richard lister, bbc news. now on bbc news it's time for the travel show.ek on the show: i'm in bulgaria to get an exclusive look inside one of the most extraordinary abandoned buildings in the world. dora, it's... it's incredible. i discover an unusual way to go shopping in sofia. i'll take that blue. and uncover treasures near the black sea coast. 0h! theme plays. we are starting off this week in bulgaria's beautiful capital, sofia. this vibrant european city is the perfect place for a break, laid—back, affordable, and picturesque. with its roman, byzantine, and ottoman sites, it's packed with culture and history. but for much of the 20th century, bulgaria was part of the eastern bloc, and under communist rule. as you walk the streets, you can find reminders of the communist era everywhere. one of the strangest is found at your feet. all across sofia there are shops called kleks sunk beneath pavement level. so these shops might seem really odd now seeing as they are close to the ground, but it is an interesting history. they were basements and bomb shelte

richard lister, bbc news.bute are still trying to piece together the final movements of a six—year—old girl whose body was discovered in woodland yesterday. officers are describing the death of alicia mcphail as unexplained. our scotland correspondent james shaw is on the island. james? it was in woodland close to where i am now that alicia mcphail‘s body was found yesterday. she was reported missing at 6:25am yesterday. there was an informal search by members of the public, and her body was found to win a half hours later. now, as you say, police are describing her death as unexplained. but there will be a postmortem examination this afternoon, and that is likely to yield important clues, important information, as to how alicia died, and that could significantly change the status of the police inquiry. alicia didn't actually live in butte, she was from north lanarkshire on the mainland, and there have been tributes from the headteacher at chapel side primary, saying she was a lovely, happy girl who worked har

richard lister has the details. a career criminal, inspired by gangster movies.the run. his escape from this prison in the paris suburbs had all the hallmarks of a film script. as he waited in a visiting area, two accomplices in a hijacked helicopter landed in the grounds. using smoke bombs and heavy tools, they broke through to faid, bundled him onto the helicopter and flew him away. the helicopter was later found 60 kilometres from the prison. its pilot had been seized as he waited to give a lesson. after flying faid and his accomplices out, he was released unharmed. redoine faid had a measure of fame after writing a book about his life of crime during a previous jail term. he revealed how hollywood had perfected his robbery technique. in the book and in the documentary that followed, he explained that he was fascinated by the cinema, he used to see hollywood movies with robert de niro, also french movies that talked about spectacular attacks and spectacular escapes. but french police say his crimes often involved heavy weaponry and brutal violence. faid was se

joining me now here in the studio is our correspondent, richard lister., the police are saying a priority is to establish how the couple came into contact with the nerve agent, they are trying to read please —— retrace their steps to see if they have leads into what it was they touched or ingested and there isa they touched or ingested and there is a chance that might give them more clues as to what happened with the skripals because it is entirely likely the novichok used was a remnant of that used in the attack against the skripals. the two cases are just a few kilometres apart. ten, 11 kilometres between the two sites and although the police have said they have nothing apart from the novichok to link these two incidents, it is clear there must be some relationship between them, given that such a rare chemical has been deployed. what do we know about the couple that this has affected? dawn stu rg ess couple that this has affected? dawn sturgess and charlie rowley are both in their40s, sturgess and charlie rowley are both in their 40s, local residents. n

richard lister, bbc news. you could not make it up.ing stuff but most of the time it is boring staff. bye—bye. hello there, good morning. we turned up the heat again on sunday, 32 celsius, 90 fahrenheit in hampshire. if you are looking for rain you will be out of luck. 0n the whole it will be out of luck. 0n the whole it will be dry. the first day ofjuly dropped some rain towards the south—west of the uk from that area of cloud. those earlier showers and thunderstorms have pretty much moved away and out into the english channel over towards the near continent so it will probably be dry on monday. some slightly cooler air in scotland. sunshine to and the date for most areas. 0vernight, a little more cloud through the north sea coast area. more mist across southern parts of england and wales. it will feel rather humid for a little while longer. more sunshine on tuesday. a small chance of hitting up late shower towards the far west —— south—west. hardly a breath of wind around. strong sunshine and temperatures beginning to lift for scotla

richard lister, bbc news.manashi prefecture. 0n the first day, a crowd of a 150 people gathered at the summit of japan's highest mountain and cheered as the sun came up. last summer around a quarter of a million people climbed the mountain, which is a designated unesco world heritage site. you can reach me on twitter, i'm @nkem|fejika. i ,is hello there, good morning. we turned up the heat again on sunday, 32 celsius, 90 fahrenheit in hampshire. london, 31, through the midlands in the strong sunshine that we had here. and there's going to be more than sunshine over the week ahead, if you're looking for rain, you're probably going to be out of luck, just one or two isolated showers, but on the whole it's going to be dry. now, the first day ofjuly did bring some rain in towards the south—west of the uk from that area of cloud there, about half an inch of rain in devon, for example. those earlier showers, some thunderstorms as well, have pretty much moved away out into the english channel over towards the near co

richard lister has the details. a career criminal, inspired by gangster movies. suburbs had all the hallmarks of a film script. as he waited in a visiting area, two accomplices in a hijacked helicopter landed in the grounds. using smoke bombs and heavy tools, they broke through to faid, bundled him onto the helicopter and flew him away. the helicopter was later found 60 kilometres from the prison. its pilot had been seized as he waited to give a lesson. after flying faid and his accomplices out, he was released unharmed. redoine faid had a measure of fame after writing a book about his life of crime during a previous jail term. he revealed how hollywood had affected his robbery technique. in the book and in the documentary that followed he explained that he was fascinated by the cinema, that he used to see hollywood movies with robert de niro. also french movies that talked about the spectacular attacks and spectacular escapes. but french police say his crimes often involve heavy weaponry and brutal violence. faid was serving a 25—year sentence of this policewoma

richard lister, bbc news. a particularly adrenaline packed weekend. swiss skydiver and pilot mark houser was taken up in a hotair balloon and literally threw himself into the jet stream over the skies of australia on saturday. but it wasn't just for the thrill of australia on saturday. but it wasn'tjust for the thrill or of australia on saturday. but it wasn't just for the thrill or to break a record, this is a serious mission and could highlight an untapped energy in the jet stream and other high altitude wind sources. markjoins us in one piece. great to see you. how did the jump on saturday, ? great to see you. how did the jump on saturday,? thank you, i'm really happy to be on safe ground now —— how did thejump on happy to be on safe ground now —— how did the jump on saturday go? we wa nted how did the jump on saturday go? we wanted to get up 10,000 metres and get in the core of the jet stream. we had to stop at 7600 metres, we had big problems with the oxygen supply, had big problems with the oxygen supply

a lot of a-listers are already inside.ve you a feel of what it was like here when the red carpet was packed. d danica patrick is hosting her new boyfriend, he is here, aaron rodgers, he didn't want to chat. the sharks contending next year for the stanley cup. >> we've locked up a lot of key guys for a long time. the continuity in the room is awesome. i think guys like leblanc, those guys are going to take the next step in their careers. that will only makesbe. so that he could get cool for a few minutes. you don't want to leave. >> i could talk all day long. i'll stay until the show starts. >> reporter: so this is the mvp on the red carpet right here for cane and many other celebrities we interviewed, the gigantic fan cooling us down. we're waiting on draymond green. we know he will be in the show tonight. there's ten minutes left and the show starts inside. it will be on tape delay tonight on abc 7 with the broadcast beginning at 8:00. live on the red carpet, larry beil, abc 7 sports. >> great stuff, larry. catch the espy

she knows she won't manage alone so she's a lister to help her to compadre it's just that promise to pass it all family but. they're ready to help me now and later. but it's really dangerous. trying to get onto a train while it's moving. and. finally the train arrives. they get up close and quite for a suitable moment. now miriam will hand over her daughter temporarily. maria manages to get on the train and so does her composure yet we find that. they all soon disappear from view. bound for the us full of fears and hopes at the same time. my. letter we were. when we were. in the percent of americans at some point and allies will experience actually. listen all. that matters to you sometimes. enters the conflict zone with tim sebastian i'll be challenging those in power asking tough questions demanding answers. as conflicts intensify i'll be meeting with key players on the ground in the sun zones and. cutting through the rhetoric holding the powerful to account facts the conflict zone. conflict zone with tim sebastian on t.w. . a news analyst it lets the unsub see the team sounds a li

richard lister, bbc news.dozens of fire crews continue to tackle an aggressive moorland fire near bolton. lancashire fire brigade say they expect the blaze to continue for days. an investigation is launched after a young girl dies after being thrown from inflatable play equipment on a beach in norfolk. the head of nhs england says extensive planning is under way to prepare the health service for a no—deal brexit sport and for a full round up, from the bbc sport centre, here's tim. good evening. hosts russia will play croatia in the world cup quarter finals, after both sides won their matches against spain and denmark today. both games finished 1—1 after extra time and were decided on penalties. the russians haven't reached the last eight of a world cup for nearly 50 years. with all the action from both matches, james burford reports. they can hardly believe it is germany's groups they —— stage exit was the shock of the tournament, that was until now. ranked a full 60 places below spain, few thought russia coul

richard lister, bbc news. time for a look at the weather... here's darren bett.s a fresher feel and it is cooler. we have this westerly breeze, bringing the chance of a few showers and certainly more cloud. it is still dry towards the south—east and east anglia. we are about 6 degrees lower than yesterday here. 0ver degrees lower than yesterday here. over the next few days, there will still be some sunshine and maybe a few showers.

richard lister, bbc news.om the ultar sar peak in the hunza valley. the army said the climbers' tent had been hit by an avalanche. bruce normand and timothy miller were rescued by pilots at about 19,000 feet above sea level. another climber, from austria, died in the avalanche. celebrations have been held in tredegar today, as the community remembered its famous son and founder of the nhs, aneurin bevan. its been the culmination of a week of events in the town, where bevan used the local workingman s medical aid society as the blueprint for the national health service — which turns 70 later this week. 0ur wales correspondent, sian lloyd, reports. brass band plays. tredegar took to the streets for bevan day in traditional style. hundreds joined the local band on a banner march to remember this former mining town's famous son, and to commemorate 70 years of the national health service he founded. i think we're all paying homage to nye, and if he were here today, i'm sure he would be incredibly proud. i've brough

richard lister, bbc news. it's not only europe that's in the grip of unusually high temperatures. is experiencing a record—breaking heatwave which contributed to the death of 65 people last week. and more than 30,000 were admitted to hospital suffering from heat stroke. people are being warned to take precautions because the heatwave shows no sign of abating. rupert wingfield—hayes reports from there. for more than two weeks now, the sun has burned down onjapan from a cloudless sky, with barely a waft of wind. outside the imperial palace in tokyo, the heat shimmer tells its own story. here the tourists are sweltering in only 37 degrees today. translation: china is hot now, but compared between tokyo and china, tokyo is hotter. a little further north, in the city of kumagaya, it is considerably hotter. the thermometer here hit 41.1 degrees on monday — the highest ever recorded anywhere in japan. the heat is notjust uncomfortable, it is now extremely dangerous. at tokyo's emergency dispatch centre, the calls are coming thick and fast. the ambulance crews are struggling to keep up as

richard lister reports.the order in may withdrawing american support, he seemed sure of one thing... this will make america much safer. but a few months on, and the rhetoric‘s becoming more belligerent on both sides. at the weekend, iran's leaders condemned mr trump's efforts to implement new sanctions. "don't play with the lion's tail", warned president rouhani, who added that conflict with iran would be "the mother of all wars". but hours later came a blistering block—capital response from the white house. "never, ever threaten the us again, or you will suffer consequences the likes of which few throughout history have ever suffered before", said mr trump. "we are no longer a country that will stand for your demented words of violence and death". deal or no deal, the us says iran's creating instability in the middle east. it's demanding more concessions from tehran, while trying to drive a wedge between the leadership and its people. the level of corruption and wealth among the iranian leadership is that i

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one thing that distinguishes the three short listers is two of them have short -- she has said that it is unconstitutional. she has said that judges do not need to set aside their personal views in all instances. and that is a pretty frightening for somebody who could be put on our highest court to say. what it shows is that it is not a leaning into impartiality or being fair minded. it is signaling an outcome of how she would rule. >> although honest. there is also this, tim, and i keep thinking to this. we are headed towards an almost collision course between the mueller investigation. the president is going to be subpoenaed or he is going to refuse to sit down and talk. and i got to imagine, he wants nothing more than to give the comey treatment to these people in the one-on-one meetings. >> of course he does. remember, should mueller pursue this he is going to test some of the constitutional protections around the executive, including whether or not you can indict a sitting president. it is possible that a lot of the issues intended in his investigations are going to go before the

daredevils bridge the twenty seven meter jump into the depths below moss star natives a lawrence a lister won the competition for the second year running it's his twelfth the win over all the other divers weren't in it for the win though they just wanted to test their courage and cool off. all right we still have lots more to come ben is up next with the big. sarno just couldn't get this song out of his head. musicologist began searching for the source of this captivating sound. and found that deep in the rain forest in central africa and would like to believe that was a big. money legal move so. did by their culture that he stayed. only a promise to his son made sarno leave the jungle and return to the concrete and glass jungle but. the result reverse culture shock. from the forest starts august ninth w. . zimbabwe decide or is it the economy that will decide this election investors watch closely to see who will be charged with pulling the country out of its cash crisis a record drought grips germany's a bread basket fama say they've never seen anything like it. and the new color of cour

forty daredevils brave the twenty seven meter jump into the depths below my star natives the moron's lister won the competition for the second year running it's his twelfth the win over all the other divers weren't in it for the win though they just wanted to test their courage and cool off. all right we still have lots more to come ben is up next with the bid. sarno just get this song. the musicologist began searching for the source of the baby. in the rain forest in central africa and the look to the look was a baby book. by their culture. only.

josh lister, family lost home in fire: "it looked like an atomic bomb went off. after the fact. we got a few pictures from friends, but it was a firestorm when we left." while crews are gaining ground-- they say they're dealing with the perfect recipe for the flames to spread erratically-- low humidity, high temperatures, and high winds.those gale- force winds are whipping up what crews describe as "fire tornadoes" that are destroying everything in their path.don hoff, evacuated home: "i saw to the right of me that vortex and that fire moving and i told my daughter get home now let's leave. that one scares me."cullen kreider, redding fire deputy chief: "some of our guys lost their homes as well. probably half of our department was displaced."and while crews battle the flames on the fire lines-- local authorities are dealing with reports of looting in those abandoned areas.at least 3- thousand firefighters are fighting to control the blaze-- as the community shows its gratitude. in redding, i'm scott mclean. ( james ) now to the ferguson fire which has forced yosemite valley to c

derek ward shows us this jam session with a visiting a-lister. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> reporr: the beats around duponte has become something of a voirch oso on the paint can. >>y dad started it. >> then he 23e8 on hard times. >> that was my survival. 0. >> pathways to housing. but he knew something was up this time. indeed, the popup concert would be different because of ch kevin n and the bacon brother band. >> decided to just swing by around maybe you'd let us si in. >> reporter: of course the jam session was on. ♪ ♪ >> phways to housing and since they're in town for local gigs, just had to happen. >> the great thing about music is that you can make it with alst nothing. >> the great thing about getting someone a place to call home. >> they can start doing other things like finding a job, redecking to family. >> when he sees this, it's the next step on a pat fthat leads m here. >> this world, you only got one life. >>hank everybody. >> in dew point circumstanupont. >> keep youryes en. you never know. i'm leon harris, thanks for joining us on wrc washington an d.c. "world osho have a great w. z2x55z

and at the still the far from being solved with or without lister the piece and unfortunately the idea rigs it hasn't left to stick with these so it's clear that with the chaos going on inside the government here in london as well as lots of questions yet still to be addressed about that novel chugs saga with these two massive stories that have really been gripping attention here in the u.k. lots of attention will now be paid to what happens next and whether or not the british government is going to be able to solve these problems taking place on its soil. tensions between europe and the u.s. are casting a shadow over wednesday's and nato summit while donald trump continues to criticize allies for not spending more on defense brussels has sent its own warning to the american president. the president trump america does not target and will know turf laden europe and america up to share with your allies after all you don't have the money but you have a lot of our hearts we should not be so you're very very good very good buys your theory so i have. no. are you ok with someone third world.

forty dear their bulls braved the twenty seven meter jump into the depths below astar native lawrence lister won the competition for the second year running it's his twelfth to win over all other divers weren't in for the win though they just wanted to test their courage and cool off. the brave man ok just a reminder of our top story that we're following for you right now long lines started forming as dawn and zimbabweans voted in the first elections to take place since the removal of former president robert mugabe. will be back at the top of the hour to. make your screen t.v. even smaller than. what you want but you want it. up to date. extraordinary. you decide what's. going to be double.

not ask potential nomineeses about their views o rowe versus wade however, all the candidates onhe listereby the conservative federalist society and the heritage fouration for thei ideology. now, in a itsit-downh fox ne, the president spoke about the importance of this nomination >> if you look at the last for decisions to have the supreme court at ld5-4 they wouave been reversed. union decision was massive. the -- you can look at a one of those four, they were also big, important and would have obousl outde ofpraridt, anden peace, the biggest decision you can make is the selection of a justice.ourt and i see it and you see it so vividly over the lastca two day use those decisions would have all gone the other way. the white house narrowed down his list including two women. planning to announce his pick on july 9 which is a week from tomorrow. >>> coming up l ter forhe president, big sit-down with russian leader vladimir putin. the two will meet in helsinki fineland on july 16th for the first formal summit, john bolden has already travelled to rsia set up the s summit andke with putin. >>

. >> reporter: hi, so much fun, fourth straight year covering the espys, talking with a listers as youcribed them. happy to report -- i have a new friend, excellent. alone all night long. later. anyway, nick young, swaggy p, actually wore a shirt, happy to report that. so hot, i'm sure wanted to take it off. >> mvp teoan b , chapprec here. >> fan. >> repositioned a fan so get cool. you don't want to leave. >> stay here until show starts. >> talk to you all day. >> jaylen brown, former cal bear. >> don't get necessarily lana on the red carpet this often. look like sweat pants. >> it is, magnetic with the zippers. still dress shoes. >> l.a., one of the major media markets in the world, a positive thing. >> what's the matter with bay area media, huh? >> asked me to be part and present. >> what are you presenting? >> i don't know exactly yet. >> oh, goodness. >> yeah. >> reporter: former race car driver danica patrick, first female host in history of the event. great on stage, handled the hosting like take turn two at indy. i was here, not one person came up until we went live. live in l.a

this is where the lister family lived.y got out with their lives but lost everything. you can see the metal skeleton of their honda crv. you look behind me, you can see they had two young children, 18 months and six years old. there's their bicycles. a challenging tough time. they had to scramble out of here for their lives. they described it like an atomic bomb going off. >> we had zero warning. we went to sleep, just like a normal day, and were woken up at 6:00 in the morning banging on the door saying get out immediately. >> sirens. >> sirens. the smoke was very thick. it was raining ash. yeah. it was chaotic to say the least. >> tough times for the lister family. he is a house painter, he lost his equipment. she's a third grade school teacher. so many houses destroyed here. more than 700. so many acres burned. the number at the redding fire sure to go over 100,000, and the deaths you highlighted, six people lost their lives in this fire. california resources are being spread thin as they battle major blazes throughout

news 4's derrick ward shows us an impromptu jam segment that broke out with this a-lister. >> you maybeats around dupont circle and has become somewhat of a virtuoso. he fell on hard times and became but this shelter became a salvation. >> i got myself >> reporter: but he knew something was up this time. maybe the tour bus that build up outside was a giveaway. indeed this, pop-up conrt was different of who popped in, evin bacon and the bacon brother bands. >> decided we would just swing by and see if maybe he would let in with him. >> reporter: wendall is a fan so, of course, the jam session was on. ♪ cut me loose >> reporter: they heard about pathways tohousing, and since they are in town for some local gigs, this just t hadhappen. >> the great thing about music is that you can make it with almost nothing. >> reporter: and the great thing about getting someoneo a place call home. >> if they can start doing other things like finding a job, reconnecting the >> and can wendall see this as just the next step on a path that only lead up from here? >> you only got one life. >> thank you, e

. >> burned me to the point that lister. my skin is gone. >> apple -- look atthat. can you imagine. apple says the best way to avoid overheatingsour phone to avoid using chargers made by other companies and to the charger that comes with the phonehich she was usinghe said. >> we keep hearing stories about batterie catching fire in pockets and in the bed. in many places. it's terrible wtt happened. surprising that these accidents keep popping up in the news. >> i still hold my phone to my ear when i talk on it. it still heats up from using it. to plug it in, in bed. once you plug it in, i need to be on a surface. >>> airbnb, they can be a great alternative to hotels. >> how do you know what you see online is what you're getting r real? consumer reporter susan hogan working for you to help you have a worry-free vacation. >> consumer reports recommends that all rentals have working fire safety products. but the 2018 study found 56% of airbnb listings had carbon monoxide detectors and only 42% carry fireui extiers. there's a web page dedicated to home safety which safely encouraged ever

richard lister has the latest. an avalanche of flames driven by high winds swept through these houses at terrifying speed. nothing was left behind. for many of the victims, there was simply no escape. a local mayor said he saw at least 100 homes and 200 vehicles on fire. some left it until the very last minute to leave, hoping against hope that their homes would be spared. but for the overstretched fire crews, this was an almost impossible battle. many people simply fled to the sea. the coast guard rescued almost 700 from nearby beaches. others were rescued from small boats offshore. translation: thankfully, the sea was there and we went into the sea because the flames were chasing us all the way to the water. it burnt our backs and we jumped into the water. translation: it was lightning fast. we didn't realise what had happened. you couldn't. it was the first time i've ever seen something like this. for others, trying to flee in a car proved a fatal mistake. flames fanned across roads leaving them trapped and help

a—lister, good morning to you.een pretty tough? it was quite a surprise, you know, driving back towards your house and realising it's probably going to catch fire with flames right behind it, and having to drive through parking lots and over lawns to get back to your house because you can't go through the roadblocks. but i got there and got a few things out and had about five minutes to go. i had to drive towards the flames to get around, get out of the neighbourhood quickly, didn't want to sit in traffic with flames behind me. you seem traffic with flames behind me. you seem calm right now but i imagine all of that you describe was pretty difficult in itself. break them down, talk us through getting back to your home. these are pretty devastating an incredible pictures of the devastation, just getting back to your home was hard enough? it was, cars were driving on both sides of the road trying to get out and going up on both sides of the sidewalk to get out. branches breaking, embers all over the place, pretty cra

richard lister, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. first, some breaking news.nson concerns the former foreign secretary borisjohnson who, it appears, seems to have broken the rules governing jobs for ex—ministers by not seeking approval to restart his newspaper column with the daily telegraph after quitting as foreign secretary. the advisory committee on business appointments says it had not been contacted by mr johnson after he stuffed down over the prime minister's chequers proposals. the code says that ex—ministers must refer any newjobs to an advisory body before accepting them. mrjohnson returned to the daily telegraph on monday, a week after quitting from the government. a spokesman for mrjohnson has declined to comment. that news coming in the last few minutes, borisjohnson has coming in the last few minutes, boris johnson has been coming in the last few minutes, borisjohnson has been accused of breaching ex—ministerjob borisjohnson has been accused of breaching ex—minister job rules borisjohnson has been accused of breaching ex—ministerjob rules over re

here we also have some new difference to watch just with your bare bones through filler to get a listers really so these guys must produce a lot of interesting chemicals as well that they would so i just put everything on the table you take the course and i'll test it with thank you for the intel on the new guy. in. the supplies see storage so now we have the time consuming work care of it separating the i love it takes to go through this system to find work and drive them one on one with a microscope here. so in some way could be an organism that's producing the next antibiotic maybe maybe this petri dish as it. is hope so. the species are taken to the state of the art lab at the university of trauma. on my hard resume i'm joe fired back you know if. as you can see this is just the start so i well that's what he is doing now is kind of cutting out for somebody just cutting up with office shifts thing i want to face try the sample. this it's is somewhat dense the system and that sucks and this is the stuff push ground up and you know how the lovely microorganisms such as plankton which a

richard lister, bbc news.ns with him in the cabinet room, i think they‘re talking about tax but focus in how this will go down with republicans, the fallout if you will from the summit in helsinki yesterday. at we have been waiting for the tape to be fed back to us of that cabinet meeting. one of the things that we hear is he says that he misspoke when he talked about russian involvement in the elections. i think we have got that tape now. thank you everybody. yesterday i returned from a trip to europe when i met with leaders from across the region to seek a more peaceful future for the united states, we‘re working hard with our allies and all over the world we are working and we are going to have peace, that is what we want and what we‘re going to have. peace through strength. i have helped the nato alliance greatly by increasing defence contributions from our nato allies, over $41; billion. secretary stoltenberg was fantastic and reported they have never had anything like this in their history and nato was a

kennedy, conservatives unhappy ustice kennedy over the years, have not really eriticized the four short listers that the pdent is looking at. now, you're right, they're not all the same. they all espseriginalism and textualism, but to different degrees. some seem strongethan others. take them individually, you can see some of their differences in where they come from, where they were educated, take judge kavanaugh, for example, he's probably considered the most insider of the four short lister p martirtially geography. he's been here in washington, d.c. on the federal appellate court for 12 years. he has the pedigree president trump really admired in neil gorsuch, yale on yale. they went to the same pep school. then you have to the extreme the outsider who would be judge hardeman, who doesn't have the ivy league pedigree, though he went to a fine law scool, georgetown university. >> wooydruff: how d see the differences? >> i love georgetown universitye fine university. it's hard to assess these four nominees. i think the real concern is the president go pick among the four, based on who is most

richard lister, bbc news. have just been told by the west midlands police that dozens of officers are currently responding to a carjacking incident in a part of birmingham, wherea a carjacking incident in a part of birmingham, where a four—week—old baby was thought to be still in the car in the back—seat when the car was taken. we still don't have many details on that but there are dozens of officers in the west midlands responding to this carjacking. a four—week—old baby girl still in the car in the aycock screen area of birmingham where that incident happened. in birmingham is the police and crime commissioner for the west midlands, and former labour mp, david jamieson. 0na on a broad level, i'm wondering how you would describe the kind of pressure on police officers in your region right now? we are seeing crime go up in this area and throughout the country. what the police administrator said in part was right, we need tough policing. we are offering that but prevention work, he says we need prevention, yet

richard lister, bbc news.trans woman to be on the front page of british vogue, and was also the first openly transgender presenter on radio 1 and channel 4. what do you make of the proposals in this government plan?” what do you make of the proposals in this government plan? i think it's great that we are having this conversation and it's great that there is going to be somebody who will take care of these issues and push them forward. we clearly still have a long way to go. i feel that it falls short in some areas, particularly education. i was bullied at school, as many lgbt kids are, for being different. and i believe every school in britain should have a zero tolerance anti—bullying policy that explicitly protects a chance kids who don't fit into the norm. —— gay and trans kids. attitudes have changed a lot, but the survey seems to suggest there are large numbers of lgbt people who are suffering hostility and abuse. yeah. what we are looking at here is a picture of our supposedly diverse, accepting and civ

richard lister reports.ed sure of one thing... this will make america much safer. but two months on, and the rhetoric‘s becoming more belligerent on both sides. at the weekend, iran's leaders condemned mr trump's efforts to implement new sanctions. "don't play with the lion's tail," warned president rouhani, who added that conflict with iran would be "the mother of all wars". but hours later came a blistering block—capital response from the white house. "never, ever threaten the us again, or you will suffer consequences the likes of which few throughout history have ever suffered before," said mr trump. "we are no longer a country that will stand for your demented words of violence and death." deal or no deal, the us says iran's creating instability in the middle east. it's demanding more concessions from tehran, by trying to drive a wedge between the leadership and its people. the level of corruption and wealth among the iranian leadership is that iran is run by something that resembles the mafia more than

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richard lister has the details. a career criminal, inspired by gangster movies.in the paris suburbs had all the hallmarks of a film script. as he waited in a visiting area, two accomplices in a hijacked helicopter landed in the grounds. using smoke bombs and heavy tools, they broke through to faid, bundled him onto the helicopter and flew him away. the helicopter was later found 60 kilometres from the prison. its pilot had been seized as he waited to give a lesson. after flying faid and his accomplices out, he was released unharmed. redoine faid had a measure of fame after writing a book about his life of crime during a previous jail term. he revealed how hollywood had affected his robbery technique. in the book and in the documentary that followed he explained that he was fascinated by the cinema, that he used to see hollywood movies with robert de niro. also french movies that talked about the spectacular attacks and spectacular escapes. but french police say his crimes often involve heavy weaponry and brutal violence. faid was serving a 25—year sentence of thi

richard lister, bbc news. time for a look at the weather... here's darren bett. the weather has changed a bit today. it feels different across the uk. there is a fresher feel and it is cooler. we have this westerly breeze, bringing the chance of a few showers and certainly more cloud. it is still dry towards the south—east and east anglia. we are about 6 degrees lower than yesterday here. over the next few days, there will still be some sunshine and maybe a few showers. but if anything, temperatures are going to rise again, although we will not have the humidity or the storms we had yesterday. there is a scattering of showers around today. the cloud has increased. the bulk of showers is gci’oss increased. the bulk of showers is across the northern half of the uk. across the south—east, it may well stayed dry, with few if any showers. maybe a scattering of showers for northern england and a few heavier ones close to the borders towards the north—east of scotland. and a few scattered showers across northern ireland. but large parts of the uk are still dry and still

richard lister has more.ds this morning in west london, part of an operation aimed at drug dealers and knife crime suspects. so far this week the operation has seen almost 70 people arrested and nearly 50 charged, part ofa arrested and nearly 50 charged, part of a growing problem with violent crime. the figures show homicides in england and wales at a ten year reich, more than 700 people were victims of murder or manslaughter in the year to the end of march, a 12% rise on the previous year and excludes terror attacks. the figures suggest knife crime is up by 16% and there were 30% more robberies. suggest knife crime is up by 16% and there were 3096 more robberies. we know what works, a combination of robust law enforcement and really effective invention and that is what oui’ effective invention and that is what our strategy is intent on delivering. the report says recorded crimes involving weapons and violence tend to be concentrated in london and other cities. the crime survey, which people across england an

richard lister reports. it is a valley of death.woods towards the town of mati, leaving scorched wasteland behind it. much of the town is now a ghostly, ashen ruin filled with blackened trees and crumbling walls. for many, only the sea view remains. so much of mati is completely derelict now, full of houses that will have to be demolished before this town can rebuild. many of its residents are discovering they no longer have a home to return to. this woman is one of them. an entire life lost, she says, as she surveyed the wreckage of what was once her kitchen, she recalled the night she fled for her life. translation: it's a huge disaster. sparks were falling on my dress and would have set us alight but we managed to get down to the port in time and stayed there until dawn. there are countless stories like hers in these hills. people escaping death in the nick of time. susan, a british expat, saw the fire coming and discovered her car was already alight. she had to run through the flames to escape. when i was in the house the fire w

forty there there was brave the twenty seven meter jump into the depths below astar native lawrence lister won the competition for the second year running it's his twelfth to win over all other divers weren't in florida when though they just wanted to test their courage and cool off. the brave man ok just a reminder of our top story that we're following for you right now long lines started forming as donna zimbabweans voted in the first elections to take place since the removal of former president robert mugabe. back at the top of the hour. make your small t.v. even smaller. to believe. what you want what you want to. up to date. extraordinary. you decide what's on. sunday d.w. just. download bryant and read to how by. traveling around these islands ignites the hawaiian spirits of within. that unique and captivating world in the middle of the pacific ocean. for me it's just the time that i feel the most a lot of the most pressing. a lot is a way of life that would represent so much more than the typical case shay's. place we build to live anywhere else this is a problem of children of the

our correspondent richard lister has the latest.che of flames driven by high winds swept through these houses at terrifying speed. nothing was left behind. for many of the victims, there was simply no escape. a local mayor said he saw at least 100 homes and 200 vehicles on fire. some left it until the very last minute to leave, hoping against hope that their homes would be spared. but for the overstretched fire crews, this was an almost impossible battle. many people simply fled to the sea. the coast guard rescued almost 700 from nearby beaches. others were rescued from small boats offshore. translation: thankfully, the sea was there and we went into the sea because the flames were chasing us all the way to the water. it burnt our backs and we jumped into the water. translation: it was lightning fast. we didn't realise what had happened. you couldn't. it was the first time i've ever seen something like this. for others, trying to flee in a car proved a fatal mistake. flames fanned across roads leaving them trapped and helpless. the

richard lister, bbc news. ina in a moment all of the business news but first our headlines.eople in the north of england will be affected by a hosepipe ban starting in august. here‘s your business headlines on afternoon live. uk unemployment remains at 4.2% in the three months to may, which is its joint lowest since 1975. however, wages slipped slightly to 2.7%, which means the bank of england may decide against raising interest rates in august. the uk government has warned it must raise taxes or cut spending to fund extra spending on the nhs. the warning came from the financial watchdog — the office for budget responsibility — which said that the country‘s finances would suffer unless action was taken. and the european union and japan sign one of the biggest free trade deals in history, which will cover almost a third of the world‘s gdp. the head of the european commision, jean—claudejuncker, said the deal was a victory for free trade. let‘s talk amazon because we have just had amazon prime day, haven‘t we? yes, it is a day of special discounts they launched a few years ago

richard lister has more.awn raids this morning in west london, part of an operation aimed at drug dealers and knife crime suspects. so far this week the operation has seen almost 70 people arrested and nearly 50 charged, part of a growing problem with violent crime. the figures show homicides in england and wales at a ten year high. more than 700 people were victims of murder or manslaughter in the year to the end of march, a 12% rise on the previous year and excludes terror attacks. the figures suggest knife crime is up by 16% and there were 30% more robberies. we know what works, a combination of robust law enforcement and really effective intervention and that is what our strategy is intent on delivering. the report says recorded crimes involving weapons and violence tend to be concentrated in london and other cities. the crime survey, which asked people across england and wales about their experience of crime, suggests overall levels are stable. the crime survey has a limited sample of the adult populatio

the lister says it's the most second most photographed home in the country. after the white house.side of the home doesn't really match what we saw on tv. >> i love that show. >> where did they put al lis if it's a two bedroom? >> guest house. >> we can do that with the work family. do us in cubes. >> tell us what's happening in the next 24 hours. >> we have thunderstorms we have been tracking across. there's a slight chance for us. the biggest thing is the humidity that we felt today. and that's going to linger as we head into tomorrow and cloud cover. you can see the monsoon moisture fired up quite a bit. with lightning strikes through the sierra. it's calming down now as the sun is setting. it's about the daytime heating. when temperatures get cooler this activity does begin to calm down. right now we have 103 lightning strikes. we'll see this hold on for one to two hours and begins to fade. it's because of the instability. we'll keep a slight chance as we head into tomorrow. i think really for us as we head into the morning commute we're dry. we have the fog. near the peninsula