miyazaki is looking to reach the third round of the us open. identify early signs of conditions like parkinson�*sple living in its path. some areas on the gulf coast have been hit with winds of 110mph as the hurricane continues its path into georgia and towards south carolina. the winds are also carrying seawater inland, with warnings of storm surges reaching 16 feet in height. some residents have already seen their streets submerged. our north america correspondent john sudworth has the latest from the town of hudson, in florida. the storm surge was always the biggest threat and, as expected, idalia has brought serious flooding to florida�*s west coast. these residents are being brought out of the evacuation zone, an area where the authorities had been telling people for days that it wasn�*t safe to stay in their homes. about three o�*clock, the water was still two feet below the sea wall. so i went back to bed, and he woke me up about 7:30 and said, "we�*ve got water in the house". so, that�*s where we�*re at. did you guys not get the warnings to leave? yes. but we left the last one and didn�*t

many of these celebrities appeared on his famous chat show parkinson. let�*sho are trying to do right and don�*t see the other million who are trying to kill me? do you want to see? i�*d love to, yes. i have never in my life... those are exquisite. would you like to touch them? could i? 0h! thank you, you have made a woman pig happy. do you find that your figure, your physical attributes that j people always go on about, um, hinderyou in your- pursuit of the ambition of being a successful actress? a successful and serious actress. because serious actresses can't have big bosoms, is that what you mean? i call him goldenballs. because, now... goldenballs beckham, eh? it�*s a good �*un, that one. that�*s going to be... that�*s one of those things i shouldn�*t have said. applause laughter we�*re joined now by two people who knew michael parkinson very well. former bbc chairman lord michael grade and executive producer bea ballard who relaunched the chat show parkinson in 1998. good morning. working with michael parkinson, getting to those stories, getting to the s

an 80—year—old former olympian with parkinson's disease and a mother and daughter board virgin galactic�*space tourism flight, which blasts off today. let's get more now for you on ecuador. the ecuadorian president, guillermo lasso, has said the country's presidential election will go ahead as planned this month after a candidate was shot dead at an event in the capital, quito. fernando villavicencio was killed in a burst of gunfire as he was getting into a car. let's get more on this with matias zibell garcia from bbc mundo. bring this up to date on what we know about the events surrounding this assassination. we know about the events surrounding this assassination.— know about the events surrounding this assassination. we know that at least three persons _ this assassination. we know that at least three persons attempted - least three persons attempted against the life of fernando villavicencio. we know one is also dead. we know the candidate was in the meeting in quito, the capital of the meeting in quito, the capital of the country, and when he left the meeting, he was killed. obviousl

determine the risks of developing diseases such as multiple sclerosis disease alzheimer 's disease, parkinson'son, artificial intelligence will select for each patient effective individual recommendations for correcting the health of a start-up, highly appreciated by the scientific world and soon the invention will be available to all svetlana gordeeva nikolai bulkina antonova maria popova vadim kovalev valentina abramenkova ntv now it's time for the weather forecast in our meteorological studio irina polyakova irina everything is as you promised today on the street. really warm summer continues , the meteorologist is always pleased when the forecasts are confirmed. and it is even more pleasant when such most optimistic ones are confirmed, as it is now that our summer is being reanimated. here in moscow, the european territory of russia , for this, all the conditions are an anticyclone area, high atmospheric pressure, which usually minimizes precipitation and gains heat, and that's it. this on a vast expanse from the barents sea to the black sea, of course, there is a slightly perceptible smell

parkinson brought them into your living room. the fact is that you're a crowd puller and frazier�*s not, is he? why is that?ly. his interviews with muhammad ali were unmissable. he has no rhythm, no footwork, no class. he cannot talk. and who told him he could sing? but of all those 2000 or so guests, one always haunted him. i interviewed everybody from henry kissinger to billy connolly to james cagney to dame edith evans, to all those people. and i'm only remembered for one thing, i was attacked by a sodding emu. it's not a question. rod hull and emu rather punctured the suave tv persona. i knew we should never have booked it. of course, there wasn't much hollywood glamour in the childhood of this son of a yorkshire miner. my generation was the first that actually challenged the assumption that if you are born into a mining family, you followed your dad's footsteps down to the pit. his escape was journalism, which took him to granada tv. ladies and gentlemen, miss shirley maclaine. and then in 1971, the parkinson show. i hope i can get away with this. it's a beauty. it was a programme that could transform

tributes are paid to the tv chat show legend — sir michael parkinson — who has died aged 88. saudi arabia�*sd. more than 60 migrants are presumed dead after their boat is found drifting off cape verde in west africa. and the wait is over for hundreds of thousands of students in england, wales and northern ireland as end—of—year exam results are released. hello, i m rajini vaidyanathan. welcome to verified live, three hours of breaking stories, and checking out the truth behind them. we start with the death of sir michael parkinson, one of the biggest names in british television. the legendary chat show host died, aged 88. in a long and hugely successful broadcast career, he interviewed some 2,000 stars of entertainment and sport from around the world. they included boxer muhammad ali — pictured here — sparring with sir michael in 197a. other guests included some of the world�*s greatest actors, such asjudi dench, tom hanks, and musicians such as sir paul mccartney. among many eye—catching moments, victoria beckham let slip that her nickname for her husband david was "goldenballs" in 2001. ou

parkinson brought them into your living room. the fact is that you're a crowd puller and frazier�*s not, is he? why is that?umber one, he's ugly. his interviews with muhammad ali were unmissable. he has no rhythm, no footwork, no class. he cannot talk. and who told him he could sing? but of all those 2,000 or so guests, one always haunted him. i interviewed everybody from henry kissinger to billy connolly to james cagney to dame edith evans, all those people. and i'm only remembered for one thing, i was attacked by a sodding emu. he's not aggresive! rod hull and emu rather punctured the suave tv persona. i knew we should never have booked it. of course, there wasn't much hollywood glamour in the childhood of this son of a yorkshire miner. my generation was the first that actually challenged the assumption that if you're born into a mining family, you followed your dad's footsteps down to the pit. his escape was journalism, which took him to granada tv. ladies and gentlemen, miss shirley maclaine. and then, in 1971, the parkinson show. i hope i can get away with this, it's a beauty. it was a programme that c

and a mother and daughter and an 80—year—old man with parkinson's become space tourists with sir richard branson�*sn. on newsnight at 10:30pm: a a—star hotel in leafy llanelli. the government says it will not put migrants into such places, but here, they are trying very hard to do just that. is there a coherent policy on migration? good evening. an hawaiian paradise has been turned into an inferno by wildfire. president biden has declared a major disaster on the island of maui. at least 36 people have lost their lives so far with the coastal tourist town lahaina razed to the ground. thousands have had to flee and as you can see most houses have been destroyed. people have told how they ran into the ocean as the fire swept through the town. it's not know how the fires started, but the ground is tinder dry after recent hot weather and the flames have been fanned by strong winds from hurricane dora, cutting across the pacific ocean. let's go live now to our north america correspondent, nomia iqbal. she is outside the white house for us now. as one official in hawaii put it, we were expecting rain, we

an eight—year—old former 0lympian with parkinson's disease and a mother and daughter board virgin galactic�*sg news today, you will remember there have been concerns over the high street chain wilko and the breaking news, it has now said it has appointed administrators after failing to secure a rescue deal. it's estimated thatis secure a rescue deal. it's estimated that is putting about 12,000 jobs at risk. that breaking news once again,

an 80—year—old former 0lympian with parkinson's disease and a mother and daughter board virgin galactic�*sillermo lasso, has said the country's presidential election will go ahead as planned this month after a candidate was shot dead at an event in the capital, quito. fernando villavicencio was killed in a burst of gunfire as he was getting into a car. let's get more on this with matias zibell garcia from bbc mundo. bring this up to date on

an eight—year—old former olympian with parkinson's disease and a mother and daughter board virgin galactic�*s space tourism flight which blasts off today. we can bring you breaking news today, you will remember there have been concerns over the high street chain wilko and the breaking news, it has now said it has appointed administrators after failing to secure a rescue deal. it's estimated thatis secure a rescue deal. it's estimated that is putting about 12,000 jobs at risk. that breaking news once again, high street chain wilko says it has appointed administrators after failing to secure a rescue deal. you will remember this chain has been in the news for the last couple of weeks with concerns over whether it will be rescued. it looks like the rescue deal has fallen through and they have appointed administrators. 12,000 people, it looks like, at risk potentially, following the news that wilko has appointed administrators. we will bring you any more detail when we get the story but the breaking news, wilko, the high street chain, has appointed administrators. here in the uk, police and the w

parkinson brought them into your living room. the fact is that you're a crowd puller and frazier�*s not, is he? why is that?r one, he's ugly. his interviews with muhammad ali were unmissable. he has no rhythm, no footwork, no class. he cannot talk. and who told him he could sing? but of all those 2000 or so guests, one always haunted him. i interviewed everybody from henry kissinger to billy connolly to james cagney to dame edith evans, to all those people. and i'm only remembered for one thing, i was attacked by a sodding emu. it's not a question. rod hull and emu rather punctured the suave tv persona. i knew we should never have booked it. of course, there wasn't much hollywood glamour in the childhood of this son of a yorkshire miner. my generation was the first that actually challenged the assumption that if you are born into a mining family, you followed your dad's footsteps down to the pit. his escape was journalism, which took him to granada tv. ladies and gentlemen, miss shirley maclaine. and then in 1971, the parkinson show. i hope i can get away with this. it's a beauty. it was a programme that co

s, poweriring possibibilities. >>> nearly 1 million people in the u.s. are living with parkinson'sease and the parkinson's foundation expects that number to grow by 20% in seven years. >> but a north bay physical therapist is giving patients hope in slowing down the disease. sharon chin introduces us to this year's jefferson's award. >> this doctor is helping patients live better and feel better for as long as they can. >> one, one two, one two three. >> reporter: dr. lisa ewey leads a weekly exercise class and those who follow it find tell powering. >> exercise is really just like taking medicine and we see people getting better. let's get marching. >> reporter: dozens of participants live with parkinson's disease. there's no cure, but but the movement classes enable people to live as long as possible. >> we really want people what they can do right now, exercise. >> reporter: lisa's volunteer program came out of a shake-up in her life more than 20 years ago. her father passed away suddenly, causing her to reevaluate her career goals. >> i didn't want to just make a living. i want

now, an eight—year—old former 0lympic athlete with parkinson's disease could be one of the three passengers on board virgin galactic�*safter securing his ticket 18 years ago. he will also bejoined by a mother and daughter couple as well. let's talk now to a former nasa research scientist and professor in space physics. good to talk to you. let me ask you first of all, how exciting is this? space tourism, finally getting going. this exciting is this? space tourism, finally getting going.— finally getting going. this isn't the first space _ finally getting going. this isn't the first space tourism - finally getting going. this isn't the first space tourism flight l finally getting going. this isn't i the first space tourism flight that we have had, but it is the early days of virgin galactic�*s flight, and it has been a long time coming. everyone has had a lot of anticipation about these flights beginning, now we are beginning to see increased frequency of these flights, so it is the start of a new era for them.— flights, so it is the start of a new era for them. tell me more about what's involved _ era for them. tell m

parkinson brought them into your living room. the fact is that you're a crowd puller and frazier�*s not, is he? why is that?ad ali were unmissable. he has no rhythm, no footwork, no class. he cannot talk. and who told him he could sing? but of all those 2,000 or so guests, one always haunted him. i'm only remembered for one thing, i was attacked by a sodding emu. he's not aggresive! rod hull and emu rather punctured the suave tv persona. the show, with its relaxed, late—night style, was also a springboard. i hope i can get away with this, it's a beauty! it was a programme that could transform a career. it's a sort of substitute for tattoos, i'm frightened to get a tattoo. billy connolly appeared 15 times. what about the oyster that went to a discotheque and pulled a mussel? laughter they became good friends. he says, i need somewhere to park my bike! laughter you know her better as bette davis. for hollywood star bette davis, there was almost a standing ovation forjust being on the show. applause thank you, thank you. the programme could in a moment swing from highbrow debate to risque flirtation... ..and o

parkinson brought them into your living room. the fact is that you're a crowd puller and frazier�*s not, is he? why is that?

parkinson brought them into your living room. the fact is that you're a crowd puller and frazier�*s not, is he? why is that?ber one, he's ugly. his interviews with muhammad ali were unmissable. he has no rhythm, no footwork, no class. he cannot talk. and who told him he could sing? but of all those 2,000 or so guests, one always haunted him. i'm only remembered for one thing, i was attacked by a sodding emu. he's not aggresive! rod hull and emu rather punctured the suave tv persona. the show, with its relaxed, late—night style, was also a springboard. i hope i can get away with this, it's a beauty! it was a programme that could transform a career. it's a sort of substitute for tattoos, i'm frightened to get a tattoo. billy connolly appeared 15 times. what about the oyster that went to a discotheque and pulled a mussel? laughter. they became good friends. he says, i need somewhere to park my bike! laughter. you know her better as bette davis. for hollywood star bette davis there was almost a standing ovation forjust being on the show. applause. thank you, thank you. the programme could in a moment swing from

parkinson brought them into your living room. the fact is that you're a crowd puller and frazier�*s not, is he? why is that?ly. his interviews with muhammad ali were unmissable. he has no rhythm, no footwork, no class. he cannot talk. and who told him he could sing? but of all those 2,000 or so guests, one always haunted him. i interviewed everybody from henry kissinger to and i'm only remembered for one thing, i was attacked by a sodding emu. he's not aggresive! rod hull and emu rather punctured the suave tv persona. i knew we should never have booked it. it was a programme that could transform a career. it's a substitute for tattoos, i'm frightened to get a tattoo. billy connolly appeared 15 times. how about the oyster that went to a discotheque and pulled a mussel! they became good friends. he says, "i need somewhere to park my bike." the programme put in a swing from highbrow debate to... and occasionally some of the questions may have discomforted the interviewee. helen mirren was less then impressed by this line of inquiry. let's talk about nudity. ..especially some women, were rather less comfortable

will be on board virgin galactic�*s first space tourism flight when it blasts off from new mexico later today. they include a 80—year—old former olympian with parkinson'sive now to glasgow with malcolm macdonald, a professor in space technology at the university of strathclyde. thank you very much forjoining us. what are they going to expense on this flight? it is due to take off 3:30pm uk time.— this flight? it is due to take off 3:30pm uk time. this flight? it is due to take off 3:30m uk time. , ., 3:30pm uk time. good afternoon. if an one 3:30pm uk time. good afternoon. if anyone has— 3:30pm uk time. good afternoon. if anyone has been _ 3:30pm uk time. good afternoon. if anyone has been paying _ 3:30pm uk time. good afternoon. if anyone has been paying attention i 3:30pm uk time. good afternoon. if anyone has been paying attention to what is happening recently, it is not that dissimilar to the one that was in cornwall. they will start off in their aircraft, hooked underneath a bigger aircraft. that would take them up altitude. they will then separate from the mother craft, their rocket will ignite and they will shoot up into space. they're not going

an 80—year—old former 0lympian with parkinson's is one of three passengers who'll be blasting off in a few hours time from new mexico on virgin galactic�*st. jon goodwin, from newcastle under lyme, says he wants to show that his condition doesn't define him. sophie long sent this report from new mexico. i've been waiting a quarter of my life on this earth to go into space. at 80 years old, jon goodwin is an 0lympian, an accomplished adventurer, and now almost an astronaut. this has been a long time coming. he bought his ticket for $200,000 nearly 20 years ago. jon goodwin... here he is talking to bbc breakfast in 2014. i was never...envisaged wanting to go into space, but the opportunity as a bit of an adventurer to actually go to 70 miles high, see the curvature of the earth, the blackness of space, going weightless, and all these things, was an opportunity that i couldn't miss. but news he received that same year made him think he might. jon was diagnosed with parkinson's disease, which damages parts of the brain, and its progression is impossible to predict. i was pretty convinced that they were going to turn round to me and say, "you

parkinson brought them into your living room. the fact is that you're a crowd puller and frazier�*s not, is he? why is that? he's ugly. his interviews with muhammad ali were unmissable. he has no rhythm, no footwork, no class. he cannot talk. and who told him he could sing? but of all those 2,000 or so guests, one always haunted him. i'm only remembered for one thing, i was attacked by a sodding emu. he's not aggresive! rod hull and emu rather punctured the suave tv persona. the relaxed i was also a springboard.— the relaxed i was also a s-urinboard. ~ . springboard. thinking about getting tattooed. . . springboard. thinking about getting tattooed... billy _ springboard. thinking about getting tattooed... billy connolly _ springboard. thinking about getting tattooed... billy connolly a - springboard. thinking about getting tattooed... billy connolly a period l tattooed... billy connolly a period of 15 times- _ tattooed... billy connolly a period of 15 times. they _ tattooed... billy connolly a period of 15 times. they became - tattooed... billy connolly a period of 15 times. they became good i of 15 times.

an 80—year—old former 0lympian with parkinson's is one of three passengers who'll be blasting off in a few hours' time from new mexico on virgin galactic�*shis report from new mexico. i've been waiting a quarter of my life on this earth to go into space. at 80 years old, jon goodwin is an 0lympian, an accomplished adventurer, and now almost an astronaut. this has been a long time coming. he bought his ticket for $200,000 nearly 20 years ago. jon goodwin... here he is talking to bbc breakfast in 201a. i was never...envisaged wanting to go into space, but the opportunity as a bit of an adventurer to actually go to 70 miles high, see the curvature of the earth, the blackness of space, going weightless, and all these things, was an opportunity that i couldn't miss. but news he received that same year made him think he might. jon was diagnosed with parkinson's disease, which damages parts of the brain, and its progression is impossible to predict. i was pretty convinced that they were going to turn round to me and say, "you're not able to go." but they have been fantastic. the fact that i can defy my parkinson's... three years ago, i climbed k

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parkinson. he interviewed some of the world's biggest stars on his chat show, which first appeared on bbc television in 1971. let's look back at some of the show�*sderstand the viet cong are not all bad, but america's still dropping bombs. in hiroshima, japan wasn't bad, but they still dropped the bomb. in korea, they wasn't bad, but they still dropped the bomb. so now i'm going to forget the 400 years of lynching and killing and raping and depriving my people of freedom, justice, equality, equality, the first fired, last hired, the lowest of the low, last respected, and i'm going to look at two or three white people who are trying to do right and don't see the other million trying to kill me? laughter. would you like to see them? i'd love to. would you? i have never in my life! laughter. those are exquisite! would you like to touch them? could i? yes. she sighs. thank you. you've made a woman pig happy. do you find that your figure, your physical attributes, which people always go on about, hinder you in your pursuit, in your ambition of being a successful actress? a successful and serious actress because serious actresses - can't have big bosom

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parkinson has died at the age of 88. in a career spanning seven decades, he interviewed the world's biggest stars on his long—running tv chat show. the bbc�*sgeneral tim davie described sir michael as truly one of a kind, and �*the king of the chat show�*. our arts & media correspondent david sillito looks back at a long life and career. i call him golden balls now. jimmy caune , i call him golden balls now. jimmy cagney. orson _ i call him golden balls now. jimmy cagney, orson welles, _ i call him golden balls now. jimmy cagney, orson welles, jimmy - i call him golden balls now. jimmy - cagney, orson welles, jimmy stewart. these were distant, mysterious green gods until parkinson brought them into your living room. the gods until parkinson brought them into your living room.— into your living room. the fact is, ou are into your living room. the fact is, you are a — into your living room. the fact is, you are a crowd _ into your living room. the fact is, you are a crowd puller _ into your living room. the fact is, you are a crowd puller and - into your living room. the fact is, you are a crowd puller and fraseri into your living room. the f

an 80—year—old former 0lympian with parkinson's disease will be one of three passengers on board virgin galactic�*snew mexico later today. jon goodwin, from newcastle, will board the vss unity fora 90—minute trip, after securing his ticket 18 years ago! that is a long time. sophie long can tell us more. i've been waiting a quarter of my life on this earth to go into space. at 80 years old, jon goodwin is an 0lympian, an accomplished adventurer, and now almost an astronaut. this has been a long time coming. he bought his ticket for $200,000 nearly 20 years ago. jon goodwin... here he is talking to bbc breakfast in 2014. i was never...envisaged wanting to go into space, but the opportunity as a bit of an adventurer to actually go to 70 miles high, see the curvature of the earth, the blackness of space, going weightless, and all these things, was an opportunity that i couldn't miss. the news he received that same year made him think he might. jon was diagnosed with parkinson's disease, which damages parts of the brain, and its progression is impossible to predict. i was pretty convinced that they were

an 80—year—old man with parkinson's disease and a mother and daughter who won their place in a competition have become virgin galactic�*s before returning to earth. sophie long reports from the spaceport in new mexico. cheering. making the final footsteps towards realising their dreams. how are you feeling? feeling great! jon goodwin and mother and daughter duo keisha schahaff and ana mayers make their way to the spaceship unity. then, at 8.30 local time, lift—off — on schedule and in perfect conditions. this is the momentjon goodwin has been waiting for a quarter of his life. he is now on his way to space on virgin galactic�*s first private passenger flight. three, two, one, release, release, release. and this is what it's all about. as the spaceship unity hit apogee more than 50 miles above the earth's surface. congratulations tojon, to keisha, to ana on becoming astronauts today. and a special congratulations to our unity pilot kelly for her first space flight. three minutes of weightlessness and views of our planet that only astronauts have ever experienced. you are so much more connected to everything than you woul

s early to mid 70s on bbc radio four. >> i was a little newcomer and michael parkinson was then presenting a programme called start the weekrridor was very much full of respect for michael parkinson . parkinson. >> even then he had great weight . he added great weight to that , that weekly programme and we shared a birth date. >> you know, his birthday was two days before mine, i think so we often sort of wished each other happy birthday and i often was involved on the same show as him. >> but obviously i was i was as a young rookie interviewer myself , i was a young rookie interviewer myself, i was very impressed really by parkinson. >> you nique style. i don't think any other interviewer has ever been quite the same and had the same style as parky has. parky would do all his homework and he'd know his stuff, but his belief was very much that the interviewee should be centre stage and he was just a conduit. he was just somebody who nudged in the right direction. but the centre stage had to go to the celebrity he was interviewing , celebrity he was interviewing, and so often you'd think, well, he hasn't asked a question fo