This c.b.c. 5. Hello good morning it is no 2 o'clock this is b.b.c. 5 wife of Khalil McDonald and we're staying up all night the main news this hour more skilled Fell's respond to the deadline to explain the SOLs bring a nerve agent attack in sports an Old Trafford nightmare for Manchester United as they crash out of the Champions League. This is b.b.c. 5 live with the b.b.c. News at 2 o'clock Here's Lisa McCormack The deadline set by the government from Moscow to explain how a Russian made nerve agent was used to poison a former spy in Salzburg has past the Kremlin says any measures taken by the u.k. Will meet with a response the u.s. France and Germany have all said they support Britain Ben Ali Smith is the Telegraph's us editor yesterday the White House refused to copy the u.k. And point the finger at Russian formally today we've seen slight it forward to Theresa May the White House issued a more forthright statement but we are going to see this tension play out in the coming days where the u.s. Is in lockstep with Britain when it comes to reacting to Russia because that you know the South u.s. Secretary of state Rex Tillerson has warned of Russia's troubling behavior and actions in this part in the statement he was sacked by President Trump following a series of public disagreements CIA director might bump Ayos been named as a success so don't accuse our Washington Correspondent they have a similar world view particularly on things like Iran like Popeye is very strong he's very strong on things like Guantanamo Bay and keeping that open which is of course something the president has done and also he has a robust view on things like some of the techniques that the CIA used to use in terms of waterboarding and things like that counter-terror police are leading the investigation into the unexplained death of a Russian exile living in London last cough was find dead at us home. Prosecutors in Florida are seeking the death penalty for the teenager accused of killing 17 people at a high school last month 19 year old Nicholas Cruz's of Medicare ignite the attack in this charged with premeditated murder. The think tanks claiming that bricks it could leave the n.h.s. Of the staff in shortfall of 200000 the u.k. And a change in Europe also suggests that could be issues with the approval of medicines and an increase in waiting times Professor Anand Mellon is from the group if you're an old person who wants to travel to continental Europe and we no longer have a scheme like the European Health Insurance card you might end up paying an arm and a leg for health insurance which might put you off going abroad the government's to spend 50000000 pounds trying to create more cohesive communities especially in 5 times in cities where there are ethnic and religious divisions be held for people wanting to improve their spoken English and women wanting to find jobs and the Treasury's launched a consultation into the mix of coins in circulation leading to suggestions one t.p. Coins could be scrapped it's all drawn 6 in 10 of them are only used once before the put into a savings jar 8 percent of them are actually thrown away Francis Simmons is a historical coin dealer so they really get rid of one and 2 pieces might get rid of the coins but also have to have an account whatever we you know you can't get rid of your 83 please and your 39 piece and all the rest of it I will be very sorry to say our pennies are 2 piece. Of the sport on his neck happen it was a nightmare night for Manchester United as they were knocked out in the last 16 of the Champions League they were beaten 21 at home by severe after a goal this 1st leg brace from substitute Wissam been yet or did the damage that's despite Romelu Lukaku pulling a goal back light on Romans 10 win at home to shut down the NASA scenes them through to the quarter finals of the Champions League on away goals in the Championship Cardiff City is 31 win at Brentford sees them keep. 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We're going to spend the next hour in Australia that will be finding out about a couple of big issues facing people there including older people who make up a considerable proportion of Australia's population. We'll be hearing about efforts to stop the abuse of the elderly and other challenges presented by an aging population also some are some good news for some of Northern Australia's native predecessors it's old invasions on the way we'll hear from the professor who's come up with a way to protect those predators from the towards. First is over the news comes from c.b.s. . News c.b.s. News on the hour. On Pam Colter it's time for the vote counting and Pennsylvania special election that's seen as a test of President trumps popularity Democrat Connor Lammas hoping to defeat Republican Rick sat cone in the House District Mr Trump won by 20 points this band voted for lamb the way the president's tax. Is not indicative of the country from the right 2nd voters want to keep the seat in the g.o.p. Column I think you'll help the president to pass the agenda but he's not going to be the president's puppet c.b.s. News contributor Ed O'Keefe this is an election being decided by just a few 100000 people in southwestern Pennsylvania but the ramifications could be you know far reaching because we're going to talk about this for the next 3 days a loss for the Republican ranks akong would be hugely embarrassing to the president and to the Republican Party with 11 percent of the vote in c.b.s. Estimates Lam leads a cone 58 to 40 percent secretary of state Rex Tillerson promised a smooth transition to his designated successor after being fired by President Trump today c.b.s. Is Margaret Brennan says CIA director might Pompei o was tapped to fill the job right from failure we have a very similar thought process President Trump who often says he likes different points of view said he fired America's top diplomat because they disagreed on foreign policy really it was a different mindset it was a different basis the president said they clashed over the Iran nuclear deal he wants to tear up the international agreement while Tillerson cautioned that breaking America's commitment. Could make it harder to reach a deal with North Korea 0. President truck found support for his planned border wall during a visit to San Diego today there were also Demonstrators opposed to building a wall treaties talk about keeping space a place of peace but today Mr Trump suggested America should create its own separate military space force we may even have a Space Force develop another one Space Force the Air Force One of the Space Force at the Marine Corps base in San Diego the president said his national security strategy recognizes that space is a war fighting to maim more than 2 feet of snow is reported in Derry New Hampshire as the latest winter storm hits the northeast. Christina Hager in Bridgewater Massachusetts Dave Cameron watched from a tractor trailer he drove from the back seat why did you pull in here not against that where it's not nice and we don't see another better stop here now. Difficult to navigate through Bridgewater Lakeville Middleborough where signs are covered in snow tens of thousands are without power this is c.b.s. News a big milestone for the c.b.s. World news around 80 years ago today Hitler's army was on the move in Austria as the world lurched closer to all out war this broadcast from 5 world capitals Robert Trout anchor of the 1st World News round up we take you now to London England no small feat in 1938. It normally do in the morning. It was the legendary Edward r. Murrow debut on the radio in the round up is now America's longest running network newscast Bob dog speaking this is the column they are broadcasting to Steve Case and c.b.s. News attending a pro sporting event can be very expensive especially for a family so one major league baseball teams doing something about it the Baltimore Orioles will let young kids under age 9. Games for free to children can come with each adult who buys an upper deck ticket Pam Colter c.b.s. News 10 past 2 no on up all night we're keeping a close eye of course on the Pennsylvania special election that was mentioned there in c.b.s. News it is very very close just not very many votes in a Tolbert 1000 and fact at this point in time anyway updates to follow throughout the morning time know those who head to Australia and find out what is making the news there hello Phil Mercer how are you doing Phil can you hear me don't think it's like Hello Hi there Bill sorry I can hear you know you very well thanks how are you here see a pretty good thank you good how are things in Australia for invoking a lot of jealousy when I speak to your program if I'm honest yes well if you're here in Sydney yesterday it was heaving down with rain so of course are into autumn now so the warmer months are behind us but. Friends and family members of mine in the u.k. Have been telling me about stories of of snow and ice so it feels feels a long way away absolutely absolutely Well thanks for joining us Phil of course with us for the next hour and Phil as usual brought along a couple of guests as well we're going to start Phil by talking about an aging population in Australia not unique problem. Internationally But how is it going to being tackled and what is the problem 1st of all in Australia. Well in the next 20 minutes or so we're going to look at how Australia's most populous state this is New South Wales how New South Wales celebrates old age how it is coping with an ageing population and how it deals with the increasing problem of elder abuse now in the next couple of weeks at the start of April New South Wales will begin its seniors festival it's the largest of its kind in the southern hemisphere and joining us tonight Callum is Tanya Davis tenure is the New South Wales Minister for aging women and mental health thanks very much for joining us today Tanya. Thank President they were here Carol as well Tanya nice to have you on. The full 10 year the the seniors festival is we say it's the biggest in in the southern hemisphere it celebrates older age should just give us a sense of of what it's all about and why it was started. Thanks Phil we've really exciting time in the calendar in New South Wales that is the biggest event the thing is in the southern hemisphere he said and we're expecting I am as close to have her 1000000 people will be expecting to take Pat you know that have been different events these could be phrased in their local communities or here we get an event put on biological council community groups and also a number of program and then festivals and concerts that this government is funding this is really just a big thank you to 2 older Australians for their contribution is it an attempt to make them still feel valued because there is an attitude in in certain countries in Australia in certain sections of the community that as people get older they can be a burden is this is a pushback against those sort of attitudes. Look it does go a long lie to a change in the eyes of Jacob as he said yes definitely the thing is festival is the way that that the need that the government my government wants to say a huge thank you to saying it's within our community for all that they have done particularly when they were working and raising a family that contributed a huge amount to the success that needs as well as is today but it's also an opportunity to and neighbors and to continue to engage and be active and be connected and get of the time make new friends try new things and really have a I guess an exciting and that does it in an activities of all to life and this is one way that we are really trying to facilitate that we can now communities right across the state news we say this seniors festival that starts in April here in New South Wales the biggest of its kind in the southern hemisphere a time you would you think countries say like Britain can learn from say the New South Wales attitudes to its seniors and its older people. So we we know is that in our community and many communities globally that populations are aging and that proof provides not on the challenges for governments to say that also up the chain it is and from my view I want to say it's looking at the opportunities most size and then the challenges because I know in my area of working I employ a number of all the people in my offices because of their wealth of experience how much they understand of the community how functions their knowledge but there is sign much that all the people do have to contribute and to to feel valued and so it's important that as a government we lead in the space and the South whilst we are the Says takes to create an assemblage the aging strategies the whole of government approach to how do we tackle how do we embrace all the people within our community and it's again right across government as looking at housing accommodation was can retire in how do we take people connected in their communities how do we help people get around in a communities and certainly we know I've done that currently is it at 1.2000016.3 percent of us are aged $65.00 or 5 and that that's just 17 percent just in the last there's a need so this is a really she that's happening now and way just getting on and getting as active and as as creative in an adult we help and support they all the case in our community to live well and live long and have a lot of time you do something like the seniors festival. Well supported across the generations if you like to younger people come up as well and and offer their support to something like that. Well certainly directed towards the saying is community but for the various events that that are also says cruises to is old discussions dances cooking events continues that they would rely on you the younger population delivering those concepts and sharing their stories and facilitating those connections so it really is an intergenerational effect but as well as the saying is festival now we the government put on the premium gala crumbs that for free concerts are valuable to thousands of all the paypal and a lot of the talent which. Has come to the young talent emerging talent as well as all the more well 9 talents and seeing as such is why for example Frank Miller failed to understand had an amazing hit in the u.k. In the sixty's he's going to be feted at out singing thanks but so we try and link wonderful things that we recurrent in new modern emerging talent but also Lincoln back to the era that that I grew up in banks in the only way I'm interested as well and so many events for people there logistical problems not getting them along to the site you know in terms of mobility in terms of access and things for people who are perhaps a little bit more frugal. It was certainly a couple of the main highlights of the premie is got to consider the saying you Cecille x. But which is just next Joel in the same magnificent venue here in the middle of Sydney we have we was very closely with the Department of Transport here in the stuff files to to really plan and to coordinate all the logistics of helping our older communities a silly get to they venue but also the thing is festival has an event too right across the state so in regional communities in rural communities and it's just wonderful to say as a whole of government that we work together. And helping able getting on buses and the transportation to take it down to Sydney for these concepts is there a long lasting effect from the seniors festival which I understand kind of runs that sort of through the rule that you know there's this peak of activity all the sudden for elderly people what happens the rest of the year. Yeah well as I had to say that the same he said that only so I will know that as a local member of parliament throughout the year I get people turning up to my office wanting to put their name down months in advance to get a free ticket so I think that everyone that they know is about the same assessable and is wanting to be dissipated and not misstep and throughout the year there's a lot of work that we're still doing particularly around things programs such as a livable communities grants program and that works with overnight they should then councils to to run programs that help other people feel included in their community said for example some of the programs that have been saved funding. Classes for cooking for one a Bunnings healthy Hutton program we've got the song that discussed it saying is that runs and also supporting meals on wheels but beyond that we have programs that accord tech savvy saying if we we have one on one coaching with an external corporate Patna to help other people understand the benefits and how to use technology whether it's banking or they find the Facebook but we also produce and run as saying it's Cod So it's a cause that identifies the holder as thing I think is someone either the age of 60 and on looks. 5 and a half 1000 businesses that they can get discounts whether it discounts for time to kissing of items or cafe the food restaurants travel discounts insurance discounts that's another opportunity for that where we're building and growing this provision of services to help and support all the people live well later in life and there's lots more that we are going to die just in Palm and I launched the out of aging site aggressive exhibition so that began showing images telling the story of. People from all walks of life begin break down that ages attitude it was amazing papal health there are now communities of the people doing extraordinary things with amazing stories I wouldn't want to get those 30 that could take echoing that is I just added She's absolutely as well as a jism that what other problems are are becoming more apparent as the population across Australia indeed gets older. So look eventually little bit before about the the issue of elder abuse now I'm not sure whether that same top chap a lot in your community Ivan u.k. But. The World Health Organization this is a quick definition it describes Elda as he says a single repeated act or a less of a price reaction occurring within a relationship where there is an expectation of trust which lays to or injury to an all the per cent and we know that the abuse of all the Paypal it can it's often as psychological emotional abuse is is the l