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four children have died in a fire at a house in stafford.ospital, after the blaze in the highfields area of the town in the early hours of the morning. two adults and a child are being treated in hospital. a short time ago police, ambulance and fire services gave this briefing. staffordshi re staffordshire fire and rescue services received a call to a house fire on sycamore lane stafford at 22403”! this morning. three appliances and an aerial level platform were taken. on arrival, ci’ews we re platform were taken. on arrival, crews were faced with a fully developed fire on the first floor of the end terraced property. one male and one female and a baby had escaped from the property prior to oui’ escaped from the property prior to our arrival. throughout a first—floor window. firefighters wearing breathing apparatus entered the in order to search for other family members. firefighters were faced with very difficult conditions inside the property due to the severity of the fire. i can sadly confirm that the bodies of four young children were l

it happened close to 3am in the highfields area of stafford.nded like an explosion. four children were killed, the neighbours left bewildered. we didn't know until now, did we? i didn't know until now. i thought they'd all got out. the flames were intense. it went that quick, into the roof. it was coming out of the roof in seconds, wasn't it? part of the roof has collapsed and the house has been covered up. now we know that two adults and a child are currently in hospital, receiving treatment. their injuries are not believed to be life—threatening. it is unclear what caused the blaze. more than 15 firefighters scrambled to the house to put it out. staffordshire police described the loss of young lives as absolutely heartbreaking. very tragic what's happened in our community here, in the highfields, and we are living in the same street, the end of the road. went to the children's school across the road. just devastating. can't begin to imagine. emergency services are still at the scene. staffordshire fire and rescue service says it is examining

four children have died in a fire at a house in stafford.lts and a fifth child are being treated in hospital, after the blaze in the highfields area of the town in the early hours of the morning. neighbours have described seeing a manjumping out of a window with a baby, as the flames took hold. police are investigating the cause of the fire, which they describe as ‘heartbreaking'. our corresponent sima kotecha reports. windows shattered. the inside of the house blackened by the fire that ripped through the upstairs. it happened close to 3am in the highfields area of stafford. eyewitnesses say it sounded like an explosion. four children were killed, the neighbours left bewildered. we didn't know until now, did we? i didn't know until now. i thought they'd all got out. the flames were intense. it went that quick, into the roof. it was coming out of the roof in seconds, wasn't it? part of the roof has collapsed and the house has been covered up. now we know that two adults and a child are currently in hospital, receiving treatment. their injuri

sima kotecha, bbc news, stafford.lake on the campus of reading university. 19—year—old daniel was last seen leaving a student union bar in the early hours of thursday morning. police say the death is being treated as unexplained, but not suspicious. the home secretary has apologised to a woman who told the bbc she was denied the right to work despite having lived in the uk for 35 years. willow sims, who's originally from the united states, said she was wrongly turned away from the windrush scheme, which is supposed to help people prove their status. sajid javid says she is now getting the help she needs. the suicide prevention minister says online content that normalises self—harm or suicide poses a similar risk to children as grooming. the warning follows the case of 14—year—old molly russell, whose family found she'd viewed content on social media linked to self—harm and suicide before taking her own life in november 2017. speaking today, designated safer internet day, the culture minister margot james warned the go

sima kotecha, bbc news, stafford.s a racist after finding himself at the centre of a global media storm. in an interview to promote his latest film he described how, a0 years ago, when someone close to him had been raped by a black man, he then set out to kill any innocent black man in revenge. he says he quickly came to his senses, and was appalled by his behaviour, and that it was not motivated by racism. nick bryant reports. after his explosive comments about rape, revenge and race... mr neeson, are you sorry for what you said? ..liam neeson arrived at this manhattan television studio not to make an apology, but to offer an explanation. i'm not racist. he admitted to setting out to kill an innocent black man nearly a0 years ago, after someone close to him was allegedly raped by a black man. would you have had the same reaction if your friend had said it was a white man? 0h, definitely. if she'd said an irish or a scot or a brit or a lithuanian, i know i would have had the same effect. i was trying to...show honour

calling on this one guy and asking him about stafford, but stafford is really, it is mostly a funding mechanism that says we can use emergency funding mechanisms so that you're not going through the normal appropriations process. and on that point, on these appropriations, or on these specific declarations, it is really important to do tabletop exercises. so that you do know who is the guy to call on when these things happen, and you do know what everybody's roles and responsibilities are. i always like to say that if a disaster happens and the federal officials show up and they start handing their cards to each other, you've already failed. you need to prepare in advance, so that you know what your capabilities are and who does what when the time comes. the last thing i would like to talk about for this question anyway is about the issue of how to think about disasters in advance. which i think is really extremely important. so for example, when i was in the bush administration, we talked about flu preparedness, and what happens if there is a pandemic flu, and one of the things we ta

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four children have died during the night in a house fire in stafford. another child and two adults are injured theresa may will go to northern ireland to try to reassure people there she can reach a brexit deal that avoids a hard border with the republic. actor liam neeson sparks a race row after saying he once wanted to kill a random black person after someone close to him was raped. i went up and down areas with a cosh, hoping i'd be approached by somebody. i'm ashamed to say that. and i did it for maybe a week hoping some black bleep would come out of a pub and have a go at me about something, you know, so i could kill him. 10 people have died — including a baby — in a fire in a paris apartment block — a woman has been arrested. ministers warn that harmful online images are so widespread they've become normalised and threaten action against social media firms failing to protect children. i would like them to use that artificial intelligence to identify young people who are at risk, who are looking at this material, and perhaps steer them in a more po

four children have died during the night in a house fire in stafford.hree other people are injured. we will have the latest on that breaking story in a moment. theresa may will go to northern ireland to try to reassure people she can reach a brexit deal that avoids a hard border with the republic. eight peope died and more than 30 are injured in a fire in a paris apartment block — a woman has been arrested. the hmv chain is saved from administration — with 1500 people keeping theirjobs — but 27 stores will close. actor liam neeson sparks a race row after saying he once wanted to kill a random black person after someone close to him was raped. ministers warn that harmful online images are so widespread they've become normalised and threaten action against social media firms failing to protect children. i would like them to use that artificial intelligence to identify young people who are at risk, who are looking at this material, and perhaps steer them in a more positive direction. and a bump in the road for liverpool's title challenge, after their draw

four children have died in a fire at a house in stafford.a fifth child are being treated in hospital, after the blaze in the highfields area of the town in the early hours of the morning. neighbours have described seeing a manjumping out of a window with a baby, as the flames took hold. police are investigating the cause of the fire which they describe as "heartbreaking". our corresponent sima kotecha is there. well, ben, the community here is devastated this afternoon, that fire happened just after half past two in the morning, what i can tell you now, is that the children who died in that fire are being named locally, as riley, keegan, tilly, and olly, all aged between 3 and eight. we know that two people, two adults managed to get out along with adults managed to get out along with a child, the child was called jack, two years old, he is called jack, mother natalie, and partner chris, the police are making a statement as we speak and we hope to get more details later as to what caused that fire and why. windows shattered. the inside of th

northern virginia bureau reporter david culver in stafford with new details on the story you first sawrom the neighboring community you can see colonial forge high school track. the coach behind bars tonight. >> one of my son ran track for all four years. >> reporter: before his son graduated, he saide trained under jackson. >> he thought he wa a great guy. it surprised all of us. >> reporter: stafford county sheriff's depies arrested 37-year-old jackson wednesday accused of trying to slolicit prostitution from a 16-year-old boy. >> there were exchangesf offers for money. >> reporter: today deputies told us more accusers have come forward. >> we received two more phone calls from people who identify themselves as victims of mr. jackson. >> reporter: jkson was not only the track coach, he was also a school security officer. his job was to protect the kids. >> the magnitude of that situation is concerning that something like that is going on in the school. >> disappointing but the school acted quick. >> reporter: comforted that the school immediately placed jackson on leave and deputies

after the death of four children in a house fire in stafford, two people are arrested on suspicion of negligence. theresa may is meeting her irish counterpart in dublin — as she continues to try to seek changes to the brexit withdrawal agreement.

marilyn stafford. was born in the united states but she moved to paris where she became a protege of the brilliant. cartier—bresson. like him, she loved it to capture intimate portraits of ordinary people. she has worked and worked on and on fashion catwalks. now at 93, her work is being admired by a new generation. so what gives her pictures their power? marilyn stafford, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. let's start way back. you trained as an actress. you spent a while as a nightclub singer. and yet you really found your creative voice in photography. what was it about photography that reached into your soul? i have been called an accidental photographer. because i really did not set out to do the photography at all. the photography wasn't something that was just there. when i was a child, everybody had a little box brownie, every family had a little box brownie. and so the photography was just part of life. it wasn't anything. it wasn't photography. it was just you had a camera and you took pictures.

marilyn stafford, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. let's start way back.ined as an actress, you spend a while as a nightclub singer and yet you really found your creative voice in photography still. what was that about photography that really reached into your soul? i have been called an accidental photographer. because i really did not set out to do the photography at all. the photography was something that was just there. when i was a child, everybody had a little box brownie, every family had a little box brownie. and so, the photography was just part of life, it wasn't anything, it was in photography. it was just you had a anything, it was in photography. it wasjust you had a camera and anything, it was in photography. it was just you had a camera and you took pictures. would you say you were a natural observer, sometimes a little bit removed and looking in on things? i think probably, yes. i think probably to explain it to you, i remember taking my first photograph. and why i took my first photograph. it was on a family picnic and we we re it was on a

after the death of four children in a house fire in stafford, two people are arrested on suspicion ofslaughter by gross negligence. theresa may is meeting her irish counterpart in dublin — as she continues to try to seek changes to the brexit withdrawal agreement. never bite unless the bait is good. and the star of stage and screen — albert finney — has died aged 82 after a short illness. good evening. the use of confidentiality, or non disclosure agreements, is in the spotlight again this evening, after sir philip green's legal action against the daily telegraph newspaper, was formally ended by a high courtjudge. the owner of topshop, who denies claims of unlawful sexual and racist behaviour made by the newspaper, has condemned it's reporting, and accused the telegraph of a ‘vendetta' against him. however his alleged victims, are still prevented from speaking out, because they signed non disclosure agreements. here's our special correspondent, lucy manning. sir philip green has the yacht, the business empire and the knighthood but his reputation has been damaged by allegations from f

sima kotecha, bbc news, stafford.of flats killing ten people and injuring at least 30 others, was started deliberately. a woman who lives in the apartments, in the south west of the city, has been arrested. 200 firefighters spent more than five hours trying to bring the blaze under control. the hollywood actor liam neeson, has denied he's a racist, after revelations he made in an interview promoting his new film. he said following the rape of someone close to him by a black man a0 years ago, he set out to kill any innocent black man he may have come across in the street. but he said he quickly came to his senses and was appalled by his behaviour, which wasn't motivated by racism. nick bryant is in new york with the latest. nick. it is the new york premiere tonight of liam neeson‘s new movie. journalists have just been told that the photo opportunities and the interviews have been cancelled. earlier he did speak to american television and explained how he had grown up television and explained how he had grown up in nor

they died ended on stafford and the highfields area of the city on tuesday.hire police say a 24 you known women and a 28 man have been arrested this afternoon, they remain in custody. in a statement the police said they would ask people not to speculative as to what might have happened and appeal for patients as the investigation continues. this instant has had a huge impact on the committee and we understand there will be confusion and demand for information and we will provide for that updates as $0011 will provide for that updates as soon be unable. a24 yield women and 20 digital you're watching afternoon live, these are our headlines the billionaire businessman, sir philip green — who's facing claims of sexual and racial harassment — has dropped his legal action against the telegraph but has strongly condemned the paper's reporting. politicians from belfast and dublin meet to try to break the brexit deadlock over the irish backstop ahead of the irish prime minister's working dinner with theresa may. the british actor albert finney has died at the age of 8

a stafford county sheriff's ffice said he solicited prostitution from a male student at the school that was under the age of 16. the arrest left many parents concerned. >> the magnitude of that is concerning that something is going on in t school, that you trust the teachers to do what is right and help teachour kids the problemer way. >> stafford county schools say they are aware that a coach has been charged. and he's b on administrative league. >>> mandy moore says her ex was throughoutard her the marriage that ended in 2016. now, in a "new york times" rert, seven other women accused adams of sexual an verbal abuse. the women claimed he offered to help with their music caeers. aid he had inappropriate conversations with her when she was 15. adams calls the allegations, quote, unsettlingnd inaccurate. >>> the chicago police departmentur and 20th ce fox are knocking down reports that r "e actor jesussie smollett staged his attack. police say they have n to support that the claimed attack was a hoax. and procers of the show say tt sm smollett's character is not leaving. two people of in

uquier county, to stafford county, just a drop or two. no more than one or two swipes of the wipers wild be nee to clear that off. temperatures in the upper 30s to around 40 deees. chilly. not shorts weather this morning. but a winner of a day coming. she would love to go for a walk today. temperatures in the 30s this morning. but near 60 at lunchtime. if you get iutside the afternoon, it will be the mid to upper 60s. there's more mild air to come ten-day forecast, that includes the mildness and the return to winter. melissa, good morning. >> good morning to you. inner loop at kenilworth avenue, overturned b seeing a slowdown there at the top of the beltway. nothing major because it iso rly in the morning. you see the tiny blip on the screen. the rest of the beltway is okay. inner loop and outer loop,9 looking at 595 in maryland. going to get there in ten same situation northbound in maryland. nothing in your way. >> thank you.in vi's top lawmakers are controvers the top executives. the embattled governor saying he's not a racist and the

just to remain due what happens here in stafford on tuesday morning at around 2:45am. behind me. it destroyed the u psta i rs houses behind me. it destroyed the upstairs of the house and part of the roof. for my children died in that fire. one child was eight, another was six and another was three as was the fourth. staffordshi re three as was the fourth. staffordshire police said two people have been arrested in connection with the fire, a 24—year—old women under 28—year—old man. they say they have been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter by gross negligence. they also say they do not want people to rush to conclusions here and speculate. they say the two people arrested are in custody. thank you very much indeed. the headlines on bbc news... a high courtjudge allows the billionaire, sir philip green, to formally end his legal action against the daily telegraph. the family of cardiff city footballer emiliano sala say they can now mourn him — after police confirm it was his body recovered from the english channel. the british horse racing authority confirms another t

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also, a part-time stafford county deputy sheriff. he played a police officer in the movie.he stafford county police -- the sheriff's office,te congratu him on facebook for playing a difficult character that helped open the audience's eyes to the prejudice at existed at that time during history. >> what a cool thing to be a part of. >>> four things to know. virginia's first lady is accused of being racially insensitive. "the washington post" reports that last week pam northam handed cotton to two african-american sdents. she told them to imagine being slaves and having to pick batten. more on this story. >>> the man accused of killing five people at"the capital gazette" newspaper will be in open court. chris gordon will be at the hearing. follow him on twitter for the latest. >>> michael cohen will be testifying before the house intelligence committee in a closed-door hearing for lawmakers only. the "today" showav will the revelations from yesterday's seven-hour public hearing. >>> president trump on his way to d.c., after negotiations to denuclearize north korea failed. nor

. >>> looking at the roads, we have thisng happe in stafford. elton shop road at courthouse had a crash and took down wire. open by 7:00 a.m. keep that in mind if that's youo al route. inner loop, outer loop of the beltway, everything looking gooh e. same situation 95 in maryland, 29, bw parkway, route 1 no issues nouthbound or southb. taking a look at 270, 70 to the spur will take you 26minutes. a little quick there. aaron? >> melissa, thank you.01 staying on top of the latest developments out of the white house. all eyes on president trump to see if he will bend to pressure and sign a bipartisan bill to avoid friday's deadline forer partial gent shutdown. >> everyone agrees another siutdown would be a disaster. but the pnt has made it clear he isn't happy with the proposed deal. it doesn't even include a arter of the more th $5.5 billion he is asking for the wall along the southern border. it does include 55 miles of new fencing a mor money for homeland security. the president hinted he may take executive action to make sure the wall goes up.

our correspondent sima kotecha is in stafford for us tonight.to the case. just to remind you, this fire happened in the early hours of tuesday morning at around 2:40am. four children were killed, aged between three and eight. today, staffordshi re between three and eight. today, staffordshire police say they have arrested two people in connection with the fire, a 24—year—old woman and a 28—year—old man. in a statement, the police say they were arrested at around 1:30pm today on suspicion of manslaughter by gross negligence. the statement goes on to say that the police are urging people not to speculate as to what happened on that morning. the fire has hit this community incredibly hard. just to convey some of the outpouring of support that has come from the community, thejust giving page raising money for the children's funeral today reach the £29,000 mark. thank you forjoining us. the first lorries carrying us humanitarian aid for venezuela have arrived at the colombian border, but venezuelan troops are blocking their entry. president nicolas m

our correspondent sima kotecha is in stafford for us this evening.te with the latest. just to remind you, but fire happened in the early hours of tuesday morning, around 2:40 a:m., four children died in that fire aged between three and eight years old. today police have said that they have arrested two people in connection with the fire, a 24—year—old woman and a 28—year—old man. ina 24—year—old woman and a 28—year—old man. in a statement, they say, they we re man. in a statement, they say, they were arrested at around 1:30pm today on suspicion of manslaughter by gross negligence. the police are urging people not to speculate as to what happened on the morning. this fire has hit this community incredibly hard and just to convey the outpouring of support to you, or just giving page that is raising money for the funerals has reached the £29,000 mark. clive. thank you. ten people have died in a fire at a youth team training centre, at one of brazil's biggest football clubs. three other people were injured, when the blaze broke out at the training ground

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after the death of four children in a house fire in stafford, two people are arrested, on suspicion ofross negligence. three more cases of equine flu are discovered,

european parliament is to decide on a new free trade deal with singapore kaufman reporting from stafford max thank you more trouble for german electronic payment company wire card investors in the united states are looking into a class action lawsuit they are accusing the company to violate federal security laws and hope to recover damages from recent losses a lawsuit alleges that wired card has misled investors by not disclosing that executives in singapore was under investigation for money laundering and it came out in january shares took a massive dive dropping as much as thirty percent our call has only last year been listed in the german dax stock things. now as we all know context matters so why did germany and the u.s. put on a show of unity and talks over importing liquefied natural gas well because of a different from both sides are engaged in a nasty spat over a pipeline project that the u.s. says will deepen europe's energy dependence on russia so germany agreeing to buy more u.s. gas can be seen as an attempt to gloss over these differences. the controversial north stream two

four children have been found dead in a fire in a house in stafford.and two adults were admitted to hospital in the early hours of the morning. they've begun an investigation into the cause of the blaze. eight people have died in a fire at an apartment block in paris. dozens more have been injured, including firefighters, in the blaze near the parc des princes football stadium. a woman has been detained on suspicion of starting the fire deliberately. theresa may is travelling to belfast today to reassure people that she is committed to delivering brexit while avoiding a hard border with the republic of ireland. the prime minister will pledge to secure a deal that commands broad support. conservative mps from the leave and remain camps are due to meet the brexit secretary again today to try to find an alternative solution to the controversial irish backstop. more than 200 deaths have been linked to the misuse of anxiety drug xanax in the uk since 2015, the bbc has learned. the drug is widely prescribed in the us to treat anxiety and panic attacks, and c

arrested on suspicion of manslaughter by gross negligence after four children died in a house fire in staffordview. hello, and welcome to the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week's cinema releases is mark kermode. so, mark, what do we have this week? something for everyone. we have ‘the lego movie 2'. i know you are a huge fan. we have ‘if beale street could talk‘. and ‘alita: battle angel', a dystopian future. is there any other kind? the question is, are you a huge lego movie fan? iam. i loved the first one and the batman one. along comes lego movie to take get back on track. i fell in love again and laughed all the way through. did you see the first one? it entirely plays out in the imagination of a young boy who has a huge lego land that his father owns. this begins at the end of that film. his sister is allowed to come in and play and causes chaos. suddenly this wonderful world is created. a huge fabulous place has turned into an apocalyptic dystopia. meanwhile, people from the sister system has come to kidnap batman to be involved in a weird wedding ritual. but emmet sti

a stafford county sheriff's office said he solicited prosnttution from a male stude at the school that was under the age of 16. the arrest left manyts concerned. >> the magnitude of that is concerning that something is going on in the school, that you trust e teachers to do what is right and help teach your kids the proper way. >> stafford county schools say they are aware that a coach has been charged. the coach is on administrative leav >>> amazon is ditching plans to build a corporate headquarters in new york city. they were going to build a ngcomplex in queens in exc for $3 billion in incentives. lawmakers criticized giving subsidies to one of the world's most valuable companies. some experts say the move could scare off other tech companies considering to movto new york. >>>meanwhile,rince george's county is trying woo amazon to this area. amazon told leaders the concern was a lack of software development engineers in the county. coty officials are not letting that stop the conversation with amazon, though. >> we made it clear with amazon we are ready to reengage them for any type

the proper way >> stafford coun schools say they are aware that a coach has be charged. the coach is on administrative leave. >>> amazon is ditching plans to ild in new york city. they were going to build a complex in queens in exchange for $3 billion in incentives. lawmakers criticized giving subsidies to one of the world's most valuable companies. some experts say the move could scare off other tech companies considering to move to new york. >>> the other half of the headquarters plan was for northern virginia. what does the dision in new york mean for us? megan mcgrath is live in crystae city, w amazon is set to move. megan, what do you know about e plan forthern virnia? >> reporter: it looks like the jobs that will be coming to our rea because of the headquarters, looks like those jobs are safe. but when amazon pulled out of the new york deal, many wondered what the f of the headquarters were in crystal city, what the future would be. 25,000 jobs will gradually be brought to the area with that headquarters, with the potential for up to 38,000 jobs someday. but will t

fredericksburg, stafford, into the northern neck and southern maryland, you'll see a little bit of rainht snow mixed in, but no accumulation, no problems or anything. some rain and sleet tomorrow night into monday. >> not too bad. we'll be back on air in 25 minutes with a local n update. for now, let's >>> good morning. mass shooting tragedy. >> attention all police. aurora h an active shooting. >> five victims killed, pice officers wounded, as a man fired from a manufacturing company in aurora, illinois, started gunning down his co-workers. b >> this respon law enforcement, from centrfederal, state, local law enforcement didn't surprise me but it overwhelms me. the gunmandead. questions swirls. were there warning signs? how can attacks like this be stopped? we're live on thee. >>> national emergency backlash. president trum preparing for a fight this morning, one day after declaring a national emergency to pay for his border he admits he didn't have to take this

i think tommy gave me a headache trying t >>> did you know that one of stafford county's finest played a small part in an academy award winning film. >> we're talking about "green book." this is jim cluck, he plays an actor in hollywood but he also works part time as a stafford county deputy sheriff. >> he played a police officer in the sheriff's office congratulated him onracebook fo playing a, quote, difficult character that opened the audience'so eyes prejudice that existed in that time in america. >>> under fire. ir a new controversy in vnia involving the first lady this time. plus a maryland delegate faces punish in the next hour for racist remarks. breaking down both stories. plus reaction from you. >>> no deal president trump's high stakes nuclear talks suddenly break >>> right now with 4:30 storm team 4 tracking some winter weather. >> snow moving in just in time for the morning commute. >> let's get to chief meteorologist doug kammerer for the latest oov that. >> mg in by early tomorrow morning. here it is right now back to the west. future radar showing this rainmaki its way

four children are killed in a house fire in the middle of the night in stafford. from a first—floor window to escape the flames. mr neeson, are you sorry for what you said? the actor liam neeson denies he is a racist, after recalling how he wanted kill any black man, following the rape of a friend 40 years ago.

for children have died in a house fire in stafford. tributes to the young victims have been posted on social media. a police described the scene as heartbreaking. the prime minister pledges to secure a brexit deal that ensures no hard border between northern ireland and the republic.” northern ireland and the republicli know northern ireland and the republic.” know that the prospect of changing the backstop on reopening the withdrawal agreement creates real anxieties here in northern ireland and in ireland because it is here that the consequences of whatever is agreed will most be felt. the actor liam neeson denies being a racist after telling a journalist he once wa nted after telling a journalist he once wanted to kill a black person because someone wanted to kill a black person because someone close to him was raped by a black man. crash investigators have launched an underwater operation to cover a body from the wreckage of the plane carrying the wreckage and possibly the body of emiliano sala. hmv has been saved from administratio

this is stafford like, the footbridge completely underwater with the rain continuing. yesterday was the most wet day in the history with getting over five inches of rain with the previous record just under two inches in 1919. >>> the stairs and would acre became a waterfall. >>> the rain is causing a different problem in santa clara county with caltrans crews and los gallos on the watch for mudslides with the temporary fix on hicks road earlier this month after the atmospheric river destroyed part of the cliff. they are forcing drivers to turn around as they repair it. >>> i am anne makovec at the live news desk with a live look at hanoi, vietnam. president trump and north korean president kim jong-un are sitting down to dinner. this is trump counting the special relationship, he calls it. they met for the reporters about one hour ago, currently 7:39 vietnam town. this is the second summit meeting on denuclearization. kim is asking for patients and the president says he has high hopes for the success. >> i believe your country has unlimited potential. you will have a g

jose ramirez of stafford lost role of his vehicle this afternoon. he clammed into aanoncrete wall died there at the scene. >>>ky a smo scene in downtown d.c. this afternoon. a car caught fire. a news4 viewer sent us this video as firefighters doused the flims on street near north capital. witnesses see they heard an io expl that smoke could be seen for blocks arod. the fire departments say the flames spread to a second vehicle, but no one was hurt. p> coming next at 11:00, back up for jeff bezos, as he accuses the "national enquirer" of black hail, other celebrities are saying the tabloid tried to extort them, too. >>> plus, thef timing that >>> plus, thef timing that wintry mix >>> plus, thef timing that wintry mix ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ - so, what are you in for? (laughs) - well, according to this discipline slip i was allegedly talking during quiet time, again. but there were no witnesses except the teacher's pet. - oh really? - her testimony shouldn't be admissible so i'm here to appeal the decision. - [monster] oh. - [narrator] fund your kid's potenti

it happened close to 3am in the highfields area of stafford.e an explosion. four children were killed — eight—year—old riley holt, six—year—old keegan unitt, four—year—old tilly rose unitt and three—year—old 0lly unitt. three people managed to survive the blaze — the children's brother, two—year—old jack, their mother, 24—year—old natalie unitt, and her partner, 28—year—old chris moulton. firefighters say they managed to escape byjumping out of an upstairs window. this is 0utside source live from the bbc newsroom. 0ur lead story is: the riddle of the irish border contrinues to overshadow the uk's brexit dealings. today, the prime minister went to northern ireland to promise she's taking the issue seriously. some of the main story from bbc world service. angelina jolie has visited camps in bangladesh for muslim rohingya refugees in her capacity as un envoy. she told the refugees that she condemned the world's failure to prevent over 730,000 of them being driven from their homes in myanmar. that's from bbc burmese. a russian couple have been deta

four children are killed in a house fire in the middle of the night in stafford.provoke a media storm. a warning about the impact of pollution on our children — the un says the uk has the highest number suffering from respiratory conditions in europe.

. >>> f >>> virginia now, arngton, manassas, manassas park and stafford county schools will open two hours late, fred lisburg, king george, loudon and fairfax county schools. >> now, to the closings in virginia. warr, clark, winchester, happrob happe rappahannock. >> in west virginia, morgan, berkeley, mineral, hardy and jeffers jefferson county schools are closed. >> carslid on highways, back roads andarking lots. team 4 has the mess left ndbehi >> let's start with wteorologist chuck bell and see what we're dealih at this eour. >> temperatures h held at or above freezing for most of the overnight hours, allowing for road crews to really get ahe r ofd conditions by quite a bit. rain showers, and thunder andin ligh down there, heading into the tide water regions for west virginia. for he, it's clouds and the fogginess that is outside. i could rule out a drop or two of rain in souern ryland. but it will be a drying trend through the day today. there's the showers through future weather in the first part the day. ater 9:00, or 10:00, the sun will come back it will be an improvement. for

the first in stafford county. delvin jackson is facing charges for soliciting a minor for prostitution. jackson is a track coach and security officer at colonial forge high scho. it's not clear if the minor was a student at that school. >>> a football coach at prince george's county has been suspended. terrell lockwood was placed on leave. the situation involves inappropriate text messages between lockwood and a student. while the parents are concerned, many students are defending their coach. >> he's a good coach. >> i don't think he would do something like that. it doesn't sound like him, really. >> he's a good man. that's the reason why. we're shocked. coach.really good >> lockwood faces no criminal charges at this point. he has worked at duval high school for eight years. >>> now, to a revelation shocking local churches. there's a list of 16 priests who are, quote, credibly accused of minors. abusing two of the priests have been criminally charged. arlington bishop michael burbridge says he's open to hearing s

and no picnics today at stafford lake. the footbridge is unwalkable, and completely underneath water as the storm continues to dump inches of rain in west malynn. >>> check out the santa rosa creek. the city received more than five inches of rain. its previous record, just under two inches back in 1919. >>> marin coyne, these stairs in woodacre became a waterfall today. crews were out there putting down sandbags. >>> a pretty nasty crash in the rain this afternoon. it actually killed a tow truck driver along 101 in sausalito. a s pickup truck lost control, hit the man as he was working in the southbound lanes near spencer avenue. the victim's name has not been released. >>> the rain is causing a different kind of problem in santa clara county. crews are on the watch for mudslides. they put a temporary fix at highway 35. earlier this month an atmospheric river destroyed parts of the cliff there. >>> flooding and evacuations closing schools in sonoma county. the forestville union, guerneville, will all be closed tomorrow. we

uquier county, to stafford county, just a drop or two. no more than one or two swipes of the wipers wild be nee to clear that off. temperatures in the upper 30s to around 40 deees. chilly. not shorts weather this morning. but a winner of a day coming. she would love to go for a walk today. temperatures in the 30s this morning. but near 60 at lunchtime. if you get iutside the afternoon, it will be the mid to upper 60s. there's more mild air to me

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two people arrested in connection with a house fire in stafford which killed four children have beend 28 year old man were arrested on suspicion of manslaughter by gross negligence. the children, aged between three and eight, died in the fire on tuesday. plans for a chelsea flower show garden co—designed by the duchess of cambridge have been unveiled. the garden aims to highlight the benefits that nature brings to mental and physical well—being. kensington palace said it will "inspire families to get outside and explore nature together". lots of child friendly places to play. i love the sound of it. made from logs and bits of tree. gorgeous. the metropolitan police chief, cressida dick, has revealed that she can't smell cannabis. speaking on radio 4's desert island discs, the force's first female commissioner said her colleagues think it's ‘hilarious' that she is unable to pick up the scent of the drug. quite an admission. i love that desert island discs for all of it. it's a little over three weeks since prince philip apologised for his part in a car crash near to the queen's sandri