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in germany yet the buy right fishville house is like a temple for wagner love those in no of the opera house is the is the present so deeply anchored in the pos is the theatre the focus yet focuses solely on the work of ricard log and i would still run by the wagner family the festival is run by his great granddaughter naturally nevada so there's a deep sense of history that i can imagine that if you are a director or a performer and you manage to rise up to this level and they offer a world that's a challenge but it's also to perform them absolutely and even takes years to get a ticket i've heard is that still the case takes like 3 or 4 years to get a ticket on real evil so this is to be as cuts as de doo in bio it as we heard there. as a director new production of time has a tell us what's special about it. i think there's a lot of human there i also like the way he's using these multimedia devices i like the way he uses this film and i like i like his insight into what's happening in the scene within the characters between the characters i also like that they take over the spill house its

a man used a jet packed it to soar high above the famed arches at the sydney opera house. that is david performing tricks around sydney harbor. he was able to safely land on a dock. he attempted a similar flight back in 2010 in another jet pack, but that time he splashed down in the harbor while trying to land. >> looks just like james bond in -- what was it, gold finger? >> i'm not sure. >>> joe's here now, both a's and giants today. >> and playing meaningful baseball. still lots of baseball to be played, but both bay area teams are giving us every indication they'll be involved in meaningful games the rest of the summer. making their major league debuts against the mets. connor made his debut on the mound. kevin pillar takes from alonzo. then fired to third. zach green puts on the tag at third base. green had already singled in his first major league at-bat. and then here in the 4th, he doubles in his second. buster posey had doubled in front of him and it was a 2-2 game. third time in 4 games in new york the game went to extra innings in the 12th. not that long ago was

and japan's prime minister shinzo has claimed victory in an opera house election but abbie's win was not large enough for him to be able to lift restrictions on japan's on forces he needed at least 2 thirds of the votes to carry out his constitutional reform plans while that see up to date as the news continues here on al-jazeera after al-jazeera world. india. is in hiding. some would call them. $77.00 to be assessed that each. and some have built. as musicians and dancers recognized nationally and internationally. this group based in georgia has received an invitation to perform at a festival in. 250 kilometer. the festival itself last a couple of days and celebrates its vital role in life. also has a. the international camel festival takes place every year for 2 days. it includes camel racing. and different breeds of camel. and become an additional. thing which is medical man. about. to. become a. breeding region since the city was founded. the animals have even served in the indian army corps is known as the gun guard and served in foreclosed was. the indian army still maintains a

this weekend he successfully sailed past the sydney house opera house, putting on a 5- minushow before sticking the landing. >> actually landed on -- i landed right here where i wanted it. that's not going to blow us up. >> i'm glad to hear that. >> if you want one of your own, you'll need a lot of money and a little patience. it took about 10 years of trial and error to build at a cost of about half a million dollars. >>> apparently we're scouring the globe for news of the weird. >> it's -- water cooler kind of thing. >> okay. i'll bring us back down. >> please do. >>> blue skies around the bay, except for right at the shoreline. and as you see, looking toward the sales force tower,ify clouds tonight, but otherwise a beautiful finish to the weekend. the numbers, 87 in concord. only 63 in san francisco. typical summer time fred with santa rosa at 80 degrees and san jose at 78. speaking of, there is san jose as a plane floats in to land at the airport down there. there will be a little bit of a warming trend. high pressure begins to reemerge over california. it will be warm and yet cont

and japan's prime minister shinzo abyei has claimed victory in an opera house election but our base win was not large enough for him to be able to lift restrictions on japan's armed forces. well those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after al-jazeera world. taking in not just cannae northwest indiana festivals and culture are an important part of local life. i know the state's vital to just industry. and. one community has brought considerable prestige to the region. with that distinctive music and dance. in 2010 that performance has added to unesco's intangible heritage lists. but the social changes this is made to the traditional way of life go much deeper than simply song and dance. delivered in a mulatto medicine i didn't let it get up to any. place that you're going to be able to get up there. then there's the model. of the old. muscle bigger brains out there let it be all about. pussy. this is the story of an ethnic group that has adapted to a changing india by moving from centuries old snake handling to performing on the regional national and international

exit polls in japan's opera house election predicts prime minister shinzo abbes ruling coalition has won a comfortable majority needs 2 thirds of the vote to pave the way for planned constitutional reform including a change to restrictions on japan's armed forces japan's state television says that may be possible if the existing coalition is joined by other parties as big to fight the salami in tokyo for a saw a pledge to amend the constitution during campaigning does this victory mean citizen support changing japan's constitution. will actually this is what mr abbott understands in his victory speech to and talk to local t.v. he thanked the people for supporting his political and diplomatic agenda so he understands that the people are supporting amending the course and constitution but many of the people actually supported him because they were looking for stability. but i missed that i've been a has been in office for 6 and a half years and he is indeed he brought back stability to the political scene in japan after what so-called revolving door politics in which 6 prime ministers

dispute may be sudden but the timing is critical in just over a week japan we elect members to the opera house and election prime minister shinzo doesn't want to use as south korea's leader seen as an important force in denuclearization talks on the korean peninsula is looking to maintain support for his party in parliamentary elections next year with neither side backing down the rift could widen even father priyanka gupta al-jazeera. brazil's president joe your boss an arrow is being accused of nepotism after nominating one of his sons to the post the from bastard or to the united states eduardo are both so narrow says he's prepared to resign from his position in crawling wrists if the nomination is approved but a federal judge says this would be a violation of the constitution. the american journalist glenn greenwald says he's facing death threats and calls for his deportation from brazil after publishing incriminating text messages from the justice minister when he was working as a federal judge remold was questioned over the leaks this week by congressional committee he says they show ser

the national portrait gallery the royal opera house the british museum they all take money from b.p. should people be boycotting these institutions and surely there are people at all these organizations that understand what you do about the environment decided they have to get b.p. money to keep going they don't have to there's been a understandable reason why they have come to rely on big sponsors like b.p. this isn't a general campaign against corporate sponsorship for the arts this is a very specific story about companies like b.p. and shell and it is important to make that case because there's no reason at all why the r.s.c. shouldn't find another sponsor for this is to take scheme it's just a dismal pointed out very compellingly he just said look you're providing a benefit for these kids but at the same time you're denying. that the business that you're in is going to destroy their future well they've obviously have their own reasons for making these decisions but aside from i mean we have to understand obviously consumer boycotts are not going to win this as nobel laureate econ

our election day and to past watchers cost their ballots to choose their representatives in the opera house and coming up in support of the whole they skate park given severing children the chance to dream of a limpet gold. we've had another surge in those seasonal rains across southern parts of china recently they are money by front they plum rains you can see that law in that chain of storms which is made its way from the southwest up into that eastern side of the country and in this in the past couple of days has seen some really intense downpours coming across many southwestern parts is going ming we saw around 90 millimeters of rain here in just 3 hours on saturday and hence the widespread flooding something of a brief response i suspect as we go through monday will see slightly drier weather coming in here but the rain that the main rain that's a little further north not too far away as we go from monday into tuesday can see has sinks its way further south was much of the southwest of the country will see big downpours coming through in fact that line of very heavy rain pushes right a

japan's governing coalition is on track to win a solid majority in sunday's opera house selection but it's still on clear whether prime minister shinzo will secure the 2 thirds majority needed for a constitutional change that could loosen restrictions on the armed forces of the g 20 last month donald donald trump criticized the u.s. security treaty with japan the u.s. is obliged to go to japan saying it in a crisis but the japanese constitution restricts japan's armed forces from insisting it sal eyes a broad's. well joins us now live from tokyo and funny what are based chances of securing that solid victory. most of the balls on the other surveys they're showing that his. partner in the coalition. they are heading for solid majority in this elections they are blessed by the weakness of the opposition and many people are looking for the stability of politics in japan before. power in 2012. was facing something called the revolving door politics. that 6 foreign ministers came to power within 3 years now i've been promising people with the stability this is the most important thing here

dispute may be sudden but the timing is critical in just over a week japan we elect members to the opera house and election prime minister shinzo are being doesn't want to use a south korea's leader seen as an important force in denuclearization talks on the korean peninsula is looking to maintain support for his party in parliamentary elections next year with neither side batten down the rift could widen even father priyanka gupta is here police in paris have removed hundreds of mostly west african undocumented migrants from the city's famed pantheon muslim let's cross over to felicity barr with more from our european broadcast center. thank you terry yes the building which contains the remains of distinguished french citizens was stormed by protesters demanding the right to remain in france. for the demonstrators who have identified themselves as the black vest took over the building and barricaded themselves inside for a number of hours before their removal by riot police migrants showed videos on facebook demanding their residency papers are normalized as well as a meeting with prime minis

how an australian man has celebrated the 50th anniversary david mayman blasted around the sydney opera house‘s take a look at the weather. an atlantic weather system moving in. much of eastern scotland, much of england and wales, at least by day, we‘ll be staying dry with hazy sunny spells. low to mid 20s, just any teams where the rain comes in and the wind strengthens, which will lead to a very wet and windy night across a ireland, northern england and scotland. particularly wet weather through southern scotland and the lake district. the rain still around by some of us by the end of the night. temperatures higher by the end of tonight. —— compared to last night. misty low cloud hanging on to some coast in the west, where elsewhere some very warm to even hot sunny spells developing. near 30 in the hot spots and, for some, it gets hotter even by midweek. philip hammond says he will resign as chancellor of the exchequer on wednesday if as predicted byjohnson becomes payments. i understand his conditions for serving in his government would include accepting a new deal except, that is not somet

interesting thing you will hear today comes from the land of all these beloved icontinuehondromalacion opera house mandy drury. australia. if you're looking for the hottest stock market in the world look out back. the australian ams index has jumped 21% and been drive ton new all-time highs that index blew past the 2007 record the aussie index helped by red hot stocks you probably never heard of like bubs and touch group. two rate cuts by their central bank and soaring iron ore prices while we wait for our fed to cut rates today, the aussies have cut and they've run. australia the single hottest stock market in the world. random but interesting, mate that's it for "worldwide exchange." you have the federal reserve, if you have not heard about it, they're expected to cut rates. dow futures up 80 points apple a huge story "squawk box" begins now. >>> good morning apple shares rising more than% despite slumping iphone sales. we'll break down the quarter and the shift to services. >>> it is decision day at the fed. investors await word on what could be the first interest rate cut since the great reces

. ♪ >>> that'sl aladdinaying right now at the kennedy centers opera house.he characters that we first fell in love with on the big screen, tking about aladdin and genie. they join us in our studio this morning withore on what audiences can expect. how fantastic to be able to take a story and a mvie that is near and dear to all of our hearts and put it on the stage of the kennedy center.t' tha got to be for you all as actors, that has to mean something different than other productions,m aright? >> absolutely. absolutely. this is a huge point in our lives. >> it's an honor in more ways than one. >> just like the movie, theum cost are extravagant and open u len the. talk to me about the costumes and the glitz and glamour in the show. >> the d igner did a lot of work. >> my costume is covered with swarovski crystals. not too shabby. >> that's so cool. >> is it intimidating to play genie? s it intimidating to play out aladdin? >> yes and no. it's because of the nostalgia that comes to the show, also the version that we do on stage is the original design of the fi

it happens so many times that the nutcracker his -- nutcracker ballet is going on at the opera house, and after the performances, there are 5 -year-old ballerinas ricocheting off the ceiling in its absolute pandemonium, and everyone just loves it. we are seeking legacy status because we have been there forever. everybody knows who we are, and i brought some business cards and invite you to come. [laughter]. >> okay. >> hey, i am a merchant. we thank you for your consideration of our application for status, legacy status. thank you. >> thank you. >> any questions? >> did you want to say something >> michael miller, and i have been involved on haight street now since 1983, starting with a gallery and moving into a store, and growing our store evolved into this. we have actually been there longer then the 28 years, we are going on 38. we are the old-timers and all of this. thank you. >> thank you. >> i just wanted to double check here, richard, did you fill out two cards? okay, okay. those are all the cards we have. are there any other members of the public who wish to speak? please, ste

tailings b, b generally speaking all the bridges were intact over the city, and the -- this is the opera house, and it essentially was my first trip to paris, i enjoyed seeing the beautiful city of paris. seen the people of paris were out parading again along the shauns lee say with their newfound liberty. we discovered that the eiffel tower which was reported destroyed, was still intact, and soon i managed to get permission to go up into the eiffel tower and see what it looked like from up above. but there was much to be done, and even though paris looked beautiful, conditions were very poor. the railroads were practically destroyed. there was no way of bringing in food. in fact, when we were coming down the road, we saw large trucks waiting to get into the city loaded with all kind of food stuffs to support the city, which was in dire need not only of food but of coal because at this time it was getting pretty cold. it is late in the year, and there was no way of getting supplies in. these are scenes from the eiffel tower showing the scene and the buildings close to the eiffel tower. we see

kennedys at a glittering dinner followed by a glittering dinner followed by a performance at the royal opera house. the grand finale wasn't unhurried, silent drive through the gardens in the dark of night. a journalist traveling with the president recorded the drive for posterity. after the performance he wrote the kennedys with their host slowly motored through the grounds and gardens of versailles. the mist still clung, given the vast apple stone courtyards the mystery and romance that they had held for the french rulers who wants lived there. huge spotlight bathed the buildings, the fountains glowed and sparkled. shadows reached into the black and conjured the heritage of grandeur. twice the kennedys stopped to gaze on this haunting scene. and the last time the president took the arm of his wife as they the damp lawn silent, deeply moved. president de gaulle joined them and the presidents said good night. this is probably the time president kennedy was more deeply affected by gardens then in all his lifetime. when he came home and then went to visit misses mellon on a picnic at that beach house

david likes to travel by jet pack and this weekend he successfully sailed past the sydney opera houseng on a five minute show before sticking the landing. the jet pack can propel him at 150 miles per hour >>> i.c.e. agents operating out of oakland international for years. this morning, the things we cities mayor response. strike a husband-and-wife here in the city and hit by a car were apparently celebrating their wedding anniversary. this morning, the husband is that is the the wife has life- threatening injuries. >>> a carr fire create a. at a 80. this is a life look at the traffic mess strike a brush fire getting spirit altamont pass latest on the firefight. >> new developments overnight and into the rental car crash. we learn the driver did not need to the companies posted age requirement. >>> safe haven for i.c.e. agents. how a bay area century city became a hub for deportation. >>> a cool start to the weekend despite the were moving ahead. despite the change. this is monday. i'm kenny choi. >> i michelle griego. >> good news

this weekend he successfully sailed past the opera house, putting on the five-minute show before sticking the landing. and speaking to reporters as he would cool his jets. >> well, actually they landed on the spot, sorry, guys, landed right here when i wanted to, that's not going to blow us up. don't worry about that. >> i'm glad to hear about that. >> yeah. >> the jet pack could propel him at 150 miles per hour. but if you want one of your own, you'll need a lot of money and a little patience. it took about ten years of trial and error to build at a cost of about half a million dollars. >>> all right, new video of a family's close encounter with a great white shark. they were reeling in a fish when this happened. caught on video as it happened yesterday. no one was hurt, but the shark bit the family's catch in half. >> that's my lunch is what the shark was trying to say. it's mine. as we've got the blue skies around the bay area, fairly light winds as we close out on sunday afternoon. winds are up about 10 to 15 miles an hour. not a big deal. plenty of sunshine around as we look towards

when i wander around europe, it's a beautiful cathedrals and opera houses, the spouses can i said that's actually my house. i should have a room in there because it's my money. so that's the first. the second is when the colonialists left, you know, imperial crown might have moved on but they let the corporations behind to continue raiding and looting. that's what i described in the corporate colonialism section. and if you go to any small african country and you see, go to the local hilton or sheraton, it would be a group of local elites, the general order, president for life, huddling with two or three white guys in suits plotting how to divvy up the countries spoils. the third is war. we the united states launched an illegal and unnecessary war in iraq under false pretenses. 600,000 iraqis lost their lives as a result and set office conflagration. if there is any justice, and 900, -- [inaudible] we cause people to move because of the wars that we engage in, and also when the colonial powers left, they divide up the former colonies entirely infeasible maps that ensured constant conflic

they're doing such things it's happens in that have to be stopped immediately exit polls in japan's opera house election predicts prime minister shinzo abe is ruling coalition has won a majority of seats but abbie's victory was not enough for him to be able to introduce constitutional changes that would lead to pants on forces he wanted 2 thirds of the vote to paint the way for planned constitutional reform in a speech to the nation and the victory as a vote for stability salami has more from tokyo. he thanked the people for supporting his political and diplomatic agenda so he understands that the people are supporting amending the course and constitution but many of the people actually supported him because they were looking for stability. but i missed that i've been a has been office for 6 and a half years and he is indeed he brought back stability to the political scene in japan after what so-called revolving door politics in which 6 prime ministers came to office within 3 and a half years many issues in this elections were economy and social issues so people. didn't actually give him an a f

dispute may be sudden but the timing is critical in just over a week japan we elect members to the opera house and election prime minister shinzo are being doesn't want to use a south korea's leader seen as an important force in denuclearization talks on the korean peninsula is looking to maintain support for his party in parliamentary elections next year with neither side batten down the rift could widen even further priyanka cook the 0 they want security council has sent a delegation to bogota to oversee the implementation of the 26th in peace deal between the governments on the rebel groups revolutionary armed forces of colombia the council wants to meet with government officials on the former are members asunder and patty is joining us now live with more from the colombian capital so what is the delegation hoping to achieve. well there in this is the 2nd time that the security council has traveled to call me up to check on the implementation of this landmark peace accord between the colombian state and gravels the 1st time they were here in 2007 during the as the laying down of the arms ph

dispute may be sudden but the timing is critical in just over a week japan we elect members to the opera house and election prime minister shinzo are being doesn't want to use a south korea's leader seen as an important force in denuclearization talks on the korean peninsula is looking to maintain support for his party in parliamentary elections next year with neither side batten down the rift could widen even further pianka cooked up 0 censorship during the soviet era saw many of on guard artists arrested or driven underground but thanks to one man tens of thousands of paintings were saved from destruction some are on display at a museum and it was back to stun but us that fasten reports from new groups the future if its collection is in doubt. despite being in a town in the car a car packed desert tourists travel to new clothes to see the world's 2nd largest collection of soviet fogarty art the founder of the museum eagle soffits collected around 100000 paintings many were hidden when the soviet union banned almost all art which didn't conform to socialist principles so he secretly smuggled

this man goes high above the city's opera house.g tricks around sydney harbor. that looks like it right there. he was able to safely land on the dock when he finished and look at that. perfect landing. he has attempted a similar fly back in 2010 with another jet pass and splashdown in the harbor. he's made some improvements. >>> in entertainment news natalie portman is returning for the next installment of thor. she's taking on an elevated roll. love and thunder opposite chris hemsworth. she will still play the love interest but instead jean becomes a lady door in the first female thor. this means her character will be able to lift the god of thunder's hammer and play a superhero instead of the damsel in distress. i love it. the new film discovered before 2021. >>> more than 100 men resembling ernest hemingway for the 39th annual hemingway look- alike contest. they lead the way for through the city's historic downtown and its birthday today. hemingway brought in 1899. he made his home in key west in the 30s and the snows of kilimanj

house. it is a soap opera to also poppers. is windows he mentioned this before, he does not think she is in a good job about brexit but why say it again now quickly can under state what he might be paid to about being called insecure and inept by sir kim but why go here, to?” called insecure and inept by sir kim but why go here, to? i think it is a very chaotic tweet as it were full so very chaotic tweet as it were full so he mentioned the state visit that he enjoyed but then he kind of had another dig at theresa may instead but the claim was the best bet. very much seems like the careful diplomacy between the two of them which was always quite difficult has been completely blown open now. many has been so sycophantic about boris johnson that i actually kind of puts him ina johnson that i actually kind of puts him in a tricky position when he comes in because he is not going to live up to what donald trump wants just because reality will bite. did you ever think we would listen the day that donald trump would be lecturing us o

and they took part in her final prime minister as questions in the house of commons, before going to buckingham palace to formally operatside number ten. i repeat my warm congratulations to boris on winning the conservative leadership election. i wish —— hidden and government every good fortune in the months and years ahead. their successes will be our countries successes and i hope there will be many. their achievements will be many. their achievements will build on the work at nearly a decade of conservative or conservative led government. during that time, our economy has been restored, at public services reformed, and our values defended on the world stage. of course, much remains to be done. the immediate priority being to complete our exit from the eu, in a way that works for the whole united kingdom. with success and that task, it can, new beginning for our country. a national renewal that could move that beyond the current and past into a bright future of the british people deserve. theresa may there and herfinal speech people deserve. theresa may there and her final speech at number ten. other top stories, tom

soap opera that is boris johnson and all the stuff about his first lady, our first love actually of the prime minister. the fundamental question is does he or she command the confidence of the houserform its task. the queen will ask those questions without becoming engaged politically at all, butjust without becoming engaged politically at all, but just to know that the process of government can proceed smoothly. but this is a hugely important, constitutional moment for us? absolutely, a huge day. looking across at the victoria memorial, that gilded figure holding it hands up, is it exulting heaven or welcoming boris question that we are yet to see! the queen politically neutral, always. she never utters any opinion on anything. but we shouldn't forget she is a massively informed head of state, keeps a close interest in politics, keeps her views to herself as a constitutional monarch but also interested in the day—to—day gossip, if you like, of politics, of westminster. she is well informed at every level of that. receives a daily report when parliament is sitting the stock will receive reports from her private secretaries and so on. she will know a lot about borisjohnson, robbie