and celebrated fantasy novelist ursula le guin has also died at the age of 88. the feminist writer was the author of more than 20 novels, more than a dozen collections of poetry, and another dozen children's books. among her most famous works was her 1969 novel "the left hand of darkness." it's set on a planet where people are ambisexual -- neither male nor female -- and contains one of the most famous sentences ever written in a fantasy novel -- "the king was pregnant." ursula le guin's 1974 novel "the dispossessed" is also one of the most celebrated explorations of utopia, dystopia, capitalism, anarchism, and oppression. this is ursula le guin, accepting the national book foundation's medal for distinguished contribution to american letters in 2014. >> i think hard times are coming when we will be wanting the voices of writers who can see alternatives to how we live now and can see through our fears-stricken society and its obsessive technologies to other ways of being. and even imagine some real grounds for hope. we will need writers who can remember freedom.

ursula la gwin sold millions of books, featuring strong female characters. her most favorite books, the left hand of darkness and the earth sea series, she's received dozens of national and international awards. the library of congress named her a living legend in 2000. she went to berkeley high school. her parents were professors. stephen king tweeted today, ursula was one of the greats. not just a science fiction writer. a literary icon. god. speed into the galaxy. another tweeted, her words are always with us. some are them are written on my soul. i miss her as the deepest and smartest of writers. she was 88 years old. >>> tonight we know the nominees for this year's oscars and one movie is leading the pack in nominations. >> danya bacchus has the story. >> that things looks human. >> reporter: "the shape of water" is leading the race for oscar gold with 13 nominations, including a best-picture nod amongst "lady bird," 3 billboards outside ebbing missouri and "get out." a tweet, you know when you're on the phone trying to disguise the sound of an ugly try

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. >> coming up on "street signs" from davos, we'll speak to german defense minister, ursula von der leyen and also the prime minister of denmark. and we will bring you theresa may's keynote speech live at 2:00 p.m. local time >> let's bring you news on some stocks moving this morning diageo is backing the fiscal year 2018 outlook as it saw an increase in sales, but says foreign exchange rates did weigh on sales growth. johnnie walker whiskey reported a rise in operating profit to 2.2 billion pounds earlier cnbc asked the diageo ceo about the impact of rising commodity prices on earnings >> numbers are strong right through the b & l. we grew the top line organically, 2.4%. underlying that growth is a broad based performance. global brands like johnny walker, guinness, captain morgan, they all grew 5% as a group. reserve brands, the high end of our portfolio grew 11% each region around the world wasn't growth. to your point in asia we're seeing terrific growth in china, both on chinese white spirits and in scotch whiskey. india is solid there's been some external disruptions in the market,

ursula la gwin sold millions of books, featuring strong female characters. her most favorite books, the left hand of darkness and the earth sea series, she's received dozens of national and international awards. the library of congress named her a living she went to berkeley high school. her parents were professors. stephen king tweeted today, ursula was one of the greats. not just a science fiction writer. a literary icon. god. speed into the galaxy. another tweeted, her words are always with us. some are them are written on my soul. i miss her as the deepest and smartest of writers. she was 88 years old. >>> tonight we know the nominees for this year's oscars and one movie is leading the pack in nominations. >> danya bacchus has the story. >> that things looks human. >> reporter: "the shape of water" is leading the race for oscar gold with 13 nominations, including a best-picture nod amongst "lady bird," 3 billboards outside ebbing missouri and "get out." a tweet, you know when you're on the phone trying to disguise the sound of an ugly try. i failed at th

ursula's family have been informed and are being supported by trained officers. a powerful earthquake in the gulf of alaska this morning — which hit 175 miles south—east of the town of kodiak — prompted warnings of a possible tsunami down the west coast of canada and the united states. those warnings have now been lifted. a lower—level advisory remains effect for south alaska. richard galpin has the latest. it's the dead of night on the island of kodiak, just off mainland alaska. the wailing sirens are waking people to warn them that a tsunami could soon hit the area. hello kodiak, sergeant beaver here. just to remind people that this is not a drill, this is a tsunami warning, everyone get at least 100 feet above sea level. the mountain is safe, but it's very backed up right now, so you won't make it there in five minutes. the island of kodiak, home to almost 14,000 people, lies on the southern coast of alaska and is the closest to the epicentre of the earthquake. it's not long before the roads are clogged with cars heading away from the coast in search o

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ursula is scary enough with her head. >>> and big talkers how far would you go for free food? >> i would go pretty far. a business in wisconsin is hoping people will plan for their own death in exchange for free pizza. cross funeral homes is throwing a pizza party with flee slices and anyone willing to talk about their funeral services, the event called pizza and preplan went out across the brookfield area last week and one couple planning on taking advantage of the party says it makes them feel more comfortable about talking about death. >> are you all going to die sooner or later why not be ready. >> the director says it may seem morbid to entice people to think about their death with free food but it's important to break down a price now. >>> now to a product perfect for anyone that likes to watch movies in a theater, you have to be willing to put a high tech bucket on your head. check out pop theater a portable tent that allows you to turn your phone into a private cinema experience and strap your advice into the cap alsable can my and stick your head in the viewing area.

ursula k le guin, has died aged 88. in a world where gender doesn't exist. the earthsea quartet a work of genius. stephen king called her "one of the greats. alps. sally is there for us. very much on the european leaders setting out hopes and aspirations. absolutely. the difficulties at home in germany for chancellor angela merkel. for chancellor angela merkel. staging further strike action. is something that has been going on for quite a few weeks. for quite a few weeks. germany, whereas angela merkel will be here today. be here today. special address this afternoon here at the world economic forum. at the world economic forum. is hot on the heels, then, by french president emmanuel macron. president emmanuel macron. decision—makers, world leaders, company bosses as well. company bosses as well. he is at 530 local time this evening. local time this evening. european countries to talk today will be the prime minister of italy. will be the prime minister of italy. he is at two o'clock this afternoon closely followed by angela merkel. closely followed by angela merkel. today with the e

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. >>> ursula kayla begin wrote the award-winning book. it explored an drojny and was one of the first books in the genre of feminine science fiction and also wrote the earth sea series. she died monday at her home in portland. she was 88. >>> the "los angeles times" says the national transportation safety board will investigation tesla's crash system. a tesla crashed into the back of a parked fire truck on a california freeway monday. the driver said autopilot was on at the time. there were now injuries though. tesla's autopilot system was a contributing factor in a fatal crash in florida in to 16. >>> "the state" says south carolina lottery may have to pay out a $35,000 win because of a glitch. each winning ticket paid at least $500. lottery officials want an investigation before deciding whether to pay the winners. >>> and spor"sports illustrated lebron james passed. the superstar hit the 30,000-point mark with a jump shot at the end of the first quarter in last night's game against the san antonio spurs. james reached the milestone at

ursula k. le guin was 88 years old. still to come on the newshour: republican senator susan collins on dealing with democrats post- shutdown. and, much more. >> woodruff: there were multiple developments today connected to the russia investigation. the "washington post" reports that special counsel robert mueller plans to question president trump about why he fired former national security adviser, michael flynn and former f.b.i. director, james comey. this, hours after the department of justice confirmed attorney general jeff sessions faced questions just last week. here is jeffrey brown to help piece together what we know now. >> brown: the attorney general is the first trump cabinet member to sit down with robert mueller's team. we also learned today that former f.b.i. director james comey was questioned by the special counsel's office last year. the "new york times" reported that this afternoon. and, washington investigations editor mark mazzetti joins me now. so mark, we have attorney general sessions last week. we

ursula's family have been informed and are being supported by trained officers. thousands of management posts are likely to be cut in a re—organisation of. sainsbury‘s said there will be fewer but better paid management roles in each of his stores. the bbc says the broadcaster aled jones is to resume work presenting songs of praise. he was suspended last october while complaints about inappropriate past behaviour were investigated. in a statement, aled jones apologised for the "hurt" he caused and gave his assurance his behaviour won't be repeated. the headlines on bbc news: borisjohnson has boris johnson has been borisjohnson has been rebuked by the prime minister calling for the nhs to be given extra money before the cabinet meeting this morning. scotland yard has begun an investigation into a new allegation of sexual assault made against the serial sex attackerjohn worboys. a court hears that a man accused of the finsbury park mosque attack —— received a message on social media from a far—right leader. sport now and a full round up from the bbc sport

sad to report another cultural star is gone to the american author ursula k le guin has passed away at 88. best known for her the series and her books the left hand of darkness about a society with our gender. —— the earthsea series. hello there. wednesday is going to bring some fairly disturbed weather across the country, courtesy of what the irish weather service have named storm georgina. across the uk it will bring gales and heavy rain, which could cause travel disruption. your local bbc radio station will keep you up—to—date with that. here's the storm drifting across the north—west of scotland. notice all the white lines, the isobars on the chart. that shows we will have pretty strong and gusty wind, showers feeding in around the low across scotland during the first part of the morning and these, to give you an idea of the wind gusts we're expecting, 50, 60, 70 miles an hour in exposed spots. gusty winds and showers into northern ireland. as we drift down across england and wales, a band of heavy rain, and intense downpour accompanying particularly squally and gusty win

the american fantasy and science fiction author ursula k le guin has died aged 88. she's probably best known for her earthsea fantasy series for young adults and for her novel the left hand of darkness, set in a world where gender doesn't exist. on twitter, the actress juliet stephenson calling the earthsea quartet a work of genius. stephen king called her one of the greats. much more on all the news, national and international, any time on the bbc website. hello there. wednesday is going to bring some fairly disturbed weather across the country, courtesy of what the irish weather service have named storm georgina. across the uk it will bring gales and heavy rain, which could cause travel disruption. your local bbc radio station will keep you up—to—date with that. here's the storm drifting across the north—west of scotland. notice all the white lines, the isobars on the chart. that shows we will have pretty strong and gusty wind, showers feeding in around the low across scotland during the first part of the morning and these, to give you an idea of the wind gu

the american fantasy and science fiction author ursula k le guin has died aged 88. she‘s probably best known for her earthsea fantasy series for young adults and for her novel the left hand of darkness, set in a world where gender doesn‘t exist. on twitter, the actress juliet stephenson calling the earthsea quartet a work of genius. stephen king called her one of the greats. much more on all the news, national and international, any time on the bbc website. and you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter, i‘m @bbcmikeembley. that‘s it for now, thanks for watching, come again. we begin wednesday on a fairly disturbed night weather—wise courtesy of what the irish weather service have named storm georgina, deep area of low pressure which threatens across the uk to bring gales and heavy rain on wednesday, your bbc local radio station a good source of travel information. here‘s the storm drifting to the north—west of scotland, a lot of isobars on the chart, very strong and gusty winds and heavy showers drifting into scotla nd and heavy show

ursula le guin wrote many books. she received dozens of national and international wa a. wards. this is a video of le guin speaking at cal in 2013. she went to berkeley high school. her parents were professors at cal. the kroger hall is named after her father. she was 88 years old. >>> the san francisco zoo wants kids to get back to nature. the offer they hope is too good to pass up. >>> some of the largest companies keeping their earnings under the tax bill. now sack metropolitan owe is eyeing a cut of that money. >>> a free checking service. who is now hurting the most. first this morning's techbytes. >> in today's techbytes, apple's smart speaker available soon. you can pre order starting friday. the release date is february 9th. >> apple ceo tim cook says it sounds quality and will be what sets it apart from competitors. >> fried chicken getting new wings. new chicken wings can be turned into a drone. >> they're calling it the kfo or kentucky flying object. only available tomorrow and friday in ind yachlt it's starting to sound like alexa is a fan of the eagles. >> who do yo

am electronic ursula beheaded at disney's california adventure. >> broken. rob: riders on the little mermaid attraction witnessing this terrifying cables and wires sticking out of her neck. the kids were horrified. jillian: finally the ugly. passed out covered in peanut butter. probably coming off a crazy night didn't even feel the creamy conne conned condi mint g slathered on him. rob: see you later. >> the director of the fbi is out. mccapable may have asked fbi agents to actually change their 302s. those are the interviews with witnesses. >> i have been saying from the beginning this guy mccabe needs to be taken out in cuffs. >> the house intelligence committee has now voted to release the fisa memo. it has been described as a watergate part 2. >> very sad day, i think, in the history of this committee. >> where are the democrats on this? i thought this was the party of civil liberty? >> it i it is here. president trump will deliver the first state of the union address tonight. >>

ursula le guin was 88 years old. >> >>> well it seems there i may be a down isside to work working together in taurkta. . two rapidly changing glace years in taurkt aire. and the contributingers to rising sea he is lafls. researchers say they seem to act as one system instead of separate entities. . why is that important? because one glacier may be melting further inland than thought. this could affect the stability of the other. therefore speeding up the rate of the rises seas. reern he is say this could be a larger impact. >>> stay with us the president takes a victory lap. up next the fallout from the shutdown and what happens next. >>> this just in high pressure a huge volcano in the philippines and predictions of a larger i rupgs. >>> and the major announcement live. this is abc 77 news. >>> good evening. once again. we'll begin this half hour with the fallout from the government shutdown. >> it lasted three days but cost taxpayers millions. the deal will last three weeks and then what. >> tonight democrats are demanding action on the d.r.e.a.m.ers. and they've pulled support for the p

. ♪ ursula literally lost or headed disney's adventure park over the weekend. the villain kept on singing even though her head is hanging by cables. this is with her head screwed on properly. obviously not kid friendly. why is her head hanging off? cheryl: we've got a lot more coming. a russian fighter jet has come within feet of the u.s. spy plane. just days away from the winter olympics. north and south korea now battling the super flu outbreak. tens of thousands of koreans are safe. we are seeing a major selloff in the futures market. dow down to the futures market. nasdaq down four. the word of the 10 year treasury yield the highest in four years. worries about the economy. we will be right back. oh, manatees. aka "the sea cow"" oh! there's one. manatees in novelty ts? surprising. what's "come at me bro?" it's something you say to a friend. what's not surprising? how much money matt saved by switching to geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. we cut the price of trades to give investors even more value. and at $4.95, you can trade wi

ursula keogh, who is from halifax, was last seen on monday afternoon dressed in her school uniform. police say there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death, but are continuing to establish the cause. her family have been told. around 1500 people have been evacuated from a nightclub after a gas leak was discovered in central london this morning. the area around the strand has been cordoned off. motorists have been advised to avoid the area as firefighters investigate the area as firefighters investigate the cause. neil diamond has announced his retirement from touring after he was diagnosed with parkinson's disease. the singer, who is 76, said he had made the decision with great reluctance, and apologised to fans who had already bought tickets. he said he would continue writing and recording. and yesterday, remember our minnie mouse news? now, yesterday we told you about one of hollywood's leading ladies finally receiving her star on the walk of fame. well, here is minnie mouse seeing her accolade for the first time. she was presented with the award by singer katy perr

ursula le guin is credited with bringing feminism to the sci-fi genre. she has deep roots here as well. she went to berkeley high school and you can see her speaking at cal in the 2013 video. her parents were professors at cal and in fact, kroeber hall is named after her father. right now, people are paying tribute to her legacy. stephen king tweeted out that she was a literary icon and wishing her, quote, godspeed into the galaxy. she was 88 years old. >>> google outspent all other companies lobbying washington bureaucrats and politicians last year. the search giant doled out 13.6 million on lobbying firms. edging out at&t which spent mch much of the effort on the takeover of time warner. part of the lobbying focused on defending itself about russia's effort to plant false or misleading news stories and lobbied on immigration, net neutrality and tax issues. >>> sue hall following your wednesday morning commute with a live look at san rafael from the vantage point of freitas parkway. that's the southbound direction. the taillights headed just towards pac

ursula keogh, who's from halifax, was last seen on monday afternoon dressed in her school uniform. police say there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death, but are continuing to establish the cause. her family have been told. around 1500 people have been evacuated from a nightclub and hotel after a gas leak was discovered in central london earlier this morning. the area around the strand has been cordoned off. the london fire brigade say they are still investigating the precise cause. more now on that thrilling victory for kyle edmund in the australian open. the 23—year—old is set to face his first ever grand slam semifinal on thursday, having beaten third seed grigor dimitrov in the quarterfinals. we can speak now to one of kyle's coaches, mark hilton, who is in roehampton his morning. you must be feeling fantastic? yes, it has been a good start to the day! you watch the game from here in the uk. where you living and breathing every second with him? you do, really. ultimately, we had to have some early starts. you get involved with it, he has done exceptionally

billy bragg wrote on twitter -- "first we lost ursula le guin, then hugh masekela, now mark e smith. been a tough week for cultural icons. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. we are broadcasting from park city, , utah, from thehe sundane film festival, as we turn to the subject of a new documentary premiering here at sundance about one of the most iconic and controversial actors in hollywood. she's a girl next door, political activist, fitness tycoon, feminist, and an academy award winner. i'm talking about jane fonda. filmmaker susan la e examine fonda's remarklele life in thehe documentary y "jane fonda a in e acts."." fonda's acting ceeeer spansixx decades and includes rformaes in su criticall claimefilms asklute," "baroot in t park," "cing home,"nd the crent levisi series race and frane." but as aresses in llywood e being recogned for speakingut in thtimes up movementfonda haconsisntly allengedower, fr opposg the r in vietn to ornizing aroundivil rigs and onomic stice. in onef her mo controvsial moves, jan fonda tveled to hanoi in9

billy bragg wrote on twitter -- "first we lost ursula le guin, then hugh masekela, now mark e smith. been a tough week for cultural icons. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. we are broadcasting from park city, utah, from the sundance film festival, as we turn to the subject of a new documentary premiering here at sundance about one of the most iconic and controversial actors in hollywood. she's a girl next door, political activist, fitness tycoon, feminist, and an academy award winner. i'm talking about jane fonda. filmmaker susan lacy examines fonda's remarkable life in the documentary "jane fonda in five acts." fonda's acting career spans six decades and includes performances in such critically acclaimed films as "klute," "barefoot in the park," "coming home," and the current television series "grace and frankie." but as actresses in hollywood are being recognized for speaking out in the times up movement, fonda has consistently challenged power, from opposing the war in vietnam to organizing around civil rights and economic justice

here to discuss it are the co—founder of veganuary, matthew glover, and dietician ursula philpot. thank you very much forjoining us. tell us about your vegan story, first of all. i went vegan seven yea rs first of all. i went vegan seven years ago, i had been a vegetarian for about ten years before that. my background is come on the mother on her side, they work meat traders and butchers so i spent a lot of time in slaughterhouses. so for me, it was the animal cruelty and the ethical reasons for adopting a plant —based lifestyle. veganuary, which is a terrible word, i have to say! but it is catching on? we have 150,000 people signed up, it is roughly doubling in size every year. we have worked out that by 2028, everyone in the world will be doing veganuary!” will wait and see. there are few people in my life i would see hard pushed trying to do it. it is is —— it isa pushed trying to do it. it is is —— it is a month without all animal products. so this is more thanjust skipping your burger. absolutely. this is something you need to plan carefully and think about carefu

joining us is ursula burns. we will get to the messaging system and the plans and a second, but how are you enjoying davos? what is the mood like? >> i am enjoying it a lot. i have been vacant, or on fewtion from davos for a years, so it is good to be back. good vibes here and it is a great place to collaborate and meet people and to actually have some very important discussions in a kind of relaxed way. i think it helps move us forward. francine: forward. francine: what are you expecting from president trump's speech? how will he be received? does it put in question the future of globalization? >> i don't think there is much that can be said right now that would surprise anyone. of newn't expect a lot thoughts or ideas from the president's speech. i don't expect whatever he says to be too shocking to people, because i think that the shock old.r has been kind of life 38 years 38 years in a, x."pany with a big " then i got the opportunity to jump into a completely different industry with different challenges. had

ursula keogh, who's from halifax, was last seen on monday afternoon dressed in her school uniform. police say there are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the death, but are continuing to establish the cause. her family have been told. legendary south african jazz trumpeter hugh massa kaler has died in hospital in johannesburg. trumpeter hugh massa kaler has died in hospital injohannesburg. he was 78 and had been receiving treatment for prostate cancer. a leading anti—apartheid campaigner... that's a summary of the latest bbc campaigner... news — more at 10.30. do get in touch with us throughout the morning — use the hashtag victoria live and if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. time now for sport with holly. we begin with the news that kyle edmund has reached the semifinal of the australian open, making him only the australian open, making him only the sixth british man to do that in the sixth british man to do that in the open area. he beat grigor dimitrov in four sets to reach the last format in just two hours and a9 minutes. he said afterwar

it happened at the little mermaid right at disney's california park, and anna medtronic ursula's head came off, dangling from cable during a performance of the four unfortunate souls. the lawsuit. amazon's rain forest open in seattle, the house 40,000 plants from 30 countries designed as a green space where employees can take a break and hold meetings away from their desks go open for business. liz: looks like a dome from buckminster fuller. stuart: the world's tallest man and shortest woman together in egypt, he is from turkey, she is from india. they met at the peer amid trying to boost the struggling tourism business, he stands 8-foot one, she is to put 6. now you know, now you see. big political store, the house intel memo on the fbi could be made public this week, that memo that apparently led to the ouster of deputy fbi director andrew mccabe. the judge coming back to tell us about it again. donald trump stay at the white house repairing for his first state of the union address. will he go off script and make an appeal direct to the dreamers who will be in the audience. fred bar