james cook, thanks for joining drinking water further east. james cook, thanks forjoining us. fired into the oval cricket ground during a match. it happened on thursday when surrey were playing middlesex. armed police carried out an evacuation of the south london stadium and the game was abandoned. an evacuation of the south london the 35—year—old man was arrested on suspicion of attempted gbh and released on bail. on suspicion of attempted gbh the first pedestrians have walked across the queensferry crossing, the new bridge over the firth of forth. by the end of the weekend 50,000 people are expected to have made thejourney, taking in magnificent views. the bridge, will officially open to traffic next week. 0ur correspondent catrina renton has more. this catrina renton has more. is something we won't si again, this is something we won't see again, for two days only, 50,000 people are getting the chance to walk over the new queensferry crossing, chosen in a ballot from almost a quarter of a million people who put their names forward for this moment in history. this is somethin

james cook starts our coverage. james: mexico city is one of the most densely packed places on earth. more than 20 million people live in this metropolis. any powerful earthquake here is especially devastating. struck aroundr lunchtime, prompting panic. these mobile phone pictures show what appear to be columns of dust from collapsed buildings. fires are being reported, and people are urged not to smoke because of the danger from gas leaks. an already, rescue work is underway. it is not clear how many people may be trapped. this is not even the epicenter. seismologists say that was 70 miles to the southeast in neighboring puebla province. these distressing pictures appear to show buildings collapsing in the aftermath of the quake. many fled into the streets, but not everyone. the damage happened on the anniversary of the devastating 1985 earthquake. this morning, many residents had taken part in an emergency drill, preparing for exactly this event. now the 19th of september will be remembered in mexico city for not o

james cook sent this report. it is a climber's worst nightfall -- worst nightmare, joint rockfall, the second in as many days. forcing people to flee any way they could. earlier, at the same spot, more than 1000 tons of granite had crashed in the face of el capitan, killing a british climber. he was andrew foster, just 32 years old, originally from gloucestershire. his wife lucy was hurt and remains in hospital. the couple called themselves weakened worriers and had posted online that yosemite was an awesome place and one of the many places to go before you die. the second rocks line -- rockslide injured many, including rachel's husband, who was struck on the head. one person was flown to hospital for treatment. sister had ar terrifying escape. >> it sounded like thunder. thereoked back and said, is smoke coming out of the mountain. i said, the mountain is smoke? she said, it is falling. my husband reached up and said, my head. because it was bleeding profusely and hurting. drawser: el capitan people because it i

james cook has the story. it is a climber‘s worst nightmare.ond in as many days. forcing visitors to flee any way they could. a day earlier, in the same spot, more than 1000 tonnes of granite had crashed from the face of el capitan monolith, killing a british climber. he was andrew foster, just 32 years old, originally from gloucestershire, and living in cardiff. his wife lucy was hurt and remains in hospital. the couple called themselves "weekend warriors" and had posted online, yosemite is an awesome place and for many climbers it's one of the many places to go before you die. the second rock slide caught other climbers including rachel evans whose husband was struck on the head. paramedics sped to the scene, flying one person to hospitalfor treatment. rachel and her sister ruth had a narrow, terrifying escape. it sounded like thunder. and she looked back and she said... i said there's smoke coming out of the mountain. i said, the mountain is exploding. and i said it's falling, it's falling. we were driving as fast as we could. at the same ti

james cook, bbc news, houston. more on president trump's visit to flood—hit parts of texas and louisiana, as well as the latest rescue and relief efforts. just go to bbc.com/news. returning to the flooding in south asia now. the united nations says as many as 41 million people have been affected. across india, bangladesh and nepal, at least 1,400 people have lost their lives. justin rowlatt reports from one of the worst affected regions, bihar state in north—east india, where hundreds have died. where we're going can only be reached by boat. the only dry place for miles around is on top of this great embankment. but the embankment that now protects the villagers is the reason the floods had such a catastrophic impact. the torrential rains transformed the normally placid river. the pressure grew and grew. so what happened is that embankment holding back the river breached, and the waterjust came crashing in here, sweeping away half the village, devastating their homes, devastating their lives. translation: it felt l

lucy foster is in a critical condition in hospital. 0ur correspondent james cook is there now. is one of the most famous rock climbing spots in the world. it is also one of the most dangerous and again today we have heard the sound of cracks ricocheting across this landscape, a reminder of the terror which has struck twice here this week in the form of gigantic rock falls. it is a climber‘s worst nightmare. the thunder and dust of a giant rockfall, the second in as many days. forcing visitors to flee any way they could. a day earlier, in the same spot, more than 1000 tonnes of granite had crashed from the face of el capitan monolith, killing a british climber. he was andrew foster, just 32 years old, originally from gloucestershire, and living in cardiff. his wife lucy was hurt and remains in hospital. the couple called themselves weekend warriors and had posted online, yosemite is an awesome place and for many climbers it's one of the many places to go before you die. the second rock slide caught other climbers including rachel evans whose husband was struck on the head. param

james cook reports from houston. americans look to their president.leadership and unity. today, donald trump did deliver hugs and handshakes, and over the past week, the commander—in—chief‘s response to this hurricane has been praised as rapid and effective. nice to see you. go ahead, take a picture. it's been really nice, it's been a wonderful thing. as tough as this was, it's been a wonderful thing, i think, even for the country to watch, and for the world to watch. it's been beautiful. so far, the storm has claimed more than 45 lives. it's damaged or destroyed 100,000 homes, and left more than a million people displaced. and yet president trump spent the eve of this visit talking about scrapping a policy that protects young, undocumented immigrants. the devastation wreaked by hurricane harvey is plain to see here. texas is barely beginning to count the cost and many people here are astonished that the president would choose this moment even to mention immigration. and we have a lot of distilled waterfor the babies... jessica's home was flooded, and

lucy foster is in a critical condition in hospital. 0ur correspondent james cook is there now.eautiful places on earth but it can also be perilous. it is a climber‘s worst nightmare, the thunder of a giant rock fall, the second in as many days. we were right under that. we were right under that, and i‘m really afraid that there were people there. this climber filmed the unfolding drama on his helmet camera. perched atop the monolith of el capitan, climbers looked on in awe. the dust lingered for hours. andrew foster was the victim of the first rock fall, just 32 years old, originally from gloucestershire and living in cardiff. his wife, lucy, was injured and taken to hospital. the couple called themselves "passionate weekend warriors". the second rock fall rattled several climbers, including rachel evans, whose husband was hurt. paramedics sped to the scene, flying one person to hospital for treatment. i said, "the mountain‘s exploding". and i said, "it‘s falling, it‘s falling". we were driving as fast as we could. at the same time, my husband reached up and he was like, "my he

james cook was on the spot for bbc news on saturday. hurricane harvey smashed ashore just a short time ago. not very far from here, about 30 miles east north east of where we are standing here in corpus christi. rockport is where it came ashore. the winds were said to be at 130 miles an hour according to the national hurricane centre. that makes it a category 4 hurricane and an extremely dangerous storm. christian hudson was concerned about the danger, asking: many more viewers had a different concern about the coverage of storm harvey. the floods had displaced thousands of americans and the death toll so far stands at around a0. it is clear this has been a major natural disaster. but a much greater one has been taking place in the indian subcontinent. monsoon rain in india, bangladesh and nepal has affected no fewer than 16 million people, killing 1200 so far. although bbc news has covered this asian disaster, the amount of airtime it has been given is far less than that given to the floods in the united states. here's what some of the

james cook, bbc news, los angeles. hugh hefner, who has died at the age of 91.ht is coming up on bbc two. tonight, the future of capitalism. jeremy corbyn says it is facing a crisis. the pm today championed the free market. are we going off it, or is it still the only answer? join me now on bbc two. here on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm hugh woozencroft. our main headlines this evening. ben stokes‘s ashes inclusion looks in doubt after the ecb say he won't be considered for selection. theo walcott comes in from the wilderness to help arsenal to a comfortable victory in the europa league. and it's gale force for castleford — cool hand luke kicks the tigers to their first super league grand final. good evening, cricketers ben stokes and alex hales will not be considered for selection by england, until further notice as investigations continue into a brawl outside a bristol nightclub earlier this week. stokes was arrested under suspicion of causing actual bodily harm, but no charges have been brought against him

james cook, bbc news, houston., and the family of the late home secretary, lord brittan. both men had been falsely accused of child sexual abuse by an informant, who's now being investigated, for allegedly perverting the course of justice. here's tom symonds. they were claims which seemed to go right to the heart of power in britain. child sexual abuse and murder. after a 1a month investigation which went nowhere, a review concluded the claims were false. but not before police had raided the homes of lord bramall, one of britain's most senior former military figures. lord brittan, the former home secretary, who had died. and harvey proctor, once a conservative mp. names among those offered by this man, known as nick, who still can't be named for legal reasons. a retired judge found police had failed to properly assess his credibility. applications for search warrants contained inaccuracies. and the investigation went on too long. it's thought lord bramall and lord brittan‘s family have received around £100,000 each

james cook, bbc news, yosemite, in california. news comes as german prosecutors have made an arrest in relation to the scandal. i‘m joined on set by our reporter sebastian chrispin. there has been a couple of developments. the company has set aside even more money and there has been this arrest. it raises a question about when vw will be able to put this kind —— put this case behind it. the company is still setting aside large pots of money to cover fresh costs. it makes it difficult for the company to move forward. vw wants to invest in electric cars but if it has to set aside large profits, how can a thing about the future? some will ask about the future? some will ask about the future? some will ask about the management of the company and how vw is being run. the extra money set aside came as a surprise and at one point we saw the share price fall by 3%. it does raise questions about how well the company is being run. what we know about the person arrested? it is confirmation that they have made an arrest in relation to the vw

james cook, bbc news, yosemite, in california.y the government. at a cost of at least £750 million, the city council is expected to fund 25% of the bill. the deadline for official bids is tomorrow, but there are no other cities currently in the race, so, barring a last—minute shock, one of the world‘s biggest sporting events will be heading to the midlands. our sports editor dan roan takes a look now, at how the city could benefit. from school sports day to an international showpiece, local children enjoying the facilities at birmingham‘s alexander stadium. but five years from now this could play host to some of the very best athletes in the world. the city‘s bid to bring the commonwealth games here today receiving government backing. we have never hosted a multi sport eventually before. we have hosted world championships of individualsports, badminton, gymnastics, athletics, you name it. this is our time to show the world we can bring everyone together, it‘s all part of the biggest story of the revival of the west midlands. the s

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problem has grown at a speed many people and laws couldn't have prepared for according to attorney james cook. >> landlords and tenants would say the current housing law has contributed to at least the rental crisis. >> reporter: for instance, the housing act which governs rent control ordinances. some laws prevent landlords from keeping up with the rising maintenance costs over time and he says, "just cause" eviction laws make landlords afraid to rent to low income tenants because the eviction legal process is so difficult. on the other hand, some tenants don't feel laws protect them enough. >> these are written two decades ago, hawkins before that. they were written before we experienced the intensity of this crisis. no one predicted that there was going to be such -- there was going to be such intense activity with respect to evictions and landlords and tenants fighting each other. >> reporter: he says big developers are more equipped to survive and thrive under current laws. but for small owners? >> you're risking homelessness if someone does not pay you rent. we have to update the laws.

james cook looks back at his life. james: hugh hefner was the teenage boy who never grew up.e lived a life of adolescent fantasy, which he called sexual liberation. for the son of puritanical christians, this was some rebellion. the libertine lifestyle sprang from the pages of a magazine he started at his kitchen table that became a lucrative global brand. his first nude centerfold, marilyn monroe, didn't get a penny from "playboy," but many were happy to use the publication for their own ends. pushing the boundaries was not always easy. hugh hefner battled against censorship, for free speech, he said. >> i think i take the greatest pride over 50 years now in the impact that i think i personally and "playboy" has had in the change in the social sexual values of our time. james: and change they did, no more so than at the playboy mansion here in los angeles. for hugh hefner, all of this, the mansion, the money, the multiple girlfriends, was about freedom, freedom to live whatever life you like. for his many critics, it was about freedom for men only. >> to look back at that pe

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has grown at a speed that many people and laws couldn't have prepared for according to attorney james cook . >> both landlords and tenants would say the current housing law has contributed to at least the rental crisis. >> reporter: for instance, the cost that -- the law that controls ordinances -- it actually prevents landlords from keeping up with the rising maintenance costs over time, and he says just cause eviction notices make them afraid to rent to low income tenants because the eviction process is so difficult. on the other hand, some don't feel laws the -- feel the laws protect them enough -- protect them enough. >> these laws were written before we experience the intensity of this crisis. nobody predicted that there would be such intense activity with respect to evictions and landlords and tenants fighting each other. >> reporter: cook says big developers are more equipped to survive and thrive under current laws, but for small owners -- >> you are risking homelessness if somebody does not pay you rent. we have to update the laws and rewrite them with lawyers and lawmakers, but a

james cook reports. sirens in mexico city they are struggling to save lives. one of the most densely packed places on earth. more than 20 million people live here, and this earthquake has hit them hard. translation: we left, and when we left, the building started collapsing. i mean, 30 seconds after we left the building came down. in the minutes after the quake, columns of dust rose into the air, hinting at the devastation. in the capital alone, dozens of buildings were destroyed or damaged. schoolchildren are among the dead. the president says it is a national emergency. we are here in mexico city to help those affected. members of my cabinet are helping in the operation. public hospitals are opening up their services to everyone. the earthquake struck around lunchtime. firefighters have been alerted and people are being warned not to smoke because of gas lea ks. warned not to smoke because of gas leaks. these warned not to smoke because of gas lea ks. these distressing warned not to smoke because of gas leaks. these distressing pictures appeared to show a bu

assistance with 530 million dollars being distributed to those affected. 0ur north america correspondent james cook — a fire smoldering in the water. this plant makes organic peroxides which must be kept cool but when the hurricane hit, the powerfailed and now they will explode. they planned for this, but not well enough. police have a simple message — get out, now. already 15 officers have been to hospital for checks amid fears of fumes in the air. i know they got all kinds of chemicals, and ijust don't know which ones are in the water and coming down into my house, which means i got water into the house right now. it's going to be pretty nasty. as specialist teams roll in, the messages coming out are confusing and contradictory. the reports of explosions are now being denied. federal officials say the smoke is incredibly dangerous, the firm tells a different story. this isn't a chemical release — what we have is a fire. and where you have a fire where hydrocarbons, these chemicals are burning, sometimes you have incomplete combustion and you have smoke. the company which operates this plant says

the bbc‘s james cook is covering this. it's been called potentially catastrophic.a and gulf of mexico. you can understand by people are worried, looking at the pictures. —— why people. the screen is giving up the ghost slightly. some of the pictures are frightening and we know already that in florida people are stocking up on supplies, making preparations for the arrival. i've been speaking to bbc weather, just behind the outside source screen, getting the help of them. this is the latest satellite picture we have of irma. before it —— we've heard that the wind inside the storm are 135 miles per, gusting over 200 miles an. there was one of the strongest atlantic hurricanes recorded. —— rob taylor with. it is middling westerleigh. it looks as though it is going to make landfall in antigua, early wickets to. after that, a westward journey, potentially towards the dominican republic and haiti. it will continue westward, always remaining ove rwate r, westward, always remaining overwater, continuing to fuel itself. when the systems which find they often we can because t

we'll have a report from james cook in a moment on the damage in morelas and pueblo sates, but first,s bbc mundo‘sjuan paullier in mexico city. this is the scene here in mexico city, just a few minutes after an earthquake of 6.8 magnitude struck the capital. i have been without signal on my phone since then, so i don't know the extent of the damage. what i do know is that dozens of people are desperately removing rubble here, because they believe someone is trapped. in mexico city, they are struggling to save lives. more than 20 million people live in this metropolis. this earthquake has hit them hard. we left, and when we left, the buildings started collapsing. 30 seconds after we left, the building came down. after the quake, columns of dust rose into the air, showing the devastation. the mexican president says 27 buildings have collapsed in the capital. the huge tremor struck around lunchtime, prompting panic and sending people running into the streets. buyers have been reported and people are being urged not to smoke because of gas leaks. being urged not to smoke because of gas le

outside houston, a fire is still burning at a flooded chemical plant. 0ur north america correspondent james cookorts. it is an unsettling sight — a fire smouldering in the water. this plant makes organic peroxides which must be kept cool but when the hurricane hit, the powerfailed and now they will explode. they planned for this, but not well enough. police have a simple message — get out, now. already 15 officers have been to hospital for checks amid fears of fumes in the air. i know they got all kinds of chemicals, and ijust don't know which ones is in the water and coming down into my house, which means i got water into the house right now. so it's going to be pretty nasty. as specialist teams roll in, the messages coming out are confusing and contradictory. reports of explosions are now being denied. federal officials say the smoke is incredibly dangerous. the firm tells a different story. this isn't a chemical release — what we have is a fire. and when you have a fire where hydrocarbons, these chemicals are burning, sometimes you have incomplete combustion and you have smoke. the company wh

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james cook has the story. it is a climber‘s worst nightmare. the second in as many days. we were right under that. we were right under that, and i'm really afraid there are people there. this climber filmed the unfolding drama on his helmet camera. the first five rock falls... perched atop the monolith of el capitan, climbers looked on as the dust lingered for hours. andrew foster was the victim of the first rockfall. just 32 years old, originally from gloucestershire, and living in cardiff. his wife, lucy, was injured and taken to hospital. the couple called themselves "passionate weekend warriors". the second rockfall rattled several climbers, including rachel evans, whose husband was hurt. paramedics sped to the scene, flying one person to hospital for treatment. i said "the mountain's exploding — it's falling, it's falling"! so we were driving as fast as we could. at the same time, my husband reached up and said, "my head, my head," because it was bleeding profusely and hurting. and yet the daring are up again today, including one climber w

watching the awards for us is our correspondent, james cook, and hejoins me now., three awards for big little lies for a limited series with laura dern, the director and the scriptwriter. but the main event is the dominance of politics so far in this ceremony we saw saturday night live, the weekly satirical show, winning an award. two of its stars, alec baldwin, playing the president of the us, donald trump, impersonating him, and kate mckinnen, who has played a number of roles, but most recently hillary clinton. it has been heavily flavoured with politics. donald trump, no stranger to television, referred to by stephen colbert as the biggest tv star this year, nominated previously, never winning for his shows on television, but when we saw the win coming for the man who impersonates him, alec baldwin, he said at last, mr president, here is your emmy. that is correct. donald trump said he should get an emmy for the presidential debates. he said he should have got an aid for the apprentice as well. —— an emmy. it is an american tv series were people battle to get t

jane james cook can tell us about the evening. watching to a certain extent on television although you always wonder how president trump supporters take these shows is, indeed, many watch them at all. it began with stephen caldaire, satirising donald trump in song, making reference to various events in the news, not less the investigation into alleged links with the president denies between russia and his administration. then we have gone a long way from there and we have come to the end of the show. let me rattle through the big winners for you. the handmaid's tale, the dystopian drama is the big winner of the night in terms of one single category, best drama series. nicole kidman took lead actress in the limited series big little lies. a black comedy drama on hedge b0 which also did well. elisabeth moss w011 which also did well. elisabeth moss won lead actress for drama. lead actor went to stirling brown for his role in the family drama this is asked. big little lies also won limited series. comedy series went to veep. and briti

james cook bbc news crosby and texas. and for more on the situation head in richmond texas i spoke cut it to the marrow of this community added more. and i began by asking how just how much once the flooding is going to get. well it'll get a little bit worse but. not dramatically not. what the what impact is it having on the people head already do you think? well they were given a warning. several days ago and they packed up and they moved and so. they're displaced right no. when they come back they'll have to redo their homes. and that that is a really a sad thing they had just finished redoing their home. from last year when we had a flood. and so. . hopefully they'll all be back soon. but it's a difficult situation head this is a mobile home park people here all finding it hard to get by is it is. will they be receiving additional assistance from the government. somewhat we'll be but some won't be able to move back into the house. and there were several homes last year that we did have to move out. now you've lived her

james cook is in los angeles for us. i suppose the trump bashing was inevitable. liberal, left leaning hollywood elite in the audience, and watching toa elite in the audience, and watching to a certain extent on television, although you always wonder how president trump's supporters take these shows, if indeed many of them watch it at all, but we did start with stephen colbert, the hosts, satirising donald trump in song, making reference to various events in the news, not least the allegations of alleged links between russia and his administration. but then we have gone a long way from that, and we have now come to the end of the show, and let mejust quickly rattled through the big winners for you, and the handmaid's tale, the dystopian drama, is probably the big winner of the night, in terms of one single category, winning best drama series. nicole kidman took lead actress in a limited series or tv movie for big little lies, are black comedy drama on hbo, which also did well. and so they were the big winners. elisabeth moss winning lead actress for a drama for th

james cook is in los angeles for us. uncomfortable viewing for the white house, then? yes.re right. i think the host, stephen corbiere, refer to that at some stage. he said he looked forward to the tweets from the president later. —— stephen colbert. the joke that he was making was that this is a golden age of television. more television is being made than ever before. a huge number of original series out at the moment. 0ver of original series out at the moment. over 450. he of original series out at the moment. 0ver450. he said nobody of original series out at the moment. over 450. he said nobody had time to watch them but the president himself. but saturday night live, the weekly satirical show, that comes on and off for a period of time, bent for a while, comes on and off for a period of time, bent fora while, it comes on and off for a period of time, bent for a while, it is ready four emmys. jon 0liver time, bent for a while, it is ready four emmys. jon oliver is also doing well. that has two wins. satire and current affairs satire are doing well. i was looking to the n

our los angeles correspondent james cook looks back at his eventful life.at many people‘s fantasies, and they are adolescent fantasies. the louche libertine lifestyle sprang from the pages of a magazine which he started at his kitchen table. it became a lucrative global brand. his first nude centrefold, marilyn monroe, didn‘t get a penny from playboy, but plenty of women were more than happy to use the publication for their own ends. carol needham was playmate of the month in february 1979. hef was a private man. he wasn‘t flamboyant, although the image would seem that wayjust because of the way the parties have been portrayed. all the playmates loved him. he treated us all well. there was no pressure to do anything we didn‘t want to do. others tell a different story, but pushing boundaries was not always easy. hugh hefner battled against censorship, for free speech he said.

but his critics accused him of reducing women to sexual objects. 0ur los angeles correspondent james cookh, yes, yes. hugh hefner was the teenage boy who never grew up. he lived a life of adolescent fantasy, which he called sexual liberation. for the son of puritanical christians, this was some rebellion. we're probably going to have a couple of hundred people here throughout the night. the party usually begins for us at about one o'clock and goes until dawn. the louche libertine lifestyle grew from the pages of a magazine he started at his kitchen table and grows into a global brand. his first nude centrefold, marilyn monroe, didn't get a penny from playboy but plenty of women were happy to use the publication for their own ends. carol needham was playmate of the month in february 1979. hef was a private man. he wasn't flamboyant, although the image would seem that wayjust because of the way the parties have been portrayed. all the playmates loved him. he treated us all well. there was no pressure to do anything we didn't want to do. pushing the boundaries was not always easy. hugh hefne

james cook, bbc news, houston.d—hit parts of texas and louisiana, as well as the latest rescue and relief efforts. just go to bbc.com/news. the fbi and usjustice department have confirmed they've found no evidence to support donald trump's claim his predecessor, ba rack 0bama, wiretapped trump tower during last year's election campaign. the investigation followed a tweet by the president in march of this year. mexico's president, enrique pena nieto, has warned he won't accept any border deal with the united states that goes against mexico's dignity as a nation. his comments were made during his first state of the union address since president trump came to power. cambodia's opposition leader has been arrested and accused of treason. kem sokha was taken into custody following a raid on his house. his daughter said he and his bodyguards had been taken away by up to 200 police officers. the international pressure group, human rights watch, described the arrest as a disastrous setback for the country. i wanted to bring

james cook reports. americans look to their president.he is expected, required, to show empathy, leadership and unity. today, donald trump did deliver hugs and handshakes, and over the past week, the commander—in—chief‘s response to this hurricane and has been praised as rapid and effective. most to see you. it's been really nice, it's been a wonderful thing. as tough as this was, it's been a wonderful thing, i think, as tough as this was, it's been a wonderfulthing, ithink, even as tough as this was, it's been a wonderful thing, i think, even for the country to watch, and for the world to watch. it's been beautiful. so far the storm has claimed more than 45 lives. it has damaged or destroyed more than 100,000 homes and left more than 1 destroyed more than 100,000 homes and left more than1 million people displaced. and yet president trump spent the eve of this visit talking about scrapping a policy that protects young, undocumented immigrants. the devastation wreaked by hurricane harvey is plain to see here. texas is barely beginning to c

james cook with the latest on the earthquake in mexico.oreign secretary, borisjohnson, has dismissed claims that he's considering resigning because of differences within government about the brexit process. mrjohnson — who's attending the un general assembly in new york with the prime minister — described the cabinet as a "nest of singing birds". later this week, theresa may will set out the government's latest thinking on brexit in a speech in florence, where some expect her to tackle the issue of whether the uk would pay for continued access to the eu single market for a transitional period. 0ur deputy political editor, jon pienaar, reports from new york. there is flash photography in this report. you're not going to walk, you're just going to run? no, no, no. guess who we saw back from jogging. boris johnson didn't look much like britain's foreign secretary, gossip or no gossip, he wasn't planning to quit thejob in a or no gossip, he wasn't planning to quit the job in a row over brexit or so he said. we're going to deliver a fantastic b

at a speed many people and laws could not have prepared for according to attorney james cook. >> bothandlord, and tenants will say that current housing laws has contributed to at least the rental crisis. >> reporter: the cost of hawking act. some laws actually prevent landlorded from keeping up with the rising maintenance cause. just eviction laws makes landlords afraid to rent to low income tenants because the costs could evict a tenant is so high. >> this was written before the crisis. no one predicted there would be such -- there wars going to be such intense activity with respect to evictions and landlords and tenants fighting each other. >> cook says that big developers are more equipped to survive and thrive under current laws. >> you are risking homelessness if someone does not pay you rent. >> we have to update them with lawmakers. bring in social workers and also economists. >> you think the bay area can do that. >> we have activist on both sides. if the politicians only listen to activist, we may never do this. of the short answer is, yes, there is some desire. >>> on sunday

at a speed of many people and law could not prepare for according to attorney james cook. >> both landlord and tenant say the current housing law has contributed to the rental crisis. >> some current rent control laws actually prevent landlords from keeping up with the rising maintenance costs over time. andy says, just cause eviction laws make them afraid to rent to low income tenants. some tenants feel like some laws don't protect them enough. >> is a written 2 decades ago. they were written before we experience the intensity of this crisis. no one predicted it was going to be such intense activity. with respect to evictions, and landlords and tenants fighting each other. >> big developers are more equipped to survive, and thrive under current laws. for small owners. >> you are risking small homes if someone doesn't pay the rent. we had to update the law. also, it's a good idea to bring in social workers, to help out. >> you think they can do that? >> we need active assembled sides. if the politicians only listen to the activists, it may never happen. and vice versa. >> ktvu fox 2 news.