the best moment in his wheelchair racing career so far.ltimately it's not about medals forjohnboy. he wants to be a role model in his community and prove that anything is possible. you can have the worst news in the world, you've lost the use your legs, you can't box anymore, you can't have a normaljob. i just want to show there is life after disability, there's life after tragedy. i'm just a local lad from kent and itjust so happens that i'm very good at wheelchair racing. let's take a look at some pictures from strasbourg, where new yellow vest protests are emerging. in the last 15 minutes, there have been scenes of flares, teargas and scuffles in the streets, with a strong police presence. will keep you updated with further developments. now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz. is there any good news? excuse me. yes, there is, actually. it's not looking bad at all, early next week. but the weather today really, is not very pleasant at all. strong winds in the wake of storm hanna which battered the uk overnight and ireland go

a where did you get the wheelchair. >> she rented a wheelchair. >> jimmy: have you been in a wheelchair spent so much time in wheelchairses a you have. >> they have so fun and i'm a daredevil and have gotten real proficient. this whole thing backfired on her and i'm supposed to be like this or maybe like this. >> jimmy: yeah, right. >> but, no, i'm in the kitchen doing wheelies and then i'm spinning and people are like all right, and i'm putting on a real show, and it got away from her and i. >> jimmy: i see. >> and it turned into like an evel knievel kind of thing. >> jimmy: how did you get good at being in a wheelchair. >> see them at the mall or at the airport. they are always there, and i would get in them, a.i. wanted to be able to do the wheelie. oh, i think can i go downstairs and i got in big trouble one time back when i was a functioning alcoholic. i was in -- in amsterdam with some detroit and we had a two-hour layover and we drank 16 heinekens a pop and i spotted a wheelchair and i was hammered and putting on a show and i thought everyone would be enjoying this. airports are

the best moment in his wheelchair racing career so far.wants to be a role model in his community and prove that anything is possible. you can have the worst news in the world, you've lost the use of your legs, you can't box any more, you can't have a normaljob. i just wanted to show that there's life after disability, there's life after tragedy. i'm just a local lad from kent and itjust so happens i'm very good at wheelchair racing. what an inspiring story! good luck if you are doing the marathon yourselves tomorrow. mark williams and mark selby, are in second round action at the world snooker championship in sheffield. selby started the day trailing gary wilson nine frames to seven, but got the best of the early session, levelling the match at ten—all. it's the first to 13 frames, and selby is behind again — he trails io—ii. the defending champion, williams, is also behind, 7—9. that's all the sport for now. it is back to you. thank you very much, mike. you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. and there will be

the best moment in his wheelchair racing career so far.an have the worst news in the world — you've lost the use of your legs, you can't box any more, you can't have a normaljob. i just wanted to show that there's life after disability, there's life after tragedy. i'm just a local lad from kent, and itjust so happens i'm very good at wheelchair racing. now it's time for a look at the weather, with tomasz schafernaker. tomorrow is a better day across the uk. it is still pretty windy, but those winds gradually ease through the evening. and there will still be showers around, some of them heavy, particularly around north west uk. this is how we end the day, temperatures around 12 degrees in the south, 9 degrees in the north. and watch the showers go, still quite a strong north—westerly wind around the coast of lancashire, northern wales and blustery england. by northern wales and blustery england. by the end of tonight, most places are dry and very nippy, northern towns and cities as low as 4 degrees, closer to 8 degrees in the south. tomorro

before, there would be barely anybody else out in a wheelchair. looks and stuff like that. people are able to go out more often so they're going out more often, and because about people around them are getting more used to, you know, different colours of society. and with the olympics coming up soon, i think it's getting even better. tokyo 2020 will be the first games where sponsors are mandated to acquire rights for both the olympics and paralympics. advertisers have been asked to feature paralympic athletes just as prominently as olympians in their advertising campaigns. i meet one of the paralympics' organising committee, who has been taking part in the drive to raise awareness, including talks and demonstrations at hundreds of schools and businesses. and organisation of the paralympics has highlighted another important reason why it is vital that the games provide a long—lasting legacy. around 5% of the population of japan is registered disabled, and this figure is set to rise. yet i've not seen or noticed as many people with disabilities here

wheelchair race and manuela schar taking the women's. coming to a close. britten's charlotte perdue came tenth in the women's race. —— the winner of the women's race was bridget a brilliant race for eliud kipchoge. a woman has died and three people are in hospital after a gunman opened fire at a synagogue in california. a 19—year—old man has been arrested after the shooting outside san diego. 0ur correspondent in los angeles, sophie long reports. a community brought together in pain and multi—faith prayers for peace. they came to soothe each other‘s sadness and to pray for those suffering. for laurie gilbert kay, who went to worship on a sunny saturday morning and died hours later in hospital. for a child shot in the leg and for two men, one a rabbi. i have been going here my entire life and to see all these wonderful people come together from all these faiths, it's just absolutely amazing. we had one person today full of hate, one person, and look, there is 1000 people here tonight that are full of love. that is what it's about. this is

they will accept a man -- they're not going to know if i'm in a wheelchair.bly, they made an honor code among the press that they never show him in his wheelchair, never show him in his braces, never show him unable to walk. he could be seen to be walking if he held onto two strong arms. david: why did the press do that? doris: because they honored him. because they thought maybe if you believe that the president had to be strong, and the country would not accept a paralyzed man as president. they liked him, and they were giving him that honor and dignity. it's impossible to imagine today. david: now leadership generally means taking a risk. in the end, you can't be a leader just taking easy decisions. each of these people took very difficult decisions. let's talk about abraham lincoln first. what was the most difficult decision he had that you wrote about? doris: the most difficult was his decision to issue the emancipation proclamation. he knew when he came into office that the majority, overwhelming majority of the union soldiers and the union people were

the men's wheelchair race was won by 20 year old dan romanchuk.the london title to the chicago, new york and boston crowns he has won over the past six months. britain's david weir could only finish in fifth place. he's won the race eight times but could not bridge the gap to the leading group after getting cut adrift around tower bridge. his training was was disrupted by a car crash in december. manuela schar of switzerland — champion in berlin, chicago, new york and tokyo — won the women's wheelchair race. the 2017 london winner finished more than five minutes ahead of four—time winner tatyana mcfadden. to bring you the latest. pictures from the helicopter of the elite men. mo farah is somewhere in the leading pack. mo farah‘s training was somewhat disrupted by a somewhat public spat with haile gebrselassie sometime this week, highly documented. doesn't seem to be disrupting him too much. 40,000 people running for fun as well. plenty of costumes on display and money being raised for charity in the process. you can watch all of this unfold on bbc

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, and also from the mayor's office on disabilities, that is impeding wheelchair access, so we're also in the process of either moving or modifying that pole, and that's something we're working on with the engineering folks. we also intend to retrofit the existing 68 with this first seat conversion. so the benches will go away fleet-wide. and we'll have the individual seats, and we'll lower the seats, and then we will also add this single, forward-facing seats. what we'll end up with, kind of at the end of phase 2, is 118 vehicles that have lowered seats, individualized seats, and a single row which will help with our capacity and will help maintain the flows. and then we'll have 101 with the double seats, which will provide additional seating capacity. so in terms of next steps, the hard work is und way under y right now to negotiate these change-orders with seaman's, and to work through some of the final design details. once we have the change-order and the pricing finalized, we'll go to the m.t.a. board for approval, with the first replacement vehicle from phase 2 delivered in decem

i want to push my wheelchair place. the. flat of again you know. i can't do it. there's too much sand here. just stop looking around concentrate and push me seven hundred can be a challenge to people in wheelchairs few roads are paved while public buses are often packed and don't have ramps. even a trip to the local market can be difficult. but what. i said to buy is fish and other groceries there are only a few supermarkets in town most of which are expensive. her son would like a new football. yeah that's how much yeah. it's under portable. yeah that's as much as a bag of rice. to people for a little. bit of what. they give out when you sell it for three hundred fifty but there will be three or five hundred five hundred what's your final price . they get three fifty that's all i have on me for this thank you all for how to. the groceries are heavy so i said who wants to take a taxi home and today she's lucky few taxi drivers are willing to take the time to help her pack a real chair. taxis are a luxury i said to him many people with disabilities can seldom affo

the best moment in his wheelchair racing career so far.y and prove that anything is possible. you can have the worst news in the world — you've lost the use of your legs, you can't box any more, you can't have a normaljob. i just wanted to show that there's life after disability, there's life after tragedy. i'm just a local lad from kent, and itjust so happens i'm very good at wheelchair racing. now it's time for a look at the weather with tomasz. today's gales continue to ease as the storm blows itself out, it's just starting to push out into the north sea. this is the satellite image as it moved across the uk in the last 12 hours or so, the worst of the weather in parts of south—western ireland, also the coasts of wales experienced gusts in excess of 80 mph. so, here's the storm, you can see the sender moving into the north sea, and tonight it's just going to stay quite breezy, with some showers. some of them heavy around north—western parts of the uk. early evening the gusts in llandow well in excess of a0 mph, not quite as strong here

the best moment in his wheelchair racing career so far.he world, you've lost the use your legs, you can't box anymore, you can't have a normaljob. i just want to show there is life after disability, there's life after tragedy. i'm just a local lad from kent and itjust so happens that i'm very good at wheelchair racing. that was kate grey reporting for us. best of luck to anyone involved in the marathon. already doing better than anyone else who hasn't even got out of bed. how often do you read your children a bedtime story? sometimes life gets in the way and other kids get in the way, and all sorts of other things. two school teachers from essex have decided to live stream a short book on social media, as some parents struggle to find the time as part of the nightly routine. it's been a huge success, with thousands of children already tuning in to watch, but the teachers say it's not about replacing the paperback. let's take a look. it is no replacement for a paper book, but if there is a night when pa rents book, but if there is a night w

the best moment in his wheelchair racing career so far.orst news in the world, you can't use your legs, you can't block this, you can't have a normaljob. can't use your legs, you can't block this, you can't have a normaljoblj wa nted this, you can't have a normaljoblj wanted to show there is life after disability and tragedy. i'm just a local lad from kent and are just so happens that i'm very good at wheelchair racing. remarkable story. as we said earlier, good luck to eve ryo ne as we said earlier, good luck to everyone out there tomorrow, you are all remarkable in your own way. even making it to the starting line. we will be watching, cheering you on. still to come on breakfast, how often do you read your children a bedtime story? two teachers are helping parents too busy for storytime by streaming them online. we'll discuss the benefits of a night—time routine. stay with us, headlines coming up. hello, this is breakfast with ben thompson and rachel burden. good morning. here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. clinics th

. >> and the robotics team comes to the aid of a boy in a wheelchair. this is "tech bytes." >>> google is bringing walmart to your home. >> the super store joining forces with the tech giant to introduce voice shopping. all you have to do is tell your google assistant to talk to walmart and then ask for whichever items you want. >> yes, please. >> nordic drivers are going green. >> nearly a third of all cars sold in norway last month were made by tesla. this comes as part of growing trends in the country where electric cars made up nearly 60% of all sales in march. >>> and, finally, a 2-year-old in minnesota has a new wheelchair thanks to high school students. >> the boy's father asked the robotics team to build a wheelchair. they built it from a big wheel. it helps her boy explore like he's never been able to do before. >> and he looks so cool doing it. those are your "tech bytes." >> have a great day. >> that was really cute. >>> the proposal in sacramento to help cut the number of lost dogs and cats. >> also, senator dianne feinstein calls for action

but definitely requires a wheelchair. and, you know, my partner and i have lived in the city over 25 years, and we had our children here, and we were lucky to be living in a rent controlled apartment with an elevator on the third floor. lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky. but we were also after saving for many years to be able to afford a place in the city and talking about staying in the city that we love with our children, you know, i've had -- i've had government groups, government agencies, social workers say get a ranch in the city, right? we all know san francisco is a vertical city, and there doesn't seem to be any interest -- and this was something i saw firsthand when we were looking for housing and help with making our new home accessible. it doesn't seem there's any interest on the part of the city in keeping folks with disabilities in the city or making the city liveable to people with disabilities. i didn't just move here and expect to find a place, oh, i've got a daughter with a wheelchair. no interest, nothing to m

in the men's wheelchair race, all eyes will be on david weir, who's looking for a record ninth coursend as a teenager. kate grey has been to meet him at his training base at richmond park. johnboy smith is one of britain's rising stars on the wheelchair racing circuit but he never set out to be. his life changed at the age of 16 in a tragic case

america's daniel romanchuk wins the men's elite wheelchair event, and swiss paralympian manuela schars the women's. go dontay changed my life, they put me on the market to be a glamour model... the victoria derbyshire programme investigates cosmetic quick fixes and reveals how ministers are hoping to prevent botched procedures. that's in half an hour, here on bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the uk's shale gas commissioner has resigned after only six months in the job, saying the government is paying too much attention to a small but noisy environmental lobby, and consequently there is a de facto ban on fracking. natascha engel was tasked with uniting communities over the controversial process, but says stringent rules are stopping the industry from being successful, as john mcmanus reports. is this a vision of the uk's future energy market? hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, in this case at a site in lancashire. well, maybe not, because despite government support for shale gas exploration, the woman in charge of inspiring confidence in the project has just quit. cert

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used their brain power and determination to help this disabled boy whose family couldn't afford a wheelchair. >>> good wednesday morning, everyone. thanks for joining us. we begin with a security breach at mar-a-lago. a woman from china making her way deep inside president trump's exclusive club while he was in town. >> court documents say the chinese national managed to get past several layers of security. all while carrying a thumb drive infected with malware, which is software designed to damage a e. all while carrying a thumb drive infected with malware, which is software designed to damage alle infected with malware, which is software designed to damage a computer or network. >> the secret service has now issued a new statement. abc's serena marshall has more from washington. serena, good morning. >> reporter: kenneth, janai, good morning. the incident happening this past weekend while the president was there. he was out golfing at the time, but it beach club he often refers to as the winter white house but today questions over security after a woman was granted unauthorized access and

i'm so grateful for that bus as bus drivers have been extraordinarily kind and friendly to wheelchair riders. it's is astonishing. i think because they are touched by the neighborhoods and they get to know the people. the last thing i would say, there's another specific bus rider and i can't speak for him, but he has a lesser quality wheelchair than i do. it's not people going up to glide church but people who have a standard of durable medical equipment wheelchairs that are absolute death traps. they're hard plastic wheels that are not meant for the city and he and his friends help him. it is touching to watch to be pushed by his wonderful friends all of the time back and forth. all i have are my two guns to get me around that neighborhood. i reel am grateful for the stops and now that she's mentioned a lot about the routes turning a lot and going through a comly kateed path is givecomplicated,a lot. >> thank you for those kind words and the operators of that route. >> good afternoon. i'm with the san francisco transit riders. i'm here to compliment sfta on the upgrades of the 27 bry

i am not prepared to go back to a wheelchair.working for me and if i cannot get legal access i will continue to access illegally, the safest way for me to do that and for me to access the strains that i need is by growing my own. and so i walked into the police station with that disclosure. and i spoke to the pcc about the project that i am running which is carly‘s amnesty and that is an interim measure to allow the patients that are being denied cannabis, such as myself that were supposed to be accounted for last summer. so the four indications for chronic pain, spasticity, and nausea and chemotherapy and intractable epilepsy. and so those patients at the moment we are failing and they are having to access potentially unsafe, very unsafe products on the black market, putting their lives at risk putting their families at risk, putting... and you know they have they're living under a fear of arrest. so you're saying if we can grow our own, we'll do itjust for ourselves and that... obviously, it is illegal. cultivation carries a se

. >> reporter: power soccer is a sport only for power wheelchair users.his group of professional athletes is second in the nation. ben is a mechanical engineer. his teammate is a software developer. >> they're just people. they just happen to use wheels instead of shoes. >> when you watch your son out there dominating, how do you feel? >> obviously i'm proud of him. but to see him where he is now and even though i know through the years he has regrets that his disease has progressed, he's still doing what he loves. >> reporter: ben is determined to play at the 2021 world cup in australia. and even across the globe, the field is home. >> comes in and scores a goal for team usa. >> when we get on the court, it's pedal to you the medal going against each other. >> the power wheelchair powering him forward tammy leitner, nbc news tamm park florida. >>> and that's nbc nightly news for this saturday. join kate snow tomorrow for an inside look at a star-studded tribute to country music legend loretta lynn. i'm jose diaz balart reporting from new york. thank you

at first okay, there is no sport like wheelchair basketball. it is not real of then i saw how physical it was. how fast they were on the court. i'm just grateful that every day i can wake up. i'm still working every day to one day get back up on my feet again. >> wow, a truly inspirational story. what mental strength he has. the sharks last night, they're still waiting to hear on the status of their captain. one of the most stunning victories in bay area sports history. he got knocked unconscious in game 7. his head slammed against the ice after he was cross checked. and blood was pouring from his mouth. it was a terrible scene, a scary scene. the sharks rallied and made four power play goals in five minutes to take the lead. long time hockey fans, we were watching upstairs. we said we've never seen anything like this. a minute left in overtime. the sharks won the series on that shot. they win the game. 5-4, the series, 4-3, and they advance to round three against the colorado avalanche. game one is friday night. up there in history, we pulled

they built a wheelchair. not cover an electric his dad to the robotics team at the former high school. took them two weeks to build a wheelchair that is controlled by a joystick and is made from a power wheels riding toy. >>> i want to thank you for making ktvu your choice for news this noon. >> we are right for you on ktvu.com. have a great deal . dr. oz: hydrogen peroxide, could the latest craze of drinking it your health at risk? we go undercover. plus, every wednesday, the dish on oz. >> this is easy, simple. >> it really brings the party to the table. dr. oz: this week, boozy brunch favorites. coming up next. ♪ dr. oz: are you ready for season 10? >> yeah! oz. love you, dr. [applause] show!: welcome to the thank you very much.

races get under way at around 9:05a.m., wheelchair races get under way at around 9:05 a.m., you wheelchairfter three seasons away, bbc stop norwich are back in the premier league. they beat blackburn rovers 2—1 to secure promotion — a draw next weekend they'll go up as champions — with sheffield united all but guaranteed to join them after a 12 year absence from the top flight. joe lynskey reports. the championship is one of football's unpredictable divisions. this is the feeling to departed for the top. but even in this league few expected norwich city to go up. this side finished 14th last season then sold their two best players. this time they have swept teams away. norwich have surged to the top through the evils of the german manager. he has encouraged the canaries to go high tempo and take aim. talent from across europe has been key to their recipe for success , been key to their recipe for success, beating blackburn 2—1 puts an end to their three years away and the premier league's riches await the premier league's riches await the side no—one fancied. sheffield united are reaching

— we'll talk a family who've been told it's against the rules to be pushed along the route in a wheelchairthe kerr family are accusing the organisers of the london marathon of discrimination. the mother of a teenage boy, filmed being repeatedly hit with a baton by a police officer, has exclusively told this programme she is "appalled" at the violent arrest of her son. indistinct shouting and swearing. look what you're bleep doing to me! what the bleep are you doing?! i am a bleep child! i am a child and you're hitting me! we'll talk to the former deputy mayor of london, lee jasper, who's joining the family in calling for an immediate public inquiry into what he's calling "police brutality". and if your child's classmates hadn't had their vaccinations, would you want them excluded from school? the health secretary, matt hancock, says he hasn't ruled that out after vaccination levels in the uk dropped to levels well below the world health organisation's target. hello. welcome to the programme. we're live until 11 this morning. if you're a parent, or a teacher, do get in touch about our story

ra rely wheelchair after a stroke in 2013.g fierce debate over who was really in charge. despite this, he was put forward as a candidate for a fifth term in office 2019. this sparked massive and rare public protest, challenging the prospect and the ruling party's group on algeria. whether by design or circumstance, this man managed to survive algeria's tumultuous history but the 2011 upheaval in neighbouring countries that toppled long serving heads of state. however unlikely it seemed in his final yea rs unlikely it seemed in his final years at the helm. we will have more than that later in the programme and you can keep up—to—date any time with the reaction in algeria to the reaction algeria, all at the bbc news website. the corruption trial of the former malaysian prime minister najib razak will get under way soon. he's accused of stealing billions of dollars from malaysia's sovereign wealth fund, 1mdb. the current prime minister, mahathir mohamad, reopened investigations after he defeated mr najib in elections last may. jo

the latest information we have is that a man ridin what appeared to be an electronic type wheelchair or scooter set his outer jacket on fire right in front of the white house this afternoon. secret service and d.c. fire responded here around pennsylvania avenue about 2:45 this afternoon. apparently he was sitting along pennsy avenue along the north fence line when this happened. as you can imagine, there's a lot of police already in a positiund the white house so there was a very quick response. we're tolderhat secretce actually put out the fire, rendered aid to the man, andce po apparently also found what they cald a suspicious package in the area. we're not sure exactly what that was. we're told that the man was taken to the hospital. we do not know whatco his ition is at this point. again, secret service cleared the northawn in lafayette square, lafayette park. you can imagine that would be a very busy area this time of day. a lot of tourists coming into town. there were also reporters having to doive shots in that area. they had to scramble as well a c policeared that area. some

furniture in it, they customize it, they do everything imaginable but make it so that if urine wheelchair you can use a kitchen. if you're blind you can pick up this device and you can know what spice your using. asked me a question. >> i've got tons of answers. >> this has to be such an emotional thing for you, for these families. you have a special story you hold close to your heart that you've gathered while filming the series. >> the first series looked at five of our veterans and the founder of the organization. they all week to me in different ways. i don't want to pick because they've all done, once you get the home and you have freedom, you don't have a mortgage, you can start the next phase of your life with your family. we have seen these veterans or their own businesses that are very successful. we have seen them work in washington d.c. for congressman. we have seen them climb mountains with one leg. when you see them giving them the financial freedom, it's hard. i don't want to complain about anything anymore when you see the disabilities they checked face. >> what would you s

. >> the victim used this wheelchair as a cart to move his things around. someone hit him in we were able to see the and wa the time to attack with the axe. >> it was bart police officer who recognized the man on the surveillance video. that same officer went to the richmond bart station and arrested michael hill. >> i was i've seen before and we can get this person off the streets. >> police found surveillance video showing hill feeling the axe two hours before the killing. >> the suspect had stolen the murder weapon at home depot in richmond. we whether able to track his actions. >> he hit the axe in a drainage pipe. debts don't know why lawson was killed. >> we don't know if there's a relationship between the victim and the suspects. >> the suspect has been charged with murder and lying in wait. if convicted he could face life in prison or the death penalty, which is on hold. >>> the family of the woman killed on a bart platform is suing the agency. the family filed a wrongful death. he had not paid a fair and bart did not keep him and other criminals ou

the secret service says he had been in what they described as a wheelchair-type scooter, before lighting his jacket on fire. >> the fire was extinguished. may have a small burn, but they are considering his wheelchair and belongings as suspicious at this time. >> reporter: it all unfolded along pennsylvania avenue just feet from the north fence line of the white house. the man dit breahite house grounds. >> come on, guys! i need you to move! >> reporter: ...but the camera crews were rushed inside as the executive mansion was put on lockdown with the president inside. this was another test for the secret service, which over the last several years has faced criticism for security breaches at the white house. in 2014, a man scaled the white house fence, sprinted across the lawn, and then entered the north portico, before being stopped. and so the scene behind me here has been cleared. you can see pennsylvania avenue is open once again to pedestrians. the man did not suffer life- threatening injuries, and his motive is unclear. jeff. >> glor: all right, jeff pegues, thank you very much. a ke