almost a month, but like a zombie, the trump era continued its undead shuffle into yesterday afternoon, and at this hour, the nation is still digesting how the most significant rebuke of any president in history, five weeks after that president incited an insurrectionist mob could end with without even a tap on donald trump s wrist. instead, we got a slap in america s face. after yesterday s contentious vote to call witnesses widens the chasm between the handful of senate republicans who voted to hold donald trump accountable and literally the dozens that would not, and that s despite the threat that our former president unleashed on them. but because trump s acquittal was a foregone conclusion, this impeachment trial was rightfully viewed as an assessment of the gop s future, and just how split the party is as most of its lawmakers remain in lock step with trump, or at least his voters. and others, the so-called sane republicans like the seven that voted for his conviction,
- they thought it was gonna make 700 million, but it actually made 1.3 billion. so it had a business impact, it had a community impact, it opened up doors. (dramatic music) (rocket thrusting) - it showed that these kinds of stories, looking at black speculative fiction, looking at afrofuturism and blacks in sci-fi, looking at horror was also highly profitable. - sci-fi is really a conversation about our humanity and man s relationship to technology and exploring other worlds. - it s really exciting to know that more black-centric science fiction is making its way onto the television screens, finally. - black people have always loved science fiction and have always loved fantasy. we just didn t know it. - when you think of how broad that landscape is, to not include every single individual that is participating in the world, then it s a lie. - we have millions and millions of stories that need to be told. and us getting our due is literally just opening the gates for everyone
queen elizabeth sent her congratulations to the england team. she said they ve set an example for girls and women today, as well as for future generations. also on the programme: us house speaker nancy pelosi prepares for a tour of asia amid intense speculation over whether she ll anger china by visiting taiwan. fidel ramos, the former president of the philippines, now seen as one of the most effective leaders the country ever had, has died. frequencies open, sir. and the american actress nichelle nichols, best known for her groundbreaking role as lieutenant uhura in the original star trek, has died age 89. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. england have won the european women s football championship, beating germany 2 1 at wembley. the lionesses had never won a major trophy before and this is the first football honour for the nation since the men s world cup victory in 1966. a crowd of almost 90,000 people
absolutely brilliant. cannot believe it. 2-1, absolutely brilliant. cannot believe it. 2-1, england, i absolutely brilliant. cannotl believe it. 2-1, england, get believe it. 2 1, england, get in! in other news us house speaker nancy pelosi prepares for a tour of asia amid strong warnings from beijing not to visit taiwan. the office of the prince of wales has insisted that all rules were followed when the prince s charitable fund took a donation of a millon pounds from the bin laden family of saudi arabia. hailing frequencies open, sir. and the american actress, nichelle nichols, best known for her ground breaking role as lieutenant uhura in the original star trek, has died, age 89. thanks forjoining us. if you haven t heard by now, england have won the european women s football championship beating germany 2 1 at wembley. the lionesses, as they are known, had never won a major trophy before and this is the first senior football honourfor england since the men s world c
2 1, england, get in! in other news us house speaker nancy pelosi prepares for a tour of asia amid strong warnings from beijing not to visit taiwan. hailing frequencies open, sir. and the american actress, nichelle nichols, best known for her ground breaking role as lieutenant uhura in the original star trek, has died, age 89. england have won the european women s football championship beating germany 2 1 at wembley. the lionesses as they are known had never won a major trophy before and this is the first senior football honour for england since the men s world cup victory in 1966. a crowd of almost 90,000 people were at the stadium, with millions more following the game on television and radio. mark lobel reports. a euphoric moment for english sport with a pitch perfect performance from the lionesses, bringing football in front of a record crowd of over 87,000 at wembley and many more watching on around the country and world. let s hear it for england! cheering. i said t