its sale is s legal, but legal ivory creates a stream of commerce in which illicit ivory, or ivory frompoached elephants coconceals itselelf. the loophole in cites was that it only banned international ivory trade, not domestic trade or trade within a country's borders. thornton: what happens is that the smugglers can easily get the ivory into china or japan, and its de facto legal. poe: these terrorists kill animals so they can get money to kill people. the combination of these two evils, the killing of endangered species and innocent civilians to further radical terrorism is an international threat. roberts: there is a real groundswell of concern about this issue the likes of which i haven't seen in the 23 years i've been doing g this work. prprince williamam: it is wrong that children growing up in countries vulnerable to wildlife crime are losing their birthrights in order to fuel the greed of international criminals. clinton: this is not just about elephants. it is about human beings. it is about governments trying to control their own territory, trying to keep their people safe, a

china has shut down its ivory carving shops. access to atime, stockpiled ivory is being ended.rom beijing, our correspondent reports. chinese ivory carving dates back hundreds of years, but these craftsmen will be the last. wildlife official is on hand to witness the shutdown. this is a momentous day in china where we see this decision being rolled out. we are here in the marketplace. we have seen a shop that is closed. this is a momentous decision, and it is worthy of -- comes not aove moment too soon. the african elephant is teetering on the brink of extinction. and the majority of this slaughter, perhaps as much as 70% is done to feed chinese demand. this business is one of those being forced to close today. the markings and certifications tusks come from authorized stockpiles, ivory that china was allowed to buy under international law in the hope it would suppress demand for smuggling. >> i feel sad. i love this art. and even if you abolish it, it won't stop the illegal trade. it is likely to encourage it. john: but campaigners, including prince william, who has personally

ivory trade at the global level. years ago. yes, well, there is evidence that buyers from asia are coming to the uk, coming to eu markets in order to buy this legal antique, these legal antique items, then taking them back to china. sometimes the larger pieces that are made completely from ivory are actually even reworked into different carvings and those are sought after in asian markets as high status symbols, they are given as business gifts to show that you have the wealth to be able to afford these items. ok, thank you for joining us on breakfast is morning. bye for now. lots of schools are no breakup today, some are next week. we have a bit of holiday time coming up, what does that mean for the weather? next week not looking too bad for many, sally and john, a lot of dry weather to come, a bit of rain, not as much as this morning, though, not as much as this morning, though, not a great start to friday but it is a very mild one, warmest at the moment is dover in the south—east, but even as far as aberdeen, temp

china says it is determined to end ivory. there have been 3a licensed ivory.but there are plans to shut them all by the end of this year. friday marks the deadline for the first half of those closures. here is more on the plight of the elephants in the world. we arejoined by we are joined byjohn sudworth from beijing. this is an important position from the chinese government to put them out of business. conservationists see this as a game—changer. the trouble for china's authorised legal ivory industry is that even though it is meant to use very carefully controlled and monitored stockpiles of ivory, in fact, over the years it has done two things. it has given a green light to consumers that it is 0k to buy. and as you saw in the video, it has acted as a cover for the illegal trade which now far outweighs the authorised trade by a factor of many, many times indeed. fraud, official collusion, corruption, those are the things we know are part and parcel of public life year in china. that has meant a huge flood of illegally poached ivory has been coming into chin

ivory gives us all hope for the future. mr. president, i yield the floor and note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. sullivan: mr. president, i ask that the quorum call be vitiated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. sullivan: i ask unanimous consent that the senate be in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. sullivan: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that the appointments at the desk appear separately in the record as if made by the chair. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. sullivan: i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of senate resolution 96 submitted earlier today. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: senate resolution 96, designating march 25, 2017, as national cerebral palsy awareness day. the presiding officer: without objection, the senate will proceed to the measure.

and that people will not want to buy ivory anymore, we have already seen the price of ivory dropped byymore. it seems ludicrous, and it is. teaching assistants are facing new challenges as a result of growing financial pressures across the education system. unions also say teacher shortages and budget cuts mean too many assistants are being left to teach classes on their own. jayne mccubbin has been speaking to support staff to hear their stories. john, not his real name, is not a real teacher, but he is frequently called in to cover a class when a real teacher is not available. originally it was meant only to be a few days, it turned into month after month. he says that he's used as a cheap alternative to a sub that you teacher, with no qualification and no authority. this behaviour meant you spend your time firefighting, that is what you do. —— substitute teacher. it can happen where the kids will have me looking after them in one lesson and in another lesson, another unqualified member of staff it can happen where the kids will have me looking after them in one lesson and in another

by the end of the year, domestic ivory markets will be closed in their entirety. black market, is that still a big concern? yes, so closing down the legal ivory markets where there was a certain degree of laundering in some of these markets is one thing, but we have to maintain that enforcement effort to tackle the black market as well. the black market was not working through legal outlets, it is a pure black market, so as is understood by everybody here in china and across the convention, we need to maintain that strong enforcement effort to knock out the black market as well. i think we can talk to markjones as well, hopefully the line has improved. mark, what sort of difference is this going to make to african elephants, to the population? well, it's important to remember why this news matters. elephant populations across africa have plummeted from maybe 10 million a century ago, to not much more than about 400,000 today. as many as 20,00 or 30,000 are being slaughtered for their tusks each and every year. if this continues, elephants could disappear altogethe

and that people will not want to buy ivory anymore, we have already seen the price of ivory dropped bymentioned one of the elephants has given birth, fantastic, explain a little more about what the trust does, and the conservation work, how you try... you are trying to restore the numbers? absolutely. inaudible studio: we might have to leave it there, regrettably. very windy in nairobi, but fantastic to be able to hear a lot of what kirsty said. we certainly got a sense of the conservation work that was going on there. more on our top story this afternoon, the eu has published draft guidelines setting out its approach to the brexit negotiations. the document suggests talks on a trade deal can only begin once ‘sufficient progress‘ is made on a separation settlement. speaking in malta, the president of the european council, donald tusk acknowledged the talks ahead could be tough. only ones we have achieved sufficient progress on withdrawal can we discuss the framework for the future relationship. starting parallel talks on all issues at the same time, as suggested by some in the uk, will

david shukmman, bbc news, in ivory coast.i can breathe series. nigeria is one country that is struggling with this problem. for years it imported so—called dirty fuels for its cars and its generators. but now it's banned in an effort to reduce air pollution. martin patience has a report on this. you can see it, you can smell it, and you can even tasted. lagos is wheezing on dirty fuels. spare a thought for the hawkers who sell snacks in the traffic. sometimes we feel kind of sick and we don't know what caused it. one of the biggest causes of air pollution here is notjust the sheer volume of cars, it is the fuel that people put in their tanks. the few that people buy here can have 300 times as much sulphur as what is legally allowed in europe, but nigeria is cleaning up its act. by this summer dirty fuels will be banned. are we breathing it in our? you can feel it, particularly in lagos. campaigners say the ban is a big breakthrough. it sends a strong signal to the importance of this dirty fuel that government mean business. t

they look like ivory products... ? domestic trade. they look like ivory products...?, over the internet, and yet it took usjust a china, over the internet, and yet it took us just a few clicks to find it. is the ivory from africa, we ask? yes, comes the reply. our investigations suggest china's new restrictions will not stop these criminals entirely. nonetheless, it isa criminals entirely. nonetheless, it is a bold and important step, china is a bold and important step, china is sacrificing this ancient art in order to save an ancient species. just hearing news about bmw, workers at bmw in the uk have voted overwhelmingly to go on strike in a dispute over pensions, and the union, unite, have announced they will be going on strike, we are not sure of the date of that, they will begin industrial action in that dispute over pensions. teaching assistants are facing new challenges as a result of growing financial pressures across the education system. unions also say teacher shortages and budget cuts mean too many assistants are being left to teach classes on their own. ja

the ivory is from africa, comes the reply. nonetheless it isa africa, comes the reply.cing this ancient art in order to save an ancient species. a bold advertising campaign has been launched in mexico city to raise awareness about sexual harassment in subways. a seat moulded into the shape of a male body. most of the men were surprised and uncomfortable. the site reads, it is unpleasant sitting here but it is nothing compared to sexual abuse experienced every day. nine out of ten women in mexico city have been subjected to some type of sexual abuse riding the subway. the 10th series of doctor who begins and the timelord will bejoined series of doctor who begins and the timelord will be joined by a new companion. best known for her theatre role in london's west end will be taking on the role of the bill, the first gay assistant in the role is history. that is a robot. for more than half a century, doctor who has travelled across time and space. now it is exploring new territory. her character will be the doctor ‘s first openly gay companion. bill is 93v first openly gay

and about the demand in general that still exists for ivory. 0h, general that still exists for ivory.ose guests if we can. it is if we can talk tojohn. john, i hope the line has improved. can you hear me? perfectly, yes. fantastic. you were telling us about the big moment it was in china today, closing almost half of its official ivory carving factories and jobs. yes, it was a very big day. the government of china made this announcement back in december, and they are working very, very fast to implement that decision. over a third close today, i visited some that were closed today. by the end of year, the domestic ivory markets will be closed in their entirety, very big decision, bold decision and being rolled out very quickly. what about the black market? is that still a big concern? yes. closing down the legal ivory markets where there was a certain degree of laundering in some of these markets is one thing. but we have to maintain that enforcement efforts to tackle the black market as well. the black market was not working through legal outlets, it's a pure black market. as is unde

david shukman has been back to ivory coast.g turnaround, given the trauma he's been through. poachers killed his mother and the rest of his family and then sold him to wildlife traffickers. he's learning to explore. he was freed as a result of a bbc news investigation. but he never liked to get too farfrom his keepers. he wants constant company. chimpanzees live in close families in the wild. nemleyjunior has now lost his and needs a new one. this is a key moment for nemleyjunior, meeting another chimpanzee, a slightly older female. he's never going to make it back into the wild, so the best hope is to create bonds with a new family. just a few months ago, he looked so much thinner while in the hands of animal smugglers. they were selling him for $12,500. we briefed the police and they moved in. a raid led to two arrests. a young dealer called ibrahima traore and his uncle mohamed. they're now awaiting trial — the first prosecution for wildlife trafficking that ivory coast has ever seen. and with big money involved, they're lin

thai land is one of the top destinations for african ivory smuggling in asia. the country still allows the trade of ivory products domesticically. >>> a day on the slopes turned into a rescue emergency for more than 130 skiers along italy's border with switzerland. strong winds caused the chair lift to derail. forcing passengers to wait out the strong gusts before rescuers could reach them. one person suffered minor injuries. >>> residents are surveying the damage after more than two dozen tornado sightings across the midwest. emergency ofal 15 people were injured but no deaths reported so far. hena daniels has more on the severe weather that has left a path of destruction behind. >> reporter: as the sun came up, residents got their first glimpse of the destruction left behind. the national weather service says at least two tornadoes touched down in missouri. >> there was just tons of wind. just all the sound of it just blowing all which direction. not just one direction, just sounded leek it was basically circling around the house. >> reporter: severe weather

and senegal‘s friendly with ivory coast in paris is abandoned after pitch invaders rugby tackle lamineassama. hello and welcome to the programme and we start with tennis news. 18 time grand slam winner and world number six roger federer had few difficulties negotiating a path to the fourth round of the miami masters yesterday. the big one martin del paco. —— he beat one martin del paco. —— he beat one martin del paco. —— he beat one martin del potro. the swiss who's already won the australian open and indian wells masters tournaments this year was rarely troubled against del potro, and will play spain's roberto bautista agut in the round of 16 as he searches for a third title at this event and first since 2006. not so simple for 12th seed nick kyrgios though. the australian needed nearly two and a half hours to get the better of croatia's ivo karlovic taking it 6—4, 6—7, 7—6 to set up a last 16 match against either david goffin or diego schwartzman. czech number 10 seed tomas berdych is into the fourth round after he saw off the challenge of luxembourg's gilles muller, winning in strai

the price of ivory has fallen sharply in china.orruption drive has lead to a reduction in ivory carvings often given as gifts to officials. that's all from me now. stay with bbc world news. aykroyd has converged on

david shukmman, bbc news, in ivory coast. let's take you to a coffee shop in shanghai. to hiv—aids. apart from giving them a job and skills, the cafe is trying to tackle the stigma still associated with hiv—aids. but as the bbc‘s robin brant discovered, that's not proving so easy. are we are trying to push them to become street thugs and gangsters? that is really upsetting. let's be honest. firstly, i did not know this, right? now you are telling me. i would talk to them like other people, and not have a second thought about what is going on. am i scared? that is commonsense. everyone would have a first intuition to think about it, whether i am safe or not. not if it is hiv, but anything, if it can be infecting. those who are biased and cannot tolerate their food being served by someone who is hiv negative but with family members who are hiv positive, just don't come. you never know what you are going to find. we spoke to some people in there. that man in particular spoke very good english and had a bagel in his hand. but when i told him the story about this place, he s

>> carson here is with his fourth grade teacher ivory. >> what about this one? carson is color blind. carson is a sweet fourth grader, but a lot of the times when you're in fourth grader your teacher asks you to do something in colors. so carson has to ask a friend, which means he's having to cheat. it is not a fair environment for such a sweet kid, but you can almost make out the logo with these incredible glasses that take you from a world without color to a world filled with it. and it is seeing ivory brought in. >> look at the smile there. >> that's the sweetest thank you ever. >> it is so sweet. >> he gets a hug first before he puts them on. >> you can see people lose it. they go, wow! and he just goes -- just a tiny smile on his face. and then, about to run the test again. >> what color is this? >> red. >> what color is this? >> orange. >> every single one of them right. >> look at that smile. ivory, his teacher, with the help of friends are responsible for buying the glasses for him. and it just goes to show the length they go to to help our kids. >> you

david shukmman, bbc news, in ivory coast.as died at the age of 8a. a painter and printmaker, he was a central figure in contemporary art for more than half a century, and became known for his semi—abstract blocks of colour. the tate described him as "one of the greatest artists of his generation," as our arts editor, will gompertz, reports. this is a self—portrait by howard hodgkin. it is how he saw himself, not in physical terms, but as a representation of his feelings and sensations. that was his style, to step out of time and place in order to paint memories. it is what marked him out as an artist. abstract, yet subjective. each painting was the result of the laborious stop—start process that could take years. i hate the act of painting, i always have done. people have said to me so often, amateur painters, aren't you lucky to be able to do this? and i say, no thank you. i'm not lucky. i may be lucky with the result, but having to go through the horrors of painting the picture is not something i ever look forward to. he is

david shukmman, bbc news, in ivory coast. let's take you to a coffee shop in shanghai.b and skills, the cafe is trying to tackle the stigma still associated with the virus. but as the bbc‘s robin brant discovered, that's not proving so easy. are we are trying to push them to become street thugs and gangsters? that is really upsetting. let's be honest. firstly, i did not know this, right? now you are telling me. i would talk to them like other people, and not have a second thought about what is going on. am i scared? that is commonsense. everyone would have a first intuition to think about it, whether i am safe or not. not if it is hiv, but anything, if it can be infecting. those who are biased and cannot tolerate their food being served by someone who is hiv negative but with family members who are hiv positive, just don't come. you never know what you are going to find. we spoke to some people in there. that man in particular spoke very good english and had a bagel in his hand. but when i told him the story about this place, he said he had second thoughts and wasn't su

. >> this is a popular ivory coast destination resort.r ago, al qaeda and islamic terrorists launched an attack here, killing 19 people. many of the victims were at the hotel. business collapsed in the coming months. just as things were picking up again, in january, the military beauty needs -- unique -- military mutiny. >> people come here to have a good time. january was terrible for us. we had no income. we hope things will improve now. >> the mutiny broke out in several different locations as soldiers demanded more pay. the government agreed, and the situation rapidly calmed down again. >> we should not forget th will be present to elections in 2020. the social unrest and the military revolt will be among the issues discussed in the campaign. the formal rebel leaders can wield influence over the presidential race. >> ivory coast struggled with military strike until 2011, but then the country stabilized. the economy began to grow in all sectors. renewed political instability would be toxic. >> it is not only hotels that are suffering t

david shukmman, bbc news, in ivory coast.e ‘mighty atom' and became the first ever female boxing world champion, back in the 1950s. she moved from the uk to the states, eventually retiring undefeated. now, aged 87, she's returned to her home county of yorkshire to meet young boxers and see her pioneering career honoured. david sillito went to hull to meet her. battling barbara, they used to call me. the mighty atom. barbara buttrick is 87. her sparring partner today, former wbc champion tommy coyle. i was what they would call a tomboy, i guess. she began more than 70 years ago. she decided, aged 15, to give up football and try boxing. it was a career choice that was met with more than a little disapproval. and a shortage of opponents. the answer was america. she took on all comers in carnivals and she won a world title. she has, over the years, faced more than 1000 people in the ring, a world champion, a pioneer in boxing. but even in her hometown of hull, few had heard of the mighty atom. however, that has all changed. kat r

david shukmman, bbc news, in ivory coast.e about his plans to increase national insurance for the self employed. and still to come, arsene wenger on his future and whether he'll stay on as arsenal manager. coming up in sportsday on bbc news. 0pener alex hales returns from injury to hit a century for england as they aim for a whitewash in the one—day series with west indies. we'll have the latest from barbados. a national monument paying tribute to members of the military and civilians who served and worked in the wars in iraq and afghanistan has been unveiled in central london. the queen led the ceremony, watched by 2,500 invited guests including other members of the royal family, politicians and bereaved families. robert hall reports. there have been many accounts of individual sacrifice during the longest and most intense period of combat operations since the second world war. today was a day to recognise the stories that have not been told. we meet in the presence of god to commemorate and give thanks for all those civilia

the price of ivory has fallen sharply in china.he conservation group, save the elephants, says an economic slowdown and an anti—corruption drive has lead to a reduction in ivory carvings often given as gifts to officials. that's all from me now. stay with bbc world news. aykroyd has converged on westminster bridge to remember the victims of the terror attack which occurred one week ago. —— eight crowd. —— a crowd. fixing a financial meltdown. samsung electronics looks to rebuild its reputation with its first new smart phone since the exploding battery scandal. good morning. glad you could join us for this edition of asia business report. we start with toshiba and shares are down less than 1% toshiba and shares are down less than1% in toshiba and shares are down less than 1% in tokyo trade news overnight that it is us unit westinghouse filed for bankruptcy protection. investors are waiting as shareholder meeting due to start shortly. toshiba are now warns that the delos mao may widen to over $1 billion us because of the problems of

the price of ivory has fallen sharply in china.nservation group says an anticorruption drive has led to a reduction in the value of gifts come from ivory given to officials. —— the charity save the elephants. and here in bbc news, it is time for all the day's events in westminster.

our correspondent has been back to the ivory coast. >> the heartwarming story of recovery.chimpanzee, the great appetite, and astonishing turnaround given the trauma he has been through. coa -- poachers killed his mother and then sold him to traffickers. she is an expert in chimpanzee. she is here offering advice. she says the baby has suffered an appalling shock. >> they have to recover from , ofical wounds and trauma falling from the tree when there other is shot and then seeing their mother being chopped off for their fur, pulled away into someone arms, that they don't know, human beings they have never seen in their life. that, the baby is learning to explore. he was freed as a result of a bbc investigation. farever liked to get too from his keepers. he wants constant company. chimpanzees living close families in the wild. he has now lost his and needs a new one. this is a key moment for him, chimpanzee, ar slightly older female. he is never going to make it back into the wild, so the best hope is the bonds with a new family. just a few months ago, he looked so much din

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david shukmman, bbc news, in ivory coast.pton on wednesday has been named as anne—marie james. wolverhampton on wednesday has been named as anne—mariejames. she was 33. she was killed by her attacker, who was thought to be her brother, only named as melvin. but that man later died from what police believe to be self—inflicted, multiple stab wounds according to a postmortem examination. anne—marie james's mother was also injured and she is in hospital with life—threatening injuries. police say following the confrontation the attacker, who was 36, was apprehended, but later died in hospital. armed police had to use stu n in hospital. armed police had to use stun grenades to distract the attacker as they stormed that 16 story tower block in wolverhampton. anne—mariejames, story tower block in wolverhampton. anne—marie james, 33—year—old woman, has now been named as the person who died in the attack. that was in wolverhampton. a united nations report is to call for an independent investigation into the potential health impact of

item are small ivory counting sticks those are from the 17th century. the early -- latest object we have is a first generation ipod. this?s in 1890 the senses had just finished and that the constitution requires a census to be taking every 10 years. the senses in 1890 was not going to be taken in time, they figured out how to do this mechanically. the senses taker would go to the field and asked the usual questions, he would bring those back to the office where they they be transcribed and would transfer handwritten responses to machine readable font. using a blank piece of cardboard the census clerk punches holes in the cardboard which correspond to the answer. relates to human readable form to machine readable form. put the punch cards into his machine which works by counting the holes in the card. includedcensus was can -- concluded in about two years. why this is important is because ultimatelyalled ibm dominated and improved upon this for the 20th century. cards where the main way people interacted with computers for most of the 20th century. the m

the price of ivory has fallen sharply in china. conservation group says an anticorruption conservation group says an anticorru ption drive has conservation group says an anticorruption drive has led to a reduction in the value of gifts come from ivory given to officials. —— the charity save the elephants. and here in bbc news, it is time for all the day's events in westminster. hello and welcome to wednesday in parliament, the main news from westminster: the united kingdom has triggered article 50 of the lisbon treaty — starting the process for leaving the european union. the prime minister issues a call for unity. we can together make a success of this moment and we can together build a stronger, fairer, better britain. a britain our children and grandchildren are proud to call home. i commend this statement to the house. but as brexit talks begin, there were warnings from the opposition parties. labour will not give this government a free hand to use brexit to attack rights, protections and cut services! if she denies scotland a

is the second worst offender for illegal ivory trade. since that time is been some positive movements even overseas in china with the ivory trade being knocked down. but we are working with local artists and the jackson, on his visual narrative called red ivory. it's a 6 min. video that depicts the illegal ivory trade and the consequences. there's an organization called 96 elephants. the reason for that is every day in africa 96 elephants are slaughtered and so that will be the next to go if we don't stop.. so i think a program like this, a pledge program as well as a narrative such as red ivory will help bring this to focus. you can come out to the zoo beginning march 25 view the video and also take the pledge. right now, spring we hope the sun is out and that the rains have stopped it i'm sure you can imagine the reins as with the park system here in san francisco, the rains have not been favorable with the zoo but now the sun is out and the gardens are popping out could of course we are san francisco zoo and gardens suite lots of even

is the second worst offender for illegal ivory trade. since that time is been some positive movements even overseas in china with the ivory trade being knocked down. but we are working with local artists and the jackson, on his visual narrative called red ivory. it's a 6 min. video that depicts the illegal ivory trade and the consequences. there's an organization called 96 elephants. the reason for that is every day in africa 96 elephants are slaughtered and so that will be the next to go if we don't stop.. so i think a program like this, a pledge program as well as a narrative such as red ivory will help bring this to focus. you can come out to the zoo beginning march 25 view the video and also take the pledge. right now, spring we hope the sun is out and that the rains have stopped it i'm sure you can imagine the reins as with the park system here in san francisco, the rains have not been favorable with the zoo but now the sun is out and the gardens are popping out could of course we are san francisco zoo and gardens suite lots of even

the oldest item is a set of what are called napier's bones, small ivory counting sticks from the 17th century. the most recent thing we have is an iphone, the first model. we are in the punchcard gallery. behind me you see a replica of an eight t 90 census machine. -- 1890 census machine. the bureau of the census had just finished the census, which requires a census to be taken every 10 years. the 1890 census was not going to be completed in time. so someone came up with a method to do this mechanically. typically way this system works was, the census taker would go out in the field and asked the usual questions, bring them back to the office, where they would be transcribed using this device, which converts the handwritten responses into machine-readable form. using this blank piece of cardboard at the top, the census clerk punches holes in the card, which correspond to the answers in the census. what he did by doing this is create the census results and move them from human readable form to machine-readable form. once he did that, he could put the punch cards inside his senses machi

and senegal‘s friendly with ivory coast in paris is abandoned after pitch invaders rugby tackle lamineh tennis news. 18 time grand slam winner and world number six roger federer had few difficulties negotiating a path to the fourth round of the miami masters yesterday. the big one martin del paco. —— he beat one martin del paco. —— he beat one martin del paco. —— he beat one martin del potro. the swiss who's already won the australian open and indian wells masters tournaments this year was rarely troubled against del potro, and will play spain's roberto bautista agut in the round of 16 as he searches for a third title at this event and first since 2006.

the illegal trade in ivory has taken a dramatic turn, with poachers slaughtering a rhino for its horn at a wildlife park in paris. a coroner has ruled that the singer george michael died of natural causes, including heart and liver disease. it's 5.00pm. a very good afternoon to you. our top story is that the government is facing another defeat in the house of lords over its plans for britain to leave the european union. peers are due to vote this evening on an amendment to the brexit bill, calling for parliament to be given a meaningful vote on any final deal. our chief political correspondent vicki young is at westminster. the lords and ladies have been debating this throughout the day. how was it looking as far as they are concerned and the government is concerned? remember that have already inflicted a defeat on the government over the rights of the eu citizens and this has been debated already house of commons and their was heated debate but there was no damage, no defeat inflicted on the government. that is not the case in the house of lords and it looks again this evening as if

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child was from the ivory coast. doctors explained the extra limbs and spine that were removed were actually that of a partially formed conjoined twin. >> as if the twin from the the back of her neck. >> the surgery took place on march 8th. they predict she'll be able to live a normal, fully functional life. >> that is incredible. >> what medicine and surgery can do these days is amazing. >>> promposal is going viral. talking nearly a half million likes in five days. >> we didn't have those back in my day. you want to go? you said sure. a high school senior in kansas asked his best friend's little sister to the prom in a rather interesting way. >> oh my gosh. >> reporter: 15-year-old carly whitman knows she's in for a surprise. it's her older brother's best friend. >> will you go to prom with me? yeah? is that a >> the tweet liked nearly a half million times. >> i was like, this is really neat to see this positivity. >> his shirt says -- >> i knowi'm not yo typical dorito but i'm going to be cheesy and ask will you g

ivory a keen over was one of the stars. >> it mufbl disappointing for you then to learn of presidentcent rescinding of it. you're obviously emotional. >> it is hard enough to want to be your authentic self amidst society telling you that it is wrong. the thought of that happening to these kids who just want to use the restroom. that's why i am so thankful for the show. i feel like i'm part of something that's doing something. >> it might enlighten people? >> yes. >> ebl our history has been covered in shame for far too long. fear of exposure has kept our history unwren. >> dustin lance black is the creator of "when we rise. "the first series of its kind. sense winning the screenplay for milk, he has become an outspoken activist for lgbt rights. >> you could not have possibly anticipated that we're in this time that we're in, when your mini series would no. i can't believe we're living in a country where you can attack school children. these are school children. >> who just need to go to the bathroom. ? they need to go to the bathroom so they can go back to their classroom and try to

zoo keepers found him with one of his ivory horns saw ed off. they called it a heinous act.hey are under constant threat from poachers in the wild. >>> in pennsylvania some drastic action to keep things civil at the gym. in scranton, the ymca has banned political tv in workout areas. no more cable news allowed on the tvs. the head says there's been some boisterous conversation over politics and one fight that almost turned physical. he says reaction to the ban has been overwhelmingly positive. >>> if you're watching in the gym, deep breath right now. nothing to divide us. it's going to inspire us. a lesson we can learn from these two best friends. >>> finally tonight, with all the division and discord we're seeing in this country right now, we want to follow up on a story we told you about last week. it's about the two boys from louisville, kentucky. one white, one black. best friends who got matching buzz cuts to fool their teacher and wound up teaching us a valuable lesson. kevin tibbles reports on how they're inspiring america. >> reporter: two pint sized peas in a pod. h

ivory and those plaintiffs that finds the standing based on stigma. >> i don't think so. if you look at those religious cases. >> these seem like separate doctrine there seem there is cases to support your position. >> the is your argument turn on incorporating from the establishment clause? to make that analogy that could be drawn but to a large extent an issue when the government speaks of is that the violation. >> you cannot even cite a case it was decided solely on the merits even if we jump there that is not a valid theory. >> the state cannot cite the siegel case for it has been rejected the whole motion is fairly new to the concept as it is being discussed the reason there is not equal protection cases out there that somebody says this government speech violate the equal protection clause? you cannot find government insigne of or displays to express the lyrics was silly to promote white supremacy. but this flag they are prone to put up christmas displays with the standing to bring those challenges under the establishment clause we don't have government agencies or

all federal judges, writing it would judges would not lose all touch with reality hrough decade of ivory tower existence and providing greater degree of turnover among the judges. amendmentnstitutional might seem radical, the system breakdown.e of they refused a hearing for hearing of garland, this year some were out against made it.ick before he it will not get better any time soon, time to reinvigerate ending lifetime limits for supreme court ustices, no one should have guaranteed life-long job. is in "u.s.a. today." jay in prince frederick, maryland, independent. good morning. caller: good morning, how are you? host: doing well. 100% believe in term limits, not just for the supreme ourt, for the president, which exists. but for congressmen, also. i believe the biggest problem in washington k s the fact that you have these past generational congressmen in the house and the senate. i mean, if the president has to have an eight-year limit, so should definitely the house. that is our biggest problem right now, i believe. clearwater, kansas. morning.d caller: yes. on this particular issue,

ten month old was born in ivory coast in west africa and came to the u.s.the medical treatment she needs. doctors say dominique had the second spine of extra legs because she was born with a paracytic conjoined twin that didn't develop. now after successful surgery, she will be able to live a normal life. the host family says she is staying in chicago and is sitting up more than before surgery. they are caring for baby dominique until she is fully recovered. she will return home to west africa to reunite with her parents and siblings. >> all right. now on to your morning money report, apple going red now with its new addition to the iphone family t. computer base tech giant unveiling a special red version of the iphone 7 and 7 plus, all for charity, of course, they commemorate the ten-year partnership between apple and project red. that's the organization that helps fight aids. they start at $749 bucks. they go on sale on friday. >>> you might like what's been hang with your grocery bill, razor sharp competition is creating bargains for shoppers across the