extremists are choosing these maxalist fights to change the landscape in schools and social media and more. they are losing most of these fights. it s kind of counterintuitive when so many of us feel so freaked out and even frightened by what s happening in this country but in small but really important ways, the culture wars that were won by those who want a multi-racial pluralistic society in this country are holding. this morning, we witnessed the statue of robert e. lee being hoisted up from its pedestal and doner tone down from good if richmond, virginia. the former capital of the confederacy. where it had loomed as a physical testament to white power for more than 130 years. it was a defence of statues just like that one, that brought a hoard of torch-wielding white nationalists to charlottesville to defend those symbols of white supremacy four years ago. and to fight the violence these meted out. in the end they lost. the statue came down today. many of the leaders beh
now on bbc news the media show. hello. from countdown to big brother to it s a sin, channel 4 has long been a fixture on our gogglebox. but could the channel a whole generation has grown up with be about to change? this week, the government announced another consultation into whether channel 4 should be privatised. so would that mean an influx of cash to compete with the streaming giants or a change of focus perhaps less unreported world, more naked attraction. and would flogging our third biggest broadcaster bring in as much cash as the government expects? joining me to discuss this is alex mahon, chief executive of channel 4, and chris curtis, editor in chief at broadcast. also with me, danielle lux, managing director of cpl productions. and, danielle, you ve got a very broad slate, haven t you? give me a sense of the shows you ve got on air at the moment. well, we just finished life & rhymes, which is our entertainment show on sky arts. we are in production on married
i m chris. asean was 115 degrees fahrenheit in portland oregon. breaking yesterday s record of 112 degrees. to state the obvious, it should not be 150 degrees in portland, normal high temperature at this time of year in the city, are below the mid seventies this is not just happening in portland as you may have seen organs, capital city of salem also reach 114 degrees seattle washington got a record breaking 107 degrees today and the weather across the pacific northwest of the united states is downright dystopian right now. it s something out of a climate science fiction novel but a peek into our climate future that has now made present. all this is happening because a phenomenon called heat dome. high pressure in the atmosphere traps hot ocean air kind of like ali and. he domes are not uncommon in the summer, they come for heat waves. this one is incredibly intense and vast. the kind of extreme weather event that climate change is making more and more common. the national we
north korean matter is slamming curriculum. every day at [inaudible] safe space. we need to stop asking the truth. that s. you can just push god out of every institution and be successful. i m sorry, our founding fathers did not believe that. [applause] presidential you better get to liven britain brian dolly live singing at her house. steve: brian, come on dolly parton only works 9 to 5 written brian i forgot. ainsley: better get to living. you can t go back. this is not dress rehearsal. brian: vh 1 talking about the music. ainsley: did you see that shot of. desto beach. brian: glad i didn t say it i would have said it wrong. where are the people? ainsley: not up yet. on vacation. in pajamas and. steve: people are up and awake walking on the beach. they are waiting. ainsley: sun time is fun time. beach time. nothing on your schedules. you go out to the beach, pack your cooler, take your kids, walk up and down the beach. stay with your friends stay out there all day
the next few hours. so, should we be worried? hello, and welcome to the programme. we start injerusalem. there have been more clashes between palestinians and israeli police, a day after more than 200 people were injured in some of the worst violence in years at the al aqsa mosque. fighting broke outjust as tens of thousands of muslim worshippers prayed at the compound to mark the most holy night of ramadan. more than 50 people were injured. gareth barlow reports. stun grenades against stones. palestinian protesters and israeli security forces clashing outside the al aqsa mosque complex injerusalem s old city, one of the most revered sites in islam. it s also the location of the temple mount, the holiest site injudaism. the source of the anger weeks of rising tensions over the potential eviction of palestinian families from their homes in occupied eastjerusalem, which israeli settlers claim as their land. earlier on saturday, roads into the city became gridlocked as israel