a guy doing it in a wheelchair. it is a risk. i m putting my life on the line doing it. one, two. it was such a relief to get there. and know that we d done it. just so proud, just so proud. clapping and whooping thank you, thank you. goodjob, goodjob, goodjob. hello, hello, hello! how are you doing? i m good, and i ve got all of our stuff, as well. how are you? 0k? - martin hibbert has set himself an unbelievable challenge to climb the highest mountain in africa, kilimanjaro, in a wheelchair. # in thejungle, the mighty jungle, the lion sleeps tonight.# the first thing i saw when i came out was my trike, so i m happy. i don t even care if i don t got underwear, as long as i ve got my trike i can do it. they laugh and sing over the next five days, martin will battle his way through rainforest, volcanic desert, ice and snow to reach the summit. if you want to start ripping. almost doesn t seem real, does it? all of those zoom calls we ve had, and teams calls, it s mental. it
our other main stories: swimming s world governing body effectively bans transgender competitors from elite women s events. we have to protect the rights of all our athletes to compete but we also have to protect competitive fairness. irefill but we also have to protect competitive fairness. will it be farewell competitive fairness. will it be farewell to competitive fairness. will it be farewell to the - competitive fairness. will it be farewell to the queen? l whyjamaica is pushing ahead with plans to become a republic. voice-over: live voice over: live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newday. welcome to the programme. it s eight in the morning in singapore, and 7pm in colombia where the former guerrilla rebel, gustavo petro, has become the country s first left wing president after winning a second mr petro won 51% of vote, to 47% for his right wing opponent, rodolfo hernandez. mr petro described the result as a day ofjoy for the colombian people.
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Or really more crash and burn, of Rudy Giuliani, you havent been paying attention. This is a man who has a consistent willingness to play with fire when its towards his benefit. Good to see you. Thank you all for coming. The reason the morale of the Police Department of the city of new york is so low is one reason and one reason alone David Dinkins who is Rudy Giuliani . Hes the antichrist. He is the person who set us on a path of ruin. Youre all terrific. He struck me as a pretty smart man who had some basic understandings of the law that were completely twisted and distorted in service of. The cult master. Rudy giuliani is. The greatest new yorker in the history of the city of new york. Rudy is a takecharge type of individual. Rudy giuliani was the crusader for truth. Congratulate the Police Department. There doesnt have to be a shared truth. There doesnt have to be shared facts. Theres not a thing in the world wrong with hating. And ill be damn straight that im gonna hate him enough
And that was at a time when that had a real kind of emotional resonance, both within new york and nationally. It was a historic day for new york and a triumphant moment for the biggest black population of any american city. Quiet quiet rudy very quickly seems to have made the decision to embrace the sort of racism that a lot of his party believed in. White power i saw god out on the block today he was darker than the preachers say with a teardrop tattooed on his face and dirt in his fingers i heard angels when he laughed the way that people do when they have known true pain for his sins i dont know who to blame what choice was he given . In this world that were livin when i see you, i see you i see love i see love i see america i see love when i see you, i see you i see love i see love i see america on a bright winter day, former federal prosecutor Rudolph Giuliani was inaugurated as the 107th mayor of new york. His son, andrew, by his side, he exhorted new yorkers to help him make dra