francisco about eighteen degrees the southeast is also largely dry here just a couple of showers if you're unlucky for the central americas though plenty more showers here in fact look at what happens to cuba on the satellite picture there practically the entire island is covered by that huge cloud almost all of us or shower then plenty more showers as we head through the next few days not only for cuba but also for most of us in the central americas really only in the far eastern parts of our map across some of the lesser antilles where they should be broken sunshine as we head through the next couple of days as we head down towards south america so many of us hey it's been quite cool recently and that cool weather is now pushing further north rio still warm for now at thirty on saturday but on sunday it's cooler and what. on the streets of greece anti immigrant violence is on the rise there or you have to go for. this and that this is something and increasingly migrant farm workers of victims of vicious beatings. is helping the pakistani community to find a voice the stories we do

francisco forty nine ers quarterback collin kappa nick began kneeling to highlight racial inequality and injustice earlier this year the n.f.l. announced it would fine players who protested during the anthem it followed a public backlash that saw president donald trump call for protesting players to be fired but the n.f.l. was forced to shelve their policy just weeks ago when the players association complained so as it stands players can protest without fear of punishment the new premier league season kicks off later on friday with manchester united at home to leicester there was a late flurry of action before the transfer window closed on thursday everton picked up three major signings in gary mena undergarments and bernard lester held on to harry maguire and extended jamie bodies contract by four years while joe is a merino couldn't secure the defenders he wanted for man united of these requests were vetoed by the club's owners now is serious stuff. it's not anymore about what friendly is not anymore about. about preparation is of all points and a point can be can be crucial you do

to talk so unfortunately for the government i was still making my name was creating a big impact in san francisco all miami wherever i was store in paris i mean i have very strong support outside the country and people back home don't realize this because nobody really talks about it thank god for social media now i compose this shows and people like you talk to people on social media all the time they don't even believe is a. way to write rather than because i'm very tired or my english can be very bad and forgive me for that people people come to the shrine now because it is famous because you are playing them because the law was there i am so glad you see. first of all let's see him dancing everybody so you have to believe that even the president france will be dancing at the shrine the reality of that this is a very limited i think. that. he was trying. if moves i cannot know if there was more like. this i was doing all the moves by you've got here he's here is he sitting at this right have a look at my laptop here and it's a little secret so he's here you say very nice things about

and in san francisco alex i'll keep her he is a writer and futurist and the co-author of the driver in the driverless car welcome to all of our i guess you could have a book club just you three. here so we asked our community their thoughts and laws which is lethal autonomous weapon systems and what some are calling killer robots this is what one person tweeted us back and that's because this is what's in the public imagination it's a gift and it's from the black mirror and it depicts a robot designed to kill this robot in fact is taking a knife and it's going to pursue a woman but paula how far from reality is this what's your definition of a lethal autonomous weapon the kinds of intelligent robots that are in that black mirror episode which is a great. a ways away still there still in science fiction it would be possible to build weapons today that hunted military targets things like radars that are emitting in the electromagnetic spectrum would be easier to distinguish particularly if you're flying through the air or or at sea you would there's not a lot of well there are objects or

dry fine conditions for san francisco but very warm indeed for the pacific northwest with temperatures there are thirty in seattle thirty one in calgary so move the forecast through warmer weather again over the following twenty four hours and still plenty showers across southeastern areas with temperatures the most part in the thirty's chicago should be nice and bright with thirty one is the maximum down into the caribbean at the islands the most part you see looking to me ok a scattering of showers but we have hurricanes working the way very close to baja california mexico specific coastline but remaining offshore so for most places just a case of heavy showers those showers extending more towards the pacific side down through central america for the caribbean islands looking fine should be a nice day in kingston jamaica highs of thirty three and not much change expect as you head on through into thursday twenty showers or northern parts of south america further towards the south with an air of low pressure effect in europe wind particular but that should gradually clear chain thursd

and also author of a forthcoming book army of nine autonomous weapons and the future of war and in san francisco alex i'll keep her he is a writer and futurist and the co-author of the driver in the driverless car welcome to all of our i guess you could have a book club with just you three. here so we asked our community their thoughts laws which is lethal autonomous weapon systems and what some are calling killer robots this is what one person tweeted us back and that's because this is what's in the public imagination it's a gift and it's from the black mirror and it depicts a robot designed to kill this robot in fact is taking a knife and it's going to pursue a woman but paula how far from reality is this what's your definition of a lethal autonomous weapon the kinds of intelligent robots that are in that black mirror episode which is a great. a ways away still there still in science fiction it would be possible to build weapons today at home to military targets things like radars that are emitting in the electromagnetic spectrum would be easier to distinguish particularly if you're

francisco forty nine ers contract last year in formula one driver marcus eriksson walked away unharmed from a huge crash in practice ahead of the italian grand prix. eriksson sabba car had a technical fault affecting his ability to break the swedes at no further past in the session which had to be stopped for twenty minutes ferrari sebastian vettel also suffered a high speed spin but was still able to step the fastest lap time champ chip leader lewis hamilton was third quickest. ok but as we spoke for now more lights added many thanks i'll be back to update you on the day's top stories in just a few moments see it. as europe's public opinion shifted polls for a slave raise appalachian trail out there for you where the human exploitation took on new homes as a whole slate that became the hidden face of europe's industrial revolution the history of slavery is not a black history and it's not just the history of white colonization but the history of human equality it is the legacy for all of us the slaveries new frontiers three of slavery the roots on al-jazeera. we understand the differe

francisco that eighteen generally losing the showers across the desert southwest still wanted to go popping up again during the course of friday heading down into central america and we've got some heavy showers across southern portions of the isthmus certainly across panama costa rica nicaragua further north make spike really some heavy showers likely on the pacific coastline of mexico in particular as for the islands weather conditions gerri not looking too bad for much of the time the heavier showers largely confined to more western parts of cuba and maybe towards the bahamas so it should be a nice thing kingston jamaica heavy showers across northern parts of south america indeed showers starting to stand down through parts of peru and into bolivia further towards a says quite to conditions here for the moment but heading through friday will find rain developing and extending into parts of paraguay. cut. august on al-jazeera european muslims today are facing the consequences of having their faith linked to on the attacks even though they too of victims of the bandits the largest

on the san francisco giants celebrated the birth of a fan it just turned one hundred twelve years old as they took on the pittsburgh pirates celebrations on the field so pittsburgh mounted a comeback and with just forty three down in the ninth but the giants. will smith closed up again both teams struggling in their respective to teach us. a cable from each other they were about is how you sports is looking for and there are right and you will see later thank you very much and thanks for watching the news hour on al-jazeera before we go that we just remind you to log on to our web site al jazeera dot com for more news that all the day's top stories and back in just moments with much more news right here on al-jazeera see you in a minute's. denied citizenship. health can and education. forced from their homes to live in camps. subject to devastating physical cruelty al-jazeera world investigates one of the most persecuted minorities in the world. silent abuse. and london put it on. us and british companies have announced the biggest discovery of natural gas in west africa but what to d

across san francisco plus because it's equipment care centers and so on and so course to the eight years to actually respond to all of those needs and especially the wounded and the world needed this is where we are. now you could imagine. the i.c.r.c. supports the goal is to build an army in the north and south but also in italy and indeed. in the south ok what sort of protection no or even warning do civilians get from attacks such as that. i mean. the i.c.r.c. is truly trying to make to make sense about with this money and i'm going to international humanitarian law says the news must keep you take two during a conflict like this to the conflict the i.c.r.c. urges them to sexism in life but i think every considered measure it took effect civilians and putting children in harm's italy is the lure of coolness and it. thanks very much for joining us from in yemen. or let's speak now to boston jordan she joins us from the u.n. in new york and finally been getting some international reaction to this attack. that's right laura there is a bit of international reaction coming to the attack on

francisco there knowing teen degrees now a little bit further towards the south and there's plenty of sunshine here but also plenty of showers as you can tell from the satellite picture some of those showers are really very heavy and we can expect plenty more of them as we head through the next few days some of the wettest of the weather is still likely to be in the southwest imposible through parts of panama up into costa rica as we head down towards south america here we've got some rain that's pushing its way across parts of argentina you can see it here on sunday also affecting us in paris why as well behind that it's a lot cooler than it has been so a maximum temperature in one is always just eleven degrees on sunday and much in that as we head into monday that cool i would then push its way northward towards asuncion to. the border. tensions are high. little is changed and new village officials are struggling to demonstrate goodwill. among morial is thrown for a comrade who sacrificed his life the political change. but really event tonight will drive a wedge between the villager

francisco with highs of seventeen into central parts of america and we've got plenty of showers here from mexico looking fairly wet at times meanwhile for the showers likely down through the isthmus extending towards panama for the islands the caribbean weather conditions generally looking pretty good there will be wanted to showers but for the most part you're looking a lot of sunshine and temperatures expected into the low thirty's for the most part into south america venom sea in northern areas we've got showers but as you come further towards the south it's a largely fine picture frontal system came some snow over the andes but otherwise temperatures not looking too powerful one is aries there eighteen degrees and it should be a fine warm day in the sunshine and power with a high of thirty. minutes to climb into the violence into paranoia. those still willing to dream. in honduras dennis seeks a brighter future for his son and community. using art to reclaim the city. and transform the very symbol of constipation. you find in the latin american liberating a prison on al-jazeera.

francisco that eighteen generally losing the showers across the desert southwest still wanted to go popping up again during the course of friday heading down into central america and we've got some heavy showers across southern portions of the isthmus certainly across panama costa rica nicaragua further north make spike really but some heavy showers likely on the pacific coastline of mexico in particular as for the islands weather conditions gerri not looking too bad for much of the time the heavier showers largely confined to more western parts of cuba and maybe towards the bahamas so it should be a nice day in kingston jamaica heavy showers across northern parts of south america indeed showers starting to stand down through parts of peru and into bolivia further towards assayas quite a conditions here for the moment but heading through friday will find rain developing and extending into parts of paraguay. istanbul is known for its history and food today a new generation is shaking things up for me is my everything five thousand six hundred years it's all different so this is all t

francisco fourteen on his contract last year ok that is how your sport is looking for now c'mon thank you mr richardson that is your news are all done thank you for joining us on the team here and heard of your opponent is back in just a couple minutes time in our london news center with more of the day's news i'm tamara santamaria joining. optimism has faded. blue khan's elected leader has undivided attention as fia's that a crackdown is imminent the targets the activists who fought for democracy to divide and conquer hot. pot five of a six part series filmed as a five year. plan china's democracy experiment on al-jazeera. volcano kill way erupted explosively last thing boiling pods of steam and ash and rock high into the atmosphere scientists say it's not unusual for eruptions to stop and start up again later as for kill away a it has been spilling love of continually for more than thirty years. they deploy and spiritual beliefs say eruptions reflect the mood of the goddess bailey. says native hawaiians to perry is always nice to us whether she takes our home or not we accept this t

francisco miami wherever i was store in paris i mean i have very strong support outside the country and people back home don't realize this because nobody really talks about it thank god for social media now i compose this shows and people like you talk to people on social media all the time they don't even believe it's a. way to write that because i'm very tired or my english can be very bad and forgive me for bad people people who come to the shrine now because it is famous because you are playing them because there was a more i was there i am so glad you see. first of all let's see him dancing everybody so you have to believe that even the president france will be dancing at the shrine of the irony of that this is a very limited i think. he was trying his hip sort of moves i cannot know if there was more like. this i was doing all the moves by you go i hear he's here is he sitting at this right have a look at my laptop here and as it is a little secret so he's here he's a very nice things about president mccall he's having a fantastic time the audience having your chat is it's yo

francisco miami wherever i was store in paris i mean i have very strong support outside the country and the people back home don't realize this because nobody really talks about it thank god for social media now i compose this shows and people like you talk to people on social media all the time they don't even believe is a. way to write. because i'm very tired or my english can be very bad. forgive me for bad people people who come to the shine now because it is famous because you are playing them because they love them or i was there i am so glad you see. first of all let's see him dancing everybody so you have to believe that even the president france will be dancing at the shrine of the irony of that this is a very limited. he was trying. to. be honest it's like you go i am here he's here is he sitting at the show i have a look at my laptop here and there's a there's a little secret so he's here you say very nice things about president mccall he's having a fantastic time the audience haven't you chad. is you obviously blonde it is and you don't like politicians because he was ve

francisco about eighteen degrees for the southeast it's also largely dry here just a couple of showers if you're unlucky for the central americas though plenty more showers here in fact look at what happens to cuba on the satellite picture there practically the entire island is covered by that huge cloud almost all of us or shower then plenty more showers as we head through the next few days not only for cuba but also for most of us in the central americas really only in the far eastern parts of our map across some of the lesser antilles where they should be broken sunshine as we head through the next couple of days as we head down towards south america so many of us here it's been quite cool recently and that cool weather is now pushing further north rio still warm for now at thirty on saturday but on sunday it's cooler and what. a new year a new car and many new developments from this chinese villages fledgling democracy the village committee has retrieved people's land but approval is fleeting the frustration grips the villagers and as the saga began over a year before revolt is in

francisco with highs of seventeen into central parts of america and we've got plenty of showers here from mexico looking fairly wet at times meanwhile for the showers likely down through the isthmus the standing towards panama for the islands the caribbean weather conditions generally looking pretty good there will be wanted to showers but for the most part you're looking a lot of sunshine and temperatures expected into the low thirty's for the most part into south america venom sea in northern areas we've got showers but as you come further towards the south it's a largely fine picture frontal system came some snow over the andes but otherwise temperatures not looking too powerful one is aries there eighteen degrees and it should be a fine warm day in the sunshine and power with a high of thirty. amidst a climate of violence and paranoia. those still willing to dream. in honduras dennis seeks a brighter future for his son and community. using art to reclaim the city. and transform the very symbol of constipation. you find in the latin american liberating a prison on al-jazeera. this

francisco as well in general. it will be a while. i believe. when we get to the sort of. what about the chemical itself life os a which is still legal its use is legal in that the u.s. can we expect that to change as a result of today's holding. the. no i don't believe so mr johnson he never saw our arm around. his science what he wants is that warning label our. product or at least instruction safety instructions for. you know. clothing clothing that watches where why and they're spraying round up so i iraq the bench seals in terms of being available it might just affect people's desire to use it or at best crossed off a thank you for your time on this that haven't kristoff is joining us live from oakland thank you. thank you. now the sally an erotic coalition says it will investigate an air strike in yemen that had a bus full of schoolchildren killing fifty people the united nations is calling for an independent probe after holding a special session on the strikes the saudi led coalition insists it struck legiti

francisco or d.c. or new york or use that yeah is that one of our most important nato allies is being beholden to a personality ally in the war you might as well see and president parroting on and also president trump in d.c. and that's also a sad state of sort of fact that it's all about well releasing the american pasta and buns and seems like it would probably possibly be the easiest thing to do because there are as you mentioned other reasons why the turkish economy is in the states that it's and we had moody the credit rating agency has downgraded downgraded to. a weakening of public institutions and the related production and the predictability of to foreign policy making how does it go about you know addressing the easier things like when leasing pasta bronson it doesn't seem to be willing to do that but then these much deeper problems now. deeper problems are definitely at issue here but let's face it any sort of american pressure on any country whether we like or not the united states controls

francisco forty nine ers contract last year. in formula one driver marcus erikson walked away on home from a huge crash in practice ahead of the italian grand prix. eriksson sabba car had a technical fault affecting his ability to break the suites at no further past in the session which had to be stopped for twenty minutes ferrari spastic vettel also suffered a high speed spin but was still able to step the fastest lap time champ chip leader lewis hamilton was the quickest. ok that is high school's looking for now let's get back to davey in london. thanks for that andy and remember before we go you can always find much more on our website let's take a look at that the address for that al-jazeera dot com that is it for this show for the news hour but i will be back very soon with all of the day's cusick live in the latest on aretha franklin's funeral that is still going on how it's coming up to about seven hours we'll have all the glitz and glamour from that and we'll have more of the day's news. when the u.s. . just this univers

back injanuary 2007 i was in san francisco, when a man in a familiar uniform climbed onstage, the black turtleneck sweater, jeans, steve jobs told us he was going to make history that morning. of course, he did. he unveiled the iphone. we have been talking a lot this week about a decade of disruption caused by the smartphone. it began, really, in 2007. i have been looking back at the value of apple then, and it was at around $100 billion. 0ver the value of apple then, and it was at around $100 billion. over the last decade or so, it has appreciated tenfold. that is because the iphone has been the single most profitable product ever created. it has been worth more in terms of profit than something like the jumbo jet, just about any other products you can think of. what is interesting is you could say that that year was the year of greatest innovation for apple and not an awful lot has happened since. what they have done is build massively on that single, huge piece of innovation. four years later, that single, huge piece of innovation. fouryears later, steve jobs died, tim cook took over

i was in an earthquake in san francisco as a child. we work cycling back from dinnerand child. we work cycling back from dinner and the whole earth was moving underneath us on our bicycles and the lights went off and ijumped off my bike and there was darkness andi off my bike and there was darkness and i grabbed my family who were cycling ahead of us and we hurried to try and find them. my eldest son managed to get the torch on his phone on and my youngest was pushed off his bicycle to get out of the way of falling debris by one of the locals. the main thing was to go with the family and finding the boys and been saved together. we would then ushered into a field where a lot of the locals and people were going, whichjust by lot of the locals and people were going, which just by chance lot of the locals and people were going, whichjust by chance happen to be the highest part of the very flat island and at that point, the big fear after an earthquake just from watching movies and from a little bit of knowledge was to get up little bit of knowledge was to get up high, just to get

dave lee speaking to me earlier from san francisco. a 12 month state of emergency has been declared in northwestern italy following yesterday‘s bridge disaster in genoa. 39 people are known to be killed, at least three of them were children. i‘ll be back at the same time tomorrow, thanks for watching. after the exceptional weather earlier in the season, we are now back to what is basically standard summer weather, with the bluest skies and highest temperatures towards the south and east of the country. further north and west, we have some clout and outbreaks of rain. the low pressure is close behind at northern parts of the uk, high pressure generally speaking is pretty close to the south of the uk. but from time to time, we shift these weather jigsaw puzzle but from time to time, we shift these weatherjigsaw puzzle pieces around a bit, so it is on thursday, low pressure comes a bit further south, and we will get some rain evenin south, and we will get some rain even in southeastern areas. the midlands and south west of england, th

the mendocino complex fires north of san francisco now cover a sprawling area more than two thirds the size of los angeles, but declaring this a disaster will mean extra money to help those who've lost their homes and businesses, and that number continues to grow. i normally don't like to scare people, but i always want to say we've got tough times ahead. firefighters from new zealand and australia are flying in to help try to help try to tackle the carr fire north of sacramento, another of the major blazes. in this state more than 111,000 people have been involved in the huge effort to put out these flames, but this is only the start of the wildfire season and there is a clear fear of what california could face in the weeks ahead. chris buckler, bbc news. the fires in athens which killed 90 people. days after the resignation of the civil protection minister. the government fails to provide warnings and evacuate the area and gave conflicting accounts on what actually went wrong. after years of secret negotiations... the catholic church and the the chinese communist party may be on the

it is pacey and fun and there are great action scenes around san francisco. they have a lot of laughs with it, and that is the main thing. there is a lot of fun to be had with shrinking and enlarging things, and they make the most of it. hearts beat loud, i am intrigued by this. should we call it a musical or a drama? it is a musical drama. very big on the festival circuit like south by southwest. it's about a father and daughter, nick offerman and kiersey clemons, who have been playing and jamming together as father and daughter. they live in brooklyn and the summer before she is about to go to university, they start to take things more seriously and start to write songs together and upload them and get a bit of attention. so you have a film about people embracing change and coming out of their shell a little bit. i think it's impossible to dislike this film. it is so good—natured and so warm—hearted. it's really about the therapeutic power of music and how it can bring people together. that is gorgeous, and the music itself, which is original music, is

here's our technology correspondent dave lee in san francisco. this is an attempt to bring la liga to the indian subcontinent. this is a deal to bring every single game in la liga, the top—flight of spanish football, to the indian subcontinent, which in facebook terms is around 340 million people. it would be the only way to watch this, particularly if you happen to be in that region, which is a very big deal for a company like facebook — trying to grow in the region, and having such a well—known football league where the only way to watch is facebook is a big dealfor them. technology companies are increasingly investing in sports rights around the world. we are seeing it in the uk, the us, and now a massive deal in the indian subcontinent. a big dealfor facebook. they will be hoping this gets even more eyeballs to the advertising or on their platform. venezuelan president nicol s maduro has announced the end of the country's long—running free fuel policy. the president said that venezuela ns "should pay the international price" to fill t

francisco. dave, why is president trump decided to speak out about this now? well, he is echoing in many respects some of the concerns that have been voiced by the conservatives, the right—wing media in the us, suggesting that silicon valley companies run by people who they say as being the tech elite are inherently biased against conservative views and they are using those platforms in order to push those of use. as you mentioned, it was very early in the morning, just after 5am in washington went from apparently set up presumably in his bed and treated and all capital letters that the system was rigged, that google had been hiding results from right—leaning publications in favour of those on the left. he has been talking a little bit more about those concerns in the last few moments at the white house. here's what he had to say. we have literally thousands and thousands of complaints coming in. and you just can't do that. sol think that google and twitter and facebook, they are really trea

the mendocino complex fires north of san francisco now cover a sprawling area more than two thirds the size of los angeles, but declaring this a disaster will mean extra money to help those who've lost their homes and businesses, and that number continues to grow. i normally don't like to scare people, but i always want to say we've got tough times ahead. firefighters from new zealand and australia are flying in to help try to help try to tackle the carr fire north of sacramento, another of the major blazes. in this state well over 111,000 people have been involved in the huge effort to put out these flames, but this is only the start of the wildfire season and there is a clear fear of what california could face in the weeks ahead. chris buckler, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: all the sports news, including a major breakthrough for england's georgia hall as she claims her first british open title. the question was whether we want to save our people, and japanese as well, and win the war and taking a chance to win the war by killing all our young men. the invasion be

in san francisco, the social media giant facebook says it has closed more than thirty accounts involved in what appear to be a coordinated attempt to influence the forthcoming us mid—term elections. the company said this included almost 10,000 facebook posts and 150 pieces of advertising. 0ur north america technology reporter dave lee gave more details from san francisco. facebook released a bunch of information about this issue earlier. they say they removed 32 different pages and accounts which, given the huge user base, does not seem like much but between them they posted around 10,000 items and purchased 150 pieces of advertising at around $10,000. facebook say they were able to reach as many as a quarter of a million people who were following the activities of these pages and accounts. facebook is trying to show that it is investing in this area and that it is working. they used outside help to assess some of the patterns used in order to track down this was happening. ahead of the mid—term elections in the us, facebook hopes that this shows they are taking action early to make

francisco. think of what it takes to build a lego. first you must work out which brick you need. you need to pick it up, hold that the right way, and then apply force, but not too much, to connect the bricks together. brick bob, created by autodesk, can do all that and unlock new ways to make things. this book manufacturing, where things coming out of the assembly line might be very customised for the end customer. you have seen robots making things before, but the kind of machine you will see in factories today require extensive programming and calibration. derek they're engineered in a way that everything is locked in. if something were to go wrong, a part doesn't get delivered exactly, then the line goes down. he says his brick bot solves that by being understanding ofa solves that by being understanding of a task, rather than simply following instructions. in theory that means it should be able to adapt quickly to new projects. time to update you on the postelection situation in zimbabwe, we

david lee the bbc news, in san francisco. the world's biggest bricks and mortar retailer — walmart — is releasing its latest numbers in a few hours. the retail giant has been splashing the cash buying up big — and is warning the spending spree may have eaten into profits. in may, walmart announced it would pay $16 billion for a 77% stake in india's biggest online retail company — flipkart —allowing it to go head—to—head with amazon in the lucrative indian market. flipkart, allowing it to go head—to—head with amazon in the lucrative indian market. the company has also been heavily investing into e—commerce projects. walmart predicts 40% increase in e—commerce investment by the end of next year. but it looks like all the recent spending has weighed on walmart‘s share price. after rising by about half in 2017, the firm's shares have dropped more than 10% so far this year. bryan roberts is the global insight director at the retail marketing firm tcc global. you've been following walmart for yea rs. you've

about 150 miles north of san francisco, two fires have merged to create this monster. its sheer size is overwhelming — about the same area as the city of los angeles. fuelled by intensely hot weather, strong winds, low humidity and tinder dry brush, the flames are consuming everything in their path. what can you say? it makes you sick to your stomach. everything they've worked for all their life gone in a heartbeat. the firefighting effort is intense. we're heading out with the aircraft, cooling it down, and that's letting the ground crews get in there and put out the fire. throughout california, more than 111,000 firefighters, some from overseas, and hundreds of us army personnel are battling at least 16 major wildfires. weather forecasters are warning of no letup in the searing temperatures. it could take weeks to bring the current fires under control — and the long hot summer is far from over. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. there's been double gold for britain tonight, at the european championships in berlin. dina asher—smith won the 100 metres, while zha

about 150 miles north of san francisco, two fires have merged to create this monster. its sheer size is overwhelming, about the same area as the city of los angeles. fuelled by it intensely hot weather, strong wind, low humidity and tend it dry rush, bush, the planes are consuming everything in their path. what can you say? it makes you sit to your stomach. everything they worked for all of their white pawn in a heartbeat. the firefighting effort is intense. we are working with the aircraft, cooling it down and that is allowing the ground crews in there to put out the fire. throughout california, more than 14,000 throughout california, more than 111,000 firefighters, some from overseas, and hundreds of us army personnel are battling at least 16 major wildfires. weather forecasters are warning no letup in the temperatures, it could take weeks to get the current fires under control and the long, hot summer is far from over. commemorations will take place in the french city of amiens tomorrow, marking the 100th anniversary of the battle that proved so decisive in ending t

she ran a interview with lisa brennan—jobs we can talk to nellie from san francisco. it sounds like the book is not particularly complimentary, is that fair? i think that is fair. it is a moving and devastating book about growing up as his first daughter and this is the daughter whose paternity he denied that the first three years and lived with other on welfare. this is the daughter who tuition at harvard he cut off midway through without warning and this book is about her reckoning with what happened and presenting the facts as they are trying to take lessons from it. we know a lot about steve jobs because many have written about him, so because many have written about him, so what in this book enlightened you in ways you could not have imagined? steve jo bs in ways you could not have imagined? steve jobs is in ways you could not have imagined? stevejobs is a towering figure in this area and still the archetype of the ceo and i think this book complicates his legacy a lot. what i found new was just how deeply awkward he was, how strange. there are passages in the bo

david lee in san francisco. sonja laud is head of equity at fidelity international. as david was saying, uber are still making losses but the losses have narrowed compared to last year, but is this continual loss—making pattern matter as you big ears towards this much trumpeted and much—publicised situation at the end of 2019? i don't think this is the main area to focus on because there area main area to focus on because there are a lot of ipos. in terms of the ipo, people will be interested in the corporate governance, and whether there is a corporate culture in uber that is sustainable and better than it was when the new ceo took over last year. besides them, it will be around the trajectory of narrowing losses and profitability, expected profitability, in the various areas. it is not only the driving services, as we have just heard, it is bike sharing, uber eats, the autonomous driving, and there are so many parts of the business that we need to get a grip on and where they are heading and whether they are at least on their way to profitability.” whether th

it started with three airbeds in a san francisco apartment and now aianb has overfive million listings worldwide. ten years on, how has it changed the hotel trade? andy murray battled through the heat at the us open. but it's not enough. he's been knocked out in the second round by fernando verdasco. a burst of royal song. # you say... laughter a little one. what happened when harry and meghan turned up for a fundraiser at the west end musical hamilton? good morning. it is a chilly start to the day but for many of us it is a sunny to the day but for many of us it is a sunny one. to the day but for many of us it is a sunny one. we could see one or two showers in the west. i will have more, though, in 15 minutes. good morning. it's thursday, 30 august. our top story: alex salmond, who led the scottish national party into government and was at the helm during the independence referendum, has quit the snp to fight allegations of sexual misconduct. scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon said she felt a huge sadness about the situation. mr salmond denies the claims, which relate to his ti

about 150 miles north of san francisco, two fires have merged to create this monster. its sheer size is overwhelming, about the same area as the city of los angeles. fuelled by intensely hot weather, strong winds, low humidity and tinder dry brush, the flames are consuming everything in their path. what can you say? it makes you sick to your stomach. everything they worked for all of their life gone in a heartbeat. the firefighting effort is intense. we are hitting it with the aircraft, cooling it down and that is allowing the ground crews in there to put out the fire. throughout california, more than 14,000 firefighters, some from overseas, and hundreds of us army personnel are battling at least 16 major wildfires. weather forecasters are warning of no letup in the searing temperatures, it could take weeks to bring the current fires under control and the long, hot summer is far from over. peter bowes, bbc news, los angeles. you're watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: a decade since the stunning showpiece of the 2008 beijing olympics — we cons

no, it hasn't happened to me, i got back from the us, san francisco and new york — no problems whatsoever. it is interesting because people have taken to social media to say there isa taken to social media to say there is a huge issue here. the uk government is promising extra border staff but they also are saying they don't want to compromise on the passport checks. here's caroline davies reporting from heathrow. these are figures from frustrated airlines who think the uk border could be better managed. they say leaving people waiting at the border for several hours, orfor leaving people waiting at the border for several hours, or for however long, is a bad first impression when they first get to the uk. this often happens to people from outside the european economic area, roughly outside europe's orders, from the rest of the world. so why is it happening? according to the home office they have blamed computer failures and they have said that they have had a large number of cases dealing with adults and children who are vulnerable. of course there are things outside their control, if the

it is pacey and fun and there are great action scenes around san francisco. they have a lot of laughs with it, and that is the main thing. there's a lot of fun to be had with shrinking things and enlarging things, and they make the most of it. hearts beat loud — i am intrigued by this. should we call it a musical or a drama? i suppose it's a musical drama. very big on the festival circuit like south by southwest. it's about a father and daughter, nick offerman and kiersey clemons, who have been playing music together for most of their lives, jamming together as father and daughter. they live in brooklyn and the summer before she is about to go to university, they actually start to take things more seriously and start to write songs together and upload them and get a bit of attention. so what you have is a film about people embracing change and coming out of their shell a little bit. i think it's actually impossible to dislike this film. it is so good—natured, it is so warm—hearted. it's really about the therapeutic power of music and how it can bring pe

but topping the list is san francisco where families need an income of over $167,000 to cover their rent and all their other outgoings. dot dot dot is a social enterprise which hopes to improve the availability of affordable housing. it matches empty buildings with so—called property guardians who look after your property while you re away. with us now is katharine hibbert, founder of dot dot dot. you are making housing affordable for how many? hundreds. hundreds across sheffield and london as well. how do you do it? we're helping residents to have affordable housing but we also helping property owners to secure their properties that would otherwise be empty. if you are a large—scale property owner and you have hundreds of flats, a large office block and some other kind of building which you don't have a current use for but you are trying to redevelop, sell orfind a new use for, it is a huge problem. your security costs are high you are still paying business rates and council tax and there is a high chanceit council tax and there is a high chance it will become derelict, become vanda