>> he's listed in the roster of the 1860 atlantics.nter field, and he batted third. so that's an indication that he was one of the better hitters. >> after the 1860 season, however, he becomes a bit of an enigma. he may have played for a pro team in manhattan, but census records after the civil war show him working as a butcher in san francisco. after that, his only appearance in the public record is a mention in the 1928 obituary of his younger brother, john, a civil war veteran. >> in the obituary, it talks about his brother, how he loved baseball. >> the obituary reads, "he had a picture in his home of the original atlantics team, of which his brother, archibald mcmahon, was a member." when they mention it in an obit, you know the card is a true family heirloom. flo's father, joseph, is 17 years old when his uncle john dies. it becomes his strange inheritance. but it's his wife, mildred, who keeps it safe in their brooklyn home. >> my mother had had it in a fanny farmer box in a secret drawer in a piece of our furniture. >> when flo

africans on both sides of the atlantic ocean are remembering the the slave trade ceremonies are taking place in the u.s. and in ghana scepter so. a delegation from the u.s. house of representatives is in ghana for the departure point or other the departure point for millions of africans a bound for the americas. nancy pelosi the 1st house speaker to address gun us parliament 400 years after the 1st africans were taken across the atlantic into slavery the 400th anniversary of the 1st slave person to set foot on america from africa right now today july 31st 2009 we very appropriate that we're here with you members of the congressional black caucus to get there are always nancy pelosi visited mina in cape coast castle there's a sleeves would go through the door of no return. for congresswoman karen bass this visit is crucial. to our ancestors before they left here and in our treacherous journey to the united states in which they begin. 200. years of conflict. congresswomen men wash their hands was water from the rivers a slave lost before being taken to america. speaker pelosi said the vi

ron allen, nbc news, atlantic city. >> you can visit it in atlantic city. that is "nbc nightly news" on a sunday i'm kate know. for all of us here, have a great night >>> we start with breaking news out of san francisco. a fire is burning in mclaren park. you're looking live at the scene right now. see that smoke billowing into the air. firefighters say it's an active grass fire which means it's not under control yet. they also say the flames are not threatening any buildings. now, this is the third fire in mclaren park in the past eight days. we'll bring you more information as it comes into our newsroom. we'll keep an eye on the situation for you. >>> our other top story tonight. we continue to follow more breaking news out of san francisco as well. two pedestrians were hit in the area of taylor and o'farrell streets. >> one did not rvive. nbc bay area's sergio quintana is live at the scene with the very latest. sergio? >> reporter: yeah, this is a story we've been updating throughout the evening. toi i want to

the 1st house speaker to address parliament 400 years after the 1st africans were taken across the atlantic into slavery the 400th anniversary of the 1st slave person to set foot. in america from africa right now today july 31st 2009. we think it's very appropriate that we're here with. members of the congressional black caucus to get is a reason to be lucy visited mena in cape coast castle there's a sleaze would go through the door of no return for congresswoman karen bass this visit is crucial. to our ancestors before they left here and one of the treacherous journey to the united states in which they begin. 200. years of installation. congresswomen and men wash their hands whose war 2 from the revisit slaves lost before being taken to america. speak of pelosi said the visit was a transformative experience that had touched this solves. my next guest wasn't in parliament as pelosi was speaking today because he's days as an n.p.r. over but mr cold is also an author welcome to the tempe africom estate and you're in the city off cape coast launching you'll both from jamestown to jamestown pla

emma memories day on both sides of the atlantic.g the years have been wasted by not delivering brexit. we will deliver the promises of parliament to brexit, and come out of the eu on the 31st of october, no ifs or buts. as he enters downing street, places at the cabinet table are up for grabs. already, appointments

s greatest adventure has he crossed the atlantic 5 times the 1st time in a globe once in a vessel shaped like a beer bottle for his latest trip he sailed from newfoundland children in the smallest sailboat ever to cross the atlantic. and. soon mclean traveled to new york in a boat built to resemble a whale. but it was more than an adventure it. was a mission a mission done in service to a mother and. somebody said oh well what about some killed and they go in there but so the rock or rock falls right there in the middle of the atlantic and there seems to be a dispute who owns it and i thought well if i be your 1st civilian to reside on rock call that would help the case it wasn't quite so good the wind carried their safety line. they closed in without it. is very dangerous there now you can see how it is quite dangerous. they were far from ok after that momentary triumph then don't whack the big the way down i go down there was 54 straight down into the foam flies helplessly into. the landing at $985.00. told him to clean his knife. but he eventually made it to safety and flew in london.

creeping up once again as we bring and be milder atla ntic once again as we bring and be milder atlanticossible in the south. taking us into the rest of next week, that area of blood pressure doesn't really get in, high—pressure trying to establish its up a bit of a fighting game between that and i love pressure to the southwest of iceland, it does look increasingly like, now the high—pressure will hold on. if i do what we saw yesterday, the more of a likely story that many stay dry, with many spouse, if you showers because high—pressure not building an app with a few clouds in the northwest, but temperatures continue to rise. beyond that, sneak peak from last weekend and high—pressure edging its way to be less, let pressure to the left and back and actually bring in a spell of what air to didn't stop herfrom a spell of what air to didn't stop her from the pressure takes

it starts to get more amplified so a trough into the at least hint —— eastern atlantic, a ridge of highs really setting the scene for some very high temperatures to build in. so, tuesday, not of dry weather and sunshine, the brighter condition spreading to scotland with a rain easing here and northern ireland should stay dry and sunny and warm as well. with a clear blue skies for many adverse through the afternoon, it will become increasingly hot, temperatures up to 30 degrees around birmingham area, similar temperatures for cardiff, 32 or so for london, 25 in edinburgh. the heat is with us until wednesday, but more the flow of the landing across northern ireland and western scotla nd northern ireland and western scotland so temperatures never get quite as high here and there is the risk of a few thundery showers as well but for england and wales it gets eve n well but for england and wales it gets even hotter, we could see temperatures climbing as high as 34 celsius in the very warmest parts on wednesday and similar temperatures in the forecast as well for thursday, with a heat really

but he freshening atlantic when —— but a freshening atlantic when —— but a freshening atlantic when —y a scattering. the midlands come after a cloudy start, it looks as of thursday itself is going to be sunny and still very warm. 25 in london made closer to 17 in the lowlands. this weather front further south, the southern half of the uk getting the bulk of the rainfall on friday, and for many of us friday is going to be a cloudy day and it will be raining on and off all through the day. here it is, friday, that rain. you can see many areas cutting some patchy rain. it could be quite heavy for a time and that rain is just going to come and go right to the course of friday and into friday night. the temperatures are little bit lower in the south. closer to 18 in the lowlands of scotland. and friday nights, into saturday, those pulses of rain keep coming and going across many parts of the uk. on saturday, expecting a mixture of sunshine and showers. some of them thundering right across the uk. but sunday is looking a lot brighter, at least across england and wales, and then after that i

these weather fronts coming in through the atlantic a lwa ys coming in through the atlantic always morecotland, a few heavy bass perhaps in the north—west of england but much drier further south and east. and with light winds and sunshine it may turn out to be quite warm in the south—east of england —— heavy bursts. temperatures around 27, for example, in london stop that first weather front is just going to fade away and get swallowed up by the next one that is coming in from the next one that is coming in from the atlantic. still got that area of low pressure out to the west for the time being. this is all that is left of the first weather front, bringing patchy rain across northern scotland. the next one, some wetter weather

i'm tom apply and i'm in the bedroom of rodeo should in the north atlantic twice i've sold it twice in small yards and also crossed in a bottle bug in the community. who lived with him when i lived on rockaway in this some people call a survival capsule i call it a wooden box it's a house like this is my house this is a one man house i lived with a 40 days it did the job it kept the window for me i was warm and dry but don't forget i'm right on the top of the cliff it's just straight down to the city. told mclean is one of the u.k.'s greatest adventure has he crossed the atlantic. 5 times the 1st time in a globe once in a vessel shaped like a beer bottle for his latest trip he sailed from newfoundland children in the smallest sailboat ever to cross the atlantic. and. soon mclean will travel to new york in a boat built to resemble a whale. but it was more than an adventure it. was a mission a mission done in service to mother england. somebody said about st kilda and they go in there but so the rock or rock was right there in the middle of the atlantic and there seems to be a dispute wh

in the atlantic that causesjetstream to become more wavy.ather building in as we head towards the middle part of the week. if temperatures reach 41 degrees in paris, that would be a new temperature record for the french capital. it will also get hots across parts of england and wales with temperatures reaching 34 degrees mid week. time to get the suncream out. before we go, let's show you these pictures from the united states showing the moment a mental drastic action to escape a fire ina mental drastic action to escape a fire in a high—rise building in philadelphia. you can see him there scaling down multiple stories with a helicopter spotlight dieting his way. the unidentified man, who has been dubbed a real—life spider—man by the local media thankfully reached the ground safe. a reminder of our top story. nato has condemned the seizing of a british flag ship by iran on friday describing it as a clear challenge to international freedom of navigation. stay with us on bbc world news. saturday brought us a day of sunshine and heavy showers, s

and what about across the atlantic? it isa and what about across the atlantic?jor drama, the major blockbuster event of the day with the testimony of former special counsel robert mueller. he was called before congress to discuss the findings of his report on russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. but the questions focused on the axioms of president trump and his campaign. —— actions. robert mueller didn't expand much in his report, but here area expand much in his report, but here are a few of the exchanges from both sides. a the report did not conclude that he did not commit obstruction of justice. is that that he did not commit obstruction ofjustice. is that correct? that is correct. and what about total exoneration? did you totally exonerated president? no. could you charge the present with a crime after he left office? yes. you believe that you could charge him with obstruction ofjustice after he left office ? with obstruction ofjustice after he left office? yes. we can cross now to the bbc‘s laura who has been following events on capitol h

in recent hours we‘ve been keeping an eye on this stripe of cloud that stretches well into the atlantichead on through monday, the rain will become focused across western parts of scotland, where there isa risk of some localised flooding. south—westerly winds elsewhere, and after a rather cloudy start to the day, that cloud will thin and melt away with increasingly sunny skies through the afternoon. it becomes warm as well, temperatures 25 degrees in belfast, 2a for aberdeen, mid 20s widely in wales, but across eastern england we should see temperatures up to 29 degrees, so a big increase in temperatures compared with what we‘ve seen over the weekend. by tuesday, the winds turn more to a south—easterly, dragging that hot air from europe. the vast majority of the uk having dry weather. and it‘s going to be very warm, if not hot. 27 in aberdeen, mid—20s for western counties of northern ireland. into the 30s for england and wales. and probably 33, 3a degrees in the east. after such a hot day overnight, those temperatures slow to fall. these are the temperatures at ten o‘clock at night, sti

these weather fronts coming in through the atlantic a lwa ys coming in through the atlantic always moreher north and west across the uk. this continues to make inroads on sunday, wetter weather for scotland, a few heavy bass perhaps in the north—west of england but much drier further south and east. and with light winds and sunshine it may turn out to be quite warm in the south—east of england —— heavy bursts. temperatures around 27, for example, in london stop that first weather front is just going to fade away and get swallowed up by the next one that is coming in from the next one that is coming in from the atlantic. still got that area of low pressure out to the west for the time being. this is all that is left of the first weather front, bringing patchy rain across northern scotland. the next one, some wetter weather into northern ireland and the south—west. but large parts of the south—west. but large parts of the uk will have a drier day on monday and there will be some sunshine at times. those temperatures into the low to mid 20s. to look further afield we need to look at the je

the heat t indexping 110 in baltimore, norfolk and atlantic city. at least three deaths are blamed othe heat. late word today, a lightning strike on clearwater beach on florida's gulf coast. our kathy park has all the latest. >> reporter: this asp t a beach g in clearwater florida, struck a man in his 40s. >> shocked and thrown onto the ground. >> reporter: sending himnto cardiac arrest. he's in intensive care, and several others are being cared for. another day of relentless heat. outside of manhattan, in queens, hundreds of customers were without power, many finding relief outside rather than inside their home. last week, expecting mom elsa cano was admitted to the heat. physically do you think you can handle another one? >> no. no. >> reporter: the storms exasperating conditions, with thousands of customers entering day three ho off-line wit electricity. also in the midwest, the heat index reached 110 in indianapolis, where the metro police force was out on the ng street handi out water for the city's homeless. >> this is all about ,giving back m

. 0n bringing cooler air from the atlantic. west, it increases the southerly flow. thursday we are talking about record—breaking heat for the netherlands, belgium, luxembourg and the heat spreading into the east of the heat spreading into the east of the uk. we could see 37 somewhere in the uk. we could see 37 somewhere in the south—east. the cold front goes through but friday, a fresher feel behind that for the weekend. in europe, as it celebrates a huge landmark. this is the 100th royal welsh show, and huge crowds have been piling in all day to see all it has to offer. many with animals. this is my kind of studio to be honest with you. who needs oxford street in london, this is what it is all about. people are here enjoying local delicacies. dinner is on you. and two very special guests dropped in today — prince charles and the duchess of cornwall. they had a great time too. let me introduce some welsh acting royalty — let's strike up the band for michael sheen! you were born in newport but you have never been here before. my

we have seen since 1958 a increase in this heavy downpours, especially i the northeast and mid-atlantic. we're not done yet with that kind of rain. what w we'reatching now is an invest area where they're

on friday, another area of low pressure swinging in off the atlantic, again this will bring some wetof england and wales, and perhaps into southern parts of scotland. many of us will see some rain at some point in the day. temperatures a little bit below par for this time of year. as we head into the weekend, that area of low pressure moves through, further troughing bringing further showers and rain. we could see some rain around as we head into the weekend. welcome to bbc news, my name's mike embley. our top stories: the house of representatives votes to condemn president trump's racist tweets, as emotions run high on capitol hill. donald high on capitol hill. john trump, by causing such harm donald john trump, by causing such harm to the society of the united states, is unfit to be president and wa rra nts states, is unfit to be president and warrants impeachment, trial and removalfrom office. as us sanctions take their toll on iran, we look at the impact on some of most vulnerable members of society. more on the the story of safa and marwa from pakistan, born joined at the head,

facebook wants to launch a new digital currency lawmakers on both sides of the atlantic sound the alarm we talk to one of germany's top economists to find out what the fuss is all about. also coming up if you're planning on buying a lamborghini make sure it's the real thing fakes are trending from brazil to iraq . and lake malawi is one of the great lakes in africa but overfishing and climate change threaten this vital food source. i want to get jones what have to do nothing of business. still currency financial leaders around the world have sounded the alarm so what is it all of ballard's now like a bit coin libra would enable computer payments via blocked change acknowledging it to make libra less volatile than bitcoin facebook plans to back it with a basket of real world currency is like the u.s. dollar the euro and the japanese yen what also sets libor apart from bitcoin and the likes is that it would be backed by big companies including visa master card and pay pal facebook says that more than a dozen partners will help built fund and govern the libra system the baseball copes to r

and over the ukjet strea m mid—atlantic and over the ukjet stream weekends and probably will mean thatn parts of the uk sell mainly dry picture and may a few showers across northwestern areas but increasingly a fine style of leather with my son chanted around and coming to be warmer across eastern parts of the uk and potentially very warm for some of us over the weekend. tonight at 10, borisjohnson says 20,000 more police offioers will be trained and on the beat in england and wales, within three years. his plans would reverse sustained cuts to police numbers in several years. it equals more investment, more business, jobs and growth. it's absolutely crucial for everywhere in this country. but some question whether more officers are the key to tackling rising crime. also tonight... jailed for 18 years, carl beech the man who lied about a vip paedophile gang, tarnishing the reputation, of several high profile figures. yesterday's heatwave, recording the highest ever temperature in the uk, leads to more disruption,

all of us to walk away from this absolutely vera swami director of the south asia center at the atlantic council thank you so much pleasure thank you . in tennis novak djokovic is the men's wimbledon champion after coming through an epic 5 set encounter with fellow heavyweight roger federer federer as dominant on his own serve claiming 2 of the opening 4 sets but djokovic took the other 2 in on tie break that set up a thrilling finale and it all came down to a tense 5th set but the score is at 12 games all joke of each took the victory via another tie break it's his 5th title at wimbledon and his 16th grand slam when overall. meanwhile in formula one lewis hamilton edged closer to retaining the driver's world title for the win at his home race the british grand prix hamilton has been dominant again this season winning 6 out of the opening 9 races before this one and at silverstone he was unbeatable once again. lewis hamilton started behind his mercedes teammate fall to report us the same who have clinched pole position in qualifying by a fraction of a 2nd moments to hold on to his lead f

facebook wants to launch a new digital currency and lawmakers on both sides of the atlantic sounded the alarm we talked to one of germany's top economists to find out what the fuss is all about also coming up everyone talks about climate change and the necessity to reduce harmful c o 2 emissions but that doesn't stop people from flying. and if you plan on buying a lamborghini make sure it's the real thing fakes are trending from brazil to iran and. i want to get germs were counted we have business can we trust facebook when it comes to money ever since the social network announced plans to introduce a new digital currency financial leaders around the world have sounded the alarm so what is it all about what's now like a bit coy and libra would enable computer payments via blocked change technology to make libra less volatile than bitcoin facebook plans to back it with a basket of real world currency is like the u.s. dollar the euro and the japanese yen what also sets libor apart from bitcoin and the likes is that it would be backed by big companies including visa master card and pay pal

sparks flew across the atlantic slammed theump ambassador and theresa may after leaks called the president'sdministration inapt and clumsy. the french government debating a new law today, the move the french economy awaits on single use plastics and other products. you to the new super ports in morocco, aiming to become the first stop for ships arriving to the mediterranean. we will look at games in the african cup of nations. that coming up. first, our top story live from paris. the top diplomatic advisor for the french president is in iran today to help save the 2015 nuclear deal. the u.s. wants to form a military coalition to protect the waters near iran. iran has been spiking up its uranium enrichment in response to sanctions from the u.s. european powers have been urging iran to reverse that move. iraran. live to >> we mayot be able to get spececific details of his visit today. he is here as thehe envoy to emmanuel macron. the litittle informatition h have, we cocould glean a lite of whais h happeningng. one of t the s senior r leaderhs meetining is the h head of i i's national security

as a go into wednesday we have a more active front pushing off the atlantic.h of england and wales. a bit of a split on wednesday, if you like, some persistent rain settling into northern ireland and western and eventually northern scotland, to the south of this, a lot of dry weather with sunshine through the morning and the cloud will tend to build from the west in the afternoon. still light winds for much of england and wales with the breeze picks up across northern ireland and scotland, temperatures at least 16—19 celsius but still up to 25—26 across central and eastern parts of england. this front pushes its way eastwards as we go through, not much rain getting across to central and eastern parts of england, here we should see something more substantial as we go into friday. that's all from me, bye—bye. welcome to newsday. i'm kasia madera in london. the headlines: england cricketers win the men's world cup for the first time, beating new zealand in a thrilling final. we did it! jofra delivered! jofra delivered! jofra delivered! he's the guy! england, worl

the country. 0n into friday's forecast, we've got another area of low pressure swinging in off the atlanticcross northern ireland, western parts of england and wales, and perhaps into southern parts of scotland. so many of us will see some rain at some point in the day. temperatures a little bit below par for the time of year, 18—21 for most of us. and then as we head into the weekend, that area of low pressure clears through. we're going to see further troughing bringing further showers and rain. but the exact track of those systems open to doubt. we could see some rain around as we head into the weekend. that's your weather. good morning, welcome to breakfast with dan walker and naga munchetty. 0ur headlines today: president trump's comments are condemned as racist by us lawmakers overnight as he continues to criticise four democratic congresswomen. a new report finds domestic abuse victims who live in rural areas suffer for longer and are less likely to get help. meet the first female european commission president ursula von der leyen, who says she'd be willing to extend the october brex

widener university professor jordan smith talks about the invention of rum and its impact on the atlanticorld occurring the 17th and 18th centuries. we recorded the interview at the organization of american historians ian yul meeting in hiladelphia. >> jordan smith, you are here at the organization of historians each annual meeting and you're talking about rum, why? >> i'm working on a book project that exams the invention and production of rum in the 17th century and i think at the heart of this project one asks how rum was invented. not in one moment but over a period of centuries as different groups of people from the americas, from europe and from africa converged and kind of combined their knowledge, cultures and experiences. >> and why rum? >> so i think what's really interesting about rum is it's something that, if we look at the example of george washington's mount vernon, everybody is serving rusm. it's served on washington's table. martha washington once said on her letter to the house manager that rusm may always be had. t's been imported from a dis tillery locally, from alex a

some people had a hot beautiful weekend and unfortunately the mid-atlantic region, we were dodging those storms all weekend long still have left over rain in the flash flood watch that's in effect until 10:00 a.m. this morning. here's one or tie areas that have flash flood warnings. the rain is pretty persistent but not as heavy as it was earlier in the evening now just a shield of rain throughout this region it is included in the baltimore area looks like d.c., you're just about done with your rainfall. so the forecast for this monday, very hot conditions are developing in texas, the area of rain in the mid-atlantic will shift to north carolina. numerous storms from atlanta to tampa and how about alas typical pop up storms are in the afternoon hours from little rock all the way through alabama, much of georgia, too and the hot conditions really going to peak up this week in texas. numerous areas have a shot at 100. >>> yeah, the warm conditions expected in texas, the anchorage temperature is not so much >> 80s in alaska >> anchorage has been very toasty >> all right, thanks, bill >>> we

moon i'm joined by the raf gopalaswami director of the south asia center at the atlantic council and an expert on the indian space program thank you so much for joining us this is very exciting and of course it's a major step forward for india's space program why were they so determined to get to the moon. well i don't i think it's not they were determined to get to the moon i think it's essentially space exploration evolved as an integral part of the indian space program and i was a part of that and or of their sort of government to do something new every year and this has been a systematic graduated increase advancement of the exploration program and that's why they're keen on getting to the mall in terms of sending to scientific experiments. so gradual expansion how does india space program measure up right now to the more well established programs of the u.s. or russia. well you know 1st a full a i don't like this comparison with the u.s. or russia for for the start because and as i said the graduated expansion because india space program started this merely as an application or

they spread elsewhere, abetted by high temperatures and atlantic winds.year, another wildfire, another arrest, leaving portuguese wishing their beautiful summers were less cruel. rhodri davies, bbc news. southwestern japan has been lashed by heavy rain as a typhoon passed across the korean peninsula, leaving several injured. evacuation orders were issued for parts of the country. japan's meteorological agency has warned of further rain and mudslides. thousands have also been evacuated following torrential rain in southern china. qandeel shaam has more. the heavy rain has not let up. southern japan continues to be battered by torrential rain, brought by typhoon danas over the weekend. there are flood warnings and fears of landslides in kyushu. hardest hit are northern parts of the island. some cities broke records, with the heaviest rain observed in a six hour period. the resident is downpour has forced many to evacuate. translation: i heard thunder and then the rain came. it was so heavy. the road in front of my house was already under water so i decided

and it is the changes in the temperatures in the atlantic that causes the jet stream to become moreto some hot weather building in as we head towards the middle part of the week. if temperatures reach 41 degrees in paris, that would be a new temperature record for the french capital. it will also get hot across parts of england and wales with temperatures reaching 34 degrees mid—week. 50 years ago today, neil armstrong took that first, small step onto the moon's surface — a pioneering moment watched by an estimated 600 million people back on earth. while originally fuelled by cold war rivalry, it's become a source of inspiration across the globe, with events taking place worldwide to mark the anniversary. so far we had a lot of people coming into ta ke so far we had a lot of people coming into take a look at neil armstrong's space suit that is on display here in the museum. the line wrapped around the hallway and everyone trying to get a look to see the moon dust still on the spacesuit. big event, of course, will come in a few hours to mark the moment when neil armstrong based his l

and it looks as if it will bea atlantic and it looks as if it will be a different week, in the southher chilly picture. we will see cloud rolling in later in the day, but fairweather cloud, the odd shower, mostly light wind and some good spells of sunshine, it will feel pleasant enough. by tuesday, that weather front is bringing some more significant rain across scotland between monday night and to the north—west of england as well. we see temperatures recover because we lose the north—westerly and pick up the atlantic south—westerly instead. later in the week we might start to see something a bit more settled as well further south. temperatures are starting to recover a little bit. very pleasant weather for this time of year, but slightly unsettled next week. this is bbc news, the headlines: emergency officials in california are warning of more aftershocks following the biggest earthquake in the us state for 20 years. the 7.1 magnitude quake was felt as far away as las vegas and over the border in mexico. emergency officials say the damage is not as bad as they initially feared, wit

for the wednesday we have an atlantic front pushing on its way.ead of it we're still holding onto the warmth across much of england and wales the strengthening breeze across northern ireland and scotland across northern ireland and scotland a sign for things to come. some rain settling into northern ireland and scotla nd settling into northern ireland and scotland passes through the day and timings may well change. i cloud moving into parts of wales in south—west england but ahead of it is where we will see the best of the sunshine. winds quite light here but they start to strengthen across northern ireland and scotland so a breezy into wednesday, a cooler feel as well, still some high temperatures across england and wales, potentially up to 25— 26 celsius. still warm in the mid week. as we go through, this front starts to push its way eastwards across the uk, not bringing much rain across central and eastern parts of england, areas they could do with rain, but by the time we get to friday and saturday, we could see something a little bit more u n

for the middle of the week, we've got a more active front starting to push in from the atlantic, takingland. ahead of it, we're still holding onto the warmth across much of england and wales and a strengthening breeze across northern ireland and scotland a sign of things to come. so some rain settling into northern ireland and parts of scotland through the day on wednesday, timings may well change. high cloud moving into parts of wales and south—west england but ahead of it is where we'll see the best of the sunshine. winds still quite light here, but they start to strengthen across northern ireland and scotland, so would be a breezier into wednesday and a cooler feel as well. there's still some high temperatures across england and wales, potentially up to 25 — 26 celsius, so still some warmth for the mid week. as we go through thursday, this front finally starts to push its way eastwards across the uk, not bringing very much rain across some central and eastern parts of england, areas which could do with some rain. by the time we get to friday and saturday, we could see something a lit

for the middle of the week, we've got a more active front starting to push in from the atlantic, taking arrives into scotland. ahead of it, we're still holding onto the warmth across much of england and wales and a strengthening breeze across northern ireland and scotland a sign of things to come. so some rain settling into northern ireland and parts of scotland through the day on wednesday, timings may well change. high cloud moving into parts of wales and south—west england but ahead of it is where we'll see the best of the sunshine. winds still quite light here, but they start to strengthen across northern ireland and scotland, so would be a breezier into wednesday and a cooler feel as well. there's still some high temperatures across england and wales, potentially up to 25—26 celsius, so still some warmth for the mid week. as we go through thursday, this front finally starts to push its way eastwards across the uk, not bringing very much rain across some central and eastern parts of england, areas which could do with some rain. by the time we get to friday and saturday, we could see

for the middle of the week, we've got a more active front starting to push in from the atlantic, taking until the afternoon that it arrives into scotland. ahead of it, we're still holding onto the warmth across much of england and wales and a strengthening breeze across northern ireland and scotland a sign of things to come. so some rain settling into northern ireland and parts of scotland through the day on wednesday, timings may well change. high cloud moving into parts of wales and south—west england but ahead of it is where we'll see the best of the sunshine. winds still quite light here, but they start to strengthen across northern ireland and scotland, so would be a breezier into wednesday and a cooler feel as well. there's still some high temperatures across england and wales, potentially up to 25—26 celsius, so still some warmth for the mid week. as we go through thursday, this front finally starts to push its way eastwards across the uk, not bringing very much rain across some central and eastern parts of england, areas which could do with some rain. by the time we get to frida

>> at the aspen idea festival that is hosted by the atlantic, essentially, remarked on how educational opportunities are not the same for people in room layer, as they are in urban cities and that comes back to this research that come out that essentially show how the gap has grown between urban environments and rural environments. so what you see is that in rural environments have a closing of the gap of people who have high school degrees. essentially you are about as likely to have a degree in rural america as you are in urban america. the grab has gone. has gone from 15% to 19% and it is a small increase. but, the gap for people who are in urban america has grown more. you've gone from about 26% to 33%. that gap has extended and is widening. as you see in places like the university of alaska where they have lost 41% of their budget in one fell swoop and in rural american education options are declining. it is a serious problem. >> let me make sure i understand. you are saying that the gap between completion of high school degrees has shrunk between urban and rural, but the gap betw

high pressure in control, but there are weather fronts gathering in the atlantic.oing to be squeezed away southwards along with the settled weather. let's look at the satellite picture. you can see a lot of land showing up. not a huge amount of cloud out there. an area of cloud towards the far south—east did produce and outbreaks of rain as we started sunday, but it has been brightening up for many through the afternoon. one or two showers around. any of those are fading as we go into the evening. largely clear skies. temperatures are going to dip away overnight. quite widely in the countryside in single figures, close to freezing in northern and eastern scotland, where there might be a brief touch of frost as we are going to monday morning. the cloud increasing to the west. we talked about atlantic weather systems coming our way. for northern ireland, cloud moving in. some outbreaks of rain. cloud increasing elsewhere to the west, and might produce drizzle, especially on coasts and hills later in the day. for the south and east, isolated showers. for most it is go

applause but applause on this side of the atlantic for donald trump and hardly any criticism from fellowame next year's presidential election, and using america's angry racial fault line to do so. nick bryant reporting from washington. two years ago, twin sisters safa and ma rwa two years ago, twin sisters safa and marwa were born in pakistanjoined at the head and it's an incredibly rare condition. now surgeons at the great ormond street hospital in london have successfully separated the girls and the surgery was so complex it was performed over several stages over 50 hours, involving a huge team of doctors. in one of the first of three reports on conjoined twins this week, medical correspondent fergus walsh and producer rachel buchanan have had exclusive access to the family and the surgery. we have two today, safa and marwa. they are in this journey together. in order for one of them to do well, they have both got to do well. joined at the head, safa and marwa have never seen each other. this is the start of an incredible journey aimed at giving them independence. it's october, 2018 at

and ready to move in oui’ the atlantic and ready to move in our direction, frontal systems approachingthe week wears on and you can see the first one dangling in on tuesday but for most, high pressure holds firm. that front will be weakening all the while as it goes east, just providing extra moisture which could kick off showers in most places on tuesday afternoon but for the majority, and sunny day and a slightly warmer day, especially in eastern areas. 25 in hull, 26 in london. moving out of tuesday into wednesday, here comes oui’ tuesday into wednesday, here comes our next frontal system and this one will have more life about it and noticed the high pressure retreating eastwards. the further south and eastwards. the further south and east you are, better chance of staying dry with sunshine and may be the odd shower but further north and west, they could thunder a and heavy rain in western scotland and northern ireland with heavy winds and it will start to cool off in western areas. further south and east, especially england and wales, once again into the 20s. 25 or possibly 26. on

across the mid—atlantic, we're looking at a drop ora mid—atlantic, we're looking at a drop or a slow—movingm —— trust, this will bring u nsettled system —— trust, this will bring unsettled weather. close to the low is where we will see most of the renal showers, particularly across western areas of the uk. but there will be some spells of sunshine. the detail is quite uncertain but we will see big thunderstorms around of the next few days, i think. that's your weather. hello. this is bbc news with martine croxall. we'll be taking a look at tomorrow mornings papers in a moment. first the headlines: baking britian — thousands flocked to beaches and pools as temperatures peaked at 38.1 degrees celsius, making it the second hottest day on record. but much of the rail network couldn't cope, passengers had to be rescued as overhead power cables were damaged by the heat. it is almost unprecedented. i've been working on the railway for ten years.

low pressure is in the atlantic, but very little wind across the uk itself, with the high pressure.a, the further west and north—west you are, the brighter the weather will be, for example, beautiful off south—west scotland, the welsh coasts as well. that weather front finally makes a move, encroaching into ireland on tuesday, a week where the front, meaning it will not bring much cloud or rain, just a few showers in the north—west, with this increasing atlantic wind. the vast majority of the uk, another dry, bright and sunny day. temperatures are rising a little bit as we go through the course of the week, the wind will turn more out of the south—west. this is wednesday, low pressure is just south of iceland, weather fronts are approaching the uk, so late on wednesday, we will start to see the weather going downhill in northern ireland, western scotland, too. again, england and wales, it looks as though we are in for another mostly sunny day, with temperatures rising, 25 in london, 24 expected in hull. from thursday, cooler with a chance of some showers almost anywhere in the uk. t

looking into monday, high pressure but a frontal system from the atlantic about to move in and as weloud starting to push into western parts of the uk. for many, monday will start sunday, on the cool side, and cloud starting to build but further sunny spells and the temperature for the most part into the high teens and low 20s. into tuesday, let's take a look at this weather system again coming in from the atlantic, so the front coming in will bring outbreaks of rain towards northern ireland and scotla nd rain towards northern ireland and scotland and perhaps heavier bursts in some spots. perhaps north wales and north midlands will be the southern limit of the south of that, some sunny southern limit of the south of that, some sunny spells and staying mainly dry. the higher temperatures, maybe 24 dry. the higher temperatures, maybe 2a celsius and one or two spots but where you have the cloudy will rain for a time where you have the cloudy will rain fora time and where you have the cloudy will rain for a time and the temperature down into the mid teens some spots. this frontal system

the hanseatic city offers plenty of places to stay the 4 seasons hotel and hotel atlantic are among the most luxurious. hamburgers one of the most visited cities in germany just behind berlin and munich . it took a long time and was more expensive than expected but it seems to have paid off the filo many concert hall has won many fans since its opening in 2017 that makes it quite difficult to get concert tickets but the visit to the observation deck the plaza is free. a great new balcony 360 degrees pure hamburg. where are you from well i'm from the united states but i've been living in bahrain for 10 years. what do you do here i'm just here on a holiday spending break in hamburg with my good friend peter. and enjoying the city where you from also from russia or voyeur your op you're at the other. because it's a landmark in hamburg and it's a place you have to visit if you're in hamburg and london combo is all this is to good as i heard that it's very difficult to get to get started so you just get in line and hope for the best and there was a similar to what was it a 6 pm will go to th

and in our darkest hour, 5 years ago, thousands of brave american soldiers crossed the atlantic to fight for our freedom. they brought this flag with them. 75 years ago, it arrived on the coast of normandy and today it's coming home. to the land of the free and the home of the brave. back where it belongs. thank you. mr. ld like to introduce kruk to make his remarks. [applause] >> thank you, mr. president, first lady, mr. vice president, distinguished guests. it is an honor to be among heroes. i have had the privilege when i became the owner of one of the most important american flags in history, the flag that was hoisted on the leading vessel that on d-day first reached the beaches of normandy. with it, i accepted the responsibility for its legacy nd its ultimate destination. i'm honored to speak here today. to be here at the white house, where 75 years ago a decision was taken that led to the freedom of any nation and the of world war ii, a war that claimed so many lives, including several members of our family. 870 words to describe the meaning of this flag. five minutes to remember t

time before the mlb embraces the technology. >> you know obviously the stuff that's going in the atlantic league those things are going to happen. it has to happen. so it's moving hopefully the technology gets there quick. >> for now in the atlantic league, if the software misses a pitch, the umpire calls a ball. >>> a new medical experiment that potentially can save lives. scientists are trying to make human organs using a 3d printer. fox's jessica barr explains why this experiment can only be done in space. >> it's just an incredible experience. >> engineers with greenville, indiana's tech shop expect sunday to be revolutionary. >> there is all that excitement. you know the birth of a child. >> launching at the space center. >> and it finally dawns on you and settles in wow i've got a lot of work to do. >> and andy kirk and his team have been working on this launch for years. >> all this work i've been doing for four years finally culminates into this moment. >> but the real work begins now inside that rocket is equipment that could save countless human lives. a 3d printer made to print

>> in early august of 1941, president roosevelt and british prime minister churchill drafted the atlantic charter. >> it said that the democratic powers of the world should oppose all expansion by force, should not seek accretion of territory on their own and should espouse and encourage and try to defend freedom for all people. >> the democracy the west had known for two centuries hung in the balance. the world needed a saving grace. >> 1941, a date which will live in infamy. >> japan attacked pearl harbor, roosevelt went to congress and asked for a declaration of war. he got his declaration of war. >> in support of japan, germany declared war on the united states on december 11th, 1941. the united states was then officially an allied power. >> workmen are now breaking records manufacturing weapons for war. >> roosevelt called for production of 50,000 aircraft in a year. everybody thought he was crazy. they did it twice. it began right away to shift from a peacetime economy to a wartime economy, rationing of all strategic materials, food and everything else. >> as the home front ramped u

so, hitler constructed what he called the atlantic wall. and this was basically a series of fortifications on the beaches of northern france. so, this included all kinds of barriers, minds, the building of all tillery. artillery. there were very large guns on the top and that was why rangers were going up there to take those guns. unfortunately when they got up there, they had already been removed. but there was a mighty fortress which hitler deemed impenetrable. and this atlantic wall was not built by germans, it was built by laborers. many of them polish or ukrainian men who had been born in conquered countries and then were forced to come to france until the atlantic wall. >> i don't speak french i do value a correct pronunciation. we see this word quite a number in your times, the french were department. what does the word mean and why is it so important for norman citizens? >> so, good question. i read last night my book again. and i said i didn't really have to use the word debarkment. it just means the landing. that was the french wo