken a lot of flak and heat for nepotism concerns, and maybe being complicit, she was mocked for being complicit, she was mocked for being that. so this is a way for her to defend yourself and also defend her brand. for years from now or perhaps eight years, she will have a majorfashion brand, perhaps eight years, she will have a major fashion brand, lifestyle perhaps eight years, she will have a majorfashion brand, lifestyle brand to go back to. thank you very much. the interesting thing is we just have to get used to a new normal in washington. the first lady is not around and ivanka trump is now playing that kind of role, filling infor playing that kind of role, filling in for the president and going with him to think. i think is a still the extent to which she's something different and part of a battle or whether she is just part of the same white house. the trick is trick is there is no hidden agenda for her, she will be a reassuring voice for him. yes and i was struck by something she said, i miss daughter, i known him his entire life antitrust me, i do not have a hidden agenda, i'm not looking to help myself. and that makes a huge difference in politics because your suspicions of most of the people around you. and if it comes to fight and there are outside advisers and ivanka trump, she is still going to be there at the end of the fight. how long before they start talking about her as a future president! the first day in a newjob is pretty daunting for most of us. but britain's former chancellor of the exchequer george osborne tweeted that he was ‘excited' to be starting his new role as editor of the london newspaper the evening standard today. mr osborne announced in march he'd be swapping the world of politics forjournalism — an announcement that drew criticism from opposition politicians who called on him to quit as an mp. mr osborne has since announced he is stepping down from that role. amol rajan reports. george osborne's new working hours mean he will probably wake up at 5am each day, but this morning, he looked eager to get his feet under the table. it is very exciting to be starting in the newjob and it is a really important time in our country where people are going to want the straight facts, the informed analysis, so they can make the really big decisions about this country's future. the evening standard is going to provide that and it's going to entertain along the way. now i've got to get in there. we've got a paper to get off stone. keen to show familiarity with newspaper jargon, osborne will have been relieved that at least his pass worked. but outside the standards offices in kensington, central london, were a few uninvited guests. london's cab drivers say the former chancellor was too close to uber, the private hire firm, allegations that he denies. when george osborne turned up for work this morning, he would have had the same priorities as any new newspaper editor — get to know staff, talk about his editorial vision — but it's clear that his time as editor is going to be dogged by some controversy. staff are relieved he is stepping down as an mp, but there is still concern about his work for blackrock and it is clear that london's cab—drivers intend to disrupt his editorship. the £650,000 a year that george osborne earns for four days a month at blackrock, the world's biggest asset manager, leaves him exposed to accusations of a conflict of interest. with limited resources and a business model under pressure, george osborne will need to turn the standards finances around. for a former chancellor who practised austerity and is no stranger to controversy, this newjob has eerie echoes of his last one. amol rajan, bbc news. and just to show people the front page. he's picked up the main story the day, brussels twists the knife on brexit. the telegraph has been looking at the editorial of newspaper incidentally and they say in the editorial which presumably he has some control over, someone has written the prime minister and her election can amounts to no more than a slogan. this idea that it would be strong and stable leadership from theresa may. —— election campaign. and he put out another tweet, and he has been out with the newspaper vendor ‘s tonight. you could head down to oxford circus tube station, and see if you can find george osborne and i will buy you a pint if you can find him! as was the serious question is, if someone who has now become a journalist or someone who is now pursuing politics by other means and still has wider political ambitions that he may be to realise through having this platform. well let people forget of course he was the arch remainer and very much part of that campaign. he did not always see eye to eye with theresa may. and on that front page we have just shown there is a cartoon in the top right corner of theresa may as big ben with this slogan, strong and stable leadership of not so interesting if he takes on over brexit through the front pages. people will certainly make mention of it, that is for sure. the next story we're going to discuss i think george osborne could have splashed on! it could almost be the plot of a hollywood film — a surfer stranded at sea in freezing cold waters, a rescue operation and hopes of finding him fading. well that's what happened to matthew bryce, who was reported missing by his family, after he didn't return from a surfing trip off the scottish coast on sunday. but fortunately this story has a happy ending. after clinging to his surfboard for more than 30 hours and suffering from hypothermia, matthew was finally rescued and taken to hospital. chris buckler reports. after more than a day drifting in the water, matthew bryce was found by the coastguard, floating miles from land. he was still by the surf board he left the argyll coast on on sunday morning, but when he was finally rescued, on monday evening, he was halfway between northern ireland and scotland, and farfrom the beach near campbelltown where he'd gone for a day's surfing in blustery conditions. this picture, taken that morning, shows how challenging the waves would have been for surfers. he'd been surfing and when he attempted to recover to shore, we believe he suffered from some cramp and was unable to make his way against the tide. the current which flows through the north channel into the atlantic from the irish sea is very strong. that would have had an impact on how far he'd been drifted out. matthew bryce had last been seen at 9.00am on sunday morning in st catherines, in argyll, on his way to surf at westport beach. he was reported missing by his family when he didn't come home. a major search and rescue operation followed involving eight coastguard and rnli teams from both scotland and northern ireland, as well as a coastguard helicopter. he was eventually found and rescued 13 miles out to sea from westport beach. that length of time in our waters, you know, overnight in the darkness, it must have been frightening for him. certainly, i think another night of that, i'm afraid, i just think we wouldn't have such a happy ending. the big waves around both scotland and northern ireland can carry big risks, but they attract many surfers and being prepared and wearing a good wetsuit may well have saved matthew bryce's life. when he was plucked from the sea, he was suffering from hypothermia, but conscious, rescued just as evening was approaching and, in the coastguard's own words, "extremely lucky to have been found." our correspondent chris buckler reporting. that is one hundred days plus for now — if you'd like to get in touch with us, please do using the hashtag — bbc—one—hundred—days—plus. for now from jon sopel in washington and me christian fraser in london — goodbye. hello. this is bbc news. the shadow home secretary, diane abbott, says she "misspoke" when she got the cost of labour's latest election promise wrong. in an interview she said £300,000 would be needed to hire 10,000 police officers for england and wales — instead of 300 million. here are his response as she listened back to that interview on radio. how much would 10,000 police officers cost? if we recruit the 10,000 policemen and women over a four—year period we believe it would be about £300,000. £300,000? what are you paying them? sorry, no... how much will it cost? they will cost... it will cost... about... about £80 million. about £80 million? diane abbott, that is hugely embarrassing, notjust miss speaking to quote you a bit earlier, you just do not know your figures and you're not on top of your brief. ifi and you're not on top of your brief. if i did not know my figures why was i able to do six other interviews and give the figure correctly? you need to ask why the conservative party is so anxious to move the debate away from the 20,000 police officers. we will come onto that in a moment but back to that interview, never mind that you did six other interviews this is now an election campaign, frontbenchers and government ministers are expected to do reams of interviews. this was a major policy announcement for you by your own words. you want to make this a cornerstone of your ma nifesto. this a cornerstone of your manifesto. you did not know the figures. i did know my figures and if you had listened... why did you not say them. as you heard i misspoke if lost. if! not say them. as you heard i misspoke if lost. if i did not know my figures i would not have been able to repeat them correctly in six other interviews. i listen to one interview and you did not mention the figures at all, you said it would be in the manifesto.” the figures at all, you said it would be in the manifesto. i did six other interviews. but you did not mention the figures. these are basic figures. £300,000 which as was said would have meant £30 per police officer, that is embarrassing. you are then struggling to correct that figure. did you not know them at all and you guessing when asked about it on airorwhat is and you guessing when asked about it on air or what is your explanation? i knew the figures. i repeated them many times.