amy: fiona dawson?> i agree you should not have to join military to access these things, but the reality is people are. my main mission is building lgbtq equality in this country. when you see a poll that says 78% of americans think being in the military officer is a prestigious job, 64% of americans would encourage their child to become a military officer, you realize that our train service members -- trans , a way of people coming to understand who t trans people are. i feel the military is a place that can unite people. amy: i want to turn to some quotes of some conservative republican senators will like orrin hatch of utah. when asked about what seems to be the announcement of a change of policy, he said -- senator john mccain of arizona said -- and i was senator joni ernst across this office -- amy: what about this, dean spade? while you're questioning the whole military, but separating the military cost of gender reassignment surgery, whether the military should pay for this? >> i think that is re

liam dawson removed ra bada early in the morning session. liam dawson removed rabada early 27.on de kock was also caught by ben stokes after bowling ofjames caught by ben stokes after bowling of james anderson. south africa are now 323—8. england lead by 135 runs. roger federer, novak djokovic and angelique kerber are among the big names in action at wimbledon today. they will be hoping to follow andy murray into the fourth round. 20 of action already today. some very special guests in the royal box. yes, play on centre courtjust slightly delayed because team 6b's superstars from the rio 0lympics slightly delayed because team 6b's superstars from the rio olympics are all invited to the royal box. they are being introduced to the crowd on centre court just before are being introduced to the crowd on centre courtjust before action gets under way. after andy murray put us through the ringer yesterday, and in that breathless lions test this morning, it does feel slightly more relaxed today but never —— had still big names to look out for. let's see who is opening the show. it is th

a 1988 graduate of the united states naval academy, captain dawson first served on the u.s.s. tatenhal and later on the u.s.s. harry yarnell as the fire control officer. captain dawson assumed command of the naval surface warfare center in 2013 where he led the center on a wide array of missions including warfare, coastal defense and special missions. mr. dunn: this base is also home to the u.s. navy dive school where all of the divers from all of our services are trained. captain dawson's selfless sacrifice to our country and dedication to our navy is truly inspiring. madam speaker, please join me in thanking captain dawson, his wife, belinda, and their three children for their years of service and sacrifice and wish them luck as they enjoy a new chapter in life. thank you, madam speaker. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts seek recognition? mr. kennedy: good afternoon, madam speaker. i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without object

this is likely to only add fuel to that debate. 6reg dawson, bbc news.'s been two decades in the planning and a journey that will take 7 years to complete but european and japanese scientists say their mission to mercury will finally leave the launch pad next year. two spacecraft will travel the nearly 80 million kilometres together, but then separate on arrival to conduct their own studies in temperatures above 400 degrees c. here's our science correspondent rebecca morelle. a mysterious world, mercury is the smallest planet in our solar system, and the closest to the sun. covered in craters, towering cliffs and ancient volcanoes, until now, it has been little explored. a major new mission is set to change that. this is the spacecraft called bepicolombo, named after a famous italian scientist. it has taken nearly a decade to build. it is only when you get up close that you really get a sense of the size of this huge piece of kit. and this is a spacecraft built to withstand extremes. to get to mercury, it has to travel towards the sun, and that means dea

with jewels and coins for the spanish king before it was sunk in 1708 by a british warship. 6reg dawsonwhere at the bottom of the caribbean sea are the remains of the san jose. at the time it was sunk it carried one of the world's largest maritime treasures. its cargo of gold, silver, gems and jewellery now thought to be worth at least $1 billion. cargo that will soon be salvaged, according to columbia's president. translation: the history, cultural heritage that's on our territory belongs to columbians and is not an object of commerce. colombians can rest assured that we are going to care for and preserve this heritage site because it's so representative not only to colombia but also to humanity. the president says he's received a proposalfrom an unnamed investor to bring it to the surface, but would also welcome other offers of financial help. injune, 1708, the sanjose set sail from panama before it was sunk in battle off the coast of cartagena. it was carrying treasure for the spanish king to help finance his royal succession. it was struck by a british warship. more than 300 years l

greg dawson, bbc news.urth birthday. the young prince has just returned to the uk, along with his parents, the duke and duchess of cambridge, and sister princess charlotte, from an official visit to poland and germany. our royal correspondent, peter hunt, reports. beaming george at four, a prince poised to start school soon. a happy little boy, according to the photographer who took this official portrait. once more. this isn't george let loose on a violin. rather, hamburg's young being encouraged to take up music, something kate did in her youth. yeah! one day, william will be centre stage. not this day, which was left to his wife to take up the baton he declined. music: beethoven's fifth symphony for a helicopter—mad young prince, a pre—birthday treat, being shown around one similar to the one his dad uses as an air ambulance pilot. this is the sort of moment when being on public display has its drawbacks. a sit—down protest from princess charlotte who, like any two—year—old, is not overly keen on delayed

greg dawson, bbc news.ital that's seeking to remove life support from a terminally ill baby, has called in the police after a number of its staff received death threats. great ormond street hospital in london said its employees had been subjected to a "shocking and disgraceful tide of hostility". the parents of charlie gard have been fighting a high court battle to allow him to be flown to the united states for experimental treatment. laura tra nt reports. it's a case that's touched people around the world. attracting a growing number of campaigners who disagree with medical experts over the treatment of a critically ill baby boy. a growing number of campaigners who disagree with medical experts over the treatment of a critically ill baby boy. ii—month—old charlie gard has a form of mitochondrial disease, a condition that causes progressive muscle weakness and irreversible brain damage. his parents, connie yates and chris gard, want to take him to the us for pioneering treatment, but great ormond street hos

greg dawson, bbc news.l fight to defend poland. the inquisition offensive against poland can never succeed he said because hungary needs all european options in the union to show sold solidarity. it is likely that he will use his ability to potentially veto any move to punish poland for its actions in replacing supreme court judges. punish poland for its actions in replacing supreme courtjudges. that is the response from the prime minister of hungary. sport now and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. good morning. the first players are into the third round of the open but they would have to go some way to getting towards the leaderjordan spieth. the american goes out lastjust before apm. our sports correspondent andy swiss is there for us. andy some of these player struggled with the conditions yesterday, but they look fare kinder today? south africa's sean norris the very first man out this morning is playing by himself and he is currently four underfor playing by himself and he is currently four un

greg dawson, bbc news.monstrations in mali's capital bamako. it's against proposed changes to the constitution. the campaign against the changes is being led by opposition parties and civil society groups. some believe the proposed reforms give too much power to the president. others say it is impossible to hold a credible referendum whilejihadist insurgent groups control territory in the north of the country. but to be made of the human contribution to climate change in recent yea rs contribution to climate change in recent years that livestock is also a majorfactor in global warming, all to do with methane that the animals admit that are just their food. now smallholders in kenya are getting together to combat the problem. christine musasia's farm only has five cows, but it is part of a new battle against global warming, because cows are a major contributor to climate change. by using a few simple techniques to change the way she farms, christine has drastically cut her cows' methane emissions. the techni

greg dawson, bbc news. been made to the world—renowned iranian mathematician, maryam mirzakhani, who has died of cancer in the united states. the ao—year—old was the first woman to win the prestigious fields medal, regarded as the equivalent of the nobel prize for mathematics. while there's been much praise for her work, there's been some anger on social media at the way official media outlets have avoided showing images of her unveiled, as she chose to dress in the west. caroline series, emeritus professor of mathematics at warwick university in england, was a friend and colleague. it is just absolutely tragic news. we had known that she was ill for a long time, but it is just terrible. she was a completely brilliant and outstanding mathematician. the fact that she was iranian and the fact that she was first woman to win this prestigious fields medal, she was just such an icon and a role model and inspiration around the world. she will be sorely missed. it was the way in which she managed to combine ideas

greg dawson reports.r—daily occurrence in venezuela — protesters versus police, molotov cocktails versus teargas. these people are marching towards their country's supreme court, which they believe is biased in favour of nicolas maduro, a president who they claim is turning into a dictator. translation: we have to help our children. we are fighting here for them, and these boys cannot be left alone. while others are in their houses, these people are risking their lives for us all. on friday, opposition politicians elected 33 newjudges to form a so—called "shadow supreme court". president maduro rejects them, as well is ongoing calls for a general election in his country. and he's got support, too. for every anti—government demontration, there's a rally in support of the venezuelan leader. this gathering was to back the president's plans for a new assembly to rewrite the constitution. for the last four months, venezuela has been locked in an impasse of political crisis and violent demonstration. scores of

greg dawson, bbc news.on bbc news, still to come: how a blind muslim immigrant from iraq fought the odds to get a first class law degree from cambridge university. the family of rash and charles, who died in hackney in east london, after police apprehended him last weekend, have appeared for calm after a night of violence —— appealed —— rashan. the independent police complaint commission is investigating his death, who was 20 yea rs investigating his death, who was 20 years old. richard lister reports. chanting: what do we want? justice. when do we want it? now! the tension had been building all week, but yesterday afternoon, a peaceful protest about the death of a black man in police custody began to turn into something else. the police were out in force trying to maintain calm, but it didn't last. by 10:00pm, a fleet of police vans was facing a burning barricade and an angry crowd. fireworks and bottles were thrown. hundreds of officers trying to keep people back. move away, the dogs are coming out. polic

looking at these moves, greg dawson reports.en russia was once again flexing its military muscle — on this occasion, a navy parade in st petersburg — vladimir putin was getting ready to play his hand in a diplomatic tussle with the us. more than 700 staff ordered to leave their diplomatic missions. this is thought to be the largest expulsion from any country in modern history. it is a delayed retaliation after president obama expelled russian diplomatic staff from the us last year. president putin said he'd been waiting and hoping to see if relations with washington would improve. those hopes were squashed by the us congress last tuesday when, despite white house objections, it voted overwhelmingly to impose new sanctions on moscow for interfering in last november's election — something russia has always denied. it was the last drop. if the us side decides to move towards further deterioration, we will answer, we will respond in kind. we will mirror this. we will retaliate. but my call, and my whole point is do not do this. of c

joining me now is tray crowder, jonathan kpart, curt, and katen dawson.nathan first. the strategy in 2004 was effective in using gay maishlg to win elections. do you think that's what donald trump was doing here? >> yes, if his goal is to distract from real problems in the west wing. it seems to come from completely out of the blue. i remember getting the news alert that he had done this via twitter, and gasping at the notion that the president of the united states announced a major policy change in three separate tweets and not only banning transgender americans from service in the military, those who would want to join, but also making it clear that those who were already in the armed services, that they could potentially be kicked out. that is something that i think many people thought was over and done with in terms of the discussion. the pentagon was undergoing a review of how to deal with the situation of transgender troops, because we all know they are there under the obama administration, the process was put into place to figure out how to make th

greg dawson, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news.rld war i shells in belgium, 100 years after the conflict. cheering the air space agency nasa has ordered an investigation after confirmation today that astronauts were cleared to fly while drunk. the last foot patrol in south armargh, once an everyday part in the soldiers' lot, drudgery in danger now no longer after almost four decades. if someone is in a private house, not doing any harm to anyone, i cannot see why people should wander in and say you are doing something wrong. six rare white lion cubs are on the prowl. they have been met with a roar of approval from visitors. they are lovely and sweet. yeah, cute. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the australian government says a counter—terrorism operation has disrupted a plot to bring down an aeroplane. four people have been arrested in sydney. venezuelans are preparing to vote for an assembly which would have powers to re—write the constitution. 0pposition politicians say they'll boycott the poll. later today the belgian cit

red dawson reports. the end of the olympics nearly one yearago. red dawson reports.untain, a show of force. this time a year ago people here were preparing to welcome the world to the olympic games. 12 months on, it isa the olympic games. 12 months on, it is a city on age. translation: the olympic games. 12 months on, it is a city on age. translationzlj think rio really needs this reinforcement because the violence is too much. people will feel much safer with the army in the street, walking along the shore feels safer with them here. in the first six months of 2017, an average of three people were killed each day in rio by stray bullets. many of them during shootouts between police and drug gangs. with authorities admitting much of the city is now out of their control, politicians have turned to the military as well as the army the country ‘s air force and navy are also participating in the operation. translation: the objective of the mission is to defend the integrity of the people. to preserve public order and ensure institutions are functioning. the worsening of

greg dawson reports. it isa it is a day traditionally marked with fireworks.every life lost, dean of them children. earlier in the day, families of the victims placed flowers on the promenade day anglais. it was on this street were a tunisian extremist vote is 19— ton truck through the crowd. they then laid red, white and blue tiles to speu laid red, white and blue tiles to spell out france's national motto. names of the victims were read aloud and pinned at a ceremony attended by french presidents past and present. how do you find the words to comfort? how do you convince people you did everything possible in your power. it is almost an impossible exercise because as these names you've just heard, you exercise because as these names you'vejust heard, you knew exercise because as these names you've just heard, you knew their faces, their voices, bell laughs, their presence. . the anniversary was capped by a concert led by the city's philharmonic orchestra. last yea r‘s city's philharmonic orchestra. last year's attack has prompted divisive debate which continu

greg dawson reports. prison with protective clothing and riot shields, it provided a small clue as to the level of violence happening inside. it was in the early hours of thursday morning when some inmates on the maximum security wing broke out of their cells and began fighting. victims were stabbed and beaten to death. local reports claim some of the dead were decapitated. bodies were strewn around the kitchen, the prison yard, and the conjugal visits area. this most brutal attack in one of mexico's most violent cities. las cruces prison is supposed to be heavily overpopulated, with over 2000 inmates. as relatives of the inmates got word of what was happening, some tore down the security fence to try and reach loved ones. a spokesman said the fighting was triggered by a permanent feud between rival gangs within the prison. acapulco used to be one of mexico's most popular beach resorts. but tourism has given way to vicious gang warfare, and it is now ranked one of the most murderous cities in the world. t

this is likely to only add fuel to that debate. 6reg dawson, bbc news.her stories making the news. the world health organization has issued a stark warning that the sexually transmitted infection gonorrhoea is rapidly developing resistance to antibiotics. in a study of 77 countries, the who found cases injapan, france and spain where the infection was completely untreatable. talks on the reunification of cyprus have ended without agreement. the end of the conference in switzerland was announced by the un secretary—6eneral antonio 6uterres. greek and turkish cypriot leaders were negotiating to end the partition of the island. the chinese hospital treating imprisoned nobel peace laureate, liu xiaobo, says his condition has worsened. the dissident was diagnosed with late—stage liver cancer in may. he was imprisoned in 2009 on charges of inciting subversion against the state after he helped to write a petition calling for political reform in china. 100 years ago today, women were allowed to join the armed forces in the uk, though it wasn't until five years a

greg dawson, bbc news.steve fish politics professor at the university of california, berkeley. relations between the unite states and russia most definetly lie in tatters. they have been in tatters for quite some time and they've been getting worse. but this does seem to represent a new low, in terms of relations. it is hard to see how much lower they can go, although president putin says this will not be the last thing he does. —— it is hard to see how much lower they can go, although president putin says this will not be the last thing he does. he's talking about taking other measures which he has not specified so far, against the united states, in addition to these diplomatic expulsions. we're used to the sort of tit—for—tat dealing of a handful of diplomats or diplomatic staff here or there but 755! that is an awful lot. these things tend to be kind of symbolic but something on this magnitude is going to have some effect. at the same time, there is something really symbolic about this as well. it is not

rick dawson, bbc news. just one more story before we go.across the globe came to test their chopping, climbing, and rolling skills. they had only axes and saws to help, and there wasn't a checked shirt in sight. the bbc‘s tim allman reports. apparently, when it comes to cutting down trees, balance is absolutely essential. announcer: three, two, one, go! for nearly 60 years, competitors from north america and beyond have come to take part in the lumberjack championships. this year, more than 100 of them made the trip to wisconsin, some to climb the tallest of trees, then to come right back down again. as we have already seen, there is competitive log rolling, but there is boom running, as well. two lumberjacks sprint across a series of logs. again, balance is vital. first one there and back is the winner. modern lumberjacking is an equal opportunity event — this competitor winning a chainsaw as her prize. one to watch, stirling hart. he won both the man's standing chop event and the men's springboard chop. after all, chopping down trees is a

a brilliant catch from liam dawson.et on home soil, the first englishman to do that. south africa had a point to prove. no better place to do it. but it wouldn't be here just yet. we had a breakthrough for stuart broad, business resumed. well, not quite. amla was finding the form which has eluded south africa in this series. this took him to a half—century, and quinton de kock followed shortly after. but then there was a break in concentration, alastair cook making up for an earlier drop. and then the key wicket — amla threatening to break loose but coming up short. and now things were really beginning to fall england's way. faf du plessis, the captain, athletically caught behind. and bavuma also fell into the gloves ofjonny bairstow. so patience finally paying off, the game now intriguingly poised. it has been at times frustrating for england's bowlers. they will be keen to get their batsmen in and only then will we see how successful their preparation has been. it has been a difficult few weeks for rory mcilroy. he ha

quite brilliant catch from liam dawson. anderson's 300 test wickets on home soil.n to do that. the south african batsmen have a point to prove. they better time 01’ a point to prove. they better time or place to do it. it wouldn't be here yet. breakthrough from broad. hashim amla finding form that has eluded south africa in this series. this took in 250. quinton de kock follow. they break a0 brought a breaking concentration. alastair cook making up for an earlier drop. the key wicket, hashim amla threatening to break loose, coming up threatening to break loose, coming up short. things beginning to fall england's way. faf du plessis the captain acrobatically caught behind. behind him tender bifouma falling into the gloves arejonny bairstow. the patience paying off. south africa finish in the day on 309—6. at times frustrating for the english bowlers, they will be keen to wrap things up as quickly as possible, get their batsmen in. 0nly things up as quickly as possible, get their batsmen in. only then will we tell how hospitable they have been. it's been a difficult

larry dawson pulled what appeared to be a gun inside the capitol visitor center. police sent tourists, fleeing fir they lives. >> everybody out right now. >> omar gonzalez scaled the white house fence, stormed into the front door headed to the east room, forced a mass lock down in september 2014. >> unfortunately we'll see more of this. >> robert is a former secret service agent, he blames increasingly polarized po campaign, the fighting of people just going to events. >> the i-team found feds don't keep a public count or report of these cases. we lodged our own and reviewed four years of dc court records and found 22 breaches at the white house and capitol just since 2014. ken coal is with the u.s. attorney's office for dc. >> we take these cases very seriously. if a person jumps the white house fence or attempts, we'll prosecute that case. >> in 15 of the 22 cases we found, judge order competency hearings, including alicia who attempting to breach the white house at least five times, including two straight july fourth holidays and annual easter egg roll. >> once

greg dawson, bbc news.ey are examining a potential breakthrough in the case of the missing sheffield toddler ben needham. the child was last seen near a rundown farmhouse on the greek island of kos, 26 years ago. south yorkshire police say they believe ben died as a result of a tragic accident, but it has now been revealed soil samples taken during excavations last year indicate potential signs of human decomposition. we gathered an awful lot of information, an awful lot of intelligence about what may have happened to ben, coming to the conclusion that we did. some of the items that we took back we submitted to furtherforensic items that we took back we submitted to further forensic work, and the result of that to date, i am led to believe, shows signs that there is still some humour dcom position around those items that we did bring back from kos. —— some human decomposition. britain's economic growth forecast has been downgraded by the international monetary fund, following a wea ker—than—expected perform

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liam dawson was the most spectacular. no one saw that coming. 0nce most spectacular.g. once again, a key man slipped through south africa's fingers. burstow dropped early on. he went on to frustrate them with a half—century. south africa's target three had shown 31 and burstow was back to haunt them, this time brilliance behind the stumps and from their south africa capitulated. but there was no doubting the start of the show. ali. his six wickets and south africa spinning. they simply had no answer and it was all over with a day to spare. the captain's first over with a day to spare. the ca ptain‘s first game over with a day to spare. the captain's first game in charge was one to remember. a dramatic and emphatic victory for england. the new era and a new captain is off to the best possible start. with the very good throughout the four days. i thought the wayjohnny and woody took them on to watch the back—end of our innings was exceptional but i think a lot of credit has to go to the top three for the way that they played last night. they made that we could look a lo

interesting is the choice between playing an extra batsman rather than the underwhelming left arm spinner dawsonrica last month. but he averages 42 in championship cricket this summer 42 in championship cricket this summerand 42 in championship cricket this summer and england need the extra depth. summer and england need the extra depth. we've been keeping you bang up to date with all the action from the world para—athletics championships here on sportsday. day seven gets under way shortly with plenty of british medal hopes wanting add to the total of 22 so far. that includes 11 golds, two of which have gone to hannah cockroft. she could make it three tonight. lets go live to our reporter kate grey at the london stadium. kate, hannah isjust one of the highlights to look forward to tonight? yes, there are actually 11 british athletes in action here this evening, but all eyes are likely to be an hannah cockroft as she goes for her third gold medal. more impressively it is her tenth world title. quite an achievement for the 24—year—old who comfortably won the 100 metres and the 800 metres earlier o

peter dawson, thank you very much for your time this afternoon. disagreements within the party. the prime minister urged for discussions in the cabinet to be kept private after a series of lea ks. earlier i spoke to our chief political correspondent vicki young, and asked her what she thought was happening. theresa may of course knows that she has been weakened by that general election result and so there is speculation about a future leadership contest. there is speculation about what kind of brexit the uk is going to have and that is all mixed together in a cocktail shall we say of a lot of gossip going on around westminster. now after last week's cabinet meeting versions of it appeared in the sunday newspapers, what theresa may is hoping today after these words to her colleagues is that the same thing won't happen again this weekend. she has said that she wants to have an open style of policy discussion. she thinks that means there are better decisions made by the government, but she said that cabinet colleagues cannot have those discussions wi

greg dawson, bbc news.he area has been frequent target of government military operations. relatives of victims of mhairi bombing have gathered to commemorate. supporters and relatives took part in a march to mark the day and arrays awareness of their quest forjustice. a british man has won more than $2.5 million, after making it to the final table of poker‘s most prestigious tournament. john hesp has come fourth in the world series of poker‘s main event in las vegas. the grandfather of seven has little experience and usually plays a £10 tournament at his local casino in hull. a short while ago we spoke tojohn as he was celebrating in his hotel room in las vegas. i wanted to do this world series poker tournament for a couple of years, it was on my bucket list. my wife kindly agreed to allow me to go, if you like, she was happy for me to go this year, and i entered with the expectation and hope that i might be able to manage to get in the top 1,000 people. over 7,000 people entered the tournament. if i got in

greg dawson, bbc news.has dismissed criticism that a law, reforming the supreme court, would undermine the independence of the judiciary. more protests have taken place this evening in the capital, warsaw. earlier, hungary's prime minister, viktor orban, said he would use all legal options to thwart eu attempts to penalise poland over the controversial legislation. translation: concerning the polish judicial reform, here we face a case of double standards. the polish did not do anything. they did not change anything on theirjustice system that does not fit the mutually accepted and shared the spoils and ideas of the european union. this is unfair. and just on principle. this is what the principles are doing today. that's why an honourable person not only because real hungarians, but because we are honourable people, cannot accept something like this. in these kinds of cases, one should always stand by the side of the attacked. so i send my word to mr scholz, we stand with poland in solidarity. a british chi

pretty nice dawson the shore shore -- down the shore with a low risk of rip currents.for the fourth. 88 degrees. little bit on the humid side but not oppressive. isolated shower or thunderstorm late in the day. behind that system on wednesday it's partly sunny, lower humidity, seasonably warm, 86 degrees. 86 on thursday. slightly more humid with a possibility of a shower or thunderstorm. friday is when it gets hot. it gets humid. dewpoints around 70 so pretty oppressive. 90 degrees. a front will bring us showers and thunderstorms late in the y. still a chance of a thunderstorm lingering on saturday. otherwise partly sunny, 87. on sunday, a breath of fresh air. 85 degrees, low humidity, really gorgeous day and monday mostly sunny with a high of 87 degrees. association so the fourth of july can't completely take out the possibility of a stray thunderstorm. most areas though will be rain free looking pretty good. >> good news. thank you cecily. >>> well, tomorrow of course we'll be celebrating our nation's independence but before you light up the grille or set off firewor

looking at these moves, greg dawson reports. 0na day on a day when russia was once again flexing itsle, on this occasion and navy parade in st petersburg, vladimir putin was ready to play his hand in a diplomatic tussle with us. more than 700 staff ordered to leave their diplomatic asians, this is thought to be the largest expulsion from any country in modern history. it is a delayed retaliation after president trump extols the sum russian diplomats. he was hoping to see if relations with washington were proved but those hopes were squashed by congress when it despite white house objections, it despite white house objections, it voted overwhelmingly to in those new sanctions on moscow to interfering on the us elections. something russia has always denied. it was the last drop. if the us side decides to move further towards further deterioration, we will respond in kind. we will mirror this. we will retaliate. but my point is, do not do this. of course, donald trump also denies any collusion with russia but on a visit to estonia, is deputy team to affirm the administration was no soft

greg dawson reports. within days he was able to make small movements.nts. thank you to their parents for giving me their son's hands because they didn't have to do that if they didn't want to. there have been serious setbacks when his body showed signs of rejecting his new hands but they were overcome with medication. more than a year after surgery he was filmed doing the simple things in life that he missed so much. nowl can get the simple things in life that he missed so much. now i can get myself dressed without anybody helping me. now i can get a snack out of the refrigerator without anybody helping me. ican refrigerator without anybody helping me. i can heat up a sandwich all by myself. doctors say the success is down to the intensive management by surgeons. they say the key has been zion and his inspiring determination. never give up on what you're doing. you will get there eventually. that is a good lesson from a 10—year—old, isn't it? the bouncing bombs used by the royal air force to destroy german dams in the ruhr valley in the second world war

with china's president, xijinping already in germany the bbc‘s greg dawson has more.ce and are not so su btle a show of force and are not so subtle message to north korea. this is the moment us and south korean troops fired missiles into south korean waters —— north korean waters on wednesday. the pentagon called it an exercise to show precision fire capability. it came after north korea fired and icbm for the first time. the changing moments of global security. kim jong—un who personally supervised the launch has reportedly called it a gift to america on their july before the celebrations. a move he hopes will keep him in power and protect his people. it is less about using this capability first to strike the united states but more about having the capability so the alliance itself is strength between the us and south korea and also give washington second thoughts about using its military force to either decapitate kim jong—un or change the regime of together in north korea. officials believe that north korea could now buy a missile capable of reaching alaska. presid

greg dawson reports. he is hardly a man someone could be accused of being scared of technology.ering driverless cars. during his appearance at the conference for united states governments, he was talking about acting career machines outsmart humans. i think people should be really concerned about it. i keep sounding the alarm bell but until people see, like, robots going down the street and killing people, they do not know how to react. it seems so ethereal. i think we should be really concerned about it. for decades, the idea of robots threatening human life has belonged to the science—fiction. but he believes it could soon become science fact. robots will be able to do things better learners. it is a simple fight. i better learners. it is a simple fight. i am sofia. a glimpse into the future were showcased their earlier this week at the tech conference in hong kong. they were displaying models which talk and even sing. disturbing? maybe, but not threatening. musk said he does not threatening. musk said he does not have the answer on how to keep people safe, but he believes law

greg dawson has the details. their sleep, locals and tourists is on the island of kos ran into the street to see the damage. officials on the island say two people were killed when the ceiling of the building collapsed. over 100 reported injured. ceiling of the building collapsed. over 100 reported injuredm ceiling of the building collapsed. 0ver100 reported injured. it is half past one in the morning. we will work on by a tremendous shaking of the building. fans were thrown around, mirror came off, it lasted around, mirror came off, it lasted around 15 seconds. me, my wife and my children we gather dust off as quickly as we could and as we made oui’ quickly as we could and as we made our way out there was a second shock. tremors that lasted a few minutes were enough to damage buildings that had stood over a century. this british tourist was in his hotel room at the time. about 30 seconds you felt the room shaken, bottles fell off the night stand and you could not really here. and then suddenly you heard other pe

greg dawson reports.ed by war, on the brink of famine and, now, overwhelmed by deadly disease. in theory, cholera should be easy to prevent and treat. but in yemen, where there is limited access to clean water and medicine, it is thriving. translation: we are appealing to the international community to supply medicine and medical supplies as soon as possible. thousands of people are malnourished and vulnerable to the infection which causes nausea and dehydration. this hospital in the capital, sana'a, says it is treating hundreds of new cases every day. oxfam say there have been 360,000 suspected cases already this year. so far, the death toll stands atjust over 1800. it is feared that total could rise to 600,000, making it one of the largest outbreaks since records began in 19119. yemen is one of the arab world's poorest countries and in the last two years it has been devastated by a war between forces loyal to the saudi—backed government and the houthi rebel movement. a blockade imposed by the saudi—led

a quite brilliant catch from liam dawson, and england were picking up where they left off.th africa are ranked as one of the world's topsides. their batsmen certainly with a top —— point to prove. not exactly making themselves at home, but no at least finding their way to the boundary. frustrating for all, then, that they were soon forced to find their way back to the pavilion. rain in nottingham. trent bridge remains an inhospitable place for visiting players. a somerset couple have found themselves getting far more attention than they might have anticipated after their attempts to recreate a famous dance scene from the film dirty dancing were caught on camera. sharon price and her fiance andy were hoping for a knockout wedding dance for their marriage next year and thought they would try out the move in advance. safe to say it did not go according to plan. it is one of those moments in film. jennifer grey lifted above the crowd during a holiday camp talent show. a dense move that created cinema history. —— a dans move. so why wouldn't sharon and andy price want to recreat

greg dawson has this report. days since returning from his last european trip, donald trump underfirst lady were his last european trip, donald trump under first lady were again waving goodbye to washington, this time for paris, a welcome distraction from four days that have been dominated by the subject that just won't go away and goldrush russia. on wednesday night, the president revealed he had no idea his son, donald junior, met with this russian lawyer in 2016, who he believed could offer incriminating information on hillary clinton. but the president reiterated he had no fault with his son's actions, saying many people would have held that meeting. questions about russia also dominated an interview with the christian broadcasting network in which donald trump said he enjoyed his much anticipated meeting with vladimir putin. we got along very well, and that's not a bad thing. people said, we shouldn't get along. who people saying that? i think we got along very well. he might be happy with his relationship w

greg dawson reports. friday night in east london. turns violent with mattresses and bins dragged into the road and set alight. local restaurants and bars had their shutters down and locked customers inside as fireworks and bottles were thrown. the crowd had gathered to mark the death of 20—year—old rashan charles one week ago in this neighbourhood. unverified footage showed him being followed into a late—night shop. police say they saw him try to swallow something, and was tackled. just over an hour later, he was declared dead. the investigation has been handed from the metropolitan police to the independent police complaints commission. but as the footage spread on social media, so has anger, resulting in these violent protests. in a statement, rashan charles‘s family say while they appreciate the public support, any hostile actions distracting from the investigation were unwelcome. colombia's president says he won't recognise the result of sunday's vote in venezuela to elect an assembly with power to rewrite the constitution. juan

greg dawson reports. the entire embassy compound was evacuated and on lockdown after the shooting. is refusing to comment on what happened here. but police in amman have been talking. they say two men, apparently working for a furniture company, entered the complex shortly before gunfire was heard. they have confirmed that two jordanians were killed, and two other men injured, one of them an israeli. little has been revealed about what sparked this incident. violence against israelis is rare injordan. but this comes at a time of rising tension in the region, all of it to do with land in eastjerusalem, sacred to both muslims and jews. jordan remains the custodian of the holy site known to muslims as the haram al—sharif and jews as the temple mount. on friday, thousands held protests in amman denouncing new security measures imposed at the site by israel. metal detectors were installed after two israeli policemen were shot dead near the site early this month. the measures triggered what was called a day of rage on friday. several people were killed and hundreds injured in violent cla