of course, 1964, it was, when the queen came here to open the old forth road bridge, the one the new older sister of them all— the railway crossing, the forth bridge built in the 19th century. you can see here three centuries' worth of engineering. this is a big day for the people who have worked on and have grown up around and lived near this bridge they hope will still be used in up to 150 years' time. south korea says it has seen signs the north is preparing new missile launches. defence officials have been briefing seoul's parliament, after pyongyang's most powerful nuclear test to date. the us says any threat to its territory or allies will be met with "a massive and overwhelming military response". with me now is professor steve tsang, who is the director of soas china institute. we are very grateful for your time. i know your area of expertise is to do with china. therefore, my first question is, why is china not doing more tojust use question is, why is china not doing more to just use the situation we find ourselves in? the primary driver behind chinese foreign policy is in f

it is a little over half a century since the queen opened the neighbouring forth road bridge, as our is newest of bridges across the forth has had plenty of attention since it was completed. today, it was the turn of the queen to meet some of the workers who built it, and see for herself the finished crossing. cheering. there to greet her and the duke of edinburgh, hundreds of local school children, who have grown up watching the new structure stretch out over the water. this is a bridge that celebrates the skills of hand, and heart, and mind. a small group, chosen from the many thousands involved in this construction, on hand as the queen officially opened the new crossing. then, for the royal visitors, a short drive over the bridge. this reminiscent of an earlier visit by the queen more than half a century ago. when, in front of large crowds, she officially opened the forth road bridge, which sits just to the east. concerns over corroding cables on that older bridge led to the decision to build this new one, which the queen today described as a feat of engineering. the queensferry c

the forth road bridge openedin himself. the forth road bridge opened “119611. himself. for the 21st—century, a chance to sample this feat of engineering, 1.7 miles long and the tallest in the uk. these are the people who have been lucky enough to walk over the bridge, they are taking every opportunity to relish this, this road will soon become a motorway so this is a once—in—a—lifetime opportunity for these people to experience the bridge up close and personal. nine—year—old woody's family watched the bridge being built as they drove over the old one. there was a massive gap in the middle. and soon we will be seeing so many cars over it. i thought it was done, i was so excited, my heart was pounding. the first ministerjoined walkers, taking pictures and soaking up the atmosphere. such a feeling of pride on the part of everyone i have spoken to, this is a scottish icon and it will become one of the most recognisable bridges anywhere in the world. today's memories will be passed down the generations. catriona renton, bbc news. passed down the generations. 0n passed down t

queen more than half a century ago, when in front of large crowds, she officially opened the forth road bridgecerns over the cables on that one leg to the decision to build the new one, which the queen today describe asa one, which the queen today describe as a feat of engineering. it joins its iconic neighbours to create a breathtaking sight over the firth of forth and to provide an important link for sir many in this community and the surrounding areas. those who live nearby were excited to be part of this special day. it was amazing seeing the queen come and everything. it's absolutely amazing that she was here to open it today. for us as locals to be allowed to be so close to her, i think it's absolutely fantastic. celebrating this occasion, a flotilla of boats, while above, the red arrows. now there are three bridges standing

forth. she unveilled a plaque on the bridge — 53 years to the day since she opened the neighbouring forth roadis first official appearance alongside her since retiring from solo engagements. our scotland correspondent lorna gordon is there. yes the weather is no respecter of those hoping to travel over this stretch of water. today there was at times torrential rain, but the weather was better earlier when the queen opened the new crossing, just as she did more than 50 years ago. todayit as she did more than 50 years ago. today it was turn of the queen as she arrived to open the new queensferry crossing. alongside her the duke of edinburgh. hundreds of local children who have grown up watching as the bridge has stretched across the forth were there to welcome them to scotland's billion pound bridge. this is a bridge that celebrates the skills of hand and heart and celebrates the skills of hand and heartand mind. celebrates the skills of hand and heart and mind. many thousands of people were involved in the bridge's construction. a small group of the workers on hand as the queen cut the ribbon.

forth. she unveilled a plaque on the bridge, 53 years to the day since she opened the neighbouring forth road visitors since it was come pleaed. today, it was the turn of the queen as she arrived to officially open the new queen‘s ferry crossing. alongside her the duke of edinburgh. hundreds of local schoolchildren who have grown up watching as the new bridge has stretched across the forth were there to welcome them to scotland‘s billion pound bridge. this is a bridge that celebrates the skills of hand and heart and mind. many thousands of people were involved in the bridge‘s construction. a small group of those workers on hand as the queen cut a commemorative ribband. then for the royal visitors a short drive over to fivment one quicker than the journey made by many when the crossing opened to traffic last week when so many came to see t there were long delays. this was perhaps a reminder ofan delays. this was perhaps a reminder of an earlier visit by the queen exactly 53 years ago to the day when in front of large crowds, she officially opened its older neighbour, the forth road bridge. the

it is a little over half a century since the queen opened the neighbouring forth road bridge, as our correspondent lorna gordon reports. this newest of bridges across the forth has had plenty of attention since it was completed. today, it was the turn of the queen to meet some of the workers who built it, and see for herself the finished crossing. cheering. there to greet her and the duke of edinburgh, hundreds of local school children, who have grown up watching the new structure stretch out over the water. this is a bridge that celebrates the skills of hand, and heart, and mind. a small group, chosen from the many thousands involved in this construction, on hand as the queen officially opened the new crossing. then, for the royal visitors, a short drive over the bridge, this reminiscent of an earlier visit by the queen more than half a century ago, when, in front of large crowds, she officially opened the forth road bridge, which sits just to the east. concerns over corroding cables on that older bridge led to the decision to build this new one, which the queen today described as a

in front of large crowds, she officially opened the forth road bridge, which sits just to the east. one, which the queen today described as a feat of engineering. the queens ferry crossing joins its historic neighbours to create not only a breath taking sight over the firth of forth but to provide an important link for so many in this community and the surrounding areas. those who live nearby excited to be pa rt those who live nearby excited to be part of this special day. it was just amazing, like seeing the queen come and everything and all the marching bands. oh, my gosh. it's absolutely amazing that she was here to open it today and for us as locals, to be allowed to be so close to her. that was absolutely fantastic. celebrating this occasion from the forth a flotilla of boats, while above the red arrows, these now three bridges standing side by side from the water, land and air, a unique and unmistakable scottish vista. time for a look at the weather. here's chris fawkes. not a million miles away from the queens ferry crossing in edinburgh we've had rain today. this was one of

forth. she unveilled a plaque on the bridge, 53 years to the day since she opened the neighbouring forth roadthis newest of bridges across the forth has had plenty of attention and visitors since it was completed. today it was the turn of the queen as she arrived to officially open the new queensferry crossing. alongside her was the duke of edinburgh making his first official appearance since retiring from solo engagements. hundreds of local schoolchildren, who have grown up watching as the bridge has stretched across the forth, were there to welcome them to scotland‘s £1 billion bridge. this is a bridge that celebrates the skills of hand, heartand mind. many thousands of people were involved in the bridge‘s construction. a small group of those workers on hand as the queen cut her commemorative ribbon. then, for the royal visitors, a short drive over to fife — one a little quicker than the journey made by many when the crossing briefly opened to traffic last week, when so many came to see it there were long delays. this was perhaps a reminder of an earlier visit by the queen, exactly 53 years

in front of large crowds, she officially opened the forth road bridge, which sits just to the east. rs to create not only a breath taking sight over the firth of forth but to provide an important link for so many in this community and the surrounding areas. those who live nearby excited to be part of this special day. it was just amazing, like seeing the queen come and everything and all the marching bands. oh, my gosh. it's absolutely amazing that she was here to open it today and for us as locals, to be allowed to be so close to her. that was absolutely fantastic. celebrating this occasion from the forth a flotilla of boats, while above the red arrows, these now three bridges standing side by side from the water, land and air, a unique and unmistakable scottish vista. time for a look at the weather... louise lear is here. good evening. for many of us it was a grey september day but have a look down the south coast here, some brightness and temperatures in the low 20s. generally there was a blanket of cloud across the country and cloud in the far north west brought some rain at time

this bridge is 50 metres higher than the old forth road bridge. were not crawling. the same! driving across the bridge, you whizz across. what has it meant to you to not be whizzing across but to you to not be whizzing across but to get to actually touch it and feel it to see what it's like? it has been absolutely amazing to go over, so been absolutely amazing to go over, so cool because we will never get to do it again. what is your name? my name is emma. you are from all over. it's been an amazing day and an incredible experience for us to be pa rt incredible experience for us to be part of this today as well. this is something that we can't stress enough is not going to be open for people to walk across the bridge again, it's going to be a 70 mph motorway, so this is something these people will be able to talk about for generations. catriona renton there. the investigation into the chemical cloud which affected parts of east sussex last sunday is looking into the possibility that it may have been caused by emissions from known shipwrecks in the

queen was accompanied by prince philip — 53 years to the day after she opened the neighbouring forth road bridgend boys clothes be a thing of the past? john lewis decide to take gender labelling off their children's clothes. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. south korea says it has seen indications that the north is preparing more missile launches, possibly an intercontinental ballistic missile. the south has carried out live—fire exercises, and says it is strengthening its missile defence system. the escalation follows north korea's testing of a hydrogen nuclear bomb at the weekend, which it says can fit onto a long—range missile. the us has warned that any threat to itself or its allies will be met with a ‘massive military response‘. a un security council meeting is under way in new york. our correspondent robin brant reports from seoul. after the north's nuclear explosion underground, this from the south. a series of missile launchers above ground. from land and from the air, south korea's armed forces carried out a dummy raid early on monday. it was designed to replicate an attack on n

because on ath september 196a the september because on ath september 1964 the queen opened the forth road bridgeons for another round of a launch of north korea‘s intercontinental ballistic missiles. if it is the case this will be a repetition of what we saw a few days ago. it would be highly provocative, of course and it would come if there were to be any kind of launch just off the back of the country‘s sixth test of its nuclear weapon that we saw just some 2a hours ago. it is interesting the response in south korea has been from the country‘s military. we have seen a live fire drill take place where the air force and the army simulated an attack by targeted an area of the sea that they say was meant to replicate an attack on that nuclear test site in the north. robin, thank you very much. let‘s talk to jihyun park who grew up in north korea and now lives in the uk. she decided to flee north korea when her brother was beaten to almost death for leaving the army. she fled to china before eventually moving here in 2008 with herfamily. good morning. thank you very much for coming back on the prog

the new road bridge over the forth is closed to give members of the public a chance to walk across the new queensferry crossing. this is quite an experience. 50,000 people over today and tomorrow are walking across it. this is something they'll never get the chance to do ever again because once this road is fully open to traffic, pedestrians aren't going to be allowed on it. the people picked in this ballot really do have an opportunity to do something that they're going to be able to tell their families about for the rest of their lives. this bridge is still expected to be operation in well over 100 years' time. i'm joined by operation in well over 100 years' time. i'mjoined bya operation in well over 100 years' time. i'm joined by a whole pile of people here. caroline, tell me what it's been like for you? spectacular. absolutely spectacular. thanks so much for the opportunity, it was breathtaking, worth every blister on my feet! it's 1.7 breathtaking, worth every blister on my feet! it's1.7 miles, has anyone found that a struggle or has it been enjoyable? really enjoyable. it's more

the proposals that he seems to have brought forth really talk about privatization of our roads and our bridgesystem which to me is total nonsense, but i hopeate can work together because our infrastructure, in fact, is collapsing, and we can create many, many millions of jobs by rebuilding it. >> stephen: now, next wednesday, i understand, you're introducing a medicare for all bill. >> yep. >> stephen: what is that? what it is is finally coming to terms with a very, very fundamental issue and that is, as a nation, we have got to finally decide whether healthcare is a human right or it is not, whether every man, woman and child in this country is entitled to healthcare because they are human beings, or whether or not we're going to continue to have a system run by the insurance companies and the drug companies where the major goal is to make huge profits for those entities. and i think the time is now for the united states to join every other major country on earth -- i'm talking about canada, u.k., france, germany -- every major country that guarantees healthcare to all people, and what a medi

forth across the border. so we have to ask the question, what is our purpose? are we nation building? we spend hundreds of billions of dollars building their roads, building their bridges, building their schools. they bomb them, we bomb them, somebody bombs them, then we rebuild them again. we have $150 billion worth of damage in texas. you know how we should pay for it? let's quit sending welfare to foreign countries. let's look at our country first, rebuild the problems that we have here, rebuild our roads, our bridges, our schools, and not borrow it, not add to a $20 trillion debt. take the money we're sending in welfare to foreign countries and let's rebuild our own. we are at war nn seven -- at war in seven countries, none of them voted on by congress? is it expensive? yes, to the tune of trillions of dollars. today we will debate the issue of war and whether congress is constitutionally bound to declare war. we will debate whether one generation can bind another generation to perpetual war. we are at the point where we have been so long in afghanistan that people are fighting within the -- within the next year there will be people fighting who were not yet born a