katy watson, b news, bogota. we are enjoying some very nice june whether -- june weather in washington, absolutely perfect for america's all-consuming national pastimes, baseball and, of cours politics. last night those two came together at the annual congressional baseball game. it was the first since a gunman shot four people at practice last june, including house majority whip steve scalise, who doctors say was lucky to survive.rt he s the game and recorded the first out. now, baseball has a long tradition in the fabric of american life, which is why occupants of the white housee usually embr. that is the focus of a new book, "the presidents and the pastime: the history of baseball and the white house." i spoke to the author curt smith earlier. baseball is the quintessential american sport. which president was the first to see the importance of the profile in national life? probably william howard taft, alll 300 pounds of him, throwing out the first ball and inaugurating the rite of throwing out the first ball

ivan watson, cnn international correspondent: "in just two years."o years."australia is now in a race to save what's left of the reefin april, the government pledged around four hundred million u.s. dollars to come up with ways to protect it.line bay, australian institute of marine sciences: "all our pilot studies are suggesting that it's possible to help the reef help itself."dr. line bay is one of the scientists at a government research center trying to genetically engineer heat resistant corals. scientists are also experimenting with a kind of i- v-f treatment to boost reproduction in the wild.in this lab, they test what they call a sunshield.thinner than a human hairit could theoretically protect coral from the sun.guided by artificial intelligenceits designed to one day patrol the reefand protect the coral from predators.line bay, australian institute of marine sciences: "there are still options available to us if we start looking at it now. we just can't wait 20 years and then start thinking about this." (catherinei) (catherinei)three new crew

watson: for five minutes. watson coleman for five minutes. ask a few days ago at the trenton art all-night festival a fight between two individuals resulted in a mass shooting. 17 people shot through with at least one critically injured. one critically injured. fortunately, the only casualty, fatality, i should say, was one of the shooters. even so, nearly 20 people shot at a community festival dedicated to breathing new life into the city and bringing big community together around something that's positive deserves our attention. unfortunately, we had a bad habit of assigning sympathy and coverage only to certain kinds of shootings. in fact, it's safe to say that there are some who believe there are communities in which gun violence will always be an unavoidable norm. that is false. that is a horrible and destructive stereotype that ignores the underpinning of our conversation about guns. from access to excessively destructive accessories, guns are the problem. n.r.a. advocates will say in parkland the shooter got his gun legally. but should

fredricka. >> ivan watson, thank you. here to discuss this historic summit, reap rpresentative judy, house republican, ways and means committee. what do you anticipate the u.s., president trump, can accomplish in this meeting? >> well, i hope that he can accomplish world peace, and that he can get the process going for denuclearization of north korea. but i am very, very concerned, because he has not prepared himself. he doesn't think he has to prepare. in fact, he said it's his attitude that will carry the whole thing. but there are many details that are important to have a successful summit in north korea. >> he said he's been preparing all of his life. he also just said this morning that he believes he can size up. he'll know within a minute, you know, how things will go. how wise is it for him to kind of telegraph that sentiment? >> he is a person who is impulsive, who is subject to anger. if he doesn't have the facts in hand, what is to say he won't just walk out when a critical moment occurs? we don't know that. to

thank you benjamin watson as well as howard bryant. thank you both for being with me this morning. we're going to keep our eye on this. >>> up next, you heard the joke about trump's voter fraud commission? i tell you, it's a funny ending whending. when you come back, we'll talk about it. this is gonna be awesome. rated pg-13. eyes like gritty... ...dry... ...or watery? it could be dry eye. xiidra is the only eye drop approved for both the signs and symptoms... ...of dry eye. one drop in each eye, twice a day. don't use if you are allergic to xiidra. common side effects include eye irritation... ...discomfort or blurred vision when applied to the eye... ...and unusual taste sensation. don't touch container tip to your eye or any surface. after using xiidra, wait 15 minutes before reinserting contacts. chat with your eye doctor about xiidra. i'm still giving it my best even though i live with a higher risk of stroke due to afib not caused by a heart valve problem. so if there's a better treatment than warfarin, i'm up for that. eliquis. eliquis is proven to reduce stroke risk better

british number one johanna konta says she feels fortunate to have beaten compatriot heather watson ink an hour and 39 minutes to get past watson, who's currently ranked 69 places lower. the fourth seed will face slovenia's dalila jakupovic in the quarter—final. let's have a quick look at some of the day's other sports headlines. coryn rivera edged out three—time world champion marianne vos in a thrilling sprint finish to win stage two and move into the overall lead of the women's tour. the american is now 15 seconds clear of britain's dani rowe who came fourth to retain the best british rider blue jersey. and afghanistan fought back on the first day of their first ever test match. having taken their first wicket for 168 runs, the afghans then took 5—54 in the final session of the day. india finished on 347—6, with murali vijay and shikar dhawan. rory mcilroy is one of many players to have fallen victim to the windy conditions at the us open. the northern irishman is ten over par after his first round at shinnecock hills. the 2011 champion said he was confident before the start of the

>> all right, ivan watson, thanks so much. all right, let's talk about this with michelle ckaczynski, natha gonzalez, and joululian salazar. the series of photographs really do resinate a lot. what is to be read in that when the president says the relationship is a ten and we see arms folded, don't see a whole lot of smiles. might this punctuate the g7, you know, what did or didn't happen, or might this punctuate the relations between the leaders? >> it's great, because they are essentially the same photo, just taken from two different angles, so, of course, in the one angela merkel's team put out she's in charge and she's schooling donald trump and he has his arms folded. right? isn't that what's happening? the answer is, we have no idea. they could have been talking about lunch. in the one that the white house released, tourump is at the cenr and everyone is gathered around him to see what is so important. those are the photos they choose for obvious reasons. when the president says the relationship is a ten, come on. he's b

iain watson, bbc news, westminster.omes by the latest round of fighting in yemen. pro—government forces, backed by saudi arabia, are said to have the upper—hand in the battle to take the city of hudaydah. the port is a vital lifeline for aid supplies for millions of people threatened by famine. the white house has been forced to clarify donald trump's stance on his administration's immigration controls. almost 2000 children have been separated from their parents at the us border with mexico injust two months. earlier, the us president caused confusion by appearing to refuse to sign a new bill, drafted by his own republican party, that aims to stop the practice. chris buckler has more. america is seen as a place of escape, and in an effort to find a better life many people take risks to try to cross the border into the country. children were among this group of dozens of undocumented migrants, found hidden inside a lorry when it was stopped here in texas. all these racist people say, take them back to mexico, send them b

iain watson, bbc news.is in singapore for a his direct summit on removing nuclear weapons from north korea with kim jong—un. nuclear weapons from north korea with kim jong-un. kim jong-un was already met by on the ball‘s prime minister. it was all smiles at the g7 summit two days ago but donald trump has launched a stinging attack onjustin trudeau. we start with a tennis were rafael nadal extended his record after a straight sets win against dominic thiem, continuing an unprecedented era for the spaniard which started backin back in 2005. patrick geary was watching the action. the french ceremony on men's finals day, this is spanish territory. rafael nadal‘s redcarpet, where he can lap up the aberration. his game is perfectly modelled for roller gallus's clay. —— roland garros. dominic thiem match until the end, then this. in austria, he is known as thieminator. rafael nadal of the second. was there a weakness? ‘s cramp could stop him. in fact, it prompted rough element to get it done quicker. in this place

iain watson, bbc news, westminster. the capital, sana'a, in a bid to persuade rebels to give up control of a key seaport. pro—government forces — backed by saudi arabia — have been fighting to take hodeidah from iran—backed militias. most of yemen's aid passes through the port, and aid agencies have warned that a prolonged battle could worsen an already critical situation. spain's government says it has accepted an offer from france to take in some of the migrants from the aquarius rescue ship. the vessel is currently en route to spain, with more than 600 people onboard, who were picked up off the libyan coast. last weekend, the boat was denied permission to dock in sicily, after italy's new government promised a tough stance on immigration. people aged over the age of a0 in england are set to receive health advice on how to reduce the risk of dementia. it will be included as part of the nhs health check, after a successful pilot. james shippam reports. almost seven million people in england have had what is known as an

hoping to reach the second round is british number two heather watson.novic, a player ranked 28 places above her in the rankings. she took the first set. she is currently trailing in the second 6—5. this one could well go the distance. dan evans remains on course to reach the main draw of wimbledon after victory in the first round of qualifying. he beat ilya ivashka in straight sets at roehampton. two more victories will see him qualify for the wimbledon championships, which begin a week today. teh former british number two wasn't given a wildcard by the all england club, following his 12 month drugs ban, meaning he had to compete in pre qualifying to earn the right to fight for a place in the main draw here at roehampton. lets take a look at some of the day's other stories... wayne rooney is on the verge of signing for major league soccer side dc united. the everton foward agreed terms several weeks ago, but was said to be unsure about leaving halfway through his contract with his boyhood club. he's expected to be in the states later this week to comple

the bbc‘s katy watson is in bogota for us.it would be close, but in the end it wasn't that close, was it? indeed, duque got about 54% and petro about 4296. duque got about 54% and petro about 42%. very early on we could see that duque was clearly the winner. the results came through within about an hour, which seems record here, the fa ct hour, which seems record here, the fact that it happened so quickly. so ivan duque is another win for the right in this politically conservative country. have you had a chance to speak with mr duque yet?|j haven't, chance to speak with mr duque yet?” haven't, they wouldn't do interviews with the international press. i think they were very keen on making sure they could win over the colombians because this has been a deeply polarising election. 0n the one hand you had right—wing mr duque, and he was also, he was backed by the former president, who is still the most popular politician in colombia. there were chance of his name, there were also chance of duque, and people were concerned of what

andrt watson is at mercer he will stick with us a little bit longer.pperp later, james will join us at 5:30 p.m. u.k. time. that will be a fascinating interview especially with what is going on at the you with what is going on at the executive level of u.s. politics. this is bloomberg. ♪ matt: welcome back to bloomberg markets. this is the european open. breaking news. aircraft orders. china aircraft leasing has a 200ate to order as many as aircraft this year and is considering both airbus a320's 37s.boeing a threa he is looking at a320s and a three sevens. s. a37 we are looking at green across the screen in europe as far as the equity indexes are concerned. a little red as we get further eased but especially in spain. fascinating. gains in spain and more than 1% in portugal as well. guy: let us talk about what is going on in the u.k. parliament returns this week and there are big decisions a government has to make. suggestions point towards a government trying to avoid making those decisions. you do not have high expectations. you are short the pound

iain watson, bbc news, westminster. hello, good evening.ention by the home secretary a 12—year—old boy with severe epilepsy is tonight receiving treatment using an illegal form of cannabis oil. billy caldwell‘s mother taught the oil in canada to help control his seizures, but it was confiscated on her arrival at heathrow airport. sajid javid said he used an exceptional power to issue the licence for what he said was in a medical emergency. the trip list or has the story. they bought ca nada's they bought canada's oil in canada containing an ingredient banned in the uk. the drug which kept billy's seizures under control for almost a year was confiscated. four days later billy was back in hospital. he is still there, but today charlotte was told the home office have backed down and licensed billy's cannabis treatment. leaving her relieved, but angry. my experience throughout this leaves me in no doubt that the home 0ffice leaves me in no doubt that the home office can no longer play a role, in fa ct office can no longer play a role, in fact p

iain watson, bbc news, westminster.amous school of art. it was undergoing a multi—million pound restoration project following a similar blaze four years ago. the mother of 12—year—old billy caldwell who wants to use cannabis oil to treat him says he is in a life threatening condition in hospital. the prime minister has expressed "disappointment" after one of her own mps blocked legislation to make upskirting a criminal offence. time for the sport. the busiest day of the world cup so far. we will see messi in action today. but he will have to go some today. but he will have to go some to match the excitement of the hat—trick from ronaldo last night against spain. with eight wins for your great and against spain. with eight wins for yourgreatand iran. against spain. with eight wins for your greatand iran. but against spain. with eight wins for your great and iran. but the headlines were written about one certain ronaldo. —— with wins for iran and uruguay. his talents are spelt out. he has the world cup at his feet. commen

thank you, ivan watson, paula newton, ryan nobles. i appreciate it. again, president trump on his way to singapore, in the air right now, gearing up for tuesday's historic summit with north korea's kim jong-un. the two men will finally meet face-to-face and the president today casting the summit as a once in a lifetime opportunity for kim. watch. >> he's got an opportunity the likes of which i think almost, if you look into history, very few people have ever had. he can take that nation with those great people and truly make it great, so it's a one-time -- it's a one-time shot. >> let's talk it over with democratic congressman john garamendi, former lieutenant governor of california. congressman, good to have you with us. this is an important discussion. president says he is feeling confident about this summit. do you feel confident? >> well, given the expectation that he now has set out, he should be confident. i guess he just wants to look across the table and have a good feeling that, well, we know each other and i guess we feel okay about each oth

iain watson, bbc news.e for a historic summit on de—nuclearisation with north korean leader, king jong un. mr kim has already been greeted by singapore's prime minister. the landmark meeting with mr trump will take place on tuesday. tory mps are urged to rally round theresa may as the government prepares for a series of crucial parliamentary votes on brexit. sport now, and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's reshmin chowdhury. good evening. rafael nadal made history today, winning "la undecima", "la onzieme" or — to you and me — a record iith french open title. the spanish world number one beat dominic thiem in straights sets, overcoming cramp in his hand in the final set to win 6—4, 6—3, 6—2. nadal said it was a dream to win the title again, whilst thiem — playing in his first grand slam final — said what rafa had done was one of the greatest achievements in all sport. there's a reason why he won here i! times! is definitely one of the things, one of the best thing is somebody ever achie

iain watson, bbc news, westminster.out for a second time in four years at one of scotland's architectural landmarks the glasgow school of art. there has been extensive damage. the government has said it will help with restoring the building. the home secretary uses an exceptional power to release illegal cannabis oil to severely epileptic billy caldwell after doctors said it was a medical emergency. the medication has now been administered. in sport, messi misses. his saved penalty means argentina draw with iceland at the world cup. earlier, france beat australia. england are looking to prove a point, having lost their last four tests. they have just kicked off against south africa. earlier, ireland picked up a first win in australia for 39 years. and andy murray will make his competitive return from hip surgery at queens next week, a tough draw sees him playing the world number 34, nick sees him playing the world number 3a, nick kyrgios, in the first round. day three of the world cup is well under way in russia with a

soon seem like a relaxing mini break for the prime minister. seem like a relaxing mini break iain watsone a relaxing mini break there are still arguments over the brexit referendum itself? that is right. basically leading figures in the leave campaign are coming under scrutiny. this wasn't the official leave campaign, its main funder was aaron banks who is a friend of nigel farage. on tuesday mps from a committee which is looking into how russia is trying to influence western democracies will question him on his russian connection, today the sunday times revealed that aaron banks met the russian ambassador on three occasions rather than once which he claimed and looked into his business dealings. steven kinnock told me he will be writing to the police asking for them to investigate as well. aaron banks says this is a political witch hunt. the russian embassy didn't try to influence brexit. i must tell you two years on from the referendum, it feels like campaigning is still in police in essex have called off the search for a woman who worked as a door—to—door debt collector, after finding

iain watson, bbc news, westminster.re at glasgow school of art. i'mjoined by regarding the fire at glasgow school of art. i'm joined by susan aitken, leader of plaistow city council, you we re leader of plaistow city council, you were up there singing for yourself the extent of the damage —— glasgow city council, you were up there seeing for yourself. it is very much a live incident and the firefighters are still working and fighting a fire. it is under control, they have reduced it considerably, but this will not be over for another few days yet, the next couple of days will be a live incident, ongoing. the damage is considerable, but the council building control guys, as much as is said, they are starting to ss that, and they will be able to make an assessment “— to ss that, and they will be able to make an assessment —— they are starting to assess that. the main thing is public safety and after that it will be about preserving the building. this is a mixed area with businesses and also residential, flats, where many

iain watson, bbc news, westminster. to use cannabis oil to treat her sick son has said he is in a life threatening condition. 12—year—old billy caldwell who has been at the centre of a dispute over the use of cannabis to treat his epilepsy has been admitted to hospital, suffering from seizures. his mother, charlotte, says her son could die unless he receives cannabis oil. she travelled to canada to obtain more of the drug — which is illegal in the uk — but the supply was confiscated when she arrived at heathrow airport on monday. 0ur correspondent keith doyle joins us now with the details. a difficult case this, give us more of the background to what is going on. 12-year-old billy has been having up to 100 epileptic seizures a day, he was given cannabis oil when he went to the usa for treatment in 2016. and that helped with the seizure, they made them shorter and les frequent, and then when he came back to the uk he was the first person to be problem scribed with the drug which contains thc, which is in the cannabis oil

on the kidnapping suspect's vehicle was caused when the suspect was trying to get awaysot watson/oakland police department: "and then also an assault on an officer when the suspect took his vehicle and intentionally rammed our patrol vehicle">oakland police spokesperson jona watson says this all started when police received a call about a disturbance at this residence on oak streetsotafter a pursuit that started on surface streets then on to the freeway ending here on lorenzo street investigators say the suspect described as an adult male in his 30's pulled over and surrendered without incident. however the incident has rattle the nerves of norrissot