live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. it s six in the morning in singapore and 11pm in london, where liz truss, who has been elected leader of the conservative party, is preparing to become britain s next prime minister. borisjohnson is due to announce his resignation to the queen later on tuesday, and the monarch will then invite ms truss to form a government. our first report is from our political editor, chris mason. liz truss arrived as foreign secretary and would leave as tomorrow s prime minister. the final act of the contest to replace borisjohnson the outcome. inside, an expectant crowd after a long campaign awaits the candidates. rishi sunak and liz truss. and then, the result. i give notice that liz truss is elected as the leader. of the conservative and unionist party the words to follow her winning, in the hands of her husband, a clear victory but not a lan
in the steam generator tubes of san onofre s reactor number 3. no danger to the public. no danger to our workers. did any radiation leak out? if there was any leakage at all, it would have been so minor. reporter: that steam system, which is supposed to be shielded from any exposure to radiation, was replaced in december 2010. so the question is why did those parts fail now? it could be a mechanical issue due to new equipment. there was also a possibility that the equipment was defective, that this is a harbinger of more problems. reporter: san onofre is one of dozens of u.s. reactors facing new scrutiny after japan s nuclear crisis. right on the coast in the heart of america s earthquake country. just next door to the marine corps s west coast hub camp pendleton. we came here the day the fukushima daiichi plant in japan melted down. plant officials were eager to reassure the public the same thing could not happen here. is this plant safe? absolutely, this plant is