00:00:00,001 --> 1073741525:48:22,358 welcome 1073741525:48:22,358 --> 2147483051:36:44,715 to 2147483051:36:44,715 --> 3221224577:25:07,072 bbc 3221224577:25:07,072 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 news. broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. that's your weather. bob woodward, offers a damning assessment of the trump presidency. the syrian leader, bashar al—assad. my name is mike embley. on the public. fabricated stories from this run, disgruntled staff. —— disgruntled staff. at a chaotic confirmation hearing before a senate committee. as a partisan institution. more than 150. the president beforehand. brett kavanaugh has expressed his desire for conservatism. to leave their homes. kilometres an hour now it's time for a look batterjapan.

they're the worst storms to hit the islands in 25 years. back at the day in parliament. the so—called islamic state. to avoid him acting on them. whose reporting helped remove president richard nixon from office. excerpts have been published by the washington post. by disgruntled former employees. nick bryant reports. today, the white house looked as stately and elegant

as ever. an administrative coup d'etat. to assassinate the syrian leader, bashar al—assad. describing the president as unhinged. by future presidents... so much to bring down richard nixon. woodward is a washington

institution. but only after the book was finished. so help me god. retarded" and "a dumb southerner". robert mueller. "don't testify", his former lawyer told him. "it's either that or an orange jumpsuit". on what looked like an aborted golf trip. and now, yet another diversion. stories, many by former disgruntled

employees. a statement saying he didn't call the president an idiot. saying the statement was total bs, in his words. its usual blanket condemnation of the media. for his rigour and fairness. of democrats and republicans. admitted that he was fair. rendering of history. nick bryant reporting there. a senate committee.

as a partisan institution. minutes played out. confirmation hearing on the nomination of... mr chairman. brett kavanaugh. mr chairman. you are out of order, i will proceed. of order, i will proceed. have a meaningful hearing on this nominee. nominee. believe this hearing should be postponed. postponed. i know this is an exciting day for all of you. exciting day for all of you. chairman, if we cannot be recognised i move to adjourn. i move to adjourn. mr chairman, i move to a german. applause. —— i

move to adjourn. delivered his opening statement. court in the land. crown jewel of our institutional republic. republic. rights and liberties guaranteed by the constitution. some of the day's other news. than $1 trillion. shares in the e—commerce giant rose nearly 2% to a high of $2050. in morning trade, before slipping back.

tech giant apple reached the same milestone in early august. the internationally recognised definition of anti—semitism in full. this follows weeks of criticism of the party's leaderjeremy corbyn. had threatened to resign. place in 1992, and falls outside california's statute of limitations. in october is under investigation. claims spanning more than two decades. claimed the lives of several people and injured more than 150. reports from tokyo.

screaming. from the torrent of water below. typhoonjebi is the strongest to hitjapan in 25 years. in the worst—hit area, around osaka, the damage is widespread. out a runway. the rest of kansai international airport is underwater. but 3,000 passengers have nowhere to go. the bridge thatjoins the airport and the mainland has been damaged. a ship was repeatedly blown into the columns and roadway. to be shipped abroad.

others were battered by the winds, that reached 135 miles an hour. as jebi approached. to protect your lives. those who left now have to wait for the damage reports. but 2018 has been hard so far. in the year. robin brant, bbc news, tokyo. province of idlib. are preparing an offensive in the densely—populated region. of being responsible for new air strikes in the region.

caroline rigby reports. and a strike on a village in the west of idlib province of. —— and a strike. strike. this was one of 30 in the region carried out by russian warplanes. carried out by russian warplanes. ahead of what is expected to be a major offensive. major offensive. conflict, with people fleeing the raging. raging. now dominated by rebel fighters and jihadi groups, a nest for terrorism. jihadi groups, a nest for terrorism. 3 million civilians who have no ulster go. ulster go. around half displaced as a result of previous battles. a result of previous battles. would be like having a war in a refugee camp.

refugee camp. sanity in order to avoid humanitarian catastrophe. humanitarian catastrophe. previous battles in this, the coolest war of our generations. —— cruellest. to clear out what they describe as a cradle of terrorism. cradle of terrorism. president trump warned against a reckless attack against idlib. reckless attack against idlib. any use of chemical weapons by the syrian regime. syrian regime. before they can call weapons attack that assad does on his own people. that assad does on his own people. offensive on idlib could mark the end of syria's seven year war. end of syria's seven year war. at what cost to civilian life?

inactivity is putting almost one and a half billion adults at risk. dementia and cancers. actvity since 2001. our global health correspondent smitha mundasad reports. copy it healthy, keep fit. but —— we have been told time and time can. have been told time and time can. of moderate activity recommended each week.

each week. saudi arabia did not meet the target. target. in the uk, 36% of people were not physically active enough. were not physically active enough. mozambique, just 6% needed to move more. more. greater risk of heart disease, strokes and some cancers. strokes and some cancers. scientists down overall, women were more inactive than men. more inactive than men. exercise without actively having to seek it out. seek it out. build our environment to facilitate fiscal activity.

fiscal activity. easiest choice, free choices for everybody. everybody. some countries like china and india have made improvements. and india have made improvements. to act fast to stop this pandemic of inactivity in its track. —— tracks. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: they're crazy, rich and asian. movie comes to the uk. and the dying in india's slums. example of how to help people in need. them back home. parents are waiting and wives are waiting, so...

the nightmare behind them. out as irreplaceable. warmth and compassion. this is bbc news. by veteran journalist bob woodward.

by disgruntled former employees. after suggestions he will make it more conservative. well, let's get more on those two stories now. let's cross live to los angeles and speak to the bbc‘s david willis. for his venice and his competency research. research. others, but look at what it is doing. doing. enough in the last hours, mike, there's been a flurry of denials.

there's been a flurry of denials. that he had called the president and idiot. idiot. bob woodward, who as you say has an excellent track record. excellent track record. which led to the removal of richard nixon all those years ago. nixon all those years ago. people on tap, and to have had multiple sources. so this is not, to us... so this is not, to us... us... dirt on the chaos and apparent dysfunction in the oval office. dysfunction in the oval office. lightly dismissed, i think, by anybody within the administration. anybody within the administration. consequences for the shape of the united states.

united states. is pretty certain he is going to get through, is it? he is going to be confirmed. confirmed. yes, it certainly looks that way. that way. bush white house, which only got released last night. released last night. grilling from democratic members of the group. of so—called islamic state.

it attacked the area around mount sinjar in northern iraq. minority, lived there. and selling women and children into slavery. those who managed to escape fled up the mountain to seek refuge. don't feel it is safe enough to return home. to meet with some of them. life now on sinjar mountain, the heart of the yazidis' homeland. place they feel safe now. isis destroyed my house and many houses... them.

everything to isis. and they are not muslim. women in the market. most yazidis feel they can't come home. this is what the town of sinjar looks like. or living abroad. they can't come home. look at this. and booby—traps that is left behind. but it runs far deeper than this. to protect them, and they are losing hope that anyone will help them. is took bahar‘s husband and oldest son.

there's no man to take care of her family in this traditional culture. after surviving their horrific ordeal. forced to convert to islam, beaten daily. you can still see the scars. translation: my children are always upset, and i keep having flashbacks. for the past two years. for her father and brother. almost every yazidi we met told us they have no future here. these families are waiting to get out. this makeshift centre in a nearby town is packed. countries are now offering special visas for

yazidi victims. one of the world's oldest religions, is at risk. they beseech the world to help them. will protect them. lyse doucet, bbc news, sinjar. and is being hailed as a triumph for onscreen diversity. now, crazy rich asians is due to hit uk cinemas. cast, as our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba reports. and i think it's about time people met my beautiful girlfriend. it is the romantic comedy that has been delighting america... these people aren'tjust rich, they're crazy rich.

and with its all—asian cast, is changing hollywood. this is rachel chu. and understood and valued. # i feel glorious... more ethnic—minority movies. why? out of the water. she has been begging me to come visit her, you know. the universe has spoken. mostly down to its relatable storyline. and that is important.

which includes british star gemma chan. with asian leads? that is — that's what it comes down to. it's about time someone stood up to aunt eleanor. but you, not me. oh, god! this film has made history. of awards shows, whatever. the statement has been made. what about us taking an adventure east? like queens? and that audiences want and deserve far better ethnic representation.

lizo mzimba, bbc news. in the wizard of oz have been recovered. recovered. pairs worn by the star in the 1939 film. film. they are more than just a pair of shoes, the slippers. of shoes, the slippers. enduring symbol of the power of belief. belief. most treasured piece of the nation's film history. thank you for watching. hello

again. front that we've got sat across the far east. towards the eastern coast of norfolk and suffolk. that's where it's going to be at its heaviest. the temperatures up. so, for the early rises, double—figure temperatures. it's not going to be too cold a start to the day. as it was last night. nevertheless, a cool start.

turning wet for northern ireland. coming through every now and then. temperatures high teens to low 20s. however, towards the end of the week it is going to get more unsettled. cooler and breezier, with rain at times too. here's the charts, then, for thursday. and maybe southern counties of england as well. stay dry, with some sunshine. of the uk. now, towards the end of the week, the jetstream pattern amplifies. weather, but we're not. machine, right over the top of the uk.

that's through friday, and on into the weekend as well. an unsettled looking weather picture. half of the uk, there could be a few showers even in the south. so an unsettled kind of day. quite breezy, quite cool as well, with temperatures coming down. brighter weather in the south. into the weekend, with heavy showers across the north of the uk. in across saturday, probably turning a bit drier and brighter by sunday.