often are the problem with the new york times essentially saying shooting her behavior is that they are signaling to the rest of the world that racism actually is ok as long as you pick the right race this was candice owens first statement to followers after the ban twitter not only reinstated her account but actually apologized and said that it was a mistake for her to be banned now immediately there was a firestorm with people pointing to what they see as a double standard one of the words you go cooper. tweet i'm replacing wants with blank i'm in tweets of. i was double standard every time i see one of these i can't help substitute black for white count is so stupid i will never understand the double standard why it's acceptable to so many now the wikipedia page of the new york times journalist is also in question now the page simply describes her as a journalist and has minimal content regarding the controversy surrounding her

tweets it appears that there has now been added a small reference to it but these tweets the controversy surrounding them seems to be quite a big issue we could pedia seems to make efforts to minimize that so it seems that many people are looking at this case and looking at the statements that sarah john has made regarding white people and saying that this is a double standard so a lot of debate yet another example of how in the united states when it comes to issues of race and free speech and americans just don't see eye to eye following the news of the dispenser and kindness owens was confronted on the streets by fascist protesters. i. was having breakfast with another conservative activist colleague when protesters gathered nearby the demonstrators can be seen throwing drinks and shouting stop one supremacy also clinton racist police were quick to get to the scene. we

spoke about it to investigative journalism journalist dave lindorff he says two of his attempts to ban speech appear to actually backfire and they didn't and one thing it panned another that was just the substitution of words and they look really stupid for doing it so. they made a hash of it. trying to solve the problem that made it worse they really need to think this through and. jump in when there's a screaming match from one side or the other and they'll jump to try to stop it quickly with a stupid decision they need to really sit back think through policy and then operate according to a policy that is rational coherent and consistent and that hardly what they're doing right now. it's been one year now since we first reported on russian speaking

children found in an orphanage in iraq after the military operation against islamic state of the report was add we launched the campaign to find any relatives of those children several people came forward saying they recognized some of them this led to those all things being reunited with their families years after the parents had left russia to join myself a correspondent but in a question of i spoke to those families to find out whether they've managed to move on off to the hiring experience. so. if. a year ago two small sisters high d's and fred's hemo were brought back to their grandparents who at the time lost all hope of africa seeing them again they see

they feel safe here in this house the sisters luke and behave like any other child of their age despite their traumatic experience their playground is now the two rooms upstairs that were once home for their parents their grandfather on of our hasn't changed a thing since they left and now the girls play so rounded by things that once belonged to that if a black couple doing well the oldest sister is open and active fight scene is quite close to often seeking the confort of her grandfather he. doesn't let me go anywhere she says had dad also left in the morning and never came back in the evening she tells me how the gas station where he worked with. tells me how the plane has arrived and then let's. get. on of our often speaks about the day in august twenty seventeen when they discovered their

beloved granddaughter source in my life one of them look at us and who's. in may twenty fifteen both of fund our son secretly left russia to join i sell his al destroy took his wife and two young daughters and never revealed his true intentions. that it's actually is what about a week off today. i received a message from my son saying they are in turkey i replied what do you mean in turkey instantly i understood everything and felt terrible this sort of thing happened a lot of the time a lot of young people left some went to join militant groups others went to iraq or syria it's not. often called his father but the last time he got in touch was when the fierce fighting began in moscow a short time after he and his wife were killed in a drone strike leaving her and all alone weeks later they turned up in an orphanage

in baghdad scared and traumatized they were among the group of children who could speak russian args he reported from that orphanage the story spread and the children were recognized. yes i remember when the film crew arrived and they showed me the footage i could not believe it i could not believe that it was possible that my ghose could come back home. despite the joy of the long awaited reunion this past year has been difficult for the family of our sas it's only now that some of the girls fear is being left behind i do you just keep an easy remembers how difficult and dangerous it was to go to get water so when they arrived as they were always thirsty they drank like five liters of water a day only in these past two weeks has not stopped and they no longer wake up at night wanting to drink there are hundreds of families across russia's north

caucuses just like and ours searching for grandchildren mainly fear they will never see them again. if there is anything one message one sign that they are alive you have to grab it run around fake ask for help there are good people in the world. mind you no question reporting from russia's republic of dagestan that was the first in a series of reports on the fate of those russian citizens who left the country along with their families to join us all throughout the week we'll bring you other stories on how rotten knees are adapting to life back.

social media and tech giants recently banned alex jones so well known broadcaster and conspiracy theorist on the same day facebook you tube apple and spotify all blocked jones that also took down his info was videos and podcasts though he still apparently going strong on twitter and periscope facebook gave this statement explaining why they chose to make the band. we have taken it down for glory find violence and using dehumanizing language to describe people who are transgender muslims and immigrants which violates our hate speech policies. launched info wars in the late one nine hundred ninety s. since then he's become notorious for his conspiracy theories you called nine eleven an inside job by the american government he also claimed twenty twelve sandy hook school massacre was a hoax staged by gun control activists his views on muslims and transgender people have also drawn accusations of hate speech and despite the controversies though

many people still oppose the ban i don't support alex jones or what in four was produces he's not a conservative however banning him in his outlet is wrong it's not just a slippery slope it's a dangerous cliff now that facebook has banned in four wars it will be were interesting to see the conservative news outlets and commentators speak out and which ones remain complicit in the silence if we were says it has been banned by facebook for and specify his speech regardless of the facts in this case the ability of facebook to censor rival publishers is a global antitrust problem a political commentator gina loudon believes the decision could prove damaging for social media giants. whether or not you agree with alex jones i would be just the same amount of adamant that i think it's bad policy to ban people no matter what i mean it really no matter what i mean in the united states we have

a concept of free speech that we love very much it means a lot to us now these are private companies they can do what they want to do i'm not saying they shouldn't be able to do this and i'm certainly not saying that government should regulate whether or not private companies can make decisions like this but i am saying i think it's a bad decision and i think that in the long run it will not pay off for these companies it is it extremely slippery slope i do believe ultimately that probably some conservative it's a t. will come up with competitive platforms for the ones that are doing the banning and the censoring and ultimately they will have stiff competition that may even relegate them to you know relative obscurity because of things like this especially if they remain so one sided. two people have been killed nearly sixty wounded in a major explosion near bologna airport in italy the moment of the blast was captured by an eyewitness on his for.

melissa happened what i guess trying to crash down a busy motorway and then burst into flames a number of vehicles were caught up in the blast part of fly over was also destroyed in the explosion. the city of largo to ensure won't spoil sport as a transit city for those heading to europe a migration deal with the e.u. though has not radically changed the situation.

going to agadez economy was a files in time stronger before the migrants came in large numbers but a lot of things in the city they were paying taxes even vehicles now they didn't even flinch get ten percent of what used to come and. that is frankly a negative as we don't understand you the whole of the agate as population doesn't understand the politics of the european union newbold of the european union is not on the side of the mediterranean in libya no it's right here at the gates of agathis this is the new order of the european union. tell you. all and. if they tarry i say this is an all boys.

you can buy. them in the days before the introduction of the law like gratian was a money making activity not only for territorial jurisdictions but also for transit cities now with a look at the migrant flow if we compare the number of people passing through agadez to cross into libya we see a reduction. in other headlines a british man who worked as an inspector at an american military base in germany is suing the u.s. army that had bought a son says he and his colleagues were exposed to a highly toxic substance last year while overseeing the cleaning off army equipment . a couple of minutes from head to shoot i was caught in this white powdery substance but like a very fine variable and not was show we actually started cleaning these boxes

with. any truly information. in the any knowledge of the danger or what we're actually doing with those boxes what's what the u.s. army issued a warning letter that was a year too late though saying skin and eye contact should be avoided and also recommended wearing a special protective gear while standing near the contaminated boxes of cadmium is a highly toxic substances known to cause cancer that affects the central nervous system and can also cause kidney failure inhalation that can be fatal or receiving the warning letter david paterson contacted the united states army the reaction was one of the they are treating it as though it was a host dust not. dangerous just before the inspector arrived on the journalists or to use the ripped out every case of the fifty cases then what they did they actually got all these fifty cases and in the pittman one we're all put

into the sun the wind the rain and was only three meters from a dream huge system unions in germany have reportedly already raised the alarm over the working conditions at the u.s. military base they verge of authorities the take action the army says the current month was simply mishandled in june some equipment was cleaned incorrectly this was done by eight employees in one department we get the boxes billions we work on the boxes we clean the quitman. we get the believe that we are responsible for everything why the box is not learnt dangerous i've been there know or was there working for the same company sixteen months until i or my most and asked until i demanded that we have some type of action on these boxes i was sacked from m. an equal resources and i am taking them to court for

a legal sakhi and gross misconduct then we shall talk about your s. eagle and the army and we've requested comment from the us army and other firms involved in the contracts we'll let you know they're up their response when we head back from. around twenty ultra-orthodox jews have been arrested at a rally against army conscription. i i was. i hundreds of people took to the streets in the city of what had been a broch blocking traffic as follows the arrest of a religious student who failed to report to military listen to office police try to break up a sit in using water cannon

a limited number of religious students in israel are exempt from military service but only if they report to be authorities and prove their status a month ago a bill was passed cutting funding for religious colleges that failed to meet their enlistment quotas. and other headlines wildfires raging across california have become the second largest in the state's history the fires doubled in size just over the weekend and disaster has claimed the lives of at least seven people prompting the government to declare a major disaster swathes of forest have been destroyed along with dozens of homes as well with local services overloaded australia and new zealand have sent in fire crews to help tackle the place was approaching five thirty in moscow that's it from myself or the team here for this hour join us in thirty minutes for the latest global news updates.

on this edition of crossfire we discuss whether detente is possible even desirable why isn't it a good idea to get along with russia and much much more. same wrong but. just don't call. me. yet to shape out this day become active. and engaged because the trail. when so many find themselves worlds apart. to look for common ground.

we have no idea what's a fuse doing on vacation but she will be back on air in september. thank you. thank you greetings and salutations despite the fact that chicago was reportedly on track to have fewer gun related homicides than average this year it weakened the violence in the windy city has brought the issue back into the national spotlight over seventy people were shot in chicago from the evening of aug third to the morning of august sixth it is being reported that at least twelve of those people have died due to their injuries sunday evening thirteen people were shot in just three hours and while the police seem to have no

idea what possibly could be causing the increase in violence it is by their own admission that the highest rates of gun violence happen disproportionately in low income minority neighborhoods on the city's west and south sides issue of how the looking to increase social services in these areas are they studying how economics may be exacerbating the issue or is there a police force doing more to put away those responsible for violent crime instead of chasing down people for an ounce of marijuana you know mayor rahm emanuel says the problem is that there's a shortage of values about what is right what is wrong we as a city in every corner have an accountability and responsibility if you know who did this being a neighbor speak up guess what rahm the department of justice did speak up back in january of last year when they released one hundred sixty four page report that concluded that chicago's police force was improperly or poorly trade sorry too quick to turn to deadly and excessive force for which there was no consequences and

that most of those violations were against black and latino residents the leaders of chicago or going to have to face their own failures their own complicity in the deaths of innocent civilians and their utter and complete resistance to taking responsibility for their actions. so maybe it's time to stop blaming the victims and start watching the hawks. we're not really dealing with the. real this is what. lies at the bottom. but it looks like you're like i got. to. be. i. welcome everybody to watching hi i'm kind of

a lawless and joining me today from chicago is the national director of the y.p. one hundred charlene a caruthers and joining us here in washington d.c. is local community organizer with the y.p. one hundred because at hampton thank you both for joining me thank you for having us thanks so at a press conference on monday chicago police superintendent eddie johnson had had a few fingers to point in the direction of his problem take a listen to what he had to say. we need the community and community leaders to work with us we parents to be parents we need neighborhoods to be neighborhoods you all know who these individuals are. so. let me start with you charlene rudy giuliani fights called the democrats that all of this is because of the democrats the mayor blames the governor and the judges and the police blame the people being victimized by gun violence does this. first i want to

ask you both when i see this it seems to be a trend that's been happening for many years in chicago where it is historically been to blame and sort of no matter what the numbers are it's the worst and it's all because of certain reasons so limit me ask you first why is chicago so historically always this very violent city and it's always in these black and latino neighborhoods like this what what's going on. so that's a great question and i first have to start with it's very difficult to have this conversation coming out of the kind of weekend that we just had in the city and what we know is that chicago is a landing place for hundreds of thousands of black folks during the great migration and immediately during that period of time black folks were segregated they face violence so we're talking decades of that vesna from our communities and violence from various public officials and what we're seeing right now is the finger pointing of blame going everywhere except for people looking with and saying this

is how i'm responsible i have control over millions of dollars hundreds of millions of dollars and i'm making the wrong decisions for my city let me ask you close one what is that you know what is that historically what do you feel like as a historical aspect and also. i you know i don't want to be that person who just points at someone and says racist but isn't it kind of racist to tell people that the violence being perpetrated against them is their own fault that they should rather on their family members that if you just did something as if it's their fault what kind of rhetoric does that how does that play in a community it's definitely downplaying the structural inequalities that we see in chicago and that we've seen even since daley consistently the city of chicago has spent over forty percent of the city budget on policing we have just seen a ninety five million dollars police academy be pushed through city council we also see the continued disinvestment in divestment from community resources from

community based organizations and a lot of these things have not just come into play and they aren't just rahm emanuel but rahm emanuel station and the position that he uses in order to extend his power and further his power in order to make sure that he's not being there he's not being blamed for a lot of these things that we see happening in the city and i think that him pushing the blame on communities and calling for accountability on communities this morning was very interesting when he made sure the chicago police officers don't face any. convictions or they don't face any accountability themselves as a matter of fact we see divestment for mental health resources we see the closing down of over fifty schools in chicago but you see a beautiful new school ninety five million dollars coming to police and so who does he really want to invest in is it the community members that he supposed to serve

or is it the police officers who serve him in his interests but a lot of that comes to do with police here in the end i grew up in wisconsin and just about three hours north of chicago and the idea that chicago is where all the bad stuff comes from has been perpetrated on a lot of people for a long time and both of those there's always been this idea of the chicago mayor always sort of. skirts the blame and then you go to states like wisconsin and their governors then start the blame to chicago and the whole thing is well you're letting them come up here and that's where the idea of welfare queens and all these myths came from and what really taught all of us was that if you are poor and white you should not like people are poor and black because there is a problem and the sort of rhetoric just builds and builds showing up and then what they do isn't you know that's what they do is a tool of divisiveness what we know to be true that in the city of chicago as close at mansion we are our local government decides to spend nearly forty percent of our public service budget on the chicago police department that's about four million

dollars a day and as they spend nearly four million dollars a day what we see in our communities is a continued divestment right and what we also see is people literally having a feeling and the material like reality that their lives don't actually matter and while we continue to see millions of dollars invested in sports stadiums and and what's coming to chicago the obama presidential center that is endorsed by the mayor and overwhelmingly by city council saying that we're going to spend we're going to put tens of millions of dollars in the would live neighborhood and we're not going to actually commit to a benefits agreement that says that this is going to benefit the community and is not going to displace people what we know is going to happen when the obama presidential if it's actually built without a community benefits agreement is that there's going to be more policing and more pushing out of black people and entire and there will be more violence in our communities taking away more black lads and you've seen the police also and with

rahm emanuel's help sort of push back against any accountability there was earlier the police union about a month ago had said that they didn't want to have to report every time they pointed their common gun at somebody and i find that reprehensible and one of the other things i find pretty reprehensible about all of this this violence that happens which. it was almost entirely pointed at being young black men being killed by other black men but there's a lot of women suffering from you know who don't go to police when they get raped too are dealing with a message by alliance and those numbers are just sort of washed under that there's a whole system of play. let me start with you because we've got a couple minutes of just a minute let's how does that sort of underpinning of this taking women out of the equation and making it about this what effect as a problem black women as part of that community that rama saying you know you should just work harder well i mean since twenty eighteen began the city of chicago has already spent over twenty million dollars in misconduct cases settling and that

right there is a brutal highlighting of how the city instead of actually holding itself accountable for the harm that it does from false arrests to illegal search and seizure how they fail to hold themselves accountable and how they consistently put in effort or coppa all of these different institutions that the mayor sponsors that is supposed to hold. the c.p.d. accountable but they don't and who you who ends up facing the brunt of all of these things being black women there was officer gwen evans who. was able to avoid being prosecuted for harming a black woman where there was saliva found on her neck well the prosecutor says that there's no saliva they can't prove whether the d.n.a. was from his hand or from saliva washing his hands or his mouth be playing eleanor naaman so you have these black women who are trying to avoid the surveillance the

overt surveillance that comes with navigating the systems that they have to in order to survive and being told that there will fare queens and also being told that they are lazy when in reality black we have black women equal pay day tomorrow and we know. black women are drastically underpaid and especially in cities like chicago where most of them have to work in survival economies and continuously see themselves criminalized and placed in jail instead of their communities and this includes black trans communities and their communities getting the resources that they need we completely marginalized surely we were your thoughts on this couple of about a minute after ten o'clock. so if serves none of us to tell a single story about the impact of violence or any kind of violence in the black community right so a story that says that yes blah.