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purepoint financial. >> and now, "bbc world news." t laurs is "bbc world news america." reporting from washington, i am laura trevelyan. oue white house fights back against the anonop-ed and the woodward book, trying to undermine the accounts of chaos and inviting. america's east coast brae s for hurricorence. it will have the latest on the category four storm. plus, from "sex and t city" to running for governor, cynthia nixon in new york wants to be the next outsider to pull off a surprise win. laura: welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. today the white house went one fensive, firing back at the anonymous op-ed in "the new york times" and accusations in ine new book by bob woodward, which paints the atration as dysfunctional. this morning the president started the push back on twitter by touting his policies, and his press secretary saidustice department may have a role to play in finding the source of the piece. sarah: if there is an individual whether or not -- since we don't ow who they are -- if th individual is in meetings wh

purepoint nancial. >> and now, "bbc world news." laura: this is a special edition of "bbc world news america." reporting from the united nations, i'm laura trevelyan. bill cosby was sentenced between three to 10 years in prison for sexual assault and sent to jail immediately. >> this is going to show victims they can make it throughnd there is justice at the end. hallelujah. ngura: president trump tal to the u.n. from everything about iran and north korea. when it comes the u.s. foreign-policy, he makes it clear where he stands. president trump: we reject the ideology of globalism and we embrace the doctrine of patrioti. laura: plus, the pacific iands take london by storm. a new exhibit brings the art of oceana to life. ♪ laura: welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. the entertainer bill cosby, once one of the biggest names in u.s. television, has been sentenced to three to 10 years in prison for drugging and molesting a woman in 2004. ulstring of other women accused him of sexual as but it is th

purepoint financl. >> and now, "bbc world news." anchor: this is bbc world news america. myanmar jails reporters for document of the killing of rohingya. the backlash against this ackdown on the press is building. onraging inferno destroys brazil's natial museum. why was this building allowed to become a fire hazard plus, answering the call to serve ce again. why so many u.s. military veterans are running for office in the midterm elections. welcome to world news america. anmar's transition toward democracy has taken a step backwards. that is what the president of the reuters news agency said today after two of his reporters were jailed in myanmar. the government claims the menw broke a state secrets. supporters say the journalistsin were investigaviolence against the rohingya. a bbc's me my -- myanmar correspondent nick beek has more. reporter: in some countries they euld have been given a pr for their work. t here. not in aung san suu kyi's in myanmar. instead, for journalists wa lone and kyaw soeo, the reward is a prison sentence. wereeporters say th framed because the

purepoint financial. >> and now, "bbc world news." laura: this is "bbc world news america." reporting fromashington, i am ura trevelyan. christine blasey ford says shet will testify nek if the terms are fair. democratic senators want an investigation into the charge that supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh assaulted her. >> let the fbi move forward, do the investigation. even iit takes three weeks to a month, they can do that. laura: scaling the diplomatic heights -- the latest talks between north and south korea madeti for g rid of nuclear weapons. plus, images of stonehenge thenn now. why members of the public have been invited to re-create photos from decades ago. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. christine blasey ford, the woman who has accused supreme courte nomiett kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her in high school, is prepared to testify next week before congress. but her lawyer says the proposed monday hearing is not possible and the tes must be fair. this week the cover of "time" magazine focuses on the controversy and w

your tomorrow is n purepoint financial. >> and now, "bbc world news." rajini: this is "bbc world news america." reporting from washington rajini vaidyanathan. we have a special report fromli a, where a u.n.-sponsored cease-fire is barely holding after more than a week of violence. a rmer president barack ob back on the campaign trail, and delivers a rare and stinging rebuke of his successor. mr. obama: it did not start with donald trump. he is a symptom, not the cause. rajini: and the mission to clean up the world's oceans by environmentalists. tube might floating do the trick. viewerswelcome to our on public television here in the u.s. and around the globe. a fragile cease-fire remains in place in libya after more than a week of fighting between rebel factions. libya has seen near constant chaos since rebel groups toppled colonel qaddafi seven years ago. african migrants have been using the country as a route to europe. the latest violence erupted around the capital, tripi. the bbc's clive myrie and his team are the international news crew there, and se

purepoint financial. >> and now, "bbc world news." laura: this is "bbc world news inerica." repofrom washington, i am laura trevelyan.ry u.s. secref state mike pompeo tells the bbc that north korea is still a nlear threat, though plans for a second summit are underway. sec. pompeo:w it is in the orks. we hope everything.t together and ikes sense before terribly long. laura: president trump attacks the credibility of the woman accusing his supreme court nominee of sexual assault as negotiation continues as to whether christine blasey ford will testify to congress. plus, he fed the island of puerto rico after hurricane maria. tonight, josÉ andres tells us how he mobilized an army chefs. viewers onome to our public television in america and around the globe. a second summit between president trump and kim jong-un is in the works, according to u.s. secretary of state mike pompeo, who told the bbc todayl he wavel to pyongyang soon if things fall into place.er this comes a summit this week between north anda south ko which kim jong-un said he was committed to do -- denuclearizatio

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. >> and now, "bbc world news." jane: this is "bbc world news america." reporting from washington, i am jane o'brien. the u.s. bids farell to two national icons. >> ♪ you make me feel jane: a star-studded funeral for the queen of soul. top names from music and politics come together to detroit to celebrate aretha franklin. mr. clinton: she lived with power, notithout weakness, but overcoming her weaknesses. jane: in washington, john mccain's body is brought back to the capitol, where he is lying in state. friends and colleagues gathered to honor him. and the latest film by oscar-winning director alfonso inron is getting top marks venice, but the deci to stream it first gets mixed views. jane: welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the worldfu it has been ral fit for the queen of soul, and it had everything. detroit is bidding farewell to aretha franklin with hours of singing, dancing, moving tributes, and yes, more singing. stars of the music industry, politicians, and civil rights activists came together to er the woman whose v

nd now, "bbc world news jane: this is "bbc world news america." reporting from washington, i am jane o'brien. whodunit? u.s. officials deny writing an inflammatory "new york times" piece. the white house calls for the anonymous author to come forward and resign. throwback to the cold war.ru ian and british officials trade jabs at the u.n. over the poisoning of a former spy. >> what do you do besides drive fast? >> have fun.ge jane: leary film star burt reynolds certainly did have fun in a career that spanned six e cades. he died today a82. to our viewers on public television in the u.s. and around the globe. senior officials in the trump administration have denied writing a "new york times" op-ed piece in whi the author claims to be part of a broader resistance inside the white house. the vice president called the author disgraceful, and even th fidy, usually silent about politics, accused the anonymous author of sabotaging the country.e the white ho says they should identify themselves and resign. our correspondent nick bryant starts our coverage

purepoint financial. >> and now, "bbc world news." laura: this is "bbc world news hierica." reporting from wton, i am laura trevelyan. the woman accusing supreme courr nominet kavanaugh of sexual assault says she won't testify until the fbi c investigates him. president trump stands by his pick. pres. trump: as you know, stice kavanaugh has been treated very, very tough, and i think it is a very unfair thing going . laura: beyond the pageantry in pyongyang, north korea says it will close a key missile site. after the summit with the south, is the move enough? plus, the role of bbly in brexit. why the makers why the makers of real champagne are worried about precting their products. laura: welcome to our viewers on public tevision in america and around the globe. tonight the pressure is tiunting on chr blasey ford totonight thg on christine blasey ford to testify about her accusation upreme court nominee bre kavanaugh sexually assaulted her in high school. her lawyer says her client is not prepared to go before the senate judiciary committee on monday. i she wants an festigat

that's here on bbc world news from 21 gmt on sunday. stay with us on bbc world news.e of a mother and child who fell onto a train track in the london underground. freedom itself was attacked this morning and freedom will be defended. the united states will hunt down and punish those responsible. desmond tutu becomes the spiritual leader of 100,000 arguments here. —— anglicans. the spiritual leader of 100,000 arguments here. -- anglicans. we say to you today, in a loud and clear voice, enough of blood and tears. enough! the difficult decision we reach together is one that requires great and exceptional courage. reach together is one that requires great and exceptional couragem reach together is one that requires great and exceptional courage. it is an exodus of up to 60,000 people caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europe. lam free! this is bbc world news today. the latest headlines: a court in egypt has sentenced 75 supporters of the muslim botherhood to death over a protest in which at least 800 people died. air attacks by syrian and russian air

bbc news, in tanzania. stay with us on bbc world news, still to come."ambassador extraordinary". rihanna takes on a new role promoting barbados. benjohnson is ben johnson is flying benjohnson is flying home to canada in disgrace. we should be clean going into the game. i'm just happy that justice is served. going into the game. i'm just happy thatjustice is served. it is a simple fact that this morning, these people were in their homes. tonight, those homes have been burned down by serbian soldiers and police. all the taliban positions along here have been strengthened, presumably in case the americans invade. it's no use having a secret service which cannot preserve its own secrets against the world, so the british government has no option but to continue this action. and even after any adversejudgement continue this action. and even after any adverse judgement in australia. the concorde across the atlantic, faster than any plane ever before, breaking the record by six minutes. this is bbc world news today. the latest headlines. the woman who has accus

purepoint financial. >> and n, "bbc world news." jane: this is "bbc world news america." reporting from washington, i am jane o'brien. pressure mounts as congress waits to hear from preme court pick brett kavanaugh and the woman accusing him of assault. president trump defends the judge and says democrats are playing politics. pres. trump: he is an incredible man, incredie intellect, he ll make an incredible supreme court justice, but we wanto go through process, we want to hear both sides. jane: the latest salvo in the escalating trade war b the u.s. and china, but this round of tariffs comes with accusations of election meddling. an--going home with an emmy "gamof thrones" continues it reign, but a surprise proposal may have stolen the night. jane: welcome to our viewers on public television in america and aroundhe globe. today president trump made it clear that he stands firmly behind his supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. his defense comes after f christine blasd says the judge tried to sexually assault her in high school, an allegation he flatly denies. both part

purepoint financial. >> and now, "bbc world news." jane: this is "bbc world news america." reporting from washington, i am jane o'brien. the supreme court nomination of brett kavanaugh is thrown into turmoil. a woman accusing him of sexual y.sault is willing to test the white house stands behind him and the process.p: pres. trudge kavanaugh is one of the finest people that i urve ever known. jane: the hope forvors is fading in the philippines. a landslide triggered by a porful typhoon has left a miners buried under mod. -- mud. they voted for brexit, but with just six mths before the scheduled split from europe, what do they think of it now? >> it's broken, that's the d now get on with it. to our viewers on public television in around the globe. today president trump defended the character of his supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh, but also said he trusted the senate process. it seems the process may take longer after an accuser has gone public, saying that kavanaugh sexually assaulted her in high school. it is a charge that the judge flatly denied, but both have offered

purepoint financial. >> and now, "bbc world news." jane: this is "bbc world news erica." reporting from washington, i am jane o'brien. the u.k. accuses two men from russia's intelligence services for carrying out the nerve agent attack on a former spy and his daughter. fapbook and twitter's executives defend themselves in congress over online interference in politics. and it is fiction, says imesident trump, dismissing disturbing new clas of a white house in chaos in a book by veteran journalist bob woodward. jane: welcome to our viewers on public television in the u.s. and arnd the globe. british authorities have named two russians as suspects in the attempted murder of former russian spy sergei skripal and his daughter yulia.s what' more, the british prime minister said that the pair work for russia's military intelligensk service. mrpal and his daughter were poisoned with nerve agent novichok in march. moscow has denied any involvement. our security correorondent gordona has the details. gordon: these two russians stand accused of the salisbury nerve agenattack. it is

this is bbc world news today. i'm samantha simmonds. our top stories: destruction in the philippines — at least m are killed after this year's strongest typhoon batters the north of the country. more weather warnings in the us — the military assess the damage as storm florence wreaks havoc on north and south carolina. the pope visits sicily and urges mafia mobsters to abandon a life of crime and violence. and the american space agency launches a laser into orbit to measure the condition of earth's ice sheets. hello and welcome to world news today. at least 1a people have now died in a massive storm which has brought destruction to the north of the philippines. typhoon mangkhut ripped through the main island of luzon, tearing off roofs, felling trees and triggering more than a0 landslides. it's the strongest typhoon to hit the country this year. five million people were in its path, and thousands were evacuated. details of the destruction are still coming in because communications with remote areas are still down. the storm is now moving

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bbc news. jane: you are watching "bbc world news america." still to come on tonight's program, israel'mos plan to delish a palestinian villaco is generatinroversy. we speak to those impacted. islamabad, the british home secretaryhis government wants to work with the pakistani authorities on improving accountability. the new pakistan prime minist, khan, was elected on anic aorruption platform. reporter: an excited girls school in islamabad welcome to the british home secretary this morning. pakistan has a specia it is where his parents originally came from. later at a press conference, he announced a new envoy to pakistan. >> >> i want to ensure that no one can escape justice or act with impunity. reporter: earlier this year, former prime minister nawaz sharif was sentenced to 10 years in jail. urt ruled he could not prove where the money to buy 4 central london flats had come from. the former finance minister and areof nawaz sharif's sons living and u.k. but are wanted for trial in pakistan for the same case. they deny any wrongdoing. >> i ha

stay with us on bbc world news — europe hold their nerve to win the ryder cup — that and all the otherbbc world news today. the latest headlines... more than 800 people are now known to have died in the indonesian earthquake and tsunami. macedonia's referendum on changing the country's name has been cast into doubt — after too few people turned out to vote for the result to be valid. the british prime minister theresa may has called on her conservative party to come together — and back her brexit strategy —— after the former foreign secretary, borisjohnson, called her plans ‘deranged'. and, as the party's conference gets underway in birmingham — she's also warned the opposition labour party not to play politics with brexit. this report by our political correspondent, chris mason, contains flash photography. our political correspondent rob watson is at the conference how would you describe the atmosphere there? it is rather strange. you might think they would be horribly subdued and worried about brexit. but there is a certain sorts of these are that you always get at conservative party

this is bbc world news today. our top stories: the far—right party in sweden has made significant gains, according to the latest exit poll in sweden's general election. police crack down on protests in russia against plans to raise the state pension age by five years. displayed a violent police presence here, they are prepared to stand up further votes. they lot of young people here today are telling me they are here fodder parent and their-future. attack on prime minister theresa may's brexit plans. and after last night's dramatic women's final, the us open men's final betweerrflfivakfljfikfivif and juan martin del potro is about to get under way. we'll bring you more on that later. hello, and welcome to world news today. polls have closed in sweden in a general election that's been dominated by the rise of an anti—immigration party. this is the scene live in stockholm at the headquarters of the far—right sweden democrats. final results are expected from the election commission within the next hour. one exit poll earl

stay with us on bbc world news. still to come...ink which promises to cut the journey time from hong kong to beijing from 24 hours to nine. so why are some not happy? benjohnson, the ben johnson, the fastest man benjohnson, the fastest man on earth, is flying home to canada in disgrace. all athletes should be clea n disgrace. all athletes should be clean going into the games and i'm happy justice is clean going into the games and i'm happyjustice is served. it's a simple fact this morning these people were in their homes. tonight, those homes have been burned down by serbian soldiers and police. all the taliban positions along here have been strengthened, presumably in case the americans invade. it's no use having a secret service which can preserve its own secrets against the world, and so the british government has no option but to continue this action, and even after any adverse judgment in australia. concorde has crossed the atlantic faster than any plane ever before, breaking the record by six minutes. this is bbc world news to

watching "bbc world news americae court now many brick kavana about charges made earlier today by christine blasey ford that he sexually assaultho her in high . he has been denying the activations. wee rejoin aring now in progress. >> judge kavanaugh has been a federal judge for 12 years, and has been a great federaludge on the second-highest court in the nation. he'sor earned a reputation fairness and decency. his clerks love him. , his a students, he teaches -- his students, he teacs in law school, his students love him. his colleagues love him. this man is not a monster, nor is he what has been represented here in these hearings. we are talking today about judge kavanaugh's conduct in high school. and then as a geshman in college,ss. serious allegations have been haraisedjudge kavanaugh committed sexual assault, he should not serve on the supreme court. i think we can all agree on that. but the circus atmosphere that has been created since my democratic colleagues first leaked dr. ford's allegations to the media t

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this is bbc world news today, i'm i'm lukwesa burak. the us senatejudiciary committee approves president trump's supreme court nominee, brett kavanaugh. but they've agreed to wait for a full vote of the senate, after a republican senator called for an fbi investigation into allegations of sexual assault against him. i think it would be proper to delay the floor vote for up to, but not more than one week, in order to let the fbi continue the president says he has no intention of of replacing judge kavanaugh as his nominee, and had this message for the senate committee members. they have to do with the think is right, they have to be comfortable with themselves, and i'm sure that's what they are. facebook has discovered a security issue affecting nearly 50 million accounts. hello, and welcome to world news today. the us senatejudiciary committee has voted to approve the nomination of donald trump's candidate for the supreme court, brett kavanaugh. but in dramatic scenes, one of the republican senators, jeff flake, recommended the fbi also

this is bbc world news today. i'm samantha simmonds. our top stories: with nearly 400 people known to have died in one city alone, indonesia warns the death toll from friday's earthquake and tsunami could rise to thousands. rescue efforts are under way but emergency services have not yet reached the quake‘s epicentre at donggala, home to 300,000 people. china reports a surge in the number of people infected with hiv and aids, up 14% in one year. 50 million facebook users have their accounts hacked — mark zuckerberg among them. how far does the breach go this time? hello and welcome to world news today. strong aftershocks have continued to hit the indonesian island of sulawesi, where an earthquake and tsunami on friday killed hundreds of people. the indonesian vice president has warned the number killed could rise to thousands. nearly 400 are known to have died just in the city of palu. rescuers have yet to reach the neighbouring district of donggala, which is home to 300,000 people. an air traffic controller — anthonius gunawan agung —

this is bbc world news today. our top stories. dozens are killed amid widespread destruction in the philippines — now typhoon mangkhut moves on to china. with six months to go until brexit, theresa may defends her plan for britain to leave the eu and hits out at speculation over her future. this is where i get a little bit irritated — this is not, this debate is not about my future. this debate is about the future of the people of the uk and the future of the united kingdom. elderly people in good health should not take an aspirin a day. a major study says it's risky for those over 70. and in sport: the four times formula one world champion, lewis hamilton, has won the singapore grand prix, putting him a0 points clear. hello and welcome to world news today. a typhoon that's been sweeping through east asia has left dozens of people dead and is now lashing china's most populous province. typhoon mangkhut made landfall near the city ofjiangmen in the south—western region of guangdong, bringing winds of more than 160 kilometres per ho

this is bbc world news today. our top stories: figures from america's political elite — including three former presidents — pay tribute to us senator john mccain at a memorial service in washington. for all our differences, for all of the times we sparred, i never tried to hide, and i thinkjohn came to understand, the long—standing admiration that i had for him. there's a heavy police presence in chemnitz in germany at a march by thousands of far—right demonstrators. violence flared in the city after the death of a german—cuban man, blamed on immigrants. anger and condemnation as the us says it is stopping funding the un agency that helps palestinian refugees. also in the progamme: britain's queen visits the oldest highland games in scotland to open a new visitors‘ centre named after her son, prince charles. hello and welcome to world news today. former us presidents barack obama and george w bush have led tributes at a service for senatorjohn mccain at washington's national cathedral. the vietnam war hero, who wa