the kashmir, who correctly identified islay as islay, then altered to starboard, and then her bow wasnto amidships and caused a whole host of catastrophic effects. the kashmir, which was about 10,000, 11,000 tonnes of clyde—built steel, just hammered into the side of the 0tranto, hitting it amidships, destroying the boiler room and the engine room, killing 20, 30 people instantly, and the 0tranto was stuck, wallowing in the sea, in a force 11 gale, with a huge gash in its side, with no power, and slowly sinking. in near—hurricane conditions, the royal navy destroyer, hms mounsey, came alongside the 0tra nto, giving soldiers and sailors the chance to jump aboard. one who did was sam levy, a us army officer from georgia. he trained here at fort screven, where i heard sam's story from his grandson. after all his men at the lifeboat station that he was commanding hadjumped, he... he... fortunately, the mounsey came alongside again, and he made the decision to jump himself. and he did. but as it turned out, he picked a time where the 0tranto's going on, the mounsey‘s coming up, and so when

he never forgot his narrow escape off the coast of islay.ways told war stories to my grandfather, but it wasn't until i was an adult that i really started to take notice about what he was saying about world war i. he had tojump from a sinking ship, did he ever talk about that? i remember him saying that. he just had to do what he had to do. so, you know. it was hard. he said it was very hard. it impacted him, because he still talked about it for years and years, if anybody would ask him about it, and his memory was still really very clear on it. even as he aged and aged and aged. donald cooper's life touched three centuries. he outlived everybody on the otranto, reaching the age of 104. when private donald cooper was laid to rest in this georgia cemetery, the sinking of the 0tranto passed from living memory into history. the same is true for the tuscania. but in this centenary year, there are people here in the united states and in scotland determined to make sure that these twin disasters and all those touched by them are not forgotten. thi

the kashmir, who correctly identified islay as islay, then altered to started and her bow was u nfortutranto midships and caused a whole host of catastrophic effects. the hms kashmir, which was about ten 11,000 tons of steel, just hammered into the side of the hms otranto, hitting it midships and destroying the boiler room and engine room, killing 20 or 30 people instantly. and be otra nto killing 20 or 30 people instantly. and be otranto was stuck wallowing in the sea in a force 11 gale with a huge gash in its side, with no power, and slowly sinking. in near hurricane conditions, the royal navy destroyer, hms mancy, came alongside the otranto, destroyer, hms mancy, came alongside the otra nto, giving destroyer, hms mancy, came alongside the otranto, giving soldiers and sailors the chance to jump aboard. one who did was sam leavy, a us army officer from one who did was sam leavy, a us army officerfrom georgia. he trained here at fort screven, where i heard his story from his grandson. after all his men at the lifeboat station that he was manning had jumped, fortu nately that he was man

from islay, here‘s our correspondent, glenn campbell.s islay remembered the twin tragedies of 1918 at the american monument on the island, a naval tribute by three warships from britain, germany and the us, completed with a wreath—laying at sea. when the 0tranto went down off the west coast of islay, 500 men were thrown into the cold atlantic in hurricane conditions. the ship was badly damaged in a collision, and torn to pieces on a reef. it was every man for himself, and they hardly stood a chance. 0nly 21 made it to shore alive. despite not being able to swim, johns roberts‘ father was one of the lucky few.

from islay, here's our correspondent, glenn campbell. as islay remembered the twin tragedies of 1918 at the american monument on the island, three warships from the uk, germany and the us patrol its coast. then able to be completed with a wreathlaying at sea. when the hms 0tranto went down off islay‘s west coast, 500 men we re down off islay‘s west coast, 500 men were thrown into the cold, heaving atlantic, india hurricane conditions. —— in near. the ship was badly damaged in a collision and torn to pieces on a reef. it was every man for themselves, but they harvested chance. 0nly

the people of islay buried almost 400 soldiers and sailors from the otra nto. they had more outside help this time, but this disaster still required the whole island to pull together. you only have to look at the photographs of the bodies to know that this was a real tragedy, involving real human beings. on a small island, where the size of the tragedy, you know, would seep into the soul. growing up on islay i neverfully appreciated how significant this year of double disaster was. i think when certain generations died off, it was forgotten.

from islay, here's our correspondent, glenn campbell. as islay remember the twin tragedies on the —— of 1918 at the american monument, a naval tribute completed with a wreath—laying at sea. when the hms 0tra nto with a wreath—laying at sea. when the hms 0tranto went down off the west coast, 300 men were thrown into the atlantic in hurricane condition. badly damaged, torn to pieces, every man for himself. but they hardly stood a chance. 0nly man for himself. but they hardly stood a chance. only 21 made it ashore allowed. despite not being able to swim, his father was one of the lucky few. he ended up at the

>> scotland's ruggest isle of islay is known for its whiskey, but in world war i, the war came to this coastline. >> it was probably one of the worst things they had seen in the village. >> the deadly aftermath when not one but two u.s. war ships sunk. one was torpedoed by a boat, and another one went down after a collision in bad weather. over the course of several months, hundreds of american men washed up on shore. war's grim tide overwhelmed the tiny island as residents scrambled to find survivors. bob's father was among them. >> it was a scottish farmer who ultimately found him, my father, alive. >> more than 700 men died and were buried in temporary graves. islay resident even sewed handmade american flag for their funerals. yesterday, 100 years later,

let's not forget the wonderful people of islay risked their own lives to save our young men. you know, i can imagine going out in a hurricane, freezing cold, and trying to save those young men's lives, taking the strangers into your home. and to me, it honours them, too. it was a huge contribution to the war effort at the time. but also to humanity as well, and i think our small and remarkable

from islay, here's our correspondent, glenn campbell.nt on the island, three warships from the uk, germany and the us patrol its coast. then able to be completed with a wreathlaying at sea. when the hms 0tranto went down off islay‘s west coast, 500 men we re down off islay‘s west coast, 500 men were thrown into the cold, heaving atlantic, india hurricane conditions. —— in near. the ship was badly damaged in a collision and torn to pieces on a reef. it was every man for themselves, but they harvested chance. 0nly every man for themselves, but they harvested chance. only 21 made it ashore alive. —— hardly stood a chance. john roberts' father was among the lucky few, despite not being able to swim. he had his life vest on and ended up near the cliff over here. onshore, the macphee family saw the disaster unfolding in rushed to help. it was said that they went into the water seven times, and each time, they pulled out a man. and one of those men pulled to safety was 17—year—old private david roberts. 100 years on, his son has come to thank t

from islay, here's our correspondent glenn campbell.l tribute by three warships from britain, germany and the us completed with a wreath—laying at sea. when the 0tranto went down off the west coast of islay, 500 men were thrown into the cold atlantic in hurricane conditions. badly damaged, torn to pieces on a reef, every man for himself. but they hardly stood a chance. only 21 made it ashore allowed. despite not being able to swim, johns roberts‘ father was one of the lucky few. he had his life vest on and ended up at the cliff over here. 0nshore, the mcphee family saw the disaster unfold and rushed to help. it was said they went into the water seven times and each time pulled out a man. one of those men pulled to safety was 17—year—old private david roberts. 100 years on, his son has come to thank the family of his father's rescuer, fulfilling a long—held wish. this will be the last chance. i am 88 going on 89. i had to make it right now. it is a great honour to think that because of their acts and how courageous they were, there are p

in the seas off islay, 100 years ago, two troopship tragedies just eight months apart. across the atlantic by many other troopships in convoy before another ship went down in october after a collision in a storm. together, these disasters claimed the lives of around 700 mostly american men, and tested this small island to its limits. the senior police officer on islay at the time was sergeant malcolm mcneil, whose grandson is a former secretary general of nato. there were survivors, there were the injured and there were the dead, so the job of handling that, you know, was really quite amazing. on a small island, maybe a couple of doctors actually there as well, so the marshalling of people took on enormous proportions. lord robertson laid a wreath in a commemoration in at sea, overlooked by warships by the british, german and american navies. these three ships sailed past the american monument on islay this morning as a tribute was played by a lone piper. and princess anne led a ceremony to honour those lost when the ships went down, and honour the islanders who respond

from islay, here's our correspondent, glenn campbell.nt, a naval tribute completed with a wreath—laying at sea. when the hms 0tra nto with a wreath—laying at sea. when the hms 0tranto went down off the west coast, 300 men were thrown into the atlantic in hurricane condition. badly damaged, torn to pieces, every man for himself. but they hardly stood a chance. 0nly man for himself. but they hardly stood a chance. only 21 made it ashore allowed. despite not being able to swim, his father was one of the lucky few. he ended up at the cliff over here. i sure, the mcphee family saw the disaster unfold and rushed to help. it was said they we nt rushed to help. it was said they went into the water seven times and each time pulled out a man. one of those men pulled to safety was 17—year—old private david roberts. 100 years, his son has come to thank the family of his father's rescuer for filling the family of his father's rescuer forfilling a the family of his father's rescuer for filling a long—held wish. the family of his father's rescuer for f

glen campbell, bbc news, islay.ge all supporters inside the stadium at today‘s match against burnley will get a commemorative t—shirt to wear during the game. the club are asking everyone to stay in the stadium after the final whistle to come together and thank arsene wengerfor his service to the team. photographs of prince louis‘ first days at home have been released, including an image of the new royal baby being kissed by his older sister princess charlotte. the photos were taken by the duchess of cambridge at kensington palace when he was just three days old. simonjones reports. the newest member of the royal family, prince louis, pictured when he was just three days old. and here, a tender moment with his sister princess charlotte on her third birthday, both photos taken by their mother. the first images of louis, who is fifth in line to the throne, since he was presented to the world last month. the pictures were taken at kensington palace, the duke and duchess of cambridge said they were very pleased to share

this is the almost—forgotten story of how islay coped with mass casualties in the first world war.wake up in the morning, going out to a day's work, and to be ending up with this tragedy and all these dead bodies about must have been horrific. islay‘s small community shared the grief of an emerging superpower, and won enduring respect. the fact that they so lovingly cared for the soldiers and cared to make sure that they had the proper burial, and had the proper flag in order to be buried under that flag, shows that it was very heartfelt. a century on, islanders and americans are coming together to remember twin disasters

islay remembers the 700 soldiers and sailors who went down with their ships during the great war. coming up on bbc news... all the latest from the world snooker championship semifinals, wherejohn higgins has been up against kyren wilson this morning. mark williams resumes his match with barry hawkins this afternoon. the world's first national review of the number of deaths of people with learning disabilities has found either abuse, neglect, delays in treatment or gaps in care had played a part in one in eight of the cases that were scrutinised. the review was commissioned by nhs england after the death of a young man called connor sparrowhawk. nikki fox reports. just some of the faces of those with learning disabilities who died too young. stephanie bincliffe spent seven years mostly in this room. she died at the age of 25. richard hanley died of constipation at 33. laura booth went into hospital

glenn campbell, bbc news, isle of islay.d britain and international championships, but his father's visa expires in a few months. the family hopes the whole office can make a special consideration for their case. it has any further application will be dealt with on its merit in line with immigration rules. 0ur correspondent reports. back from school and straight out with his chessboard, calm, composed and disciplined, yet sharp. that is how his parents describe this nine—year—old. he was five years old when he made his first move on a chessboard, and again has been his life since. the whole world. that's what chess means to me. he aspires to be the youngest world champion. he has already been in the top five worldwide rankings for under nines. his coach believes he has the makings of a world champion to win the trophy for britain. i offer you a draw. no thank you. an incredible visual perception of the board and a tactical awareness, which is quite amazing. but also a strong regard for the strategy of the game. there isa for

do think you'll be at islay? how long have you been looking forward to this? tie since my mum let me know she had the tickets. what was your reaction when she said you're coming to see this.|j what was your reaction when she said you're coming to see this. i was so excited, and she told me all the rides, and stuff. of the abbey wonderful time, and rory, who is escorting 0livier here today, how are you enjoying it? it is a lovely day. most can enjoyjason day ruler. and the weather is holding. did you expect this? a very nice day. that is fantastic. 0livia, rory, thank you so much forjoining us. we have got people like jason derulo coming up. we will have taylor swift and then florence and the machine. letsjoin

from the sinking of hms otranto and the ss tuscania, glenn campbell travels to his home island of islay to tell the little—known story of tragedy and rescue. good morning and welcome to bbc news. a man in his eighties has died following flash flooding in walsall. police say they were called to the rushall area atjust after 2am this morning after reports that a vehicle was in the water. the incident came after widespread flooding in the midlands and parts of wales last night. in some places, more than one month's rainfall felljust one hour. there are still four flood warnings in england and 38 flood alerts. ben ando‘s report contains flashing images. the waters rose with

commemorations have taken place on the scottish island of islay a dazzling display of tulips, the largest of its kind in the uk, has created a blaze of colour on the norfolk landscape. and this is what more than 12 million of them look like. but this weekend they‘re set for the chop. more than 60 million tulips are grown here — but the crop is for bulbs, rather than cut flowers, to sell to supermarkets next year. pretty flowers! 0k, pretty flowers! ok, so how is that whether looking? phil can tell us. phil. sparkling. for the most part, yes indeed, and really quite warm. temperatures widely across parts of inland england and wales, well into the low 20s or so. this is just to the south and east of leeds, and there are no great problems save for the north west of scotla nd problems save for the north west of scotland and irish sea coast. i

islay with a loss of 200 lives. islay buried hundreds of men, american soldiers, and british crew.e islanders who found the courage and compassion to cope when mass casualties and swept their shores. glenn campbell, bbc news, isle of islay. officials in hawaii state there have been no new outbreaks of lava bubbling up from the ground, as matt kilauea continues to rep. however they do say that the existing fissures continue to emit hazardous fumes, and as you can see here, the huge piles of molten rock give you an idea ofjust how active the volcano currently is. hawaiians civil defence organisation has reported 500 homes destroyed, and there still no reports of deaths or serious injuries. the evacuation orders remained in force. the future ofa orders remained in force. the future of a bright nine—year—old chest —— chess prodigy is dependent on his father's fisa extended. the boy, who came to the uk in 2012 with his pa rents came to the uk in 2012 with his parents has also represented britain and international championships. but his father's visa expires in a few months. the family h

islay buried hundreds of men — american soldiers and british crew.t their shores. time now is 6:45. . sarah has a look at the weather. it is meant to be glorious in most parts of the country — most is the operative word? there country — most is the operative word ? there is country — most is the operative word? there is always a fly in the ointment in some parts of the country will see more cloud and crystal fog but the vast majority, if clear skies and lots of sunshine. this is the sunrise taken by one of our weather watchers. ute. the skies. for many of us that will be the story of the day. a warm day certainly, temperatures in the mid— 20s and for most places bright and sunny. high—pressure dominates the weather. the weather front is moving in from the north—west scotland so it will bring breezy, damp conditions the north—west scotland, and also some low cloud, mist and fog sitting in the irish sea so at times it will lap onshore to parts of pembrokeshire of towards when to shut into the isle of man. away from the irish sea coasts, glorious sunshi

islay residents even sewed handmade american flags for their funerals.terday-- 100 years later-- american, british and german warships honored those men lost. they also paid tribute to the men and women who never set out for war but still found themselves surrounded by it. 1918: the year scottish policemen, farmers, even seamstresses became american war heroes. jonathan vigliotti, cbs news. >> ninan: still ahead on the "cbs weekend news:" an angel wings his way into a very exclusive baseball club. "cbs weekend news:" an angel wings his way into a very exclusive baseball club. of laughing or crying that are exaggerated or simply don't match how you feel, it can often lead to feeling misunderstood this is called pseudobulbar affect, or pba. a condition that can occur from brain injury... or certain neurologic conditions like stroke or dementia. nuedexta can make a difference by significantly... ...reducing pseudobulbar affect episodes. tell your doctor about medicines you take. some can't be taken with nuedexta. nuedexta is not for people with certain hear

that's in islay: for those in peril at az30pm. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news.ons who were held hostage in the democratic republic of congo have been released unharmed. the pair were taken hostage in virunga national park in the east of the country on friday. the park's director says both britons — and their congolese driver — are now safe, and are receiving support and medical attention. a 25—year—old ranger, rachel masika baraka, died from her injuries after the incident. the park authorities said she was "highly committed showing true bravery in her work." 0ur africa reporter louise dewast gave us this update from the country's capital, kinshasa. foreign secretary borisjohnson thanked authorities and park rangers for working with them to resolve this incident and they did pay tribute to the ranger, one of the rangers that was killed in the attack on friday, and the driver that accompanied the british tourists, who was injured as well as well. who was injured as well in the attack. that is the information we have right now and the ambassador in the drc also an

place where some of the world's finest single malt whiskies are created, he set off to the island of islaye story. bob didn't live to complete writing and editing it. steve kroft and bob's team finished it, as a tribute to the spirit of bob simon, as well as the spirits of islay. >> kroft: master distiller jim mcewan is the one who decides when each barrel is ready to be bottled. he opened a young cask for bob to sample. >> jim mcewan: i would describe that as mellow yellow. >> simon: you know, frankly, i never liked this stuff, but the way... you're talking me into it. >> mcewan: are you going to check every barrel? >> simon: i certainly hope so. >> kroft: on most days, mcewan devotes several hours to quality control, checking up on several hundred casks. >> mcewan: but it's a fantastic job, nosing and tasting whiskies. >> simon: and you can still walk out of here in the evening? >> mcewan: occasionally i need some help. there's no doubt about that, yeah. >> kroft: after that, the only thing left was for bob to say goodbye to jim mcewan. and it turned out to be last call for our old pal b

do think you'll be at islay? how long have you been looking forward to this?ee this.|j what was your reaction when she said you're coming to see this. i was so excited, and she told me all the rides, and stuff. of the abbey wonderful time, and rory, who is escorting 0livier here today, how are you enjoying it? it is a lovely day. most can enjoyjason day ruler. and the weather is holding. did you expect this? a very nice day. that is fantastic. 0livia, rory, thank you so much forjoining us. we have got people like jason derulo coming up. we will have taylor swift and then florence and the machine. letsjoin lets join thomas letsjoin thomas for lets join thomas for the weather forecast. much, then the light show we saw last night. towards the northern bees, we have got thunderstorms, there. lizo is lucky. many of us it is the case of sunshine, but the thunderstorm risk will continue for the next few days, andi will continue for the next few days, and i can see clearly the map here is green. stalls will be popping off locally as we go through the course of the aft

commemorations have taken place on the scottish island of islay a dazzling display of tulips, the largestbut this weekend they‘re set for the chop. more than 60 million tulips are grown here — but the crop is for bulbs, rather than cut flowers, to sell to supermarkets next year. pretty flowers! 0k, pretty flowers! ok, so how is that whether looking? phil can tell us. phil. sparkling. for the most part, yes indeed, and really quite warm. temperatures widely across parts of inland england and wales, well into the low 20s or so. this is just to the south and east of leeds, and there are no great problems save for the north west of scotla nd problems save for the north west of scotland and irish sea coast. i emphasise that it is only some. it has been that way all weekend. the highest temperatures probably down towards the south—east, and in the midlands, topping out around 25. barbecue evening, certainly. this is monday. we‘re going to do it all over again, pretty much. the mist and fog might not be in the same locations. same frontal location in scotland. monday is the day we could set a ne

100 year period, these stories have not been particularly well—known, lost perhaps in a century of islayissed. but now they are being the recognition perhaps they have always deserved. thank you. time for a look at the weather. here's chris fawkes. and all eyes are on this weekend, of course. i don't want to have a spoiler in place but it looks like it'll be a good bank holiday. more on that in a second, the full bank holiday forecast coming up. before that, pretty decent in eastern parts of the country. plenty of sunshine in the country. plenty of sunshine in the greater london area. that picture was in hardwood, and the greater london area. further west, it has been cloudier. underneath, people talbot area as well. there has been early morning patches of drizzle and some missed in the hills as well. things gradually improving as well. things gradually improving as well. things gradually improving as we go just little things are beginning to happen for him. keep potting the red and pushing the blue to the corner. a safety. things are still looking grey, lots of sunshine from most areas

from the sinking of hms otranto and the ss tuscania, glenn campbell travels to his home island of islayo tell the little—known story of tragedy and rescue. good morning and welcome to bbc news. a man in his eighties has died following flash flooding in walsall. police say they were called to the rushall area atjust after 2am this morning after reports that a vehicle was in the water. the incident came after widespread flooding in the midlands and parts of wales last night. in some places, more than one month's rainfall felljust one hour. there are still four flood warnings in england and 38 flood alerts. ben ando‘s report contains flashing images. the waters rose with breathtaking speed. in some parts of birmingham, they had more rain in one hour than the average for the whole of may. on a bank holiday weekend in edgbaston, harborne and selly park, there was little residents or the emergency services could do other than watch and wait, as floodwaters reached up to five foot in depth. some of these houses have been flooded three times in recent years. the police urged people not to trave

islay resident even sewed handmade american flag for their funerals.rican, british, and german war ships honored those men lost. they also paid tribute to the men and women who never set out for war but still found themselves surrounded by it. 1918, the year scottish policemen, farmers, and even seamstresses became american war heroes. for "cbs this morning: saturday," jonathan big leoughty, london. >> always amazing in such tragedy how so many different people can come together. brings worlds together. >> so true. we're working on a story. the military has been actively looking to bring home members of all of the services who have been lost to wars and to identify their remains and reunite them with their families. >> having done a story on a p.o.w. before, and the family finally getting the remains, it is the final resting place where they need to be. again, an important thing for their families as well for closure. >> for sure. >> we're going to move on to some history on the baseball diamond. and a lighter note. albert pujols entered perhaps the mo

this is the almost forgotten story of how islay cope with mass casualties in the first world war.wake up in the morning going out to a day's work and to be ending up with this tragedy and all these dead bodies about, must have been horrific. islay‘s small community share the grief of an emerging superpower and one enduring respect. the fact that they so lovingly cared for the soldiers and cared to make