unlike here augusta you get rewarded with a greenjacket.arded with a green jacket. unlike here on some or road the cost of thatjacket is just $250. —— elon saville row. if you win the tournament to get $1.8 million, lack written‘s danny willett did last year. even if you come last, you still get rewarded with a cheque of $20,000, plenty for a jacket like this. but for us mere mortalsjust a jacket like this. but for us mere mortals just getting into the ground could be quite an expensive day out. 250,000 people are expected to visit the famous augusta national, with some pain between 30 and $100 and $15 just to get some pain between 30 and $100 and $15just to get into the ground. last year it was estimated that ticket sales revenues were $35 million. and once you are on the grounds, don't expect your wallet not to take another hit. the cost of a chicken sandwich, $3. a bottle of water, $2. perhaps you are better off staying in and watching it on the tv. don't worry, the organisers get paid for that too. international broadcasting rights, $25

national —— top story. has won the masters at augusta national -- top story. picked up a birdie. danny willett, the winner from 2016, placing the greenjacket on garcia. he becomes the third spaniard behind seve ballesteros and jose—maria larrazabal to pick up the green jacket, his first win in 7a attempts at winning a major championship. —— jose—maria larrazabal. ——jose—maria 0lesen double. you can get all the latest sports news at our website, that's bbc.com/sport. but from me and the rest of the sport today team, goodbye. good morning. sunday was a glorious day for many of us, was it spring or summer? and really it was hard to tell because we had wall to wall sunshine throughout the day and in parts of eastern and south—eastern england, highs of 25 degrees, 77 fahrenheit. you can see the clear blue skies from sunday's satellite picture, a bit more cloud into the north—west and that cloud thick enough to produce some rain, which died off and will continue to do so as this weather front sinks south but this weather front‘s important because as it pushes furthe

certainlyo garcia, the champion here at augusta. -- sergio garcia, the champion here at augusta. somewhat an emotional day it's been here at augusta. we're lining up all of our broadcast partners for the world field and the presentation and a scene that's going to be so special. as it has been so many years in the past. >> i -- i don't know what to say at the moment. >> it's -- >> well, um -- >> having it be such a tough quest to finally win, it feels that much better. >> finally made a bunch of putts and that was what was fun. >> i've never played an entire tournament with my a-game and this was pretty close. >> it's the most nerve-racking golf course in the world, isn't it? >> i can't tell you how fortunate i am to win this tournament. >> i'm probably as happy as i've ever been in my life. >> to win the masters tournament is just an amazing feeling. >> this was a dream come true for me and to hear those roars, it was remarkable. >> i never got this far in my dreams. billy: good evening, i'm billy payne, chairman of augusta national golf club and i'm excited to once again be her

rory mcilroy is hoping to move up with the leaders in augusta.leaders in augusta. garcia tied for fourth. go to the website to learn more about that. killer that, good evening. and for a weekend in early april we are in for a treat, because there is going to be plenty of strong april sunshine out there, and those temperatures are going to respond. it is going to turn quite warm, particular across central and eastern areas. having said that, it is turning quite cold the eastern areas, and temperatures dropping away. by the end of the note in major towns and cities we are in single figures. in rural spots temperatures really will dip away, down to two or three degrees. so quite a fresh old start to the day but it won't last long, the chilly field of things. and another they have quite high levels of pollen, especially across england and wales. it is birch pollen at this time of year. chilly start, it won't last too long. patches of mist and fog not lasting too long. plenty of sunshine out there and a bit more cloud to the north—west. most places ju

from augusta to aintree.lsh says she should be ok to ride in the grand national on saturday despite severely brusing her arm on day one of the festival at aintree. walsh tweeted that x—rays were clear after she fell in the foxhunters' chase. she'd been unseated from her mount distime at the famous chair fence. and is due to ride wonderful charm in the national. meanwhile following her own fall at the cheltenham gold cup three weeks ago. lizzie kelly has won the big race of the day. the betway bowl. 0n tea for two. they had to battle for it. the 2—1 favourite cue card pushing them all the way to the finish line. but tea for two came out on top. kelly made history in december 2015 when she became the first female rider to win a grade 0ne race in britain. that was also on tea for two in the kauto star novices' chase at kempton. manchester united forward jesse lingard has signed a new contract that'll keep him at old trafford for another four years. the england international has been at the club since he was seve

meanwhile sergio garcia is the clubhouse leader in augusta.britain are one defeat away from going out of the davis cup quarter—finals. so a busy day of sport, let's start with golf and the masters is well into its second day in augusta. and the course is really testing even the very best including england's reigning champion danny willett, who is on the verge of missing the cut after a horror story eight on the first hole. spain's ryder cup stalwart sergio garcia has been the day's big winner, he's in the clubhouse on four under par, joint leader so far after a second round of 69 tied with america's charley hoffman who had a terrible time today. justin rose is the best briton so far on two under for the tournament at the turn. well let's go live to augusta where the bbc‘s hazel irvine is following the action. good evening. it's been a very testing day here at augusta once again. blustery winds. they have blown for men to the top of our leaderboard. you mentioned sergio garcia and charley hoffman who had a very comfortable lead last night, but

and also the augusta national masters gets under way on thursday. goodbye from me and the team.ain working its way in from the west but, before we take a look at that, let's look back at some of the highlights of monday. a beautiful weather watchers picture sent in from cambridgeshire. a lovely afternoon, and we saw highs here of 18 degrees. but the storm clouds gathered in argyll and bute. a very atmospheric shot here. and that's because the rain arrived from the west. now, it's fairly fragmented and it's moving somewhat erratically eastwards over the next few hours, perhaps sitting towards dawn in the south—east corner. behind it, some clearer skies, a fresher start to the day across scotland and northern ireland. more cloud, though, into the south—west. and for wales, the odd spot or two of rain still at 8am. the bulk of the rain probably sitting across the south coast up into 0xfordshire, east anglia and the south—east corner. but even then it will be fairly light and well fragmented. further north, we keep a lot of cloud, some early—morning mist and murk perhaps. some decen

and umbrellas at the ready in augusta as players and fa ns the ready in augusta as players and fans areed from the course due to severe thunderstorms. good evening, there‘s plenty to come but we begin with a busy night of football and an important victory for the premier league leaders chelsea. antonio conte‘s men beat manchester city 2—1 at stamford bridge, which helped preserve their seven point lead at the top. patrick gea rey seven point lead at the top. patrick gearey watched the action. four weeks, chelsea have been a speck in the sunset but distances can be deceptive. having been brought closer to the pack, they set out after clear blue water. even hazard staring them in the right direction, the excuse for caballerial was revealed as deflection. the title challenge from man city has featured at least they offered something practical, sergio aguero —1—1. city are prone to slips at the back and they said pedro tumbling. eden hazard again, and again. league goal 13 of the season, unlucky for some, definitely not for him. the season from man city has been confiscated but the threats

on the course at augusta national, charley hoffman holds a four stroke lead after the first round followingear immaculate seven under round of 65. three time winner phil mickelson is one under while world number two rory mcilroy is still in the hunt for the only major he's yet to win. jordan spieth, three over, the champion danny willett is won over andjimmy champion danny willett is won over and jimmy walker champion danny willett is won over andjimmy walkerand champion danny willett is won over and jimmy walker and henrik stenson are also struggling. world number two rory mcilroy made a rocky start to this attempt to com plete rocky start to this attempt to complete the grand slam of all four majors. he was three over par with six remaining but recovered with three birdies, finishing level. a logjam on one under par include former champion phil mickelson and justin rose, the reigning olympic champion the runner—up in 2015 at augusta and he would love to bridge the gap since his only previous major when he won the us open. lee westwood was a surprise runner—up last year. he has made a dece

the back nine at augusta for the greenjacket.play—off against the englishman. some flash photography coming up. sergio garcia only needed one putt. the third spaniard to win at augusta on what would've been seve ballesteros60th birthday. social media went potty last night with the great and good of golf and beyond, congratulating the spaniard. garcia is used to the attention, espcially from super fan markjohnson, a postman from peterborough who had bombarded. he asked him if he could caddie for him. garcia finally relented back in january. .. johnson will caddy for garcia in sepetmeber at the british masters in newcastle in the pro—am, but that deal was struck before he became masters champion. i spoke to mark earlier and asked him to describe the moment garcia offered him a job. i got igot up i got up at 5.15, when in the ensuite, i was brushing my teeth at the time. i never take my phone to bed, never. idon‘t the time. i never take my phone to bed, never. i don't know why i took my phone to bed that night. got the phone, when i

he beatjustin rose in a dramatic play—off to win the masters at augusta.es from now. stay with us now, more to come. and our top story free here in the uk.

it‘s a fine line between success and at augusta. a few people struggled.y. he‘s played in 75 majors and he has come close so many times. can he get that winning mentality in a major championship? we saw him in the ryder cup last year putting on a barrage of birdies. can he do the same again? it would be great to see. from the point of view the organiser to have so many people in contention bunched up together makes itan contention bunched up together makes it an exciting spectacle for the final round. definitely because we do not know what is going to happen. 0n do not know what is going to happen. on any golf course you don‘t know but on augusta it could be down to the last few holes and any number of players the chance to win. is rory out of it? it would take something very special for out of it? it would take something very specialfor him out of it? it would take something very special for him to post a charge. he is level par. six shots behind. if he was only a couple of shots behind the others i could see him having a chance but his putter did not qui

. >> day 2 at augusta and some of the biggest names in the sport move into contention, like sergio, andd couples, just rose, justice rose and phil mickelson, yes the luminaries made their move at the midway point of the 2017 masters. >> from the augusta national golf club in augusta, georgia, cbs sports proudly presents highlights of the masters sponsored by ibm, with watson, your world is safer, healthier and more

>> day 2 at augusta and some of the biggest names in the sport move into contention, like sergio, andd couples, just rose, justice rose and phil mickelson, yes the luminaries made their move at the midway point of the 2017 masters. >> from the augusta national golf club in augusta, georgia, cbs sports proudly presents highlights of the masters sponsored by ibm, with watson, your world is safer, healthier an

the world number one is due to tee off at augusta in around half an hour's time.all at cheltenham just three weeks ago lizzie kelly rides tea for two to victory in the big race on day one of the grand national festival at aintree. and they might usually be team mates. but there's no time for niceties in the ipl where two of england's biggest stars go head to head. and ben stokes is hit back over his head byjos buttler. hello again. we'll start at augusta where dustinjohnson will take part in the masters after recovering — enough at least — from a back injury. let's cross live to the course now and join hazel irvine for the latest on that. and who's had a good start to the tournament. it's been a very emotional and poignant start to the masters, it all began just about eight o'clock oui’ all began just about eight o'clock ourtime, all began just about eight o'clock our time, jack nicholas and gary player hit the first shot in front of the memory of arnold palmer. drama with dustinjohnson who fell last night and he has been warming up last night and he has been warm

garcia won a play—off against britain'sjustin rose at augusta after they both finished nine—under—pare latest financial news with aaron heslehurst and world business report. fighting protectionism... or so they say. the foreign ministers of the world's seven biggest economies begin to arrrive in lucca, italy, and free trade is high on the agenda. the highway code in the sky. we look at singapore's efforts to regulate the airspace for drones. i'm aaron heslehurst. if you got eight minutes, stay where you are, give me eight minutes and i'll give you a fascinating snapshot of the world of business and money but... we start in italy where the foreign ministers of the world's biggest economies meeting in the historic city of luca. this year italy holds the presidency of the g7 group and rome has already made it clear that one of it's priorities is fighting all forms of protectionism. but hang on, why does it matter to all of us? well, it's important because the g7 accounts for just over 46% of the world's wealth. this meeting is important because it's in preparation for next month's leader

we go to augusta for more. >> reporter: good morning.ing towards one thrilling finish here in the final the round of the masters in augusta and you know what? one guy to look out for, jordan spieth. in his three appearances here at the masters he's finished second, first and second and he made a charge up the leaderboard yesterday. spieth had an epic meltdown last year in the final round after leading for pretty much the entire tournament. this year he's trying to complete the biggest come back in masters history. no one has ever come back from being down ten strokes after the first-round. but another solid round yesterday, spieth two shots off the lead entering today. >> we shot back. tremendously to have a chance to win this golf tournament. no matter what happens in the end, we have a good round. finishing fifth versus tenth doesn't mean much to me. >> your co-leaders are sergio carci a and justin rose. serge gio is trying to win his first major. he's played 73 majors and never won one before. rose, meanwhile, he's won a major and an

and glory in augusta. spain's sergio garcia finally wins the masters and his first golf major. hello, and welcome. a three—month state of emergency has been announced in egypt, following two attacks on coptic christian churches. more than a0 people were killed and many others wounded as worshippers gathered for palm sunday in tanta, which is north of cairo and in alexandria. the so—called islamic state has claimed responsibility. this report from our middle east correspondent, yolande knell. egyptian christians had gathered to celebrate one of their holiest days. but this palm sunday brought violence. the first deadly explosion was during mass at st george's church in tanta, leaving blood everywhere, wooden pews shattered. just hours later, there was another attack here, in the northern city of alexandria, this time, just outside the church. the dead included police officers who'd stopped the suicide bomberfrom entering. the head of egypt's coptic church, pope tawadros, had already left. in rome, at palm sunday prayers, pope francis condemned the bombings. he's due to visit egy

and glory in augusta — spain's sergio garcia finally wins the masters and his first golf major.nks for being with us. a three—month state of emergency has been announced in egypt, following two attacks on coptic christian churches. more than a0 people were killed, and many others wounded, as worshippers gathered for palm sunday in tanta, which is north of cairo, and in alexandria. the so—called islamic state has claimed responsibility. greg dawson has this report. seconds after this footage, and it was a device was detonated. the dental christian celebration transformed into a scene of horror. the head of egypt's coptic church had been inside, but was unharmed. this was a co—ordinated attack. the first target was the church of st george in the city of tanta, filled with worshippers. translation: the situation is painful. it is not fair. the authorities have received warnings before that the church has been targeted. why would measures being taken to targeted. why would measures being ta ken to protect targeted. why would measures being taken to protect people? hours later, this

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number one dustin johnson is in doubt for the first major of the year, the masters, teeing off at augustaional at midday gmt on thursday. the american has won his last three tournaments and is favourite to add a second major championship to the us open he won last year. our golf correspondent iain carter explained to me a short time ago what happened. we received a statement from dustin johnson's management which states that he fell down the stairs at his rental home here in augusta and sustained a back injury. he is being treated for it. the advice he has received is to remain immobile overnight. he is taking anti—inflammatories and then a decision will be taken in the morning as to whether or not he will be able to tee off in the masters. he is the short odds over it for the masters. he has won the last three tournaments and has been the commanding presence on the golf tour so commanding presence on the golf tour so far this year. well, as iain carter was saying there, dustinjohnson has won his last three tournaments — and that's why he's the hot favourite to win the masters. speaking b

it was a gusty day in augusta...ds reached as high as 40 miles an hour making a very difficult course for everyone. in the 16th hole, phil mickelson sets up for a birdie to go one under... he finished the day with a 71. jordan speith really stuggled with the high winds... on his third shot in the 15th hole... he spins it off the green and into the water... it leads to a quadrupple-bogey... he has a lot of work to do tomorrow... speith is ten stokes off the lead... he shot a 75. charlie hoffman is the leading the tournament after round one... in the 17th, he sets up for his fourth straight birdie... he's seven under and shot a 65. it's finally officialkevin durant was cleared by the warriors to fully practice friday.barring any setback will play saturday night at home against the new orleans pelicans the third to last game of the regular season durant has missed the warriors' past 19 games after suffering a left mcl sprain and tibial bone bruise against the washington wizards a little more than a month ago the warrior

in the sport in about half an hour are golf correspondent will be live from augusta national.a nt to want to show you some copy filed into the bbc newsroom by our collea g u es into the bbc newsroom by our colleagues in washington saying the ports that detailed discussions are going on between the pentagon and white house between possible military action in syria. it's all coming since the chemical attack on tuesday which killed 70 people, this is what rex tillerson said earlier. there is no doubt in oui’ said earlier. there is no doubt in our minds and the information we have supports that syria, the syrian regime under the leadership of president assad are responsible for this attack. i think further it is very important the russian government consider carefully their continued support for the president assad regime. does he have to go? his role in the future is uncertain clearly, with the acts he has taken it would seem there would be no role for him to govern the syrian people. president trump spoke to journalists on this issue on air force one on his way to florida to mee

for many the conditions at augusta were proving a challenge.th the twins. rory mcilroy ensured a difficult start. his trademark roar all too often replaced with the sight of frustration. consistency has been a problem for danny willett. after an early wobble, he covered with some pinpoint accuracy. you can always rely on watson to add colour to the course. he played his round with a pink ball. as the first day's draws toa pink ball. as the first day's draws to a close, much is in contention. preserving sharks in formaldehyde, or encrusting a skull with more than 8000 flawless diamonds. there's no question damien hirst‘s art is eye—catching, earning him notoriety and wealth in equal measure. well, now, the former turner prize winner is hoping a fable about a shipwreck will help relaunch a career that some critics believe has hit the rocks. called treasures from the wreck of the unbelievable, the new artwork has been nearly a decade in the making, and costs millions. in his only broadcast interview about the piece, damien hirst has been speaking

in his rented home in augusta, johnson slipped down a flight of steps and injured his lower back.said yesterday that johnson, was resting quote very uncomfortably. we will see what happens there >>> to the course at augusta where kid were having fun at par three contest, nice club, kid. little cutie. do not run on wet grass because those stains are hard to remove. mike weir1 of the few able to take swings, so, of course like it is so easy, he drops in a hole in one. >> wow. >> they could not finish due to the rain but forecast looks good for next few days. catch round three and four on cbs-3 on saturday and sunday. >>> happening today, pride of north philadelphia returns to her alma matter, dawn staley's back in town, staley won women 's college basketball national championship, and as coach of the south carolina gym cox on sunday and it all started for staley at 22nd and lehigh, and back. and, high school player of the year to day, student and special gets will pay tribute. >>> when dale earnhardt junior comes to pocono speed way in june his number 88 chevy will be sporting eagle

and glory in augusta: spain's sergio garcia finally wins the masters, and his first golf major.ello and welcome. a three—month state of emergency has been announced in egypt, following two attacks on coptic christian churches. more than a0 people were killed and many others wounded as worshippers gathered for palm sunday in tanta, which is north of cairo, and in alexandria. the so—called islamic state has claimed responsibility. greg dawson reports. this is the moment a suicide bomber approaches the cathedral in alexandria. a security guard turns away at the gate and directs him to away at the gate and directs him to a metal detector. seconds later, he deto nates a metal detector. seconds later, he detonates his explosive device. a day for christian celebration, transformed into a scene of horror. the head of egypt's coptic church, pope tawadros, had been inside, but was unharmed. this was a co—ordinated attack. the first target was the church of st george, in the city of tanta, also filled with worshippers. translation: the situation is painful. it's not fair. the authorities h

the grounds ahead of a key night of premier league action in a few minutes but first let's head to augustae final preparations have begun ahead of the sist masters. bbc sport's hazel irvine is waiting for us to set the scene on the eve of the year's first golf major. hazel, over to you. thank you, good evening. the quest for the first men's major of the season for the first men's major of the season has been in hibernation for seven months but it is time to wake up seven months but it is time to wake up and smell the azaleas because the masters is just around the corner. kevin brown is normally itching to get out there but even his enthusiasm has been dampened by these huge thunderstorms. play was suspended this morning because of heavy rain will stop they did begin the traditional par—3 contest but only in the last few minutes the officials called in the players and the contest has been caught off officially. —— called off. the fun is over before the series business begins tomorrow and i respect the weather might still have a part to play in the next two days particularly. the rain makes

day one put the gust into augusta.end up in the water. the forjordan spieth an echo of how his master‘s challenge ended last year, the golfer wants not to be blown too far—under par. among them englishman justin rose, a shot better off is lee wet rude, look for his first major, for others a round‘s hard work drained away. fitzpatrick led for a while but was dragged into the pack. there seemed to be only one sheltered spot. where ever charley hoffman, is, he isn‘t well—known, or wasn‘t. 7—under par was some introduction. attention follows rory mcilroy, the world number two meandered off course but found his way back, this maybe a tournament for coppers rather than masters. this maybe a tournament for coppers rather than masters. so that the story of day one but let‘s cross live to the course now and join hazel irvine for the latest. hazel, a far more temperate day for you there? i see sunshine behind you?m i see sunshine behind you? it is warmer, but still very very challenging out there, because we do have gusts of plu

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. >>> it's almost time to tee off in augusta. as the severe weather makes it way out, players investigate ready for round one of masters tournament. >>> good morning from the studio 57 newsroom at cbs news headquarters here in new york. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. >>> well, facing the growing foreign crisis in syria, president trump hinted at action, but he wouldn't show his hand. mr. trump called tuesday's chemical attack an affront to humanity that changed his attitude toward president assad. he blamed assad for the deaths of at least 86 people, an action he says cannot be tolerated. >> when you kill innocent children, innocent babies, babies, little babies, with a chemical gas that is so lethal that people were shocked to hear what gas it was, that crosses many, many lines, beyond a red line. >> u.s. officials say chlorine gas with traces of the nerve ajen agent sarin was likely used in the attack. >>> ambassador nikki haley warned u.s. would take action. the attack happened about 60 milesen from the border with

. >>> wild story out of augusta. after the rain came the pain, >>> improving the pitching the next thing we should do is improve the pitching and then improve the pitching. andy mic fail on rebuilding the phillies, fightins send one of the promising young arm, in cincinnati this is game two after a 15 minute rain delay a rainbow. 26-year-old jared eickhoff throwing well, gets the k more from him in just a few seconds. brandon fine began gets tom tom joe as if. eickhoff in the seventh, hanging to it joe with and giving back to the people in right field. eickhoff two runs allowed, six games the phillies fall 2-0, series finally tomorrow at 12:35. . >>> reading boys' basketball team has a new title. classic state champions, the red knights were given a parade in reading. this is their first ever state title and the fans support has been tremendous. >> it made a difference, the teams are pretty evenly matched and we had three quarters or more of the crowd. maybe that could have made the difference >> the totally amazing,

suspended at augusta with less than 24 hours left before the start of the masters.ou nty alastair cook will miss the first county championship match of the new season for essex on friday because ofa hip season for essex on friday because of a hip injury. season for essex on friday because ofa hip injury. i season for essex on friday because of a hip injury. i will be back with more after 4.30pm. a couple who want to take their sick baby son to an american hospital for treatment could give evidence at a high court hearing. specialists at great ormond street hospital in london think it is time to stop providing life support treatment to eight—month—old charlie gard. doctors say charlie, who suffers from a rare genetic condition and has brain damage, should move to a palliative care regime. court order correspondent is at the high court. yes, both of charlie's parents have given evidence to the court this afternoon. his father had one of his son's toys in his top pocket as he gave evidence. he was asked, "are you charlie's father?" he said, "charlie's proud father." he

play was suspended earlier due to bad weather at augusta.n alistair cook will miss the first county championship match of the new season for essex on friday because of a hip injury. i will be back with more on those stories just after half past. the european parliament has set out its priorities for the brexit negotiations, warning that the uk would have to agree to honour any financial obligations to the eu. there were some lively exchanges as former ukip leader nigel farage accused meps of behaving like the mafia setting a ‘ransom demand', while the parliament's chief negotiator, guy verhofstadt, told meps that brexit was a ‘stupidity‘, caused by a catfight inside the conservative party. he said the youth of britain would one day bring the uk back into the european union. our europe correspondent, damian grammaticas, reports. a handshake offered from the eu's chief negotiator. smiles in return from the architect of brexit. but then harsh realities began to be laid out. the uk told it cannot expect special access to the eu's single market.

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garcia won a play—off against britain'sjustin rose at augusta, georgia, after the two men had finishedourth and final round tied on nine—under—par for the championship. coming up next, it is dateline london. hello and welcome to dateline. this week we look at the consequences of america's air strikes on president assad's air base. and we discuss the relations between beijing and washington. my guests this week are the china expert isabel hilton, the north american writer and broadcaster jeffrey kofman, and rachel shabi, a writer on middle eastern affairs. welcome to you all. the horrific pictures of the gas attack in syria have brought a swift american missile attack. rachel, how is this seen in the middle east? where do we go from here? it seems to have support for trump's reports. there was praise for the courageous move. the king of saudi arabia praised the move. bahrain, jordan, turkey. israel, so the allies in the region were supportive. the reaction from syrians has been positive but measured. of course, people welcome some retaliation for such a horrendous act, a chemical attack

not a bad final shot before he heads to augusta national this week. to catch the final two rounds from augusta here. >>> president trump is still trying to get some form of a travel ban passed. a san francisco court is in the thick of things. we'll tell you what the president is planning to do today. >>> a vandalism spree on the streets of a normally quiet city. coming up, new surveillance video police are hoping might help catch this guy. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, so now i'm not being perky, telling you that drivers that switch to progressive save an average of $548! whoo! i mean, whoo. through the legislature would drastically change the routine for bay area middle and high school st >>> a new bill working through the legislator will change the routine from bay area middle school and high school students. >>> a desperate plea from the family of a bay area man run down and left to die. >>> good morning. we have the first storm for april that will bring us showers in the forecast. i'll tell you when to expect the rain. >>> metering lights are on two min

from augusta, maine, please welcome back zach freeman. [cheers and applause] what's up, zach?me back. >> thank you, thank you. >> so wait-- so what grade are we teaching here? >> 9th and 10th graders. >> 9th--and so high school algebra? >> high school algebra and high school statistics. >> okay, that sounds fun. >> oh, it's--i find it fun,

the high winds at augusta did not affect charley hoffman, sticks his approach on 17 setting up his fourth straight birdie, hoffman cards a 7-under 65. he leads the field by four shots. >>> the warriors announce kevin durant will be back on the court saturday and will play a golden state final three regular season games. >>> diamondbacks mascot, a double bringing home hunter pence, giants led 3 -2, but jeff samardzija couldn't hold it. despite nine strikeouts samardzija allowed six runs in 5 1/3 as arizona wins 9-3 to take three of four in the series. >>> this guy jacked out of his mind to spend the afternoon in the coliseum. wonder how he reacted to this 3rd inning blast on the a's ryan healey against the angels, healey's second home run of the year. oakland wins 5-1 and get a split on the season opening series. >>> the oilers beat up the sharks. that guy can fight, i'm telling you. 3rd period lucci scored from right in front of the net. edmonton comes back to win 4-2. these teams will likely match up in the 1st round of the playoffs, sharks trying to right the ship. it's been a rough 15

there are plenty of big names just behind them as well at the augusta national. tim hague reports.t augusta. after a slow and steady start for the olympic champion, five birdies on the back nine helped him to a super 67 and he now sits joint top on six under par. i was staying patient early in my round. i think this is a golf course where you pick your moments and that is what worked well for me today and i am sure that will be somewhat the game plan tomorrow. perhaps the englishman did not discuss his game plan with his game partner, sergio garcia. he is looking for a first major and with a little luck will fancy his chances. into the creek. not so. the water somehow avoided and how the spaniard profited. a beautiful shot and like justin rose, he too is on six under. but they have quite a crowd chasing them, including rickie fowler and former champion jordan spieth. he hit nine shots on the 15th in the first round, but not this time. he really is a remarkable young man and an amazing golfer. it was an equally successful day for lee westwood. he is one—under in total and still has

all the highlights from the masters in augusta.rs of hatred and rage, as they jump up on the statute. this became a massive demonstration of black power, the power to influence. today is about the promise of a bright future, a day when we hope a line can be drawn under the bloody past. i think that picasso's works were beautiful. they were intelligent and it's a sad loss to everybody who loves art. this is bbc world news. i'm samantha simmonds. the latest headlines a state of emergency has been declared in egypt after at least a0 people were killed in two separate attacks at christian churches. and swedish police say the uzbek man suspected of carrying out friday's deadly lorry attack in stockholm was wanted for deportation. commemorations have been taking place in northern france to mark the centenary of the battle of vimy ridge. the four—day battle was one of the fiercest of the first world war. thousands of canadian forces under british command died. duncan kennedy reports from vimy ridge. it was the battle that defined a nation

and glory in augusta. spain's sergio garcia wins the masters, finally picking up his first golf major. i'm aaron heslehurst. in business: fighting protectionism! or so they say... the foreign ministers of the world's seven biggest economies begin to arrrive in lucca, italy and free trade is high on the agenda. the highway code in the sky. we look at singapore's efforts to regulate the airspace for drones. in egypt, funerals have begun for the more than a0 people killed in two attacks on coptic christian churches. the president has announced a three—month state of emergency after the bombings in alexandria, and the city of tanta near cairo. greg dawson has more. this is the moment a suicide bomber approaches the cathedral in alexandria. a security guard turns away at the gate and directs him to a metal detector. seconds later, he detonates his explosive device. a day for christian celebration, transformed into a scene of horror. the head of egypt's coptic church, pope tawadros, had been inside, but was unha

and glory in augusta.ng up his first golf major. i'm aaron heslehurst. in business: fighting protectionism! or so they say...

it has been a troubled build—up to the us masters golf in augusta, georgia, because of the weather. closer to augusta, practice interrupted. the players will have to do it for real tomorrow, that is when the severe weather would have pulled through and the threat of tornadoes, severe thunderstorms and lightning will be over. a different weather picture of a thursday, the wind will be more of a thursday, the wind will be more of a player for the first day, quite gusty and strong wind, maybe some showers first thing but then it dries up and the rest of the tournament looks dry, the wind is getting lighter. the weekend looks absolutely perfect. for thursday, there is a chill in the wind, it could be gusting around 40 mph, it will absolutely be a factor. on to australia we are dealing with flooding in queensland from cyclone debbie. it has been impacting new zealand in the past day or so. we have had up to 200 millimetres of rain across parts of north island and the inevitable flooding and disruption as a result, with scenes like this, the situation only getting worse during wednesday.

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garcia won a play—off against britain'sjustin rose at augusta, georgia, after the two men had finishedourth and final round tied on nine—under—par for the championship. let's have a quick look at some of the front pages, which are dominated by the relationships between moscow, washington and the rest of the world. the top story for the times is about efforts by uk ministers to push for what it describes as "very punitive sanctions" against russia if the country refuses to cut ties with president assad the daily telegraph leads with claims that russia and iran are threatening to retaliate against the united states with military action, if the us launches more airstrikes on syria. the paper quotes a command centre made up of russian and iranian forces accusing president trump of crossing "red lines." on its front page, the daily mail carries the same story. it also has a picture of chris bevington, the british man who was killed in that attack in stockholm on friday. the metro is also among those leading on the threats of retaliation by russian and iran. its front page shows a picture of