he s the first african american to win the presidential nomination of a major party, and he accepts exactly 45 years ago to the day that martin luther king declared, i have a dream. as darkness falls tonight, and unfamiliar light will appear in the southeastern sky an orange glowing disc that s brighter than anything save the moon our neighbouring planet, mars. there is no doubt that this election is an important milestone in the birth of east timor as the world s newest nation. it ll take months and billions of dollars to repair what katrina achieved injust hours. - three weeks is the longest the great clock has been off duty in 117 years, so it was with great satisfaction that clockmaker john vernon swung the pendulum to set the clock going again. big ben chimes
he s the first african american to win the presidential nomination of a major party, and he accepts exactly 45 years ago to the day that martin luther king declared, i have a dream. as darkness falls tonight, an unfamiliar light will appear in the southeastern sky an orange glowing disc that s brighter than anything save the moon our neighbouring planet, mars. there is no doubt that this election is an important milestone in the birth of east timor as the world s newest nation. it ll take months and billions i of dollars to repair what katrina achieved injust hours. three weeks is the longest the great clock has been off duty in 117 years, so it was with great satisfaction that clockmakerjohn vernon swung the pendulum to set the clock going again.
sophie hutchinson, bbc news. stay with us on bbc news still to come. farfrom home the girls of the afghan robotics team who have joined the exodus from kabul. he s the first african american to win the presidential nomination of a major party, and he accepts exactly 45 years ago to the day that martin luther king declared, i have a dream. as darkness falls tonight, and unfamiliar light will appear in the southeastern sky an orange glowing disc that s brighter than anything save the moon our neighbouring planet, mars. there is no doubt that this election is an important milestone in the birth of east timor as the world s newest nation.
i have a dream. as darkness falls tonight, and unfamiliar light will appear in the southeastern sky an orange glowing disc that s brighter than anything save the moon our neighbouring planet, mars. there is no doubt that this election is an important milestone in the birth of east timor as the world s newest nation. it ll take months and billions of dollars to repair what katrina achieved injust hours. - three weeks is the longest the great clock has been off duty in 117 years, so it was with great satisfaction that clockmaker john vernon swung the pendulum to set the clock going again. big ben chimes this is bbc news, the latest headlines. the united states and britain warn their citizens to stay away from kabul airport amidst fears of a potential terror attack. but the scramble to flee the country continues thousands of people remain at the airport desperate to leave.
get in touch with me on any of the stories, the main story you ve seen on newsday this morning, i am on twitter. @bbckarishma i m looking forward to hearing from you. you re watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: seeking another escape route thousands of afghans travel to the border with pakistan, but many are not being allowed through. he s the first african american to win the presidential nomination of a major party, and he accepts exactly 45 years ago to the day that martin luther king declared, i have a dream. as darkness falls tonight, and unfamiliar light will appear in the southeastern sky an orange glowing disc that s brighter than anything save the moon our neighbouring planet, mars. there is no doubt that this election is an important milestone in the birth of east timor as the world s newest nation.