back and forth and then it reignited a couple of days ago because the producer of the series barbara broccoli said in an interview that the next phone should be somebody from and i think minorities and then of course the rumor mill gets going and people have people saying oh it's definitely going to be interesting. these rumors have been going on a weekend since you know late last week and then this morning idris elba tweeted as you just said you know really adding fuel to this fire but shortly after he he tweeted that tweet he had another tweet which i think we also have don't believe the hype so he's kind of he's kind of mocking is really playing with everybody's expectations and excitement such that we still don't know fingers crossed just a little bit more but i mean he's been in the business for quite some time but this is certain to be the biggest role ever but then he has done other important roles as well yeah absolutely i mean you know he's a london based act of born in london actually he has been acting since the ninety's mid ninety's he really shot to international stardom with the

at the weekend an american film producer said that bond movie boss barbara broccoli had said "it is timetor, who has 2.52 million followers on twitter, shared a heavily filtered selfie with these words... "my name is elba, idris elba." that tweet had 125,000 likes, with many fans interpretating it as reference to the famous spy‘s catchphrase. well, it's not the first time, is it, babita, that idris has been rumoured to be in the running to be bond? it's most definitlely not, karishma. we know all about that on this programme. let's take you back a few years. on this very programme, we called it back in 2015. we chatted to idris himself. take a look. if you can't off like that up with a mate called dan or danny or daniel and you had 007 etched into it, would you take it? that's the most original way to get to the question. you get all of the plum assignments, don't you, babita, and we think he certainly gets our vote. you have been watching newsday. stay with us. turkey's currency, the lira, is in freefall. we look at what president erdogan can do to save the economy from a full—blown cur

the british newspaper "the independent" -- you can't disagree -- they're reporting that barbara broccolit as taking the role from daniel craig. >> we'll see what happens. >> they're all hot. that's what we call a win/win. >>> wonderful news for the set of "veep." julia louise-dreyfus back posting a message saying we just learned how to take a picture of ourselves on my phone. how cool is this. very sweet. table reads, episodes 2 and 3 season sooechb -- seven. seen here with the cast after a relaxing summer of fun and, of course, having time with her husband in hawaii. >> good. >> and ireland. nice little vacation. looks like the 11-time emmy winner is ready to get back to work on the final season of "veep" which airs in 2019. >> so happy for her. >> it's such a great show too. >> it's great. i love it. >> a great show and a great victory in her health. >> she is a thriver, baby. >> absolutely. >>> next, do you want to get your hands on hollywood history? marilyn monroe's artifacts will be made available. check out some of the pieces. we have the hollywood icon's most recognizable looks a