hale: yes, i do. sen. menendez: what would you advise the secretary and the president if you had the opportunity about how do we deal with russia? amb. hale: overall, i think it's important that we adopt a multifaceted approach to russia. they are a very difficult country to deal with. their behavior in many areas is unacceptable. i think it's important that we call out these transgressions when they occur publicly. i think it's important that we have a frank dialogue privately to express in very direct terms what we find objectionable. and what we believe needs to be changed. i think the resilience of our allies and of our alliance in nato is terribly important, so we need to reinforce that, and targeted sanctions, i think, can be highly effective in making sure we continue to increase the cost for this kind of behavior. sen. menendez: i appreciate that. let me turn to iran. i am concerned, while i did not support the jcpoa, i am concerned that just unilaterally walking away from it is itself not a strate

ali appearing to threaten hales with his.cer who saw the violence described stokes as the main aggressor. he knocked both hale and ali unconscious, the latter left with significant injuries, including a fractured eye socket. these are the two gay men seen chatting to stokes outside the nightclub earlier that evening. neither were called as witnesses in the trial. i didn't get involved. i was more on the sideline, but yes, it turned into a massive brawl and obviously i got a bit scared, so i kind of walked out. you didn't witness the entire fight till the end? i witnessed most of it. when the guy was on the floor, that is when i kind of thought it was too much for me. with the prosecution case is over, the judge directed the jury to to acquit hale. and the defence began. the court hearing from stokes for the first time. he said he had stepped in when the two gay men had been subject to homophobic comments, something he suggested to police back when he was arrested. that is all i have been told at the moment. that is why i have

charges have just been dropped against ryan hale, one of the other two defendants. we'll have the latest live from bristol crown court. also this lunchtime: the conservative party is looking into complaints about comments made by borisjohnson about muslim women who wear full—face veils. the us imposes new sanctions on russia, in the wake of the nerve agent attack on sergei and yulia skripal. a damning report says appalling sexual abuse took place for decades at two prestigious catholic private schools, on boys as young as seven. this is a very hard—hitting, very serious report that, as i say, over many years showed that the reputation of individuals and the reputation of the institution itself was far more important to people than the safety and protection of the children. and: cycling's coming home. thousands are expected to welcome geraint thomas back to cardiff, and to celebrate his tour de france victory. coming up in the sport later in the hour on bbc news: we'll have the latest from the european championships, as katarina johnson—thompson takes the lead in the

she married a young lawyer, david hale. and, they spent eight happy years together, having children, pursuing self-improvement, and his career. but, he suddenly died after eight years of marriage. and like queen victoria, who, after prince albert died, would wear black for the rest of her life, sarah hale wears black for the rest of her life. nothing will ever replace her husband for her. but, she is a widow with children to support. and so, she turns to her greatest asset, which is her literary skills, this amazing education she received at home. so she publishes a successful novel. she publishes a book of verses for sunday school children that includes "mary had a little lamb" -- only it was called "mary's lamb" when she first wrote it. and, based on the success of her novel and her book of verses, she begins the first ladies' magazine. at first, she only publishes it in boston. the boston ladies magazine. but with the success of her -- of that magazine, she would become the editress of godey's ladies book, the national m

the jury heard both ali and hale had bottles on them initially — ali appearing to threaten hales withnesses in the trial. i didn‘t get involved, i was more on the sidelines, but, yeah, it turned into a massive brawl and obviously i got a bit scared, so i carried on walking. you didn‘t witness the entire fight to the end? i witnessed most of it, yeah, when the guy was on the floor, that is when i thought it was a bit too much for me. with the prosecution case over, thejudge directed the jury to acquit hale. and the defence began. the court hearing from stokes for the first time. he said he had stepped in when the two gay men had been subject to homophobic comments — something he suggested to police back when he was arrested. ali denied that, however, insisting there had just been banter between him, hale and the two gay men. stokes may have since returned to cricket, but in the wake of incident he was suspended, meaning that he missed the ashes series to australia last year. here at lord‘s the ecb will now conduct its own internal inquiry into a saga that has been damaging for both the

stokes is accused of losing control and attacking two local men, ryan hale and ryan ali, in the earlyast year, all three denying a charge of affray. head doorman at the mbargo nightclub, cunningham said that earlier, ben stokes had been spiteful, angry and a bully, after he refused the cricketer and his england team—mate, alex hales, re—entry to the venue. the court was shown this cctv footage. cunningham claimed ben stokes, who he described as the ginger one, insulted his teeth and prominent tattoos, and then mocked two gay men, making camp gestures and throwing a cigarette butt at one of them. defence barrister gordon cole qc suggested that cunningham, who said he did not like cricket, had been aggressive towards ben stokes and alex hales. definitely not, said the doorman. cole said the cricketers had been laughing with the two gay men about stokes's gold encrusted shoes, suggesting it was just playful banter. the players were laughing at them, not with them, insisted cunningham. the court heard from then local resident, max wilson, who filmed the fight on his mobile phone. the men,

brian hale's charges have been dropped. thejudges said you hale's charges have been dropped.the charges against ryan hale should be dropped and this is what he has said. one of thejobs i have is examining the evidence presented. i wa nt to examining the evidence presented. i want to address you, the jury, to look at the third defendant. as madison proceeded, it has become a couege madison proceeded, it has become a college that mr ryan hale's involvement is you cannot come to the conclusion that he was using unlawful violence. the judge says, and therefore, i have had to consider the position of his return with that piece of metal. it is quite detailed evidence he is referring to. having analysed the evidence, i have come to the conclusion that it is right that i should exercise my responsibility of directing you that there is no case to a nswer directing you that there is no case to answer against ryan hale. i have come to the conclusion that you could not find him guilty of a fray and he concludes, i'm directing, you must find him not guilty in the light of my evidence and

stokes is accused of losing control and attacking two local men, ryan hale and ryan ali, in the earlyll three denying a charge of affray. head doorman at the mbargo nightclub, cunningham said that earlier ben stokes had been spiteful, angry and a bully, after he refused the cricketer and his england team—mate, alex hales, re—entry to the venue. the court was shown this cctv footage. cunningham claimed ben stokes, who he described as "the ginger one", insulted his teeth and prominent tattoos, and then mocked two gay men, making camp gestures and throwing a cigarette butt at one of them. defence barrister gordon cole qc suggested that cunningham, who said he didn't like cricket, had been aggressive towards ben stokes and alex hales. "definitely not", said the doorman. cole said the cricketers had been laughing with the two gay men about stokes's gold—encrusted shoes, suggesting it was just playful banter. the players were laughing at them, not with them, said cunningham. the court heard from then local resident, max wilson, who filmed the fight on his mobile phone. the men, he said, wer

stokes is accused of losing control and attacking two local men, ryan hale and ryan ali, in the earlyng a charge of affray. head doorman at the mbargo nightclub, cunningham said that earlier, ben stokes had been spiteful, angry and a bully, after he refused the cricketer and his england team—mate, alex hales, re—entry to the venue. the court was shown this cctv footage. cunningham claimed ben stokes, who he described as the ginger one, insulted his teeth and prominent tattoos, and then mocked two gay men, making camp gestures and throwing a cigarette butt at one of them. defence barrister gordon cole qc suggested that cunningham, who said he did not like cricket, had been aggressive towards ben stokes and alex hales. definitely not, said the doorman. cole said the cricketers had been laughing with the two gay men about stokes's gold encrusted shoes, suggesting it was just playful banter. the players were laughing at them, not with them, insisted cunningham. the court heard from then local resident, max wilson, who filmed the fight on his mobile phone. the men, he said, were clearly dr

the key pa rt and alex hales who returned.the cross case —— the prosecution case, at some point, as he tried to get back into the nightclub, after due, arguing with the dorman, a fight broke out. police witness statements he gave after his arrest, he said he had been trying to defend two game then he felt were under attack from ryan ali and ryan hales and he will be cross—examined no doubt later on as well today. —— two gay men. cross—examined no doubt later on as well today. -- two gay men. the police body camera footage we have seen today was shown to the jury yesterday? yeah and only released to the media today. the pc were in the body camera, you can hear her voice explaining the ben stokes why he had been arrested and also when stokes then at the point of arrest saying, i was trying to defend my friends, pointing to the two gay men who were involved in this incident in clifton last year. the latest from the stop crown court, back to you later, thank you. —— from bristol crown court. county councillors in northamptonshire

the jury heard both ali and hale had bottles on them initially — ali appearing to threaten hales withn aggressor. he knocked both hale and ali unconscious. the latter left with significant injuries, including a fractured eye socket. these are the two gay men seen chatting to stokes outside the club earlier that evening. neither were called as witnesses in the trial. i didn't get involved, i was more on the sidelines, but, yeah, it turned into a massive brawl and obviously i got a bit scared, so i carried on walking. you didn't witness the entire fight to the end? i witnessed most of it, yeah, when the guy was on the floor, that is when i thought it was a bit too much for me. with the prosecution case over, thejudge directed the jury to acquit hale. and the defence began. the court hearing from stokes for the first time. he said he had stepped in when the two gay men had been subject to homophobic comments — something he suggested to police back when he was arrested. ali denied that, however, insisting there had just been banter between him, hale and the two gay men. stokes may have si

ryan hale was acquitted last week.ss accused shouldn't those that ben stokes was lying when he insisted he had merely been acting in self defence when the fight broke out in the early hours of september the 25th last year. it was said that ben stokes 25th last year. it was said that ben sto kes a cted 25th last year. it was said that ben stokes acted deplorably as the red mist came down. for the defence, gordon cole qc suggested that alex hale, the england team—mate ben stokes may have been responsible for some of the injuries. and that ben stokes potentially was not solely to blame maybe he was being singled out for blame because of his status as one of the game's leading all—rounders. the ecb today announced its squad for the third test which gets under way on saturday against india. it is unchanged. ben stokes is not in it the ecb says it will decide on his availability after the outcome of this trial. whatever the outcome of events here at bristol crown court, the independent disciplinary commission of the ecb must

for the prosecution, the barrister said the incident left both hale and and alli unconscious.y was shown cctv and mobile phone footage of the incident along with an audio recording of a 999 call from a witness. just two days ago, stokes was starting for his country at edgbaston, his six wickets helping england win attends opening test match against india. but this case has already cost one of world cricket's top talents in the england vice captaincy and a place on last winter's ashes tour for which he was suspended. the prosecution said that stokes told police he acted in self defence or in the defence of others and the force used was reasonable and entirely justified. the trial is expected to last until early next week. rescue teams are searching for survivors on the indonesian island of lombok after the second earthquake there in a week. at least 98 people have died and the death toll is expected to rise. thousands of residents and tourists — who've been left without shelter — are now trying to leave the holiday island. our correspondent mehulika sitepu is on lombok. she sen

the dock alongside two local men he's accused of punching during a fight in the city last year, ryan haleyan ali. all three are accused of affray, a charge they each deny. the jury was shown this mobile phone footage of a late—night brawl outside a bristol nightclub in september, just hours after stokes had played for england. both hale and ali were knocked unconscious by the cricketer, leaving ali with significant injuries, including a broken eye socket. the court was told stokes lost his control and started to attack with revenge, retaliation or punishment in mind, well beyond the realm of self—defence. not a trivial moment of unpleasantness, but a sustained episode of significant violence that left onlookers shocked. the prosecution said stokes insisted he acted in fear for himself and others, and believed the force he used was reasonable and entirely justified. however, the jury was told that earlier in the night, having been denied re—entry to the nightclub, stokes had acted in a provocative way, a bouncer claiming the cricketer insulted him and mocked two openly gay men, flicking a

that's why you have chief baker and chief hale that were promoted. we did have a few battalion chiefs that retired. >> commissioner hardeman: it's nice to see all the promotions. probably one of your favorite times. with the delay in the next h2 class that will probably have little effect on the next class and next class, we'll still be getting the three under the budget of the present system of two year budget. >> chief hayes-white: the hiring plan was through 2020. all three classes will be within that time frame. i would anticipate in the next budget cycle we need to look at locking in classes beyond that. that will be part of our budget request that begins -- we just finished -- that discussion will begin in december. we will intend to go beyond those three classes as we budget down the line for future classes. >> commissioner hardeman: nice to see that 1800 number. thank you. >> president cleaveland: vice president nakajo. >> vice president nakajo: chief hayes-white evening. i want to get clarification. class 125, 126, 127 will all occur in the

chief hale, congratulations. hen i we. -- happy nature voucher .to see you getting the promotion. congratulations. i wish i you -- very nice event there. chief cochran, you went back to new york and did you see all the new memorial and go to stakes 10 equipment been there before four or fiver years ago. >> two things in new york, i responded in ground zero in san francisco. opening ceremony was at the memorial. very moving like i said. brought lot of memories back. the whole week we went over terrorism and working with the fbi. it was very good week. good week of remembrance. >> commissioner hardeman: saw photo of you lined up, a group of you. terrific, and allowed to see you and you guys got to go back in this department. folks back there in new york is great. >> thank you. >> thank you commissioner hardeman. chief hayes-white. >> chief hayes-white: i was to comment on the program you were referring to that supervisor cohen put forward, that is well under way. we can provide more information on that endeavor. it's working very well. >> vice presid

and good morning, ambassador hale. thank you for being willing to consider taking on this position at this critical time in the world, and con sphwrach rations on your -- congratulations on your nomination. excuse me. as i'm sure you're aware, the president on monday signed the defense bill, and that included a bipartisan rez hughes that passed this committee authored by senator young and me to address the humanitarian crisis in the yemen. it prohibits the u.s. military from continuing to provide aerial refueling for the saudi-led coalition unless the secretary of state repeatedly certifies that the government of saudi arabia and the uae are taking steps to end the civil war to address the humanitarian crisis and to reduce the risk to civilians. now, i'm sure many of us watched the aftermath of the horrific saudi bombing of the school bus in northern yemen that killed 51 people including 40 children. can you tell me how, if you are confirmed, that you'll approach making sure these certifications have been made and that

the england all—rounder, along with team—mate alex hales, was involved in a street fight in the earlyich left one man unconscious, and their actions will now be reviewed by the cricket discipline commission. stokes and hales, who was not charged in this case after being interviewed under caution by police, will both have to answer a charge of bringing the game into disrepute. iam hearing now, by i am hearing now, by the way, that hearing might take longer than the week we were talking about, so it might stretch a little into the distance, actually, that disciplinary hearing that they will call. but what does do, it mirrors what happened in the winter and i know people find this very the fact that ben stokes, before he had been charged, wasn't picked by england. he wasn't suspended, we were told, but he wasn't available for selection. then when he was charged, he was selected. they will say they don't want to prejudice any forthcoming disciplinary process, so thatis forthcoming disciplinary process, so that is why he is being made available to play at trent bridge. because there is a p

moments earlier, he had been involved in this fight, punching both ali and his friend, ryan hale, wholeared of affray last week on the direction of thejudge. the local resident who filmed the violence said the men had behaved like football hooligans. ali left with a fractured eye socket. stokes insisted to police and then in court that he had been acting in self defence, having confronted the pair over homophobic language towards two gay men. cctv footage from earlier in the evening shows stokes and team—mate alex hales, who was not charged with any offence, trying to re—enter a nightclub while out celebrating an england win. the prosecution claimed stokes can be seen mocking the gay men and here throwing a cigarette but at one of them. stokes said it was just banter. these are the two gay men seen chatting to stokes earlier that evening. neither were called as witnesses in the trial. i didn't get involved. i was more on the sideline. but, yeah, it turned into a massive brawl. and obviously i got a bit scared, so i carried on walking on. so you didn't witness the entire fight to the e

moments earlier, he had been involved in this fight, punching both ali and his friend, ryan hale, whoion of the judge. the local resident who filmed the violence said the men had behaved like football hooligans. ali left with a fractured eye socket. stokes insisted to police and then in court that he had been acting in self defence, having confronted the pair over homophobic language towards two gay men. cctv footage from earlier in the evening shows stokes and team—mate alex hales, who was not charged with any offence, trying to re—enter a nightclub while out celebrating an england win. the prosecution claimed stokes can be seen mocking the gay men and here throwing a cigarette but at one of them. stokes said it was just banter. these are the two gay men seen chatting to stokes city that evening. neither were called as witnesses in the trial. i didn't get involved. i was more on the sideline. but yeah, it turned into a massive brawl. and obviously i got a bit scared so carried on walking on. so you didn't witness the entire fight to the end? i witnessed most of it. yeah. when the guy

then suggesting cunningham had been aggressive towards ben stokes and alex hales, definitely not insistedaters were lapping about the gold in crested shoes, and that it was playful banter. the players were lapping at the pair, not with them and says the cunning and. thejury also hold from a local resident who filmed the fracas that followed, and the men involved were clearly drunk and acted he sat like animals. tomorrow we may hear more from ben stokes. he meant to be playing in the second test match for england against being dunn india that starts on thursday at lords but instead he will be back here. he denies the charge of afraid, as do his team—mates. arsenal's majority shareholder stan kroenke, who owns over two thirds of the club's shares, has had an offer to buy the whole club accepted. the other major shareholder alisher usmanov has agreed to sell his 30% stake in what he describes as the "best football club in the world". kroenke says single ownership will help to further arsenal's "strategy and ambitions". but the arsenal supporters trust are opposed to the takeover, calling it

moments earlier, he had been involved in this fight, punching both ali and his friend, ryan hale, whothe direction of thejudge. the local resident who filmed the violence said the men had behaved like football hooligans. ali left with a fractured eye socket. stokes insisted to police and then in court that he had been acting in self defence, having confronted the pair over homophobic language towards two gay men. cctv footage from earlier in the evening shows stokes and team—mate alex hales, who was not charged with any offence, trying to re—enter a nightclub while out celebrating an england win. the prosecution claimed stokes can be seen mocking the gay men and here throwing a cigarette but at one of them. stokes said it was just banter. these are the two gay men seen chatting to stokes earlier that evening. neither were called as witnesses in the trial. i didn't get involved. i was more on the sideline. but, yeah, it turned into a massive brawl. and obviously i got a bit scared, so i carried on walking on. so you didn't witness the entire fight to the end? i witnessed most of it. ye

all three were described as young men of promise, ben stokes, the international cricketer, ryan hale, the other works for the emergency services. the trial itself is expected to last until next week, and beforejury we re until next week, and beforejury were selected to sit in this case, they will ask a number of questions, one of which was whether or not any of them had an extreme passion for cricket. none of them said they had, and so they were empanelled to sit in this trial. the case will continue after a brief adjournment this afternoon. simon. phil mackie in bristol, thank you very much. new figures show drug deaths involving the misuse of the powerful painkiller fentanyl in england and wales have risen by almost a third. forms of the drug, which is used to treat cancer pain, are often imported illegally and sold to users via the dark web. meanwhile, the office for national statistics says that deaths from synthetic drugs designed to mimic cannabis halved in 2017. police have rescued ii starving and emaciated children from a filthy makeshift compound in the us state of new mexic

conner mccarthy is one of the first employees at marketing firm nina hale to use "furternity leave,"k from his apartment as he house trained his new pup.conner mccarthy/dog owner:"having bentley understand, hey, outside is where i go to the bathroom, is a big deal. also, understanding where he sleeps at night and his place in the house, that was really crucial."needless to say, he's thankful for his company's new age way of thinking.donna robinson/nina hale ceo:"we have a culture where we try our best to accommodate different things that happen in employees' lives."c-e-o donna robinson said they regularly conduct surveys to learn employees needs both at work and outside of it. "furternity leave" as well as two work from home days per month... are just the tip of the iceberg.donna robinson/nina hale ceo:"we really wanted to focus on what would make their life better, what would enrich their family time, what would make for a better day to day living- working environment for them." for mccarthy, that meant fulfilling his role as an account manager and new pet parent...natsat the same t

alex hales, with him on that might. cigarette ash at them. this trial began today and is expected to last until next week. opening the case that the prosecution, the court was told that this is a sustained period of significant violence. it‘s that phone footage, cctv footage which is forming the basis of the prosecution evidence, the trial should go on until the middle of next week. we don‘t expect the defence to start until later this week, at which point we will hear from the defendants including ben stokes and they will put their side of the story. many thanks for the latest from bristol crown court. the world‘s most—starred michelin chef, joel robuchon, has died at the age of 73. the french chef founded a string of restaurants that revolutionised fine dining and which between them have 31 michelin stars. in the united states a state of emergency has been declared in california, as wildfires rage across the region. thousands of firefighters are tackling blazes which have been spread by high temperatures and strong wi

the dock alongside two local men he's accused of punching during a fight in the city last year, ryan halell three are accused of affray, a charge they each deny. the jury was shown this mobile phone footage of a late night brawl outside a bristol nightclub in september, just hours after stokes had played for england. both hale and ali were knocked unconscious by the cricketer, leaving ali with significant injuries, including a broken eye socket. the court was told stokes lost his control and started to attack with revenge, retaliation or punishment in mind, well beyond the realm of self—defence. not a trivial moment of unpleasantness, but a sustained episode of significant violence that left onlookers shocked. the prosecution said stokes insisted he acted in fear for himself and others, and believed the force he used was reasonable and entirely justified. however, the jury was told that earlier in the night, having been denied re—entry to the nightclub, stokes had acted in a provocative way, a bouncer claiming the cricketer insulted him and mocked two openly gay men, flicking a cigarette

attempt of assault, which he was cleared, in the end, for affray, and people pointed out his friend alex halese will run on twitter nonetheless, but we must remember that although people will think, he got off scot free, actually, you know, there is still the eye and the glare of scrutiny on him because he is returning to the scene of cricket now, and if the cricket disciplinary board that is considering disciplinary matters because of the reputational issues. he is back in the squad for the test against india. absolutely, for the moment, though it will hang over his head, and it is not completely wiped clean, put it that way. i suppose thejury clean, put it that way. i suppose the jury have clean, put it that way. i suppose thejury have made clean, put it that way. i suppose the jury have made their decision, and the court has made the decision, and the court has made the decision, and he is innocent of the charges, but the allegation is that it was the wrong charge put to the jury. scrutiny of the crown prosecution service. not the judge and jury. the cps have to justify taxpayers' money — w

dock alongside two local men he is accused of punching during a fight in the city last year, ryan halei. all three are accused of affray, a charge they each deny. the jury was shown this mobile phone footage of a late night brawl outside a bristol nightclub in september, just hours after stokes had played for england. both hale and ali were knocked unconscious by the cricketer, leaving ali with significant injuries, including a broken eye socket. the court was told stokes lost his control and started to attack with revenge, retaliation or punishment in mind, well beyond the realm of self—defence. not a trivial moment of unpleasantness, but a sustained episode of significant violence that left onlookers shocked. the prosecution said stokes insisted he acted in fear for himself and others, and believed the force he used was reasonable and entirely justified. however, the jury was told that earlier in the night, having been denied re—entry to the nightclub, stokes had acted in a provocative way, a bouncer claiming the cricketer insulted him and mocked two openly gay men, flicking a cigare

ryan hale on the left, and ryan ali on the right, were both treated in hospital. pc daniel evans socket was fractured. pc daniel eva ns told socket was fractured. pc daniel evans told the court that cctv footage showed the cricketer mocking a 93v footage showed the cricketer mocking a gay couple outside the club and later arguing with a doorman who would not let him back in. dahmen andrew cunningham said mr stokes became angry and abusive. when he was interviewed after his arrest he told detectives he had been defending the gay men and acted in self defence. prosecutors allege that ryan hale and ryan ali armed themselves with makeshift weapons during the fight. there is intense public interest in the case and judge peter blair qc warned it chooses to ignore what he described as biased and inaccurate comments on social media —— judge peter blake qc warned the jury to ignore. all three defendants will get to put their version of events later in the trial, which is expected to last until later next week. phil mackie in bristol, thank you. a woman has been pulled aliv

moments later he was involved in a fight, punching ryan ali and ryan hale.e bubble hooligans. ryan ali left with a fractured eye socket. stokes said he was acting in self defence having confronted the pa rent self defence having confronted the parent the homophobic language towards two gay men. footage showed stokes and alex howells tried to re—enter a nightclub while celebrating an england win. the prosecution said stokes could be seen prosecution said stokes could be seen mocking the gay men and throwing a cigarette at one of them. stokes claimed it was just banter. these are the two gay men seen chatting to stokes. neither were called as witnesses in the trial. chatting to stokes. neither were called as witnesses in the triallj did not get involved more on the sideline. it turned into a massive brawl and i got scared and walked off. so, you didn't witness it? i witnessed most of it. when the guy was on the floor that is when i thought it was too much for me.“ found guilty, stokes could have faced a suspended prison sentence. instead he was cleared. that a

for the prosecution, the barrister said the incident left both hale and and alli unconscious.se has already cost one of world cricket‘s top talents the england vice captaincy and a place on last winter‘s ashes tour for which he was suspended. the prosecution said that stokes told police he acted in self defence or in the defence of others and the force used was reasonable and entirely justified. the trial is expected to last until early next week. this is outside source live from the bbc newsroom. our lead story. the white house reimposes sanctions on tehran — three months after donald trump announced he was pulling america out of the iran nuclear deal. police in the us state of new mexico have rescued 11 malnourished children who were being kept in squalid conditions in a remote desert compound. officers from the local sheriff‘s office found the children, aged one to 15 after receiving a message from them, saying: "we are starving and need food and water." five adults, including two heavily—armed men, were found at the scene. earlier today we spoke to cbs‘s laura podesta. the

two other men, ryan ali and ryan hale, are also charged with affray.editor dan roan reports. having had to swap the cricket field for the court room, ben stokes arrived here this morning for the opening day of his trial. dressed in a navy suit, the 27—year—old sat in the dock alongside ryan hale and ryan ali, the two local men he is accused of punching during a late—night brawl in bristol last year. all three defendants are accused of affray, a charge they deny. the jury was told that having been refused re—entry to this nightclub in the early hours of september 25 last year, just hours after he played for england, stokes acted in a provocative and offensive way. he allegedly mocked two openly gay men and according to a bouncer he insulted, flicked a cigarette but at one of them. the court was told that later stokes lost his control and started to attack with revenge and retaliation or punishment in mind, well beyond the realm of self defence. not a trivial moment of unpleasantness, but a sustained episode of significant violence that left onlookers sh

he said ben stokes and alex hales have been in the club had left and come back after tm and he refusedben stokes became angry and aggressive. a few minutes later the other two defendants and two gay men who had been according to mr cunningham, the doorman, knocked by mr stokes and they were all out in the street which led to this fight though it's not clear what started it or who started it. we have been seeing footage from a body camera of the press officer who arrested ben stokes during which time he said he was defending the gay men who had been abused by the others. we will hear all the defendants give their side of the story in a trial that is expected to last until the middle of next week. thank you. a man has appeared in court in staffordshire, charged with the murder of the midwife samantha eastwood. her body was found on saturday, eight days after she was last seen leaving work at royal stoke university hospital. michael stirling, who's 32 and from stoke—on trent, was remanded in custody. caroline davies reports. warm, generous, with a great sense of humour — samantha eastwood

for the prosecution, the barrister said the incident left both hale and and alli unconscious. jury was shown cctv and mobile phone footage of the incident along with an audio recording of a 999 call from a witness. just two days ago, stokes was starting for his country at edgbaston, his six wickets helping england win attends opening test match against india. but this case has already cost one of world cricket's top talents in the england vice captaincy and a place on last winter's ashes tour for which he was suspended. the prosecution said that stokes told police he acted in self defence or in the defence of others and the force used was reasonable and entirely justified. the trial is expected to last until early next week. a man has appeared in court in staffordshire, charged with the murder of the midwife, samantha eastwood. her body was found on saturday eight days after she was last seen leaving work at royal stoke university hospital. michael stirling, who's 32 and from stoke—on trent, was remanded in custody. 0ur correspondent caroline davies was in court. warm, generou

the dock alongside two local men he's accused of punching during a fight in the city last year, ryan hale

he told the jury that ben stokes, accompanied by his england teammate alex hales, had been abusive, spiteattoos and gold teeth and then mocking two gay men outside the nightclub and throwing a cigarette light at the head of one of them. however, the defence barrister then suggested that cunningham had ian aggressive towards the two cricketers. the dorman insisted not. stokes said he had been engaging with playful ba nter had been engaging with playful banter with the gay pair however cunningham insisted that the cricketers had been laughing at them. later they spoke to a local resident who filmed the fracas as it involved. he said the men were drunk and acted like animals. tomorrow we may hear from ben stokes. and acted like animals. tomorrow we may hearfrom ben stokes. he and acted like animals. tomorrow we may hear from ben stokes. he was meant to prepare in the second test match for england against india which begins on thursday. instead, he will be back here. he denies the charge of affray, as do is fellow codefendants. on to golf and tiger woods says it's a dream come true as he play

this afternoon, a third man, ryan hale, was cleared. be killed. the judge said there was no case for him to answer and he was found not guilty of affray. i'm happy. that's all. i'm happy for myself. just got to see what happens now with the rest of the case, so, i won't comment until then. after giving evidence for three hours, the england all—rounder left court with his wife this evening. ben stokes is due to return tomorrow for a fifth day, as this trial continues. jon kay, bbc news, bristol crown court. rain prevented any play on the opening day of the second test between england and india at lord's. the match was due to start at 11am local time, but persistent rain and dark skies meant play was finally abandoned for the day just before 5pm. it's the first time in five years that a whole day's play has been lost in a test match played in england. the home side lead the series 1—0. that is all we have got time for. you can get all the latest sports news at our website. but from me and the rest of the sport today team, till next time,

hale winging it. touchdown after a scoreless first half.he final 14-0 de la salle off to a great start. friday night and it's time to check this out. fenway park, boston where the red sox win again this time against tampa. that's a heck of a catch from smith to take ay from nunez. jackie bradley, jr. patrolling center field. that's a great catch. the red sox continue to roll at a record pace. matt carpenter deep. collide. hung on to the baseball. netter -- neither were hurt. the brewers take the game. you have to see this. looking like his days at stanford. mccaffrey into the end zone. 71yards for carolina. he had 120 yards from scrimmage. look for him to have a big second year for them. raiders and the niners in action tomorrow. >>> thank you for joining us tonight. and making us your choifor news. find updates at ktvu.com. , almost husband. this can't be the first time you've woken up with other men in your bedroom. happy wedding day! [ laughs ] what are you doing here? you pay for a full-service wedding, you get our full packages. ohh. c

ben stokes, 27, ryan ali, 28, ryan hale, 27, all three hour charge with a freight, they all done i thatthe trial continues at bristol crown court tomorrow —— all three are charged with affray. the second test of the series between england and india gets underway on thursday with the hosts having claimed the opener last weekend in a thrilling finish. the two captains will once again be influential with virat kohli's two innings almost guiding his side to victory in the first test, but ultimatelyjoe root‘s team were victorious and head into the lords match with the upper hand and a new player. patrick geary has more. batsmen, like policemen, are getting younger it seems. meet the latest to play for england, 0llie pope, 20, honestly! england have seen another in only 15 first—class matches for surrey to call him up in place of dawid of dawid malan and bat him at four, that's a mark of confidence. really exciting prospect, these done exceptionally well for surrey this year and excited to see him go out there and see him be himself more than anyone else and play how he has in the county cham

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