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Access to the Single Market if you dont tick the box. Pope francis sounds a stark warning about the future of the amazon while on a visit to peru, criticising big business for exploiting the region. In sport, jamie murray is out of the australian murray doubles. He and his partner lost in three sets to an indian pair. But it was close. Two of those sets went to tiebreaks. Indian pair. But it was close. Two of those sets went to tiebreaksm isa damp of those sets went to tiebreaksm is a damp start to the weekend for Northern Ireland and parts of england and wales. Brighter further north, with still some wintry showers and some more snow in the forecast for some. All the details injusta forecast for some. All the details injust a few forecast for some. All the details in just a few minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. Within the last hour many federal Government Services across the United States have shut down after the senate failed to pass a short term spending bill. Hundreds of thousands of workers employed by federal agencies are being sent home until a compromise can be found. Essential Services Including National Security and air Traffic Control will continue. The last government paralysis in 2013 lasted 16 days. Its a Government Shutdown nobody wanted. It went to the wire but there was no last minute deal. As democrats rallied on capitol hill, inside the Senate Republican leaders couldnt secure enough votes to pass the test ending bill to extend the funding of federal agencies. Suspending bill. Ayes of 50, nays of 49. The motion is not agreed to. Now the Trump Administration faces an embarrassing shutdown. What we have just witnessed on the floor is a cynical decision by senate or democrats, to shove aside millions of americans for the sake of irresponsible political gains. The Government Shutdown was 100 avoidable. Just before the vote the president tweeted at the centre of all of this in a iow at the centre of all of this in a row of immigration and the so called dreamers. Democrats said the plan had to include limitations for deportation on people who came to the us as children. The last Government Shutdown was in 2013 and lasted 16 days. It means federal offices and services will close and thousands of staff placed on temporary unpaid leave as early as monday. Military operations to will continue. Republicans and democrats have traded blame for this crisis. Neither side wants to be held accountable for closing the government, but this is a financial shutdown that begins on the First Anniversary of Donald Trumps inauguration as president. Were joined now by peter bowes our correspondent in los angeles. Good to see you. This is something thatis good to see you. This is something that is quite foreign to us in the uk, the idea of a government shutting down big departments, public agencies shutting down. How does this affect workers . It may be sound a little bit more dramatic, at least in the early stages. It is a weekend and government offices are closed anyway, so the impact really wont be felt until monday march but thats when some 850,000 government workers, people working in government offices, will simply be sent home or told not to go to work and they wont be paid. Crucially, Emergency Services, essential services, will continue, although a lot of workers and First Responders especially may still be required to go to work, but they wont be paid. If past shutdowns are anything to go by they will eventually be paid, it will be backdated, when the situation is sorted out. Whose fault is that . Everyone is playing the blame game and theyve been doing several days. It got the democratic leader in the senate, Chuck Schumer, saying the blame should fall firmly on the shoulders of donald trump. He said there was a framework of a deal on the issue of immigration, but the president failed to press congress, the republicans in congress, to move forward. Immigration reform is at the centre of the dispute here. The democrats wanted with the written into this deal about funding, especially those Young Americans who came. Those young people who came to america without the proper documentation. The white house has issued a statement saying the Senate Democrats own what they called the Chuck Schumer shutdown. They say tonight theyve got policies about National Security, elegy families, Vulnerable Children and our countrys ability to serve. We will not negotiate the status of unlawful immigrants while democrat hold our lawful citizens hostage over their reckless demands. Both sides blaming each other. In your opinion how long will this last . The signs are, and certainly the negotiations were going on on the floor of the senate after midnight, senators in huddles seemingly keen to sort this out. Some people are saying it could be resolved over the weekend in a matter of hours. Some say it could creep into next week. It doesnt feel like it will be a very long shutdown. We hope so. Thanks very much, peter. British tourists injamaica are being advised not to leave their resorts unsupervised, after a state of emergency was declared in the area around the popular holiday destination of montego bay. The change has been prompted by a recent rise in violent crime. Nick davis reports. For a country that depends on tourism, the pictures of troops on the streets of montego bay, jamaicas biggest resort, isnt ideal, but the government says it is something that needs to be done. The Security Forces are expected and have been directed to treat citizens with respect and protect the dignity and safety of all. Most of the tourists who visit montego bay and much of the coast state gated and indicted or the clues if secluded hotels. But crime has spiked. Last year saw the 1600 people voted in jamaica. 335 of them in stjames, the area where montego bay is. Most of the crime is gang related and focuses on a small number of communities. The Foreign Office has advised holidaymakers that they should only travel to and from the airport to their hotels and when they do take excursions to make sure they do take excursions to make sure they are arranged by official tour reps. Officials say there will be more roadblocks and vehicle searches as they go after the gangs and their guns. Asimilar as they go after the gangs and their guns. A similar state of emergency in 2010 in kingston saw the murder rate dropped to its lowest levels in yea rs. Rate dropped to its lowest levels in years. A statistic that meant lives state. In montego bay it is hoped that they will happen again. The french president has suggested the uk could get a bespoke trade deal with the European Union after brexit, but again warned that britain would not have full access to the Single Market without accepting its rules. In an interview to be broadcast on the Andrew Marr Show tomorrow, Emmanuel Macron said he respected, but regretted, the brexit vote, and said the eu would love to welcome the uk back. Lets get more on this from our Political Correspondent emma vardy. Just take us through whats been said. Of course theresa may has a lwa ys said. Of course theresa may has always been saying that what she wa nts always been saying that what she wants from britain after brexit is for this country to be able to strike a trade deal with the eu, which allows british businesses to continue to be able to trade across europe without imposition of costly ta riffs europe without imposition of costly tariffs which could damage british business. The problem is at the moment there isnt another country that has anything like the type of trade deal with want, because we are asking for a much better one. So Emmanuel Macrons this and was necessarily about brexit but eve ryo ne necessarily about brexit but everyone has been looking for clues as to how much front our neighbour is going to be favourable to the uk when it comes to these negotiations. How much france. But president macron on the Andrew Marr Show said we can get a bespoke trade deal, but very much underlined the kinds of warnings weve had from eu already, that britain cant have its cake and eat it. But if we want single access to the market we will have to continue to play by the rule, which means abiding by the rules of the European Court of justice means abiding by the rules of the European Court ofjustice and paying into the eu budget. Sure, but this special way should be consistent with the preservation of the Single Market and our collective interests. You should understand that you cant by definition have the full access to the Single Market if you dont keep the box. And to get full access of the Single Market you need contribution to the budget and you have to accept the freedoms and the four pillars and you have to accept the jurisdiction. President macron also underlined another very important point when it comes to the question of the Financial Services industry in the uk, because of course the big Banking Industry and the city of an does so much financial trade across europe, its a big moneyspinnerfor the uk. The question is how much could that be curtailed after brexit . Resident micron said we wont be able to have the same level of Financial Services access to the European Market as we do now president macron. So the relationship between britain and france has been reaffirmed. The president is united with the position of eu, saying written cant expect any special favours. Britain. Thanks for the moment. The family of the american rock star tom petty has revealed that his death last october was caused by an accidental drug overdose. He was found unconscious at his home in malibu, days after completing an extensive tour to mark the 40th anniversary of his band, the heartbreakers. The 66 year old was on medication for a range of issues, including emphysema and a fractured hip. Church bells and music venues in england are to be offered extra protection against attempts to silence them by People Living in new properties nearby. The government is changing Planning Guidance so that long standing, but noisy, Community Amenities wont have to make expensive changes because of complaints from new neighbours. Instead, developers will be responsible for addressing any noise issues when constructing new homes. Pope francis has used a visit to peru to sound a stark warning about the future of the amazon and its indigenous communities. The pontiff told the people of a smalltown the edge of the amazon forest that the region had never been so threatened by businesses, which would keen to exploit it. Tribal elders called on him to help protect them from being driven from their lands. Those are the main stories this morning. Lets go back to our lead story this morning. When donald trump was sworn into the white house exactly 12 months ago today, he had the lowest Approval Ratings of any modern president. But he has been successful in introducing some of his popular election promises, including the most sweeping overhaul of the us tax system in more than three decades. So what do the people who elected him make of his first year, and would they vote for him again . Joining us from pennsylvania are lori burt, a nurse who previously supported obama, but voted republican this time around, and seth pickett, who also voted for mr trump. Good morning. Thanks forjoining us. Asi as i said, you initially werent a trump supporter, before he became president , what you did and uploading for him. Why . Well, the alternative wasnt all that great, so alternative wasnt all that great, so at one time i would have voted for hillary clinton, but not after the last eight years. So you made your decision and you were one of the many that help President Trump get into office. Are you pleased you did so . What do you make of his first year in office . I am very pleased. He has surprised me in all that he has done with the judges he has put in, the tax reform, the economy is wonderful. I am so pleasa ntly economy is wonderful. I am so pleasantly surprised. Do you think it has done what he promised to do when he was campaigning to be president . Absolutely. Yes. Give me examples. Well, he has increased the economy, which is top notch, and jobs. He is working on the wall, an positive he will get that done. Things move slowly in dc, as eve ryo ne things move slowly in dc, as everyone knows. Taking care of the vetera ns, everyone knows. Taking care of the veterans, my husband is one. He has really been doing excellent work. You will be very aware that countries like ours are always quite surprised when we see a president twitter. Very am guardedly, sometimes, perhaps. And from the heart, it seems. What do you make of how he manages his image on social media . Well, i think it is necessary sometimes. Some of the tweets can definitely be taken the wrong way, i can see that. But with the way the media is, he cant do anything right. So this is his only way to get out the positive that he is doing. Good to talk to you, good to have your point of view as well. Thank you for taking the time to talk to us today. Thank you so much. Seth pygott is a plumber and electrician in pennsylvania pickett. I understand the first time you had voted in any election was when you voted for donald trump. Yes, i was. When you voted for donald trump. Yes, iwas. I when you voted for donald trump. Yes, i was. I wasnt even registered before he declared he was going to run. So what was it that inspired you to vote on that occasion . would say just his you to vote on that occasion . would sayjust his policies made sense to me. You know, he had always been kind of a figure i had watched and had some respect for, just in his business savvy, and ifigured we would be better off with someone like that. Now, you mentioned you had a lot of respect for him, someone had a lot of respect for him, someone who looked out for his opinions on things, before becoming president. How do you feel about him now . I am very happy with it. He has lived up as much as he could, with as much resistance as he has had to go with, i am very impressed with what he has gotten done. What do you make of some of the. People call it shooting from the hip, dont they, that is a phrase used in america quite a bit. He has that thing, particularly on twitter, where he says things that other people might not. Is that something that you think is good, is that an attractive quality, as far as you are concerned . I find it to be. I really enjoyed his point of view and his perspective on that. I follow him on twitter and read his post quite frequently. That is something i actually enjoy about him. I like that he doesnt have a filter like a lot of people do. He isnt trying to impress anybody, which he shouldnt really have two, his policies make sense. Seth, can ijust ask you, a lot of people say that even if you are anti trump, if the economy is working, that makes a big difference to what you think about the country you are in, obviously. I wonder, you area plumberand you are in, obviously. I wonder, you are a plumber and electrician, how is the economy for you . Have things changed . It has been a little bit more busy. We have had a little bit more busy. We have had a little bit more work. More people looking to do re models, just a little bit more activity in the economy. The area i am from is really not a big economy, and we would call it a repressed economy here, but compared to a lot of the other, larger areas, more rural. Mr trump, of course, made great promises for people like you, working men and women, and ijust wonder whether you think he has delivered on that. You sound rather cautious about how you feel about working prospect, and how you might fear. Fare. We are not seeing as much of the trickle down is where the industry is, i think the industry will pick up more, and when manufacturing comes back, we will see more work as there is more people making money in the country. More money to put into the economy, andi more money to put into the economy, and i think it is going to have a trickle down effect eventually. But a lot of the smaller areas are not seeing an awful lot of benefit yet. Thank you for your time this morning. That is seth pickett from pennsylvania, speaking to us. So some thoughts from working people about how life is under donald trump, and their thoughts now. Here is philip with a look at this mornings weather. Imean, i mean, that snowy picture, we are still getting quite a bit of snow, especially in scotland. Yes, very good morning to you, and not exclusively in scotland, i have to say. That headline only really covers the basic four parts of england, Northern Ireland and wales. We are pushing a belt of rain in as we speak, some of you will already have seen this, and the problem is that belt of weather is moving into the cold air sitting across us. 7 in some areas at the moment. Still some showers across northern and western parts of scotland, but not with the same on as yesterday. The same oomph. 11 degrees in camborne, who would be a forecaster . Generally speaking near that else of whether it is pretty dank and cool and will stay that way for a good pa rt and will stay that way for a good part of the day. The trouble is that on the Northern Edge of that, where the moisture runs into the really cold air, that is where we are getting the conversion for a time the date of some of that rain into a little bit of snow. It eventually clears from Northern Ireland, all of that rain, but im afraid it is one of those days for a good part of the midlands, east anglia and the southern counties. And then, overnight, as that falls away and the sky is clear for a time, overnight, as that falls away and the sky is clearfor a time, we do it all over again. I am bringing the sky is clearfor a time, we do it all overagain. Iam bringing in a new belt of weather here into another slice of cold air. Where is that all coming from . It is a set of weather fronts, this low pressure throwing the front at best. There is no escape as we get on through the day, and the trouble is that i think a lot of tomorrows rain and snow accommodation is going to be disruptive, because there will be some ice, and then look at this. Not necessarily just a high some ice, and then look at this. Not necessarilyjust a high ground problem, either, butanywhere necessarilyjust a high ground problem, either, but anywhere north of birmingham. Over on the eastern side of the british isles, for a time we could well see, as i say, some disruptive snow. A few centimetres getting to some quite low levels at times, and it could be that way until we bring this milder air infrom that way until we bring this milder air in from the west, it ever further east. That is the shape of things to come, and in the short term it is that when the remix which isa term it is that when the remix which is a real concern. Rain mix. We will be back with the headlines at 6 30am. But now it is time for the film review, with jane hill and mark kermode. A warm welcome to the film review on bbc news. To take us through this weeks cinema releases is mark kermode. What have you been watching this week . Very exciting week. We have the post, starring tom hanks and meryl streep. Coco, the new animation from pixar. And the commuter, the new liam neeson action vehicle. And the post, its aboutjournalism. I cant wait, im excited. Did you like it . I really did, its a newsroom thriller about the revelations of the pentagon papers, a report which basically said that successive us administrations had misled the country about the vietnam war. The film is largely set in 1971. Tom hanks is ben bradley, the editor of the washington post. He is eagerfor a scoop. Meryl streep is Catherine Kate graham, the publisher and proprieter of the washington post. Its going to the stock exchange, so its finances are slightly precarious. When the white house gets an injunction on the new york times, after they publish some of the pentagon papers, ben bradley wants to publish. But meryl streep says, hang on, there are reasons we cant do this, not least of all that it might actually endanger the paper. Here is a clip. Do you have the papers . Not yet. Oh gosh, oh gosh, because you know the position that would put me in. You know, we have language in the prospectus. Yeah, i know, i know that the backers can change their mind. I know whats at stake. You know, the only couple i knew that both kennedy and lbj wanted to socialise with was you and your husband, and you own the damn paper. Its just the way things worked. Politicians and the press, they trusted each other so they could go to the same dinner party, and drink cocktails and tell jokes, while there was a war raging in vietnam. I dont know what were talking about. Im not protecting lyndon. No, youve got the man who commissioned the study, hes one of about a dozen party guests out on your. And protecting the paper. The thing i like about this film is it has a number of intertwining stories. One is the story of kate graham finding her own voice. Shes surrounded by men in boardrooms at the beginning. She doesnt really speak, shes slightly like a fish out of water. But during the course of this, she has to step up to the mark and decide whats the right thing to do. Second thing is, it runs almost like a prequel to all the president s men. The end of this film runs right into the beginning of all the president s men, which is a film that i was really, really affected by in the 19705 when it came out. I was a kid when i saw it, and loved it. Theres great period detail, sequences in the Printing Presses of the washington post. Were looking at the hot metal machinery, the old linotype machines. I love all that stuff. Most importantly, its a really contemporary story. That in 1971. Yes, the period detail is great, the performances are great, meryl streep and tom hanks are fantastic, the whole ensemble cast is great. But this is a really contemporary story about, in this particular case, a corrupt president in the white house attempting to stop the press from expressing you know, the right of free speech. And you look at that, and you look at whats happening today, in which the press is under attack, all the stuff about fake news. Recently we had the so called fake news awards. Its a film almost like a call to arms for the press, the independent press. From a free press, to truth to power. And its interesting that what spielberg has done is to take a period piece and tell the story straight, you know, its not twisted in any way at all, and tell it in a way which makes it seem urgently contemporary, in terms of gender politics, in terms of its newspaper politics, in terms of the way it talks about the necessity for a free speech and good reporting, good factual reporting, to keep check on authorities. I mean, i ive seen the film twice now, and would happily go back and see it a third time. And you dont need to be interested injournalism, or in the issues youve just raised, to like it as a film . I think that helps, and i certainly know some people who arent interested in those things, and arent interested in that particular bit of history, who have said, why would you go and see it . You see it because it is a personal drama about those two characters, but also something that leads you very much by the hand. It does assume from the beginning you might not know this stuff, so it gives you a primer. It starts you in a battlefield, and it leads you and tells you all you need to know. I would encourage anyone to go and see it, because i think its a film that is timely, although it is a period piece. And i think you dont have to be specifically interested in that war or the pentagon papers orjournalism to find it a gripping drama. And the performances are just great. Ok, fantastic. An animated film is your second choice. And a really good one, coco, the new film from pixar, set at the mexican day of the dead festivities. So 12 year old miguel longs to be a musician, but his family have banned music, because his great grandfather years ago chose music over family. So therefore there was no more music in the family anymore. On the magical day of the dead, fate takes a hand in the land of the dead. I thought this was terrifically entertaining, and also very, very touching fare. On the one hand, it has lovely animation and slapstick sequences, and all the sort of stuff you would expect from a pixar vehicle. More importantly, it has great songs, great music. But its dealing with some very difficult subjects its dealing with dementia, its dealing with memory, its dealing with death and life, its dealing with loss. Its dealing with the way people live on, as long as they live on in our memory. And also the way songs and music will linger in our minds sometimes, you know, if anybody has had any experience of people with dementia, music somehow cuts through. Cuts through, doesnt it . There are moments that will make you weep, moments that will make you laugh. In the end, itll make you cheer. If you liked this film, you see it and you like it, and i really think you will do, theres another film from a few years ago, from 2014, called book of life, which got overlooked. It does have thematic depth. They make a nice companion. Go and get book of life on dvd, because its a different film, but there are great similarities and they are both terrific. Ok, the commuter. The premise of the story is quite gripping. The commuter does it deliver . Liam neeson is a ex cop working as an insurance salesman. The beginning of the film, he loses hisjob, hes doing his commute. He needs money because he has to pay for his kids tuition. Suddenly, vera farmiga turns up and says, i want you to find someone for me. I cant tell you who they are, or what they look like, but if you do it there will be a reward. Here is a clip. Someone on this train does not belong. All you have to do is find them. Thats it. This person is carrying a bag. You dont know what it looks like, but inside that bag is something they have stolen. This person goes by the name of prynne its not a real name. They will be on this train until coldspring. You find them, you find the bag, the 100,000 is yours. Dont leave the train before finding the bag. Dont tell anyone about this offer. Waita minute, waita minute. Simple. I thought this was hypothetical. Its just a little thing. Shouldnt be too hard for an ex cop. How did you know . Oh, thats me. Youre being serious, right . You have until next stop to decide. What kind of person are you . Ok, so its intriguing setup. Theyre strangers on a train. She has this find the person, cant tell you why, there will be reward. Hitchcock thrillers you set up those rules. The rules have to make sense. You have to obey them. What happens, it has an interesting premise and setup, and 20 minutes in it goes, none of this makes sense, and we dont care. It throws the rules out the window. Why would he do it . That is thrown out. And itjust gets back into liam neeson Walking Around the train punching people. And the most frustrating thing is that when you see that clip, you think its intriguing. Whats going on . Its literally 20 minutes in, the film goes, i dont care. I dont think these rules add up to anything. The whole scenario doesnt make a. Shall wejust have him punching somebody . And you get the first punching sequence, and then you go, 0k, fine, it is taken on a train. Its that film youve seen all those times before, except on a train. It reminds you, what happened to that really interesting idea you threw out the window . Ok, fine, moving swiftly on. Not a patch on the film of the week, three billboards, which i have not. I thought about it every single day since i saw it, which is interesting in itself. Brilliant performance by frances mcdormand, who has a strong chance of winning the best actress oscar. Martin mcdonagh, who wrote and directed, has done a really terrificjob. Made a tragicomedy that is comic and genuinely tragic. I know it is divisive. Some take against it, and dont get on at all. But i laughed in the bits that are funny, but i also cried, because i think it really deals with tragedy, it really deals with loss. Its really well filmed. There are moments in it that are almost transcendent. They are about, like with coco, life and death. The chaucerian ear for obscenity that Martin Mcdonagh has rings true. Did you love it . With hindsight, i loved it, i wasnt sure as i was watching, but i think the script is terrific, and its really stayed with me in a positive way. Dont take somebody who doesnt like swearing. That goes without saying. Thats the only caveat, isnt it, its a very striking film. Dvd . So i am not a witch. It turned out in the outstanding debut category at the baftas. A satirical, surreal tale of a young girl who is given the chance to accept life as a witch, or turn into a goat. The director has done a brilliantjob. I thought it was a really remarkable feature, something which, yes, its funny, yes, its satirical, but its also about misogyny and magic. One of those films, again, sometimes youre watching it and dont know whether to laugh or cry, and end up doing both. Its really well worth checking out. Thank you, mark. An intriguing week. And many more like that to come, because were building to awards season. Plenty to come. A reminder, before we go, you will find all of the film news and reviews from across the bbc on the website. And you can find all our previous programmes on the iplayer as well. Its a cracking week. Enjoy your cinema going. Thanks for being with us. Goodbye. Hello, this is breakfast, with Charlie Stayt and naga munchetty. Good morning. Heres a summary of todays main stories from bbc news many federal Government Services across the United States have shut down after politicians failed to pass a spending bill. Hundreds of thousands of employees will be sent home until copper mines can be found. However, essential Services Including National Security and air Traffic Control will continue. Were joined now from virginia by quentin kidd, professor of Political Science at Christopher Newport university. Can you outline for us exactly what this means . What it means is that weve created history for all of the wrong reasons today. This will be the First Time Ever that a president wa kes the First Time Ever that a president wakes up on the First Anniversary of his taking the office and the government has shut down. It is somewhat symbolic of Donald Trumps first year in office. This is the first year in office. This is the first time government has shut down when one Party Controls all of the branches of government. It really symbolises some of the dysfunction going on in washington. The practical realities of what this means for the weekend are probably minimal. Most verbalworkers means for the weekend are probably minimal. Most verbal workers arent going to be working on saturday and sunday, so in reality republicans and democrats in congress and the president had the weekend to try to solve this before people are supposed to show up our work at 8am on monday morning and are told not to. Professor, in the latenight discussions we witnessed there was a lot of name calling and a lot of blaming going on. Theres probably blame to go around. Honestly. Both parties are playing to their base right now. The democrats really needed to let their base note updates cared about these immigrants, the dreamers, about 800,000 of them who will leave their legal status on the first of march if something isnt done. Republicans needed to let their base note that they werent going to give in on any kind of immigration bill until the war was funded and thats really the loggerhead that both sides are up, the wall that President Trump wants and legal status. Some long legal status for these dreamers. and legal status. Some long legal status for these dreamers. I wonder where this leaves us. Looking at america now, we have the one Year Anniversary for trump, but at the same time we have what some people would call a booming economy. Some might say the trade off is a Strong Economy but a stalling working system in the senate, in congress. Thats not a bad trade off, really . In fact thats one of the bargains that republicans are hoping voters make. By the time we get to november and voters go to the polls and have to decide whether to elect a republican or democrat, republicans are hoping voters have felt the positive effects of the tax cuts, feel like the economy is doing well and want to reward republicans for that. So thats one of the deals essentially that republicans have made with themselves. Thank you very much, professor. Downing street has confirmed that theresa may will meet with President Trump next week. Theyll hold bi lateral talks as they attend the World Economic forum in davos. The president s press secretary said the meeting would be used as a chance to further strengthen the special relationship between the us and the uk. The Foreign Office has changed its advice for british people travelling to the popular beach resort of montego bay, in jamaica, after a state of emergency was declared in the area. The measures are in response to a recent rise in violent crime, including a number of shootings. Tourists are being told not to go out at night, or leave their resorts alone. The family of the american rock star tom petty has revealed that his death last october was caused by an accidental drug overdose. He was found unconscious at his home in malibu, days after completing an extensive tour to mark the 40th anniversary of his band, the heartbreakers. The 66 year old was on medication for a range of issues, including emphysema and a fractured hip. A huge storm caused havoc across Northern Europe yesterday, resulting in the death of 11 people in germany and the netherlands. This plane struggled to make it onto the runway at dusseldorf airport, as it was battered by the winds as it came into land. The rooftop of this Apartment Building was completely ripped off in holland. Meteorologists said it was the worst storm since records began in 1990. And pedestrains were blown down the street, with one man having his bike torn from his hands. Ive never experienced winds like that. It must have been very frightening. Youve always got a story about something. Iam doing i am doing a preview to the tour de france. In 2009 there were wins like that in a remand of being blown into the wall. Drama at the australian open. Jamie murray and bruno soares have been knocked out in the second round of the australian open. They lost in three sets to the indian pair of leander paes and purav raja. But britains dom inglot is through. He and new zealands Marcus Daniell beat the french duo benoit paire and hugo nys. And world number one simona halep survived an epic battle with the unseeded american lauren davis to reach the fourth round. She saved three match points before eventually winning 15 13 in the decider, after nearly four hours on court. That final set itself lasted two hours and 22 minutes. Chelsea are looking for a striker and theyre interested in signing the former England International peter crouch, whos 36 and hasnt been a first team regular for stoke this season. A p pa re ntly apparently chelsea and stoke have beenin apparently chelsea and stoke have been in contact about the 67 tall forward. Chelsea have only scored one goal in their last four games. Theyre away to brighton in todays Early Premier League kick off. Stoke are at home to huddersfield and paul lambert will take his seat in the dug out for the First Time Since he was appointed last week. With his side in the relegation zone, he says his First Priority is improving their defence. Asa as a team we have to do better. Stop conceding goals. Going forward, i think we are really good. We could bea think we are really good. We could be a little bit more aggressive and close people down a little bit quicker. If we get that weve got a chance. The brazil legend pele is resting at home and has not been taken to hospital with exhaustion, according to his spokesman. Pele is 77 and had been due to travel to london this weekend for a dinner held in his honour by the football writers association, but the spokesman said he didnt want to make the long journey. Theres bad news for the Wales Rugby Union side ahead of next months six nations. Rhys priestland is going to miss most of tournament with injury. The bath fly half had been carrying a hamstring injury and has now withdrawn from the squad to continue his rehabilitation. Waless first game is at home to scotland in a fortnight. Rory mcilroys return to golf is going well. Hes only three shots behind leader Thomas Pieters at the half way stage of the abu dhabi championship, his first tournament for three months. Mcilroy is nine under par and there were no signs of his rib problem when he closed with an eagle in a second round of 66. He hasnt dropped a shot all week. Ive given myself plenty of chances and thats what im going to have to do over the next couple of days as well if im going to try to win this tournament. But 66. There werent many fireworks apart from that putt on the last. It was nice to finish that way. Englands cricketers are looking to wrap up a series victory over australia in tomorrows Third One Day International in sydney. Theyve now got a two 0 lead in the five match series after another convincing display in brisbane. Half centuries from alex hales and Johnny Bairstow helped them to a four wicket victory. Chris woakes hit the winning runs. Its semi finals day at the masters snooker. John higgins plays later on bbc two and this afternoon on bbc one you can see judd trump and this afternoon on bbc one you can seejudd trump against kyren wilson. Trump beat shaun murphy 6 4 yesterday afternoon. There was a bizarre incident in the first session of that quarter final, when shaun murphy was attacked by a wasp. Surprisingly, for the time of year. I suppose snooker is an indoor sport and he makes a handy lightsaber with his pool cue mrmiyagi lightsaber with his pool cue mr miyagi type moves. He was swiping at it with his pool cue he was. I willjust he was. I will just say he was. I willjust say not he was. I will just say not to he was. I willjust say not to get it stuck up i willjust say not to get it stuck up your shorts when you are driving. And with the Winter Olympics less than a month away, Lizzy Yarnold narrowly missed out on a medal at the final skeleton world cup event of the season, in germany. She will be hoping to successfully defend her title next month, after a mixed run of results this season. The team for the games is announced on tuesday. And how about this for a way of ending your career . American downhill skier Julia Mancuso dressed as wonder woman for her final ever run in competition. Wearing a cape and tights, rather than a ski suit, were probably to blame for her not being as quick as the rest of the field. Mancuso has won a gold, two silvers and a bronze over the last three Winter Olympics, but didnt qualify for pyeongchang next month, so shes decided to retire now at the age of 33. And retire in style. Good for her so, a big week. A big week for britains Bobsleigh Team because they find out on tuesday whether theyve made the team for the Winter Olympics. A couple that rely on crowdfunding. So for this exclusive report ijoined the team in germany for the fear they go through on a daily basis. Imaginejumping ina imaginejumping in a dustbin and being rolled down a mountain at 90 mph. Thats how these two describe it. And it may be downhill all the way they hope to the Winter Olympics. At the last six months have been an uphill struggle after theirfunding was have been an uphill struggle after their funding was withdrawn by the sport. Theyve been doing it mostly for themselves from driving their band between world cup venues, helping to maintain their sled, getting there on food and cooking it in there own rental apartment, all thanks to the £30,000 raised in an appeal to the general public. It is like most athletes of the World Circuit wouldnt recognise. It is formula 1 on ice, but like the poor version. We make it glamorous. Every single day living together, eating together, training together at and thats not just together, training together at and thats notjust at together, training together at and thats not just at the track together, training together at and thats notjust at the track but in the gym running as well. Before training and then on a race day we walk the track. It is paying. The tea m walk the track. It is paying. The team have already achieved 51 race this season, the best this decade. And having inspected the track it up to the lightning skills and reflexes on the way down of the pilot and the back, as the brakes are applied. The tea m back, as the brakes are applied. The team are back competing one week after this. You get those moments where you are like, why am i doing this . To a really want to continue. You really disappoint people and yourself. I wouldnt say its enjoyable. Its not like a nice rollercoaster. You get absolutely bashed around so much. rollercoaster. You get absolutely bashed around so much. I hop in behind heras bashed around so much. I hop in behind her as gently as possible, and just make sure my head is nice and just make sure my head is nice and low. How much do you see going down . Absolutely nothing. If im idea to see through the little hole where the brakes are, but i tend to shut my eyes. Theres only one way. Another back. I dont know if thats good or bad. It will be very cosy. This has to be one of the most terrifying things ive done. Thats it. We are off ijoined a pilot and two of his colleagues for a minute of pain two of his colleagues for a minute of pain i will never forget. The g force was of pain i will never forget. The g force was pushing ahead down so i couldnt look up. I wasnt told you have to time your breathing. It felt like somebody was squeezing my throat right down into my stomach, while at the same time being hit on the head with a hammer. Its a rough on your body. You get out at the bottom and you can have a headache, your body is hurting, you are bumped and bruised. It isnt enjoyable that way at all. From the top to the bottom, the whole experience is such an adrenaline packed thing. Only afterwards did they tell me the back of the 4 man sled is the worst the vibrations. So spare a thought for all of the men and women. Ive never beenin all of the men and women. Ive never been in something so violent as that. And never before have i been in such need of a good old hot chilli as the team prepared to move on and do it all again. Iam glad i am glad that is over, i will never look at them in the same way again. They have got such nerve. Take your hats off to all the brake men and women out there. And tuesday they find out whether they have made the cut for the Winter Olympics. Find out whether they have made the cut for the Winter Olympicsm find out whether they have made the cut for the Winter Olympics. It will bea cut for the Winter Olympics. It will be a fantastic story, in terms of all the crowd funding. It is our own cool runnings, isnt it . I dont suppose they are old enough to have ever seen at it must be on their list. Seen it. Here is philip with a look at this mornings weather. The weather is on the move today, especially across the south western quarter of the british isles. Already a band of whether moving in from the atlantic, running into cold air. That is why we are seeing a little bit of snow perhaps on the far side of Northern Ireland. That prospect also on the leading edge of this band is gradually seeps its way towards wales, perhaps in towards the lower end of the peaks in the pennines, towards east anglia. In the south the rain eventually clears from Northern Ireland, maybe parts of the south west. Where it is mild elsewhere it is of those days. Further north, a glorious day in prospect. Some wintry showers across the northern parts, and then once that area of cloud and rain moves away to the continent, it makes way for another one and we do it all again. It stays pretty cold and then we bring this band of weather in from the atlantic. That is a set of fronts pushing its way slowly but surely across the british isles. There is no escape from this during the course of sunday. You may start drier in the east but there will again bea drier in the east but there will again be a significant conversion of rain in the snow. There will be a nice problem as well. Notjust, i have to say, exclusively scotland and northern england, but this could be the biggest of the problems, because as that rain pushes in towards the cold air over the peaks in the pennines, over the high ground of scotland, even at low levels you will see snow for a time over the eastern side of the british isles. And then once that rain band pushes right through, we end up importing much milder air from pushes right through, we end up importing much milder airfrom the atlantic. And that will be the future, but in the short term it is pretty wintry fare. Lots of layers, lots of hats, and lots of scars. Scarves. We will be back with all the weekend news at 7 00. But first, here is click, with spencer kelly. Im on my way to a reported incident on one of las vegass busiest highways. With the last rain falling overfour months ago, the oily roads mixed with the fresh water have become a lethal recipe for disaster. In the driving seat is sergeantjohn arias, from nevada highway patrol. Hes using waycare, software that alerts him to an incident as soon as its reported via someone calling 911 or through driving apps like waze and it provides him with details and the best route to get to the scene. Itll tell me the location, what kind of accident, if its debris, how long its going and if theres any responders that are assigned to the call that are on their way. It constantly updates him on the situation as it develops. Having a robust system in place doesntjust help with weather related collisions. With our route 91 shooting that we had at mandalay, for the portion that we handled in the highway patrol, its really getting the public thats on the strip off the highway as quickly as possible, or closing off the freeway so we can have those critical resources, fire, medical, ambulances, to get people to the hospital and get there quickly. In 2017, 15,000 crashes were tended to, with over 300 people dying on average each year in road accidents in nevada. Getting Emergency Services to the scene as quickly as possible is critical. Were gonna send injury to it and its camera 217. The system has been running through the regional transportation commissions Traffic Management centerfor the past three months. Now because were getting information through so many different data streams, not just the dispatchers, but were getting it through social media, things like the waze app, so people are tagging them in as theyre driving. Because all of this is happening so quickly, we might have already sent out all of that information and had everybody in this room aware before the first 911 call comes in. So were talking about possibly ten to 15 minutes of improvement in Response Time in some of these incidents. Thats major when youre dealing with traffic incidents. Waycare pulls in data from several sources traffic signals, cctv cameras, in Vehicle Sensors and information from driving apps. It factors in things like what day of the year it is, the time of day and the weather. Responding to incidents rapidly is one thing, but the point is to be able to predict incidents before they happen, so the responders can be better prepared and in the right location. Using deep learning, what we do is we look at the historical data, run it through algorithms to develop patterns that are emerging and tie it to whats happening now on the road. By doing that were essentially able to look forward in time to identify where these incidents are likely to occur. Unfortunately, waycare wasnt able to predict this one. The troopers taking pictures. It looks like its the rear. You see how she was spinning out . She did a full 180 and struck right here. Being able to foresee accidents here could really save lives. The hope is that as the data gets more sophisticated, the predictions will become more accurate. Every day we get more and more evidence about what causes. What triggers an incident and the artificial learning gets smarter and smarter and more capable. For nevada now, though, the initial results are promising. They get there faster, we clear it faster and that means less secondary accidents and, if you think about it, secondary accidents have. Basically 18 of secondary accidents are fatalities. So were reducing the fatalities on the roadway. And of course the goal is to prevent accidents altogether and Richard Taylor and Lara Lewington have been looking at some in car technologies that may help make that a reality. At ces, as you might expect, theres a lot of interest in self driving cars and its pretty clear that we are on a one way street towards full autonomy. But that does still seem to be a way off, although we dont know exactly how far. In the meantime, though, there is plenty of innovation to be seen before we reach our final destination. Unsurprisingly, the move towards autonomated driving is focused largely on safety, with hyundai creating a system to intervene when we need it the most. The cars fitted with a combination of biometric sensors in the seat, theyre tracking heart rate, and a low resolution camera which is tracking your facial movements. The reason its low resolution is so that the refresh rate is quicker. So if theres a problem, if it seems youve lost concentration or youre drifting off to sleep, then the car can quickly react toautonomously be moved off the road to a safe spot. And the basic premise of this technology could be available injust a year. Meanwhile, nissan has a different, even more futuristic twist on biometrics, using my grey matter. The idea of this system is really to provide an interaction between man and machine, between my brain and the ai. And the concept here with nissan is that even in a world of Autonomous Vehicles, there will be roles for humans to play. After all, a lot of people do find driving quite a positive experience. It can interpret the signals coming from the human and actually enhance the ride. This so called brain to vehicle tech currently involves wearing this bizarre looking electrode studded helmet to capture my brain activity and interpret the signals as much as half a second before my muscles do. So, as im about to say change lane or hit the brakes, it will initiate the action for me, giving me a smoother ride, and yet still allowing me a sense of control. They do need to sort out that helmet, though. Laughs oh, dear. Im not driving very well here. Yet what we cant hide away from is the fact that when full autonomy does come to pass, its not simply about cars. This is yamahas concept motorbike. A self driving racing vehicle that should be able to do speeds of over 120 mph, although not on actual roads youd hope. But whatever the form of Autonomous Vehicle, itll need to interact safely with pedestrians and cyclists too, a challenge that ford are hoping to overcome in their vehicles. Initially, cyclists will have to be seen by the vehicles and we are building perception into our Autonomous Vehicle that allows it to detect the cyclists, objects, to understand their intent and ensure that we can be safely navigating in the same space. And ford are just one of the big brands whove called on the help of nvidia, whose processes, combined with intelligence software, can make the environment around the vehicle safer. For example, using lidar sensors to alert a driver who is about to open a car door onto a cyclist. And a is fuelling other experiences inside the car, too. Speech recognition specialists nuance power many of todays in car interactions and they showed off how theyll look in future as well. Today we think about the assistant as something that we interact with using voice, but we can add other modalities. Of course we have the screen, we have touch, but maybe we can use gestures and in this specific prototype we introduced eye tracking, as a way of helping the assistant understand what am i, as a driver, looking at and then i can ask questions about my environment. So if i see a coffee shop in front of me, i can just ask a question about it. What is the user rating of this coffee shop . Starbucks coffee has a user rating of three stars. Until when is it open . It closes at 11pm. Send a message to frank baker, saying, lets have coffee tonight. 0k, sending a message to frank baker, saying, lets have coffee tonight. Ready to send it . Yes. So the other part of this system is that there are microphones placed in different parts of the car, which means the a can respond according to where the different passengers are. So here on the passenger seat i can say, hello, dragon, im cold. 0k, raising the temperature in zone two to 71. 0 degrees. Theres definitely a trend towards making ourjourneys more enjoyable as well as safer. Toyota have even updated their happiness tracking concept car, aiming for a more pleasurable journey and even suggesting where you might want to go, for anyone who needs their car to tell them. Since you are a foodie, ill tell you something interesting. There are many options around union square from casual dining to michelin starred. High end restaurants as well as popular cafes. Do you like it . Yes. That was a bit of fun, but i didnt need the al to tell me that i was ready for dinner. Sushi . Yeah, lets go. Lets go. And, from boeing to boozing, im on my way to the tipsy robot, where mixology has been given a hi tech makeover. Here, the drinks are shaken and served by these two chaps. I can even invent my own cocktail, by choosing from some of the 120 odd spirits hanging from the ceiling or, i assume, all of the 120 odd spirits in one. Can i do that . No, i cant do that, apparently. These droids can mix 100 cocktails an hour between the two of them. That sounded impressive, until i discovered some human bartenders can do ten times that. And thats it for click in the us for this week. Dont forget you can follow us on twitter, where you can see loads of extra backstage videos and photos. Although, trust me, you dont want to see what happens after i have one or two of these. Cheers, see you soon. Oh, fruity