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hello, i'm ros atkins, this is outside source. remember how donald trump spent an hour on tuesday attacking his enemies? wednesday have brought a different tone. we are not defined by the colour of our skin, the figure on our pay cheque, or at the party of our politics. we are defined by our shared humanity. syrian government troops fighting the islamic state group. syrian government troops fighting the islamic state groupli syrian government troops fighting the islamic state group. i am hell—bent on victory. we're not scared of death. i am a commander on the ground and i've been wounded three times. that's what happened to the samsung note seven. the samsung note eight has been launched in new york. we will get the assessment. many of you will have seen the latest shocking report from yemen. it is now the world's most pressing humanitarian crisis. as usual, we
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are open for business online. you can use the hashtag, find the social media e—mail us. perhaps we should flip a coin to guess which donald trump we're going to get. there seems no better way of predicting what the president is going to say. this was a speech earlier. we are not defined by the colour of our skin. the figure on oui’ colour of our skin. the figure on our pay cheque. or at the party of oui’ our pay cheque. or at the party of our politics. we are defined by our shared humanity. by our citizenship in this magnificent nation and by the love that fills our hearts. and
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i know i speak for all of you when i say, our hearts beat for america. our souls filled with pride every time we hear the national anthem. this is the spirit we need to ove i’co m e this is the spirit we need to overcome oui’ this is the spirit we need to overcome our challenges. to pursue pursue our overcome our challenges. to pursue pursue oui’ common overcome our challenges. to pursue pursue our common destiny —— our common destiny. we will win. watch, we will win. that was wednesday. this was from tuesday in phoenix. the president took aim at a range of targets including those who criticised his response to the violence in charlottesville and his initial failure violence in charlottesville and his initialfailure to violence in charlottesville and his initial failure to condemn our rights campaigners. so, the... and i mean truly dishonest people in the
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media and fake media. they make up stories, they have no sources in many cases. they say, a source says, there is no such thing. but they don't report the facts. just like they don't want to report that i spoke out forcefully against hatred, bigotry and violence and strongly condemned the neon at six, the white supremacist and the kkk. —— neo—nazis. john is not wrong. next, consider this. it is an early warning from the united nations to america over racial conditions. this is from a un committee on the elimination of racial discrimination. in its statement, it says... just to put this in perspective,
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only five countries have been issued with a warning like theirs in the past decade. we should say the un was directing its comments to america, not to the president. here is gary o'donoghue in washington. i don't think he will lose sleep over this in particular. it is not taking aim at him personally. it's very careful in its wording about the us administration and identifying and investigating, exception. i am sure they would agree with pretty much every word of that, but it is an indication of the international concern about the way things are going here in america and the ongoing issue around charlottesville. and the ongoing issue around cha rlottesville. and you the ongoing issue around charlottesville. and you are right about this day in, day out vacillation, if you like. you cannot tell what kind of donald trump
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you're going to get. we saw it last week over charlottesville you're going to get. we saw it last week over cha rlottesville on you're going to get. we saw it last week over charlottesville on the monday, when we had that very carefully orchestrated speech, where he condemned the kkk and specifically called them out, etc. and then tuesday, completely going off piste and reigniting the whole issue all over again. he's doing his bit at least to perpetuate this political problem. please don't go anywhere, because i want to ask you about something from hillary clinton. i know you are close to this story. she has put out a book, a memoir of her efforts to get the white house and of course it features donald trump. this is one except where she has voiced it up foran except where she has voiced it up for an audio book where she describes a presidential debate with mrtrump describes a presidential debate with mr trump which gary attended. describes a presidential debate with mr trump which gary attendedm describes a presidential debate with mr trump which gary attended. it was incredibly uncomfortable. he was literally breathing down my neck. my skin crawl. it was one of those
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moments where you wish you could fit paul's and asked everyone watching, well, what would you do? do you stay calm, keep smiling and carry on as if he weren't repeatedly invading your space? or do you turn, looking in the eye and say it loudly and clearly, back up, you creep? get away from me. one of the things i found interesting about that is that it highlights that mr trump for better or worse was an authentic campaigner. we got exactly who he is. mrs clinton was being more conscious about the image she was putting out. she has done that for yea rs. if putting out. she has done that for years. if you talk to clinton watchers, they will all say to you, look, this is the experience of 20 odd years being batted and pushed about by the media that she has built this carapace, if you like, to
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protect herself. in some ways, that ca ra pa ce protect herself. in some ways, that carapace became her undoing because it's made it much, much harderfor her to be it's made it much, much harderfor herto be human, it's made it much, much harderfor her to be human, certainly to be human in front of large numbers of people, to be spontaneous, to be warm. so you can see how it came about, but it was her undoing. how about, but it was her undoing. how about that, if she had just done that on that night, what would have happened? that on that night, what would have happened ? who knows? that on that night, what would have happened? who knows? bear in mind, this was just two days after those hollywood axis tapes came out. no doubt that wasn't a coincidence. there are political tactics on all sides of these things. two days after the hollywood tapes came out, where donald trump was with billy bush talking about how he would grab hold of women's genitals. all week we have reported on the collision between a us destroyer and an oil tanker. this happened on monday, the fourth major accidents in the us fleet this year. now the us fleet commander, vice admiraljoseph
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o'cathain, has been relieved of his duties. the navy says he no longer —— it's no longer has confidence. this collision happened close to singapore. the vessel was moving eastwards. these are the faces that have lost the us seventh fleet commander his job. they are the seven young sailors who died aboard the uss fitzgerald when it was struck off the coast of japan in fitzgerald when it was struck off the coast ofjapan injune. now there are almost certainly ten more faces to be added to these. victims of the latest collision of the uss john mccain of the coursed... coast of singapore. the vice admiral was due to retire next month. instead, he is being very publicly sacked. this is the man who today fired him. us specific commander admiral scott swift. he said he had lost
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confidence in his ability to command. for 70 years, the us fleet has been the embodiment of american military might in this region. a reassuring is to america's allies from korea to japan to here in singapore. and a warning to america's potential foes. singapore. and a warning to america's potentialfoes. seeing these two destroyers run by cargo ships, barely limping back into port with massive holes in their sides, right now, the seventh fleet looks anything but invincible. but is the reason port command or a us navy thatis reason port command or a us navy that is stretched to breaking point? over the last 30 years, it has shrunk from nearly 600 ships to just 276 today. it's a question i put to admiral swift. is there an issue of negligence here or is itjust that your men and women are exhausted from overwork? on the john mccain this morning, looking in the eyes of those sailors, even after their heroic efforts yesterday, i did not
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see exhaustion. that view is not a view that i see reflected to me by the 140,000 sailors that manned the pacific fleet. admiral swift will need to move fast to restore credibility. china is already saying these accidents show us power is declining here. america's allies are looking on anxiously. a few minutes, we will hear from yemen. you may have seen the most recent report on the horrors happening there at the moment. we will hear about that. a cyclist who was accused of locking down and killing a woman in london has been cleared of manslaughter at the old bailey. the 18—year—old was
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found guilty of causing bodily harm by one tingly —— want or furious driving. he was riding a fixed gear bike with no front brakes when he hit the mother of two as she was crossing the road in her lunch break. her husband has called for a new offence to be created of causing death or serious injury by dangerous 01’ death or serious injury by dangerous or careless cycling. he also paid tribute to his wife. for is to remember kim not through the lens of this trial, but were being the beautiful, fun loving woman who adored her children and who lived her life by the —— to the full. welcome back. our lead story comes
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from the us. donald trump has taken a more measured tone in a speech in nevada after he blasted opponents at a campaign rally the previous evening. some of the main stories from bbc world service. first of all, the clear up is beginning in hong kong. the typhoon was measured asa hong kong. the typhoon was measured as a category ten storm, the highest possible level. at least three people have been killed and the re m na nts of people have been killed and the remnants of this are sweeping across southern china. egypt has criticised the us for withholding almost $200 million in military aid. it has not yet been officially announced, the move, but is reported to be related to human rights concerns. this includes the president's son—in—law visited cairo. lots of you are looking at these astonishing pictures from chile. the normally arid atacama desert has been carpeted in flowers. this comes
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after intense and unexpected rain. this happens about once every five to seven years. the reins caused buried seeds to germinate to flowers. we must turn back to the conflict in yemen. at least 35 people are believed to have died outside the capital. we have died outside the capital. we have this image and rebels are saying that inside that hotel, those people died. they claim it was struck by the saudi led coalition. the coalition has not commented. we know it backs the government in this war. the war is over two years old and it has led to territorial in yemen being divided with areas in the west control by the rebels, much of the rest of the country controlled by the government. al-qaeda also controls some territorial in yemen. that has led toa territorial in yemen. that has led to a humanitarian crisis which at the un says has surpassed anything else happening in the world. 500,000
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people are affected by cholera. un estimates say almost 7 million people are in need of food assistance. that is more than in south sudan, nigeria, somalia. i first ifirst met this i first met this doctor a year ago. he tells me things are now much worse. he takes me to meet a boy, just three years old. his immune system is failing. he needs intensive care but there are no beds available. his family stayed by his side. all these people have spent all the money they have two get this far... now their electricity is off. so all the machines are off. all the indicators are off. all the oxygen has stopped. and this happens all the time.
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the saudi led coalition has a blockade in place and that is impacting how much aid can come into yemen. we've been talking about how people in the country view the saudi's decision to do that. when you speak to the people, they don't really understand why they are in the situation they are in. it is clear that food has just become so expensive that they cannot afford it any more. one of the main reasons thatis any more. one of the main reasons that is happening is because of the blockade. so little food is coming in through the ports that what food is available, the prices have risen so is available, the prices have risen so much. and also, delivery now ta kes so much. and also, delivery now takes so much longer because those ships are having to wait while they are being searched at shaw or while they are waiting for previous ships to be off—loaded. they add that price on to the food and then people have to pay for that and they cannot afford it. and the justification for the blockade in saudi arabia and
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others would be? the saudis say that iraq is sending arms to the whole these. that may be the case. it may justify the fact that they want to search the ships coming into the port. it certainly doesn'tjustify the fact that the port has been com pletely the fact that the port has been completely bombs and all the cranes are now out of use. it does not justify the ships that are carrying aid not being allowed in or ships that are now carrying new cranes are going to be delivered only for use by the world food programme to be blocked. that is what we saw when we we re blocked. that is what we saw when we were there. unfortunately, every couple of months we stand here and talk about the situation in yemen. is it possible for you to compare what you saw on this trip with what you've seen before and describe to us you've seen before and describe to us whether it's just as bad or whether it's worsening? honestly, every single time i go, it is completely... it shocks me every timejust how quickly completely... it shocks me every time just how quickly the situation
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deteriorates. the first time we sat here and spoke about the bombing campaign and how that is devastating people's homes. the second time we spoke about starvation and shared those pictures of starving children. this time, not only are people living under the bombing and shelling by both parties and starvation, but we have the worst cholera epidemic the world has seen in decades. we've met people that have had to live through all three different calamities of this war. have had to live through all three different calamities of this wanm terms of the security situation you experienced and civilians experience in yemen, how easy is it to move between different areas you visited? incredibly difficult. it is very dangerous. that has also meant that journalists have not been able to get in because of all the different checkpoints. they are not letting any foreigners get past them. i am lucky because i am yemeni and that is why i can make it through. it is very dangerous and there is increased tension between the different sides, between areas that are held by the government and areas that are not. that is because
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different parties are using the same... are basically abusing rights on both sides. that is one of the main problems. that report is available on full and —— on full online. the missing journalist has been found. the final photo. it is august ten and freelance journalist tim won is on assignment writing about peter madsen. they are snapped as they set off on his home—made submarine. ten days later, a cyclist discovered a torso which had washed up on a beach south of copenhagen. with the head and limbs deliberately cut off. today, police confirmed the dna matched the journalist. translation: we do have a match with
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hairbrush and toothbrush belonging to tim won, blood on the ‘s submarine. there is also metal attached to the body in an apparent attempt to make it sing to the bottom. the submarine was discovered sinking hours into a police search for kim wall. after her partner reported her missing. peter madsen was rescued from his vessel and charged with negligence manslaughter. it is a case that has gripped the public imagination. people have been following this case ever since this accident happened, ever since this accident happened, ever since this accident happened, ever since kim wall was missing and ever since kim wall was missing and ever since kim wall was missing and ever since it has been big news here in denmark and something which people, young, old, men and women are discussing and talking about. as police continue to search for the remaining body parts, peter madsen's lawyers said the news that the torso is kim wall does not change our client —— client's position that the journalist died in an accident. he pleaded not guilty.
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next tonight, let's turn to some of the main business stories. beginning with some song. its galaxy note seven phones, one of the big stories last year because as you may remember they kept catching fire. now we have the launch of the eight. it was launched in new york. michelle was there and is live now. what is it like? hello. well, it is big. i think that is the first thing you notice it. it is 6.3 inches screen. the previous one was slightly smaller. it is this idea that you are walking around with a computer in your pocket. lots of new whizbang features. they were trying to show off the fact that it has two rear cameras, one of the telephoto, one for wide angle lens. something we haven't yet seen before. we will have to wait and see whether apple's iphone can top some of the features
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we saw today. we're expecting them to release bears in september. got to release bears in september. got to leave it there. thank you. there isa to leave it there. thank you. there is a full write—up of that launch on the tech section of the bbc news website. you may know, bbc business has been looking at the business of death. our latest report comes from the netherlands and looks at euthanasia, which is legal in the netherlands and is notjust for those with terminal illnesses. anyone who is deemed to be experiencing unbearable suffering can submita experiencing unbearable suffering can submit a request. here is the bbc‘s anna corrigan. how all some of you to check out my channel right now. i'm a comedian, motivational speaker. she was a performer who adored the spotlight. but in 2015, she decided to end her life with euthanasia. lowe she was so young, life with euthanasia. lowe she was so young, 25. she had a lot of pain
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in her body, physically and mentally. she couldn't deal with it. head doctor granted her request on the fourth time of asking. she said, mum, i've got news. i can go. it's my liberation day. and we had never such a happy child. 6300 patients we re such a happy child. 6300 patients were given the life ending treatment in the netherlands in 2016 and 500 of them used this independent foundation. the end of life clinic isa foundation. the end of life clinic is a private company. they employ 55 teams consisting of a doctor and nurse who travel out to people's homes to administer the lethal injection or hand over the lethal cocktail of drugs. medical insurers is monetary, it is insurers of these, not individuals, that pay the bill. euthanasia critics around the
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world a re bill. euthanasia critics around the world are concerned about insurers focusing on their own profits, facilitating a voluntary death is relatively cheap, as little as $400. compared with the cost of treating a long—term terminal illness. the director at the end of life clinic finds these accusations frustrating. it is not about the cost. what is driving us is to help these people who are in a situation that they say, please help me to die. there is no other option. that is the reason we are here. we are not crossed driven, we are a nonprofit organisation. insurance company 's default deny these claims, too, saying... although 85% of dutch people broadly support the current law, advocates of euthanasia want to relax the legislation even further, to allow anyone over the age of 75 to choose death when they feel they've had
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enough of life. these proposals have horrified the netherlands christian lobby. that debate continues. for many thousands of people across the netherlands, how it ends will truly bea netherlands, how it ends will truly be a matter of life or death. i want to stay in the netherlands because we have some developing news there. you will know if you watch there. you will know if you watch the programme regularly, we can access all the copy coming through the bbc newsroom. i have not seen these wire copies but i will show which you. the rotterdam mayor is giving these statements. there hasn't been any extras that connection between the find of this small bass and the cancellation of the concert. clearly these comments suggest they could be linked. this is the same man, the mayor of
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rotterdam. two events there. the boss with a spanish number plate, a p pa re ntly boss with a spanish number plate, apparently with gas bottles, found, the driver taken apparently with gas bottles, found, the driver ta ken into apparently with gas bottles, found, the driver taken into custody. that is one of them. the second event is a rock concert in rotterdam has been stopped because of a terror threat. two stories. whether they are related or not we will have to see, but clearly the rotterdam mayor is sharing information so i would expect more information in the next half an hour expect more information in the next halfan hourand expect more information in the next half an hour and of course, when i get it, you will get it, too. see you ina get it, you will get it, too. see you in a minute. there's quite a lot going on in the
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world that moment weather—wise. the biggest i suspect, is the typhoon which made landfall in the south—east of china on wednesday morning. you can see from the satellite picture that it has moved further inland, just to the south of hong kong. wind gusts of 107 miles per hour in macau. without, heavy rainfall. over the next few days, that typhoon will have weakened into a tropical depression. still heavy showers in hong kong, southern parts of china, vietnam on friday and heavy showers and thunderstorms making their way further westward into the weekend. with that heavy rain and strong winds, cause it will have consequences and in macau we have consequences and in macau we have some trees down, power supplies have some trees down, power supplies have been interrupted and with a fairly significant storm surge, there has been some localised flooding, as well. in hong kong, things should improve as we head into the weekend. certainly by saturday and sunday. the showers
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becoming fewer and further between, so there will be more in the way of dry weather. in india, for the monsoon, it has been fairly dry in central part of india. they have had a deficit in the monsoon. over the next few days, we are expecting enhanced rainfall, up to 500 metres in places in central areas. that will be welcome. not so welcome whether rainfall will lead to localised flooding and certainly in chennai, some thunderstorms here and temperatures at 30 to 133 degrees into the weekend. for africa, the usual showers continuing, but you notice from satellite beach, those showers are clumping together to give enhanced rainfall and thunderstorms and on thursday, northern parts of nigeria will see those thunderstorms and they will move further weathered virtually. eventually into northern parts of sierra leone and freetown already have had a lot of rainfall and more of that, over the next few days. tropical storm hardly, which you may
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have heard about, it is clearing away from the yucatan peninsular. as it moves into the warmer waters into the gulf of mexico, a couple of really intensify into a tropical storm. it will slow down as it moves further north, eventually giving some very heavy rainfall in southern portions of texas and the south—west of louisiana. we will keep a close eye on that because it could cause some flooding. across europe, things are very settled at the moment across the mediterranean. very hot again on thursday, damages to 36 celsius. again, risk of some wildfires in portugal. throughout thursday, the only rain. that is across the south—east of france around the alps, but more rain moving its way through toward scandinavia throughout the day. but is it from me. bye—bye. hello, this is outside source and in some ways it was a tale of two speeches, on tuesday night donald trump spent over an hour attacking enemies and on wednesday it was a different tone. we are not defined
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in the colour of our skin. the figure on our pay the party of power politics. are defined by our shared humanity. the islamic state group continues to lose territory in iraq and in syria as lyse doucet has been witnessing. translation: and in syria as lyse doucet has been witnessing. translationzlj and in syria as lyse doucet has been witnessing. translation: i am hell—bent on victory, we are not scared of death, i am a commander on the ground and i have been wounded three times.
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