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tv   Myrie in America  BBC News  October 31, 2020 1:30pm-2:01pm GMT

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to work out how to get over the next 30 years from here to there. nobody thinks that nuclear is going to solve all the problems but then it's quite hard to work out how offshore wind can solve all the problems and indeed, neither of them claim that to be the case. unions say there is compelling industrial logic to transfer jobs, skills and new opportunities from somerset to suffolk. local reaction is divided between jobs and disruption but the government insists new nuclear will be part of a low carbon mix which is why sizewell c looks increasingly likely to get a green light, to be part of a green energy future. now time for a look at the weather with matt. hi, peter, yes, it will be in many ways. wind and rain for northern areas which might put a damper on
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things. three tonight and into tomorrow we will see heavy rain and gales mainly across the north and west there, likely to see some minor flooding in places, also some disruption from the wind. this is storm aiden named by the mother or irish met service, mostly impacts will be felt across northern ireland where you can see gusts reaching around 80 mph and it stays wet here. very windy particularly advanced in western coast. as you move through tonight it stays very windy. the next area of low pressure will bring some heavy and persistent rain. through the afternoon we see more rain piling into northern ireland, into western england and wales. later in the afternoon we see severe gales again for western scotland, further south is wind stress, generally a0 to 50 mph. there will bea generally a0 to 50 mph. there will be a finite but it won't feel like it about all the wind in the brain.
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towards tuesday it turns drier, less one day, but it will be colder with morning frost and fog. hello this is bbc news with xxxx. the headlines... the uk government cabinet are meeting to consider plans for a national lockdown in england — after a warning that coronavirus is "running riot" across the country. formerjames bond actor sir sean connery has died at the age of 90, his family have confirmed rescue teams search through the rubble for survivors — after a powerful earthquake hits turkey and greece at least 27 people are confirmed dead. just three days to go — donald trump and joe biden campaign in the american midwest, where polls suggest several states could go either way. now on bbc news — as america votes for its next president, clive myrie visits the crucial state of arizona, revealing
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a nation unable to agree on fundamental issues like race, immigration and how best to tackle covid—i9. from cowboys to covid, clive crosses a vast state getting under the skin of the things that divide and unite americans. a warning — this programme contains some distressing images. music: this is america by childish gambino. america isn'tjust a place. it's an idea. and the enduring power of the american dream is that it's universal. the craving for a better life. i'm the last mohican. donald trump said the dream was dying and he'd make america great again. i know that we will win! they want to rob you of your hope. but how great is america now as trump seeks re—election? the guy in the white house right now is crazier than a loon. welcome to arizona, america's backyard with mexico and a state threatening to swing to the democrats in the presidential election after backing donald trump in 2016. here, the issues of immigration...
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the worst of the worst is coming to this area... 0n race... the heart of people have held on to relics of the past. and covid—i9. people dying here in the camp? yeah. yeah, every day. gunshot. # this is america #. they all highlight america's deep divide as voters choose between two very different visions for the country's future. i've been reporting from america for almost a quarter of a century. and i've never known it so divided. left and right, republican and democrat, consensus is fleeting. and when it comes to the fiery issue of illegal immigration and what to do about it,
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the gap between liberals and conservatives is as wide as the rio grande. but how best to protect what it means to be american? is an impregnable barrier a good option? build the wall! the biggest beneficiary maybe happens to be arizona. that wall, how good is the wall? it is the iconic idea of trump's america. and this... cowboys and big skies, part of the iconography of america. all right, all right, guys, 0k. bill mcdonald's ranch in arizona is just a few miles from the border with mexico. illegal immigration and drug trafficking are live issues here, yet for him, a republican, billions spent on a border wall is a waste of money. people think, well, you build a wall, you've solved a problem.
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they've already got saws that cut through that wall. you can do it with technology and do it just as well. it's political, he made a promise, he was determined to keep it. he thought, if he kept it, he'd get re—elected. it's the only reason he does anything. i'm not crazy about everybody that crosses the border, but i'm not crazy about everybody that already lives here either. i mean, there are good people and bad people in all stripes. you can't characterise people by where they come from. it takes a few hours to sort the calves for sale, headed for oklahoma. they'll never see their mothers again, but that's business. activists say over 500 children remain separated from theirfamilies... building a big wall was only part of the plan. critics in congress and human rights groups claimed migrants were being treated like cattle under donald trump's zero—tolerance child separation policy to deter illegal migration. eventually, his administration was forced to change course. but secure borders are a necessity.
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we saw drug cartel spotters across the wall in mexico, checking if the coast is clear to send over human mules. these ones went that way, so yesterday i followed these guys... tim foley often spots them too, videoing the mules camouflaged with their backpacks of drugs. from his remote base in southern arizona, he leads a group of armed volunteers that patrols the border. is the wall making america great again? it's making it safer. tim represents a strain of american patriotism donald trump tapped into, giving up everything he knew in san francisco to come to arizona. why are you involved? what is it about this situation that gets you angry? i didn't trust the government or the media to tell the actual truth of what was going on. some apple sauce... but what is the truth?
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there's another group of volunteers on the border. they're from a charity that leaves water and food supplies for people crossing overfrom mexico, asylum seekers fleeing persecution and migrant families with children reaching for a better life. they also help families find relatives who've gone missing crossing the border. so, what are the kinds of things that you come across on the trails? many times, we find remains, skeletal remains of border crossers. you also see clothes and abandoned shoes. you know, evidence of a person's life. so, you see wedding rings... you see love letters, a lot of rosaries, a lot of bibles. we also see cosmetic products thrown in the desert, deodorant, lipsticks, and you wonder why bring those artefacts along?
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and it's... many times, migrants want tomeet their loved ones with, you know, smelling good and looking presentable after a long journey. in this one area, the remains of 181 people have been found this year. you see young... young people, old people, you see everybody. and you see the families. the families just reach out to us, desperately looking for their loved one. it's an unimaginable pain and anguish. you have the waterjugs sitting over here... often, gia and tim's worlds collide. and there's one thing they both agree on. what's the tattoo? one of the horsemen of the apocalypse. it's what i see is coming, it's... it's my view of the border.
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there is death all around. donald trump's wall speaks to us all. like a mirror, it reflects back to us oui’ own values. but when it comes to race, america has always failed to really look itself in the eye, to understand its shortcomings. and after november 3rd, we're not going to rest. because no matter who wins over there or out here, we have a lot of work to do... it's hard to steer a middle course in modern america. the loudest voices... the united states will never be a socialist nation. ..force the taking of sides. black lives matter! i cannot breathe! on race and discrimination, the conversation is insanely partisan and painfully deep. the unfortunate roots,
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the dark roots of our country, the dark side of our country is really starting to show itself. and that's because of this election because there's just so much divide right now, so much divisiveness, there's a lot of tension. i believe... the election comes amid a reawakening of black activism not seen since the 1960s. i know that we will win! you know, we the people... and with a third of all american voters being non—white, how will these new civil rights foot soldiers cast potentially decisive ballots as they fight for a more equal and just america? and it hurt... we tried to reform the police after rodney king... bruce franks cuts the stillness of the evening in phoenix, arizona. the light is dimming but not the memory of those beaten or killed at the hands of police officers.
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his words are powerful poetic rage. ..those demands today because we are not going nowhere... he was arrested in august for taking part in a peaceful civil rights march. ..because he's innocent... and now he leads a protest outside the courthouse after the jailing of another protester. when we fight, we're building our legacy. fighting a battle in a war where you'll never get to see the outcome but if i continue to fight, hopefully that passes along to my five kids. and if they continue to fight, it passes along to their kids. and it get to a point where maybe we can. do you think the election will change anything? i think the election has the power to change a lot of things. i'm not doing cartwheels for either candidate. but i understand that it'sjust not about the candidates. we are voting on entire
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administrations. so, when we talk about change, we have the chance to change what our affordable housing looks like around the united states if we get somebody like cory booker as the hud secretary rather than ben carson. we have the idea of changing what education looks like if we get somebody like elizabeth warren in there instead of betsy devos, right? we got the chance to change what criminaljustice looks like if we put mickey mouse in there rather than barr orjeff sessions. you know, we got the ability to change a lot of these judges who are appointed federally by the president throughout the united states, who perpetuate mass incarceration, who perpetuate
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all the problems with the systems where we know that disparity there, we know what the folks injail look like. we know where they come from. so, those are my hopes for the election. why are you doing this?! until then, this is what must be overcome. before george floyd in 2017, there was muhammad muhaymin here in arizona. the unarmed black man died after being held down by four police officers, one of whom put his knee on his neck, for close to eight minutes. i cannot breathe! no—one was disciplined. and you're only hearing about this case now because of the controversy over george floyd. and it was in this area where he was pinned down and was clearly heard to say, "i can't breathe. " he knows that his life is about to be taken from him and he knows... jazlyn is 21 and part of a new younger breed of civil rights activist spurred
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by the urgency of the moment. it makes me feel like my life can be taken at any given time just because i have brown skin, because i'm black. because since i was a little girl, i've seen the way black people in america and just all over the world are treated, it's a really unsettling state of mind to live in. please do your research, please don't be discouraged... and that psychological distress, central to the black american experience will be tolerated no more. use your voice or your fingers for your typing to create change. that's important. not far away, a reunion. a proud father embraces a relieved son who is fresh out ofjail. his name is percy christian, he is 27. jail is a place where they want to rob you of your hope... the subject of the courthouse protest to get him freed.
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he served seven days, arrested during a demonstration against police violence. i'm willing to do whatever it takes. i'm willing to put my life on the line to bring awareness to the issue. and that's that police brutality is real. that's that our police system is set up and designed to hold a certain group of individuals back. and that is my people. and what of the dreams of the father, a pastor having seen his son fight the same battles he fought years ago? why has it taken so long? because the hearts of people have held on to relics of the past that remind them of the system that they wanted to hold onto. recently in our nation the confederate flag
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became a issue again. and you ask yourself the question and this is another thing.
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