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 this one case putting him in jail. the judge in pennsylvania br

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 where national security is being discussed or other

bbc world news." "bbc world news." jane: this is "bbc world news america." reporting from washington, i am jane o'brien. hurricane florence is being felt along the carolina coast. it is just the start of what could be days of damaging weather. laura: the wind and the rate is lashing us here in wilmington, north carolina.ge the leading f hurricane has arrived, but the worst is yet to come. jane: as this storm bears down, the president disputes the death toll from last year's hurricane maria in puerto rico, claiming the number was inflated by democrats.du and they ged just as the financial crisis hit, so what happened to the class of 2008? tonight catch up with them a decade on. ne: welcome to our viewers public television in america and around the globe. all week, the east coast of the u.s. has been bracing r hurricane florence, and the storm is beginning to make itself felt. along the carolina coast, th winds have picked up and the rain has started to fall. although the storm has weakened to a category 2, the impactul still be catastrophic. the bbc's laura trevelyan is in wilmington, north carolina, and

purepoint financial. >> and now, "bbc world news." ♪ bbc world news america." allegations against the brett kavanaugh are being investigated but president trump is standing behind his nominee for now and blasting the democrats. pres. trump:y te actually con artists because they know hows quality thin is and they have destroyed a man positive reputation. president trump was at the u.n. taking aims.t his enemie today plus target, iran and china. a sta ed glass window at westminster abbey. welcome to our viewers on public television and around the globe. presidentomnts -- the latest came from the lawyer who says histti client has a serious allegations ugagainst kava the lawyer also represents stormy daniels, the poor and star who says he she had a sexual -- she had a sexual encounter with mr. trump which he denies. prestrump: when you really look at it allit is not going change the democrats'minds. they are obstructionists. they are con artists. this man'seodestroy reputation ande are going to see that in the midterms, what they have done to this family and what t

bbc world news." laura: this is "bbc world news america." reporting from washington, i am laura trelyan. u.s. secretary of state mike pompeo tells the bbc that north korea is still a nuclear threat, athough plans fecond summit are underway. sec. pompeo: it is in the works. we hope everything. together and it makes senselo before terribl. laura: president trump attacks the credibility of the woman accusing his supreme court nominee 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 toria. night, josÉ andres tells us how he mobilized an army of chefs. viewers onome to our pundic television in america around the globe. a second summit between president trump and kim jong-un isn the works, according t u.s. secretary of state mike pompeo, who told the bbc today he will travel to pyongyang soon if things fall into place. this comes after a summit this week between north an south korea at which kim jong-un said he was committed to do -- denuclearization. s secretary pompke to our state departmen

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

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 what has changed since the clarence thomas hea

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 sent us this report. clive: we are entering a nervous city. only now, after a week of figh

bbc world news." laura: this is "bbc world news america." reporting from wlahington, i am a trevelyan. crazytown inside the white house -- a new book describes chaos and conflict inside the west wing, with staff calling the president unhinged. battle over the bench -- brett kavanaugh's supreme court hearing turns contentious ile he says he is a pro-law judge. plus, a look at whether now is t goe to be a young person a america. we ask bbc viewe hear what they have to say. >> regardless of the challenges and setbacks we face, we are resilient and are going to change the world for tev better for yone. welcome to our tewers on publevision here in the u.s. and also around the globe. washington is transfixed tode by an explosw book about the donald trump white house by bob woodward. he is a veteran reporter who helped break the watergate scandal, and he paints a picture of a divided and dysfunctional west wing, where staff fear thah president is a national security risk. the white house dcribed the bo as nothing but fabricated stories. ite bbc's nick bryant has more. nick: today the house lo

bbc world news." jane: this is "bbc world news america." reporting from washington, i am jane o'brien. whodunit? u.s. officials deny writing a inflammatory "new york times" piece. the white house calls for the anonymousar author to come fo and resign. throwback to the cold war. russian and british officials trade jabs at the u.n. over the poisoning of a former spy. >> wet do you do besides driv fast? >> have fun. jane: legendary film star burt reynolds certainly did have fun in a career that spanned six decades. he died today at age 82. welcome 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 piece in which the author claims to be part of a broader resistance inside the white house. the vice president called the author disgraceful, and even the first lady, usually silent about politics, accused the anonymous author of sabotaging the country. the white house says they should identify themselves and regn. our correspondent nick bryant starts our coverage. nick: this stately home is the scene of a washingto

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 voice and life made such an impact. from detroit, the bb

anchor: you are watching "bbc world news america." to come on tonight's myanmar toing on pardon journalists. tonigh she speaks with the bbc. anchor: the song, "pack up your troubles," became an anthem to the men of the first world war. this weekend, it will be performed again. troubles in your smile ♪d kitbag an anchor: it was the marching tune ten for soldiers in the first world war, becoming one of the most famous songs of its time which still endures today. in 1915, it was the work of two brothers,ge felix and , both music stars. here inr story began this cathedral where the orchestral version had been created. commissioned to celebrate their connection with the area and remember the end of the great world war 100 years ago. stalls,efully in the and you can just about make out the young felix powell's name. he and his brother george were both choristers here. today, two other brothers, sit in their pce. they have been working on the new commission. >> it is easy to forget because it was written a long time ago. ldwe think it isnd no

bbc world news." t laurs is "bbc world news america." reporting from washington, i am laura trevelyan. crazytown inside the white house -- a new book describes chaos and conflict inside th wing, with staff calling the president unhinged. battle over the bench -- brett kavanaugh's supreme courtrn hearing contentious while he says he is a pro-law judge. plus, a look at whether now is a good time to be a young person in arica. we ask bbc viewers and hear what they have to say. >> regardless of the challenges e,and setbacks we fac we are resilient and are going to change the world for the better for everyone. come to our viewers on public television here in the u.s. and also around the globe. s washingtonansfixed today by an explosive new book about the donald trump white house by bob woodward. he is a veteran reporter who w helped break tergate and he paints a picture of a divided and dysfunctional west wing,here staff fear that the president is a national security risk. the ite house described the book as nothing but fabricated stories. the rec's nick bryant has nick: today the white hou

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

bbc world news." rajini: this is "bbc world news america." reporting from washington, i'm rajini vaidyanathan. hurricane florences pounding the coast with devastating rain. we are on the scene with the latest. laura: the hurricane has claimed at least four lives. here in north carolina, the flooding is the greatest risk as the water levels rise. rajini: meanwhile, in the northern philippines, residents are being evacuated as the super typhoon mangkhut mes landfall. more than 5 miion people are in the storm's path. and donald trump's formerer campaign managaul manafort makes a plea deal to avoid a. second tri it includes cooperating with special prosecutor robert mueller. welcome t our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. hurricane florence has arrived in full force. the storm is currently battering the state of north carolina come with torrential rainfall and powerful winds. rescue efforts are underway in communities that have been completely shut off. waterways have not even reached their peak. the bbc's laura trevelyan is irt wilmington, carolina, has been out in the

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 to testify, and many senators are sayina dela

bbc world news." laura: this is "bbc world news america." reporting from washington i'm , laura trevelyan. anher allegation of sexual assault against supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. but he is fighting back, and so is the president. president trump: this is one of the single most unfair, unjust things to happen to a candidate for anything. ura: is rod rosenstein about to be fired? the man running the russia probe will hold talks with the president osethursday. pltand by. -- on thursday. plus, a sailor set off for the race of a lifetime and got more than he bargained r. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. ch day brings a new act in the drama surrounding brett kavanaugh's supreme court nomination. today it was a tale of competing letters. a day after a new accuser came forward, charging judge kavanaugh with sexual misconduct in college, he hit back, saying these were smears and character assassination.th bu a message from christine blasey ford was released, saying her fear will not hold her back fromyi test. our north america editor starts our c

you are watching "bbc world news america." come on tonight's program, scotland gets its first design museum. we have gone to the city of dundee to have a look at it. police in australia have launched a new forensic search for the remains of a woman who vanish over 30 years ago. the disappearance is at the center of a true crime podcast series which has topped download charts around the world. its popularity has given the investigation you invictus. -- new impetus. reporter: inch by inch, a new search to solve a decades-old mystery, and thei case has now been followed by millions of people around the world. she disappeared 36 year ago, leaving behind her two young daughts and her husband, a teacher. he has always insisted that she denies anyhem, and wrongdoing. but his affair with a schoolgirl has led many to believe he killed his wife. two coroners have called for him to be prosecuted, but he has never been charged. she was reported missing by her star.d, a former league erreport: the search of the family home follows the succe

bbc world news." jane: this is "bbc world news america." reporting from washington, i am jane o'brien. presre mounts as congress waits to hear from supreme court pick brett kavanaugh and the woman accusing him of aault. president trump defends the judge and says democrats are playing polip:cs. pres. tre is an incredible man, incredible intellect, he will make an incredible supreme court justice, but we want to go through process, we want to hear both sides. jane: the latest salvo in the escalating trade war between thd u.s.hina, but this round of tariffs comes withof accusations election meddling. and going home with an emmy -- "game of thrones" continues its reign, but a surprise proposal may have stolen the night. jane: welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. estoday ent trump made it clear that he stands firmly behind his supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh. his defense comes after christine blasey ford says thedg tried to sexually assaultin heigh school, an allegation he flatly denies. both parties have been invited to testify before the judic

bbc news. laura: the uncertain fate of the british jihadists in syria. you are watching "bbc world news america" still to come on tonight's program, what penetrate ride -- what can a train ride teach us about brexit? weet on board to find out more. than 130 people have drowned after a ferry capsized in lakeicria close to the tanzanian short. it is thought that 400 people were on the vessel, meaning it was heavily overcrowded. there are fears the death toll will rise. the tanzanian president has ordered the arrest of the management of the ferry company. days of national mourning for the country and says the government to the funeral expenses for all of the victs. the bbc's senior africa correspondent has more. reporter: they stand and watch, heless. just a few hundred meters away, the upturned hul rescuers who arrived by boat recovered boes from around the capsized vessel. es waitedhore, relat anxiously for news. >> i was told that i lost my aunt, my father, and my younger sibling. it is a huge loss to us. >> my nephew is on the island. he told me the news that his father, my brother, was on. re

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bbc world news." jane: this is "bbc world news america." 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. facebook and twitter's top executives defend themselves in congressin over online rference in politics. and it is fiction, says president trump, dismissing disturbing new claims of a white use in chaos in a book by vewaran journalist bob wood. jane welcome to our viewers on public tevision in the u.s. and around the globe. british authorities have named two russians as suspects in the attempted murder of former russian spy sergs skripal and ughter yulia. what'sri more, thesh prime minister said that the pair work for russia's military intelligence service. mr. skripal and his daughtre oisoned with nerve agent novichok in march. moscow has denied any involvement. our serity correspondent gordon corera has the details. burdon: these two russians stand accused of the sal nerve agent attack. it is claimed that in march they deployed the novichok nerve deployed the

laura: you are watching "bbc world news america." still to come on tonight's program, president trump tours the carolinas as residents tsntinue to battle the eff of hurricane florence. here is an incredible story for you -- a british satellite ha for the firsime successfully thrown a netntorbit to demonstrate how to capture a piece of space debris. there armillions of items of space junk around the earth, which pos a risk to operational spacecraft and satellites. the experiment was a demonstration of the type of cleanup operation scientists say will have to bec we routine if t to keep exploring and using space. science reporter laura foster has more. from old bits of rocket to small tools from spacewalking astronauts come e is more than seven poi 7,500 tons of space junk in the orbit. it could cause problems for gps systems, phone and television signals, and the singles were used to predict the weather. scientists have devised this casatellited remove debris. launched in june, it has successfully fired a net and captured a piece of r

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purepoint financial. >> andow, "bbc world news." >> judge kavanaugh, they deserve -- anchor: you are 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

you're watching bbc world news america. supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh supreme court nominee brett kava naugh has supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh has been testifying about charges made earlier today by christine blasey ford that he sexually assaulted her in high school. he's been vehemently denied the accusation and we can rejoin the hearing now in progress. judge kavanaugh has been a great federaljudge in the second highest court in the nation. he has earned a reputation for decency. his clerks love him. his students, he teaches 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 even then, as a freshman in college, serious allegations have been raised, ifjudge kavanaugh committed sexual assault, he should not serve on the supreme court, we all agree with that. but the circus atmosphere that has been created since by democratic colleagues for

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