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and the terminal to get to live 10 who dies to lead us. best getting away with murder ah, breaking news here, not a bomb scare in washington, d. c. c. 3, government buildings evacuated. capitol hill, police and the federal protective service are investigating the threat also freedom or a possible 175 year prison sentence food, an assault his faith. rest of the you. case high court has an appeal hearing on a us extradition request gets on the way and the yield of poland to cough up a 1000000 euros every single day. it abandoned a controversial reform to his school system and prompted warsaw to accuse brussels of blackmail. ah,
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luck for moscow. thanks for joining us tonight. i think international and daniel hawkins. robbie was not welcome to the program or we thought this evening with breaking news story with a bomb scare taking place in washington. d. c. at 3 government buildings have an evacuation, including the department of health and human services, or for the very latest on this. so let's go live to what he's k l'm open on update . caleb, thanks for staying cross the story. what's the latest we know? well, at this point, we've got bomb squads and federal security agencies on the scene. a number of buildings along independence avenue in washington, d. c. have been evacuated, independence avenue is closed down. there are streets parts of the street close on the street on 2nd street and on the street in washington d. c. this is a very important area. the capital building is not too far from there. we also have
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the white house not too far from there as well, very vital center. and this threat against the department of health and human services of the u. s. federal government is being taken very seriously and it's not only the headquarters that has been evacuated from we understand the d. c. botanical garden have been evacuated. the o neill federal office building has been evacuated as have as has the general services administration building voice of america, the u. s. media outlet u. s. government media outlet has also been evacuated. this is being taken very seriously in washington d. c. there are shootings and other terrorist acts and acts of violence across the united states that have been happening frequently. there was the events that happened on capitol hill on january 6th. so in light of all of that, it appears law enforcement. both local and federal is on the scene taking this bomb threat seriously. now we don't have, at this point, information about who leveled this bomb threat where it came from. but it appears
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that buildings are being searched to make sure that they are safe to make sure there are not bombs in these buildings to make sure that people are able to get out of these buildings and get to safety. buildings are evacuated, the area has been cleared, will be waiting to hear what comes next, die if these buildings are safe. if this bomb threat turns out to simply be an empty threat. but until we hear that the situation is considered active and the area is evacuated. kellum open the law from new york. thanks for that up that no another headlines in prison. we can find you in the psalms, find himself back in court today. as of today, hearing on his exhibition gets underway in the u. k, i court is considering appealed by the us over a previous ruling to block the whistle blows. extradition is wanted by washington to face 17 charges of espionage. one of conspiracy behalf government computer is convicted. you could face a prison sentence of 175 years. mm
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. i will the hearing has wrapped up for today the 2nd day of the proceeding is coming to morrow. today's been marked by mass roddy outside the court building with school was purchased in the morning to do a song be free and expressing strong concerns over blow his health. well, let's bring in a med, hus, who's been following day one of the hearing for us. richard, thanks for staying cross this story. just give us some, the highlights of what's been happening in court today. and also, if you know anything about mistakes, if you didn't saw his health, obviously the subject of concern for my new approach is outside of the court today . i was having me on the yeah. so today we had the 1st day of the appeal hearing at the high court and the united states is attempting to appeal the judge's decision not takes right julian, it's on the back in january and she, she made this decision, judge bresser over concerns that you know,
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this will be oppressive to julian health, and that there will be a height and risk of suicide because the prison conditions in the us are so awful. and so the united states, what they've been trying to do today in court is very much what they did last year, which is try and destroy the medical testimony of the key medical extra professor compliment, who's a renowned euro psychiatrist the world over. and they're trying to chip away his credibility because he did not disclose the identity of sanchez partner and selah morrison that they had had 2 children, which of course is a very reasonable thing to have done. even the judge agreed with this given the fact that the c i, as we, as we've just seen this has been confirmed. again the see i was good was at least considering kit not being or killing him in the equitorial embassy. so, you know, out of concern for the family safety, this is a minor detail that professor compliment had left out, which doesn't take anything away from his medical testimony about us on just well being. nevertheless, the prosecution is making this a very,
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a big point of contention. they're trying to attack his integrity, his honesty, as an expert witness to the court. they're saying he abdicated his duty to the truth and that his testimony does not give an accurate representation of a san jose health. and then, of course, they're trying to attack the diagnosis. the united states prostitution are saying that a phone does not have a heightened suicide risk, that he is able to control an impulse to commit suicide and that he's perfectly fit to be extradited. which of course, you know, it's very, very much cherry picking, which is what they've been doing. they've been going through the testimony that we heard at the old day last year and cherry picking pieces out to make it look like a song just fit. but this is categorically untrue because you know, i was covering the be the hearing, the extradition hearing last year. i've heard all these witnesses speak and of course they, they tried to paint an entirely different picture and they've been trying to contest the to so the depression diagnosis and as well as the ask rogers, they're trying to say that the only one doctor, doctor d lee diagnose julian found with asperger's, but they were just diagnosis and it is important because in combination with
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depression, it gives the height of suicide risk. but even without as purchase a songs would still be at risk of suicide if extradited to the united states. so, you know, they're, they're misleading the court in many ways about this. and they're essentially putting julian a standard mental health on trial. and, you know, the criminals, the war criminals, tony blair, george was everyone who's responsible for the war in iraq. the one of the crimes that were exposed, but we can leave the walking free. and so the debate is the longer about, is this a 1st amendment issue, a free speech issue? why is a journalist in the middle of london being treated like a terrorist by the united states? the conversation is no longer about that. now it's about julian, it's on just health. and it, you know, for us, for journalists who are watching the court, we're sitting as we can see the drilling a scientist not well, you know, any one of us if we'd be, if we'd been persecuted for 10 years, we would also be unwell. so there is a real risk of, of suicide here, united states extra dice in which they're trying to downplay in court independent journalist or it should matter. thanks for that update today on the court
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proceedings in london. thank. well, another headlines are t edwards show that it was, that's the earlier fall this report from outside the high court. so read about today, washington's a tend to over time that decision not to extradite genocide to the united states, but actually many people here in central london have been defending doing this on standing in solidarity with him for some 10 hours throughout the day here today. but also we've heard from some key players within the campaign as well, who say that they will not stop the campaigning until june. the song just free. oh, we don't with willingness to follow up with the u. s. has abused the laws,
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the agreements with this country. it's a using the extradition agreements with this country in order to have this hearing today. this has to come to an end. julian has to be freed, we have from seller martin a very emotional and teary response from her today. she actually said she was taken back by just how then he was including today in the court room and she says if he is extradited to the united states, who simply will not survive. and it's tantamount to killing him to of course what he has enjoyed over the last near decade now has been absolutely grueling. we only have to look back to his time in london's ecuadorian embassy, where he was there for nearly 2 and a half 1000 days, which are quite for around 7 years when he was seeking a political asylum. he was then dramatically holes out by british police back in
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april of 2019 and flung into bell marsh prison, which is of course, the united kingdom's most notorious prison. for many people outside the court room say that unit started actually being made. an example of this is all about setting a precedent. so the other journalists don't follow suit. and some people, i would argue like those in the heads of state or in certain organizations potentially like the cia they decide units are just a terrorist for these people. these quotas is outside the courtroom today. they hail him as a hero, a brief call to interview a bank to bring you get a support group for you as of now with now with decision rated january should not be extra
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like the fact that the united states can read their long term. the world and it's not even an american who has never worked in the united states and charge or tried to charge him with basically they say, well, you know, with the us call, we trusted eddie. think they say they talk about the ph extradited conditions. what piece of fear, but if he's extra, di did, they will kill him effectively. so this absolutely legal labrenz, but you massage continues to protest. this standing shoulder to shoulder with ms. sanchez, have done so for the last decade today, we had some really powerful words again from stella morris, and she says that his rights are our rights and if he loses,
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we all lose. and that really touches the crux of this court cases. far. 7 beyond the story of one man is far beyond the story of hearing this song. as for many is about the fundamental tenants and principles of the rights to express yourself the rights to publish and the rights to gain access to journalism. poland is growing blackmail off the you ordered its members state or to buy a 1000000 euros a day one. so that scraps along wrangled over your shoulder full back in july. but european court of justice ruled poland supreme court must abolish disciplinary chamber of judges, august independent of the countries judiciary at risk. oh no, it is simply ignored the rolling. one of the reasons that you call it says it had to get tough. the vice president recalls that a member state cannot played provisions, practices or situations prevailing in its domestic legal order to justify failure
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to observe obligations arising under you law. it appears necessary to strengthen the effectiveness of the interim measures by providing for the imposition of a periodic penalty payment on poland in order to deter that member state from delaying bringing its conduct into line with that order. whether this month, you polish relations soured. further, one was top court ruled polish laws had priority over europe's the polish prominence. there has worn effrontery will defend its rights and will not be intimidated. what will happen if the european commission starts to 3rd world war, by going to defend our rights with any weapons which are at our disposal? and what views on dispute from a former you guy labor party, anthea kate, hurry and from full muzzle, a former member of the european pollen erecting, just like i'm afraid, be always in a very overpowering bullying way. i mean, the amount of money is it's huge, but you know, it's
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a principal really that matters. and i'm imagine that that's what the police government would be interested in. and not necessarily the actual detail even if they find that very, very moral. my question of who actually wrong to their country and we're finding this even in my own pocket, united kingdom, more than you trying to interfere and run on and even though it's probably not. so this is, this is nothing new to you. i just hope that the polish government i don't actually take on isn't very, very significant issue of i who actually run the country and who controls the norm . well, it's invested doesn't fit especially considering that the polish prime ministers argued the german coal at the spanish, at the french, they will pass him the rulings regarding the privacy of the you law. yet nothing
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seems to happen. so in the european union, it seems that because one rule for the east, central european countries like poland, i don't know for the rich west of european countries. and i think it's wholly on. the whole polish dispute has split the or a p and union in many ways. hell does a split that amongst the capitals, but also there's a split amongst the institutions. so whereas the european commission wants to sit down and have more conversations with poland regarding this issue, the european parliament wants to see poland punished right now. and therefore european parliament was threatened to to suit your opinion commission unless i acted before november the 2nd. so there's problems all round on this is got the, this is going to play out now for quite a long time, but it will be interesting to see how well so responds to more than half of entire population are going to start. could face acute mon intrusion this winter with many dying, said die warning from the un, which is the morning interaction. latest report says
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a record 22000000 guns will suffer from food insecurity. while still more $3000000.00 children under 5 are at risk of dying. some of the precarious fate of the economy, which has been heavily dependent on phone funds for years around 40 percent of its gross domestic product has been international aid of across is follows. the chaotic us withdrawal off to a 20 year military presence in the country. that's not a bad class by much of the world as a terror organization. rapidly we took control of the country and its capital cobble. since then, western countries, along with international financial bodies have stopped the pilots, un food and agriculture organization has warned. the worth is yet to come. ah, 1st and foremost situation today in afghanistan and looking forward is really, really alarming. let's remember 70 percent of afghans people live in rural areas involved in agriculture. so the drought has had had a massive effect already. that's why early on this year we were already sounding
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the alarm for this or the discouragement hearing crisis. children all the worst hit a few days, a few weeks of deep hunger can lead to standing. it can lead to wasting. these are secondly, look at the short term. we're talking about the country in which agriculture, as i said it's, it's, it's 80 percent of livelihoods that's, you know, it's, was, it is, it's the most important sector in terms of people's lives in this collapse is now done with, we're looking at massive displaced. there are thousands of health clinics that are struggling at a time when because of the, the crisis, the needs are going up. we're starting to see more and more children suffering from severe acute malnutrition. the clinics need need money for the doctors, the salaries of equipment, et cetera, a really big, broad, deep, terrifying, communitarian crisis. well, even today we're talking about 19000000 people who are, as we say acutely food insecure, that means they're experiencing hunger on
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a daily basis. and as you said, we haven't seen the worst yet. projections are the by the end of the year, and next year, 23000000. that's more, that's 55 percent. more than one out of every 2 afghan men, women and children will be in that situation. in september, a high level meeting in geneva took place a $1000000000.00 was pledged. below that about 275000000 has arrived in the hands of human, terence fm. i and organization w, p. unicef. so one of the money that was pledged has yet to arrive, but to be quite honest, it's only gonna be a drop in the ocean. the situation is, is deteriorating so quickly, so dramatically the scale and the speed at which the humanitarian catastrophe, which monitoring crisis unfolding, heading towards catastrophe, means that unfortunately far more money is required. the case home secretary is under pressure to explain the deal between amazon and spine and sees among the leading voices sliding the dealers. the labor party who went what security
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confounded address, same top secret information is being held while us private company. these reports are deeply concerning and re serious questions about the why does security safeguards in place when it comes to the potential risks of out sourcing critical elements of u. k. national security infrastructure to non u. k based companies. amazon landed a lucrative contracts with government communications headquarters and my 5, i know my 6 for the use of its cloud system. calling to report that really for easiest for communications and making greater use of artificial intelligence. in return for the tech, amazon gets 1000000000 pounds over the next 10 years. and then you can government intelligence agencies and amazon. i get to comment on this contract. we spoke earlier to professor prim sick, who says it will be a struggle to hold on was into account if anything did go wrong. this relationship is essentially caruso, because the do have divergent interest. this would mean that the security services
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are not in control is a private for profit seeking organization. and it, and it will have a basically all the intelligence material. and suppose the servers are down, suppose the servers are hacked, then what will the security services even be told that the amazon, the servers that have been hack? and though without really any explanation in parliament, there's been no discussion about it. we can see the government contract, we don't know the terms. we don't even know the full amount. we only have some belief reports of the press. there are widespread concerns and the government has so far not come forward has not promised any statement to parliament. no minister has actually made a statement and we are still awaiting. and i am pretty sure that fairly soon, the defense committees and both houses security committees and both buquet houses of all the run will be asking serious questions,
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especially as so father ministers are not really been forthcoming with any anything worthwhile re in the u. k. in the report says, the government has failed with its amish. as testing trace program unveiled as a covert, conduct racing system. it selects the main objective of curbing cupboards was not received any chest test. and trace has been one of the most expensive health programs to live in. the pandemic haven't been allocated. and i watering 37000000000 pounds over 2 years. he has focused on delivering programs, but outcomes have been muddled. and a number of it's professed ames have been over stated or not achieved. and a chess test and trace is continued over alliance and consultants is likely to cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of pounds. well, test and trace was last 2 years ago and cost brittany equivalent to 20 percent of the n h s. annual budget. the programs, flagship pricing system,
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is an app which uses if they come into prolonged contact with someone who effect with code it advisors, but not legally obliges them to self isolate. for 10 days or partially meeting. there's some functions you k, since it's the advantages outweigh the disadvantages from dr. john pontus pediatrician, who believes the government hasn't learned from past mistakes on the test, and trace is no exception. i think they'll keep the money at it and say no, no, everything's fine. the commons accounts committee is going to wrong. so you select committee, go to rome, and they'll just carry on, burying that in the sand, which is basically a kind of common characteristics that run through the government. thinking that if you throw money at private companies, you're going to get something that's expected. and they should have learned by now . since you know the case, they should have invested in an h. s. laboratories and in local public health teams
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. these are the kinds of things which people have been saying for a month now, very little evidence they've done that. we have gone from having one of the lowest gun crime rates in europe to one of the highest over the past 2 decades. on the recent high profile kidding of 19 year old raf are called a na, several politicians and now demanding urgent action. we are in the national crisis and now the political leadership needs to take back control over the situation. the limits of what can be accepted in a civilized country were supposed a very long time ago. we need action not words to turn the tide and get sweden in order. now more than anger and despair, our quiet action is needed. where many who mourn who have had enough of the senseless violence and want to see gain crime fought sweden's grandfather's rights have been on the right since 2013. the majority of fatal shooting have linked to
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organized crime countries. annual gun homicide rate is much higher in relation to other european countries. a group of physicians have submitted a $34.00 point plan to the government thing that commenting gang crime. at the heart of the program lay efforts to both the security, one measure for its being to hire an extra 10000 offices by 2024. former p tend to occur off beliefs. we still leave major changes to reverse the figures our last 2 week against organized crime. punishments are to lean. so there's a lot of things you need to do in the area of criminal law. that is not being done, not by the current government, not by the form of government, because they don't realize what's needed to be done and we need the major changes in sweden. to fix this problem, we need to real life sentences. we need much more surveillance when it comes to
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criminal gangs. we need a special penal code to fight criminal gangs that i propose 10 years ago. but no one listened back them and the government current and the former government, they're doing minor changes, but those changes doesn't matter. from right. so rocha thing in the us city of minneapolis, silas states, democratic representative has pointed the finger directly, the police accusing officers of not fulfilling their duty at this point on law, being among the most vocal advocates of the funding, the 4th issue to fulfill their order and the public b o o 2, this is in the i meant is why lean t o
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so far this year there have been $75.00 homicides in the city. that's up 144 percent compared to the same period in 2019 and comes as the minneapolis police department has lost more than $200.00 officers due to funding cuts and low moral activists claim to funding the force is not enough unwanted. entirely replaced with the so called department of public safety. minneapolis was the center of a massive wave of protest last year for the death of george floyd in an altercation with a police officer violent riots relative nationwide and led to a vocal defun to police protest movement. got the thoughts of retired police officer. dominic is low on the issue. the number one thing people wind up doing for political purpose when it comes to are defining the police as it's a gut ral gut wrench or reaction that they're looking at. because you have your constituents, if they're trying to get their votes from, i'll look at it as they're going to get rid of police. let's blame police. let's
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define them. whatever she wants to put into place a department of mental health to take over this. you're just, you're asking for problems. this comes from not allowing law enforcement to do their job and not being backed properly. and you're going to see such a disaster unfold in my personal opinion and experience with law enforcement. one of the main reasons that crime rates keep growing up is lack of prosecution. the state attorney would always try to lessen a charging ah, to, to win more prosecute prosecutions, which would put them at about a better position for reelection. but you just, you see a lot of stuff like that, which puts people criminals back on the street. and it perpetuates a cycle. you need to go back to the constitution. you need to have like police officers do their job on the ground anyway in just a few moments time. a few k viewers are t documentary takes a closer look at the challenges facing the us health care system. we're back in 30 minutes with the latest on a 2nd. ah,
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i bought a i'm african returns here. we're going undergrad on budget day in london. coming up with the show is boris johnson's, u. k. government got 26 leading the well to extinction. we ask an adviser on the environment to some of the world's largest companies, jonathan forest, and with the most significant multinational climate event in years. just days away when they jo enemies, russia and china set to be a no show. all of them all coming up in today's going underground trust is violence linked to u. k. arm sales and foreign policy continues to rock sudan, syria,
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yemen and jerusalem. britain so called mainstream media laser focused more on this weekend glasgow cop 26 summit. billed is a chance to last chance to save humanity from climate catastrophe. i'm joined now by author activists in the diane of green politics in britain of a decades. jonathan port, thanks so much. johnson for coming on to extinction. rebellion saying nothing in the run up that resembles a compassionate functional response to the crisis. and that we should expect catastrophic failure. and i don't know where to go means you mean you're going to amplify the distractions? is it, is that true events as usual, a bit over the top, catastrophic failure is not on the cards. the likelihood of it being a failure is still a very real possibility. as far as johnson himself, as actually acknowledged, but the likelihood is they'll do the usual sort of law minute pulling the rabbit out of the hat story. so press what he says can be written,

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