medvedev the first to make his move, 5-1 medvedev the first to make his move, 5—1 up, match point.ightest of margins, none more so the tightest of margins, none more so than the final point. a second look set this without, and rafael nadalfor now look set this without, and rafael nadal for now stay in. any lingering questions answered by the world number one. and watching on for us at the 02 arena was sue barker and the bbc tv team. what a match we had, an absolute classic. it had it all, a real roller—coaster. classic. it had it all, a real roller-coaster. the quality, all three sets were great, but the first two, a conscious, medvedev was able to come out in that first set tie—break. you were wondering how rafael nadal would respond. he maintained momentum into the third set, so we are watching and wondering how it will unfold, and no one really expected medvedev to jump out of that 5—1 lead. as was the case with rafael nadal, he would never give up. he is the ultimate competitor, and when he gets a sniff, it is hard to get away. once us sniff, it is hard to get away. once us to

medvedev did not know what was coming next.u? medvedev did not know what was coming next. i think the challenge with medvedev is that he probably only has a plan a and there is not necessarily a plan b, but plan a has been so effective. we saw his results through the american ha rd core saw his results through the american hardcore season of the american open where he made four finals in a row, winning the masters 1000 in montreal, continuing to back it up indoors, brilliant tennis, but today he just came up against an inspired opponent and tsitsipas will be delighted to have his first win not only against medvedev but in the atp world tour final. he spoke afterwards about how much he loves playing here at the 02 and it was a lwa ys playing here at the 02 and it was always a dream. today's match, rafi and adele up against the defending champion, but everything is up about his returning fitness will stop you had to pull out of paris. we do not know what will happen. having seen him in practice of the last couple of days, he look

sorry for daniil medvedev.much better than me in the third of course, and this was one of the days that one out of 1000, that happened today. either way, i that one out of 1000, that happened today. eitherway, ican‘t that one out of 1000, that happened today. either way, i can't think enough all of you guys for the big support. it means a lot to me. so, nadal‘s still in the hunt for a semifinal place, but stefanos tsitsipas is through to the last four. the number six seed from greece beat the defending champion alexander zverev in straight sets to make certain of his place in the semifinals. tsitsipas, who's making his debut in the season—ending tournament, won 6—3, 6—2 to qualify with a match to spare. iam i am surprised by my performance today. i did everything right, i have been mixing my game a lot, trying to be unpredictable and it has been helping me a lot. i also devoted a big time of my being on the court on improving my service, which i think has problem — left improved tremendously over the past coupl

medvedev did not know what was coming next.” game, don't you? medvedev did not know what was coming next. i think the challenge with medvedev is that he probably only has a plan a and there is not necessarily a plan b, but plan a has been so effective. we saw his results through the american ha rd core saw his results through the american hardcore season of the american open where he made four finals in a row, winning the masters 1000 in montreal, continuing to back it up indoors, brilliant tennis, but today he just came up against an inspired opponent and tsitsipas will be delighted to have his first win not only against medvedev but in the atp world tour final. he spoke afterwards about how much he loves playing here at the 02 and it was a lwa ys playing here at the 02 and it was always a dream. today's match, rafi and adele up against the defending champion, but everything is up about his returning fitness will stop you had to pull out of paris. we do not know what will happen. having seen him in practice of the last couple

medvedev the first to make his move, 5—1 up, match point. returned, forcing another tie—break. the tightest of margins, none more so than the final point. a second look set this without, and rafael nadal for now stay in. any lingering questions answered by the world number one. in the evening game, stefanos tsitsipas qualified for the semi—finals after beating the defending champion alexander zverev. he's the youngest player in the tournament, but he played like a veteran, in the opening set, taking it 6—3. and he went even better in the second, finishing with an ace and making the semis in his debut year at the atp finals. 6—3, 6—2 was the final score manchester city's bernardo silva has been banned for one match, given a £50,000 fine and ordered to complete an education course. it's after the fa charged him over a tweet that the anti—discrimination group, kick it out said enforced a racist sterotype. silva compared team—mate benjamin mendy to the character on a packet of chocolate available in spain and portugal. the fa did accept though,

earlier, tsitsipasjust edged out medvedev in their opening round robin match.one break of serve, tsitsipas winning 7—6, 6—4. both players are making their debuts at the event and this is the first time tsitsipas has beaten medvedev in five attempts. he described it as one of the toughest, most important victories of his career so far. and we'll have more tennis at the end of the programme, when we'll hear from the biggest names in the sport. 0 nto football onto football now. we've had a lot of fallout from liverpool's victory over manchester city and the video assistant referee. the man in charge of its implementation. former referee, neil swarbrick, told us today, that it could be 2 or 3 years until they‘ re completly happy with how it's being used. pep guardiola was very animated at fulltime following city's defeat at anfield. two penalty appeals were turned down — but he won't face any action from the fa for that — he insisted there was no sarcasm as he thanked the officials. swarbrick said he can understand the frustration that the system causes, but they a

alexander zverev beats daniil medvedev to send rafa nadal home.enough. and it's medals galore for great britain at the world para athletics championships in dubai as they finish third in the table. hello and welcome to the programme. we'll start tonight at london's 02 arena, as the defending champion alexander zverev has just knocked rafa nadal out of the atp finals. he's done it by beating daniil medvedev in straight sets as craig templeton explains. ina in a tournament where the calculations can be a little cloudy tonight it was simple. a win for al! 0ne tonight it was simple. a win for al! one would see him in the semi—finals. if deniil medvedev sought victory, that it would be a finalfor sought victory, that it would be a final for rafael nadal. zverev was up final for rafael nadal. zverev was up to the challenge reading the russian pots and advances in racing toa russian pots and advances in racing to a 2—0 weed. he showed flashes of the kind of tennessee is capable of but on the big points there were some wild wet ashes. looking to defend hi

he has done it by beating daniil medvedev in straight sets, as craig templeton explains.r alexander zverev would see him into the semifinals, and daniil medvedev making victory, it would be rafael nadal in the final four. to do it, but would need more poise than boris becker showed. zverev was up for that challenge, reading the russian‘s advances and racing into a 2-0 russian‘s advances and racing into a 2—0 lead. medvedev showed flashes of the kind of tenancy is capable of, but on the big points there were some wild lashes, zverev looking determined to defend his title. medvedev was criticised in his attitude and defeat to natal on wednesday, but in the second set he looked, and was seeing things clearer. —— nadal. but he was still unable to break zverev‘s serve, and that means one thing. tie—break. this is where zverev took his chance, first finding the baseline and then finding the ace to send him through to the final four. and to send the world number one home. so the defending champion, alexander zverev, is through. it means well number one rafael nadal has to go hom

medvedev is the 1st ever a career victory over the space. well spain's all time top goalscorer davide via has announced that he will retire from football at the end of the season the 37 year old has quite the resume he played $98.00 games for spain scoring 59 goals and winning both the european championships in 2006 and the world cup in 2008 be also one various club titles he memorably scored the winning goal for barcelona and the 2011 champions league by. watching news live from berlin coming up next marking 100 years of germany's ballet house and how the movement changed art architecture and design that's on our documentary the code in the meantime all the latest news and information available 247 on our website that's t w dot com i'm called aspen terry martin is up next thanks for watching. cold and flu the adventures of the famous naturalist and excuse. to sunni regime colleagues on the frontline world's 250th birthday we're embarking on a voyage of discovery. expedition voyage on t.w. .

stefanos tsitsipas and medvedev had a great rivalry and had never taken down the russian.first set with no breaks of serve. tsitsipas taking it on one crucial point. the only break came in the second set and it would prove to be as decisive. the new greek sporting icon making it a debut in london to remember. if tsitsipas and medvedev are a glimpse into tennis' future, they still have to dethrone the old guard. remarkably nadal, novak djokovic and roger federer are the top three seeds in london — just as they were for the corresponding tournament 12 years ago. so before the event, we decided to sit them down with sally nugent — on a boat — on the river thames — as you do — to reflect on more than a decade of dominance. gentlemen, we are used to seeing you more at wimbledon rather than cruising on the river on a boat. this all looks very friendly. are you all friends? let me answer this one. all rivals? isn't this casual boat ride telling you enough? we have been on the tour for so many yea rs. have been on the tour for so many years. i do get to see these guys probably mor

set tie break was settled by hawkeye technology now for a smart challenge from the dolled suits ny medvedev his 1st ever career 53 hasn't spent. spain's all time top goal scored. has announced that he will retire from football at the end of the season the 37 year old has quite the resume he played $98.00 games for spain scoring $59.00 goals and winning both the european championships in 2006 and the both cup in 2008 so one various club titles memorably scoring the winning goal for barcelona in the 201120 loven champions league final. and we have the news business in the meantime all the latest news and information available 247 and deep to be done complex want to. go to the euro max you tube channel. mode a good line of stories. with exclusive. the must see concerning barclays culture to europe. should be for curious minds. do it yourself networkers. subscribers and don't miss out on.

finals in london after overcoming done neil medvedev in straight sets in their round robin clash it's the bus had lost all 5 of his previous encounters with the russian but a battling performance saw him claim the 1st set through a tie break from there the greek youngster so controlled he broke medvedev zervos the 2nd set which he eventually won $64.00 to get off to the perfect start the season ending i. rugby's world cup champions south africa made their final stop on their nationwide victory tour they paraded through the streets of cape town and were led by captain lisi who is south africa's for. 1st male black captain cape town is the 6th city that the springboks have visited the team beat england in the world cup final in japan at the start of them . well speaking of celebrations carnival season has kicked off and germany with celebrations in several cities across the country. is the countdown the western cities of cologne and duesseldorf thousands gathered for the start of what's known as silly season which officially gets underway every year at 11 minutes past 11 on the 11th of

earlier, tsitsipasjust edged out medvedev in their opening round robin match.pas winning 7—6, 6—4. both players are making their debuts at the event, and this is the first time tsitsipas has beaten medvedev in five attempts. the last of the fa cup's first round matches finished late after floodlight failure delayed the game at non—league harrogate. but that didn't phase two—time champions portsmouth. harrogate started brightly — they took the lead through mark beck, who scored with an easy header from a few yards out. portsmouth equalised soon after — brandon haunstrup — with a lovely strike. and an absolute screamer from ronan curtis gave them a 2—1victory. their reward is a second—round tie against altrincham. the full draw is on the bbc sport website. we've had a lot of fallout from liverpool's victory over manchester city and the video assistant referee. pep guardiola was very animated at fulltime, two penalty appeals were turned down but he won't face any action from the fa. he insisted there was no sarcasm as he thanked the officials. the man in charge of

medvedev was criticised for his attitude and defeat to nadal on wednesday.the second said he looked calmer and was seeing things clearer. he was still unable to break zverev‘s surface of and that means one thing, taipei. this is where zverev took his chance first finding the baseline. and then finding the ace to send him through to the final four finding the ace to send him through to the finalfour sending finding the ace to send him through to the final four sending the world number one home. craig templeton, bbc news. so, the defending champion zverev is through but it means that world number one rafa nadal has to go home despite coming back to beat stefanos tsitsipas earlier today. patrick gearey was watching that one. this was tennis‘s generation game. two men from two eras for stiff unassisted posse, the face of tomorrow. the rainy regime of ruffin at tao and co. have proven so difficult to overthrow. they make it ha rd to battle. difficult to overthrow. they make it hard to battle. if you aussie was out, jeopardy fuelled relentless energy. tsitsitpas i

medvedev the first to make his move, 5—1 up, match point.f margins, none more so than the very final point. a second look said this without, and nadal for the moment stays in. any lingering questions answered by the world number one. in the evening game, stefanos tsitsipas qualified for the semi—finals after beating the defending champion, alexander zverev. tsitsipas is the youngest player in the tournament, but that didn't show, as he took the first set and then went on the take the second with relative ease. it is the greek 21—year—old's first appearance at the tournament. manchester city's bernardo silva has been banned for one match, given a £50,000 fine and ordered to complete an education course. it is after the fa charged him over a tweet that the anti—discrimination group kick it out said enforced a racist stereotype. silva compared team—mate benjamin mendy to the character on a packet of chocolate that is sold in spain and portugal. the fa did accept, though, that silva didn't intend for the tweet to be racist. arsene wenger is back

he broke medvedev's serves in the second section -- in the second set. when you think of an animal that can offer a human emotional support, what comes to mind? probably dogs or cats. probably not a pig. lilou is what is known as a therapy pig. a sensitive swine. she is part of a program that brings trained therapy animals from the airport to ease the fear of flying. ♪ >> come fly with me lets fly, fly again. >> it is just another day of work for lilou. she is part of san francisco airport's wag brigade. >> people are very happy to get distracted from the travel, from their routines. whether it is if they are flying on their journey or vacation or work, everyone is usually very happy. >> it seems it is not a load of hogwash. there is no lipstick on this pig. just perhaps a touch of now polish. -- nail polish. people seem to enjoy it. >> i have never seen one here. it is interesting to >> -- it is interesting. >> it is function i got really excited -- it is fun. i got really excited. >> she can do tricks like a dog. >> but lilou does not do simple tricks.

officer in 2018 at a party until recently is that medvedev had denied the meeting took place. and police and protesters have clashed during rallies in the colombian capital bachata tens of thousands of demonstrators opposed to the policies of president yvonne to create call for more economic equality and they are concerned about alleged plans to raise the minimum age the minimum to raise the pension age and lower the minimum wage this is deja news from burnet for more followers on twitter the to be used or visit our website w dot com. don't forget you can always get the w.'s on the go just download the app for google play it for me obstacle and give you access to information from around the world as well as push notifications for any breaking news you know some music systems from servers i'm getting. a big sale d.w. going back to nature code india takes a look at how constantly accused to upset the effects of hostile materials and virus come back with world news of the top of the other good. luck. to. india. price in india there are more than 100 times in the writings of a pop

finals in london after overcoming danielle medvedev in straight sets in their round robin clash she had lost all 5 of his previous encounters with the russian but a strong performance playing the 1st set to retire break and from there the greek player took control of the match he broke medvedev serve in the 2nd fast which he eventually won 64 to get asked to the perfect start after the season ending turned . ok let's get a recap of our top stories here on d w australians living in rural areas in the state of new south wales have been urged to flee to cities as bush fires raged across the state residents of some 100000 homes near sydney are also at risk. israelis are taking cover as towns come under palestinian rocket attack this follows an israeli airstrike that killed it and islamic jihad commander and gaza israel says he was behind a series of rocket attacks on to its territory. and the bolivia's former president evo morales has gone into exile in mexico he left bolivia's capital of costs preparing for more violence as the weeks of protest against allege of fraud in the recent preside

arjun is now on the dollar has produced an incredible comeback to be russian daniel medvedev and keep his a.t.p. finals hopes alive the 33 year old waltz the 1st set on a tie break and was almost overwhelmed in the 2nd but after saving a max point he came back to take it to this song to the final set tie break was settled by hawkeye technology after a smart challenge from the dall to deny medvedev his 1st ever career victory over the space. for a bird's argentinian captain david abraham has been banned for the the club's next 6 bundesliga games after knocking over an opposition coach last weekend that's right the defender play down freiburg coach christian sterilised during sunday's game you see it right there the resulting in a mass ball the german f.a. also find abraham 25000 euros he will however be allowed to play in frame for its 2 remaining you will probably group. this is d w news and these are our top stories the u.s. house of representatives has begun public hearings in the impeachment inquiry against president donald trump lawmakers are considering whether trump abused his o

and maybe now we understand what president obama meant when he told russian president medvedev that he would have more flexibility after his election. maybe that flexibility was to deny lethal aid to the ukraine, allowing russia to march right in and kill ukranians. again, in your deposition, you urged the object observe administration officials to provide lethal weapons to ukraine in order to deter further russian aggression. and now they have that under this administration, don't they, mr. ambassador? >> they have the javelins, yes, sir. >> thank you, and i would like to yield the remainder of my time to mr. radcliffe. >> i thank the gentleman for yielding. no pressure, no commands, no conditions, nothing corrupt. nothing on the call. that's what we heard president zelensky say. and because house democrats' charges against president trump have been publicly, repeatedly, consistently been denied by president zelensky, you heard the defense now from chairman schiff. he's lying because he has to. he has to lie because the threats, the demands, the blackmail the extortion that house demo

the evening match is between daniil medvedev and the defending champion alexander zverev.aight sets win and both of them need rafael nadal to lose to stand any chance of qualifying. raheem sterling has tried again to draw a line under his altercation withjoe gomez. gomez was booed by some fans as he came on in england's 7—0 win over montenegro last night while sterling was watching from the stands, forced to sit out as punishment for the alertcation at england's training camp. and as the final whistle blew at wembley sterling tweeted... no england player should be booed while they are wearing this shirt, never. i don't get it. all of the players, particularly disappointed with that. the reason i wanted to getjoe on the pitch is he's been with the september, october. also, i know i'm going to start raheem on sunday and get him back on the pitch as well because it was important for both of them to get back on the field with england and show everybody we are all in this now. england picked sam curran ahead of chris woakes for the final warm—up game before their two test serie

5—1 down in this deciding set and saved a match point to eventually beat the fourth seed daniil medvedevats medvedev in their match which follows afterwards. and before we go time to show you what happened to tommy fleetwood while he was playing at the nedbank challenge in south africa. it‘s because when this ball of his cleared the water and reached the green, it was ambushed by a pair of mongooses before a couple more mongooses, or mongeese, both are right, joined in as well! it lead fleetwood to tweet afterwards: "does anyone know the rule for a mongoose attack on your golf ball? got to love sun city!" you can get all the latest sports news at our website — that‘s bbc.com/sport. but from me, chetan pathak, and the rest of the sport team, goodbye. here is an interesting attempt at a world record. 101 people from different countries trying to beat most nationalities in a sauna. a successful attempt by fenland to recover the title from china who previously held the world record. members of embassies were asked to help recruit people for the record attempt. hello. the weather caused yet m

earlier, stefanos tsitsipas won his opening match of the tournament — just edging out daniil medvedev both players are making their debuts at the event and this is the first time he's beaten medvedev in five attempts. that's all the sport for now. i'll have more for you in sportsday at 10.30pm. kevin, thank you very much. —— gavin. the future of british steel looks to have been secured — with a chinese firm agreeing to rescue the business. the steel makerjinyay group says it will invest over a billion pounds at the plants in scunthorpe and teesside and could safeguard up to 4,000 jobs there. simonjack reports. this plant has been on government life support since it collapsed in may. technically in liquidation, it was offered a chinese lifeline today and workers on their way home welcomed it. well, it's been a big concern, hasn't it, people not knowing what is happening, whether they've got a job, can pay their mortgages, feed their families. it's great news. 0bviously there's been uncertainty around it but now we know, this close to christmas, that we've got a job. with 4,000 employee

administration and maybe now we understand what president obama meant when he told russian president medvedev that he'd have more flexibility after his election maybe that flexibility was to deny lethal aid to the ukraine allowing russia to march right in and kill ukrainians again in your deposition you urged the obama administration officials to provide lethal defensive weapons to ukraine in order to deter further russian aggression and now they have that under this administration don't they mr ambassador they have the job i'm just sir thank you and i would like to yield the remainder of my time to mr reckless i thank the gentleman for yielding so. no pressure no demands no conditions nothing corrupt no nothing nothing on the call that's what we heard president zelinsky say and because house democrats charges against president trump have been publicly repeatedly consistently been denied by president alinsky you heard the defense now from chairmanship he's lying because he has to he has to lie because. the threats the demands the blackmail the extortion that house democrats are alleging if if

stefanos tsitsipas has won his opening match at the atp finals in london, beating daniil medvedev for the end—of—season tournament. i'll be back with more on those stories later. the founder of a humanitarian group that helped civilians in the syrian conflict has been found dead near his office in istanbul. james le mesurier set up the mayday rescue emergency response group, which helped train white helmets volunteers. the work of the group has been credited with saving the lives of thousands of people in rebel—held areas during years of bombing by the syrian government and russian forces. hamish de bretton—gordon is former army officer who worked alongside james le mesurier in syria, hejoins me now via webcam. thank you for being with us. tell us a bit about him and the white helmets that he worked so hard for and what they've been doing in syria. well, an absolute tragedy today. james was an absolute mountain when it came to humanitarian support in syria. in 2014, he set up the white helmets which in effect where the national health service, ambulance service and fire service, to he

final set tie break was settled by archaia technology after a smart challenge from the dol to deny medvedev is 1st ever career victory over the span of. football's governing body fifo has announced the appointment of our same vendor as its global development chief the french been coached arsenal in the premier league for more than 20 years until 2018 and he had recently been linked with the vacant coaching position of unix but will now be tasked with overseeing the growth of the sport at the bangor will also be focused on training coaches and considering potential changes to the game's laws. you're watching news live from berlin coming up next marking 100 years of germany's bauhaus and how the movement changed our target texture and design in the meantime you can get all the latest news information 247 on the website it's t w dot com call aspen thanks for watching. cool. the adventures of the famous naturalist and explorer. juice in the bridge and colleagues on the phone it's 250th birthday we're embarking on a voyage of discovery. expedition good on t.w. .

the pay finals alexander vera has booked his place in the final 4 so of beat russia that danielle medvedev in straight sets in the final match of the group stage the german took the 1st set 64 and then won the 2nd in a tie break to set up a semi final clash against austria is dominic tamed terence when also knocked out world number one rafael nadal. researches in japan have been looking into creative ways of reducing the number of flaubert fly by its rabbit cows get scientists from the agricultural research center paid to cattle in black and white stripes they found the zebra cows received a few of and half the bites of the unpainted control group producing fly bites would help to control the spread of infectious diseases and reduce stress in the animals officials expect the results to apply to other livestock too. and a reminder of the top story we're following for you sri lankans are going to the polls to elect a new president so it will be counted soon after polling stations closed but results are not expected before sunday. you're watching to everything to use live from berlin coming u

finals alexander verite has booked his place in the final 4 so of bait rushes that danielle medvedev in straight sets in the final match of the group stage the german took the 1st set 64 and then won the 2nd in a tie break to set up a semi final clash against austria's dominic tain serves when also knocked out world number one referee on a doll. a new project in paris aims to raise awareness of the problems facing the world's oceans like overfishing and plastic waste and befitting of the city of light it has taken the form of a light show visitors to the city's botanical gardens a traitor to an installation of oversized sea creatures the show encompasses 50 different same's that show the beauty of marine life and the threat that climate change poses to our oceans. you're watching data news live from berlin up next world stories the weekend reports don't forget you can get all the latest news and information around the clock on our web site at state every dot com i'm rebecca rated thanks for watching. what i subscribe to do w. books your favorite writers seem like to see myself as the

it was also sitsipas' first win over medvedev.rine da costa who will be telling us about a pioneering new treatment for the neurological condition huntington's disease that three patients from the region are among the first in the world to receive. first to harry. what are you up to? there is a lot of misery down here because of so many houses being flooded and what that means just before christmas, of course, but this is the antidote, have a look at this. 40 tonnes of provisions ranging from bedding to children's toys, to cleaning materials, to food, it has just poured into the resource centre here in stainforth since saturday. the lady i want to say hello to is janet. she is hiding because she has been here now three days and you should go home and get some kip. i'm going now. there's another lady i wa nt to going now. there's another lady i want to introduce you to, iris, tell us about stainforth. it has always had a bad name and people are always ready to slug it off, and i worked here on wednesday and there were 20, 30 people

rafael nadal has produced an incredible comeback to defeat daniil medvedev.st on a tiebreaker was almost overwhelmed in the second but after saving a match point, he came back. the final set was settled by hawkeye technology. the first ever career victory over the spaniard. afraid for the argentinian capital, david abraham has been banned after knocking over an opposition coach last weekend. he plowed down the freiburg coach, resulting in a massive brawl area the german organization find him. he will be allowed to play in frankfurt's remaining europa games. football's governing body announced the appointment of arson fechner. -- arsene wenger. he had recently been linked with the vacant position at bayern munich but will now be tasked with overseeing the growth of the sport at fifa. he will be focused on training coaches and considering changes to the game. spain's all-time top goal spider -- goalscorer david villa will announce -- leave at the end of the season. he played 93 games and scored 59 goals. he also won various club titles, memorably the winning ti

and maybe now we understand what president obama meant when he told russian president medvedev that he would have more flexibility after his election. maybe that flexibility was to deny lethal aid to the ukraine, allowing russia to march right in and kill ukrainians. again, in your deposition, you urged the obama administration officials to provide lethal defensive weapons to ukraine in order to deter further russian aggression. and now they have that under this administration. don't they, mr. ambassador? >> they have the javelins, yes, sir. >> thank you. and i would like to yield the remainder of my time to mr. ratcliffe. >> i thank the gentleman for yielding. so, no pressure, no demands, no conditions. nothing corrupt. no -- nothing. nothing on the call. that's what we heard president zelensky say and because house democrats charges against president trump have been publicly, repeatedly consistently been denied by president zelensky, you heard the defense now from chairman schiff. he is lying because he has to. he has to lie. because the threat, the demand, the blackmail, the extorti

in the hot mic conversation with president obama and medvedev, that was in 2012. after that conversation. but there any reason to believe that obama was referring to go easy on invasion from russia, or that hadn't happened jet? i have no knowledge of what was in... it was a more or less rhetorical question. i will yield to mr stuart... rhetorical question. i will yield to mrstuart... mr rhetorical question. i will yield to mr stuart... mr stuart. to the witnesses, thank you. time is precious, so i will go quickly. welcome to year four of the ongoing impeachment of president trump. sorry that you have been dragged into this. i think the sign behind me shows this very well, but after listening to what has been going on for now four hours and 21 minutes, after a ll for now four hours and 21 minutes, after all of the secret hearings, after all of the secret hearings, after a ll after all of the secret hearings, after all of the secret hearings, after all of the secret hearings, after all of the leaks, after hearing witnesses such as yourselves, it really comes down to

more of an address when it was made academic alexanders arrive sort of daniel medvedev in straight sets dr who is the defending champion here broke the russians in the opening game and never looked back as he recorded a 6476 victory with the semifinal date with his good friend dominic team were playing the semifinals of the world tour finals so i mean playing here against your friend means that both of you have done incredibly well throughout the whole year and obviously also this week so it's a great on obviously to play against him he's been unbelievable this year and it's going to be fun much hopefully the other semi sees roger federer take on stephanus it's a past match is take place on saturday the whole path back al-jazeera the l.a. lakers and sacramento kings produced a friday night thriller in the n.b.a. as ever it was le bron james who played a starring role he racked up a game high 29 points along with 11 assist the whole much came down to the final play it's a seconds to go the lakers were leading 199097 house and bonds had a chance to its high things up for the kings but ant

he'll be faced with daniil medvedev on the other side of the net, who also lost his opening match. open and looked a little rusty as he was beaten by alexander zverev in that first game. he could lose the world number one ranking with an early exit in london. qualifying for the africa cup of nations in 2021 gets underway later this wednesday. sadio mane due to be in action for senegal as they take on congo. mane, though, will have little time to prepare for the game, having scored for liverpool in their 3—1 victory over manchester city on sunday. fortunately, for the 2019 cup of nations runners—up, congo haven't been in great form recently. they did, though, end their preparations for the qualifiers with a 1—1 draw against brazil last month. and lastly, if your golf is anything like mine, hitting the ball straight can be — well — something of a rarity. well, just look at what spain's adri arnaus tried to do. it's just in a practice round in turkey but that right there is essentially a 100—yard tunnel through two rows of trees. not only have you got to stay dead straight, you've als

one rafael nadal is out of the season—ending world tour finals, after alexander zverev beat daniil medvedev champion, will face dominic thiem, with stefanos tsitsipas facing roger federer in the other semi. third practice ahead of the brazilian grand prix starts at 3pm. p2 was marked by a heavy crash for williams driver robert kubica — thankfully he emerged unscathed. ferrari's sebastian vettel was quickest, with lewis hamilton back in fifth. that's all the sport — now here's the weather with matt taylor. a welcome window of dry weather for the start of next week. scenes like this in england and wales. this river breaking its banks and a number of flood warning still in force. tha nkfully flood warning still in force. thankfully the heavy rain is drifting southwards across france but we still have a weather front just decaying across northern england and wales at the moment. further patchy rain and drizzle here with a few showers in cornwall and heavy showers in eastern scotland. some showersjust edging heavy showers in eastern scotland. some showers just edging into northern ireland after

1st set through a tie break and from there the greek youngster took control of the match he broke medvedev serve in the 2nd set which eventually won $64.00 words you get off to the perfect start of the season and. now when you think of an animal that can offer a human emotional support what comes to mind probably dogs or cats probably not a pig. is what's known as a therapy pig save sensitive swan she's part of a program that brings trained therapy animals to the airport to lift spirits and to ease the fear of flying. it's just another day at work. she's part of san francisco international airport swag brigade she's not catching any flights but a person smiling to help stressed out pass and just relax. people are very happy to get distracted from the travel from their routines whether they're flying to on their journey or location or work by everybody is usually very happy. and it seems it's not to load a whole bush there's no lipstick on this pig. just perhaps a touch of nail polish. and people seem to enjoy it. i've never seen one here so it's interesting because it's fun i got really ex

rafael nadal produced a sensational comeback against daniil medvedev to boost his hopes of reaching theback from 5—1 down in the deciding set and saved a match point to eventually beat the fourth seed 6-7, 6-3, 7-6. so nadal‘s still in the hunt for a semi—final place — but stefanos tsitsipas is through to the last four. the number 6 seed from greece beat the defending champion alexander zverev in straight sets to make certain of his place in the semis. tsitsipas — who's making his debut in the season—ending tournament — won 6—3, 6—2, to qualify with a match to spare. staying with football, and one of the best players in the women's game — australia's sam kerr — is moving to england where she's signed for the women's super league leaders chelsea. for the past couple of years, kerr's been dividing her time between australia and the usa — playing for perth glory in the w—league, and chicago red stars in the nwsl. she's the all—time leading goalscorer in both leagues — but now she's hoping to conquer europe. the australian international — who's been nominated for the ballon d'0r and fifa's

all those stories on the bbc sport website, including coverage of rafael nadal‘s match with daniil medvedevwatch that on bbc2. you are watching bbc news. let's ta ke you are watching bbc news. let's take a look at some of the main stories. labour is promising to spend £6 billion more on the nhs than the conservatives if they win the general election. they said they would focus on recruitment and mental health services for young people. chief executive of the nhs confederation, niall dickson, says in one sense this is a good thing. this is a significant additional investment on top of the very significant investment which the conservatives planned over this period. throughout the service thereby be welcome for the idea that thereby be welcome for the idea that there will be more resources. the reality however is that the demands which the health service is going to face over the next ten or 15 years are very considerable, what is being asked of it in terms of transforming the way that care is run is going to bea the way that care is run is going to be a real challenge whoever is in governmen

finals in london after overcoming dani and medvedev in straight sets in their round robin clash to us had lost all 5 of his previous encounters with the russian but he battled to claim the 1st set to retire quick and from there the player took control of the match he broke my bed of serve in the 2nd set which eventually won 6 for the get off to the perfect start of the season ending term. carnival season is underway here in germany with celebrations in several cities across the country. in the western cities of cologne and duesseldorf thousands gathered for the start of what's known as the silly season which officially gets underway every year at 11 minutes past 11 on the 11th of november. was. this is news these are our top stories australian authorities are warning that sydney and surrounding areas are facing a catastrophic bushfire threat new south wales and queensland have to clear an emergency at least 3 people have been killed and thousands forced to flee. a top commander of the palestinian militant group islamic jihad has been killed in an airstrike in the gaza strip israel say

that's because alexander zverev beat daniil medvedev to claim the last semi—final spot at the 02 arenartainly looked the part, winning in straight sets. ahead of this weekend's brazilian grand prix, sebastian vettel was quickest with lewis hamilton back in fifth. that is all the support from us for now. thank you for that stop emergency crews have worked through the night, to tackle a fire at a student block of flats in greater manchester. the fire service said the flames spread across all six floors of the university accomodation building in bolton. two people were treated for their injuries at the scene. afnan gohar is a student at the university and lives in the block. she told bbc breakfast what happened last night. i was just i wasjust in my i was just in my room at first with my friends and we had a fire alarm go off. we didn't really like take notice of it until a girl came running and, like that she banged on the doors and screamed, telling us to get out. we didn't believe her at first and my friend went outside and checked and she confirmed it was true. so all of us ran away a

world number one rafa nadal staged a stunning comeback to beat daniil medvedev in the deciding set tohopes alive for the last four of atp finals. good evening. the conservatives and labour have been outlining their main pitch to voters. the prime minister, in his first major speech of the campaign, said a conservative government would unite the country and "level up" the prospects for people with massive investment in health, better infrastructure, more police, and a green revolution. but he said the key issue to solve was brexit. meanwhile, labour vowed to outspend the tories on the nhs in england, promising an additional £6 billion a year by 202a. wales, northern ireland and scotland would get the same percentage increase. but it's not been an easy day on the campaign trail as our political editor laura kuenssberg reports. voters tried to take charge today. you took your time, boris, haven't you?! where have you been?! the prime minister in yorkshire, given a talking to by people whose lives have been turned upside—down by floods. is there anything in particular that you would like

london's 02 arena continue today, with live coverage of the match between stefanos tsitsipas and daniil medvedevis evening rafa nadal takes on alexander zverev. yesterday, an out of sorts roger federer was beaten in straight sets by the fifth seed dominic thiem in their opening group game. earlier, novak djokovic won his match, as he targets a record sixth title here. federer and djokovic are in the same group. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. bye for now. thank you kamali. enjoyed seeing those liverpool goals again. very nice of you show them. more now on the announcement by nigel farage that the brexit party won't stand candidates in seats won by the conservatives in the last election. he said he had taken the decision because he feared that if they had run it would have led to a hung parliament with significant gains for the liberal democrats. borisjohnson denied he had offered a deal to nigel farage. look, absolutely not. but what i can say is i am glad there is a recognition that there is only one waited to get brexit done and th

so nadal now needs daniil medvedev — who can‘t qualify — to beat the defending champion alexander zverev sponsorship regulations. sirmo farah, katarina johnson—thompson and adam gemili are among those listed in a legal letter that was sent to the b—0—a today. they‘re arguing that by not being able to promote their own sponsors during the biggest moment in their careers it reduces earning potential. there are many different things that restrict athletes and for us it is giving every athlete the opportunity to go out and create their own marketing opportunities and yet, so they do not have to work a full—time job. 99% of athletes work a full—timejob and job. 99% of athletes work a full—time job and don‘t have the voice of the platform to out against the doa because they are scared of moment what happened against it. it‘s the final day of the world para athletics in dubai and there has been a british gold in the race running 100 metres. kayley hay—go won the race in it‘s first appearance at the championships. britain‘s ellie simpson won silver. there was also another british 1—2 in the men‘

the world number one was 5—1 down in the deciding set against danil medvedev and had to save a matchh he then won. if he had lost, he would have been out, but he will now progress to the last four if he beats stefanos tsitsipas on friday. and alex zverev‘s playing stefanos tsitsipas right now. they've just started, we'll bring you that result and all the day's sports news in sportsday at half past ten. the hearings in president trump's impeachment inquiry, which so far have been behind closed doors, are now taking place on live television for all to see. this is only the fourth impeachment inquiry in us history. donald trump is accused of pressuring ukraine to dig up damaging information onjoe biden — a possible presidential rival in next year's elections. the process could eventually see president trump removed from office. 0ur north america editor, jon sopel, has been watching. history in the house... this is like the super bowl for politics, the daily impeachment hearings go public and, coast—to—coast, all the us tv networks gearing up for an unfolding drama that could be the deci

nadal comes from 5—1 down in the decider to beat daniil medvedev in london. flood relief, as people in some of the worst—hit areas have been told it could be weeks before they can return home. hundreds of people in the village of fishlake, near doncaster, were flooded out of their homes six days ago. the prime minister has visited some of the worst—affected areas, getting a robust response from some local residents fed up with how long it's taking to get help. our correspondentjudith moritz is in fishlake. what's the mood like there now? well, there is a sense of pride, this evening, at how this community has coped, how they have looked after themselves, you can see it here inside saint cuthberts church, the donation of clothes and toiletries that have been brought down for people, some of whom have lost everything, but there is a feeling of disappointment, people saying they feel let down by some of the authorities, and today, some of that frustration was directed at the prime minister. —— st cuthbert‘s. you should have been there, saturday morning, having a

i still want to know what barack obama was promising putin to medvedev and the hot mic moment he couldo after the election. if you don't like the president's policy, vote for somebody else. in the meantime let the president do the job we elected him to do. that's my open. let me know what you think on my facebook twitter #judgejeanine. here the react to my open and all the latest developments in the dimms' impeachment witch hunt. devin nunes joins me now. congressman, thanks so much for being with us. last night you wrote a letter, november 8, and you have demanded that adam schiff sit for a closed door deposition before the house intelligence and foreign affairs and oversight committee. now, you make it clear that this is something that has been done in the past, for example, during the russian interference investigation, sitting members of congress actually agreed to participate in closed door depositions. so this is not something for which there is no precedent. and i'm curious. did you get an answer to the request that adam schiff considered a material witness agreed to sit for a c

we are not entitled to know what barack obama was promising putin through medvedev in that hot mic momentand we are not allowed to know what the quid pro quo of barack obama was when he gave $150 billion to the ayatollah. or are we just supposed to assume he was playing santa claus with iran? a phone call with ukraine involves policy. if you don't like the president's policy, vote for someone else. the guy on the other end of the phone says there was no pressure. the transcript makes it clear there will be was no pressure. the guy on the other end didn't even know military fund weren't available. so how can there be a quid pro quo? and i am tired of protecting this whistleblower. barack obama fired the whistleblower in fast and furious. and this whistleblower is just a punk trying to get his leftist credits. he's white noise totally irrelevant to the conversation which in itself is the best and only evidence. to all of you out there, get over it. this is a bunch of nonsense. the democrats are tearing this country apart yet again. they are wooss and whim muchs and weasels. they don't have