GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. OUR RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE STARTS TO SHIFT ITS FOCUS TOMORROW, ALLOWING A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE TO ENCROACH ON THE NORTH-EAST. MEANWHILE, A TROUGH WITH EMBEDDED FRONTS IS SPREADING RAIN OVER THE FAR SOUTH, BUT THESE SYSTEMS ARE JUST THE WARM-UP ACT FOR THE INCOMING LOW-PRESSURE SYSTEM CURRENTLY POWERING UP OFF THE QUEENSLAND COAST. RIGHT NOW, IT'S 6 O'CLOCK. TEAM NEW ZEALAND OFF TO A FLYING START AT THE AMERICA'S CUP, SO WHO'S JIMMY SPITTLE BLAMING FOR TAKING THE WIND OUT OF HIS SAILS? A HORROR WEEKEND ON OUR ROADS. FRENCH NATIONALS BELIEVED TO BE AMONG FOUR KILLED IN A FIERY CRASH NEAR THAMES. PLUS, THE REACTION AS BILL COSBY WALKS FROM COURT A FREE MAN, BUT FOR HOW LONG? KIA ORA. GOOD EVENING. TEAM NEW ZEALAND'S BID TO WIN BACK THE AMERICA'S CUP HAS HAD THE BEST POSSIBLE START. PETER BURLING AND HIS CREW HAVE WON TWO OF THE EIGHT RACES THEY NEED TO CLAIM INTERNATIONAL SPORT'S OLDEST TROPHY. WHAT'S MORE, THEY WON BOTH RACES TODAY CONVINCINGLY OVER THE CUP HOLDERS, TEAM USA. OUR US CORRESPONDENT REBECCA WRIGHT REPORTS FROM BERMUDA. PETER BURLING WAR PAINT ON AND HEADING INTO BATTLE. (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) OUT ON THE WATER, JIMMY SPITHILL BLINKED FIRST ` ORACLE CROSSING THE START LINE EARLY, THE UNFORCED ERROR RESULTING IN A PENALTY. SO A TECHNICAL ISSUE AT THE TOP THERE? I THINK IT WAS MORE OF A TECHNIQUE FAILURE, TO BE QUITE HONEST. WE NEED TO GO BACK AND LOOK AT IT, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE WE STALLED A RUDDER GOING INTO THAT GYBE. TEAM NEW ZEALAND MAXIMISING THE PAIN, STRAIGHT UP ON THEIR FOILS. THE NEW ZEALANDERS OUT IN FRONT AT THE FIRST MARK. AND THEY KEPT ON POWERING AHEAD, DOMINATING WITH SOME OLD-FASHIONED MATCH RACING. ORACLE'S FRUSTRATION SHOWING WITH A COMPLAINT ABOUT THE TELEVISION HELICOPTER. WE WANTED THE TV HELICOPTER MOVED. (LAUGHS) WE WANTED HIM TO LAND. WHY? WELL, THERE WAS A FEW TIMES HE WAS JUST RIGHT ON TOP OF US, AND IT JUST TAKES ALL THE WIND AWAY. BUT SEVERAL TIMES TODAY THE KIWIS ALMOST GAVE IT ALL AWAY, FALLING OFF THEIR FOILS AT THE FINAL MARK IN RACE ONE. A HEART-STOPPING MOMENT FOR FANS, AMONG THEM PETER BURLING'S MUM. IT WASN'T ACTUALLY OUR BEST MANOEUVRE. IT ACTUALLY REMINDED ME A LITTLE BIT OF THE ONE WE HAD AGAINST ARTEMIS, WHERE WE HAD AN INCREDIBLY TIGHT FINISH, BUT I THINK THE REALLY PLEASING THING OUT OF IT WAS WHEN EVERYONE DID SCRAMBLE, AND WE STILL MANAGED TO GET THE JOB DONE NO WORRIES. IT WAS A SWEET MOMENT FOR SUPPORTERS, THOUGH, AS THIS TEAM FINALLY GOT ONE OVER ORACLE. GOOD TO SEE THEM BEAT ORACLE FOR THE FIRST TIME? ABSOLUTELY. YEAH. PERFECT START TO THE WHOLE THING. THE SECOND RACE OF THE DAY ALSO SAW A STRONG START FROM THE KIWIS, BUT FAILING TO COVER ORACLE SAW THEM RIGHT BACK IN IT AT THE TOP MARK. DO YOU THINK YOU HAVE THE FASTER BOAT? I THINK IT IS VERY CONDITION-DEPENDENT. BURLING SAYS DESPITE THE TWO WINS, THE TEAM KNOWS IT'S EFFECTIVELY ONLY ONE RACE UP AND HAS A LOT OF WORK TO DO. YES, KIWIS KNOW WELL THAT YOU CAN NEVER COUNT ORACLE OUT. YOU LOVE COMEBACK MODE, DON'T YOU? WE LOVE COMEBACK MODE, YEP. WE'RE CLEARLY THERE NOW. WE'RE ONE BACK. SO A LONG NIGHT AHEAD FOR THESE TWO TEAMS BEFORE IT'S ALL BACK ON AGAIN WITH TWO RACES TOMORROW. REBECCA IS WITH US NOW FROM BERMUDA. KIWI SUPPORTERS THERE MUST BE DELIGHTED. Yes they absolutely are and the support is strong here. It is a sea of black jerseys everywhere you go. Someone had been very busy overnight taping Kiwi flags to almost every lamppost 4 km along the road to the America's Cup village. I know that the Kiwi team got a real kick out of that as they drove inThis morning And it probably drove the Oracle team a little crazy. THANKS. REBECCA WRIGHT IN BERMUDA. HERE AT HOME, FANS ARE GEARING UP FOR A RUGGED CONTEST BETWEEN THE KIWI BOAT AND ORACLE. HUNDREDS GATHERED TO WATCH TODAY'S RACING AT TEAM NEW ZEALAND'S HOME CLUB ON AUCKLAND'S WATERFRONT. AND AS NICOLE BREMNER REPORTS, NO ONE'S MAKING ANY PREDICTIONS JUST YET. THEY'RE STILL HERE, STILL KEEPING THE FAITH, STILL SPORTING THOSE SIGNATURE RED SOCKS. TEAM NEW ZEALAND'S DIEHARD FANS EXCITED BUT SO SO NERVOUS. THE PERFECT START GOING DOWN A TREAT AT THE AULD MUG'S OLD HOME IN AUCKLAND. (CHEERING) KIWI FANS AROUND THE WORLD ARE KIND OF LICKING THEIR CHOPS. BUT NO ONE HERE'S TAKING ANYTHING FOR GRANTED. THE AMERICA'S CUP IS NOW NEW ZEALAND'S CUP! THE ROYAL NEW ZEALAND YACHT SQUADRON BECAME HOME TO YACHTING'S MOST COVETED PRIZE IN 1995. BUT THE CUP WAS GONE EIGHT YEARS LATER IN THE WAKE OF A DISASTROUS DEFENCE. CATASTROPHIC FOR TEAM NEW ZEALAND! SINCE THEN, THE ELUSIVE PRIZE HAS REMAINED OUT OF REACH. ORACLE TEAM USA WIN THE 34TH AMERICA'S CUP! THIS TIME ROUND, SEASONED FANS JUST HAPPY TAKING IT ONE RACE AT A TIME. THERE'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE WIND SHIFTS AND WHATEVER THAT WILL PLAY INTO THE OTHER PERSON'S HANDS. OBVIOUSLY QUITE FLUKY, BUT, YEAH, JUST NICE TO SEE THE TWO WINS. OUR FAST BOAT AND YOUNG CREW ALSO WINNING THE HEARTS AND MINDS OF THE NEXT GENERATION. THE COMPETITION'S FIERCE, SO, YEAH, I THINK IT'S DEFINITELY WHERE WE'RE ALL TRYING TO GET TO. THEY'RE EXTREMELY EXCITING. THEY'RE VERY TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED. ON A DAY THAT WASN'T ALL PLAIN SAILING, THERE WAS RELIEF THINGS WENT THE KIWIS' WAY. SO A FULL HOUSE AND HAPPY FANS. AND ONE THING'S FOR SURE ` THEY'LL ALL BE BACK SAME TIME, SAME PLACE TOMORROW MORNING. TIME ENOUGH TO OFFER UP SOME TIPS TO THE BOYS IN BERMUDA. THEY DID WELL WITH KEEPING A GOOD LEAD. ANY ADVICE FOR PETER BURLING? UH, YEAH, GOOD JOB. ROLL ON THE 5AM START. THE HOME TEAM'S ALL READY AND WAITING. NICOLE BREMNER, 1 NEWS. IT'S BEEN A DEADLY WEEKEND ON OUR ROADS WITH EIGHT PEOPLE KILLED IN CRASHES ACROSS THE NORTH ISLAND. NEIGHBOURS AND EMERGENCY SERVICES HAVE DESCRIBED THE HORRIFIC SCENE OF A HEAD-ON COLLISON IN NETHERTON, NEAR THAMES, WHICH LEFT FOUR DEAD. IT'S THOUGHT THREE OF THOSE KILLED WERE FRENCH NATIONALS. ERICA WOOD WITH MORE. IT'S NOT YET CLEAR WHAT CAUSED THE FIERY CRASH, BUT AT THE TIME, THE STRETCH OF STATE HIGHWAY 2 BETWEEN THAMES AND PAEROA WAS SHROUDED IN DENSE FOG. NEIGHBOURS TOLD 1 NEWS THEY DIDN'T HEAR ANY BRAKES, JUST THE SMASH OF TWO VEHICLES COLLIDING HEAD ON. LAST NIGHT, WE ATTENDED WHAT CAN BE DESCRIBED ONLY AS A HORRIFIC SCENE. WE HAD CREWS FROM PAEROA, NGATEA AND HAMILTON COME AND WORK ON THAT SCENE LAST NIGHT. UNFORTUNATELY FOUR PEOPLE LOST THEIR LIVES AND OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHIES GO OUT TO THE FAMILIES OF THOSE PEOPLE. IT HAPPENED AT ABOUT 7.40 LAST NIGHT, JUST AS NEIGHBOURS SAY THEY'D SETTLED IN TO WATCH THE LIONS RUGBY GAME ON TV. THERE'S NOT MUCH OF THE CRASH SCENE LEFT TO SEE, BUT IT'S BELIEVED IT WAS A HIGH SPEED IMPACT. ONE CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES AND STAYED ON THE ROAD. THE OTHER FLIPPED OVER THE BARRIER AND LANDED IN THIS DITCH. Police are working to establish the identity of the deceased to ensure the next of kin are informed. We will not release details until this has been completed. A NEARBY RESIDENT WHO HELPED THE VICTIMS BUT DIDNT WANT TO APPEAR ON CAMERA SAID THE FIVE PASSENGERS IN THE CAR IN THE DITCH APPEARED TO BE FRENCH. THREE FROM THAT VEHICLE DIED AT THE SCENE AND TWO OTHERS ARE IN SERIOUS CONDITION IN WAIKATO HOSPITAL. THE OTHER CAR'S OCCUPANT WAS ALSO KILLED. I WOULD PARTICULARLY LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS WHO ATTENDED THE SCENE. THEY SAW THINGS LAST NIGHT THAT MOST PEOPLE WOULD NEVER HOPE TO SEE IN THEIR LIVES. LOCALS TOLD US IT ISN'T THAT THE ROAD ITSELF IS DANGEROUS BUT THAT OFTEN PEOPLE MAKE POOR PASSING OR SPEED DECISIONS, THE HEAVY FOG MAKING CONDITIONS WORSE. IF I WAS TO OFFER A MESSAGE TO THE PUBLIC IT'D BE TO DRIVE TO THE CONDITIONS. POLICE ARE ASKING WITNESSES WHO SAW A BLACK BMW OR WHITE TOYOTA COROLLA AT AROUND 7.30 TO COME FORWARD WITH INFORMATION. ERICA WOOD, 1 NEWS. THE DEATH TOLL FROM THE FIRE IN A WEST LONDON HIGH RISE HAS RISEN TO 58, AND POLICE HAVE WARNED IT'S LIKELY TO CONTINUE TO CLIMB. IT COMES AS PRIME MINISTER THERESA MAY ADMITTED SUPPORT FOR FAMILIES IN THE IMMEDIATE AFTERMATH OF THE DISASTER 'WASN'T GOOD ENOUGH'. THE BBC'S JEREMY COOKE WITH THE LATEST. IN THE MIDSUMMER HEAT, GRENFELL TOWER CASTS A LONG SHADOW. A NEW DARK REALITY ON THE LONDON SKYLINE WITH THE POWER TO SHOCK AND TO MOVE. A SIGHT WHICH STOPS YOU IN YOUR TRACKS ` TOO MUCH TO TAKE IN. IT'S HARD TO KNOW WHAT TO SAY, YEAH. IT'S JUST HORRIFIC. WE JUST HEARD THAT EVERYONE'S BUSY TALKING, BUT YET YOU CAN FEEL A SILENCE. IT'S REALLY OVERWHELMING. FOUR DAYS ON FROM DISASTER AND WITH EVERY OFFICIAL UPDATE, MORE GRIM NEWS. SADLY, AT THIS TIME, THERE ARE 58 PEOPLE WHO WE HAVE BEEN TOLD WERE IN GRENFELL TOWER ON THE NIGHT THAT ARE MISSING, AND THEREFORE, SADLY, I HAVE TO ASSUME THAT THEY ARE DEAD. THE INVESTIGATIONS INTO HOW THIS HAPPENED WILL BE COMPLEX AND LENGTHY, BUT THE RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATION FOR GRENFELL TOWER AND THE SURROUNDING BLOCKS IS ALREADY CALLING FOR THE COUNCIL AND ITS MANAGEMENT AGENCY TO BE SUSPENDED FROM THEIR LANDLORD'S RESPONSIBILITY. ANDREA NEWTON SAYS THE COMMUNITY FELT IGNORED BEFORE THE TRAGEDY, NEGLECTED SINCE, WITH NO ACCESS TO BASIC INFORMATION. WHERE IS EVERYONE? WHAT ARE THEY GETTING NEXT? WHERE ARE THEY GONNA MOVE? WHAT DO THEY NEED? WHO NEEDS WHAT AND WHERE? THESE ARE FUNDAMENTAL QUESTIONS AND WE ARE DAYS AFTER THIS DISASTER. I DON'T KNOW. I'VE DONE THE ANGRY. I'VE GOT TO GET THIS DONE. TODAY THE RESIDENTS BROUGHT THOSE FRUSTRATIONS TO DOWNING STREET. IN A STATEMENT, THE PRIME MINISTER SAID ` WITH SO MUCH PAIN AND FRUSTRATION HERE, THERE ARE WARNINGS THAT GOVERNMENT HELP MUST WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY TO AVOID ADDING TO FRUSTRATION AND ANGER. AND HIGH IN GRENFELL TOWER, THE OPERATION TO RECOVER BODIES GOES ON. A REMINDER OF WHAT'S BEEN LOST AND THE SCALE OF THE TASK AHEAD. AND AS BRITAIN REELS IN THE WAKE OF ITS RECENT TRAGEDIES, THE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY PARADE REFLECTED THE SOMBRE MOOD OF THE NATION, WITH HER THOUGHTS FIRMLY WITH THE VICTIMS OF LONDON AND MANCHESTER. THE BBC'S NICHOLAS WITCHELL REPORTS FROM BUCKINGHAM PALACE. ON A DAY INTENDED FOR CELEBRATION, THE QUEEN LED THE NATION IN SORROW. BEFORE LEAVING BUCKINGHAM PALACE FOR HORSE GUARDS, SHE STOOD WITH THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH FOR A MINUTE'S SILENCE. A MOMENT OF REFLECTION JOINED BY THE FOOT GUARDS ON THE PARADE GROUNDS AND THE CAVALRY AT THE PALACE GATES IN REMEMBRANCE OF THOSE LOST AT GRENFELL TOWER AND IN THE TERRORIST ATTACKS IN LONDON AND MANCHESTER. IN A STATEMENT ISSUED AT 6 O'CLOCK THIS MORNING, THE QUEEN SAID ` YESTERDAY SHE'D VISITED THE SCENE OF THE FIRE AT GRENFELL TOWER YESTERDAY SHE'D VISITED THE SCENE OF THE FIRE AT GRENFELL TOWER AND MET SOME OF THOSE WHO'VE LOST FRIENDS AND NEIGHBOURS. IT HAD CLEARLY MADE A DEEP IMPRESSION. IN HER STATEMENT SHE SAID, 'I HAVE BEEN PROFOUNDLY STRUCK 'BY THE IMMEDIATE INCLINATION OF PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY 'TO OFFER COMFORT AND SUPPORT TO THOSE IN DESPERATE NEED.' SHE WENT ON ` (MARCH PLAYS) HER BIRTHDAY PARADE WENT AHEAD. IT HAD ALL THE FAMILIAR COMPONENTS ` THE FOOT GUARDS MARCHED AND TROOPED THE COLOUR OF THE IRISH GUARDS AND THE ROYAL FAMILY APPEARED ON THE PALACE BALCONY, WHERE PRINCE GEORGE, AS USUAL, STOLE THE SHOW, GAZING DOWN AT THE CROWDS AND THEN, AS THE RAF FLY-PAST APPEARED, UP AT THE SKY WITH HIS SISTER. BUT THIS WAS NO ORDINARY TROOPING. THIS WAS A YEAR WHEN THE HEAD OF STATE REFLECTED THE COUNTRY'S FEELINGS OF SHOCK AND GRIEF. THE DISABILITIES MINISTER NICKY WAGNER HAS APOLOGIZED TODAY FOR A CONTROVERSIAL TWEET SUGGESTING SHE'D RATHER BE OUT ON THE WATER THAN MEETING WITH DISABILITIES GROUPS. MS WAGNER POSTED A PHOTO OF AUCKLAND HARBOUR WITH THE MESSAGE, WHICH HAS PROMPTED BACKLASH ONLINE. THE MINISTER SAYS IT WASN'T MEANT THE WAY IT SOUNDED, AND SHE'S SORRY FOR ANY OFFENCE CAUSED. BUT LABOUR LEADER, ANDREW LITTLE, SAYS IT'S UNACCEPTABLE. IT IS HER JOB TO BE THERE TALKING TO THE DISABILITY SECTOR. TO BE DAYDREAMING AND WANTING TO DO SOMETHING ELSE OR BE SOMEWHERE ELSE, UH-UH, SHE'S NOT FIT TO BE A MINISTER. PRIME MINISTER BILL ENGLISH IS BACKING HIS MINISTER, SAYING NICKY WAGNER MADE A MISTAKE WITH HER TWEET, WHICH IS EASILY UNDERSTOOD, SHE'S FIXED IT AND THAT'S APPROPRIATE. NEW ZEALAND EXPORTERS' HOPES OF SECURING A LONG-AWAITED FREE-TRADE DEAL WITH THE WORLD'S LARGEST ECONOMY HAVE RECEIVED A BOOST. TRADE MINISTER TODD MCCLAY SAYS THE US COMMERCE MINISTER, WILBUR ROSS, HAS INDICATED AMERICA'S OPEN TO A FREE-TRADE DEAL WITH NEW ZEALAND AND DOESN'T SEE ANY MAJOR ISSUES. EARLIER THIS YEAR, THE US PULLED OUT OF THE MULTI-NATION TPP TRADE DEAL INVOLVING NEW ZEALAND. MR MCCLAY, WHO'S BEEN IN WASHINGTON FOR TRADE TALKS THIS WEEK, SAYS THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION WILL STILL TAKE SOME TIME TO DEVELOP ITS TRADE STRATEGY. AUCKLAND'S $1.4B WATERVIEW CONNECTION OPENED TODAY, NOT TO TRAFFIC BUT TO THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF PEDESTRIANS. THE NEW ROUTE IS MADE UP OF TWIN THREE-LANE TUNNELS WHICH CONNECT TWO MAJOR MOTORWAYS TO THE WEST AND SOUTH OF THE CITY. WILL HINE REPORTS. FINALLY THE WAIT IS OVER. AFTER YEARS OF ANTICIPATION, THE VERDICT IN. WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THE TUNNEL? I THINK IT'S REALLY LONG. IT'S VERY LONG. IT'S DARK AND IT'S VERY, VERY LONG. IT'S A VERY LONG TUNNEL, AND I LIKE TUNNELS WHEN THEY'RE QUITE LONG. NOT JUST LONG, BUT THE LONGEST IN THE COUNTRY AT A SHADE UNDER 2.5KM. THE PRIME MINISTER LED THE FORMALITIES AS THE ROUTE WAS OFFICIALLY OPENED. THIS IS THE BIGGEST, IT'S THE MOST CHALLENGING TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT WE'VE EVER SEEN IN THIS COUNTRY. BUT MANY ARE WONDERING HOW THE MOTORWAY WILL PERFORM DURING PEAK HOURS, WITH THE ADJACENT NORTHWESTERN ALREADY CONGESTED WITH COMMUTERS. PRETTY SOON THIS ROAD WILL BE CHOCKA BLOCK LIKE THE REST OF AUCKLAND. THAT'S WHY WE NEED SOMETHING LIKE LIGHT RAIL, RAPID TRANSIT AROUND THE CITY. LOOK, WE'VE NEVER SAID IT WILL FIX PEAK-TIME CONGESTION. WHAT THIS PROJECT'S BEEN ABOUT IS COMPLETING THE WESTERN RING ROUTE, PROVIDING ADDITIONAL CAPACITY INTO THE MOTORWAY NETWORK, TAKING TRAFFIC OFF LOCAL ROADS. THERE WERE SO MANY PEOPLE WANTING TO VISIT THE SITE THAT THE TRANSPORT AGENCY HAD TO ORGANISE EXTRA OPEN DAYS. NOW MORE THAN 60,000 PEOPLE WILL WALK OR BIKE THROUGH THE TUNNELS IN THE COMING DAYS. YOU CAN LOOK AT THE QUALITY OF THE ROAD, YOU CAN FEEL THE TEXTURE, YOU FEEL THE ACOUSTICS. THAT'S NOT SOMETHING YOU CAN DO FROM A CAR. NO ONE'S GOING TO BE ABLE TO WALK THROUGH IT ONCE IT'S OPEN TO TRAFFIC. YOU ONLY GET ONE CHANCE. I THINK IT'S MORE FLASHER THAN I EXPECTED. FLASHER? YEAH, MORE CLASSIER. TRANSPORT BOSSES WILL BE HOPING FOR SIMILAR REVIEWS WHEN THE ROAD OPENS TO TRAFFIC EARLY NEXT MONTH. WILL HINE, 1 NEWS. COMING UP ON ONE NEWS ` THE BODIES OF MISSING SAILORS FROM THE US NAVY DESTROYER USS FITZGERALD ARE FOUND AS NEW DETAILS EMERGE ABOUT WHAT MAY HAVE CAUSED TWO HUGE SHIPS TO COLLIDE, AND A LAST-MINUTE TURN BEFORE THE DEADLY CRASH. A MISTRIAL IN THE SEXUAL ASSAULT CASE AGAINST THE ENTERTAINER BILL COSBY AFTER A JURY FAILED TO REACH A VERDICT. PLUS HIS WIFE'S EXPLOSIVE MESSAGE TO THE JUDGE AND PROSECUTORS. AND A SMALL PACIFIC ISLAND NATION GETS A POPULATION BOOST. THE APPEAL OF THE ISLAND LIFESTYLE BECOMES A MAGNET FOR THOSE FED UP WITH THE BIG CITY. . This home is costing at least twice as much to heat... as this one. And it's all down to the choice of heating. Traditional heaters like this can warm a room, but you use a lot of electricity doing it,... while energy-efficient heating systems, like four-star flued gas heaters, modern wood burners, wood-pellet burners and heat pumps produce heat and cost less to run. Remember ` THE SEVEN US SAILORS MISSING AFTER THEIR DESTROYER COLLIDED WITH A CONTAINER SHIP OFF THE COAST OF JAPAN HAVE BEEN FOUND DEAD. A SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATION HAD BEEN LAUNCHED, BUT IN THE PAST FEW HOURS, THEIR BODIES WERE LOCATED ON BOARD THE SHIP IN FLOODED QUARTERS. PAUL HOBBS HAS THE LATEST. IT IS A SOLEMN TOW BACK TO ITS JAPANESE BASE. THE SEARCH FOR THE SEVEN MISSING CREW ENDED WHEN RESCUERS GAINED ACCESS TO THE FLOODED BERTHING COMPARTMENTS ON THE DAMAGED DESTROYER, LOCATING THEIR BODIES. AND NOW A MYSTERY'S EMERGING. MULTIPLE MARITIME TRACKERS SHOW THE ACX CRYSTAL CONTAINER SHIP HOOKING THIS GIANT U-TURN FRIDAY NIGHT JUST MINUTES BEFORE NEARLY T-BONING THE USS FITZGERALD. THE SHIP'S OWNERS HAVE YET TO MAKE ANY COMMENT. THREE FITZGERALD CREW MEMBERS, INCLUDING THE SHIP'S COMMANDING OFFICER, HAD TO BE MEDIVACKED. OTHERS TREATED ON BOARD. THE COLLISION WITH THE 30,000 TON ACX CRYSTAL IN THE ONE OF THE BUSIEST SHIPPING LANES IN THE WORLD SEEMED TO GUT THE FITZGERALD'S MID SECTION, BUT THE US NAVY SAID THERE WAS ALSO DAMAGE BELOW THE WATER LINE. The damage is consequential. It will probably take the ship out of service for months or years to come. THIS EVENING THE FITZGERALD LIMPED BACK TO PORT GUIDED BY TUGBOATS, LISTING HEAVILY TO ITS RIGHT SIDE. THE FATALITIES ONLY ADDING TO SIGNIFICANT BLOW TO THE US PRESENCE IN THE PACIFIC. THE SHIP'S MISSILE DEFENCE SYSTEM HAS BECOME EVEN MORE VITAL WITH RECENT NORTH KOREAN PROVACATION. THIS IS A PARTICUALRY BAD MISHAP FOR THE US NAVY BECAUSE THE FITZGERALD IS ONE OF THE MOST SOPHISTICATED SHIPS IN THE US NAVY. THE QUESTION THEN IS HOW COULD A SHIP WITH SUCH SOPHISTICATED RADAR FAIL TO SEE A MASSIVE CONTAINER SHIP BEARING DOWN ON IT? PAUL HOBBS, 1 NEWS. PROSECUTORS SAY THEY WILL RE-TRY THE SEXUAL ASSAULT CASE AGAINST THE ENTERTAINER BILL COSBY. THIS AFTER JURORS FAILED TO REACH A VERDICT FOLLOWING SIX DAYS OF DELIBERATIONS AND THE JUDGE DECLARED A MISTRIAL. THE ABC'S LINSEY DAVIS WITH MORE. LEGENDARY COMEDIAN BILL COSBY WALKED OUT OF COURT RAISING A TRIUMPHANT HAND. A FREE MAN FOR NOW. THE MAN ONCE KNOWN AS 'AMERICA'S DAD' WAS GREETED BY SCORN AND SUPPORT, SOME CHANTING, 'FREE BILL!' FREE BILL! AFTER 50 HOURS OF DELIBERATIONS, THE JURY OF 12 HOPELESSLY DEADLOCKED. SEVEN MEN AND FIVE WOMEN, INCLUDING TWO AFRICAN AMERICANS, UNABLE TO COME TO UNANIMOUS DECISION. COSBY LEANED BACK IN HIS CHAIR AND CLOSED HIS EYES. WHAT WAS MR COSBY'S REACTION? RELIEF. 52 HOURS OF HAVING 12 PERFECT STRANGERS DELIBERATE OVER YOUR FATE HAS TO BE A STRAIN THE LIKES OF WHICH I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE. A COSBY REPRESENTATIVE READ THIS SCATHING STATEMENT FROM COSBY'S WIFE, CAMILLE. READS: 'HOW DO I DESCRIBE THE JUDGE? 'OVERTLY ARROGANT AND COLLABORATING WITH THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY. 'HOW DO I DESCRIBE THE COUNSELS FOR THE ACCUSERS? 'TOTALLY UNETHICAL.' THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY IMMEDIATELY ANNOUNCING PLANS TO RETRY COSBY. OUR PLAN IS TO MOVE THIS CASE FORWARD AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THE WOMAN AT THE HEART OF THIS CASE, ANDREA CONSTAND, CLAIMS COSBY DRUGGED AND SEXUALLY ASSAULTED HER IN 2004. COSBY CLAIMS THE SEXUAL ENCOUNTER WITH CONSTAND WAS CONSENSUAL. CONSTAND'S ATTORNEY RELEASED THIS STATEMENT, SAYING IN PART... FOR NOW IT'S A BRIEF REPRIEVE FOR THE 79-YEAR-OLD, WHO BY MANY ACCOUNTS HAD ALREADY BEEN DEEMED GUILTY IN THE COURT OF PUBLIC OPINION, AFTER MORE THAN 50 WOMEN CAME FORWARD ACCUSING HIM OF DRUGGING AND/OR SEXUAL MISCONDUCT. WHILE SOME HAVE FILED CIVIL LAWSUITS, CONSTAND'S IS THE ONLY OPTION FOR A CRIMINAL PROSECUTION. AND THE CASE IS EXPECTED TO BE TRIED AGAIN WITHIN MONTHS WITH THE SAME JUDGE. RENEE'S HERE NOW WITH THE DAY'S WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS AND A FAIRLY SETTLED WEEKEND BUT CHANGES NEXT WEEK. YES, PETE, UNSETTLED CONDITIONS AS A LOW OVER THE NORTH TASMAN SEA COMBINES WITH A FRONT OVER THE SOUTH ISLAND MID-WEEK, CROSSING THE COUNTRY, BRINGING HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WINDS TO THE NORTH, AND SNOW IS POSSIBLE ABOUT SOUTHERN SPOTS. A CHILLY DAY FOR ASHBURTON TODAY WITH THE COUNTRY'S LOWEST TEMPERATURE OF JUST 8. FOR WEATHER, SEE TVNZ.CO.NZ AND I'LL BE BACK AFTER SPORT WITH YOUR WEATHER LINE-UP FOR THE WEEK AHEAD. STILL TO COME ON 1 NEWS ` REVERSING THE DECLINE. A POPULATION GAIN FOR A SMALL PACIFIC ISLAND AS THE ECONOMIC OUTLOOK IMPROVES FOR A TROPICAL PARADISE. PLUS OVERCOMING THE FEAR OF MATHS AND EMBRACING THE CREATIVITY OF NUMBERS. LOOKING AT OUR TOP STORY TONIGHT. TEAM NEW ZEALAND'S BID TO WIN BACK THE AMERICA'S CUP HAS HAD A STRONG START. PETER BURLING AND HIS CREW HAVE WON TWO OF THE EIGHT RACES THEY NEED TO CLAIM SPORT'S OLDEST TROPHY. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN YEARS NIUE'S POPULATION HAS STARTED TO INCREASE AS MORE NZ-BASED NIUEANS LEAVE EXPENSIVE AUCKLAND FOR A BETTER LIFESTYLE. PRIME MINISTER BILL ENGLISH HAS JUST RETURNED FROM NIUE, WHERE HE ANNOUNCED INITIATIVES AIMED AT ATTRACTING A BIGGER WORKFORCE HOME. PACIFIC CORRESPONDENT BARBARA DREAVER HAS BEEN IN NIUE AND FILED THIS REPORT. NZ AND NIUE'S RELATIONSHIP HAS SOMETIMES BEEN STRAINED OVER AID FUNDING, BUT THESE DAYS EITHER PREMIER TOKE TALAGI'S MELLOWED OR NZ'S DOING SOMETHING RIGHT. YOU'VE GOT OFTEN A STRAIGHTFORWARD VIEW, IT'S CLEAR, AND YOU DON'T MIND GIVING IT OUT. GERRY BROWNLEE HERE, OUR MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, WENT TO THE SAME SCHOOL OF DIPLOMACY AS YOU DID. BUT THE HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP'S LESS TO DO WITH DIPLOMACY AND MORE TO DO WITH ECONOMICS. IN THE PAST NIUEANS WOULD BE MORE LIKELY TO BE LEAVING THIS AIRPORT TO COME AND LIVE IN NZ, BUT THAT'S STARTING TO CHANGE. THE LATEST CENSUS FROM JUST A FEW MONTHS AGO SHOWS THAT THE POPULATION HERE IS ACTUALLY STARTING TO INCREASE. IT'S AROUND 1700 PEOPLE. THAT'S DUE TO MORE AUCKLAND-BASED NIUEANS HEADING HOME. I THINK PEOPLE ARE TRADING A LIFESTYLE FOR BIG SALARIES AND A DIFFERENT WAY TO LIVE. WHY WOULDN'T YOU COME TO A BEAUTIFUL PLACE LIKE THIS? PEOPLE LIKE GLEN JACKSON AND HIS FAMILY WHO'VE RELOCATED. HE'S PART-TIME WITH GOVERNMENT AND RUNS HIS OWN BUSINESS. NOW THAT I'VE COME HOME THE POTENTIAL IS HERE. IT'S ENDLESS. WE ARE NOW UP TO 200 REGISTERED BUSINESSES. BUT MORE PEOPLE ARE NEEDED TO FILL JOBS. THERE ARE NO MIRACLES INVOLVED. IT'S JUST ENSURING WE CAN PROVIDE AND OFFER PEOPLE OPPORTUNITIES. NZ'S ANNOUNCED $5M IN AID TO GET THE ISLAND ULTRA FAST BROADBAND. WHILE NIUE'S MOVING FORWARD, THE REAL ATTRACTION IS IT ALSO MOVES AT ITS OWN PACE. BARBARA DREAVER, 1 NEWS. BRINGING MATHS TO THE MASSES WITH A CRAFT DAY IN CHRISTCHURCH FOR MATHS FANS AND PHOBES ALIKE. THE AIM OF THE EVENT ` TO DISPEL SOME MATHS MYTHS AND MAKE THE SOMETIMES-FEARED TOPIC FUN. LISA DAVIES HAS THE STORY. FULLY IMMERSED IN MATHS. IT'S TALLER THAN MY DAD AS WELL. (LAUGHS) I GOT A BIT STARTLED THAT YOU COULD DO ART AND MATHS TOGETHER. 20-MONTH-OLD ARTHUR... CAN YOU SAY MATHS? (LAUGHS) GETTING HIS FIRST LESSON TODAY. I WANT TO ENCOURAGE IT FROM AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE. THE UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY PUTTING ON THE FREE EVENT. WE WOULDN'T BE DOING THIS SUBJECT IF IT WAS BORING AND INTIMIDATING. WE LOVE IT. IT'S EXCITING, IT'S CREATIVE AND PLAYFUL. AND THAT MESSAGE SEEMS TO BE GETTING THROUGH. I MADE A BRAND NEW SHAPE. I HAVE TO CONFESS THAT I AM A MAJOR MATHS-PHOBE, SO TO BE HERE SURROUNDED BY WORDS LIKE HEXAFLEXAGON AND THE MOBIUS STRIP, IT'S ALL A WEE BIT BEYOND ME. BUT THEY TOLD ME THERE'S REALLY NO NEED TO BE SCARED. THE NUMBER ONE THING I HEAR AS A MATHEMATICIAN WHEN I FINALLY ADMIT WHAT MY JOB IS IS, 'OH, I HATE MATHS.' OUR NUMBER ONE GOAL WOULD BE FOR PEOPLE TO LOSE THAT HATRED AND ACTUALLY SEE WHAT WE LOVE ABOUT MATHEMATICS. HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE POURING IN TODAY FINDING OUT WE'RE ALL DOING MATHS, EVEN WHEN WE DON'T REALISE IT. THAT'S KIND OF SATISFYING. I KNOW, RIGHT? DOES IT HURT YOUR FEELINGS WHEN PEOPLE SAY THEY HATE MATHS? YES, ABSOLUTELY, AND I FEEL LIKE THE MOST BORING PERSON ALIVE BECAUSE IT'S ACTUALLY VERY BEAUTIFUL AND VERY CREATIVE. EH, IT FITS. AFTER TODAY,... MATHS IS KINDA IMPORTANT IN EVERYTHING. IT SEEMS THERE'S A FEW HUNDRED LESS MATHS-PHOBES IN THE WORLD. LISA DAVIES, 1 NEWS. It was easy to count the number of tries the line score last night. ANDREW'S HERE WITH SPORT. WHO'S HAPPIER, THE LIONS OR TEAM NEW ZEALAND? Both would be happy. T New Zealand and the Lions. A CRUCIAL 24 HOURS IN BOTH THE LIONS TOUR AND IN BERMUDA. MORE FROM THE YACHTIES AS WE GEAR UP FOR DAY TWO. WILL PEDAL POWER WIN AGAIN? PLUS, THE LIONS AND WARREN GATLAND GET STUCK INTO MORE THAN JUST THE MAORI TEAM. PHEW, YOU KNOW, MAYBE HE'S A LITTLE BIT MORE WORRIED THAN HE NORMALLY IS. WILL WE SEE EXACTLY THE SAME IN THE FIRST TEST AT EDEN PARK? AND GOLF'S NEXT BIG THING REWRITES THE RECORD BOOKS AT THE US OPEN. OH, MY GOSH! THAT IS AMAZING! Meet the all-new King Meaty at BK. With Ploughman's Chutney, a third-pound Angus beef patty, Tendercrisp chicken, bacon and a hint of vegetable. It's all part of the irresistible new Meatatarian Range. Burgers the way they're meant to be. 1 It's not OK to say she was asking for it. It's not OK to punch a hole in a wall to show your family who's boss. Or think you can demand their love and respect. And it's not OK to look the other way and say it's not our problem. Because it is our problem. And it's not OK. Ever. But it is OK to ask for help. 2-0 UP IN THE AMERICAS CUP, BUT TEAM NEW ZEALAND IS STEELING ITSELF FOR A FIGHT BACK TOMORROW MORNING IN BERMUDA. DAY ONE WASN'T WITHOUT DRAMA, REMINDING EVERYONE THE CUP WILL BE DECIDED BY BOAT SPEED AND WHO MAKES FEWER MISTAKES. ORACLE WILL NEED BIG IMPROVEMENTS TO COME BACK. ABBY WILSON REPORTS. IT'S NEVER NICE TO WATCH SOMEONE STRUGGLE, UNLESS IT'S JIMMY SPITHILL ON BOARD ORACLE. BUT ORACLE GETS VERY SLOW IN THEIR GYBE DOWN TO 8 KNOTS AND THE KIWIS ARE GOING 18. YOU MAKE A MISTAKE, ESPECIALLY IN THESE CONDITIONS, AND YOU GET ABSOLUTELY PUNISHED FOR IT. JUST WHEN TEAM USA LOOKED TO BE BACK IN RACE TWO, A BAD GYBE SAW THEM LOSE NEARLY 300M. ANY SAILOR WOULD THINK THAT'S LITERALLY IMPOSSIBLE. TEAM NEW ZEALAND NEVER LOOKED BACK, MAKING IT TWO FROM TWO. WE'RE UNDER NO ILLUSIONS THAT IT'S GOING TO GET A LOT HARDER THAN THAT, AND IT WAS RELATIVELY HARD TODAY. IF THERE'S ONE THINGS THESE GUYS HAVE SHOWN, THEY FIGHT INCREDIBLY HARD, AND WE'RE JUST PREPARING FOR THAT BATTLE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THE KIWIS MADE THEIR OWN MISTAKES. PETER BURLING SEEMINGLY FORGETTING WHERE THE WHEEL WAS DURING ONE BAD MANOEUVRE. THIS IS NOT AN EASY WAY TO FINISH RIGHT NOW. BUT AS FAR AS GETTING MOVING AGAIN, PEDAL POWER SEEMS TO BE PAYING OFF. WE NEVER RAN LOW, NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES, NEVER HAD TO GO A BIT MORE CONSERVATIVE ON THE TRIM. IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S FULL CREDIT TO THE GUYS. THEY'VE BEEN TRAINING REALLY HARD, AND THE AMOUNT OF POWER THEY PUT OUT TODAY WAS PRETTY IMPRESSIVE. AS WAS THEIR SPEED. THE KIWIS AGAIN SUPERIOR IN ALL THE STATS THAT MATTERED. ALTHOUGH SPITHILL HAD HIS OWN SPIN. THE BREEZE IS UP AND DOWN. IT'S A REAL MINEFIELD OUT THERE. SO PRETTY TOUGH DIRECTION TO BE DRAWING CONCLUSIONS ON BOAT SPEED. BOTH TEAMS PLAN TO ANALYSE THEIR PERFORMANCES TONIGHT OFF THE WATER. WITH TWO MORE RACES BEFORE FIVE DAYS OFF, YOU CAN BET ORACLE ARE ALREADY PLOTTING HOW THEY CAN TURN THIS AROUND. ABBY WILSON, 1 NEWS. THE PLAYERS WHO TURNED OUT FOR THE MAORI LAST NIGHT BELIEVE THE GAP BETWEEN THE LIONS AND THE ALL BLACKS IS A LOT SMALLER THAN MANY THINK. THE TOURISTS DOMINATED LAST NIGHT IN ROTORUA, WITH A FORWARDS GAME MANY PREDICTED. THE KEY IS STOPPING THAT NUMBER ONE PACK. HERE'S MATT MANUKIA. A MASSIVE STATEMENT THEY'VE MADE IN ROTORUA. 32 TO 10. WHAT A RESULT ONE WEEK OUT FROM THE FIRST TEST. AFTER GOING TOE-TO-TOE WITH THE LIONS FOR 80 MINUTES, 32 TO 10. WHAT A RESULT ONE WEEK OUT FROM THE FIRST TEST. AFTER GOING TOE-TO-TOE WITH THE LIONS FOR 80 MINUTES, THE MAORI HAVE SOME FEEDBACK FOR THE ALL BLACKS. IT'S A BIT DIFFERENT TO WHAT WE'RE USED TO. A NORTHERN HEMISPHERE-TYPE OF PACK COMPARED TO A SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE. I'VE GOT A LOT OF FAITH THAT THE ALL BLACKS WILL HOPEFULLY DO THE JOB BUT IT'S GONNA BE A LOT CLOSER THAN A LOT OF PUNTERS PROBABLY THOUGHT AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS WEEK. THE GREASY ROTORUA CONDITIONS PERFECT FOR THE LIONS' STYLE, WITH PLENTY OF GRUNT UP FRONT AND AN AERIAL BOMBARDMENT OF THE BACK THREE. THEY'VE SPILT MORE OF THOSE TONIGHT THAN YOU WOULD EVER HAVE EXPECTED. IT ENABLED THEM TO CONTAIN SOME OF OUR MOST EXCITING BACKS WITH RUSH DEFENCE. WE SQUEEZED THE LIFE OUT OF THEM. THEY DIDN'T FEEL LIKE THE MAORI WERE ABLE TO STRESS THEM AT ALL, AND THEIR ONE TRY WAS REALLY FROM A SPECULATIVE KICK THAT'S GOT A LUCKY BOUNCE. FOR THE FIRST TIME ON THIS TOUR, THE LIONS EVEN SHOWED A BIT OF FLAIR. THEY HAVE MADE LINE BREAKS OUT WIDE ON THE LINES. THE BALANCE OF THEIR GAME IS VERY GOOD. ANOTHER STRONG PERFORMANCE SAW BEN TE'O ALL BUT CONFIRMED TO START AGAINST THE ALL BLACKS. I GUESS THERE'S GOING TO BE A GOOD MATCH-UP AGAINST SONNY, I GUESS, OR WHOEVER'S IN THERE. THE LIONS COULD ONLY MANAGE A PENALTY TRY AS WELL AS ONE TO LOCK MARO ITOJE, WHILE THE BOOT OF LEIGH HALFPENNY ADDED 20 POINTS, MOSTLY FROM PENALTIES, AS THE LIONS AVOIDED BEING PENALISED AT ALL IN THE ENTIRE SECOND HALF. WE KNOW WE'VE GOT A BIG STEP UP TO PLAY THE ALL BLACKS, BUT ALL I CAN SAY FROM OUR POINT OF VIEW IS THIS COULD BE A GREAT RUGBY SERIES, IT COULD BE FANTASTIC AND EVERYONE CAN GET EXCITED ABOUT IT. EVEN IF IT IS THE LIONS' VERSION OF EXCITING. MATT MANUKIA, 1 NEWS. LIONS COACH WARREN GATLAND IS CLEARLY BUOYED BY THE DOMINANT PERFORMANCE FROM HIS TOP TEAM. HE TOOK THE CHANCE POST-MATCH TO FIRE A COUPLE BACK AT ALL BLACKS COACH STEVE HANSEN. ALL I'VE TAKEN FROM IT IS GONE, PHEW, YOU KNOW, MAYBE HE'S A LITTLE BIT MORE WORRIED THAN HE NORMALLY IS, BECAUSE HE'S NORMALLY SO CALM AND COLLECTED, BUT HE SEEMED TO BE SAYING AND DELIVERING A LOT OF COMMENTS ABOUT US AND ABOUT THINGS THAT HE KNOWS OR DOESN'T KNOW ABOUT, SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT'S NORMALLY A SIGN OF A MAN WHO'S JUST A LITTLE BIT WORRIED. THE ALL BLACKS WILL BE INTERESTED IN THE FACT THE MAORI CONCEDED 15 PENALTIES UNDER SOUTH AFRICAN REF JACO PEYPER, WHO CONTROLS THE FIRST TEST NEXT WEEKEND. THE LONG RANGE FORECAST IS ALSO FOR RAIN. INJURIES HAVE COST FORMER ALL BLACK DAMIAN MCKENZIE THE CHANCE TO PLAY THE LIONS TWICE IN THREE DAYS. TWO OF THE SEVEN CHIEFS PLAYERS FROM LAST NIGHT'S MAORI SIDE WILL BACK UP, LIAM MESSAM AND HIKA ELLIOT COMING OFF THE BENCH. THE SIDE WILL BE LED BY VETERAN STEPHEN DONALD. IN THE PREPARATION, OBVIOUSLY A FEW OF THE LOUDER VOICES AREN'T HERE THIS WEEK, SO OTHER GUYS HAVE STEPPED UP, AS THEY DID LAST YEAR. LOCK MICHAEL ALLARDICE HOPES THE MATCH HAS A HAPPIER END THAN THE WIN OVER WALES LAST YEAR. THE CHIEFS WON 40-7, BUT WAS IT A HAPPY ENDING FOR YOU? NOT REALLY, NO. ENDED UP GOING OFF JUST BEFORE HALF TIME. I GOT CLEANED OUT IN A RUCK, AND MY LEG GOT SORT OF WRENCHED IN THE WRONG DIRECTION, AND I ENDED UP TEARING A BIT OF CARTILAGE OUT. SO HAD TO GET SURGERY, AND THAT'S WHAT OBVIOUSLY PUT ME OUT FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS. WITH 10 FRONTLINE PLAYERS MISSING, IT'S A CHANCE FOR THE WIDER CHIEFS GROUP TO MAKE NAMES FOR THEMSELVES. MEANWHILE LOCK COURTNEY LAWES HAS RECOVERED FROM LAST WEEK'S SICKENING HEAD KNOCK TO TAKE HIS PLACE IN THE SIDE WHICH WILL BE LED BY IRISH HOOKER RORY BEST. HERE'S ANOTHER BOOST FOR NORTHERN HEMISPHERE RUGBY. SCOTLAND ` YES, SCOTLAND ` HAS BEATEN AUSTRALIA AGAIN, THIS TIME IN SYDNEY. IT IS ON THE INSIDE AS WELL. IT'S SCOTLAND ON THE CHARGE. SCOTLAND WINNING 24-19, NEW LION FINN RUSSELL WITH THE FINAL SAY, SCOTLAND SET TO RISE TO FOURTH IN THE WORLD WHEN THE NEW RANKINGS ARE OUT TOMORROW. THE FIJIANS PULLED ONE BACK THOUGH, BEATING ITALY IN SUVA, A LAST PLAY DROP GOAL UNDER ADVANTAGE TO WIN 22-19. KIWIS CONTINUE TO DOMINATE THE SUPERCARS SERIES. SCOTT MCLAUGHLIN'S WIN THIS AFTERNOON IN DARWIN MAKING IT 11 WINS FROM 12 RACES FOR THE SEASON. AFTER FELLOW KIWI FABIAN COULTHARD WON YESTERDAY'S FIRST RACE, IT WAS OVER TO HIS SHELL RACING MATE IN THE 17 CAR FOR TODAY'S 70-LAPPER. It has been a big weekend for Ford fans. Scott McLaughlin is the winner. COULTHARD LEADS THE CHAMPIONSHIP. SMOKING SCOTTY JUST 10 POINTS BEHIND IN SECOND PLACE. THE US GOLF OPEN IS WIDE OPEN HEADING INTO TOMORROW'S FOURTH ROUND IN WISCONSIN. APART FROM RICKIE FOWLER, THE REST OF THE CONTENDERS AT ERIN HILLS ARE HARDLY HOUSEHOLD NAMES, BUT ONE YOUNG RECORD-BREAKING AMERICAN COULD CHANGE ALL THAT. THERE AREN'T TOO MANY YOUNG MEN WHO CAN PULL OFF WEARING PINK SLACKS. BUT WHEN YOU'RE 24 AND PLAY GOLF LIKE JUSTIN THOMAS, YOU CAN. 300 YARDS OUT FROM THE PIN ON THE 18TH. OH MY GOSH! WHAT A SHOT! THOMAS WENT ON TO EAGLE THE LAST. HIS WHOLE ROUND WAS A HIGHLIGHT REEL. EARLIER ON THE FIFTH, AN AUDACIOUS PUTT. (CHEERING) HE ENDED UP CARDING A US OPEN RECORD TO PAR 9-UNDER TODAY, BEATING A MARK THAT STOOD FOR NEARLY 50 YEARS. THOMAS ONE OFF THE LEAD. THIS COULD COME BACK. THIS COULD BE GOOD. COME ON. COME BACK. ROLL BACK. A STAGGERING NINE BIRDIES AND THAT EAGLE. 31 FOR THE FRONT NINE. EVERY CLUB WAS ON SONG. EVEN A RESCUE IN THE FESCUE ROUGH WITH AN IMPOSSIBLE LIE, THOMAS MADE IT LOOK EASY. THE GOLFING GODS SMILING TODAY ON THE KENTUCKY NATIVE. THOMAS, UP ON HIS TOES, LETS RIP FOR NEARLY 300 YARDS AGAIN WITH A THREE-WOOD, WITH THE BALL ON A STRING AGAIN. OOH! NOW, COME BACK. COME BACK. HE'S ALWAYS BEEN DESTINED. THOMAS THE YOUNGEST TO SHOOT 59 ON THE TOUR, THE THIRD YOUNGEST TO MAKE THE CUT OF A PGA EVENT ` AT 16. JUST, FOR ME, I FELT LIKE I'D BEEN PLAYING WELL ALL WEEK AND DIDN'T HAVE QUITE THE NUMBERS TO SHOW FOR IT. AND OBVIOUSLY TODAY I DEFINITELY HAD SOMETHING TO SHOW FOR IT. LITTLE KNOWN 30-YEAR-OLD AMERICAN BRIAN HARMAN, MAKING HIS FIRST US OPEN CUT, HAS THE LEAD, ONE AHEAD OF THREE PLAYERS INCLUDING THOMAS. BUT THE DAY BELONGS TO HIS YOUNG COMPATRIOT AND THAT BOOMING 300-YARD SHOT ON THE 18TH. OH GOSH. JIMMY BE GOOD. IF HE'S THIS GOOD TOMORROW MORNING, JUSTIN THOMAS COULD BECOME A FIRST-TIME MAJOR WINNER. LYDIA KO WILL HEAD INTO THE FINAL ROUND OF THE MEIJER CLASSIC IN MICHIGAN FOUR SHOTS OFF THE LEAD BUT BOOSTED BY A NEAR FLAWLESS PERFORMANCE TODAY. KO BUILDING MOMENTUM ON THE FRONT NINE BEFORE THIS FOR EAGLE ON THE 11TH TO TAKE A SHARE OF THE LEAD. THREE BIRDIES ON THE FRONT NINE. AND THIS ONE LOOKS PRETTY GOOD. A LITTLE CHIP IN FROM LYDIA KO. (CHEERING, APPLAUSE) KO'S WEDGE KEEPING HER IN CONTENTION ON THE BACK NINE, NEARLY PULLING OFF BIRDIE SHOTS ON THE 12TH, AND THEN THIS ON THE 14TH. HER READ WITH THE PUTTER A LITTLE ASTRAY ON THE 16TH, THOUGH. UNDONE BY AN OPPONENT'S MARKER. AND DESPITE HER OWN SMALL GLITCHES, IT'S AMERICAN LEXI THOMPSON WHO HOLDS A ONE-SHOT LEAD. A TOP PERFORMANCE FROM GOALKEEPER STEFAN MARINOVIC HAS SPARED THE ALL WHITES A HORROR START AT THE CONFEDERATIONS CUP IN THEIR OPENING GAME AGAINST RUSSIA IN ST PETERSBURG. THE HOSTS WERE RELENTLESS IN ATTACK, SEALING A 2-0 VICTORY. BUT THINGS COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE FOR NEW ZEALAND, MARINOVIC SINGLE-HANDEDLY PREVENTING A RUSSIAN BLOWOUT. Down outside. Great looking ball. The second one was an even better save. Magnificent goalkeeping. THE ALL WHITES' CHANCES OF ADVANCING THROUGH TO THE KNOCKOUT STAGES ARE NOW SLIM, NEEDING AT LEAST A DRAW AGAINST MEXICO ON THURSDAY. EXPAT NETBALLERS LAURA LANGMAN AND COACH NOELINE TAURUA HAVE LED THE SUNSHINE COAST LIGHTNING TO AUSTRALIA'S FIRST SUPER LEAGUE TITLE, BEATING THE SYDNEY GIANTS 65-48. BACK HERE THE NORTHERN MYSTICS COULD USE THE HELPING HAND OF LANGMAN AFTER SUFFERING A SHOCK DEFEAT TO THE BOTTOM-PLACED TACTIX. IT WAS SET TO BE EASY PICKINGS FOR THE PLAYOFF-HOPEFUL MYSTICS BUT THE TACTIX SAVED THEIR BEST PERFORMANCE FOR THEIR LAST GAME, RECORDING JUST THEIR SECOND WIN. THE MYSTICS MADE COUNTLESS ERRORS AND WILTED UNDER THE PRESSURE. EVERY TURNOVER NOW WILL BE CRITICAL. AGAIN, SHOCKING PASS FROM THE MYSTICS THERE. ALMOST JUST THROWING IT UP THERE. THE CARE FACTOR HAS JUST TOTALLY GONE FROM THIS MYSTICS SIDE. JUST WHEN FANS THOUGHT THE RACE FOR THE TOP THREE SPOTS WAS OVER, THE 57-46 LOSS THREATENS THE MYSTICS' FINALS HOPES. THE MAGIC COULD TOPPLE THEM FOR THE LAST SPOT IF THEY BEAT THE NORTHERN STARS BY 18 GOALS OR MORE ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT. We won't bring that up tomorrow with the assistant coach. THANKS, ANDREW. RENEE'S HERE NEXT, AND THERE'S SOME WILD WEATHER ON THE WAY THIS WEEK. YES, PETE. HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WINDS ARE IN THE MIX. DETAILS FOR YOU NEXT. TONIGHT ON GOOD SORTS, COMING UP IN JUST A SECOND, WE'RE IN GORE WHERE THREE WOMEN, WITH A LOT OF HELP, RAISED $1M ` MORE THAN $1M ACTUALLY ` IN A TOWN OF ONLY 10,000. HOW DID THEY DO THAT? I'LL TELL YOU ALL ABOUT IT IN JUST A SECOND ON GOOD SORTS. STICK AROUND. THE HIGH CENTRE HAS DRIFTED OUT TO THE EAST OF THE NORTH ISLAND, BRINGING BENIGN LOOKING SKIES IN ITS VICINITY, AND ITS TRAILING RIDGE MAKES FOR LARGE SUNNY AREAS OVER CENTRAL NEW ZEALAND. FRONTAL CLOUD CAN BE SEEN BANKING UP OVER THE SOUTH OF THE SOUTH ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON, BRINGING HEAVY RAIN THERE, WHILE A WEAK TROUGH IS BRINGING LOW CLOUD WITH SHOWERS OR DRIZZLE ONTO THE NORTH OF THE NORTH ISLAND. AND A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS WINDING UP OFF THE QUEENSLAND COAST, AND BRIGHT HIGH CLOUD IS SPILLING DOWN TOWARDS THE FAR NORTH. SO THE HIGH CONTINUES TO DRIFT EASTWARD, AND ITS TRAILING RIDGE SHRINKS AND SLIDES AWAY EASTWARD ON MONDAY MORNING. ALLOWING THE FRONT TO MARCH UP THE SOUTH ISLAND OVERNIGHT, BUT IT WEAKENS AND BREAKS UP OVER CENTRAL NEW ZEALAND. A NARROW RIDGE BRINGS A CLEARING TREND OVER THE SOUTH AND EAST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT ON MONDAY. MEANWHILE, LURKING WEAK TROUGHS BRINGS SOME DRIZZLE OR SHOWERS TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF THE NORTH ISLAND. IT'S A CLEARING TREND FOR THE SOUTH ISLAND AS A SLIM RIDGE SPREADS UP FROM THE SOUTHWEST, AND THE FRONT WEAKENS AND BREAKS UP AS IT CROSSES NORTHERN PARTS. RAIN OVER THE NORTHWEST SECTION EASING TO A FEW SHOWERS. JUST A SPELL OF MORNING RAIN FOR CANTERBURY, AND A FEW SHOWERS ARE FORECAST FOR NELSON AND MARLBOROUGH. OCCASIONAL SHOWERS FOR NORTHLAND, MORE FREQUENT IN THE NORTH AND EAST. AREAS OF DRIZZLE OR SHOWERS GRADUALLY CLEARING MOST PARTS, BUT A FEW SHOWERS RETURN IN THE EVENING OVER TARANAKI, WANGANUI, TAIHAPE AND HAWKES BAY. ALSO WATCH FOR PATCHES OF FOG MORNING OVER WAIKATO, BAY OF PLENTY AND TAUMARUNUI. AND THAT IS YOUR WEATHER. HAVE A FANTASTIC WEEK. TONIGHT'S GOOD SORTS ARE THREE GORE MUMS WHO RAISED $1M TO BUILD A COMMUNITY FACILITY THEIR CHILDREN CAN CALL HOME. TO DO THIS THEY ABANDONED SAUSAGE SIZZLES, RAFFLE TICKETS AND ALL THE USUAL FUNDRAISING IDEAS. INSTEAD, THEY WENT BIG. HERE'S HADYN JONES WITH GOOD SORTS BERNADETTE HUNT, SHELLEY LITHGOW AND BRONWYN GRANT. EVERY GOOD SORT STARTS WITH A PHONE CALL. (KEYPAD BEEPS) HI, IS THAT BERNADETTE HUNT? IT IS. HAVE YOU AND YOUR MATES RAISED $1M? (LAUGHS) WE MIGHT'VE, YEAH. BERNADETTE HUNT IS THE PRESIDENT OF THE GORE PARENTS' CLUB; HER FRIEND SHELLEY LITHGOW, PRESIDENT, PLAYCENTRE; AND BRONWYN GRANT, PRESIDENT, TOY LIBRARY. THEY'RE THE THREE PRESIDENTIAL PARENTING HEADS OF STATE IN GORE. A FEW PEOPLE KIND OF MADE COMMENT THAT WE'RE NOT VERY EASY TO SAY NO TO. AND THEY CAME TOGETHER THROUGH NECESSITY. BRONNIE HAD THIS BRILLIANT IDEA THAT WE SHOULD ALL CO-LOCATE IN ONE BUILDING, BECAUSE WE ALL NEEDED NEW HOMES. THEY NEEDED TO RAISE $1.2M IN A TOWN OF 12,000 PEOPLE. DO WE DO IT? DO WE NOT? YEAH, LET'S GO FOR IT. CAN'T BE THAT HARD. SO THEY GOT STARTED ` BRIDAL SHOWS, CELEBRITY COOKING,... RAISED A GOOD AMOUNT OF MONEY BY AUCTIONING OFF LOCAL MEN. ...A ROCK CONCERT WITH THE FEELERS AND AVALANCHE CITY IN GORE. WE DID A MUD RUN, BUT WE DID IT IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER IN THE DARK. THEY KNEW THEIR AUDIENCE. THE KIDS RIDE-ON DAY WAS THE BIG HIT WITH THE DADS. 6-MONTH-OLD BABY REALLY WANTED A RIDE ON THAT BIG MACHINE, BUT SHE CAN'T SIT THERE BY HERSELF. (LAUGHS) TEAM COUNTRY SEEMS TO HAVE THE ADVANTAGE! AT TIMES I'VE ALMOST HIDDEN FROM THEM WHEN I'VE SEEN THEM COMING UP THE PATHWAY. THAT'S MAYOR TRACY HICKS. HIS COUNCIL GAVE THEM... ...ABOUT 100,000 IN CASH. THEN THERE'S HORACE MCCAULEY. THEIR DETERMINATION IS SUPPORTED BY THE FACT THAT THEY WERE PROFESSIONAL ABOUT IT. HIS LICENSING TRUST DONATED NEARLY $700,000. SEE, IN GORE, THE LIQUOR PROFITS GO BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THE LICENSING TRUST. IT CAN PROBABLY ONLY HAPPEN IN A SMALL TOWN LIKE GORE, I THINK. THIS IS WHAT THEY SPENT THE MONEY ON. IT'S FOUR BUILDINGS IN ONE ` A PLAYCENTRE, TOY LIBRARY, PARENTS' CENTRE AND ROOMS FOR COMMUNITY GROUPS. THEY ALL SHARE THE COSTS. HOPEFULLY WE'VE PRETTY MUCH ENSURED THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THREE ORGANISATIONS THAT ARE IN HERE. THE KIDS OF GORE NOW ALL MEET IN ONE BUILDING, WHERE YOU CAN DO MANY THINGS. THEY LOVE IT. LOVE IT. IT'S A LOT MORE BABY-FRIENDLY, ISN'T IT? SO NOW THE PRESIDENTS WHO RAISED $1M CAN GO BACK TO BEING MUMS. (LAUGHTER) WE'VE GOT SUCH GOOD FRIENDS. (LAUGHTER) PEOPLE WITHIN THE COMMUNITY KNOW WHAT THEIR COMMUNITY NEEDS. BESIDES, THEIR HUSBANDS SAY THEY REALLY WANT THEIR WIVES BACK. HADYN JONES, 1 NEWS. AND THAT'S THE NEWS-HOUR FOR SUNDAY. 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