he supported wright's opponent. to break the hold, jim wright took a full ad and wrote an open letter to the man where he challenged this very famous, influential figure, and the texas politics seen. that letter had an impact on the election. he won the seat and he won amon carter's respect. a became friends and that is how jim wright entered commerce and the political scene. jim wright was elected speaker of the house in 1986, and in 1988, he started to come under public scrutiny. this was a public campaign put forth by congressman newt gingrich, who had questions about speaker wright'ethics, especiallys is for speaking engagement and royalties over the publications of one of his books and questions about his wife, betty's, employment. he took on a public role in questioning the speaker of the house and saying he needed to be investigated for ethics violations. finally, in 1988, the house ethics committee opened an investigation into speaker wright receiving gives in exchange for speaking engagements and questions

, the wright amendment. we have a lot of papers in his congressional collection related to be development and passage and public reaction to the righ wright amendment. especially if you live in the dfw area, you are very familiar with this, because it had a big impact on air travel in the state. what the wright amendment did, it was intended to increase air traffic to dallas, fort worth airport. it was a new airport, ay wanted to build it up as the main airport of the area. the wright amendment had a major impact on the competitors to the airport, the love field airport in dallas. what the wright amendment did,, prohibited flights from taking off from love field and flying terror neighboring states, without first making a to neighboring states, without making a stop in texas. so, if you were flying on southwest airlines from dallas' love field to new orleans, you would have to stop in another city in texas. southwest airlines did not want passed, because it would have a big impact on their business, but in o

and he supported wright's opponent. he challenged this famous, influential figure in the texas politics seen, and that letter have an impact on the election. won that election and he carter's respect, grudgingly. wright was elected speaker of the house in 1986 and in 1988, he started to come under public scrutiny. this was a public campaign put forth by congressman newt gingrich who had speaker -- questions about speaker wright's especially about receiving gifts for speaking engagements, royalties for his books, questions about his wife betty's employment. a publicrich took on role in questioning the speaker of the house and saying he fored to be investigated these ethics violations, and finally, in 1988, the house ethics committee did open an investigation into speaker inght's receiving gifts exchange for speaking engagements above congressional limits and questions about his wife's employment. he had written a book, "reflections of a public man," and an exchange -- he would do speaking engagements and there on thengre

, sounded like chris wright, used the gun like chris wright, had chris wright's dna, had a connect tos quite capable of setting up. >> like a chess game somehow, 20 moves ahead. >> yep. >> but that didn't explain lee carlson. >> i am very certain, very clear what i saw. and i may not have told it initially right off the bat under the full stress of what i saw, but i know what i saw. and i know who i saw. there is one person who said he is most certainly sure lee carlson is mistaken. chris wright himself. >> i will answer any question you want to ask. >> chris was jailed right after his arrest. he wanted to make his case to dateline in the flesh, but authorities wouldn't allow it, so we talked to him on the phone. >> so you say you didn't do it. >> i absolutely did not do it. >> we discussed all the allegations in length. he offered some allegations of his own. >> we're asked to believe that the police were incompetent and definitely crooked, that david novak is crooked and the only person innocent is you. >> it is not my fingerprint. it doesn't match my description. i had an alibi. i

school of architecture and the frank lloyd wright foundation.self, it's a work of art. >> wright built to the human scale. everything in the desert is low. the trees are low. um, so his buildings are low. he also uses the low ceilings to kinda push you through spaces, right, at an entrance, drop the entry real low. and that helps push you into the space. it's a little technique he called compression and release. we call this the garden room because you sit on the bench here, and it frames the view of the mountains, uh, in the distance. it captures the garden. he uses a japanese technique called the borrowed landscape. >> he lived the way he believed. and he designed the way he felt things should look. >> it almost like a seamless transition between outdoor and indoor. >> even if you didn't know what he did, it was -- from when i was a kid, frank lloyd wright, you knew this guy was an icon. and why did he become such an icon? >> well, you know, i think he was a bigger-than-life personality. he really wanted to revolutionize the way americans live

lawrence wright joins me with his new book "god save texas" and why minorities in america will change that state and the political future. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> welcome to this special edition of our program. i'm christiane amanpour in london. when it comes to investigative journalism, few people come close to the award winning reporter lawrence wright. his 2006 book, the looming tower, is widely considered the definitive account of the events leading up to 9/11, and it's now a popular tv drama on hulu. now with his new book, god save texas, wright sees america's future taking shape in his home state. i spoke with him when he was in london for the book's u.k. release. >>> so, welcome to the program. >> thank you. >> your book, god save texas purports to say texas is the center of the universe. >> well, not of the universe perhaps, but of america for sure. >> how so? >> well, texas is the future. it's growing faster than any other state. by 2050 it will double in size at which time it will be about the size of california and new york combined. >> that's huge. >> it's already 10% of children in amer

wright. [inaudible] >> it's about an objection on the previous hearing item pertaining to taxes and also the amendment pertaining to breed's amendment and giving support for the senior citizens who are facing eviction. i agree with that, but since that came up on such short notice, which was this friday, and the board is hearing it on this tuesday, the public should have it input on that. this is why i'm up here speaking about that. and then, i want to note that the $1 million that's coming from the health department and the $1 million that's coming from the city funds, that's an example of how the money should be invested in the city, getting housing for senior citizens, and then within two years after that money is exhausted, you won't have the same kind of negative cash flow all over again? >> president cohen: would you like to save your comments for general public comment? this is for the community benefit district? >> yeah. that's because it was just short notice -- >> president cohen: w

make marc can ask about this, peter edelman married marian wright who is now marian wright edelman of course. the two married after the campaign and this year, they're celebrating their 50th anniversary. [ applause ] and marc and peter will be joined by another game changing history maker. dr. bernard lafayette. he is an icon of the civil rights, founder of the leaders of the sncc, student nonviolent coordinating committees national sit-ins and he was a courageous freedom rider, a lieutenant with the southern leadership conference and an associate as well as a protege of dr. martin luther king. he appointed him the national coordinator for the poor people's campaign in 1968. please join me in welcoming our next panel. >> good afternoon. >> good afternoon. >> glad you could all be here with us today. this is an honor for me to have -- to sit on the panel with both of these gentlemen. i thought what we'd do today is take the journey to the past. but bring us up to this moment. because i think part of what's important to me is as we get older, those of us who are getting old their is --

david wright with those explosive claims. >> reporter: tonight the trump administration is slamming a new book by former white house adviser and "celebrity apprentice" contestant, omarosa manigault-ne >>marosa has to go. you're fired. >> reporter: long since fired from both posts, omarosa now describes trump as a "racist, misogynist and bigot," according to "the washington post," which received an advance copy of the book, "unhinged." the white house says the book is "riddled with lies." quote, it's sad that a disgruntled former white house employee is trying to profit off these false attacks, and even worse that the media would now give her a platform. omarosa was the highest ranking african-american to serve on the trump white house staff. since then, she's dished about her experience on "big brother"" >> i'd like to say not my problem, but i can't say that because, like, it's bad. >> reporter: and on "good morning america." >> there were a lot of things that i observed during the last year that i was very unhappy with, that i was very uncomfortable with. >> reporter: the new book g

i don't believe we have an owner that does that >> that was arsenal legend ian wright speaking there.ously not thrilled about what's going on at his old club how worried should fans of arsenal be based on the performance of mr. kroenke's sports teams elsewhere >> as ian wright pointed out, they do have justification to think kroenke has his part on making arsenal a success on the pitch. they called him silent stan in the past because of his lack of being vocal and saying he will do those things. looking at his other sports franchises, they are owned by kse, kroenke sports and entertainment brand. he has the denver nuggets, the nfl rams, and only the colorado avalanche have managed to win anything since being under his stewardship, that was in 2001 because they had just took over. they had their best season then. arsenal fans have had -- they've been in a state of flux for some time and frustration because of arsene wenger's tenure. they were going sour the last few years of his managerial ship there. at the same time they thought they were getting better this summer with unai emery co

david wright, thank you. >>> we're also following fast-moving storms at this hour. states of emergency in the northeast. rescues across pennsylvania and new york. a fast-moving system rolling over new york city late today. you can see the sky there, quickly turning dark. and the water rescues tonight. police right here near philadelphia tomorrowing a human chain to save a grandmother trapped in her car. the track of storms heading into tonight, and abc's erielle reshef from pennsylvania. >> reporter: tonight, new storms flooding roads. flash flood emergencies for millions in the northeast. outside philadelphia overnigovernight, good samaritans and police using bed sheets to form a human chain, saving a grandmother trapped in her car. in new york -- >> my car is on top of kim's car! >> reporter: floods waking residents before dawn. >> we have campers that are floating away with people inside. >> reporter: first responders using high profile vehicles and boats to help rescue some 50 people, including firefighters trapped by flash flooding. >> i want to make this point

david wright live in new jersey, where president trump is on his working vacation. the race so tight in ohio. david, it could lead to a recount. and the bottom line here, these two men will battle it all over again in november anyway? >> reporter: that's right, david. and you mentioned the recount. under ohio law, if the final vote tally is within half a percentage point, there's an automatic recount, and that's still very much a possibility here. bottom line, this seat still in contenti contention. david? >> david wright tonight. >>> this evening, the united states has released new trade sanctions against russia for the poisoning of a russian double agent and his daughter in england. they nearly died from exposure to the nerve agent know novicohk. >>> there is still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this wednesday. the children rescued from a remote compound in the u.s. five suspects in court today, and what prosecutors have now revealed. what they say they were teaching the children to do. >>> also tonight, the young brother and sister reportedly on a fight.

>> david wright with us live tonight from italy. thank you. >>> back here at home tonight, and the severe storm threat at this hour, from south dakota to michigan. and of course the heat wave we're watching, coming from chicago all the way over to new york and boston. flash floods hitting near milwaukee, flooding cars and shutting down part of interstate 43. and of course millions now bracing for that heat wave. let's get right to ginger zee tonight. ginger? >> reporter: david, can you imagine getting 3.3 inches of rain in just 30 minutes? well, that happened in minnesota. and that's why we go to the map tonight with a flash flood watch for much of wisconsin. severe thunderstorms blowing through, especially south of minneapolis, with a tornado warning on the map. tomorrow, we're going to do this again. we've got a damaging wind line that's going to come through from chicago to flint, michigan, back to kansas city, and then that heat you were talking about, david. philadelphia has actually let skoo out school out early, both tuesday

craig wright fake toshi in is no different than dr paul newman dr mengele decided it as you say dr paul kruger dr michael will go into dr craig right they are eugenicists as was keynes ok it was the genesis to exactly let's keep that in the past and let's move on to the future which is this headline i have a tweet regarding the trust listen a church of big coin people put more faith in a guy names to toshi nakamoto that no one has ever met than they do in the us fed now the important thing about this is this quote comes from jeffrey spread he's the chairman and c.e.o. of the new york stock exchange which is another exchange they've just announced this new backed app which is a way to trade crypto currency used in the new york stock exchange but again people put more faith he observes in this anonymous guy named toshi nakamoto who's nobody has ever met and they do in the us fed which is a very powerful observation it's a profound statement i mean do we dole invented fire no but doesn't stop me from using it do we know who invented the wheel you know but it doesn't stop me from using it b

>> all right, david wright from vatican city tonight.k you. >>> there is still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this tuesday. two deputies shot when a man walks into the sheriff's office and opens fire. >>> the desperate search. a woman seen on home surveillance late at night, her hands apparently in broken shackles there. now that neighborhood, of course, on edge. authorities asking for the public's help tonight. >>> the massive bee swarm right here in new york city. right in the middle of times square, filled with tourists. many of them told to get back. >>> and celebrating aretha franklin. the lines in her hometown of detroit tonight. the gold-plated casket, the red dress and the famous names set to perform. we have the list. much more news ahead. "i don't want to hear about insurance." cause let's be honest, nobody likes dealing with insurance, right? which is why esurance hired me, dennis quaid, as their spokesperson because apparently, i'm highly likable. i like dennis quaid. awww. and they want me to let you know that, cue

ben wright travelling with the prime minister. ben wright travelling with the prime minister. being urged to address what's being called a "crisis in children's mental health" after new analysis suggested that more than a fifth of 14—year—old girls say they've self—harmed. the children's society says gender stereotypes and concerns about physical appearance are contributing to unhappiness. the government says it is investing £300 million to provide more mental health help in schools. ricky boletto reports. all right, bethany, so this is your microphone. bethany started self harming when she was 13. it's something she's happy to talk about today. she wants to open up to other young people. i don't think there was really a reason why, but the bullying made me feel really, really depressed. so i think that was kind of a response for me because it was something that i could control. starting secondary school was difficult. bethany said she felt isolated. she kept what she was doing a secret from her mum. i got a phone call from her teacher, actually, when i was on the bus on the w

david wright is with the president tonight in new jersey, and david, we can't stress this enough. the white house really pushing back on this book tonight, saying they are all false accusations. >> reporter: that's right, tom. this book contains a number of explosive claims, virtually all of them getting some serious pushback tonight, and the contradictions on omarosa's only own account aren't exactly helping her credibility, tom. >> david wright for us tonight with those explosive allegations. david, thank you. >>> and from california, a state of emergency for two more counties. the holy fire now racing from orange to riverside county. firefighters waging a heroic battle to save thousands of threatened homes. you see that right there, and prosecutors say those families may have this man to blame. a suspect accused of starting the fire, making a strange appearance in court. abc's will carr reporting on it all from the fire lines again tonight. >> reporter: tonight the explosive holy fire, doubling in size, threatening homes. the man accused of igniting the fire, forrest clark, fac

, who is now marion wright-eddaltowright wright-eddalton, of course. they're celebrating their 50th anniversary. and mark and peter will be joined by another game-changing history maker, dr. bernard lafayette. dr. lafayette is an icon of civil rights. he was one of the founders and leaders of snic, student nonviolent coordinating committees. he was also one of the courageous freedom riders a a lieutenant with the southern christian leadership conference and an associate as well as a protege of dr. martin luther king. in fact, dr. king appointed dr. lafayette the national coordinator for the national poor people's campaign. please join me in welcoming our next panel. >> good afternoon. glad you all could be here with us today. this is an honor for me to have -- sit on this panel with boast both of these gentlemen and i thought what we would do stay take t-- is take the journey to the past but bring us up to this moment, because i think part of what's important to me is as we get older, those of us who are getting older, that is to -- is to, as elders, i

>> david wright tonight. great to have you. >>> this evening, the united states has announced new trade sanctions against russia for the poisoning of a former russian double agent and his daughter in england. sergei skripal and his daughter yulia nearly died from exposure to the nerve agent novichok. which uk authorities have blamed on russia from the start. >>> there is still much more ahead on "world news tonight" this wednesday. chilling news. new developments about the 11 children rescued from a remote compound in the u.s. five suspects in court today, and what prosecutors have now revealed. what they say they were teaching the children to do. >>> also tonight, the young brother and sister reportedly on a flight, they were headed to orlando. the plane diverted. the parents say they were never told. well, tonight, the response just in from the airline. >>> and the harlem globetrotters known for their magic on the court, but look at this. we have never seen this, shot from a plane. how this ends. a lot more

wright museum of african- american history in detroit. will follow at 10 a-m friday, august 31-st at detroit's greater grace temple. the funeral will be for family funeral will the temple.greater grace at detroit's august 31-st m friday, follow at 10 a- services will funeral detroit.history in american history in detroit. funeral services will follow at 10 a-m friday, august 31-st at detroit's greater grace temple. the funeral will be for family and close friends.... organizers are also working on a musical tribute to franklin.. 76. (pam) and as we remember this american icon ... the dates have been announced for aretha frankl's funeral services. her body will lie in repose for public viewings... on august 28-th and 29-th at the charles h. wright museum of african- american history in detroit. funeral services will follow at 10 a-m friday, august 31-st at detroit's eater grace temple. the funeral will be for family and close friends.... organizers are also working on a musical tribute to franklin.. featuring major recording artists. (weat

wright museum of african-american history. there was even a pink cadillac on hand.a national treasure. >> queen, queen! >> reporter: the queen herself arrived in grand style in a solid bronze gold-plated casket, dressed to the nines in redhead to toe, huge bouquets of roses. the scene church-like for a woman who began her career there. ♪ >> reporter: the legendary singer died earlier this month, and in a polarized country, her famous music now a powerful legacy. >> aretha makes you feel. that's really what she does. she makes you feel the records. >> reporter: aretha franklin's funeral will be star studded with performances from stevie wonder, faith hill, and jennifer hudson. former president bill clinton will speak. >> we're just going to miss her. but we got her music. yeah. we got her music. >> reporter: tonight, many recalling how the first lady of soul once described her defining anthem. >> everyone wants respect. everyone needs respect. from the young to the very old. and in the middle. male, female. we all want respect. and we all want to be appreciated. >> a

as a majority leader, jim wright was wonderful. he was a very -- as a member of congress, he was wonderful. he spoke as we all know beautifully. and he was a very good majority leader. unfortunately, when he became speaker, his personality changed somewhat, and it -- i wouldn't like to say it went to his head, but he changed, and he was more dictatorial than anyone ever expected and he didn't have a particularly happy leadership, and then i always thought they made much too much of the book thing, but -- and i -- oh, when that happens, it's heartbreaking for everybody in the chamber. but then he had to leave. and knew enough to leave. >> what about speaker foley? >> very, very kind man. bright man. wonderful man. i liked him very much. i think he made a better ambassador than he did a speaker. i mean, he was perfect as an ambassador. he was a very good speaker, don't get me wrong, but he was almost too -- he could see both sides of a question. he was almost too fair to be a tough speaker. >> you talked a little bit about getting in

and instead he made something useful out of it. >> the profound mistake of reverend wright's sermonshe spoke about racism in our society, but he spoke as if our society was static. what we know is that america can change. >> hillary clinton had a chance to catch obama from behind. but when obama gave his great speech on race, that was it. that was the end. she was never going to catch up. >> one year, four months and 18 days after she started her campaign hillary clinton waded through an emotional crowd of supporters to end it. >> although we weren't able to shatter that highest glass ceiling this time thanks to you it's got about 18 million cracks in it. >> even when she did concede her supporters were still so passionate and so inspired by her that they wouldn't accept barack obama. >> the democratic party has thrown us women aside. >> they were called the pumas, party unity my ass is what pumas stood for. >> it will be obama-biden. >> going into the general election joe biden provided a level of experience that obama didn't have. but more important the assumption for many people i

i am going to talk today about the jim wright papers. jim wright was a long term congressman from the dallas-fort worth area, born in fort worth and he lived all over texas and oklahoma doing his childhood. he went to weather for college which is what brought him back to this area. he ran for the texas legislature after his service in world war ii aer

robin wright, thank you so much for joining us. robin: thank you. laura: two men accused of being part of the notorious islamic state group sell known as the beatles have called into atestion the government's mpt to try them in the united states. speaking to the bbc for the first time since the moves were made public, alexanda kotey and el shafee elsheikh denied being part of the i.s. cell and said they have not been stripped of their british citizenship. the pair are being held in an undisclosed location in syria. they spoke to our middle east correspondent quentin sommerville. quentin: for seven m kths, alexandaey and el shafee elsheikh have been held in kurdish and american custody in northern syria. the u.s. government alleges that the men waterboarded, crucified, and executed prisoners as part of jihadist cell dubbed th beatles by the prisoners. what do you do in i.s.? >> as for specic details, i trolleding in i.s.-c territories. a question i will prefer to decline to answer at this present stage for legal reasons. quentin: do you still deny th

here's abc's david wright. >> i was groomed.ng. >> so he would always have his hands on me. >> reporter: these are just a few of the alleged victims of horrific sexual abuse at the hands of priests in pennsylvania. >> who would have believed me? a priest? in 1948 or '47? would abuse you? or do that? no. never heard of such a thing. because they covered it up. >> reporter: survivors who shared their stories on video and with a pennsylvania grand jury, which spent the past two years investigating the child sexual abuse scandal in six diocese going back decades. >> priests were raping little boys and girls. and the men of god who were responsible for them not only did nothing, they hid it all. for decades. >> reporter: today, surrounded by tearful victims, pennsylvania's attorney general released the grand jury's long-awaited report. over 1,300 blistering pages. perhaps the most detailed and disturbing account to date of the sexual abuse scandal in the roman catholic church here in the united states. >> predators in every diocese.

tonight abc's david wright takes us inside the minds of some true q believers. >> ladies and gentlement of the united states. >> reporter: pay close attention next time president trump holds one of his big campaign rallies. >> hello, florida. >> reporter: you'll notice certain signs, t-shirts that stand out, references to "q." the 17th letter of the alphabet. a cryptic salute to an elusive character. wod. >> not a conspiracy. it's fact. >> reporter: q-anon, an anonymous internet user supposedly with a high-level security clearance, posting online. >> i am 100% behind q. he's working for the president. he's working for our country. >> reporter: q's subversive message, crowd sourced and embellished by a growing group of followers offering an alternative explanation of everything. >> it involves the whole space force, possible alien life, pedophiles, you know. it seeks to tie all of that together. >> reporter: melissa dietrich and her husband dave were at the trump rally last week in wilkes-barre, pennsylvania. >> i loved it. i've never been to a rally. it was exciting. >> reporter: they'

i discussed this attack with steve wright. wrightjoined us earlier from bristol — he specialises in aerospace engineering including drone technology at the university of the west of england. we asked him how the drone attack could have been carried out it does look like a drone attack and i have to say my heart sank when i heard about this because it is one of these things that has almost been inevitable for a while. the word drone has been heavily demonised obviously. it is quite possible. i don't have the details. there are no remains to pick through. quite likely what we have is just an off—the—shelf drone that can be bought in an electronic shop with explosives strapped to it. rather significantly, it was probably controlled by someone only within few hundred metres. there are much more sophisticated drones out there. my team at the university of the west of england are building one right now. unfortunately, that is about the extent of the technology you need to do an attack like this. how would you defend against that sor

>> reverend wright is someone who is like an uncle or a family member who you may strongly object tolatives that you're stuck with even when they say outrageous things. you can walk out of a church. you can go up to a pastor and say this is wrong. >> he went on cable tv and got pummelled. >> do you repudiate the man or comments? >> he called me and said i want to make a speech on race. >> barack obama was working on this speech until early this morning. he's hoping not only to diffuse the controversy. >> in the green room, senator obama turned to me and said i know everybody is nervous; but i'm going to give this speech and maybe people won't accept it and then i won't be president of the united states. but at least i will have said what i us wanted to say and that's worth something. >> i have already condemned in unequivocal terms the statements of reverend wright that caused such controversy. as um perfect as he may be, he has been like family to me. i can no more disown me than my white grandmother, a woman who loves me as much as i love anything in this world. but a woman who con

ben wright, bbc news, brussels.apologised to 18 members of the so—called windrush generation. a review has found that they may have been wrongfully removed from the uk or detained. the phrase refers to the hundreds of thousands of immigrants who moved to the uk from the caribbean and other commonwealth states between 19118 and 1971, but were never given proper documents. almost 12,000 cases have been re—examined. chi chi izundu reports. they were invited to come and help rebuild britain after the second world war. but questions over proper documentation proving their indefinite right to remain have left thousands with problems accessing things like healthcare, getting a job, or even remaining in the country. but today, the home secretary offered a formal apology to 18 people. the home office found they were unable to demonstrate their continuous residence, which led to them being removed or detained. in a statement, sajid javid said... but, for some, sorry‘s just not good enough. it questions the value and the valid

ben wright reports from brussels.nent—hopping train travellers at the eurostar this morning probably didn't notice the man who now leads the uk's brexit negotiating team. dominic raab landed the job last month after david davis quit the cabinet in frustration at the government's own brexit plan, so it is dominic raab who is trying to get a deal with the eu over the line by end of march next year. how, iasked him, was he planning to do that? more energy going to these negotiations. we get the deal i think both sides want. more energy? energy, but also some creativity and some innovation. brussels is sleepy and away for the summer. but dominic raab and his opposite number are here trying to find a breakthrough. there was a lot to do, particularly on preventing a hard border in northern ireland. the so—called backstop. our teams will sit together tomorrow to try to make progress. last week, ourteams already had a discussion of the island of ireland, and northern ireland. as we know, we need a legally operational backstop

reports of an active shooter at the medical center on the wright-patterson air force base in dayton. >>> new mandatory evacuation orders in effect for areas near the the ranch and verifiers in mendocino and lake counties. >>> the trump administration takes aim at california. now it is proposing to roll back standards to reduce pollution and make vehicles more fuel- efficient. >>> good afternoon. >> we start with breaking news from just outside of dayton ohio where police are responding to reports of an active shooter at wright- patterson air force base. top brass has hold personnel on base to shelter in place . the first calls started coming in a little more than two hours ago. security and the fire department each responded and right now are focusing on the base hospital . the columbus field division of the atf is responding we will continue to monitor this story and update you throughout the hour. >>> the other top story this afternoon are the wildfires burning in mendocino and lake counties. >> the fires are being referred to as a mendocino complex fire has now burned more than 11

i'm david wright for "nightline" in new york. >>> we're going to lighten things up with the queen ofble french cooking. >> that's right, julia child is next on "world news now." right, julia child is next on "world news now." mother...nature! sure smells amazing... even in accounts receivable. gain botanicals laundry detergent. bring the smell of nature wherever you are. did you know that people born from 1945 through 1965 have the highest rates of hepatitis c, but most don't know they're infected? people can live for decades without symptoms, but over time hepatitis c can cause serious health problems. if you were born during these years, the cdc now recommends that you get a blood test for hepatitis c. so talk to your doctor and find out if you have hepatitis c. it could save your life. know more. >>> oh, it is done. it's perfect, it's just perfect. look at that. souffle, that's just exactly what he ordered. >> i love this so much. here we have a rare clip of cooking icon julia child burning dinner, of course we know this is just a joke segment, because the late great j.c. could fi

ben wright, bbc news, in lagos.en in the uk has found just over one in five 14 year old girls has hurt themselves on purpose. the figures — highlighted in a children's society report — examined the state of children's wellbeing in the uk during a 12—month period in 2015. young people who self—harm u5e a variety of methods to intentionally and repeatedly cause pain. 22% of girls admitted that they had self—harmed. 9% of the boys who were 5urveyed also said they had hurt them5elve5 deliberately. our health correspondent dominic hughes reports. it seemed like taking out on yourself tho5e emotions, that you didn't know how to explain or you didn't know how to deal with, in a healthy way. there was a lot of anger, but it wasn't towards anyone else, it was towards my5elf. i waited till i was like really, you know, at the bottom to seek help. kay ska is one of thousands of young people who struggled with the turmoil of teenage emotions. self—harming became a way of managing anxiety and panic attacks, bullying at school, a

the significance of time preference to developing and building wealth and this guy whoever dr craig wright is he doesn't understand that where he's saying it's all about spending not whole holding not building wealth not saving for the future and if somebody whoever invented. bitcoin they created a deflationary currency so it's very bizarre for somebody to say i have to toe she and in fact even though it's deflationary even though. there's a fixed supply even though it's mimics the way one mines gold even though all that stuff exists i actually meant you to spend it like it's a visa card not accumulate it stack it save it and build on it is the jim jones of the ghana suicide cult when it comes to big oil if it is. then i'm oprah winfrey. and he doesn't understand the first thing about it or he may have at one point like saying remember was a friend of christ true and then he was cast out of heaven when he became you know he was an angel and then he became satan craig rodger of a air. the whole bitcoin cash are fallen angels they have become c tonic and they are important because they provi

ben wright, bbc news. our correspondent, jonathan blake, is in westminsterfor us.ew links with african countries after brexit, but still looming large, the chance ofan but still looming large, the chance of an ordeal brexit? yes, several matters and several reminders of pressing things ahead in the weeks and months much nearer in the future back home. as ben said in the report, the prime minister addressed the concern about leaving the european union without a deal. she distanced herself from what the chancellor had called the damaging impact ofa chancellor had called the damaging impact of a no—deal brexit, in a letter published last week. she said that was based on figures which were published in january, that was based on figures which were published injanuary, and that was a work in progress at the time. she again repeated that no deal would be better than a bad deal in her view, and echoed the words of the head of the world trade organization who said a no—deal brexit wouldn't be a walk in the park but it wouldn't be the end of the world either. then there is

wright museum of african- american history in detroit.al services will follow at 10 a-m friday, august1-templ will be for family and close friends....organizers are also working on a musical tribute to franklin.. featuring major recording artists. here's some context on remarkable the a's have been. in mid-june, they were 2- games under 500... and 11-and-a-half games back of the division... today, the green and gold going for sole possession of 1st place against the defending world champs. --before the game..the a's...not diverting from routine..with their pregame red bull chugging.... those drinks would give them an early jolt. --1st inning, a's already up 1-zip off a matt chapman homer. khris davis...wants in...doing what he does best... he bombs this one to deep left... for another solo homer for oakland. all of a sudden it's 2- nothing for the athletics. . --next inning-- 2 on for yuli gurriel...and he sends everyone home. sends this one into the left seats... 3-run jack.....400-feet back. astros lead 4-2. manaea wouldn't last long...

ben wright, bbc news, cape town.his new investment in africa have on both african economies and the uk? and how important could it prove to be for post—brexit britain? our economics editor kamal ahmed has been looking at the numbers and joins me now. the big question is, what is the value of the uk's with africa. let's take the top five economies in africa for britain's exports for goods — they include nigeria and south africa which the pm is visiting. over the last ten years, there's not been a huge amount of change — between £5 billion and £7 billion a year. that might sound like a lot — but it's less than we export to, for example, spain. in total we export £8.4 billion of goods to africa every year. again, sounds pretty good. but the total amount we export to the european union? — £i64.i billion. so, what about the pm's pledge to be the biggest foreign investor in africa amongst the g7 countries — those are the largest economies in the world. well, we are nearly there already. the us invests £44.3 billion a year.

wright museum of african-american history. there was even a pink cadillac on hand. >> queen!rrived in grand style, in a solid bronze gold-plated casket. dressed to the nines in red from head to toe, huge bouquets of roses. the scene, church-like, for a woman who began her career. her father was a preacher. aretha once spoke of the moment she told him it was time to branch out. >> i decided i wanted to change fields. so, i let him know, to get him to the field of rhythm and blues and pop music. >> reporter: the legendary singer died earlier this month, and in a polarized country, her famous music now a powerful legacy. >> aretha makes you feel. that's really what she does. she makes you feel the records. >> reporter: aretha franklin's funeral will be star-studded, with performances from stevie wonder, faith hill, and jennifer hudson. former president bill clinton will speak. >> we're just going to miss her. but we got her music. yeah. we got her music. >> reporter: tonight, many recalling how the first lady of soul once described her defining anthem. >> everyone wants respect.

said the death of any baby is a terrible ordealfor wright said the death of any baby is a terrible ordealy meant to suggest there are more cases which have not been revealed when this is simply untrue is irresponsible and scaremongering. thank you. the veteran mp frank field, who quit the parliamentary labour party last night, says he's considering triggering a by—election in his constituency of birkenhead. mr field has described labour as a ‘force for anti—semitism' — and says his local constituency party is now governed by a culture of ‘intolerance, nastiness and intimidation‘. allies ofjeremy corbyn have accused him of making grotesque slurs. 0ur political correspondent chris mason reports. i was delighted to be us... this was frank field in parliament in 1992. even back then he had already been an mpfor over even back then he had already been an mpforovera even back then he had already been an mp for over a decade. the word maverick could have been invented to describe him. he's long been very independent minded, and now having walked out of the parliamentary labour party, he is consi

rachel wright, bbc news.ear, and farmers across the uk are resorting to medieval methods to try and protect their equipment. according to the insurance company nfu mutual, some farmers, as well as using modern technology, such as cctv, floodlighting and motion sensors, have also built trenches to protect their properties against a growing wave of vehicle, equipment and livestock theft by organised gangs. ian white reports. it's an idea that comes from medieval times — moving mounds of earth to create trenches, ditches and barriers to stop criminals getting onto farmland. this team in gloucestershire is encouraged by the police and is provided free of charge by local companies. this year, we're seeing people bringing things like earth banks, the sort of medieval fortifications last used a thousand years ago, they're putting up stockade like fences around their farms, and using these in conjunction with hi—tech security, like cctv. as you can see, ian, here we are on top of a hill. a mile over that hilltop, and