08/08/2017 Outside Source

Hello I am Philippa Thomas and this is outside source. Donald Trump has

taken a break from his holidays to say this. North Korea had best not

make any more threats to the United States. They will be met with fire,

and fury. A vote of no-confidence in Jacob

Zuma in South Africa ended like this. A vote of no-confidence is

accordingly negatives. This is the eighth no-confidence vote that the

president has the vibe. Meanwhile, counting is underway in the general

in Kenya. We could get you the latest from the

track of the world athletics Championships as well as telling you

more about the norovirus virus that has affected some of the athletes

there. Welcome to Outside Source. This is

Botswana's Isaac Makwala. One of the favourites to win a medal at the

world athletics Championships taking place here on Monday. But he has

been struck down by the norovirus as have many athletes at the games.

Officials are trying to limit the spread of the virus which has

already affected many competitors and staff.

This is the time when the world's best athletes should be

Instead these competitors and coaches today found themselves

at the centre of a suspected outbreak of the highly

contagious vomiting bug Norovirus at this team hotel.

Yesterday the world's best 200 metre runner, Issac Makwala,

was forced to withdraw from the event.

The Botswanan medal prospect one of 30 athletes and support

I worked hard for this and it is sad for me because I was top

I was ready to make everything possible.

Despite saying he was fit to compete, Issac Makwala was ruled

out of the 400 metre final by the athletics governing

This usually lasts between 28 and 48 hours.

The important thing is if people have it, to stay away from other

people so they are not at risk of passing it on.

And to be very scrupulous about washing their hands

when they have been to the toilet or they have vomited.

In a statement today the hotel said that following a joint investigation

with public health authorities it had been discovered that the source

And that strict hygiene protocols have now been put in place.

World Championship organisers meanwhile said they're doing

I guess in any event when you have 20,000 people minimum that we have

accredited coming in from every corner of the world,

there is a possibility that someone might come in with a bug.

And we think that is probably what has happened here.

There has been all sorts of food poisoning and all the medical

experts, public health, safety, have said it is not,

Some German and Canadian athletes staying at the Tower Hotel are being

And with six days of competition left, organisers must now hope

The UN human rights have accused authorities of using excessive force

against demonstrators. There have been deaths of 46. They have also

talked about demonstrators resorting to violence. The interviews

conducted remotely by the UN human rights team paint a picture of

widespread and systematic use of this excessive force and arbitrary

detention against protesters in Venezuela. There are patterns of

other human rights violations including violent house raids,

torture and ill-treatment of those detained in connection with the

protest. Katie Watson spoke to me earlier about the Sao Paulo

reaction. This bears out what has been heard.

The government has been very firm up until now saying that these protests

have been carried out by what they call terrorists and they have not

been backing down on that. But there is more and more criticism which --

heaped on the administration that they have used excessive force and

protesters have said that these confrontations have turned violent

because of the force from the security authorities and the police

on the ground in Venezuela. Remind us what the government in Venezuela

has been doing to crackdown on political opponents? Well, according

to this report, more than 5000 arbitrary detentions have taken

place. More than 1000 still detained. The government has been

very strong on trying to clamp down on what they call disruption and the

opposition say that they are getting their voices heard. They are on the

streets to protest against what they call the creeping dictatorship. That

the only place they can protest is on the streets because all the

democratic and political avenues are being closed off. So that is their

way to rally against the government and ask for change.

Time for sport. We have already heard about the virus. Let's hear

about what is happening what is -- about what is happening on the

track. That story that Dan was talking

about has moved on. Away from the track, the man who was challenging

for the 400 metres, Isaac Makwala, he missed the 200 metre heats 24

hours ago after being told he could not compete because of illness. He

attempted to enter the arena this evening only to be turned away by

security. The Chief Executive Officer of Botswana athletics has

told the BBC that no formal communication between IAAF and

Botswana athletes took place. He said he met Makwala earlier and he

was ready and willing to go. No medical test was done, he said and

he was sent back to the hotel when he tried to enter and he has to to

be quarantined for 48 hours. Then someone from the Botswana medical

team said that nobody was present from their team and the IAAF said

that that was eligible at the recorded and they send out an e-mail

to the Botswana athletics delegation. This ain't Makwala was

left by himself for half an hour. -- they say that Makwala was left. This

story is going to run further for the time being.

The 800 metres men's final is taking place. Amos is the favourite. It is

coming towards the end, I should be able to give you the result. Then

the 400 metres taking place, the final with the Olympic champion and

world record-holder taking in that. In a lot of drama they're taking

place with the athletics and quite a high profile football match.

The European super cup between Manchester United and Real Madrid.

They are into the final couple of minutes of stoppage time. Real

Madrid players and handed them a 2-0 lead. Romelu Lukaku took one back

for Manchester United. Currently this core is 2-1 with around two and

a half minutes in that match. -- currently the school.

The French athlete has won the 800 metres men's final. Nigel Amos, the

favourite at the start. That was in the last 15 or 20 seconds. We are

right up to date! We have a bit more sport to bring you. The women's

Rugby World Cup starts on Wednesday taking place in Dublin and Belfast

and holders England playing Spain in the opening game. Catherine Downes

is an island for us. England come into this World Cup as defending

champions and the world's number one test side. But according to these

squad, none of that matters now. Spain is their first match. It

should be a straightforward match, Spain not known as a 15 A-side

power, but good at Rugby sevens. That means that the England coach

has the luxury of leaving 392 caps on the bed, giving 12 debutants

their first taste of World Cup action. We have come here along with

11 other teams for the start of a brand-new competition. What has gone

before has gone before, the slate is wiped clean and everybody is

fighting for that trophy come the end of the condition. As for Wells,

their opening match is a real tough one against the four times world

champions the black firms. Their group will not get any easier

because they then take on -- the Black ferns. Then they take on

Canada. Hong Kong are taking their world debut. Ireland wrap things up

tomorrow evening taking on Australia. They will be full of

confidence after knocking out the Black Ferns at the last World

Championships, ending their long run. They will need some confidence.

They have a new captain leading Ireland on home soil. They kick off

at 7pm Irish time. Plenty of time for Dubliners to get out here and

cheer on their side. Stay with us on outside source. After the break, the

price of progress, can historic architecture in China be saved from

the march of money. Almost 40% of maternity wards in England closed

their doors to expectant mothers last year. That is the result of a

Freedom of information requests made by the Labour Party. There were more

than 380 separate occasions when units were closed, up from 2014. The

most common reasons were shortages of staff or beds. This report from

our health correspondent. Midwives provide specialist care

to some of the health service's most vulnerable patients,

but a shortage of staff, combined with a rising birth rate,

means some maternity Two years ago, Rachel Hall went

into labour, but her local unit was temporarily closed and she faced

a 30 mile road trip Fortunately, all was well in the end

and daughter Isabelle is thriving, but for Rachel the memories

are still vivid. When I was told that

the hospital was closed, I think I actually went

into shock to start off with because I just went really,

really quiet and then I just burst into tears and was, like,

uncontrollably crying because I just didn't know what was

going to happen. So it was quite scary not knowing

that my hospital wouldn't take me. This is one of the hospitals that

had to close the doors of its maternity unit at least

once during 2016. Now everyone agrees that at times

managers may have to do that if the safety of mothers and babies

is being compromised Births are extremely

difficult to plan for, but experts warn that if it happens

too frequently, well, that's The Royal College of Midwives

believes there's a shortfall of 3,500 expert maternity staff

and that's what's behind It's very rare for maternity units

to be closed and the fact that we've seen a 70% increase in how often

that's happening, I think should Peaks and troughs in the birth rate

always have an impact on maternity services and more midwives

are being trained. The Department of Health says

hospitals need to use temporary closures to manage those peaks

in admissions and it argues it's misleading to use these figures

to indicate a shortage of staff because of the difficulties around

planning for births. You are watching Outside Source. Our

lead story, President Trump says that if North Korea makes more

threats towards the United States, it will be met with fire, fury and

power the like of which the world has never seen. Votes are being

counted in Kenya's general election. People waited in long queues to vote

for local representatives, parliamentarians and the president.

It is that last about that international attention is really

focused on. We can bring you an update here. The Kenyan president

takes a lead in the early tallies. There are millions more votes to be

counted and some results may be disputed but that appears to be

where it is going. Let us remind you who we are talking about. This is

the incumbent president, LaRue Kenny at, who is standing again and he

will accept the will of the people. His opponent is his long-standing

opponent, Mr Odinga. There have been hitches but the vote has gone

smoothly in most places. International monitors are there,

including John Kerry, who said he including John Kerry, who said he

was glad to be there in a key election, he said there was a lot

riding on a free, fair and safe election. The BBC has a big team in

Kenya and here is one report. In the dockers before dawn, they

waited. Some camp is hoping to be first. -- in the darkness. They

turned up eager to vote. Here in Nairobi, Kenya and have been braving

the cold and the rain, waiting to exercise their right to vote. Once

the process is done, all eyes will be watching for the results. It is

the vote for the presidency which is attracting the most attention. The

incumbent president, Kenyatta, is hoping to retain power. But Mr

Odinga is hoping to replace him. The leader would need more than half the

votes to avoid a run-off. It will all be down to what the people

decide. It will be the fourth selection -- successful election and

I hope the Kenyan is given as a peaceful election. No matter who

wins. I want to exercise my democratic rights and secondly, I

want to vote for the right person to have the next government for the

development of our country. For my children's feature. I have been

voting since the first president of Kenya and I think now this is the

fourth president and I am here, whether it rained all shines. We are

very happy. The electoral authority has been under intense pressure to

deliver a transparent and fair election. The country's security

hinges on the success of this election and canyons hope there

faith in the system will be rewarded. -- Kenyan people.

This is the main place where the declaration will be made.

The adding of these votes is happening

automatically in the electronic system and everybody can see the

results as they trickle in across the country

through the Electoral Commission's website as well as

through the local media channels which have been updating people 24

The latest update is that at least one eighth of the votes,

presidential votes count, is already end.

By morning, we might have a clear indication how this vote is

Do you expect security to be very tight? That depends on how the

losers react and what they tell their supporters. Most of the

post-election violence we have seen in the past has happened as a result

of that reaction from the election losers. What is new about this

election is that we have so many contestants, more than 14,000

candidates vying for 1800 positions. That means a large number of them

are going to lose. So how they react is going to have an impact on the

mood in the country. Rex Cillessen is that the summit in

Manila. And he made a stop in Thailand to urge the kingdom the car

business ties with North Korea. This is an attempt to stall the region.

-- the country. He is only spending a few hours in

each country. There are important issues at stake here in Thailand. He

wants to see Thailand restored to its central role in Asean, and it is

in disagreement with China about how to deal with North Korea. The crisis

there has woken me US up as to how much diplomatic ground the US has

lost in this region. The US also wants to rebalance trade which is

heavily weighted in favour of Thai exports and it was to restore the

military partnership between these two countries. Having such a senior

official here after downgraded ties because of the military coup, it is

a big step. Let's take you to the Yunnan province in the south-western

China. It is famed for its unique architecture because it is cheaper

to destroy an old house than -- and build a new one, than to restore

architecture. Here, they have been very successful

with their dying business. They have been able to upgrade the family

home. Half of the house has been knocked down and the new wing is

very different. And while we have been on air, some

breaking news. If I say rhinestone Cowboy, you know who I'm talking

about. Glen Campbell has died at the age of 81. He was famous for the

song. He had been suffering from Alzheimer's disease for several

years and is finally says he has finally succumbed. There will be a

lot more to say about Glen Campbell on BBC News. Thank you for being

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