hello. this is bbc news. i'm ben bland. our top stories: hurricane lane heads closer to hawaii. some areas are dealing with catastrophic flooding. hawaii is going to be impacted by hurricane lane. the question is how bad. president trump cancels his envoy‘s trip to north korea, saying there's not enough progress in denuclearisation. —— being made in. pope francis is heading to ireland — a country where the catholic church is in steep decline. a british couple die suddenly in an egyptian hotel. their family don't believe the official explanation. an online sensation. two youtube stars go head to head in the boxing ring, and millions of dollars are at stake. hello, and a very warm welcome to bbc news.

catastrophic flooding and landslides are expected in hawaii over the next 2a hours, as hurricane lane makes its way past the islands. it has been downgraded to a category two storm, but authorities are warning that lives are still at risk. hurricanes are rare in hawaii. this is the biggest storm in nearly three decades. james cook's there. this is what hurricane lane has done to hawaii already. and it's still churning towards the islands. so far, it's not the ferocious winds, 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've been pulled to safety. police loudspeaker: 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.

and unfortunately, there's more to come, so the impacts are going to grow. the real question is when does it start to make its turn to the worst? if it drifts further north, that means you're going to see a storm surge, greater winds, as well as increased rainfall. hundreds of islanders have been forced to flee their homes. has this ever done this before? no, this is the first time. i've been here for 11 years and this is the first time we've seen it here. across the state, dozens of evacuation centres have been set up. major hurricanes are rare in 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 help of the federal agencies making sure

that we are protecting the health, safety and welfare of all of our people, including the tourists who are in the state right now. the wildfire was driven before the gale. —— people were forced from a storm shelter as a wildfire was driven before the gale. this shows the unpredictability of a hurricane, it is smoke rather than spray that is filling the air here as they try to put out this wildfire, that is being driven by the storm. is this a big one for hawaii? yeah, it is a big one, but it don't seem to be — it's mostly fire that we are worried about, the storm is not a concern right now. 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. president trump has cancelled plans

for his secretary of state to visit north korea. mr trump said progress toward the us goal of denuclearising the korean peninsula was too slow. he tweeted: he then tweeted: a little earlier, i spoke to the bbc‘s david willis, who's in washington. i put it to him that the president's tweets seemed to be sending somewhat mixed messages. and yes, on the one hand saying that north korea is dragging its feet as far as denuclearisation

is concerned, the president also jong—un, basically a warm greeting and a see you soon, i hope message. also in there, the blame firmly being placed on china as well for apparently cooling in its sort of broker role between the united states and north korea. donald trump thinks because of the current trade war between the two nations, so make of that all what you will, but it does seem that those rather expansive remarks following the singapore summit a few months ago, when donald trump said basically that americans could sleep safely in their beds now that there was no longer a threat from north korea, may have been somewhat premature. and you mentioned that summit. is this president trump being the tough negotiator, trying to make sure he gets what he was assured the us would get?

or do you think he's now, in retrospect, thinking he might have overplayed the achievements of that summit? well, let's not forget that donald trump actually cancelled the singapore summit before it took place, only to reinstate it later after he got a more emollient message going into that summit from the north koreans. there have been signs, i think it's fair to say, ben, for a while, that north korea has been dragging its feet as far as denuclearisation is concerned, and i think that donald trump clearly didn't want to see his secretary of state mike pompeo return to the us empty—handed once again after talks there and north korea. i think also the president is putting a lot of value on his personal relationship with kimjong—un, and it may be that that keeps all this on track at the end

of the day. david willis in washington there. let's get some of the day's other news. the family of us republican senatorjohn mccain say he will no longer be continuing treatment for his brain cancer. mr mccain was diagnosed with an aggressive form of the disease last summer and had been receiving treatment. he left washington to be with his family in arizona — though he has still been a vocal political figure and a frequent critic of president trump. spain has taken another step towards dealing with the legacy of the civil war, after the government approved the exhumation of francisco franco. after he died in 1975, the late fascist dictator's remains were laid to rest in a grand mausoleum, known as the valley of the fallen, near madrid. the site has long been used as a place to pay tribute to general franco on the anniversary of his death. the finance boss of the trump organisation, allen weisselberg, has reportedly been given legal immunity — meaning he won't be prosecuted

for helping with the investigation into michael cohen. mr cohen — who's president trump's former lawyer — pleaded guilty on tuesday to breaking campaign finance laws. earlier this week, immunity was also given to david pecker — the boss of the firm that publishes the national enquirer tabloid. here's our north america editor, jon sopel, to explain who these men are and their connection to the president. he is the publisher of the national enquirer magazine, published a whole series of sensationalist articles, all of them really hostile to hillary clinton during the election campaign, but he did one other thing. when karen macdougall, a playmate who alleges that she had an affair with donald trump wanted to sell her story, he bought the exclusive rights to it for $150,000 but never published it, it's called a catch and kill operation, and according to an american news agency,

he has in his office, quite literally, a safe of other stories he bought and have never published. he has now cut a deal with the feds and is now cooperating with them. he is the chief financial officer for the trump organisation, the treasurer of the trump foundation, a trustee of the blind trust that donald trump set up when he became president, and in fact, you could put it like this, he is the most senior person in the organisation whose name isn't trump. and he has also done a deal with prosecutors looking into all of these matters. earlier in the week, donald trump railed against people who flip, the flippers he called them, and he has even called them them, and he has even called them the rights. well, now the two people closest to him in the most about his an shall affairs are now helping the federal prosecutors. it has not been

a great week for donald trump. —— financial affairs. egyptian authorities say a british couple, john and susan cooper, who were on holiday there, died of natural causes. but that's being disputed by their daughter, who says they were in "perfect health" before they suddenly became very ill in their hotel room in hurghada, on the red sea. judith moritz reports. john and susan cooper are said to have started their holiday in great spirits, going to bed on monday in good health, but gravely ill the next day, when they were discovered by their daughter. i believe that their death is not due to natural causes, and something on the evening of their death does not add up. my parents went to sleep on the monday evening fit, healthy and in good spirits, and they woke the following morning in very poor health. medical action was taken, but unfortunately, nobody could do anything to save their lives. i have made accusations, and i need answers. they meant the absolute world to me. nobody could have asked for anyone better. they were the salt of the earth. the family were staying at the five—star steigenberger aqua magic hotel, in the egyptian red sea resort of hurghada. today their tour operator,

thomas cook, said that although the circumstances of the coopers' deaths were unclear, there'd been reports of a raised level of illness amongst guests. the hotel disputes this. thomas cook is removing all 300 of its customers, offering them a different hotel or a flight home. everybody‘s really worried. we flew out on tuesday, which is the day that these poor, poor people passed away, and must say i'm really sorry about what's happened. but i think we should have been given the option whether to come or not, and now wejust given the option whether to come or not, and now we just want to go home. absolutely dreadful, all i could think of was, like, "i just want to go home." janine traviss has just come back from the same hotel and has spent

the last three weeks on antibiotics. she and her partner, lee brooke, both had terrible stomachs cramps. he went downhill more rapidly than i did and became quite unwell, by the evening time, he was just in the room being violently sick. stomachs cramps, nausea, dizziness, really, really unwell. and i, by this time, was sort of in quite a lot of pain. for thomas cook, this is very close to home — susan cooper worked at their burnley branch. it was closed today, mrs cooper described as a loyal and long—serving member of staff. the company says it's helping with the authorities‘ investigations and is deeply saddened by the deaths of susan and john cooper. judith moritz, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: all good fins must come to an end. the paris aquarium opening its tanks to pet goldfish, saying it will add yea rs to pet goldfish, saying it will add years to their lives. he's the first african—american to win the presidential nomination of a major party, and he accepts exactly 45 years ago to the day

that martin luther king declared "i have a dream." as darkness falls tonight, an unfamiliar light will appear in the south—eastern sky. an orange glowing disk that is brighter than anything save the moon — our neighbouring planet, mars. there is no doubt that this election is an important milestone in the birth of east timor as the world's newest nation. it'll take months and billions of dollars to repair what katrina achieved in just hours. three weeks is the longest the great clock has been off duty in 117 years, so it was with great satisfaction that clock maker john vernon swung the pendulum to set the clock going again. this is bbc news.

the latest headlines: hurricane katia magdalena speeding closer to hawaii, lashing the big island with torrential rains and catastrophic flooding. —— hurricane lane. in the last few minutes it has been downgraded to category one. after a week when president trump saw his legal woes mount, there is a renewed focus on november's congressional elections. even the mention of impeachment is firing up both sides. and while democrats believe getting young voters to the ballot box will be key to winning back the house, mr trump has his own young supporters, who are deeply devoted. the bbc‘s chris buckler reports. it's up to you, your generation. in the presidential ballroom of the president's own washington hotel is a gathering of the trump teams. crowd chants: usa, usa! hundreds of republican high school students in the capital for a banquet meal and a week

of conservative politics, and many here share donald trump's view of the world. i don't think trump's a republican. i think you can make a whole party based on what trump believes. he's conservative in some areas but he's also not conservative in some areas. you see yourself as a trump party rather than the republican party? yes, 100%. oh, that never gets old. little seems to shake the belief of the president's most devoted supporters, but donald trump junior knows his father is a divisive figure, and recent days have only widened the gap between those who love him and those who loathe him. hate and bs is not a political platform. that is all the other side has these days. but between the booing and jeering for political opponents... and the many chants against the so—called fake news media, president trump seems to have encouraged some hate himself. i think he'sjust changing everything up.

hate has always been there and he's just stirring up all of politics and people don't like that he's changing things. but that means stirring up hate? he's being 100% honest, which isn't always what we get from our presidents or the news or anything, and regardless of what they do no one is going to like a person 100%, so hate will be built no matter what. there is growing pressure for both republicans and democrats to get their voters out in november's congressional elections, and that's partly because the president has been forced to address the possibility of impeachment. it's 7:00pm in the evening and there's a line of people in order to get into this church, and it stretches right down the street, and they're here to talk notjust about gun control but also politics in america. is there anybody here that maybe you're not registered to vote... congress would vote on impeachment proceedings, making the next elections crucial, and for democrats the youth vote really could matter. i think it's really disappointing and really heartbreaking to see

a united states president who just has such disregard for the youth of our country. this event in georgia was one of dozens of stops on a nationwide tour by students from parkland in florida. they became famous in the worst circumstances, when 17 people from their school were shot dead. but despite months of campaigning president trump has avoided the gun law reforms they want. it's about human lives and saving human lives and no matter what party you're from you should support that, so we need to keep as many people together as we can and not be more divisive. but on guns, politics and president trump, america is split. would there be anybody who supports president trump here? all: no. and the last week may only have deepened this country's divides. chris buckler, bbc news, washington. 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. but the atmosphere around the visit is likely to be very different. so what kind of welcome will he receive? our religion 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's also hosting this global gathering of catholics. an altar has been built along the touchline, but that's 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 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. it's being descibed as one of the biggest events in the history of the internet, despite the fact the names ksi and logan paul probably mean little to some people. the two youtube stars are set to earn millions of dollars in a boxing match on saturday that's being broadcast via pay per view online. 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, predominantly teenage boys attracted by their mix of comedy, bad language and hostility towards other youtube stars. despite not being professional boxers, tomorrow night both are set

to make seven figure sums in a pay—per—view fight 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's cool. but logan paul is the baddie of the piece after causing global outrage earlier this year by filming the body of an apparent suicide victim in a japanese forest. i made a severe and continuous lapse in myjudgment and i don't expect to be forgiven. i'm simply here to apologise. 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 a 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. this is an audience who are used to not paying. it's a pay—per—view event tomorrow, so in live numbers we are expecting it to be huge. but over the period of time of the content it will run to hundreds of millions of impressions. no matter who loses, both are set to be winners. a rematch in the usa is already scheduled. colin paterson, bbc news, manchester. we're often told man's best friend is a dog, but for many people the only pet they can manage is a goldfish. small, easy to look after, they should be the ideal companion. but experts say these aquatic creatures may not thrive in a domestic environment. now an aquarium in paris is offering an alternative. the bbc‘s tim allman explains. prepare yourselves for an emotional

farewell. this is emmy and her goldfish, louis pablo. forsome farewell. this is emmy and her goldfish, louis pablo. for some time 110w goldfish, louis pablo. for some time now they have been inseparable but all good things must come to an end. translation: i have had my fish footy years. i've done all i could for him, it is really sad. i read a lot of articles saying it is unreasonable to keep a fish in these conditions. i'm quite attached to him. buti conditions. i'm quite attached to him. but i said to myself that two yea rs him. but i said to myself that two years is enough and now it is time for him to move on. the paris aquarium has opened its doors, and its tanks, to more than 600 goldfish. stuck in a bowl, they can expect to live maybe two or three yea rs. expect to live maybe two or three years. somewhere like here, their life expectancy is more like 20 yea rs. life expectancy is more like 20 years. translation: goldfish need a minimum of100 years. translation: goldfish need a minimum of 100 litres of water, a companion, some decoration and a filtration system to maintain the

correct levels of nitrogen. it is very important. otherwise the fish is unhappy, and in fact maltreated. so people can bring us their goldfish. but what about emmy and louis pablo? well, first he will go into quarantine, then he canjoin all his goldfish brothers and sisters in the main aquarium. a sad moment for his former owner, but she will always be able to visit. it is a bit like that scene at the end of the film, free willy, but slightly less dramatic. just a reminder that you can get all our stories on the bbc news website. and you can reach me on twitter. this has been bbc world news. thanks for watching. hello. loads of showers around

on friday, some really heavy also cool right across the board. the cool conditions continue into the weekend and of course for many of us this is a bank holiday weekend. we will see further showers at times but also some sunshine. friday's showers clearing away with this low pressure during the early hours of saturday. a few showers still remaining across northern and western areas, a few pushing into the midlands, there. but with lengthy clear skies, a chilly start to this morning, with temperatures widely in single figures. across scotland and north—east england some sheltered spots could get close to freezing. we start the morning on a chilly note, but largely dry and bright with lots of sunshine. breezy across the north—east. elsewhere, showers developing here and there, but nowhere near as many as we saw on friday. with slightly lighter winds across the south and the west,

despite the fact it will still be quite cool for this time of year, with below—average temperatures, it should feel a little bit better. heading through saturday night, it will be another chilly one. a veil of high cloud pushes in off this weather system. i don't think it will be as cool to start sunday as we were expecting this morning. double—figure values across many areas. this area of low pressure will come hurtling in on sunday. it will spread east throughout the day to bring wet and windy weather. a bit of brightness across the far east for a while, but a cool start. very soon the cloud will thicken up. wet and windy weather spreads to all areas. some of this will be heavy. in western areas, it could be blustery with winds of a0—a5mph in the south and the west. it will feel disappointingly cool with all the cloud, wind, and rain. temperatures generally

in the mid—to—high teens celsius. our area of low pressure pushes into the near continent, then for monday it looks like we are into a ridge of high pressure, so a bit quieter. still breezy in the west and north—west, but that will feed in further clouds to england and wales through the afternoon. so a few showers, but for most places, drier and quieter, temperatures ranging from 17 to 21 or 22 degrees in the south—east, so a touch warmer. heading through tuesday, a fine and settled day, with a ridge of high pressure and feeling a little bit warmer with some sunny spells. hello, i'm ben. this is bbc news. the headlines: the approach of hurricane lane is causing flash flooding and landslides in parts of hawaii. more than 2,000 people have taken shelter in evacuation centres, others have been stocking up on water and food. in the past hour, it's has been downgraded to a category one hurricane. —— storm. president trump has cancelled next week's planned trip

to north korea by his secretary of state. in tweets, mr trump complained that not enough progress had been made in dismantling pyongyang's nuclear programme. he blamed china for the stalled process — suggesting a link with current trade tensions. pope francis is due to arrive in ireland for the first papal visit there in four decades. the centrepiece of the visit will be a mass on sunday in front of 0.5 million people. a series of scandals has damaged the reputation of the catholic church in recent years. now here on bbc news, it's time for click.