at the age of 76. >> and unfettered mind, stephen hawking, his life at work. some of you may already know hawking's science well. everybody knows something about him as a person. his disability, his legendary courage, his unlikely celebrity, and a few ugly rumors about him as well but he is more than a legend or celebrity. he is a real person and it has been my luck to get to know him a little bit. i wouldn't claim to be inaccurate as well. and more than 2 or 3 people in the world know stephen hawking well and even they have their doubts. the way he communicates, and always something of a distance. and he has no body language. his synthetic computer voice, his computer voice conveys no emotion whatsoever. when you're sitting with him you often wonder whether he is telling a joke or not but he does have facial expressions still. the people who made that star trek episode had him playing a poker game with isaac newton, albert einstein, and star trek's data. most people were amazed at the variety of his facial expressions which doesn't sound like it would recommen

stephen hawking: i didn't say that. david: in an episode of "star trek," he was given the chance toease isaac newton. stephen hawking: not the apple story again. >> astounding to think that the lord created all this in seven days. stephen hawking: incorrect. 13.8 billion years. >> let's not get bogged down in all that again. david: most recently he was happy to play along for comic relief. he saw himself as an ambassador for science. in this interview, he told me of his hopes for the large hadron collider he had a real sense of adventure. stephen hawking: as you can imagine, i'm very excited. i have been wheelchair-bound for almost four decades, and the chance to float free in 0g will be wonderful. david: everobraving a ze-gravity flight. no surpris his death has prompted a flood of tributes. tim berners-lee,ounder of the world wide web, tweeted, "we have lost a colossal mind and wonderful spirit. rest in peace, stephenawking." and nasa said, "may you keep flying like superman in microgravity," as he said to astronauts

just did a view to live from berlin the world renowned physicist stephen hawking has done. a superhero took me by work superman. though confined to a wheelchair from motor neuron disease whose groundbreaking work in black holes and relativity relativity pushed the boundaries of human knowledge to talk about his likes and. also coming up donald trump says he's closer to having the cabinet he wants after firing his chief diplomat secretary of state rex tillerson is the latest to go president trump has replaced him with the cia director my pump a.o. will find out what that means for washington's foreign policy. that moscow ignores a midnight deadline to respond to british claims of poison the former russian spy who defected to the kremlin london to present the evidence we'll have more. i'm brian thomas thanks so much for being with us stephen hawking mind roams the universe and style had his family says he passed away peacefully in sleep in the early hours of wednesday will be remembered for his groundbreaking work on black holes and general relativity he also defied expectati

rest in peace, stephen hawking." and nasa said, "may you keep flying like superman in microgravity," as he said to astronauts on the international space station in 2014. >> if you reverse time, the iuniversegetting taller. david: eddie redmayne played ephen hawking in the film "the theory of everything." today he said, "we lost a truly beautiful mind." a scientist who delved into the weird realm of black holesan offerengaging story that achieved something remarkable -- it touched a global audience. laura: that was david shukman reporting. professor hawking was clearly an inspiration to scientists the world over, and particularly to young people. the u.k. iin the middle of british science week. some of the kids taking part' have been talking to the bbc -- thbbc's jon kay. john: stephen hawking woult've loved this -- 20,000 british scientists experimenti he told the young people to be curious, and today, as they trajectoriesndorce, many were thinking of their scientific superhero. how would you describe him? >> genius,

for more on the exceptional life of stephen hawking, i spoke earlier with professor michio ka ku, stephen michio kaku, himself a bestselling author and theoretical physicist at the city college of new york. what was it about stephen hawking which so captured the public imagination? like albert einstein, stephen hawking was viewed by the public as messengers from the stars. the stars are in our dreams, every night when we look outside we see the firmament of the heavens, we are dazzled by the mysteries of the universe. here was albert einstein and stephen hawking saying, come with me, read my books, see my videos and you too can understand the wonders of the cosmic universe. so by exploring the properties of black holes and gravity, what did stephen hawking revealed to us about the universe? we once thought that black holes are totally black, everything that falls in never comes out, even light. when he applied the quantum mechanics to the black hole, thatis quantum mechanics to the black hole, that is atomic physics, he found black holes are actually grave. they emit light ina black holes

i'm brian thomas great to have you with us stephen hawking whose mind roamed the universe has died his family says he passed away peacefully in his sleep in the early hours of wednesday hawking will perhaps be best remembered for his groundbreaking work in black holes and relativity. in a statement his three children said their father was a great scientist and stored marry a man whose legacy would live for many hears all in was seventy six years old. i'm joined now by the theoretical physicist sean carroll in los angeles who worked with stephen hawking good morning thanks for being with us stephen. are you met stephen hawking personally can you give us an idea of some of your memories i did know stephen hawking was an amazing physicist one of the brilliant minds funniest and funny for centuries and very intimidating for young is such a lifestyle but he was also an amazing character you know he was incredibly stubborn incredibly willful he had only in sense of humor the very first time i ever met him was at a physics conference at a scots whiskey tasting where after the banquet. togethe

we're now in british scientist stephen hawking has died at the age of seventy six his family says the physicist passed away peacefully in a sleep in the early hours of wednesday hawking will be remembered for his groundbreaking work on black holes and general relativity he also defied expectations living for more than fifty years with a motor neuron disease let's take a look back at his life. stephen hawking showed the world the limitless possibilities of the mind trapped in a body crippled by illness he was one of the most well known scientists of our time from the seat of a wheelchair and with the help of a speech generating device the theoretical physicist and cosmologist fascinated people worldwide. hawking faced his difficult physical condition with courage spirit and his trademark dr win. at shows a superhero it up we all work pick superman it's everything that i am not. stephen hawking was born in oxford england on january eighth one nine hundred forty two the oldest of four children. at seventeen he was awarded a scholarship at oxford university he studied physics and chemistr

professor stephen hawking, who's died at the age of 76.ief history of time has shot to the top of the bestseller list at amazon today. he had an ability to bridge the divide between academia and popular culture. 0ur correspondent, jon kay, reflects on his enduring appeal for new generations of scientists. stephen hawking would have loved this — 20,000 young british scientists experimenting together. do it again! don't touch it. he told young people to be curious and today, as they studied trajectories and force, many were thinking of their scientific superhero. how would you describe him? genius, pioneer, brilliant, inspirational, motivationally engaging, phenomenal. i've read a brief history of time, i thought it was very interesting. did you read all of it? i did actually read all of it. and it got me into black holes and i went on to a series of lectures about them. so, yeah, it fuelled a lot for me. on display at the big bang fair, inventions from the scientists of tomorrow. these a—level physicists, from north wales, regard professor

there's talk about some of the tributes coming in from professor stephen hawking. of microsoft said we lost a great one today. he will be remembered for his contributions to science. he made concepts and theories more accessible to the masses. he did definitely translate cosmology and physics to the masses. sean has rejoined us. let's talk about is the treasury wanting to scrap copper coins. how would you feel about losing them ? scrap copper coins. how would you feel about losing them? well i have been sitting on my shelf. so there was this statistic that copper coins are only used once. just once by millions of people though. no one was carried around because they are so heavy. australia and sweden have done it already. a lot of people are getting in touch. chris says how will i paid the penny slots with my kids? a lot of you are worried about charities, whether they will lose out. quite often the charity boxes by the till and when you pay say £2 99 for something, the penny goes in the pot. we all have piles of them. john says it's about time they were scrapped. t

he worked with stephen hawking for over a0 years, co—authoring the bestselling book "the nature of spaceork in "greatly enlarging our understanding of the origin and possible fate of the universe". good evening to you. so your main collaboration was around 1970. how different were things at that time in his condition and his ability to work? he was a lot more able, and he could talk. when i first met him i didn't notice anything wrong at all. it was very early stages. and i could see gradually over the years getting successively worse. but the work we did together was largely before that. the paper we roped together in the royals fight —— wrote together in the royal society on the singularity question was something which he had difficulty in speaking, at that time. most of the collaboration, curiously enough, was done over the telephone. there was only one meeting when he came to where i was working. i interviewed him once. i had no idea how much harder it was to communicate than had been let on by the media. when it was broadcast at the interview, it was a fluent interview, i asked the

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professor stephen hawking, who's died at the age of 76.sia has ignored a midnight deadline set by the british government to explain how a nerve agent, thought to be russian—made, was used to poison a former spy and his daughter. sergei and yulia skripal remain in a critical condition in hospital. moscow continues to deny any involvement in the attack. our correspondent, sarah rainsford, reports from moscow. accused of a crime many miles from here, under pressure to explain a chemical attack that shocked britain. but today, the kremlin has remained silent. the foreign minister, though, was in full defensive flow. sergey lavrov rejected britain's 24—hour ultimatum to respond to the claim that moscow used a nerve agent. "russia should get 10 days," he said, accusing britain of flouting the chemical weapons convention. and when i asked about the actual charge, the minister called that nonsense. translation: russia is not guilty. russia is ready to co—operate in accordance with the convention on the prohibition of chemical weapons if the uk fin

some say stephen hawking is the most talked about physicist since albert einstein. do get in touch with your comments and tributes. just use #bbcthebriefing. what was his legacy? britain's most famous scientist, professor stephen hawking, has died at the age of 76. in a statement, his children called him "an extraordinary man" and said his "legacy will live on". hawking's fame came largely from his best—selling book, a brief history of time, which outlined his theories about the universe. he had a brilliant career despite being diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 1964 and being told he had just a few years to live. nick higham looks back at a remarkable life. he was instantly recognisable and utterly remarkable. the visionary scientist, helpless in his high—tech wheelchair, who nonetheless transformed our view of the universe. while a student, he developed the first signs of motor neurone disease. gradually his body shut down until he could communicate only using a computerised voice synthesiser, controlled, to start with, by hand. it didn't hold him back. i was

professor stephen hawking who's died at the age of 76.ack holes and relativity, he was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in 1964. over the subsequent decades, he shaped modern cosmology. david shukman looks back at a remarkable life and career. there is nothing like the eureka moment of discovering something that no—one knew before. stephen hawking had a gift for inspiration, a powerful spirit overcoming an ailing body to allow a mind to roam through the cosmos. it earned him a place as the most famous scientist in the world. it has been a glorious time to be alive and doing research in theoretical physics. who else could draw crowds like this? the man who gazed at the stars became one himself. his story both poignant and uplifting. his career involved concepts so alien and complicated that for most people it's been a struggle to keep up. but he explored the strangest of features of the universe, black holes, drawing together the science of the very largest things in space with the science of the very small — part of a quest to come up

you met stephen hawking is several times. on many occasions. talking about things i would not understand? orjust two men who shared a passion. i would not understand? orjust two men who shared a passionm i would not understand? orjust two men who shared a passion. it was more a conversation of people sharing the same passion for science. stephen was an amazing person with a i referred to him once is the bravest physicist of all. i first met him in 1980 and there was a conference and i was attending and we interacted with stephen and he gave a speech and i was amazed that he rose to the challenge and just perform relenting. what about is what was that the fact, if stephen hawking had not been banned to a wheelchair he would still have been one of the greatest physicists ever? absolutely. he said the foundations. the disease did not stop his mind from working at the highest levels that human minds can work and that was something to be admired. his body to one extent limited what he could do. he could not set out like other scientists mathematical

and we remember stephen hawking the professor everyone. has to become one of the world's greatest scientific minds he has passed away at the age of seventy six. and he's. lived. there with the news. online through you tube facebook live and al-jazeera don't call man after initially suggesting russia may have been behind a poison attack on the u.k. prime minister to resign my house now open the floodgates and gone directly to moscow twenty three russian diplomats in the u.k. i have been told they have got a week to get out of the country and any future high level dealings between downing street and the kremlin. have been suspended and it is all in reaction to the poisoning of a former double agent now living in the english shot of solsbury so ghostscript alone his daughter yulia were exposed to a military grade toxic nerve agent eleven days ago and are still in a critical condition in hospital his prime minister may have had a very simple approach to russia engaged but beware and i continue to believe it is not in our national interest to b

stephen hawking was born in oxford england in 1942. he was a 21-year-old phd student when he was diagnosed with amnio tropic lateral sclerosis, lou gehrig's disease. he was told he had only a year or two to live. he not only lived five decades longer but his 1988 book, " a brief history of time, explained the universe -- " a brief history of time ", explained the mysteries of the universe. he did an interview on 60 minutes. >> i never thought it would get so far. >> reporter: he was one of the president's first recipients of the medal of freedom, awarded because he had overcome disability to push the boundaries of science. he took a zero gravity flight in 20 set -- 2007. the first time in 40 years he moved without a chair. he had a role on star trek. on the big bang theory. >> are you saying i do? >> he knew he made it on the simpsons. >> what are you doing here? >> i wanted to see your utopia. >> is the science that will endure. here is a fun fact, he was born on the 300th anniversary of the death of galileo and has died on albert ein

thousands saying that they wanted to pay their respects, people who had never even met professor stephen hawking hawking was such an inspiring person, and it's a very sad day. but...it‘s just brilliant, having lived in the same lifetime as someone like this. history is being made today, because stephen hawking is going to be interred in westminster abbey next to sir isaac newton, how famous can you get, you know? very important, i think it's great respect to a very special mind. like he discovered a lot of things, just showing appreciation. so as well as the family, friends and colleagues that game, celebrities came, including eddie redmayne, who played the professor in the film the theory of everything. let me tell you who else was here, brian may, the musician and astrophysicist, with his wife, anita dobson, and dara 0 and astrophysicist, with his wife, anita dobson, and dara o briain, the comedian and science presenter. lord rees, the astronomer royal, was interviewed on the radio this morning, and he came up with this quote, talking about professor hawking and his disability and his wonderfu

mr stephen hawking was an outstanding scientist who has been battling disease he made great contributions to science and to mankind we are alive we are intelligent hawking decoded some of the most enigmatic mysteries of the universe its origins structure and end from big bang to black holes he also beat the old spectacularly hawking was almost twenty one and a student at cambridge university when he was diagnosed with a less a degenerative motor neuron condition he was given just two and a half years but went on to live for more than half a century. you know what. because. they still got. a developed. as the disease progressed talking last mobility and had to rely on a wheelchair after losing the ability to speak talking turn to a voice synthesizer selecting words by moving his cheek muscles a tedious process but one that allowed him to express his pioneering ideas looking was respected early on in scientific circles for helping to prove the big bang theory about how the universe burst into existence fourteen billion years ago global acclaim came in one hundred eighty eight with the relea

buzzfeed looks at the life of the stephen hawking.e liam, we heard the news from the family. an extraordinary life will stop absolutely. absolutely. it is a trial for mind and the body. you said at the outset he was given two years to live at the age of 21 and lived for another 50 odd. that must be because he used his brainpower which to discover all of these things which we now talk about black holes as though we are experts. i know all of the research into motor neuron disease and the scientists looking into that and how it develops, have been studying him very closely to see what it is about the way he lived his life that meant he had such a long life, 76 years which is quite incredible. what our brains are able to do for us is greater than what our bodies can do, in many cases. that is stephen hawking. thank you for your comments, tributes. "he was a brave man, his vision, foresight and knowledge of the unknown cannot be equalled by other mortals". take a look at our hash tag the reefing, for all of the comments coming in. —— brie

in this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up world renowned scientist stephen hawking who helped unlock the mysteries of the universe dies at the age of seventy six. we disagreed on what you look at iraq i think it's terrible i guess you would go. to the sun and replaces him the cia director mike pompei a plus. the palestinian authority blames rival group hamas for an attack on prime minister rami convoy in gaza. russia has missed britain's deadline for answers on the poisoning of former double agent surrogate scruple and his daughter prime minister to resign may want to know why a soviet era nerve agent was used the kremlin says it won't respond without samples of the substance maze expected to discuss britain's reply when she meets her national security council later on wednesday to be phillips reports. is this the level before the storm the british government says it's looking at ways of responding to what it believes is now re just backed by russia this is part of a pack of behavior by the putin regime and you'll seeing this reckless support for the use of chemical weapons al

nobel prize winning physicist stephen hawking has died at 76 at his cambridge, england home. hawking authored several science books including "a brief history of time," helping us to better understand the universe. he is survived by his three children who say his legacy will live on for many years. neil degrasse tyson tweets that hawking's passing has left an intellectual vacuum. and the cast of the popular show "the big bang theory" thanking him for inspiring the world. here is nbc's ron mott. >> i study the marriage of space and time. >> reporter: long before eddie redmayne's oscar winning portrayal of him in "the theory of everything" -- >> my name is stephen hawking. >> it's american. >> is that a problem? >> reporter: and playing himself on the big bang theory. >> professor hawking, it's an honor and privilege to meet you, sir. >> i know. >> reporter: british physicist stephen hawking exploded on to the world stage with some big theories of his own. in "a brief history of time," a 1988 runaway best-selling book and scientific staple, turning scientific matter for the mass

stephen hawking has died at the age of 76. considered by many to be one of the world's greatest scientists. many best-sellers including the landmark "a brief history of time." he was diagnosed with a.l.s., a degenerative disease, when he was just 21 years old and told he had only a couple of years to live. the university of cambridge, where hawking taught, has put up a memorial page for him. colleagues are paying tribute to him noting his brilliance and exceptional contribution to scientific knowledge. joining me now by phone is dr. jose bieda, a senior research associate at the university of adelaide in australia. just take us through stephen hawk's contribution, if you would, to sign. >> hello, max. well, stephen hawkings was one of the pioneers in studying the concept of black holes. black holes now we know are so important, this knowledge, because now we can understand better how galaxies behave, why they behave as we observe galaxies, and that's because in the center of every galaxy there is a massive black hole. but only

. >> hey, stephen hawking, are you that physicist who invented gravity. >> stephen hawking died this morning at the age of 76. >> he really was a pop icon. his theories about space and time helped us all wonder about the universe and he became a rock star along the way, especially in the eyes of the nerdiest of us. >> and he appeared on a number of episodes of "the big bang therapy." he was the hero to sheldon. he also played poker against isaac newton and einstein on "star trek the next generation." >> exactly. 2014 movie, "the theory of everything" is based on the love story of hawking and his wife who met at cambridge, university. he had a wild side with many people. spotting him at cabarets and strip clubs where he was reportedly a fan of lap dances, we're told. >> hawking liked to have a little fun. >> ain't mad at him. >>> next big news around abc. we're so glad you're actually back for this. >> i had to take time off because being hounded by the paparazzi, i needed to lay low for a while. >> we can finally watch diane's performance, her debut on the new abc show, "deception."

that was something stephen hawking showed us.d physics that goes with that and he has made its a central part of physics. thank you very much for talking to us. a high court hearing that the parole board is acutely conscious of a real and serious suffering felt by victims the serial six attackerjohn warboys. two victims are challenging a decision made last year to release the former taxi driver from made last year to release the former taxi driverfrom prison. he has served ten years in jail for attacks on 12 women in london. our home affairs correspondent is that the court. bring us up to date. yesterday we heard arguments on behalf of two of his victims who we re behalf of two of his victims who were saying that the parole board decision to release him was irrational and that the panel made that decision have failed to take into account wider allegations of criminality against him. it was said that warboys took responsibility for his crimes but he had only admitted those offences for which he was convicted in 2009. allegations w

a private funeral service has taken place in cambridge for stephen hawking.dmayne gave readings at the service. now on bbc news, dateline london. hello, i'm shaun ley and this is dateline uk — the programme where journalists from abroad who report on events here for the folks back home debate the big stories of the moment with their peers from the uk. there'll be much talk of peace, as western christians are marking easter. as i say, journalists from abroad will debate that with them. on the border between gaza and israel, friday's violence raises

gavin: stephen hawking was an inspirational physicist.stein's time -- one of the things einstein was trying to do was show how gravity and quantum physics can work together. hawking's great legacycy was to make progress onon that problem, because these are the greatest theories we have -- gravity and quantum physics. the fact that they do not work together is probably still the most important foundational problem in physics at the moment. rochelle: reactions of been pouring in -- have been pouring death.t mr. hawking's some talk about an intellectual vacuum. tell us what this does for the scientific communityty. gavin: so, the scientific community is greatly saddened indeed, and he was a giant of physics, that also, equally, i think he was an inspiration for nonscientists as well, particularly the way he clearly overcame such difficulties with his disability. his to think through such fascinating, complex problems is part of why he was such an inspirational figure. rochelle: an inspiration to millions, you said. if we come back to the hee

i'm james up in this is al jazeera live from doha also coming up world renowned scientist stephen hawking who helped unlock the mysteries of the universe dies at the age of seventy six. we disagreed on what you look at iraq i think it's terrible i guess it was ok. to listen and replaces him with cia director like plus. zimbabwe tells the world its economy is back on the right track but foreign investors are not so sure. russia has not responded to an ultimatum given by the u.k. over the poisoning of a former spy prime minister to resign may have given moscow till the end of choose to explain how a soviet era nerve agent was used in the attack on sergei scruple and his daughter may's expected to discuss britain's response when she meets her national security council later on wednesday barnaby phillips report. is this the lull before the storm the british government says it's looking at ways of responding to what it believes is now rageous act by russia this is part of a pattern of behavior by the putin regime and you'll seeing this reckless support for the use of chemical weapons all the w

one of the world's greatest scientists stephen hawking has died he was seventy six in a statement his children paid tribute to their father as an extraordinary man his work and legacy will live on for many years in maywood looks back on his life and achievements. this was a life of applause and accolades stephen hawking was often treated like a rock star scientist millions revered him for his gift of communicating complex matters to the masses the common man's genius. we are alive we are intelligent coded some of the most enigmatic mysteries of the universe its origins structure and end from big bang to black hole his life was also an enigma nine hundred sixty three hawking was always twenty born in a student to cambridge university when he was diagnosed with a degenerative motor neuron condition he was given just two and a half years but went on to live for more than half a century taught me a lot. because. before i developed a condition. like me work. in which disability is not a serious. as the disease progressed talking lost mobility and had to rely on a wheelchair his speech then

stephen hawking appeared as himself on tv shows. he clearly relished his cameo appearance on the simpson .>> i'm here to shape the universe.>> on his 60th birthday stephen hawking dreamed of flying in a hot air balloon and that came true. >> that's something i've always wanted to do. the balloon was a simple of hope. >> stephen hawking became the first quadriplegic to float in zero gravity. it was the first time he moved without his wheelchair in decades. >> space here i come. >> he said his life was to understanding of her sister and not to be famous. he did both. and popularizing the field of astrophysics he inspired other great minds. amy kellogg, fox news. >>> many people are going on social media to pay their respects. nasa posted this tweet. remembering stephen hawking that renowned physicist and ambassador of science. may you keep flying like superman and microgravity as you said two astronauts on the space station in 2014. >>> coming up surveillance video we will share with you. the 12-year-old girl being hit by car in san j

stephen hawking has died at the age of 76. family says that he passed away peacefully in his sleep in the early hours of wednesday. hawking will be remembered for his groundbreaking work on black holes and working on a theory that was close to einstein's theory of relativity. he also defied expectations, living for more than 50 years with a motor neuron disease. let's have a look back at his life. reporter: british theoretical physicist professor stephen hawking was known as much for his profound and witty comments as for his scientific discoveries. a brilliant mind which endlessly explored time, the universe and humanity's place within it, he keep indicated his theories through his famous voice synthesizer. >> emission from the black hole itself. reporter: diagnosed with a rare form of motor under on disease during his postgraduate studies at cambridge university, he was given just a few years to live. instead, he defy the normally-fatal illness for more than 50 years. in his own words, my expectations were reduced to zero whe

scientists, politicians and actors pay tribute to stephen hawking. scientist, who achieved fame with his theories of the universe, died aged 76 at his home in cambridge. the comedian and tv quiz presenter, jim bowen, has died at the age of 80. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the uk is expelling 23 russian diplomats after moscow refused to explain how a military grade nerve agent was used on a former spy in salisbury. it's the biggest such expulsion for more than 30 years. the prime minister told parliament that the "undeclared intelligence officers" have just one week to leave. the uk has also cut off all high level contacts with russia and announced that government ministers and the royal family will not attend the world cup. here's our political editor, laura kuenssberg. it was right to offer russia the opportunity to provide an explanation but their response demonstrated complete disdain for the gravity of these events. the midnight deadline came and went, leaving a morning with no new answers. theresa may went prepared to prime minister's q

. >>> world-renowned scientist stephen hawking has died. he persevered against a debilitating disease and brought mysteries of the universe into the mainstream. >>> good morning and welcome to "early start," everyone, i'm christine romans. >> i'm dave briggs. >> he did that in part through "simpsons" and "star trek," not just novels. it is wednesday, hard to believe it is only wednesday, march 14th, 4:00 a.m. in the east. this morning, a few hundred votes separated the candidates in a closely watched pennsylvania special election. the congressional race between democrat conor lamb and republican rick saccone a strong indicator how things are shaping up for the midterm elections. at this moment, lamb holds a slight lead over saccone to represent pennsylvania's 18th district south of pittsburgh. >> absentee and provisional ballots still being counted, but it would be a steep climb for saccone to overtake lamb at this point. today saccone's campaign team will meet with lawyers to assess their options. he told supporters he is still in the game

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this is al jazeera and these are the top stories one of the world's most renowned scientists stephen hawking has died at the age of seventy six as we're focused on the evolution of the universe and his book a brief history of time as an international bestseller as children say hawking was an extraordinary man whose legacy will live on for many years. outgoing u.s. secretary of state rex tillerson is urging a smooth transition after he was dismissed by donald trump via twitter a president says policy differences were to blame tillerson will be replaced by cia director mike pompei oh please. work with by now for quite some time. prevent this energy from ended in the last we are always on the same wavelength. the relationship has been very good that's what i. stay with mike mike from player we have a very similar thought process i think it's going to go very well special election in the u.s. state of pennsylvania is too close to call with all but just a few of the votes counted democrats are hoping to win the seat despite the district being heavily republican seat opened up after its longtime r

the university where stephen hawking made his name has been at the forefront of worldwide tributes tothe renowned physicist a book of condolences has been opened at cambridge university after he died at age seventy six hawking worked there for almost fifty years he was also an inspiration for people with disabilities after being diagnosed with a form of motor neuron disease in his twenty's looks at hawking's life. stephen hawking was a devoted scientist what was often treated like a statesman millions revered him for his gift of communicating complex matters to the masses i and on wednesday there were expressions of sadness across the world a cambridge university where hawking studied and worked for decades they were particularly proud of the professor xavier has just had such a huge impact as as a person he's inspired generation after generation of individuals to go into sciences inspired people who are disabled and the foreign ministry in china the country he visited several times offered its condolences to hawkings family. mr stephen hawking was an outstanding scientist who has bee

one of the most well known scientists of the twenty first century stephen hawking as died at the age of seventy six from his seminal work on black holes and relativity to his bestselling books and appearances on shows like the simpsons hawking helped to make physics more accessible to the masses. disease may have robbed him of his voice in my ability but it also made him an inspiration to many a team barber looks back at his life. stephen hawking was a devoted scientist but was often treated like a statesman millions revered him for his gift of communicating complex matters to the masses i and on wednesday there were expressions of sadness across the world ok but university where hawking studied and worked for decades they were particularly proud of the professor xavier has just has such a huge impact as a person he's inspired generation after generation of individuals to go into sciences inspired people who are disabled and the foreign ministry in china the country he visited several times offered its condolences to hawkins family. mr stephen hawking was an outstanding scientist who

the funeral of professor stephen hawking is taking place in cambridge this afternoon. have gathered to pay their respects. actor eddie redmayne will give a reading, along with hawking's eldest son robert and the astrophysicist martin rees. professor hawking, who had motor neurone disease, died on two weeks ago at the age of 76. our correspondentjo black is in cambridge. tell us more. good afternoon. i'm outside the university of cambridge church, the great saint mary ‘s, this is where we are, this is where the funeral service is taking place, it should last around an hour. 500 people are attending. of course, professor hawking's family are here, friends, invited guests and former colleagues. we have seen celebrities, like eddie redmayne, he has arrived here and went into the church. he arrived quite early. he played professor hawking in the film the theory of everything. we have seen brian may, dara brion, and model lily cole. so they are all inside the church and the service will last for around an hour and then the people will come out and then the people will come o