our correspondent robert hall is at the thames estuary near gravesend. his binoculars, i assume? how is the spotting going, robert? well, in my case not terribly well, but you turn up for work and somebody says would you like to go whale watching in kent? you can't really complain, can you? it is appearing regularly, and i havejust walked up to the spot about a quarter of a mile from here and i can report it was seen again about five to ten minutes ago, so it is still there. that is causing a little bit of concern now because the wildlife experts that are on patrol out on the river with the port of london authority had hoped that the whale, which they think was feeding, would have moved on by now. the tide is dropping, thatis on by now. the tide is dropping, that is making them worry a bit. remember back in 2006, the bottlenose whale came up the thames further up, bottlenose whale came up the thames furtherup, iadmit, but bottlenose whale came up the thames further up, i admit, but it got into trouble and that whale was not able to be saved. the experts

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from the channel islands, robert hall reports.t one guernsey visitor back through the decades to a family story she never knew. a story which unfolded when she was a child... ..and herfather, dr albert kowald, was among german forces occupying these islands. tremendous character. he came here injanuary 1943, he was posted as an air force doctor, and he was posted to look after the luftwaffe troops on the islands. and here, carefully packed away, albert kowald's medical books, his pistol, his cameras, letters from home and photos of his family. he told us about guernsey, he was very fond of guernsey, but he was very lonely and he was homesick. these are some of his medical magazines. but albert didn't tell his family everything. since the find, investigations have revealed he risked his own life to help islanders. among those on his trail, a tv sleuth turned occupation historian. the islanders were starving and they were dying and suffering from all kinds of diseases, typhus and so on, for which they had no medication. and albert k

robert hall, bbc news, gravesend.test is. the best i can do is to eat saying the whale is headed out to sea again after it discovered how much it cost to rent a i—bedroom flat in zone one in london! you can reach me on twitter — i'm @ bbc mike embley much more news on our website as well. thank you forjoining us. hello. tuesday was a day of contrasts across the uk. cloudy and windy for northern ireland and scotland, with some outbreaks of rain. across much of england and wales we saw a good deal of sunshine, and it's a similar day on wednesday. we keep this piece of cloud over the atlantic, extending into northern ireland and scotland. the heaviest of the rain through wednesday looks likely to be across the western isles and the scottish highlands. the odd spot of rain, some patchy drizzle at times for northern ireland, under cloudy skies, and we'll see a bit more cloud sinking its way across northern england, maybe with the odd spot of rain. like maybe with the odd spot of rain. tuesday, stronge per like tuesday, str

robert hall, bbc news, gravesend. we will let you know on that one. that is it for now. thank you.nd windy for northern ireland and scotland, with some outbreaks of rain. across much of england and wales we saw a good deal of sunshine, and it's a similar day on wednesday. we keep this piece of cloud over the atlantic, extending into northern ireland and scotland. the heaviest of the rain through wednesday looks likely to be across the western isles and the scottish highlands. the odd spot of rain, some patchy drizzle at times for northern ireland, under cloudy skies, and we'll see a bit more cloud sinking its way across northern england, maybe with the odd spot of rain. but there'll be some sunshine across eastern scotland, north—east england, and that extends all the way down across much of england and wales. now, these are the average wind strength through wednesday afternoon. gusts once again will be higher, but not as strong as we saw on tuesday — a0 mph at times across scotland and northern ireland. in the sunshine, temperatures quite widely up to 20 or 21 celsius, including a

robert hall, bbc news, gravesend.ening, when she attended the opening of a major art exhibition. meghan joined guests at the royal academy of arts in central london. the show is the first major survey of pacific island art to be held in britain, and also marks the 250th anniversary of captain cook's first voyage to the pacific on the endeavour. our arts editor will gompertz has taken a look. we're used to a bit of a song and dance being made about an exhibition opening, but not quite on this scale. this is the pacific islanders' way to mark the first—ever show of their art and culture at the royal academy in london. a special event that was made even more memorable with the arrival of the duchess of sussex, for her first solo official engagement. she appeared particularly taken with this 18th—century costume of the chief mourner from the islands of tahiti. the exhibition covers around 600 years of oceanic artworks, from this centuries—old maori carving to these photographic portraits of life—casts taken in 2010. it's

robert hall, bbc news, guernsey.a laser in orbit to measure the condition of earth's ice cover. the satellite mission, called icesat—2, should provide more precise information on the effects of climate change. antarctica, greenland and the ice floating on the arctic ocean have all lost volume in recent decades. a zoo in colombia is celebrating the arrival of a newborn spider monkey. these monkeys are among the 25 most endangered primate species in the world. they're in critical danger of extinction. this tiny primate, seen here clinging to its mother, was born at the san fe zoological park in colombia's second largest city of medellin. this little guy weighs just one kilogram. it's only the third spider monkey born at the zoo since 2012. the head of the organisation of american states has said that a military intervention to overthrow president nicolas maduro of venezuela shouldn't be ruled out. luis almagro was speaking to reporters in colombia the metropolitan police have charged former nevermind the buzzcocks host

robert hall, bbc news, guernsey.born spider monkey. these monkeys are among the 25 most endangered primate species in the world. they're in critical danger of extinction. this tiny primate, seen here clinging to its mother, was born at the san fe zoological park in colombia's second largest city of medellin. this little guy weighs just one kilogram. it's only the third spider monkey born at the zoo since 2012. now it's time for a look at the weather forecast. quite a quiet start to our weekend so far. we have seen some lovely spells of sunshine this morning across central and southern areas. but thicker cloud further north and west and that will produce some showery outbreaks of rain from time to time. nothing particularly significant until late on in the day. more on that in a moment. we will enjoy some sunshine. eastern scotla nd will enjoy some sunshine. eastern scotland may cling onto some breaks. and temperatures will peak between 14 and temperatures will peak between 1a and 21 degrees. the winds will strengthen

robert hall, bbc news, gravesend.she attended the opening of a major art exhibition. meghan joined guests at the royal academy of arts in central london. the show is the first major survey of pacific island art to be held in the uk and also marks the 250th anniversary of captain cook's first voyage to the pacific on the endeavour. our arts editor will gompertz has taken a look. we're used to a bit of a song and dance being made about an exhibition opening, but not quite on this scale. this is the pacific islanders' way to mark the first—ever show of their art and culture at the royal academy in london. a special event that was made even more memorable with the arrival of the duchess of sussex... for her first solo official engagement. she appeared particularly taken with this 18th—century costume of the chief mourner from the island of tahiti. the exhibition covers around 600 years of oceanic artworks, from this centuries—old maori carving to these photographic portraits of life—casts taken in 2010. it's actually thes

robert hall, bbc news, guernsey.you of history and all those personal relationships. you're watching breakfast from bbc news, it's time now for a look at the newspapers. janice long is here to tell us what's caught her eye. let's take a look at some of the front pages today. the times reports that british intelligence services believed former labour leader michael foot had been a kgb informant at the height of the cold war. they suggest they have more evidence to back up that theory. the daily telegraph quotes a government advisor as saying parents must turn off their phones and other social media devices at night to set an example for their children. we will talk to janice about that in a minute. the guardian leads with singer lily allen saying she was sexually assaulted by a music executive as she slept. it had ongoing theme among women in the entertainment history. and the ft weekend reports that one of the labour party's most senior politicians has said the opposition could vote against theresa may's brexit deal.

robert hall, bbc news, guernsey.y and been in touch, and that gasp when she gets the medals back is quite something. you're watching breakfast from bbc news, it's time now for a look at the newspapers. janice long is here to tell us what's caught her eye. should we dive straight in? the daily mail, our man in tamworth was inspired to turn this dog jumped into a inspired to turn this dog jumped intoa carand inspired to turn this dog jumped into a car and it goes eight miles and are along the pavements of tamworth so he can avoid traffic. what about pedestrians? he bought it for £400 on ebay and fitted it with a caravan battery and at scooter engine and a sound system and that's how he travels around because he says tamworth is starting to look like a dodgem track anyway. and that's legal? yes, he doesn't take it on the road, but i wouldn't like to be hit by a dodge at eight miles an hour. there is a brilliant picture of these ladies looking at him, quite perplexed. he said he was inspired to make it after having his f

from the channel islands robert hall reports.ernsey visitor back through the decades to a family story she never knew. a story which unfolded when she was a child. and herfather, doctor albert cobalt, was among german forces occupying these islands. tremendous character. he came here in january 1943, islands. tremendous character. he came here injanuary1943, he islands. tremendous character. he came here injanuary 1943, he was posted came here injanuary1943, he was posted as an air force stock, and he was posted to look after the luftwaffe troops on the island. and here, carefully packed away, albert co balt‘s here, carefully packed away, albert cobalt‘s medical books, his pistol, his cameras, letters from home and photos of his family. he told us about guernsey, he was very fond of guernsey, but he was very lonely and he was homesick. these are some medical magazine. but albert didn't tell his family everything. since the find, investigations have revealed he risked his own life to help islanders. among those on his trail, at tv

robert hall, bbc news, gravesend.ome footage of a seven—year—old girl who belted out the american national anthem this weekend to a stunned crowd at the la galaxy game against seattle. malea emma won a local competition to sing before the game. and before you watch this, i am just going to make the point that malea is not even four foot tall. # over the land of the free, and the home of the brave. cheering what about that? nearly as good as me. beat that, christian fraser. that was fantastic. very good indeed. that is all for tonight, we will see you same time tomorrow, thanks very much for watching. goodbye. there were big differences in how the day turned out weather—wise, depending on where you spent it. southern areas have the best of the brightness, in fact beautiful blue skies for this weather watcher in hastings. further north and west it could not have been more different, more cloud, some are bags of rain and a strong wind, two very different days of whether very clearly visible on our earlier satellite pictu

robert hall, bbc news, guernsey. nasais nasa is about to put the laser in or about to check the effects of climate change. antarctica, greenland and the ice floating on the arctic ocean have all lost a volume in recent decades. no ice here, but let's have a look at the weather. we have seen lovely spells of sunshine a smiling across central and southern areas but thicker cloud further north and west. but will produce some showery outbreaks of rain from time to time. nothing significant until later on in the day. enjoy some sunshine, eastern scotla nd day. enjoy some sunshine, eastern scotland might still cling onto some breaks, and along with central and southern areas. temperatures will peak between 14—23 —. went to strengthen by the end of the day and it will push and heavier rain through northern ireland and into scotland. that will gradually drift south and east across the borders, nestling close to know the name and, north—west by dawn tomorrow morning. it will bring a contrast across the country, a north— south

robert hall has been watching from the shore. have you seen it? whale watching. a lot of excitement that the beluga should be here to see it but also concern the creature can get out of the thames. fingers crossed a night, those with the patients got a free show. thousands of miles from the arctic, just 24 from the centre of london. when a bird watcher on the salt marshes east of gravesend court a glimpse of a white shape just offshore, he could not believe his eyes. one of the rarest of sightings. within hours, the news had spread across social media bringing wales spotters out to the river banks for a glimpse of the visitor. as soon as i arrived i saw a glimpse of it but it has been servicing every 20 minutes or so. seeing a beluga whale, something i never thought i would see in britain, let alone in london. patrols from the port of london authority have helped to keep the vessel is clear and enabled wildlife experts to confirm that this was indeed a beluga. the advice from us is to keep an extra eye out and for navigators to keep distance from

campaign manager has pled guilty to two criminal charges as part of a deal with special counsel robert hall manifold agreed to cooperate with most investigation into russian meddling in the twenty sixteen presidential election to go hang as that. he always walked into court with that kind of swagger promising he would fight till the end but the end came today a subdued paul man of four told the court he would plead guilty to two felonies and cooperate with special counsel robert muller in hope of getting a lesser prison sentence for mr balfour prince accepting responsibility and. he wanted to make sure that his family was able to remain safe and live a good life he's accepted responsibility and this is for contact that dates back many years the charges date from a decade ago but run through twenty sixteen when metaphor was working to get donald trump elected president they involve work he did for the progress in government in the ukraine and ties to russian oligarchs he is the highest official yet to flip he once had the title of trump's campaign chairman and he was in the meeting with the

robert hall reports. thousands of miles from the arctic, just 24 from the centre of london. eyes. one of the rarest of sightings. within hours, the news had spread across social media, bringing whale spotters out on to the river banks for a glimpse of the visitor. ever since i arrived, i saw a glimpse of it and it's been surfacing once every 15 or 20 minutes. seeing the beluga whale, which i've never seen, never ever imagined i would see in britain, let alone virtually in london. patrols from the port of london authority have helped to keep vessels clear and enable wildlife experts to confirm this was indeed a beluga. the advice from us is to, for the navigators particularly, to keep an extra eye out and keep their distance from the animal. last time a whale strayed into the thames back in 2006, rescuers failed to save its life. the hope tonight is that the outgoing tide will carry this unusual tourist to safer waters. well we have anna bunney in our southampton studio. anna is the education co—ordinator at orca, a charity dedicated to studying and protecting whales and dolp

robert: right, immigration is probably a big theme for you, isn't it? trami: yes, it is, yes, it is, and we're gonna create a community project that will be featured at city hall. robert: all right, so, what about people who are just hearing about it now? what do you wanna make sure that they understand what it's about so that they'll come and see it, even if they don't have maybe the cultural identify to focus in on? trami: i want them to come feel it and experience it and be openminded and get a new feel of--you know, art means so many different things to different groups, and there's the museum, and the different communities' way of expressing what that means. but i don't think the southeast asian voice is quite mainstream yet. so, we want them to come and experience that. robert: that's really a great territory you're exploring there. thank you for being here, good luck. trami: thank you. robert: let us know how it goes, okay? trami: will do. robert: all right, well, the "salt stained" exhibit started yesterday, september 8, and will run until october 26 at the art object gallery in san jose at 592 north 5th street. again, it features southeast asian artis

hall. robert john halligan james d. halvorson carolyn b. >> christopher james hanley >> you have been watching a moment of silence in lower manhattan in new york city to mark the moment when the south tower of the trade center fell 17 years ago today on september 11, 2001. we have been watching from new york to pentagon to shankville, pennsylvania. americans remembering the 3,000 victims of the terrorist attacks. president trump made his way to pennsylvania for a ceremony there. he will speak in a half hour from now. we will bring it to you live. >>> also, we expect an update on hurricane florence. the storm barrelling toward the a carolina coastline. i'm hallie jackson in washington. we have reporters set up across the country starting with jeff bennet, with the president in shanksville, the first visit since president obama in 2011. jeff, watching some of these images from 9/11, 17 years later, it's still so difficult to see. in shankville, where you are, they are working to honor the victims that's been there, right?

hall. >> robert -- >> in them of silence remembering the victims of 9/11. the exact time of the fall of the south tower. another moment of silence in a few moments. this would be the one where the united airlines flight 93 crashes near shanksville. for the moment, let's get a check of first word news. forecasters say florence could turn into the strongest hurricane to hit north and south carolina in 30 years. more than one million people have been ordered to leave their homes before it comes ashore. and playful is expected thursday or early friday, summer between charleston, south carolina and norfolk, virginia. the estimated damages could reach $27 billion. and the bank of england governor will stay on the job until january 2020. he had been due to step down next june, but the chancellor in today's of speculation by confirming that carney will continue his term. and iran's nuclear chief says he hopes the deal survives, but warns the program will be in a stronger position if it doesn't. he also tells the associated press that president trump's decision to w

. >> nbc bay area's robert honda joins us from the old city hall with a look at this political mess.reporter: today's decision by san jose will only escalate the debate over whether the old city hall annex should be convert into a homeless facility. now, santa clara county executive jeff smith says he thinks it's a bad idea and took us inside to try to prove it. >> hopefully, it doesn't fall apart while we're inside. >> reporter: santa clara county executive jeff smith doesn't hide his disgust at the idea of turning the old san jose city hall into a homeless facility and isn't impressed with proposals that call for a major overhaul even if it's funded with private money. >> this is the mechanical room. here is where the water tiller is for the water supply. this technology was out of date 20, 25 years ago. it uses freon. down here in the corner we have the two elevators that are in the building. they do not meet code, either for a.d.a. -- it's not designed as a residential building at all. got big open spaces. vermin. pests. water damage. >> it's got wide open spaces. is that not a g

hall into a new homeless facility. city council decided to begin that process. as nbc's bay area robert honda reports top county executives hate the idea. >> reporter: today's decision by san jose will only escalate the debate over whether the old city hall annex should be converted into a homeless facility. executive jeff smith says he thinks it's a bad idea and took us inside to prove it. >> hopefully it doesn't fall apart while we're inside. >> reporter: jeff smith doesn't hide his disgust in turning the old san jose city hall into a homeless facility and isn't impressed with proposals that call for a major overhaul, even if it's funded with private money. >> this is the mechanical room. here is where the water chiller is for the water supply. this technology was out of date 20, 25 years ago and used freon. down here on the corner we have the two elevators that are in the building. they do not meet code either for ada. it's not designed as a residential building at all. got big open spaces. vermin, pests, water damage. >> it's got wide open spaces, is that not a good thing? >> not fo

a large crowd of friends and neighbors gathering at city hall with the simple message, we believe you. nbc bay area's robert honanda i in palo alto with the outpouring of support. robert? >> reporter: that's right. the crowd that gathered here at the palo alto plaza said their support was more personal than political, but they also said they believe her testimony is part of a rallying cry that will only get louder and louder. >> we're here community. we're here to bring humanity to this case. >> reporter: the crowd that attended the rally at palo alto city hall seemed to direct their songs and chants to christine blasey ford personally, arguing that their friend and neighbor has given up too much to be described by critics as a political operative out to sink brett kavanaugh's chances for the supreme court. >> she deserves to move back into her house. >> that's right. yeah! >> and walk her dog and go to her children's sporting events. >> she was so visibly terrified in her opening statement that my heart went out to her. she didn't ask for any of this. >> we are standing here for justice. >> reporter: rally