but step forward stephen ellison, her majesty's consul general in chongqing, with natty socks. is no time to think. there is no time to consider. there is no rational decision. there was a girl in difficulties. ithink if... if no one had taken action, she would have lost her life. as he pulls for the bank, he lifts her face clear. for a short time, he feared the worst. but suddenly, she is breathing again. i'm sure someone would have jumped in, i was just first to get my shoes off and jump in. they eventually haul her up and our hero climbs out. i have had a few comments from any friends on the socks. i didn't have time to take my iphone out. so that's gone now. mr ellison has been hailed a hero in china, where his courage has been shared with millions on social media and done much to improve britain's reputation. the woman, a 24—year—old student, has recovered and invited her rescuer to dinner next weekend. that's it. now on bbc one, time for the news where you are. have a very good night. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow.

but step forward stephen ellison, her majesty's consul general in chongqing, with natty socks.ision. there was a girl clearly in some great difficulties. ithink, you know, if no one had taken action she clearly would have lost her life. as he pulls for the bank, he lifts her face clear. for a short time, he feared the worst. but suddenly, she is breathing again. i'm sure someone would have jumped in, i was just first to get my shoes off and jump in. after a struggle, they eventually haul her up and our sodden hero climbs out to the side. i have had a few comments from my friends on the socks, yes. unfortuately i didn't have time to take my iphone out of my pocket. so that's gone now, it's seen better days. mr ellison has been hailed a hero in china, where his courage has been shared with millions on social media and done much to improve britain's reputation. the woman, a 24—year—old student from wuhan, has recovered and invited her rescuer to dinner next weekend. james landale, bbc news. good going. let's go live to the space station. they are waiting for the hatch to lock. the

here's how the diplomat, stephen ellison, described it all to the bbc.was going to bea was fearful that it was going to be a very sad story, not a big river, quite small so it was quite easy to jump big river, quite small so it was quite easy tojump in and i got to her very quickly and i was able to turn her over, but, you know, she wasn't breathing when i turned her over and she seemed to be unconscious but i head started swimming to the side with her and others were helping, growing in life buoys, and giving a helping hand and just as we reached the side she did start breathing which was a great relief to everybody. the first hands and feet ceremony in hollywood since january has taken place outside the city's famous chinese theatre. the star was awarded to american actor michael madsen during a socially—distanced event. the 63—year—old has made more than 170 films, including thelma and louise and sin city. but, he's best remembered for his role as mr blonde in quentin tarantino's directorial debut reservoir dogs, alongside harvey keitel and tim roth.

but step forward stephen ellison, the consul general in the area, with natty socks.is no rational decision. there was a girl in difficulties. ithink if... if no one had taken action, she would have lost her life. as he pulls for the bank, he lifts her face clear. for a short time, he feared the worst. but then she is breathing again. i'm sure someone would have jumped in, i had to get my shoes off and jump in. they eventually haul her up and our hero climbs out. i have had a few comments from any friends on the socks. i didn't have time to take my phone out. that's gone now. mr ellison has been hailed a hero in china, where his courage has been shared with millions on social media and done much to improve britain's reputation. the woman, a 24—year—old student, has recovered and invited her rescuer to dinner next weekend. well done, him! while the world was busy watching election drama unfold in the united states, another highly anticipated vote was also taking place in new zealand. but the bird of the year vote was also hit by allegations of an attempt to rig the ele

but step forward stephen ellison, the consul general in the area, with natty socks.er. there is no rational decision. there was a girl in difficulties. i think if... if no one had taken action she would have lost her life. as he pulls for the bank, he lifts herface lost her life. as he pulls for the bank, he lifts her face clear. lost her life. as he pulls for the bank, he lifts herface clear. for a short time, he feared the worst. but then she is breathing again. i'm sure someone would have jumped in, then she is breathing again. i'm sure someone would havejumped in, i had to get my shoes off and jump in. they eventually haul her up and our hero climbs out. i have had a few comments from any friends on the socks. i didn't have time to take my phone out. that's gone now. he has been hailed a hero in china where, his courage has been shared with millions on social media and done much to improve britain's reputation. the woman, a 24—year—old student, has recovered and invited her rescuer to dinner next weekend. time for a look at the weather, here's darren bett the nex

stephen ellison is the new consul general in the c southwesity.e was walking alongsidee river outsid city saturday morning when a woman slipped on rocks into the deep water. this footage shows the 24-year-old student struggling before appearing face down in the water, totally unconscious. w. ellison brought the woman to safeh the help of a life buoy. she is slowd recovering even inviting her rescuer over for dinner. so at least a good outcome there. had quite splendid socks, our manage china. thank you so much for watching narrator: funding for this presentation of this program is provided by... language specialists teaching spanish, french and more. raymond james. the freeman foundation. by judy and peter blum kler foundation; pursuing solutions for america's neglected need and by contributions to this pbs station from viewers like you thank you. narrator: you're watching pbs. vo: ready to watch the best of ytime, ywhere, on nearly any device? it's easy with the pbs video app. simply download the pbs video app on your mobile or streaming device.

stephen ellison is the new consul—general in the south western city chongching.e bridge. she is beginning to lose consciousness. but step forward stephen ellison, her majesties consul general in china. he didn't hesitate. there is no time to think or consider, there is no rational decision. there was a girl clearly in some great difficulties, andi clearly in some great difficulties, and i think you know, if no one had taken action, she clearly would have lost her life. as it pulls the bank, who lifts her face clear. for a short time, he feared the worst, but suddenly she is breathing again. i'm sure someone suddenly she is breathing again. i'm sure someone would have jumped in, suddenly she is breathing again. i'm sure someone would havejumped in, i was just first to get my shoes off andjump in. after was just first to get my shoes off and jump in. after a struggle, they eventually haul her up and our sudden hero climbs out to the side. i have had a few comments from my friends on the socks. unfortunately, ididn't friends on the socks. unfortunately, i didn't hav

but step forward stephen ellison, the consul general in the area, with natty socks.ion she would have lost her life. as he pulls for the bank, he lifts her face clear. for a short time, he feared the worst. but then she is breathing again. i'm sure someone would have jumped in, i had to get my shoes off and jump in. they eventually haul her up and our hero climbs out. i have had a few comments from any friends on the socks. i didn't have time to take my phone out. that's gone now. he has been hailed a hero in china where, his courage has been shared with millions on social media and done much to improve britain's reputation. the woman, a 24—year—old student, has recovered and invited her rescuer to dinner next weekend. now it's time for a look at the weather with darren bett. hello, again. later this week, but probably only briefly, we are in for some colder weather. but for the next couple of days, it is going to be very mild for the time of year. there will be a lot of cloud, mind you, and for western scotland, some heavy enough rain to give some flooding by the mi

but step forward stephen ellison, the consul general in the area, with natty socks. no one had taken action she would have lost her life. as he pulls for the bank, he lifts her face clear. for a short time, he feared the worst. but then she is breathing again. i'm sure someone would have jumped in, i had to get my shoes off and jump in. they eventually haul her up and our hero climbs out. i have had a few comments from any friends on the socks. i didn't have time to take my phone out. that's gone now. he has been hailed a hero in china, where his courage has been shared with millions on social media and done much to improve britain's reputation. the woman, a 24—year—old student, has recovered and invited her rescuer to dinner next weekend. what a great story! good work by our man in china with stunning socks. it's a shame about his iphone though. as we speak, four astronauts on board a spacex capsule are making their way to the international space station — where, in a few hours' time, they will begin the docking procedure while whizzing around the earth at 17,500 mp

stephen ellison, who's the consul general in chongqing, was walking by the river when the woman fell to save her. the pictures quickly went viral, prompting praise across social media. but this morning, the diplomat said he was happy to help. you know, the social media, like anywhere, but china's no different, things get communicated very quickly. i think it took a day and a half, i think, for it to really take off, but yeah, some very, very kind comments. but really it was... clearly i am pleased, i am so, so pleased that the young girl was ok. that is the main thing. but other than that, you know, it was just a split second decision. we have exchanged wechat messages. in fact, i have met the young girl, who is very, very sweet, and she has invited me for lunch next weekend, which i will be delighted to do. i am just very, very happy that it has all ended so well. us president—electjoe biden is warning that "people may die" if his incoming administration continues to be impeded by incumbent donald trump. mr biden said co—ordination was needed to tackle the coronavirus outbreak. he d

stephen ellison, who is the consul general in chongqing, was walking by the river in a nearby village morning, the diplomat said he was happy to help. you know, the social media, like anywhere, china is no different. things get communicated very, very quickly so it took a day and a half, i think, for it to really take off but yes, there's been some very, very kind comments but really, it was clearly, i'm pleased, i'm so, so pleased the young girl was ok. that's the main thing. but other than that, it was just a split—second decision. we've exchanged chat messages and, in fact, i have met the young girl who is very, very sweet so she's invited me for lunch next weekend which i will be delighted to do. so i'm just very, very happy that it's all ended so well. though modest. —— very modest. hurricane iota has made landfall over nicaragua, forcing thousands of people there and in neighbouring honduras to evacuate from coastal areas. paul hawkins has more. screaming. it's supposed to be the end of the north atlantic hurricane season, but this is what a category five hurricane looks like. 2

stephen ellison, who is the consul—general in chongqing saw the student slip into the deep water.in. for much of this week, it's going to be unseasonably mild, except for thursday, when it is going to turn much colder. there will be a significant wind chill, but it will be short lived because on friday we see a return to milder conditions. today, though, dry and brighter weather is coming our way compared to the weekend, but there is more rain in the forecast and that is courtesy of an area of low pressure with its fronts coming in from the south—west through the course of the afternoon. one look at this chart with all those isobars tells you it is going to be a blustery day. the strongest winds will be across the north of scotland, here we could have gusts of 50mph. so we still have some spots of rain here and there but equally some sunshine coming through this morning's cloud, but the cloud will continue to build from the west ahead of this band of rain arriving through the course of the afternoon. temperatures ranging from nine in lerwick to highs of 13 in st helier. through th

stephen ellison — who is the consul—general for the city of chongqing — was enjoying a walk when he leaptust taken my first trip out, i have just arrived in chongqing a month ago, and we have been having some beautiful weather, so into a newjob, very busy, so this was a great chance to get out. i had heard about this very beautiful village a couple of hours south, so i just beautiful village a couple of hours south, so ijust arrived there mid morning, i was down by the river, and it was really great, and then there was a large group of students arrived, taking advantage of the weather as well, and then suddenly, u nfortu nately, weather as well, and then suddenly, unfortunately, one of the young girls slipped into the river. it's not a very big river, but she clearly was getting into difficulty very quickly. i was at this stage on my way to leaving the river, but she was struggling, i could see that, and she was submerged for a little while, and when she came up, she was just floating lifeless on the water, so it was just a split second, it all happened very quickly. so i took my shoes of