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our russia editor steve rosenberg has the latest from moscow. well, many people are asking is the story of wagner, the story of prigozhin, finally over? i have to say one of the things i have learned in russia is that stories here rarely end. there are so many twists and turns here and new chapters. it is quite possible that even in death yevgeny prigozhin could pose a challenge to vladimir putin. just look at all the makeshift prigozhin memorials that have been popping up in nearly two dozen towns in russia and russian occupied ukraine. this man had become quite a popularfigure in pro war circles, and so the widespread suspicion that the russian authorities were behind the plane crash means that the kremlin faces the danger of a backlash. the last thing the kremlin will want to have to deal with is prigozhin the martyr or cult of prigozhin. it s interesting, actually, that president putin has now ordered wagner employees and those of other private military contractor ....
of le panier du coin, a food store selling natural products, in the centre of beirut. and nour tannir is an architect and stylist, who co founded espacefann, a social enterprise, offering affordable workshops and professional courses in textile design and traditional crafts. welcome, joelle and nour. thank you. thank you, kim. it s great to be here. now, how would you describe your lives prior to the blast? i ll start with you, joelle. prior to the blast, it was an excellent life, so everything was booming, the businesses were booming, even the economy in lebanon was booming. and then, 2019 happened, so we had the financial crisis and then, in 2020, august 4, the big explosion. nour, how would you describe your life prior to that? i would say the same. the same thing. things were going smoothly up until 2019. before the blast, we had some. the banking crisis and the economic crisis here in lebanon, not to mention the covid crisis, but. and while these were happening, we ....
three years on, what is life like for the people who live and work here? i ve come to downtown beirut to meet two women who are working tirelessly to rebuild their city. joelle azar is the owner of le panier du coin, food store selling natural products, in the centre of beirut. and nour tannir is an architect and stylist, who co founded espacefann, a social enterprise, offering affordable workshops and professional courses in textile design and traditional crafts. welcome, joelle and nour. thank you. thank you, kim. it s great to be here. now, how would you describe your lives prior to the blast? i ll start with you, joelle. prior to the blast, it was an excellent life, so everything was booming, the businesses were booming, even the economy in lebanon was booming. and then, 2019 happened, so we had the financial crisis and then, in 2020, august 4, the big explosion. nour, how would you describe your life prior to that? i would say the same. the same thing. things were ....
the gunman was carrying a handgun and an ar 15 style rifle while wearing a mask and tactical vest. the sheriff says it s believed the shooter acted alone with no evidence that he was part of a wider group. the shooter had authored several manifestos, one to his parents, one to the media and one to federal agents. portions of these manifestos detailed the shooter s disgusting ideology of hate. plainly put, this shooting was racially motivated, and he hated black people. this is a dark day injacksonville s history. any loss of life is tragic, but the hate that motivated the shooter s killing spree adds an additional layer of heartbreak. there is no place for hate in our community, and this is not jacksonville. ben ryan is a reporter at the scene with a local tv station in jacksonville. he gave me the latest. it s a heartbreaking, heavy and sad day here in jacksonville. the jacksonville sheriff, tk waters, confirmed that three people were shot and killed, the suspect also ....
The covid crisis, but. and while these were happening, we were trying to adapt, but the blast was really a hit in the heart, unfortunately. we ll talk more about the explosion and its aftermath in a second, but first, i want to hear about your personal stories. now, joelle, you were in banking and then you left that and you opened a food store. so tell me, why did you choose to quit banking? ok, so, basically, when we opened the shop, i was still in the banking sector in lebanon and then, when the financial crisis hit and the banking sector saw the devaluation of our lebanese pound was really huge, so when you work in a bank, you earn in lebanese. in lebanese pound. and everything was dollarized and everything was. the prices were extremely changing, so i couldn t. i was like, i need to do something, ....