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on the farm in the us we assess the impact of president trump s policies in an industry that relies on migrant workers, even the undocumented ones. hello and welcome to bbc news. president trump s decision to fire the director of the fbi has been met with widespread shock and a mass of questions. james comey was the man in charge of investigating russian interference in the us presidential election, and whether or not the trump campaign colluded with the russians. the white house says mr comey has been dismissed on the recommendation of the attorney general, jeff sessions, and his deputy. their letters to him have been made public. our washington correspondent aleem maqbool reports. absolutely exclusive news out of washington tonight. an alert, james comey has been fired. americans have learned to expect almost anything from their president but this really was high drama. fbijames comey was not even in washington, he was addressing staff in los angeles when he learnt ....
the move to sack fbi chief james comey has caused huge controversy. donald trump claims he s lost confidence in mr comey, and the bureau needs new leadership. but opposition politicians say it s an attempt to block the fbi s investigation into the possible links between the trump campaign and russia. here s what mr trump had to say when questioned at the white house. why did you fire directed comey? because he wasn t doing a good job, very simply. he was not doing a good job. did it affect your meetings with the russians today? excuse me? will the new fbi director be in charge of the russian investigation? laura bickerjoins me from washington. it s been more than 2a hours since james comey was dismissed. what more do we know about why he was removed? the question everyone has been asking is, why now? why remove the fbi director, the man in charge of the investigation into whether or not russia colluded with the trump campaign during the presidential election? that has b ....
the move to sack fbi chief james comey has caused huge controversy. donald trump claims he s lost confidence in mr comey and the bureau needs new leadership. but opposition politicians say it s an attempt to block the fbi s investigation into the possible links between the trump campaign and russia. here s our north america editorjon sopel this is a fox news alert. fbi directorjames comey has been fired by the president of the united states. the term breaking news is bandied around with abandon. last night, it was justified. because, at fbi offices, the first they knew that their director had been fired was when it flashed up on their tv screens. and james comey, who was in los angeles addressing staff, knew nothing about it either until an aide handed him a note and the letter sent by president trump was brutal. at least they left him the governmentjet to fly back to the east coast, a private citizen, a turbulent career cut short. and today the president was unrepentan ....
after two separate american newspapers made two new allegations about possible links between the white house and russia. the first relates to a meeting the president had with russian officials, with the new york times claiming donald trump told them: ” i just fired the head of the fbi. he was crazy, a real nutjob, i faced great pressure because of russia. the senior white house adviser under scrutiny by investigators is someone close to the president. the reports were made publicjust as donald trump was leaving for his first overseas visit as president. and, in yet another development, we ve heard that james comey will testify in an open session before the senate intelligence committee. i spoke to the bbc‘s laura bicker in washington about that latest report. it s one of these hearings where the entire washington and parts of the united states may grind to a standstill. remember, this is james comey, who allegedly wrote a memo after a private meeting with the presid ....
about the film itself, but who made it. the screening of ija by netflix has upset some critics who feel the big screen experience is being threatened by on line streaming services. greg dawson reports. it had the glamour of a hollywood cast, and the clamour of the red carpet photographers. it may have looked like any other premiere at cannes, but it was not. i took nature. and science. and i synthesised. ija, a film about friendship with a genetically modified superpig, was made by netflix. it is the first year that the streaming service has made an entry at cannes, upsetting purists because it will not get a cinematic release. at a screening before the awards, the logo was jeered. everytime the logo appeared there is a lot of controversy about its appearance. people were shouting and were really excited. some people are just like, oh, this is netflix. with a strategy of producing its own films and television series, netflix leaks now has 100 million subscribers, glob ....