scott parker there, the newly promoted fulham manager. evening — manchester united in action later. they play the second leg of their last 16 tie against austrian side lask. they're already 5—0 up from the first leg. 0ur football reporter simon stone is here with me now. they are expected to ease through, to the quarterfinals, but we have only just finished the premier league season and here they are in europa league action? it's a pretty congested calendar. it is, yes, 11 days since manchester united ended their premier league campaign, and given the amount of matches that have to be played in a very short space of time, and they were in the fa cup rate the semifinals, they have played a lot of football and they also know that the new season is not good to be too far away should they get to the europa league final on the 21st of august. yes, there is a lot of football to be played, i think the clubs in the premier league have been assured that the 12th of september, the start date, will be pushed back for clu bs start date, will be pushe

and boss scott parker says they'll make a better fist of the premier league this time around. we will learn from that. we need to learn from that. we are going into the best league in the world. no arguments about it, the best players, the best teams. it is a brutal league. and i realise the challenge ahead. i don't think about it at the moment, because i want to try and enjoy...enjoy what we've done so far. it could be the big transfer saga of the summer — england starjadon sancho‘s potential move to manchester united from borussia dortmund it's been reported that the 20—year—old was close to agreeing a deal to move to manchester, but the german club want a transfer fee of around £100 million. that would be a record for a british player, but united think that's too much. . .and say they'll walk away if the price isn't dropped. well, manchester united are in action tonight as european football returns for the first time since the start of lockdown. they play the austrian side lask in the second leg of their last—16 tie in the europa league. united are 5—0 up from the first leg

army medic scott parker gets emotional when he talks about the department of motor vehicles' decision to reject his application for a license plate that says blue thin line. >> the blue thin line is we support one another as police officers. it means we mourn other dead police officers and their families. that was my acceptance letter. >> reporter: parkhurst showing us his license plate acceptance letter and then his rejection letter. >> the state of california, he you can't do that. you can't tell a police officer that blue thin line is offensive, aggressive, and threatening. that's not fair. >> reporter: this is the car parkhurst wants to put the license plate on. he applied for it back in march right before the civil unrest surrounding george floyd. >> i understand that the public is feeling at odds with police right now. i get that. i so get that. >> reporter: what he doesn't get is that the dmv approved two other police-related plates he applied for in the past. >> that's 10codes. this is a police code which the dmv reporter: and then there's the plate that says "officer" on his

"we'll learn from our mistakes" — that's the promise from the fulham boss scott parker as his side areread faster in the uk as the government made ‘critical errors‘ — including the inexplicable decision to lift all border restrictions in mid—march ? that‘s the finding of a report from the home affairs select committee of mps. it says the mistakes accelerated the scale and pace of the pandemic in the country and led to many more people contracting covid—19 . the government has dismissed the findings, saying they were "guided by the science". here‘s our home affairs correspondent, dominic casciani. a pandemic gripping the world, infection spreading as travellers globetrotted across continents. a huge challenge for governments and scientists with almost every nation in the world attempting to stop or slow the virus at the border. but, say mps today, not in the uk. buses leaving an raf base in 0xfordshire carrying 83 britons flown back from wuhan in china, the source of the coronavirus outbreak. these people were quarantined for 14 days in hospital but travellers arriving from europe where

scott parker applied for a plate that red, blue thin l which he says is thin for blue thin line. a term used for law enforcement. he said he applied for it before june's social unrest and then it was approved. well, he received the rejection letter last week. the dmv calling that request aggressive, threatening or hostile. >> i feel that my rights have been violated as far as freedom of speech, freedom of expression. w forcemenofcers have parkhu motorcycle that reflect his time as an officer. the dmv's rules on personalized plates state that kit reject any request that may be deemed offensive to good taste and decency or which would be misleading. >>> distance learning. back to school in the fall. the ups and downs and what you can expect. hitting the links. golf is back. the championship round underway right here in the bay area. and window on the world. can't travel? this might be just one way to see the world. >>> i'm spencer christian duffle like today's refreshing great day on the lake! it is. lunch is cookin'! and i saved a bunch of money on my boat insurance with geico. fe

delight for manager scott parker who's taken them straight back up after being relegated last season.on to fulham. happy days for them. there's more reaction to that on the bbc sport website. but from me, and the rest of the team, that is your wednesday sport briefing. now, for the first time in its history, the cover of british vogue has been shot by a black male photographer with a predominantly black team on set. the magazine's editor said the september issue was a rallying cry for the future. brenda emmanus reports. if a picture paints 1,000 words, then this is the vision for hope for the future, as seen by the editor of british vogue. the prestigious september issue has been dedicated to activism and features a host of international authors and change—makers, led by footballer marcus rashford and model turned mental health campaigner adwoa aboah. because we've been in covid, and then we went into sort of really an incredible time of change, these people for me, reflect where we need to go, where we need to be. caring for other people, caring for each other, caring for the world.

scott parker applied for a plate that read bluthinl, which is short for thin blue line, a term used by law enforcement. the napa man said he applied for the plate before june's social unrest, and it was approved. he received the rejection last week. the dmv calling the request, aggressive, threatening or hostile. >> i feel that my rights have been violated as far as freedom of speech, freedom of expression, and i'm finding out that other law enforcement officers have been refused just requesting their badge number. >> park hurst has plates on his car and motorcycle that reflect his time as an officer. the dmv's rules on personalized plates state that it can reject any request that may be deemed offensive to good taste and decency or which would be misleading. >>> we started off today cloudy. wow, look at the beach, though. you should be prepared for similar weather tomorrow. there is some sunshine out there and in the hi, i'm pat and i'm 75 years old. we live in the mountains so i like to walk. i'm really busy in my life; i'm always doing something. i'm not a person that's going to sit

and for more on parker's extraordinary life i'm joined by the w.c. film guru scott rocks for scott the academy called parker communion because of the sheer breath of film styles he used did he have a signature. i don't think so not least the classic sort of europe what the europeans called you a true or some one who tries to tell the same kind of story as distinct way of looking at or have what parker was he was more a craftsman i mean he made socially conscious thrillers like the mississippi burning or midnight express but he also made musicals paint for the madonna starring musical. literary adaptations of the comedies and basically he was he was a really a workaday filmmaker a crash and i think that comes from his background as you mentioned in the commercials directory started in the british t.v. commercials industry and i think that informed how you approach cinema he was looking to just sell one certain type of story or out one specific look. he was more interested in using the potential so much different types of stories and really did also technically push t

fulham manager scott parker says they'll learn their lessons and do better in the premier league this night. they were relegated last year, but bounced back at the first time of asking after winning the championship play—off final against brentford. austin halewood reports. they say getting promoted through the play—offs is the best way to do it, and just two years on from the last time, fulham have done it again. but this one was different, with an empty wembley the setting. these two neighbours separated byjust four miles, and only by goal difference in the league this season couldn't be picked apart. brentford keeper david raya keeping his team level in a nervy first half. brentford scored more goals than anyone else this season, but this was as close as they got inside 90 minutes. on to extra time, and still, these two couldn't be separated. but in the play—offs, it only takes one moment to define a season. joe bryan with a free kick from miles out that brought fulham within inches of the premier league. and with only minutes left, bryan took them all the way there — a second goal

manager scott parker says they'll be better prepared for the top flight this time around.bout it at the moment because i want to enjoy what we have done so far. it could be the big transfer saga of the summer — england starjadon sancho's potential move to manchester united from borussia dortmund. it's been reported that the 20—year—old was close to agreeing a deal to move to manchester, but the german club want a transfer fee of around a hundred milllion pounds. that would be a record for a british player, but united think that's too much and say they'll walk away if the price isn't dropped. rafael nadal won't defend his us open title when the tournament starts later this month. he's decided not to travel to america because he says the coronavirus pandemic is "not under control." it means that the us open will be the first grand slam event since the year 2000 not to feature either nadal or roger federer, the swiss player is recovering from knee surgery. there was a thrilling finish to the final one day international as ireland beat the world champions, england. it all went

commercial film that has a sort of social conscience i think parker was one of the 1st to do that in that style and that is implicit you still see. scott thanks very much for that scott rocks for from date of any culture. now to a story of birds and the being in the german state of area is well known for its love of b. and its immense production of the beverage but in one small town drink is echoing this state and all because of

scott her back. that changes every book. you would see a different rhythm for each book. and that is the music guiding me. i think it was dorothy parker that said i don't like writing. i like having written. it is good writing. good reading is darn hard writing. you just started your book to her with us today. and you enjoyed the book to her and meeting fans. it's one of the best parts. i can go out and celebrate. the big thing as is i said a few minutes ago the fans are the people i work for. this is my job review. how nice the resume views are our on amazon. but i like to go out and meet readers because i was a reader long before i was a writer. we can talk about books forever and not had to get into everything else. for me it is like a book club in every different city as i go along. what do the like what do they want to see more of. and all that kind of stuff. the authors just don't go out on the road. it's tough a different city every day. my readers are my second family. how many people have walked up to you and said i found it an airport airports are a big place. they used to accost people and airports and put me on the phone.

so far, fulham manager scott parker was winning the tactical battle, but with 20 minutes to save theirentford gave it all they had, but it was tight. separated by goal difference in the league, there was nothing to separate these two after 90 minutes. in extra time, one swing of the boot could change everything. joe bryan delivered. he would score again at the death to break brentford hearts. for all the talk of money, the play—off final is about so much more than that. katie gornall, bbc news. back to our main story tonight and the massive explosion in beirut. at least 70 people are dead and 3,700 have been injured. it was not known what caused the blast. since we have been on air, the lebanese president has said that more than two and a half thousand tonnes of ammonium nitrate had been stored for six years at the port withoutsafety measures and he vowed that those responsible would face the " ha rshest punishments". the blast was so strong, it sent shockwaves across the city, blowing out windows up to six miles away and causing extensive damage to buildings. the city's hospitals have

scott parker said he applied for a license plate and it was rejected.he wanted was a personalized plate to say blthin, for blue thin line. this one was rejected. >> the state of california, you can't do that. you can't tell a police officer that blue thin line is offensive, aggressive and threatening. that's not fair. >> parkhurst believes it violates hisaking steps in the name of racial awareness. it is flying the black lives matter flag over city hall in place of their city flag. and it's part of a larger resolution rejecting racism and promoting inclusion and equity. the city, which is mostly white, also apologized for any discriminatory or exclusionary intolerance. the black lives matter flag will fly through the end of the month. >>> now to decision 2020 and all new this morning joe biden right now has a massive nearly 40-point lead over president trump in california. not a big surprise to many in california but the numbers are noteworthy. a new uc berkeley poll finds voters preferred biden compared to 28% who support trump. the rest are undecided.