In madrid, warning that the climate off a viewing platform crisis is still being ignored by those in power. We are stepping out of our comfort zone, telling the people in power that they must take the responsibility and predict future and present generations. How a young boy being officially adopted in the us, brought his whole kindergarten class to the courtroom with him. Hello and welcome to bbc news. Within the past hour, a jury in los angeles has found in favour of elon musk in a libel case involving a british cave diving expert. The two had engaged in a public argument about how to rescue children trapped in a cave in thailand. In a tweet, mr musk called the Vernon Unsworth pedo guy a phrase he argued was not meant literally. In the last few minutes, mr unsworths lawyer has given his reaction. This verdict sends a signal and one signal only that you can make any accusation you want to, as vile as it may be, as damaging as it may be, as untrue as it may be and somehow get away with it. The bbcs david willis has been following the case, and joins me now. This redefines what you can and cannot say in a treat, doesnt it . It may well do, martin and that maybe the take away from all this. These last four days of proceedings in the courtroom behind me from which elon musk walked out very tall. His only comment, my faith in humanity has been restored. The man he vanquished, Vernon Unsworth, looked ashen as he took to the steps. He said he accepted the jurys verdict and he would have to ta ke jurys verdict and he would have to take it on the chin and get on with rebuilding his life. His lawyers we re rebuilding his life. His lawyers were more outspoken and one made the point it is open season as far as social media is concerned when it comes to insulting someone. Elon musk had been referred to as a billionaire bully, someone who had dropped a nuclear bomb into Vernon Unsworths life. The defence contended the pedo guy was an insult and not intended as an accusation. They contention being there was never intention on the pa rt there was never intention on the part of chris reed to suggest vernon u nsworth part of chris reed to suggest Vernon Unsworth was in fact a paedophile. 0f elon musk. Unsworth was in fact a paedophile. 0f elon musk. He leaves the court with thing and potentially a legal bill, Vernon Unsworth . That is the question i posed to Vernon Unsworth a short time ago id these steps. What now for him . He did not answer that question really. He still has to ta ke that question really. He still has to take all of the said because he has travelled all this way and put a lot of effort into this case, that was made clear during the proceedings and effectively he is left with nothing. There was a claim by his lawyers that there should be an award of around 190 million, they contention being that is chump change to someone the likes of elon musk, he is worth at least 20 billion. An element of elon musks south African Heritage because the insult may not be as bad as it appears on the page . The contention from the defence was always that this was not something to be taken literally that the pedo guy tweed was a knockback to the insult that elon musk felt Vernon Unsworth had delivered to him in an interview on television in which he said that elon musks offered to send this mini submarine to thailand to pick up mini submarine to thailand to pick up the stranded soccer team, the thai boys, was a pr stunt. Elon musk felt hurt by that and that the pedo guy felt hurt by that and that the pedo guy tweed was his reflex response to that. An insult for an insult and clearly the jury believed him. The leading candidates in the uks upcoming general election have gone head to head in a televised bbc debate. Borisjohnson and Jeremy Corbyn have been making their final pitches to voters, ahead of next thursdays general election. Their policies on brexit and the National Health service have been a focus throughout the campaign as have issues of trust and character. 0ur political editor, Laura Kuenssberg reports. Whose night would it be . The contender, with the crowd, or the man who called this election, who wants to keep his job . Both were arriving for 60 minutes that could make or break a bid to win. The audience, not the rivals, in charge. Starting with a blast against both of them from their former party leaders. Is the john majors recent intervention of worrying to you, mrjohnson . And is mr blairs recent intervention worrying to you, Jeremy Corbyn . Or are theyjust a couple of old has beens . Unlike mr major, i lead a party now that is totally united. All 63 plus conservative candidates at this election actually back my deal. Totally united because you got rid of everyone who did not agree with you. We have a broad range of views in our party. Think for a moment on what nine years of austerity has done to the people of this country. And then, of course, brexit, the question of our times. Can you guarantee it will happen next year . How will we be better off under the brexit deal compared to what we already have . We will negotiate a leave agreement with the eu within three months that will protect trade and jobs and the Peace Process in Northern Ireland. We will put that alongside remain in a referendum within six months and that will be the end of the matter. Everybody on the labour front bench is campaigning to remain, apart from mr corbyn who is neutral on the matter, so who is going to secure this deal . How can you get a deal from brussels for brexit if you dont actually believe in it . That is the mystery. He will walk out of a relationship with the eu into relationship with nobody and that is where the chaos will come. What is your answer to that . That shows a slight ignorance of the reality. What of labour claims that the torys brexit deal would hurt Northern Ireland . I find it curious to say the least to be lectured about the union between Great Britain and Northern Ireland by a man who all his life has campaigned to break up that union and actually supported for four decades the ira in their campaign, violently, to destroy it. I have always wanted to see a Peace Process in Northern Ireland and that is exactly what we have got and thank you to the Labour Government that negotiated it. What punishment is appropriate for elected politicians who lie during political campaigns . They should be made to go on their knees, through the chamber of the house of commons, scourging themselves with copies of their offending documents which claim to prove one thing and actually prove something quite different. When people paint slogans on the side of a bus that are totally unsustainable, maybe it is time and that we did have an independent monitoring of what goes on. Actually if you look at the numbers put on the side of the bus and the figure we paid to the eu, the number is going up. After a torrid campaign, no handshakes at the end, but the hard won results next week will be your decision and not a gentlemans agreement. 0ur Political Correspondent helen catt, in westminster, told me more about the debate and reaction to it. This was interesting of itself, this debate. The first time in this election, the first time we have had head to head debates between the two contenders stop previous campaigns we have said larger numbers. This month and today we got no real Game Changing moment but a solid runthrough changing moment but a solid ru nthrough of issues changing moment but a solid runthrough of issues that have dominated the campaign, the approaches to brexit, to the nhs, the idea of what would happen to it in any post brexit trade deal, how both parties would pay for their plants, Boris Johnson both parties would pay for their plants, borisjohnson talking about having more nurses and police. Jeremy corbyn once a big ambitious scheme to take water and Energy Companies back into government. Questions dogging both leaders in terms of what happens in terms of prejudice in their party, is the homophobia and anti semitism. Is slammer phobia. The outcome from tonights debate, the poles consistently putting the conservatives ahead of labour and when you are ahead, the last thing you want to do is rock the boat. Steady as you go is what the conservatives were hoping for. Labour could have done with a bit of a game changer that could have given theircampaign a game changer that could have given their campaign abyss but still a week out from polling day and as every politician says, the only polling that matters is on election day itself when people vote. They have been no disasters, no major boost and now we will see what happens next thursday. A second deadly shooting has taken place at a Us Naval Base in less than a week after a gunman opened fire killing three people. The shooter who has been identified as a member of the Saudi Air Force was in the us for flight training. The gunman was shot dead by officers while several other people were injured. Investigators are looking to see if the shooting was terror related. The attack comes two days after a us sailor killed two civilians at a base in hawaii. Heres our north america correspondent with more on the gunman. We know that he was a saudi citizen, a trainee pilot, 20 aviator on this base. He had every right to be there, clearly he did not have a right to carry fire rub on the base. This is a large base used as a major Training Centre for us pilots but also for those overseas and especially allies of the united states, which saudi arabia is. That is pretty much all we know about him at the moment. Clearly the involvement of a saudi citizen has raised eyebrows with some who have question whether there was a terror motive here. Investigators are still looking at that but clearly it is still early days. The state governor feels an apology is owed to those who lost their lives . Yes, the governor has been talking about this and really implying that saudi arabia should take responsibility for the actions of its citizen. The governor saying saudi arabia needs to make things betterfor governor saying saudi arabia needs to make things better for these terms. They will owe a debt here, expressing the concerns of many and, of course, relations with saudi arabia have not been particularly good, particularly after the murder ofjamal good, particularly after the murder of jamal khashoggi, the journalist. A lot of people naming saudi arabia with that but President Trump maintaining relations with saudi arabia a lot of questions asked at the moment about this person and clearly over the next hours and days we will learn more about it. The weapon you mentioned that he should not have had access to a weapon . Absolutely correct. If he had access outside of the base, he certainly should not have been allowed to take it inside the base. As part of the investigation, a clear question, how did it manage to get through security to get on to a base into a classroom where this shooting happened before seven oclock in the morning. Lets get some of the days other news at least six people have been killed after gunmen ambushed a bus in North Eastern kenya. The somali Islamist Militant Group al shabab says it carried out the attack. Witnesses told the bbc that several armed fighters attacked the bus in Wajir District as it was heading for the ethiopian border. American Musician R Kelly has been charged with bribing a Government Official so that he could marry an under age girl in 1994. The girl is named only as jane doe in the documents, but has widely been identified by us media as singer aaliyah. They got married when she was 15 and r kelly was 27. The certificate, leaked at the time, listed her age as 18. Michael do at school today . He completed his adoption and invited his classmates to court to watch bit, but a call today across the board. Cooler day. John lennon was shot at the entrance to the dakota building in new york. There has been a cloud standing here in individual, as the flowers been piling up. The 14th ceasefire of this war ended at the wars of the old city of dubrovnik. This warning, witnesses said, shows were landing every 20 seconds. People are celebrating the passing of the amount they hold responsible for hundreds of deaths under pressure and elsewhere people have been gathering to mourn his passing. An older marcos, the widow of the former president of the philippines, has gone on trial in manila. Showers facing seven charges of tax evasion, estimated at £120 million. She pleaded not guilty. The prince and princess of wales are two separate. A statement from Buckingham Palace said the decision had been reached amicably. This is bbc news, the latest headlines elon musk is cleared by a jury in a Defamation Case involving a tweet about a british caver. In the last big debate before next weeks uk election, Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn clash over security, the economy and brexit. Tens of thousands of people have turned out in madrid for a march demanding action against Climate Change. The environmental activist, greta thunberg, was among those taking part in a un conference along with other Young Leaders of the climate strike movement. Thunberg says World Leaders arent grasping the urgency of the Climate Crisis, and shes calling for concrete action. The bbcs gavin lee reports. Extinction rebellion Extinction Rebellion the streets of the spanish capital tonight taken over by tens of thousands of protesters who have travelled from all over the globe to be heard on the doorstep of the United NationsClimate Change conference. The songs under the signs in every language make the same point. Unless World Leaders come together to cut greenhouse emissions, these demonstrations will grow louder. They need to be ambitious. I have been too ambitious about the economy. We need now but they will take decisions to be ambitious about the environment, about justice. We ambitious about the environment, aboutjustice. We think it is important that the children are also here with us because we are talking about their future. Ten years ago they were not so many people doing this, and in and i it will work. I am an optimistic individual, yes. The hope is not within the walls of the copa the hope is not within the walls of the c0 pa 25. The hope is not within the walls of the copa 25. The hope is out here with you. Arriving in madrid by overnight train from portugal comedy poster gallop the climate movement, greta thunberg, was escorted by police to get through the present paparazzi. Her arrival followed a three week sea voyage, sailing by yacht across the atlantic. There are 29,000 delegates at this climate summit, but only one receiving this much attention. It is something incredible to witness, the phenomenon of greta thunberg, who within the space of the year has gone from a solid protest outside the Swedish Parliament to galvanising millions of people in the fight against Climate Change. I asked her what she thought had been achieved in 12 months of skipping school and protests. We have been striking now for over a year and still, basically, nothing has happened. The Climate Crisis is still being ignored by those in power. As these protests continue into the night ahead of another week of summer talks, it is clear that World Leaders are registering this message, which has never been so vocal. But a few here believe they will be a sudden or significant breakthrough. Climate change is being cited as making wildfires in australia more common. Fire officials are warning they cant put out a megablaze raging across a 60km front, just an hours drive from sydney. And people who cant defend their property from the approaching fires have been told they should leave immediately. Sonia harding is a resident in New South Wales central coast. She says this years fires have been a big concern for people in her region. This years fires have been a big concern for people in her regionm isa concern for people in her regionm is a huge worry. I think when you live in australia bushfires are just pa rt live in australia bushfires are just part of summer, you know, it is a horrible thing, but that is the truth of it. The difference with this is, there are so many fires, and these fires are starting to grow together, and when they start to join forces you get these enormous fire fronts. You know comedy winds can push them any which way and that is when it becomes very unpredictable and our weather has not been great either. High winds and hot weather. That is a challenge for any and hot weather. That is a challenge forany group of and hot weather. That is a challenge for any group of firefighters. Have they got enough firefighters . How are they managing to contain so many fires . Look, you know, i dont think you can have enough firefighters. I think these fires are now so huge that they just have to think these fires are now so huge that theyjust have to do sort of strategic manoeuvres. Lots of these fires are burning into rain you cant even get to. Huge areas of wilderness and national parks. Burning in terrain. I was chatting toa burning in terrain. I was chatting to a friend this morning in a very fire affected area, and i said, how farare fire affected area, and i said, how far are they . He said, it is really ha rd to far are they . He said, it is really hard to say. It could be a day in the right wind conditions. He said, im probably going to be here on my own. That is the truth. He is an rfs volunteer, but the truth that are not enough trucks to get to every property. That is not anybodys fault. The artifice of the incredible volunteer organisation, you know, on the planet. The rfs rt most incredible volunteer organisation. The fires are so big they just cant organisation. The fires are so big theyjust cant help. And there is no sign of any rain to help put out these fires . No. We badly need rain. It has been so unbelievably dry. It is just like it has been so unbelievably dry. It isjust like a it has been so unbelievably dry. It is just like a giant tinderbox. The winds in the last few days have been a concern for us because they have been pushing from the west into the east, and, you know, that sort of brings the fires closer towards us. We have got a few days of reprieve where the winds are pushing the fires back on themselves, north easterly somethings like that, but i next week anxiety going to get worse again. So we are keeping very much a watch and brief on things. But was sonia harding, speaking to me earlier. A 5 year old boy in the us state of michigan was so excited to be getting adopted he invited his whole kindergarten class to watch when it happened. The boy, known as michael, formallyjoined his new family at Kent County Court on thursday, with his classmates looking on, waving paper hearts. A little earlier i spoke to james starks, the morning news anchor for the local abc affiliate 13 on your side. This was actually the 23rd adoption day in kent county but the very first time that the judge had Something Like this happen, with 20 or so different kindergartners showing up to show support for a classmate. How long does an adoption process for the adoptive parents often process for the adoptive parents ofte n ta ke n process for the adoptive parents often taken michigan . It can take yea rs, often taken michigan . It can take years, honestly. It depends how long that foster process has been going on. Michael with his parents david and andrea, they have been fostering for about a year. It kind of varies by family situation. They clearly came well prepared. They had made the little wooden sticks and put some hearts on top . Yeah, honestly, there was not a dry eye in that courtroom, between myself, my camera quy courtroom, between myself, my camera guy also with me, but of course the family and friends of michael, and when thejudge allowed family and friends of michael, and when the judge allowed the classmates of michael to give their own words of encouragement to michael, and a lot of them said, thats michael, thats my best friend, i love him. Everybody was definitely quite emotional during that process. And each member of the class were allowed to give their endorsement for michael, were they . Yes, they were. Every single one had something, it a little shy to speak in front of such a large crowd, but eve ryo ne in front of such a large crowd, but everyone of them expressed their support for michael, and again, when i interviewed michael after the fa ct, i interviewed michael after the fact, there was a moment where he still my microphone and yelled i love my daddy, i love my daddy. It was a moment that really took over. I know it is a bit of a cliche these days to say stories have gone viral, but this one has. It is getting the clicks around the world. Absolutely, are digitalfolks clicks around the world. Absolutely, are digital folks told me about 10am this morning it had over 1. 5 million views. I know on my page it has been shared over 2000 times, about 200,000 views. At this point i have stopped looking at twitter, to kind of check those analytics out. It is a story we all need to see. I am glad it is something that i could help get out there and helping some positive news to the world. James, thank you very much for being part of our show this evening. Thank you. Thank you. Now take a few seconds to watch this heart warming moment when a father turns on his daughters hearing aids first thing in the morning. Baby giggles. Paul addison, from harrogate in the uk, tweeted this video of his li month old daugher reacting to her mothers voice and said using the new hearing aids was like having the lights switched on. Georgina was diagnosed as being severely deaf back in september and now wears a hearing aid in each ear. A reminder of our main story this half hour. The co founder of tesla, elon musk, has been cleared of defaming a british cave explorer whom he described as a pedo guy. A jury whom he described as a pedo guy. A jury in los angeles rejected a bid for 199 million in damages from Vernon Unsworth. Hello there. It does look like this weekend is going to be a fairly u nsettled weekend is going to be a fairly unsettled one, particularly for the second half of the week and, as low pressure takes over, bringing strong winds, Gale Force Winds for many of us, and also show was a long spells of rain, some of which will be heavy in places. I have to stress that we can doesnt start off on such a bad note, thanks to this ridge of High Pressure, winds will be lighter for a while. To the west, this area of low pressure will arrive late in the day, especially across northern and western areas. For much of england and wales it should be a dry start with some sunny spells around. The further north and west that you are, the clouds will increase through the day, as will be south westerly wind and the rain will begin to pop up, especially across scotland. Happier in western areas. Temperatures are not bad for this time of year. Highs of around ten or 11 degrees. Saturday evening and saturday night, but wet and windy weather sweeps across the country. Some heavy rain in places, followed by blustery showers across northern and western areas. Because of the strength of the wind and also the rain, showers, temperatures should not really fall below six or seven. Someday, this is the pressure chart. You can see how many isobars there are on the charts. It will be a windy day. A real squeeze in the isobars arriving across ireland later on. More on that in a moment. Someday, it is a bright day, sunny spells around, especially across eastern areas, lots of showers in the north and west, some of them heavy and thundery. Merging together to produce longer spells of rain in places. Some wintriness over higher ground, temperatures in single figures in the north, 10 13 further south. Late on sunday, we will see this area of low pressure, which has been named by the irishman of service as storm atiyah is going to bring a suite of severe gales across the republic of ireland and into Northern Ireland, wales and the south west, gusts of 70 miles an hour or more in exposure, but a very windy spell right across the country. This could cause some disruption. Stay tuned to bbc local radio and subsequent weather forecasts. Very windy on the start of monday as the storm clears off into the near continent. You will notice another ridge of High Pressure trying to build in behind it from the west as the day wears on. It will be a windy starting monday. Quite a bit of sunshine around. Very windy down the east coast, with further showers through the day. As that which begins to topple, winds should start to ease and we will see increasing amounts of sunshine. A fairly cool day in the north, just about making double figures in the south. A brief settled spell, because the next speu settled spell, because the next spell of wet and windy weather moves infor spell of wet and windy weather moves in for the tuesday, followed by blustery showers sunny spells on wednesday. So the weather really is 00 28 52,032 4294966103 13 29,430 very up and down