thank you for your messages about the news chris evans will be leaving the news chris evans will be leavingo his show daily. at last, brexit dividend, another of you rights. politico phil says no doubt the replacement criteria will be more about bbc political correctness or nepotism, doing the same entrenched thing rather than bringing in the best person for thejob. thing rather than bringing in the best person for the job. always positive! your reaction, of course, welcome, to the fact chris evans will be leaving the breakfast show. i was taken by surprise, it is a very successful radio morning programme. we have the sport in the second. between 9:30am and 10am this morning we will talk to the partner of celebrity big brother's ryan thomas, who has been at the centre of the physical abuse allegations. she will give us her take on the whole incident. if you have been watching celebrity big brother, get in touch using the #victoria live, and if you are texting you will be charged a standard network rate. before that, the sport with hugh woozencroft. if he had a ticket at the ageas bowl in so

the daily mirror is going very big on what they say is an exclusive story about chris evans. have said this is not to do with money but other sources have said the £400,000 with money but other sources have said the £a00,000 pay rise is a big draw for him and the bbc wanted him to pay more tax which has been an ongoing issue with very high paid people in the media. it will be interesting to see if his listeners follow him there to virgin radio when they don't have as high listenership is the bbc but also to see if a woman like sara cox fills infor him. see if a woman like sara cox fills in for him. there are two aspects, what happens to chris evans at virgin radio and who occupies his seat at the bbc. exactly. it is very important that it is a woman, this show is one of the flagship shows has been dominated by men for many years, ken bruce, terry wogan, chris evans. and the line-up across the board for radio 2 is very male. exactly. you have sara cox and surrey ball, very talented women who could do a fantasticjob —— zoe ball. is anyone worth £2 million for presenting a radio

our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba caught up with chris evans straight after his breakfast showecause it was sir terry's show! it's a useful show. it can do many great things and i'm sure it will continue to do that. you must have been touched by the reaction on social media from the listeners? massive, massive. but three, four months to go. so who will now take over from chris evans on the flagship programme? johnny beerling, a former controller of bbc radio 1, says his successor must keep the same qualities as the broadcaster. he has done a greatjob, no mean feat to take over from someone as popular as terry wogan, the nation 's favourite, his success was due to the fact that like terry wogan, what you got is what he is, natural personality. looking for a successor, you have to find somebody who has that attractiveness about him,| who has that attractiveness about him, i have always found, working in radio for 36 years, all the best presenters, tony blackburn, noel edmonds, jimmy young, they are the same off the air as they are on the air, and that is the secret of chris's suc

the mirror leads on chris evans‘ decision to leave the bbc — but focuses in on the possible financial the top story for the telegraph — as the paper reports on the re—election of activist peter willsman to the party's leading body. the paper also reflects alastair cook's decision to retire from international cricket. the metro leads on a tweet from the bbc radio five live presenter, rachael bland, in which she says she has just ‘days to live', after a long battle with breast cancer. and the financial times carries a striking image of brazil's historic national museum, consumed by fire — it's thought the blaze has destroyed dozens of priceless artefacts. plenty to talk about. first we have the dodig ‘s breasts which has a first we have the daily express which has a stark image of boris johnson on one side and theresa may on the other. yes, boris johnson has gone so far this time that theresa may has been forced to slap him down, so it seems that the tories are in open revolt, with those on both sides, no one seems to be happy with the chequers plan and it is difficult to say if borisjo

perhaps sara cox, who's often filled in for chris evans and has a late evening show on the station. 0r there are options outside of the bbc. jamie theakston and emma bunton currently co—host heart fm's breakfast show. many people say they're hoping a female presenter will take on the high—profile role. there are many women who work across radio 2 and bbc radio and indeed the bbc and beyond. they're very able and of course we will be considering them. there are many able men. the most important thing that we do is to select the best and the right person and that is what we will do in the fullness of time. in the meantime, chris evans will still be on radio 2 until the end of the year, so listeners still have a few months before they have to say goodbye. lizo mzimba, bbc news. plenty on the bbc news website if you want to keep in touch with what we've been reporting in the last few hours. mike embley‘s here in 15 minutes' time with the rest of the day's news. you can get in touch with me and the team on twitter, i'm @babitabbc. we would love to hear from you. that's it, back on newsda

headlines, a lot of que5tion5 making the headlines, a lot of questions asked about departure of chris evansns asked about departure of chris evans and eddie mayorfrom the pm programme on radio 4. lord hall 5aid pm programme on radio 4. lord hall said now the bbc could not pay and he used the phrase the big bucks, to explain the money, the big 5um5 that the commercial radio could pay, and he also said that chris evans departure, one factorwas he also said that chris evans departure, one factor was the fact his salary had been revealed, 5o, that was the first time we had heard him speak about that, really. the english rugby union's leading clubs are deciding whether to accept an offer of 200 and 75 million pounds to take over the premiership. under the proposed deal, cvc capital partners, which used to own formula one, would acquire a majority stake in the league, valuing the competition at more than half a billion pounds. england's cricketers are in action at the oval on the final day of the test summer. jimmy anderson needs just one wicket to become the leading pace bowler in test cricket h

chris evans won't be working at the bbc any more. he is not.use he might like virgin a bit more “— because he might like virgin a bit more —— the mirror have said. and maybe being paid £2 million, rather than 400,000, might be the reason why he went forward. the bbc last year talked about how much entertainers pay in tax. there is speculation that he jumped because of this. very difficult to say exactly how much you have to do to be worth 2 million, but virgin clearly think he is and it will be interesting to see who follows him. according to the mirror and pal insisted, i love the word pal in that, "money wasn't a factor".m certainly was a factor not least because the bbc publishes the pay of celebrities and stars and one of the ancillary fx... celebrities and stars and one of the ancillary fx. .. those earning over a. so, the highest-paid. -- ancillary fx. .. those earning over a. so, the highest—paid. —— effects. and what was revealed was the disparity in pay between men and women. he will probably be succeeded by sara cox. the other is for

chris evans, one of the bbc‘s highest—paid presenters, has announced he is leaving bbc radio 2 at thef the year. he is returning to virgin radio's breakfast show, which he first presented in 1997. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba has this report. britain's biggest radio personality, minutes after telling fans he was quitting the breakfast show, swamped by media outside his studio. why is the show so special, the radio 2 breakfast show? well, ‘cause it was sir terry's show. and it's very important, it's an important show. it's a useful show, it can do many great things, and i'm sure it will continue to do that. this is how he told listeners. i'm going to leave radio 2, and i've loved every single minute of it. but the thing is, you know, some of us are mountain climbers, and if you get to the top of your favourite mountain, and you just stay there, then you become a mountain observer. and i need to keep climbing, i've gotta keep climbing. perhaps other things might be climbing. he is paid around £1.6 million by the bbc. he is unlikely to be taking a pay cut. and, of course,

at 815 we will be talking about chris evans' decision to quit radio two and who might take over the breakfast show and coming up at 10:a0pm and 11:30pm we will be discussing the headlines with dawn foster and stephen swinford. that is all ahead on bbc news, but now it is time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm sarah mulkerrins. coming up:

chris evans, one of the bbc‘s highest paid presenters, has announced he's leaving bbc radio 2 at the at the station for 13 years, presents the breakfast show, which is currently the uk's most listened—to radio programme. he's leaving to return to virgin radio's breakfast show, which he first presented in 1997. 0ur entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba has this report. britain's biggest radio personality, minutes after telling fans he was quitting the breakfast show, swamped by media outside his studio. why is this show so special, the radio 2 breakfast show? well, cos it was sir terry's show, and it's very important. it's an important show. it's a useful show. it can do many great things. i'm sure it'll continue to do that. this is how he told listeners... i'm going to leave radio 2. i've loved every single minute of it, but the thing is, you know, some of us our mountain climbers, and if you get to the top of your favourite mountain, and you just stay there, then you become a mountain observer. and i need to keep climbing i've got to keep climbing. perhaps other things might be cli

the broadcaster chris evans announces he's leaving radio 2 after 13 years, to take the helm at virgin radio's breakfast show. also coming up at 11:30pm, we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers dawn foster and stephen swinford. that will include the guardian, which leads with a warning from public health england that four out of five adults have hearts more damaged than they should be given their age, due to unhealthy lifestyles. and england's highest test scorer alastair cook announces he will retire from international cricket after this week's final test against india. hello, good evening. borisjohnson has boris johnson has been borisjohnson has been accused of having no ideas of his own on the best way forward for brexit. number ten was responding to an outspoken attack on the prime minister's plans, agreed at chequers in the summer, which he said was an example of theresa may waving the white flag in her negotiations with the eu. this is his first intervention in the brexit debate since he resigned from the cabinet, as our political editor laura kuenssberg

and chris evans is one of the very rare people who can do that.dule tv, but in radio, huge growth in pod casts has barely did the public‘s appetite. at 52, evans wants to feed it, just not at the bbc. somerset county council, which is run by the conservatives, has revealed tonight that it may have to make millions of pounds worth of cuts, this year in a radical scheme to balance its books. services for young people, and the disabled are among those that could be affected. as our political correspondent alex forsyth explains, see how many you can catch, ready? four—year—old lorcan starts school this week. he needs more support than some. he has achondroplasia, the most common form of dwarfism. and his mum's worried the services he relies on may be cut back. i think we all have to be on guard. these cuts are happening nationwide and, unfortunately, they do seem to be hitting the most vulnerable. siobhan recently moved to dorset with herfamily. she used to live here in somerset, where children's services are hugely stretched due to rising demand and

chris evans, one of the bbc‘s highest paid presenters, has announced he's leaving bbc radio 2 at the is currently the uk's most listened to radio programme. he's leaving to return to virgin radio's breakfast show — which he first presented in 1997. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba has this report. britain's biggest radio personality, minutes after telling fans he was quitting the breakfast show, swamped by media outside his studio. why is the show so special, the radio 2 breakfast show? well, because it was sir terry's show. it was very important. it is an important show. it is a useful show. it can do many great things and i am sure it will continue to do that. this is how he told listeners. i'm going to leave radio 2 and i have loved every single minute of it. but the thing is, you know, some of us are mountain climbers and if you get to the top of your favourite mountain and you just stay there, then you become a mountain observer. and i need to keep climbing, i have got to keep climbing. he is paid around £1.6 million by the bbc. he is unlikely to be taking a pay cut.

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chris evans, one of the bbc‘s highest paid presenters, is leaving radio 2 at the end of the year. s the breakfast show, currently the uk's most listened to radio programme. he's going back to work for virgin radio instead. lizo mzimba reports. one of the uk's biggest broadcasters, minutes after telling his millions of listeners the unexpected news. i'm going to leave. i'm going to leave radio 2. i'm leaving radio 2. i've been here for 13 years. and i've been on the breakfast show for eight years, taking over from the great sir terry wogan. a brilliant time, a fantastic time. an amazing time. i have loved every single minute. why is the show so special, the radio 2 breakfast show? because it was sir terry's show. well, because it was sir terry's show. it was very important. it is an important show. it is a useful show. it can do many great things and i am sure it will continue to do that. you must have been touched by the reaction on social media from the listeners. massive, massive. but four months to go. he is returning to the virgin radio brand on their relatively new digital sta

chris evans, one of the bbc‘s highest paid presenters, is leaving radio 2 at the end of the year. rently the uk‘s most listened to radio programme. he‘s going back to work for virgin radio instead. lizo mzimba reports. one of the uk‘s biggest broadcasters, minutes after telling his millions of listeners the unexpected news. i‘m going to leave. i‘m going to leave radio 2. i‘m leaving radio 2. i‘ve been here for 13 years. and i‘ve been on the breakfast show for eight years, taking overfrom the great sir terry wogan. a brilliant time, a fantastic time. an amazing time. i have loved every single minute. why is the show so special, the radio 2 breakfast show? because it was sir terry‘s show. well, because it was sir terry‘s show. it was very important. it is an important show. it is a beautiful show. it can do many great things and i am sure it will continue to do that. you must have been touched by the reaction on social media from the listeners. massive, massive. but four months to go. he is returning to the virgin radio brand on their relatively new digital station. he had previously

and the sun reports that bbc bosses have offered chris evans' breakfast show slot to zoe ball. for may as eu backs irish border plan this is where technology might help out. the european union secretly preparing to accept the frictionless irish border when right at the beginning they said it was nonnegotiable. they said there has got to be free trade which it goes oi'i got to be free trade which it goes on in the story to say. it seems strange. the technology might work, it hopefully will. they say hope that the drafts will help mrs may to survive. we are in a situation where it is all about the prime minister's survival. it is no way to negotiate future. this is what negotiations are light. you say no, no, no, i will go on in some form or another. i can't understand, i really can't. i know it is obviously incredibly complicated. we are on picking an extraordinary complicated jumper. nevertheless, i can't understand why it's taken nevertheless, i can't understand why it's ta ken until nevertheless, i can't understand why it's taken until now to address this issue. because there

on questions of pay, chris evans in particular, what was said about that?vans from the radio two breakfast show. lord hall said the bbc could no longer compete when it comes to mega sums. that was the phrase he used, that could be made available by some commercial broadcasters. he also said he believed chris evans had found it very difficult, the fact his salary had been published. this was part of the charter renewal agreement that the charter renewal agreement that the salaries of the stars would be published and he believes it was a factor in chris evans‘ departure from the bbc. thank you, colin. the uk‘s water vole population has dropped so drastically over the past few decades that they are now one of the country‘s most endangered mammals. they haven‘t been spotted in west somerset for 30 years, but conservationists hope they‘ll make the rivers their home again, thanks to a special breeding programme as clinton rogers reports. a van full of voles. 150 of them on their way to freedom and a little bit of history. are they ready for it? they are, they are

at 815 we will be talking about chris evans' decision to quit radio two and who might take over the breakfasthow and coming up at 10:a0pm and 11:30pm we will be discussing the headlines with dawn foster and stephen swinford. that is all ahead on bbc news, but now it is time for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday, i'm sarah mulkerrins. coming up: "nothing left in the tank" — england's highest test run—scorer alastair cook is retiring from international cricket. you could say there is more exciting players to watch, more entertainers, but he would have to be ranked in the top two or three, i would say. lando norris will become the youngest formula one driver in british history after landing a drive with mclaren. and liverpool's mo salah has made the shortlist for the fifa's men's player of the year award. but there's no room for lionel messi hello and welcome to sportsday. so it's the end of an illustrious 12—year innings for alastair cook. england's leading run scorer announced his retirement today. the 33—year—old won four ashes series over a 160—test career. in a statement, the former

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he also said the disclosure of stars' salaries was one of the reasons chris evans left radio 2.s the most senior police officer has hit out at the pay award decided by ministers and at the level of spending cuts. the inquest into the westminster bridge terror attack has heard how and american tourist lost his life as he tried to save his wife. labour says it would give millions of casual workers many of the rights of other employees, including sick pay and parental leave. wages grew faster than expected in the 3 months tojuly as they continue to outstrip the cost of living for the fourth month in succession. official statistics show that pay, excluding bonuses, rose by two point 2.9% during the period, while unemployment has continued to fall remaining at its lowest level for over a0 yea rs. 0ur economics correspondent andy verity reports. the firm that runs this construction site in salford has no shortage of work. but a shortage of skilled workers is a growing problem. until this year, its subcontractors could find the staff they needed easily, mostly from the rest of the euro

he also said the disclosure of stars' salaries was one of the reasons chris evans left radio 2. as russia prepares to stage its biggest military exercise since the cold war. it's claimed 300,000 russian service personnel will be taking part, along with chinese troops, over five days in eastern siberia. hampden park is to remain the home of the scottish football after the sfa agreed to pay its owners, queen's park, five—million pounds for the stadium in glasgow. the governing body had considered moving internationals and some scottish cup matches from hampden to murrayfield in edinburgh, following an offer from the scottish rugby union. the national team have played home matches at hampden park since 1906. cricket, and england have beaten india by 118 runs to win the 5th and final test against india at the oval. it completes a 4—1 series victory. james anderson made history by setting a new record for test wickets taken by a pace bowler. joe wilson has this report. in recent times, england cricket has built floodlights and left the highlights to james anderson, and not just his h

good evans: shock in the broadcast world as radio 2's breakfast show presenter chris evans says he'sll the sport with hugh. a great test cricketer calls time on his international career with england.

the director general of the bbc, tony hall, says some big name stars like chris evans have quit to movepartly because their salaries have been published. lord hall was appearing before a committee of mps. he also said free tv licences for the over—75s would be reviewed. speaking about the bbc‘s coverage of the police raid on the home of sir cliff richard, he said he felt it had been over the top. i think their own two issues at the heart here, which i am sure you are thinking of, too. one is the nature of the coverage and my own view on that is, asjudge mann said, this was a proper case... we reported accurately what happened. but my own view is we overdid it. i think the helicopter was overdoing it. my own judgment, and judgment on hindsight is always a very fine thing, is that there was something to report but down the bulletin. memorial events have been taking place in new york and in washington to mark the 17th anniversary of the septermber11th attacks. ceremonies have been held at the 9/11 memorial plaza on the world trade center site in new york, and at the pentagon in washington.

he also said the disclosure of stars' salaries was one of the reasons chris evans left radio 2.ernment. the white house says a final decision has not yet been made on the november trip, which was first announced earlier this month. the us president had been expected to visit his golf course in county clare before travelling to dublin. commemorative events are being held in new york and in washington to mark the 17th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. ceremonies are also being held at the 9/11 memorial plaza on the world trade center site in new york city. a us flag was unfurled from the roof of the pentagon in washington. it was the deadliest foreign attack ever on us soil, killing 2,996 people. president trump has been speaking at the flight 93 national memorial in shankville, pennsylvania, where passengers on united flight 93 are thought to have charged the cockpit to stop the attackers. today all of america wraps up and joins together. we close our arms to help you shoulder your pain and to carry your great, great sorrow. your tea rs carry your great, great sorrow. your tears a

chris evans is leaving radio two.in for eastern scotla nd outbreaks of rain for eastern scotland and northern wales and edging into the south—west. this is a cloudy zone. sunshine for much of the day either side of it. mist and fog for east anglia but that will shift over the next couple of hours. and warmer here. temperatures down on yesterday's values. yesterday across scotland, tebbutt is as high as 26 degrees. we are looking at 14 is your high today, so noticeably cooler. —— temperatures were as high as 26 degrees. there is a bit of a threat of rain for central scotland and the borders, edging across the pennines and into the north—east of england. brightening up in western parts of wales this afternoon. cloudy across the south—west. and increasingly into the midlands with some splashes of rain. channel islands and through to east anglia, dry, sunny, and warm, tebbutt is up to 24 degrees. tonight, this weather front is in no rush to leave our shores. —— temperatures up to 24 degrees. temperatures won't drop below

and the sun is reporting that zoe ball has been offered chris evans' slot on the radio 2 breakfast show am a big fan of zoe ball and i would love it if this was true. she is apparently in advanced negotiations. kylie at glastonbury! yes! and yesterday, the scottish conservative leader ruth davidson gave a very honest newspaper interview about her struggles with depression and self—harm and she's been on twitter since, saying how much it helps to talk about mental health. many people think she's been brave to admit to these problems, and we'll be talking more about self—harm later on the show. let's take a look at the inside of today's papers. i have got this brilliant picture from inside the times today and we will be talking about him quite a bit this morning because he has an incredible achievement at the berlin marathon, breaking the world marathon, breaking the world marathon record. his aim, and it has been to the last few years, to run a marathon under two hours. you know how ambitious sporting people are, trying to run and it ——a marathon in under three, he was so close in berlin

with the picture asking if he is making a bid for number ten and the many papers talking about chris evansth older hearts to ditch unhealthy lifestyles, and the teacher is mr evans leaving radio 2 yesterday. surrounded by reporters. on facebook we are discussing jane's story, we spoke with her yesterday about her heart and kidney transplant, and something in the papers this morning, some of you will have seen on social media yesterday, the sad news about a colleague and friend, rachael bland, announcing she has had terminal counter and revealing yesterday that she has only days to live. she was diagnosed with breast cancer in november 2016, documented her journey throughout her cancer in november 2016, documented herjourney throughout her illness on the podcast many of you would have listened to, you me and the big see, and then she tweeted yesterday, i only have days, thank you so much for all of the support i have received and that made lots of the papers this morning —— you me and the big c. many of you getting in contact and responding to social media as well, lots of people talking ab

he also said that chris evans‘ departure, one factor was the fact that his salary had been revealed. labour promising to extend the rights of trade unions ifjeremy corbyn wins the election and john mcdonnell is coming to the podium now. applause. thank you. thanks, mothers and sisters. i am a bit late because the train in front of us broke down so i speak on behalf of the nation with an appeal for theresa may, speak on behalf of the nation with an appealfor theresa may, please speak on behalf of the nation with an appeal for theresa may, please do not allow chris grayling near any government department ever again in the history of this country. can i thank you for the introduction, it was very thank you for the introduction, it was very kind of her. i listened to sally‘s speech on sunday taking us through the history of the tuc. i have to say i found it profoundly moving, that speech. the history of struggle of working—class people throughout the last 150 years. as sally has said, i came off the shop floor myself, i worked for the num and joined the tuc congress house as and joined t

radio dj chris evans has become the father to twins, a girl and a boy, who he'sjokingly calling ping‘ re officially named. the news was read out live on the radio 2 breakfast show this morning, which was guest hosted by sara cox. the statement, read out on air, said: "ping and pong arrived safe and well last night. ping popped her head out at 22.10. pong popped his head out 12 minutes later at 22.22. both healthy, both strong, happy and blessed, as was mum throughout." we hope those names won't stick around too long! more news at 9:30am. congratulations to the evans family. thank you. we are going to bring yourfilm family. thank you. we are going to bring your film shortly about couples who rarely or never have sex. we would love for you to get in touch and share your experience. stephanie on twitter says: it is because we are career focused on working longer hours. anxiety. and we are resulted. vince says on twitter: i am sorry but that is just weird. they are blocking each other from finding a partner where they might have the fun of breaking an ikea bed. do get in touch. use the h

let's bring in cnn justice correspondent evan perez. the chris collins charges, it appears he made the phone call in question from the white house lawn while trump was president. this is a remarkable thing for a sitting president to do, is it not, to say that the justice department should violate its own guidelines by delaying a criminal prosecution? >> oh, yeah. it's absolutely extraordinary for the president to essentially be saying that the justice department should have delayed or perhaps not brought these charges simply because it's inconvenient and it's unhelpful for his own party in the midterm elections. look, this was a -- these were cases that were overseen not only by jeff sessions, who is the attorney general, republican attorney general, but also by rod rosenstein, the deputy attorney general, a republican nominated by donald trump, and the head of the criminal division who consults with the prosecutors from new york and san diego that brought these two charges. so we have, this is the way the justice department is supposed to work.

evan, they are putting it down. and they are also dancing to chris brown's "take you down." >> and clearly they have never danced a day> i don't know about the home about choreography and something. you may notice him because he was a contestant at "the voice." hend his recently got married, but there was one thing, sonya didn't want a garter toss. and that was a problem because he already was working on this choreography. >> just pull the garter out of your own pocket. >> lucky for brian, he was able to convince sonya to keep the garter toss as a part of the reception. >> that's super fun new. why do you got to get all the way up under the dress. >> it's part of the show. >> just reach in. why does he have to be over the head. >> she hops up on the chair. and now he's tossing the garter. and boom! his boy kevin caught it. they all dogpile him. >> that was really cute. >> and it was all put together by dominick mccomb of sneak films. i love all the personal touches. thank you for sharing, brian. >>> that's our show. see you next time on an all new "rtm." >>> tonight, as we come on the air, what authorities are now cal

. >> what better to start our coverage than to be joined by hugh evans, who is here with me, joy and christ's great to have you. yet another year on which we is another picture perfect gorgeous day in new york city. >> we're just so blessed that we've got incredible weather, incredible artists, but also most importantly, incredible leaders coming on stage to make mult multi-million dollar commitments. >> one of the best stories of what's been happening in the world over the last ten years is the steady decrease in the population of the world living on less than $2 a day in extreme poverty? >> you're exactly right. when i was born in 1983, 52% of the world's population lives in extreme poverty. it's now down to less than 10% of the population. over a billion people have been lifted out of extreme poverty but there is a new report out this week that suggests while progress is continuing, it is actually slowing down. we have now only two years, until 2020, to get that back or we will not meet the goal of getting rid of poverty by 2030. rihanna was headlining 2016. we worked on a huge campaign

chris froome's victory last year — today froome and geraint thomas were left out of the gb team for the road world championships later this month. simon yates and his brother adam have been selected. dan evanssince serving a i2—month ban for cocaine use in friday's davis cup tie against uzbekistan. evans has mainly played in lower tier events since making his comeback in april. both chelsea and glasgow city won their opening games of the womens champions league this afternoon. glasgow city beat cypriot side somatio barcelona 2—0 in the first leg of round of 32 tie. english champions chelsea started their campaign with a 5—0 trashing of sarajevo. and us open champion naomi osaka says she thought the crowds were booing her as she stood on stage before accepting her trophy on saturday. the atmosphere inside the arena turned when umpire carlos ramos docked serena williams a game after she'd called him a thief. speaking for the first time since on the ellen degeres show in the united states the 20—year—old said she tried to block the unfolding events out. when you're a little your told to just turn around and try to focus so i try to do that but i heard a lot of people in the cloud making noises

i love having evan crist on and the others on because they offer a different perspective. and with that i will let chris some made up. >> i love giving a different perspective and i think it's very important to have both sides represented. i think it's also important for people to get their media, their news from a lot of different places with a lot of different opinions. i have always watched fox, i have always been progressive but i have always watched fox for a portion of my media diet because i think it's important for me to understand how the other side of the aisle thinks. you have to look at both sides of the aisle. >> laura: pierpoint, tammy and chris, thanks so much. coming up, nike willing to sacrifice it all for its new spokesman. we will tell you why the company is losing billions, next. do you need the most trusted battery in your wireless mouse? maybe not. maybe you can trust that during your fantasy draft, the computer won't autodraft a kicker in the 7th round. or... you could just trust duracell. (dnice, candace, but this time bold. did someone say "bold?" (gasping) starkist jalapeo tun

democratic senator chris van hollen and our correspondents and specialists, our analysts they are also standing by. first, let's get more on the breaking news with our justice correspondent evan perez and our cnn crime and crime reporter shimon prokupecz. >> according to this abc news report, michael cohen met with robert mueller, and the report says that the meetings have taken place over several hours over the last month. certainly and could spell more trouble for the president who just been the last few weeks saw his former campaign chairman cooperate with the investigation. now, according to this report, wolf, the special counsel asked the former -- michael cohen, the former personal attorney, about dealings that the president had with russia, asking questions about possible collusion, other dealings, and the other thing significant here which would go to the obstruction investigation is whether or not michael cohen was promised either through the president or someone else any kind of a pardon, so certainly this would spell -- could spell more trouble for the president and would be a significant move here for the special counsel if in fact they did meet with him and did i