citizens incarcerated in north korea. for some reason, the white house decided to send me to retrieve these two citizens. mark sanger of the new york times wrote an article about the trip after it was over and tried to explain why he thought i was selected. as a senior u.s. military spy, to be dispatched on a sensitive diplomatic mission to north korea. sanger's explication -- explanation was -- cold war perfect for north korea. i always loved that. president obama and i had a laugh about it when it came out. that opened up the possibility of, of course, afforded me the opportunity to have dialogue with senior north korean officials. not -- himself, but one down below him. my first white house talking point that i was -- to deliver to the north koreans was, you must dean allies -- denuclearize before we negotiate. i was there all of five minutes before i realized that was a nonstarter. it was very clear to me then, and i do not think things have changed in the eight years since. they have no inclination whatsoever to denu

north korea has been complaining _ north koreans reacting?ng about these i has been complaining about these exercises every single year since they have been held. it is no wonder, in fact, these exercises have been used as a diplomatic weapon and a negotiating tool. they have been temporarily suspended or postponed on occasion in an effort to draw north korea to the table to negotiate over its nuclear weapons capabilities. we ought to remember that it capabilities. we ought to remember thatitis capabilities. we ought to remember that it is north korea that violated the npt, the non—proliferation treaty, it is north korea that has taken actions that have gone against the world community in its actions. if we canjust the world community in its actions. if we can just take a step back and look at what these drills mean for the right wider region, how do you see beijing responding to this? china has complained about these exercises for a very long time. china has benefited from north korea being the front man, upfront and complaining very loudly.

then it certainly came to the north. first and he had a great difficulty even passing this in in pennsylvania. he said at the time he said it's easier to improve the breed of hogs and the breed of men. he was had such trouble getting it passed but it it it there was more of a middle class in the north. yeah, and and so yes, the ethos came more but the south had universities they just weren't as open to. to people who aren't plantation owners they've i'm struck by the fact that the war in the so long-lasting and so bloody given all the structural advantages that the north had. and something else that you mentioned a moment ago that somebody said that we were fighting for a way of life. and they were fighting to defend their own home, and i'm wondering what financial advantage. or military advantage per se the south had a i call the book a custody determination on the battlefield. they you know, they fought with astonishing and almost alarming bravery as late as 1864 this summer grant was absolutely stuck in the mud in pet

the threat from north korea is increasing.ore dangerous, its rhetoric more fiery. so these war games from five years ago are back as the us and south korea practice how to fight their common enemy using aircraft, warships and tanks. i can't do it in a classroom, i can't do it on a chalkboard, i have to give them the most intense environment that we can create and this is that environment. fighter pilot captain abby walters will train from the sky. it's really important for us to train together with the south koreans. the communication flow is much better in the air if you've practised it multiple times, so it can go quicker which helps us to get more effects down and just be more efficient and deadly in ourjob. north korea sees these drills as a rehearsalfor an invasion. there is concern it could retaliate. in this recent speech, kimjong—un warned they could end in war. they might have the appearance of war but the us and south korea insist these drills are defensive. in part, a show of strength to convince north korea never t

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the threat from north korea is increasing.re back as the us and south korea practice how to fight their common enemy using aircraft, warships and tanks. i can't do it in a classroom, i can't do it on a chalkboard, i have to give them the most intense environment that we can create, and this is that environment. fighter pilot captain abby walters will train from the sky. it's really important for us to train together with the south koreans. the communication flow is much better in the air if you've practised it multiple times, so it can go quicker which helps us to get more effects down and just be more efficient and deadly in ourjob. north korea sees these drills as a rehearsalfor an invasion. there is concern it could retaliate. in this recent speech, kimjong—un warned they could end in war. they might have the appearance of war but the us and south korea insist these drills are defensive. in part, a show of strength to convince north korea never to use its weapons, especially as it works to develop ones that can evade missil

this shield of a pushing off to the north. in the north bay, more isolated showers.orange on your screen, likely indicating showers reaching the surface. we have had measurable rainfall. no lightening strikes detected. isolated in terms of showers. the best chance of finding a shower is in the north bay. very minimal rainfall. it is a humid day. 60's and 70's around the bay shoreline. we will go into the 80's and 90's. we will keep the chance of an isolated shower. in the south bay, more in the way of sunshine. not great sleeping weather. it is mild. upper 50's upper 60's as we head into tuesday. here is the seven-day forecast. we track thunderstorms today. tomorrow a blend of the sun and clouds. well into the 90's inland. the early call on the weekend, a steady pattern with afternoon sunshine. 70's, 80's and 90's. coming up, the seven things to know. julian: are you tired of feeling crammed on airplanes? you will soon be able to let the airlines know what you think about the size of the seat. kumasi: wanna help kids get their homework done? well, an internet connect

korean economy. to the flailing north korean economy-— to the flailing north korean econom . ~ ., .,— economy. what would this mean in particular for _ economy. what would this mean in particular for russia, - in particular for russia, having these north korean labourers going to work on their behalf was making terms of what it would mean for russia, it would mean the north koreans meeting a russian political need.— political need. especially if vladimir putin _ political need. especially if vladimir putin is _ political need. especially if vladimir putin is having i vladimir putin is having trouble meeting manpower in this particular area and it has been common for the north koreans to export labour in a difficult areas. itjust koreans to export labour in a difficult areas. it just so happens that that product is is prohibited by un security council revolutions from 2017, that russia had been following, but over the course of the past couple of years, there is a domain of the sanctions that has been created by now, sanctions against russia as well as north korea and so this opens up

that night traveling from his headquarters north of uptown. the attack that quickly followed in particular surprise him and in predicting this disaster for days but now the question for him was simple. should he defend petersburg by the defenses or forsake the city and hold the line. he appealed to the war department unsuccessfully all through the day for instructions of into which of those options he should exercise but never received an answer so he was on his own. and not long after that federal break through the leading elements of hopes division arrived in petersburg in the form of johnson haygood's 1400 south carolinians much to the delight of the panic-stricken citizens. he initially received instruction to extend the army's right flank but when the news of the collapse of the eastern portion of the damot line line smith met haygood to establish a perimeter behind a broken batteries. they could almost stumble into the federal line and that was to her stop it harrison's creek but with the aid of beauregard's competent chief engineer a ma

there is lots of action going on north of the james. you certainly argue, without much of a stretch, that the 1864 shenandoah valley campaign was also part of the petersburg story. that is a direct relation to what is going on in petersburg. if i understand your question, was there a combination of world war i tactics and civil war tactics? to some degree. i have that's really a stretch. i don't think petersburg is a precursor to world war i tactics. thank you for chiming in, it is always good to hear from you. i will go a little easier on you. you mentioned in your talk about the list expiring. do you have a rough number of how many troops that was that actually walked away from the fight? god last them. they did their service. >> i don't have it off the top of my head. there were dozens of regiments, dozens, not scores, not hundreds, but dozens of regiments whose enlistments were expiring. they were going north. they would be thousands of men, not tens of thousands, but thousands of men. enough to make an observe or wonder if those sh

if the north were to abandon its nuclear arsenal. well, again, he returned to that scene in this speech saying that south korea would be willing to support north korea with various economic measures if the north of which you embark on de nuclear eyes ation. but without giving any kind of detail. so it does seem as though there is nothing in the offing or we're not really anticipating any great at breakthroughs. also interestingly mentioned in japan now they're both north and south korea use this event and they, it's a shed celebration. i bowed to defeating japan at the end of the 2nd world war and being released from the yoke of imperialism from japan. but interestingly, against that y'all talking about closer relations with japan. when facing the shad threat, it seems both from north korea and to a lesser extent from china. so interesting and controversially, the unit. so y'all talking about japan when the to korea is celebrating that release from control from tokyo. certainly plenty happening in the region. we appreciate the update

wales, the north midlands.d of the night, more showers into north west scotland, dry elsewhere with lows between ten and 15 degrees. now, tomorrow across northern ireland, scotland, the far north of england, it should stay mostly sunny with just the odd shower. further south we'll see more cloud rolling in from the west, providing rain for parts of wales and the southwest by the end of the day. highest temperatures in the east of england, 25 degrees. this is bbc news. i'm lewis vaughanjones and these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world... more drone attacks in crimea as sevastapol, the home of russia's black sea fleet, comes under fire. mexico's former attorney—general is arrested in connection with the disapppearance of 43 students eight years ago. human rights campaigners call for the immediate release of a saudi student jailed for 3h years over critical tweets. more travel disruption on train lines across the uk as thousands of rail workers go on strike for the second time in three days o

the threat from north korea is increasing.ng more dangerous, its rhetoric more fiery. so these war games from five years ago are back as the us and south korea practice how to fight their common enemy using aircraft, warships and tanks. i can't do it in a classroom, i can't do it on a chalkboard, i have to give them the most intense environment that we can create and this is that environment. fighter pilot captain abby walters will train from the sky. it's really important for us to train together with the south koreans. the communication flow is much better in the air if you've practised it multiple times, so it can go quicker which helps us to get more effects down and just be more efficient and deadly in ourjob. north korea sees these drills as a rehearsalfor an invasion. there is concern it could retaliate. in this recent speech, kimjong—un warned it could end in war. they might have the appearance of war but the us and south korea insist these drills are defensive. in part a show of strength to convince north korea never

only one lane north 101 north of 580 and third street there because of another crash. there's a lot of metal debris on the roadway. we'll watch that. back to you. >> a lot going on out there. thank you. >>> 5:12, improving your internet connection. ahead on "today in the bay," the new software apple is reportedly rolling out to boost web access for its latest iphone. >>> how about a seat belt for your internet, protecting kids online? we'll take a look. >>> plus if you ever kept a secret stash of treats from your partner or didn't tell them about the impulse buy, stick around. we'll tell you the surprising number of people who are just like you and why it may not be so bad for the relationship. oh, yes. we've got much more ahead for we've got much more ahead for you on "today in the bay."yo ghu miret alknady thow roat p tp 27 aaxesegnd resulat slines portinbett fg to undal reut sol tionseo th on me honelessriss c owso hl wil nthatevew renuebe nt spe? ne usw houning its a in8 ll 5ticoun in includerg: pntmanesu tipporouve h,sing ny ties hommu comesniti, t ojeckeroom y or

of north cornwall and north devon.of patchy rain. the response further south. it remains fairly breezy. for most, the temperature should be “p most, the temperature should be up around nine degrees for aberdeen, 13 for carter. same for plymouth. as we go through the week, we're going to see more dry weather, it may turn just a little bit warmer around the middle part of the week. there is a chance of rain later today, but some uncertainty — of whom will see that. through tuesday, a lot of dry weather, fair cloud around the north—east, one or two showers further west. that is what you'll see the best of the sunshine. still breezy across eastern and southern areas, quite brisk, actually through some channel coast. further north and glasgow, a high of 18. looking deep into the week, the area of high pressure looks set to retreat to the north. 0ne frontal system pushing from the west and ashoori lowe drifting up from the south. uncertainty about how this will pay out but it does look like there is increasing chance of rain

and north west of scotland, as we saw during saturday.ul. here we do have some weather fronts coming and going across the far north of the country, but it's high pressure that's dominating elsewhere, and that's keeping it dry. still a little on the breezy side in scotland through sunday, and western areas will be cloudy with some light rain or drizzle — drier, brighter and warmer further east across scotland. some clouds, some sunshine across northern ireland and the far north of england. lots of sunshine further south, though, across england and wales, once again. not even a sniff of rain. temperatures continuing to rise, getting up as high as 27, maybe 28 degrees in the south east of england. so there's our area of high pressure that's still around. 0ne weather front moves away overnight and we've got another one just heading towards the far north west of scotland. so the highlands and islands on monday likely again to see some rain. otherwise it's dry. the winds elsewhere will be light and there'll be lots of strong sunshine. so it's c

cloudy further north and overnight we see rain developing for north west england, the isle of man, northernerhaps into dumfries and galloway as well. most other places dry and reasonably mild, around 11 to 14 degrees but bit cooler to the northern isles overnight. tomorrow, similar to today with perhaps more cloud and this breeze picking up four parts of eastern england, importing one or two showers towards east anglia and the south—east. the high teens around that coast and the warmest weather towards the south—west with highs of 23 or 24. hello this is bbc news with joanna gosling. the headlines: pakistan is warning that millions more people are likely to be caught up in the unprecedented flooding that's already claimed more than 1000 lives. unlike in the past where, over time, the water would recede, the water is still here and it has been weeks, so they don't know when they will be able to go back to their homes. they tell me this is the worst kind of limbo. borisjohnson says the next prime minister will tackle "eye—watering" energy bills. the present government has been criticised for

we still have this in the north bay, north 101, all traffic stopped over north through san rafael and we have one lane open counter commute. back to you. >> thank you, mike. >>> it is 6:53 right now and happening now, maybe you didn't notice but kindergarten is not mandatory in the state of california but all that may be changing soon. state lawmakers have approved a bill that would make it a requirement. right now, required education starts at 6 years old with first grade. only about 5% of families statewide do not send their children to school by the age of 5. >>> a quick look at top stories this morning, including a man accused of placing hidden cameras in a starbucks bathroom. what's expected to happen in court hours from now and the potential victims prosecutors still want to hear from. tracking what may be the hotst days so far and the increased fire danger, the overnight fire firefighters are hoping is not an early sig an early sig you're watn.ch what's the difference between prop 26 and prop 27? 26? not one dime to get people off the streets and into housing 27 generates hundr

to the north of that on the breeze, sunshine developing with sours —— i was in the north—west.but warmer because we carrying the moist air from the atlantic. 23 or 24 in the north, 29 or 30 in the south potentially after warm nights, very warm day indeed. one again tuesday night into wednesday with this weather it could give rain at the commonwealth games tomorrow and again on wednesday. its close proximity to birmingham, but travelling southwards and weakening. the heaviest rain from the showers further north and west, a fairly breezy day, but starting to freshen across scotland and northern ireland. still quite muggy weather south. muggy nights and quite warm days. untilwe south. muggy nights and quite warm days. until we get thursday. the weather front clears, days. until we get thursday. the weatherfront clears, high pressure builds, we change the wind direction, it is the north—westerly bringing that fresh air. initially to the north on wednesday, lasting thursday, friday, just the odd shower. but even though we freshen the air, there is still no sign of any much—needed si

again, highs 25 degrees, mid—to—high teens further north.pressure clears away, but we look to the west to another one, pushing in across the uk. it'll arrive later in the day, so, actually, much of the country will have a dry sunday before it turns more wetter and windier. initially across western areas, then gradually spreading into eastern areas during sunday night and into monday. welcome to bbc news. i'm david willis. our top stories: a dire warning about the near—critical situation in ukraine's zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, under russian control, as they train for a crisis that some fear could be more serious than the chernobyl disaster. translation: it's impossible to ensure the safety _ of the nuclear power plant while the russian occupying forces are there. this is the key concern that we all need to clearly understand. a powerful blast at a kabul mosque during evening prayers amid reports of multiple casualties. we'll have the latest from the afghan capital. a desperate scramble for safety as firefighters in spain battle wildfires, wh

midlands, north wates— through the north midlands, north wales by— through the north midlands, northe atlantic. it is approaching slowly, still a way out to the west on sunday— slowly, still a way out to the west on sunday morning. most of us getting — on sunday morning. most of us getting up to a fine start with some sunshine, _ getting up to a fine start with some sunshine, with some showers here and there _ sunshine, with some showers here and there but _ sunshine, with some showers here and there. but across a good part of wales— there. but across a good part of wales in— there. but across a good part of wales in southern and western parts of england. — wales in southern and western parts of england, we will see cloud rotting — of england, we will see cloud rolling in _ of england, we will see cloud rolling in with some splashes of rain by— rolling in with some splashes of rain by the afternoon. many places dry. northern ireland and scotland seeing _ dry. northern ireland and scotland seeing some good spells of sunshine, the odd _ seeing some good spells of sunshine, the odd rogu

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push their way north as we wake up. we haven't seen any lightning associated with this just yet but we are keeping a close eye on this yet, that's why it's an important day for to us put out that first alert weather day. so winds are staying light for us as we head into the afternoon. we'll see wind gusts anywhere up to 15, even 20 miles per hour tonight, but nothing to write home about. this is a lot more light than yesterday or even last week, for that matter. as we take a look at daytime highs today, thanks to that rain actually we're a little bit cooler in our inland areas. this afternoon napa isset going up to 81 degrees. 86 in fairfield. 89 in livermore with 60s from the peninsula all the way from san francisco down into pacifica. the big concern for us today is the convective outlook. once we extend into the rest of the week, things start tapering off. we'll see a lot more clouds in the forecast for our tuesday setup but then it breaks apart and we're left with sunny skies as we wrap up this week throughout our b

brighter, slightly warmer day through north and north—east scotland.ne to come the further south you are and again it will feel warm in that sunshine with temperatures climbing into the mid 20s. hello. this is bbc news. i'm lewis vaughanjones and these are the headlines... israel carries out air strikes on gaza. palestinian militants fire rockets in return. it's in the worst escalation of violence there in more than a year. "broken and devastated" — the british parents of 12—year—old archie battersbee say all legal routes to try and keep their son alive have been exhausted. they're preparing for his life support to be switched off. russia and ukraine accuse each other of shelling europe's biggest nuclear power plant. there are warnings of possible dispersal of radioactive particles. the us conspiracy theorist alexjones is ordered to pay nearly $50 million in damages, afterfalsely claiming the sandy hook school shooting was a hoax. in the uk, the two candidates trying to become the next prime minister set out their plans to deal with forecasts of an eco

that's a provocation to the north. and now we're being told with their resumption that yes, the 1st rationale was correct, that we have to have these exercises so remains to be seen just what the north makes of this and how it is likely to respond. rob, great space. you, thanks for the update. rubbing fried line for us in. so the governor of the us state of indiana has held talks with the president of taiwan. eric holcombe is leading. the 3rd american delegation to visit time pay this month. u. s. house baker. nancy pelosi and a congressional delegation also visited the island this month, stroking tension with bay ging tie one's president. sy, in when called for more economic cooperation with the u. s. t. i one's dominance in semiconductor manufacturing makes it crucial to the global supply chain. paying elite you yet i one is willing and able to strengthen cooperation with democratic partners in building sustainable supply chain of support democracy chips. together . we can safeguard our common values and create even

starting to push down from the north and west and seeing — from the north and west and seeing more and. storms develop across england and wales-_ and wales. tuesday will see showers and _ and wales. tuesday will see showers and thunderstorms | showers and thunderstorms developing widely. producing a lot of rainfall in the short space of time so we could see some localised flooding problems. scotland and northern ireland, northerly winds. slightly fresher for england and wales. but as we move through tuesday night, we keep the theme of clear spells and showers some scattered thunderstorms surely pushing further south and east all the while wearers further north, a bit quieter with clear skies, cool air, temperatures into single digits and slightly fresherfor england and single digits and slightly fresher for england and wales. by fresher for england and wales. by the time we reach wednesday, original high—pressure toppling into the north and west 's that will settle things down here. the lower pressure holds onto the south of britain so was here on wednesday where we will see the lion's

north.e of that drifting in towards napa county , solano county out to the east bay, but there's some noticeable breaks from san jose to antioch, where it's going to be hot and humid. yet some of this moisture is trailing northward. submarine county north looks to be in line for some possible showers, maybe thundershowers as this moisture moves in. so again about 33 forecast today, one for the coast, which is a bigger fog bank and some drizzle. it will be cooler there. clouds sun mcgee showers north, mostly cloudy to the north fifties, sixties and seventies on the temps here, inland temps north and east east, i should say will be very warm to hot here and muggy or caught in between the low and the high, so that's funneling in a lot of that moisture, but there's far as any rain goes no doubt favors about the golden gate north. 60 seventies eighties and then inland nineties muggy, humid but north is going to be cloudy to mostly cloudy after thursday. it does look cooler, dave going into the we

here we have got some stronger winds in the north and north—west of scotland.high pressure still in charge further south. dry and sunny and there is temperatures continuing to climb in the light winds. sea breezes will make it cooler around coastal areas, but inland it is getting hot by tuesday, 29/30 degrees, even into the midlands. it will be across england and wales that we will see heatwave developing in many areas during next week and by thursday temperatures could be as high as the mid 30s in the south—east of england. we have got dry weather across pretty much the whole of scotland and that weather front getting blown away by those breezes, light winds across many parts of england and wales and the breeze picking up to the english channel and along the south coast, but there's temperatures continuing to rise and it is worth stressing that the highest temperatures will be across england and wales, but the heat is pushing its way through the midlands, into northern england and parts of wales by wednesday and continuing that way into thursday as well. domin

particularly for northern england, north midlands and north wales.nshine in scotland and northern ireland, worn with sunny spells further south. 0n with sunny spells further south. on thursday we do it all again, try for just about all, morning mist and fog around, breaking up, sunny spells developing widely through the day, feeling quite warm in the sunshine but by friday outbreaks of rain for western scotland and northern ireland and maybe some heavy, thundery showers the temperature still climbing in the south, a cool breeze further north. that's it, so goodbye from me. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. good afternoon, it's 1.33pm and here's your latest sports news. just four games into premier league season, scott parker has been sacked by newly promoted bournemouth. they lost 9—0 to liverpool over the weekend. that follows parker's post—match interview on saturday in which he criticised the clubs lack of investment in the playing squad. to manchester city and then 3—0 to arsenal and then the 9—0 thrashing by liverpool at the weeke

going get north. his southern sierra, trying to bring some activity into towel and truckee. we'll see. but you know it keeps mentioning it, but so far it's been rather light and nothing. 60 seventies. eighties and nineties on those temps. if the low does move into the north , it will be cooler on the weekend. pricey thank you. time is 5 22. look at this. a san francisco school board meeting disruptive. we'll tell you what credit and supporters are saying about the comments of a board commissioner as a school board voted to admonish er. but first we remember the life the long life of sportscaster, then scholar who has died at the age of 94 would take a look right field. she. scully's description of kirk gibson's home run against the a's and the 1988 world series was as usual mix of just the right words with just the right inflection. the guy who became the voice of dodger baseball for multiple generations of fans began his career with the brooklyn dodgers in 1950. there he broadcast that cities only wo

through the evening and overnight, showers in the north and overnight, showers in the north and westhunder overnight for northern ireland, perhaps wales as well but it will be warm and humid again, sticky tonight with temperatures in the mid—to high teens, no lower than 24 the mid—to high teens, no lower than 2a parts of southern england and south wales, a bit like last night. low pressure becomes more established across the uk as we move into the working week. monday we are more likely to see some showers edging further eastwards. could be one or two cropping up across east anglia during the afternoon, they could be heavy and thundery, heavy downpours across parts of northern and western scotland as well. certainly some more frequent showers through the day tomorrow than we have seen recently but still some areas that will miss them altogether and stay dry. likely to have eight days above 30 degrees towards the south and east but pressure from the north—west. by the time we get to tuesday, showery ran, thunderstorms. most are in scotland, northern england. localised flash flooding i

of northern ireland and possibly north—west england.her fronts have pushed northwards once again, just a few showers remaining. drierskies for scotland and northern ireland and much of england and wales. just a bit of fair weather cloud. bright and predominantly is sunny. potentially strong sunshine around because of that pattern continues into next week with this high and the jetstream normally dragging those low pressure going to the north of the uk pretty perhaps some rain to the north of scotland. later in the wind could be a south—easterly wind from france and the low countries which means temperatures are likely to lift again into the low 30s. something to watch, we will keep you posted. welcome to bbc news. i'm david eades. our top stories: nancy pelosi, the us house speaker, is in taiwan, much to the annoyance of china. the white house tries to manage the mounting tensions. the united states will not and does not, will not seek and does not want a crisis. we are prepared to manage what beijing chooses to do. the killing of ayman

and there's little for the north where the fire is.that's what's going heading our way, unfortunately. so if you are a person with respiratory issues, you're sensitive to smoke. just be advised. the next 48 hours are going to be a little bit tougher for you. so lots of reasons to stay inside and stay cool. and tomorrow, certainly if you are inland 104 in concord, expected 102 in livermore, 77 in san francisco, though. so while we're at 98 in santa rosa, if you head out to point rays, it's going to be quite nice for those of you who are by the coast. this is kind of time of year when you get some lovely temperatures out there and everyone else's is very hot. so this is our heat advisory that's going to be in place tomorrow. and as we take a look outside again, notice that it's pretty nice here around the bay, as i mentioned. so if you want to escape the heat, the coast is the place to be tomorrow to see him. back to you. let's go. all right. the city livermore is now going to be providing free, recycled water to people and they can fill

25 in parts of north cornwall and north devon.rn and eastern parts, a little patchy rain here and there. clear spells further south and west. it does remain fairly breezy. for most, that should hold temperatures up to 9 degrees for aberdeen, 13 for cardiff and plymouth. as we go through this week, we are going to see more dry weather. it may turn just a little bit warmer for some of us around the middle part of the week. there is a chance of rain later but some uncertainty about exactly who will see that. tuesday, a lot of dry weather, a fair amount of cloud particularly towards the north—east. one or two showers further west, that is where we will see the best of the sunshine. quite breezy across eastern and southern areas. the breeze is quite brisk on the channel coast, 2a in cardiff. further north in glasgow, a high of 18. deep into the week, the high pressure looks set to retreat northwards. a frontal system pushing in from the west, and showers drifting up from the south. uncertainty about how it will play out, but it looks l

25 in parts of north cornwall and north devon.we will continue to see areas of cloud across northern and eastern parts, a little patchy rain here and there. clear spells further south and west. it does remain fairly breezy. for most, that should hold temperatures up to 9 degrees for aberdeen, 13 for cardiff and for plymouth. as we go through this week, we are going to see more dry weather. it may turn just a little bit warmer for some of us around the middle part of the week. there is a chance of rain later but some uncertainty about exactly who will see that. tuesday, a lot of dry weather, a fair amount of cloud particularly towards the north—east. one or two showers further west, that is where we will see the best of the sunshine. quite breezy across eastern and southern areas. the breeze is quite brisk on the channel coast, 2a in cardiff. further north in glasgow, a high of 18. deep into the week, the high pressure looks set to retreat northwards. a frontal system pushing in from the west, and showers drifting up from the south

and it's readily produced here in the state of north dakota. there is a greater voice for fossil fuels in the united states can produce what we need plus export more for the time. being orland guess seemed to remain the driving force in north dakota speaking of driving forces, it's hard to imagine a world without steel, but the industry is a hugely polluting efforts to make it greener are already underway. but it's very much an uphill battle. d w reporter i did neurons on break, stand the environmental impact of the industry and what's being done to make it greener. this is the metal that made the modern world tip. imagine a life without it. now cause homes, duchess electricity. but this one, the material that a lives are built around carry the dirty secret that nobody's talking about. the steel industry is responsible for jaw dropping, 8 percent of the wealth, greenhouse gas pollution. and bizarrely, we're actually going to need a lot more of it to clean up our economies. so how can we make steel green and what's wrong with the industries favo

as i said, the height north and the -- height north and the baltic sea area.e issues and key areas and when it comes to the european union, the european union has focused on the other -- on other issues like cyber -- cyber defense. we must not forget, if you look at the balkans, there are tensions there it is fair to say -- and it is fair to say that it will be, with the united states focus on the -- china and the pacific. europe must take a bigger responsibility for the region's -- many of the baltics and the mediterranean area and denmark can play a role. it is a matter of priority when it comes to troops and how much we can be involved with the baltics -- balkans and other places but we are ready to take part of any other issues and that is why we have the referendum and bear is -- there are fields to plate when it comes to taking responsibility. >> you believe by 2033, it is a long ways away but you will be able to meet those commitments with the reprioritize -- you mentioned troops and sending troops to other places and what other reprioritize nations wil

soldiers here, and north vietnamese soldiers here in a very similar landscape. these are pictures from the ho chi minh trail and here, the u.s. soldiers are trying to destroy the trail and to flush out the north vietnamese enemy there and these are north vietnamese troops who are using the ho chi minh trail as their supply line. the north vietnamese are very clearly familiar with the terrain, we the jungle, with how to deal with the weather and the water and everything in the region. and the u.s. soldiers simply are not. they did not get that kind of training and most of them aren't the long enough to get experience with it most of them had one-year tours of duty and would be toured out. so the ho chi minh trail. it was actually a series of trails that was used by the north vietnamese army and the vietcong in way of supplying their allies in the south. and it was really considered to be this amazing feat of engineering because it's carved out of pretty serious jungle, terrain. and as i say, they're the greatest feat of military training in the 20th century. beca

was looking for reconciliation with the north. and that was out of step with the american policy as it, as it currently just which is a more hard line policy against china. scott, what do you thinking in your opinion, to do having these, these american bases and us forces in that part of the world, in particular, in south korea, do you think it has a stabilizing effect on the region? just the opposite. i look during the cold war in the, in the aftermath of the 2nd world war, in the decades of followed when we had the standoff between the democratic west and the communist. so union in china. this base is served a purpose, but in the post cold war era, they serve no purpose. first of all, if you take a look at the numbers of troops and the kinds of troops that are there, they can fight china by themselves. they can't fight russia by themselves, they need significant reinforcement. i think we'd be better off removing these bases and looking for to, to engendered stability with, between united states and china. scott, we've, we've cer

both north and south islands send this all set in done. i think some spots will be see about half a meter of rain and also for a new zealand, northland region, including auckland rainfall warning in play. here i could see about a 150 millimeters of rain. i gotta tell you about $10.00 to $20.00 millimeters per hours of that much rain. that fast is certainly going to cause some problems. and we'll see those winds gust up to 80 kilometers per hour. by the way, that's more than a months worth of rain in a short period of time problems, spots in se asia continue to be northern western areas of borneo, southern sections of vietnam and from manila rate through to log we've got some intense rain. so it's severe flooded advisory in played there. wind side warnings have been issued across southern areas of honshu with this run of rain, but it's going to push out by thursday, lower temperatures in tokyo, though with a high of 30 degrees c, as in ah, with a reporter's retreat in a brutal civil war. if a commodore hadn't been there, the israeli invasio

could just bring one or two showers off the north sea here.es somewhere between 15 to 23 degrees on monday, probablyjust a notch down compared to what we saw during sunday afternoon. and then high pressure stays to the north of the uk through tuesday and in fact right into the middle part of the week as well. so that's keeping things mostly dry and settled. but it is going to be bringing again these breezes that are going to be starting to pick up on tuesday for parts of eastern england, northeast scotland as well, chance of a shower or two for east anglia in the southeast, but they're moving through fairly quickly. so certainly nothing heavy temperatures where you're exposed to that breeze in the east around 15 to 18 degrees, but further south and west, up to about 2k degrees on tuesday. no great changes into the middle part of the week. that high pressure, very slow moving. we've got low pressure out to the south west into thursday, but it looks like that's largely going to be staying away for the here and now. so the next few days, certainl

again, highs 25 degrees, mid—to—high teens further north.but we look to the west to another one, pushing in across the uk. it'll arrive later in the day, so, actually, much of the country will have a dry sunday before it turns more wetter and windier. initially across western areas, then gradually spreading into eastern areas during sunday night and into monday. this is bbc news. the headlines: officials in ukraine are warning that the situation at the russian—occupied zaporizhzhia nuclear power station is approaching critical. emergency workers have been practising cleaning operations in the event of radioactive contamination. russia took control of the nuclear plant — the biggest in europe — in early march, and there's recently been heavy shelling there. a huge explosion has ripped through a mosque in the centre of the afghan capital, kabul, killing at least three people. it's thought to have happened during evening prayers. us republican liz cheney is bouncing back from her primary defeat, saying she's thinking about running for president