david willis makin: heels at this time. david willis making sense _ heels at this time.lis making sense of _ heels at this time. david willis making sense of all _ heels at this time. david willis making sense of all that - heels at this time. david willis making sense of all that as - heels at this time. david willis making sense of all that as we j making sense of all that as we promised our audience, thanks much forjoining us here on newsday. much more detail on this story on our website, including a detailed look at what happens next. just log on to bbc.com/news. let's take a look at some of the stories in the headlines in the uk. the furlough scheme, under which more than 11 million people in the uk were paid a percentage of their wages while coronavirus lockdowns meant they could not work, has come to an end. at the last count, 1.6 million people were still receiving support through the scheme. the british government says it will continue to support people if they need to look for work. the uk's petrol retailers association says there has been no improvement in pet

david willis there for us on that story. _ long term.ank _ long term. david willis there for us on that story, thank you _ long term. david willis there for us on that story, thank you for- long term. david willis there for us on that story, thank you forjoining| on that story, thank you forjoining us on newsday. you can find much more on this story on our website. we have all the details on the new pact, as well as some analysis from our defence correspondent, jonathan beale. just log on to bbc.com/news and follow the links. let's take a look at some other stories in the headlines. the international criminal court has authorised an investigation into the philippine president, rodrigo duterte, for possible crimes against humanity. the court said there's evidence that his "war on drugs" was a systematic attack on the civilian population. the un security council is expected to hold an emergency session to discuss missile tests which have been carried out by both north and south korea. the north koreans have warned that relations with the s

thank you for now, david willis, outside the i david willis, outside the court.he free britney movement because �*s international spokes people from santiago in chile. you must be very happy today. i am thrilled, i cannot explain, there are no words. i would love to be there. i have been flying alone in my house, this is amazing. —— crying alone. it shows how worldwide this movement is. it shows how worldwide this movement is.— shows how worldwide this movement is. it totally is, we are from _ movement is. it totally is, we are from all— movement is. it totally is, we are from all over _ movement is. it totally is, we are from all over the - movement is. it totally is, we are from all over the place. i are from all over the place. people from london, chile, the us, france, so many places. explain why you feel so strongly about this. oh, well, first of all— strongly about this. oh, well, first of all it's _ strongly about this. oh, well, first of all it's a _ strongly about this. oh, well, first of all it's a human - first of all it's a human rights thing, notjust

david willis, there, on that - south of this country. ank you forjoining us on newsday. if you want to get in touch with me i'm on twitter — @bbckarishma iam i am looking forward to hearing from you. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme... a primordial rock crashes to earth — turning one family's driveway into a scientific landmark. freedom itself was attacked this morning, and freedom will be defended. the united states will hunt down and punish those responsible. bishop tutu now becomes spiritual leader of 100,000 anglicans here, of the blacks in soweto township as well as the whites in their rich suburbs. we say to you today, in a loud and a clear voice, enough of blood and tears. enough! the difficult decision we reached together was one that required great and exceptional courage. i it's an exodus of up to 60,000 people, caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europe. iam free! this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. the headlines... france's biggest—ever terrorism

david willis, “oining us from los angeles _ again.s, joining us from los angeles with that i from los angeles with that latest story, the latest news on britney spears. a blue plaque has been installed at the former london home of the muppets creatorjim henson. henson bought the home in hampstead in north london at the peak of the muppets' success at the end of the 19705. english heritage unveiled the plaque ahead of what would have been the puppeteer�*s 85th birthday. rowlf the dog is the first muppet that worked with jim. he told my colleague, christian fraser, about his fond memories of time he spent withjim in london. we went walks together in hampstead, especially hampstead heath _ hampstead, especially hampstead heath. we often shared a new leash— heath. we often shared a new leash on— heath. we often shared a new leash on live, afternoon tea at edgerton _ leash on live, afternoon tea at edgerton house, he would have the scones and clotted cream and i — the scones and clotted cream and i would watch.— and i would watch. christia

wright, david willis there. you're watching newsday on the bbc.shes to earth, turning one family's driveway into an scientific landmark. —— a scientific. freedom itself was attacked this morning, and freedom will be defended. the united states will hunt down and punish those responsible. bishop tutu now becomes spiritual leader of 100,000 anglicans here, of the blacks in soweto township as well as the whites in their rich suburbs. we say to you today, in a loud and a clear voice, enough of blood and tears. enough! the difficult decision - we reached together was one that required great- and exceptional courage. it's an exodus of up to 60,000 people, caused by the uneven pace of political change in eastern europe. iam free! this is newsday on the bbc. i'm karishma vaswani in singapore. the headlines... ashraf ghani apologises to the afghan people. france's biggest—ever terrorism trial is under way. the only surviving assailant from the deadly 2015 paris now to australia, and it was their remote living that protected many indigenous communities when

david willis reports.y three years of house arrest, meng wanzhou, a key figure in one of china's biggest companies, was facing extradition on charges of helping to evade us economic sanctions on iran. she was freed suddenly after striking a deal with us prosecutors, which saw her admit in a virtual appearance before a new york courtroom to lying to banks on huawei's behalf. in return, the usjustice department dropped its extradition request. over the past three years, my life has been turned upside down. it was a disruptive time for me as a mother, a wife, and as a company executive. but i believe every cloud has a silver lining. it really was an invaluable experience in my life. huawei is the largest telecom equipment manufacturer in the world, but its success unnerved the trump administration, which accused the company of using its technology to spy on the us. meng wanzhou's detention was all the more controversial given she is the daughter of huawei's founder, and it prompted the arrest of two canadian

david willis, bbc news, los angeles.ades behind bars for murder says he is trying to repay his debt to society by creating the space for clients to vent their anger on household objects with a baseball bat. mark lobel takes up the story. it isa it is a smashing idea intended to reduce crime, brought to helsinki by this former criminal. prison, this kind of room could have been somewhere good also to me when i was younger, so when i come out, i thought, i will start this room that people let out their anger here instead of doing this stupid things that i have done in my youth. it is a simple concept — grab one of these, aim at one of these, and then simply unleash your rage until it is all gone. smashing. you even get to choose the music. who needs therapy? translation: , ., , translation: there is that side that ou translation: there is that side that you aren't — translation: there is that side that you aren't allowed _ translation: there is that side that you aren't allowed to - translation: there is that side that you

david willis there.etail on this story on our website, including a very detailed look at what happens next. just log on to bbc.com/news. or download the bbc news app. let's take a look at some of the stories in the headlines in the uk. the furlough scheme, under which more than 11 million people in the uk were paid a percentage of their wages while coronavirus lockdowns meant they could not work, has come to an end. at the last count, 1.6 million people were still receiving support through the scheme. the british government says it will continue to support people if they need to look for work. the uk's petrol retailers association says there has been no improvement in petrol supplies at independent petrol stations in the last 2a hours. more than a quarter of its members are still out of fuel, although that is an improvement on earlier in the week. the motoring organisation, the aa, says it is now seeing signs that the pressure on supplies is starting to ease. research suggests the percentage of people wh

david willis there.acting career in the theatre — but became a key figure in french new wave cinema, making him a household name in france. mark lobel looks back at his life. he mastered playing the seductive tough guy. he had the look of a battered boxer. but his punctured nose wasn't the result of his brief teenage foray into this, at amateur level, rather an earlier playground altercation. after doing poorly at school, he found his calling in acting. translation: when you consider all that jean-paul— has done for french cinema, it is the least we can do to be there. he is still the most important french actor of the post—war period. translation: he was really nice | and close to the french people. | he represented the french people. translation: he had enormous charm. - i remembera picture i of him in pierrot le fou, and i thought, - he is so handsome. jean—paul belmondo shot to fame as a car thief in jean—luc godard's revolutionary new wave classic romance, breathless. produced like no otherfilm in t

david willis reporting.le which, for months, was overwhelmed by cases of coronavirus. hospital staff say the presence of four legged friends has made a big difference to morale, as mark lobel reports. meet pepe, oh, and keemu, giving a lick of love to this children's hospital in chile, lifting the spirits of staff and patients. translation: when one enters this hospital with dogs, everyone greetsl you and their expressions change. therapy sessions here resembling a mixture of the dog show crufts and yoga, with an abridged version of downward dog. what looks like a dog's dinner is anything but. a comer. eso! therapy takes many forms. translation: therapy i is perfect for the children. with children that are very sick, this helps them escape the stress of the hospital, of what they are living. walkies for these caring canines warms hearts. as coronavirus cases soared, they had a ringside seat. translation: dog therapy - in our units has been a tremendous contribution for patients, parents and workers. it has r

david willis reports.for the last time, after nearly three years of house arrest, meng wanzhou, a key figure in one of china's biggest companies, was facing extradition on charges of helping to evade us economic sanctions on iran. she was freed suddenly after striking a deal with us prosecutors, which saw her admit in a virtual appearance before a new york courtroom to lying to banks on huawei's behalf. in return, the usjustice department dropped its extradition request. over the past three years, my life has been turned upside down. it was a disruptive time for me as a mother, a wife, and as a company executive. but i believe every cloud has a silver lining. it really was an invaluable experience in my life. huawei is the largest telecom equipment manufacturer in the world, but its success unnerved the trump administration, which accused the company of using its technology to spy on the us. meng wanzhou's detention was all the more controversial given she is the daughter of huawei's founder, and it prompt

david willis, bbc news, los angeles.loucestershire last week and put down by defra officials, after he twice tested positive for the disease. let's speak to our correspondent, andrew plant. how definitive is this finding? couple of hundred people have gathered outside the defra headquarters here in central london to protest today. among them, helen macdonald, the owner of geronimo the alpaca and for her these initial results come as no surprise. she has long maintained her alpaca was bovine tuberculosis free. he was posted from new zealand a few years ago, he has had a couple of positive tests but she has fought through the courts to save the alpaca's life. she lost that case around six weeks ago and this time last week defra officials came to her farm ago and this time last week defra officials came to herfarm in gloucestershire and took the animal away. it has sparked a debate about how accurate bovine tb analysis is. it is designed to keep cattle safe, but still more than a0,000 cows on average are put down every year

david willis is our north america correspondent. f all, the trade scenario, we want to have a stand—alone trade relationship with the us. it would seem that may not be possible?— may not be possible? yes, it may not be possible? yes, it may not _ may not be possible? yes, it may not be _ may not be possible? yes, it may not be possible - may not be possible? yes, it may not be possible anytime soon, sally, that was certainly the mood music emerging from the mood music emerging from the white house today. boris johnson sought to portray this as a very positive meeting between him and joe biden, and said britain could thrive on the world stage and a post—brexit era but is that the cooperation between the us and uk was at a higher and more intense level than at any time you can remember and he hailed the lifting of travel restrictions between the us and uk, the lowering of tariffs on whiskey, the lifting of the ban on british beef but when it came to the big issue, that of a trade alliance between the uk and us proposed bricks that ther

our correspondent in los angeles, david willis, explains why this latest move is so important for theetition in the court in los angeles, not only to relinquish his financial control over britney spears $60 million personalfortune but to end the conservatorship, a strange relationship normally reserved for those elderly or infirmed or unable to exert proper control over their finances and other at backs of their life to be brought to an end. he is consistently claimed, james spears, through the chain 213 years that the conservatorship had been in place a note justification for him standing down —— word 13 years. then under immense pressure he has stated that he will be standing down but there will be standing down but there will be standing down but there will be no particular timetable for it. he was reportedly seeking a negotiated settlement, some reports suggesting the sum of $2 million in order to relinquish control over britney spears�*s life and outcome the petition and britney spears, i think will be very pleased with this, not to mention her legions of fans. ., , ., fans. davi

david willis reporting.n ecuador now say more than 100 people died in tuesday's prison riot in the port city. several of the victims were decapitated, others were shot dead or died of injuries caused by explosive devices. local media say the uprising was ordered by powerful mexican drug trafficking gangs. panic over a hundred prisoners decapitated, shot or blown up. dozens more were injured. during onslaught in the penitentiary, prisoners begged for help. look at where the police are. they are out here. it is my brother, not a dog. it they are out here. it is my brother, not a dog.- brother, not a dog. it took hundreds _ brother, not a dog. it took hundreds of _ brother, not a dog. it took hundreds of police - brother, not a dog. it took hundreds of police officersj hundreds of police officers several hours to read again order after the worst prison violence in ecuador�*s history. translation: we violence in ecuador's history. tuna/mom— violence in ecuador's history. translation: ~ ., ., translation: we took

our correspondent, david willis, joins us from los angeles. what is the latest?we _ what is the latest? well, the latest we are _ what is the latest? well, the latest we are hearing - what is the latest? well, the latest we are hearing is - latest we are hearing is that in regard to the release of the executive, the chinese have released two canadian citizens who they arrested not long after she was herself arrested at vancouver airport in december of 2018. they are the two michaels. and they have been held, as i say, for almost three years on charges of espionage and other things. now, they are reportedly on their way back. this is something that the canadian prime ministerjustin trudeau has told the media in the last few minutes. and this was seen as tit—for—tat hostage diplomacy, if you like, on the part of the chinese seizing these to canadian citizens. he had been unsuccessful getting the release but it appears now that this deal with the us justice department that has seen the police has now paved the way for the release of the canadians as well.— canadians

our north america correspondent david willis has more. that is yet to be fully ironed out.uirement that people be fully vaccinated before they come here, but what does that mean? does the russian vaccine count, does the astrazeneca vaccine count? then there's the question of producing evidence of a covid test. undertaken within three days of travel. the full pcf or the lateral flow test, which of those counts? a lot of ambiguity here and, as well, regarding children under the age of 15 who have not been fully vaccinated. what does it mean for them. vaccinated. what does it mean forthem. detail vaccinated. what does it mean for them. detail in the words of the white house but the sort of the white house but the sort of detail which particularly potentially affects millions of people. potentially affects millions of --eole. ., , ., potentially affects millions of --eole. ., ., ., people. people who have not seen their— people. people who have not seen their loved _ people. people who have not seen their loved ones, - people. people who have not| seen their loved ones, friends

here's our north america correspondent david willis he sees it quite simply as a fight between democracyocracy. if you like, almost between _ autocracy. if you like, almost between a — autocracy. if you like, almost between a good _ autocracy. if you like, almost between a good and - autocracy. if you like, almost between a good and an - autocracy. if you like, almost between a good and an evil l autocracy. if you like, almost i between a good and an evil and his concerns, as far as the us are concerned, regarding china, are concerned, regarding china, are of course over those competing claims over the south china sea. china is increasing disregard, it seems, for human rights in hong kong and so on plus of course the ongoing cyber warfare between china and the united states. crucial to all of this as far as the united states is concerned as preserving those crucial trade routes in the indo pacific. they bring oil from the middle east and raw materials from africa hence, speaking in the last hour, the president talked of a new phase of security operation connecting america's existing alli

here's our north america correspondent david willis with more on biden�*s perspective.e simply as a fight between democracy and autocracy, if you like, almost between a good and evil. and his concerns, as far as the us is concerned, regarding china are those competing claims over the south china sea, china's increasing disregard it seems for human rights in hong kong, and so on — plus, of course, the ongoing cyber warfare between china and the united states. and crucial to all this, as far as the united states is concerned, is preserving those crucial trade routes in the indo—pacific — those trade routes which bring oilfrom the middle east, which bring raw materials from africa, hence speaking in the last hour, the president spoke of a new phase of security operation connecting america's existing alliances in new ways. this agreement, he said, was designed to bring peace and stability to the indo—pacific in the long term. you can find much more on this story on our website. we have all the details on the new pact as well as some analysis from our defence correspondentjo

our north america correspondent, david willis. the projects of brooklyn and once said that he thought that he may never leave that particular part of the world, but it was his love for street dance that propelled him into tours, dancing tours, with such luminaries as george michael and madonna, and then the artist tupac shakur saw a picture of michael williams and that very distinctive scar down one cheek. it was something that he got after intervening in a fight outside a bar when he was 25 years old. and tupac shakur argued successfully for michael williams to be given the part tupac�*s brother in the film, bullet. he went on to make guest appearances in boston legal, the sopranos and other shows before landing that role that was to define him, of course, as omar little, in the wire. it is perhaps the most memorable role in a series that has been called one of the best in television history. so good that then senator barack obama called the wire his favourite tv show and omar little the favourite character in it. so his death at

let's get the latest from our correspondent david willis in los angeles. with what has happened. this just bring us up to speed with what has happened.— just bring us up to speed with what has happened. this is to ut it what has happened. this is to put it mildly _ what has happened. this is to put it mildly surprising - what has happened. this is to put it mildly surprising move. j put it mildly surprising move. jamie spears, britney spears' father has filed a petition with the court here in los angeles not only to relinquish his financial control over britney spears' $60 million personal fortune but also for the conservatorship, this strange arrangement normally used for those who are elderly or infirm or in some way unable to exert proper control over their finances, to exert proper control over theirfinances, to be brought to an end, and he has consistently claimed, jamie spears, throughout the 13 years that the conservatorship has beenin that the conservatorship has been in place, that there was no justification for him standing nojustification for hi

let's get the latest from our correspondent david willis in los angeles.ning? this is a major victory for britney spears and for the free britney spears and for the free britney fans who have been campaigning for years to have this conservatorship ended. they were portrayed as cranks and conspiracy theorists by some, and ridiculed over their claims that britney spears was being held against her will under the terms of this conservatorship, but there was a documentary released earlier in the year which gave credence to a lot of their claims, that increased support for britney spears and increase the pressure on her father, jamie, to stand down after 13 years in control of his daughter's finances, and twice during the summer, britney spears issued these impassioned pleas to the court to release her from the tables of the conservatorship which she branded abusive, she said it had prevented herfrom getting married and having children, and she called for herfatherjamie to be children, and she called for her fatherjamie to be accused and tried for what she calle

david willis reports.zhou, a key figure in one of china's biggest companies, was facing extradition on charges of helping to evade us economic sanctions on iran. she was freed suddenly after striking a deal with us prosecutors, which saw her admit in a virtual appearance before a new york courtroom to lying to banks on huawei's behalf. in return, the usjustice department dropped its extradition request. over the past three years, my life has been turned upside down.

let's get the latest from our correspondent david willis in los angeles. what do we know?o we know? michael williams grew up in the - williams grew up in the projects of brooklyn and once said he thought he may never leave that particular part of the world, but it was his love for street dance that propelled him into dancing tours, with such luminaries as george michael and madonna, and then the artist who packs a curse or picture of michael williams, and that very distinctive scar than one cheek, which he got after intervening in a fight outside a bar when he was 25 years old, and argued successfully for michael williams to be given the part of tupac�*s brother in the film, bullet, then appeared as a guest in boston legal and the sopranos then landed the defining role of omar lytle, in the wire, perhaps the most memorable role in a series that has been called one of the best in television history, so good that then senator barack obama called the wire his favourite tv show, and omar lytle, the favourite character in it, so his death at 5a, much mourned, in hollywood today

david willis, bbc news, los angeles. let's speak to our music reporter mark savage.atorship of the dad away from britne ? ., , conservatorship of the dad away from britne ? . , ., ., g ., britney? certainly, now that jamie sears has britney? certainly, now that jamie spears has indicated _ britney? certainly, now that jamie spears has indicated he _ britney? certainly, now that jamie spears has indicated he approvesl spears has indicated he approves britney's request to have him removed, that should be fairly straightforward. he hasn't been in charge of her day—to—day affairs since 2019. he had a health scare of his own, somebody else was put in as a temporary conservative so in that situation in charge of her medications, and whether or not she is allowed to drive, he hasn't been overseeing that side of her life almost two years. he is however still in charge of her finances, an estimated fortune of $60 million. but it seems fairly straightforward at this point that the arrangement that has been in place, a temporary arrangement since 2019, will be allowed to contin

david willis had been looking at that meeting. he must have been quite pleased. well, it is comparatively quite a small amount of money, david. pledged to double the amount the us contributes to fighting global climate change by the year 202a to just over $11 billion per year. but it�*s been hailed by some as certainly a step in the right direction. borisjohnson, the british boris johnson, the british prime borisjohnson, the british prime minister, who met with joe biden separately today, hailed it and said it was definitely a movie on the right direction. all this, of course, part ofjoe biden�*s pledged to make the control of climate change one of his priorities in the first term in office in the white house. something he has been championing, and something he is determined to, if you like, put his money where his mouth is. fit. like, put his money where his mouth is— mouth is. a good time forjoe biden to turn _ mouth is. a good time forjoe biden to turn up _ mouth is. a good time forjoe biden to turn up the - mouth is. a good tim

david willis has more.t time after three years of house arrest, meng wanzhou, a key figure in one of china but my biggest companies was facing extradition on charges of helping to evade us economic sanctions on iran. she was freed suddenly after striking a deal with us prosecutors which saw her add met in a virtual appearance before a new york court room to lying to banks on huawei's behalf. in return, the usjustice department dropped its extradition request. department dropped its extradition re . uest. , ., , department dropped its extradition reuuest. , ., , request. over the past three years, m life request. over the past three years, my life has — request. over the past three years, my life has been _ request. over the past three years, my life has been turned _ request. over the past three years, my life has been turned upside - request. over the past three years, l my life has been turned upside down. it was a disruptive time for me, as a mother, a wife, and a company executive. but i believe every c

david willis reports. years, it has been a fixture in richmond, the city that served as the capital of the proslavery south. finally, however, the statue of civil war general robert e lee was coming down, to the delight of hundreds that had gathered to witness the historic event. it's a beautiful moment in this country, this isn't the end but this signifies that we are accepting the past for what it really is. we can't hold the confederacy and people like robert e lee on statues anymore. we've got to hold the truth on a statue. for anymore. we've got to hold the truth on a statue.— truth on a statue. for it to finally come _ truth on a statue. for it to finally come down, - truth on a statue. for it to finally come down, it - truth on a statue. for it to finally come down, it is i truth on a statue. for it to finally come down, it is al finally come down, it is a moment_ finally come down, it is a moment ofjoy for me because it represents— moment ofjoy for me because it represents so much oppression, becau

david willis.spondent laura bicker gave us this analysis. well, this is a rather surprising statement. kim jong—un“s sister, kim yo—jong, is used to kind of putting out statements that are rather forceful in nature, usually critical of seoul in nature. and here, right at the top of the statement, she says she is willing to discuss what she called "an admirable idea" to end the korean war with this declaration, this declaration that president moon here in seoul has been advocating for quite some time. in the last week, at the united nations general assembly, he once again renewed that call for an end of war declaration. just to remind your viewers, the korean war ended in 1953 with an armistice, not a peace treaty. so the peninsula has been in an official state of war ever since. there have been many discussions about ending the war and declaring it to come to an official end, and there are many arguments for and against. but when it comes to pyongyang, certainly here in seoul, they have both agreed

david willis, bbc news, los angeles.hey be doing any exeriments? �* . ~ , ., , experiments? amateur astro might be a better way to — experiments? amateur astro might be a better way to describe _ experiments? amateur astro might be a better way to describe these - experiments? amateur astro might be a better way to describe these four i a better way to describe these four people, because unlikejeff bezos, who went a couple of minutes at 50 miles attitude these guys went up to 350 miles in altitude, higher than the international space station. my first question was what will they do for three days, just looking through the window down on earth? but they are doing scientific experiments whilst they are up there, looking at how microgravity and space flight affects the human body, tracking their sleep, taking blood and ultrasound as well which is very exciting and conducting all of those experiments as amateur astronauts while the craft is piloted from the ground. those will help with, if we are planning on a future mission

david willis, bbc news, los angeles. in cultural and industrial heritage. but what the south pennines doesn't have is a brand. above us is burnley, pendle hill. sweeping across, you've got the yorkshire dales in the background. helen noble is on a mission to change that. she wants the south pennines to be recognised as a national landscape which she believes will help protect it. it would certainly give everyone a sense of place, somewhere that's well known. but for us, it's very much about bringing that investment into the area. this deserves being looked after. it deserves that investment and for us, the community and the landscape has great diversity, and we think that should be celebrated. the south pennines park covers 460 square miles, cutting across greater manchester, lancashire and yorkshire, and its home to 450,000 people. why notjust have this area designated a national park? very simply, we don't want to be bound by the legislation that might bring us. what we want is a park that's agile, that can adapt to th

david willis, bbc news, los angeles. jamie spears has indicated he approved his daughter's request to have him removed, it should be straightforward. he hasn't been in charge of her day—to—day affairs since 2019. he had a health scare of his own and somebody was put in as a temporary conservatorship. so whether she is allowed to drive, he hasn't been overseeing that side of her life for almost two years, but her life for almost two years, but he is in charge of herfinances, an estimated fortune of $60 million. it seems very straight forward at this point, the arrangement that has been in place since 2019 will be allowed to continue. the other side of it is whether the conservatorship will be ended completely. britney still hasn't filed a conserve petition with the court to end it.- hasn't filed a conserve petition with the court to end it. thank you for our with the court to end it. thank you for your messages _ with the court to end it. thank you for your messages on _ with the court to end it. thank you for your messag

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david willis, bbc news, los angeles. we will of course keep you up—to—date without unfolding story.cause minor flooding. nowhere near as hot today as yesterday. in the west of scotland by 27 and in london around 30 possible. that will lead us into a very sultry night, not great. full stability showers pushing northwards. hit and miss. any places will avoid them. flashes of lightning which may disturb sleep. tomorrow a lot more cloud around. in scotland, northern ireland and northern england the greatest chance of a few showers which will then develop in wales and west in england. they then it will be under it. in the east not as hot but still humid at 25 degrees. things turn fresher towards the end of the week. that is how it is looking. i nearly stumbled there. where is the paper again? what day is it? it says wednesday, apparently. what is your name? matt. we trust this man to tell us what the weather will do overnight. i still trust him. see you in a bit stop. we're talking a lot this morning about plans to increase national insurance contributions to pay for health and social ca

our north america correspondent, david willis has more.at came to define michael k williams' career. omar little, a gay man with a sharp wit and a shorn—off shotgun, arguably the most memorable character in one of the best shows in television history. hollywood's red carpet a long way from the brooklyn projects where he grew up. but a talent for dancing paved the way to guest appearances in several hit tv series and once the wire had come to an end, to roles in films, such as 12 years a slave and matthew broderick�*s wonderful world, in which he plays a man falling into a diabetic coma. i didn't rush the audition process. i was a little intimidated by matthew... matthew barry's name, reputation. i kind of prejudged what the situation would be like. then when i finally read the script, i was like foaming at the mouth. please, i need this project. friends and fans alike have taken to social media to pay tribute. among them lance reddick, who played lieutenant cedric daniels in the wire. he called michael k williams one of the kindest, gentle

david chipman should have been confirmed." meanwhile, climate activists blasted biden's pick of willie phillips to serve on the federal energy regulatory commission. phillips has represented oil and gas interests while working in corporate law. the biden administration moved thursday to criminal protect the alaska's bristol bay watershed from development, including a proposed gold and copper mine that would have destroyed the world's most productive sockeye salmon fishery. environmentalists and indigenous groups in the region have long fought the proposed pebble mine, an open-pit mine that would require construction of a massive power plant, natural gas pipeline, and huge, toxic tailing ponds. in massachusetts, harvard president lawrence bacow said on thursday his university will no longer invest its $42 billion endowment in fossil fuel companies. the announcement was a victory for the campus organization fossil fuel divest harvard, which was founded in 2012. the group tweeted -- "it took conversations and protests, meetings with administration, faculty/alumni votes, mass sit-ins and arrests, historic legal strategies, and storming foo

willie, then there is this. brooklyn net star kevin durante, there is a reporter introduced himself as david from basketball digestvin, why do people call you k.d.? >> can i call you k.d.? >> yeah. >> okay. my first name is kevin and my last name is durante with a d. >> k.d.? >> this year, what percentage are you planning to give on the court? 95 or 110, what are we looking at? i got off the phone with dollan now. they're talking about a contractual deal that you will be able to play for the knicks. >> all right, comments? >> that was a last one. >> that's it. >> how about you? >> do you have a comment? >> wrap it up. i am being told my time is done. have a great year. >> what about the pelicans? does it kind of make you giggle? >> that's all i got. >> that's it everybody. >> that's david letterman. we don't know what he's up to and kevin durante let's give him credit for playing it. >> he still got the beard, too. looking good. >> by the way, willie, mika and i have been watching and speaking of comic and geniuses, we have been watching murder in the building. you talked about it before, the castings and we all l