speaking to variety magazine, nicole maines said she wanted fans to take away an understanding of transan be anybody we can be superheroes, because in many ways we are." pakistan goes to the polls on wednesday to elect members of parliament. women there were given the right to vote soon after the state was created, but in various parts of the country, men don't let them enter a polling station. for the first time, there's been a concerted campaign to get women registered and part of the political process. the bbc‘s shumaila jaffery follows women trying to change age—old attitudes. hameeda shahid is making history. she is standing for parliament in upper dir, a tribal area of pakistan. it was once a taliban stronghold, where women had few rights and were not even allowed to vote. translation: untilyou reach out to women, and educate them about the importance of voting, they will never understand its power. now, women indeed understand the value of the ballot box. it also made me think that, if women can vote, why can't they run for election? hameeda shahid had a little help. last year, p

"nicole maines" is joining the cast of )supergirl. ) producers describe her character as a "soulful young transgender woman with a fierce drive to protect others." this isn )t her first time in te headlines... she gained national attention for her battle against her school district over her right to use the girls) bathroom - back ni 2014. she won the case. coming up on today in the bay - a check of your forecast... kari tease mike tease plus-- we go back live to the macarthur bart station... where two women were stabbed last night. one of them died. next: the emotional new interview with family members... as police search for the man responsible. good morning and thank you for joining us. i )m laura garcia. and i )m marcus washington. great start to your workday now to a developing story at one of the bay area )s busiest bart station... a man accused of stabbing two women last night is still on the loose. one of them died. and overnight... an emotional

here she is: activist and actor nicole maines, who is herself transgender will play the role of nia nall. speaking to variety magazine, nicole maines said she wanted fans to take away an understanding of trans people saying: "we can be anybody we can be superheroes — because in many ways we are." just time to bring you these pictures from hawaii. where strong winds have been pushing the white plumes from the kilawaya volcano inland, as streams of lava continue to flow into the sea. the volcano, which began erupting 11 weeks ago, has destroyed more than 700 homes so far, according to the hawaii county civil defence. much more coming up. the heatwave continues and if anything the temperature is going to rise even further this week, but not that everybody. the delay high—temperature, as far as the speaker is concerned, will be concentrated across south—east and eastern parts of the country. one of the other reasons we are not getting an awful lot of rainfall with these weather fronts that you can just about see, streaks of cloud, are very wea k about see, streaks of cloud, are very weak an

activist and actor nicole maines, who is herself transgender, will play the role of nia nal in the next season of supergirl. that's all. stay with bbc world news. and the top story in the uk: police have released cctv images of three men they want to question after a three—year—old boy was injured in in a suspected acid attack in worcester. a 39—year—old man has been arrested. now on bbc news, live to singapore for asia business report. economic leaders demand a stepped—up dialogue to stop heightened trade and geopolitical tensions from slowing global growth. physical and mental exhaustion getting you down? well, one burned—out chief executive finds a way to restore worklife balance. good morning, asia. hello, world. it is a monday, the start of a brand—new trading week. glad you could join us for another exciting edition of asia business report. i'm rico hizon. and we start off with the 620 rico hizon. and we start off with the g20 finance ministers and they say increased tensions over trade are posing a risk to global growth. at the end of the two day meeting in argentina they called

"nicole maines" is joining the cast of )supergirl. ) producers describe her character as a "soulful young transgender woman with a fierce drive to protect others." this isn )t her first time in te headlines... she gained national attention for her battle against her school district over her right to use the girls) bathroom - back in 2014. she won the case. happening now - the corpse flower at the san francisco conservatory of flowers is now blooming. this is a live look at the plant. it only blooms once every seven to ten years and lasts for just a few days. the conservatory is extending its hours until 10 p-m today through wednesday-- so people can go check out the rare event. the flower emits a strong odor to attract pollinators. you can see-- and smell the flower-- in the conservatory )s )west gallery. ) ad lib toss to weather better news for san bruno... coming up next -- "gluten-free" is all the rage -- but parents is it good for your kids? we )ll tell you about the high levels of one ingredient that researchers are finding... it will surprise you.... but first happening now.. a new

activist and actor nicole maines, who is herself transgender, will play the role of nia nal in the next season of supergirl. that's all. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news, hardtalk‘s stephen sackur speaks to australian writer tim winton. welcome to hardtalk, i am stephen sackur. my guest today is an internationally acclaimed author whose prolific output of fiction is rooted deep in the soil and the shoreline of his native western australia, a land of harsh beauty where life rarely comes easy. tim winton‘s latest novel, the shepherd's hut, focuses on a troubled young man wrestling with demons, and it comes at an opportune time, with the me too movement demanding an end to ingrained sexism, misogyny and toxic masculinity. is australia redefining what it means to be a good bloke? tim winton, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. you have travelled the world, you have even lived in europe, but it seems when you write you are writing and your stories a lwa ys you are writing and your stories always ta ke you are writing and your stories always take you back home to western australia. why i

nicole maines will star in the series "super girl" and play a character called dreamer. describe her character as a soulful young transgender woman with a fierce drive to protect others. maine's gained national attention against her school district in maine over her right to use the girl's bathroom. >>> only a few days to catch a whiff of a rare event happening in san francisco. >> abc 7 news is at the conservatory of flowers in golden gate park as summa the titan began to open yesterday. the corps flower is famous for its smell ofotng f during peakth scent is intendedt pollinators. the corps flower blooms only every seven to ten years and lasts for only about three days. to accommodate the expected crowds, the conservatory will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. today through wednesday. got to love mother nature. hey, why not. >> one of the things i'm just happy to see and not smell. i'm fine just with the images i saw. looks pretty. >> go like this. >> yes. >> that's -- >> i'm out numbered because i would do it. >> go check it out for all of us. >> if you're not will

donna for that nicole sky is true that's basically the main carer of central and the people you're happy with despite the money. it has been a nail biter of a game and a lot of dreams are being shattered so nice and i have to apologize to every week. my voice that she. finds. there is still very very hard. to carry out to be screaming we've been one with one because they feel like they have won the game like you.

main guy in the movie. i remember he marry nicole kid than. he marry vanilla cruz.e marry the lady, cat something, cat hudson, something, i don't know, i forget her name. the guy with the moustache, harney superman, he's the bad guy of the movie. the black guy with the head, steve something, i forget his name. and the guy -- i'm not in the ocean, i'm in the air. you know, alec balldon, he's the president that movie. the lady, the ladylike cia, olivia something, the first movie, tom cruise, he drive in the plane, you know. he's in the movie also "dracula." he's in the movie to make a dark hole, in the club, in the bar, everywhere. in the movie also with dustin hoffman, he is not smart and he play card like very gas. jack nicholson, the movie is called "few good guys." the one guy say, i want the truth. that's our guy, you couldn't handle the truth. now he do like "mission impossible." [ belching ] sorry. the movie, good movie. go watch-a movie, good luck, action! cut! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: thank you, yehya. we're going to take a break. when we come back,

nicole jacobs is gathering inlrmation. we let her join us in a few minutes. >> now, a water main break on third street is causing headaches.> we're live from that seen with more on this. >> reporter: good morning. i the tell you as you look bend me,hey have no latter, just leup. they clear offdw the roa and we had a six-inch lain break underground here yesterday. i'm told it happened yesterday morning and wasn't reported until much later. we have to go underground seral feet deep, attack the line. just between "c" street and pennsylvania avenue. the businesse reopening from the time of the issues with what their water. the road will remain closed they continue to surface and repair this ea. the first street between pennsylvania and the "c" street. >> it will be close. >> as they continue theirk w here. >> justin, thank you. 14 before the hour. >>> donald trump and the first lady catched the big balcony at the white house. > now, it's work time for the president. >> chris is following the latest on what is on short list? >> from what we know, nbc news reporting that there are zen people on that short list. you can see who t

year veteran of the department, a department who now says their mains priority to take care of this family forever. live in clarksville, nicole jacobs, back to you. >> a lot ofard work and a lot of healing ahead. nicole, thank you. >>> wwanto get back to the storm team 4 weather alert. the rain kept so many of us inside this past weekend. and it's going to stick around for the workweek. some of you woke u this morning tor, thundeven lightning. meteorologist amelia draper is here now with howuch more we can expect today. hi, amheia. >> angie. here's the latest on storm team 4 radar where i'mai tracking in chester county. i'm not picking up rainasid from this one area of rain. scattered shers are outthere. otherwise it is cloudy and muggy. more clouds are moving into the orea. we'll continueeal with rain at times, not just this afternoon, but throughout the day tedorrow and onsday as well, potentially getting a break on thursday. because of all the rain seen and how much more we could see and likely will see, everybody is under a flash flood watch. this is goi to go until at least 4:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. but i do expect tha

nicole. >>> in other news we've been tracking severe storms and extreme heat as they have intensified all week. today, a new round of heavy rain and flood threats again stretches from carolinas to maine and there is no relief in sight for those scorching temperatures out west. we've got this whole thing covered starting with nbc's catie beck in hard-hit central pennsylvania. catie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we're now seeing the results of that relentless rain in central pennsylvania over the last couple of days. what you're seeing behind me was an active bridge a few days ago. it had a calm creek underneath it, now you can see rushing water has overtaken the bridge and the way across. neighbors said they actually moved furniture from the first floor of their home to the second because of the flooding. the bad news is in the forecast here, 100% chance of rain today. dangerous weather wreaking havoc nationwide, from the east coast. >> we're seeing a lot of rain and we're going to be dealing with more. >> reporter: to the west? >> temperatures not just hot for us but everywhere. >> reporter: in fairfax, virginia, violent flash floods swal lose roads and nearly covering ca