let's talk about the nobel peace laureate liu xiaobo.ng a petition calling for an end to one—party rule in china. today he was released from a prison hospital — only after being diagnosed with terminal liver cancer. stephen mcdonell. the release from jail of china's winner of the nobel peace prize is absolutely huge news for this country, not that most people here will hear about it, though, because discussion about this world—famous activist is blocked in the state—run media. liu xiaobo has been allowed to leave prison following a diagnosis of late stage terminal liver cancer. in fact, diagnosis of late stage terminal liver cancer. infact, he's diagnosis of late stage terminal liver cancer. in fact, he's been in a hospital in the north—east of the country for five weeks now. liu xiaobo has been a constant thorn in the side of the chinese communist party since his involvement in the student movement in 1989 in and around tiananmen square. but when he and others got together and put together a manifesto called charter 08, with a specific

free liu xiaobo! some celebrate, and others mourn.gil, calling for the release of a political dissident, would be impossible anywhere else in china. only hong kong has the freedom to protest, which is what makes it so special, but what also makes it a thorn in china's side. carrie gracie, bbc news, hong kong. and we'll be hearing from chris patten, the last british governor of hong kong, a little later in the programme. let's take a look at some of the day's other news. cardinal george pell, one of the most senior figures in the roman catholic church, says sex offence charges brought against him in australia are false. the cardinal told reporters that he had undergone a relentless character assassination, and was looking forward to having his day in court. and we'll have more on this story later in the programme. the family of the murdered russian opposition activist boris nemtsov have said the case remains unsolved after a jury found five chechen men guilty of carrying out his contract killing two years ago. police are hunting a form

free liu xiaobo! some celebrate, and others mourn.vigil, calling for the release of a political dissident, would be impossible anywhere else in china. only hong kong has the freedom to protest, which is what makes it so special, but what also makes it a thorn in china's side. carrie gracie, bbc news, hong kong. and we will go live to hong kong to speak with our correspondent, so stay with us for that. let's take a look at some of the day's other news. after months of court battles, part of donald trump's travel ban is finally coming into effect. on monday, the supreme court partially upheld his executive order, restricting travel from six mainly muslim countries. the bbc‘s nada tawfik is monitoring this from new york. the administration, through the supreme court, said the ban could partially come into effect. they said those with bona fide relations in the united states would be exempt, so we saw the trump administration last night putting those guidelines in place on who they consider to have a bona fide relationship. they said thos

liu xiaobo's case is special, i don't think the authorities will allow him to have visitors. >> woodruff: liu won the nobel peace prize in 2010 for his efforts demanding greater political freedoms and an end to one-party rule in china. back in this country: the family of philando castile has reached a $3 million settlement over his fatal shooting by a minnesota police officer. castile, a black man, was killed during a traffic stop last year. the officer was acquitted this month of manslaughter, before being fired by the city of st. anthony. takata corporation has filed for bankruptcy protection over faulty airbag inflators linked to at least 16 deaths worldwide. the company faces tens of billions of dollars in costs and liabilities, stemming from recalls and lawsuits. the filings today-- in the u.s. and japan-- clears the way for a rival company to take over most of takata's assets. on wall street today: the dow jones industrial average gained 14 points to close at 21,409. the nasdaq fell 18, and the s&p 500 added a fraction. still to come on the "newshour": a crucial check up for republ

liu xiaobo is serving an 11 year sentence for writing a human rights manifesto, he was awarded the twoy 10 nobel peace prize. -- 2010 nobel peace prize. rochelle: a change of pace now, it is time for the business news. stephen carroll joins me. good to have you as ever. unblocked computers affected by the ransom attack. stephen: this is striking around the world, particularly ukraine and russia. it is blocking users' access to the computer until they pay a sum of money, using the digital money bitcoin. tracking payments made to want bitcoin wallet being used by the hacker spirit so far, they have seen 43 payments worth almost $10,000 in total. note to the payments are being paid to the particular counts seem to be around $300. rochelle: all right. is this causing anyways on the today? stephen: nothing to dramatic so far. the focus is on the currency markets come on comments from the head of the european central bank, mario draghi, yesterday. this is speculation after, that perhaps the ecb could be trying to reduce his economic stimulus. it is at its highest level so far this year. the

when the troops came to tiananmen square, liu xiaobo negotiated a term with the troops to avoid massacree square. for him to get the nobel peace prize, this is definitely one of the most important conditions, i believe. did you try to speak to any of the soldiers yourself? no. i was, earlier, i went to one of the front line on the east side, trying to see what's happening there, but it was way too chaotic, there was no way to speak to anybody at the time. the shooting has already begun. i've seen people shot down. and the voice of bullets travelling in the air is something that i can still remember vividly. people's blood, the smell of the people's blood also, that is a bona fides massacre, so. did you believe you would get out alive? no, i did not believe this. after the massacre, there were rumours afterjune the 11th day, we were hiding in cities. for me, the idea is for me to turn myself in. but there were rumours in beijing to say, wang dan, ok, number one most wanted. they want him alive. that is the order given to the soldiers and police. wu'erkaixi, they don't want me alive. the r

free liu xiaobo! some celebrate, and others mourn.or the release of a political dissident, would be impossible anywhere else in china. 0nly hong kong has the freedom to protest, which is what makes it so special, but what also makes it a thorn in china's side. carrie gracie, bbc news, hong kong. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. the governor of new york, andrew cuomo, has declared a state of emergency on the city's subway system, saying its dismal performance was wholly unacceptable. the move comes two days after a subway train derailed in northern manhattan, injuring dozens of people and raising public concerns about safety. mr cuomo announced an extra $1 billion for improving the subways. venus williams has been accused of causing a car crash that led to the death of a passenger in another vehicle according to a police report. the former world number one tennis player was driving her car in florida when the accident happened at a crossroad. a 78—year—old man suffered injuries and died two weeks later. m

the nobel peace prize winner liu xiaobo has been released from a chinese prison on compassionate grounds with terminal cancer. the poet and human rights campaigner was jailed in 2009 on subversion charges. britain's conservatives have signed a deal with the democratic unionist party, from northern ireland, to support their minority administration and give them a slim majority for key votes, including legislation on leaving the european union. the deal with the dup will see an extra £1 billion spent on public services in northern ireland. and, back to the us, an additional 22 million people in the united states would be without medical insurance by 2026, under a republican plan to replace 0bamacare. that is according to the congressional budget office. it also says the proposal would cut the budget deficit by more than $300 billion through cuts in medicaid spending, which covers the poorest sections of the population. new zealand have won the america's cup, beating the holders, the united states, and avenging a bitter defeat four years ago. the kiwis claimed international sport's oldest t

free liu xiaobo! some celebrate, and others mourn.ossible anywhere else in china. only hong kong has the freedom to protest, which is what makes it so special, but what also makes it a thorn in china's side. carrie gracie, bbc news, hong kong. the culture secretary karen bradley says she intends to refer rupert murdoch's bid to take full control of sky television to the competition authorities because of concerns about his "increased influence" over the british media. mr murdoch's company, 21st century fox, wants to acquire the 61% of sky it doesn't already own. the company says it's disappointed by the announcement, as our media editor amol rajan reports. rupert murdoch pioneered satellite tv in britain. after transforming our newspaper market, his move into pay—tv nearly 30 years ago with sky made him the country's first multimedia mogul. thank you very much, mr styles. six years ago, he withdrew his bid for full control of the broadcaster because of the phone hacking scandal, which led to the closure of the news of the world. on th

free liu xiaobo! some celebrate, and others mourn.he release of a political dissident, would be impossible anywhere else in china. 0nly hong kong has the freedom to protest, which is what makes it so special, but what also makes it a thorn in china's side. carrie gracie, bbc news, hong kong. we can speak with our correspondent now in hong kong. how widespread is the feeling for more democracy, even independence, and how much is likely to impact on the chinese president? he has addressed the issue of democratic rights on this visit, hasn't he? yes, i would say there is a big difference between voices calling for greater democracy and greater voting rights and those calling for outright independence. these voices tend to be representing different factions within the pro—democracy movement. certainly the chinese president has made rather frank comments about the independence movement in hong kong. he made those comments when he met top hong kong officials for a meeting. essentially he praised them for effectively curbing the independence

liu xiaobo, the jailed chinese dissident and nobel peace laureate, who as the exhibition opened, wassymbolic of many others who suffer the same fate unnoticed. they can easily make you disappear. your lawyer cannot really defend you, or your family cannot know where you are. in some cases even after you're serving the time, you still cannot see your family. audiences may not sympathise with the motives of everyone portrayed in trace, but the broader aim of ai weiwei's work is to raise questions about the nature of freedom and how it is protected or violated by governance. just before we go, time for a look at this story, a superstitious passenger has disrupted a flight to shanghai after throwing coins in the engine for good luck. the 80—year—old told police she prayed for safety. it took engineers several hours to get them out. her heart was in the right place. that is it from me and the team. if you have a story to share, you can get in touch with me on twitter. from me and the team, it is goodbye and take care. hello, good morning. really since the start of the week the weather has

liu xiaobo, the jailed chinese dissident and nobel peace laureate, who as the exhibition opened, wass symbolic of many others who suffer the same fate unnoticed. they can easily make you disappear. your lawyer cannot really defend you, or your family cannot know where you are. in some cases even after you're serving the time, you still cannot see your family. audiences may not sympathise with the motives of everyone portrayed in trace, but the broader aim of ai weiwei's work is to raise questions about the nature of freedom and how it is protected or violated by governance. jane o'brien, bbc news, washington. i want to pause and take you back to oui’ i want to pause and take you back to our breaking news, venezuela's president nicolas maduro says a stolen police helicopter has attacked the supreme court building in the capital caracas. speaking on state television, president maduro said a grenade was thrown at the building but didn't explode. an army officer oscar perez reportedly took control of the helicopter and has posted a statement calling for action against what he described a

liu xiaobo, the jailed chinese dissident and noble peace laureate, who as the exhibition opened, wasbolic of many others who suffered the same fate unnoticed. they can easily make you disappear. your lawyer cannot really defend you, or your family cannot know where you are. in some cases even after you're serving the time, you still cannot see your family. audiences may not sympathise with the motives of everyone portrayed in trace, but the broader aim of ai weiwei's work is to raise questions about the nature of freedom and how it is protected or violated by governance. jane 0'brien, bbc news, washington. the crossroads of art and politics their. a reminder of the breaking news we brought you earlier, the venezuelan president nicolas maduro has announced on state television the supreme court has come under attack from a police helicopter. mr maduro described it as an act of terrorism. footage online showed the aircraft circling over the centre of caracas before an explosion is heard. anti—government protesters have been taking to the streets recently for many months calling for mr m