its writes that the ruling againstjoshua wong, nathan law, and alex chow, has effectively halted their budding political careers, as a criminal record means they also face a five—year ban from public office. let's get more on our top story. the attack in barcelona, which used a vehicle as a weapon to mow down pedestrians. it is one of at least seven to have been carried out in europe injust over a year. the problem for the authorities is that such attacks are extremely difficult to prevent. so, what more can the authorities do, if anything, with his analysis here's our security correspondent, gordon corera. barcelona is just the latest a series of vehicle attacks, leaving a terrible but tragically now almost a familiar scene on the streets of europe. the first major incident was in nice, when a lorry ploughed into a crowd just over a year ago. it was a target and moment to maximise the casualties and the impact. then a lorry attack onto a christmas market in berlin, then van driven into the city centre in stockholm. britain has not been immune from what has been called low—tech ter

alex chow, nathan law, and joshua wong were sent to prison for six to eight months. last year they got community service. too lenient a sentence according to the hong kong department of justice. more.kopczynski has >> the local justice department says there is no political bias in it and they have maintained that freedom of speech is protected in hong kong and the only thing that is not protected here is the disorderly and intimidating behavior of the activists. on the other hand many rights groups and others are suggesting this is being used to not only punish them but to politically cow the opposition. in addition to the six to eight months of jail sentences they will actually barred from running for legislative office for the next five years. it does seem that regardless of what their intention is a certainly want -- they certainly will be kept out of politics for the near future. the government was not satisfied with their initial sentence of just community service which they had served out to as with an earlier trial this week they said these were not enough of

joshua wong, nathan law and alex chow were initially given non—custodial sentences for their involvement in mass demonstrations in 2014, but hong kong's government pushed for tougher sentences. a massive joint military exercise involving south korea and the united states is about to begin. tens of thousands of troops, aircraft, and naval vessels will be involved, but pyongyang isn't happy, saying it amounts to what it called "pouring gasoline on fire." amidst heightened rhetoric on both sides, yogita limaye has been to the point where north and south meet. it's a place where a handful of european military personnel still monitor the armistice signed between the two koreas 64 years ago. it's a little bit like being in the eye of the hurricane. so everything is very tense around, but here, here it is calm and nice and peaceful. so it's a little bit of a strange situation sometimes. right next to the border between north and south korea, these are the men guarding the ceasefire between the two countries. the korean war, which started in june 1950, ended 27 july 1953 with an armistice agreem

joshua wong, nathan law and alex chow were initially given non—custodial sentences for their involvement in mass demonstrations in 2014, but hong kong's government pushed for tougher sentences. the uk government is to publish more details of its brexit negotiating process today. the position papers are expected to outline what happens to goods already in the single market when the uk leaves the eu. the documents should also detail how the uk, and uk employees of the eu, handle secret information gleaned from the uk's membership. ben is here with all the business news. what do you have president vladimir putin we are looking to the us, canada, and mexico. —— what do you have for us? —— we are looking to the us, canada, and mexico. the countries have pledged to reach an agreement by early next year — but some trade experts have warned the timetable is just too tight. there are huge challenges ahead. the us says it wants new measures to make sure a substantial proportion of vehicles covered by the deal are made in america. at the momentjust over 62% of each vehicle must come from

joshua wong, nathan law and alex chow were initially given non—custodial sentences for their involvement in mass demonstrations in 2014, but hong kong's government pushed for tougher sentences. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: discovered after 72 years, the world war two warship sunk by a japanese submarine, in the pacific ocean. washington, the world's most political city, is today assessing the political health of the world's most powerful man. indeed, i did have a relationship with miss lewinsky that was not appropriate. in fact, it was wrong. in south africa, 97 people have been killed today, in one of the worst days of violence between rival black groups. over the last ten days, 500 have died. chanting: czechoslovakia must be free! russia is observing a national day of mourning for the 118 submariners who died on board the kursk. we're all with them now, within our hearts. the pope has celebrated mass before a congregation of more than 2.5 million people, in his hometown of krakow. "stay with us, stay with us," chanted this ocean of humanity. "well, well," joked the pope, "s

the three, joshua wong, nathan law and alex chow, were initially given non—custodial sentences for their involvement in mass demonstrations in 2014, but hong kong's government pushed for tougher sentences. south africa's government has confirmed it has granted diplomatic immunity to zimbabwe's first lady, grace mugabe. this allowed her to return home in the early hours of sunday. president robert mugabe's wife is accused of assaulting a 20—year—old model, gabriella engels, a week ago in a johannesburg hotel, the same hotel where her sons were staying. one of the greats of american entertainment, jerry lewis, whose goofy brand of physical comedy endeared him to millions in a career spanning six decades, had died at 91. one of the most popular comic actors of the 1950s and ‘60s, jerry lewis perfected the role of the quirky clown in slapstick comedies like the nutty professor. butjerry lewis was also loved and admired for his writing, his acting, and his charity work. as we have heard, american and south korean forces are beginning their annual joint military exercises later on monday

joshua wong, nathan law and alex chow were initially given non—custodial sentences for their involvement in mass demonstrations in 2014, but hong kong's government pushed for tougher sentences. the wreckage of a us warship sunk by the japanese in 1945 has been discovered north—east of the philippines. the uss indianapolis was found more than three miles below the surface. it had just completed a secret mission to deliver parts for the hiroshima nuclear bomb when it was hit by japanese torpedoes. more than 800 sailors died, the largest loss of life at sea in the history of the us navy. sarah corker reports. for 72 years, the final resting place of the uss indianapolis had been a mystery. that's it, we've got it — the indy. 5.5 kilometres beneath the surface of the philippine sea, these are the first pictures of the wreckage. an anchor marked on the left—hand side, "us navy". this was indy. this was from a refit at pearl harbor in 1942. the ship was found by a search vessel with equipment that can reach some of the deepest ocean floors. it was funded by the microsoft co—founder pau

joshua wong, nathan law and alex chow were initially given non—custodial sentences for their involvement in mass demonstrations in 2014, but hong kong's government pushed for tougher punishment. malaysia has officially apologised after printing an upside—down version of indonesia's national flag in a commemorative magazine for the south—east asian games. instead of showing the usual red horizontal band on top of a white one, the magazine got them the wrong way round. new souvenir brochures have had to be reordered. here is a good example of why not to use a mobile phone while on the move. at this crossing in china's guangxi, without warning, a sinkhole opens up in the path of a scooter rider who, too distracted by his phone, drives right in. luckily, he walked away unharmed. as we have heard, american and south korean forces are beginning their annual joint military exercises later on monday. so could they serve to increase tensions even further on the peninsula? i've been speaking to charles edel, an american military strategy expert and senior fellow at the united states studies ce

a court sentenced joshua wong, nathan law and alex chow to up to eight months. they helped start the so-called "umbrella movement" against chinese curbs on elections. the three appeared outside the court before the sentencing and rallied supporters with a show of defiance. >> even nathan, alex and i will be the ones who may be sent to prison immediately for half to one year. but what we believe is people united will never be defeated. our courage and determination to fight for free elections and democracy will continue in this long-term battle. >> sreenivasan: the activists originally received much lighter sentences, but the court overturned those and imposed harsher penalties. new warnings today about the refugee crisis in south sudan. the u.n. says one million people have fled to uganda, with 1,800 more arriving every day to escape civil war. video from the charity worldvision shows the largest refugee camp in the world, and officials say uganda is struggling to meet their needs. and, back in this country, drug maker mylan will pay $465 million to settle feder

shibutani, and vincent chow, and more. we'll be featuring kristi and her show on our show next week. then another show we are proud to have featured and certainly warrants another look, the flower power exhibit at the asian art museum of san francisco, open now and through october 1. quite a bit of look through our show today. you can also catch us on facebook, as well as twitter, and on nbcbayarea.com. and that's it for our show. join us next week and every week here on "asian pacific america." thanks for watching. ♪ >>> i think there's . >>> i think there's blame on both sides. >> they tried to -- >> conservatives trusted steve bannon. >> everyone was just running away. >> it is a chance for us to connect with the cauosmos. >> good morning, welcome to sunday today on august 20th. i'm willy geist. it's been 8 days now since an alleged white supremacists drove into a crowd killing a woman named heather heyer. saturday people took to the streets across the nation to denounce racism. the largest ral

secretary of labor alex acosta. and we'll hear just momentarily from each one of them as well as our secretary from homeland security elaine duke. the president sent karen and i here today to survey the damage and ensure that the full resources of the federal government are being brought in support of the effort of state and local officials to rescue those that are in harm's way, to help communities begin to recover and to lay a foundation to rebuild texas in the wake of this horrific storm. the president will be returning to texas this saturday with the first lady and will be traveling to houston and other destinations within the state. again, to reinforce our administration's commitment and to bring the resources and the compassion of the american people to this dire moment in the life of texas. the president also sent me here with a very simple message. first, a message of gratitude to this governor and to state and local officials who have stepped forward with such professionalism and such consistency in this hi