>>reporter: the uk economy has weakened. it may still be the sixth largest manucturer in the world, but is unlikely to hold on to this position for long. >>mousavizadeh: at the end of the day britain is not going to compete on basic manufacturing with the emerging economies of the east or the south. that's never going to happen again. >>reporter: overall britain has slipped from fourth to sixth largest economy in only 6 years, has a bloated public sector and was left exposed to recession by over reliance on the financial sector prompting fury from the british public. >>protestor: we want equality for everybody. no banker's bonuses. >>campbell: the bankers gambled with everybody's money, they lost, they made choices which the average householder wouldn't dream of making in terms of the risks they were taking, and they are not paying for it. >>reporter: bankers may bear the brunt of most public anger, especially as billions of dollars of taxpayer's money were spent on bailing out the banks, yet bankers are still receiving mult

president barack obama's state visit in the uk.ning street for talks with the british prime minister, david cameron. they're talking about libya, afghanistan and a lot of other issues. tomorrow, mr. obama will head to france for a g-8 meeting before heading to poland, ash cloud willing. severe storms have rip throughouted u.s. midwest, claiming at least nine lives in the past day. a major tornado touched down in arkansas jst after midnight last night, killing two people. earlier, homes and vehicles were destroyed as a series of tornadoes struck central oklahoma. at least five people were killed and a 3-year-old child is missing. in kansas, two motorists died when a tree slammed into their van. >>> seven police officers have been killed in a suicide attack in the pakistani city of peshawar. the bomber rammed a truck that was loaded with 300 kilograms of explosives right into a police station, destroying it. more than 20 people were injured. the pakistani taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack. >>> as fighting in libya con

>>reporter: in the uk, there is now more demand for quality coffee than ever before. as part of uk coffee week, the recent london coffee festival attracted nearly ten thousand people over the course of the weekend. one highlight - smashing the world record for espressos made in one hour - with over 100 baristas producing 12,003 shots of espresso. >>young: we produced a book called the london coffee guide which really shows the artisanal side ofcoffee which has really emerged over the last two to three years. in fact it's really interesting, when you look at those that are in the book, probably seventy percent of those were not around only three to four years ago. >>reporter: consumers are also increasingly knowledgeable about coffee, driving a trend for more specialist cafes, like monmouth and the newly opened prufrock. from single origin beans to novel methods of preparation such as the siphon, these cafes are riding high on what's been dubbed the third wave of coffee. >>the first wave brought us instant coffee and the second - the ubiquitous high street chains. the

no wonder it claims to be the uk's fastest growing sport. >>reporter: but for many in this 250-strong audience following the action can be tough. >>spectator: i think it's very exciting - but it's a bit complicated and difficult to follow. you need to get the, you know, rules in your head before you go >>reporter: so for the uninitiated roller derby goes like this: >>there are four blockers on each team led by their 'pivot' at the front - wearing a striped cap cover - or panty as it's known. >>at the first whistle the blockers move off. >>at the second whistle the last team member, the jammer - wearing a star on her helmet - attempts to speed skate through the pack of blockers - helped by her own team - blocked by the opposition. >>both jammers skate round and through the blockers again gaining a point for every member of the opposite team they pass. >>check: we all really like each other - we're all friends, lots of us live with each other, we go out and hang out with each other when it's not derby related, but t moment you're playing and t

this is going to go through the evening in uk time. anywhere in red, notice the uk out of this.his is including the service of 20,000 feet. that's, of course, where planes take off. we're talking 35,000 and 55,000 feet. say if they were going on a transatlantic flight. this is the area of greenland. most of the flights go to the south of greenland. that's good news because they're able to dodge the ash plume. we talk about the low to medium to high concentration of the ash. anywhere in yellow, that's the lower concentration. and, of course, the red and orange shading, that's going to be a problem area of course for iceland. here's the area we're talking. this is going to last later into the day spreading into parts of poland and areas of denmark. make sure you're checking ahead because it's up to the countries flying out of whether or not the planes will be able to get into the sky. we'll have more "world business today" in a moment. stay with us. >>> it's been nearly two years since air france crashed off the coast of brazil. an official also tells cnn that the new operation wi

homosexual life style. >> a landmark judgment which will have a serious judgment on adoption in the uk, the high court suggested that this couple are unsuitable as foster carers and potentially harmful to children. >> we didn't believe it. we were so disappointed. we thought this was a christian country. so to have this, the judge is saying it was no longer a christian country, we were shocked to hear. >> they say christian beliefs make them more suitable to be foster carers, not less. >> our bible teaches us to love. so many of these children need care, love, and understanding. and our bible teaches all of that. i think we could make wonderful foster carers because we have done it before. >> andria williams is representing the couple. >> homosexual rights trump christian freedom. >> in response to this case, a major new petition is calling on the uk prime minister to address the challenges th recentequalities legislion has brought for those seeking to live according to christian teachings. >> if we were to get a million signatures, we would believe would be able to get a bill introduc

president in 100 years to make a full state visit to the uk. he and his wife, michelle, will be staying tonight and tomorrow night at buckingham palace. so, what's on the agenda today? >> basically, this is the more ceremonial part of the visit. he'll be arriving at buckingham palace later today, greeted by the queen, they'll have their official welcoming ceremony there before he then moves on to another ceremony at westminster, briefly meets with prime minister cameron and the opposition leader, but only briefly. most of the politics will be left till tomorrow. today is really reserved for the queen and those sort of ceremonial activities. president obama and the first lady will also be having a state dinner with the queen later this evening. of course, spending the night at buckingham palace. >> where are they going to stay? >> visiting heads of state always stay at a suite of room called the belgian suite and it's called that because it was originally it was designed for prince albert known as the king of the belgians. this is where it gets

so i was already making plans to stay in the uk, to start drama school in the uk, because the drama schools over there are really good. so i was really kind of moving on with my life, moving forward, regardless of whatever was going to happen. i was not going to put all my eggs in the broadway basket, you know? >> hinojosa: you ultimately did... they did... >> yeah. >> hinojosa: i guess it was actor's equity that basically had to make a decision to allow you to perform. >> right. >> hinojosa: but opening night there were picketers, there were protestors. >> there were picketers throughout previews, too. i mean, during one of the preview performances there were picketers that came into the balcony. and so we were doing this... we were onstage already, we were doing a preview performance. and then we just hear this screaming in the balcony. and i'm thinking... i'm looking up going, "what's going on up there? we're trying to do a show," you know? "are you going to give us a little respect?" >> hinojosa: people were also very upset about the fact that miss saigon... you know, the terms that wou

now, in the uk and france and germany, it's actually raining, so that's good news. but this is just short-term stuff. the damage has been done. but it's good. i like to see the rain where we need it in the european region. north dakota with more heavy rainfall on the way, another system moving in. we will get into dry weather as we head into the extended period here, but for now they're having some issues there as well in north dakota with the heavy rainfall here. it's just a bad coincidence that we can't depend on the european wheat exporters because of the u.s. problem, and vice versa because of the same reason. so kind of stuff. andrew? >> it's not good, is it? >> not at all. >> such a staple. a thank you very much for that nina? >>> let's turn our attention towards equities. european equities have been trading for about 90 minutes today. the story for once is not about commodities. after a down day on thursday outside of london, here's how things stand. rising almost 1%, and many times we have been talking about the metals underpinning this gain, today it's the

amounts to half the savings made in the deficit reduction plan in the uk this year, a fact that willger and appal many people in this country. can the prime minister give an assurance that the uk will make no further contributions to the bail-out of those countries that have got into financial difficulties -- >> order. i think we have the thrust of it and are grateful. >> i congratulate the hon. gentleman on his re-election last week to the northern irish assembly. the point that i would make is this -- the only money that britain has lent directly is to the republic of ireland, and i think it is actually in our national interest and, i would say, in the interests of northern ireland that we do not see a collapse in the economy in the republic. that was a difficult decision but the right decision to make. the other contingent liabilities on britain flow through the finance mechanism in europe, which we did not support the establishment of and have negotiated to get rid of when the new arrangements come in in 2013, and we will do everything that we can to safeguard britain's finances.

the uk's guardian, president refuses to go as gun fights raise fears of war. it goes on to say the conflict appears to be the climax of long souring relations between the president and the ahmar clan, which are believed to be bankrolling the opposition. and this headline in "the scotsman --" the conflict, sharply increased chances yemen's three-month uprising could turn into a militia-led revolt. finally gulf news has 48 dead as fighting rages between tribesmen and government troops. it says in a country where the tribal system is well established, influential and deep-rooted, the outcome of any conflict between government forces and tribal leaders, loyalists, is obvious. one issue, so many views, you can read all articles in full, go to facebook.com/w1cnn. >>> they want to send a strong message to seer i don't condemning the crackdown on anti-government protests, france, germany, britain and portugal will be meeting with other u.n. security council members about a draft resolution. it condemns what's described as the systematic violation of humanrights. take

this is for the uk, we'll see the ash cloud first. this is for tomorrow night and spreading further south and east. we'll keep you posted on all of it. zain? >> ivan, say it ain't so? >> i know, ashmageddon ii. >>> here's some stories we're talking about. to most people, it was just worth a laugh, this contraption on her head, a fascinator. but to one person, that hat was worth $130,000. that was actually the winning bid for princess beatrice's flesh-toned fascinator, after it was auctioned off on ebay. now that hat caused a really big sensation when it popped up at the royal wedding last month. and it attracted all of these comparisons to an octopus, and a toilet seat. it also attracted a cult following. yup, with a dedicated facebook page. boasting more than 140,000 fans. for that hat. now the money raised is going to go to children's charities. >>> if you're too lay citlazy t off your couch, there's an app for that, air run. it asks strangers to do things for you. what you want done and how much you're willing to pay for it. just w

we do know the uk has more reasons to celebrate. special correspondent ben vogel has more. >> reporter: the royal wedding may be behind us, but some have simply described it as a dress rehearsal, as london remains the in the world spot light for the next year or so. i've lived in london all my life and still have -- this eye-catching sight could be the ultimate ticket here. >> it was built in the year 2000 to celebrate the millennium. the royal wedding may be behind us, but this is only the beginning of london's time in the spot light. from up here, a real perspective of the london scene. below us is the river thames, it will play host to the queen's diamond jubilee next year, with boats and festivities. beyond is buckingham palace. that's where prince philip, the queen's husband will be celebrating his 90th birthday later this year, but of course the big event is the olympics 2012 here in london, and behind me is horse-drawn parades the setting for the volley ball. there will actually be seating for 20,000 people. with just over a

experts say a small number of marsupials live in the uk. they're more common in australia. and brooklyn, too. you get a lot of those in brooklyn. right? >> there's some in the uk, like, randomly? >> just a few. maybe they hopped a boat, you know? >> from australia. makes sense. >> it happens. >>> time now for an early look at some of the stories we'll follow throughout the day here on nbc. the man charged with placing a bomb at the site of a martin luther king day parade will appear in court today. he's seek ago four-month delay in his federal trial for attempted use of a weapons of mass destruction. he's pleaded not guilty. >>> 500 contestants will take part in an all-night scavenger hunt in the new york public library. they'll have to follow clues to find objects in the building's 70 miles of shelves and then write essays inspired by the quest. >>> on this day in 1916, the "saturday evening post the" offered its first cover feature ago normal rockwell painting. >>> all day long, you can stay on top of the very latest developments in those stories and others as they break

privacy is a hot topic in the uk at the moment.s of thousands of people on twitter -- on the other hand, twitter played a seismic role in the successful uprising in egypt. >> freedom of publication on the internet should be the default. and then people should be held responsible for what they publish. >> isn't really the job of the politicians to gamble with the social revolution? it could lead us to a heated debate this week. president obama thinks are the top cards in alleviating international poverty. >> keep up-to-date on line at the bbc news website. stay with us. top stories from around the globe and click-to-play video reports. go to bbc.com/news to experience the in-depth, expert reporting of "bbc world news" online. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its financial strength to work for a wide range of companies, from small businesses to major corpora

and uk market participants were often a public holiday. we continue this week with economic data tomorrow, china will come out with manufacturing data and although it's going to show an expansion, the pace of growth may be slower than what analysts are expecting. japanese stocks also political events and ongoing no-confidence motions being set up by the liberal democratic opposition party against prime minister naoto kan. the nikkei dipped back into the negative by one point. a little bit of volatility we are seeing in the first few minutes of trading. nikkei in the negative and topix in the positive. >> thank you. that was our reporter at the tokyo stock exchange. >>> standard and poor's slashed its credit rating of tokyo electric power company. they cite huge losses an unclear compensation plan for the downgrade. standard and poor's downgraded tepco's rating to single b plus. they posted huge losses for the business year ending in march and the framework to help pay damages are unclear. a single b plus is considered a high risk investmen

we ended up driving to tia juana with our family in order to return to the uk. we then had only five months to verify. we flew back to the u.k. for the interview which cost about $6,000, rather than processing in the u.s. embassies were rude to me and my bike in the process. -- wife in the process. we were a small company but had been in the u.s. for eight years, and had one of our best years. they seemed unaware of general business and tax accounting practices. however, my wife developeafter h the officer, the visa was approved. afton and there was finger wagging saying that you need to come up was something better than two years' time currently, there is no resolution for these types of green card holders. we will have to constantly trouble in the new at the will of immigration authorities. so how does this affect families? it affects our ability to run a business with unpredictable but times. it makes you unproductive and therefore unproductive thanks to the huge amounts of repetitive information required. processing fees which are a burden to the families in

and uk theater companies and is the recipient of the allen wright award for arts journalism, the sundance institute arts fellowship and the nea fellowship of journalism. in 2006, she received a best columnist nomination at the annual san francisco media excellence awards and her first book on acting was published by farber and farber in the uk and farber, inc., in the united states. let's welcome phillip and chloe >> hi there, phillip. >> hi, chloe >> so, this play, it's been quite a journey. we're talking 3 1/2 years, maybe nearly 50 different drafts and 5 workshops? . >> five workshops, yes. >> so, looking back at the journey, how has it been for you and has it come out as you expected it would? . >> what's interesting is if you work on a play this long, normally there are times that it becomes redundant and you get a little bored with the piece. it's only natural. it's pushing 4 years now. this one was interesting in that it never got boring or ever felt redundant and each thing that we did over these almost 4 years, whether it was going off to sundance or to writer's retreat they have

president obama will be meeting with david cameron of the uk next week.ela merkel will weigh in heavily as the largest economy in europe. don't leave out wen jiabao. >> as the emerging markets make more noise, they will be listened to much more closely as they gain weight in the imf as well. john deaf tefterios in brussels thank you. nina? >>> there's plenty of them on the board. the debate is, of course, very heated at the moment. let's go to emily reuben who joins us now from our london studio. emily, this scandal involving dominique strauss-kahn is unprecedented for the corridors of the imf. presumably they will want a safe pair of hands now. >> i think it was interesting what john was saying earlier. strauss-kahn's resignation comes at a time when the economic power in the world is shifting to emerging markets. the institutions like the imf and world bank are very much in the hands of western economies. finance ministers from sweden to spain want a safe pair of hands. they're saying look at the sovereign debt crisis in europe. we need a european leade

. >> i think it will hit the uk, heading into the middle part of the week. now, that does not mean we're going to shut down air travel in and out of the uk. we have to get samples of that ash to determine whether it is going to be impacting aircraft. we understand it's coarser and perhaps it won't do that. nonetheless, this is not looking good. it's kind of a take two here. take a look at our i-reporters snap something pictures in iceland. at this point what we talk about are the upper level winds. they were shutting down air traffic in and around iceland itself but as far as where that ash cloud is going to go, the upper level winds will carry that to the north for now. this is moving away from europe. certainly excellent news. by the way, this is the worst eruption this thing has had in 100 years. this is a big one here. the ash is going into the jet stream. we are going to be able to push that further and further to the south and east. vanek activity in iceland, no stranger to that as those plate boundaries are diverging there. we had with it another one

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to share his ideas on how the uk that could get a much needed shot in the uk. then outfront a few candidacy for the on math top dog came just as big of a surprise to him asked to the rest of the financial community but a big warning marching could quickly garner the support of a number of its european countries including russia is now ready to take on the role of not only a surprise candidate but also a surprise winner and i'm going marching to the current chief of kazakstan central bank joins us now on arts and thank you very much for your time sir you told reporters previously. announced man through the s.m.s. message how did it come about. was a must for my. annual meeting or we've got some good world financial sector. from several messages from our prime minister and from what i understand there was a decision taken after consultations during the meeting or for prime ministers of serious countries in the us and i wasn't part of the discussion after the session i was immediately sort of by a very porters and if you could give us a surprise growth so basicall

they should come into the open union. >> one point to note, too, in his capture is that uk and u.s. intelligence was essential in capturing him, right? >> yeah. yeah. >> and does this bring closure, you think? >> it brings -- it's very hard -- you don't replace people, do you. it doesn't clearly bring closure. it does bring a sense of justice, and i think that's very helpful. and it brings a feeling, actually, is that the world does care about what happened. and that's very important to those who actually suffered. it's an invisible demonstration of the values we're all trying to uphold. so i think it's an important step. and i think that's why everybody is rightly both happy that it's happened but also extremely gratified. >> thank you so much. appreciate it. >>> you're watching "world one" live from london. dozens killed in yemen and the violence there could flare up again as rival factions plan to take to the streets today. >>> and g-8 leaders promise aid for new arab democracies, but what to do about libya? the answer may lie in russia. iv? align can help. only align has bifanti

. >> uk facility live link online. >> well said, jay.the theory has been if you drove a car fast enough, you could drive it upside down. you see the same force that lifts an airplane upwards is reversed here. spoilers press the car against the road even if in theory it happens to be updied down. we're testing it by running our hot wheels indycar out at this hanger flipping it upside down for 4.3 seconds at 306 miles per hour and flipping it back before reaching the other hanger. >> how do you control this speed. >> electromagnetic acceleration to get us going and braking to slow us down. >> imagine hitting those at 300 miles an hour. >> g-load is extremely heavy. look here. heart, brain, lungs, rib cage, all under enormous pressure. we've developed in collaboration with izod a bio metric suit without which the driver's insides would fill with blood and his brain would turn to mush. okay, jay, i'm going to sign off. we're just moments away. >> bio metrics, on. >> check. >> telemetry, good. >> all systems go. check. >> driver is secured. >

>> reporter: the next stop will be the uk. he'll be in london.go to doeville, france, for the g-8 economic summit. he'll finish off the week in warsaw, poland. a lot of this trip, fred, really has to do with just keeping up relations with european allies. he'll be meeting with the heads of government. of course here in ireland, in the uk, with poland where he'll be meeting with dozens of central european leaders. the real work on the trip is going to be at the g-8 summit. of course he'll be talking with other world leaders about global economic kmajs. also expect the arab spring up risings to become an issue. he said he's going to be looking for support from some of his allies on his economic proposals that he announced last week for egypt and tunisia, fred. >> thanks so much from dublin. >>> all right. back in this country, they are known as the freedom riders. the brave men and women who got on a bus 50 years ago to ride for change throughout the segregated south. ahead, i'll talk to marilee williams about the celebration for them and other civ

there is concern for a fifth journalist, a missing south african uk-based photographer.he committee for protection of journalists say they have been told that he was safely in libyan government custody. the libyans say he is not with them, they only have four journalists they're releasing. we'll keep following that and hopefully there will be news on that fifth south african photographer. >> thank you so much. >>> this is "world one" in london. >>> it's a long way from trump tower foto the white house. >>> and barack obama really is rich and powerful. light as air. we took out a heavy synthetic, and put in a light touch of cucumber. new natureluxe foundation. easy breezy beautiful... covergirl. the authentic, the rare, the hard to define. to those always searching for what's pure and what's real from we who believe we know just how you feel. haagen-dazs. from we who believe we know just how you feel. somewhere in america, a city comes to life. it moves effortlessly, breathes easily. it flows with clean water. it makes its skyline greener and its population healthier. all

gadhafi's supporters were so outraged by the bombing, they burned an ransacked, the u.s., uk, french,talian and qatari embassies in tripoli. all of their staffs have been recalled, so, they weren't in the country. the u.n. wasn't so lucky. their offices were also attack and the u.n. has now pulled their staff out of the country to tunisia. david? >> still so many questions miguel. thank you so much. >>> tonight, pope john paul ii is one step closer to sainthood. at one of the largest vatican masses in history, and just six years after his death, the pontiff was celebrated as a beloved leader and a miracle worker. our david wright is in rome. >> reporter: 1.5 million people, most of whom didn't sleep a wink last night, camping out because there aren't hotel rooms enough here. plus, all of them wanted to stake out a good spot. pill grim pilgrims from all over the planet drawn here for him. the last time all these people gathered here to honor pope john paul was for his funeral, six years ago. and this event is in many ways a book end to that one. back then, they were chanting, "sainthoo

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. >>> well, monday was rather an indecisive day on global stock markets, because the uk market, more importantly, the u.s. market, were both closed for holidays. memorial day in the united states, but we did see a little bit of trading. here we're seeing much more indecision a buy going on. a decent rally particularly on the xetra dax. gains for the banks there, zurich smi, each un. london ftse up by 30. and one hour 12 minutes into the trading day. all the same, still focused on the debt crisis, and something we're watching now. reports that germany is considering dropping its push for early rescheduling of greek bonds. that is having an impact on world currencies. we're also watching the yen, but we are seeing a little bit of strength returning to the euro. 1,4407. 1,6524 for the gbp and 81.75 that japan faces a possible down grade. on moody's watch list. >>> it's interesting, charles, you said, moody's taking a close look at japan. investors focusing on that yen story you were talking ak there. that means its weighted against the u.s. dollar, and that means good news for exporters

watch out for those heavy showers across the northern uk. some hefty showers across parts of sweden and southern norway as well. central areas here picking up a couple of showers for germany and also france. especially with the heat of the day. again, spain and portugal, that widespread rain continuing throughout your thursday. lots of thunderstorms expected as well. but that is going to be easing over the next couple of days come friday. we should start to see that settling down quite a bit. the flooding risk pretty high. it has been raining here for almost a week now. now, rain will start up in northern algeria. and still looking quite cloudy and unsettled for southern italy here. and across the southern end of the balkans, greece, albania, looking at thunderstorms, across turkey as well. rainy day in athens. today, 22 degrees. 21 in rome, cloudy skies. sunshine in vienna. nice and warm in kiev as well. here's your extended forecast now. >>> the emperrer and empress have attended a charity concert in tokyo in support of people who survived

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that ash cloud is still making investors nervous here in the uk.h airways stock fell about 1.75% in early trading. have a quick look at the market numbers. we did see a little bit more strength at the opening but nevertheless, we are seeing all of these markets in positive territory after the big sell-off on monday. up by about 0.5% for the paris cac current. the xetra dax still holding up reasonably well, up by about 0. %. andrew? >>> here in asia not quite the rebound you're seeing in europe. still a lot of concerns about what's going on in europe, about the weakness on wall street and a slowdown in the chinese economy as well. that's how the day finished. the nikkei up by 0.2%. sony aexpensing yesterday that it expected a $3.2 billion loss for the financial year that ended the end of march. its stock is up by 2%. a lot of analysts saying better times are on their way. sony up 2%. the rest of the markets, not much going on. shanghai down 0.25%. still concerns about the strength of the chinese economy there. just want to update you on a story comi

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he says fifa will identify the whistle blower who first spoke to the uk's sunday times newspaper. by, mo e nita, that story has just gone on and on, hasn't it? >> no super injunction for them. thank you very much for that. we'll explain when we come back. keep quiet or pay the price, yeah, bryn's rich and famous are fighting for the right to hide their private lives but have they suffered major setback? stay with us. because they've dd the power of aveeno daily moisturizing lotion. the only one that nourishes with active naturals oats, it's clinically proven to seal in moisture for a full 24 hours. so skin looks and feels beautiful all day. for a better day everyday. discover the power... [ female announcer ] ...of america's #1 daily moisturizing lotion, only from aveeno. and discover the power of active naturals. >>> welcome back. this is "world one" live from london. we're approaching almost 6:00 a.m. in new york, 7:00 p.m. in tokyo. the british panel has published a major review of the power of the courts to gag the media. the growing use of so-called super injunctions has prom

the world's most famous newlyweds are enjoying a few days out of sight at a secret location in the ukhe royals danced, toasted and teared up friday. here's nbc's michelle kozinski. >> reporter: hopefully you've recovered. here in london it's a holiday today so everyone has plenty of time to devour every detail coming out about the after-parties. if only we had the video of william and kate dance to their favorite hits of "greease." >> english guarden in spectacular bloom that was this royal wedding was only the beginning. next, the parties and speeches and emotional william called catherine his rock and she blinked back tears when prince harry called her his sister and said this romance inspired him and kept calling prince william the dude instead offed duke. the first dance, a rendition of elton john, when a shy william asked for something everyone can join in. a late night, here's princess beatrice leaving after 3:00 a.m. in sneakers, no sign of the hat. by next day, the couple looked serene, just before escaping by helicopter, destination unknown. somewhere in the uk, no tropical h

the cloud is expected to effect the uk throughout the week. britishbritish air ways is chancing all flights. >>> people familiar with the investigation say dna of the french banker, dominique strauss-kahn has been found on the clothes of the maid who accuses him of sexual assault. the head of the international monetary fund is on house arrest. more news after the break. and they don't stop flying until it's dark again. flying all day, every day. you deserve our best. that's why there's so many flight options. [ webber ] southwest airlines has seven daily nonstop flights from the bay area to chicago midway to fit your schedule. ♪ hey, we're on your schedule, not ours. there will be another one back here in a second, just watch. what did i tell you -- there's another one. [ ding ] ♪ it's ok that we're number four hundred and three ♪ ♪ we'll find ourselves a comfy seat ♪ ♪ and watch some shows and stuff ♪ ♪ ♪ let's follow that lady with the laptop ♪ [ male announcer ] now you can watch hit tv shows on your laptop with u-verse online and on your s

. >> the uk wants to have a special relationship. >> we came down to see history.t was worth while to come down and see a piece of history. >> this roller coaster of a visit of boards a shipped to a special -- from a special to an essential relationship. it is strong alliances that will matter evermore. >> in the national psyche of the united states. how big it will be depends on how engaged it is with this new world. >> back in south london, even for the very young, the personal can be political. special can become essential. >> i was excited. i am american and i am british as well. it is an exciting for britain and america. >> almost a month ago, bank of this as kind of a diplomatic waiting, the renewal of marital vows between america and britain. people might be slightly perplexed by this relationship. in britain, these words matter enormously. you could find out much more on our website. that is all for tonight. see you tomorrow. >> hello and welcome. >> see the news unfold, get the top stories from around the globe and click-to-play video reports. go to bbc.co

conditions again across the northern tier of the continent, especially for noay e northern end of the uk as well as much of ireland he coenngith some showers. it will stay dry across england anwales. for central and eastern europe, starting to see some more ows developing here as well. it is very warm here. that's going to help to pruce those sporadic afternoon showers. wah t rhey thunderstorms and isolated heavy rain across poland,ermany, also into france. the weather conditionsimovg ro spain and portugal after ongoing rain. still a couple of showers to watch out for towards the coast. me21 degrees today. 27 in vienna with sunny spells. 26 in kiev. and we're looking at 23 in berlin wh ou ie all right. i shall now leave you with your city-by-city forecast. >>> our lead story, kim jong-il and his son, the heir apparent, is visiting china, a key ally of the country. south korea government sources say he crossed the border aboard a train on friday morning and arrived in northeastern china. the sources say that the brother-in-law of kim jong-il is likely to be accompanying the heir apre. las

. >> two people have died in storms battering much of the uk. tens of thousands of homes are without electricity across scotland and northern ireland. many rail and ferry services have been canceled. travelers are being advised not to travel near newcastle by train. correspondent james cook reports. >> the power of a winter storm, and the start of the scottish summer. all day, because it was punished by waves whipped up by the wind. >> it is spectacular here. it is pretty hard to stand up. clearly, there are problems. for these divers, a trip along the shore was fraught with danger. the bus is not usually this risky in may. tonight, long after rush-hour should have ended, thousands were still struggling home. the drawbridge was closed. motorways like the m-62 were blocked. falling trees killed a woman in northumberland and a van driver. this storm is surprising. >> it is very unusual in may to get such a low pressure near scotland, and also with the trees in full leaf. it is bringing trees down. >> that has brought scotland's rail network to a v

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that will be bringing showers on friday in the northwestern corner of the uk. winds going to be calmer and station dry in the southeast. 17 degrees and 19 in paris. 21 in berlin. cooling down considerably, did you stays very, very warm in vienna at 28 celsius. here is your extended forecast. >>> our lead story this hour, the g 8 leaders are expected to pledge economic aid to support democratization efforts where autocratic governments have been overthrown. at a dinner on thursday, leaders exchanged views on how to support democratization efforts they plan to invite the prime ministers to the summit meeting on friday. at a news conference, sarkozy mentioned the need to support reforms in egypt and tunisia. >> translator: globalizing considerable support to achieve reforms is one of the most important issues for the g 8. >> however g 8 nations remain divided on how to deal with libya and syria. in libya, fighting continues between ga ddhafgadhafi's force rebels. the u.s. and european countries want to increase sanctions and interventions between the two. russia i

from the uk perspective, the u.s. is hesitant, taking a backseat. the chairman of the select committee on foreign affairs said before the talks that he would be pessimistic as far as libya but is concerned. -- as far as libya is concerned. i think he feels vindicated for what president obama has said on libya. there's also the question of american helicopters. he said there would be no ground troops. i think the british government and many in the british political establishment would have hoped that he would be a bit more enthusiastic as far as the intervention of libya. also, there has not been any talks about if and when to talk with the taliban, with the british government pushing for talking to the taliban. the special relationship is there. i would not say the relations are strained, but there is certainly no convergence of opinion on every point of foreign affairs. >> coming out in depth, i will have a closer look at the special relationship between the u.s. and britain. now we turn it over to steve. >>> we're talking about who will be taking

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. >> the fourth budget places the uk at the leading edge of the global industrial revolution. >> this plan is pretty dramatic. the starting point is 1990 when britain comes up with 783 million tons of greenhouse gas. in this current five years, the missions are down to just under 600 million tons a year. today's target is even tougher. a reduction of 50%. the green industries, this is just a signal they need. this factory makes towers for wind turbines and on the waterfront, they are hoping for a huge new plant. some big energy users are worried. they are given special concessions but they feel that competitors are given an easier ride. the coalition has promised to be degrees government of repair. today's target does set a new target for taxing global warming but will it be delivered? >>>> bbc news headlines. the u.s. treasury secretary says that dominique strauss-kahn is not in a position to run the imf. hundreds of illegal immigrants have been found crammed into lorries and southeastern mexico. police in pakistan say about 100 militants have attacked a security checkpoint. there wa

but in theestern continental eupe, uk, u.s. they're conservative, and they're investing in the brand >> and they're investing by the way here ibrazil. i just wonder how thenext five years lo. the hea of the world cup d the olympics, lots of calysts to come. >> tre are two things. the multinationals comi. in and don't forget the nationals and brower, compani petrobras going to be striding the world in its at in an increasing way. >> martin, it's gat to he you on the program. >> it's a pleasure to be here. it's sh a rdship. we're not at t wng, but we're wchg with the other two billion pele. >> we will watch the wedding on television. >> and brazil loves it here. >> my thanks to sir martin sorrell. >>> up next on the "wall street journal report," a look at the news this upcoming week that will have an impacton your money. cities. then 12 stadiu in2 how soccerer brazil is building fo its moment in theports spotlight? are theyeady for gametime? >>> for more on ourhow and our guestshope you'll check out the bsite, wsjr.cnbc.com. and

preparing for the worst, that was the scenario in the uk today, where crews drilled for something similar to the gulf of mexico. they were concerned that safety equipment might not be able to handle harsh conditions offshore. there were more than 400 shallow water wells. there are plans for more. >> on the northernmost fringe of the united kingdom, the islands could not be more remote. look at what is offshore, the tanker. this is the gateway to british oil. they have taken millions from this injury -- industry. this is where the oil is brought ashore. so far, from the shallow north sea. it may come from the deeper atlantic, a far tougher job. an exercise for a nightmare scenario. they are stimulating the chemical dispersant. a few vessels join the rehearsal and case a well blows out. >> if it were to happen, in the u.k., there are various agencies set up to respond to it. >> this is the rest, a blowout like last summer a mile deep in the gulf of mexico. this rekindled memories. 18 years ago, a tanker ran aground and its tanker ran into the ocean. could the new deep wells trigger somethin

encouraged his own supporters in tripoli to carry out those vigilante attacks against the embassies of the uk. also the compound of the united nations. the u.n. said today it is evacuating its foreign staff, and people here believe that as gadhafi gets more and more desperate, he will become more dangerous. and they hope that gadhafi will be targeted directly. >> and if he is being targeted directly and this is, in effect, regime change, a tentative regime change we're talking, is there a part two to this from nato's perspective as to what happens, who governs libya afterwards? >> reporter: there is increasingly a movement to recognize the government here in benghazi. the u.s. has said it is an entity worthy of recognition. but not recognizing it as the official government, although several european nations have started to send diplomatic missions here. where we are right now there are already state department officials on the ground. so some effort is under way to create a government in waiting if gadhafi were to fall and if his sons were kept out of power. >> richard engel in benghazi for u