nancy sharma/resident"..... there are speeders here every weekend, people like to drag race up and down our street, they are going way too fast and kids are playing here all the time...."somehow, the driver of the mustang was not hurt and could be seen walking away after the crash. it's not known if he was caught or cited. neighbors say a child was hit but not seriously injured in another such incident late last year. shevali sharma says next time they might not be so lucky. shavali sharma".....a child doesn't know when a car is going too fast and could run out into the street at any time and they're going to get ht because people are driving too fast...." (rob live) the signs urging people not to cut through the neighborhood suggest police are aware of the problem and they have been seen in the neighborhood working on abandoned vehicle abatement. residents here would like to see some speed traps or speed bumps. live in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news (vicki) the country's biggest organization of health plans

nancy sharma/resident".....here are speeders here every weekend, people like to drag race up and down our street, they are going way too fast and kids are playing here all the time...."somehow, the driver of the mustang was not hurt and could be seen walking away after the crash. it's not known if he was caught or cited. neighbors say a child was hit but not seriously injured in another such incident late last year. shevali sharma says next time they might not be so lucky. shavali sharma".....a child doesn't know when a car is going too fast and could run out into the street at any time and they're going to get ht because people are driving too fast...." (steve)the bay area real estate market shows no sign of cooling off.according to a recent report the median home price has hit a new record high.kron4's maureen kelly went to alameda county where prices there have jumped up significantly. welcome to the treetop house here in montclairrealtor linnette edwards is showing me around a three bedroom two bath house in

i'm babita sharma in london. thanks for joining i'm babita sharma in london. thanks forjoining us. see you then. hello. it looks like it is going to be turning much warmer over the next few days, even hot. but not for everybody straightaway. temperatures climbing as we head into the middle part of the week. right now, a different story across northern parts of the country. thick cloud streaming out of the atlantic across northern ireland, southern parts of scotland and into the lake district. a finger of rain will be stuck across the north for quite sometime on tuesday. possibly even into early wednesday. a big contrast in temperatures early on tuesday, seven degrees in some areas, 10 degrees higher in the south. starting with the forecast for scotland. around eight o'clock in the morning, a nice fresh start. rain for northern ireland, humphreys and galloway. there may be some spits and spots further south across the pennines. across most of wales and england, the morning starting cloudy but warm, pretty muggy. temperatures of 17 degrees at around eight o'clock in southampton. what

i am babita sharma. one of the pope's most senior advisers is facing a court in australia facing charges of sexual assault. cardinal george pell return from rome say that he is innocent and will clear his name. police say there are multiple complainants. donald trump has again criticised jeff sessions, fuelling speculation he might be on his way out. donald trump said tonight that time would tell about session's future. and scientists are warning of a shocking fall of the sperm count of western men. new research states that in the last a0 years, sperm counts have dropped more than half, and could pose a threat for industrialised countries. stay with us here on bbc news. now on bbc news, it is time for hardtalk.

i am babita sharma. ourtop world news. i am babita sharma. our top story: world news. i am babita sharma. ourtop story: one of the pope's most senior advisers is facing a court in australia facing charges of sexual assault. cardinal george pell return from rome say that he is innocent and will clear his name. police say there are multiple complainants. donald trump has again criticised jeff sessions, fuelling speculation he might be on his way out. donald trump said tonight that time would tell about session's future. and scientists are warning of a shocking fall of the sperm count of western men. new research states that in the last a0 years, sperm counts have dropped more than half, and could pose a threat for industrialised countries. stay with us here on bbc news. now on bbc news, it is time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. after recent terrorist attacks, the uk is preoccupied with questions about how best to counter the jihadist threat. for politicians, the focus is on policing

i'm babita sharma in london.lso in the programme: our latest stop along the new silk road is kazakhstan. with chinese companies pouring workers into the country, what's in it for the locals? a state visit to london for the king and queen of spain, with brexit and the future of gibraltar lurking in the background. it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london, and 8pm in washington, where donald trump has suffered a blow over the investigation into links between his presidential campaign and russia. the president has long claimed the probe was a witch hunt, but that's been contradicted by the man he wants to be the next fbi director. christopher wray also told a senate committee that he would pull no punches if confirmed. it came as mr trump insisted that his son, at the centre of controversy after meeting a russian lawyer last year, had been transparent and was innocent. our chief correspondent gavin hewitt reports. hannity: tonight, we have donald trump jr. .. donald trump's son out defending himself after revelations fr

was fast asleep.shivali sharma/worried about speeders sharma contacted me about the speeding problemay after i reported about chronic illegal dumping here. she also points out the growing number of abandoned vehicles that are taking up scarce parking in the crowded neighborhood. shivali sharma"....there are cars here that look like they haven't been driven in months and when the cops come they just move them a couole of inches and nothing changes....."san jose police were working a vehicle abatement detail on wednesday and the city has since sent crews haul away trash but residents tell memore dirty mattresses appeared overnight. pleased about action on the blight, residents want something done about the speeders too.shivali sharma "....this is a regular occurance on this street, several poles have been hit by drivers who lose control and kids have been hit too...."in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news. tonight -- we have learned a thirteen year old girl was killed after being hit by a car in sunnyvale.. the collision happened just after noon today on fremont avenue. the girl was tran

----"shanell sharma" quien es residente de la vivienda ubicada frente al lugar del accidente dijo que" en la zona, principalmente los fines de semana shaneel sharma, san jose 3 "seems like he was trying to drift around the corner here and just lost control" ---sharma y los vecinos del lugar afirman que los autos a exceso de velocidad y los que participan en carreras ilegales transitan por el lugar diariamente, especialmente los fines de semana en horas de la noche. ---adems estas carreras ilegales han generado daÑo en varias propiedades, y en autos estacionados en la va -- ---vecinos del lugar afirmaron que los conductores ignoran las seÑales de trnsito y conducen a ms de 40 millas por hora sin importar que pueda haber niÑos jugando en las calles --- cesar --- el conductor del auto sorprendentemente result ileso a pesar de lo aparatoso del accidente, y se desconoce si fue arrestado por las autoridades tras el choque --- take topvo / lorena --al menos 5 personas resultaron heridas en un accidente vehicular a las puertas de la sede de facebook en menlo park... --el incidente ocurri en t

i'm babita sharma, in london.epublicans to postpone their summer holiday until they have kept their signature promise to ditch 0bamacare. donald trump ‘s son, his son—in—law and campaign managerare donald trump ‘s son, his son—in—law and campaign manager are expected to testify as part of the investigation into alleged russian meddling in the election. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the international edition of the financial times reports on a first major setback for president macron of france. his premiership has been rocked by the resignation of the head of the armed services. it follows a row over a major cut in defence spending. the china daily features a story about trade between china and america. the chinese government has urged washington to loosen outdated restrictions on the export of high tech products from america into china. beijing argues that this would help alleviate a trade imbalance between the two super—powers. the south china morning post reports on a major new stu

and i am babita sharma.ctica? tom sylvester and julie baum exchanged vows at a research station on adelaide island. 18 colleagues were guests at the first official wedding ceremony to ta ke first official wedding ceremony to take place in the british antarctic territory. congratulations to them both. it looks like they had a great time. thank you forjoining us. we will be back with headlines next. hello there, good morning. yesterday, we saw 27 degrees in the london area, with increasing amounts of medium and upper—level cloud, but the skies stayed pretty much clear in northern scotland. and through the day today, temperatures creeping up a notch or two. 29 degrees somewhere in england and wales. then midweek, big changes on the way. some thunderstorms heading our way. and then by the end of the week, it is going to be a good deal cooler, 27 degrees. as the cloud goes to the southern half of the uk, clearer skies further north to end the day on monday. with those clearer skies, 11—12 degrees in main cities a

sharma dominating, as india made 232- sharma dominating, as india made 232— eight from 50 overs.erpinned by manidara, hitting 61 from 75 balls, but when she was out, sri lanka's hopes went with her, 17 runs short of the target at the end of 50 overs, but is four defeats in a row for sri lanka and four wins out four for sri lanka and four wins out four for india. new zealand and the british & irish lions have named their teams for saturday's third and deciding test in auckland. the lions will be aiming to complete a first series win over the all blacks since 1971. katie gornall reports from new zealand. well, last week graham rowntree, assistant coach, hinted changes with ill discipline shown in the second test in wellington. instead, warren gatland has chosen an unchanged 23, thatis gatland has chosen an unchanged 23, that is a rare thing indeed. it is the first time in the professional era that they have not made a change between tests. warren gatland said he wanted to reward the courage of those lions players who came to be the all blacks and forth the series toa the all blacks

i'm babita sharma in london.lso in the programme: from the old silk road to the new, a special report on the trillion dollar project linking china with europe. with no other country offering a big idea right now, this is the most ambitious bid to shape our century. and a shock early exit from wimbledon for rafael nadal, knocked out in a five—hour five—set epic by gilles muller. live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. it's 8am in singapore and shenyang, where china's most famous dissident liu xiaobo is at the centre of a growing diplomatic row. mr liu, who's terminally ill with cancer, was a key leader in the tiananmen square protests back in 1989 and a nobel prize winner. the german government has accused china's state security of running his treatment rather than doctors. the chinese says it's a matter for them and no—one should interfere in china's affairs. julia macfarlane reports. he's china's most famous dissident, held since 2008 for cowriting a document calling

i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: the swiss star does it again, roger federer makes history, winning a record eighth wimbledon men's singles title. it's the doctor, but not as we know it. the bbc reveals the latest actor to play the iconic tv time lord. it's 8am in singapore, 1am in london and 7pm in venezuela, where one person has been shot dead and three others have been injured while waiting to vote in an unofficial referendum. this video is believed to show people rushing away from the scene where gunshots were fired near a polling station on the outskirts of the capital, caracas. the unofficial referendum has been organised by the opposition against government plans to rewrite the constitution. president nicolas maduro has dismissed the vote as meaningless. katy watson reports from a polling station outside the country, in sao paulo. it was a steady stream queueing up on sunday, handing over their identification cards before casting their vote. the referendum is symbolic, it is being held b

and i am babita sharma. and julie baum exchanged vows at a research station on adelaide island. stay with us. headlines next. see you soon. stay with us. headlines next. see you soon. good morning. yesterday, we saw 27 degrees in the london area with increasing amounts of medium and upper level cloud. skies staying clear in northern scotland. through the day today, temperatures creeping up. 29 degrees somewhere in england and wales. midweek, changes on the way. thunderstorms heading our way up way. thunderstorms heading our way up the by the end of the week, more cool up the by the end of the week, more cool. 27 degrees. as the cloud goes to the southern half of the uk, clearer skies further north to end the day on monday. with those clear skies, 11— 12 degrees in main cities and rural areas could be single figures. today, a south—easterly breeze striking in some humid air from the near continent. that will be noticeable in the south—east in particular. a decent day for many places. sunshine for much of scot

i'm babita sharma in london.lso in the programme. how long will he last? america's attorney general faces yet more public criticism, from his own boss. i told you before, i am very disappointed with the attorney general. but we will see what happens. time will tell. and charlie gard's parents ask britain's high court to let him die at home. but the hospital says his care‘s too complicated. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, iam in london and 10am in melbourne, in australia, where one of the pope's most senior advisors will appear in court to face charges of sexual assault. cardinal george pell has returned from rome saying that he is innocent, and will clear his name. our correspondent phil mercer, is outside the court in melbourne. you saw him arrive a little while ago, what has happened so far? yes, cardinal george pell had to fight his way through a huge media contingent to reach the entrance of the melbourne magistrates court. i can't remember any occasion when there has been such a huge media contingent ou

i'm babita sharma in london. the scanner i'm babita sharma in london. the scanner that reveals the workings in the brain like never before which could revolutionise brain treatment. and the indian teenager with an extraordinary talent that is taking him all the way from mumbai to new york. live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it is newsday. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 1am in versailles whether french president has been setting out his plans to reinvigorate the nation. as the 620 summit is in hamburg later this week, emmanuel macron promised a transformation of france and europe. the new leader made a passionate speech to a joint session of the national assembly and senate but as we report, not eve ryo ne senate but as we report, not everyone was impressed. the dignity of the presidential office is something about which emmanuel macron feels very deeply. he came to versailles, a place of regal pomp and awe to talk to his legislators. he called and they came — 900 deputies and senators in buses from pari

i'm babita sharma.ch. two us air force bombers have flown directly over the region. and us missile defence system in south korea has also been tested. president trump has vented his frustration with china, saying it's doing nothing for the us on north korea. travellers in australia have been facing extra security checks at airports, after investigators uncovered an islamist plot to blow upa plane. prime minister malcolm turnbull called it an "elaborate conspiracy". and this story is trending on bbc.com: its russia's navy day parade of its warships and submarines. the annual event in st petersburg attracted large crowds. there were other displays around the country, and russia also showed off its naval hardware at its syrian base of tartus. stay with us.

i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme.rom the old silk road to the new — a special report on the trillion—dollar project linking china with europe. with no other country offering a big idea right now, this is the most ambitious did to shape our century. and a shock early exit from wimbledon for rafael nadal, knocked out in a five—hour five set epic by gilles muller. it's 7am in singapore and the same time in shenyang china where china's most famous dissident, liu xiaobo who's dying of cancer, is the centre of a diplomatic row. germany, whose doctors are treating mr liu, has accused the chinese of leaking pictures of him in hospital. and it's called on beijing to ‘show humanity'. the chinese says it's a matterfor them — and no—one should interfere in china's affairs. julia macfarlane reports. he's the most famous dissidents in china, held since 2008 for cowriting a document calling for sweeping democratic reform in china. liu xiaobo is now dying of cancer and the circumstances of his treatment are causing international conc

i'm babita sharma, in london.iver a second state of the nation address to a joint session of congress in the philippines. nine suspected illegal immigrants have been found dead inside a trailer truck parked outside a walmart store in the us state of texas. england have won the women's cricket world cup. they beat india by nine runs at lord's. that story is popular on bbc.com. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world: we start with the japan times. it leads with an article on us congress reaching an agreement on a sweeping russia sanctions package to punish moscow for meddling in the presidential election, and its military aggression in ukraine and syria. let's move on to the china daily, and it says that china and russia are holding their annual joint naval exercises. the paper points out that the exercises are taking place in the baltic sea, and that they are the first of their kind for the chinese navy in europe. and finally, french le figaro devotes some space on its front page to the tour de

i'm babita sharma in london.lso in the programme: we're in kazakhstan for our latest stop on the new silk road, but with chinese companies pouring workers into the country, what's in it for the locals? and moving house the hard way, find out what happened when this man got caught transporting a fridge on a train. live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. it's 7am in singapore, midnight in london and 7am in the evening in washington, where donald trump has suffered a blow over the investigation into links between his presidential campaign and russia. the president has long claimed the probe was a witch hunt. but that's been contradicted by the man he wants to be the next fbi director. christopher wray also told a senate committee that he would pull no punches if confirmed. it came as mr trump insisted that his son, at the centre of controversy after meeting a russian lawyer last year, had been transparent and was innocent. our chief correspondent gavin hewitt reports. han

i'm babita sharma in london. the headlines: donald trump's son, son—in—law and former campaign manager will testify before congress next week as part of investigations into alleged russian meddling in the us election. pleas from the family of a new zealander who died in a japanese hospital, to improve psychiatric patient care. i'm mariko oi in singapore. also in the programme: plastic, plastic everywhere. scientists say we've manufactured billions of tonnes and showing no signs of slowing down. and a promise from vietnam to save more than a thousand bears from the practice of bile farming. good morning. it's 1am in london, 8am in singapore and eight in the evening in washington, where it has been confirmed that president trump's son, his son—in—law and his former campaign manager will all testify before senators next week about allegations of collusion with russia meddling in last year's us election. this after details emerged of a long undisclosed meeting between president trump and the russian president at the

i am babita sharma.cutive marking twenty years since the handover to china. it was all smiles from president xi and hong kong's new boss carrie lam, but there are concerns that beijing is exerting a stronger influence president trump is accused of inciting violence against the media after tweeting a spoof video showing him wrestling a man with a cnn logo superimposed. and this video is trending on bbc.com: it off north korea. —— of. north korea has opened what's called a children's traffic park in pyongyang. it's to teach youngsters how to stay safe on the roads. that story is popular on bbc.com stay with the team here on bbc news. plenty more to come. and the top story here in the uk:

i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: we report on a plan to ban motorcycles from the traffic—choked capital of vietnam, but will the bold ambition prove effective? translation: i ride a motorbike every day to earn money. if the authorities ban motorbikes, it will affect me a lot. i will lose myjob as a motorbike taxi driver. and india's tobacco farmers come under pressure from health campaigners with millions ofjobs on the line. live from our studios in singapore and london. this is bbc world news. it's newsday. hello there. it's 8am in singapore, iam in london and 8pm in washington, dc, where the us secretary of state rex tillerson has confirmed that the weapon fired by north korea on tuesday was an intercontinental ballistic missile. that means pyongyang may now be able to target the us state of alaska. mr tillerson said it was an escalation of the threat posed by north korea. the north korean leader, kimjong—un, is said to have described the missile test as a gift to the americans on their indep

i'm babita sharma, here in london.p brought him injust 10 days ago, and now‘s he out. anthony scaramucci, the white house communication director, is fired. after the dramatic resignation of nawaz sharif, an interim prime minister is due to be formally chosen by parliament. don't tell the lanisters or mention it to the mother of dragons, but a script for the tv series game of thrones has been leaked after a cyber—attack on the hbo network. reports suggest it was a new episode of the award—winning series. that story is popular on bbc.com. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the japan times says the usa has conducted a successful test of its thaad missile defence system, intercepting a target missile 15 times out of 15. it came two days after north korea conducted a successful test of its own — an intercontinental ballistic missile designed to hit targets thousands of miles away. the south china morning post says russia's kremlin accused the us administration of "schizophrenia" vladimir putin's sp

kamal sharma is still with us.ed over the last several weeks is central banks tacitly or not the agreed that we are in a position now to talk about exit and reflation. most central banks seem to be on the same page, and the bank of japan six out because it is not. go you arent do you thatdifferent page, currency manipulation, people will pay attention. kamal: i think currency diplomacy starts to become an issue, but we are a long way from that. get to aarting to position where folks make tor -- may turn to the weakness in the end. -- governoroded kuroda does not want to declare victory on reflation too early. for them this is domestic story rather than a currency manipulations toward. tom: bring up the chart. we are going to do a little trigonometry. here is abenomics. to 2015en from 2012 from 80 to 120. this is called a sinusoidal dampening function. this is textbook. if we are in a classic range brown abenomics, how do we break out? what is the catalyst to break out? kamal: a couple of things, yield curve control

i'm babita sharma in london.lso in the programme: donald trump ‘s strategy in afghanistan is still not clear. and, the new film offering a rare insight into the culture of china's .people live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. good morning. it's 7am in singapore and midnight in london. we start in the philippines, where president duterte will deliver a second state of the nation address to a joint session of congress. he is expected to talk about the ongoing and controversial war on drugs, the conflict in marawi against islamist militants and economic policy. howard johnson has more from manila. this will be anya shrubsole second state of the nation address. it is a chance to him to set out his vision for the philippines in the years ahead. a spokesperson said he will be speaking about terrorism, he will be speaking about terrorism, he will be looking at the conflict in morale we, on the island of mindanao. —— marawi. there have been more than 570 deaths. his extensi

i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: philippine president rodrigo duterte marks one year in the top job. we will look at his record in office so far. and a 75th birthday for stephen hawking, the scientist who overcame disability to become a legend of physics. it is 7:00am in singapore, midnight in london and 7:00am in hong kong, where there are concerns the visit of china's president xi may have stoked divisions in the territory. 0n the face of it, mr xi was simply marking the 20th anniversary of hong kong being handed back to china by the british, but he used the event to warn against any challenge to beijing's control. the foreign ministry said the handover deal, guaranteeing two systems until 2047, had no practical significance, and there are fears of new education programmes to bring the public into line. it was all smiles for president xi as he left hong kong on sunday, shaking hands with carrie lam, the new chief executive of the city, who is widely seen as a chinese ally. but he can be left

i'm babita sharma in london.pear to show he was keen to accept damaging information from a russian national about his father's democratic rival hillary clinton. governments and private foundations have pledged more than $2 billion to family planning projects to make contraception more widely available. a collection of handwritten notes by mao zedong, the founder of modern china, has been sold at auction for more than $900,000. the extremely rare notes are about classical chinese literature and poetry, this story is popular on bbc.com. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the japan times turns its attention to the simmering confrontation between the us and north korea. it says america plans to take action to impose tougher sanctions against pyongyang within weeks following its recent missile test. singapore's straits times reports on a pile up on a major expressway in johor. it shows a picture of the crash between two trucks, which it says blocked two of the three main expressway lanes to m

i'm babita sharma in london.in the programme: one of the pope's most senior advisors, cardinal george pell, is set to appear in court to face sexual assault charges. and greenland's melting ice fuels fears of catastrophic climate change. we have a special report. only a very small portion of this ice sheet has to melt to raise sea levels and put people in danger. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news. it's newsday. good morning. it's 8am in singapore, iam in london, and 7pm in washington. one of donald trump's most senior advisers, jared kushner, has denied colluding with russia to help his father—in—law win the us presidential election. he made a rare statement before the cameras, after appearing before a senate intelligence committee. his message? there was no collusion between russia and the trump campaign. our north america editor, jon sopel, has the story. jared kushner, the husband of ivanka, the son—in—law of the president, and the closest confidante of donald trump to find

i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: wildfires continue to tear through parts of southern france. thousands flee their homes to escape the flames. is it the end of the road for petrol and diesel cars? britain joins moves around the world to phase them out completely. good morning. it is 8:00am in singapore, 1:00am in london and 8:00pm in washington, where president trump made a surprise announcement that he is banning transgender people from serving in the us military in any capacity. campaigners for transgender rights have called his decision shocking and ignorant. our correspondent aleem maqbool reports from texas. there are thought to be thousands of members of the us military who identify as transgender. many have spent time in iraq or afghanistan. today, they woke up to a shock from the very president they serve. "after consultation with my generals and military experts," he tweeted, "please be advised that the united states government will not accept or allow transgender individuals to serve

i'm babita sharma, in london. ballistic missile for the first time, representing what he called a representation of the security threat to the us and its partners. 0n the first visit to israel by an indian prime minister, narendra modi says he wants to transform the two country's economic and security ties. and violence like in the film a clockwork orange. more on that on bbc .com. let's take a look at some front pages from around the world. the china daily leads with a picture of president xi jinping shaking hands with russia's president putin on his visit to moscow. the papers says president xi described their relationship as unsha keable, saying, "no matter how the outside environment changes china amd russia's relationship will not be affected". the arab news looks at the increasing diplomatic crisis between saudi arabia and qatar. the gulf countries are meeting in egypt on wednesday to decide whether to continue sanctions they imposed on qatar. and finally the strait times looks at the allegations of his misu

i'm babita sharma in london.lso in the programme: the swiss star does it again — roger federer makes history — winning a record eighth wimbledon men's singles title. it's the doctor but not as we know it. the bbc reveals the latest actor to play the iconic time lord. for the first time, it is a woman. live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday. good morning. it's 7am in singapore. midnight in london and 7pm in venezuela, where one person has been shot dead and three others have been injured while waiting to vote in an unofficial referendum. this video is believed to show people rushing this video is believed to show people rushing away from the scene where gunshots were fired near a polling station on the outskirts of caracas. the unofficial referendum has been organised by the opposition against government plans to rewrite the constitution. president nicolas maduro has dismissed the vote as meaningless. our south america correspondent katy watson is at one of the polling

i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme: the philippines president, rodrigo duterte, asks for martial law to be extended in mindanao so he can crush a rebel uprising. and how a singaporean artist has to tread a fine line with his graphic novel about the city state's political past. anything that is inaccurate or libellous, then you can get in trouble, get sued in court or something. good morning. it is 7:00am in singapore, midnight in london, and 7:00pm in washington, where donald trump's latest attempt to deliver on a key election pledge has collapsed — the repeal and replacement of america's affordable care act, more commonly known as 0bamacare. this latest failure represents a major setback for the white house. despite holding both houses of congress, the republicans have been unable to agree on what new legislation should be put forward. few cities paid more attention to the healthcare debate than donald trump's hometown, where one in five new yorkers stood to lose their coverage, had 0bamacare bee

i'm babita sharma in london.rigo duterte marks one year in the top job. we will look at his record in office so far. and a 75th birthday for stephen hawking, the scientist who overcame disability to become a legend of physics.

london fire continues to dominate the news agenda, it has been a tough week for housing minister alok sharmahire show with an emotional group of residents of the grenfell tower. i want a permanent accommodation. if you don't give me a permanent accommodation, i'm not going to accept it. i'm notjust going to take anything else you give me. and if you don't have anything else to give me, if you give me a house, i am not going to vacate. i was happy in my house. i work hard, i work hard, i had a good house. i am not going to accept it. i'm not going to accept it. 0k. no, no, please... right, you know what, we will come to you, sid, i promise. i promise. so victoria... just a minute. some viewers told me they felt victoria derbyshire lost control of the conversation, with michael bailey e—mailing...

am babita sharma. our top story: a new era for hong kong with a new chief executive marking twenty years since the handover to china. it was all smiles from president xi and hong kong's new boss carrie lam, but there are concerns that beijing is exerting a stronger influence president trump is accused of inciting violence against the media after tweeting a spoof video showing him wrestling a man with a cnn logo superimposed. and this video is trending on bbc.com: it off north korea. —— of. north korea has opened what's called a children's traffic park in pyongyang. it's to teach youngsters how to stay safe on the roads. that story is popular on bbc.com stay with the team here on bbc news. plenty more to come. and the top story here in the uk: the environment secretary michael gove says the government should listen to the recommendations of pay review bodies looking into public sector salaries. more from me later, but first, he is rico hizon. —— here is. hong kong kicks off a new week with a new chief e

i'm babita sharma in london.in venezuela, during controversial elections for a new assembly, to change the constitution. a pioneering programme in china to bring love and hope to some of the country's millions of children needing special, end of life care.

i'm babita sharma with bbc world news. our top story. one of the pope's most senior advisors has appeared in a court in australia to face charges of sexual assault. cardinal george pell insists that he is innocent, and will clear his name. police say there are multiple complainants. president trump has again criticised his attorney generaljeff sessions, fuelling speculation he might be on his way out. mr trump said time would tell about the attorney—general‘s future. and this video is trending on bbc.com. scientists are warning of a shocking fall in the sperm count of western men. new research indicates that in less than a0 years, sperm counts have fallen by more than half, and say it could pose a threat to fertility in industrialised countries. that's all from me for now. stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk. the government has hailed bmw's decision to build a fully electric version of the mini in the uk as a vote of confidence in britain. now on bbc news, all the latest business news live from singapore. us president do

i'm babita sharma in london.oes it again — roger federer makes history — winning a record eighth wimbledon men's singles title. it's the doctor but not as we know it. the bbc reveals the latest actor to play the iconic time lord. for the first time, it is a woman.

i'm babita sharma with bbc news. our top story. a women has been shot dead and three others injured while waiting to vote in an unofficial referendum in venezuela. this video is believed to show people rushing away from the scene as gunshots were fired. the vote follows months of violence and political unrest. police in spain have accused an organised crime group of trading meat that's unfit for humans across europe. more than 60 people have been arrested. and the new dr who in the popular bbc sci fi drama has been announced — and, for the first time, it's a woman. the actorjodie whittaker becomes the 13th timelord replacing peter capaldi, who took the role in 2013. that's all from me for now. stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk. the chancellor philip hammond has said public sector workers‘ generous pensions mean they receive a premium — but he refused to repeat newspaper reports that he called them overpaid. now on bbc news, all the latest business news live from singapore. china is about to reveal its latest gros

i'm babita sharma in london. in afghanistan is still not clear. and, the new film offering a rare insight into the culture of china's .people live from our studios in singapore and london, this is bbc world news — it's newsday.

alok sharma, hello. hi, i'm victoria. take a seat.e are thousands of empty homes right in this area, and these people are homeless? i was happy in my house. i work hard. i had a good house. i'm not going to accept it. olu does not want temporary accommodation, he wants permanent accommodation, he wants good permanent accommodation. that is not too much to ask. can you promise them that? victoria, so what we have said is... just say yes or no. exactly. you create hell. you created it to save money, to keep money in your pocket, for these people to be poor. you meant it to be like that. you meant it. can you please be specific as to what package you are offering in terms of housing, rehousing the residents back into this borough. and be specific, please, without the flowery words. can we just get him to speak? otherwise there's no commitment. let him do that. let the minister speak, hear what he is committing to. please let us know what your commitment is. so what we've committed to, is, is anyone whose home has been destroyed, will be

he has already meant —— halep sharma.deed that was the recommendation from the coroner after the la ka nal fire recommendation from the coroner after the lakanal fire in recommendation from the coroner after the lakanalfire in south london in 2009. the coroner asked the secretary of state to encourage those providers of social housing to consider installing automatic sprinkler protection. what the secretary of state did was referred toa secretary of state did was referred to a letter he had sent to the coroner at southampton, by saying it is over to you. he didn't encourage, he said it is over to you to determine the appropriateness of automatic fire sprinklers. in other words, this is what the coroner is saying. he didn't encourage it for his said it is your decision. thank you very much, gentlemen. ronnie king, said david amess, and a liver for steve coffey. we will watch the debate intensely in the commons this afternoon. still to come: we hear from the charity campaigning to have all prostitution related offences scra

. >> on the west side of broad israeli native opened mum mus including toppings with the chicken sharmad we lightly fried it. >> it's a f oration with son gabriel managing the restaurant. it's a taste of home. i feel like i'm in israel with my > delicious, watch f i philly this and every saturday at 7:00 on 6 abc. he gets things done stevfor south jersey.o tell you don't believe him. because steve sweeney gets things done for himself, for the special interests who pay for his campaigns, and definitely for chris christie. but steve sweeney doesn't get things done for you. unless you count cutting education funding, raising the gas tax, and sending more of your tax dollars off to trenton instead of south jersey. if you're tired of typical politics, >>> closing in on 1:00 let get a final check of theith david mur >> a chance to talk about the shore, today clouds late rain arriving and a lot of it later on ihours. 81. and tomorrow rainy and windy and unday looks looding here and great with breaks of sun and the big issue is the southern half of the region a flash flood watch knks and doesn'

uber driver hemet sharma was up for it.ove the guys more than 400 miles one way from phoenix to albuquerque. it was a seven-hour trip. added to more than $680. good thing he likes to drive. he says he would do it again. >> i would do it in a heartbeat. i could go to canada right now. would you like to go? >> he's the guy to call if you need a long-distance drive. well, sharma says he finds peace in driving. by the way, the team ended up unfortunately losing their game, but nonetheless, the players still gave their driver a five-star rating for his effort. i'm sure they put in a five-star rating -- five-star effort for the game. after all of that, i mean. oh, man. >> maybe a little tip. that could help, too. >> yeah. >> we know alexis does traffic like a boss, but you're about to meet a man who commutes like a boss. that man is climbing up the back of a bus in chicago because he didn't have money for the fare. oh, no. so instead of riding in the bus, he took a trip on the bus. now, his head is getting really close to that ov

i'm babita sharma in london.'s son, son—in—law and former campaign manager will testify before congress next week as part of investigations into alleged russian meddling in the us election. pleas from the family of a new zealander who died in a japanese hospital, to improve psychiatric patient care. i'm mariko 0i in singapore. also in the programme: plastic, plastic everywhere. scientists say we've manufactured billions of tonnes and showing no signs of slowing down. and a promise from vietnam to save more than a thousand bears from the practice of bile farming.

i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme.across australia after a plot to blow up a plane is uncovered. a pioneering programme in china to bring love and hope to some of the country's millions of children needing special end of life care.

i'm babita sharma in london. again, roger federer makes history, winning a record eighth wimbledon men's singles title. it's the doctor, but not as we know it. the bbc reveals the latest actor to play the iconic tv time lord.

i'm babita sharma in london. also in the programme.ages to help it fight crime and terrorism. and why making a film about women led to a six—month battle with the censors.

i'm babita sharma in london — also in the programme. madagascan lemur, already "critically endangered", faces a new threat — from illegal sapphire mining. and — putting politics in the picture: a singaporean artist courts controversy with a graphic novel about the city state. good morning. it's 8am in singapore — one in the morning in london — and 8pm in washington where the trump family's relationship with russia is under renewed focus. two separate us senate panels want to hear testimony from mr trump's eldest son and his former campaign manager. it's also emerged that president trump had a previously undisclosed meeting with president putin at the 620 summit earlier this month. how significant with this testimony be if it does happen and is it likely to be made public? well, donald trump jr would be likely to be made public? well, donald trumer would be the highest member of mrtrump, donald trumer would be the highest member of mr trump, president trump's inner circle to be questioned as part of this russian investigation of the drum