this is. one of music's most powerful and distinctive voices saying its last. point of soul aretha franklin dies aged seventy six with the fairly musical icon of the sixty's seventy's after beginning a singing career of the fathers church in detroit also on the program. news outlets across the united states take a stand against the president's attacks on the media. called the fake jews the

enemy of the people and they are they are the enemy of the three hundred fifty newspapers write editorials criticizing donald trump's familiar battle cry saying it's a threat to democracy we'll find out why. i'm hopes of finding more survivors beneath collapsed a road bridge both arts and science many as twenty people are still missing and there's mounting anger as people try to understand the cause of the disaster. i feel gail welcome to the program she had a voice that defined an era us retha franklin has died at the age of seventy six after a battle with pancreatic cancer she died in detroit where she began her career in her father's church a voice became part of the american psyche with hits in the sixty's. on the seventh

is the. queen of soul she sang at martin luther king's funeral in one thousand nine hundred sixty eight barack obama's presidential inauguration in two thousand and nine and became the first woman to be inducted into the rock n roll hall of fame and more than anything aretha franklin immense respect as a powerful black artist during america's civil rights period. the title of her nine hundred sixty seven hit a composition by otis redding crowned her legacy from the moment the song hit the airwaves respect. everything franklin's imprint on soul music was enormous for commanding vocals powered the soundtrack of both the civil rights and women's liberation movements half a century ago. the daughter of a mississippi preacher and a mother who sang and played piano a research franklin grew up in detroit singing at her father's church services at

an early age she was strongly influenced by the gospel sound. she signed her first recording contract in one nine hundred sixty and enjoyed limited success her breakthrough came when she switched labels several years later she soon earned the title queen of soul. still. she performed for president elect bill clinton in one thousand nine hundred three and sixteen years later at the inauguration of president barack obama. among her many accolades she was inducted into the rock n roll hall of fame the first woman to receive the honor that was in one thousand nine hundred seven she received the presidential medal of freedom in two thousand and five and won a total of eighteen grammies the music industry's highest award i. i last year she announced she would reduce her appearances on stage her declining

health forced her to cancel a planned concert earlier this year. with a career spanning over fifty years aretha franklin made an indelible mark on american music and influenced generations of singers. more mess from david levitz from the w. cultural welcome david so retha franklin's passing sad news but not unexpected no initial reports came out at the beginning of this week that her friends and family were gathered at her home in detroit to say their goodbyes her health had been in the news for several decades several setbacks and comebacks actually two thousand and ten she had a tumor removed came back had a strong comeback last year she announced she was going into retirement then this year for her seventy sixth birthday she wanted to have a comeback concert and on doctor's orders eventually canceled that so what will be

her legacy well she is the undeniable unchallenged queen of soul her voice is unforgettable to anyone who's heard it it's full of power emotion there's hardship sorrow strength and beauty all at the same time hardly anyone is a mere into. a safe little listening you know every minute this is her performing for up obama's going away party and turning sixteen. so that it doesn't matter in my last evening. it's amazing how undiminished her voice was even into her seventy's of course she leaves us her voice on recording and the songs she made famous like respect chain of fools natural woman i say a little prayer and

a wreath of franklin also broke down barriers she brought rhythm and blues and soul into pop into the mainstream that's pretty normal nowadays but if it hadn't been for a reason that we wouldn't have the likes of beyond say or amy winehouse you told about hardship in her life she was she was famous for fifty years but did she have a child it was a privilege in some ways but not always easy right you know being the daughter of a very famous minister came with a lot of privileges especially her exposure to music oscar peterson duke ellington ella fitzgerald were all guests at her family home dinah washington gave aretha franklin and her sisters their singing lessons so she was already almost destined first start and there her father was also friends with martin luther king jr so grew up basically next to african-american royalty now her childhood wasn't easy though her parents split up pretty early due to her father's philandering her

mother died when she was very young and she had two kids by the age of fourteen she then swiftly got married had eventually two divorces her first marriage involves domestic violence and that was actually coming to an end as she came out with her version of respect which became a rallying cry for a lot of women and she saw that that gave a lot of women the courage to stand up for themselves and that eventually also came back and gave her some some kurds as well now that was a cover of notice writing so she's also famous for some of her own music that she wrote herself including the song thank. thank you bob what you saying is you've got to think about consequences if you at all and shut up woman you. know when you.

say you. think. there's a reason for not doing that for the film the blues brothers are about to say. that that movie came out in the early eighty's and it exposed her to another generation of people who love her music even today david leavitt's thank you david mamet soaking about the career of aretha franklin whose death has been announced today all the three hundred fifty news outlets across the united states of pledge to run editorials today defense of press freedom condemning president trump's attacks on what he calls fake news and his suggestions that journalists from news organizations that oppose his policy is enemies of the people the initiative was launched by the boston globe newspaper using the image you see behind me so well president trump said use of the fake news and of enemies of the state to describe

certain news outlets has been cheered and condemned often along party political lines but there are concerns that it's rush record erode respect for one of the foundations of democracy a free press and undermine the white people peacefully resolve their differences. a few days ago i called the fake is the enemy of the people and they are they are the enemy of the people the sake media is trying to silence us. i think it is i mean not going to give you an education you say cattle you are fake do sir i'm not finished i'm not finished make this they can make anything bad because they are the fake fake disgusting. so the taste of some of the opinions present trumps expressed about the media now is take a look at what some newspapers are saying in support of and in opposition to the

freedom of the press campaign launched today in fort lauderdale florida the sun sentinel has written the press isn't america's enemy mr trump it's america's watchdog the wall street journal however it takes a dissenting view pointing out that it was not taking part in today's court in eco ordinated effort it wrote that the first amendment does not say the government cannot criticize the press mr trump enjoys free speech just as he's media adversaries do and in its editorial boston globe which launched today's initiative says replacing a free media with a state run media has always been a first order of business for any corrupt regime taking over a country and scotia washington for more on this from our correspondent national times welcome stefan is this campaign likely to make any difference. the answer is no it won't make a difference for the journalists in washington covering the white house covering the trump ministration and politics and why should we're getting paid for being

critical. of the administration and be an observer and observer sometimes are critical and that is perfectly fine and it's in the constitution that's the job so no nothing will change for them and they will maybe and possibly be arrested a little more and longer and it will also not make a difference for forty eight percent of republicans who are actually agreeing with donald trump saying that the press is the enemy of the people so no it won't make any difference but it's probably a feel good measure and a statement to. the democratic left or the midsection of the country saying hey we're actually doing the job and this is a constitutionally guaranteed job so what sort of pressures do american journalists feel there are. well you see the problem is not so much for as i just described political journalists or journalists covering politics here in washington in the capitol and the white house and the trunk unpaid it

actually comes down to the local journalists like their newspapers who went with the boston globe initiative who have a circulation of four thousand copies a day four thousand copies a day they are covering local issues they go to the council meetings and report what decisions are made about what street is to be built or what investments in infrastructure are done and those people those journalists those crawley's are also called the enemy of the people and are quite under a lot of criticism for doing a really. basic good basic job in reporting what is going on in their local communities and that is a lot of pressure for those folks there. in washington thank you. rescue teams in the italian city of genoa are still working to pull survivors and bodies from the rubble of the collapsed marandi highway bridge local authorities

say as many as twenty people could still be buried underneath the debris at least thirty eight people were killed when a stretch of the road gave way on tuesday morning busy midday traffic in this first big domestic test of its ability to lease new government used juggling recrimination with rescues. as hopes of finding survivors fade the blame game intensifies officials initially pointed the finger at the e.u. accusing it of limiting funding for infrastructure past the focus of criticism is now shifting to. the company responsible for the bridge. say they're concerned about its upkeep. when we drive on this motorway and it's full of traffic automatically trying to go out for fast. because touchwood crossed fingers we go i've heard fast hoping it doesn't come and crashing down.

it's maintenance checks were up to date bought and stopped ministers threatening fines calling for resignations and promising to revoke its operating license. italy's new populist interior minister. entire chunks of highway cannot collapse like this and people cannot die like this in twenty eighteen i want to stress once again that those responsible will be found out. has hit the e.u. and the company that manages this stretch of the makes way behind me but so many people here anger and blame will only go so far they want to know what happens next crucially how this young government plans to prevent a tragedy like this from happening again. the blame game that's playing out here is doing little to help those suffering the consequences of this catastrophe thing played the hundreds of residents who've been evacuated from this area it's fit the

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