at 1:00 p.m. looks beautiful. that s going to do it for a monday edition of way too early. morning joe starts right now. so barbara, you re stepping down over after 50 years as a tv journalist. do you have any tips on how to achieve that kind of success? develop a signature voice that no one will forget. wait. is that not your real voice? no. this is my real voice. ello, i m barbara wawa. the softer the news, the softer the focus on the lens. for example, an interview with the president, okay? an interview with a kardashian. president, kardashian. do not be afraid to ask the
tough questions like if you re a tree, what kind of a tree would you be? or your place or mine, brokaw. good morning, everybody. it s may 12th. welcome to morning joe. it s good to have you all with us. with us son set jon meacham. hello. yes, ma am. good morning. did you have a good mother s day? yes, we did very well, i think. i don t know if she would share that. i think she might have
cancelled for tournament has been cancelled for the first time since world war ii. the all england lawn tennis club chairman said it s going to use the breadth of the tournament s resources to help local communities during this time. the edinburgh festival due, to take place this august, has also been called off for the first time in its 73 year history. the five events normally attract more than four million visitors to the scottish capital. the champions league and europa league have also been suspended until further notice. and with so many games cancelled, there s increasing pressure on premier league players and managers to accept pay cuts. both newcastle and spurs have applied to the government s funding scheme to help pay the wages of their backroom staff. but their first team players, on multi million pound salaries, are still being paid in full. katie gornall reports. they are one of the world s richest clubs with a state of the art stadium, but it seems even that doesn t ma
this is bbc world news. i m james reynolds. our top stories: iranian state television says the country s military did shoot down a ukrainian passengerjet, blaming human error. polls open in taiwan for the country s presidential election where relations with mainland china have taken centre stage. the death has been announced of the sultan of oman, the longest serving ruler in the gulf. and, plants living the high life why vegetation is growing at higher altitudes in the himalayas. in the past hour, iran has admitted it did shoot down the ukrainian passenger plane that
crashed near the iranian capital tehran on wednesday killing all 176 people on board. iran s foreign minister mohammad javad zarif wrote on twitter that preliminary investigations by the armed forces concluded it was human error at a time of crisis caused by us adventurism he went on to say our profound regrets, apologies and condolences to our people, to the families of all victims, and to other affected nations.
this is bbc world news today. i m simon pusey. our top stories: iran has again rejected suggestions that one of its missiles brought down a ukrainian passengerjet killing 176 people. but the picture remains far from clear. new sanctions against iran, including action against eight senior officials involved in targeting us troops in iraq. we don t want war, we want iran to behave like a normal nation. a political breakthrough in northern ireland the main parties agree to restore a power sharing administration, after three years of deadlock. tens of thousands of people join climate change protests across australia, as hot, windy weather threatens to fan new bushfires.
hello and welcome to world news today. iran has again rejected suggestions that one of its missiles brought down a ukrainian passengerjet on wednesday killing 176 people.the the picture remains unclear but what we do know is that: (ani the flight took off from a tehran airportjust after 6 in the morning butjust two m
this is bbc news. the headlines. as spain and italy begin to relax coronavirus restrictions, the uk faces its fourth week in lockdown, with the government set to assess how social distancing measures are working. the mother of one of the nurses praised by borisjohnson for helping save his life says she s exceptionally proud of her daughter. it doesn t matter what patient she s looking after. this is what she does. and ijust find it incredible. any nurses can do this. the prime minister is recuperating at chequers, after leaving hospital yesterday. with millions of people continuing to work in essential services, we ll see how britain s electricity companies are keeping the lights on. and revving up to help, the bikers from cornwall who ve been helping vulnerable people
by delivering essential shopping and medication. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. as the uk enters its fourth week in lockdown, the government is reviewing the measures imposed to try to curb the spread of co