[cheers and applause] >> now, do you actually enjoy tchaikovsky? not listened to tchaikovsky since i did ballet when i was in fourth grade, so that didn't work out so well. >> what do you--what kind of music do you love? >> well, "hamilton," obviously. >> so you're into broadway stuff? >> oh, yes, oh, yes. >> okay. >> my favorite play-- my favorite musical is "cabaret," actually. >> are you into musical theater? are you in it yourself? >> a little. i have two friends at home. they're twins. they're much more obsessed than i could ever be. >> so, what has prepared you to be here on "millionaire" today? >> oh, my gosh. um, i'm really competitive. i was in a quiz bowl thing. um, my team actually was first in our

a link leads to this excerpt of tchaikovsky's patriotic 1812 overture celebrating past russian victoryd of seeing the russians on monday, borisjohnson will be in italy, talking to america's secretary of state rex tillerson and other allies including germany. translation: the attack by the united states is understandable, given the extent of the war crime, the suffering of the innocent people and the blockade the un security council. and that message will be reinforced when mr tillerson, not borisjohnson, goes to moscow next week for what will be a very tough encounter between russia and the united states. two people have died in a fire at a care home in hertfordshire. firefighters were called to the newgrange care home in cheshunt early this morning. a number of people were taken to hospital. our correspondent andy moore has more details. firefighters were called here at 5.50am this morning and they were confronted by a fierce blaze, raging in the roof space from end to end of this fairly modern, substantial building. there are 35 residents here, they are elderly and infirm. many of th

a link leads to this excerpt from tchaikovsky's patriotic 1812 overture, celebrating past russian militaryinstead of seeing the russians on monday, borisjohnson will be talking to america's secretary of state, rex tillerson, and other allies to agree on next steps. but some syrians who've suffered most, like abdul hamid al yousef, want further military action. he lost 20 members of his family, including his 9—month—old twins aya and ahmed. and it was a photograph of the dead twins being carried by theirfather which helped persuade president trump he had to order the missile strike. translation: i would like to thank president trump and the us administration on the initial steps they took against the airport that killed my children, and all the martyrs. but i didn't expect the strikes to stop. i was surprised. why did president trump stop the strikes? why one airport? why one base? but tonight, russian television has been showing pictures it says show syrian aircraft flying once again from the base damaged by america's cruise missiles. next week, the political message of that attack will be

it was in the city of tchaikovsky, one of the greatest gay men to ever come out of russia, and theirophobic. it means they have a fear or distrust of gay people. as a visitor, trying to be myself, i have to be protected. with bodyguards? oh, yes. what difference do you feel you can make as an outsider, albeit a celebrated famous one, coming into different countries with their own bodies and culture and lecturing them about the way they should organise their society and culture? how can that make a difference? i do feel myself to be english probably first, then british, then european and then internationalist. when you come out, you join a tribe that is all over the world. and i feel i know what it is like to be oppressed in russia because i remember what it used to be like here. i do have a story to tell which is relevant. and the people, really, that i contact when i go abroad, if i am allowed, other local people who are trying, in their own way, to make their own lives easier... the lgbt people of russia, of whom there are millions. but very few are brave enough to express their in

maybe chuck said it best, roll over beethoven, told tchaikovsky the news, buckle your knees, bow yourtory before we go, president sisi of egypt has declared three months of emergency after attacks on coptic churches that killed more than a0. you can get in touch with me and the team. i'm @tomdonkinbbc. we will see you very soon. good morning. sunday was a glorious day for many of us, was it spring or summer? and really it was hard to tell because we had wall to wall sunshine throughout the day and in parts of eastern and south—eastern england, highs of 25 degrees, 77 fahrenheit. you can see the clear blue skies from sunday's satellite picture, a bit more cloud into the north—west and that cloud thick enough to produce some rain, which died off and will continue to do so as this weather front sinks south but this weather front‘s important because as it pushes further south it produces north—westerly winds, a colder source of air and that will bring a noticeable change to the story. we're losing the warm russets sunday as that north—westerly flow drags the cooler air across the country

tell tchaikovsky the news. buckle your knees, bow your head. the great chuck berry is passing by."s won the masters in augusta — his first ever major title. but he did have to do it the hard way. going into the last round, he shared the lead with england'sjustin rose. nothing could separate them over 18 holes and they went to a sudden—death play—off where garcia was finally able to sink the winning putt. his victory — and that famous green jacket — comes on what would've been the 60th birthday of his fellow countryman and idol seve ballesteros. so garcia finally a major winner. he's taken part in 73 major tournaments before the masters without success, so did he think his time would ever come? it did cross my mind but lately, you know, i've been getting some good help and i've been thinking a little bit, a little bit different, a little bit more positive and kind of accepting, too, that if it, for whatever reason, didn't happen, my life will still go on, it's not going to be a disaster. but it's happened! so garcia naturally delighted to have finally achieved a major title, but wha

a link leads to this excerpt of tchaikovsky's patriotic 1812 overture celebrating past russian victorystead of seeing the russians on monday, borisjohnson will be in italy, talking to america's secretary of state rex tillerson and other allies including germany. translation: the attack by the united states is understandable, given the extent of the war crime, the suffering of the innocent people and the blockade the un security council. and that message will be reinforced when mr tillerson, not borisjohnson, goes to moscow next week for what will be a very tough encounter between russia and the united states. joining me now from new york via webcam is ian bremmer, the president of the eurasia group. it claims to be the worlds largest political risk consultancy. thank you talking to us. us russia relations are clearly very strained at the moment, how do you reckon those countries are getting on? when trump became president there was a strong intention on the part of his administration to effect a strategic partnership with russia and get relations off the back foot, rarely had been at t

to react publicly, as we heard there, your man steeped in classical music, you will have heard tchaikovskyturing in james's peace. that recognition from moscow that they want to point back to 1812, a foreign policy triumph as moscow would say, seeing off napoleon, western military aggression, if you like. in that sense, there were quite natty, the russian foreign ministry or the end of the i should say here in london in responding in that way and pasting a think that would do very well on social media. the language out of moscow describing it as absurd, boris johnson's justification for not going gives you a sense of how the kremlin sees this. they go on to say the stability and consistency as long. is the hallmark of western foreign policy. chris, thank you very much indeed. joining me now from turkey is massimiliano rebaudengo, head of mission for syria at medecins sans frontieres. i'll will be reflecting now on the terrible events of last week or earlier this week. good evening to you. do you have any up—to—date figures for the sort of numbers of casualties in that a strike which so cle

tchaikovsky ate hugely famous rusher composer.napoleon's invasion of russia if you like, russia and managing to repel the western aggression at the time back in 1812. rather cryptic to me, cultural and musical response from the embassy. more directly and easily translatable, saying that it was absurd. i'm yet to hear back from the foreign secretary in terms of what they make of that reaction from moscow. there has been a bit of back and forth going on. it gives you some sense of politically the statement that boris johnson you some sense of politically the statement that borisjohnson is able to make by not going. thank you very much. two people have died in a fire at a care home in hertfordshire. firefighters were called to the newgrange care home in cheshunt early this morning. a number of people were taken to hospital. our correspondent andy moore is at the scene for us. we can speak to him. what can you tell us about what has happened there? firefighters were called here at ten to six this morning and they were confronted with

tchaikovsky, prokofiev, some of the greatest music ever written, and it just idly flows through my headng to the score as it's playing in my brain. [ humming ] i fantasize about it all the time. constant modes of referee and wish that i could bring back what my life used to be like. >> it may be awhile before dicillo reclaims any part of his old life. he will soon be sentence for forgery and expects to go to prison. >> i try not to think about going to prison just because i'm going to get to that when i come to it. i'm not exactly too fearful just yet. the morning i get woke ton ride out, that's when it will hit me and i'll probably going into panic mode and flip out. until that day comes, i'm doing what i do here. >> dicillo might also have to deal with payback after his recent assault. he identified his attacker, and other alleged members of the heartless felons. >> i heard through the grapevine i was the one who snitched. there's a very good possibility that if i do end up going to prison, you know, i'm going to be in prison with these people. so again, i try not to think about it. i