this is deja vu news live from berlin harvey weinstein turns himself into new york authorities the disgraced movie mogul was arrested today on rape charges months after he was toppled from hollywood most powerful ranks by an avalanche of sexual assault accusations. also coming up north korea tells donald trump it's still ready to talk at any time this despite the u.s. presidents of russia cancellation of a summit with the north's leader kim jong point. and ireland votes in the stork abortion referendum the mainly catholic nation has one of the strictest abortion

laws in europe a close result is expected. to. be so misconduct good to have you with us we start in new york city where former hollywood film mogul harvey weinstein is headed and self in the police and is now in custody on charges of rape and sexual assault why seen arrived at the police station shortly after seven am local time flanked by detectives following his official arrest weinstein was taken to a manhattan criminal court to be arraigned he's now been charged with rape and sex crimes involving two women has denied any non consensual sexual contact but more than seventy women have made accusations against the co-founder of the miramax studio and the weinstein company the allegations gave rise to the me too movement and this will be the first time weinstein has been formally charged since the avalanche of allegations emerged. harvey

weinstein was once one of hollywood's most celebrated moguls his studios were behind a string of oscar winning films in weinstein's hands an actor's career could be made or broken but his story began to fall last october when the new york times published multiple reports of serious sexual misconduct more than seventy women came forward to accuse weinstein including some of hollywood's biggest female stars allegations range from unwanted sexual advances to rape. only days ago actor asia argento spoke out at the khan film festival i have a few words to say. in one thousand nine hundred seven i was raped by harvey weinstein here at cannes i was twenty one years old this festival was his hunting ground. i want to make

a prediction. harvey weinstein will never be welcomed here ever again. weinstein has denied all allegations of unwanted sexual contact with women law enforcement officials have been investigating the claims of criminal conduct against him since late last year in the wake of the scandal weinstein's wife has left him his production company has filed for bankruptcy and he's been ejected from the academy that ones honored him with oscars. the allegations against weinstein also sparked the need to movement women around the world have leveled allegations of abuse against powerful men in the entertainment business and government hope the watershed moment has led to a global discussion on gender equality and changes in the way women are treated in the workplace. and another hollywood trying to so-so facing accusations today actor morgan freeman

has issued an apology after reports of multiple sexual harassment allegations according to us media reports h women have come forward saying freeman had subjected them to all range of troubling behavior on film sets or promotional tours the allegations include the hollywood actor making comments about their bodies or touching them suggestively in a statement the shank redemption star apologize to anyone who felt quote uncomfortable or disrespected. to some other news now and north korea says it is still willing to talk with the united states quote at any time this after u.s. president donald trump abruptly canceled a highly anticipated summit with north korea's leader kim jong un in a letter to kemah president trump blamed his decision on quote open hostility from pyongyang south korea has expressed regret that the summit is not going ahead. the ban is reason we condemn trump in south korea surprise had to cancel the summit

as quickly turned to. these protesters near the u.s. embassy in seoul leaving little doubt about their feelings towards the u.s. president. the u.s. unilaterally pulled out of the north korea u.s. summit and we're angry about that we hope the u.s. returns to the dialogue will immediately. this is what's provoked the anger a letter from donald trump to kim jong un blaming quote open hostility from the north seemingly a u.-turn is just a day before trump had hinted the summit would take place. in north korea the reaction figuratively speaking hasn't been as explosive as some might have thought . these tunnels that a nuclear test site were destroyed as a gesture of goodwill the dust is barely settled before trump penned his missive

but despite that there is still openness here to talk. stuck in the middle east this man south korea's president mean j.n. has been treading a diplomatic tightrope to broker the talks but even he was caught off guard saying he was quite perplexed by the cancellation china appears to be the big winner from this development nervous about how the deal would affect its role in the region beijing could now hold the key to future talks. that china has always played a positive and constructive role on north korea's nuclear issue we have no all tyria motives on news that are. what happens now could come down to hubris as much as anything trump for one has staked a lot on this summit. earlier we spoke with marcus kimes from the german institute for international security affairs and asked him if this

cancellation was a strategic move by trump. used to mean more than in some kind of emergency exits from the front but now it's tradition because what has been has become obvious over the last couple of weeks is that both sides talk about denuclearization but they mean totally different things for the united states the comprehensive verifiable and immediate you know there is nation of north korea is the starting point of negotiations where it can make a career it's the end point if i book and bit has like a very keen eyes that means that the whole strategy of the united states and i. mark is crime there from the german institute for international and security affairs speaking to do a little earlier let's catch up now and some other stories making news around the world spain's prime minister mariano rajoy is facing a no confidence vote the country's largest opposition party has filed the motion against him after his ruling party was convicted of illegally financing election

campaigns as conservatives are challenging the move but roy's main ally in parliament is already calling for a snap election to replace him. the netherlands and australia say they are holding russia responsible for shooting down malaysia airlines flight m h seventy nearly four years ago the announcement is likely to lead to legal action it comes after investigators said the missile that brought down the plane over eastern ukraine came from a russian base military unit all two hundred ninety eight passengers and crew were killed moscow rejects the accusation. a court in kosovo has jailed to two doctors for illegally harvesting kidneys and selling the organs to wealthy patients in other countries the court says the doctors use fraudulent means to recruit patients and their organs were sold for as much as one hundred thousand euros. and intended to fifteen people have been injured in an explosion in the toronto suburb mississauga people are searching for two men suspected of police rather searching

for two men suspected of having detonated an explosive device inside a restaurant police say the three people who were admitted to the hospital in critical condition are now stable voting has started in an historic referendum in ireland that may lead to a loosening of the country's near total abortion ban currently ireland has some of the most restrictive laws in europe irish ex-pats have been flocking home from as far away as bangkok los angeles and sydney to cast their ballots as votes cannot be cast from abroad. final preparations for an important trip home. maggie is an irish immigrant in london she's one of the times and straddling back to our land to cast her bonnet in today's abortion referendum meghan is in favor of repealing the restrictive abortion laws. i think that every woman should have autonomy over her own body and no woman should feel the need to travel to access

a basic human right meghan is one of many who wait in long queues of harlan's airports. images and videos posted with the hash tag home to vote have flooded social media some of those arriving home received a warm welcome like here at dublin airport. actually. polls opened at seven am local time and close at ten pm tonight more than three point two million people are registered to vote in the referendum it's the sixth time the country is voting on the issue if the public votes yes the irish government has said they would legislate by the end of the year to allow for abortion up to twelve weeks with medical consent currently abortion is only allowed when a woman's life is at risk but not in cases of rape incest or fetal abnormality the issue has divided our country. yeah go to full well today no i have to base it for

a price too high low for us and it's a hard decision to force me to speed i just don't have the right to take life i think life to say chris and for that reason i know i'm hoping that he asked posture say i think it's very upsetting divisive issue but i think it's the right thing for the women of our land care compassion dignity and safety equal health care yes. and the results of an exit poll on the abortion referendum will be announced late on friday. in european football excitement is building for the men's champions league final on saturday real madrid and liverpool face each other in ukraine sans waited for the arrival of liverpool outside their downtown hotel and were disappointed as it was german coach it was all smiles and the fans got to see the team including

starstruck the most salah as the squad prepares for the big game. and germany's votes for it have lost four one to french powerhouse leone in the women's champions league fact final i'm missing out on winning three trophies this season all spoke retain their bundesliga and german cup titles earlier this month but the fending champs leon proved too strong in extra time the women's champions league final was held in kiev just like the men's equivalent this coming saturday fans flocked to the game knowing both borg and we all were in for a possible trouble i we all were unlucky in regulation time when wolfsburg snow well march appeared to clear the ball behind the line no goal line technology in this match early in extra time or grabbed a surprise lead through personal hard there we all know weren't deterred and we both got on that he can kill all in what the play is quickly put this is sides and i could see it in the faces. they kept pushing forward so perhaps they thought

there was a bit unfair conceding this first goal so i didn't doubt for very long and then i saw that the players really did the rest. of it all for us and the rest was when the owns a medina on he hit back after alexandra pop was sent off and a french champions then ran away with it thanks to three more goals including a hey get back strike. we all became the first women's team to lift the trophy three times in a row and they not boast or conceal a trouble if they win the french cup final at the end of the month. u.s. president trump has parton boxing first african-american heavyweight champion jack johnson now in one thousand eight conquered the heavyweight boxing world in a racially divided united states but he was arrested four years later for his involvement with his future wife lucille cameron the racially motivated conviction stood for more than a century that until president trump decided to pardon the boxing icon with

encouragement from sylvester stallone who's known for his rocky films and former heavyweight champion lennox lewis you're watching t.v. news our top story at this hour disgraced hollywood film mogul harvey weinstein is being arraigned in court after turning himself in to new york's authorities he's facing charges of rape and sexual assault. ban will have business for you in just a moment but we have some a spectacular images from the world's most active volcano mount killer way on the big island of hawaii take a look. was

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