i'm tom brook. cinema in france is very much part of the country's heritage.s rather like delicious french food — something worthwhile, something to be savoured. it can be daring, bold, audacious, thoughtful and, at times, quite sexy. for many of us, french cinema made an imprint on our minds at a very early age. the oscar—winning short film the red balloon was a real favourite of mine — one of the first french movies i ever saw. it chronicles the adventures of a young boy in paris as he's followed by a red balloon which has a personality all of its own. i thought it was magical. only when i was older did i realise it had some of the sophisticated themes often found in french cinema. it made use of allegory. it had what appeared to be a religious subtext, emotional depth and a formidable cinematic power. gunshot another big favourite french film classic of mine was the crime drama breathless, released in 1960. it flew the flag internationally for the french new wave, a movement characterised by first—time directors making personal, often idiosyncratic, self—co

tom brook, bbc news, new york. emanuel macron. he is on a european tour, continuing efforts to build bridges with european leaders and will hold talks with the french president today. the prime minister travelled from berlin to paris, these are two days of meetings designed to show the uk wants to reset its relationship with the eu. following years of tension around brexit. keir starmer and a manual macron amongst the audience at the paralympic on wednesday, this will be a breakfast meeting. now it's time for a look at the weather with carol. hello again. yesterday we reached 30 celsius in cambridge. today it's more likely to be 23. being our top temperature, it's going to feel fresher and we're looking at a mixture of sunny spells and scattered showers. now, most of the showers today will be across northern england, northern ireland and scotland, enhanced by this weather front moving from the west to the east. driven along on quite a brisk breeze come further south. the spacing in the isobars is much wider, not mu

tom brook, bbc news, new york.useum as part of its wildlife photographer of the year competition. this jaguar with a caiman in its jaws was captured in the pantanal wetlands in brazil, by british photographer ian ford. this stoat was seen "dancing" over the snow in france. the image was taken by manuel grandio, who called it and a colourful david bowie spider was photographed carrying an egg sack in the cameroon highlands in malaysia. it was taken by lam soon tak. this year's competition received more than 59,000 entries from photographers all over the world. the winners will be announced on the 8th of october. hello again. yesterday we reached 30 celsius in cambridge. quite a bit cooler and fresher today but sunshine around, earlier shower is increasingly becoming confined to the north—west of scotland keeping it cool here. one or two showers potentially across western areas but in the east and the dry weather and sunshine, temperature is 22 or 23 degrees. this evening a lot of the cloud will melt away, the shower

tom brooke, bbc news.ime in quite some time the cost of borrowing could come down in the uk. that was not the case in the us, the federal reserve wrapping up their meeting yesterday but still wall street rallied, we will tell you all you need to know next. hello there. humidity levels are beginning to increase now, and we're starting to see a thundery breakdown take place across england and wales, certainly after this recent hot spell. so, a thundery day on thursday, some good sunny spells around. yes, it will continue to feel very warm and humid. if you catch some of these torrential downpours, you really will know about it. we'll start thursday morning with torrential downpours through central, northern and eastern parts of england. then, into the afternoon as a sunshine comes out, we'll see further thunderstorms developing — east wales, the midlands, southern and eastern england. scotland and northern ireland not doing too badly — variable clouds, some sunshine and comfortable conditions there, ranging

as tom brook now reports, the length of films is seen as a pivotal factor.mer is inside out two, just one hour and 35 minutes long. in the us, the second biggest hit of the season has been another animation, biggest hit of the season has been anotheranimation, despicable biggest hit of the season has been another animation, despicable me four, also quite short at 94 minutes. and one of the biggest flops of the season was a very long film, the first instalment of kevin costner�*s epic case to case horizon: and american saga. many filmgoers say they prefer shorter from�*s. producers produce four hour firms, has got that much time?— producers produce four hour firms, has got that much time? versus ok for me but the _ has got that much time? versus ok for me but the culture _ has got that much time? versus ok for me but the culture is _ has got that much time? versus ok for me but the culture is leaning - for me but the culture is leaning towards — for me but the culture is leaning towards less. a for me but the culture is leaning towards less.— for me but the c

tom foley. peter rodino. jack brooks. future secretary of defense. les aspin. ed boland. ed jenkins. louis stokes of ohio. on the republican side in the house. -- cheney. future vice president. william broomfield of michigan. henry hyde of illinois. jim quarter of new jersey. bill mccollum of florida and mike dewine. future governor of ohio, were on the committee. the difference i wanted to note was that this seems like a lot of senior leadership were serving on the iran-contra joint committee. that's that's certainly the case really on both sides, but particularly on the democratic side, you had very prominent members who went on to be even more prominent. george mitchell, of course, became the senate majority leader. sam nunn became chair of the armed services committee. i could go on and on about all of their roles, but danny, when you weigh really, really unusual and exceptional american, he is somebody who won that the congressional medal of honor for his service in world war two. he you know, was somebody who had been and played a pretty prominent role in the watergate investig

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brooke singman, thank you so much. a former chairman of the california republican party and also ran against kamala harris for california senate in 2016. tomorning to you, barack and michelle obama put their stamp on the dnc as did lil jon for that matter. but when it comes to the former president and the first lady, do you think their speeches will move the needle come november? >> i'm baffled as to how late at night these things are occurring. where are they going to move the needle is in pennsylvania and ohio and wisconsin and michigan. most people went to bed. staying up late to watch them as a chore. so, i wonder how much they will actually be able to -- i also note that we still don't know what kamala harris says she's going to do. we know she has flip-flopped on a lot of things, but how much this woman is a great person and not actually what she's going to do. so until that gap is closed, i'm not sure how much affect this is having. >> t >> todd: there is much more meaning over this for a party breaching unity, kamala was in a different state when obama was speaking and the biden pro is in a big tip with the obamas warmer bros as th