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anger in madrid over an unwanted kiss. now the spanish football federation wants its own president to resign. and six decades on from martin luther king's �*i have a dream speech�*, we speak to his daughter about the civil rights leader's lessons for today. hello, i'm caitriona perry. you're very welcome. we begin here in the us, with details of two shootings — one from over this weekend and one from just a few hours ago. in a moment, we'll hear the latest on the investigation into the racially—motivated killing of three people in jacksonville florida on saturday. but first, a faculty member was killed during a shooting at the university of north carolina on monday. students at the campus in chapel hill had spent hours in lockdown as authorities tried to locate the suspect. they had onlyjust returned to school for the fall semester, which began a week ago.
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the suspect has since been taken into custody, and the fbi is helping local authorities with the investigation. turning to the weekend's shooting injacksonville, florida, and we're learning more about the gunman's whereabouts just before the attack that left three people dead. the sheriff's office has released a portion of the newly discovered surveillance footage showing the suspect walking into a family dollar store to buy some items before the attack. here we see the gunman's car on the edward waters university campus where he parks to put on a bullet resistant vest. then footage from after the attack at dollar general where we see officers entering the store after the shooter began his rampage. the city's police chief says that homicide detectives are working around the clock — saying "there is still a great deal of the investigation to be completed." our agency will continue to
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diligently investigate these horrific crimes so that we can better understand what happened. likewise, will continue to update the public on any developments in this investigation. all this is a dark time in jacksonville's history, these senseless acts of violence do not all the people who live here. this person was not from jacksonville. i'm heartened by the unity and resolve that our community has shown. as we mentioned, the gunman first went to edward waters university, a historically black college, but fled when campus police approached his vehicle. the university's president, dr a zachary faisonjr, has said he believed the school was the gunman's initial target. i spoke to him a short time ago. dra dr a zachary faisonjr, president of edward waters university, thank you for joining us. my condolences to you and the community reversible for what happened on saturday. how is the campus community reacting to all of this? ~ community reacting to all of this? . ., ~ community reacting to all of this? ~ ., ~ ., this? well, thank you for havin: this? well, thank you for
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having me- _ this? well, thank you for having me. there - this? well, thank you for i having me. there certainly this? well, thank you for - having me. there certainly is a high level of apprehension and admittedly some fear amongst a lot of our students, faculty, and staff. there are concerns for individuals that might operate as copycats that might want to come to the campus and do harm. so there is some apprehension, some fear, as you might imagine after such a murderous tragedy that has taken place in the shadow of our institution. but we are doing all that we can to support our students and our faculty and staff and let them know we're doing everything we possibly can to keep them safe. now, it was through the diligent actions of your students and your campus leave that nobody was injured. would you mind talking us through what happened on campus on saturday?— saturday? so, summarily the perpetrator— saturday? so, summarily the perpetrator came _ saturday? so, summarily the perpetrator came onto - saturday? so, summarily the perpetrator came onto our i perpetrator came onto our campus. we are a relatively small private historically black university, so we kind of champion the notion of being a
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very engaged community that knows each other and, fortunately, a group of students notice this perpetrator on our campus and our back parking lot where he was putting on gloves and fashioned what looks like a tactical armoured vest and we have a mentor at the institution, a culture of caring, that we call it, if you see something, say something. in these young people did just that. they alerted our campus security that something just didn't feel right, this person didn't feel right, this person didn't appear to be someone that should have been on our campus, so they alerted our campus, so they alerted our campus security officer who showed up and really was a hero in showing up and thwarting this attack. when he came on scene in his safety vehicle the perpetrator immediately fled
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the scene, jumped a curb wanting to get away so quickly. so if not for the keen awareness of our students and the quick response of the security officer, who knows what might have taken place on our campus. what might have taken place on our campu— our campus. now, this gunman had no criminal— our campus. now, this gunman had no criminal record. - our campus. now, this gunman had no criminal record. he - our campus. now, this gunman had no criminal record. he had| had no criminal record. he had been helpful involuntary psychiatric valuation for three daysin psychiatric valuation for three days in 2017. blizzard also received a domestic violence call involving himself and his brother. he had bought these guns legally, must you make of that whole situation was yellow as you mentioned, that is kind of background has been reported by local authorities. £311" by local authorities. our contention _ by local authorities. our contention is _ by local authorities. our contention is this, - by local authorities. our contention is this, that. by local authorities. our. contention is this, that we by local authorities. oi" contention is this, that we do know based upon the information that has been shared is that this was a white supremacist who acted as a domestic terrorist. he had a heat for african—americans. so we know this was not by happenstance
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that he first came to edward waters university. it is distinctively the state of florida's first black university and we believe his aim was to come here because this is the bastion and birthplace of black excellence, particular in higher education, in this state and he wanted to send a message by coming here. but, again, thankfully, because of the great work of our students first and certainly our campus police force he was not able to reach our campus and harm our immediate university. and harm our immediate university-— and harm our immediate universi . ., , , university. ron desantis has banned the _ university. ron desantis has banned the critical— university. ron desantis has banned the critical race - university. ron desantis has i banned the critical race theory study in this state. we have been working with the governors of these incidents on saturday. he has given you an extra $1 million for security at the campus. what have your discussions with him involved in the last couple of days? to
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be ve in the last couple of days? trr be very frank with you, we haven't had any discussions around policy. think if we did we certainly would be diametrically opposed. my opinion and my view is certainly one that supports the notion of critical race theory. i think it is a historical fact that this nation was born from a conception out of a racist ideology. so, again, we haven't had this policy discussions, don't think we would find much synergy there. we have been responding to this tragedy and they can give the governor credit for responding and not just talk but some action in providing edward walters with about $121 million in financial support to help to fortify our campus from a security perspective. campus from a security perspective-_ campus from a security perspective. campus from a security --ersective. , ., ., perspective. this gunman had about 20 pages _ perspective. this gunman had about 20 pages of _ perspective. this gunman had about 20 pages of racist - about 20 pages of racist writings that the authorities have so far seized stop what can be done to keep the community safe from people like
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him? i community safe from people like him? ~ , ., , him? i think it starts with laces him? i think it starts with places like _ him? i think it starts with places like edward - him? | think it starts with | places like edward waters university. you have to educate. you have to educate, you have to expose. most weeks they develop that kind of ideology develop it out of ignorance and so is critically important that spaces of education and particularly historically black colleges and universities, we are the examinations of truth, ridiculously truth when it comes to matters raised in this country and so what needs happen is they needs to be even a more heightened level of support for historically black colleges and universities around this country and particularly places like edward waters university. so we are calling upon the white house, the biden administration, state and local government, the business and community, the business and community, the business and corporate community, philanthropic communities around the country due galvanise in this moment and support edward waters university and support similarly situated historically
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black colleges and universities around the country and perhaps away they have before, because these institutions are absolutely indispensable to the future of america. 0k. absolutely indispensable to the future of america.— future of america. ok. we will and on that — future of america. ok. we will and on that note. _ future of america. ok. we will and on that note. dr _ future of america. ok. we will and on that note. dr a - future of america. ok. we will and on that note. dr a zacharyj and on that note. dr a zachary faisonjr, president of edward waters university, thank you forjoining us.— forjoining us. thank you, thank you _ forjoining us. thank you, thank you so _ forjoining us. thank you, thank you so much - forjoining us. thank you, thank you so much for. forjoining us. thank you, - thank you so much for having me. also happening in florida, preparations are under way in the state as it braces for a major storm. storm idalia is forecast to reach hurricane strength in the coming hours, and to be classified as a major hurricane by the time it makes landfall in florida on wednesday. the national hurricane center warned that it could bring life—threatening conditions to parts of florida as soon as tuesday. and in anticipation of the storm, tampa international airport will be closed starting midday tuesday. the airport plans to shut down until at least early thursday to secure its planes and prepare equipment on the ground. us presidentjoe biden spoke with florida governor ron desantis and approved an emergency declaration for the state in preparation for the storm. mr desantis declared a state of emergency in 46 florida counties. and warned residents
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to seek safer ground. evacuation orders for many of these areas have already been issued. more may be coming throughout the balance of tonight. clearly you have time today and for probably the better part of tomorrow, but you are going to start seeing some impacts with winds and some impacts with winds and some nasty weather tuesday night and, of course, we are expecting a landfill to happen sometime on wednesday. in addition to tropical storm idalia, another storm, hurricane franklin, could also bring life—threatening conditions to the east coast of the us. franklin is currently a category 4 storm, but is further offshore and expected to weaken by midday tuesday. the regional presidents of spain's football federation have unanimously called for the immediate resignation of the federation boss, luis rubiales. they say his behaviour has seriously damaged football in the country. mr rubiales sparked outrage when he kissed the footballer jenni hermoso on the lips after the national team won
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the women's world cup last week. hermoso says she did not consent to the kiss. hundreds of people have also been demonstrating in the centre of madrid, calling on mr rubiales to go. here's guy hedgecoe. the last week has been one of angerfor many in spain. this protest was against the man at the centre of the country's football crisis, luis rubiales. the backlash against him also seems to have taken on a broader meaning. "this is a very important moment," said this woman. it is difficult to capture behaviour like this on camera. i think it is important to raise a voice that i agree with the feminist movement to fight this injustice that the girl and the women have suffered.
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this is in the now infamous kiss that mr rubiales gave the playerjenni hermoso after spain's world cup victory and which she says was nonconsensual. fifa has provisionally suspended mr rubiales and prosecutors are investigating him for possible sexual assault. and now his own federation is calling on him to resign. mr rubiales's mother has locked herself in a church and begun a hunger strike against what she claimed was a witch hunt against her son. but for the left—wing government he represents a mindset at odds with modern spain. translation: spanish society is profoundly feminist. - it is at the forefront of equal rights and an example on a global level, which is why these behaviours are so shocking. the spanish government has asked this tribunal to open proceedings against mr rubiales in the hope that eventually
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he will be removed from office. the involvement of this court and the spanish government reflects how this whole affair has now gone way beyond the limits of the football world. whatever the future holds for mr rubiales, this crisis has already shaken spanish society. meanwhile, the country is trying to remind itself that this all began with a remarkable sporting triumph. guy hedgecoe, bbc news, madrid. around the world and across the uk, this is bbc news. donald trump has said he will appeal after a federal judge set a 4 march date for his trial on charges of trying to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. that's the day before super tuesday, when the largest number of us states hold primary ballots ahead of the next presidential poll.
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mr trump says the 4 march trial date amounts to election interference. he denies any wrongdoing. vladimir putin will not be going to the g20 summit of major economies —— due to be held in delhi next month. the announcement was made just a few days after the russian president skipped a meeting of the so—called brics nations in south africa. he's currently the subject of an international criminal court arrest warrant. british authorities say they've fixed a problem that's been causing disruption for flights around the world. the glitch affected the planning system at the uk's air traffic control network. it's caused widespread delays and cancellations. you're live with bbc news. monday marked 60 years to the day since reverend martin luther king jr delivered his iconic i have a dream speech to thousands of civil rights
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marchers in washington, dc. his words continue to resonate in the us and across the world. in his speech, dr king described his dream of a more just and equitable america. many credit it for playing a role in the passage of the civil rights act of 1964 — the landmark civil rights and labour law that outlawed discrimination based on race, colour, religion, sex, and national origin. presidentjoe biden and vice president kamala harris met with dr king's family and march organisers on monday to mark the anniversary. the vast majority of us have so much more in common than what separates us. yet there are those who are intentionally trying to divide us as a nation, and i believe each of us has a duty, a duty to not allow factions to server our
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unity. dr king's daughter d bernice king was at that meeting at the white house on monday. she's martin luther king's daughter, and i spoke with her recently about her father's legacy. thanks forjoining us. we are marking 60 years on from the march on washington. your father was not speech. hourly or far do you father was not speech. hourly orfar do you think father was not speech. hourly or far do you think we are from the dreaming described in all honesty, the dream that he spoke about is going to take several generations to achieve. i think there is some certain progress that we have made since the time he spoke about the conditions that the black community was facing at the time when he talked about the bad check, when he talked about police brutality, when he talked about some of the economic circumstances around the black community. a large part of what he was speaking when he got to i have a dream was not to leave people in hopelessness, but in spite of all these difficult things that we still have to fight in terms
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of racial and economic injustices and equities, i still have a dream that one day we will live in this kind of world, and we have made progress since then, if we look at the fact that they made ten demands they marched on washington, the substance of a good percentage of those demands was about civil rights, protections and professions, we have those today because of that march on washington. you know, there are things in place that protect people in case of employment discrimination, housing discrimination, federal funds can be withheld, they are things that protect people if their constitutional rights have been violated, the attorney general kennan institute and jumped thoroughly suits. these are things we have benefited from today because of the march on washington and the subsequent passes of the civil rights act, voting rights act
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and the housing act. 0bviously and the housing act. obviously we have had a black president, we have had a black president, we have had a black school board members, and like county commissioners, so we are in the room now the way that we worked. however, with every bit of progress there is always going to be a backlash, and i think sometimes as we are focused on continuing the fight forjustice, freedom, and for justice, freedom, and equality, forjustice, freedom, and equality, we forget that there is going to be this backlash so we don't prepare for it. we are markin: we don't prepare for it. we are marking this — we don't prepare for it. we are marking this anniversary - we don't prepare for it. we are marking this anniversary in - marking this anniversary in times where we have seen recent attacks on affirmative action and voting rights. what is your assessment of where the civil rights movement is at the moment?— rights movement is at the moment? ., ~' ., ~' moment? you know, i think, first of all. — moment? you know, i think, first of all, there _ moment? you know, i think, first of all, there are - first of all, there are numerous people that are on the, you know, on the battlefield that are really fighting to get the right policies in place, that are really fighting to educate
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communities. i think one of the struggles is, there is so many things that are problematic. when you look across the board in the black community, we still suffer from in the black community, we still sufferfrom racial still suffer from racial disparities in still sufferfrom racial disparities in every area, whether you're talking about housing, employment, health, environment, criminaljustice, we are still the last. not because of something inherently wrong with us, but because of the systemic issues around race. part of the issue around race, some of it is ignorance. if you grew up in a society where you don't know a lot about a certain communities, and you don't spend a lot of time around the community, then you'll be ignorant of certain things, so the barriers that remove because of the work my father did, they removed those legal barriers, segregation, we have a lot of defective
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practices now, so we have to intentionally do things to educate. i think we're in this ongoing struggle. my mother that struggle is a left—handed progress, freedom is honoured and one in every generation. it's not like we can just say we have arrived because we're not going to get there, it's a generational struggle.- not going to get there, it's a generational struggle. when you look at those _ generational struggle. when you look at those inequalities - generational struggle. when you look at those inequalities that i look at those inequalities that you've mentioned they are, perhaps from the point of view of a young black person and delegate those statistics on education, homeownership, incarceration, and potential across their whole lifetime, what you say to a young black person that might think this is not a country for them? i would sa , not a country for them? i would say. because — not a country for them? i would say, because you _ not a country for them? i would say, because you are _ not a country for them? i would say, because you are in - not a country for them? i would say, because you are in this - say, because you are in this country, you should connect with those organisations and entities that are fighting to make it a country for them. there is no perfect nation in this world, even if you go to an all—black nation, for instance, it's going to be
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fraught with issues as well. there is a reason we are each of the nations that we are in. there are things that we are supposed to discover and then contribute in our time, and so, just like those before how to sacrifice, no generation is exempt. if our parents had to sacrifice for us, we're going to have to do the same for the next generation and so on and so forth. that's what this narration has to know and understand, but if you get in the struggle, and work collectively, collaboratively and in a co—ordinated way with others, we can make some of the changes that we need to make so that you do feel that this is america for you, but i get it. it feels like, notjust america for you, but i get it. it feels like, not just feels like, there are instances where it's like america, what is wrong, what is your problem, excuse me, with the black people? why is it that every turn on the road it seems like
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a barrier is put up to keep the community from progressing? we need to look at that as a nation. ~ ., ., ,, need to look at that as a nation. ~ ., ., , ., ~' need to look at that as a nation. ~ ., ., ,, ~ i. nation. what do you think your father would _ nation. what do you think your father would say _ nation. what do you think your father would say about - nation. what do you think your father would say about all - nation. what do you think your father would say about all of l father would say about all of that if he was giving the same speech this week? aha, that if he was giving the same speech this week?— that if he was giving the same speech this week? a lot of what he said probably _ speech this week? a lot of what he said probably would - speech this week? a lot of what he said probably would be - he said probably would be repeated. you know. that his four children, my sister is deceased now, and his grandchild, will one day we have been a nation where they will not be judged, have been a nation where they will not bejudged, we have been a nation where they will not be judged, we are have been a nation where they will not bejudged, we are not yet in that nation. they will not be judged yet in that nation. they will not bejudged by yet in that nation. they will not be judged by the colour of their skin but the content of their skin but the content of the character. i think he would still have that dream, because he would see that we still have racial division, notjust racial division, notjust racial division, notjust racial division, we still have racial division, we still have racial disparities that a result of a white supremacist structures and systems that have been created that we have not cured and corrected.- not cured and corrected. sorry for interrupting, _ not cured and corrected. sorry for interrupting, do _ not cured and corrected. sorry for interrupting, do you - not cured and corrected. sorry for interrupting, do you thinkl for interrupting, do you think that day is far away? it’s
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for interrupting, do you think that day is far away? it's hard to sa . that day is far away? it's hard to say- i _ that day is far away? it's hard to say. ithink— that day is far away? it's hard to say. i think it _ that day is far away? it's hard to say. i think it will - that day is far away? it's hard to say. i think it will all - to say. i think it will all depend on, you know, how people are able to co—ordinate, connect and embrace the philosophy and strategy of nonviolence. 0ne challenge todayis nonviolence. 0ne challenge today is we're trying to achieve in this generation things that doctor king had achieved in the generation without a full understanding of the philosophy and strategy of nonviolence. it's time people to really study. study king and nonviolence and practice it because there is a philosophy add a means of fighting injustice and we are not pulling from that in our society today and we need to. just one final question, clearly, yourfather�*s just one final question, clearly, your father's legacy lives on through you, these anniversaries, these occasions, not have tragically long with your dad. how are occasions for you?
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your dad. how are occasions for ou? , , , . you? sometimes it is difficult but other times _ you? sometimes it is difficult but other times i _ you? sometimes it is difficult but other times i am - you? sometimes it is difficult but other times i am glad - you? sometimes it is difficult| but other times i am glad and honoured to be a part of a legacy of notjust a man but a woman who changed and continued to change the world. so i look at this as an opportunity to continue to educate and prepare people for the struggles and the fights that we continue to have two wage against injustice and equity and all of those things that people are trying to do to hinder and hold back, you know, communities of people, and so, you know, it is unfortunate that we have to do it but the same time thank god we have somebody who gave us so much richness that we can rely upon and use in our struggle in our work to fight for a adjustable, equitable and peaceful wealth which my father
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would call the beloved community.— would call the beloved communi . ., community. indeed. doctor bernice king, _ community. indeed. doctor bernice king, thank - community. indeed. doctor bernice king, thank you - community. indeed. doctor bernice king, thank you so| community. indeed. doctor- bernice king, thank you so much forjoining us. bernice king, thank you so much forjoining na— and before we wrap up this half—hour, a huge totem pole is being returned to canada, nearly a century after it was sold to a museum in scotland. it will be handed back to members of the nisga'a nation in what's now british columbia. indigenous researchers say the pole which is 11 metres tall and weighs a ton was stolen. it's the first item of its type to be handed back by a british museum. thanks for watching. i'm caitriona perry. stay with us here on bbc news. take care. hello there. our final bank holiday weekend of the summer season was certainly dominated by sunny spells and scattered showers — some really potent ones on saturday, but by monday, fewer showers around, allowing us to get out and enjoy some fresh air
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and glimpses of sunshine. quite a cloudy start, but into the afternoon, the cloud broke up and we closed out the day with some decent sunshine around. now, low pressure is set to dominate this tuesday and continue with that sunny spells and scattered shower theme. the trailing weather front here will certainly introduce more cloud across northern england, parts of wales and south—west england first thing in the morning, and some light, patchy rain here. we start off with sunshine across the north, but a few scattered showers will develop as we go through the day. and so, by the middle part of the afternoon, our weather front will be sitting across lincolnshire down into south—west england. ahead of it, still relatively mild, but behind it, we'll see some sunshine. there will be a few showers and some of these really quite heavy. for northern ireland, for scotland, it's a case of sunny spells and scattered showers — some of those showers could be really quite potent — the odd rumble of thunder and noticeably fresher, particularly on exposed north and west facing coasts. 15 or 16 degrees at the very best. now, that low pressure drifts away and allows this brief ridge of high pressure to build as we move into wednesday.
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that means that showers will fade away and skies clear, and so, to start the day on wednesday, we could actually have a chilly—ish start with temperatures generally into single figures. but it will be accompanied by some spells of sunshine. a north—westerly wind still with us, and so that could just filter a few organised showers down through the isle of man, the irish sea into north—west england. but generally, it will be a quieter day with fewer showers around, but still, because of the wind direction coming from the northwest, those temperatures a little disappointing — 15—20 — that's 68 fahrenheit. thursday into friday sees rain across england and wales and just how far north that goes is subject to question. but after that, it looks likely that high pressure will build for the start of the first full week of september. so, yes, we are going to continue with that showery rain, but fingers crossed that high pressure builds and quietens things down for the start
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invasion. the borders are open but they are not using them. we look at how international travel from china has not recovered after the pandemic. hello there and welcome to asia business report. as we have been reporting, us commerce secretary gina raimondo was in beijing this weekend. we will get to that shortly but firstly i want to bring you breaking news about a chinese property giant, ever grand whose shares have started trading for a second day this morning and they are now down about 14%. on monday after the suspension was lifted since march last year the shares tanked by nearly 80%. it basically lost more than $2 billion in market cap. 0n billion in market cap. on friday the company said it met guidelines that are set out by
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