wright had a lot of allies. they stand out on the house floor like june bugs going to these bolling people saying vote for wright. they could rally these people much faster than burton. in the end, the final round of balloting resulted with wright being elected by one vote. it was that close and that unexpected. jim wright, southern becomingive, ends up majority leader in the house of representatives. this has significant consequences because when o'neill retires, wright becomes speaker of the house. he develops a reputation as being a partisan and polarizing speaker. democrats unify against him and newt gingrich starts talking about ethical problems wright has. wright ultimately resigned and as a result gingrich's , profile increases and helps him become speaker. dude personal factors play a did personal factors play a role in this election? absolutely, without a doubt. it was said burton had the personality of a brillo pad. it is the case there are democrats who could not stand him, and there are some who said

used the gun bought by chris wright and had chris wright's d.n.a.he had it nailed from start to finish. >> like a chess move. >> but that did not explain the good samaritan eyewitness. >> i am certain and clear of what i saw. i might not have told it right off of the bat what i saw, what i know and what i saw and i know who i saw. >> except there is one person that said he is most certainly sure that lee carson is mistaken. chris wright himself. >> i will answer any question that you want to ask. chris was jailed after his arrest and he wanted to make his case to deadline in the flesh but authorities would not allow it. >> you said you didn't do it. >> absolutely did not do it. >> he offered the allegations of his own. >> we are asked to believe that the police were incompetent and definitely crooked. that david novak is crooked and the only person that is innocent is you. >> it is not my fingerprints. i had an alibi, no motive and there is clearly a person pointing the finger at me that got $2 million. >> this is too cloak and dagger. >> simply got

wright had a lot of allies. they stand out on the house floor like june bugs going to these boling people saying vote for wright. they could rally these people much faster than burton. in the end, the final round of balloting resulted with wright by one vote -- so a southern conservative ends up as majority leader in the house of representatives. this has significant consequences because when o'neill retires, wright becomes speaker of the house. he is polarizing. democrats unify against him and newt gingrich starts talking about ethical problems wright has. he ultimately resigned and as a result ingrid -- gingrich's profile increases and helps them become speaker. personal factors played a role? absolutely, without a doubt. it was said burton had the personality of a willow pad. it is the case there are democrats who could not stand him, and there are some i don't -- said i don't care about wright. he is not burton. but because it is a one vote margin, anything could have made a difference. if burton had not bee

chief wright is a chief's chief. he knowledges in the air force and the enlisted corp. >> and when i was enlisted and prepared for the wax examation. there was a performance fetness exam and called pdb. but we need to to become ta to the ream book called a pfe. thatap opening san. they are the back bone of theary force. our adversaries fear us because of the of the core. chief wright leads that only corps. he is dedicated to anyone in here. and so that said. i want everyone. please indulling me and please stand. give a erousing,erousing hand of applause to chief galeath wright. [applause] ♪ out of the night that kofs me. i thank what god may be for my unconquerable soul. vinot winced or cried aloud. my head is bleed but unbowed. beyond this place of wrath and tears. looms but the horrors of the shades. yet the minutes of the years shall find me unafraid. it matters not how straight the gate or charged with punishment the scroll. i am the master of my fate. i am the captain of my soul. good morning afa. let me say wel

chief wright is a chiefs chief. he believes in the air force but more importantly he believes in our enlisted corps. when i was enlisted and i would prepare for the examination, there was a book i had to study that was called performance fitness exam and it's got something else now. some of the name. you need to go back to the real book and that was the pfd. in the opening of always remember the opening sentence in the book, and it said ncos are the backbone of the air force it and i found in micra that to be absolutely true. our adversaries fear us because of our nco corps. now, chief wright leads that nco corps. and all of you know that this man is totally dedicated to everyone of you in your, particularly our enlisted force. so that said, i want everyone, please indulge me, everyone, please stand and give a rousing, rousing and of applause to chief kaleth wright. [cheers and applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ >> out of the night that covers me, blackest pits from pole to pole, i think whatever god may be for my unconquerable soul.

(jaynie wright, customer)"oh holy err what do i do now?ight's son is getting married in octoberat 6 feet tall she thought finding a dress would be impossible until she saw this 50 dollar beauty last month(jaynie)"i got an off-the-rack dress that fit like a glove that was in right the in color which you know, i thought the stars had all aligned and god said here you go."a nearby business owner fox40 spoke to says the bridal shop was cleared out and closed up on the first. (wright)"what do you do now? if you're a bride and you're wedding's in two weeks, what do you do?"that's the exact same question another customer has the woman - who asked not to identify her - says her baby sister is getting married in just two weeks.they paid 4- thousand dollars for the dream dress - she says a former manager would only apologize (woman)"my sister said that's not a word, 'sorry', i'm your customer. i'm getting married, i'm the bride, i need this done."they also paid for bridesmaids and flower girl dresses.(woman)"i don't know what to do now. i'm so mad."

wright, why don't we -- mr. wright. ok. the floor is yours, mr. wright. go ahead. >> good morning, members of the committee, rudy gonzales, san francisco labor council and the pleasure of one of my counterparts and the jurisdiction and the work connects mostly around the airport, and the affiliates we represent who represent the rank and file workers there. specifically local 2, teamsters, even some machinists and other affiliates. what this represents today is really a step forward. it is not the demand that many people made back in april when we were here before this committee before, but i think it is a step in progress and important and the workers counting on this will be watching this vote and will be i think excited to hear the news when it comes down. it's significant. i think i'll echo what supervisor fewer said, it is not truly a living wage, it's frustrating behind the scenes, and includes chelsea, on much deserved maternity leave right now. so anyway, the move here i think is important. i was looking at the m.i.t. living wage calculator and lo

chief wright is a chief's chief.he knowledges in the air force and the enlisted corp. >> and when i was enlisted and prepared for the wax examation. there was a performance fetness exam and called pdb. but we need to to become ta to the ream

the prime minister there talking to political correspondent ben wright.spondent ben wright is in new york and has been travelling with the prime minister. he explained how the options open to theresa may are becoming increasingly limited. she's undoubtedly in a very, very tight spot. and if the prime minister does have a cunning plan for sealing a brexit deal with the eu, and then getting it through parliament, then she's keeping it to herself. number 10 have had a wretched few days, they have that setback, of course, in salzburg, the rebuff from eu leaders but i get the sense downing street are fairly confident a deal with it you can still be reached later in the autumn, and they've been encouraged to today by the irish taoiseach, leo varadkar, saying an agreement can be reached in november. but there's a big but, even if there is an agreement it needs to go through parliament and at the moment i can't see how that can happen. labour are set to oppose whatever the prime minister brings back from negotiations with the use. today tory brexiteers said at le

general wright's a command pilot flying over 4300 hours. mr. gene colabofkio and president of cae and appointed president of cae? june of 2012 and he has more than 25 years of experience in the defense industry and has held leadership positions in both military and the private sector. the cae was the leader in aviation education providing high-fidelity simulators and other teches to that can be leveraged to impact the training pipeline. general miller is the commander, any she's response imfor more than 123,000 air force reserve member and dod civilians. general miller was chief of the air force reserve headquarters and the command. the command pilot with over 4800 hours with numerous aircraft. >> captain jim graham is the vice president of operations and chief pilot of delta airline and the overall conduct of delta's worldwide daily flight operations which includes overseeing 14,000 pilots and 876 aircraft and the delta has held subsidiary and afill ats on 5400 daily flights and it was naval aviator, and the final panelist, general mike holmes

and to our chief master sergeant of the air force kaleth wright and his wife.y just keeps fixing things. you are a role model for us all, chief, but i'm not going to volunteer to be tased. [laughing] doing something for a purpose. sometimes it's hard to see the sweep of history when where just trying to get today's work done, which is what it's important to come together from time to time like this, to take stock of where we are so that we can reaffirm where we need to go. 100 years ago in the early morning of september 26, 1918, in the argonne forest near the muse river, the largest american offensive of the first world war began. 15 divisions of fresh american forces began to break exhausted german lines. in less than two months, the armistice would be signed and the guns would fall silent over a shattered continent. this veterans day will be the centennial of the end of the first world war. nearly 850 aircraft participated in the fight. included that dh for liberty, a rickety biplane made of wood and fabric, the one aircraft america managed to produce for co

wright discovered here in 1986. >> patricia: there's only 500 of these in the wild in the whole world. >> anthony: wow, really? what's the biggest pressure on the population? >> patricia: slash and burn agriculture. some places they're hunted. >> darren: here, no, this guy. >> patricia: oh. he is, oh, look at it. oh, how beautiful. oh, that's so nice. oh. >> darren: whoa. he's pissing on you, tom. he's taking a leak right now. >> patricia: yeah, watch. >> anthony: hopefully it's not an editorial statement. >> darren: yeah. [ laughter ] >> patricia: look, this is the kind of bamboo shoot that the lemurs love. it's full of protein and it's full of cyanide. >> anthony: is the cyanide not a problem for them? >> patricia: they can tolerate all kinds of cyanide. the cyanide comes straight through in the, uh, poop. >> darren: do they know how they get it through their system? >> patricia: we're working on that. >> darren: okay. what is the dew on the outside of it? just dew? >> patricia: ah, careful. >> darren: oh don't to

abc's david wright reports. >> reporter: supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh's accuser is steppingorward to describe what she says he did at a high school party back in the early 1980s. christine blasey ford tells "the washington post" that kavanaugh and his prep school friend were stumbling drunk when they corralled her into a room where she says kavanaugh pinned her to a bed, groped her and tried to cover her mouth to prevent her from screaming as the friend watched. i thought she might inadvertently kill me, ford told "the post," adding he tried to attack me and remove my clothing. ford took a polygraph test administered by a former fbi agent in early august. the results of that test reportedly concluded she was telling the truth. ford shared her story confidentially in july with dianne feinstein who forwarded it to the fbi last week. kavanaugh's opponents are calling on him to withdraw his name from consideration. >> it's pretty much been an intergalactic freak show. >> reporter: senate republicans see it as a desperate democratic attempt to smear kavanaugh. >> this is immateri

morgan wright. in washington, morgan wright.senator (grant) (vicki) adopting a can't pay up. (grant) coming up next on kron4 news at six. the eye of a powerful and potentially deadly hurricane is just hours from making landfall in north carolina. the storm's outer bands are already lashing north carolina - thousands of people are without power. we'll head there live, next.(catherine) we're also live at governor brown's climate summit in san francisco... a protest outside brought traffic in the city to a stop... while demonstrators 'inside' - tried to stop the event. kron4 news at six is next. .. (grant)tonight at 6...as an international climate change summit...convenes in san francisco. environmental protesters... making their presence known...in front of celebrities... and corporate and political leaders from around the globe. (grant) protests outside the summit... tied up traffic and resulted in at least two arrests.good evening, i'm grant lodes. (catherine)and i'm catherine heenan.pam and ken have

himes" complete unknown of the famous african-american writers to richard wright, ralph ellison, james baldwin and chester himes. as for collecting research in 2003 has been an amazing journey. so chester himes was born in jefferson city, missouri and his claim to fame was that he came from what amounted to an upper-middle-class african-american family. you can see chester with his older brothers in the two brothers, chester and joseph hines junior. they were only separated by 18 months, so they grew up in close companionship. at lincoln university and if you've just come from the wrong turnout lecture was founded by members of the united states colored troops bring african-american soldiers at the end of the civil war founded a college in missouri and was explicitly designed to cater to the needs of free people. as we were talking yesterday, talking about the crisis of functional illiteracy in the united states in the connection between illiteracy or income inequality. this is on the agenda of african-american soldiers at the end of the civil war. so he's the blacksmith and start duri

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. 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 into t

[applause] captain wright visited our schools and emphasized the importance of s.t.e.m. education. we were thrilled and honored to host her and have her visit our schools. that ends my report for tonight. >> president mendoza-mcdonnell: thank you, superintendent. item 3, student delegates' report. >> good evening, everyone. on the topic of meatless monday, it was presented as a continuation. the goal is to reduce carbon footprints and get a source of protein and saving money for the district. we plan to support this by first student representatives participating in a campaign with meatless monday. a survey will be developed and passed out to schools to find out potential pilot schools that demonstrate interest in meatless monday. [applause] >> on the topic of engaging student voice and the relocation of the campus to the mosaic, we plan to integrate arts curriculum with student voice. thank you to mr. don harris for taking the time. we look forward to more engagement. [applause] >> on the topic of s.a.c. promotional campaign, we plan to create a 2-minute informational video that in

ben wright, bbc news, brighton.osing tariffs on $60 billion worth of us imports. it's in response to president trump's decision to levy further tariffs on chinese goods. karishma vaswani is in tiangin in china and has this report. this is how china has become rich over the last four decades. making everything from toys to circuit boards for the rest of the world. and one of its biggest customers, the united states. but now, almost half of everything china makes and sells to the us will be covered under the latest tariffs. president trump says this is his way of levelling the playing field. it should have been done many years ago, it should have been done by other presidents. and actually, it is a disgrace that it wasn't done. but american companies also manufacture products in china. and in a nod to their concerns, things like smart watches and bluetooth equipment have been left off trump's tariff list. in return, china said it has no choice but to defend itself. translation: china has to retaliate against us measur

david wright, abc news, new york. >>> a patient is in custody after reports of shotting being fired at hospital near los angeles. the scare forced hundreds of people to evacuate the kaiser medical center. 34-year-old jesus chavez is charged with making criminal threats. police say he pulled a gun after tossing a chair out of a window. it's unclear if the gun was fired. >> it's a business day in the weather department. let's take a look at your forecast. >>> good morning. we have a devastating storm that's tracking straight for the north carolina coast. we're expected to strengthen to a category 5 briefly but then it will soften back to a 4 but will approach the coast as a 4 and will downgrade after it hits land. look at the impact it will have. looking at historic rainfall and flooding to the extreme level of risk to lives and property and devastating flooding, catastrophic to be more exact. i'm accuweather meteorologist paul williams. >>> coming up, the brand-new way you'll be able to buy christmas trees this year. >> already. can i preorder? >> we can talk about it. yeah. >>> but fir

ben wright, bbc news, at the conservative party conference, in birmingham.n bbc news, it's time for witness. hello and welcome to witness. in this programme we will hear from five witnesses about their involvement in extraordinary moments in 20th century history. we will hear one woman's recollection of operation market garden, the allies attempt to take holland using pa ratroopers at the end of the second world war. head to russia for a story about the soviet union's efforts to ban booze, find out about the murder of anti—apartheid campaigner steve biko, and hearfrom a former prisoner of war who built the bridge over the river kwai at the end of the second world war. but we start with an individual who created one of the world's most widely used fitness programmes, couch to 5k. in 1996 to get over a bad relationship break—up josh clark started running. after a few weeks, having caught the bug, he decided to create a plan to help get other people running and he put it on his website. little did he know where it would take him. i had never had particular succ

wright, one of the things that all of white house have served in the air force is the school systems, i know for myself like many other parents i've had to pcs and leave my family behind because of school systems or where they were in school. so the specific question is i know of many air force families who have had to remain in one location because of school or employment while the member is -- the member pcs is to a new location, this can often be a financial burden on families who are making the transition especially on those pcs moves that happen outside the summer-moving cycle. is there anything being done to help ease this transition for families? >> so first i would like to say go steelers. [laughter] [cheers and applause] >> actually this is -- this is a really good question, i'm not sure how many of you all have heard of the military family stabilization act but it's a fairly new act that was passed into law i want to say this year or late last year but it will essentially allow airmen and their families a little bit more flexibility when it comes to pcs's so if the airman ha

ben wright, bbc news, at the conservative party conference, in birmingham.ws, the travel show. coming up on this week's programme, london's vanishing landmarks. it's something you have to see, because there are not that many any more. being teased in turkey. roaming without the bills. looking good! and cat learns the secrets of horse whispering. hello, and welcome to the travel show, coming to you this week from the heart of central london. this place is known around the world for its red buses, red postboxes and these guys, the humble london red phone box. but time could soon be up for these iconic though now fairly little—used landmarks of street life in the capital. the red phone box is synonymous with london. when they were first introduced in the 1920s they gave many poorer londoners access to a telephone for the very first time, and after countless appearances in films, tv shows and movie studios, they became something of an icon both here and around the world. you come to london, you see the red telephone box. the first thing that comes into my mind w

ben wright is in birmingham for us.pretty serious security blunder. anyone logging into the conference at could have accessed an mp's phone number if they'd known what their e—mail address was. this glitch was fixed pretty quickly. the party had to apologise, but a bad start to a party conference that is going to be completely dominated i think by brexit. many tories hate theresa may's so—called chequers plan and in the sunday times tomorrow, borisjohnson plan and in the sunday times tomorrow, boris johnson calls plan and in the sunday times tomorrow, borisjohnson calls it a deranged plan and questions her commitment to brexit. theresa may's allies are fighting back and on the eve of this conference ijoined one cabinet minister, the brexiteer andrea leadsom as she tried to drum up andrea leadsom as she tried to drum up support for the chequers plan among the pa rty‘s up support for the chequers plan among the party's own grassroots. i am fully backing this proposal. selling the prime minister's brexit plan, known as che

ben wright, bbc news, at the conservative party conference, in birmingham.rom friday's earthquake and tsunami could be in the thousands. at least 400 people were killed in one city alone. in a special report, a woman who grew up with one of the key suspects in the salisbury attack has told the bbc she recognised him as a military intelligence officer. let's have more on our main story, the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami on the indonesian island of sulaweyo. earlier i spoke to yenni suryani, country manager of catholic relief services in indonesia. i asked her what the priorities are to get help to the affected area. 0ur priority is to provide support to people affected by the disaster. but we also waiting for the search and rescue team to complete their task saving lives and recovers bodies, maybe, and victims of the disaster. our team is on the way to the target area at this point and hopefully we will hear more from them toward the end of the day. i know the airport was said to have been damaged, have you heard any good news that they've managed t

ben wright reports. the time for talking is nearly up.nking her hopes of a brexit deal on the plan hammered out at chequers in the summer, which is meant to keep the trade in goods moving freely after brexit. today, she insisted she would not be pushed into accepting compromises that are not in our national interest. but the fighting talk does not impress the former brexit secretary david davis, who quit the cabinet over chequers. in my view the chequers proposal — it's not a deal — we shouldn't call it the chequers deal, it's a proposal — is actually almost worse than being in. i mean, we would be under the rule of the european union with respect to all of our manufactured goods and agri—foods. worse than being in the eu? that is a startling statement from a leading brexiteer. but his contempt for the chequers plan is shared by dozens of tory mps. 0ther brexiteers remain in the cabinet, but today, liam fox scoffed recent warnings by the chancellor that the economy would be hammered and borrowing would rise if no deal was reached with the

here's david wright. >> reporter: tonight, supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh's accuser is stepping forward, to describe what she says he did at a high school party back in the early 1980s. christine blasey ford tells the "washington post" that kavanaugh and his prep school friend were "stumbling drunk" when they corralled her into a room, where she says kavanaugh pinned her to a bed, groped her, and tried to cover her mouth to prevent her from screaming as the friend watched. "i thought he might inadvertently kill me," ford told the "post," adding, "he was trying to attack me and remove my clothing." according to the "post," ford also "took a polygraph test administered by a former fbi agent in early august." the results of that test reportedly concluded she was telling the truth. ford shared her story confidentially in july with california senator dianne feinstein, who forwarded it to the fbi last week. kavanaugh's opponents are now calling on him to withdraw his name from consideration. >> it's been an intergalactic freak show. >> reporter: senate republicans see the allegations

rachel wright reports.bhilash tomy as he set off on the golden globe race back in july. i'm very relieved to be at the start of the golden globe race. it is his second time in the 30,000 mile challenge, which he completed back in 2013, becoming the first indian to circumnavigate the world. but on friday, his yacht hit a storm and rolled 360 degrees, breaking the mast and leaving him in agony. it triggered a new race to reach the stranded sailor, who was found still conscious and able to talk. today, just a few hours ago, there was an indian aircraft, navy aircraft overhead. a french fisheries surveillance vessel arrived on scene. they launched two zodiacs. made it to tomy, the conditions were pretty good. there were 2m seas, 25—knot winds. they got on board, they applied immediate first aid to tomy, and were able than to put him into the zodiacs, get him back to the ship. the rescue mission was an international operation, co—ordinated here in australia, some 2,000 miles from the damaged boat. it's one of th

ben wright, bbc news, at the conservative party conference, in birmingham.ed its investigation into sexual misconduct allegations against president trump's nominee for the us supreme court, brett kavanaugh. yesterday, the us senate judiciary court, brett kavanaugh. yesterday, the us senatejudiciary committee approved mr cavanaugh's nomination, but a full senate vote has been delayed pending the investigation. mr cavanaugh has been accused of sexual misconduct by three women, but he vigorously denies the allegations against him. president trump ordered the investigation but says he believes brett kavanaugh did nothing wrong. he has been speaking to reporters on the white house lawn in the past few hours. i would expect it is going to turn out very well for the judge. there has never been anybody that has been looked out likejudge has never been anybody that has been looked out like judge kavanaugh. has never been anybody that has been looked out likejudge kavanaugh. i think it is going to work out very well. the fbi, i believe, is doing a really greatjob. wel

wright—philips has scored 19 goals this season, to rooney's five.is 500th goal in la galaxy's match against toronto fc — and it was an absolute cracker, his six foot five frame twisting to sneak the ball past the keeper, hejoins lionel messi and cristiano ronaldo as the only active players to reach the half—century mark. and although his side lost, zlatan, being zlatan, he felt he gave both sets of fans something to enjoy. it is not the first time i get a standing ovation from the away team. it's nice because whenever i came here in mls i have not given them these goals. but i feel like the away supporters become like my home supporters, because i see them excited when they see me play. and even if i miss they pretend to whistle, but they don't really whistle. they do that because they want to show they are loyal to their home team. but deep inside i know they are my fans. that is cool. there was an emotional end to the final golf major of the year, the evian championship in france, which was won by the american angela stanford. at the age of a0, th

orval wright would sign the license. >> orville wright would sign even for these women here. in fact, the very first page of the pictures in the book here, there is an image of the license of nichols, the daughter of wall street wealth in new york city that would ultimately challenge amelia earhart for the most accomplished fema pilot. i checked on this beautiful image of her license of her descendents down in georgia. in the signature on is orval-- orville wright. >> and where does -- >> a little background. i was looking to tell one specific story about women in aviation. the story of women fighting for the right to fly in these races and ultimately triumphing and beating the men. as a journalist i learned long ago that you need to be able to know your stories about and into lines or less. if you consider your stories about, they you know what you need to get it or you know who your characters are. because in the late 1920s and certainly through the time where my story ends in 1936, there are hundreds of women flying by the end. and there are dozens of really accomplished a

ben wright, political correspondent at the un in new york. we will stay with brexit. has been discussing what should happen to immigration to the uk after brexit. ministers agreed in principle that highly skilled workers from all over the world should be prioritised and eu nationals should not be given preferential treatment. but some business leaders fear that accepting fewer low—skilled migrants from the eu could damage the economy as our home editor mark easton reports from corby. corby‘s been described as england's fastest—growing town. thousands of eu migrant workers, particularly from poland, have seen its population and its economy expand rapidly in recent years. thank you very much indeed. thank you. now, it's fair to say that the prosperity of this town is reliant on often low—skilled workers from europe, but the pace of change has also created real tensions here. with government ministers suggesting special treatment of eu workers will end with brexit and a squeeze on low—skilled migration, do the people of corby think that's good or bad for the town? i thin

ben wright, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news.nder way with a spectacular ceremony in kyrgyzstan. she received the nobel peace prize for her work with the poor and the dying in india's slums. the head of the catholic church said mother teresa was a wonderful example of how to help people in need. we have to identify the bodies then arrange the coffins and take them back home. parents are waiting and wives are waiting, so... hostages appeared, some carried, some running, trying to escape the nightmare behind them. britain lost a princess today, described by all to whom she reached out as irreplaceable. an early—morning car crash in a paris underpass ended a life with more than its share of pain and courage, warmth and compassion. this is bbc news. the latest headlines: the un refugee agency has said that migrants trying to cross the mediterranean sea to reach europe face ever more deadly journeys, with one in 18 people now drowning. brazil's at national museum goes up in flames. an update on the fire. the president has said this is

peter wright., what you think? i like the colour of it. maybe not. and well done to racing driver billy monger who, on his first return to donnington park since his accident there, managed to finish fourth. the 19—year—old who lost both his legs in a crash 18 months ago started from pole in the british formula three race. he is seventh in the championship. there are another two races tomorrow. an absolute inspiration. that's it for this sportsday. we'll have more throughout the evening. good night. good evening. there's been some big contrasts north to south and the weather today. we've had a bit of sunshine earlier on and a few showers across many northern areas. further south, more clouds and outbreaks of rain. this the scene in rye and sussex earlier on. contrast that to be clear, blue skies we had in east lothian. a few showers pushing through. this is the satellite image. you chose this line of clouds that's been streaming in from the atlantic. a series of weather fronts that are going to brin

ben wright in westminster, thank you.gs, weapons and other banned items into jails in england and wales over the last six year. the new figures, which were obtained through a freedom of information request by the observer newspaper, show an 50% increase since 2012. ben ando reports. drugs, mobile phones, weapons, tobacco — all considered contraband in prison. friends, relatives, even drones used to be to blame, but increasingly the smuggling is by prison staff. figures from the ministry ofjustice show that over the last six years the number of prison workers found taking contraband into prisons in england and wales has gone up by more than half. in 2012, 45 prison staff were caught smuggling. but five years later, in 2017, that figure had gone up to 71. and the number of drugs finds has trebled, now running at an average of 35 every day. since 2010, the overall prison workforce has fallen by 7000 — that's nearly a fifth — despite a recruitment drive to bring in 2,500 new prison officers. some say that has caused a perfect

ben wright, bbc news, brighton.rkers to move to the uk after brexit — the recommendation of a report for government. the eu's chief brexit negotiator promises improved proposals on the irish border issue, and says customs checks could be held away from the border. two sas members are acquitted of negligence over the deaths of three reservists in the brecon beacons. the trade conflct between the united states and china is intensifying after the us announced the biggest round of tariffs so far against some chinese goods. beijing has hit back by imposing new trade tariffs on a range of american goods. president trump has insisted that tariffs are neccessary to cut the trade deficit between the two countries, currently over $375 billion. in a moment we will hear from our china correspondentjon sudworth. but first, our north america editorjon sopel. it isa it is a good time to be in the container business in the us, as more and more good pour in from abroad. but it is not good for the deficit, and donald trump, from well

ben wright, bbc news, brighton. our top story this evening.ferential treatement to work here post brexit and it should be made easier for highly skilled migrants to come to the uk. and still to come... the american director who stole the show at the emmys with a surprise proposal. coming up on sportsday later in the hour on bbc news. the champions league is back, and it's a tough start for liverpool, as they face the french champions paris saint—germain at anfield. injust over six months' time, the uk will leave the european union. all this week, bbc news is answering some of the most common questions that are being asked about brexit and its impact. one of them is what brexit could mean for england, wales, scotland and northern ireland — for the union as a whole. 0ur scotland editor, sarah smith, has this assessment. will problems with the irish border stop brexit? how will trade work after brexit? why haven't we left yet? what will brexit mean for the union? the brexit vote showed scotland really is a different country, with a very different

>> david wright tonight. david, thank you. >>> when we come back, the deadly rampage in the west. several victims, several locations. >>> and elizabeth smart speaking out tonight. her warning to authorities just days before one of her kidnappers is set to go free. re, burning, pins and needles of diabetic nerve pain these feet... ... made waves in high school... ... had a ball being a dad... ...and built a career in construction. but i couldn't bear my diabetic nerve pain any longer. so i talked to my doctor and he prescribed lyrica. nerve damage from diabetes causes diabetic nerve pain. lyrica is fda approved to treat this pain from moderate to even severe diabetic nerve pain. lyrica may cause serious allergic reactions suicidal thoughts or actions. tell your doctor right away if you have these, new or worsening depression, or unusual changes in mood or behavior. or swelling, trouble breathing, rash, hives, blisters, muscle pain with fever, tired feeling or blurry vision. common side effects are dizziness, sleepiness, weight gain and swelling of hands, legs, and feet. don't drink

ben wright, bbc news. al—shabab says it carried out a car bomb attack in somalia that killed at least three people. the attack happened in the capital, mogadishu when a car containing explosives was driven towards a local government building. three soldiers who stopped the vehicle from entering the compound died in the explosion, which also caused a nearby school to collapse. six children were among the 14 people injured. will ross has this report this was a powerful explosion that reduced buildings to rubble. a car wired up with explosives was driven towards the district administration offices as employees were working inside. officials say three soldiers stopped the vehicle from entering the compound prompting the driver to trigger the explosion on the street. the soldiers who died may well have saved many lives. but across the road, the mosque was badly damaged. homes were destroyed and several children at a nearby koranic school were caught up in the blast and rushed to hospital. translation: we were i

ben wright, bbc news, brighton.er to their champions league campaign. a 91st—minute strike sealed a 3—2 victory at anfield let's join our sports correspondent andy swiss. as curtain raisers go, this had the makings of something special. liverpool, full of confidence after reaching the final last season against psg, one of the richest clu bs against psg, one of the richest clubs in the world and it certainly lived up to its billing for liverpool, another memorable victory. another spine tingling roar. would it be another special night? anfield hoped and their heroes soon obliged. daniel sturridge's first champions league start for six years. talk about an impact. paris saint—germain boasts the two priciest players in history, but both neymar and kylian mbappe where wayward and psg all at sea. a penalty converted byjames milner, liverpool in dreamland. but then a bolt from the blue. thomas meunier pulling one back at the break. it was breathless stuff. the second half was no different. with ten minutes left, psg thoug

. >> orville wright piloted the crude flying machine in the now-classic, 140-foot,t 12-second fiight.s: we all know about the wright brothers, of course, who got their start making bicycles in dayton. but they weren't alone. in the early 1900s, dayton was filing more patents per capita than anywhere else in the country. one of the most impoant was the cash register, which revolutionized the retail business and made national cash renster a dominant presence dayton.pi >> look at thet around here. you feel it anywhere you go in thplant. that ncr family spirit is no bunk. >> what happened in dayton was innovation became industry, became general motors, became delco, became nation cash register. there we 70,000 or 80,000 good-paying union jobs in daytonohio. >> macgillis: when world war ii broke out, dayton's heavy industries retooled for the war effort. rubber, auto parts, airpne gears, propellers-- all indispensable, and all manufactured in dayton. >> general motors had pioneered in applying mass production methods to the manufacture of bombers-- bombers to blast the way for our fighting