it is not clear at the destruction was directly targeting mr ai.g large parts of beijing for redevelopment and demolitions have been taking place in this complex for the past three months but given relations between the man who may be china's most famous artist and the authorities, many will be asking why this studio and why now. lebo diseko, bbc news. protest in several iranian cities despite riot police presence. 0ne protester was shot dead and at least 20 detained according to one news agency. any bowler virus is thought to have killed 30 people in the congo. it included a refugee camp which makes the outbreak hard to contain. pesticides lead to the declining population of bees. the insecticide used to fight off pests will now be allowed in some protected areas. it has been anger about the decision. the populations in america are apparently declining the several species. donald campbell's bluebird has taken to the water — for the first time in more than 50 years. the restored hydroplane, which crashed in 1967 killing its famous pilot, was launch

it is not clear at the destruction was directly targeting mr ai.been taking place in this complex for the past three months but given relations between the man who may be china's most famous artist and the authorities, many will be asking why this studio and why now. lebo diseko, bbc news. a woman has become the first woman in denmark to wearing a face veil in public. the ban was officially passed in denmark's parliament earlier in the year. it doesn't mention burqas or niqab specifically but says anyone who wears a garment who —— that covers the pace in public will be fined. the actor steven seagal has been appointed as special envoy. he was an international —— he is and international —— he is and international film star. the actor has previously praised v putin's policies, calling him one of the greatest living world leaders. thousands of student protesters in bangladesh have blocked traffic in the capital dhaka for a seventh day running, calling for stricter traffic laws. the protests have continued since a boy and a girl were killed by a speedi

weiwei had used to 12 yea rs. place mr ai weiwei had used to 12 years.ther one of his studios in shanghai was destroyed in 2011. that time too, he claimed he had no warning. mr ai weiwei had been a favourite of the chinese government has since become an outspoken critic and some would say has paid the price. in 2011, he was detained 81 days on charges he says was politically motivated. he has since moved to berlin. it is not clear if the destruction was directly targeting ai weiwei. authorities have been clearing large pa rt authorities have been clearing large part to beijing for redevelopment, and demolitions have been taking place in this complex for the last three months. but given the conflict between the man who maybe china's most famous artist and the authorities, many will be asking why this studio and why now? in israel, a large protest has been taking place against the country's nation state law, which was passed just over two weeks ago. thousands of members of israel's druze minority gathered in rabin square in tel aviv to protest against the

mr ai was a favourite of the chinese government but has since become an outspoken critic and some wouldrlin. it was not clear if the destruction was targeting ai directly. authorities have been clearing large parts of beijing for redevelopment and demolitions have been taking place in this complex for the past three months. but, given relations between the man, who may be china's most famous artist, and the authorities, many will be asking why his studio and why now? georgina smyth, bbc news. a tropical snake has been filmed eating a pigeon on a busy east london street. the boa constrictor is thought to be an abandoned pet and was found on high road, leytonstone, this weekend. the rspca has since taken the snake to a wildlife centre and is appealing for information about the incident. now it's time for a look at the weather. we can cross the newsroom to mel coles plenty of sunshine around for much of the uk. it is fine and dry. we have got a little bit more in the way of cloud working its way into north—west scotland and into northern england. some sunny spells to be had two parts of no

outside are remnants of works left where it had been standing in the place mr ai had used for 12 yearsin shanghai was destroyed in 2011. that time, too, he'd said he had no warning. mr ai was a favourite of the chinese government but has since become an outspoken critic and some would say has paid the price. in 2011, he was detained for 81 days on charges he says were politically motivated. he has since moved to berlin. it was not clear if the destruction was targeting ai directly. authorities have been clearing large parts of beijing for redevelopment and demolitions have been taking place in this complex for the past three months but given relations between the man who may be china's most famous artist, and the authorities, many will be asking why his studio and why now. georgina smyth, bbc news. two—thirds of plastic food containers which we put in our recycling bins end up being buried or burned, because they can't be recycled. according to the local government association of england and wales, the combination of plastics used in many yoghurt pots and ready—meal trays mean they can

mr ai was a favourite of the chinese government but has since become an outspoken critic and some wouldo berlin. it was not clear if the destruction was targeting ai directly. authorities have been clearing large parts of beijing for redevelopment and demolitions have been taking place in this complex for the past three months. but, given relations between the man, who may be china's most famous artist, and the authorities, many will be asking why his studio and why now? georgina smyth, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with mel coles. the fine, dry conditions continue for the rest of the day and into this evening for much of the uk. not for everyone. we have cloud working in two parts of northern ireland, north—west england and into scotland and we will see outbreaks of rain. as the night progresses the rain will become heavier and more persistent for a time. down towards the south—west of england and into wales we will see low cloud working its way in which missed in places but even under the clear skies, it will not be a cold night. another warm one with lows of 13 ce

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mr. cohen committed tax fraud. quote, federal authorities are assessing whether his income from his. at ai medallion business was underreported. that includes hundred of thousands received in cash and other payments over the last five years. in addition, federal authorities have been investigating whether he made misrepresentations or false statements on lone applications including whether he inflatd the value as collateral loans. so according to the "wall street journal" which has been all over the case, federal investigators are looking at cohen for allegedly or potentially lying about his true financial situation. on the one hand to the irs where he allegedly underreported his income so he wouldn't to have pay taxes on it. and to banks so they would be duped or conned or schemed into giving him loans for which he didn't actually qualify. if those alleged crimes sound familiar to you, it is because you've heard the details of those exact same charges laid out against trump's campaign chairman, paul manafort in the case in virginia. in watching the case if nothing else, we now understand

mr. trump calls her a dog and a crazed crying lowlife. in the middle of all this there's a tell-all book and the threat of legal action. major garrett sets the scene. >> reporter: president trum aiedn new york today against former campaign and white house aide omarosa manigault newman. alle her 2016 confidentiality agreement with the trump campaign. a short time later omarosa responded. >> i don't believe that i violated it but i'm going to leave that to the lawyers to sort that out. it's interesting that he's trying to silence me. so what is he trying to hide? >> should he be afraid of more tapes you have in your position? >> i think he should be afraid of being exposed as the misogynist, the bigot and the racist that he is. >> reporter: on cbs this morning omarosa also released a new audio recording which contains trump campaign aides discussing a rumor that mr. trump used the n word while filming his hit show "the apprentice." >> he said, lynne, what do you think about this apprentice, you know, rumor about the n word? and i said, well, sir, can you think of any time that this might have happened? and he said no. and then he said -- >> well, that's not true. so we know that's n

aying "and yet." for every awful thing, there is something nice about it. i thought it was mr. turnbull fight in a famous washington story about bob dole who was called to the white house to be part of the delegation that went to egypt for anwar sadat's funeral. all the former presidents who were still alive were there. jimmy carter was there, gerald ford was there. bob dole said, i walked into the room and there they were. see no evil, hear no evil, and evil. bob dole wanted in the mountains everyly had to get up morning and move his right arm into position and stick a pin or a piece of paper into it because of the grievous nature of the wounds. the medic who came along had written on his four head in bob dole's own blood that they had given him the maximum amount of morphine. there was nothing they could do for him, but somehow, he was carted down out of the mountains, and he survived. of alle always said that the politicians he met, of all the delegates, of all the chamber of commerce officials across the land, there was one person who always remembered to walk up and extend

mr. giuliani is a liar too. when he was mayor, the [indiscernible] believe ai would person -- [indiscernible] he is a liar.ost: robert is in massachusetts and he says yes, they are a referendum on president trump. caller: this reminds me of the 1960's. you had richard nixon and gerald ford. when richard nixon got into trouble, gerald ford gave him a clean party. finisher comment. -- finish your comment. caller: remember strom thurmond and david duke and all these type people, george wallace, we are back in the same boat? would not speak with david duke and then we found out he did. donald trump said he did not meet with him and we found out that he did. we are going backwards. look at the supreme court justice. he was a ku klux klan man and he said "yes, i once was with the clan but now i am not." now we're seeing the same thing today. watergate is repeating itself. what is the difference? learn about the 1960's. donald trump will run scared. [indiscernible] host: that is robert in massachusetts. president trump's approval ratings according to the latest from 538, that has been tracking them on a daily bas

aying that the brett kavanaugh confirmation hearings should be postponed, given all. this they are refusing to meet with him. where do you stand on that? >> i am still going to meet h mr. kavanaugh. v've got a lot of serious questions about hiws on executive power. think no person is above the law, particularr. trump who is so willing to flout laws and truth at a drop of the hat. so i'm going to just go ahead t and haat meeting with mr. cav pneuand, un-- kavanaugh, and, unfortunately, in terms of the hearings, the jury will set thatime tiebl and have shown no willingness to relax. >> woodruff: senator mark warner, thank you. >> thank you. >> woodruff: with a republicanrs ctive joined by senator mike rounds of south dakota. senator rounds, thanfor talking with us, again. looking at the events of the last 24, 28 hours, what is your sense of whether the president is any closer to any sort of legal jeopard i on't think he's any closer to legal jeopigardy now. i think this has been an issue that's going to be in the press for an ex the tended period of time -- an extended period of time. the procesin place now haso play out completely. mr. mueller needs to continue to fini

ai? grace: i think the results are pretty clean across the board. what i think is particularly encouraging is the border technology season we have seen. you also have quite high profile mrsves investors confidence that those misses are more idiosyncratic in their nature. we have been big fans of technology for a number of years now, and we still have it is a very high conviction sector for the end of this year and into next year. that is because of the level of sales growth that you get out of tech. so far, that thesis has been confirmed. cloud and ai on the enterprise side or certainly seeing results in terms of demand. anna: if you had allowed yourself to be distracted from the underlying data, but by the headlines, there has been a sense that tech has been troubled this quarter. the headline writing has been quite dramatic on the negative side. you are reminding us about the strength we have seen from some parts. grace: for most of technology, actually. technology is one of the sectors that has delivered the most topline and bottom-line growth. we expect that to continue because of the mix of cyclical and structural drivers. anna: there has been a lot of negative head

political comments on either side of the ais the the fcc will stand on the side of the first amendment. >> i think several reporters will disagree with you. mr. o'rielly? >> i think the first amendment and ability of press and journalists to respond are stronger than any critique. >> so you don't think the president's rhetoric is harmful to the first amendment? >> i don't think it's appropriate for me to comment about the president of the united states in this context. i think the constitution, first amendment and the journalistic integrity is stronger than anyone's critique. so -- >> so, the first amendment is the only amendment in our constitution that singles out a particular industry as absolutely vital to our freedom and democracy. and yet when the president of the united states, who swore to uphold the constitution of the united states of america, says that very industry is the enemy of the people, you don't think that's harmful? >> no. i don't believe that comment he made was accurate. just like chairman pai said, i agree that they're not the enemy of the people. i've said that before. however, i believe that the strength of journalis