presented by laura trevelyan. ew york for a bbc news special, i am welcome to new york for a bbc news special, iam laura welcome to new york for a bbc news special, i am laura trevelyan. welcome to new york for a bbc news special, iam laura trevelyan. in 2016 one of the most famous names in tennis fell from grace after testing positive for a banned substance. maria sharapova was eventually banned from tennis the 15 months after an appeal. now sharapova has published a memoir, unstoppable: my life so far. and she is back on the tennis circuit. the big question facing her, can she get rid of this cloud over her career, face down criticism from rivals and climb back to the top of the sport she learned asa to the top of the sport she learned as a young child in russia? maria sharapova, what was it like playing here in new york at the us openjersey playing here in new york at the us open jersey few weeks ago, playing here in new york at the us openjersey few weeks ago, back in the limelight after your suspension? it was

for the latest, i'm joined by laura trevelyan, who is at the u.n. laura, mr. trump also says that he has made a decision about what to to with the nuclear deal. do we have any idea what the decision might be? laura: jane come he strongly hinted yesterday when he addressed world leaders that he was not going to recertify the iran deal, which he is supposed to do before congress by the middle of october stop if he doesn't recertify the deal, it would open it up for congress to impose more sanctions. the fact of the matter is that the international atomic energy inncy has said that iran is compliance with the deal, european allies here say that iran is in compliance, and they are very worried about what would happen if the u.s. walked away from that deal. there is a key meeting happening at the united nations tonight with all the foreign ministers the negotiated the deal -- the iranian foreign minister and u.s. secretary of state in the same room. the french president came up today with a proposal saying that perhaps we could amend the deal a bit and look at the

i'm laura trevelyan. the senate race in alabama is sending shockwaves through washington. president trump's man loses and a new front runner courts controversy. government help is now arriving in puerto rico but will he get to those who need it fast enough? we hear from the islands voice in congress. art today, gone tomorrow. one exhibit was enjoyed by thousands. now it's gone forever. ♪ laura: welcome to "world news america." it may have been just a senate runoff in one state but what happened in alabama has shaken up politics and especially the republican party donald trump swept into office on a populist wave, but it seems he may have been trumped. his candidate was defeated and the victor is no stranger to the spotlight. meet the conservative firebrand who has given the republican establishment a mighty headache. roy moore celebrates his victory in the runoff primary election for the alabama senate seat. he was outspent by the republican powers that be. the gun toting moore defeated luther strange. de

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laura: and i am laura trevelyan at the united nations. president trump addresses the general assembly here in new york with his toughest talk reserved for north korea, vowing to totally destroy the country if threatened. president trump: rocket man is on a suicide mission for himself and his regime. welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. this afternoon, a powerful 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck mexico. there are reports that the buildings have collapsed in the capital, mexico city, and the death toll is rising rapidly. the quake happened just hours after drills were held on the anniversary of a devastating quake that killed thousands of people in 1985. james cook starts our coverage. james: mexico city is one of the most densely packed places on earth. more than 20 million people live in this metropolis. any powerful earthquake here is especially devastating. struck aroundr lunchtime, prompting panic. these mobile phone pictures show what appear to be columns of dust from collapsed buildings. fires a

thank you very much, laura trevelyan at the un in new york. let's stay in the us for business news. interest rate unchanged, but announced the gradual end to a crisis—era stimulus programme. here is the fed chairjanet yellen. —— let's speak this samir hussein. when can we expect interest rates to rise? we have said they will not raise interest rates at this meeting, but there is another meeting, but there is another meeting towards the end of the year and they made a hint that we will be seeing a rate rise come this year. there are many people who believe we will see that sometime in december. you touched on something that the federal reserve announced, that it will reduce its massive bond portfolio. in 2008 we had the financial crisis, the fed was like what do we do to stabilise the market? they bought bonds than treasuries as a way to try to secure the international market. it worked, but now their portfolio, they have $4.5 trillion of bonds they are sitting on. now the federal reserve says that beginning in october they will start to slowly withdraw that, they will slowly start t

she's been speaking to the bbc‘s laura trevelyan.new york for a bbc news special, i am laura trevelyan. in 2016, one of the most famous names in tennis fell from grace after testing positive for a banned substance. maria sharapova was eventually banned from tennis for 15 months after an appeal. now sharapova has published a memoir, unstoppable: my life so far. and she is back on the tennis circuit. the big question facing her — can she get rid of this cloud over her career, face down criticism from rivals and climb back to the top of the sport she learned as a young child in russia? maria sharapova, what was it like playing here in new york at the us open jsut a few weeks ago, back in the limelight after your suspension? it was amazing. an incredible moment. it started when the draw came out and ifound out i would play simona halep who was so close to the number one ranking before the tournament. i knew at what level she was competing so i immediately understood the type of level i had to produce against from the first round on and i

and a report from laura trevelyan.re in london. still to come in the programme, we hear from a woman in australia who says her dog was threatened — for wearing a marriage equality scarf. also had other programme, nasa begins work at a new mission, is any approved deep into the sun's atmosphere. ben johnson, the fastest man on earth, is flying home to canada in disgrace. all the athletes should be clean going into the games. i'm just happy that justice is served. it is a simple fact that this morning, these people were in their homes. tonight, those homes have been burnt down by serbian soldiers and police. all the taliban positions along here have been strengthened, presumably in case the americans invade. it's no use having a secret service which cannot preserve its own secrets against the world. and so the british government has no option but to continue this action, and even after any adverse judgement in australia. concorde had crossed the atlantic faster than any plane ever before, breaking the record by six minut

maria sharapova talking to my colleague laura trevelyan there, and the unstoppable sharapova ?t floreana tortoise wasn't so much on the brink of extinction as well and truly gone according to experts. well, not so fast — after 150 years on the list of species lost to the planet, it has made a dramatic, albeit, slow comeback. as the numbers grow, the tortoise will ultimately be returned to the galapagos island of floreana as virginia langeberg explains. nothing happens too quickly in the tortoise world. but this is a comeback worth the wait. the florea na tortoise, once thought wiped out, has been on the extinction list for one and a half centuries. now, with careful conservation, the species has been brought back from the dead. translation: today, we are announcing to the world some very good news. we have managed to recover a species that was once thought to be extinct and was listed as such for the last 150 years. the species became an extinct from its home island of floreana during the mid 19th century after hunting and exploitation from the first settlers. some floreana wer

reporting from washington, i am laura trevelyan.ays after hurricane slashed the caribbean, some islands are still without food or water. in florida, the risk of flooding isn't over. jane: rivers are dangerously swollen, but in miami, officials our breathing a sigh of relief. muslims00,000 rohingya have fled myanmar. a top official called it ethnic cleansing. hillary clinton is set to release a book about the 2016 campaign. to which mistakes does she admit to making? ♪ laura: welcome to "world news america." hurricane irma may have been downgraded to a tropical storm, but she certainly left a trail of destruction in her week -- wake. some caribbean islands have been left without supplies. and other parts are still facing storm surges that pose serious danger. jane o'brien rode out the hurricane in miami yesterday. she is there today. jane: i have gone from 90 mile an hour wind to 90 degrees in the shade. this road that was a river is now a puddle. offials believe they have dodged a bullet. 70% of the city is still without power and o

she sat down with laura trevelyan. sharapova, what was it like playing in new york at the u.s. open just a few weeks ago, back there in the limelight after your suspension? fora: i had been training quite some time and to be able to walk onto a court with thousands of people, the crowd, the emotions, the noise. and the feeling that i had walking into it was a feeling of warmth and welcome. and no, it just felt like that is a place that i belonged. it's been my stage for so long and have not felt that experience. to be in a grand slam after such a long time was very special. laura: let's talk about the suspension which you talk about in your book. why did you stop taking maldonin, which was not a banned substance? maria: after my first grand slam at wimbledon, i was not very healthy. i went to see a children's doctor back in russia that my father took me to. i was still a teenager. he ran some tests, did an ekg sunday had some abnormalities in my heart. that was one of the supplements he recommended i take. it was common in russia. it was completely legal for take for -- to take

the russian has been speaking to the bbc‘s laura trevelyan. walk into a court like that with thousands of people, the emotions, the noise, and the feeling that i had walking into it was a feeling of warmth and welcome. it felt like that‘s a place that i really miss, where i belonged, it has been my stage for so long, and i haven‘t felt that experience. so, to be in a grand slam after such a long period was very special. let's talk about the suspension, which you talk about a lot in your book. why did you start taking meldonium, which was not a banned substance?” start taking meldonium, which was not a banned substance? i had been u nwell not a banned substance? i had been unwell for a long period. i went to see a doctor in russia. he ran some tests a nd see a doctor in russia. he ran some tests and said i had abnormalities in my heart, and that was one of the supplements he recommended i take. it was commonly used in russia. we received certificates that it was com pletely received certificates that it was completely legal to take for many yea

laura trevelyan is at the un headquarters in new york with yemen high on the agenda.ons have called yemen a triple tragedy of war, cholera and famine. more than 17 million people are estimated to not have enough food, almost 3 million people have been displaced by this conflict. but it is also a conflict which is very complex, it sees saudi arabia pitted against the houthi rebels. it is really a very difficult situation and there is unlikely be a resolution because it is seen as a proxy battle for the region between the iranian—backed houthi rebels and the saudis. many discussions about yemen on the sidelines this week. so many points of discussion, north korea, the situation in myanmar, and donald trump making his first address to the assembly. he's already been speaking about what he is likely to say there. yes, donald trump had a vexed relationship with the un. as real estate developer, he wanted to get the contract to renovate the building some years back but was turned down. however, today he could return in triumph as president. some trepidation here about the t

laura trevelyan is at the un headquarters in new york with yemen high on the agenda.ions have called it yemen at triple tragedy of war, cholera and famine. more than 17 million people are estimated to not have enough food, almost 3 million people have been displaced by this conflict. but it is also a conflict which is very complex, it sees saudi arabia pitted against the houthi rebels. it is really a very difficult situation and there is unlikely read —— resolution because it isa unlikely read —— resolution because it is a proxy conflict for the region between the iranians and the saudis. donald trump making his first address to the assembly. he is already speaking about what he is likely to say there. donald trump had a vexed relationship with the un. as real estate developer, he wa nted un. as real estate developer, he wanted to renovate the building some yea rs wanted to renovate the building some years back but was turned back. he could return in triumph as president today. would he say the world body was obsolete as he did with nato? as it was, people were breath

laura trevelyan in new york.cy and the idea of reform and give us an idea what it's like when the general assembly is on, i imagine a practical headache? yes, certainly new yorkers are not fond of the general assembly because this bet on the eastern side of manhattan where iam the eastern side of manhattan where i am talking to you from, turtle bay, is completely jammed. i am talking to you from, turtle bay, is completelyjammed. the fact that the president is staying at trump tower means the whole of midtown is also jammed so there is even more cursing than usual. and this is the super bowl of diplomacy so this is the super bowl of diplomacy so there are delegations from 193 countries across the world here and it's extraordinary to see the streams of humanity crossing, people hugging, also not too pleased to see one another as well. it's very atmospheric i would say. all of these diplomats are in town, is there a sense reform is needed and if there is what kind of reform do people want? there is never a consensus

laura trevelyan is covering this story for us from the un in new york.he spoke to the us ambassador‘s former spokesperson. what did you make of the tone of president trump's speech? people thought he was going to come here and beat up the un. he did say it was bureaucratic, he did say it was mismanaged, but he also said the us would be a partner in reforming the un. what did you make of it? they were tough words that he used. it was critical, but it was friendly and supportive. he didn't come in to bash anybody and the united states has played a central role, some would argue, the central role, in, certainly in funding this organisation, the united states has historically. we've been fully engaged since the 40s and we still are fully engaged as a nation. so that hasn't changed. he really means it when he talks about reform, and about wanting some change come about wanting the organisation to, for want change, about wanting the organisation to, for want of a better way of saying it, to get your money ‘s worth from the organisation. now, this is the former

we will talk to laura trevelyan in the next few minutes. ons on what donald trump said and where it fits into the order, send them my way and i will put some to laura. in a few minutes, we'll bring you the latest on hurricane maria. it has been carving a trail of destruction. can see raw power there. we will find out what has been happening. the british prime minister theresa may has fended off more questions about a cabinet rift over brexit. she was meeting world leaders at the un, and repeated tele macro support for the foreign she said the government and the cabinet were working together to get the best possible deal for brexit. boris and the cabinet are clear that we have one focus in what we're doing on the european union issue. we're very clear we have one focus, and we're all working together to achieve that aim, which is the best possible deal for the united kingdom in leaving the european union. a prime minister's diary is always a nightmare. we wa nt we want a good trading relationship, and to have trade deal in the rest of the wor

she's been speaking to our north america correspondent, laura trevelyan. working with unicef 12 years ago. i had a great relationship with them. i have been an advocate and voice too many girls and boys around the world. being from a developing country like india, ifi from a developing country like india, if i did not have the advantages my parents gave me, to be advantages my parents gave me, to be a woman of the world, i would be like many of those voiceless girls, get married at 13, have children at 16, and don't get to go to school because they are young mothers, not children. you have been around the world on behalf of the un's children's fund. is there a story that fans out to you about a girl who did not get her childhood because she was married so young?” was in jordan because she was married so young?” was injordan recently meeting syrian refugees. many of the girls get married at 13—14. they were having conversations about how much they want to go back to school, but society stigmatises them and says you should be ashamed of yourself, you should

and in half an hour, here on bbc news, laura trevelyan speaks to former world tenis number one, mariava, about her career and route back to redemption. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the home secretary amber rudd has announced that the terror threat in the uk has been lowered from critical to severe. that means an attack is highly likely rather than imminent. the decision has been taken after detectives investigating the bomb attack on a london train on friday have made a second arrest. the 21—year—old man was detained at hounslow in west london late last night. detectives are continuing to question a teenager who was arrested in dover in kent. 30 people were injured when the device detonated at parsons green station. jane frances kelly reports. the investigation has widened still further. police are searching an residential address at stanwell near heathrow airport following the attacker parsons green station where 30 people were injured on friday. it comes 30 people were injured on friday. it co m es after 30 people were injured on friday. it comes after a second arrest of

to washington's un budget would create an unsolvable problem. 0ur north america correspondent laura trevelyann secretary—general, when asked how many people work at the united nations, replied about half of them. donald trump was very much on that theme, and thinks that the un isa on that theme, and thinks that the un is a talking shop, and inefficient one. he wants more streamlined processes and more efficiency. of course, sophie, the fa ct efficiency. of course, sophie, the fact is president trump, elected on an america first policy, very isolationist really, he has found the un has been useful to him in recent weeks, especially on north korea. there have been two sets of tough sanctions and resolutions passed here by the un at the behest of the united states. really, all eyes a re of the united states. really, all eyes are on his tone this morning, sophie. 0ne un diplomat said to me that hurricane trump is about to make landfall at the un. thank you. coming up, success for brits at the emmys last night. in russia, concern is growing over a wave of violent attacks linked to a film about the

let‘s get more reaction to the presidents speech. 0ur bbc world news america correspondent laura trevelyanrews. it is targeting north korea‘s shipping industry, its textile industry, information technology, manufacturing. basically any companies on individual entities, that have asset in the us who are seeking to be facilitating trade with north korea in these areas could be sanctioned by the us treasury department. what‘s interesting is that it is ratcheting up interesting is that it is ratcheting up the diplomatic path, just days after trump warned the us could totally destroy north korea if it carries on testing intercontinental ballistic missiles. trump with the south korean president and japanese prime minister, on the same day there was a warning to the un general assembly that the nuclear issue with north korea needed to be managed stably. a lot of diplomatic action here today. how effective can sanctions be from the united states? this is particularly looking at companies in the us who might be doing deals with north korea. they will be affected. the us treasury department has a lo

laura trevelyan is outside the united nations building in new york.t's own standards? it was, it wasn't full of fire and brimstone. he didn't save the un was obsolete, as he had described nato. he didn't say it was just a talking shop, as he had done in some tweets recently. so un headquarters are breathing a sigh of relief that hurricane trumpet made landfall without doing much damage. not only that, the president was critical about the mismanagement of the united nations and the amount of the us puts in doesn't see enough of a return on its investment. he said he also sees the us as a partner of the un and he said the un had great potential. and he has praised them for their reform efforts. so far, so good. the us gives to 22% of the general budget, 28% of the peacekeeping budget. it's not clear whether the overall threat to cut funding to the un will come to pass or not. but by donald trump's standards, this was, as you say, a reasonably measured and mild performance. the united nations has helped advance toward these goals in so many ways: feeding

the bbc‘s laura trevelyan has spent the day at the un headquarters in new york, and joins us from there in a second, but on this issue of reform, theissue second, but on this issue of reform, the issue of north korea, it doesn't move his agenda forward. a likely is it that he can get the reform he wants? certainly, the un secretary general who was named checked there by donald trump, he is doing his best, also moved forward with this reform agenda. it was a previous secretary general who joked when asked how many people worked at the un, replied about half of them. bureaucracy, lack of accountability, and transparency, has frustrated lots of people. it is notjust an american agenda. there is an ongoing negotiation between the us and the un weather the us keeps its contributions at 22% of the un budget, 28% of the peacekeeping, it looks at the peacekeeping budget is being trimmed. you have to remember that the un has been useful to donald trump in recent weeks. this is where the us has pressed for and got strong action against north korea, with sanctions and resolutions. weather it will

absurd and hateful rhetoric, beneath the dignity of the un general assembly." 0ur correspondent, laura trevelyanrise to hear that hassan rouhani slams donald trump and slammed his attitude towards the iran nuclear deal, but he has also said in the last few minutes that around will not walk away from this deal will stop where does that leave us? president trump said this morning here at the un, that he has decided what to do about the around deal. but he has not revealed what the decision is. there is a key meeting happening tonight with all the foreign minister 's, so we will see what comes out of that. the french have just come up with some new proposals, but just consider the position of hassan rouhani, this is a ritual visit by the arabian leader, which denounces america and hold press conferences, but this is coming to years after the signing of that deal that lifted sanctions on iran, that has made a big difference to the economy of iran. the position of president hassan rouhani, a moderate, if hardliners in iran are waiting for this deal to fail, this is what they said would happen. that a

we can cross to our correspondent laura trevelyan at the united nations.rump australia standard this criticism was quite mild, wasn't it? he actually said that he and the administration would be partners with the administration in the important work of reforming this world body. what is un reform in? is one previous secretary general said, as how many people worked here, he said about half of them. that is criticism of the un, thatis them. that is criticism of the un, that is bloated and inefficient, that is bloated and inefficient, that it doesn't protect whistle—blowers, that it is transparent and doesn't it is the biggest contributor to the united nations, 98% of the peacekeeping. the us is threatening to slash those contributions and less meaningful progress is made on reform. this is what donald trump said, praising the work of the secretary general. in re ce nt work of the secretary general. in recent years the united nations has reached its full potential due to bureaucracy and mismanagement. while the budget has increased by iao% and its staff is m

never forgotten that, but today he got to return in triumph as president. 0k, thank you for that, laura trevelyansates for the losses family has suffered, it has led to significant improvements in the trust. there have been times when our actions unintentionally led to the stress of connor's family. we hope all families and service users will now experience a more compassionate approach from southern health." rather a strong statement there from the interim chief executive at southern health trust. headlines coming up in a couple of minutes but let's cross to get the weather in the meantime with matt. thank you. as we finish the afternoon and go into the evening rush hour, across western areas of the uk we have clear skies, west of scotland, northern ireland, the west of wales and cornwall. this zone of cloud and a few showers through scotla nd cloud and a few showers through scotland down into parts of wales. the east of england, east anglia, perhaps a small chance of rumbles of thunder on the coast. temperatures on the face of it are high but here when the breeze is at its coolest. some rain co

what's cross live talk correspondent nor trevelyan who's out the un in new york laura how much further to these new sanctions go. and again these are a big deal these of the kind of sanctions at the united nations couldn't pause. because they directly target foreign banks that all facilitating trade with the north korea because the u. s. is the center of the banking unifies. it means the u. s. can really put the screws on any foreign banks that all trading with north korea and they can. make that hug these of the same sanctions that we used to her iran's economy before the iran nuclear deal and it it hurts iran's. economy very successfully improved to ron to the negotiating table juan would all gave so these a praful the question of course is what impact will that have. on came joining. that is the big question of course. them announcement was made at this meeting with leaders from of japan and south korea just how you know it'd to all. america's allies over north korea. was definite divide between south korea and the japanese and we saw that when the south korean president. address th

well laura because not to reach the island of antigua and it's from that that she spoke a brief time to go to north trevelyan. and she described how people that are absolutely desperate to leave. well when we were there there was a mad scramble to safety there were hundreds of people at the airport trying to get on planes that are only meant for two. or three people and the reason for that is the one we would damage the port without age so they were struggling to get. any we look at these people all night there were barges brought can own tool is there were a number of helicopters brought and it has been. a huge effort planes also manage to eventually land on the runway and finally we are hearing. that from the government that everyone here will. back with it and this just in time because in just a few hours time. the next hurricane the second hurricane in a week a debate to make its way here working and keep yeah and in by fewl standing in her height. the devastation and barbuda it's horrifying and now they're wondering whether or how you feel agar rebuild. and laura how much damage is expected from hurrica