And yet despite this the Marijuana Industry is still booming. So is it time for a drastic rethink . This is the situation in portugal. Weve been to two European Countries with very different approaches to drugs controls. Bake off is back almost. The baking favourite returns to our screens next week with new faces and on a new channel, of course. So will it rise to the occasion . We have had a sneak peek. Hello, welcome to the programme, were live until 11 this morning. Also if you think the bake off pun was bad, dont worry we have much better in store, as we will be talking to the winner of the award for the bestjoke at the Edinburgh Fringe this year. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning use the hashtag victoria live and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. President trump said hed changed his mind about withdrawing troops from afghanistan last night in a major speech. The man who always said he didnt want to intervene abroad came to announce the intervention in afghanistan is going to ratchet up. He said it was for the right reasons. We area we are a partner and a friend but will not dictate to the Afghan People how to live or govern their own complex society. We are not nation building again. We are killing terrorists. He announced the lifting of a cap on the number of us troops in afghanistan, and that there would be no time limit on them staying there. My original instinct was to pull out, and historically, i like following my instincts. But all my life, ive heard that decisions are much different when you sit behind the desk in the oval office. A very different donald trump to the one who said this kind of thing right through the obama years. And that is the basis on which he campaigned as a president ial candidate, that he wouldnt spend American Resources abroad, but here at home. He says he now realises that pulling out american troops from afghanistan would leave a vacuum for militants. Our primary mission after 9 11 was to kill terrorists and i think hes going back to that original purpose that the reason we came into afghanistan was because of what happened on 9 1 and the fact that afghanistan was being used as sanctuary and safe haven for terrorists. The toughest words of his speech were directed at pakistan, afg hanistans neighbour. We have been paying pakistan billions and billions of dollars. At the same time, theyre housing the very terrorists that we are fighting. But that will have to change and that will change immediately. How the president expects pakistan to comply and more broadly how he believes the us will, in his words, fight to win in afghanistan, wasnt made entirely clear. The only thing that is certain is that theres still no end in sight for americas longest war. Aleem maqbool, bbc news in washington. Our correspondent gave us the latest from kabul. The response will be given to President Trumps announcement. Ive been speaking to the former head of the after began army and he told me he very much welcomed what donald trump had to say, the after began Foreign Ministers also taken to twitter to say he welcomes it. As you say, security has been steadily deteriorating in afghanistan. Last year it saw nearly 3,500 civilians die asa year it saw nearly 3,500 civilians die as a result of the violence. So there had been concern here that if america were to make a complete withdrawal from the country, then that could boost the taliban; instead President Trump seems to be quite clear he doesnt want to see the taliban take over afghanistan. At the same time, he says he believes eventually some form of political settlement with the taliban will be necessary in order to bring about peace and thats actually pretty much the position of the Afghan Government here. So overall, things are being very much welcomed in afghanistan. Well talk more about that shortly. Let us know your thoughts and the usual ways of getting in touch. Matthew is in the bbc newsroom with a summary of the rest of the days news. At least two people have died and more than 30 injured after an earthquake on the italian island of ischia. Residents and tourists ran into the streets as buildings collapsed; the quake hitjust before nine oclock yesterday evening. Mark lobel reports. The earthquake struckjust as local families and tourists on the Holiday Island sat down for dinner. Houses were flattened. People were evacuated from buildings, including the local hospital. One woman was killed when rubble fell from a church. At least 20 other people were injured. Ischia is an hours ferry ride from naples and lies about seven miles from the epicentre of the earthquake. The islands northern town of casamicciola was the worst hit. In the village, firemen located a baby trap beneath the rubble. A baby trapped beneath the rubble. After a delicate operation, a welcome sound. Baby crying. Some firemen were already on the island to deal with wildfires. 0thers flew in. Italys beautiful islands are a draw for visitors, but unfortunately in an area prone to seismic activity, they can often cost lives. After this latest earthquake, one resident said it looked like a bomb had hit. Police in catalonia last night said they shot dead the suspected driver ofa van they shot dead the suspected driver of a van that ploughed into pedestrians in barcelona last thursday. Younes abuyaaqoub was found hiding in a vineyard 30 miles west of the city. Scrap your car get some cash back on a new less polluting vehicle. The carmaker, ford is the latest company to offer the deal to customers. The scrappage scheme offers drivers 2000 pounds off a new ford if they trade in a petrol or diesel car or van thats over 7 years old. The scheme will run until the end of the year. The uk is to call for close co operation with the European Union to resolve cross border legal disputes, after brexit. We will get more details of the governments negotiating strategy later this time the focus will be on how things like divorces and commercial disputes that span multiple countries are handled. Currently it is eu regulations that specify how the appropriate court is chosen. An investigation has begun after a 17 Year Old Girl was sexually assaulted twice by two different men on board a train. She was travelling home from a Music Festival. British transport police say the assaults happened on a Great WesternRailway Service between newquay and plymouth on saturday the 12th of august some time between 8. 45 and 9pm. The victim was returning from the boardmasters Music Festival. Police are appealing for witnesses. A danish inventor has been charged with killing a journalist in his submarine home. A headless torso was found in copenhagen. He initially said he left the swedish journalist alive on an island during a voyage, then he said she died in an accident. The authorities are yet to formally identify the body. Indias Supreme Court has ruled that the controversial islamic practice of instant divorce is unconstitutional. The practice enables a man to divorce a woman by saying the word talaq or divorce to her three times. The landmark decision is being hailed as a victory for womens rights activists. Royal mail has picked out ten of the nations favourite toys from the past 100 years for a set of stamps. Stickle bricks, meccano, the space hopper, action men and cindy are among them. Its chosen the toys for their enduring appeal. Were you watching . Astonishing images from the Great American eclipse. Millions watched as the moon passed in front of the sun casting a shadow more than 60 miles wide across earth. 0ur science correspondent pallab ghosh joined the sky watchers in oregon. They came in their tens of thousands, like pilgrims, to the tiny town of madras. They came to witness one of natures great spectacles. It is a quarter past ten in the morning but it seems like night time. We are just a few seconds away from the total eclipse, and the moon has almost completely covered the sun. It looks like a smiley face in the sky. The sun dims to an eerie pale light. Up above, a thin smile in the sky. And then a flash. A diamond ring. And then the moon blocks the suns bright disc. Its atmosphere, normally washed away by the solar light, now appears as a halo around the moon. It seems like a shimmering black pearl, hanging in the sky. This was definitely something you have to see in person. Its something that you cant describe. The eclipse crossed the entire us ten states, a distance of 2,500 miles, injust 90 minutes. From coast to coast, it seemed everybody was interested. For two incredible minutes, the tiny town became the centre of the universe, as those here became the first in america to witness one of the great wonders of the solar system. Palla b pallab ghosh, bbc news, nadras. That was one way to watch it. Passengers on a cruise watched it another way with bonnie tyler performing her apt song. Total eclipse of the heart. There you go. Bonnie tyler performing that power ballad from the 80s, passengers were on board that cruise ship especially to watch the eclipse. Joanna, im sorry to have put that song in your head for the rest of the programme. More at 9. 30. Its not the rest of the programme. More at 9. 30. Its not going to the rest of the programme. More at 9. 30. Its not going to leave. Thank you very much in a moment well speak to a strategist about President Trump changing his mind on afghanistan. Do get in touch. Right 110w afghanistan. Do get in touch. Right now let us catch up with the sport with hue and the footballer aluko has spoken for the first time about the bullying and discrimination she says she was subjected to by the england coach mark simpson . That is right. 0ne england coach mark simpson . That is right. One of the most capped players was dropped by england days after she made the allegations against mark sampson, having been asked by the Football Association to be part of a review and has claimed she suffered victimisation as a result of her reporting the discrimination. She also says two investigations into her grievances we re investigations into her grievances were flawed because key witnesses we re were flawed because key witnesses were not spoken to and key evidence not looked at. She also told our Sports Editor dan roan about an incident back in 2014. He asked me, which family members is it, who is coming to watch the game for you. I it, who is coming to watch the game foryou. Isaid, i it, who is coming to watch the game foryou. I said, i have family coming in from nigeria, family coming in from nigeria, family coming in. And he said, make sure they dont come over with ebola. When that was said, did you challenge him at the time and say thats unacceptable . No. I laughed. I laughed because, i mean, iwas in shock, i didnt know. I didnt know what to say. The fa have strongly denied the most recent claims, insisting the timing of her being dropped was coincidental and say all of the evidence remains anonymous. A three month independent investigation last year didnt uphold any of the only plaints and cleared sampson of the claims. Aluko reached a settlement with the fa receiving around £80,000. On to wayne rooney, another milestone in his career . Yes, 200 goals for wayne rooney in the premier league. It came against Manchester City. He said it would have been a nice moment for the red half of the city. This goal came for everton. His second of the season. Both teams ended the game with ten men on a dramatic night. Raheem sterling got the equaliser for Manchester City with eight minutes remaining. For rooney it was a night to remember, though he is still 60 behind the only other player to reach 200, alan shearer. Congratulations wainman reaching 200 premier league goals. A great achievement. Where have you been . The 200 club has been a lonely club over the last few years. Well done. Im sure you have in you. This is how they compare. Wayne rooney is the leading goal scorer for wayne rooney is the leading goal scorerfor his wayne rooney is the leading goal scorer for his country and 53. And finally, Victoria Azarenka has been forced to pull out of the us 0pen . Been forced to pull out of the us open . She wont be there. It is a tournament she has reached the final of twice. Because of an ongoing family situation that she is working through, she has withdrawn. She reached the fourth round at wimbledon but has not played since. She recently spoke about the issue and said she would only be able to play at the us open later this month in new york if she left her home son at home in california, something she wasnt prepared to do. She separated from her childs father last month. At the moment she is unable to play any tennis. Thank you. President trump says hes changed his mind about pulling us forces out of afghanistan since becoming president. In his first televised address to the nation, the president said he didnt want to repeat the mistakes made in iraq, by leaving a vacuum for militants to fill. Mr trump said instead hed be sending more troops though he didnt give an exact figure, and he refused to put a time limit on how long they would stay. He said it was in americas interests to fight to win. Terrorists who slaughter innocent people will find no glory in this life or the next. They are nothing but thugs, and criminals, and predators, and, thats right, losers. Working alongside our allies, we will break their will, dry up their recruitment, keep them from crossing our borders, and yes, we will defeat them, and we will defeat them handily. In afghanistan and pakistan, americas interests are clear. We must stop the resurgence of safe havens that enable terrorists to threaten america, and we must prevent Nuclear Weapons and materials from coming into the hands of terrorists and being used against us, or anywhere in the world for that matter. We are not nation building. We are killing terrorists what a difference from a few years ago, when donald trump was singing a very different tune afghanistan is a total and complete disaster. What are we doing . Money should be spent on our country. We should rebuild our country. Lets get with it. Get out of afghanistan. My original instinct was to pull out, and historically, i like following my instincts. But all my life ive heard that decisions are much different when you sit behind the desk in the oval office as president of the United States. The present war in afghanistan started in 2001, in the aftermath of the september 11 attacks on the World Trade Centre in new york. At its height there were armed forces from around 40 countries fighting Islamist Groups alqaeda and the taliban. President obama withdrew most american troops from the country by the end of 2014. 0nlyjust over 8000 us troops remain, supported by 5000 troops from nato, working to train the Afghan Security services and to run Counter Terrorism operations. Since then, the taliban has been taking back land that it lost in the war, and fighters from Islamic State are increasingly carrying out attacks in the country. Lets talk to scottie nell hughes, a journalist and supporter of President Trump. And larry korb, a military expert from the centre for american progress, and former assistant secretary of defence under president reagan. Welcome to both of you. That has been quite a rethink, hasnt it . It has been described as a flip flop, a u turn, what do you think . has been described as a flip flop, a uturn, what do you think . I think the president showed the frustration of the war continuing in afghanistan. I have been a part of the Trump Campaign long enough to remember back in march 2016 he did say, i think you have to stay in afghanistan for a while. It is next to pakistan which has Nuclear Weapons, and we have to protect them. He also said he will listen to his generals. And what a refreshing statement that is from a commander in chief that he will listen to those on the ground. President trump 0meley admitted a change in strategy. He wants to put America First. But also, he doesnt wa nt to America First. But also, he doesnt want to create a troubled situation like what we saw president obama doing is quick withdrawal of troops from iraq, therefore creating the terrorist issues were having many other countries. Larry, refreshing and humble from President Trump. How do you see it . Im glad he changed his mind from his campaign statements. I wish he could do that on the a lot of other areas. Im also glad he is listening to the experts rather than some of the other people who seem to have been pa rt of other people who seem to have been part of his National Security apparatus. But he really didnt tell us apparatus. But he really didnt tell us anything we didnt know. We have been trying to kill the terrorists since 9 11. He also, in my view, used the wrong analogy. We had the war in afghanistan won in 2002 0meley diverted our attention and resources to go into iraq, where there was no alqaeda. Alqaeda came in. The deadline we said in iraq was the idea of iraqis, not our idea. The question now is how long do the afghans want us what will be the rules. He is going to delegate more authority to military commanders. Having served in the military in vietnam. I know what the military wants. I dont think he should only have the military making those decisions. Because to struggle against isis and alqaeda has to be one psychologically and ideological it. And if you start bombing and killing innocent civilians, that will create more terrorists. For everyone you kill, you create six more. I want to talk to a bit more about the politics of it. Steve bannon, wh