located in southern sri lanka, ha m ba ntota located in southern sri lanka, hamba ntota port straddlesort straddles the world's busiest east, west shipping route. built with chinese financial assistance in 2010, the port was supposed to transform the poorer regions in the area, but it has been making losses. now, colombo is releasing the facility to china for a deal worth more than $1 billion. china says the portable play a crucial role in its initiative to boost trade with the rest of the world. we will make sure that hambantota port will gain status as a gateway to the spending and economics of the african region well we have similar deals. the sri lanka government says the money will be used to repay part of its debt and the country and mitts it is struggling to repay. of course there is debt. we had to carry the burden. we still have two, asi carry the burden. we still have two, as i have been showing in some of the recent press conferences, sri la nka the recent press conferences, sri lanka have to pay huge amounts of interest. there have been protest over the planned chinese indu

sri lanka's reply was underpinned by manidara, hitting 61 from 75 balls, but when she was out, sri lanka'suns 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 and forth the series to a decider. he said this is the chance to make history in auckland on saturday. as

tourism is booming in sri lanka. by 2020 the island expects to welcome three million holidaymakers annually. but the equipment in many hotels is out of date. air cons in particular use up tons of power and contain harmful refrigerants. now hiran cooray - owner of the island's largest hotel chain - wants to change that.. over the next threree years, e plans to makake his hotels cacarbon-neutral. our reportrt wolf gebhbhardt wt to learn more about combining tourism and climate protection. >> it's an ambitious vision. one of sri lanka's biggest hotel chains wants to cover all of its energy needs with renewables by 2020. jetwing runs 30 upscale hotels on the island, and welcomes visitors from around the world. >> no business can be sustained in the long term, if you don't look after your people and the planet. their strategy is to install cutting-edge air conditioning systems... >> we can be a role model or we can be a guinea pig. >> just how green is jet wing really smart ? >> we visit the chairman of jetwing at home. h

sri lanka never achieved lift—off. 0na ground sri lanka never achieved lift—off.uns traditionally come easily, england only needed 205. a sunday afternoon stroll, surely? there were a couple of unplanned diversions. but england's captain, heather knight made a century in her last match and was not short on confidence. she was joined by taylor, tricky as ever, a player who has overcome struggles with depression to be at this tournament and who deservedly smashed england to their victory target. it was a particularly significant innings for sarah taylor, who spent some time away from wicked as she dealt with anxiety issues and panic attacks are. she's been very honest about all of that, and she spoke about how she is managing it now and how much she is managing it now and how much she enjoyed her winnings today. we are well aware that we have to take every game as it comes, and that's from a team perspective, but also my mental health side of things as well. it's just like to contribute. —— nice to contribute. you just want to contribute to the team, the fact we are

located in southern sri lanka, ha m ba ntota located in southern sri lanka, hamba ntota port straddlespping route. called with chinese financial assistance in 2010, the port was supposed to transform the poor regions in the area. but it has been making losses. now, colombo is leasing the facility to china in a deal worth over $1 billion. china says the port will play a crucial role in its one belt one rogue initiative to boost its trade with the rest of the world. the port will achieve a status as a gateway to increase the socio economic status of sri lanka and the african region. they say the money from the deal will be used to pay part of its debt. debt the country says it is struggling to repay. of course there was a debt trap. of course. we had to carry the burden, we still have to, asi to carry the burden, we still have to, as i have been showing you in some of the recent press conferences, sri lanka has to prepare. we have always had to pay huge amounts of foreign debts. there have been protests over the planned chinese industrial park to be set up near the port. villagers are sc

you feel sri lanka are not going to get enough runs on this pitch.ting a deep and decent partnership, but as soon as england introduced the slower bowlers, laura marsh in particular, it swung the momentum. england's fielding has got progressively better, and sarah taylor has been excellent behind the stumps. england will feel they can get these runs fairly easily. having said that, this tournament is notoriously unpredictable, four games going on today, and the interesting one is up at grace road in leicester. the west indies, bowled out for just 48, in leicester. the west indies, bowled out forjust 48, the south african captain taking four wickets without conceding a single run off her bowling. south africa got the i’u ns her bowling. south africa got the runs in no time at all, and they look a realforce. england have them next, up the five, in bristol, on wednesday. that game, should england get past sri lanka today, looks really interesting. sean o'brien is free to play in the third and deciding test against new zealand after a disciplinary panel

england made light work of sri lanka. their slow bowlers did thejob for them.i lanka's total of 204—8 from their 50 overs was never likely to be enough, on a pitch which traditionally does produce very big scores. in that got to the total with some comfort, captain heather knight scored 82, sarah taylor 74 not—out. they got a seven—wicket victory, a good win, but their next game will be very much more tricky, against south africa. today, they bowled out west indies 448. the south african captain took four wickets. and didn't concede a single run. the west indies are the runners—up of the last women's world cup. and the holders of the t20 trophy. a very impressive win for south africa at their next game against england is on wednesday against bristol. a big win for india against pakistan. they are traditional rivals. they made 169 from their 50 overs but dealt with pakistan very well. they took five wickets to get an easy win for the indians. their impressive tournament continues. australia v new zealand, two of the traditional heavyweights of the tournament. au

england made light work of sri lanka.rsh taking four wickets and sri lanka's total of 204-8 four wickets and sri lanka's total of 2011—8 from their 50 overs was never likely to be enough on a pitch which traditionally does produce very big scores. in that got to the total with some comfort, captain heather knight scored 82 and sarah taylor not out. they got a seven wicket victory. a good win, but their next game will be very much more tricky against south africa. today, they bowled out west indies 1:48 . today, they bowled out west indies 1:48. the today, they bowled out west indies 448. the south african captain took four wickets and didn't concede a single run. the west indies are the runners—up of the last women's world cup. and the holders of the t20 trophy. a very impressive win for south africa at their next game against england is on wednesday against england is on wednesday against bristol. a big win for india against bristol. a big win for india against pakistan. their traditional —— they are traditional rivals.

these pictures of an elephant in sri lanka are trending after it had a miraculous escape after it wass it struggled to stay afloat. it seemed to be using its trunk as a snorkel to breathe. divers and wildlife officials launched a 12—hour rescue operation and managed to gently tow the elephant back to more shallow waters. it's just over a month since the fire that swept through a tower block in west london, killing at least 80 people. last week the british government announced a 12 month amnesty for illegal immigrants who'd been living inside grenfell tower. investigators believe 350 people were living at the address. but the number of those not registered as residents is unknown. one of them has now come forward. she's from the philippines and has been speaking exclusively to the bbc‘s asian network's rickin majithia. we may never know how many illegal immigrants lived in grenfell tower, how many died and how many survived. at one of them has come forward. she spoke to me today. she agreed to speak to us on the condition that we don't show herface. speak to us on the condition that we

a controversial run out for sri lanka's upul tharanga as his side struggle in the first test againstndia. and a fourth gold medal for katie ledecky at the world aquatics championships in budapest. hello and welcome to the programme. we start with the women's euro 2017 football tournament in the netherlands. all eight quarter finalists are now known with england and spain the last two through and katie gornall was watching as england beat portugal 2—1 in tilburg. group d has been decided at a expected england remain with their 100% record and go to as winners. but they didn't have everything their own way against portugal. pouncing on the goalkeeper after just six minutes, putting england in the lead, but portugal didn't panic. they are the lowest rank —— ranked side in this tournament. they scored and then england equalised. ten changes were made to the english side. there were few they might lose their momentum, but they came out with due date it, determined and they went back in front. portugal might have squeaked through if they scored another goal they couldn't find what they nee

this elephant was swept out to sea off the coast of sri lanka. it was rescued by the navy.stay with us on bbc world news. 0ur our top 0urtop uk our top uk stories. the government is preparing a

nice weather down in sri lanka. let's see what's going on here. the one hand we have stunning weather across western parts, temperatures in the mid—20s, other parts in the east are stuck under a cloud andorra chilly. the week ahead will be changeable, wednesday we will be changeable, wednesday we will all get some rain but most days will all get some rain but most days will bring some sunshine. this is happening now, cold on the north sea coast, drizzly and cloudy, in the west we are battling with sunshine, so temperatures in some spots reaching 2a celsius, so this is 5pm, the run—up to the evening rush—hour, temperatures widely into the 20s across cornwall, devon, somerset gloucester into wales, the lake district, northern ireland, scotland, a stunning day, very different to what some of us were experiencing yesterday, one day too late as many of us are back at work and looking at this whether through office windows, but eastern areas will stay gloomy and it is gloomy and london, spots of rain on and off. sunlight that cloud in the east sta rts o

kusal mendis scored a fluent half—century, to keep sri lanka's hopes of chasing a record 388 alive onest against zimbabwe on monday, in colombo. the hosts were 170—3 at stumps, with mendis batting alongside angelo mathews. sri lanka's highest—ever successful run chase was against south africa, back in 2006, when they ran down a target of 352. the pairings have been announced for the first two rounds of this week's open, at royal birkdale, and 2016 winner henrik stenson kicks off the defence of his crown alongside former world number one and two—time major winnerjordan spieth. then, check out this tasty trio. masters winner sergio garcia will be joined byjason day and zach johnson. elsewhere, rory mcilroy will partner the current world number one, dustinjohnson. but earlier in the morning britain's tommy fleetwood, who hails from southport, where the open is taking place, tees off with us open champion brooks koepka. let's hearfrom fleetwood now. it is going to be an experience for me that i will never forget. it is not... it is very rare that you get a tournament is close to home. i k

england are up against sri lanka at taunton. sri lanka won the toss and chose to bat first. game! and they have now just lost a first 21 balls of the game! and they have nowjust lost a wicket, taken by nat sciver. there are some in—play video highlights on our website, and commentary on 5 live sports extra. you can follow all the action on our website bbc. co. uk/cricket. australia's cricketers' association has said this morning that their players will refuse to go on their a—tour tour of south africa later this week, unless progress is made in talks over a new pay deal. players want to continue to get a percentage of revenue, while cricket australia want to fix salaries. sean 0'brien could miss the lions' deciding test with new zealand next week. he's having a disciplinary hearing after being cited for allegedly striking an opponent. all black sonny bill williams will be suspended — he's been banned forfour weeks for his sending off in the lions' series—levelling victory in wellington. lions forwards coach graham rowntree has described says the team can perform even better

sri lanka closing on 293 for 7. 186 runs was the difference — at derby — as india skittled new zealand out for just 79. mithali raj had made 109 for india. they'll play australia — at the same venue in the last four. group winners, england, face south africa. stage 1a — of the tour de france — was won by michael matthews — for the sunweb team. the 181—kilometre ride — from blagnac to rodez — from blagnac to rodez finished in a sprint to the line — the australian taking it — ahead of greg van aver—maet and edvald boasen—hagen. team sky's chris froome "regained the race leader's yellowjersey" from astana's fabio aru. the briton‘s lead is 19 seconds over the italian with six stages remaining. lewis hamilton will start the british grand prix from pole position. he was fastest in qualifying by more than half a second. that delighted the crowd at silverstone. the mercedes driver equalling the record of 5 poles at this race. his rival — sebastian vettel — was third fastest; fellow ferrari driver — kimi raikonnen will be on

sri lanka closed on 293 — seven in theirfirst innings.ated new zealand's reach the semifinals. 186 runs was the difference in their match as india skittled new zealand out for just 79 runs. raj made 109 for india and they will now play australia while england take on south africa. stage 1a of the tour de france was won by the australian michael matthews. it was a sprint to the line, the australian taking ahead of other riders. the british rider, chris froome regained the yellow jersey. his lead 19 seconds with six stages remaining. lewis hamilton will start the british grand prix from pole position. he was fastest in qualifying by over half a second in the light the crowd at silverstone. he equalled the record of five polls at this rate. his rival, sebastien beddall, was third before i go, time to tell you about the english premier league's chelsea who have completed the signing of a french playerfrom monaco. he joins chelsea on a five—year contract for a reported fee of over $50 million. staying with sport — well sort of. there's been qu

england have eased to a seven wicket victory over sri lanka at the women's world cup.s recalled to the side and took four wickets as sri lanka set england 205 to win. captain heather knight led by example in the run chase, smashing 82 offjust 76 balls to accompany her century in the previous match. an unbeaten 74 from wicketkeeper sarah taylor saw england to their second win in three games. they play south africa next on wednesday. in birmingham, it's the final day of the british trials for next month's world athletics championships. european champion adam gemili goes in the 200m final later. last race of the day. elidh doyle has secured her spot in london with a comfortable victory in the 400m hurdles. her time of was a second slower than her season's best last week. defending champion marc marquez has moved to the top of the moto gp standings after victory in today's german grand prix. the triple world champion started on pole and held of a spirited challenge from rookie jonas folger to move to the head of the championship. he has now won the german grand prix eight

sri lanka closed on 293 — seven in their first innings. 186 runs was the difference in their match as india skittled new zealand out forjust difference in their match as india skittled new zealand out for just 79 runs. raj maimed 109 for india and they will now play australia while england take on south africa. stage 14 of the tour de france was won by the australian michael matthews. he finished in a sprint to the line, taking ahead of other riders. the british rider, chris, reid gained the yellow jersey. his british rider, chris, reid gained the yellowjersey. his lead 19 seconds with six stages remaining. lewis hamilton was at the british grand prix from pole position. was fastest in qualifying by over half a second in the light of the crowd at silverstone. he equalled the record of five polls at this rate. his rival, sebastien beddall, was third fire that. kimi ryden and will be on the front with hamilton. before i 90, the front with hamilton. before i go, time to tell you about the english premier league ‘s chelsea who have completed t

sri lanka closing on 293 — seven in their first innings.ew zealand forjust cup, england make the finals, scheduling new zealand for just 79 runs. they will now play australia at the same venue in the last four. group winners england will take on south africa. stage 14 of the tour de france was one by michael matthews. it finished in a sprint to the line. the australian taking it ahead of his opponents. chris froome regained the yellowjersey from aru. the lead was 19 seconds, with six stages remaining. lewis hamilton will start the british grand prix from pole position. he was fastest in qualifying by half a second. the mercedes driver equalled the record of five pole positions at this race. his rival vettel was third fastest. raikonen trails hamilton. and chelsea have completed the signing ofa chelsea have completed the signing of a moroccan midfielder, who will help them on a five—year contract for a reported fee of more than 50 million dollars. that is all the sport now. hugh ferris there. staying with sport — well, sort of. there has bee

they eased to a seven—wicket victory over sri lanka in taunton.k four wickets as sri lanka set england 205 to win. captain heather knight led by example in the run chase, smashing 82 offjust 76 balls to accompany her century in the previous match. an unbeaten 7a from sarah taylor saw england home. they play south africa next on wednesday. the british trials for next month's world athletics championships have finished in birmingham. nethaneel mitchell—bla ke won the men's 200 metres to guarantee selection for london. he clocked 20.18 seconds to beat danny talbot on the line, talbot also qualifies. but some big names struggled, including adam gemili, who was sixth. after her season's best during last weekend's european team championships, elidh doyle secured her spot in london with a comfortable victory in the 400 metre hurdles. her time, though, was a second slower than her run in lille last saturday. the all blacks centre sonny bill williams will miss the deciding test against the british and irish lions after a judiciary panel banned him for four

england's victory was also good news for south africa, who beat sri lanka earlier in the day. th africa chased that down with nearly 27 overs to spare. they're also through to the semi—finals. let's bring you up—to—date with some of the latest football transfers. james rodriguez has been officially introduced as a bayern munich player. the colombian international joined the german champions from real madrid on a two—year loan, and he's been reunited with his former madrid manager, carlo ancelotti. meanwhile, in the transfer merry—go—round, douglas costa has left bayern munich. the brazilian winger has joined juventus on a season—long loan, and the italian champions will have the option to buy him next year. fellow brazilian, dani alves, who was released byjuventus last month, hasjoined the french side, paris st germain, on a two—year deal. he was also wanted by manchester city, and says he's sorry for any hurt he might have caused their manager and his former barcelona coach, pep guardiola. and manchester united's adnan jazuzaj has joined the spanish side real sociedad. the bel

it's been an ongoing problem in sri lanka. >>> two very different movies brought crowds to the movies on their opening weekend. one a world war ii epic and the other a comedy. the world war ii movie came out on top thanks to great reviews and oscar buzz. the film brought in just over $50 million. "girls' trip" came in second. "spiderman" and "planet of the apes". i'd love to go to the movies they all look good for me. they all look good for me. >>> that's it - [narrator] on a sunday sunday in february, at a small gallery in san fransciso's castro, artist and activist gilbert baker showcased his latest work. striped concentration camp pajamas marked with pink triangles, the creative spark behind this politically driven exhibit the inspiration was the pink triangle that the star of david was put on jews. it was designed by hitler for people that they were persecuting and murdering. this really happened. this really happened only 80 years ago. they did round us up, they shut down the press, they got a hold of all the laws in the courts

this elephant was swept out to sea off the coast of sri lanka. it was rescued by the navy.used its trunk as a snorkel. it took the same as 12 it to shore. that is all from me. stay with us on bbc world news. our top ourtop uk our top uk stories. the government is preparing a review of northern regulations in england in the wake of the grenfell tower disaster. combustible cladding and installation has now been found in around 200 high—rise buildings. —— installation. let's get the business news from singapore. us banks will release second—quarter earnings later today. how do they benefited from the improving us economy? —— how they benefited. and find out why a japanese giant is investing big in football. hello, and welcome to asia business report. i'm sharanjit leyl. the us economy has improved. the banks have passed their stress test and the federal reserve chairmanjanet yellen, has said any rate hike will be permitted gradually. so will all this translate to higher profits for us banks? che citigroup, jp morgan and wells fargo will all be releasing their second—quarter ea

cheteshwar pujara have put india in a commanding position heading into day two of the first test against sri lanka the visitors closed day one on 399/3, with dhawan making a career best 190 in what was his first test match since he was dropped after playing new zealand last september in kolkata. and pujara remains unbeaten on 144 in what is the first test of a three match series. india's women's cricketers have returned home to welcoming crowds, despite losing the final of sunday's world cup to england by nine runs. the message was pretty clear from those waiting forthem in mumbai. the focus will be back on the women's games in 2018 when the t20 world cup is staged in india. fast bowler toby roland jones will make his debut for england in their third test against south africa at the 0val on thursday. the four—match series is currently tied at 1—1. he'll replace mark wood who's not 100% fit. roland jones‘ middlesex teammate steven finn has been placed on standby, but along with batsman tom westley, roland jones can look forward to earning his first cap. that consistency is a massive reason why he i

the remarkable story of an elephant found swimming nearly ten miles out to sea off the coast of sri lankal boat tried to rescue the mammal, which is thought to have been caught in a current. imagine the shock coming across an elephant that far out. time for a look at the weather with tomasz. the weekend is fast approaching and the weather is looking a little mixed over the next few days. certainly some rain on the way. tonight a few spots of rain mostly across northern areas of the uk. and the rain will be brought by this weather front. it is only a weak one. that means the damp weather will splash its way through the north deeply. it won't last long. moving to scotland at the stage into the lake district around ten or 11pm through yorkshire at midnight and just after to the south of that tonight. it is going to be dry. it is not going to be as cold as it was last night. last night i think in northern areas temperatures dipped to three celsius in rural spots. to might not quite so fresh. tomorrow let's start in the north. scotland and northern ireland around eight o'clock and it is lookin

a controversial run out for sri lanka's upul tharanga as his side struggle in the first test againstin budapest. hello and welcome to the programme. we start with the women's euro 2017 football tournament in the netherlands. all eight quarter finalists are now known with england and spain the last two through and katie gornall was watching as england beat portugal 2—1 in tilburg. group d has been decided at a expected england remain with their 100% record and go to as winners. but they didn't have everything their own way

this is an elephant swimming in sri lanka. the elephant was pulled out the see in spotted eight miles off the coast by the sri lanka navy. the naval and wildlife team attached ropes to its legs and pulled usually they can swim pretty well but typically not that far out off the coast. the elephant was rescued. >>> the sonoma county health department reopening monterey beach after the water is shown to be safe. they close the beach on the lower russian river after water samples showed levels of coliform and e. coli exceeding the safe water guidelines and have determined that the monorail beach is safer swimming, and from boating, in the reopening comes in time for the heat wave expected for the weekend. >>> the tobacco industry trying to overturn the law in san francisco banning the sale of flavored tobacco and the board of supervisors unanimously approved the ban which includes those flavored liquids that include nicotine used in the e- cigarettes. critics say the government has overreached on the issue and that the voters shou

jonathan: must-see video to share of you a daring rescue in sri lanka.k at the trunk of an elephant out at sea. sailors diving in the water to save the elephant. the animal got caught in an ocean current crossing a stream and was sucked out to sea. that is no small rescue. the elephant weighs 12,000 pounds. same as an a.v. all the guys jumped in to help and they used ropes and they sa when he came to shore the wildlife rescue folks were there to take care of him. michelle: great to hear that. check out the flames here. shooting through the roof of the hyattsville home. it happened overnight on willow hill drive. the couple who lives there tells us they woke up to popping noises and the smell of smoke. both made it out safely. the cause is under investigation. jonathan: still a terrifying site. months after. look at it now. chill down your spine. flames have been put out a long time. but the apartment fire in london that killed 80 people still teaching the firefighters something. the new video shos ethe effort they are going through to recover the loss. o

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. >> take a look at the elephant i was rescued a miles off the coast of sri lanka.en he was swimming because elephants are known to swim. a patrol boat was able to spot him and see the struggle and they are able to pull him and from there. he was handed over to the wildlife group which is still checking him out. >> buying a dog was a really big pain in the. it take hours, they smells. a third-grader came up with this great invention. >> introduce in the public fluff. >> the pop and fluff dog dry. >> i just went on social media and i saw this and i had to show you guys. it's absolutely hysterical, but she made it for an invention class the started to sell it. in get anywhere from 35 to make $70. and it is blown up. >> it's not what you hear the news every night. they're working so hard. >> this is complete disaster for the whole northeast >> under the water they should change that. >> we me alon . >> jillian wait. excellent. >> girls really make themselves look very different when they change the hair color, put on makeup, the right angle of the selfie. when the city

in the developing world like here in sri lanka, there is no local anti-venom at all.es kill around 100,000 people every year. 100,000 deaths. this nonprofit team, avri, is trying to bring down that death toll. thank you for having us here. they are making a new kind of medicine, and it's cheap. >> this is the anti-venom that's currently in circulation throughout the hospitals on the clinical trial. >> reporter: anti-venom works best when it's made with local snakes. doctors are testing the new $25 anti-venom right now, and we were there when one of the first patients started his i.v. so in 20 minutes, he'll have not one, not two, but five -- >> five. yeah. >> reporter: five vials in drug could end up helping patients in the u.s., as well. >> fda-approved medicines here, the anti-venoms. >> reporter: it's not just this jungle full of deadly snakes. this is happening in many parts of the developing world. the plan is to get this pilot program up and running in the next two years, then spread it worldwide where it can save tens of thousands of lives each year. for "today

and the navy of sri lanka has rescued a wild elephant that had been swept out to sea by strong currentsanaged to tie ropes around the animal and pull it safely back to shore in an operation that took six hours. vets say that the elephant is in good health. you are watching dw news. coming up, the women's euro 2017 kicking off on sunday and the netherlands looking out how far the women's game has come. we take a look at the champion'' journey. that is next. ♪ ♪ sarah: welcome back. our top stories. in egypt, to german tourists have been killed in an attack at a holiday resort. four other people were wounded. german officials say that all of those victims were foreign women. it happened on the red sea coast. the assailants has been arrested. and the french president hasn't said the country must winn back -- win back the trust of those that lost loved ones in a truck attack in these. he was -- in nice. he was attending a ceremony there. those families of the victims say that the government failed to protect them. and u.s. banks have ended the week on a low. daniel has that story. daniel: m

look at this, an amazing rescue caught in the indian ocean off sri lanka, a group of naval personnel saved an elephant stuck in an ocean current and took several boats and a team of navy divers and the wildlife to rescue the animal and used ropes to safely guide the animal from water to dry land and was then handed over to wildlife officials. happening today at home, a chance for maryland voters to meet the 2018 democratic candidates for governor. a forum will be held silver spring. candidates invited include prince george's county executive kiminets and ben gellis and john delaney will be there and the event starts 6:30 tonight at the silver spring civic center. take a look at this scary situation in fauquier county. a bridge collapsed and takes with it a ups truck and happened virginia off old dumpheys road. the limit is four tons and the average ups truck weighs less than that and luckily no one was seriously injured. so we've got some rain in the forecast later on in the week. >> we've seen storms pop in the metro area and today we'll have the chance and tomorrow slightly improve

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and england, on course to defeat sri lanka. i will be back with an update in an hour.oned wimbledon. let's stay with sport, and tennis fans are queuing ahead of the first day of the wimbledon championships tomorrow. thousands, expected to camp overnight. 0ur correspondent jane frances kelly has gone to join some of those hardy fans while they wait. yes. sun is shining. the strawberries, ready. we have got the legendary queueing, and security has been tightened because of the previous attacks. concrete walls to protect fa ns. previous attacks. concrete walls to protect fans. police in evidence. sniffer dogs. bags searched. but thatis sniffer dogs. bags searched. but that is not putting off superfans. two with me. you are not actually queueing today? you havejust come to see some friends? yes. but we will be queueing from tomorrow. we have got ground passes. the rest of the fortnight, looking forward to that. hoping to see roger federer? we're not going to get centre court. we're not going to get centre court. we willjust take what we can. should be some good matches. yo

off sri lanka. the whole thing caught on camera. we'll show you how it ended. first, here's a look at today's temperatures. >>> "world news now" weather, brought to you by flex seal. brou you by x seal. ♪...nausea, heartburn,♪ indigestion, upset stomach, diarrhea!♪ ♪nausea, heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach, diarrhea!♪ here's pepto bismol! ah. ♪nausea, heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach, diarrhea!♪ >>> for the second time this month, sri lanka's navy has rescued elephants swept out to sea. the pair was about a half-mile out to sea. sailors, navy divers brought them to shore. they're said to be okay. two weeks ago, an elephant was saved after it was discovered eight miles into the indian ocean. >> wow. wandered quite far. >> swimming out there. >>> might seem like something out of a sci-fi flick. a wisconsin company is saying it will soon be offering microchip implants for employees. >> josh rosenfeld from kstv reports. >> reporter: at three square market in river falls a team of programmers designed software for break room markets like this one. believe

an elephant in sri lanka has had a miraculous escape after it was swept out to sea. ggled to stay afloat. it seemed to be using its trunk as a snorkel to breathe. divers and wildlife officials launched a 12—hour rescue operation and managed to gently tow the elephant back to more shallow waters. next week will see the 48th anniversary of what is arguably humanity's greatest achievement, our firstjourney to the moon. now an auction is taking place in new york that contains a unique memento from that trip, as the bbc‘s tim allman reports. also sprach zarathustra by strauss plays it may not look all that special but, as bags go, this is really rather important. this was the bag used to bring the first samples back from the lunar surface. and it's claimed traces of moondust and small rock are still embedded in its material. it's an outer decontamination bag, so it was used to protect those samples from any contamination from us and planet earth, but also to protect the spacecraft and planet earth from potential contamination lunar pathogens. armstrong archive: that's one

sri lanka never got left. when a round, england only need 205 to win.nfield's case, straight up, then out to 26. but england's captain heather knight made a century in her last match so isn't short of confidence. she was joined by taylor, tidy and tricky as ever, a player who has overcome struggles with depression to be at this tournament, and who deservedly smashed england over the finish line. the world's best await in the next few games but for now they will just enjoy summer's peak in somerset. we are well aware we have to ta ke somerset. we are well aware we have to take every game as it comes, and thatis to take every game as it comes, and that is from a team perspective, but also my mental health side of things as well. it is just nice to contribute. i felt like i as well. it is just nice to contribute. ifelt like i got starts and now it is nice to get a big score on the board as well. you just wa nt to score on the board as well. you just want to contribute for the team, so the fact we are winning is a bonus. so here's how the table looks with e

this video is trending on bbc.com it's an elephant, which was swept out to sea off the coast of sri lanka and then rescued by the navy. it was lucky to be spotted by a boat out on a routine patrol — it took the sailors six hours to help the animal back to shore, safe and sound. that's all from me now. stay with bbc world news. the 1974 ira birmingham pub bombings were one of the single largest losses of life in the troubles. now a self—confessed ira bomb maker says he was part of the group which planned and carried out the attacks and offers an apology to the victims‘ families. here's who bombed birmingham? irish republicans stage an act of defiance. this display was at the funeral of ira man michael gaughan. these pictures give a rare glimpse into the secret world of the ira in england. one of these men was an active member of one of the ira's most notorious units. this man has told us he was part of the ira group that planned and blew up two pubs in birmingham ini974, killing 21 people — then the worst act of mass murder carried out on british soil. this is the same man 43 years later,

we know that there was a terrible civil war going on in sri lanka. somebody like dominic 0ngwen and you say, we've got him, but what about these other names that everybody‘s heard of? why aren't they before you? in the first instance, dominic 0ngwen maybe today is not a household name, because we are talking about crimes that have been committed over ten years ago, but it's all also a matter ofjurisdiction, where we have jurisdiction, where the icc can intervene and where it cannot. if we talk about syria today, syria is not a state party to the rome statute. it doesn't matter. you've got countries where they are not members, like the sudan and the president of sudan, 0mar al—bashir, has been indicted. i say syria, because people are saying that there is selective justice. in 2014, 65 nations called for the syrian conflict to be referred to the court and it was vetoed. let me just come back to the fact that the un security council referred the sudan case to the icc. can you deal with first of all why we don't have bashar al—assad, for example, indict