the critics have raised the underr of potential abuse for denmark is a decade ago. laura: taiwan has become the first country in asia to legalize gay marriage. it's a huge victory for gay rights activist whose long battle to have their relationships recognized by the state. the streets of time they explode in celebrations. followed by tears of joy. taiwan just legalized gay marriage, becoming the first country in asia to do so. >> am so touched. finally we reached this moment. this represents taiwan's human rights. >> the state did not only come out for gay marriage. all groups of all genders can n be treated the sae way. this comes after taiwan's constitutional court ruled the current marriage laws were in violation of people's freedom of marriage in people's right to wally. despite their excitement, some taiwanese advise caution. >> today is the first step. obviously we are very happy, but we cannot be too confident. we still have a long way to go in the future. >> indeed, the court has passed a pro-marriage judgment but the parliament now has two years to enact t

. >> reporter: such statements alarm environmentalists in denmark, 300 miles to the south, denmark generatesut 40% of its electricity from wind power and is on track to hit its target of 50% by 2020. but these and other renewable energy efforts need to be increased, according to danish climate scientist sebastian mernild. >> regarding this green development we can hardly see any impact so far because the amount of c.o.2 in the atmosphere is increasing year by year. we are for sure helping the environment but not enough. and we need to speed up this green development. >> reporter: the european union, whose environment agency is based in copenhagen, is fully committed to the paris climate agreement, which requires signatories to tighten up emissions by 2020 and beyond. its dismayed that the president may leave the accord. climate change specialist magda jozwicka. >> it is of course very important that countries around the world stick to the paris agreement because overall we need to work on our long term decarbonization goals and the long term well being. >> reporter: the scandinavians doubt t

and with the danish prime minister to reaffirm the ties between denmark in the united states.n other cabinet news, it second ryan zinke is in utah today continuing his four-day listening tour on the bear's national monument and grand staircase national monument, putting into action president trump's april 27 executive order to review these monuments. second ryan zinke will be accompanied by the governor, a member of utah's congressional delegation and local state workers for a tour in afternoon hiking tour and roundtable meeting this evening with friends of the museum. while in utah, the secretary and other officials are holding daily press briefings on the ground. you can reach out to the interior department for more details. with that, i would be glad to take a few questions. >> reporter: president obama then demand warrant then candidate donald trump about hiring michael flynn as his advisor, why did he ignore it? >> press secretary spicer: the president does not disclose details of meetings he has which in this case was an hour long meeting but it is true that president ob

the secretary is in denmark to co-host a meeting with the danish minister of defense, with senior leaders from 15 countries that are key contributors to the de-isis military campaign. secretary mattis will meet separately with the secretary of defense to discuss european security and the importance of the nato alliance to reaffirm the close ties between denmark and the united states. in other cabinet news, secretary zincy is in utah today. he will be accompanied by the governor and local state lotion for an aerial tour of the million acre monument and a roundtable meet thing evening. while in utah, the secretary and other officials are holding press briefings on the ground. you can reach out to the interior department for more details with. that, i would be glad to take a few questions. kristen? >> sean, thank you. [ inaudible ] -- >> against hiring mike flynn. why did he ignore that? >> the president doesn't disclose details of meetings that he has, which in this case was an hour-long meeting. but it's true that the president -- president obama made it known that he wasn't a fan of gener

with the dan niche prime minister to reaffirm the ties between denmark and the united states. in other cabinet news secretary zinke is in utah to continue his four day tour today putting into action president trump's approximately 27th executive order to review these monuments. secretary zinke will be acompanied by the gov mernor an member of utah's delegation for a tour of the million plus acre monument and an afternoon hiking tour and round table meeting listening with friends. while in utah the secretary and other officials are holding daily press briefings on the grou ground. with that i'd i'll be glad to take questions. >> sean, thank you. president obama warned then president-elect trump against hiring mike flynn as his national security adviser. why did he ignore that warning? >> i -- the president doesn't disclose details of the meetings he had but it's true that president obama made it known he wasn't exactly a fan of general flynn which shouldn't come as a surprise to anyone given that general flynn had worked for president obama, was an outspoken critic of president

i think it was a ratio who said it best, there is something rotten in the state of denmark. comes to the special prosecution, it is a good thing. many americans are suspicious of his excellency, trump. thene philosopher said, troops shall make you flee. if this special prosecutor is concerned about finding the truth, the american people will be pleased, no matter what the truth might be. calls back, someone talked about the mainstream media and other individuals being against most, he may be the foolish. you have a man, who does tend to be narcissistic. he is constantly talking about him self. always making one foolish and ridiculous remark after the next. the quickest way for the trump administration to fight or confront the mainstream media is by the president stop tweeting therd things and serve american people to the best of his ability. host: the washington times when it comesry to the topic of impeachment. this comes from a house speech yesterday. the representative from texas on , on the democratic side of the house, calling for impeachment. [video clip] i rise today

>> if i'm wearing a garter belt something is rotten in denmark. >> you take it from her!okay, all right. >> but that could be bucking tradition and you have wear it. >> let's do it. >> i just feel sorry for that garter belt. as big as his thighs are? man. >> i'm not a big fan. last time that guy was here, he almost choked me to death. >> thanks, john. >> oh, you're fun. if you were a fun of "lost", tonight's episode of "scorpion" is right up your alley. a plane crash strands the team on a deserted island. only we were behind the scenes for the gang that normally travels the world helping people were the ones at need of help. >> we're dropping fast. >> there's nothing team scorpion hasn't been through. now, we can add plane crash to that. >> my god. iter's vy dire. we end up stranded on this beautiful deserted island. >> we don't find a fresh water source, we'll be dead in three days. >> which leads us to ask would these actors survive on that other cbs show? >> i can eat anything, so, i would been the cannibal of the group. >> i would just say, you can eat me. take me now

the russians have tried to steer and undermine the elections in denmark, france, germany, and who knows where else. vladimir putin is a former kgb operative. therefore, he is always going to use these tactics. what's important is for the american people to say no, that our democratic process is so sacred that a matter who holds the office, republican or democrat, we want to find out whether that individual has undermined our constitutional process of the elections, our democratic process of the elections, and whether there have been any collisions. usions. push your congressperson or senator to see these investigations occur. host: this is from mississippi. caller: good morning, miss lee. i like to compliment you on your impressive speech that you have just given. but i would also like to say you really need to be saying that to the people of your own party. i would also like to say, as a , we are not falling bs all this hoopla and against our president. we still back him 100%. i guarantee you if you had another election today he would probably get more votes. so thank you. well, let me

. >>> a jumper in denmark, his foot caught after jumping from the plane. circling as rescue personnel came in. incredibly, the sky diver was uninjured. >>> and a piece of metal slamming straight through the windshield of this car after a truck hit an overpass. traffic was backed up for hours. the crash is under investigation tonight. >>> when we come back, this question. who is our person of the week? here's a clue. we've received so many tweets and messages. this mom said her sons decided to do something after watching the news. the major updat the break. ♪ predictable. the comfort in knowing where things are headed. because as we live longer... and markets continue to rise and fall... predictable is one thing you need in retirement to help protect what you've earned and ensure it lasts. introducing brighthouse financial. a new company established by metlife to specialize in annuities & life insurance. talk to your advisor about a brighter financial future. ykeep you sidelined.ng that's why you drink ensure. with 9 grams of protein

changes and intestinal microbes that may help keep the weight off for the long-term, reserve energy denmarkre than normal body mass index can harm cardiovascular health even in those as young as 17. >> well, it is the unofficial start of summer of course, and warm temperatures this past winter is health officials concerned about zika. correspondent don champion with the latest on the zika threat. >> the temperatures are rising, and so are worries about the zika virus n dallas health officials warning everyone to be vigilant. >> we don't want resident to be relaxed about the mosquito season. >> texas, florida, two of the highest risk states where health officials say we could see outbreaks of the mosquito born virus this summerment the gulf state, tuscon, arizona and areas of southern california, are also on the list. >> been one of the warmest winters on record. what it means, the numbers of moss keith -- mosquitos that transmit, out in high numbers. >> the biggest concern is for pregnant women, urging them to take precautions like using insect propellent, limiting time outdoors, to avoid m

percentage of disposable income, and you can see the uk is quite high, but not as high as australia, denmarkst economies as well. all of which have robust do we need to worry about being in debt? you have some thoughts. about being in debt? debt sounds like a dirty word, but it does not have to be, as long as you can repay what you borrow, and you are not using it to cover your day—to—day living expenses. wages are not expected to go up and inflation is, so that could squeeze our household incomes, and we will start to struggle. incomes, and we will if rates went up by 1%, that would be an extra £71 a month on an 85—grand variable—rate tracker mortgage. research from experian says that almost 6 million households currently have no savings whatsoever, which could leave people struggling if things do get more costly. but debt can be good if you are repaying it sensibly, it can help you to buy things to make your life easier. for many people, managing it is dependent on economic stability, and things might look calm at the moment, but there is an undercurrent of uncertainty. calm at the moment,

during the european trip this tweak re-affirm key united states military alliances the secretary is in denmark to co-host meeting with the danish minister of defense and senior leaders from 16 countries. while in -- senator mattis will meet with the secretary of defense and the importance on the nato alliance and with the danish prime minister to reaffirm the close ties between depmarks charge thus other. senator zink i it bus into the exec tv order to review the momments. secretary cinco will be accompanied by the gov and local state -- while in utah, the secretary and other officials are holding daily press briefings on the ground. you can reach out to the interior department for more details. with that,'ll take questions. >> president obama warned then president-elect trump against hiring mike flynn as the national security adviser. why did the ignore that warning? >> well, the president doesn't disclose dietings of meetings which was an hour-long meeting but it's true that president obama made it known that he wasn't exactly a fan of general flynn's. which is frankly shouldn't come as a su

the russians have tried to steer and to undermine the elections i believe in denmark, in france, in germany. and nobody knows where else. vladimir putin with a former kgb operative and therefore he's going to always use these tactics. what's important is for the american people to say no, that our democratic processes are so sacred that no matter who holds the office, republican or democrat, we want to find out whether that individual has undermined our constitutional process of elections, democratic process of elections, and whether there's been any collusions. you can continue to push your congressperson, your senator, to ensure that that investigation or these investigations do occur. >> on our republican line, this is gina from mississippi. >> good morning, ms. lee. >> good morning. >> i would like to compliment you on your impressive speech that you had just given. but i would also like to say that you really need to be saying that to the people of your own party. i would also like to say, as a republican citizen voter of this country, we are not falling for all of this hoopla and bs a

denmark has a glut of oysters on its coastline and it has gone to the danish embassy in beijing and said? they can live up to two weeks but they are trying to expedite the customs process. the last thing you want is a dodgy oyster, right? and a great weekend. i appreciate your time. that's it from business live today. there will be more business news throughout the day on the bbc live webpage and on world business report. bye bye. hello once again. a dry spell will continue the greater part of the british isles, not just continue the greater part of the british isles, notjust for the rest of the day but indeed into the weekend. there's an exception to the rule in the shape of weather fronts associated this low—pressure and if you're hoping that will come its way across the southern half of britain, very shorter rainfall recently, and the fate it'll keep to the french side of the channel. for the rest of the day, not a great deal of change from what we've seen lately. the early low cloud lurking offshore for the most part and the onshore breeze keeping it cool around exposed eastern shore

the last country to and from 18 to position was denmark, and the entrant that you're actually wrote thisis...i entry. it is entertainment but it is... ido entry. it is entertainment but it is... i do not know how to put this, but it is most a comedy show for a lot of people. i know a lot of people take it seriously, such as the australians. they are not even in europe! why do they love it so much? are theyjust party animals? there are quite a few australian fancier who are getting into the spirit of it, but theyjust love the competitive nature of it. they love the fact that it is so unique, nobody else in the world has anything like univision, and i note that the uk has traditionally taken the mickey out of eurovision a bit. it does have a silly elements to it, but at the end of the day it is a music competition for the biggest stars in some writers to take home the glory. thank you forjoining me. in the last few minutes, the home secretary, amber rudd has spoken after this afternoon's emergency cobra meeting. the members of that meeting convened to discuss the cyber attack on the nhs. l

they got off to a good start and so will be a little disapointed to finished third, behind denmark and katherine copeland also won bronze with her partner emily craig in the lightweight womens double sculls and there was another bronze for great britain in the womens quadruple sculls. ben ainslie's great britain team are joint leaders after the first day of their america's cup qualification campaign in bermuda. despite mixed results in practice, they won their opening race against sweden, but in their second race were penalised for this crash against japan. it's still enough to see them equal with usa in the standings. no one was looking for a collision there. sometimes it happens. again i thought we did a greatjob to get round the course considering the damage we had. we were hanging in there, most of the race despite that. yeah. today bodes well for the team and we have got to go and fix the damage. 0ur shore team are the best in the game, and they'll do everything they can to get us out there racing tomorrow. monaco grand prix is underway. lewis hamilton is expecting to lose ground

norton have already raced — they got off to a good start in the women's pair, but took bronze behind denmarkl know more on his future next week, after guiding the gunners to a record seventh fa cup trophy at wembley. it was a dominant performance worthy of silverware against the premier league champions chelsea. aaron ramsay scored the winning goal late on as arsenal celebrated an historic 13th fa cup victory. but after much speculation on his future, wenger insists it will all become clear on thursday. what now? will you be at this club next season? i have always been clear on that. we have a board meeting on tuesday and i think wednesday. wednesday, thursday, we will be clear. g1 to be here next season? i have always been clear on that. let me enjoy the night. celtic have became the first scottish side to complete an unbeaten domestic treble, after edging past aberdeen in the scottish cup final yesterday, adding to the scottish premiership and league cup titles they've already wrapped up. they left it late to beat aberdeen... the game looked to be heading for extra time when tom rogich sco

you don't see a lot of cab drivers from denmark, for example. so i'm here to first introduce rosa deloro, my friend and a congresswoman representing connecticut's third district in the u.s. house for over two decades. rosa devoted her career to fighting for working families. she's fought and i know because i fought alongside her for part of that time for raising the minimum wage, giving employees access to sick days and allowing workers to take family and medical leave. she's been passionate on issues of equal pay for equal work. she's been fighting recently tooth and nail to protect the aca for fair trade. i will tell you some of you may not know about rosa is if she has your cell phone number, she'll call you. nutrition and ge getting to the point to have day's conversation, she's been working on this issue of child allowance or at least fully refundable tax credit which is pretty equivalent for many years. she is not a newcomer to this debate. and, in fact, people may not know this. it's a great little trivia point for those in the child allo

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i think we look at bernie sanders on a platform, he is more moderate than some in finland and denmark and norway, iceland. he is more moderate than their politicians. i was wondering, do you think it's fair to compare this to trump -ism the politicians in europe are having trouble winning elections. they cannot pay for their welfare programs. they are in trouble. i think as a socialist in the u.s., it's a program he can put forward. there are political limits but there aren't in europe. i think the sign to me that he's one of them is when they say do people need 21 brands of deodorant. that is the 1930s socialism where why can't we just have one brand so there isn't so much competition. what are we doing with all this deodorant. there is a profound point. my colleague wrote a great piec piece. his sense of astonishment at what consumer society has achieved. this was in the early '90s or late '80s, and i think by suggesting that our dynamic capitalist system is producing too many deodorants, i can just pick on that one, it suggests that he is a kind of a liberal, he is a certain strand