laura bicker is in graceland and sent this report.ust 21, elvis changed the face and sound of rock and roll forever. record labels said they were looking for a "white man with a negro sound". they got it. some saw his music as dangerous, as crossing racial boundaries. his death broke the heart of thousands. this is the moment fans have been waiting for. lisa marie presley stands at the gates of graceland to welcome them in. solemnly they light a candle, make their pilgrimage up the hill to pay tribute at elvis presley's grave. he was the coolest man in the world, you know. he loved all people, you know, it doesn't matter where you come from. my mum was an elvis fan so she had music playing when i was in the womb. so i owe it to my mother to be an elvis fan. what's so special about elvis? i like his snarl. his what? his snarl. can you do it for me? that's pretty good! a0 years on, a visit to graceland is it pilgrimage for hundreds of thousands of people. and so elvis does live on. his influence on modern music and in his fans who belie

our correspondent laura bicker is in cha rlottesville.ndolences and many floral tributes being brought here, there is anger, as you have just heard. many feel that mr trump's condemnation of the violence here yesterday did not go far enough. he did not explicitly name the alt—right groups. in fact, the criticism has even come from within his own party. one republican senator said that the president must call evil by its name. this was the work, he said, of white supremacists, and this was domestic terrorism. the white house has come back with a statement. they said that of course the president wanted to condemn all terrorists, including the kkk, neo—nazis and white supremacists. and general mcmaster has described this as terrorism. but when it comes to how this city recovers, many people told me that this is supposed to be one of the most picturesque in the south, and now, particularly this street, where heather heyer was killed, will never be the same. after weeks of public divisions between members of the cabinet over brexit, the chance

laura bicker, charlottesville.king the news: scientists at israel's dimona top secret nuclear research centre have condemned the cabinets decision to get them to end a long—running partial strike. the cabinet said israel's vital interests were at stake. the researchers deny threatening essential services. the us vice president has defended president trump's comments that military intervention could be an option to solve the crisis in venezuela. mike pence said a peaceful solution is possible, but the country is currently on a path to dictatorship. mr pence is in colombia at the beginning of a regional tour. in nepal, 49 people have been killed in floods and landslides. rescue forces have been deployed in the primus has called an emergency meeting. elephants and rafts have been sent to rescue tourists trapped in badly hit areas. the new york times has revealed the social networking site facebook discreetly launched a photo—sharing app for chinese users. facebook is banned in mainland china, and has made clear its in

laura bicker reports from charlottesville.on, charlottesville has come together to pray, to show that this city condemns the hate brought here by neo—nazis and white supremacists. the virginia governor went from row to row, hugging worshippers in this baptist church. he promised to keep politics out of the pulpit, but there was a message he felt he had to give. it is about politics in that the political rhetoric in this country today has breeded bigotry. hundreds of white supremacists gathered in the city for a planned rally. brawling broke out as far—right groups, including the ku klux klan, were challenged by civil rights activists. the police dispersed the crowds, but the day would not end peacefully. a car, at speed, rammed into protesters. the crash killed 32—year—old heather heyer, who had fought racism all her life. police have charged 20—year—old james fields with second—degree murder. one of the organisers of the far—right rally tried to hold a press conference. he was heckled, almost drowned out. i would like to cond

laura bicker, bbc news, charlottesville. at some of the other stories making the news. kenya's opposition leader raila odinga has told his supporters to stay away from work today, to mourn those killed during protests against what he insists was a rigged election. mr odinga has promised to issue further instructions tomorrow. international observers have urged him to accept the vote or take his grievances to court. us vice president has defended donald trump's comments that military intervention could be an option to solve the crisis in venezuela. mike pence had a peaceful solution is possible, but the country is currently on the path to a dictatorship. mike pence is in colombia on the start of a two. barnaby joyce may barnabyjoyce may be ruled ineligible to be a member of parliament after learning he may have inherited new zealand citizenship from his father. the constitution prevents australians from serving in public office if they have another nationality. mrjoyce, who is confident that he hasn't broken the rules, has re

laura bicker reports from charlottesville.has come together to pray, to show that this city condemns the hate brought here by neo—nazis and white supremacists. the virginia governor went from row to row, hugging worshippers in this baptist church. he promised to keep politics out of the pulpit, but there was a message he felt he had to give. it is about politics in that the political rhetoric in this country today has bred bigotry. hundreds of white supremacists gathered in the city yesterday for a planned rally. brawling broke out as far—right groups, including the ku klux klan, were challenged by civil rights activists. the police dispersed the crowds, but the day would not end peacefully. a car, at speed, rammed into protesters. the crash killed 32—year—old heather heyer, who had fought racism all her life. police have charged 20—year—old james fields with second—degree murder. one of the organisers of the far—right rally tried to hold a press conference. he was heckled, almost drowned out. i would like to condemn any of th

laura bicker reporting.ns between members of the cabinet over brexit, the chancellor, philip hammond, and the international trade secretary, liam fox, have made a joint pledge that any transition period will not be a back door to remaining in the eu. the two have previously put forward opposing views on brexit. here's our political correspondent, ben wright. not always heading in the same direction. while the chancellor philip hammond wanted britain to stay in the eu, trade secretary liam fox has long believed in brexit, and in headlines over the summer, their disagreements over what should happen after britain leaves the eu in march 2019 have been clear. today, though, a united front, writing a joint piece in the sunday telegraph, they say there must not be a cliff edge break when britain leaves the eu in march 2019. they will seek a time—limited transition period with the eu. a victory for philip hammond. but during this period, britain will leave the eu single market and the customs union. a win for mr fo

laura bicker, bbc news, washington.espondent robin brant, who is in the south korean capital seoul, and i asked him what has changed this week. i think there are people here who are clearly very unsettled by what they hear coming from washington, or newjersey. they are not used to hearing a us president talk like that, even though donald trump may be taking a similar stance to what his predecessors have, which is they do not want to see a nuclear north korea. i think we are seeing renewed pressure on china from the us president, hints that on monday he may announce an investigation into the trade relationship between his country and china. that‘s because he believes that‘s not fair. also, he believes china isn‘t doing enough to try to rein in north korea and persuade them to end their nuclear ambitions. pushback, as well, in that phone conversation that laura mentioned between president xi and president trump, xijinping said to donald trump, all relevant parties should refrain in words and actions from exacerbating the

laura bicker, bbc news, washington. the governor of guam that american military forces "stand ready" to safeguard the us pacific island territory against a belligerent north korea. we can listen to that phone call now. we will do a greatjob, don't worry about a thing. this should have happened eight years ago. that was the time. frankly, you set you should have said that front of us whose president. you've become extremely famous. all over the world, they are talking about guam and,i world, they are talking about guam and, ican world, they are talking about guam and, i can say this, jewellery simple goal up. and, i can say this, jewellery simple goalup. —— and, i can say this, jewellery simple goal up. —— tourism will go up. it looks beautiful. i'm watching. it's such a big story in the news. it looks like a beautiful place. it's paradise. after all this stuff, we will have 110% occupancy. you've just got to stuff, we will have 110% occupancy. you'vejust got to 110, stuff, we will have 110% occupancy. you've just got to

laura bicker, charlottesville.ions between members of the cabinet over brexit, the chancellor philip hammond and the international trade secretary liam fox have made a joint pledge, saying that a transition period will not be a back door to remaining in the eu. the two have previously put forward opposing views on brexit. here's our political correspondent ben wright. he's the brexit—loving trade secretary itching to do deals, but liam fox, seen here in the us last month, has been in a dispute with the man in charge of the economy, philip hammond, over what should happen after britain leaves the eu in march 2019. today, though, a united front. writing a joint piece in the sunday telegraph, they say there must not be a cliff edge break when britain leaves the eu in march 2019. they will seek a time—limited transition period with the eu — a victory for philip hammond. but during this period, britain will leave the customs union and the eu single market and the customs union — a win for mr fox. i think it is actually

laura bicker, bbc news, washington.cal reporter, michael bragg, about the latest developments in charlottesville. a lot of it has cleared out at this time. i walked around downtown area just a few moments ago, and it's mostly state and local police at this point. so not much going on right now. michael, this has been brewing as an issue for a long time, but were people there really expecting violence like this? i don't think people were expecting violence like this. people were definitely concerned, and afraid of what was going to happen, but i don't think anybody expected, you know, what happened today to actually happen, a car running through people in the downtown mall. in terms of the groups making up what we believe are white nationalists, what more do we know about them, in terms of where they have come from and what you know about them? to our understanding, they have come from all over the country. last night at the university of virginia, they met for a torch rally. we counted, or guessed, at least 700 were out

laura bicker, bbc news, washington. city of quetta has left at least 15 people dead and 30 others injured. witnesses said the blast occurred in a high security zone. the pakistani military said the explosion targeted a patrol vehicle. the chief of a hospital in the indian state of uttar pradesh has been suspended in connection with the deaths of 64 children in six days. many of the victims were newborn babies. there are allegations that oxygen shortages caused the deaths in the town of gorakhpur, because suppliers‘ bills went unpaid. authorities deny this and have ordered an investigation. you are watching bbc news. still to come: disaster for usain bolt as his final race before retirement ends with an injury. detectives are questioning a 27—year—old man on suspicion of murdering a mother and daughter in golders green in north london. the women, aged 66 and 33, were found stabbed to death at a house in golders green on friday night. a man arrested on suspicion of pushing a woman into the path of an oncoming bus on a bri

laura bicker, bbc news, washington.ebcam is michael bragg, a reporter from local newspaper the daily progress. it's just gone it'sjust gone 9pm it's just gone 9pm in charlottesville, what's the situation on the streets now? yes. a lot of it has cleared out at this time. i walked around downtown a few moments ago and it's mostly state and local police at this point. not much going on right now. michael, this has been brewing as an issue for a long time, but were people really expecting violence like this? i don't think people were expecting violence like this. people were definitely concerned and afraid of what was going to happen, but i don't think anybody expected what happened today to actually happen, a car running through people in the downtown mall. in terms of the groups making up what we believe as the white nationalists, what do you know about them in terms of where they have come from and what you know about them ? they have come from and what you know about them? to our understanding they have come from all ov

our correspondent, laura bicker, has been monitoring the clashes from washington. to the streets of this southern american city. an explosion of violence sparked after a planned protest from white nationalists. the so—called alt—right, including figures from the clue klux klan, and saluting neo—nazi supervisors. the day started in a tense stand—off as the group was surrounded by antiracism activists. it then erupted into taunting, shoving and outright brawl in. -- brawling. the rally was cancelled before it even began. as the turmoil subsided, police took back the streets. the crowd dispersed, then this. a car at speed ploughs through protesters. one person has died and at least six others are thought to have been injured. a state of emergency has now been declared in charlottesville. many fear what's known as the alt—right have become emboldened by donald trump's assent to the white house. today the us president said the violence was not just one—sided. president said the violence was not just one-sided. we condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregious di

laura bicker, bbc news, washington.espondent robin brant, who is in the south korean capital seoul. another weekend of rhetoric being thrown from one part of the world to the other, what substantially has changed do you think?” the other, what substantially has changed do you think? i think there are people here who are clearly very u nsettled are people here who are clearly very unsettled by what they are hearing out of washington, or newjersey in this instance. they are not used to hearing the american president tok like that even though donald trump is taking a similar stance to his predecessors. people leave china is not doing enough to try to rein in north korea and persuade them to end their nuclear ambitions. there is pushed back, in the phone conversation mentioned in the report between president xi and president trump, president xi said, or state tv has told us he said to donald trump that all relevant parties should refrain from exacerbating the situation. that is aimed at washington, dc and pyongyang, everyon

laura bicker in washington, dc. some of you might be watching in south asia if you are a plate. extreme weather warnings in that part of the world. this is long—term — by the end of the century high humidity and temperatures may get to the limit of what humans can survive. this comes from us scientists. they say india, pakistan, bangladesh will be affected. they contain around a fifth of the world's population. and 30% of them will be at risk. i spoke to envrionment correspondent matt mcgrath about the science behind these temperatures. most of the time when we talk about climate change and rising temperature, we talk about air temperatures. these scientists have looked at humidity be, it that's the real killer. when you get above 35 degrees, human bodies can't survive. we all die degrees, human bodies can't survive. we alldie in degrees, human bodies can't survive. we all die in six hours, the fittest person alive. scientists have projected forward the climate models to the end of the century and they find large areas of india, pakistan and bangladesh will be exposed to that ki

laura bicker, thank you., the chancellor philip hammond and the international trade secretary liam fox have made a joint pledge, saying a transition period will not be a back door to in the eu. they have previously put forward opposing views on brexit. here is ben wright. not always heading in the same direction. while the chancellor wanted britain to stay in the eu, trade secretary liam fox has long believed in brexit. in headlines over the summer there are disagreements over what should happen after britain leaves the eu in march 2019 happened here. today though, a united front. riding a john cleese in sunday telegraph, they say there must be a cliff edge break when britain leaves in 2019. —— must not be. they will see a time—limited transition period. but britain will leave the eu single market and the customs union. britain will leave the eu single market and the customs unionlj think it is actually very encouraging because over the last few weeks we have seen conflicting signals sent out by those members

laura bicker, bbc news, charlottesville.stan celebrates 70 years anniversary and the end of colonial room. arrests of passengers suspected of being drunk on u:k.'s flight suspected of being drunk on u:k.'s flight have risen by 50% in the past year. in sport, for out of four in the relays, that included a silver for the women's race, and also the immense. cristiano scores and then is sent off and could face up to a 12 game ban after shoving the referee in the super cup win against barcelona. the eighth time in nine major but there is a first time winner. he won by 68 claiming it by two shots. arrests of passengers suspected of being drunk at uk airports and on flights have risen by 50% in the past year, according to an investigation carried out by bbc panorama. critics of the airline industry say a voluntary code on alcohol sales isn't working, and want the government to amend licensing laws. tina daheley reports. where in the uk can you buy alcohol at 4am seven days a week? the answer is at an international airport. and it se

our north america correspondent, laura bicker, reports.has come to the streets of the southern american city. an explosion of violence sparked after a planned protest by white nationalists. the so—called alt—right, including figures from the ku klux klan and saluting neo—nazi sympathisers. the day started in a tense stand—off as the group was surrounded by anti—racism activists. it then erupted into taunting, shoving and outright brawling. this has been declared an unlawful assembly. the rally was cancelled before it even began. as the turmoil subsided, police took back the streets. the crowd dispersed, then this... tyres screech. a car, at speed, ploughs through protesters. one person has died and at least six others are thought to have been injured. a state of emergency has now been declared in cha rlottesville. many fear what is known as the alt—right have become emboldened by donald trump's ascent to the white house. today, the us president said the violence was notjust one—sided. we condemn in the strongest possible terms this egregio

laura bicker, bbc news, washington.athletics will run their last major competitive track races at the world championships in london tonight. mo farah will be hoping to win his second gold of the games when he runs in the 5,000—metres. usain bolt will retire after taking part in the relay with the jamaican team. natalie pirks reports. goodbyes are always hard, but you don't normally get two in one day. sir mo farah's 5,000m final tonight is a big one. not only is it his last track race at a major championship, but he is also going for his fifth—straight distance double, an unprecedented accomplishment for a distance runner. he's been tripped before, he survived that one. now, it's up to him. when he surged ahead of the pack in last weekend's 10,000m, he cemented his place as a british sporting legend. it's gold for farah! it remains the nation's solitary gold and solitary medal. jamaica are also experiencing an unexpected lack of success. bolt gets a pretty good start... usain bolt‘s final individual race last weekend en

anything happens to guam, there's going to be big, 0ur correspondent laura bicker is in washington. straint but the us has called for china to do more to reign north korea in? yes, donald trump donate call last night and we understand that the two sides agreed that north korea must stop its provocative behaviour. what idid find stop its provocative behaviour. what i did find interesting was that the white house statement and the chinese foreign ministry's statement about bad cold differ. the white house said the relationship between china and america was extremely close, and together they would solve, consume a peaceful solution for the problem in north korea. however, in the chinese foreign ministry statement, it added that the president urged calm, urged restraint from donald trump. the chinese are worried. they do not wa nt chinese are worried. they do not want washington's involvement on the korean peninsulas. they hope, certainly from some within the white house is that the ramped up rhetoric coming from donald trump mayjust urged china to take up more of an interest and put the

ukraine and alleged meddling in last year's us presidential election. 0ur washington correspondent, laura bickerin to the decision. congress went through with this legislation. it was unanimously approved by both republicans and democrats. the way american democracy works is this now goes to the desk of the president. is that there are all weekend. he said he would sign it and now he has. he issued a number of responses as to why he did not want to. one of those if it will limit his ability to lift or leave sanctions from russia. another reason is it places limits on the amount of money that americans can invest on russian energy projects. he believes some of these legislations will limit american firm business in russia. that is one of the reasons why he says he is fighting this significantly flawed. —— finding. and he finds congress is overreaching and stepping on his toes. that is one of the reasons why he says this is unconstitutional. singapore prides itself on its squeaky clean image. is that the case? it hasn't always been that way. "wonder boy," a movie that opens here today, is a frank

laura bicker reports. after a violent day of division, charlottesville has come together to pray, to show that this city condemns the hate brought here by neo—nazis and white supremacists. the virginia governor went from row to row, hugging worshippers in this baptist church. he promised to keep politics out of the pulpit, but there is a message he felt he had to give. it is about politics in that the political rhetoric in this country today is breeding bigotry. the streets here simmered with tension yesterday before finally erupting into violence, as white supremacists gathered for a rally. the group, which included members of the klu klux klan, said they wanted to take america back. counter—protesters and anti—racism activists challenged them. police tried to disperse the crowd but this day was not to end peacefully. a car, at speed, rammed into protesters. shocked witnesses captured the aftermath. the crash killed 32—year—old heather heyer, who had fought racism all her adult life. many others are still

earlier i spoke with our correspondent laura bicker to get the latest on this from washington. juries are a way of investigators finding out whether or not there is enough evidence to bring criminal charges. now, they have the power to demand witness statements. they have the power to demand documents. we're already hearing that they may have been at work for a few weeks. we're hearing from us media that they also have issued subpoenas with regards to a meeting that took place between donald trumer and a russian lawyer. now, you might remember this meeting, because there was an e—mail chain published by donald trumer himself, where he appears to accept the meeting because he wants incriminating evidence about hillary clinton that this russian lawyer offered. now, we're hearing that this grand jury has asked for documents, and they have issued subpoenas with regards to that meeting. and, when it comes to this kind of development, what this means is that the investigation is stepping up, it is intensifying. it's a significant development, although it's the next step for robert mu

our correspondent, laura bicker, joins me now from washington. not really toning down his language? know, another day, another warning to the north korean leader. i think what you have just seen in that press conference with all his diplomatic staff around him, the secretary of state, the us ambassador to the un flanking the president, i think what you are getting is the message from the white house that all of this rhetoric aimed at kim jong—un is white house that all of this rhetoric aimed at kimjong—un is not impulse. it is deliberate strategy by the united states. you have heard some of the international reaction, the fear of what this could turn into. perhaps, many analysts believe that the theory behind this, the unpredictability of president trump is playing into this whole strategy. it is warning kimjong—un is playing into this whole strategy. it is warning kim jong—un that there will be consequences, and mayjust planned the idea in his head that donald trump means business. also, the idea is to put pressure on china. we heard from presid

laura bicker is in washington. president trump is leaving the north korean leader in no doubt. poses a threat to the us, there will be consequences. if anything happens to guam, there is going to be big, big trouble in north korea. then came this note of reassurance. hopefully it will all work out. nobody loves a peaceful solution better than president trump, that i can tell you. is us bombers are stationed in guam. their motto is, fight tonight. mr trump is keen to ensure north korea is aware of their presence “— ensure north korea is aware of their presence —— these. pyongyang has threatened to fire missiles at the island, and although holidaymakers appear unfazed, the local government hasissued appear unfazed, the local government has issued leaflets urging them not to look at firebombs. with the ramped up rhetoric, president trump is backing it with diplomatic measures. he placed a call to president xi in beijing. he spoke to the leader in january president xi in beijing. he spoke to the leader injanuary in the hope that he would do more to rein in his trading partner. the

earlier i spoke to our correspondents yogita lamaye in seoul, the south korean capital, and laura bicker dc. yogita began with the latest from seoul. a national security council has been scheduled for later today where the president as well as other people from the defence minister here will be discussing the situation and the increasing rhetoric from both the us and north korea. north korea meanwhile has sent out another statement this morning through their official news agency where they have given more details about the plan to attack guam, they say they will fire four rockets at the waters near guam, which will pass overjapan. what they've also said about donald trump is that this is a man who is bereft of reason and only absolute force can have any effect. so they're giving more details of that plan but it's important to note the wording. they've said they're carefully examining examining the plan and they will present it to kim jong—un and they have given a timeline, they say they will present the plan by mid august and only if he gives the go—ahead will they execute the plan. laur

well, for more on the attorney general‘s crackdown on leaks, here's our washington correspondent laura bickeralready charged four people, four suspects, which basically what they say is divulging classified material and all contacts with foreign intelligence officials. so those four people have been charged. but when it comes to the message coming from the attorney generaljeff sessions and those gathered on the stage, they have to. the first was for those within the white house who have been leaking this information. the message they wa nt to this information. the message they want to send, you will be caught and charged, or you will be fired. the other message certainly coming from jeff sessions, the attorney general, is to an audience of one, and that is to an audience of one, and that is the president himself. the club has accused thejeff sessions of being beleaguered adweek when it comes to these leaks, so when he was talking emphatically from the podium today he was trying to say the donald trump, look, i am doing something about it. the other message from the attorney general today was

her close friend marissa blair has been speaking to our correspondent laura bicker.e with conviction, she liked to make you laugh. she didn't care what she said. she just wanted the best for everyone. she stood up for equality and she did not want to hate. she wanted eve ryo ne did not want to hate. she wanted everyone to be equal. she understood asa everyone to be equal. she understood as a white woman the privilege she may have had and she felt sorry that we had to go, minorities have to go through. that is why she was out here. when it happened heather was standing right in front of me. what did you see? we were just marching and there was a commotion at the front of the crowd. we thought somebody got into scuffling and you look up the new seaboard is just flying. it is like a split—second decision annoyed and fingers to move. but it is coming so fast and all i could feel was my fiance pushing me. somebody pushing me. and thenit pushing me. somebody pushing me. and then it was just chaos. i started looking for markets. and i felt markers. and then we started looki

approved, it could deprive pyongyang of more than a billion pounds a year. 0ur correspondent, laura bickerem to be really targeting these sanctions in these particular areas. why are these? what is so significant about the money that is earned by north korea from these sectors? when it comes to their combined exports, it is $3 billion and money from that thought to being put into the missile funds. they wa nt to put into the missile funds. they want to stem that funds and stop them developing further nuclear weapons programme. when it comes to this regime, this would be the seventh set of sanctions placed upon the government. and yet, it's still not changed the reader's behaviour. but this would target the money specifically, and it's notjust export sanctions, there are also targeting one of the main foreign currency banks, that would blacklist the bank. that's where most of the foreign currencies traded and comes in and out of north korea. the idea is to stem that funding but without worsening the humanitarian crisis already ongoing in north korea. because if you target the exports, it me

laura bicker, bbc news, charlottesville.n burkina faso have killed three suspected jihadist gunmen after a terrorist attack in the capital. the country's communications minister says a number of hostages remain trapped inside a restaurant after gunmen opened fire on sunday evening. at least 17 people are believed to have been killed in the attack and another eight were wounded. the army and police have sealed off part of the city centre. a man has been charged with the murder of a grandfather who was attacked as he walked his dogs in norfolk. the body of 83—year—old, peter wrighton, was found in woodland near the village of east harling last saturday. police say he had been repeatedly stabbed. a 23—year—old man will appear in court later today. up to 140,000 vulnerable children did not receive the help they needed last year because their situation was notjudged to be serious enough, according to action for children. the charity has found thousands of young people referred to social services did not end up getting any support

live now to our correspondents, laura bicker, in washington dc, and robin brant in seoul, the south koreanital. mixed messages again from washington, from president trump, and defence secretary mattis. there are fears there could be a miscalculation in this war of words which could lead to something terrible. the donald trump administration seems to be taking a com pletely administration seems to be taking a completely different strategy from previous administrations on north korea. donald trump even criticised the obama and clinton administrations in the past. he is making it clear to a career that the comment about fire and fury is not off the cuff, it is part of his strategy is. he wants no mistake, he will defend america. the message was also to china. he was also critical of beijing, saying they could do more. and he gave a little hint that he might be wanting to act against china on trade if china did not help with this situation. remember, china is key. north korea's biggest trading partner. they do not want instability in the region. the message coming from the us to china is if yo

laura bicker, thank you.,000 people in europe each year by the end of this century. their findings come as parts of the continent are in the grip of a recording breaking heat wave. temperatures have soared into the high 40s in parts of italy, spain and the balkans. some regions are contending with drought and forest fires. from sicily, gavin lee sent this report. sicily, 41 celsius in the shade. uncomfortable even for the locals. this extreme heat is 10 degrees higher than is usually recorded in summer in the warmest parts of southern europe. it's the fifth consecutive day that sicily is experiencing temperatures of more than a0 celsius and people are generally heeding the government advice, which is to stay indoors in the afternoon because of the danger posed by the extreme heat. the picture is reflected in sardinia and on italian mainland, rome and florence are stifling in the a0s and are dealing with the most severe drought in 60 years. dozens of wildfires have broken out across the country. hungary, spain

our washington correspondent laura bicker sent this report from charlottesville. violent day of division, charlottesville has come together to pray, to show that this city condemned the hate brought here by neo—nazis and white supremacists. the virginia governor went from row to row, hugging worshippers in this baptist church. he promised to keep politics out of the pulpit, but there was a message he felt he had to give. it is about politics, in that the political rhetoric in this country today is breeding bigotry. the streets here simmered with tension yesterday, before finally erupting into violence, as white supremacists gathered for a rally. the group, which included members of the klu klux klan, said they wanted to take america back. counter—protestors and antiracism activists challenged them. police tried to disperse the crowd but this day was not to end peacefully. a car, at speed, rammed into protesters. shocked witnesses captured the aftermath. the crash killed 32—year—old heather heyer, who had fought racism all her adult life. many others are still bein

our correspondent, laura bicker, joins us now from washington.2006. you wonder him any more options the international community have got. their biggest option as china, and that's one of the reasons why the us has been working behind—the—scenes at the un for a month brokering this deal. since a missile was fired on american independence day, july the ath. the reason china is such a key players because north korea's trade is 90% with china. they're forgetting china on board and making sure china is not exporting or importing goods with north korea can turn the screws onjohn with north korea can turn the screws on john yang. the with north korea can turn the screws onjohn yang. the us has been trying to get china on board for several months. donald trump met with president xijinping of months. donald trump met with president xi jinping of china and described the meeting as a tremendous successful stop six months later he is tweeting that he is disappointed in china. hopefully in that meeting in half an hour china will vote with the rest of the secu

live now to our correspondents yogita lamaye in seoul, the south korean capital, and laura bicker inc. yogita, i guess south korea has the most to lose from all of this, most immediately in north korea's firing line but people there have lived with rhetoric and fret for years. how does this look from there now? we are expecting to hear from the defence minister e here in about half an hour defence minister e here in about halfan hourand defence minister e here in about half an hour and we also know a national security council has been scheduled for later today where the president as well as other people from the defence minister e will be discussing the situation and the increasing rhetoric from both the us and north korea. north korea meanwhile has sent out another statement this morning through their official news agency where they have given more details about the planned to attack guam, they say they will fire four rockets at the waters near guam which will pass overjapan. what they've also said about donald trump is that this is a man arrest of reason and only absolute force can

approved, it could deprive pyongyang of more than a billion pounds a year. 0ur correspondent, laura bickerngton. i think voting's underway? this is a bill that was drafted in the last month, the us has been pushing for this. they are taking the threat from north korea incredibly seriously. in fact, in the last few hours, general mcmaster, donald trump there's national security adviser, said they will not tolerate an threatened by north korea. analysts believe that pyongyang is now capable of developing a missile that could hit the us mainland, and that has focused us minds. first of all, the real key to this is will china vote alongside the us? china has been relu cta nt to alongside the us? china has been reluctant to turn the screws on pyongyang, even though it could have a lot of influence. 90% of north korea's trade is with china. see can see the kind of influence beijing could have. back injanuary, donald trump met with president gee of china ina trump met with president gee of china in a hope of persuading him to do something about north korea. at the time, he claimed it tremendous s

laura bicker, bbc news, charlottesville.field is in the bbc newsroom with a summary of the rest of the day's news. the chairman of the parole board nick hardwick says ministers "must act now" to address the backlog of prisoners serving an indeterminate jail term. the sentence, known as imprisonment for public protection, or ipp, was abolished in 2012 but more than 3000 people in england and wales are still being held with no release date. the ministry ofjustice says it's working to process these cases as quickly as possible. and we'll have more on that story in a few minutes. arrests of passengers suspected of being drunk at uk airports and on flights have risen by 50% in the past year, according to an investigation carried out by panorama. critics of the airline industry say a voluntary code on alcohol sales isn't working, and want the government to amend licensing laws. a spokesman for the home office said they will respond in due course. a man has been charged with the murder of a grandfather who was attacked as he walked

joining me now from washington is our correspondent laura bicker. he says he's not keen on these at all anyway. why is that? he was boxed into a corner and had to sign it. congress approved last week, overwhelmingly, approved last week, overwhelmingly, a vast majority, republicans and democrats coming together. a rare moment of unity. this lands on the president's desk. the rule is he either signs it or vetoes it. but with the number of votes it got in congress, it means if he had vetoed it, congress could override it. he was boxed into a corner, and that's one of the reasons he has had to sign it. but when he says that this is significantly flawed, what he is looking at, and this is what he said in his statement, it almost amounts to congress overreach. he believes they are treading on his toes, because it ties his hands regards to him trying to lift or waive any sanctions on russia in the future. this contentious relationship with russia, it's at the centre of an investigation. what does it say about the us and russian relations? we have just had some about the us and russian relation