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
Laura with just two weeks to go before he leaves office, president barack obama is battling to save a cornerstone of his legacy. Republicans now in charge of congress and send the white house say they will make repealing obamas healthcare reforms, or obamacare, a priority. The plan provided millions of uninsured americans with health care coverage, but it is fiercely opposed by many a problem republicans who say is unfair and recently increasingly expensive. Philip joins us live from washington. Republicans are keen to repeal obamacare, but they havent told us about an alternative. Youve heard on the campaign trail from donald trump and other republican candidates, repeal and replace obamacare. There is a promise from the Donald Trump Team that he will be signing executive orders on day one in the white house saying that he will repeal and replace the Health Care Overhaul that is a signature achievement for president obama in his first mandate in the white house. Repealing it is a litt
Laura with just two weeks to go before he leaves office, president barack obama is battling to save a cornerstone of his legacy. Republicans now in charge of congress and send the white house say they will make repealing obamas healthcare reforms, or obamacare, a priority. The plan provided millions of uninsured americans with health care coverage, but it is fiercely opposed by many a problem republicans who say is unfair and recently increasingly expensive. Philip joins us live from washington. Republicans are keen to repeal obamacare, but they havent told us about an alternative. Youve heard on the campaign trail from donald trump and other republican candidates, repeal and replace obamacare. There is a promise from the Donald Trump Team that he will be signing executive orders on day one in the white house saying that he will repeal and replace the Health Care Overhaul that is a signature achievement for president obama in his first mandate in the white house. Repealing it is a litt
Later. The latest allegations come on a string of violence against Correctional Officers in the past two years. You may remember back in august of a few years ago, Michael Tyree was beaten to death that resulted in murder charges against three deputies who are set to go on trial this year. The sunshine and spring like conditions are about to come to an end. Were expecting another wet weekend but certainly not a washout. Hes bring in your chief meteorologist, jeff ranieri. Any concern for the people in the flood zone . San jose . I dont see any chance of any mayor river flooding. The main reason is how the storm system is moving in. Theres no Atmospheric River tap at all. The sub tropical moisture we had in january and february just not around. Heres the storm system situated out here in the gulf of alaska. This will drop down over the next 24 hours toin crease the rain chances. The only wet weather were finding is up in redding. Bay area continues to remain dry. Lets take you to the fi
Shooting sparking outrage overnight. A 47yearold therapist gunned down, his hands in the air lying on his back. His patient with autism sitting nearby. What the victim is saying this morning from his hospital bed. California to new jersey on alert this morning for what could be the hottest temperatures in years. Topping 100 degrees. The president issues a warning as the lifethreatening heat wave moves east. Announcer live from cleveland, ohio, this is a special edition of good morning america. Your voice, your vote, the Republican National convention. And good morning, america. From cleveland we know its hot for so many of you today and, boy, was it hot in this Convention Hall last night. The most electric moment yet of this convention. Yeah, lets take a look at it. Former candidate ted cruz booed offstage after he refused to publicly endorse donald trump and trump watching it all from the wings. Trump walked in in those last few seconds of the cruz speech after cruz said not vote for