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in north korea, the regime confirming for the first time it has custody of an american soldier who bolted into its territory last month. what the north is claiming he said. and back at home, soccer superstar lionel messi propels his miami team to new heights. we begin this morning with a wildfire devastation in hawaii. this morning, the white house announced president biden and the first lady will travel to maui on monday to meet with first responders and survivors. and as the death toll climbs to 106, we re starting to learn the identities of some of the victims. they include 74-year-old robert vickman, 79-year-old buddy jantoc, franklin teros, who was trying to save a friend s dog, carol hartley who lived on lahaina for 36 years and a family of four that was trying to escape. and as news crews with cadaver dogs scour the area, a growing number of families are facing a grim reality, one man spoke with our affiliate khnl outside a morgue, saying he was waiting to id ....
people from their cars and some people had to spend the night in community centres. and there are still weather warnings to come. now on bbc news amol rajan interviews the man playing for his eighth uk snooker title, ronnie 0 sullivan. ronnie o sullivan is generally regarded as the greatest player ever to pick up a snooker cue. a son of essex, he s broken record after record and he s as exciting away from the table as he is on it. a child prodigy, he became the youngest player to ever win the uk championships. he s compiled more century breaks than any other professional. cheering and applause commentator: i mean, the boy is such a genius, he really is. ..and his unbeaten 147 time of five minutes and eight seconds is one of the most famous moments in all sporting history. what a break! what a fantastic maximum break that is! in 2022, he went after stephen hendry s record of seven world championship titles. he ll have dreamed of this moment, equalling. but what is th ....
maximum break that is! in 2022, he went after stephen hendry s record of seven world championship titles. he ll have dreamed of this moment, equalling. but what is the true price of victory for him? o sullivan has battled addiction to alcohol and drugs, fought a continuing battle with his mental health and, at 16, had to overcome an unimaginable trauma his father sent to prison for murder. but overcome it, he has. today, the father of three is still the number one player in the world uncowed and outspoken. i don t get appreciated on the snooker circuit. none of the top players do, in my opinion. how did the rocket, as he came to be known, stay at the top of the game? and where are he and snooker going next? ronnie. good to see you. how are you? you all right? come and take a seat. thanks for inviting us over. it s all right, mate. this is where the magic happens, is it? sometimes. how do you choose which table you go? that used to be my favourite one, when i first ....
To schools. it is the world that is not showing up for afghan women. afghan women are showing up for the younger and for themselves. is there something you think we, the world, could or should be doing to help the people of afghanistan? i mean, the most important thing is ask your representative that for the past two decades afghanistan is important and how all of a sudden it is not anymore. where did all that money go and how come all of a sudden you re no more interested in what is happening in afghanistan, but the most important thing is start asking questions about why is no country investing in alternatives for education, why is nobody investing in access to opportunities for afghan girls and women right now, why is nobody willing to commit to afghan women and afghan girls right now? those are important questions that should be asked because right now afghan women cannot go to parks, cannot go to schools, cannot go to a job, they don t have any opportunity that you ....
Years now leaders in china have been pushing a narrative that the east was rising and the west was on the decline. and certainly i don t see that. i don t see that at all. i agree with you that china has its share of challenges at the moment, but when i look at the united states, i see a country investing, you know, in the past 20 months under the president s leadership we ve invested over a trillion dollars in our infrastructure, in ourselves, in our innovation. i see an unbelievably talented workforce. some of the biggest most profitable entrepreneurial companies in the world. so i see an america getting stronger and very much able to compete effectively with china. in the 1980s and early 90s people had very similar fears about japan taking e and the ....