now with the rest of the sport, here's katherine downes at the bbc sport centre. here's katherine downes cricket. england's batsmen have been struggling in the gloom in manchester — they've been losing wickets aplenty on this third day of the final test against south africa but they do have a healthy lead, despite the rain. patrick gearey has been watching. lead, despite the rain. pulses lead, despite the rain. of energy moving the game onto pulses of energy moving the game onto england's and table with south africa left on the platform. england we re africa left on the platform. england were 136 runs further down the track in the first innings but soon hit the buffers. the game finally slowed. for a time it revolved around jennings. fighting for the i’u ns around jennings. fighting for the runs that might keep him in the team against the flaws that might condemn him. he could not help himself. test cricket is a ferocious beast. england four damn. for reassurance they looked to the still angelic face of their captain, joe root. right now the nearest there is to guarantee of runs. look at

katherine downes is in belfast for us.leton's site will come up against a very talented but familiar opponent. yes, and i'vejust arrived at this stadium, home of ulster rugby, to familiarise themselves with the stadium. they are the defending champions, the world's number one test side, and they have cruised through the tournament so far, so understandably they are favourites to lift the trophy. and france will be their toughest test yet, having won two the last four six nations titles, coming third in the last world cup in paris. they haven't reached a world cup final before, but confidence will be high after they knocked out the hosts ireland in the last round and, as a result, simon middleton has named what's been seen to be his strongest 15 yet to take them on. we have been professional. we've had time together with combinations, so we know each other well, so actually i think what you want to do is to ensure that people are not worn out by playing the same 15, the same 23 for every minute of every game throughout all

our sports correspondent katherine downes reports from belfast.nding world champions, grand slam winners but no one knows england‘s weaknesses better than today‘s opponents. france have won two of the last four six nations titles and finished third at the last world cup, they are england‘s toughest test yet. we know that every time we play france it will be one hell of a game, they are tough opposition, they have a lot of strength around the whole of the game, they are an all—round team, we know that, if we are to get the result we want, we will have to put in a performance that is an improvement from the games so far we have played in. england, the tournament‘s only fully professional side enjoyed straightforward wins so far over spain, italy and the usa, now two matches away from back—to—back world titles they have named their strongest squad yet. this is about putting the best 23 out that you feel are right for the job and if you feel it's the right 23 for the next one you will put them out again and if you don't we will make changes, simple as

hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm katherine downes.gatlin — london's controversial champion collects his medal — as bolt bows out with bronze. england have been having a slog against south africa as they build a big lead in the fourth test. and they've been getting some catching practice in at the same time. and arsenal have won the community shield at wembley, after they beat chelsea on penalties. good evening. it's been marathon day at the world athletics championships — and later today, britain's katarina johnson thompson will try to salvage her medal hopes after a distinctly mixed performance in the heptathlon so far. olly foster is at the london stadium for us. olly, we'll get on to the action in a minute, but first gatlin has got his gold — what was the reaction in the stadium? mixed. for the last 48 hours every time he stepped onto the track, on friday he was booed ahead of the first heat and ahead of the semifinals and there was silence after he beat usain bolt in the extraordinary final last night. justin gatlin has served two

katherine downes was there for us.a second successive world cup final, beating france in the end, 23 points — three. it was so tight in the first half. just one kick a piece. three each on the board at half—time. in the second half, england gradually pulled away. first a try by sarah to give some daylight between england and france. and then at the final whistle, england pounced on the poll to get the 20— three victory. —— ball. and able verse new zealand after beating the usa in the earlier final today. the scoreline was 45— 12. it was another very tight semi—final. much more tight than people expected from the usa. they really put up a fight against the mighty black ferns. it was very close at half—time, but gradually, new zealand found a second gear and pulled ahead to get to the final as well. it is the fairy tale semi—final everyone wanted to see in belfast on saturday. the top two teams in the world, england against new zealand, going head for the title. i cannot wait for that. norwegian cross—country skier there

katherine downes has been watching all the action in dublin. y have the depth to challenge anyone. they do. we knew it would be quite straightforward opening match against spain for england. spain not aside especially known for their 15 aside especially known for their 15 aside rugby. but what a thumping it turned out to be, 56—5 the final score. the england women running in ten tries in total. just to put a few of them up on the screen now. for the tries for winger k wilson was that she plays club —— club by was that she plays club —— club rugby at richmond. a very useful weapon in the england arsenal. so spain got one try back but itjust was not enough to overturn the defending champions. the world number one side, england. and the perfect start to this 2070 world cup for the defending champion. here's what the captain had to say after the match. we're just really pleased to get the first game done and the first winning ticket. it was about coming in and getting the job done. nice to get ten tries along the way but we need to look at areas to

we can go now live to our reporter katherine downes in dublin, katherine.e looking? looking pretty strong. they go in as the defending champions. the world's number one test side. but they say this is forgotten ahead of this tournament. they have a straightforward opening match against spain and simon middleton has the luxury of leaving 392 international caps on the bench and he is giving 12 players their world cup debuts. this is what sarah hunter had to say about the feeling in the squad ahead of their opening match. they are excited to be here and get the world cup underway. we have come out here with 11 other teams for the start of a brand—new competition. what has gone before has gone before and the slate is no white clean. everyone is fighting for the trophy come the end of the competition. in contrast, wales's opening match is difficult. they are taking on new zealand in their group is log on any easier because in later rounds are the finalists from the last world cup, canada. when you're speaking to players in the opening stages of the tournament, t

katherine downes reflects on an impressive performance by england's women.wo best teams in the world, england and new zealand going head—to—head for the world cup title here in belfast on saturday. the semi final scoreline between england and france was 20—3 and that looks much more one—sided than the match was. england only won because of a watertight defence, having to make 15 tackles in the first 15 minutes alone, a bruising encounter. and in fact the strength of their defence wore down france both physically and psychologically in the end which meant england could ta ke in the end which meant england could take the chances but they were few and far between. the try from sarah bern ‘s was the only real team effort and the try from megan jones right on the final whistle with a piece of opportunism after a french fumble. it means the captain, sarah hunter, can now finally look ahead to back—to—back world cup finals. the coaches did a greatjob analysing them and looking to set about how we wanted to play and the england team we want to put out and how we imp

with the rest of the day's sport, here's katherine downes at the bbc sport centre.test against south africa. they were bowled out for 362 and james anderson took four wickets at his home ground, old trafford, to hold the tourists to 220—9 at the end of the day's play. patrick gearey was watching. you can't visit this old trafford without being reminded of the other the sporting season's already beginning to change. come next weekend, the traffic will be heading to the other end of warwick road. but back at the cricket, the pace was premier league. wickets, runs, jonny bairstow providing the latter, holding england together. 90 minutes played, he was 99. focus, one more. 0h, played, he was 99. focus, one more. oh, johnny, we're sorry. more importantly, he got england to 362. now, james anderson bowling from the james anderson and ends, christened with his third ball today. england had three by tea. temba bavuma built for a while, same results, no faf du plessis out, the game fast forward, jimmy with the controls. this was one of those spells, brilliance and nonchalan

katherine downs was there for us.eating france in the end, 23—3. it was so tight in the first half. just one kick apiece. three each on the board at half—time. in the second half, england gradually pulled away. first a try by sarah byrne, the prop, to give some daylight between england and france. and then at the final whistle, england pounced on the ball to get the 20—3 victory. and they meet champions new zealand after beating the underdogs usa in the earlier semi—final. the scoreline was 115—12. it was another very tight semi—final. much tighter than people expected from the usa. they really put up a fight against the mighty black ferns. it was 15—7 at half time, very close at half—time, but gradually, new zealand found a second gear and pulled ahead to get to the final as well. it is the fairy tale final everyone wanted to see in belfast on saturday. the top two teams in the world, england against new zealand, going head to head for the world title. barcelona says it will demand at least $10 million from its forme

katherine downes reports. beats and brass welcome the world cup to ireland.ournament. and england, defending champions, the world's best side, soon had spain dancing to their tune. in less than a minute, megan jones marked her world cup debut with a try. england for now are the tournament's only fully professional side. and it told. ten tries under their belts, england found themselves on the right side of a 56—5 scoreline. a successful defence of their title would see england cap a summer of sport that has seen johanna konta become the first british woman in 39 years to reach the semi—finals of wimbledon, england's women win the cricket world cup, and the women's football team only stopped in the semis of the european championship by the eventual winners. we have obviously been following how fantastic women's sport has been doing in england. so we're inspired by that and all the messages of support we have been having from home, it really helps us and really does lift the team. for wales, no dream start against a formidable opening prospect. the black ferns

katherine downes has the rest of the sports news from the bbc sport centre.nal test in england and south africa, the hosts ended the day on top. they had a first—innings total of 362. the damage has been done. james anderson added 50 runs for the last wicket. james anderson dismantled the south african batting, taking four wickets. they we re batting, taking four wickets. they were on 220— nine. 142 runs behind. i like the pitch. there was something there. it wasn't moving through the air. it was up and down and a bit sideways. so, when you are feeling the game like that all of the time, your confidence is always up. you feel like you can, even if you leak a few runs, you feel like if you are in the game you can keep it going. it didn't go very well. i think the wicket has deteriorated a little bit. hussain bowled really well. and in the fourth women's major of the year, the british open at kingsbarns, it has been good for two south koreans. kim got six under. her compatriots got eight under. her compatriots got eight under par to under. her compatriots got e

our sports correspondent katherine downes was watching the action. sarah harding lot, rugby fans. add their voices to the roar of the crowd, however small. england, defending world champion tonight, faced a familiar foe, france, who proved a thorn in the side of the red roses over recent six nations campaigns, and so it would prove. by half—time there were only six points on the board shared between the boots of emily ‘s carrot and izar. 40 boots of emily ‘s carrot and izar. a0 minutes of crunching tackles, this was perhaps even more of a battle tha n this was perhaps even more of a battle than expected. england opened up battle than expected. england opened upa slight battle than expected. england opened up a slight lead at the start of the second half, another three points ha rd second half, another three points hard earned, ground up french mistake. even that try when it came to was inched over. england's battering ram finally puncturing a hole in france's defence. 20—3 disco. but also rendered finally by a french bumble at the final whistle. so relieved for england and the rea

katherine downs in in dublin for us — kat it's set to be a thrilling opening day of rugby. action today. less than half an hour to go before it starts. we have come to the fan zone. live music and food on the go. the world cup trophy was in its display case. we have taken the trophy away. a reminder of what all this is about. england's iv favourites. we are at the defending champions having one in paris. —— england are the favourites. we are the world number one test side. according to the captain, all of thatis according to the captain, all of that is in the past. this truly meant here and now is what is important. we have come here with other teams for the start of a brand—new competition. other teams for the start of a brand-new competition. what has gone before has gone before and everyone is proud of it. the slate is clean and everyone is going for that trophy at the end of the competition. england start their campaign against spain in less than half an hour's time. wheels kick off just after that. they have a tough game ticking on new zealand. later on in the group st

i'm katherine downes with the rest of the day's sports news for you live from the bbc sports centre.in the programme: england on top in the final test of the series against south africa — james anderson with four wickets at old trafford. and celtic burst into the new scottish premiership season with a 4—1 win over hearts. good evening, the london stadium is filling up, it is going to be another sell—out as it should be, we are going to see an historic race a little bit later on the second day. we are going to be looking ahead to usain bolt, he is on track in the next 45 minutes or so, we had our first morning session here, it is almost unheard—of in the world championships to have a sell—out of the stadium of this size for a morning session. that is what it was. it was packed full of british athletes and so much to look forward to. one of the main attractions this morning was katarina johnson—thompson in the heptathlon, her first two events. let's take you through how she did. she finished sixth in rio, she has a coaching change, she moved to france. she went very well in the 100 met

katherine downes, bbc news, belfast. time for a look at the weather... here's darren bett.ello, some rain on the way for a belfast and the rugby. we should see some sunshine arriving across england and wales, a good day to be walking the dog in cornwall. you can see what i mean, grey and misty in the hills here in the peak district, very slow, we should see low cloud lifting, or sunshine coming up but not guaranteed. you can see them on the map, one or two showers in the west country, drifting further northwards, the wettest weather heading towards belfast, arriving in northern ireland through the afternoon and into the evening. not just heavy rain, could be thundery rain as well. a little bit of rain across northern scotland, petering out, trower, brighter, warmer. one oi’ out, trower, brighter, warmer. one or two showers arriving in northern england, warmer than it was yesterday, quite humid across england and wales in particular, and butchers 25 degrees in some places, especially where we get the sunshine. one or two showers, many places fine and dry with light winds, fe

hello and welcome to sportsday, with me katherine downes. headlines this evening: a last blast from bolt — the jamaican superstar goes for his 4th and final 100 metres world title before retirement. high drama here at the london stadium because bolt was beaten in that semifinal but he is into tonight's final. and mo farah says he will make it back onto the track, despite a bruising ten thousand meters. also coming up in the programme: england on top in the final test of the series against south africa — james anderson with four wickets at old trafford. a few people have written me off in the big races, i know i can raise my game when i need to. the hardest pa rt game when i need to. the hardest part for me is... good evening. yes, we've got cricket to come, and the football season started this weekend but there is only one place to start this evening, and that's at the london stadium where usain bolt is hoping to go out in a blaze of glory, running his final individual 100 metres before retiring and he wants to go out with gold. olly foster

our sports correspondent, katherine downes. is there now.e second—half. the usa taking on the might of the four—time world champions, new zealand. it has been a good game. a tight game. it‘s going the way you would expect. new zealand leading that one 23—12 at the moment and on course for the final. who will meet them there? on paper it should be england. they are the defending world champions. they are the six nations grand slam winners and three easy wins so far in this tournament. in france they face their toughest test yet. france have won two of the last four six nations title and they know the english game better than anybody else. the english coach has named his strongest line—up yet as england go for back—to—back world cup finals and defend their world title. it would be the fitting finale to this world cup to see the two best teams in the world, england and new zealand, going head—to—head inned a showdown final at the end of this world cup and at the end of what‘s already been a standout summerfor what‘s already been a standout summ

our sports correspondent katherine downes reports from dublin. dublin in the summertime.kets of flowers. and a bunch of red roses. defending champions, six nations grand slam winners, the world's number one side. it's no wonder england are favourites here. but they're not resting on their laurels. what has gone before has gone before and everyone is proud of it but the slate is wiped clean. everyone is fighting and vying for that trophy come the end of the competition. england may be the defending champions, but it was ireland who pulled off the biggest shock of the tournament last time round, knocking out the four—time world champions new zealand. as hosts this year they're looking for more glory on home soil. ireland play australia this evening, a perfectly timed kick—off for home fans to turn up and roar them on. i'm just excited, i suppose it is like christmas eve. you know, for everyone involved. we have been waiting three years for this. so it is a really long christmas eve, really! as opening matches go it doesn't get much tougher than the prospect facing wales. th

sport now and for a full round up from the bbc sport centre, here's katherine downes.s last individual race he was beaten into third place in tonight's final at the world championships in london, with american justin gatlin taking gold. bolt went into the final in far from his best form and once again was well behind early on. but the customary surge that so often has saved him failed to materialise, and this time it was gatlin who powered through at the end to finish just ahead of his american team—mate christian coleman. gatling has served two drugs bans and boos rang out when he was declared the winner in a photo finish, but he paid tribute to bolt, who in turn congratulated his rival. it wasn't the way bolt wanted to bow out but he still has a chance of gold in the 100 metres relay later in the championships. my my start, it's killing me! normally i would get through the rounds and get better through the rounds but it didn't come together and that's what killed me, it didn't come together andi killed me, it didn't come together and i knew if it didn't come together

katherine downes is in belfast. hundreds of people are arriving here, the rugby started at 2.cored a whopping 35 tries in just the three matches they've played so far at this world cup so they're understandably the favourites to go through to the final. who'lljoin them? on paper, it should be england because new zealand and england are the top two sides. england are defending world champions. don't write off the french just yet though. they know the english game very well having played them most recently of course in the six nations. according to the england captain sarah hunter, they're a well—rounded squad, they've got strengths right across the pitch. even the england coach simon middleton says he's not yet preparing in his mind for a final. we had our combinations mapped out for all the games and it was to culminate to get to the stage where we are now. this is about putting the best 23 out that you feel are right for the job and if you feel it's the right 23 for the next one you'll put them out again, if you don't we'll make changes, simple as that. it's going to be huge.

let's get some sport now with katherine downes.the return of usain bolt to the olympic stadium. yes, sadly we havejust yes, sadly we have just a yes, sadly we havejust a matter of days now, don't we, before we can refer to usain bolt as a forlter athlete. after the world championships in london he will be retiring from the sport and what a legacy, he will leave. eight 0lympic gold medals and three world records including the 9.58 and here he is posing with his normalflamboyant personality. he said that he hopes that those world records will last for yea rs that those world records will last for years and years to come so that he can boast to any future children that he may have that one day their dad was the greatest ever. he has been, hasn't he? athletics and sport in general will lose its brightest star in decades once he bows out after the world championships in london. a man who not only set records and won records, but stood asa records and won records, but stood as a beacon of integrity and honesty. the shadow of the problem

katherine downes was watching. celebrations feel sweeter when you have fought as hard as this. scarrott. but sharon isi boot of emily scarrott. but sharon is i refuse to let france fall behind. 3—3 at half—time, france levelled through sheer determination. even england's first try was ground out inch by inch on the rainsoaked try was ground out inch by inch on the rainsoa ked turf try was ground out inch by inch on the rainsoaked turf in belfast. their second much simpler. a french fumble pounced upon, and a place in the final secured. 23 the final score. it sounds i can easy win, but it wasn't. certainly going for it, certainly going for a place in the final of the world cup. it was very much an attritional battle. fortu nately much an attritional battle. fortunately the mindset came through and we got the edge and i think we got what we deserved tonight. so england are through and even tougher semi—final then perhaps they expected. but the biggest test comes next. a showdown on saturday against the four times world champion new zealand. one last hurdle for england in defence

on for the intruder who tied up an elderly mom her queen village home but she refused to back down katherinett is live in that neighborhood as police have increased their patrols as their investigation continues. katherine. >> reporter: matt, that's right. this happened to an 84-year-old woman, 2 o'clock in the afternoon. police have increased patrols and investigators are also looking for tips, any information on the person who might be behind this. as for the victim, we're told she's in good spirits. >> i can't imagine. >> reporter: an 84-year-old woman tied up and robbed yesterday afternoon in her queen village home. she was up walking and talking to police soon after. >> he had her tied up in the basement. she untied herself and went up and yelled fire. >> reporter: the victim's friend described what happened to her after a robber broke into her home on front street and demanded money. >> somebody came up behind her. that tiny little 84-year-old precious like a kitty cat, you know,. >> reporter: police say the robber restrained the 84-year-old woman's arms and legs with a belt and dog le

now the sport, with katherine downes. just a couple of days left in the current transfer window. 0xlade—chamberlain and alexis sanchez still to be resolved. 0ur sports news reporter david 0rnsteinjoins us now. what‘s the latest? it is going to be a busy few days. we start with alex 0xlade—chamberlain. he is the subject of interest from both chelsea and liverpool. chelsea had an offer accepted for him of £40 million at he turned the move down because he doesn‘t want to play in the same position where he is being played at arsenal, right wingback, and he feels he will be played there by chelsea, so he wants to join liverpool but they have not submitted a formal bid. we expect that to come in. either he willjoin liverpool or remain for the final year of his contract at arsenal. next is alexis sanchez, wanted by manchester city, another player with one year left on his contract. manchester city had a £15 million bid turned down by arsenal yesterday. they have rejected all of manchester city‘s advances and see it would take a huge offer and a player coming in the opposite direction. a

let's get some sport with katherine downes, a nd a historic win for the west indies yesterday?ow it will be interesting to see what happens at arsenal? michael atherton has said it's one of the biggest upsets ever in test cricket. after the first test, sir cu rtly cricket. after the first test, sir curtly ambrose, the west indies legend said his nation had serious problems when it came to test cricket. geoffrey boycott said the west indies side was one of the worst he had seen in more than half a century. that's because in the first test england beat the west indies by an innings and 209 runs, an absolutely massive victory for england. people were saying, what a shame, what happened to a once great cricketing nation. but what a turnaround now. a win that has breathed life back into the series which michael vaughan has said could have been one of the saddest for test cricket. the west indies win, what went wrong for england? some say it was a rather bold declaration by the captain joe root, say it was a rather bold declaration by the captainjoe root, declaring late on the fourth

world cup after a tense semifinal over france was that the final takes place in belfast where katherine downese world, england and new zealand going head—to—head for that title here in belfast on saturday. 20—3 the final score in that semifinal against france for england, which makes it sound one—sided but it certainly wasn't. england only one it really because of a watertight defence. they had to make 50 tackles in the first 15 minutes alone, just give you an idea of what a bruising encounter it was. in fact, it was the strength of the england defence that well france down. that gave england the opportunity just that well france down. that gave england the opportunityjust take their chances, though they were very few and far between. that's sarah bernd storck you can see at the moment only the real team effort. the whole pack pushing her over the line. meg jones's try at the final whistle was just a quick piece of opportunities, but 20—3, they are through to the final, and that means captain sarah hunter can finally start thinking perhaps about back—to—back world cup wins. obviously ourjob wa

police are trying to track down the shooter. katherine scott is outside einstein where the victim is being treated. >> reporter: medics took the victim to einstein in critical condition. he is undergoing surgery. the search continues for the gunman. the motive is under investigation. let's go to video from somerdale, investigators on the scene looking for evidence trying to figure out a little bit more about what happened here. shortly after 11:00 p.m., numerous 911 calls came in for a shooting at somerdale avenue in east cheltenham. the 24-year-old victim was driving his volvo south on somerdale. he stopped at a light when a white vehicle going north pulled up next to him and fired a number of shots into the victim's car. police found the 24-year-old victim lying next to the open door of the volvo shot multiple times in the left arm and torso. a civilian was rendering aid when the victim was rushed to the hospital. three shots were fired from a large caliber semi automatic weapon. >> after firing the shots, the shooter who was described

katherine walton was hunkered down near where the shooting had started, crouched in a small kiosk withtranger and her three young daughters. she was desperately worried about her sons who were somewhere out there but she had to focus on keeping her daughters quiet so they wouldn't attract attention. >> are you hiding from the gunmen? >> yeah, we were laying down on the ground trying to hide from them. portia kept her fingers in her ears. gigi laid there and said, mom, i want my blanket and her flashlights. her mouse. she sleeps with those things every night. she said she wanted her brothers. i told her we would see them later. >> reporter: katherine could only hope that was true. half a world away a phone rang he in a hotel in north carolina. catherine's husband phillip, a tech entrepreneur, had gone back to the u.s. on business meetings leaving her wife alone in nairobi with her five kids. >> i got woke up from a phone call from paul weaver, a dear family friend so i knew it was not good. >> do you remember what he said? >> yeah, there's an attack going on at westgate and your wife an

the victim is fighting for his life as police try to track down the shooter. katherines live at einstein hospital where the victim is being treated. >> reporter: medics took the victim to the einstein medical center, he was in critical condition. he is undergoing surgery. the search for the gunman and investigation into the motive continues. police are gathering evidence trying to figure out more details, shortly after 11:00 p.m., 911 calls came in from somerdale avenue and east cheltenham. the victim was driving his volvo south on somerdale. he was stopped at the red light when a white vehicle going in order pulled up next to him. the driver fired multiple shots from the window into the victims' car. police found the man lying next to the open door of the volvo shot in his left arm and torso. civilian was rendering aid when first responders arrived. the victim was rushed to the hospital in critical condition. three shots were fired from a large caliber semi automatic weapon. >> after firing shots the shooter described to be in a white vehicle, possibly a buick around 2

of the frank rizzo statue for planned rallies today, one side is standing down because of a deal with the mayor's office. katherinecott has more on the controversy. >> reporter: more than 20,000 people have signed a petition in support of the statue, but there are a lot of people who are passionate for taking it down. rallies in support of the statue and against it were planned for today. now statue supporters are holding on off their rally pending a meeting with the mayor. a philadelphia police vehicle positioned by the frank rizzo statue at the municipal services building last evening where the statue was vandalized. his south philadelphia mural was hit over the weekend and has been a target before. for some rizzo was a controversial figure. critics say he was too quick to use an order of force against black philadelphians. last week helen gym called for a removal of the statue. supporters like rizzo's son frank rizzo junior said his father was not a racist. thousands signed a petition in support of keeping it standing. the mayor's office will listen to public input in the coming weeks. >> at the end of the day,

matt. >> thank you, katherine. >>> this scene in north carolina is playing out across the south. statues of confederate leaders coming down, some in a civil manner or in this case, toppled by force. plans to remove another statue in charlottesville, virginia led to a white supremacist rally on saturday where a woman died during an attack on counterprotesters. angry crowds spent the night outside trump tower in new york city. the president had been criticized for his initial response to the violence for failing to call out hate groups by name. president trump changed course yesterday. >> racism is evil. and those who cause violence in its name are criminals and thugs including the kkk, neo nazis, white supremacists and other hate groups that are repugnant to everything we hold dear as americans. >> a judge has denied bail for james fields jr. he is charged with plowing his car into the crowd of counterprotesters killing heather heyer and injuring 19 others. >> a vandal struck a philadelphia synagogue and this is not the first time this place of worship has been targeted but this time members are left cleaning up after a di

tam. >> katherine thank you for that. >>> new this morning the search is on for the shooter who gunned down a 22-year-old man in north philadelphia. saw the victim standing along the curb on the 2100 block of north garnett street just before midnight. the victim was shot three times but was able to run for help but later died at the hospital. >>> new gunfire erupted near a playground in montgomery county. one person has been shot. this happened around 11:45 last night at west oak and cherry streets in norristown. there's no word on the victim's condition this morning or if police have made an arrest. >> 5:36 now. philadelphia police are trying to track down a serial burglar. detectives released surveillance pictures of a person of interest. they say the burglar has targeted nine businesses in northeast philadelphia in the last five weeks and each time, he tries to get in through rooftop vents. call philadelphia police if you recognize him. >> if you play the lottery talk about a double-header of luck. two of the country's biggest games are simultaneously worth more than $300 million for the

side of the frank rizzo issue had planned rallies today, but one is standings down after a deal with the mayor's office. katherine is standing by in center city with the continuing controversy. >> reporter: more than 20,000 people signed the petition to keep the statue but there are a lot of those passionate about removing it. rallies in support of it and against it were supposed to happen today, now those for it are holding off pending a meeting with the mayor. a police cruiser stands next to the frank rizzo statue where last week, the statue was vandalized and the south philadelphia mural was hit over the weekend. some say he was too quick to use an order of force against black philadelphians. last week, helen gym called for the removal of the statue in a tweet about racism and slavery. supporters like his son, frank rizzo junior said his father was not a racist amid the calls for removal of the statue, thousands signed a petition in support of keeping it standing. the mayor's office will listen to public input in the coming weeks. >> i think at the end of the day, people will realize that frank rizzo has nothi

down or covered in cities around the nation. overnight several statues were removed in baltimore. mayor katherine it wasn't the threat of removal by residents that led to her decision. >> i mean, i know what we were planning on doing and i think if you'd check with the city council, i sat down with the president and said what we'd do, move quickly and quietly and i did that. adrianna: suzanne kennedy was in baltimore as the statues began coming down. >> this is the site of four confederate monuments that came down overnight and one was robert e. lee and stonewall jackson is now a empty pedestal is remains as graffi p overnight. crews were here at 3:00 a.m. and took a large crane to remove the statue dedicated in 1948. the monument had been proposed for removal by a committee appointed by baltimore's mayor. the robert taney station in mount vernon also taken down overnight, while not complicitly a federal monument, he's known for his decision advancing slavery in the u.s. and the 100-year-old confederate women's monument sits now as just a blank pedestal. baltimore residents woke to a new look in

down trees and flooded roads. "action news" reporter katherine scott is live in gloucester township new jersey where heavy rains caused foundation to collapse, katherine. >> reporter: matt, and the work continues here this morning. pse&g had to cut power to this house earlier. now restoration crews are working to shore up a wall on that side of the home that gave way during the storm. a resident in this gloucester township home was asleep on this bed when this basement wall collapsed amid the heavy rain storms overnight. residents called 911 around 2:00 a.m. police and firefighters responded. a collapse rescue team was called in as a precaution. ground water had seeped into the foundation and washed away the outside of the wall. all of the weight from the mud collapsed the wall in. everyone got out safely on their own. in willingboro, the investigation is under way into whether a fire at a vacant home was storm related. crews were called out to the unit block of eagle lane shortly after 1:00 a.m. flames were shooting from one side of the house. dozens of firefighters worked to contain that blaze. in lower merion, a tr

. >>> katherine hu are join me live to remove those monuments and that's at 7:00. >>> all this apart of the nationwide movement to day take down these confederate statutes from wednesday wednesday to birmingham. in birmingham, the -- if there's one place the statutes are to stay, it's an hour and a half northwest of washington, at the gettysburg, but people there are pretty uneasy, and we talked to them today. >>reporter: high water markets of confederates. the place where robert e. lee advanced in the bloodiest battle in the civil war. >> i can't imagine these places without these monuments. >> for barb adams, even the idea of removing monuments leaving her weeping. >> i cried this afternoon because i couldn't take it anymore. these men, these soldiers they lived. they believed -- they fought for what they believed in. >> the virginia monument was the first one here for confederate soldier dedicated in 1917 by a niece of robert e. lee. and it is the largest. the park service says it's not going anywhere. >> it's kind of like a hate thing, i hate to say it. >> as a -- vicky feels the pain of enslaved people but says the monume

before we went on the air with the mayor of baltimore, katheri katherine pugh who called me with conviction, we took all the con federal statues down, four of them. people have to -- don't tell me, show me. you have to show that you're really standing where you stand and not speaking is complacency. >> there's a political dimension to this. i take april's point. i would argue there's limits to how much ag grandizing you want to do. we might apply that to propaganda videos from isis, we might want to curtail how much we show of those. you have ceos dropping off his advisory council. this is getting beyond his core base. republicans have got to start to worry about whether he's ever going to get to the agenda items they are counting on. you see risk averse ceos, part of the business constituency for donald trump for years and now president trump getting more and more uncomfortable with him. these are the things he's got to be thinking about in the broader term of his presidential leadership. and it is -- john made this point. general kelly brought in as chief of staff to right the ship. how is that going so far? it just shows you he'

katherine. >>> time right now is 6:36. and this scene in north carolina is playing out across the south. statues of confederate leaders are coming downl manner or in this case toppled by force. plans to remove a statue in charlottesville led to a white supremacist rally on saturday where a woman died during an attack on counterprotesters. angry crowds spent the night outside trump tower in new york city. the president had been criticized for his initial response to the violence for failing to call out hate groups by name. president trump changed course yesterday. >> racism is evil. and those who cause violence in its name are criminals and thugs including the kkk, neo nazis, white supremacists and other hate groups that are repugnant to everything we hold dear as americans. >> a judge has denied bail for james fields jr. he is charged with plowing his car into the crowd of counterprotesters killing heather heyer and injuring 19 others. >> a vandal has struck a philadelphia synagogue and this is not the first time this place of worship has been targeted. this time the members are left cleaning up after a really dirty deed. police say

trees are down, roads are flooded there's been a fire and heavy rain led to the foundation of a home collapsing. "action news" reporter katherine scott is live at that home in gloucester township. she's got more. good morning, katherine. >> reporter: good morning, tam. and the family here is okay but understandably very shaken up about what happened. there was somebody actually asleep in the basement when a nearby wall collapsed on that side of the house. ground water had seeped into the foundation and washed away the outside of the walls. all the weight from the mud collapsed the wall in. heavy rains and fierce storms ripped through our area overnight wreaking havoc on homes and in streets. in gloucester township, camden county authorities were called in after water pushed a basement wall in at this home on beverly drive. residents here called 911 around 2:00 a.m. firefighters and police responded. everyone got out safely on their own. restoration crews were now shoring up the home. in lower merion a tree came crashing down around 11:00 p.m. completely blocking city avenue near 66th street. for the next several hours, officers

katherine. >> reporter: matt and jeanette, two more red cross volunteers are leaving from this chapter today. this chapter has already sent 10 downsouth and more are expected in the coming weeks. today more volunteers from the eastern pennsylvania chapter of the american red cross will be headed south to help with relief efforts in texas. they'll leave in a emergency response vehicle and head for a staging area in louisiana before being assigned to an affected area. the damage from harvey is severe. the need is great. for those who want to give something, the red cross suggests donating money or blood, not tangible items yet. >> those things have to be cleaned, sorted and shipped. that takes personnel and it takes resources that detract us from our dominant mission. >> reporter: which is getting people in texas into dry and safe shelters. already there are countless online sites including crowd sourcing sites asking for money but are they legitimate? the better business bureau suggests checking them out on the bbb's subsidiary web site give.org which evaluates charities and accredits those that meet their standards. >> whenever d

so with a it comes down to we can impose these sanctions, but the thing is 90 percent of the funding for north korea is china.from host: hey, katherine, you seem well-above knowledge in this area. has this always been an interest for you or what? caller: i started my ph.d. program in north tennessee. i'm a nurse practitioner. what i want to bring to light is vladimir putin is one of the richest men in the world. and he has a lot of financial interest in u.s. banks. and the one thing that upsets vladimir putin the most is the fact that he doesn't want those financial assets frozen in any way. host: you put a lot on the table. we have a lot of calls in. dr. samuel charap is working on a ph.d. in this area. guest: yeah. there were a number of issues there. let's start with the last one. we don't know all that much concretely about president putin's personal financial financial state. there have been some revelations about people who are close to him and their financials but since the u.s. started imposing sanctions which have asset freezes in putin's inner circle, i can guarantee you that they've kept their assets out of u.s. anks if at

down the bad guys and the wounded in the germantown section. the suspect smashed his car into a garage as other victims found their way to einstein hospital. katherine scott has more. >> reporter: matt this is one thing after another overnight police are holding multiple scenes connected to the case. two people were shot taken to einstein medical center one in critical condition, one in stable condition. shortly before 1:00 a.m., officers on patrol heard multiple gunshots coming from the 1300 block of east rittenhouse in germantown. you can see the shell casings on the ground there. when police arrived they found an acura speeding from the scene. the driver and passenger got out and started running, police caught the driver who was one of the suspected shooter. he had two handguns in his car and arrested. the passenger got away. meanwhile, back on the shooting scene, two people were shot and taken to einstein medical center by separate private vehicles. a 22-year-old man shot in the back in critical condition. 32-year-old man shot in the leg, is stable. the pickup truck that drove the 32-year-old to the hospital was parked on east rittenhouse when t

down. scott broom, wusa9. >>> three other confederate monuments were removed. one city council member called for two destruction. mayor pru -- no decision has been made. >>> why did baltimore removed quickly. katherine queue will join him live on off script tonight and you can watch at 7:00. >>> the removal of confederate monuments across the country has some civil war buffs that -- the park service says the statutes of gettysburg battles field aren't going anywhere, but even the thought of it has one volunteer in tears. >> i can't imagine this place without these monuments. north or south. they lived, they believed -- thy fought for what they believed in. >> the big sxeft oldest confederate monument is the one for virginia troops. it was dedicated in 1917 by one of robert e. lee's nieces. >>> the university of florida is blocking white nationalist richard center from appearing on that campus. an e-mail was sent to students today saying the administration had major safety concerns surrounding spencer's visit anhe says he finds the racist rhetoric of white national repug nant and it encounters everything the university and the nation stands for. the group says they'll be filing a legal challenge. >>>

down to 48%. let's discuss, and mary kathryn hamm rejoins our panel. actually, mary katherine, start with you.u know, i mean, how much have we talked about this being, this notion of the russia investigation being a distraction for the white house, but now that you have the -- his chairman, former campaign chairman, i should say, with a raid. which was apparently clearly focused on financial ties. >> uh-huh. again, a former campaign chairman about whose russia ties sort of shady financial dealings we talked about a lot when hired by the campaign. his original, during the campaign. his original intention or reason for being there. look, this guy was in on the meeting that donald trump jr. had. the one that says, i want to work with you to undermine hillary. the clearest evidence we have that something weird was going on here even if not a big global conspiracy and if you're investigating trump and russia and their involvement, you have to know about the head of the campaign, financial ties to russia. i think that's -- of a piece naturally. >> and i should just say that a spokesman for paul mana

down the turnpike. remains optimistic especially on a state level. two names we are watching. katherineday. >> great, thank you. >>> blue apron, ipo which has gone from bad to worse shares are down more than 15% right now. that's after the company reported a larger than expected loss on it's first earnings report since the ipo which we remind you was less than two months ago down 47% raising the question, should blue apron have gone public in the first place? joining us now, michael graham, and also herb green, good to have you guys here they had a million customers last quarter, previous quarter, michael, now they've only got 943,000. this is a brand new, fast growing in quotes company. those numbers are going in the wrong direction. what happened? >> yeah, they are going in the wrong direction in the short term it's an unfortunate thing that this happened, you know, right around the time of the ipo basically what happened is blue apron has three fulfillment centers, the largest one is in new jersey and at scale, it probably services about half of all of their volume, and they had long

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katherine.le, katherine >>> new this morning, the fire marshal is on the scene of a fast-moving house fire in camden that broke out on the 3100 block of constitution road at 1:00 a.m. crews have knocked down the blaze and investigating the cause. pse&g is repairing downed power lines and restoring outages on the block. >>> a fire caused residents to evacuate and injured five firefighters. an under ground cable caught fire on west gay street yesterday afternoon. crews responded to a fire in a house nearby. assistant fire chief was overcome by fumes. >> when he came outside the buildings, he did collapse he was unresponsive momentarily, once he got out into the fresh air, once the guys started reviving him, he came right around. >> four other firefighters w h. fortunately everyone has been allowed back into their homes and peco has restored there. >>> a man is in custody for throwing a molotov cocktail at a sheriff's deputy causing second degree burns in collingdale where police were trying to serve a warrant jones. he is accused of tossing the device and hiding inside the home. he sure surrendered an hour later. the injured deputy is in stable condition. jones will be arraignedded today. >

katherine, more help headed that way. >> reporter: that's absolutely right, jeanette and matt. two trained red cross workers will be heading downm this chapter today. they've already sent 10 from this chapter and they're expecting to send more in the coming weeks because there's a lot of help needed down there. meanwhile inside the philadelphia headquarters at 23rd and chestnut the national call center has been busy with volunteers handling more than 13,000 calls from victims in texas since the center was activated last week. today the two trained american red cross volunteers from the eastern pennsylvania chapter will leave in an emergency response vehicle and head for a staging area in louisiana before being assigned to an affected area. the salvation army of eastern pennsylvania and delaware is also planning for deployment to texas with volunteers planning to leave tomorrow to provide emotional and spiritual support. meanwhile there are also efforts under way to help storm affected animals. saint hubert's animal welfare center mobilized its sister shelter transport program. this morning they'll welcome at least 100 shelter d