helping civilians during syria's 60s civil war so in just a moment now the chair of the norwegian nobel committee barrett race anderson we'll announce the winner of the peace prize for this year let's listen to. good morning everybody. the norwegian nobel committee has decided to award the nobel peace prize for twenty seventeen to the international campaign to abolish nuclear weapons i can. the organization is receiving the award for its work to draw attention to the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of any use of nuclear weapons and for its groundbreaking efforts to achieve a treaty based probation on such weapons. we live in a world where the risk for nuclear weapons being used is greater than it has been for a long time. some states are modernizing their news arsenals and there is a real danger that more countries will try to procure nuclear weapons as exemplified by north korea. nuclear weapons pose a constant threat to humanity and on life on earth through binding international agreements the international community has previously adopted prohibitions against landmines cluster munitions

the norwegian nobel committee has decided to award the nobel peace prize for twenty seventeen. to the international compay to polish you clear weapons. nobel judges chose icann as the risk of atomic warfare breaking out rises for the first time in a generation. this as white house sources say u.s. president donald trump is getting ready to ditch the nuclear deal with iran that's despite the advice of the paks other signatories and members of his own government . and catalonia as government prepares to hold a parliamentary sentient session on its independence bit despite a ban from spain's highest court that says prosecutors investigate pro independent campaigners on possible sedition charges. i'm sumi so much got to thank you for joining us a committee in also has awarded the two thousand and seventeen nobel peace prize to the international campaign to abolish nuclear weapons also known as i cam the nobel committee weighed up nominations nominations for two hundred fifteen individuals and one hundred three organizations now in the end they chose icann for reviving efforts to pr

and age is equivalent to an international peace congress it is the firm conviction of the norwegian nobel committee that i can more than anyone else has in the past year given the effort to achieve a world without nuclear weapons a new direction and in new vigor thank you very much. what is your message to the government that has so there you are we just looking at the announcement of this year's nobel peace prize and it has been awarded to the treaty on the protests perhaps it has been it awarded to the international congress to abolish nuclear weapons better known as i can well here to talk about it is about our political correspondent rupert any surprises here oh yes quite a long time and nobody really hot the i can movement the international comparing to abolish nuclear weapons really on the list there were several other organizations on the list that or treaties that. are going into the same direction but it seems to be clear that the nobel committee didn't want to really take sides for instance the iran nuclear deal was also part of this of the shortlist let's say that way but it seemed clear

aimed at eliminating nuclear weapons the nobel committee says it on it i can for reviving efforts to ban such weapons at a time of a new global tension. the norwegian nobel committee has decided to award the nobel peace prize for twenty seventeen to the international campaign to abolish nuclear weapons. that you never based organization is more commonly known as i can it owned a significant victory when the un adopted a symbolic nuclear treaty addressing the issue the chair of the norwegian nobel committee said the risk of nuclear weapons being used is currently greater than it has been for a long time. when you. take a historical look it seems like there have been moments where it's been more engagement among nuclear states to. disarmament initiatives i do not believe we are in such a moment today. none of the nine no nuclear powers have signed up to the new do entreating pushed by the group. the award also comes amid heightened tensions over north korea's nuclear development and us president donald trump's criticism of the deal curbing iran's nuclear program something i can find deeply concerning i think that their brand deal is really important

now while in announcing the peace prize the norwegian nobel committee also warned of the rising risk of nuclear conflict i've been talking to a leading member of i can tell when i asked him if things really are that serious. after the end of the cold war people sort of forgot about nuclear weapons of course they stayed there in fact they are aging the soldiers moving them around cleaning them keeping them ready to use at a moment's notice very demotivating. now that we have huge investments going on into all the nuclear stockpiles so basically while one hundred eighty four countries are doing great without nuclear weapons we have a minority of countries that still believe they need weapons of mass destruction to keep them safe and it's really important to have the nuclear treaty in order to show that the vast majority of states and in fact the vast majority of people also in the nuclear weapons states find nuclear weapons a par and unacceptable and now they are illegal under international law so it's important to bring attention to this leo you and i can have campaigned strongly for

nuclear treaty they had devised addressing the issue of nuclear disarmament the chair of the norwegian nobel committee had this to say when you. take a historical look it seems like there have been moments where it's been more engagement among nuclear states to end. the solomon initiatives i do not believe we are in such a moment today the un under-secretary general and high representative for disarmament affairs izumi not going mitsu echoed those views and moving towards a waltz free of nuclear weapons is really today and priority so is the nobel peace price. very significant in terms of a timing and a situation in which we owe anything in today however none of the nine no nuclear powers have signed up for the new u.n. treaty pushed by icann the award also comes amid heightened tensions over north korea's nuclear development and us president donald trump criticism of a deal curbing iran's nuclear program something i can find deeply concerning it. i think that the band deal is really important. really really unfortunate and a huge security risk for the world if that was ripped up especially at a time

the norwegian nobel committee praised the organisation's effort to achieve a ban on nuclear weapons, adually eliminate their stockpiles. the norwegian nobel committee has decided to award the nobel peace prize for 2017 to the international campaign to abolish nuclear weapons. the organisation is receiving the award for its work to draw attention to the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of any use of nuclear weapons, and for its ground—breaking efforts to achieve a treaty —based prohibition on such weapons. we live in a world where the risk of nuclear weapons being used is greater than it has been for a long time. some states are modernising their nuclear arsenals, and there is a real danger that more countries will try to procure nuclear weapons as exemplified by north korea. so, what is ican? it is a nuclear disarmament group founded in vienna in 2007, and it is comprised of more than 300 non—government organisations, or ngos. it was a key player in the historic nuclear weapons treaty signed by 122 countries in july. weapons treaty signed by 122 countries injuly. the head of ica

the kind of thing that even after it happened you can barely believe it and you know the norwegian nobel committee awarding this prize to you used the occasion to warn against a rising risk of nuclear conflict are things really that serious. no absolutely i mean after the end of the cold war people sort of forgot about nuclear weapons of course they stayed there in fact they are aging the soldiers moving them around them keeping them ready to use at a moment's notice very demotivated. now that we have huge investments going on into all the nuclear stockpiles so basically while one hundred eighty four countries are doing great without nuclear weapons we have a minority of countries that still believe they need weapons of mass destruction to keep themselves safe and it's really important to have the nuclear treaty in order to show that the vast majority of states and in fact the vast majority of people also in the nuclear weapons states find nuclear weapons power and unacceptable and now they are illegal under international law so it's important to bring attention to this leo you and i can have camp

the new region nobel committee -- the norwegian nobel committee has decided to award the nobel to therize for 2017 international campaign to abolish nuclear weapons. amy: the international campaign tobolish them for apons is a coalition of non-government organizations in more than 100 countries. launched in 2007, helped organize landmark victory: the world's first legally binding treaty banning nuclear weapons. the treaty was adopted by 122 u.n. member states in july, and signed by 51 countries during u.n. general assembly week in september. the treaty prohibits the development, testing, and possession of nuclear weapons, as well as using or threatening to use these weapons. it was adopted and signed by dozens of countries despite the fierce opposition of the united states and other nuclear armed nations. this is the executive director betrice fihn. ,>> we are working very hard on trying to make nuclear weapons illegal. they are not yet prohibited by a weapons.he nuclear i think we're trying to change peoples minds. people have been accepting nuclear weapons as legitimate tools for provid

and we are going to take your live to oslo where any moment now the chair of the norwegian nobel committee will announce this year's nobel peace prize laureate she's going to walk through that door to the podium and make her announcement strong contenders this year include the iranian foreign minister mama jobs or even very needy european union foreign policy chief the architects of the twenty fifteen iran nuclear deal pope francis is also a favorite for his work on sustainable development another strong contender for the twenty seven thousand nobel peace prize syria's white helmets and their leader right. they've been nominated several times in recent years for their remarkable efforts in helping civilians during syria's 60s civil war so in just a moment now the chair of the norwegian nobel committee barrett race anderson we'll announce the.

the norwegian nobel committee praised the organisation's effort to achieve a ban on nuclear weapons. to president trump and to north korea that having nuclear weapons and threatening to use them was illegal. it comes as president trump is planning to abandon the nuclear deal with iran, according to reports in washington. if he does, it could pave to way for congress to re—impose economic sanctions on iran. mr trump claims the iranians haven't lived up to the spirit of the agreement, as our correspondent richard galpin reports. after long painstaking negotiations, world leaders were finally able to announce injuly 2015 that a deal to curb iran's nuclear programme had been agreed with the iranian government. this historic agreement halting the growing crisis over suspicions that iran was building nuclear weapons. but right from his election campaign last year, donald trump has made clear he is totally opposed to what was one of the biggest achievements of the 0bama administration. he negotiated a disastrous deal with iran and then we watched them ignore its terms even before the i think

victory when the un adulthood a symbolic nuclear treaty addressing the issue the chair of the norwegian nobel committee said that the risk of nuclear weapons being used is currently greater than it has been for a long time. when you. take a historical look it seems like there have been moments where it's been more engagement among nuclear states to. disarmament initiatives i do not believe we are in such a moment today. none of the nine no nuclear powers have signed up to the new do entreating pushed by the group. the award also comes amid heightened tensions over north korea's nuclear development and us president donald trump is criticism of a deal curbing iran's nuclear program something i can find deeply concerning. i think that there and deal is really important and it will be really really unfortunate and a huge security risk for the world if that was ripped up especially at a time when iran is complying with the deal. so i think that treating the deal needs to remain be supported. and has pledged to step up its campaign and to do even more until all nuclear weapons are eliminated. well earlier my

nuclear treaty they had devised addressing the issue of nuclear disarmament the chair of the norwegian nobel committee had this to say when you. take a historical look it seems like there have been moments where it's been more engagement among nuclear states to end. the solomon in the city of i do not believe we are in such a moment today the un under-secretary general and high representative for disarmament affairs izumi not going mitsu echoed those views and moving towards a wall free of nuclear weapons is really today and priority so is the nobel peace price. very significant in terms of the timing and the situation in which we're all in the thing in today however none of the nine zero nuclear powers have signed up for the new u.n. treaty pushed by icann the award also comes amid heightened tensions over north korea's nuclear development and us president donald trump criticism of a deal curbing iran's nuclear program something i can find deeply concerning it. i think that the deal is really important. really really unfortunate and a huge security risk for the world if that was ripped up especially

the announcement from norway's capital of the norwegian nobel committee has decided to award the nobel peace prize for twenty seventeen to the international campaign to abolish new player weapons i can i can but you need a base coalition of campaigning groups for more than one hundred countries has promoted a treaty to prohibit nuclear weapons. this is the time of great global tension. my fear could easily lead us to unspeakable horror the specter of nuclear conflict looms large once more if there's ever a time for states to declare their opposition to nuclear weapons that moment now. with north korea's repeated nuclear weapons tests and its trading of insults with the united states war seems a more real possibility now than at any time since the cold war the united states has great strength and patience but if it is forced to defend itself. we will have no choice but to totally destroy north korea donald trump is also threatening to take the united states out of the iran nuclear agreement the negotiations for the nuclear treaty were boycotted by the americans but the other nuclear wea

focused on i can because we feel the norwegian nobel committee that they have taken a leading role in really vice to nice seeing this process and they have managed in . admirable manner to combine. a popular engagement almost becoming a grassroots movement where the executive director for i can said the group was overjoyed at the award from the nobel committee. important signal to everyone who's worked tirelessly for nuclear disarmament for since one thousand forty five pretty much it's a huge tribute to the survivors of nuclear nations. in japan and also the nuclear test victims in martial law and external united states around the world. so it's a really an issue that doesn't get enough attention and influence and i think that this crisis just really make it worth all of those hours. and years that people have spent working on this. well let's get some reaction to the announcement with dan smith he's the director of the stockholm international peace research institute dan thank you for joining us your first thoughts when you heard i can one. i think it's a very appropriate choice i r

this is the chair of the norwegian nobel committee, berit reiss-andersen. >> good morning, everybody. committeeian nobel has decided to award the nobel peace prize for 2017 to the international campaign to abolish nuclear weapons, ican. the organization is receiving the award for its w work to draw attention to the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of any use of nuclear weapons and for its groundbreaking efforts to achieve a treaty-based prohibition on such weapons.s. amy: after the announcement, reporters questioned the message the committeee is tryining to send with its awd this year. could unravel? >>>> there has been an a americn diplomatic pressure on countries likeke swededen to prevent themm signingg the ican t treatment. leg hima way, kickiking the as one of your predececessors said, , to the american presidet donald trurump. >> the carefuully mononitored elimination of nuclelear weapons byby the five original state it would ththat help to prevent proliferation among states like north korea? amy: some of the reporter's at a news conference after the nobel committee announ

the norwegian nobel committee honored the group to draw attention for catastrophic humanitarian consequences for the use of any nuclear weapons. the next step to rid the world of nuclear weapons is to address nuclear arms state of which the u.s. is one. >> a late-night crash killed a motorcyclist on the schuykill expressway. chopper 6 is over the gerard avenue exit at 10:30 last night. the biker lost control and flipped over the median from the eastbound side into the westbound lanes and an oncoming vehicle struck and killed the victim. this was the second time police had to shut down the schuykill for a fatal motorcycle crash in the same day. the first crash happened at 3:00 a.m. on thursday. it was a story we brought to you as breaking news all morning long. the 21-year-old motorcyclist from delaware was tossed into the roadway and like the other one last night was struck by a car. the wreck closed the eastbound lane in gray's ferry for more than five hours. >> authorities are looking into whether the las vegas shooter scouted other targets as well. sources say stephen paddock's google sea

return of sanctions even the future of the whole deal but also because in all slowed the norwegian nobel committee awarded its annual peace prize to a group which is made banning nuclear weapons its sole purpose it is i can the international campaign to abolish nuclear weapons and the timing of that is interesting when you consider the recent rising tensions between the u.s. and north korea not to mention the war of words that has made the nuclear threat all the more real be phillips as our report the announcement from the ways capital of the new we nobel committee has decided to award the nobel peace prize for twenty seventeen to the international compay and to abolish new weapons i can i can the geneva based coalition of campaigning groups for more than one hundred countries has promoted a treaty to prohibit nuclear weapons. this is a time of great global tension. my fear. to unspeakable horror the specter of nuclear conflict looms large once more if there's ever a time for states to declare their opposition to nuclear weapons that moment now. with north korea's repeated nuclear weapons tests an

the norwegian nobel committee has decided to award the nobel peace prize for 2017 to the internationalign to abolish nuclear weapons. ican. the organisation is receiving the award for its work to draw attention to the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of any use of nuclear weapons. more than 60 years after the world's first dreadful display of nuclear power, the nobel committee says the risks are once again growing. this year's series of provocative moves by north korea the most obvious and troubling example. ican brings together hundreds of non—governmental groups around the world. their efforts rewarded this summer with the first legally binding agreement outlawing nuclear weapons. 122 countries have signed on. none of the nuclear powers. it's long—term work. getting rid of nuclear weapons isn't going to happen overnight. the treaty is meant to make it harder to justify nuclear weapons, to make it uncomfortable for states to continue with status quo, to put more pressure on them. that isn't going to happen overnight, of course. they will be met with fire and fury like the world

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nobel committee has rewarded a group campaigning against nuclear weapons. for an organisation that's only been around ten years and has a relatively low profile, it's a big boost. the norwegiane for 2017 to the international campaign to abolish nuclear weapons, ican. the organisation is receiving the award for its work to draw attention to the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of any use of nuclear weapons. more than 60 years after the world's first dreadful display of nuclear power, the nobel committee says the risks are once again growing. this year's series of provocative moves by north korea the most obvious and troubling example. ican brings together hundreds of non—governmental groups around the world. their efforts rewarded this summer with the first legally binding agreement outlawing nuclear weapons. 122 countries have signed on, none of them nuclear powers. it's long—term work. getting rid of nuclear weapons isn't going to happen overnight. the treaty is meant to make it harder to justify nuclear weapons, to make it uncomfortable for states to continue with status quo, to put more pressure on them. that isn't going to happen overnight, of course. they will be

christopher: the norwegian nobel committee awarding the prize to you, use the occasion to one against rising risk of nuclear conflict. are things really that serious? leo: absolutely. after the end of the cold war people sort of forgot about nuclear weapons, of course they stayed and they are aging and we have soldiers moving them and keeping them ready to use at a moments notice, and there is huge investments going into the nuclear stockpiles, so basically while 184 countries are doing good without them, we have a minority that believe they need the weapons of mass destruction to keep themselves safe. it is important to have this treaty in order to show that the vast majority of states, and the vast majority of people also in those nuclear weapons states find them unacceptable, and now they are illegal in national law. it is important to bring attention to this. christopher: you have campaigned for the treaty on the prohibition of nuclear weapons, adopted in july, but yet it has not entered force because it needs ratification of at least 50 countries, so how helpful is the nobel peac

the announcement from norway's capital also on the norwegian nobel committee has decided to award the nobel peace prize for twenty seventeen to the international campaign to abolish new player weapons i can i kept the geneva based coalition of campaigning groups for more than one hundred countries has promoted a treaty to prohibit nuclear weapons. this is a time of great global tension. my fear. is to unspeakable horror the specter of nuclear conflict more if there's ever a time for states to declare their opposition to nuclear weapons that moment now. with north korea's repeated nuclear weapons tests and its trading of insults with the united states war seems a more real possibility now than at any time since the cold war the united states has great strength and patients but if it is forced to defend itself. we will have no choice but to totally destroy north korea donald trump is also threatening to take the united states out of the iran nuclear agreement the negotiations for the nuclear treaty were boycotted by the americans but the other nuclear weapons states britain france china

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. >> the norwegian nobel committee has decided to award the nobel peace prize for 2017 to the internationalampaign to abolish nuclear weapons. ican. >> this goes to a group called groundbreaking for their efforts to create a nuclear ban on nuclear weapons. >> obviously, this means everything for people that have worked tirelessly against nuclear weapons, for nuclear disarmament for decades. >> the group known as ican hopes this sends a message to nuclear armed states including the united states and north korea. >>> previous nobel peace prize winners include young education activist malala y ourks, >>> tesla has big plans to expand in fremont. the company is renovating two office buildings on dumbarton circle that could accommodate more than a thousand workers. the move will actually affect freep mon fremont and newark. and that has some people concerned. >> reporter: it's another bay area city undergoing a rapid transformation. >> i've seen a lot of building, a lot of construction, a lot of new homes. gets me worried. >> reporter: and in fremont, martha martinez worries about her family bei

this years nobel peace prize has been awarded to the international the norwegian nobel committee campaignorganisation's effort to achieve a ban on nuclear weapons. ican said the award sent a message to president trump and to north korea that having nuclear weapons and threatening to use them was illegal. the funeral of liz dawn, coronation street's vera duckworth for 34 years, has taken place. the cast of the long running soap joined family and fans at salford cathedral. liz dawn died last week at the age of 77 — and although she had no formal training as an actress — she made vera duckworth one of the best known characters on british television. simonjones is at salford cathedral. sta rs of stars of coronation street, both past and present traded in the cobbles of weatherfield today for this cathedral to pay their final respects for an actress that created an iconic character for over 30 yea rs. an iconic character for over 30 years. millions of people in each night to see vera duckworth argue with her on—screen husband jack, there will always make up but it was injuring relationship. as

the norwegian nobel committee has decided to award the nobel peace prize for twenty seventeen to the international campaign to abolish nuclear weapons i can. the organization is receiving the award for its work to draw attention to the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of any use of nuclear weapons and for its groundbreaking efforts to achieve a treaty based probation on such weapons live now to washington diplomatic out of the james bay is james was this a surprise. i think it's always a surprise the award of the nobel peace prize they do not tell you who they are debating they do not tell you who their nominations are and so we always get a figure or an organization announced this organization is a group of civil society organizations that has grown since it was set up in two thousand and seven four hundred sixty eight partner organizations now in over one hundred countries and the whole effort is an effort to try and ban nuclear weapons and they've achieved quite a bit obviously we're nowhere near banning nuclear weapons and the most powerful countries in the world are oppose

when announcing the prize, the chair of the norwegian nobel committee said the risk that some country already use nuclear weapons is now, quote, greater than it has been for a long time. the group that was awarded the nobel peace prize is the international campaign to abolish nuclear weapons. they formerly existed for about a decade. they now operate in about 100 countries. they were a pretty low profile organization but now they're freaking nobel peace prize win ares. just in time. joining us for the interview is beatrice fihn from ican for short. just awarded the nobel peace prize on friday. congratulations. >> thank you so much. >> did you have any idea? >> no. there had been some speculation. but i didn't want to get ourselves set up for failure and feeling disappointed. so there's no way. no way. complete shock really. >> can you tell us, as i mentioned, for people who are not involved in nuclear weapons and politics and anti-proliferation stuff, you've been a fairly although profile organization in terms of the american public. can you describe what you do? >> ican is a coles of

the norwegian nobel committee praised the organisation's effort to achieve a ban on nuclear weapons.e award sent a message to president trump and to north korea that having nuclear weapons and threatening to use them was illegal. i spoke to our diplomatic correspondent paul adams. it is interesting, if you look at their record, about once every ten yea rs their record, about once every ten years they pick out nuclear campaigners for this kind of accolade. so they have picked one that most people, frankly, will never have heard of, as they have been around for ten years but they we re been around for ten years but they were behind this move to get this treaty signed in the summer, 122 countries that have signed on to that. crucially, of course, they are not nuclear powers and that, i think, highlights the fundamental problem here. the possession of nuclear weapons has become so crucial in geopolitical terms, in terms of national, international status, position on the un security council, all of that, that it is not going to happen tomorrow. that countries with nuclear weapons are sudd

the announcement from norway's capital or from the norwegian nobel committee has decided to award the nobel peace prize for twenty seventeen to the international campaign to abolish new weapons i can i can the geneva based coalition of campaigning groups for more than one hundred countries has promoted a treaty to prohibit nuclear weapons. this is a time of great global turns. where fear could all easily lead us to unspeakable horror the specter of nuclear conflict looms large once more if there's ever a time for states to declare their opposition to nuclear weapons that moment is now . with north korea's repeated nuclear weapons tests and its trading of insults with the united states you clear war seems a more real possibility now than at any time since the cold war the united states has great strength and patience but if it is forced to defend itself or is our lives we will have no choice but to turn only destroy north korea donald trump is also threatening to take the united states out of the iran nuclear agreement the negotiations for the nuclear treaty were boycotted by the ameri

everyone everybody working for disarmament we have focused on i can because we feel the norwegian nobel committee they have taken a leading rome in really vice to nice saying this process they have managed in. admirable mana to combine. a popular engagement almost becoming a grassroots movement. well the executive director of i can said the group was overjoyed at the award from the nobel committee it's in such a important signal to everyone who's worked tirelessly for a new kid assignment for since one thousand forty five in which it's a huge tribute to the survivors of new connections here. in japan and also the nuclear test victims in marshall line and scott external geria on united states around the world. so it's a really it's an issue that doesn't get enough attention and influence and i think that this crisis just really make it worth all of those hours and. the years that people have spent working on this. well let's get some reaction to the announcement with dan smith he's the director of the stockholm international peace research institute dan thank you for joining us your first thoughts

the norwegian nobel committee honored the geneva based group for its groundbreaking efforts to achieveof some weapons. just minutes ago the director of the antinuclear group says winning the nobel peace prize sends a message to nuclear armed states. >> now to some shocking allegations out of hollywood involving one of the industry's most famous producers. hollywood mega mogul harvey weinstein is taking a leave of absence from his own company after several women assault. the new york times article says actre ashley judd is one of the accusers and weinstein's attorney said the story is saturated with false and defamatory statements. however, weinstein did tell the new york post he bears responsibility for his past bad behavior. but he also blasted the new york times for what he calls reckless reporting and believes the paper has a vendetta against him. >> well, national fans hopefully you are rocking the red today. >> all right, the post season begins tonight at nats park and bob barnard is there gearing up for the big game. we'll check in with him at 7:30. >> ♪ >> ♪♪ what can you do wit