Companies to show the gap between the boss and workers pay. Critics say thats not enough. The Eu Commission boss slaps down the governments latest brexit proposals. Running rings around saturn why the last days of the Cassini Mission could yield a wealth of scientific information. And coming up in sportsday on bbc news the west indies are chasing a famous win on the final day of the second test at headingley. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Japans Prime Minister says his country is facing an unprecedented threat, after north korea fired a missile over its territory. The missile was fired eastward from pyongyang at six in the morning local time. It potentially has the power to carry a nuclear warhead, and it fell into the North Pacific ocean, 700 miles off the japanese coast. In a moment well look at the International Communitys options, but first Rupert Wingfield hayes reports from tokyo. Siren this is how people in northern japan were awoken atjust after six this morn
Pool in north devon. And its war at Waterloo Station, in london, as signalling problems caused delays for commuters, for commuters, on the very day it fully reopened after a month of engineering works. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. President donald trump has arrived in texas to assess the damage caused by storm harvey, as floodwaters across the state continue to rise. In houston, more than 30,000 thousand people have been forced from their homes due to the Tropical Storm, which has set a new record for rainfall in the state. The rain has been falling since last friday. Some places have seen more than a meter of rain. The greatest danger may be yet to come, with floodwaters rising in several rivers. A major dam to the west of houston has begun overflowing as harvey pushes the reservoir past capacity. Engineers have tried to prevent nearby communities from being inundated by releasing some of the water held by addicks dam. Around 160 kilometers west of houston is the Small Commun
We start in texas where President Trump has arrived to assess the damage left in the wake of hurricane, now Tropical Storm, harvey. This update has just reached us, from a Global Chemical company, they said they are evacuating remaining workers from their Chemical Plant in south east texas amidst the risk of an explosion. The storm continues to wreak havoc. Our north america correspondent, james cook, is there. In the chaos, some order, at last. The boats have come from all over the United States, and not a moment too soon. Its ok the operation was fast and smooth. Police, soldiers and civilians all working together. Were trying to get to a safe and dry place. Hows the baby . Hes fine, just scared. Are you scared . Just a little bit. From above, they can see the problem, and its a big one. A reservoir a few blocks away is overflowing. It was built 80 years ago to protect the young city of houston, but no one then imagined this. The pool of the reservoir is still rising, so flooding is
Theyve finally done it drama at headingley, as west indies win a test in england for the first time in 17 years. And coming up in sportsday on bbc news, defending champion Angelique Kerber has been knocked out of the us open, beaten by japanese teenager by naomi osaka. Good evening. President trump says all options are now on the table after north korea fired a Ballistic Missile overjapan last night. Japans Prime Minister says his country is now facing an unprecedented threat. China has warned that the crisis is now at a tipping point. The missile, which potentially has the power to carry a nuclear warhead, was fired eastward from near pyongyang at six in the morning local time. It flew over japans hokkaido island before crashing into the sea 700 miles off the japanese coast. Sirens blared out, and Text Messages were sent across northern japan, warning people in the missiles flight path to take cover. Our first report tonight is from Rupert Wingfield hayes in tokyo. Siren blares. This
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