let's move to the gulf news.een approached about a newjob may been approached about a newjob may be hearing about more money, but this is in another league. yes, this is amazing, this is about neymar. he is amazing, this is about neymar. he isa is amazing, this is about neymar. he is a fantastic forward. but he has beenin is a fantastic forward. but he has been in the shadow of lionel messi for the past few years. he looks as ifa for the past few years. he looks as if a clause in his contract has been triggered, and paris saint—germain could buy him from barcelona. and at a stroke, it would solve the plunge for qatar. that is according to the gulf news. they have written here that the transfer here is less about football than it is about politics. but is it not becoming like that anyway? it has been like that for many years, about politics, notjust football. and the size of the summer just phenomenal. 222 million euros. that is double what united paid for paul pogba. some say the reason that qatar bought neymar i

i am interested in the story on the front of gulf news.want to know about disney, is on a website, they are breaking up with netflix. and india women post— midnight selfies to mock a politician who made a tricky comment. i would almost say an inappropriate comment. i love the way they are making the point, doing it with humour, that actually women are free agents and why can't they be out after midnight? i love the fa ct be out after midnight? i love the fact that it has come alive and people... i think in india there has been so many problems that women have faced, with the violence a few yea rs have faced, with the violence a few years ago, all the stereotypes that they still have to battle against, and they have done this in a very... it is very, very powerful, but in a very humourous way. and that is the way to do it. thank you very much. we will see you soon. goodbye. hello there. much of the country was fine and dry, with some good sunny spells on wednesday. but it was atrocious across the south—east, cold and wet, like this weather

gulf news business is focusing on the much awaited roll—out of the uae's value—added tax rate, whicht to be one of the lowest in the world. the independent is looking at the notting hill carnival‘s tribute to victims of g re nfell tower. a minute's silence was held at the festival's opening at the weekend, and will be observed again today at the grand finale. and finally, south china morning post reports the international olympic committee would consider introducing esports to the games to attract a younger audience, but only if gore and violence is removed. so let's begin. with us is lawrence gosling editor—in—chief of investment week. good morning to you. so, these floods in houston, i mean, utterly incredible scenes and you know, a terrifying situation for those caught up in it. very much so, this is the kind of legacy of hurricane harvey, we get used to this time of year of having a hurricane with an alliterative name but these are mickey names, these are 27 inches of rain, as it has been reported has hit houston already, and perhaps the first natural disaster of this sort of cro

so we will skip the gulf news. you can read more on that online. go on, james, taken away.ike she had never sung before. she is a professional musician. but she did step in at very short notice. absolutely. as a primer took ill and they went to the pokhran girl, or the girl that is dampened the tickets, which is an amazing story. —— soprano took ill. —— cloakroom girl. she got out without her mobile phone, and she came back, and at a number of missed calls. two minutes later, she was on. thank you very much. thank you very much. season. well, we've got a bit of rain on the way on wednesday, particularly across western areas of the uk. but at the moment out there, it is dry. a lot of clear weather. and also quite nippy, particularly across northern areas of the uk. in the countryside temperatures will be down to the single figures. perhaps 5—6. even on the south coast, about 8—9. but that is in the countryside. here is wednesday's weather map. here is the low pressure approaching. that is going to upset western areas. but to the east, we have high pressure. that means the mo

on to the gulf news.s trying to ban trump from twitter by crowdfunding enough to buy out the site. that's one way of doing things! i love this because of course it gives us our weekly fix of donald trump news in some way and this time it is someone actually trying to buy him out of twitter. look, i mean, the former spy has raised $27,000 and she actually realises that she needs more than $1 billion to at least take a controlling stake, not even by the whole of it, but at least take a controlling stake. who says that president trump still can't use twitter? the free market doesn't tend to work like that. but what i thought was especially interesting was the fact that the white house press spokesman said... actually made a statement about it. they think it's a bit of wishful thinking. really good to see you. thank you very much. see you soon. hello there. there's not much movement of our weather at the moment, so it's a familiar theme as we head to the end of the week. the best of the weather towards the so

the gulf news reports that growing food scandal in europe. this has become worldwide news.the figures, the amount of eggs that have been contaminated is huge. what surprised me with this story is they are talking about 700,000 eggs being contaminated. unsurprised to got to that scale before they realised pesticides had been used. pesticides usually used on animals that got into the eggs. of course now we've been watching the bbc, all of the eggs have been destroyed. but it is everywhere. denmark, luxembourg, belgium, germany and everywhere in the uk. the story seems to be precisely that, clearly some people knew what was going on. why wasn't it acted upon? another reason not to eat eggs! i don't like eggs at all. i do love fried eggs in the morning. i'm joking, at so much egg is used in all sorts of processed foods. it comes back to using... creating stuff at home rather than relying on convenience. but again egg is used in everything. you can't get away from it! this is up your street. opec's from it! this is up your street. 0pec‘s predictions. do you agree? from it! this

the gulf news says the scandal over contaminated eggs in europe is still spreading. 20 tons of infectede found to contain traces of fipronil, an insecticide used on animals. the gulf news business pages look at 0pec, who have boosted estimates of demand for crude oil this year amid stronger than expected fuel consumption. it raised forecasts for the amount it needs to supply by 200,000 barrels a day. also in the guardian, tourists in spain are facing a backlash from locals who are fed up with overcrowding as well as housing becoming more expensive. alternatively, some european holiday makes are also avoiding spain due to high prices and are turning to cheaper destinations like bulgaria. and finally, the telegraph reports on concerns over a new "do it yourself" divorce form which lawyers are warning could lead to thousands of people being accused of adultery. the online form includes a section for the petitioner to fill in the details of the other person your partner committed adultery with which lawyers say could expose some people unknowingly.

some owners are now looking to turn the malls into hotels and apartment blocks and finally, the gulf newsas this photo of 100 meter runners usain bolt and justin gatlin at the world athletics championships in london. gatlin was booed as he received his gold medal, the us sprinter previously was suspended twice for doping. he beat former world champion usain bolt who came third. i watched it live, as so many millions around the world. and we're disappointed? with me is oliver cornock who's editor—in—chief, at the oxford business group. good morning. let's start with north korea because it has been dominating the headlines. the international community is obsessed with this story. how do you think it will pan out because we have been here before? it is a background of belligerence. a number of tests at very evocative times and we recognise we have seen sanctions put in place before. china could have vetoed them about did not and that is an interesting angle. if we look back to iraq, sanctions did not make much difference. you have to question what the outcome will be. it is good they are tal

on the front page of the gulf news, some interesting population numbers for the uae. one of the first countries in the region to reveal it's population count and the gender split is 69% men, compared with just 31% women. and, toddlers using smartphones and tablets before even turning one is the health feature on the front of the south china morning post. it follows a study of young children in hong kong. doctors have warned the habits can hinder eye and bone development, impact interpersonal skills and lead to addictive behaviour later in life. with us is alpesh patel, the ceo of praefinium partners. i think you'vejust i think you've just described me. we don't need smart phones here. we just read the papers. the washington post leading with robert mueller and the grand jury, how significant do you think this is? with any other president, it would be hugely significant, even richard nixon. but this is not going to even distract the president in a slight way. the sad thing is, this is basically a dead duck, not even a lame—duck, but a dead duck. he is going to get noth

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that story can be found in the gulf news business section.ependent also focusses on brexit and whether uk prime minister theresa may might be softening her strict opposition to the european court ofjustice having influence on british laws after brexit. government plans to be published today indicate a deal may be done with brussels. and finally, england has secured a place in the women's world cup rugby final after beating france 20—3. the red roses will now face new zealand's black ferns in a showdown at kingspan stadium in belfast in four days time. so, let's begin. with me is cornelia meyer, who's ceo of mrl corporation, a business consultancy firm. thank you forjoining us. let's start with the details surrounding barcelona. and the idea of blowing up barcelona. and the idea of blowing up sagrada familia for a start says it all. it is chilling. the ambition, and you have to hand it to the spanish authorities that they we re the spanish authorities that they were able to quickly roll out how bad this could have gotten antony pitt in -- bad

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the front page of gulf news highlights reported plans by saudi arabia and iraq to reopen the arar borderhe two neighbours cut diplomatic ties following the iraqi invasion of kuwait in 1990. the south china morning post casts doubt on a hong kong democracy activist‘s story about being kidnapped and tortured by mainland chinese agents. the paper claims there are more "damning discrepancies" in howard lam's story, following his arrest on suspicion of misleading police. those are the top stories of major publications around the world. now, babita, what stories are sparking discussions online? well rico, there's been an outpouring of sympathy on social media for the stu ntwoman joi sj harris who died in a motorcycle accident whilst filming deadpool 2. joi sj harris was reportedly the first licensed female african american road racer in the us. the actor of the movie deadpool 2, ryan reynolds, said he was "heartbroken, shocked and devastated" at her death. today marks a0 years since elvis presley died. there will be commemorations at his former home, graceland, in memphis, tennessee, where tho

remember him from 12 years ago when he commanded the joint task force at hurricane katrina in new orleans and the gulf coast and he joins us tonight. general, thanks a lot for coming on. give us a sense of how federal forces and state forces are going to be responding right now to this storm. >> well, the federal forces will only be used in the federal troops would only be used to fill requirements that the national guard, right now post katrina there has been a lot of emphasis in the national guard as always been the first for the governors to use. but, the national guard through neutral agreements with sister states will call in assets such as helicopters that they need. and special units that they need. but this is a national guard will have the lead. then for those things that they need, if they need a ship they will go to dod and ship will be sent from the navy. or if they need extra wide

the tropical storm, the center of it, has moved back over the gulf of mexico. not good news. that will fuel more moisture and heavy rainfall. look at the track. now you see the center of it. it is over the gulf of mexico, it's going to continue to pump in moisture. look what happens, though. it's not going to leave the state of texas until about wednesday. if they're lucky, this thing has nothing to move it. nothing to push it along until the middle of the week. remnants will be close door tennessee at that time. here's the radar. the center of it right about here, it's moving off shore. more heavy rain, though, around houston. then we look as far out as louisiana. now we're seeing even heavy rain bands there, too. they're going to be dealing with rain locally in those areas along the gulf coast, here we're dry. off the southeast coast, a tropical low couldev future weather will increase rain chances tomorrow morning in through tomorrow afternoon. we are looking at a rainy day tomorrow. and then we're dry until the weekend. and that's when we could see the remnants of harvey.

patients cope with illnesses, and in many cases giving them a new lease on life. >>> and another look at the eye of hurricane harvey spin ning over gulf coast of texas this morning, right new residents are getting inundat ed with heavy rain, powerful wind, matt peterson is tracking the very latest, welcome back. we finally know who won the other big lottery jackpot this month, patricia's five-dollar pick trick ticket matched all have numbers in the august 11th mega millions drawing. she won 393 million-dollar, the largest prize in illinois history. the retired house care worker and her husband claimed the pry on friday, they plan to share monday which family, friends and donate to their favorite charities, good for them. >>> well, you know saying time off is money, right? ask yourself this would you rather get more paid vacation time from your employer or a raise? that question was recently asked to hundreds of american workers and as nicole brewer reports, their response may not be what you expect. >> reporter: we all know our time is valuable but what about our time off. >> i think it is money for your sanity. >> is what sense of ma

this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ tracy: gulf tensions took another dramatic turn this week after qatar announced full domestic relations with iran. the newas seen saudi demand qatar and all ties with iran and relations between iran and saudi arabia may also hran saiding after te the two were exchanging a -- were discussing an exchange of diplomats that could come in september. we spoke to the of monte vestment fun -- the oman investment fund. guest: we are closing that cycle. changed theing government and sometimes hopes of a better politics and economic in the region. it is essentially over. in that season, many of the countries in the region, and certainly the main regional powers, have tried to take advantage of the situation, supporting various groups that we are fighting for power. now situation is stabilizing. so this detente between saudi arabia and iran comes as a result of the closing of this season. we are going to see a more peaceful attitude. for what can happen in palestine, i am less optimistic. i don't think that unless the real diplomatic weight behind its initiative, i don't think we can see any progress. shery: let's ta

gulf. kenneth craig, cbs news, houston. >> >> already a lot of bad news and here is more. authorities in houston had to release water from several reservoirs that are overflowing and that made flooding worse around thousands of already inundated homes. >> >> many of you are wondering how you can help people impacted by harvey. you can donate on our website right now. type in wusa 9.com/texas cares. there you can pledge money that will go to the red cross and other relief efforts. all donations are tax deductible. >>> when can we get relief and have harvey move on? it might not be for awhile. meteorologist has more. is it going to move out over water and become a hurricane again? >> probably not. probably will remain a tropical storm. this is over the last hour. tremendous bands of rain continue to hammer much of southeast texas. we'll zoom in. the heaviest band is i-45 and 10. this moisture is being brought up from the gulf of mexico. louisiana will get serious flooding. here is how much rain we have seen in houston just since saturday. we're looking at from 10 to 24 inche

the flood ses remain from the gulf coast through new orleans, a much calm calmer and i nicer picture as we've got cloud covers and easterly winds picking up out aseed of tropical depression ten. here's all the rain bands extending from houston all the way back through new orleans. harvey has now moved a little bit and the center of circulation is moving offshore at three miles an hour. the rain continues all day long just pounding the whose to be area, most of the seedier rain just west of the metro itself and then these we saw over the weekend hitting houston bringings torntion down powers, the focus is going to shift ease ward to flooding across the coast of louisiana. there is also a severe weather threat with a tornado watch in fefnlg an astounding rainfall effect from harvey since it made landfall on friday. 40 inches of rainfall just northeast of houston. many towns over 30 inches including south houston and both airports which i believe are both closed bush inter continental and hobby flooded with an additional 25 on the way. 45 miles an hour and pushing south southeast war. t

all this rain this thunderstorm activity, it stretching on gulf coast today new orleans.his red area is a tornado watch, i think since it has come onshore 32 tornadoes have spun up, associated with this hurricane. a scary situation, we don't see any of those currently. but these bands from houston and dark lines have been dropping heavy rain. more flooding potentially on the way, we're looking at flash flood watches and warnings stretching farther to louisiana. let's show you where the motion will be. we see this circulation now just off of texas coast. closer to victoria area over why initcame onshore, we'll see a turn. by wednesday at 1 p.m., we're past houston area, to back side still see something rain, but we continue to track to north, becoming a low pressure system. once we're overland there is no more fuel it dies off, i think by middle of week, end of week, friday, places like atlanta could see rain from this on friday and saturday. it will be the end of the week, there are still a couple more days of rain. here it is in motion. tuesday to wednesday, i think that

. >>> coming up in our next half- hour, harvey takes a second swing at the gulf coast. new steals pentiumbled by rain and flash floods. the incredible moment a newborn was lifted from the rising waters. >> berkeley's mayor called them a gang. others say their violent tactics are justified. a bay area minister's moral dilemma over how to address antifa. >> and a breakthrough for astronomers hunting for alien life. the mysterious radio sounds coming from a distant galaxy. to a tropical depression. but dangerous rescue operations are still underway in flood-ravaged houston - and cities nearby are feeling the storm. >>> our top story at 6:30, harvey is now downgraded to a tropical depression. but dangerous rescue operations are still under way in flood- ravaged houston and cities nearby are feeling the full brunt of the storm. flooding has now swamped parts of port arthur and beaumont, texas. the mayor of port arthur says the city is under water. and rescuers are rushing to get residents out as the water rises. about 10,000 additional national guardsmen from around the country

the president is spending the next two weeks at his gulf club in new jersey. he tweeted the is not a vacation. meetings and calls. major garret is in bridgewater, new jersey, near the trump international golf club. major, good morning. >> good morning. president trump's vacation provides no respite from the north korea sanctions and the pursuit of nuclear weapons. the influence of his new chief of staff, that is to say retired marine general john kelly is clearly evident. kelly has put in place a process now to prescreen the president's twitter messages, and the number, meaning fewer of them and tighter focus this weekend is an example of kelly's disciplining effect on the president's social media habits. in washington inside the white house kelly has also taken up position outside the oval office screening those who want to see the president to find out what their agenda is and find out how much time they want to spend with the president. also kelly has decided to put himself along with the president on all policy-related phone calls. that's something he'll h

gulf of mexico. could become a category 3 before it makes landfall. bad news fort state texas. i'll show you how the rains could impact us locally and what they may be expecting in texas, as well as our weekend forecast for this weekend. it's all coming up. >>> it was a massive hack that put personal information from government workers at risk. who prosecutors may now be holding responsible for one. biggest breaches in history. >>> and can you believe this? it may finally be happening after years of delays and court battles. >> no way. >> the next big step happening soon to bring the purple line to a fios is not cable. we're a 100% fiber optic network. and with the new fios gigabit connection... you get our fastest... internet ever. with download speeds up to 940 megs - 20 times faster than most people have. switch to fios gigabit connection with tv and phone for $79.99 a month online for the first year. plus hbo for one year and multi-room dvr service for two years, all with a two-year agreement.