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welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is tom donkin. our top stories: donald trump marks his first 100 days as us president, attacking the media and defending his own record at a rally in pennsylvania. our 100 day milestone 0ur100 day milestone to reflect on an incredible journey together and to get ready for the great, great battles to come. president trump has marked the 100th day
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of his presidency with a speech attacking the media and defending his own record. he was speaking at a rally in pennsylvania, one of the key states that helped him win last year's election. he made ambitious campaign promises for what he would achieve in his first 100 days and has claimed he's made historic achievements in that period. addressing thousands of his supporters, he attacked the mainstream media, accusing journalists of bias. he also said relations with europe and china were strong. thousands ofjobs were being created and that his promise of removing illegal immigrants and building a wall on the mexican border would be kept. here's a flavour of what he said. if the media'sjob is if the media's job is to if the media'sjob is to be honest and tell the truth, then i think we would all agree the media deserves a very, very big, fat, failing grade. very dishonest people and not all of them. we call it the fake news. not
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all of them. you notice now everybody is using the word fake news? where did you hear it first, folks? so i promised you in my inauguration address 100 days ago, that now arrives the hour of action. we, believe me, started from day one, and that's what we've delivered. 100 days of action. in fact, those people and others are exhausted. they've never seen anything like this. they've never seen anything like that. we are ending the off shoring, bringing back our beautiful, great americanjobs. we are eradicating the criminal gangs and cartels that have infiltrated our country. you're reading about
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them all the time. some of you have big problems with them. thank you for that sign. blacks for trump, i love that guy. blacks for trump. thank you, thank you. we need safety, we need cameras, we need all the things we're going to be putting in and we need the wall. and we will build the wall as sure as you're standing there tonight. we need the wall. applause chanting: usa! usa! chanting: build a wall! we'll build the wall folks, don't even worry about it, go home, go to sleep, rest assured.
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that's the final thing — we need it. we are americans and the future belongs to us. future belongs to all of you. so with hope in our souls and patriotism in our hearts, i say these words to you tonight on 100 days of devotion, hard work and love for our great country. together we will make america strong again. we will make america strong again. we will make america wealthy again. we will make america wealthy again. we will make america prospered again. we will make america proud again. we will make america safe again. and we will make america safe again. and we will make america great again! thank you and god bless you. thank you. thank you. and that rally in pennsylvania has now emptied out. 0ur correspondent laura bicker is at the rally in harrisburg,
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pennsylvania. things have calmed down a little bit, but it was a frantic scene earlier. flashes of the campaign trail! donald trump really addressing his base. yep, these are the hits and highlights of the trump can take all rolled into one hour in pennsylvania. crucial state, as you mentioned. a swing state that managed to keep —— tipping over the edge and win the white house. but this is amongst his supporters, his real base. this is what they have come to hear. there was billed the wall, america first, make america great again. we heard a list of the completion of that donald trump feels he has made over the past 100 days. he has talked about appointing a supreme court judge. days. he has talked about appointing a supreme courtjudge. something that he says has been done for 130 yea rs that he says has been done for 130 years 01’ more. that he says has been done for 130 years or more. he talked aboutjob killing regulations which he feels
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he created. something that got a ra ptu re was he created. something that got a rapture was applause here. lots of people filing in here today said that their parents, cousins or someone that their parents, cousins or someone who used to work at a coal mine, they want those jobs back. someone who used to work at a coal mine, they want thosejobs back. we heard about steel and aluminium manufacturing. he was going for the blue—collar base that he feels he has stolen from underneath them. when it comes to expanding at base, nothing he said tonight will do that. he stuck to his america first mantra. it not he will stick to that over the next four years is something we will have to wait and see. the timing of this rally is interesting. donald trump plant the rally the same night as the annual correspondence dinner, a chance for the media and the sitting president to have a light—hearted night, from politics. that snubbed by president trump does speak volumes about his relationship with the media, doesn't it? that's right. the white house
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correspondent dinner is a glitzy event attended by celebrities and the press and the idea was that it's a bit ofa the press and the idea was that it's a bit of a collective night where they can talk lightheartedly to one another. they put aside any guards 01’ another. they put aside any guards orany another. they put aside any guards or any problems that they may have. donald trump has decided not to do that. instead he wanted that split screen visual. he would have wanted the glitz and i'm. —— and glamour. he is here in a farmyard arena with a number of his supporters. he is voting base. he said he would rather be here than anywhere else. that was his opening gambit to people here. and of course then came the news about fake media, not really news, because he has kept that up around his campaign, but he believes that when it comes to his poll numbers he says that it goes back because right 110w says that it goes back because right now his —— he's polling historically
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low numbers at this stage. he says the media weren't right about the polls when it came to winning the white house. again, all of the hits and highlights that we expect from a donald trump campaign rally, but we are three and a half years away from any further raise. so what he is trying to do, he seems to get a bit of energy from the crowd. i saw it ina number of of energy from the crowd. i saw it in a number of campaign rallies and just after he became president he was having a tough couple of weeks. he went to florida, held a rally and he was given a boost and i think that's how he wants to celebrate it. what's your take on the contradiction that he is in pennsylvania to mark his 100 days in office, talking about the achievements he has made, what also the yardstick of measuring success in100 the yardstick of measuring success in 100 days is ridiculous, he says. yes, it is typical. trump wants to mark the 100 days... in fact, at the
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start of his presidency he wasn't farfrom here, start of his presidency he wasn't far from here, about start of his presidency he wasn't farfrom here, about 30 miles from here in pennsylvania. he gave a speech where he outlined what he would do in his first 100 days. but i think he will be disappointed by not repealing and replacing 0bamacare, not not repealing and replacing 0bamaca re, not getting not repealing and replacing 0bamacare, not getting his travel ban through. being challenged. there we re ban through. being challenged. there were various problems he promised the electorate he would do that he hasn't been able to do it. many blame republicans for not getting through. he wants to use it as a yardstick but at the same time there will be many things where he looks back and says, that doesn't get done. if you speak to his taureans who look —— speak to historians who look at a president's first 100 days, what they will tell you is it set the tone for the first four yea rs set the tone for the first four years and obviously it is where they learn lessons. has he learned any lessons from the inability to repeal and replace 0bamacare? has he learned any lessons from the travel ban? that will be the key for donald trump taking this forward. thank you
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very much forjoining us from the rally in pennsylvania. that's laura bicker who was watching on as donald trump made his statements on 100 daysin trump made his statements on 100 days in office. there's lots more about the first 100 days on our website. on our website. including this quiz, where you can test your knowledge about president trump's economic policies, and work out whether or not you'd be hired orfired. pope francis has called for international negotiation to ease escalating tensions between the united states and north korea, saying the situation had become "too hot". he urged the united states and north korea to defuse their increasingly tense standoff and avert a potentially dangerous conflict. speaking on his return from a visit to egypt, the pope said the crisis between the two countries risked sparking a devastating war in which "a good part of humanity" would be destroyed. he also said the united nations needs to reassert its leadership. translation: these missiles in korea, it has been a year
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that they have been talking about it. but now it seems the issue has heated up too much. i always appeal for a solution through diplomatic means for the future of humanity. a wider war would destroy humanity. it would destroy the culture of everything. it would be terrible. let us stop and find a diplomatic solution. i feel the united nations have a duty to resume their leadership because it has become too watered down. let's take a look at a round—up of some of the other stories this hour. in his first public speech after more than 20 years in exile, the veteran afghan warlord gulbuddin hekmatyar has called on the taliban to lay down their weapons. known as the butcher of kabul for his attacks on the capital, he signed a peace deal with the afghan government in september. speaking in eastern afghanistan, he urged militants to stop what he called "the pointless war". the cuban armed forces say that a military plane has crashed
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in the west of the island. all eight people onboard were killed when the plane came down in a mountainous region. the soviet—built antonov 26 disappeared from radar screens in the province of artemisa on a flight from playa baracoa near havana. an operation to recover the bodies is underway. a day of mourning has been declared in kyrgystan after at least 2a people died in a landslide. nine children were among the dead in a village in the country's 0sh region following heavy rain. the country's president said the biggest sadness was people did not heed advice to leave the area, when they were warned. three people have died in torrential flood waters in slovakia, as heavy rain continues to destroy roads and homes. police have been desperately warning people to stay out of the flood waters. stay with us here on bbc news. still to come: anthonyjoshua stops wladimir klitschko in the 11th round to claim the wba world heavyweight title in the biggest bout in british boxing history.
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the president of the european commission has warned that many people in britain are underestimating the difficulties of brexit. jean claude juncker was speaking after eu leaders, meeting in brussels, unanimously agreed their negotiating position on britain's departure from the union. from brussels damian grammaticas reports. enter europe's most powerful, gathered in brussels today. it took them just four minutes to sign off on their negotiating position. 27 countries united, ready now they say to face the uk across the table with a single set of demands. no dissensions or splits, just as and shakes, even taking a few snaps for there on albums. translation: there is definitely a price, a cost for the uk. that's the choice it has made. it shouldn't be a punishment, but europe will defend its interests
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and the uk will be in a worse position outside the eu than it is in now. this is what they want from the uk. a guarantee of citizens' writes, the right to live, work and study now enjoyed by 4 million people. eu citizens in the uk, reduced citizens elsewhere in the eu. a financial settlement meaning the uk must agree to pay all of its uk spending up to 2020 and solutions to avoid more border controls between north and south island. leaders worry the uk is unprepared and unrealistic about the negotiations to come. eu leaders are most worried about what angela merkel has called illusions on the british side, about what can be achieved in brexit negotiations. this process today is about injecting a bit of realism into the debate. the eu's redlines. if there initial demands are satisfied, we'll
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eu leaders then move on to discuss the future trade deal with the uk? what illusions to using some of the uk harbour? translation: sometimes i have the impression that in britain, i don't mean the government, do not understand the process we have it. a phased negotiation. this gives me the opportunity to say again, there is no conspiracy. no one is gaining up is no conspiracy. no one is gaining up on britain. and the eu site believe even agreeing the first item on the list, it is as rights, would be straightforward. jean—claude juncker says the eu is ready to give guarantees that isn't so sure about the uk. we have already prepared a text which could be adopted immediately if our british friends we re immediately if our british friends were ready to sign it. but that will probably not happen. and that'sjust one issue. money could be another, before talk about trade deals will start. donald trump has marked his first 100 days as us president, attacking the media
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and defending his own record at a rally in pennsylvania. pope francis calls for international mediation to ease tensions over north korea and prevent a possible war. theresa may has been campaigning in scotland her first visit there since calling the general election. she repeated her claim that every vote for the conservatives would strengthen her hand in the brexit negotiations as glen campbell reports. a world away from the eu summit, on royal deeside, near aberdeen. theresa may and scottish conservative leader, ruth davidson, came here to address an invited audience of supporters, as the tories target snp—held territory in the hope of weakening the nationalist campaign for another vote on scottish independence. if the snp win the election in scotland, what right would you have to block a second referendum on independence once the terms of brexit are clear? right now we should be working together, not pulling apart, and that's why i say every vote for me and my team in this election
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will be a vote for strengthening our hand in the brexit negotiations. that will strengthen our hand to get the best possible deal. in nearby banchory, four leaflets were posted, but no—one answered the prime minister's knock. for years, the tories have been toxic in scotland, and like labour and the liberal democrats, they still have only one mp, but they're confident they can make gains in scotland at this election at the expense of the snp. you cannae trust the tories. in glasgow, the snp first minister knows it'll be hard to hold all 56 scottish seats won by her partyjust two years ago, but opinion polls suggest the snp is on course to return more mps than all their rivals put together. this election does ensure that decisions about the future of our country are taken by the scottish people and the scottish parliament, not by a right—wing tory government at westminster.
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the liberal democrats want to keep the uk in the european single market and keep scotland in the uk. people in scotland don't want another independence referendum. it would cause uncertainty and chaos at an already difficult time. labour says the conservatives have put the union between scotland and england at risk. theresa may has only given the snp the excuse they were looking for to have a second independence referendum because of her gamble with brexit. but theresa may's tories think they are on the verge of a scottish comeback. glenn campbell, bbc news. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn has defended his style of leadership. speaking to supporters in east london he accused theresa may of using "simple slogans" to seek "unchallenged" power, and slipping into what he called a "presidential bunker mentality". 0ur political correspondent iain watson reports. you may have noticed the turn of the
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campaign has been a little personal. the labour leader is not usually respond but today he decided to attack. when party leaders put themselves ahead of serving the people, they stop listening and even put our country at risk. barely nine months into the premiership, there are months into the premiership, there a re clear months into the premiership, there are clear warning signs that theresa may and her closest advisers are slipping into that presidential bunker mentality. the conservatives are determined to save the choice is about leadership. labour ‘s usual response is to try to change the subject, talk about policy but now clearlyjeremy corbyn believes it is worth the risk to take theresa may on in her own territory. where is insecure leaders want to feel stronger by asking you to give them more power. i reckon it dies strong
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leadership is equipping you with more power. he is a different type of leadership. paul nuttall announced it will stand for election elsewhere. the date has been in the diary, i have come here to campaign alongside our great branch and we will be targeting the seat at the general election. usually they say they want to be prime minister, not they want to be prime minister, not the liberal democrat leader. they want to be prime minister, not the liberal democrat leaderlj they want to be prime minister, not the liberal democrat leader. i am here to say i determine to be the leader of richard ‘s opposition. the liberal democrats are absolutely clear that our country faces an absolute democratic challenge if it becomes one party state. the conservatives will want the issue of leadership to continue. now the
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other parties are trying to neutralise it rather than ignore it. british boxer, anthonyjoshua has beaten ukraine's wladimir klitschko in an epic world heavyweight title bout in london. the fight was stopped in the eleventh round, in front of a crowd of 90,0000 at wembley stadium. joshua's win added the wba title to his ibf belt, but only after he was knocked to the canvas by klitschko in the sixth round. this is how the fight ended. commentator: a big right hand from anthonyjoshua. but commentator: a big right hand from anthony joshua. but it commentator: a big right hand from anthonyjoshua. but it did so in survival mood. a third time in the fight. he has had a mandatory 80 count. david field giving wladimir klitschko lots of time to recover. anthonyjoshua putting klitschko lots of time to recover. anthony joshua putting him klitschko lots of time to recover. anthonyjoshua putting him to the floor for the third anthonyjoshua putting him to the
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floorfor the third time. wladimir klitschko in desperate trouble. joshua has been backed into the corner. the referees has stepped in and anthony joshua corner. the referees has stepped in and anthonyjoshua has stopped his man in the 11th round of an epic here at wembley arena. 0ur sports correspondent, 0lly foster was ringside at wembley. it was an absolutely extraordinary fight. anthonyjoshua, the ibf world champion, was taken to a very, very dark place tonight. he was dropped to the canvas for the first time in his career. his 19th fight. he had a ready put wladimir klitschko down in the fifth round. he had already put wladimir klitschko down in the fifth round. wladimir klitschko, 1a years his senior, the former world champion of the heavyweight division. undefeated in a decade. he thought he could get back to the top, and he nearly did, the ukrainian. but there was unbelievable response from anthonyjoshua.
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this is the longest fight in his professional career. he then knocked out wladimir klitschko in the 11th round. all wladimir klitschko had to do was hang on to the end of the fight. he was ahead on points. he was ahead on points, in this fight, but thejoshua knocked him down three times in the 11th round, and the referee had to stand — had to intervene, and the fight was all over. anthonyjoshua has anthony joshua has held anthonyjoshua has held on to his title. he has unified half the heavyweight division. not undisputed yet but that will be the next step if he can. anthonyjoshua has gone into the stratosphere. he is the man they are all going to want to fight now. a fantastic night for british boxing in front of a record number of fans.
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0lly foster with that report on the big fight at wembley stadium. let's have a quick look at some of the front pages of the sunday newspapers. the observer leads on saturday's summit of eu leaders saying they want the uk to provide guarantees to eu citizens living in britain before any trade talks can begin. the sunday times reports that the other eu member states have rejected theresa may's negotiating position and accused her of living in a "parallel reality". the sunday telegraph says the prime minister has rejected the demands coming from brussels with politicians on both sides of the channel warning that the talks could turn nasty. the mail on sunday focuses on pensions, reporting that theresa may will bring in new laws to prevent a repeat of the sir philip green bhs scandal if she wins the election. and the sunday express concentrates on the investigation into the disappearance of madeleine mccann, ten years after she went missing. it says scotland yard's prime suspect is a woman. a very happy birthday 105th birthday to mary hayes. every year at her care home in bath she's asked what she'd like for her birthday
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and she always says, "a fireman!" well this time they took her at her word and avon fire and rescue's finest came to present her with a cake. hgppy happy birthday, mary. happy birthday. any more? mary was born in the same year the titanic sank, 1912. she's lived through two world wars. she says the secret for a long life is to be around so many lovely people. a man who crawled the london marathon dressed as a gorilla has completed the course and raised £26,000 the charity, the gorilla 0rganisation. tom harrison took six and a half days to do the 26—mile course on his hands and knees, but was upright for the last stretch of the race. conservationist bill 0ddie presented mr harrison with a medal as he crossed the finish line with his sons. don't forget you can get in touch
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with me to discuss any of the stories we've been covering here via twitter. time for the weather with jay wynne. hello there. good morning. the first part of the bank holiday weekend has been pretty quiet across most parts of the uk. next couple of days, you will probably see those temperatures rising a little bit, away from the east coast, where it will be on the cool side. there will be a bit of a breeze blowing in across all parts, and it wouldn't really be a bank holiday weekend forecast without at least some rain in the forecast. that's coming from this area of low pressure. just ahead of that, we've got these fairly tightly packed isobars. that means it is windy, but it is coming from the south, bringing in that slightly milder air. that low pressure system will also brings some rain to the far south—west first thing. with that southerly breeze, it is not too cold in most places. eight, nine, ten, or11 degrees. a breeze for all parts. bright and breezy start,
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but turning wet and windy to the south—west. blowing a gale down there. that comes through wales and spreads across the south coast. so after that lovely, sunny saturday on the south coast, it will be a different sunday. 0nly ten or 11 degrees and windy underneath all that cloud and rain, which is not quite getting into the london area just yet. it will eventually. north of our rain, it is a decent day in the midlands and the north of england. always warmer away from the eastern coasts. as high as 15 or 16 in manchester. decent temperatures in northern ireland. the western side of scotland will also do well. 16—17 degrees in the north—east. 0nly eight or nine along the north sea coast. no real problems with the weather at manchester united or at everton. but in tottenham, we will see some clout and rain developing through the match, and for the journey home, as well. but no problems for stage three of the tour de yorkshire. it should be day, but breezy. the rain will spread north, into north wales, the north midlands, maybe east anglia as well. a few showers in northern england, but generally, it is a north—south split, with the northern half of the uk largely fine
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and dry by dawn on bank holiday monday. and temperatures are holding up quite nicely. temperatures in the western side of scotland dipping to around about five or six degrees. bank holiday monday itself will a north—south split. most of the showers across his own half of the uk. there will be some spells of sunshine as well. the northern half of uk does quite well. the north sea coastal areas will see temperatures around ten or so degrees at best. they will be around 15 or 16 further west. on tuesday, again, it will be cool, cloudy, and grey, along the eastern coast. moving inland and further west, much more in the way of sunshine and better temperatures. dry the most part this week. winds light for most places, and while it will be warm for many, it will always be cooler on the north sea coast. this is bbc world news. the headlines: donald trump has marked his first 100 days as us president, attacking the media and defending his own record at a rally in pennsylvania. earlier, thousands of people
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across the us took part in protests against his policies on climate change. eu leaders in brussels have unanimously agreed their approach to negotiations over britain's withdrawal. the eu council president called for a serious british response to proposals on reciprocal rights for citizens. the british boxer anthonyjoshua has beaten veteran ukrainian wladimir klitschko to claim the wba title in a highly anticipated heavyweight clash at london's wembley stadium. now on bbc news, dateline london.
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