End what he calls a season of darkness in america shores of great honor and you know living i accept this nomination for president of the United States of america. Gave his speech a biden also urging americans to unite and return to optimistic. And a tale of heroism amidst the wreckage of beirut a nurse photographed after the massive blast there was an arm full of newborns we talked to her about that fateful day. Im brian thomas good to have you with us today an air ambulance is thought to have arrived in russia to pick up opposition politician alexina volley and fly him to germany for treatment but russian doctors are refusing to let him go that according to a spokeswoman for. The vulnerable volley is in a coma in a russian hospital with a suspected case of poisoning. Doctors there say hes too sick to be moved in vali is one of president putins most out spoken critics news for us the hospital after losing consciousness on a flight from siberia to moscow hospital itself has not release
Defends Police Officers who drove. Into a crowd of protesters. And the protests have now spread beyond the United States but thousands gathering in both london and. A very warm welcome to right wherever youre watching us youre watching International Im Daniel Hawkins thanks for joining us this hour. Now another night of violence and cities set ablaze amid protests by the death of george floyd at the hands of police 1700 people have been arrested across the United States in minneapolis where floyd died police have been struggling to maintain their curfew there with officers resorting to ever more heavy handed methods. You got the problem you got the gold. Piece into. A makeshift memorial has been set up for George Floyds mourners have been paying very respectful leaving flowers and messages the site has also become a place for peaceful protest against Police Brutality contrasting with the anger that has been borne over in other parts of the city and so how will some whose George Floyds
Tried to celebrate of the belfast good friday agreement from 1988 so perhaps some of these initiatives you seem to be trying to build a center of global and or politics between the s. T. O. P. Nose to Unionist Party to be a rival to the should unfeigned d u p jew or pally. Would you be more amenable now in the present circumstances than perhaps there were a few years ago i think perhaps and i judge that on the evidence of the surge for the Alliance Party the middle ground Party Last Year in the european and the local government elections where they did incredibly well what i was trying to say back and back in 2017 was that youve had 10 years and i of the deep ancient fane running our Coalition Government of storm and castle. You dont need any more evidence that they cant get on that they cant cooperate that they cannot deliver for you so lets have an alternative and the alternative has to be not one party but one Unionist Party and one nationalist party so that was ourselves and the s.
Knows the Unionist Party to be a rival to the shouldnt be jew or pally. Would you be more amenable now in the present circumstances than perhaps they were a few years ago i think perhaps and i judge that on the evidence of the surge for the Alliance Party the middle ground Party Last Year in the european and the local government elections where they did incredibly well what i was trying to say back and back in 2017 was that youve had 10 years and i of the deep ancient fane running our Coalition Government of storm and castle. You dont need any more evidence that they cant get on that they cant cooperate that they cannot deliver for you so lets have an alternative and the alternative us to be not one party but one Unionist Party and one nationalist party so that was ourselves and the s. T. O. P. And when i looked at Colm Eastwood when he took over the s. E. L. P. I heard him saying what i was saying which was we need to make Northern Ireland work and when i started on and spoke to him i
Which is a. Race has always cast a shadow over u. S. Politics even before donald trump emerged on the scene but it an era in which White Nationalists are both marching in the streets and working in the white house is this a unique moment in u. S. History in this up from special one of americas leading public intellectuals the renowned academic and activist dr cornell west. Cornell west thank you for joining me on up front since donald trump became president in 2016 races a racist attacks racist rhetoric has gotten worse in the United States but im just wondering from your perspective how unique a moment is this this trumpy and moment in terms of modern American History when it comes to racism. Well i think its certainly distinctive because it is the escalation of White Supremacy against blacks Indigenous Peoples mexicans tied to the rule of big money the rule of big military so what it does when you get that kind of combination in which you scapegoated most vulnerable based on racism i