Cases currently addressing the issues. This is an hour and 20 minutes. [ applause ] so ladies and gentlemen, lets get to the heart of the matter. Are you ready . Over the last ten years, the right to vote African Americans who have been under pernicious, intentional, deliberate, orchestrated and clever. Theres been no period since the 1965 Voting Rights act has passed that these efforts have been so sustained. I like to think the attack is coming from three main fronts or what i like to call the terrible trio. The first member of the trio is the United States Supreme Court. Which in 2013, the year of the 50th anniversary of the march on washington in a poorly in an inexplicable decision that i predict will go down like dread and plessy as low moments in the history of american jurisprudence. Nokt out an important provision of the Voting Rights act. That provision required Southern States to gain Justice Department approval before they change their voting laws. What has happened since t
Now on bbc news, the travel show. Three, two, one. Laughs. Getting mucky in the name of conservation in thailand. Highfive we meet the man who has visited all a19 Us National Parks. And trending travel. And going under in austria. Were starting this week in thailand, in the small, coastal village of khlong khon, in Samut Songkhram province, 90 minutes south west of bangkok. Few International Travellers venture here, but in recent years the amazing transformation of its ecosystem has begun to draw people, like me. While it may not be one of the most beautiful ecosystems, its actually quite full of life. Theres snails, cockles, crabs, macaques, birds all kinds of wildlife here. There is a monkey right here with a crab in its mouth. This place is quite an experience. Because here in what might look like in endless sea of mud, there are local delicacies and a story of a community who have fought back from the brink of disaster. I arranged to meet up with a local guide to show me around. An
A third of councils in england fear they could run out of money on things such as Adult Social Care protecting children and preventing homelessness within the next three yea rs. Homelessness within the next three years. It is according to a survey by the local government which one Central Government to help councils cope with the rising demand for such services. Our political correspondence reports. There are famous for their haunting magical songs which can be heard from over 20 miles. It is not or is obvious that some children need little extra support. Rosie, 0llie and by the death. They get extra help in the specialist unit in the school in hampshire. All three say it is invaluable. You can ask them if youre stuck and they will help us, so youre stuck and they will help us, so you youre stuck and they will help us, so you can youre stuck and they will help us, so you can understand because its a bit harderfor deaf so you can understand because its a bit harder for deaf children lik
As relevant today as it was 20 years ago, looking forward to the next 20 yea rs. Now its time for a look at the weather. Its likely to be the hottest day of the year so far, particularly in central and eastern parts of england. Temperatures will get up to about 3k degrees in london today. There is some fresher air moving in for the north west and some thunderstorms around. Thunderstorms in northern ireland, western scotla nd in northern ireland, western scotland and the north west of eglin for a time. Scotland and the north west of eglin fora time. In scotland and the north west of eglin for a time. In the sunshine, temperatures up to 33 or 3a degrees. We have the heavy downpours making their way eastwards overnight across scotla nd their way eastwards overnight across scotland and northern england, followed by something a little bit fresher, so it will not be as muggy and uncomfortable for sleeping as it was last night. Sunday will be a different feeling day, much less humid, a much f
[ indiscernible ] well find out. Are you willing to go to war with iran . Youll find out. Youll find out. I have a feeling, and i may be wrong, and i may be right, but im right a lot, i have a feeling that it was a mistake made by somebody that shouldnt have been doing what they did. I think they made a mistake. I think that somebody under the command of that country made a big mistake. Charles joining me now, retired general anthony t after. Youre also the author of the book, double cross fire. We appreciate your expertise this morning. How do you assess what went down . How do you think the administration handled the situation . Thanks for having me. I think what were looking at right here is the president ordered one of two things which could have been a probing attack to see what kind of air defenses the iranians had and then there were a series of decision points built in there to go or no go, based upon the level of defense that we saw. Or it could have been simply a show of forc