TONIGHT, AFTER THE POMP AND CEREMONY, IT'S NOW MEETINGS AND PROTESTS. THE GIANT BLOW-UP BABY IS READY, AS THE U.S. PRESIDENT'S UK VISIT REACHES BUSINESS TIME. AND THEY'RE CUTE AND CUDDLY, BUT SOME OF THEM HAVE BEEN THROUGH HELL. WHY THERE'S A CALL FOR A CHANGE IN THE RULES AROUND PUPPY FARMING. AND IT'S A WINTER WONDERLAND, BUT NOT WHERE YOU'D EXPECT. IT'S BEEN A DAY OF WILD WEATHER ACROSS THE TASMAN, AND THE WORST COULD BE ABOUT TO HIT. CAPTIONS BY JOHN GIBBS AND JAMES BROWN CAPTIONS WERE MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF NZ ON AIR. WWW.ABLE.CO.NZ COPYRIGHT ABLE 2019 KIA ORA, GOOD EVENING. IT'S SHAPING UP AS A DAY OF TALKS AND PROTESTS, AS U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP BEGINS DAY TWO OF HIS STATE VISIT TO THE UK. HIS PRESENCE HAS ALREADY STIRRED UP CONTROVERSARY, MR TRUMP'S FEUD WITH LONDON MAYOR SADIQ KHAN RE-IGNITING ON TWITTER. EUROPE CORRESPONDENT JOY REID IS IN LONDON, HERE'S HER REPORT. OUT CAME THE CRYSTAL, THE GOLDEN CANDELABRAS, AND THE WHITE GLOVES. EVERY DETAIL OF THIS GLITTERING STATE BANQUET PERSONALLY OVERSEEN BY THE QUEEN. MR PRESIDENT, I AM DELIGHTED TO WELCOME YOU AND MRS TRUMP TO BUCKINGHAM PALACE THIS EVENING. HER MAJESTY'S SPEECH JUST AS CAREFULLY CONSIDERED, WITH A NOD TO THE INSTITUTIONS ENSURING THE SAFETY OF BOTH COUNTRIES. WHILE THE WORLD HAS CHANGED, WE ARE FOREVER MINDFUL OF THE ORIGINAL PURPOSE OF THESE STRUCTURES ` NATIONS WORKING TOGETHER TO SAFEGUARD OUR HARD WON PEACE. AMONG THE 170 GUESTS, SOME NOTABLE ABSENCES. LABOUR LEADER JEREMY CORBYN BOYCOTTING THE STATE DINNER, ALIGNING HIMSELF INSTEAD WITH THE PROTESTORS OUTSIDE BUCKINGHAM PALACE. BECAUSE THIS IS BASICALLY SAYING THAT IT'S OK. WE'RE APPEASING HIM. WE SHOULD BE SAYING NO TO THIS AND EVERYTHING HE REPRESENTS. WE'RE NOT JUST GONNA STAND IDLY BY WHILE THE NORMAL RUNNING PROTESTS LIKE THIS ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE PRESIDENT'S VISIT, PRESIDENT TRUMP'S FIRST OFFICIAL STATE VISIT TO THE UK BEGAN PERHAPS UNSURPRISINGLY WITH CONTROVERSY. MOMENTS BEFORE AIRFORCE ONE TOUCHED DOWN, HE REIGNITED A LONG-RUNNING FEUD WITH LONDON'S MAYOR, CALLING SADIQ KHAN, 'NASTY' AND A 'STONE COLD LOSER'. THIS AFTER MR KAHN PUBLICLY OPPOSED THE VISIT, LABELLING THE PRESIDENT'S FAR RIGHT POLITICS A THREAT TO LIBERAL DEMOCRACIES. WE THINK DIVERSITY IS NOT A WEAKNESS. DIVERSITY IS A STRENGTH. WE RESPECT WOMEN AND WE THINK THEY ARE EQUAL TO MEN. MR TRUMP, THOUGH, MADE HIS PRESENCE KNOWN, FLYING OVER THE CAPITAL IN MARINE ONE TO LAND ON THE GROUNDS OF BUCKINGHAM PALACE. AND THEN INSPECTING THE GUARD WITH THE FUTURE KING, WATCHED ON BY ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS WOMEN. THE PRESIDENT VOWING NOT TO LET POLITICS OVERRULE THE IMAGES OF HIS GRANDIOSE ROYAL RECEPTION, WHICH WILL NO DOUBT PLAY WELL FOR HIM AHEAD OF NEXT YEAR'S ELECTION. EUROPE CORRESPONDENT JOY REID IS AT DOWNING STREET AND WATCHED THE PRESIDENT'S ARRIVAL TONIGHT. TODAY WE'RE SHIFTING FROM PAEGENTRY TO POLITICS. TRUMP JUST ARRIVING TO MEET THERESA MAY. TO TALK POLITICS. TOPICS INCLUDING CLIMATE CHANGE, HUAWEI. AND POST BREXIT TRADE. BOTH LEADERS IN VERY DIFFERENT POSITIONS. THERESA MAY RESIGNING. WHILE TRUMP SEEKS SECOND TERM IN OFFICE. PROTESTS IN LONDON ARE ERUPTING. GIANT BABY TRUMP BALOON HAS BEEN ERECTED. JEREMY CORBYN IS EXPECTED TO SPEAK AT A PROTEST. TRUMP IS HOSTING A DINNER AT THE US AMBASSADOR'S RESIDENCE. THAT'S EUROPE CORRESPONDENT, JOY REID. THE BIG SOCIAL MEDIA STAR OF THE FIRST DAY OF THE PRESIDENT'S VISIT WAS THE DUCHESS OF CORNWALL. THE DUCHESS AND PRINCE CHARLES WELCOMED THE TRUMPS TO AFTERNOON TEA AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE. AND CAMILLA'S CHEEKY WINK TO HER PROTECTION OFFICERS BEHIND THE PRESIDENT'S BACK HAS SENT THE INTERNET INTO OVERDRIVE, AND HAS SEEN HER PICK UP A WHOLE NEW LEGION OF FANS. BACK HERE, SECONDARY SCHOOL TEACHERS SAY TODAY'S STRIKE WON'T BE THE LAST, AND THEY'RE COMMITTED TO THEIR PROGRAM OF ROLLING INDUSTRIAL ACTION. TODAY IT WAS YEAR 9 STUDENTS WITHOUT TEACHERS IN THE FIRST OF WEEKLY ROSTERED STRIKES WHERE WHOLE YEAR GROUPS WILL BE TOLD NOT TO COME TO SCHOOL. SOME PARENTS ARE WORRIED ABOUT HOW ONGOING ACTION WILL AFFECT THEIR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION. THEY'RE TWO TOTALLY DIFFERENT CHILDREN. ONE, HE DOES ALL RIGHT WHERE HE IS. BUT I HAVE ONE WHO DOES STRUGGLE, AND SHE DOES NEED THAT EXTRA SUPPORT AND HELP, SO EXTRA DAYS OFF DON'T DO HER ANY FAVOURS AT ALL. BUT PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS WON'T BE JOINING THE STRIKE ACTION. THEY'RE WAITING ON THE OUTCOME OF DISCUSSIONS WITH THE GOVERNMENT THIS THURSDAY. SO-CALLED 'TIGER PARENTS' ARE BEING BLAMED FOR THE RISING NUMBER OF YOUNG PEOPLE SUFFERING SPORTS-RELATED INJURIES. NEW NUMBERS RELEASED BY THE ACC TODAY SHOW A SIGNIFICANT SPIKE IN INJURIES OVER THE LAST DECADE, PARTICULARLY AMONG YOUNGER CHILDREN. KATE NICOL-WILLIAMS HAS MORE. READY? THESE PORIRUA STUDENTS KNOW EXERCISING IS PART OF STAYING HEALTHY. IT'S MY DREAM. YOU KNOW, I LOVE SPORT. I FEEL THE ENERGY ON THE FIELD. IT'S REALLY EXCITING. I WANT TO PLAY NETBALL` TO BECOME A NETBALL PLAYER. BUT THERE ARE CONCERNS SOME CHILDREN ARE DOING TOO MUCH, TOO EARLY. NEW DATA FROM ACC SHOWS IN THE LAST DECADE, SPORT INJURIES FOR KIDS UNDER THE AGE OF 15 HAVE INCREASED BY 60% TO MORE THAN 40,000 A YEAR. INJURIES FOR TEENAGERS OVER 15 HAVE ALSO GONE UP BY NEARLY 30%. WE'VE SEEN TRENDS AROUND THINGS LIKE EARLY SPECIALISATION, WHERE KIDS ARE GETTING IDENTIFIED EARLY FOR A PROFESSIONAL CAREER IN SPORT. ACC SAYS SHOULDER AND KNEE INJURIES ARE MOST COMMON. BODY DEVELOPMENT, MENTAL HEALTH AND MOTIVATION CAN ALSO BE IMPACTED BY OVER-TRAINING, WITH LONG-TERM EFFECTS. WE SEE HIGH PERFORMANCE PROGRAMMES COMING IN. THE KIDS ARE NOT MINI ADULTS. THEY ARE ADOLESCENTS WITH IMMATURE MUSCULO-SKELETAL SYSTEMS. SPORT NEW ZEALAND SAYS IT'S ABOUT BALANCE. SPORT IS BEING USED SOMETIMES AS A SALES TOOL, A MARKETING TOOL. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT PEOPLE DIVE INTO THE INFORMATION AND UNDERSTAND WHAT'S BEST FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. SO HOW MUCH SPORT IS TOO MUCH? ACC SAYS AN HOUR PER DAY IS GOOD, BUT KIDS SHOULDN'T EXERCISE FOR MORE HOURS PER WEEK THAN THEIR AGE. SO FOR THESE 14-YEAR-OLDS, THAT'S 14 HOURS, INCLUDING P.E. SESSIONS. BUT THIS PRINCIPAL SAYS THAT'S NOT ENOUGH FOR THOSE AIMING FOR THE TOP. OUR STUDENTS, WHEN THEY'RE HEADING FOR THAT DREAM, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO GET THERE IF THEY'RE DOING 14 HOURS A WEEK WHEN THEY'RE 14. YOU KNOW, THAT'S THE REALITY OF SPORTS IN THIS DAY AND AGE. EXPERTS SAY VARIETY IS KEY FOR YOUNG ATHLETES. SOME OF THE BEST ALL BLACKS, FOOTBALL FERNS, SILVER FERNS, WHATEVER THEY MIGHT BE, HAVE GROWN UP SAMPLING MANY SPORTS. AND THE STARS OF THE FUTURE ALSO NEED THEIR REST. KATE NICOL-WILLIAMS, 1 NEWS. IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME HOLIDAY, BUT IT'S ENDED IN TRAGEDY FOR A YOUNG AMERICAN COUPLE. DAVID AND MICHELLE PAUL DIED MYSTERIOUSLY IN FIJI AFTER SUDDENLY FALLING SICK THE DAY BEFORE THEY WERE RETURNING HOME. ABC'S RIMINA PUGA REPORTS. THE FORT WORTH COUPLE SET OFF TO FIJI FOR THE TRIP OF A LIFETIME, BUT DIDN'T MAKE IT BACK. DAVID AND MICHELLE PAUL DIED SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY ONE DAY BEFORE THEY WERE SCHEDULED TO RETURN HOME. THEIR FAMILY BACK IN THE US NOW COPING WITH THE TRAGIC LOSS. THEY LOVED TRAVELLING. THEIR SISTER-IN-LAW TOLD ABC NEWS ABOUT A DEVASTATING CALL. THEY KNEW SOMETHING WAS GOING ON IN THEIR BODY, AND WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE HOSPITAL. THE COUPLE BECAME SICK SOME TIME BETWEEN MAY 22ND AND 25TH. THE FAMILY SAY EARLY INDICATIONS POINT TO SOME TYPE OF VIRUS, STRONG ENOUGH TO DEBILITATE TWO YOUNG, HEALTHY PEOPLE. ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN. AND, UH... (SIGHS) SORRY. MICHELLE APPARENTLY DIED FIRST, AND ALTHOUGH THERE WERE PLANS TO TRANSPORT DAVID TO AUSTRALIA FOR FURTHER TREATMENT, HE DIED BEFORE THAT HAPPENED. A U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL CONFIRMED THE DEATHS TO THE FAMILY ` THE CAUSE STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION. OFFICIALS SAY THE COUPLE'S REMAINS CANNOT BE RETURNED TO THE U.S. UNTIL THE INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETE. THEY LEAVE BEHIND TWO YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE CARE OF THEIR FAMILIES, AND THEIR DOG ZOE. WE KNOW THAT MICHELLE AND DAVID ARE WITH US IN ZOE. THE U.S. EMBASSY IN FIJI DID NOT COMMENT TO ABC NEWS ON THE PAULS' DEATH SPECIFICALLY, BUT SAID THE GOVERNMENT HAD BEEN WARNING OF A DANGEROUS FLU SEASON THAT IS JUST HITTING THE REGION. AFTER 18 YEARS, TECH GIANT APPLE IS UNPLUGGING ITS MUSIC DOWNLOAD APP, ITUNES. IT'S BEING REPLACED BY THREE SEPARATE APPS FOR MUSIC, TV AND PODCASTS. THE WRITING WAS ON THE WALL FOR ITUNES BACK IN 2015, WHEN APPLE LAUNCHED IT'S APPLE MUSIC APP TO COMBAT THE LIKES OF PANDORA AND SPOTIFY. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO USE ITUNES TO SYNC YOUR DEVICES, APPLE'S PROMISING SOMETHING NEW TO REPLACE THAT FUNCTION. WITH CEILING AND FLOOR INSULATION BECOMING COMPULSORY NEXT MONTH, LANDLORDS ARE RUSHING TO GET THEIR RENTAL PROPERTIES UP TO STANDARD. INSULATION INSTALLERS ARE WORKING OVERTIME TO KEEP UP WITH DEMAND, AS LANDLORDS HURRY TO GET THEIR HOUSES COMPLIANT BEFORE THEY GET HIT WITH HEAVY FINES. JORDAN OPPERT REPORTS. IN LESS THAN A MONTH, THIS WILL BE COMPULSORY IN RENTAL PROPERTIES, AND INSTALLERS ARE STRUGGLING TO KEEP UP. THE HARDEST PART IS FINDING QUALIFIED STAFF TO ACTUALLY DO THE INSTALLING. THAT'S THE TRICKIEST BIT. AND JUST SORT OF DEALING WITH THE STRESS OF LANDLORDS WHO ARE GETTING A LITTLE BIT PARANOID, AND A LITTLE BIT STRESSED OUT. THE LEGISLATION WAS INTRODUCED BY THE PREVIOUS GOVERNMENT IN 2016, AND LANDLORDS HAVE HAD THREE YEARS' NOTICE. IT'S NOT KNOWN HOW MANY HAVEN'T DONE THE WORK, AND IT'S FEARED MANY HAVE LEFT IT TOO LATE. THERE ARE LOTS OF RENTERS WHO ARE HOPING THAT THEIR HOUSE IS GOING TO BE SORTED OUT. IT WOULD'VE BEEN NICE IF SOME LANDLORDS HAD ACTED A LITTLE SOONER AND THAT THEY HADN'T SPENT THE LAST FEW WINTERS SHIVERING IN THEIR HOUSES. LANDLORDS WHO DON'T INSTALL CEILING OR FLOOR INSULATION WILL BE IN BREACH OF THE RESIDENTIAL TENANCIES ACT AND MAY FACE DAMAGES OF UP TO $4000. THAT MONEY WILL USUALLY BE PAID TO THE TENANT. SO THEIR BEST BET IS TO GO AND SPEAK TO COMMUNITY LAW OR THE CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU OR SOMEONE LIKE THAT AND ACTUALLY TALK THROUGH THEIR CASE IN DETAIL AND ACTUALLY FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO. BUT THERE'S ALSO CONCERN THAT REPORTING A LANDLORD COULD HAVE CONSEQUENCES. THE THING ABOUT THE TENANCY TRIBUNAL IS IT'S LIKE TAKING YOUR LANDLORD TO COURT. IT'S VERY HIGH RISK FOR A TENANT. THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE THAT THEY WILL RUIN THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH THEIR LANDLORD, THAT ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, THEIR TENANCY MIGHT BE OVER ONCE IT'S DONE. TENANCY COMPLIANCE AND INVESTIGATION TEAMS WILL BE FOLLOWING UP WITH LANDLORDS TO ENSURE THE JOB GETS DONE. BEING WARM, DRY AND HEALTHY IS ABOUT AS IMPORTANT AS YOU CAN GET, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO HEALTH OR COMFORT OR HAPPINESS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. SO, YEAH, IT'S CRITICAL. THERE'LL BE NO EXTENSION TO THE JULY 1ST DEADLINE, AND TENANTS ARE BEING URGED TO ENFORCE THEIR RIGHTS. JORDAN OPPERT, 1 NEWS. SYDNEY IS BRACING FOR THE WORST, AS HIGH TIDE AND WILD SEAS THREATEN HOMES. WE'LL HAVE THIS MANLY FERRY'S HARROWING JOURNEY AFTER THE BREAK. PLUS, THEY WERE HIS WEIRD AND WONDERFUL INVENTIONS, WE REMEMBER THE UNSUNG HERO OF D-DAY. WELCOME BACK. ACROSS THE TASMAN, SYDNEY IS BEING BUFFETED BY A TRIPLE WEATHER THREAT ` HEAVY RAIN, WINDS OF OVER 100km/h AND HUGE WAVES. FERRIES WERE CANCELLED AS THE HARBOUR TURNED DANGEROUS, AND TONIGHT THERE ARE REAL FEARS ALONG THE NORTHERN BEACHES, WITH HIGH TIDE HALF AN HOUR AWAY. (WIND ROARS) IF PASSENGERS WANTED TO KNOW WHY THEIR MANLY FERRY WAS CANCELLED TODAY, TAKE A LOOK AT THIS ` A CREW MEMBER HOLDING ON LONG ENOUGH A CREW MEMBER HOLDING ON LONG ENOUGH TO FILM THE ROCK AND ROLL RIDE ACROSS THE HARBOUR. WE'D BEEN WARNED IT WOULD BE WILD AND WOOLLY. AND THIS TIME THE WEATHER BUREAU WAS SPOT ON. A TRIPLE WHAMMY FOR SYDNEYSIDERS ` RAIN, WIND AND MOUNTAINOUS SURF. (SURF ROARS) IT WAS 3FT, AND I DRIFTED DOWN THE BEACH, AND IT'S, LIKE, 6FT TO 8FT, EASY. IT GOT BIGGER AS THE DAY WENT ON, AND BEACHES WERE DECLARED A NO-GO ZONE. ALREADY, WE'VE GOT WAVES EXCEEDING 5m IN HEIGHT, WHICH IS EXTRAORDINARY AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FOR ANYWHERE ALONG THE COASTLINE. NEAR WOLLONGONG, A SEARCH WAS MOUNTED FOR A SURFER FEARED MISSING. FORTUNATELY, IT WAS A FALSE ALARM. IF THERE WAS TO BE SOMEONE MISSING, YOU WOULD HAVE SEEN A BOARD POP UP ALREADY. AS SPECTACULAR AS THIS IS, THE WEATHER WHICH HAS STIRRED UP THESE HUGE SEAS HAS FAILED TO DELIVER RAIN WHERE IT'S REALLY NEEDED. THIS IS A COASTAL EVENT, AND ONCE AGAIN THE BUSH HAS MISSED OUT. BUT A FEW DAYS INTO WATER RESTRICTIONS, THE DRENCHING WAS WELCOME IN SYDNEY. THIS MORNING 28mm FELL AT CASTLE HILL, 23mm AT CRONULLA AND 18mm AT BONDI. WARRAGAMBA RECEIVED ABOUT 20mm, BUT IT HARDLY HELPED DAM LEVELS. WIND GUSTS WERE STRONGEST IN OUR SOUTH AND AT THE AIRPORT. (CHAINSAWS BUZZ) TREES WERE BROUGHT DOWN IN MIRANDA AND WETHERILL PARK. ALMOST EXACTLY THREE YEARS AGO, A SIMILAR STORM ERODED HUGE SWATHES OF COLLAROY BEACH, THREATENING PROPERTIES. AND A HIGH TIDE IS DUE THIS EVENING. AND A HIGH TIDE IS DUE THIS EVENING. IT MIGHT ALL HAPPEN AGAIN. BUT 10FT, 12FT OVERNIGHT, THAT'S PRETTY HECTIC, ESPECIALLY FOR COLLAROY. A NERVOUS NIGHT AHEAD, AFTER A DAY OF JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING. AND FURTHER WEST, SYDNEY'S BLUE MOUNTAINS ARE LOOKING RATHER WHITE AFTER A DUMPING OF SNOW. 5cm OF FRESH POWDER FELL OVERNIGHT, CAUSING MAJOR DISRUPTIONS FOR COMMUTERS TODAY. ROADS AND TRAIN TRACKS WERE BLANKETED, LEAVING CRUCIAL TRANSPORT LINKS BLOCKED OFF AND SOME SCHOOLS HAVING TO CALL A SNOW DAY. IT'S 30 YEARS SINCE THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT SENT TROOPS IN TO CLEAR STUDENT PROTESTERS OUT OF TIANMEN SQUARE. AND THERE'S NO OFFICIAL DEATH TOLL, ALTHOUGH INTERNATIONAL OBSERVERS BELIEVE IT COULD BE IN THE THOUSANDS. THE MASSACRE IN BEIJING SHOCKED THE WORLD. BUT IN CHINA IT REMAINS HEAVILY CENSORED. LAURA JAMES EXPLAINS. ONE MAN TAKING ON CHINA'S MILITARY MIGHT. IMAGES RECOGNISED GLOBALLY, THOUGH NOT IN THE CITY WHERE IT HAPPENED, AFTER DECADES OF GOVERNMENT SUPPRESSION. IN 1989, MORE THAN 1 MILLION PEOPLE TOOK PART IN PEACEFUL PRO-DEMOCRACY DEMONSTRATIONS IN CENTRAL BEIJING. (PROTESTERS CHANT) THE MOVEMENT LASTED WEEKS, THE LEADERS EVEN MEETING OFFICIALS. BUT IT ENDED IN A VIOLENT CRACKDOWN. (GUNFIRE) DOZENS OF CORPSES THAT I PERSONALLY WITNESSED IN BEIJING HOSPITAL. IT WAS A MASSACRE. THERE IS NO OTHER WORD TO DESCRIBE. ANOTHER PROTEST LEADER IS BACK IN TIANANMEN SQUARE FOR THE FIRST TIME AND ADMITS SPEAKING OUT IS RISKY. TRANSLATOR: 30 YEARS AGO, THERE WAS A STUDENT MOVEMENT HERE WHICH SHOCKED THE WORLD. BUT ALL THESE TOURISTS MUST HAVE FORGOTTEN. THEY HAVE NO WAY TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED HERE, BECAUSE THE INFORMATION IS CENSORED. A FORMER SENIOR OFFICIAL JAILED FOR SUPPORTING THE PROTESTS TRANSLATOR: FOR THE POLITICAL DISTURBANCE THAT OCCURRED IN THE LATE 1980S, THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT HAS A CLEAR CONCLUSION. THE TREMENDOUS ACHIEVEMENTS IN CHINA'S DEVELOPMENTS OVER THE PAST 70 YEARS HAVE FULLY PROVEN THAT THE PATH WE HAVE CHOSEN IS COMPLETELY RIGHT. THE LIVES LOST IN THE MASSACRE REMEMBERED IN AUCKLAND TODAY. THIS STONE WAS PLACED OUTSIDE ST ANDREWS CHURCH IN 1989, AT THE REQUEST OF STUDENTS HERE AT THE TIME. AND THEY KNEW THOSE STUDENTS ON THE SQUARE. IN MAINLAND CHINA, THERE ARE NO COMMEMORATIONS. AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL SAY POLICE HAVE DETAINED AND THREATENED DOZENS OF ACTIVISTS AHEAD OF THE ANNIVERSARY. ASIDE FROM TIGHTER SECURITY IN TIANANMEN SQUARE, IT'S BUSINESS AS USUAL. LAURA JAMES, 1 NEWS. DISGRACED HOLYWOOD STAR KEVIN SPACEY MADE A SURPRISE COURT APPEARANCE TODAY AS HE FIGHTS ALLEGATIONS OF INDECENTLY ASSAULTING A YOUNG MAN IN A BAR THREE YEARS AGO. THE 59-YEAR-OLD, WHO HAS PLEADED NOT GUILTY, DOESN'T HAVE TO ATTEND THE HEARING, AND SINCE HIS ARRAIGNMENT IN JANUARY HAS STAYED AWAY FROM COURT. BUT HE WAS THERE TODAY AS IT WAS REVEALED THAT THERE'S NO SURVEILLANCE VIDEO FROM THE NIGHT, AND HIS LAWYERS STEPPED UP ATTACKS ON THE COMPLAINANT'S CREDIBILITY. 75 YEARS ON, THE D-DAY LANDINGS ARE NOW SEEN AS A MAJOR TURNING POINT IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR. AND A KEY BUT LITTLE-KNOWN FIGURE IN THE OPERATION'S SUCCESS... WAS GENERAL PERCY HOBART. HE PIONEERED THE USE OF SPECIALISED TANKS TO SUPPORT THOUSANDS OF ALLIED TROOPS ON THE BEACHES OF NORMANDY IN NORTHERN FRANCE. HERE'S THE BBC'S ROBERT HALL. WINSTON CHURCHILL: AFTER TWO YEARS' PATIENT PREPARATION THEY LOOKED HOME-MADE, AND IN A WAY, THEY WERE ` INVENTIONS DESIGNED TO OVERCOME EVERY OBSTACLE WHICH HAD SPRUNG FROM THE IMAGINATION OF ONE MAN ` GENERAL PERCY CLEGHORN HOBART. HE'S A GREAT TRAINER; HE'S GOT INGENUITY; HE CAN SEE THE POTENTIAL OF THESE VEHICLES. HOBART'S CONVERTED TANKS WOULD CLEAR A PATH THROUGH THE D-DAY MINEFIELDS AND OVER THE ATLANTIC WALL'S FORMIDABLE DEFENCES. ARCHIVE: IT FORMS AN EXCELLENT MAKESHIFT BRIDGE. THE SCREEN IS COLLAPSIBLE. IT'S RAISED BY THE AIR PILLARS AND DEFLATED BY HYDRAULIC MEANS, WHICH ALSO BREAK THE STRUTS. AND PERHAPS THE MOST UNLIKELY OF ALL, A SWIMMING TANK. ARCHIVE: DURING THE INFLATION, THE CREW FIT ON THEIR AMPHIBIOUS TANK-ESCAPE APPARATUS. WELL, IT HAD A, SORT OF, MOUTHPIECE AND I SUPPOSE AN AIR CONTAINER, AND IT ENABLED YOU TO GET OUT OF THE THING FAIRLY QUICKLY. THE TOTAL WEIGHT OF THE SHERMAN TANK IS 34 TONS. IT ONLY LOOKED LIKE A ROWING BOAT, YOU KNOW. WHEN YOU LOOK OUT AND SEE US COMING IN, A WHOLE ELEMENT OF SURPRISE TO IT. 33 GOT INTO THE WATER, AND 31 GOT TO THE BEACH. WHICH IS HATS OFF TO HOBART, ISN'T IT, REALLY? OH, YES. I MEAN, HIS COLLECTION OF FUNNIES WAS QUITE EXTRAORDINARY. PERCY HOBART'S FUNNIES ARE CURIOSITIES TODAY, BUT THEY DID EARN THEIR PLACE IN THE D-DAY STORY. JUST AHEAD ` ARE YOU SURE YOU KNOW WHERE THAT CUTE LITTLE PUPPY SITTING ON THE COUCH CAME FROM? WE'VE GOT THE 'DO'S AND 'DON'T'S FOR PURCHASING YOUR NEXT POOCH. WELCOME BACK. THERE ARE FRESH CALLS FOR AN END TO PUPPY FARMING. THE CONTROVERSIAL PRACTICE IS COMPLETELY LEGAL IN NEW ZEALAND, AND DESPITE CONSTANT WARNINGS, THE SPCA SAYS IT'S STILL COMING ACROSS CASES OF INHUMANE BREEDING. ANDREW MACFARLANE REPORTS. MAN'S BEST FRIEND, BEING KEPT IN SOME OF THE WORST CONDITIONS IMAGINABLE. THESE GERMAN SHEPHERDS WERE BEING BRED FOR SALE IN A SO-CALLED PUPPY FARM LAST YEAR, FOUND TIED TO SHORT LEASHES AND LIVING IN THEIR OWN WASTE. WHILE THEY'RE SAFE AND HAPPY NOW, WELFARE EXPERTS SAY THEIR STORY IS ALL TOO COMMON. THERE'S MANY OUT THERE, AND IT'S A CASE OF TRACKING THEM DOWN. AND WE WILL DO WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO MAKE SURE WE GET THE RIGHT ANIMAL WELFARE OUTCOMES FOR THOSE ANIMALS. THERE'S NO LEGISLATION OUTLAWING PUPPY FARMS IN NEW ZEALAND, MEANING THEY CAN STILL LEGALLY OPERATE, AS LONG AS THEY MEET ANIMAL WELFARE STANDARDS. THAT MEANS THEY MUST PROVIDE THE BASICS, LIKE SUFFICIENT FOOD AND WATER. NOW SOME SAY LEGISLATION NEEDS TO GO FURTHER AND BAN THE PRACTICE ALTOGETHER. AN ONLINE PETITION FROM THE 'HELPING YOU HELP ANIMALS' CHARITABLE TRUST HAS GARNERED ALMOST 15,000 SIGNATURES, AND IT'S GOT THE BACKING OF SOME OF THE COUNTRY'S TOP VETS. GENERALLY, IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE AWARE OF. IT HAPPENS NOT JUST IN NEW ZEALAND, BUT IN OTHER COUNTRIES AS WELL. AND PEOPLE WHO ARE INVOLVED IN ANIMAL WELFARE CERTAINLY HAVE CONCERNS, AND WE ARE WORRIED ABOUT PUPPIES COMING FROM THESE SOURCES. THE SPCA SAYS IT'S HARD TO KNOW HOW MANY ARE OPERATING HERE, AND IT RELIES ON PEOPLE REPORTING DODGY BREEDERS. OFTEN WHEN SOMEONE'S ADOPTED A PUPPY AND THEY REALISE IT'S NOT QUITE RIGHT, THAT'S WHEN OFTEN WE'LL GET A CALL AND CHECK IT OUT. FOR SOME, THE DAMAGE IS IRREVERSIBLE. WORST CASE, THE PUPPIES DIE BECAUSE THEY JUST REALLY SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN BREEDING SO MUCH. IF WE STOP PURCHASING FROM THOSE SOURCES, BY ASKING THE RIGHT QUESTIONS, ENGAGING WITH A VET, AND MAKING SURE WE'RE BUYING FROM ETHICAL SOURCES, THEN THAT WILL REDUCE THE DEMAND. THOSE LOOKING FOR A FURRY ADDITION TO THE FAMILY URGED TO DO THEIR HOMEWORK BEFORE COMMITTING TO A LIFELONG FRIEND. ANDREW MACFARLANE, 1 NEWS. NOW TO TOMORROWS WEATHER, WITH JOHN AXIOM AND 'THE THEORY OF FUDU'. (CHEERFUL ELECTRONIC MUSIC) THAT'S IT FROM US HERE ON TONIGHT. THANKS FOR WATCHING, GOOD NIGHT. CAPTIONS BY JOHN GIBBS AND JAMES BROWN