former new zealand rugby international campbell johnstone has become the first all black to publicly announce he is gay. music and we remember the man behind many motown hits, barrett strong, who has died at the age of 81. hello and welcome to the programme. we start in the middle east, where the us secretary of state has been holding discussions to try to resolve the escalating crisis there. antony blinken said that urgent steps are needed to restore calm between israelis and palestinians, following days of rising violence. he travelled tojerusalem for talks with israel s prime minister, benjamin netanyahu. he ll meet the palestinian leader, mahmoud abbas, later. our middle east correspondent, tom bateman, reports. injerusalem the wreckage is spreading and another generation grows up in it wache. israel s knew far right elise minister is vowing to step up home demolitions of palestinian attackers and their families. this home in occupied eastjerusalem was bulldozed east jeru
former brazilian president jair bolsonaro applies for a tourist visa to allow him to extend his stay in the us. and former new zealand rugby international campbelljohnstone becomes the first all black to publicly announce he is gay. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the us secretary of state antony blinken has been holding discussions in the middle east to try to resolve the escalating crisis there. mr blinken said urgent steps are needed to restore calm between israelis and palestinians following days of rising violence. he travelled to jerusalem for talks with israel s prime minister benjamin netanyahu. he ll meet the palestinian leader mahmoud abbas later. our middle east correspondent tom bateman reports. injerusalem the wreckage is spreading, and another generation grows up in its wake. israel s new far right police minister is vowing to step up home demolitions of palestinian attackers and their families. this home in occupied eastjerusalem
official handover today. hello and welcome to the programme. the fire department in the us city of memphis has sacked three people in connection with the fatal police beating of tyre nichols earlier this month. an investigation found two paramedics and a driver failed to provide mr nichols with adequate care. five police officers have been charged with second degree murder. two others have been suspended. a number of premature s have been held in multiple cities across america. community leaders and locals coming together to honour the life of tyre nicholls. our north america correspondent david willisjoins me now. more and more individuals now having to take the committee for what happened that night? the circle of punishment is widening in regard to the death of tyre nicholls, that s for sure and today it was announced that two more police officers from the memphis force have been disciplined in regards to their allegedly involvement in their allegedly involvement in the in
it s probably the most important cultural event in the history of america. and a whole new generation of freaks. what guys seem to get off on. they like these high-energy sort of events. sight and sound and soul are your pleasure, you can bet your bottom dollar we got them, baby. unless you ve been living in a sealed cave, you probably noticed that america s latest craze is disco dancing. this is punk rock, and its purpose is to promote violence, sex and destruction in that order. rock and roll is pure stamina! rock singer jimi hendrix died today in london from an overdose of drugs. janice joplin was found dead last night. the cause of death was said to be an overdose of drugs. jim morrison, the lead singer for the doors, a rock music group, is dead. he was 27. the early years of the 70s in music was sad because you lose people and you lose the beatles. this small gathering is only the beginning. the event is so momentous that historians may one
you can take me out of the ghetto, but you can t take the ghetto up out of me, dog. it s a tough time to grow up in. and nirvana and kurt cobain in particular reflect the angst. i learned how to write for myself, and it s pretty ironic that most people related to it. boom, there it is, platinum record. country music has taken over the airwaves and the record charts. the honeymoon s over. now we re getting down to real commerce. aren t these girls just crazy? yeah, they are. you may think of it as the channel that rattles your china, occasionally your teeth, and hypnotizes your children. but what you may want to know is that mtv is responsible for a complete revolution in the music business in this country. unskinny bop just blows me away mtv makes the hits. it s as if there were just one national radio station for new songs. ending the 80s in terms of rock music, you re getting a lot of hair bands. you ve got poison, ratt, warrant. she s my