edition of witness with me, mariko oi. i m here in tokyo to introduce you to five people who ve experienced extraordinary moments in japanese history first hand. we ll meet a doctor who treated thousands of the injured at hiroshima. two brothers who were among the first to learn the suzuki method of playing the violin. and a cameraman who ca ptu red the violin. and a cameraman who captured japan s royal wedding in the nineteen fifties. but first, in 1995, this city s busy subway system was brought to a standstill when the deadly nerve gas sarin was released at this station behind me. it later transpired it had been released in five locations across the network by the cult. at the height of the morning rush hour in the world s most crowded underground system, the madness of indiscriminate murder. more than 3000 subway passengers we re more than 3000 subway passengers were affected. translation: at 8:12am i was told there was a suspicious object on the train which had just arri
here at the london stadium. in his last major race on the track, he is beaten into second place in the final of the 5,000m. we will be speaking to him later. and it has been clear enough for many to be able to see the perseid meteor shower lighting up the sky overnight. philip can tell us if it is going to stay clear on sunday. hello, very good morning to you. it is quite a cool start to the day, but i think it is going to be a very pleasa nt but i think it is going to be a very pleasant day across many parts of the british isles. one or two showers in the mix. more details in 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story: white supremacists have been told to go home by the governor of virginia, after one person was killed during violent protests, when a car was driven into a group of people. overnight, a 20 year old man from ohio was arrested on suspicion of murder. more than 30 people have been injured at the protests, as laura westbrook reports. this is what you represen
the film review on bbc news. to take us through this week s interesting cinema releases is james king. welcome. what have you been watching? i ve been watching charlize theron in a spy thriller that s 007 meets basic instinct. the name s blonde, atomic blonde. from the academy awards to the afterlife, oscar winner casey affleck returns under a sheet in a ghost story. and get ready to tap, clap and stomp your way through an uplifting new dance documentary, step. quite an eclectic mix this week, james. let s start with the big blockbuster. it looks like one. yes, atomic blonde, so charlize theron stars in this. it s a spy thriller directed by a guy called david leitch. previously he s worked on a movie called john wick with keanu reeves, that was a big hit a couple of years back. there are similarities, they are both very stylish. style over content, really. very violent, very polished, very cartoonish. but atomic blonde has some basis in real events because it is set in 1989 a
dateline london we ve looked at the president in the white house. good morning, and welcome to bbc news. one of britain s most respected actors, sirjohn hurt, has died at the age of 77. john hurt appeared in more than 120 films, as well as numerous stage and television productions, and was best known for his roles in the naked civil servant, alien and the elephant man. he was nominated for two academy awards and won four bafta awards, including a prize for his outstanding contribution to british cinema. our correspondent nick higham reports. everything seemed to come to a head today. john hurt, as the political diarist alan clark. both my back wisdom teeth have disintegrated into blackened stumps, or stalagmites. not a nice man, but an expectedly sympathetic one, the sort of complex characterjohn hurt played with such ease and subtlety. his talent was spotted early in a succession of leading stage and television roles. his first big breakthrough came in 1966, in a man for all
to capture a record breaking 23rd grand slam title in the australian open. and in half an hour, the click team blast off into space and explore the latest gadgets. good morning, and welcome to bbc news. one of britain s most respected actors, sirjohn hurt, has died at the age of 77. john hurt appeared in more than 120 films, as well as numerous stage and television productions, and was best known for his roles in the naked civil servant, alien and the elephant man. he was nominated for two academy awards and won four bafta awards, including a prize for his outstanding contribution to british cinema. our correspondent nick higham reports. everything seemed to come to a head today. john hurt, as the political diarist alan clark. both my back wisdom teeth have disintegrated into blackened stumps, or stalagmites. not a nice man, but an expectedly sympathetic one, the sort of complex characterjohn hurt played with such ease and subtlety. his talent was spotted early in a successio