it will also ta ke sydney to hobart race.hting championships in melbourne. after a dog in pursuit of success, it will there be time to head home in time for chinese new year. —— dogged pursuit. love sailing! you have been watching newsday. i'm rico hizonk in singapore. stay with us. we will be having a look at bubblewrap and its history and the millions people make out of it. we will have aaron hessel first talking about the history and business of bubblewrap! so much to learn from shakespeare! before we leave you, we will leave you with these pictures because we have been hearing so much about the bad weather in the us and canada. this was just outside our offices, right here in london. this giant balloon is all part of a festival of light across oxford street and across bits of central london. it is pa rt across bits of central london. it is part of a festival of light. this huge balloon became untethered, possibly due to the high winds. one of my colleagues who saw it become untethered says it was quite scary because this

china's first crew to compete in one of the world's toughest ocean races, from sydney to hobart, sails into a prominent position. glad you could join us. it's 9am in singapore. 1am in london and 8 pm in washington, where the row between donald trump and his former strategist steve bannon shows no sign of abating. lawyers for the president are trying to prevent the publication of a new book, which has mr bannon making explosive allegations about the trump presidency. and they're suing him over it. but the book is currently being rushed to stores, ready for sale on friday, four days earlier than planned. jon sopel reports from washington. hell hath no fury like a bannon scorned, it would seem. steve bannon, who was described as the brains behind donald trump, is now out in the washington cold after his extraordinary attack, the warm words of last summer, but a distant memory. i like him, he's a good man. he is not a racist, i can tell you that. he's a good person. he actually gets a very unfair press in that regard. but we will see what happens with mr bannon, but he's a good person, and

he hit 81 against hobart hurricanes in sydney before being run out today.t. he also hit 67 off 41 balls in their win over hobart in launceston at the weekend. england's five—match one—day series against australia starts in melbourne on january the 14th. that's all the sports are now. on the website you can check out the latest on the brighton/ bournemouth match. also news of adrien silva's transfer from sporting lisbon to leicester — one of many to come in the january transfer window. we will have more for you throughout the afternoon. thank you, mike. the uk recycling industry says it doesn't know how to cope with a chinese ban on imports of plastic waste. britain has been sending up to 500,000 tonnes of plastic for recycling in china every year. but the trade has now been stopped. our environment analyst roger harrabin reports. when the dustmen wheel away the waist, it's a journey that often ends in china. about a quarter of oui’ ends in china. about a quarter of our waste plastic heads on boats to the east. now china has decided it doesn't want it any mo

he hit 81 against hobart hurricanes in sydney before being run out today. balls in their win over hobart in launceston at the weekend. david willey put paid to the short innings of england's jason roy for the sydney sixers. roy was out lbw to the yorkshireman forjust 7 runs. the sixers are playing the perth scorchers and are 92—3 from 13 overs with perth still to bat. england's five—match one—day series against australia starts in melbourne on january the 1ath. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. thank you, mike. see you later. the north korean leader has said that he has a nuclear button on his desk. in a defiant new year message, kim jong un says now that north korea had developed the capability to hit all of the us mainland with its nuclear weapons, washington would never start a war. he added he would not order the use of weapons unless his country's security was threatened. translation: no matter how much the united states shows off their nuclear weapons and frantically provokes war, now that we have a deterrence, the

sussex all—rounder jofra archer took this screamer playing for the hobart hurricanes.born in barbados but has desires to play for england although he wouldn't be eligible until around 2022. the six—times australian open champion novak djokovic, says he intends to play in this year's tournament which starts on monday. djokovic, who has dropped to number 1a in the world returned after six months out with an elbow injury to beat dominic thiem at the koo—yong classic. he'll be chasing a record seventh australian open, title if he competes in melbourne. now to a dark tale of skulduggery on the water. ajapanese kayaker, desperate to make the olympic team has been banned for eight years for spiking a rival‘s drink with a banned substance. yasuhiro suzuki, seen on the right here, wanted to compete in the kayak four at his home toyko 0lympics, but after last year's japanese championships he was only ranked fifth. so while his teammate seiji komatsu was competing in another event, suzuki put a banned anabolic muscle—building agent into his water bottle — komatsu then failed a do

the evacuation happened on the 100 block of hobart street about 3 o'clock.ta sent buses so neighbors could stay warm and no one was hurt. the gas leak is now repaired and fixed. >>> police are investigating a deadly crash meantime in delaware county. they say two cars collided in upper darby overnight killing one person and sending another to the hospital. it happened at township line road and lansdowne avenue just before 1:30 this morning. police say the victim is a 46-year-old man. the surviving driver is in critical condition. >>> remembering a pioneer in space travel tonight. nasa says one of our country's new moon walkers has passed away. john young died this morning from pneumonia. last night actually in houston. his career was filled with firsts. young was on the first gemini mission. he commanded the first space shuttle flight and he was the first astronaut to fly in space six times. young was also one of only 12 people to walk on the moon. in later years, he was a relentless advocate for flight safety. john young was 87 years old. >>> today we also

china's first crew to compete in one of the world's toughest ocean races, from sydney to hobart, sails

a gas leak in west philadelphia led to evacuations along hobart street earlier this morning. first responders and septa bus helped keep evacuated residents warm while pgw found the leak. crews later gave the all-clear. everyone is now back inside their homes. talk about rude awakening, more than 100 families in montgomery county without electricity on this bitter cold morning when a car crashed right into a power pole. it happened here sections routes 309 and 202 in montgomery township. the dark spot in this video from our traffic camera is the neighborhood without power. pico tells us only 5 homes are still affected and the power should be back on by noon today. >>> this morning we're learning the deep freeze has turned deadly. police tell us a man in cumberland county died because of exposure to bitter cold temperatures. officers found him thursday in the snow in an empty parking lot. no two ways about it this brutal blast of arctic air is dangerous. especially for anybody who has to stand outside waiting for the bus or train. >> nbc10's randy gyllenhaal is live near 30th s

the evacuation happened on the 100 block of hobart street about 3:00 o'clock.eptember to sent buses so neighbors could stay warm. no one was hurt and gas leak is now fix the. >>> well police are investigating a deadly crash in delaware county. they say two cars collided in upper darby early this morning. killing one person and sending another to the hospital. it happened at township line road and lansdowne avenue just before 1:30. police say the victim is a 46-year-old man the surviving driver is currently in critical condition. >>> remembering a pioneer in space travel. nasa says one of our countri' us few moon walkers passed away. astronaut john young died from pneumonia last night at the age of 87. his career was full of firsts young was on the first gemini mission, expanded the first space shuttle flight and he was also the first astronaut to fly in space six times. young was also one of only 12 people to walk on the moon. >>> and tonight we are also remembering comedian and actor jerai van dyke. the famed younger brother of dick van dyke died yesterday. je

heather watson is through the last eight at the hobart international.s win over australian jamiee fourlis. watson will next face world number 55 donna vekic from croatia. amir khan says he's targetting winning a world title, after signing a deal to fight for eddie hearn's matchroom promotion company. the former world champion will make a return to the ring after nearly two years out when he fights in liverpool, on 21 april. his opponent is yet to be announced. khan has linked up with promoter eddie hearn on a three—fight deal. hearn says he's aiming for a british mega—fight with kell brook at the end of the year. the former liverpool goalkeeper tommy lawrence has died at the age of 77. the scotsman was bill shankly‘s first—choice keeper during the 1960s. he twice won the league with the club and the fa cup once, during that time. he made 390 appearances for liverpool, before making the switch to tranmere rovers in 1971, where he stayed for three years. he was also capped for scotland three times. tommy lawrence, former liverpool goalkeeper, who has died

he also hit 67 of 41 balls in hobart at the weekend.or just seven runs. they are 90—3 with personal to bat. england's next game against australia starts in melbourne on the 14th of january. china is banning most imports of waste plastics in a bid to cut pollution. authorities say any plastic waste which contains dirty or hazardous material will not be allowed into the country. countries across the world have relied on china to recycle millions of tonnes every year at a cheap cost. a little earlier, i spoke to our correspondent john sudworth in beijing. this was a process that dove—tailed with china's economic development. for many years, it has used this supply of cheap, old plastic, reprocessed here in china to feed into its own sort of low grade industrial base. these were plastics being used in low—end manufacturing, in the construction industry, but of course it all came at a cost. a lot of these repossessing centres have poor environmental safeguards. china is increasingly concerned about the issue of pollution, of course, and ther

pgw crews went to work on the 100 block of hobart street. three families have no source of heat. we are told repairs should be completed quickly. septa buses and medics were there to provide heating shelters. >>> delaware valley has gone into hibernation mode. happy hour was half empty in center city. in new jersey, the gloucester premium outlet's looked like ghost towns. >> normally the first frost of the winter you get a dip in the business and people get over it, still have to go out and eat and enjoy themselves, this time around it's lasting a little bit longer. >> one century -- industry that doesn't mind the cold, fooled deliver, deliverymen say the cold air make it better for extra tips. >>> service was suspended on the cape may lewes ferry. the amount of ice in the cape may canal forced the cancellation. no word when the ferry will resume service. >>> half of the countries impact wide the extreme cold. the dangerous weather leads to chaos in the skies. eva pilgrim with the latest. >> reporter: this morning some calling it chaos passengers stranded inside terminals and on

crews were called out to the 100 block of north hobart street to investigate the leak.y were ripping up the ground to fine the issue meanwhile septa rolled right into to help allowing people to stay warm on one of its buses until help arrived. a community coming to the rescue of a local firefighter and his family. tabernacle volunteer firefighter jason penn well responding to burning home on wednesday when he found out it was actually his home burning. penwell frantically searched for his children when he got to the scene in southampton. fortunately everyone made it out safe but the family lost everything. people have been dropping by with donations at the firehouse where the family is currently staying. >> all pitched in to help a family that have never met. >> reporter: heart warming. >> it's humbling. that's the only word i can come up with because i don't know these people and yet they're helping me. >> a gofundme page generate generated more than $21,000. you can fine the link to donate on our website fox29.com. >>> let's get to breaking news out of delaware county

this because of a gas leak on the 100 block of hobart street. pgw crews had the situation under control at 3:00 a.m. septa buses and medics were on scene to provide temporary warming shelters. >>> the biting cold has taken a toll on local businesses. when the temperatures plummet, apparently no one is in the mood to go out to eat. for those delivering food in the deep freeze is helping them earn cold-hard cash. jeff chirico has the details. >> it's usually 3, 4 deep during the weekend, especially on friday. tonight, this happy hour is an intimate affair. direct result of a brutal cold that link for more than a week. next-door, business is down 40 to 50%. >> normally the first frost of the winter you get a dip in the business, but people get over it. this time it's lasting longer. >> reporter: that's because some like dan don't want to be outside more than they have to. >> we would go out to lunch, we've been brown bagging it balls we don't want to go out in the elements. >> reporter: it's not just restaurants with empty seats and undisturbed rac

china's first crew to compete in one of the world's toughest ocean races from sydney to hobart sails

do not have any heat on this bitterly cold morning because of a gas leak on the 100 block of north hobart street. pgw crews had the situation controlled by 3:00 a.m. heat will be fixed in all the homes shortly. septa buses and medics had to be called into the scene as warming shelters. >>> whether the temperatures plummet, many people are not in the mood to go out to eat. for those delivering fooled in the deep freeze is helping them earn cold-hard cash. >> it's usually 3, 4 deep especially on friday. >> reporter: but on this night, happy hour in center city is an intimate affair, the direct result management said of the brutal cold that lingered for more than a week. village whiskey business is 40, to 50%. >> the first frost of the winter, you get a dip in business, but people get over it. this time around it's lasting longer. >> reporter: that's because some like dan don't want to be outside more than they have to. >> we would go out to lunch we've been brown bagging it because we don't want to get out in the elements. >> reporter: it's not just restaurants with empty seats and undistur

a gas leak in west philadelphia led to evacuations along hobart street here earlier this morning.side a septa bus helped to keep the evacuated residents warm while pbw found the leak. crews later gave the all clear. everybody is now back inside their homes. >>> developing now, 76ers legend julius erving, dr. j, remains in the hospital. the sixers say he fell ill last night at the wells fargo center. you're looking at video of dr. j ringing the bell before the game against the pistons. according to the sixers he is expected to be released from the hospital following an evaluation. i'm rosemary connors, for dray clark and krystal klei, i'll see you back here at 9:00. ,000 deaths in america last year. we need to stand up and say enough. the only way this problem is going to be solved is if we raise our voices. choose help over helplessness, hope over hopelessness. make sure that the lives we've lost will not have been lost in vain. addiction is a disease. when you ask for help, help is there for you. >>> good morning. we're back on this saturday morning. we have a wonderful crowd. yo

crews are responding to the 100 block of north hobart street about 2:30 this morning.he situation fortunately was under control in less than two hours. nobody was hurt. medics were on the scene however evaluating everyone. still no word tonight on exactly what caused that gas leak. >>> now to developing story. two top republican senators believe the investigation into president trump ands' ties to russia was prompted by potenti potentially false statements. now they want the department of justice to investigate the claims made by an ex british agent. fox's caroline shively has the very latest from washington. >> reporter: two republican senators have made the first known criminal referral from congress as part of the russia investigation. but it's not against anyone in the trump administration over possible collusion it targets the men who authored that much talked about but unverified dossier on president trump ahead of the election. in a letter to the justice depth, senate judiciary chairman chuck grassily and lindsay graham say christopher steel may have lied to fed

the ashes and one—day series but will stay with the squad. up match on friday. for the first t20 in hobart european title back in 2007. spells and is yet to decide on his next move... that's all the sport for now. i'll have more in the next hour. thank you. to the head of the law enforcement agency, europol. enforcement in the eu. outside the european union. impact it could have on the the country's security. alex forysth is spending the day in portsmouth for us. slightly battered by hail and rain showers but the clouds clearing. showers but the clouds clearing. the uk security relationship with the eu. the eu. the contentions issue, the focus is mostly on trade. mostly on trade. future relations, no doubt this will come up. come up. though of course questions about how to do that in practice. to do that in practice. —— june kelly has been looking into some of the issue. and going to europe. stricter security could slow down freight traffic. have your documents ready... with their burgundy eu passports go through the same channel. where have you flown in from? amsterdam. once the uk leaves

>> garrett hobart died of cancer in the middle of the first term, i think in the third year of the first term, so the result was mckinley did not have a vice president for a significant part of his first term. and t.r., meanwhile, t.r. had been his assistant navy secretary. mckinley wasn't sure he wanted to give t.r. that job. he didn't know t.r. all that well, but he knew that he tended to be sort of impetuous and got into rows, as he said to one of t.r.'s good friends who was pushing for him to have that job and. and they promised him that, no, no, no, t.r.'s not going to do that, he's going to be controllable. well, he wasn't. but he did an amazing thing. when the war came, he, you know, resigned the office, he put together the roughrides, and he did -- roughriders, and extremely courageous to the point of maybe insanity when he ran what was called san juan with hill. it was actually kettle hill, but it was on the san juan ridge. and becomes, along with george dewey, one of the two greatest heroes from that war. the american people loved him, and he knew exactly how to play it. so whe

forced out into the cold, a gas leak in philadelphia led to evacuations along hobart street earlier this morning. first responders and a septa bus helped keep the evacuated residents warm while pgw found the leak. everyone is now back inside their homes. >>> talk about a rude awakening, more than 100 families in montgomery county were without power on this bitter cold morning when a car crashed into a power pole. it happened at the intersections of routes 309 and 202 in montgomery township around 1:30 this morning. that dark spot in this video from our traffic camera is actually the neighborhood without power. peco tells us only five homes are still affected and the power should be back on by noon today. >>> this morning, we're learning the deep freeze has turned deadly. police in vineland, cumberland county, tell us a man died because of exposure to the bitter temperatures. officers found him early thursday in the snow in an empty parking lot. >>> down the shore folks are bundling up as they continue to dig out from the blizzard of 2018. coastal communities were slammed with a foot of s

it briefly forced neighbors hundred below block of hobart street and cobbs creek out of the houses around 3:00 saturday morning. septa sent buses so neighbors could worm up. fortunately no one was hurt. >> from georgia to main, yesterday, new york city airport tide and broke single digit record lows it, doesn't factor in the wind. temperatures should start rising after this morning, though, correspondent brook silva bragga reports. >> the coal takes over your whole house, that is has taken over sections of the whole country. >> felt like we're in the middle of siberia or something . >> many complain they spent the night in the terminal without flight information or sack zest to their bags. >> this is the wore ending to the holiday season here in new york. >> mount washington new hampshire the windchill was 906789 air temp minus 37, blowing a bubble and watching it freeze, that was pretty cool, too. , guess odes by the appearances, the river isn't safe to walk across, no such concerns for ice skaters in chicago. >> i want to go back to texas. >> but parts of the south are chilly, too. >> c

a gas leak in west philadelphia led to evacuations along hobart street here earlier this morning. responders and a septa bus helped keep the evacuated residents warm while pgw found the leak. crews later gave the all clear and everybody is now back inside their homes. >>> a downright frigid start to the day. this is a live look over 30th street station. anybody commuting should be covered up from head to toe. >> absolutely. nbc10's randy gyllenhaal is live in university city where people are waiting in the cold to board buses this morning. randy. >> reporter: yeah, not an easy morning to stand outside waiting for your commute, for your bus or train. we're here at 30th street station. it's always coldest just before sunrise. and that's what it feels like right now with the wind hitting your face. take a look couple different buses pulling up right now including a bolt bus and mega bus. you can see people oult here completely bundled up. a lot of people have scarves covering their faces, heavy coats. we're actually talking with the uber drivers who are dropping these people off. we'

the call came in just before 3:00 this morning, to the 100 block of north hobart street in cobbs creek. there are buses so neighbors could warm up. no reports of injuries. pgw working to fix the leak. neighbors are getting the okay to go back in their homes. >> sixers legend julius erving is undergoing an evaluation at a philadelphia hospital. doctor jay got sick at last night's game against the detroit pistons at the wells fargo center. now, late last night, a spokesman for his management team tweeted he is expected to be released after this evaluation. >> guess what, folks, someone in florida apparently has won last night's mega millions drawing. there is only one winning ticket for that jackpot worth at least $450 million. but just in case your ticket maimed some of the numbers, and maybe you won a smaller prize, here they are, the winning numbers are: twenty-eight, 30, 39, 59, 70, and the mega ball is ten. the jackpot for tuesday's drawing is now a measley $40 million. >>> and even though the mega millions drawing didn't make us the mega millionaire, tonight's powerball jackpot mig

the call cable in just before 3:00 this morning to the 100 block of north hobart street in cobbs creek. septa sent buses so neighbors could warm up there. there are no reports of any injuries. pgw now working to fix the leak, and neighbors are getting the okay to go back into their homes. >>> sixers legend, julius erving, undergoing evaluation at a philadelphia hospital. dr. j got sick at last night's game against the detroit pistons, late last night, spokesman for his management team tweeted he is expected to be released after that evaluation. >> all right, folks, someone in florida, apparently has won last night's mega million drawing. only winkelsas ticket for the jackpot worth at lisa dicioccio $450 million. but just in case your ticket did match some of the numbers, maybe you won a smaller prize, here they are. the winning numbers are 28, 30 , 39, 59, 70 and the mega ball is ten. the jackpot for tuesday's drawing is now back to $40 million. >>> even though the mega millions drawing didn't make you a mega millionaire, tonight's powerball jackpot might. it is now worth $570 million.

heather watson, the british number two is into the last eight at the hobart international.annabinoid spice is causing devastating affects in the city. they say the ban on formerly "legal highs", introduced in may 2016, has made the epidemic in manchester worse and more dangerous because users don't know how strong the strains are that they're smoking. strains vary widely in potency, but evidence suggests that some can lead to hospitalisation or even death. our reporterjohn owen has been investigating. we bought you his full report earlier. here's a short extract. it's early evening in piccadilly gardens on the edge of manchester's northern quarter. and the human consequences of a substance known as spice, a highly addictive synthetic form of cannabis, are plain to see. i mean, i smoke half an ounce a day. and that's, you know, i still seem normal. i'm not normal. but if you look at half of them, they haven't got a clue what day it is. ijust wish now i knew a way of getting away from it. so—called legal highs like spice were made illegal in may of 2016. but it's clear that a

watson missed out on her first wta final in two years after she was beaten in the semifinal of the hobartacement is secured. and anthony joshua‘s unification fight against joseph parker new zealand could be confirmed in the next 2a hours. parkeris confirmed in the next 2a hours. parker is set to arrive in london this weekend with the news conference planned for next week. we are keeping you updated on this fire at nottingham train station. hopefully we‘ll be able to speak to someone hopefully we‘ll be able to speak to someone in the next few minutes who has got in touch with the bbc weather own experience of what happened at nottingham train station. i arrived at nottingham train station at 6:35am when there was a fire engine at front but not clear what was happening, i got a lift towards the main concourse, walked towards the entrance and was greeted by a member of staff who said we had to evacuate. she goes on to say there is a strong smell of burning plastic and they were all moved away from the area. smoke filling the buildings. we will try to connect with them in the next few minutes

and some good news for british tennis heather watson is through the last eight at the hobart international jamiee fourlis. watson will next face world number 55 donna vekic from croatia. that's all the sport for now. to some news just reaching to some newsjust reaching us, the former liverpool goalkeeper tommy lawrence has died at 77. she twice won the league with liverpool and the 1960s, more news on that in the next hour but that is the sport for now. thousands of tourists in alpine resorts are still stranded after heavy snow cut off towns and villages across switzerland, france and italy. police in the french alps are still searching for a british skier who has been missing since sunday. john bromell from lincolnshire had been skiing in the resort of tignes, but bad weather has hampered rescue efforts. his friends say he's a very experienced skier and hope he's managed to take shelter. in switzerland, around 13,000 people have been stuck in the resort of zermatt for the past two days due to heavy snow and the risk of avalanche. the road out of the resort remains blocked, but the local t

heather watson missed out on a first wta final in 2 years after she was beaten in the semi final of the hobartlise mertens. and after 12 years at arsenal, theo walcott looks like he may well be on his way out of the club soon. everton boss sam allardyce has confirmed the teams have entered negotiations over the 28—year—old. that is all the sport for now. i will be back just that is all the sport for now. i will be backjust after 11:30am. some lines coming to us from westminster about the decision by donald trump to cancel his uk visit to open the new us embassy, amongst other things. asked if downing street is disappointed about the cancellation of an official spokesman for theresa may said, the state visit has been extended and accepted. no date was confronted for any visit, the opening of the us embassy is a matter for the us any visit, the opening of the us embassy is a matterfor the us —— no date was confirmed. they are one of our oldest and most important allies and our strong and the partnership will endure. and asked if the state visit would go ahead the spokesperson repeated the line b

starvation over one i'm joined by stacy feel great you that she is a professor of political science at hobart and william smith colleges in new york thanks for being with us on france24 tonight. now and a as we cann see t e confnflict in yemen is becoming increasingly complex. told us throughh this southernn separatist movement wedded it come from and we're quite repressive d that leads you a split within the movement towards a secessionist and unless the sessions. grgrouping. after that you thousand and eleven uprising the southern movement was more or less locked out of transitional power on that it remains important onn t e ground and there was some by and. by some southern leaders and transitional institutions but i don't wawant a war itstself broket i think in in twenty fifteen i think that southern leaders. certainly responded to thee who the movement as a clearr threat in a way that leads southern leadership. to aligign with haiti's government and sport president has he i think today just to describe what's happening in it and as the southern n transitiol council. switching allegiances

herfirst wta final in two years, beaten in three sets by belgian second seed in the semis of the hobart place after the first heat, but finished over a minute behind janine flock, who claimed gold. the result leaves yarnold in 10th place in the overall competition standings. the final world cup race takes place in germany in a week's time. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in the next hour. thank you ray much. let's get more now on our main story — president trump's decision not to visit the uk next month to open the new us embassy. he blamed president obama for getting a bad deal on the building which is in south london, despite the fact that the move was agreed under george w bush. well, the former ukip leader nigel farage has been defending president trump's decision to cancel his trip. well, certainly, donald trump wants to disassociate himself from any profligate spending, as he sees it, by barack obama. i'm not a real estate guy, i can't comment on that. he of course is. i also do think that when you think he has been all over the world, he's been to france, he'