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the u.s playwright, neil simon has died at the age of 91. ur horn and the odd couple. he was the first playwright to have a broadway theatre named after him, and won the pulitzer prize for drama in 1991 for lost in yonkers. andrew plant looks back at his life. we are going to interrupt that and go back to the live pictures in myanmar, because we are about to learn the fate of those journalists. they are speaking to journalists there, but we have not got a translation. i believe that is wa lone speaking at the moment. so that was wa lone speaking to the press. we haven't yet seen kyaw soe oo, she might be in the car. as soon as you get the details of that story we will come straight back to it. —— as soon as we. let's carry on and look at the life of neil simon. i think i always liked the play most, because that's the origin of it, that's the beginning. robert redford once called him the most successful playwright since shakespeare. neil simon was certainly prolific, averaging at least one play per year for much of his career, and penning mate

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the us playwright, neil simon has died, at the age of 91. lassics, come blow your horn and the odd couple. he was the first playwright to have a broadway theatre named after him, and won the pulitzer prize for drama in 1991 for lost in yonkers. andrew plant looks back at his life. i think i always liked the play most, because that's the origin of it, that's the beginning. robert redford once called him the most successful playwright since shakespeare. neil simon was certainly prolific, averaging at least one play per year for much of his career, and penning material so popular his name became synonymous with broadway success. born in the bronx in 1927, he endured, he said, an unhappy childhood, storing up tragically comic situations that would later define much of his work. those close to him remember feeling like their personal lives were suddenly being made into international hits. he was writing about me, and about everybody i grew up with. it was as if we had our own playwright, who was telling our story. when he wrote brighton beach memo

the us playwright neil simon has died at the age of 91. s come blow your horn and the odd couple. he was the first playwright to have a broadway theatre named after him, and won the pulitzer prize for drama in 1991 for lost in yonkers. joining me now on the phone from new york is harvard law professor emeritus alan dershowitz. key has seen all of those plays on broadway. thank you very much for joining us. what first attracted you to neil simon's work? he was writing about me and about everybody i grew up about me and about everybody i grew up with. it was as if we had our own playwright who was telling our story. we all grew up right near brighton beach. every scene was familiar. when he wrote the odd couple it was our friends, so he was writing about us, it was as if we lived in london and shakespeare some either gotten into our neighbourhood and figured out what was happening. it was so personal and the ability to write that everybody and his plays are seen around the world where there are no dues, no people from brooklyn and the bronx.

neil simon still blessed broadway earning more oscar and tony nominations than any other writer. >> i hope what iheind funny rest of america would find funny. >> reporter: simon started the 1950s writing for your show of shows along side legends like melbros. si did more than just define broadway. he dredefi comedy pointing satire at the ordinary and every day. >> i think of characters mostly. the dialogue comes last. the dialogue surprises me. >> reporter: dissecting difficult relationships in movies like "barefoot in the park." the stage version first brought simon fame. >> let's not get divorced. let's kill each other. >> reporter: and "the odd couple" introducing the world to the urban neurotic. >> i have thisscience -- sinus conviction. >> leaving a legacy that keeps us laughing. simon was the rare living writer to lend his name to a broadway theater and sends a monument to the man who built broadway the y we know ittoday. >>> the life and legacy of senator john mccain in his own senator john mccain in his own words still to i'm a fighter. senator john mccain in his own words sti

. >>> and the legendary neil simon has passed away. he leaves behind a list of shows that shaped comedy in the 20th century. i'm dave briggs. >> i'm laura jarrett in for christine romans. a lot of people remembering john mccain. a titan of politics and american hero. he died at his ranch in sedona, arizona. his death coming the day after his family announced he stopped treatment for brain cancer which he had been battling for over a year. >> he served six years as prison or of war in vietnam -- prisoner of war in vietnam. he was a giant of the senate and two-time presidential candidate. mccain is survived by his wife cindy and seven children and mother roberta who is 106. there are plan force a full week of memorandum -- plans for a full week of memorials. we get the latest on that from kyung lah in phoenix. >> reporter: dave and laura, senator mccain, such a prominent figure, and arizona's favorite son. services will begin in his home state here. flags at the capitol lowered in remembrance of the senator. it is here where the services

jeffrey brown has our look at the career of neil simon, who died sunday at 91. 70s, neil simon lit up broadway markese. >> that is absolutely insane! his breakthrough play in 1963 was barefoot in the parks later vie starringa mo robert redford and jane fonda as newlyweds. >> you're always dressed rght, look right, say the right thing. you're very nearly per >> that's a rotten thing to say. before we were marri, i thought you slept with a ti >> no, just for very formal sleeps. >> the odd couple about two mismatched divorcings was a big hit. >> kindly remove that spaghetti from my poker table.t' >> iling weany, not spa gety. >> mm-hmm. (crashing sounds) >> now it's garbage. in the broadway rehearsals of the show directed by mike nickels, simon felt the scene had fallen flat. later he told the "new york times" of a lesson he learned. >> i said what happened? he said, it's funny but they don't like what's happening. they like the people and you're making them go in a way that's not go for them. so i changed that and we got less laughs but more cheers for the play. so i started to learn ab

neil simon has died. he was born and bred in new york. his work transcended the broadway stage to film and the small screen. matt bradley now with a glimpse at simon's unique way with words and humor. >> would you welcome neil simon. >> reporter: they called him the patron saint of laughter. he was jewish, of course, that was the joke. neil simon still blessed broadway earning more oscar and tony nominations than any other writer. >> i hope what i find funny the rest of america would find funny. >> reporter: simon started the 1950s writing for your show of shows along side legends like mel brooks. simon did more than just define broadway. he redefined comedy pointing satire at the ordinary and every day. >> i think of characters mostly. the dialogue comes last. the dialogue surprises me. >> reporter: dissecting difficult relationships in movies like "barefoot in the park." the stage version first brought simon fame. >> let's not get divorced. let's kill each other. >> reporter: and "the odd couple" introducing the world to the urban neurot

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but neil simon blessed broadway with 30 plays. than any other writer. >> i hope what i find funny the rest of america finds funny. >> he started in the 1950s writes for "the show of shows" he did more than define broadway, he redefined comedy. >> i think of a story, i think of characters, com surprises m. >> 1967's "barefoot in the park" the stage version first brought him fame. and the odd couple which later became a hit film and tv show. introducing the world to a now beloved stock character, the urban knew rorneurotic. >> i got this sinus condition maybe it's from the air conditioner. >> reporter: simon was the rare living writer to lend his name to a broadway theatre and now stand as a monument to the man who built broadway as we know today. >>> neil simon dead at the age of 91. >>> oj simpson spoofed sasha bernd cohen. and just how much netflix is that's next on "early today". beat the top safety standards in the world and added one handed pumps. gentle means pure, gentle means safe, gentle means love. the new johnson's®. the

a clipthe 1968 film "the odd couple"pted from the play by neil simon. >> on sunday we learned that theg playwright died. nbc's matt bradley gives us a glimpse at his unique way with words and humor. >> the nation's leading comedic playwright neil simon. >> they called him the patron saint of laughter, he was jewish, of course, but that was the joke. he blessed the stage and screen with 30 plays and movies. earning more tony and oscar nominations than any other writer. >> i hope just define broadway, het e ordinary and every day. >> i think of the story, i think of characters mostly. the dialogue comes last, it surprises me. >> reporter: dissecting difficult relationships like 1967's "barefoot in the park". >> if tand the odd couple, whic later became a hit tv show. >> i got this sinus condition, it's this change in temperature i get it from air conditioning. >> maybe it eel go away. >> reporteealahing. simon w living writer to lend his name to a broadway theatre and now stand as a monument to the man who built broadway as we know it today. >> playwright neil simon dead at the age of 91

the us playwright, neil simon has died at the age of 91. the first playwright to have a broadway theatre named after him, and won the pulitzer prize for drama in 1991 for lost in yonkers. alan dershowitz, lawyer, writer and life—long neil simon fan who has been to see all his plays on broadway, told me why his work had such universal appeal. he was writing about me and about everybody i grew up with. as if we had our own playwright who was telling our story. writing these memoirs, what we all grew up at brighton beach, every scene was familiar when he wrote the odd couple. it was our friends. familiar when he wrote the odd couple. it was ourfriends. so he was writing about us, it was as if we lived in london and shakespeare somehow had gotten into our neighbourhood and figured out what was making us sick. so it was so personal, yet he had the ability to write for everybody. his plays are seen write for everybody. his plays are seen around the world where there are nojews, seen around the world where there are no jews, no seen around the wor

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the celebrated american playwright and screenwriter neil simon has died at the age of 91. he wrote comedy classics such as the odd couple, the sunshine boys and barefoot in the park. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are rob merrick, deputy political editor at the independent, and the author and journalist yasmin alibhai—brown. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. pope francis begging forforgiveness during his historic visit to ireland is on the front of the i.

if neil simon wrote it, people wanted to see it. e" magazine wants once called him the patron saint of laughter. a native new yorker, simon learned his craft in the early days of television, writing for comedian sid caesar. >> we didn't know how to write. we would just string old jokes together until we learned how to create them. >> reporter: simon later wrote a play about tv comedy writers, "laughter on the 23rd floor." >> i want to be a writer. i want to write comedy. >> a comedy writer? oy vey. why? you really want to be like me, like val, like ira, like any of us? >> more than anything else in the world. >> helen, you know us. we're disgusting. >> reporter: many of simon's plays were part autobiography. his 1961 broadway debut, "come blow your horn," was based on simon's relationship with his older brother danny. simon later remembered how worried he was when that first play opened. >> if that play failed, then i go to hollywood and i write some sitcom for the rest of my life. >> reporter: "come blow your horn" did not fail. it

on broadway or a neil simon movie playing down the block.writing for radio with his brother danny. soon he was turning out sketches for comedy legends, sid caesar. then in 1960, his first broadway play "come blow your horn". for the next three decades, he delivered a new play nearly every year. >> you and i have absolutely nothing in common. >> why, because i won't go walking barefoot in the park? >> reporter: his "odd couple" ran for over 900 performances before becoming a hit movie. >> what have you got? >> i got brown sandwiches and green sandwiches. >> reporter: his success with audiences was indisputable. but many critics found his early plays lacking depth. >> this relentless joke machine. spewing forth one-liners. >> i was mostly after laughs. i'm after more than just laughs now. >> reporter: a comic genius now gone, leaving a legacy of laughter. marci gonzalez, abc news, new york. >>> we turn now to brooklyn, iowa, where hundreds came out to say an emotional good-bye to mollie tibbetts. rob tibbetts told the crowd to remember his dau

playwright neil simon died this moment after complications from pneumonia. simon was the american theater's most successful and prolific playwright with hits like the odd couple, barefoot in the park, and brighton beach. neil simon was 91. >>> oh, my gosh. >> some scary moments for superstar couple beyonce and jay z. a 26-year-old man somehow got on stage at last night's show in atlanta and rushed toward the couple. you can see the backup dancers had to get involved to help subdue the man. police say the manmade brief contact with jay z but fortunately no one was hurt. the man ended up getting off with just a citation. >>> more riches for "crazy rich asians" this weekend. for the second weekend in a row, the romantic comedy is at the top spot in the box office. film was directed by bay area native john chu. the meg stayed in its second spot. the happy time murders opened in third, followed by mission impossible: fall-out and disney's christopher robin. >>> happy national dog day. the snoot challenge. that's up next. xfinity mobile is a new wireless network d

. >>> broadway will honor and pay tribute to neil simon, the late playwright and screenwriter.hey will dim the lights on broadway marquise for one minute. he died at the age of 91 on sunday from complications of pneumonia. neil simon wrote mo and wrote f as well, earning him more combined oscar and tony nominations than any other right or. >>> the trump administration will stop all funding it gives to a united nations programs that provides relief to palestinian refugees but. according to a former senior united states aid official the administration is unhappy with the way the agency is allocating its funds. they are also calling on the un to closely reevaluate the number of palestinians that are classified as refugees. the official announcement is expected to come in the next few weeks. >>> canada's top trade negotiator says she is encouraged by the negotiations going on in washington president trump's son-in-law, jared kushner, who is a white house aide and advisor, was among those seen walking into the meeting yesterday picked the teams hope to work out a deal today. that wi

neil simon died this morning in new york his publicist says he passed away after battling pneumonia. a master of comedy. his hits include "the odd coele" and "barefoot in park." he received four tony awards, kennedy honors and he leaves behind a wife and three daughters. il simon was 91 years old. music.ove that back to school time. some kids in alexandria are read for it with new school supplies. they got fresh haircuts and everything. the sheriff's office organizing this bk to school community day. lots of smiles as kids picked up their backpacks at the charles houston rec center. >> a great day to be outside. we turn now to our meteorologist. thank you for joining us tonight. now we start to feel it. we had such nice days. a cool breeze in town. and now it's good-bye. straight summer again.in >> it's to feel like it in a big way tomorrow. the heat wave continues through y. least wednes so if you're in prince william county, ma nin a man aci manasss going to be hot at reset time. take a look at your weather headlions. the first feeling like 100 degrees. tomorrow, tuesday, and wedne

the us playwright, neil simon has died at the age of 91. the odd couple. he was the first playwright to have a broadway theatre named after him, and won the pulitzer prize for drama in 1991 for lost in yonkers. 0ur arts editor, will gompertz joined me to reflect on his career. he was one of the great american playwrights, simple as that. in the second half of the six of the 20th—century he had this extraordinary purple patch of hit after hit after hit. he was absolutely the hottest thing on broadway. things like barefoot in the park and the odd couple, the list goes on and on, always with this sense of dealing with the domestic and people, not epic stories but small urban stories, often with couples. they in the park was a young married couple in a brimstone, the odd couple were two roommates who didn't really fit together. sweet charity was a musical and the sunshine boys was a double act to have grown old and then reunited, so it was a sort of aid cunning theme for him, and he was a comic writer. he grew up, or learned his trade, by writin

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the us playwright neil simon has died at the age of 91. including come blow your horn and the odd couple. he was the first playwright to have a broadway theatre named after him, and won the pulitzer prize for drama in 1991 for lost in yonkers. now it's august, and europe should be enjoying the last warm days of summer. but look at these pictures filmed on sunday in austria. gets a whiteout. parts of the country have been blanketed in up to a0 centimetres of snow as temperatures fell to near freezing. some mountain roads were temporarily closed because of the unexpected snowfall. but those who thought it's time to dust up their skis may have to think again. the warm weather is coming back. with 25 degrees expected on monday, all this is will be gone in no time. australia's newly elected prime minister, scott morrison, has announced a fresh ministry. the country's defence minister, marise payne, will take over as foreign minister afterjulie bishop resigned. ms bishop entered the race to become prime minister, but lost in the first round of v

please welcome neil simon. >> reporter: they called him the patron saint.was jewish, that was the joke, but neil simon still blessed broadway on the big screen with more than 30 plays and movies earning more oscar and tony nominations than any other writer. >> i just hope that what i find funny the rest of america would find funny. >> simon started the 1960s writing for said caesar's "your show of shows" along karl brianer and mel brooks. he did more than define broadway, he redefined comedy pointing satire at the ordinary and every day. >> i think of a story, i think of character mostly. the dialogue comes last. the dialogue surprises me. >> reporter: dissecting difficult relationships and movies like 1967's "fair bootba the park." >> if the honeymoon doesn't work out, let's not get divorced. let's kill each other. >> reporter: and introducing the world to a now beloved character. the urbaner in to t er ier i ne. >> maybe it will go away. >> no. >> reporter: leaving a legacy that still keeps us laughing. simon was a rare living writer to lend his name to a

order your kit at ancestrydna.com >> quijano: the legendary playwright and screenwriter neil simon hase comedy classic "the odd couple." >> you leave me little notes on my pillow. i told you 158 times, i cannot stand little notes on my pillow. we are all out of corn flakes after you put me three hours to figure out that "f.u." is felix unger. >> quijano: he also wrote sourder by death," "the good-bye d-rl," "the sunshine boys" and "barefoot in the park" and earned a slew of awards and nominations. in 2006, he spoke to rita braver for "cbs sunday morning" about yhe universal appeal of his work. >> many times i would go to the theater and stand in the back and people would come up and ouey would say, "how did you sow my father? how do you know my cousin?: i think i touched that aspect of their lives that is familiar with them, that is familiar with me. >> reporter: do you like it that you have the ability to make us laugh? >> oh sure. i mean making a connection with millions of people is pretty sood. >> quijano: neil simon was 91 years old. up next, closing thoughts from tnator john mcca

the american playwright and screenwriter, neil simon, has died at the age of 91. of the world's most prolific writers for the stage, he penned comedy classics such as the odd couple, the sunshine boys and barefoot in the park, enjoying unrivalled success on broadway. now on bbc news, dateline london. hello, and a warm welcome to dateline london, i'mjane hill. today we're assessing significance — of the first papal visit to ireland for nearly a0 years — and of some seismic shocks in us politics, as two key former allies of president trump face prison. with me are: the columnist for the guardian newspaper polly toynbee. catherine pepinster, former editor of the catholic newspaper the tablet. suzanne lynch, the washington correspondent for the irish times. and the american writer and broadcasterjef mcallister. as we go to air, pope francis, the leader of the world's 1.3 billion catholics, has landed in ireland, on the first papal visit to the country for nearly a0 years. more than a million people gathered in dublin in 1979 to see popejohn paul ii, about a third of t

the us playwright, neil simon has died at the age of 91. n and the odd couple. he was the first playwright to have a broadway theatre named after him, and won the pulitzer prize for drama in 1991 for lost in yonkers. with me is our arts editor, will gompertz. and the list goes on and on. he was one of the great american playwrights, simple as that. in the mikey had this purple patch into the 60s leading into the 70s where he wrote hit after hit after hit. he was the hottest thing on broadway, it he brought barefoot in the park, the odd couple, and always with the sense of dealing with the domestic, with people, not big epic stories but small urban stories and often with couples. their —— barefoot in the pot to mike park is a young married couple and of course he wrote musicals very brilliantly and the sunshine boys is a double act who grew old and reunited. this is a re—occurring theme for him. laughter, he was a comic writer and he grew up, he learned his trade by writing for sid caesar and he met people like woody allen and mel brooks had

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neil simon, one of prolific playwrights passed away yesterday. his hitsinclude "the odd couple" and "the sunshine boys." he won a kennedy honor and a pulitzer prize. he had a theater on broadway named after him while still alive. neil simon was 91 years old. >>>sl mides and flooding a big concern in hawaii. remnants of lane continue to mmel the island there's. the majority of mudslides have happened on the big island of hawaii. people have seen floodwaters of seven feet there. 0 peop 40 people had to be rescued from their homes. >>> it was an emotional weekend for friends and family of mollie tibbetts. hundreds of people turned out for her funeral in iowa. she went missing in july. her suspected er investigato thebo lt week. both her parents delivered eulogies in that service. they want their daughter to be remembered for her passion for life. >>> a federal judge will decide ether to block a texas-based company from making digital blueprints for firearms online. the state department agreed to allow the company to publish an arsenal of blue ints o

neil simon, the playwright is reported to have died at the age of 91.st. the family of a british—iranian woman imprisoned in iran on spying charges, have confirmed that she has returned to prison today. nazanin zhagari—ratcliffe was reunited with her four year old daughter this week as she was given three—days release. her family tried to extend the release date but failed to do so. she was jailed in 2016 on spying charges which she denies. our correspondent caroline davies, brought us the latest. she was on holiday with her daughter and trying to introduce her daughter to herfamily in iran. she is a dual national holder with british and iranian citizenship. she tried to travel back to the uk in april 2016 but was arrested by the revolutionary guard at the airport and then put into solitary confinement and a accused of espionage and she has been imprisoned since been in mean has only seen her totter on prison visits and she was released from jail on temporary release for three days. she was not told when it would occur and was given ten minutes to get h

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us playwrights neil simon has died at the age of ninety one in new york the tony award winner was one of broadway's most prolific and popular writers his hits include the odd couple the sunshine boys and barefoot in the park much of his work focused on the everyday struggles of the middle class. and tributes are flooding in for us senator john mccain who died overnight at the age of eighty one mccain has been battling an aggressive form of brain cancer since july of last year and on friday his family had announced he'd discontinued any further treatment after a long military and political career he passed away at his ranch in arizona. the fleg flies half staff over the white house for a man who dreamt of occupying the nation's highest office. born into a family of navy admirals john mccain served in the vietnam war as a navy pilot when his plane was shot down over one noir in one thousand nine hundred sixty seven he became a prisoner of war enduring five and a half years of torture and captivity. years he entered politics after his release and went on to be the senator of arizona for

playwright neil simon has died at the age of ninety one in new york a tony award winner was one of broadway's most prolific and popular writers his hits include the odd couple the sunshine boys the foot in the park much of his work focused on the every day struggles of the middle class. to zimbabwe where the president who's now been officially inaugurated has called on the country to unite it comes just a day after a court upheld was narrow election victory the result had been disputed by the main opposition party which claimed that the vote was rigged and. tens of thousands packed zimbabwe's national stadium in harare to watch their leader take the oath of office. aramis. say it. is president of zimbabwe. i would be first. to zimbabwe. but despite all the pomp of this inauguration the election result has been bitterly contested only twenty four hours before zimbabwe's constitutional court confirmed that more uncut kwok had won the july ballot after claims it was rigged m.d.c. opposition leader nelson chamisa still won't accept the results when the president is disputed. i. play the odds are

the american playwright, neil simon has died at the age of 91.e more than 30 plays, including come blow your horn and the odd couple, and was the first playwright to have a broadway theatre named after him. that's all. stay with bbc news. and the top story in the uk: the british—iranian charity worker, nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, has returned to prison in iran following a three—day release in which she was reunited with her family. now on bbc news, live to singapore for asia business report. the australians all gains ground against the greenback as the country ‘s new prime minister swears in his new cabinet. and some robots taste for radioactive waste is looking to clear up one of europe's most hazardous sites. welcome to this monday edition of asia business report. australia's new prime minister scott morrison has a new cabinet as he tries to heal serious divisions within his government. he took over the position after it occurred against his predecessor, malcolm turnbull. investors welcomed the move and the australian dollar climbed against us d

but neil simon still blessed the big screen with plays and movies, earning more oscars and tone nominations than any other writer. >> i just hope what i find funny the rest of america would find funny. >> reporter: simon did more than just define broadway, he rete fined comedy, pounding his satire at the ordinary and everyday. >> i think of a story, i think of characters mostly. the die loalogue comes last, th dialogue shocks me. >> if the honeymoon doesn't work out, let's not get divorced, let's kill each other. >> and the odd couple, which a hit tv show. >> i got this sinus condition, i always get it from air conditioning. . >> no. >> leaving a legacy that still keeps us ng. >> reporter: simon was a rare livie ing legend that ever done natured his name to a comedy club. >>> over the weekend, hurricane lane was downgraded, but some of the islands were hit hard with up to four feet of rain. many highways there remarriage cloremarriage -- remain closed. >>> we're still looking country we're loo adwest, watch out for lightning, we're seeing that right now in air, look at the numbers in the ar

playwright neil simon died early this morning after complications from pneumonia surrounded by family in a new york hospital. of course for decades simon was american theater's most successful and prolific playwright with hits like the odd couple and barefoot in the park and brighton beach memoirs, neil simon was 91. >> still to celebrating 70 years of news coverage. >> tonight a look back at the dawn of student activism and the turbulent '60s on bay area college campuses. >> plus there's good reason why your dog deserves an extra treat or two today. why the nation is celebrating our furry friends. >> that plus a look ahead at what the weather holds for the back to work forecast. we'll have it all when we come back. "dog barks into camera" august 26th is a day to celebrate our furry friends of *all breeds. e were plenty of >>> break out the extra treats, today is national dog day. august 26th is a day to celebrate our furry friends of all breeds and you can see plenty of them having fun today at civic scepter plaza in san francisco. national dog day was started back in 2004. it serves

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the celebrated american playwright and screenwriter, neil simon, has died at the age of 91.dy classics such as "the odd couple", "the sunshine boys" and "barefoot in the park". now on bbc news it's time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm jeanette kwa kye. chelsea leave it late at newcastle but make it a perfect three wins — from their first three premier league games. great britain men's wheelchair basketball team make history. they‘ re crowned champions of the world after beating the usa in the final in germany. and drama at the start of the belgian grand prix. lewis hamilton avoids it — but can only finish second in spa behind his main title rival sebastian vettel. me likei me like i wasn't even there on the straights. we're going to keep pushing as hard as we can. hello and welcome to sportsday. we're going to start with the premier league where there were 12 goals in today's three matches. wins for chelsea and watford have also maintained their perfect starts to the season as adam wild reports. at saint james park at saintjames park is at saint james par

the celebrated american playwright and screenwriter neil simon has died at the age of 91. he wrote comedy classics such as the odd couple, the sunshine boys and barefoot in the park. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are rob merrick, deputy political editor at the independent, and the author and journalist yasmin alibhai—brown. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. pope francis begging forforgiveness during his historic visit to ireland is on the front of the i. the same story is on the guardian, as the pope addresses decades of abuse and cover—ups. the financial times reports that uber is focusing its long—term strategy on electric bicycles and scooters for shorter journeys. the daily telegraph claims a breakthrough drug specifically targeting middle age spread could help millions of people lose weight. it appears on the daily mail, too, as scientists claim the pill is three times more effective than dieting alone. the daily express leads with an interview with the daughter of the couple who died while on

. >>> the legendary play right and screen writer neil simon died.is classic, the odd couple. >> leave me notes on mypillow. i told you 158 times i cannot stand little notes on mypillow. we are all out of corn flakes after you put me three hours to figure out that fu was felix unger. >> he wrote murder by death, the sunshine boys, and barefoot in the park and earned a slew of awards and nominations. he spoke to rita braver about the universal appeal of his work. >> many times i would go to the theater and stand in the back and people would come up and they'd say, how did you know my father? how do you know my cousin? i seem to touch that aspect of their lives that's familiar with them as familiar with me. >> do you like it that you have the ability to make us laugh? >> oh, sure. i mean, making a connection with millions of people is pretty good. >> neil simon was 91 years old. >>> up next, >> dr. stanley: remember this: cannot change the laws of god. when he has visited you in some form of adversity and he brings you through that, that's like he has

lauren, neil simon and odd couple. need i say more. indeed all right well 24-year-old man opened fire at online video game towrm in jacksonville, florida killing two before fatally shooting himself. rampage raises concerns and questions about security at e-sports events joining us now is steve rogers former fbi national join task force officer as good morning. we've seen a rapid rise in e e-sports. do you think there should be more security at the the venues? >> well there are a couple of issues here. number one yes, they're going to have to these venues are going of to reassess security concerns, and dot best they could to make sure that in the event something like this occurs that there are trained arm personnel who could prevent this but saying that we've had committee meetings for years panel discussions for years about about this -- problem of violence. nothing has been done, and what has to be done is we have to look at the mental health of the nation, the violence 24/7, being fed to a young generation of people from -- from kind

plywright neil simon died. he authored more than 30 plays.e died earlier this morning in new york from complications of pneumonia. neil simon was 91. he will be missed. >>> on capitol hill, the flag is flying at half staff. this is a tribute to senator john mccain, affectionately known as the maverick senate. congressman, sir, with a welcome to you. i know you traveled several times with senator mccain as part of his delegation. i know to the munich conference. what was he like? >> it was always an honor to travel with senator mccain both in the way he represented hips and the respect he showed for all of us who traveled with him and for everyone he interacted with. but more importantly just to see the high regard in which he was held everywhere in the world by leaders from every corner of the world. he really represented american values when he traveled, and to have the opportunity to see him stand up at the security conference, the last one he attended, and talk about the importance of american leadership and american values, he's really go

the celebrated american playwright and screenwriter neil simon has died at the age of 91.wrote comedy classics such as the odd couple, the sunshine boys and barefoot in the park. now it's time for the travel show. mauritius, a force of nature in the middle of the indian ocean. mauritius is marking the 50th year of independence from british colonial rule, but the intriguing, rich and sometimes dark story of this island nation goes back way before then. 0n myjourney, i'm going to explore the history of mauritius. see and taste how multiculturalism works here. mmmm, that is nice. go on a day to the races. 0h, did he win? did we win? and visit a unique conservation project saving endangered species. this island is so often labelled as just a luxury beach paradise, but the reality is so much more fascinating than that. mauritius — gorgeous beaches, turquoise waters and lush vegetation, but the human story is just as awe—inspiring. le morne mountain, on the south—west of the island, faces in the direction of madagascar and stands 555 metres high. it's also at a 45—degree incline