welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. my name is mike embley. our top stories: farewell to the mooch. afterjust ten days in the job, president trump fires his director of communications, anthony scaramucci. los angeles is formally chosen to host the 2028 summer olympic games after striking a deal with paris. venezuela's president is accused of undermining democracy as the us imposes direct sanctions on nicolas maduro. and forget about just eating your food, one dc blogger has gained quite a following by taking photos first. well, it was another day of changes at the white house. this morning john kelly was sworn in as the new chief of staff replacing reince priebus,

who departed on friday. then came the bombshell. anthony scaramucci, tapped as white house communications director less than two weeks ago, is leaving as well, saying he wants to give mr kelly a clean slate. the bbc‘s north america editorjon sopel has been following all the action for us. the decision came after a profanity laced tirade mr. scaramucci had last week aimed at his new colleagues. here was white house press secretary sarah huckabee sanders just a short time go discussing the departure. i'm going to be brief, i'm going to make my remarks informal... well, he was right about that, wasn't he? it is day one on the job, and certain things are instantly clear. anthony scaramucci does not lack for self—confidence, swagger or bravado. but i love the president, and i'm very, very loyal to the president. this would be his first and last appearance at the white house podium. ten days later, the new communications director is gone, the white house blowing him a kiss goodbye. you know, one of the things i cannot stand about this town is the backstabbing that goes on here, 0k? where i'm from, where i grew up,

we're front—stabbers. we tell you exactly where we are from, and what we are doing. turbulent does not begin to describe it. in a foul—mouthed tirade, he went to war with the two most senior people in the west wing who are not the president. in his conversations with the new yorker magazine, mr scaramucci said of the ex—chief of staff... and of steve bannon... by last friday, the chief of staff had been fired, left abandoned at andrews air force base. a scalp to scaramucci. but now, irony of ironies, generaljohn kelly, on day one as new chief of staff, had changes he wanted to make, as the president lavished praise on him. so i want to congratulate you on having done a fantasticjob, and we look forward to, if it's possible, an even betterjob as chief of staff. i'll try, sir. the general had demanded the head of scaramucci,

and the president served it up on a platter. after a dizzying few days, the president's press secretary tried to sound calm. the president certainly felt that anthony's comments were inappropriate for a person in that position, and he didn't want to burden general kelly, also, with that line of succession. before all this unfold at the president tweeted. .. well, actually, still quite chaotic, as the president went to a ceremony in the east wing to honour those who were prepared to lay down their lives for their comrades and their country. hadas gold is media reporter for the on line magazine, politico, and shejoins me now from washington. it is good to talk to you again. a

new chief of staff. can this general steady the ship? it is one thing to have a strong gatekeeper, that involves the president being prepared to exert discipline. he has not so far. yes. kelly has a lot of experience behind him in the military. he is well liked. he has been widely praised. while he can keep staff in line, the real question is whether he can exert control over the president. it is one thing to control who comes into the oval office, it is another to control who was actually inside it. anthony scaramucci's comments were found to be inappropriate. we are told the president and those around

him thought his language demeans them by association. we have seen donald trump having some comments about assaulting women, he said it was locker room talk, but anthony scaramucci, explicit terms, that is not acceptable. from what we understand, it was kelly who pushed him out. the new yorker was published on thursday afternoon. why not buy him that evening, over the weekendfire. john kelly was the one who said we cannot have this guy in the white house. he needs to go. so far, john kelly has the authority and has been given the authority to make these sweeping decisions. it was said he would report directly to

the president. there are almost all the president. there are almost all the net realities. donald trump said it has been a great day. —— alternate. is this chaos orjust the appearance of chaos? it is true the government is still functioning and things are still happening. some would argue really important policy decisions are still happening, like a new effort to repeal obamacare, a tax reform going through, that is important, but you cannotjust look at the numbers. look at how many people have been changed around. you cannot say it is not chaotic. if this was a business, as donald trump likes to boast about, the company would say the chief operating officer has been changed after less than six months and the head of communications has been switched

around many times, people have been in and out, fired, an executive was brought in for ten days. any business would say that is unstable. that is clearly the case with this white house. thank you very much. thank you. los angeles has formally been chosen to host the 2028 summer olympic games, in a deal that virtually assures paris will hold the games in 202a. they were to the final two cities vying for 2024 games. a formal announcement is expected to come when the international olympic committee meets in september. here's the mayor of los angeles on what the decision means for his city. the 2028 games will give us the seed ofa the 2028 games will give us the seed of a new olympic legacy in la and around the world. we can build it right now instead of waiting until the olympics are over. simply put, what we are able to negotiate, this

deal was too good to pass up. our los angeles correspondent, peter bowes, has more on this story from los angeles. first of all, is this actually confirmed? well, it is confirmed as far as los angeles is confirmed. it is not absolutely confirmed, as you indicated. the international olympic committee needs to meet in a few weeks' time to absolutely rubberstamped this. but los angeles is confirming this. —— rubberstamp. it is all but confirmed. it is very good fuller settlers. . it is all but confirmed. it is very good fullersettlers. . everyone it is all but confirmed. it is very good fuller settlers. . everyone is celebrating. a few people are wondering what will happen in a few yea rs' wondering what will happen in a few years' time. it is an unusual deal, isn't it? it is an unusual deal. when it became clear there were two cities in the running for 2024, the international olympic committee made the unusual decision to announce two

successive olympic cities and dates, 2024 and 2028. initially, paris, in fa ct, 2024 and 2028. initially, paris, in fact, both cities, said they did not wa nt to fact, both cities, said they did not want to give up 2024. and then los angeles relented and got into negotiations with the international olympic committee, making a deal to bring millions of dollars of extra money into loss angeles. this is what the mayor was referring to, saying it was too good to pass up. —— los angeles. that money will be spent for a large part on education and sporting programmes across the whole of the city of los angeles. and paris gets to host the olympics ona and paris gets to host the olympics on a significant date severely yes. very significant. exactly 100 years since the last time they hosted the event the games. they had that in their mind when they bidded for it.

in fact, it has been nearly 100 yea rs in fact, it has been nearly 100 years since la hosted it, that was backin years since la hosted it, that was back in 1932. peter, thank you very much. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. china has hit back against claims by donald trump that it is to blame for not reining in north korea. the us president said he was "very disappointed in china" after pyongyang tested another intercontinental ballistic missile. beijing said the nuclear issue "did not arise because of china." a man has been left with facial injuries after two people on a mate had through unknown liquid at him in london. —— moped. he was taken to hospital. his condition at the moment is not clear. the family of a 12—year—old girl, who died in the grenfell tower disaster, have been paying tribute to her. jessica urbano ramirez, has now been formally identified, as one of the victims. in a statement, her family said she was "loving, kind—hearted and caring, and brought

joy to everyone she met." they say they won't rest, until they getjustice for her. at least 80 people died in the blaze last month. sam shepard, the celebrated avant garde playwright and actor, died at his home in kentucky on thursday. he was oscar—nominated for the 1983 film "the right stuff" and starred in black hawk down and steel magnolias. a spokesman for the family said he died of complications from motor neurone disease. he was 73. venezuela is looking increasingly isolated, under widespread international condemnation for this weekend's vote which could give president maduro sweeping new powers. hundreds have died in months of anti—government protests. opposition parties boycotted the ballot, claiming it was rigged. the us government today imposed direct sanctions on president maduro, accusing him of being a dictator. mr maduro claimed that showed mr trump's "desperation and hate." from caracas, the bbc‘s katy watson. viva la patria! for president maduro, this was a big win. state tv ran his victory speech at length but for the millions

of people who boycotted the vote, it was a hollow victory - if that. this morning, caracas felt like a normal city, people getting back to work after a difficult weekend, but still venezuelans are divided. luis voted because he says he's had enough of the protests, but adelaida didn't. as a venezuelan, she says she feels so hurt, she's worried about her family. agustin has been managing this taxi rank for 17 years. he says people here are fed up with food shortages and spiralling inflation. he didn't want to be identified but he said he voted out of fear. i had to vote, he tells me, worried about rumours the government would remove his subsidised food if he didn't. the late hugo chavez is still an icon here, his face a constant reminder that he was the leader who started venezuela's socialist revolution, but high oil prices

helped support him. with an economy now in crisis, president maduro is losing friends at home and abroad, not least in the us which today announced it would impose sanctions on the president. the government of the emperor, donald trump, has taken decisions against the president. this shows his weakness, desperation, and hate. it shows the qualities of a madman, one who is president of the united states. hector rodriguez is a rising figure in the government and the man who led the campaign for the new assembly. he, like maduro, blames the opposition for the violence in the past few months, but says foreign powers have meddled in venezuela too. translation: we said before that the problems of venezuela are venezuela's alone. it's for our people to choose what happens in their country. but that's the problem — millions of people boycotted this vote. president maduro said turnout was 8 million but many doubt this figure and accuse the government of voterfraud. they want to show they are powerful but the only thing they have is fear, is repression and is violence, and when a government has only fear, repression and violence,

it's very weak. but as the political wrangling continues, people try and live their lives as best they can. the government has hailed this as a triumph for peace, as the only way to move the country forward but with so much anger and uncertainty about where venezuela is headed, for many the vote has only made things worse. this country has seen four months of violent confrontations. 17—year—old neomar lander was killed injune during a protest. every day he used to head to the streets. now his mother tells me she's doing the same. for me, the bestjustice for him and for everyone who's died is to achieve what we're asking for, she says, for the government to go. the family says fear isn't something they think about. it's about ensuring his memory lives on. stay with us on bbc news.

we'll tell you about the chinese woman heading overseas to get treatment to freeze her eggs, a procedure she's not allowed at home. cheering the us space agency nasa has ordered an investigation after confirmation today that astronauts were cleared to fly while drunk. the last foot patrol in south armargh, once an everyday part in the soldiers' lot, drudgery and danger, now no longer after almost four decades. if one is on one's own in a private house, not doing any harm to anyone, i don't really see why all these people should wander in and say you're doing something wrong. six rare white lion cubs

are on the prowl at worcestershire zoo. already they've been met with a roar of approval from visitors. they're lovely, really sweet. yeah, really cute. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: president trump has fired his director of communications, anthony scaramucci, afterjust ten days in thejob. los angeles has formally been chosen to host the 2028 summer olympic games, in a deal that virtually assures paris will hold the games four years earlier. prime minister nawaz sharif was stripped of office by pakistan's supreme court last week, over corruption allegations. an interim prime minister is expected to be formally appointed on tuesday. political rivals are seeing an opportunity, as our south asia correspondentjustin rowlatt reports. it is a cross between an election

rally and a victory celebration, and it marks the greatest triumph to date of star cricketer imran khan's political career. and he is making the most of it. "we've laid the foundations of a new pakistan," he tells the crowd. khan led the campaign to bring corruption charges against former prime minister nawaz sharif, and now he has got the interim prime minister and sharif‘s brother, his chosen successor, in his sights. the plan is to use the same tactic used with the former pm. he is bringing actions in pakistan's supreme court, using provisions that say that anyone who has behaved dishonestly

can be judged unfit to hold office. today, the supreme court is hearing another case of political wrongdoing, another case in which a senior politician could face disqualification. but today, the accused is imran khan himself. what authority does this letter have? who signed this letter? it's imran khan, these are his signatures. the central point of my case is that imran khan has collected money from the foreigners, and from the foreign multinational companies, which is explicitly forbidden by the law and the constitution. hi, mr khan. very good to meet you. faultfinding to talk to us. —— thank you forfinding time faultfinding to talk to us. —— thank you for finding time to talk to us. imran khan says he is confident he will win the case. i think it is good that they should ask me to be accountable.

you expect any person, a member of parliament, a minister, a prime minister, you expect them to be honest, and second, to be truthful? i mean, if someone, a leader, a prime minister, lies, and he's caught lying, you would not, you know, you would not trust him after that. few people would disagree with that. but it does mean that, increasingly, politics in pakistan is being played out not at the ballot box, but through the courts. chinese laws do not allow unmarried women to freeze their eggs, pushing some of those who can afford it to seek the treatment overseas. the united states is one of the most popular destinations for these women, but the procedure can cost around $20,000. the bbc has followed the journey of manman, a 31—year—old photography studio owner, from beijing to los angeles. four tens, three less than ten.

forget the knife and fork. for one man, a camera is the most important utensil at mealtime. justin schuble has become one of the biggest foodies in dc by snapping mouth—watering photos of delicious dishes. his instagram account, dcfoodporn, has more than 175,000 followers. the bbc caught up with him to hear how he turned his hobby into a business. dcfoodporn is... it started off as a food blog but it sort of became more than that. it is almost like a media company. i go to restaurants and the dc area, i travel a lot, mostlyjust showcasing the best food, travel destinations, and basically just what i am doing on a daily basis.

dcfoodporn got started during my freshman year at college. it was just a hobby. i was sort of sick of eating at the dining hall, so i started going around dc, eating at local restaurants. as i started taking photos, i started posting about them on instagram, and people started to along. —— follow along. once a hit around 10,000 followers, and got that ten cate, it felt more real. brands started reaching out, restau ra nts real. brands started reaching out, restaurants started offering me free meals —— 10k. so i usually charge anywhere from $1000 per post, and obviously that varies depending on what the brand wants. if it is photos, videos... itry what the brand wants. if it is photos, videos... i try to really focus on the food, and making it look as good as possible, and making it look as realistic as possible.

a lot of times i get asked what do i have planned next, where i going to go with this? for me, i think the success of dcfoodporn has just been channelling my passion. so i'm trying to figure out what i am most passionate about, what makes the most sense for me, and where i am going to go with this. bbcjust bbc just helping justin bbcjust helping justin schuble tot up bbcjust helping justin schuble tot upafew bbcjust helping justin schuble tot up a few more followers. and this is one way to deal with a fire. a man and his fiancee used a speedboat to try and put out a bushfire. he told canadian broadcaster cbc he accelerated the boat while his girlfriend gave directions. as you can see a did not actually work, but it looks cool. luckily firefighters arrived shortly after to put out the flames. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter. i'm @bbcmikeembley. hello, good morning,

and welcome to august. but, if you were hoping the new month would bring a new type of weather, well, actually, we'rejust going to continue with the sort of theme we had at the end ofjuly. a mixture of sunshine and showers. the earlier satellite picture shows clumps of cloud circulating around an area of low pressure. and with that we will continue to see some showers as we go through the day. some places starting off dry, particularly for northern scotland and towards the south and east of england, but for wales, certainly not starting off dry. in fact, here, through the first part of the morning, showers likely to gang up into a longer spell of rain. that then extending across merseyside, up into northern england and southern scotland, so could be a soggy start to the day

in edinburgh and glasgow. brightening up for a time, though, in northern ireland and the north of scotland actually getting off to a fairly decent start, with some spells of sunshine. 14 degrees there in inverness. and then, across parts of eastern england, east anglia, the east midlands, down into the south—east, here should be a fine start, good spells of sunshine, temperatures are around 15 or 16 degrees at 8:00am in the morning. central, southern england in fine shape, and a lot of sunshine across the south—west of england, too, but a few showers even at this early stage. and as we go on through the day, those showers will become quite widespread right across the map. some places will see more showers than others. some places could see shower after shower after shower, perhaps with hail and thunder. other places might well avoid the showers, and stay dry, that most likely down towards the south—east of england. here we'll see the highest temperatures, as well, 23 degrees in london. a much cooler, fresherfeel further north and west. as we go on through tuesday night and into the early hours of wednesday, most places will turn

dry, with some clear spells. but then another change out west, this band of rainjust beginning to work into the south—west of england, the south—west of wales. with that, some strong and gusty winds. could see gales for a time across the far south—west, because this next area of low pressure will be pushing its way in from the west, with this frontal system bringing outbreaks of rain. tightly squeezed isobars, that shows that we'll have some pretty strong and gusty winds. eastern areas will start off wednesday dry, and some parts of eastern scotland, eastern england will stay dry all day. but the rain migrating its way eastwards, and some of that could be heavy across southern parts of england later on wednesday afternoon. now, for thursday, we're back to where we started. again, it's a mixture of sunshine and showers. our area of low pressure still with us, sitting across scotland at this stage. a fairly cool, fresh feel in blustery winds and for the end of the week, you guessed it, again that mixture of sunshine and showers. fairly cool and fresh, particularly in the north—west. this is bbc news. the headlines: president trump has fired the communications chief he appointed less than a fortnight ago.

the white house said anthony scaramucci had made inappropriate comments in a magazine interview last week in which he attacked mr trump's then chief—of—staff, reince priebus, who's been replaced by john kelly. los angeles has formally been chosen to host the 2028 summer olympic games in a deal that virtually assures paris will hold the games four years earlier. the president of the international olympic committee said he welcomed the decision of los angeles to accept hosting the later games. president nicolas maduro of venezuela has said that personal sanctions imposed on him by the us are a sign of desperation and hate. mr maduro said he refused to take orders from foreign, imperialist governments. the sanctions were imposed after sunday's controversial vote for a new constituent assembly.