Running street battles in Hong Kong Mark some of the worst violence, in more than three months, of Anti Government protests. Flood warnings are in place across england and wales. Some rivers have burst their banks. Exit polls suggest austrias former chancellor, sebastian kurz, will win the general election just four months since he was ousted from power. He told supporters the results had left him almost speeches. A bbc investigation uncovers suffering and abuse at licensed puppy farms, in west wales. Now on bbc news its time for sportsday. Hello and welcome to sportsday. Imjohn watson. Will it be a golden night for the golden girl of british athletics . Dina asher smith qualifies for final of 100 metres at the world athletics championships. Wales run away with it to edge out australia at the Rugby World Cup edging closer to another world title. Lewis hamilton finishes on top in russia. Also coming up in the programme Leicester City knock newcastle forfive in the premier league. As the
Tonight at ten, borisjohnson defends his language in the Brexit Debate on the opening day of the conservative Party Conference. Speaking in manchester, the Prime Minister said tempers on both sides have become inflamed. I certainly think everybody should calm down. Including you . I think ive been the model of restraint. At the conference, new funding for Hospital Building projects in england has been announced. Well have the details. Also tonight. Running street battles in hong kong, as protestors prepare to disrupt celebrations marking 70 years of Chinese Communist rule. You can still taste the tear gas in the air. Hong kong finds itself at the centre of a global clash of values, authoritarianism against freedom. A bbc investigation uncovers suffering and neglect at licensed puppy farms in wales. And Dina Asher Smith becomes the first ever british woman to win a medal in the 100 metres, at the world athletics championships. Good evening. Borisjohnson says hes been a model of restrain
We welcome you and respect your right to be here. We also asked in turn for your respect as we proceed with the basis of the committee today. It is the intention of this committee to proceed with this hearing without any disruptions. Any disruption of this committee will result in the u. S. Capitol police restoring order. Now listen up. This is very important. If a disruption occurs, a Capitol Police officer will go up to the individual and instruct that they seize the demonstration. If the person does not cease or begin the demonstration after the initial warning i the officer, the individual or individuals will be removed from the hearing room. We are very grateful for your presence today, and we very much appreciate that you want to listen to the witness, but we also ask you to respect the witnesses ability to express himself. I would also remind all members to avoid engaging in adverse personal references. I now recognize myself for five minutes to give an Opening Statement. Big to
hello. live in atlanta, 3:00 a.m. in florida. we continue to follow the path of hurricane ian. now, weaker, but still a major worry. that hurricane has finally been downgraded to a category-1 storm, but it s still moving menacingly right above the state of florida and heading northeast winds, approximately 75 miles or 125 kilometers per hour, still lashing large sections of the state.just 12 hours after it crashed in southwest florida as an almost category-5 hurricane. as you can imagine, there have been power outages with more than 2 million homes and businesses in the dark. that s about 20% of customers throughout the state the mayor of fort myers, meantime, saying, 96% of his entire city has lapsed with electricity. meanwhile, charlotte county, florida, telling cnn, rescuers can only do so much during the height of the storm. unfortunately, our dispatch continues to receive calls from the 911 center, and just like every other county, the emergency response, they get up a
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