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the heat but by Tuesday, things turning just a little fresher. We

keep the cloud into the far north-west.

Frustration and anger following the tower block

fire in west London - as crowds gathered to add their

The British Prime Minister - already criticised for her

response - visits some of the injured in hospital.

She's announced a six million dollar fund to help the victims.

What we need to do is to ensure that immediately people have the support

that they need in order to deal with what is an horrific

and terrible circumstance that people are in.

Also ahead - "Terrible and misguided."

President Trump's view on the previous

He's signed an order to revoke the agreement set

Effective immediately, I am cancelling the last administration

completely one-sided deal with Cuba. And he's one of the political giants

of modern European history. Germany's longest-serving

Chancellor, Helmut Kohl, Could Ronaldo be

getting rid of Real? The BBC learns he's so upset

at being accused of tax fraud, Hello and welcome

to World News Today. Police say that at least 30 people

are now confirmed to have died in the fire that engulfed

Grenfell Tower in west London. The BBC understands that the TOTAL

number of people who are dead But the BBC understands that many

more people are missing. There is growing anger at the way

the authorities have dealt with the aftermath of the fire -

earlier around 500 protestors Some protestors then moved

to the centre of London, and staged a sit-in at Oxford Circus,

in the heart of London's West End, and just a few hundred

metres from this building. With the story of a day that people

in West London who were affected by the tower block fire began

to express their anger, A crowd storms Kensington Town Hall,

demanding action. I understand that the response

we get from the council They want to hear from the local

authority officials How could this tragedy have

happened on this scale, We are sent from

hospital to hospital. Why is there not community

help for family members? Why do we have to look for

information? Today, again, in the shadow

of Grenfell Tower, It is an overwhelming community

tragedy with an overwhelming We get all the missing

people on the same window. A continuing grassroots

mobilisation, doing But the Queen and Prince William

left in no doubt of the agony Rescue crews are still making

their way through the building. It is hard to imagine

a more challenging task. It is why the official death toll

remains so much lower than what the people here expect,

and what they fear. The building itself

is in a very hazardous state. It is going to take a period of time

for our specialists, both from the police

and the London Fire Brigade, to fully search the building,

to make sure we locate and recover everybody that has sadly

perished in that fire. We will be doing that as swiftly

as we can, absolutely. With all of that comes frustration

and the sense among many that more help is needed

at the official level. There is a woman on the train who

goes past and she sees body bags. OK, even if you can't

identify them, don't lie. Say, we have this many

bodies unidentified. Because there are people

out here looking for The investigations, inquests

and enquiries will take months, perhaps years to complete

but the people here believe they already have a fundamental

understanding of this tragedy, that the fire swept

through the building at breathtaking pace,

and that so many people from this Away from the crowds,

it is now three days on. The fire is out and

London rumbles on. Grenfell Tower, 127 homes,

stands monument now to the lives, Jeremy Cooke, BBC News,

North Kensington. The British Prime Minister Theresa

May has offered a ?5 million relief A short while ago she spoke

to my colleague Emily Maitliss and insisted the government

was doing everything it could. We are committed to rehousing

people. Some people may want to go to another borough where they have

support. But we went to make sure that within three weeks were people

will be rehoused and they have a home to goes to. Do you except that

you misread the mood, the anger, you didn't meet residents are resented

that? This was a terrible tragedy that took place. People have lost

their lives and others have lost everything. All their possessions,

their home, and everything. What we are doing is putting in place the

support that would help them. That it is a

-- terrible tragedy. I have heard reports from the fire brigade, the

police and the victims in the tower themselves. But also from other

residents, some of them have not been able to go back to their homes

either. What was the response? What I am now absolutely focused on is

ensuring they get that support on the ground. The government is making

money available, we are ensuring we will get to the bottom of what has

happened. We will ensure people are rehoused, but we need to make sure

that that actually happens. My colleague Ian Watson joins us

from London. What did Theresa May say? She didn't answer that

directly, she talked about the practical thing she was doing. She

did say in the interview that this was a terrible tragedy and we all

affected but people weren't just for practical messages, they were

looking for empathy. She said the priority was to meet the emergency

services as she did yesterday in a private meeting, nonetheless he did

not meet the residents directly, that I think aloud a gap for her

opponents to suggest she was lacking in sympathy for some of the

resident. She was not listening to the concerns. And by the time she

did meet the residents outside the church where she met some victims

and the victims two families, she was met with cries of coward and

shame on you. For a Prime Minister have just come out of a election

with a reduced number of MPs in Parliament, would a week in hand, if

you like, it wasn't desperately helpful to have the past 24 hours

focusing on her again her character, her ability to keep in step with the

mood of the country, not necessarily the inability to deal quickly with a

totally. We have -- with a tragedy. We have seen the anger of people we

-- who want answers. It will be such a difficult process in getting the

information they need? Dart things here. What Mrs May was trying to do

was trying to start the process of finding the truth. There will be a

public enquiry led by the judiciary, an independent enquiry into what

happened. In terms of references for that enquiry, not yet drawn up, can

be interest to limit the influence by the tenants and residents of the

area affected so they can have a say over what the enquiry should look

at. But they want answers now about their last relatives, feared dead.

They want how many people have died, answers on how quickly and where

there might be rehoused. She suggested the local area, they were

worried they might be moved out of the area and the community. Those

are pressing questions, they say they have not been answered. There

is a great deal of anger and frustration spilling over, this is

getting a bit wider now. There are demonstrations going past ten

Downing St, to Oxford Street, the main shopping street of London, the

headquarters of the BBC. There's a feeling that something that had

started as a desperate tragedy, there are now bigger questions about

how people are treated in this country, the gap between rich and

poor, a bigger political time is not just for the Prime Minister that all

political parties in Britain. Ian Watson, thank you for the time

being. That protest has now moved on. We'll have much more coverage of

the West London tower block fire from 9:30pm local time, the viewers

in the UK. President Trump has announced that

he's cancelling what he's called his predecessor's one-sided

deal with Cuba. At a ceremony with the

Cuban-American community in Miami, he signed what he described

as a commitment to strengthen the policy

of the United States towards Cuba. He said that easing restrictions

on travel and trade only enriched the Cuban regime and did not

help the Cuban people. The profits from investment and

tourism flow directly to the military. The regime takes the money

and owns the industry. The outcome of last administration's executive

action has been owned the more profession and a move -- more

repression and a move to crush the peaceful democratic movement. So

effective immediately, I am cancelling the last administration's

completely one-sided deal with Cuba. President from speaking to some of

the Cuban-American community in Miami. We spoke to will grant in

Havana. That is what stood out to me, we knew he would break with the

Obama policy, reimposing restrictions that have been eased by

his predecessor. But it was just the degree to which he ramped up the

rhetoric that stood out to us in Cuba. This was speaking about the

government as a dictatorship, attacking the military as milking

the tourism dollars that were coming into Cuba, it was heavy on human

rights, he challenged keeper to lay out as he put it, a better deal.

Despite all the noise, if you look at exactly what was said, he has not

rolled back completely on the Obama era policies. Thus on certain

elements. Specifically, to do with travel, and trade so that US

companies can't work with the commercial wing of the Cuban

military. But things still will continue as they were in terms of,

for example, direct flights to Cuba from the United States. Don't go

away, we will go to Washington now and Barbara Joyce us. We were

expecting this but as we'll was saying, a stronger rhetoric than

perhaps we have anticipated? President Trump had promised a

certain constituency, Cuban-American hardliners in Miami, that he would

do this. They are the minority, actually, in that community now,

over time there has been much greater openness to a did

it was to them he was speaking. He spoke to them in Miami. These are

their views about the Castro regime. He was influenced by hardline

Cuban-American lawmakers, especially Senator Marco Rubio. He went with

that rhetoric, painting the regime and very black colours, making this

very much a human rights issue, saying that the regime was

oppressing people, destabilising the region, and that it was benefiting

from the results of President Obama 's's detente and that they would

change it in that way but we'll is right, the actual changes were not

so much a rollback but tightening some of the money to the commercial

element of the military. I think what we will be looking for is that

tone that he has set, that line, how that will affect the relationship

with the government, I think it probably signals a return to a much

more adversarial type of relationship and that is going to

distress a lot of people here, the business and tourism community, and

lawmakers as well. Not just about that those on the Republican side of

the who are pressing for this let's point those two will. From

those who want a transparent process, political parties to be

allowed, voting and free elections, that won't happen Willett? Not

through these means, no. I don't think the Cuban government has ever

responded well to those demands from Washington and it won't start now.

He almost suggested the fact that President Raul Castro is stepping

down next year was somehow related to this harder stance. But Mr Castro

has made it clear he intended to step down for quite some time. In

fact, if anything, human rights organisations are advising against

taking this type of harder stance because they fear that it might

strengthen the hand of hardliners within the Cuban Communist Party. So

there is a lot of people pointing out some of the inconsistencies in

this policy. For example, obliging US citizens to come to Cuba in

organised groups. That means the chances are they would stay within

state run hotels and not the private Centre, exactly the part of the

economy that the Trump administration is trying to empower.

There are a lot of people suggesting this is misguided but the

administration is clear that the previous of nurses and midweek,

rolled over for the Castro government, and that they will take

a harder stance. -- the previous Administration was weak. We will

keep the focus on Donald Trump because the president has once again

taken to twitter. The president has taken to Twitter

to confirm he's being investigated for obstruction of justice

in connection with the firing He said: "I am being investigated

for firing the FBI Director by the man who told me

to fire the FBI Director!" Once again he called

it a "Witch Hunt". He also insisted that "After seven

months of investigations and committee hearings

about my alleged collusion with the Russians, nobody has been

able to show any proof." As a result, sources close to the US

Deputy Attorney General, Rod Rosenstein, say he may have

to recuse himself from the inquiry as he may now be

a potential witness. Our correspondent in Washington,

Rajini Vaidyanathan James Comey the former FBI director,

testified before the Senate last week and remember, he was fired by

President club at the beginning of May. He testified before the Senate

but President Trump was not the subject of the investigation is into

whether the Trump campaign colluded with the Russians. But of course, he

only knew what was going on while he was in post. But then James Kelly

was fired, and someone called Robert Mallo was taken over -- takeover of

the investigation as special council. Now that Mr Muller has

taken over. He has broadened the scope of the enquiry and is now

investigating President Trump. But whether he is -- for whether he

obstructed justice. He is now being investigated for his role in firing

James Comey. Stay with us on BBC World News for

lots to come, including sports News, the latest from the second round of

the US open. There was a bomb in the city centre

and AI Oblak codewords -- IRA codeword. Thus South African

government has abolished the force registration act, which forcibly

classified citizens according to race. Germany's parliament has voted

by no majority to move this seat of government from Bonn to Berlin. It

was greeted by a shot in Bonn. Just a day old and the Royal baby is now

sleeping in his cot. He was taken to apartment to Kensington palace. The

first Russian cosmonaut. -- woman cosmonaut.

The former Chancellor of Germany, Helmut Kohl, who presided over

the reunification of the west with the former communist

The current Chancellor, Angela Merkel, has led the tributes,

describng him as 'a great German and a great European.' From Berlin,

His name rang out at a turning point in history.

East Germans hailed him as a saver from communism, the Cold War was

over. As a child, Helmut Kohl saw his country destroyed by World War

II. It inspired or a lifelong ambition to unify Germany and

Europe, and put an end to war. His Christian Democrat principles and

his giant physique proved unstoppable. First he was the leader

of Rhineland then leader of opposition in West Germany. And when

Schmidt's government collapsed, the Cold War. He was mocked for his

appetite and accent. His time might have run out were it not for a

political earthquake. The fall of the Berlin Wall. Now Helmut Kohl

with the history man, the reassuring with the history man, the reassuring

figure who convinced the Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to reunite

Germany which would pose no threat. On the day of reunification, Helmut

Kohl with the father of the nation. But in eastern Germany, the economy

failed and brilliance lost their jobs. Helmut Kohl felt dearly. He

had ignored the costs of unity and Germany paid the price. Helmut Kohl

turned to his other big idea, reuniting Europe with the French

president. Tap-in became the architect of the new European union,

with its own currency. At the end, Kohl's ruthless attempts to cling to

power led to his downfall. Then a corruption scandal. He admitted he

flouted the law for years, taking secret donations which he said he

passed on political friends, but the courts letting go three. His

reputation never really recovered but his legacy is filled. In 2010,

he joined the celebrations to mark 20 years of German reunification.

The West and east are back together, and Helmut Kohl will always be

remembered as the Chancellor of German unity.

That did all the sports news. BBC sport understands that Christiano

Ronaldo wants to leave Spain. After being accused of tax fraud. The

contract is signed last year keeping him at Real Madrid for five years,

includes a 1 billion year wrote release clause. The former rail

Madrid president called a run, agrees he could make a shock exit.

In that sense, I don't think it's going to be easy to change. He is a

strong minded and gets what he wants. When I signed him, he was

going to come the year before, he didn't because he committed to

Manchester United. When he did for Real Madrid, he didn't change his

mind. Despite that Barcelona were offering more. It's true. Let's hope

that he's not so clear leaving Real Madrid. Let's get the latest on the

second round of the US open goal. The American Rickie Fowler, leader

after round one has picked up the shot, he is now eight under, one

behind books his countrymen. -- copter, his countryman. There was a

trouble but fixing the treble bogey earlier today. The world number two

and three will miss the cut, Rory McIlroy and Jason Day finished six

and ten over par respectively. To recap, Brooks Koepka now nine under

par, a shot in front of Ricky Fowler. Andy Murray is trying to

defend his title next week before aiming at his personal -- third

Wimbledon title next month. Murray told BBC sport that his time at the

top could soon be over. I know some of the players have been doing

really well into the 30s recently, but that might not be the case with

me. Maybe the next couple of years, the last few well I have the chance

to compete for the majors and the biggest tournament. I want to make

the most of them. Staying with tennis, Feliciano Lopez upset third

seed Tomas Berdych. Top seeds Federal and dimmer jobs were knocked

out in the second round and it took the Spaniards two hours and seven

minutes to get to the number six seed, Mischa Zverev. No problems for

the fourth seed, he beat the Kohlschreiber in three sets. That's

all the sports are now, back to you. Thank you, all the sports news

there. We have a special programme focusing on the Grenfell Tower Fire

next, so do stay with us next for that.