the election in east germany in 1990.topher: those flourishing landscapes, that quick prosperity did not really materialized, at least -- did not really materialize, at least not as quickly as east germans thought it would. did that moderate your thoughts about him? >> the transition was very hard. millions of people lost their jobs. we went from full employment to mass unemployment. the people who lost their jobs, they were not able to find other work until they retired. christopher: that is something he failed to predict. he underestimated the cost of reunification. >> he did the only right thing because other politicians suggested we would have two different economic systems within one country that would slowly grow together. there would have been a huge brain drain in the east of qualified people going to the west. there was nothing you could do. we had companies, the builders of the east german car made out of cardboard and of course such a car could not compete with books like and. -- compete with folks like -- volk

he describes the east texas oil boom and the expansion of u.s. oil businesses abroad to places like saudi arabia and alberta, canada. he argues that religion played a significant role in the business practices of global companies and individual prospectors. this class is one hour and 15 minutes. prof. dochuk: good morning. welcome back from spring break and welcome back to our history of oil in american life. today we are going to look at a critical phase between the 1930's and 1950's. a moment in which some important turns take place in the life of american oil. two sectors we have been looking at, major oil and independent oil. this is a period in which the nation itself is kind of awakened to a new role in global politics. he quitee, in 1941, famously stated that the u.s. was entering a new era of global leadership. it was the american century dawning in the early 1940's and playing out during world war ii. we will look at how oil combined with religion helps create competing visions of american authority on the global stage. if you recall pri

the recent impasse in the historically explosive middle east situation.e come here today in another time of trouble with peace and justice are again in the balance. it is on occasions like this that the council of old and trusted friend is most welcome. >> israel facing yet another climactic point in her 19 year struggle for survival. not only the threat of maritime buck a -- blockade but the threat of extinction. with all attempts at private negotiations failing, solutions through diplomacy and united nations intervention seemed increasingly remote. the time for talk was over. great britain and the united states trapped a maritime declaration. its principles were simple. the gulf of aqaba was an international waterway. all nations have the right for free and innocent passage. they hope to challenge the egyptian blockade of the strait of tehran. it is a gamble against time. time is not on our side. the president received the first word of the fighting at 4:00 in the morning that it of june. in the situation room, the all-too-familiar maps of southeast asi

it is shifting east. the center of gravity is shifting east. this is not necessarily a bad thing. millions are being lifted out of india, china and africa. that is a part of the global america has upheld. but it does have geopolitical implications. america's pure is waning. its need for alliances and example is y growing. i think that it is a great moment this at this inflection point we have a that is in america essentially withdrawing from that role. it is re, in a way accelerating that shift of power to the east. how worried are you? guest: i'm very worried. -- happen to be a strong believer in democracy and america's role for the most part up holding it. if we have a president which is the case who appears to have values, ct for those then it is unclear why others our model and o our which of life. from we have a call oklahoma. caller: yes. host: good morning, clyde. please go ahead. [inaudible]. he got kicked out of heaven for. thank you. comments or we will go to a uestion from donna on the republican line. from chicago. caller: i want to make the that mr. luce made presiden

it has always been there in the middle east and it has always been a major power in the middle east. it's been a major military economic and of course a huge cultural power in the middle east and i don't think it can be excluded and i don't think it can be pushed aside and i think to try and do that is dangerous and can create all kinds of problems as it has in iraq and as it is it is as it is doing in in syria the thing that has to be done in the middle east is there has to be some kind of understanding of what the lines of influence are and what the various interests of the various countries are to get to some kind of a certain amount of the situation i don't personally think that iran has some massive expansionist drive in the middle east are never really seen that i think iran went through a terrible the episodes during the one nine hundred eighty s. when it was itself exposed to a military attack by an arab state saddam hussein's iraq i think it's created regional alliances to prevent that sort of thing happening again on don't think that the iranians themselves who are i think

policy in the middle east. the saudis are our friends there important stabilizing presence in the middle east east, helping to broker a response between the sunii nations and israel they cooperate wither counterterrorism measures and share intelligence an clearly we have been important economic relationship and this body should have a debate and it should be in the national security interest to be more deeply into those sets of proxy wars between the sudanese and the shia. that is playing out in yemen and syria and other ways andan lebanon. and just because you have a friend it doesn't mean you back every single one of your friends.ck to my friend asks him to hand him a rockeye will not do it. help but if he wants me to help t him stand up to the neighborhood bully i will be there but even with your friends you join them in the fights that you don't. but did niemen it isn't just me making the argument that civil war is to the detriment of national security interest it is a broad swath of foreign policy experts

our guest is gerald feierstein from the middle east institute. ted is up from facebook, north carolina -- fayetteville, north carolina. caller: yes, i was listening to the conversation. it seems to me that the united states has never wanted to promote sensibility in the middle east as her guest has stated. one only has to look at 1953 when most of that, the democratic leader of iran, was overthrown by the united states so they could install the shah and control the oil interests. if you look at the arms deal, trump is selling arms, which is a violation of human rights -- cluster bombs are being sold, which is a violation of international norms. i don't buy the assertion by a gust of the united states really cares about the stability of the middle east. italy cares about its unjust. -- its own interests. invading iraq, there was a horrible disaster. one can only look at israel, which the united states pays $10 million a day to prop up, basically an apartheid regime. i just disagree with your guests. i don't see how you can say the united states is

some brief warmth towards the east of england, east anglia and the south—east, but we will these showeryafternoon. the wettest weather probably further west into wales and north—west of england, where there could be as much as 80 millimetres of rain during monday and monday night. the rain moving slowly northwards and eastwards and at the same time, the winds continuing to strengthen, especially across the south coast and in the south—west. a very blustery picture as we head towards the end of the night. and we start on tuesday with temperatures ten or 11 degrees but of course we start with some wet weather, especially across scotland and eastern england. the main rain is pushing up with that area of low pressure into scotland — eastern scotland in particular — but we should see that weather front taking most of the rain away from eastern england, although it could linger in northern england. the wetter weather is going to be across scotland. elsewhere, very gusty wind, strong—to—gale force winds, blowing in a mixture of sunshine but also some heavy, and potentially thundery, showers. no

east texasoes this boom eradicate jim crow racism. in no way does it equalize the entire labor force of oil. nevertheless, there are enough examples of people, even the most marginalized racially, class, striking oil and finding ways to up with their own status and communities. mythological, but not entirely irrational. there is a logic of social uplift that comes along with this. jake simmons, pictured below, is one of the most famous cases. he is an african-american wildcatter, the first we see in asked -- in east texas. were black churches and individuals and the neighbors living in this area. in exchange, he promises them the returns. he also offers them an opportunity to go back to oklahoma, where he is based. he sees oklahoma as slightly more inclusive than east texas. several african american will move back with him to oklahoma in the 1930's. this is someone who learned at the tuskegee institute. he was a protege of booker t. washington. hopefully that name rings a bell from your survey history classes. booker t. washington bel

development inhe the middle east since the cease-fire.t each other up-to-date, again expressing the hope that arms shipments should be recorded and publicly disclosed. as the president conferred with his guests, dean rusk was finalizing arrangements. on june 22, a modest stone house suddenly became a permanent part of the world's history books. the white house announced president johnson had invited the chairman to meet with him the next day at the home of the president of glassboro state college. the chairman accepted. it was no yalta nor geneva, but a simple 19th-century home near an early american farming settlement. in its own way, a uniquely appropriate setting for the two statesmen who would meet there. both possess unimaginable power. yet, both were unpretentious, straightforward. both understood the language of the farmer and the factory worker. in this simple arena they would face each other for 10 hours, both becoming the focal point of the troubled world's hopes and prayers. [cheering] ♪ johnson: i was glad to meet the chairman

in the middle east. to start, i am going to turn to my colleague, dennis ross. in addition to his own personal experience in the making of middle east policy over the last 25 years, dennis is an author and historian on america's engagement in these issues. if you haven't already read "doo to succeedmed", now is a great time to pick it up. among its final chapters is one and -- ine 67 war, the middle east, in which there are fascinating nuggets that give us a window into the thinking of president johnson. tost i will turn to dennis give us the strategic context of this episode. then, i am pleased to turn to nicholas roughed up -- nicholas, 's title is a wonderful mouthful. colgate university, down the -- former advisor to president reagan and president bush. also a wonderful historian, who likes to delve deeply into these issues. he brings the special -- the of knowingribute this from a family angle as well as a professional angle, given that his father and uncle had critical positions in the johnson admi

a fair bit of cloud in east anglia and the south—east. light rain and drizzle on and off.scotland and northern ireland will be frequent tomorrow. 16 and 17 for belfast, 20 and 21 in the south—eastern corner. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines at 2.30. the prime minister's two chief advisers, nick timothy and fiona hill, have resigned. the bbc understands that theresa may had been warned that unless they went, she would face a leadership challenge. the leader of the scottish conservatives, ruth davidson, has demanded assurances from the prime minister that the democratic unionist party's opposition to gay marriage won't be allowed to shape government policy. the government's chief whip is in belfast for talks with the dup. the metropolitan police has revealed the london bridge attackers tried to hire a 7.5 tonne lorry to carry out last saturday's attack but the payment was declined. the three left eight people dead when they drove a van donald trump has said he's willing to testify under oath about his conversations with james comey, the former fbi director he sacked. m

east san jose, the foothills. a lot of people coming home from work and realizing their homes are safe. that is a good thing. the charred patch of land went up in flames. >> hope to see you then. >>> tonight, beneath the dignity of the office. widespread condemnation from democrats and republicans as president trump unleashes a crude attack on the intelligence and the appearance of a female journalist, msnbc's mika brzezinski. >>> also, the travel ban officially going into effect tonight amid concerns and confusion about who is allowed in and who's not. >>> scandal strikes at the heart of the vatican. a top cardinal, one of pope francis's top aides, charged with sexual abuse. >>> high rollers. recreational weed about to be legal in sin city. tonight, dos and don'ts before you think about lighting up on the strip. >>> and what's next for the digital revolution that changed the world ten years ago today. >>> "nightly news" begins right now.

and not just west and east. and trenton area too heavy rainfall and seeings once again ocean and atlantic and cape may counties and until they were 8:15. that is nasty line of showers and thunderstorms west to east 45 miles an hour dumping rainfall rates 1 to 2" an hou hour. moving out of philadelphia area 72 right now. we're watching winds west, north west 70 miles an hour. >> temperatures into the upper 60s along the boardwalk and sea isle city. temperatures later this afternoon. once the rain gets out of here, yeah, we're talking high temperatures topping outright around 88 degrees. we'll have much more on the active radar coming up. lauren back to you. a woman has been stabbed to death in philadelphia in what police are describing as a brutal attack before 4 on west lehigh avenue. let's get out to sabina. >> we've been talking about the rain all morning long and it was pow pouring out here and investigators were working to collect as much evidence as they could before it was washed away from the crime scene

a three-point- three earthquake in the east bay... one mile south- east of el cerrito.he earthquake struck right at noon. preliminary reports from u-s say the quake was a >>> a 3.3 earthquake in the east bay one mile southeast of el cerrito. the earthquake struck around noon which was about 16 minutes ago. preliminary reports from usgs say the quake was 3.3. a mile south east of el cerrito. it was felt widely across the east bay communities of albany, kensington and berkeley. and several other callers telling us they felt it. we have diane bow on the phone right now. diane, you're in el cerrito? >> yes. i was in the h & r block building at the el cerrito plaza and i'm sitting at the desk and all of a sudden it felt like a freight train ran into the building, the computers went shaking and it felt like whiplash and the sound was like a boom. like ears are still ringing from it. it was really bad. scary! >> you know, i bet it was scary. obviously, living in the bay area we're used to some of these tremors and, of course, -- >> yeah. >> some earthquakes but this sounds lik

in more detail, 8am, cloud and patchy outbreaks of rain across the south—east of england and east anglia with heavy showers and strong winds particularly around the coasts for the bristol channel and the irish sea coast. some dry weatherfor northern ireland, but for northern wales, northern england and across scotland, we have the cloud and fairly persistent outbreaks of rain. there is likely to be a lot of lying surface water and spray for the morning rush—hour. through the day on tuesday, we have the strong winds gusting at times up to 50 mph. particularly strong across england and wales, around the coasts as well. we could see small trees down, for instance, with the strength of the wind. a lot of wet weather pushing northwards and eastwards across the country. clearer conditions with sunshine and showers heading in from the south—west. temperatures at best between 13—18 degrees. heading into tuesday evening, the rain pushes across parts of north—east england, eastern scotland, too. but elsewhere, clearer skies as we head into the early hours of wednesday morning. to start your day on

middle east is rich in history, rich in its people and resources.t has no need to live in permanent civil war. it has the power to build its own life as one of the prosperous regions of the world in which we live. if the nations of the middle east will turn toward the works of peace, they can count with confidence upon the friendship and help of all the people of the united states of america. our country is committed. we here reiterate that commitment today. a peace that is based on five principles. first, the recognized right of national life. second, justice for the refugees. third, innocent maritime passage. fourth, limits on the wasteful and destructive arms race. fifth, political independence and territorial integrity for all. >> on june 22, the president invited four guests to the white house. the british foreign secretary, and the premier from italy and his foreign minister. all four had been attending the emergency session of the united nations. each in private conferences informed the president of the views held by the various organizations

the far south—east and also across the far south—east and also across the north of scotland with sunshine we can see showers and some of them are heavy through the likes of cornwall, the bristol channel, and into lincolnshire. there could be a rumble of thunder with the showers. to the south—east, most places dry, and as we head north into northern england, brighter spells, some showers lingering, showers across northern ireland where there could be spray on the roads, and scotland as well, much of scotland seeing cloud and outbreaks of rain and the far north of scotland staying dry into the evening hours. through the course of the night, we will see more persistent rain across the north west of scotland and many places become dry but there will be scattered showers across western england and wales as well. temperatures holding up between 11 and 13 degrees. tomorrow, a day of sunshine and showers, more sunshine than today and fewer showers. showers initially in the west will drift east and by the afternoon may be the odd heavy one with rumbles of thunder around the eastern counties. tempe

i understand that it is being seen and heard as well in the east.those listening throughout eastern europe, a special word, although i cannot be with you, i address my remarks to you just as surely as to those standing here before me. for i join you, as i join your fellow countrymen in the west, in this firm, this unalterable belief -- es gibt nur ein berlin. [there is only one berlin.] [applause] pres. reagan: behind me stands a wall that encircles the free sectors of this city, part of a vast system of barriers that divides the entire continent of europe. from the baltic, south, those barriers cut across germany in a gash of barbed wire, concrete, dog runs, and guard towers. farther south, there may be no visible, no obvious wall. but there remain armed guards and checkpoints all the same -- still a restriction on the right to travel, still an instrument to impose upon ordinary men and women the will of a totalitarian state. yet it is here in berlin where the wall emerges most clearly -- here, cutting across your city, where the news photo and the

not just in the middle east, but here as well. it is safe to say that for ,ilitary and political leaders in the region and beyond, a six-day war has never really ended. for historians and scholars of the middle east, it is just beginning. the war is just beginning, thanks to the recently classification of top-secret documents in archives, in israel, in great britain, even in the former soviet union. a massive evidence, which combined with secondary sources with histories, provide us, provide historians with an unprecedented detailed glimpse into the events surrounding the war of 1967 and into the decision-making process leading up to the events. they provide us with portraits of the individuals that made those decisions. we are talking about tiring -- towering people. i mentioned the master of egypt, but there was also lyndon jordan, king hussein of , impressive,an imposing people. together this sea of documents and secondary evidence paints a picture of an entire region cast into what i call a context of conflict. and it is the c

dplen -- glen lock pushing to the east. this is radar indicated, i have not seen a report of an actual tornado on the ground, but we're starting to pick up good rotation with that particular cell right here. the rotation is strong enough to warrant a tornado warning. this is capable of producing a tornado at any point in time. we had tornadoes the other day, ef-o, maximum stained winds 80 to 85 miles per hour. we had one in berks county and sussex county in southern delaware that was a couple of days ago. this line is moving at 40 miles per hour. the movement alone would push the winds close to severe criteria. you are get circulating winds if you see a tornadoes with this this could be in the 80 to 100-mile an hour rake. this becomes a danger -- 100-mile an hour range. this is becoming a dangerous situation here. it is over top of turnersville. sewell you're seeing heavy rain and strong gusty winds. williams town, berlin, atco, same thing it is pushing out of pitman and dplos borough now -- glassboro, now. this is up for c

, spilling into east anglia.onth's worth of rain injust 24 hours or so. and with the rain developing more widely, particularly in england and wales, and with some heavy rain too, a lot of water on the roads, surface spray, even into the morning rush—hour, it could be quite tricky on the roads if you are going to be travelling. you can see how extensive the rain is across england and wales by wednesday morning. still some heavy bursts of rain too. briefly some rain for northern ireland but much of scotland may well stay dry. may well brighten up towards the south—east but unlikely to do so in the south—west of england, the threat of more rain coming in here. and the rain never really clears away from wales. if it does brighten up and turns a bit warmer in the south—east later, we could trigger a few heavy showers. but further north, much cooler across the north midlands, especially northern england with the rain. quite a keen wind blowing in off the north sea. it should turn a bit drier, perhaps a little bit brigh

mike has a warning now for east bay drivers. >> i am the warner warning folks about a hazard in the east bay. a smooth drive throughout most of your maps but as we zoom up toward the east shore freeway we see two things -- we have reports of a hazard, a tire in the roadway, but it's tough to see because it's dark tire, dark conditions around central where folks are merging off of the cutover. we have the green highlighting here throughout the upper east shore freeway. that rain seeing the most activity where you will find slicker roadways with. it's been a while, folks, that could mean greasy conditions have risen up to the top of the roadway. we'll track that. more slowing for 84, the construction around rubiville adding to more slowing for 84 just right now. back to you. >>> happening right now. millions of eyes are fixed on washington, d.c., james comey testifying before the senate intelligence committee that could change everything we know about the russia investigation. >> we have team coverage as the country await this is much-anticipated testimony. >> we start with scott mcgrew wi

as we come in to south wales, south—western england, the midlands, east anglia and the south—east, the beginning to break up. temperatures still at 20 or 21 degrees in the south—east. this evening and overnight we will seek cloud thickening up. one frontal system will spill into northern ireland and northern scotland. further east and further south, largely dry with clear spells. particularly the countryside, where it is chilly. northern ireland, scotland, northern england and north wales a lot of clout tomorrow. there could be the odd heavy shower in north—east scotland. further south, dry weather, sunshine. the best of that close to the coastline. temperatures creeping up. for the middle part of the week, this low pressure will try to squash its way in. but it runs into high pressure. that will force this warm air up from the south, quite humid air. that will waft its way in many southern areas. split fortunes on wednesday. strong sunshine on sunday —— in the south. patchy rain for northern ireland and western scotland. a contrast in temperatures. maybe 27 degrees in the south—east.

temperatures getting into the low 20s in the south—east where we have already seen some south—east wherelready seen some showers south—east where we have already seen some showers and that could turn into the odd thunderstorm but pretty isolated. still breezy in the south and west with lots of cloud and further outbreaks of rain. more rain to come this evening and overnight, drifting south across england and wales but drier conditions following, still a good deal of cloud keeping chapters at nine or ten deal of cloud keeping chapters at nine orten in deal of cloud keeping chapters at nine or ten in the north and 1a or 15 further south. early rain in the south—east clears the way. a ridge of high pressure builds across england and wales, in particular bringing a decent weekend to most parts. particularly so for england and wales, a lot drier and brighter than recently. some early rain soon clearing away from the south—east and it brightens up quite nicely with spells of sunshine and patchy cloud, light wind. a different story in scotland and northern ireland, more breeze, more rain spread

of england, east anglia and the south—east but we will see shari bursts of rain developing especiallythe west into wales, north—west of england, could be as much as eight millimetres of rain during monday and monday night, the rain moving slowly northwards and eastwards and at the same time the wind is continuing to strengthen, especially across the south coast and in the south—west. a blustery picture as we head towards the end of the night. on tuesday, temperatures ten or 11 degrees but we start with some wet weather, especially across scotland and eastern england. the main rain is pushing up with that area of low pressure into scotland, eastern scotla nd pressure into scotland, eastern scotland in particular, but we should see the weather front taking most of the rain away from eastern england although it could linger in northern england, the wet weather is going to be across scotland. elsewhere, gusty wind strong to gale force blowing a mixture of sunshine but also some heavy it looks better for most places on wednesday, windy though, still for scotla nd wednesday, windy though, s

we could make 25 degrees in the south east.howers will develop, mainly across the north and west. top temperatures 20—23 celsius in the south—east, so still feeling cool and fresher. sunday, winds will come down from the north—westerly direction, so it will be a touch cooler still across scotland. further south—east, we could make 21 or 22 degrees. so the main message is it's turning cool over the next few days. certainly over the weekend, it will feel cooler. it will be breezy with a mixture of sunshine and showers. hello. my name's tom donkin. a warm welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in north america and around the globe. our top stories: the american and iraqi army say the islamic state group has blown up mosul‘s historic mosque. one general calls it a crime against all iraq. a queen's speech dominated by brexit and missing some key conservative manifesto pledges. re—drawing the saudi line of succession. king salman replaces his nephew with his son as heir to the throne. and fighting to preserve the future of our

the same in east anglia and east england. dry weather.across england. misty in the pennines. it will get across northern ireland first thing in the morning. edging across scotland. the north will stay dry with some early morning sunshine. going on through the rest of the day, uncertainty about the northward spread of this rain. it could get further north that we are showing, perhaps threatening northern scotland into the afternoon. returning to northern ireland later in the day. some showers in wales and south—west england and moving into the midlands. south—east england, trying to get bright late in the day. thursday night, showers pushing across the uk. the weather turning lighter. still coming in from the south—west to pick another mild start for friday. a better kind of day on friday. fewer showers. more in the way of sunshine. showers limited to scotland into the afternoon. with sunshine and lighter winds, it will feel warmer. 19 in belfast. not bad at all. 22 in london. pleasant in the lighter winds. a finer evening to follow. showe

east anglia and south—east england.til later this afternoon. sunshine and warmth ahead of it, but miserable across much of england and wales. so come this evening's rush hour we could find surface flooding and strong winds. 0ur band of rain pushes its way north and eastwards through this evening and overnight and turns to northern england and scotland, but eases across the rest of england and wales and northern ireland. still the strong winds and temperatures overnight shouldn't get much lower than ten or 11 celsius. but we have got a blustery cool feel tomorrow and that's because we still have this area of low pressure and you will notice the squeeze in the isobars, the winds are coming from the north—west. it will feel much cooler tomorrow and still very wind across northern parts of england and into scotland as well where it could be raining for much of the day. england and wales, northern ireland some spells of sunshine, but blustery showers. look at the temperatures, it will feel quite cool tomorrow despite any sun

the same in east anglia and east england. dry weather. the pennines. it will get across northern ireland first thing in the morning. edging across scotland. the north will stay dry with some early morning sunshine. going on through the rest of the day, uncertainty about the northward spread of this rain. it could get further north that we are showing, perhaps threatening northern scotland into the afternoon. returning to northern ireland later in the day. some showers in wales and south—west england and moving into the midlands. south—east england, trying to get bright late in the day. thursday night, showers pushing across the uk. the weather turning lighter. still coming in from the south—west to pick another mild start for friday. a better kind of day on friday. fewer showers. more in the way of sunshine. showers limited to scotland into the afternoon. with sunshine and lighter winds, it will feel warmer. 19 in belfast. not bad at all. 22 in london. pleasant in the lighter winds. a finer evening to follow. showers continuing to affect

. >> when did immigration from the middle east, the u.s. -- to the u.s. began in large numbers? >> it really began in mass numbers in the 1880's. the majority of these migrants were ottoman nationals coming from the ottoman empire. between 1880's and the first world war, about half a million ottoman subjects came to the americas. about 200 thousand of those people were in the united states, and about half that were syrian arab immigrants. before the 1890's, american immigration officials did not really disaggregate between ottomanclasses of subjects coming to the u.s.. everyone was ottoman, but in 1897, they changed the classification scheme to allow of an understanding ottomans. one of the sticky notes was that each of these categories was understood as racial category in u.s. immigration law, so that sort of created a new hierarchy whereby syrians were understood to be fundamentally different from the rest of the ottoman subjects coming to the united states, and this meant that there were certain -- there was a certain hierarchy, and that guided access to united states citizen

we saw 25 degrees in the south—east but only 14 degrees in the south—east but only 1a in the north—westloud there is rain to be had. it will be a wet night in scotland. that rain is slow to clear away. it is creeping across the irish sea. 12 degrees or so the overnight low in glasgow and belfast. but for much of england and wales it is 1a, 15, a warm start to day. there the rain in wales and the south—west. further east it is largely dry, by 8 o'clock we are at 17 or 18 degrees. further north and west and we are into the cloud and rain. northern ireland, western scotland should be mostly dry by this stage. fresh air pushing in behind this area of rain. that fresh air will continue to follow a band of rain east ward through the day. the rain becomes lighter and patchy, in the afternoon thunderstorms could break out in east anglia and the south—east as temperatures rise into the middle to upper 20s. could get 26, 27, further west it is more like 17 or 18. as you go through the evening that fresh air will push the thunderstorms out of the way. most places will be dry through the evening. t

it should be drier in the south—east. cloud, temperatures about 14 in the south—east and 10 degrees in the north—west. not a cold night, quite mild for most, but still wet through the morning across scotland and the western side of england, wales and northern ireland. the rain is gradually slipping southwards and eastwards, getting towards the south—east later on. temperatures around 22 here, pressure north and west. the rain pushes through the south—east on friday evening for the start of the weekend we have this range of high pressure that will settle things down for the most part. there's a weak front coming into the northwest, a bit of a breeze and some rain, but most places dry, bright, a bit of sunshine will stop breezy, but reasonable in most places. rain will sink south all parts on saturday night. it's gone on sunday. sunday is pretty similar, the saturday, most is pretty similar, the saturday, m ost pla ces is pretty similar, the saturday, most places are dry, variable cloud, some sunshine. temperatures up by a

"bloomberg markets: middle east."re someubai and here of the stories driving the region. starting off with qatar's isolation or it -- isolation. foreign ministers no negotiation under the saudi led sanction and the -- and they are talking about legal actions to reopen airspace. danny gash has some investors claiming that its own 700 apply. sukuk no longer we take a look at what it might mean to the wider debt market. regional stock markets in the trading. let's talk about the crisis in the gulf or it i sat down with bloomberg to talk about the implications of qatar's isolation. >> tillerson is cutting short a trip to head to mexico. i think is the glass half-full scenario that the u.s. may be taking a more act of role. ,e had this summit in riyadh then two days after that trump came out and said, i remember when i was there everybody came up to me and said look at qatar and all the bad things they are doing. that sort of put the u.s. into the saudi camp, initially. now the fact that tillerson is getting more involved,

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east anglia and the south—east, not a bad day for thursday.t clears to leave us with sunshine and showers on friday. some of those showers will be heavy and thunder, pushing away from western areas, finishing the day largely dry. temperatures average for this time of year, 16— 24 most of us. for many of us tomorrow we will be able to pop down to the local school or library to vote. but spare a thought for remote communities who may to travel the extra mile to have their say. 0ur scotland correspondent lorna gordon has been to the inner hebridean island of eigg to visit the people who use one of britain's most remote polling stations, to find out how engaged they are with the upcoming election. iamona i am on a journey to an island where they cherish their right to vote. around 100 people live on eigg. 0n this small island, elections are a big thing. the turnout here has, it is rumoured, on some previous occasions, reached 100%. postal voting can prove convenient for many, and across the country it is on the rise. but the pace of life is differ

anglia and the south—east.d eastern areas we could have some sunny spells. there is a light at the end of this tunnel, probably some sunshine towards the weekend, but even the weekend is not exactly guaranteed to be completely dry. have a good afternoon where ever you are and wherever the weather is. this is bbc news. the headlines at 2pm. google's been fined more than £2.1 billion by the european commission for favouring its own shopping services. theresa may says there should be a major national investigation google has abused its market dominance as a search engine by giving illegal advantages to other google products, its shopping comparison service. theresa may says there should be a major national investigation into what went wrong with cladding on high rise buildings. nicola sturgeon is expected to set out her position on brexit and a second independence referendum this afternoon. the governor of the bank of england issues an amber warning over rapidly rising consumer debt. the public spending watchdog s

and east bay, breezy. good chance of afternoon thundershowers especially across northern sonoma and napa counties. culprit is weather system from the gulf of alaska bringing freezing levels to 6,000 feet. yellow and orange targeting north bay, pockets of rain that might get above 1/4 to 1/3 of inch of rain. convective. might get nothing depending on the band. highest chance of the showers is north and east bay tomorrow. sierra, winter weather advisory through june 12th. can you believe that? could see six inches of snow above 7,000 feet as cold air and low pressure drops in. peak intensity just after 3:00, maybe until 7:30 weakens, crosses walnut creek and south bay. then seven-day roller coaster ride, high pressure builds in strongly. after the chance of showers or hail, sierra snow, chain controls, a big warm-up. immune from that is coast and san francisco. bit of a sea breeze. temperatures in the 70s later in the week but valleys mid-90s next week. interesting days here and sierras. graphics machine is

east anglia and south—east england, well, it will try to brighten up here late in the day.ontinue to push across the uk. the winds turning a little bit lighter. still coming in from the south—west, so it's going to be another mild night and a mild start for friday. friday, well, generally a better kind of day. pressure will begin to build and htat means fewer showers. more in the way of sunshine. showers tending to be limited to scotland, really, as we head into the afternoon. given a bit more sunshine and lighter winds, it is going to feel warmer. 19 in belfast. not bad at all. 22 in london, should feel pleasant enough in those lighter winds. and a fine evening will follow. again, a few showers continuing to affect parts of scotland. now heading into the weekend, we do have an area of rain that's lurking just behind me. that is tied in with another area of low pressure. it's going to be bringing wet and fairly windy weather to start the weekend, across many area of the uk. so brace ourselves for a soggy start to the weekend. it's not all bad news though, because the rain w

as you head to the midlands, east anglia and the south—east, some brief warm spot for showery outbreaks likely to be further west in wales, as much as 80 millimetres during monday and monday night. that weather wet —— wetter weather moving slowly north and east but at the same time the winds continue to strengthen, especially in the south—west. as we head into tuesday we will start these temperatures, ten or 11 degrees, but quite a wet start for many eastern parts of the uk. we're left with one area of low pressure driving the heaviest rain up into scotland. this weather front should ta ke scotland. this weather front should take the rain away from eastern england fairly quickly on tuesday, although the rain could lingerfor a while in northern england, the wettest weather will be in scotland, especially in the east. elsewhere, gusty winds, strong to gale force winds, driving in a mixture of sunshine and also heavy and blustery showers with the possibility of hail and thunder. that area of low pressure, the scent of which is going to be in eastern areas of scotland, will continue to feed

sunshine in the south—east and east on friday.dy day as that low pressure sweeps through. it will feel cool and fresh with temperatures in the mid to upper teens celsius. 35 degrees across the south east. saturday, every day, as you is eager with these wind arrows. a few showers will develop, mainly across the north and west. top temperatures will be about 20 or 23 celsius in the south—east, so still feeling cool and fresher. winds will come down from the north—westerly direction, and it will be cooler across scotland. the south—east, we could make 21 or 22 degrees. sprinkle over the next few days. certainly over the weekend, it will feel cooler. it will be breezy with a mixture of sunshine and showers. you're watching bbc world news. iraq's military says islamic state has blown up the grand al—nuri mosque. it is where abu bakr al—baghdadi made his only public appearance as the leader of is after proclaiming a caliphate three years ago. the american secretary of state says china has a responsibility to force north korea to scrap i