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And uncle bens rice is being renamed in the us because of concerns about racial stereotyping. Hello to you. The family of Breonna Taylor, the black medical worker shot dead by police in her home in kentucky, have expressed their anger that no one is to be charged with her killing. Instead, one louisville officer is to be prosecuted for a lesser offence because some of his bullets went into a neighbours property. Her death in march, she was 26, has added more fuel to widespread protests against Police Violence and racism. The state attorney general has said two other officers at the scene were not charged because they were returning fire. Breonna taylors boyfriend, who was with her in the flat, had shot at them as they broke through the front door. Our washington correspondent, aleem maqbool, reports. They are already starting to express their outrage at the news that police wont be charged with the manslaughter of Breonna Taylor. In march, the 26 year old had been in her own home after midnight when plain Clothes Police officers burst in on a drug raid. Her boyfriend, kenneth walker, a licensed gun owner, says he thought they were intruders and fired his weapon. They fired back at least 20 times, killing breonna. No drugs were found. 911, operator here. What is your emergency . I dont know whats happening. Somebody kicked in the door and shot my girlfriend. Breonna taylor after months of protests, the city of louisville paid a 12 million settlement to Breonna Taylors family, but they wanted the officers charged with manslaughter. A grand jury decided against that. According to kentucky law, the use of force by mattingly and cosgrove was justified to protect themselves. This justification bars us from pursuing criminal charges in miss Breonna Taylors death. Instead, one of the three officers involved was charged with a far lesser count of wanton endangerment. Youve heard the announcement. What do you feel . Angry, very angry, very upset. Basically, everything thats going on right now, im pretty sure a lot of people are let down by hearing what they heard. Ijust hope it doesnt rise into anger within ourselves, and we actually do hold peace. Protesters here feel its the decision not even to send these officers to trial for manslaughter thats made anger, perhaps violence inevitable. For them, in spite of a long summer of protest, little in america has been resolved. Aleem maqbool, bbc news, louisville. Joe biden has said he will review the grand jurys decision in the Breonna Taylor case before commentating further, but also called for the protests against the decision to be peaceful. And speaking at a News Conference at the white house, President Trump was asked for his reaction to the events in louisville. A really brilliant Kentucky Attorney general, Daniel Cameron, whos doing a fantasticjob. I think hes a star. And he made a statement illjust read. Justice is not often easy. It does not fit the mould of public opinion, and it does not conform to shifting standards. It answers only to the facts and to the law. If we simply act on emotion or outrage, theres nojustice. Mobjustice is notjustice. Justice sought by violence is not justice. Itjust becomes revenge. I mean, i heard that, i said, write down for me, please, because i think it was a terrific statement. Hes handling it very well. You know who he is, right . I think everyone now knows who he is. I will be speaking to the governor, and we have a call scheduled to make very shortly with the governor. I understand hes called up the national guard, which is a good thing. I think its a very positive thing. And it will all work out. Many people already commenting. The president had a great deal to say about the attorney general. Not much to say about the taylor family. Well, the issues thrown up by the Breonna Taylor case are uncomfortable for both president ial candidates. This was President Trumps reaction when another reporter tried to ask him about the case i have to leave for an emergency phone call. I am going to let scott and larry finish. Crosstalk. Soi finish. Crosstalk. So i will be back. They will see you tomorrow. Mr trump, there is one more question on Breonna Taylor. We are at a time right now where americans feel like we are on the. Mr president , just one more question if they can on Breonna Taylor. People are protesting oii taylor. People are protesting on the streets, what is your message to that . Here we have the doctor. Are incorrigible. Well, you can draw your own conclusions to that. Lets speak to our washington correspondent, nomia iqbal. How is all this going down . The donald trump and joe biden seem to have different views on this. It is interesting because the law and order message which is rich the law and order message which is rich literally what donald trump is trying to pitch to his electorate is to show he is the tough, decisive president that can take control of this and the democrats, they dont have to deal with all of these riots, which are turning violent, although the democrats have come out to say they dont condone violence. Theyre trying to empathy to the violent victims of Police Brutality like Breonna Taylor. Which i think they reported there was probably trying to get from donald trump. The scale of protests in this country has been worrying for a lot of people. They are concerned about what could happen as well. Donald trump keeps referring to the election asa keeps referring to the election as a contested election, which means he thinks it could be taken away from him without any evidence whatsoever. He says it could be kicked to the Supreme Court and he would expect the justices to rule in his favour. There is a lot of concern about is he going to accept the result if he loses, will he commit toa result if he loses, will he commit to a peaceful transition of power, he was asked that in the press conference. We will see what happens. You know i have been complaining strongly about the ballots and the ballots are a disaster. People are writing, do you commit to making sure there is a peaceful. Get rid of the ballots a nd peaceful. Get rid of the ballots and you will have a very peaceful. There will be a transfer, frankly, there will bea a transfer, frankly, there will be a continuation. The ballots are out of control. You know it. And you know who knows it better than anyone else does make the democrats know it better than anyone else. Just returning to the transfer of power issue, this is going to feed into a lot of peoples nervousness about november. Feed into a lot of peoples nervousness about novemberlj think nervousness about november. think so. I think what they wa nt think so. I think what they want is a clear yes from the president that he will accept that if he loses the election that if he loses the election that he will concede and will hand it to the democrats. I think what people are really hoping for, certainly democratic supporters, is that the democrats have a decisive victory. That come november three, bear in mind the election is already under way because early voting is already under way, november three is more accurate to say as in person voting day, they are hoping that when it comes through it will be a decisive victory either way for donald trump orjoe biden and only when that happens, potentially then, will they see this transition of power peacefully, which is what people expect from the us. And, of course, it makes the whole issue of who was sitting on the Supreme Court all the more important. Nomia iqbal, thank you very much indeed. We get more on the Breonna Taylor case. Joining me now from atlanta isjustin miller, hes an attorney. Good to talk to you again. You represent a George Floyds daughter. What is your response to what has happened in louisville . Tired, saddened, upset. Just a few of the emotions im going through right now, thinking of the family of Breonna Taylor, the people of louisville, and the people of louisville, and the people of louisville, and the people of this country what we to go through right now. What did you make of the presents response . It sounded like what i thought he would say president. I dont think the president really has much time or energy for trying to heal this country and its sad. It would seem very odd, think, for all sorts of reasons, but to people outside, particularly, because 12 million does not get paid out for nothing. Correct. The civil case, im glad they settled that, because at least Breonna Taylors family have something at this time. Amen, if they did not have the 12 million, you know, i shudder to think how they would be feeling right now. On the civil side they did get somejustice. Ive the civil side they did get some justice. Ive thought they deserve more, but they did get somejustice. But on deserve more, but they did get some justice. But on the criminal side they are not getting any justice. The attorney generals offers in kentucky is showing them that they dont really care about what happened to Breonna Taylor and that her life doesnt really matter and donald trump is doing the same thing. To be fair, it was all was going to be difficult to fight this in court. You would know better than me. But clearly, one Police Officer did go round the side of the building and shoot widely into dark and windows. Another Police Officer fired and emma because he had been shot at first, he was firing in self defence. Thats true. But he wasnt firing at Breonna Taylor in self defence. And to shoot that many shots when you one time, that is not self defence, that is reckless. That is what he is sizeable. But killing ron italia had some leon taylor, there was no evidence she had a gun or any kind of weapon. She should not have been shot out at all. The fa ct have been shot out at all. The fact that they were not indicted, or officer haggerston wasnt indicted for the killing of Breonna Taylor says a lot, because Breonna Taylor is the person who was killed and we wont get to see any evidence of what happened, what the officer was thinking, what went through his mind, what he discussed with his fellow officers, what shots were coming, we wont get to hear about any of that because they we re about any of that because they were not indicted with anything related to the murder of ms taylor. Clearly the raid was ill prepared, misconceived, taylor. Clearly the raid was ill prepa red, misconceived, the police had, frankly, wrong intelligence. What is your reading of the confusion at the door . Police say they kept saying very firmly we are the police and break down the door. Many neighbours had nothing and leon taylors boyfriend said he had nothing and that is why he fired when his door was broken in. Breonna taylor. This is why we indict people when we have trials. You do that so that you can hear all the evidence. So the Police Officers can talk and tell and testify about what happened and what they saw and felt at that time. When you have no trial then you dont get to hear the evidence, you dont get peoples sworn state m e nts dont get peoples sworn statements on the stand and so we just statements on the stand and so wejust get statements on the stand and so we just get the Police Officers account of what happened and we dont get to really hear, they dont have to present that to a jury of their peers and stand trial and we just dont think that is fair. In this country and many countries around the world, those people should be put before a jury and a jury should before a jury and a jury should be able to decide that. So we think this whole thing is a farce. Thank you very much indeed. We will have more on this later in the programme. What you are seeing on your screen straight malalai pictures from louisville, kentucky. In case you have just joined us, louisville, kentucky. In case you havejustjoined us, the family of Breonna Taylor, the black medical worker shot dead by police in her home in kentucky are expressing their angen kentucky are expressing their anger, generally, that no one is to be charged with her killing. One local Police Officer is to be prosecuted for a lesser offence, because some of his bullets went into a neighbours property. She died, of course, in march. She was 26 and her death has added more fuel to the widespread protests against less violence and racism. That is the scene currently in louisville. We will keep an eye on that and return a little later in the programme. Lets get some of the days other news. A petrol tanker has exploded after colliding with other vehicles in central nigeria, killing at least 25 people, including some Primary School children. Police in the city of lokoja say the tanker driver lost control and rammed into oncoming vehicles. President donald trump has announced a new series of sanctions on cuba. Us citizens will be prohibited from staying at properties owned by the cuban government. The importing of cuban cigars has also been banned. Since taking office, mr trump has tightened restrictions on cuba that were loosened by former president barack obama. Injune 2019, the Trump Administration imposed heavy new restrictions on travel to cuba. The legendary french singer and actressJuliette Greco has died at the age of 93. In a career spanning over half a century, she sang many well loved hits and performed in over 30 films. A former member of the french resistance, Juliette Greco began her career in the nightclubs of pariss Latin Quarter and her songs charted the rebirth of france after the second world war. Stay with us on bbc news. Still to come tributes are paid to Ruth Bader Ginsburg, as the liberal icon of the Supreme Court lies in repose. Ben johnson, the fastest man on earth, is flying home to canada in disgrace. All the athletes should be clean going into the games. Im just happy that justice is served. It is a simple fact that this morning, these people were in their homes. Tonight, those homes have been burnt down by serbian soldiers and police. All the taliban positions along here have been strengthened, presumably in case the americans invade. Its no use having a secret service which cannot preserve its own secrets against the world and so, the British Government has no option but to continue this action even after any adverse judgement in australia. Concorde have crossed the atlantic faster than any plane ever before, breaking the record by six minutes. This is bbc news the latest headlines a ruling in the case of Breonna Taylor, but the charge does not directly relate to her killing. Lets stay with that story now im joined now by charles coleman, a civil rights attorney and activist in new york. What you make of this situation . Thanks for having me. Once again we have seen a miscarriage of justice me. Once again we have seen a miscarriage ofjustice which is the direct result of america plasma criminal justice the direct result of america plasma criminalJustice System being broken. There are a number of problems which took place in regard to this case and you heard all of them come forward when Daniel Cameron did his press conference this afternoon. You heard about the lack of transparency which american citizens have been waiting on edge, notjust here but across the world, to find out what exactly was going on and what was the delay keeping us and what was the delay keeping us from getting the information that we needed to understand exactly what was taking place as part of this investigation. Then you heard about the confusing charges that were filed against one of the three officers who are ultimately there that evening and responsible for Breonna Taylors but what you didnt hear was that you didnt hear any conversation about an investigation into the Actual Police work which led to the warrant, which led to the actual intrusion where Breonna Taylor was ultimately clear old so there was been an incredible sense of lack of transparency that has been coupled with a lack of accountability because there was a dead black woman who did nothing but we are told by the Justice System that no one is responsible. by the Justice System that noone is responsible. I think everybody will have enormous sympathy with what happened to Breonna Taylor but it was a lwa ys Breonna Taylor but it was always going to tricky, wasnt it, legally, given the Police Officer who fired the bullets to kill her was firing in self defence. Whatever the confusion of at the door, there was another officer going around the building, firing into darkened windows but it wasnt his bullets that killed her. Given the fact that you just mentioned, yes, ithink given the fact that you just mentioned, yes, i think there are going to be challenges with this case but looking at kentucky law, there are six different homicide statutes which Daniel Cameron had at his disposal to be able to present to the grand jury. Based on his conversation today with the media at the press conference, im not confident he presented any of them, but even the reckless statute which i think would have been able to add a minimum to allow for some level ofa minimum to allow for some level of a homicide charge to appear on that environment but again, i want to stress that Daniel Cameron ducked the question of what the investigation is into the police work that led up to this to begin with. We do have a 12 million settlement so that suggests some wrongdoing took place and at minimum, there was some negligence on behalf of the Police Department and kentucky so i dont want to suggest or concede this point that while its going to be a ha rd that while its going to be a hard near impossible thing to get done in the first case, i do think there were some challenges and ultimately the fa ct challenges and ultimately the fact that there was not a homicide charge on this indictment is a miscarriage of justice not only to Breonna Taylor and her family but to the country at large. Charles, we are seeing live pictures coming in from louisville, clearly some many very angry people there. I assume they and you think the best chance the weight will change Police Approach to this kind of situation is precedent. But there is a chance that protests like these feed into President Trumps agenda. He is positioning himself as a law and order candidates. That is and order candidates. That is an interesting point and raises an interesting point and raises a lot of the nuance with these protests. What you have to realise it that a lot of the protests that have ta ken place have been peaceful, notions of these destructive protests that have been disruptive, destroyed property, of harm to people, get involved and engaged in the manner that we are complaining is problematic. Those are a sideshow that has been advanced to suggest, this is why we need this, this is why we need this access force, this is why we need this huge presence of police in these situations when the reality is the overwhelming majority of protests have been com pletely majority of protests have been completely peaceful and within the law so that is a red herring that the president has used to distract people from the fact that this is actually legitimate, peoples complaints, these are legitimate complaints that are founded, well evidenced, and the narrative if you will around these people being a mob, they are unruly, they are unjust, just seeking to destroy, actual chains taking place, that is a false narrative used to advance a political object. Thank you very much for your time. There have been violent clashes in belarus with reports of dozens of people being detained. In the capital, minsk, water cannon were used and protesters were struck with batons as riot police tried to stop demonstrations taking place. It came as the countrys longtime president Alexander Lukashenko was sworn in for a sixth time on wednesday. Mark lobel reports. Screaming violence back on the streets of minsk, protesters confronting police, many bundled away once again. President lukashenkos sixth inauguration igniting anger after last month s disputed election. There is no surprise for everybody that this inauguration took basin secret because they realise that Mr Lukashenko is afraid of the belarus in people. They dont trust him, they dont believe him, people will never forgive him, the crimes, and they will never forget the crimes. Despite the sweeping motorcade, this was not a normal inauguration. It was unannounced, for a leader so unwelcome. In front of several hundred gusty and local officials, the russian backed leader praised the military for defending the countrys sovereignty and independence, with foreign dignitaries seemingly absent. Together, he told them, they had prevented a catastrophe, supported a resolution that sought to shatter the foundations of belarusian statehood. But on the streets, protests continued into the night is a barrage of International Condemnation undermined president lukashenkos claims to office and as opposition calls for dialogue continue, the president seems intent on not listening. Mark lobel, bbc news. Family members and former colleagues have been paying their respects to the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg. After a brief ceremony at the court in washington, her casket went on display for the public. The passing ofjustice ginsburg was a watershed moment for the bench. She was only the second woman to ever serve on americas highest court and for 27 years she served as a voice for the voiceless. Our north america editor jon sopel reports. There was something almost dystopian about the image as former clerks of Ruth Bader Ginsburg lined the steps of the Supreme Court. Six feet apart, black facemasks instead of black armbands, mourning in a time of covid. Her death a source of genuine pain for millions of americans. A rabbi conducted the Small Service attended by family and her fellow Supreme Courtjustices. The tribute from the us chiefjustice, john roberts. Ruth used to ask, what is the difference between a bookkeeper in brooklyn a Supreme Court justice . Her answer, one generation. It has been said that ruth wanted to be an opera virtuoso, but became a rock star instead. But she chose the law. Members of the public will be able to pay their respects to the notorious rbg, her rock star nickname, over the coming days, but the world is not standing still. Donald trump is moving at warp speed to fill her seat on the court, still draped in black, and it looks like hes got the votes in the senate to push this through, particularly after a strong republican critic fell into line. What i intend to do is to proceed with the consideration process, and if a nominee actually reaches the floor, then i will vote based upon the qualifications of that nominee. Two women are being talked about as a successor barbara lagoa, a cuban american from florida, and Amy Coney Barrett from indiana. But in social outlook, they couldnt be more different from the liberal Justice Ruth Bader ginsburg. And at trump rallies, theres a new chant for 2020. Chanting fill that seat we will. Fill that seat, fill that seat, they call. And it looks like donald trump will, shifting the court in a markedly conservative direction. The liberal era on abortion, gay rights, Immigration Reform may well be coming to an end. Jon sopel, bbc news, washington. Uncle bens rice is being renamed in the us because of concerns about racial stereotyping. It will become bens original, and the 70 year old brand image of an elderly African American black man often wearing a bowtie will be dropped. And you can get in touch with me and most of the team on twitter, and theres more on the bbc website. Hello there. Another autumnal feeling day ahead for most of us. Even in the sunshine, itll be a cooler day than weve become used to. We had plenty of showers, though, through the day yesterday. That was whitby in north yorkshire. Plenty of sunshine, that said, for parts of Northern Ireland and scotland. And so, where weve had the clear skies, the starry skies through the night, temperatures will start the day close to freezing in the glens. But across eastern england, weve had a bout of heavy rain and strong winds. Those are starting to clear out into the north sea, but hot on their heels another area of low pressure which will cross england through the day. So, again, a spell of heavier rain sweeping its way northwards, Gale Force Winds picking up following to push in or usher in clusters of heavy showers with hail and thunder in their midst. And this rain could get stuck in some areas. And even to the south of it, given that therell be stronger winds, gusts up to 60 mph in exposed coastal areas that could cause some local damage, with gusty winds inland as well. Only 15, i think, the high, compared with the 21 that we had yesterday, and some real downpours around. And cold if youre stuck under this rain band in the north east, possibly southern scotland, even parts of Northern Ireland, although the majority here having dry and sunny weather and so, too, for the north and west of scotland. But only 11 12 degrees, a far cry from what weve become used to in the last week or so. Therell be plenty more showers following as we go through the night, and again itll turn chilly under the clearer skies further north. But i think friday will feel chillier still for many of us, and thats because of a change in wind direction. Weve pulled the low pressure away into the north sea and the low countries, and instead we get this northerly wind. Weve got High Pressure starting to move in from the west, which will quieten the shower activity down. It wont be dry altogether. Well still see some in western areas. We could have almost Gale Force Winds down the north sea coasts, bringing in rain to lincolnshire, east anglia and the south east as well. So, it will feel chillier, distinct wind chill in this part of the world as well. But some sunnier skies prevailing further west eventually, and those will prevail through the weekend potentially with that area of High Pressure continuing. Although near the north sea coasts, theres always the chance of brisker winds ushering showers, possibly even longer spells of rain at times through saturday and sunday. So, the detail is going be difficult at this stage, but, as ever, well keep you updated and theres more of course on our website. Bye bye. This is bbc news. The headlines it has been announced the two Police Officers involved in the Fatal Shooting of the black medical officer, Breonna Taylor, in the american state of kentucky will not face any charges. A third former officer, brett hankison, is to be indicted, but for wanton endangerment after his bullets entered a neighbouring apartment. Large numbers of belarusians have protested into the night against the unannounced swearing in of Alexander Lukashenko to a sixth term as president , following last months disputed election. Some demonstrators in the capital, minsk, wore fake crowns to mock his inauguration. Riot police are out in force. The United States has begun three days of tributes to the Supreme CourtJustice Ruth Bader ginsburg, who died on friday at the age of 87. Her casket is lying in state at the court in washington and members of the public are lining up to pay their respects. Prince harry has urged us citizens to reject hate

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