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BBCNEWS Breakfast August 27, 2017

Well be live in las vegas very shortly with all the reaction. Also ahead. A big shift on brexit by labour the party says it wants britain to remain in the Single Market after leaving eu. Emergency teams are being deployed in texas to assess the damage caused by the worst storm to hit the us state in 50 years. In sport reveals her pride in defeat. Englands captain reveals her pride in defeat. After the red roses are beaten in the World Cup Final. There were tears on the pitch after new zealand took the trophy in belfast. Dealing with cancer. Well meet the mum whos shaved her head in support of her five year old daughter. And matt has the weather. Most m ost pla ces most places will be dry. I have all the details on that later. Good morning. First, our main story. After all of the hype, came the fight. The most lucrative boxing bout in history came to a dramatic conclusion just over an hour ago. The american fighter Floyd Mayweather beat Irelands Conor Mcgregor as the referee stopped the fight in the tenth round. The irishman, the biggest name in mixed martial arts, had never boxed professionally before, while mayweather came out of retirement for the fight. Our sports news correspondent Richard Conway was ringside. 50 wins, no defeats. Floyd mayweather junior confirmed his position as one of the all time greats in a fight that surpassed expectations. With just over a minute remaining in the tenth round, the dominance of a man who refers to himself as tbe, the best ever, proved too much for Conor Mcgregor with the referee stopping the contest. Theres only one Conor Mcgregor. A sense of hope, anticipation and excitement had built throughout the day, with irish fans turning the desert city green. Three rounds, three rounds. Mcgregor. You know, he has got the punters chances, they say, and if he can land a. One of his left hand shots, he could do it. And Floyd Mayweather wasnt without support either. 49 tried, 49 failed, it is going to be 50 tonight, believe that. Put your money where your mouth is. Conor knows it, it is a cool 60 million. Hell come and get punched up for a cool 60. That is what we are going to do to him. When the bell rang for the first round, mcgregor emerged all guns blazing, catching mayweather with a number of powerful shots. The irishman had claimed for weeks that he was ready to shock the world and with three rounds gone, some began to wonder if he would deliver on his promise. But in his first professional boxing contest, the pace and skills of mayweather ground the irishman down and he visibly tired. By the ninth round, mcgregors legs began to wobble, clinging to his opponent and the ropes for survival. And the next round saw the end of a fight that has intrigued and repulsed in equal measure, with all its controversies and the amount of money involved. And richard joins us now from las vegas. Ican i can see the press, its behind you. They have clean themselves up. Conor mcgregor speaking. What has he been saying . He has taken to the stage in the last few minutes, you can see alongside him Floyd Mayweather, he has been talking to the press that while. Talking about his respect for Conor Mcgregor, helped off an opponent he proved to be in the end, going ten rounds with him before the referee stopped this contest will stop as the Conor Mcgregor, he said it was a lot of fun. He said he enjoyed the experience, he enjoyed the fight, he wa nted experience, he enjoyed the fight, he wanted the fight to go on. He said he thought it was stopped too soon, he thought it was stopped too soon, he wanted to feed through to the tenth round. But but the respect to Floyd Mayweather. In stark contrast to this fight where both men through slower after sir one another, their behaviour, their language tarnishing beef bought, some believe. But in the end, they have to do their talking. It is coming up to midnight here, both men emerging after the fight, question still going on to them here. Both men are walking away with a huge sum of money from this contest, Conor Mcgregor going back, we may not see him box again. Floyd mayweather going into retirement with an unblemished record. In that sense, both fighters were winners on this occasion, Conor Mcgregor did much better than people thought he would. What are the experts saying now that the dust has settled a little bit on this . Yes, we still getting the opinion coming through. Thought this fight would be fast, people who questioned the sporting legitimacy of the bouts, wondering if a man like conor who had never box professionally could really hack it in the ring against a boxer who is considered the best one of the best of all time. In the end, he went ten rats, the first three rounds he came out they gave it is all. But then he lacked the stamina, the stamina started to say, you saw him clinging on, the legs had gone towards the end of the eighth and ninth round. In the tenth, that is when Floyd Merriweather showed always express and skill but hes built over two decades and put the contest beyond his reach. Floyd mayweather. Both men liked it, they are to continue on with questions for some time. They want to use this moment to talk about where they are going to go next and what they are good to do, especially Conor Mcgregor talking about going back to mixed martial arts. He has certainly impressed a lot of people in this arena in las vegas tonight and those watching around the world. Thank you so much, it is fascinating to watch that kind of drama going on in the background there and there is no doubt that you have the will of done quite well out of this and Conor Mcgregors profile. I will beat you want wheat. Lennox lewis the conor kept it interesting that he was outboxed and out great in the ring. Nothing to be ashamed of, i like him even more. I think it takes guts to start a boxing ring or whenever b where ever. It is 80 7p last night it is 8 07am. For the first time labour has committed to keeping the uk in the Single Market and the Customs Union for a number of years after leaving the eu. The plan would mean accepting the Free Movement of labour beyond the official brexit date of march 2019. Lets get more detail now from our political correspondent, jonathan blake. He is in london newsroom. Jonathan, this book is a bit of clear blue water between labour and the conservatives over this particular issue . Yes, it does. It is clarification of labours position on brexit which has been criticised for being a little bit confused. But it does, as you say, said about their powerfor it does, as you say, said about their power for life it does, as you say, said about their powerfor life in it does, as you say, said about their power for life in the it does, as you say, said about their powerfor life in the uk post brexit from the government. Key is the transitional agreement, the transitional period which would happen after march 2019 and a date at some point in the future as yet unspecified. The government got up guzman, as we know, once you leave the Single Market on day one. When we formally leave the eu, labour on the other hand, keir starmer setting without this morning, would keep the uk in the Customs Union and the Single Market during that transitional period. For how long . As short as possible but as long as necessary is what labour are saying. Definitely keeping their options open their and as to what would happen after the transitional agreement ended, that is much less clear. So still plenty of questions about britains relationship with the european union, longer in the future but some clarity from labour, loose what they would do in the interim period this morning. Jonathan, thank you. Emergency workers in texas are being deployed into the area hit by the most powerful hurricane to reach the state in half a century to assess the damage it has caused. Two people are now known to have died. Earlier on breakfast, cbs News Reporter weijiajiang who is in Corpus Christi told us hundreds of thousands of residents are without power. Were here in Corpus Christi, the city is pretty much in the dark because those Hurricane Force winds knocked down so many power lines, in fact, you can see the pier behind me was snapped into pieces by the same winds. But the second part of this is really the rain and that is going to make the rescue efforts, the clean up efforts, the rebuilding efforts so much more difficult in the hardest hit areas. About 30 miles from where we are, rockport, texas, which is where harvey came ashore. We were there all day today and i can tell you it is difficult to look at this town that looks like a town that once was, that sort ofjust has the remains there all strewn about, all over. I mean, here in Corpus Christi, there is debris and palm trees, light posts, a lot in the street, right . But there you see completely levelled buildings, whether they are homes, buildings and all sorts of material too, even brick buildings were totally ripped apart. And so people who decided to stay there and not evacuate, we were talking with them, we were watching them, and they were all still ina state of shock almost, that this was their town because they did not recognise it. So, as they are trying to clean up, theyre worried that the system could whip back around to them. But right now the focus is shifting at least for tonight to houston in that area because they are dealing with so much catastrophic flooding. A cbs reporter talking to earlier from christie corporate Corpus Christi. The victims of the Grenfell Tower tragedy will be remembered with a minutes silence this afternoon at the Notting Hill Carnival. Security for the event has also been reviewed in the wake of the barcelona terror attack. And simonjones is in notting hill for us this morning. How visible is the security there are . Lots of police around, lots of roads have been shot of and it is a very big security presence. The carnival does not officially kick off another hour but take a look at the seams along here on the road and thousands of people have already taken to the streets, they are making a lot of noise. Theres a lot of mess, a lot of paint being thrown around. A lot of music, people are here determined to have a good time. But as well as the celebrations, there is also going to be commemorations of the people who lost their lives and the Grenfell Tower fire. The lost their lives and the Grenfell Towerfire. The idea is that at lost their lives and the Grenfell Tower fire. The idea is that at 3pm, the whole carnival will come to a halt, there will be a minutes silence to remember those victims. For the organisers, it is a balancing act, they want people to come out to have a good time but they want that moment of reflection and it is the same for the police as well. They are determined that people should be able to have a good time that thousands of officers will be on the streets, there is going to be on the streets, there is going to be Face Recognition Technology to try and identify known criminals. Party, but responsibly. Thank you very much. People clearly in the party meter in notting hill. Party meter in notting hill. Party mood. Three minibus passengers including a 5 Year Old Girl remain seriously ill in hospital, after yesterdays crash on the m1, in which eight people were killed. Two lorry drivers are being questioned on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and are in police custody. It is 12 minutes past eight. The clash between boxing legend Floyd Mayweather and cage fighter Conor Mcgregor was billed as the fight of the century. In the end the class and skill of the undefeated american champion, mayweather shone through. So did the action match the hype . Bbc radio 5 lives steve bunce was ringside for the highly anticipated clash. Good morning. Thank you so talking to us. I heard you beforehand referred to as more event than a boxing match, did anything you saw their tonight change your opinion . It was still an event, itjust happen to be a fantastic boxing match. It was still a circus, you just happen to be a fantastic boxing match. It was a fight that nobody could have possibly predicted because even Conor Mcgregors staunchest fans, the while travelling irish port, the men that have been with him in the gym for the last 12 years, none of them seem to think he was going to go out and outboxed the boxer, Floyd Mayweather. For three rounds, possibly even format, it was all Conor Mcgregor and that was the real shock, these letters, yes it was a circus. But what a fantastic circus it turned into. Some people on social media suggesting that maybe those early rounds, it was just a case of mayweather working out what he had got to deal with and he was letting him come on the did try and gauge the way that he thought. Would you agree with that . Listen, ive been around Floyd Mayweather a long time, ifirst been around Floyd Mayweather a long time, i first interviewed been around Floyd Mayweather a long time, ifirst interviewed in 1996. I think that is amiss from the vision of what happened. Mayweather said it all went to plan. Absolute rubbish. What happened in the first few rounds is that Conor Mcgregor had an absolutely fantastic plan and came out fired up and Floyd Mayweather, who lives revealed in the last 20 minutes that for one month, he did not bar because his brittle handsworth hurting him, his timing was bad. His distance was bad. Floyd mayweather only came into this fight when Conor Mcgregors tanks started to empty. What happens now . Will Floyd Mayweather, who says he is retiring, stay retired . Floyd mayweather, who says he is retiring, stay retired . He is doubly gone. He is 50 0. He is 49 years of age. He is gone. He is going to spend more and more time around his boxers, his team, Team Mayweather here in las vegas and also he has said tonight is going to become a trainer, just like his father floyd and just like his uncle, two or three of them all have had various times in the corner with him. Floyd mayweather, he is 50 0, he is a0 yea rs of mayweather, he is 50 0, he is a0 years of age and hes going to be a trainer. He is still going to be in the box and business. Conor mcgregor, do expect to be reporting on another boxing bout with him in the future . I hope so because ive had seven days out of there, i have had seven days out of there, i have had a lot of fun. Ive had a lot of fun with all the needy. Theres not a region in uk but ive not talked about this fight. He says he will go back to mixed martial arts to the ufc but undoubtedly he will have at least one, properly too, maybe even three more fights in the boxing ring and that is because when he actually sits down when his holiday next week and starts counting up the money, he is going to about a, minimum. What happened to the hawaiian shirt you promised us. Hundred and 50 million, minimum. I told promised us. Hundred and 50 million, minimum. Itold you promised us. Hundred and 50 million, minimum. I told you not to mention it to my wife. She said i cannot wear that one when you did a bit of social. Apparently i had it on and on the spec, she said i cannot wear it. I am rocking a unique lock billy matlin, i have got shorts on and a suitjacket. Elegance. Great to speak to you. Thank you very much. I love it. Lows of reaction to steves short a little bit later. Reaction from the boxing community to that fight. Take it or leave it, Floyd Mayweather made it. Conor mcgregor was disciplined in his debut and showed good boxing skills. Heres one from frank bruno who tweeted a well done to Conor Mcgregor. He gave it everything but Floyd Mayweather has shown boxing is boxing. A test of endurance, the poor women in the bikinis or been standing in leicester letters for six hours now. Standing in their high heels. Heres matt with a look at this mornings weather. If the weather for bikinis and shorts . Some could get away with it today, but not me. Look at the view from someones window in suffolk at the moment. It is a fine start to sunday while vast majority of the country, light winds. A bit of cloud and sunshine. There is a bit more cloud and sunshine in parts of west scotland, Northern Ireland, a few splashes of rain here and there. North england, north and west wales, but more cloud coming and going at times. Do not be surprised if you see is drizzle, especially over the higher ground. The emphasis is on dry weather. Best of the sunshine south and east of the country into the afternoon and the highs of the temperatures up to the mid 20s for some. Low 20s in leeds for the second test between england and west indies, it stays dry. A bit more cloud tomorrow. The same if youre heading off to the carnival this weekend in leeds. The Notting Hill Carnival, dry and sunny and warm. Te

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