and there are no reports of serious injuries. laura westbrook reports. earthquake! alaska is used to earthquakes but this is far bigger than most. the seven magnitude quake took many by surprise. earthquake drills are all very well but reality can be quite different. there are tvs on the ground. the first quake caused damage inside buildings, forcing all the local tv stations off the air. many people had returned to their offices when a powerful after—shock sent them scrambling out again. the bbc spoke to a local reporter a short time later. this state sees on average more than 800 a week but because our state is so large, a lot of quakes are not big enough to feel but this is the biggest

we have felt here in alaska. outside, the damage was clear to see, but authorities were quick to assure the public. the fact we went through something significant with this minimal amount of damage says we are very well prepared as a community. president trump responded on twitter, saying, the great people of alaska have been hit hard by a "big one". he promised the federal government would spare no expense in its response. as many continue to assess the damage, residents have been warned to expect more after—shocks. hello there, lots of rain sweeping in from there, lots of rain sweeping in from the north sea. gusts of wins at 35

to 40 the north sea. gusts of wins at 35 to a0 miles an hour. it will sweep steadily eastwards, allowing the skies to brighten behinds. best of the weather for the far north—east of scotla nd the weather for the far north—east of scotland after a chilly start. a few scattered showers into the north—west. six or 7 degrees in the north, mild and breezy further south, 11 to 1a celsius. that rain will be replaced by another front through the night, some heavy through the night, some heavy through central and southern england. rain remains on sunday morning through northern ireland and scotla nd morning through northern ireland and scotland is, potentially it will be there for much of the day on sunday. it stays cloudy and easy for many on sunday, more rain to come on sunday. hello this is bbc news. the headlines. the former us president george bush senior has died aged 9a.

his son george w bush described him as a man of the highest character. a tenth member of the government resigns over brexit. the former science minister sam gyimah says the prime minister's plan is naive and calls for a second referendum. police in paris fire tear gas as protesters take to the streets against president macron‘s policy of raising fuel taxes to combat global warming. alaska is rocked by aftershocks after the powerful earthquake which damaged roads and buildings. around 10,000 residents are currently without power. now on bbc news, it's time for the travel show. this week on the travel show, we will be in tokyo, host of the 2020 paralympics, finding out what it will be like for disabled visitors

travelling to the city. no elevator so i am just going to have to brave the stairs. also coming up. catching waves at an adapted surfboard school in hawai. travelling with autism, how one family prepares for their first flight together. instead of having them down, we put a solution on them. i am so sorry. first up we're off to tokyo where thousands of disabled athletes and spectators will show up for the summer paralympic games in 2020. paul carter has gone to find out how the city is preparing. tokyo, a sprawling metropolis where historic monuments rest alongside

a futuristic skyscrapers. my name is paul carter. i am a journalist and this is my first time in tokyo. i have come here to see what life is like for disabled people not only visiting but also those who call this place their home. i was born without any lower arms or legs. i use short prosthetics to get around. i am just off to try and find something to eat. obviously it does pose some challenges, particularly with my height. high stools like this is out of bounds for me. in terms of fatigue, i cannot walk from one —— for long distances. sometimes people see me and have a perception of who i am and what i might be able to do and what my limitations are. i do not always think their perception necessarily meets my reality. i suppose there is a particular challenge at home which is soup.

here it is not considered rude to eat from the bowl so bon appetit. i'm in the most populated city in the world and i'm heading to its tallest tower, the sky tree, to see what took you looks like from on high. this modern icon was built in 2012 and stands at a whopping 63a metres high. floor 350. i am told it can withstand earthquakes up to seven magnitude as well as handle some 10,000 visitors a day. it looks like a lego cityscape. it does not look real. not only the scale of how massive this place is but how densely populated it is, tightly packed together. on a clear day, you can see mount fuji in the distance

but i think the weather gods have not smiled on us today. me and tall things do not go together to be honest but it is nice to feel i am looking to feel i am looking down on things for once. you cannot come to the sky tree tower without having your photo taken. oh my god. i have just realised there is a glass floor. that makes me feel a little bit sick. i really don't like it. i love it. you got my best side. that is so cool. if you vsn cope with the crowds, it is easy to get around. i could've done without the glass floor. not the biggest fan of heights. didn't realise it was there. cracking fun, a really good place to come. away from the modernity,

i wanted to find out how tokyo's historic monuments measure up for accessibility. canadian bornjosh, runs a website offering advice to disabled visitors. this is the oldest temple in tokyo, built on the seventh century. this was rebuilt after the second world war. one of the things most impressive about this place is they have done a lot to make it accessible. they have done it in a way that does not affect the feeling of the place. that is the lift. it is well hidden. a lot of people did not know where it was. they had to put a sign on it.

as we enter the main pagoda, i take in some of the traditions of japanese buddhist culture. what is happening here? they are making prayers. the scale strikes me. it is bigger than i expected. it is a lot more gold. everyone seems very deferential, there is a sense of reference. yes, that is very important to us. in the past ten , 11 years since you have been here. have you seen things change? yes. for example, along with improvements, people's attitudes have changed. before, i was in a wheelchair and you got strange looks, like everywhere else. but people are able to wait more often so they go out more often so people are more used to different colours of society. living here is getting better. so far i have been genuinely impressed by the efforts that had been made to improve access to the city's tourist attractions.

what is like getting around? i am told the subway system is 80 to 90% wheelchair accessible so in theory travel should be straightforward. this is the entrance. no other way in? no elevator? there is no elevator so i have to brave the stairs. i do not know where the elevator is. exit, toilets, information. i'm trying to find a lift. 0k, thank you. there is no elevator on this floor. it is the stairs again. the new subway station was designed over three levels with lots of steps. there are lifts and escalators

butnd that is lack of information and i had to walk long distances to find them. there is a sign for a train. this is more like it. international languages. but it is too high for me to reach. can i buy a ticket? 0k. ok. i have no idea if i'm in the right place. by the time i reached

the platform on the bottom, i am quite tired. it seems i am not the only one, even locals are confused by the signage. eventually i reached my destination. we need it. to a side street. we sort of got there. i'm curious about current attitudes to disability in japan. i'm curious about current attitudes to disability injapan. there are over 6 million people registered as disabled. i'm off to an event for non—disabled people to find out what life is like for them. tell me about what is going on here. we have sports awareness events. we have

lots of different sports, you can try anything you want. it is hoped events like this will educate the public about how to behave around people with disabilities and change society. people are changing me with the sickness. i'm a person with a disability. with passports we have the power to change society. it has been changing little by little. we are going to try to change society really fast with this. it is really great. let us try. are you ready? i don't think so but 0k. that was genuinely terrifying. it is

refreshing to see so many people engaging with the event and the trials. i am a bit cynical about this type of thing coming into it, non—disabled people doing para supports —— sports is a bit naff but people are really engaging and if that's what it takes for people to engage with these sports and with disability then it is ok. still to come on the travel show, we need the twins with autism are about to embark on their first family holiday. i am so sorry. so stick with us for that. welcome to trend in travel, your rundown of the best travel stories pics and clicks happening online.

this month we are focusing on disabled travellers —— travel. 0ne spot making its debut at the tokyo paralympics is surfing. but disabled surfers are still waiting for their chance to compete. here in hawaii, a top surfing destination, an organisation called access service helps people of all abilities to catch some waves. adaptive surfing means the equipment or how the person circus has been modified. there are a lot of different ways people can surf and get back into water. they might have a bit of a mmp water. they might have a bit of a ramp on their board or some handles. there are skis so this surfer can sit on top with a pop —— with a paddle. white is so important is freedom. it is true empowerment and

we're working towards the paralympics. the we're working towards the pa ralympics. the international surfing have programmes like access service are all helping to make competitive adaptive surfing. take my word for it, camping in a wheelchair can be an absolute night —— nightmare. i am wheelchair can be an absolute night —— nightmare. iam more of wheelchair can be an absolute night —— nightmare. i am more of a wheelchair can be an absolute night —— nightmare. iam more of a hotel person myself. a company based out of the uk claims to have the solution. it is a luxury prefab with extra space, ramps and a specially adapted kitchen and war shrimp. the manufacturer claims all it takes is a single deed to install. a few have gone up already. it is hoped these pods can open up the great outdoors as well as britain's many summer festivals. thanks to all of you that got in touch about the challenges you face on your travels. we have asked some of the internet‘s trap ——

top disability travel bloggers by their favourite tips and tricks for anyone wanting them to fall around the world. it is a profoundly deaf traveller who is ticked off six continents in seven years. the biggest problem i have faced is weather. whether it latest train, buses or planes, it is not their fault, they need to be educated. that is what my website is all about. when you come to another country and no one knows your disability, this is your chance to educate them. it shows what you can expect of the other person and how they can treat you as you want to be treated. while this transatlantic to write another blog, a website about travelling with their wheelchairs. the single best travel experience i have had has to be the first time i went out to colorado to learn how to

ski. i was really apprehensive but it was the first time following my injury when i realised what was possible with a disability and of course i met my blogging partner. do not forget to share your adventures with us at the travel show. travelling with kids can be quite stressful at the best of times. but the sights and sounds of getting on a plane can be even more overwhelming for some children with autism. 0ver overwhelming for some children with autism. over the next two weeks, we are following a family with autistic four—year—old boys as they go on their very first holiday. let us head to america to meet them. their very first holiday. let us head to america to meet themlj their very first holiday. let us head to america to meet them. i am amber and my husband is frank. we've lived outside of birmingham, alabama. we have four a beautiful

boys. frankie who is 17. stephen who is 1a and then we have a set of boy twins who are four years old and they are nonverbal autistic. their names are alex and will. we are the ellis family. my husband and i have known each other since grade school, we we re known each other since grade school, we were friends of all time. we dated in high school and married in college. this is our 20th wedding anniversary. because we have some issues with the boys, we have not been on a trip in a very long time. they are not very effective at communication so it takes a lot of intuition to figure out what they need. we have a lot of meltdowns. and with two nonverbal autistic children, their behaviour can be exponential, potentially of each other. we have had a lot of emotional turmoil in the last year.

we recently lost family members and had some grief. we started talking about taking a trip, how should we do it, this is our 20th anniversary. we have come through so much as a family that we wanted to go as a family that we wanted to go as a family and just enjoy each other. so we felt like it was time to go on a trip. it has taken us a long time to come to the point where we were ready, we had neverflown with the twins before so we're kind of nervous and excited about getting on a plane. because they are autistic nonverbal, the function on the level ofan nonverbal, the function on the level of an 18—month—old child. nonverbal, the function on the level of an 18-month-old child. they are a lot of work. a few years ago we went to the beach for a couple of nights together. they were very small. this

will give us a good sense of how it will give us a good sense of how it will be and what we can expect for future on longer trips. how will be doing your plane? somebody always has to take care of the twins. somebody has to take care of the others. what do we need to take. what is —— what snacks will we have? do we take the blankets, do we take toys and the ipad? links to keep them entertained. are we going to have meltdowns? if they do, how do we deal with the people around us, how do we let them know it is oche? and that we are all with meltdowns. we have to keep them cam you worry about the people around you. in case you are offending you. you worry about being judged. just to find somebody who

understands is so helpful and you don't feel so crazy, they are autistic so they come with their own needs. you know. so we are going to ta ke needs. you know. so we are going to take the whole family for the first time toa take the whole family for the first time to a special park called wonderland in san antonio, texas. it isa wonderland in san antonio, texas. it is a special needs park, they have lots of fun things or specifically special—needs children. very wheelchair accessible. there is a lot of different ways it could go. they have very strict routines they have to have, going outside of that will stress them about, we will have to roll with it. i am looking

forward to it primarily because it isa forward to it primarily because it is a new thing we have not done before so it is just like challenge excepted, let's do it. it is fun for him, let us do this and see if we can accomplish it. it isjust a personality thing, it is a lot of fun. everything is ready. we will have a quiet evening finishing up last details. ready for tomorrow. so we're going to fly out of birmingham to houston. the flight from birmingham to euston is relatively short. 0nly birmingham to euston is relatively short. only two hours. from there we will read a truck or other vehicle and drive the rest of the way to san antonio. i might be getting a little

nervous now, we're at the airport and pulling into the parking so it is really real. we are going to do this. this is frank senior and frank junior. this issue. —— this is you. look at the lens. it is a healing time boro family. we can go on this trip together. the older boys have such a sweet dynamic with the little boys. instead of having them down, we have this little solution on them. iam we have this little solution on them. i am so sorry, i am so sorry. but two toddlers is difficult. when

you add nonverbal autistic, itjust makes it exponential. we have plenty of time. i have to emotionally prepare myself. i'm so relieved that pa rt prepare myself. i'm so relieved that part is over, let us just get to the gate. that is that anxiety in the back of your mind, how's it going to go? kind of be ready to roll with the punches, whatever happens, just be ready for anything. we will find out how the family get on next week as they hired to that theme park in america are designed for children with special needs. while carmen spends 90 minutes in nagoya in japan, attempting to see three of the city's highlights. japan, attempting to see three of the city's highlightslj japan, attempting to see three of the city's highlights. i am definitely in the right place, nagoya castle and my time starts now. that is your lot for this week.

do not forget you can keep up with all our travels online. but for now, from me and all the travel show at london 0lympic from me and all the travel show at london olympic park, bye—bye. hello there, cloudy breezy and often wet, that is the story so far this morning. it looks likely we will see that weather continued because we have systems moving in from the atla ntic have systems moving in from the atlantic influencing the story across the uk. these have been the weather fronts which brought the rain so far. heaviest through northern ireland, the midlands and

down through england. gusts of wind is in excess of 35 to a0 miles an hour. it is sweeping through the north sea. through the morning we should see an improvement. brighter skies rather than sunny across south west england and south wales. the re m na nts of west england and south wales. the remnants of the rain easing away from east anglia and the south—east. still windy. heaviest of the rain to the east of the pennines. brighter skies in northern ireland, scattering of showers and northwest, best of the weather in far north east scotland, it should stay dry year with sunshine through the afternoon. a slow improvement generally. after a chilly start, temperatures will struggle to warm up. by the north, highs of five to 7 degrees. further south, highs up. by the north, highs of five to 7 degrees. furthersouth, highs of 11 to 1a celsius. just where they should be for the beginning of december relay. saturday night into sunday morning we will see clear

skies for a time. a touch of frost before more rain, some of its heavy through the south—east. lingering across northern ireland and southern scotland. it will be a male start across england and wales. double digits in the morning, quite unusual. the rain sweeps through. low pressure unusual. the rain sweeps through. low pressure across unusual. the rain sweeps through. low pressure across scotland. northern ireland, central and southern scotland is seen wet weather through the morning, this will drift north. bright and breezy across england and wales, hopefully with more sunshine. a few scattered shirts being driven by western wens. the cloud and rain will linger. this u nsettled the cloud and rain will linger. this unsettled but milder scene will stay with us for the next five to seven days. there will be further spells of wet and windy weather at times but it will remain mild. this is bbc news. i'm shaun ley.

the headlines at 11am. former us president george bush senior has died aged 9a. his son george w bush described him as a man of the highest character. he served as the a1st us president between 1989 and 1993. his term was defined by the cold war and his victory in the first iraq war against saddam hussein. the war is over. another resignation over brexit. the universities and science minister, sam gyimah, resigns calling the prime minister's plan "naive". the deal that is on the table from the pm is a deal in name only. all the big issues are being kicked down the road. police in paris fire tear gas, as protesters take to the streets against president macron's policy of raising fuel taxes to combat global warming.