before i came here to talk to you on the banks of the beautiful river nile in the scorching heat, iwas i was inside the friendship hole where the signing ceremony was taking place and managed to grab a few words with people in there and just to kind of soak up the atmosphere a bit. there we re soak up the atmosphere a bit. there were journalists there, some of whom i knew and i think one can say categorically, the sense of optimism is absolutely genuine. the chancellor, sajid javid, has said he wants to simplify the tax system when he sets out his first budget in the autumn. in an interview with the times, mrjavid said he was considering a number of reforms, including possible changes to stamp duty, making it payable on property sales, rather than purchases. joining me now to discuss any possible changes to stamp duty is property expert henry pryor. thank you for coming in, henry. it isa thank you for coming in, henry. it is a possible reform?|j thank you for coming in, henry. it is a possible reform? i think it is august, it is what is termed as the silly season. when i woke up and sa

the beautiful river nile in the scorching heat, i was inside the friendship hole where that signingw words with people in there and just kind of soak up the atmosphere a bit. there we re soak up the atmosphere a bit. there were journalists there, some of whom i knew and i think one can say categorically, that the sense of optimism is absolutely genuine. the chancellor, sajid javid, has said he wants to simplify the tax system when he sets out his first budget in the autumn. in an interview with the times, mrjavid said he was considering a number of reforms, including possible changes to stamp duty, making it payable on property sales, rather than purchases. earlier i spoke to the property expert henry pryor and asked him what he thought about the suggestion. this would be revolutionary. there are this would be revolutionary. there a re lots of this would be revolutionary. there are lots of calls, there have been lots of calls for the stamp duty system to be changed and george osborne made significant changes in 2014 and then in 2016. it is cheaper for 95% of all buyers but these pro

river nile.r nile. on that ceremony, i was there just short time ago in the hall where it should have started about 15 or 20 minutes ago. i believe it is a little bit behind. there was a real carnival atmosphere, a mood of celebration because as you say, this is a landmark historic deal that sets out a blueprint that should return sudan to civilian rule. an interesting agreement because the first 21 months it leaves the military still in the driving seat but the next 18 months after that, the civilians are really the ones who are more in control. although the civilian alliance is very happy this is being agreed today, they are also vigilant because they want to make sure that the military adhere to this agreement, and that's what i asked the general who was described as the most powerful person in sudan as to whether he could sate the military would do that. this is what he had to say. translation: in accordance with the agreement, we will stick to every single letter we've agreed on. secondly, e

there is no doubt this is an historic day as i am overlooking the banks of the river nile.of celebration about this landmark power—sharing agreement. it is important because it expands the traditional military council that has been governing the country since the fall of the president in april and it sets out a route through which sedan can eventually return to civilian rule, but there is lots of concern among civilians that the military may not relinquish power so easily after enjoying it for so many decades. i have been speaking to the man who signed that document, the agreement, on behalf of the military. the general is sometimes described as the most powerful man in the sedan. i asked him if the military could guarantee that they would implement this deal and phil, not just today but also in would implement this deal and phil, notjust today but also in the coming months. this is what he said. translation: in accordance with the agreement, we will stick to every single letter we have agreed on, secondly, even without the agreement, we have to work in this direction becau

floods from the river nile waters here in woodrum which is about 50 kilometers from sudan's capital hoped to have displaced at least 2000 families now according to the un over 200000 people have been affected by floodwaters nationwide and sudanese authorities say at least 62 people have been killed due to flash floods and rains houses have also been destroyed many houses have been submerged a completely collapse due to rain want to and flooding and the authorities say tens of thousands of houses have been destroyed most of them in neighborhoods where people earn low income and now here in wood rumbly the people have largely left their homes and their properties they've displaced to a nearby camp and they're saying that they're waiting for government authorities to deliver aid as well as better living conditions now most of them don't have places to sleep as well as no electricity no food and no clean water and they're worried that this flood will cause a health crisis is they've been pleading with the government to try to deliver aid and to give them some attention but right now the gover

floods from the river nile waters here in woodrum which is about 50 kilometers from sudan's capital hoped to have displaced at least 2000 families now according to the un over 200000 people have been affected by floodwaters nationwide and sudanese authorities say at least 62 people have been killed due to flash floods and rains houses have also been destroyed many houses have been submerged a completely collapsed due to rain want to and flooding and the authorities think tens of thousands of houses have been destroyed most of them in neighborhoods where people earn low income and now here in wood rumbly the people have largely left their homes and their properties they have displaced to a nearby camp and there's thing that they're waiting for government authorities to deliver aid as well as better living conditions now most of them don't have places to sleep as well as no electricity no food and no clean water and they're worried that this flood will cause a health crisis they've been pleading with the government to try to deliver aid and to give them some attention but right now the gove

been affected and more than 20000 homes have been destroyed people living along the banks of the nile river have suffered the most because of the floods what has become a largely empty town with most of its houses either partially underwater or completely destroyed many of the people here have sought shelter at a nearby camp and those who remain are waiting to leave with their belongings as well. those who have moved to the camp say they're worried about how long they'll have to stay there are warnings there now could continue to swell. we're now in a camp that we don't own anything i have left with only one of my children i can't continue to live in a camp where there are little services in the army we don't want i adore anything but for the government to give us a plot of land to stay on to give us lands to compensate for the ones we have lost in the floods the disaster management committee in would say there are also other concerns. that you don't even and then there's at least $1200.00 families but not enough tents there are no lights or electricity we need the authorities to respond wi

been affected and more than 20000 homes have been destroyed people living along the banks of the nile river have suffered the most because of the floods or dreamt it has become a largely empty town with most of its houses either partially underwater or completely destroyed many of the people here have sought shelter at a nearby camp and those who remain are waiting to leave with their belongings as well. those who have moved to the camp say they're worried about how long they'll have to stay there are warnings there now could continue to swell. we're now in a camp that we don't own anything i have left with only one of my children i can't continue to live in a camp where there are little services in the army we don't want i had already thing but for the government to give us a pot of land to stay on to give us lands to compensate for the ones we have lost in the floods the disaster management committee in would really say there are also other concerns. that you don't even and then there's at least $1200.00 families but not enough tents there are no lights or electricity we need the authorit

an egyptian business woman is helping people ride bikes on the nile river. check it out. she says she found out people in italy were using water bikes. she decided to bring the idea to egypt. why not. >> charges about $6 for 30 minutes of water cycling. >> not a bad deal, either. >> wouldn't that be nice especially on a hot day. >> oh, yeah. >> might want to dip in the water there, 96 in cairo we don't have to go that far to cool off. tomorrow close to 90 degrees head over to the bay area, san francisco, the cooling is right there. foggy start with misty skies. and then we trend cooler. one thing to watch beginning of the week if you look closely increasing clouds on monday, tropical clouds coming up out of the south. ko make for interesting skies starting the week. maybe cooler too by wednesday. >> very good rob. thank you. thanks for watching nightly news next then see you again at 6:00. >> see you soon. >>> breaking news tonight. terror at texas shopping mall. at least 1peop are dead >> go! go go come on! >> chaos and confusion as a gunman fires shot after shot inside

river courses. and so the idea that we can map old courses of, say, the nile river in the western desert of egypt and use that to help map sites from 10,000 years ago or more, it's really important. so, yeah, that's a very valuable data set for the work i do. >> i would think the government is very interested in, for maybe defense or other purposes, understanding and analyzing the data you're collecting. do you have a relationship with them on some things you share with them and some things you don't feel appropriate to share. >> >> yes. so i've worked with the u.s. state department. so the state department has something called the cultural property advisory committee, and they're a 12-person advisory body, and they make recommendations to the state department for cultures that may be undergoing conflict to create new policies to import the restriction of antiquities. so i worked with them in 2014 obviously with the rise in looting in egypt, i was able to testify and share the satellite imagery analysis my team and i had done, because you have to prove a series of points that there is looting, there

been affected and more than 20000 homes have been destroyed people living along the banks of the nile river have suffered the most because of the floods what has become a largely empty town with most of its houses either partially underwater or completely destroyed many of the people here have sought shelter at a nearby camp and those who remain are waiting to leave with their belongings as well. those who have moved to the camp say they're worried about how long they'll have to stay there are warnings there now could continue to swell. we're now in a camp that we don't own anything i have left with only one of my children i can't continue to live in a camp where there are little services in the army we don't want i adore anything but for the government to give us a plot of land to stay on to give us lands to compensate for the ones we have lost in the floods the disaster management committee in would say there are also other concerns. that you don't even and then there's at least $1200.00 families but not enough tents there are no lights or electricity we need the authorities to respond wi