was she really a hostage at all? their relationship was not one of kidnapper and victim. it was one of husband and wife. his prisoner or his lover? i really do love you. sounds like a pretty heartfelt love letter. in this hour she shares her side of the story. will you believe her? i was fighting for my life. hello and welcome to dateline extra. i m craig melvin. for melvin and bobbi parker, life changed in an instant. for more than ten years, her family waited and hoped, then bobbi was rescued. she said she had been kidnapped, taken hostage by a dangerous inmate and forced to live on the land. but her story left investigators wondering, was bobbi parker a woman held captive or was she a woman in love? on april 4, 2005, a texas county sheriff near the louisiana border heard there might be a fugitive in his area. i received a telephone call from a local texas ranger. the call led sheriff newton johnson and his deputies 65 miles from the nearest big city to a
of shooting and explosions. the family of tennis star novak djokovic says he s been subjected to humiliating treatment in australia as he s held in quarantine, fighting deportation from the country. a creating the hand woven pashmina shawls. and creating the hand woven pashmina shawls. we look at the attempts being made to bring women back to weaving in kashmir. live from our studio in singapore. this is bbc news. it s newsday. it s eight in the morning in singapore and seven in the evening in washington, where politicians from both the main parties have been marking the one year since the invasion of the us capitol in very different ways. president biden says the rioters held a dagger to the throat of american democracy, and accused them of acting after donald trump spun a web of lies. but mr trump has repeated his discredited claims that the election victory was stolen from him, and says mr biden is using his name to try to divide america. we begin our coverage with this
during the attack. russian soldiers arrive in kazakhstan to help crush anti government protests. reports say security forces have taken control of central almaty. the clashes are taking place just a few hundred metres away from where i am standing now. you can hear the sound of shooting and explosions. the family of tennis star novak djokovic says he s been subjected to humiliating treatment in australia, as he s held in quarantine, fighting deportation from the country. and the award winning american film maker, peter bogdanovich, has died at the age of 82. live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news it s newsday. hello and thanks forjoining us. president biden has accused donald trump of holding a dagger to the throat of amercican democracy, a dagger to the throat of american democracy, in a speech to mark the first anniversary of the storming of the capitol building. mr biden blamed the former president s refusal to accept his election defeat for sparking an arme
us politicians hold a vigil on the steps of the capitol building to mark one year since the attack, asjoe biden blames donald trump for the riot. #a # a kiss is still a kiss. and the award-winning # a kiss is still a kiss. and the award winning american director of the last picture show and paper moon, peter bogged down burch, has died at the age of 82. peter bogdanovic. hello, and welcome. we begin with some breaking news from the main city in kazakhstan, al marty, there has been further violence security forces try to quell an uprising. almaty. local officials say troops have regained control of the municipal building but were facing fierce resistance around the main square. the president is due to address the nation later on friday. meanwhile, russia says its first military units and to support because our authorities have now arrived in the country. to support kazakh authorities. this is the aftermath of the mass unrest violent clashes between riot police and
western areas through the day. on sunday looking bright but showery. bye bye. hello, this is bbc news. the headlines. 200 armed forces personnel are being sent to london hospitals to help with covid related staff shortages. the australian government deny claims they re holding tennis star novak djokovic captive after he failed to meet vaccine entry requirements. they say he can leave whenever he wants. mr djokovic is not being held captive in australia. he is free to leave at any time that he chooses to do so, and border force will actually facilitate that. labour says the prime minister still has serious questions to answer over the refurbishment of his downing street flat. the president of kazakhstan addresses the nation after days of unrest saying protesters who don t give themselves up will be destroyed and thanks the russian president for sending troops. sport, and for a full round up from the bbc sport centre, here s austin halewood. england are trying to salvage a