this is bbc world news today. i'm lewis vaughan jones. our top stories... president trump says progress with denuclearisation in north korea is too slow and cancels a planned trip there for his top diplomat. hawaii is hit by torrential rain, flooding, and landslides as it feels the effects of an approaching hurricane. hawaii is going to be impacted by hurricane lane, the question is how bad? ireland gets ready to welcome pope francis this weekend — for the first papal visit to the country in a0 years. hello and welcome to world news today. president trump has cancelled a planned trip to north korea by his secretary of state, saying progress toward the us goal of de—nuclearising the korean peninsula was too slow. he tweeted: ‘i have asked secretary

of state mike pompeo not to go to north korea, at this time, because i feel we are not making sufficient progress‘. ‘additionally, because of our much tougher trading stance with china, i do not believe they are helping with the process of denuclearization as they once were‘. he then tweeted ‘secretary pompeo looks forward to going to north korea in the nearfuture, most likely after our trading relationship with china is resolved. in the meantime i would like to send my warmest regards and respect to chairman kim. i look forward to seeing him soon! here‘s chris buckler with more. contradictory messages, i suppose, coming from donald trump, that he has in the past said that north korea no longer poses a nuclear threat and even in recent interviews, has been suggesting that specific steps have been moved towards denuclearisation. the suggestion is, which does chime, a lot more with those intelligence assessments that north korea is not making concrete steps towards getting rid of its nuclear weapons, which is fundamentally

what america means when it talks about denuclearisation. there are some who believe that that trip by mike pompeo was, perhaps, a little premature, that perhaps significant progress has not been made at this stage, but of course there will be those that argue that they need to keep on talking. nonetheless, the interesting thing from what you just read there was the idea that he was really pointing the finger of blame at china, saying that they are not doing enough to help, and with their trading row and all these tit—for—tat tariffs that are going on. at the same time, you had donald trump specifically sending a warm message to kimjung—un. it gives you an idea that he believes that the key is in that relationship between the president and the north korean leader and he does not want to jeopardise that for anything. so, do you think this is a case of donald trump bargaining in his usual deal making or did he overplay his hand and overstate how much progress was being made? i think probably both is true.

the truth is that donald trump is never subtle when it comes to negotiations and very often he believes the best way is to go out and shout very loudly. i was at an event recently with donald trumpjunior, his son, in which he talked about the kind of blistering way that he had got north korea to the table and he said, as a son, i understand that is exactly what my father is like, that is the way he negotiates. there is a loud, there is a bellicose way in the way that he approaches things like this and i think, ultimately, there is an element of negotiation in this. at the same time, though, donald trump also likes to boast about the successes that he has had and certainly he has been making a lot out of how far he has got in the north korean negotiations and i think this is probably an indication that the truth is that he probably has not achieved as much and bear in mind it is only a matter of months, but certainly in those months, he has not achieved as much as sometimes he has suggested. chris, there is another story coming

out of washington at the moment about the trump organisation‘s chief financial officer being granted immunity, tell us about this. yeah, this is a man called allen weisselberg, he is not somebody who will immediately be known to a lot of people watching this, but he is incredibly important in terms of the trump organisation. as you mentioned there, he was the chief financial officer but he is also someone who is incredibly trusted by donald trump. in reality, apart from five family members, it is very difficult to think of anybody more senior in terms of that business organisation that donald trump has of course been connected to. but, he has been given immunity to give some kind of information according to multiple reports here in the us media. now, the suggestion is that this is connected to michael cohen‘s pleading guilty earlier this week on charges of breaking campaign finance violations,

essentially making payments to try and stop two women talking about their alleged affairs with donald trump. now it seems that there has now been a deal that has taken place between allen weisselberg and federal prosecutors of some description that will see him give some information, but we don‘t know what information he will give and we don‘t know the details of the deal. nonetheless, it is yet another thing this week in which donald trump has been under huge scrutiny and huge pressure, were again we are seeing questions being asked and the spotlight very firmly on the president. chris butler in washington. hawaii has been hit with strong winds and torrential rain as a weakening hurricane lane approaches the us state. it‘s caused flash floods and landslides — schools and offices have been closed as people take shelter. the eye of the category two storm is still about 300 kilometres

away in the pacific. james cook reports. this is what hurricane lane has done to hawaii already. and it is still churning towards the islands. so far, it is not the ferocious wind but the torrential rain which is the biggest problem. there are reports of catastrophic flooding, of landslides and of water rescues. tourists among those who have been pulled to safety. attention, attention. the beaches are closed. please leave the area. the big island in hawaii, hawaii county, has received in some cases some reports of two feet of rain already. unfortunately, there is more to come. the impacts are going to grow. the real question is, when does it start to make it's turn to the west? if it drifts further north, that means we are going to see storm surge, greater wind impacts as well as increased rainfall. hundreds of islanders have been

forced to flee their homes. have you ever done this before? no, this is the first time. across the state, dozens of evacuation centres have been set up. major hurricanes are rare on hawaii and as the storm approached, many people heeded the dire warnings, stocking up on food and water as a state of emergency was declared. we have the federal state, all of the counties here to make sure we are protecting the health, safety and welfare of all of our people, including by the way some close to 300,000 tourists who are in the state right now. these pictures from the international space station show the hurricane as it approached the island earlier this week. the beaches are now closed, and nothing was going to stop these hurricane lane has now slowed to a

crawl and that is a concern... hurricane lane has slowed to a crawl as it approaches us and that is a concern because it means the heavy rain and flooding could continue for days. but for now, it‘s not spray which fills the air, but smoke from the wildfire, just another challenge for an island chain which rarely experiences storms of this ferocity. the beaches are now closed, but nothing was going to stop these surfers from seeking the ultimate thrill of catching a wave on the edge of a hurricane. james cook, bbc news. the united nations aid says that twenty—two children and four women have been killed in yemen by an air strike by the saudi—led coalition. un aid chief mark lowcock says they were killed on thursday as they were trying to flee fighting in and around the key port city of hudaida. he said that another air strike in the same area resulted in the deaths of four more children.

earlier this month, a coalition strike hit a bus in the north of yemen controlled by the houthis, killing forty children. mr lowcock has called for an impartial, independent and prompt investigation into the incidents. let‘s take a look at some of the other stories making the news... us republican senatorjohn mccain will no longer be continuing treatment for his brain cancer, his family has announced. mr mccain was diagnosed with an aggressive form of the disease last summer and had been undergoing treatment since. he left washington to be with his family in arizona, though he has still been a vocal political figure. president emmerson mnangagwa‘s win in last month‘s polls has been upheld by zimbabwe‘s constitutional court. the opposition mdc alliance had brought the legal challenge, saying the vote was fraudulent, but this was rejected by the court. it was zimbabwe‘s first election since robert mugabe was ousted from power last year. spain has taken another

step towards dealing with the legacy of the civil war after the government approved the exhumation of francisco franco. the late fascist dictator‘s remains have lain in splendour in the valley of the fallen mausoleum near madrid since his death in 1975. the site has long been used as a place to pay tribute to general franco on the anniversary of his death. tens of thousands of people are expected to travel to dublin this weekend to see pope francis — almost a0 years since the last pa pal visit to ireland. in the wake of abuse scandals in the catholic church — what kind of welcome will he receive? 0ur religious affairs editor martin bashir reports. bishops and priests are not usually pounding the turf at leinster rugby ground. but as ireland prepares

to welcome pope francis, it is also hosting this global gathering of catholics. an alter has been built along the touchline, but that is as nothing compared to the challenge of reconstructing the church after decades of scandal. a lot of the pain and the hurt that we felt we were moving on from has resurfaced, particularly for people who were hurt by the clergy in the church. and i think the holy father, it‘s critical that he does something to try and address that. phoenix park, another venue, has been under construction for months. the catholic church and the irish government are spending more than £27 million to host pope francis. the highlight of this weekend‘s visit will be here on sunday when pope francis celebrates mass. 500,000 tickets have been issued. so, will ireland feel like it did the last time the pope was in town?

1979, and popejohn paul ii was greeted by the largest gathering of irish people in history. back then almost 90% of catholics attended weekly mass, contraception, abortion and divorce were against the law. now all three are legal and church attendance is down to a0%. marie collins‘ story may help explain why. she was abused by a hospital chaplain as a child. what has happened here basically is the church has fallen over a cliff. its moral authority is completely destroyed. we still have quite a high percentage of catholics in ireland and i think many of them are hanging on by theirfingernails. are you glad that the church is having less of a dominant effect?

the short answer is yes. i think in the past the catholic church had too much of a dominant place in irish society. i think it still has a place in irish society, but not one that determines public policy or determines our laws. judging by trade in the exhibition hall, the catholic church is pinning its hopes on the popularity of pope francis. this is the best one. he remains the star attraction. but unless it can convince the world that it has changed, then the future of the roman catholic church in ireland will continue to be overshadowed by its past. martin bashir, bbc news, dublin. stay with us on bbc world news, still to come. two of the biggest youtube stars take their rivalry to the boxing ring —

to create one of the most—hyped events in the history of the internet. this is bbc world news today. i‘m lewis vaughan jones. the latest headlines donald trump has called off his top diplomat‘s visit to north korea, saying there‘s not enough progress on denuclearization. hawaii has been hit by torrential rain, flooding, and landslides, as hurricane lane moves closer. the former first minister of scotland alex salmond has strongly denied two claims of sexual harassment dating back to 2013. the claims were made during an internal scottish government investigation, and have been passed to the police. mr salmond has launched legal action against the scottish government for the way it‘s handled the case. lorna gordon reports. i think we won the election. he is one of the best—known figures in scottish politics.

alex salmond, a former first minister, a man who led his party, the snp twice and became the face of the nationalist movement, securing an historic referendum on independence for scotland. but who is now facing allegations of sexual misconduct in the run—up to the vote. the complaints date back to 2013 when alex salmond lived and worked at bute house, the official residence of a serving first minister. the allegations from two individuals have been denied by alex salmond who described the claims as patently ridiculous. i have made many mistakes in my life, personal and political but i have not sexually harassed anyone and i certainly haven‘t been engaged in criminality. i am no saint, i have flaws, i understand that and i am looking forward to the opportunity to establish that point. alex salmond said he‘s not being allowed to see

and therefore properly challenge the evidence against him, so now, in an extraordinary move, the former first minister is taking the government he used to lead to court. nicola sturgeon, his anointed successor and for many years, his closest political ally, said complaints couldn‘t be ignored or swept under the carpet. everybody knows the length and the closeness of my relationship to alex salmond and i think people will understand how difficult this is for me and my party. it will be extremely upsetting to members of the snp up and down the country. it is a difficult situation but what is important is that complaints are treated seriously regardless of who the person complained about is. the investigation into these allegations was conducted by the permanent secretary, leslie evans. in a statement she

said alex salmond‘s comments contain significant inaccuracies, which she says will be addressed in the court proceedings he intends to bring. she said the scottish government will defend its position vigorously. welcome to the very first episode of the alex salmond show. he switched from front line politics to his own show on russia today. while used to being in the spotlight, he has come out fighting and is ready to take centre stage in the highest court scotland. the exact details of the allegations against him an investigation‘s findings have yet to be made public but the nature of these complaints against such a high—profile figure have rocked scotland‘s political establishment. lorna gordon, bbc news, edinburgh. a tour operator has removed all three—hundred of its customers from a five—star resort in egypt after two guests were found dead in their room.

69—year—old john cooper, and his wife susan were staying at the five—star shty—guhn—bair—guhr aqua magic in hurghada on the red sea. their daughter, who was on holiday with the british couple, said they were "in perfect health" just hours before they fell ill. the tour operator thomas cook said it was removing its customers as a "precautionary measure". will perry has all the sport. hello and thanks forjoining us on sport today..... manchester united manager jose mourinho says he has "no problems" with executive vice—chairman ed woodward despite reports to contrary. mourinho‘s pre match press conference ahead of the tottenham game lasted just 259 seconds and it‘s fair to say he wasn‘t feeling very talkative. what? do you think it is an

overreaction? i am not pessimistic. i don‘t analyse with you my players. i feel that we played well against leicester and we won and we played badly against brighton and we lost. manchester city captain vincent kompany celebrated his tenth anniversary with the club this week — the defender is just one match away from reaching 250 games for the champions... something to be extremely pround of according to his manager. he has had ten years here. it is a long time. he has played many games. no doubt, he will play many times, when he is fit. he is a big personality. tottenham and france goalkeeper hugo lloris has apologised after being charged with drink driving (00v) the spurs captain was arrested following a routine patrol stop in london. the world cup winner says the incident was "completely unacceptable" and added "i take full

responsibility for my actions and it is not the example i wish to set." he‘s been bailed to return to westminster magistrates court on tuesday the 11th of september. loris karius‘s two—year loan deal from liverpool to besiktas looks to be a step closer after the turkish club posted a picture of the german goalkeeper on their twitter account. karius has lost his place at anfield this season. he made two costly errors in the champions league final and alisson has since signed from roma as the club‘s new first—choice keeper. that poster has been taken down. formula one returns this weekend after their mid season break. ferrari‘s kimi raikkonen has set the pace this afternoon in 2nd practice at the belgian grand prix. jennie gow‘s there for us... the summer break is well and truly over. round 13 brings us to belgium.

jolyon palmerjoins me. the ferrari are the fastest to date, will that continue? it has been close. sebastien vettel was quickest in this first and kimi raikkonen in the second. mercedes are very close. it is setup for a day tomorrow because it could be anyone‘s game. is setup for a day tomorrow because it could be anyone's game. red bull seem it could be anyone's game. red bull seem to be off the pace again. they have fallen away a little bit since mid—season. after canada, they have been falling away and the circuit will not suit them. long straights, red bull cannot compete against the ferrari and mercedes. you never know what can happen, it is a race that throws up many spanners. the bad and the ugly seem to be williams and the mclaren team, both of them struggling. fernando alonso has come out and said he is retiring and said

there is a tit—for—tat with red bull, they offered me a seat, christian horner saying they did not. it is a messy situation for someone not. it is a messy situation for someone who is leaving the sport and retiring. the whole thing is bizarre. he said he is retiring and then he said he had offers from red bull and he said he wanted to stay in. red bull deny it, fernando alonso stated all the offers and red bull again deny it. no one knows what is going on. it is a side story and no one really cares. red bull will carry on. it always follows fernando alonso around. stay with us across the weekend to find out what happens here in round 13 of the formula 1 world championship. that‘s all the sport for now. its being billed as one of the biggest events

in the history of the internet. youtube stars ksi and logan paul are set to earn millions of pounds in a boxing match tomorrow night, that‘s being broadcast live on the internet. colin paterson reports. the biggest international event in history! two of the biggest youtube stars taking their online rivalry into the boxing ring. i can‘t wait to punch you right in your stupid, smug face. britain‘s ksi and his american opponent, logan paul, each have almost 20 million subscribers, predominately teenage boys attracted by their mix of comedy, bad language and hostility towards other youtube stars. tomorrow night both are set to make seven figure sums in a pay—per—view, white collar boxing match broadcast live not on satellite tv, but on youtube. a lot of people watching this fight are very young. how good a role model are you? i never like people calling me a role model. i‘m not a role model, i‘m just a guy that does things on the internet and if people are inspired by that, then that is cool. but logan paul is the baddie of the piece after causing global outrage earlier this year filming

the body of an apparent suicide victim in a japanese forest. i made a severe and continuous lapse of myjudgment and i don‘t expect to be forgiven. i‘m simply here to apologise. when i spoke to him today he made it clear that he is still trying to make amends. i don‘t think this is "the redemption". i think it may mark a part of it, but by no means is this fight redemption for my mistake that happened in january. this fight also shows the way that the entertainment industry is changing. for the last decade youtube stars have worked out how to monetise their huge online following. this is taking it to a different level. that was: paterson, you‘re watching bbc world news today. cast your mind back to one month

ago, 35 degrees, all that humidity, at the moment you are wondering where summer has gone but it might return but not just where summer has gone but it might return but notjust yet. these web they tempered yours on friday afternoon, compared with the average afternoon, compared with the average afternoon temperatures. the start of the summer was hitting 30 degrees. much colder out there. 0riginal high pressure building on from the atla ntic pressure building on from the atlantic pushing away most of the showers but we still have this feed of cool air showers but we still have this feed of coolaircoming showers but we still have this feed of cool air coming from the north but fewer showers on saturday, most of the heavy showers in the north sea together with their heavy winds. the cloud gobbles up a little bit, a good chance of staying dry, fewer showers, lighter showers, sunshine, not as breezy and blustery, temperatures similar to those of friday. looking 0k in the sunshine.

it will not last, things are moving quickly, we have been following this for a few days, this weather system is sweeping in from the atlantic, squeezing away that high—pressure leading to the sunshine on saturday. with the bouncing cloud over night, saturday night will not be as cold, but it will be cloudy on sunday and there will be some outbreaks of rain. midlands and the east of england might start dry but the rain will push east, heavy at times, particularly wet and windy across the southern prince of wales and england. late improvement in northern ireland, perhaps on to west wales, but those temperatures are going to drop. the good things is things are moving on, that weather system will push away overnight and we will be between weather systems on monday, a bank holiday foremost a better day. we have a lot more dry weather, more sunshine around, westerly airflow, a few showers coming in on that westerly breeze, further south, probably dry with a

bit more sunshine, those temperatures will get a boost into the low 20s. things start to go a little difficult as we head into tuesday and wednesday. weather front moving in towards the north—west from the atlantic, this one is developing out towards biscay and we need to watch that later. this is fairly straightforward, rain coming m, fairly straightforward, rain coming in, ahead of it generally dry. a bit warmer, perhaps mid 20s. we will see showers developing across the channel which should move north and develop into more persistent and heavy rain across the east and and that weather front will come in from the atlantic, cooler and fresher air behind it. do not take the position of the rain literally, it could change a little but it should never wa ke change a little but it should never wake on thursday and it will get pushed away by a developing area of high pressure. thursday looks like my stay at the moment, generally dry, some sunshine, feeling warm enoughin dry, some sunshine, feeling warm enough in sunshine, no heat wave. looking further ahead into the

outlook, higher pressure in the south of the uk, but the jet stream will push low pressure and rain more across northern areas of the uk will stop things will even out as we head towards the end of the month into the beginning of september. jet strea m m oves the beginning of september. jet stream moves further north, undulate more, dives down across the central parts of the atlantic, more high—pressure building in across more of the uk. more dry weather and probably more heat. this is bbc world news today the headlines. president trump has cancelled a planned trip to north korea by us secretary of state mike pompeo. he stated they had not made enough progress towards abandoning their nuclear programme. hawaii hit by torrential rains, flooding and landslides. it is feared the centre of the storm could move very close to parts of the hawaiian islands from late on friday. final

preparations under way in ireland for the arrival of pope francis. issues of sex scandals have hit the catholic church since popejohn paul ii visited the country. a major study has concluded there is no safe level of alcohol consumption.