Union and i cant stand by that. The former work and pensions secretary also raises concerns about the governments commitment to getting a new deal with the eu. At the moment theres a lot of work going on into no deal and not enough going into getting a deal. The business secretary, andrea leadsom, accuses the speaker, john bercow, of breaking parliamentary rules by allowing mps to take control of the commons agenda. Serena williams loses the us open final in straight sets to a teenager. In a gripping match, 19 year old Bianca Andreescu beat williams, whos now lost four majorfinals in a row. We have another largely dry day today with plenty of sunshine for england and wales. A bit more cloud for Northern Ireland and scotland later with a few showers, i will have all the details in about 15 minutes. Its sunday september the 8th. Our top story the Prime Minister borisjohnson has suffered a new blow to his authority after his work and pensions secretary, amber rudd, resigned last night. Ms
And in half an hour, here on bbc news how a High School Student from ohio received an email out of the blue that changed her life forever in my very extended family. Good afternoon im simon mccoy. World leaders gathered at the g7 summit in biarritz in the south of france, have agreed to release more than £16 million to help tackle huge fires in the amazon rainforest. The french president said most of the money would be used to fund aircraft to help put out the flames, which the rest providing technical support. Earlier, borisjohnson pledged £10 million to help restore the lost habitat. Our Diplomatic Correspondent James Landale reports. The fires raging across the amazon, devastating thousands of acres of rainforest, prompting global outrage and now, potentially, global action. Borisjohnson and his team arrived at the summit to join other World Leaders to discuss what can be done. This morning, the Prime Minister promised brazil £10 million to help reforest affected areas in the mon
Will be cooler as the week progresses. Once the weather front works away, the cooler areas to the west. A muggy night with some patchy mist around. Some showers perhaps thundery for the south west. On tuesday, showers through the afternoon are increasingly likely across northern england, even further east into east anglia. There isa further east into east anglia. There is a core of heat across central and eastern areas. Warm and muggy into the south west, and trying to get some cooler air, Northern Ireland and scotland, as the weather front works through, setting off thundery showers on tuesday night. Hello this is bbc news. The headlines the International Response to the devastating amazon fires the g7 looks to make an emergency deal to help tackle the crisis. As the fires continue to spread, brazil steps up its Emergency Response and deploys its military, after concern that not enough was being done. Taking the podium now President Trump and president macron of france. Translation Pr
All that, plus, wild weather. Damaging tornadoes and new flooding fears in the south and midwest, and the threat is moving east today. Online outrage. I have a little getting even to do. O. J. Simpson joins twitter and sets off a fire storm. And cinderella story. Got it pga veteran Gary Woodland stunned the golf world, winning the u. S. Open, his first major championship. The inspirational words from a remarkable, young fan that helped carry him to victory today, monday, june 17th, 2019. Announcer from nbc news, this is today with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb, live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Good morning, everybody. Welcome to today. Nice to have you with us on a monday morning. Lots of folks are checking the dial, wait, lester holt on a monday morning . You didnt oversleep. It is good to be here. I did this weekends for 12 years. I come today, and im like, where do you go for makeup . There are all these hours before noon and you have to be awake for all of them. I know. I
Well see you then, lauren, thank you. Now to breaking news in Montgomery County. Seven people were hurt in a crash near georgetown prep. This all unfolded about an hour ago. Take a look at these images from c pper 4. Police say a pickup truck hauling a trailer crashed into several vehicles at georgetown preps entrance. You can see here a utility pole was also damaged. Right now Montgomery County police have closed southbound rockville pike, northbound still has some lanes getting by. Also breaking right now, police in dallasnre working o an active shooter situation. According to our nbc stion there, the suspected shooter is in custody. No word on injuries right now. Is is a fluid situation near the federal courthouse in downtown dallas. Were also hearing that police are searching for a possible device. You can see a bomb robot there in this video, and we will update you on the situation as soon as we learn more information. Also developing this morning, the u. S. Supreme court sent a w