he put big dreams on the big screen. elite in movie magazine on the dummy. out of. jail. this is g w news live from berlin one of music's most distinctive voices has gone silent. the queen of soul aretha franklin has died at the age of seventy six also losing her battle with cancer she became a musical i call her my nine hundred sixty s. and seventy's after launching a stellar career at her father's church in detroit. also on the program news

outlets across the u.s. take a stand against the president's attacks on the media called the fake is the enemy of the people and they are they are the enemy of the case around three hundred fifty newspapers run editorials criticizing donald trump's familiar battle cry saying it's a threat to democracy. and hopes fade of finding survivors in general as road bridge design state tunnel thought to say as many as twenty people are still missing there's also mounting anger as people try to find out what caused the collapse. to. hello and welcome my name is christopher spring a good to have you with us have voice defined an era and the accolade queen of soul . us sing a wreath franklin has died at the age of seventy six after

a battle with pancreatic cancer she passed away earlier today at her home in detroit surrounded by friends and family franklin shot to stardom in the one nine hundred sixty s. and seventy's with a voice so powerful it became part of the american psyche she sang at martin luther king's funeral in one nine hundred sixty eight and also barack obama's presidential inauguration in two thousand and nine above all she earned immense respect as one of the icons of american civil rights movement. 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 the civil rights and women's liberation movements half a century ago. the daughter of the mississippi preacher and

a mother who sang and played piano a recent 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 learned the title queen of soul. 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 grammys the music industry's highest award.

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. and we've been getting more from entertainment journalist k.j. matthews in los angeles you told us earlier what aretha franklin will be remembered for oh as is the queen the slowly rolling stone magazine once called her the greatest singer ever to live i mean he's just amazing he's transcended he is so he is armed eat he is opera he could even do country there wasn't any music genre that

aretha franklin could do and we really just don't abstainers like that all in and she came up during a time where there was much civil rights unrest and yet she was it was expressing she really will be remembered for that. on the list k.j. matthews speaking to us from los angeles we're going to stay in the u.s. now but there's more than three hundred fifty news outlets across the country been running editorials today in defense of press freedom the initiative was launched by the boston globe newspaper using the image and the hash tag that you see behind me it's a rebuke of president trump's attacks on the major and his suggestion that some journalists in his words are enemies of the people. the press and the president in the us it's a tense relationship. trump has many nicknames for media outlets he doesn't like but one of his labels for the press raised alarm bells. to call the fake news the

enemy of the people and they are they are the enemy of. his claim that america's leading journalists are a danger to society drew widespread criticism but the trumpet ministration only double down would be a good thing if you were to say right here at this briefing that the press are not the enemy of the people i appreciate your passion i share it i've addressed this question i have addressed my personal feelings i'm here to speak on behalf of the president he's made his comments clear now the press has fired back more than three hundred newspapers around the country have published editorials to counter the president's attacks the boston globe which coordinated the publications wrote to label the press the enemy of the people is as un-american as it is dangerous to the civic compact we have shared for more than two centuries. but the conservative wall street journal refused to participate reading that the first amendment does not say that the government cannot criticize the press mr trump enjoys free speech just as

media adversaries do. trump has responded to the nationwide wave of editorials saying the press is free to write and say anything it wants. but he has shown no interest in making amends. and we're joined now from chicago by james warren he's the executive editor of news got a u.s. service that writes the credibility of thousands of english language and he's also the former managing editor of the chicago tribune james thanks for being with us over three hundred fifty news outlets across the u.s. all running editorials in defense of press freedom what's your take. my take is that it's a worthy effort it's impressive good for the boston globe for trying to rouse an interest in the subject but then unfortunately it's probably a one day story that won't have much impact trump has already come out and is

typical early morning counterattack tweets. branding us as involved in collusion and even getting rather personal with the boss to glow and nobody gets difficult financial straits. unfortunately have you and i want to have much impact already now just like with your newscast people are probably more taken with the tragic death of a real franklin and indeed nevertheless i just want to ask you you know several of the papers taking part in the second ordinated action say that trumps behavior towards the media is dangerous that's the word they use they do agree with that yeah i do i do think it's dangerous and he was part of a clear concerted. political tactic during the republican presidential campaign and it's all extended on terror into his presidency of attempting to do nothing less than de legitimize the press and i think certainly among many conservatives many

sell the blame republicans it has had rather significant effect if you look at polling tremendous decrease in the number of conservatives who can see even that the press has a watchdog role in a democracy and some media outlets james refuse to take part the wall street journal as we saw in our report other major outlets like c.b.s. for instance criticizing even today's action is self-defeating do they have a point. well i think in some cases the clue was the angeles times sam chronicle and some other papers i think they just felt will queasy about collective action they have a distinct sense of independence particularly on their editorial pages and they just didn't like the group effort even to privately they may agree with the thrust of it could it be self-defeating i think trump supporters it could the big question is are there folks out there who are in some fashion on the fence about the role of

the media in a democracy who might be convinced to be nice to think that way but i also find it very interesting it's probably the same in germany in places like munich or early on there is that disjoint there's a difference between how many people what people think of their local media particularly television presenters and reporters on one hand and what they think of the folks in national media on the whole in a place like chicago or new york or los angeles people are there are television hosts and reporters it's a little bit like when it comes their congressman the people we send the washing we tend to like them a lot personally but i hate congress as an institution ok james warren in chicago many thanks leisure. turning to italy now where the interior minister says it's inevitable that the death toll will go up as crews dig through the wreckage of the marandi highway bridge that collapsed in genoa two days ago thirty eight people have been confirmed dead so far but official now meanwhile

authorities have allowed residents two. of apartment blocks under the bridge to collect items from their homes and a state funeral for the victims will be held on saturday as part of a national day of mourning. we're going to get the latest now from genoa on the child from bill standing by for us there charlotte the authorities talking about these ten to twenty people who are unaccounted for is there any hope left of finding those people alive under the rubble. good evening christopher rescues that we've spoken to say that they are desperately trying to keep faith that survivors will be found among the wreckage this is the night now the floodlights lighting up the wreckage behind me they are working at rescues working around the clock trying to scour the rubble they say that they will not give up until they are convinced that they are no survivors buried underneath

a chief on their minds is the new figure that's been released here in general that's the fact that they think that between ten and twenty people are still missing they of course are hoping that someone will be found alive but the reality is that this is now over two days since this collapse hopes really all fading that any survivors will be found rescue teams of thirty's have such a lot of the surface area of the wreckage the the easy easy accessible area of the wreckage to try and look for survivors what's left is was deep below the heavy slabs of concrete and the twisted metal so the chances of finding anyone there in this area that still needs to be said is extremely slim and you know over the last . can sadness have really been the dominant emotions but. people also beginning to get angry about what's happened. well there's a real political firestorm playing out in italy in the name there's been a lot of anger from ministers they've been speaking very passionate times pointing

fingers of blame at various authorities the interior minister again today tweeting about the european union he's accused the european union of not freeing up enough money for infrastructure hey he science that is one of the reasons the finger of blame is also been pointed at the company that operates this stretch of the mates where behind me it's been accused of not keeping up maintenance for not ensuring that this bridge was safe enough that is something that the company is fiercely denied its sense says its maintenance checks. up to date but that hasn't stopped a real feeling of anger here from the government ministers having said that they were a lot of people here who are still experiencing this ongoing crisis the hundreds for example who still haven't been allowed to return from their homes they want to see a lot less finger pointing a lot more assurances that the authorities are going to do what's necessary to get this city back to normal for them to be able to return to their homes they also

want to surance is not just here in general but across italy that something like this won't happen again that other bridges are safe and won't suffer the same fate and of course that one of the key issues there is what actually caused this disaster are investigators any closer to finding out what causes. well that's a point that's been raised by the company that operates this stretch of the motorway it's made very clear that while it's coming under fire from ministers it is not been a stop list yet exactly what happened here on this bridge behind me on cheese day at the moment is pretty just theory there's been no official confirmation there are a number of theories that are being put forward as i mentioned the idea that perhaps this bridge wasn't safe that the maintenance wasn't up to scratch but there are other factors too is knowing that there was to rancho rain if that was a forwarding at the moment of the crash there is also the suggestion that bridges like this is simply too old they were built in one nine hundred sixty s.

they are not they were not prepared for the amount of traffic that was traveling along this was one of the main highways through this city and dreamy busy and there is a suggestion that it just wasn't up to it shown that in general many thanks for that and watching. at the top you know. really. going to talk. life. starts at. w.