:00:15. > :00:19.The First Minister has told Reporting Scotland that she'd be
:00:20. > :00:21.willing to meet Donald Trump when he comes to the UK
:00:22. > :00:24.Nicola Sturgeon said that despite their disagreements,
:00:25. > :00:26.she wouldn't turn down an invitation from the US President.
:00:27. > :00:29.She was speaking in New York, as it was confirmed that
:00:30. > :00:31.Donald Trump's predecessor, Barack Obama, is to
:00:32. > :00:41.From New York, here's our political correspondent, Glenn Campbell.
:00:42. > :00:48.Time out to see Scottish ballet dance es performing in New York, but
:00:49. > :00:52.with every overseas is adventure there is a diplomatic dance too, how
:00:53. > :00:56.best to engage with a government of your host country for especially
:00:57. > :01:00.when you disagree with his leader. On this trip the film is not seeing
:01:01. > :01:04.anyone from the Trump administration. It is not a
:01:05. > :01:08.deliberate move, it is this trip has been focussed on the business
:01:09. > :01:13.initiatives. Are you snubbing President Trump or is he snubbing
:01:14. > :01:17.you? There is no snub either way. President Trump is meeting the
:01:18. > :01:21.leader of China today. There is no snub involved. This trip is part of
:01:22. > :01:25.Scotland week. It is about focussing on the business links between
:01:26. > :01:29.Scotland and America. Before he was President, Donald Trump took a swing
:01:30. > :01:34.at the Scottish Government over a wind farm he said would destroy the
:01:35. > :01:40.view from his golf course. What would you do if Donald Trump gets
:01:41. > :01:45.into pourer? Deal with him or ding him? I think America will ding him
:01:46. > :01:50.before I do. The First Minister hoped the America people would elect
:01:51. > :01:52.Hillary Clinton. During the Presidential campaign Nicola
:01:53. > :01:57.Sturgeon removed Donald Trump as a business ambassador for Scotland,
:01:58. > :02:01.when he proposed a ban on Muslims entering the United States, and
:02:02. > :02:05.today, the First Minister has welcomed as fantastic news that his
:02:06. > :02:10.predecessor, Barack Obama, is to visit Scotland. Let us just say she
:02:11. > :02:14.has made her preferences in American politics perfectly clear.
:02:15. > :02:18.On this visit there has been high level political engagement with the
:02:19. > :02:21.United Nations, rather than with the United States administration. I
:02:22. > :02:24.think the First Minister and President Trump should look for ways
:02:25. > :02:28.for our countries to work together and to meet together and get past
:02:29. > :02:33.any past problems, the American people, the Scottish people have a
:02:34. > :02:37.long history of friendship, we have a great alliance, and that should be
:02:38. > :02:41.deepened. If and when he comes to the UK, possibly including a visit
:02:42. > :02:46.to Scotland, will you see him then? I said on a number of occasions as
:02:47. > :02:50.First Minister decline to meet the President of the United States, from
:02:51. > :02:54.is an invitation to meet him. Of course, like many others across the
:02:55. > :02:58.world will have disagreements with him. No doubt he has disagreements
:02:59. > :03:03.with me, but that does not stand in the way of the very strong links
:03:04. > :03:09.between our two country. In diplomacy, you don't get to choose
:03:10. > :03:13.While the First Minister is in the US, it's been announced
:03:14. > :03:15.that a former US president is coming to Scotland.
:03:16. > :03:18.Barack Obama will visit Edinburgh next month for a charity event
:03:19. > :03:20.arranged by the philanthropist Sir Tom Hunter.
:03:21. > :03:21.The 44th President of the United States
:03:22. > :03:23.will address business leaders and local schoolchildren.
:03:24. > :03:37.Our correspondent Lucy Adams reports.
:03:38. > :03:40.At this defining moment, change has come to America.
:03:41. > :03:42.Barack Obama being voted in almost nine years ago
:03:43. > :03:50.No stranger to British shores in 2014, he waded into the debate
:03:51. > :04:00.around the Scottish referendum on independence, saying he backed
:04:01. > :04:04.For Scotland, there is a referendum process in place and it is up
:04:05. > :04:12.He has left the White House, and in one of his first public event
:04:13. > :04:22.Trying to get President Obama was difficult.
:04:23. > :04:25.With a bit of persistence and a lot of good luck,
:04:26. > :04:28.we are delighted that he has chosen Scotland to deliver what we believe
:04:29. > :04:31.is one of his first speeches coming out of the White House.
:04:32. > :04:36.There will be a Q and we know how much the president loves his music.
:04:37. > :04:38.So we have some great Scottish talent that will perform
:04:39. > :04:43.He is not the first former US president who has
:04:44. > :04:53.Two years ago, he drew George Clooney to Edinburgh.
:04:54. > :04:58.Last year he persuaded Leonardo DiCaprio to come
:04:59. > :05:03.The dinner in May is expected to draw big crowds.
:05:04. > :05:07.What I have seen of President Obama is that he is a nice bloke.
:05:08. > :05:17.Be great to have someone of his stature coming to Edinburgh.
:05:18. > :05:20.He is expected to face a very different reaction to the man
:05:21. > :05:27.His coming to Scotland will send a message.
:05:28. > :05:32.The fact that, I imagine he will be warmly welcomed,
:05:33. > :05:35.but if Donald Trump were to come here, that would probably
:05:36. > :05:39.It is not clear if it is the country's golf courses that have
:05:40. > :05:42.persuaded Barack Obama to come to Scotland, but it is clear
:05:43. > :05:44.many will be lining up to meet him, including some
:05:45. > :05:53.of Scotland's high-profile politicians.
:05:54. > :05:56.The amount of money Scottish councils have raised from parking
:05:57. > :05:58.charges and penalties has increased by 12% in the last year.
:05:59. > :06:01.Councils took in a surplus of ?40 million - up from 36 million
:06:02. > :06:03.the previous year, according to the RAC Foundation.
:06:04. > :06:05.Edinburgh City Council gained the most, with
:06:06. > :06:24.There is an invitation to meet him. Of course, like many others across
:06:25. > :06:26.the world will have disagreements with him. No doubt he has
:06:27. > :06:29.disagreements with me, but that does not stand in the way of the very
:06:30. > :06:31.strong links between our two country. In diplomacy, you don't get
:06:32. > :06:34.to choose your partners. If you want to get a parking space in the middle
:06:35. > :06:37.of Edinburgh you have to be sharp eyed, give no quarter, and have your
:06:38. > :06:42.money ready. There's one. So here I am on George street, finally managed
:06:43. > :06:48.to get a parking space. And now, the next thing I need to
:06:49. > :06:53.do, is pay for parking. Otherwise, I might get a fine.
:06:54. > :06:57.Parking here isn't the cheapest either. These kinds of prices have
:06:58. > :07:08.allowed councils to make some decent profits.
:07:09. > :07:13.Research published today by the RAC Foundation, Scotland's 32 councils
:07:14. > :07:16.made more than ?79 million through parking charges and penalties and
:07:17. > :07:20.once running costs were taken account of the profit that was left
:07:21. > :07:26.over came to ?40 million. Edinburgh made the biggest profit,
:07:27. > :07:31.?19.4 million. Followed by Glasgow, with 127.6 million. And in the tyred
:07:32. > :07:38.place, Aberdeen made 4.9 million. But some councils made a loss.
:07:39. > :07:41.Including East Dunbartonshire which recorded a deficit of ?500,000. One
:07:42. > :07:45.Including East Dunbartonshire which expert says the system today runs
:07:46. > :07:49.very efficiently. It squeezes out people who try and overpark. It
:07:50. > :07:54.penalised people who park improperly and many of the claims about I have
:07:55. > :07:58.been punished by a parking warden, are to do with people trying to get
:07:59. > :08:02.away with it. Back on George Street do drivers think they should be
:08:03. > :08:08.paying less? Less than what they are charging just now, but I do belief
:08:09. > :08:12.they have to charge. To keep the traffic at a a minimum. That is
:08:13. > :08:15.acceptable, I think. Especially when it is such a busy place and you are
:08:16. > :08:19.trying to get away from having so many cars. You are in the heart of
:08:20. > :08:23.this lovely city, maybe you do have to pay a bit of a premium, but
:08:24. > :08:31.having said that, it is a bit of a shock. 3.80 an hour! So a few minor
:08:32. > :08:37.grumbles there but it looks like parking charges are here to stay.
:08:38. > :08:39.A trade union, whose members are taking industrial action
:08:40. > :08:42.at the Faslane and Coulport naval bases, is angry that military
:08:43. > :08:45.personnel are to be drafted in to take over their duties.
:08:46. > :08:47.The workers are in dispute with civilian contractor Babcock Marine.
:08:48. > :08:49.A spokesman for the Ministry of Defence said that
:08:50. > :08:58.when there was a safety issue, Royal Navy personnel would step in.
:08:59. > :09:01.Around 800 people a year in Scotland have to have a leg amputated.
:09:02. > :09:03.Not everyone is suitable for an artificial leg or prosthesis.
:09:04. > :09:06.A documentary tonight follows some of those who have had
:09:07. > :09:10.Iona Hay was a small child when she lost her leg,
:09:11. > :09:12.but the way she's coped since has proved an inspiration.
:09:13. > :09:17.Just before her sixth birthday, Iona Hay had her right leg amputated
:09:18. > :09:23.But it didn't hold her back then - or now.
:09:24. > :09:26.When I wake up in the morning, I remind myself that I do
:09:27. > :09:36.I just wake up and I am probably still half asleep when I put it on.
:09:37. > :09:40.I feel like I can do whatever I want.
:09:41. > :10:01.As she grows, she regularly needs new legs.
:10:02. > :10:05.Every few months, she visits the biggest centre of its kind
:10:06. > :10:13.They are very quick to adapt the prosthesis to help.
:10:14. > :10:21.The support, the physio she has got to help her walk properly and move
:10:22. > :10:26.It stops some of the problems that can occur.
:10:27. > :10:30.However well Iona manages with her prosthetic leg,
:10:31. > :10:36.She will have lifelong treatment in outpatient service
:10:37. > :10:38.because of the prosthetics and physiotherapy needs.
:10:39. > :10:41.Obviously she will be seen by the team to have her leg
:10:42. > :10:42.continually renewed as and when required,
:10:43. > :10:45.to make sure she can walk in a normal pattern.
:10:46. > :11:00.Now a teenager, she is being fitted for her 17th leg.
:11:01. > :11:18.Here is the weather now. Good evening. We have had some
:11:19. > :11:21.contrast so far today and we will continue with the contrasts not only
:11:22. > :11:28.for tonight but for the next few days too. Here is the scene earlier,
:11:29. > :11:31.temperatures reached 17 Celsius in Dundee, making it one of the
:11:32. > :11:36.hotspots for the UK. Tonight, cloudy in the west and we will have clearer
:11:37. > :11:40.spells in the east. In the west the cloud nick enough for rain and
:11:41. > :11:43.drizzle in the north-west, the Highlands, the island and the
:11:44. > :11:47.northern isle, mist and murk for shell. 8.00 the morning we will see
:11:48. > :11:52.mist and murk clearing here, and still cloudy and damp in the far
:11:53. > :11:55.north, the Highlands, islands, Hebrides, further to the east drier
:11:56. > :11:58.with brighter spells to start the morning. Temperatures widely round
:11:59. > :12:01.seven to eight degrees, during the course of the day we will continue
:12:02. > :12:05.seven to eight degrees, during the with that contrast, the best of the
:12:06. > :12:09.sunshine along the east coast, down to the eastern border, across the
:12:10. > :12:13.west cloud with showery rain. If we take a wider look at the rest of the
:12:14. > :12:16.UK. For much of England and Wales and Northern Ireland too, it is
:12:17. > :12:20.largely dry, there is more in the way of cloud further to the west,
:12:21. > :12:23.the best of the sunshine further towards the south-east and here
:12:24. > :12:26.temperatures could reach 15 Celsius and across the parts of the North
:12:27. > :12:30.East, 14 or 15 degrees too for Scotland. For tomorrow evening it is
:12:31. > :12:34.similar condition, by the time we reach the weekend. Saturday, cloudy
:12:35. > :12:37.to start but it will improve especially by the afternoon, some
:12:38. > :12:39.good sunny spells developing in much of the country in fact, temperatures
:12:40. > :12:44.widely reaching 14 or 15 Celsius, it of the country in fact, temperatures
:12:45. > :12:48.will be cloudy for the far north, for the isles and the Northern Isles
:12:49. > :12:51.too with a freshening south-westerly wind, taking the edge o off the
:12:52. > :12:56.temperatures. For Saturday night into Sunday we will start to see a
:12:57. > :13:03.change, the high pressure shifts to the east of us, and it will allow to
:13:04. > :13:06.cold weather, bringing rain on Sunday, and behind it, Acombing in
:13:07. > :13:09.from the north-west and it will be colder air, so here is the picture
:13:10. > :13:13.for Sunday, fairly cloudy condition, rain at times in the north-west,
:13:14. > :13:19.shifting south-east wards and behind it colder air for necks week.
:13:20. > :13:23.And that is reporting Scotland. The last programme produced by our
:13:24. > :13:28.colleague Mike Higgins who is heading off to a well-earned
:13:29. > :13:30.retirement. Our best wishes to him. From everyone on the late team, and
:13:31. > :13:31.round the country.