sadiq khan has had done my bit.leadership., said that are unforgivable. your comment earlier which was that another thing that was said about the carnival, which could be a very bustling and busy time, that was ticketing. historically, it has been floated make itan historically, it has been floated make it an all ticket event. some would say that it goes against the ethos of spontaneity against it, but men wearing situation in which we need more accountability. but so far they have fought against it and it is not happen. yes, and keeping the community feel. let us finish with the bottom of the daily telegraph and women to be given the right to ta ke and women to be given the right to take abortion pills at home. this is particularly concerning donations to pregnancy before ten weeks, early stage. typically, those abortions are, well, most women would have to ta ke are, well, most women would have to take two different tablets and they had to take both of them in a clinic, one day, and then two days later the second.

and now some opponents of the mao, sadiq khan, have made a blimp of him, which is 29 feet long, whichink yellow with his colour. it is not absolutely obvious who is funding this. what they are trying to prove. and what they sort of want to achieve. so i think... well, we had an interview with the chap behind it. who apparently doesn't live in london, but he is opposed to the sort of policies of the mayor. anyway, there we are. it is a curious thing to do. i don't think we are going to populate the skies with... i mean, what next? jose mourinho up in the sky? the mayor seems fairly relaxed about it.” think it is good that siddique khan is not rising to the bait. —— sadiq khan. it is interesting, blooms have become a new form of political protest, or political caricature. yes, what will be next? we doubt imagined. lastly, let's finish off with the telegraph. this is an extraordinary story about an astronaut plugging the international space station leak with his finger. this sounds like something out of a movie, actually. it will be a movie. they realised that the pressure was reducing o

stay with us we'll come back to you soon with another discussion >>> a blimp of london mayor sadiq khan in a bikini will fly over westminster this weekend. that's after a crowd funding campaign raised 58,000 pounds to launch that balloon. organizers say they want to send a message to the london mayor about crime in the capital city. khan said if people want to spend their saturday afternoon looking at me in a yellow bikini, they may do so, but i don't think yellow is my color >> more importantly, before we head to the break, she is at it again. uk prime minister may dons her dancing shoes for another boogie, this time in kenya she was treated to a special performance from a kenyan scout troop at the launch of a new plastic challenge. as you can see, the british leader joined in i guess. i don't know what that is. i guess that is dancing. >> if you have views on theresa may's dancing, or sadiq khan's blimp or anything we discussed on the show, get in touch with us on twitter. we'll be right back. can be relentless. tremfya® is for adults with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. i'm read

in the wider spectrum of crowdfunding, there is this, a blimpo like a baby of london mayor sadiq khanitish capital. it smashed its target. is crowdfunding out of control? a brief time ago i spoke with the executive editor of cnet. i thought that crowdfunding used to become a way to support a good cause. how did it become a way to pay your legal fees? >> your definition of good cause might be a little different from a lot of these people. that is what it comes down to, people are collecting money for what they believe. what is interesting about the internet is it has really become a place where your money is a form of polical speech in which is a conversation that happens in the united states all the time around how people buy ads, corporations are able to hire lobbyists, all sorts of stuflike this. in this little world of crowdfunding, it is a way for people to show their support for something. increasingly, as our politics get more fractured, or at least feel more fractured, it is a way for people to speak their mind in a unique and different way. laura: you have reported on how the

a blimp of london mayor sadiq khan wearing a yellow bikini is to fly over westminster on saturday.donald tump baby balloon, which the mayor allowed to be flown during the president'sjuly visit. mr khan says that people are welcome to spend their day looking at him in a two piece but that yellow isn't really his colour. now, the british prime minister has been showing off her moves for the second time in a week. theresa may danced with a group of scouts during a visit to the un offices in nairob. the pm is on a three—day trip to africa, which began in south africa. there have been more far—right protests in the eastern german city of chemnitz. it follows two nights of demonstrations, including clashes, earlier this week. all that was sparked by the fatal stabbing of a german man in a street fight in the early hours of sunday morning and news that his killers were suspected to have been a syrian and an iraqi man. jenny hill reports. it is not what angela merkel wanted. extremists on the streets, nazi slogans in the air. "lugenpresse", they shout — lying press. this city is caught bet

a blimp of the london mayor, sadiq khan, wearing a yellow bikini, is to fly over westminster on saturday which the mayor allowed to be flown during the president'sjuly visit. mr khan says that people are welcome to spend their day looking at him in a two—piece, but that yellow isn't really his colour. now if you're a bit of an adrenalin junkie, and you're based in london, and finally, a baby mandrill has gone on show at the bronx zoo in new york. the infant primate was born at the start ofjuly, the first mandrill to be born there in more than five years. they're one of the largest monkey species, but are classified as "vulnerable. " hello. well, friday is not looking too bad at all across most of the uk. for the next couple of days will probably bring a little bit of cloud, a little bit of rain, not an awful lot. it is in fact going to be mostly dry for a lot of us and crucially, the temperatures will be rising. so while meteorological summer is coming to an end and friday is the last day of meteorological summer, and the ist of september, it is autumn, technically, according to meteorol

the mayoral, sadiq khan, has been given his reaction.al. bank, the injuries are in serious, but this is scary. anyone will have seen how scary it must have been, but also the great response from oui’ must have been, but also the great response from our police officers who ran towards this car, not knowing who was inside it to catch the perpetrator. that is why i'm confident we have the best police service in the world and they are doing as much as they can to keep oui’ as doing as much as they can to keep our as safe as we doing as much as they can to keep oui’ as safe as we can doing as much as they can to keep our as safe as we can be. are you satisfied with the security measures in place? we'd is seen across the world major cities facing acts of terrorism looking to cause injury and death. as a city, we continue to evolve our response to terrorist attacks but also to keep us safe. i am reassured that our security services are doing everything they can to keep us safe. we will all have seen over the last 18 months various have seen ove

a blimp of london mayor sadiq khan wearing a yellow bikini is to fly over westminster on saturday.h the mayor allowed to be flown during the president'sjuly visit. mr khan says that people are welcome to spend their day looking at him in a two piece but that yellow isn't really his colour. now if you're a bit of an adrenaline junkie, and you're based in london — there are all sorts of things you can do in and around the city — including sliding down the orbit tower at the olympic park or walking across the top of the millennium dome but, wait for it — you can now catch a ride in a killer whale. frankie mccamley has been finding out more. at a glance when you see the water break, you would be forgiven for thinking this is actually a real whale splashing in the thames. look closely — it is a small submersible boat backing up to 60mph and it is breaking waves in london. the whole boat goes underwater, you can feel the whole pressure. it also jumps out completely out of the water into the air. declares the air completely. anything a whale does, this boat can do. so there was only one t

we can talk now to the london mayor sadiq khan.w yesterday was the planning and practice, the preparation that our police service, that our security services do pay dividends and what was remarkable yesterday was the speed and the bravery with which the police responded not knowing who was inside the car, what was inside the car, you saw the police racing to the barriers. police officers, some armed, some not, rushing towards this vehicle. i have nothing but gratitude and appreciation for our police services but we must never be complacent and always vigilant. we are seeing pictures of what happened yesterday outside westminster and you are right, many people commenting on the amazing job the emergency services do. you talk about the image of london, international way it is crucial that those who come here for tourism, not just london but across the uk, that we maintain the image that the capital is a safe place to be, they placed a holiday and work. do you think damage internationally is being done to the image of london? it is no

organisers have raised more than £50,000 for the 29—foot blimp as part of a campaign to try to get sadiq khanlast month. tim donovan reports. this is what will be seen above parliament square on saturday, a giant balloon mocking the mayor, like the one of donald trump flown during the us president‘s visit. dressed in a bikini, that is a reference to the mayor‘s previous ban on bus advertising is choosing pictures of scantily dressed women. it is in the basement of a cafe in northampton that we find the man behind it. yani says he was infuriated by the mayor‘s hostility to trump when he says he doesn‘t speakfor the to trump when he says he doesn‘t speak for the nation, and to trump when he says he doesn‘t speakfor the nation, and he wouldn‘t have allowed the donald trump or learn. the us president, a great ally to the uk, at such an important time of brexit and everything, i don‘t think they should be subjected to that. i think they should be afforded a certain level of respect. you also say one of the things you stand for is freedom of speech and freedom of protest. yes, but the whole point o

cases over the illegal levels of air pollution, but this call is being supported by london's mayor, sadiq khan. and to think that the air that she loved so much is going to end up, i know, is what killed her. that to me is quite shocking still. rosamund adoo—kissi—debrah ending that report by chi chi izundu. for harry potter fans, the scottish village of glenfinnan is a must—visit location. the hogwarts express famously crossed the local viaduct in a number of the films about the child wizard. but now, people in the highland community say their lives are being put at risk because there isn't enough space for the hundreds of potter fans who flock there every day. jackie 0'brien reports. there's a new uprising in the hills above glenfinnan. the jacobites had been replaced by an army of international tourists. hundreds arrive here daily to watch a steam train cross the local viaduct to put themselves in a famous harry potter film scene, shot here several years ago. i loved it, it was really exciting. it's so sweet to see the train and everything. it's like being in harry potter and ijust like it,

and just today, london mayor sadiq khan asked the british disaster preparation agency to evaluate the effects of that possible "hard brexit." special correspondent malcolm brabant has been examining some of the potential consequences. : >> brabawn in brixham, south western england. one of britain's key fisilng ports and trading is underway. brixham market has britain's rtggest fish sales. ian perkes, who exto europe is reaping the benefits er the brexit vote. since thenling, the british currency has weaked by 12%. perkes buys fishunn british pods and sells in euros. but there have been dire warnings that britain leaves nithe tariff free europeanon without a deal, in a so-called hard brexit, fish will end up rotting on the dockside. >> a load of old tosh. there is nev going to be any fish left on the dock. every fish here for the last 30 years is sold. nothing is ever left. there'll be no fish left rotting on the dock, i can assure you of that. >> i think business will continue and we will thre, which is why i voted out. >> brabant: brixham's awlermen are staunch brexiteers because the

last month, london's mayor, sadiq khan, allowed this trump baby blimp to fly over the city.ow the mayor's critics are ready to fly this bikini-clad blimp. the mayor joking about it saying, i don't really think yellow is my color, though. just when you thought you've seen it all, we have this. all i can say, this is so 2018. that does it for me. i'll be right back here on "the beat" tomorrow night. "hardball," everyone, starts right now. >>> winter is coming. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening. i'm steve kornacki in for chris matthews and we are following breaking news tonight. in a brand-new interview with bloomberg news, president trump says he views the mueller probe as, quote, an illegal investigation, and he refuses to say whether he would comply with a subpoena from robert mueller's team. the president also declining to say whether he'll keep his attorney general, jeff sessions, in place beyond the november elections. simply saying, i just would love to have him do a great job. th

and you could argue it's pay back time for sadiq khan. fly over westminster this weekend. campaigners raised $75,000 to pay for the blimp which is a repost to the mayor's decision to allow a giant donald trump balloon to fly in westminster injuly. a memorial service forjohn mccain has been held in phoenix, arizona. joining many of mr mccain's family and friends was former vice presidentjoe biden. the way things have changed so much in america. they look at him as if john came from another age. they lived like a doormat by a different code, an ancient and annotated code we re code, an ancient and annotated code were honoured, kurds, character, and integrity, doozy —— kurds. that was obvious howjohn integrity, doozy —— kurds. that was obvious how john lived integrity, doozy —— kurds. that was obvious howjohn lived his life. the truth is, john's cold was ageless. is ageless. when you talked earlier, grant, you talked about values. it wasn't about politics with john. grant, you talked about values. it wasn't about politics withjohn. he could

spectrum of crowdfunding — there's this, a fund to create and fly a baby blimp of london mayor sadiq khanmashed its $75,000 target. so is crowdfunding out of control? let's get the thoughts of david pogue who crowdfunded his own tv show and joins us now from connecticut. congratulations on your crowdfunding efforts. that is for a business venture. was it designed more for start—ups all politicians with legal problems? interesting how crowdfunding has moved from i have a great product idea, or i have a great product idea, or i have a great social cause, too i am a disgraced politician and i want the public to vote for me in a public way, in other words, alex salmond, paul manafort, michael cohen, they do not need the money. they are millionaires. it is a way to have an election without an election. millionaires. it is a way to have an election without an electionm millionaires. it is a way to have an election without an election. it is a democratisation of campaign finance? well, yes, although they do not need the money. it is more of a way to say wait a minute, i am a good guy and i will

have raised more than 50—thousand pounds for the 29—foot blimp as part of a campaign to try to get sadiq khanparliament square on saturday, a giant balloon mocking the mayor like the one of donald trump flown during the us president's visit. dressed in a bikini, that a reference to the mayor's previous ban on bus adverts using pictures of scantily dressed women. it's in the basement of a cafe in north hampton that we man behind it. yonni says he was infuriated by the mayor's hostility to trump when he said he doesn't speak for the nation and he wouldn't have allowed the donald trump balloon. the us president, a great ally of the uk in such an important time with brexit and everything, i don't think they should be subjected to that, i think they should be afforded a certain level of respect. you're saying one of the things you stand for is freedom of speech, freedom of process? yes, but the whole point of it was to, i don't think this would have been allowed for barack 0bama, for example. so i think it's selective free speech, and that's what i'm against. crowdfunding has raised nearly £60,000

they've written to the mayor, sadiq khan to urge him to expand river transport services.er journeys on the thames, despite the route cutting right through the heart of the capital. this week bbc london is looking at the difficulties faced by those with disabilities when it comes to getting around the capital. alan benson is the chair of transport for all. he says thatjourneys across london always take longer than expected because of a lack of disability access. he also notices that other commuters don't offer to move to give his wheelchair space. he says tfl staff are a huge support though. signposting, it doesn't make it obvious so unless you know the station, finding the route that you're trying to get to can be quite tricky. and if you have a story you'd like to share with us on this issue — you can contact us on facebook and twitter or email us at yourlondon@bbc.co.uk let's have a look at the travel situation now. 0n the tube, there are severe delays on the district line, westbound from upminster to earls court. 0nto the roads in in east london — the a13 at movers lan

sadiq khan wants to keep vehicles away from certain spots in new york city.houses of parliament injuring three people. politicians in cabsd are calling illegal crossings to their country a crisis. ahead of a crucial election. political science say more than 7300 people were arrested at the border from april to july with nearly 400 people crossing it every single day. some lawmakers are even calling for a border fence and they're pointing the finger at prime minister justin trudeau saying all refugees are welcome. he said that last year. steve: thank you, ainsley. head on terror in the middle teese terror in china. what are the most pressing threats currently facing this administration? with us now is former speech writer for secretary mattis and a former top gun pilot. he has served his country for many, many years guy snodgrass joins us live for our d.c. bureau. guy, good morning to you. >> good morning, steve. good to be with you. steve: i know you left public service in the last couple of weeks. perfect personal coming straight from the pentagon to talk ab

this is a giant blimp of london mayor sadiq khan reclining in a small yellow bikini.permission to fly the crowd- funded balloon in westminster this weekend. more than three-thousand people donated to fund the 29-foot balloon. khan was outspoken in his opposition to trump's visit. he criticized trump over his tweets following the terror attacks in london last year. (ken) today khan was quoted as saying: "if people want to spend their saturday looking at me in a yellow bikini they're welcome to do so -- i don't really think yellow's my color though." (pam) a folsom woman lost her i-phone in a lake near her home. but a few weeks later.. a scuba diver knocked on her door. alyson newe went kayaking with coda, her 9- month old retriever. their outing took a turn, when they found themselves near another kayaker with a dog."and the dog saw my puppy, jumped into the lake, and my dog followed suit. over the kayak went. so i lost my phone. so i figured that was going to be the end of it." butted"he said that when he found it, it was 20 feet under on the lake bottom floor and the

sadiq khan spoke this morning about what measures he is taking to make sure londoners feel safe in the way of life and i am reassured working with the government and the police and the security services and emergency services, we are doing all we can to keep our cities as safe as we can to keep our cities as safe as we possibly can, tourists and londoners will see in central london and increased police presence, some armed and some not, they will not see the convert work taking place by police and other experts. we always involve and find new ways to keep our city safe, just like the bad guys, our city safe, just like the bad guys, the terrorists are evolving to find new ways to harm us but we must not be complacent. we must always be tinkering to see if there is more we can do to keep our city as safe as we can. the former metropolitan police assistant commissioner told radio for what police officers will be looking for. there is two things they are looking to understand, first to the ideology and motivation behind the attack, any papers, documents, his online presence, data on device

the mayor of london, sadiq khan, is on your side. our campaign. also, 100,000 people, with the signatures. one of the reasons the attorney general can grant an inquest is if he believes it is in the public interest. i believe 100,000 plus does show the attorney general it is in the public interest and people do wa nt to in the public interest and people do want to know what happened to my daughter, and we are incredibly, incredibly grateful for the support. you are going to deliver the petition today, do you have any indication of how quickly you would getan indication of how quickly you would get an answer? we initially contacted him on the 29th ofjune, it has been two months. i am hoping with parliament resuming next week he will come back as soon as possible. it is torture, waiting every single day. the sooner he comes back for our family, the better. what if he doesn't grant you a new inquest? i need to remain hopeful. i can‘t think negatively. the evidence i have submitted is very strong, and i have the public backing. i have to

you want a n word for your neighbour, vote labour. 2016, the horrible campaign they ran against sadiq khan full of beer, smearand bigotry, and a re—hired lynton crosby, who is known for stirring up hatred. in one of my selection sort of parliamentary selection sort of parliamentary selection things, i was asked, what are my views on the rule of the british raj? what do i make of the national black policeman is an association, why do you people need it? at many party events, i have been greeted with surprise that my father or my husband or my brother are allowing me to be involved in the political process, and well done, because the assumption is that muslim women... i want to go back, as you say, this is coming from the top down, theresa may has said these comments are not acceptable, she is calling on him to apologise. as home secretary, theresa may signed off on the go home or face arrest bands when she was in the home office. when i say from the top—down, what i is that previously my own experience was issued from the grassroots. at the time, david cameron was leader of the party, tirel

cases over the illegal levels of air pollution, but this call is being supported by london's mayor, sadiq khanted to be a pilot, that was her dream, and to think that the air that she loved so much is going to end up, you know... is what killed her, that to me is quite shocking, still. rosamund adoo—kissi—debrah ending that report by chi chi izundu. astronauts onboard the international space station have had to deal with a leak, probably caused by a collision with a fragment from a meteorite. one of the astronauts plugged the hole with his finger, before it could be covered with thermal sealant and tape. engineers on the ground are now working on a more durable repair, but they say the crew of six is in no real danger. time for a look at the weather. you have got to quiz for us, because it is officially the last day of summer, which is tragic to report. i cannot believe it is over of the day. some people would say, it doesn't happen to litter in september, but meteorology the we measured the seasons in three blocks. immaculately summer checked out if you weeks ago when a heatwave came to an en

sadiq khan has allowed a giant balloon depicting himself wearing a bright yellow bikini to fly over londonf rab has found an unusual way of attracting pet owners by organising a swimming and running contest for them and their dogs. 15 dogs and their owners jumped from a boat a hundred metres off the island. they swam to shore and then jogged back to the bar. after the swim — the pets were also challenged to an eating and drinking contest with dog—friendly ice cream and beer. bonnie, the white poodle was the winner. now it‘s time for a look at the weather with darren bett. temperatures this afternoon around 19 or 20 degrees with sunny spells and a few showers for western scotland, northern ireland and west wales but the should fade away during the evening. 0vernight we see more cloud in eastern parts of the english channel may be bringing a shower onto the coast. 0therwise, dry, clear, another cold night like last night may be down to one or 2 degrees in rural scotland. plenty of sunshine on friday but more cloud of cornwall and the chance of rain in the morning and cloud increasing in the

the mayor of london, sadiq khan, has been giving his response to this morning‘s events.t we have got the best police service in the world and they are doing all that they can with emergency services, with security services to keep us as safe as we possibly can be. what about the security measures in place? why are you satisfied? we have seen across the world, major cities facing threats of terrorism from targets who wants to divide our communities, cause injury and cause death. as a city we continue to evolve our response to terror attacks but also to evolve to keep us safe to deter and prevent attacks taking place in the first place. i am reassured our police and security services, emergency services, we are all doing what we can to keep our city safe. londoners will have seen during the course of the last 18 months various measures taken across our city from hostile vehicle barriers on bridges and other parts of london when it comes to designing buildings now, we often designed them to make sure they are as safe as they can be. over the course of the next few days lond