. >> rose: we continue with the bbc chief international correspondent lyse doucet. >> is it because we are now witnessing the most documented war ever. the first social media war you can call it. vietnam was the first television war where television brought back the casualties to the living room of america. everyone can watch the streaming on youtube, everything that happens in syria. and yet it seems to be a war of our time that all of the institutions, all of the great powers have proved to be unable or perhaps we should say unwilling to end this war. this war stops being being about syria a long time ago we conclude with alfred hitchcock's making of psycho, a conversation with alexandre philippe. >> it's quite frankly the ultimate cinematic trick. i fully believe this is something that hitchcock had been working towards his entire life. i mean he saw an opportunity when he read the book by robert block, to have this sort of epic murder in the bathtub. and it's so fascinate to go me he took seven days to shoot this one scene. something that had never been done before and probably had

the human rights pressure from the un talking to lyse doucet.he uk, scientists have edited the dna of human embryos. the research — using a technique known as gene editing — was performed in laboratories at the francis crick institute in london. it is aimed at increasing understanding of the first days of human development. the scientists say it might eventually lead to improved ivf treatment. 0ur medical correspondent, fergus walsh, reports. in this lab in central london, scientists are trying to unlock the mysteries of life. how one fertilised cell can go on to create a human. they are doing it by studying the dna of embryos in a dish in theirfirst week. this is basic research that is providing us with a foundation of knowledge about early human development within this first seven—day window and our hope is that this information can be used as a basis to build further understanding about underlying causes of infertility. inside the nucleus of our cells is our genome. made of dna, it's the instruction manual for life. the key sections are genes

lyse doucet, bbc news, new york. news, still to come: bringing tv audiences closer to the wild and the wonderful for more than 50 years, sir david attenborough looks back at his broadcasting career. 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, even after any adverse judgement in australia. concorde had crossed the atlantic faster than any plane ever before, breaking the record by six minutes. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: donald trump steps up the pressure on north korea with

lyse doucet, bbc news, new york.e european union, and was one of a group of tory mps who attempted to frustrate john major's negotiation of the maastrict treaty. sir teddy represented constituencies in glasgow and southend for a0 years, before retiring in 2005. for more than half a century sir david attenborough has brought us a world of creatures and cultures that millions had never seen before. his major bbc television series was zoo quest which began in 195a. sir david has been talking to our arts editor, will gompertz about his work in the early day — and how things have changed since then. let me take you back to the mid—1950s... this is the story of a search for a dragon. ..when a young david attenborough took his first tentative steps as a natural history programme maker. as he circled us, flicking out his great yellow tongue, savouring the smell of the goat's flesh, he looked almost as though he had walked out of some prehistoric age. gosh, look at that. now here we are, 60 years later at london zoo. in the d

lyse doucet in new york, thanks. time for a look at the weather.e first time we have had a category five make la ndfall across we have had a category five make landfall across the antilles and we have had two of them, one after the other. it was a remarkable increase in wind strength that affected dominica. it was a category five storm within 2a hours. the winds have strengthened further and will pile across the us virgin islands and also puerto rico as we go through wednesday and thursday. catastrophic winds and flooding are expected. it is all in contrast to the quiet conditions we have seen across the uk today. typical autumn. we started off chile, and then a fine day with sunny spells formally. the cloud in the west will bring change for some. we might see one or two showers elsewhere, but most will stay dry into the night. an initial dip in temperature to eastern parts, but if anything, temperatures rise later overnight. that is because as the weather front approaches, we are breaking up airfrom the mid—atlantic which will boost the feel of co

she spoke to our chief international correspondent lyse doucet. gal terms? it's a huge step, lyse, it's really a milestone for the victims of isis, like nadia. what's happened today is that the council has voted to establish an international investigation to collect evidence of isis crimes. so for the first time the un is saying to isis terrorists that if they commit genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, they will be held to account in a court of law. facebook founder mark zuckerberg says his company will share 3,000 russia—linked political adverts with us investigators. the information will be handed to an investigation into alleged russian interference in last year's presidential election. mr zuckerberg said that in future, all such adverts would carry information about who paid for them. those are the main stories. mike is here with the sport. talking about who will replace mark sampson, that story still has legs. while that continues, only once before has the england women's national team been managed by a woman, hope powell, and th

our chief international affairs correspondent, lyse doucet, is at the united nations in new york. general assembly this year. she would know the kind of reaction she would get. in her speech yesterday, she talked about how she did not fear international scrutiny. that has raised a lot of questions here about the woman many expected would do more to help the price —— plight of right—wingers. joining me is the un high commissionerfor joining me is the un high commissioner for human rights. joining me is the un high commissionerfor human rights. you have spoken to aung san suu kyi many times in the past year, what did she say she could do about this crisis? on the penultimate occasion when i spoke to her in november of last year, i asked for access to rare kind state because the first attack on the border facility had occurred. —— right kind state. nothing came out of that. we waited for three weeks. i decided to dispatch a team to take down testimony in bangladesh from those who were fleeing. when we produced the report in early january, which was horrific and its content, i spoke t

our chief international correspondent, lyse doucet, is in new york for us. how to deal with them yes a big day and a big speech at the united nations, you can tell by the level of activity outside the un headquarters. presidents, prime ministers and foreign ministers have been piling past for hours to get their seats inside the united nations' general assembly to hear president trump speak for the first time to this world body. the leader who campaigned on america first will be addressing this heart of the world's greatest multilateral organisation. he will take that traditional presidential motorcade, never mind trump towers is a few streets away. he will have his all bells and whistles motorcade sweep into the united nations. what will he say? well i think all ears will be sharp listening for — what about north korea. the crisis, the world seems to be unable to stop. what about climate change, as the horrendous storms whip the caribbean. there are some indications from some of his aides that he could reconsider pulling out of that climate pact and yes, the

our chief international affairs correspondent, lyse doucet, spoke to us earlier from the united nationsuld know what kind of reaction she would get and her speech yesterday in which he taught how she did not fear international scrutiny has raised a lot of questions here about the woman many expected would do more to help the plight of the people there. joining is outside the un is... you spoken to her many times over the past year, what did she say she could do about this crisis? the penultimate occasion when i spoke to her in november of last year, i asked for access to the states because the first attack on the border facility had occurred and we had to establish the truth and nothing came out of that. we waited for three weeks and i then decided to dispatch a team and take testimony in bangladesh from those who are fleeing. when we produced the report in early january, who are fleeing. when we produced the report in earlyjanuary, which was horrific in its contents, i spoke to her again and i appeal to that she use her emotional and moral standing in the country to assert pressure on

big day at the un with some big things and 21 is happening. 0ur chief international correspondent lyse doucetis the address? trump is predictable and no one can be 100% certain what he will say. the man who campaigned on america first address in the world's most important multilateral body. they have a surprise yesterday when the talk with the eu and as a club —— un asa talk with the eu and as a club —— un as a club where people talk, how the us was wasting the biggest funders. but when he talked about reform committee applauded the reform effo rts committee applauded the reform efforts of the un secretary general. there are no secrets about what issues to address. the first of the threat posed by north korea, we have listened to the un secretary general antonio gutierrez, who is making the first speech today. he warned that the world could sidestep its way into war, he says they were to be worried about the threat of war because he said it was a real possibility. that was an echo in president trump's speech. we also wa nt to president trump's speech. we also want to find out because it does

lyse doucet is at the united nations in new york.president trump, who campaigned on an america first logan, took that slogan here to the biggest multilateral bodies are the international community. in front of the representatives of 193 nations, he set out his stall to the world. it was a world, he said, strong sovereign nations but he cast it in a very different way, he said the righteous many had to fight against the wicked feud. if not, you said, evil would prevail. and he left no doubt who those wicked you are, starting with north korea, and for the north koreans he had his sternest warning yet. the united states has great strength and patience, but is it is forced to defend itself or its allies, we will have no choice but to totally destroy north korea. rocket man is ona destroy north korea. rocket man is on a suicide mission for himself and for his regime. the united states is ready, willing and able, but hopefully this will not be necessary. that is what the united nations is all about. that is what the united nations is for.

she spoke to our chief international correspondent lyse doucet in new york. eally a milestone for the victims of isis, like nadia. what‘s happened today is that the council has voted to establish an international investigation to collect evidence of isis crimes. so for the first time the un is saying to isis terrorists that if they commit genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, they will be held to account in a court of law. almost 70% of women who are on a powerful epilepsy drug have not received new safety warnings about the dangers of taking it during pregnancy, according to a new survey given exclusively to the bbc. it‘s estimated that around 20,000 children have been harmed by valproate medicines in the uk alone and many mothers say they were never informed of the dangers. our health correspondent sophie hutchinson has more. you‘ve been in the house a lot, have you been going out at all? no. jo was taking valproate when she decided to have children. her 17—year—old son, thomas, is autistic after being harmed by the drug. she said she wasn‘t warn

correspondent lyse doucet is there for us.i speaking from far away from this world body, just hours before the delegates are arriving. as i speak to you, i can see the delegates filing in, with anticipation about one of the big speeches this morning from president trump. also lots of discussion about what aung san suu kyihas discussion about what aung san suu kyi has to say. of course, she has been revered for years, a nobel laureate, held up as a voice of conscience around the world, and now that reputation is being tarnished. with me here is the secretary general of amnesty international. you stayed up to watch that speech. does it do anything to restore aung san suu kyi's international reputation over what's happening in her country? i think, to me it came across as a speech her country? i think, to me it came across as a speech about denial. hundreds of thousands are suffering, amnesty staff on the ground are seeing it. women are being raped, it's a scorched earth policy nothing short of ethnic cleansing. the way it came a