what did joe wilson put his effort, his sweat, and his tears in? what could he actually achieve by working on both sides of the aisle? it was the military surviving spouses equity act. it would make it easier for spouses of service members who died to receive military benefits. he did everything that the new rule said you had to do. what did this new majority do after they quashed any ability for amendments on the other side? they changed the rule that they just created. . father would look at me he would question my character if i gave somebody my word and i broke it. not that we give somebody our word, we actually changed the rules in this house. joe wilson has 365 sponsors. not just supporters, but co-sponsors. that's nearly this entire house. it qualified for the census calendar. that speaker pelosi promised to create so the floor would be open to the best and most of us agreed with that idea. turns out that was just another broken promise by the majority. i wonder if anyone on the other side will bring it up? i wonder if it will bother them th

joe wilson, of course, a member of his party. joe wilson filed that bill five congresses ago. eight years ago. and it languished. it was not brought to the floor. did not pass. i understand the gentleman's concern, but he ought to also reflect upon the fact that joe wilson introduced it four congresses ago. so that we have now included in the bill, we think it was a proper provision to have in our bill. of course, all your people voted against that bill. i would observe they voted against a bill that frankly the now man of your committee, the ranking member, wrote an op-ed in "the wall street journal" that said the appropriate level of funding was exactly what we put in our bill. the joints chief of staff said the figure for 2020 was $733 billion. deeply regretful that a bill, which was the figure that mr. thornberry put forward in an editorial in "the wall street journal," and i might say i had conversations with him subsequent to that, recently, which confirmed to me that he still held that view. notwithstanding that, every one of your republicans voted against that -- i thi

joe wilson reporting there.day, and a lot of the attention will be on mike trout. the los angeles angels player signed the biggest contract in the history of sport this year, and trout set a new home run record for his side this weekend. he could well be a future hall of famer, and angels fans have really welcomed him. he is honestly the greatest player in the game. he is super loyal, i think he's a leader. he's very loyal, and i love that about him. lucky to get to see him all the time. he's in the prime of his career time. he's in the prime of his careerand time. he's in the prime of his career and everything. he's awesome! there's always going to be a number on your back when you sign a contract like that, but it's not going to change anything for me. i'm here 12 more years, so i'm very excited. first time it felt like a videogame, felt like i was a kid playing normal xbox or playstation, thought i was playing a show. a feeling you can't really explain. i thought i could a lwa ys really explain. i thought i c

joe wilson, bbc news, lord's. joe wilson at lord's.ou might imagine, there have been celebrations across england, as well as commiserations for new zealand at the end of what everyone agrees was a memorable final. here's some reaction from both sets of fans outside the ground. yes, come on! world champions, baby! jof delivered! we did it, and we were brilliant! jofra delivered. he's the boy! england, world champions! it's tough. yeah, at the end of the game i cried for about five minutes. honestly had about 15 english people consoling me. it's one of those things where neither team deserved to lose, but one team has to. just some of the fan reaction after england's win at lord's cricket cround. let's take a look at some of the day's other news. tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets of hong kong for more mass protests against a controversial extradition bill. the weekend's protests started peacefully but ended with a small number of pro—democracy campaigners clashing with police. stephen mcdonell reports. another weekend

joe wilson a career diplomat witnessed the rice. they came into office with the republican party and particular with. the staffing done by the vice president and his office and the secretary of defense and his office. referred to as conservatives they have ties to the world of oil to the defense industry they are strong proponents of american global domination. saddam hussein softened by years of sanctions is in. on the evening of $911.00 the president saying well maybe you know we will be going after iraq now and somebody said well. that would be a guess since international law the president responded i don't care it was going to kick a few days after the world trade center. and the pentagon were attacked the president was at camp david with his senior officials and mr wolfowitz was telling the president. the iraq and saddam hussein is the real problem. new goals were defining change the regime in baghdad to subjugate iraq a simpler objective than that of destroying the elusive terrorist. $1000.00 boes in support of eliminating sad

joe route will make you think again, joe wilson reports. story lesson one, ashes equals the ultimate. smallest price and literal size they are holding it, the biggest insignificance, smile. this summer, england already achieved their goal and made history. joe route held the world cup soi history. joe route held the world cup so i asked him does that leave the ashes left significant?” cup so i asked him does that leave the ashes left significant? i think you speak to anyone who has captained england on the verge of an ashes series and it does not mean as much as any other event, i doubt anyone would agree. it is huge and a great opportunity. cricket in this country is probably at an all—time high and has interest that has not had for a long time and we have an opportunity as a team to make this summer a very memorable one. could this be a family ashes series? australia's n says that they chart behaviour never lies. you will find smith, warner and bancroft, all three of the men who were banned for their part in the world sampling labour scand

joe wilson, bbc news, at lord's.s still in the early stages. northern ireland beat sri lanka today and england maintained their 100% record in the preliminary round with a 70 points to 34 victory over scotland. england's layla guscoth will miss the rest of the world cup with an achilles injury, though. there's more on the bbc sport website, including details of stage 8 at the tour de france. geraint thomas was involved in another crash but he's still in contention. that's all your sport. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. that's all from me. goodnight. hello. this is bbc news. new zealand has been holding its first public fire—arms collection event in christchurch as part of the government's response to the city's mosque shootings in march. high—powered semi—automatic weapons were banned after the atrocity in which 51 people were killed. licensed owners who hand in their weapons will be compensated as phil mercer explains. dozens of people came to a racecourse in the south island city

joe wilson, bbc news, lord's.y over roger federer as the most mentally demanding match of his career. at four hours and 57 minutes, it was the longest singles final in wimbledon history and gave djokovic his fifth title. holly hamilton has been speaking to him. he said that was on the most exciting and thrilling finals of your career, it was the longest. how does it compare for you?” your career, it was the longest. how does it compare for you? i think that this is the most demanding match, mentally, thati that this is the most demanding match, mentally, that i was part of against him, it was physically the most demanding, today having roger across the net, he played very well, all the circumstances that i was in, it was through the hard, it was a big challenge. one thing that i'm very proud of is that i managed to stay calm even in the moments that i was at points down and you have the strength that allowed me to come back and when. wit i come from? find that mental and physical experience but also i made a deal

joe wilson was watching the action. 35 degrees, a pair of glasses and a helmet.combination. and jack leach had to try and bat english cricket back to respectability. he grasped the occasion. leach was only sent in to stick around to protect the proper batsmen — the humble nightwatchman isn't supposed to score 50 runs, but leach did. and now everyone with england could remember that cricket is supposed to be fun. jason roy is supposed to make big scores. a first test match 50. england overcame the deficit, led in the match, and as the clock ticked past lunch, ireland's bowlers seemed out of ideas. well, england first played a test match in 1877. ireland, in 2018. but any team there's ever been soon learns that in test cricket, at times you mustjust stay patient. and look, roy dismissed for 72. then leach on 92, so close to his hundred, gone. but the crowd knew what they'd seen. there's still a place in test cricket for the stoical hero. the leach spirit then vanished, as england contrived to collapse right back into jeopardy. the tumble of wickets would have been

joe wilson, bbc news, lord's. — and neil armstrong — going down in history as the first man to set foot on the moon. but when he returned, he retreated from public life. now, his sons and granddaughter have spoken to the bbc about him — and how he was profoundly affected by seeing the earth rise from the lunar surface. our science correspondent pallab ghosh reports. archive: and the prime crew now departing from the crew quarters. on his way to the launch pad, he was about to become the most famous person in human history. yet since he set foot on the moon, the world learned little about the real neil armstrong. here they're in the suit—up room. you really do look a lot like him, dad. thanks. his son, mark, was just six years old at the time. here's a photo of me. 0h, dad! little baby. cute as a button. 50 years on, and a world away, he relives those moments with his daughter, kali. buzz aldrin: lights on, forward. basically, dad's controlling the vehicle and buzz is calling off, how far down they go and how much

joe wilson, bbc news, lords.ow with just one second innings wicket left, and a lead ofjust181. so ireland are within sight of a historic victory in their very first test match against england, but still have work to do. the wolves have made a winning return to european football, almost a0 years after they were last there with a 2—0 win over crusaders at molineaux. they made the breakthrough towards the end of the first half of their europa league second round first leg tie thanks to diogojota's strike. it looked like the irish cup winners would limit the damage but in stoppage time, keeper sean o'neill dropped joao moutinho's cross straight to ruben vinagre, who tapped into an empty net. in scotland, there was a win for rangers who beat progres niederkorn of luxembourg 2—0. that's the team that knocked them out two years ago. meanwhile aberdeen playing in tbilisi, needed a sam cosgrove penalty in the second half to rescue a 1—1 draw against chikhura. the second leg is at pittodrie next thursday. the welsh side co

joe wilson, bbc news. egyptian pyramid construction, is to be opened to visitors. dubbed the bent pyramid, it was built more than 4,500 years ago. tourists will be able to clamber down a narrow tunnel, to explore two chambers deep inside. the bbc‘sjoerg schulze has more. ancient egypt always has more secrets to reveal. before the great pyramids of giza, there was the bent pyramid, of sneferu. built for the founder of the 4th dynasty, its unusual design a stepping stone for what was to come. government officials delighted to show it off. dahshur is a very important archaeological site, with five pyramids at least. two pyramids of sneferu, the bent pyramid, and the northern or the red pyramid. and three pyramids of the middle kingdom, the 12th dynasty. and now, people can see it like they never have before. a narrow, albeit fairly steep, 80—metre long tunnel leading down into the heart of the pyramid. it doesn't look like the easiest of trips but at least one visiting dignitary believes it will be worth it.

joe wilson, bbc news, lord‘s.of his career. at four hours and 57 minutes, it was the longest singles final in wimbledon history and gave djokovic his fifth title. holly hamilton spoke to former british number one, andrew castle. the first time that we‘ve seen a tie—break in the final set and it had looked like that for about 6 or 7 all but then there was the matchpoint was not voter had a matchpoint on his own serve. he had been fantastic, he looked a bit nervous but stayed calm. then it was even stephen again, the crowd was so deflated. he earned other opportunities and so did novak, so wherever you put it in the pantheon of greatness, although no was it was a great way for the tournaments end, and for novak to somehow get the job done once again. most people wanted roger to win so the emotion was that way and for novak to go in and resist everybody and say no, no, no, i am the top seed and defending champion. to beat roger federer on the court, he may have beaten the greatest of all time, but he may well be. tha

joe wilson, bbc news, lord's.int appeal with france and germany to donald trump and iran's leaders to ease their standoff over iran's nuclear programme. they say the deal reached with iran could unravel further and everyone involved needed to consider the consequences of their actions. it comes as leaked diplomatic cables reveal that the former british ambassador to washington believed president trump pulled out of the deal to vandalise president obama's legacy. diplomatic correspondent james robbins reports. most of the current crisis in the gulf can be traced back to iran's controversial nuclear research. britain, france and germany still hope to keep alive the 2015 nuclear deal which limits this work, but president trump abandoned it last year in favour of increased sanctions, and iran says it is now breaching the deal because it's not delivering the promised economic benefits. this evening, theresa may, emmanuel macron and angela merkel released a joint appeal, saying they were concerned by the risk that the n

joe wilson, of course, a member of his party. joe wilson filed that bill five congresses ago. eight years ago. and it languished. it was not brought to the floor. did not pass. i understand the gentleman's concern, but he ought to also reflect upon the fact that joe wilson introduced it four congresses ago. so that we have now included in the bill, we think it was a proper provision to have in our bill. of course, all your people voted against that bill. i would observe they voted against a bill that frankly the now man of your committee, the ranking member, wrote an op-ed in "the wall street journal" that said the appropriate level of funding was exactly what we put in our bill. the joints chief of staff said the figure for 2020 was $733 billion. deeply regretful that a bill, which was the figure that mr. thornberry put forward in an editorial in "the wall street journal," and i might say i had conversations with him subsequent to that, recently, which confirmed to me that he still held that view. notwithstanding that, every one of your republicans voted against that -- i thi

what did joe wilson put his effort, his sweat, and his tears in? what could he actually achieve by working on both sides of the aisle? it was the military surviving spouses equity act. it would make it easier for spouses of service members who died to receive military benefits. he did everything that the new rule said you had to do. what did this new majority do after they quashed any ability for amendments on the other side? they changed the rule that they just created. . father would look at me he would question my character if i gave somebody my word and i broke it. not that we give somebody our word, we actually changed the rules in this house. joe wilson has 365 sponsors. not just supporters, but co-sponsors. that's nearly this entire house. it qualified for the census calendar. that speaker pelosi promised to create so the floor would be open to the best and most of us agreed with that idea. turns out that was just another broken promise by the majority. i wonder if anyone on the other side will bring it up? i wonder if it will bother them th

think about this this year briefer said well i'll check it out and to verify it the cia summons joe wilson on february the 19th 2000 . to wilson is familiar with the 4th largest uranium producer in the world he was posted there earlier in his career when i got there the 1st person i went to see was a u.s. ambassador. and she said to me we have already looked at this. and we have determined that there is nothing there will soon returns to the united states and gives his report to the cia the amount of uranium that was being talked about represented about a 25 percent increase in annual production levels and any such increase would have had to been approved through the consortium that ran the mine you could not hide that. wilson's conclusions are related to cheney who ignores the vice president is sticking to his dossier from italy. and yet the italians gave the americans fair warning the documents in these areas yellowcake are false. and zubin young co has been demanding a commission of inquiry for years. if i took it to seal it in opposed to the 80 foot up but then into it it says if it's

joe wilson, bbc news, old trafford.jokovic, roger federer and rafael nadal — were all in quarterfinal action in the men's singles. andy murray and serena williams also took to the court in the mixed doubles. here's andy swiss. when it comes to winning here, they've turned it into an art form — the three towering figures of men's tennis, all hunting another title. first up, the champion. novak djkovic facing david goffin, and they served up perhaps the point of the championships — through the legs not just once but twice. but while goffin won that, the match was emphatically djokovic's — through in straight sets. next, it was roger federer‘s turn. after losing the first set to kei nishikori, he took the next two — flashes of that familiar brilliance. the day's other big draw is here on court two, the dream team of andy murray and serena williams hoping for another win in the mixed doubles. they faced some test — the top seeds, bruno soares and nicole melichar, and it was spellbinding stuff. wow! it went to a deciding set

joe wilson, bbc news. this is bbc news.siana, with officials warning of potentially life—threatening floods. manhattan is experiencing widespread power cuts. subway trains are halted, and people are trapped in lifts. several senior venezuelan officials have led a march in the country's capital in protest against a recent report from the united nations, which accused the government of widespread human rights abuses against opposition activists.participants in the march in caracas dismissed the un report as lies, saying its findings are biased and aimed at discrediting president nicolas maduro. joining me now from caracas is alfredo moreno. he's a lawyer and the president of foro penal, a venezuelan organisation providing legal assistance to those suffering human rights violations. thank you for your time. i wonder, these pro—government demonstrations, why are they happening now given the report came out a few weeks ago? this is a kind of contradictory, these demonstrations, it has been field by militias, members of the milit

joe wilson reports.ecial. even the stewards seemed to signify it, unwittingly. irish sport has many elements — now it was at cricket's home, its establishment, and here to try to win. well, you walk past a huge world cup replica just inside lord's. yeah, well, things move quickly in sport. talking of which, here's how the day began. and that was england's second innings emphatically over. 0llie stone gone for none, like many english batsmen before him. and, in terms of the match, it meant ireland needed just 182 runs to win — which didn't sound like many. well, england may have perceived this test match as a kind of ashes warm—up, but right now the only future that mattered was friday's play here. could they imagine beating australia... ..if they couldn't beat ireland? 182, the target. this is how ireland's second innings began. it was clear that everyone would be cheered, and every moment celebrated in a style that lords had never quite witnessed before. well, he's been here all match. england needed wi

our sports correspondent joe wilson was watching.emifinal here was, england say, almost perfect. australia's captain marked his territory for a long stay. aaron finch lasted one ball, lbw, gone. england's dream scenario — get rid of david warner early, so here's what a cricketing dream come true looks like. chris woakes, pride of birmingham. next, too good for peter handscomb. well, try facing jofra archer. alex carey actually did brilliantly here to catch his helmet before it fell on his stumps, and he batted on bravely to make 46. steve smith was australia's anchor but watch england's wicket—keeper jos buttler here gather the ball and hurl it. smith run out for 85, confirmed by the replay. england hit their targets. commentator: excellent. australia 223 all out, job half done. now england chased that total. the opening batsmen normally thrill. if roy doesn't hit it, bairstow will. another hundred partnership. australia brought steve smith on to bowl, red rag to bull. some of the biggest hitting birmingham has ever seen. commentator

joe wilson, bbc news, old trafford.arbara strycova. serena williams winning in three sets, making it through to the semis, beating alisson riske. walking out as the last one standing, johanna konta walked out onto wimbledon‘s centre court carrying britain's final hopes in the singles. pressure? well, not at first, it seemed. as against the unseeded strycova, she raced into a 4—1 lead. great touch. but gradually the tables started to turn, a blend of brilliance from her czech opponent... wow! ..but also her own frailties. the first set went to a tie—break and an error gifted it to strycova. and from there konta's game unravelled. it was at times almost painful to watch. commentator: that just about sums up her afternoon. her wimbledon dream now more a nightmare as strycova cruised to victory. after so much hope and so much promise, for konta the most disappointing of defeats. earlier, serena williams survived a scare against the unheralded alison riske. her father used to be an investigator for the fbi and she was soon a

joe wilson has more.t of the world cup. they only needed 240 runs to beat new zealand. they lost three wickets in the blink of a disbelieving eye. new zealand bowled and fielded exceptionally. oh, he caught it! look at this from jimmy neesham. india kept hoping when ravi jadeja kept swinging. now, new zealand's captain was under this. confident? he was. got it! ms dhoni, just turned 38, was still sprinting for the cause but when he was run out an inch short, the underdog had roared. so, new zealand are through to the final to meet, potentially, england. they play australia tomorrow, practised in birmingham today, led by their captain and this could be the crowning glory of the eoin morgan story, which started here in rush, just north of dublin, where cricket is the sport played through generations. they remember eoin morgan as the boy who out—batted men and was famously positive. my memories of eoin as a young guy going round here, always a big smile on his face! you'd see this little ginger lad walking a

sounds good, thank you very much, joe wilson reporting. from the cricket to the tennis.nd tennis club. the first semifinal is under way, simona halep leading against elina svitolina on centre court by a break of serve, but the big semifinal that everybody is looking forward to is that that involves serena williams, as she goes for an eighth wimbledon title and aims to reach an 11th wimbledon final. she's up against 33—year—old barbora strycova, the old est 33—year—old barbora strycova, the oldest first—time grand slam single semifinalist and this of course is a huge day for her. she says she has nothing to lose, the czech player, and she plans to continue with her serve and volley tactics that served her so well against britain's johanna konta in the quarterfinals but she's got a big task, it's safe to say, against serena williams. serena of course still trying to win her first serena of course still trying to win herfirst grand serena of course still trying to win her first grand slam singles title asa her first grand slam singles title as a mother so an extra little bo

joe wilson reports from lord's. i met tess mosca might say to me very warm. they had seenjames might say to me very warm. they had seen james anderson go might say to me very warm. they had seenjames anderson go through his drills and routines, separate from the rest of the squad, england saying very cautious by not taking them for this match, and they remain confident that he will be fit for the ashes, but it presents opportunity individually against them for ali, the fast bowler and indeed for the spin bolero jack, collectively, big opportunity for england time to build on the level of interest that currently is in cricket. following the well cop, that's a point but to the test match captainjoe that's a point but to the test match captain joe route. i think the most important thing for me, and the message to the squad is to play with huge amounts

>> he is the joe wilson. they elected joe wilson. they elected steve king president. >> why? >> because they wanted to tap into this to turn up their base, to turn this base red hot. that's actually trump's strategy here by the way. >> why do you want turn on 37% of the public, the red hot trump people when 37% will lose the general election? >> it's the only way he can lose. >> how do you win with 37%? >> because what he is going to do is tear down the other side. he is going to tear down harris, warren. >> that's fair. that's just rough politics. >> yeah, yeah. but he is going to tear them down and he is going to make the moderates do jump ball at the end of the day. >> you're the pro on this politics thing here. how you make 37 51 or even close enough to 50 to take the electoral college? >> if you have voters in wisconsin and pennsylvania and michigan staying out and they aren't energized again you repeat somewhat the model that happened in 2016, and that would be how trump secures a victory. at this point, though -- >> that's with hillary helping. come on, elise. wait a m

joe wilson, bbc news, at lord's. that's it. newsnight is getting under way on bbc two. here on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. have a very good night. good evening and welcome to sportsday with me ben croucher. here's what's been making the headlines on friday... 38 all out. ireland's hopes of a first test win against england are shattered. rain didn't stop play at the tour de france, hail, snow and a landslide did. and we've got a new leader too. we'll tell you who shortly. and a new leaderfor england netball too asjess thirlby is named as tracey neville‘s successor as head coach. ireland's first test match against england won't be forgotten in a hurry. memories of bowling england out inside a session on wednesday must seem like a distant memory now. it's after they capitulated to 38 all out at lord's failing in their run chase in spectacular fashion for the lowest test total at the home of cricket. from there, our sports correspondentjoe wilson reports. when england managed to bring to this day and this remarkable test match was the intensity. they them

joe wilson is the prime sponsor that fully funds widows' benefits. after co-sponsoring it for nine years, the republicans were in charge, doing nothing about it, we actually put it in the bill and we will will pass it. to say that's somehow a bad thing, to do what they've been emptyly promising, we put it in the bill. we protect families in the housing we heard so many complaints about. we step up to try to protect those families. we have paid family and medical leave for all federal employees, including all d.o.d. employees. . we make sure the troops get the pay raise that they deserve. the 3.1% pay raise. yes, we also have provisions to make sure the children being held by d.o.d. within the migrant community are adequately protected. i think that is all important. yet for all of that, the republicans oppose the bill and it raises the question why. earlier on the chairman quoted me from a few years ago when we opposed the bill. as i said opposing the bill doesn't mean you're against our troops. i stand by that. it is interesting to note that a large

joe wilson, bbc news, old trafford. well, it's another good day for tennis fans.ena williams are in the mixed doubles. and our correspondent david ornstein is there. this is the business end of the dominant, women's quarterfinals day. butjohanna konta is not the only attraction because watching on from the royal box are some of the england footballers who reached the semifinals of the recent women's world cup. earlier today, semifinals of the recent women's world cup. earliertoday, i semifinals of the recent women's world cup. earlier today, i caught up world cup. earlier today, i caught up with one of the lionesses, karen carney. definitely now we're going into the royal box. watching, you know, the games at wimbledon, it's amazing, really. we're really lucky and, you know, i'm honoured to be asked to be here and like you said, it's definitely changed over time to get this invitation to come to such a prestige event. is that a sort of measure of how the england women's team have captured the imagination of the nation, that you're invited to something like this to

ireland have made a spectacular start as joe wilson reports. the world cup?ment? well, cricket should not be a closed shop. look closely — ireland have earned this opportunity. bowling here to england's jason roy, big—hitting hero of the world cup — dismissed for five on his test debut. ireland's bowler tim murtagh, in his 38th year. stirling even caught it without using his fingers. ireland long to watch its cricket fulfil their careers with ireland — young men like mark adair. he gotjoe denly out lbw. these are the batsmen who will win england the ashes — theoretically. rory burns next to go. now captainjoe root, big appeal — the review proved it was true, he was out too for two. bairstow made zero. from the highest moment of triumph on this ground, england were being bamboozled, unravelled, humbled by ireland. woakes gone for none. moeen ali, yes, he touched it — another nought. tim murtagh had taken five wickets for 11 runs and in one morning had turned cricket expectations gloriously on the head. and a short time ago, i can confirm that england were 85 a

our sports correspondent joe wilson's been looking at both side's preparations.as been it relaxed today on the v first cricket world cup semifinal. india's session was at times jovial. certainly optional. but the indian captain insisted this tournament is about to reach another level of seriousness as finally we get to the knockout games. this is the stage or you know you need to qualify and the group is a bit more relaxed and you can go out there and try a few things. i think knockout games, you have to be very precise and at the same time be intense i think that balance, this is more similarto think that balance, this is more similar to the toughest situations you will get in where you have to be precise but you intention cannot go down. there is no stick in the amount of tension that india always bring with them. when the new zealand captain came in to speak in his media conference, there were still about 20 tv cameras there and mainly from indian broadcast media ready to record his every word. now something that does create a sense of freedom and chance for t

our sports correspondent, joe wilson reports.land, the newly crowned world champions, albeit in a different form of the game, be bowled out for 85 ireland? the a nswer bowled out for 85 ireland? the answer is tm murtagh. he bowls with answer is tm murtagh. he bowls with a nagging accuracy. too much for england here today. we also have to remember the level of mental fatigue within the english dressing room. conspicuous by theirfailures, the members of the english test team here were also part of the world cup squad. is that an excuse? of course not but it is part of the explanation. in their reply, ireland had to bat sensibly and they did. contributions from stuart broad who was trying to get back in the ashes frame and ollie stone who is in the queue of fast bowlers trying to get into testing permanently. but ireland are in such a strong position now because of bowling england out so cheaply. forget the ashes, england have a fight on their hands here. and what does day to promise? all in hand and more mayhem potentially for murt

joe wilson, bbc news, edgbaston.r in which we played today especially with the bat was outstanding. it resonates with everybody in the change room to the identity with which we wanted to play within this tournament. it is come at a really good time and against a really strong team so we are delighted. on to football — and there was a shock defeat for nigeria at the africa cup of nations on sunday. they lost 2—0 against madagascar in theirfinal match in group b. the super eagles had already qualified for the last 16 — but sunday's result means it's madagscar who finish top of the group. in group a, mohamed salah was among the scorers as egypt beat uganda 2—0 to make it three wins out of three. uganda go through in 2nd place. dr congo thrashed zimbabwe 4—0 — and will have to wait and see if that's good enough to go through as one of the four best third—placed teams. the bbc'sjohn bennett, in cairo, rounds—up the day's action — they are making their cup of nations debut and they are ranked 108 in the world but madagasca

think about this this year briefer said well i'll check it out and to verify it the cia summons joe wilson on february the 19th 2002 wilson is familiar with the 4th largest uranium producer in the world he was posted there earlier in his career when i got there the 1st person i went to see was us of the ass or. and she said to me we have already looked at this. and we have determined that there is nothing there will some returns to the united states and gives his report to the cia the amount of uranium that was being talked about represented about a 25 percent increase in annual protection levels and any such increase would have had to been approved through the consortium that ran the mine you could not hide that. wilson's conclusions are related to cheney who ignores the vice president is sticking to his dossier from italy. and yet the italians gave the americans fair. are warning the documents in the sherry and yellow cake are false. ends of being young girl who has been demanding a commission of inquiry for years. if i took it she's still in opposed to the 80 that up but then into the i

this might be a forgery this insistence on defending the official lie finally gets the better of joe wilson's discretion. it was at that time that i fully understood that the government was not going to do it yet that it lied to the american people and therefore i had to write the story myself. in the new york times he publishes the truth about his mission tunisia and the fact of the white house was well aware of his conclusions. given the structure of the consortium that operated the mine it would be exceedingly difficult for niger to transfer uranium to iraq. the cia must once again shoulder responsibility and george tenet releases a statement. the 16 words should have never been included in the text written for the president this was a mistake a small price to pay for a very lethal lie at the white house the issue becomes a subject of humor official inquiries will denounce the incompetence of the intelligence community for the erroneous information about saddam hussein's weapons of mass destruction this was fraud and i can't say that often enough no mistake fraud. the man who was complicit

chris: republican congressman joe wilson was called out and quite rightfully so for shouting out in a speech to a joint session of congress, you live. the fact is, ten years later joe wilson is right, about where the democrats are now. >> democrats believe you should be able to buy into a new health insurance. >> were in a different era. what we're doing right now is the right thing to do. >> why is a different era from 2009. >> i live in a community where if you're pregnant woman in your undocumented, we provide you with access to healthcare because we believe that having good prenatal care is an essential healthcare issue, it's an essential issue of economics and in its essential issue of morality. the party of lincoln is dead, and one of the things that died with compassion. this is not hand out, this is allowing people to buy into an insurance program. people who pay billions of dollars in taxes, again i think that is often left upright. >> another proposal that was widely supported in the debates this week, i changed to the immigration laws. >> went 70 comes across the border, no

joe wilson reports.p day before the ashes warm up test matches, it is certainly very warm at lords. we have seen james anderson is certainly very warm at lords. we have seenjames anderson go through his drill separately from the rest of the squad. england say being cautious by not picking him for this match and remain confident that anderson will be fit for the ashes. but it does present an opportunity for 0lly stone against ireland and for 0lly stone against ireland and for spin bowlerjack leach. collectively, it's an opportunity for england to build on the level of interest that currently is in cricket following the world cup. that are so point i put to the test match captain, joe root.|j that are so point i put to the test match captain, joe root. i think the most important thing for me and a message for the squad is to play with pride and passion and intensity. at the intensity this week will set the tone for the rest of the summer. as long as we apply ourselves in the right manner and go into this g

joe wilson, bbc news, lord's. of course that england are now world champions in both men's and women's cricket, but these kind of achievements don't come round all that often, and eoin morgan now emulates bobby moore of course in football in 1966 and martinjohnson in rugby in 2003 in being the captain of a world cup winning england team. it also i think today caps a remarkable transformation, because for decades england were defined by failure in cricketing terms in this format of the game. it reached its an idea four years ago in the last world cup, but that ushered in an entirely new change of approach, a new coach, an australian, trevor bayliss, as well. the selection of this side has proved very canny indeed. great of that, pace bowlerjofra archer today, and of course ben stokes also underlining his status as perhaps the premier all—rounder in the game. england handled the pressure of being the world's top ranked side going into this, their own tournament, but this was about a lot more thanjust tournament, but

joe wilson reports from lord's. if this is the warm up day before the actions when i met tess mosca might say to me very warm. they had seenjames might say to me very warm. they had seen james anderson go might say to me very warm. they had seenjames anderson go through his drills and routines, separate from the rest of the squad, england saying very cautious by not taking them for this match, and they remain confident that he will be fit for the ashes, but it presents opportunity individually against them for ali, the fast bowler and indeed for the spin bolero jack, collectively, big opportunity for england time to build on the level of interest that currently is in cricket. following the well cop, that's a point but to the test match captainjoe that's a point but to the test match captain joe route. that's a point but to the test match captain joe route. i think the most important thing for me, and the message to the squad is to play with huge amounts of pride and passion and intensity. while the intensity this we

joe wilson a career diplomat witnessed the rice. they came into office with the republican party and particular with the staffing done by the vice president and his office and the secretary of defense in his office. referred to his neo conservatives they have ties to the world of oil to the defense industry they are strong proponents of american global domination. saddam hussein softened by years of sanctions is in. on the evening of $911.00 the president saying well maybe you know we will be going after iraq now and somebody said well. that would be a guess since international law the president responded i don't care it was going to kick some 2 days after the world trade center. and the pentagon were attacked the president was at camp david with his senior officials and mr wolfowitz was telling the president. they iraq and saddam hussein is the real problem. new goals were defined change the regime in baghdad to subjugate iraq a simpler objective. and that of destroying the elusive terrorist. $1000.00 and those in support of elimin

joe wilson caught up with some of them after the game. was an incredible game at old trafford.en ms dhonl demi had a partnership between ms dhoni. —— and then we had a partnership. it did not happen in the end. and you were there inside. what happened to india?|j the end. and you were there inside. what happened to india? i think the early loss of virat kohli made a difference and from there on... this because a bit difficult. in any case, i think they new zealanders, and a wish england, also, comes to the defence. neither have won the world cup. at least that then when the world cup. we have one at once. that is gracious, very gracious. 2112 when a welcome semi—final. that is gracious, very gracious. 2112 when a welcome semi-final. that was very easy, very, very easy —— world cup. they have won the world cup before. new zealand never have. it could be a new name on the trophy. who knows. the second semi—final still to come. every motion on the streets of manchester. there certainly was. england play australia on thursday to see who takes on new zealand in sunday's final here i

our sports correspondent joe wilson was watching.nowjust a game away. the semifinal here was, england say, almost perfect. australia's captain marked his territory for a long stay. aaron finch lasted one ball, lbw, gone. england's dream scenario — get rid of david warner early, so here's what a cricketing dream come true looks like. chris woakes, pride of birmingham. next, too good for peter handscomb. well, try facing jofra archer. alex carey actually did brilliantly here to catch his helmet before it fell on his stumps, and he batted on bravely to make 46. steve smith was australia's anchor but watch england's wicketkeeper jos buttler here gather the ball and hurl it. smith run out for 85, confirmed by the replay. england hit their targets. commentator: excellent. australia 223 all out, job half done. now england chased that total. the opening batsmen normally thrill. if roy doesn't hit it, bairstow will. another hundred partnership. australia brought steve smith on to bowl, red rag to bull. some of the biggest hitting birmingham h

joe wilson, bbc news, at lord's.cas is in the studio. it has been a hot, humid day out there today. this was the picture in cambridge are taken by one of our weather watchers earlier on. just south of that was the hottest place today with temperatures of 38.1 celsius and that makes it the hottest july celsius and that makes it the hottestjuly day on record in the uk. we were just 0.4 degrees shy of beating the all—time temperature record which stands at 38.5 set in 2003 in kent. the heat and humidity have been building, it has been uncomfortable out there and they have been sparking off heavy showers and thunderstorms. 0ver have been sparking off heavy showers and thunderstorms. over the last couple of hours we have seen those thunderstorms across parts of north—west england, and a rash of heavy storms pushing into the south—east of england at the moment and bm. through this evening and overnight it stays hot and humid, and we have those thundery downpours to contend with too. squally winds associated with some of th

joe wilson reports from lord's. commentator: england are through to the world cup final!sted the men's world cup finalfour times before. england's men have reached the cricket world cup final three times before and never won it. it is indisputably a big deal. it is that far removed i never even in my wildest dreams dreamt of it. it is awesome. i dreamt of hitting the runs in the world cup final, i never dreamt i would lead my country out in the world cup final, so that probably sums up how much it means. new zealand were the beaten finalists in the last world cup. they knocked out the mighty india in this semifinal, and yet, as the captain knows, they're always described as the underdogs. england deserve to be favourites. whatever dog we are, it is just important we focus on the cricket that we want to play and we have seen over the years that anybody can beat anybody, regardless of breed of dog. both nations hope the fixture can inspire cricket participation. both nations hope victory can inspire cricket participation. both captains will now look no further than 100 over

joe wilson, bbc news, at lords. time for a look at the weather.se of fraser, that we have had the heat wave. it has ended for many but not all of us. at the moment in northern scotland skies look like this, with warm if not hot weather round. a reminder of the temperatures. yesterday we got to 38.1. sometimes more data becomes more available but at the moment we think that was the highest temperatures on record, but also the second highest temperature ever recorded in the uk, and those temperature records were tumbling in europe with new national records set in belgium, netherlands, germany and luxembourg. at the moment we have a weather front bringing wet weather, stretching into kent, sussex, into the greater london area and on to the greater london area and on to the east midlands. this front isn't going to move very far, very fast. there could be a few areas that see a bit of rain from that, otherwise bright or sunny spells. temperatures for most of us a more comfortable. low to mid o 20s but there are some areas that see higher temperatures,