that is athen, because athens is actually more sunny that the rest of europe. so this building is actually, not zero emission because we need a special moment when the opera goes on but it is very close to tment and this building was made in the system measuring the sustain ability of a building. being platinum for a public building is is actually quite unusual. >> rose: take a look at the next slide. this is an aerial view, of the building from the 40 acre park created by landscape designer nevins. there it is. look at that. >> you see the can opie again in this view. and i think one of the fascinating things about that can opie is as advanced it is, and as experimental and adventurous, it is-- it was made by men on their hands and knees, knitting together the wire mesh that holds it together. which i think is just such a fascinating paradox. >> the day you came, you were surprised. we got 200 people working there, doing that job. the other thing you see, you know, if you know athens, if you know greece, the first thing you know is that you need the shade in t

there've been violent protests on the streets of central athens after greece's parliament approved aackage of austerity measures needed to release the next instalment of its multi—billion—dollar bailout. polls have opened in iran's presidential election, with the incumbent hassan rouhani seeking a second term. his main challenger is ebrahim raisi, a hardline cleric close to the supreme leader ayatollah khamenei. the japanese government has approved plans to allow emperor akihito to abdicate. the draft legislation will now be sent for parliamentary approval. the emperor, who's eighty—three, indicated last year his desire to step down due to ill—health. now it's time for world business report. france gets ready for macronomics, but does the new president have the right formula to bring backjobs and growth? plus — nafta nerves. tense times for mexico as its two—decade old trade deal with the us is thrown into doubt. welcome to world business report, i'm aaron heslehurst. we have got about nine minutes, my very last early—morning programme for you all before i moved to a new show. —— mov

athens is actually more sunny than the rest of europe.building -- we need this special moment when the opera goes on that is very close to me. and this building was made platinum in the system. the system is measuring the sustainability of a building. being platinum for a public building is quite unusual. charlie: this is a view of the building from the 40 acre park created by landscape designer nevins. look at it. victoria: you see the canopy again from this year. one of the fascinating things about that canopy is how advanced it is, and experimental and adventurous. it was made by men on their hands and knees, knitting together the wire mesh that holds it together, which i think is just a fascinating paradox. renzo: the date -- the day you came you were surprised. 200 people there doing that job. the other thing you see is that. if you know greece, the first thing you know is that you need the shadow in the summer. and, this the reason why we put that there. charlie: because you need shade in the summer. renzo: shade in the summer, and

bbc news, athens. laura: the harrowing stories of children escaping war. the sports international corporation stopped her from while playing. the restriction against headwear has been revised. the bbc spoke to her about what this victory means to her, the sport, and future players. gooden you are having a game, you can't put that feeling into words. you are pretty much in the zone. you don't see anything but the ball and the basket. basketball is a huge part of my identity. i began playing basketball when i was four. playing on the court, being covered, i never worried about what people would say because i was a basketball player. unfortunately, others did not seem me as a basketball player first. when i found that i couldn't play, i felt heartbroken. questioning whether or not i wanted to take my scarf off and play, or if islam was my true religion, did i really want to practice it? it was devastating. i did essentially have to choose between my faith and the sport that i love. it is bigger than basketball. destroynge is going to stereotypes, especially n

they felt athens should have a proper upper house.rlie: the greek government said technically we will take over later -- over, and later the government -- victoria: that haven't been fair very of this year. the deal, the contract stipulated that when that happened, the government would have to pick up the cap for maintaining the cultural center and for running it. but obviously that's not possible. the government has no money whatsoever, their deeply in debt and constantly borrowing more. the foundation stepped in to bail them out for the next five years, and it remains to be seen, is there something ironic about the situation. venues in theal united states, for example, and europe also, have enormous trouble raising the money to build a building. usually they manage and europe to maintain a once it is built. this building was built with absolutely no problem in funding because this very wealthy foundation was behind it. it is in more or less same situation as so many other cultural venues that don't have the money to maintain it. cha

thousands vent their anger on the streets of athens as greece's parliament approves a new package ofusterity measures. and the greatest show on earth is coming to an end. we're there as the ringling brothers circus gets ready to close. and in business, france gets ready for macron economics. but does the new president have the right formula to bring back jobs and growth? plus, nafta nerves. tense times for mexico as its two—decade old trade deal with the us is thrown into doubt. hello and welcome to bbc news. president trump has hit back at the appointment of a special counsel to investigate alleged russian collusion with his election campaign, he said it "hurt our country terribly", claiming that it was the "single greatest witch hunt of a politician in american history." mr trump said he wanted to get back to running the country, and at a news conference in washington, insisted he would respect the appointment. he again denied the allegations. aleem maqbool reports. the president's just not happy with the scrutiny he continues to come under over his links with russia. the entire th

fascinated by this subject, advocate for public transit in athens, georgia, for a long time. noticed early on that it ould be offered and made accessible to people only during hours and only really -- people who y this, already had cars, it was used as to excludethose who were vehic vehicle-less from public meetings. an buses would stop running hour before the city council at , so it reasonably changed and it was local. we failed to hear you say that all starts locally. need a pilot program here one summer offering the use free access to public transit. guess what? they loved it. they wbt went to the library, the university programs, the parks, they got out of their poverty-stricken neglected, red-lined into the ods and community, to which they have every right to belong. a success. host: thanks for sharing your top-down her than a approach, this is from grassroots up. is important, one of the interesting things about technology is that it have access toou it and so the point she makes about making sure everyone has technology is important. but the other thing about echnology

and that is just in athens.brought cities to a standstill right at the start of the summer tourism season. lawmakers are set to approve another batch of reforms. those who -- reporter: pension cuts, tax hikes. the upcoming austerity measures have brought people onto the streets again. greece's largest unions are: four a general strike. -- calling for a general strike. it would joined by airport staff, public transport workers, teachers and the civil service. strikes are nothing new. frustration is growing. >> it doesn't make a difference with the striker not. everything will pass or not. during the previous strikes everything went through, so it makes no difference. they only do it to keep up appearances. reporter: the greek parliament is debating the latest round of cuts. athens needs to come up with a total 5 billion euros. in return, the debt stricken country will be getting -- the hands are tied up the government. the next debt repayment is due in july. besides unions, economists are highly critical of auste

alabama, frert athens, thank you. steven rothstein. guest: robert, thank you for the call. are right, something very important to president kennedy, e worked, as the earlier clip talked about, making it a moral issue. in some way we have come a long since 1961, 62, 63, in other go and have more to there is more discrimination, racial injustice, economic to continue e have to work and work on areas both n our neighborhoods, to volunteer activities in the communities and through state, ederal and international legislation. thank you again, robert, for the call. host: can you talk for a moment the relationship between president kennedy and lyndon johnson during the three years white house? guest: first, lyndon johnson was a legislativejust leader in the senate, but to elected. kennedy get i think it is fair to say they started off not being particularly close, didn't have relationship, it grew over time. a thousand days is a very short president kennedy was in 1036 days. it is not as close as some other presidents and vice presidents. lyndon johnson defsh deserves a lot of cre

the train was heading from athens to the north, when it derailed, 23 miles from its destination.a critical condition, the rail company said. dramatic photographs show the scale of the damage. the carriages ripped through overhead cables and this is where the engine finished its journey. 0ne where the engine finished its journey. one man said he managed to jump journey. one man said he managed to jump offa journey. one man said he managed to jump off a balconyjust before the train hit the house. most of the 100 passengers were evacuated within 3 hours. it is still unclear what caused the train to come off the tracks. the funeral has taken place for the romanian tourist who was knocked into the river thames during a terror attack in london two months ago. andrea kristaya was pulled from the water with serious injuries and later died in hospital. nick thorpe reports from the funeral in constanta. this should have been her wedding. instead, it was herfuneral. andreea cristea's friends and families gathered to remember a life cut short. she and her boyfriend were walking along a bridg

caroline hawley, bbc news, athens. let's speak to jens matthis in new york.nd refugees. it isa it is a shocking report. many people suspected as much. what are the chances of the change in anything happening? the world needs to come together to understand it cannot go on like this. children in need different attention like they are getting now. the new york declaration that was adopted by the united nations last year by the united nations last year by the united states clearly points to a new regime that is needed for children on the move, especially those not covered by the asylum regime. there is a process in place right now to have a global compact for migrants. within that, we are hopeful that the needs of migrant children can be addressed. how would you do that on the ground? i was talking to a refugee from eritrea the other day and he made that long dangerous journey and you know what that journey involves. dangerous journey and you know what thatjourney involves. he said the most frightening part was being in thejungle most frightening part was being i

the train was heading from athens to thessaloniki in the north were it derailed near the town, 23 miles. among the injured is the driver who is in a critical condition, the rail company said. dramatic photographs showed the scale of the damage, the carriages ripped through overhead ca bles carriages ripped through overhead cables and this is where the engine finished its journey. 0ne cables and this is where the engine finished itsjourney. one man said he managed to jump finished itsjourney. one man said he managed tojump off a balcony just before the train hit the house. most of the 100 passengers were evacuated within three hours. it is still not clear what caused the train to come off the tracks. north korea has carried out another ballistic missile test, four days after a new president took office in the south. the us military has confirmed a missile was launched near north—western kusong which flew more than 400 miles, before landing in the sea ofjapan. south korea's president, moon jae—in who campaigned on a platform of better engagement with the north condemned the test as a reck

what made war inevitable was the rise of athens and the fear this instilled in sparta. in the 12 of 16 cases he reviews in his book where rising power challenged an established power leading to war, fear was a key driving force that often precipitated war. the more our policies at home can renew america's strength, vitality and confidence, the more likely, in my view, that we will develop clear long-term foreign policies that can help us avoid the thucydides trap. mr. president, i have had the opportunity in my career to view the u.s.-china relationship over the past two decades from a variety of different lenses and perspectives. over 20 years ago, i was deployed as a young marine infantry officer as part of an amphibious task force to what later became known as the third taiwan strait crisis, defending u.s. interests in the region and those of our allies in taiwan. later, i was an n.s.c. staffer and an assistant secretary of state under secretary of state condoleezza rice and spent a lot of time in china working on these issues. i became a state of alaska official, tr

caroline hawley, bbc news, athens. a brief look at some of the day's other news stories.f who was sexually abused by a council official. richard rowe, who's waived his right to anonymity, successfully sued sheffield city council after being assaulted by roger dodds in the early 1980s. dodds, who's 81, was imprisoned in february for a series of assaults. a lawyerfor ian brady has made clear that the ashes of the moors murderer, who died on monday, will not be scattered on saddleworth moor in greater manchester, where most of his victims were buried. the assurance came during a coroner's court hearing this afternoon in southport. the irish prime minister, enda kenny, has announced he will stand down next month when his party, fine gael, elects a new leader to take over. he led the country through the economic crisis, but his position was weakened after last year's election which resulted in a minority coalition government. the former american soldier, chelsea manning — who was behind one of the biggest intelligence leaks in us history — has been released from military priso

caroline hawley, bbc news, athens.nced he is to retire. mr kenny, who's been taoiseach since 2011, will stand down as fine gael leader as of midnight. however, he'll remain as taoiseach in an acting capacity until his successor is elected by the party next month. us soldier chelsea manning has been released from military prison. she served seven years of a 35—year sentence for leaking hundreds of thousands of diplomatic cables and military files to wikileaks. most of her sentence was commuted by then—us president barack obama injanuary. chocolate maker nestle has lost in their attempt to make the shape of its four—fingered kit kat bar a registered trademark. the company argued that the shape of the famous snack was iconic and deserved protection, but lost the case after strong opposition from rivalfirm cadbury. it's the latest twist in a long—running legal batter between the two firms, as our business correspondent emma simpson reports. nestle has been making this famous chocolate wafer since 1935. voiceover: have a br

next, new clashes have broken out in athens today. thousands of greeks walked off the job's -- off their jobs -- againstadditional austerity measurements. the strike was called by the country's main public and private sector unions one day before greece's parliament is due to vote on reforms that would help unlocked funds from the bailout. james comey memos are coming back to haunt donald trump. media reports said comey wrote a memo where the president asked him to shut down an investigation into michael flynn. flynn resigned before the meeting, after reportedly his contacts with the russian ambassadors. trump reportedly shared classified security intelligence with russia's foreign minister and ambassador. the u.s. president accused of trying to suspend the fbi investigation into his campaign ties with russia. incident reportedly took place on february 14, the day after his national security adviser resigned for failing to disclose contacts with moscow. comey -- iedly told hope you can let this go. kept adia reports comey memo of that

why is it that a small business loan in athens texas in the fifth district. what preference does that tell you and it's impossible to bring up the threat without bringing up that dodd frank agency known as the consumer financial protection bureau. it's arguably the most accountable in history and according to the judge panel atf the dc circuit court of appeals the structure is unconstitutional. there is any notion of checks and balances and he can launch investigations, shake you down all without due process. in the current burea bureau dirr virtually brags that he regulates through enforcement only announcing his view of the law after the fact. this deprives all participants so they may act in good faith to give their actions to the requirement of the law. the accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive and judiciary in the same hands may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny ladies and gentlemen, cfp is a tyranny and it must go. [applause] i couldn't be more grateful backing the financial choice act. [applause] with high levels of loss

and, you know, nobody talks people.e poor host: grayson from athens georgia, independent line, good go ahead. you, caller: thanks for taking the call. talk about trump and this, you know, this thing with and russians and nobody can figure out why he's acting the way he is and what is he covering up. possible money laundering and i believe that selling condoing to russians, no doubt in sunny sles, florida, a guy that is doing some time now, ukrainian condos from ht 60 trump. you know, when you bring that you can payy in and cash, i don't know what the actual laws are on money laundering. pedro, i go buy a vehicle for car 00 and pay cash, that seller will have to report it to the i.r.s., but first coming in able to drop down whether it is in new york, doing i think that is where trump's big possible is and if it is, could as well.ct, host: "wall street journal" akes a look at north korea and missile capability. jonathan cheng writing that the north first publicly tested polaris 2 in february and successful launch of the missile submarine launch allistic missile and test launched polaris

a german newspaper reporting that athens was weighing that option but the greek spokesperson said thereill be a solution reached when european ministers and imf ministers meet. >>> european banks taking a hit after deutsche bank cut its rating on regional bank stocks in europe to underweight from market neutral. the sector is most sensitive to the swings in the euro areas growth which they expect will fade a bit this year. valuations are no longer compelling. if you read this note, it's a bullish downgrade based on the run they had recently and the fact that the big improvements we've seen in european growth over the last six months are priced in. as opposed to the fact that they think growth will fall off a chart. yesterday there was no holiday in italy. italian banks were down. that's not so much rated to this downgrade, but just talk now that we might be getting an italian election date later this year as opposed to early next year has to be held by may at the latest. various reasons why they might bring it forward. that created uncertainty for the italian banks. >> i would think the

they decided the rules were picturesque like ancient roam or actingle athens. as your people had for years been agitating the war and discord, and finally inaugurated the civil war, the judgment of the world will be that charleston deserved the fate that found them. that was sherman's judgment on charleston. why charleston is still a question. of all places in the south why was it the day guard? windup thing is i think it stood for the old south. it had been one of america's great trading pordz -- ports. baltimore and new orleans were dealing more trade than charleston. even in charleston, people were heading for places like cincinnati. it was lost in charleston but migrated to other parts. it was called the little antique commercial atropolis. let's get it back was the message. the establishment of an independent southern republic, well the days of glory would return. it wasn't just feared driving the uprising. this was hope and even the child of france have invested. it might have made charleston great again. happy to take your questions. [applause] >> what s

simon of athens, shakespeares most rarely seen play. and it is now on stage at the fol jer theater.two stars of the show, ian meryl peeks and ma bud. close, close. join us with what audiences can expect. good morning to you both. >> good morning. >> first, tell me about your characters. and then we can talk a little bit about the difference between this play and some of the more recognizable plays, shakespeare yan plays. tell me about your characters. >> he's a very wealthy man who's very generous, perhaps naively so. >> okay. >> and he gives away all his money, and then his vrp trusty servants played by robinson says, hey, you're out of money. and i said well, we'll ask my friends. and none of my reciprocate. >> really? >> and i go a little mad and act two is basically him dealing with the fallout of the lack of generosity from his friends. >> okay. >> where do you come in all of this? >> where do you come in? >> i'm going to figure this out. >> i play the character named captain. he's basically a modern day general of the army. >> okay. >> and probably not quite a friend, but a li

walked off the job over new austerity measures and this wednesday they took to the streets of central athens for an antigovernment demonstration. the greek parliament is set to vote on controversial reforms that will/pensions and scrap tax breaks. the country's left-wing government is under pressure to unlock ale out funds from international sources. now, let's head back to the french riviera where this evening the curtain went up on the 70th cannes film festival. spoke to theditor italian movie star. ♪ reporter: we are here at one of my favorite places on earth, the cannes film festival in france. lots of stars here this year, kristen stewart, dustin hoffman, nicole kidman, and the italian goddess, monica bellucci. i went to meet her. the italian bombshell has made her name and hollywood films. magdalene in mel gibson's "the passion of the christ." and in the brothers grimm. having appeared in six films here, she knows it well. ♪ monica, hello. describe cannes in three words. , and unpredictable. >> what was the first thing that came into your head when you are asked to be mistress of cerem

. >> greece using the word sustainable, one we have not heard out of athens. while many greeks hate the fact that more austerity is on the way, economists say it may lead to less turmoil and pave the way for much-needed debt relief. a crucial step forward as greece and its creditors reach a deal to unlock the next portion of its 86 ilion euro bailout. greece needs the payment to avoid default on over 7 billion euros of outstanding debt. greece's, now double gross domestic product, that has been a sticking point is the international monetary fund considers joining the eu's rescue effort. now restructuring that debt rejected by greece debtors appears to be on the table. >> the preliminary agreement reached now will be complemented by further discussions in the coming weeks on how to find a credible strategy to make sure greece pasta is sustainable. reporter: greece has agreed to cut pensions by 18%. the country will reduce the tax free income allowance to just under 6000 euros. it is also expected to sell off energy assets. 3.5% budget surplus. his greece it's t

. >> they moved from pricey athens to nafplio, a seaport and popular tourist destination 140 kilometers away. in march 2016, they opened a t-shirt shop, and named it armiriki. konstantinos kouvaras: we didn't have anything to do with t-shirts. with brands, with design communication, with brand identity. >> the founders started up without a bank loan or money from their family. this is all uncharted territory for the couple, who both trained in other fields. konstantinos kouvaras: i studied civil engineering, i went then to seattle to the university of washington for a masters degree. and you? christina katopodi: and i studied economics at the technology institution of thessaloniki. my studies are good. not many, many studies. saw many things. >> things involving people in dire finanical straits. christina became disillusioned with the conventional banking sector, as did many of the individuals running the companies they now supply with orders. the owners of this print shop only recently started up their business. konstantinos gregoris: we started off with no money at all. you don't need

: ozgur and deniz might never have met in their home country, but they've become close friends in athensthey both left turkey because they wanted to live in freedom and safety. they had the courage to talk to us about turkish president recep tayyip erdogan, who they believe is driving turkey to ruin. ozgur: they're not the real side of the turkish people. they're not what we are. we just learn friendship, we just learn peace at home, peace at world, at the school from mustafa kemal ataturk. this is how we grew up. we grew up with love, we grew up with sharing. deniz: nowadays, for the last couple of years, it's been only like, oh yeah, we've been feeling sorry for you, another bomb exploded. it sounds like our specialty is exploding bombs in turkey, nothing about kebabs. ozgur: yeah, it's our national sport. reporter: deniz and ozgur are two of thousands who have left their home, but most do not dare openly criticize the political situation in turkey because they are worried about their families back home. those who are young, well-educated, and not religious can lead a happier life in g

prime is recuperating today from injuries suffered when a bomb exploded inside his car in central athens. hospital officials that he will remain in intensive care as a precaution, but his injuries are not life-threatening. there's been no claim for responsibility for the bombing. he was prime minister for six months and is a former deputy governor of the european central bank. global news 20 for hours a day part by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries, this is bloomberg. vonnie: softbank massive vision fund closes its first round of funding. we will talk what the funding means for the global landscape next. this is bloomberg. ♪ vonnie: this is "bloomberg markets." i am vonnie quinn. from japan, softbank closing its vision fund to u.k. authority speaking to data. tech headlines that dominated this week did not come from silicon valley. let's go to carolyn hyde with more in london. carolyn: i'm joined by giles turner, the head of the mea talk technology group and in san francisco we have tom giles . gentlemen, welcome to the show. i do want to start off with w

in athens, georgia, i'm charlayne hunter-gault for the pbs newshour. >> woodruff: why aren't more men going into fields dominated by women? stigma is a big part of the answer, our economics correspondent, paul solman, reported last week. tonight, he focuses on one man many might want to emulate. it's the latest installment of our weekly series, making sense, >> we already got a man outside and i need you to be outside. >> reporter: harold johnson coaches linebackers for the ridge view blazers in columbia, south carolina, where high school football is a rite of masculine passage. >> you start getting tired, you start getting lazy in your mindset, now, hey, you can't think. you have to be focused. you have to get control of your breathing. >> reporter: amos myles is the bad cop. but harold johnson isn't exactly the good one. >> reporter: pretty much every high school football coach is a guy, of course. and men are no rarity in secondary school classrooms either. ptel >> reporter: but in elementary school, says educator angela baum, the percentage is minuscule. >> between 1% and 5% of ea

and on day 33, he raced in the greek capital athens.his penultimate race in reykjavik. that's where he is this morning. peter, good morning. iwill say one thing, before i ask a question, i can see how much weight you have lost over the last few weeks. how are you feeling? yes, i am just feeling tired, excited. a mixture of loads of different feelings, to be honest. are you mid marathon right now? are we holding you up? i got up at 5am. i have been out into iceland. i have run about 11 miles. some amazing scenery. after this i have 15 and a bit more miles to go and then fly off to dublin to get the 44th done. peter, what is your motivation? the motivation is trying to raise awareness and support for mental health charities, two charities, mind, and another which ru ns charities, mind, and another which runs a project. there is a massive focus on mental health act the london marathon with what the royal family did. that was incredible. it means a lot to me and my friends and family. that is the reason, my motivation for running in the sno

: ozgur and deniz might never have met in their home country, but they've become close iends in a athens. they both left turkey because they wanted to livive in freedm and d safety. they had the courage to talk to us about turkish president recep tayyip erdogan, who they believe is driving turkey to ruin. ozgur: they're not the real side of the turkish people. they're not what we are. we just learn friendship, we just learn peace at home, peace at world, at the school from mustafa kemal ataturk. this is how we grew up. we grew up with love, we grew up with sharing. deniz: nowadays, for the last couplele of years, it's been oy like, oh yeah, we've been feeling sorry for you, another bomb exploded. it sounds like our specialty is exploding bombs in turkey, nothing about kebabs. ozgur: yeah, it's our national sport. reporter: deniz and ozgur are two of thousands who have left their home, but most do not dare openly criticize the political situation in turkey because they are worried about theieir famils back home. those who are young, well-educated, and not religious can lead a happier life

he told journalists in athens that exiting the bailout should be the responsibility of the creditors as well as the greek government. he said we have done our share of the deal. it is now to our creditors and the imf to do theirs. more of the business headlines for you next. ryanair says it is focusing on new routes in continental europe as the u.k. plans to leave the eu. they reported a 6% rise in profits to 1.3 billion euros in the year to the end of march. curious as it is lacking a -- a sense of certainty or direction. shares in the telecom giant reliant have fallen in trading today after reports the company defaulted on interest payments after a massive drop in share price monday that wiped almost 100 million euros of the company's value. saturday, reliance reported its first annual loss as the petition has heated up in india's telecom markets. japan's unemployment rate remains at its lowest level in 23 years. just 2.8% of the workforce was without a job, and the ratio of jobs per applicant has risen as well, to a thai's since 1974. -- to its highest level since 1974. >> sweden

next, why is it that a small business loan in athens texas in the fifth district of texas has a 100% risk waiting risk waiting under the basel accords and the world bank can advertise a zero risk rating for their green bonds? what political preference does that tell you ask and it is impossible to bring the threat of politicized lindy without bringing up that dodd-frank created rogue agency known as the consumer financial protection bureau. have any of heard of it? the cfpb is arguably the most powerful least accountable agency in u.s. history, and put into a three-judge panel of the d.c. circuit court of appeals, its structure is unconstitutional. it's a director virtually defines his own powers of aiding in the constitution notion of checks and balances to keegan launched investigations without cause, shake it down, levy fines, all without due process. in the current bureau director, virtually brags that he regulates through enforcement to call announcing his view of the law after the fact. this unfairly deprives all market participants of adequate notice so that they may act in go

the train was travelling from athens to the country's second—largest city, thessaloniki. aboard the train when it hit a house. it's unclear what caused it to come off the rails. leeds bradford airport has re—opened after police carried out a controlled explosion on a suspicious package. incoming flights were diverted, and departing flights were delayed, while the item was dealt with after eight o'clock last night. police say the incident is not believed to have been malicious or terror—related. nursing leaders have warned the nhs in england is ‘dangerously‘ short of the nurses it needs. the royal college of nursing has calculated as many as a0 thousand posts are unfilled. the union, which is currently considering strike action, blames the situation on stress and pay, but the conservatives say that while they've been in government, the number of nurses has risen. we will be speaking to the chief executive of the royal college of nursing in about 10 minutes' time. north korea has carried out another ballistic missile test, four days after a new president took office in the

police in athens say a letter bomb exploded in the car this afternoon. he was hurt with the two bank employees. greek militant and the anarchist group are expected in the attack. now to the terror in manchester. eight people in custody accused of playing a role in the suicide bombing that killed 22 people and injured dozens more. today moments of silence and an increase military and the britain. a shocking announcement. britain will stop sharing intelligence on this case with the united states. >> we can't afford to risk it anymore. it has been compromised by the leaks. we can't afford anymore. michelle: the leaks include the pictures to the "new york times" showing the sophistication of the bomb. jonathan: president trump blasting those leaks and called on the justice department to investigate, find them and prosecute the leakers. that as he demanded nato allies pay up to fight terror. >> nato members must finally contributed their fair share and meet the financial obligations. jonathan: you could see some of the leaders of the allied neighbors are unco

robert from athens, alabama. robert: you just presented something from caroline kennedy that spoke about something i was. people in the united states, we were so proud of president kennedy and president lincoln. they started something that gave us hope. passedlook today as time peopleare here today, are still china to take away the rights of black people gerrymandering every states -- state where republicans control. why do they want to take away the rights of black people? we served in the military. i thank you so much for this presentation today. we love president kennedy. thank you. >> thank you for the call. you are right. he were making it a moral issue. in some ways we have come a long way since the early 60's, in other ways we have so much more to go and there's so much more discrimination, racial injustice, and economic separation. we have to continue to work in those areas in our neighborhood s, volunteer activities, and legislation. thank you for the call. >> can you talk about the relationship between

from athens, alabama, please welcome 13-year-old connor higgins.eers and applause] welcome back, bud. >> welcome. thank you. >> good to have you. so, you love computers, you're taking 'em apart. how old were you when you started busting up computers? >> ooh. [laughs] well, busting up computers, probably just a few years ago, but first using computers, i was two years old, and that was fun. >> and so you actually-- and you like working on the older computers. >> yeah, i love the older computers from the '80s and '90s, i think they're a lot more interesting than computers now, 'cause they were a lot more brand specific, whereas now it doesn't matter which one you buy, they all run the same operating system. big whoop, so. >> pretty awesome, and by the way, you're in the middle of a great game. you've handled yourself very well. we'll catch everybody up-to-date. you're at $3,000.

despite massive protests, athens agreed to a third austerity package last week with cuts to pensionsher taxes. but the measures only take effect in 2019. the greek prime minister talked on the phone today with france's new president emmanuel macron. che made it clear that if the euro group does not make debt relief soon, it could threaten the latest austerity package. fanny: immobility. the competition wants to catch up. they are building another huge factory for the production of e-batteris. -- e-batteries. they hope it will help them compete with haslett. reporter: -- with tesla. reporter: most batteries are still made in asia. they want to be the first german carmaker who mass-produce their own batteries. they are undergoing a major expansion. suddenly, batteries are all the rage in the industry. >> it is reached a point that even experts can barely imagine a few years ago. now we have the technical conditions to develop electric cars nearly equal in range to petrol driven cars which in many ways are even more fun to drive. reporter: german manufacturer's sudden interest in e-cars

a former greek prime minister has been injured after an explosion in athens. lucas papademos and his driver suffered leg injuries but their lives are not in danger. the device was probably inside an envelope. well, as we have been hearing earlier, donald trump was in brussels today for a meeting of nato leaders. it is the fourth stop on his nine-day-trip, which by most accounts has been a pretty smooth one. but he might be facing a tough homecoming. to discuss this, i spoke a short time ago with ron christie, a former advisor to president george w. bush. success overseas, it would seem . is it as simple as sticking to the script? ron: i think it is. this is what happens when the president and his staff take a deep breath and say, ok, what are we here to achieve, what are we here to accomplish, let's get some deliverables on the board. i think he was very successful talking not only to the israeli prime minister, mahmoud abbas, the palestinian president, but the pope. the optics look good for him trying to find peace in the middle east. jane: dealing with those

crowds filled the square in front of greece's parliament in athens on thursday. a small group began throwing firebombs at police and tried beating them with wooden bats. officers used tear gas to disperse the crowd. the protests came as parliament voted for more pension cuts and tax hikes on citizens already reeling from a poor economy. the vote was part of a requirement for the country to continue receiving a bailout from its european creditors. >>> 24 million people are at risk today as severe weather slams the center of the country. tornados ripped through oklahoma, leaving it in a state of emergency as stunning bolts of lightning rocketed from the ground lyinging up the sky over the state's capital. heavy rain and hail and some streets were flooded. the winds knocking down trees causing damage and in iowa, over 70 miles per hour winds knocked over that semitrailer killing the driver inside. in colorado a late spring storm dumped heavy snow in the mile high city shutting down highways and many schools ahead of their summer recess. time to turn to nbc meteorolo