croix native tim duncan on his induction into the college basketball hall of fame. in 1989 rgets tim was training to be an olympic swimmer when hurricane hugo struck the virgin islandses, destroying all the olympic sized swimming pools. with no place left on the island to train, he turned his focus to basketball. at wake forest he helped lead the team four ncaa tournaments, named the national association of basketball coach's player of the year three times, the a.c.c. player of the year twice, and the national player of the year in 1997. tim was drafted as the number one pick to the spurs where he served as a leader on and off the court for 19 years. tim duncan has not forgotten his home. after two back-to-back category five hurricanes, he helped to contribute 20,000-plus pounds of food and donated millions of dollars through his tim duncan foundation. tim exemplifies the idea of making a way out of no way. hurricane hugo did not defeat maria as hurricanes and irma will not defeat the u.s. virgin islands. we want to use this time to thank him and on tuesday giving th

and all the best players, you mention ed tim duncan. michael jordan. larry byrd.all the best guys are the ones that have the most skill combined with the guts that you're referencing and that's an amazing combination. >> the guts to not worry about making a mistake. >> yeah. i still remember michael had this commercial when he was still playing. 26 times, i've been trusted the take the game winning shot and missed. >> that commercial really struck me. because you think of michael jord jordan, you think he made every shot. he didn't make every shot. if you can make half of them in the clutch, you're doing really well. but you're going to fail half the time so you have to be able to accept failure. the hardest thing for me to accept, i was not a clutch player and shooter because i was too self-conscious, to insecure about the judgment that would come my way. and i finally kind of got over that hump halfway through my career where i said screw it, you got to go for it. that was something i had to work at. my guys, like steph curry, i guarant guarantee you, he's never

. >> yeah, everyone knows these name shaquille o'neal, akeem owe lie want and tim duncan, a they ever what joel embiid did last night last night in staples center in los angeles. no one has ever done what joel embiid did last night at least not since blocks became a stat in 1973. embiid, scored a career high 46 points with 15 rebound and seven blocks, that is mind blowing. ben simmons lets not forget about him, he was amazing, 18 points, 10 board, nine assists just shy of another triple double. lakers actually benched lonzo ball, for the fourth quarter for the second game in a row. second overall pick had just two points and two assists, huge win, 115-109, sixers road trip is over, they hoe defending champion golden state warriors on saturday night. >>> joel embiid took to twit ter, to celebrate the win, and really to troll lonzo ball he tweets what a night, #the process. for those that don't know, embiid and lonzo ball's father levar had a war of word in the off season which culminated in lah var saying bleep lah var ball. he was find 15 grand but he gets last laugh by dropping 46 on

croix native and five-time nba champion tim duncan and kenny chesney on the mainland working to bringyou still have a long road ahead of you. >> absolutely. >> but -- >> you know, you take this time to appreciate life. i mean, you know. >> uh-huh. >> things could always be worse. >> reporter: one of the most dire needs electricity. most families still have none. when do you expect to have full power restored in the islands? >> we've got now with this week with our last 200 batch of linemen in, we have got now 760 plus linemen in the territory and our plan is to be at 90% energized by christmas. >> reporter: across the virgin islands hundreds of linemen from all over the u.s. are working hard to restore power to the masses. governor matt telling us he will request $7.5 billion for the islands to help with rebuilding. >> we don't want to rush to rebuild and then see how fast i got it done. we want to do it smart, do it hardened and do it so that 2 can withstand the next storm. >> people from all walks of life, every economic level, every race, color and creed even coming and working tog

tim allman, bbc news. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter. i'm @duncan golestani.ff with a marked contrast, lots of clear blue sky, sunshine but cold to the north. as you can see by this beautiful weather watchers picture. but particularly in wales and south—west england, the cloud was a nuisance during saturday and it lingered through much of the day. it even brought some persistent rain by the end of the day. you can see the rain gathering across gower. in fact, some of that rain still lingers first thing in the morning. not quite as cold here but it's going to be a chilly start in scotland with some snow showers with any height. and that cold air continues to push its way steadily south across the whole of england and wales for today. so, if you're up and off early on, you might start off with some rain. there'll be a cluster of showers just pushing down through the cheshire gap towards the midlands and maybe one or two arriving towards the london area, which means there's the slim chance of an isolated shower for the cenotaph at 11am. hopefully those showers wi

tim allman, bbc news. the stick! you can keep up—to—date on our website. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter — i'm @duncan golestani stay with usolder, brighter conditions moved in its place but plenty of showers rattling in from the north—west. and through the course of the night, a very showery one across many western areas with some snow over the high ground, hail and thunder mixed in too, whereas further east it's been drier with clear spells. we start sunday morning on a chilly note. generally speaking, though, it's going to be a drier day than saturday for most of us. plenty of sunshine around but it's going to be noticeably cold in all areas. we'll start sunday off with some of the showers across western areas with some wintriness over the hills, they'll slowly fizzle away into the afternoon and become more confined to western and south—western and eastern coastal areas with many inland places dry but cold. eight to 10 degrees, it really will be struggling, those values. and as we head on in towards bonfire night evening, those temperatures really will be falling. you can see the blue hue there across scotland. a few sho

tim muffett discussing the criteria for pip benefits, there. we will examine more about the resignation of priti patel. was it forced, and as the prime minister's cabinet in chaos? we will talk to iain duncan have transformed the way people get their headlines. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london news. i'm sara 0rchard. a memorial service is due to take place today in new addington to pay tribute to those who died in the croydon tram crash. seven people died and 51 people were injured when the tram overturned speeding on a tight corner near sandilands. those injured on board say the last year has been difficult. igo i go for igofora igo forajob, i go for a job, and there are a load of people lined up to do the same job, they will cross them off the list, as well. he had this head injury, and we have ten people with the right credentials and everything for a job, so who are they going to cross off the list first? it is going to me. —— is going to be me. so even when i get my hgv license, it is going to be a battle. a coroner has agreed to a pre—inquest review into the 1974 guildford pub bombings, after a legal bid by lawyers. five people