the death toll in the london tower block fire is now 17. that figure is certain to rise. police are saying they hoped the number of victims will not reach 100 but have warned some people may never be identified. theresa may visited the scene today. she said... we need to make sure that this terrible tragedy is properly investigated. that's why i am ordering a full public enquiry. with large areas of the tower block still an accessible it only adds to the pain of the family of loved ones missing. the last words she said, please forgive me if i've ever said anything to upset you or hurt you, i don't think we are going to make it out of the building. these are some of the moments of the attack in which congressmen steve scalise was hit with bullets. he is still in critical condition. republicans and democrats are going ahead with their annual baseball

game ina ahead with their annual baseball game in a rare show of political unity. and the latest on day one of the second golfing major of the year, plus news of a mouthwatering final in cricket's champions trophy. it's almost 48—hour since the fire began at grenfell tower in west london. still, there is no real sense of exactly how many people may have lost their lives in the fire. police say they may never be able to identify all of those who died. our latest report comes from our special correspondent, lucy manning. mohammed hakim fears he's lost everyone — his mother, father, two brothers and sister.

all his extended family supporting him now rushed to the fire when the calls of panic came. i spoke to her and the last few words she said to me was, please forgive me if i've said anything to upset you or hurt you. i don't think we're going to make it out of the building. they were supposed to be celebrating next month. his sister, husna, was getting married, but the entire family were trapped on the 17th floor. and they were reciting from the koran. and it wasjust heartbreaking, and then itjust cut out. and then i rang husna. she was, like, we're not going to make it, we can't make it, we can see flames under the door. we can see flames under the door. i kept saying, try and put things under the door to stop the smoke coming in and get as low as you can and open the windows. someone's going to come, callthe fire brigade, do something. and then she stopped talking. all i could hear was this crackling noise in the background,

because the phone was still on, but she wasn't saying anything. the not knowing is killing me. i really need to find out where they are. the family stood helpless outside, unable to rescue them. this is the worst thing i remember in my life. i saw my uncle, from the 17th floor. he opened the window. he kept shouting, "please, help us, get us out." he was saying allah's name, and all this. i kept looking at him, helpless. mohammed, it must be extremely difficult, just not knowing? not losing one member of my family, but losing all five, the whole, entire family. i don't have my parents any more and you only get one set of parents in this world. and i had three siblings. they are all gone, in the space of a couple of hours, after leaving their house, they are all gone. and no—one wants to give us any information about their whereabouts, if they are still within the building, or not.

they still have hope, but feel bereft of help. adel chaoui is another relative deep in grief and frustration. ba by leena belkadi, just six months old, is missing, along with her mum, farah, and her dad, omar. they eventually found two of the baby's sisters in hospital. we found one of the children there, the younger. my brother is looking around, and he is staring at another bed. and asks farah‘s older sister to have a look. farah‘s older sister says, "that's the other child, that's the older one." they were beds apart and nobody in authority was making any effort to identify them. you've had to do this all yourself? we've had to do it ourselves. so many families here are looking, hoping, dreading the news that may come. lucy manning, bbc news, west london. if you would like more information

on this disaster you can find it on the bbc news website and the bbc news app. that's turned a story, a 22—year—old american student in north korea released from custody earlier this week. 17 months ago he had been given a long prison sentence for stealing a propaganda sign. now we understand he is in a coma. north korea said he contracted botulism after his trial of march last year. it isa after his trial of march last year. it is a life—threatening condition. that claim is being refuted by doctors treating him in the us. they said he suffered a severe brain injury. this is his father giving his assessment of north korea's explanation. even if you believe their explanation of botulism in a sleeping pill causing the coma, and

you don't, there is no excuse for any civilised nation to have kept his condition secret and denied him top—notch medical care for so long. let's bring in our correspondent from washington. what do the doctors in the us assess what might have happened much earlier on? they've just been speaking. their assessment of his condition now is what they call unresponsive wakefulness. his eyes a re call unresponsive wakefulness. his eyes are open, he looks around, he blinks, but he isn't aware of his surroundings. he doesn't speak. he's had extensive loss of brain tissue. they believe this probably happened in the weeks shortly after he was imprisoned in march 2016 because they had a scan from the north korean stated april 2016 which already shows this damage. how it happened they cannot say for sure. they say it doesn't look like what would normally take place if there

was a traumatic injury. it looks more like what would have taken place if there was a cardiopulmonary arrest. in other words, place if there was a cardiopulmonary arrest. in otherwords, if place if there was a cardiopulmonary arrest. in other words, if the heart stopped sending blood and oxygen to the brain. they cannot say what would have caused that. stay with us. would have caused that. stay with us. we know the sentence was handed out in march 2016. that was when president 0bama was in office. he's 110w president 0bama was in office. he's now been released while president trump is in office. is his father commenting on the two presidencies? —— here is his father commenting on the two presidencies. do i think they could have done more? i think they could have done more? i think the results speak for themselves. do we know if the reason for his release this week is connected to the trump administration? the white house said in february president trump told rex tillerson to do anything he could to get the imprisoned americans released. there are four of them. we know that in

may the state department's envoy to north korea had secret contacts with high—level north korean officials in norway. at which he negotiated access to the prisoners. and then we know that a few weeks later in june he was summoned to new york to the un with their north korean diplomats. he was told then about the condition of the prisoners. there was activity going on in the last weeks and months. according to the victim's father, they say they pursued the issue. they said they had a tough negotiating position. we've heard from the state department today. when joseph young went to north korea to bring him home a medical team was brought with him so he could be transported back safely. during that visit he also met the other three americans who are being imprisoned there. this administration does seem to have been quite proactive. we appreciate

the update. thank you. next, we will stay in that part of the us. because a video has emerged at the gun attack yesterday that's left congressmen steve scalise in a critical condition. this is what a bystander films. —— filmed. gunfire. sirens. following that attack that have been calls for the political debate in the us to be tempered. this is what president trump has said. we may have our differences, but we do well in times like these, to remember that everyone who serves in our nation's capital is here because, above all, they love our country.

the shooting happened at a park in alexandria, a suburb in virginia. the congressmen were training for a charity baseball game. that game is going ahead today. it is happening across the river at the national ‘s park in washington. laura baker is there. tell us more about what is happening. the baseball game will get underway in a couple of hours. since the shooting a further 20,000 tickets have been sold overnight. already this is a charity baseball match, already they have raise $1 million. last year they raised $500,000. that isjust million. last year they raised $500,000. that is just put it into context. they have added one extra charity to the list, and that is for the capitol hill police memorial fund, who will benefit from tonight's game. there have been 80 people queueing. this is —— there have been a few people queueing.

this is a game which is a genuine moment where politicians, republicans and democrats, come together. it is a rare moment to see the politicians as players and people, rather as somebody to whom you attacked a certain ideology. and that the whole reason behind it. —— to whom you attach a certain ideology. both sides have called for unity ahead of the start of the game. what is the security like there? it has been pretty tight, as you can imagine. there are barriers. capitol hill police. a number of bomb squads outjust to check. security is going to be tight. president trump, presidents have attended in the past, this game has gone on since 1909, president trump has decided not to come because it would add to the security's burden. i mentioned political unity a second

ago. despite this call for unity in that clip you just saw, in the last half—hour he's been tweeting about crooked hillary clinton, his former democratic rival. even though this game might show some kind of bipartisanship, when it comes to politics it may be that aside for a few hours, but they'll all have to go back into congress tomorrow. for those few hours, what they want to show to the people of america is that although there are some fierce rivalries, there are some fierce friendships there, too. thanks very much. next: we will turn to a couple bic sport stories. india through to the final of the icc champions trophy, that easily beat bangladesh. it will be an india pakistan final, quite prospect. —— a couple of big sports stories. this always looked like a

mismatch, the semifinal. same with pakistan over england in the first. we are hoping the final will be closer. this is the first on pakistan and india have met in a 50/1—day international final. pakistan and india have met in a 50/1—day internationalfinal. it'll bea 50/1—day internationalfinal. it'll be a cracking game. today's game, this was their top scorer, karen iqbal. 0nly this was their top scorer, karen iqbal. only three players got off to a good start. they set a paltry target for the indian side. that was called for a six, taking him to his century. virat kohli, the fastest player to 8001—day international runs, he hit the winning runs for his country and it'll be india versus pakistan in the final. it be a belter. we don't need to build it up a belter. we don't need to build it up any more. every time they play against each other, they haven't played a test match since 2007. the fa ns played a test match since 2007. the fans certainly love watching these sides play. and the gold?

rickie fowler is the leader. —— the golf. look down the leaderboard, dustinjohnson, three golf. look down the leaderboard, dustin johnson, three over, golf. look down the leaderboard, dustinjohnson, three over, the defending champion, the world number one, he really struggled with his putting. sergio garcia, the masters champion, he is on two under par after six. early days, thanks very much. boxing, floyd mayweather, conor mcgregor is on. floyd mayweather is coming out of retirement. conor mcgregor has never fought a professional boxing contest in his life. it looks like a mismatch. there is one reason it is happening, both men could make around $100 million. some people pick mcgregor has a chance. most are not convinced. this is the northern irish boxer, carl frampton, a former two—time champion with his reaction to the news. it is unfair. boxing

and mixed martial arts are to map a different sports. conor mcgregor, to be honest, i think that if he lands a glove on floyd mayweather he would be doing very well. —— boxing and mixed martial arts are two very different sports. i don't think mcgregor has the boxing prowess to do anything with floyd mayweather. it is unfair. two different sports. they will both make a lot of money out of it. i think mcgregor knows that himself. is itjust all about pr, building things up?” that himself. is itjust all about pr, building things up? i think so. the showmanship. the razzmatazz. i can't imagine what the press tour would be like. the guys will make a lot of money but floyd mayweather will make. we haven't seen anything yet. it'll be a serious build—up to the fight. stay with us. we will update you on vladimir putin's

annual national phone in. he spent hours on live television taking calls from all over russia. he has been needling the us again. we will show you how. questions continue over how and why the devastating fire in west london happened. mark ashdown has more. it's been described as a disaster waiting to happen. a horrendous loss of life which some believe could have been prevented. 0thers fear it could all too easily happen again. the telco to state in camden, 700 flats across four large tower blocks come up the road from grenfell tower and similarly these blocks have been refurbished with cladding from the same contractor. margaret has lived on the 20th floor here for a0 years. i tried not to think about it. because it can be frightening. have there ever been any fires here? on there ever been any fires here? on the 17th floor, yes, and a couple of

minor ones. another resident, roger, has been watching and worrying if his home is safe. do you have fire drills? never. we have fire alarms in each flat. what is the advice? same as the others, stay put. how do you feel about that, would you? absolutely not. but the signs say if there is a fire, leave immediately. we have had a walk around. there appear to be smoke detectors but i cannot see any sprinklers. if there was a big fire the lifts would stop working, so this is the only way for the residents to get out. this single stairwell. there are 160 flats in this tower block. this is the only emergency escape route. we have been talking to councils across london. all of them say they take fire safety very seriously. they all

regularly inspect their council properties, including tower blocks. some of them have ordered an urgent inspection in light of what has happened. from the sandal‘s fact you can see the charred remains of glen felt tower. —— from nathaniel‘s flat. a lot of these flats have had the extra will put outside. if that isa the extra will put outside. if that is a fire hazard that is extremely worrying. in a statement this afternoon the company which carried out the work at glen felt tower said it met all fire regulations and was signed off. —— at glen felt tower said it met all fire regulations and was signed off. —— grenfell tower. thousands of residents want reassurance that their homes are safe. this is 0utside source. the prime

minister says there will be a full public enquiry into the tower block fire in west london. 17 people have been confirmed dead but officials are warning the final death toll may be higher and may take weeks to determine. next to a year—long investigation by bbc arabic and the danish newspaper which has uncovered evidence that the uk defence giant, bae systems, has made large—scale sales across the middle east. from sophisticated surveillance technology, including to many repressive governments. these cells have included encryption softwa re these cells have included encryption software which could be used against the uk and its allies. —— of these sales. our bbc correspondent has been travelling across the region, looking at the systems, and i have been speaking to her. it is a sophisticated piece of technology. it sits on the internet. it hoovers up it sits on the internet. it hoovers up all of the communications. at the

same time it can save it for governments to look into later. we spoke to a former employee who work in developing this technology. he told us that it has many components. 0ne told us that it has many components. one of them is decryption, voice recognition, mobile tracking, certain keywords, and all of this information is stored there for governments to analyse at any time they want. in short it means the governments have the ability to monitor their people all the time. which countries have bought the technology? we found out it has been sold to various countries throughout the world. we focused on the middle east. that is where the majority of the country's worth. if we look back to 2011, when the arab spring happened, one of the main tools that protesters used was social media, twitter, facebook, to organise. governments in those countries were

shopping around for cyber surveillance technology because they really needed it. this was a huge opportunity for companies like bae systems to sell this kind of technology. now, in 2017, we've been able to prove that morocco has bought this technology. algeria, the uae, saudi arabia, 0man, yes, these countries have bought it. what response have you had to the allegations you are making? just this morning after the story came out online the danish minister of business, because bae systems is working through a subsidiary in denmark, he said that his department is going to, "take a look at whether we can in future have higher requirements for the country's documentation regarding end—user and the risk of human rights violations: "_ we

the risk of human rights violations: we approached all of the countries that were involved, we have had no reply from any of them. their technology played a crucial role in combating terrorism and they insist they are fully compliant with all export regulations. the british government issued a statement saying all exports are evaluated on a case—by—case basis and they will refuse any licenses where there is a clear risk the technology might be used for internal repression. the crucial point is surveillance tools can be used for combating terrorism and they are actually very useful when they are used to combat terrorism. but bae has handed the surveillance technology to repressive governments in the middle east. what we have seen is that it has had a huge impact on civil liberties come on human rights, and on activism in the region. more on that story on the bbc news website.

let's look at vladimir putin's annual q and a. inevitably the us election came up. the former fbi director said he believed russian meddling took place in the us election process. but, again, he didn't provide any evidence for this, as he put it there was influence over their mind and how they should act. does it ever happen any differently in the world? what about the constant american propaganda? their about the constant american propaganda ? their constant sponsoring? for which they allocate direct funds to. isn't that influence over our mind and an attempt to influence how we should behave during election campaigns? it happens year after year. president trump also showed his mischievous streak. he was asked about this. james comey came up. he was the former fbi director donald trump fired. you know about that.

this is what vladimir putin had to say about him. translation: when the chief of the special service records the conversation with the commander in chief, and then passes it to mass media through his friend, what is the difference between the fbi director from the difference between the fbi directorfrom mr the difference between the fbi director from mr snowdon? he the difference between the fbi directorfrom mr snowdon? he becomes a human is —— human rights director. if any pursuit is applied to him in connection with this we are also ready to supply political asylum for him in russia. we shall see ifjames comey him in russia. we shall see ifjames co m ey ta kes him in russia. we shall see ifjames comey takes up that offer from vladimir putin. thank you for watching. we will see you next week. so far this week has been quiet. the weather patterns we've had have been

stuck in repeat. thursday's weather watch illustrates this beautifully. the north—west cloudy with outbreaks of showery rain in the afternoon in scotland. in the south—east corner, we had an early afternoon high of 25 degrees. this band of cloud was the weather front, it was weak, degrees. this band of cloud was the weatherfront, it was weak, it brought more cloud as it pushed south and east and introduced fresh air following on south and east and introduced fresh airfollowing on behind and a scattering of showers. that will be the theme on friday, a change to hot weather returning as we move into the weekend. for the bulk of friday, central and southern areas dry and sunny. some drizzle and cloud in the northwest. with brightness we could see highs of 21 degrees, 23 not out of the question in the south—east corner. as we move out of friday into saturday, things stay quiet. that high pressure stays with us across england and wales over the weekend. we are seeing these weather

fronts toppling through the top and still producing that breeze, that drizzle, and also some misty and murky conditions on the coast. we start saturday on a mild and murky note to the northwest. lots of sunshine further south. that will allow those temperatures decline. quite quickly on saturday. and the humidity will build. by mid—afternoon we could see temperatures mid to high 20s not out of the question. fresher where the cloud and breeze sits to the north—west of the great glen in particular. spot the difference on sunday. still the high pressure in the driving seat across much of england and wales. still that weather front training across the top. heat will continue to build. 0n sunday, faces in the south—east could see highs of 30 degrees and it will feel humid and uncomfortable. high uv will feel humid and uncomfortable. high uv levels, as well. on monday,

it stays hot, but watch this area of low pressure trying to build from the south—west. 0n low pressure trying to build from the south—west. on monday we could still get high 20s, possibly into 30 degrees. and perhaps the rain not as significant in the far north, but the north—easterly breeze making it feel on the chilly side. we continue to see this north—westerly breeze. it will be chilly in the far north. at the same time, with the humidity, we could see isolated and sharp thundery downpours into the south—east. that will be the trend into the longer six to ten day period. lots of uncertainty about looking ahead. this is the scenario. low pressure moving into the south—west, triggering thunderstorms which will go further north. some could be heavy and possibly thundery. that alone will go further north. some could be heavy and possibly thundery. that global move, amalgamate with another system from

the atlantic, and then we are back to this north—westerly pattern with low in the north—west and high—pressure dominating down in the south. that means a return to more cloudy, more unsettled, breezy conditions in the north—west. the best of the sunshine and heat in the south. but as the humidity build that could trigger some sharp and thundery downpours. lots of uncertainty about the six to ten day period. we will firm up on those details tomorrow. tonight at ten: there's to be a full public inquiry into the fire that destroyed grenfell tower — this residential block in west london. so far the number of dead stands at 17, but many people are still missing and the number could rise significantly as the recovery work continues. we know there will be more. it's the upper floors that will be more challenging and will need some additional shoring for us to be able to get in there. the size of this building, it could take weeks. i want to be realistic — this is a very long process. the first victim has been named as mohammad alhajali, a syrian refugee studying

engineering whose brother was rescued from the same flat by the fire brigade. i said, "why you didn't come? they brought us outside — i thought you were with us." he said, "no one brought me outside." he said, "why you left me?"