welcome to a new hour of voices. welcome to a new hour of american voices. thank you for joining us this hour. i m alicia menendez. we kick things off in texas where lawmakers are back in austin for a special session this weekend. republicans there have one goal making it harder to vote. the gop s proposed legislation would cut voting hours, restrict mail-in ballots, and ban drive-through and overnight voting options. much of the new legislation seems to be aimed at harris county, home to houston, which we know is trending more left due in part to changing demographics. and it was innovative voting options like overnight polling locations that helped the county break an all-time voter turnout record during the 2020 election. because of that, republicans are pushing new restrictions with the bogus argument of fighting voter fraud and trump s big lie will be reverberated again when trump speaks at cpac tomorrow in dallas. he and texas attorney general ken paxton are due o
county, home to houston, which we know is trending more left due in part to changing demographics. and it was innovative voting options like overnight polling locations that helped the county break an all-time voter turnout record during the 2020 election. because of that, republicans are pushing new restrictions with the bogus argument of fighting voter fraud and trump s big lie will be reverberated again when trump speaks at cpac tomorrow in dallas. he and texas attorney ken paxton are due on stage tomorrow, both of whole have been touting lies about the election trump lost fair and square. but getting trump s supporters to face that fact, still appearing near impossible. attendants handed out fliers outlining a seventh-point plan to reinstate trump without an election. like the questionable audit in arizona s maricopa county by the group cyber ninjas. a group conducting a bogus audit that the former president continues to cheer on, an audit in which workers checked ballots
four people have been cleared of criminal damage over toppling the statue of a slave trader during a black lives matter protest in the west english city of bristol. the four were charged after the monument to edward colston was brought down injune 2020, but they were found not guilty at bristol crown court. andrew plant reports. his report does contain some flashing images. cheering and applause emerging from court after weeks on trial. nicknamed the colston four , now found not guilty of criminal damage. we just want to say thank you to so many people, because we have never been alone in this journey. so many people, like, reverberating across the world in response to it. and one thing that we know now is that colston does not represent bristol. cheering it wasjune 7, 2020, during a black lives matter protest, the statue of slave trader edward colston tied up and toppled. crowd shouts the 125 year old bronze was sprayed with graffiti and rolled into the water of the harbour
make more progress. prince andrew s lawyers argue for the first time in court, that the sexual assault civil lawsuit against him, should be thrown out. they say he can t be sued, because of an agreement signed by his accuser, virginia giuffre. despite strict covid rules, novak djokovic will be allowed to defend his australian open title, without being vaccinated. and the end of an era, a tribute to an historic travel hub in thailand as it prepares to close for good. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting to viewers in the uk and around the world. china is showing its determination to continue with its zero covid strategy, the authorities have put an entire city into lockdown, after the discovery of just three asymptomatic cases. residents won t be allowed to leave their homes in yuzhou, which has a population of 1.2 million. the transport system has been shut down, as well as shops and entertainment venues. only food stores can stay open, and only workers involved in epidemic prev
cheering and applause spencer chuckles whoa! ah! 0h! good engines! that s how to arrive in a studio! hey! welcome to click! hello, hello, hello! oh, look at us! we ve got a shiny studio! we have an audience! hello, audience! cheering and applause and right next door, through that wall and across the river a bit, we have some very important neighbours. yes, we re here at bbc scotland in pacific quay glasgow and just over there, the united nations climate conference, cop26, is hosting leaders from around the world, along with 25,000 delegates from 196 nations. the question is, will they agree to take the steps needed to tackle our climate emergency? the un says current systems won t suffice. we need new ideas and solutions to secure our future. and so in this show, we re asking what role do technology and innovation play in helping reduce our emissions? can technology save our world? so, let s start, and did you know that one of the biggest causes of greenhouse gas emissions is