, it was known as the new cross massacre, da rcus was known as the new cross massacre, darcus was ate's day of action. he was very important as an activist in our communities. linton kwesijohnson, friend activist in our communities. linton kwesi johnson, friend and fellow activist of darcus howe, who died at the age of 74. the headlines on bbc news: a state of emergency is declared in colombia after more than 250 people are killed in mudslides — many more are missing. six arrests are made by police investigating an alleged hate crime attack on a 17—year—old kurdish—iranian asylum seeker in south london. the writer, broadcaster and civil liberties campaigner darcus howe has died at the age of 74. sport now and a full round—up from the bbc sport centre. indeed, lots of fun and games in the boat race but we start with football because it is only the 2nd of april but celtic have clinched their sixth consecutive scottish premiership title this afternoon after beating hearts 5—0. they have done it with eight games to spare, equalling the record set by rangers 70 years ago. brendan rodgers

— party mandelson, who talks about his new cross—party moment to defeat pro—brexit mps in the electionone, it's time for the news where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm hugh ferris. the headlines tonight. the toon are back in the big time. newcastle are promoted to the premier league at the first attempt after a thumping win over preston a doping disqualification hands kelly sotherton a third olympic bronze. tatyana chernova's positive test from the beijing games promotes the former british heptathlete to third. and selby sails through. the defending champion reaches the world snooker quarter finals. welcome to the programme. thanks forjoining us. the toon army are marching back to the premier league. newcastle have been promoted, just 11 months after dropping into the championship. and they sealed it with a comprehensive victory tonight against preston. let's go live to our sports correspondent katie gornall who's outside st james‘ park for us. katie, you've escaped what must be some fairly lively celebrations. i think you are right. i think the celebrations will go on lo

people's march in 1981 claiming neglect and insufficient policing of the investigation into the new crosse which killed hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me arejim waterson, who's the political editor of buzzfeed and the public appointments adviser, jacqui francis. tomorrow's front pages, starting with the cover of the ft features a stark warning from president trump over north korea. on its front page, ahead of his first meeting the i focuses on the row what it calls the ‘fighting talk‘ from michael howard about gibraltar. the same story is on the front page of the metro, with the paper highlighting the former tory leader's claim that the prime minister would consider war to keep the territory. the express says 20 minutes‘ walk a day could save your life, following a report by the british heart foundation that fi‘fiilfliwfl"; ‘iii"¥;‘v_ _ we- ._ -_, , 7" ,. if necessary to halt kim jong—un‘s nuclear programme. the daily mirror carries a photo of the daughter of tracey wilkinson, visiting the scene where her mother was stabbed to death a

people's march in 1981 claiming neglect and insufficient policing of the investigation into the new crossack teenagers. earlier i spoke to the biographer of da rcus earlier i spoke to the biographer of darcus howe who described him as a remarkable man. simply put he was a powerful black activist and he had enormous experience of the movement and routing in the caribbean, american and british intellectual traditions. a truly remarkable man and it is a very sad loss. the playwright bonnie greer has described him as upon a ...hewas greer has described him as upon a hewasa greer has described him as upon a he was a fighter, enormously courageous, i guess that's perhaps what she's getting out. these acts of courage extended throughout his career. in 1971 he took on the metropolitan police, the home office and special branch in a 55 day trial as one of the mangrove nine, taking on the police in the 70s at a time of enormous police racism and corruption was an incredibly courageous thing to do but he turned the tables on his accusers and won the tables on his accusers and won the case. not only

in 1981, he organised the black people's march after the new cross fire in which 13 black teenagers died carnival and made a number of television programmes about the lives of black britons. with all the sport here's olly foster at the bbc sport centre. celtic‘s march to the scottish premiership title is over. a 5—0 win at hearts saw them win the league with eight games to spare. that's equals the record set by rangers 88 years ago. here's our sports correspondnet natalie pirks. brendan rodgers drama first match with celtic was at tynecastle, a perfect venue for their coronation. today told the story of a season where celtic beat everyone into submission. scott sinclair's thunderous effort sent them on their way. just three minutes later a devastating break provided sinclair with a second. the party was breaking out and stuart armstrong wrote the bubbly with his fizzing run. but for celtic it is not merely about winning, it is about how they win and they were going for it, with a little help from hearts. scott sinclair was on a hat—trick. we all know the rest. his 21st goal of the season

strong black people's day of action in protest over the police handling of the investigation into the new crossr. he helped to establish a tradition of black self organisation to tackle racial oppression. darcus howe, at times controversial and confrontational. you are not a stranger to riots yourself, i understand, are you? following the london riots in 2011, there was this heated exchange. i have never ta ken part in a single riot. i have been on demonstrations that ended up in a conflict. and have some respect for an old west indian negro and stop accusing me of being a rioter. at the commonwealth institute, an art exhibition is on show. as well as an activist, he was a well—known broadcaster and writer. always formidable and fearless. for more than 50 years, darcus howe was at the forefront of the fight against racism. time now for all the sports news in sport today. see you soon. hello, there. i'm tulsen tollett and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: hello, there. i'm tulsen tollett and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. comi

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about what hope he thinks emmanuel macron gives the left in france and here and talks about his new cross—partyent to defeat pro—brexit mps at the election. good evening and welcome to bbc news. french voters face a clear choice in the next two weeks. the run—off in the presidential race will be between two political outsiders, who've left mainstream parties on the sidelines. emmanuel macron‘s en marche party, which is barely a year old, won the most votes, in the first round of the election.. he'll face marine le pen of the front nastionale. it's more than twenty years since they reached the second round of the electoral process. a victory for either of them could have profound implications for the eu — and for brexit. our europe editor katya adler has the latest. emmanuel macron looking presidential last nights. a bit prematurely perhaps. there's a lot of glad handing still to be done two weeks to go before the final vote. financial markets in brussels may think president macron is a done deal. but she doesn't. marine le pen, macron‘s rivalfor president, his rival for french voters‘ trust. a

people's march in 1981 claiming neglect and insufficient policing of the investigation into the new crossh killed 13 black teenagers. theresa may reassures gibraltar of britain's "steadfast" commitment and says she will work to secure the "best possible outcome" from brexit talks. oxford will reclaim the title, they are champions once more. oxford will reclaim the title, they are champions once more. victory for oxford, the dark blues took back the title from cambridge after leading for most of the boat race. earlier in the women's race cambridge triumphed in a record time after oxford got off to a dreadful start. now on bbc news, sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm reshmin chowdhury. celtic seal their sixth successive scottish premiership title, with eight games to spare. a draw at home to manchester city leaves arsenal seven points adrift of the top four. saracens ease into the champions cup semi—finals with victory over glasgow warriors. and a major errorfrom oxford at the start of the women's boat race gifts cambridge the win. but oxford win the men's race. welcome to the

people's march in 1981, claiming neglect and insufficient policing of the investigation into the new crossled 13 black teenagers. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me arejim waterson, who's the political editor of buzzfeed. and the public appointments adviserjacqui francis. dece ntly decently giving up their sunday evening! tomorrow's front pages. the cover of the ft features a stark warning from president trump over north korea. the telegraph also carries the president's comments on its front page, ahead of his first meeting with the chinese premier this week. the i focuses on the row over comments made by michael howard on the issue of gibraltar. the same story is on the front page of the metro, with the paper highlighting the former tory leader's claim the prime minister would even consider war to keep the territory. the express says 20—minute walk a day could save your life, following a report by the british heart foundation that three quarters of heart patients take no exercise at all. donald trump's warning to the chinese is

some breaking news crossing the bloomberg.t 52 .6 inmi march, a third day of falling. 52.2.rvices pmi at it was 52.6 in march. let's get some analysis on what this means. we are looking ahead to that eminent first meeting between president trump and president xi jinping with strongly different agendas and play. i want to talk to my next guest about what the two leaders can accomplish in florida. he is the chief economist at deloitte china, based in beijing, but great to have you in sydney. one of the things you say is a warning that china should take trump seriously about what? >> about bilateral trade. complicatedabout supply chains, value added, but in the end, the trump administration is taking so-called surplus countries very seriously. chinese are on the top of the list, followed by germany and japan. more importantly, some people have attributed a very large bilateral trade surplus to certain states, very protracted job losses among blue-collar workers, so china should take trump seriously. haidi: do think on that indica

people's march in 1981 claiming neglect and insufficient policing of the investigation into the new cross 13 black teenagers. a teenager whose mother and brother were stabbed to death at home says the family is devastated — lydia wilkinson left flowers at the scene earlier. 0xford reclaim the terms. oxford reclaim the terms. -- river thames. victory for oxford. the dark blues took back the title from cambridge after leading for most of the boat race. earlier in the women's race. cambridge took advantage of the disastrous start by the oxford boat to win in a record—breaking time. now on bbc news — it's time for the travel show. hello and welcome to the travel show, coming this week from the historic city of canterbury in southern england. i'm here to take a look back at some of the great stories we have clocked up already in 2017. and so far, it's been a great year. it's actually quite difficult to walk through here. it's so busy. i only learned to ski for the first time two weeks ago. it's definitely not recommended if you are a little bit claustrophobic. wow! if you touch it four times,

news. earlier i spoke to lina garcia, a co—ordinator from the colombian red cross, about the latest developments rescue operation. the colombian red cross has deployed 149 volunteers and employees in order to attend the emergency. up until now, the official information given by the colombian government is 210 corpses found. 112 corpses have already been identified. we have 266 wounded. 300 families have actually been affected by the emergency and approximately 220 missing persons. the colombian red cross has a service called restoring family links and up to now, we have had 326 persons requesting this service. up to now, we have been able to close nine of the 326 cases of restoring family links. while us, as the colombian red cross, the services we are providing to our communities are health services, psychosocial support, as i said already, restoring family links. we are supporting the government with water purification plants in order to provide water for the communities. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: tributes are paid to darcus howe, who's died aged 7a after a lifetime campaigning

people's march in 1981 claiming neglect and insufficient policing of the investigation into the new crossined by i am joined by representatives from the society of black lawyers. he made a significant contribution to the black community, especially the caribbean community, in the uk over the years. he had a fantastic and very heavy, resonant trinidad accent, and he waxed lyrical on a whole host of subjects at a time when it was unfashionable to talk about racism, claudio was in britain. how closely did you work with him? i worked with him over the yea rs with him? i worked with him over the years from ten to ten, appeared on his television shows on channel 4 and others. sometimes we were at odds. i remember one particular meeting in brixton where he called foran meeting in brixton where he called for an uprising of young people in brixton, and he received some criticism from the audience saying that he was not going to be arrested but it was an impact that would fall heavily on our young people. but generally speaking he was a very popular advocate. he came with a new, academic and often

and the church is still deciding whether it can be repaired or if it needs to be replaced with a new cross. >>> a live look at the golden gate bridge where the go ahead was given for the suicide net. federal and state officials gathered today to formally mark the construction of that. the net will fit 20 feet below the span and extent out 20 feet. kimberly lost her son to suicide on the bridge in 20136789 and she is a strong supporter of the new barrier. >> ecstatic. this is -- for our son, he didn't each look over. if there was a net there, it would have saved haddis life. >> the project is expected to be complete by january of 2021. >>> two men were arrested after police say they tried to rob a woman at a light rail station in the south bay. they made the woman hand over her purse and then they ran. police found the pair a short time later at a neighbor nearby. both will be arraigned on monday. >>> it is a south bay university selling food you should in the be buying. a student investigation uncovered food for sale well beyond the sell date in a number of stores right on campus. nbc bay

news. lucia garcia is a co—ordinator for the colombian red cross and shejoins me now via webcam.fe so far in mocoa. the hope is that we will find some survivors. what hope is there? on behalf of the colombian red cross, we wa nt behalf of the colombian red cross, we want to express our thanks for the concerned that the international community has had for this emergency. the colombian red cross has deployed 145 volunteers and employees in order to attend the emergency. up until now, the official information given by the colombian government is 210 corpses found. 112 have already been identified. we have 266 wounded, 300 families have been affected by the emergency and approximately 220 missing persons. the colombian red cross has a service called restoring family links and up till now, we have had 326 persons requesting this service. up till now, we have been able to close nine of the 326 cases of restoring family links. while ours as the colombian red cross, the services we are providing to our communities are health services, psychosocial support and as i said already, restoring

strong black people's day of action in protest over the police handling of the investigation into the new crossdied. darcus was a fearless warrior. he helped to establish a tradition of black self organisation to tackle racial oppression. darcus howe, at times controversial and confrontational. you are not a stranger to riots yourself, i understand, are you? following the london riots in 2011, there was this heated exchange. i have never ta ken part in a single riot. i have been on demonstrations that ended up in a conflict. and have some respect for an old west indian negro and stop accusing me of being a rioter. at the commonwealth institute, an art exhibition is on show. as well as an activist, he was a well—known broadcaster and writer. always formidable and fearless. for more than 50 years, darcus howe was at the forefront of the fight against racism. back to the comments by donald trump that he would be prepared to tackle the nuclear threat from knocks and —— north korea with or without the help of china. gordon chang is a china analyst and the author of ‘nuclear showdown: north korea tak

in 1981, he organised the black people's march after the new cross fire in which 13 black teenagers died and made a number of television programmes about the lives of black britons. the former trade union leader lord morris knew darcus howe well and worked with him on many campaigns over the years. he told us he played a significant role in the campaign for black rights in britain. he was one of the first to campaign and one of those on the front line to call the metropolitan police to account on the basis of their policies like stop and search in communities were the only people being stopped and searched were black people. he challenged racism within the establishment and said that he did not compromise on those sort of principles and he will be sorely missed. there are many, many young black advocates around brixton and other parts and communities who all to the tenacity of him and the example that he laid down, because people were very scared of challenging the establishment during the 1950s and 1960s and even the 19705. but the 1950s and 1960s and even the 1970s. but he was right th

he was also a remarkable organiser, he organised the black people's day of action in response the new crossondon to raise racism in the media and police. so yes, he was a tremendous fighter in law court defending himself and on the streets, and of course in the media as well. he had a30 course in the media as well. he had a 30 year career in the media. again, there he was simply... who took the intelligent discussion of racism and multiculturalism to the prime mainstream media. very quickly, i know he is a survivor of prostate cancer that was diagnosed in 2007, do you know how he died? i'm afraid not. as you say he did have prostate cancer and he was 7a so he was getting on, but all the way to the end he had enormous intellectual energy. he was always thinking of new things and campaigning. he was continually scrutinising british politics, so yes, his death is enormously sad but right at the end enormous intellectual energy. thank you very much. darcus howe, who has passed away at the age of 7a. in other news... a university student has paid tribute to her mother and younger brother who wer

your best bet especially coming from new jersey and crossing one of the bridges and head down to 95 southboundbe stay in new jersey for a little bit longer. 130 to the ben franklin bridge to philadelphia that way. or take roosevelt boulevard. that's still green. make your way to the schuylkill expressway that way or head down broad and get your way to the vine street expressway. updates on this when i come back in about ten. back to you. >> thank you. >>> a movie with a message returns to the big screen. we'll tell you why organizers hope it will shed some light on the current course of politics. >>> and tricking the mailman. we'll show you how a couple used a piece of paper to pull off a unique april fool's joke. >>> all new at 6:00, a new torte to keep philadelphia children fed. the proposed change to make sure kids don't have to go without a meal. game night is our daughter allie's favorite night. and knowing that her favorite general mills big g cereals are gluten-free, like honey nut cheerios, rice chex and lucky charms, she can enjoy it her way. try new very berry cheerios. the taste of

. >> we do have breaking news crossing the bloomberg. there have been u.s.siles launched against targets in syria. >> it was a targeted military strike on the airfield in syria from where the chemical attack was launched. does nothonest, this change the balance of power in syria. targeted strike. they knew the assets they wanted to get. they warned russia it was going to happen. the next steps will be crucial. this has catapulted tensions between the u.s. and russia the highest since trump took the presidency. where did they go? do they ramp them up more? is it a potential point to deescalate? 180,000 is your estimate for payrolls. here is the payrolls report. one?ve you spend this just 98,000 jobs were created. 98,000 jobs in march. the unemployment rate falls to 4.5%, the lowest since may 2007. >> i would not say it is a weak job report. was unexpected, so this tells you the economy is gradually transitioning from job creation to higher wages, and it is in line with the gradual recovery we have expense for a number of years. >> overall, we are pleased. and

. >> out front next -- breaking news, crossing trump's line.president says bashar al sad went beyond the line. we'll hear from the victims tonight. top strategist steve bannon demoted. the information coming from the president himself. plus why is president trump defending bill o'reilly against charges of skpum harassment tonight? he is. we begin with breaking news, trump drawing his own red lines, the president saying the horrific chemical attack crossed many, many lines, going in his words

— party ban on new grammar schools. this crossidea of new grammar schools, and that includes some conservative mps and peers. this wasn't in the tory ma nifesto peers. this wasn't in the tory manifesto at the last election, and that gives them greater freedom to oppose it. behind their armies, there is one fundamental fact. oppose it. behind their armies, there is one fundamentalfact. —— behind their disease. however you look at it, grammar schools are for the few, not the many. if you create a decision at the age of 11, whether a decision at the age of 11, whether a child is able enough not go to a grammar school, you are saying possibly two thirds are not good enough. what's the message to them? people develop at different rates. children develop at different rates. today, no mention of the main challenge, the biggest squeeze on school budgets in england in 20 yea rs. russia failed to protect the hostages in a siege at a school in 2004 in which more than 300 people died — that's the verdict of the european court of human rights.

some breaking news crossing the bloomberg about teva pharmaceuticals.id to explore the sale of women's health for up to $2 billion. the sale is set to start as soon as may. we see teva spiking to a session high. set toor headline, teva explore the sale of women's health for up to $2 billion. sean spicer, the white hoe press secretary, briefing reporters on the airstrike on that syrian airfield last night. he said all 59 of the missiles that were launched did hit their targets. he said all those missiles were launched, the targets were hit before president trump talked to president xi about the mission that had just transpired. he said that key lawmakers were informed of that decision, as we were discussing with the admiral. a letter is expected later today from the white house to the senate foreign relations committee. thatorker, the chairman of committee, says he expects to get justification from the white house for the strikes later this afternoon. sean spicer saying the strikes sent a very clear message. we will continue to follow this story througho

. >> breaking news crossing the bloomberg, u.s. missiles launched against targets in syria. mr.mp: tonight, i ordered a targeted military strike on the airfield in syria from where the chemical attack was launched. >> to be honest, this does not change the balance of power in syria. it was a very targeted strike. they knew the assets they wanted to get. they warned russia it was going to happen. the next steps will be very crucial. this has catapulted tensions with the u.s. and russia to the highest they have been since trump took the presidency. where do we go? do they ramp them up or will the tillerson visit to moscow, is that a potential point for them to de-escalate? >> 180,000 is your estimate for payrolls in the bloomberg survey. here is the payrolls report from d.c. >> how do you spin this one? just 98,000 jobs were created, 98,000 jobs in the month of march. the unemployment rate falls to 4.5%, the lowest since may of 2007. >> i would not extrapolate this to say it is a weak jobs report. we had 178,000 and will probably settle around 150,000 eventually, and wage growth w

we do have breaking news crossing the bloomberg, u.s.siles have been launched against targets in syria according to nbc. this comes against the backdrop of military options were being weighed by washington against syria given the events this week, and we do have that one line coming through, the u.s. strike on syria in response to this week's chemical attacks in syria. verye watching this keenly. the u.s. navy has launched about 60 tomahawks, according to an official. the u.s. is targeting one syrian airfield has the target for this response, as well as hangars and planes in syria. two navy destroyers have launched these missiles as a response to the chemical attack we saw in syria, so essentially getting some details on the fromary response washington. we had been anticipating that this might happen given that we were told we had that response from president trump am a fairly strong words about what happened in syria and the chemical attack that killed a number of people, including children. he had said we were expecting a military resp

. >> out front next -- breaking news, crossing trump's line. the president says bashar al sad went beyond the line. we'll hear from the victims tonight. top strategist steve bannon demoted. the information coming from the president himself. plus why is president trump defending bill o'reilly against charges of skpum harassment tonight? he is. we begin with breaking news, trump drawing his own red lines, the president saying the horrific chemical attack crossed many, many lines, going in his words "beyond a red line." and in a major shift tonight trump call out bashar al assad. >> i will tell you that attack on children yesterday had a big impact on me. big impact. that was a horrible, horrible thing and i've been watching it and seeing it and it doesn't get any worse than that. my attitude toward syria and assad has changed very much. >> the other person he blamed was the former president, barack obama. >> the obama administration had a great opportunity to solve this crisis a long time ago when he set the red line in the sand. when he didn't d

they approached any new crossing with the guilty con shuns of a passport carrying american.as completely aware my fortune was by chance and circumstance. but rather than make me unique, i imagine that makes me like many other americans whose families were also once aupon the time among the lucky, favored by fate to have made it to these shores when and how we did. >> woodruff: and that's the perspective we need to hear. alia malik. on the newshour online right now, as we go into the weekend, we asked for reading suggestions from an independent bookstore in lahore, pakistan. get their recommendations, on topics from hip-hop to persian cooking. all that and more is on our website, www.pbs.org/newshour. later tonight on "washington week:" a reporters roundtable further explores president trump's decision to strike syria. what led to the dramatic shift in his national security priorities? and what do the missile strikes in syria signal to u.s. allies? and, join us tomorrow on pbs newshour weekend. we hear from a charity in africa that gives cash to those in need-- no strings att

we have some italian bank news crossing that make clear the fog little bit at least as far as that sectora: yesterday we brought you the story about how much recapitalization, bloomberg .nderstood the ecb would need we are getting confirmation from the two banks, that is the update. manitoba -- veneto banca. was -- pointing to 3.3 billion. that adds up to a pork -- a total of 6.4 billion. these businesses looking to merge, part of that merger plan and the ecb reporting yesterday these business are -- businesses are softened. let's get the bloomberg business flash. juliette: the trump administration is so alarmed that chinese investors may try nuclearestinghouse's business that officials are trying to find an american or allied buyer for the company. cabinet members including energy secretary rick perry and steven mnuchin are said to have discussed preventing the purchase by a chinese link company. the takeover of switzerland -- that companies are being told to do best three pesticides. european union and chinese regulators are also reviewing the tie up. deutsche bank has seen several seni

general jeff sessions promised a huge crackdown on illegal immigration and now, new numbers about illegal border crossings may be proving the crackdown is already working. >> this is a new era. this is the trump era. the lawlessness, the abdication of duty to encores the laws and catch and release policies of the past are over. >> coming up, attorney general jeff sessions saw a sharp drop in the illegal border crossings. >> a fox news alert. good saturday morning to you, i'm leland vittert in washington. the death toll from the so-called mother of all bombs dropped on isis in afghanistan is now rising. accordingly, it's over 90. the biggest nonnuclear bomb ever used in combat. pentagon officials say it wiped out a cave and tunnel complex controlled by the islamic state. and north korea fanning the flames overnight showing off its long range missiles in a military parade along with tanks and thousands of goose-stepping troops. the provocative display coming amid fears of an imminent nuclear test. greg palkot is there. >> talk was heard today in an anniversary marking kim i. l-sung. there was no missile lau

news. i'm alpa patel. the red crossudslide in southern colombia. many more are injured or missing. the country's president has declared a state of emergency and deployed troops to the area. the supreme court in venezuela has reversed its decision to strip the opposition led congress of its powers. it follows president nicolas maduro's intervention. the decision follows an outcry from within the country and internationally. the personal wealth of president trump's team has been revealed by the white house. the disclosures, which are a legal requirement, show his daughter ivanka has assets worth hundreds of millions of dollars. bob dylan has finally collected his nobel prize for literature during a private ceremony in stockholm. now it's time for inside out. hello. what happens when one of the south's busiest roads meets one

ministers hope to convince mps to scrap the legal ban on new grammar schools. this crosshools, and that includes some conservative mps and peers. this wasn't in the tory manifesto at the last election, and that gives them greater freedom to oppose it. behind their unease, there is one fundamental fact. however you look at it, grammar schools are for the few, not the many. if you create a decision at the age of 11, whether a child is able enough or not to go to a grammar school, you are then saying possibly two thirds are not good enough. what's the message to them? people develop at different rates. children develop at different rates. what do you think will happen? and today, no mention of the main challenge, the biggest squeeze on school budgets in england in 20 years. branwen jeffreys, bbc news. cilia's president assad says reports ofa cilia's president assad says reports of a chemical attack in the country are 100% fabrication. —— syria's president. the united states has used a bomb in afghanistan. and the education secretary has said the new grammar schools will bene

. >> be careful where you leave your cross in new york city because it might end up painted like this. >> daniel was having a tough time. >> it was superglue in my locker they said it was not my problem. [inaudible] >> he found it like this ten days ago after leaving it chained up on this post on gay street in greenwich village on good friday. he made that cross himself and want to take it to trump tower for symbol of love. he was deterred by police. he brought it back to his apartment and he put it on the post dental that were to put it next. >> for all purposes i was going to live in the street. >> then he came back to find it like this. >> they painted it. >> i think so. >> little did he know it would go viral with locals renaming it the love cross. they said confused by the new stranger were trying to meet. >> one said whatever this person's point, it was lost in translation. their action was pointless and annoying. so what does daniel say to that? >> i don't care what you think. i care about the truth. it is a sign of love. for 2000 years it means love. if they think the cross is

vail regatta on the schuylkill expressway will be back this year thanks to a new corporate sponsor. independence blue cross is the new sponsor. they thanked the company for the support to keep the rogue tradition alive -- the rowing tradition alive in philadelphia. >> what a coup to have the athletes to come to be and the schuylkill river. >> the 79th annual regatta takes place may 12th and 13th. >>> in other news, sentencing phase continues for eric frein. defense lawyers said they may raise questions about his father influence that police had too much power and not held accountable. jurors will decide whether to sentence him to life in prison or give him the death penalty. he was convicted of killing brian dixon and wounding alex douglass in an ambush shooting. >>> tad cummings is in federal custody in california. he was arrested on thursday following an nationwide search. cumghts and -- tad cummings ande girls disappeared march 13th. he faces charges of sexual contact with a minor and aggravated kid a napping. >> it will be a -- kidnapping. >> it will be a busy week for president trump president trump a

it brought us rain last night, and now, showers and thunderstorms, and more concentrated autopsy cross new york state but locally we are seeing just a few scattered and storms, and this one has blown up, a lit built on the border on have northampton county and, we're seeing lightening as you can see, so traveling i80 could be impact. and, you can see, and, this evening, and just a couple of stray sprinkles here and there and once we get to the end of the week, we have a retation every three days, we will get a rain storm. here's next one over wichita kansas right now, thanks in oklahoma and that is lift nothing here, especially on thursday. and in the meantime, it is, and still very warm, and, 77 in atlantic city. and, with the new record today 78 degrees. that broke the previous record of 77 degrees for 1999. temperatures are still, on their way up. today average high temperature in philadelphia is, right at 60 degrees. by may fourth, average high is just 70 degrees. by june 4th, average high 80 degrees. we are in the wrapped warming trend, those averaging moving up, quickly over next sev

if you are typically in new jersey and cross over to 95 that way, you can take route 130, head to the ben franklin bridge and cross into philly that way. you can head down the roosevelt boulevard. we're not seeing any major delays that way. if you move down broad and head back to the vine, you can make yourself into the philadelphia area right there. and also you can just skip broad completely and head to the schuylkill. we are seeing westbound delays on the schuylkill expressway, as well. updates for you on this for the rest of the morning on how to get around it in my next update in tense minutes. >> thank -- in ten minutes. >> thanks. >>> 6:20. temperatures hovering around the 60-degree mark. meteorologist bill henley is here with the most accurate forecast for your neighborhood. >> warm, a few sprinkles in the area, misty. you see the wet weather that rolled through citizens bank park in philadelphia, south philly this morning. now just a few sprinkles, mist. you see very light fog, too. it is going to dry out during the day. there will be some more showers moving through. and unf

cross. he doesn't just die an ignominious, shameful death, but rises to new life. >> the cross is now the ultimateymbol of christianity, adorning vast cathedrals and houses of worship the world over. but in some churches, they have crosses said to be made out of the actual wood jesus died on. the true cross. >> the true cross is surely the most important object in christian history. >> to touch a piece of the true cross is the opportunity to reach across time and space in human history and grasp something that changed the world. >> to the churches that hold them, fragments of the true cross are a miraculous link to the son of god. but could these reli p from? according to church tradition, 300 years after the execution of jesus of nazareth, the mother of the roman emperor constantine, empress helena, arrives in jerusalem. >> she is arguably one of the most revered women of antiquity and of all time. >> she has come to lead a dramatic excavation on the site of christ's crucifixion. >> she has been called the first archaeologist. she is said to have personally discovered the most sacred symbol in ch

after a home invasion target an elderly man in northeast philadelphia "eyewitness news" on the 9600 block of chapel his cross street in bustleton where two men knock on the door around 2:30 and then forced their way n they tied 89 year-old male home own tore a chair and ransacked his house. thieves got away with guns and safe containing thousands of dollars in cash and jewelry. >>> also taken was victim's 1985 baby blue cadillac fleet wood, here's license plate number gyl-3356. very distinct car. police want to you call them right away. >>> another home invasion this time victims are temple university students. intruders walk right into their unlock off campus apartment overnight and took their cell phones. this happened on 1800 block of north bueveer street.

>> hey, guys, telling you about news crossing, le pen is doing a live interview, and she's going to stepsays shements to do it to unite all the french people. we think this is because the party has been controversial in the past, considered when her father was running it, to be anti-semitic, racist, and she has very much tried to soften the image of the party. yes, she's been critical of immigration, muslim immigration, but the de-demonization process has helped her get more and more voters, and this move announced may be part of the strategy to win two weeks from now. >> does she risk losing the core of support from within that party, or will they vote for her anyway? >> reporter: i think she's got a very, very loyal core group of supporters. think of what we saw, for example, with trump supporters who even know when you break dawn the favorability numbers, talk to people who support trump, they are positive about him despite a lot of the failures in policy thus far. she has a core loyal base as well. >> all right. >> thanks, michelle. >> mic check. final sometimes said albertson's coul

when the news first crossed the wires last night, we were down about 100 points. so look at what happened overnight in asia. this news coming just about 9:30 p.m. last night. the nikkei ended up closing up by a third of a percentage point. the hang seng was flat. shanghai was up, only 0.2%. in europe this morning in the early trading there, you can see markets are reacting wit

general jeff sessions promised a huge crackdown on illegal immigration and now, new numbers about illegal border crossings may be proving the crackdown is already working. >> this is a new era. this is the trump era. the lawlessness, the abdication of duty to encores the laws and with elizabeth prann. now back to eric bolling and cashin' in. eric: . >> from january to february of this year, illegal crossings dropped by 40%, which was an unprecedented drop. then last month we saw a 72% drop compared to the month before, month before the president was inaugurated. that's the lowest monthly figure in 17 years. eric: well, that was attorney general jeff sessions on the southern border this week touting big progress in the fight against illegal immigration. he says illegal border crossings are down 72% since president obama's last month in office. the trump administration must be doing something right, right? >> they are, and guess what? if you're interested in immigration reform or deal compassionately with those who are here illegally, but no crimes, get rid of the felons, deport them and we'll have somethin

cross. that's the bad news. the good news, the very moment the cross came loose, church bells began to ring. father george captured it on his cell phone. >> i took it as a sign from god that god is with us, god is protecting us. >> reporter: so for now the cross is out of the elements and sits where parishioners can see it as they file in. they are still deciding whether it can be repaired and put back or will need to be replaced. >> i want it to be back up there so it looks like a normal church. >> reporter: in alameda, eric thomas, abc 7 news. >> as many as ten teenage boys and girls robbed a woman in san francisco last night. she was on the bus at fill more and mcallister. that's the intersection you see here behind me. when one of them started to grab her stuff. the tussle continued as the two got off. that's when the other teenagers showed up. one of them punched the woman. the group took her phone, wallet and also bag of clothes. she's okay. no one has yet been arrested. >> milpitas police are asking for h

ministers hope to convince mps to scrap the legal ban on new grammar schools. there's crossome conservative mps and peers. this wasn't in the tory manifesto at the last election, and that gives them greater freedom to oppose it. behind their unease, there is one fundamental fact. that however you look at it, grammar schools are for the few, not for the many. if you create a decision at the age of ii, whether a child is able enough or not to go to a grammar school, you are then saying possibly two thirds are not good enough. what's the message to them? people develop at different rates. children develop at different rates. what do you think is going to happen? and today, no mention of the main challenge, the biggest squeeze on school budgets in england in 20 years. branwen jeffreys, bbc news. more families have accused the nhs trust at the centre of an investigation into its maternity services for failing to properly investigate the deaths of their babies. the mother ofjack burn, who died in 2015, said their concerns were dismissed by the shrewsbury and telford hospital trust

new england is no joke. by late afternoon up to 18 inches of snow had fallen in some locations causing numerous crashes, mostly minor , utility crew is a cross vermont, new hampshire, maine continue to work honorary storing power to thousands of customers there. there is a silver lining though a fresh coat of snow meant ideal ski conditions for vermont ski resorts. there is always a silver lining. >> they are used to it. >> it does melt pretty quick. we talked bit yesterday, we had 19 inches april 3rd, 1915. >> we shouldn't talk about that. i don't want to tempt mother nature. >> i'm not throwing the s word out. i'm not seeing anything but you never know, anything can happen. >> it is winter. a lot of sunshine compared in the pennsylvania few days we will get outside and enjoy it. really this week temperatures will be warmer, you just have to track a couple storms, coming our way but early april we will get those showers from time to time but enjoy your sunday, nice sunrise, shaping up, coming at us in about a half an hour, 39 right now in south jersey, cape may courthouse, look at that shot, those cloud moving off shore and we will be mostl

john sudworth, bbc news, pyongyang. let's crosso seoul in south korea and the bbc‘s steve evans. the arrival of the us fires president, but south korea in its own turmoil right now, how well is it prepared to respond to north korean action? i don't think there's any sense that people expect things to happen. we've lived in this kind of state of fierce rhetoric from pyongyang pretty well since 1953 and the tension goes up and comes down. go out on the streets, people go about their business, there is no panic buying, nobody is preparing to go out of the city, for example and 25 million people live in this region within range of north korean artillery. the us embassy, business as usual, the us embassy is not warning citizens to leave, for example. the assumption of ordinary people is that this is another spade, another spat between pyongyang and washington and seoul which will come to nothing. but as john pointed out, the different element in all of this is the new president in the white house that is talking very firmly, very toughl