01/08/2017 Outside Source

Welcome back. The main stories and around the world. In Turkey nearly

500 people have gone on trial, accused of taking part in last

year's failed coup. This shows a prominent Venezuelan opposition

figure being taken from his home by intelligence officers. He is now in

a Venezuelan military prison. That is after days of protests connected

to anti-government sentiment. As we have been hearing, this is the

man who has been picked as the new Pakistani Prime Minister but he only

may hold the job for a couple of weeks. The grander plan is for

Sharif's brother to take over. This woman travelled 6000 miles and

spent $20,000 to freeze her eggs in the US. It is because she is not

able to do so in China. We will have the full report.

We'll hear from Usain Bolt, who is looking ahead to his final races as

a professional athlete. Lots of ways you could have

described Monday in the White House. Trump took to Twitter to tell us it

was a great day. One way of putting it. Another is it was the day where

the new director of communications left ten days after being hired,

several days before he actually had taken up the job formally. The New

York Post put it this way, drawing comparisons with the Survivor

television programme. Making the general point that this perhaps is a

chaotic situation. We can speak to a conservative political commentator

from Dallas, host on the digital TV network The Blaze. Great to have you

on the programme. Thank you for having me. When you look at what

happened yesterday in the White House and over the last week, is

that what you voted for? Difficult to say. Part of me wants to trust

what Trump says over Twitter. When he said it was a great day in the

White House. Part of me also once to commend him for getting Anthony

Scurry -- part of me also would like to

commend him for getting rid of the press secretary. Maybe they are

putting things into shape. If they truly are draining the swamp then

maybe this is a good thing. However, as somebody who voted for Trump it

is difficult to see the rules shifting so much. It seems like

there is so much insecurity in the White House. You wonder how much he

will be able to fill his promises and that is what I am concerned

with. What did you vote for? What did you want from this president.

What I think a lot of millennials voted for Trump for, well, we are

entrepreneurial. He has promised to cut taxes for small businesses. The

corporate tax. He plans to do that. The concern for me and millennials

is to advance our freedom and keep us safe. Those things he has proven

to. Promising to cut taxes for small business. And taking the threat of

Isis and Islamic terrorism seriously. He's done those things

very well. Despite the drama, despite the Russian inclusion

series, despite the fact the media has been out to get him, he has done

those things well. Looking at the job statistics for the US, almost

600,000 new jobs since he came into office. But in the last four months

of the Obama administration there were nearly 700,000. Are you

convinced the president is really making a huge difference? I am

hopeful. The stock market is at an all-time high. Unemployment is also

at a low. We must look at that. Consumer confidence is high. Oil

prices are looking to stay low. Overall the Morales something which

should be accounted for. -- overall the morale of Americans is

something. In the first few months of Trump's presidency he's

accomplished a lot. Not just numbers wise by adding hundreds of thousands

of jobs, but also boosting our confidence and morale. Making it

easier for us to start businesses and be entrepreneurs. That needs to

be accounted for. Help me with one thing. I have watched plenty of The

Blaze clips. It seems to be separate from the Republican party. Clearly

Trump has a strained relationship with some part of the Republican

party, as well. Are you and your viewers on The Blaze supporters of

Trump, the Republicans, is there a distinction? There is a distinction.

There are several different facets of Republicans. Thereafter several

different facets of our viewers. Just like there are different facets

of Democrats. Not all Trump supporters would call themselves

conservatives. Not all conservatives would say they support Trump. We

have a wide range of viewers and commentators. We feel free to either

support Trump and pledge our allegiance that way. We also feel

free to criticise Trump. For the most part we really just believe in

defending the constitution and defending liberty. If Trump goes in

that direction we commend him for it. If he doesn't we criticise him.

Perhaps we could check in in a couple of months' time. Thank you.

You can see her on The Blaze and other conservative online

broadcasters. Now, sport, and the Olympics. We

know which cities will host the next three summer Olympics. 2020 is

Tokyo. 2024, Paris. 2028 it will be Los Angeles Clippers Paris and Los

Angeles both wanted to post 2024. -- it will be Los Angeles.

To host the Olympic Games is considered a privilege but it is an

expensive one. Paris, the city of lights... Paris campaigned hard for

the 2024 games. But this success has been helped by the number of cities

that dropped out. One by one, Rome, Budapest, and Hamburg withdrew.

Fearful of gusts and a lack of public support. -- fearful of costs

and a lack of public support. Pitching to host the Olympics for a

third time, LA wanted to bring the summer games back to the US the

first time since 1996. With most of its infrastructure already built it

boasted it could host the games tomorrow. But now they have

confirmed they are to wait. In 2028 we are bringing the games back to

LA. One of the great capitals of this Olympic movement. A city that

has always been a games changer. And will be again in 2028. In exchange

for its patients, LA will get a financial sweetener from the

International Olympic Committee. Extra funding for an extended

planning period. The only championship in terms of

athletics which competes with it, the world athletics Championships,

which are about to take place in London. Usain Bolt will be the start

of the show as always. It is his last professional outing. He has

been described as the greatest sprinter of all time by the

International Olympic Committee. He has eight Olympic golds. He gave a

press conference earlier. Because I never thought I could beat a world

record. That was my dream. That was my main dream growing up. Throughout

everything that was going on I always wanted to become a 200 metres

Olympic champion. I remember after the first Olympics, they were saying

I'm a legend, nobody has done that, and I said it is my first Olympics.

This does not mean much. The second one was, like, you are a legend. I

was, like, OK, cool. But now I have got my goal, I can say I am because

I have proven myself. If I am here at the championships you know I am

fully confident and ready to go. As long as I show up for the

championships my coach is happy, I am happy, I am happy with my

abilities. I know when I go out there I am ready to go. Fully

confident. 100%. I won't be betting against him. More information on the

BBC sport app. Serena Williams isn't playing tennis

at the moment. She is pregnant. She tweeted that it is black women's

equal payday on the 31st of July. She wrote a much longer article on

the same issue. She detailed how black women have to work on average

eight months longer to earn the same as male counterparts for one year.

We can speak to our correspondent who has been covering this story.

She is right, isn't she, black women earn less? Absolutely. The 31st of

July was black women's equal payday. That was on Monday in the US. It

took black women nearly an extra eight months to earn as much as

white males in 2016. Unbelievable. Given her position in the world in

not just sport, but across society, what she has achieved, she feels she

has influence. She admits it could be anyone of the 24 million black

women in America who fall into this category. She has renewed vigour in

terms of setting goals to achieve. Thanks very much. You can find that

article by Serena Williams very easily online.

In a few minutes we must turn back to Venezuela. Two Venezuelan

opposition figures have been rearrested. They were already under

house arrest. They have been taken to a military jail. This is in the

aftermath of Sunday's controversial election. All the latest on a

situation changing by the hour. 60 people have died in the UK in the

past eight months after taking the painkiller fentanyl. It is 50 times

more potent than heroin. It is linked to the death of the singer

Prince. Two thirds of the known deaths have been in Yorkshire,

Humberside, and Cleveland. The rock legend Prince died suddenly

last year at the age of 57. Fans gathered near his home in

Minnesota where his body was found. A year on, medical examiners

concluded his death was due to an accidental overdose

of the drug Fentanyl. It was unclear where he had

got it from and no one Fentanyl is a drug used

to treat cancer patients. But now police in the UK are

becoming concerned at its growing It is said to be 50 times more

powerful than heroin. Sean, who does not want his face

shown, lost a sister to a suspected She had gone and bought some

and she knew what it was. She went back to the hostel,

and was found two days later. And most of those who have lost

their lives have been heroin users. They are that far gone

on heroin and other drugs, the lifestyle that they lead,

nothing matters to them. Just getting away from the world

for an hour or two. Fentanyl is so lethal that this

is how police were kitted up There is an even more powerful

substance, a tiny grain So why are more people

using these drugs? We believe this is partly down

to the ongoing need for dealers to be trying to compete with each

other and sometimes introducing drugs in the marketplace

they believe might give them Fentanyl is known

as a synthetic opioid Police say people are playing

Russian roulette with their lives We are live on the BBC newsroom. Our

lead story coming from Turkey. It has begun its largest trial related

to last year's attempted coup. Almost 500 people are accused. Some

of them have been marched into court while being heckled by government

supporters. I have a feeling we will be talking

about Venezuelan everyday for the foreseeable. The political crisis

goes on. Today's focus is two videos showing two arrests. This is the

first. It shows a prominent Venezuelan opposition leader in his

pyjamas being taken from his home by intelligence officers. Leonardo

Lopez was also picked up. He is also a significant opposition figure.

Apologies, I cannot bring you the images. This clip shows him being

arrested, too. This has been posted on social media by his wife. You can

see him being taken away by security agents. Both men were originally

under house arrest for inciting violence during anti-government

protests few years ago. Something they deny. They have been taken to a

military not far... I think this screen is playing me up. I wanted to

show you Caracas, the capital of Venezuelan. We are told by the

Supreme Court they have been arrested because they were planning

to escape. No evidence has been offered to back up that claim. But

what may well be relevant is this video. Posted online by Antonio

Ledezma. He called Sunday's election a fraud. He accused the government

of abusing public powers. That has not gone down well. He also urged

people to take to the streets. I'm showing you these pictures time and

time again over the last few months. Violent protests, violent clashes

with the police. Just on election day on the day after at least ten

people died in Venezuela. The vote on Sunday was for a constituent

assembly. Not a regular election. This assembly can add to or older

the country's Constitution. That's why it is controversial. -- alter

the country's Constitution. They disagree on just about everything to

do with it. In the last few hours the US has called for the release of

these two opposition leaders. Will Grant is in Caracas. This is the

latest. It looks like it came from the top.

You mentioned the various elements that were explained by the

government as their reasoning as to why Antonio Ledezma and Leonardo

Lopez were arrested. They were already under house arrest.

Specifically for an alleged plan to flee. They both released videos

around that disputed poll and boycotted election by the

opposition. The government says just by issuing those videos that breaks

the rules of their house arrest. Their lawyer has told the BBC and

their families have told the BBC that isn't the case.

Is the opposition a coherent entity in Venezuela?

In recent years it has been more coherent and unified than it was

during Chavez's time in power. There was a loose amalgam of different

parties. Now they've come under a single umbrella. The Round Table of

Democratic unity. There are so many conflicting interests and ways of

dealing with the current political and economic situation. Some think

it should be more radical. Some think it should be done

democratically. Some think they should be on the street. Some think

they should be in the National Assembly. It's a difficult situation

with different interests and clashes going on.

This is clearly a hugely political act and provocative act. What has

the reaction been? What have the consequences been?

The consequences in terms of what people on the streets are is that,

depending on who you speak to, in this particular neighbourhood this

is where Lopez was Mayor. Antonio Ledezma Was Mayor of the entire

city. If you speak to people here, they feel the consequences are very

serious. That they are not far from somehow knocking the government out

of power. Of course, if you speak to people on the government supported

areas, the shantytowns in particular, they are very sure that

this is somehow an attempt by the opposition to, sort of, strangle

their Democratic movement. This is still such a conflicted nation. It

just depends on who you speak to. Lots of people concerned about the

idea of opposition figures being picked up in the middle of the night

and being taken off to prison. I want to play with report about a

woman who has travelled from China to the US to have her eggs frozen.

This process is illegal in China for unmarried women. So many people seek

the treatment overseas. BBC Chinese has followed the journey of a

31-year-old photography studio owner. She travelled from Beijing to

Los Angeles as you will see in this report from BBC Chinese.

A lovely report. That was made by BBC Chinese.

I would like to turn back to a story from 30 minutes ago. We are getting

more information about an attack in Afghanistan. In a city in the west

of the country. Around 30 people have been killed by a suicide

attacker. We understand there have been many injuries, as well. This is

where the attack took place, inside a mosque. This explosion coincided

with evening prayers at around 8pm. Officials are saying there are at

least two attackers, the suicide bomber, and another attacker who

shot at worshippers with a firearm. No groups have taken responsibility.

It is in a Shia Muslim area. Nobody has claimed responsibility. I would

like to bring in the -- -- bring in Sameera. I understand the iPad is

back. It is back. It has done really well. Sales have been blockbuster.

Apple has said you can expect something similar for the next three

months when it revealed its new iPhone from the tenth anniversary.

Short and sweet. We are out of time. Thanks very much. If you would like

more on Apple's results, including the uptake in sales of the iPad

after three years going down, you can get more details on the BBC

website. See you tomorrow. Goodbye.