sarah corker, bbc news.ys president trump has decided to delay moving the us embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem to improve the chances of negotiating a peace deal between israel and the palestinians. israel said it was disappointed but spoke positively of mr trump's expression of friendship to israel and commitment to moving the embassy in the future. the former fbi director, james comey, is to testify next thursday before a us congressional panel investigating allegations of russian interference in last year's presidential election. mr comey, who was fired by the president last month, is expected to confirm that he'd come under pressure from mr trump to drop the fbi's investigation into his then national security adviser, michael flynn. a car has exploded in the centre of the eastern saudi arabian city of qatif. local media sources say that two people in the car were killed. the vehicle is reported to have contained ammunition and explosives. qatif is largely shia, a minority in mainly sunni saudi arabia. t

sarah corker reports.ist fighters remained holed up in pockets of marawi city. trapped civilians are being used as human shields. the dark plumes of smoke mark the latest battleground. the army says its troops are advancing, retaking key structures and bridges, but the fighting is fierce. translation: it is hard because they have occupied the tallest buildings and you don‘t know where they will hit you from. you can‘t see the snipers. the battle began in may when hundreds of militants waving black flags of the so—called islamic state group stormed the city. the president then declared martial law across the southern philippines. so far, 329 people have been killed. they have so corrupted the name of god in the form of religion to kill mainly innocent persons and to destroy for nothing. the fighting is going on but, of course it‘s winding up, but at the cost of so many soldiers also. marawi is a predominantly muslim city in an overwhelmingly catholic nation. the government says is‘s plan was to declare a ca

sarah corker reporting live from west london.ly after the fire took hold and it really was like nothing i have ever seen before. plumes of smoke in the air covering west london. a truly shocking thing to happen. that shock has filtered through to date. the building had recently been refurbished. there are many questions being asked how this happened. the british government has ordered a check on fires with, work. what could this mean for safety measures and high—rise buildings around the? like many cities around the world, london has seen the rise of the skyscraper. homes and offices, perched high above street level, with a host of safety rules designed to resist fire. but eight years ago, a blaze at this tower block in south london killed six people. southwark council was fined for breaching fire regulations. and there are plenty of expert voices today saying that the lessons of what happened here at lakanal house have not been learned. the fire in west london last night, this morning, has demonstrated that they are still at ris

sarah corker, bbc news.t new light on how modern humans evolved. they reveal that homo sapiens existed a hundred thousand years earlier than previously thought. and they were present all across africa — notjust the east — which was previously thought to be the cradle of humanity. pallab ghosh reports. this is the face of one of the very first of our kind, and more casts of bone fragments of the earliest known homo sapiens. the discovery of these fossils were presented at a news conference in paris. they have completely changed the theory of how modern humans evolved. the common wisdom that there is probably some kind of beginning human in sub—saharan africa a million years ago, what our works have shown is that we have to push back in time much further the age of the origin of our species. human remains found in kenya and tanzania, suggested that east africa was a cradle from which the species emerged 200,000 years ago. the discovery of 300,000 year old human remains in morocco show humans began to emerge mu

sarah corker reports. more than a0 yea rs. to hit sri lanka in more than a0 years. and more than five days since the first heavy downpours began, many areas are still severely flooded. heavy equipment has been brought in to clear roads and unblock wells. huge mudslides have wiped out entire villages, and 600,000 people are now living in temporary shelters. translation: until now, we have had no relief from the government. everything is given from the buddhist temple in the village. the authorities say more than 200 people have been killed, and 96 are still missing. foreign aid began arriving at the colombo port with the latest shipment coming from pakistan. as you like as military has been deployed to help with the clear up. translation: what we have to do now is to speed up the provision of relief. —— sri lanka's. is to speed up the provision of relief. -- sri lanka's. the gunmen says many people would have survived if their homes had not been built on slopes. —— government. it plans to tighten constructi

sarah corker, bbc news. now, let's look at the sports news.ime winner rafael nadal eased into the last 32 at roland garros on wednesday. while women's defending champion, garbine muguruza, survived a second—round scare. austin halewood rounds up the best of the action from day four in paris. world number two, at novak djokovic, is looking to become the first man in the open era to win each grand slam twice. and if his second round match was anything to go by, it would be great to bat against him. can ignore was the last frenchman to win at roland garros, in 1983. place a semifinalist, jo—wilfried tsonga has carried the hopes of the present crowd, but despite his best efforts, he could not come from behind to beat renzo 0livia. —— yannick noah. jo—wilfried tsonga leaving paris in the second round, and possibly the french hopes for another year. it is safe to say that nine—time champion rafa nadal looks back to his best on clay. he needed less than 30 minutes to ta ke clay. he needed less than 30 minutes to take the first set against robin haase

sarah corker reports. he's the bogota bin man with a taste for literature.s unwanted books. the 54—year—old's nickname is now ‘lord of the books', and this is his free community library. translation: i think we are the only library in the world where they come to borrow a book and we give it to them as a present. the colection started with a thrown—out tolstoy novel, now a whole floor of his house is filled with around 25,000 books and open to school children. he never got past primary school himself, but now travels around the country to deliver free books to poor areas. he's also providing books for fighters of the farc rebel group — as they disarm, they'll have to train for newjobs as they re—enter civilian life. translation: i come from a neighbourhood, i come from ignorance, i come from a place effected by misery and poverty. books transformed me so this is a symbol of hope, a symbol of peace. next, mr gutierrez plans to go back to study for his school leavers exam, which he missed first time around. sarah corker, bbc news. that is all from us for the t

sarah corker reports.old american student pictured during his trial in pyongyang last year. clearly distraught, he was sentenced to 15 years hard labour for stealing a propaganda sign from a hotel. he is now in a coma. north korea say shortly after the trial he contracted botulism, a rare illness that causes paralysis. but otto's father strongly refutes that. even if you believe their explanation of botulism and a sleeping pill causing the coma — and we don't — there is no excuse for any civilised nation to have kept his condition secret and denied him top—notch medical care for so long. otto had visited north korea as part of a group tour. he arrived back in the united states back on tuesday and doctors treating him in cincinnati say they have found no signs of botulism. his neurological condition can be best described as a state of unresponsive wakefulness. he has spontaneous eye opening and blinking, however, he shows no signs of understanding language. it comes as tensions between the united states and

our reporter sarah corker is there. we will go over to her in just a minute.ry of the oui’i president trump is being investigated for possible obstruction ofjustice according to the washington post. if confirmed, the move by special counsel robert mueller would mark a turning point in the fbi investigation into russian interference in last year's presidential election. mr trump's lawyer has called the leak of information outrageous, inexcusable and illegal. our north america correspondent david willis told me the washington post wasn't alone in saying president trump was facing investigation. it now appears, mike, that the new york times, another revered newspaper in this country, is giving at least some credence to that report in the washington post. the new york times reporting that senior intelligence officials, people who were not part of the trump campaign, due to give evidence to the special counsel robert mueller in the next few days, possibly even this week. now, that's significant because the initial investigation, the investigation that the special c

our reporter sarah corker is there. what is the latest, sarah?ne, mike, in the distance behind me you might be able to make out the black, smouldering tower block. fire crews have been working through the night in difficult conditions. over the last half an hour or so we saw conditions. over the last half an hour 01’ so we saw some conditions. over the last half an hour or so we saw some firefighters on top of a crane and they were shining lights floor by floor into this building and, if you look closely, you might still be able to see that some flats are still on fire more than 2a hours on. over the course of the day fire crews also used drones to check the integrity of this building, because as you can imagine, there are some parts that will be very difficult to get to. and the images from those drones as you can imagine will be very useful for the fire crews to determine their plan going forward and what they do next in this long recovery operation. sarah, you will have been hearing the same stories that some muslim residents of the block awak

severe economic crisis and widespread demonstrations are being held on an almost daily basis, as sarah corkerhs, violent demonstrations have overwhelmed the venezuelan capital, caracas. protesters angry with the government of president nicolas maduro and demanding early elections to remove him. they blamed him for the country ‘s desperate economic crisis, despite vast oil reserves, venezuela's economy has collapsed. she/ in we are afraid of losing an eye due to gas, a bomb but we are more frightened this depression will last longer. —— translation:. more frightened this depression will last longer. -- translation:. these youngsters are heroes, the present and future. a 17-year-old boy was killed in some of the clashes, taking the toll to 66. hundreds more injured, thousands arrested. foreign companies have boycotted the country. pirelli is holding production in venezuela indefinitely, general motors said it was leaving the country and earlier this week colgate—palmolive announced it will no longer produce dishwashing liquid and detergent due to lack raw material. and united airlines cut down

sarah corker has the latest. as gunshots ring out, chaotic scenes of panic.dreds of guests and employees run for of panic. hundreds of guests and em ployees ru n for safety of panic. hundreds of guests and employees run for safety from this popular hotel resort close to manila's international airport. security forces arrived at the scene quickly and heavily armed. a lone gunman had burst into the busy casino, firing an assault rifle and setting fire to gaming tables. one person in a nearby building filmed the incident from her balcony early on friday morning. my god you guys, ican hear on friday morning. my god you guys, i can hear gunshots. oh my god. right behind resorts world. you can see the smoke and there is gunshots and people are shooting at each other. swat teams searched the building for many hours. then just after dawn, the manhunt ended. police confirmed the gunman had set himself on fire and died. the fire service said there were multiple casualties. many suffocating as they tried to flee the smoke. what we do know for certain is that according t

sarah corker has the latest. as gunshots ring out, chaotic scenes of panic.uests and em ployee ru n for safety of panic. hundreds of guests and employee run for safety at this popular entertainment venue in manila. what they heard was that the sound of the gunmen bursting into the nearby casino, firing an assault rifle then setting fire to gaming tables, police said. one person in a nearby building film the incident from her balcony, early on friday morning. i can hear gunshots. oh, my god. it is from the ariza resort. —— resort. people are shooting at each other. the police chief said the gunmen had filled the back of casino chips so the aim was robbery not terrorism. swat teams entered the complex which includes hotel, bars and casino. at the moment we only know of one suspect. the affiliation, the identity is not known at this time. the resort was put on lockdown and after a search lasting more than four hours, police later confirmed the gunmen had killed himself. this incident comes as the philippines has been on heightened alert amid a crisis in the sout

sarah corker reports. he used the bogota bin man with a taste for literature.y streets clean and rescuing unwanted books. his nickname is now lord of the books and this is his free community library. translation: ithink we and this is his free community library. translation: i think we are the only library in the world where they come to borrow a book and we give it to them as a present. they come to borrow a book and we give it to them as a presentm started with a thrown out tolstoi novel now a whole floor of this law is filled with around 25,000 and open to school children. he never got past rhyme is cool himself that now travels around the country. —— primary school. he also provides books for the fark. i come from a place of misery and poverty. books transformed me so this is a symbol of hope and peace. next, jose alberto gutierrezjose alberto gutierrez plans to go back to study for his school leavers exam which he missed first time around. —— the fat —— review announced by theresa may when warnings on two of the attackers were not followed up. thank you fo

our reporter sarah corker is there. sara. yes, this is the overwhelming community response.e of the evacuation centres. 2a hours since the fire began, these are all of the donations — piles and piles of them. ca rs have donations — piles and piles of them. cars have been queueing to deliver the goods. we can see here a pile of pushchairs, we have some toys and teddy bears for children. if we go further down, we have clothes, that says girls 10— 12 years old, we also have slippers. up here as well is pillows and betting because of course hundreds of people are now homeless. they lost their flats, their properties in a matter of 30 minutes last night. many of them just in the close they are wearing. we can speak with one of the volunteers. you have been working for many hours. you are from the nearby sikh temple. tell me what's been happening. for this evening, thanks to the community and the love and appreciation of londoners and people around the country, there is a lot more stuff than we expected. the three centres were allocated full. this is one of the overflows. as you c

sarah corker reports. the uss fitzgerald sustained significant damage to its starboard side.the middle of the night it somehow collided with a container ship in the approach to tokyo bay. us navy has confirmed that seven crew members are missing. up to three compartments are flooded but the ship is not in danger of sinking. the incident happened at 2:30am local time on saturday. 56 nautical miles south—west of yokosuka, a busy commercial waterway. the warship has a crew of over 300 sailors. the number of injured are still unknown but two people including the ship's commanding officer were hurt and airlifted to hospital. there is major damage to the ship and any time you hear a ship is taking on water that means, of course, that the hull has been breached. this was notjust bumping, this was a serious collision we will need to wait to see why it happened, why the ships did not see each other or nor communicate clearly, or if there was something else around. this is the merchant vessel involved, the philippine registered acx crystal with light damage to the port bow. the fitzger

our reporter sarah corker is here. this is a story we have been reporting for a couple of hours.t seemed to be settling down. it seemed to be settling down. it seemed there had been a gunman there, and there was no indication at first that many had died, as now seems evident? let's look at the timeline of events, exactly what happened. it was early on friday morning local time when gunshots we re morning local time when gunshots were fired. we have seen chaotic scenes of hundreds of guests and employees trying to escape this hotel complex, which is quite close to manila's international airport. security forces were quickly on the scene and they were heavily armed. they said one gunman burst into this crowded casino, firing shots, and setting fire to gaming tables. the police chief and said that this gunman was putting these casino gaming chips into a bag. later there was this huge manhunt for him, because he went missing and nobody could find him. police later said he had killed himself, he had set himself on fire. earlier in the evening, president trump had actually tweeted, say

live now to the scene. 0ur reporter, sarah corker, is there.ain, still smouldering, i see. yes, it is an eerie seen in north kensington as london wakes up to the smouldering tower block behind me. fire crews have been working through the night and every now and again a flicker of orange comes through one of the windows. the fire is still burning 28 hours on. we've seen fire ci’ews on burning 28 hours on. we've seen fire crews on top of a crane, and they've been shining lights, floor by floor, into the building. yesterday we also saw them using drones to check the integrity of the building. 0bviously some areas are too dangerous for them to get into, and those images they will presumably used to formulate a plan about what to do nextin formulate a plan about what to do next in this long recovery operation. and after the horror of the fire, hundreds of people are now homeless and spent nights in evacuation centres, but one message that's been coming through loud and clear is the community response. it's been described as overwhelming, and one man

among the injured is the ship's commanding officer, who has been sarah corker reports.damage to its starboard side. in the middle of the night, it somehow collided with a container seven sailors are still missing. three crew members were airtifted the ship's commanding officer, who is in a stable condition. the total number of injured is unknown. the incident happened at 2:30am local time on saturday, 56 nautical miles south—west of yokosuka, a busy commercial waterway. this is the merchant vessel involved, the philippine registered acx crystal, with relatively light damage on the port bow. the fitzgerald, with a crew of more than 300 sailors, started taking on water, with at least three compartments flooded. there is major damage to the ship. any time you hear a vessel is taking on water, it means the hull has been breached. this was notjust bumping each other, this was a serious collision. we will have to see why it happened, why the vessels did not see each other, or did not communicate clearly or if there was something else going on. the fitzgerald is a guided missi

sarah corker reports. the uss fitzgerald sustained significant damage to its starboard side.ided with a container ship on the approach to tokyo bay. seven sailors are still missing. three crew members were airlifted to hospital, including the ship's commanding officer, who is in a stable condition. the total number of injured is unknown. the incident happened at 2:30am local time on saturday, 56 nautical miles south—west of yokosuka, a busy commercial waterway. this is the merchant vessel involved, the philippine registered acx crystal, with relatively light damage on the port bow. the fitzgerald, with a crew of more than 300 sailors, started taking on water, with at least three compartments flooded. there is major damage to the ship. any time you hear a vessel is taking on water, it means the hull has been breached. this was notjust bumping each other, this was a serious collision. we will have to see why it happened, why the vessels did not see each other, or did not communicate clearly or if there was something else going on. the fitzgerald is a guided missile destroyer ba

sarah corker is there. this was a scene of utter devastation. the building is still on fire. yes.he cordon in north kensington. behind me, that is the black, smouldering wreck of groenefeld tower. —— grenfell tower. firefighters are going to work through the night once again in difficult conditions. we have a police presence at the cordon. i have seen fire engines coming through in the last half an hour or so. through in the last half an hour or so. there have been checks through the day in the building and the fire service said a couple of hours ago it is not at risk of collapsing. they have also been using drones to check the integrity of the building. as you can imagine, there will be some areas that are very difficult to get to. this is still a very difficult recovery operation. and for those many people who have had to flee their homes and are being looked after, those in community centres and so on around the area, how are they? how are they coping? yes, well, after the horror of last night, as you said, many hundreds of people are now homeless. some are still unaccounted fo

sarah corker bbc news.of minnesota has acquitted a police officer who fatally shot an african—american man after pulling him over for an alleged traffic offence. philando castile's girlfriend, who was beside him in the car, live—streamed his dying moments on facebook lastjuly. laura bicker reports. we got pulled over for a busted tail light and the police, he's just killed my boyfriend. philando castile was pulled over by the police because he had a faulty brake light. minutes later he was shot five times. his girlfriend, diamond reynolds, streamed the aftermath on facebook as the officer kept his gun trained on the car. oh my god, please don't tell me he's dead. please don't tell me my boyfriend just went like that. keep your hands where they are please. yes, i will sir, i will keep my hands where they are. philando castile was seen telling the officer there was a legally purchased weapon in the car but he wasn't near it. the officer said he felt his life was in danger, that mr castile was high on marijuan

sarah corker reports. as gunshots ring out, chaotic scenes of panic.tional airport. security forces arrived at the scene quickly and heavily armed. a lone gunman had burst into the busy casino firing an assault rifle and setting fire to gaming tables. one person in a nearby building filmed the incident from her balcony early on friday morning. i can hear gunshots. you can see the smoke and there are gunshots and people are shooting at each other. swot teams searched the building for many hours. then just after dawn the manhunt ended. police confirmed the gunman had set himself on fire and died. the fire service said there were multiple casualties, many suffocating as they tried to flee the smoke. we are not yet sure if there are more bodies inside. they are still sweeping or clearing all those floors because the suspect actually lit the casino tables and some of the rooms. he set three floors on fire according to the police, so there is still really thick smoke there. others were injured in the stampede to escape. the police said the motive for this at

corker, republican of tennessee. senator, thanks for your time, as always. appreciate it. >> thank you. >> let's go now to the new york stock exchange and cnbc's sarah eisen.d morning, willie. we could push into further record territory for the stock market, and if you are keeping score at home, the s&p 500 broader market index actually notched its 24th record close of 2017 for the dow jones industrial average. 22nd record close. guess what, it's technology stocks that are back on top. that's what's fueling the rise after a bit of a wobble in the last few weeks over concerns that they were getting too expensive and it was looking a little bubble-licious. one thing to watch today, house speaker paul ryan actually delivering remarks at 12:45 on tax reform. this is the key issue for wall street as part of the trump agenda and why there's been optimism. speaking of optimism, president trump meeting with some of technology's biggest leaders at the white house yesterday. interestingly, the president went back to his common refrain about being responsible for the market rising saying $3.5 trillion of market value in this room, of technology, which amounted to alm