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this is bbc news, the headlines: democratic presidential contender elizabeth warren has called for impeachment proceedings to begin against the us president donald trump, in the wake of the mueller report release. meanwhile the usjustice department has dismissed a democrat subpoena i'm reged ahmad with a summary to see a full, unredacted version of the document, which details election of the bbc world news. interference by russia in 2016. a couple from california have been democratic presidential candidate sentenced to life in prison elizabeth warren is calling for impeachment proceedings after subjecting their children to years against donald trump to begin of torture and starvation. david and louise turpin pleaded following the publication guilty to abusing all but one of the mueller report into russian of their 13 sons and daughters over a nine year period. meddling during the 2016 election. meanwhile, the usjustice department protest leaders in sudan say has dismissed democratic party they will unveil a civilian legal efforts to obtain a full, government this weekend. unredacted copy of the report thousands of demonstrators are continuing to demand as ‘premature and unnecessary‘. a transition to a civilian laura trevelyan has more. government after the military seized power from long—standing leader omar al—bashir last week. less than 2a hours after the attorney general released a redacted version of the mueller report, congress stepped in. thejudiciary committee has issued a subpoena for the full report,
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saying lawmakers should not be kept in the dark, and they want it by1 may. we need the whole report. we need the whole report, including the underlying documents unredacted, as has been the case in every previous situation similar to this. the 448—page mueller report contains many redacted sections relating to intelligence material and ongoing court cases. but it's the public bits of the report which have infuriated the president. he's angry with former white house officials who told robert mueller how mr trump tried to thwart the investigation. this morning he tweeted: the mueller report finds no evidence of a criminal conspiracy between the trump campaign and russia, but doesn't exonerate the president on obstruction of justice. the white house, though, says mr trump isn't the clear.
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—— is in the clear. there wasn't collusion with russia and it should be a day that every american can celebrate, and not be sorrowful, like we have seen over the past 48 hours from the democrats that are actually sad the president didn't work as a foreign agent. the president wants to focus on the 2020 election and what he hopes will be a second term. but with subpoenas flying and some democrats under pressure from their base to impeach mrtrump, the saga of the mueller report is far from over. a couple in california have been sentenced to life in prison for starving their 13 children. david and louise turpin pleaded guilty to m counts of cruelty, torture and false imprisonment, in february. they were arrested last year after their 17—year—old daughter managed to escape the family home and raise the alarm. sophie long was in court when thejudge gave his ruling. hugely emotional sense in that courtroom, as hugely emotional sense in that courtroom , as you hugely emotional sense in that courtroom, as you can imagine. two of their children read written
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testa m e nts, of their children read written testaments, they sat in court crying as they watched and listened. the first was one of the daughters, physically frail, she approached the podium. she said my parents took my whole life but i am taking it back, iama whole life but i am taking it back, i am a fighter and i am strong. the next, one of the sons read a statement of his sister's and then his own. he said he cannot describe what he won't do any still has nightmares about his siblings being chained up is that he learnt since he was freed that he learnt how to ride a bike and how to swim. one of the children said they loved their pa rents the children said they loved their parents and wanted to be able to visit them and talk to them on the phone. they said everything they did was to protect them. we heard from one of the children after louise tobin spoke from her seat. she said they love their children more than they love their children more than they are mad —— can imagine —— turpin. thejudge says they are mad —— can imagine —— turpin. the judge says they are
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happy that children don't have to relive the trauma they have suffered. it is likely the parents will spend the rest of their lives in prison. let's get some of the day's other news. 13 people have been killed after a church wall collapsed in south africa. the accident, in kwazulu—natal province, followed heavy rains. one of the victims is thought to have been an 11—year—old child. president trump has spoken by phone to the libyan general, khalifa haftar whose forces are currently attacking tripoli. the white house said mr trump had praised his fight against ‘terrorism'. the phone call happened despite the un—backed government in tripoli seeking international condemnation of general haftar‘s assault on the capital. thousands of people in peru have turned out for the funeral of the former president, alan garcia. the politician shot himself after the police tried to arrest him on bribery charges. the peruvian government offered the former president a state funeral, but his family declined. the german camera maker leica has distanced itself from a promotional video depicting images of the army moving against student protestors in beijing's tiananmen square thirty years ago.
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it comes at a sensitive time — the anniversary of the tiananmen crackdown is only weeks way. police in northern ireland have released cctv footage to help with the search for the killer of a journalist in londonderry. lyra mckee was struck by a bullet as she was observing an outbreak of violence in the creggan district last night. her partner, sara canning, paid tribute to her as a tireless advocate and activist, and described her death as "senseless." police have blamed dissident republicans for her death. here's our ireland correspondent emma va rdy. an innocent bystander, lyra mckee watched from beside a police land rover as violence erupted. shots rang out. here, you can see a gunman who fired up to ten times at police lines. the 29—year—old journalist
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was hit by bullets. a reporter beside her tried to help. i could see a land rover and there was a young woman lying on the ground beside the land rover, unconscious. herfriends beside her, they hadn't realised what happened. someone turned around and saw her on the ground and they started screaming and it is a sound i will never forget. lyra mckee was described as a promising up—and—coming journalist and she was also a gay rights activist. within the lgbt community, we have a saying that we tell people, we tell them, it gets better. what i realised that day was that it gets better for some of us, it gets better for those of us who live long enough to see it get better. many tributes have been paid by people who knew lyra and read her work. just after iipm last night, she was taken to hospital by police but died of her wound. officers are treating her death as a terrorist incident, and a murder enquiry is under way.
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this is a horrendous act. it is unnecessary, it is uncalled for, it is totally unjustified. but not only is it the murder of a young woman, it is an attack again upon the people of this city. officers believe the violence was orchestrated by the group known as the new ira. police say dissident republicans have been planning to attack officers over the easter weekend. yesterday, they had carried out raids here on derry‘s creggan estate looking for firearms. the response was the violence which led to lyra mckee‘s death. the senseless murder of lyra mckee... at a vigil today, lyra mckee‘s partner spoke of the pain of losing the woman she'd planned a future with. it has left me without the love of my life, the woman i was planning to grow old with. we are all poorer for the loss of lyra. our hopes and dreams and all of her amazing potential
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was snuffed out by a single, barbaric act. hundreds lined the streets as political leaders from all the main parties and both sides of the political divide came together in a show of unity. we have political leaders, religious leaders, civic society, all standing shoulder to shoulder to say we don't want to see this, we are not going backwards. we all have to stand against this, this is an attack on democracy, and on everybody standing here today. this city already harbours many memories from northern ireland's bloody past. there is now dismay that tensions have again resurfaced. it's terrible, i'm ashamed to be a derry man. these sort of things should be long gone. it should not be happening now. we need people like lyra, i'm sorry... i couldn't believe it, it feels to me as though we have gone ten steps back again, you know?
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so, just that type of violence in this town and the loss of a young life, it's very sad and i'm very sad because this is a lovely town. despite the gains derry has made, today there is a deep sense of loss. many hoped to see a renewed stand against those who threatened to take the city back to its violent days of old. a 6—year—old boy has been hurt in a shooting in wolverhampton. police say a group of men opened fire on a house in the eastfield area of the city. the boy's injuries are not thought to be life threatening. police have dismantled a pink boat in central london that had formed the centrepiece of an illegal protest by climate change activists. the boat was then towed away, but protestors tried to prevent the police from taking it very far. the met said just over 100 people were arrested on friday, bringing the total number to more than 680 since the climate change demonstration started on monday. a short while ago, our reporter caroline rigby sent this update from one of the places where the protest continues.
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we are in oxford circus in the heart of central london. you can see behind me a gathering here tonight, but there are fewer police and protesters than earlier today where the pink boat became a focal point of the gathering here in oxford circus, which was removed by police. i'm talking to protesters from extinction rebellion, joe and douglas. joe, why are you still here in the sixth day now? i arrived on monday. i haven't been an activist before, but something about extinction rebellion is really, really exciting. i came on monday expecting to leave after a few days and i'm still here at the end of day five. yeah, basically, it's a really positive, empowering movement. party politics is so divided and bitter but this is basically a really exciting alternative
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for what is happening in our democracy. douglas, protesters here have been keen to make sure that this is a peaceful protest. how important is that for you? what would you say to the many, many people in london who have been disrupted by this? as far as nonviolence and peacefulness goes, that is essential to everything we do. nothing that we do will be anything other than nonviolent. that is exactly what we are about. as far as disruption goes, yeah, i would say it's regrettable. we are sorry for the disruption but we consider it necessary. joe, you have been here for a number of days. you arrived at the beginning, on monday. how long do you think people are going to stay here and when is enough enough? i think when the government agrees to our three demands. the first one is telling the truth
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about the extent of the problem we are facing and starting to come up with a plan about how we can deal with that. the second is to become carbon—neutral by 2025, which is ambitious, but will be possibile if the government really commits to it. and the third demand is that they set up a citizen assembly consulting with the public after the public have been informed by climate scientists than experts about the issues. we trust the public to be able to come up with — to ratify the government's decisions. or come up with proposals. protesters here confident there will be no let—up any time soon. the home secretary said it has had police take a firm stance to make sure that london runs as smoothly as possible over the coming days. it remains to be seen, then, how this can be resolved anytime soon. caroline rigby in central london. protest leaders in sudan say they will unveil a civilian
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government this weekend. it's part of a bid to put pressure on the transitional military council, which seized power from long—time president omar al—bashir last week. the move comes as thousands of demonstrators gathered in the centre of the capital, khartoum, in the biggest protests since mr bashir was forced from power. our africa editor, fergal keane, reports. whatever happens next, they'll remember this for the rest of their lives. a moment to look back on in old age, when freedom was close enough to touch. arriving in this crowd, it's the discipline, the civility which are striking. "raise your arms and we'll gently search you", they chant. every inch of room is taken and into this unexpected space are flowing the demands of the many. these are lawyers.
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"this is temporary change", iqbal says, "and the forces of freedom have given their demands to the military council, to form a civilian government." we went to visit the radio of the revolution, broadcasting music and messages to the crowds. notice the youth of its volunteers, the number of women. like this lady in the centre, who returned from abroad to do her part. my dream is to come back here and live here, at home, with my family and raise my kids with my family here in sudan, and i think it's about to happen. but such dreams are still hostage to what the men with the guns do next. the faces have changed, but the military is still in power. after a raft of compromises last week, there's been silence on the demand
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for immediate civilian rule. and there is wariness, too, on the part of traditional politicians. like the country's last democratic prime minister, overthrown in the coup that brought the military to power 30 years ago. sadiq al—mahdi here arriving for friday prayers. this is not his revolution. how do you feel about what's happening? are you happy? "a great opening", he said, "but not yet there". by night, the streets fill to overflowing. this is the symbolic, the sacred ground of the revolution, and these scenes are a reminder that manyjunior ranks in the army are supporters of change. people here want the establishment of a civilian administration and they want it now, but there's no sign the military regime is willing to accede, yet, at least.
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perhaps they hope the crowds will simply go home, get tired. there's no sign of that, though. they have rid the country of two dictators in a week. they have forced the freeing of media, the release of prisoners, small wonder there's so much hope, even if their final victory seems tonight to hang in the balance. fergal keane, bbc news, khartoum. this is bbc news. our main story this hour: donald trump has branded the mueller inquiry a "big, fat, waste of time, energy and money" after democrats demanded to see the full report. let's speak now to eric ham, an author and political analyst in washington dc. first of all, i want to ask about elizabeth warren calling for impeachment proceedings to begin. is shejust appealing impeachment proceedings to begin. is she just appealing to potential voters, or is this a serious move to
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try to push her party towards impeachment? no, actually, ithink this is the latter. it is a serious move for her to push the party to actually move in a direction which we know many democratic leaders are simply uneasy with. in fact, she is the only democratic presidential candidate to actually call for this. if you look at whether house democratic leadership stands, they too are not what —— not ready or willing to move in this direction, soi willing to move in this direction, so i think it is a gutsy move on her pa rt so i think it is a gutsy move on her part to do so. there must be a political element to it. she must know that her potential voters in 2020 will enjoy her saying something like this? well, i think running on the left, running in a democratic primary, sure, she might galvanise some progressive voters. primary, sure, she might galvanise some progressive voters. but if she wa nts to some progressive voters. but if she wants to be the nominee she has to be looking to the centre, and that is where, at least many democratic leaders believe, that is where the trouble is. that is why you see
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people like nancy pelosi not moving in this direction, because they recognise many of those who actually allow democrats to retake the house are those conservative democrats who actually ran and won states in red districts. let's look a bit at the republican reaction to this report. i must confess, i have been a little bit surprised at how muted the republican house and senate members have been since this report has come out. are you surprised, would you have thought they would normally be a bit more vociferous in their support of donald trump, since the mueller report has come out? well, they believe that the report exonerates the president. in fact, members of the housejudiciary committee, members of the republican party, they believe the report exonerates him. i think what we are seeing as republicans trying to maintaina quiet seeing as republicans trying to maintain a quiet unity on this in the hope that eventually this will
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all die down and they can move onto other issues, namely, actually attempting to regain their footing to be able to compete next year in the 2020 elections. looking at what else we are hearing today, the democrats have issued a subpoena. they want to see the full, unredacted mueller report. but the department ofjustice seems to have dismissed that. what happens next? well, we do know that the chair of the housejudiciary committee has already said he will subpoena for the full reduction of the report. it is quite likely he will actually get it. usually the courts side with congress because congress is a coequal branch of government. the question is, how long will it take before members of congress actually see the full report? all right, eric ham, author and political analyst in
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washington, dc, watch this space, i guess. the international climbing community is in shock after the loss of three highly experienced mountaineers. jess roskelley, david lama and hansjorg auer are all missing, presumed dead, after an avalanche swept down their route in canada's rocky mountains. the three men climbed mountains professionally and between them had conquered some of the toughest routes around the globe. david lama is one of three expert climbers missing and presumed dead in the canadian rockies. the austrian adventurer and his friends, fellow austrian hansjoerg auer and americanjess roskelley began the challenge on tuesday morning. when they didn't report in the following day, the family sounded the alarm. authorities were quick to send helicopters to the remote region of banff national park, where the climbers had been attempting to scale the eastern side of howse peak on a route called m—i6. the first and only time the track was completed was when it was discovered in 1999. authorities surveyed the area and confirmed the worst. clear signs of an avalanche,
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spotting debris with climbing equipment. outdoor company the north face, who sponsored the trio, alerted fans around the world. extreme mountaineering comes with extreme risks, but the danger never stood in their way, according to friends in the tightknit community. when you are out there in the elements it is extremely risky, there is a lot of things out of your control, and it isjust very very dangerous. despite taking as many precautions as you can, it is a dangerous game, we always say. it is very tragic for our community, we suffer a lot of deaths as it is in the alpine community, and to have three of our leading climbers go,
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we are heartbroken, absolutely. jess roskelley will forever be known as one of the youngest americans to conquer mount everest. hansjoerg auer, a legend among his people for his ability to do solo climbs, often without ropes. david lama, just 28, achieved some of the world's toughest peaks. his family saying: recovery efforts are on hold until the danger subsides. this month, the singer—songwriter billie eilish became the youngest person to reach numberi in the uk album charts. the video of her single "bad guy" uses one of the fastest growing trends on the web. known as asmr, it involves sounds and whispers recorded into a microphone, which stimulate tingling, relaxing feelings in many users. earlier this year, an asmr advert played during the super bowl — more
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proof the trend has gone mainstream. our media editor amol rajan has this story. whispering: let's all experience something... ..together. nearly 17 million people have seen this ad on youtube since it was first played during the us super bowl injanuary. it's the marketing world tapping into the biggest internet phenomenon you might not have heard of — it's called asmr. asmr stands for autonomous sensory meridian response and it's a tingling sensation that generally starts at the top of the head and moves back down the neck and across the shoulders. scraping toast. dr tom hostler is one of a small
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number of academics researching the intense and calming effect certain intimate sounds have on many of us. there are over ten million asmr videos on youtube alone, along with so—called satisfying videos, such as this one. crunching. so, we asked members of a dance academy to explain the appeal. very tingly, very like... ahh! i think itjust relaxes me, like, i'm able to watch it. i've been given a massage in my brain. there's just too much stress, so when you find some free time, you just like to listen to a calming or relaxing sound. for some, asmr is a career. emma smith, known as whispersred, makes asmr videos for a living in what she calls her tingle shed. whispering: what are you setting out to do? whispering: calm the viewer. water cascading. whispering: i am definitely an amsa experiencer. because that was like there was a waterfall in my head. asmr has entered popular culture. earlier this month, 17—year—old american billie eilish topped the uk charts. as go magazine put it, "get your pop and asmr fix all in one place."
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whispering: sensual rather than sexual. intimate rather than erotic. asmr could revolutionise advertising, because these videos are a zone in which you're relaxed, focused and highly receptive to what you see and hear. scissors snipping. through asmr, the internet provides a soothing antidote to the age of overload. the distinction between the online and off—line worlds is collapsing, one whisper at a time. whispering: amol rajan, bbc news. good friday is an important date in the christian calendar as worshippers mark the journey ofjesus christ to his crucifixion. in paris, the fire at the notre dame cathedral has meant the stations of the cross
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ceremony has had to be held outside. a small crowd gathered to watch the ritual. earlier, valuable artworks were taken from the damaged building to be restored in the city's louvre museum. it's believed the vast majority of the most sacred artifacts and valuable items inside the cathedral were saved. coming up in a few minutes: newsbeat documentaries asks what what unites i7—year—olds across the world. first, the weather. hello there. the start of the easter weekend certainly brought us warmth. good friday eclipsed the thursday before it to become the warmest day of the year so far. the warmest weather was on the south coast, gosport in hampshire had blue skies overhead lifting temperatures to 2a degrees. other places in england, wales, and northern ireland were not too far behind.
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a bit chilly for some eastern coasts. i'm hopeful that through saturday it won't be quite as breezy for those eastern areas, so it might feel a little less chilly. certainly high pressure remains in charge. one fly in the ointment, a frontal system wriggling around to the north—west, likely to introduce some cloud and more outbreaks of rain. really only over the far north—west of the uk, the western side of northern ireland and the west of scotland. elsewhere, from eastern scotland down into england and wales, we are looking at blue skies and sunshine once any early fog has cleared. less chilly than it was on friday for the north sea coast. 21 degrees in hull. the highest temperatures towards the south—east 25, maybe 26. there could be the odd patch of mist flirting with some eastern coasts of england. all the while we will have clouded outbreaks of rain across the far north—west of scotland. it could pick up for a time on saturday night into the early hours of sunday. elsewhere it is dry with clear spells again. one or two fog patches here and there leaves those temperatures in between 7 and 10 degrees. easter sunday, we do it all again. one or two patches of fog if you are out and about early, but the majority will once again see sunshine. could be wispy high—level cloud making that sunshine a tad hazy. across the far north—west, frontal systems are wriggling around close to the western side
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of northern ireland and northern scotland. 12 degrees in stornoway under that extra cloud, but elsewhere, once again, temperatures in the 20s. if anything, those weather fronts plaguing the far north—west should retreat into the atlantic, we suspect, as we get into easter monday. high pressure still dominates so more of us will see dry weather and sunshine. even those western parts of northern ireland and north—western areas of scotland which will have been cloudy should be bright on monday with spells of sunshine. the small chance of a shower breaking out late in the day towards the south—west. it is a small chance. quite breezy on monday, you will notice that, but it should still feel warm with those temperatures in the high teens or the low 20s. things do begin to change
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as we head through next week. quite a slow process but the increasing chance of seeing 00:29:04,718 --> 2147483051:51:17,073 showers and it will eventually 2147483051:51:17,073 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 turn a bit cooler.
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