welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name's mike embley. our top stories: frank talk from the french president. emmanuel macron meets vladmir putin for the first time and issues a warning about the use of chemical weapons in syria. after two days of airport chaos, the boss of british airways says he's sorry about the disruption caused by a computer meltdown —— but he refuses to resign. golfer tiger woods blames a reaction to prescription drugs for his driving under the influence arrest. and a steep rise in the number of deaths from cholera in yemen. we have a special report. against the grandiose backdrop

of the palace of versailles, europe's newest leader confronted an old hand today. france's emmanuel macron met vladimir putin of russia. at a press conference which was strained at times, putin insisted that any implication of russian meddling was nonsense. from paris, lucy williamson reports. despite these well during weather, this meeting held a touch of frost from the start. at the entrance to france's versailles palace, the two leaders greeted each other with brief handshakes and small, grim smile is. two hours later after their first meeting, the smile is. two hours later after theirfirst meeting, the mood smile is. two hours later after their first meeting, the mood was smile is. two hours later after theirfirst meeting, the mood was if anything even cooler. france and russia have backed different groups

in the syrian conflict. mr macron said while france didn't want to destabilise the syrian state, there are red lines that must not be crossed. translation: are red lines that must not be crossed. translationzli are red lines that must not be crossed. translation: i stressed again in my meeting with president putin our firm objection. again in my meeting with president putin ourfirm objection. there's again in my meeting with president putin our firm objection. there's a very clear line that exists on our pa rt very clear line that exists on our part and that's the use of chemical weapons that .my by whoever it may be. the use of chemical weapons will be. the use of chemical weapons will be the object of immediate retaliation on the part of the french. the two leaders are also divided on the situation in ukraine with the russian president condemning the sanctions imposed on his country as a result of the crisis. translation: the sanctions against russia aren't helping to find a solution to the crisis in ukraine, we must try to lift these economic restrictions, this is the only way we can be more free and be able to restore peace in the region. mr putin also appeared to deny any russian interference in france's recent presidential race, despite allegations by mr macron‘s team that russ and agents had tried repeatedly

to hack into their accounts. mr macron himself strongly defended the banning of two russian media outlets from covering his campaign, describing them as agents of propaganda. this choice of venue and the inauguration of a new exhibition here on 300 years of franco russian ties was meant to highlight the long relationship between the two countries, but more recent events have made this a stiff and awkward meeting and it showed. lucy williamson, bbc news, versailles. the head of british airways says he won't resign in the wake of a major computer failure that affected tens of thousands of passengers. alex cruz defended his airline's handling of the crisis, telling the bbc that a brief power surge was to blame. services are now returning to normal and british airways expects to run a full schedule on tuesday. the bbc‘s transport correspondent richard westcott reports. how can a computer glitch be allowed to cripple an entire airline?

spoilt holidays, weddings, honeymoons. three days in and the british airways boss has broken cover to give his first interview, admitting their back—up system failed. the actual problem only lasted a few minutes, so there was a power surge and there was a back—up system which did not work at that particular point in time. it was restored after a few hours in terms of some hardware changes, but eventually it took a long time for messaging and for assistance to come up again. three days in and terminal 5 here is getting back to something like normality. but it is one thing sorting out the immediate problem and getting people on their aircraft, it is going to take ba far longer to ease people's anger at the way they handled the whole situation. the meltdown hit 75,000 passengers across the world, each with a different story, but one main complaint. no—one was telling them what was going on. you've got to do a lot better in terms of communicating with people because that is the number one... people accept there are problems sometimes, that is the number one thing that grates people.

we're fully aware that communications have to get better, particularly as social media continues to expand. so, yes, i agree with you, we will continue to invest in resources in ways in which we can actually directly reach out to people. ba made hundreds of it staff redundant recently, outsourcing their jobs to india to save money. it's led to accusations that there are not enough experienced uk staff left to cope with the crisis. let me put this to mr cruz, if there were still ba employees, we can assure him that issue would have been resolved in minutes and the systems would be up and running. when i put it to mr cruz, he flatly denied that outsourcing had made any difference. so, totally unconnected, completely unconnected with all of those redundancies and with the outsourcing of the it systems? absolutely, yes, in this case. apart from some short—haul flights from heathrow, ba managed to fly most of its passengers today. some still can't believe how badly the airline messed up.

i work in it and when there are it problems it is basic enterprise to have a disaster recovery solution. they should have had their communications system and their booking system in different places so they can at least send us an e—mail. one estimate has put the compensation bill at around £150 million. you can't put a price on the damage to their reputation. richard wescott, bbc news, heathrow. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. the prime minister and the opposition leader here in britain have been taking questions ahead of the election next week. labour'sjeremy corbyn denied he'd be soft on terrorism, he's previously said british interventions abroad could be increasing extremism at home. the prime minister defended controversial changes to social care funding in england proposed in the conservatives' election ma nifesto. theresa may said the changes would ensure the system was sustainable. authorities in bangladesh are trying to evacuate up to a million people before a powerful cyclone makes landfall. they say cyclone mora is likely to hit the eastern coast early on tuesday.

the meteorological office warned coastal districts could face flooding as a result of storm surges along the seafront. scientists in america say they've made a major breakthrough in preventing bacteria gaining resistance to the antibiotic vancomycin. they've modified the drug to make it much more powerful. it was feared bacteria would eventually develop full resistance to the existing form of the antibiotic. the golfer tiger woods was arrested in florida on a dui charge, that's driving under the influence. in the past hour he's issued a statement saying it was medication not alcohol that was to blame. peter bowes is in los angeles for us. what is the latest on all this, peter? it well, yes, it's quite a lengthy statement from tiger woods, giving at least his side of the story, what happened in the early hours of monday morning. he says, i'lljust read from the top," i understand the severity of what i did andi

understand the severity of what i did and i take full responsibility for my actions. i want the public to know that alcohol was not involved. what happened was an unexpected reaction to prescribe medication is. ididn't reaction to prescribe medication is. i didn't realise the mix of medications had affected me so strongly. " he goes on to apologise with all his heart to family, friends and fans and he says i expect more from myself too. tiger woods did have surgery about a month ago for a recurring back problem, he had to pull out of a tournament early this year. we know that that surgery, early this year. we know that that surgery, at least from what he'd be saying on his website last week, appeared to be going well because he had talked about being determined to make a full return to professional golf. none of us would look great in a police mugshot but there's been a lot of international reaction to this latest shot of tiger woods? lot of international reaction to this latest shot of tiger woodwm is quite a shocking shot of tiger woods, especially for those people

around the world who hold him as a superstar, as a sporting hero, not just a golfing hero. one of those characters that really so many people look up to. of course in the past he's had other problems in his private life, but this photograph is quite shocking, isn't it? he's unshaven, he actually has a bit of a beard, he looks dishevelled, he looks bleary eyed, not the look clearly that he would want to portray and want to have seen in public. clearly more to come on all this. peter, for the moment, thank you for that. at least 11 people are known to have been killed and dozens injured in the russian capital, moscow, after a severe thunderstorm hit the city. sarah corker reports. the storm swept through the russian capital quickly and violently. in some places, wind speeds reached up to 100km/h, which meteorologists

said was extremely rare for the city. roads and railways were blocked by debris, fallen trees crashed cars. translation: blocked by debris, fallen trees crashed cars. translatiosz blocked by debris, fallen trees crashed cars. translation: it all happened within ten minutes, very strong winds started to blow and immediately a fir tree fell and brought down another tree. they covered three cast. at least five pedestrians were killed by falling trees and other structures. an elderly man was killed at a bus stop and more than 50 people needed medical help. in the east of the city, wins tour this tennis tent apart while the roof of the kremlin senate was also damaged. translation: we reacted quickly and are recovering from the storm now. many good trees, not old ones, were brought down. we're trying to remove them before the night falls. but in some neighbourhoods the clear up may ta ke some neighbourhoods the clear up may take a little longer. with a mix of gale force winds, hail and torrential rain, this is one of the

deadliest storms to hit moscow in decades. sarah corker, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: a young bob dylan before he was famous. the photographer who captured a music icon in his formative years gives us his surprising take on the man himself. in the biggest international sporting spectacle ever seen, up to 30 million people have taken part in sponsored athletic events to aid famine relief in africa. the first of what the makers of star wars hope will be thousands of queues started forming at 7am. taunting which led to scuffles, scuffles to fighting, fighting to full—scale riot as the liverpool fans broke out of their area and into the juve ntus enclosure. the belgian police had lost control. the whole world will mourn the tragic death of mr nehru today. he was the father of the indian people from the day of independence. the oprah winfrey show comes to an end after 25 years and more than 4,500 episodes. the chat show has made her one

of the richest people on the planet. geri halliwell, otherwise known as ginger spice, has announced she's left the spice girls. i don't believe it, she's the one with the bounce, the go, the girl power. not geri, why? this is bbc news. the latest headlines: after two days of airport chaos, the boss of british airways says he sorry about the disruption caused by a computer meltdown but he refuses to resign. the new french president, emmanuel macron, has told the russian leader, vladimir putin, that any use of chemical weapons in syria will provoke retaliation from france. their first meeting was described as frosty and the talks as frank. us senatorjohn mccain has described russian president vladimir putin as the most important threat to world security,

even bigger than islamic state. the republican made the comments while on a visit to australia. in an interview with the abc network, he said the us needed to respond to russia with sanctions. here's some of that interview. i think he is the premier and most important thread, more so than isis. i think isis can do terrible things, andi i think isis can do terrible things, and i worry a lot about what is happening with the muslim faith and i worry about a whole lot of things about it, but it's the russians who are trying, who tried to destroy the very fundamental of democracy, and thatis very fundamental of democracy, and that is to change the outcome of an american election. i've seen no evidence they succeeded, but they tried and they are still trying, they are still trying to change elections. they just try to affect the outcome of the french election. soi

the outcome of the french election. so i think vladimir putin, who dismembered ukraine, a sovereign nation, whose putting pressure on the baltics, i view the russians as the baltics, i view the russians as the five greatest challenge we have. let's speak to trump supporter, mica mosbacher, in our washington bureau. she's a former finance chair for the republican national committee and has held senior positions on the last five presidential campaigns. it is good to talk to you. this must bea it is good to talk to you. this must be a frustrating time to be a republican. so many campaign promises are not being acted on because the white house behind you is firefighting on issues connected with russia. he certainly has delivered on some campaign promises, including obamacare through the house. they are certainly working in cooperation with the senate. i expect to see not only a new healthcare bill but also a tax reform bill by the end of the year. iam

reform bill by the end of the year. i am still cautiously optimistic. with regards tojohn mccain, i was his national co—chair when he ran in 2008. i disagree with him in regards to putin and islamic state. russia isa to putin and islamic state. russia is a known devil. they clearly violates treaties and borders and certainly do not operate according to international norms. we are playing a bit into their hands according to former kgb agentjack ba rs ky according to former kgb agentjack barsky who said the other day on fox news that what they are trying to do is create chaos with elections. they are picking democrats against republicans and we are not focusing on the true problem, terrorism. this is the first time a president has

brought sunni muslims and israel against iran. islamic state is huge, with 200,000 fighters around the world, including 20,000 in the us. they have highly sophisticated technology, including facebook. like my texas animal, the armadillo, they are burrowing into neighbourhoods in the us, the uk, and throughout europe. they are huge threat along with north korea. he comes back from that trip with the german leader saying we can no longer rely on the us. that is sending shock waves around. well, first of all, angela merkel is facing the election in september and is playing to her base. remember, there were protests in 2015 against the trans—pacific partnership so be it her somewhat by surprise. the uk think tank, mackerel, recently said one out of six germans are for exit in the eu.

—— demos. right now, exports in germany are exceeding imports. you have to remember the us and germany are number one trading partners. at are number one trading partners. at a certain point she has to be realistic. money talks. at the end of the day, she needs the us as a key trading partner to stimulate the economy. there is so much to talk about. we cannot do it at the moment. we will come back to it another day. thank you for the moment. thank you. two years of war in yemen have created what the un has described as the world's largest humanitarian crisis. as well as impending famine, the country is also facing an unprecedented outbreak of cholera. our correspondent, nawal al—maghafi, has this special report. frail, weak, and fighting for their lives. these are the faces of yemen's latest crisis. preying on the weak and hungry, cholera has rapidly spread throughout the country.

this hospital, already crippled by war, is overwhelmed. this family arrived in the capital after their town was heavily bombed. she hoped her children would be safe in the city, but two days after moving here, their lives are at risk again. translation: the kids went to play and then they started cleaning the rubbish outside. my son washed his hands, butjust after dinner, he got really sick. yemen is a country broken by war and hunger. a place where the young and old become the first victims. it's always been poor, but two years of fighting has left it unable to cope with this emergency. translation: the war has meant that

everything is deteriorating especially the health system. there are no medicines, no access to clean water, it's catastrophic. outside, the patients keep coming. but without spare beds, they're treated in the courtyard, with over 200 new cases arriving each day to this hospital alone, makeshift tents have been set up to deal with the numbers. cholera is cheap and easy to treat, but the un says the delivery of aid has been slowed down by both sides, which means supplies don't reach the people in need. so far, the outbreak has killed over 400 people. this man's wife

is the latest victim. he buried her here just yesterday. she was so malnourished, her body wasn't able to fight the disease. she was 21 years old. translation: her situation deteriorated, so we rushed her to the hospital. they couldn't help her. we took her to another hospital, but by then it was too late. everything in our life together was so lovely. she was so kind. our time together was too short. he was left widowed and his six—month—old son without a mother. with no peace in sight, yemen's war will continue to tear families apart. bbc news.

bob dylan turned seventy six a few days ago. the musical legend and now nobel laureate has crafted songs known to millions, but the man himself is a bit of a mystery. well, a new book sheds some light on a young dylan. it's a collection of images by ted russell, a former life magazine photographer who met the musician in the early 60s. the photos are on display at the steve kasher aallery in new york, where the bbc caught up with mr russell. i think the first time i ever heard of bob dylan was when a publicist called me up and told me about this very talented up—and—coming fork figure he had just signed. —— folk singer. he told me he was very unconventional. he wore funny clothes and so on. he said i could catch him and i photographed him. i

talked to him backstage and said i wa nted talked to him backstage and said i wanted a story on the stories of an up—and—coming folk singer trying to make it in new york. we agreed to meet in his apartment in a couple of days. and when i arrived, i was greeted very cordially. he was very welcoming. i told greeted very cordially. he was very welcoming. itold him greeted very cordially. he was very welcoming. i told him to pretend i was not there. i wanted to be a fly on the wall and photograph real moments. i knew nothing about folk. i was just moments. i knew nothing about folk. i wasjust in moments. i knew nothing about folk. i was just in the right place at the right time by accident. fool's luck. nothing but fool's luck. by 1963 he

was already a star. life took an interest in him when he was given the thomas payne award. i photographed him with james baldwin. they seemed to get along well. i had a series of assignments in europe. i just forgot about them. i put them inafile just forgot about them. i put them in a file cabinet for years and yea rs in a file cabinet for years and years and years. everyone asked me what was bob dylan really likehad not be faintest idea. —— i had not the. i looked through my photographs for any subtle nuance and

expression, every meaninful glance, everything i could see in the viewfinder worth shooting. i concentrated on that and came up with some candid pictures. and all these years later, everyone seems to like them. it's 100 years since the birth ofjohn f kennedy, america's 35th president. there've been celebrations and tributes across the country to honour the man whose life was cut short by a gunman. here's a look back at some of kennedy's iconic words. ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country. i believe that this nation should commit itself to achieve the goal before this decade is out to land a man on the moon and land him safely back on the earth. there has been a shooting. the

hospital has been advised to be ready for a gunshot wound. president kennedy has been assassinated. it is official now. he has died. just briefly, the main news again. the new french president, emmanuel macron, has told the russian leader, vladimir putin, any use of chemical weapons in syria will provoke reaction from france. the talks were frosty and frank. more news at any time on the bbc website. you can catch me at twitter. thank you so much for watching. please come

again. good morning. the bank holiday is over. it actually ended on a wet note for the north and east of england in particular. wet weather in parts of scotland. lots has been moving away out into the north sea. the east of england, low cloud first being. little rain to speak of. scattered showers. this band of rain, a cold front coming our way. a key feature. ahead of that, cold, 15, 16 degrees. tuesday, low cloud in the east. quite dry. further west, rain for a time in the northern isles. that will move through. it will take a while to get to scotland. range stretching down across england and wales. very little rain in the south—west. grey around the coast. inland, spells of

sunshine, 19—20. in the south—eastern corner, warm and humid. 22 degrees. some rain in northern england and wales. light and patchy increasingly as it goes south and east. behind that, brightening up quite nicely. turning fresh. humidity dropping away. still some rain to be had in the north of scotland. roland garros, looking good. the winds will be increasingly light. by the weekend, more sunshine. tuesday evening, back on our shores. patchy rain fizzling out towards the south—east. grey around the south and west. actually, a fresh start to the day on wednesday morning. the fresh air moving through everywhere. a better night for sleeping. wednesday, a decent day. starting of windy towards the east of the uk. most places will

have a decent day with light winds and sunny spells. further weather fronts are moving through the atlantic. a decent day. wind is easing down in the north—east. a good day with sunshine for england and wales and parts of scotland. light winds and temperatures in the middle to upper teens, low 20s, a pleasa nt middle to upper teens, low 20s, a pleasant day indeed. thursday, fine and dry whether to be had for england and wales and eastern scotland. western scotland and northern ireland later on will see this weather fronts moving northern ireland later on will see this weatherfronts moving in. it is making steady progress east. friday, cloud and outbreaks of rain around. ahead of all that rain in the south—eastern corner, quite warm and humid once again. this is bbc news, the headlines: the french president, emmanuel macron, has told his russian counterpart, vladimir putin, that any use of chemical weapons in syria is a red line that would invite immediate french reprisals. their meeting was described as frank and frosty. after two days of airport chaos,

the boss of british airways says sorry for the disruption caused by its computer meltdown but refuses to resign. alex cruise denies the fact it was due to shedding it staff and he blamed a power surge. services are returning to normal. the golfer, tiger woods, has denied that he'd been drinking when he was stopped while driving his car in the us state of florida. police said theyd charged the former world number one with being under the influence of alcohol. in a statement, woods blamed an unexpected reaction to prescription medication. now on bbc news, stephen sackur is in new york city for hardtalk.