that silicon valley could muster. there were plenty of mentions of the thousand pound pricetag. martin point to what he thought was overkill on the bbc news website, complaining of ridiculous over coverage of the new iphone launch. does it really warrant for mac articles and four videos? classic apple bias. andy meanwhile, it is a case of another week, another storm over whether coverage by bbc news. hurricane omar has followed —— followed harvey and the floods in south east asia, prompting considerably action from news watch viewers. here is some reaction to how irma has been reported on over the past week. two million homes and businesses two million homes and businesses

in florida are without power tonight, with central miami deserted. there is barely a soul on the streets anywhere in southern florida, and that is because of the risk of flying debris. you said the streets of miami are deserted because it was too dangerous to be out. so why was he standing outside, with a blown down tree behind him? i spent my time during this report wondering about that, and the risk notjust to him but also the team around him. we get a sense of what it is like... we get a sense of what it is like from the scene behind you, but what are people being advised? well, certainly to stay out of this. that's aleem maqbool, braving the elements in miami on sunday. he was just one of a number of bbc correspondents reporting on hurricane irma. others included jane o'brien, also in florida, nick bryant the turks and caicos islands, will grant in cuba and laura bicker in the caribbean. meanwhile, bbc weatherman, tomasz schafernaker, was also in the region.

so, was having them on camera in location worth it? and were they at risk? i thought the bbc update of hurricane irma was really informative and very well covered. however, the evacuation of six million people was there for a reason. the national guard and the sheriffs telling people to stay inside and stay safe was there for a reason. so why did we have the bbc sending tomasz schaferna ker and will grant out into the hurricane area to stand in the street and get thoroughly rained on? was this a case of sensationalism over safety? there may, of course, have been safety measures in place which the audience could not see. i once hung onto a correspondent‘s ankles, out of shot, while he stood on the edge of a cliff. and the bbc points out that reporters are often sheltered by a wall or building that can't be seen on screen. they say coverage like this is a good way of safely showing the audience the strength of the wind. but is it? well, for me it isn't.

and if that were the case, then why didn't the newsreader in the studio not tell viewers that before the outside broadcast was given? it would have saved giving countless people like me sort of palpitations worrying about the risk to the bbc‘s reporter and the team. another viewer who contacted us this week about the storm coverage was peter towers, who is in our newcastle studio. with me in london is sam taylor, executive editor of the bbc‘s news channel and news at one. first of all, is it the danger to reporters and presenters that most concerns you? yes. the actual presenters were at risk. if anybody was watching bbc news 2a in the states, they might have concluded that it was safe for them to do exactly what the reporters were doing, because they would not

have had a safety team hanging onto their ankles, or any other part of them, to stop them being affected by wind. sam taylor, how dangerous is it? are there people making sure the presenters and reporters are secure? yes, we have clear training plans, do risk assessments on all our reporters and extensively on a story like this. when people ask why reporters go to places at all, that is ourjob, to get close up to things, to tell people what is going on. it is theirjob to find out what is going on, but here we know what is going on and we can see that whether there is a presenter in front of it or not. there is the challenge about how to present the strength of a storm, and people talking and reporting up close to it does often visually convey more than a distant shot of palm trees blowing in the wind. one thing i would stress is that it is risk assessed, people are trained. we have training that members of the public don't have. to some extent it is the same as going to a warzone, an accident, you would expectjournalists to get close to that. does that reassure you?

not at all. reporters in a warzone have body armour and helmets and protective vehicles. being in wind described as up to 180mph with the rain coming down sufficient to flood areas like miami puts them in the height of danger, it would seem to me. and i think it is highly irresponsible. we had a small number of reporters who did some limited reporting. they weren't doing it at the very height of the storm. they were usually doing it before or afterwards. in the introduction from some of your contributors, it is interesting about flagging precautions, or telling people what is going on in the way we might warn about flash photography or something like that. that is something we could give consideration to. but we weren't trying to present all of the news from location all day long. actually in our coverage overall, we put more of our emphasis on reporting the devastation afterwards with the big team out in the caribbean. peter, the argument often made for having people in situ, it gives a greater sense of drama. do you think that is true?

i am not convinced. i think that the pictures of the crashing seas and the street furniture being damaged by the wind would have been quite dramatic enough without putting people into the picture as well. sam, what is the added value? we are not in the business of adding drama, we are in the business of giving an accurate portrayal. but presenters, and i include myself, want to make a name for themselves, do dramatic things. you must be aware that we are all a bit of exhibitionists, and therefore you have to control us in some way. absolutely, but if you look at our coverage, we have tried to give a clear sense of a major story. there is no doubt about interest in these stories. high audience and a lot of concern about what is going on. we sent specialist people who know the story well

and have the right training, and the coverage they have done in the storm has been limited and well controlled. i do not want to suggest their concern is not thejournalism but there is that bit of, if i can get a shot of myself looking brave, or something people might remember, they might remember me as well as the story. that is why we have a clear risk assessment process. you have to hold them back sometimes? we have developed our approach. i have covered floods for a couple of decades and our approach has changed quite a lot. the whole business of wearing waders, in the water quite deep, we don't do things we might have done in the past. so our understanding of how to do this correctly and safely has evolved. there will always be discussion, working with the producer, people like me saying what we should and should not do, feeding into the process. we want to make sure the coverage is engaging and that people get a real sense of the story from reporters on the ground,

but we don't want to actually put people in danger, and we certainly do not want to create unnecessary drama around it. peter, what advice do you have the next time there is a hurricane? send fewer reporters, orjust ensure they are on screen for less amount of time? make use of unmanned cameras. peter towers, sam taylor, thank you very much. do let us know your thoughts on that or any aspect. details at the end of the programme. now, the battle over brexit. late on monday night, the government's bid to extract the uk from eu law passed its first parliamentary test. the eu withdrawl bill, which will end the supremacy of eu law in the uk passed its second reading stage after midnight. when viewer elizabeth was fast asleep. the next day she was keen to catch up on the news but she was disappointed. we put that point to bbc news and they told us... victor is another viewer who thinks

the bbc is anti brexit and he e—mailed us this week with a touch of sarcasm. thanks for all your

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after several days of quite cool, showery weather, only subtle changes taking place this weekend. there will be fewer showers around by the time we get to sunday. throughout the weekend, occasional sunshine. in it, it feels quite pleasant. in the showers, it feels quite cold. some quite chilly nights around, as well. perhaps a touch of frost in a few places. it is chilly because there has been a flow of air from the north. high pressure to the west of us, low pressure to the east. the air coming down from the north of these pressure systems, and it's unstable air, bringing showers. a few of the showers for western parts of wales, cornwall, devon, a few near north sea coast zones, into northern scotland, as well. but away from the showery areas, and most of us will be away from the showery areas, we're likely to start the day with some pleasant sunshine. just some areas of cloud and there, but where you've been clear for any period of time overnight, it will be a chilly start.

so temperatures are only gradually recovering as we go through the morning. it is still on the breezy side. you'll certainly notice that across northern scotland, and here we're getting a fair few showers coming in on that stiff breeze. so on through the day, then, where you start with some sunshine, the cloud is going to build. there'll be the threat of a shower. where you start cloudy, you may well see the sunshine come out for a time, but there is still the threat of a shower. and it could be we see a longer spell of rain moving into parts of western scotland and into northern ireland. the showers get going elsewhere. there could be some heavy downpours around, especially across some eastern parts of england, that could come with a rumble of thunder. but everywhere at risk of getting at least one shower moving through that may be heavy. temperatures into the mid—teens. now, as we go on through into the evening, the chance again for another spell of rain, this time affecting parts of wales, south—west england.

and even overnight, saturday night into sunday, there could be some heavy rain for some into south—west england, maybe around lion bay. heavy showers close to the south coast, whereas many other places will become dry, and it is going to be much cooler in rural spots compared with towns and city centres. for some in scotland, maybe northern ireland too, we will get close to freezing, for a touch of frost as sunday begins. maybe one or two mist and fog patches, because there are lighter winds for part two of the weekend, on sunday. as high pressure begins to nudge in, and it will give mainly dry weather to scotland, northern ireland, variable cloud. wales and western england will see relatively few showers, but elsewhere across england, a scattering of showers that could be on the heavy side, but by no means everyone will get one. with lighter winds, more seeing some sunshine. it will feel a little bit warmer by the time we get to sunday. but monday and tuesday is looking pretty quiet. not many showers at all, quite a bit of cloud, a little bit of sunshine. and welcome to bbc news,

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