meanwhile, the mausoleum is the tomb of me as -- of the islamic republic's founder, ayatollah khomeini. also known as iran's first supreme leader, he led a revolution back in 1979 to h andhrow the sha eventually stayed in power for 10 years. james: we spoke earlier to a specialist on iran. let's take a listen. >> this attack comes at a very interesting time, it's coming on the backup president trump strip to riyadh, where saudi arabia had put together a very strong or seemingly strong coalition, really to fight iran and its growing regional presence, particularly in syria and iraq. this is building on the back of over a year long enmity and tension between riyadh and tehran. it's sort of an easy opportunity to blame the saudi's. reports say that in recent months, the islamic state group has stepped up its propaganda in iran in the farsi language. iran predominantly shia and the islamic state group is mostly sunni, so they have not been supporters up to this point in iran. give us a picture of the islamic state group's current strength or lack thereof in iran. >> while the fight between

in tehran, bombers storming the tomb of ayatollah khomeini and the parliament. dozen people are dead, many more are injured. and the last push for votes as britain goes to the polls with two attacks still fresh in voters' minds. prime minister may made it tough -- may get tough with suspted terrorists. ♪ brent: it is good to have you with us. james comey is set to confirm that u.s. president donald trump pressured him into dropping a probe into his national security adviser michael flynn. the senate intelligence committee has published the statement before he appears tomorrow. the fourth -- the fired chief talked about conversations with trump and one in which trump asked if he wanted to keep his job and demanded loyalty from him. we are going to try to go to washington in a moment. we are having problems with the feed. we will to the next story, tire or -- terror in tehran. i run has several attacks today. suicide bombers and gunmen stormed the parliament building and the mausoleum to the revolutionary leader ayatollah khomeini. 13 people lost their lives, 40 i

suicide bombers have attacked iran's parliament and the shrine of its revolutionary leader, ayatollah khomeini, leaving 12 people dead and many more injured. the group calling itself islamic state said it was responsible for one of the worst terror attacks iran has suffered in decades. our diplomatic correspondent james landale reports. gunfire. four gunmen, some reportedly dressed as women, have burst in, armed with grenades and explosive vests. security forces surround the parliamentary complex, as those inside, including children, try to escape. incredibly, as the attack continues, some mps in the chamber carry on with their parliamentary business. the group that calls itself islamic state claims the gunmen are theirs. is is fighting iranian backed militias in syria and iraq, but this is the first time the sunni jihadis have struck in the heart of shia iran. as the attack progresses, is posts a video supposedly from inside. one gunman says, "hold on", in english, another shouts in arabic, "we're staying forever." after five hours, the attackers are dead, leaving 11 people killed and many mo

a suicide bomber targeted the shrine of ayatollah khomeini. it is not clear who is behind the deaths. more casualties to come. more on this as it comes in. >>> during last month's nato meeting in brussels, president trump failed to back article five that states attack on one is attk on all. national security council and state department before being taken out at the last minute. politico reports the president was expected to say we face many threats, but i stand here before you with a clear message, the u.s. commitment to the nato alliance and article 5 is unwavering. >> we are at a nato article 5 commemoration. the idea we would recommit ourselves to something we were clearly there to celebrate seems silly, i don't know about contents of the speech, frankly it is a bit of a silly discussion. i would argue there's a lot of things that go on behind the scenes in terms of every speech, every meeting the president has in terms of preparation. >> article 5 controversy is the latest moment that has given america's allies pause about the u.s. on the

state group claims responsibility for the attack and a second one at the mazza liam of the ayatollah khomeini. france announces a third french victim from saturday's attack in london. that brings the death toll from the massacre around london bridge to eight. france says the attack on a police officer near notre dame cathedral yesterday was an isolated incident from a man acting alone, this as the french president pushes through his plan to set up a task force to track the islamic state group 24 hours a day. also coming up in business, the fallout from claims of harassment at uber. they have fired more than 20 employees as a result of an internal investigation. more on that on the way, but first, our top story live from paris. media says the attack at the parliament in tehran is now over and that all four assailants have been killed. the islamic state group claimed responsibility for the attack and the second one at the mausoleum of the ayatollah khomeini. we are hearing from an official that at least 12 people died in those twin attacks in tehran and another 35 were hurt. to get more analysi

suicide bombers have attacked iran's parliament and the shrine of its revolutionary leader, ayatollah khomeiniple dead and many more injured. the group calling itself islamic state said it was responsible for one of the worst terror attacks iran has suffered in decades. our diplomatic correspondent, james landale, reports. gunfire. it is the middle of the morning, and iran's parliament is under attack as never before. four gunmen, some reportedly dressed as women, have burst in, armed with grenades and explosive vests. security forces surround the parliamentary complex, as those inside, including children, try to escape. incredibly, as the attack continues, some mps in the chamber carry on with their parliamentary business. the group that calls itself islamic state claims the gunmen are theirs. is is fighting iranian backed militias in syria and iraq, but this is the first time the sunni jihadis have struck in the heart of shia iran. as the attack progresses, is posts a video supposedly from inside. one gunman says, "hold on", in english, another shouts in arabic, "we're staying forever." afte

suicide bombers have attacked iran's parliament — and the shrine of its revolutionary leader, ayatollah khomeiniple dead and many more injured. the group calling itself islamic state said it was responsible for one of the worst terror attacks iran has suffered in decades. our diplomatic correspondent, james landale reports. gunfire. it is the middle of the morning, and iran's parliament is under attack as never before. four gunmen, some reportedly dressed as women, have burst in, armed with grenades and explosive vests. security forces surround the parliamentary complex, as those inside, including children, try to escape. incredibly, as the attack continues, some mps in the chamber carry on with their parliamentary business. the group that calls itself islamic state claims the gunmen are theirs. is is fighting iranian backed militias in syria and iraq, but this is the first time the sunni jihadis have struck in the heart of shia iran. as the attack progresses, is posts a video supposedly from inside. one gunman says, "hold on", in english, another shouts in arabic, "we're staying forever." after

targeting parliament in iran in the shrine to the ayatollah khomeini. it looks like on the geopolitical event seems to be impacted investors. the election in the u.k. the european central bank decision tomorrow and the testimony of fbi director jim comey to the committee. dow industrials down about 11 points. nasdaq composite up three points. similar situation. the cac quarante is the best performer up almost one sixth of the percent and the day yesterday. the best performer shanghai f1 and a quarter% of the made in that. gruber takes action after his harassment probe. fire 20 employees and will make other place between workplace changes as well. one mcdonald's franchisee, corporate staffing in to take down the billboard after the billboard went viral. a couple of months ago the cincinnati red scooter gennett is making a name for himself. all those names coming out. dagen mcdowell, kevin kelly and the president of miscreants give partners partners lee carter is here. great to see you. >> good morning. >> good morning to you >> we've got a loaded week of

reports that gunmen have attacked iran's parliament and the shine of ayatollah khomeini. only seven people dead, 12 others wounded. four people also reportedly have been taken hostage at this point. tv says one of the attackers was killed by police. i'm not there exploded himself and not one woman has been arrested. more on this story as it develops. features take a little bit of a tip on the news as it was breaking overnight. lauren: the latest terror attack could have an impact on tomorrow's election in united kingdom. paul showed the lead by prime minister theresa may's conservative party and the labor party narrowing. let's go to ashley webster with the very latest on this. nice to see you, ashley. reporter: good morning, lauren. this is the last day of campaigning before the u.k. goes to the polls tomorrow. theresa may visited five different areas. jeremy corbyn visits in six different locations today. as you mentioned, the poll showed the race could be closer than first thought. some have been ahead by 12%, others by one point. they will be a lot closer than people

attacks happened at the parliament building and the other at the shrine to iran's shrine to ayatollah khomeini.>> people were panicked and started running away and seeking shelter. the gunfire sound increased. >> 46 people were injured in the attacks and some critically. if it is confirmed, it will be the first time isis launched an attack inside of an. >>> huber has reportedly fired an executive who allegedly obtained medical files of a free mail -- female customer in india. they would not comment. the executive was the president of business in asia. the driver was convicted this comes one day after uber fired 20 employees of complaints of sexual harassment.>> the woman accusing the crosby of sexual assault us take being the stand.'s attorney try to prove there was a consensual relationship between cosby and the woman but she vehemently denied the claim. she testified he gave her three blue pills and violated her as she lay paralyzed. cosby is charged with aggravated indecent assault and could get 10 years in prison. >>> and 95-year-old woman from the north bay is looking back at her role in

minister has said the mastermind behind wednesday's attacks at the parliament and mausoleum of ayatollah khomeinias been killed. 17 people died during the attack. the so—called islamic state group has claimed it was involved. the us attorney—generaljeff sessions has agreed to appear before the senate intelligence committee as it investigates alleged russian meddling in the presidential election. he says his decision comes after testimony by fired fbi directorjames comey. more now on the situation in the philippines, where us special forces are helping the military there to dislodge militants allied to so—called islamic state in the city of marawi. more from our asia—pacific regional editor, michael bristow. after nearly three weeks of fighting, this is what is left of marawi. until insurgents took over, there was a population of 200,000 in this lakeside city. most have left in the streets are largely empty. they are having to battle for every house. 13 marines were killed in a 16—hour clash with rebels on friday. government soldiers are now getting some help from a long—standing ally, the us, aft

bomb assault on iran's parliament building in the tomb of the republic's revolutionary founder ayatollah khomeini. we will get response from trita parsi. then china is refusing to release three activists who were arrested while they were investigating labor conditions at a factory manufacturing ivanka trump brand shoes. the men worked for china labor watch, which says the supplier forced workers into excessive overtime, verbally abused them and paid wages below china's legal minimum. we will get the latest. president trump kicks off his infrastructure week by announcing plans to privatize air traffic control. pres. trump: i am proposing new principles to congress for air-traffic control reform, making flights quicker, safer, and more reliable. crucially, these reforms are supported by air traffic controllers themselves. amy: we will speak with the consumer advocate group flyers' rights, which says trump's proposal amounts to giving the airlines control over a core public access for free and would allow them to extract new fees and increased taxes from passengers. then we look at the opioid epidem

police have increased patrols after the attack at the parliament building and the tomb of the ayatollah khomeiniesterday. the attack left 16 dead and 40 hospitalized. this morning the intelligence ministry has confirmed that five of the attackers have fought for the islamic state group. this is the first time isis has carried out an attack inside iran.>>> government officials say a ship found 10 bodies and debris while searching for a military transport plane that disappeared tuesday. 120 people were on board and more than half were family members of the military personnel from in mar including 15 children. the flight was a regularly scheduled transport heading to the capital city. the plane was a turboprop similar to the one you can see here. it was made in china and the plane lost contact with air traffic control 29 minutes into the flight. >>> the gun battle lasted for hours at the prison near victoria, mexico leaving seven dead and 13 injured before the guides -- guards remained in control. this is long been dominated by the violent drug cartel, three officers and four inmates died in the ch

there were two attacks, one at the parliament and the other at the tomb of ayatollah khomeini. >>> this morning bodies and debris from the missing myanmar flight was located. the wreckage was found in the sea off myanmar's west coast. most of those on board were military families. >>> well, a woman who accuses bill cosby of sexual assault rejected suggestions that she and bill cosby had a romantic relationship. andrea constand finished some seven hours of testimony yesterday, the third day of cosby's trial. kenneth craig reports. >> how are you today,er is? >> reporter: bill cosby nodded his head as he entered the pennsylvania courthouse for day three of his sexual assault trial. his accuser andrea constand returned to the witness stand for more cross-examination. she was grilled about phone calls she made to a friend following the alleged incident asking, you told her he was affection at you and made a pass at you? consta constand answered yes. she also talked about an incident at the foxwoods resort. she said she was reclined on her bed and watched cosby sleep for 10 to 15 minutes. th

another suicide bomb at the shrine of the ayatollah khomeini, the founder of the iranian republic. there could be few more symbolic targets. one man is dead and others wounded. iran's power for revolutionary -- powerful revolutionary guards accused saudi arabia and the u.s. of being involved and promised revenge, deepening even further the long-standing tensions between shia iran and sunni arab states. james landale, bbc news. jane: the history of humanity might be getting a rewrite. the recent discovery of fossils and north africa indicate homo sapiens emerged earlier than previously thought. that is according to research that has just been published in the journal, "nature." reporter: the face of one of the first of our kind. more casts of bone fragments of the earliest known homo sapiens. the discovery of these fossils was presented in paris. they completely change the theory of how modern humans evolved. >> the common wisdom that there is probably some sort of vision -- some sort of garden of eden in sub-saharan africa 200,000 years ago is familiar to us, emerged rather rapidly

suspects in connection with last week's suicide bombings at its parliament and the mausoleum of ayatollah khomeini, in tehran. this follows yesterday's raid and killing of the alleged mastermind of the twin attacks. 17 people died in the terrorist attacks, the first by isis in iran. qatar is facing food shortages due to the economic embargo by its arab neighbors. iran sent its first planeloads of promised daily shipments of fruits and vegetables today. saudi arabia, egypt, united arab emirates, and bahrain say qatar funds islamic militants. kuwait today offered to mediate the crisis. president trump has also accused qatar, which is home to a major u.s. air base, of being a sponsor of terrorism. qatar says the allegations are based on lies. in france, early returns showed the "republic on the move" centrist party of new president emmanuel macron well ahead in today's first round of parliamentary elections, a step in consolidating his authority to govern. macron's party is almost certain to advance the most candidates to next week's decisive, second round toward winning a majority in the 577-seat as

away, at least one person was killed after gunman and suicide bombary tacked a shrine to the ayatollah khomeini. a security guard was killed in that attack and a woman under arrest. it's not phone if they're linked. no group immediately claiming responsibility. but you will note in the last 48 hours tensions among the gulf states have been at their highest level since the gulf war. we're going to continue to keep an eye on the situation there in the middle east. >>> meanwhile, keeping an eye on the big headline out of washington. where we have new details about what former fbi director james comey will reveal when he since being fired. >> president trump appears to be focusing on other things heading to cincinnati to promote his infrastructure plan. this while deputy attorney general rod rosenstein faces questions on capitol hill about comey's firing. and as comey prepares to testify, there's word he told the attorney general jeff sessions he did not want to be left alone with the president. >> sources say comey will talk about having an uncomfortable relationship with president trump and descr

. >> in a separate reported attack that left two dead, shots fired at the mausoleum of ayatollah khomeini. terrorists there carried out a suicide bombing according to state media which released what appears to be stills of security footage from the incident. it was not immediately clear who was behind the attacks or whether they were coordinated. >>> a flood of dramatic headlines overwhelming the nation's capital just before former fbi director james comey's testimony. "the new york times" reports that comey told sessions he did not want to be left alone with president trump who, according to "the washington post," is now absolutely furious with the media coverage of comey. and he plans to publicly fight back during thursday's hearing. >> politico reports that the anger led sessions to offer his resignation which was refused. back in march the president reportedly asked director of national intelligence dan coats to get comey to back off from his investigation. these revelations come just before major hearing in d.c. where nbc's tracie potts is this morning. tracie, what can you tell us a

woman, at one of iran's most revered places, the mausoleum for the leader of the 1979 solution, ayatollah khomeini. and an assault on the iranian parliament where at least one of the attackers got as far as the fourth floor before blowing themselves up. isis not only claimed responsibility, it released video from inside the building while the operation was still under way. according to iranian sources, it took five hours for all the attackers to be killed. [gunfire] the attacks were another example of how isis, while being driven from its remaining strongholds in syria and iraq, is lashing out at its enemies where they live. across the great islamic divide, sunni isis has been an historic foe of shia tehran today, london, paris, manchester in the past weeks. as it fights for its diminishing hartland, isis has vowed it will strike its enemies at home. it may be a desperate tactic, scott, but it continues to claim victims. >> pelley: mark phillips in our london newsroom. mark, thank you and police in london today recovered a body from the thames river believed to be the eighth fatality from saturday

bomb and about ten minles away - reports say a suicide bombers attacked a shrine to leader ayatollah khomeini. so far we know a security guard is dead and several others injured. state media reports these attacks were coordinated, but right now it's unclear who was behind the attacks. new overnight.. london bridge and borough high street in london reopened to the public. the areas have been cordoned off since the terror attack saturday night. part of borough market is still closed. the opening of the roads came as police raided a home in east london early this morning. a 30 year old man was arrested in connection with the london attack. developing now.. two maryland high school students - murdered the night before their graduation. they were found shot to death in a car.. our suzanne kennedy was there yesterday morning as the news broke. let's get back to her live now in suzanne - new details this morning, but still a lot of questions. we're hearing from the parents of the 25-year-old the parents of the 25-year-old government contractor accused of leaking n-s-a documents. reality winner was a

between the two countries and it's really surprising after the iranian revolution when the late ayatollah khomeini took took power we expected him to be actually i mean his main purposes overthrowing the shah is to build iran and to make it say of several safe and prosperous for their own people but the first thing that the any means did in one nine hundred seventy nine was their declaration of. spreading and extending their revolution returning. to the arab world especially the gulf states and this is why most of the rain indicated are not into head on but they are in the united states and. canada and europe and when no one thing we have to go to we receive hundreds of thousands of iranians as a blogger image or every year and we have we have nothing it as they say that is the people it any other evolution it started with actually over overtaking the american embassy for four hundred forty four days in a move that is. a protected area that should be respected according to international law and they landed in the stop by that but they overtook they are actually the attacked. british embassy. i'm s

at the shrine to the late ayatollah khomeini, an assailant wearing a suicide vest blew himself up, with the sounds of gunfire then echoing through tehran's streets. and a short distance away, iran's parliament, in session at the time, targeted. armed men, some disguising themselves with the traditional dress of muslim women, set off on a deadly rampage. as government workers fled in panic, security guards helping the innocent escape, including a child. inside, chilling scenes released in real time, released by isis itself. at least 12 dead, and over 40 wounded, but by the end of the siege, all of the attackers lay dead as well. president trump did offer prayers for the innocent victims today but he did not let the iranian officials off the hook saying we underscore states that sponsor terrorism risk falling victim to the evil they promote. >> martha, thank you >>> tonight, we also have stunning images coming in of the final moments of the london bridge terror attack and the new surveillance video. take a look. the knife-wielding suspects, police then drive up with the squad car, they sc

second, almost simultaneous attack a few miles away, another suicide bomb, at the shrine of the ayatollah khomeinir of the iranian republic. there can be few more symbolic targets. one man is dead and others wounded. iran's powerful revolutionary guard has accused saudi arabia and the us of being involved and promised revenge, deepening even further the long—standing tensions between shia iran and sunni arab states. james landale, bbc news. eight people are now known to have died in the london bridge attack on saturday night. police searching for a frenchman who went missing during the attack have found a body in the river thames. xavier thomas who was 45 had been in london with his girlfriend for the weekend. police have made three further arrests. ed thomas has this report. in the most darkest moments... returning to london bridge. the police officers who were the first to face the london attackers, and comfort the injured, here to lay flowers and remember those who died, in a city grateful for the bravery of officers like pc green. it is really important to have that support from the public and

minister has said the mastermind behind wednesday's attacks at the parliament and mausoleum of ayatollah khomeinin killed. the attack carried out by suicide bombers and gunmen killed 17 people on wednesday. the so—called islamic state group has claimed responsibility for the attack. german chancellor, angela merkel, has criticised the us president, donald trump, while on a visit to mexico. she said putting up walls would not solve the problem of migration, a reference to mr trump's repeated promises to build a wall along the mexican border. mrs merkel also backed mexico's free trade position, ahead of talks on renegotiating the north american free trade agreement. let's go to the philippines, where us special forces are helping the military there to dislodge militants allied to so—called islamic state in the city of marawi. philippine troops have struggled to oust the rebels who took control of the city in may. the us involvement comes despite months of hostility towards washington by the philippines‘ president, rodrigo duterte. more from our asia—pacific regional editor, michael bristow. after n

at least one person was killed after a gunman and a suicide bomber attacked a shrine to the ayatollah khomeini. a security guard was killed in that attack. authorities say two gunmen were taken into custody. >>> isis claiming responsibility for the attack while tehran has not been the target of terror attacks by the islamic group, isis propaganda has been directed at iran. the country's backing militia who are fighting isis in iraq. we're going to continue to keep an eye on the situation there in the middle east. >>> meanwhile, we're also keeping an eye on the big headline out of washington where we have some new details about what former fbi director james comey will reveal when he testifies for the first time since being fired. >> yeah, president trump appears to be focusing though on other things. he's heading to cincinnati today to promote his infrastructure plan. this while deputy attorney general rod rosenstein faces questions on capitol hill about comey's firing. and as comey prepares to testify, there's word he told the attorney general jeff sessions he did not want to be left alone wi

minister has said the mastermind behind wednesday's attacks at the parliament and mausoleum of ayatollah khomeini has been killed. the attack carried out by suicide bombers and gunmen killed 17 people on wednesday. the so—called islamic state group says it carried out the attack. stay with us here on bbc news, still to come — a week after the london bridge attack, people are urged to enjoy the capital's nightlife, in a show of "unity and resilience". well, as we've been hearing, theresa may needs the support of the democratic unionist party, to give her a working majority in parliament following the uk election. they say discussions are continuing. so what will the dup demand in return for their loyalty? here's john campbell. political views here are firmly held and slow to change. on saturday mornings for the last five years, unionist protesters have gathered at belfast city hall. they're opposing a council policy to reduce the numbers of days on which it flies the union flag, a decision they feel undermines their british identity. they welcome the dup's new influence. from a loyalist point of v

second, almost simultaneous attack a few miles away, another suicide bomb, at the shrine of the ayatollah khomeinir of the iranian republic. there can be few more symbolic targets. one man is dead and others wounded. iran's powerful revolutionary guard has accused saudi arabia and the us of being involved and promised revenge, deepening even further the long—standing tensions between shia iran and sunni arab states. james landale, bbc news. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. south korea's military says north korea has fired a number of missiles off its east coast. it's believed the tests, fired from the coastal city of wonsan, were of land—to—ship missiles. they are the latest in a series of tests pyongyang has carried out in defiance of un sanctions. myanmar is mounting a big search operation for a missing military transport plane that's said to have disappeared over the andaman sea. reports say it was carrying 122 passengers and crew, most of them soldiers and their families. nations with the worst records on plastic pollution have promised to clea n plastic pollutio

the second attack on the shrine of ayatollah khomeini. people before detonating a suicide bomb. as police rushed to the scene there were reports that at least one person, the gardener, had been killed, and many others wounded. a state of emergency was declared across iran as official said a third attack have been thwarted. iranian backed forces are fighting so—called islamic state across iraq and syria, but is attacks like this in iran are very unusual and there could be few more symbolic targets than iran's parliament and the mausoleum of its founder. two people have been arrested over a warehouse fire last year. they face 36 counts of the voluntary manslaughter. the fire broke out last december. investigators have not determine the exact cause of the blaze which was the deadliest in the united states for more than a decade. 13 people have been convicted following an investigation into abuse at two private care homes for adults with learning disabilities in devon. a series of trials at bristol crown court, which can now be reported, have

has said that the mastermind behind wednesday's attacks at the parliament and mausoleum of ayatollah khomeinieen killed. the attack on wednesday killed 17 people. the so—called islamic state group claimed responsibility which was carried out by suicide bombers and gunmen. american—backed rebel fighters in syria have moved into western parts of raqqa, the de—facto capital of the islamic state group. an alliance of syrian arabs and kurds has been slowly tightening its grip around the city for several months. they've been helped by us airstrikes and took part of the eastern area of the city on tuesday. german chancellor, angela merkel, has criticised the us president, donald trump, while on a visit to mexico. she said putting up walls would not solve the problem of migration, a reference to mr trump's repeated promises to build a wall along the mexican border. mrs merkel also backed mexico's free trade position, ahead of talks on renegotiating the north american free trade agreement. let's go to the philippines, where us special forces are helping the military there to dislodge militants allied

has said that the mastermind behind wednesday's attacks at the parliament and mausoleum of ayatollah khomeinithe attack on wednesday killed 17 people. the so—called islamic state group claimed responsibility for the attack, which was carried out by suicide bombers and gunmen. american—backed rebel fighters in syria have moved into western parts of raqqa, the de—facto capital of the islamic state group. an alliance of syrian arabs and kurds has been slowly tightening its grip around the city for several months. they've been helped by us air strikes and took part of the eastern area of the city on tuesday. but is is said to have beaten back an attack from the north. german chancellor angela merkel has criticised the us president, donald trump, while on a visit to mexico. she said putting up walls would not solve the problem of migration — a reference to mr trump's repeated promises to build a wall along the mexican border. mrs merkel also backed mexico's free trade position, ahead of talks on renegotiating the north american free trade agreement. let's go to the philippines — where us special f

the targets: parliament, and the shrine to the revolutionary leader, ayatollah ruhollah khomeini.n it was over, 13 people were dead, plus six attackers. we will have a full report, right after the news summary. in britain, the death toll rose to eight in saturday's london bridge attack. teams had been searching the river thames. today, they recovered a body, and the president of france said it was a 45-year-old frenchman who had been missing. police also made another arrest today in connection with the bridge killings. president trump spoke by phone today with the ruler of qatar. the white house says he offered to help repair a breach with arab states, who accuse the oil kingdom of supporting terror. a day earlier, mr. trump appeared to support claims made by saudi arabia and other nations against qatar. meanwhile, russia's foreign minister denied a cnn report that russian hackers planted a fake story with qatar's state news agency, that led to the diplomatic break. >> ( translated ): i think that cnn-- like some other mass media outlets, that are not fully are just waiting for th

at one of iran's most revered places, the mausoleum for the leader of the 1979 revolution, ayatollah khomeini. and an assault on the iranian parliament where at least one of the attackers got as far as the fourth floor before blowing themselves up. isis not only claimed responsibility, it released video from inside the building while the operation was still under way. according to iranian sources, it took five hours for all the attackers to be killed. the attacks were another example of how isis, while being driven from its remaining strongholds in syria and iraq is lashing out at its enemies where they live. across the great islamic divide, sunni isis has been a historic foe of shia iran. tehran today, london, paris, manchester in the last weeks. isis has vowed it will strike its enemies at home. it may be a desperate tactic, scott, but it continues to claim victims. >> mark phillips in our london newsroom, thank you. >>> and police in london today recovered a body from the thames river, believed to be the eighth fatality from saturday's van and knife attack on london bridge. dozens were hur

ayatollah khomeini. ayatollah, right? when was that, larry, do you remember? was it '79?member. >> i was too young. >> the ayatollah. >> the ayatollah. the ayatollah. just say it with me. ayatollah. >> let's do pronunciation class. >> gillian tet is here. that is a cool name. the tet offensive. >> i have had that joke before. amazingly enough. >> it wasn't funny the first time. >> hey, you've got to make it work. >> all right. stocks to watch today sears is reportedly closing 237 of 72 more stores in addition to the 180 closings announced earlier this year. business insider says the latest round will include 48 kmart stores, 16 sears stores and 7 auto stores. i don't know why i'm having deja vu. but has sears been doing anything for the last ten years or so? >> no. i actually wanted to look up to see how many stores were left in this phase. sears and kmart two of the most widely populated, hugest retailers that we had decades ago, now let's see how many stores are left in this space. >> but it's been -- remember arthur martinez, was going to save the entire thing, larry.

meanwhile, a suicide bomber triggered an explosion at the shrine of ayatollah khomeini. some banks in the persian gulf are cutting --reducing the exposure to qatar. lenders are concerned that the blockade in the region could widen. global news 24 hours a day powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. i'm courtney donohoe. this is bloomberg. coming up, we will be speaking with bruce richards, ceo of marathon asset management. the outlook for distressed assets. conversation with pimco's cio dan iversen. we will see how steve schwarzman is investing in this political environment. also, john winkle read on the landscape for private equity. all of those interviews from the bloomberg invest summit today. this is bloomberg. ♪ mark: you are watching "bloomberg markets." 17 minutes away from the end of the wednesday session. geopolitical risks abound these days. central bank risks as well. joining me now is bruce richards of marathon asset management. thanks for joining us. let's begin with what bill gross said earlier in the program, he talked abou

where the late leader of the islamic republic ayatollah khomeini is buried. there are images that have been put out by the custodian group of the body of the attacker neutralized outside of the shrine. inside parliament itself an ongoing situation. iran's press tv reporting that there's an attacker taken hostages inside of parliament. other iranian reporting one of them detonated himself. unclear if that person who detonated himself was the same person taking hostages. iran's own city security council is meeting to go over the response to the attack. this is extremely rare to happen in iran. firearms are heavily regulated. there aren't shootings like this in day-to-day things like in other countries. these targets, of course, are very symbolic. happening at parliament and happening at the home of the burial site of the founder of the modern republic of iran. certainly this appears to be very well orchestrated and sophisticated. >> we'll check back with you next hour. >>> let's get a check on cnn money stream. global stock markets of u.s. stock futures mixed a