the spirit to help make a living. if you want to think of humanity if we really want to survive for ever we're going to have to move off the earth eventually i know that seems a little crazy but you've got to start somewhere. u.s. president trump is struck back at allegations made by his former lawyer that he personally directed hush money payments during the twenty sixteen election the lawyer michael cohen told federal prosecutors the trump knew campaign funds were used to keep two women from going public with damaging stories trump claimed that because they came from his personal bank account the payments were not even a campaign violation. the leader of the so-called islamic state appears to have resurfaced after more than a year

a recording from. baghdad he has been released by the terrorist group the secretive i-s. leader has been reported killed or wounded several times. residents of hawaii are bracing for a rare hurricane that's bearing down on the islands hurricane lane has been downgraded to category four but could still be the most powerful storm to hit hawaii in recorded history. the former head of brazil's soccer federation has been sentenced to four years in prison by a u.s. court who see him out he omarion had earlier been convicted of corruption charges in a sprawling soccer world bribery scandal involving hundreds of millions of dollars in kickbacks dozens of others have been charged as well. at the. time to turn those growth forecasts next depleted russia says

new u.s. sanctions will pressure the ruble and fuel capital outflows over the next twelve months. and high temperatures and little rainfall across much of europe causing many farmers to fear for their livelihood. this is your business update i'm helen humphrey glad you could join me well the latest traunch of u.s. sanctions against russia came into effect on wednesday and officials in moscow say they're bracing for lower growth and they weaker ruble as a direct result until now the kremlin had dismiss the big falls in the currency as market volatility but not i mean all. you know it's a russian reporter saying that the u.s. .