one of the island had a population of 82. an evacuation that carried out the second morning. other island had the population, but was occupied by 28 minute the task force. air men were evacuated by -- eight men were evacuated by air. levels were relatively light. the removal of personnel from the contaminated area was done mainly by destroying it. these destroyers were attached to the task force primarily for security purposes, but were easily adapted for use as evacuation vessels fall of those exposed -- vessels. taken those exposed were for examinations. every effort was made to ensure their comfortable being. fallout on bikini temporarily rendered a told unusable. information was recorded on point of entry. on the side of our control station, information was recorded. even if radiation had not been a ninam wasamage on en considerable. it would take considerable effort to make that island reusable. the ground shock and fallout experienced by her firing party for stuff to give up the idea of a manned station. the possibility of further damage to previously prepared forced us

that the island had fallen. he had fallen. he committed suicide. >> the fight for the tiny island was finally over but at horrible costs. the marines suffered some 6500 casualties, the army another 3,000. for the enemy, less than the 100 of the original,000 troops were alive. ray davis and gordon gayle were awarded the red cross for their sacrifice on peleliu and nearly 600 men of the 81st infantry division received heroic awards. >> i was entitled to a purple heart, but i had lost so many men that had had arms blown off and legs blown off and just really serious wounds that -- i just felt like it would be an insult to them. for me to wear the same medal. >> in a bizarre twist, more than 2 1/2 years after the last shots were fired, some of the few remaining japanese soldiers still refused to believe that the war was over. >> there were 72 japanese who held out, hid in the caves. in that time, their numbers dwindled from 72 down to 34. and 34 actually surrendered in april of 1947. >> in this "war stories" exclusive, one of the j

then for 16 days the winds remained in this sector. this islandight receive fallout if the winds were to close to borderline conditions. at 7:00 a.m. on the 26th of march, the forecast was for a favorable wind in the right direction. 6:30 thewas set for next morning, 27th of march. on this rather unimpressive barge floating in the bikini lagoon rested a device that carried the hopes for a large step forward in the weapons development program. the distance of the camera aircraft is 50 miles. the frame size of the picture is 14 by 18 miles. the film is running at normal speed. 200 miles away. daily commuting from ship to shore cost several working hours each day. we had to watch the radiation doses received by the people working on the test. man was set 3.9 for for the operation, and with the men had tos work fast. , the armedous tests forces took advantage of the castle series and broadened their knowledge of the effects produced by high-yield weapons. as an example, there has been much uncertainty in specifying the minimum safe instance for aircra

years to port fi their positions and dig caves deep into the coral, committed to hold every inch of the island. nearly two months after the landing, almost 9,000 americans and 10,000 japanese were dead, wounded or missing. and some wondered why we ever invaded peleliu in the first place. this is the story of the courageous marines who stormed peleliu to fight one of the bloodiest battles of world war ii. ♪ >>> on july 19, 1944, president franklin delano roosevelt was nominated for an unprecedented fourth term. >> this convention for the office of the president of these united states. franklin delano roosevelt. >> after nearly three years at war, the president was still america's favorite candidate. he was succeeding politically and in his role as commander in chief of america's armed forces. a mighty american military was pushing hard on two fronts -- europe and the pacific. in europe, the president's joint chiefs of staff agreed on a strategy to defeat adolf hitler's nazi regime. but this was not the case in the pacific. there was still a sharp split in strategy between fdr's two principle co

james shaw is in portree, the largest town on the island. harbour over there and often the distance the mountains, one of the main draws. this is a busy day on the island, the busiest perhaps of the year with the busiest perhaps of the year with the highland games happening behind us. the highland games happening behind us. and there is no question at all the infrastructure is creaking under the infrastructure is creaking under the pressure of mass tourism. skye has a unique and stunning combination of rivers, mountains, and sea loughs. but now under it's under increasing pressure from drive—through tourism. some of skye's most stunning locations are victims of their own success. suffering increasing road and path erosion, but still visitors are drawn to them. what do you think of what you've seen so far? it's beautiful. i mean, just the landscape, the colours are beautiful. something you don't see anywhere else. i didn't imagine it was so many people, but yeah, i think we were quite surprised by that. but you know, you have the vast landscap

we're in the pacific but where does the tiny island territory stand in the dispute . and president trump declares the opioid problem and national emergency tonight part two of our special report on the growing addiction facing the united states. it's friday august eleventh four pm in washington d.c. i'm an election and you're watching r t america we begin today with the ongoing conflict between the united states and north korea after president trump threatened the d.p. r. k. saying the u.s. was locked and loaded and would retaliate with fire and fury unlike the world has ever seen north korea in turn slammed trans comments as quote nonsense and went on to say no serious dialogue is possible with the u.s. president who they described as a guy bereft of reason now earlier and claimed that it was preparing plans to fire four missiles near the u.s. pacific territory of guam russia's foreign minister has just said that the risk of the u.s. north korea tensions turning into war is quite high art go has more. sergey lavrov has said that nothing can be decided through war and

the island is not what the sale. —— the island is up not what the sale. —— the island is upfor not what crime agency says the scale of slavery in the uk is far bigger than previously thought — with victims in every large town and city in the country. the war of words escalates — donald trump says his "fire and fury" threat against north korea was possibly not tough enough. nhs waiting lists have hit a ten—year high in england. other key targets, including urgent referral for cancer care,

amy: as tensions rise between president trump and north korea, we'll go to the small pacific island of guam, home to 163,000 people, and a sprawling complex of u.s. military bases. it's now -- is it now and the crosshairs of a potential nuclear war? we'll look at "fortress guam: resistance to u.s. military mega-buildup" with lisalinda natividad, president of thee guahan coalition for peace and justice and a member of the guam commission on decolonization. we'll also speak with david vine, author of "base nation: how u.s. military bases abroad harm america and the world." then, "sphere of influence: how american libertarians called the atlas network are remaking latin american politics.s." whilele pololiticians operate within t the confines ofof whaty consider possible, atlas and our global partners think it is more cost-effective to change what is considered politically possible. venezuela as well as t those that ousted the presidenent, we will speak to te intercepept investigative reporr lee fong, who o just publishshea , , major expose on the group. then we talked to a yemeni student

it helped legitimize the angel island experience. and it allowed immigrant detainees to feel like they didn't have to be ashamed anymore. judy young talks about this early period in the '70s. she would find people to interview and they would politely say no, i don't want to talk about it. now there are so many people who want to tell judy their stories that she cannot keep up with them. it's become a whole new type of experience. and it's not just for the chinese american community, but it's been recognized as important for all americans. in 1998, the angel island immigration station became a national landmark, and the rationale behind that comes from the community organization that helped to put this movement forward, and they said in their proposal, angel island, the angel island immigration station presents the first, the only, and the best opportunity to fully interpret the history of asian immigration to the united states. this is our plymouth rock, our valley forge, our alamo, our statue of liberty, our lincoln memorial all roll

they circle the island. they shout in protest. how can you build this woman to represent freedom and liberty and we don't even have the right to vote? if she were to come alive and walk down from that pedestal she would not be allowed on the island. the first protest on the grounds of the statue of liberty on day one, october 28th, 1886. it was another 34 years until women were granted the right to vote. the 19th amendment in 1920. folks, we have had many protests throughout the years. most of these protests have been very peaceful. some of them were not so peaceful. so there's always been a security issue here at the statue of liberty, even before 9/11. folks, i don't know the stories of all the protests but there's one thing that ties them altogether. if you're to stage a protest here or anywhere throughout the world and you build a replica of the statue of liberty, which has been done many times through styrofoam, aluminum foil, rocks and sticks, you don't need to hang banners or shout slogans. people know what you want. you wan

other people suggest a tourism tax, or even making all or part of the island and national park. canada's east coast have had a huge fright, and we will let their video tell the story. oh, jesus, mary and joseph! they were fishing near st john when this humpback whale left out of the water — it is clear that it caught them by surprise. it was a perfect catch on the camera! and we've got headlines coming up, so don't go away. within the last12— within the last 12— 18 hours we have a dramatic weather across the uk. look at this short, looking apocalyptic, really, two waterspouts, the marine equivalent ofa waterspouts, the marine equivalent of a tornado off the essex coast, and thunderstorms around as well, here is one on southend—on—sea links to this nasty weather around the uk. note that london got away with it. very, very lucky indeed. wednesday morning, outbreaks across central pa rt morning, outbreaks across central part of the uk. let's see the weather through the early hours across the midlands. lincolnshire, down into wales and the south—west, this is where we will see some h

by 2020 the island expects to welcome three million holidaymakers annually. but the equipment in many hotels is out of date. air cons in particular use up tons of power and contain harmful refrigerants. now hiran cooray - owner of the island's largest hotel chain - wants to change that.. over the next threree years, e plans to makake his hotels carbon-neutral. our reportrt wolf gebhbhardt wt to learn more about combining tourism and climate protection. >> it's an ambitious vision. one of sri lanka's biggest hotel chains wants to cover all of its energy needs with renewables by 2020. jetwing runs 30 upscale hotels on the island, and welcomes visitors from around the world. >> no business can be sustained in the long term, if you don't look after your people and the planet. their strategy is to install cutting-edge air conditioning systems... >> we can be a role model or we can be a guinea pig. >> just how green is jet wing really smart ? >> we visit the chairman of jetwing at home. hiran cooray is one of the most powerful men in sri lanka's tourism industry. hi

but not mm of us know the history of angel island. this is the immigration station in san francisco. it's important for not only what happened back then in the 20th century but it's timely today. it's timely because when we pick up any newspaper we see headlines like this. this is just from last week. republicans slam obama's immigration townhall. obama. i'll fight any attempt to reverse immigration action. moving forward it to fix our broken immigration system. house conservatives warn boehner don't cave on immigration. u.s. immigration dispute threatens security ob agency shutdown. does anyone know what some of the headlines are referring to last week? what was the big debate in congress? what was the proposed shutdown? deeg o. >> therapy pausing to shutdown dhs funding because the obama's executive action referring to families. >> right so ab obama's executive action protecting millions of undocumented immigrants. undocumented immigrants, parents of undocumented immigrants who are -- parents of u.s. citizens or legal residents. this

what are the lessons of angel island today? there were diverse groups of immigrants who came through the immigration station. not all of them were detained. not all of them might have had this experience of wanting to cut out the bowels of the western barbarian. but many of them did. and while we often point to say ellis island and its celebratory history of immigration, our making of a nation of immigrants, i would argue that this other history, this darker history of immigration through angel island perhaps has even more resonance with our contemporary world today. the poems describe frustration, disappointment, anger, resentment of the immigrant experience. and it helps us to confront america's history of discrimination in restriction, and immigration laws. and as we know, this is not a story that we can just safely leave to the early 20th century. these are two photos and headlines that were taken from the news just this past summer. when central american refugees, many of them, most of them children, or mothers, were coming

the island is not what the sale. —— the island is up not what the sale. —— the island is upfor not what— the island is up for sale. it is up to £305,000 and purchases are unperturbed by its history. the headlines on bbc news... the national crime agency says the scale of slavery in the uk is far bigger than previously thought — with victims in every large town and city in the country. the war of words escalates — donald trump says his "fire and fury" threat against north korea was possibly not tough enough. nhs waiting lists have hit a ten—year high in england. other key targets, including urgent referral for cancer care, have also been missed. an update on the market numbers for you — here's how london's and frankfurt ended the day. and in the the united states this is how the dow and the nasdaq are getting on. millions of pounds wiped off the value of blue—chip stocks. investors spooked by the simmering tension between the us and north korea. now it's time for meet the author. felicia yap‘s cv reads like a character from a book. after a childhood spent in kuala lumpur, she's been a bi

several thousand us troops are stationed on the island. an arms race with the us. he also warned that pyonyang's actions could result in the end of its regime and the destruction of its people. and this video is trending on bbc.com. nine magellanic penguins have just been released back into the sea after being rescued and rehabilitated by a team of specialists in argentina. they've been nursed back to health after suffering from malnutrition. and the top story here in the uk:

at this island it would be suicidalfor the north missiles at this island it would be suicidal for the it? as nick bryant said, this is a juicy target for the north koreans. strategically, there isa north koreans. strategically, there is a huge airbase and a huge naval base here. after president trump made those rhetorical comments about fire ant fury, north korea has decided to do the same thing. they are saying you must take us seriously and we will not be intimidated. i think across this region, especially in south korea andjapan, region, especially in south korea and japan, there is a feeling the weight president trump talks about north korea in these off—the—cuff remarks, it is not the way to deal with pyongyang. —— way. remarks, it is not the way to deal with pyongyang. -- way. we are following it closely for you and we will bring you the latest. also. kenya's electoral commission has dismissed opposition accusations that its computer system had been hacked. raila 0dinga, the main opposition candidate in tuesday's presidential poll, rejected the provisional results which indicate

the island of guam is also a strategic base for the american military and villo is confident that his family and friends will be protected if there's trouble.sotthere are multiple layers of defense for that island. it's the western most territory and all the americans and all the residents of the island will be defended property.in the meantime, he stays in constant touch with his family and they are hoping cooler heads will prevail.sotabsolutely. i was just speaking to my mom, it's her birthday today. i was telling her everything is going to be fine and we are going to pray and hope for the best. finally, ken also said today that he is glad that president trump seems willing to do whatever it takes to protect his family and friends on guam. in the newsroom, charles clifford kron 4 news. (steve) thank you charles. while the thought of a potential nuclear war is unnerving. the city of san francisco prepares for all potential emergencies. the department of emergency management says they have response plans in place. those plans include how to alerting the public, managing care and shelt

the ships took positions in a 500-mile arch around the island. fectively cut off. nationwide our military went to the highest level of alert. air force pilot richard hiser saw the buildup firsthand. >> they have so much army this to florida. >> we were deploying aircraft. >> i thought florida was going to sink. >> on the high seas, the destroyer was tasked with finding soviet fox trots, those are project 651 diesel submarines sent by moscow to protect the shipments. >> those fox trots had 22 torpedos one of which was nuclear tip. >> our pry mags mission was to find and kill submarines. we were horrified to learn later the rules of engagement would allow the commanding officers to fire torpedos without moscow could you's permission. >>. >> the kennedy brothers begin to wonder whether there is some way to negotiate on this and he would give them the opportunity. >> for three days the telegraph connections between washington and moscow hummed with traffic. he finally agreed to negotiate. >> on october 25th, he sends an urgent, emotional, passionate l

the marshall islands. the film shows the effects of radiation on civilians and military personnel, and considers possible effects of atomic bombs in fallout on american cities. the bomb was equivalent to 1000 hiroshima bombs. 23 japanese fishermen were contaminated, which strained u.s.-japan relations. ♪ milesmarch 1954, seven from operation castle, a device 100 times of the bomb that , make thehiroshima weapons are here, stockpiling with potentialities of previous military concepts. but with apple concepts, the intelligence division is impossible. the armed forces project conducted tests for the three services during castle. it will shape our tactical ,lanning towards new dimensions taking us from the familiar grounds of low yield capabilities into an era of new problems as well as in power. wasn't -- castle was a twofold operation. five of the six castle shots were fired at bikini atoll. two on barges on the north side of the lagoon and one-shot on an island. one shot was fired from the old iv my crater.

there was one edge roughly over ground zero, which was on the island. adings to the east and west indicate that this unmeasured rain dampened pressure levels i approximately 15%, which is compatible with theory for a rain of moderate intensity. the real military importance of high yield last fx is not on the quality or types, but enormous rains convicted tilt -- kiloton weapons. it may be more arbitrary than precise. the japanese survey indicates psi will destroy all would structures, multi-story masonry structures, light steel plane buildings, unconventional reinforced or brick buildings. designedreasonably be as severe damage. for psi, heavily damaged portions of any building would collapse with those structures. we will call this moderate damage. a 100 kiloton weapon will cause severe damage over an area of five square miles. moderate damage over 12 square miles. can trash -- contrast this five and 240 square miles of moderate damage from his 15 megaton surface burst. 240 square miles more than 20 hiroshima's in a group, more than 10 manhattan's in wh

now is the time to get off the island. >> that is the best advice when preparing for a storm like this want to show people exactly what he's worried about. he's located on padre island down here. right in the border of the tropical storm warnings and tropical storm watch there -- hurricane warning and tropical storm warning. the path of the storm will be like this. when the storm gets to right about here, at max intensity the winds on back side will kick around and will kick around in this general direction. what they worry about -- this happened with ike too, the winds on the back side come from the bay. then that floods from behind. usually the sea walls protect from storms coming at you, not from the back side. very vulnerable to back side flooding with this storm. this area by the way will get the worst storm surge and that will be on the ocean side here up around the port lavaca area as we head to port o'connor and towns on the beaches. what mayor patel just said in south padre island and anywhere elsewhere there's a causeway or bridge, if you're thinking about getting out because

the governor of guam tried to assure residents the island is american territory and will be protected by the american military. >> i've reached out to the white house this morning. an attack or threat on guam is a threat or attack on the united states. >> reporter: north korea made the threat after b-1 bombers had flown from guam over the korean peninsula in what has become a standard show of force in response to north korea's missile tests. returning from asia, secretary of state tillerson was asked if americans should be worried. >> no, i think americans should sleep well at night. >> reporter: mattis issued his warning shortly before touring the uss "kentucky" a ballistic

or even making all or part of the island a national park. r others. split fortunes in the weather for the rest of the day. for some, very soggy. east anglia and the south—east are plagued way and of heavy rain, which is moving slowly through the day. it could give some flash flooding, perhaps some travel disruption. up north and west, some dry weather, some spells of sunshine, the best for northern ireland and scotland, where temperatures could get to 20 degrees. underneath the cloud, just 16. through this evening, the rain will pull away to the south—east. it will pull away to the south—east. it will take until the early hours to clear away from parts of kent. then it turns drive for all of us and clear spells away while out in the countryside. tomorrow, much brighter in the south—east once any early rain is cleared away and much of the country will see dry conditions. some good sunshine, a bit more cloud bubbling up in the afternoon, and top temperatures of 16 to 22 degrees. that's it for now. hello. this is bbc news. the headlines: the us

and have left the island. are finding, however, this morning that there have been a few people who decided, i guess, at the last minute or decided they wanted to stay and then at the last minute they wanted to leave. so we're trying to make arrangements to get them off the island as i speak. >> and what is your cutoff point? usually there's a point at which first responders cannot get in, because it's in the heart of the storm. what is the cutoff point for your city, sir? >> our ferry operation shut down at 8:00 this morning. so the northern port of our transportation system is now shut down. the only way off the island would be the island road that i just came in on. and i understand that the city of corpus christi is in the process of shutting down the island road now. >> and what are you expecting from this storm? what are you expecting to return home to? >> well, i hope there will be home to return to. my family has lived on the island for 130 years. and we've been through a number of these. some of them c

the islands main hospital had to be partly evacuated. of americans have watched the first total solar eclipse to sweep from the us pacific coast to the atlantic in almost a century. scientists were hoping the eclipse would provide an opportunity to study the sun's corona. now it's time for world business report. president trumps called it horrible and says it needs to be renegotiated or scrapped. today it's south korea's turn at the negotiating table to save its trade deal with the us. from a $6 billion loss to a $6 billion profit — what a difference a year makes for the mining giant bhp boosted by strong commodity prices. welcome to world business report. i'm rachel horne. over the weekend it was canada and mexico — now it's the turn of south korea to try and renegotiate its trade deal with the us. president trump has described the pact as horrible and has threatened to axe it. south korea is america's sixth biggest trading partner. since the deal called korus came into effect five years ago, the us says the trade deficit has doubled fr

to fire missiles into the water surrounding the island. d watch what the us does before taking any further action. in an interview with the bbc, the guam governor says it shows that the tough stand taken by north korea is working. —— taken by president trump. if war comes, joe is ready. he and his brother are hunting for wild pig- his brother are hunting for wild pig. ifan his brother are hunting for wild pig. if an attack comes, he says he is ready to turn his guns to defending this tiny pacific island. patriotism runs dpl. guam sends more people to the military than anywhere else in the united states —— depp here. this is an island of warriors. god forbid something happened to this island. do not be surprised if you see local men taking to malicious diol... you see local men taking to malicious diol. .. taking you see local men taking to malicious diol... taking up arms, protecting their homes and family. there are signs that kim jong—un is pulling back from the brink. these pictures show him studying plans for a strike on guam. but kimjo

the pacific island is three thousand three hundred eighty kilometers south east of pyongyang. which means it is in striking range of north korean missiles. once proximity to the asian country makes it an easy target for pyongyang. but the island is equipped with an anti ballistic missile system known as tha. which stands for terminal high altitude area defense. north korea said its plan to strike while will be completed by mid august. a potential worry for some of the islands roughly one hundred sixty thousand residents. but us official said that the threat level. remains. mr donald trump hey is my hand the words of venezuelan president nicolas maduro who now says he wants a one on one meeting with his american counterpart. following weeks of deadly anti government protests in the country and matures creation of a constituent assembly denounced as a power grab by the international community. jump accuse merger of being a dictator. america has also recently given the green light to new sanctions against a host of majora's allies. sean gaffney has the details. if i may not always

it makes the island a very attractive target. are always a much more —— are already much more jittery than the locals. translation: i saw the news and started to check where the us military bases on guam are located. i am worried. everyone here is hoping this latest threat is just more north korean bluff. but they are also starting to wonder, what they would do if it is not. the number of people waiting for routine surgery in england injune was the highest since december 2007. nhs england admitted around four million patients were on lists for operations. other key targets were also missed — including urgent referrals for cancer care. 0ur health editor hugh pym reports. he has had his operation but he had to wait a long time for it. andy waited more than a0 weeks before going in for surgery on his foot to relieve serious arthritis. the nhs target is 18 weeks. during that long delay, everyday life became increasingly difficult. i couldn't walk great distances and it was quite painful afterwards, taking an awful lot of painkillers t

those patrols will only go some way towards calming the islander's fears. e're now joined by the director of the information center for transatlantic security, also an expert on defense systems and disarmament diplomacy. thank you so much for joining us this evening. what the make of trump's rhetoric? he says fire and fury will be unleashed on north korea should they make any further threats. how big is the threat that maybe some miscalculation here could lead to a nuclear incident between these powers? guest: trump's tone sounds like pyongyang. maybe he believes the north koreans understand if he talks in the same way as their dictator talks. however, i don't believe that. i don't believe that in asian cultures this is a way to communicate, and therefore i think yes, the rhetoric is dangerous and trump runs the risk that he, like the criticized with obama, creates redlines he can cross. sarah: what is wrong with standing up to pyongyang? guest: nothing is wrong but the means are clearly diplomatic, not military threats that you could realize and could condu

these islands were fallout shelters. they were thest real areas affected by high surface bursts. within a few hours after that shot, a snow like fallout began. for 78 hours, two hundred 28 islanders and 28 american service personnel were evacuate for a survey and treatment. it was tentatively estimated that the gamma dose may have approached 70 roentgens for the people. 175 roentgen's on --, 80 on ranjit and 40 on unit. it did not appear to reach levels of america -- of immediate combat submission. nor did any capacity that show up in excess of 40 days. a majority of those receiving heavy radiation reported nausea on the first or second day. there was small incidents of gastrointestinal problems. some loss of hair was a frequent system. most of the marshallese developed multiple skin lesions, not severe, predominantly on the scalp, neck and feet. only if you develop mild secondary infections. the lesions appeared to be directly related to the amount of fallout deposited on the skin, rather than to the generalized full body radiation.

let's go to europe now, and the mediterranean island of cyprus. many lives have been disrupted and turned upside down. and not all of those affected are human, as the bbc‘s tim allman explains. on the dry, dusty lands of northern cyprus, and infestation of sorts — donkeys... ..hundreds upon hundreds of donkeys. they can be seen all across this peninsula, popping up on country roads and sand dunes. wild beasts? well, sort of. they used to be domestic donkeys. and then they were abandoned, they started to live in the nature and they adapted to the nature, and now they reproduced and started to grow in the nature. this all goes back to 1974, when the turkish army invaded the north of the island. the greek cypriat owners of these animals fled, leaving their donkeys behind and so they so they became feral, learning to look after themselves. it is estimated there are around 2,000 of them. and they are becoming something of a local draw. they can be used for tourism. they are a very big attraction for the tourists, for local and international tourists. t

guam's governor - not taking the threats lightly but says the island's threat level remains unchanged. that brings us to our instapoll question of the day. do you think north korea poses a real threat to the united states? tell us at wjla.com/votenow overnight north korea saying it's carefully attack guam with medium long range ballistic missles and plans to create an "enveloping fire" in areas around the island nation. guam's governor says the island has several levels of defense in place and stands with the united states if they were to be attacked. right now there are about 200-thousand americans in around guam. coming up at 5:30 we will have more details on the president's message to north korea as tensions with the nation continue to escalate. developing now - a major order from the district. the department of health - telling a city hopsital to stop delivering babies and offering pre natal care.. john gonzalez is live at united medical center with the surprising announcement. 141-"this becomes an equity issue because east of the river is already short of services. the closure of

today the island remains as beautiful as it is strategically important. the air force, navy and coast guard cover a third of the island with plans to increase their presence. the most western base on u.s. soil. the military is woven deeply into the fabric of this island, locals have one of the highest military participation rates anywhere in the country. yet they can't vote for president. >> guam is a tip of the easp r. i think we should have a say. we should vote. >> reporter: a declared target for north korea in guam. they proudly wear the american uniform even if they have no voice over entering war. >> they have a great stake and they've paid their dues to united states, no doubt. >> reporter: on this island of 160,000 american citizens, family is a way of life as is tourism, the military and fear over the next fight. >> the threat just live your day, your daily life. if it happens, it happens. >> reporter: on this sunday, on the doorstep to conflict, many are turning to their faith, praying for peace in paradise. nbc news, guam. >> and stay with us. w

or even making all or part of the island a national park. her you get depends on where you are. a lot of rain still to come across east anglia and the south—east with the potential for localised flooding. some transport disruption. but a much better, drier story north and west and, through the night, the rain clears away from all but the far south—east of kent. with clear skies overnight, there could be the odd mistake and it will turn quite chilly, particularly in the rural. tomorrow, quite a cool but bright start. across the south—eastern corner, a much drier day in prospect. dry conditions across the majority of the country. just a bit of patchy rain in the far north and north—west of scotland. some cloud floating around at times. temperatures of 16 to 22, not feeling too bad in light winds. more rain spreading from the west on friday, but the weekend should be largely dry with sunny spells. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: 17 asian men and a woman who groomed girls and young women for sex in newcastle have been convicted of crimes

the governor, who is the leading official on the island of this u.s. territory, has been trying to reassure the public. there's been no increase of the threat level on the island. and the u.s. military says that they have not increased their level of alertness in any way even though the b-1 bombers are all staged and they are, as they always say, ready to fight tonight if the president were to order that. so you've got this kind of odd duality going on and you can see how that could literally mess with people's heads here. there was a conversation that was held between the president of the united states and the governor of guam. here's a bit of it. >> we are with you 1,000%, you are safe. we are with you 1,000% and i wanted to call you and say hello. how are you? >> mr. president, as the governor of guam, representing the people of guam and as an american citizen, i have never felt more safe or so confident with you at the helm. with all the criticism going on over there, from a guy that's being targeted, we need a president like you. so i'm just so tha

300 miles, crossing fields and bridges, roads and rivers, there is a political dividing line on the island border that cannot be seen, and many want it to stay that way. soft toys and cushions are the latest protest against a hard brexit. they have been placed here between belcoo in northern ireland and blacklion in the republic, by people who do not want their towns divided by barriers once one is inside the eu and the other is outside. i cross this border quite easily 15, 20 times a day, moving goods sometimes, sometimes just to manage staff, meet people, whatever is involved in daily work. if there is any sort of checks that slow that down or anything else, it is going to create a lot of logistical difficulties. customs posts were once a feature of the irish border, but these huts lie derelict now and the british government has made it clear it wants them to stay that way. its position paper calls for no new buildings or barriers at the border, and repeats calls for a temporary customs union with the eu, followed by a deal that would avoid the need for customs checks for the billions of

the unseen border on the island of ireland is the latest political dividing line in the brexit battlesee how soft this border is right now? that van is in the republic, now it's in the uk. the only hint it's gone from one country to another — the speed—limit signs go from metric to imperial. and as the british government publishes its post—brexit vision for the border, we ask ireland's foreign secretary, what happens next? a president who seems to side with white supremicists? is donald trump a racist or just another politician protecting his supporter base? we ask his former adviser whether he thinks the president has sympathies for the far right. and a story straight out of a nordic drama.

, but guam's governor says he's confident the white house will protect his island and the rest of the nation. >> and i appreciate the president's leadership. he's providing a very clear message that any threat to americans, whether it's here into our island paradise in the western pacific, or in california, or in new york, that he'll ensure our protection. >> the island of guam is home to more than 160,000 american citizens. ump plans to announce the investigation monday. the probe woul >>> the trump administration will launch an investigation into china. the probe would look into suspected chinese violations of intellectual property rights. it could lead to new tariffs on chinese goods sold in the u.s. >>> and there was a security scare that caused some delays at the airport. officials say unsecured baggage was mistakenly placed in terminal a this afternoon, and that's all it took. the entire terminal was evacuated, hundreds of people had to be rescreened while tsa agents secured the area. turns out there was no security threat, but several airlines were effected. >>> up next, we'll

across from ketchikan called green island and it is the only -- go rina island, and it is the only available land to be developed in ketchikan. that is why they built the bridge. i live in prince of wales. it was a disadvantage for me to build the bridge because it is more convenient for me too, in on the ferry and walk to the airport ferry and take it across to get to camp. you take down in the seattle area, an island called bainbridge island, a whole lot of wealthy people live on that island and there is a bridge. it is a bridge to nowhere because you go nowhere once you get on bainbridge island. the rich people that live in bainbridge island take the ferry over to seattle because they live over there, but there is a bridge to nowhere. it was built to make it convenient to get to the island that it went to nowhere and just .ike the bridge from ketchikan and i gottnam veteran out of the service in 1975. there was a recession in 1975. i could not get a job. skills to thent v.a. because i went back to school again. i already had a bs/ba in business but could not

the island two separate hospitals. rly intense hunt for both the driver and the vehicle as you can imagine. the concern is that this may not be the only attack. why here? this is not a particularly significant area and a somewhat away from the major attractions of paris, where we have seen attacks before. what are probably suggest is that whatever that our military and security forces there are some who see them asa forces there are some who see them as a target and there are some who will carry out these kind of attacks. it is not the first time that those who were there on the streets of paris to protect people asa streets of paris to protect people as a result of the security issues have been attacked themselves. that is right. the high security presence has been in operation since 2015 and is called operation sentinel and to seem fairly large numbers of military and high—profile places, whether it be to list venues of the great museums are especially transport and notes, places like railway stations. you see soldier

of majuli, one of the biggest river islands in the world. at island, and only six ferries a day. each one is really crammed. just looking at the list of prices for all the different categories... passengers, 15 rupees, that's ok, that's reasonable. then you go down, past the vehicles, and animals have today, buffalo has to pay a5. bull, cow, 30. and then the poor elephant has to fork out 907 rupees! perhaps fortunately, none of these creatures were travelling with us today. and incredibly, after a few last—minute panics, we are set to go. i climb onto the corrugated aluminium roof tojoin men who do this trip day in, day out. starting in tibet, the brahmaputra river is nearly 2,000 miles long, second only to the amazon, in the volume of water that rushes through it. interesting game of cards going on here, i think they are playing whist. i'd like tojoin in. but it may be a private game. high stakes. we arrive at majuli and it is turmoil again trying to get off the boat. to avoid the queue, there is a sneaky way out, which involves climbing ont