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the bbc finds evidence of major success in clamping down on opium growing in afghanistan. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. its newsday. thank you for being with us. we start in ukraine, and the attack on a crucial dam in the south of the country. thousands of people have been forced to evacuate, because of rising flood waters. the dam sits between russian—held territory to the south and ukrainian territory to the north. kyiv says that moscow is to blame, and so do...

so it should be interesting to see some of those players perhaps rejoin with some of their pga tour colleagues. >> yeah. but that will be tense, wont it? >> yes, indeed. >> "new day" continues right now. ♪ good morning to viewers here in the u.s. and around the world, it is friday, june 10th. im brianna keilar with john berman. donald trump lit the flame with his election lies culminating in the deadly violence during an attempted coup at the u.s. capitol, that was the case made ...

And everyone. Reporter under New Hampshire state law labrie appeal. Prosecutors say theyve big concerns about that for one thing, he will be living in vermont with his mom and he wont have the gps device as curfew. Jonathan hall, 7 news. Kim also breaking at 6 00 searching for answers in lowell after dozens of students get sick and the illness came on fast. Forced evacuations and officials are saying they virus. Ryan 60 kids came down with something and were able to get out of the building quick...

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Calling — to make reform of the press his lifes work. it has been an intense day for prince harry. the first time a senior royal has been cross—examined in more than a century, and there is more to come tomorrow. katie razzall, bbc news. now, the world of golf is in shock, after the pga and dp world tour have agreed to merge with their bitter rival, liv, which is a breakaway circuit, backed by saudi arabia. the launch of liv rocked mens professional golf over the past year, after it poached ...

Trespassing, battery and vandalism. the pga tour suspending 17 of its players for participating in the controversial saudi-backed golf league. the commissioner says participating in the saudi golf league violates tournament regulations and the suspension would apply to any other golfer who decides to join the league. joining me now, our friend dan rappaport from "golf digest." there is an earthquake in the world of professional golf right now. >> yeah, it is once in a generation stuff. it has ...

You mentioned scottie scheffler. we have to talk scottie scheffler. what an impact. hes leading the way. he had a five-shot advantage after round two. hes the current mens world number one. the 25-year-old with a five-shot lead going into todays round. but that advantage now reduced to just the three shots after a third round 71 on saturday. now scheffler had a standout year, no question about it. a few weeks ago he had no u.s. pga tour victories to his name, now he has three but wants the covet...

>> quickly, both being on the course this week. two or three words to sum up the adulation he gets on the course. >> how about this -- up like any other. to use a -- >> that is so fitting. thank you so much, dan. perfect summary there. we appreciate your time. jessica, back to you on this saturday evening. >> yeah. giving us such a good look at everything. i am curious before you guys go, you know, just watching, you know, as an outsider, im certainly no golf expert, but certainly we know that t...

This week and competing. i do want to ask you, though, big picture here, dan, what have we witness thursday week in the a-- witnessed this week in the amazing career of tiger woods? >> i think its going to take a whale to sink in. i think because tiger has accomplished so many ridiculous things in golf that were almost jaded. we almost expect this of him. when he turned up to augusta national on sunday, it was like, yeah, of course hes going to play well, hes tiger woods. just because its unsurp...

Be amazed by his will to continue. i think most people, they get in the accident at that age with that injury history, theyre like, all right, that was it. im lucky to be alive. hes back at the masters. its truly remarkable. >> reporter: and its been a privilege, weve witnessed it this week, the story continues. dan, thank you so much. jessica, right back to you. >> all right. thanks so much. patrick snell and dan rappaport, we proappreciate both of you. from science fiction to reality, for th...