G Re Nfell Tower donations made to the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire are not reaching survivors quickly enough, according to campaigners in west london. Also Holiday Hold Ups where in the uk sees the longest delays . Passengers heading off from gatwick are worst affected, as Research Reveals how long travellers spend twiddling their thumbs at airports. Ready for the end of an era . Usain bolt will run his final competitive race this weekend at the World Athletics Championships. Good morning. Its friday, 11th august. Im ben brown. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. The us Defence Secretary, james mattis, says america is still trying to use diplomacy to resolve the growing tension with north korea and that war would be catastrophic. His remarks contrasted with those of President Trump, who said his threat to unleash Fire And Fury against north korea might not have been tough enough, but secretary mattis insisted diplomatic efforts were yielding results, though Military Options were ready
The eclipse already started. Reporter yes, it did. Its about to start in the western part of the country. Give me five, you guys. You were amazing. Thank you so much for being with us. And craig, so many families like them, theyre going to experience this together in this stadium behind me. 15,000 people have poured into carbondale, illinois, and the local businesses here are ex attic. It is estimated the private sector in carbondale will gain almost 20 million just by the influx of tourists and people All Around The World who have come here to witness this astronomical event together. All right. Well come back to you in a moment, as well. My friend and colleague, jeff rossen, is standing by, not far from where we sit here. Hes in new york city, on the upper west side. New york city, by the way, expected to get an eclipse of about 70 . But heres the thing, jeff. That doesnt mean that folks should take viewing any less seriously, right . Reporter yeah, you can never look at the sun. Whe
Paddock to kill 58 concertgoers and wounding hundreds more. Dan springer is live in las vegas. Reporter there is still no motive out there. But we are learning more about the shooters extensive planning. We talked about the note found in his hotel room after they got inside and found his dead body. There were numbers on it. According to cbs news those numbers were a mathematical calculation so he could maximize the number of people killed. He wrote down the distance and the speed of the round to where he had to aim to maximize the carnage. Police have no idea what
triggered paddock. They interviewed his girlfriend. His brother in florida, no help. They looked at his finances, his electronics. His last movements. Nothing. Bay of campeche mike pence was in the city today. We find comfort in the knowledge that we are united as one nation and one voice. United in our brief and our support pore those who have suffered. We know a lawsuit is coming but we dont know when. A lawyer representing
thank you so much. i know you have daughters. they will be happy to see this. taylor swift released a new music video. have a look. she unveiled a video for i can see you friday night. according to entertainment weekly, swift told the crowd she directed it herself. before we go, the drawing for the powerball jackpot will be up to $615 million. if anyone hits all of the numbers, they will get the sum spread out over 30 years. if you take the lump sum, it should be more than $310 million. that s before taxes. if no one hits all the numbers on saturday, the jackpot could be $650 million.
are you feeling lucky? the potential grab for the pocket ball is $615 million, the tenth largest ever. you have options with that. you can share it with victor and myself. you can spread it out over 30 years. tame the lump payment instead. that will be just over $310 million. how did we get here? nobody matched all six powerballs, but that doesn t mean there weren t winners. three lucky players in ohio, florida, and new york each won a million dollars. not too bad. and you still bmt win, quote, unquote? i ll take it. it s still a win. did you buy a ticket? no, i didn t, but i will. okay, good. cnn this morning starts