a former royal marine who lost his leg in a freak accident is about to row three and a half thousandm devon wants to become the first physically disabled person. to row from mainland europe to mainland south america. he's also set his sights on beating the current able—bodied rowing record for the journey, which is 96 days. john danks reports. lee spencer will spend 18 hours a day rolling this boat across the atla ntic day rolling this boat across the atlantic ocean. he's due to set off from gibraltar on the 12th of december on a journey which will ta ke december on a journey which will take months to complete. he hopes to reach rich guyana in under 96 days and break the able—bodied record for this 0cean and break the able—bodied record for this ocean road. i'm only taking 90 days worth of food so hopefully i will get that record. the former royal marine lost his leg after he was struck by flying debris while going to the aid of a motorist in 201a. he's been in training for more than two years having to postpone an attempt in january due than two years having to postpone an attempt i

the royal marine band in the background there. and the infantry. the royal navy goes past.as remarked how extraordinary it is when a whole city just for and falls silent for those two minutes. dan snow is on horse guards parade we canjoin him for a moment and then we will be back here in the studio. i've got two remarkable descendants here, tell me about your grandfather. he was killed on the 14th of october 1918. he went out with the 1st battalion in 1914 into mons and served most of his time on the frontline. so he was on the western front for nearly the whole of the first world war? yes, that's correct. he never saw his son, my dad. and have you been out to the western front? yes, i have, i visited there on the 14th of october this year, which was exactly 100 yea rs this year, which was exactly 100 years to the day that he was killed. and less than a month before the end of the war, it is always a sad but there must have been something very poignant about it? yeah. my grandmother was never very happy because he had just been injured before that and was released back to t

in whitehall, after the last post sounded by royal marine buglers, the prince of wales placed the queen's against the cenotaph's northern face. and then, for the first time, a german wreath was laid at the cenotaph by germany's head of state, president steinmeier. 100 years after the end of the first world war, in which an estimated two million germans lost their lives, an historic gesture of reconciliation. after the vips, it was the turn of the veterans to march past each will have his or her own memory but today the collective remembrance was for those who never came home from a terrible world war that ended 100 years ago today. in a special tribute today, there was a departure from the usual armistice commemorations. the cenotaph saw 10,000 members of the public file past the memorial, to show their thanks to those who served, in what was thought at the time, to be the war to end all wars. daniela relph joined those who took part in the people's procession. 10,000 people, some with military connections but many with none at all. united any desire to take part in this public show of re

in whitehall, after the last post sounded by royal marine buglers, the prince of wales placed the queen's poppies against the cenotaph's northern face. and then, for the first time, a german wreath was laid at the cenotaph by germany's head of state, president steinmeier. 100 years after the end of the first world war, in which an estimated two million germans lost their lives, an historic gesture of reconciliation. after the politians, it was the turn of the veterans to march past and lay their wreaths. h will have his/her own memories of recent conflicts and their lost comrades. but today the collective remembrance is about those who never came home from a terrible war that ended 100 years ago today. as we were hearing in ourfirst report — a peace forum has been held in paris, to coincide with the armistice commemorations. this new event is seeking to promote a multi—lateral approach to security around the world. the german chancellor angela merkel spoke about why peace should not be taken for granted. the worry that the national protectionism is going to spread to ignore, people are ig

in whitehall, after the last post sounded by royal marine buglers, the prince of wales placed the queens cenotaph‘s northern face. and then for the first time, a german wreath was laid at the cenotaph by german's head of state residents die mayor. 100 years after the end of the first world war, in which an estimated 2 million germans lost their lives and historic gesture of conciliation. —— a historic gesture of reconciliation. then it was the turn of the veterans to march past and labour reads in memory of lost colleagues. they were followed this year by the people's march, members of the public he wanted to add their tribute to those of a lost generation who died in a world war which ended 100 years ago today. i'm joined now by dr glyn prysor, from the commonwealth war graves commission. their chief historian. looking at those pictures, the image of a german president at the cenotaph is very striking. absolutely, one of the most successful parts of this centenary the most successful parts of this ce nte nary of the most successful parts of this centenary of the first world war, in term

i really have to feel somewhat for those royal marines i worked with in the mid '80s. i think it's a serious problem. i don't think the british people will stand for anything less than a clean break, and i think she's got to go try again. either that, or bring in someone like boris johnson, who will. liz: but phil, a clean break could be very devastating for the markets. i don't need to get into that because we have an entire panel coming up that's going to articulate how devastating, but do you find it interesting to see that we have a very positive reaction in the markets, or are you attributing that to what the trump administration might do, and that is hold off on future tariffs against china at the moment? >> yeah, i definitely think most of this is about the trump administration, about the china thing. that has been the biggest pall hanging over the market. we hear it from everybody, business leaders, the fed. liz: hold on, phil. i've got to interrupt you, because apropo of this, we are just finding out from edward lawrence, who is in d.c., he's saying in respons

in whitehall, after the last post sounded by royal marine buglers, the prince of wales placed the queen'sst the cenotaph‘s northern face. and then, for the first time, a german wreath was laid at the cenotaph by germany's head of state, president steinmeier. 100 years after the end of the first world war, in which an estimated two million germans lost their lives, an historic gesture of reconciliation. after the vips, it was the turn of the veterans to march past and lay their wreaths in memory of lost colleagues. they were followed this year by the people's march, members of the public who wanted to add their tribute to those of a lost generation who died in a world war which ended 100 years ago today. nicholas witchell, bbc news, at the cenotaph. it is not just it is notjust at it is not just at the it is notjust at the cenotaph in london, notjust london were these events have been taking place but in every town and city and the smallest of villages across the country. let's show you how this event has been marked in scotland. this is the scene at glasgow cathedral. they are holding a m

in whitehall, after the last post sounded by royal marine buglers, the prince of wales placed the queen's cenotaph's northern face. and then, for the first time, a german wreath was laid at the cenotaph by germany's head of state, president steinmeier. 100 years after the end of the first world war, in which an estimated two million germans lost their lives, an historic gesture of reconciliation. after the vips, it was the turn of the veterans to march past and lay their wreaths in memory of lost colleagues. they were followed this year by the people's march, members of the public who wanted to add their tribute to those of a lost generation who died in a world war which ended 100 years ago today. nicholas witchell, bbc news, at the cenotaph. let's cross now to llandaf cathedral in cardiff president donald trump has arrived at the american cemetery to pay tribute to those who lost their lives in the first world war, the end of which was marked across europe today. the president who arrived in france yesterday... this is the major ceremony. as you can see from other that he is expected to

in whitehall, after the last post sounded by royal marine pugilist, the prince of wales placed a wreathst time, a german wreath was later the cenotaph by the german head of state. 100 years after the end of the first world war in which an estimated 2 million germans lost their lives, and historic gesture of reconciliation. after the vips it was the turn of the veteran to to march past and lay their wreaths in memory of lost colleagues. they were followed this year by the people's march, members of the public wanted to their tribute to the —— to those ofa to their tribute to the —— to those of a lost generation who died in a world war that ended 100 years ago today. nicholas witchell, bbc news. in paris, world leaders gathered at the arc de triomphe. french president emmanuel macron urged them to build hope rather than playing on fear. he said the first world war — which claimed 20 million lives — had been a massacre, the scars of which were still visible on the face of the world. from paris, mark lowen reports. the bells marked the end of the horror a century ago, chimes replacing guns

, the royal marines, quite a number, for brigades of these mariners were raised, and elements in the royal naval division fought as engine -- infantry on gallipoli, so, they were sailors. okay, the fleet off of the dardanelles, the campaign in terms of naval aspect, went from -- the attack on 18 march was the main effort. now the idea was, to sail into this constricted waterway, using the naval guns, to put out of action the large shore batteries that the turks had constructed on the gallipoli peninsula. they had done this successfully earlier, putting out turkish batteries, so the thought was, if we send a large battleship force up, we can put out the guns and that will free up operations to land troops if we need to. well, the idea was to send the older pre-battleships, and what i mean by that is any battleship that was built in commission prior to roughly 1906, when hmx dread and off which was the next technological great leap, these were known as pre-, in terms of capability and terms of all of the war fighting capacity, they were minimalist. put it that way compared to a

you are formal royal marine commander, special boat service, which is like the american seals.ays or less, which means i have to average 60 miles a day to get across in that time. stuart: 60 miles a day. you're going to be fed. >> said in a little bit crazy. stuart: it's all true. have you got communications with people not totally out there? >> so for safety reasons we have done a certain amount of productivity, speak to the race control in any other inflation that will help get us across in the most efficient and safe way. stuart: i know you're raising money for veterans, awareness for veterans. it seems they keep them strong motivation to row across the atlantic. >> yes, having spent most of my adult life either on or under the water and comfortable environment. i wouldn't say like you but i'm happy to work in a certain place. a few years ago i reconnected with an old marine buddy of mine over social media and learns that he took his own life about six weeks later because of ptsd. it was at that point that i kind of found new renewed motivation to do something, to have more

royal things and. the big jet is also so large that the marine pilot asks another passing vessel to move out of the way so he can dock the boat in one swift maneuver. and i'm going to one time. they've made it. after the crew more as the vessel they just have to sit back and wait until the pink gins billionaire owner decides he feels like going for a little cruise on the sailing yacht of the year. what do you think is typically german punctuality fos driving beer drinking a new social media series that so german will show you which stereotypes actually true. facts so. one two week comes to these two we go for nine days pokes fun at. typically germany idiosyncracies. so we go week gemini human. i don't know about today e.w. automats facebook page. well we stay with something typically german the christmas carol silent night the text was written in german in eight hundred sixteen but since then it's been translated into hundreds of languages and is sung all over the world and we'd like to hear your rendition so upload a video of you singing the song in the language of your choice all details are on our w

royal lane in sara linda. the victims were an elderly married couple. the scene here is still under investigation and marin county sheriff's deputy say they are still searching for this gunmen. in san rafael, lee martinez, ktvu news. >>> now to the east bay, we're learning more about a man shot and killed over the weekend by sheriff's deputies in danville. neighbors say he acted strange but never seen him do anything violent. on saturday morning someone reported him acting suspicious. the sheriff deputies say they tried to talk with him but he took off in his car and led them ob a chase ta ended at a busy intersection. a deputy fearing he would be run over fired his own gun killing him. >> that's the last thing i want for him to happen. i would have preferred for him to get some help and everything be okay. >> the deputy who fired his gun has minor injuries. in its first year police agencies brought in 220 people to the sobering center who stayed an average of about six hours. >>> coming up on mornings on two, the longest missing person's case in hayward. up next, why investigators now think the crime scen