A sanctuary for ships wrecks from the 1st world war and become part of the scenery and the us river. Top story the police in hong kong have shot at protesters with live ammunition during demonstrators attempts to stop traffic going into the city center the footage was broadcast live on facebook and shows an officer drawing his sidearm while trying to detain a masked man one protester is in a stable condition in hospital after being shot tensions are high after a student protest a died on friday well its just after one in the afternoon sarah clarke is our correspondent there on the streets sara just walk us through whats going on tell us what the atmosphere is like so far. The atmosphere is extraordinarily tense not just here where we are which is inside one home in the eastern part of Hong Kong Island which is where that protest was shot earlier on monday morning. He was shot just here with a couple of rounds of live ammunition the police have confirmed that 3 live rounds were shot but
Still robin youre watching the aljazeera news our life one headquarters here in doha coming up in the next sixty minutes. Were watching those votes lead a vote against us will save a lot threats from donald trump were just hours away from a showdown between some members of the United Nations and the white house plus. At this stage we believe that a deliberate act and i repeat that at this stage we believe he is i believe work act two people have been arrested after a car plows into a crowd in Melbourne Australia injuring at least nineteen. Also the cholera epidemic in yemen reaches one million cases in just nine months one of the reasons the wall told country its facing the worlds worst humanitarian crisis and this election day in catalonia its a vote many hope will finally result spains political crisis. Welcome to the news hour the United Nations will be debating a draft resolution rejecting president daal chance of recognition of jerusalem as israels capital starting in the next cou
Women and fail to do that myself. The bank of england will announce its decision on Interest Rates in an hours time, with many predicting the first increase for ten years. President trump has called for the Death Penalty for the man accused of killing eight people in new york by driving at them with a truck. Also this hour, bonfire night should be fun for the whole family. But as the annual safety warning about fireworks is issued, we hearfrom one family directly affected by injury. Their five year old suffered severe burns after an accident. And the dictionary truth about about fake news, as collins reveal it is their word of the year. Good morning. Its thursday 2nd of november. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. In the last half hour the Prime Minister has named Gavin Williamson as her new defence secretary. Gavin williamson, who was the governments chief whip before this appointment, has never held ministerial office. The mp for south staffordshire has been serving as
Gerri amen and amen. I will show folks exactly what youre talking about here. 39 of folks you surveyed, delays and cancellations are biggest problem. Airport feels and security screenings for 8 . You came up with estimation here how many people are staying home and what the cost is to the economy. First lets talk about how many folks are not flying or traveling . When we asked people, do these delays and cancellations make you want to stay home . We extrapolate to 38 million avoided flights. What does that mean to the u. S. Economy . 35 billion. What does that mean to jobs . Over half a million jobs. This is killing the economy. It is how americans get to see each other. How they get to see america and how they do business. Gerri this is amazing to me. 9. 5 billion on air fare lost. 5. 8 billion on hotels lost. 45. 7 on recreation. Almost four on food services. Three on car rentals. That is big load of cash remains unspent. How do you you come up with these numbers . Youre doing opposi
Have condemned russia for sending an aid convoy into ukraine without proper clearance from kiev. Ukraine said moscows move amounts to an invasion. The Foreign Ministry in kiev says russia violated International Law by entering the country without permission. Russia rejects this, saying it is carrying out a humanitarian mission. The convoy had been waiting for clearance at the border for several days. A humanitarian aid convoy or the start of an invasion . The claims and accusations have been flying fast since around 100 russian trucks crossed the border into ukraine, despite kiev toss objections. Ukraines Prime Minister says his countrys sovereignty has been violated. Russias goal is ukraine itself. It cannot accept the fact that ukraine made the decision to sign and Association Agreement with the European Union. We are moving forward. We are part of europe. Thats where we are heading and where we will end up. Meanwhile, russias state media and local officials are reporting that the Fi