this is the briefing. i'm sally bundock. our top stories: hopes of a breakthrough in trade talks between the us and canada. officials say negotiations are at a very intense moment. currency crisis and fears of default as argentina appeals to the imf for urgent help. the un human rights commissioner condemns aung san suu kyi for failing to help rohingya muslims, claiming she's a spokesperson for the myanmar military. we have an exclusive interview. also coming up in the business briefing: facebook watch goes global. but can it take on netflix, youtube and amazon in the booming business of video streaming? also in business briefing: no stopping the bull run on wall street, as us shares hit a record high for a fourth day in a row.

a warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. also in the programme: with wi—fi so readily available on public transport more and more of us using travel time for work e—mails, should it be counted as part of your working day? tell us what you think, just use #bbcthebriefing. so, let's get stuck in: american and canadian trade negotiators are working through the night, trying to clinch a deal by friday on a new version of the north american free trade

agreement, or nafta. the canadian foreign minister told reporters that talks were at a "very intense moment" but said there was "a lot of good will" at the table. our correspondent, david willis, has this update from washington. well, the united states has reached an agreement with mexico, that was announced earlier this week, and the question now is whether the third—party to the old north american free trade agreement, namely canada, will sign up as well. the deadline is tomorrow, friday, and that if it is to be agreed in time for the outgoing president to sign on the dotted line, and indeed for a republican —— republican politicians to get the advantages out of it that they could get going before the mid—term elections here. now, despite the rather tight deadline president trump seemed

optimistic that canada would go along with the deal. we have a very good relationship. they came yesterday to the white house. and we negotiated late into the evening. we are in the white house right now. they want to be part of the deal. and we gave until friday. i think we are probably on track. we will see what happens. in any event things are working out very well. a key question here is whether canada is willing to make concessions in regards to its dairy industry, whose import tariffs have been a subject of co nsta nt import tariffs have been a subject of constant criticism by president trump. but mexico's concessions over car part production and in particular the agreement that a certain percentage of car parts within the north american agreement the need in the countries with the minimum wage equalling the united states is also along with canada, hence justin trudeau

states is also along with canada, hencejustin trudeau seemed cautiously optimistic that an agreement could be reached. we recognise that there is a possibility of getting there by friday but it is only a possibility because it will hinge on whether or not there is ultimately a good deal for canada, a good dealfor canadian. i have said from the very beginning, no nafta deal is better than a bad nafta deal. president trump famously branded nafta a terrible deal, one that was driving north of american jobs overseas and he has warned that if talks with canada don't go anywhere that the united states willjust sign off on its own nafta 2.0 bilateral trading agreement with mexico, but mexico wa nts agreement with mexico, but mexico wants canada on board, there is still a lot of talking to do, though, and this could go all the way down to the wire. iam sure i am sure it will. that is david willis in washington, so, will negotiators cry over spilt milk, we will have more analysis injust

negotiators cry over spilt milk, we will have more analysis in just a moment. now, let's look at argentina's troubles. argentina's government, facing a growing economic crisis, has asked for the early release of a $50 billion international bailout. in a televised address, the president said quicker access to funds from the international monetary fund would restore market confidence. the head of the imf has said its economists will act swiftly, but it's a tough call for argentinians — many have bad memories of past imf interventions in earlier crises. lebo diseko reports. this is an announcement that argentina's president probably didn't want to make, explaining that he was asking for the early release of a $50 billion imf loan. translation: want to announce that we have agreed with the imf to advance all of the necessary funds to guarantee compliance with next year's financial programme. last week there were new expressions, highlighting a lack of confidence in the markets, especially concerning our capacity to obtain funding for 2019. argentina's economy

has been struggling. the peso has lost more than 40% of its value against the us dollar this year. attempts to control spiralling inflation have led to the highest interest rates in the world. it's not the only emerging market to suffer currency devaluation recently, but its situation is a particular worry. if president macri thought his announcement would help steady the markets, initial reactions suggest he was wrong. the peso dropped at a record low against dollar and there are concerns the country can't pay back its heavy borrowing. translation: macri's message wasn't strong enough. maybe the markets would have been waiting for a much bigger signal and simply advancing the imf funds that were already involved in calculating everything doesn't change the situation. there were protests when mr macri asked the imf for help back in may, many argentinians hate

the organisation, blaming it for the 2001 economic collapse. for a president who came to power promising to revive the economy, this is a difficult position to be in. yet, in a country that has seen economic crises almost every decade in recent times, the fear is that things are about to get much worse. lebo diseko, bbc news. for more on that, we're joined by cornelia meyer, ceo of mrl corporation, a business consultancy. so nice to see you, it is good to have you with us on the briefing. so, if we start with argentina, the imf is known as the lender of last resort, and as lebo has outlined in that report, argentina have asked for urgent help from the imf and it is not something they have done

without much thought. no, and the credit line of $50 billion has basically been agreed injune, so what macri is doing is he has he wa nts what macri is doing is he has he wants it released earlier than anticipated, because the situation is dire. if you look at it, the currency has depreciated something like 45%. interest rates — they tried to hold the slide of the currency falling by going up two weeks ago 500 basis points, the highest interest rate, and it didn't help. and the inflation rate is rampant. i mean, the argentine economy is under unbelievable pressure right now. actually, what argentina is facing is what others are facing around the world as walcott dell might well, like turkey —— around the world as well, like turkey. it is a spillover. countries

with a big current account deficit are in those troubles. now, where argentina is different from turkey is turkish debt is mainly private sector and argentinian debt is public debt, which brings you closer to government default, which evra wa nts to to government default, which evra wants to avoid. and let's turn to the negotiations between the us, canada and mexico, mexico has crossed the ts and dotted the macro -- is crossed the ts and dotted the macro —— is and justin trudeau has had a point there. he took a loan from theresa may, from our prime minister, then he took a line from donald trump, saying it needs to be good for canada, for our country, for everybody. they are probably going to get there. they will meet the friday deadline, in your view, then? maybe it slips a little, but they will get there. it is an artificial deadline set by president

trump. what i'm really interested m, trump. what i'm really interested in, whichi trump. what i'm really interested in, which i have no clarity over, will trump step back on tariffs on steel and aluminium? that's not clear. on canada? on canada and mexico, and canada is the largest importer of aluminium and steel, so i guess there is something there. we talk agriculture, but there is also... yes, milk is agriculture. dairy. but that's certainly something that is very important for canada. all right, thank you for now, cornelia. go and have a strong coffee. and cornelia will be back in about half an hour to review the main stories being covered by the global media. let's brief you on some of the other stories making the news. the british government says it is talking with french authorities to ensure there's no repeat of violent clashes between scallop fishermen off the coast of normandy. the french fishermen, who are banned from operating in the area during the summer, have accused their british counterparts of looting and depleting stocks.

however, the uk says their fishermen are operating in the area legally. the former first minister of scotland, alex salmond, has resigned from the scottish national party. mr salmond faces sexual harassment allegations which he strongly denies. a lifelong campaigner for scottish independence from britain, he resigned as first ministerfour years ago after losing a referendum on the issue. two people have been killed during clashes in the south african township of soweto in which foreign—owned shops were targeted. police believe the clashes started when residents accused a somali shop owner of shooting a teenager who had allegedly tried to break into his shop. the violence has spread to other areas, and a number of foreign—owned shops looted. the outgoing un human rights commissioner says myanmar‘s leader

aung san suu kyi should have resigned rather than stay in office during the violence against the rohingya muslim population. speaking to the bbc, zeid ra'ad al hussein said aung san suu kyi's silence was deeply regrettable. his comments come just two days after a un report said myanmar‘s military leaders should be prosecuted for possible genocide. imogen foulkes spoke to him in geneva. in her case, i think what was deeply reg retta ble, in her case, i think what was deeply regrettable, and this has come out in the report by the fact—finding mission, is that she was in a position to do something. at the very least she could have kept quiet. there was no need for to be the spokesperson of the burmese military. she didn't have to say this was an iceberg of misinformation, a fabrication, she could have stayed quiet or, even

better, resigned. she could have said, look, you know, iam prepared to be the nominal leader of the country, or prepare to be the sort of de facto leader, but not under these conditions. while you were in office, what kept you awake most at night, and now that you are living, what you will miss about it? the greatest pressure on me and my staff, my extraordinary staff, and people don't believe this, it is really not from the member states. you know, you can withstand the pressure of governments, they can call you all sorts of, you know, use all sorts of expletives, and in my case they have. the pressure is coming, or where you feel you need to do more to help the vulnerable communities. and the thought that you could be letting them down, or that they think that you could be letting them down is the real pressure. what i have found in this job, imogen, is the greatest leaders

are human rights defenders at a local level. you know, they are selfless, they self sacrifice. they are concerned about others, they are kind. they are the exact antonym of so many of today's politicians around the world who claim to be leaders, but not really. they have been elected as leaders by veteran of all the qualities you would identify with real leadership — self—sacrifice, kindness, concern for others, speaking out, resolute, showing some fortitude. i mean, the world is the rest —— bereft of that ona world is the rest —— bereft of that on a political level. do you have any advice for your success? the advice that i was given, and i think it merits repeating, is that he be firm and fair with everyone and that you don't distinguish between the powerful country and the weak, politically speaking. and i was told to come out swinging, which is what

idid! that is zeid ra'ad al hussein, who was speaking with imogen faulks. stay with us on bbc news. plenty more to come, including your opinions on working on the way to work, see you in a moment. 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 injust 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. you're watching the briefing. our headlines: hopes are growing for a breakthrough in trade talks between the us and canada. officials say negotiations are at a "very intense moment". the imf has pledged to step up support for argentina, and speed up crisis talks, after the country's economy slumped to a new low. in a closed door meeting with evangelical leaders president trump has claimed that if republicans lose control of congress in november's midterm

elections, democrats will overturn everything the gop has accomplished. quickly, he said, and violently. that message delivered to a group which has stood by the president through stories about sexual assault, pawn stars, playboy models and much else. the bbc‘s martin bashir takes a closer look at their support. at over seven feet tall, this former basketball pro is now a prominent player in washington. he leads a bible study in the white house. so i like to influence the leaders of the institutions of state. ralph drollinger is one of 82% of white evangelicals who voted for donald trump. in return, he has granted them a weekly gathering at the heart of american power. who attends? the vice president? yes. the vice president, the secretary of state, the attorney general, the head of nasa, which isjust across the street here, just started coming.

for many christians, voting for donald trump provoked a crisis of conscience. family values voters invited to support a thrice—married businessman who was caught on tape bragging about sexual assault. i have to administer to people lot of grease, a lot of rope and hope they are going to grow from things that are definitely biblically sinful. and i have those hopes for the president. but as president, donald trump is accused of pathological lying, paying off a porn star and encouraging a draconian immigration policy, with hundreds of parents separated from their children. hallelujah! greenleaf christian centre, a black evangelical church in north carolina. the reverend doctor william barber says many christians have dumped their principles in return for access to power. the leadership of evangelicalism,

people like franklin gray and others, say that god put donald trump in the white house. do you agree with that? they can say anything. the slave master said god ordained slavery. it wasn't true. they said god ordained segregation. it wasn't true. the greatest critique of donald trump is not his personal vices. what is his worst is his political vices, his political agenda. members of his congregation agree. i think he is disgraceful, the way he is treating people of colour. his ideas don't match up with any of what the bible is saying. ralph drollinger says donald trump just needs time to grow. any person that is young in christ is going to issues

with their demeanour outwardly, measurably, especially if your whole life is on camera. but peter werner, who worked for three republican presidents, says donald trump is less a christian and more a hypocrite. i think the damage trump is doing to christianity and damaging christians who are trump supporters are doing, is catastrophic. i have a very harsh indictment of the people who stood by him, who wore his sword and shield. the christians? the christians. with some now questioning their support, donald trump planted seeds of fear during a dinner with evangelical leaders at the white house on monday, warning that if they don't vote republican at the mid—term elections in november, then there will be civil unrest, even violence. martin bashir, bbc news, washington. remember to send us your thoughts on

twitter. now it's time to get all the latest from the bbc sports centre. hello, i'm chetan pathak and welcome to thursday's sport briefing. coming up, india's cricketers eye a history making comeback, and sloane stephens continues to defend her us open title. monaco plays host to european football's elite later as the draw is made for the champions league group—stages. defending champions real madrid have had some major changes since lifting the trophy in kiev. julen lopetegui is the man in charge after the departure of zinadine zidane, while cristiano ronaldo now wears the black and white ofjuventus. the first group matches take place

on september 18th and 19th. india are in the mood for making some history as they prepare to face england in the next few hours. virat kohli and his teammates have an opportunity to become just the second test side to win a five—match series from 2—0 down. they've named an unchanged line—up following their thumping 203—run victory at trent bridge. at the us open in new york, the defending women's champion sloane stephens was among the winners on day 3 at flushing meadows, but she had to come from a set down to beat the ukrainian anjelina kalinina, who's ranked 134 in the world. stephens, the number 3 seed, finally came through 4—6, 7—5, 6—2, and she'll now face the former world number one victoria azarenka. tough day. obviously she was playing

very well, played for matches already, used to the conditions and everything. i just can't already, used to the conditions and everything. ijust can't have —— i just kind of had to weather the storm and wait for my opportunities. i wish i could have been playing elected better, that would have helped, but i just elected better, that would have helped, but ijust found a way, sometimes won't be the best but you forgot to battle through. —— sometimes you have got to battle through. ryan giggs has called on manchester united fans to rally round under pressure managerjose mourinho, at the same time distancing himself from speculation linking him with becoming the next united manager. united's 3—0 defeat to spurs on monday was their second loss in just three league matches. english football's most decorated player believes the club should stick with the current manager. i think it is a time for the fans to stick together and get a high and

the club, get behind the team, get behind the manager, get behind the coaching staff. that is me purely speaking as a fan. i think it is a tough time at the moment but we have had tough times before and we have come through it. just on that, you are 12 to one to replace him, any thoughts? no, keep your money in your pocket, if i were you. now if you don't have a head for heights you might want to turn away from your screen now. this is moto x rider jackson strong giving us a bird's eye view of one of his practice routines. the australian is a five—time x—games best trick medalist and is known as something of a wild man. that and a show off probably, but fair play to him, he's got the skills! that's your thursday sport briefing, from me chetan pathak and the rest of the sport team, goodbye. let's ta ke

let's take a look at what you have been telling us this morning about this story on the bbc news app, many of us because of the broad availability of wi—fi on public transport and the fact that many of us transport and the fact that many of us have smart devices, working while we are travelling to and from work. many are arguing, should that be a pa rt many are arguing, should that be a part of your working day? should become a part of your paid working day? , wallace says i used to work for the inland revenue, we were told not to do any computer work on a train because of confirmation —— confidential information being seen. we have heard from others who say no, it isjust a part of we have heard from others who say no, it is just a part of today's world, it shouldn't become part of our working day. we'll talk more about this in the next half hour, i will be back for business in a moment. good morning. there is a lot find

whether to be found across the isles today. —— of fine. cloud will build a little bit as the day goes on, but if you get caught in a shower you will be most unlucky. quite a cool start of the day thanks to the school skies overnight. temperatures in the scottish glens around three orfour in the scottish glens around three or four degrees. in the scottish glens around three orfour degrees. similar story across the north—east where you see that pale green behind me. at the sun will crack on, pushing temperatures up quite quickly through the morning, recovering close to average values by the afternoon. the high teens across scotla nd afternoon. the high teens across scotland and northern ireland, into the low 20s across southern england of the a few isolated showers in the north—west, elsewhere patchy cloud atafair north—west, elsewhere patchy cloud at a fair story. overnight into friday what happens to the cloud, it basically dissolves away. light wind and clear skies once again, these

are the temperatures for the towns and cities. you probably not off three orfour and cities. you probably not off three or four degrees into the countryside, it will be actually start to friday. friday holds the promise of a lot of fairweather. slightly different picture to thursday as we have this front trying to push into the west that will make the sunshine hazy, it may bring a little bit of rain into the south—west. but this weather front is on south—west. but this weather front isona south—west. but this weather front is on a little bit of a hiding. this warm front is bumping into an area of pipe —— high pressure that will try to dissolve away. perhaps rain richly across northern ireland and scotland, but i saturday not much really left in terms of rainfall thanks to that front, drizzling outbreaks across southern scotland and northern england. there will be more cloud around, with the sunshine again, southern and eastern parts of england and temperatures pushing up. 23 maybe 2a possible. sunday, is quite similar but another front coming in from the west, this one

bringing more meaningful brain later in the day into northern ireland and scotland. perhaps a bit more in the way of sunshine and overall, temperatures up to 23 or before for the south—east. monday could be a final fling of summer for east anglia and some are. hotspot here. some areas could be looking at a 226 degrees but surely that heat tapering away as the week goes on. this is the business briefing. i'm sally bundock. facebook watch goes global. but can it take on netflix, youtube and amazon in the booming business of video streaming? default fears return, as argentina tells the imf to speed up payment of a $50 billion loan, sending the peso to a new record low. and on the markets: asian stocks rise after more record highs for the s&p and nasdaq, as us economic growth

is revised higher, and hopes grow for a succesful renegotiation of the north america free trade agreement.