Hello and welcome to newswatch, with me samira ahmed. Praise but also concerns about how bbc news reported the terrible Grenfell Tower block fire in london. And was the General Election result wrongly presented as a disaster for the conservatives and a triumph for labour . There have been many shocking and distressing images on the news recently and tuesday nights fire which engulfed a west london block of flats provided yet more. The following morning Victoria Derbyshire spoke to a man who had escaped from the tower. There is a man who threw two of his children. Two of his children. Come on, man. Wow. We saw a lot. We saw a lot, man. We saw a lot with our own eyes. We saw friends, families. Honestly, its all right, you dont have to say any more. Sandra martin e mailed us with this message about Victoria Derbyshire some viewers, though, objected to what they saw as the intrusive nature of that interview. And others, including this one from Home Affairs Editor mark easton. My sister, an
This stretch of pecos road near South Mountain is about to get a major makeover to help use congestion along i10 three phoenix. I took off the wrong exit one time and it took me over an hour to get back the right direction because of so much traffic. The new freeway will help a lot. Definitely, you can get to the other side quicker. Reporter the loop 202 South Mountain freeway project has been in the works for 13 years to help with the booming population more cars on the road. The 22 mile expansion will run from i10 and pecos to the i10 and 59th. About Construction Activity reporter the department of transportation tells us the new freeway will give drivers another option to get across town. Lets say you live in east valley but you commute to the west valley every day. You will be able to take this freeway bypass i10 and you will be able to save if you take this route. Reporter the freeway project has a share of controversy. Some homeowners took the state to court, arguing that adot di
Far behind. Jacob rascon tells us more. Reporter after two months of anger and unrest on campus, an announcement as sudden as it was stunning. Im resigning as president of the university of missouri system. Reporter and hours later the chancellor announced he is stepping down at the end of the year. Students say this semester has been plagued with incidents of racial harassment. I think there has been a lot of racial tensions and im glad that something has finally been done. Reporter in september, the black student body president said a group of white students had shouted the nword at him. Other students reported a swastika left on a dorm wall. And the universitys response was lacking, even infuriating, they said. [ chanting ] reporter they could hardly believe the news. Enough to bring some to tears. And after protest leader Jonathan Butler to end his Hunger Strike after eight days, appearing weak and unsteady, our humanity is worth fighting for and that is what were seeing in this mo
Of racist act on the overwhelmingly white campus. And late word the chancellor wont be far behind. Jacob rascon tells us more. Reporter after two months of anger a a unrest on campus, an announcement as sudden as it was stunning. Im resigning as president of the university of missouri systemem reporter and hours later the chancellor announced he is stepping down at the end of the year. Students say this semester has been plagued with incidents of racial harassment. I think there has been a lot of racial tensions and im glad that something has finally been done. Reporter in september, the black student body president said a group of white students had shouted the nword at him. Other s sdents reported awastika left on a dorm wall. And the universitys response was lacking, even infuriating, they said. [ chantingng reporter they could hardly believe the news. Enough to bring some to tears. P and after protest leleer Jonathan Butler to end his Hunger Strike after eight days, appearing weak
Sea world. Nightly news begins right now. Good evening. For months it simmered largely unnoticed outside of the University Community but now the whole country is awakening to the racial tensions and growing revolt that boiled over at the university of missouri. A Hunger Strike and a threatened walk out by members of the Football Team and protests from students and faculty alike leading to the abrupt resignation of the University President arks cused by black students to a series of racist act on the overwhelmingly white campus. And late word the chancellor wont be far behind. Jacob rascon tells us more. Reporter after two months of anger and unrest on campus, an announcement as sudden as it was stunning. Im resigning as president of the university of missouri system. Reporter and hours later the chancellor announced he is stepping down at the end of the year. Students say this semester has been plagued with incidents of racial harassment. I think there has been a lot of racial tensions