blake mccoy, nbc news, iowa. >>> on wall street today the dow surged 669 points, erasing much of the grounds last week and marking the biggest gain since august of 2016. it comes in the fears of a full plane trade war, amid signs the u.s. and china are negotiating to avoid a dispute. still ahead, an nfl cheerleader fired for posting a swimsuit photo. now claiming cheerleaders are held to a different standard of conduct than the players. >>> a controversial commercial by heinekin. see why some are claiming it's racisto a differ claiming it'claiming it's raci >>> we are back with a story of a former nfl cheerleader being accused of stepping out of bounds. she says a picture she posted on social media got her fired. notice she is suing the new orleans saints for discrimination, claiming the team has a double standards. we get the details from nbc news' gabe gutierrez. >> reporter: for three seasons bailey davis was a cheerleader for the new orleans saints until she was fired this january, she says, for posting this picture on her private instagram account. >> it was a b any differently

blake mccoy, nbc news. >>> we'll take a break here. when we come back, the troubling sight in the ocean. twice as big as texas and getting bigger by the day. >>> caught on camera. the ball of fire that wiped out the t. rex. not tens of millions of years ago, but yesterday at a theme park in colorado where a life-sized animatronic tyrannosaurus rex went up in flames. the co-owner of the park says it appears to have been triggered by an electrical malfunction. he joked about the loss of the 24-foot-tall t. rex. he said we knew he had a temper but today he blew his top. >>> there's a staggering new look tonight at the amount of pollution flowing through our oceans. researchers say the so-called great pacific garbage patch, a massive collection of floating trash between california and hawaii is now 600,000 square miles. by comparison, that's twice the size of texas. it contains about 1.8 trillion pieces of trash. absolutely amazing. >>> when we come back, your first look at our powerful new nbc news special. as we near 50 years since the a

mccoy blames something else."i've been seeing the increase in cholesterol... just the higher incidence of obesity in the pediatric population.obesity is often fueled by fatty foods and lack of exercise -- turning our youngest generation into couch potatoes. a new report out this week in the journal "pediatrics" finds more than 15 percent of two-to-five year olds are obese and that 40 percent of teens between 16 and 19 are as well."kids that tend to play video games and watch television might snack more, you know, picking unhealthy snacks while they are sitting still doing these things."by allowing this to happen, parents who want the best for their children may set them up for serious health problems."they're going to be more at risk for diseases such as type 2 diabetes, such as heart disease at younger ages." like most pediatricians, dr. mccoy would screen children who were overweight or obese for cholesterol issues. but recently, the american academy of pediatrics recommended that all kids ages 9 to 11 be screen

it's mccoy, at the 15th attempt, he wins the grand national.00 jockeys, including the biggest names in the industry. ap mccoy has ridden more winners than anyone else, and yet he told us he regrets not having access to this research early in his career. unfortunately i went there in the latter part of my career when i was pretty near retirement but i went there because i was interested and i think, do you know what, maybe i could have been so much better if i had access to something like this earlier in my career. it could have made me better and last longer. a much better jockey. to keep at his minimum riding weight, paul has to stick to the strict routine set by the team atjohn moores university. it is a far cry from the old days when paul would starve and his weight would yo—yo. it was literally just get the sweat suit on, get off running, and you could be dropping anything from, a good day would be three or four pounds. you would class that as an easy day. some days you would be taking eight or ten pounds off. it was just crazy what we were

well, earlier my colleague simon mccoy spoke to lord kerslake — who explained some of the main lessonso say first that there was a lot that went well. but there were three big lessons. things that happened on the night that should never have happened but did. firstly the fire service simply were out of the loop as they made a misjudgement at the beginning and therefore were two hours late really getting to the fire. secondly the telephony service simply failed. and that was an incredible source of stress and trauma for the families trying to find out about their loved ones. thirdly we do take to task some of the media for their behaviour which we found to be intrusive and lacking in respect. so yes there are some big lessons to be learned here notjust for the emergency services, but for others. i will take each one of those in turn but if we could start with the firefighters. there's one thing blaming poor communications and saying things went wrong on the night but two hours, more than two hours, that is a very long time for firefighters to arrive at a scene like this. it is and we sp

can push your full growth at our two dot com coming up shawn stone welcomes famed historian alfred mccoy to discuss the past present and future of american empires to. you should. put themselves on the line. the big get accepted or rejected. so when you want to be president. or somehow want to be preached. to the right to be first this is what it looks like three of them or can't be good good god interested always in the laws of god. there should. show it's same wrong when old roles just don't hold. any gold it is yet to say proud this day comes to educate and in detroit it was betrayal. when so many find themselves worlds apart. just to look for common ground the. the most expensive fish in the world each one selling for the tens of thousands of euros it continues to grow its entire life if it was thirty years old you might have a two ton fish out there and yet they don't get that big today because we're way too good to catching me. it's only when i'm themself a much larger population was once there that was much more widely distributed we have politicians that are in office for a few y

dot com coming up shawn stone welcomes famed historian alfred mccoy to discuss the past present and future of american empires two. when else seems wrong. why don't we just don't. let me. get to shape out these days comes out today. and in detroit equals betrayal. when something find themselves worlds apart we choose to look for common ground. there's an issue probably the only issue the unites many of the most powerful individuals surrounding donald trump and the issue is hostility directed at the ranch there is every reason to believe the same people will translate their hostility into even military action the war cabinet is mobilizing. how does it feel to be a share of the greatest job in the world it's as close to being a king as any job there is what business model helps to run a prison now we just do or don't like is there nobody obeys the tapes and they don't no one comes anymore we don't have to serve them anymore it's cost effective that's what they want to do that knowing they don't give a damn if you do the chores or not they're actually paying enough to put it back into the goo

the place we can put herself at r t dot com coming up shawn stone welcomes famed historian alfred mccoy to discuss the past present and future of american empires to. you should. they put themselves on the line. big get accepted or rejected. so when you want to be president. some want to be rich. to do like to be for us this is what it looks like three of the boys can't be good good i'm interested always in the laws of god. they should. show some same wrong when old roles just don't hold. any gold it is yet to say proud this day comes to educate and in detroit it was betrayal. when so many find themselves worlds apart. just to look for common ground the. great empires much like everything else in this world have a tendency to one day crumble the roman empire with its centuries of art history of white was wiped out and mere decades by growing corruption over extended borders and under their own waves the great colonial empires of spain and france became history after what seemed like astronomical peaks then came the last colonial empire great britain having spanned half the globe before

see that is the united states on that point many disagree earlier song stone sat down with alfred mccoy an award winning historian and author to discuss how america came to be an empire and what may await for it in the future. it's an extraordinary empire like none that sever been because it's the first empire that actually dominated at its peak the entire globe and it did so the through a kind of fortier apparatus first of all a military of unparalleled strength in the aftermath of world war two we were the victor nation and we built upon that strength through the cold war adding on top of our massive conventional forces an air land and sea a nuclear triad the second as of victor nation the founder of the united nations in the creator of the entire international order that we're living in the international community the united states had extraordinary diplomatic influence both multilevel show about a role through organizations like the united nations and military alliances like nato but also an active bilateral diplomacy carried out through hundreds of embassies and continents around t

can sort of cheerful sold at our tea dot com coming up sean stone welcomes fame to story and alfred mccoy to discuss the past present and future of american empire just to watch. what politicians do you should. put themselves on the line they get accepted or rejected. so when you want to express. some want. to go right for us this is what. reasonable people. interested always in the water. the most expensive fish in the world each one is selling for tens of thousands of euros it continues to grow its entire life if it was thirty years old you might have a two ton fish out there and yet they don't get that big today because we're way to good catching. it's only when themself a much larger mission was once there and that was much more widely distributed we have politicians that are in office for a few years they have to get reelected everything is very very short term our system is not suited and is not geared for long term survival and that's why we have the catastrophes. make this manufacture consent to step into the public wealth. when the ruling classes protect themselves. with the fina

less than yes i'm from the less he fit in or just so this must go he had only a square look at the ls mccoy this is the last year on this list. sammy matter muskoka i want to spoil any put in or not go boy study for it and yes a little moment this this yes or no but i'm not all the ammo succeeds the says there's none of them and they got a little grandson if you see it out if it went badly this pm this song from yes in a bus going to some pub us guessing they don't remember to supply them or know that the upper floor. then you know thank you i could if you can often enough and. use as many important than noise and. interest as it is is it's a fine mark i'm sure that if it's a conference. in a freezer paper at the knee though it's center of the for the colon and. overstay letting go after side of a k e even a surprise the familiar knows when called more. so more my last bottle of animals is to be in the mood show us hard working mother media they say that for her to seek only look for no real men is in the finishing info for good or for a career life starts in the last hour is for the time t

were you able to tell which of those hot dogs cans or popsicles was not the real mccoy. our number five artists who make you do a double take. howard lee when it comes to hyper realistic drawings he certainly has the faults. but he's truly great. stuff is a veritable feast for carnivores courtesy of german artists. there's the full range of meat products from sausages and ham to mincemeat except the only appetite they'll satisfy is of the home accessories variety number four in our list of intriguing artists who happens to be terry and every item you see in a butcher's shop is actually a cushion made of fabric she stopped over forty products in her store. over in london the historic covent garden market appears to have crumbled overnight and is now levitating. in fact it's one of a number of installations across the city created by our number three monster of optical illusions. he specializes in fake facades such as this building which appears to have been flipped upside down. while this house in the town of margate seems to be sliding down into the from brilliant. it's

i‘m simon mccoy. party that is being fostered byjeremy corbyn‘s inaction. at least 64 are dead — many of them children — after a fire at a siberian shopping centre. officials say the alarm system was off and fire exits blocked. coming up on afternoon live all the sport. we are talking cricket, pressure mounting on the australian captain steve smith for his part in one of the sport‘s biggest scandals. and chris has the weather. we'll be looking ahead to the weather forecast for the next few days and what easter might have in store. elsewhere, you are seeing yellow snow affecting some of the eastern ski resorts, iwill explain snow affecting some of the eastern ski resorts, i will explain why it has happened and what has been causing it. also coming up, an american porn star — stormy daniels — claims she was threatened to keep her quiet about an affair she alleges she had with president trump. hello everyone — this is afternoon live. i‘m simon mccoy. dozens of russian diplomats have been expelled from em

a part of the world where you had such close family kinship's, you know you had the hatfields and mccoy's and things like that, and this area of kentucky, where family mattered so much, one red cross worker found a woman and family, several children, a husband and wife, so sick they couldn't care for themselves. a red cross worker tried to get the woman's sister to help and she refused. she wouldn't come to the house. finally, they got her to come to the house and she knocked on the window and walked back 50 feet and talked to the red ross worker. that's how much fear there was. and in philadelphia, which was treating almost 2 million people, there was a physician that was running an emergency hospital, and he lived 12 miles from where this hospital was in the middle of the city. and the city was so quiet he started counting the cars he passed on the street on his way home. and in a city of 2 million eople, over a distance of 12 miles, one night he noted that he did not pass a single other car. he said the life of the city is almost stopped. and i've got, and the illustrations for the boo

will respect tradition and will most certainly marry a collage of them does did you feel this is a mccoy gene says must pass. it would be nice to be free to go out like other girls that customs don't allow that doesn't. want to get cut. deep sea a small town of a thousand inhabitants in southeast pull garia. this is where twenty one year old maria lives with her parents and two siblings maria is a roma with very special roots. she is one of some eighteen thousand choli cheat the clan of the ten smiths. maria's uncle miltie go and aunt rosie have come to visit with their son penny now. actually they too are collide she. knew. it was obvious parents have gone to stay with relatives for a few days following the birth of a grandchild so this year she'll be accompanied by her aunt and uncle for the biggest event in the life of the collide she girl the bunch kobo bride market. seventeen year old taney is also planning to look around for a bride at the fair maria it is hoped will catch the eye of the wealthy future husband. and wife there was nothing. but good because it was what should i put o

hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy. today at 2pm.age to 23 russian diplomats as she outlines britain's response to the salisbury poisonings. there is no alternative conclusion other than that the russian state was cuplable for the attempted murder of mr skripal and his daughter, and for threatening the lives of other british citizens in salisbury. the russian embassy in london has condemned the prime minister's decision as "hostile" and "totally unacceptable". i'm ben brown and as the prime minister sets out tough new measures at the house of commons i will be getting reaction from here in westminster and from moscow. stephen hawking — the scientist who achieved world—wide fame with his theories of the universe — has died aged 76.

hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy.and growing support for theresa may ‘s stance on russia. first the ongoing attack in france with the gunman is being that has been shot in the last few minutes,. breaking news this hour, please put an end to a hostage situation at a supermarket in south—west france. the man had opened fire on police and had hijacked a car, killing one person. later he killed two more. translation: everything believes us to believe it is a terror act. i just spoke to the minister of the interior who is arriving on the spot. and the prime minister is back in paris. and i will be back in a couple of hours to coordinate all the necessary measures.

hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy.s orderly withdrawal from europe. we were able this morning to agree, and after those days and nights of hard work, on a large part of what will make up an international agreement for the ordered withdrawal of the united kingdom. i think what this shows is with goodwill on both sides we can get an arrangement for the future which will be for the interests of the uk and for the european union. the transition period will end in december 2020 — but there's a warning that more work still needs to be done on the northern ireland border. international chemical weapons experts arrive in the uk to examine

by and large the government has reacted fast president mccoy mutely call this terrorism e will you interrupted a meeting in brussels to talk about this the thought the prime minister was in as us and he flew almost instantly the home secretary is already on the spot. that was immediately they called police and citizens all daily from must say. you know there was a there was a the fast reaction it could have been much worse analysts a bit more tame with the latest from france thank you. let's get a quick check now some other stories that have been making news around the world syrian opposition fighters and their families have been evacuating a besieged town in eastern after reaching a deal with the syrian government syrian military sources say over eight thousand civilians and some three hundred opposition fighters have left the town of harasta so far that withdrawal gives the government the upper hand in the battle for the rebel held region. and one hundred thirty five whales have died after being washed ashore in western australia the animals are thought to be short finned pilot whales a spec

hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy. today at 2. — and that he'll speak to the prime minister today. well it sounds to me, i'm speaking to theresa may today. it sounds to me like it would be russia, based on all the evidence that they have. meanwhile the president has sacked his secretary of state, rex tillerson. there are reasons to be cheerful: the chancellor, philip hammond delivers his spring statement saying growth has risen and employment is up. coming up on afternoon live all the sport with will perry. all eyes on the cheltenham festival. somerville boy has just won the supreme novices somerville boy has just won the supreme novices hurdle, we'll take you live to the cause and show you all the action as we look ahead to the feature

hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy. today at 2. it'll mean extra money available to spend on the nhs and schools. i think it's a bright future out there and yes brexit is going to deliver, the da nty there and yes brexit is going to deliver, the danty will be different, but there are real pitch ina diesel us different, but there are real pitch in a diesel us as an independent nation in the future —— the country will be different but there are real opportunities for us as an independent nation in the future. police investigating the salisbury poisoning say the highest concentration of nerve agent was found on the front door of sergai skripal‘s home. if any good can come of this, it will be a lesson to others, and i hope i can be a force for change. the crying game — australia's shamed cricket captain weeps as he expresses remorse over cheating. coming up on afternoon live all the sport.

i'm simon mccoy. today at 2. nerve agent attack on an ex—russian double—agent and his daughter. how tickled i am by all this goodwill. what about you, mrs, have you been tickled by a goodwill? how tickled we were — tributes for the comedy legend sir ken dodd who's died at the age of 90 tv football pundit jamie carragher will not appear on monday night football after spitting at a 14—year—old girl. and an icon of fashion — givenchy — most famous for his creation of the little black dress — has died at home in france. coming up on afternoon live all the sport. difficult to snowboard with no snow. great britain ‘s first paralympics snowboarders all missed

hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy. today at 2...h anti—semites. enough is enough with the anti—semitism swirling around the labour party that is being fostered byjeremy corbyn‘s inaction. at least 64 are dead — many of them children — after a fire at a siberian shopping centre — officials say the alarm system was off and fire exits blocked. following the nerve agent attack on a former russian spy in the uk there are reports germany is deporting four russian dipolmats — and other eu countries are expected to follow. an american porn star, stormy daniels, claims she was threatened to keep her quiet about an affair she alleges she had with president trump.

hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy.er arena bomb go off were sent away from the scene. a report finds "poor communication" after the bomb went off meant the first firefighters arrived two hours later. it is vital we learn the lessons of what went less well. this matters for the people of greater manchester and beyond who were caught up in the terrible events of that night. and beyond who were caught up in the terrible events of that night. "we will not tolerate such impudence." angry russia vows to hit back — as more countries expel diplomats — following the salisbury nerve agent attack. labour mps are pressing jeremy corbyn for more action

hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy. today at 2pm.und 6% over the next three years. the agreemment which nhs trade unions have recommended to their members today, is a something for something deal which brings in profound changes in productivity in exchange for significant rises in pay. changing his profile — the academic at the centre of the row over the use of personal facebook data now describes himself as a scapegoat. a russian official says britain may have been behind the poison attack in salisbury — borisjohnson is about to answer mps questions in parliament — we'll bring you that live. also ahead, we have got all the sport, and with that, john.

hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy. today at 2. salisbury poisoning. nobody has the right to insult the russian people who defeated nazism and lost more than 25 million people by comparing our country to nazi germany. theresa may is to urge eu leaders in brussels to stand together in the face of a threat from russia. i'm christian fraser live at the leaders summit in brochure, russia, turrets and brexit on the menu. on the first anniversary of the westminster bridge attack, a memorial in lights to all those killed through terrorism in the capital last year. as advertisers threaten to pull out of facebook —

hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy. today at 2pm.ure local people. i want to make sure that this investigation responds to evidence, not to rumour, and i want to reassure your viewers and the public that all action is going to be taken to keep everybody safe. as police continue to search various properties — reports that a woman has been escorted by officers into an ambulance and driven away. the eu says a free trade agreement will have to be put into place after brexit — frictionless trade, they say, is impossible. a pick and mix approach for a non member state is out of the question. we are not going to sacrifice these principles, it's simply not in our interest.

hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy. today at 2.s afternoon in south—west england and south wales, as storm emma approaches. it will meet the "beast from the east" weather front — still causing major disruption in northern parts of the uk. people are still stranded on a motorway in scotland. i left aberdeen at half four yesterday afternoon and i got stuck here about eight o'clock last night. been here ever since, not moved an inch yet. i'm ben brown reporting from the angel of the north in gateshead where there have been blizzard conditions, a0 mile an hour winds and subzero temperatures. british children who were forcibly sent

hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy. today at 2. a face to face with facebook.ned with this personal data affecting citizens across the world and we are going to proceed with a warrant to be able to search the servers and the premises. heading home — 23 russian diplomats leave their embassy — ordered to leave by the prime minister, in the wake of the salisbury poisoning. a 2—year—old girl dies — after being pulled from a car in a river in cardigan in wales. and coming up on afternoon live, we have got

hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy. today at 2.daughter in salisbury as an outrageous crime. the use of a nerve agent on uk soil is a brazen and reckless act. this was attempted murder in the most cruel and public way. a woman who got on a tube train moments before an explosion describes to a jury the moment she saw a "wall of glass" coming towards her — we'll have the latest from the old bailey. domestic abusers could be electronically tagged or banned from drinking alcohol, in a new crackdown proposed by the government coming up on afternoon live all the sport. it is all arsenal. it is. the north londoners haven't lost five straight matches since 1977 —

i'm simon mccoy. told to limit their water use while thawing temperatures cause burst pipes. coming up on afternoon live, all the sport olly foster is with us.

iam simon i am simon mccoy.between britain and russia has heated up even more — plunging relations between the two countries into the deep freeze. russia's ambassador to london has condemned boris johnson's comparing russia's hosting of the world cup with adolf hitler's 1936 olympics. alexander ya kovenko called boris johnson's comments totally irresponsible. he added that britain has no proof that his country was behind the poisoning of a double agent and his daughter. theresa may is in brussels this afternoon — to urge european unity against russia, in the wake of the salisbury attack. our correspondent naomi grimley reports. theresa may is off on a diplomatic mission to get eu countries to back her tough stance on russia. at a summit in brussels, this is what she will tell her european counterparts. ever since the nerve agent attack in salisbury at the start of this month, relations with russia seem to have worsened by the day. yesterday they took another dip after the foreign secretary agreed there was a par

hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy. today at 2.ed weather alerts — meaning there is a risk to life — have been issued for three o'clock this afternoon in south—west england and south wales, as storm emma approaches. it will meet the "beast from the east" weather front — still causing major disruption in northern parts of the uk. people are still stranded on a motorway in scotland. i left aberdeen at half four yesterday afternoon and i got stuck here about eight o'clock last night. been here ever since, not moved an inch yet. i'm ben brown reporting from the angel of the north in gateshead where there have been blizzard conditions, a0 mile an hour winds and subzero temperatures. british children who were forcibly sent abroad in the i9a05 — and who were then abused — should be given financial compensation. so says an inquiry report. coming up on afternoon live, all the sport. and louise has all the weather. eddiejones got a bit of the verbals. verbal and physical abuse, ona train verbals. verbal and physical abuse, on a trainjourney

i'm simon mccoy.oday at 2pm. what was used to poison the russian spy and his daugher? we'll find out more while afternoon live is on air — as ministers move to reassure local people. i want to make sure that this investigation responds to evidence, not to rumour, and i want to reassure your viewers and the public that all action is going to be taken to keep everybody safe. as police continue to search various properties — reports that a woman has been escorted by officers into an ambulance and driven away. the eu says a free trade agreement will have to be put into place after brexit — frictionless trade, they say, is impossible. a pick and mix approach for a non member state is out of the question. we are not going to sacrifice these principles, it's simply not in our interest. saudi's crown prince arrives in the uk on a three—day visit — he can expect talks with ministers, lunch with the queen, and maybe the odd protest. coming up on afternoon live, all the sport. we'll bring you news of england's o

nbc's blake mccoy has more on that. blake, good morning to you. >> reporter: craig, good morning. we're seeing this video after several organizations including nbc news, sued for its release. in it, you see the school resource officer, an armed deputy, waiting outside for the duration of the shooting, never entering the building. a controversial move he has defended. this morning, newly released surveillance video shows the only armed guard at marjory stoneman douglas high school, remaining outside for the entire six-minute rampage. watch as deputy scot peterson is alerted at 2:22 p.m., hopping on a golf cart with another staffer and rushing to the freshman building. he radioed this later. >> i think we've got shots fired. possible shots fired. >> reporter: on the video, you see peterson never enters the building. that's him by the pole and never engaged the shooter. this video, bringing fresh criticism from some students. >> that's his job to go into the building when there's a shooting. that's what angered me, that he wasn't there doing his job. >> reporter: deputy peterson resi

nbc's blake mccoy is in creston, iowa, with the latest.rning. >> reporter: hoda, good morning to you. friends and family of the family gathered in this small iowa town last night to remember that family, and it comes as mexican authorities say they have zeroed in on a cause of death. this morning, the mystery deepening. mexican authorities now say some kind of toxic gas killed kevin and amy sharp, their 12-year-old son, sterling, and 7-year-old daughter adrianna, while vacationing on the yucatan peninsula. shortly after they arrived on march 15th, amy texted, we made it to condo. her mother responding, good. roger literally just asked. have fun. i bet kids are excited. it was the last time the family heard from them. >> they just thought it was the best place in the world to be. >> reporter: newly released photos from mexican authorities show investigators checking gas connections inside the rented condo. but they're not saying yet what the fatal gas was, or how the family unknowingly inhaled it. foul play and suicide are being ruled out.

institute trade policy director dan isaacson along with former new york lieutenant governor betsy mccoy. a lot of economists are working up about this. you're not worked up with this. tell us why. >> the united states is already in a trade war with chinese and getting its clock cleaned. the world trade organization making most of the decisions a bit trait with other countries is rabidly anti-american. look at american workers, car manufacturers in the united states are slapped with 10% tariff when brought into europe. european cars brought into the united states hit with only a quarter of that tariff. we're in a trade war. but the united states uses tariffs at much lower level than other countries. you mentioned china, average weighted tariffs by china are double what the united states imposes. tariffs by mexico, triple. four times as big. united states has. >> we're in the wrong metric. we want to tax more highly than our trading partners? u.s. consumers, u.s. industries purchase products we get from tore rin countries. that is the benefit of trade. half of value of u.s. imports is int

hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy. today at 2. brexit dividend — with one year to go until britain leaves the eu theresa may says it'll mean extra money available to spend on the nhs and schools. i think it's a bright future out there and yes brexit is going to deliver, the da nty there and yes brexit is going to deliver, the danty will be different, but there are real pitch ina diesel us different, but there are real pitch in a diesel us as an independent nation in the future —— the country will be different but there are real opportunities for us as an independent nation in the future. police investigating the salisbury poisoning say the highest concentration of nerve agent was found on the front door of sergai skripal‘s home. if any good can come of this, it will be a lesson to others, and i hope i can be a force for change. the crying game — australia's shamed cricket captain weeps as he expresses remorse over cheating. coming up on afternoon live all the sport. the ramifications of that continue. many more developments, austr

and finally and call out for special attention, kelly mccoy, a public information officer, who is apparently has been doing great work and building relationships particularly in west portal on the twin peaks project and other things. and is now who is leaving for another position in the city. good for the other city department, bad for us, but another example of where things do well and we train people and build relationships and then we have to start over again. so the more that we can attract and retain people at the agency and it's not management or h.r., but a lot of different things. the better we can communicate and build trust with constituents and stakeholders. >> thank you. ms. boomer, i understand we may have a few mr. speaker. >> yes, mr. chair. [calling of speakers] >> welcome back. good afternoon. >> direct thanks, director. i drafted these speech notes in the last three minutes, so this is a little tough, but i wanted to talk about uber and the same will alie to lyft. looking forward, it is possible these organizations and outfits are here to stay and the future and will domina

moving on to other news now in french president emanuel mccoy's urging iran to pressure syria to hold its military offensive in eastern go to the united nations is describing the military on sought as unacceptable collective punishment hundreds of men women and children have no way out syrian government forces encircled the rebel enclave and stuck for yet another day waiting to enter a forty eight trucks with lifesaving supplies that's despite russia's assurances of a five hour humanitarian pause aid agencies say that window is not enough to help four hundred thousand people who are trapped or has our report from beirut in neighboring lebanon. pro-government forces are advancing inside eastern huta since friday at least one quarter of the one hundred and ten square kilometer enclaves they are moving in from the eastern side forcing people to pack whatever they can and move to other areas away from the front lines people are seeking shelter in towns closer to the center displacement is adding to their suffering the ground offensive began just over a week ago the territory taken is not