From the queen of country. Dolly parton gives us all a sneak peek of her first christmas album in 30 years. The new track she just released. Well have a sample in the skinny. It is monday, august 24th. Good morning, everyone. Dolly parton bringing it. She is. Shes had quite a year. She has. Shes reading us bedtime stories, coming out with a new christmas album, and theres more, i just cant remember it right now. Helping us get through the ndic. Great to be back with all of you this morning. We missed you. What did i miss last week . So there was this event, it lasted four days, there was a lot of people, there was a lot of zoom, just more zoom meetings. I hear its take two this week, except for different policies, different platforms, different color, blue versus red, left versus right. Well get into that. So yes, i am back. We begin this half hour with the spotlight turning to the gop as day one of the Republican National convention gets under way. The event is opening amid word of a
Figures plus. The conductor who used his time in isolation to achieve what he calls his greatest artistic success. And im just a bit of the only sport nascar bans the Confederate Flag from all its events following the protests over the death of childe floyd. So then the World Health Organization has warned that cave in 1000. 00 infections are accelerating in parts of africa raising concerns about how developing nations will cope with the pandemic w. H. O. Says 75 percent of the continents 200000 confirmed cases had been recorded in 10 countries a quarter of those are in south africa with the western cape region including cape. The hardest hit the u. N. Agency says a lack of testing kits remains a big problem right across africa lets get more now from ahmed addresses in the 90 s. Capital. How bad is the situation across the continent of africa. Right so its a really worrying need to talk to any Health Official on the continent and who will tell you that they are really really concerned
Expectations. Im joined again with the sports controversial quarterback Colin Kaepernick holds a tryout session in front of team scouts but only on last minute change of venue well tell you why in the next 60 minutes. Police in hong kong have used tear gas and water cannon on protest is that a University Campus whos been throwing petrol bombs large fires have been in this around the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and some of the most dramatic scenes 5 months of on the wrist all schools have been told to stay closed on monday because of the violence lets go to our correspondent vehicle pollen she is joining us live from hong kong it has been a hectic day there via whats happening there now. Thats right elizabeth all day long youve seen Police Confront the protesters have barricaded themselves in front of their university trying to firing tear gas water cannon at them trying to get them to Disperse Protesters move back a little bit then they come back for then they hurl petrol bombs an
Is lower than some expectations im joining with the sports controversial quarterback calling captain it holds a trial session in front of team scouts but only after a last minute change of venue well tell you why in the next 60 minutes. We begin this news out in hong kong where police and demonstrators engaged in violent clashes protesters have shot those of ours and hold petrol bombs from a barricaded University Campus police fired tear gas and water cannon as they try to disperse the protesters well talk to rob mcbride in Hong Kong Live shortly but 1st his report. Another sunday afternoon another home cold streak turned into a battle. At the end of a week that see you know marked escalation in the level of violence between pro. Testers and Police Students took over several College Campuses. Polytechnic university is the last under their control and they seem determined to hold on to it i think. Because its cool but imo its not about we have a path for the freedom. They say were not b
To beijing reporters in nigeria are being jailed for what prosecutors call cyber crimes and others call journalism and to unberth derangement syndrome shes made of the world like its the end of the old the helpline for grownups who cannot handle a 16 year old talking about Climate Change saudi arabias penchant for stifling political dissent and freedom of expression is not exactly breaking news nor are riyadhs armies of online trolls and bots patrolling twitter however there is a court case unfolding in california that reveals just how far the saudi government is willing to go to watch its critics and to silence them 2 former employees at twitter have been charged with acting as saudi agents back in 2015 and working with the authorities in riyadh given saudi arabias treatment of dissidents the assassination of Jamal Khashoggi being on the tortillas case in point those twitter agents may well have exposed other saudi activists to real danger unlike china and iran saudi arabia allows twi